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Library, Supreme Court The

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China Mail

No. 27,116

NEW YEAR'S LIST OF ALLEGED TREATY

HONOURS

30 NEW KNIGHTS

KNIGHTHOOD FOR BRITISH CONSUL-GENERAL IN CHINA

NEW PEERS' AND 'BARONETS

London, Yesterday.

ed this year on account of the King's illness, is now issued.

MINUTES OF FRANCO-BELGIAN

CONFERENCE

PUBLICATION OF TEXT

• HONG KONG,

FRIDAY MARCH 1, 1929.

三月

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

IN CHINA

WE CARRY COMPLETE STOCKS AT REASONABLE PRICES.

THE 2ND BATTALION A CBE & OBE FOR THE BRITISH TROOPS INDIAN FINANCE"

SCOTS GUARDS

HONG KONG

AT SOUTHAMPTON NEW YEAR HONOURS

WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE MR. LIYAUL-TSUN & LT.-COL,

KING

LG BIRD, D.S.O.

Amsterdam, Yesterday. The Utrechtse Dagblad" pub- Hishes the text of an alleged Franco- Belgian military conference held in REGIMENT'S COLONEL-IN-CHIE | VOLUNTEERE COMMANDANT Brussels from September 7 to 12, 1927. They are dated September

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Landon, Yesterday:

Setwo Hong Kong Scota residents who have performed pub-

NEW ESTIMATE

PASSES COMMONS PRACTICALLY

DARUNANIMOUSLY

INTERESTING STATEMENT

Grey Links London, Yesterday.

In the House of Commons, speak-

FEATURES OF THE NEW BUDGET

·MÓTOR SPIRIT TAK UP

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New Delhi, Yesterday.

LAZARUS

The Optician,

18, Queen's Road, Central

The Budget has been introduced" |

TRAMWAYS ALLEGÉ UNFAIRNESS

'QUEEN'S-RD. BUSES

ARGUMENTS BY CHAIRMAN AND SHAREHOLDER

by Sir George Schuster. It shows STATEMENT ON COMPETITION

• surplus of thirts,lakhs this bar

but estimates ·ä deficit of ninety

References to the competition by

The list of honours, usually con-20, 1927; are signed by the French The Second Battalion ferred at New Year but postpon- General Debeney and the Belgian Guards from Shanghai, disembark- lic service are acluded in, the ing on the Supplementary Estimate lakhs next year, mainly due to a motor-buses was made to-day at General Galet; and conclude: "Seened at Southampton to-day and were New Year Hors. A "Government of £115,000 for the extra cost of fortuitous factor, namely, the un-the annual meeting of Hong Kong Gazette" extraordinary to-day troops in China, Mr. Duff Cooper equal distribution of the salt revenue Tramways, Ltd., which was held in and approved by the Ministry of given a rousing reception.

said the health of the troops had between the last two Budgetary the board room of Messrs. Jardine, The Arst message to greet them states:- Knight Commander-John Pratt, National Defence, C. H.

Matheson & Co., Ltd. Mr. A. H, one or the Consuls-General in Broqueville," and certified as agreed came from His Majesty the King, H. E. the B has been gracious-considerably improved, though it had periods.

who is Commander-in-Chief of the ty pleased to prove the following not been satisfactory in Shanghai, The only new taxation is an in-Ferguson, manager of the Charter- China. The new Commanders into by Colonel Michem.-Reuter."

regiment.

appointment the Most Excellent which was not an ideal place for crease in mater spirit from four toed Bank of India, Australie & clude Professor Winifred Cullis,

Order of the British Empire (Civil troops. The Government had con- six annas per gallon. The proceeds Professor of Physiology at the

Division). Royal Free Hospital.

siderably reduced the troops there and it might be possible in future to reduce them still further. The

A New Knight

Mr. John Thomas Pratt, C.M.G.

British Co-Operation?

Amsterdom, later. The minutes are "Interpretations"

was born in 1876 and was appoint-ary 24.

It was as follows:- "As your Colonel-in-Chief; I wish

at

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To be an ordinary member of the of the French and Belgian General to be the first to welcome you home General Staffs mentioned on Februan rejler that you are once Third Class or Commander:-L

with your families and Yau-tsun, Esq

situation had improved and the dis- ¡friends."

II. E. the Kitig has been gracious-cipline had been admirable. There ed a student interpreter in 1898. The most significant feature is

The following reply was sint! ly pleased to approve the following had been a remarkable absence of In 1902 he was Acting Consul at the assumption of the co-operation

"Second Battalion Scots Guards appointment in the Most Excellent Amoy. He was called to the Bar of British troops "permitting a respectfully thank their Colonel-in- Order of the British Empire (Mill- any regrettable incidents, and they had also got on well with the troope in 1905, and awarded a C.M.G. in diversion at Dutch Limburg." Chief for his gracious message of tary Division) the New Year's Honours of 1919. Colonel Michem (Belgian) proposes welcome and rejoice

at Shanghai us that a British contingent shall be prospect of His Majesty's early re- Fourth Clasor Officert tically without discussion, the vote

the To be an adinary member of the of other nationa.

The estimate was agreed to prac- In 1925 he was Acting-Consul General and later in "motorised" with numerous cavalry, 'turn to health. British Wireless Col. Lennox Godgrey Bird, D.3.0.

being 143 to 60.-Reuter. the same year he was at the For- to whom he assigns the task of the Service.

Lt. Col. Bird eign Office. In 1926 he was pro- "necessary diversion north of Dutch

Lt. Col. L., Bird, D.S.O., O.B.E., moted Consul-General in China.] Limburg."-Reutor.

Commandant of the Hong Kong || \ Volunteer Defenczé, Corpa and a

architects, etc., officiated at the last ball of the Society of B. George, Hong Kong, in January, as Presid len:

Peerages

Peerages are conferred on the FRICE OF PETROLEUM ABOUT THE RACES princial of Mcare. Palmer & Turner,

following:-Sir Jesse Boot, of thej well-known firm of chemists, for his services in the promotion of] education.

Urban Huttleston Rogers Brough- ton in consideration of public, poli-| tical and philanthropic services of his father, the late Urban Hanlon

RAISED BY BRITISH AND

AMERICAN COMPANIES.

AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIANS

London, Yesterday, The British and American power will increase petroleum companies

Broughton, whose election to the the price of petrol to-morrow by Peerage would have been recom- mended to His Majesty but for his twopence farthing per gallon.

Reuter.

in on-

Soviet Oil

Moscow,Yesterday.

* Stan Hill has been to the Faces.

One of his best car- toons will appear in to. An- morrow's "China Mail" other, equally as good, will be published in the "Sunday Herald."

The "Mai" will be out to- morrow at mid-day as usual, with all the features of every Saturday and the news, Later special racing editions will be produced both for "street" anle and for subscribers. -

death on January 30 last. Urban Hanlon Broughton was well-

# known British engineer and was engaged for

A three years' agreement is an- many years gineering mining and railway work nounced between the Andlo-Amer- in the United States, becoming ican Oil Combine and Russian Oil President of the Royal College of Products, whereby the latter will REDS EXECUTED -

be given an equal share in thẻ Bri- Suneegni,

tish market with the other com- panica.

Sir Berkeley Moynihan, Presi- dent of the Royal College of Sur-

.geons.

Baronetcles

Nine recipients of Baronetcies include Friedrich Eckstein, Chair- man of the Soudan Plantations Syn- dicate for services to the Soudan, William Horne, Chairman of the Prudential Assurance Company, Alexander. Park Lyle, Chairman of the Lyle Shipping Company for services in connection with the Scottish National War Memorial and William Morris, Chairman of Morris Motors.

The agreement also provides for the supply of large quantities of Soviet kerosene, crude oil, and petrol to the companies entering the com- blue, which is led by the Royal Dutch Shell group-Reuter.

CHINA AND LO.N.

GENEVA SURPRISED AT NEWS FROM NANKING

WILL CHINA WITHDRAW?

LATEST ACTIVITIES AT WU-HAN

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT

Hankow, To-day.

From 1911 until the outbreak of the-Great War he was in command of the Reserve Co. of the Hong Kong Volunteer Grips an it was known then. He on active service during the greater part of 1914-1918 and was awarded the Distinguish- ed Service Order. 3

When Mr. H. W. Bird, hla elder brother, rated, Lt.-Col. Bird as- sumed charge of the local office of his firm but temporarily absent in Shanghai.

Le-Cod, firendben President of thờ Hạn. Còn Hocker Club tại Đứ d rector of the Shek O Development 06., Ltd., a Vice-President of the Philharmonic Society. He was ap- pointed an unofficial Justice of the Peace in 1909.

Mr. Li Yau-tsun

FINE TO CLOUDY

The weather report issued by Royal Observatory at 10.38 a.m. to-day stated:-

A fresh anticyclone has form- ed over N. China and a depres- alon lies over N. E. Japan. :

Moderate to fresh monsoon 'may be expected along the B.E.. coast of China and over the N. China Bea

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Forecast:-N.E. winds, mo- derate; fine to cloudy.

JAPAN'S

REDS

INFLUENCE OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL-

STRONGER ACTION URGED

Tokyo, Yesterday. Mr. Li Yau-taup, C.B.E., who is Activities against Communists 68 years of age, has Eved in the Replying to a question by an have been started afresh in Wu-Han Colony 61 years and is best known Opposition member, who during a

(the cities of Hankow, Wuchang and to the foreign community as Chair-discussion of the Peace Preserva-

Hanyang).

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terests are manítold. He has been

career!

than "more

once"

drawn

the

will be devoted to road development. China, who is a shareholder, said Army axpenditure remained un-that "a distinct Injustice appears to have been done to the company." changed.

Eighteen cross would be required for various purposes, but the Gov-presided. He was supported by Mr. B. D. F. Belth (chairman) ernment would borrow as far as Sir Robert Ho Tung, LLD, Mr. possible in India before raising a C. G. S. Mackie, Mr. A. H. Compton sterling loan..

and Mr. J. E. Joseph (directors), Sir George Schuster condemned Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, M.C., 1/8 rupee. He concluded by ex-manager) and Mr. W. F. Simmons, any idea of altering the value of the A.M.I.E.E., M. Inst. T. (general pressing the firm conviction that the F.C.LS. (secretary). financial position of India was fundamentally sound-Reuter.

POTASH TRUST

BROKEN UP AFTER TWO. YEARS

LITIGATION RESULT

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New York, Yesterday. After two years' Htigation the Federal authorities have succeeded German Potash Trust.

Shareholders present were Messrs. J. T. Bagram, A. Nissim, C. Mancini, FUM. Ellis, O F. Ribeiro, A. H. -Ferguson, G. B. Riggs, L. S. Greenh!1], J. M. Alves, (P, C. Potts, F. 'H. Crapnell, Chua Seng-choo, Joseph Gould, H. S. Hills, O. Kitchell, A. A. Alves, W. J. Stokes, Leung Wah-hing. S. H. Ross, Lo Kin-fui, A. Murdoch, |E, Ezra, A.-H. Rumjahn, Chan Hau-po, Kwok St-loy, T. G. Weall. Record Receipts

The secretary read the notice The Federal Court has signed a convening the meeting and the re- decree enjoining the Deutsches Kall port of the auditors. The chair- Syndikat and the Societe Commer man then presented his review, olale des Potasses from combining extracts from which are given In the United States to violate the herewith Anti-Trust-Lawą dar

me Trafie, Tépeipts for the year. Ninety per cent of the 1,000,000 again constitute a record. This is tons of potash used in the United due to remarkably good traffic re-. States annually is imported from ceipts during the first eight months France and Germany-Reuter's of the year. The receipts for Sep- American Service.

tember were about equal to those of September, 1927. The receipts for the last quarter of the year, however, were less satisfactory than in the corresponding quarter of 1927,

AT BOGNOR

HIS MAJESTY'S PASSES AN- OTHER QUIET, DAY

RAY TREATMENT AGAIN

London, Yeesterday.

man of the Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce. tion Act asserted that the Third Nine alleged reds were executed

In those 51 years Mr. Li has risen International was behind Commun- to be one of the leading Chinese ist intrigues in Japan, the Premier that the King passed a quiet day. yesterday and a further execution merchants of the Colony. His in stated that the Government had The sun shone brilliantly during the It is officially stated at Bognor

is expected.

stated actively associated with more than Soviet's attention to the Third In-wind. Consequently, His Majesty It is authoritative

afternoon and there was very little Geneva, Yesterday. that General Ho Chlen (who, fifty business interests in his

ternational's "pernicious" action. was able to sit at an open window 30 New Knights

Surprise is expressed at the Lea- under the auspices of the At the moment, he is a principal The Government considers itself for some hours. Thirty new knights are appoint-gue Secretariat at the Nanking news Kwangs! leaders at Wu-Han,

of the Wing Fung Yuen firm of Justified in, filing a protest "whe- Dr. Wooda, travelled down to ed, mostly for political and public that the Chinese Minister of rail- ousted General Lu Ti-ping) has ar leather and produce merchants, the ther the Soylet Government has [Craigwell House this afternoon and services. They include Alliott ways has proposed China's with-rived at Changsha to take up office Kwong Nam Yuen leather factory anything to do with that body or applied the luminous ray treatment Ree, for distinguished services to drawal from the League of Nations, as chairman of the Provincial Goy of Cheung Chau (Dumbell Taiand not."

to His Majeesty-British Wireless' British aviation.

as indication of such Intention on¦ernment of Human. This is taken to and another leather faactory `in An interpellator urged the Gov Service. the part of the Chinese Government algnify that the National Govern Penang; ia chairman of the Cheung ernment to take more positive and had been received at Geneva. Jtment at Nanking has approved the Chau Electric Co., and superintend-effective action, "nfter the ex-

British Orders

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MELBOURNE

Among other honours are the is pointed out that the tour in China steps taken by Ho Chien and sup- ent of the New Territories (South) ample of Britain and China, in LABOUR DISPUTES following:-Order of the Bath. of M. Avenel, Deputy Secretary of porters to depose Lu Ti-ping from Ferries Co.; he was a promotor of view of the "flagrant breach of the Military Division, Knights Grand the League is proceeding normally. the provincial governorship and, Chinese Estates, Ltd., (owners of Russo-Japanese treaty." The Pre-SEQUEL TO BOMB ATTACKS IN

therefore, that the possibilities of China-building), of which he was mier however dismissed the aub- trouble extending have been averted chairman until he resigned last ject by replying that the Govern for the present.-Router,

year; he is also a promotor of the South China Insurance Co., Ltd. and ment was prepared to take what- chairman for 20 years; and a pro- ever steps It considered necessary. motor of the Mien Yuon Paper

ELECTION COSTS

Cross-Admiral Sir Osmund de-Reuter, Brock, General Sir Walter Braithwaite,, and General Sir John Shea, General Officer Commander- in-Chief Eastern Command, India.

SIXTEEN MILLIONS GONE

WEST

JAPAN'S FINANCES Manufacturing Co. of Canton and

RENEWED CONCERN AS TO FALL OF THE YEN

LOAN FROM Y. 3. B.

chairman for over 10 years.

!

Public Service

-Reuter.

· COL. LINDBERGH

FURTHER DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT

It

New York, Yesterday.

was later discovered that

HEAVY SENTENCES

There have been various influ- ences that have contributed to the decline in the traffic réceipts dur- ing the last three or four months.

1. Fewer people in the Colony. of the year. I refer chiefly to:

The decline in the sale of our military tickets, alone ia 160,000, le,, a drop of 25 per cent. compared with 1927.

2. The Ming Yuen Gardens which used to attract a large num- ber of people has been more or less closed throughout the year. Similarly the Lee Gar- den which brought us siderable revenue in 1927 and the early part of 1928 bas been comparatively moribund during the last six months.

con-

8. The enormous increase in the number of public hire cars at very low raten.

It fa a com- mon sight-especially on foot- hall days-to see five or six people going to or returning from Happy Valley in a public motor car.

Melbourne, Yesterday, The trial has concluded of the five men charged in connection with bombing the Greek Club in December during the troubles arís-4. ing from the resentment of water- side workers at the employment of volunteer, and largely non-British, labour. Fifteen men were Injured

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The loss of traffic consequent upon the closing of the two sugar refineries for a consider- able period of the year. 6. Motor bus competition.

in the bombing,

Three of the prisoners, O'Connel, Should these adverse factors

AN EXPLOSION

יי

Company's Application

Order of Star of India. Knight! Grand Commander-Sir Leslie Wilson, late Governor of Bombay,

Washington, Yesterday. Mast. Eminent Order of British Over $16,000,000 was spent on the Empire, Knight Grand Commander Preakdential campaign, of which the

In his service to the Chinese com -His Highness Maharaja Sir Hari Republicans spent $9,000,000 and

munity of Hong Kong and to the Singh.

the Democrats $7,000,000, according

Colony in general; he became a Order of Saint Michael and Saint to the Senate Investigating Commit-

Tokyo, Yesterday. director of the Tung Wah Hospital George, Knight Grand Cross:-Bri-tee

According to an apparently re- 39 years ago and has served two This dum does not include the llable source, the Government la terma as such; he has been a mem gadier-General Sir Samuel Wilson, Permanent Under-Secretary for the expenditure of district, country and planning to dispose of negotiable ber of the (Government appointed), Colonel Lindbergh had dislocated

It has Melver and Delaney, were sentenc continue shareholders will realize Colonies, and Sir George Clerk, city organisations-Reuter's Amer- bills in England and America for Tung Wah Hospital Advisory Board his shoulder in the crash. Ambassador at Constantinople. ican Service.

the purpose of Increasing specie from its inception; he served four been re-set, but he has been ordered to sfteen years' hard labour that the tramway receipts in res- each, while the other two were acpect of the present year will be aboard. Knight Commanders-Sir Ronald

terms as a director of the Po Leung ed to bed.

quilted.--Reuter.

less than during the year under The purpose is to prevent, a Kuk and is now the senior (other Col Lindbergh's accident Waa

review. Storra, Governor of Cyprus, Robert

further fall in the yen, but it is than ex-officio), member of the Por-apparently due to the failure of Greg, Minister at Bucharest, and tsun. Chairman of the Chinese understood that the Government manent Board of Directors; he has the mechanics to replace the cotter Howard Kennard, Minister at Bel-General Chamber of Commerce, will, in no circumstances, export been a member of the District pin in the axle of the right wheel, grade.

On October 15 last year a motor Hong Kong.

specle.

Watchmen Committee since 1914; which consequently come off when

bus service was commenced by the

·· Order of British Empire, Knights

Later. he fa a founder of the Kwong Wah Lindbergh took off. Lindbergh was

Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels, Grand Cross--Air Vice-Marshal Sir Lieut.-Colonel L. G. Bird, (Hong The Government denies the re- Hospital, Yaumati; he is a member aware of the danger and warned his

Ltd.. between. Causeway Bay and Philip Game and Sir Henry Dobba, Kong), A. W. Burkill, Charles parts that it has decided to apply of the Chinese Public Dispensaries fancee (Miss Anne Morrow) and Atlanta, Georgia, Yesterday,

Whitty-street-via`` Queen's-road.. High Commissioner of Irak,

Harpur, A. R. J. Hearne (Shang- artificial means to prevent a fur- Committee and connected with piled cushions about her. He then

Eight are reported killed and 15 This was subsequently extended at Dame Grand Cross-Mrs. Laura hai), Perey Kent and Robert A. ther fall in the yen, but it is reliably the work of four of these diapen-exhausted the petrol to prevent an injured in an explosion of com- either end to Tal Hang village and Knight, Associate Royal Academy Williams (Tientsin). ^«

learned that the, Yokohama Spec's area; he is President of the South explosion and landed very skilfully pressed air in a tank at Stone Kennedy Town respectively. Az and Professor Anne McIlroy, Pro-

Rank has agreed to lend money China Athletic Asspciation; is on one wheel, which however broke Mountain where the huge Confeder shareholders are aware, this route fessor of Obstetrics at Royal Free Mrs. D. M. Boaler, Hilda Byrne with the Bank of Japan's negotiable chairman of a free school in Kow-under the strain..

ate Civil War Memorial to being due to the topography and gen-. loon was elected chairaan of the f Mexican army officers, acting on and Florence O'Neill, all for ser- bonds in New York and London as Chamber of Commode in 1926; and orders from the War Office, des carving-Reuter's American Sar-eral configuration of our island la associated with many other pub-troyed the records of the accident

Colony--has the advantage of bi- lic and semi-public bodise.

| made" by Fawarma: of newspaper

ing the natural East to West photographers and cinema opera-.

artery and is Werks of Charity......

shorter and straighter thoroughfare than that tors.Reuter. Fourteen years ago Mr. Lan

followed by the tram track. ||hanced his reputation by painstak- {ing and self-sacrificing work over The Central Executive Commit- a long period with a Hong Kong

Hospital.

O.R.E.

M.B.E.

Companions of Honour-Lady ices in connection with military ac-security-Reuter. Barratt Dean, of the London School tivities.

of Medicine for Women, Min Manasseh Meyer of the Straits

Lilian Baylis, Lessee and Manager Settlements.

of the Old Vic Theatre, and

Frederick Delius, the blind com- ровег,...

G.C.M.G.

C.M.G.

B. C. Newton and Dr. A. T.

Stanton, Chief Medica) Adviser to

PROVÍNCIAL KUOMINTANG

Nanking, To-day,

the Colonial Office of the British tee of the Nationalist Party has committee which dispensad relief in mittee for the reception of HR.H The Grand Cross of St. Michael Legation, Peking, and now station selected members of the provincial food devastated areas in the in the Prince of Wales in 1923 and was and St. George upon Sir Samueled at Nanking,

branches of the Nationalist Party terior and he has been chosen to one of the unofficial, merchant Wilson.

A feature of the list is the nusiin Klangsu And Cheklang. Most take part in many other missions of delegation sent to Canton to nego ber of women recipients Renter of those thus nominated are conchaicty puts operate

tate with the Strike Committee dur servatives ---Reuter, J. B. Affleck, Teinaniu, Li Yau.and British Wireless Services.

Mr. Li was a member of the coming the crisis.

VİCE.

8 KILLED AND 15 INJURED

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CHARLIE CHAPLIN

VALET SAYS HE IS “SLEEPING The length of route over which

PEACEFULLY”

this tram and bus competition ex- tends is about 4 miles and it is Hollywood, Yesterday therefore not surprising that our Charlie -- Chapin - is better. His frst-class receipts Shave declined

qubrors that during the last few months. Japanese, valet ťtold

master is sleeping peacefully Router's American. Service, v

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