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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 125,

THE PETROL PRICE INDIAN COMMUNIST CONSERVATIVE WIN

DISPUTE.

GOVERNMENT ON DUTY OF OIL COMPANIES.

MUST BE REASONABLE:

London, Mar. 21.

ROUND-UP.

HOME GOVERNMENT'S ASSENT.

· LABOUR QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS.

AT BATH..

SEAT RETAINED ON MUCH REDUCED VOTE.

LABOUR INCREASE.

London, Mar, 21, The bye-election at Badh, a Con- sorvative stronghold, necessitated by the death of Captain. C. T. Foxcroft, has resulted in the ASSEMBLY EXCITED, though on a minority vote in a Conservatives retaining the seat,

London, Mar..21.

three-cornered contest.

A feature of the polling was a

In the House of Commons to- day, Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, President of the Board of Trade, replying to Commander Ken- worthy, sald the Government were considering the statement recent ly issued by the Anglo-American, the Anglo-Persian and the Bhall- Mex companies seeking to justly. A mild protest against the anti-decrease in the Conservative and the increased price of petroleum Communist coup in India was von Liberal votes, and a substantial products.

tured in. thailouse of Commons at increase in the Labour poll. The This statement, it will be "re-question-time today when the Un-ngures wore! called, was to the effect that der Secretary for India answered.

tho: Labour tritiolam... prices in Britain had been for a long time much below world Mr Thurtle, the well-known LR- prices, but arrangements made bourite, asked for a statement re with the Soviet authorities tor-Earl Winterton, replying on

garding the arrests. minating the price war permitted a behalf of

Offico, return to world prices.

Sir Philip cited Mr. Baldwin's declared, amid, Ministerial cheers, Com- opinion, recently expressed, that that thirty-one alleged

munists had been arrested in undertakings dominating the supply, and distribution of articles Various parts of the country,

under the Indian Penal Code. In common use ought to supply. thom on reasonable terms, and said this was equally applicable to future as well as present eir cumstances.

Subject to this point, said Sir Philip the Government did not intend to attempt to interfere with the commercial polley of the oil companies-Renter.

ROYAL WEDDING.

:

OSLO KEEPS HIGH HOLIDAY.

Oélo, Mar. 21.

Crown Prince Olaf of Norway and Prinecak Martha of Sweden were married at noon in the Church of St. Saviours, with the Duke of York as "best man," while Oslo kept high holiday and all the church bells in Norway pealed rejoicings.

Sixteen hundred people were present in the church, including the Ministers, Deputies, diplomats. naval and military officers.

Prince Olaf and the Duke of York walked up the alale to the strains of the organ, followed by fifteen Royal guests in stately pro- ceanlon headed by King IIpakon and Queen. Maud.

Then the choir burst into the strains of to Swedish national anthem "Sverige," as the bride peared, leaning on the arm of her father, Prince Charles of, Sweden, followed by four Swedish and four Norwegian bridesmaids, among whom was Princess Ingrid.

The choir sang the Norwegian anthem at the conclusion of the ceremony.-Reuter,

BANANA BAN BY MUSSOLINI.

FASCISTS WATCH FOR FORBIDDEN FRUIT.

tho - India

“Wholly Improper.”

Mr. Thurtle asked whether the action taken was instigated by the Home Government.

Earl Winterton refused to answer the question, describing it as "wholly improper."

Mr. Thurtle then asked if the Home Government was privy to the intended arrests.

Earl Winterton:-Yes. The Gov- ernment of India took action with the full assent of Lord Peel.

He denied that the agitators placed under arrest,

were

RUSSIAN CINEMA DISASTER.

** Over 100 Killed in Huge

Conflagration.

AŬTERRIBLE AFFAIR.

•

Moscow, Mar, 21.

at dienstrous outbreak of fire is reported from the village of Igolkino, in the Province of Vindind

The fire completely destroyed a cinema in the village, and caused no fewer than 114 deaths.

Eleven others were very severely injured.-Reuter.

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penalised merely because they were Communists. He said that: they were being charged with conspiracy to deprive the King of hla sovereignty in British India." -Reuter.

All in Custody.

Meorut, Mar. 21.

|

Mr. Balille Hamilton" (Con) 11,171. Mr, Daniols (Lib')) Mr. Desmond (Lab,)

7,255.

$6,359.

Conservative maj. ..., 8,910.

Reuter,

Compared with the last General Election,

some 4,000 fower votors went to the poll. The Con sorvative vote has shrunk by 4,890 and the Liberal poll by 1,545, whilet Labour polled 2,445 more than at the last contest.

·

At the laat General Election, Captain Foxcroft had a majority od 3,353 over the combined votes of his Liberal and Labour oppon- ente; on this occasion, the Con- sorvative candidate is 2,443 below the total of the other contestants.

PRIME MINISTER ON ELECTION.

(Continued from' Page 1.). ple came through a time of crisis unscathed” and we have since made a Treaty with China placing relations on the friendliest footing.

"Nothing but the settlement of China's internal troubles stands between us and a large increase of our trade in China."- (Cheers),

Foreign Policy.

Mr. Baldwin also drew 'atton- tion to the Government's efforts towards world peace and the soly- | ing, of the reparations problem, and in bringing France and Ger- many together at Locarno."

"Our influence brought Germany into the League of Nations" and he urged that no country in the world could show anything like the British record of practical dis- 'armament.' 'The only alternatives for the future were Unionist or Socialist Governments, with or without Liberal support. He was confident of the result.-Reuter.

SILLY PRACTICE BY CAR DRIVERS.

DANGER TO THEMSELVES AND OTHERS.

The thirty-one Communists and Chief Inspector Aris prosecuted a Nice, Feb. 24.

Labour leaders against whom motor driver at the Kowloon, Ma- "Yes, we have no bananas!"

official warrants' were issued,gistracy this morning on charges of This old tag is a "free transla have all been taken into custody, failing to have full control of his tion" of one of the latest of They will be charged with "con- vehicle on the Taun Wan Road by Signor Mussolini's ukaace. He spiracy against the King."

carrying two passengers in the las ordained that Black Shirts It is understood that the charges front seat and of carrying throe must not eat' bananas, because will be based on the fact that passengers in excess of his license. they do not grow in Italy or in any they have been forming parties

defendant admitted the Italian colony.

and unions in India with the charges and was fined $20 on the The other day, An English avowed purpose of destroying the first count, his Worship registering woman, motoring from Carlo to San Remo, was stopped it by a Soviet type of Republic on

Monte existing sovereignty and replacing a caution on the accond,

at the frontier, so that her car the lines of the US.S.R.-Router. might be searched.

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In it, lying innocently in paper-bag on the back sent, were six bananas!

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After a great deal of talk, the Black Shirt commandant delivered Judgment. The bananas mual

Reflection in the Assembly.

New Delhi, Mar. 21. A tedious debate on the Finance Bill ended yesterday evening, the President applying the closure and adjourning the sitting in con- sequence. of the opposition shout- ing down the finance member. Bir The lady asked for time-to Goorgosachaster, the president, zu-, think, and as she pondered shemarked We have not had such an

1. Be taken back to France or 2. Be eaten on the spat,

ate the bananas! Then she was experientein four years," The permited to resume her journey,

Nationalist, Mr. Neogy, rotorted, "But we had a lesson from the other side only to-day.”

"The Air Circus," a novel and ex“ The Assembly reassembled this clting story of romance and daring morning and amid subdued excite- in the air, will be the feature dimment Mr. Motilal Nehru asked for at the Queen's Theatre on Sunday information as to the arrests and and Monday next. Louise Dresser, the well-known, character actress, Arthur Lake, 'David Rollins and Bue Carol are among the principals of the cast.

searches..

Government's Folley,

The

the offence as being serious, as the Chief Inspector Aris regarded

driver, not having full control, might have come into collision with other vehicles, or even have run over the side of the rond. The offence was rather common in the Now Territory.

YANGTSZE. RIVER STRANDINGS. ·

"THE RIVER WATERS STILL

FALLING.

Hankow, Mar, 21. The steamers which went ashore

at Hunter Island as reported in naval wireless messages yesterday, are the Luonyi and the Changain. They became atranded as the re- sult of the falling water. At pre- Mr. Crerar, the home member, sent the channel is completely replied at some length, stating blocked and only vessels of extreme- The story concerns two small that there had been thirty-one arly shallow draft can get by.-fleu- town boys who take up flying. One rests of persona conspiring to pro- Is a "natural" airman, who cares mote the objects of the Communiat little about the technique of ground International, including the sup- work, while the other is out to carry port of organisations and news- on where his brother left off aan World War acc. At the training papers opposing the present ro

ter.

FOG EXPECTED.

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gime. He hoped the Assembly The Royal Observatory reports school both fall in love with the would approve of the Govern- that the anticyclone has weakened same girl (Miss Carol), who, with ment's policy in trying the con- further and is now central between her brother (Charlos Delancy), operates the field. The war hero's Spirators by ordinary law, Mean- the Loochoos and the Bonins. Mo- derate monsoon may be expected brother is a marvel at mechanics, the mattor was aub fudice.

(otilal Nehru moved an ad-|over the China sed,

tin order to discuss the

Forecast:-light N.E. or vari- it's policy. This Mr.able winds; fine at first, fog later.

others opposed, but₤2.

but a coward in the air, while his

pal is just the opposite. Thrliling parachute jumps, crashes of planes Go

and miraculous escapes from death, are among the highlights of the.

Crez

after s

al opposition speeches ral had disallowed Mr. Motilal picture. The air scones are read the plenir. Patel, allowed Nehru's adjournment notion to and are not the result of trickery the motion or condition that no discuss the policy behind the ar

on the part of the cameraman.

The Samoan Dancers" will ap pear during each performance in native song and dance numbers

attempt was made to enter into the

LON CHANEY

Directed by the man who made

"BEAU GESTE"

and

"SORRELL & SON"

in an unusual story of thea- trical life,

Never will you forget "the man of a thou- sand facón” de he appears in his Infost and most remark- able role!

LAUGH

CLOWN LAUGH

BIGGER AND BETTER. THAN

"HE WHO GETS SLAPPED"

AT THE

QUEEN'S TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20,

CAN YOU GUESS WHAT HAPPENED AT-

The

13th hour

இ

AT THE Mr

STRANGE sounda.

cerle lights that go

on and off-a youth and a girl and a dog in the midst of unknown

terrora ! A startling detective story! You'll enjoy everý ganp and shudder! ¡SEE IT!.

With

LIONEL BARRYMORE

WORLD TODAY AND TO-MORROW

At 5.15 & 9.20 Only.

2.30 & 7.16. Chinese Picture, “Two Hawke."

BEBE DANIELS

•Miss Brewster's

Millions

a

Cartmount Platum

CLARENCE BADGER"

GEORGE Barr

McCutcheon a famous novel coined into a picture jingling

with fun!

A with WARNER BAXTER FORD STERLING

BRIGHT AND

SNAPPY!

NINA ET JACQUES.

POPULAR DANCERS, ADDI

To-day At 5.30 8 9.20

STAR T-row Al 2:50. 5.30 & 9:20.

roate of Communists, or the

AT THE

merits of the cases. Later. ground that such discussion would

The President announced in the be detrimental to public safety Assembly that, the Governor-Gene-Reuter,