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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY JANUARY 10)

1924

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U.S. CONGRESS.

[United Press Service to the "Telegraph ".]

Washington, Jan. 9.

Peace Plan. Congressmen are forming a dies against the Senator Robinson is introducing a bili prohibiting arma sales to foreign governments. Representative Raker of California is intro- ducing a bill prohibiting and excluding immigrants teaching com munistic doctrines, hoping to bring the Russian queation to a sharp issue. The Government are reported to be planning the dispatch of warships to Tampico to protect American investments.

(Reuter's Service)

MR. MACDONALD'S VIEWS.

London, Jan. 9:

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald at a Labour Victory meeting, declared Ae does not want office, but does not shirk his responsibilities. He says Labour aims to strengthen the League of Nations and help Europe to remove the difficulties that prevent Russia becoming normal With the exception of the Times and the Morning Post, none of the morning papers comment editorially on Mr. Ramsay Macdonald's speech.

Labour

The Times says the speech was marked by prudent caution and considerable ability, and it notes with satisfaction that a Government based on a purely domestic programme will not merely ignore the worldwide interests of the British Empire.

The Morning Post says the main point is that Mr. Macdonald ignored the doctrines familiar on Socialist platforms. His speech was radicalism of a' familiar Celtic type. The Socialists are trying. to gain office under false pretences in order to secure the Liberal votes.

The Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail have editorials warning the Liberals of the gravity of their responsibility, if they put a Socialist minority in office, the Daily Mail painting a gloomy picture of the as they have consequences if the Socialist rank and file insist, threatened, on pensions for all.

The Day Erpress heads the speech: "Mardonald's Soft Pedal."

new Socialist order of and says this is apparently the day-Reuter.

NIAGARA FALLS ELECTRICITY.

Niagara Falls, Jan. 9.

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The Premier of Ontario has turned on a new unit of fifty-five thousand horse-power bringing the total development of the provin cial hydro-power plant to three hundred and thirty thousand, all of which is being utilised. Two further units are being rapidly. com-. pleted, while two more will be ready next year and will bring the total Canadian development of the Niagara scheme to five hundred

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Santiago de Chili, Jan. 9. -

An extraordinary sitting of Parliament concluded without the passing of the Badget. The Minister of Finance. interviewed, said that payment of interest on the foreign debt was assured and there would be no delay as regards any Government. obligatione, The political situation was improving. neither of the parties desiring to resort to extremes. Negotiations were progressing with a view to bridizing the parties together.-Beuter's American Service.

SEAMEN'S STRIKE THREATENED.

London, Jan. 9.

A strike of German seamen at Hull to enforce the Maritime Board rate of wages has extended to the London National Seamen's A report says agd Firemen's Union, which is supporting the men. that a large ship is held up in Victoria Docks owing to the German crew striking for British rates of pas-Runter.

TROTZKY BREAKS DOWN.

Helsingfors, Jan. 9.

The newspapers in Moscos state that Trotzky has been ordered two months' rest. The news caused a sensation in Moscow, where

it is believed that the illness is partly political-Reuter.

EMPIRE CRUISE.

Durban, Jan. 9.

The Hight craisers participating in the Empire craise departed

on the 5th, after a most successful visit. The battle craisers arrived

on the 6th. departing saine evening-Reuter.

THE DIXMUDE DISASTER.

London, Jan. D.

Report has been received from Bizerta, Tunis, that the despatch- boat Escaut, which was searching for wreckage of "the Dixmude, recovered at sen a charred body with tattered fragments of a French Nayal Uniform clinging to it: also a mass of wreckage including a quantity of metallid fabric, seeming to confirm the theory that the airship was blown to pieces by an explosion and hurled into the sea. -Rester.

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London, Jan. 9.

往 few days The Prince of Wales has departed for Paris for vivit travelling as Earl Chester-Reute

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Peking, Jan. 9.-An understand- ing having been reached between Wu-Pei-fu and Hsiao Yao-nan, a was issued yesterday. Inissionary. Mr. Schmalzried. who mandate was captured by bandits on the evening, appointing the latter con- The s.s. Franconia sailed for weichow harder on 22nd Sovern currently Civil Governor Hongkong to-day with 450 world her last. was released on 24th Hapeh relieving Admiral Tang courists aboard..

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