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LONDON · CONFERENCE.
MOST DECISIVE, STAGE.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS (BEING.../
DISCUSSED,
· LONDON, August 13th. Today is most likely to witness the decisive stage of the London Conference.
M. Herriot and the Belgian Ministers con
ferred with Herren Marx and Stress man at Downing Street this morning on the questions of the date of the military evacuation of the Ruhr, the military co trol of Germany and French security and the proposed Franco-German commercial
trenta
It is understaost that the termans are mrging the evacuating to fake place not
·larer than January, 1925, and that the
THE
TROUBLE IN THE SOUDAN. PRO-EGYPTIAN DEMONSTRATIONS
Lopes, August 18th. Reuter learns that a British battalion is proceding from Egypt to reintores the British troops in the Soudna, in consequence of three outbreaks, following pro-Egyptian demonstrations.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH,
KING'S AERIAL CUP.
WINNER'S 10 MILES PER HOUR..
Lopes, August 19th.
Ten fanions Giers competed in a 980, miles flight round Britain for the King's up, starting from Martleshain (Suffolk) and passing through Edinburgh, Dumbar- ton and Falmouth, and finishing at Lee- The first took place among the adetson-Solent,
at the Military School Khartout, on Cobham, who was second last year, August 9th whom a Company of British piloting a Siddeley-Purna, wou with au troops disarmed. The second outbreak concerned the Egyptian Railway Batta bun at Athura. "who on August 10th, got out of hand and did damage. British
average speed of 1051 miles per hour. Hitler," on a De Havilland, was second. and Macmillan, of "world-flight' fame, piloting a Fairey seaplane was third.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
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(TEBONOR REDTÉR'S AGENCY.] ARMS SEIZED IN ITALIAN DAFE.
RAID AT SHANGHAL"
SHANGHAI, August 19th. The polier to-day Fahléd an Italian-
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ANXIOUS TIMES AHEAD FOR FLOOD VICTIMS:
SERIOUS SITUATION IN CHIHLI HONAN,- „HUNAN, AND 'KWANG-
TUNG PROVINCES:
FUTURE "OF THE PRESS. RIVALRY OF BROADCASTING.
The Future of the Pre was co- ["sidgged in' am interesting address which
Sir Robert Donald delivered at the workly, lanchon at the London Rotary Club, n the Hotel Qvéil, on July 2nd. An inter- esting feature of the gathering was the attendance of about thirty Rotarians
A statement issued by the China Inter national Famine Reliet, Commission says:
"Reports are arriving from all parts of owned cafe and seized seven pistols and Chilli Province, Hunan Province, Hunan from the United States, and Canada, as Province and Kwangtung Province as well as others from such distant lands
Lover 2,000 rounds of ammunition.
THE BIG LOAN TO JAPAN.
U.S., VIEWS.
New York. August 12th The Japaness Loan of $20.000.000 at 991 which is being offered by the
to the conditions there, and these statis. ties give every indication that the situa tion is shore serious than was at first realizel.
troops and a squadron of Arah Mounted Air Force Lieutenant Jones, on a Sidde National City Bank of New York, concerted action, and it is to be hoped Rotary Club, Mr. L. G. Stonn, who took
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as Hawaii, Bermuda, India. · Australia, and New Zealand. The Americans, it was stated, recently made the Prince of. Wales a honerary member of the otary clubs of their country, and the visitors asked the president of the London the chair at the luncheon, to convey their' Greetings to his Royal Highness. marks by a reference to his address as Sir Robert Donald prefaced "his" re president of the Institute of Journalists in 3D. In that address he asserted that
teristic of industry over the world, and could stand out against the tendency- it could not be expected that the Press
Since he made that prophecy the uma l- gamation of newspapers had gone on at anticipate, and a much quicker, puce even than he had remarkable feature
Great efforts are being made to awaken the Chinese public as to the necessity for that they will give their best support to deseribed as payable in sime, of war as the activities of the Chinese Red Cross weli as peace, irrespective of the nation and the China International Famine ality of the holder and without any Huljef Commission, both of which are selaration garding citizenship. organizing to cope with the possibility" of The World says it is an amazing ron-widespread famine in the provinces recombination had been the chief churne
ferred to during the winter months, tract, which is probably unique The China International Famine Reliet American Finaner. It is apparently brought about by the Japanese Exclusion Act and the known fears of American investors of the possibility of war be. between "Japan, and the United States. The wording is designed to appease there fears and induce investors to acquire "Jonies was scratch : Cobham received bonds, which they might otherwise wave
Rifles were sent to Athara on the 11th,
ley-Siskin, accomplished the best time. and surrounded the Egyptian Railway force in the Market Place and compelled
in seven hours, 20 minutes. 53 seconds them to return to barricks. The Rail-
Four competitors retired, through, acris dents, including. Courtney, last year's waymen broke out and drove back the infantry cordan with rifle butts, and winner. He was flying a Siddeley-Siskin, threw bricks neal other missiles at the but crashed and damaged his müdercar. troops. The infantry opened fire, in ringe at Newcastle. Biard, Bring 'n sea dieting nineteen gasskies. The third plate with two passengers had a thrilling incident took place on August 10th, at escape. He lost his propeller in mid air. Port Sondan, when from 20 to 30 Egypt managed to descend safely at Due tian Railway troops broke arracks. ham. Dariard collided with a hayrick It is rejonted that the French and GerArmed with clubs and led by a suspended and bruke his propeller on Ayr Race- man Finques Ministers last night de official, they paraded the town and re-jerse: finitely arranged to soactude à commer- turned to barracks. The townspeople ure cial treaty. The Franes German experts calm. have been sunnamed, co Londen to draft their proposals.
French Jusist upon Angust, 1925
• FRANCO-GERMAN COMMERCIAL
TREATY.
MOST OF THE COMMITTEE WORK "FINISHED.
Losting August 12th.
:
hours, 4 minutes, 12 seconds; Butler re-alone.
criveil 2 hours. 6 minutes; whilst Mnomil-
Kuartora. August 12th. The tramble at Athar began by a num. ber of railway troops refusing to obeylan received 2 hours, 3inutes, 12 their Egyptian officers Mounted infan-gonds,
The Master of Sempills was a late at try, a detachment of the Egyptian army.
well as British troops arrived and rival at Lec-on-Solent, and caused "some
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Mr. MacDonald, presiding at a meeting restored order. Subseguently, the, rail- anxiety. His handicap was #120 and
of the Allied American delegates tip the later Allies Conference to-lag, stated) that the work entrusted to the various columitters was finished except for one or two points, Saturday is now mention- ed as the probable date of the conclusion of the business of the Confereneri
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WANG, Angust 12th.
way treeps broke it and attacked the flying time 130.42 The machine was a montited men who eventually opened fire. | Super-Marine Napier Seagull amphibian. Two of the "mutineers were killed two
died later, and sixteen were wounded. The regulars did not sustain any casualt ies, and operated throughout. The situation is now quiet,
THE WORLD'S SPORT.
HOME "CRICKET.
SERVICES MATCH, DRAWN, F
LONDON, August 19th. At Borranguth. the match between the South Africans and the Euited. Services was drawn: The weather was dull and the wicket good then the South Africans resumed their sweard lanings before, a small attendance. The total reached 42,
[BY COURTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN."]
OFFICIAL RELIEF FOR FLOOD
" SUFFERERS,
LOAN TO BE RAISED.
SPETAX AS ŠECURITY.
PEXING, August 19h.
The diplomats yesterday considered the Chinese Government's request for their approval of the proposed Customs surtax for food relief. It is believed that the diplomats resolved to recommend approval of the plan to their home Governments.
Commission is reeriving daily reports from sources all over the afflicted areas, Statistics Department to handle the same and they have instituted a publicity and They have invited Mr. Lawrence Impicy, now that, they found in each of many whom many will remember as late Eh- provincial towns only one newspaper pros - gineer to the American Red Cross Chinprietor, though he might own several Famine Relief and to the Chipa Inter papers, This unite of ownership was a national Famine Relief Commission, toyery important factor in the life of the act as Director of Publicity and Statis community, and negessarily it had leasri. lies, and it is felt that this departmented the independence of those newspapers. will be able to render a great service to the famine sufferers and to the general publie in the present 'emergency.
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CROPS DESTROYER
Speaking on the question of editorial responsibility: Sir Robert noted that when Algernon Borthwick was appointed editor of the Morning Pusat at the age h he was given an absolutely free. The following reports as to floud condi haad. and his duties were, in the words tions, have been received by the China of his biographer, to guide and educate International Famine Relief Commission his fellow men. Now days editors had for the period August 5th and 6th :-- very little discretion in the guidance and Ching Fang Hsien-Reports from hereeduction of their fellow men because, indicate continuous ruin since the begin with the amalgusation of papers and the ning of July, with the result that the methods of mass production andl mass rivers in the north-western part of the distribution, there was also a actoin- baie have broken their dykes in many panying tendency towards the mag places. Eight villages are said to be subjanufacture of opinion. which, was
I". merged, and five feet of water are cover morally, all wrong. (Hear, hear.) ing the fields, all the crops and many 1915 E predicted that the chief competi buildings being destroyed.
tor of the newspaper would be new Wanhsien,Ten days, rain here hat methods in the dissemination of news, resulted in a flood at least twu feet deep and he suggested that people might be the damage to the whole sien Egingenme too lazy to grad, and that news estimated at over $100,000.
would he laid on to their houses or offices
Loxios, August '12tim The disturbances in the Soudan are attributed by the London newspapers to Egyptian Nationalist propaganda on the eve of impending negotiations between Zagiul Pasha, who is at present taking waters at Vichy and Mr. Ramsay Mace Allies' war dehts has become involved in Donald on the "subject of the Soudan Taylor making 18 and Catterall 13%, the proximate $8,000,000. The expenditure in one dyke, with some sixty villages were apparently rather jenious of this
Prestiem Codge, while encouraged by the progress at the Fates Allied Con ference, regrets that the queqing of the
the reparations issue.
i.
It may be recalled that Zaglul Pasha latter thus completing his thousand runs The President adheres to the view that speaking in the Chamber at Citiro cu June for the tour.
Jamiessu took 7 wickets
he is powerless to consider any new peth, déclared that the Egyptian nation. for 132. The "Services had scored 68 for centage will possible be allocated to th.. results will not be so serious, as at St they had not the power to steni, the al-
posals ap regards thé slekts due to the United States, as Congress has specific.
ally laid down the terms of settlement,
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TROPICAL DISEASES. INSTITUTE AND "HOSPITAL
SUGGESTED.
Kisoston (Jamaica), August 18th. The International Medien Conference bas passed & resolution approving the foundation of a Rors "Tustituir and Hes- pital for tropicat diseases,
HOME TRADE RETURNS.
LONDON, August 13th- The Board of Trade returns for July show, imports at £10,000,000, an increase
wus feared.
Yang Yuan, has had heavy rains but ne serious flood.
Shahe has had ten days steady ram, just as gas was at present. What he had the water pouring down from the moon- ir mind was that there would be greatly The Chinese Government propose that tains to the east, with the result that improved phonographs, or that news would
many villages are submerged and farbe Brinted on tiny machines in every-. body's home more or less like the tape- the surtax be enforced for six or twelve and houses washed away.
Hentan-Thirty hours continuous rap machine. What he did not forge was rapidly the advent of broadcasting, and in the months, which will probably mean a year caused the rivers to rise vers Infor it is lifted. The Fevenae from the particularly the En Sin Ho. To the future, in his view, it was in broadcast- north east of the hsien the flouds are ind, ing that the fewspapers would find their Certain newspapers for a velge month is expected to and a break 300 feet long has occurred at the Hass!
reported as underwater. The wenther is of the fund will be under Chinese and now eleaning, however, and the water have to adapt themselves to it, for ever development, but he thought they would for supervision, and a certain per-subsiding, so that it is to be hoped that
vance of science. In any case, the news that could be, brondent was limited în repair of dykes and other Hood preven-
many ways... Moreover, broadcasting tion works. As on previous pecasions.
old give only the facts and no des cription, and that was ad advantage, bes Fit is expected that reasonable notice will be given exempting from the surtax goods
use many newspapers gave descriptions and no facts at all." (Laughter.)
Looking forward. Sir Robert suggested on the water when the measure is inally
that the newspaper of the future would passed.
As relief measures require an early a loan on the security of the surtax, and 112 and Jardine 87. Middlesex replied in this connection it is stated that the with 173 for six wickets (declared), Chinese banks, which have plenty of money available, will offer most favour. Hendren being 77 not out. Surrey madeable termix.. 114 for 3 wickets at their second attempt.
BOUNDARY DISPUTE.
At Southampton, Leicester beat Hamp shire by 10 wickets. The home side made BILL TO SUPPLEMENT TREATY. 318 (Mend 101). "To this Leicester re-
would never abandon its rights in the two wickets when stumps were drawn. Soutan because it was impossible for "Egypt to live without the Soudan.
ALEXANDRIA, August 12h A communique states that British
COUNTY GAMES.
* At the Oval, Middlesex led Surrey on the first innings. The visitors made 445, Lee scoring 126, Hearne 108 and Hendren
Taing Hai-Through the breaking of the Chung Ting Ho about ten villages on the western bank of the Tsu Ya Ho have been submerged."
troops were not present when the ERP 53. Surrey made 312, Sandhun making large expenditure, it is proposed to raise rapidly. The castern dyke of the smaller, and sometimes printed in
tian railway battalion was fired on at Athara. Apparently the. Soudar. Arab Mounted Rifes fired without orders der great provention.
IRISH
COMMENT IN THE DAIL
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"PURE PIECE OF FOLLY." SIR JOHN SIMON ON GOVERN-
ALENT'S NAVAL POLICY.
plied with 425 for the loss of a wic- kets (declared), towards which' C. H. Taylor made 193. Hampshire, in the DURIN, August 12th.econd attempt. made 141. Leicester had At the meeting of the Dail, President scored 35 without lose when stamps were month in 1923, Exports in July this | Cosgrave introduced a Bill, similar to drawn. sear were £71,000,000, an increase of the British document, for the purpose of ¦ At Nottingham, the home side defeated which was supposed to be in favour of £13,000,000 compared - with the month last year.
of £31,000,000 compared with the same
Fung Jun-On July 17th and 18th there was heavy rain and the rivers rose very Hsiang flo was broken and about thirty colours, that photographs would he tel four villages were submerged, many farms graphed, and that pictures would tend and houses being washed away. Some more and more to squeeze out the rows. 23,000 people are reported to be affected Before an eruption at Vesuvius or an There has been another break in the earthquake in Japan had subsided they Yung Ting Ho. Heavy rains on August would be having pictures of these events The reporter would have in- 2nd and 3rd resulted in a sudden rise in print in the river, with the result that the south stead of a notebook. A microphone inte dyke broke again and many people ar: which the news woulų le spoken, and so either conveyed to the newspaper, ofice reported drowned.
or circulated to the listeners-in.. If the people who enrd speeches over the wire- less did not find them reported in the a sufficient extent, they newspapers to Imight want to know the reason why, and that might stimulate the newspapers Like some papers in Paris, America, and Canada, they might have to go into the broadcasting business themselves, though in this coputry they were not allowed to do so at present,
MR. SHAW'S HOMILY ON
COMMUNISM.
KEEPING UP HIS REPUTATION.
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Mr. George Bernard Shaw, speaking at Lewes on July 5th in support of the candidature of Capt. Basil Hall, the Labour candidate, said: "I have come; to upologise for meddling in your affairs, for am a complete stranger. I
through once or twice, and a great
same supplementing the Anglo-Irish Treaty Derby, by Twickets. Derby made 216 and sarma believe there had been nothing about Lewes. I have so well known, because the music halle.
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He asked the Dail to adjourn until Octo- ber 21st. when the remaining stages
would be taken.
asked the Dail nct to agree to the first which Makepeace scored 100), and 15%, the Lami? thing which he was certain and to him constituency. not got the common sense to see to it
reading of the Bill.
Exsex scored 150 and 174.
Camber)politicilly, of c implored constituency,"
course.
that it was unist and havo ben
Sir John Sinon, speaking at North- wich, Cheshire, on July 3th, attacked the Government for their Naval Policy. He said that the five new cruisers had meant definite increase in the power of the Savy and had resulted in Italy and America going in for more construction We had actually started a new rare in armaments under a Labour Government,
and peace.
Cario and other resorts which are not He did Lot more
foolish
thing done in the House of 227; Notts 289 and 176 for wickets.
have not sung about them. I have seen The abandonment of the Sing of mine spent the town. (Laughter.) money in heaps.. And that money ave Commona
six months here, but he these people in those places spelling, Lancashire beat Essex by runs at apore Base in itself a good thing, had
Raw vert Jost
halt its value accompanied by this
I did my best to
Captain Basil (of
proposal, w
come put of your pockets. You have. which was pure piece Hall from
thir Mr. Johnson, the Labourite lender, Blackpool. Lancashire made zon
folly
All these Sussex con-
In this country. Party in the country was stituencies are God-forsaken places I am a ntly ashamed of. Tour Party
(Mere Communist all my life. The Conserva- "he added, "has
As Captain Hall happens
pens to tive and Liberal candidates in this con- int gorie in for either Socialistic or spoli- be one of the best candidates we have. 1 stituency are Communists. If there were atory legislation. It has not done so for
him to go up to the North to not Communism in our land this country
Where we could would he ruined the simple reason that if it felt inclined an
a week.. Bread ought Не insisted Party could stop it. We make things safe for him. to the Liberal
to be Communised. It ought to be in- have
standing
com what I and from here.
possible in a civilised country for there Ascen
he would stop them if know of him I imagine that, he pro to be such a thing as starving child. ther did it, and he has stopped them.
bably win the constituency." (Cheers.) (Cheers.) He
e rejoiced to say that the Labour Government in many way's had done quite yaving referred to other political topics. To judge by your applause I have Mr. Shaw continued: Now that I have converted you to Communism in ter well, but that was because it had simply spoken about the usual political things minutes. (Laughter and cheers.) I any ever. bitterly disappointed that it had it and talk sense (Laughter.)
nism into your minds. (Laughter.) * Inot done better about old ago pensions. Mr. Shaw then dealt with the national Basil Hall has not said anything so dread ownership of coal. Cost, he argued, ful, but I though I had better say some might be obtained at an average coat thing of this kind in order to keep up ANOTHER EVEREST EXPEDITION. of about 11s. d. per ton if this mines my reputatione Whether it will assist
belonged there Captain Hall L
do not know. (Cries of The Daily Mail states that provided propriation about such a policy as that burden of increasing profits and rates off was no question of red revolution or ex will. We want to try to keep the the necessary financial, support is forth. They were going to pay the proprieter the shoulders of the nation. For imme- coming an attempt to climb Mount of the mines a fair price in a honest war. diate business banking ought to be nation Everest will he made by an expedition ་་
alised. Mr
(Cheers) Banking in the easiest
LONDON, August 12th.
President Cosgrave, in proposing an Mr. Ponsonby presided at the final adjournment of the patate until October RECORD SUBMARINE VOYAGE "reeting of the Anglo-Soviet Conference 1st aid the House could be summoned ENGLAND TO SINGAPORE, AND today, at which the outstanding points earlier if necessary, were cleared up. Satisfaction was ex- pressed on both sides on the successful issue of the negotiations, and sordial Treaty enforced. He urged that, with thanks were exchanged.
FRENCH COLONIAL AIR LINES.
CAPT. DOISY'S SCHEMES.
PARIS, August 12th. Captain Pelletier Doisy, interviewed aboard a vessel now at Djibouti, express- ed the deep emotion he felt at the enter tainment he received at Karachi, Shang Bai, Tokyo and everywhere. Doisy con- templates the possibility of the establish ment of air lines, between France and ber Colonies.----Waran
The Nationalist, M Scan Milroy, ob- jected to executive measures to get the
-BACK-
LONDON, August 12th." The largest British submarine, K., has
3 vessel has made
as our
MI
прод
will
the Bill before the British House of Com.returned to, Portsmouth in safety. The been doing Liberal things. He was, how. Lloyd George and so on- might drop pouring, the insidious poison of Commu
mons, they had to consider the possibility
record submarine of a General Election. Ireland then voyage of 20,000 miles to Singapore and might again become the shuttlecock of back, unaccompanied by a parent ship. British politicians.
A FEW BOMBS:
The Dail decided to sit till the finish QUELL ATTEMPTED REVOLUTION of the debate.
President Cosgrave, replying to Mr. M.Grath, former Minister of Commerce, said he did not intend to proceed with the Bill until it had passed the British
House of Commons.
The
Bill was then read the first time and passed by co vote agzinst' 10..
IN PORTUGAL...
LISBON, August 19th. The Radical Communists attempted a revolution last evening, which was speed ily overpowered by the police after a few bombe, had, been-thrown. There was no damage. The police and military are fully in control of the city.
amount of money," declared
that
to absolutely idle thing in the world, and yet I find ther
composed exclusivelý of Swiss climber every FA The
many used to itv banker alwasa bas
early in 1995. The leading anirit in the project is a well-known Swiss Alpinist
is to he 16 measured by hundreds of are bankers who know very little about
to it.
with Himalayan experience. Only picked be spent in Brighton and other places pounds of my money to
mudes "under 3 will be taken. Instead in Sussex and elsewhere in this country, don't you
...L thousanit play
with Wh banks
of cumbersome, oxygen apparatus, the But real ladies and gentlemen do not or (Cheers.)
have your own party will carry a quantity of small tubes to much common places now. (Lashter.) "Mr. Shaw concluded he contending tha← containing compressed oxygen which can They leave that to poor people like you, the Labour Party was the most beneficent. be injected when respiration becomes and me. They no to Nice and Moute party working in the interests of the difficult.
(Oontinued on next column.).
country?