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KUOMINTANG PARTY CONGRESS.

THREE DECISIONS, ALREADY REACHED.

NO CHANGE OF SEAT.

TRADE FREEDOM..,

·PLEA BY BIG BANKERS,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

London, Oct. 19. An important plea for the removal of restrictions on Euro- bean trade" has been drawn up by

of

large number of reprosentative 14 Oct. 19.

Bankers and Businessmen Canton,

Europe and the United States. An Extraordinary Kuomintang

The muniftato dwells on the Congress opened on October interference with infernational 15. Thero

attending it trade by tariffs, special licences members of the Central Exbeu-and prohibitions since the war, tive Committee and dele- and urges the establishment of gates of nearly all the Provincial ocenomia freedom as the best hope Kuomintang Committees of China, of restoring commerce and credit as well as from Kuomintang or in the world. ganisations abroad In view of the extension of the territory of the nationalist Government from Kwangtung and Kwangs 'to | Hunan, Hupch, Klangsi, Fukien and Chakdang, this Congress is of particular importance, j

The principal objects of the Con- gress are Erstly. To determine the 'policy of the party and the Nationalist Government vis-a-via

The signatories include Dr. Schacht (President of the Reichs- bank) Sir Arthur, Balfour, Lord Bradbury, Mr. P. C., Goodenough, Intu Inchcape, Mr. Reginald McKenna, Mr. Montagu Norman and Mr. J. P. Morgan-Router,

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The ship resently left Manila after loading 100 tons of copra meal there. It also had a cargo of flour from Puget Sound, ports. This cargo was shifted to between

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Berlin, Oct. 19. Some stocks on the Stock-Ex district and Provincial Govern- change rose 13 per cent. on the merls and the basis for the con- publication of the internation?' vocation of the National Assembly.industrialists and bankers mani-sualo stern struck fair on the end

Secondly-To determine the festo. acht of the Nationalist Government and the relation between it and Provincial Governments.

The papers generally regard it us an admission of the recogni- tion that the economic clauses of Thirdly. To strengthen the the Versailles Treaty are mainly unity of all revolutionary forces responsible for the sorry state of in the party and likewise to streng-world trade.

The manifesto is endorsed in then the union of Merchants,

Workers, Peasants, Teachers, German Industrial circles. Reu- Students, Liberal Professions and ler.

Soldiers as the foundation of the national revolutionary movements.

of

of the bulkhead, between" holds two and three.

The bulkhead and frames in. the way of the import were badly buckled; the plating from the main deck down sustained a dent 34 "feet long and one foot deep, and the lower plate was fractur- ed; also there is a hole at the main deck. Three deck plates and the 'aide of the deck-house were buckled and the superstructure

was damaged. The cargo damage was, slight.

Fourthly-In consequence of the STOLEN WRIST-WATCH" work of the boat and bridge deck rapid and sweeping victory over militarism, many problems local and national importance are to be solved,

The following three important decisions have already heer adopt "ed:

THREE CHINESE SENTENCED.

A marine hawker, charged be- foré Mr. I. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy to-day with receiving a wrist watch which was stolen from Miss R. Elarte, of No. 5, Blue Buildings, expressed him- self as being awed when he was given a firat look of the valuable article.

The first is, the strengthening of the national revolution in places in each province through the con- vocation of districts and a Pro- vincial Assembly, and the organiza- tion of the committee system" of Government, Particular attention will be paid to district administra-said, that he was doubtful of the tion.

The second is, that the seat of the Nationalist Government for the time being shall remain in Kwang tung.

It looked so grand, the hawker

Temporary repairs are being made with the crew. The master of the vessel is confident that he can make the vessel seaworthy to proceed to Cebu and discharge all outward cargo. It, will then enll at Manila.

CELEBRATIONS AT LIMCHOW.

HOW NATIONAL HOLIDAY

WAS OBSERVED.

The Telegraph correspondent, writing from Limehow-fu, states that October 10th was marked by two processions, in which about 4,000 took part. With bands and lags, uniformed boy and girl students from Leng Shaw, Shek-

transaction, and he would not ac- capt it from"a man who took it to his shop. Before he had a chance to explain his objection, the man had run away. Shortly afterwards The third, a resolution request-the police arrived and arrested ing the Chairman of the Politlent him. Council of the party and Nation- Deltative Sergeant McTernan alist Government, Mr. Wang Ching- also charged another man with re- wei, to resume his duties, which ceiving the watch from his wife, were interrupted by illness, was who was employed as an amah by unanimously voted, thus showing Miss Elarte. The woman

hong, Taung Kong Haw, Tang Uk a eloser unity of the revolutionary charged with the actual larceny. forces, both civil and military.-

All three defendants were con- and Pakhoi, as well as from the Canton Information Burcan vieted. The man and his wife were many schools of this large educa- sentenced to four weeks hardtional centre marched through the labour, while the marine hawker streets in orderly double file. The was fined $100, with the alternative Boy Scocts were well represented and some hundreds of, village men of six weeks' hard labour.

and youths in their large straw

swelled hats

the numbers. Several battalions of soldiers also FOR SON'S WEDDING. marched four abreast in full

"SENSITIVE" HONGKONG?

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“DUTY NOT PAID ON WINE.

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Charges of possession of one, bottle of brandy and eight jars of Chinese wine on which the duty had not been paid were brought

The defendant stated that he purchased the alcohol for his son's marriage and was not aware that the duty had not been" paid.

On the charge concerning the bottle of brandy; a fine of $10, or 14,dayat hard labour, was imposed,

In "The Casuarina Treo," Mr. W. Somerset Maugham, the well- known novelist, has produced a book of short stories of life in Malaya and Borneo, and he is at against the master of a passenger great pains to assure his readers boat, before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill at that his chameters are imaginery. the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-

Singapore,, he says, is a city too ing.. busy with its own concerns to bother. itself with trifles, but "some of the smaller communities in the countries washed by the China Sea are very sensitive, and their members are much agitated If, in a work of Action, a hint fa given that the circumstances of their lives are not always such as would meet the approval of the suburban circles in which content edly dwell their ecusins and their aunts.... Being practical peopl concerned for the most part with practical affairs, they give the writer credit for little imagina- tion, and knowing he has been in this or that place and made the acquaintance of this or that per- son, jump to the conclusion thint in the characters of his invention he has done, no more than "draw portraits of themselves.".

equipment, having bright paper flags attached to their bayonets.

During the evening, the proces-

paraded again and many carried lanterns-some were really beautiful ones, whilst others re- presenting weird animals, fish and birds were greeted with shouts from the watching crowds.

No Christians or students from. schools connected with foreigners were permitted to take part in the processions," or join in the sports held on October 11th outside the East Gate of the city. This was by order of the local students, who insisted upon this restriction, "In

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AGAINST PROHIBITION,

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RESULT OF NORWEGIAN PLEBISCITE.

Oslo, Oct: 19.

All the present indications are that the anti-prohibitionists have secured a large majority through- out the country in the plebiscite on prohibition...

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The Oslo figures are 103,311 for the abolition of prohibition and

15,419 against. ·.

Mr. Maugham protests vahe- "mohtly, and we must accept his assurances. It must then be sure colfcidence that in one of his stories he recalls strikingly the|| incidents of a certain sensational

The Premier foreshadows a Bill murder case which occurred in at the earliest possible moment to the F.M.Sa dozen years ago abolish prohibition-Reuter, -Straits. Tinies.

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