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BOOMERANG PROHIBITION
LAW.
SPANISH ROYAL MAIL TO DIS. CONTINUE U. S. ŞAILINGS,
NEW YORK, May 24th. The New York ngent of the Spanish Royal Mail Steamship Company annousers that the company has ordered the dis continuance of all American sailings after June 11th, owing to the Supreme Court's The liquor decision conflicting with Spanish law. After June 11th all the company's steamer will be diverted to Havana (Cal) and Vera Cruz.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 16TH, 1998.
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FRENCH CABINET ORISIS.
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PREMIER POINCARE'S SOUND
POLITICAL POSITION.
FAR EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
(THROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.)"
FAR EASTERN OLYMPIAD.
PARIS, May 24th.
The newspapers today are unanimous
in emphasising that, the Senate's decision
7-8. 7-3, 6-1.
(THROUGH KHUTER'S AMINOT.]
LINCHENG OUTRAGE.
SIGNS OF DISSENTION IN. BANDITS' RANKS,
TSAOCHUANG, May 24th. The bandit representative and Mr. Powell had nos arrived this evening. It is believed the bandits are holding another conference and may come
to-
six
Fairly heavy fighting was heard miles north of Tsaochuang to-night. It in THERE that either the bauulits
что
war of Paotzuku, or more bandits are tempting to cacape to the hills at the joining Paotzuku, or the bondus have quarrelled among themselves.
TANN14.
Osaka, May 25th. Preliminary Lawa Tennis Doubles: as regards the Communists is purely legal. Als and Kawazumi (Japan) beat Ng Szomorrow." and does not imply lack of confidenes in Premier Poincare politically. They dwellwng and Wai Wing Ļok (China) 3-6. on the tremendous recrption given 31.
Preliminary Lawn Tennis Singles:— Poincare by the Chamber of Deputies in the course of the Ruhr debate yesterday Harada (Japan) beat Manuel (Philip Toba (Japan) evening, when his speech was practically pines) 5-6, 9-7, 17-0, 8-1. unamimously given an ovation. The news-beat. Francesco Aragua (Philippines) -1 Toba (Japan) bent Manuel
"A messenger to-night says the prisoners papers also point out that President 6-9, 6). Millerand has not postponed his visit to (Philippines) • Trầy 6-2. Harada
have been moved two or three miles, but Alance-Lorraine, - whither he departs this (Japan) beat Francisco Aragon (Philip letter from Puatzuku do nos mention it.. evening. This is regarded as confirming pins) 6-0, 6-2 6-IL-
[By Country or THE DAILY BULLETIN."] REWARD OR PUNISHMENT?the general view that the incident is
cleal,
LINCHENG CAPTIVES. CONVERTING TSAG KUN TO POLICY
RE-SHUFFLE OF BOLSHEVIK OFFICIALS.
2
EARLIER CABLES.
DISAGREEMENT OVER SENATE
DECISION,
Ladies Lawn Tennis Doubles, onl Tamura and Kajikawa (Japari) heat Huang Ti Ying and Ho Sheng Hi (China) 6-1, 6-2.
-Preliminary Baseball-Philippines, beat China by 10 to ž
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OF FORCE. · ·
L'EXING. May 21th Rus. May 24th.
Tier Chung Yu-proceeded to Past ogfu Advices from Moscow state that the
PARIR, May 24th The Poincare Labinot bus rraigned in con- Sorial Government has removed Wein-
In bright sunshine the international by special train this afternoon in the sequence of the Senate's decision that it is stein,
who
responsible for the incompetent to try Marcel Cachin and open lawn WZAN
tennis tournament, ladies hops of converting Tano Kan to his insolent reply to the British Note, from other French Communists arrested in the
was pinged when Miss policy of employment of force against the Bahr at the time of the French Decupation, doubles finall the Foreign Department, and given him M. Millerand has declined to seept the Carenga and Miss Santos, (Philippices) bandits. a responsible position in the Commissariette in giving its decision in the case that Huang Tuai Ying and Ho Sheng Department, while Rothstein, the Bolshr- of the Deputy Cachin and thirty-two other
Communists, which resulted in the Minissi (China) by 6-1 and 6-0.- vik propagandist in Asia, has been pro- torial crisis, was sitting as a Higis Court. The accused were charged with revolu ranted to a high position in the Foreign tionary activites at the time of the French ion of the Ruhr in January. The German of
deputy Hollein was also accused
Paris respect of spaceles delivered in in March. After the Public Prosecutor had reading the Far Eastern record of 27mins. the indictment, the Court, presided over by
Commissariat.
NEW USES FOR RUBBER COLD VULCANISATION
PROCESS
LONDON, May 24th. Following the process of cold vulcani. sation of rubber, the wspapers are enthusiastically predicting a great future. for the new production, which, with the addition of leather filings is capable of
Lord Gainford. will shortly issue
prospectus.
SWIMMING."
Swimming, one mile, final:-Takaishi (Japan). Time: 24mins. 50.1-5secs., break-
The switowing is now completed and the points gained are as follows:-
Japan Philippines China
1. Doumer
ergue, discussed with closed doors 26.4-59. for tares and a half hours, after which it declared by a a majority of thirty that it was incompetent to try the gases, M. Poin- cace thereupon called a Cabinet cuancil and decided to go to the Elysee and resign, on the ground that the Senate's vote indicated no-confidence in the Cabinet, but M. Mil- lerand refused to accept the resignations.
THE NEW BRITISH CABINET.
FORMER MINISTERS RETAINED. Lesbos, May 24th. It is learned that all the principal
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BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL
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Messages from Tochuung indienta that all the captives are on a mountain peak, where the sanitary conditions are very bad.
TJ
The local gentry have urged the bandits
to moderate their terms.
There has been no exchange of shots for several days. The troops are now five miles distant from Paotzuku.
Although a cordon of soldiers surround Paotzuku, the brigands have not the slightest difficulty in communicating with
their friends.
It is estimated that the bandits number Open Basketball: --Filipino "A" Team (3,900 rifles. beat the Japanese St. Paul's College Team SHEN JU LIN by GL to 97.
ADVOCATES FORCE PARING, May 3rd.
(Delayed.) Shen Ju Lin called on the Minister for ball:-Philippines A. Team bent Osuku Portugal, H. E. J. Batalha do Freitas, Y.M.C.A. by 79 to 17.
International Open Tournament Basket.
variety of uses, including use a salmtitute for leather. A company which has been ferme under the presidency of present Ministers, have on the page of
the new Cabinet, including, Duke Devonshire, Earl Derby, Viscount Cave, Sir Montagu Barlow, Sir Samuel Hoare, Bridgeman and Mr. Amery. It is under atood that further pressure will be brought [BY COURTESY OF THE "DAILY BULLETIN."] to bear on Sir Robert Horny to accept the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Uhamberlain has so far not been offered an appointment. Lord Robert Cecil has accepted offico.
FRENCH COMMUNISTS."
TO BE TRIED IN ANOTHER COURT.
LONDON. May 24th.
A message from Paris points out that the Senate's decision dos not mean the
release of the Communists, but implie an opinion that the accused should he tried by the Court of Assize instend the High Court of Justice; consequently, no-political issue will be involved."
of
AMUNDSENS POLAR FLIGHT,
AIR AND SEA ESCORTS PROVIDED,
BERGEN, May 2ith.
. It has now been settled that Captain Amenden will start on this North Pole
ANGLO-RUSSIAN SITUATION.
UNITED JAPANESE CHAMBERS
COMMERCE.
COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE WITH RUSSIA.
Toxxo, May 25th.
this morning.
..
It is understood that he communicated to the Doyen proposals to employ force OF against the bandits,
A demand that definito, steps be taken
OUTLOOK MUCH BRIGHTER.
LONDON, May 4th. While official comment on the fussian Note is possible owing to the fact that the Cabiaot, to which Lord Curzon is under- stood to have told M. Krassin he would sub- towards an agreement with Russia to mit is not yet properly
it
constituted,
ensure mutual economic development well-informed persons consider the Note
nusually conciliatory Superficially it through commercial intercourse forms the appears very satisfactory, bi
but closer ex- amination does not seem to give real satisfac text of a representation to the Government tion for the British demands.
from the United Chambers of Commerce,
LONDON, May 24th.
Russian situation is considered much brigh-
Reuter learns that the general Anglo- | now in session hero.
ter, and the prospects of a rupture are be- lieved to be remote.
THE REPARATIONS QUESTION. FRANCE REFUSES CONSENT TO A MORATORIUM.
PARIS, May 24th.
flight from Wainwright Alaska to | The Ministerial crisis was preceded by a Spitzenbergen, about Jum 20th. The rather colourless debate in the Chamber- on the subject of the Buhr, in which M.
The representation continues:--
"An early resumption of the ou mercial relations of the two Powers is urgently demanded by the propinquity of the two countries, as well as by the indirations that Russia is fast recovering her stability, and is seeking the aid of Loreign capital, which conditions are not being everlooked by other Powers with a view to economie expansion in
·Russia."
According to the Chinese version, the Doyen agreed that force might be used if necessary, and that Chine might have a free hand to adopt any means she
thought fit.
The Diplomatic Corps met this after- noon. but no official statement has been issued.
Teno Kun bus wired to the Government
against the use of force, saying, that foren would endanger the captives' lives.
The Cabinet held an emergency meeting this evening to discuss Trao Kan's telegram.
DERBY CANDIDATES.
OZAR'S SISTER'S JEWELS. STORE OF £10,000 FRAUD
Noue of the fancied candidates for the Derby (writes the racing correspondent in. JUDGE AND "MR. A. F. CALVERT
an Iadisu contemporary) has ayat, The Cirand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna been seen out in public, but the market of Russin, sister of the "ate Car. was already points to the favouritisns of Town Iawarded £10,000 damages in the King's Guard, who belongs to the owner of Captafu Bench Division on April 17th against Mr. Cuttle, though trained in a different stable Albert Frederick Calvert, an author, of from last year's hero. Town Guard, of- Royston, Eton-avenue, Hampstead, N.W.
course, is in the famous Gilpin establishment which has appropriated the principal classic
Sho alleged a conspiracy between Mr Calvert and a man named Maurice Stept bach, and alternatively, fraudulent oris ice in past years though the medium of From all representation by Maurice Sterabach Spearmint and Sploo Kop.
Accounts and these include a public state agent of Mr. Calvert. The defence watment by Lord Woolavington--the cult las a denial of ability
wintered extremely well and thereare great
of Борея success at Epsom, At the moment it Two Thousand Guineas. His nearest rivul in the betting market is
best is not certain that he will compete in the
It was alleged that the Grand Duchess t which were pawned, on promise of big profits from an invention, and that Mt. was persuaded to part with her jewels,
Calvert had the money.
Duchess received nothing.
The Gran may be recalled, unexpected, who it
Mr. Justice Darling in his summing up commented on the fact that Mr. Calvert did not go into the witness-box, though, be said, the allegations chargeet him with being a thief. After giving judgment the judge ordered the papers in the case to be sent to the Director of Public Prose, cutions.
LIVING ON JEWELS.
they are
aro backingnoghue is
him
his progresS
Bod
tu n
IPA
Alex:
the Criterion Stakes as Newmarket laat October by a couple of lengths. Many people were inclined to believe that Town.. Guard was off colour that day, but Gilpin would surely not have sont him to the post
bad all not been well with
of Papyrus are connections
of the
opinion that the victory was gained on merit and
their horse to
to repeat the performance
to have the mount, so that he has a grand opportunity Opening the car, Sir Ellis Hume of doing the "hat-trick," that is the fellow- Williams, K.C., said the Grand Duchess ing up his successes on was a sister of the late Czar and a niece Captain Cuttle [Papyrus, of Queen Alexandra. Member of the Im gable has become the Derby
the Humorist contres not perial family of Russia had left the Lord is to carry country with very little to sustain them the reports concerns be ridden by the
vourable. must fav but family jewels, and by the sale or pawn. ing of these jewels the majority of themick. French jockey, U'Neill
de usual, did not hurry his Hand lived. The fact that they were bound to year-old, and it is said that in
he has a colt that is quite likely to bring of the light-fingered gentry of the world.
the bad luck of his patron, Lord Autor, in pawn their jewe's attracted the attention
Derby to an end at last. Light Hand Certainly the Grand Duches Xenia when she came to this country had fallen into
in 1922 and the hands of a pair of rogues who had only made one appearance.
that was without distinction. But it was the wate with Craig, an: ', You swindled her of large sums of money.
Sternbach's career was cut short by the lost the Blue Kibaod
just by n intervention of the police. He was pro inches. The stable in which the Aga- struted for an offence unconnected with Khan rains-that controllert
by Dick the pearls of the Grand Duchess and had Dawson are placing much taith in Lo bee deported to the United States after gality who showed tremendous speed as a a term of imprisonment. Mr. Calvert was two year old, albeit his temperament did hot an Englishman into whose hands. as appear to be ideal for racing. He has grown result of the frans practised on the out of his waywardness I ain told, and at the Grand Duchess, £10,000 passed, and it was moment is regarded as the ideal thoroughbred just possible that some of it remained within conformation as well as dejartments Twelve Pointer aud Harry Ott are being- him or could be traced.
prepared by Atty" Persse and the formge is thought to be the better.
**PATENT RIGHTS."
The Grand Duchess arrived in England in 11. In December 1921. Mr. Surnbuch obtained an introduction to hor, and after Beveral interviews the cutrusted him with £1,000 worth of jewellery which he pawned, and the money he got could not be recovered. Early in April, 1922, he got into contact with Mr. Calvert, who was director of a company called the General Exploration Aud Finance Brediente. The capital of the company
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Pharos is on the sum side, though beautifully made and he may be the pick of Lord Derby's lot. He is due to run in mile ruce nt l'ontefract in the North, as write, one may be better able to judge that outing. Thore prospects I have mentioned above are the fancied lot. but, of course, outsiders with chances aro
of bis
I an
after
was £100 and Mr. Calvert and his brother-thru Park, Easter Monday meeting, he
in-law were directors. Mr. Calvert was a company promoter and a man whe cor tainly ever satisfied the description Mr. Sternbach gave of him as a frazier of high stailing in, the City.
Apparently the scheme was that Stern- bach should pretend to take an option from the Exploration Company to pur
has some patent rights of photo- graphic printing process, "and £10,000 was required to enable the Exploration Com- pay and the Grand Duchess to make ezermous profits from this invention, The Grand Duchess was very trustful and had no knowledge of business.
On February 11th, counsel said, she gave a row of pears to Sternbach, who pawned them for £4,000. She gave Ster bach £3,500, and ho kept £1,500 of it, while £2,000 wont to the General Explora Lion and Finaner Syndicate, and straight into the pockets of Mr. Calvert. On March 7th, 1922, a second string of pearls was pawned for £5,000, and £3,500 of the money was given to Sternbach, who kept £500 and pr£3.000 to the Syndicate.
On Mar 9th the Grand. Duchess sont to be pawnen her remaining necklace of pear's for £5,000, which all passed into Mr. Calvert's pockets the same night. All that the Grand Duchess got for the £10.00 was a beautiful-looking document. 'Bir Ellis road letter written by Stern. bach to the Grand Duchess on March 14th,
It is possible Tien Chung Yu may ga to Paotingfu to persuado Trio Kun to, in which he said: adopt his policy.
The 10.15 train is again starting to
morrow.
BANDITS' FURTHER TERMS.
TBACCHUANG, May 24th. According to a letter from Mr. Powell,
The following resolutions were also the handits now ask that 10,000 of their men be included in the amy, thus giving then contra of southera Shantung; that they receive the six months pay which was not given them when in the army before, and six inonthe pay in advance.
"That better ships be built for the Pacific services.**
bound to crop up. So far there is only a colt called Helinster that can be put in this category. He did not run at all st year injury to the pelvis, lat at the favourite was produced to
oppose a very hot in Sir Hugo Cunfite-Owen's Legend Tho latter was rather hampered during the race but in any case he would have been Helias ter, who revealed undoubted ability and scored rusily by a couple of lengths.
THE CANADIAN IMPORT
CUSTOMS. TARIFF.. The Hongkong office of the Canadian. National always is in reeipt of the following information by cabe relative to. the changes in Canadian Import Customs Tariff:
"Customs Thrift 1907 Section 6 repealed and substituted as fullewa-Im-- porters of goods entitled to benefit British Preferential Tariff now entitled; to disccunt 10 per cent, on amint duty. computed under Tariff when goods coli- veyed without transshipping from cour fry enjoying benefit British Proferential Tariff to Canadian ports excepting alcoholic liquor, and medicines, sugar, tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, or articles on which duty does not exceed 18 per cent."
Mr. Justice Darling What have you The business is going as well as even got for the £10,000 that went into Cal I have a right to expect.
I firinty, kmuly be love before your God rainer's possession --I have got nothing.
Mr. Hastings, K.C., submitted tha that on or before to-day week the deal will
there was no caso for Mr. Calvert to be closed, and the first deposit or option
answer. deposit paid over to me in Paris, not London, of not less than £50,000.
flight is expected to take twenty-hours. Poincare affirm the resolve not to con-prissod:--
seat to the German desire for a thres A Norwegian patrolship and two gen-
interest on all royalties. He referred to the moratoriam. sodisfactory ganes will assist in the flight, the former coke from the Ruhr, and said France could, increasing applies of coal and eruising on the vige of the Polar ice, afford to wait the first move by Ger France would not admit any north of Spitzbergen, while the seaplanes modification of the 1991 scheme of pay- will fly northward towards the Pole and ments.
many.
moest Captain Amundsen and escort him THE GERMAN COMMUNISTS. home, or help if necessary,
SOCIALISTS IN LONDON.
DENOUNCE TREATY OF VERSAILLES AND RUHE OCCUPATION.
Hamung, May 24th.
The International Socialist Congress mentioned in a cable ratesage dated May 22nd, has decided to make London the reat of the new International.
The French Socialist lender, Blum, has doncunced the Treaty of Versailles and the Ruhr eupation, stating that in his opinion; it is impossible to attain security for payments by the dismemberment of fiermany.
Vandervelde, a Belgian Socialist, spoke similarly, amid general applause.
TROUBLE STREADING.
LONDON, May 14th.
That China should withdraw her rice export euburgu in return for Japan's resoguition of the increase of the Chinese, Customs duties"
(Continued on next "cohima.)
JAPANESE TO BE DEPORTED FROM FRANCE.
BANDITRY IN KIRIN.
PEKING, May 24th. A recurrence of banditry in Kirin is reported, te
strong One party 100
threatened Santaokow, in the Chiente district, do A Berlin message puts the casualties
munding $8,000 from the villagers. at Gelesenkirchen at 10 killed and 70
Other parties of bandite are terrorising wounded. The town is now quiet, The
Chapikow and Hunchun. PAS, May 24th,
Parties are also terrorising the lumber municipal authoritim have reached an agrechent with the Communista, under The criminal court has sentenced to men, and are detaining some of the which the trade union committen assumes three months' imprisonment and subso. } latter.
order.
In several cases they cut off the cars of responsibility for maintaining
at present quent, deporintion a Japanese journalist their captives. Red-armiletted youths are polling the streets. The strike of nanied Saka Haosari, for assaulting the They are demanding large sums from miners at Dortmund is reported to bo polio and using a false puspart. He the lutaber company, and if these are not spreading, and sporadia outbursts of violence are occurring in other districts, was arrested on May 1st following a Comforthcoming they will kill their employés.
muuist meeting at Saint Quea.
THE OPIUM COMMISSION, BERNE, May 24th. The Krupp directorate hay requested.
GENEVA, May 24th.. The Opium Commission of the League the Government to ratenie Herr Wiedfeldt, United States Ambassador, from the diplomatic service in order to enable his of Nations has elected M. Bourgeois
KRUPPS REQUIRE FORMER..
MANAGER
Mr. Justice. Darling said there was The balano I will discuss when you ample evidence of conspiracy between. are a little better, because even a Grand Sternbach and Calvert, that theropze- Duchess might get excited. if she is not sentations were made in pursuanes of that well if I mention the sum of 3,750,000 conspiracy, and that Calvert himself put dollars, or may be more, and 50 per cent,£10,000 of the Grand Duchess's money inte his pocket. He could not withdraw the madame, that you will admit came from the jury. Pearl Slave" has served faithfully "Your
Mr. Justice Darling," surpming up. and honourably. One of the finest women asked: Could any honest man sit in in the world, who placed all her confidence court and hear at those allegations made and trust in a Jew, hit a real one by against him and hear himself charged as birth and not by choice, and who thank being a thief-for that was what it. you for himself and not in any way for came to and with being a conspirator his rar, most of which he is as much with Sternbach to defraud this lady, azit yet instruct his counsel not to put him ia ashamed as you are. I say again, ma- dame God bless you for placing, me in the witness-box for fear that Sir Elli a position. where I can serve you. -, Hume Williams should cross-examine him.
I am sending a amallspices of marble
The jury without retiring returned a from the altar of the church at Albert,
verdict for the Grand Duches for £10,000. which was given to me by a dear old priest, and on this piece of holy stone I Mr. Justice Darling, directed that tha yaw and declare to protect and help papers in the case should be shot in the should you ever need me. On the sath Director of Public Prosecutiona
Mr. AF. Calvert has stated that he and memory of my dear father, Charles Htornbach on the honour of my dear no intends to appeal. ther, Rachel Virginia Sternbach, on the honour and memory of our darling first- born, Charles Ray Sternbach, so help mo God.
WOULD UPSET THE WORLD.
ME. CALVERT'S" CAREER, Mr. Albert Frederick Calvert' is a Knight Grand Crows of the Order of Isabel the Catholic and a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Ordor of Alfonso XII. Sternbech, continued Sir Ellis was He is a corresponding member of the *SITUATION IN FUKIEN.
arrested in London for having defrauded Spanish Academy, and hou. member of swoman of her watch, and had also been the Spanish Chamber of Commerpo in PEKING, May 25th.
arrestal in Paris for fraud in connection London, It is reported from Fukion that Bun with dishonoured cheque. For stealing Born in 1872, he has travelled to Chuan Fang, after his arrival at Feo hair brushes out of the Hotel Coil he was America, Australip, Ceylon, the Pacifio chow, attempted to disband the Kuomin arrested and sentenced to imprisonment Islande, and Spain. He has written
United and afterwards deported to the
In 1921 he the several books on gaug, troops in north-west Fulden,
wrote a book This increased the hostility against him, States
The Grand Duches Xenia, who gave
WAS E director and he is now almost surrounded by
told her that the printing process in promoteter of 18 companies, principally on Along the Minking.
a mining and financial character. At one manager of Krupps. in consequence of (Sinus) as vice president. It was decided micry from Dr. Sun Yat Sonvention was a wonderful thing and would and sentences of Krupp directors in the to invite u United States delegation to has arrived at Foocho, with whom Bun past the whole world.
participate in this Commission's work. Chuan Fang may come to terms,
(Continued at foot of next colum.)
resumption of his farmor post of general | (França) as president and Prince Charoon enemies, including the notorious bandits her ovidency in English, said Stornbach 1907 Mr. Cafrost Pearl ontture
difoultice caused by the recent arrents
Buhr.
tim
time he owned several racehorses, among them being Bridegroom, Breadwardine, Chit-Chat, und Olwyd;"