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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21ST, 1926

CABLE AND WIRELESS

NEWS.

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THE MAKWAR »DAM. GREAT BRITISH ACHIEVEMENT

IN THE SUDAN.

Ruany, January 20th. The great new Makwar Dam, on the Blue Nile, in the Sudan, will be officially opened to-morrow by Lord Lloyd, British High Commissioner in Egypt. The dem represents one of the world's greatest engineering feats and it is estimated that it will bring into cultivation immediately Konie 300,000 acres of land which have hitherto been desert. It will do for the Sudan what the Assuan Dam has" doue for Egypt Experts estimate that the new irrigated area will produce 10,000,000 lbs. of cotton 'yearly and will have immense influence on the future prosperity, of the Sudan. The dam lies near Sennar, 170

niles above Khartoum, and 2,000 miles from the mouth of the Nile and has been constructed by the British firm of S

HANDLING MAILS.

AN UNDERGROUND SCHEME IS

STARTED IN LONDON..

Rcoay, January 19th.

A miniature Underground Railway for carrying letters and parcels for the Post office is in, course of constraction in London at a cost of £1,600,000, and it will be completed at the end of the year,

A double set of rails is accommodated in an underground tabs aige feet in diameter and the system links up all the main Post Offices of London. The trains are automatic and will travel at a speed- of thirty-five miles per hour.

The Post Office authorities are building nineteen ears, each thirteen feet six inches long, for this miniature tube. Ench car will accommodate ten hundred- weight of mails so thas when all are run- ning and carrying full load, a weight of forty-five tons will bo in tranšit.

It will be possible to run thirty trains hourly, although naturally the number of trains will depend on the quantity of mails to be Enndled. A great saving and also in manual labour will result from the innovation,

THE BANKNOTE SCANDAL HUNGARIAN PREMIER TELLS OF GOVERNMENT ATTITUDE.

A GREAT CONFRONTATION,

BUDAPEST, January 20th. There is going to be a great on frontation. promised, Dr. Bethlen (the Premier), in a speech in the Assembly, debating the banknote scandal The,

ITALIAN DEBT TO UK.

BRITISH TREASURY LIFTE VEIL OF SILENCE.

LONDON, January 19th. The Treasury has to-night slightly lifted the veil of silence euahrouding the Italian debt negotiations, with the Inengre announcement that Mr. Winston Churchill and Signor Volpi, with ex puts has lengthily considered the funda. mental points at issue and made cor- The discussions are.

Assembly was packed with Deputies and members of the public. Proceedings were most animated. Much of Dr. Bethlen's speech was inaudible above the din ofsiderable progress. the Left Party members loudly chorussing

resign," and a counter demonstration by Government supporters, standing and cheering the Premier.

The latter emphasised that Government was not evading its responsibility.

The question of ascertaining the facts was the businesin the Courts rather than of Government, though Government wish- ed to clear up the political background if such existed.

The Premier repeated that there was no trace of any revolutionary schemes

being resumed on January 2nd.

ANNUITIES DISCUSSED. "The considerable progress" mention ed in the Treasury', announcement ́re garding the Italian debt negotiations, apparently relates to the fact that the question of annuities has been reached. It is believed that argument concerning the exact amount of the debt has been shelved in favour of discussion on the payment of fixed annuities for a period

Britain asking at

of years,

THE WORLD'S SHIPPING. LLOYD'S BUILDING FIGURES FOR

LAST YEAR.

FAR EASTERN

NEWS.

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SINO-RUSSIAN. FRICTION.

DEFINITE RUPTURE REGARDING THE CER

COMPLETE DEIDLOCK REACHED.

LONDON, January 18th. According to Lloyd's annual summary of shipping, 335 vessels, of §,193,000 tons, were launched during 1925, of which 49 per cent., namely, 1,085,000 tons were launched in the British Isles. Gert many came. spcond with 100,000 tons,

PERING, January 20th. Italy third with 142,000 tons and the Telegramy from Manchuria reveal that the dispute which has been proceeding. United States fourth with 129,000 tons.

for some

between the Soviet Japan was eighth with M,000 tons. There is a decrease in the world's total authorities and the Chinese over the output of 54,000 tons as compared with question of the transportation of Chinese 1024, but the decrease in the British troops by the Chinese Eastern Railway, Isles was 333,000 tons, and thus there is tast developing, into a struggle for had been an increase abroad of 301,000 | de facto contrel of the railway tons. The amount of tonnage launched in Britain for owners abroad was 178.000 tons.

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DEFINITE NUPTURE REPORTED. Negotiations between the Chineso authorities and the Soviet Consul-General at Harhip ended in a definite, runtuse. with the result that the former have now

THE PERSIAN RAILWAY.

TEERAN. January 1945. The Minister of Public Works has sub.ndopted the policy of armed intervention. mitted a Bill authorising the canerne Traffic has ceased and the Russians have threatened to send troops to guard the lenation of a railway zeroas Persia.

line,

Pearson and Son, at a cost of twelve and above ground in horse and motor vehicles farcign Press about the situation in 29,000,000 for sixty-two years, but Italy ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHI· | occupied by Heilungkiang troops left

a half million pounds. The dam is two niles long and the water stopped by it amounts to 140,000,000,000 gallots, a great lake, 50 miles long, having been created.

The possibility of irrigating Gezica Plain was first realised by Sir William Garsten. when he visited the Sadan soon after its reconquest in 1809. It was Lord Kitchener who first fostored the dam scheme. Work was Segun late in 1917 but war interfered with its progress and it was not until 1920 that any great advance in construction work was made, those engaged upon it including some 20,000 native workmen. In addition to the dam, a new railway line has been built from Makwar" to Kassala. near Abyssinian Byrener. Cotton will be car ried over this line and thence over the older line to Port Sudan, the new outlet to the sea, whence it will be shipped to London ind Liverpool.

ELECTRICITY. PROPOSALS. BILL TO BE PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT

Reosy, January 20th. It is anticipated that a Bill, containing Government's electricity proposals, out- lined in a speech a few days ago by the Premier, will be presented to Parliament early after its reassembly at the begin ning of February. Meanwhile, the Minis ter of Transport is holding a series of conferences with representatives of elec- trical manufacturers and other industries likely to be affected, in order that their views may be heard and a large, measure. of agreement obtained on the terms of the Bill. The scheme provides for the establishment of a National Board to control the supply of electrical power throughout the country, hy closing inade- quately equipped generating stations and supplying their areas through existing -arrangements for distribution with elec- tricity generated, in six modern super

stations at lower cost.

All superstations will be linked up by a network of power cables and "frequens will be standardised throughout the country at fifty cycies per second.

UNEMPLOYMENT IN UK.

SLICHT IMPROVEMENT OVER LAST YEAR.

RUGBY, January 19th. The annual review of labour conditions for the past year is contained in the Ministry of Labour Gazette which shows that the number of insured workers recorded as unemployed at the end of the year was slightly lower than in the previous December.

Although legislative and administrative changes introduced had had some effret. in reducing numbers, it is stated that the reduction due to this cause was not considerable, and a fall in the total num-

bera occurred despite an increas of About 228,000 in the total number of insured workers;

WAR CEMETERIES. STEPS TAKEN TO OBTAIN ENDOWMENT FUND.

THE FOREIGN PRESS. Dr. Bethlen read extracts from the Hungary, which caused great hilarity among the ministerialists, but roused the Socialists to fury.

Dr. Bethlen said that these wild reports were due to perverse propaganda, by It was a conspiracy refugees abroad. against the bonour of the nation. He emphasised the conservative charact of RUGBY, January 19th. the Government, which in powise sa8 The preliminary steps towards the counter-revolutionary bat meant to re- establishment of an endowment fund of spect the existing international situation, 3,000,000, which the Government in con-despite the efforts of the malcontents to junction with the Dominion Governments terminate the Trianon Treaty. will set up for permanent maintenance of war cemeteries have been comploted. The Imperial War Graves Commission have appointed General Sir Herbert Lawrence, Mr. E. R. Weacock, and Major General Sir Fabian Ware, trustee of the fund.'

CANCER RESEARCH.

Roosy, January -19:8 · Doctor W. Oye, whose cancer research discoveries have rated worldwide in terest, yesterday stated that recent re- searches had defined in practical terms the problem before them.

We know," he said, "what we have to solve, and in my opinion the most im- portant part of the work has already beer solved. The prospects for the final solution of the cause and probably the prevention of the disease are ripe.

Dr. Gre was speaking at a meeting in Yorkshire which county has just collected i over £250,000 to establish a cancer re- search centre to be connected with Leeds University.

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QUEUES AT THEATRES. ACTION BEING TAKEN BY LORD CHAMBERLAIN.

Rugay, January 20th. Of late, a campaign has been waged against the theatre queue, and a Society has been formed aiming at ita abolition.

It appears that official action has now been taken in the matter. Lord Cromer, the Lord Chamberlain, by virtue at the control which he exercises over London theatres, has asked their proprietors to notify queues when there is no possibility His action will re of obtaining seatk tove one of the chief grievances of theatre-goers-namely, that they often wait in a queue ignorant of the fact the queur already numbers, more persons than can be accommodated.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] AN APPEAL TO INDIA. LORD READING'S SPEECH IN

· LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

DELET, January 20th... The Legislative Assembly was opened in state to-day for the last time by Lord Reading, the retiring Viceroy. was bright sunshine and the streets were lined with troops.

There

The Chamber was crowded and pre- sented a brilliant spectacle

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The Viceroy sat on a golden thair on crimson carpet. All otheials were in uniform.・・

Large crowds cheered Lord Reading's arrival and departure.

While recent months have however, shown shrinkage in the unemployment average, the monthly percentages of un employed in British and Northern Iren land among inwared workers was 11.3 as against 10.3 in the previous year. The increase was mainly due to the severe depression in the coal mining industry.

The report states that as compared with the end of 1994 there was an im- provement is the tinplate, hosiery, cloth- ing, furnishing, woodworking, paper

He said be and his Government fully certain sympathized with the Indian feeling in manufacturing, printing and

a decline regard to anti-India legislation in South kinds of metal trades, but in coal and iron mining, pottery, ship- Africa. An Indian deputation to South building, marine engineering, and silk Africa had already obtained valuable and linen industries.

TOUR OF W. AFRICA. PARTY FROM THE COLONIAL OFFICE TO TRAVEL

RUGBY, January 90th. Mr. Ormsby Gore, Under Secretary for the Colonies, accompanied by Mr. Chacles Rhys, M.P., and two members of the Colonial Office staff, leaves London to: morrow for bid visit to the British West African Dependencies,

The party is due to arrive at Lagos on February 4th and after a tour of some six weeks in Nigeria, part of which will be spent in the Northern Provinces, they will leave for Accra on March 18th,

The programms provides for a stay of approximately three weeks in the Gold Const, after which ten days will be Opus in Sierra Leone and three days in

Gambiar

The party will leave Bathurst on April 30th on their homeward journey.

The Viceroy, in a speech, announced that the King had approved the appoint- ment of a Royal Commission on Agricul ture in India.

information and the Government of India still hoped to persuade the Ucion Govern ment that there was the strongest ground for a conference" on the whole question. Now that the stage of negotiation had been reached, he hoped that the cause, which appeared to have justice and equity on its side, would prevail and a basis for discussion with the Union Government would be reached.

The Viceroy greatly regretted that the Indian political leaders had not made better response to Lord Birkenhead's message of sympathetic encouragement. He said Britain's heart would have been won by the immediate acceptance of ad- Though there had been vances made. some change of the tone and temper of the politicians to Government, he wished He it had been more uninistakeable. trusted that the ensuing session would be a clear manifestation of an attitudes generous and well-intentioned as that which prompted the appeal and that a new ern would dawn of a more symo- pathetic and more widespread trust and more universal, goodwill."

THE RHINELAND. ALLEGED FRENCH REPLY TO

GERMANY."

CANNOT REDUCE STRENGTH

PABIS, January 20th: According to Le Journal, M. Briand has replied to the representations of the German Ambasandor, Herr Von Hoesch, in regard to the strength of the Allied forces in the Rhineland,

He stated that at present there could bo no question of reducing the strength of the French forces in the Rhineland. He pointed out that since December 1st the French troops have been reduced by "British had reduced their, forces by only about 20,000 men, while the Belgians and

tively. one regiment and one battalion respec

THE B.I.S.N. CO. APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR PURCHASE OF STOCK.

Lenox, January 20th. Applications are invited for the pur chase of £700,000 3 Per Cent. cumulative preference stock in the British India Steam Navigation Company at 91 per cent.

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It is understood that the stock hitherto has been held privately and does not represent fresh capital.

WEMBLEY HONOURS. DECORATION FOR HONGKONG RESIDENT.

MR. G. DUNCAN, H.B.E.

LONDON, January 19th. The Wembley Exhibition Honours, which were gazetted to-night, include the following:

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire-Mr. Andrew Caldecott, Malaya.

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire-Mr. Goorge Duncan, Hongkong.

Honorary Member of the Most Excel lent Order of the British Empire-Raja Kechil and ex-Sultan Abdullah, Malaya. HONOURS FOR AUSTRALIA. Australasia gets the lion's share of the Wembley Exhibition Honours with six out of 35 recipients.

is prepared to offer three or milioni.only.

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GERMAN CABINET: PRESIDENT MAKES MOVE TO AID DR. LUTHER

BERLIN, January 19th. 'Dr. Luther's efforts to form a coalition fabinet. comprising Democrats, Cen- trists. the German-Peoples and Bavarian Peoples Parties, hava failed owing to differences between the Democrats and Bavarians. The former insisted on Herr Koch being given the Ministry of the Interior, whereas the Bavarians objected to Koch as a danger of the Federal system of the Reich, on account of his strong democratic and republican views. Dr. Luther makes a final effort to-day to bring the parties together but, in the event of failure, which is moet prob able, the President will be faced with the alternatives of asking Dr. Luther to form a Cabinet of officials and experts or to invite another politician to try his luck.

Davos. January 19th.. Switzerland won the Europeau Ie Hockey Championship, Carcho-Slovakia baing second..and Austria third.

[ETER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

THE AMERICAN NAVY.

ITS STRENGTH DISCUSSED

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

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WASHINGTON, January 19th. The House of Representatives debated the strength of the United States Navy Most of the Republicans defended the economies recommended by the Appt pristions Committte, but the Republi- can, Mr. Britten, feared the United States was in danger of falling below the five-five-three naval ratio, which he in- sisted the British were fully maintain- ing. The Republicau, Mr: French, who is member of the Appropriations Com- mittee, denied this.

COMMERCIAL PETROL. FUMES NOT DANGEROUS TO

HEALTH.

A passenger train which was forcibly Changchun, for Harbin on the 17th instant under soldiers' coercion. and 1,200 Chi- nese troops were sent to Harbin by special train on the following day,

"DEADLOCK IS REACHED.

Later telegrams from Harbin and Changchun show that the Sino-Soviet dispute in connection with the Chinese Eastern Railway has reached a complete deadlock. The Chinese issued orders for the resumption of traffic yesterday, and attempted to coerce the station-master at Changchun into carrying out instruc- The latter, however, on receiving a counter-order from M. Ivanoff, refused to budge. It is reported from Harbin that the Chinese have now interlocked the signalling system and the despatch of the Trans-Siberiau express was prevented by the menacing attitude of the Chinese crowd.

tions,

The Cortular Body warned the Chinese

'sible for loss of life and property, inter- Authuaties that it will hold them respor ferance, with the rights of Foreign nations and damage to maila.

It appears that the Trans-Siberian express, which was outward bound from Harbin, was delayed five hours on Janu- ary 18.

JAPAN IS WATCHING.

Toxxo, Jnuary, 20th. The Foreign Offico spokesman says that the Japanese Goverginent is watching the Sino-Russian friction in regard to the Changchun-Harbin line closely; but it does not anticipate danger arising, though the trouble probably will be long-drawn Consular advices discount the rumour

WASHINGTON, January 10th. PRESIDENT MAKES MOVE.

That commercial petrol containing tetra ethyl lead is not dangerous to President Hindenburg has made a move to help Dr. Luther solve his health and that there is no reason why Cabinet making difficulties. He has its sale under proper regulations should received the leaders of the various be prohibited, is the finding of a Com parties and told them that a Governmittee appointed in May last. The Com- went must be formed as the situation mittee's report is based on the study of would be most serious if Dr. Luther 252 persons exposed in various degrees failed. Subsequently, all the parties to the exhaust fumes of the gas. It is conferred with Dr. Luther and all agreed pointed out, however, that there is of Soviet mobilisation, as White Russian to his proposed Cabinet, which includes serious danger to health in the manu-propaganda.

facture and blending of tetra ethyl lead Doctor Kuelz as Minister of Interior,

which must be subject to precise regula tions.

COMMUNISTS IN EGYPT, MOSCOW COMPLAINS POOR PROGRESS IS MADE.

OIL IN MEXICO. MANY INJUNCTIONS FILED AGAINST NEW LAW,

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CAIRO, January 19th. Of the eighteen Cominunists who were

MEXICO CITY, "January 19th arrested last June following, on police

There have been approximately thirty observation of their activities, three named Weiss, Pollak and Antonin, have applications for injunctions to restrain Government from the been sentenced to three years' imprison- the Mexican ment; four to imprisonment varying retro-active application of the

six months; and petroleum law filed in the district courts from one year to others, including a woman named Rosen by foreign oil.companies. Meanwhila thal,, have been acquitted. The case Committees "representing foreign com- was heard in camera. It is alleged that panies are conferring with Senhor Luis Weiss' real name was Rossoy and that ha Morones, the Minister of Commerce, re- received instructions from Moscow. Hegarding the details of the new law. had been active in Palestine and Egypt. A letter from Moscow which was inter- cepted, complained that little headway. was being made among the fellaheen.

SOVIET CHANGES. VIEWS EXPRESSED BY PRESS IN FRANCE.

PARIS, January 19th. The papers are most interested in the General Sir Travers Clarke heads the

ernment, list with the Knight of the Grand Crossministerial reshuffling in the Soviet Gov- of the Empire.

The only woman, Lady Galway, Chair man of the Women's Section, gets a Commandership of the Order of the Em- pire.

U.S. RUBBER PROBLEM. MR HOUVER ESTIMATES FALL IN CONSUMPTION.

WASHINGTON, January 19th. Mr. Hoover, in a statement, estimated. the consumption of rubber in the United States during December as being 7,000 tous below November. While he regard- cd the reduction as partly seasonal, ho of the American public to reduce con thought it indicated a desire on the part Le Gaulois declares that the Bolshe-sumption on account of high prices. He viks wish to show a more moderate front added that American rubber manufac turers had covered 75 per cent. of their in order to obtain credit.

L'Excelsior attributes the eagerness of requirements for the next six months by the Soviet to re-open negotiations with advance contracts. The list contains four Knight Com-France to the peasantry's need of agri- manderships of the Most Excellent Order cultural machinery and fertilisers, which of the British Empire, the remainder Russian industry is unable to supply.

Le Petit Journal says the Soviet being minor decorations,

"Government is being compelled to re-. verse engines under formidable pressure by the peasants and small tradesmen.

Le Petit Parisiri declares that the Franco-Soviet pourparlers" will be resum- ed next week.

AVIATION OF FUTURE.. SIR SEFTON BRANCKER ON THE PUSSIBILITIES.

IRISH COINAGE BILL.

LONDON, January 19th." Two-berth sleeping cabins, a dining saloon and a lounge were among the details sketched by Major-General Sir

LONDON, January 19th. Sefton Brancker, lecturing to the Over- The Irish Free, State Minister of sens League and describing airships, Finance has introduced a Bill in Dail which possibly in the very Bear Eireann providing for the establishment future" would be able to carry a hun of a new coinage currency in nickel, dred passengers with baggage from Eng-silver and bronze. The coinage is pro posed to be subject to similar limitations land to Australia vid India within ten or twelve days cruising at about sixty as regards legal tender as is the exist- ivo miles per hour. He added: We ing British coinage. have started the Cairo-Karachi service and Australia has started to meet us. The meeting will probably, be at Singa pore:"

A SEAPLANE FLIGHT.

HUELA," January 19th.«. Major Franco and Captain, Buiz De Alds have arrived in a seaplane from Melilla the first hop" preparatory to leaving Palos De Moguer on Thursday 1,for, America.

Giving evidence before the Commerce Committee of the House of Representa tives, Mr. C. E. Walters, atttached to the Bureau of Standards, said produc tion ecsts prohibit the use on a large scale of reclaimed and synthetic rubber.

PROPERTY SALE, GOOD BIDDING FUR CONDUIT

ROAD PROPERTY.

Brisk bidding marked a sale of lease- hold property held at Mr. A. G. da. Rocha's auction rooms yesterday after-

noon.

out.

WEI YI SAN.

EXPECTED TO MAKE STAND ́AT LUANCHOW.

PERING, January 20th, General Wei Yi San, with his troops, has reached Luanchow. He is expected to make a stand at this place, with the

the support of

First Kuominchun (People's Army).

HONGKONG "QONSPIRACY." ALLEGED PLANS TO SMUGGLE CHINESE INTO AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE, January 19th The Federal authorities. have taken active measures to terminate the prac tice of trying to smuggle Chinese to Australia on the birth certificates of dead Chinese. It is stated that the headquar ters of the conspiracy are at Hongkong.

ARMED ROBBERY.

OLD WOMAN THE VICTIM.

In the early hours of Tuesday morning, two men, one armed with a knife and the other carrying a paper torch, enter- ed a natshed on the new Shing Mun Tein Wan Road, near Wo Lee Hop village, Tsun Wan, and carried out an armed robbery.

The matshed was occupied by an old. woman, her husband and her daughter in-law, who were all asleep. The men terzarised the occupants and then ran- sacked the matshed and searched the woman, from whom they stole $105 in Hongkong notes.

After remaining for about a quarter of an hour the robbers made off towards Txun Wan.

BRIBERY CASE.

INDIAN CONSTABLE SENT TO PRISON.

The case in which an Indian constable was charged with taking a briba from a car driver, again came before Mr. 1. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterdağ,

Mr. D. McCallum, appeared for the de- fendant, and cross-examined the driver of the car. Witness said it was the con- stablo who suggested a bribe, and when he met him next day defendant took the

The property concerned is situated at No. 11. Conduit Road, and known as Ranfurly," The total area is 20,000 square feet and the land is held under a Crown lease for the term of 75 years IMPERIAL TOBACCO CO. renewable for a further term of 75 years.

The annual Crown rent is $138. LONDON, January 19th. Mr. da Rocha started the bidding at A meeting of Directors of the Imperial an upset price of 840,000. This was admoney willingly. Tobacco Company recommended a final vanced by a bid of $100, and then by

Evidence was given by a Chinese de- dividend of 8 per cent. and a bonus of another Ind of 2000, bringing the price up tertive, who said he saw defendant ia. Od. per share (both free of Income to 841,000. Thin order of alternate bids accept a white packet from the driver. Tax) on the ordinary shares for the year of $100 and $900 proceeded until the Witness tried to arrest defendant who ended October 31st. 1985, the placing of figure of 844,100 was reached, at which threw the packet away, but he (wit 2500.000 to General Reserve Account and stage Mr. Li Koom Chun put up a bidness) saw that it contained money. £250,000 for the provision of pensions, of 3900 and the property was knocked Defendant was sent to prison for three carrying forward 2843,000

months with hard labour.

down to him for $4,500

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