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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1928.
JAPAN AND "RED" AGITATORS.
NEW. PEACE LAW.
REVISED ACT MEETS WITH MIXED RECEPTION.
TOKYO COMMENT.
Tokyo. Yesterday. Most of the leading vernacular! papers have been consistently op- posing the revision of the Peace Preservation Law on the grounds
'U.S. DEMOCRATS” CONVENTION.
“ AL” SMITH...“ WET.”
DUTCH QUEEN LOSES ACTION.
UNIQUE CASE.
FIRST CATHOLIC NOMINATED | SEEKS DUTCH SUCCESSIÓN DUTY
·FOR PRESIDENCY.
"JOE" FOR VICE-PRESIDENT.
Houston, Texas, Yesterday. Governor Smith has been nomin-
ated.
Smith polled on the second ballot that it was too reactionary. Now 849, which is two thirds of the they are strongly censuring the Privy Council for agreeing to its votes. revision, in which it is asserted
IN BRITAIN.
DISMISSED WITH COSTS.
London, Yesterday.
The Queen of Holland Agured as a party in an application in the Chancery Division.
Judgment wont against her. One.of the defendants, in action by His Majesty against Drukker
There were eight, candidates. It and Others, moved that the state- did not disclose any reasonable that the Council has betrayed a seemed early in the proceedingsment of claim be struck out as it responsibilities as the Guardian that the anticipated landslide in cause for action.
of the National Constitution,
favour of "New York's Roman
The "Jiji," though it doubts Catholic 'wet' Governor" would be the advisability of revising the fulfilled, as state after state voted law by urgent Imperial ordin- solidly for him. ance alone, upholds the action as it contends that the Council has no right to block Government administration.
The Minister of Justice is quoted as saying that the revision was meant as a deterrent; it was not likely that the death penalty would actually be imposed.
Votes Turned Over.
The applicant: was a Dutchman. The action referred to a claim to
collect Dutch succession duty in
Britain.
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Council argued that it was an The figures on the first ballot elementary rule in law that one! showed that he had accured 724, country could not enforce another's or nine revenue laws or collect taxes for
Hit. two-thirds of the votes, less than was necessary for nomina- tion. This was due to unexpected changes in the voting of a certain
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Counsel for the Queen, submitted that the principle applied to an- other country's penal laws. State.
Mr. Justice. Tomlin laid it down When the second ballot began that it was a rule of at least 200 It is understood that the re- vised clauses will not apply to delegate for Ohlo rose and years old by which Britain could those arrested during the recent nounced that his State wished to not collect foreign taxes for a for- Communist round up, and more- change its vote and allot to Smith eign sovereign. He ordered the over, as the Diet has the right to the 13 vetes previously given to statement claim to be struck out repeal any Act promulgated by Senator George of Georgia. and the action to be dismissed with urgent ordinance if it dis- general scramble followed to board approves, there is strong likell-"the Smith band waggon," and hood that the new Act will be sup-more votes changed, resulting in pressed before long-Heuter. Smith's nomination:
|| DARLINGTON SMASH
-DURHAM VILLAGE SUFFERS
costs-Reuter.
BY-ELECTION.
SEVERE STRUGGLE AT CARMARTHEN
“MAJORITY OF 48.
Party Platform. After strenuous efforts, the sub- committee appointed by the Na- tional Democratic Convention to VERY HEAVILY,
consider the Party platform for the
London, Yesterday, Presidential election has at last
The by-election at Carmarthen, DEATH ROLL NOW 28.
come to an agreement.
occasioned by Sir Alfred Mond's The details have not yet been elevation to the Peerage as Lord London, Yesterday. disclosed, but it is understood that Melchett, has resulted as follows:" Reacus work?
continued through it calls for strict enforcement of Lieut-Col. Jones (Liberal),10,207 | the night by the light of flares and Prohibition, and provides for
Hopkins (Labour)
.10,154 there are many stories of the re-comprehensive Farm Relief plank. Mansel (Conservative) .... 8,361 markable herolam displayed by the The platform adopted by the Injured waiting for helpers to re- Democratic Convention pledges an lease them from their positions pin honest enforcement of Prohibition, ned in the wreckage.
Liberal Majority
43
Sir Alfred Mond was returned
The disaster is the most serious and opens a wide door for legisla-as a Liberal at the last election, occurring on British railways for tion to assist agriculture. It but later crossed the floor of the thirteen years and an Inquiry is be- scathingly attacks "Republican cor-House-Reuter ing opened to-morrow.
ruption" and assails the Repub-
ture, its foreign policy, especially
in Latin America, its taxation and "wet" element of the east which tariff system and its failure to Smith represents. enforce Prohibition.
It declares that the party is strongly against entangling the country in foreign alliances.
Outlawry of War.
Meanwhile, Governor Smith, des ite the plank in the Democratic platform favouring the enforce ment of prohibition has telegraph- ed to the Convention reiterating his belief that there should be a fun-
Durham Village Hard Hit. lican Party's treatment of agricul- Another death having occurred makes 24 victims in Darlington of whom. 13 women and one man be longed to the Durham mining vil lage of Hettton-le-Hole;
Most of the women were mem bere of the Mothers' Union.
All the dead are woman, with the... exception of & men and one boy, and The platform declares for the damental change in the present pro=|| all are exclusively of the working outlawry of war and the protection hibition regime. class except William Henry Gough, of American lives and rights The Party's Donkey, solicitor, of Hatton-le-Hole and his abroad; the reduction of arma- Robinson received 1,082 out of a wife.
ments and non-interference in electotal 1,099 votes cast for his near- Business at Hatton le Hole is at tlons and other internal political cat rival, Major General Allen, ex- a standstill, everyone caring for the affairs of any nation, including Commander of the American forces 46 motherless children, some of
Mexico, Nicaragua and all other in the Rhineland, who had 21 votes. whom have not yet been told of Latin American nations. It makes Seven other candidates were pro their bereavement-Reuter..
no mention of the League of Na posed for the vice-presidency in One More Death.
tions or the World Court cluded Mrs. Nellie Ross,
It re-affirms the support of an Governor of Wyoming who got two The death roll is now 25-Reu-efficient merchant marine and devotes.
clares that it would continue There was an amusing scena Government operation, but with when the Chairman of the Minsid THE ARCTIC SEARCH. the gradual sale of the shipping sippi Delegation rode down the
lines to private owners. •* ̈*
Sphinx
Shinyo Maru
Lecat
Book Bang
ter.
ress of Asia
1.30 p.m. 2.80 p.m. 8.30 p.m.
6 pam
ident Polky
5. p.m.
D'am.
9.8.m.
Later.
A LIGHT 'PLANE TO PARTICIPATE.
BAD WEATHER.
Berne, Yesterday.
The
The Philippines.
Ex
crowded centre aisle of the hall astride a diminutive donkey, the for traditional symbol of the Demo platform declares granting immediate independence cratic Party
ad- to the Philippines. In the matter of immigration, the platform would
The Convention has been journed sine diepgay
First Catholic Candidate. Governor Smith's telegram de“
A Klemm-Daimler light acro- preserve the quota law with the plane, owned by a resident. of elimination of the provisions Berne, von Muehlenen, is being separating husbands from wives clares that common honesty com- despatched to King's Bay to search and parents from children pole one to admit that corruption for the "Italia.”
It pledges further reduction of among prohibition law enfrocement Rome, Yesterday, internal taxes and the enactment officials and bootlegging lawless The "Citta di Milano" wirelesses of an import tariff measure design nesa la prevalent throughout the that the Braganza" is still ice-ed to mantain the high standard country. While he believes that bound at North Cape. The weather of American labour with duties saloons should always be defunct Is bad with fog and northerly wind, permitting effective competition in institutions and he was sure that There is no news of "Mariano's order to prevent a monopoly Reu- real temperance and respect for the
des law would be secured by the a walking party. The ice-breaker ter's American "Krassin” is due at Spitzbergen an]
June 80
Tromsoe, Testerday,
The seaplane Mariano: L” måde a saven hours reconnaissance:fight| along the coast, partly to test her wireless. She returned to Tromsde at midnight—Router)!!
FOUR YEARS
CONS
Sena Arkansa
plication of Democratič principles, local-self-government and States
Later
rights.
inson
Popular
New York; Zesterday. Governor Smith, on rriving at
desk
BATTLE, MYSTERY, INTRIGUESA
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got
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it and of how love won him his
regeneration !
John Gilbert
Twelve Miles Out |
Wilh
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JOAN CRAWFORD.”
The picture that has been hailed as the sensation of the yearJohn Gilbert's finest role since "THE BIG PARADE.
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