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Shipping Intelligence, To-day's wireless programme...

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atores. All its riches were spread | Latest Cables. out before her, but in vain. Neither dolls nor dolls' houses could please and elaborate trains and pedal motor-cars were alike rejected. The father and the assistants had begun, in despair, when the lift stopped

waddy rebels is proceeding satis

The rounding up of the Tharra-

factorily.

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far as that, inging that the powers of the Viceroy must not be whittled away. The perpetual wrangle be. tween Indians themselves is the basis of the dificulty. No Moslem In the Holy Land they are using SEATION--PENNELL-At St. Philips is ready to put himself at the fame guns and poisoned grain. In a campaign against mice and these Church, Sydney, New South Wales, on December 30, 1030, merey of a Hindu and the compliteasts of the field are being slaugh just by where they were standing MARY, elder daughter of 31r.ment is returned. For that reason borrowed from the recent (human) tastes, that's what I want. I'll tered round Jerusalem by methods"There," said this child of simple and Mrs. R. G. Seinonx, Shang- hai, to W. A. PENNELL, eldest England must keep control of the war. son of the late Col. W. PENNELL, Arny and, through the latent power R.A. and Mrs. PENNELL, Lon- don.

of the Viceroy and the Provincial Powere, she must be in a position to interveny decisively in times of criais. The Round Table Confer ence is groping, with courage and

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HONG KONG, JANUARY 6, 1931,

THE ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE.

The Indian Round Table Confer- ence is nouring the end of ite labours. The great achievement bas! been the acceptance by the Ruling

A. S. WATSON & Co., Princes of the principle of a federal

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constitution for the whole country. The decision has revolutionized the position and will have a profound effect upon future history. At pre- sent the relations between. Britain and the native states are governed

but events in India do not suggest

the possibility of any irrevocable weakening of the powers at present invested in thu Central and Provin-

dial Governments. A Federal Ae- sembly will hasten the coming of Dominion status in India, but like all instruments of Government it will have to grow to maturity, and develop according to the needs and condition of the country before it can

trusted with full respon- sibility for the destiny of India.

AMERICAN BANKING.

Living Alone.

Business girls are warned by Miss Amabelle Duncan of the spiritual perila of owning a fint and a latch, key. This Indy thinks that people who live alone are apt to become sdl-centred and extremely selfish.

Deaf!

A prisoner charged at the Old Bailey said he could not hear the indictment which the clerk had read. The Recorder (Sir Ernest Wild, K.C.). Can you hear met The Prisoner: No. I cannot hear you, my lord.

Mandarin.

When Chinn's Hollywood set about making its first "talkie," one language is spoken in every pro difficulty cropped up-a different vince of China. So the old official language of the Mandarins was chosen, and all the actors and ac tresses Bot about learning it. China's firat "talkie" will be re- leased next year,

have that."

Strauss and the Films.

Richard Strauss is again being tempted by the films; he is a keen business man and certainly the wealthiest of famous composers. His orn. **Die Frau Ohne Schatta" ("The Woman Without n Shadow "'is being adapted for a Alm version, and additional music is being written for it. It is an in- teresting work, with a superb clos ing scene to Act II, and it has a spectacular story. The film version of "Der Rosenkavalier" was hard ¡ly a success in London, although the composer devoted great atten tion to the experiment and came. over to conduct the first few per- formances...

Negotiations are going on be- tween Japan and Moscow regarding the closure of the Bank of Korea branch at Vladivostock, but the Soviet is not showing any sign of agreeing to the cancellation of the closure order.

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The funeral of Marshal Joffre, which is described as one of the greatest of the century, took place yesterday.

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The likin situation in North. China is still somewhat obscure. It is believed that there will be a Tientsin conferenes to discuss the problem.

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Dr. Hans, the well-known Aus-

trian economist, has written a let ter to the Financial Times urging. the need for international co-opera tion to check the decline in the price of silver.

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"Big

Three members of the Five" group of banks have not followed the example of Lloyd'a Bank in the matter of dividends, and have maintained the dividend. rate as a matter of policy, Page 5.

Following the recent revelations · at Geneva alleging that nearly all the high officials in Liberia were: implicated in slavery. Mr. Stimson. U.S. Secretary for State, has sent a letter to the Governor of Liberin declaring that international opinion will no longer tolerate the twin evils of slavery and forced labour.

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Local Notes and Events

The drop in the value of the

Tu London Time takes quite a dollar continues and yesterday the philosophical view of the bank failures in the United States. In the opening quotation was exactly one course of a leading article it is shilling. pointed out that the conditions of banking in the United States aro

The Society of Yorkshiremen is

One death (non-Chinese) from diphtheria and one from puerperal fever were reported for the 24 hours Ended January 0.

The alleged piratical attempt

Looking Back 25 Years,

A London paper saya:-It is stated that we shall soon be buying our fresh eggs from China. The idea comes from Mr. Poole, of Messrs. C. Poole, Lauder, & Co.

by individual treaties, cach state wholly different from those in Eng to hold a cabaret-dinner dance in made by the crews of two junks on His business is that of importing

standing alone and, in theory, tak ing no cognisance of its neighbours. There is, in fact, no Indian nation. 12085 13002 13063 13212 13210 13220 Six-roomed & Fire-roomed Apartments. The Viceroy, as representative of the

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"PEAK MANSIONS"

PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KOWLOON,

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land. Largely owing to the laws

prohibiting branch banking, the the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong financial resources of the country Hotel, on Friday, January 23, at have not been consolidated into the s p.m. hands of a few large units. There are still many thousands of so- called banks scattered all over the

The forthcoming marrings is an United States, many of which arenounced of. Manuel Sequeira, of 435, engaged in miscellaneous financial Rue Enfayette, Shanghai, to Cecilia business of a spreuiative kind which Maria Xavier, of 2, Humphreys would not be undertaken by any Buildings, Kowloon. GEORGES ruled bath Hanover and

bank in Britain. In consequence England without bringing about bank sunshes on a small scale have |

Senders of telegram, are inform:

another junk off Pedro Blanco, Bias, furs, and he was in the Far East Bay, on Sunday Inst resulted in the collecting them when the Russian apprarance yesterday before Mr. It. | war/broke out. He was one of the on last Englishmen to escape from Port E. Lindsell of twelve inen' charges of being concerned in the Arthur before the siege, and he attempted piracy. On the applica- brought with him a consignment of The firm seat to tion of the police a week's formal Chinese eggs. remand was granted.

China for another consignment, and found the experiment a great, According to a police report, success. The firm shipped 20 barrels 1740 17486 17603 17551 17889 1760433332 33472 33801 33706 33716 33793any political union between the two always been frequent, and it is

known that something like toured that, owing to one faulty cable Chinese girl of fifteen was knocked of these eggs. 120 dozen in each thousand failures have taken place between Hong Kong and Shanghai, down by a 'bus in Kowloon City barrel, last March. They are pre- within the last few years. In these

served by a secret process, which 16000 10011 10022 19167 19218 10236 39443 34478 31837 34503 34502 34828 becomes more and more marked eircumstances it was scarcely to be telegrains to and from Shanghai Road after she had succeeded in keeps them good for at least twelve: 10272 19201 10360 18416 19423 19597 34050 34004 34720 34729 34701 34508 19027 15032 18650 19947 19633 20119 34000 34995 34888 34968 35051 33071 with modern engineering and com- expected that a boom of unprecs and beyond may be subject to slight preventing a small boy from being manthe-Hong Kong Daily Print,

run over. Seeing the boy in front January 8, 1000. 20383 20423 20472 20335 20077 20768 3513135130 35150 35166 35171 36220mercial progress. The postal, rail. dented dimensions, followed by delay.

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held at 6.p.m, on Wednesday, Jann-Her injurice were fairly serious. The steam laundry recently started Colony will not be allowed to fail. The disappearance of these mush- 22503 22570 22508 22080 22757 22807 37101 37156 37160 37182 37234 37235 the League of Nations is a political 22610 22046 22052 22964 22967 23103 37290 37209 37385 37301 37428 37530 23705 23320 23333 23405 23541 23606 27570 37019 37687 37603 37705 37803 expression of the cosmopolitan room financial houses, however ary 14, in St. John's Cathedral - disastrous to the individuals who Hall, His Excellency the Governox 23027 23640 23725 23901 24030 24043 37814 37003 37870 38023 35038 38173 *24001 24060 24093 24107 24134 24157 38189 38273 38368-38374 35375 38385 nature of applied science, industry have the misfortune to be their has kindly consented to take the Don E. Palmer, was yesterday. sent

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"slump world-wide in its re-

depositors, can in the long run only Chair. enhance, the financial stability of the country. So far the larger and The charge of embezzlement of more reputable institutions in the

run over.

A native of Michigan, US in Singapore is announced by onr

Straits contemporary to be on “established success" and a similar company, in Shanghai is also doing well. At Singapore the dhobies at ing guilty to a charge of vagrancy: first offered strong opposition to the

to the House of Detention on plead

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By Order,

The same thing would probably problems which must be solved by of last year's collapse remarkably Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co, will be the Magistrate, that Palmer arrive compelled to give up the contest. ALFRED W. BERRY, the assumption of India's unity. well; and, though it would be rash heard before Mr. Williams at Cened in Hong Kong in October from happen in Hong Kong on the laun

Manila. He has since spent all his dry boing started, but many of the Secretary, India's representatives accepted to desitme that the financial crisis trat. Magistracy on Tuesday next at Countersigned-

is over and done with, there is no 11.13-a.m. M. H. C. Macnamarasulate has expressed their willing in the new establishment, and the money here. The American Con- washermen would find employment N. R. JAURALDE,

this principle and the Federal

reason to anticipate anything in Notary Public Structure Sub-Committee of the the nature of a nation-wide collapse.

will be prosecuting,

ness to repatriate Palmer.

opposition, if firmly met, would LONDON WALL BUILDIKUS,

subside as it had in Singapore. LONDON, E.C.2.

Conference is now engaged upon the It is becoming increasingly clear, 5th November, 1030.

in the United States.. themselves.

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A second man was charged at, The machinery is in the Colony, the

delicate task of putting it into the however, to the financial authorities At Central Magistricy yesterCentral Magistracy yesterday in laundry can be started for a very

advantage to the country. The ment of Central Thiatre we

an application was made by Subconnection with the attempted moderato sum, and, under the Inspector A. V.. Baker, to withdraw fraud on the Equitable Eastern management of an energetic man,— the summons against the manage Banking Corporation by the for-possessing experience of the dodg

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accused of causing

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application of the police.