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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1928.

POLICY OF BRITISH EMPIRE

A QUERY

DOMINIONS' SECRETARY EX- PLAINS TO THE COMMONS

"THE WHOLE POSITION"

London, Yesterday.

Mr. L. Amery, Dominions'

HIS MAJESTY'S STANDARD OIL CO.

ILLNESS

"EBB AND FLOW"

STRENGTH MAINTAINED · BUT PLEURISY PRESENT

TEMPERATURE 101.6

London, Yesterday (8 p.m.) The King's Iness has evoked

DEVELOPMENT

· NEW CONCERN

EXPORT CORPORATION TO BE FORMED

TO OPERATE SUBSIDIARIES

New York, Yesterday. The Standard Of Company of

Secretary was asked in the House the greatest sympathy and concern New Jersey announces that 痛

of Commons whether, in the case

Standard Ol Export Corporation

of the recent trade treaty between among his subjects and these were has been formed to handle tho ex- the Union of South Africa and expressed in a striking manner port business of five operating-sub- Germany, any prior consultations when this morning's bulletin wassidiary companics of the New with Great Britain took place.

posted outside the gates of Buck-Jersey Company. Mr. Amery replied that the ingham Palace.

| Government in Great Britain, equal-

This step is preparatory to the formation of a general Of Export | A great crowd composed of all Association under the Webb Act in

con-

hour after

PREHISTORIC

ly with the Governments of the Dominions, was notified by the ranks of society pressed forward which the new Standard Oll concern Government of South Africa of anxious to read the latest news of will be eligible for members¡p- their intentions and asked to ex- His Majesty's condition. 4 Reuter's American Service. press its views in the manner con- Regulated by the police they templated by the Imperial Confer-passed by the bulletin in a ence of 1926 and was subsequently tinuous stream for kept informed of the progress of hour,

THE ICHTHYOSAURUS IN negotiations.

The mention of the spread of

ENGLAND The whole position to-day was pleurisy, made in this morning's that no one Government of the bulletin, was regarded by the REMAINS WEIGH 2 TONS Empire restrained any other Gov public as a most disquieting fea- ernment of the Empire but all Gov-ture but, the bulletin added:

London, Yesterday. ernments of the Empire, if they "Plaurley must be expected at this The fossilised remains of a large undertook anything that might have stage of the illness" and the medi- prehistoric reptile have been un- a reaction on any other, informed cal specialista have pointed out earthed at Harbury in Warwick them, in case they had views to that a certain ebb and flow of 11-shire and are being broken into express.-British Wireless Service.

nese is only natural and should sections for removal this week to not create undue alarm.

The next bulletin will be issued this evening.-British Wireless Ser- vico.

RATING BILL

LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM

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Latest News

the Natural History Museum at South Kensington.

The specimen is remarkable among English Ichthyosauri for its ànusual size and exceptionally good Uneasiness with regard to the state of preservation. The remains, King is reflected in the headings of which weigh about two tons, will the newspapers, which refer to His be broken into about twelve sec. Majesty's "unsatisfactory conditions and reconstructed under ex- tion" yesterday evening. It is pert supervision.-British Wireless

Service. pointed out that hitherto no pro- gress has been made towards re- covery and that the original infec- KING AMANULLAH tion persists.

London, Yesterday, The main legislative task of the present session of Parliament will be begun in the House of Commons this evening, when the debate on the second reading of the local Government reform bill, which em- The illness is serious but a more bodies the Government's proposals hopeful feature in the situation is for the reform of the poor law and that no alteration has been made of the local rating system, will be in the Prince of Wales' travel plans. opened. To-morrow and Wednea-Reuter. day have also been allotted for the debate on which a division is ex- pected about midnight on Wednes day,

Anxiety Intensified

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New Delhi, Nov. 26.

A message from Kabul atater that the King, of Afghanistan has proceeded to Jellalabad to direct Public anxiety as to the King's operations against the hostile Shin- health has been intensified in con-waris who are sniping Afghan-out- sequence of the morning bulletin.posts. The Dakka-Jellalabad road

The doctors visited the Palace has been closed-Reuter.

Although the reault is not. In doubt strong opposition to the bill, which is a complicated mea- an hour earlier and, as usual, no sure of 115 clauses and twelve visitors were allowed into His schedules, is likely to be encoun- Majesty's bedroom in the morning

The Government hope to in view of his restless night. tered. make substantial progress before

Early Bulletin

FIVE SACKS

"FINDING NOT KEEPING” SAYS THE MAGISTRATE

M

the Christmas recess with the Com- A continuous stream of people mittee stage of the measure. of all classes, all day long, crowd- That he had picked them up from Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Minis-ed round the gates and read the the street, was the plan entered by ter of Health, will move the second bulletin, which for the first time a Chinese at the Kowloon Court reading to-day and it is expected was displayed in typewritten form, to-day when he appeared before that his speech will be lengthy. A and within a frame.

Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones, charged reasoned amendment for the rejec- tion of the measure will be moved

on behalf of the Labour Party

British Wireless Service

The mention of the spread of, with the possession of Ave Backs. Pleurisy was regarded as a most The prosecution stated that de- disquieting feature of the bulle- fendant was, stopped in Mongkok- tin, but a specialist, interviewed, road by a Chinese detective yester on the point, is quoted as saying day, and. Called, to give a satisfac- ADM. VON SCHEER that this and also fluctuations in tory reply as to the sacks.

GERMAN C.-1.-C. AT THE JUTLAND BATTLE

Berlin, Yesterday.

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A picture which relates in a vivid manner the amaz. *ing adventures of members of the secret Mystery Club! From the famous novel by Arthur Somers Roche !

temperature is in keeping with the Remarking that "finding is not natural progress of the disease. keeping," Mr. Wynne-Jones sen-

The ceremony of changing the tenced defendant to 14 days with AT THE guard was carried out as usual, the hard labour, band of the Coldstream Guards

SINO-NORWEGIAN TREATY

The death is announced of Ad-playing cheerful selections.

The Duke of York saw the King) miral, von Scheer at the age of

after aixty-five.

lunch and the Queen,

Shanghai, Yesterday. [Admiral von Scheer, who was Princess Mary and the Duchess of The text of the

new Sino- German Commander-in-Chief at the York drove out in the afternoon. Norwegian Treaty is published. battle of Jutland, had a high re There was an atmosphere of con- It shows that it was signed by Dr.

very fidence in the Royal household in Wang and Mr. Aal on Nov. 12. putation in Germany as able officer and his appointment the afternoon that to-night's bul- The treaty annule all the tariff to the supreme command of the letin would be of a reassuring provisions appearing in the treaties High Scas Fleet in the spring of character.

hitherto concluded and in force, he 1916 was very popular in 'Ger- Not a Comfortable Day tween the two countries, and grants many.]

The bulletin stated that the the principle of complete national King had not a comfortable” day tariff autonomy subject to most Von Scheer died of heart failure and that his temperature was favoured-nation clauses-Reuter, while making a journey from 101.6. The pleurisy had not ex- Dresden to Maunhel

tended and his strength was being, ing for a further consultation, and Pres. Hindenburg, in a message maintained.

remained, til 11.80.

bean Issued.

Dles of Heart Failure

to the Admiral's daughter says that The morning bulletin atated that So far, no further bulletin has he would always honour the memory the King passed a restless night, of the glorious leader of the Gex-with variability in the fever and man Navy, whose name will live in that a spread of the pleurisy must history in connection with the be expected at this stage of the ill- battle of Jutland.--Reuter.

ness. Condolences

lear Service.

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Earlier Telegram'

London, Yesterday. Distinguished callers, including Sir William Joynson Hicks, arriv The Evening Bulletin ed at Buckingham Palace from 9:30) The British Admiralty have sent

The bitter cold did not prevent a.m. onwarda, and the gates were their condolences to the German

a large crowd of all classes, includ-aurrounded by large crowds naval authorities on the death of ing many women wearing rich through the midat of whom police Admiral von Scheer-British Wire-furs, awaiting for hours outside officers kept a passage clear.

Buckinghant Palace, for, the even- The doctors arrived earlier, than ing posting of the official bulletin. usual; and remained for an hour. FAMINE RELIEF

The two doctors left the Palace Members of the Household, discuss- at 9 o'clock and the bulletin was fog the bulletin, used the phrase Peking: Yesterday.. posted at 9.30.

"the ebb and flow of the Illness," Various Manchurian organisa- The anxious crowd pressed for- from which it is deduced that the tions are contributing $1,000,000 ward hopefully but murmurs and King's medical advisers are still for the relief of distress, Peking disappointment rose that the unperturbed, at the course taken and Fengtien are contributing notice did not contain better news, by the illness. $500,000 and Hellungklang and The public anxiety, with regard Yesterday in all the churches In Kirin $250,000 each.

pd to the King deepened at the news Britain references were made to Probably grain and clothing will that both doctors, according to His Majesty's illness, and special be sent and not actual cash-Reu-previous arrangement, returned to prayers offered for his speedy re-

the Palace at 10.16 yesterday even- turn to complete health-Reuter.

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