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BRITISH TRADE.

WHAT THE RETURNS

DISCLOSE......

Rugby, Jan. 12.

The full effect of the decrease of trade due to the industrial troubles of 1926; is shown in the Board of Trade returns issued lo-day,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1927,

TERRIBLE STORM.

STRAITS VESSEL'S

EXPERIENCES.

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STUDENTS QUARREL.

MAGISTRATE REPRIMANDS

BULLY.

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On failing to obtain satisfac- tion from a schoolmate who had WORST FOR 60 YEARS.

thrown his volley-ball over a wall, a student of King's College, named The uxperiences of the Straits Lo Kak-yin, enlisted the aid of an Steamship Co,'a Vessel Circe, outsider. On Tuesday, a demand" for compensation was made and an The experta for the year were which fell foul of some of the attack occurred, and the matter £121,600,000 less than in the pre-worst weather which has been ex-was taken into the Court this vious years, their total beingperienced during the past weeks norning, when the Magistrato (Mr. R. E. Lindsell) expressed his related when upcountry, were

views in a very forcible manner. £652,000,000.

the vessel arrived in Singapore on the 5th Instant, and contained a graphic doseription of the abnor mal weather. The Aadang als arrived from Trengganu, and brought further news regarding The principal items which show-flood conditions in the coastal ed reduction in exports, were coal areas of that State,

The Circe usually takes about £80,000,000: cotton yarns and manufactures, £248,000,000; iron, six days on the trip to Tumpat and and steel, $12,750,000; and wollenback, leaving on Saturday and re and worsted yarns and manufacturning on Thursday, on this oc- tures, £7,500,000.

Imports showed a decrease of £78,000,000 their totul being £1,243,000,000.

PRINCIPAL DECREASES,

'manufactures.

casion it took no less than eighteea days,

To the youth Lo Kai-yin," whose lage was stated to be 17, his Wor

ship said: "You are such a coward yourself that you must fetch a big, hulking bully like the defendant to fight your school- boy'a battles for you. You should bo whipped yourself. If you do this again I will send you to gaol. Stand down, you should be ashamed of yourself."

His Worship to the defendant: Is it the business of a bulking brite like you to interfero in schoolboy's quarrela?.

Defendant:-I was asked to come in as a mediator to arrange a compromise of some sort.

other , the

hand in- 'On

shown

GALE ENCOUNTERED. "creased

were exporta

.. and by

metals non-ferrous

Departing from Singapore on electri- manufactures, tobüceb

December 19 the Chief Officer cal goods and apparatus, silk states that moderate weather was

Hla Worship: That's nonsense. and silk manufactures and rubber experienced all the way up to fine you $10 or fourteen days, Tumpat. On the 21st heavy rain Alau you are to sign a personal encountered bond of $50 and find security for One bright feature of the re- and squalls were turns for the month of December which gradually became worse and $50. If you can't find your is evidence of the rapid recovery worse. The following day a gale security, you will go to prison for of coal markets. Exports of cant got up from a north-easterly direc-six-wooks. for this month were 1,800,000 tona,tion, and rain fell in torrenta, compared with the export of only 3,900 tons in November last.

That night" about 8 o'clock the weather became so bad that the Circo had to leave for the Perhen tian islands about forty miles away to take shelter, and up to that time had only been able to

AN INTRIGUING PROPOSAL. Speaking last night at Falkirk Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Homediaembark a few passengers. The Secretary in the late Labour Gov state of the weather can be easily

ernment, dealt with the question imagined by the fact that it took

ed

remained so bad that the Circe was not able to ventare out again until the 25th when the boat ngin made for Kelantan.

HARBOUR THIEVES.

IMPUDENT THEFT ALONGSIDE NAVAL YARD,

The impudence of a gang of

selected the pffing at the Naval Yard for the scene of their latest exploit

of industrial peace. "Ho, suggest-the Circe no less than 11 hours to harbour thieves, was demonstrat- that the Premier should reach those islands.. The weathered on Tuesday night, when they convene a conference of the re presentative bodies of Labour and Capital, under the presidency

It appears from a police report, of the Speaker of the House of

that the Admiral's yacht, H.M.S. Commons, to discuss the whole, in- He though the

LIFELINES FOR WOMEN. dustrial situation.

Petersfield, while remaining moor- ed close to the seawall, was in question was ripe for consideration

On arrival at Tumpat the condi- whether some permanent national tians were still such that the re-the shore by means of a submarine telephonic communication with body, or economic council Dr maining sixty pansengers had to parliament of industry could be be taken off with the utmost care, distance of several hundred feet cable which was submerged for a established, equipped with a com-life lines being used for the win a position parallel to the sea- plote technical staff and fully re- presentative, not only of the

men.

wall Yesterday morning efforts On the 26th the wind again be to communicate over the wire parties directly responsible for gan to blow with hurrienne fores having failed, an examination of the conduct of industry, but in-and a retreat had again to be made the cable was carried out, and it clading representatives also of to the Porhentian islands for shel was then discovered that, over- economic science and financ?.

ter, and the trip again took about night, thieves had severed and Such a body could, he suggested, 11 hours. Again a stay of con-removed a length of the cable, consider any industrial questionsiderable time, having regard to arising and evolve an oppropriate the supplies at the disposal of the thieves employed a sampan; and

I presumed, that policy for dealing with it.

Circe, had to be made, and it was dragged the seabed, fishing up the not until the 31st that the Circe

submerged cable. About 300 foct was able to set up again, arriv-of the line was removed.

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MIXED RECEPTION.

It

noon. The weather at this time is stated to be $120. was moderate with a heavy swell.

the

Mr. Henderson's proposals arenig about 4 o'clock "In the after. The value of the length atolen- the subject of intense discussion to- day. The leading employers are not of one mind regarding their On the following day it was utility, While some approva, found possible to discharge a little

· ASSISTANCE SIGNALLED FOR. others are sceptical. Mr. Lee, cargo, but the next day the vessel Secretary of the Coalowners' Asso-had to leave for Singapore. For On Thursday, December 30, the ciation, for instance, fears that about 100 miles heavy weather British Adviser at Trengganu sign- the proposed bodles would not he was experienced, but after then alled requesting the Asdang to free from a "political streak" and the seas gradually abated. The assist the people In the villages up- concludes that the best guarantee Circa was thus forced to return river, where he said conditions wore of peace is to get Industrial with two-thirds of her cargo still bad and several lives had beer lost. questions on an industrial basis. In the holds. The cargo which That things were bad was appara- Trade Unionists also hold mixed had been discharged mainly con-ant from the wreckage coming down views.-British Wireless."

alsted of tinned foodstuffs.

the river, including Malay houses' and dead cattle.

MALE VOICE. CHOIR.

·LAST NIGHT'S CONCERT.

not

The current slackened and the Asdang was able to anchor a little further up the river: They pre- pared rice and other food, and Cap-

WORST FOR SIXTY YEARS. The opinion was expressed that the monsoon is the worst experi- enced for sixty years. The Sud- dadib after remaining for about tain Olsen went up river in the six hours had to leave without dis- ship's motor-boat. He found very The 'Pra-extensive floods, and the kampongs It was regrettable that there was charging any cargo.

a larger audience at the chatipok succeeded in unloading inundated to the tops of the house. Cathedral Hall Jaạt night, when

à quantity of rice.

All the Europeans in Trengganu With regard to relief work, the were engaged in similar rescue the Hongkong Male Voice Choir gave a most enjoyable programme District Officer at Kelantan has work, and the Malay villagers word People in aid of the St. Peter's Church asked for fast motor launches to in a pitiable condition. Renovation Fund. The Choir has be sent up to be used up the river. were found stranded on the tops of already won a fine name for its all-The Seabello's motor boat and the their houses, others in the branches round abilities, and inst night this Papa are being sent on the Pra- of trees, and evon some on the roofs reputation was more than main-chatipoke and the vessel is also of houses which were actually afloat

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