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BOY SCOUTS: ASSOCIATION.
HONG KONG BRANCH.
The above Association will be NHE ANNUAL MEETING held at 5 r., on TUESDAY, 2 JANUARY, 1929, la ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL HALL H EXCEL LEROT THE GOVERNOR, Chief Scout of Hong Kong, has kindly promised to be present.
A. STEPHEN MITCHELL.
Hon. Association Seretary.
AGENDA
1. To receive and adopt the Annual Bepert and Statement of Accounts, To elect the Council" and the Executive Committee for the Exaning Year.
3. To deal with any other Business
which may arise.
REMINDER.
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HONG KONG ORIOKET CLUB,
TENNIS TOURNAMENT. NTRIES CLOSE BATURDAY
Next, 19TH JANUARY.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
COMPANIES WINDING-UP No. 1 or 1924.
IN THE MATTER OF THE COM- PANIES ORDINANCES, 1911-1925
THE CHINESE MERCHANTS BANK, LIMITED.
NOTICE OF DIVIDEND. TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN
INTIMATIONS.
NOTICE.
HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.
that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, of the MEMBERS of NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN
this Association will be held in the BOARD ROOK of Mesa JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD., TUESDAY, STE JANUARY, 1999, at 5.90 r. to pars and adopt the Accounts for the Year Ending 31st DECEMBER, 1929, and to aleat Officers, etc.
By Order,
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G.E. S. UPSDELL,
Hon. Secretary.
UNION WATERBOAT Co., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHARKHOLUERS, THE TWENTY FOURTH AN
NUAL GENERAL MEETING of BHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Offices of M. DODWELL & COMPANY, LIMITED, on THORS- DAY. THE 1ST JANUARY, 1929, st 13 M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st
1928.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,
INTIMATIONS.
WEATHER" REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the
·Royal Observatory at 1.25 p.m.
Man is happiest rated:
WHEN DISPENSING GOOD
CHEER.
It calls for discrimination, and a real knowledge for the subtleties that make for happy
friendship.
In short, it calls for
DEWAR'S
DEWAR'S
DECTRASFER BOOKS of the SCOTCH WHISKY
Company will be CLOSED im the 23an JANUARY to 31 JANUARY, 1929, Both Dates inclusive.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
General Managers.
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THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN The FORTY FIRST OR DINARY GENERAL MEETING of SBAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Mussas JARDINE. MATHESON & CO., LTD., OR TUESDAY, GER FEBRUARY 12.30 for the receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the Year Ending 31st DECEMBER
of great age.
"WHITE LABEL '
and
VICTORIA VAT”
As supplied to the House of Lords and House of Commons.
CLOSED from IT NEVER
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be SATURDAY, 19TH JANUARY, to TUESDAY, TX FEBRUARY, Both Days inclusive, during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
L H. GREEN HILL, Secretary. Hong Kong, 11th Jan, 1929, 7280
1928. that it is intended to declare A THIRD DIVIDEND in the above matter, and Creditors, WHO HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE .80 ser required on
an or before the TWENTY DAT OF NINTH
OF JANUARY, 1929, to and their Names and Addresses, and дела "the particulars of their Debt or Claims and the Names and Addresses of theiz Solicitor
if any, to the UNDER- SIGNED, the Liquidator of the said Company, and are also required by
their Solicitors or Personally to come in and prove their said Dekta or Claims at the Once of the OFICIAL RROKIVKE, Supreme | Court, between the Hours of 10 A. and
4
r.. or in default thereof they will be zoladed from the benefit of any Distribution made before much Debt are proved.
Dated this 15th day of January, 1929.
JOHN FLEMING,
Liquidator
afo Lowz, BINGFAN & MATTEEWE,....
3, Queen's Rund Central, Hong Kong.
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NOTICE.
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ANNUAL BACE MEETING.
25T8, 26TH, 2718 FEBRUARY, AND 2ND MARCH, 1929.
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The anticyclone central over north-east China bas weakened further.
Fresh monsoon may be expected
along the south-east coast of China and over the China Sea.
Locat Forecast:-N.E. fresh, due to cloudy.
JANUARY 19th, 1929.
RUMOURED OFFER OF - CER. TO JAPAN.
SOVIETS COUNTER TO CHINA'S EFFORT TO
SECURE FULL"
CONTROL
CHINESE IN PEKING ALARMED.
Consequently, when the KrioGO For being in possession of a Pact was submitted to Congress for basket containing stolen clothing. ratification, there was strong a Chinese was arrested at Yaumati. movement in favour of inserting He was charged before Mr. E. W. reservations protecting American Hamilton, and contenced to x interests, and of course the ques months' hard labour.. tion of the MeNxor Doctrine came up. The debate in the Senate was General Pershing, one of the pan- at times intensely bitter, and the
aboard the Belgenland now Bongers usual rumours were started reflect on her way to Japan from New ing upon personal reputations York, rid Panama, on a round-the for example, Senator BORAH-he world cruise, is expected to arriva was the loading gure in support in Yokohama on January 22nd. of ratification without reservation was said to have received $50,000 winds, from the Soviet Government in "The annual meeting of the Boy
Peking, January 14th,-Reports payment of services rendered in Scouts Association will be held at: endeavouring to obtain American p.m. on Tuesday, January 2nd, from both Harbin and Mukden in- recognition of the new regime in
in St. John's Cathedral Hall. His dicate that the Chinese are much Russin. The story, of course, was Excellency the Governor. Chief shown to be untrue, just as the Scout of Hong Kong, has kindly alarmed by the rumour that the Soviet Ambassador in Tokyo is HEARST revelations about Mexi- promised to be present can bribes to Senators were dir-
Degotiating for the sale of the Rus proved Apart from these un- There will be 1 exhibition sian interest in the Chinese, East.... pleasant personalities, however, the billiards and snooker game by Marn Railway to Japan, writes Mr. debate in the Senato revealed the Claude Faulkiner, with Mr. A. J. existence of real doubts as to the Demund as his opponents at the Rodney Gilbert in the N.-C. Daily position of the United States in Chinese Club, Des Voeux Road, at News. the event of ratification without 8.30 p.m. on Sunday. Members and In a apsech which lasted friends are cordially invited. Ad- for three hours Senator BORAK mission tickets #2 each. declared there was no danger of the MONROE Doctrine being impair- ed by ratification of the Pact, As for the criticism that Britain had DEATHS.
secured certain advantages by BAHR-On January 13th, at Kiu-insisting upon a reservation before yesterday charged at the Kowloon
kiang, PETER BAKE, aged 47.
signing, Senator BORAH contended Magistracy with stealing cigarettes that the United States would be from a stall in Kowloon City, VED More favourably placed. Sentences of two and three months' While Britain reserved the right hard labour were passed respective to exercise the right of self-defence 1
'BIRTHS. BEITH-On January 19th, at Shang- hai, to Mr. and Mrs. IAN BEITH,
an.
DRUMMOND OF MEGGINCE-On De cember 17th, at 15. Prince's gate, London, to VIOLET (née BUCHANAN JARDINE), wife of JOHN, DRUMMOND OF MEGGINCH, daughter. MUMMERY-On January 19th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. C. MUMMERY, a daughter..
ELWELL-On December 10th, at
reserve.
Mannos, Brazil, EMILIE ELWILL, wife of the Rev. W. DUNLOP ELWELL, and formerly widow of Mr. G. J. W. Cowie, of Bhang-in hai. Hers-On January 13th, at Shang- hai, GLADYS MADEL HEAPS, aged 38 years.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mrs. WALTER J. L FORD and family thank all friends for floral tributes and attendance at the funeral, and for expressions of sympathy in their bereavement.
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Streak
London Office: 21. Bride Lane,
Fleet Street, E.C. 4.
The
of
Two Chinese youths, ene with two Previous convictions against him,
and the other with three, were
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According to the Harbin report, the Soviet, because of its unpre pared state to defend its position on the railway against the existe ing and impending Chinese efforts to take control of the railway, is now offering to sell its interest to roubles, Japan for 300,000,000 under conditions which would wafe- guard through traffic rights and also the protection of the Russian commercial and financial invest- ments, as also the continued en- ployment of Soviet citizens in gradually decreasing proportion.
certain
the circumstances,
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. "United States "stood pat on the
right of self-defence anytime, Frith at Tarumi (Kobe) has been anywhere, and sayhow.”
destroyed by fire, The fire started from a chimney in the house. The Private telegraphic advices from "The feeling of those who were house was formerly occupied by Makden say that Marshal Chang suspicious of Britain's position Captain and Mrs. Smith, relatives Esuel Liang in convinced that this under the Pact was rigorously ex-of the Duns family at Tarumi. Mr. report is true, and that therefore..... pressed by Senator BLAINE,
Frith is the Kobe representative of he personally saw the Japanese Wisconsin. His argument may be Messrs. Mather & Platt, Ltd.
thus:-Britain
Consul-General, Mr. Hayashi, on had summarised
January 4th and made formal pro- Chines living in Kobe test against negotiations, to whiph insisted upon control of its own Empire. American recognition of has" been. arrested by the Nanking, which now controls Man- thin new "Imperialism" would
OF B police
charge of de-churian foreign relations, is not mean that the two Great English frauding the local office of the speaking nations would be prepar First National Picture Corpora ing themselves for a competitive tion of Y.20,000. The accused ob- struggle with the rest of the world tained 1.20,000 from customers by for territory, commerce, materials, and natural resources. the accounting department of the A false pretences while engaged in
Baily Press.
Hore Kone, January ifte, 1999.
INTERNATIONAL PEACE- WITH RESERVATIONS, "
War дв 1
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This Treaty is not even a truce firm.
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it is the beginning of
IA
stupendous struggle for world- The first meeting of the new com dominion and territorial aggran-mittee of the American Association disement. The cash may not come of Kobe was held at the office of our time, but this Treaty the National City Bank of NY, portends an early conflict-brst, a when two or three committees were commercial war, and second one appointed for handling the different which none but an infinite mind businesses of the Association for the can contemplate." Regarding the
present year. Professor Ray Smith, reservation
to allowing Britain protect her Empire, the Senator of Kobe Higher Commercial School, said the Fact would commit the presided over the meeting United States to an invisible peace, unworthy of the traditions of America and forgetful of that which has made the Republic possible
possibility of acquiring Diseases, will be held on SATURDAY, 12 Delivery to be for Standard Size 2-inch means of settling international the
frem
the
Plants
fore. pomibly present on the surface of Plante, og.. Iettuce, over which the gardener's spray falls,
J. WATSON. Secretary, SANITARY BOARD.
January, 1999.
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AND
for
Hoss.
Corporation to take all the intro- as may be necnance into the duction of an
COUNCIL ROOM, Legislative
of the Colony of BarTISH CONCERSIGN, SHANZEN, CANTO
tive Council
Hong Kong any the Governor of 26mm, 1929.
for the enactment on or Before SATURDAY, JANUARY
an
the
war
and
дет
At the Central Magistracy, before Mr. B. E. Lindsell, Pte. James Boyle, of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, was again brought up on
bates.
party.
Soviet Now Unsecured, Such a transfer would be an open Railway agreements, which stipu violation of all the Sino-Russian
late that Chinese and Russians only may share the ownership of the line. But the reports are not taken lightly here, because the Soviet position is desperate, since the agreement concluded between Kara- khan and Wellington Koo, then Foreign Minister, in 1994, has long become invalid and therefore Soviet interests are net secured by China, while Murden is now ob- documentary understanding with viously determined to seise contral of the line, as evidenced by its seizure of the telephone system and its threatened alienation of the railway timber, coal and other con-
China.
The Japanese are certainly op- posed to full Chinese control of the Chinese Eastern Railway because the impaired efficiency of the rail- way would affect the bean and grain trade and also the South Manchuria Railway and subsidiary business. For these reasons some measure protecting the Chinese Eastern Railway is almost inevit- Mukden reports say that Mr. Hayashi, when approached by the Young Marshal, denied knowledge of the rumoured negotiations.
Further Report. From Harbin, Writing on January 8th the Har- bin correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News tags:
There was a general exodus of
WHAT effect the KaLoca Pact will have upon international relations
a charge of stabbing Sergt. Kerr cessions, and the officially inspired For day after day similar waves it is not yet possible to predict.
on the troopship, Somersetshire. popular demonstrations in Harbin of oratory swept through Congress, Another week's formal remand was on January 1st, demanding that The fact was recognised from the but in the end Senator BoxAE, as given, the Police stating that they the Reds be expelled from the rail- first that much depended upon the Committee, had the satisfaction of from Colorabo regarding the condi-pelled the Red Consuls from Sontr Chairman of the Foreign Relations had as yet received no further news way as the Nationalists had ex- attitude of the United States-for seeing the vote in favour of ratification of the injured sergeant. although it was the Secretary oftion carried by 85 votes to one-
the dissentient being Senator Messrs. Alfred Holt & Co. havo State at Washington who first sug- BLAINE Nervousness in and out established a general cargo liner gested this international compact, of Congress about the continued service, with ixed sailing dates, effectiveness of the Mono Doc from Swanses to Java, Dutch East it did not necessarily follow that trine was eventually dispelled by Indies. For the present a steamer (BRITISH COXCISION). '
Congress would support Mr. KE-Senator Boxir's assurance that if
will leave monthly, and, if, as is TENDERS are Hereby Invited for
the Pact were ratified, the United anticipated, advantage is taken of The SUPPLY of the following: Loos when the time came to ratify States would have just as much this new service, arrangements will ONE (1) Hand Drawn MOTOR FIRE the agreement. Now comes the right to defend or interpret the be made for regular fortnightly sail ENGINE, mounted on Two-wheeled LR. Tyred Carrings, Capable of Devery welcome news that President MONROE Doctrine as if the KELLOGG inge.. The firet steamer scheduled able.
Treaty had never been conceived. for the new service was the Eury-
that assurance, livering Borenty-five (75) English Gallons COOLIDGE has signed the Fact, and Accepting Today de attention of the that An EXTRAORDINARY of Water at a Freasure of 113 Pounds the United States stands pledged-Senator Executive, in puiting his
THE SANITARY BOARD wishes N
agreed to and
The Chinese mah, alleged to Public, and especially of those who bare
the Colony, to ste of the BONG KONG AND SHANG of 70 Founde with f-inch Diameter with the other signatories-as con signature to the Pact, brings to al bave murdered her mistress at No. recently come to
end another important Chapter of 23, Swatow Lane, Wanchai, on the HAI BANKING CORPORATION Nozzle through 1,000 FEET of Hose
the 2370Z
current international history. That night of December 30th-31st last Dysentery and
Forer by eating
and Suction Life of & Fest. Pamp demning recourse to
KELLOGG of Uncooked es
Pact makes DAY OF FEBRUARY,
year, was again remanded for a O'CLOCK NOON at the CITY BALL Chinese market-gardeners as manure
ia, aufortunately, week when she was brought before "impossible Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, PRICE to include 20 Feet SUCTION differences, and renouncing war es' from human sources and their custom for the purpose of considering, and HOSE and Fittings, such as Foot an instrument of national policy.complish that. That the Pact is Magistracy yesterday. The Police to Mukden at the end of last week,
tot true; no treaty will ever ac
Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central all the principal Chinese officials is to
the manure or spray it if thought Et, passing the following Valve, Suction Rose and Connections. The signatories also affirm that the
liquid form over Resolution, viz
the preliminary to Anglo- And also One "Y" BRANCH. FIECE
and most Russians firmly believe American combination against the informed his Worship, that they are
still making investigations, and they were summoned to the capital That the Directors of the Hong State Time Required to full Contract settlement of any disputes between world in a desperate struggle. for Droducing Parasites are, there
Кома
that so far no other person had been in order to discuss the matter of SHANGHAI BANKING COB from Date of Order.
PRICE to: Delivery at FIRE STA- then shall never be sought by other territory natural resources,
arrested. FORATION be and they are hereby
ousting the Soviet citizens alto- than pacific meana. The KXLOGG requested and authorised by and on TION, BRITISH CONCESSION, BEAMIEN, Pact consists only of these two pro-
commerce is, we hope, also untrue. behalf of the Shareholders of the CARTON
Rather do we believe that the A Chinese was brought before Mr.ether from the Railway. It with
KELLOGO Pact, imperfect though it E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowlooning that this may take place, has vixiona,
# third which
rumoured that Russia, anticipat such stepa
TENDERS hould be sealed and
stipulates that it shall become is, marks the coming of a Marked
*FIRE ENGINE" and
operative as soon as all the formal orientation in world affairs-one Magistracy yesterday, on a charge been in segotiation for some time delivered
of having in his possession Is ratifications have been made in which is long overdue, and was rounds of rifle ammunition. De Past, through the Ambassador in cordance with the respective con- expected to have its beginning fendant pleaded guilty and said share of the C.E.. to Japan.
Tokyo, concerning the sale of its stitutional requirements of the when the leaders of the nations
that he had found the ammunition, gathered at Versailles. The past which the Police thought was quite alleged taking over, of the Railway The information concerning the various parties. The Council does not bind "itwolf to
Ratification by the United States accept the Lowest or any Tender.
ten years has seen little real pro- Neither does the Council bind itself to was not agreed to without strong
gress towards world-peace, but the likely. It might have been dropped Pensions Department turns out to by military men. In fining the man be incorrect. What actually, hap- opposition hot because Congress Ketog The direction. That the 950, the Magistrate said fant he was pened was that a police patrol oc-
war as a of settling
in right international differences, but be United States has decided to take taking a very lenient view of the
chamber of this department, mak- armed robberies. Bearetary cause of doubts as to the possible that step, in company with others, saze, because rifles were not used for pied for several hours the ante ing free use of the telephone and is all to the good."
The P. & O. Company's "Nairing on after the office hours. were over. The rumour had the class of steamers Nagoya, Nankin, effect of making several hundred Nellore and Novara, are to be con- verted to one-class ships for the railway men apply to the chief of conveyance of passengers at special withdrawal of sums to their credit, the Department for the immediate tares between London and Caloutts for these men had become more Thirteen cases of small-pox, 7 and will be placed successively in than anxious, as to the ultimate from Victoria and € from Kowloon, service as the necessary re-fitting fate of the money due to them. were reported on Thursday. There and internal re-arrangements are were also 2 cases of diphtheria. completed. The first departure under the new conditions will be No. 4 Police launch returned late the Novare, leaving London "If the Chinese and Japanese. last night after a thorough search January 19th. Thereafter the new statesmanship rise to the occasion, of the vicinity of the shipwreck of service will be continued usually at General Chang Hauch Liang's an the Hein Woh with the body of four-weekly intervala.
nouncement recognising the Nan- one of the victims.
king Government offers a New On Thursday evening in the Year prospect full of encourage- Clarke ment for Chins, and the format Theosophical Hall Mr. Irvine, who has been presenting reunion of China may prove one The Birth of a Flower him in of the great laad marks in the re Hong Kong, delivered a health leccovery of the world from a bout of sad war," says the ture stressing the need for "proper revolution diet." Bread is miscalled the 'Staff | Economist. However, it is for of Life," he stated " for when it the Japanese statesmen to sasure A Chinese nunnery in Autou, New was first termed that it was made the Chinese that they have no Territory, was invaded by eight with whotawheat, before the money political designs on Manchuria, rabbers who gained entrance from milling procese reduced its vital and for the Chinese statesmen zo the roof of the house. One of the qualities, for white bread lessens assure the Japanese that they do gang was Bzmed with a knife, and man's power by requiring, energy not mean recovery of their sover- they had no difficulty in overpower. to eliminate it has no inherent eignty to prejudice Japan's econo ing the eight nuns on the premises vitality itself-benco it is deadmis interests which are not only and stealing clothing, etc, to the matter." The rest of the lecture legitimate but mutually beneficiat
CLUB LUSITANO
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Membros
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Familias são, por este meio, infarmadon. que se realizará un Saia "LUIZ DE CAMOES, NO DIA 24 DO COXBENTE, ÀS 5.30 r. UM RECEPÇÃO (CHA E DANÇA) em hours do EXMO. SNE JOSE PEDRO BRAGA que foi nomeado um dos Vogass do Conselho Legislativo desta Colonia.
of
Kong Hong
with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, in the terms of a print for the purposes of identi.
has
been signed
pay any Expenses bich the Tenderers may have incurred in Tendering.
CHAS. E. WATSON,
COUNCIL ROOM, SANKEN, CANTON, January 8th, 1920..
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of the Corporation, Chief Manager in substitution for the existing dinances
in such (except
print is mentioned) and Deed of Settlement of the Corporation: GIVEN that
AND
NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO FURTHER EX- TRAORDINARY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the COR- PORATION will be held on SATUR- Os Membros da comunidade Fertu DAY, the 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, guezs que queiram tomar parte nesta 1929, at 12.45 in the AFTERNOON, at the FANLING HUNT manifestação poderão inscrever of Rome Place,
for the
purpose nomse na liats que se soba patente sa ceiving Report of the above men. Secretaria deste Club.
and of considering, EDMUNDO DUARTE DA ROZA, and,
tione thought. fit, confirming the Secretario. Hong Kong, 16 de Janeiro de 1929.
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of re-
above Article 96 of the Corporation's Deed of Settlement.
Date this tat day of January, 1929.
By Order of the Directors,
+
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Chief Manager.
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consequences to the United States of participation in a scheme which was considered to fall far short of perfection as a real guarantes - of peace. Some strong statements were also made during the recent debate in the Senate about Britain's attitude, and it is well
to realise that there is
more
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ground for American doubts than a mere mischievous desire to twist the lion's tail. Before Bir AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN signed the Pact, he put in a reservation which allows Great Britain to fight, not merely in self-defence, but even when not attacked, on the ground that ter ritory not British but important to Britain was in danger. "In the United States, as among many The total output of the Kailan earnest British advocates of Mining Administration's mines for world-peace, the view was taken the week ending January 5th that such reservations made not
amounted to 95,139 tons, and the for the complete suppression of sales during the period to 115,457 war but rather for the legitimising tons. of war. In other words, reserva- tione of this character would enable any Government to declare war on its own responsibility with- out the sanction of the League of Nations, as judge in its own cause objects which, however remote, and in defence of purely strategic
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