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TEL, C. 289.

FOUNDED 1861

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NO. 22,410

PER ANNUM

BETACAD✯ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1928. IMAC mol COPY DO UENTE

ILFORD ELECTION CAPTAIN HINKLER'S EMIGRATION BILL

RESULT.

CONSERVATIVES HOLD SEAT.

MR. COMYNS CARR DOUBLES LIBERAL VOTE.

A PARTY ANALYSIS.

MISFORTUNE.

FORCED LANDING ON LAST

LAP OF FLIGHT.

THE IRONY OF FATE.

DEBATE.

ENCOURAGING SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE.

CLEAR STATEMENT OF POLICY BY COL AMERY.

London, Feb. 24. Misfortune has overtaken Cap- tain Hinkler on the very last lap of his wonderful flight.

Today he took the air at Port COOPERATION SOUGHT Darwin, in the north of Australia, London, Feb. 24.

where he landed on Wednesday, for The Ilford by-election caused Cloncurry, but was forced to land by the death of Sir Frederick outside Cloncurry, and will go on Wise, resulted as follows:

by train tomorrow, Capt.. Hinkler 18,269 was not injured. 13,621

Sir George Hamilton (C).

Hr. A. 5. Comyna Carr, K.C.

(Lib.)

Mr. C. it, Degruchy (Lab.)

Cons), majority

8,0221

A

COLONY'S BETTER FINANCES.

SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN CREDIT BALANCE.

11-MONTHS FIGURES.

The financial returns for the Colony, made up. to the end of November, showed that the position materially improved as compared with the previous month. The credit balance at the end of Octo- ber was. $4,698,381,; but by November 30th this and increased to $4,907,884-an increase of $269,- 508,

FRIENDSHIP WITH CHINA.

SIR MILES LAMPSON'S CANTON SPEECH.

BRITAIN WELL DISPOSED TO NATIONALISM.

HOPES FOR FUTURE.

BUICK 1928-

Brilliant refinements in the famous Buick six cylinder Valve-in-Head engine result In arrow-quick getaway, effortless speed. and a mighty flow of power, vibrationless beyond ballot.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Cantral 1245 or 1247, SE, Wond Nel Chung Bead.

Happy Valley.

Bulls

and

Inners

O D From the Office Butts.

It was announced that meals

An official Investigation were available on Ash Wednes generally an endeavour to find out day at the St. John's Cathedral something that everybody should Fiell.

have known before, w Safd the Dean--"When you've

DB. takon your places,

General Pershing has beep

At meals, and have all gaid your elected a Bank Director. Well, he

graces,

?

I shall read you, hope,

Some texts from the dope

Which I studied while watching

the races."

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knows his doughboys,

....

One thing about a motor-lorry,

it usually has the right of weight.

.....

on

Tourists visiting Hongkong Talpo is thinking of asking for

representation recently discovered that some of direct

tho Otherwise, posters in this old pottery was not all it was K.R.A., cracked up to be.

* the district are normal...

• These school `children with

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A London professor has just concluded an Investigation Into. English humdur. It's believed that, after prolonged research, he' found. It.

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4,618pened just after the first overhaul Britain, and said we ought to be for the whole year was $21,001,307, ter to China. Thôre was a large | Would it be any uso dealing with motorist, has shown America that

The Conservatives retained their Beat, but lost a tremendous amount of ground, the famous King's

London, Feb. 24.

Noteworthy speeches, demons The House of Commons to-day passed the second reading of a

trating the increasing friendship The revenue for November was between Britain and China, were private Bill, the object of which is to extend the benefits of the Em-$2,077,745, ne against $1,625,288 delivered in Canton yesterday at a plre Settlement Act.

for the same month in 1926, whilst Mr. A. A. Somerville (Conserva- the total revenue for the cloven tifin given by the Canton Govern-measles are easily spotted..

0.0 This is the first mishap through. tive), who moved the second read-months of the year was $19,208,495, ment, in the Provincial Govern-

This week's book:-"Springheol ing, urged the necessity of giving compared with $17,827,958 for tho out the long night from England more encouragement to the spirit same period in 1926. It may be ment building. In honour of Sir Jack," by Eros Quickly, and, ironically enough, it haj-of adventure of the young men of noted that the estimated revenue Miles Lampson, the British Minis-

A stray bat from the belfry: Major Campbell, the famous.. sending out to the Dominions two On the expenditure side, the out- or three hundred thousand men goings for November were $1,808,-

the British aren't quite so slow as every year instead of the present 241, as against $1,511,512 for the same month in the preceding year; whilst the total expenditure for the average of 50,000 tỷ 60,000..

eleven months was $17,726,901,

General Li's Speech, compared with $19,926,903 in 1026. Lt. Col. L. C. M. S. Amery, The estimated total expenditure for Secretary for the Dominions, the year was 322,814,702.

In the course of a speech warm- suld the Government en-

It will thus be seen that therely welcoming Sir Miles Lampson, dorsed the second reading is a prospect of the year's revenue General Li Chai-sum said the in- of the bill with some reservations. exceeding the catimnic, and of terests of Great Britain and China report says the Ile deprecated the idea involved in expenditure being considerably could be always maintained by district the Bill of using unemployment below the forecast. land owing to engine trouble.-benefit for the assistance of Reuter.

emigration.

the plane has had since it left Croydon.

Hinkler spent about 22 hours

Counsel, Mr. A. S. Comyne Carr, overhauling it yesterday.—British increasing the Liberal vote by Wireless, nearly 100 per cent. The figures!

at the General Election wera:

Sydney, Feb. 24.

Sir Frederick Wise (Cons.) 22,825; Captain Bert Hinkler, who is

Mr. Dan Chater (Labour), 8,460 Capt. J. W. Morris (Liberal)

7,780.

Interesting Analysis:

Ilford was the thirty-ninth bye- election since the General Elec- tion, and the following Party figures of losses and gains make exceptionally interesting reading la view of the near approach of a new General Election

Cons.

Labour

Liborni

No

Gains, Leases. Change.

D

21

7

1

3 2

2

The only Conservative gain was at the Combined University bye

on his way to Bundaberg, is

re-

ported to have been forced

to

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HOUSE-BUILDING

DISPUTE.

JUDGMENT. GIVEN FOR PLAINTIFF,

At the Supreme Court this: morning the Chief Justice (Sir |Henry Gollan) delivered judgment:

in respect of the claim by Mr. B. D. Shank, managing director of

Idea Deprecated.

It was only men likely to succeed that we ought to encourage, to go Overseas.

The mere fact of men being- un- employed was not in itself any ar- gument why we should run the risk of exchanging unemployment in Britain with home surroundings, for unemployment in unfamiliar surroundings.

Dominions Attitude.. „A great deal of the hesitation and the restricted attitude towards Em pire settlement, which was shown Overseas, particularly in some Do- we were trying

JAPANESE GENERAL

ELECTION.

BARON TANAKA DETERMINED

ing.

TO REMAIN IN OFFICE.

Tokyo, Feb. 24.

gathering of Chinese officials and the pine tree pest with caterpillar European guests, amongst the tractors? latter being Mr. J. F. Brenan, the British Consul-General.

they seem to bo..

口口 A ensual glanco at the Horticul "Chiang Getting Scared," says a tural Show prize list sacras to fadic- newspaper heading. In view of ate that one lady won nearly 'all Feng's gift of 200 fur coats, he the prizes.

oughtn't to get cold feet, though.

A

Swȧtow..

of

means of mutual help and co- Mi-ou is eend operation. Both nations hading out a fran

common but the appeal for many things, in nothing in conflict. The Chinese help. A regular Government and the people in | cat-cali, general recognised that the good- will of Great Britain had been

☐ ☐ Talking .of

bunker."

Negroes coaling ship on a dark night in the Black Sea -

The local telephone wire thief who WOR given three. months, got the Wright number,

Wo are told that aviation is now as anfe as walking. In vlow of

our focal traffic, we suggest moro 0.

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manifested in her recent policy tho Flower towards China. In view of the

act that international misunder Show, these standings have been wholly done cold mornings, away with,, the Chinese consider are enough to ed that now was the time to cul-freesia. It is officially stated that over tivate friendship between the two 9,500,000 voters to the poll nations. The Chinese Govern- This week's almile: "As busy Judging by the recent prosecu- during the General election, less ment and the people in general

"expediting- the, installation of a 00

wireless telephonë service.. than 20 per cent. of the persons cherished the hope that the exist as a stuttering golfer in a sand tions for theft, local Chinese are

"the foreign nations which had atitled to the franchise abstaining treaties between China and

Acknowledgment. Mr. Robert Liberals, while the only Labourite Driving and Construction Com-

The polling is regarded as re- become Impracticable and out-of-

many kind friends for their Guesaing Competition now know loss was North Southwark to the pany, against Mr. Louie Lung, of we did not want, in order to let the first occasion which man on the basis of the principle of numerous tips in connexion with how many beans make five.

No. 9, Connaught Road,

them take their chance of sinking hood suffrage has dried out. quality and reciprocity. They were the Derby and Champions. For Liberal Revival?

The claim is for $9,761 archit-jor swimming overscns.

It is understood that Baron confident that Great Britain would own Tanaka, the ex-Promier, is deter-support them in that direction. turiately pressure of business Gene Tunney's lecture on ectural services rendered in con- Unemployment was our Mr. Lloyd George, interviewed nexion with the erection of thirty domestic problem which we had got mined to remain in dilice, relying When the new treaty was made, it rendered it impossible for him to shakespeare should be full of after the declaration of the poll, houses in Kowloon in 1924.

and closer relationship to solve on our own lines by finding on winning over the Independents would inaugurate a new era of make was of them.

"Readers"Your New Testa-- drew attention to the fact that

the true balance of industry and for the purpose of defeating any sti Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.Č., ayé

between comradeship

ment isn't the smallest book in the the Liberal vole had nearly) doubled, while Labour had peared for the plaintiff and Mr.readjusting the occupations of our vote of non-confidence which may greater

population.

be introduced by the Minsello Great Britain and the Republic of world. The place of honour is censors, Dawn has now gone weat

China. 1.

held by this year's "Who's Who and will not be seen in the East. We were not asking the Domin-Party.--Reutor.

in Kaly." ions to help us to solve our own pro- blems.

olection at the expense of the the. Hongkong Exenvation Pile minions, was due to the idea that markable considering laut this was date would be thoroughly changed MacWhirter desires to thank his The winners of the Vitamilk

Liberals..

F. C. Jenkin was for the defendant,

stationary,

mained practically and this although the working-- His Lordship gave judgment for class population of Ilford had in-the plaintiff for $9,251, a sum of crossed,

$500 having already been paid into It was useless, he said, to scoff Court. His Loidship accepted the evidence of the plaintiff's witnesses at the Liberal revival after the regarding the interview, intimating remarkable result at Ilford.

that he would have to believe that The Conservative headquarters Mr. Foster Turner had committed expressed the opinion that the perjury if he accepted the defen- result was very satisfactory is dunt's uncorroborated evidence. Sir George Hamilton had no local connexions like. the late Sir Frederick Wise-Reuter.

Personality Tells.

London, Feb. 24. The big increase in the Liberal!

NEW SOLICITOR.

MR, O. E. C. MARTON IS ADMITTED.

get rid of people

Not Seeking Advantage. What we were doing in settle- ment was in a spirit of willing cooperation in Empire matters, in moving people from one part of the Empire to another.

CANTON LABOUR,

APPEAL AGAINST HARSH MEASURES.

Minister's Reply.

After returning thanks for the If this controversy continues, cordiality of the welcome extend-Macas will get to be known as the ed to him, Sir Miles Lampson, in land o' the Leal.

口口 replying, said:-

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punch.

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By the action of the Britain din

In New York, the Irish have the most expensive funerals 'and the So far Jews the least costly. no-one has yet mudé à Scottish) joke on the subject.

L

Diplomacy is often credited with It certainly looks as if Now concealed objects and tortuous Zealand is in for Samoa trouble. the "one bright and cheerful spot" methods. But diplomacy in reality

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A contemporary has discovered

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Apparently the appearance of caterpillars in the Now Territories

is nothing to pine about..

With the object of requesting the is shuple, both in aim and in Nicaragua need not preen fiself. in Kowloon, but most residents It was very desirable to make

Government to re-open their method. Its object is to promote China long since has known would prefer a "spot of some-

thing" further along the road. I quite clear here, and in the Unions, a large number of repre- good and peaceful relations. This hoarse Marines. Dominions, that this was a policy sentatives of the proscribed Unions is particularly true of the diplom- of cooperation and not a policy of gathered at the hall of the Kwang-acy of Great Britain towards The P.W.D. coolie, knocked our trying to get the major advan- tung General Labour Union yester- China, and it cannot be over-em down by a Mortuary waggon, was tage. The need of the Dominions day.

phasised that this is the whole nearly in the cart. for more population was greater The Kwangtung. Generai Labour basis of the policy of His Majesty's

Tradition was affronted on than our need of reducing our Union is said to be the leading Government. Great Britain has no The Post refers to an official of population. While We should moderate Union in Canton. It took political object in China.. Our obthe K.L.A. as a Vive President. Wednesday, George Washington's Birthday, when an American play- benefit from it, the country to a prominent part in assisting the ject is trade, and all we want is Very appropriate.

ing at Fäuling was found in a of Mr. A. S. Comyns Carr, who is ted to practise as a solicitor, an benefit even more.

Mr. O. E. G. Marton was admit-which the emigrants went should Government to drive out the "Reds" to live in friendship with China

bad lie. from Canton in December. Re- and to obtain, by agreement with King's Counsel and one of the the application of the Hon. Sir

cently, many of the smaller Labour her, conditions under which Bri. most promising men at the Bar.

Joseph Kemp, before Sir Henry

Unions, which were directly under tigh trade can be carried on in the control of the Kwangtung security General Labour Union, have been dissolved by the police.

Yesterday's meeting was held to

vote at Ilford may be attributed

In some measure to the personality

Numbers In Past. In Liberal circles, however, the Gollan at the Supreme Court this. Col. Amery recalled that the result following the recent Liberal morning.

Empire Settlement Act came into success at Lancaster, is regarded

In making the application for force in 1922. In the first three

LISBON PLOTTERS' CRIME.

乱转

SOVIET OIL WELLS.

with great satisfaction, as a further the admission of Mr. Marton, Sir years the average number of per- British Wireless. evidence of the Liberal revival-Joseph said that he was admitted sons assisted to migrate was urge the authorities not to deal a solicitor of the Supreme 40,000 and in 1926 the number was with the activities of the labour Court in England on December 1st, over 64,000. In 1927 there was a movement in too harsh a manner. 1927. He had complied with, all slight reduction, as compared with the requirements of the Legal 1926 of 2,500, almost entirely due Practitioners Ordinance with the to local depression in New Zea- circum- exception of that part which dealt land. Taking all the with the four months' notice. stances of these years into ac The Law Society, however, had count he thought they had not done raised no objections to this, and so badly-British Wireless, Sir Joseph asked his Lordship to grant an exemption to Mr. Marton. In admitting Mr. Marton, his Lordship wished him every sue-

TWO POLICE DETECTIVES MURDERED.

Lisbon, Feb. 24. Two police detectives who were investigating.. the activities of a cess. euspected party of conspirators, have been found murdered, 'assas- ainated, it is believed, by their quarry-Router,

NEW LAUNCH FOR GOVERNMENT.

LIQUIDATIONS AND BANKRUPTCIES.

NOTICE OF DIVIDENDS

DECLARED..

SPÉCIAL MISSION SENT TO SIBERIA.

Harbin, Feb. 12. The Soviet Government has des- patched a special commission to the Maritime Province of Vindivo stock to study the region of the Yalu river and tributaries, where, at a spot 40 miles from the rafl way at Ussuri certain petroleum springs have been located, the ex- Istence of which had already been discovered as far back as 1917, but which were subsequently lost

Indo-pacif

British Sympathy. Now conditions have been, for

One of the debaters at the Young Men's Club on University Education was quite right when he said bar boys got worse by degrcés,

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If a 'caterpillar could talk, ali

Draga bit.

☐ ☐ Mussolini belleves In avery man having his quiver full. It is enough to make Italy's "bachelors full of quivers.

The local chess expert appears

many years abnormal in China and this attention would make him to have played hest with a Knight. our relations have been corros- pondingly abnormal. You on your

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Who said artillerymen were a

side have demanded far-reaching The China Merchants' officera atolld' lot, when they hold revival

alterations in the treaty position

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After the recent tournament,

between the two countries. Thero have got the raspberry."A meetings? Is much sympathy in Great Bri- fruitless appeal and a peel-less tain with those demands, I as fruit, so to speak. sure you that my country is well, disposed and not antagonistic to wards Nationalism.

K.OS.B. may be freely translated

The Week's Great Thought: as Knock Out Seema Best.

ᄆᄆ "Musical.comedy fs, quite The polley of Great Britain had frankly, more amusing than, say, The week's best worst pun:

dramas."--Dally sweep are enough to make the.. been publicly declared in the so- Russian tragedy authors or Ameri. These troubles about the Chinese called Christmas memorandum of can. domestic

Chinese weep, December, 1926, and in the Treaty Press. Is Zat So?

口口 tevialon offer of 1927. By that

According to recent telegrams If Hongkong drets commercial polley we still stand, and if there has not been more progress in its Bert Hinkler was to fly to Aus flying and a harbour tunnel, there execution that is because condl-tralia in 18 days, 17 days, 16 days won't be many middle-class loft. long here in China have rendered and finally he did so, in 15 dayer Do

At this rate of progression it

Moscow may ¬1«» »""Red" paper it Impossible...

Some progress has, however, looks as if he might fly round the in London, but it won't be very been made and H.M. Government world in no-time.

much read.... have already shown their sincero-

These back door. thieves make London is concerned about ity not by mere words but by Hongkong Development. Building

deeds, and they are fully preparodno bones about using skeleton shortage of tin. So are we Tenders are being invited for the and Savings Society, Ltd., (in

Parls, Feb. 16, to do more as and when conditions keys. The police have conducted to permit. For it is a severely There's nothing very artificial the O.B.1. be conferred on my Dear Sir, I beg to suggest that supply to the Government of Hong-liquidation): Savings Department.

First and final dividend of $100 the frontier a man named Heliss practical question. Willing as kong of a new steam driven-launch; length about 69 feet, and speed not per cent.

Schievler, sald to be an Austrian they may be to meet the demands about Courthald's profit of four typist for this effort in transcrib Hop Lee Investment Co., of: less than nine knots. -London, Feb. 24.-

The price is not to exceed $25,000, Shamehulpo. First dividend of lieved to be a delegate of the ment como Guna; M. Govern. million sterling.

cannot sacrifice legitimate The Civil Service Estimates for and the work is to be carried out $16.50 per cent.)

Lok Yeung Shing, of Sham-Third Internationale In France, British interest. Their aim is to We read that two-seator 1928 amount to a total of £202, to the satisfaction of the Harbour 694,000, which is a reduction of Master and the Government Marius shuipo. First and final dividend of empowered to issue instructions secure a mutually beneficial re are growing in popularity £8,497,000 on last year Reuter. Surveyor.

$5.50 per cent. In respect of his to the French Communist Party

Indo-pacif separate debts.

ECONOMY WITH A SMALL AXE.

CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES DISCLOSED.

TENDERS INVITED FOR $25,000 CRAFT.

The Gazette notifies the declaring of the following dividends of com- panies in ilquidation or under the Bankruptcy Ordinance:

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Ing her shorthand notes:He "pointed out the folly of milking cars the goose that lost the golden Com eggs. Yours, etc. "Merchant"

O.B.I hereby conferred.