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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1928.

MACAO COMMERCIAL TRAINED PICKPOCKETS

FAIR

NEW MARKETS. FOR SOUTH CHINA PRODUCTS.

MAN AND BOY CHARGED AT

MAGISTRACY.

THE "PRINCESS XENIA"

NEW ENGINE TO BE INSTALLE

Bushire, June 19. The engine of the "Princess Xenia has been found to be par tially seized up and a new engine will be necessary before the flight

Major C. Willson yesterday afternoon convicted two Chinese, Macao, June 18. In the coming autumn there is one a boy of fourteen and the other a man of twenty-six, who were to take place at Macao, under the charged in connexion with the theft auspices of the Macao Holy In-of a purse containing $1.20 Chinos stitute of Mercy, the eldest insti- currency, a pair of lenses and two tute of its kind in the world, a dve cent,receipt atamps.

can be resumod.-Reuter, Evidenco was given by the pro- Charity and Commercial Fair. The

The "Princess Xonia" arrived at objects of the Fair are to gather socution to show that the younger the products of South China and of the two defendants made two Bushire on the 12th and took off thus create new markets, and dia- attempts to steal the parse, suc again the next day but was com play equipment that may be use- ccoding only after the second at-pelled to return immediately when ful in the development of the re-tempt. He then hurriedly passed engine trouble developed. A mes gion. The Fair numbers among over the booty to the elder defen-ange dated the 10th described the Its objects the drawing of people dant. All this was observed by a together to create a spirit of fel- Chinose district watchman, who lowship, and at attracting notica lost no time in arreating them. to the charitable services Macao.

of

The two were next handed over to another district watchman who The Fair le to be conducted on a happened to be nearby. A brief large scale and a number of com search by the watchman who made mittees have been nominated to the arrest resulted in his locating carry on the work, and in many the victim of the theft.

His Worship imposed sentence parts of the East local committees have been formed to create inter- of three months hard labour on est in the Fair and secure co- the elder defendant, whilst son- operation from as many as pasai-tence on the youth was held over

until to-day.

ble.

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"Princess Xenia," piloted by flight as follows: The aeroplane Captain C. D. Barnard, and flying officer E. H. Allfoft, with the Da- chess of Bedford as a passenger and carrying a large cargo includ ing a film of the Derby, started on

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wearing at the time of his arrest, and is intended for Karachi. The youth claimed that the money had been given him by relatives in Canton to take to his native country and that he was on his way when he was arrested.

FRENCH FINANCE.

FRANC STABILISATION LEGISLATION.

Paris, June 19. The Government have decided to submit to Parliament on the 23rd legislation for the stabilisa- tion of the franc. The Cabinet have decided that with a view to circumventing speculation that the final text of its proposals and the rate of stabilisation should only be fixed at the last moment, after the foreign exchanges have all closed. It is believed that the Government will request both the Chamber and the Senate to re main in session uninterruptedly until the Bill is voted-Reuter.

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CRITICISM TABOO.

THREATS TO SUPPRESS SPANISH PAPERS.

Madrid, June 19. A decree has been issued forbid. ding all political discussion or propaganda by private organisa-

ing

Tokyo, June 19. While the Emperor was pro- Įtions. ceoding to visit the grave of the

The government, has threatened infant Princess, a middleman,

the apparently mentally unbalanced, to suppress all newspapers oppos- Spanish petroleum ran towards the Imperial car in an

monopoly-Reuter. attempt to present a petition, com- plaining against the authorities having banned the sale of a cer- tain patent medicine, allegedly effective in curing consumption and other discases. The man was arrested before reaching his ob- Paris, June 19, Jective Reuter. The Cabinet will decide Saturday afternoon the rate for the stabilisation of the franc. Parliament will discuss, the pro- ject the same night-Havas.

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on

HANKOW-PEKING

[The petroleum monopoly has been in force since January 1. On Febru ary 1, the Government issued a statement to the effect that, in order to safeguard the interests of the Spanish Treasury and con- sumers, the Government had nation- alised and monopolised the trade, which had been, bringing in, for RAIL-foreigners engaged in it in Spain,

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Brussels, June 19, It is reported that petroleum wells have been discovered in Houdeng Aimeries in Hainault province. The Arst sounding to a depth of 100 feet has yielded oatings of decided petrolific char- aeleristics-Reuter,

the suspension of the service duo to hostilities, loft Hankow for Peking yesterday. The first train from Peking will arrive at Hankow on the 23rd.--Reuter.

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TRAGEDY AT TRIAL.

[Houdeng Aimeries lies in the PLAINTIFF BHOOTS AND --

KILLS EDITOR. greatest coal producing area of the province of Hainault, in the vici

Vienna, June 19. nity of Charlerol, southern Bel- During the hearing of the libel Herr Oskar gium. The apparent presence of action brought by petroleum in this region was re-Poef, ex-editor ported some years before the war Wiener Journal against Herr Bruno

of the Neus

fabulous profite without risk or labour. Petrol supplies have⚫ pre- viously been run by the Shell Standard Oil and a Russian oil company. Now, a new National Company has been formed, in which none of these three is represented, but a sum has been car-marked to compensate the dispossessed.

A

message

dated March 27 stated that the Cabinet of had adopted tho report

with charged the commission valuing the petroleum refineries belonging to the Standard Oll taken over by the Government monopoly, which the valuers 185235 nt twenty million pesetas. The Stand- ard Oil's request for compensation for ending their trade was reject- ed.]

Singapore, June 19. The Planters Association of but no effort has been made up to Wolf, the present editor, Herr Malaya have decided not to urge releases of rubber-) recently to carry on well defined Poefl fired thrice at Herr Wolf, further Investigations.]

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