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THE RONGKONG DAILY PRESS," SATURDAY, AUGUST 1MTH, 1938
WAGON-LOAD OF BURIED
SHELLS EXPLODES..
FIVE MEN KILLED.
LLE, August 10th
SERVICE THE WASHINGTON TREATIES. AMERICAN RADIO * BRITISH EMFIRE RATIFICATION (Intercepted by the U.S.S. “Tracy,
COMPLETED
LONDON, August 10th.
The British Empiro's ratification of the Washington treation has been completed.
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION..
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on August 1848.)
SAN FRANCISCO.
for the world, he did not know," (Laugh- POWER OF NEWSPAPERS.
ter.) Newspaper men at their business homes were.very lowly. (Laughter.)-As in STATESMEN-JOURNALISTS:
Great Britain, they had a serious organisa "AMUSING “SPEECH BY MR. TAFT,
tion among newspaper nien in America, and they had a Press organisation that The Hon. William H. Taft Chief that many of them who had visited Ame provided social eijoymeat. Ho presumed Justion and ex-President of the United rica knew something of their Grid Iron States of America, was the honoured guest Club in Washington. It was not an or The annual convention of the Americas of the London „Press Club at huncheon,ganisation of social association between.
Me: Taft, who was once a journ- purpose of testing politicians.(Laugh- Dominious Parliaments and signed by his ed visitors include Chief Justice Taft, ance.
Vice-President Coolidge and Lord Shaw alist, was accompanied by His Excellency ter.) He spoke with SOULE know- f thas splure because he Majesty." An, endorsed topy is being des- of Dunfermline representing the British the Americain Ambassador (Mr. George edge
Harvey also an old-time journalist of had been subjected · to that teat, GERMANY'S WAR DEBTS Tpatched to Washington where it will be
distinction and other representatives and, if they judged by results, forind U.S.A.
LAEQUE DIFFICULTIES IN THE from the American Embassy. Vizount wanting. (Laughter.) The Grid Iron Club exchanged for the United States ratifica-
UNITED STATES.
Burnham (president of the club) occupied was really a wonderful training in what
FURTHER FIGHTING IN
A wagonload of five inch shells, dug up near Mauberge, exploded and five men
'IRELAND.
NATIONALS INVESTING CORK
CITY.
LONDON, August 10th. The actual position at Cork is obscure." The Irregulars do not appear to ban Avaruated the city up to the present, though many buildings, including the Military
are missing. The mangled remains were The treaties have been ratified by the Bar Association has opened. Distinguish | on June 29th. There was a record attend-Thewspaper men, but an association for the
found but identification was impossible.
BOLSHEVISK IMPUDENCE, "BRITISH SHIP SEIZED.
COMMISSION TO DECIDE, CLAIMS.n
WASHIxCros, August 10th. Negotiations have been successfully con- and Police Barracks, are burning. The cluded between Germany and the United Nationals are consolidating their posi-States, with a view to the establishment tion, preparatory to completely investing of a commission to decide war claims. the city, news of the fall of which is hourly expected. Meanwhile, heavy fight. ing is proceeding.
EARLIER CABLES,
ABRÉGULARS STILL ON THE TUN.
Losion August 10th,
The irregulars are apparently prepar- ing to evacuate the important strmaghof! at Cork, Government Housi sad other buildings in Hanies. necording passengers wiú have arrived at Liver. pol
EMPEROR OF ANNAM LEAVES MARSEILLES. WTESSAGE TO PRESIDENT MILLERAND.
+
MARSEILLES, August 10th. Before leasing for home the Emperor of Annam telegraphesi M. Mitterand thanking him for his reception in France. and assuring his unwavering allegianer,
EARLIER CABLES,
Bart
CINCINNATI
The headquarters of clerks, freighters and station employes have announced that their members have been ordered to LONDON. August 10th. quit work whenever their lives are The steamship George, Rying the endangered by armed guards or defective
railroad equipment. British Bag. has been seized at Bates,
Sioux Cere. Th coal supply of the Armour and apparently on the initiative of the Russian
Cudahy packing plants is exhausted and Consul Steps are being, taken to seeare both are installing oil systems. the freedom of the crew and the release of the vessel.
U.S.A. COAL STRIKE. INTERNATIONAL MINERS CON-
GRESS REFUSES TO HELP' -
# STRIKERS,
BERLIN, August 10th.
CLEVELANTA
the chair.
Lord Burnham, in proposing the health was needed by public men, if one was for of Mr. Taft, said that on behalf of the tunate to be able to attend it. “You go there." Mr. Taft proceeded. "You members of the club he bid a hearty we don't dare stay away when you are, in ceme to one of the greatest, if not the vited, and you have to endure what is, greatest, of American citizens to the offered to you. If you are an unhappy liberty of the Fleet, They received him in candidate for the Presidency you will their modest home, which was very unlike occupy large part of their proceedings. those marble halls he understood the (Laughter.) And if they can only induce Newspaper Press inhabited in America two of you to attend you will and your (Laughter.) The British Press was a self even more prominent than if you were modest Press(laughter and cheers)and alone in your candidature Mr. Fair he said that particularly because it was banks and I were both orthodox Repúb diffident and distrustful as to its intrinsic eans. Mr. Fairbanks is prominent in merits that at the present time it was con- the Methodist Church.n gentleman who
· Warrow S. Stone, President of the tent live on a circulation which was rarely, if ever, except in this historie in-- Engineers Union, said there would be mainly owing to social insurance. (Laugh-stance, gave way to profanity. You go more than a hundred walkouts all over ter.) There was no need to welcome the there and hear the skits upon your per- Joliet if the conditions of railroad shops Chief Justice of America to the liberty sonal peculiarities, and provide opportua- and yards were unchanged. He accused of the Press, because, although they might | fties to the cartoonists (Laughter.) · Mr. · guards of abusive treatment of workers. | not all know it, he was one of us." Fairbanks stood Gft in, ia his stockinged W. G. Ize. President of Trainmĉo, | (Cheers.) When Mr. Taft was a young feet, and my adipose tissue was a littl endorsed or, Stone's views.
man his brother was, the owner of the more than it is now. (Laughter.) The JOLIET ILLS. Cinchinati Times and Star, a respected result was those who were charged to keep The railroad strike spread to the big and widely-read newspaper, and for a
us in a proper state of mind directed The international Congress of, miners Four Brotherhood at mid-night when 1,300 whole year he wrote in its columns. They attention to our personal peculiarities. I engineers, fremen," conductors, brakemen all knew that the best entrance to all remember one skit; it was a picture of Frankfort-on-Main has rejected the of the Elgin Joliet and Eastern railroad that was greatest and highest in life was the White House when I was to be elected
walked out as a protest against troops in through the doors of the newspaper office President- house with the door as broad proposal to intervene in the American yards. No disorders are reported. The (Cheers.) The power of the Press was the proportionately to its height as one of coal miners' strike by limiting shipments. Line is the principal artery for freight most fluid and mysterious of all powers those German dogs-(laughter) and an- traffic in and out of Chicago, probably those in the midst of it understood it other showing the White House with a the most important switching fine in the least. (Laughter.). It was just like the door to suit Mr. Fairbanks like, a long RHINE SHIPPING STRIKE.
whole country.
British Constitution, without metes and slip. (Laughter.) We had beer, through NEW YORK. Paris, August 10th.
AGREEMENT REACHED,,
bound but it was a curious and striking a good deal that evening, and there were Stoperafters through Secretary David fact that as democracy advanced, or was a good many more references, so that we The newspapers have reérived the re-
Williams, of the Eastern Strike Com-stated to advance, so it always seemed to were not quite so friendly. When you are AMSTERDAM, August 10th.
mittee, telegraphed to President Jewell increase personal and irresponsible power, in that situation in the Grid Iron Club porte of the threatened rupture of the
The Rhire shipping strike which started refusing President Harding's proposal to The President of the United States you have to cultivate an enjoyment which London ecuference with complète equani-on July 1st has ended, the employers submit the seniority question to the Rail wielded, as they all knew, greater per-shall impress those who are looking at
Labour Board.
sonal power-be did not say irresponsible you. (Laughter.) Dear old Fairbanks, mity. "At be painted out that the immed agreeing not to reduce wages.
than any other ruler of men, and they after their little reference to his height THIS YEARS' INDIANS. TÉA late effect of the rupture will be that
the pesty despots of their offices, in their and general appearance, remarked, small way also wielded a personal, and don't know how these brilliant young men. France will resume freedom of setion, bait
irresponsible power, the exercise of which of the Press are able to get up such good it is opined that a rupture is improbable.
depended upon their sense of public res and brilliant things and really attend ponsibility! They wanted to hear from to their business. It is really remark- Several papers accuse Mr. Lloyd, Grorge.
Mr. Taft how he thought, having been the fable, it is unusual, there is no other wielder of this great authority, they country that has it," and then he turned of desiring to spare Germany.
should exercise their power so that it the back of his hand and said to Mr. should conduce to the welfare of mankind Boot, "I am getting tired of this, and the peace of the world. (Cheers) Boot (Load laughter.). That was the one He asked them to drink to the health of breach in a most undoubted moral record. their honoured guest, one of the meat disir, Taft said he mentioned this to illus tinguished men they had ever respired-trate the self-restraint one had to exer- Chief Justice Taft, not long ago President so when subjected to the hospitality of of the United States. (Cheers.)
the Grid Iron Clab. (Laughter.)
One of the things Lord Burnham hail
The Republicans are machine-gunning und using rifles fruin the hills on both sides of the river. It is reported that the bridges connecting with outlying towns have been blown up, and public buildings at Quen-town are reported to have herz, burned down.
LATEST CABLES,
CROP...
QUALITY NOT QUANTITY,"
LONDON, August 10th.... The diminishing market for cheap teu has caused the Indian Tea. Association to
REPARATIONS CONFERENCE IN LONDON. FRENCH AND GERMAN PRESS OPINIONS.
THE PRINTING STRIKE, GETTING BACK TO NORMAL.
LONDON, August 10th Members of the Typographical Asse eration in over fifty towns have resumed Thera, is the kernest interest in theon terms of the Industrial Court's award.
Bertis. August 19th.
instruct its managers in India and Ceylon to refrain from coarse plucking in London confereer. Ett hitherto little the present year's crop, aiming at, quality.ermment.
not quantity. Incidentally, this method The Fusslerbe Zeitung says that so far is in accord with the policy of restricted every conference of the Entente which has
PORTUGUESE STRIKE.
WORK BEING RESUMED,
LONDON, August 10th.
::
- OHIO'S CONGRESSMEN.
Colcusus, -O210, All Ohio's twenty-two congressmen, except two, who are candidates for other offices apparently have been renominated, the entire delegation being solidly repub lican, the candidates favouring beer and light wines.
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THE LONDON CONFERENCE.
MR. TAFT'S REPLY.
LONDON. The conference is in danger of breaking up, owing to French and British differ ences. Reports from Berlin say that Chancellor Wirth has said if the confer Beuter learns from ita Lisbon correspon-enes breaks down Germany will be at production on which growers have agreed endeavoured to solve economie, questionsdent cabling yesterday that the city con- the end of her courage and must lay musical honours, in responding," thanked of the Press. There were two ways in
politically has ended in a compromise, tinues its military charge, but conditions down her tools. with the result of accentuating the are becoming normal and work is resum ed. The supply of bread is sufficient, disorganisation
The stevedores strike continues, but economie Europe.
naval men are assisting in the loading of ships. No newspapers are appearing- bomb outrages on There were a number the 8th inst.
Previous cable messages stated that the growers had decided against coarse plucking in this year's crop. and that the supply would, therefore, not equal the demand.]
of Central
The Preiheit opines that a rupture of SWISS MOTOR-CYCLE RACES the Entente is most improbable at pre-
RESULTS,
GENEVA, August Toth. Following are the final results of the six-day motor-cycle, rices. Switzerland won with 2,900 points: Great Britain second with 2juso points: Sweden third with 2573 points..
sent.
BRITISH CABINET SUPPORTS
BRITISH DELEGATION."
LONDON," August 10th.
This afternoon's meeting of the Cabinet was attended by practically all the Alinisters, who unanimously decided in favour of the policy of the four Ministers constituting the British deigation, like wise to support them regarding the re- part of the committee of experts.
Mr. Lloyd George interviewed the Bel-
The competition for individual machines was carried off by the British A.J.S. with 2,994 points; the American Harley-gian and Italian Foreign Ministers this Davidson was second with 9,000 points ang the Swiss Motesacoche third with 2,075 points
The individual lightweight competition Tesulted in a tie betwhen the Swiss Condor and the British Levis. 7
morning, and is having an "audience of his Majesty this evening. The members of the British Cabinet are at present re- maining in London,
LATEST CABLXS,
DAVIES P. SEMI-FINAL COCHET DEFEATS O'HARA, WOOD.
In the semi-finals, Cochet (France) de- feated O'Hara Wood (Australia), 6-4, 3-4, 6-0, 7-9, 8-1.
EARLIER CABLES. PATTERSON DEFEATS FRENCH COMPETITOR.
Bastos, August 30th.' Patterson (Australia) defeated Gobert (France) in the Davis Cup, semi-final by 4/6, 3/6, 6/320/4, and 6. Gobert was LATER.
forced to let the deciding point pass him It is stated in British official quarters because he had wrenched his thumb that nothing has hitherto developed really earlier in the match. relieving the position of the Allied Con-
SITUATION STILL STRAINED.
The three-fifty category was carried off terence, though everybody is trying to by Erie Williams on an A.JS.
The side-cir class was won by a Swiss morrow's meeting, the proceedings are riding a Harley-Davidson.
INTERNATIONAL MINERS
CONGRESS.
RESOLUTION FOR SEVEN HOUR SHIFT.
prevent breakdown, I is felt that. unless there is some radical change at hardly likely to be prolonged,"
FRENCH CABINET'S RELIANCE ON-
--M, PÕINCARE.
PARIS, August 10th. After resolutely upholding the principle of no moratorium without productive guarantees, the Cabinet decided to give M. Poincare complete freedom of action as regards specific points.****
FRANCE TAKES ACTION.
NEW ITALIAN MINISTRY SECURES VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.
Rous, August 10th. The Chamber passed a vote of confid ence in the new Government by 247 votes
to 121.
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LORD NORTHCLIFFE, CONDITION GRAVE, BUT NO
"WORSE
LONDON, August 10th. Lord Northcliffe's condition remains very grave, but is no wore to-day. CRUISER "RALEIGH'S" CREW
LANDED..
CONVICTED OF TREASON IN RUSSIA.
点
mont.
Moscow.
QUEEREST WILL, FOUND IN SEA ON NAVAL IDENTI- FICATION DISC.
Mr. Taft, who was received with referred to was the sense of responsibility
in-* the members of the club most warmly and which the Press could exercise an sincerely for the very kind welcome exfluence. The stronger the arguments were tended to him. He was glad of the op that were advanced in the editoria! portunity of coniing among then to enjoy columns, and the more they appealed to those amenities that were not always so the readers the greater was the legitimate
(Cheers.) There was also apparent fa the columns of the news influence. Forty-one revolutionists have been con- papers. (Laughter.) He should have method of affecting public opinion that victed of Treason, fourteen of them in-hegan, is a mark of his appreciation of the Press of the country could exercise, cluding three womon, were sentenced to the Press and the progress of demoerney, but that ought not to be exercised under death, soventeens to terms of imprison with "My lords and gentlemen," but he any circumstances that was the abase admitted to being a little dull regarding of their powers. The practice of colouring theproprieties of another country.statements of fact should be avoided. (Laughter.) It was an indiention of the He quoted an expression of Lincoln which standing that the members of the Press had universal application: You can had, and an indication he was glad to fool part of the people part of the time, recognise, because that standing neces part of the people all the time, but you sarily. indicated a sense of responsibility cannot foot all the people all the time." on the one hand, and an appreciation of (Cheers.) Unfair means of inßuencing how that responsibility had been made on public opinion became more serious when the other. He was glad to be there be-directed to international matters, be cause in America they too had recognised cause international matters might be far the advance of that profession by selec, more easily and successfully misrepre... tion of those who had been journalists for sented to people than any other. their highest posts. (Cheers.) They had (Cheers.) They only involved the stirring a President of the United States of Ame-up of, racial prejudices, and there was no- It is in the form of a Royal Navy rica who could come to their gathering thing more easily accomplished than that. identiscation disc, about the site of half by right to enjoy their hospitality As nations acquired a greater knowledge crown, and bears on one side, in the (cheers)-and there was also their present of one another then that power might be usual deeply punched letters, the name, American Ambassador, whose carcer illus come less. Certainly they had not lived number, rating, and religion of the mantrated the position the profession of through the war and the years, that bad to whom it was issued. On the other side simple journalism had won for itself in followed it without realising that the the surface of smooth polished brass bears world affairs. Mr. Harvey was promoted great danger to the world in respect of re some neatly engraved words, which become to this high place because of the great newing wars was in racial prejudices. quite clear under a miscroscope.
talent and grasp he had shown as a Therefore, it was in regard to that feld
The will of a naval plumber who died in the battle of Jatland, which has just been admitted to probate at £258 and fled at Somerset House, is the smallest and queerest will among all the vast thousands collected facre.
This "documeat" is the will of William journalist, and the unusual judgment he of action that those who controlled news Henry Thorn Skinner, of H.M.S. Inde had shown in his understanding and papers should feel a sacred duty never-to Jatigable, plumber, R.N., who was lost forecast of popular opinion in America Bay anything of another nation that was.. with that ship in the battle cf Jutland on and elsewhere. It had bot been the busi.pot fully justified by a reasonable regard May 31st, 1918. This disc was eventually ness control of a great daily newspaper, to the facts that had been presented to- recovered from the sea, and on cleaning but it was his experience, force, and, at those who were making the comment. revealed its secret.
tractiveness as art editor for a long period (Cheers.).
THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR. The testator (being a sailor on active in a purely professional career that had
The American Ambassador, in response service) is officially stated to have "made brought him to his present very important and duty executed his last will and tests post. This power of diagnosis, as he (Mr. to the chairman's request, also spoke. He Taft) had intimated, was not confined to said Mr Taft had said that journalists. The will reads as follows:- o
his own country, but extended to Europe sometimes made mistakes. He objected to Feb. 1, 1916:
and, especially, to Great Britain, where this attack on his profession. Journalists be had spent several years of his journ never made mistakes. (Laughter.) Take alistio life. As diplomacy had ceased to his own case. When Mr. Taft stood for: bo a mere settlement between the beads the Presidency be supported him, and be of states, bat had become negotiation and was elected. When to stood for the sec agreement between peoples, these traits.
meat."
Everything I possess and all monies, property dug to me by Wills, Wages, Bank, or any other Bources
I Bequeath to my Darling Wife, Alice Maud Skinner, signed This day 1st Feb., 1918,
H.M.E. Indefatigable.
Wa H. T. Skinner,
Witnessed
were invaluable to a successful ambasad time he did not. oppose him-it was sador. It was a gratification to know necessary. (Load laughter.) He did how effective Mr. Harvey had been in not get in. (Laughter.) On both occa chasing away matters of difference besions he made no mistake. (Benewed tween the two countries which, by delay laughter, in which Mr. Taft joined
heartily) in their settlement, had become irksome to discuss, and might have been irritat.
BERLIN, August 10th, The International Miners' Congress at
LONDON, August 10th. Frankfort has decided to hold similar
Manifestly as one of the coercive mea- congresses every two years, The resolu
surce foreshadowed in the Paris semi- tious adopted favoured the prohibition of official announcement of the 6th inst., underground work for women and youths Reuter's corresponilent at Strasburg says it is officially stated that expulsion
Sr. Jous's, August 10th.. ander sixteen and the introduction of a notices will be served on five hundred
The entire crow of the Raleigh: have sover-hour bank-to-bank shift in all German undesirables to-morrow, and that
their expulsion will be completed by been landed on an uninhabited part of the
An affidavit was filed by Police-Sergeant ing. (Cheers.) His training, which had Countries.
cpast, and are being taken to Halifax. Saturday mid-tight...
The cruiser Raleigh grounded off New-Arthur Heary Perry Skinner, of 23, taught him to deal with matters prompt foundland, and,
it is feared, is a total Aquinas-street, Lambeth, S.E.. that this jy, and that the way out of a scrape was writing is in the handwriting of the through it, had enabled him to grasp deceased,e,
nettles and end their frouble making CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS.
His widow, who has since remarried is (Laughter and cheers.) living in Australia,
OIL LANDS DECISIONS BY
MEXICAN COURT.
US.A. STATE DEPARTMENT
ORITICISMS.
WASHINGTON, August 10th.
GORDON BENNETT BALLOON|werek.].
RACE.
ANOTHER WINNER."
By W. H. Taylor,,
H. J. Way.
LAYER
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NO ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.
One official account, states that GENEVA, August 10th. members of, the crew of the Raleigh porished when the engine-rooms were The balloon Belgica, piloted by a flooded, Other messages indicate that According to State Department state Ernest de Muyter, which competed in the elevon are missing. ments, the recent oil land decisions of the Gordon Bennett race, and which was pre-
SELECTION REMINISCENCES.
NATIONALITY TO GO?
"The Grod-State has gone with the Kaiser into banishment, the question is whether we ars to have States at all in the future, said Dean Inge in a lecturer at the Royal Institution, on June 9th. Continuing, Mr. Taft said he had at While we talk of making the world tended Press clubs before. They had them safe for democracy, the world has been in the United States, and, as Lord Burn-garding itself for a much grimmor issue.. ham had zaid, they had always been in Revolutionary movements are without The commander of the Quest inter-marble palaces (Laughter.) In his exception, strangely anti-democratic, and viewed at Capetown said he was not re- cub-reporter days it seemed to him that the question before us is whether the uncertain but they might carry out some newspaper men was to make their news credited by the war that it has got to be work in the Pacific searching for a last paper offers an unattractive as possible. abandoned, and universal civil war of island. The ship was rather under (Laughter.) Whether that was for the classes put in its place.
Men of high charactor either keep out." powered for Antarctic exploration and purpose of keeping out undesirable visit they would be unable to chart Enderby ors or whather, it was in order to make pt politics or are driven out of them, was Quadrant.
themselves (sel that they were suffering another of the dean's remarks.
Mexican Supreme Court will not effeeviously belived to have been lost, has now STEAMER QUITOS" CREW tarning south. His future plans were one evidence of genius on the part of principle of nationality has been so dis
tively protect the rights of American Innded at Rumanian village after cross- Inndowners as they apparently establishing the Carpathians,
precedent in protecting improved all It is stated to have travelled the great- lands from conarcations, but do not guar, est distance-namely, 1,300 Kilometres, antee lands on which mining has not and is consiquently the winner. All the
nineteen-competitors have landed actually began.
ALL LANDED."
LONDON, August 10th." The whole crew of the steamer Quito have been picked up and landed at Bre merhaven,