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THEOSOPHY

THE INNER GOVERNMENT OF THE WORLD.”**

will be the mibject of this wepk's public lecture of the Hongkong Lodge The Theosophical Society, on Thursday April 22nd at 6 pm. Lecturer Mike E. Canby. The Mealing is open to the public.

SITUATION IN SWATOW.

NOTORIOUS ADMINISTRATOR

IMPRISONED,

Light and Water Strike Threatened.

Writing to the N. C. D. News. From Swatow, where Chang Kal- shok has just gone, a correspondent says, regarding the situation in that port:

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1926.

"TREVESSA" TROPHY.

COMMEMORATION OF

SPLENDID FEAT.

To-day's Race,

SINGAPORE BASE.

COMMENT OF A STRAITS NEWSPAPER.

Can Hongkong Pay?

The Singapore Free Press, com menting on reference made to the construction of a naval baso in tlmt Colony says "~

of

annual race for the evessa" The coming round of another bi- Trophy has given rise again to comment about the great adyen ture of the crow of the ship which lends its name to this trophy, It

It was but natural that the sub- Swatow, April 10. was in 1923, In June, that the s.8. It is difficult to get any authentic Trevessa foundered in the great ject of the Singapore Bass should information as to what is happen-southern ocena on her way from liavo Bait many referencos maile to ing in official circles here; but there Australia to Africa.

it in the debate on the naval esti is little doubt that recent develop- ments in Canton are having, their reactions For notorious civil naministrator Chou En lai has disappeared from the scene, and there are various rumours abroad that he is one of these whose activities have been confined by General Chiang Kai-shek within the four walls of his prison. A was appointed several weeks ago, but he shows no undue That feat of seamanship and en-is the question of finance. The cost haste to take up the duties of his durance was recognised locally for the year is £225,000, of which, office, and in spite of urgent tele- by a local yachtsman offering for Hongkong bears £130,000, leaving grams from interested organizations competition a silver mode? of the charge on the Home country it Swatow, he still delays his coming life bout, the competitors being of £03,000. It will be interesting and responds with vague promtees ships lifeboats from any va to see whether Hongkong will be of arriving some, day soon! The whose company or agents have able to find the money without control of affairs has distinctly pass.offices in Hongkong.

The two boats in which her grow escaped left thinking yes mates. Some of the points are sel when they were well over a very interesting: others are Chousand miles from the nearest merely academio interest, for ins land. That would be enough to tance, whether it was at first intend appal most people but the banded to build a graving dock and then of British sailors were not dishear-supplement it by a floating dock, tened and they found and after or, vice versa. The First Lord an travelling 1700 miles in open nounced that the floating dock was boats. One boat landed at the the first piece of work, the graving Mauritius and the other at Radri-dock was a matter for further con guez, just off Madagascar.

sideration. Ong point of interest

green.

In this way

ed into the hands of General Ho the memory of a brilliant incident Ying-ch'in, who has always been af English sen history is kept credited with bolonging to the right

The race which is to take place wing, and is a strong supporter of this afternoon is the fifth of the the "Society for the study of Sun-

series. The start will be from wenism." There has been a signifi-Channel Rocks at 4 pm and a eant disappearance from active life launch will leave Queen's Pier at of the lenders of the extreme party, 3 p.m. for members of the general with which Chou Enlai was of course public who wish to follow the | identified, and it is said that they race. The race is held under the have found it good for their health auspices of the Royal Hongkong to leave these parts.

Yacht Club, the Committee of which controls all races. The officers of the day will be Mr. E. W. Carpenter, Commodore, R.H.K.Y.C... Captain W. Davison, R.N.R. Rear Commodore, and Com- modore A. J. B. Stirling, C.B., R.N.

Straws Indicating the Wind: There are indications also that General Ho is assorting his authority

over

the lawless labour unions.

Up to last evening there were nine entries but there will pro- bably be many more before tho race, as post entries are allowed and on each previous occasion many post entries have turned up at the start,

NORTHERN AFFAIRS.

There has been hanging over the city for about a week the threat of A strike of the operatives in the Electric Light Company nel the Water Company. It is said that the general let it be known that if the threats were put into effect he would not fail to deal with the matter and to-day's papers contain the terms of settlement of the dispute. For the past ten days also there has hoen trouble agising from a demand by the coolics connected with the inns that cator for emi- grants to Siam and other parts for an extra payment by the passengers of 50 cents a head. Two days ago the general issued a statement pointing out that while this was matter for settlement between the. parties concerned, if the dispute should result in any use of violence he would take it into his own hands; and to-day it is intimated that anouncing his retirerent, and the settlement has been reached. These my be straws which show the direction of the wind. If so, may it soon be blowing half a gale!

AVIATION.

DANISH FLIER'S DELAY.-

Shanghui, April 20.

TUAN CHI-JUI DEPARTS.

Pekin, April 20.

Tuan Chi-ju reentered the Legation quarter st night, and left for Tientsin this afternoon. --Reuter.

Chinese Reports.

Shangai, April 20. Tuan Chi-jul has blographed an-|

wholesale resignation of Chia Tek- Feace Association to maintain yao's Cabinet, and equaling the

order..

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Chang Cheng chung Chan Hauch-liang and LChing-lin are coming to Peking

The Commanding Officers of the allied forces have, izted a circular telegram announcingtheir decision to attack Bolshevism

The repairs to thdwrecked por-

Comtr. Botved, replying to teletion of the Peking-Tentsin rail- grams, states that he was forced to land at Ninghai owing to lack of gasoline.

He had good landing facilities and will not have difficulty in taking off as BOON as supply arrives, This is being sent from Ningpd.- Renter.

Europe to Japan by Airship.

Leningrad, April 20. German plans for a dirigiblo service from the European capitals to Tokyo, via Siberia, are gra- dually maturing.

Captain Brans, secretary of the International Arctic Aviation Society, in discussing here, all the uspcets of the problem, and saw Colonel Nobile, pilot of the Norge

The proposed route will fit along Leningrad, Valogda and Turnkbansk,

-Renter.

way have been competed, and the train service might resumed on the 19th-Wal Kiu Yat, Po..

THE SUGAR RETRICTION.

CUBA'S CROP FXED AT .4,758,993 TINS.

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Havan April 20. In accordance wit the recent decision, the sugar otput for 1926 is fixed at 4,758,993 pns,

The Government a circularised all mills, notifying them of the total expected fromfeach, and re-

sident within five days of their questing them to own the Pre- acceptance or otherwise of the respective quotas.-feuters Ameri- can Service,

difficulty. The help sent from this Colony when the boycott threatened

total collapse of Hongkong's finances had the expected effect, but whether Hongkong, with its re duced revenue and postponed publie works, can pay the million odd dollars promised towards the Singa pere Base-if it has not already paid them-is another matter.

HONGKONG BUS SERVICE

CHANGE OF SCHEDULE Commencing Thursday Morning; the 22nd April, 1926.

A 15-minuté service will be given between the City Hall and the Hongkong University from 8.00 a.m. to 11.45 p.m.-Buses leaving both terminals on the quarter hour.

An hourly service will be given between the City Hall and Felix Villas on Mt. Davis Road from 9.00 a.m. to Midnight-Buses leaving the City Hall 30 minutes past each hour and Felix Villas on the hour.

Fares from either terminus to University 20 cts. Through Fares, Children under 12...

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