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no extention. British Wire-

CONFERENCE WITH PREMIER,

London, April 32.

TELEGRAPH

RUSSIA AND BALTIC

STATES."

NEUTRALITY AGREEMENT

WANTED.

APRIL

$1926.

́RUBBER PRICES.

· HOW-AMERICA IS AFFECTED.

New York, April 22. The Department of Commerce Riga, April 22. has announced that American rub The Lithuanian Foreign Minister ber manufacturers paid in excess, It is officially stated from No:10

in! Downing Stroet, that after the has resigned owing to his col- approximately. $14,000,000 meeting with the Miners' Federa- lenguas not endorsing his action in March on crude rubber Importa, owing to the differences between tion, a deputation from the Gene- carrying on separate negotiations spot prices and the high prices 06- ral Council of the Trade Union'

for a Russo-Lithuanian neutrality tablished through the British Congress, waited on the Premier

Government's restriction polley. and suggested that the Premier agreement should invite the owners' and miners' representatives to meet

stated that he would do so.

The Acting Foreign Minister has. Although the market price of rug- stated that the Soviet Government ber had dropped from 75 to 59 suggested that all the Baltic Statescents per pound, Americans had him with a view to the resumption should enter a guarantee pact been unable to proft thereby owing of negotiations The Premier containing a neutrality clause. to the time required. for transport The Baltic governments consented from the. 'distant producing coun- Accordingly, the Mining Assc- to negotiate but emphasised that tries. Crude rubber imports up to ciation and Miners' Federation they could not agree to any stipu-the end of March were 94,421,000 have been invited to meet the Pro-lation contradicting the statutes of pounds, at a cost of $75,589,000. mier at gleven to-morrow morning, the League of Nations, and there The Department does not antici- -Reuter

could be no question of anything pate a decrease in rubber prices but a Treaty between Russia on within the noxt few months. one side and the whole of the Baltic | Reuters American Service." States on the other.--Router.

FILM FARCE.:

FUNNY PICTURE AT- QUEEN'S.

As an antidote to the "blues," we can strongly recommend "What Happened to Jones," now. being screened at the Queen's Theatre.

The film is similar in some res-

THE BUDGET.

TO BE INTRODUCED ON

MONDAY.

London, April 22. The Budget will be introduced.

pets to "Charley's Aunt," and is in the House of Commons by the a scream from start to finish. It Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. deals with the complications which Winston Churchill, on Monday

U.S. BANK RATE.

followed when Jones, on the eve of next, April 26,--Reuter, his wedding, got dragged into a poker school and after escapingi from a raid by the police, found his way, with one of his compani- ons, into a ladies' reducing par four. The subsequent happenings, including Jones masquerading as a Bishop, are extremely funny. Reginald Denny, at one time in the

New York, April 22. East with Bandman Companies, The Federal Reserve re-discount takes the leading part, and his act-rate has beer reduced from ing is a big factor in the success four to

91⁄2

per cent,- of the story."

Reuter's American Service.

“BOMB” RAID.

TWO MEN DISCHARGED,

11

REDUCTION BY FEDERAL RESERVE.

SHIPPING NEWS.

VESSELS WITHIN CALL.

President

At noon, the following vessels were expected to be in wireless communication with Hongkong to-day:

Jefferson, Tilawa, Saarbruecken, President Hayes, Changte, Cheribon Maru, City of Valencia, Haining, Hozan Maru, Amboise, Alipore, President Me- Kinley, Batavia Maru, Tjisondari, Empresi of Asia, Mishima Maru, Laisong, President Pierce, Talma

Bofors You Advertiso

COUNT THE "TELEGRAPHS

In The Streets

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

NOTICE.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPH SERVICES, which offer speedy and efficient means of communication, are established between HONGKONG and SHIPS SEA, FRENCH INDO-CHINA, the PROVINCE of YUNNAN, and MACAO...

and transmission of Radio Telerrans and for reporting vessels passing The RADIO TELEGRAPH OFFICE is always open for the reception WAGLAN and GAP ROCK LIGHTHOUSES,

WIRELESS SERVICES with Canton and Swatow suspended until

further notice.

Full particulars "may be obtained on application to the RADIO COUNTER in the MAIN HALL of the G.P.O., and at the BADIO TELE- GRAPH OFFICE 3rd floor, GOVERNMENT BUILDING.

.......

From

As the result of a police raid at 24, Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay, where what is alleged to be a bomb was found. three Chinese were arrested and appeared on remand before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy this morning. The third defendant was represented by Mr. A. E Hall Sub-Inspector Field said he had been instructed to offer no evidence against the first two de- fendants, and in respect of the

Manila third man he would like a remand

Straits unt!! April 27th.

He had made Shanghai certain enquiries which had Japan proved to be unsatisfactory, and Shanghai further investigations would have U.S.A., Canada, Japan, and Shaug-..

hal to be made.

Europe via Negapatam (Papers only Mr. Lindsell accordingly dis- London 25th March) charged the first two defendants, Amoy and remarked that if no evidence U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang could be obtained against the Straits third man, he would be discharged Manila also.

bai

Straits

INWARD MAILS.

Per

Dua.

Pres. Pierce

April 23.

Laisang

April 23.

Sinkiang

.April 23.

Hakusan Maru Soochow

•April 23.

..April 24.

"Pres, Jefferson

April 25.

Saarbrucken Tilawa

April 25.

April 25.

Pres. Hayes Gambhira Emp. of Asia Suisang

Pręs. Taft

April 26.

April 26.

.April 27,

April 27.

OUTWARD MAILS.

Per Talma

Sub-Inspector Field replied that U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

that would be so if further en- quiries proved unsuccessful.

hai

Mr. Hall affered no objection to the remand of the third defendant. Amoy

the

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London, April 22. The report of the Board of Trade Committee of Inquiry into the effect of the Safeguarding of In- dustries Act on the development of

Bangkok manufacturing Saigon Industries goods covered by the schedule of Amoy, the Act, recommends, inter alia, an Shanghai increase of the duty on optical swatow, Amoy and Foochow

"Swatow, Amoy and Formosa glass and instruments from 38 1/3

Amoy to 50 per cent. ad valorem, and the Manila raising from 26 to 76 per cent, the

proportion of the value of goods)

Manila Manila

manufactured in and consigned Amoy

from within the Empire which are follo

the result of Empire labour. The Straits and Calcutta existing ad valorem duty of 82 1/3

per cent. on are lamps and carbons Saigon, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. should be replaced by a specifle duty of one shilling per lb.-Reuter.

&S. Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marsoilles

CALCUTTA CONFLICT. Straits

Shanghai

Straits and Calcutta

Wing Woo 8t.. Tel. 25 0.

MORE KILLED AND INJURED,

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and 8. America and. *Euroje via Vancouver. "B.C.

.April 29.

Data.

.Fri., April 28, 5′ pan.

Hakusan Maru Sat., Apr. 21, Registration ..8.45 am. Letters ......0.80 a.m. (Duc Marseilles 23rd May). Taming......Sat., Apr. 24, 880 num. Anyo MaruSat., Apr. 24, 10.30 a.m. Tonkin.....Sat., Apr. 24, 12.30 p.m.

Pres. Pierce

..Sat, April 21, Parcels

Noon Registration 2.45 p.m.. Letters 2.3.80 p.m. « (Due San Francisco 19th May.) Kwelyang...Sat., Apr. 24, 2.80 p.m.. Produce....Sat, April 24, 3.30 pm. Laisang ....Sat, April 24, 5. p.m. Sulyang Sun., Apr. 25, 8.40 am. Hozan Maru Sun, Apr. 25, 9 a.m. Haining......Sun, Apr. 25, 0 a.m. Kiungchow..Mon., Apr. 20, 280 p.m.

Jefferson

Mon., Apr. 25, 8.30 pm. Pres. Hayes Mon., Apr. 26, 5 p.m. Fres. Hayes. Mon., Apr. 26. & p.m. Sinkiang... Mon., Apr. 20, 6p.m. Wuhu......Tues., Apr. 27, 8.80 am. Tues., Apr. 27, Parcels .4.10.80 a.m. Lettors

.11.30 am.

Pros.

Tilawa

Amboise

Tues., April 27, Registration 12.45 p.m. Lettors.....1.20 p.m. (Dus Marseilles, 20th May)." Alipore „Tues., Apr. 27, 2.80 p.m. Wed., Apr. 28, 10.80 a.m. Wed, April 28,

Tingsang

Kutsang

Parcels

Letters

noon I p.m. Wed., Apr. 28, 2,80.p.m: Wed., Apr. 28, 5 p. Thurs., Apr. 29, 10,80 a.m..

Soochow

Guisang Kashing

Emp of Asia

Parcel

Fri, Apr. 30, a.m.

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farther Sailings →→→

M.S. "Afrika"

M.S. "Malaya":

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26th. May 1926. ⠀⠀

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about A

7th May

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Straite and Calcutta

WING WOO ST. TBL. 26. Central.

Registration.9.15 am..

Letters

108.01. (Due Vancouver, B.C. 17th May), Pros. Taft Fri, Apr. 30, 1.80 p.m.

Parcola ...Apr. 30, 5. p.n, Macedonia..........Bun, May 1

Registration Lottery

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Wed, May 5,

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