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DANGEROUS DRUGS.
SUPPLY AND DEMAND DIS- OUSSED IN PARIS.
EGYPT AND POPPY CULTIVATION.
[THROWJU REUTER'S AGENCY.]
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PARIS, August 27th.
THE ARGENTINE:
RETURNS TO GOLD STANDARD,
{THROUGH BETER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, August 57th. Argentina's return to the gold standard is featured by the fan tial papers in London, where the The conference of the inter-measure has been long expected as heavy gold imports have flowed Parliamentary Union discussed
into Argentina recently to pay for dangerous drugs. R. Brebec
the bumper crops exported. (Czecho-Slovakia), stated they
The change will have little im- should aim to diminish the num- ber of drug users, combat supply mediate influence on London mone by traders, organise an informatary conditions, though it opens up
the possibility of Argentine gold exports, which may find their way to the Bank of England.
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tion service as regards the develop- ment of drug-taking and conclude international agreements aimed at
The step is welcome to railway the limitation of drug production.
Wissa Wassif Bey (Egypt) point and other large British interests ed out that the Egyptian Parlia-as Argentina is now freed from the possibilities of fluctuations in ment passed two laws prohibiting.
exchange. poppy cultivation, and making the
[A recent Buenos Aires cable use and sale of opium a criminal stated:-A Presidential decree offence. Unfortunately the capitul-opens the conversion office for gold atory regime prevented them from currency which closed down in 1914. Thus the paper peso is again con- applying the penalties to foreign vertible into 4 centavos gold]
Ars.
Colonel Vaughan Morgan (Bri- tain) said the Government of India had taken "certain measures to reduce the exportation of opin 1" If the Hague Convention had been universally applied, as it had been by the British Government, the situation would be sensibly, im- proved.
Resolutions were formulated, to which M. Brabec finally agreed.
THE GEORGIA TO BRAZIL FLIGHT."
AIRMAN MISSING.
(THRUCOH RECTES 8 AGENCY.]
BRUNSWICK (Georgia),
August 27th. Anxiety is felt for the fate of Paul Redfern. No direct news "pi him has been received since the message from Nassau stating that he took off. An unconfirmed radio message from Nassau states that Redfern was righted by a steamer 300 miles east of the Bahamas on August 28th. If Redfera kept to the course mapped out for him he should have been over British
Dutch Guiana oa the right of August 26th, but no message has been received from any point in South America reporting that he has been sighted.
[A message dated August 28th stated that dying a Stimson- Detroit monoplane Port of Brun wick, the aviator Paul Redfern started from the bench at Glyn Isle on a 4,800-mile non-stop fight to Brazil. Redfern's objective is Rio de Janeiro.
He hopes at least to reach Pernambuco and will try for the long distance and endur- ance record.
IRISH FREE STATE ELECTIONS.
MR. COSGRAVE CONFIDENT.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE).
RUGBY, August 26th
PRESS CABLES.
PROTECTION URGED BY
CONFERENCE.
THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.}
GENEVA, August 27th. The Press Conference resolution regarding unpublished news Laye down the fundamental principle that the publication of piece news is legitimate in all cases where the news reached the publisher by regular and unobjectionable means and urges that full protection should be granted for news in coun- tries where it does not already exist. It declares that there should be no preferential right to official
government news.
The second resolution states that
the question of protecting publish ed news rests on the Governments concerned who should sympathetic ally consider the advisability of granting protection if asked. The conference also affirmed the prin- ciple that newspapers and news agencies
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, AUGUST 29th, 1927.
SEQUEL TO MEXICAN
BANDIT, OUTRAGE."
AMERICAN LADY SUCCUMBS.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE) ·
WASHINGTON, August 28th. Miss Anderson, the American. woman, who was wounded in the bandit outrage in Mexico on August 25th, when a train was attacked, has died.
PROMINENT INDIANS ARRESTED.
SEQUEL TO EANK FAILURE.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.]
GREAT WAR VETERANS
MEN OF ALL NATIONS MEET.
VERSAILLES TREATY "INCI- 'DENT" SMOOTHED OVER.
Sir,-On July 8th for the first .. CALCUTTA, August 28th. ·
time a representative gathering of Mr. B.-K. Lahiri, a member of the Bengal Legislative Council and
ex-Service men who fought on both former managing director of the sides in the Great War, auet to "Bengal Lakshini cotton mills, and gether, writes Mr. George Cros a director of the Bengal National fold, Chairman of the British Bank, which recently closed its
Legion.
The meeting was convened at doors and was compulsorily liqui- dated, has been arreated on a charge Luxembourg "by the Interallied arising from transactions relating to cotton, mills.
Mr.
The American Embassy in Mexico City" has made representations for the capture of the bandits..
Federation of Ex-Service Men Further Detalls of the Outrage,
(FIDAC), and virtually all the "Pomona (CALIFORNIA),
August 27th.
nations who took part in the war Miss Anderson was a member of
accepted the invitation. The Ger a party of American teachers tour
represented by the ing Old Mexico, who have now ar-the Lakshmi cotton mills, bas sur-
Reichsbanner (3) million financial rendered to the police in connectioned of ex-Service men and the rising mambers), an organization compos- rived here.
with a warrant on a similar charge.
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They stated that she became engaged during the tour to Mr. Frederick Boehme, another teacher.
train entered
The party were asleep when the Barrow canyon eight miles from Acoponta. Bullets through the suddenly crashed coachen. The guards and ether Mexicans threw themselves down on the floor of the train, whilst the party remained in their bertha.
Only the driver returned the fire. Miss Anderson died in hospital at Mazatlan, her fance being with ber to the end.
A Washington cable reported:- The State Department has been in formed that 16 persons have either been killed or wounded in a train, which was attacked by several hun- dred bandits near Acaponeta, in the State of Navyarit, Mexico. About
40 shots were fired. An American woman is seriously, wounded.]
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B. N. Bannerjee, the managing director of the Bengal National Bank and a director, of
THE PORTUGUESE CABINET.
ARMY RECONSTRUCTION.
(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY.]
L1s80s, August 28th. The army having expressed & wish for Ministerial ⠀⠀ re-constitu-
tion, Senhor Carmona has recon- structed the Cabinet," which in- cludes Senhors Passos e Sousa as Minister of War, who has not resigned as rumoured, also Betten- court Rodriguez '-' for
Foreign Affairs, and Jono Bello for the Colonies and Marine,
Senhor Passos e Sousa bas re- fused to combine the duties of War Minister and Vice-President of the ALLIED ARMIES ON THE Council, so Senhor Carmona will
RHINE.
AGREEMENT. CONCLUDED.
[THAOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, August 27th. It is understood that the basis of the British-French Rhineland agree- ment is the British proposal where- by the troops will be reduced to a total of 60,000, a proportionate re- duction being made in each of the three armies, the French being re- duced 8,000 and the British and Belgian jointly 2,000. The total re- duetion is 10,000.
are entitled alter na well as before publication to reward for their labour, enterprise and financial expenditure, but a monopoly should not be encour-morning from Paris. Considerable aged
WARRANT FOR ROUMANÍAN OFFICIAL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.Į
BUCHAREST, August 27th.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Falco Yaou, managing director of the Official Goeitte on a charge of embezzling sixty million lei.
EGYPTIAN LEADER
HONOURED.
STATUES TO THE LATE
ZAGĦLUL PASHA,
[THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
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A new general election in the Irish Free State will take place on September 15th, and the new Dail
Clino, August 28th. will assemble on October 11th The Council of Ministers has Mr. Cotgrave, the President of decided to erect statues to Zaghiul the Council, expresses confidence Pasha in Caire and Alexandria. in the result. He says it is ap-ead to purchase his house as a parent, from the result of the by- Zaghlui museum, where his body elections in Dublin, that in two of will be placed in a mausoleum. the largest and most important constituencies in the country, there IN COMMEMORATION OF is a decisive vote by all the stable elements for the retention of the present Government, and he be- lieves the rest of the country is waiting to be afforded the same opportunity to give the same vär- dict.
SPLIT IN BENGAL LEGISLATURE.
ZEEBRUGGE.
BRITISH SURVIVORS TO PARTICIPATE.
[KRITISO WIEMÆKS SERVICE.)
Roony, August 28th Fifty officers and men who took part in the raid on the Mele at Zeebrugge, in 1918, left this even [mynduga kzUTER'S AGENCY.}.
ing for a series of receptions at CALCUTTA, August 20th. Ostend, Brussels and Zeebrugge, The Muslim Minister, Mr. Guz Da Borday, a... commemorative navi, and the Hindu Minister, Mr. tablet will be unveiled on the Zee- Chakravarty, have resigned, follow-brugge Viaduct, marking the spot “ing a vote of non-confidence passed where the British-submarine “ C3. by the Bengal Legislative Council blew a breach 150 feet wide on the
Reuter learns that confirmation of the agreement reached London this
satisfaction is felt therennent in authoritative quafters here.
[An earlier cable reported:The Cabinet Council has deliberated on the Note from Great Britain on the reduction of the Allied armies in the Rhineland and at the conclusion of the meeting M. Briend an nounced that the British and French Governments had virtually reached an agreement on the subject.]
GIANT AEROPLANE. “
combine the latter position, which is that of the head of the Govern- ment, with his functions as Presi- dent of State.
LORD CECIL AND THE CABINET.
LEAGUE CONTROVERSY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, August 28th. Viscount Cecil has not denied un- confirmed strong rumours that he bas resigned from the Cabinet.
It is rumoured that he disagreed with the other Cabinet Ministers re- garding the League of Nations.
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SAIGON RICE MARKET.
The Compagnie de Commerce et de Navigation D'Extreme-Orient, report on the Saigon Rice Market, under date of August 23rd, as under :-
There is practically no change to roport. Demand from consuming TO CARRY 100 PASSENGERS markets continues very small and our market remains quiet with a slight downward tendency.
The total amount of rice exported from January 1st to August 15th, 1997, is 1,062,616.101 tons against
(LEUTER'S AMERICAN. SERVICE |
NEW YORK, August 96th. The Herald states that a bipalne is being constructed to carry 100938,813,538 tons in 1926, passengers, which will weigh 100,000 pounds, have a length of 100 feet, a wing span of 200 feet, and cruising speed of 108 miles an hour. Its cabin will have a double desk, and six airmen will be required to operafe the plane.
FRENCH MINISTERS AT UNKNOWN SOLDIER'S
11:00
TOMB.
THROUGE BEUTEE'S AGENCY.)
·PARIS, August 26th.
M. Poincare, accompanied by four Ministers, formally re-com- secrated the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which was profaned by the Succo Vanzetti rioters, who spat
The Ministers remained in aileat mediation for several minutes, then M. Poincare laid a wreath adorned with the colours of the Republic on the tomb.
EARTHQUAKE IN “CALIFORNIA.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN ́SERVICE.)
Banta Barbiei, August 26th... Two sharp earthquake stocks ware
on a motion of the Congress party. night of the raid. The unveiling | felt this morning at thĩ, Califor
The Governor, Sir F., S. Jackson, ceremony will be performed by pian town,
hos
ordered the prorogation of the four of the men who took the Ca
to Zeebrugge.
in alarm, but there was no damages
The citizens rar into the streets
suffered.
mans were
generation who support the Re- public, by the powerful German Disabled Society, and by the Prï- somers at War organization. Austria sent delegates from their Disabled Federation, and all the main Allied countries were likewise equally well represented.
Proceedings began harmoniously and frankness characterized the discussions on the various commit teca. Finally, a resolution WILS drawn up and passed in the fol lowing terms:
The Conference places on re- cord that international relation- ship must be based upon the respect of Treaties
... it re quests all ex-Service organiza- tians which share similar viewa to keep in touch one with the other so as to study in common those problems which, if neglect- ed, might from misunderstand- inga develop into the most serious consequences,
. The
Conference invites Bx-Service men who have given proof of their devotion to duty and their love of country to teach the ris ing generation that he who loves his country ought to apply him- self. to the maintenance
of honourable редсе between nationa.
Unfortunately the German dele- gates, in translating the French text into German, purposely left out the word "respect" in the sen- tence referring to the respect for Treaties. It became evident that the hatred of the Versailles Treaty was such that they were endeavour- ing to find a loophole so as to avoid committing themselves to respect- ing it. The Allies pointed out that there could be no objection to the further modification of the Ver- sailles Treaty provided this Was carried methods.
QUEEN'S THEATRE
"TO-DAY AT 2.30, 3.10, 7.15 & 9.20.
A GRIM STORY
of the train wreckers and the quiet, relentless man
who tracked them down-
WHISPERING SMITH
WITH
Lillian Rich, H. B. Warner and John Bowers
SPECIAL COMEDY- FELIX KEPT ON WALKING
WORLD
LON
CHANEY
IN
THE MONSTER
TO-DAY ONLY
Orchestra at 5.15 & 8.20.
Chinese interpreter at 2.30 & 7.15.
STAR
HOOT GIBSON
IN
HEY, HEY COWBOY
TO-DAY ONLY Continuous from 280
to 11.15.
ANCHOR BRAND
PURE MANILA ROPE.
* THE CORDAGE YOU CAN TRUST”.
MARINE BOPE
POWER BOPE
out by constitutional || 2RANSMISSION
Finally, in view of the solid way
OF in which the American and British delegation stated that their or ganizations. could have nothing whatever to do with. German ex- Service men so long as they re- pudiated this respect, the opposi tion vanished and the translation into German was faithfully ren- dered.
Apart from this somewhat distur- bing incident this first representa- tive gathering of ex-Service men of both sides passed off entirely satis factorily. Contact between the Allied and late enemy ex-Service men having been made will be maintained, and the British Legion, which has all along taken & leading part in this rapproche- ment, believes that much good will
result
TRAFALGAR RELIC.
A LOG-BOOK.
We quote to-day white Saigon rice No. 1 25% broken round grain, Hong Kong 27.55 per pical of 134 lbs. fo.b. Saigon; £0.18.5 per STORY OF BATTLE TOLD IN cwb. Lab. Saigon; yen 7.80 per pical of 134 lbs, Lo.b. Saigon White Saigon rice No. 2 sifted, Japan quality: Hong Kong $8.95 per pical of 134 lbs. f.o.b. Saigon; £0.11.5 per cwt. fo.b. Saigon; yen 7.10 per picul of 134 lbs. f.a.b. Saigon. For August/September shipment.
EXCHANGE RATES.
(BRITISH, WIRELES BERVICE)
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