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Rumoured Resignation of Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-Pak.

A meeting of the Chinese Gane- ral Chamber of Commerce W33 held yesterday afternoon, Mr. L

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 92. 1922.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE PRINCE AT COLOMBO.

Colombo, March 21, Colombo gave the Prince of Wales a magnificent reception this Po-kwal, Vice-Chairman, presidurning, H.M.S. Renown arrived in harbour just before sunrise. tang berthed, amid a large surrounding fleet of shipping dressed in rainbow fashion, to salutes of the flagship Southampton and the French cruiser Belatris The shining city looked vivid in the life ashore. fresh morning air and humming with Liputian echoes of teeming A nine o'clock Admiral Clinton Baker came aboard m53: picturesque barge. At ten the Prince of Wales left the followed ten minutes later by the Governor, who rowed out in a Renown in his blue and silver pinnace which steamed through a lane of gaily decorated narbour lighters moored stem to stern and crowded with cheering coolies. '

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Lau Chu-pak, Chairman There was a good attendance.

The Chairman announced re ceipt of a letter from the Govern ment advising that the Gavera ment had transmitted, at their telegram from the Chamber to the family of the late Sir Henry May, a former Governor of Hongkong, expressing the pro- formed into a vast carpeted bower by lavish decorations.

His Royal Highness landed at the lower jetty which was trans- found sympathy of the Chamberspecting a Naval Guard of Henoar and a Company of the Ceylon After with Lady May in her sad bereave Light Infantry, the Prince proceeded to a dais where he received

Mr. Li Po-kwai said that ru- Council, Chief Headman's Union, Chamber

addresses from the Legislative Council, Colombo Municipal mours had been soa: recently Country Products Association and the European Association of of Commerce, Low that, his tenure of efice having Ceylon. expired, the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu- He referred to the visit of King Edward in 1875 to lay the first The Prince of Wales replied briefly and collectively. Ipak, senior Chinese representative stone of the great breakwater and Colombe's intimate association

on the Legislative Council, had tendered his resignation. He need of the island

with the Navy. He paid a special tribute to the devoted loyalty not expatiate on the public spirit! of the lion. Mr. Lau Chu-pak and the excellent work which he had dont both as Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Com- merce and Chinese reprezentative; on the Legislative Council. Many were the organisations that had requested the Chamber to induce Mr. Lau Chu-pak to zentinue in otice.

and around Columbo, passing betwixt more than seven miles of A procession was then formed, the Prince motoring through most enthusiastic crowds ranged in orderly array. gala day for the entire island the people had docked in shoals from Being a general far to see the Prince. A striking feature of the numerous assem- blage was the healthy looking scho.1 children waving flags, cheer- ing and clapping with a tremendous zest. The route was lined by police auxilar es. Scouts, Guides and Lascarine Gards who were simply, but most effectively decorated. bountiful in tropical foliage provided a gorgeous setting with fre

Of course nature quent glimpses of the violet ocean betwixt the clustering pala Mr. Hung Kam-churn said that groves. Still the. Cagalese made a fine display, pandals, arches. there were not many Chinese in pylons, streamers and dags all blending into a riotous bas-relief of the Colony with the experience¦ colour aga let the r gundy costumes. The Chalmers Graney had in commercial and other matterej been transformed into a long wide, coloncade of of the Hon. Mr. Lau Chi-pak,† splendour with wicker sharianos wherein sat the principal Indian green and red whose resignation from the Legis- families assiciated with the rice industry. One isyal enthusiast lative Council, if true, would rer-j had brought due elephants down to his compound, à sight seldom cainly proke the greatest regret seen in Colombɔ, and whilst these animals salaanted the Prince among the Chinese community with their trunks, the party showered him with confetti and ltr. The present this.og condition of The Prince's progress was bae sustained rear of greeting, pung- the Chinese Chamber of Commerce tuted by the singing of school children. was, in a great measure, due to Bigal car was obliged to stop to enable the Prince of Wales to re- Again and again the the undagging interest of Mr. cv.ve bouquets. The reception from the start to the finish was Lau Cho-pak who was their Chair; one magnificent furore.of loyal welcome. man. Mr. Hang suggested that the Chamber send a letter to the joyous spirit. Nothing like to-day's scenes have yet been wie Celembu, crowded to suffocation. is keeping holiday in a roost Government recommending the re-essed during the present tour, even the tention of Mr. Lau Chu-pak and being eclipsed. At the end of the ceremonial drive, the Prince enthusiasm of Burma that another letter be sent to Mr. alighted at Qaven's House, where he is staying. In the afternoon Las urging him to continue the he attended a garden party in the beautiful grounds surrounding good service which he had done the house and a dinner party given by the Governor in the even- for the Chinese residente as their 128. Colombo a gorgenusly luminated. the ships a harbour representative on the Council. contributing to the great blaze and splendour of the scene.

The suggestion was accepted.

THE RAND REVOLUTION.

Capetown, March 21.

Imports and Exports. The report of a Sub-Committer! appointed by the Chinese Chamber) to examine and report on the draft Order in Council and the Bill to provide for the registration of im-j ports and exports was read to the meeting by the Chairman. With reference to the draf: Order in Council, paragraph 1 (1), the Sub-! Committee suggested that a bona) fide traveller leaving the Colony! be allowed to take with him Hong Ja unele Boal Comml $50 instead of 300, as very often

kong silver subsidiary coins up 3 people leaving the Colony for the interior of China took with them! Hongkong subsidiary coins con- siderably over the latter amount. Durban Light Infantry, the last named composed mostly of mere In addition to paying a tribute to the burghers, police and The Sub-Committee considered the limit of $50 to be reasonable.

school boys, Premier Smuts praised the comp:sure of the natives. With regard to the proviso to

The fear obsessed the Premier, owing to the wanton shooting of this paragraph which exempted

natives, that a wild native outbreak might result, which the Govern Chinese dollars, silver bullion and

ment would have to quell but the natives had kept their heads. silver dollars passing through the

The Government had decided to the criminals by ordinary law waters of the C.loby, Le. Without and had wherred to its decision to appoint as Industrial Com- landing or transhipment, the Subission, on which neither side would be representel thus securing Committee suggested that the

impartiality... previso also apply to such articles! transhipped in the harbour with- out landing-transferred direct from one ship to another.

Premier Smuts declared that the gravity of the situation last week In the course of a warmly applanded speech in the Assembly had not been sufficiently recognised. There was no doubt the re- volutionaries wanted a soviet republie and expected assistance from the country. The Premier feared greatly that before the burghers could come revolutionary restrel would be established in with slaughter comparable to the French Revolution. Thanks to Johannesbury dealing out executions and creating a blood bath the situation was changed. Johannesburg was now almost normal. the promptness of the country's response to the Government appeal

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The Sub-C.mittee, in their re- port, requested the Government that Section 12 in the draft! Ordinance be made raure definitel anent the importation or exporta- tion otherwise than sea For instance, was it to apply to or rail articles that crossed the border at Shum Chun by means other than the railway?.

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West Point Water Supply.

A letter had been received from Chinese living in West Point! atating that the Government hadi restricted the water supply in that! district to two hours a day. The Chairman said he had investigated the complaint and ascertained that the restriction had been caused by repairs to the pipes and mains. The curtailment of supply was but temporary and was necessary to expedite the work. There was no

BALTIC STATES CONFERENCE.

Riga, March 21.

while the delegates are en route to Genea to discuss the joint pro- The Soviets have called a conference of Baltic States in Riga, the Soviet representatives state it has been decided to establish a gramme for the Genoa Conference. It is reported from Reval that Socialist Republic at Yakutsk.

SECRET WIRELESS.

Berlin, March 21.

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The police have discovered a wireless installatios, copies of leader. The latter has disappeared, but a member of the Muni cipal Coun-il has been arrested.

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A Peking telegram states that tau In the ordinary bifocal A Detained Steamer.

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in reply to a telegraphic query lens, the segment or part for read- In connection with the recent new legislation did not apply to plication by Mr. R. H. Kotewall Proposed appointment of Paolens, raising the segment abova Other business included an ap

from the President regarding the ing is cemented to the distant detention by the Chinese authori-people consuming ties of the Chinese steamer Ning-pium, but only to smokers

Government to relinguish his post as Execu-wei-ching as Premier, Wa Fai-the surface of the main lens. chow fr alleged smuggling,! illicit opium.

of tive of the Chamber in charge of 100 says his only demands are The segment and the line of union several Chinese Erms, the Chair-

the dismissal of Liang Shib-yi, tre always more or less noticeable.. General Business.

the English side, for six months. Yip Kung chok and Chang Wu, Kryptok lens, to cement is, G.RICHARDS &Co.Ld.ber, asking them to apply for the gram had been received from Can-, to act in Mr. Kotewall's place.

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secured on the salt revenues.

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ber to accelerate a settlement of the recent death of Mr. Tong Latika: Mok Wing-sun, the former tok lenses of any prescription in Illicit Opium Smoking. the trouble so as to ensure the chaen, a member of the Commit-Tuchun of Canton, has arrived at either regalar or Terle form are Mention was made by Mr. Po-maintenance of their food supply. tee. A telegram had been receive Ping Wong and taken over the manufactured by The Hongkong kwai of the new law which regard. The Chamber had sent telegrams ed from Peking thanking Mr. post of Commander-in-Chief of Optical Co.,socorsons to Clarke & ed any place in which two persons Hankow and other places Tong Lai-chnen for a donation of Sam Hang-ring's forces. Pre-Co, optical prescription spécians. were found smoking opiuma as which had dispatched similar com- $5,000 towards the relief fand in parations are being made for do iste, located in 531Quand illegal. The Chairman said that munications, informing them of the North.

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