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五拜疆六十二月二英港香

LOCAL RATES.

FIRST OFFICIAL FUNCTION IN HONGKONG:

RELIEF FOR PROPERTY OWNERS.

PORT OPENED.

THE CANTON INCIDENT'

SETTLED.

PRINCE GEORGE AT LOCAL INVESTITURE-

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TO ACT FOR KING.

His Royal Highness Prince

VACANT FLATS

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1926.

BRITISHER IMPRISONED

IN ITALY

OFFENSIVE WORDS ABOUT MUSSOLINE

COMMONS QUESTIONS.

London, Feb. 25.

日四十月

SCOTS BALL.

ALL READY FOR GAY FESTIVAL

1956 PER ANNU

- 1258EX won its wide

quality withosi uestem alan

“advantage eqtaled nowhers in the „sine could add nothing to RABEL. iani evidanos the qualities which

are boils to give--elding somfort, solidness, dia- tination, and smooth, quiet pace, and the rapidity

»of its sales increase shows how thoroughly, tha" facts about E8352 hava ponotrated the entire market. Wherever you go, note how they outc number all new ones,” It is the sarpaming proof of „walus-grantes, nalen.

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AID FOR MARINE OFFICERS.

SCHEME OF GOVERNMENT BELIBIT

$2000 Tetring.

THE DRASON MOTOR' CAR EU. CTD. WONG.. 22 LEN I

HAPPY VALLEY

#9000

NEW ALLIANCE?

· REPORTED MISSION TO CANTON

MANY EMISSARIES. EFFECTS OF BOYCOTT.

Reporte continue to arrive from Ong effect of the strike and boy- Canton with regard to the ar... [cott locally has been to cauRU

[rival of excisaaries from various pecuniary embarrassment to a

provinces making overtures to the number of mercantile marine

Government. But these are some- officers, to whose aid the Govern-what overshadowed by a telegram

PICKETS GIVE IN

THE DECORATIONS. The present depression in house Wireless messages received "in

St. Andrews Hall, which wil Hongkong last night stated that George is to perform his first off-property in the Colony causing

In the House of Commons, the draw all local Scotsmen and hardship to owners of houses with the Custome dispate had been clal function' in Hongkong 01

Labour M.P., Mr. T. Cape, asked numerous guests to the City Hall settled and that the port had Saturday, March 18th, when, at two or three floors vacant, was

whether the Foreign Under-Secrethis evening, was postponed from been reopened, In consequence Government House, he will act for mentioned at this morning's meettary was aware that Mr. William November 30th, the normal time, of this development, the Hong-His Majesty the King at an

in-ing of the Legislative Council when Ellison, a Britisher employed in on account of the lamented death ment is coming by the granting said to have been received from Long, Canton and Macao Com-vestiture,

It was "resolved that it is desira the chemical industry, had been of Queen Alexandra, but this pany's service will be resumed Heading those to be invested ble that legislation be introduced, sentenced in Florence to five postponement will in no wise affect of loans or relief in some other Heu Chien, the head of the form, on investigation of indivi-diplomatic mission sent by the from to-morrow,.. the same will be His Excellency the Go-as a temporary measure of relief, months imprisonment and a fine the enthusiasm and joie de vivre schedule being maintained as was vernor, who will receive at

the in order to enable refunds of rates of £16 on a charge of using-offen- which accompanies the festival dual cases. A committee is being Canton Government to Peking in formed to consider applications, view of the holding of the Tariff the case before the closing of the hands of the Prince the decoration to be made in respect of vacant sive words about Signor Mussolini; almost as a matter of course.

Every possible arrangement for and will sit weekly for this pur-Conference, who states that he is port by the Customs Commis-

the portions of tenements in certain whether Mr. Ellison was defended of a Knight Commander of

by counsel; and whether represen-the comfort of the guests has been pose. A notification by the far returning and is the bearer of a sioner. The 8.8. Lungshan will

Order of St. Michael and St. cases."

from the Christian Following upon this resolution tations to mitigate sentence could made, though additional cloak-bour Master has been posted up at message thus leave for Canton, to-morrow

the Harbour Office in connection General Feng Yu-hsiang relating le- George. Other recipients. of

be made to the Italian authorities, morning.

Shou-son it is notified that as a special uni seeing that this was the first case rooms have disappeared with the with the scheme, and this rends corations will be Sir

The old re- as follows:

to a suggested triple alliance be #The Post Office notifies that the

Chow, the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, temporary arrangement, the Co- since the passing of the new customary entrance.

Italian Act. The Conservative presentation of a castle has been "It has been brought to the tween the latter, Marshal Sun. mail service to Canton by steamer

notice of the Government that, Chuan-fang and the Kuomintang. M.P., Capt. H. Dixon, said. Mr. C.M.G., and Mr. George Duncan, vernor-in-Council is prepared, in le being resumed to-morrow. Let-

anticipation of intended legislation, Ellison was a reputable constituent replaced by a decorated grotto

owing to the strike and boycott, It is known that Heu Chien is not M.B.E.

entrance, and high above will be certain officers of the British Mer- ter mail will be closed at 7.15 a.m.

The function wut be of an off-and until further notice, to receive of his. and the parcel mall at & p.m. daily; cial character, and SQIT !! four applications for refunds of rates in excepting on Sundays.

hundred invitations thereto wil be any case where two or more floors Confirmation of the settlement fasued, rout half of which will be of the dispute is contained in a to promnent Chinese residents of of a tenement have been

during the whole of any month, Reuter's telegram of last night

As stated above, Prince George Applications will not be considered which states:

will be officiating at the ceremony where only one floor was vacant, The Customs Incident at Can-on behalf of his father, His Ma- ton is closed by the surrender jesty the King, from whom is because the assessment itself makes. Royal Highness has received fallowance for certain possible va- special instructions to carry out cancies.. For the same reason, 3 the investiture.

refund, when granted, will not be

of the goods seized by the strikers and the issue of a pro clamation that all formalitics must be observed.

Permits to load and discharge cargoes will be issued, to-mor-

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the Colony.

We hear that there is a possibility

Mr. Locker Lampson replied that the illuminated St. Andrew's Cross, cantile Marine have been greatly only an ardent Kuomintang ad- herent, but is also a close and his information was confined to The cloak-rooms are situate just reduced in circumstances. press accounts, but the Ambassador inside the vestibule, the ladies decided to afford assistance in Feng, and the report that he has "The Government has therefore confidential friend of General passing to the right and the gentle reasonable cases, either in the been selceted for this mission is vacant at Rome had been instructed to furnish a report-Reuter.

form of a loan, or relief, as may,

HOAXED & KIDNAPPED.

ROBBERS DISGUISED AS STRIKE PICKETS.

men to the left.

THE DECORATIONS-- The colour scheme throughout the Hall is naturally the familiar Master, such letters to each the ance will sooner or later become blue and white. The entrance hall Harbour Office not later than noonan accomplished fact.

be considered to be most desirable. regarded in some quarters as in- cate in writing with the Harbour

"Applicants should communi- dicating that the proposed all-

is lavishly brightened by pat palms on Tuesday, and will be required With regard to the arrival of and bamboo greenery, and the their papers before a committee, it is recalled that Chow Yum-yan, to state their case, and produce provincial emissaries in Canton, of the Scottish Company of the refund of the whole amount of

The story of how a gang of stairway has been converted Intent 2.30 pot on the following Tupan of Fukiens was the first Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps the rates attributable to all the v-robbers in Canton posed as strike an avenue similarly treated. Thursday. being asked to provide a guard of

At the top is a huge mirror, "The Committee will ait weekly honour to His Royal Highness on cant floors. For example, where pickets and succeeded in robbing

one catches a to consider applications received two floors out of three were va-

a man and his wife and nephew of through which

glimpse of the lion rampant, just during the previous week." cant the refund will probably be $3,000 worth of jewellery and cash behind.. It is topped by of the amount of the rates attri- and afterwards kidnapped them for illuminated Scotch thistle and butable to one of those two vacane ransom, is told by a Canton corres-flanked by two huge Scottish BELGIAN BANK FAILS General Chao Heng-teh, Tupan of

the occasion of the ceremony.

GIANT GAROUPA CAUGHT.

Prior to this, Reuter had report- ed that only the import of rice was being permitted at Canton and Whampoa, and that over

floors. No refunds will be granted fifty steamers had been rendered

In respect of any month previous idle at the ports. The message

to February, 1926. The fact that] also added that the Red boycott

ed- the rates were not paid in pickets had surrendered ten cargol

neces- vance in January will not boats to the Maritimes Customs, Eclipsing all other stories of sarily be a bar to relief in respect but much of the cargo had been locul deep-sea catches, the report

of February and March, 1926. disposed of.

CHILD'S LEG INSIDE.

of the landing of a giant garoup If this special and temporary ar It was reported, says Reuter, that from the waters of Capsuimoón has

rangement is continued in the next one foreign firm had paid as much reached us this morning. as £12,000 in order to obtain the There is nothing very extra-quarter, ie., April to June, relief release of a steamer and cargo ordinary in local catches of large-in that quarter will probably de- seized by the armed pickets. The sized garoupa, although the nine pend on payment of the rates in message added that, pending the cwts, attained by the fish in this advance during April. Applica- action of the Canton Government, instance is a revelation of the tions for refunds should be sent to the boycotters had formed an ex- enormous size to which garoupa the Colonial Treasurer,

The resolution was moved by the amination depot which was intend-can attain. More than usual in-1

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LEAGUE: COUNCIL,

China Wants a Zest.

Stockholm, Feb. 25. The Dagens Nyheter un- derstands that China, at the meeting of the League Assembly in March, will demand a permanent seat on the Council If there is any question of giving per- manent seats to "other" Powers than Gormany.

The newspaper adds. that China, despite present conditions, is a potential Great Power and more- over, Asia is not pro- perly represented on the Council-Reuter.

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standards, the Ilon rampant on a yellow background.

FOUR MEMBERS ARRESTED.

to send his representative. Then, came General Tang Sang-che, the Garrison Commandant of South:

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ern Hunan, who was followed by

the representatives of Hwaichow and Klangai. It is now reported that the representatives of

Hunan, has arrived, bringing- with him a personal letter from Passing into the theatre, now

General Chao suggesting that the converted into the supper room,

Canton Government be approach- guests viewing the stage, which

Antwerp, Feb. 25.

ed with a view to joining the con- will seat the official supper party, Four members of the staff of the federation of the South Western will at once be attracted by Banque du Credit Foncier, of Ant Provinces. It is stated that the well executed scenic view of West werp, have been arrested in con- Committee of Political Affairs Highland country in the Oban dis- nection with a suspension of pay has approved the terms offered by trict, the native home of the Chlef ment. The deficit is estimated at General Chao and that it will tain, Dr. Black. The scene will forty million francs. The Bank take only one or two more inter-

under full steam.

Later,

be glimpsed through the arches of has one hundred branches, and. It views with his representative to & decorated trellis and in one proposes a composition of forty draw up the terms of the compact section will be observed one of per cent. to creditors-Reuter. for affixing signatures. It is said David MacBraynes' steamers

that the deliberations on the terms Two further arrests have been offered, by General Chao- took The decoration prevailing in made in connection with the Credit place at Whampoa in the presence ed to deal with goods after their terest attaches to this catch from Hon. Attorney General (Mr. J.H.

the theatre is blue and white bun: Foncler: One is alleged to be a of all the highest military officers release by the Maritimes Customs, the fact that, on being opened up, Kemp, K.C.) who pointed out that

ing, and e nall tables have been set fraudulent debtor for thirty-two and the representatives of Hunan, so it was thus clear that the de- the garoupa was found to contain the rateable value of a house was

out in the stalls, while the circle million france and the other an Kiangal and Kwangsi, and lasted predations on foreign goods would the severed leg of a child. The the amount at which the tenaney

contains long tables facing the employee of the Bank,

a whole afternoon and night be- be sure to continue.

dish was landed on the Praya near might be expected to be let and the!

stage. The electric lampa bay The tribunal of Commerce has fore all points were satisfactorily News from other sources in- Steamboat wharf and a number of Assessor was assisted in arriving

pretty shades showing the St. rejected the Bank's petition for a settled and accepted by the repre- dicates that prior to the settlement, Europeans have vouched for the at that figure by his knowledge of

Andrew's Cross on all four sides. composition which will declare a sentatives. Dr. C. C. Wu had had several con presence of the severed limb of af the house property in the Colony,

On the walls of the upper stair- fraudulent bankruptcy-Reuter, ferences with the Customs Com child inside the fish.

The rates were an occupation tax

case, of the balcony and of the missioner, and that some difficulty

and that being so, provision W93

The man was sent information two dance halls, will be found clan appears to have been experienced

made for refunds of rates where that his brother, who had been crests draped in the blue and before the matter was adjusted.

premises have been entirely va-away from home for over 20 years, white which prevails throughout, There was one rumour circulating,

cant. The whole tenancy must was returning that day by steamer while pot" palms lend additional yesterday in Canton to the effeșt

pave been vacant for the whole of accompanied by his wife

and attraction to the colour: that the Canton Government had demanded that the Customs Department should resume its usual functions within five days, and that

if this request was not complied

with and the Customs House still

MOTOR MISHAPS.

a given month and the rates must family. Donning best clothes for scheme. St. Andrew's Hall is been paid in advan.e the event, the victims of the lie simply yet attractively arranged first month of the went to meet the feturning brother, and at the far end is a picture of hiring a motor boat to meet the Sir Walter Scott. At the back of

YESTERDAY'S CASES. Yesterday was noteworthy for have number of motor accidents of in the varied character.

quarter.

FRANCO-RUSSIAN DEBT.

THE CONFERENCE OPENS.

Paris, Feb. 25.

It is also reported that the representative of General'. Sun Chuan-fong is on his way to Canton, but another report says that he has already arrived, but that, for some reason or other, the Government has sup prassed publication of his pre- sence in Canton,

In the first use, a car, driven That, continued Mr. Kemp, steamer. It was while awaiting the dais in St. George's Hall, remained closed, the Government by Dr. Tottenham, knocked down worked out quite fairly in ordinary the arrival of the steamer that the which will seat the official party. Russian Debt Conference at the taze Valley have had negotiations This was only one of many rum-] Market. The injuries inflicted allowed to make an allowance up strike pickets, raided the motor a large picture of Queen Vic-

would take independent action. a Chinese boy near the Central times because the Assessor was robbera, dressed in the uniform of

MOTOR BOAT SUNK.

COLLISION WITH FERRY

BOAT.

U. S. TORNADO.

From the above it will be ob served that representatives of M. Briand opened the Franco-practically all the South Western Provinces and those on the Yang-.

Qual D'Orsay. He insisted at the with the Canton Government, and Cosy sitting-out places will, as outset that the Conference implied if the negotiations are brought

to a successful issue, the politi usual, be found on the verandahsa solemn undertaking by the cal situation of China may take

parties represented to adhere to on a new complexion shortly. The old Chamber of Commerco room becomes, for the purposes of the principle of non-intervention. the ball, a buffet. Downstairs) M. Demonale, the head of the will be found cardrooms. The French delegation, said the latter ladies can play in a room provided]

BIG AUSTRALIAN FIRES.

£1,000,000 DAMAGE

SUSTAINED.

ours, but it would appear that, these were of a slight nature, and were to 20 per cent for probable boat, robbed the occupants and toria draped with Union Jacks,

That then hurriedly made away in thel were groundless, in view of sub-treated by the doctor on the spot. vacancfes during the year. sequent developments.

The boy refused to go to hospital. deduction from the total rental boat with their captives..

Going down Garden Road from was quite enough to give relief to A demand for ransom has rench-and in the ante-room. Macdonnell Road, a ear swerved the payer and taxes from the ed the victims' relatives.

burden he had to bear when prs- and ran into the wall of the Botanical Gardens. Two small mises were vacant. It has been Chinese boys in the car were in- Impressed upon the Government. jured when the vehicle turned recently, however, that in view of the temporary depressed condition

on the left of the staircase, while did not abandon the defence of the over on its side. It WOS not

the gentlemen are accommodated rights of small French holders of found necessary to take them to- of house property in certain parts

of the Colony, that rule worked MISSISSIPPI RIVER DISTRICT in "Auchtermuchty," which has Russian bonus, but was ready to hospital, however. The car is

SWEPT. At 8.45 this morning, while go-owned by a Chinese.

been fittingly furnished with a bar discuss the method of liquidating unfairly, or perhaps he should say ing alongside the wharf on the

which extende the full length of hardly because for various reasons Mr. A. May has reported to the it happened that in certain parts

the Ibrary.

past liabilitics. He added that Nemphis, Feb. 25. Kowloon side, the Star Ferry boat police that whilst proceeding on of the Colony vacancies had been "Northern Star came into colli-His cycle along Praya Eaat he was much more frequent and lasted

France hoped for a speedy develop sion with two public motor boats compelled to pull up suddenly in much longer than in ordinary times, many injured by a tornado sweep Included in the twenty-one items ment of private trade between the and sank one of them.

The mishap occurred between the into the way of his machine. As buildings were commenced in from Arkansas last night. The dances, and the Ball will be open-in the Institutions and laws of the where the Darling Flour Mille

When the land boom was on, ing over the Mississippi River which form the dance programme two countries.

are a number of typically Scottish M. Rakovsky said the difference Star Ferry wharf and the public Mr. May foll, the machine feil all parts of the Colony and a pler, under what circumstances has on top of him and he received rear are it was mentioned that destruction of property is heavy od by the State Lancers in which not yet been disclosed. One of the slight injuries,

there was a danger that the and 25 houses were recked near the following will be the official two countries did not render im-wheat stacks, valued at $250,000 motor boats instantly sank, while Two motor buses met in a col-Colony Was

being over-built. Greenville, Mississippi. Planta sot The Chieftain and Lady possible solutions reconciling their were destroyed and the other was considerable damage was done to liston

KANAK it some sugar work butalde the Mongkok At the present time it appear tions in the path storm, which Clementi, Sir Henry Gollan and interests. He desired to find the other.

Adela Police Station yesterday morning ed that the accommodation was rassed over Tennessee and Ken-Lady Pollack, the Hon. Mr. E Enquiries from the police show One of them, a Kai Tack Come greater than really necessary, and tucky, were severely damaged. Haillfax and Mrs. Creasy, H. E. solation that no lives were fost

pany's bus, was badly damaged. (Continued on Page 1o). Reuter's American Sales Continued on Para 40

order to avoid a man who had got

At least aix were killed and

OFFICIAL PARTIES.

bond

Melbourna, Feb. 25.

In addition to the bush fires $1,000,000 worth of damage has been done, by big conflagrations. One was at Sunshine, Victoris,

the