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Shipping Intelligence. Page 15. Week-end wireless programmes.

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The Prime Minister was evidently What railway in the world has inspired by ideas of politics the worst record for its toll of symbolism in the choice of his human lifet The Chinese Eastern Christians cards, He selected two Railway must come near the top designs. Ona depicted the dawn of the list. When the railway was breaking sarosa a loch set in a built in 1900 its first Chinese pre- During mountainous district. The other sident was assassinated. showed a bridge. The first would be the Russo-Japanese war in 1904 its Thomas Norris, aged 43, a motor suitable for sending to Mr. Lloyd tracks were drenched in blood. driver, the Chairman (Sir Robertwenty-four-strokes of the birch. George as a delicate compliment to After the Russian revolution it car- Wallace, K.Q.) remarking that he the favourite peroration of the ried the wrecks of Koltchak'e de-hold the view that suspension of the Liberal loader. The bridge no feated army. In ite carriages Bol- longer necessary in the case of Mr. abevist has assassinated White Rus-licence, was the real punishment, Lloyd George, might go to Sir sian and White

Russian has said that Norris would be fined £o Oswald Mosley or to Mr. Maxton assassinated Bolshevist. Its crown-with a twelve months' disqualifion- ing tragedy was in 1028, when

Sport. Chang-Tano-Lin, was blown sky- tion for licence. Norria-If you

Starting tithes at Fanling are high by a bomb placed on one of fine me. I have no money to pay given on

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with. If my licence is taken away,

Details and selections for to-mor how shall I get money to pay? Sirrow's races at Kwanti: Page 10... Robert Wallace. As this is the first

Week-end sport fixtures on The announcement

Page: 10 elections in Egypt are to be held case, perhaps the pecuniary penalty

Home football, League and Cup. round about the beginning of might be left out. I bind him over.

·Pogo 11.. March, a dato several weeks earlier than expected, suggests that the think that will meot justice.matches. Prime Minister, Sidky Pasha, feola Norris had pleaded guilty to driv

No Bible Stories for Wee

Macgregor.

Pupils in the Glasgow elementary. schools henceforth are not to be told about Noah and the Ark or the sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham and other Bible stories which are con- sidered too puzzling for the infant mind. Young Glasgow will pro- bably remain in untroubled ignor

The Elections in Egypt.

that

the

foreign postal rates.

of the fostering care of successive British Governments, is now in a flourishing condition. Before 1914 its extent was practically neglig- ible, but now it produces 93 per cent of the dyestuffs consumed in Great Britain, the money value of secured in their settlement of the this being 72 per cent. of the whole

At a recent meeting of the Imperial ance of Abraham and Isaac but confident of being in a fairly strong ing at Nottinghill, W., while under Latest Cables.

will it escape the Flood. Noah's political position. The People's will stand it in good stead. The Chemical Industries, the vast trust Ark in 200 good a toy, and too many party, as Sidky's organisation is the influence of drink to such an

China is reported to be contem- men had actually come out and a which stands at the head of the babies have been kept in blessed called, seems to be obtaining a good extent as to be incapable of having plating a further inorence in the Welsh minors' strike, like a Con chemical industry of the United quietness by the ritual of making deal of support from the commerproper control, and to driving in

the animale walk in two by two for cial classes in the towns, and it is tinental war motilisation, is dif-Kingdom, its Chairman, the late mothers and nurses to be as strong- now embarking upon a campaign a dangerous manner.. feult to stop after the order has, Lord MELCHETT, claimed that this minded in this matter as the Glasin the country in an attempt to

challenge the powerful hold of the A Soldier's Romance, been given and the first moves made.) company was to-day making dyes of 80w educational authority.

Wafd, and to convince the ngricul

General Snojdarek, who has just tural voters that it is to their in- Untouchable "' Delegate." terest to rally in support of a been promoted to the rank of major- "strong Government with general and who now commands the For sheer pluck, in the fact of overwhelming odds one of the policy of firm administration. It Czechoslovak troops in Slovakia, is world's prizes ought really to be thought-or perhaps one abould a born soldier. In pre-war days, given to Dr. Ambedkar, the lendar say hoped that the Wald party has before there was any Czechoslo being respon-vakia, his patriotiam made it im- of the Untouchables of India, who lost much ground iz now at the Round Table Consible for having missed a promising possible for him to accept service the former had scored 51 ruhs for

mer. The only way in which opportunity of settling outstanding in the Austrian army. He there- he was allowed any education in questions with Great Britain last fore enlisted in the French Foreigu bis native town was by squatting at year. Egypt, on this reading of Legion, where he achieved the dis the school door, trying to match any the situation, wishes to settle down tinction (rare in a foreigner) of be- odd phrase of the teacher. Yet he under a stable Government. Sidky coming an officer. Returning one managed to win a scholarship which and his party stand for a treaty day from an expedition against a Anally took him to London, where settlement with Britain and against bostile tribe, he entered Algiers in he graduated at the London School foreign intervention in Egypt, and triumph. The populace turned out of Economics, and then returned to in thint eonse may be said to have in full force and showered flowers Time brings stolen the thunder of the Wafd. on the legionaries. As Snejdares

At the time of writing there, are few details of the terms, except that the miners have accepted seven and a half hours work for each week day, at the same rate as was paid for the eight-hour day, and the agreement is to run till January,

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The

Page 9. The Prince of Walca and Prince George have started on their South. Americad tour,

Page 0. The European Association of Cal. cutta passed a resolution supporting the attitude of the President regard. ing the Round Table Conference.

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In the third Test match betweCK South Africa and the England XI.

the loss of four wickete nt. lunch tiho yesterday.

a quality equal, to those made by any other firm in the world, and that it had reduced prices to figures which enabled the English consumer to obtain those products at world prices. An export trade in British dyestuffs, until recently practically non-existent, is being built up. During the protracted negotations

Among the causes which have con- in December the Lancashire Miners' tributed to this remarkable change Association offered a seven and a must undoubtedly be included the half hours day and no reduction protection afforded the industry by of wages. The owners countered, the Dyestuffs Act, 1920. The Board with 7 hours 48 minutes for five of Trade received not long ago days, with six hours, on Saturday.' report dealing with the progress of strango revenges, for this handsome The Wald, on their side, will no was riding at the head of his brougbay nearly 100 were injured and

help his people.

young Indian is one of the society rages of the Conference, and is in- vited to the most exclusivp parties Yet when he goes back to India he again becomes an Untouchable" set allowed to take a taxi or walk

doubt attack the Prime Minister as a bunch of roses landed on his face. more instrument of the ambitions He looked up at the window from of the Court, and it sorms probable which it had been thrown, saw a that in Egypt the King will be pretty face, marked down the num brought into politics to some effect ber of the house, came back and during the coming general election married the lady who had thrown campaign.

the roses

Local Notes and Events

Page 9. A sweeping change in the elec toral system in Great Britain is pro vitled by the Representation of the People Bill, the text of which has Page D. just been published,

As the result of police lathi charges on crowds arising from a hantal throughout the city of Bem-

Pago D,

conveyed to hospital.

Lord Draven's Bop.

Viscount Uffington, the 13-year-old son and heir of the Earl of Craven, has been received into the Roman, Catholic Church. His mother, the Viscountess of Craven, who is daughter of Mr. William George, ¿ Town Clerk of Invergordon, Boot- land, became, a Catholic several months ago. She married the Earl

Alternatively they agreed to the 7, the dye-making industry since 1920. hours day, but with wage reduction, This report, in which the whole estimated at od. a day for men now position is reviewed at considerable [50 earning ta. 11d., and ud. or 7d. for length, has been prepared by the

other grades, bringing their wages Dyestuifs Industry Development on a pavement, in the main street, down to 8s 1d. and 76. 2d. The Committee appointed by the Board National Board, over which Sir to advise it on the efficient and HanOLD MORRIS,'an able and sym, cconomical development of the in- pathetic King's Counsel, presides, dustry. Naturally, this Committee made a slight niteration in the is not the only body giving serious' miners' proposal, and on these lines thought to the future of the the dispute was settled in Lanos industry. At the recent meeting of

For the 24 hours ended January The annual social of the Univer- there is a fairly extensive traffick shire. The figures given are inter- the British Association at Bristol esting as a reflection of mine con the Chemical section devoted a 15, there were 3 cases (2 non- sity Christian Association will be ing in boys and girls, in addition in 1016. The young Viscount is now ditions Cost of living is failing whole morning to the consideration Chinese) of typhoid fever, and 1 case held on January 17, in the Great to the usual buying and selling of at Downside School, near Bat.

Hall at 8p.m. All interested are wives and concubines in the Chinese in England and 10s, a day is not a of this subject. The speakers, with of diphtheria.

welcomed. There will be music, community here: Occasionally the A Morris Surprise, | bad wage, and even the lesser figure one exception, urged that the Act in would entail no hardship. On the some form should be renewed. The

games, refreshments, etc. other hand, unemployment is rife total world production of dyestuffs, in the industry and many mines are by the way, is about 108,000 tons working on short time. Under the annually of this the British in Central Coal Mince scheme alloca-dustry produces about 28,000 tons tions of production are made to and supplies over 11 per cent of every district in accordance with the world's requirements. Between The total output of the Kailan the official estimate of the total 1025 und 1028 the British share of Mining Administration's mines for demand to be met. Last month Mr. world trade in dyes increased in the week ending January 3, 1931, SHINWALL, the Minister for Mines, value from 8.9 per cent of the whole amounted to 91,830 tons, and the feel the pockets of prospective Locking Back 50 Years.

victims. Before they had time to Though it is perhaps too much to cipated, but the services of the. mado, the distressing announcement to 11.7 per cent, an increase in sales during the period to 101,004 cominit any theft, however, they look for any conversion of the man extra staff called in to cope with

E. J. R. MITCHELL, Captain,

0.0., Machine Gun Co., B.K.V.D.C.

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NOTICE.

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SANITARY BOARD wishes To draw, the Attention of the Public, and especially of them who bare recently come to this Colony, to the. possibility of

Brsontory and Typhoid Fever, by eating Uncooked Vegetables.

Chinese Market-gardeners use mannro

it

Silk forwarded from hore by the Empress of Canada on December 28 arrived in New York (St. John's Park) and Hoboken on January 14, having been 20 days in transit.

that allocations for the first quarter weight from 14,000 to 24,000 tons tens..

from human sources and their custom

of 1931 would be no less than ten. The industry, it is estimated, em- is to pour the manure or spray. from watering

in liquid form, over,

per cent. less than for the corres ploys about 11,000 people. the growing

ponding quarter there

of 1930. Disease-producing parasites are, fore, possibly present on the surface of plants, eg, Lettuces, over which the Gardener's spray falla.

J. H. GELLING,

Secretary, SANITARY BOARD.

ELBO

January, 1991.

AGATE CUTTERS. EYBER, RUDOLF, Hauptstr

164, IDAR/NAUE, GERMANY, OUTTER of Bemi-precious Stoner.

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REAL STONE NEOKLETS, Cape Fancy Out Good Boagh "Stones

Bengåt.

The Western Market murder.case In spite of all testimony in was again before Mr. E. H. Williams Mr. SAINWELL on the same day favour of continuing the Safe for hearing yesterday, and after admitted that not a single order for guarding Act it will be remembered hearing evidence for the defence the coal could be traced to the labours that the present Government were Magistrate reserved judgment till of a British delegation to Scan of opinion that it should be allowed Monday. dinavia. The Minister denied, how to lapse The Act was only saved Lever, tund the delegation was trying by the stubborn refusal of the House Eto get orders, and said that it or Lords to pass IC. 'Dargain was

police are successful in running Employees at the Morris metor some of the delinquents to earth, works, Cowley, Oxford, who had. Sentences of ten weeks' hard but those cases are only a slight expected to be thrown idle for labour were passed on each of two indication of what is really a large several weeks, bave had a pleasant picketpockets who were caught business, conducted with method surprise. The works have sprung oparating on the fringe.of a crowd and apparently with profitable re into activity. Everyone is working watching a juggling performance at sults to those engaged in it full time, and many are on over- Youmati yesterday. The two men Hong Kong Daily Press, January wide. At the Labour Exchange a rush of temporarily unemployed men were seen by a Chinese detective 15, 1000

from the Morris works was init-

wefo both arrested.

Looking Back 25 Years.

da

darins themselves, it is at least them were unnecessary. satisfactory to find that a verna cular journal, started under official What the Hospitals Missed! patronage at Shanghai, to counter- On the day she had arranged-to" That human beings are daily act the liberal proclivities of the sign a will leaving £10,000 to Aber- bought and sold in Hong Kong is Shen Poo, in itself becoming an ad-deen hospitals, Mrs. Mary Ander a startling fact. To some it does vocate of progress and reform. We son (46), of Wellbrae Terrace, Aber- not bring any sense of shock, be- have previously had occasion to deen, widow of a bank agent, was The body of a woman which was cause familiarity with the distress-refer to the change which has come found dead from gas poisoning. abava eamquhet Lauss the Shin hay: bow fina brine Her maid an elderly woman named umma komang, la Eng

ïfaumentîbilities but to the opponent-of-riiways and other - Jessic Daler, was also dead Gas improvements, it has become their was escaping from the gas cooker advocato: how from being the sup-in the kitchen. At the inquiry at

stitutions, it has became a cham- porter of all existing Chinco in Aberdeen the jury returned a ver pion of reform-feng Kong Dally dict of death due to accidenta) dress, January:15, 1861.

on Wednesday new adulter

was only studying the position of strack part of which secured for the Water British coal exporta with a view, tother help to this important indus now been identified as that if Lam others the statement may come as improving them. The recommendatry. It was a near thing and showed Yuet For (28), a widow who had a painful surpirse. Though it is tions of the delegates were far- how little assistance British indus been living in extreme poverty at difficult to realise that any form of reaching and engaging the serious try can expect from the Government 223, Reclamation Street. She had slavery can exist under the British been missing since January 3 flag, it is nevertheless only too true attention of mine owners and ex- now in power.

'causes.