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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 23RD 1993

TERRIFIC WEATHER AT HOME.

LONDON, February 28th

Roor

The

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GENERAL HARINGTON'S TRIBUTE. BRITISH CREW RESCUED BY THE THE PENISULAR & ORIENTAL

· KOIWE.”

Buenos Ayres, claims to have discovered The hoard liner Betts costerday morning, Ple, women anus, from which there included a contingent of the Royal Air formerly the Gormau räder Moewe, which

the forehead 13 Columbia University erful ocean going tugs which fought was La adinit patients to the Turkish founded on the friendship could be found

Inca

leather.

hospital on the payment of thrice what was at the Groek hospital, which was overflowing. An Allied sanitary

the matter, has now taken up

is held up owing to lack of funds Ic mies Fund of the League of Nations,

STRAM NAVIGATION CO. STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND BOMBAY. THROUGH BILLS OF LADING 189UED FOR EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN AND CONTINENTAL PORTS

AND LONDON,

JEYPORE"

carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be derat ched from this port at Nooy on SATURDAY, the 24th Mascal, taking Cargo for the above Ports

returned to-day after a fruit- while, Turkish local authorities in the Black Presiding at the first annual meeting of a considerable surplus closing will show Steamer for Meresities and London. A

suspending the transport of refugey of the Empire Forestry Association at the Guild therefore show some malaxation of the value of all packages are required.

The Lowestoft

Son, although informed of the

BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR

LEAFIELD, OXFOan, March lat."

resources

the

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wweld would be faced with a timber shortak" or the United St and woman,

France

TURKISH BLACK HOLE

LONDON, March 1st.

CONSTANTINOFIX, March let. An appalling story of a Turkish "Black

General Harington, is a special order to The British Isles have experienced during

LONDON, March 1st. the last two days violent gales and beary Hole for Greek refugees in Constantinople the troops, asys that he has just completed

correspondent of the Daily Mail rains. The latter caused serious floods in is told by a Constantinople correspondient his inspection of every unit, and he is

reports that a crew of 40 from the

· MILLION-YEAR OLD MAN ↑ -

of the Manchester Guardian. He describes pleased with the smartness and efficiency British trawler Cambria underwens tar all parts (

of the country.

where some

He is most hopeful that A terrific hurricane in the Atlantic, with vint to Selimie barracks, London, February 17th.

ingroughout. are housed, of whom 1,300 anal of 190 miles an hour is re-refugees and his tables, dump and dark and wind Velocity

peace will be obtained shortly. If the rible experiences in the Atlantis gals, in Dr. J. G. Wolf, formerly of the Canadian

reverse should unfortunately be the case which everything moveable on deck was by the American liner President Ceological Survey, who is exploring porter, which has arrived at Plymouth, with a leaking roof and a muddy malodorous he is confident that no commander could swept away. The wheel-house and engine

Arthur, Maseum,

which arrived Patagonia for

who are mostly old wish for a more efficient force than the room were Booded. The crew were re and children, are dying rapidly one which bo is proud to command. It sued by the German steamer Greenliner, THE Steamship a fossilised human skuil of the terti- off the Isle of Wight

And of smallpox years old-tice was unable to rasch Southampton harboar, of ary period, over a million.

a few miles distant, until this morning. The have been 300 deaths in a week. All the Force, and behind them was a powerful captured thirteen British and Allied ships as old as the Jaya skull. The lower jaw

No tiner example of the strength during the War. is missing. The cranium is long and oval passengers and their luggage were landed by Turks offered to do in the way of relief feet.

low and

TAXATION IN BRITAIN. than in the three Services represented in heir way to the liner in the teeth of the fperor Boss, of

the Constantinoplo-Dardanelles area.

Silk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, France says that, if the find is verified, it givesitystery surrounds the fate of the crew of

LONDON, March tat

and London (under arrangement) will be con the first evidence of mankind's existence

who reported by

EMPIRE FORESTRY: MEKTING. The newspapers are devoting consider vered by this Steamer proceeding to Bombay in the tertiary period. Dr. Wolf also the stearaor Clairlogie,

they wure

abla attention to the prospect that the and there transhipped to the on-carrying wireless yesterday that wall # belonging to a pro-I

finances of the LONDON, March 2nd. p the arches in which suggest abandoning ship in their own boats 60 hoped to obtain assistance from

and are expressing

Parcels will be received at the Office until high architectural knowledge on the part miles of the Cornish coast. Two lifeboats

that the Budget for the new year p.m. the day before sailing. The contents and of the builders. Strange devices including from Padstow

for the crow in very the extimes glyptodon, never before seen,

owing hall, the Prince of Wales said that he was will

He heavy burden of taxation. The weight of

For further partionlar, apply to wers found on the stones.

rough

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., stean trawler Richmond to overcrowding in Girance, continue to send very keenly interested in forestry. He

Agents. landed this morning six of the crew of a thousands, mosty in Turkish Government had during the last three years snrivalled this burden is constantly emphasised, more

aber especially in comparison with the Vast timber SWEEPSTAKES IN IRELAND. -

[1562 Hongkong, 20th March, 1999. British cargo steamer which was sunk in the ships. Some of the larger ships bring 2,000 | opportunities of realising had the good of other countries: The Daily collision near Borkum lightship early on at eight and-a-halt Turkish pounds n hand rces of the Empire and

fortune to

to visit Losvos, February 29th.

and at the lumber camps of Canasta to-day points, out that the central and local

demands on the Average Experts A Dublin report saya the Protestant and Monday. The men told a thrilling story of or £20,000 a trip.

The collision occurred in a

computed. that the adventures. The

three times AS' are Catholic archbishops of Dublin have in their

While twelve of the crow got in to diftated their approval of the Free State the port lifeboat, these six, men launched the

not a famine, within twenty years. It must be remembered that large areas of Government's

opposition to

to a Bill tabled by starboard lifeboat. They rowed about for

forests were devastated during the war and a private member legalising the organization

was estimated that not even five per cent they were is pointed out that Government whips have exhaustion. When rescued,

Britain during war-time had been replanted. State Parliament, and, unigas they are forth-filled with water, and were suffering greatly

Father, three million, acres in Britain hitherto never been applied in the Free semi-conscious in the boat, which was half- from their experiences. The other twelve

were suitable for afforestation and the coming on this occasion the Bill is likely to

men were picked up by the French steamer

should

bring home to the Em- Association ah be approved. However, the Senate will

pire the need for action and encouragement follow the Government lead and has power Fainrille.

of afforestation. of shelving the Bill for twelve months.

Major-General Lovatt said there were 1,100 million acres of forest land in the have Empire. Britain imported 120 millions LONDON, February 28th.

bought most heavily are the United sterling worth of timber every year and The Russell divorce case reopened to-day

States and Canada, Australia, South Africa it was little short of a scandal that barely per cent of it came from the when the Hon. Hago Russell presented by

and New Zealand have been very second petiton, alleging the misconduct of

Duke of Devonshire hoped that his wife with Edger Jacquani Mayer and a man unknown. His wife and Mayer both moved from the adminien tion of the Ad-Denmark lave placed the largest numbers the Imperial Economic Conference would expected to realisa £24,000 and there are

consider Empire forestry and said there leny the charges. An unmarried indy juror miralty and placed under the control of the of onders: Dutch buyers were parti

had been periods of great anxiety in was allowed to retire because the details of Board of Trade. This decision means, accularly active. The section which is con

the siderod

have done beat is the chemical. to the naval correspondent of the

connection with the Empire Exhibition, the case wem unpleasant. She was replaced any Pussy that ha a cisting constguard The bulk of the orders he came toys but he believed these would be brought to by a man.

Pottery, leather goods, toysa definite conclusion. LONDON, March 18t

force of about 5,500 men the Admiralty wil It was disclosed in the Russell divorce case retain only 334, who will form a naval games and brushware also did more than to-day that a question asked in the first signalling section. In time of war the well.

reinstated by trial led to inquiries which resulted in the Coastguard would be

the naval and civil now proceeding. It was stated that the amalgamation of co-respondent Mayer was a well-to-do branches. business man, whom Mrs. Russell met when she was travelling for a business firm. She frequently visited his fiat. The husband giving evidence, said he became so "fed up with his wife's conduct that he threatened to "do himself in."

to

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shy of

it is

of

op-

course escapes very lightly. It emphasises BOWERN &

1 year that in the current financial

No. & MUSEUM ROAD, estimated that 320 millions sterling will be

SHANGHAL proximately £146 per head of the popula tion paying this tax.

of sweepstakes for Free State charities. It 24 hours, when they had to give up owing which closes to-morrow, is officially stated 19 million neres of timber cut down in paid in income tax which is a ratë

RUSSELL DIVORUR CASE.

to The British Industries Fair in London, lying

to have been the best of the series yet held Probably more orders were taken on the spot daring the fair held during the boom year 1990, but buyers were acting rather wildly then and the present state of affairs shows more steady and market. The business dode has

The countries which have

BRITISH COASTGUARD. SERVE been 100 per cent. better than

+

LEAFIELD, OXFORD, March 1st.

year.

According to announcement made in Parliament the British coastguard service, apart from the very small porton which carries out naval duties, is to be reconstituted customers, while all European countries, Scandinavia, Switzerland and as a Coast Watching Ser and will be ce

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CRIME BY WIFE.

Overseas

of

OROYDON AERODROME...

· McGRIGOR'S BANK,,

LONDON, March 6th. A statement of affairs of BeGrigor's Bank the liabilities amount to shews that £742,000, of which 2738,000 are expected to rank and the assets aro £237,000, compris. ing £59,000 cash is the Bank, £60,000 stocks and shares £86,600 good book debta, £394,000 bad or doubtful debts which are £8,404 due to unsecured creditora

Members. British Chamber of Commerce (Shanghai), Mr. T. W. BOWERN, Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Incor porated by Royal Charter, London.

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HEALTH OFFICERS' STUDY.

LONDON, March 5th. Some 50 health officers from 17 countries are spending six weeks in England studying BRITAIN'S SCATTERED ARMY.

British health administration, national and LEAFIELD, OXFORD, March 3rd. LONDON: March 1st." The University Committee on aviation, local The visit is part of an interesting Field-Marshal Sir William Robertson, in whose report is issued to day, recommends enterprise of the League of Nations, which

is financed by the Rockefeller fo the course of an article in the Morning that the aerodrome at Croydon, which is

for sending these cosmopolitan LONDON, March 1st. Post, discussing from a Military standpoint nine miles from the centre of London, be

various countries to collect ideas The House of Lords have read for the the question as to whether the British retained as the chief aerodrome of the doctora to

of the health service of for the The committee

improvement the vote howovor. I their own nations, The visitors were received capital second time a bill introduced by the Lord armies should be withdrawn from the Near Chancellor which abolishes the legal pre-

convinced

aerodrome that the Croy Fast and Aliddle East, argues that the army requirement and improve. at the Health Ministry and after seeing some is acting under the is now so dissipated as to constitute a will

with the amount of thing of the London hospitals, asylums and husband's coercion when she commits a crime serious danger. While before the war we ment in order to

Lord Cave mid that could mobilise in the United Kingdom six trafic which is expected in the nest housing, and town planning work are now. The United various great in his presence. LONDON, March 18t

The also thrco exports from the Russian Ministry. year undergraduates were involved has no relation with present day realities. Lord we

sterling be voted for this purpose tista All European countries and Japan are re -occurred at Cambridge. B. A. F. Davies, care and not changed. Because women

Buckmaster

ten weeks. dissented. He held that human

He argues that British commitments Committee suggest that an

the Magdalen College, while motor cycling cohad been given the vote there was no reason

col. nature

should be cut down without delay, so that air station about midway between Central presented. At the end of the tour

to exchange information and experience. College and Peshawar. Both were

made more afficient and ready for use. Ho The provision of an aerodormo in the unconscious and taken to hospital. Davies vailed for 1,100 years A memorandum at- died within ten minutes and Raja is still tached to the Bill points out that no such does not advocate an increase in Army ex centro of London is regarded as prohibi-The inquiry may prove specially valuable 1993.

health machinery. unconscious. Later.-M. B. K. Baja died presumption obtains in the laws in the penditure, but wants to avoid existing tive because of the cost and inadvisable to new countries that are building up their

Dominions.

waste in the Artfy.

because of weather conditions.: -during the night.

DOUBLE CAMBRIDGE FATALITY,

A fatal roadway accident in which two the coercion doctrine was obsolete and had could now mobilise tour divisions in a sum not exceeding a quarter of a million States is

within ten days he doubts whether future ami therefore they recommend that visiting cially reprend there are

first

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