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HOW THIS YEAR'S DERBY WAS WON.
'PAPYRUS' VICTORY
(Renter's Service to the China Mail).
LONDON, June 6. The weather was unsettled. There was large attendance, including the Prince of Wales, who in- spected the horses in the paddock. A storm was -threatening and the light was bad as the horses went
past the post.
Saltash was fractions but eventual
ly the barrier ascended to a good start: Saltash, raced to the front, followed by Pharos, Knockando, Town Guard, Legality and Hurry Off. After a quarter of a mile Town Guard forced the pace, pursued by Logality, Pharos, Ellangowan, Doric and Papyrus. The horses then disappeared in the mist and when the colours could be distinguish ed entering the straight, Papyrus led followed by Pharos, and Doric. A quarter of a mile from home, Phares headed Papyrus but the latter rogained the lead at the distance and won comfortably. Doric was fourth. Town Guard, the favourite (5-1) cane in
thirteenth.
The time was 2.38.
Scaliger and Skis did not run. The latter was scratched at 4.55 yesterday evening. Otherwise the runners were identical with the probables.
HEAVY SEAS,
SHIP'S BOATS STILL ADRIFT.
-INDIAN OCEAN SEARCH.
PERTH, June 6, The steamer, "Trevean," which rushed to the rescue of the steamer Trevessa "in response to a SOS. eat out by wireless has crossed the "Travessa's position but has fourd no sign ofher. The Trevean" is now zigzagging in the hope of picking up the survivars.
The crew of the "Trevessa," 37 men, took to the boats in the Indian Ocean 500 miles from the nearest land, Amsterdamn Island Heavy seas are running.
[The steamship Trevessa" sent out a wireless that she was sinking rapidly in the Indian Ocean 1,200 miles from the coast of Western Australia. Amsterdam Island is about midway between the Cape and Tasmania. It is not inhabited.]
RUHRGRIP,
STRONGER COERCIVE MEASURES.
PREMIERS' RESOLVE
BRUSSELS, June 6.
M. Poincare, M. Ch. de Lasteyns, Minister of Finance and M. 'le. Trocquer, Minister of Public Works, have arrived. They were received on the station platform by M. Theunts, the Premier, M. Jaspar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Burgo- master Max.
They were warmly cheered by the crowd. The conference began immediately at the Foreign Ministry.
DEMANDS NOT ABATED.
BRUSSELS, June 6...
A communiqué, issued at the conclusion of the meeting of the French and Belgian Premiers states that the Ministers confirmed the previous decisions; especially the terms of evacuation of the Ruhr, namely the payment of reparations and the cess tion of passive resistance before proposals can be examined.
The communiqué concludes that the two Gov ernments have drawn up a programme of fresh measures to increase the present pressure and com pel Germany speedily to fulfil her obligations.
·PORT SAID EAST PLANS.
NEW SUEZ CANAL:" CITY,
CAIRO, June 64 It is reported that the Cabinet li considering the proposal of the Suez Canal Company to plan a new city on the eastern bank of the Canal called Fort Said Bast
The company proposes to ad francs without, interest för.
to be refunded from the sale of 1
WHARE SCUFFLE,
June
UNE 7, 1928. 日三十月四癸
CHINA'S OPIUM.
DISHONEST MILITARY LEADERS.
FINANCE PROBLEMS.
Reuters Service to the China Màil.)
LONDON, June 7
978,
THE DOLLAR. "To-day's closing rate 2/3 5/16. rate 2/35/16
la the House of Commons, replying to Dr. W. A. Chapple, Mr. Rodald McNeill, under Secre tary for Foreign Affairs, said he had not been
ruched by any British representative in China. th the suggestion that the reintroduction of opium Ching was necessary to protect China from inancial collapse..
There had been a recrudescence of poppy grow- in China and the revenues therefrom had been led by the local military leaders.
The Central Government had
not used this source of revenue, not had any proposal tha they should do, so been brought to the art
Majesty's Government. ・・
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Mr. Chapple drew attention to the possibility of establishing a tobacco monopoly In China with the obct of saving the financial situation and partly to counteract the desire for optum indulgence.
sentatives in Peking were doubtless considering Mr. McNeill pointed out that Consortium repre- improvement in existing sources of revenue. Doubt less they were also suggesting new sources the. Chinese Government if they seemed feasible.
LEAGUE COMMISSION'S MOVE.
GENEVA, June 6
A resolution "adopted by the League Oplum Committee, recommended the convocation of an international conference of the Governments of States manufacturing morphine, heroin, cocaine and other drugs; also of States producing raw opium, coca leaf; also Chin
The conference should consider the limitation of production, export, and import to the amount required for medicinal and scientific purposes.
The American Bishop Brent, of the American clegation, said that the resolution marked the press since the opium traffic became a
of international responsibility. He con- the United States on the happy result of
co-operation with the League.
SWISS APPROVE.
BERNE, June 6.
Federal Council's report on the third Assembly of The Swiss National Council has adopted the the Nations; also we postulates, one of which ex- presses satisfaction at the efforts to effect disarma ment and the other asks that the opium convention be ratified with as little delay as possible.
ILLEGAL IRISH ARRESTS.
HABEAS CORPUS RIGHTS.
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LONDON, June 6'
The House of Lords unanimously passed the third reading of the indemnity bill, coupled with a motion by Lurd Grey which was accepted by the Government affirming the long-established should not without the previous special authority of principle of the constitution that the Executive Parliament exercise the power of arrest without bringing the accused to trial by due process of law."
interfere with the Appeal Court's decision granting (The House of Lords decided that it could not the writ of Habeas Corpus applied for by Art. O'Brien, leader of the Irish Self-Determination League, who was arrested in the big March round- up and deported. The Court based its decision on the ground that the Home Secretary was not em powered to order the internment of a person in the Irish Free State: The indemnity bill the Goven- ment. introduced was designed to protect the Home Secretary who would otherwise be liable to severe penalties.1
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