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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1929.

ER TO KABUL SANDAKAN LIGHT &

átment For Mr.

Maponachi

*Kanterday. has aproved the ap of Mr. Blchard Roy

of the

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and Mister

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provements"

tolt, Yesterday

the Ford Motor

She new bodies in

ia United States. roomier interiora rs, with a variety of "an added sweep of pany plans £6,000,000 plant development in American Service.

ED IN MINE

Injured In xplosion

Tokyo, Yesterday. -one people were trapped e result of an explosion at itaul coal mine, in Fukuoka Jeture, this afternoon.. rty four have been recovered ar.wo are dénd and the seriously injured.-Reuter.

RGE SUBMARINE to Proceed To China Next Month

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⚫ London, Yesterday. The new submarine "Odin," the larg est vessel of her type in the world, at Portland from Chathani to- days She 'Encountered a fierce gale en route. She will carry out trials be fore proceeding to the China Station in a month's time-Reuter.

MAURITIUS STORM

Poor Suffer From Floods

And Damage -

Fort Louis, Mar., Yesterday,

planations were damaged terrific thunder-storm of Port Louis, which he rallway. Railway t of the north island The poor of Pert ng from exposure

Beuter.

PISTOL

atracy to Arged with the of an automa-

In default of ment.

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POWER CO.

(Continued from Pags 1.)

The Guneral Managers' remunera- tian does not include the, provi- slon of clerks or at office (for which a sum of $5,000 per annum has been previously charged)

Article 84),

Consulting Committee cease- exist and in place theroof a Board of Directors will be ap- pointed (Ares 87 to 120),

U.S. EXPORTS

Eight Per Cent. Increase Over Last Year

Washington, Yesterday.

United States' exports for the first nine months of 1929 total $8,844,000,000, or slightly over eight per cent. above the total for the cor- responding period of last year,

According to the Chamber of Commerce foreign commierte depart-

6. The remunes llon of the Direc-ment's report, automobile parts and accessories valued at $455,000,000 tors is to be $2,000 per annum to be divided between them as

head the list, showing an increase the Directors shall determine of 22.1 per cent. These were fol (Article 92).

loved by unmanufactured cotton, gasoline, refined copper, and agricultural machinery. The sales of unmanufactured cotton abroad

7. Provision is made for the ap- pointment, if required, of a Managing Directors (Article 115).

8. The powers of control heretofore ❘ were $444,000,000, showing a de-

exêrelded by the General Man-eline of 14.9 compared with the first

months of American Service.

agers will devolve upon the nize Board of Directors (Articles 119 and 120).

9. Documents requiring the Seal of the Company and Cheques shall

bo

by one Director and Signed by the General;

(Article 121).

10. Restriction is placed on the de-

claration

of dividends (Article 128)... 11, Dividends unclaimed for more than five years may be forfeited to the Company. (Article 138). 12. Special Arbitration powers are

given (Article 182), 13. Indemnity to Directors, etc. (Ar-

ticles 163 and 164).

The Resolution

1928.-Reuter's

TURKEY'S PROGRESS

Mustapha Kemal Like Amanullah?

Constantinople, Yesterday The Government has drafted a bill, which is certain of adoption, under which all Turklah children, even though of Greek, Armenian, or Jewish extraction, must attend Turkish pri mary schools between the ages of:7 and 12. The measure is bound to raise a great outcry among Christians and

I do not think there is anything further with which I need deal at this meeting. but if any sharehold-non-Moslem minorities, whose rights er would like to ask any question or seek any explanation, I shall endeavour to answer, such ques tions and give such explanation to the best of my ability.

If no questions are asked or ex planation sought, häll sasuma that you approve of the draft new Articles, as presented, and will

thereupon propose the Resolution

regarding the same which is set but in the Notice convening this meeting.

There being no questions or de- propose the following Resolution sire for explanation, I now beg to an Extraordinary Resolution, namely:

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"That the regulation contained in the printed document submitted to the meetine and for the pur- pose of Identification subscribed by the Chairman: thereof be approved and adopted as he Articles of As- sociation of the Company in sub- stitution for and to the exclusion of all existing Articles thereof." The motion was carried.

in regard to language fnstruction are? guaranteed under the Treaty of Lau-

anno. Strenuous opposition is aisa- other educational establishments in anticipated from foreign missions and Turkey-Renter.

ROYALIST'S RUSE

Leon Daudet Escapes By A Clever Trick

Paris, Yesterday.

the most ingenious. hoax of the M. Doumergue has pardoned the Royalist, Leon Daudet, who, by century, escaped from prison in 1927 and took refuge in Brussels. A friend of Daudet impersonated the Minister of the Interior. and telephonically ordered the prison governor to release him-Reuter.

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SOVIET PRISONERS

3,000 To Be Released At Harbin

Tokyo, Yesterday. 8,000 Soviet nationals wil be released A message from Harbin states that on Tuesday, after five months' deten- tion at Harbin-Renter.!

The Chairman: Gentlemen, that concludes the business for which this Meeting was convened, and I thank you for your attendance, As you are aware, the notice con- vening this Meeting also convenes & second extraordinary general meeting for the purpose of receiv- ing a report of the proceedings at this meeting and of confirming, if thought fit as a special resolu tion the resolution which has just tier. compiled by the National New York, Yesterday.--Statis- been passed as an extraordinary Bureau of Economic Research resolution, which second meeting show that the population of con- will, as indicated in the notice, betinental United States has in- held here on Wednesday, January creased by 4,299,000td 119,805,000 15, at 12.30 pm, and I shall be during a period of 10 years end- glad if you will kindly attended on July 1, 1928-Reuter's

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