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DAY BY DAY.

EVERY SHADOW: POINTS TO

Yesterday's health return shows two Chinese cases of diph-

NEW "GLOBE TROTTERS.”

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BRITISH POLICY.

criticism and unrest, and he ap pealed to the students not to boi led away by such slogans, but to

(Continued on page 7). alt down calmly and carefully THE SUN-Emerson.

BRIGHT ENTERTAINMENT --

Conference. The greatest dim- and ponder for themselves the

AT THE STAR.

culty in the way of even approach- ovonts which had led up to the

ing the subject had been that it Every seat in the Star Theatre, would be almost impracticable for chaos and disorder of the present day. He assured China that the

Kowloon, was occupied last even-the West of Europe to make pro

gress without the East foreign Powers wanted so un- The .. Tanda left Manila yos-ing in welcome of the first variety

In reply to an interjection by equal treaties, but they did not today and expected here at day-entertainment of the present sea-Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Baldwin said

light on tho 5th instant. want to let Chinese militarists

son, and no one could have been that America, was going to partici. He could have the power to extort evon Sergeant C. Neal, Royal Artil-disappointed. The formal intro-pate in the conference.

not yet say what Russia would do. further taxation than now. Toolery, has been appointed acting duction of Dick Norton's "New The Premier added, that unless

Garrison Sergeant Major.

much war and too many taxes to pay for war wore part of China's troubles, and the foreign nations

lid not want

to see China's Customus tariffe go. so high that they would produce no revenus! or that any such revenue would he dissipated by warlords in futile and sanguinary wars.

thoria.

Globe Trotters" was the signal there was a will to disarm, disarma- Amongst the passengers who for the commencement of one of ment would never make progress. loft by the s.s. Changto were Mr. the brightest shows which has The nations in favour of disarma- and Mrs. W. E. Anderson and Mr.visited the Colony for a long ment were determined to see what and Mrs. S. H. Hewor.

time. It went with a swing from common ground there was and what start to finish, Dick Norton being progress could be made. We were The rainfall registered at the a host in himself, and the com-entering into the confererice with a wholehearted endeavour to carry Botanic Gardens during January pany giving splendid support.

out the undertaking which we put totalled only 0.31-inch, this being The programme included tou in the Covenant at the time of spread over four days.

ches of highbrow" and the the Treaty of Versailles. bizarre, all the artistes display-

On the question of the Washing- The many friends of Mrs. P. Hing verantility, easily catching ton Convention on hours of labour, Holyoak will regret to learn that the mood of the audience, and re-M. Baldwin said he had always she is a patient at the Poak sponding whenever possible to felt that one of the most valuable

Hospital, where she is to undergo the demands for more. an operation.

It was in such a voin that Mr.! Strawn told the students many If your dealer cannot supply other things of great import, ad-

methods by which we might be able Betty, the youthful daughter to help to maintain our standards you with the Yale Nightmitting en pussant that there might be much worthy of close

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A telegram from the Malls of Mr. Norton, achieved examination in the agitation for Observatory, received at 9.30 am. larity quite early with her cap to got more and more uniformity a change of relations with foreign to-day, states that there is a tyable dancing, and joyful render amongst the principal manufactur-

phoon in about 128 Long, 10ing of "Follow the Swallow," and ing countries in regard to hours... powers. Primarily, however

Miss Billie Conway, who was in He pointed out, however, that in Lot, moving W.N/W... China's troubles were her own, ] ***

ekcellent volce, made her appea) concluding an agreement in which and foreigners generally owe A collision in the Harbour yes to the sentimental and joined in many countries, speaking many ton- hin a debt of gratitude for speak-terday between a junk under sail the lively and amusing choruses, gues, were joined together in rati- and a junk being towed by a to the great delight of all. fication, they had got to be sure ing so plainly and honestly, to a steam launch caused damage to Dick Norton, who is, of course, that they all meant the same thing body of young men who doubtless the latter vessel estimated at $25. well known to local nudiences, by what they sald; otherwise, they contributed a large quota to the might find that owing to the diffe- expected to be told something

The.. Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, success of the evening. His rent interpretations of words, they GOMES. J; E. Gomes, at his

residence, No. 41, Granville very much different. Only when LL.D., is to prosent the prizes to localisations had been cleverly would have at the end of twelve Road, Kowloon. Funioral there is a very clear understand-stadents of the Educational In-conceived and he did more than months a completely different stan will pass the Monument to-ing by China's young men that allute in the auditorium, of the anyone, to uphold the slogan "Wedard in each of those countries, day at 5.30 p.m. Shanghai the amelioration of their coun-instant.

YM.C.A. at 7 pm. on the 6th want to be happy."

The Minister of Labour was invit- and Lisbon papera please

Mr. Herbert Morria, Mr. Leoing the Ministers of Labour of the try's plight must rest very large-

Brooker, Miss Peggy James, an principal manufacturing countries, copy"

ly their own hands and not so

return excellent dancer, and Miss. Leila together with Monsieur Thomas of much in the hands of the show two Chinese cases of diph-Forbes can all be commended to the International Labour Office, to theria, ono British caso of small-those who missed last night's meet in London and to come, if foreigners whom they spend so pox and one Chinese occurrence show. It is announced that the possible, to an agreement as to the much time in decrying will thereof cerebro-apinal fever. The last Company will continue at the terms to be employed in the limi be a reasonable hope of well. nemed was fatal."

Star until Sunday evening, and tation of hours to a forty-eight hour three complete changes of pro-week and to make careful examina- founded native effort at improve-

gramme will be given. ment: That fact cannot be too often stressed.

The Telegraph

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3, 1926,

PLAIN SPEAKING.

ון

Lust week's health

For attempting to export a sum of $286, a Chinese woman, who was arrested while going on the Macao steamer wharf, was fined

$25 by Mr. R. E.. Lindsell at the KWANGTUNG ROADS. a complete agreement between

Central Magistracy,this morning.

SEVERAL SCHEMES IN PROGRESS.

Chan

same thing.

vernment was that the settlement,

tion of exceptions which had been made, or were being made or sug- gested, and to endeavour to reach

those countries. "It is an extreme- . Mire !.

ly difficult task," be continued, and A great deal of publicity has

I do not know whether we shall Although sorious outbreaks Sontonco of nine months' hard

be successful, but we shall do our been given throughout the whole occur in the Colony every now labour was imposed by Mr. E. W.

utmost to secure complete agree- of the Far East to t vory and then, Hongkong is by no Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magis admirable lecture which was manner of means the worst place tracy this morning, on'a Chinese

Mr. Sun Fo, since resuming office ment. If that agreement la reach- ed, the ratification of the Washing- given by Mr. Silas H. Strawn to in the East so far as firow are who was arrested in Waterloo in Canton, has been busily engaged ton Convention by the participat- concerned. We notice from the Road on Monday in possession in planning out highways for ing countries will be possible, and the students of the Tsing Hua official report of the Shanghai of a dagger,

Kwangtung. A road from Canton we shall proceed to ratify it. We College. Peking: during last Fire Brigade for instance, that

the total number of calls received Five Chinese shopkeepers and passing Sai Chuen, Yew Toy, Shek are not going to ratify, until we month. Mr. Strawn is

Ma, Yan Wo Market. Ko the

during Decomber was 83, which others were fined $5 each by American ..delegate. to the is

a record, being 13 above the Major C Willson at the CentralMarket, Yeung Chuen and ending are convinced that we all mean the at Fa Yane has been decided upon As to the Italian Debt, the Pre- Customs Conference and he is previous highest number in Jan-Magistracy this morning for din and a survey will be started short-mier said the opinion of the Go- also the America member of the wary of last year. Of these, no pinying sky advertisement signs ly,

fewer than 70 were genuine fires, in such a way us injuriously to International Commission on 55 occurring within the Settio-effect the amenities of tho The roads in the East River dig having regard to the capacity of Extraterritoriality, and he was ment. But even Shanghai's record ). Ieality.

trict are being pushed forward, and Italy to pay and to what Italy was addressing a body of Chinese pales into insignificance when

on those which have been surveyed paying Ameries and to our friend- compared with Tokyo, where, we

In a Press interview, Dr. C. Cworked will be commenced after the ship with Italy, was an equitablo students. These facts would, if notice, there were no fewer than Wu rocently stated: "The Chinese New Year.

one-British Wireless. one were to judge by recent 74 outbreaks in the first twenty Kuomintang "has already EX-

A LABOUR AMENDMENT It is said that road construc-

London, Feb. 2. impressions, lead one to expect days of last month. Indeed, a prased it attitude towards Custion in the Heungshan district is Tokyo correspondent asserts that toms autonomy. I will only say,

A. Labour Party amendment that Mr. Strawn would have

lodged to the Speech-from the as regards freequency of fires, that our Government will not ahead of the other districts. The occupied his lecture time, mostly Japan holds the world's record, wait for the conclusion of the made from Shek-ki to Chin-Shan,

Throne, states that the Govern- in telling the students what the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Peking Conference for under-the one through the 7th Boroughment's programme is not calculated that about Yen taking the fiscal reforms needed. and the one through the eastern substantially to reduce unemploy- fine past civilisation their estimating

180,000,000 goes up in smoke Our programme includes the part of the district all have been ment, stimulate industry, or add to country had and what great every year in Japan Proper.abolition of likin. We will have opened to traffic for some time trade prosperity with an assurance opportunities lay ahead. But if t appears, that

the recent on the pleasure to announce Other roads, through. Siu Lam to of a reasonable standard of living It urgently demands a evere body of Chinese students heavy incidence of outbreaks in that likin has been abolished in Shun Tak, and in the western part for all

Tokyo and suburbs is due partly our territory."

up to Sun Wui, are about to be fundamental reorganisation of in- were spoken to in a straight to the very dry weatherprevailing,

completed.

dustry on the lines of public owner- forward manner and were told partly to incendiarism with a

The roads which have been plan-ship and democratic control of Among the big contingent of the plain truth-that China's view to collecting the insurance, American and Continental tour-hed by Mr. Kun Nal-kwong. Civil essential services,

but still more largely to amateur'

the Southern In the House of Commons, Mr. present day troubles are largely dabbling with electric wires now ists soon to arrive here on the Administrator of

are Sir Sector, are being taken over by the Stanley Baldwin speaking during China's own fault that body that radio is becoming so popular Empress of Scotland

Arthur Mayo-Robinson, Mr. Bureau of Construction, in order the debate on the 'Address in Re- was the one addressed by Mr. amongst the Japanse. Next to Henry Morgenthau, late Ameri- to be incoporated into one generally to the King's Speech, confirmed

these causes, faulty aloctric wir. Strawn. We have not had ing is cited as a big factor. Ir. Arthur Maurice, former Edi-

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to reprint it in connection with the frequency of tor of the New York Herald. full appeared in Tues. outbreaks, Tokyo is now adopting About one-third of the passengers LANCASHIRE'S COTTON a series of fire slogans, to which are British with a sprinkling of day's South Chino

Morning much prominence is being given, Australians, South Africans and Push but, briefly, Mr. Strawn and of which the following may Canadians; as well as

a few wont over the whole ground of be cited as of general interest; Europeans, the remainder being

Lose no time in sonding out an Americans. China's present unrest, analysed alarm;" "If your room is full of

the nows that the preparatory-com- mission on disarmament was ten- porarily postponed. It was hoped that Russia would participate be-

WARNING BY LORD EMMOTT,

the various main problems, re- smoke, keep your face close to

London, Feb, 2. ferred the chief political the floor, if possible with a wat A special parade of all branchos|

According to the Manchester eloth over your nose and mouth, of the Shanghai Municipal Polico demands being mude . on

and crawl out," "Never run when was held on Thursday last at the Guardian, Lord Emmott is of the foreigners and told his listeners your clothes are afire; roll on the polo ground of the Racecourse, in Ppinion that if the Lancashire cot/felt that one of the most valuable

in very plain language that ground.".

cause it was almost impracticable for Western Europe to progress in disarmament without the co-opera- tion of Eastern Europe,

The Conference on hours of labour mentioned in the King's Speech; arose out of the Washing- ton Conference and he had always

methods for the maintenance of the presence of A number of ton industry is allowed to drift un our labour standards would be to citizens and representatives of checked. In the direction it is a get greater uniformity among tho various public bodies, the occasion present going, conditions will be principal manufacturing countries being the inspection of the force terrible before long. Lord Emmott in that regard. The object of the by the new Commissioner of has written to the Federation of proposed conference In London Police, Captain E. I. M. Barrett, Inster Spinners Associations sugas to agree as regards the terms. CIE and the presentation of gesting an immediate conference to be employed in the Convention

service niedale by the chairman operatives, together with two or ware capable of different interpre of the Municipal Council, Mr. more consultative experts. not talon. The task was extremely Stirling Fossendon. The parade vitally intorested In either side, dimcult but if an agreement were New York, Feb. 2.

which was a really inspiring one, but who have a wide and intimate reached, ratlication

China's problems were internal and not external. The so-called unequal treatios had nothing to

RUBBER TRADING.

do with present conditions, he

thought, and he showed, by tell- NEW AMERICAN EXCHANGE distinguished conduct and long representing the millowners and which, owing to lingual difficulties, ing phrase and irrefutable fact,

how China's sorrows, poverty

and humiliation were mainly due

OPENS.

of

the

A new institution came into bend one which showed the high knowledge of the trade. Lord Em Washington Convention would be to the fracticidal wars of military

ing to-day, with the opening of standard of efficiency of the mott ways that the Japanese are possible. Britain would not ratify rivals. He warned his hearers trading in rubber by the New York Shanghai police force, took place gaining a firm grip of Lancashire's until she was satisfied that all that "Unequal Trestles," "Ex-Cocca and Rubber Exchange, mem-at 12.30 p.m., and 1,082 men took Indian trade, and the whole post countries meant the same thing. traterritoriality," "Tariff Auto-pership of which includes repro-part in it, comprising branches tion demands investigation with the (Cheers). He hoped, anyhow, that nomy" and "Imperialism" were sentatives of rubber Arms in Bri-of foreigners, Japanese, Sikhs object of trying to ascertain the the meeting would lead to better tuin. Europe and the Far East. and Chinese regulars, also squads best methods to put Lancashire on niications between the principal just political slogans availed of Business was light but the trade is of Specials and the now rigt a competitive basis with Japan-manufacturing

ing countries on hpura by the agitators to excite the keenly interested in the new-ven-gun division with their motor people of China into a frenzy of ture-Router's American Bervice, cycles.

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