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FIVE NEW CRUISERS PROPOSED.

GOVERNMENTS RELIEF FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.

VOLLEY OF CRITICISING QUESTIONS.

(Renter's Service.)

"KWONG TAK' PIRATES.

FORTY-ONE TO BE SHOT

In connection with the pirating of the steam launch Kwong Tak and the subsequent battle with the Chinesa. revenue launch Paktau, resulting in the sinking of the formar-launch and the capture of over forty man In the House of Commons, a valley of criticising questions and two women, official advices followed an announcement by Mr. Amman that the Government had have been received in Hongkong Canton thak forty-one decided, in view of the serious unemployment, to proceed with the from

London, February 21,

laying down of five cruisers (Labour cries of "Oh and Opposition of the pirates have bean sent obears)-three of which will be built in the Royal Dockyards, and enced to be shot, the two women also two destroyers. Tenders will be invited immediately so that to be imprisoned for ten years. the work can be proceeded with as soon as Parliament has given its sanction

Replying to Col. Amery, Mr. Ammon said the depot ships and other items of the programme which Col. Amery, had previously submitted to the House, were still being considered.

Mr. Harris asked whether these boats were actually needed for the defence of the country urgently, and would it not be better to use the money in more productive ways-(loud Ministerial cheers).

Mr. Thurtle asked whether or not this decision was to be taken as a great moral gesture to the world.

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A Labourite asked whether account would be taken of the fact that the laying down of these cruisers might lead to the laying down of further cruisers by foreign countries which would lead to a possible catastrophe, thus creating far more upemployment.

Mr. Ammon, replying, contended that the ships were largely replacements and not really adding to our weight of armaments.

Mr. Pringle asked leave to move the adjournment as a matter of urgent public importance.

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All Liberals and over half the Ministerialists present supported the motion, which will be discussed this evening.

The Opposition ironically cheered the fact that some of the Labourites did not support the motion.

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destroyer Perrict, Oliver Williams WATCH

(a. negro) and Edward Hurles an American) were again before Mr. J. R. Wood this morning on charges of disorderly conduct and assault brought by Mrs. Wood. wife of Sanitary Inspector R. R. Wood.

gave

accused One of the evidence to the affect that Mrs. Wood was doubtful about the parade, but his identification

Worship came to the conclusion that the accused were the right men, but said it was unfortunate! that Mrs. Wood had used the words:"Do you think you are in the States"

Both men were convicted and ned $25 each..

The Liberals were the principal critics of the Government when Mr. Pringle moved the adjournment, mentioned earlier, in order to draw attention to the Government's shipbuilding proposals. Com- mander Kenworthy ironically commented on this method for the pacification of Europe and asked, as a logical conclusion, why the TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY. Government had not sought to cure and relieve unemployment by embarking on a Arst-class war on somebody.

Some personalities of the new) Mr. Ramsay Macdonald explained that the ships would not be Parliament:-The grandson of a laid down until the House had sanctioned the expenditure when the Chartist. A great-grandson of Estimates came up. He declared that the vessels were purely for Wedgwood, the famous potter. replacement purposes, adding that the Government could not carry A son of Sir Alfred Mond, him- out its disarmament pledges by allowing the Navy to disappear by Self defeated, and two sons of Mr. wastage from the bottom-Opposition cheers). The whole question Arthur Henderson, who was also of our future naval programme was now being explored and until defeated. A brother of the late the completion of this, no decision would be reached.

Fature Discharges.

Mr. Keir Hardie. One who started life as a shoeblack, and another as a newsboy. A So- Mr. Macdonald stated that 2,230 men were to be discharged cialist who has been in turn a from the Royal Dockyards in March if fresh construction were not farm labourer, a coal miner. a nadertaken. This would be increased by another 2,500 in March co-operative employee, and a 1925. He declared that when he came into office the Government trade union official. The leader begged public authorities, the War Office and the Admiralty to purjof the first Mount Everest Ex- work in hand with a view to relieving unemployment, and the pedition. A crack shot who bas twice made secord rcores for the present proposal arose therefrom.

Elcho shield.

Colonel Amery strongly supported the Government and was only sorry the Government had not seen its way to carry out the whole programme of the late Government, namely, eight cruisers and a considerable number of other vessels, including aircraft carriers.

Mr. Pringle's motion was rejected by 372 votes to 73.

THE DOCK STRIKE.

The London booksellers did at Christmas. good business They expected to, and were not disappointed. The occurrence of the General Election at a time inconvenient for their trade filled the booksellers with disgust, but they should have recouped their losses through the Christmas demand. Both in the City and West End the bookshops were a remarkably flourishing sight in the days before Christmas. The staff of assistants might be in- creased for the occasion, yet it was a hard task to attend to the swarms of customers as quickly' London. February 21. There is a more unfavourable outlook regarding the endorsement as was desirable. Every year the of the strike settlement in view of the fact that the dockets at Man-favour shown to books as pre- chester, Salford and Newcastle have instructed their delegateż to sents appears to increase. One accept nothing less than an immediate two shillings, advance and wonders what becomes of them all. If they were read, marked, decasualisation.

ANOTHER UNFAVOURABLE OUTLOOK.

DOUBTS REGARDING ENDORSEMENT.

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, in the House of Commons, paid ajand learnt in every case what tribute to Mr. Shaw's skill and patience and hoped that the dispute a literary city London would be would finally be settled to-night, and permit & resumption of work

to-morrow.

Conference Adjourns.

Later.

The dockers delegate conference to consider whether it should endorse the provisional terms of the settlement adjourned after & long sitting until to-morrow, no decision being taken.

It is understood that the port areas are sharply divided.

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THE PREMIER INVOLVED.

London, February 21.

Perhaps it really is. and takes pains to disguise its complexion. One demand from book-buyers the shops find it hard to meet out

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WEATHER REPÓRT.

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of their modern store. That is has increased moderately from the demand, not for fiction of the Chefoo to Shanghai and decreas- prevailing patterns. but for "ed slightly over Formosa. It is Good stories are nearly stationary in other dis- good story." rarely written nowadays, if we tricts.

The anticyclone is central to except those of the "shocker" or "detective variety, of which the north of Chefoo.

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CAMPHOR MARKETS.

The Industry in Indo- China.

"L'Économiste European" A fantastic story is being circulated in Melbourne that Mr. Ramsay Macdonald has issued instructions to the officers of the states that one of the probable Special Service Squadron which will "considerably nullify any jingo consequences of the great Japan- patriotism," by ordering them not to make any political distinctions ese earthquake will be interfer- during their stay in Australia. This has caused some sensation ence with the camphor industry, as it was published on the eve of the squadron's arrival Doubts and more "particularly with the have been expressed by Australian newspapers as to the genuiness celluloid industry.

The principal producer of cam- of the story, which Mr. Macdonald to-day authorised Reuter to deny emphatically. Mr. Macdonald says there is not a single word of phor is Formosa, which gives on truth in the story. The source of the story is unknown and Down- an average 1,600,000 kilos a year, ing Street is completely puzzled.

'GERMANY'S CAPACITY TO PAY.

NO QUESTION OF RESTORING COLONIES,

Paris, February 21.·

absorbs end of this Japan practically the whole which

The depression is still shown over Tongking.

Fresh monsoon may be ex- pected along the S.E. coast of China.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at. 10 a.m. to-day, 0.32 inch. Total since January 1st, 5.47 inches, against an average of 2.71 inches

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS

District:

Forecast. ENDING AT NOON TO-MORBOW,

1Formosa Channel N.E. winds,

fresh.

2 South coast of t China between

H.K. & Lamocks E. winds,

moderate;

she uses for lighting, for the 3 H'kong to Gap'? overcast,

Rock. man ufactura of lacquers, for the purification of fats for soap mak

ing, and finally in the manufac-4 South coast of

ture of celluloid. The journal remarks that in the face of the new disaster in Japan these facts should enourage the develop-

Chine between HK. & Hainan

cccasional rain.

T. F. CLAXTON Director. Hongkong, Feb. 22. ?

CANCER EXPERIMENTS.

At the Cancer Institute in

TEASERS

No. The Deceptive Circles

There are three circles, A B and C, in the diagram. Alongside of each cir cle are 5ve resight lurs. One of the linen beslis Cizela A is exactly the length of the distance around the circle; one of the lines beside Circle B is ex- actly the same in length as the distance around B, and the same is true of Cir. cle C and one of the fire lines beside it. The test is as follows: Without measuring the lines, estimate which line you think is equal to the circumference or distance around Circhs A. Do the same with Circles B and G. Do not take more than a minute to do it. Try this teaser on your friends. The last will be checked tomorrow.

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Yesterday's TenTE

Tas order of the squares, according to the number of dots in each,, was ai follows: 1. 6, 8, 2,-7, 3, 5, 9, 4. Thers are two mistakes that the...areruga per- so will make: one la estimating. T ahead of 2, the other placing & abend of, a. If no mistakes are made, the rete ing is very good. One of the two come. mog misiskes, good. Both mistakes, average. Three or mate errors, poor: Copyrigia, 1983, by Packs Ledger Compone

The First Committee of Experts is observing the strictest ment of the camphor industry in secrecy in drafting its report on the financial situation in Germany. Indo-China, the proximity of For-. It is stated, however, that there is no truth in the rumour that the mosa, and above all the pos- Berlin, patients are now being experts have discussed the restoration of the German Colonies with sibility of increased camphor pro- treated with a Japanese prepara a view to increasing her capacity to pay. Such a solution has duction in Tongking making this tion called "Carcinolysin. The German medical newspaper desirable. Indo-China would be apparently not even been touched upon,

made up of a Chinese plant been treated in this way in -There is reason to believe that the experts are struck by the nefit by establishing this in-preparation represents a ferment says 3,417 cases of cancer have and improvement registered-in cuormats expenditure by Germany on domestic works, particularly dustry for the manufacture of known as "Haisung," the sap of Japan, 400 cures being reported,

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