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SLAVE TRAFFIC IN

·RED SEA.

QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE.

London, Feb. 18. Asked, in the House of Com- mona to-day, if the Government has made any further representa- tions to the Republic of Liberia on the recent League of Nations Commission's report on Inbour conditions, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, and they were not necessary.

The League Council had set up! Committee to examine how best to assist the Liberian Government In this matter.

He was Chairman of the Com- mitter, which was meeting in London on February 26th.

in reply to another question regarding the shipping of slaves in the Red Sea, he and two naval sloops were stationed there to prevent the alave traffe from Africa to Arab, Otherwise no steps had bern Laken recently. The question, however, was under consideration.

Mr. Henderson also said he hoped shortly to make a state ment on the information available an the subject of slavery, to be furnished to the Lake recordance with the resolutions

the Eleventh Assembly. British Wirclean,

of

in

THE BOOKSHELF.

THE STORY OF CHINA'S REVOLUTION.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1931.

SUGAR MARKET.

THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS.

London Terminals,

March 5/11 no change. May 6/24 up d August 0/5 up 3⁄41⁄4d. December 6/94 up .

Of works un China by foreign The following cablo at the closo writers, the number in legion. of the sugar markets yesterday las The latest to see the light of day been received by Mesurs. Pentreath In "New Lamps for Old," by pund Co. Anatol M. Kotency (North Chhin Daily News and Herald, Shang- hai Mex. $10). This book will be welcomed for two Arst, because it gives in greater detall than any other we buye encountered the story of the rise of national consciousness China; secondly, because an at- tempt is made to look at the issues largely from the Chinese viewpoint. The author describes hl work as A text-book of n revolution, an interpretation of events in modera Chin and a venture to indicate whither they

lead.

in his

in

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New York Terminals, March 1.20 no chang». May 130 no change. July 138 no change. September 140 down 2 pts. December 1.61 no change.

NEW HAIG STATUS.

"ART-TO-ORDER" FAILS.

SHAMEEN FOOTBALL

LEAGUE.

CICALA SPRING SURPRISE- Unless public Interest has by

ON MOORHEN. now turned to apathy, another controversy is likely to break out

Shameen, Feb. 16. If the new model for the Halg on Saturday, the lowly-pincod In a League match played hero statav, now completed by Mr. Cicala scored a surprise victory Alfred Hardiman, is placed on over H.M.S. Moorhen, Hitherto view for everyone to see.

Cicala had only obtained four There is a marked difference be-points for eight matches played, tween it and the original model, while Moorhen were eleven points which was bitterly criticised by for the same number of matches horse experts, sticklers for uniform and were the only team in a pori- accuracy, and hundreds of people tien to obtain a powalble fifteen stho carried different mental photographs of Earl Haig as they

points. knew him.

Both models, together with a pinater head of the Field-Marshal, were

displayed for comparison re New York 17/2/31.-- Meara, the Royal Gallery of the House of cently against a brown screen in Lamborn world's production 1930/1931 in |

& Co. Inc. estimate Lords. tons of 2240 the. 28,768,000; world's creature, with a remarkably long horse is a slender consumption 27,226,000, against ac-neck and a square-cropped tual figures for previous year 27, which breaks off what rhythru 650,000 and 20,371,000,

there is just "nowhere."

The above estimates represent an increase of 1.078,000 tons in pro- luction and 852,000 sumption and surplus; theretore estimated 1930/31,

tons in con-

1,542,000; ac-

tuly 1929/30, 1,316,000; increase,

220.000.

We get the angle of the author foreword, in which he says that a knowledge of politico cupomnic facts and exact statistics does not constitute true knowledge of the Chinese people. The very structure of the Chinese mind, which makes the Chinese as similate facts in a manner quite diferently from Westerners, re- quires, we are told, a knowledge of reactions rather than actions, events. The author submits that and consequences rather than only a method of historical search based on this princple will bring the West nearer to a true Geneva. understanding of the East.

"Now Lamps for Old" starta Fren the hundred days of reform initiated by the Emperot, Kuang Hau, in 1898, and we are taken

national Ure

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RE-ENTER “BIG BILL." right through the story of China's

ANOTHER WICKED BRITISH PLOT.

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up to the present

EXCHANGE RATES.

Pridny.

26.19 123,90% .20.46

18.16

Buenos Airen...35.7/16 Athens..

Parin..

Berlba. Ondo..

Helsingfors 1935

Shanghai.

Amsterdain Stockhnim Vienna.

New York.

Monterited Bucharest. lengkung Brussels. Milnu Copenhagen. Prague. Lision!

Bozby Yokohama.

day. The tale is well told, with a wealth of annotations which give chapter and verse for the developments which have occurred. į Madrid The birth of the Republie, China's New York, Jan. 24.

part is the Great War and the The only celebrity in America Moscow-Canton alliance are related who is not bewildered by the ron with due regned to historical ne- tradictions of the Wickersham Report

journey. Healing with the Soviet's Prohibition is "Bigattempt to impose Communism on Bill Thompson, of Chiengy, who the Chiness people, we are told that ascribes The Report to British in- trigue, declaring that Britain wil China was invited to adopt Com- not permit Amerien to abandomanin in the form which it had Prohibition breause she is getting 4 rich melling Americans ratton booze at three times its worth

A storm has broken out over allegations that President Bouvier induced the Wickersham Commi alon to tear up the original report in which it recommended the gate of lignor under Government con- trol and to substitute a report die inted by himself, in which Pro hibition was upheld.

assumed in Russia, being deprived of the possibility of working out ber GYAN theories and metho suitalde to her national character and the peculiar conditions of

of

This says the authur, was the greatest mistake and the gravest blunder ever committed by the Soviet. These ideas Socialism and Communism proved in be powerless in China and collapsed at the first clash with Chinese actuality. They shared

875 1/1

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The

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A Real Sam Browne, Earl Holg wears

tail

a real Sam

Cleala winning the toss olected to defend the eastern goal, and soon after the kick-off were dan gerous in front of their oppon-

hen were lucky to clear. Moor- ent's goal, forcing two cornera in auccession, both of which Moor-

velop anything like the combina- usual dash and to be unable to de- hen forwards seemed to lack their

tion that was outstanding in their carlier games. Throughout the whole of the first half the game swung back and forth with Cicala changes. Shortly having the better of the ex- before half- for Clean with a shot that gave tin, McKissack opened the score

Browne, this time on the correct shoulder, and is not holding his cap. The horse's leather trap plags are all present and cor- rect"; the rider is somewhat stim-the gealle no chance.

mer and more youthful.

RN

Was

After the change over, Moorhen | But the total, which should be got together and kept up a strong displayed complete with its plint. Pressure in the Clean half. A is more

Munro of a compromise than stinging shot from ever. The

well held by ntre realistic the

the Cicala goalie Yesterday, I work is to be, the greater the but only partially cleared when 25.17% equine knowledge required-and Breeds sent in a second, in clearing 123.034 Mr. Hardinan in primarily

which the goalie was penalised 20.44 artist. Art is not, fundamentally, for carrying. The free-kick was matter of exact representation, entrusted to Watkins, who sent in 13 and when a sculptor is practical first-timer to put the Moorhen 35.15/16

376 y told to

express himself via on terms. A few minutes later. 1/15 other people's ideas, the result is Cicala broke away for Render to -4.85.27/12/4,86,24732 bound to be neither one thing nor put them in the fad with a rising

12.10, the other.

shot that grazed the under side of 18.14%

the bar and brake the net. From H4,5ONG

To a horseman, the new animal this outil the final whistle. Moor- 18.35

H17 will be as unsatisfactory as thehen were in their opponents' ter 12 last, while the sculptor has lost ritory continuously

and always 10 what he previously achieved--a dangerous. They were unfor- 34.80% certain amount of ryhthm and tunate in not sharing the points. The following teams were lined up 92.82 symbolism.

under Mr. P. Younghusband:

Cienta. Crawford; Pinder, licks; Rudling, Rees, Williams; McKissack. Harris, Render,

12.10% 18.18%

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34.88 92.84%

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Silver (spot)...12%

forward) 12

Horsemen Critics.

18.18

Kari Haig's right hand is sup- 1643 poned to bi resting on his right 108.25 | thigh; actually, it is too much to 1732 the side to receive any support.

We can have wsthetics or photo. | Domony, Lowings; graphy, but it should be one or the Moorhen. Griffiths; other-earried out by entirely dif-Kendall Hinchcliffe, Lee-Marson, ferent people.

Tann; Watkins. Breeda, Munro,

--British Wireleri,

CONSTABLE'S SALUTE.

FIGHT WITH A BIG SNAKE.

Contiaved from Page 62) counter was the worst of all and

shall not soon forget it.

been pestered by the weekly visits Iarge anaku. It comes in the small hours of the morning

For the just six weeks we have

of a

CITY POLICE INQUIRY.

A sperial inquiry is to be made The evidence in support of the theory that the President persuad- the same fate of other western usual salute to the Commissioner into the case of a City policeman who, recently, did not give the ed the Commissioners to sign a ave

ideas which were unable to adapt of the City port that was contrary to their orthodoxy to pruetleahility. The

Police, Sir Hugh judgment is too strong to be ignor-author places Christianity anungs: Turnbull. It is stated that the ed, and this afternoon virtually those lens, saying it has always officer was engaged on trailic daty every political correspondeat here remained accuses Mr. Huover of interfer-He goes further and declares that

foreign lea in China. the time, ing at the last moment to prevent in the the Commissioners

course of the eventful from recom- mending immediate revision

year, 1927, there was no instance the of Eighteenth Amendment

in which the force of the antis punishment is usually decided the hen house. I leapt out of bed. Christian movement was broken upon or the effect's immediate seized a big electric torch and a superiors at the station to which heavy walking stick, and ran bare

Senator Millardtydings intro

In the ordinary course, Reglet

crushes and swallows a hen, then goes away to digest it.

The other night 1 was alceping i 10 salute is dealt with as a matter fightly at about midnight when of routine disciuline and the hear a terrible squawking from

duced into the Senate this after-

by the moral force of Christianity.he is attached As a general rule foot out to the garden. The "bas" noon a resolution directing 3.

The eucessions made by the reprimands are given, Wickersham to explain the enn-

Powers to Chinese national d

then appeared lugging with him Police orders are that a policen ten font pole. tradictiona

in the report and to] ing are relatal at length, and

man should salute every superior state whether there was outside the writer concludes that there officer from the rank of inspector air hen-run, and I flashed the lamp We opened the door to the open- interference.

is every indication that possibly upwards and that these Examination of the documents in the present generation China oficials

higher around. Ten feet away I saw a issued to-day shows without n

must salute a will succeed In casting off the sioner..

commis-horrible sight. A pyramid of cun- shadow of doubt that the Commis- last few links, more

torted coils as thick as the calf imaginary sion did originally draw up a re- than real. that create

of in her a port in favour of rovision of the sense of inferiority among the law. There

refer nations of the world. are actually ences to it in the reports of in- dividual members, One member

conpelled permanently to "Whether

the disadvantages of one'

suffer im-

my leg was standing beside the hen-house, and from it protruded the leg of a hen, the few feathers visible splashed with blood. A narrow, wicked head protruded

peare and wisdom or dissension perfect system instead of enjoy-from the mound, and the glassy of the Commission stated tow and war will gain the ascendancying and pröfiting from the com-

that seven out of the eleven mem- bera intended the report to recom- mend immediate legalised sale of intoxicanta under" Government. control.

one of the issues of the twentieth

Old" is

Silver and the Dollar.

when China is once more left to Lined advantages of both. stand alone will he great century."

"New Lamps for White House refused to. make bulky

tome. betokening much on these allega-studious research and revealing

close understanding of the

any comments Lions.

It is said that an angry scene Chinese outlook. It deserves in the Commission followed Me. place amongst standard works on Hoover's intervention and that China. even if some of the cop. une famous Inwyer member was eensions will be disputed by those angry that he hurled his chair accustomest to look at China's from one end of the room to an- problemis other.

FANLING NEW YEAR GOLF.

TIE FOR FIRST PLACE IN BOGEY POOL.

the orthodox

attitude of its author, who

be-

eyes glared steadily at

The stick In my hand shrank to the dimensions of a straw, for from it would be useless.

recognised that the hardest blow

At a moment when the question of the possible reform of long- kong's currency is engaging mach crushing grip on the miserable Suddenly, the snake relaxed its attention, there is much of value fowl, and about eight feet of thin and interest in a little booklet snake glided out of the obscuro compiled by air. James Dalziel, he delivered one or two smashing entitled "Silver and the Dollar,"coil. I yelled to the boy to hit, and

published by the Newspaper En-The snake fang itself backwards M.Mech. E. of Hongkong. and blows, which only broke the pole. terprise, Ltd.

with an undulating plunge, drove

itself against the wire netting,

There is an introductory chap round a weak spot, and burst a way ter on silver, followed by further through. I thrashed at it wildly sumption, these being supplement- through the hole it had made, but chapters on production and con-with my stick as it streamed t ed by tabulated statements giving it was hopeless to details of the world production by countries, world consumption in iron bar. One part of its body its backbone with expect to break anything but An 1929 and China's consumption. seemed to be nearly as thick

my

thigh as it flattened on the ground, and it appeared to be 14 to 10 feet long; but I may have

the

from Western angle.

The Metric System. "The Mischief-Working Metric System" is the title of little hooklet by E.T.C. Werner. former ly of the British consular service in China, and published by the Shanghai Timen. Shanghai, Ita title is sufficient to indicate the from giving his views. on

The compiler has refrained The results of the Royal Hong-lleres that the greatest assistance adoption of a gold standard for been mistaken in the excitement of

to the ordinary transactions of Hongkong, but he reaches daily, life, which constitute the conclusion, with which *In the Bogey Pool, LR balk of the world's commercial pepple will agree, that owing Andrewes (4) and R. K. Hepburn transactions, is furnished, not by the extreme fluctuations in torms hind my bedroom door now, and to I have an eight foot iron bar be- (8) tled for first place, three up the metric system,, but by the of gold, silver is no longer om mighty eager to get my own. W. N. Buyers (13), one up, won minutor sub-divisions supplied by safe basis for a the third prize. Other scores

currency, or back on the horrible beast. You the duodecimal system. were J. R. Collin (18) and A. F.

a monus of barter by have no idea what a beasty sight Much of the booklet.comprises weight. Its une places a burden was. I Judd (16) one up, A. Leach (10)

was so upset by the one down, L. G. S. Dodwell (6) which the author had in 1927 trading community that can never think of anything else for an hour. the reprint of a Press controversy of intelligent anticipation on a whole incident that I could not twu down, J. E. Dovey (16) and 1. Nowton (6) thren down. There with a protagonist of the motriebe justified by results. were 107 entries. The third prize system, in which the issue was yas decided by lot.

Kong Golf Club's China New Year Mooting were as follows:

fought out with

.'

even for

the the moment and in the poor light most of the torch......',

Morgan,

AhWing, Lieut. Brownrigg.-Our

| Own Correspondent,

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS. The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:

Banks.

Hongkong Bank, $2170 h. Chartered Bank, £16% n. Mercantile A. & B., £231, n. East Asia $120 n.

Insurances,

Canton Ins.. $1310 n. Uplons Ins., $450 sa.

North China Ins., Tis, 160 b. China Underwriters $3.60 82 Yangtaro Ina.. $50 r. Chinn Fires, $526 h.

H. K. Fire Ins., $1310 n.

Shipping.

Douglases, $28 a.

H. K. Steamboats, $27 n. Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $30 n. Union Waterboats, $37 s.

Mining

Benguets, $103 a. Kaflans, 38/6 b.

S'hai Explorations, Tis. 21⁄2 n. Raubs, $89 b.

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharves, $171 b. Whampoa Docks, $30 b. South China Motora $10 n. China Providents. $6.35 b. (old). Hongkewa, Tla, $272 b. New Engineera. Tle. 64 b. Shanghai Docks, Tia. 105 b.

Cottons,

Ewo Cotton, Tis, 16 b. S'hai Cottons, T. 96 (old) n. Lands, Hotels, etc.

II. and S. Hotels, $12.00 s. H. K. Land, $84%. b. S'hai Land Tla. 382 b. Humphreys, $17.15 n. Realties, 9.65 b.

Public Utilities. Tramways, $17.50 b.

Peak Trams, (old) $14 n. Star Ferrics, $91 sa,

China Lights, (old) $26.35 b.

II. K. Electrics, 380 s. Telephones, $41 b.

China Buses, Tia. 19 n. Singapore Tractions, 6/6 s.

Industrials.

China Sugars, 80 cta. n. Malabons, $85 b. Canton Ices, 13.60 n.. Cements (Comb) $17.10 b. Ropes, $14 b, Venz: Goldfields $0.00 b.

Storen, etc. Dairy Farmis, $26.20 n. Watson, $12.80 b. Dur A. Wings, $1 n. Lane Crawfords, 84 n. Mackintoshs, $20 b. Sinceres, $124 nữ

MiscellaneDAS, Amusements, $261⁄2 n. Constructions, $5.20 n. -B'que Ind. G. Bonds, $69 % Bil.

K.K.G. Loan 7% Prom. A

couldn't sleep for gliding, crush- 1

coils. Mr. Dalziel thinks that for the There are enormous snakes in considerable world's financiers to allow silver this part of the world. One; In the Medal round, Dr. J. E. warmth of feeling. The main to sink unimagined. depths, and whosa akin, 16 feet long. I pre H. Cogan 78-5-73 wins. Other point which Mr. Warner makes, stay there indefinitely, is to argue served, gave me a fright. scords word L G. 3. Dodwell apart from his sturdy defence of 85-6-79

them barren of financial imaginin-thought I had killed the monater, and. R. Young the duodecimal system. In that in 85-6-79. There wore thirteen no case has the metric system not justified of the brains

tion and Ingenuity to an extent and was holding one end of the entries.

boon adopted by the choice of the present-day civilisation.

of moribund beast and another man sters or to bo enveloped in its H.M. and Mrs. Roffey, four people, being merely forced.

the ether. It suddenly contract- colls. But a really heavy blow on down, won the mixed foursomes, them by Government command. let, nicely printed and well worth. I would not like either to be struck the fun.

A most interesting little booked and flung us aside like feathers, the back usually puts them out of for which there were 18 entries. He fears that the world will be the fifty conts naked for it. on the cheat by ons of these mon-

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