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KOWLOON HOTEL

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1929.

FRENCH ADMIRAL'S LANDING THIS MORNING.

Rear-Admiral Mouget, Commandor-in-Chief of the French Naval Squadron in Fur Eastern waters, inspecting tthe Guard of Honour from the King's Own Scottish Borderers on making his official landing at Queen's Pier this morning: (Photo. Ming Yuen Studio).

MURDER TOLL IN KOWLOON ISSUES THE COTTON TRADE

NEW YORK.

STRONG CRITICISM OF POLICE: COMMISSIONER.

PREDECESSOR DIES.

New York, Aug. 13. The death has occurred at the age of 47, of Mr. Joseph Warren, who until December last year was the Police Commissioner for New York City.

DISCUSSED.

NUMEROUS MATTERS

BEFORE K.R.A.

PLEA TO EXPEDITE WORK ON PLAYGROUND.

POLICE INADEQUACY.

DISPUTE,

PREMIER ASKS SUBMISSION TO ARBITRATION.

MORE HOPEFUL VIEWS.

London, Aug. 13. Meetings which it in hoped will lead to a resumption of negalia- tions between the parties in the colton trade dispute were held in Manchester to-day. They were de result of an interview between the Prime Minis-

It will be recalled that he was compelled by Mayor "Jimmy" Walk- er to resign from office in December The usual monthly meeting ofter and the employers at Edin last us the result of the continued the General Committee of the burgh during the week-end when expression of public indignation at Kowloon Residents Association Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, I in the repeated gangster outrages in was held on Monday evening in the understood, argued the desir New York.

St. Andrew's Church Hall, the fol- ability of submitting the case to The record of his successor, Mr.lowing members being pres nt: arbitration.

O.B.E. At noon, the Committees of the Grover Whalen, is now being severe- Mr. C. M. Manners, ly, criticised.

(President), Mr. C. E. Terry (Hon. Cotton. Spinners' and Manufac-

Associations The New York Telegram, for Secretary), and Messrs. T. T. turers

met. Sir instance, to-day publishes the re-Laurenson, D.8.0., B. W. Tupe, B. Horace Wilson, the Permanent suits of a survey of his regime for Wylie, F. 3. Easterbrook, W. J. Secretary of the Ministry of the six months ended June 30th. Stokes, F. W. Stapleton, II. F. Un, Labour, was present.

According to the statistics pro-Jz M. Alves, J. H. Hunt, O.B.E., The meeting was, adjourned vided by the Telegram, no fewer C. B. Rigga, E. C. Tregillus and W. when it became known that the than 148 murders were committed Goldenburg.

Committee of the Federation of during six months, and only forty-

Previous to the commencement Master Cotton Spinners' Ansocla- four arrests were made.-Reuter's of business, the President referred tione had been called together for Ameitan Service.

late member of the Committee, and to the death of Mr. Lal fin-to, a this afternoon.

It is expected that these two expressed the regrets of the Asso-sections of the employers will clation at his decease and their meet later in consultation with a sympathy with his widow and de- view to joint action. Part of the pendents.

business at énch meeting, dealt The minutes of the preys and reports were given of the with the question of arbitration. meeting having been read and con-interview with Mr. MacDonald. firmed, correspondence regarding

The seal comparisons have been ninde recently between London and New York. Since Lord Byng took control of the Metropolitan Police, eighteen murders have occurred, eleven arrests have been made, und in the other seven cases the mur- derera commilled suicide,

the Water Emergency, "one way after consulting the Trade Union The operatives' representativce, RHINELANDS NOW TO of bus tickets at the Ferry and tration as the only solution.

ricksda traffic to the Ferry, issue Congress executive, demand arbi- THE FORE..

Kowloon bus services was laid on the table.

Girls' International Club, (Continued from. Page 1).

A letter asking the opinion of effect, in the words of a Liberal the committee on a proposal to editorial, "sweeping away like institute an International Club for cobwebs the foreign legends about Girls in Kowloon was discussed; divisions between Mr. MacDonald at some length. and Mr. Snowden on the subject of reparations."

"Good team work," is Con servative writer's comment en the MacDonald-Snowden attitude. -Reuter.

1

Milder Comment.

London, Aug. 13.

Journal's correspondent

As regards the employers it is known that the Manufacturers' Association is inclined towarda arbitration, while the spinners oppose it, preferring negotiation.

direct

Later.

The Central Committees of the (two employers' associations have

It was decided that the matter passed a resolution, entrusting to could be afforded in the limited negotiations with the operatives required more consideration than their Wages Committees further time available, and it was accord- not excluding the principle of ingly put back for further refer-arbitration.

ence,

Builders' Obstructions,

The two Wages Committees will meet jointly to-morrow.--British Wireless and Reuter.

A letter from a resident of A different atmosphere is ru-Torres Buildings with regard to Hected by the milder comments danger to children and pedestrians outside the terms of reference of of the French press to-day..

caused by encroachment on foot-the Playing Ground Committee, at the Hague interviewed Mra.hs by building contractors was inasmuch as sanction had already

laid before the meeting,

been given by Government for the Snowden, who says, "They little know Mr. Snowden who think tions to the Police had resulted in voted.

It was stated that represonta- work and the necessary funds he is bluffing."

the particular obstruction referred

Le Matin urges the need for to being removed, but in view of It was decided therefore to the prevalence of this practice on the need for which was growing expedite work on this playground. the part of contractors it was

an effort to satisfy Britain with in the limits of the Young plan

The Petit Journal is of opinion decides to request the P.W.D. to more apparent every day.

that the formula for a settlement of the differences may now

erimure

ke

that adequate footpath necommodation should be reserved

envisaged as co-operation within future, and that mutsheds or

Police Force.

After a debate on the large num- the British delegates, which is hoardings erected in connexion ber of larcentes from dwelling needed for further progress with building operations should houses in Kowloon, particularly But be permitted to render a corner Kowloon Tong, it was decided to "blind" for traffic.

Reuter.

RAILWAYMEN AND OPIUM.

ONE FINED.

Castle Peak Road

. Photographs of rocks overhang- ing Castle Penk Road, which clear-

ascerlain from the C.S.P. whether the strength of the Police Force in Kowloon could be increased, more particularly

regards clothes men.

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plain

ly showed the extent of cracks and In this connexion, it was also

TWO MEN DISCHARGED' AND fissures rendering a dangerous fall decided to enquire whether a sub- Imminent were produced and dis-station could be Instituted at cussed.

Kowloon Tong, in view of Its After a spirited defence or be attention of the D.P.W. to the

It was decided to draw, the increasing population, half of his clients, Mr. F. H. Lose particular rocks referred to, and

New Territories. by secured the discharge of two to stress the urgent neceatity for firemen of the Kowloon-Canton their removal before a subsidence Territories Agricultural Commitice

The proposals of the Railway who were charged before with attendant loss of life takes in connexion with this year's Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the place.

show having been before the Com- Kowloon Magistracy this morning, with, being in possession of 24

a donation of the funds was dia- tacks of raw oplum.

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An engineer who was charged query from the Association regard- A sum of $200 was unnpimously with dealing in oplum, as well as ing the "tay out" of the Middle voted for this purpose, in view of being in possession of 24 tagla, Road Playground, wherein it was the development of market garden. was fined $480 on Mr. A. E. Hallstated that the question of this ing in the Peninsula as a result entering. a plea of guilty on his playground had been referred to of the work of the Agricultural behalf to the accond charge. by Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins, of the

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