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CANADIAN

PACIFIC

R.M.S. "EMPRESS OF CANADA"

will sail from

HONGKONG

for.

VICTORIA & VANCOUVER, B.C.,

via SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA

at

DAYLIGHT

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7th, 1927.

Passenger Dept: Freight & Express:

Tel. C. 752.

Tol. Č. 42.

Cables: "GACANPAC."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

LEAGUE COUNCIL,

Wholly fall, dalla ba

TO HEAR POLISH CASE THIS WEEK.

London, Dee. 3. The meeting of the League of Nations Council will open at Genova on Monday, and the

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1927.

THE DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.

AMERICAN COMMENT.

Geneva, Dec, 4. The Security Committee will meet on February 20, and the Pre- paratory Disarmament Commis- sion will meet on March 15.

SPIES FOR RUSSIA.

TRIAL PROCEEDS AT BOW

STREET.

berlain, left London to-day to British delegate, Sir Austen Cham- The Disarmament Conferenca fand Wilfred McCartney, Counsel

attend..

will probably be held in the course

of 1928...

London, Dec. 4. At the resumption at Bow Street of the hearing of the charges of espionage against George Hansen

McCartney, alias Hudson, was a tor the prosecution declared that

One of the most important ques- tions before the Council is the

M. Litvinoff, supported by Count member of the British Communist party and Hansen, alias Johnson, Polish-Lithuanian dispute, and it Bernstorff, urged that the Pro-was a German subject. The for- is anticipated that Marshal P-paratory Commission should moet eign Power concerned in the case sudski, who will represent Poland, on January 10. Lord Cushondun was the Government of Soviet which is a member of the Lengue pposed the proposals, which were Russin. The case was adjourned. Council, is expected to arrive in eventually set aside. Geneva on Monday.

Delegates, Depart.

The matter was first brought to the attention of the authorities. by an underwriter of Lloyds, named George Monkland, whom McCart-

It is reported that, owing to the state of his health, Monsieur. The thirteen Russian delegates Titulesco, the Rumanian Foreign are leaving for Moscow at theney asked to get answers to Minister, has applied for postpone-week-end.

ment of further consideration of M. Litvinoff. interviewed by the Rumanian-Hungarian dis- Reuter, said, "Our work is finish- pute-British Wireless.

ed."-Renter.

British and French Delegates

Arrive.

Geneva, Dec. 4.

Polson Gas,

Geneva, Dec. 4. Sir Austen Chamberlain and M. Litvinoff told Reuter that the other members of the British De Soviet yesterday signed adhesion legation to the League Council, to the protocol condemning the use and M. Briand of the French of poisonous and asphyxiating gas Delegation, arrived this morning in war-Reuter on the same train-Renter.

PANAMA CANAL.

President's Views.

Washington, Dec, 4. President Coolidge declared that| M. Litvinoff's disarmament pro- posals.could not apply to the United States, as the American regular forces had been reduced to

thirteen questions. Disclosures of these questions, said Counsel, would be a national danger.

Monkland showed the document to Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Hall, M. P. for Eastbourno, who communicated the matter to the Government. Thereafter Mank- and regularly reported to the Government agent-Reuter.

TO TRY AGAIN.

MCINTOSH AND HINKLER RETURN HOME.

London, Dec. 3.

NEW DAM WANTED.

Washington, Dec. 3.

a mere police force. He did not The hardships and adventures The annual report of the Secre- believe that the entire abandon-encountered by Capt. McIntosh tary for War shows that the traffic ment of United States naval arma- and Mr., Hinkler during their at- of the Panama Canal last year ex-ments would help the welfare of tempt to make a record non-stop ceeded that of any previous year, the the world at present-Renter's long distance flight to India was excess of receipts over expenditure American Service. Cables: "NAUTILUS,"

being G$16,487,630. British

described by them pa their return And American vessels comprised 23 per

to London yesterday night.. cent. and 55 per cent, respectively of

Britain's Peace Gesture.

Their failure was entirely due to Ignored. the traffic,

shocking weather. Capt. Me- Washington, Dec. 3. Intosh, interviewed by Reuter, The announcement from the exprcased the opinion that but. lidge will recommend Congress India would have been" a walk- White House that President Coo- for this, the attempt to reach

immediately to sanction the con-over.—Router. struction of additional cruisers

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.

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CANTON LINE.

Sailings from Hongkong--Daily at 8 a.m. and 12(Midnight only)

(Sundays 12 (Midnight. Sailings from Canton Daily at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. ((Sundays

14 p.m. only) The 4 p.m. Steamer from Canton (SUNDAY (EXCEPTED) on arrival in Hongkong bortha at Wing Lok Street Wharf.

All Steamors will, as usual, leave for Canton from the Hongkong Wharf.

MACAO LINE,

FROM HONGKONG:

8 A.M. and 2 P.M.

(Weekdays only).

FROM MACAO

8 A.M. and 2 P.M. (Wookdays only),

MACAO RACES SPECIAL EXCURSIONS.

HONGKONG TO MACAO | MACAO TO HONGKONG Sunday 11th December.

830 a.m. "LUNGSHAN" 930 pan. "SUI AN"

3.30 p.m. "SULAN" 5.00 p.m. "LUNGSHAN"

GLEN LINE.

Fare Hongkong to London £82.·

TO LONDON, ROTTERDAM & HAMBURG vin STRAITS & COLOMBO,

London, Dec. 3.

The War Secretary urged the im mediate construction of dom to provide an additional storage water for the Cann). The dam could most easily be constructed across the Chagres River at Alhajuela, and the additional storage would enable lockage for an annual trafic of has caused some surprise in view The British airmen, Captain 100,000,000 tons, nearly four times of the gesture of the British Ad-McIntosh and Mr. Hinkler who, the present traffic.

The cost of the project is estimat-down only one cruiser instead of weather encountered in Poland, which proposes to-lay owing to particularly adverse ed to be between $10,000,000 and the three contemplated next yea abandoned their attempted G$12,000,000 and the

miralty

пол-

dam would take abou; six years to complete.in accordance with the previously stop, flight to India, declare that Reuter's American Service!

announced programme.--Renter's when conditions permit, probably American Service.

THE PHILIPPINES.

OPINION OF THE U. S. SECRETARY FOR WAR.

Washington, Dec. 4.

."

Danger of Unforeseeable Commitments.

London, Dec. 3.

in February or March, they will make another. attempt over the same route.-British Wireless,

ment in undertaking engagements The Preparatory Commission regarding security binding her to for the Disarmament Conference, action in unforeseeable circum- having completed the principalstances. The signing of such business for which it was called pacts was more difficult in a coun- With regard to the Philippines,the establishment of a Security try where the Parliamentary sys- the annual report of the Secretary Committee is holding the final tem was highly developed and for War says that the effort to meeting of the present seaslon at where public opinion was strong develop the people so as to make Geneva to-day to fix a date for and free than in one where the them capable of self-government the next meeting. has undoubtedly interfered with

Parliamentary system The scheme of study and work paratively undeveloped.-British economic development, and adds for the Security Committee, which Wireless." that if the United States announced was submitted yesterday, meets: her definite determination to re-with general approval here. It is main permanently or indefinitely agreed that the word "Security," in control of the islands, the which has different meanings for economic development would be different countries, should, as Lord much more rapid.

Equally was it true that if the day's meeting, be more

Cushendan suggested. at yester United States announced her de-defined.

closely finite determination

to withdrawi from the islands, the decision, would

In his subsequent conversation result in temporary but rapid re- with the Press the British delegate trogession.-Renter's

Steamship

"CARNARVONSHIRE" (VIS Ofan 28th

Steamship "GLENIFFER" Via Oran! Motor Vessel "GLENA MOY" (Via Oran)

25th

Dec Jan.

Service.

201 Mar

Steamship "GLENSANDA" (Via Oran)...

7th Mar

American emphasised the particular diffi-

IT'S QUALITY THAT COUNTS..

culty found by the British Govern-

was com-

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TO SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VLADIYOS ( JK.

Steamship

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Motor Vossel "LENOGLE" Motor Vessel "GLENAMOYI

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Motor Vossel "GLENAPP" ·..

Due Hongkong...

-22nd

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21st Jan.

26th Jan.

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...

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sailing on or about the

20th DECEMBER, 1927.

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0th February.

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