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LATIN MONETARY UNION,
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BELGIUM GIVES DUE NOTICE TO WITHDRAW.
LONDON, January 7th. Belgium has given one year's notice of her intended withdrawal from member ship of the Latin Monetary Union. The other members of the Union are France, Italy and Switzerland...
Belgium's action is the sequel to men- sures, which have been taken for tha stabilisation of the Belgian franc
FALSE FRENCH NOTES. PARIS JOURNAL COMMENTS ON POLITICAL ASPECT.
PARIS, January 7th. While absolving the Hungarian Govern. ment from responsibility in connection With the forged banknotes affair. Le -Matin accuses it of trying to hush
the political aspect.
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THR. HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
FAR EASTERN CABLE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY,
NEWS.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-]
HE, TUAN OHI JUL.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE PREPARING TO VACATE OFFICE.
PERING, January 7th.
It is reliably learned that Tuan Chi Jui. the Chief Executive, has completed the drafting of a telegram announcing his retirement, but the contents of the mea sage have not been disclosed.
FLOWER SHOW TO BE HELD
THIS YEAR.
FRIDAY, JANUARY SIE,
ORDER OF
ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM.:
"AWARDS FOR CONSPICUOUS
GALLANTRY!":
A special meeting of members of the Hongkong Horticultural Society and of Awards of the Order of St. John of those interested in horticulture was held Jerngniem in England have been made in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, the following for conspicuous gallantry Matheson & Co., Ltd., yesterday evening.saving life at imminent personal for the purpose of deciding whether the risk:- Annual Flower Show should be held this year or not, and it was ultimately agreed
to hold it as usual.
Mr. J. A. Plummer (Chairman) presided and others present were Mr. E. B. C.
Silver Medal.-E. Ralphs, assistant commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade, Hongkong.
1926
CHRISTMASTIDE FATALITY. ENQUIRY REGARDING CHINESE KNOCKED DOWN BY LORRY.
An enquiry was conducted by Major C. Willson, sitting as a Coroner with a jury, at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon concerning the circumstances attending the death of a inan named Tsang Po, who was knocked down by motor lorry in Queen's Road West on the morning of December 28th, and died the following day at the Government Civil Hospital.
PUBLICATION OF WILLS.
IS IT RIGHT?
The announcement that, in accordance with precedents, the provisions of the will of Queen Alexandra will not be made public, nor will the document it- self be deposited for public inspection at Somerset Hause, has caused many people that this is the proper course to follow to write to the newspapers suggesting with regard to all wills.
A Country Soliciter" writes: "Very rightly it is held that the testamentary documents executed by kings and queens are not for the curious public to see, and I would suggest that the public have even less right to pry into the wills of Bronze Medal.-H. T. Brooks, superin
private individuals. As the law stands, by paying a shilling at Somerset House, tendent, Hongkong Fire Brigade; P...J.
any will which has been admitted to pro- It is thought likely that the telegram Fornell (Hon. Secretary), Messrs. Ho Condon, assistant, Hongkong Fire Bri-
kate enn be seen, and thus many inti- will be issued to-morrow.
mate secrets, carefully guarded for years, Rom Tong, L. Gibbs, Chon Po Sein and gade; Chalam Ali Hyder, St, John Am
become known to the curious. Trouble Mrs. Dyer (members of the Committee)bulance Brigade, Hongkong; D. Burling-
and distress is caused to innocent people, WILL CHANG TSO LIN BE FORCED and Mesara. K. S. Morrison, G. M. Shaw, ham, assistant superintendent of police, Government Civil Hospital) said that but no really useful purpose is served by
this unlimited privilege.". Ho Fook, A. Tsze, H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Hongkong; R. B. Cargon, H.MAS, Trang Po was admitted to the Govern. Solicitors and others have expressed T. H. King and Dr. Sanders.
Brisbane, H. Braga, scout master, Boyment Civil Hospital at ale am.
views on this subject. Scouts, Hongkong.
- MUKDEN WAR LORD.
TO RESIGN
ACTIVITY OF WE TE
TOKYO, January 7th.
A message from Mukden states that Marshal Chang Tao Lin is preparing to resign.
The Japanese Foreign Office has not
Opening the proceedings, the CHAIRMAN said: This meeting is called, as you are aware to decide whether or not the
Bowers and vegetables, this year Society should hold its Annual Show of usual, but I must admit that I had an
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MONEY-LENDING EVIL.
LORD DARLING'S SURPRISE. Moving the third reading of the Money
recently, Lord Carson said the obser
The jury were Mesars, A. W. Hughes (foreman), F. Lammert and J. N. Wong.
Dr. W. Paterson (Medical Officer,
Capt Reginald Terrell who, when a member of the House of Commons raised in Parliament the question of publication
circumstances when he could conceive that the publication of, willa was likely to lead to harm. For instance, it might be that under the will of a relative a young man became entitled to a consider-
December 8th, 1926, suffering from multiple injuries.' An operation was perot extracts of wills, said that there were formed immediately and another opera tion was performed in the afternoon on account of hemorrhage. There was
The paper points out two distinct yet learned officially, but its spokesman ulterior motive in inviting not only leaders Bill in the House of Lords further operation during the foreroon of able sum of money, on reaching the age
aspects of the case-angely the counter-thinks the report is possibly true, as
members of the Society but the general vations of judges showed the utter December 27th, also on account of hemor
feiting of the banknotes and the Chang's leaders are advising him to public to be present and to take part in futility of the present state of the lawrhage, but the man died at 19.93 p.m.
monarchist plot. It is of opinion that the Budapest Government, attempted to he little the inevitable consequences of the discovery, of a spirit of revenge and adventure amongst the aristocracy of Hungary, whom it reminds that she has regained her prosperity owing to interna- tional support, Therefore she has no excuse for tolerating a conspiracy against
pener.
FARLIER CABLES.
FLOODS" IN EUROPE.
BETTER REPORTS TO HAND FROM MOST REGIONS.
Liece; January 6th "An earthquake of two seconds dura. tion took place last night. Furniture was shaken and people ran out of their houses.
A message from Namur says that an carthquake of three seconds duration took place on Monday night.
MANY VILLAGES INUNDATED.
AMSTERDAM, January 6th.
The fall of the big rivers continues, but As a result of the dyke of the river Vecht, in the Province of Overysel, bursting number of villages are inundated. Two light earthquake shocks were registered
at Maastricht.
GOOD AND BAD NEWS.
"BRUSSELS, January 6th. The flood situation has improved at Ghent, Namur, Dinant and Charleroi but the floods have become worse in the Antoing district. Villages in the valleys of Maplaigne and Hollam have been evacuated Floods are also worse in the Dender district, where detachmects of soppers are distributing food to isolated
households.
CRICKET IN BARBADOS. M.C.C." TOURISTS MEET WITH INNINGS DEFEAT.
BARBADOS, January 6th.. The MC.C. touring cricket team were defeated by Barbados, by an innings and
73 runs. The scores were:
MLC.C., 161 and 65.
Barbados, 259 for 7 wickets (declared). In Marylebone's frat innings, Kilner made 45, "Griffith taking five wickets for 50 runs. In the second innings, Francis took six wickets for 21 runs.
For Barbados, Challoner made 194 and Austin 40.
The BLC.C. had a difficult wicket to bat on in each innings.
EARLIER CABLES. (EECTIE'S AMERICAN_SERVICE] COAL STRIKE IN U.S.
STRONG REVULSION IS SHOWN IN ANTHRACITE REGION.
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New-Yoas, January 6th
retire, though he himself wishes to remain" in office.
The spokesman thinks that if the report true, Civil Governor Wang Yung Chiang will probably succeed him.
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WU AGAIN ACTIVE.
the discussion.
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As some of you know a Society such as this which holds only one large fune, good deal tion per year expericaces a of difficulty in sustaining interest among its members and the general public It is also stated that the Japanese Every year we lose a number of subs Government has learned that Wu Pei Fucribers owing to people going on leave recently circularised all Chinese Civil and or leaving the Colcay for good, and it Military Governors secretly. He is urging is often difficult to find new arrivals to amevement to support constitutionalism take their places and afford active and democracy by giving up military rule assistance to the Scelery.
It is understood that the Government is hopeful that China is settling, though it doubts the reports that Chang Tse Lin and Wu Pei Fu are definitely burying the
batchet.
THE RUBBER CONTROVERSY. MR. MCKEOWN FROPOSES U.S SHOULD- RETALIATE.
MODERATION OF
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HOOVER.
WASHINGTON, January 6th, Although it is unlikely to receive seri- cus consideration, it is interesting to re- cord that simultaneously with to-day's opening investigation of British rubber prices, the Democrat, Mr. McKeown, in the House of Representatives submitted a proposal for retaliation by increasing the price of American cotton abroad, and suggesting the creation of a commission
to regulate the shipment of cotton to the seaports.
VIEWS OF MR. HOOVER. Giving evidence before the House of Representatives committee investigating rubber prices, Mr. Hoover dwelt on the dangers of the regulation of raw materials by foreign governments and arbitrary Ex:
ing of prices for all nationa. The United States' experience during the past twelve months was that these controls could no longer be ignored and the national policy
and sisal
It was therefore with the idea of giving all those who take an interest in horti- culture, especially ladies, of coming forward and giving their support to the Society that I particularly invited them to be present to-day.
The number of young naval officers who
of 93.
"That knowledge, in the possession of a money lender," said Capt. Terrell, might well lead to, disastrous tempta-
into the hands of money-leaders was Death was due to hemorrhage and shock.tion for the young man." a disastrous thing for the Service. The Witness conducted a post-mortem ux- Bill's most valuable provisions were those with respect to the restriction of the rate of interest to per cent, a month.
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amination the same day, and apart from the injuries be had described, the other organs appeared to be normal.
Other evidence given showed that de ceased was in Queen's Road West on the
would make things more difficult for the Lord Phillimore thought the Bill honost borrower who had no security
Lord Darling maid he was surprised to except his personal character. heat Lord Phillimore speak in defence morning of December 28th. At the same of the helpless money-lender. He could time a moter lorry, total capacity two not help regretting that Lord Phillimore tons, was proceeding along Queen's Road had not appeared for. Shylock in the trial scene of The Merchant of Venice," in a westerly direction. The driver en- for had he done so Portia would have deavoured to avoid striking deceased by had a very much harder time. (Laughter.) swerving the lorry towards the centre of
To limit opportunities of borrowing,
ties for betting.
he said, would also be to limit opportnaithe road. He beard a shout and on dis- A number of minor amendmentk. were mounting from the driving sent, found the made, and the Bill was read a third time man had been knocked down by the lorry and passed
and was lying on the road.
THE LATEST LOOPHOLE..
From an English evening paper: When the driver of a road roller was vercharged at Birmingham with being drunk
It appeared from an answer given to further questions that the lorry skidded on the greasy road and the rear swing. ing round struck the unfortunate man.
The driver's licence showed that he ad been ciriving for about sixteen months and
Unfortunately Hongkong is rather noted for its laister-faire proclivities and I am sorry, we have received such a (comparatively) poor response to our invitation, but I am nevertheless grateful to those who are prescht,
In considering the question as to ther or not we should stage & Shaw this year it must be borne in mind that we are entirely dependent upon the indivi-
The good old English custom of driving order; and it was stated that proceed dual efforts of our members to make it a mors. success and whether in fact they haveing a coach and four through an Act of ings were being taken against the driver flowers and vegetables to exhibit. Un-Parliament is evidently out of date; all for this offence against the traffic regula fortunately the strike left many of us without native gardeners for several months during the Summer and early Autumn and in consequence some of our gardens are very late ur have been more
while in charge of it, his solicitor con- whe-tinted that a roller weighing ten tons, and carrying nothing, could not be held
carriage within the meaning up to the present had a clean record, of the Act under which the proceedings to be a
Police evidence showed that the foot had been taken. The Stipendiary upheld the contention and dismissed the sum brake of the lorry was not in good work
or is avandoned for the time being. sne vyder känu to elect of the pece inasmuch as it has zoduced many people to take a much more persopar
rest in gardening, ahead of leaving it
he can in his own way... This to my entirely to the fanwung to produce what mind 15 a great advantage and leads me
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to hope that we shall and a great num- ber of people to take a keen and active interest in the Society,
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the best people now do it in a traction engines
Mr. H. B. L. DOWBIGGIN thought that a number of pot plant exhibits might be cut down and thereby save the expense of a matshed.
The CHAIRMAN: It is difficult to get a idea of what the condition of everyone's garden is. I am personally about a see why I should not be able to show as much às usual. month or six weeks behind, But I don't
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Mr. GIBBS: I am strongly in favour of carrying on as far as we can; the show as worth while
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don't think it is worth cutting down the schedule on account of the strike, and I don't think we need do without the
matshed on account of expense.
tions of the Colony.
The jury returned a vardict of "death by misadventure" and exonerated the driver from all blame.
ALLEGED INTIMIDATION. TWO CHINESE CHARGED. A Hongkong Hotel pantry-boy appear- ed as complainant inga ease at the Central Magistracy yesterday, when he alleged two men had intimidated him.
Complainant said that during the strike he remained at work, and as a reault of this, the second defendant and four others demanded 9100 from him as "for giveness money, because he, did not
The CHAIRMAN: As far as expense is join the strikers." concerned, I don't suppose we should save On December 4th be paid over $5, and much on that, but we don't want to stage a fortnight later gave them a further 25, a fiasco. It is not like arranging a dia- it having been agreed that all the money ner or a dance, when it is simply a mat should be paid by January 1st. He asked ter of inviting people to come along. W the compradore for the loan of 850, and the compradore, on learning what he have to have something to ahost.
intended to do with the money, reported the matter to Mr. J. P. Bourne, Hotel Superintendent. The Police were then notified.
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Personally I would be very sorry to see the Show abandoned, this year, and must be determined.
believe that if everyone who has any Mr. Hoover denied ever thinking that thing in the way of flowers or vegetables there had been deliberate attempt to impose on American rubber users, and coming on, would make it a point of expressed the opinion that the price of honour to exhibit we would have no crude rubber had gone much higher than difficulty in staging a successful show. the controllers ever intended. He added The difficulty is to get everyone to co- that raw materials which at present were operate: People have such a habit of
Dr. SANDERS was of the opinion that governmentally controlled were Egyptian saying that their flowers are not good long staple cotton, camphor, coffee, enough to compete for prizes or that the show should be held this year and fodine, nitrates, potash, mercury, rubber is too much trouble to send along their that they should make it as suucessful exhibits. Therefore I hope you will all possible. Peranally be had not much make a special effort,-if @ Shows to exhibit but would send along what decided upon to induce all your friends he had and give his support to the Show to assist by sending along exhibits, even so far as he was able. though they may not be quite up to tho Mr. Ho Kom Toxa remarked, in reply usual high standard of excellence. Ato a question by the Hon. Secretary, that other difficulty which the Committee has he thought he could promise fair support to contend with every year, is to decide from Chinese gardeners. beforehand the amount of accommodation likely to be required and this will be a particularly difficult problem this year. It might, however, be overcome to some extent by sending out a circular to me bers and asking whether they expect to be able to exhibit and approximately to what extent,
U.S. WAR DUES.
QUESTION OF SETTLEMENT IS DISCUSSED.
WASHINGTON, January 6th. The Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives has recommend ed the acceptance of the war debt agree ments with Belgium, Czecho-Slovakia, Latvia, Esthonis, Rumania and Italy. Several members opposed the acceptance of the last-named settlement
AMERICA AND WHEAT. RESTRICTION ON IMPORTS IS _____ TO BE IMPOSED. . .
WASHINGTON, January 8th.
If the response is poor the Committee might feel justified in cutting down the schedule and holding a show on a some what smaller scale, although I hope that this will not be necessary,
I will now formally move that this
The Hou. DECA CARY supported the general opinion of the meeting that the Society should carry on with the Show this year as well as they could, He did not think they should cut down the schedule, but thould endeavour to make the Show a success.
It was suggested that if they had plenty of pace at the show, Mr. Ho Kom Teng and other Chinese exhibitors, might send almg some exhibits not for competition, to fill up."
The proposal to hold the annual show
unanimously,
Farther evidence was given to the effect that a police trap was laid for the men, and, the defendants were arrested. They had in their possession notes which had been marked by the Folice, and which had been handed over by the complainant.
First defendant denied all knowledge of the affair, and the second man said he asked complainant for a loan of $10, and received these marked notes.
The case was adjourned.
HAEN TO THE INNOCENT. A country solicitor who is against the publication of wills pointed out that in his "experience a prominent local man disclosed in his will that the woman, who had always been looked up to and respected as his wife, was not in fact his wife and that all his children were "The publication of this illegitimate. will, or even its inspection by busy bodies, said the solicitor, could cause only distress and harm perfectly inno- cent people.
A London lawyer with a large family practice advanced the view that no one without the consent of the executors. should have the right to inspect a will "A City solicitor beld that wills should "that occasionally there may be hard- be public property. "I admit," he said, ships for people, but it is the law."
WIRELESS IN THE WILDS. KNOWN TO BIRDS AND INSECTS FOR AGES.
[BY OLIVER G. PIKE, 7.29., FR.P.S.]
We all look upon wireless telegraphy as a very wonderful invention, but to the
birds, mammals, and insects.it. is.as.old as the hills. For ages paet they have been communicating one with another, by a wasthed of their own, without any sounds being uttered that human ears can pick up. This wonderful method of ust rare. It can be observed at almost ending messages to their companions is any time by day or night in our woods
and fields.
A few years ago we reared a rare female moth and imprisoned her in 2 small box. This was placed in the gar den, and within an hour dozens of males came up from every point of the compass.. Those moths, had not been seen in the district before, yet all around us were swarms of them. Where did they come from and by what method did they know of the presence of the female?
I have seen flocks of starlings contain- ing not fewer than 20,000 birds. These manœuvre with the utmost precision. They will all be flying north, then they sura as one bird and go cast, then risa or dive, and every wing action of every single bird in that vast flock will be performed at the same moment. I ance flock might copy the movements of their thought that these on the inside of the leader, but if so there would be a certain amount of time lost. Marcover, I have photographed these great flocks by means of slow-motion kinematography, and the picture show that all the birds work to gether, and also that they keep time with their wings as perfectly as a regiment of trained soldiers perform
the
MAN WUVÍES.
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A few years ago a female whitetailed eagle lost her mate. It was known that there was not another" "eagle of this species for hundreds of miles, get very soon after a male appeared in the locality and mated up with the fernale. a similar instance came under my notice in regard to the raven. While the female was sitting, her mate was killed."" Sho did not desert her eggs, but com tinued to sit upon them, and although ravens were scarce in the district, we found that she had accepted another mate within twenty-four hours.
HALF-MASTJA
Several comments were made on the
THE TOSS IN CRICKET.
TIME TO ABANDON" IT. Is it not time naks a correspondent in fact that the fag at the Admiralty was London paper that tossing for choice not flown, at half-mast on the death of of innings was done away with? Be Queen Alexandra.There was obviously some explanation, and I am told it is zuch as England and Australia, La the Bug is the Admiral's, flag, which by cashire and Yorkshire, Middlesex and regulation never comes down. The White Surrey, it is six to four on the side Ensign at the Admiralty is, of course, t winning the toss
a half-mast, as in the case of other public
The Department of Agriculture has Society decides to hold its annual Bowers put to the meeting and was carried tween two approximately oven teams this, says a writer in a London paper,
A strong revulsion of feeling against the coal strike is indicated in a telegram from the publishers of leading newspapers issued an order prohibiting the importa
in the anthracite region; to mine-owners tion of whent into America from India, and the miners representatives who have South Africa, Australia, China, Japan,
Italy az Spain, from February 1st
reached a deadlock at a conterence hore.
The telegram draws attention to the colossal financial loss, the pardlysis of business, the loss of the market for hard coal and the heart-breaking distress Caused among the miners. It adds that the parties' differences regarding arbitra
onde not justify a further division and the public will hold the leaders of both kides responsible for the misfortunes of everybody concerned.
US. AND DISARMAMENT.” WARNINGTON, January 6th The Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives voted un animously in favour of the resolution authorising the participation of the United States in the preparatory disarma ment conference at Geneva.
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The Chairman announced that the an
show this year on a suitable date to be fixed by the Course quest of the qual meeting of the Society, would be has been seconded the question will be held within the next two or three weeks open for discussion,
and expressed the hope that there would Mr. L. GIBBS seconded the proposition. be a good attendance, in order that some The CHAIRMAN: I don't know heatw blood might be introduced on com majority of people are situated, but takmittees, etc ing my own case as an example. I fancy In reply to a question, the CHAIRMAN I am something like a month or six weeks said the date of the Flower Show would behind, but at the same time, I hope that be decided by the new committee, but if sufficient support je forthcoming to warrant a show that shall be able to show a fair number of things..
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There is plenty of uncertainty" and luck in cricket without trusting to the foes of a coin before a ball is bowled Take the last visit to Australia In each of the five matches, the side winning the toss won the match. This should be put right before the Australian come here:
he thought it would probably be held dur-Toss for choice in the first match and ing the second or third week of March.. have the choice alternately in the other The meeting closed, with wrote of four. The same to apply in all county thanks to the Chairman
and club matches.
buildings,
One correspondent, who remarks on the erratic manner in which hall-masting" is commonly carried out, emphasises the fact that the expression: balf-masted" does not mean half-way down the mast. To half-masta tag (he says) means to lower it the height of its hoists the hoist," of a Hag, whether ensign or burges, being its vertical dimension where attached to the balliard Jes
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