EMPIRE DAY AT HOME.
GREAT GATHERING AT WEMBLEY.
MANY-PROCESSIONS AND A PAGEANT OF YOUTH.
PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATIONS
"O'm the glud quters of the dark blue son,
Our thoughts as boundless, and our souleux fier, Far as the breeze can bear, the billowsifoam. Survey sur Empire, and hekoljubur Hope!
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, May 24th Celebrations in Loudon were held on an unparalleled scale.
5,000 members, of juvenile organisations participated at the Stadium, Wembley, in a Pageant of Youth organized by the League of Empire, und nmribed
past the
Duke of Chanaght, standing in the Royal Box to music played alternately
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 26TH,
A UNITED EMPLE A united Empire was the theme of the speeches at the Empire Day dinner held" under the auspices of the Colonial In- stitute.
The Duke of Connaught presided.
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SOVIET CORRUPTION. SEVENTEEN DEATH SENTENCES.
Moscow, Miny "s3th,
Asensational trial of a number of judges, examining-ragistrates and mem-
LIQUOR ON LINERS..
GOOD NEWS FOR TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS,
Lovany, May 4th. Atlantic liners sailing from to-day
| onwards will again carry their old stocks of liquor" consequent on, a formal ex-
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FRENCH POLITICS. CAMPAIGN AGAINST M
MILLERAND
PARIS. May d campaign against M. Millerand, which,
bers of the revolutionary tribunal by the change of ratifications in regant to the wait first considered to be an after
Supreme Court at Leningrad on charges of accepting bribes from keepers of houses
Anglo-Ambeien Liquor Treaty,
of ill-fame, blackmail extortion. And the ALL-INDIA MOSLEM LEAGUE, illegal release of prisoners, resulted in seventeen being sentenced to death: seven to 10 years' imprisonment: two to five years' eight to three years', while two have been exiled to the Narim Pro
vince.
KARL MARX'S BODY." SOVIET REQUEST TO BRITAIN.
Lasboy, May 24th, According to the Daily Baps the Soviet delegation in Loudon has petition- A distinguished Company of 100 wased the Bone Ofce for permission to present including the Duke of York and remove to Moscow the body of Kurt Sir Joseph Cook, Sin Hugh Clifford, Sir Mars, which lies in Highgate Cemetery, James Allen, and Sir Gordou Guggisberg. London.
Mr. Thomas, in proposing the principal toast, appealed for a cessation of miser
It is doubtfuf, · however, whether the
Home Office has power to grant the
able class warfare und dass talk quest, since the arve is the property (Cheers.)
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LAHORE, May 25th. The All India Moslem League, which has suspended its activities for the last few years has been revived.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS
FOY COURTESY OF THE "DAILY RULLETIN.** THE SHANGHAI MIXED COUBT. QUESTION OF ITS RENDITION.
SHANGHAI, MAC gard. The American-Alinister at Peking, Dr. Schuman, who is visiting Shanghai, attended a ree
reception at the Chinesa Chamber of Commerces.....
election Bluff, is now regarded very seriu ously. Not only the Socialista, but the more extrema followers of the pra spective Premier. M. Heriut, are clamour ing for the resignation of the President Referring to the Mixed Court rendition The four principal Radical-Socialist question, Dr. Schurman said that the organs are daily and imperiously callingstres expressed in the „Diplomatic for a change at the Eger, though there
Mr. Jinnah, a. Bombay barrister, presid- sugn a large meeting of the League is reason to believe that 3, Heriot and Corps Note to the Walchinupu for Shang- here to-day deplored the Hindu-Moslem the more moderate Radicals deprecate themi harbour improvements and the exten tissension in India, especially in the campaign, sooing that a Presidential, sion of the Foreign Settlement were not Punjab, und declared that if Hindus and crisis following the Ministerial crisis is intended as conditions for the rendition Mogelms only co-operated, wholeheartedly calculated not only to produce political of the Mixed Court. India would be able to force the British disruption at home but also delay the Parliament to grant Indin responsible settlement of reparations and prolong the dominion Government.
atute of uncertainty in Europe. *
the Scurfist policy of wasten destruc Mr. Jinnah dissociated himself with tion, but declared that if the British Government did not respond satisfaë iorily to the national, demand, they must last resort make Government
through the elected Councils impossible. He urged the scrapping of the exting I constitution and the immediate grant of
would be dangerous.
HAGUE SHIPPING
CONFERENCE.
EQUAL PEACE-TIME TREATMENT
ADVOCATED".
The Peking Ministers fully recognized Chiness, sarereign rights, but they were obliged to point out that there was not suficient land for expansion, as this city. was becoming one of the world's greatest, and more space was wanted for trades expansion. There were friendly requests, and a refusal to take up the questions
my massed pipe bands of Scottish Regi-Let all no matter of what class of of Marx's "descendents, the principal of (provincial, autònomy, otherwise results meeting here, has unanimously passed a China would not prejudice the retur
creed, unite en making the Empire whow, incidentally, is a French socialist menta, 100 strong, and a drum and fife worthy of the sacrifices of those of all who is anti-Bolshevik
band 300 strong.
The procession,"was assisted by a choir
classes who defended the Empire in the War.
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Mr. MacKenzie, ex Premier of Now! of 1000 boy, meouts who later sans Zealand, replying, warned the Govern "Hearts of Oak" and Auki Langment that they must change their pro- Syne," accompanied by a missed band of dure if the oversea representatives were to continue to attend Imperial Confer -300 performers drawn from all units ences, as they would be bitterly disap
pointed if they saw no effect given to of the British Army.
the recommendations of the conferences
Referring to the Singapore scheme, he said that if ever Australasia fell away from the Empire it would be through providing proper protection.
· THE ENEMIES, OF COM-
· MUNISM.
·REMOVED" BY SOVIET
RIGA, May 29th.
THE WORLD'S SPORT, HOME CRICKET
SOUTH AFRICANS DRATY.
LONDON, May.
On the continuation of the match be tween Gloucestershire and South Africa at Bristol Glonedster scored 02. Blacken- berg taking + for 20. The South Africans replied in their second innings with 120 der S, and declared: Susskind scored 19.
In a speech disenssing the tasks of the congress of the Russian communist party, M. Kameneff said the party was in no danger from the activities of the
telligentia and the spreading of their not out
Gloucester had made 19 us for the
THE HAGUE, May 2371.* The Baltic and White Sea Conference,
resolution urging shipowners to approach their respective Governments with a view of the Mixed Court, but acceptanes to their accepting unreservedly the prin would be a friendly act on the part of ciple of equal treatment of shipping.. irrespective of flag. in peace-time.
China, and, would hasten the reluru not NEW ANTI-SCARLATINA only of the Court but of the entire Settle-
SERUM.
went, which was bound
come some day.
NEWHAVEN (Connecticut), May card. The Yale School of Medicine announces.
that recent experiments with a new inti. scarlatiua serum have cured twenty-five. out of twenty-six extreme cases. Death had appeared probable in six of them
the proceedings began. the responsible people in: Britain not deals. The Coinmunists' campaign for loss of one wicket when it came on to Prior to movulation.
It poured with rain throughout the night and morning, but the sun shone at 3 pm...when Special trains brought spectators from all over the country. The Stadium was packed,
Children predominated in the cheering Duke of Connaught walked to the dais and megaphoned that he had sent a loyal telegram to the King, who had replied, thanking them.
Wireless, messages from Empire states- men were read during intervals.
when
the
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PARENT TREE STILL GREEN, In the evening there was a special Common wenith' performance at: the broadensting station,, Speakers included Mr. MacDonald, who said, inter s alia;
the parent tree is still green, "and | the sep of high endeavour still swells its branches. Our days of voyaging are not over. The nations entering around this Motherland still hear the calls to go out in the Elizabeth spirit of gallantry and doughtiness in the search for liberty, justice and peace."
A SCOTTISH · BYE-ELECTION,
CONSERVATIVES HOLD SEAT.
"Lonpox, May 24th."
The Kelvin Grove bye-election neces- sitated by the death of the sitting mem- ber, resulted as follows:-
Capt. W, E. Elliot. (Conser
vutive)
10,488 ....... 11,167
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Mr A Ferguson (Labour)
Sir J. W. Pratt (Liberal),
Whilst this constituener reusins, as
for a long period. Conservative, the fea- ture of the result given above is the
TRANKSGIVING BERVJCR.
a proletariat was making such sweeping progress that it was unnecessary to in rain, and the match was drawn
The match at Lord's between the M.C.C. stitute, and special clearing measures against the intelligentsin. Moreover, and the South Africans was not com- anti-communist elements had already neneed owing to rain. "
been removed.
Latest reports from Petrograd state that
„COUNTY SÍATCHEN. T
COMMONWEALTH LOẢN CLOSED.
LONDON, May and.
Their Majestiga attended a thanks giving service at the Stadium on Sunday afternoon when the bands of a 1.000 in
The lists of the Commonwealth of Aus straments and a choir of 2,000 which sang at the opening ceremony were re-
At Lord's Middlesex drew with Lancastralia Loan" foated on May 19th closed inforced, A boy scouts choir participated the Soviet authorities are not only deshire, the former lending on the first in to-day, in accordance with the terms of in the impressive ceremonies of a las priving the integrata of facilities for ings For Middlesex, Hearne compiled the prospectus. procession symbolical of the builders of securing higher education by forbidding For Lancashire, Parkin took & for 03. Yorkshire at Northampton cheat North- the Empire, carrying Colonial flags and them to attend higher schools, but are emblents. They entered the Stadkim expelling proletarian students who exants by five wickets. For Yorkshire, first, followed by an ecclesiastical prohibit any initial signs or tendency to Macauit took 6 for 28 and 4 for 49 and cession. including the Archbishops, wards, non-communist ideas, thus hoping Kilner & for Bishops and representatives of religious to prevent the development of anti-com- bodies,
munist intelligences
MINER MANAGER'S "CHIVE"
The Archbishop of Canterbury deliver- ed an address, and a collection was taken
It is announced from Moscow that the on behalf of the British Empire cancer mine manager and the engineer Jacobson enmpaign, "" -
Empire Day was celebrated throughout who were sentenced to death. at Omsk the country
with Rying Cags and on a charge of economic espionage
had informed the ex-owners of the mine, patriotic demonstrations, notably Belfast, where despite bad weather, residing in England, of the condition of 10,000 school children at Ormeau Park their property. were presented with commemoration Seventeen persons, including two medals. A parade of boy scouts and girl women, have been sentenced to death at guides was inspected by the Duke of Jitomir. Abercorni
at
|Descriptions of how Empire Day was observed in Hongkong will be found on page 5.).
ITALIAN PARLIAMENT
OPENED. KING DEFINES COUNTRY'S POLICY:
Rose, Ma zith. The King, accompanied by the Queen and the Royal Family opened Parliament in the presence of Signor Mussolini, the Cabinet Ministers, Senators, deputies and diplomats.
In a speech from the throne he said
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SOVIET FINANCES.
WA GIGANTIC DEFICIT.
BUT MILITARY EXPENDITURE TO CONTINUE.“
RIGA. May d.“
Sussex drew with Worcestershire at Worcester and led on the first innings. For Susses, Tate took & for 24..
"Somerset heat; Essex-at. lford. by 371 uns. For Somerset, White took 8 for 20 and for
Surrey at Derby heat Derbyshire hy six wickets.
Notts defeated Glamorgan at Notting
For ham by au imings and 57 runs. Notte, Carr scored 111 and Whysall 92
Oxford University beat Kent by aix wickets at Oxford. For the winners, Hewetson took 5 for 16 and 5 for For Kent, Woolley took for 42:
INTERNATIONAL GOLF.
ENGLAND DEATH SCOTLAND.
* Loxbox, May 25th,1, In the amount golf international Eng- land beat Scotland in the foursomes this morning by three uatches to two and in Rykoff in a report on the financial posithe singles by six matches to four (nine tion of the Soviet says the Budget deficit matches to six). has increased to 450,000,000 gold roubles, and the Government has decided radically to reduce the agricultural and industrial credits, but any further reduction of mii- tary expenidtare is impossible.
AMOSOOW ELECTRO-BANK.".
Moscow, May 23th
FOURRONES.
English victories.;- Wethered and Aylmer beat Harris and Torrance, /4, ON
Tolley and Bretherton heat Wilson, and Jenkins, 5/6,
Powell and Storey hent Simpson and Robert Scott, 2/1.
Scottish victories:
Burrell and Kyle beat Darwin- and Hodgson, one up. D
that the tasks begun by the Government The Council of the People's Comutis must be continued with determination.saries has decided to establish a so-called Juridical administrative reforms were electro-dank" for the purpose of financ-Blackwell and Murray hent Holderness growth of Labour support. In the necessary, and military problems must ing electrical development. It is pro-and the Hon. Michael Scott, one up. General Election of December, 1992, for he solved according to the economic posed to establish power stations at instance, Labour was not represented, situation of the country and the demands Shatour, Volkhoff and Nijni Novgorod. and the Liberal candidate polled,„,11,004 of foreign policy. votes (compared with the 1, recorded above against Mr. W. Hutchison's (Con serratire). 1,442)
AMERICA, TELLS ENGLAND.
BUT NO BACK ANSWERS.
WONDERS OF WIRELESS TELEPHONY,
Low, May 24th.
unarmed Italy was unable to remain among armed nations; she was unable to Tuŋ the great risk of being taken un
wares.
MALARIA RAMPANT IN
RUSSIA. MILLIONS OF CASES
Italy's foreign policy must be peace with lignity, Italy was ready to direct all
Moscow, May 23rd. her energics towards reaching an equit
Five and a balf million cases of nalarin able solution of the reparations quen tious, and ready to make sacrifices in occurred in Russia last year, and it is order that peace might be guaranteed, feared the number will be exceeded in provided her legitimate fundamental in 1924, terests were safeguarded.
An official statement by the Post Office reveals that experiments have been, con- ducted during the past year whereby ITALIANS IN EAST AFRICA.
In AGREEMENT WITH BRITAIN.
American telephono" Bubscribers "America "successfully conversed with ordi
nary subscribers in England, though the Tatter were unable to reply.
LONDON, May 24th.
In view of the forthcoming visit of the
A Government committer is watching | Italian sovereigns to England satisfaction tests and has reported advising the estab... is expressed is both, countries at the lishment of a 200 kilowatt treastpitting offeinl announcement of a decisión to plant at tugiry to enable an extensive conclude an agreement in regard to the two-way communication between" tele. vexed question of Jubaland, whereby part phone renters in both countries during of the Jubaland province in Kenya favourable conditions.
Colony will be added to Italian Somali Tand on lines laid down by the Miluer BRITISH STEEL PIPES FOR Scialoja agree he settled in London by
Details are to be SINGAPORE.
Anglo-Italian experts immediately,
It is stated from Rome that Italy is pleased by the Agreement because it re establishes a close Anglo Italian-friend- ship and a friendly compromise augur. ing well for prompt agreement by the experts.
BIG ONDER FOR GLASGOW FIRM
LowDay, May 5th.
The industrial correspondent of the Daily New learns that well-known Glasgow manufacturing firm has secured an order for 13 wiles of welded steel pipes, averaging three feet in diameter, in con- nection with the new Singapore water water supply scheme
Further important orders in connection with this project are expected to be placed in Britain 8000,
THE INDIAN REFORMS.
Su, May 4th
The Government announces the appoint.. ment of a committee of officials and nón officials to conduct an enquiry into the "warking of the reforms."."
The central committee of the Com munist party has issued an appeal to everybody to assist in promoting a new society which is to be founded by Trotsky for chemical defence.
LATEST CABLES.
RUHR MINERS STRIKE. SITUATION GRAVES
COLOGNE, 3hy eath. The situation narsing out of the miners' strike in the Ruhr is growing graver, following the closing down of other big works employing many thousands. "Sex- ended to day, and others are expected eral departments, of Krupps have an
to close to-morrow...
NORWAY STRIKE ENDED,
CHRISTIANIA, May 25th. After two months idlenes the 60,000 workers involved in the industrial dispute ars to resume immediately on terms fixed by a public mediator..
FINNISH AIRMEN KILLED:
HELSINGFORS, May 25th,
SINGLES.
English victories: Wethered heat Burrell, 1/2 Tolley beat Wilson, 5/4. Holilerness hent Torrance, 2/1.. Michael Scott heat Röbert Scott, 2/1. "Bretherton beat Kyle by one, hole. Darwin beat Blackwell, 4/3 Scottish victories: Murray beat Aylmer, 4/3. Harris bont l'owell, 2/1
Simpson Bent Storey, 4/3. Jenkins beat Hodgson by two holes.
AMERICAN BASEBALL
NEW YORK, May 23rd. AMERICAS LEAGUE New York, 3 Cleveland, 3 Philadelphia, Chicago, 3 Boston, Detroit, 6 Washington, 1 St. Louis, 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh, 2 Brooklyn, 4. Cincinnatti, New York, 72 Chiengo, 6 Boston, 2 St. Louis, 14 Philadelphin, 4
May 25th,
AMERICAN LEAGUE. New York, 3; Detroit, T Philadelphia, 2; St. Louis, 1: Boston, G; Cleveland,
NATIONAL LEAGUE. Cincinnatti, 6 New York, 5. Chicago, 3 Boston, 11. St. Louis, 4 Philadelphia, 3.
DAVIS CUP TENNIS
Pasatz, May 25th.
Three any airmen were killed through Czecho-Slovakia beat New Zealand by their aeroplane catching fire and crashing, I four matchen to it.
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ALL-CHINESE ATHLETIC MEETING..
HANKOW, May 3rd. An All-Chinese Athletic meeting was open at Wuchang yesterday.
The following are the results of the preliminary events:
Putting the Shots-East Chine, 1, 2 3 and 4 Distance: 12.02 metres.
Broad Jump-Et China, 1, 2, and 4 North China, Distance; 6.05 metres.
[RECTERS AMERICAN SERVICE NEW AMERICAN POSSESSION.;
ISLAND DISCOVERED BY A BRITISHER.
WASHINGTON, May 25th. President Coolidge has forwarded to the Senate the recommendation of Mr. Hughes for an extension of United States sovereignty to Swain Island, an isolated atoll 200 miles east-south-east of Apia..
1.500 Metres face-East China, 1, and Time: 4,47-1-5) 200
Basketball-Xorth and Central Chim.. 22 and 23; Manila and Kweichów, 97 and
Volleyball-Canton-Hankow, 21/2 and 21/1; Enaton-Central China, 21/0 and 21/3; North China-East, 21/11 and 1/14 RE-TRIAL OF COLCHES.
PEKING, May 23rd. Confirming the verbal assurance given
State Department records show that ti Sir J. WH: Macleay, British Minister the British discoverer of Swain Island at Peking, the Waichiaopu has informe k ceded it by a deed to an American and that the British afterwards conceded it to the United States sovereignty.
THE LIQUOR TREATY
IN ACTION.
GALVESTON (Texas). May 25th What is probably the first seizure under the new Anglo-American Treaty was made by a coastguard cutter which brought in the British motor vessel Panama, carrying a carga liquor esti mated at 1,000 cases, alleged to have been captured within one hour's steaming of the coast.
A WORLD COURT.
WASHINGTON, May 5th The Senate has endorsed the United States' adhesion to a Hague Court of Senator Lodge previously withdrew his International Justice. own World Court scheme.
the Legation that Colonel Chen will be re-tried by a special Court Martial at Peking on or about May 10th.
The Walchinopi also announces that the soldier Li will he tried in a few daya.
ECHO OF RECENT BOMB OUTRAGE.
CHINESE STUDENTS IMPLICATED.
PEKING, May 23rd. Some Communist students have boers arrested in connection with the recent bomb attack at Dr. Wellington Koo's re- sidence, but it is understand that the will not be directly charged with the outrage but for complicity in Communist atrocities.
ADMIRAL SIR A LEVESON ÁT PEKING,
PERING, May 23rd.
The Inte M. R. C. Faithfull, whose death occurred in Shanghai last week, following the amputation of a leg, as the result of a poisoned foot, enme out to Hongkong when he was 60 years of age and practised here as solicitor for about A brilliant gathering assembled at a eight years. Then he went to Shanghai, dinner given by the British Minister, joining the staff of Messrs. Hansona Si J. W R. Macleny, in honour of Shortly afterwards he was appointed Admiral Sir A. Leveson last evening, Legal Adviser to the Municipal Council, the guests including San Pao. Chip which position he held until 1921. ffe Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Nary eventually opened an office on his own Commerce, and Communications, General account. A rather une singer, Mr. Faith- Wang Huni Ching, Sir F. A. Aglen, Six full took part in A.D.C. performances C. A. Wilton, and other high oficials. For his advanced age, bis physique was wonderful. He was 74 at the time of his death. He leaves a widow and family,
“GLEN AMOY" HOT YET SALVEÐ.
SHANGHAI, May 23rd ́All attempts to salve the Cien Amor
hitherto have proved unsuccessful.
Prolonged drought in Kiangsu province has been relieved by heavy rains, which the ignorant, masses uro no doubt satis The damage has been increased owing fied have come as the result of the rain to the rough weather, and the vessel processions they have been holding A remains in a perilous position. Correspondent writing from Suchien, in
N. Kiangen, writing of these processions,
says: There never have been such pro❘ NEW TREATMENT OF DISEASE-
cossions here. Some 50,000 took part; many of the people were burning incense as they wont. For about 20 days no ment
A plant is being installed in the Mar-
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was bought on the street, and for one day garet Street Consumptive Hospital not even vegetables were allowed to be Londari, by which, it is believed, patients sold. Incense was on hand at every shop can be treated he the fear of light rass in the big street Children, too, had identical with those of the an Tho their processions, When their prayers hospital's heliographist believes that ho did not have the desired effect, the people has discovered an arrangement of aici, began to get rowdy, and the Magistrate lights which will beat the sun,”” had
to stop these processions Rain then hopes hitimately to be able to pre came! So everybody, is busy, the maize scribe light baths, indicating the various and beans have been put in, and in many rays, like ordinary drug prescriptions. places the wheat looks more promising. He believes that the now light baths will though on same high ground it is feared, be most valuable for tuberculosis, rheuKLIP- there will be no wheat harvest. In spite Lism, tickets, and Apasmia, and that f of this rain, grain and grase for burning may he possible to use the ultra tioles
rays to counteract the effects of X-ensio have all gone up in price.