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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. - SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1930

POWERS MEET AT THE HAGUE.

MR. SNOWDEN AND FRENCH PREMIER AGREE,

JAPANESE NAVAL ATTITUDE.

COMING ROYAL

WEDDING.

NOT QUESTIONING NEED FOR BELGIAN PRINCESS LEAVES

✨ SINGAPORE BASE.

AMICABLE GATHERING. CRUISER STRENGTHS.

The Hague, Jun. 3. The Chancellor of the Exche quer, Mr. Philip Snowden, and the President of the Board of Trade. Mr. William Graham, the chief British delegates at the adjourned Reparations Conference, arrived at the Hague this morning.

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The preliminaries of the session of the conference are due to take

place this evening, and will be an upen session preceded by a private meeting of delegates of the six inviting Powers to consider the question of procedure.

Later.

M. Juspar, the Belgian Premier, presided at a half-hour plenary Ression of the Second lingue Con- ference, and urged that there should be no waste of time. After brief speeches by other delegates, the conference began its task, in privato.

London, Jan. 3. Mr. Reijira Wakatsuki, the principal political figure in the Japanese delegation to the London | Naval Conference, gave an inter- view, to. Reuter's representative to-day when he reiterated, in a nutshell, the standpoint taken up by Japan with regard to the limitation of naval armaments,

Japan, he said, in ready to re- duce, but the first essential is international naval equilibrium.

Japan is also ready to prolong the present age-limit of capital ships. She does not favour the abolition of submarines, but is prepared to discuss the question of their limitation, particularly the limitation of certain tyvos,

More than anything else, Japan desires a ratio of 7 to 10 in auxiliary vessels and not of 3 to 5 as in the case of capital ships. Mr. Wakatsuki was adamant as Mr. Philip Snowden and M. Tegurds this demand, saying that Tardieu, the French Premier. Japan must have a seventy per conferred cordially and it is stated cent, ratio of the Power having that they are completely agreed the most numerous of the bigger on the suggested solutions regard-cruisers. ing the application of the Young Plan and also regarding the pro- cedure to be adopted at the Con- ference-Reuter and British Wire

less.

THE C., E. RAILWAY SETTLEMENT.

NEW RUSSIAN OFFICIALS

INSTALLED. «

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Harbin, Jan, 3. Thu newly-appointed Clif munsker and Assistant Manager of the Chinese Eastern Railway, both Russians, were formally installed at Harbin on December 31st.

The rigid Martial Law. enforced for Reveral weeks at Harbin has been cancelled since the New Year's Day and railway com- munication on the Chinese Eastern Railway between Harbin and Khailur and beyond. has been resumed.

General Chang Hsueh-liang has addressed a telegram to Nanking asserting that 1,200 Soviet pri- soners at the various concentra- tion camps in Munckuria have been released after due examin. tion by the Chine e nutboriles in Harbin, who are satisfied that they were not Communists.

The 1,200 prisoners included the whole Soviet staff of the Chinese Eastern Railway who had been detained for several months. The 37 alleged Soviet Communist mem ters detained by the Harbin Police at the Soviet Consulate Office have also been set free.

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YEN HSI-SHAN AT CHANGCHOW.

ACTION AGAINST HONAN REBELS.

Shanghal, Jun. 3. The war situation in Bonan has Taken a new turn consequent on the arrival nt. Changchow of Marshal Yen. Hsi-shun this morn ing to wesume command of the Nanking troops in the suppression of the rebel army, under Genern! Tang Seng-chi.

Japan is not disposed to raise the question of the Singapore Base.

She favoure the doctrine of the freedom of the seas, but agrees that international law on this point is most intricate. * P

Mr. Wakatsuki presupposes that any decisions reached. in London will be immediately effective. Japan will loyally abide by them. -Reuter.

Y.M.C.A. DEBATE.

HAS LABOUR JUSTIFIED

IT'S RETURN?

Departing for the occasion from their policy of non-political dis cussions, the European Y.M.C.A. Literary and Debating Committee will hold a debate on January 16, į the subject of which is "Ins the Labour Party Justified Its. Return to Power 7"

FOR HOME.

MÁNY PRECAUTIONS.

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Brussels, Jan. 3, Princess Marie Jose, who is shortly to be married to Crown Price Humbert of Italy, lett-for Rome to-day, accompanied by Their Mafesties the King and Queen and her brother, in a Royal train of unrivalled, splendour.

Thousands of people lined the streets and expressed the Itylicst Interest in the Princess' ròmance. especially in view of the recent attempt on the life of Prince

Humbert.

of

There are many, rumours plots, and the strongest precaut ions are being taken. The line is being closely patrolled, and the train is preceded by pilot engines. the guests

Two special trains are convering

to the wedding. Router.

DUE TO ARRIVE.

PASSENGERS ON THE S.S. KITANO MARU.

are

The following passengers due to arrive from Singapore' on the 7th inst per s.s..Kitano Maru: Mr. and Mrs. C. Godward, Mr. N. Kawamura, Mrs. Mundy, Mr. A. W. W. Salter, Mr. T. D. W. Brown, Mr. W. Duncan, Mr., S. V. Gash, Miss M. Johnson, Mr. Kirschner, Mr. D. S. Marshall, Mr. G. N. Moore, Mr."N. J. Rush, Mr. W. B. Sheppard, Dr. R. Sorge, Mr. Wein- gart. Mr. and Mrs. H. Ashida, Miss M. Ashida, Master J. Ashida, Master. T. Ashida, Mr. Z. Kamiya, Mr. T. Kimura, Mias M. Mitsuda, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert, Miss L. Bryan, Miss A. Donati, Lt. Col. A. Fujiwara, Eng, Comdr. K. Iwamoto Mr. and Mrs. M. Kashima, Miss

1. Kashima, Miss Y. Kashima, Lt.

Gen. H. Kurosaki, Constructor Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. N. Masukata, "Comdr. G. Miyata, Mr. A. D. Mor-i rison, Capt. H. Sato, Comdr. T. Sugiyama, Mr. and Mrs. T. Takenouchi, Mr. T. Tani, Col. T. Watanabc..

LATE MRS. HARKER,

FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY.

Ladles are invited to the debale as the guests of residents and members, and special catering

A number of friends of the late arrangements have been made in order to make the function Mrs. Harker attended the funeral popular success. The subject is which took place at the Protestant certainly one of the most contro- Cemetery yesterday evening, the versial that could have been burial being in the old residents' chosen, and it is hoped that wide section. interest throughout the Colony will be aroused.

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The Very Rev. Alfred Swann officiated, and among those present So far, the committee has not were Mr. Frank Austin, as chief reached a decision as to what mourner, Messrs. Sykes, F. H. members will take part in the de- Loseby, T. M. Hazlerigg, E. Ralphs, bate, but it is understood that Mr. Stuart Smith, Konsul H, Gipperich J. H. Hunt has been selected to (Consul General for Germany), lead the affirmative. "Mr. Hunt I. H. Seth, Blackett, Lambelet, M. widely known as one of the most and Mme. G. Cuvillier, the Misses experienceil debators in the Loureiro, Miss Oliver, M. and Mma. Colony, and the difficulty at the Lecot, Mr. and Mrs. Jessen, Mr. moment is to find someone to and Mrs. Fielder, and others. oppose him. The object of the committee is

coming debaters for whom tuition and experience is available. It is this circumstance that wil make the debute even more interesting an the prospect of, new blood is an appealing ane.

to

find

Many wreaths were laid on the grave from relatives and personal friends of the deceased Indy, In- cluding wreaths from all those who a number of attended and from other sympathisers.

BANK RETURNS.

Just now the members of the Committee are devoting much time to preparing for the debate and NOTES & SPECIE FIGURES it is likely that a sub-committee

FOR DECEMBER. will be appointed to make ade- Nanking reports state that of the quate arrangements for the recep The returns of the average thousands of rebel troops, under tion of the many guests who are amount of bank notes in circula- Tang Seng-chi in Honan, over 8,000 expected. A number of invitation, and of specie in reserve in have been either killed or wounded, tione are already out for the Hongkong, during the month end- and that only three Regiments have debate, but many more will be led 31st December, 1929, as certi been able to preserve their ex-issued by individual members fed, by the Managers of the res istence. The whereabouts of Tang during the next week. Seng-chi are not known, but it-is believed that he is not with the main body of his troops,

Nanking Government forces are articipating the capture

of Hsuchung at any moment.

FORMER FINANCE

COMMISSIONER.

CHINESE, OFFICIAL 'ARRIVES IN HONGKONG,

Formerly the Finance Com missioner of the Kwangtung 'Pro- vincial Government, Mr. Koo: Ying- fan arrived in Hongkong, en roule

pective Banks are:

TENDERS ACCEPTED

Banka

Chartered flask Hongkong Jank Mercantile Bank

THE LATEST GOVERNMENT

LIST.

The Gazcite notifies the accep- tance of the following tenders;

Mesars. Standard Oil Co. of New York, for the supply of com pounded engine oil, cylinder oil, superheated cylinder oil, engine oil and axle of to the Kowloon- Canton Railway during the year 1980,

Messrs. Asiatic Petroleum Co.

to Canton, this morning on board (South-China), Ltd, for the sup-

Total

Amount

17.108.82H ..59,430,LJB ..... 1,920,165

$78,782.208

Specia In Rasures ཀ་

7,000,000 :$6,000,000) 789,0001

43,750,000.

* In addition Sterling · Becurilles are 'dej posited with the Crown Agenta valued 1m 21,242,300,

1:"In addition Becurities depoelled, with the Crown Agents and Siraita Governmun) valued at £2,918,700.

In addion Becurion deposlied, with tha

Crown Agenta valued at £160,000,

POLICE TITLES.

NEW DESIGNATIONS NOW

IN TORCE

It is notified that in accordance with the provisions of the Police Force Ordinance, 1900 the follow- ing appointments will take effect as from and' including the 1st 31.350 for the repairs of S/L

Messrs. Kwang Hip Lang & Co., | January 1950;

A inspector General of Police G.P.O: 2.

The Hon. Mr. E. ‚D, C.-Wolfe, ¿CAM.GLAME

the President Jackson from Shang-ply of Dynamo Oil and Motor oils thai.

to the Kowloon-Canton Railway There are rumours concerning during the year 1930, the possible appointment of Mr. Koo as Civil Governor of Kwange, but Mr. Koo was reticent - this morning when approached by Pressmen on the subject of his mis- sion. It is understood that. Mr. Koo will spend some time in Kwangsi foolding after rehabilita tion work both financially and politically before returning Nanking, where he de acting Chief Secretary, to the State Connell:

·Messta. Sang Lee & Co, for the maintenance, repair, etc, to Government buildings in the Colony of Hongkong, and Kowloon during the year 1980,

Mesara, Chung Lee & Co. for the maintenance, repair, etc to Govern ment buildings In the New Terr). torlex during the year 1980

Divisional Superintendent, Hongkong Mr. P. P. J Wode house, C.I.E

- Divisional Sup Director Criminal Mr. T B King - Divisional Kowloon Mr. Dia

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