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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 26th, 1928.

AIR TRAGEDIES.

SIR S. HOARE REPLIES TO CRITICS

MORE AT STAKE THAN WORLD RECORD

BEATING.

[BRITISA WIRELESS BELVICE]

SOVIET'S IMPRACTICABLE UNIVERSITY FOR KABUL

SCHEMES.

DOOMED AT GENEVA.

"

FRESH PLAN OVERRULED.

(TROUVE REUTER'S AGENCY.}

KING AMANULLAH'S PROJECT.

LORD BIRKENHEAD'S INTER ESTING ANNOUNCEMENT,

(921719H WIRELESS SERVICE).

GENEVA, March 3rd. That the sweeping proposals för

RrGay, March end. RUGBY, March 137d

disarmament plaerd before the Diz

The, King and Queen of Afghanis Sir Samuel Hoare, the Secretary armament Committee are impractic-tan motored to-day to Oxford where for Air, speaking at Birmingham able was decided generally to-day an honorary degree of Doctor" of to-day spoke of recent air tragedies when discussion arose over a re- Civil Law was conferred upon King particularly in reference to the un-solution showing the impossibility Amanullah with traditional cere fortunate loss of Flight Lieutenant

Kinkead,

Does the pursuit of speed justify the sacrifice,of human life he asked.

of the Russian plan, which can only bercalisable when international organisation is strengthened as re gards both its methods of pacife procedure and systematic organi sation.

If it were only a matter of the pursuit of speed or the breaking of The Soviet plan should, however, the world's record, I should agree its debe submitted to the with those who ask this question, Governments of the Members of the but there is more at stake than the League to ascertain whether its increase of speed and just as many provisions furnish valuable material of the improvements in the motor for the limitation of armaments. car engine are directly due to An addendam to the resolution motor-racing, so a definite advance passed empowered the Chairman to

mony.. The proceedings were, con- ducted, as usual, entirely in Latin.

The King and Queen Bouriya were entertained to lunch by Lord Birkenhead, the High Stoward of the University, in the absence, through illness, of Viscount Cave, Chancellor of the University.

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He said. "It is, I believe, the purpose of King Ammanullah to found a university in Kabul to be. the centre of culture and learning in aeroplane design and engine infix a date during the next Session in that part of Asia and so revive for the second reading of the draft the glories of the wonderful past. Convention for the reduction and More than 1,000 years ago there limitation of armaments.

flourished near the shores of Oxus in Northern Afghanistan, the world- famed University of Cactria.

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"Let us then, whilst showing the with Lieut. Kinkead's family, refuse to abandon the effort necessary for the progress of aviation and make certain that the sacrifices of pioneers shall not have been made in vain."

In regard to the disastrous flight of Captain Hinchcliffe and the Hon. Elsie Mackay, the Air Minister paid a tribute to the spirit of enterprise and courage that inspired them, but he warned British pilots against attempting to cross the Atlantic from East to West until machines of greater endurance were avail. able."

-"Risk Too Great."

Risk was at present too great and the odds were too heavy against

success.

At the same time, Sir Samuel declared against any restriction being placed upon the right of any

M. Litvinoft (Russia) and Count Berustorff (Germany) opposed the addendum, the latter asking that: the second reading should be com pleted in the present' Session.

M. Litvinoff announced his inten- tion of submitting a fresh plan for but the Chairman ruled that this discussion at the present Session, was impossible and the proceedings yere adjourned.

TEXTILE SHARE BOOM.

GROWING CONFIDENCE.

(THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 23rd. I am afraid there will be some severe financial headaches," was the comment of a leading stock-broker to-day, regarding the hectic scenes on the Manchester Stack Exchange yesterday which resembled a textile boom almost similar to the rubber room of 1910

individual to embark upon such an The dealings reflected a charge adventure. He believed that British of habit by the small investors who public opinion would rightly oppose favoursoramay shares instead of the fettering of the spirit of entor preference shares, and thus reveal prise.

Need that there is a growing «confid Moreover, he added, if Transence in the future. atlantic flights from British aero-: dromes were stopped, British pilots could fly to France or Ireland and make the attempt with impunity.

BRITISH COAL INDUSTRY.

THE COAL MINES BILL REJECTED.

{THROUGH. REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 23rd. The House of Commons by 154 votes to 127, rejected the Cond Mines Bill introduced by a Labour member which was intended to re

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THE POPE'S REPLY TO A JOURNALIST.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

VIENNA, March 23rd. Laterviewed by a prominent Aus trian journalist in Rome on the Tyrol question, His Holiness the Pope declared he had done his best in the rantter of imparting reli

MINISTER TO VATICAN,

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(THROUGH EKUTER'S AGENCY.]

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HONG KONG - STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

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execution of Amanullah's concep "We in Oxford shall follow the tion with warm sympathy and in terest. It may even be that the Queen of Afghanistan's brother who is here among us to-day as an undergraduate may live to become the arst Vice-Chancellor of this university.

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EXPORT RATES REDUCED.

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SOVIET GOLD FOR BRITAIN.

TEN TONS BEING SHIPPED.

[THEQUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.]

RIGA, March 23rd."

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gious instruction to German and weighing ten tons, has arrived by Austrian Catholics" in the mother tail from Moscow and is being ship tongue and added: "We are not Ped to England.

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MEXICO CITY'S ¿QUAKE.

ONLY TWO KILLED.

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DUTCH BILL PASSED

Mexico City, March 23rd. SUCCESSION DUTIES. Despite the coxtreme, violence of

Wednesday's earthquake and its ex (THROUGH ELUTEE'S AGENCE.).

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