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WEDNESDAY,

FEBRUARY

0.

1927.

BRITAIN'S HAND KEPT FREE.

IRISH CINEMA FIRE.

HANKOW PARLEY CONTINUES.

PROSECUTION ABANDONED,

(Continued From Page 1.)

BA regards the situation at Han- kow, nothing had occurred to mako, us, alter our determination to achieve our ends by negotiation Mr. O'Malley was at this moment awaiting a further communication from Mr. Chen, and possibly, the Government, by Thursday, would be able to tell the House some- thing more in that connection.

HOLDING THE BALANCE.

London, Feb. 8.

WORLD FLIGHT.

(Continued From Page 1.).

#Pronouncements have Jately been made by the British Foreign Secretary and others" on the pre- sent situation in China. There is in each, I am afraid, the common misapprehension of the great secular principle which through disarrays and changes of the day is working out an independent mo- dern state in China.

The State has abandoned, the are making the trip to China prosecution of William Forde and.

immediately, says the Manila Patrick Downing in connection

Bulletin. with the Drum Cologher einemia fire. It was stated that the ob-j

EUGENE CIEN SPEAKS. Joct of the prosecution had been attained by the warning publicly REPLY TO SI AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN. given through the steps taken Renter..

Mr. Eugene Chon, Nationalist [Forty-saven lives were lost in Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the cinema fire at Drumcollogher, Saturday Inst addressed a menting in County Limerick. The fire of foreigners, and Chinese repre- In emphasising Britlah neutra-started in the operator's box, close sentatives in Hankow, on the pre- lity in Chinese internal affairs, to the only exit. The Coroner's sent situation. the Premier said that the South fury found that the fire was caused Sir Austen Chamberlain's speech Commenting on would like us to declare that they by a lighted candle falling on ex-at Birmingham, he said: are the Government of China when posed films. The jury found the they hold authority over but a

operator guilty of negligence in fraction thereof. It was impos- leaving the films exposed, and held sible for us to do that as it was that there was carelessness on the impossible for us to help the part of the promoter in leaving a North in various directions they lighted candle on the table. Forde would like. Nobody knew when was, the owner and Downing the China would again be united or lesece of the.cinema.] what form a united China might take. To-day's events were no- thing new in the history of China, for they were common to overy: period of Dynastie - breakdown, It was our earnest desire,, from motives of self-interest if for no other, that the period should be shortened to the utmost. In the meantime, we should do and are doing what we could by getting on with the most generous offer to the North and South by discussing the object of coming together, in the hope that when the internal strug- gles were ended we would enter on new friendly and propitious relu- tions with a great and united coun- try with which in the past we had been on wholly friendly relations and relations of service to both sides-relations which, in view of our position in Asia and the East, must play a great and growing | THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI part in the peace and prosperity of Tel. Addrons "PALACE."the whole Eastern Hemisphere.-

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LABOUR. AMENDMENTS..

The Labour Party lodged two amendments, namely on the ques-

PLANS OF MARQUIS DE PINEDO.

Roma, Feb. 8.

BASIC PRINCIPLE.

"It is the principle of freedom, liberty and independence. In its internal aspect this principle is manifestod in the Nationalist Movement against Chinese Feudal- The Marquis De Pinedo is aboutism in the double form of the Man- to start on another world flight,darinate that misrules at Peking via the Atlantic, South Americn, and of the decaying Militariam Samoa, Now Zealand, Australia, which 'sustains the bandit-power Tokyo, Peking, Calcutta Arabin, of Chang Tso-lin and his fellow Italian Somaliland, Durban and free-booters. Externally the same Capetown.-Reuter;

principle is expressing itself in' the Nationalist struggle with Foreign Imperialism, expecially in the specific phase of the struggle cur- rently known as the anti-British movement.

COMPANY REPORT.

states:

BANK.

FALSE CONCLUSION.

con-

"An incomplete grasp of this The report of the Court of principle leads the Powers Directers of the Hongkong and [cerned to a conclusion which is Shanghal Banking Corporation for objectly false. This is particular- year ending 31st December, 1926, ly true of Great Britain. She The net profits for the year, includ- deeires a sort of truce in the tion of China and the Trade Unioning $3,307,722.76, balance brought struggle with Chinese National- Bill.

forward from last, account, after lam; but instead of frankly and paying all charges, deducting interest courageously dealing with the only paid and due, and making provision

bad and doubtful accounts and government that can make dr contingencies, amount to $17,355,- effective and binding peace with The Directors have transferred towards Peking in order to asso- 790.24

har, she retakes the old cart-road $14,400,000 @ 2/1 £1,500,000 from ciate the Anti-Nationalist authori the Silver Reserve to the Sterling

The debate was, adjourned. The Opposition will move 113 amendment to the Address to China on Thursday, when Sir Aus- Len Chamberlain wil make an ex-

haustive statement.

for

A full, debate will follow.. Reserve and tho, balance of the ties there in the negotiation of a The House of Lords adopted the Marine Insurance Account, $250,000 settlement of questions which Address and will debate China toto the Silver Reserve. They recom- Chinese Nationalism has com mend the transfer of $650,000 from morrow, on the motion of Lord Parmoor (Labour).—Reuter.

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the Front and Loss Account to the pelled the British and others to Silver Reserve. Including these envisage eg vital and urgent.

;"

transfers the Reserve Funds will The irony of the position is that OTHER POINTS.

stand as follows: Sterling Reserve whilst Sir Austen Chamberlain £6,000,000 Silver Reserve $18,500,000, in his London, Feb. 8.,

Birmingham speech They also recommend writing off. During the course of the debate, Bank Premises Account the sum of implies that negotiations solely with the Nationalist Govern- Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the $1,000,000.

After Labour Leader, criticised the

making these transfers,ment would involve recognition paucity of the Government's proper share, paid on 9th August last, plying a diplomatic technique that deducting the Interim Dividend of £3 of the division of China, he is ap gramme, and particularly the viz 480,000 @ 2/2% $4,286, would infallibly bring about a omission to mention Poor Law re- 511.89, and remuneration to Directors, real division of the country. He form, factory legislation or exten- there remains. for appropriation sions of the franchise. The state Directors recommend the payment of to

$11,509,278.01, out of which the has communicated simultaneously the Nationalist Govern- ment regarding the admission of

Final Dividend of Three Pounds Germany into the League of Na Sterling per Share viz., £480,000, and ment and to the Feudal authorities

certain at Peking tions would be accepted with a Bonus of Two Pounds Sterling per

if negotiated in the pleasure on all sides of the House. Share, viz, 2820,000, amounting in all which, Germany's admission was the fruit of years of patient sowing and wa-

of

proposals

to £500,000 which, at 1/11%, the rata, manner desired by him, must f the day, will absorb $8,170,212.77. cleave China into Nationalist The balance $3.899,065.8-1 to be China with its Nationalist Govern. Account.

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CHARLES

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FORD STERLING

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BOBBY VERNON in "A PERFECT 36" and the latest Gaumont graphic.

TO-DAY

WORLD

TO-DAY

JOHNNY HINES

IN

"The EARLY BIRD"

RICHARD DIX

in

MANHATTAN

A tale of High Life and Low in Little Old New York-Action-Comedy-Thrills.

TO-DAY ONLY

STAR

MURDER CHARGE.

SEQUEL TO AMERICAN OFFICER'S DEATH.

Mrs. Ella Young of Los Angeles,

TO-DAY

ONLY.

tering, and the whole House would carried to New Profit and Lossment. at Wuhan and Feudalist mother of Lieutenant Robert A. Wm. McKinley in Manila

The

Ita

Anti-National

hope that it would add to the stabi- lity and security of Europe and to

sterling equivalents of the China, with

at Government at Peking. the authority of the League of Na-asets and liabilities are shown

1/11%, the rate ruling on the last day tions itself. 2.

of the

ISSUE CONFRONTING BRITISHI,

situation was that there were elo

aired to push us into fighting. Those who were in a position of

the year,

A.C.A.

the

in meeting.

on

FATAL MOTOR SMASH.

MAN KILLED, IN MANILA. One person was killed and three were injured in a motor car wreck between Culi-Culi, Rizul, and Fort

Young, who was killed aboard the Thursday last. steamer San Antonio in the The killed man is Segundo Philippines last week, is to receive Ojedn, 33 years old, of 2,037 three months' salary of her son Herron, Paco. In the course of his speech on Directors.-The Hon. Mr. D. G. M.

amounting to Pesos 150. Thia The three injured are Miss China, the Premier said that he Bernard has been re-elcoted Chairman "Here in this diplomney lies the was decided by Honorio Ventura, Pacita Reyes, 21, of No. 50 Cull-

for would not speak at length on the Compton has been elected Deputy the mind of British Imperialism. recommendation of the chief of Culi and Venancio Valderrama,

the year 1927, and Mr. A. H.

existence of a Peking complex in secretary of the interior upon the Culi, Miss Modesta Cabanes, Cull- subject, because this would be

Chairman. These appointments re- debated on Thursday when the quire confirmation at

The latter admits through the constabulary. The monthly pay 80, Culi-Coli. foreign Secretary would make a The Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Mr. W. H. British Foreign Secretary the of a third lieutenant of constabu- The accident occurred shortly full statement. But he pointed out Bell and Mr. H. P. White retire in fundamental reasonableness of the lary in 150 pesos.

fofter 12 o'clock-noon when the that one of the diflculties in the rotation, but being eligible for re- demand for treaty revision, which

offer themselves

The body of Lieutenant Young car in which the six persons were necordingly. very much Chinese

is the fundamental objective of which was buried last Tuesday at riding ran in a ditch at the side.

Nationalism ments, at work in China which de- have to record . P. H. Holyoak, struggle with Alien Imperialism. honours, was exhumed on Wed-driven by Santiago Conde, chauffer

It's Misamis in "May, of death last

with full military of the road. The machine. was: their colleague audited by Mr. C: Bernard Brown, striously and realistically with Brigadier General

Auditors.The Accounts have boer. Instead of working on this fact nesday afternoon, upon order of for the Herran Garage. responsibility could envisage great

Charles E. Conde together with a passenger and Mr. John Fleming, CA, who the Sole Government that derives athorst, chief of constabulary named Marcelo, escaped unhurt, possibilities that might occur. offer themselves for re-election. Small populations of foreigners

its sanction and authority from The general wired the provincial

Dominador Enage, who passe could be evacuated from place

Chinese Nationalism. Great commander of Misamis to send the scene of the wreck a few like Hansow, but not from Shang-

Britain continues to twiddle with the body back to Manila on the moments later, took the injured to "We have sent a force which we Chinese Feudalism in Peking. hai. There were too many people have been advised by all our ad- For fifteen years Great Britain exhumation was authorized by the Segundo Ojeda died shortly after ftrat available gteamer. The the Philippine General Hospital. China was in a state of civil war visers would be necessary to, de- has looked to Peking for a govern-Director of Health and that was what we had to re-fend our people in the Internation- ment that will govern and bring

noon from a broken skull. member when it was suggestedal Concessions if danger should peace to this harassed country. Young will be sent to Los Angeles live.

Whether the body of Lieutenant Pacita Reyes is not expected to that complete security might be arise of a real struggle to capture To-day Peking is dying and the where his mother lives depends on fractured skull, broken shoulder She is suffering from a Assur-the Concessions and to murder the British, her chief sustainer, are ances could be given perfectly inhabitants on the part of a mob facing the greatest crisis in their the answer to a cablegram sent and a cerebral hemorrhage." bona fide and intended to be bond together with troops, whether they career in Far Asia..

to. her by the general.

Modesta Cabanes and Venancin fide, but until we were clear that happened to be troops that have

A charge of murder has been Valderrama suffered only slight- the opportunity had passed for the come into Shanghai, from beaten

"Between Chinese Nationalism filed in the Misamis court against injuries and were permitted to re- neighbourhood of Shanghai to be armies or whether they happen to and Chinese Feudalism there can Sergeant Benegrado, of the con- turn to their homes after treat-

fighting ground between the be troops of a victorious army.

be no compromise. And the stabulary, and charge of piracyment. various national forces in China Such force as we are sending to moment has come for the British also will be filed soon, according Segundo Ojeda, the dead man, is in their civil war it could not be China had gone there for the pur-commerce is to flourish in an in-geant Bencgrado is under con

to decide whether their trade and to reports from: Misamis Ser-survived by his widow. said that danger to foreign nation pose of the protection of life and dependent Nationalist Ching or stabulary guard at the "Misamis Lieutenant Young, at this Jee ala had passed at Shanghai. At for nothing clae." Hankew, one of the diflicuties had With regard to the North, the continue to decline in an unfree jail, a constabulary report states. been that the Nationalist Army Premier said that it was a dif and feudal Chinu," had either lacked the will or the cult task in a situation Ilke this, power or both, to control their to hold the scales so evenly nobs. Much more, might an un-tween the conflicting parties in n

The heavyweight champion of organised force fuil to control struggle with which we have noth the world, Gene Tunney, narrowly such forces na might be let loose ing to do and which was exhaus- escaped death when he lost his in a city of the size of Shanghai tively Chinese, in such a way that balance and fell into the water at and of its wealth, if combinations neither party could accuse us at Moosehead Lake, near Portland

obtained by assurances.

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ture, tried to stop Renegrado, butz Latest details about the killing the latter aimed at him twice.. of Lieutenant Young showed that The lieutenant advanced and in he died in defence of the captain hand to hand fight with Beno-.. of San Antonio and the other per-grado, he was mortally wounde sonu attacked by Sergeant Beno- with a knife. The sergeant is. trade. Investigation by the con-thought to have been temporarily stabulary showed that the ser- insane due probably to rough geant fired, first at the captain of voyage and lack of sleep when he

then shot the civilians on the deck, provincial commander of Misamis,

of unhappy and evil circumstances any time of helping the other.-- Maine. Three friends rescued the boat who escaped unhurt, and did the killing, according to the

were let loose.

British Wireless.

hlm.