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LOCAL CHINESE HONOURED, INVESTED BY H., THE KING.
Lusmas, June 24th.
As Sovereign houth of the Braml. Uvingy of the Order of St., John of Jerusalem, II.M the King held un vestiture at M. Zinarieff, in a strech at the markingham Palace of Knights, Ladies
Mosew, June gath.
mauist International Congress, devlared | England is now our chief task. If we nerved in creating a mass Communist
Party there, half the European „ietdry,
will be achieved. We must not unler.
Valug happenings in Englatal, and inust not to work in the British Colonies, ANGLO-SOVIET NEGOTIA-
TIONS.
CONFERENCE SUSPENDED.
Lospex, June 25th.
The Holly Telegraph's diplomatic cor- resionilent says that official Anglo-Soviet negotiations are at present" suspended.
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WIN FOR VISITORS,
LONDON. June 24th. At Southampton, the niätch between the South Africans and Hampshire was
concluded in hut weather before small crowd, with the wicket weging well Hampshire made a (Gower 50, Beown
and Associates of the Order. Besides 150 canddates for investiture there was a Rumerous assemblage in the ballroom of Newman 60. Bissett 3 for 102). The the "Palace. The ceremony was attended innings occupied 4 hours and 15 minutes [hy-the Queen, the Prince of Wales, the The South Africans replied with 273, for Dake and Duchess of York and the Duke wickets. „Taylor hit up 903, in a magni, arul Duchess of Commught." Among the ficent. chanceless innings insting hours Donats to be invested were Mr. Ho Komand 13 einutes and, including 11 fmers, Teng and Sir Robert Ho Tung, both of Susskind scored 44. whom received silver Badges of the Order, It was an exciting tight and the South THE MATFEOTTI OUTRAGE. | Africans won by five wickets with a few CONDEMNED BY ITALIAN SENATE, minutes to spares Rom. June 24th.
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WIMBLEDON TENNIS,
LONDON, June 24th. At Wimbledon, in the second round, which was played in glorious weather and in the jenes of 13.000 spectators (u
large portion being women, attracted by the tires appearance of Mlle. Lenglon. and Miss With, there was a brilhant serne of sunshades of all colours and wonderful
dress creations.
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NEW YORY, June gǝth. Seven-men were badly laughed and taken to hospital as a result of an explosim
Castly, which was heading for China aboard the British freighter Pipeout
It was in day of thrills and surprises, Two men are reported as missing.. Wimbledon has never wen fr tennis
than Lacoste defending Mannol Alonzo 216, 6/2, 13/13, 6/3 and 6.7.
Lacoste was versatile and brilliant, pasa. ing shuts without tiring.
Alonze wits inagnificent in fareband play, work" at the net and in volleyïng, But he tired after the third sept
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(THROUGH REUTER AGENCY.] -MİN RIVER IN FLOOD.
HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST.
HEAVY DAMAGE ANGEND - POOCHOW,
SHANGRAL, June 25th- The China Perss learns from Fooghew that the Min River has risen to unpre- redented levels, and that Fonchow is threequarters, under water,
Hundreds of lives have been lost, while property damage amounts to millions of dollars. The vige and tea crops are probe Cably ruined. Heavy rains an still re
REPUBLICAN POLICY. CONDEMNED. | porred.
The
NEW YORK June 24th. Addressing the Democratic Convention The Australias, J. Bayley, in defeating Randolph Lycett 7/5, 64, 36 and 3 being elected temporary Chairman, provided the surprise of the day, Senator Harrison, of Mississippi, unspay, At Leyton, Essex lost to Middlesex
The three. American, Hunter, Richards jugly conderated the Republienn home and In the Senate, the President." Signor by an innings and 27 runs. Essex made and Washburn; entered the third rounk, foreign policies. He referred bitterly to The Kritisch, side gonsalers it- tatil te Tittoni, expressed "indignation at the toe al 951. The Middlesex total was as did also the British players Gilbert, the greent graft disclosures at Washing privved forthem until, nepoliations for murder of Matteotti anul repugnance for 475 for kihelared (Hearie 116). Kinguente, Greig, Leighton Crawford Quiį ron, exclaiming "The least the Ameri- raising, a lan and the raching of au
the nintives of self interest, surrounding -At Sheffield. Yorkshire bent Sussex by Wheatley.
I can people expect of their public servants" Agreement with British holders of Rus the crime. He affirmed the Senate's 26 rus Yorkshire scored 200 and 50
The Frenchman, Jean' Borotri; beat is common bonesty. Ob for a man at gien stock have fructified Therefore the | determination that the full jemity shouk) ¦ fog is declarid (Sintcliffe 160)); Sussex re- Woonam 1/3 7/3. 2/6 and 8/4.
the White House with the matchless ressumption of the plenary conference is fall on those responsible.
|plied with 192 (Tale 102,ant qut) and 125,
in the first round of the ladies' cham-statesmanship and Sae lighting qualisies perofalematicni.
Bighor Mussolini #
At Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire | pionship, Mlle. Longleat beat. Mis, Lumley of the late Dr. Woodrow Wilson (" associated himself with these soutinents, | fast to Lancashire by 270 ruus. Lane Elhs 66 and 8:0. Miss Wills beit Miss late Dr. Woodras Wilson's policy was and reiterated his extreme regrets and shire's inulags walised "av (Harrows 112 Scharman 6/1 and 6/0.Mix Rgan beat definite, wise and brave. The Republican hortar, He declared the Fascisti weris mat out) and 2a2 for 1 deckued (Hallows ( Mrs. Houverarie 0/0 und 1:0. among the first to condemn those respen- † 109 not äut, Bahlesley (E) 19 not mit).. An ex-Russian officer, Boris Mindik, and justice would be meted out Leicestershire knocked up 136 and 95
irrespective of person and a French engineer, Autolye Thivat,
SIGNOR MUSSOLINYS WARNING. have beco sentoured to three years' im
Sigur Mussolini added that the Guve
The Aniericans Hunter beat J. Hillyard prisonment and a fine of Frs: 4,000 and zen ménths' imprisosunent respectively on erninor would stand fast, but this did | Somerset's score was 117. M. Lyon bot-6,0, 673 and 8/27 Vincent Richards Bat a ebangs of appropriating important plans not mean it might not be revonstructed (tributed 219, the highest individual score"R. Dah 6/0, 6/4 and 1/3; and Washburn belonging to aeroplane factories, wherein eriler to enable it better to achieve of the season. Derby made 222 (G. R. at the Canadian international player. this were employed, rourerning interests national pacification. There was no pies. | Jackson 1993 and 170. of national defence.
PLANS.
SOVIET IMPLICATED?
Ps, June 25th.
It is alleged that Mindbak alanitted
be intimied to communicate the contents
of the dents to the Soviet.
OVERSEAS JOURNALISM.
Losnos. Jane goth.
tion of his clinging to office, but he would
(Parkin for 32), .
At Borton-on-Treut. Derbyshire lost to somerset by ar iniings and "55 runs.
At Nottingham, Notte bent Kent by regal himself as a very cowardly neight wickets. Kept scored 349 (Hard
if he shirked thow" móral and political ing 195) and 2 (Hardinge,50).. Notts responsibilities at a difficult moment, or replife with a (Grorge Gunn 95, Why-
sall 151) and 43 for 2 wickets.
1.
OTHER GAMER
if he refused to ligree to a dissolution.
"Fascism had certainly "regoived a blow,.
At the Oval Oxforil Tniversity beat but it had already profited and would continue to proât from this in getting Surrey by four wickets, Surrey made rid of the bad elements. Farisin would | 35% for 5-declared (†). R. Jardine 105 not
policy has born vacillating, halting aut
In the wond round. Harada beas Eweak. Craw-tny Williams, 6/2 8/1 and and 8/4. Fukuda ba: T. Mayogordato 1;5, 7/5, 6/4 hd 674.
H." Mayes, 4/6, 6/4, 6/05/7 and 64.
I the first round Norris Williams beat E. Magu3ro 6/1, 8/4 and 0/4.
Mrs. Mallory beat Miss Harvey 5 and
8/3.
EUROPEAN BOXING.
LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST;
Pais. June 4th. Jua twnty-rounds fight for the
Senator Harrison praised the late President Harding's attitude towards the World Court, bat he complained that President, Coolidge, since assuming office,
LATER. had made only a how in that direction.
Thirteen thousand party warhorses," delegates and spretators packed Madison Square fiardens at the opening sitting at mid-day in stifling heat...
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
CONFERENCE.
WORKEES ASSOCIA
·TIONS.
JAPAN- AND
GENEVA, June 4th, With reference to the pritest by Mr. Suzuki, the Japanese workers" delegate at the International Labour Conference, and his propisat on June 17th, the Japau- exe Government has shown woodwill to- wards, the development of workers' 1680- elations and "ehserves and fully appre- fates the principle of freedom of thờ, association of workers," bait is opposing Mr. Suziki's proposal on various grounds, The suggestion was for an enquiry into the whole questiod of the liberty of workers associations,
[BY CORTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN."}
SOVIET CONSULATE AT SHANGHAL
QUESTION OF FUTURE CONTROL. -
Perso, Jane Sith.
appears that the Shanghai Foreign Commissioner recently apprènched the Consalar Body regarding the handing over to the Soviet of the Russian Cainisu-
Today's proceedings were brief, hut they were surcharged with intense forlate at Shanghai, and that the Consular. ing the result of the me-Convention Bedly, duly reported the matters to thes
Diplomatie Carps at Peking. mpaign.
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It is understood that neither th Diplomatie Corps nay the Consulag: Body" - make" any objection" whatsoevere
Wit
Sir Thomas J. Bennett and. Mr. Alexan- der Still of Singapore were the principal guests at angelwun' at the Institute of Journalists. Sir M. Rhowoaggrce, Sir
proach. The incidents at Bologna were 104. Jardice (3). Oxford scored 311 and Alfred Boldium Mr. Robert Donald and many other prominent Home and Overivative of the normal and politicnt 316 for # (5. L. Guise 154-nos out).
refuse to how before the storm of re-oat) and 38′ for 7 deciarn} (Sandhom Lightweight Championship of Europe, and sevens in regard to hoth platform, and Burona, and was in the custody of the
tension, which had reached its 'maximum. particularly in meth and central Italy, where Fascisin was not stundly vepre
Seas Pressmen were present)***,
Mr. Sill in a speech won the
· Farieil ekaracter of the recognition Press
sputed. Everything must be done to med rerrived in the East, and advised younger journalists not to shirk uppart-prevent the situation becoming worse.
nities of securing appointments abroad, heenuse every year sent overseas added to their value, both as journalists and citizens, le hoped the Institut and the Empire Press Union would, bear in mind that the newspaper press was not en-
Fleet Strepi stirely confeed to
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Air T. 1. Bennett referred to the growth of Indian newspapers in the past forty years.
[Sir
LOSS OF THE " CLAN.
MACMILLAN,"
RESCUED CREWS NARRATIVE.
WATCHED THEIR VESSEL SINK.
'RaxGoos, June 24th.
At Northampton, Northants lost to: Cambridge University by three wickets, Northants made 243 (Wells no) and 201 for
declared. Cambridge's scorea were 22-arid 322 for 7 (T: C. Lowry 185.
At Lord's Sandhur beat Woolwich (in two-days' inatch) by ten wickets, Sundhurst seared 357 for declared (Robinson 143, Dunclis 118) and "for" no wicket. Woolwich toadaged 177 and scored 190 when they follower-on-
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The grew of the for Moremillen experi- COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP. eated a trying is hours before being
resezed. The night was pitch black and the SCH WAS rough when the vessel Bennett is part proprietor grounded on the shoals at Preraris
AS AT JUNE 25TH, 1024.
Grupty.
and late editor of the "Times of "India, Island. Shortly after the vessel started Yorkshire to sink rapidly; › The crew took to the Middlesex
Sussex beats, but they stood by for twelve hours Surrey, until the ship became fully sulmerged..
Mr. Astill is the editor of the Stuits Ziura, Singapore.
Mr. Robert Donald is a prominent Fleet Street jounalist and recently re- tired from the rilitorship of the Daily Chronicle, Londón.]
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Somerset. the bridge, and the chief officer literally Kent had to drag him off. The boats then row- Gloucestershire
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the Frenchman. Fred Bretonnel, beat the candidates. The committee, throughout Englishman, Danny Frush, in the eighth the right, listened to arguments for and round, when the latter retired.
against America's joining the League of Nations, and in regard to prohibition, the Ku Klux Klan, and other internal issues. Apparently no agreement on any of these- matters was in sight when the' scom- mittée adjourned.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE. Brooklyn, 5; New York, 19. Philadelphia 7; Boston, 3. Cincinnati, 2. Pittsburgh, 4. "Philadelphia, 11: Boston, T.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New York. 3. Washington, E Boston, 0: Philadelphia, 3. Chicago, 3; Cleveland, 4. New York, ; Washington. 4. Boston. Philadelphia. 6: Chicago, 1; Cleveland, 4.
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The former Russian Consulate recently used as the Hussian Affairs"
Chinese Commissioner, and therefore the question of handing over pests, with the Chinese
SHANGHAI SHARE MARKET.
MOST UNSATISFACTORY " PENE
SETTLEMENT,
The
SHANGHAI, dung with Daily News says that the Jane Settlement proved most unsatisfie Judge Westcott impassionedly address: tory, and the arrangements in no way ed the committee urging ya platforms in amount to an actual clearance of favour of joining the League, after whichter of the business. he fainted.
aqua-
It was practically a Langkat settl ment, business in Cottons, Docks. Whar Some speakers urged a referendum on
ves and Rubbers had been normal, but the question of joining the League, there had been a great deal of specul- Others favoured an adherence to the
ton' in Langkats Speculators were car- League under conditions not endangering ried over from December and arch, the sovereignty of the country. Sone and a big drop in prices prićcipally think that Mr. MeAdob's Phances of accounted for the severe difficulties which nomination have been injured by the refusal of the rules committee to change the rule making a two-thirds vote of the delegates necessary for nomination to bare majority vote."
PENNY POSTAGE. CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND ITS EFFECT ON EMPLOYMENT.
had to be faced yesterday. Explorations had dedined from Tis. 15 to Ts. 3, Louns The 7 to T. 5, and Langkats from Tis- 15 to approximately Tls. 6, so that alter March purchases were made about Tis.. 37 for June, and the price for Combined shares sagged away approximately to Tis. 19 and Tis. 20.
One large frm of outside brokers, which are very heavily engaged, "havi compromised to the extent of paying 95 per cent, and they hope to pay the The Association of British Chambersbalance in due course. On the whole, of Commerce recently issued the followit may be said that there has been
statement:
BERLIN, June zith. There were violent scenes in 9727 Reichstag during the debate on a motion, 20.00 for the release of political prisoners, and 1956 a regular hand-to-hand light between the 15.55 Nationalists and Socialists. Due merlering
apparently tried tor-strappie another."
Insults were shricked across the Ilouse, and the sitting was twice suspended.
The Communists walked out in a body a protest against a remark by a Nationalist.
BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPION-
THE EXPERTS' SCHEME, BRANCO-BELGIAN "REQUIREMENTS, &d away, with an electric torch as theicestershire.
PARIS. June 5th. only signalling, apparatus. They encouz Belgian as agreed to attend the centered high seas and a string wind, neces- Zerence on Joe 15th a view to put-sitating continual baling. After the ting the Experts Report into operation he had sighted two boatloads of the conference will be an inter-Allied shipwrecked crew, there was eosiderable out it will not he necessary to call difficulty in picking them up, due to halt in German representatives. The Ruhra Bale. The tanker Sebradayım came up will not be given up until Germany can and went off in search of the other bont, give substantial proofs of her willingness to abide by the Report Whatever Ger many may reply in a Note to the Confer As it is understood that Belgium is fly dechled as France to claim plete disarmament of Germany-
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EUKOPEAN CONVERSATIONS.
BRUSSELS, June. 24th, Long conversations by M. Herriot have communicated to 31 Theunis and 3f. ptaining details of his con- Mr. Hamsay MacDonald, ngs to a subsequent state heunis, permit of the hope ration hetween Britain, 1 Belgium with a view he Experts' plan.
which has now here, brought to Chittagong with the captain and the others on board. S. AFRICAN, POLITICS. GENERAL HERTZOG PREMIER. PRETORIA, Jane 24th- General Hertzoz has accepted, the Premiership.
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THE HAGUE, June 25th. The Chamber by 27 votes to tao han passed. a Bill granting a credit of FI. 6,250,000, to the Royal Dutch Lloyd Cum- pany for a maximum period of five years to cover any deficits incurred in operating the Arusterdam-South America service.
SHIP.
END OF QUALIFTING STAGES.
Lusios, June 24th. The qualifying stages of the Open Golf Championship wore conclailed" in' glorious weather.
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fairly free exchange of promissory notes. While a very considerable business wa's put through normally, the position gene rally is most unsatisfactory.
Hongkong has been only slightly con cerned in the Settlement.
The Association of British Chambers of Commerce is issuing to all members of Parliament a memorandum of facts pointing out the desirability of the "re- institution of 'penny postage: There have been indications that the Govern ment propose to make rebate of £5.000.000| JAPAN AND ANTI-AMERICAN ACTS. in the Entertainments Tax, but there is ao indication yet that they intend to r institute penny postage.
A DENTAL,
TOKYO, June 4th.
J drawing attention to the Press re-
"Chambers of Commerce Eave "long urged that penny postage will assist the All the native Amerigaus qualified,
problem of unemployment, and there is ports of anti-Japanese acts in California in retaliation for the alleged mistreat Taylor with 142 and Gadd with 147 led
Among relics. to come under the hammer no doubt that what the country needs at son Crusoe .11. their respective fields, Havers followed at Sotheby's anction in London is Robin. the present time is employment first and ment of Americans in Japan, the Com pleasure afterwards. It is therefore mittee of the American Association of Taylor with 146. Tolley, and the French-
it is stated there is suple corroboration hoped that any relaxation of the Enter Yokohams passed a resolution, which was Commerce, that we are in a position. man Boomber returned #140, Duncan 151, under Selkirk, on whose adventures and at the expense of penny postage.
that the gun was the property of Alex- tainments Tax is not going to be given despatched to the American Chamber of Wethered 155, Hager156, and Barnes and life on a desort and Defoe founded his
"The lessening of the Entertainments to deny that there has been any mistrent- immortal story.
Tax will not increase employment. The rent of Americans here," and urging the Nichols 157 at Hoylake.
The gun, an old flint-lock musket, is Postmaster-Geasral recently announced widest publicity for the
throughout the United States, Alexander Selkirk. Largo that the re-introduction of penny postage Frank Ball followed Gadd, with 146, graved
increase postal packets by
SEIYUHONTO PRESIDENT Compston 150, Sarazen 151, Braid 1521701, sed below is a curious little carving would. Macdonald Smith wid Mitchell 15, Choying a seal crawling over a crag of 300,000,000 per annum, and there enn be rock. This is significant, as Belkirk's no doubt. that the transmission of such a
TOKYO, June sich Whitcombe 154, and Ray 157.
of postal
Mr. Takejiro Tokonami, ex-Minister Amongst those who failed to quality real name was Seal Craig.
The gun has been traced to the neigh large additional number were Orkenden, Vardor, Douglas Crust bourhood of Clapham, where Selkirk once Packets would result in a great amount for Home Affairs, has been elected Pres
of employment."
sident of the Eoirabonte, and the Spaniard, De Da Torre.. dived
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