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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

GIANT AIRSHIP'S

LONG FLIGHT.

R.100 BACK AT~CARDINGTON AFTER 53 HOURS.

IN FOG ALL NIGHT.

London, Jan. 29. Britain's latest glant sirship, the R100, was again flying through- out last night and at soven o'clock this morning she was near Labd's End, Cornwall.

She was expected to return to her moaring mast at Cardington before noon-to-day, having left on Monday with the intention of re- maining afloat for forty-eight houts, which period had already been exceeded al 9.30 this morning, when she was reported over Bridge water, Somerhet.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1930,

BRITISH FISCAL POLICY.

EMPIRE FREE TRADE DEBATE.

GOVERNMENT OPPOSED TO THE IDEA.

THE TORIES SILENT.

London, Jan. 29..

A debate on Empire Free Trade took place to-day in the House of Commons. It was initiated by Mr. J. R. Remer (Conservative), who moved: "That in. the opinion of this It is obvious, therefore that a House it is desirable that the considerably longer cruise than Empire be developed as a single was originally contemplated will economic unit, with internal be richieved.

Free Trade as the ideal, and The course of the airship was not that the Government be urged mapped out in advance.

The flight is the last of the to open negotiations with other R.100's trini voyages to test her Governments of the Empire airworthiness, Major Scott is in with a view to the formulation command and there are fifty-six of a policy designed to secure people aboard the vessel. Apart that the purchasing power of from fog and some rain, the weathe Empire shall be directed ther has been fair for the cruise. primarily to the full employment

Liberal Amendment.

THE NEW SPANISH THE MIGHTIEST YET OFFER

REGIME.

GEN, BERENGUER TO TAKE THREE PROTFOLIOS.

CABINET COMPLETED.

Madrid, Jan. 301 Following the resignation of General Primo de Rivera, a new Cabinet has been formed.

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General, Berenguer, the succes- sor of Primo de Rivern, in addition to being Premier, becomes Minister for War and Minister for Foreign Affairs.-Reutér..

London, Jan. 29.

The new Spanish Premier, General Berenguer, was. High Commissioner in Spanish Morocce in 1921 at the time of the Melilla reverse when great numbers of Spanish troops were killed by the Moors.

As supreme chief of the army in Morocco he was tried on a charge of neligence but was acquitted of all responsibility for the disaster. He resigned, but was inter re- instated."

Mairid, Jan. 29.

General Primo de Rivera, who is resigning from the Army, is publishing to-day an official note explaining the rensons for the crisis.

In 1924 he was sentenced to six months imprisonment in a fortresa for attending a banquet at which speeches were made attacking Later. of the inhabitants of the the Dictatorship. 'General' Beren- however, The R.100 returned in her moor-Empire!"

guer was pardoned, ing must at Cardington at twa Mr. Remer, suld he was not in after serving three months," and o'clock this afternoon after a the least afraid of the cry; it head of the King's Military House- was appointed "Your two years later cruise lasting 63 hours.

'food will cost you more."

hold. Reuter, Major Scott, commanding off-proved to be true, which he did cer, said:"During our flight we not believe, we should be giving flew at an average of fifty miles; good and permanent employment hour and we covered a distance to our people, instead of doles and equal to that to Egypt. We used unemployment. About Afteen tons of fuel and hadi seven and a half tons left, so that we could have remained in the air for another 24 hours at least. The R.101 and the R.100 are very nimi lur in behaviour and controlability We were above the clouds to-day nearly the whole of the time. I have never been on such a long flight when I enw so little of the ground." Sir Dennistoun Burney, who was on board, said:"After leaving the Channel Islands on the first night, we saw nothing until the next morning, when we found our- selven over Felixatowo. We located our position the whole time by wireless cross-bearings. There a no doubt whatever, I think, that; wireless cross-benrings have great future, I am greatly in pressed by the ease with which we were able to keep our position. Nearly all day yesterday we were flying in the fog. When we cross ed London, we could see very little." -British Wireloan."

A REAL FRIEND OF INDIA.

MARCHIONESS' OF HEADING PASSES AWAY.

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Mr. Lloyd George, the Liberal' leader, agreed that it was desir-pected to be sworn in this after- The Berenguer Cabinet is ex- able to get all that was possible noon. One of its first actions w of the trade of the Dominions and be the parliamentary election. Colonies, but the real test was what were they going to give in outbreaks of any kind will not be General Berenguer states that

amendment to add, at the end of bers of the Dictatorship, hence a return. He moved. a Liberal tolerated, especially against mem- the motion, the words:-"Provid-very strict consorship is to be ed that any auch proposals shall maintained temporarily.Reuter. not include additional taxation upon foodstuffs or raw materials imported into the United King- dom."

Conservative Silence.

BANK OF ENGLAND POLICY.

STATES.

Mr. Philip Snowden, the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, anid na CO-OPERATION "WITH UNITED this was a private member's dis- Cussion, he would not deal with any of the statements made in

London, Jan. 29. the debate;but would confine him- self simply to that part of the Commenting on the Bank of motion which called on the England's announcement that Dr. Government to take action. A Sprague, Professor of Banking most regrettable feature of the and Finance at Harvard Univer- debate had been the silence of sity, has consented to take up the members of the late Conservative work of economist and statistical Government on this question.. adviser to the Governor of the The speeches of the two mem- Bank, the Daily Telegraph says it bera who introduced the motion indicates not merely that there is had made it perfectly clear that to be a continuity in the policy of the notion meant the taxation of co-operation between the Bank of food and raw materials, and also England and the Federal Reserve of manufactured articles from system, but that the experiment" would has been a success. Mr. Stewart, foreign countries, which necessarily raise prlees. He (Mr. | who retires from the position, was Snowden) need hardly say that at one time head of the Statistical Division of the Federal Reserve the Government could give

nt Washington-British support to a proposal of that kind. Bank

To Help Empire Trade. The Government were asked to The newspapers speak of her

open negotiations with other beneficent social work in India. Governments of the Empire for the Through her energetle appeals, formulation of a policy designed sum of £100,000 was raised to to secure that the purchasing endowa hospital in Simla for power of the Empire should be

London, Jan. 10. The death is announced of the Marchioness of Realing, the wife of the Marquis of Reading, ex- Viveroy of Indin.

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Lady Reading had been ill ever since her return from India with her husband.

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Wireless.

DEAD SEA SALTS

CONCESSION.:

LAST.

1!

women and children and the train-directed primarily to the full THE AGREEMENT SIGNED AT ing of nurses. She founded the employment of the inhabitants of Indian National Baby Week, which the Empire. If that stood along has been instrumental in reducing enormously the high rate of in- fantile mortality in that country. When her health broke down,

she had so won her way to the

apart from what went before, then the Government, said Mr. Snow- den, would have no objection to it, because they were anxious to do nil that they could to promote hearts of the people that prayers Imperial trade. The Labour Party for her recovery were said in tem- had supported every measure ples, mosques and synagogues which, in their opinion, was likely throughout the country-British

Lo knit together the bonds uniting Wireless.

the Mother Country and the Overseas Dominions....

4.

COLONY'S FINANCES.

OCTOBER EXPENDITURE EXCEEDS INCOME.

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"That we shall continue to do," continued Mr. Snowden, "but we shall give no support to a policy such as is hidden in the terms of the resolution. To vote for the resolution would be to vote for a tax on the people's food and for issued show that the Colony's proposals which would increase credit balance at the end of Octo- the casts of production in every ber was

$10,054,882, compared manufacturing industry in this

The latest financial

September.

returns

London, Jan. 29.

Dr. Shields, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, stated in the House of Commons that the preliminary agreement regarding the Dead Sea concession, which was signed last. May, and since been completed.

The deed was signed on January Ist, granting a concession to the Palestine Potash Company, form- ed by Mr. Novomeysky and Major Tulloch-British Wireless.

aspects of national, Imperial and international economy with any bearing on the prosperity of the country. The Chairman will be

the Premier...

The Council will take over and expand the functions of the exist ing Committee of Civil Research. The members of the Council will

| with ' $10,408,065 at the end of country and reduce the standard of living of the workers of this The revenue for October was

country." 82,147,665, compared withi The debate was adjourned-be the Chancellor of the Ex- $1,083,823, for the same month in British Wirclean.

| 1928, whilst the expenditure was was $2,500,848, against $2,396,457 in the previous year.

·The total revenue fröm Januáry to October inclusive was $19,143, 949, against $19,004,299. În 1928, whilst the respective expenditure figúres were * $180,701 and $16,929,670,

Economic Council,

chequer, the Minister-in-Charge of the Unemployment Problem, the President of the Board Trade, and the Minister of Agriculture and, London, Jan. 29.

Fisheries. There will also be ag Following the announcement members other persons chosen by made by the Premier recently in reason of their special knowledge the House of Commons, a Treasury and experience in industry and minute has been lasued regarding economice. q the establishment of an Economic The Council may invite in- Advisory Council.

quiries into and advise upon any It states that the purpose of the subject falling within its scope, The January number of The Council is to advise the Govern- including proposals for legisla- Macao Review has coms to hand; ment in economic matters. It tion. Its reports and work will There is much of interest in it in will make a continuous study of be confidential, unless the Council cluding the article of the Hon. J.P. developments in irade and indues advises the Premier otherwise, Braga on the Portuguese Pioneers try and in the use of national and Any action arising out of them of Hongkong and some notes and Imperial resources of the effect of will be taken on the sole respon- photographs on billiards in Hong-logislation and fiscal policy at sibility of the Government. kong.

home and abroad, and of all British Wireless,

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A great pic ture-in fact, couple of great pictures."

-N..Y. Mirror.

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SINGING TALKING DANCING

MARION DAVIES: NORMA SHEARER JOAN CRAWFORD

with

DEVUE

JOHN GILBERT

WILIAM HAINES BUSTER KEATON

CHOURS OF 200

SONG HITS

*Singin' in the

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"Your Mother

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Tine"

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OF TWO LOVERS WHO DEFIED THE WORLD!

DOLORES COSTELLO Glorious Betsy

Conrad Nagel

Garbo

with

NILS ASTHER

The Single Standard JOHN MACK BROWN

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