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69113 四拜禮:魏式廿月三英港香 THURSDAY, APRIL 22. 1920.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

ROBBERY STORY.

FLYD

THE BUDGET DEBATE.

MR. ASQUITH'S CRITICISMS.

London, April 20. In the House of Commons the debate on the Budget was Mr. Asquith emphasised that since the outbreak of war Britain had devoted 36 per cent, of her revenue and only 63 per cent, of ber borrowings to meeting the cost of the war. This was a unique record among the belligerents and examplified the willingness of the British to make great sacrifices for great purposes. He objected to the proceeds of the sales of war stores being regarded as revenue and declared that the Wine Duty was not worth the candle, in view of the relatively small return and the ill-feeling it would causa to France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. He emphasised the need of greater public economy and criticised the relative smaliness of the provision for a reduction of the floating debt, but otherwise warmly approved the Budget proposals.'

OTHER VIEWS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

OVERSEAS TRADE.

SUGGESTED MISSION, TO FAR EAST,

London, Apr 20.

Far East ол which industrial, commercial

і

THE WOLVERHAMPTON COLLAPSE.

CENCE.

FLYING FROM ROME POLICE RESERVE.

TU TOKYO.

IS IT A FAKE! Theories and deductions which AVIATORS BEACH CANTON, one used to relish in detective Lientenant Masiero, pilot, and fiction were to-day advanced in

spprentice

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for

MEDALS NOT ARRIVÉD YET.

"With regard to the goodiservice In the House of Commons replying to Mr. Clough, Mr. bewildering succomsion by the Marvito, mechanic, of “h the medaly awarded members, of the Kellaway stated that the Department of Overseas Trade has Police in support of their coatan-Italian Royal Ariation Corps, Police Reserve Farce, concerning been endeavouring to arrange a Textiles, Mission to the tion that the reported robbery lo their Roos-Tokyo-"flight, which there has been wgood dial

kiy labour at No. 315 Temple Street was landed in Canton safely at of enquiry, we learnt toveny tha interests would be represented. He was not yet able to supply a faks invented by a Chinese 4.30 o'clock, Wednesday after there have not yet arrived from more precise information, as important questions with regard to the coppersmith's

noon, April 21, from Hanoi, dying Home Applications have been the furtherance of his own ends, along the southern conas of China, made for them from time, but so: provision of necessary funds were still being discussed,

The story told by the apprentice Passing Limehow and other die for there is no latination that when he came to the Police tricts The aeroplane started they have been despatched.. Station with bloed oosing from an from Handi ten o'clock yesterday alleged stab wound

the morning. The machine they are forehead is to the sfeer that on using is a SV.A. Type No. 9, and the night of the 20th instant, of 30 HP. whilst he was asleep in the shop: Tho aeroplane landed he heard a crash of glass, and Chung Lan Tai Chu, near the before he could get up and realise Pacbow Pagoda, after flying his position, four mon, one around Canton city propar twice. of whom was armed with a Upon landing, the visiting avia- revolver, entered the place tors were gracted by C. Fumagali, kroposal to form a voluntary can- and engaged in struggle Italian Vice-Cooma!, and staff. stabulary force in the Colony, with him, in the course af The aviators are

now making from the nucleus of the Police

Reserve.. bathieb he was stabbed several their sojourn at the Hotel Asia, robbers escaped from the shop afternoon by the leading members times in the forehead. The where they were met yesterday ;

London, April 19. At the adjourned inquest regarding the collapse of a Waiver hamption billiard hall, the Coroner said he marvelled that only two were killed. The ball,was built in 1858,

TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

·NO - QUORUML -

Mr. Mynes lamented the undua war-time borrowing and main- tained that none of Mr. Chamberlain's proposals would diminish the cost of living; on the contrary, they were more likely to intensify the situation. · Mr. Clynes congratulated Mr. Chamberlain on the Excess Profils Tax proposal, but rejected the prolonged scheme for redemp-

Shanghai, April 21. tion of the dabe, which could be wiped out in a very few years by

A meeting of the old W. P's, was held here on the 19th, the continuance of a little self-sacrifice. The removal of the debt with no result, as there were not sufficient members to form

would give contentment not only to the poor but to many who were quorum. not classed as poor. I

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Mr. Marriott opined that the Budget would have an admirable effect in demonstrating to the whole world the country's confidence

in its national finances and would therefore reset most favourably

on British credit.

SAN REMO CONFERENCE.

IMPORTANT MATTERS DISCUSSED.

San Remo, April 20.

MINISTER TO PARIS.

Shanghai, April 21. Chinese representative on the League of Nations.

Lu Ching-chung will be appointed Minister to Paris and

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1Other Early and Specia! Telegrams un Punes 2 and 3)

DAY BY DAY.

Ap official announcement says the Conference to-day discussed and approved the financial clauses of the Turkish Treaty. It after- wards discussed the Armenian territorial question, especially regard-the Hop Sang passed in the mid- ing the frontier, and lastly the question of Batum.

THE AMERICAN MANDATE.

San Remo. April 20.

On her voyage from Hongkong.

dle changel of the Hainan Straits

a dismasted junk, with no signs of

life on board.

There

EXCHANGE.

DOLLAR GOES UP.

The sterling rate of the dollar registered an advance of a peony to-day, whereas the tael has gone

1.up threepence.

The borders of Armenia were roughly defined. The decision is For being in possession of 95 understood to be favourable to Armenia but it does not include taels of raw opium, a Chinese Trebizond.

who was searched and arrested All decisions regarding Cilicia were suspended. The present on the Canton boat wharf, was tendency is to assign the port of Batum to Georgia, with special | Ko-day fined $500 with the facilities for all nations needing an outlet on the Black Sex

with $45 worth of copper.

The aviators said that the

The authorities at Home are fully booked up with orders for medals for the military man whos SAW DOLTÍCO in the War, and it - in not likely

thai the question,' of medals for the Pollos Rönes

Force al Hongkang wit rese

mediate siteston

There is under coochieration a

SUMMARY COURT-

CHINESE BUSINESS

DISPUTE.

of the Canton Aviation Corps, Now Sargeant Ogg bas

Captain Arthur F. Lym, Chief of different story to relate, which Star of the Corps: Tom Wing: is that no sach robbery took Staff Officer Lau Ngai Foo, and place, and be mentioned to Aviator J. W. Chung. the Magistrate at the Police The visitors have not yet de Court this morning a succession cide ben they will resume of theories and deductions to their flight for Shanghai, probably Bafare Mr. Justice J. R. Wood". prove his contention. First, he | April 23. During their stay here, this morning Mr. Leo d'Almada . related that he himself washed they will be entertained by re-appeared on behalf of Li Sin Ho, away the blood from the appresentatatives of the Canton who susd Li Liu Rok, of the Sun prentice's face and found a dozen Government and other leading Chang Wo rm, as manager scratches which did not resemble citizens. stab wounds but which might

and partner of the said firm, for have been inflicted with a shar? the party on Chiness territory.

This was the first landing of an account of the basinssk. A.

dispute WEL finally edged piece of copper. He

settled recounted the conversation which

by the purchase by the be bad with a neighbour who weather prevailing yesterday was business. The plaintiff's share defendant of the whole said that he saw the apprentice unfavourable to Blying, and it took was $500, but defendant deducand leave the shop in the afternoon, them six hours to reach hete from this $75, whien be bad paid- The League of Nations letter was read at the Conference.

The result of the Bogey Fool. The rise locally is attributed to and that the door was left une from Hanoi,

to the lawyer to appear for the declining the Armenian mandate on the ground that the Covenant Competition played at Fanling large shipments from Hongkong locked during his absence. He

Thara will be further demonstre firm in response to a writ that was does not provide the powers necessary therefor, also because the 17th-19th April was a win by Mr. of gold coins and commodities.

added that nothing beside the tions of Byisk here. One mayed. mandate implies a heavy financial and military burden.

Plaintiff disputed: the- As much as two million dollars copper was stolen from the shop take place this morning. The Cop-G.-H. Wilson, down.

worth of Straits bills ference decided to send a Note to President Wilson, recommending were 22 cards taken out.

were A box in the place, showed no

right of the defendant to deduct America to support Armenia financially.

negotiated this morning against traces of being forced, and the dy to Shanghai, thence to Kino Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared

From Canton, the party will this am. the export to and Penang of twenty-dollar ing as the apprentice suggested

Singapore impossibility of the robbers know-chan and Japan-Canton Times for the defendant. American gold coins. bills were sold at varying rates, it. Sergt. Ogg also referred These that there Was nothing in of from 14 points to three points to

tha peculiar position the official ate. The of the broken pieces of glass. Chinese are boring Settlements notes at five points about

Straits They were not lying scattered the Kround Dear the over the rate, that is át 214.

window, as would have been the By the Dilwara there has been case if the robbers had smashed The Conference has decided to appoint a Commission of Control over Turkish finances. Military and naval experts pointed out the at the Police Court this morning over 15.000 American gold coins were neatly gathered into a pile Two Chinese were remanded shipped to Colombo and Bombay open the window. Instead, they difficulty of executing the proposed Treats, especially regarding on a charge of driving their truck It is stated that the Emerum. with a whole Turkish Army Corps still entrenched, in a

emnear the window. No genuins, P.. and regarding Anatolia, where numerous bands were still operating by so doing causing injuries gold into Colombo and Bombay The door by which the robbers

and bargo OB the imports of

robber would go to such pains. They considered that Inter-Allied coercive military measures would to a little Chinese girl. They have been removed by the Indian were supposed to have entered probably be necessary. The British views were accepted without stated to the Magistrate that the and Ceylan Government. dissension.

Was secured from the inside. girl ran across the street in froat Silver is up to-day 18th, while which showed that the lock: I.

having a share of $500 in it of the track without warning, and the cross rate between Newcould not have been tampered!

When the defendant, who was the vehicle ran aver one leg, York

and Londos bas fallen with from the outside; and lastly, !

wanaging partner of the firm, crushing it. The girl is now in 50 cents.

furnish certain Hospital

Francs are down five points, outside the back dog by which'

there were no foolprints showing

Becounts ■ wets Was Issued while the rate on New York and the robbers were stated to have ing narrative, the Magistrate business.

After listening to this jatarest-against him relating to the "Some six mbaths ago two re- San Francisca firmed op this left

Plaintiff instructed volves and a quantity of am-morning, showing a rise of 1 a pool of water outride this door, the duty of trying the apprentice to write to the defendant de- shop. There was.. [Mr. R. O. Hutchison) who had Messrs. Hastings and Hastings In the House of Commons, replying to Commander Kenworthy.muinition were stolen from a points, compared with yesterday's and in walking into this the rob on Mr. Churchill stated that small British Military Mission is B.oads.steamed which was onder-closing quotation.

a charge of neglect of duty,manding dissolution of the retained in Crimea with the object of assisting in the reorganisation going repairs at the Docks No of the anti-Bolshevist Army and keeping the new Commander-in-clue as to the whereabouts of the Banks this morning resulted in pressions of their feet behind.

Sterling business between the of events bave left muddy im copper was lost, reserved bis de- he shifted to Messis, Lo and L

bers would in the natural course as a consequence of which the partnership. Subsequent to tha", Chief, General Wrangel, informed of the progress of the negotiations thieves was discovered until yes- 132 points over the official rate. between the British Foreign Office and Bolshevists, with a view to terday, when two Chinese, alleged securing the lives of Russian soldiers and women and children to be the culprits, were arrested refugees in Crimea. Meanwhile the Government would do all is and to-day charged by Inspector could through the Mission to prevent the Bolshevista over-running Earner at the Folice Court, on charged with the commission of a Crimea and massacring these people-(Cheers).

TURKISH DIFFICULTIES.

THE CRIMEA.

San Remo. April 21.

BRITISH MILITARY MISSION'S FUNCTIONS.

ECONOMIC PARALYSIS.

London, April 20.

BRITISH LABOUR PARTY'S APPEAL.

London, April 20.

alternative of three months imprisonment. The drug was discovered in a tea-pat baskat.

recklesa manner,

Over

the evidence of two boxes of number of thefts. She was oo ammunition which were conceal-Tuesday night discovered on the ed in a tin belonging to the staircase of No. 1 Hollywood Road prisoners. With a view to ascer by a female searcher who lived taining what connection the there, and amongst a number of present case has with the recent pawn tickets which she bad in ber theft frore the boat, the prisoners possession was one which related were remanded in Police custody to a counterpane which had oo for a period of two days.

same presions date been stolen from the house. A box of draw-

The Executive of the Labour Party, has issued & manifesto Calling attention to the economic.paralysis creeping over Europs

A desire for revenge which log instruments was also dis in consequence of the war and appealing to the British Government, could last through the long period covered on her person, and the in order to avoid a worldwide economic breakdown, to press for the of six months and which led him statement she woldateered was -establishment of an international body representing Allied, neutral to seek out his enemy at his very that she took them to and enemy States charged with the task of reviewing the whole house in the early hours of the play with. The Police were international economic situation and making proposals for meeting morning for the purpose of subjected to some considerable the immediate difficulties.

SHIPPING FIRE AT NEW YORK.

PIERS THREATENED WITH DESTRUCTION.

New Yrok, April 19.

inflicting physical chastisement, tronble in endeavouring to dis- formed the story of a Chinese cover har house, and they had whom the Police caught on the eventually to give up the attempt. verandah of a house at Po Oa on account of the reticence of Lave yesterday. The Police were the prisoner. The Magistrate to- of the opinion that he went there day remarked that it would to see what he could lay his be a shame to send so young bands on, but this allegation's girl to prison simply because was stoutly denied by the the Police could not find revealed his purpose to the prin- Cashman hastened to explain Hang, before setting out on his the Police, for the reasons stated. mission of revenge. His volu-The girl, when questioned by the bility availing him little, he was Magistrate, gave her bou168. Is to-day sentenced at the Police being at Square Street, so CS Court to three weeks' labour.

hard more chance war ziyan her by

A fire starting on the steamer Halfried, loaded with nitrate, prisoner, who said that he had out her house, whereon Inspector threatened the destruction of the Busch terminal and two piers. Several explosions occurred in the harbour. Tugs are hurrying to cipal Chinese detective, Hau that this was due to no fault of Zamove the endangered shipping.

STEAMER'S LUCKY ESCAPE.

London, April, 19. The ship Speedonia, bound from the Dutch Indies to Capetown, million gallons of petrol, caught fire south of Durban. 8ba * Lourenzo Marques with the after-part completely burned

body and saved by the steel deck find day befo

the Magistrate remanding the A young Chinese girl was to to live at the address given bunla case until her sister, who is stated

the

DON'T FORGET.

ME." d'Almads said that the defendant had purchased the whale business of the firm from the plaintiff and the other partner. In making the payment for the fem the defendant made certain deductions against the plaintiff. He argued that defendant had no - right to take the sum of $75,fromTM Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15 the money due. He asked His Lordship to direct that the plaintif be paid this money. The plaintiff, defandant and elaven others were partners F Coronet Theatre-5 15 and 5.15 the business of this firm, plaintiff

TO-DAY

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cision until to-morrow.

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and a writ was issued January 17th of this yea.. Plaintiff issued a writ again-t the firm and against the present defendant as managing partner thereof, asking for"s déclaration that the partnership be dissolveri, for costs and for payment of whatever may be due. After the writ was issued the defendant approached Mr. Gardiner to defend his case for him and in accordance with. instructions received from defendant. Mr. Gardiner entered an appearano › on behalf of the defendant lo this case. The appearance in this connection could only be enteret [by the partner and not by the

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Mr. Gardiner-I am the firm. Mr. Almada: The firm is not. mentioned. The appearance can» not be made by the firm, In connection with this proceed in c the defendant paid Mr. Gardfuer [#75, which 19 the subject BEAT" of this action. This was paid by defendant to “Mr.” Gardiner as solicitor's costs;=

The case is proceeding.

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