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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES, ITROVAR REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE REPARATIONS QUESTION LONDON CONFERENCE MAY PROVE
TURNING POINT.
LONDON, July 29th" The volemic proceeding in the Angle French Press during the past week, an the subject of the forthcoming meeting in London of Mr. Lloyd George and Premiec Poincare, in which Italy and Belgium expected to participate, indicates the im purtance attached to the conference, which may prove the turning point in the re parations question.
FRENCH ANXIETY TO SPEED UP." It is noteworthy, that when the British Brat propowd to accelerate the date of the conference, in view of the Cheranda „request for a moratorium. there was no hurry on the French side to respond. Auc now that the Italian Cabinet crisis threatens to postpone the conversations (to September 1st it, is even suggested) there is an outburst of annoyance in the French press at the prospect of delay,
FRANCE ALARMED OVEN FINAN
CIAL SITUATION. Premier Poincare, tas up to the present beep averse to conferences, but is now most anxious that the meeting in Lomlon should not be postponed beyond August 1st. The fact is, that the tumbling mark threatens a general collapse of exchangra,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY ŠIær, 1932
POLITICAL SITUATION IN
POLAND,
M. KORFANTY'S CANDIDACY"
WITHDRAWN.
Warsaw, July 29th. The main committee of the Diet, which proposed M. Koffinty as a coñidate for the Premiership, decided by 99 to 202 to withdraw the candidacy, and has asked President Pilsalski' to form a Cabinet,
AN ELECTION DEMANDED.
SERIOUS GRECO-TURKISH
SITUATION. ~. BRITISH TROOPS DISPATCHED TO CONSTANTINOPLE
LONDON, July 9th.
The dispatch of British troops to Con- atantinople from Malta emphasises the grävity of the Turco-Greek situation, | which is at present abscure,
An announcement from Athens states that M. Baltazzi (Minister of Foreign Affairs) has informed the Allies that the Greeks reserve liberty of action, declaring that peacq can unty be imposed on Turkey by force.
The Allied Commander-in-Chie has
is
Warsaw, July 2ath. Marshal Pilsudski, the President, not werely continues in office, but has secured a vote of confidence from the Diet, which rejected the motion of the parties on the right. censuring President. Filstidski for issued a proclamation stating he refusing to mument to the Korfanty resolved to forcefully repress any attempts Cabinet. The crisis, which has lasted two at disorder, and is reported to be taking months, is still unsolved, and the parties steps to defend the Chatalēja sector. on the right, when the Peasants and Rut Paris advices from Constantinople Socialists are opposing, are now demand-state that the Greek Government has a
sured the Allies that it does not intend ing an siretion.
to send troops to the central zone, and is merly reorganising its"hases in ease the Allies authorise it to march on Con- stantinople, adifing, authorisation bow-
[A cable message dated July 19th, stated that the President. Marshal Pilsudski. had abdicated when Korfanty, a dotorious anti-German agita. ter was elected to the Premiership and submitted his Cabinet. }
INTER-ALLIED MILITARY CONTROL IN GERMANY,
TROUBLE OVER THE CONTENTS OF A ROOM.
BERLIN, July 20th. The Inter-Albed Military Control Com Mission has demanded strong ensures in connection with the affair at "Stettin, where the authorities refused to allow
ever, has not yet been requested.
EARLIER CABLES. FURTHER HOSTILITIES
IMPENDING.
Losos, July 28th.
BARLIER CABLES,
EGYPT” INQUIRY. LASCARS GIVE EVIDENCE.
THE
Loxxos, July 18th,
On the resumption of the enquiry into the loss of the P. & O. liner Egypt, passenger named Randall said he thought the officers did the best they could.
The Boatswain, Mr. Gates, tesifed that plenty of men attended the port lifeboats after the collision. His boat on the starboard could not be put out owing to the heavy list.
A deck steward deposed that the Instars were absent on the lowering of the boats Under the circumstances the officers could not have done more. The natives only idea was to save their skins.
A native described as First Tindal Firemen testified, through an interpreter, that he did not receive instructions where to go in the event of being ordered to beat stations, although he understood he had to assist in lowering the boats.
Several native firomen testified that there were life jackets in their quarters.
Two natives deposed that they were shot when they entered a boat.
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A Laser said he was allotted No. 16
boat at drill, but he got into another.
The Tascar's headman stated that the acara asked the Captain for lifejackets, but were told that there were none.
The enquiry WB
until ankataract. Monday,
FABRIC GLOVE QUESTION.
DUTY TO BE IMPOSED.
COUNTY CRICKET, WOOLLEY'S ALL-ROUND
ACHIEVEMENT.
LONDON, July 28th,
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
[THROUGH RECTER': AGENCY.]
MINISTERIAL CHANGES AT PIKING
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At the Oral, Surrey beat Lancashire by eight wickets. Ernest Tyldesley, in the LI YUAN HUNG'S GÅRDEN PARTY, losers' second innings, scored 111.-
PEKING, July 25th. At Southend, Essex led Kent on the first Mandates have been issued complying innings, Perrin scoring 101. By taking with the request of DE W. W. Yen to Perrin's wicket, Woolley, the Kent all place Vice-Minister Shen" Jai Ling in round player, was the first this season to charge of affairs at the Waichinopo Lchiere the double honour of capturing 100 (Foreign Office) owing to the Premiership wickets and scoring 1,000 runs.
preventing Dr. Yen himself devoting sufficient time to the Foreign Office, Aandates also request Chang Kuo Ban, Minister
At Birmingham, Warwick beat Leicester by four wickets.
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At Weston super-Mare, Somerset beat Middleses by two wickets. In the losers arst innings Hendren scored 100.
At Eastbourne, Hants beat Sussex by
seven wickets,
U.S. RAILWAY STRIKE. PRESIDENT HÅRDING'S SETTLE-
MÉNT SCHEME. .
WABUINOTON, July 28th. At the conclusion of a conference between President Harding and Labour Leaders this afternoon, Mr. Frankin, President of the "Boilermakers' Union, announced that Pre- sident Harding had evolved proposals for ending the railway strike, which would be presented at meetings of the Union and Railway Executive representatives next
GERMAN SHIPPING STRIKE.
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THE TROUBLE SPREADS.
BERLIN, July 28th.
The shipping strike has extended to the engineers and 300 ships are now idle.
week. LONDON, July 27th. The Committee estimates that sixteen million pounds of cotton yarns, suitable for glove fabric, are exported to Germany from the United Kingdom in a year, em- playing 6,400 operatives. The yarn repr An impending resumption of Turco-sented by a year's import of German fabric Greek hostilities in Asia Minor is indicated gloves represents the production of 530 operatives, who would be rendered idle if the by Renter's correspondent at Constan duty stopped importation, except as far as
The Committee finds it difficult to believe tinople who says it is reported that Mus-home manufacture of gloves was increased. tapha Kimal þas left Angora for the front. that German manufacturers would transfer both of which impose duties on imported fabric gloves, and points out that the proposed daty will end on August 18th, 1924, and may previcusly be revoked.
THE IRISH IRREGULARS.
NO QUARTER.
with calamitous economie. "resuits, and Alliet officers to enter a suspected room. | Advices from Athens confirm reports of orders for yarn to France and Switzerland,
France is alarmed at her financial situn. tion and auxious for a permanent solu- tion.
BRITAIN'S ANNUAL TRIBUTE. The French ropoal, however, tlust Great Britain cancel France's debts and abandon, claims on Germany (mentioned)) in a cable message dated July 14th) evokes but little enthusiasm in the British Press, Even newspapers that advocate a general Fiquidation of debts point out that so' long as the United States does not aban- dou claims on Great Britain, the latter will be shortly liable to pay the annual tribute of £50,000,000 to America, namely the interest on the debt incurred on behalf of Great Britain's Allies, with a com pensatory guarantee of European settle ment. Such papers talk of abandonment of the occupation of the Rhineland as a güid pre que
the door of which was partly conceale
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movements of troops in Thrace where two
new divisions hare reached the front,
The Germans at first denied the exist imer of a room, and then refused to pez.
General Hadjanesti, the Greek Comman. mit the inspection until the Prefect's der-in-Chief, is with the armies in Thruce, authorisation had been obtained. The and the General Staff has moved up to the officers announced their intention of frontier, in the neighbourhood of which a waiting for the authorisation, whereupon general offensive is being prepared. There aped police roughly rejected them. Ais anxiety in Constantinople and the Alled subsequent inspection of the room showed High Commissioners Laye drawn the atten. that a quantity of material had been tion of the Greek representative to these
developments. hastily removed,
BAVARIAN DISPUTE WITH THE REICH.
PRESIDENT EBERT'S LETTER PRO. DUCES CALMING EFFECT.
BERLIN, July 29th."
An early settlement of the dispute with Bavaria is expected, consequent on the calming effect produced in Munich by the letter from President Ebert, written to the Minister-President of Bavaria, Count Lerchenfeld, assuring him that tho. Beich BRITISH TRADERS DEMAND REdoes not contemplate interference with
DUCTIONS IN ALLIED TARIFFS. Manifestors published by the Federa tion of British Industries and the Na
tional Association of Merchants and manufacturers, of which Lord Charles Abe: conway, Viscount Cowdray and Lord Leverhulce are Vice-Presidents, demand
Bavarian.mitonomy.
"ANOTHER GERMAN
MONARCHIST PLOT.. PREMIER POINCARE'S LIFÉ
THREATENED.;
PARIS, July 29th.
not merely drastic reductions in the res It is semi-officially announced that the parations, but urge the British Govern-French Government has been definitely ment not to surrendor any rights unless informed of a plot at presen: preparing substantial concessions are forthcoming, in monarchist circles in Germany againsa including reduction of tariffs on the the life of Premier Poincare. part of Allied countries which desire cancellation of their obligations.
FRENCH PRESS THREATENS
A LONE HAND.
ANOTHER AEROPLANE
CRASH..
RESULTS IN FOUR DEATHS.
HEBLIN, July 9th. A mail neroplane crashed at Boitzen;
To such pronouncements, the French Press retorts by threatening that Francë will not alone against the recalcitrant burg. The pilot and three rassengers, debtor, untess an agreement is reached believed to be Americans, were killed.
before August 15th, when the next Gerican FRENCH COMMUNISTS FINED,
instalment is dur.
INCITING SOLDIERS TO INSUBORDINATION.
[On July 14th an important statement was mads by Sir Robert Horne in the House of Commons regarding Britain's
PARIS, July 20th fancial position. He said that the The Correctional Tribunal fined the British debt to Ameries amounted to 5233,000,000, at present rate of exchange. Communist deputies Couturier and The Government was constantly giving Cachin five hundred Iranca, for publish. attention to the debt to America. This was a solemn obligation which the Governing statements inciting soliers to insub ment would meet.].
ITALIAN CABINET CRISIS.
O NEARER SOLUTION.""
LONDON, July 20th...
The Italian Cabinet crisis, on which the
ordination.
INDIAN DACOIT OUTRAGE. MURDERS AND ROBBERIES
SIMLA, July 20th. The Police Station and several Govern
date of the London Reparations Conferment buildings and shops have been the depende, is no nearer solution. Both damaged and looted. Thirteen persons, Signor Bonomi and Bignor Danava have including policemen, have been murderes, Bucccssively Iziled an attempt at and property worth over a lakh of rupees Cabinet making
carried off by Dacoits, at Digri,, thirty Bignor Orlando has again born summiles from the scene of the recent Dacoit moned
Loutrage at Hyderabadi
LATEST CABLE3.
AMERICAN COAL SHORTAGE.
A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK.
Wassaros, July 29th. There is a confident feeling that enough coal will eventually be produced to meet the country's needs. It is announced that President Harding does not contemplate taking any new steps regarding the conl. strike, but the administration will inter pose no objection should the Governor of any State adopt measures similar to those adopted by Indiana and Michigan, when undertaking the production of coal for public use.
INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS,
ENGLAND BEATS FRANCE.
"
CHELSEA, July gath
In the International Athletic Match,
England beat France by 57 points to 42.
BRITISH WORLD FLIGHT,
MAJOR BLAKE ARRIVES AT LAHORE.
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LoxDox, July 26th. A doctinent has been found on an Irregu Irregulars in Co. Clare, ordering him not to lar prisoner, signed by the leader of the spare any officer, or man of the Free State Army.
CANADIAN GRAND TRUNK
`RAILWAY. APPEAL AGAINST ARBITRATION DECISION FAILS.
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LONDON, July 28th. The Privy Council dismissed the appeal of the Grand Frank Railway of Canada, mentioned on September 27th inst. Thirty thousand investors, mostly British, and £37,000,000 are involved
The Grand Trank Railway was last year acquired by the Canadian Government, by whom sa Arbitration Board was appointed to determine the value of the preference and commaa stock of the concern. This Board decided that the stock was valueless, and it is the appeal against this decision that.bas now been dismissed.].
BRITISH SCULLING CHLAM- PIONSHIP.
THE AMATEUR TITLE DECIDED.
LONDON, July 28th.
The Wingfield Sculls, carrying the British amateur championship, were con tested for from Patoey to Mortlake. In the final J. Beresford (Thames Club), the holder, beat. D. Gollan (Leander Club)
easily.
BIG HAMBURG FIRE. ›
"LARGE STORES DESTROYED.
BERLIN, July 23th.
LANCASHIRE TRADE
DEPRESSION.
LONGER HOLIDAYS FOR. SPINNERS..
of. Commerce, concurrently acting as Minister of the Interior, to place Vice-Minister Sun Yan Ling in charge of the affairs of the Ministry for the Interior, as the affairs of the Ministry of Commerce occupy all Chang Kud Kan's time.
President Li Yunn Haag is catertain- ing all the members of the Houses of Parliament at a garden party this after- noon. Members of the Cabinet and also the representatives of the Tuchuns, and Civil Governors are attending.
NORMAL RAILWAY TRAFFIC. MANY CARS BEING RETURNED.
TIENTSIX, July 25th. Marshal Chang Tso Lia is returning large numbers of passenger cars, enabling normal traffic to resume as soon as pos. sible. It is understood that he is also returning many freight cars in a few days.
GURTAILMENT OF JAPANESE ARMY ·
COST.
WITHDRAWAL OF SIX BATTALIONS FROM MANCHURIA.
LONDON, July 28th. Owing to depression in trade the Old.
Toxro. July 29th. ham Master Cotton Spinners' Association The newspaper Nicht ich reports: has recommended its members, controll- that the Government is contemplating the ing over 400 mills, to close down for a withdrawal of the Chinese eastern railway fortnight instead of a week for the annual holidays in August. It also recommends guard by the end of October. Also the curtailment of production in the spinning along the South Blanchurian railway, re the Federation to consider an organised gradual withdrawal of six battalions
placing these by troops stationed at Liao- section of the cotton trade. BRITISH CONSUL'S PROTEST.yang, thereby curtailing army cost.
A BRITISH SHIP IS BRITISH TERRITORY.
Naw Yoxa, July 28th.
A message from Savannah says that the United States Commissioner has overruled. objections by the British Consul to the arrest of two sailors on board the British steamer Brasilia, on the charge of violating the probibition law by selling liquor. The Consul contended that the men were tech nically on British-soil aboard a British ship. Both men have been sent for trial.
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AMERICAN PUBLISHERS'
APOLOGY.
EQUALITY OF RACES.
WHERE THE ENGLISHMAN FAILS
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An interesting comparison of the capa- bilities of Englishmen and Frenchmen to govern backward, races was made by the Hon. W. Ormaby-Gore, M.P., in a paper which he read at a meeting of the Rogal Colonial Institute with regard to the Colonial Office mission, which he recom panied, to the British West Indies last year."Politically, commercially and le gally," he sail, there is absolutely equality between all races throughout the British West Indies. In social-life there" are fairly clear stages of distinction, and these lines are drawn in effect more. clearly-by women than by men, and not by the European women only. In this LosDox, July 28th.
respect the contrast, is between the. An agreement has been reached in the islands which have been British through. British North Borneo Company's "diction out the greater part of their history and. against the American publishers, Messrs those which were formerly French." Charles Beribner's & Sons, on account of the latter racial equality even in social alleged libet a book recently published life is carried a good deal further than in by defendants, who unreservedly apologised the more purely English islande. This and agreed to an injunction against further same feature can be observed throughout the world. Native races under French circulation of the volume.
rule easily assimilate French civilisation,
selves to be Frenchmen and French- women.
In
ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDd very soon commence to fool them
DERS BALLOT,
NO STOPPAGE OF WORK.
London, July 28th.,
The ballot of the Federation of Engineer
A big fire broke out in Hamburg haring and Shipbuilding Unicas rewaited in bour, destroying a large store of tobacco, cocoa and coffee to the rains of millions of marks,
LAHORE, July 29th The British airman, Major Blake, bas arrived. AMUNDSEN'S POLAR FLIGHT, ATTEMPT ABANDONED.
THE RATHENAU MURDER. Nose (Alaska), July 9th, Amundsen's ship, the Mand, left Decr
BERLIN, June 28th. Dr. Stein, the tenant of Saaleck Castle, ing for the Arctic, but was unable to land where the murderers of Dr. Rathenau were the aeroplane with which it was expected | discovered, has been relegod. -
By to the North Pole.
Dr. Stem was immediately re-arrested by Amundsen has abandoned the attempt order of the Attorney-General The to reach Point Barrow in the faud and former Naval Captain, Dietrich, also has transferred to the schooner Holmes suspected of aiding Rathenan's murderers, was similarly released and re-arrested. According to a wireless message from The Rathenau murder trials begin at the land, the plan to fly across the Liepzig in September. North Pole has been abandoned until next
year.
THE FALLING MARK.
ANOTHER LOW LEVELA
Berlin, July 28th. The Imperial Bank of many has raised its discount rate from Eve to six per cent. This is the first chango since De Loudon rate for marks has depreciated comber 23rd, 1914, and consequently, the
to 2,525.
A FURTHER FAL
FAL LONDON, July 29th. The London rate for German Marks has reached the record of 2,725 to the £.
32,069 votes against, and 16,064 votes for an acceptance of a reduction in the war bonus, but, as there was not a two-thiru's majority against acceptance, there will be no stoppage..
The impact of the English civilisation is different. It is sometimes paid that the Englishman is more successful in many ways than the Frenchman in governing the more backward races, as long as those races remain backward, and that when these erst while backward races begin to progress and throw up individuale commensurate with, if not equal to, the European in intellectual capacity, the Englishman fails where the Frenchman succeeds. Our difficulties in India and Egypt are an outstanding example of the difficulty of adjusting the point of attitude that everything is going to be educated classes of communities not of Eng
Commenting upon the now fashionable view of the educated Englishman and the
quite all right as soon as Parliament Jish race. It is the same problem that ia meste, the Peking Daily News says: "It presenting itself in the British West In- can never be too strongly emphasized that dies today and in the coast towns of the main task confronting the advocates West Africa, Fundamentally, the problem and supporters of responsible government is social The Englishman is prepared to in China is that of evolving in the average do work, whether in government ex come Chinese citizen political capacity and merce, with men of different race on a moral discipline that would make him footing of co-operation and equality, but equal to the average citizen of a dento- a very different thing it comes cratio country like England or the United
to wires meeting in drawing room, and States."
still unora, to ina kringe is here The news that Major Langley, MO, that the French and Brish points of LONDON, July 28that present acting as Solicitor-General of View seem to diverge A meeting of the Chartered Company the Straits Settlements is, accompanied by manimously approved the terms of the Mr. Langley, leaving the colony for home agreement with the Union Government for good, on August 8th, will be generally. At the resumed conference of the regretted, says the Straits Times, which Association of Teachers in Technical In which will be entered into if Southern adds At the Bar he has shone institutions, on June 5th, the president, Mr. Rhodesia decides to enter the Union at
Crown prosecutor In local literature he the forthcoming referendum.
FUTURE OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA.
FORMER FRENCH MINIS
TER'S DEATH,
PARTS, July 28th_~" The death is announced of the former, Ministar. H. Jules Guesde.
has shown a brilliance that is worthy of Paley Yorke, in the course of his his reputation with the pen at Home address, said that so great was the growth Bocially he is known as a Prince of good of knowledge that he considered the follows. He left a good practice at home human race must be smatterers in most to come out to Government service. He things, and each individual somewhat of returns because the Government cannot a specialist in ons. Technical education, ofer him sufficiently good prospects. The in his opinion, should play a large part
in the education of the future. Colony is the pooren by his decision.