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HONG KONG,
R.A.F. AEROPLANES
IN ACTION
NEAR BASRA
LOOTING TRIBESMEN LOSE HEAVILY
OPERATOR KILLED
Basra, Yesterday. A British airman was shot deaad In an engagement yesterday be- between R. A. F. seroplanes and 600 Wahabia, who were sighted making off with booty after raiding Iraqi and other tribes.
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Koweit tribesmen heavily fred at the machines and a wireless opera- tor named. Knight, was shot in the head.
The raiders lost heavily through bombs and Machine guns.-Reuter.
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KING STILL RECEIVING RAY WOOLWICH ARSENAL | ONE OF GERMANY'S FINEST
THERAPY TREATMENT
ANOTHER GOOD DAY
London, Yesterday. The King passed a good day. Although there was but little sun- shine, there was very little wind at Bognor, and the King was able to sit at the open window during the afternoon,
Dr. Woods travelled down from London and applied the ray therapy treatment.
19 INJURED
WAR OFFICE ISSUE AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
A COURT OF INQUIRY
London, Yesterday.. Nineteen persons were slightly injured in a series of explosions at a fire in the fuse factory of Wool- wich Arsenal-Reuter.
War Office Announcement The War Office announcea this afternoon, an
ex<
The Queen, accompanied by Prin- cess Mary, came to London from Bognor this morning. Her Majesty that, visited friends and also inspected a plosion took. place collection of old English allver which Prime and Fuse factory is being exhibited at Sir Philip the filling factories at Woolwich
Nineteen persons suffer-| Sassoon's House in Park Lane. Arsenal,
in the
of
She returned to Bognor this even- ed minor injuries but all were able ing.
to go home. Certain small build-:
King Rises Early
ings were affected but, so far as fa
An earlier telegram stated that known, work will not be interfered
with
SIR EDWARD SEYMOUR PASSES the King, who again had a goodThe extent of the damage cannot night, arose early this morning and sat in a chair near the windows, yet be estimated.
The Court of Inquiry has been As the weather was dull with a appointed-British Wireless Ser- cold, damp breeze, his windows were vice. kept shut.
SENIOR ADMIRAL
London, Yesterday. The death is announced of Ad- miral of the Fleet the Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Hobart Seymour, G.C.B.,
G.C.V.O.
Yesterday (Sunday) His Majesty CHANCELLOR'S TASK passed a quiet and satisfactory day. during which he again underwent luminous ray treatment at the ESTIMATED BRITISH EXPENDI- hands of Dr. Howitt, the Ray Therapy expert who travelled from London for the purpose.
The Queen this morning (MOR- | day) visited London, but is return-
TURE FOR 1929
FORTHCOMING BUDGET
— .
London, Yesterday. Queen Visits the Primate
With the exception of the figures Returning yesterday the Queen in relation to the Navy, the totals walked over to Aldwick near by to of all estimates for the coming visit the Archbishop of Canterbury, financial year have now been pub- Dr. Lang, who arrived on Saturday shed. It is anticipated that the for a month's convalescence after Admiralty requirements will bo his recent illness. The Archbishop's practically on the same level as last medical men order him a complete year, £57,000,000, and it is there-
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rest until May, and recommend a fore possible to forecast the ap- HAROLD LLOYD
Born in 1840 and educated at Radley, he entered the Royal Navy in 1852, and in the course of his long life saw a great deal of service in China. He served in the Black Sea during the Crimean | Ing to Craigweil House this evening. War, and two years later was in Chinese waters for the five years from 1857-1862. During these years he was present at the capture of Canton and at Fatshan Creek in 1857, while in the succeeding year he was at the taking of the Peiho Forta, His next two years were spent in sporadic operations against the rebels in China.
From 1862 to to 1898, Admiral Sir Edward Seymour was stationed in various parts of Africa, and later at home. In 1882 he served through the Egyptian War as Captatin of H.M.S. "Iris." In 1898 he was ap- pointed Commander-in-Chief on the China Station, a post which he held for three years. During this period, in 1900, he commanded a force drawn from sight nations in an effort to succour the Peking Legations during the trouble.-Rauter.
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SECRET DOCUMENTS
FRANCE'S "TIT FOR TAT" ON HOLLAND
Service.
visit to the Mediterranean after he proximate total estimate of ex- oares Aldwick-British Wireless penditure which the Chancellor of the Exchequer will have to face in preparing his Budget next month.
In round figures next year's expenditure will be approximate- 28 PERSONS KILLED IN BUL-ly £799,000,000. Of this aum
GARIAN CAPITAL
ARSENAL BLAZE
SUCCUMB TO BURNS
£355,000,000 is required for services of debt, and £113,200,000 for de- fence services. £308,500,000 is need- ed for the civil and revenue depart- ment and £22,000,000 for mis- Sofia, Yesterday. cellaneous consolidated fund ser Twenty-eight persons were killed vices. The Post Office estimate in a fire at the Areenal here.. Most must however be deducted from of the victims succumbed to burns. this total as its expenditure will -Reuter.
REPARATIONS
i.
THE NEW METHOD OF PAYMENTS
DUTCH OFFER TO GERMANY
Paris, Yesterday. Another "secret document" has
Paris, Yesterday. been discovered by the "Echo de The new mechanism for repara- Paris," which publishes extractstions payments is nearing comple- from it purporting to disclose that tion in the shape of a Board of Holland in 1918 placed at the dis- Trustees to supervise, on behalf of! posal of Germany, for military creditors, all German payments of | traffic; certain railways in Dutch such.
territory.
The Board will inevitably displace
be more than balanced by revenue. This will reduce the amount of expenditure to be met to proximately £741,000,000,
Discussion in Parliament of the cetimates of the various depart- ments will commence this week.- British Wireless Service.
THE.L. O. N.
STATEMENTS ON BEHALF OF GERMANY & CHILE
Geneva, Yesterday. At a meeting of the Council, Dr. made A statement
The newspaper offers the docu- at least part of the Dawes organisa- ment "to the meditations of the tion. Dutch Press,” which made so much The question of the amount of Stresemann,
of
the alleged Franco-Belgian German payments remains unfixed. formally confirming the German agreement.Reuter.
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
WILLIAM
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MAJESTIC
NÁTHAN ROAD, KOWLOONA
Government's
of
announcement last year regarding the abolition of the use of poison gas in war-! time.
The Chilean member of the Council declared that Chile would remain a loyal member of the League-Router.
Hungarian-Rumanian Dispute The 54th sitting of the League of Nations' Council began at Gen- eve this morning, Signor Scialoja presiding.
The Council's consideration of the, Hungarian-Rumanian dispute regarding land laws was again postponed in viów of the resump- tion of direct negotiations between these two governments, Signor Scialoja
expressing the hope that the matter would be settled with 1 -out further consideration, by the
Council.
Britain and Irak
At the opening meeting of the council of the League of Nations at Geneva to-day, Bir Chamberlain said that Britain would submit to the League the
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BAYER
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SAY "BAYER ASPIRIN" and INSISTI
Austen "UNABLE TO AGREE" agree" declared Dr. C. T. Wang,
full text of the Alliance Treaty of DR. C. T: WANG ON JAPANESE
|1927 between Britain and Irak as soon as negotiations for the revi sion of financial and military agreements were completed. "When the text is examined," he added, "I am confident that the British dele- gates will be able to reassure the Council regarding any matter which may give rise to misgivings
British Wireless Bervices
NEGOTIATIONS
TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED
Shanghal, Yesterday.
Minister. for Foreign Affairs, when questioned to-day by the Kuomin regarding the possibility of re- suming negotiations.*
He added: "As I have explained before, we have presented our minimum, demands in connection. with the Tainan aftair and cannot possibly make further concessions. “The Sino-Japanese. negotiations | On the other hand I understand that are temporarily suspended, both Mr. May Yoshina wa & hands are tied by-
izawa, (the Japanese Minis ShotSons, Arom Prendiar
myself being unable to
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