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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 1930.

PRINCE OF WALES' FUTURE OF NAVAL UNEMPLOYMENT IN

ILLNESS.

REPORTED TO BE MAKING "NICE" PROGRESS.

OUT OF BED TO-DAY.

Nairobi, Mar. 3. H.R.H. The Prince of Wales is progressing nicely and it is hoped that he will be able to get up soon, possibly to-morrow.

Competent medical opinion here declares that there is no foundation for the anxiety apparently felt in some circles in London.

CONFERENCE.

FRENCH RETURN EXPECTED ON THURSDAY."

AMERICA.

ALARMING FIGURES QUÕTED IN CONGRESS:

AN AMERICAN DEBATE. WORSE THAN BRITAIN,

London, Mar. 3.

If, as is generally expected, M. Tardieu's new Government re- ceives the confidence of the French Chamber on Wednesday, the London on the following day and French delegatos will cross to the full proceedings of the Naval Conference will be resumed on

Friday.

A meeting of the heads of the delegations in London, which the French Ambassador, M. Fleuriau, will attend, will be held to-morrow morning.

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Washington, Mar. 3. In the course of the debate in the Senate on the growing figures of unemployment, which have ap- parently reached a position more accused President Hoover and alarming than in Britain, a Senator- his Administration of "playing. politics" with unemployment,

He warned the House" that "poverty, disaster and rebellion," would result unless the President and Congress co-operated to solve the problem.

Senator La Folette, of Wiscon-

sin, declared that the scares over

It is pointed out that if a case of sub-tortian malaria is treated promptly, as has been the case with the Prince of Wales the attack passes off quickly and the patient soon completely recovers. His The Experts Committee, who Royal Highness will be running no have been considering special risk by remaining in the country. vessels and are meeting to-day, With regard to the reports of have concluded their report which the use of an aeroplane on the will be presented to the First Com-issue, which was unemployment. Prince's safari, it is emphasised mittee when all the Conference de- that this method is never used for legates re-assemble.-British Wire the actual spotting of game during | less, a hunt (the impression apparently 'created).

Aeroplanes would be unsuitable for this purpose owing to the noise of their engines which would most

certainly scare the animals.

The aeroplane has merely been used quickly to convey news ceived in Nairobi that elephants

re-

had been seen near Voi, to the Prince's hunter, and for the trans- porting of the Prince's hunter to Voi.-Reuter.

THE SCOTT-SHARKEY FIASCO.

BOXING COMMISSION TO TAKE NO ACTION.

Miami, Mar, 3.

The Boxing Commission has an- nounced that it proposes to take no action in connexion with the complaint of Mr. Jimmy Johnston, Phil Scott's manager, regarding the decision of the referee in the world's championship contest.

The decision of the referce (Mr. Lou Magnolia, will stand.-Reuter's American Service.

[The fight terminated in a most unsatisfactory manner, Sharkey being awarded the contest in the

third round although the evidence of all the critics ie that the blow. which knocked Phil Scott down was a foul Scote declares that Sharkey traded throughout on the reluctance of the

to claim Englishman

foul. It is tunst significant that' in the film of the fight, that part of the film which would have shown whether or not the blow was a foal has been censored.]

SIMON COMMISSION REPORT.

EXPECTED TO BE READY SOON AFTER EASTER.

London, Mar. 3. The Secretary for India, Mr. Wedgwood Benn announced in the House of Commons to-day that Sir John Simon, the Chairman of the Indian Statutory Commission, had informed him that the Commission would be very glad to find them- selves able to put their Report in his hands for submission to the King soon after Easter,

the

No time was being wasted, but work was so Iaborious and the range of subjects so large it was as yet impossible to make a definite statement.

Mr. Benn added that arrange- ments

were being made

for simultaneous publication of the Report to India and this country. -British Wireless.

BRITAIN & EGYPT.

DELEGATION SHORTLY DUE

IN LONDON,

Washington, Mar. 9.

A discussion on the naval con-

ference took place in the Senate to-day. Senator McKellar, a Demo- crat, proposing that the American delegation should be recalled!

He was opposed by members of

NRMINANGUNANCIARENIE

BRITISH WARSHIPS AND WEIHAIWEI.

Facilities Provided by New Agreement.

RENEWAL PROVISION:

London, Mar. 3.

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Arthur Henderson was asked whether in the impending agreement concern- ing Weihaiwei a clause was be- ing inserted to enable British warships in Far Eastern waters to use that port for the purposes of health and for exercising the ships and their crews.

He replied that the draft agreement reached between the British Minister and the Chinese Foreign Minister for consideration...by the two

· · Governments contained 4a, clause providing for such·· facilities for a period of years, which might be renewed by agreement.-British Wireless.

JUCENTRUSTINGENABLE

his own party including Senator Swanson, of Virginia, and Senator George, of Georgia, who hoped that the delegation would continue their efforts for a reduction of the parity figures, and not be dis- couraged by apparent difficultles, A cation-wide appeal for a re- duction and not merely a limitation, of naval armaments, has been cabled to the American delegation in London on behalf of over twelve hundred prominent men and wo- men, including the presidents of over two hundred of the largest colleges and Universities and the Governors of eight States, as well as a number of well-known church- men and business men-Reuter's American Service.

TWELVE GOALS IN A MATCH.

BLACKBURN'S REMARKABLE

VICTORY.

London, Mar. 3., Postponed English league mat- ches, played to-day, resulted

as follows:

First Division. Sheffield; Un. .::5 Blackburn

Second Division.

Merthyr Newport

0 Millwall

Third Division (South).

Q. P. R.. 2. Brighton

Third Division (North). Stockport 5 Hartlepools -Reuter

Southampton London, Mar. 3. Questioned in the House of Commons regarding the forthcom- ing negotiations for an Anglo- Egyptian Treaty, the Foreign Secretary said: "The Egyptian delegation will be headed. by the Egyptian Prime Minister and will, it is understood, include the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Public Works. They are due to arrive in London during the week beginning 24th March."--British Wireless,

TSARIST ADMIRAL PASSES AWAY.

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR RECALLED.

ANOTHER DEATH IN U.S. BLAZE.

NEW ORLEANS WAREHOUSE FIRE DISASTER.

the Communist demonstration's were attempts by the Government to divert attention from the real

to

A number of speakers chal- lenged the accuracy of the Govern- ment's statistics, purporting show an improvement in the situation.

was opened by 4 Republican, Senator Brookhart, who estimated the unemployed at

The debate

between three and six millions, and who made an appeal for Government assistance.

In order to relieve the "serious danger" of widespread unemploy- ment in the United States, he ask- ed Congress to vote £10,000,000. and also take measures to combat the "revolutionary calls for mass demonstrations of the unemployed" said to be issued by the Com- munists.

Labour The Federation · of states that unemployment in February reached a danger point, with twenty-two per cent. of organised labour idle. Forty-three per cent, of the building trade em- ployees have laid off.

The situation has since improved slightly.--Reuter's American Ser

vice.

THE RIVER SEVERN BARRAGE.

GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATING THE SCHEME.

London, Mar. 8.~ In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Herbert Morrison, Minister of Transport; made a statement re- garding the proposals for a bar- rage on the River Sewern.

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He said proliminary investiga-| tions had been concluded and July at the sub-committee reported that they were satisfied regarding the practicability of constructing the barrage. The Goverment, however, had to be satisfied there was prima facie case for going a step further, and arrangements were now being made for the prepara- tion of the scheme, with estimates of the capital cost involved and the be expected to be generated. amount of electricty which might

The Government was not commit-

ted in any way, but regarded the proposition as of very great im- portance-British Wireless.

DUTCH FLIGHTS IN INDIA.

DELAY QUESTION RAISED IN COMMONS.

London, Mar, 3. In the House of Commong to day, Mr. Wedgwood Bann was questioned regarding the causes

of delay in granting permission to the Dutch air service to Batavia to carry out a further series off flights over that portion of the route which lies over Indian territory.

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He replied that it has not yet been possible to authorise regular, services across India, owing to the incompletion of. the ground organization, though some trial fights had been permitted. The question of permitting further flights was now under reference to the Indian Government.-- British Wireless."

YAUMATI RAID;

CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS

SEIZED.

Detective Inspector Fallon, accompanied by Sergeant Fowlie and the Government Analyst, Mr. E. R. Dovey, carried out an im New Orleans, Mar. 3.

portant raid at Yaumati yesterday, One of the victims of yesterday's by virtue of a warrant taken out spectacular blaze on the waterfront inder the Pharmacy and Poisons. has since died of his injuries. The Ordinance, toll of the blaze is now officially.

The house raided is a new build- stated to be: Two killed, anding situate between Jordan and twelve injured.

Austin Roads. Mentone, Mar. 3.

Four bottles, of The fire swept the wharves some sort of chemical preparation The death has occurred of Ad- and warehouses on the riverfront, were seized on the first floor, and miral Ivan Gregorovitch, the last the damage being estimated at these have since been removed to Minister of Marine under the £600,000. Tsarist regime in Russia. He was

the laboratory of the Government About thirty thousand bales of Analyst for examination, responsible for the renovation of cotton were totally lost, and No mention of any arrests is

War-Reuter,

MARCH'S Ist. SPECIAL!

ALL

TALKING-SINGING SENSATION !

Marion

DAVIES

THE American public votes Marion Davies its favourite comedienne, and this picture presents

in

with LAWRENCE GRAY UKELELE

IKE

MARIANNE

Metro Mayer

1001 laughing reasons A ROBERT Z. Goldwyn

why!

LEONARD production

DON'T MISS THE SONG HITS!

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AT THE

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· ENOUGH TO MAKE A HORSE LAUGH!

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He's not singing HORSES This oat-muncher is laughing in a 'horse'voice at the comedy situations in

The NERVOUS

WRECK

with HARRISON FORD & PHYLLIS HAVER

AT THE

Japan ussian Navy after, the Russo-hundred thousand damaged-Rew made in the offcial report issued STAR TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY

ter's American Service.

this morning.

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