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PREMISES TO LET.- AGENT WANTED by an oid es-TO LET-Office Rooms, Hong- tablished firm of German Brewers kong and Shanghai Bank Build for the sale of their well-known ing. Apply to Sang Kee, same Pilsener Beer. Apply by letter to Building. H. S. 8001. Box No. 624 care Hongkong Telegraph.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1930.

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Empire. Its cost of naval defenco was about half a million sterling; Its population was one and a half millions, and the volume of its trade was one-hundred and two millions sterling..

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More Preliminarles, ;

The Premier proposed that the delegations should hold further dis cussions between themselves," and the conference was adjourned. It le to meet again when there is 'busi. ness to transact, probably early next week.

at the very least, with various sub- To an island country like New groups, not for fighting purposes, Zealand, separated from its markets but for police and peace purposes. His trade routes meant economic by great distances, the safety of NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

The Royal Navy could not

life or death.. that the FIRST ORDINARLY be kept concentrated. It must YEARLY MEETING of SHARE- bo on the Pactic and ou HOLDERS will be held at the the Atlantic. Net, he repeated, Company's Office at China Build-forwar purposes, but for peace: ings (5th floor), Hongkong, on and ordinary Commonwealth pur- Tuesday, the 4th February, 1930, poses. at 12 o'clock noon, for the purposè of receiving the Report of the Directors and a Statement of Ac- count for the period from 1st November, 1928, to 31st December, 1929, and of electing an auditor. The TRANSFER BOOK of the Company will be CLOSED from the 29th January to the 4th February, 1930, both days inclu

Office (2 Rooms) to be let from 1st January, 1930, in Hongkong sive. Club (Annex). Apply Secretary, Hongkong Club. "

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British Psychology.

Thirdly, he emphasised the im- portance of the problem from the viewpoint of British psychology The sea was everything to this country. If we were blocked on were blocked every

the sea we where.

The Premier requested the hends of the delegations to consult with him with a view to the collection, selection and arrangement of the questions which will, in due course, be brought before the conference It was found that there were a large number of such questions, and that the work of proparation must, of necessity, take a considerable time and require a number of meet- tings.

We had no hinterlands to fall back upon; no railway communica- tion, either perfect of imperfect, By Order of the Board of Direcby which we could draw our sup- tors,

plics. That was why all our HENRY LOWCOCK,

thoughts had been concentrated on the Sea, Hong Kong, 22nd January, 1929.We have felt that it was on the sea that we had to defend our selves against everybody, against every form of aggression, and against every aspect of our weak-day next-British Wireless.

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NEAR."

He would like that to be changed.

The first of these meetings took place at No. 10, Downing Street thig afternoon, and after discussion lasting an hour and a half, the

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of security, "We want a sense which will at once change the psychology which has influenced British policy so much,

Italy Wants Parity. Sir Atul Chatterjee (India) and Professor Smiddy (Irish Free State) did not wish to make any

sintement.

Signor Grandi (Italy) said that Italy was practically an island in an inland sea. She depended on her maritime communications for se- curing over three-quarters of the imports essential to the life of her dense "population. Also for Italy the sea was her life."

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In any case, she could not be asked to forego naval armaments at least on a level with those of any other Continental European Power.

He hoped the principle of the One-Power Standard, might be up lied at the lowest possible level by Italy in her relation to Continental European countries,

London, Jan. 23. The Corporation of the City of London gave a banquet in hapur of the delegates to the Naval con- ference at the Guildhall to-night, There were over seven hundred with all civic traditional ceremony.

were dressed in evening dress. with decorations, there being no uniforms, the only touch of colour being provided by the scarlet and gold robes of the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs.

"Power for Peace..

The Lord Mayor gave the toast for the succoss of the conference, and M. Tardieu, replying, declared that all the delegates counted upon success. Success would be theirs, because they were seeking peace. with the same creative power that they placed in the service of their Independence and respective security.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald tousting the Lord Mayor and Corporation of London, declared, the Con- ference was going to do its best to fulfil its task.

Ms Ishbel MaeDonald and Mrs. Stimson watched the brilliant scene from the balcony.-Renter.

Battleship Issue,

London, Jan. 23. The fact that the size and the replacement of battleships were matters discussed by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and President. Hoover during the Prime Minister's visit to the United States, was disclosed by Mr. Philip Snowden at question- time.

Colonel Gretton asked why the House had not been told before and whether the Admiralty had been, previously consulted.

Mr. Snowden replied that the

Italy was ready to reduce her Admiralty was cognisant of all armaments to any level, no matter that was going on in the matter how low, providing it would, not be of the naval discussions. Its views exceeded by any other European had received due consideration. Continental Power.

Hope From Past,

The conversations in Washing- ton were personal between Pre- sident Hoover and Mr. MacDonald and he had no official knowledge of what occurred-Reuter.

Fanstatic Rumour in Press.

London, Jan. 23.

Mr. Wakatsuki (Japan) said the fact that the Washington, agree ments, through faithful adherence by all the signatory Powers, had greatly contributed to the main- tenance of world peace, must evi- dently serve to unite all Powers in A strong appeal to the Press to the common hope and endeavour publish only reliable stories, was now to further and supplement the made by Mr. MacDonald in address- good work accomplished at Washing a hundred journalists on the ington, commensurately with the conclusion of this morning's sca-

sion of the Naval Conference. progress of the general situation.

Mr. Wilford. (New Zealand) stated that New Zealand supported a small naval-unit of the British

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Addressing the journalists ho said the conference had unanimous- ly passed the preliminary resolu- tions and adjourned until next week. It had decided the Vice- chairmanship. when Me... Mac- Donald was not presiding should go to heads of the foreign dele gatione in alphabetical order. Mr.. MacDonald added that to-day's Tel. No. C. 4405, proceedings were a friendly round- table discussion of the naval needs of various nations, from. the viewpoint of geographical situa- tion and political responsibility. "It was really a very interesting, very informing and very friendly business" There was no hostile desire on the part of any dolega. tion to question another.

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