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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1926.
COAL HITCH.
TU.C. Promises Too Much.
NEED OF BLACK AND WHITE.
Miners' Conference Again Adjourned.
London, Nov. 10.
The owners are adamant in in- sisting on a longer working day? and will not consent to the estab- Hishment of a national appoul tri- :buna!" empowered to co-ordinate and revise district settlements. In Fcluding hours. On the contrary, if the miners abandon the seven-hour day as a hard and fast principle, the Government is prepared to do its utmost to safeguard a national minimum wage and other national principles. Reuter.
MANILA" BOARD OF CONTROL.
The miners conference adjourn. SWEEPING REFORM. ed until tomorrow, having reuck- jed no decision: to-day, There is some dissatisfaction in Ministerial; fquarters with the attitude of the (miners towards the T.U.S. media- ition committee:
and the Government were held.
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DECLARED ILLEGAL.
DARING FLYING.
ITALIAN AVIATOR DEFIES
SQUALL
TO-DAY'S GREAT RACE.
New York, Nov. 10. On the eve of the Schneider Cup staplane race, which is being held] at Norfolk, Virginia, to-morrow, the Italian aviator Captain Ferrarin, here of the Rome to Tokyo fight in
1920, won American naval aviators' admiration yesterday morning wher In the face of a bed squall, he took or in a tiny red racing machine.
The Wind increased to 40 miles a Nour and pain fell in torrents.
There was general rellet upon his safe return to the shore after com-
Manila, Nov. 10. All Government owned enter-pleting the navigability tests.
Later when the storm had abated
American Cuddihy. covered the trophy course aviator Lieut. at a maximum speed in excess of 240 miles an hour.
The latter Apparently made sug gestions and gave promises" which | could not be fulfilled when direct prises including the Manila Rail- conversations, between the miners way Company, the Manila Hotel, the National Coal Company. the It is understood that in the event National Development Company negotiations being resumed be and the Philippine National Bank tween, the Miners' Executive and were removed to-day from the the Cabinet coal committee, the fat-management of the Philippine ter will insist on the minere put. Legislature by an executive order ing into writing what they are pre of the Governor-General abolish pared to do in the matter of cooling the Board of Control. cessions.
This Board consisted of the It has transpired, that when the Governor-General, the Speaker of conference assembled some of the the House and the President of idelegates had received no mandate the Senate. It was created by
to agree to an extension of hours. Governor Harrison. -Reuter.
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In practice it allowed the Legis. lative members to dictate the con- trol as it could outvote the Governor-General It has been blamed for heavy losses incurred by these enterprises..
the
Lieuta. Champion and Schilt. Bring Others of the American team are Cartia machines.
Italy, the only other nation com peting. is represented by Captain Ferrarin, Major de Bernardi, and Lieut. Eacula, a Aying Macchi Fiat seaplanes-Reuter,
SHOTS IN SENATE.
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Mexico City. Nov. 10
Guarantee to be Required,
Rugby, Nov. 201 The Miners Delegate Conference assembled to-day to decide whether
A revolver flight occurred in to nothorise the Executive to con-
the lobby of the Senate last night. Governor-General Wood's order when Senator Charles. Henshaw tinue negotiation on a basis of disfollowed an opinion of the United shot dead Senator Espinoza. trict settlements without any re-States, Attorney-General that the Henshaw was seriously wounded. servations as to the length of the Beard was illegal. It is regarded The shooting occurred immediately working day not exceeding seven as the most far-reaching reform after an adjournments of the Senate. hours.
since General Wood took office. Henshaw during the sitting. ad "The Executive made no recom-It was issued immediately afterversely criticised Rocha, Secretary mendation to the Conference.
the Legislature's "adjournment for the Senate, who challenged him Mr. Cock secretary of the Miners' this morning.
to fight outside. Henshaw accept- Federation gave a lengthy report
vd, and fired on Rocha,in the lobby. on interviews which had taken
place with, the Government,'
Mr. Herbert Smith, the Miners President, said that the Executive
KANSAS MEMORIAL. Espinoza went to assist Rocha.. and
Kansas City, Nov. 101 President Coolidge is expected. is
exchanged shots with. Henshaw. Reuter's American Service?
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in these interviews with the Govern-deliver an important address on ment had gone as far as they be international affairs on the occasion lieved they had been authorised to of the dedication of the Liberty go by the last Conference of the Memorial here on November 11. Miners' Delegates and the present
An elaborate reception has been Rugby, November 10.-A Bill, Conference had therefore been prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge is being introduced in the House convened for further instructions. and the Queen, of Roumania. The of Commons this afternoon by Delegates asked a number oflatter will arrive after the Coolidges Captain Fraser, a member who questions and explanations were, have left.-Reuter's American Ser- lost his eyesight during the war. given.
Reports were read on the position
in various coalfields which showed a considerable increase in the num-] Fber of men who had returned to
work since the delegates last met.
.vice."
"PREMIERS AT PALACE,
Rugby, Nov. 10, Their Majesties the King and The Conference adjourned until Queen this afternoon entertained to-morrow, no decision having been about Ave hundred guests at
Cached:
to enable blind persons to have the benefit of wireless telephony without paying any licence fee.- British Wireless Service.
Rugby, November 10-Reply | ing to a House of Commons ques- party given at Buckingham Palacetion. Comdr. Locker Lampson It is stated in "politieat circles in honour of the overseas represen- stated that the Italian Govern- that before negotiations go any tatives at the Imperial Conference.ment had assured the Foreign further the Government will re-All the Dominions Premiers were Secretary that there was nothing| quire a written guarantee from the present.-British Wireless Service. in the Italian-Spanish Treaty con- Miners' Executive that it'ia ein-
trary to the obligations of the powered by the Conference of de-
La Plata, Md., November 10.—parties as signatories of the legates to agree to district Battle-At least 14 persons including 12 League Convenant, which had all ments without any reservation as children were killed as the result the force of a prior engagement. to hours.-British Wireless, Service. of a gale which demolished several The treaty in no way affected the houses and a school which col-interests of Great Britain in the lapsed on top of the screaming Mediterranean-British Wireless children-Reuter.
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Busby, Nov. 10.
The Miners' Delegate Conference to-day will decide whether or not the Executive is to be authorised to reach an. understanding on
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