1927-04-25 — Page 2

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

·FLOOD VICTIMS.

GREAT SUFFERING IN

MISSISSIPPI AREA,

Washington, April 23. Declaring Mississippi floods to be among the worst in the history of the country, President Coolidge has appealed for subscriptions for the relief of the sufferers.

The President refers to the

efforts of the War Department and other Government agencies, but expresses the opinion that the bur- den of caring for the homeless rests with the American Red Cross.

MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1927.

JAPANESE CRISIS.

KOREA AND KWANGTUNG.

Tokyo, April 23. Though the moratorium imposed by the Cabinet at present applies only to Japan Proper, a Cabinet meeting was held this morning to discuss its enforcement in For-

mosa also.

The Colonial Bureau is now drafting a similar proposal for Korea and Kwangtung-Reuter.

Effect in Formosa,

Tokyo, April 25. The uneasiness due to the sua- Advices from various points pension of the Bank of Taiwan along the river show that the suf-synonymous with the Bank of For- fering has greatly increased dur- most has resulted in a general ing the past few days by the un- strike of the Formosa employees, seasonable cold, accompanied by demanding better treatment, all heavy snowstorms in some places factories in Formosa being closed. where fruit trees had begun to bloom. The sunshine, however, reappeared, and it is hoped that the turning-point has been reach- ed.

The Government has decided to suspend further shipments of specie to America.

In spite of the moratorium the Yokohama Specie and other ex- The conference, appointed by change Banks will continue trans- President Coolidge, consisting of actions in cheques and drafts, Red Cross Society delegates and whilst life insurance companies members of the Cabinet, has, de- | have mutually agreed to pay but cided to attempt to raise five mil-whatever is due during the mora- lion dollars-Renter's American torium-Renter. Service.

Aeroplanes Search..

Washington, April 21, Government acroplanes are hovering over the flooded sections of the Mississippi seeking people who are marooned on the roofs of buildings.

Hundreds of negroes are report-

ed to have been seen on the tops

SHANGHAI OUTRAGE.

FOUR MEN ARRESTED IN.

GEDDES CASE,

Shanghal, April 24. The French Police have arrest.

Geddes casc-Reuter.

of houses and trees scantily claded four man in connexion with the and having evidently been with- out food for many days.

President Coolidge has request ed Army engineers to proceed to the area to establish a relief or- ganisation. Router's American Service.

NEW GOVERNORS.

BURMA AND INDIAN

PROVINCES.

London, April 23. The King has approved the ap- pointment of Sir Charles Innes as Governor of Burma, in succession to Sir Harcourt Butler, and of Sir Alexander Muddiman as Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in succession to Sir Wil- liam Marris.-British Wireless.

Sir Harcourt Butler has been Governor of Burma since 1923, He graduated in the Indian ser- vice, and his auccessor, Sir Charles Innes has similarly served. in many capacities in India.

Sir William Marris has been Governor of the United Provinces since 1922. His successer, Sir Alexander Muddiman, has been Home Member of the Executive Council of the Governor General and Leader of the Assembly since

1924.

AROUND AMERICA.

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END OF THE “GOODWILL" FLIGHT.

It is just over five weeks since four armed Chinese entered the house of Mr. C. E. Geddes, an old man who had retired from his position as head of a well-known Shanghai firm, and robbed him of Tools 8,000. They forced their way into the house on the night of March 7th, locked the Chinese ver- vants in a cupboard, tied Mr. Geddes' legs, and struck him about the face and head with a revolver until he signed cheques totalling Taels 8,000. The cheques were cashed the following morning, the marauders remaining all might taunting and threatening their victim. He was released in an exhausted condition After the cheques had been cashed.

The harrowing story of his ex- parience was published at the time of the outrage.

PENSIONS.

BRITAIN'S HEAVY WAR BURDEN.

London, April 23,

lien.

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IN DISTRESS.

JAPANESE VESSEL HITS ICEBERG.

Tokyo, April 23. In a statement regarding the help given to war sufferers, Major

It is believed that fifty fisher- Tryor, Minister of Pensions, yessel collided with an iceberg early

men were drowned when their ves terday said that the compensation paid by the United Kingdom to this morning off Southern Sagha- disabled officers and men and Another vessel with some three other sufferers of the Great War hundred crab-fishers on board has represented an average contribu- tion from every man, woman and wirelessed that it is in distress child in Britain of about thirty after encountering a severe storm. shillinga a head, which was sc- tually one half as much again as the corresponding contribution made by the inhabitants of France, Germany .or the United States.

Miami, April 24. The Chief of the Army Air Ser

Since the Armistice, the Pen- vice ascended in an aeroplane to sions Ministry had spent no less meet the four aeroplanes which than £98,000,000 in weekly allow- participated in the "goodwill" ex-jances for the maintenance of or pedition to Latin America, retur-phans and pensioners' children, ning at the conclusion of their and even now, nearly nine years eighteen thousand mile flight to after the Armistice, more than Central and South America, where- £8,000,000 a year was thus expend- in two airmen were killed at Palo-ed-British Wireless.

on February 27-Reuter's American Scrivce.

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Cairo, April 24. Sarwat Pasha, who was foreign Minister in Adly Pasha's Cabinet, has agreed to form a ministry. Reuter,

London, April 23. Signor Bordonaro, the newly ap- pointed Italian Ambassador in | London, who until recently was Secretary-General of the Rome Foreign Office, has arrived In London-British Wireless.

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DETROIT FIRE.

TWENTY KILLED IN DISASTROUS BLAZE.

Detroit, April 24. At least 20 are believed to have been killed and 50 injured as the result of a fire at the Briggs Manufacturing Company building, after an explosion in the paint shop-Reuter's American Serivce.

Washington, April 28. Mr. Hugh Gibson heads the American delegation to the tri- partite Naval Disarmament Con- ference

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