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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1929.

DUKE OF GLOUCESTER PLAYS POLO IN HONGKONG.

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MARRIAGE AGE FOR CHILDREN.

*STARTLING, DECLARES PUBLIC PROSECUTOR.

Sir Archibald Bodkin, Director

of Public Prosecutions, has de-,

Above are two interesting snapshots taken at the Polo Ground yesterday afternoon, when H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester played in, a polo match and scored two goals. In the

group, the Duke is seen second from loft. (Photos: Ming Yuon).

US. DISARMAMENT PROPOSALS.

TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM' TO BE ISSUED,

MR. BALDWIN'S VIEWS.

London, Apr..25.

Mr. Baldwin, in the course of a political speech at Bristol, endors-i ed on behalf of Britain, Mr. Hugh Gibson's declaration at Geneva in favour not merely of limitation, but of reduction of armaments, including war vessels of every class.

He said that Britain was ready to co-operate cordially with the United States to secure its" gen- eraj acceptance.

It is learned from Geneva that when the Disarmament Committee: some days hence discuss the chap-1 ter on effectives, there will be re- leased a technical Memorandum, prepared by the American dele- gates, explaining the naval dis- armament proposals of the United

States, based on the lines of Mr. Gibson's speech.

A solution of the Anglo-Ameri- ean cruiser problem is suggested in

Here the Duke is seen in match. action during the

(Photo: Ming Yuen),

BERLIN, FINANCIAL

DIFFICULTY.

UNDERSTANDING.

a letter to the Morning Post by FAINT HOPE OF REPARATION which Great Britain could nccept parity with the United States as to every class of warships, while Australia, Canada, India, New Zea land and South Africa could be separately allotted cruiser forces RAISE IN BANK RATE. reasonably adequate to protect their: coasts and commerce-Reuter.

London, Apr. 25.

It is understood that the preli- minary draft of the Reparations

WARNING SHOT BY Committee's report will be ready

INDIAN.

THEFT OF PLANKS FROM RESERVOIR.

ONE MAN SENTENCED.

to-morrow, but German experts both in Paris and Berlin enter. lain only a faint hope of under.

Landing.

Berlin financial circles express the opinion that the date when the transfer problem becomes in- soluble in nearer than is generally anticipated, so that a new confer- ence cannot be avoided.

י,

Mr. J. H. Coreer, of the Hong- kong Excavation, Pile Driving and Construction Co., Ltd., proscented a Chiness, before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy. this morning, on churge of AUNORNBACHANSONDRONĖSATODALYESTRAÇES

1 larceny of thirty planks of wood from the Shek Lee Pui Reservoir

THE SINKING OF THE on the Taipo Road.

"I'M ALONE.""

The defendant pleaded guilty, Arecrding to Detective Sergeant Meadows, the defendant and three others were ween by an Indian guard carrying four bundles of planka. He shouted to the men, and at the same time fired over

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London, Apr. 25.

A new type of fast motor life- bont, enpable of a speed of 17 or 18 knots, for use in the English Channel, is announced by the Royal National Lifeboat Institu tion. The lifeboat will cost be tween £17,000 and £18,000 and will be stationed at Dover.

The object of the Institution is

to provide a life-saving vessel fast

The

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ON CHANEY gives the most

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With

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enough to go to the assistance of BETTY COMPSON, JAMES MURRAY

any noroplane forced down in the Channel,

The new boat will be 64 feet by 14 feet. She will have two cabins, with room for about fifty people.

Whereas the most powerful life- boats at present have two 80 horse-power engines, this New type will have two engines of 375 horse-power each. She will alan be fitted with wireless telephony, send enabling her to take and messages over a distance of Afty miles.

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responded to an appeal made by Four shipping companies have

the Prince of Wales, in his Pre- afdental address at the last an nual meeting of the Institution, that they should provide lifeboats.

-British Wireless,

FIGHTING OCCURS IN SZECHUAN.

GENERAL YANG SEN AGAIN TO THE FORE,

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AT THE

QUEEN'S

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LOVE HUNGRY

He thought he knew all about the fair sex because be wrote lettere of advice to the love hungry. But be met a little show girl who made him confess that he knew nothing and married him! SEE BOW!

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"REBEL" ALLIANCE?

The Germans also indignantly

Naval wireless mesanges repudiate the French allegations ceived in Hongkong this morning that Dr. Schacht has been ham-state that fighting has again pering the free working of the broken out in Szechuan.

AT THE Few detalls are available, but Dawes Plan.

It is understood that General Yang Sen is again prominent.

Shanghai, Apr. 25. Political intrigues have been revealed by General Lung Wan, of Yunnan Military Governor Province, who has wired to the National Government reporting that militarista in Kwelchow Province, including General Chow Sat-sing, have become involved In a gigantle military movement to join hands with Generals Lai Hain-hui and other "rebela" in Szechuan to launch a surprise attack on Yunnan Province.

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men

under 21. Cases frequently arose their heads. Three of the in which young girls, many of managed to CACADE but the them Jewesses from Poland, ad-defendunt jumped into the reser- vanced their ages in order to get voir and was arrested... married, and were not above forging consents.

It was mentioned that there hail been several larcenles of planke From the site, but in previous In- stances the thieves had managed to escape arrest.

Centuries-Old Law.'

If marriages were to be made scribed "Lord Buckmaster's proposal void as proposed in the Bill, sub In the Age of Marriages Bill that aldiary provisions would have to marriages between persons either be passed protecting the men con- of whom is under 16 should be corned against the operation of mude vold, is "a very startling the criminal law, and dealing with Troposition."

the question of the legitimacy of He was giving evidence before any children born of such unions.

• Select Committee of the House of Asked if he considered that a Lorda.

change in the age of marriage was "If" said Sir Archibald, "people destrable, Sir Archibald said the polemnly marry with full know question was a very difficult one ledge of the nature of the contract, to answer. The law as it stood had and it should turn out that the been in existence for centuries, and wife was a day under 16, the he had not sufficient experience husband would be able to pro-jupon which to base a definite accution for misdemeanour. That, opinion.

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His Worship imposed sentence of three weeks hard labour,

BOILER EXPLOSION IN JAPAN.

DYNAMITE MIXED AMONG

'THE COAL,

Tokyo, Apr. 26. One man was killed and fifteen I think, would be a startling post- The law of consent to a contract persons seriously injured when tion, and one, that would arouse of marriage fixed the ages of 12 the boilers of a public bath-house such conscience, as the public pos- for the girl and 14 for the boy. at Sapporo, Hokkaido, exploded

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but he had never heard of any per-last night. Under the existing law, he con-ons in his country having been tinued, consent of the parents was married on reaching those uges. reqired if one of the spouses was The Committee adjourned,

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Case to be Submitted to Arbitration..

REDRESS. FOR CANADA?

Washington, Apr. 25. Canada and thbroUnited States haveragreed to submit the case of the sinking of the schooner."I'm Alone" by US coastguard cutter to ur- bitration, to decide whether Canada is entitled 5 redress. -Reuter.

In his telegram, General Lung Wan deals with the political intrigues that have been carried on for some time between lead- ers in Kwangai, Szechuan and Kwajchow with the object of capturing Yunnan and forming an alliance of the four Provices ir. South-West China,

General Lung Wan concludes by saying that he is mobilizing Nationalist Army in Dr. Schacht explains that the the 10th raising of the bank rate was pur Yuanan In view of threatened posely deferred ne' long an, pon-attacks from Szechuan and Kwei- sible as it was felt that are chow. might unfavourably Impress the Committee of Experts on Repura- tions.-Reuter..

Higher German Bank Rate,

London, Earlier.

urged Dr. Schacht to take urgent measures to remedy.

The French newspapers pre- viously had alleged that Dr. The raising of the Reichabanki tained a discount rate of 6% with Schacht had deliberately main- rate of discount from 6 to 7 the object of compromising Ger- Five houses in the vicinity per cent. is a direct outcome of man exchange and hampering the were destroyed by the explosion, the situation mentioned earlier machinery of the Dawes plan which, it is believod, was due to which, according to Parla news following publication of Mr. the fact that a place of blasting papera, Mr. Parker Gilbert, the Parker Gilbert'e optimistic Tre dynamite, was mixed with the Agent General for Reparations, port of Germany's economic post- coal-Reuter.

and members of the Committee, tion-Reuter.

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