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WORKING HOURS.

QUESTIONS ABOUT JAPANESE MILLS.

'London, Feb. 17, Replying a questions in the House of Commons, Sir Arthur Steel Maitland said that statistics showed that the working hours in) cotton mills in Japan in 1924) averaged nine-and-a-quarter, hours with two shifts daily.

Mr. T. Johnston, (Labour) aug- gested that Japanese machinery: was running twenty-two hours! daily, and he asked whether the Government had refused to invite Japan to the International Con- ference dealing with the eight- hour Convention and whether it proposed to boycott, the country whose goods were produced in violation of the Washington Con vention.

Sir Arthur Steel Maitland said that he was unaware tha' mills were

twenty- working two hours, but if Mr. Johns- ton had fresh information hei would be grind to get it. As re- gards a conference. the Minister pointed out that they aimed preli minarily to get some agreemen! between some of the principal countries, after which it would be practicable to proceed to other countries-Renter.

A PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE.

Rugby, Feb. 17.

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Sir Arthur Steel Maitland, Minister of Labour, was asked in the House of Commons why Japan had not been invited to the forthcoming International Con- ference in London on the subject of the eight-hours day. Sir Steel) Maitland said that the only reu son why this preliminary confer- ence was limited, to the number of countries which had been Invit

ed was that, if an agreement was

to be ultimately reached among a darge number of countries, the best way to success was to ke whether some of the principal countries could first come to at agreement among themselves That, obviously, would be mor practicable, than to proceed wit the whole of the thirty or fort countries in the first, instance,

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The Minister added that th Conference, which consist Ministers of Labour of the variou. countries, would heein on Marc 15-British Wireless.

AERIAL ADVANCES.

LONDON TO BOMBAY IN 100 HOURS.

London, Feb. 17. Sir Samnell Hoare, in a speec!" at Cambridge, said the Egypt-in dia air service will be in next win ter. I will save from five to eight days in the carriage of passenger! and mails, and it is hoped the de mand will force an extension o the route to Rangoon and Singa pore. Commercial airships would! eventually save two-thirds of thi lime between London, Australia, He New Zealand and the Cape. believed that during the lifetime of the present Government two great airships now building (would be flying safely between England. and distant cities of the Empire, and if the experiment succeeded, London would be brought within a hundred hours of Bombay-Reuter.

LABOUR GAIN.

THREE-CORNERED BY-

ELECTION.

London, Feb. 17.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

LATEST NEWS PICTURES.

Mr. R. Doterding, son of Sir Henri Deterding, and Miss E. L. Philbrick, whose father is headmaster of Clare House School, Beckenham, leaving the church after their inarri- ago at Beckenham, Twenty boys from Clare House School, wearing football jerseye and shorts and holding corner flags, formed a guard of honour. The bridegroom mot the bride when a boy at the school.

This photograph of Mr. Alan Cobham. his mechanie and photographer, who have just completed the 8,000-mile flight from London to Cape Town, was taken just before they set out from the Croydon Aerodrome. Mr. Cobham is on the left of the group.

AN OUT-OF-WORK,

ENGLISHMAN DEFORE

COURT.

SMUGGLED CIGARETTES

AGED CHINESE FINED.

Edward Horris, no Maylishnon. The discovery of 4,890 eigarettes aged thirty-seven, was charged in the possession of a Chinese. Labour has gained a seat from before Major Wilisin, at the Cour aged 78 grans, lei do his appeur- The Conservatives at the Darlingtral Polics Court this imorning,ance in the Police Court Before ton by-election which was ocen with being in the Colony with Major Willson this morning, when sioned by the denth of the former out employment or visible means be was charged, with trying. to' muggle the cigarettes into the Member, Mr. W. E. Pease. The of subsistence.

Sergt. Elson explained the Colony from Macao,

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result is:

Mr. A. Shepherd (Labour 125 the defendant whs hogs in Hong Capt. Pease (Cens.) Me. Dickie (Liberal) ....... 8,678 kong, and had not been in regi.permission to bring in the ciga-

12,656

The defendant said he was given

ltes.

-Reuter Jar job since 1912. Ile went to Sub-Inspector Shannon explain- {The figures at the previous elec-Singapore, but was deported anded that he and another inspector be able to go back obtained permission for the de- tion were: Mr. W. E. Ponsel would ant (Cons.) 15,174; Mr. A. Shepherd there for three years. The Capfendant to go to Macao, but he (Lab.) 13,008.]

tain Superintendent of Police thought if he were put in the did not get permission to bring back the cigarettes. lle had was no stranger, he might event-known the defendant for the last

twelve

and there was ually find a job here.

nothing known against him."

The defendant was find $50, or, in default, one month's hard Jabour.

MADRID-MANILA

PLANS OF SPANISH AVIATORS.

J Madrid, Feb. 17.

The flight of thrée Breguet ner-

planes to the Philippine, via North

House of Detention, to which he

Defendant was Bent to the House of Detention.

8,000 MILE FLIGHT.

Africa, Cairo, Karachi, Calcutta ALAN COBHAM ARRIVES AT

and Cochin China is planned for

the first fortnight in April.

The

CAPE TOWN.

Cape Town, Feb. 7.

years,

PRESIDENT UNWELL.

CONTRACTS A HEAVY COLD. Washington, Feb. 17.. President. Coolidge has contract- Mr. Alan Cobham has arriveled a heavy cold and has cancell- and Loriga. Each will have one thus completing his classic 8,000ed his to-day's engagements,

miles flight from London-Reuter, Renter's American Service,

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