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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1926.

vanced monoy saw the dangor that China would be so indis criminately helped that she would

DAY BY DAY.

The Empress of Asia left Yoko..

Vancouvor.

ITALIAN DEBT.

$

shrouding the Italian debt negotin- tions, with the meagre announce The s.. Tilawa, which loft

duo here on the 23rd. Singapore on the 18th instant, isment that Mr. Winston Churchill (and Signor Volpi, "with experts has lengthily considered the funda.

be rendered unable to repay those YOU, NOT IN THE WORLD.-B.

THE MONOTONY OF LIFE IS IN NEGOTIATIONS IN LONDON.

loins or, the interest on them. Brupka.

London, Jan. 10. There were not a fow who strong-

The Treasury has to-night slight. ly rosented tho activities of the humo yesterday at 11 am. forly lifted the veil of silence on- Consortium and there was some very plain and uncomplimentary language used. But.

the time which has elapsed since that little storm has proved that the Consortium principle was the The P. &0. 68. Khyber, which....... right one, and that it would have loft Shanghai at 3.30 p.m. yoeter-mental points at issue and mud die boen, wrong had all the Jacks-in-day, is duc horo at 6 a.m. on the considerable progress. "Tho

22nd instual,

eussions are being resumed Office of Peking been left free to

Jan. 22,--Reuter borrow where they could. It is good thing to exercise control avor borrowing countries, to ex- amino with care and caution

It is Thank Offoring Sunday at St. Androw's Church, Kowloon, on the 31st instant, when it' is hoped to raise a sum of $3,000.

J

PREMATURE TO DISCUSS

POSSIBILITIES.

Rugby, Jan. 19.

UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES.

SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT ON LAST YEAR.

Rubgy, Jan. 19.. The annual review of labour conditions for the past your' is contained in the Ministry of Labour Gazette which shows"that the number of insured workers recorded as unemployed at the end of the year was slightly lower. than in the previous December.

Although legislative and ad- ministrative changes introduced had had some effect in reducing numbers, it is stated that the re- duction due to this cause was not A further meeting is taking considerable, and a fall in the each request for assistance, and The wedding of Mr. Armin Kit-

chell (eldest son of Mr. O, Kit-place this afternoon between My total numbers occurred despite for that reason, if for no other, chell) to Miss Alite Yau takos Winston Churchill, the Chancellor an increase of about 228,000 in thore should be general approval place on Friday at 8.30 p.m. at of the Exchequer, and Count Volpi, the total number of insured of the idea of forming one big "Dilkoosh, No. 34, Leighton the head of the Italian Debt Fundworkers.

ing delegation, The British and While recent months have how- loaning agency in which all the

Italian experts, are also to-day ever, shown shrinkage in the un- parties will have a direct interost

examination of employment average, the monthly Mr. Paul Linobarger, formerly continuing an

It is not possible, percentages of unemployed in and share of responsibility. If Judge of tho Philippine Islands, documents.

and the uthor anongst other as yet, to form any accurate Britain and Northern Ireland Britain and America get together Chineseo volumes of "Sun Yat-idea of the duration of the among insured workers was 113 on some workable plan in this sen and the Chinese Republic."negotiations, and it is entirely as against 10.3 in the previous MUSTARD & CO., LTD, mutter, a very big step forward left to-day by the ss. D'Artagnan premature, at the present stage. year. The increase was mainly will bostakon toward the rehabili-for Shanghai, after having visited to discuss the figures of the passidue to the severe depression in

Canton and other places in South ble terms of settlement. At to the coal mining industry. lation uf Europo's wusted

China.

day's meeting of the Cabinet, It The report states that as com economic condition.

understood that the Chancellor ofpared with the end of 1924 there the Exchequer will report to his was an improvement in the tin- colleagues the negotiations as fai plate, hosiery, clothing, furnish- as they have at present proceedo 1.ing, "woodworking. paper manu- British Wireless Service, Facturing, printing and certain sinds of metal trades, but à de- line in coal and iron mining,

16-17, Connaught Road, Cent.

The Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20, 1926.

ANGLO-AMERICAN CO-OPERATION,

Hill Road.

At the China Auction Rooms, A Local Shortcoming.

Duddell Street, yesterday, E. V. If our Government wants any M. R. de Sousa offered for sale by lesson of promptitude in the public auction, Nos. 9 and 11, matter of publishing annual Prince's Terrace, with the land reports it hasn't to lock any adjoining. The, upset price was further than Shanghai, for on $35,000, and the property was January 13th. was published the knocked down to Mr. Li Sing, for annual ropert of the Public $45,000, Library for 1925. The interesting

Later. The following communique with

regard to to-day's negotiations for cry, shipbuilding, marine en- funding the Italian debt, was issued ineering, and silk and linen in- dustries.--British Wireless Ser- this evening: To-day à meeting

vise.

FUMES NOT A HEALTH DANGER.

fact is that during the year The retar showing the nnm-took place at the Treasury between reviewed, -no fewer than 630ber of cases of notifiable disease Mr. Churchill and Count Volpi an new books were added to the in, the Colony for the wock ended experts at which fundamental of very great international library, and this leads us to won-Saturday, the 16th, showe, one points at issue were considered COMMERCIAL PETROL. der what would be she carre- Indian, case of smallpox and two Progress was inade and the negotia. significance is the Suggested sponding figure for the library British and two Chinese cases of tions will resume when Mr. Chur- financial co-operation between pinintained more or less: at our diphtheria, One Chinese cade chill returns lo London, after Greut Britain and

America City Hall. However proud we oftimported) of small pox was re- having been the guest of honour at Hongkong might be as regards ported in the Colony on Monday.a dinner given by the Leeds toward assisting the rehabilite the efficiency of the Government,

Chamber of Commerce. Meanwhile tion of Europe, because if some we cannot hand it any banquets |

Amongst the thirty-six mom-Count Volpi and his wife and arrangement ік concluded in the way of doing much for the bers of the Executive Committee daughter, with Signori Grand and

Community apart from whereby these leuding financial essentials of administration. It elected in Canton we notice the mouth and inapeet the histori the of the Kuomintang Party just Buti, will pay a visit to Ports powers work in consort instead makes us nice roads and bridges, names of Mrs. Sun Yat-sen, Mrs. battleship Victory. British Wire-regulations should be prohibited, is of in opposition, there is every keeps the streets clean, performs Lui Chunghoi, Dr. C. C. Wu,less Service.

prodigious tasks of routine ad General Chang Kai-slick, Messrs. likelihood of large sums of moneyministration, but largely leaves Wang Ching-wai. Wu Hon-rian, being made available at a very us all soverely alone as regards T. V. Sung Eugene Chen, and carly date. The mission of Mr.anything Moulague Norman, the Governor meanest borough in England is | proud of its library and museum,

uxtension of

T

of

-intellectual. The Sun Fo.

Britain asking at 'lenst £9,000,000

prepared to offer three or four millions only. Reuter

WIRELESS STRIKE.

Washington, Jan. 19. That commercial petrol contain: ing tetra ethyl lead is not dangerous to health and that there is no reason why its sale under proper

Rugby, Jan. 20. Reports that H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught,, uncle of His Majesty the King, is lying ill at his villa at Cap Serrat, in the south of France, are officially denied.

the finding of a Committee appoint- ed in May last. The Committee's QUESTION OF ANNUITIES.

report is based on the study of 252 London, Jan. 20,

persons exposed in various degrees "The Considerable, progress" to the exhaust fumes of the gas. mentioned in the Treasury's an- It is pointed out however that there of the Bank of England, was, and there are not a fow municipwrites that whilst operating in debt negotiations, apparently, re manufacture

Our Micau correspondent nouncement regarding the Italian is serious danger to health in the and blending of Javowedly, to seek the furtherally-aided entertainments and connection with the

lectures during the

harbour lates to the fact that the question tetraethyl lead, which must be wintor the policy

months. Here in Hongkong we to the surface from the bed of believed that argument concern Reuter's American Service,

works schemo, a dredger brought of annuities has been reached. It subject to precise regulations.- co-operation between the banks are left either to languish or to the river a huge bone, believed to in the exact amount of the debt of the United States and those of buy our own books and any have belonged to some prehistoric has been shelved in favour of dis- other form of mental recreation.animal, which in days past was England and Europe" and the The City Hall library is not ran probably brought down by swift cussion on the payment of fixed DUKE OF CONNAUGHT. prospect of such banks rendering on the right lines to be popular, currents from the higher reaches annuities for a period of years, joint assistance to Europe has the Museum is the pet juke of of the river. It is now on view for sixty-two years, but Italy is REPORTS OF ILLNESS UNTRUE. already encouraged the formula-visiting comedians, and the Gov-

at the Harbour Works Office. ernment's Education Department; tion plans for big and concerns it-If solely with the over-delayed works. London was, education of school children, and D. C. Wolle returns to the Colony As previously reported, Mr. E. before the War, the finan problems of staffing.

Excellency the Governor is, first we understand that Mr. Walfa As His from long leave only next month. einl centre of the world and al-and foremost, an educationist, is it though the HTHAL

British too much to hope that he will took the opportunity. while on métropolis has since raised large interest himself in the question leave, to attend an international of entering a little more liberally police conference. held in New sums of money for foreign and for the educational sustenance of York and which was attended by

represontalives of the police! colonial loans it is to New York the general public?

organizations of all countries. Oni that many have had to turn for

arrival hero, Mr. Wolfe will re-1 credit. London has, according

jsume the post of Capt. Suporin-steamers are at present afloat bad weather on the Riviera has tondent of Police, relieving Mr. without wireless operators. The kept him indoors more than in to many of Britain's best finan

P. P. J. Wodehouse, CIE, who

previous years. He is now out and Operators' Union declares that about as usual, cial advisers, been over-lending|

then goes on long leave. and the time has come when it

the life of 50,000 persons is at The Duke is 75 years of age.-

British Wireless Service. take. would be both economic and of tremendous facility if the credit

Rugby, Jan. 30. resourers of London and Now York were pooled. The form the establishment of an endowment]

The preliminary steps towards tion of a Federal Bank of Europe fund of £5,000,000, which the

can go for loans would be of in

the Dominion Governments will set estimable value to the world at up for permanent maintenance of

the WEST AFRICAN TOUR. large. Judging by Renter's tele-war cemeteries have been com-Republicans defended the economies grani received here on Monday pleted. The Imperial War Graves recommended by the Appropria- BY COLONIAL OFFICE PARTY, students to be called to the Bar tions Committee. but the Commission have appointed Gen Republican, Mr. Britten, fenred the

WAR CEMETERIES.

ENDOWMENT. FUND FOR

MAINTENANCE.

THE U. S. NAVY.

DEBATE ON ITS STRENGTH.

Washington, Jan, 19.

debated the strength of the United States

of Navy. Most

which impoverished nations Government in conjunction with The House of Representatives

NO SETTLEMENT YET.

Owing to

Landon, Jan. 19.

the strike,

773

Sir Malcolm Murray, Comptroller. of the Duke's Household, states that His Royal Highness is enjoy- ing his usual good health. When he left London, he had a cold, and

-According to the, Daily Herald, the Ministry of Labour having

efused to institute an enquiry VERSATILE PEERESS. on the question, the strike is bo- ing continued,—Indopacif,

مرده

Rugby, Jan. 20.

TO BE CALLED TO BAR.

Rugby, Jun, 20, Baroness Clifton, a Pecress In her own right, is one of the law

next Tuesday.

Lady Clifton," who is 25 this month, succeeded to her title bo- Mr. Ormsby Gore, Under Serre-fore she was a year old on the naval ratio, which he insisted the tary for the Colonies, accompanied death of her father, the 7th Earl

it would seem that the negotia-Sir Herbert Lawrence, Mr. E. United States was in danger of |tions will be brought to a success-Weacock, and Major General Sie

falling below the five-five-three]

British were fully maintaining.

fal termination and the project Fabian Ware, trustees of the fund.

become an actuality.

We are roininded on this mat-i

-British Wireless Service.

DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS.

London, Jun. 19.

Renters American Service.

his, "visit to the British West African Dependencies.

SYRIAN AFFAIRS.

ELECTIONS PROCEED

of Darnley. The Barony of Clif-

Before taking up her legal studios, Lady Clifton pursued sey...

For a time she eral occupationa. was on the staff of a London daily The party is due to arrivent newspaper-British Wireless Ser. Lagos on February 4th and after vice

The Republican, Mr. French, why by Mr. Charles Rhys, M.P., and two ton desconds in female line in do- is a member of the Appropria-members of the Colonial Office fault of direct male hoirá. ter of international co-operation IMPERIAL TOBACCO CO, tons Committee, denied this.staff, leaves "London to-morrow for regarding loans, of the bankers" Consortium, which was formed some years ago to govern the loans made to China, and when; one boars in mind the reasons

A meeting of Directors of the

a tour of some six weeke in Nigeris, which brought that Consortium Imperial Tobacco Company recom.

part of which will be spent in the into being it is not hard to realise mended a final dividend of 9 per

Northern Provinces, they will leave for Accra on March 18th, the great benefit which will accruefcent and a bonus of 1s. 6d. per

The programme provides for a if international borrowing share (both free of Income Tax)

Paris, Jan. 10. The railway between Beyrouth

stay of approximately three week directed to one channel. There on the ordinary shares for the year and Damascus is restored. With days will be spent In Sierra Leone in the Gold Coast, after which ten 1925. the the exception of a few incidents and three days in Gambia.. were far too many people ready ended October 31st. to lend money to China in return placing of £500,000 to General Re-which are unavoidable during a serve Account and £250,000 for the period of popular excitement, the

The party will leave Bathurst on "hop" preparatory to leaving for concessions and privileges, provision of pensions, currying for elections are proeceding normal-Apr 20th on their homeward Palos de Moguer on the 21st instant and those who had already d-ward £613,000.--Ienter.

ly-Indopacifi.

journey-British Wireless Service.

QUIETLY,

THE LATEST FLIGHT,

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Huelva, Jan. 19. Rulzdealda have arrived by sea- Major Franco and Captain

plane from Melilla on the first

for America.—Bouter.