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THE AIR ROUTE TO THE EAST.

The Princs is apt to pride himself ou his physical fitness, and scarcely knowS what it means to be jaded even with the heavy strain often placed upon him, but because he is &t and feels it he is ine clined to over-do it. It seems necessary, therefore, to save him to some extant at least from the ceaseless round of social events which his hosts are only ton rrally to prepare for him whenever he goes abroad...

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PINGSHAN CAPTURED?

CHEN CHIUNG MING'S FORCES REPORTED IN RETREAT.

Tunday's Canton Gazelle states: Pingshan, sitnated 3 l or 23 miles further: East, and beyond Walchow City. has becsaptored by our troops.

Stremos resistance was anticipated

With the capture of Pingshan, the isointios of Wajehow City is complete, and the singe of the latter has effectively begun

| held, under the auspices of the Hoagkrag; from the enemy às Pingshan is an im- "People are prone to smile when they Jockey Club at. Happy Valley, cir:Saturportaat have of considerable strategio Although the findings of the Confer.hear of prominent men and women in

the literary and artistic world professing day afternoon.

value. But the coemy, after the first 'enen held in India with regard to the themselves. converts

It will be noticed, that Mackenzie's fierce strapple was over, became ́s de- the Labour to location of the air base in that country Party's programme. The latest announce name has been, withdrawn. The ears, are not as yet available some particulars ment under this head is to the effect that it is understood, was accepted subject to moralized that upon the renewal, of our bave reached me as to the intermedinte Mr. Arthur Bourchier and his wife have confirmation, which was contingent attack offered little resistance and were driven out of their positions and forced not duly professed their faith in. Labour as the horse's ebanging ownership.. station in Egypt. I hear that this willa political force, but they have placed the

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to retreat in disorder. probably be at Ismailia, and not at Strand Theatre, of which Mr. Bourchier Cairo. Many readers will recollect that is the lessee, at the disposal of Mr. Ramsay fneDonald's henchmen on Sun- Ismailia is near the Suez Canal about day, nights. There are to be speeches by midway between Port Said and. Suez, prominent Labour Members of Parlia where the Canal passes through Lakement, and in addition music nad the drama are to End a place in the intel Timah... A huge mooring mast. will be lectual feast. It sounds splaadid, of: rectal at this point on the air route course, but strange to say nobody takes from here on ladia. It is understood this kind of thing seriously except the

originators of the experiment that however much passengers may regret Jack of opportunities of visiting Cairo ATLANTIC.. FARĖS. which is involved in the selection.of Ismailin as the place of call, for airships there are advantages to set against this.

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sense, and one fine day we might wake up to discover that we had made a mia take to choose Cairo for a stopping place on the way out East. It is better to have a spot on the Canal which can be easily held and defended in case of Beces sity. Ismailia is, out of the range of naval guns. and in the opinion of ir experts is an ideal place as ʼn mooring station for airships.

MR ASQUITH HOMÉ AGAỂN.

Travellers across the Atlantic to America and countries beyond will have seen with surprise the statement in some of the papers that a so-called preference system exists whereby socially er pro- fessionally prominent people have been able to cross the occan in first-class ac- commadation upon payment. of steerage rates of fatt." There was tho further statement, that fifty per cent of all first-class traffic consists of people of this description.

I am informed.. however, that this statement is preposterously exaggerated. What seems to be at the bottom of the statement. is that the Trans-Atlantic Passenger Conference representing all This week Mr. Asquith arrived home the important lines have fixed a minimum from his holiday in Egypt looking all scale of fares which came into operation the better for his change. He was met this month Passengers will not be able at Victoria Station by "members of his to book below the agreed figure, which family, and among others by Mr. Lloyd has varied considerably. It is true that George. The meeting between the two concessions have been sometimes made in leaders of what is left of the once great the matter of fares in the case of pro- Liberal Party was friendly, Welcome minent people, such a statesmen, travel- home," said Mr. Lloyd Georgy, na the ling on national business, but it has been two shook hands. Very good of you done us a compliment to them. In future, to meet me rebplied. Mr., Asquith, and learn, no concession of any kind will walked to his waiting motor-ear. But be made except on the authority of the this was not enough for the Press-photo-head of the steamship "company; and it graphers. Having got a clear view of must be reported to the Passenger Con- the motor-car, assisted in the endeavourference)...

by some railway porters, pue of the ir- The news to which I have, referred; repressible fraternity called out, Mr. about first class accommodation at steer- Lloyd George, will you please shake age rates was cabled here from New hands with Mr. Asquith? The twa York. Perhaps now that. the true facts. leaders obediently did as they were told, and smiled without being, told, and so the Pressmen got what they wanted. This is how such things are done for the delectation of the great British public who read the papers.

1 hear that forthwith, following Mr. Asquith's return, meetings will be held to try to determine the future of the

are stated it. will prevent, heart-burning on the part of any who may think they ought to have had special consideration. SUNDAY CAMES.

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SANITARY BOARD MEETING.

CORRECT TEXT OF THE -

AALENDMENT.

NEGE OF WAICHOW.

A telegram received yesterday from the Eastern Front announces that Govern- ment fortes, having captured the Fai Ngo moneta and Kwapongshan, arrived" near to Walchow City on the 20th inst The enemy troops commanded by General Yang Eun Yu after offering some resist ance were driven back to the city.

Walchow is now closely invested and under 'siege.

Several aeroplanes and gunboats have arrived at Walchow for service.

HOW PINOBEAN PELL

A brief telegram received yesterday states that our forces, under tho, com mand of General Chang. Man Ta, con- tinued the attack against the enemy troops in Pingshan on the morning of the 21at inst.

The enemy's resistance, however, broke down before our renewed attack. The rebel troops were severely defeated and retreated in great disorder, with our troops in pursuit.

Pingshan was captured late in the after-

noon.

Part of our forces have been ordered to advance towards Samtoghuk which in about six (20 miles) distant from Pingshan and is one of the strongest fortified bases in the Howickfung regipu.

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DESPONDENT CONSTABLE, KILLS HIMSELF WITH OPIUM

The Secretary of the Sanitary Board Death was due to opium poisoning draws our attention to an error in our and we find it was arcs of suicide, account of Tuesday's meeting of the was the verdict fu-annquiry held by Sanitary. Foard. The amendment pro- Mr. J. R. Wood and the jurymen at posed by Mr. Alabaster, seconded by Mr. the Central Magistracy yesterday, when Tso and carried by 3 votes to 2, reads as an inquest was held concerning the. follows view of the steady persist at the Police Training School, who died death of Wong Feng Yan, a constable at the Government Crit Hospital en February 13th.

zace of typhoid fever in the Colony, this Board respectfully urges the Gawrnment to undertake or arrange for a thorough investigation of the whole subice."

The jurors were Mears. A. Brearley, S. Boulton and D. B Bone.

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Liberal Party. There is talle of arrang Sundays. A certain type of plous person ing a plan of campaign that will have is preparing to organise opposition, to for its immediate object the recruitment this freedom which has been partially won of young men (and women, of course), to already. Some of the parks under, the build up again the fortunes of the control of the LCC., are in part devot Party. But it is tremendous tasked to golf and tennis and other forms of

Dr. Valentine aid that he was of There are some excellent judges of thinga sport on Sundays as well as weekdays;

opinion that deceased bad taken opium, politien! who deny that it is practicable and, in the view of moderate men, and

but he could not say the quantity They say with good reason that the women it would be a thousand pizies if

Mr. E. H Dovey, Governmens": Lounger generation who might in the or the privilege-which has never been This is in striking contrast to what would Analyst, said on examination he had. dinary way join Liberalism are already abused--were to be withdrawn.

have bean, the wase under the Hanoverian found that deceased had taken doss. in the Labour Party or will soon be

Hitherto the London parks have been kings, who would have used present dif of opium, the effects found being 40-of there, and as for the older folk of mode the happy hunting, ground of Socialist culties as a pretext for trying to screw morphine which was equivalent to. rate views there is nothing to choose berators in search of recruits for the cause.

opigm. could mot say tween the Liberais and the Conservatives. The crowds on Sundays who are invited more money out of Parliament. However, one never knows, and we shall to listen, to all the uostrums offered for THE NEW WEMBLEY.“ Bee before long how the wind" litows.

Acting Police Sergeant M. I. Dickson, the cure of acial ills, beginning with A good deal is appearing in the papers the elimination of the wicked eapitalist, about what will probably happen, at said he was in charge of D. Contingent 12th. I hear that there is a possibility-me consist of a large proportion, of young Wembley when it is re-opened in May, to which deceased belonged at the Polies

February night almost call it a probability-that man, and surely it would be better for as mentioned in a recent article. It is Training School or negotiations will be restimed between the those to be engaged in manly games on believed that all the space will be taken Deceased had been there for three months Government here and the Soviet Govern, Sundays than hearing sopbox cranks up again in the Palace of Industry, and where he had been training with a view ment with a view of establishing trade letting off hot air" fallacies? It will relations in a form that can be embodied be surprising if the LC.C. election in in a Treaty. M. Rakovsky has just left March alters the present arrangement London on a visit to Dassia, and it is, about Suaday games. said that he had an important interview Tas BOXER INDEMNITY.

BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.

it was takes.

what far.

that instead of individual firms making to promotion. He hud, bowever, failed their arrangments independently there in his examination on two occasions, the will be something in the nature of last leing on February 11th. He was operative display by whole industries told of his failure on the 12th-but, did La the Palace of Engineering we shall not com, upset by it. bize an exhihition of model, houses A Chinese constable said, on the even

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with Mr. Austin Chanderlain before his The latest item of news about the Uparillustrating alternative methods of coning of February 12th, he acompanied departure. What the Foreign Secretary indemnity which reaches me is to the struction. The unsightly advertisement deceased, to a cincha show zad. on the stated to M. Rakovsky, and what the effect that the Foreign Office here has kiosks which defaced the gardens last way had a lot of wine in a Chinese wine- Russian representative said to him, a not disclosed, but the latter informed the agreed to the suggestion of the year will be barred, and nobody will re-shop. After the cinema he left deceased inevitable interviews before he left for Federation of British Industries, repregret it. This year is the centenary of in Queen's Road West and did not rea Moscow that he was quite satisfied with seating considered opinion of, industry steam transportation, and therefore quite bim until about 10 p.m when he his conversation. The impression in this country, that a representative of appropriately it is expected a big rail was awakened from sleep by the cric veyed was that he will return to London the business community should have. way transport section will be a feature of deceased who lay on the bed "next to..."

bis empowered to make an entirely fresh sets on the Committee set up by the of Wembley.

In the Stadium the first important Board of Trade to advise the Government

Mr. Wood, summing up, said that it of proposals.

in political circles it is held that the regards the best way to albcate the ovent will be another military tattoo, appeared that decensed after being in. way has been paved for a better under British slate of the indemnity. This is and this will run for possibly a couple forined of his failure, had when he part- standing with the Soviet. You have to as it should be if the money is to be of montbe from the opening. There willed frota his friend, hought some spium. be in London in these days to malise spent in manner that will be most also be a mammoth circus. The whole how completely the whole atmosphere has beneficial both to China and Great place in being made to look fresh with been changed as regards our foreign re Britain. But with affairs in China, in new paint and new roads and improved lations since the Labour Government the present rather hopeless state it may lighting went out of office. This applies to the be taken for granted that there will be show again. entire feld of diplomatic dealings with no undue haste to reach a decision as CLEAGES FOOD. other countries, and in a very special to how the money shall be expended. sense to our dealings with Rassia. There ECONOMY AT COURT

any extension of trade arrangements between the two countries must be pro ceded by cast-iron guarantees against Soviet propaganda in the British Em- pire. It is common knowledge here that this is a point insisted upon by Mr. Austen Chamberlain as an essential pre liminary to the opening of negotiations THE PRINCE OF WALES..

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It will wrtainly be a good

Mr. Neville Chamberlain is comment-

ed for his drastic action to stop the

ST. PAUL'S PRESERVATION. THE A.D.C. PERFORMANCE" OF

ST. JOAN."-

DONATION OF $200 TO FUND.

ia immense confidence that bothing will Sir Douglas Dawson's retirement from adulteration of food using the long arm be given away. Moreover, the rulers at the post of State Chamberlain is to be Moscow are now well aware that as a followed by a re-arrangement of offices of the Ministry of Health for this pur.The following letter is self-explanatory

pose. Begulations are being framed on

February 24th, 1995. preliminary any fresh relations with them in the Royal Household. It is common the basis of the recommendations of an F. Reynolds Joues, Esq

knowledge that ever since the war His export committee which recently held an

Reuters, Limited, Hongkong. Majesty has been keen ou cutting down inquiry into the whole subject. In ad-

DEAR MR. JONES. With reference to expenses on the ceremonial side of thedition, it is proposed to promote legis

conversation this morning, 1. have with the result that the annual penditure on the upkeep of the Rouallation, as soon as Parliamentary time the pleasure to inform you that the gross can be found for the purpose. What receipts from the sale of tickets, etc., Paluces has been greatly reduced. I seus eminently desirable is a measure at the performance of St. Joan" m. future the office of State Chamberlain which would bring the law into workable aid of the St. Paul's Cathedral Restora will be combined with that of the Chief compass undor a single det of Parliation Fund amounts so far to $2,038.10 of the Ceremonial Department, and Mr.

ment

and there is still something more to come Osgood, who has been the principal One of the new rules which it is - From this has to be deducted expenses The final plan of the tour which the Secretary to the State Chamberlain for tended to enforce is to the effect that connected with the production, vouchers Prince of Wales is to make in Souththe last twenty years, will take charge of "the inside and covering of a vehicle for all of which are not yet in. The nett Africa and the Argentine is now avail able as far as the dates are concerned all the arrangements. This means that used for the conveyance of meat must result, however, which we shall be able It has been arranged that #M.B: no successor to Sir Douglas Dawson will be kept clean." and another decrees that to donate to the Fund will certainly not

be appointed.

person handling meat must not let be less than £200. Repulse, on which the Prince will voyage,

The action of the King in this matter it come into contact with the ground."" will leave Portsmouth on March 28th.

I will let you have the actual amount He is expected back again in England shows pretty clearly what manner of Anyone who has seen imported meat in a few days, meanwhile. I am, yours. arly in August. Meanwhile it is in man he is. He desires to save expense carted on lorries through the streets of faithfully.

(Sd.) W. A. HANNIBAL, teresting to note that, by special request in connection with Court life as far as London from the docks will agree that

Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, from a very exalted quarter, at this end possible. The cost of carrying on in these the above regulations, are not ill-timed.

Hongkong A.D.C. his hosts in South Africa are making days is heavy for Royalty as well as for I wonder that the historian of the future my on the point that such

[Apart from this Mr. Jones informs us arrangements to permit of His Royal the man in the street. King George is will have Highness having at least 48 hours rest cutting the coat according to the cloth, regulations should be necessary in the that subscriptions to the Fund have bee

"year of grace 1925.-H.D.

coming in very slowly so far,-Eo.]" (Continued on nezt Voluma), every week.

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