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SQUADRON LEADER MACLAREN'S STORY
PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST THE HONGKONG DAILY
LONDON CONFERENCE, GERMANS AND DAWES REPORT. PREPARED TO CARRY IT OUT,
7TH,
1924
MURDER OF MRS. EVANS. FAR EASTERN" CABLE MEXICO AND ME. CUMMINS,
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BRITISH OFFICER'S REPORT.
LONDON, August 3th. In the House of Commons, questioned LONDON. August 5th.
again relative to the murder of M The Conference, between Allied and Mr. Hamsay MacDonald said that an German representatives lasted for three officer of the British Legion had been quarters of an hour. The proceedings sent to the ranch to investirate, and were purely formal, Mr. Hamy Mac reported that the motive was not robbery, Hand the Mexican Government was acting Donald welcoming the Germans, hoped it would be possible to hold theertically and had made a number of
NEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S (AGENCY'} JAPANESE DESTROYER AGROUND.
.Tokyo, August 6th.
THE CASE OF MRS. EVANS. SOME NEW LIGHTS:
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Tay DR. E.. 2:
**renta enlculated to
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW, NEW QUOTAS IN. OPERATION.
President Coolidge en June 30th pro claimed the immigrant quotas of the nations in accordance with the new Immi gration Act, which comes into operation.
July 1st. co
Current English journalism is posi-
The largest quota is that of Germany, fively. infested by, what may be termed A message from Kure says that des the spirit of parody when dealing with 41,927 Great Britain and Northern Ire
the Irish Free State with 29,367, Italy. eign Stutes. The sensational telegrams
Russia 9.18 Each quota equals per traver number four grounded at the the contemporary history of certain forlod have a quota of 34.00. Next comes in Mexico and Rumanis are cent of the number of foreign-born 18-
take away the breath of dusts of the entrenes to Beppa Harbour early this and articles rently publishal here about has 3.545, and European and Asiatic
nationality particular morning while taking refuge from a
those innch-
In contrast with the 1021 law, the storin. The destroyer, which belongs to those who are in a position to know what the time of the 1980 Census the 13th Destroyer Division was engaged is really happening in
Those who would Immigration Act provides that pertine waligned countries. final conference on Friday.
European countries situated in Central he islands America or "the South Americe, readers' patience or the price of paper. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald uphasised the British Ambassador at Washington with the others. night unnquvres suggest the obvious remedy of Erompt born in the colonies or dependencies of Of all the countries Mexico's grievadjacent to the American continents. According to the except to Newfoundland, Labrador d
Newfoundland and the islands world fight are gorilained in wireless that the only business of the Conference that the Mexican Government should be when the storm drove her toward denial hardly realise the limits of the mesangs from the trawler Fhippeal, on was to deal with the Dawes Report and made to realise its responsibility for this Beppn. She struck the rocks at the
New York, August stb. Details of Squadron Lendor MacLaren's accident compelling him to abandon his
Arrests
Mr. McDonald said he had informed
apers, are prestest,
per-
- which MacLuren and his companions aro hope that by the spirit of co-opre-tragic occurrence. A claim would cer- entrance and holed her mill. Salvage English Press, representative Govern-tain will be charged to the quota of
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tion a successful conclusion would be tainly be made for suitable compensation. boats were "despatched to the scene.
SISTER TO TAKE OVER RANCH. | further details are yet known. reathed as soon as possible.
Herr Marx, the German Chancellor,
proceeding to America
Maclaren, after leaving Petropavlovsk, encountered the densest bank of fog met en route over Behring Island and was speaking in German said that upon the forced to fly low over the water in order success of the Conference depended the to see his way. The 'plane was travelling fate of the Germany and Europe. Good at 100 miles per hour at 100 feet above will and thorough sincerity were neces the ocean with a visibility of only 100 are for success. The German delegațion į yards." The pilot was blinded by the fog, proposed to negotiate is that spirit. Nevertheless he managed to swerve to Herr Marx confirmed that the German avoid by two feet an island which sud- Government regarded the Dawes Report dezly loomed up and disappeared in aas a suitable basis for the solution of few seconds. After that the fog was the porations question and said it was
QUESTIONS IN HOUSE OF
COMMONS.
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SAN FRANCISCO, August 6th, Mrs. Petrus, wife of the chief surgeon of the San Francisco Marino Hospital, and a sister of the late Mrs. Evans, has possession of the latter's ranch. arranged to take over and defend the
ANGLO-SOVIET NEGOTIA
TIONS. BREAKDOWN NOT DEFINITE. LONDON, August 5th.
the gloomy CON
Notwithstanding
JAPANESE LUXURY TARIFY. ORDERS FOR BRITISH GOODS
BY CANCELLED,
notice.
had
Noment there represents little more than
banditry, bloodshed, and chaos. Yet in the country to which such colony or de migration, which is a pretty sincere tri-pendency belongs. There are no quota bute to reasonable security, was never so restrictions for Newfoundland or Canada. - intense, snow. Nearly every tourist to that marvellous Republic comes home with thrilling narratives of hair-breadth.
It is unc escapes had feats of heroism. of the few lands which still serve as stuff for travellerstales of the proverbial type.
R. CUMMINS'S POSITION.
SCOTTISH STONE OF DESTINY.
RETURN OF NATIONAL: RELIC DEMAND.
it
LONDON, August 3th. In the House of Commons, replying to
There was great hilarity in the House" questions: Mr. Webb said he was aware
Mr. Cummins. according to statements that many contracts for forward delivery officially made in the House of Commons, of Commons when Mr. Kirkwood intro- There of the Scottish Stone of Destrny from of British manufactured goods has been was keeper of the archives of the Lega duced a Bill to provide for the removal
tion. That and nothing more. cancelled by Japanese buyers, as a' result ford to have used him as the channel for Westminster Abbey to Holyrood Palace,
tariff, ufficial communications was an error of says a London message of 15th ult of the new. Japanese luxury
Mr. Kirkwood said that, according to already judgment on the part of the permanent
Stone was Jacob's pillow British representations was endeavouring to obtain further miti-official representative was the Consulat Bethel, when he was fleeing befor to Egypt and the Kings of Egypt long Ire solid and visibility wil. There was prepared to proceed with draft Bills to wanique, it is noteworthy that none of "licited a concession, and the Government officials of the Foreign Office. The only tradition, this s
sideration. The keeper of the archives possessed. Then it was taken to
land (Loud laughter.) He did not know ther danger of crashing into the cliffs ou carry out the mport. If the conference the Russians has yet arranged to leave. gation of the adverse effects of the intro General, whom the Mexican Government his brother Esau. Jacob's family took
was but an ordinary British subject in
but anyhow, the breakdown, is in nowies so definite
the eyes of the Mexican authorities, who whether that was true,
·Behring Island, and the airmen therefore succeeded, the German people would de Observers in London state that probably duction of these new duties at abort have always treated with the utmost coo-
RUSSIAN COUNCIL DISSOLVED.
were within their legal rights in expelling stone, which was of Scottish sandstone. decided upon a
forced landing The vote the whole of their strength in carry-or complete as was at first thought.
him. Hence the impotence of the British lay at Scone for Ave centuries until it. NOT MUCH REGRET AT BREAK
TIENTSIN, August 8th.
was brought to England by Edward 1. stone was a symbol of Scottish machine hit the ocean along a swelling out the obligations involved in the
DOWN.
The Russian Council was to-day dis-Government to uphold or defend him.
But the reader may object. if Mexico Thinhood and was a venerable relie The top wings were shattered and wrench-
solved by order of the Chili Civil report.
LONDON, August 8th. Governor The Council was informed was technically within her rights in de Scotland had tried repeatedly to get it ed, the fabric of the lower part of the
The news of the break down of the that the Russian concession would be porting him, she was surely guilty of an
act of extreme discourtesy which cannot returned to Scotland, but sentiment in he defended. This question was raised, Londen was said to be against its return. Lord Apsley. opposing the Bill, said wings was torn off, and other serious
In the House of Commons. Mr. Lloyd Anglo-Russian Conference has not caused administered by Cointel Ting. damage was sustained.
ngo, and the data for the solution we brought to Seone to be presented to the George requested further infomation on any surprise, and does not evoke much
discussed, and solved aegatively long that tradition stated that the stone was substantially these: In the year 1920 one
Pope as a reward for converting Scotland of the candidates for the Presidency of
to Christianity. Odin, incensed at an- A number of serious points at the regret. It is even received with gratifica-
the Republic was a certain Rolhes Do other deity who had been making eyes at Inter-Allied Conference, notably whether tics in some quarters.
minguez, who being a Catholic, a Con his wife, threw the stone at his head, but servative, and an obscure citizen Bad it fortunately missed and fell on Scot-
chance. But eager to land. (Laughter.) not the ghost of
The Bill passed its first reading by 201 succeed at any cost, he sought the help took, if elected. to accept the programme of a United States attaché, and under- vates ta 171. of the Washington politicians. And y way of whetting the personal interest of his friend the attache, be offered him a large sum of money, to be paid on his made in a letter which fell into the hands necession to power, That offer he rashly of President, Obregon., I read it and possess na facsimile of it. Very properly and promptly the Washington Govern ment recalled the attaché.
HARIJEB CABLES.
U.S. WORLD FLIGHT. ARRIVAL AT REYKJAVIK.
HEYKJAVIK, August 5th. The two American airmen have arrived - tioni" Homafjord, after a fight in a heavy -gale.
NEW YORK, August 5th.
the report was true that France would IRISH BOUNDARY DISPUTE. remain in r Ruhr for two years, He
THE DUBLIN. CONFERENCE. declared that it was important to know not only whether we were going to eva- cliste Cologne but whether another Power was going to send trons there
The Danish Government steamer carry-and thus make matters much worse. He dag supplies for the American world fliera asked whether France still claimed, the bas encountered the worst ice conditions right to take separate action. Goff "Greenland for many years, and is stuck Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, replying, fast üfteen miles from the shore, but it is declared that he would consult Parlia xpected the airmen will overcome their ment in the event of a "serious question arising at subsequent sitting of the difficulties.
Conference, but he anticipated that no WADE DEFINITELY OUT OF IT.
serious question would "arise; also that any agreement reached would be accept able to Parliament. Consequently, the House might go on holidays and leave
New Youx, August 6th.
Licut Wade and his caapanion are now definitely out of the American world
flight
ARGENTINIAN WORLD
FLIGHT.
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ARHIVAL AT ALLAHABAD.
SIMLA, August 5th.
„Major Zanri has reached Nasirabad. ALLANARA, August 8th.
Zanni has arrived.
the Conference to do its work.
Dentis, August 5th.
The conference on the leish boundary question bas concluded. Messrs Thomas and Henderson left for London by the night mail.
A communique ways the question of putting into operation clause twelve of the Treaty was fully discussed, and a statement will be made in the House of Commons tu-morrow.
constitution of the Boundary Commission until after the recess, «
THE WORLD'S SPORT.
·HOME CRICKET.
COUNTY RAMES.
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald argued that the safeguards, were so complete that if the stage for sanctions were reached there would probably be unanimity thereupon. As regards the military evacuation of the Ruhr, he did not believe that French
LONDON," August 5th. public opinion would be blind to the
At Birmingham, Warwick led over. obligations placed upon it by the de. clarations of its own Government. He Derby on the first innings Warwick declared that no British soldier would scored 255, and 7 for 2 declared. remain in Cologne one minute longer thar was necessary to carry out the obligations imposed on us by the Peace Treaty.
[BY COURTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN." BISHOP'S HOUSE SEARCHED FIARDIN POLICE SEEK ILLEGAL
· DOCUMENTS.
Hanais, August 5th. The police searched the private apart- ments of Bishop Nestor, seeking illegal
documents.
Nothing was found beyond copies of the newspaper. Seataia, Ruse, the White publication of which had been authorised by the police previously. Nevertheless, the editor, 31. Krivosheev, was arrested
A TOKYO ORDER,
Toxyo, August 5th. Seven Russians acting as pedlars have been ordered to be deported within a
week. as undesirables."
AN UNFORTUNATE INTERVENTION. But when the plection of a provisional
RESERVATION OF THE
SACRAMENT. APPROVAL BY HOUSE OF CLERGY The principal of the reservation of th Sacrament was accepted in toto by the House of Clergy of the National As serably of the Church of England re- cently, by a majority of 176 to 91. The form in which this alteration of the
to
"Adora
The Dean of Bristol said that the Evangelicals. to oppose reservation alto- coarse the debate had taken would compet gelber
CONFERENCE OF GOVERNORS. VISCOUNT, KATO ON THE "CRISIS."
་་་་་ TOKYO, August 5th. LONDON, August 6th. Addressing the Conference of Gover- At a late hour the Time Dublin cor- nors, Viscount Kato drew attention to respondent telegraphed that as a result the present crisis in Japan. Ee declared President was about to take place. Mr. Prayer-book was anctioned was that pro or lost in the international economic who is now President of the Republic,reply to a question, categorically armed Measure, 1921) was to provide not " for of great pressure by Mr. Thomas the that the question-whether Japan won Cummins, according to General Obregon, nosed by Dr. Darwell. Stone who, in Free State Government agreed to post-struggle depended on the Government's appealed to his patriotism and adjured that the object, of his amendment (to the
may be imagined. He forthwith old his ment of an amending bill as regards the and economic organs and impression on minguez. General Obregon's indignation | reservation for the sick only, or for ex-
the people the gravity of the situation.
colleagues the story, which aroused their ceptional cases, but also for Forms of pone the moving in the fasperial Parlia ability to strengthen the administrative him to get the Presidency for Robles Do. Revised Prayer-book (Permissive Use) unger against the foreigner who thus doration, for the holding of special ser DEPORTATION OF RUSSIAN
dared to meddle in Mexico's homevices in the way of noration and PEDLARS.
polities And they, naively expected that encourage people to say that he too would be recalled by his Giovern-fore the reserved Sacrament. mans. But their expectation was not fal- tion," he said," was the right word, and filled. The British Government refused the attitude of the soul that it described:
was the right attitude. to recall Mr. Cummins, and persisted in its refusal in spite of the circumnatapee that the Mexican Foreign Office was closed to him."
British interests suffered considerably The Chairman of the in consequence.
But in the course of time fresh rumours got about of an impending raid Yorke, publicly said here in London n few days ago I have had within the by local bodies upon Mrs. Evans'a lond, last two years a great number of conver-and she appealed to the President, who, Rations on the subject with Mexicans, not according to her own accounts. stood by The Daily Mail Political Correspon-only members of the Government and her, sending her escorts of soldiers to re- dent says the Government's choice of a politicians, but many private persons, assure her. Last year, however, she aud Socialist AL. P. to be the first British and I have found them all obsessed with denly changed ber tactics, and abandon- That gentleman "espoused" Ambassador to the Soviet Government in one ides as to the reason of the presenting the President: she invoked the aid of Moscow is Dr. Leslie laden Guest, the unsatisfactory situation. They take a his bugbear.
than we should do, and they attribute of course, ignored, the law was allowed member for Southwark, North, physician, more personal view of most questions, her cause, but his representations were author, and politician.
The announcement will come as a sure the estrangement of the Governments of to take its course, and a portion of her prise to most members, as it was gener-the two countries entirely to the person-iland was expropriated..
082, position in which he has been plugd. ally assumed that Mr. James O'Grady,ality of Mr. Caminin and the anomalous 31/P., would eventually secure this post, they point out. brutally it may be, that and, in fact, bis appointment was strongly not being a member of the Diplomatic the repulse of the fovernment troops by
On February
woman sriped with a revolver at the gend, however, it was announced in the Service,, he stands to lose his presenti rumoured last January.
and that they believe he is deliberately Daily. Fail that the appointment. of Mr. position as soon as Mexico is recognised head of her maials, O'Grady would not take place,
BRITAIN'S, AMBASSADOR TO Mexican Railway Company, Mr. Vincent
LATEST CABLES,
CHARABANC SMASH IN
ENGLAND. KILLED: 10 HERIOUSLY INJURED.
LONDON, August 6th.
FRENCH PRESS OPINIONS.
PARIS, August 5th. Paris:newspapers call attention to the
Seven women and children were killed" and ton people, seriously injured in a necessity for the Allies to show a united chorabanu snush in Worcestershire." The front in their discussions with the Ger- vehicle in fencrading hill got out of mans. Control and crashed into a stoug wall, The 'cerupants were hurled in all direc tions. Comparatively little hope ia enter tained of the recovery of those injured. CHARTERED COMPANY'S
:
DIRECTORS. CRITICISED AT MEETING
LONDON, August 8th." Criticism was levelled as the directors of the British North Borneo (Chartered) Company at a inceting. The re-election of a retiring director was defeated by a majority of two.
FLOODS IN S. INDIA.
MADRAS, August 6th. Official reports of the foods in Southern India are still incomplete. They record, however, 100 deaths and that 50.000 bouses have been destroyed it Malabar. A severe outbreak of cholern occurred at Trinchinopoly.
EARLIER CABLES. BRITISH HOUSING BILL PASSED.
LONDON, August 5th." With mines amendments, the House of Lords has passed the third reading of the Housing Hill.
The Petit Parisien says that France will welcome the Allies' decision of not allowing the Germans arguing against each phrase of the protocols, with as much satisfaction ZLR for Saturday's agrea- ment.
The Figaro writes that if M. Heriott still energetically makes head against German bluff, he will be backed by real Frenchman.-Hasa
The papers are pleased at seeing that the first meeting of German and Allied delegates showed a spirit of goodwill and particularly remark on Mr. MacDonald's firm speaking to the Germans and their wish to put the Dawes plan into "execu- tion-Haves."
A very good impression was created by the tierrann delegation at the first meet ing with the Plenary Conference, Herr Marx's speech was regarded as tactful and conciliatory.
MILITARY EVACUATION AND RHINELAND RAILWAYS.
LONDON, August, 6th, It is learned that a covering letter to the German reply presented at the Allied Conference this morning urges that the questions of military evacuation and the thineland railways, which the conference has not dealt with, ought to be discussed. It is understood that these matters are now being examined outside the Confer ence by Allied representatives.
Derby scored, 180, and 38:for 2
At the Oval, Surrey led over Notts in the first innings. Notts scored 365 for 8, declared (Walker 7 and Flint 103) and 11 for 3 Surrey scored 407 (Hobbs 105 and Sandham 189.)
Kent at Canterbury heat Hampshire by an innings and twenty-one. Kent scored 30 for a declared (Woolley 101). Hamp shire replied with 172, and 137.
RUSSIA.
IMPERIALIST AND SOCIALIST.
A LATTER-DAY AMAZON.", Then came the stirring stories of her feats of valour, of pitched battles, nod
Lancashire ra. Yorkshire at Manchester was drawn. Yorkshire scored 959 (Ley- and 133, not out), and Lancashire 78 for 2. Rain spoiled the match. Thirty-six thousand persons were present yesterday.
which infrst Mexico. (4) Mis Evans Leicester at Northampton led over
and at the London Hospital, he lived from Government in the blackest colours"
Sir Thos. H. Holdich wrote recently took command of her own armed forces on 1902-5 in South Africa
Four years ago, we read a I. Haden Guest is 47. Born at Old-sending home exaggerated necounts of London journal, the farm was attacked
Northants in the first innings Leicesterham, Lancs., and educated in Manchester every incident and painting the Mexico by one of the wild and roving bands
scored 285, and Northants 96, and then followed on with 240 for 5. (Hawtin 05).
Middlesex beat Sussex at Brighton by thirty-three. Middlesex compiled 48 and 100, and Sussex 153 and 162
Worcester beat Easex at Worcester by Essex scored 110, Root Worccater five wickets. taking ↑ for 30, und -- 180" scored 104 and 131 for 5.
Somerset Coucester at Bristol was drawn. (loncester scored 273 and Somer set 3 for 2 hav
WELCOMED TO HALIFAX.
THE CASE OF MR. EVANS
the farro, and senttered the attackers! Now, in Mexico, to carry arms without misdemeanour, and to maintain armed forces a political crime.
During the war he served in France, to a like effect. Egypt, and Palestine, and was awarded
At last we find Mr. Cummins's cause licence is the Military Cross He spent the three following years touring Europe, and was allied to that of a certain Mrs. Evans, elected for North Southwark in 19
2.
As a doctor he holds the degrees of an American lady who married an Eng But these prosaie details go for nothing RCS. and LBC.P., while he has Tishman, and after his death inherited in the legends of British prowess in "Thirteen months. written a number of books and publica ranch in the State of Puebla. Under Mexico According to the London Press,
and the authorities hate the power to expro-latter-day Amazon. tions, including The Nation of the the Mexican Agrarian Law now in force, much greater feats were achieved by this priate a portion of privately owned lands ago. between 100 and 200 armed men ar Future, The New Education," "The Struggle for Power in Europe.
In the present Parliament he has proved for distribution among laudless Mexi-rived, and demanded the surfender of the Fancy & garrison being maintained the moving force in the creation of a was rumoured that Mrs. Evans's estate Government. This force again, she scat- BRITISH SQUADRON'S TOUR.himself a strong Imperialist, having been cans, paying compensation in bonds. It farm and properties to the Mexican
Froup within the Labour Party-thewould be dealt with like the others, and tered
she professed alarm therrate. Une day British Commonwealth Group--which has the lady asked my advice. I suggested and reinforced by a foreign lady on A membership of nearly a third of the ber laying the matter before President Mexican soil to fight Mexican troops, party and devote its energies to the study Obregon, and promised to obtain for her who are enforcing the law of the country, of Imperial problems.
In the Imperial Preference dehaté han audience. She declined on the ground and the super-sensitive Mexican author- WIS thoroughly bad man," but fater and repented defeat of their military That is the story which is implicitly new Preferences, and his group is now
she assented, and came back from the forcew! on both spoke and voted in favour of the that, according to bez information. heities accepting resignedly the humiliating devising a Labour Imperial policy for interview jubilant and grateful. The recommendation to the Government, which President, she told my wife and me was credited in this country. And the same uay or may not include Preference as a perfect gentleman, & chivalrous Bayard gallant lady who thus defies law, order, hi Ho had promised too ace justice done her, and the Mexican Government was at the His wife is a sister of Lady. Swaythling bad sent on order to the Ministry of same time seeking to deal diplomatically medium of a British agent who had pe. Belgina decorations for her hospital work and was awarded British, French ausd Agriculture, and won her lasting grati-with that same Government through the
in the wur.
HALIFAX, August 5th. A swarm of small craft went out to meet the special Service squadron, which arrived and
welcomed by the thunder of the citadel guns and by the sirens of shipping in port.
CANADA AND U.S.A.
Ortawa, August 5th... The report of Senator Belcourt's ap The pointment as Canadian Minister to Washington is officially denied, Cabinet has not yet reached a decision.
Cardinal feature.
tude
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Continued on next column.)
access to it whatever.