CABLES.
EARLIER CABLES. {TRHOVOR KLETER'S AGENCY.].
BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S FOREIGN POLICY.
HIER'S DECLARATIONS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 15ra, 1924
LATEST CABLES. RUMANIA AND BRITÄIN.
OUTLETS FOR BRITISH CAPITAL AND TRADE
LONDON, May 19th. The Rumanina King und-Queen had a great reception in the City to-day when they drove to the Guildhall, and received
-an address of welcome from the City in LONDON. May 13th:
gold rasket in the presence of the Derning the Government's foreign Frisee of Wales, Duke of York, Prince Labour women's demonstrad Henry Prince and Princess Arthur of tion in the Albert Hall, the Prime Min-Connaught, other members of the Royal ste drelared that he was a convinced Family, and Mr. MarDonald Miss Mac and unbending Nationult. He respected Donald and all the principal Secretaries national traditions and characteristics of State, Mr. Churchill, Sir Joseph Cook,
FRENCH ELECTIONS.
OFFICIAL RETURNS.
·Paris, May 13th.
The official list of election results are as follower
Radical Socialists
Republicans
Socialists
Democratic Left. Left Republicans
Republican Socialista Communista vere Conservatives
20
Results are still awaited from the Colonies. There were ten second ballots, four in the Word Department On the basis of these figures the Right and Centre together muster 24 seats against 305 gained by the Left, including the
SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA FAR EASTERN
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING:
MATTERSĄ
NEWS
CABLE
(THROUGH RAUTER'S TOEVOY
TRENCH FLIGHT" TODTOKYO,
"DOIST, "GOING. (WELLC
PARIS, May 14ths
Doisy on his way to Hanoi encountered veral storms during his 7-hour flight. engine- are entire
LONDON MAY 13th I Fourteen nations represented at the In- Lernational Shipping Conference in Lo dot including Britain, Franc. Antra Ha, Canada, Japan, and Germany, have 1-passed - a-resolution affirming the desir- ability of the martine Governments holi log dirigmatic conference on the sub-satisfactory. "ject of infety of life at seas
Lav, michan
FETED
Daisy was received
fay 14th."
THEATRICAL DISPLAYS.
CORONET MANAGEMENT INFRINGES
THE BUILDING" LAW. E
JERRay, of the Hongkong masement Company, appeared before the Magistrate at the Central tracy, yesterday morning, in aus sunamon brought against the Corduct Theatre far encroaching on Govern hind without permission.
E-Lindsell naked-if-th referred to the structure outside
Theatre when 1The Hunchback of
Dame was shown..
should be made except in strict acoort In the meantime no national gulations
arce with the reports and resolutions General on
tary a Mr. Bay replied that it did, ind ho the Government.mitted the offence. Mr. A. E Weight, The conference is also inviting the dell the civic and muitary notables were-Bui
uthority, asked for n nomina
It would be a very bad day for the world | Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin and Mr. and Mrs. Communists, or 278 without the Congates to take steps to hasten the con- present. The Secretary praised: the-air/ Penalty,
if the diversities of humanity created by * many experiences of race and ereed and- clime became sandpapered into one feature, but neither was in his ideal to run nationalism so hard that it broome apest to anyone trying to make peace. Nationalism was not agression, but self respect.
Mr. MacDonald said that, therefore, the Labeur (foverament's formiga policy was to bring about a great peace union He appealed to the small Eiropean nations no less than to the great Powers come in and roable an advancement of the polie of disarmament.
Referring to the Dawes reparations report, he admitted that thero wäre some things therein of which he was a little bit suspicious, but he believed the adoption thereal as a whole would give Europe i how chance of finding its feet. He urged all the Powers concerned to take up the same attitude band 'trast to the wave of justice of the world to see that fight wax alone in the rud."
THE VOTE OF CENSURE.
LOST AFTER SPIRITED DEBATE. CHANCELLOR HITS OUT AT MOTOR INDUSTRY
LONDON, May 13th
The House of Commons was crowded for the debate on Mr. Baldwan's vote of censure regarding abolition of the Moo Kepnaslutim,
Mr. Ballwin said British motor wars were superseded in Australia by
Asquith.
The Lord Mayor, la bis speech, fecalled that this was the first occasion that their alajesties had ceremonially visited Eng laird since their accession in 1914, nad referred to the increase in British com- merviul interests in Rimania.
muniste.
The new Chamber is thus almost equally divided, Right and Left Much depends on the direction taken by the Deputies now on he borderland between two main bodies. The balance of the parties seems to justify the prophecy of amali
THE WORLD'S SPORT.
The King of Rumania, replying, said majorities and frequent crises in the he rejoiced to bear that the City of Lon-- Chamber. don appreciated the efforts of Ramauia to recover herself and was convinced that Britain would continue to support her endeavours by, strengthening and develop- ing British trade with Rumania, whose potentialities in oil and other products offered a wide field of activity for British capital and trade.
RUSSIA AND GERMANY. THE DELEGATION INCIDENT
SOVIET S DEMANDS.""
Moscow. May 13th. Herr Ranzan; the German ambassador. and M. Litvinoff, the Commissar for Foreign Affairs, have had a lengthy con- ference with reference to the Berlin incident.
The latter demanded the customary apologies, the recognition of the extra- teritoriality of the foreign mission, the punishment of those responsible for searching the Trade Delegation's ces and the payment of an indemnity.
The Russo-German Railway Conference. for which the German Delegates have. arrived, has been postpored na die
owing to the present dispute between. the two Goveruments
RUSSIA MAKING
AEROPLANES.
ORDER FROM PERSIAN GOVERN MENT
Moscow, May 13th.
Anezienu irs during the war and it was? still doubtful whether we could recover is market. The decision to abolish the duties would makes it still more difficult. Furthermore, Canada had hede, fited by the preference gizon her undet the McKepon duties at the production of Candian, mittorears had increased. largely a ded by Américan capital inves
It is stated that two aeroplanes con- ed in Canada. To get the benefit of pre-structed in Russian factories out beball ference he feared the Government had of the Persian Government have arrived denith a blow at Canadian trade which, at Teheran from Enzeli, a distance of coupled with the Covernment's action 250 miles, the fight taking 108 minutos, with regard to Imperial preference, ould make the Dominions less responsive to any idea of reciprocity. He suggest ed an impartial inquiry into tas question of the McKezan duties.
WATERED CAPITAL Jir. Snowden declarul that the motor trade had had ample notice of the change in conditions. He arou! much opposi tion by attacking the agitation allegedly carried on by employers among the work vers, and asked what good the duties had idung to the motor trade, seeing that sev
ty-five per cent. of Brizia manufacturers were in the hands of the backs, Exports:
A RUSSIAN NATIONAL BISON PRESERVE.
clusion of a series of reciprocal arrange ments for mutual exemption of hipping
from taxation. BRITISH WORLD FLIGHT MACLAREN IN INDIAL
BoxLay, May 14th, Squadron Leader Maclaren has arrived at Nasirabad
ALLAHABAD
REACHED, IN SIX HOTAS
ALLAWARID, May 4th Major Mackaren has arrived from Nasirabad. Ho flew 250 miles in xix. hauen.
HOME CRICKET
SOUTH AFRICANS AGAIN DRAW
Lospos: May 13th When the match between Surrey and the BRITISH TRADE FACILITIES South Africans was resumed at the Oval,
LasDos May 13th there was a small attendance, and the The House of Lords has passed the third weather was overcast, the wicket being reading of the Trade Facilitier Bill. soft.
The South Africans, made "923 runs, Nourse scoring 62. Frach took 4 for 44.
Surrey compiled 136 for 2 and declared, Hebbe contributed 79, not out The South Africans replied with 83 for 2 and
the match was drawn
COUNTY, RESULTS.
At Leyton, Essex drew with Kent, with Essex lending on the first innings. For Kent, Woolley in the second innings
scored 117 not out.
Susser at Portsmouth led on the arst
shire For Sussex in the first knock unings of a drawn match with Hamp-
Bowley knocked up 58. Tate took 5 for 39 and Gilligan 3 for
Leicester, the home team being down out Derhy drew with Leicestershire at
EARLIER CABLES. REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE
"U.S. PENSIONS BILL VETOED.
WASHINGTON, May 17th. The Senate has sustained President Coolidge's veto on the Cawaibus Pensions
Bill, the necessary, majority to over-rile his action heing lacking
S
LATER. Senator Bursam has reintroduced his Pensions Bill which has been amended in several particulars:
CONGRESSIONAL WHISKY
RUNNERS.
ABUSE OF POLITICAL INFLUENCE,
New York, May 19th."
& niesage from Covington, Kentucky,
man's endurance sud courage, and said that he had added a new glory to the fame of Frenchmen M
Dory was presented with an objet i as a roken of Indo-China's admiration
SHANGHAI SUBSCRIPTION.
SHANGHAI, MAY 13th. The French Colony at Shanghai have opened a subscription to present to Doisy and his mechanic on their arrival..
| NEW CANADIAN STEAMSHIP. SER
VICE TO FAR EAST
Montreal. May rath
$100.
His Worship.recorded a fine of
BLASTING ON THE PEAK. BOULDER HURLED ON TO DOCTOR'S VERANDAH.
Foo Loung, a contractor was fined 1100 at the Central Alagistracy yester, day for not exercising proper ar during blasting operations.
· Sub-Inspector - Marks, of the Prak District, produced a large stone and said" is few on to toe vergndal of Dr. Sandlers house (Matilda Hospital) and ripped up a white operating gown which The Canaditi Government merchant mas hanging there. A pane of thick marine will inaugurate on June 6th a glaas was broken and the back of a black- now monthly, service from Montreal to wood settee was also damage. Japan and China, calling at Victoria, Vancouver and thence to Yokoham and Shanghai
The defendant was also ordered to re place the broken pane of glass.
[SY COURTEST OF THR~~~DAILY-RELLEVIN"] INDO-CHINA MISSION AT TOKYO AN
*** Taxyo, Mar. Eith. Baron Kiyoura gure a banquetin honour of Merlin, Governor-General
DOCK THEFTS. ABSENT-MINDED EMPLOYER
WORKMAN SENT TO GAGE.
Mr George Cuthill, head watchman
visitors of Indo Chine, and the other French of the Kowloon Docks, was the com- Painant in a case in which an employé
said he hoped that. Franer and Japan.
In toasting their health. Baron KirounWHamilton at the Kowloon of the Dock Co., was charged, before
would enter into closer commercint Magistracy, yesterday morning, with lations, this cementing the hands healing an iron shackle and pin, the
property of the Company tween the two contrics
M Merlin replied in a similar stain
SHANGHAI UN CLUB”
Defendant made the excuse that ite put the articles in his pocket whil working and forgot to take them out again before leaving the premises after
SHANGHAI, May 13th. Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson, last even- ing, opened the new Union, Jack Club
Accused's record showed that be back.
and the Rice Club.
recently served one month's imprisone erected and equipped by the Navy Leaguement for stealing a hammer
The Magistrate remarked that the the first innings For Derby Bestwick in says. Mr. Langley, a member of Congress,
The Club, which is a very handsome hammer was probable also absent-minded the first innings took 8 for 36. For and several others, have been sentenced building, includes entertainment, dining
it tren t
Sentence of two months bard labou Leicester, Greary in the first innings took to two years' imprisonment in connection and billiard rooms, que a bowling alley, was ordered I for 15:
with a charge of removing and selling with permanent dormitory accommoda. fourteen hundred cases of whisky from tion for 70 men.
At Birmingham, the match between Warwickshire, and Notts could not be
played owing to rain.
a distillery in 1921. Mr. Langley was specifically charged with using his poli tical influence to obtain permits from the Federal Prohibition Direction, for
RAY TO STOP AEROPLANES.
At Cambridge, Lancashire defeated Cambridge University by two wickets transportation of the whisky Parkin took 3 for 7 and 4 for 37 and R. Tyldesley in the second Cantab innings, took & for
* BRITISH - INVENTOR'S -CLAIM. Glamorgan at Worcester drew with
MH Grindell-Matthews, who during Worcestershire, the Welsh eleven leading
the war was paid £23,00% for an inventiou on the first innings. In Worcestershire's which controlled notorious by searel Erst innings the Glamorgan bowler. Ryan light, claims to have discovered an in took 6 for 31,
visible destructive ray ich he thinks was the means the Germans used last Yorkshire it Gloucester beat. Glouces. nutumn to stop French neroplanes in flight few months ago, be said, tershire by eight wickets. Gloucester" when I read in The Daily Mail that French aeroplanes were repeatedly fall- scored 69, Kilner taking for 21 and ing in German, territory as the result of The aurocb is the European bison, ongs widely distributed, but now nearly Macaulay 5 for 19. In their Record mysterious engine trouble when passing extincs except where protected in the Luthunian forests and in the Caucusus.]
Moscow, May 14th Two hundred thousand acres in West era Caucasia, where aurochs now almost extinct, still survive, has been declared a national preserve.
BRITISH MP. UNSEATED, ELECTION EXPENSES EXCEEDED.
LONDON. May 19th,
in 1999 were lower than in 1923, while in M Frank Gray. M.P., has been un- the same period imports, had doubled. seated as the result of the hearing of a The effect of the duties had ceased to be petition against his election the City protective, because British manufacturer of Oxford on the ground that his election specialized in a British trpe to the ex- expenses exceeded the amount allowed.
ion of Americm competition.
The British motorcars, trade would fad
i did not want protection when it, rid of watered capital and put its affairs con sound financial basis There could
be no compromis over the withdrawal of duties
EARLIER CABLES?
PROTECTION-IN INDIA,
THE STEEL INDUSTRY.
SIMA, May 13 The Steel Industry Protection Bill is
A published in the Gazette ama
gorous opposition to abolition
12 with Germans had found an invisible ray that over a particular spot, I realised that the
Yorkshire put thy magnetos of the aircraft out of netion." 1-concentrated on efforts to dis- cover what it was, and with the electric
innings the losers scored Madaulas taking *- for el compiled 39 and 14 for 2:
"AMERICAN, BASEBALL RESULTS,
NEW YORK, May 13th,
AMERICAN LEAGTUE New York, 5: Chiengo. 7. Philadelphia. ; Cleveland, 3 Boston: St. Louis, 3 Detroit 3: Washington,
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL
COUNSELLOR
AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE,
→ PEDESTRIANS BEWARE.
SHANGHAI, May 13th.
Yesterday afternoon u Chine was brought to the Central Police, fation in The British Commercial Counsellor, the motor ambulance. He was badly ent Mr. Fox, left to day for home on leave.about the head, It appears that while
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH - IN CHINA
GENERAL COUNCIL AT SHANGILAT
"SHANGHAI, May 13th.
The first General Council of the Roman Catholic Church in China is sitting at Shanghai C AU
Fifty-nine Bishops are present under the presidency of the papul delegate, Monsignor Constantine
DRAMATIC FIND.-
AGED CLAIMANT'S KEY TO FORTUNE
he was walking Des Voeux Road Central near Sincere's a large stone fell on his head from a building in course of re construction. He was removed to the Government Civil Hospital for treat
ment.
PAUL LECAT ARMS
THE PANTRY BOY'S CASE
The pantry boy of the s,ar Paul Leent. Ko Shing by name, who was charged with having in his possession 18 Mauser pistols and 8,500 rounds of ammunitione. au board the-veanel on April 21st, and was committed for trial at the Criminal fessions last week was brought before Mr. E W. Hamilton at the Magiste yesterday when the case was re-heard and the committal order was revoked,ser -Two claimants have suddenly arisen
His Worship explained that as the four ray now at my command I think I have to one of the wealthiest estates in the fremen, who were also charged with succeeded,
and apple farraletropolitan area, comprising about being in possession of arms and amwich To demonstrate the ray's power aquare miles in South London. These tion, are to be dealt with summarily, is motor-cycle was started in his Taboratory are, William Adrain Allery now verging would only be just for defendant to be From a distance of soft-Air Grindell on eighty years of age of Larkhall Rige, tried summarily also se Slatthews directed the lens of his appars Clapham, and Mrs. Mary Bee, of Hands The case was adjourned till the refurre tus upon the machine. There was no worth, Birmingham, both of whom claim of the ship, when evidence of the ship's light, no visible ray of any kind-just a lineel descent from the owner of this vast officers will be taken. low inurmur like a cas purring--but the property, engine stopped and the flying wheel camo. The estates, are chiefly situated be to a standstill. Again it was started.tween Kennington and Croydon, embrer
This time the ray was dashed across ing Brixton, Streatham, Stockwell, Lam. the soaching-it mussed fire, but with the bath and Balham, All these districts are ray immediately removed the momentum very closely populated and the rent roll OBJECTION TO DESCRIPTION of the driving wheel caused the ongine to is enormous. Mr. Allory, although aware o pick up and it was firing regularly again. of his family ties with the John Angel, Once more the ray swept acrow," and who died in 1762, has spent all his life In Dall Eireann: last month Mr. Des- again there was the stopping of the en- in searching records in order to obtain mond. Fitzgerald, Minister for Foreign gire. The ray remained stationary for a the necessary information, and has only Affairs, moved the ratification of thre couple of seconds and all the momentum just found the missing link which iden-Washington Liquor Treaty, of the wheel failed to restart the engine,tifies him with the estate the certificate Mr. Osmond Edmond moved an amend 24 Feam confident aid M. Gundell of the marriage of Samuel Allery toment that the Dail should withhold Matthews, that if I have facilition for "Elizabeth Benedict (known to the family, approval of the treaty till it had seen the full text. He said that in the preambler to the treaty it was stated that Hing
·DAIL AND THE KING.
"A" TREATY:;
NATIONAL LEAGUE, Chicago 1: Brookiya, J. Cincipiti, Philadelphia, Pittore, 5 Boston, 1 St. Louis, 8; New York, 3.
DAVIS CUP TENNIS
BRITAIN WIES' THE DOUBLES.
Lornos, May 13th Torquay in the Davis Cup iawn The preamble saya tha Bill" nú been tennis doables Godfree and Woosnar undertaken in pursuanes of the policy (Britain) bent Washer and Watson (Bel of discriminating by protection to provide gium) by 6-4, 97 €4, on behalf of Coventry constituent, also fostering development of
the steel indus
ciently powerful to destroy them in the register at St. Bavicara Church, D Perry by increasing the import duties or
air to explode power magazines, and mouth, when he discovered in the register O NEW YORK, May 13th. by the Liberal, General Seeley,
the United Kingdom of Great Britain granting bocuses on cerin articles an: It is thought that the way is now paved) We remember bearing & rumour at the of Townial]: Church" in the same neigh that statement on the grounds that the destroy anything out which it rests. e sundry, loose leaves out of the register and Ireland Mr. Famond objected to LABOUR STANDS SOLID...
recommended by the Tariff Board, the Bill gives the Government of India un forTilden's participation in the Davis beginning of the war that experimenta bourhood. These leaves proved to be the status of the Free State had been defined. Aly. Baldwin's censure notion was even. feltered power to vary is protective Cup Competition by the action, of the of this nature had been made in Hong record which had been lost for 200 year the Anglo-Irish Treaty, and that tips. tually rejected by 317 to 253 votes effectiveness of protection against fuctua Association who has announced his will use of this invention by the British during states that she is a direct descendant on
duties with a view to maintaining the President of the American Lawn Tennis song, but nothing was heard of the The other claimant Mrs. Mary Bed United Kingdom no longer calated,
Mr. Edmond's amendment was detest- Nine Liberalé suported the motion, but tion tinguess to call a menting of the executive the progress of the war. We presume the male side of Williain Angall wed by a majority of six, and the debate to Labourits voted against the Governmously supported by the Assembly, which resignation, a step which the latter states tumour then the
Severn. It is expected the Bill will be unnai to consider the withdrawal of Tilden's that if there was any truth in the local was in 1629 the Erst purchaser of the was adjourned. Mr. Esmond said that ment Mr. Purcell abstaini
will meet on May 27th,
"invention was deem Angol escales. She line all the cortile constitutional questions of the first iffimo he is willing to take
ed to be of no practical use En] catco proving her desocut
wall voiced of the Labour, Mr. Purcell,
CHANCE FOR TILDEW
Right indeed. I believe the ray is suff mouth),The claimant was searching George had made the treaty" as King GE
portance. would be raised