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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1927.
SOVIET OUTBURST.
Vocal Resentment At Conference.
LACK OF TACT.
Delegation Sings Internationale `In Unison.
HOME SPINNERS.
DISCUSSION ON WORKING PROBLEMS.
PRICES AND OUTPUT.
London, Yesterday.
It is announced that a Man- chester round table', conference has been arranged between re- presentatives of the Federation of Stockholm, Yesterday.
Master Cotton Spinners £830- The International Co-operative ciations and the Cotton Yarn Congress has rejected the Russian Association to try and promote proposals favouring co-operation unity of action on the Associa- with the Amsterdam internation- tion's policy of mimum prices al and embodying plans for a and reduced output.-Reuter. future policy of international co- operative alliance, The Russians at the closing session staged an unexpected demonstration protest against the opposition to their proposals. At the moment the great organ in the confer- ence hall began to peal out the final march, the Russian delega- tion rose and sang the "Inter- nationale" in unison.
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All the newspapers comment on the incident as showing a "deplorable lack of tact.”— Reuter.
ATTEMPT TO DISTURB FRENCH!
COLONIES.
PLOT REVEALED.
Paris, Yesterday.
AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE.
REDUCTION IN ARMY AND NAVY ESTIMATES.
HOME CRICKET.
Rain Stops County Games.
KENT'S BIG WIN.
Taunton Match Yields Three Centuries.
London, Yesterday. Kent at Taunton defeated Somerset by 319 runs.
The visitors scored 345 (Hard- inge 154, Ashdown 112) and 248 for two wickets (Bryan 128; Hardinge 82 not out.)
Somerset made 214, and 55, Wright taking six wickets for 29
runa.
The following games were not decided and do not count in the championship table, there being! no play on the second and third days:-
Melbourne, Yesterday.
Middlesex V. Worcester at The Minister of Defence har decided to reduce the Navy estim-Lords. Middlesex made 178 and
Worcester 26 for two. ates by £125,000 and the Army
Gloucester y. Essex at Leyton. estimates by £48,000 for the sake
Essex of economy.
A further £27,000 Gloucester scored 199. will be saved in the estimates of scored 75 for five,
Warwick v. Surrey at Birming- the Air Force, civil aviation and
War- the munitions" supply branch. ham, Surrey scored 231.
wick made 57 for two. Reuter.
Leicester v. Hampshire· at
LORD TERRINGTON. Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Leicester
QUIET WEDDING AT BOULOGNE.
Boulogne, July 29.
scored 194. Hants made 81 for five.
Derbyshire v. Yorkshire at Chesterfield. Derby scored 157. Yorkshire scored 92 for five.
Jupp Shines
"Le Matin" publishes several letters, forming correspondence between Volkoff, Russian MIL
The following match was tary Attache in Paris, and Krestinski, the Soviet's Ambas by the British authorities to leave
Lord Terrington was permitted drawn:-
Lancashire v. New Zealand at sador in Berlin, and Comrade the hospital, to which he subse- Manchester. Lancashire scored Gallaher in London, showing the quently returned after marrying, 229 (E. Tyldesley 124). co-operation between the Soviet at the British Consulate, Mrs. de Zealand 57 for one wicket.
Government and the leaders of
to
the Third International in order disorganise the French Colonial Empire and cause revolt among the Moroccan tribes.
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Northants scored 152 and 189 Reminder to Cross-Word Puzzle for six (Jupp 88 and 62).
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London, July 28. In the House of Commons, Brig. Gen. J. Charteris (Conser vative) asked whether any fur ther information was available revere Humphrey, who accompanied garding the alleged assault on a him from the Riviera to Boulogne, native in Spencer's Hotel, Madras. and has been in devoted attendance
Mr. G. Lansbury (Labour) ask- on him at the hospital.
ed whether it was in order to des- The marriage ceremony was a cribe a fellow subject in India as very quiet one. Times of Ceylon." a "native."
[Earlier Boulogne messages stated: March 18.-Lord Terrington
Notts made 281 for six declar- ed. Jupp taking five wickets for 62.
Glamorgan took first innings points from Sussex,
Glamorgan made 207 for ninė and declared, Bowley taking six wickets for 69.
Sussex scored 118.-Reuter.
MAYOR WALKER.
BIG LONDON RECEPTION TO
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HIS "BUGGY RIDE."
New York, Yesterday, Mayor Walker, although on
The Speaker said that he was not aware that any exception has been detained on the arrival of holiday, rang up his secretary at He the City Hall here from London the boat express from Paris. would be taken to the description, was boarding the boat for Folke- and discussed housing and other but if Mr. Lansbury submitted a stone when he was stopped. Lord important municipal matters. point of order he would look into Terrington asked for a doctor, who The Secretary said that he it.
ordered his immediate removal to heard Mr. Walker as if he had Ear! Winterton replied to Brig.- the hospital. A policeman is re been in New York. Gen Charteris in the negative, maining there at his bedside. and added that unofficial informa- March 20-The head doctor of the tion had reached him, upon which hospital, where Lord Terrington 3.30 p.m. he preferred not to comment until lies fll, has recommended the post- the unremitting search by forty it had been verified by the Gov-ponement of the preliminary exam-warships and seaplanes for the Ination until Monday, and declared missing Honolulu fliers, the ernment of India, if verification that any sudden shock 1ight be papers are splashing copious ac- were possible at such a late date. fatal in the present condition of the counts from London correspon-
His information tended entirely patient. Later, Lord Terrington
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9 am there was an official order in India guard, but undertook to instruct the coach is the sensation of the hour.
that no civil or Crown servants latter not to make a noise or smoke. should refer to an inhabitant of March 19 The Police Commis across the front page of one As an instance the heading India as & native. (Labour sioner states that he was inform journay reads: "Jimmy to get
cheers),
ed by telegram on March 17 by
The Speaker said that in that the Sureté Generale, Faris, that the buggy ride in London." case he was convinced that all the arrest of Lord Terrington on a British authorities had applied for members would be glad to follow new extradition warrant. Lord 2.80 p.m. what had been established in Torrington will be detained in hos 4.80 p.m. India, but he would look into the pital until he is fit for removal to 4.80 p.m.matter.
prison, pending the completion of the extradition formalities.]
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