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The China Mail.
May 18, 1923, Temperature 74: Barometer 29
No. 18.88,
六拜望 號九十月五年三十二百九千一类
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1923, 日四月四亥癸次歳年二十國民輝中
VOICE GONE.
PREMIER'S HEALTH UNCERTAIN.
LONGER HOLIDAY }.
LONDON, May 18.
Harley Street specialists have visited Mr. Bonar
Law who is spending a few days, in Paris, follow- ing his stay at Aixles Bains.
Increased anxiety
is felt regarding his health and political future. His general health is very satis factory, but reports agree that his voice is very little im proyed.
It is believed the specialists advised * him to make a con- siderable extension of his holiday,"but hitherto there has been no indication of his plans.
The. Paris press states that the loss of his voice has been so complete that he has been obliged to decline M. Poin- care's invitation to luncheon.
[Mr. Bonar Law's health became so poor that it was freely rumoured he intended resigning. That report was, however, officially denied last week.]
PARIS, May 19.
Mr. Bonar Law has decided not to issue a state- ment at present regarding his health or future plans, as he considers such action would later lead to the issue of endless dementis.
MORE WAR?
LATEST LAUSANNE DEADLOCK.
'ALLIES' HOPES,
LONDON, May 18. The deadlock between the Turks and Greeks at. Lausanne over the question of reparations is regarded as serious in well-informed quarters.
Strenuous efforts by the Allies to effect agree- ment have hitherto been unavailing. It is anticip ated that some decision will be reached at the meet- ing between the Turks and Greeks to-day,
[The Greeks have stated that if will mean war again if the Turks insist upon an indemnity.1
STORMY SCENES."、
FRENCH BANK SCANDAL CHARGES.
CHAMBER UPROAR..
PARIS, May 18.
There were stormy scenes in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday evening when the Royalist M Ysarnegaray raised the question of his long-delayed interpellation relative to the Banque Industrielle de Chine,
of
TERRIBLE FIRE PANIC.
NTY-THREE PEOPLE [BURNED TO
DEATH.
SCHOOL HOUSE STAMPEDE.
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA; May 18.-
Sixty-six hodies have been taken from the ruins
a school house at Cleveland destroyed by fire.
The disaster was caused by the overturning of
an oll Jamp during an entertainment attended by
Pupils and their parents.
-BUILDING COLLAPSES,
ALATER.
The only exit was a narrow wooden staircase.. This was janned by a panic-stricken mass,
The building finally collapsed. Besides those burned and crushed to death many were injured
CALIDEN, May-19.
The death roll is the school house disaster ex- cecas seventy-thre:.
-NAVAL TREATY DELAY.
FRANCE STILL TARRIES.
LONDON, May 18, In the House of Commons, in answer to ques- tions, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Chancellor of the Ex- chequer said the Government consider it premature to consider extension of the scope of the Washington naval treaty until it has been ratified by all the (original signatories,
He did not think anything would be gained by making, representations to France with regard to the effect of her delay in ratification. He had no reason to believe that France would not ratify the treaty..
Britaia, the United States, and Japan have all ratified the pact which limits naval armaments)
AGAINST OPIUM.
POWERFUL ADVOCATES.
GENEVA, May 18.
The United States delegation to the session of the Anti-Opium Commission of the League opening on May 24 includes, Mr. Stephen Porter, President, of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, and Monsignor Brent, President of the Anti-Opium Conference held in Shanghai în 1909,
-BELGIAN STRIKE SPREADS.
INTERNATIONAL OUTCOMES.
LONDON, May 18. The former Premier M. Briand urged that it was The effects of the recent strike of railwaymen, not expedient to discuss a question. which was postal workers and other State employees in shortly being considered by the law courts.
The Royalist M. Daudet rotorted that M. Briand- feared the interpellation because he was politically compromised. •\"
The storm thereupon broke, M. Briand and M. Daudet
fiercely exchanging unparliamentary
epithets.
The Minister of Justice intervened and the Chamber finally voted by 376, to 140 the postpone ment of the interpellation sine die.
HOME GOLF..
FROFESSIONAL TOURNAMENT.
HAGEN'S WIN.A.
LONDON, May 18.
In the Leeds golf tournament third round, Jolly beat Falkiver at the twentieth hole. Mackenzie beat Duncan by 2 and 1. Hagen beat Havers at the nineteenth hole. Sarazen beat Ockenden by 5 and
3.
In the semi-final, Hagen beat Sarazen by 3 and I. Jolly beat Mackenzie by 2 and 1,
Hagen and Sarazen gave a worthy exhibition of golf. Sarazen took the lead at the second hole":- Hagen squared at the seventh and was one up at the tenth, which was increased to two up at the twelfth He was out of bounds at the thirteenth which he lost. The fourteenth and fifteenth were halved, Hagen taking the sixteenth and seventeenth for the match.
AMATEUR TOURNEY.
The first contest in Britain for the Walker In- ternational Amateur Golf Trophy began at St. Andrews to-day.
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Belgium are spreading
The action of the Government in calling up all railway, telegraph, telephone, and postal workers belonging to the 1915-22 classes is challenged by the Chamber which passed a vote of confidence in the Government by an overwhelming majority. The Socialists abstained from voting.
Brussels messages now report that the strike is interfering with international traffic. For example, the Ostend to Constantinople train was stopped at Jemelle and the Constantinople to Ostend express was held up at Arlon,
HOME CRICKET.
LATEST RESULTS.
LONDON, May 18. the winners Hobbs scored 67 and 50 and Feach took Surrey beat Gloucester by eight wickets. For 7 wickets for 15 in the first innings.
ley (Northants) scoring 61 and 62.
Sussex beat Northants by nine wickets, Wool-
The
Oxonian, Taylor scored 114 In the first innings. Middlesex beat Oxford by sixteen runs.
KRUPP RIOT TERMS.
HIGHER COURT MARTIAL'S DECISION.
SENTENCES CONFIRMED.
DUESSELDORF, May 18 The court martial of the Duesseldorf Bridge
In 1922 the match was played in the United load has rejected the appeal of Krupp and others States the Americans winning America waived | 1gainst the sentence of the Werden court martial, her right to defend the title in her own country and except in the case of Mueller, a member of the sent across a strong team to defend it here. Workers Council of Kruppe whoso appeal was
Britain won the foursomes by 3 matches to Eight singles matches will be played to-morrow FOURSOME DETAILS,
granted because his name was inadvertently omitted original, sentences in court. His case will be re by the Government.commissary, when reading the
med
In the foursomes Wethered and Tolley beat Herr Knipp von Bohlen, head Quimet and Sweetser by 6 and 5. The Englishmen sentenced to fifteen. were four up on the first round. Wethered restarteded to pay a fine of by holing a ten-yard putt making the score five up; with the charge agal they became six-up at the fourth and thereafter were were arrested in content to hang on to their lead
of March 30, Hom Holderness and Hope beat Rotan and Hermon sentenced by one hole,The English pair were six down at the ath-hole of the second roun but with a brilliant shots, red the lead and
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