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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1924.

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THE RAILWAY TROUBLE.

Landen, Jan. 19.

Mr. Bromley has made a statement declaring that he is astounded Mr. Thomas's circular cabled yesterday. The publicity thus given to the disagreement between the railway leaders threatens to nullify the earnest efforts of intermediaries who, under the auspices of the General Council of the Trade Union Congress; conducted negotiations all day in an effort to effect a settlement. These have been adjour- ed.

To-day twenty thousand drivers belonging to the National Urión of Railwaymen remain at work, enabling essential skeleton services to be carried 6. Air transport companies are mobilising every machine and the Ministry of Transport is planning food eonveyance by routh, but the steadiness of prices in the commodity markets. especially coal, bespeak prevailing confidence that the strike will be shortlived-Aeater.

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Miss Margaret Böndheld presided at a meeting this morning of the Council of the Trade Union Congress and the three Raliwagę Unions. The fact that the Secretary of the Cornell, Mr. Bromley, arrived late is interpreted optimistically. It is understood he inter- viewed the railway managers with a view to settlement.-Rester. Later.

The crowded industrial conferences ended at 230 in the morn. in when it was announced that the locomotive engineers refased agree to the tentative proposals, which were drawn up as a result of the earlier meeting of the General Coungit of Trade :hns and rallway managers. The possibility still remains of another meeting with the managers today. After a fruitless, meeting of the LecD. motive representatives with the general council pesterday morning, the latter inmediately requested a meeting of managers, and gested à temporary postponement of the award. The meeting ad- journed to-day to enable Labourites to discuss the proposals separate- y, with the aforementioned result.-Bruter.

COLONIZING THE NORTH POLE.

Washington, January 20, ..Sefretary of the Navy. Edwin Denby, addressing the maya. co- mittee of the House of Representatives, said that the palm surpose nd the prop seri Night of the airship Shenandoah to the Nunta Pola wa- the exploratii of the Arctic resins with view to the annexu- tion of territory in that arew to the United States.

an ekginred

Secretur Dente salu that the mere then that

area pinta, ning million of sqaute miles atija, ent to the fofled Slates. constitutes a enpatant challenge to the United States, "W- vannet permit that vast territory to fall into the bands of another Power, If we de ret m.ke this might this summer the entire Aretin region will be photographed and mapped by another Power within a year. We are trying to discovery the North Pole. We do masts Rear Admiral Pearle fent. We want to explore, and for Mal ardoak is widauruhda Arted to the task" Serret ng Drabe adden that the Shenandoah showed n stractual ravuttomat weakness during her recent runaway

The estimated cost of the propped exe ploration. 31500mm, The Shenu down will follow a zigzat course over northern Alusku in order to get data, but will not attempt ber puss over the Pille anless the weather conditions are favoura?'e.

If she succeede in reartung Spitzbergen she will visit England back to the l'alted States. She might later attempt a tight run 2 the world enter's American Servier,

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GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT

Wasn'airton, Jan. 29.

NEW SHANGHAI BANK.

MUTUAL BANK OF CHINA: When then Pizzorp indent.)

Shanghai, Jan. 19. Deposits totalling more 2204 4096 were aude tording when I the Manual Bank of China spened to Shanybal branch. The back has been opened in Tw Mek of

than

The Washlayton Saydyy Times unticipates Japanese-Amerions ongk an end will have its head tet-fem as a result a "immigration legislatio, shortly to te intrebendices in that Cology, Othelais of by representatives, aiming at the apsolute exclusion of Asiatics, in ithe new declares that the rank of jest of the originates the B.. anregate the Gentlemen's Aparment. --Begler's Amurican Segrier,

COLORUM MOVEMENT.

SITUATION BECOMING

MORE SERIOUS.

Martin, Jan. 20-It has

the

HOME FOOTBALL.

LATEST LEAGUE RESULTS. Bo Londen.. Janung 0th-The Nebollowing ure the rents of Lengt

First League.

...... 1. Cardai Cap...

Noti. F.

Jurned on the highest wathurity (marefore played today that the Colorum sutoreak - be jeening an extremely serious for and

.::1 * spreading from rince of San Whet it Mackiert. girated. Samar and Levt: Branches of the motement are re parted to have been discovered all over the Philippines, even in to eity of Manig, although up to the present everything in the city i entirely pucetul. Coloré, Can ence H. Bowers, ermmanding i. I detachment of Constabulary, is non

Soul-ziani....

bank announced more than 1,000 perunts

pened on the first day.

that

were

INTERNATIONAL. RUGGER.

ENGLAND BEATS "WALES,

Swaneet Jan. -For the In- ternational Bigger match the weather was stritters in Mylan people attended. Barbaddest | 2 Widex by 17 poifts to 5.

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Tom

#Rey

West Ham of but alter 3 sporter of as

Fazland pressed at the outset, Holton W.

#Fir. Aston Villa

Joy - propei Hverfor

for Wales, Middleboro Hubborne'd T: o Chaieme

tallag to contert. Soon afterwards, tatenolide stored in Manchester C. # Liverpakt... uncenserted res for Endai, nu Yott C...

Preston X E a monte later, Jacoli get ater for Sheffeld 1.

Chantill | Englund, fothenbam H... 2 Newenstle U. 2ost before the interval, Locke wan converting West Brom M. Burnles of half the length or the tied to srods

Scottish Leagu?.

e bellmont, it unconvertel. try Third I mark 2) ter England. At half timer. Eng. Falkirk...

lami hd ip 11 to 2. Faith ..

A minute after the resumption, Catchesale od try for Eng had, witch wa not converted. The Welshmen rallied, and there were desperate forward moles in front of Eschend's word, the plusers.

in the vicinity of Bucas Island Hibernian- Surigao, where the

Motherwell recent mas.

abcre cecurred. He wired Gov. Partick T jernor General Wood tonight that Quern - 1. in ugly St. Mich.

جع مرة

the Colorums frame of mind and

re.

Asr Un. Celti Clydebank Dales

I anticipate trouble" He also urgently quested adequate reinforcements. The U.S.S. Sacramento is already Hamilton 3 [patrolling Buca Waters. Siz 1

аге on Buens

hundred faraties island concentrating for a probe able attack by the Constabulary. Renter,

SWIMMING RECORD.

ALLEN CHARLTON BEATS SWEDISH CHAMPION. Sydney, Jan. 20-In an 500 yarris

Morten

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2 Antrie

4 Aberdeen 2 Hearts

Beutro

4 Kilimange, gjgoing over in sheap, but a try was disallowed. Then Johnson sengedd - 2 Nauzers

two noconcertedt tries for Wales in quick sucression, and toward the end Jacob added an unerserted " try for England, who won (133- fortable and deservedly by 17 to 9. -Reater.

MALONE WINS.

ROLAND TODD LOSES

ANOTHER FIGHT. Kostre, Jau 14.-Jock Malone was

SIR BOSS SMITH'S PROPERTY, given the judge's decision in bis

Captain Sir Ross Macpherson fight with Roland Todd. the English Smith of Stephen-terrace, Gither- riddleweight champion. in a ten ton, Australia, the hero of the swimming race, Allen Charlton round bout, here. The spectators flight from England to Australia, beat Arne Borg, the Swedish cham- bissed the decision in the same way in a flying accident at Brooklands with his brother, was killed and pion, by Ifteen yards; time ten as they did at the contest in which be on April 13, 1922. in addition to minutes fifty-one and four-bfths defented by Tommy Loughran property in South Australia, left second, making a world's recordzoecember -Reuters Autrrican personal estate in England valued

for probate at £438.

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