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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 9r8, 1928

AHEAD OF THE MAIL

CIVIL SERVANTS' SOCIETY.

[CABLE MASSAGES FROM INDIAN PAPERS]

LONDON, March 14th, The Council of the Civil Servants' So THE EMPIRE EXHIBITION. ciety has adopted three resolutions with regard to the relation of the Society to LONDON, March 12th.

political parties. The first affirms the right civil servant to full individual In the House of Commons replying to of every

in common with Mr. Darbiabire, Viscount Walmer aid political

The second states that not ally itself with or finan support any

that the British Empire Exhibition would other a

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will and not foderate directly with any Civil Service association which is second rosolution so allied. Subject to the the third states that the Society will wel- come federation" with all bodies repre- Treasury classes, analogous de senting

particularampaly 25, RECITE FUND

open in April, 1994, and close in October, the Society It was intended that the whole of the cially cost would be met from receipts. The estimates of receipts and expenditure must necessarily be provisional and it was undesirable to publish them at provat,

Mr. Darbishire asked for an assurance that there would be no further cat an national faancos ia canection with the mental classes, legal, professional, and classes. Sueli federation will be exhibition. Viscount Wolmer said that he

ou the basis of preserving the autonomy I was unable to add to his reply.

of the individual associations, but pool, ing common servants and mesting jointly

BRITISH ARMY IN INDIA,

Losses, March 12th. The strength of the Britsh Army in lodis for 1923-24 is provisionally fixed at 71,000, the same as last year. Thero is an increase in the number of officers and a slight de; crease in other ranks, the number of units remaining unalteret.

TRADE OF LANCASHIRE.

GANDE, PRICE @ CO, LTD.operation movement on the trade of Lan-

Tel. Central No. 135.

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No 8, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

HONGKONG.

DAIRY FARM NEWS

COLD STORAGE

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LONDON, March 13th instrating the effect of Gandhi's non-cu. cashire, the Board of Trade returns for February show that 29,140,000 yards of printed and dyed cotton piecegoods were ex- ported compared with 9,130,000 yards in February of last year and a monthly average of 69,000,000 yards in the year 1913-14.

ANGLICAN OLERGY AND THE" LABOUR PARTY.

LONDON, March 13th. A ceremony significant of the changing attitude of the country to Labour, occurred in the House of Commons to day, when a deputation, representing 500 Anglican clergy from England and frottard presented. Mr. Ramsay Macdonald with an address, gratulating the Labour party on becoming the official Opposition and anticipating More serious consideration and more adequate treatment of present day problems. Three canons were among the signatories.

AIE ROUTE TO INDIA

con-

LONDON, March 14th. Speaking at Birmingham today, Mr. H. J. Tates of the Civil Aviation Advisory Board said that the Board aimed at pro- viding an air route to India with the "Daily Mail" service, taking six days, and possibly only 72 hours once night tying was possible.

THE RECONSTITUTED MILTĪTA..

for consultation.

DUKE OF LEINSTER'S AFFAIRS.

LONDON, March 18th. When the case concerning the public examination of the Dukn. of Leinster was called at the London Bankruptcy Court, the Official Receiver said he received in

ted to be in

December a telegram from New York stating that the debtor expected t England in the middle of Jaar when

hoped to pay his debts in full. Recover added that he now expected the would be in England within a month. The examination was adjourned.

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EASTERN BRANCHES:

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At the frat meeting of creditors of the Duke of Leinster in January his debta were stated to amount to £24,759. The trastee stated that he would be lodging proof for about £35,000 unsatisfied debts in the first bankruptcy.

GIFTS TO PRINCE OF WALES.

LONDON, March 16th. The Prince of Wales as Chancellor of the University of Wales was headed to day scrip to the value of £10,000 for the ad. vancement of the work of the University by the Cardiff shipowner Mr. Dan Radcliffe. His Royal Highness was also the re cipient of a cheque for fifty thousand guineas collected by London school children and teachers for the London Hospitals' Fond.

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• A controversy is raging in the Labour party upon the question as to whether the AUTHORISED CAFITAL. $1,000,000.00 Labour Commoners, except Mr. Kamany Macdonald, as the Leader of the Opposion, should attend Royal functions. Twenty-two members from the neighbourhood of the Clyde

have gone to the extent of publishing Follow Condemning the attendance of their Commoners platocratic dinner parties," the reference being to Lady Astor's recent function at which the King

Acceptance of invita

and

Militia will be fixed at an early date. The Queen were present, Palace are also

LONDON, March 15th. The establishment for the reconstituted

units will be Latteries, field compantes, transport and medical units but an infan- try, so that third and fourth battalions of regiments will not be completed as units.

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