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·FRANTIC ONRUSH OF A DAUNTLESS NATION!
ANN HARDING
RICHARD DIX
CONQUERORS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, DECEMBER
MR. A. E. WOOD
AS S.C.A.
SUCCEEDS MR. E. R.
HALLIFAX
It is officially notified that. His Excellency the Governor, under Instructions rocolved from the Socrotary of Stato for the Colonies, has appolated Mr. A. E. Wood to be Secretary for Chinoso Affairs in place of Mr. E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G., C.B.E., retired.
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NEWFOUNDLAND'S SECOND REVOLT
FUTURE
·LOCAL POLITICAL PRESSURE
CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT
London, Doc. 1. Mr. Wood is one of the best- "Nowspaper comment on the im- known and most able Cadet om:ere pending changes in Newfoundland
BREWING
CURIOUS SHANGHAI
RUMOUR
Shanghai, Dec. 2. While attention is focussed on the Fuklen dovolopments, another curious' rumour is going round to' the effect that certain civil leaders in the South are planning a second secessionist movement.
The rumour alleges that as the
in the service of the Government, emphasises that tho initiative leaders referred to are not in sym- and has won high praise for his throughout
comes,
from the pathy with the Fukion rebels, work in the S.C.A., his relations Dominion.
whose denouncement of the Kuo-
with the Chinese having always Both Houses of the Newfound-|mintang principles is regarded as been most cordial.
land Parliament have now passed extravagant they are, at the 'Arriving in 'the Colony nearly resolutions in favour of a tempor- same time, antagonistic to the 26 years ago, Mr. Wood has spent lary suspension of the Dominion Nanking regime. Therefore they the most of his time in the S.C.A., Constitution. The next step will propose to set up another "central although he has also served in jbe the presentation to the King of
Government." the New Territories and has a humblo address asking for sus- been Director of Education. He pension of the present Lettera was also Secretary to the Govern- Patent for the administration of ever, ridicule this rumour.-Central mont Trade Loan. He is a highly Newfoundland by a Commisalon of News. qualified linguist, speaking Can-Government, on the lines recom- tonese, Hakka, Pekinese and monded by the recent Royal_Com- Japanese.
Nanking official quarters, how,
mission, which, It is recalled, was conditions through a Government During the recent Budget de-appointed by and comprised of subject to local political pressure, bate, it was intimated that Mr.ominees of the Governments of and it will be the duty of the Com Wood would be retiring next Britain, Canada and Newfound-mission of Government to work out jand carry through a programme of year, a circumstance which caused land.
the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotowall to When the necessary legislation reforms, not merely to meet the suggest that efforis he made to to give effect to this request is present financial emergency, but retain his services. The official passed by the British Parliament, to secure the economic develop reply, however, was to the effect six members of the Commission ment of the island and improve that there was little hope of such will be appointed by the British the social conditions of its in-.
habitants. + efforts being successful.
Government, three of them being
REFORM SCHEME.
When the present difficulties are : overcome and the country is again relf-supporting, responsible Gov-
It is fitting that, after his pro-drawn from Newfoundland. longed service, in the S.C.A., Mr. Wood should be appointed ná tư head, and his many friends will According to the Royal Commis-ernment will, on a request from join in congratulating him en sion's report economic restoration the Newfoundland people, be re- his appointment.
cannot bo hoped for in present stored.-British Wireless.
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