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STIMULANTS TO TRADE. SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT IN GREAT BRITAIN,
RUGBY, February 8th. Speaking at the annual general meet. ing of Lloyds Bank, Mr. Beaumont Pearr, who presided, set forth many signs of improvement at Home and abroad. He Raid: "Other nations are following! our example of returning to gold
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, 1926
(THROUGH RAJTER'S AGENCY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. SOCIALIST MOTION IS EASILY DEFEATED.
LONDON, February 4th. In the House of Commons, the Labour amendment to the Address from the Throne was rejected by 203 votes to 112. MR.. LLOYD GEORGE'S SPEECH. Prior to the Division, Mr. Lloyd George criticised the amendment in a mild speech
THROUGH RAETER 3 AGENCY.]
SEA HEROISM REWARDED. PRESENTATION AT SOUTHAMPTON, ON BOARD PRES ROOSEVELT.”
LONDON, February 7th.; Presentations to the officers and crew
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ILL IN PARIS.
FAR
GRAVE STATE OF HEALTH OF KRASSIN
PARIS, February 6th..
to
According
of the President Roosevelt, were made Krassin, the ceremoniously aboard the American liner | gravely ill. at Southampton to-usy.
the newspapers M. Russian Ambassador, is
Paris, doctora recommend a rest in some Sir Cunliffe Lister, representing the mountain resort, but it is feared M. King, journeyed from Waterloo by Krasain may be unable to make the special train, accompanied by a distin-journey. guished party including a representative of the American Ambassador.i
EMBASSY STATEMENT.
PARIS, February 7th. Sir Cunliffe Lister, in a speech ex- The Soviet Embassy states that, M. pressed His Majesty's regret that the Krassin has been suffering from anaemia.
EASTERN NEWS.
CABLE
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SINGAPORE BASE,
WHAT MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD
THINKS OF THE SCHEME. ›
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Looox, February 7th.
Interviewed by the Observer, an Kis retura from "Ceylon. Mr. Ramay MacDonald said that his visit had convinced him more than ever that he was right in opposing the Singapore Base
*** ALTAI MARU". AGROUND. RUNS INTO SHINGLE AT FO TAU MUN PASS.
EFFORTS TO REFLOAT VESSEL
The 0.8.5. steamer dītai Maru making her way into Hongkong Harbour in the carly hours of yesterday morning, ran ashore off Lam Tong Island into the shingle at Fau Man Pass
The accident occurred at 9 am As soon as a distress message was received at the local O.S.K. office tags were sent to the vessel's assistance from Kowloon, and the Kaijo Murr, another of the Company's vessels which was in the Har-
He said there was plain evidence inbour, and was the to sail at 11 o'clock
with similar beneficia) results. Curren drawing attention to the illogicality shortness of the ship's stay had not He is now better and able to go out daily Ceylon that Singapore was the begin-fer Kenlung, also proceeded to the scene. Intered the nationalising of "mining but not permitted the King to see Captain He hopes shortly to presont his creden.ning of a new garel strategy," "Trin. The Kaija, however, soon returned to
eirs are being stabilised, Budgets the Socialist programme which advocat-
and debts settled.
'balanced,
pational relations have been improved of agriculture. He expressed his dis and a much greater sense of security ob-approval of the proposed Labour Bill tained by the Fact of Locarno, Art which was read a first time earlier in the ficial restrictions are being slowly remov- day for the nationalisation of the Bank
d. We have removed the embargo on foreign loads, and international trade
would be greatly assisted if many further restrictions, which greatly hamper trade between" various Continental countries, were removed.
Conditions in Europe have certainly made some progress." CLEARING HOUSE RECORD. At Home, continued Mr. Pease, the clearing house returns for the past year established a record. The grave crisis in the coal trade and the depressior in iron and steel tended to obscure the fact that internally the country might almost be described as having been prosperous. The spending power of the population gene- rally was considerable. It would appear from the information available that the standard of living of the great' mass of the people had undoubtedly been raised.
CAPITAL AND LABOUR
Mr. Pease thought that there was now "greater recognition of the truth that capital and labour. were fundamentally partners and not antagonists. It would appear, indeed, he said, that the more likely, and certainly the more logical, danger in the future might be a condict of interests between the different sections of labour rather than between labour and capital.
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Fried in London to thank him and his tials in London.. crew for services, which, perhaps,
had done more than anyone realised to cement Anglo-American friendship.....
The American Ambassader's represen
of England, declaring that the pre- tative said that it was possible to put in sent English banking system was fun-words what Americans thought of damentally the soundest in the whole the relations between the Antinge and world. It was a viry great achievement the President Roosevelt. that although the United States beld a tremendous amount of gold and was en-. joying gigantic prosperity while we owed eight milliards sterling, we were still supreme in the international money markets of the world.
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THE LIBERAL VIEW.
Recay, February 6th. In his speech yesterday in the House of Commons. Mr. Lloyd George stated
quite clearly the extent to which Liberalism and Labour might co-operate.
Captain Tose, of the Anting, handed to Captain Fried a cheque for £37, contributed by listeners-in, who bad heard Captain rose, broadcast his ex- periences. Captain Tose wished the money to be distributed among relatives of those drowned.
Sir Cunliffe Lister presented an in- scribed gold cigar-box to Captain Fried and an inscribed gold watch to the chief officer of the President Roosevelt. The erowd on the quay cheered when the President Roosevelt sailed later in the day. _
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] AWARDED NAVY CROSS.
WASHINGTON, February 6th. President Coolidge has awarded to Captain Fried the Navy Cross for and professional seamanship, courage,
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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) THE FRENCH CHAMBER. STIFF BREEZE AFTER UNWONTED CALM.
The 'debate on the Address-in-Reply to the King's Speech. had roamed widely over the question of "Public ownership and democratic control of essential sor- demanded by Labour amend vices ments.
ability. The substance of Mr. Lloyd George's statement was that if by co-operation between the Liberale and Labouris meant the swallowing by Liberals of every form of nationalisation from the "HOLDING OUR OWN." production of food to those industries Mentioning the encouraging fact that which supply clothing and many of the this country had been holding its own inecessaries of life, and if by nationalisa- obtaining its proportion of the world's tion ia meant State control of banks and trade even under the present handicap credit and generally of all the activities. Mr. Pease added: "As markets broaden of industry, then Liberalism can find to out and our old customers increase their common ground of action. capacity to place orders, as temporary stimulants of depreciated currencies to our foreign competitors disappear, as the cost of living continues to come down here and to increase in those countries where it has not yet risen in proportion to fall in exchange, it is not unreasonable to fight the same battle.
The result of the debate was the defeat expect that our competitive capacity will continue gradually to improve; and wey 99 votes against 112 of the Labour have recently had proof that, as far as the quality of our goods is concerned, we are admittedly equal or superior to our competitors. My conclusion, therefore, is. that our feet are now on the road to re- covery."
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EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT. NEW TRAINING ESTABLISHMENT IN NORFOLK.
Liberalism stands for enterprise and initiative. If co-operation means the strengthening of initiative where private enterprise has failed by the resumption of State ownership in the cases of land and electricity, here the parties can
declaration in favour of the public ownership and democratic control of
essential services.
Mr. Lloyd George referred to a sag- gestion by a Conservative member that a conference of all the parties should be held on the subject of unemployment. With this he expressed hearty agreement. MR. SNOWDEN'S SPEECH
RUGBY, February 5th.
PARIS, February 6th. An all day sitting of the Chamber ended in the passage of six articles of the Finance Bill. The unwanted calm, which hitherto has characterised the debate, was broker to-day by a still breeze between
M. Lamoureux, the Radical Reporter of the Finance Com- mission, and M. Auriol, the leading So- cialist Financial Light. Both walked out of the House."
Government adherents welcome the in- cident as a tendency to dissension in the ranks of the Cartel, which must be A source of satisfaction to Government, who are widely believed to be bluing their time until a definite split occurs and gives them the support of the Right Wing Cartellists.
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CLEARING THE AIR"
SOVIET COURIER KILLED.
DETAILS OF TRAGEDY NEAR
RIGA.
comalee, which was deserted before the Harbour leaving the tugs to render the war, was now awakened to new native
It
assistance, and later clearod was discovered that the stranded
naval life. Nobody can visit Ceylon sad see what is going on without getting the idea that there is tremendons seven fathers of water,” development of a specific naval strategy with basea for all the necessary subsidiary supplies for a fleet fully equipped for action.
vessel had run right onto the shingle in the Pass, bat her stern was in about
BIG BUBBER DEAL.
The Altai Mare was built at the Osaka
fron Works in 1916. Her dimensions are: Length, 125 feet, breadth, 562 feet; depth, 405 feet; gross tonnage, 7,779.
The vessel left Kobe with a general sargo of 3,000 tons, the majority of which
RIGA, February, 6th. With regard to the killing of a Soviet courier, in Latvian territory, whilst travelling on the Moscow-ign railway, the train was sixteen miles from Rīga when three desperadoes, at six o'clock in DANISH COMPANY IN SUMATRA is consigned to Bombay. She was due the morning, descended into a sleeping car where the Italian and Latvian couriers, with others, were asleep. The Russian couriers, Netto and Mach- maastal, who were dressing, engaged in a revolver duel with the robbers. The conductors, hearing shots, arrived and found Netted two of his assailante dead whilst Machmaustal was lightly wounded in the stomach.
The Latvian Deputy Foreign Minister has personally apologised to the Soviet Minister. The latter has protested against the inadequate protection of couriers and reserved the right to ds. mand further satisfaction.
AMNESTY IN BULGÀRIA.
SOFIA, February Eth. Parliament has adopted the Bill grant-- ing an amnesty to 7,000 persons condem ned for political offences sine the Balkan War.
SIR BASIL THOMPSON. LOSES CASE IN COURT OF APPEAL
in Hongkong yesterday, und, was to leave to-day for Bombay, rid Singapore and Colombo. She has only 300 tons of cargo for this port
SELL TO BRITISH.
LONDON, February 6th. «It is understood that the Danish East Indies Flantation Company has sold
Enquiries at the 0.8.E. office early its Sumatra rubber plantations to J. A.
yesterday afternoon élicited the informa Wattie and Company, London, for teation that it was expected that the tugs would get the stranded vessel clear by million kroner.
The deal includes 25,000 upplanted 4 p.m., but later this was found impos- acres and 5,000 planted acres. Watties ible. assume the entire management of the estate."
ALLEGED KOREAN PLOT.
PLAN TO BLOW UP OFFICES AT SEOUL.
TOKYO, February 6th A special telegram to the Jijf from Scoul reports that the Police have dis- covered a plot by Korean malcontents to blow up Government buildings.
During the night gangs were at work unloading the cargo, and with the high tide at six o'clock this morning it was expected the steamer would be refloated. It was stated last night that the vessel had only been slightly damaged.
FIRE AT TAIKOO. BLAZE ON "EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA."
Fire broke out shortly after eight
The three ringleaders are reported to have been arrested; others escaped. A o'deck-last night on the Empress of LONDON, February 5th.quantity of bombs and revolutionary Australia, at present in dock at Toi- koo. The blaze was discovered to be on Sir Basil Thompson's appeal has been literature was found."
the orion deck in the fore part of the ressel where broken wooden cases, pack ing matting, etc., were stored.
dismissed.
Sir Basil Thompson, ex-Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Force, was fined for indecent conduct with a woman in Hyde Park,]
ITALY'S WAR DEBT.
ROME, February 5th. The Chamber has passed the Bill ratify. ing the Italian debt settlement with Britain by 224 votes to one,
[THROUGH HAYAS AGENCY:] MARSHAL PETAIN.
SIGNOR MUSSOLINI IRONICALLY RECEIVES MILITARY CROSS FROM
COMMENTS IN CHAMBER.
WARNING TO GERMANY.
KING OF SPAIN The feature of the debate was a speech made by Mr. Philip Snowden in which
·TOLDEO, February 8th RUGBY, February 6th..
the former Labour Chancellor of the Ex-
King Alfonso has conferred the Considerable interest is being taken in chequer laid down the principles of land
Marshal a college which is being established at policy, much akin to those which have
Roxe, February 8th. Spanish military cross Lynford, in Norfolk, with the object of heen recently expounded by Mr. Lloyd
Signo Mussolini, in the Chamber, Petain, training public school boys and Univer George, the Liberal leader. It was made a speech with the object of The royal decree says the sovereign is sity graduates for farming in the overseas noticed that air. Snowden kept turning clearing the air." He ironically com proud to confer this high dignity on the to Mr. Lloyd George as if for endorsemented on the recent Bavarian silega famous liberator of the hercia town of Verdun and a prominent chief who has This interest has been quickened by the ment and that Mr. Lloyd George signifi- tions of his tyranny in Trentino. speech recently made by the Prince ofed his agreement with emphatic noda He declared that notwithstanding the highly served civilisation's cause, which Wales at Australia House, in which he
task France and Spain will pursue. urged that more of the better educated
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] youth should be encouraged to settle in and help to develop the mighty estates of
U.S. COASTGUARD SHIPS. the Empire overseas.
Dominions.
Mr. Potts, formerly "Principal of Hawkesbury Agricultural College, New) South Wales, has been appointed Prin cipal of this new college. The goodwill and co-operation of the Governments of the various States of Australia are pled- Red in support of the scheme, and most of their Agents General in London are to be on the Council. "
The college can accommodate 100 stud ents, and around it are 1,000 acres of good land, arable and pasture, laid out
two farma
Students who are accepted have to guarantee that they will take with them to Australia at least £250.
Later Mr. Lloyd George left his scat and had a conversation with Mr. Snow den. There was much talk in the lobbies about this "gesture" by Mr. Snowden towards the Liberals and the ensuing conversation.
MOTOR LINERS: FURNESS SHIPPING COMPANY
· OBTAIN" ORDER.
Ruasy, February 6th. In the face of the keenest Continental competition, what is stated to be the biggest order for motor passenger liners placed in this country since the war has been brought back from America by Mr. McGovern, Managing Director of the Furness Shipbuilding Co., of Middles borough.
CHANCES IN AFRICA,
Mr. McGovern says that the Grace Line With the object of studying agriculture of New York has instructed him to build in Bouth Africa a party of 100 British two 10,000 tons twin screw vessels. They are to be used on the passenger service and Irish farmers left Waterloo yesterday between New York and Chile, at the for Southampton where they embarked on Panama Canal, dad will have a speed of the Balmoral Castle,
The will or weeks
eight ten touring the country under the tapere of The motor machinery will comprise the South African National Union, the Sulzar Diesel engines developing 10,000 visit being in the nature of reciprocal tour following that of South Africans to this country last summer.
- WIRELESS OPERATORS, MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT TO MEDIATE
Bogey, February 6th.
It is learned in connection with the wireless operators strike that a deputa- tion of members of Parliament represent ing each party in the House who had in terested themselves in the dispute waited (Continued as foot of next Column,)
17 knots.
horsepower.
upon the President of the Board of Trede and the Minister of Labour yester day afternoon.
SANIN
The Government representatives stated that the employers had sent a communica tion stating their willingness to negotiate, providing the men returned to duty, and if the negotiations were unavailing, to submit the dispute to arbitration.
The Deputation is urging the men's officials and the men to accept this ang- gestion, and it is hoped a settlement will be reached.
Fascists' policy of moderation towards Germany, there was launched in Ger many after the Locarno Agreements an unscrupulous campaign against Italy, in which ridiculous Battery was mingled with abominable slanders
RUM-RUNNER CHASERS.
He said lies had been spread regarding VOTE PASSED TO BUILD MORE the Italian administration, leading to a talk of boycotting Italian goods "and stopping tourist traffic to Italy. He added: If a boycott is established, we shall reply with a doubly effective boycott. While to any reprisals we shall reply with reprisals thrice as severe."
"I SHALL WIN." SAYS SUZANNE IN PRESS INTERVIEW:
NOT QUITE FIT."
NICE, February 8th." Special stands have been built on the Carlton tennis courts at Cannes and all seats have been booked for next week's tournament, for which Miss Helen Wills and Mile. Suzanne Lenglen Helen Wills an
WASHINGTON, February 6th The House of Representatives has approved the expenditure of 83,000,000 on const-guard vessels The new ships will be used against rum-runners."
ASSOCIATE OIL CO
NEW YORK, February, oth..
WORKERS - IN- JAPAN,
TOKYO TOILERS TO PROTEST LABOUR BILLS.
TOKYO, February 6th
being manipulated by Dockyard em ployees and by nával men.
oses being already at work. These were
The Central Fire Brigade received a call at 8.38, and appliances from Central, Wanchai and Kennedy Town were dis- patched to the scene. When the Brigade It is expected that about 5,000 re-arrived, the fire was well in hand, four.
Shiba Park to-morrow morning for the Presentative workmen will assemble in purpose of protesting against the Gov- ernment labour bills and passing resolu tions not to re-elect to the Diet members who vote for the bills.
It is stated that over a thousand police are being mobilised for the maintaining of order.
BRITAIN AND CHINA. NO SPECIAL COMMISSIONER FROM LONDON.
LONDON, February. th
Reuter learns that there is no truth
Though the water pressure for these hoses was poor the fira was being over- come, and with the experienced fre fighters on the job it was soon evident that the blaze would not last long. Short- ly after nine o'clock, the flames had been extinguished.
Very little damage was caused as the deck and ceiling both are of iron, but the broken packing cases and matting were burnt.
THE LINER "LACONIA.". SHORTLY, DUE AT HONGKONG Amongst the latest additions to the in the report that. the Government con- Cunard Fleet is the magnificent liger templates the sending of a Special Com-Lecanin which is shortly due at Hong- kong on a world cruise. This will be missioner to South China with the object her third voyage round the world and of re-establishing the situation as re will extend four and a half months:dür- ing which she will steam over 30,000 gårds British trade in South China.
miles Leaving New York on January SEX ARTHUR YAPP.
20th her itinerary includes a call at ARTHUR
Havana, Colon, Balboa, Los Angeles, Hilo, Honolulu, Yorkohama, Kobe, Chin Shanghai, Hongkong. Wang Tao, Manila, Batavia, Singapore, Rangoon, Calcutta, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Pert Said, Haifa, Athens; Naples and Monaco, terminating at Cherbourg on May 22nd."
TO TOUR FAR EAST AT END OF FEBRUARY.
LONDON, February 7th." Sir Arthur Yapp, national secretary of the YL.C.A.," is due to zail aboard
The Laconia represents the latest
The Blair Company and Chas the Rauchi, at the end of February. He pression in the art of scientific shape: Securities. Corporation have obtained will tour India and the Far East, control of the Associated Oil Company, visiting Bombay, Rangoon, Singapore, which, it is considered most likely will be combined with other properties in which the same brokers are interested."
BARCO OIL CONCESSION. THE COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT RESUMES THE LAND
Miss Wills, interviewed, said she was always glad to play against Suzanne.
BOGOTA, February 6th. Mile Lenglen remarked that the The Colombian Government has taken would have preferred to have been over the Barco Oil Concession of 712,000 fitter for meeting no redoubtable an hectares in the region of Lake Maracaibo opponent; but she added: "I shall wip on the ground that the concessionaries have not complied with the contractual development conditions within the time limit of twenty-five years.
RAKOVSKY IN PARIS.
ARRIVAL SIGNIFIES DEBT NEGOTIATIONS.
PARIS, February, eth. The arrival here of M. Rakovsky, from Moscow, foreshadows the opening of official negotiations for the liquidation of the Bussinn debta to France
ROALD AMUNDSEN ILL.
LOS ANELES, February 6th The explorer, Captain Roald Amund sen, who is at present on a lecture tour, is seriously ill. He is threatened with an attack of pneumonia.
Shanghai and Japan.
JAVA TEA OROF.
building. Every modern invention that makes for efficient working, such as qil burning furnaces and double-reduction geared turbines, has been introduced with unqualified success. The economy in space effected by the installation of this wonderful new propelling machinery. BATAVIA, February 6th has had a direct and advantageous bear The Java tea crop for 1926 totals It has rendered possible the introduction. ing upon the passenger accommodation. 43,000,000 kilograms, compared with of a large number of spacious bedrooms 47,500,000 in 1924.
with private bathrooms, and large public rooms on a scale of extraordinary The decrease is attributed largely to variety and comprehensiveness. It has drought.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Royal Observatory issued the fol lowing report at 5.50 p.m. yesterday The anti-cyclone has weakened further, It extends from the Yangtze Valley to the East of Japan. A moderate monsoon may be expected along the S.E const gf China and over the China Sea
Local forecast: N.E. winde, moderate; generally cloudy.
also given Bope for the inclusion of many new features, chief amongst them heing two garden lounges, one situated on the port side and the other on, the, starboard side. There passengers "can enjoy the sun and sea air seated in com- fortable rest-giving wicker, chairs amidst surroundings reminiscent of an old English garden. A fully-equipped gym nasium and large open and covered pro- metade decks Alford ample opportunity for out-door recreations.
The Lacoma is due to reach Hongkong on March 20th.
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