THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24TH, 1924
NEW BRITISH MINISTRY.
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REMARKABLY SYMPATHETIC,
RECEPTION.
SHORT BIOGRAPHIES OF NEW MINISTERS.
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ONE NEW PEERAGE NEEDED.
(THROUGH REDTER'S FOLIOT-]
LONDON, January 2ad.
It is olheially announced that the now Cabinet is constituted as
follows:-
Prime Minister and linister for Foreign Affairs... Mr. BaysAY MACDONALD
Minister for the Colonies
Secretary of State for India
First Lord of Admiralty
Minister for War
Lord Chancellor
Chancellor of the Exchequer !!.......
Lord Privy Seal and Deputy Leader of
the House of Commons.....
Lord President of the Council.
Secretary for Home Affairs..... Minister of Labour
Postmaster-General
Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster
First Commissioner of Works
Minister of Air .......
President of Board of Trade
Minister of Health
Minister of Agriculture
Secretary for. Scotland
Minister of Education
Mr. J. H. THOMAS Sir SIDNEY OLIVIER Lord CHELMSFORD Mr. STEPHEN WALSH Viscount HALDANE Mr. PHILIP SNOWDEN
Mr. J. R. CLYNES
Lord PARMOOR
Mr. ARTHCA. HENDERSON
Mr. THOMAS SHAW Mr. Vassos HARTSHOEN Mr. JOSIAH WEDUWOGL M. F. W. JOWETT "Brigadier-Gen.C. B. THOMSON
Mr. SIDNEY WEAB Mr. Joms WHEATLEY Mr. NoE BUXTON -Mr. W. ADAMSON Mr. C. P. TREVELYAN
The announceinent of the 'roinstitution of the MacDonald Cabinet came quite unexpectedly. It was made within two hours of the Prime Minister obtaining the Royal approval of the appointments. This he sought in the course of a second visit to the Palace during the day, when he kissed hands on his appointment. Most of the appointgents, as allotted, had been anticipated, but the greatest surprise was caused by the inclusion of Lord Chelmsford, which' was kept,n dead secret, his name not even being mentioned among the "possibles."
REMARKABLY SYMPATHETIC RECEPTION."
Un the whole the personiel of the first Labour. Government" meets with a remarkably sympathetic reception, even extreme Conservative organs, and, most zinteworthy, the Rothermere. Beaverbrook, and the anti-Socialist Press give their blessing to the new experiment. A large degree of the popularity is undoubtedly due to the diverse, well-balanced nature of the new Ministry, comprising Trade- *Unionista and Intelligentsia in somewhat equal proportions with a good leavoning of experienced administrators, peveral of whom are new accessions, to Labour rauks including Lard Chelmsford, who is still nominally a Conservative' Peer: while except Mr. John Wheatley, who is probably a hostage for the good behaviour' of the Clyde' extremists, the complexion of the Ministry is decidedly moderate. Surprise is expressed at the non-inclusion of women, but amends will profiably be found in the list of Under-Secretaries.
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's list necessitates at least one new Peerage.to confirm with the law which requires at least one Secretary of State to sit in the House of Lords. This probably will be Sir Sydney Olivier."
BIOGRAPHIES OF
MINISTERS..
NEW
of the Exchequer, 1917; retired 1920. His publications include a book on White Capital and Coloured Labour "published in 1000: he has contributed to Fabian Essays and. Fabine Tracts and has been the author of many magazine and review articles on Socialism, Economies, Art, etc. Sir Sydney, who is 64 years of age, is a member of the National Liberal Club
The Rt. Hon. JAMES BASAT BEAC DONALD, Prime Minister; and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, was educ- ated at a board school and married a daughter of the late Dr. J. H. Gladstone, F.RS since 190s he has represented Leicester in the House of Commons in the Labour interest He was Secretary to the Labour Party (L.R.C.), 1900-11; Chairman of Independent Labour Party, 1906 9 Lender of the Labour Party in Queensland, Governor the House of Commons. He the author of many publications on Socialism," and of two works on the Government of India.
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Lord CHELMSFORD, who takes the Ad- miralty portfolio, has in the course of a notable career been in turn Governor of of New South Wales and Viceroy of India. In polities he has hitherto figured as a Unionist.
Lord Panoor (formerly known as Mr. C. A. Cripps), who becomes Lard Fresi- dent of the Council, is a Judicial Mem- ber of the Privy Council, was formerly "Attorney-General to the Prince of Wales: in Vicar aqueral of Cauterbury and Chan- cellor and Vicar General of York sirce 1900 He formerly sat in the House of Connons Srst as a Conservative and later as a Unionist.
The Rt. Hon. ARTETE HENDERSON, F.C.. now Secretary for Home Affairs, was a member of the War Cabinet without portfolio). He served an apprenticeship as a moulder at Robert Stephenson and Ca's works at Newcastle and has held
number of official positions in connec tion with his trade society and the trade union movement. He has on two periods heen Chairman of the Parkamótary, Labour Party and has served on one or two Royal Commissiops and on nuner- Dies Government and Departmental Con- mittees. He was Paymaster-General and Labour Adviser to H.M. Government in 1016; and be went can Government Mission to Russia in 1917. He is 60 years
of age..
3Er. TUSE SHAW. C.BE, the new Minister of Labour, has been Secretary, of the International Congress of Textile Workers since 1911. He is a Lancashire man, edacated in an elementary school. and has represented Preston in Parha-
ment
Mr. VERSON HARTSHO, OBE, the Postmaster-General, represents the Og- more Division of Glamorganshire, and his record of public service is covered by
the statement that he served on the Coal Trade Organisation Committee and also on the Coal Controllers' Advisory Cofi- mittee.
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"DAHLY MAILS" ADVICE TO MR MACDONALD,
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CUT OUT THE SINGAPORE SCHEME
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LATEST CABLES,
THE RAILWAY STRIKE SITUATION NOT, AMELIORATED,,
LATEST CABEES. REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE).
MUNITIONS FOR MEXICO. MORE SALES BY UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON,
January Brd. The United States has sold to President
LIQUOR TREATIES.
Loxton, January 23rd. LONDON, January 23rd. - Excepting for a slight improvement, due The Daily Moi, in, a leader which is to the organisation of all men available, unusually sympathetic to Mr. MacDonald the strike situation yesterday had not thregou of Mexico more war material,
adopt the ameliorated. urges the Government to
Essential supplies, food including 5,000 riftes and 2,500 automatio strictest military economies and to in- and mail traffic were maintained put pistols. cidentally out out the Singapore Dock-passenger services all over the country yard Scheme, stating that there is no
are dislècated. The Companies are on- reason with sane diplomacy why Britain deavouring to cope with the situation in should fear to quarrel with our old South Wales where the export of coul ́is practically at a standstill. A meeting of friends the Japanese."
the Managers, and locomotive drivers is to be held to-day at the latter's request.
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DEATH OF M. LENIN.
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EARLIER CABLES
PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS FOR THREE WEEKS.
LONDON, January 22nd. "The House at Commens was crowded to-day. Mr. J. H. Thomas provided a novelty in Labourite dress, appearing in a morning coat while Mr. Ramsay MacDonald entered later attired in a frock coat which is the regulation attire for an audience at Buckingham Palace He took his seat on the front Opposition Bench and was grated with Labour
cheers,
Mr. Mackenzie Wood had mucomful ballot on a private Members' motion and announced that he would raise on the Estimates the question of the Singapore base.
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WASHINGTON, January 23rd. The State Department announce that following the early signing of the Anglo- American Liquor Treaty, similar treaties will soon he negotinted with other Mari; time Governments.
EARLIER CABLES.”
AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. US. PEACE PRIZE DISPUTE.
LONDON, January 2nd-
The Russian Telegraph Agency in Lon don ganourees that M. Lẹniu died sud- denly at Moscow yesterday.
A Soviet communique vs Lenin died the hills near Moscow. His health hist recently considerably imprqyed, but his condition became suddenly WOTS last evening and he lost consciousness, He died from paralysis of the respiratory cratres,
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WASHINGTON, Jamary 22nd.
Mr Bok has written to the Chairman of the Senate Committee offering another prize of $100,000 for any peace plan selee ted by the Committee
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"BETTING FIGURES
THE RESULT OF BACKING" FAVOURITES..
Flat racing began on March 19th and ended on November 24th. During the The All Rusian Congress of Soviets is period the Dusty Mail gave this resulta
Favourites won 727 races and lost 1,092. In other words, 40 per cent, of favourites won.
now sitting at Moscow to take the neof 1,800 races in Great Britain. A sun-
mary of these results, writes. statisti Mr. Baldwin, in moving the adjournsary decisions to continue Lewin's work, cans, as regards backing the favourite,
The communique ay: The Suvietis interesting. Government Stands firm at its post, watch ful over the conquests of the proletarian revolution." The body will lie in state, at Moscow till the funeral on January 26th.
Moscow, January 2nd.
ment till February 12th, armnunord that the Government's reigation had been He said that the date of re- accepted. naembly had been chosen to suit Me Ramsay MacDonald.
The Liberal Mr. P. A. Harris protested agalust a three weeks' adjournment in view of the railway strike.
The House agreed to the adjournment, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald did not »ndak. Mr. Kindersley, during the ballot on motions, gave notice that on the Civil S^rvice estimates: he would move a resolu-| tion on the subject of Empire develop- ment whilst several Ministerinlists « gaye. notice that they would call attention to the position of the Air Force
Mr. JOSIAH WEDGWOOD, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lanenster, is frequently called Colonel Wedgwood. He served in the European War at Antwerp, France," Dardanelies, East Africa, and Mesopo tamia. He went on a mission to Siberia it 1918 with the temporary rank of Colonel. He won the DS.O. award in 1915. Mr. Wedgwood was [edicated at Clifton and was originally a Naval Architect first in the Royal Dockyard, at Portsmouth and afterwards at Elswick. He is a Past President of the English League for the Taxation of Land Values and is the author of several pamphlets un the subject. He represents Newcastle-A meeting of, Liberal Members of the under-Lyne in Parliament.
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The average odds against winning favourites were a trifle less than 6 to
on all favouritės A lovel stake of £1 results in a net loss of £3 or a total stake of £1,809. M. Lenin died at Gorky. His body will Here I may mention that on March 20th If in the Bat-racing he tausported to Moscow on Wednesday last I stated: and will lie in State until Saturday, season just begun anyone wishes always when the funeral will take place The to back the favourite for a level staka burial will be at the Kremlin wall along he ought to be able safely to do so, with side the grase of M. Svertlofi. Death the result that at the end of the season was due to paralysis of the repimtory his net win or loss will be quite triviato
The Government, in a bulletin, relatively to the sam to be staked." The says it will continue to carry out Lenin's
senson just closed has confirmed this fore- work, expressing the will of the workers est. and peasants. If
organs.
FINANCIAL RECONSTRUC- TION OF HUNGARY.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS LOAN PROPOSAL
Mr. F. W. JOWETT, First Commissioner House vodimously passed a resolution. of Works, has been for many years adclaring, inter alia, their steadfast deter-regard to the City Councillor of Bradford, nad niso formization to resist every attempt to des- Hungary Health Committee, fle is the author of troy private enterprise and to establish
the socialisation of industry.
many years Chairman of the Public
hook on The Socialist and the City. He was born in Bradford, is a J.P. and has represented West Bradford in Ear liament in the Labour interest since 1991.
Brigadier, C. B. Tanso. Minister of Air, has no record as a politician that
we are aware of,
He
THE VOTING.
An analysis of last night's momentous livision shows that the majority consistext
18% Labourites 137 Liberals, two Irish Nationalists, and two Independente. The minority, consisted of 245 Conserva tives, 10 Liberals, and one Independent. Eight women voted, fit being against and three for the Goverment:
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND LABOUR GOVERNMENT.
LONDON, January 22nd,
Loxnox, January 22nd.
As regards individual ences of the pro- gramme, the sixth race again stands out A a winner. The winning percentage of favourites in the sixth race was 48, a compared with the above 40 per cent. for all races. This feature of the sixth race also came out in the year 1999 (50 per cant. wor) and in the years 1990, and 102).
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The first race of the day has again The sub-committee of the League of Nations has concluded ite work with heen unforunate, as it was in the year
reconstruction of 1929
There have been 4,701 favourite-doubles. y accepting the This will be forwarded Sixteen per cent. of them won and 84 the to
Reparations Commission for per cent, foes. The average odds for approval. The loan will be of 250 million favourite doubles were just under 6 to 1. gold crowns, to be used in 21 years, repay. The total stake, at £1 each double, wa able within twenty years, during which E4.701, resulting in a net fose of $278. In
charge will be limited.
other words, nearly 8 per cent, of the The Lengua General Controller of certain securities on There have been 6,034 favourite trebles. which the Reparations Commission will
Six per cent of these won and per raise liens to be pledged for the service of cent. lose. The average odds for fav the loan in the terms of the protocol ourite trebles were rather over 13 to 1 which has been dresu up. As regards The total stake, at £1 per treble, was political conditions, the loan will provide £8,634, resulting in a net-loss of £52. that there shall be no political disturThe loss over 8 per cent. of the total bances between Hungary and, any "other stake. nation.
time the Treat appoint a non-Allied stake on favourite-doubles was lost.
THE GERMAN PROBLEM.
INDEPENDENT GOLD BANK
ADVISED.
PARIA, January 22nd.
A communique states that the First At a meeting of the Association of
Expert Committee has concluded that an British Chambers of Commerce at Birm-independent gold hank should be establish ingham, Sir Arthur Balfour (President) ed in Germany with the operation of
Inreign capital.
AERIAL
bi-weekly
ROUTE AUSTRALIA
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Pal Court found Mr. Walton guilty of
Mr. SIDNEY, WERE, who becomes Presi dent of the Board of Trade, bas long been prominent in correction with the ad- He was vocacy of Labour interests. educnted in private schools in London, At hoals on the Continent and finally in the City of Londos College. He start ed life as a clerk in a Colonial broker's
OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR office. In open competition he secured Mr. STEPHEN WALSH, Minister for War, appointments in turn in the War Office
FOUND GUILTY- has been Labour M.F. for the Ince Divi-1 (low div.), 1878-70: Surveyor of Taxes
REMOVAL FROM OFFICE. The Hon. J. H. Thomas, P.C., who xion of Lanes, since 1906. He was Farlin-Class L), 1879-81; Colonial Office (Class I). 1881-1891. He resigned in 1801 to becomes Secretary of State for the mentney Secretary to the Ministry of become a member of the London County
Mr. James C. Walton, Oklahoma's the Council. He has in his time served on Colonics, was born of labouring parents National Service in 1917, and to
numerous commissions an n variety of
picturesque Governor, was removed from
and commenced work at nine years of Local Government Board 1017-39.
subjects. He is a barrister of Gray's Inn
office on November 19th, by the Bhate
age as an errand boy, from that to engine
On the very first charge presented, which Viscount HALDANE OF CLOAN, the Lord and the principal founder of the London
Senate sitting as an Impeachment Court School of Economics and Political
was that he had abused his powers to par cleaner, and, stage to stage, as fireman Chancellor, previously held that office Science, and is the author of publications said a long as the Labour Government
Rnd ale pardon prisoners, the vote was mo and engine driver (Great Western Rail from 1812 to 1915. His lordship is a
almost innumerable on social questions. was not controlled by Communiste the
animous against him. Conviction on ce He is now 6 years of age,
count alone was enough to ensure Mr. way). He was President of the Asso-member of the Judicial Committee of the
Mr. Jos WHEATLEY, Minister of Chambors of Commerce would give it all
Walton's removal; nevertheless the Senate LONDON, January 22nd.
The GovernŃ ciated Societies of Railway Servants in Privy Council,
Health, is unknown to us. He appears possible aid in it undertakings for the
Commander Boothby, lecturing at the voted on all 22 counts. 1010, and is at the present time General
We were on the Colonial Institute, said there were indica five. The others were dismissed.
was found guilty on 11 and acquitted on Mr. PHILIP SNOWDEN, Chancellor of the to have been a miner, an artist painter benent of the country.
and engraver by profession, who, works
The tions that a beginning would shortly be The Secretary of the National Cnion of Rail-
"the State pay-roll, dispersing wason. He is 46 years of age and has Exchequer, has long been a prominent in the British Museum, and is the eldest wge of as improvement in trade.
and they believed a capital levy would I which emuld be developed by stage, the grand jury, suspending the Habez keen Labour Member for Derby since member of the Labour Party. He was son of Sir Zachariah Wheatley, silver Chambers would oppose nationalisation made with an airship route to Australin
smith, who was knighted in 1990. educated at a board school and privately, studied under Stanhope Forbes, RA, and disastrous. He understood that the com-ibly a Egypt. Delhi and Singapors to Corpus Act, istuing deficiency certificates 1910.
service to Australia would and describes himself as a Socialist and others, and served as a Sergeant in the ing Budget would show a million or two Pert Darwin. The establishment of a big when no deficiency existed, obstructing a
require a capital“ "f· £6,000,000. Sir BYDNEY OLIVIER, BA, LL.D.,
official war artist to the Ministry of order to relieve taxation. K.O.M.G., C.B., was educated at Laus the author of several publications deal Artists Rifles during the war. He was surplus, but economy was necessary in
ANGLO-AMERICAN LIQUOR sarne, Xizeton School, Tonbridge School, ing with Socialism, such as "The Social Information..
Mr. NOEL BUXTON, Minister of Agricul- Corpus Christ College, Oxford, and in at Budget," "Socialism and Syndical-
ture and Fisheries, bas sat in the House ism." "Socialism and the Drink Quess Liberal Member for Whithy and North Germany. He entered the Colonial Office (heading open competition) in tion." He has been Chairman of the Norfolk. He was educated at Cambridge and was A.D.C. to his father when the 1582; was
Secretary of the Fabian Independent Labour Party and has served latter was Governor of South Australia tary, British Hoahuras, 1890-91; Auditor- that on Canals and Waterways, on the assassin in October, 1914, while engaged on a mission aimed at securing the ad- herion of the Balkan States to the cause General, Leeward Islands, 1855-06 (special Civil Service, and on Venereal Diseases. appointment to reorganise accounts and He is also a member of the Central Con of the Allies finances); Private Secretary to Earl of trol Board (Liquor Traffic). He has re- Selbourne, 1890-87; Secretary, West presented Blackburn in Parliament India Royal Commission, 1807; sent to
The Rt. Hon. JOHN ROBERT CLYNES, Washington, 1858, in assist in recipre PC, Labour Member for N.E. Manches city negotiations do behalf of West Indian.
Mr. C. P. PRETZLYAN, President of the "Colonies; Colonial Secretary, Jamaica, e, who becomes Lord Privy Seal) and
Board of Education. is the eldest son of 1899-1901, and Acting Governor, 1000, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, the Rt. Hon. Sir G. Q. Trevelyan, He 1962 and 1904; Principal Clerk, W. is a man of marked ability. He is Presi- was educated at Harrow and Cambridge,
and other appointments was African and W. Indian Departments, dent of the National Union of General member of the London School Board from Colonial Office, 1904-7; Governor of Workers and Chairman of the Executive 1996 to 1507, and Parliamentary Seere Jamaica, 1007-13; Bermanent Secretary Council He has been in Parliamentary to the Board of Education from 1900 of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, since 1905, and in 1917-16 was Parliament 1913-17; Assistant Controller and Auditor ory Secretary to the Minister of Food/
The meeting by a large majority pasmert a resolution urging on the Government the desirability of a Bill carrying out the osamic resolutions of the Imperial Con- ference, and also passed a resolution in favour of Imperial Penny Post.
A resolution was also adopted urging the Gorerament to approach the French their debts to Britain.
funds illegally soliciting contributione
Society, 1888-90; Acting Colonial Secreen several Royal Commissions, such as in 1896. He was wounded by a political and Italian Governments with regard to Liquor Treaty as approved by the British Klux Klan 31 ati-Kian."! ticket #mal.
The Rt. Hon. Mr. WILLIAM ADAMSON, Secretary for Sectland, was born in 1863. the son of a Scottish miner. He became Labour M.P. for West Fife in 1910, and has been Chairman of the Parliamentary
Councillor in 1919.
"NATION GREATER THAN
PARTY!!!! LONDON, Jabuary 22nd. Lord Colwyn, speaking as the annuzi meeting of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank, said that if bank were called open to give, advies or assistance to the
Labour Party. He was made a Privy new Government they would rinder any
help in their power, whatever their per sonal political views. The nation was greater than party.
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to 1014. He resigned ABNA protest against the policy which involved Great Britain in the War." "He is, or was, a Liberal
FRENCH PRESS VIEWS.
PARIS, January 2nd.
nothing
The Right: newspapers for Bociliat Government in Britain. The Left and Extreme Loft papers hail the event as a triumph for democracy, opening up, a new ra The Centre and Governmental organe confine throlyse to a hope that things will ge all right.
the
special election, callecting excess campaigs
and
of incompetence MFW od generally Walton was elec
Blected Governor of Oklahoma TREATY.
this year, and in the nor early
in oface ma
would have remained Course LONDON, January 22nd. till 1927, Usually known in his own State Jazz Band Jack," he was not famed The British Embassy in Washington has 24 been authorised to communicate to the far beyond its horders until he came for American Government the draft of the ward to play the St. George to the Ew He had been elected Dominion Gavernments. It is understood to office on, that the Treaty entitles the United States reocitly be put the whole of Oklahoma UN to search within an hour's steam or Rail der martial law, with the avowed object of breaking up the Klan. It was alleged. from shore.
however, that he had other motives when he endeavoured to prevent a special being beld so as to present the its own initiative. The election kok place. notwithstanding. that Mr. Walton gathered the Slate Militia and rugged plainsmen iaared to arms
at the polling booths, and his waki pension and impeachment followed.
LATEST CABLES.
SPORT.
TENNIS.
LONDON, January 23rd. India has challenged for the Davis Cup.
BOXING.
LEDOUX OUTPOINTED HT, VALANGER.
Losbox, January 23rd." The twenty-round bont for the French hatam-weight championship resulted in Valanger defeating the holder (Ledoux) on points.
election meeting on.
In a special article on British__and German shipping Mr. Archibald Hurd directa attention to the fact that, while Germany was left after the Armisting with less than 700,000 tons of shipping, she now pussesses approximately 3,000,000.0 mainly large seagoing ships, built out of subsidies granted by a Government, which
e ever pleading poverty.