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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TRANS-PACIFIC FLIGHT.

FRISCO TO HONOLULU I IN ONE HOP:

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1925,

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Two seaplance, with a span of 72 feet and weight of 1,900 pounds, equipped with two 500 horse- power engines each and carry- ing wireless-with which they the will communicate with Government guardship stationed overy 200 miles along the route-

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aro starting a 2,100 mile fight to: Hawaii, which will be a now, distanco record.—outer's Ameri- con Service.

American exchanges describe the project as a non-stop flight from Frisco tó Hönöfulu, "Above is a recent photograph taken, of the type of seaplane which is

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being used. It was snapped" 1-8-12, and are considered capable picture is shown a cheery group: of the task of a 'trans-Ïacific of the crew chosen for the project, light, originally planned to start and it gives one a good idea of thie at Los Angeles. In the lower size of the seaplane they will use.

while on a practice flight at San Diego, California. These sea- planes are of the U. S. naval type

HONGKONG IMPORTS.

DULL TRADE CONTINUES.

The fortnightly Price Current-- and Market Report, published by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, 'states:

Piece Goods-No business is being done.

SHIPPING STRIKE.

LINERS AND TRANSPORTS HELD UP.

London, Aug. 31.”

The crew of the Royal Mail liner Artanza, due to shil for Buenos Aires from Southampion on September 4th refused to-day to accept the wage, reduction and Cotton Yarn.-Market remains

left the Board of Trade office unchanged since our last report without signing on. On the other and only an insignificant business has been put through at slightly hand the Captain of the Transport Derbyshire wich opens the lower than the previous rates. Arrivals Nil. Shipments Nil. Autumn trooping season on Wed- Salon Nil. Unsold, stock 44nesday taking reliefs to India, said | he had obtained practically a full bales. Bargains 7,100 balos.

Woollens. Nu change in situa- crew,—Renter,

London, Aug. 31.

tion.

Raw Cotton.-There is no change to report.

Metals. No business reported during the interval since last circular and no enquiry.

Sugar. -Market dull. Saltpotre-Dead market and nothing to report since our last circular.

TREE DESTRUCTION.

MAXIMUM FINE IMPOSED.

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SCHOOLS RE-OPEN.

STRIKE EFFECTS NOT YET DISCLOSED.

With the beginning of September. one is reminded of the fact that it is during this month that, the various schools and colleges, of Hongkong re-open after the summer

vacation,

So far as the Government English schools are, concerned (such as Queen's College, etc.) these re- assemble on Monday next, Septem- the ber 7th., and inasmuch as strike spirit was most strongly.ex- pressed in these institutions it will be interesting. to discover to what extent the students are now pre-

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A FINE SOFT MELLOW FLAVOUR.

A meeting, of seamen at Avon-pared to, feturn to school. By the mouth has passed a resolution Government's decision to expel the their intention to boys of senior classes who absented declaring hold up the New Zealand liner themselves on or before a certain Piakp, due to sail on Wednesday date, there will inevitably be fewer Flour market report. Stocks: until the wages reduction has been students at the beginning of next 350,000 sacks: Markot: Steady, restored.

term, although the exact extent of Quotations American Patent, The Secretary of the Amalgama-the expected reduction is not yet! 14.70 per sack; American Straight,ted Marine Workers Union known. $3.65 persack; American Cut off,rival to the Sailors' and Firemen's

Regarding the non-Government $3.65 per sack: Shanghai Flour, Union has stated to-day that his schools, the majority of these have $3,40 per sack; Australian No. 1, Union is not officially backing the

re-assembled to-day, but with $3.65 por sack; Canadian Cut off, Benmen's strike but claimed to be smaller attendances, mainly on $3.60 per sack,

responsible for the Arlonse's crew account of the fact that a number refusing to sign. He declared of the Chinese boys who went up to that the crew of the White Star Canton for a holiday after the liner Majestic, who signed on last schools were closed and before week, had decided to give twenty-matters became so altered as now opium has adopted the report to four hours' notice to terminate the have been unable to get back the Council containing seven re-advisory committee in the sup- on the basis of the Hague Conver- Articles. The men of the trooper In conformity with the decision solutions dealing inter alia, with pression of the illicit drug traffic,

drugs, and tion of 1912-Reuter.` Glamorganshire had also refused of the headmasters there have been the illicit traffic, in to sign.

numbers of boys refused re-admie- urging the most energetic stepa The secretary of the Sailors' sion to school on account of their for the discovery of persons engag- The committee draws. and Firemen's Union has declared action at the outbreak of the ed therein.

According to u telogram from SOLE AGENTS: A godown in Belcher's Stroot, that the trouble at Southampton is strike.

The first day of a school's attention to the large Illicit traffic West Point, when ontored by the engineered by another Union with re-opening is more or less unsuit-in opium between the Persian Gulf General Yang Yu-husan, Chief at Mukden,' search warrant, was found to con- a new lease of life.Router

and it will not be possible to know the adoption of certain measures. Fongtion Army

the Fongtion Bureau tain a largo pile of trees and wood

London, Aug. 31.

the percentage of pre-strike at- The committee opposes any scheme to

Poking. General Yang which had the appearence of the A meeting of Hull seamen to- tendance, until later.

of propaganda for the purpose of in ing froshly cut from the hillside.night after hearing an official of

The British schools (which are acquainting the general public. Yu-ting, Chief of Staff to Marshal In the yard in the rear, an at- the Marine Workers' Union, decided. affected

not

by the strike) with the consequences of the Chang, insists that the Minpas It be ordered to produce the original} tempt at concealment was made to join the strike. A Committee

23rd, abuse of dangerous drugs. re-open on September

telegram from Mukden by covering the trees over with

formed and pickets were whilst WAS

the University,

which recommends the conclusion of ex- copy bamboo poles.

detailed to visit the docks. The was closed before the strike broke tradition treaties between various falsely roporting the death of his the recent Chief, says a Peking message of In charging the godown keupor meeting represented only a por-ut, re-assembles on September powers, similar to

Mr. Aug. 21st. General Yang says at the Central Magistracy this tion of the

treaty. Canado-American 15th, There are about 60 or 70

that Mukden has no intention to morning, Mr. 8. Green of the Bo- -Rauter.

University students now bore in Tsurumi, in the course of the adop make any trouble with the Editor tanical Forestry Department,

the hostels, but, as the majority on of the minutes, referred to the of the Minpao, hut he must pro said that the trees in question The decision of the Strike of the other students had left for discrepancy in the statements of duce the original telegram for were cut from the planation be- low the Infectious Diseases Hos- Council to attend the compulsory the Straits or the North before any Sir Malcolm Delevingne and Sir investigation purposes on the

conference of all Unions Bum outbreak of the strike, it is not John Campbell on the subject of other side. pital at Kennedy Town.

Defendant told the Court that moned by the President of the possible to gunge to what extent, drugs in Japan, arising from faulty the know nothing of the wood, Arbitration Court has aroused if any, the present position will translation of the record, of the which was cut by a coolie who hopes that the strike will soon have affected the students' attitude. Japanese Diet. Sir John Cam

hell gave an explanation, with lived and cooked in the godown. end-Router.

which Mr. Taurumi was satisfied. The Magistrate (Mr. S. B. B.

The first batch of Indian las-shipping-strike, is proceeding to MaElderry) found the explaina- tion unsatisfactory, and imposad cars, numbering 700 and recruited South Africa shortly. More are the maximun fine of $100,

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Brisbane, Aug. 31.

Bombay, Aug. 31.

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