A tribute to the service, the Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood has rendered the Colony during his 27 years in Hong Kong Wils paid by HE the Governor yesterday. Page
Capetown, March 21. Considerable changes in the Con- stitution of South West Africa are proposed by representatives of the German section of the territory when Dr, Schledering of the Le- gislative Council met the Prime Minister Hertzog The Administra- lini, Dollfuss and Gomboes are tor of South West Africa Conrad supposed to have also signed a and Dr. Bodenstein were also pre- military convention at Rome in- sent at the discussions. The depth-Questions and answers in Coun- cluding important agreements- ation proposed the suspension of especially regarding the right of the present Constitution and its re- the passage of troops in the even-placement by one granting the "tuality of the next European con- population of South West Africa great autonomy. The fulfillment of provisional promises was further requested--that German become one of the official languages and to a large section of Germans. The that Urilon citizenship be granted majority of the Dutch constitutional changes though con favoured
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MYSTERIOUS. EXPLOSION
Berlin, Mar. 21. A mystifying explosion throwing into an uproar,one of the busiest corners of the German capital Wilhelmstresse Linden on Wednesday afternoon at-2 o'clock, when an unidentified type of small bomb demolished an empty taxi Injuring the chauffeur and two passers-by. Incomplete
witnesses traced the bomb's ap- | pearance to a highpowered closed car, which sped swiftly in and out of the tangled mid-day trame just
report is expected shortly.—-Trans- ocean Kuo Min.
GREAT BRITAIN and conflicting accounts of eye
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siderable differences of opinion re- main regarding the exact nature. The Delegates negotiations have not yet been concluded.—Trans ocean Kuo Min.
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Nanking," Mar. 14. To secure more rapid postal service between Great Britain and China, the Ministry of Communications is negotiating for the institution, of airmail cannections between the countries. It is understood two that the British authorities have agreed to the proposals now under consideration.
The plan's provide that the Bri- tish Government be responsible of time before the locally made for the operation of the air ser- vice on the British section con- article will completely oust the foreign made article. Indeed, to necting London, India, British some directions, the foreign made Malaya and Hongkong, while the article has been almost if not Chinese Government is to make a completely ousted from the market link-up with the airline through by the local manufacturer. This the Canton-Shanghai planes of desire on the part of the Chinese the China National Aviation Cor- to be self-supporting has been poration and the Southwestern fostered by various government. Civil Aviation Corporation. measures to establish factories
Much significance is attached with modern machinery as it fore to the new arrangements in view the nced. Knitting and of the inconvenience of communi- secs weaving mills, biscuit manufac- cations with Europe via the ture of perfumery and toilet goods, cupation of Manchuria by the tories, factorles for the manufac-North-east on account of the oc-
sauce and condiment, factories, Japanese-Ko Min. to cite only a few, are some of the thriving industries in the newly awakened China. This progressive- ness is not confined to the larger industries for we find even the humble tinker manufacturing zinc boths and buckets which it was usual in former days to import from Belgium ог some other country. The manufacture of glassware, porcelain goods, elec- tric fans and other household utilities are being added to the "Made in China" list.
SIR WILLIAM AND LADY PEEL
Going To Japan On Holiday
Fils Excellency, the Governor and Lady Peel are shortly to take brief local leave, paying a visit to Japan. A hint of the progress made in
They will leave Hongkong on China had little to pride itself to place. Its goods on the foreign. and return on the
manufacturing country Chinese Industry and the ability April 6th by the Empress of Japan for centuries.
27th aboard exports of manufactured goods some concern to overseas manu-
The variety of her market at a price which causes the Empress of Canada.
has not been commensurate with facturers the vast resources in raw mater-in the complaint made in London was conveyed recently
tals available in the country. The about rubber shoes manufactured
acquaintance with China,
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Berlin, March. 21. Concerning the mysterious ́ EX-
SOVIET RAILWAY ACCIDENT Moscow, March 21. News of another railway disaster which occurred on March 12, and
sengers were killed and sixty eight injured-twenty two gravely has just leaked out. It appears that the engine driver of a local "train in the Perm district contrary to regulations doubled the ordinary speed in order to make up for a loss of time with the result that buslest corners in Berlin on Wed-
he falled to see the signals and nesday, the following official xe-
the train collided with a shunting port was issued at 9'clock on Wed-goods train at the station of Tar- nesday night: "At 2 o'clock this akej. The two engines as well as afternoon an explosive body was
five passenger coaches were com- thrown by an unknown hand at
pletely wrecked. The guilty engine the corner of Unter den Einden driver and fireman have been ar and Wilhelmstrasse in the im-rested and are at present stand- mediate vicinity of the Prussian ing their trial before the court of Ministry of the Interior. One Sverdglovak-Transocean Kuo Min.
plosion which rocked one of the
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Page 7 The Boy Scouts Association hold their Annual Meeting DIX Wednesday, April 4, and a very interesting report has been issued by the Commis- sioner. It will be found on
Page II An account of the closing-up of the well-known Japanese store, Daibutsu & Co., ap-
Page 10, Home football news by Our special air mail service will
be found on Page 10 The wireless programme for Z.B.W., Hong Kong: KZKM (Manila) and Daventry for Our weekly women's features
to-day. appears on
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appear as usual on Impressions of Kwangat formed
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the subject of a very inter- esting talk by Mr. Yinsan Lee at the Y's Men's Club weekly meeting yesterday.
Page 6 Mr. W. Kay gave a brilliant lecture on Light Verse at the Hong Kong University Union pears on
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