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London, Dec. 15.

SUGAR

A SIDELIGHT

VIEWS

BRITISH POLICY

Berlin, Yesterday.

BUILDING

MANILA FIRE

GERMAN MANUFACTURER'S LANDMARK OF CITY COMPLETE-

LY DESTROYED ·

COSMOPOLITAN BLOCK

Manila, Dec. 12.

A joint statement issued after A sidelight, on the increased The Cosmopolitan Bullding, at to-day's conversations between Sir sugar dufles is thrown in an in- the foot of Santa Crux Bridge, off Austen Chamberlain, M. Briand terview with M. Bellovsky, a Plaza Goiti, one of the landmarks of and Dr. Stresemann says that the Director of one of the largest beet Manila and housing the newspaper recent personal meetings have re-sugar concerns in Germany, who plants of the "Manila Times", and sulted in a very useful exchange considers that the British sugar "El Mercantil," was almost com- of views.

policy is the cause of the present pletely destroyed by fire which be The trio remain firmly attached chaotic state of the industry, gan shortly before 2 o'clock this to their polley of conciliation and throughout the world. He declar-morning, rapprochement and will continue ed that Britain's increase duty on The victims, were employees of] the negotiations begun by virtue refined Sugar, vitally hit Czecho-the several firms which occupied the of the agreement reached at Slovakia who has attempted to huge wooden structure who slept in Geneva on September 16 between dump great quantities of sugar on the building: the six Powers concerned.

Franco-German Views

Sir Austen Chamberlain' in, a statement to Reuter on his return from Lugano said that he was "very well satisfied with the week's. work."

The Berlin Nationalist Press characterises the joint statement ns being "Extremely poor" and clearly proved that fundamental; questions still exist and that there is an unbridgeable gulf between Franco-German views.

Calming Their Nerves

Germany-Reuter,

F

A PUBLICIST

CHEVALIER BOULGER PASSES AWAY

VERSATILE WRITER

London, Yesterday, The death is announced of M. Demetrius Boulger-Reuter.

[According to "Who's Wbg" Demetrius Charles Boulger was a Chevalier of the Order of Leopold I. He was born in July, 1858 and M. Briand, closing the public educated at Kensington Grammar! session of the Council referred to School and privately. He con-

The origin of the fire is unknown but a thorough, investigation is to be launched by both police and fire departments, it was indicated.

The building was owned by the Paterno family. The logs was estim- ated at from P.500,000 to P.750,000,

35. Trapped

Twenty-five persons were trapped in the building, and all jumped out through the windows. Four were seriously hurt. They are:-

Alejo Campo, 36, E. S. Irwin.

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Burns in No Time There was no warning that the the incident between Herr tributed to all the leading journals antiquated wooden structure was on Stresemana and M. Zaleski which on questions connected with our fire until the flames suddenly burst he described as "outside the Indian Empire, China, Egypt and through the roof and licked the night League's agenda." He calmed the Turkey since 1876; also closely air. Within a few seconds after the nerves of the protagonists by de- studied military questions, CR- claring that the League had no in- pecially those connected with the building was a mass of dames, re- first alarm was turned in the entire tention of abandoning the interests French frontiers and the position sulting in one of the most sensa-THE splendid screen version of Thomas Hardy's famous of minorities.

of Belgium; founded, in conjunctional Bres seen in Manila in years.

Angry Outburst

Lugano, Saturday. An angry outburst from Dr. Stresemann, unprecedented in the sedate meetings of the League Coun cil marked the morning session of the council while it was, dealing with protection for the minorities! in Upper Silesin, and had disposed of a report by Mr. Adatel (Japan) on the subject, including a petition to the "Deutsche Volksbund" com- plaining of the Polish authorities': treatment of German school chil- dren, the Polish Foreign Minister,

TROOPS COMING

II.M.'s transport "Neuralia" left Singapore for Hong Kong yesterday. She is conveying. the 2nd Batt. the South Staf- fordshire Regiment from Southampton to Shanghai, on transfer from Home to the North China Command.

The fire spread to all parts of the building, and general alarm was immediately turned in, bringing every man and piece of fire fighting apparatus available, to the scene.

Surrounding buildings threatened by the falling embers and firemen strove to save the Savoy Theatre, and Goulette's cafe.

were

Fire Spectacular The fire was one of the most spec- tacular seen here in recent years:] With most of the fire companies in the city working, it took the fre fighters almost an hour to put the

M. Zaleski unexpectedly asked leave tion with Sir Lepel Griffin, the fire under control. The condition of to speak., He violently attacked the "Asiatic Quarterly Review," 1885, the building and the large quantity Germans of Upper Silesia and de-, and edited it during the first four of inflammable material, inside fa- and a half years of its existence.voured the flames which travelled scribed the Volkabund" as an His publications Included "Life with great speed.

organisation of spies.

Dr. Stresemann, shouting at the of Yakooby Beg of Kashgar," 1878; According to eyewitnesses, the top of his voice, thumping the table "England and Russia in Central fire started on the second storey of Asia"; "Central Aslan Portraits" the building on the Calle Helios and, personally abusing M. Zaleski, The History of China"; "General side, opposite the post office. Tra demanded that protection for the Gordon's Letters from the Crimea"; valling toward the side of the river minorities should be discussed at "Armies of the Native States of and on around, the flames soon en- the next session of the Council.

India"; "Central Aslan Questions"; veloped the building. Stresemann "Satisfied"

"Lord William Bentinck"; "Short

In an effort to save Goulette's Dr. Stresemann was satisfied but History of China": "Life of establishment and the Savoy Thea- solemnly declared that if the Gordon"; "Story of India"; "Life tre a company of fire fighters broko league ceased to protect minorities of Sir Stamford Raffles," 1897 into the Savoy Studio and with the it would lose one of its most im- The Congo State, 1898; The roof of the studio in flames and at portant pillars.';

Belgians at Waterlpo"; "India in

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PRISON FOR SWINDLING SHOPKEEPERS

the 19th Century," 1901; "History great risk of their lives, maintained of Belgium," Part I, 1902, Part a constant stream on the fire, thus II., 1909; "Belgian Life in Town Preventing it from spreading to the and Country," 1904; "The Life of part of the building occupied by

Goulette's and the Savoy Theatre. Sir Haliday Macartney," 1908;

10,000. Watch Flames "Belgium of the Belgians," 1911;

Attracted by the flames and the A "PRINCESS"

"The Battle of the Boyne and the Formation of the Irish Brigade," din of the fire engines, approximate- Berlin-An astounding story was 1912; "Holland of the Dutch," 10,000 persons came from nearby told in the Law Court at Erfurt, 1913; "England's Arch-Enemy," districts and crowded Plaza Goiti when an ex-kitchen

1914: "Reign of Leopold II." 1925, and the south approach to Santa mald,

Cruz bridge, to watch the fire.. The Chevalier had for mony, Martha Barth, who successfully years been a resident of London.] posed as "Princess Margaret of Prussia," was sentenced to two years' imprisonment, of; which she has alrendy. acrved one year since

AMMUNITION

ACCUSED SAYS IT WAS

“PLANTED" ON HIM,

was

that Chinese Revenue Officer No. 72 was on duty on the sea front yesterday when the Shek-O tow- boat arrived,

and The persons her arrest, on a charge of obtain-

luggage of people landing wore scarched in the usual way. When ing money by falsely pretending to be, the legitimate daughter of the When Chinese, named So Su- it came to the accused's turn, ha ex-Kaiser's sister, the Queen of ki, was charged before Mr. R. E. dropped a basket which he Greece:

Lindsell at the Central Magistracy carrying and bolted: He was chas- Her victims were all small shop- this morning, with the unlawful ed. and caught and in the keepers in South German towns, possession of two rounds or 38 re struggle to hold him, the accused's from whom she obtained goods on velver ammunition, Mr. M. K. Lo, coat was torn. eredit for her "dispossessed Royal for the defence, said that his Accused was then taken to his relatives," whp.were ostensibly suf- client's allegation was that he did (Mr. Grimmitt'a) office, where in fering poverty.

not have any contraband In his the witness' presence, the accused Two particularly credulous wo- possession and the ammunition produced a key. With this key, men whom she had ruined be- must have been "planted" on -him witness opened the small padlock lieved her to the last moment, when by someone. In the circumstances, attached to the, basket, and in ac- they followed her to Potsdam and Mr. Lo suggested that the prosecu- cused's presence he took out all found her hobnobbing with sertion might ontline the case as to the contents. In the bottom of the vents in a stable instead of with how and where the ammunition was basket were the two rounds of am- Royalties at the Palaco, Reuter found, so that he could decide what munition wrapped in a piece of line the defence should take. In paper and three sealed, unstamped any case, he was net prepared to letters, with which they were not

under the proceed with the case this morning, concerned. and would ask for a remand.E charge. AD

Revenue Officer Grimmitt said

(Continued on Next. Column.)

TRAM STRIKE RENEWED

Shanghai, Yesterday-

The French Concession tramway employees, who resumed work un conditionally on Dec. 12 after a protracted strike and much agita.TO-DAY'S DOLLAR - tion, agafa went on strike this The closing rate of the dollar on morning-Reuter

emand, to-day was. 2/0 3/16.

pregent

Mr. Grimmitt added that, as far as the Revenue Department was concerned, the basket maa, open- ed for the first time in the witness' office,

Hearing of the case was fixed for 2.16 p.m., on Wednesday,

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