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HONG KONG,

JAPAN'S GOVT. AND DISARMAMENT

POLICY DEFINED

CABINET AGREE TO THE MAIN POINTS

WILLING TO. PARTICIPATE

Tokyo, To-day

The Cabinet session to-day was largely devoted to a discussion on the limitation of armaments, fol- lowing Mr. Shidehara's report on the subject.

SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1929.

CANTON ITEMS

CENTRAL BANK "OLD" NOTES TO BE REDEEMED

WATCH ON UNDESIRABLES

Canton, Yesterday.

As from August 1, in Canton, per- sons holding Central Bank notes of $100 and $50 denominations may have same redeemed. This, it is understood will rellove the many speculators who have large sums on hand, all in hig denominations. Persons holding notes of $5 or $10 denominations will have to wait probably until the middle of September.

School Grants

CONFLAGRATION AT ANGORA

TOWN RAVAGED

OVER 1,000 SHOPS AND HOUSES DESTROYED

PREMIER ON THE SCENE

Constantinople, Yesterday. A considerable portion of the town of Angora has been ravaged Was fanned by a by fire, which strong wind.

It is estimated that over a thou- and shops and houses have been destroyed.

The number of dead is unknowa, but six bodies have sc far been found in the debris.

It is understood, on good author.

In accordance with secret orders |ity that the main points of from the higher authorities in Nan the policy were agreed to at this king, the Canton and Wuchow authori- meeting had been previouslytics have commenced their campaign fixed.

against undesirables. During the last

Mustapha Kemal (Turkey's Pre- They are substantially as fol- few days, many house-boats, slipper-

boats and other junks employed as float-mieri is personally directing the lows:

1.Japan is very willing to par- ing hotels at night have been searched operations of the firemen Reuter: ticipate is an Arms' Conference and a number of suspects have been

taken into custody. which will seek for a positive re- duction and not merely limitation. 2. She is ready to leave the venue and other preliminary details to the British-American discus- sions.

SLAVE PROBLEM

Pending re-organisation of local finance, the Kwangtung Provincial Treasury will withhold all payments of SUGGESTION THAT COMMISION appreciation to the Sun

BE APPOINTED Memorial Hall and the grant of aid to local schools of private management.

Yat-sen

4. She will support in the sim--Nan Chung Kuo News Service.

plest possible form the "Yardstick".

It is learned from tokyo that the Government are convineed that Mr.

Retrenchment

Canton, Yesterday.

A DEPUTATION

The

London, Yesterday.

Foreign Secretary for

It will be recalled that according to Affairs (Mr. Arthur Henderson) to-. the understanding arrived at between day received a deputation from the Mr. T. V. Soong (Minister of Finance)

Matsudaira and Mr. Debuchi have been apprised of all the British-the military expenditure for Kwang-Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Pro- American disarmament develop tung be cut down to $3,000,000 tection Society. ments and is fully satisfied to aliew the carly stages of the dis- cussions to continue along on pre- sent lines. Reuter.

REFIK BEY

ENTERTAINED BY BRITISH GOVERNMENT

LEAVES FOR BERLIN

London, Yesterday. The Turkish Minister of Health, Refik Bey, who was the guest of the Government at a banquet last night, te-day, left London for Berlin. Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Minister of Health, Foreign and representatives of the Secretary and Foreign Office, were pre- sert at the station when he left. Bri- tish Wireless Service.

LANCS. COTTON

COMPLETE DEADLOCK AT JOINT CONFERENCE

THE NOTICES

London, Yesterday A complete deadlock has result- ed in connection with the joint Cotton Conference at Manchester, the employers having refusing the operatives' request that the notices should be withdrawn before the negotiations.-Reuter.

FLORIDA CRISIS

CONGRESS TO BE ASKED TO GRANT COMPENSATION

FOR DAMAGE SUSTAINED

Washington, Yesterday. President Hoover intends to recom- mend Congress to grant comperization to Florida citrus growers for the dam- age occasioned by the Federal activi- ties for the extermination of the Medi- terranean fruit Ay.-Reuter's Ameri- can Service.

REFLOATED AND TOWED INTO TSINGTAO

i

They suggested that a temporary $2,500,000 per month after that. It Slavery Commission should be re- is now reported that the Commander-vived by a decision of the next as- in-Chief, General Chan Chai-tong, insembly and that when it had been order to lessen the burden of the revived documents in the possession people, has proposed to reduce straight of the British Government concern- away to $2,500,000 as the first total ing slavery in Abyssinia and con- in the retrenchment programme. In cerring raids from Abyssinia regard to disarmament, it is expected into British territory and traffic that after August 1, definite step will across the Red Sea, etc., should be sent by the British Government to

for two months and then. a month

be taken in this matter.

Yunnan Position

+

In an interview, General Liu Pei- the commission.

In his reply Mr. Henderson as- chuan (chief of the Yunnan Aviation Bureau) said that he received cable sured the deputation of the per communications on July 18 and 14 from sanal sympathy of himself and the General Prime Minister and promised that, the Chairman of Yunnan, Lung Yen, in which no mention was in consulation with the departments made of Yunnanfu being invaded by concerned be would give fa- rebels and the resulting street fighting, vourable consideration to It was General Liu's opinion that, as proposal which they had made.- the report of the invation emanated British Wireless Service. from Chungking in Szechuan, it was probably manufactured by interested

parties.

Asked as to what date the Yuznan

BRITISH COAL

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plane was to start on its overland jour- | GOVERNMENT STILL CONFER

ney to Nanking, Hankow, Chungking

and Yunnanfu, General Liu replied

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that it was his intention to have start-CONVERSATIONS CONTINUING

ed last week but, owing to the neces sary preparation not having been com- pleted, he could not start for another five daya. Canton News Agency.

DRUG TRAFFIC

FIVE NEW U.S. INSPECTORS APPOINTED

ONE FOR SHANGHAI

Washington, Yesterday. Six new inspectors have been as- signed to foreign porta-five for. Europe and one for Shanghai-to investigate all shipments of nar- cotics to the United States.-Ren- tar's American Service.

TENDERS ACCEPTED

It is notified in the "Govern- ment Gazette" that the following tenders have been accepted:-

GN. No. S. 146.-Standard Oil Co. of New York.

London, Yesterday. Conversations between the Gov- ernment with miners and coal- owners regarding conditions in coal industry are being continued.

The Prime Minister, to-day, re- ceived representatives of the Miners' Federation and has arrang- ed to meet the coalowners again next Tuesday. Contact will con- tinue during the Parliamentary recess.-British Wireless Service.

AFGHANISTAN

SYMPATHISERS OF EX-KING REPORTED STRANGLED

SUPPORT FOR NADIE KHAN

Peshawar, Yesterday.

It is reported that Hidayatullah, stepbrother of ex-King Amanullah, and three other sympathisers of Amarullah, have been strangled in Kabul.

have

Asphaltum. Penetration 31/40 A section of the Afridis

in wooden barrels. joined the Waziris, in supporting

Penetration 61/70 Nadir Khan.--Reuter.

THE "DERFFLINGER” $60 per ton

Asphaltun -$60 per tou in wooden barrels. Asphaltum. Penetration 81/90 -$60 per ton in wooden barrels. G.N. No, S. 192. Photographic Kwui Photo- Stores Kwong graphic Co., Ltd., 60, Queen's-road Central (23 articles).

Shanghai, Yesterday. The 8.5. "Derflinger" was re floated this morning and towed into Tsingtao-Reuter.

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LIFE SAVING

TWO MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE QUALIFY

The following two members of the Hong Kong Police qualified on Friday afternoon for the Proficiency Certificate and Bronze Medallion of the Royal Life Saving Society: L/Sets. J Fell and L. G. A. Boffins

The total recommendations forward- ed to London for confirmation this year. are, up to present date, 41 Proficiency Medallions, Certificates and Bronze four Honorary Instructor's Certificates, and four Awards of Merit (Silver Medal)

Daring the absence from the Colony from July 24 to August 23 of the Hon. Representative, Mr. F. K. Ewart, of King's College, any communications in regard to life-saving should be address- ed to L/Bdr. W. Adams, 12th Heavy Battery, R.A, Lyeeman, who will, with the co-operation of the other qualifted instructors, assist in the formation and advice of classes.

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