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THE RECENT CROYDON AIR: DISASTER.

HONGKONG LIVING COSTS.

COMMODITIES THAT ARE CHEAPER.

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LOCAL FIRM'S

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FIGURES.

In the worst air disaster in the history of English passongor flying, seven passengers were burned to death noar Croydon. The plans had just taken off from Croydon on its way to Paris, whon it was soon to burst into flamos, and' sheathed with fire, plunged naso first to earth, its charrod passengers burned beyond recognition. Photo shows what was left of the plane.

FORMER RUSSIAN

BOAT.

to 15 per cent, whilst leather FOR HONGKONG-SWATOW goods, such as boota 'and shooa,! ro down from 10 to 15 por cont.

RUN.

GERMAN MINE DISASTER.

HARROWING SCENES.

FATALITIES OVER 200.

Dortmund, Feb 12.

WEST RIVER NEWS.

SUCCESS FOR CHAN.

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All Models in stock. Prices from

$7.00.

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GALES IN BRITAIN.

LANDSLIDE

RAILWAY:

LIFEBOATS BUSY.

TRADE PROTECTION REVIVED.

London, Feb. 12. | Industry, sa they recognised that Severe weather, with heavy in casas of unfair competition rain, prevailed throughout Britain such help should be given, but yesterday.

they desired an assurance that

In some parts the wind reached the scheme was not to be regard. the force of a whole gale, from 55) od as one stop towards a genatal to 63 miles an hour being measure of protection. “Mr. Bald- registored. In the south-west of win gave this assuranos. England, snow and sleet foll in

Lord Arnold proposen to raise intermittent squalls.

the subject of the esfeguarding of Estensive damage by floods is industries in the House of Lords reported from Lancashiro and on Wednesday. North Wales; and the tolograph It was stated in Parliament Imat wires are down in many parts of night, that the total amount the country.

covered by the guarantace which, up to date, the. Treasury had exprossed its willingness to give under the Trade Facilities Act, excoods £54,000,000.

Trains Narrow Escape. Two passenger trains narrowly escaped destruction following landalido on the. Great Wostorn Railway last night, on the Now- port and Abertillery scution.

FB. P. NEW PRESIDENT.

In view of the facts revealed in aluo were practically all cereale. Government atatíntion regarding|So far as sugar was, conoarned, of the rise in the cost of living in jolovon kinds, only one)was(doarer, Hongkong, a Telegraph repre-this sing rolled oavtor, three sentativo called on Mr. W. A.Jother kinds boing down in price Eustaco, one of the managing and the rest the samo as twelvo flour ago. Although directors of Mosure. Lano, Craw months ford, Ltd., with a view to ancor prices had risen, practically all taining some particular con- biscuits wore down in price, as wero tinned vegetables, corning retail prices of overyday also commodities, and was informed household sundrios, butter and that, gonorally speaking, these chocolatos.

lower now than twolve

"In soft furnishing' 'goods," months ago.

Isaid Mr. Eustace," our prices are Mr. Eustsco stated that be about 10 per cent. lower. On the had just boen making [com-athor hand, made-up goods, such parisons between the prices as furnituro, owing to the in- for the current month (which greased cost of production, are) kappens to be the ond of up about 5 por cont., Manufactur- the firm's financial year) and sd woolion and cotton goods, those of 1924, having carefully such as underwear, are up from ebeaked every item contained in

The landslide brought down la Company's price liste. 110)

about 1,000 tons of rook and (Our Own Correspondent,)

debris on to the line just siter a had gone carefully through the

train from Newport had passed, prics list for February of this Household sundries in our Hard-

Another of Admiral Stark's

Pakkoi, Feb. 12. and a message was sent to the former vossols, the Battoria

General Chan King-ming's signal box in time to warn the ware Department are also down sister ship to the Wo Ping) has year, covering grocoties, wings

All hope of rescuing any of the forces have now captured Shui train from Abertillery bofore it and spirits, tobaccos, medicines, about 10 por cont., so that taking boon completed from a ship. perfumery and toilet requisites them altogether, as far as Lane yard at Sam Shui Po. Hor one hundred and thirty cutombed Tung near the end of the Sun-roached the spot where the land.

foredeck has been raised so that miners has been abandoned in the ning railway and north of Tou slide bad occurred. "The whole of those prices." Crawford's are concerned,

Heavy weather was also ex- WO she is now a flush dooker, while Stain mine. A number of would-Shen. This happened on Wednes Said Mr. Eustace, total 1,249 can assure you that, gonorally a superstructure has been balit be reteners were overcome hy day, and Chant army took 300 perienced in the English Channel,

poisonous gasos.

prisoners as well as 18 machine and the lifeboats received many and those I have very carefully epoaking, our prices are lower for seco :d-class passengers There were harrowing sconca guns and 450 rides,

jcalls during the day and in the sampsrod with the prices for the than they were at this time last the after dock. Altogether sho

This place is of great import-exoning. makes a very smart appearance. all day long and all night at the game goods quoted in our list of year."

Eight months ago she was bought pit mouth, where coping wives auce strategically as a key posi March 1934. I find that in only 70

at Olangapo by a local Chinese and children awaited the bringing tion to the attack on Canton

from the wastward. It will PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIES. syndicate,and she isnow to be om-up of the bodies. casos are the prices increased, but

Many of the dead are badly be remembered that a few days played in the Hongkong-Swatow passenger and cargo trade. She burnt. but scores showed no in- ago incessant warfare was 70- lys the British fig. Tho dimen-juries, indicating suffocation by ported as having taken place in that vicinity for a month, and stone are:-191 ft. long, 30 ft. 6

Chancellor Luther is procood-how thousands of refugees had ins, broad; 17 Et. moulded depth; and draft fully loaded, 14 ft. 6 ins.ing to the scene of the disaster-flocked down to this and various

London, Fob. 12. adjoining places.

The Government's now scheme while the speed is 13 knots. She Reuter.

[An earlier message reported an is fitted with a Scotch boiler and

That Gonora) Chan feels con- to proteos threatened industries triplo expansion osginos,

The explosion in the Stein coalminefident that he is going to retain from unfair foreign competition Tho first Opium Conforance coal consumption is said to be at Dortmund, duo to fire damp]

Shui Tung is indicated by the will be debated in the House of onded at Ganova yorterday when Cologne, Feb 12.

the conventioh and protocol were Ninoty dead budios have boun fact that he has already lasuod a Commons on Monday,

The oxocutive of the Labour signed by all the delagatox only 12 tons per day.

Chiange, who Capt. E. Wilkes is master of recovered in the Dortmund mine proclamation to the population tho now steamor. Mr. Ibbotson disaster.-Router.

ensuring them safety and inviting Party are mooting this morning, oxoup tho prioo-cutting, which will be all to Chief Officer, and Mr. Robort

ahad withdrawn during the second them to return to their homes. whon choy hope to frame

resolution which will gain the conferenca. tho advantage of the consutner. Black, Chief Enginoor. The Bat-

support of the Liborals as well as The convention provides for of their own followers,

Government control of opium and on the now route.

Tho' Times states that a small of the farming system, which bas deputation representing the Con-led to grave abusos, also the pro- Bervative Froo Tradors met the hibition of the salo of opium în Prime Minister and President retail shops, and co-operation of the Board of Trade yester-with the object of suppressing the day in roference to the illicit traffic.

Mr. Eustace added that tiffins there are ruductions in 247 of the at the Woman Cafe had dropped from $1.50 in April last your to prices, the others being the same!

$1.5, whilst thirty tiffins could as last year's. Exchange last) *March was alightly over 2/4 and, ho had for $30.

as you know, this month it is slightly below, so that I think you will agree with me that thor. jun tendency anyway for Lano Crawford's prices to decrease, and that we do, whenever possible, give the public the advantage of any decrease in prices we can

TENDENCY TO DROP.

Wo find," said Mr. Eustace, "that there is a general tondency fur prices to drop, and the pros Dols are that there will be more

on

fumos.

Dortmund, later. The total of doathe will pro-

dianstor of 1908, waan 210 were killed.

obtain from the suppliors." Mr. There is a general fueling among toris will soon commonce running bably, exceed the record Radbob

Eustaco said his comparisons showed the following results--

the public,"

Mr. continued Eustace," that prices, once they go up, never go down again, but Up. Down. that is not so, as a comparison of

Jour prico lists shows. It is very

Groceries...

753

66

236

Wines & Spirits 132 Tobacoon, oto....

3

6

56

3

Medicinos, Per-

fumory

and

308 1

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Toilet Roquis-

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GUNNER CHARGED.

ALLEGED IMPERSONATING

OF SURGEON.

All the theatres in the Ruhr havo olosed. The nows of tho disaster has caused a profound sonsation all over 'Gormany.

- Horo Loebe movingly raforrod to the ovent in the Reichstag, all members, including the com- munista reverently standing up

The majority of the dead are married. One family has lost its father and five brothers.

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DRUG CONTROL.

HEROIN A PUZZLER.

The New Scheme.

Former Economic Adviser.

London, Feb. 12. Colonel Vornon Willey has been

ail of the Federation of British 1ooommended by the grand coun Industrion as the sutecessor to Bir Eric Geddes in the presidency of that body.

Col. Willey will be the nation's youngest president. During the war he was Wool Controllor and advisor to the Supreme Economic Council,

OPIUM CONVENTION.

Its General Princip'es.

London, Feb. 12.

to

stop

ANOTHER INDIAN THE PRINCE'S TOUR.

GRIEVANCE.

Geneva, Feb, 12.

sshome, whon soveral points re- The protocol deals with the difficult to show by advartiso

The scoond oplum conforance garding the now machinery were uppression of the use of prepared ments that prices are dropping,

all day long discussed tochalcal oxplained. It is reported that opium within a period of not more as they may not fall moro than;

mattore copaccted with the draft the deputation told the Prime than fifteen years from the dato Minister that they wore quilo on which measures taken by the five couts a month on a given

That ho did obtain $5 froin four

convention on drugs.

Thore was a division of opinion ready to support the plodge given producing countries commodity, selling, say, from $1 different persona, protonding to

The cause of the explosion is on the subject of total abolition by him at the General Election sm ggling abal lhave become to $3, but even, a drop to that be a military medical surgeon, extent monas sixty cents in the and that be did on various dates reportedly to be fire-damp. The of heroin as: suggested in the on the question of safeguarding effective.

between the 22nd January and Minister Stein mine was regarded American plan.

Sir Malcolm Dolavingne in the 1,240 70 247

the most offiolent and safe course of a year, which is quite a 11th February, at Nos. 2, 3, 4 and as SOME EXAMPLES.

big reduction."

9 Sheung On Lane, Hunghom, in the rubr. It employs three course of a lengthy discussion not being a registered practioner, thousand people and has a yearly contended that it was undesirablo Asked to give a few examples,

Mr. Eustaco added that thoro unlawfully practice for gain. output of a million tons Reuter. to alter the Hague provisions on Hr. Eustace said that the great was evidently no disputing the were charges preferred bulk of nocessities had shown a fact that the cost of living in against Percy George Norman

Ollaway (24), gunnor of the RA...,{ daolino. Bacon, for example, was Hongkong had risen in recent before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at cheaper now than a year ago, yours, but so far as overyday the Kowloon Magistraoy this there being a docling of thirty commditios were concorned ho, morning.

tho principal eouts a pound on the best Aus-toagined that tralian brand. With ono oxdep-| in ursusos wero in market produce, tion (strawberry jam), all jamsa id not in i aporied Europoan: and marmalades wore lower, anani American goode..

SHANGHAI STKIKE.

MOSLM PROBL EM.

TEN MILLS CLOSE DOWN.

A SEOT DISPUTE.

Shanghal. Job. 12.

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On the application of Inspector Murphy defondant was remanded.

HOME FOOTBALL.

this point.

MIGHT WITHDRAW LABOUR OBSTRUCTION. The conference finally deoldød

FROM LEAQUE. in favour of the committeo's

London, Feb, 18, suggestion, that only on the

Delhi, Feb. 12. recommendation of a madical LATEST MATCHES.

The Legislative Assembly has The House of Commons by 205 to 87 has adopted a supplement-. | world-wide enquiry could the London, Feb. 12. entire suppression of berein be adopted a resolution urging the In the first division of the Eng decided upon. The committed submission to the League of estimate for the Prince of Nations of the grievances of the Walen extended tour of Afrios, fish football League, Woat Brom- however, ia view of the ravages Indians in (anganyike, pariland South America, after rejest with best Preston by 2 goals to 1 of the heroin habit, especially luniarly the requirement that they inge motion to reduce the vote moved by the Clyde Labour In the second division Coventry America, adopted a recommen- C. best Portsmouth by goals to dation forbidding the selling in keep their accounts in English,

Mr. Rangacharler, as a member member, Mr. Kirkwood, who FRENCH SECURITY. |1.—Router.,

publie of any preparation con of the Colonies Committes, and strongly protested against the

expenditure.A London, Feb. 12. taining even the smallest quantity In the Scottish Cup replay, of heroid, without medical Sir Siva Swamyalyor, India's It was announced that further Solway Star and Vale of Levon proscription. Router. drew bgati. 3 goals alt, aitor extra time.--Rentor.

A GERMAN VIEW.

Karlsruhe, Fab. 12.

SCOTTISH CUP.

London, Feb. 12. The draw for, the third round of the Spotish Cupinatches which are to its played ön Eebruary is as follows:_* Klimarnock v.

A significant contribution, to the disrusslon on the vital question of Frenob security was A of the ton cotton mills!

made by Chanceltor Luther in operated by the Nagal Wata Indian Moslems on the North pooh last night in which he de- Kaina in Shanghai olosed down West Frontier has boo'n onused by olared that no security psof could gesturday owing to the difficulty nows from Kabul that a wave of andure without Germany's co- „St. Mirror fa running them at the result of fanaticism which apparently has operation, which could not be. the strike of the operatives. some official support, has resulted obtained, under pressure of pro-

The continued demonstrations in two Reformed Moslems being longed cocupation. It was im brithe strikern gauard the simyd stoned to death in the presence of possible to link up the problém | Motion, with the consequendo the Superintendent of Polius, of evacuation of lan. Goldgaa sha 20,000 male and female himself belonging to the Qadian, sono with other questions with operatives are rendered idle.or Reformed community, and which it had nothing to do.--- Daily Bulldin.

fifteen constabi+s.—Reuter,

Reuter

Abledeen V. Motherwell. Broxburn." Falkirk. Hamilton Raitlus Hangota *.“ Arbrontiss: Dundee Y. -Airdrieonia Ositio:

JAPAN'S BUDGET.

representative on the League, supported the resolution.org Invitations had been received -The Government spokesmon, from Chile and Uruguay, and opposing declared that the that they would most probably negotiatibus provided in the laoluded in the tour. covenant were probesding, and Mr. J. H. Thomas

the Labourites who voted, already had borus results in the

the Government,~Be Colonial Secretary's assurances regarding the restriotion of the language: esquirement, and "bla Tokyo, Feb. 13.agrooment to reexamine the The Lower House passed the position. They emphasised that Budget after an Opposition Britain's mandate Involved he motion to return the Buget to the bù s of profilesi responsibility. GOVETEment had been defented. in whorliner, the Opposition mens

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