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SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES.

LATIN NO LONGER

COMPULSORY.

enverning ene tish Univer- med by the Un versities Pharance. The most important change is that entrance to î Scottish University has 'ceased to be obtained by the mere passing of an examination in so many subjects. All normal ap- plicants must have undergone an approved school curriculum, and must furnish proof that the course has been successfully undergone by showing passes in four subjects necording to the scheme laid down. Thus the leaving certificate of the Scottish Education Department will.now furnish the normal entrance certi- Acate to a University.

It was explained by Mr. A. Gemmel, however, in his state- ment to the Glasgow University

ROOM

ARTOUR E. ODELL. Managing Director,

FLAPPER FANNY says

GENS BY HER SERVICE, INC

When

woman bleaches her hair she wants to keep it dark.

Fower than 520 meetings.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRANC IMPROVES.

INDUSTRIALISTS' SUGGESTION,

London, Dec. 18. Francs closed at 127%, rallying from 183% last night, being in- fluenced by the French indu- strialists' suggestion to lend the Government ten milliars Francs-Reuter.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19. 1925.

THE NORTHERN SITUATION.

THE COAL CASE,

DEFENDANT PREPARED TO

JAPANESE SEIZE MUKDEN. HAND OVER CONSIGNMENT.

FORBID ENTRY OF ARMED TROOPS INTO CITY.

London, Dec. 18,

At the Kowloon Magistracy yea- terday afternoon, a Jupanase coal merchant was charged on remand. with obtaining the sum of $9.000 under false pretences, it being The Daily Mail publishes a dis-alleged that the defendant was on the under- of patch from Tokyo stating that given the money

Japanese troops have taken pos-standing that the complainant Paris, Dec. 18. session of Mukden and have for-was to be given the bill of lading! bidden the entry of any armed for a quantity of coal which had buen sent from Canton to Hong- Various Important groups of

force thereinte or any operational kong by the ss. Tai Sho Maru. French industry, including silk within six miles of the Japanese and metal, adhere in. principle to rallway-Router. the plan of the Nord industrialists, who are chietly oucerned with textiles and are most vulnerable to fluctuations of the frame. The Joar would be a purely voluntary effort launched- especially in America, the proceeds to form a sinking fund for the amortisation of the public debt, hoped to avoid the necessity of the crushin new taxation proposed by and

Russian Troops Moving.

Mr. J. M. Remedios prosecuted' on behalf of the complainant and. Mr. A. E. Hall represented the defendant. Mr. L. D. Turner Shanghai, Dec. 18, watched the proceedings on behalf Over 10,000 bandits at Jehol of Cheng Tit-yu, who is an in- defeated General Fong Yu-hsiang'a) [erested party in the case. forces and occupied Shanhaikwan. The bandits have sent a representa- tive to see General Li Ching-din and ask for enrolment,

pay

Called to give evidence for the prosecution. Mr. Turner's client! corroborated the testimony given; by the complainant regarding the In the mutiny of the troops at remittance of $9,000 from Macao, It is thus Chinchow some Japanese residents and of the subsequent converan- were robbed. General Chang Tso-Deus hetween the defendant, the ia has communicated with the complainant, witness and others. Japanese Consul, agreeing to

On the night of December 2, compensation,

the complainant repaid the enter tainment given by the defendunt on board the s.s. Tai Sho Maru the previous day, by inviting ac- At a military conference at Mos-eased to dine at a Chinese re- In the course of the cow, it was decided that one bat-staurant. talion of artillery, one battalion of mha! the complainant asked the engineers, two combined companies defendant to sign the agreement of cavalry and combined company authorising complainant to act as of infantry he sent to the Russian the former's agent, but the de- border to wait further orders.fendant replied that he would do Wah Kiu Yat Po.

so the next day. It was arrang- ed that they should meet at the Great Eastern Hotel, and whilst waiting for the defendant's or- Shanghai, Dec. 18.

rival witness'. tallyman arrived advo-and informed the party that he enting (L general strike in had been refused delivery of the! protest against Japanese "in-coal. It was then that the defen-! tervention" in Manchuria is ex-dant was arrested. pected to lead to further industrial trouble.

various Finance Ministers restore confidence in the future of French State finance. The plan]

Two battalions of Japanese troops has been generally favourably have arrived at Mukden, and will

he followed by moro. received.—Reuter

The Gazette publishes a list of Public and Genoral holidays for

the coming year.

The principal change in local share quotations to-day is that, Hongkong and Shanghai Banks have dropped from: 1,075 to $1,020 sellers.

Trouble Expected in Shanghai.

Insistent

propaganda

In Shanghai especially

Godown Keeper's Evidence.

..

end of

At the Bankruptcy Court this morning, Mr. J. T. Prior applied for a receiving order on behalf of the cotton mill feeling his been Fu Chan-kai, godown keeper, the Tung Wo firm, against the exacerbated by the secres execu- said that towards the Kwong Sang Cheong firm. Ition last night of one of the most November he received instruc-

from the defendant toj appeared that no member of either prominent Chinese labour agitations firin bad attended, and it was] mentioned that the applicaton tors, who was a leading member of engage coolica to take delivery of The powerful General Labour a consignment of coal from the had been adjourned three times.

Union. Heuter. In dismissing the application, the Chief Justice said it was very unsatisfactory continually to ad- journ such cases.

DECLINING OIL.

HAS PEAK OF SUPPLY

BEEN REACHED

The probability that the oll fields of the United States passed their ultimate peak of production

GARRISON SCHOOL.

PARENTS' DAY IN INFANTS'

DEPARTMENT.

Entertainments.

Round the Cinemas

QUEEN'S

2.30 5.15 7.15 and 9.30

J

LAST PERFORMANCES

OF

CAPTAIN BLOOD

THE

STAR

5.30 and 9,15

CHRISTIAN

WORLD

5. 15 and 9.15

IT IS THE LAW

WORLD TRADE.

ECONOMIC DEADLOCK IN

U. S. PREDICTED.

SYNTHETIC GEMS.

ONLY THREE KINDS DETECTABLE.

. Tai Sho Maru. The coal was landed on November 30. witness denied that the complainant and others went to his godown on Dec- ember 1, although several persons visited the premises during the course-of-the-ürst few days of December. He could not recog- ise the complainant as being one; of them. No coal was delivered! unless he had orders from the de- On the conclusion of the Chri- fendant. There had never been mas ferm, a Parents' Day was held any attempt by anyone to take yesterday at the Garrison Schools, delivery of coal from the godown. which was attended by Mra. C. Answering a question suggested clementi, Bishop and Mrs. Duppuy, by Mr. Turner, witness said that Captain and Mrs. Barrett, Captain he had sold 480 tons of coal to in 1923 and have TOW entered and Mrs. Charnock, Mrs. Hearne, the Yaumati Ferry Co. during upon their final phase of slow and is. Paten, Captain Alister Mc-the last two days to defray the cost gradual decline, is indicated in a

inley and Mr. Lewis, and a large of conveying the consignment to

Sir Josiah Stam, one of Great The manufacture of synthetic special report to Mr. R. M. Catlin, number of parents and friends of the godown from the s.. Tai Sho President of the Mining and Ma-

Maru. The coal was sold on the Britain's leading economic ex-jewelly is now so developed that pupils.

emeralds and allurgical Society of America.

instructions of the defendant's perts, sees an increasingly impor-only diamonds, The report was made by a com-1 Opening at 2.30 pm, the first wife, who had apparently been tant part to be played in America pearls can be considered safe mittee of geologists and mining enthirty minutes was given over to

in Sir Josiah touched upon the German jewellers

their gineers, including A. C. Veatch, an exhibition of the pupils hand-authorised to sell the coal by her in the restoration of world trade. from perfect imitation.

the Brad-national convention issued this chairman, director of exploration, work. This was laid out on tables

to a amounts His Worship (to the solicitors): subject in an addrees in the various classrooms, presid

ford Textile Society saying warning, which Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corpora-

Britain's world trade depended not cry of helplessness: tion; David Waite, senior geolo-ed over by the respective teachers What's all the trouble about?

the Mr. Hall: We have the coal merely on adjustments in Britain, "Synthetle stones can hardly be gist, U. S. Geological Survey; A. Particularly interesting was

were prepared to hand it but also on the circumstances of distinguished from genuine ones." to the complainant on its customers. Among thead' Dr. Adolph Micthe, professor în out from December 2, but they wanted to customers the monetary position the Charlottenburg Technical num-put my man in gaol. I won't d was dominant, for it involved High School, went further and stated that it was no longer. from it now unless they pay damages. constantly changing real costa,

and stabilization

possible to distinguish between His Worship: You'll have to. Mr. Remedios: They refused to

genulae or fake stones of any except those three varieties.

This

WA!

husband.

hand over the coal

the

tha! they

Was case

THE MOSUL AWARD.

Ine

while

any

measure of deflation would give them all a period of stringency and renetion in industry.

Professor Miethe, who made the sensational announcement recent-. ly that he had produced synthetic gold, is the discoverer of synthetic jewels,

"It has gone so far now," he said, "that if you. find a defective ruby you can be sure it is genuine. Synthetic stones are not defective. Our work is so advanced that we make yellow sapphires of spinel alexandrite.

"Of course, it is bound to have an effect on the jewel market, as the cost of synthetic stones on an average is half that of genuine

W. Ambrose, former chief petro-kindergarten work of the little ones; and leum technologist, U. S. Bureau of who, under the direction of twel over Mines; Roderie Crandall, consult-lady lenchers recentis

home.. had contrived H Miss C. M. Eve has been en-ling petroleuni engineer; and W. B.

of fanciful toya Council in explanation of the re-tertained at dinner by her col Heroy, formerly of the Land Clas

corks and frag- matchboxes, gulations that not all leaving leagues

of Stoke Newington sification Board, Ų. S. Geological ments of woul and rafia. certificates would. admit to the | Borough Chuccil on the coraple-Survey-

The elder children contributed) Universities, for the school leav tion of her year of office as May- "Production," says the report.specimens of penmanship, colour ing certificate must be wider than or. She was presented with an increased steadily from 1910 drawing and more advanced raff's Is Worship said

In this connection Sir Josiah the university entrance certifiente. illuminated address, signed by 1023 hat showed marked revers! work, while the decoration of the would proceed, and after taking discussed the question of how far The Board had therefore designed all the members of the council, in 1924. Record production of

rooms with paper chains and "cut-further evidence

British monetary adjustments the kind of leaving certificate in recognition of the excellent 1923 was due to the large number oats" was a credit to the ingenuit adjourned.

could be assisted by American they would accept, which raised way in which she had performed of big pools brought in. Proba-and craftsmanship of the young- the question of compulsory sub-her municipal duties. In return hility is the 1923 figure will not be sters.

banking policy in relation to the

jects. In

level of gold prices. He had not no one subject, howing thanks, Miss Eve said the exceeded unless large undiscovered ever, would

Organised games were then play-

lost hope that a change in gold a pass now be ahan-year had been very pleasant and lutely compulsory. Compulsory interesting. It appears also tools are brought to peak produced, showing that the physical needs

values in the United States might Latin han, therefore, gone, but the have been sufliciently ardungs. tion in a single year.

of the pupils was no less catered

do much to relieve Britain of minimum basis required of ap- The Mayor has attended "Chief factor in increasing pro-for than the mental.

no

industrial conflict, but he was not Constantinople, Dec. 18. plicants will include passes in

duction is rising prices which fur-followed by a concert which wa Pending a lead from Angora, so sanguine on the subsequent higher English and lower mathe

nish incentive to exploration for thoroughly enjoyed by the little comment on the Mosul decision is stability of world prices. matico, after which the appli

years regular new fields. This cannot continue performers and their admiring act enlightening, though

Referring to the Industrial cant may complete the whole ual shipments of quantities of indefinitely because the more petro- elders.

League generally is criticised as a problem created by reparation and group with or without Latin. The Douglas fir socds have been made toom produced, the lens there is left

"servile tool of Britain." The

international debt payments, Sir normal leaving certificate ob-to the United Kingdom from to produce. As domestic reserves

Miss Besty Dorset, Miss Edith Djumhuriet romarks: "We shi

Josiah went on to argue that the tained with four passes, two or British Columbia for reforests are depleted, importation must be Stainer and Master Alec Strahan, save Mosul, as we saved Styrn success of Germany in making its

were the principals in a sparkling Adana and Broussa." three being highers, would admittion purposes, and the success relied upon.

payments depended largely upon little recital entitled "Baby is ill," The Council of Commissars held the unknown factor of its ability discovered the score of a Masis A young, Vienna scientist has gratifying. Now sends of the "Cost of imported petroleum villin which they appeared as the With regard to a leaving certi-famous airplane Sitka epruco are in future probably be greater than mother, servant and doctor respec-sidency of Mustapha Kemal. The Industrial production for domestic har, which was believed to have special meeting under the preto divert skill and capital from composed by Carl Maria von Wa ficate rained by an applicant being sent from tho Queen that of present domestic productively. which falls short of the Board's Charlotte Islande to England. tion but as the recent tendency is

only comment thereon is that the consumption into

export been lost. Tho Mass was com- requirements in, say, one subject. The finest spruce of this species for the cost of producing domestic A musical play entitled "A Peep President and the Premier, Ismet trades. He also said that the posed by him in his early period powers are given in a special re- in the world is on these islands, oil to increase, it is clear that if Into China," was also staged, Pasha, seemed to be in geed American policy of guiding the in 1799 at Munich, and in 1802 he . gulation to set up a preliminary Hundreds of sanks cones from consumption continues to increase with Gilbert Budden Yen humour ad leaving the meeting-whole of this stream into other dedicated it to the Prince Argh- examination of their own, and ad- Quoon Charlotto ETO being at the rate established in

the Mandarin,

countries, if succcesful, would bishop of Sazlburg, where Webor thof Reuter. it to applicant who, owing received at the sood extraction years, the demand can be met only Mases G. Davies. J. Pitt, F.;

bring the United States in 30 had lived for five years and was pal circumstances, bas plant at Now Westminster for by higher prices.

Stewart and J. Childs as wives,

years (under power of compound ble to comply with the preparation for shipment

a brother of Josef Haydn. He "Consumption will continue to the Misses C. Sully, D. Tye, D. that of Ping Pong and D. Heath interest) to an economic deadlock. taught music by Michael Haydn, This would be because of called it "Missa Solompe," and increase and the United States must girls, and the Misses B. Dorset, M.

Davies and M. Vant as English that of Ching Chong.

A happy afternoon was brought enormous possessions which could wrote it for four voices, large or look to oil from foreign sources fu Charlesworth, S. Barrett, E. to a close by the singing of Christ not be enjoyed without internal chestra, and organ. Each move- ncreasing amounts and then to the stainer, and B. Ensor as Chineral mas carols, which included Good dincomfort greater than would mont has a special theme of its development of substitutes for girls. Master D. Jaanaway toos King Wenceslas and The First come from acquiescence in an own, a method dropped by Wobor. natural oil products.".

import surplus at an earlier date.

later on. the part of Chung, A. Siraman Noel.

to the University.

1 qu

4 egulation.

attainod is said to bo Vory

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