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11.11 11:11 13.58 13.56

991

601

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31

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Corn, May

60

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154

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56

601

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General Motors

3970

$275

Underwriters

$1.08

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31.10

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$876

$570

Montgomery Ward

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3475

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136

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130

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[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press (Copyright:>7

Milan. Dec. 29. The story of a brilliant piece o airmanship on the part of the Italians on the northern front is reported from Aksum where the inmates of two aeropianes were forced to land behind the Abys- sinian Unes and were rescued in the most dramatic manner.

A fleet of Italian fighting planes zore attacking the Abyssinians along the Banks of the Takaze River during the Christmas hall- days. The apparatus in one of the planes was struck by a stray bullet from one of the Aby:s nian r:iles. the benzine tank being punctured, 50 that the airman forced to land mons the Abyssinians. «.

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AMERICAN SILVER

POLICY

Visit Of Mexican Official

LEVENTH HOUR

VICTORY

Press Comment On Laval

Special to the "Hong Kong Dall

Press Copyright)1:55

Paris, Dec. 20,

Premier Laval's 11th hour vic- tory in the Chamber provided the Sunday newspapers with material for innumerable articles commen- cing upon and analysing the pre- and

sent political constellation 11

examining the Government chan- ces of remaining in office. Those papers friendly towards the Gov- erriment, attribute the Chamber victory solely to Laval's diplomatic and political skill, several papers describing his tactics as a "master- piece", and calling Laval a "great. ("staterman**

London, Dec., 29. The leading

Hr.t.sh financial Jourtial "Financial Times,

The opposition press however speaks of the first motion to which Laval obtained his majority of 20, as indictating the real state of parliamentary feeling, but says that when, all the votes of those ministers

the not belonging to Senate are subtracted, the 'major- Ity would dwindle to five.

The Left Wingers thén accuse Laval of having personally per- through its correspondent at. Wa-suaded a number of deputies even shington, learns that the visit to among his opponents to give him Washington of Sener Eduardo their vote so that in reality the Suarez, a member of the Mexican Government has no majority st Finance Ministry is be eved to be all. Another point made by all connected with the campaign for the opposition papers is that after modification of the United States two thirds of the Radical Socia.

·lista voted against the Clover- allver buying policy.

It belleved that Sanor Suarez ment, it is impossible that they designs to obtain preference for should remain in the Cabinet and Latin-American. states where predict that at the latest when M. American silver purchase3 are Herriot's successor is appointed on concerned, and any other states January 19, Laval's Government with which reciprocal trade agree-will break up............ menta nave been or can be con- pluded

A restrictive programme of this character is likely to bring the Administration into open conflict with representatives of the silver

mining states.

Benor Suartz will confer with US, Treasury Department officials to-morrow and will meet leading members of the so-called Silver Bloc privately on Wednesday. Reuter

· ATTEMPTED · MURDER IN AUSTRIA

A comrade in a plane alongside. seeing his fellow plot in danger descended at the same time n- tending to pick up the fallen pilot and start again. The second plot's plane was however damaged in landing to that both were iz danger of being made pristners. Seeing that escape by air was m-

Vienna, Dec. 29. possible, each plot destroyed his

There have been extensive po- plane and the two attempted to

ach the Italian lines, 12 mletical raids and many arrests following the attempted murder of distant on foot,

Meanwhile the rest of the air a prominent Heimwehr officer District Leader, Herr Max squadron had detected the strand-and

ed airmen and began covering Walchár.

their retreat with brimbs thus keeping the Abyssinians at bay. Headquarters sent out a cavalry natiol to meet the fugitives who reached the base none the worse for their

Marshal adverture. Badogito presented the captain of savid the flying squadron that the two stranded airmen, with a sliver medal for bravery.-- Fransocean Ruo`klin,

ELECTIONS IN GREECE

(Special in the "Hong Kong Dally Press" ((lopyright.17

Athens, Dec. 29. 'The Government sees no cause why the elections should be post- poned declare the newspapers which claim they have been in- spired by an authoritative source. The Government would only feel obliged to consent to a delay this was formally moved at the proper time by both of the great parties,

Mere suggestions or a formal petition from one of the political parties, would not suffice to stop the election campaign already in: full swing, Kondylis held an elec- tioneering, speech at Salonika on Vibro Pileng rival

Sunday, setting forth the pro gramme of his party. Theotokis VACANCIES FOR BOYS IN poke on Sunday afternoon at

THE R.A.F

Corfu, the rematzing party lead- ers, Saldaris and Metaxes, and London, Dec. 7. others are already actively at work London, Dec. 7. The Air Ministry announces that in their own constitueneles.

Karlgren 300 vacancies will occur in Febru- Transocean. Kupi Afin Professor. Bernhard gave a lecture last evening to the ry next for boy entrants for: training dás wireless operators." China Society on The Word armourers, and photographers in Families in Chinese." He pointed the Royal Air Force. Particulars out that the Chinese word stock, can be obtained from the Air

Ministry (Boy Entrants Depart apparently consisting of tens of mient), London, W.C.2. Entry will thousands of short, unchangeable, open to boys who are between independent words, in reality, com- 154 and 17 on, February 1, 1998," sisted of great families of words and who have attended a "secon derived from one and the same dary, junior technical, or central root or item. Word connections school up to the age of 151, or have unnoticeable In the strongly attained an equivalent education changed modern pronunciation of al standard: There is no entrance the words became quite clear and examination, but candidates must obvions once the language was be nominated by a recognized an- reconstructed as it was-read some thority and present themselves for 700 or 800 years 3.0...

interview

Herr Walehar was shot from and critically wounded ambush when about to enter his home las night

His axallants, who were believed to have been Communists, escap- ed. but the pursuit has been hot, There is considerable, tension in Vienna

FRIEND OF BOTH

The "Ecno de Paris" says that Laval's success proves to foreign countries that France will remain true to its word, and be loyal to the traditions of peace, moreover that the. is a true friend of both Britain and Italy and indisputas- y bound to the international sys- tem but not. chained thereto as i prisoner.

The "Petit Journal" speaks with enthusiasm "of Laval's speech ag a protest of the foreign declaration since the death of M. Briand. The "Nouvelle" organ of the Radical Socialist party points to the un- passed Budget as the real cause of the Government's success in the Chamber, and defends those min ority Radical Bocialists who voted with the Government as perform- ing their duty "as Républicans and patriots".

The opposition paper. "Oeuvre" declares Laval did not succeed in convincing his opponents, and it would be false to ascribe the vic- tory to the Premier's foreign poli- cy The Nationalist "Liberte" says that the significance of the ballot cannot be measured by the num- erical strength of the majority, but by the difficulties that have been overcome and by the dangers, to Prince van. Starhemberg, leader which France would have been ex- of the Heimwehr and vice-Chan-posed if the Cabinet had been de cellor of the state, has hurried to the bedside of Herr Walchar, who is a personal friend of the young Prince... Reuter.

THE PROFIT ON STAMPS

A Post Office Surplus Of Nearly £12,000,000

London, Dec. 7. The net surplus of the Post Office for the year ended March 31 last was £11,876,817, according tha.White Paper issued yesterday. After deducting the fixed con- tribution to the Exchequer of £10,750,000, a balance of £1,128,- 817 was payable to the Post Office Fund on November 1 last.

feated.

The real object at issue

was more than the mere existence of the Government. What actual- ly was at stake was the continuity of freedom of the French foreign

>olicy.

2

The "Intransigeant”. emphasises iat Laval's declaration of no dir. ferences of opinion with Britain any longer existed, was of supreme significence, and the most, im- portant of the French Premier's utterances with relation to his for- eign policy- Transocean. Kuo Min.

ITALIAN RELIEF AT LAVAL'S VICTORY /

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]

Rome, Dec. 28.

The net receipts for the year were £73.776,191, less net receipt The news of Premier Laval's vic- from wireless receiving licences of tory was received here with undis- £1,340,058, t

guised relief, especially the French The value of the work done Premier's repeated declaration. without payment for other Gov- that he would not reisz efforts to enment Departmenta was est bring about an understanding in mated at £2,659,276, making a the Tialo-Abyssinian connier, a total revenue of £75,095,409,`: EX-

Although Loral's reproaches to- penditure amounted to - 263,215,-- wards: Italy, and the coolness of 592, including 21,695,728, value of the rest of his utterances were work done without payment for noted, these caused less disapproval GREEK PATRIARCH the Post Once by other Govern-in view of the fact that Laval's re-

ment Departments-

maining in once means that for PASSES

the time being there will be rio in- Miss Lau Ke-ying, former woman tensification of the existing ten- (Special to the Hong Kong Dany

editor and contributor to a Chinese mon Prese" (Cougright)]", S

daily newspaper in Peiping who The Stampa writes without Istanbul, Dec. 27.

recently came into the limelight giving way to any superfluous fl- The Greek Orthodox Patriarch when it was found she had betona, we can be glad that a Photos II died here on Bunday come a professional sing-song man remains at the head of the after a long illness, aged 63. The girl, has relected an offer to be French foreign policy who has deceased was elected to the come a waitress in a famous res given Europe clear proof that be supreme head of the orthodoxtaurant Nanking Mas Llu has understands the necessities, and Christianity in 1929, having resid-fast completed a term in the the perils of the present tua- ed since then In Constantinople. Woman's

Mantocian Kuo Min Transocean Kuo Yin,

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