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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1926.

INDIAN POLITICS.

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SHIPBUILDERS.

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EXCITED DEBATE ON REFORM EXTENSION,

SHIP REPAIRERS.

Hindu-Moslem Spilt.

With the arrival in Hongkong

Delhi, Fob.. 17. this morning of the Danish motor- The gallaries were packed, and ship. Danmark, the East Asintic the Assembly was intensely excit Co., Ltd., of Copenhagen havo ed, in a prolonged debate added yet another bly motor ship non-official resolution for the ex-1 to their chain of vesscia plying tension of reforma to the North- between Denmark and the Far

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The Mohammedian members

As a result of this trial, the largued in favour of the introduc- Bast Asiatic Co., Ltd., decided"on} tion of civilsing Influences, a programme of an entire feel education and liberal institutions. of metorships-the first complete Colonel Crawfurd supported fleet ever built-disposing of their the proposal because *I content- feel of steamers to the Steamshiped frontier

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sings built 30 Diesel motor ships cause of security of India. ́with a total carrying capacity of Pani Malaviya raised a storm

openly quoting casus 226,000 tons, of which the. Dan-y

of Mohammedan outrages on Hindus. mark is the latest and biggest.

The Danmark earries the * Swarajist Amendment.

i: Doctor Lahokare, moved name of the pioneer-country motorship building over the seven Swarajist amendment for the sens, and represents the latest re-amalgamation of the frontier) word in this type of vésšel. a: with the Punjab. ・・ built by the origin! designers Sir Deays Bray, replying, said Messrs. Burmeister & Wain of the cry for amalgamation was Capendingen. The Danmark is lead. The Government would.]

built in the highest class of Lloyd watch with great interest the ac and his a deadweight capacity of

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12,400 tons. Her length is 460ion and reactions of this debate feet, breadth 69 feet, and she has In the Press, the Frontier vince, and India as a whole.

The debate' was adjourned.— Reuter.

a draft of 28' 10." She is fitted with 16 electric derricks and car- res in her tanks 1,400 tons 0 fuel oil subeient for 80 days consumption at a speed of 12% knots. The engines are two 6 gylinder Diesel motors of Burmeis-- ter & Wain's, latest type, generat ing 5,400, 1, H. P. and giving a speed of 12% knots.

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FRANCE'S PRO WAI.

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SENATE ATTITUDE ON

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HONGKONG | TRADE.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

FORTNIGHTLY REPORT.

are in

A Little Revival.

The fortnight Prize Current and Market Report of the Hong Long Chamber of Commerce states: Cotton Yarn: Since our last re- port a small business was put through in chops which good demand. Quotations are: No. 10. $175/192. No. 12s. $180/195. No. 16s, $200/202. No. 20%. $200/205, Arrivals, 1,400 bales. Shipments nil. Sales 500 bales. Unsold stock 5,400 bales. Paris, Feb. 17. Bargains 3,600 bales.

Hoping and Waiting.

A controversy on constitutional procedure is beginning to comp'i, cate the financial crisis in connec- tion with the Senate debate on the Financial Bili,

Woollens: Nothing to report." Raw Cottons: 'No sales to report. Metals: Spot business stagnant. with few enquiries forward.

Flour Market Report-Stock: About 500,000 sacks. Market: Easier on, account large arrivals The latter, during its passage and small demand from outports through the Chamber, has been son account of near approach, of shorn of revenue producing fes-Chinese New Year Holidays. Quo- wares that the Senate majority istations; American Patent, $4.30 anxious to come to the rescue of per sack; American Strnight $3.55 the Treasury; whereas it is proper sack; Shanghai Flour $3.45 pey sack; American "Cut off $3.55 blematical whether the Senate is her sack; Australian No. 1 $3,55 competent to restore the taxes reper sack; Canadian Cut-off $3.15 jevted by the Chamber, or altera per,sack, lively make its own amendments to the finance measure.

M. Cheron, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, says the Senate is entitled to deal with any Government proposals discuss. ed in the Chamber, and therefore

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INDIANS IN S. AFRICA.

ACTION TAKEN BY

THE RAJ.

Committee to Enquire,

Delhi, Feb. 17. The Government has issued a

statement in the Council of State and Legislative Assembly regard ing the situation of Indians in South Africa.

SOLE AGENTS"

MISSING LINK,

IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN BORNEO.

London, Jan. 20,- What may prove to be the direct descendant of the common ancestor of an and upes is living in the forest.

man adapted himself to living in. an erect posture on the plains- apes, adapted themselves to living in foréste.

"There is no doubt that if the common ancestor of man and ape were living now ho would be classed as an ape," declared Sir Arthur. The little animal Tar-

complication and delay is feared Lieutenants Ogden and Wade, are to agree to refer the Asiatic Bin of the British Natura: History/ogists to be more like the.com-

It is announced that the Govern- of Bornen, according to Sir Arthur is, which inhabits the forests of New York, Feb. 17.

ment of India has succeeded in Smith Woodward, former director Borneo, is believed by anthropo- The round-the-worlds

fiers, persuading the Union Governm at when the measure is returned to planning an aerial expedition, toto a

mon ancestor of both than any the Chamber.

select committee before,,Museum. the Arctic next summer, starting instead of after, the second read-, The Leftistorgun La Volonte from Point Barrow, to be financed ing, on condition that the committee

Ridiculing a theory advanced other living creature." says if the Chamber is perturbed by graduates of Harvard, Yale, be required to report to the South by Professor Frederic Ward Jones by the Government's action, it has Princeton and Pennsylvania Uni-African Parliament in time to of Adelaide University, Australia, only itself to blame.

Įversities.

enable the latter to deal with that monkeys were descended There are to be five zeroplanes, legislation in the present-session from men, Sir Arthur doclarod The Matin says: "All eyes are fitted with 220 horsepower Douglas The committee will take evidence that all the evidence pointed to turned to the Senate. We are hop; engines.-Reuter's American Ser-on the principle and also the de-the fact that men and apes came ing and waiting"-Reuter.

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