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Hongkong. Tuesday, July 20, 1926.
STORM PRECAUTIONS.
FRENCH CRISIS.
TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1926.
THE AFTERMATH.
HERRIOT SUCCEEDS IN TASK.
CABINET COMPLETED.
Paris, July 192. M., Hursiot announced at noon that a Cabinet would be formed by the evening. He says that he has been assured of the "co-operation of some of his colleagues.
This is regarded as meaning that the Cabinet will be based on a Union of the Left Parties, and will Trobably include M. Herriet s Promier and Forofgn Minister, and
M. De Monzie, who is an advocate of the capital levy, as Minister of
Finance.Reuter.
Other Members,
Paris, later.
M. Herriot completed ht Eabinet at midnight.
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WATER RATIONS.
As from today, the water supply on the island is, to be "rationed" owing to damage to
works.
AMAZING SCENES.
ARMED GANG SHOOT DOWN",
POLICE,
INSPECTOR WOUNDED.
Tientsin, July 19. Amazing scenes occurred in the
an armed gang shot down a num early hours of this morning when
ber of Police in the British and Concessions, antong injured being
In all rider main districts East Japanese of Eastern Street, there will be a those seriously two hours' supply daily. West of Assistant Inspector Kellacher, of Eastern Street, water will be the British Concession Police. turned on from 4 pm to 10 pm duty on the mendows at the Race- It appears that a policeman en daily.
(Eastern Street is the uphill course Road corner stopped a thoroughfare, leading from the Jinrikisha containing a Chinese western waterfront, up past the carrying a suspicious bundle. On being examined at the Police tram lines, to Queen's Road West, Station this was found to contain by the Government Civil Hos-revolvers and ammunition. pital, and Lunatic Asylum to Bonham Road.)
Details will be found in an ad- M. Harriot is Premier and For-vertisement on page 12, eign Minister: M. De Monzie is Minister of Finance; M. Falnieve
is War Minister; and M. Loucheur Minister of Commerce.-Reuter,
Franc in London. IF
Landon, July 19. French francs in London closed
ing it would be deemed impera-is tive to remove all boulders in the vicinity by means of blasting.
Again, at the end of Russell at 222.26 and Belgian franes at
Bid for Cartellist Support.
Street, two immense boulders fell 200.00. from the hillside in a minor land- slide one of them crashing into the
Paris, later.
It contains several
"
Raiding Party.
Acting on 'information given by the arrested' man Inspector Kellacher.. organ-- All water for potable purposes isec a raiding party, numbering should be boiled.
about a dozen, who entered a There is also an official an-house in the London Road dis- nouncement regarding supplies to trict, where they were met by a the Peak and higher levels. fusillade from guns from about a
half dozen heavily armed ruffians. › Inspector Kellacher fell, pierced by three bullets in the body, whilst a Chinese corporal was also shot down, after which the gang broke through the cordon
and cleared away, apparently escap- ing into the Japanese Concession:
PLANES COLLIDE.
SPANISH LIEUTENANT
KILLED.
ANOTHER SURVIVES.
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Three Constables Shot. About two n.m, a Chinese police- man in the Japanese Concession called on two suspicious charac- ters to stop, whereupon he was...
Two more Police, on coming in response to a whistle, were also. Shot down, terribly wounded.
Compared with M. Briand's corner pillar of a house. Cabinet-M. Herriot's list is com- breaking off this support almost pletely new.. at the top where it joined "the little-known personalities, but be- trays the strongest bid for Cartel- first floor. When, the plans for at support in 31. Chantem pa this particular house were pass- (Interior). Renault (Marine), Bon-
(Pensions),
Barcelona, July 19. and. Dariac ed, did no one in authority regard net
As the result of a collision be-shot down. (Colonies). the proximity of these two im.
The Ministry is mainly Radical tween two naval seaplanes at a mense boulders in the light of 'n Socialist and preponderantly height of 100 metres. Lieutenant possible menace during a storm? Cartellist, though excluding Social Durun. who accompanied Major Did no one suggest that theysts whe. like De Monzie, favour General Franco on his Spain-
the capital levy but withhold their Argentine flight, was killed. ought to be removed by blasting support pending the development A destroyer rescued the airmen before building operations were of the Government's policy. On from the sea, but Duran died from permitted? If not, then it ap-the other hand a leaning toward his injuries after being picked up.
the Centre is revealed in the choiceReuter. of M. Painleve and M. Loucheur- a lutter a millionaire who was largely responsible for the post war reconstruction of the de- |- vastated regions.-Reuter.
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in future building pears that operations this phase of local storms' might well be taken into 'consideration as .n insurance
against, future catastrophes.
There are doubtless other as- pects of the atorm damage that warrant equal enquiry, but com- ment on these can be deferred for the present.
OBITUARY.
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'DR. MRS. J. FRASER.
14 is with regret that we have to record the death of Mrs. J. Fraser, wife of Mr. J. Fraser, formerly of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs and now District Officer North and
Public interest in the havoc created by the great storm is still very great, and is not likely to be Pre- diminished for some time. dominant is the sense of relief that the casualties have been com- paratively negligible. The Colony has had a marvellous escape from what might easily have been a catastrophe far exceeding that of the Po Hing Fong disaster of July last year. On that occasion the damage was circumscribed. al- thought the casualties were un-resident at Taipo.
Mrs. Fraser, who came fortunately very heavy. On the
out seven years ago as a medical present occasion the ra fications missionary in connection with the of the storm. have extended London. Missionary Society, was throughout the whole Colony, then Dr. Gladys Turner. She was attached to the Alice Memorial and both on the Island and
on the Maternity Hospital (Nethersole Peninsula. Scarcely an inch of Territory has escaped the ravages of the storm. In addition to the usual perils of floods and land- slides, the menace of Hightning was added to the frightfulness. And yet the number of killed and -injured, so far as is officially known, can be counted on both
hands:
A
Amliated
and
Hospitals) and rendered invaluable services in connection with that institution. After her marriage she kept up her connections with the London Mis- aionary compound in Bonham Road where she had many friends. Until recently she had remained a mem- ber of the Midwife's Board.
Mrs. Fraßer was a native of Bir
mingham and had studied at the University there, also at Aberyst- wyth and Giston.
The funeral takes place to-mor- evening at Happy Valley Cemetery.
row
BOXER FUNDS.
REPORT EXPECTED AT EARLY
DATE.
BOARD OF TRUSTĶES.
Lendon. July 15. In the House of Commons, in
Unhappy Auspices.,.
Paris, later.
TYPHOON WARNING.
The local weather forecast until
"
The Japanese. Police authori-“ ties took the strongest precau- 'tions and the Concessions were iterally encircled with Police, but the ruffians cleared through into the Chinese City-Reuter.
DUKE OF YORK.
TO OPEN AUSTRALIAN
PARLIAMENT.
Melbourne, July 19. Lord Stonehaven, Governor-Gen- eral of the Commonwealth. an-" nounces that. H.R.H. the Duke of
York will open the first Parliament to be held at Canberra, the new Federal Capital.-Reuter.
Judging by the anticipatory noon to-morrow is variable winds. newspaper comment, M.. Herriots | moderate, overcast, and showery at Ministry has opened under the first improving later unhappiest auspices,
Warning, of a typhoon of unknown The Journal des Debats (Re-intensity within 120 miles of Lat. publican) says that whereas France 17 degrees N. Long 125 degrees" E., needed a Government she is get-moving N.W., was issued by the ting a Ministry of national calamity. Observatory this forenoon. Å " Le Temps (Republican) says that Shanghai messake received by the Instead of forming a Ministry of Observatory this morning states: the National Union for the public Typhoon of unknown intensity with- salvation M. Herriot has composed in 150 miles of Lat. 15 degrees N., a Cabinet of national disunion for Long." 127 degrees E.. moving, the salvage of the Left Cartel It
W.N.W. predicta a brief span, further con- vulsions, then the situation will be- come grave and then dramatic.
La Liberte expects M. Herriot to
commitments by against an average of 46.60 inches. meet foreign illation. "Our unfortunate coun- try does not deserve to suffer auch depths of calamity and infamy."
Even the Paris Soir, which sups CHINESE WORKERS. ports the Cartel, doubts M. Herriot's ability to solve the crisis. It asks what his programme will be and how long will he last?-Recter,
EARLIER CABLES.
London, July 18. The French crisis is given pro- minenec in all the morning papers, especially as affecting the rest of
Europe.
Rainfall for the 24 hours ending
Total at 10 am, to-day, 0.94 inch. since January 1, 61.02 inches,
FORBIDDEN TO GO TO GERMANY.
Some time ago the Commis- sioner of Foreign Affairs of Feng- tien Province received a“ Note from the Waichiaopu, Peking, conveying the request of Gers many for engaging Chinese in-
dustrial workers to be sent home and employed at various factories.
It is now learned that Germans started to induce men employed at the Mukden Arsenal and Elec- triet Light Co. to go to Europe.
Duke of York,
The Sydney Sun's political cor
The "Daily Telegraph" says the real difficulty is the composition of the present Chamber, in which no durable majority is formable,
The "Daily Mail says the fall of the franc and the collapse of Some having consented to go to respondent was informed on May 23 M. Briand's Ministry is conse-Germany, Mr. When Chik-pan, that it had been virtually-almost quence of the burden of American Acting Director of the Arsenal, definitely-decared that the Duke of War Debt which hangs over Europe requested Governor Mo Teh-hui York will open the Federal Parlia
is the fruitful cause of to exercise proper control so as to prevent trained men from being The Daily News states that the enticed away. gravest feature of, these recurrent In compliance with the request, flascos is that they are helping to the Governor has issued an order bring democratic government into instructing all the Taoying and
magistrates in
and economic and financial disaster.
contempt.
the Province to
opinion that there must be a dicta- who allow themselves, to be per- The "Daily Graphic" is of the arrest and severely punish men torship or dissolution. A man issuaded to go to Germany, or per wanted to save France from the sons who engage in the work of impotent Parliament, regarding canvassing among Chinese work which the paper mentions the men on behalf of Germany. "magic name" of Foch and also Poincare.
which
ment at Canberra. Australia has intimated its delighted approval,
The Duke is anxious to go, and
the announcement awaits the King's sanction, which, it is hoped, will shortly be granted."-
The King and the British Govern-
seeing that his father opened the ment specially desire that the Duke shall open the Canberra Parliament,
first Commonwealth Parliament when he was Duke of York.
Now that the storm has passed and the danger is over, attention will be confined to the work of re- habilitation. With that work there is bound to be some search- ing questions asked with a view to ascertaining if all possible precau- tions were taken by the authori ties to minimise the risk of disas- ter during a storm of such magni- tude. It may be rejoined that no one could predict such; and that, therefore, such questions could only be superfluous. Storms can not be controlled, of course, but ply to questions, Mr. G. Locker- Lampson, Under Secretary of State storm effects can and should be for Foreign Affairs, stated that the
Post," The "Morning controlled. To take only one in- report of the delegation to China stance that of the huge boulder, would be submitted by the Boxer prints "a special article dealing Indemnity Advisory Committee with the subject of taxation in almost the size of a small house, soon. That Committee had already France and the "anomalous methods that crashed on to the Pumping approved of one of the delegation's of collection making evasion often recommendations, which His a simple matter," says the prell Station near the University, re- Majesty's Government had adopted minary essential condition for and War, and they also insisted on sulting in the loss of five lives.in principle, subject to, Parliamen-restoring, France is contained in The existence of this particular tary approval, namely, that after the concluding ines of the Report boulder must have been known the general lines of expenditure had of the Committee of Experte "If
As regards the other suggestion,. been laid down the control and France knows how to impose dis- to those who passed the plans for administration of the fund shall be cipline upon herself."-Reuter.
namely, a Ministry of the National the Pumping Station when it was entrusted to
Franc Quotation.
Union, the insurmountable obstacle Joint Board of
London, July 19. appears to be the refusal of. M: originally built. It may have to trustees in China, which will sub-
French francs opened on London Marin, leader of the Republic- their minds seemed so firmly mit an annual atatement of receipta
Democratic Union, who always stanchioned as to be perfectly and expenditure to the Govern- to-day at 230 to the £.
ments of China, and Great Britain.
advocated such a Ministry, to serve secure for centuries to come-This decision would necessitate an
"The Duke's marriage, on April 26," under M. Herriot, while the Radical- that is, if they thought anything amendment of the Act and legiela- M. Herriot, who announced yes- Socialists refuse to co-operate.with 1923, to Lady Elizabeth Bowes- Lyon, daughter of the Earl of about it at all, which is not likely. tion would be introduced in due terday morning that he was deter-men like Tardieu and Marin,"
mined to form a Cabinet before this There remains the idea of a Strathmore, was a scone of brilliant Knowing the danger of bouldera course.
Replying to M. A..A Somerville evening, conferred first thing to-day Cabinet of Republican concentra- ceremonial. A daughter was born in general during rain storms in
which eventuality M. to the Royal couple on April 20, (Conservative Windsor) Mr. with a number of members of his tion, in
1920. the Colony, it would have been Locker-Lampson said that there arst Ministry.
Herriot might appeal for co-opera- Hike M. thought that in the passing of would be three Chinese members Hia consultations yesterday re- tion te personalities plans for public works and dwell- on the Board of Trustees.-Rewter. vealed the complexity of the situa- Poincare.-Reuter.
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Herriot's Plans.
Later.
tion. He offered the Socialiste an extensive share of the portfolios, but was told they would only join the Cabinet on condition that they received the portfolios of Finance
the acceptance of the Socialist finance programme, including a Capital Levy.
The present proposal is that the Federal Parliament shall be opened at Canberra un January 26, 1927 Anniversary Day-and shall sit It there for two or three days. will then adjourn to Melbourne, and resumé its sittings there until August, when it will make a per- manent start at the new capital. This has been made necessary by the fact, that the secretariat and other civil service arrangements will not be complete before August, H.R.H. Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George of Windsor was barn at York Cottage, Sandringham, on December 14, 1895, and on June 4,.1920, was created Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, "and Baron Killarney.
The Duke and Duchess last year' made a tour of British East Africa.