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MILLIONS LOST IN THE BOLSHEVIK PARADISE..

BELLIN, March, th German industrialists and busi-

DIARY OF EVENTS.

To-day.

China Light and Power Co. (1918), Ltd., extraordinary general meeting, St. George's Building, 11.30 .

St. Joseph's College 11th Annual sports, H.K.F.C ground, Happy Valley, noon.

F.K.C.C. Tennis Tournament (details in sports column daily). In both Houses of Parliament themes men are bitterly disappointed

Tea Dances: HK Hotel, Hotel. suggestion that the consumption, of with the result of the attempt to Savor and Cafe Parisien, 4.30 alcohol by pilots had same bearing make money in Rusain, and the Pitt

Dance, Police Headquarters, 8 on recent Royal Air Force accidents question whether German under-p.m. has been authoritatively repudiated. takings in Russin should be closed Dinner dance, Cale Parisien, 8

The Prime Minister, in the House down and losses cut is being dis- P. of Commons, referred to his recent cussed. investigation into the causes of acci- dents, and said:

Queen's Theatre: "The Temp- treas

Matters have been brought to a head by the appeal of the Mologa Company, which took up a concentralia etc. (Mishina Moru). sion to exploit 9,500,000 acres of

World Theatre: "Monna Vanna. Star Theatre: "Our Hospitality."

I made very careful inquiries into this aspect of the matter and satisfied myself completely that the consumption of alcohol among forest by the River Vologa in 1953, Royal Air Force personnel in gen- to the German Government for eral, and officers in particular, far£1,850,000 to carry on" with, from being excessive, is very amall. I also satisfied myself that there was no evidence to show that consumption of Bicchol had caused or, indeed, contributed to any accidents.

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H.E.C.C. Tenis Tournament (details in sports column daily). Savoy, King Edward Hotel and Tek Dances. H.K. Hotel, Hotel Cafe Parisien, 4.30 p.m.

Dinner dance, Cafe Parisien, 8 P.m.,

The company came into existence under propitious circumstances. It had behind it three of the most im portant industrial concerns in Ger many, and Dr. Wirth, a former Chancellor, was chairman on the board. The business world greeted P..

Queen's Theatre: The Temp- There is no more cruel libel on

Mologa as a sign that the political

tress," the officers the Air Force as a friendship between Germany and whole than to accuse them of over- the Bolsheviks amplifed at the indulgence in alcohol. In sat one

The Duke of Sutherland (Pay master-General), speaking in a de. bate in the House of Lords, said:

case bas indulgence in alcohoRapallo conference was bearing

been found to be a contributory fruit. 容

cause of an accident. Abstemicus While the British and Americans habits, as far as possible, are en- forced by regulations and incul.held back, German enterprise and cated by example.

German courage would exploit the Lord Thomson, who was Secretary riches of the Bolshevik paradise for Air in the Labour. Governmrat, It was, as Garmans row, sadly also paid a tribute to the sober discovering, a case of rushing in habits of the R.A.F. officer, whom where angels fear to tread. That he described as "a highly capable rosy views about money to be made and intelligent man who was tein Russia prevailed in 1923 can be spectable without being dull, but a understood from the fact that person who for his own sake had to £15,000 was considered sufficient be temperate,"

capital to start work on the Mologa.

Both the Prime Minister and the

Millions Borrowed. On the spot the agent of the com- Duke of Sutherland also stated that

pany discovered that a large per- there was no evidence that over-centage of the wood was of inferior work by officers", was cause of quality and utterly unsuited for accidents.

export. It was soon found that the cost of exporting was too great to make it a profitable proposition and difficulties of all sorts prose,

The £15,000 of capital bad to be inerrased to £150,000, and in spite of this the abareholders had to lend the company large sums. It is stated that at the present time the Mologa awes creditors in Germany £1,000,000 and the Posbank, the Russian State Bank, more than £600,000.

In The House Of Commons. In the House of Commons Cap tain Garro-Jones (L, Hackney, S.) asked the Prime Minister whether, in his recent investigation into the rauses of flying accidents, he made any inquiry into the rules governing the consumption of alcoholic drink! by flying officers, engineer officers, and mechanics during flying house; and whether he received any com plaints of overwork by flying

oficere.

It has now, therefore, come bat in hand to the German Govern, ment. The Finance Minister was opposed on business grounds to Mr. R. S. Hudson (U., White- lending the company the £1,250,000 On diplomatic hoven): Mr. Speaker, may I ask it asks for, hut whether this question does Lot grounds the Foreign Office is in offend against the rule against favour of sinking the money in offensive insituations (Ministerial Rusia. cheers.)

The Speaker: I do not think it necessarily does. (Opposition cheers.) It is not a crime to com- sume alcoholic liquor. (Laughter.)

Member's Searching Question.

Concession Fiasco.

It is understood that the Cabinet will accept the view of the Foreign Office and that the money will be forthcoming if the Bolsheviks will make certain changes in their con tract with the company. Thus, in- Captain Garra-Jones: May I say stead of making money in Russia, that if the hoa, geatleman had been Germany is not merely losing it, present during the discussion on the but is forced to throw good money Air Estimates he would have been after bad to keep the good grace well aware that I am not making of the Bolshevist Government, which any charge of excessive drinking, does not want the world to discover and I have no intention of doing so that its policy of concessions to

Mt Baldwin then made the state, foreigners has proved a fiasco. ment given above saying in conclu- sion: I may add that there was alan no evidence that overwork by flying officers, had been the cause of acci- dents. -- (Cheers.),

that there is no excessive consump-

The Mologa is not the only case, The Bürsen Zeitung points out that the chief German agricultural concessionaire, the

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Sunday. 1st Extra Race Meeting, Macao. Cricket: University t.Cameroni- ans, Pokfulam ground.

St. George's Society attend St. John's Cathedral morning service. Farewell sermon of Rev. G. R.. Lindsay, St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon.

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Tet Dances: H.K. Hotel, Hotel Savoy, King Edward Hotel, and Cafe Parisien, 80 p.m.

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Social and Industrial Changes in 19th and 20th Centuries," by Rev. W. T. Helena May In- Featherstone, stitute, 5.30 p.m.

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Tuesday. H.K.C.C. Tennia Tournament Krupp undertaking, and the Ger- (details in sports column daily). man Sagra Company are all in dif- Tes Dances HK, Hotel, Hotel Captain Garro Jones: While agreeing with the Prime Minister-culties, and argues that their case Savoy and Cafe Parisien, 4.30 p.m. should be considered together with Dinner dance, Cafe Parisien, 8 (laughter and cries of "Oh, oh 1") that of the Mologa..

Beethoven Another question being raised is

Centenary Recital, tion of alcoholic drink, is the right whether it is worth Germany's while Theatre Royal, 8.15 p.m. hoa. gentleman aware that the col to continue to supply Russia with

Principal Mail:-faward: U.8.A., leagues and even the commanding officers of flying officers are not goods on the long credit which is re- etc. (Shinya Muru), likely to make definite charges which quired. The £15,000,000 credit for might get any of their comrades into trade with Russin which was given trouble, but that it is well known by the Reich and the German that in some few cases-(cries of States. last year did not, sa was Speech, speech "this is a subject hoped, diminish the number of un- of which I have some knowledge employed.

The question now says the in some few case a moderate Foisiche Zeitung, whether it pays quantities of alcoholic liquor have the German business world to give been consumed immediately before long term credita to Russia, or whe flights, and that all scientifs opinion ther the necessary capital could not holds that that is a contributory be better used elsewhere."

causes of accidents-renewed cries The truth is that Germans are

of "Speech, speech,")

The Speaker: The hop: member is making rather serious allegations (Ministerial cheers.)

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks insued by the Royal Observatory at 6.45, p.m. stated:-

The anti-cyclone has passed into forming over North China. the Pacific and another 'may be The depression has moved into the

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becoming extremely uneasy, and

Local forecast-8.E. or variable small wonder, for Germany is the chief foreign creditor of the Bolshe-winds, light to moderate. Cloudy generally with fog or mist, probably viks, and £40,000,000 is at stake.

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