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A HONG KONG COINCIDENCE

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Los Angeles, Yesterday.

[From a Special Correspondent) The Colonial Secretary (Mr.

How an error of judgment on the L. M. S. Amery) has decided to part of a pickpocket brought about papers that Mr. Thomas Campbell,| It is stated in the local news- appoint a committee to advise him the exposure of a dastardly. Red on problems of educational deve plac and encompassed a number of one of America's largest wheat | lopment in the Colonies, Protec Communists in Canton has been growers, is shortly going to Russia torates and Mandated Territories, related by oflicors waging ceaseless to plant 10,000,000 selected acres consisting of Bishop Bidwell,

vigilance against the Soviet menace of wheat, for which $100,000,000 Major A. G. Church, Lord Lugard, By, a coincidence, the Canton au- Sir James Curric, Sir W.Gthorities struck at about the time machinery will be purchased.- Maxwell. Sir Michael Sadler, Pro-when, as recorded in the "China Reuter's American Service. fessor T. P. Nunn, Messrs. J. H. Mail." thre: Superintendents of Oldham, W. Spens, Miss S. A Burstall and Miss A. W. Whitelaw. -Reuter,

[Lord Lugard was Governor of Hong Kong from 1907 to 1912]

AMERICA'S NAVY

THE SENATE AND FIFTEEN NEW CRUISERS

PEACE PACT,

Police (including the Director of Criminal Intelligence) and the act- ing Chief Detective Inspector raid- ed three places in different parts |of Hong Kong, effecting seizures of material alleged to be of Commun- ist origin, and the rounding up of a number of youths, men, a woman and a girl with bobbed hair.

"STOOD PAT"

SENATOR BORAH ARGUES

ON PEACE PACT

BRITAIN AND THE U.S.A.

Washington, Yesterday, The Hong Kong coup is due, I

Against the powerful navy learn, to the initiative of a Chinese group, Senator Borah defended detective who, with an element of single-handed Mr. Kellogg's anti- luck, picked up the scent and then war pact in a three hours' speech worked up the local case. Fortune to an interested and crowded Washington, Yesterday. also smiled or the Canton author Senáte whom he warned, if they After a brief speech in the Senate Ities, as will be seen.

did not find a way to preserve declaring that the construction of

"Red" Suitcase Stolen

peace, civilisation would

be im- fifteen new cruisers was vital for

Even if there is no direct connec-perilled as it had never been since tion between the Canton and Hong the dark ages. the safety of the United States. Kong events, however, the simul Senator Borah argued that the Mr. Hale, the Chairman of the taneous discovery of Red parapher-pact did not impair the Monroe Naval Committee, yielded place to nalla is evidence of the persistent doctrine. He declared that Bri- Senator Borah, the Chairman of the efforts of Chinese Communists to tain's technical position under the

create trouble In South China in pactis inferior to that Foreign Relations Committee, in spite of an unrelenting campaign to United States because Britain had order to dispose of the Kellogg scour them out, Peace Pact before dealing with the 1st Party in China is altogether out

As the Commun- specifically stated her right only cruiser construction bill-Reuters of grace, it has also to be assumed privilege of self-defence, while the in certain cases-to exercise the American Service.

that financial and executive assist- United States stood "pat" on the ance has been rendered from an ex right of self-defence any time, terior source.

REPARATIONS

New York, Yesterday.

of the

I do not know if the Canton pick-anywhere and anyhow-Reuter's pocket has been rewarded or even

American Service.

Mr. Parker Gilbert arrived in that his crime has been officially WHO WILL PRESIDE? New York aboard the "Berengaria" | overlooked. to-day for his annual holiday. He He sneaked aboard a tow-boat will confer unofficially with Presid- ent Coolidge.

He smilingly protested that the German criticism of his report complete reading of the text." "must be based on a hasty and in-

Reuter's Américan Service.

bound for up-country and stole a suitcase, presumably because its appearance attracted him. In ecclusion he opened it to find, to his consternation, that it contained

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All the delegates of the Salvation Army High Council have arrived in London. They comprise 46 British, six Americans and twelve of other nationalities.

side.

It is not yet known 'who will 'pre-

Council Critteised

Melbourne, Yesterday. Brigadier Slattery, divisional commander of the Salvation Army, has been suspended from duty for criticising the members of the High Council and refusing subsequently to refrain from reference to forthcoming meeting-Reuter,

Its

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piles of Rod literature, including "staff instructions to the rank and file to rise when a stated signal was given.

This ominous sign was to take the form of incendiarism, Cer- tain buildings had been marked

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HARRY FONG, Dentist,

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down to be set on fire on New Electrical Supplies. "Year's Day (Le., Jan. 1, 1929)... After due consideration, the thief decided to risk the possibility of being charged with larceny, hop- ing to be recompensed by a sub- stantial reward.

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At any rate the authorities acted promptly. They surrounded a hid- Ing place revealed on examination of the offending, literature. Strong resistance was offered. Some of the Reds were killed or wounded and the remainder,captured. The raiders had three men wounded in the operation.

[Note: The Canton zaid took place before New Year's Day. The fire in Canton city on New Year's Day was not connected with the plot. The Hong Kong raids were executed early on the morning of Dec. 31.1

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