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POPLAR BOROUGH COUNCIL DEFIES COURT'S DECREE.
POOR BELIEF SQUABBLE.
LONDON, September 2.
A curious situation has arisen owing to the refusal of the per Borough Council to obey an order of the courts to pay riseserodfie London County Council, Metropolitan Asylums Board on the westhat the borough is overburdened by excessive poor relief which the Council claims should be equalised throughout London. - Orders to sirëst 32 comciliort have been issued. Sheriff's officers arrested nine yesterday evening.
RED FLAG SUNG.
LATER.
Three more popular councillors were arrested in the afternoon. A large crowd of unemployed heartily cheered the prisoners and shouted "Up the rebels!" The crowd also sang the Red Flag Alderman Scurr, one of the arrested councillors, made a speech to the crowd, urging that there should be no rioting but passive resistance. Not a penny in rent should be paid. It is stated that the matter will be submitted to the Trade Union Congress at Cardiff on Monday,
EXTRAVAGANT DEMANDS.
LONDON, September 2. The unemployment question has suddenly come to the fare through simultaneous and apparently centrally controlled demonstrations in the various distincts of Lordon demanding extravagant relief allowances from the boards of guardians. "A few boards, notably Islington, have complied while others have temporised. It is noteworthy that there have been no cutbreaks of violence, the demonstrators geceraily dispersing quietly when officials explained the difficulty of increasing the already enormous sums
NATIONAL ACTION SOUGHT.
spent on reliet.
WATER POLO.
TESTERDAY'S GAMES.
Two, more games were played in the V.R.C. bath yesterday evening, in connection with the Hongkong Water Polo Leagon I their match with the'" Farglore" the home tead are at a victory of 7 goals to {wl
The Saloes. played gamelr throughout, in the face of inevitable defeat, but could do very Httle against their fast and more experienced opponents.
There was a large crowd to watch the match between the United and the Lusitano. The game was keenly and evenly contested. On the run of the play, the Portuguese were un- lucky in losing by 3 goals to one.
The V.R.C, the favourites for! league bonours, remain at the top of the league table with five wins out of five matches played. By virtbe of their victory yesterday, the Coited have replaced the Lasitano in the second place, having to their credit 4 wins cut of 5. The order of the other teams remains un- changed.
MONDAY'S MATCHES. The following matches are sche-
doted to be played off on Monday - 5.15 pm, RG.A. v. "Tamar." 5.45 pm.-Wilts. v. "Foxglove.” ·
LEAGUE TABLE.
LONDON, September 2. The Executive of the London Labour Party has sent a letter to Mr. Lloyd George on the question of unemployment, urging the immediate don- vocation of a special session of Farliament to deal with the serious situation nationally, not as at present throwing the burden of relief an municipalities | V.R.C. whereby the ratepayers of the poorest districts are the worst sufferers.
CANADIAN POLITICAL (SIVES.
(Up to Sept. 2.)
U.AC Lusitano... RG.A.
Tamar
! Wilts
*Foxglove"
Goals
P, W. D. L F. A. F.
5 50 0 54 3 10
5 4 0 1 30 8 8 5 3 0 2 20 16 6
4 2 0 2 24 10 4 3 10 2 5.30 2 3 0 0 3 2 23 0 5.00 5 3:48 0
BASEBALL
LOCALS "RIZAL"
APPEAL TO THE COUNTRY BEFORE THE NEW YEAR
Ottawa: September 2. Mc, Meixhen, the Premier, in a speech
hmade et London, Outarið, † announced that the House of Commons would be dissolved and an appest | made to the country before new year. He said that it was impossible to complete a census on which to base a redistribution of seats before Decet On the Hongkong Football Club ber, and the tariff issue must be immediately settled. Therefore the ground at 4 o'clock to-morrow after- election would be on the old register. The issue would be the Government's noor, local baseball fans are pro- policy of protection against farmers, the policy of free trade, and the the Hongkong nine and a combina- liberal policy to reduce duties on nineteen molasses goods.
DAIL EIREANN'S REPLY.
PREMIER CONVENING CABINET MEETING AT INVERNESS.
KING IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.
LONDON, September 2.
The Premier has sent Dait Eireann's reply, which was delivered to him
mised an interesting game between
tion from the US. destroyer "Rizal” As these two reams bave met several times before with hancurs pretty evenly divided, to-morrow's game is sure to be keenly contested, and it is an even inoney bet as to the result of the game. The ball tossers from the "Rizal" are pianing their hopes on the speed of McLaurie, their twirler, while the locals feel sure that Pace, who won the last game from the Gobs so handily, will repeat his per-
Ample seating accommodation has been arranged for the largest crowd of
at Gairloch yesterday evening to London for circulations to Ministers. Informance. view of the serious issues involved, Mr. Lloyd George is convening a Cabinet meeting for Wednesday in the Inverness town ball. The King will be, attle season at Happy Valley. The Moy Hall, in the neighbourhood, where the Premier will visit him.
INDIAN PLOT UNEARTHED.
CONSPIRACY TO OVERTHROW BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
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LAHORE, September 2.
HOUSE RATES HERE AND AT HOME.
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The police have unearthed a conspiracy by Akali Sikhs to overthrow The Daily Press this morning the British Government and assassinate a number of officials or others. knocks a distinct hole in Some of the accused turned informers. The case will shortly be heard and argument advanced in the Legis promises to be sensational.
AMERICAN TROUBLES.
MARTIAL LAW NOT PROCLAIMED,
WASHINGTON, September 3.
Orders have been issued to rush federal troops from government post in New Jersey and Ohio Immediately to West Virginia. The issue of a presidential proclamation declaring martial law in the disturbed arez has been temporarily deferred.
HULL AIRSHIP DISASTER.
MILITARY FUNERAL,
LONDON, September 3.
lature that the rates here are trivial when compared with those at Home. Our contemporary says:
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There was a moving scene at Hull on the occasion of the funeral of the British officers and men of the airship R38. Thousands of silent specta" tors lined the streets. The cortege was preceded by a firing party of a
Returas of the average amount of hundred men from the air-force base at Bowden. The coffins were borne bank notes in circolation and of on aircraft trailers, drawn by motor tenders, and preceded by an air force specie in reserve in Hongkonz, dur band. The victims were buried in one grave.. A monument will be erected ing the month of August, -25 in the cemetery. The bodies of fourteen members of the British crew are certified by the manegern of the still missing.
INDIAN WORRIES,
MOPLAHS REFUSE TERMS
CALCUTTA, September 3,
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