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BRITAIN AND CHINA.

"PROTOCAL SIGNED AT

NANKING.

NEW TARIFF FORMALLY ACCEPTED.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGST, Feb. 1st.

Either yesterday or to-day the Protocol was signed at Nanking by the representative of the British Ministry and Dr. C. T. Wang, where it was recognised that the teries of the new tariff treaty should be regarded as coming into force as from the date of the signature of

this Protocol.

The Chinese Government and

British merchants have been notified that ratification of the treaty is ex- pected by the end of this week, at the latest, and that the British Gov- ernment accept this introduction of the new tariff as from February 1st..

CELEBRATING CUSTOMS

AUTONOMY.

"(Fah To Yai Pao):

་་

SHANGHAI, Feb. 1st. The citizens of Peping will hold a mass meeting in the City Kuo- mintang Hall this afternoon to celebrate the recognition by the

PRODUCTION OF OPIUM.

AMERICAN PROPOSALS FOR

"LIMITATION.

VIGOROUS OPPOSITION.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, Jan. 31st. A warm debate ensued at to-day's sitting of the Opium Commission when the proposals of the Ameri can Government for the limitation of the production of drugs derived from opium and the coca leaf, and for curtailing the traffic is nar- cotics generally were introduced.

proposals have already been considered in private session, and it was evident from the nature of the discussion to-day that the delegates had given very

suggestions,

These

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd, 1929.

PRINCE'S GRACIOUS THE FOURTH TEXT "52 HOURS" FLYING

UPHILL ROAD, TO RECOVERY.

THE KING'S SATISFACTORY..

PROGRESS,

TO GO TO BOGNOR ON THURSDAY.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Feb. 1st. Reuter was officially informed on

Thursday evening that the King's

progress is maintained.

It is announced that a thanks giving service will shortly be held' at St. Paul's Cathedral for the King's recovery,

It is expected that the King will leave for Bognor on Thursday next

"ACT.

TALK WITH BLIND WOMAN.

A MOST PRESSING PROBLEM.

(THROUGH REUTER'S' AGENCY.]

MATCH.

A DISASTROUS. PERIOD.

HAMMOND'S 1,000 RUNS.

[TAKOWOK AKUTER'S AGENOT.]

ADELAIDE, Feb. lat. LONDON, Jan. 31st. Friday was overcast and cool with Abors the cheers of the people a hard pitch for the opening of the thronging round the Prince of Fourth Test Match. 15,000 specta. Wales in one of the long mean tors were present. Chapman won streets of Jarrow today, there roses.ery "Let me just touch

him."

the toss and sent in Hobbs and Sut cliffe to open the M.C.C. innings. Both bowling and batting were steady, and the 80 was reached after 63 minutes. The batsmen had

TO INDIA.

TO START MARCH 30th.

WORLD'S LONGEST AIR ROUTE.

THE FINAL PLANS,"

[ARITISH WIRKLASH "BERVICE.]

RUGBY, February 1st. A passenger and freight air vice to Indis is to be started by the Imperial Airways Ltd. on

March 30th.

The

AMERICA'S CRUISER

BILL

NO CONCERN OF BRITAIN,

ADMIRALTY'S #POLICY.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, Jan. 31st,

"I have complets confidence that the nation responsible for the intro duction of the Kellogg Peace Pact,. and the people who' signed it, will The journey, scheduled to take six days, 5 hours, will cover 5,000 keep the peace of the world," de miles, which is the longest organised clared Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, the

world. is, which is the lor

First Lord of the Admiralty to-day, journey will be made by a combina-

Mr. Bridgeman was addressing a tion of aeroplanes, train and flying boats. The section from London to large audience at the Constitution- Basle will be covered by Napiera Chib on the naval situation

America's Cruiser Bill which is the Dir liners.

cause of the excitement in America, interfere. that it is no business of curs to

close consideration to the American Majesty's medical advisers are be Prince was entering a cottage to to fight for rhs before lunch triple screw Armstrong Siddeley. generally, and he said, in regard to

The debate revealed that the pro- prosals did not meet with favour from any quarter, opinion only differing materially on the ques- tion of what action the Commission should take with regard thereto,

1925 Convention.

Heer Van Vettum, the Dutch re presentative, spoke at some length in a critical vein, contend. g that the Commission should allow the Genova Convention, 1995, which was only now boing enforced, to have time to show what it could do..

He expressed the opinion, and he was later supported in this view by Viscount Sato, the Japanese de legate, that the Convention as drawn up in 1923 envisaged suit-

able

and sufficient

measure for

limiting the production and trafic in drugs.

The American project now ad

The speaker was a blind woman, week, weather permitting. His and she called out just as the

lieved to be anxious that the journey should be made by road, thus minimising the King's moves Her Majesty the Queen, who is now at Bognor, has selected a small private hotel as a guest-house, while the Court at Aldwick contains six- teen bedrooms, in which electric fires are being fixed.

Medical Views.

visit the bedside of a bed-rälder septuagenarian, who had been em ployed for fifty years in a shipyard where there are now only 3,000. workers compared with a normal 12,000.

which was taken with 77 cuna on the board, Hobbe being 41 Sutclifa 31.

and

The Prince heard the cry, stop. ped, raised his hat and asked the The British Medical Journal re- crowd to make way for him: ferring to the King's "slow but reaching the old lady, he shook On steady progress towards convalester hand and talked kindly to her three figurs partnership, between cence "mentions that the tempera for several minutes. ture has settled down, and that the This

cxnve of the many pulse is quiet Sleep is better, and incidents betekening the affection the King is taking more solid food, for the Prince of folks living in Recent Bacteriological tests appalling conditions in the North confirm clinical evidence that the of England. right chest is now free from infec tion. The temperature has settled

WHA

Hobha and Sutcliffe against Aus. tradis

Disastrous Tims,

|

At Basle a transfer will be made express to Genoa, this being the to the night sleeping car railway

only part of the journey made by ground transport.

4

No Oriticism.

After the interval the crowd bad

He declared that he did not wish All Metal Flying Boats. to critise the numbers or size of swelled to 20,000, and the sun came

A fleet of new alf-metal stert anything that the United States. out. Hobbs reached his 50 in 108Jupiter flying boate, specially considered to be necessary in re. minutes, and five minutes later the from Cenon to Egypt while the cause he believed that the future built for the service, will operate gard to her craisor strength, be 100 was put up. This was the ninth fight across the fraq Desert, to peace of the world would be much Persian Gulf to India, will be made had a generous confidence in each Baghdad and Cairo and down the safer in the hands of countries who in triple screw De Havilland other than in the hands of scare- Jupiter empire air liners, which mongers, who tried perpetually toTM have, for the past two years, been make us believe that there exists a regularly operating on the Caire-grave risk of war.

· At 55. Hobbs gave a very difficult Baghdad-Basra air lines,

There will be two services weekly return chance to Blackie, the ball between London and Egypt leaving afterwards Sutcliffe reached his 50. dat London will be from Ears travelling hard and low, and soon London each Saturday and Wednes day. The return journey from In- When he had made 74 Hobbs wa chi, aach Monday, passengers ar clever catch, low on the left side. Sunday, while the services from taken in the slipe by Ryder,ving in Landon the following we must look for news from time ed by the bravery, patience and In the course of his inninga lasting Egypt to London will leave each

164 minutes he hit two 4' minutes later, with the total un London the following Sunday and Five Thursday and Saturday arriving in changed, Sutcliffe played forward Wednesday respectively to Grimmett and was brilliantly stumped. His play, especially on the off, had been excellent, and be hit six 4.

down, the pulse remaining quiet. Sleep is better and solid food cas be taken in large amounts This

last week, has been maintained and

Deeply Touched." wards, the Prince expressed with To the Mayor of Durham after obvious emotion his opinoin, of

Powers of China's Customs Auto-vanced could, he said, do no more gratifying improvement, recorded what he had seen during his tour..

nomy.

On the same day the Chinese Chamber of Commerce at Shanghai is also bolding a celebrati n.

NEGOTIATIONS AT NANKING.

Fah Ta Yat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Feb. 1st:

It has been decided that Sino- Japanese negotiations will take place at Nanking to reach the final agreement on the Shantung ques tion and the Tainan incident. The date has not yet been fixed. A few -days ago Mr. Yoshizawa proposed to Dr. Wang that the negotiations should be held at Shanghai, but Dr. Wang declined this proposal on the ground of inconvenience.

than the Convention, and further. more, the American

proposals would be impossible to apply.

to time of advance along the uphill

road to recovery.”

The Lancet expresses the belief

that progress will become more

rapid when the King reaches the

south coast.

Canvassing Opinions, Viscount Sato was in full agree- ment with Heor Van Vettam, and urged that all that was necessary was embraced by the Convention. "The Journal says a warm tribute

Signor Cavazzone (Italy) tock

to the King's doctors and nurses the line that the proposals should

for their skill and devotion which not be summarily rejected. He was allowed full scope throughout, sion should postpone further dis- debt to the Queen, whose courage suggested that the Opium Commis for which the nation owes a great cussion and submit the Ameri-has been an example to her people.' can proposals to all States, even those who were not members of the

West Indies Loyal Message... League of Nations, and request

The West Indies Conference, meet the respective Governments to foring" in Barbados, has sent to the ward their observations.

King, through the Colonial Secre

their discussion.

tions, the Commission could

On the basis of these observatory, an expression of their loyaİ some time in the future resume sympathy of all sections of the com it devotion, and also of the profound

munities represented at the Confer Signor Cavazzone also announcedence, in his long and painful illness Din instructed the Mini- convalescence would now be speedily that Signor Mussolini, the Italian and their heartfelt hope that his

SIR HARRY GOŚCHEN'S VIEW.ster of Finance to make a pre-established and his health perman

liminary examination of the pro-ently restored. posal to create a monopoly in har cotics in Italy.

BRITISH TRADE IN CHINA.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Feb. 1st.

At the annual general meeting of the National Provincial Bank, Sir Harry Goschen, who was presiding; dealt with the possibilities of a revival of trade with China.

Severe Oriticizm.

Sir John Campbell, representing India, was criticism of the American proposal, describing it as ridiculous.

very severe in his

The Colonial Secretary telegraph ed in reply. The message from the first West Indies Conference has been laid before Her Majesty the Queen, who desires that an ex- pression of her good wishes for the

success of the Conference and of bee grateful appreciation of their sympathy may be conveyed to the Her Majesty is sure delegates that, had his health permitted, the King would have followed the pro- ceedings of the Conference with keen interest." Bir

He urged the Commission not to He considered that a friendlier trouble about it any further. attitude existe with China to Bri

Sir Malcolm Delevingne, Britain, tish interests and trade than for supported Sir John Campbell, and many yearE, It is a "great oppointed out the extreme difficulties portunity for extending all sections in the way of the scheme.... of our trade in that great country After further discussion, which, if neglected now, may not John Campbell proposed that the recur,

proposal be buried, and this was carried.

STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF WIRELESS.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 1st,

Disappointed by the failure of

RECONSTRUCTION IN CHINA.

DIFFICULT · PROBLEMS DISCUSSED.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]'

LONDON, Jan. 31st.

his struggle with the Construction Committee for the control of wire- less services throughout the coun- try, Mr. Wang Peb Chun, the The Preparatory Committee on Minister of Communications, has Chinese questions appointed by submitted his resignation to the State Council. He said in a state. Signor Alherto Pirelli, the Presi-

dent of the International Chamber

ment that the control of wireless of Commerce, to prepared for dis- services by any other office than the cussion the problem of Chinese re Ministry of Communications had construction in time for the Con- rendered the unification of all com-

grees of the Chamber at Amsterdam munication services impossible.

in July next, has been meeting at Paris.

RUMOURS DENIED.

(Wah Ter Tal Pao),

SHANGHAI, Feb. 1st.

The meetings, which began on January 28th, and continued for three days, were attended by a delegation of representatives of the General Pei Chung Hsi said in Chambers of Commeres, headed by National Association of Chinese an interview that owing to his ill- Mr. Le No Liang. ness he was unable to discharge his

The Preparatory Committee ex- duties and therefore had tendered··

at hearing his resignation. The rumours that pressed gratification his resignation was owing to politi- from the delegation of a pro- cal intrigue were entirely ground-gramme agreed upon at Shanghai si he would hand over his office to ing.of the Chinese badget, a reduc leas When be returned-to-Kwang-and Nanking, including the balanc General Li Be Hsin at Peping..

tion of military expenditure, etc.

COMMUNISTS SENTENCED

IN JAPAN.

;" · Enzie Difficulties, Also discussed.. at some length with the Shanghai delegates, WAS the problem of the basic financial, industrial and commercial difficul- REVOLUTIONARY SONGS IN ties in Chinese economics, and the development of commercial" trans- actions.

COURT.

TROTSKY'S EXPULSION

FROM RUSSIA.

TO LIVE NEAR BERLIN.

(TALOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, Feb. 1st. Accompanied by the two Soviet agents responsible for his welfare, Trotsky will leave for Turkey on February 24th to obtain a German visa, subsequently, according to the newspapers, settling down near Berlin.

MARSHAL FOCH.

CONDITION CAUSES UNEASI- NESS

【THEODOH EEUTER'S AGENOT.]

PARIN, Feb. 1st. Marshal Foch is suffering from slight congestion of the lungs and eciness. his condition is causing some un

UNEASINESS IN KABUL.

HABIBULLAH READY FOR

EVENTUALITIES.

CABINET MEMBERS ARRESTED,

4

(REUTER'S AMERICAN "SERVICE.}

NEW DELHI, Jan, lat. It is reported that Bacha Bakao (Amir Habibullah) is concentrat ing his troops at Kahul, in readi ness for eventualities.

He said he had been deeply touch

hope of all these poor people.

It is very difficult to know what to do to solve this most pressing problem. I am sure however, that things will be righted, but I am The

afraid it must take time. people I have met during this tour could not have been nicer to me personally. It was wonderful, "

The Prince of Wales in three days travelled nearly 200 miles felds and has seen nearly a hun- through the worst parts of the coal

dred town and villages..

MARSHAL LI ON DISBAND

MENT.

POINTS OUT ITS DANGERS.

WHY KWANGTUNG NEEDS A STRONG FORCE. Marshal Li Tsai Hsin arrived in the Colony yesterday morning by the Mores and proceeded to Canton last night. A large gathering was at the wharf to welcome the Mar shal, and after his arrival he called at Government Houss.

Marshal Li was accompanied by a large number of his secretaries and aides. Later he visited Mr. Kong Yue Shuen, where he was interviewed by Press representa- tives.

Marshal Li was asked about the Disbandment Conference at Nan- king, and be said that it could be called a success for the National Government. He represented the Liang Kwangs at the Conference and pledged the two Kwangs to support the Government

Ho further said that the Govern- ment troops had been very success- ful in clearing up the bandit and pirate menace in the East River and West River districts, Kwangsi and Kwangtung was more peaceful. now than it had been for twenty years. This was all the more gratifying because the Ironside " coup of November, 1997, and the Communist upheavals that followed had left a big legacy of defeated troops turned bandit, the Enst River districts having suffered worst.

Need For A Strong Army. "Unless Canton had had a large and reliable Army the condition of affairs up country would not show its present improvement.

Hammond and Jardine then came together, but Jardine

was almost immediately 1.b.. to Grimmett, at which point tes terminated this people Hammond brought his score disastrous half hour. Before 30,000 up to 11, thus reaching 1,000 runs in first class matches, the first of the tourists to do so. Hendren had reached the fatal 13 when he play ed forward to Blackie and was bowled by a fire break-back.

Chapman then joined Hammond. and 67 invaluable ruts were added before the captain was caught close o time. Duckworth managed to play out the few remaining balls before stumps were drawn, leaving England with 246 on the board and five wickets in hand.

Score:

England 1st Inninga. Hobbs. e Ryder, b Hendry 74. Sutcliffe, st,

Oldfield, b

Hammond, met out ...

Grimmett

D. R. Jardine, bw. "

Grimmett....

Hendren, b Blackie

A. P. F Chapman, "A'Beckett, b Ryder Duckworth, not out

Extras

Total (for 5 wkts.}

64

47

༥༣

13.

C

39

0

... 246

Fall of the wickets:- 1/143; 2/143; 3/249 4/179;| 5/246.

£600,000 FOR LORD MAYOR'S FUND.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Rugar, February ist. Voluntary contributions to the Lord Mayor's fund for the relief of distress in the mining areas now exceeds £800,000. The Government have promised to double the amount subscribed.

THE PIECE GOODS MARKET. LANCASHIRE'S GROWING

TRADE.

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THE FINAL PLANS. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Jan. 31st The final plans are now being prepared for the long-promised air service between London and India, and the stage in the developments publication to-day of a provisional already reached is indicated by the

time-table for the service.

Speaking with reference to the policy of the British Admiralty and the British Government on naval

this country, a pacific policy. matters, Mr. Bridgeman said it was to-day as is always had been in

British Navy was a menace to the He did not in any way subscribe to the view than an adequate pence of the world,

Freedom Of The Seas. On the contrary, Mr. Bridgeman continued, he regarded it as a great safeguard. Our purpose was to be of use wherever we could.

We had to ensure the free pas sage of the seas, not only for our vory food on which our existenco raw materials, but also for the depended.

Our view of navad disarmament was that we were quite prepared to make a farther reduction in arma Air-ments so long as it left unimpaired

It is issued by the Imperial ways, Limited, in whose hands the service is entrusted.

When a start is made the se ice will be the longest organised air route in the world, namely 5,000 miles.

that insurance against the loss of the freedom of the sets, which was essential to the very existence of " the country.

We had, he said, made a great many reductions, and we had offer It is proposed that a weekly sered to make a great many more, vice shall be maintained between which had not always been accept England and India for passengers, ed. We had done our part and malls and freight.

The machines will leave Croydon more than our part in the direction

of reductions." at 5.45 am. on Saturday mornings,

We are, he concluded, prepared beginning on March 30th, and acto go even further if other coun cording to schedule will arrive 4tries will do the same, Karachi at 10.30 on the following Friday, both Greenwich Time.

The return from Karachi will coramence on Mondays, arriving at Croydon on the following Sundays.

The actual dying time will "be" only 52 hours each way.

Another Outburst,

Cali-

WAXINGTON, Feb, 1st. The debate on the Cruiser Bill was resumed this morning... Senator Johnson (Rep. fornia) supported Senator Reed, The service is primarily intended and made a reference to Japan to accelerate mails. It will greatly expressing the opinion that it speed up not only those to India, I would not be long before a world but also to Iraq, Palestine, Ceylon, drama is played in the Pacific Australia, China and Japan,

MILITARY REVOLT

IN SPAIN.

DEATH SENTENCE ON TWO

COLONELS.

EX-PREMIER'S ARREST.

(THROUGH REUTER'S' AGENCY.]

PARIS, Feb. Ist.

Ocean,"

Senator Johnson declared that the United States in the course of her economic success was breaking against world barriers. That suc cess must be yielded or protected. Realising what the future may hold for three great States on the Pacife coust, I went this Bill passed in ite present form."

He asserted that, having throttled the United States of the Washing- to Conference, Britain proceeded feverishly tó build cruisers until

ahe was once more mistress of the bea. "Thanks to God and Presi

that Colonel Paz and Colonel Bris the waves"

A message from Madrid states dent Harding, Britannis still rules have been court-martialled and sentenced to death for complicity in the recent revolt. It is doubtful whether the sentences will be car ried out...

Newspaper correspondents report that there is great excitement in

Telegrams in Brief.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Spain in consequence of the arrest In the House of Commons, reply- Though the Communists and

of Sanchez Guerra. Influential ing to questions, Mr. W. C. Bridge- bandits" have been driven under.

LONDON, Jan. 31st.

politicians are preparing to ap man, First Lord of the Admiralty, ground we know perfectly well that The growing popularity of cotton proach the King in the event of stated that an order for crushing any number

restless spirits will and artificial silk mixed piece-goods severe punishment being inflicted machinery, costing about £11,000, be on the war path again if Govern-in the world market is indicate the late Premier.

for the Singapore Naval Base, had ment vigilance is relaxed

ed by the official figures of the ex-

been placed with an English-regis-

appoint a Royal Commission to en- quire into conditions of labour in India, stated that Indian labour mission. would be represented on the com

It is all very well for theorists ports for the year issued by the Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, Pra-tered Company, Fifty-five per talk about disbandment, cutting Manchester Chamber of Commerce.sident of the Board of Trade, stated cent of the value would be maan- down the Army and saving expense The big increase, estimated at in the House of Commons that sa factured in Belgium, 25 per cent. that direction. It is not the pracover twenty-five per cent shows inquiry would be held into the lots in the United States and 30 per tical course, it would mean an in-a remarkable advance, and as the of the steamship Vestris by the cont. in Britain. crease in banditry and be a very greater part of the increased trade Wreck Commissioner, assisted by Mr. Baldwin, sanouncing in the foolish and extravagant policy in is said to have been effected in the Rssessors, Mr. Aspinall,EO, House of Commons a decision to the long run."

latter part of the year, the pros would act as Commissioner. Speaking about the recent attack pects for 1829 are exceedingly on the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, bright.

The death of the 4th Earl of Marshal Li said that of the 30

Durham occurred yesterday. He sue robbers who took part in the affair, ments valued at nearly £6,000,000, the twin brother of the late Earl

The figures given reveal ship ceeded to the title only recently, as It is also authoritatively stated. ten were recently disbanded from an increase of nearly £2,000,000 that Mohamed Omar Khan, the the Chinese Army. Apart from compared with 1927. All markets: The British Broadcasting Cor Main states that co-operation is A message from Frankfort-on- Afghan Prince who absconded from valuable jewellery stolen from the tool increased quantities, and peration announces a scheme of Allahabad, is in Afghanistan. passengers, the bandits got away Brazil has been mounting by leaps national lectures under which three being planned between the German The situation there is very dis with $10,000 belonging to the Nan- and bounds in recent months. times yearly a formal lecture of Dye Trust and the International quieting. It is understood that king Government. The disband- Amanullah's youngest brother, and ment of troops should be carried

Official Figures

nearly one hour's daration will be Company for Chemical Enterprises broadcasted by na cmimet, author at Basel. The latter concern prie several members of the Cabinet and out with more care, and it could Official figures issued by the ity on physical or natural science, poses to acquire an interest in leading officials of Amanullah's not be done at one stroke.

Manchester Chamber of Commerce philosophy, literature, exploration, which also interests the Dye Trust, other Companies, the possession of Government have been arrested in must be gradual work. He agreed regarding exports of cotton, arti- music or medicine.. Kabul, and their property con- with the Nanking Conference that fzal silk and mixed piece-goods

and to give the Dye Trust the option The Prince of Wales is expected of complete or partial sequisition of duo fewer than 100,000 soldiers would during 1923 shot shipments of The security of Kabul city, 16 de have to be disbanded eventinly in -36,000,000 square yards, valued upon the International Postal the holding of the Swiss Company, Congress, to be held in London in which propous to raise its share creasing, uneasiness is growing, and Kwangtung and Kwangai. The dis £6,500,000. skirmishes are reported to have bandment, he said would take six

May, which will be attended by capital from 20,000,000 to 250,000,000 raken place within twenty miles of months, after, which it should leave

representatives of practically every Swiss francs for this RIPOS the two Kwangs only 70,000 menj

civilised state.

(Continued on previous Column,)

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] The Chinese delegation asserted that the economic restoration of OSAKA, Feb. 1st. China, and the development of The district court hus sentenced international trade, depended on to: Communists, all members of the China being treated by all nations Osaka branch of the Japan Com on the footing of strict equality! munist Party, who were rounded up The Committee recorded the fact Last March. Kasuga, who was a that developments in China neces very active leader, got eight years sitated conteroplating a revision of zettel ethers, ceesived-centerens sagtha past regins in the interest affiscated

ing from seven to one year. all partier

Twenty-two defendants; who were Bignor Pirelli stated that the put on probation, arranged to an International Chamber of Com- peal and then left the court sing-merce would give its best attention

Kabul. to the problems of the Far East. ing a revolutionary song.

It

This represents an increase of 27,000,000 yards and £1,835,000 over

1927