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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1930.

NAVAL EXPERTS SPIRIT VISITOR OF THE

CONFERRING.

CONSIDERING THE POLITICAL ASPECTS:

NIGHT.

SIR A CONAN DOYLE'S -

EXPERIENCE.

OFFICIAL RECEPTION. experience in a

tween

been no

IRISH POLITICAL CRISIS

DE VALERA TO STAND FOR PRESIDENCY.

DEFEAT PREDICTED.

Sir A. Conan Doyle who is re- covering frani a long illness due to heart trouble, relates the following message to the Presa: London, Mar. 28.

London, Mar, 28. In the early morning of February

The Irish Free State Government Except for a conversation be-3 I was lying awake when I be

the Prime Minister and eame aware of heavy steps ap- was defeated by 66 votes to 64 in Messrs. Stimson and Gibson, of the proaching along-the passage which the Dail last night on a Bill, ex American delegation, there have leads to my room. They were quite tending old age pensions, intro- meetings between the as well marked as those of the duced by the De Valera Party. The Naval Conference delegates to-day, butler when he brings me my chrly Bill was opposed by the Govern nor have any been arranged before morning cup of tea. They pausedment on the ground that it would Monday morning, when the delega- outside my door, and I then heard involve an extra cost of from tion chiefs will, again meet, i

clearly a short cough as of some £250,000 to £300,000 yearly. Contact is likely to be maintain-one clearing their throat. ed by the experts, ou whom has devolved the task of devising and testing, informally, possible means of achieving an agreement, with particular reference to the political aspects of the problem.

To-night all the delegations were the guests of the Government at a reception at the House of Lords, alter which the Prime Minister left for Chequers, where he is remain ing until Sunday night.

There were 3,000 people at the reception, these including Mr. three Ramsay MacDonald, his daughters and one of his sons, Mr. A. V. Alexander (First Lord of the Admiralty), Admiral Sir Charles Madden First Sea Lord and Chief

I turned up the light and noticed and went to the door, flung it that it was 3.30 am. I then rese open fully expecting to find some person on the other side. The light from my lamp shone down the pas- sage and there was no one there. Having made sure that this was the case, 1 returned to bed in a somewhat shaken state, as I was a sick man and in no condition for such nocturnal adventures.

in a quarter of an hour or so my heart palpitation passed away and I fell into a deep sleep.

The Bill was supported by the Labour Party and some of the Independents.

Today, Mr. Cosgrave, the Pre- sident of the Executive, announced at a brief meeting of the Dail, that the Government would resign. On his motion the Dail adjourned until next Wednesday, when it will pro- ceed with the election of a new President.

leader of the De Valera Party in. Mr. O'Kelly, who acts as the

the absence of De Valera, who is on his way home from America, Baid his party was prepared to Proxi- nominate De Valera as

dent..

Two days later my wife received a letter from Mrs. Osborne Leonard

The general belief in Dublin is the well-known medium, saying that she had never dreamt of me before that De Valera will be defeated in her life, but that between 3.30 and that Cosgrave will be re-elect- and four o'ckck on Monday morn-ed. Cosgrave was elected to the of the Naval Staff) and Admiraling she had had an extraordinarily Presidency in 1922 and re-elected

vivid impression of having visit in 1927.-British Wireless. The Lord Chancellor, Miss San-ed me and actually seeing me and key, the Lord President of the Ocun- eil and Lady Parmoor received the guests.-Renter and British. Wire-| less.

Lord Jellicoe.

NANKING'S OFFER TO MANCHURIA.

THE FOREIGN FORCES TO

REMAIN,

Nanking, Mar. 28.

that

administering, some healing treat- ment to me. "It was all so real," she said, "that it cannot be classed: as a dream." In this letter Mrs. Leonard offered to come to Crow- bouugh and to give me a special seance, which she did three days later, nobly fulfilling her promise, which involved a drive of thirty miles partly through deep snow.

Bi-Location.

The seance was a very wonderful experience, but it makes a story by itself. When it was over I dis- cussed with Mrs. Leonard the hap In view of the importance of the mentioned to her the short cough penings of Monday morning, and I attitude of Manchuria, much in-

which I had heard outside my [ terest has been aroused by official door. She said: "That is really reports stating

Marshal final. I seldom have anything the Chiang Kai-shek has offered

matter with my throat, but that $1,500,000 to Genera! Chang Ifsuch-liang if he will agree to dis-night every time I woke I found patch three Divisions of Man-myself coughing in the very way churian forces to China Proper to that it impressed itself upon my you describe. It was so unusual Shansi-Kuominchon attack the allied forces in Chihli,

memory."

These are the facts, and they The offer has been made seem

to me beyond all range of through Messrs. Wu Te-chen and coincidence, and to present a very Lam Wan-kai (Mayor of Canton, clear case of bi-location. Mrs. who have arrived at Mukden, re- Leonard was sleeping at Kenley, presenting Marshal Chiang. 1

but undoubtedly, her double

On account of the extreme ten-etheric body had visited sion in the North, the Peking Crowborough. Legations have expressed their

FACTORIES.

or

me at

intention not to withdraw the MORE INSPECTORS OF foreign furces stationed at Peking, Tientsin, Tongshan and Shankai- kwan.

SEX EQUALITY DECISION.

War preparations by both the Nationalist and anti-Nationalist The staff of factory inspectors Commanders are continuing in in the employ of the Government Honan. but apart from the hostili-is to be increased during the year' ties near Chengchow, no actual by 15, which, togather with seven fighting has yet broken out. vacancies to be filled, makes an

addition of 22 inspectors.

WATER SHORTAGE

RECALLED.

Continued from Page 1.)

during the past 10 years aggregating $159,500 have been charged to building improvements and written off.

This announcement has been, made by the Home Secretary after! consideration of the recommenda- tions made by the Departmental Committee appointed by the former Home Secretary (Lord Brentford) to inquire into the strength and organisation of the factory inspectorate.

bo raised during the next

The general inspection staff will five years from 180 to 243; the number Boycott Reaction.

of the superintending inspectors' divisions from 10 to 11, and the The Working Account

of our number of inspection districts Canton Branch showed a loss, in- from 83 to 96. dicating that we have not yet

in Canton nt

The additional division will be recovered altogether, from the in the South-East of England, boycott,

least. Again, the Canton Branch suffered development of industry in recent where there has been, a great more than we did in Hongkong. from the cold and rainy summer, years. though it was not troubled withMen and women inspectors will any water difficulties.

be recruited by the same examina- tion, and there will be a singlé sellfority liat.

We are not in a position to transfer any aum to Reserve Fund, which now stands at half the amount of the subscribed capital of the Company. We trust, how- over, that the dividend of 70 cents per share recommended will, under the circumstance, be considered satisfactory and be approved.

SOME RAIN.

The local weather forecast till noon to-morrow is:-S.E. to E. winds, moderate; generally over- cast; some rain.

Tenders are being invited the supply of one single teakwood launch for the Health Officer.

The Committed recommend an establishment consisting of 70 per cent, men and 80 per cent.

women:

MR. GERALD BARRY.

TO EDIT THE "WEEK-END

REVEIW."

Following the resignation of Mr. Gerald Barry and the entire editorial staff of the "Saturday The Week-end Review," is now Review," a new weekly journal being published and edited by Mr. Barry, He will have the assist- ance of the principal members of the "Saturday Review" staff and contributors who followed him for into retirement.

screw

The resignations, it will be re- Port membered, were the direct result of the announcement that the

It is notified for the information

SHARE PRICES. TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of local sharo quotations irsued to-dayı: Banks,

Hongkong Bang, $1400 b.. Chartered Bank, £189 n. Morosatile, B., £30. .. East Asia. $100. b.

Insurances. Canton Ixs., $800 b. Union Ins., $415 b. North China, Ins., Tla, 160. b Yangtze Ins., $50. n.

China Underwriters, $1.30 si China Fires, $350 b.*

H. K. Fire Ine... $880 b.'x. div.

Shipping. Douglases, $231 B.

H. K. Steamboats, $261 a Indo-Chinas, (Def.), $50 Union Waterboats $26 b.

Mining.

Benguets, $6.75 b

Kailana, 539 n.

Langkats, Tls. 13.60 m.

S'hai Explorations, Tls. 1.30 a

Raubs, $19 b.

Tronobs, 21/- n

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharves, $153 b Whampoa Docks, $33

n.

China Providents $5 35- b. Hongkews, Tls 220 b. New Engineerings, Ts. 8. b.. Shanghai Docks. Tls, 130 b. Cottons.

Ewo Coltons, Tis. 13.60 sa S'hal Cottons, Tls. 8) old). n.

Lande, Hotels, etc.

H. and B. Hotels, $12.95. b. H. K. Lands, $72 h S'hai Lands Tis. 240 n. Humphreys, $14. n., Realties, $8.40 b Chinese Estates $98 B

Public Utilities. Tramways $20.20 b. Peak Trave

-(1.75 . Star Ferries, $71 b. China Lights, (Old) $227 = b. H. K. Electrics, $73 b. Macao Electrica, $23 b, Telophones $134 ··b. China Buses, Tis: 19. b. Singapore Tractions. 10/8.

Industrials.

China Sugars, 8) cts. b. Malabons, $27 n.

Cald: Macg, Ord: Tia. 10. n. Canton Icos, $2.50. Cements (Comb.) $15 b Ropes $7.60 b,

United Asbestos $5.

Stores, etc. Dairy Farms, $218 Watsons, $11.40

n..

Der A. Wings, '80', b -Lane Crawfords, $2.65 9.

· Mackintoshs, -$18. b.. Sinceres, $12 n

Miscellaneous.

› Amusements, '$28) b..

Constructions, $1.39 .b. B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 62%

H.K. G. Loan.7% Prem. 8.

n.

FANCY DRESS DIVERS.

"HONOLULU'S TOURIST

TEMPTERS.

Honolulu harbour's diving- boys are going in for fancy, loud-colour- ed bathing suits. The costumes will be blue with yellow diving boy emblems.

There are approximately 50 of these native divers who practically live in the water, diving for the coins tossed to them by tourists on

| "Saturday. Review" would in fu- the arriving liners. It is conserva- ture support the United Empire tively estimated that $20,000 in Party. This announcement was small coins is used annually se balt of owners and occupiera of tene made by the directors without the for the Hawaiian boys. ments that, under the provisions of knowledge of the Editor or his It is thought that the boys were the Rating Ordinance No. 6 of staff, who promptly resigned their inspired to adopt the fancy diving 1901, Rates for the Second Quar positions as a protest. ter of 1930, are payable in advance

The "Week-end Review on or before the 30th April, 1930.published at Gd.

sults by the gay-coloured beach

in costumes of the vacationists at

Waikiki.

SCEAE

The

Shadow

of Evil!

STRANGE Agures, stranger

events, fill this thriner to overflowing.

talking

You won't find the solution till the end-it'll keep you guess no j

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PICTURE

THE UNHOLY NIGHT

HEARST

LIONEL BARRYMORE

Ernest Torrence Dorothy Sebastian- Roland Young

NEWSREEL

SEE RIO DE JANEIR FROM THE AIR SEA-HORSE RACING, LATEST SPORT. HEAR MAIDS OF PEKING SING THE

GLORY OF OLD CHINA.

SEA-ELEPHANTS In Desperate Combat.

AT THE

QUEEN'S FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10; 7.15 and 9.20.

DWGRIFFITH

AT THE

presents

The

BATTLE

of the SEXES

WORLD FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

JOAN

CRAWFORD

IN

AT THE F

At 5.15 & 9.20 OKLY

NILS ASTHER

DREAM OF LOVE"

STAR

PINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.30% 5.30 & 9.20