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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

PYRENE.

THE BRITISH FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

Prens

SAVES

LIFE,

KILLS

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1926.

DAY BY DAY.

YOU HAVE ONE PERSON TO BE- EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE IF

LIEVE IN YOU-Ian Maclaren.

Ono British case of diphtheria Wednesday. was reported in the Colony on

WORKERS' QUARREL.

SEQUEL IN POLICE COURT.

LIBERALS & LABOUR.

COMMENT, ON MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S SPEECH,

An alleged assault on a fore- man of the Tak Cheung, Company, Junction of Shing Wong Street and Carnarvon yesterday, in which he by coolles engaged in work at the

Rugby, Jan. 21. Mr. Lloyd George's speech, al

Hollywood Road, was the subject,

of a charge which was heard by declared that the Liberal Party Major C. Willson at the Central would not negotiate an alliancu Police Court this morning, when with the Labour Party, but would L Chinese Was charged with strive to increase its own strength, Is the subject of varied commont to-day.

assault.

resented, seeing that there is no guarantee of better and more hon- est administration in the future. Neither can the matter of foreign loans be considered unless and until the whole system of managó- mont is changed. The Canton morrow is N.E. winds, fresh and The weather forecast for to- Government is now promising cloudy. that it will wage ruthless war against all forms of corruption in FIRE,Kwangtung Province, and wo can only hope that it is sincero in its declarations. With the exist- ing railways and many other

Mr. Ammon, who was a member institutions it can soon prove its

of the late Labour Government, bona fides, and onco a real start is Stan Hill's football cartoon,

approached him, and declared that he did not think by

niade, we have little doubt that which appears to-morrow, will smacked him in the face. Each there could ever be a coalition or

of the men had an iron bar

his Liberal and Labour, but he believed the effects would, regat most:

deaf with the Lai Wah Cup final hands, so he (witness), ran away, some of the Liberals would come Installing

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FRIDAY, JAN. 22, 1326.

SOUTH CHINA RAILWAYS.

ww PRALLE!

Imatter of the rendition of the

Mixed Court in Shangbai, has

At six o'clock this morning the and in Hongkong 52 dogroos.. temperature in Shanghal was 25

The complainant said while he was superintending the work, the defendunt, along with some others,

The Fanling Hounds are to They chased him, and assaulted over to the Labour Party; met at Mr. Potte bungalow to him. He managed to get home

Commander Kenworthy, who is morrow at 2.30 p.m. and at Lok-and called in a doctor.

one of the leading younger Liberals, The defendant said the cooles declared in favour of an immediate machau cross-roads at 10.30 am.j on Sunday.

were going to drink ten when active working arrangement bu.. someone shouted. "Thief." The tween the Labour and Liberni First Things. First.

Much interest is being takon in complainant ran away, and they, Parties in preparation for the It is indeed regrettable that, proposed mock trial which is to thinking he was the thief, chased formation of an alternative Go- owing to the frequent changes of be held at the Y.M.C.A building him but could not catch him. vernment. He is reported to have the personnel of China's in Kowloon on the evening of Another Chinese WHE then added "We cannot go on with the diplomatic Institutions, the the 29th instant.

charged with unlawful possession Conservativa Party in power and of an offensive weapon, an iron ao strong alternative Government. At the Marine Court this morn-bur,

If certain leaders stand in the had to be left in abeyance, ing the mistress of a passenger. Sergt. Britain, who was called way, we will find a means of get- Everybody was principle that the Mixed Court the se. Hydrangea, whilst the to see the complainant at Upper

agreed in boat was fined $5 for mooring to to the scene of the assault, went ting over that."-British Wirelcom. had to be changed, but just when vessel was under way.

Lascar Row, and found that he had matters were ripe for proper

been treated by a Chinese doctor. negotiation and the settlement of The final of the Shanghai Junior He later found the defendunt at details, a political storm broke Golf Club championship, was eleven o'clock at night with a. big- over Poking and made alplayed at Hongkow Park on Sun-iron bar and a torch. He spus- continuation with the project out day over 36 holes, and resulted pected that the defendant was of the question for the time in a win for C. H. Hopkins by the concerned in the assault, but it being. We notice, however, that narrow margin of 2 up and 1 to could not be proved. Dr. Wang Chung-hi has suggested play, that the Mixed Court should bo

The defendant said he used

to

**

IN MOROCCO.

SUBMISSIONS STILL CONTINUE.

STOLEN SILK.

SHOPLIFTER GETS TWO

MONTHS. <

A Chinese, who was charge.I' before the second Magistrate at

morning, with the larceny of

his

eleven yards of silk, valued at $22.

to-

from an Indian shop at 132, Wel-

lington Street, on December 21st, was sent to prison for two montbu with hard labour.

From the evidence it appeared that the defendant walked into the shop to buy some silk, and when he was shown patterns, he managed to put some of it under his coat, and,. anying that he had. decided not to buy any, walked

GERMAN CABINET.

reformed but left to function, with The master of the .s. Knyber the iron bar for a hammer to the Central Police Court this foreign officials co-operating with reports. Having picked up the knock nails in doors. Chinese in court affairs until crew of ton of the Japanese fish- The Magistrate reserved such time as the rendition can be ing motor boat "Iyo Maru". The decision until ten o'clock Recent reports to hand in properly carried out. Opposition boat was abandoned in Lat. 31.55 morrow morning, in both cases. has been raised to the proposal, N., Long, 128.24 E., with two dicate that attention is at prosent however, and certain Chinase of anchors down. being paid to the matter of the Shanghai have sent an urgent

***. petition to Peking requesting completion of the Canton section

The lecture on February 1st at the Government.. of the Canton-Hankow Railway its

give the Helena May Institute will be early attention to the "The Story of Heligoland before - project which is of the question of rendition, so and after the War", and not highest importance to Canton that the will of the peoplo Heavier-than-Air-Craft" as ad- in China may bo respected." It vortised. It is hoped that the and South China, generally. is to be hoped that the telegram latter lecture will be given at a

Paris, Jan. 21. Nothing is said, however, as to will help those in Poking to think later date. Arlot.

General Naulin has transferred out of the shop. The silk was the source from which the funda seriously of the country's affair

his command in Morocco to General missed as he was leaving the as well as of their own. Like so are to be derived for pushing for many other of China's problem, from the South Seas yesterday. region are being successfully deve from under his coat..

The ss. Pong Tong returned Boichut. Operations in the Taza shop, and on being stopped it fell ward with this work, matters this matter of Shanghai's Mixed Capt. Arthur, of Messrs. Carmi-loped. The submissions continue, having apparently not got that Court bids fair to be interminably chaal and Clarke, who, has been chiefly Caid Ali Abde Selem, an far as yet. The completion of stability of the politicians in Pong Tong was

dragged out because of the in-on holiday, was on board. The influential lieutenant of Abd el this railway has been talked Peking. It has been said so often way to Keelung, but eventually action in

lost" on her krim, thus giving scope to political about far more years than we that, one hesitates to urge the turned up at Manila, care to remember, but unfortan-view that China'e greatest need is that of a stable and "effective ately no actual progress is made central government, and yet it is on board the s.s. Amakusa Maru A passenger, who was arrested towards that desirable end. so obviously above all else in im- in possession of one automatic When the day comes on which portance that the thought cannot pistol, two guns and 378 rounds there is through railway connection of any one of the manifold the Kowloon Police Court this be suppressed in the considera- of ammunition, was charged at tion between South and Central problems awaiting solution in morning, and, ploading guilty, the China over this route, wo may this vast land of wonderful op-defendant was fined $500, with look for great developments in friends would only do a little hard abour.

portunities. If our Chinese the alternativo of six months'

París, Jan. 21. A return of trade for 1925, Minister of Finance:-Horr this part of the world.

more earnest work in setting

shots that Imports roached 44 Reinhold (Democrat), Unhappily, the history of rail their houso in order, the outside

milliards of francs, for 47 mil Amongst the Belgenland tour-lion tons, an increase of 4 milli- Herr Curtius (Peoples)._

Minister of Publle Economy:- (ways in South China, as in other world would be all the more lists is a noted visitor in the per-ards of francs and a decrease of

ready to listen to their pleas of son of Lady Baker, widow of the 9 million tons as compared with (Centre). astounding variety.

Minister of Labour:--Dr. Braun, late Sir George Sherston Baker, 1924; exports reached 45 milli- former County Court Judge and

Minister. - of Justice-Harr Recorder of Barnstaplo and Bide-ards, 500 million of franes, for Marx, (Centre).... ford, who was

30 million tons, an inèrease of 4 well-known

Minister of the Reichswehr :- authority on international law, milliards of franes and 800 thou-Herr Gessler. having written several treatises and tons na compared with 1924. Minister of Posts:-Herr Slingl, on the subject.

-Indopagifi.

(Peoples),

parts of the country, has not been such as to warrant the hope that they are likely in the near future to be placed on a satisfactory financial basis. To take the case of the Yueh-Han Railway, for example, it is stated that, in the past, Tuchuns or other high offi- ciale have exacted therefrom the

HURRYING EAST.

DR. BALME'S ADVICE WANTED.

London, Jan. 21,

EXCHANGE RATES.

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has just loft for Home. Few men in Shanghai have been associated with the tea trade so long as has) Mr. Croathwaite, and he was al:į micst as equally well-known in Hankow as here. He had boon Rugby, Jan. 21.

in the firm of Mossrs. Dodwell & To-day's exchange rates are as Co. for a considerable time, and as head of their tea department occupied a leading place in the 4.8814 tea export trade of the port.

the Zeroual tribe.-

Indopacif.

FRENCH TRADE.

H

FIGURES FOR 1925,

OIL IN PAPUA.

GEOLOGICAL PARTY'S

REPORT.

SYRIAN CAMPAIGN,

THE COMPLETE LIST.

Berlin, Jan. 21, The final composition of the Cabinet la an follows:

Chancellor Dr, Luther, Foreign Affairs :——Dr. mann,

Streso-

Minister of Interior:-Herr Kulz (Democrat).

U.S. AND RUBBER.

WAR DEPARTMENT CHARTS AREAS.

Africa, and the Philippines.

The 1926 issue of the Directory and Blatter issued by the South China Morning Post, Ltd., is to payment of no loss a sum than In response to a request by the hand. This is the 23rd volume, three thousand dollars daily, Standing Committee of the Con-date. Besides the business section, and it is in every respect up-to- whilst from the Samshui Railwayference of British Missionary thero is a Foak Directory, as well the daily exaction has como to Societies that he should reach No bisinges office should be with as much usoful local information. two thousand dollars. Big sums Peking in time for the Treaty out this familiar directory, the

Sydney, Jan. 21.

Washington, Jan, 21. The lender of have also been secured regularly Revision Conference for the pur price of which is $3.

a geological Impressed by the gravity of the party which has returned from crude rubber situation from the from these two railways by other roses of consulation, Dr. Harold

Papur reports that indications of viewpoint of defence, the Wor. De- officials, in addition to which the Balme, President of Shantung, a well-known resident in the pored expectations. Another expedi-where it advocates plantations

Last week-ond Shanghai lost oil in the Vanimo district exceed-partment has charted four arean military have not been in the Christian University has sailed son of Mr. F. A. Crosthwaite, who tion is planned later to begin namely, Central America, and babit of paying fares, but havo, for China, via America--Reuter. after a long residence in China boring operations-Reuter. Porto rico in South America, East indeed, imposed, heavy charges monthly for the protection of the lines. This is not all. In the case of some of the railways, the supply of coal has been tho special prerogative of the directorate commission on purchases has been follow: divided between the managements Paris and staffs, whilst station officials Brussels

New York

engineers and others have also Geneva

Amsterdam profited by various forms of Milan exploitation.

Berlin Stockholm Under conditions such as these. Copenhagen it is not difficult to roalise why viss

Vienna it is that so many of China's Prague railway are in a parlous situation Madrid

Helsingfors In some instances, hopos

of Lisbor obtaining further monoy have] Rio

Buenes Airon bsen raised by suggestions to Bombay make additional calls on share-Hongkong

Shanghai holders, but it is not surprising to Yokohama hoar that such proposals are 307.

Silver: Spot 30.13/16;

Oslo

130%

MORE AEROPLANES AND TANKS,

Scattle, Jan. 21. Mr. H. S Firestone, the son of the tyre magnate is leaving for Africa, via the Far East, for the purpose of superintending rubber plantations In Liberia.. He said that rubber could be produced in Paris, Jan. 21. Liberia at a cost of twenty cente Contrary to certain rumours, per pound-Reuter's American there is no question of an In-Service. crease of the effective forces in

107

25.17 20.17 12.0712

The late Mr. George Benjamin Syria. Dodwell, chairman of Dodwell & have only asked for more material, The military authorities 20.43 Co., Ltd., who left estate of the 18.10

106 gross value of £77,860, with net aeroplanes and tanks-indopacif 23.50 personalty £70,951, left £500 to .34.82 the London Orphan School, Wat- 181 ford; his sharos in the Watford. 1936 Ansociation Football Co. to the, 34.80 directors for the benefit of the 7club sharos in the Horta, 40% Bowling Club to the directors for 1/0 3/16

the banalt of the membore; £300 8/0 to his secretary, Honry Goorgo

2/4

1/10/2

LOCARNO PACTS,

BELGIUMS RATIFICATION.

Brussels, Jan. 21.

FAMOUS SCIENTIST.

CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS.

Paris, Jan. 21. The Provident, M. Doamergyo, presided at a special meeting of French Civil Engineers to cele brate the centenary of the found

The Chamber by 124 notes to ing of the science of thermo-dyna Howard; £100 each to Katharing 4 and with four abatentionamics, by the famous French forward Martin, maid, and Hugh White, adopted the Bill ratifying the physicist, Nicolas Sadi Carnot

chauffeur, if still in his employ. Locarno agreement-Router. Indopacifi