CABLES.
LATEST CABLES
(THROUGH REVTER'S AGENCY.]
FOURTH TEST MATCH.
AUSTRALIA FOLLOW ON.
MELBOURNE, February 17th. Australia's first innings concluded to- -Hy for a total of 200, of which Tayler pontributed. 56. The home side followed bs, and at close of play had lost 4 wickets For 175 run
After a short period of sunshine the sky became overcast and the weather conditions bad, but they improved alightly Bater
The spectators numbered 12,000 Ben play commenced. The stubborn batting of Taylor was a feature of some masterly cricket. He took 138 zainutes 3o compile his 86 runs, which included e fours.
His innings wae characterised by crisp, bard hitting. He was practically the only stumbling-block to the English bowlers.
Gregory gave a fearless and dashing Bisplay in the second innings, being at the wickets 56 minutes and hitting Loures Byder batted Foufidently "for 76 minutes -Full
scores to-date:--
ENGLAND.
1st, Innings.
J. B. Hobbs, at. Oldfeld, b Ryder 60 J. W. Hearne, Bardsley, b
Richardson
44
H. Satcliffe, 1.b.w., b Mailey.......143
F. W. Woolley, at Oldfield, b
Mailey
40
E Hendren, b Ryder
A. P. F. Chapman, st. Oldfield, b
Malley
12
65
W. W. Whyall, st.
Oldfield, b
Kelleway
78
0
R. Kilner, 1.b.., b Kelleway
M. W. Tate, c. Taylor, h Mailey
8
H. Strudwick, not out.
7
Extras
13
Total-
548
34.5 3 7 8
10
A E. R. Gilligan, e Oldfield, b
Kelleway
ล
::128 232 284 307 346 394.527 327 529 549
Bowling Analysis.
*
Mailey
185
嘻
7
Ryder
Gregory
Kelleway
Richardson
AUSTRALIA.
1st Icnings.
Collins, c Kilner, Tate
Ryder. b Tate
Richardson, b Hearne
Bardsley, run out
432209
I
120
0
Ponsford, Strudwick, h Hearne..... 211 Taylor, Hendren, b' Woolley.............. 96
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 1925
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ANGLO-GERMAN TRADE. ›
LORD D'ABERNON'S · ROSY HOPES.
14
EARLIER CABLES,
TO BRACE THE FRANC. HERRIOT ON GOLD STANDARD,
Paxis, February 17th. Addressing the Chamber on the sub- jest of the stability of the frane, which is disquieting and falling, M. Herriot said that despite premployment and industri- al crisis Britain was returning to the gold standard. The franc must do the same, cost what it may
LATEST CABLES. APPEAL FOR UNION.
HAMBURG, February 17th. Lord D'Abernen speaking at a ban. quet at the opening of the British Board of Commerce at which prominent Eng lish and German merchants, the Burgo master and consular officials were pre- Bent, referred to the danger for England of German competition. He said that there must be absolute equality and re- ciprocity of treatment between the two countries. Negotiators on the Anglo-
PARIS, February 17th. German treaty were agreed that the
In the Chamber, 31. Herriot made an liberal tarif customs duty accorded to
appeal for union among all Frenchmen German goods in Eaglundabould be
on the question of financial restoration reciprocated by Germany whilst the arbitrary regime of prohibitions of which only needed a little patience and was re-optimism to bring about its achievement licenses should be abolished. It alised that if Europe was to prosper, Heaanounced measures for checking the the conditions of production and exfight of French capital, abroad "and-en- change must be such as to render, com couraging the Row of foreign capital to petition possible with the vast cutems France. The income tax must be levied ution area of the United States.
He but without trouble for working capital and savings. The tax must not reach the would be severely punished. M. Herriot level where it destroys itself. Fiscal fraud
pencluded by saying that all Frenchmen regardless of political conflicts on other issues should co-operate in this patriotic task,-Haras.
of the Anglo-German agreement were was convinced that if the stipulations trade would exceed past records to the carried out in good faith, Angle-German advantage of both countries. It was in
these
Board of Commerce at Hmburg came circumstances that the British into existence. He left sure that it would render service to both countries.
ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL,»
EXPERTS' FINAL REPORT.
LONDON, February 17th. The final report of the expert advisers on St. Paul's Cathedral recommends the consolidation of the piers by grouting and the insertion of metal rods and encir. cling the drums of the dome with metal hooping. They definitely dissociate them- selves from any proposals for the com plete reconstruction of the piers
SPEECH TO CADETS,
| FRUNZE WOULD BE FRIENDS WITH FRANCE.
Moscow, February 17th. Frunze in a speech to 5,000 military eudets, ridiculed the reports of Soviet military preparations on the western frontier. He declared that the Soviet Government was absorbed in intensive economic reconstruction, and described the Soviet-Japanese agreement 48 event of the highest importance in world polities. He hoped that a successful settlement in relations with France, whose interests conflicted nowhere with those of the Soviet, would be concluded, declaring that a strong Red Army was a condition of the peaceful regeneration of the Soviet Republics.
FRENCH AIRMEN CRASH. ACCIDENT IN NIGER COUNTRY,
PARIS February 17th
progressing cable from Paris on Feb.
A message from Niamey states that Colonel Vuillemin bas a fractured skull, Capt. Dagneaux broken ribe, and Capt. Knecht a dislocated shoulder. All
fre favourably. A
read: The Governor-General of French West Arica communicates a tele- gram from Colonel Degoys from Niamey, on the Niger, stating that Colonel Yuillemin's machine crashed on leaving
Andrews, e Hearne. b Kilner
35.
Kellewny, 1.b.w., b Kilner
1
Gregory, Woolley, bearbe
38
Oldick, c Chapman, Kilner
3
Mailey, not out..........
11th
10
269
1
2 3 4 + # 5 У 9 10
Extras än
Total
36 38 64 74 100 170, 173 244 237 259
#
Tate
Gilligan....
Hearne
Kilner
Woolley
Bowling Analysis.
* W
70
2
24
0
20
53
AUSTRALIA
and Innings.
Collins, Whysall, b Kilner......
Bardsley, b Tate....
0
Gregory, Sutcliffe, h Kilnér
43
Taylor, not out
50
Ryder, l.b.w.. b Woolley
Kelleway, not out
Extras
Total (for 4 wkta.)
175
5 et 133
EARLIER CABLES.
HIS MAJESTY INDISPOSED.
A FEVERISH COLD.
LONDON, February 18th.
FAILIER CABLES.
REICHSTAG AND THE RUHR.
PAYMENTS BY THE GOVERNMENT.
scandal,
BERLIN, February 16th.
SAFEGUARDING INDUSTRY. FAR EASTERN CABLE POLITICAL SITUATION
LENGTHY DEBATE IN COMMONS.
LONDON, February 16th In the House of Commons a debats on the Government's policy of safeguard- ing industries was initiated by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald moving a Labour amendment to the proposed act. He Recused the Government of deliberately. depriving the House of the right to dis cuss the details. Labour did not be. |lieve, that "free - trade itself was able to solve the social problem, but was con- vinced that with a policy of internal construction, free trade would be pre férable to tariff reform. nent wanted to erect a wall agaïust sweated goods, yet refused to help to eliminate sweated goods by carrying out the Washington Labour Convention.
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NEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) ARMS TRAFFIC TO CHINA..
DISCUSSION AT THE GENEVA CONFERENCE.
GENEVA, February 16th. At the Opium Conference, Sir M Delevingne denied the rumour that the British delegation was responsible for the Finnish resolution with regard to the unlicensed importation of arms recently mentioned. He said there was some The Govern-ground for assuming that the illicit trade in arms with China had some connection with the cultivation of the opium poppy. There was enough prima facie evidence to show that the matter required investi-
Mr. Baldwin, replying, said thegation. Government intended to carry out the of their election letter and spirit pledge, and safeguard industries. They world not introduce protection. When protection came to England it would
might come from Labour. (Loud Con- not come by the back door, although it
servative cheers.)
Sir M. Delevingne quoted Lord Cecil's statement that the British Government would take all steps to provent the illicit trafle in arms. He contended that there was no necessity to press the resolution,
draw it and the wisest course would be to with-
M. Toivola" (Finland), the author of the He denied that there was an impor-resolution, declared that he acted in good tant departure in methods of taxation, faith, and announced that he withdrew The Government's procedure under the resolution. which enquiries will be held, the result Mr. Sugimura (Japan) sympathetically of which will be referred to decision of referred to China, and said that Chias the Cabinet, would save Parliamentary possessed numerous arsenals but a com- time and re-establish, the constitutionalparison of the position of China with the position of Parliament in matters of position of other countries would be un- taxation. The ultimate decision would just and in view of the retirement of the rest with Parliament, when any par- Chinese delegation from the conference ticular duty came up in the Finance it would be impolite to revert to the Bill.
question of the recrudescense of cultiva tion of the poppy. Certainly Japan could not associate herself with such a course.
The question of payments by the Government to the Ruhr industrialists during the period of inflation' has been
A LIBERAL VIEW. attracting considerable attention in Mr. Lloyd George complained of the Germany, along with other financial vagueness of the Government's "serious
departure," and cited figures purporting.. A memorandum submitted to. the to prove that novcase existed for creat- Heichstag by the Government points outing a fresh element of international up- that these payments were in the nature certainty when trade was slowly re- of compensation to certain industrial covering. firms in the Ruhr and other occupied territories on account of deliveries in kind made by them to the "Micum," or Inter-Allied Commission for Control of Works and Mines, on the vessation of passive resistance..
The memorandum denies Press allega" tions that 700 million Reichsmarka were repaid in December, and says the agree. ment for immediate payment. pro- vided for a reduction of debta "by over 200 million Reichsmarks, and out of 990 million Reichsmarks paid in December only one half was cash. The Govern- ment has decided for reasons of economy to pay the balance and now asks the Reichstag to sanction already made.
the payments
CHEERS AND SILENCE. :
FRENCH PREMIER'S DUBIOUS RECEPTION.
Pants, February, 16th.
In the Chamber M. Herriot made an
Pease in the Far East reposed on mutual confidence, and we aust be care- ful not to disturb that situation, there- fore Japan was unable to support the Finnish resolution.
3. Toivola pointed out that Mr. Sugi- mura must not associate China with the
He inentioned that the imports" of wool had increased by five million sterling since before the war, and ex porta hau increased by thirty-two mil-resolution. His object was rather to
Cotton imports hu. lion sterling.
assist Chica.
risen by hundred thousand sterling The Finnish resolution on the arms and exports by seventy-three million.tralie has been withdrawal. He concluded that the Government's "mo- tive was not industrial or commercial, but political.
A feature of the debate was a specch by Mr. Haden Guest, (Labour) Chair- man of the Labour Commonwealth
OPIUM CONFERENCE.
ATMOSPHERE OF LASSITUDE.”
IN CHINA *
(THROUGH REDTCK'S - AGENCY.]
GOVERNMENT'S ORDER.
PEKING, February 17th The Government has instructed Yu Yung Hsiang to take up the Tupanship of Kiangu..
GERMAN CANARD.
OFFICIAL DENIAL
PEKING, February 13th. After several days delay the Waichiao- puhas emphatically denied the Ločul Anzeiger's report.
[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."]
«TUAN ENTERTAINS LAMA'S
DELEGATE.
PERING, February 16th. Tuan Chi Jui entertained at luncheon Lo Sang, the Pan Chen Lamas delegate when many Mongol nobles and high Chinese officials were present,
REORGANISATION. SECOND BUSINESS MEETING
PERING, February 18th_ The second business, meeting of the Reorganisation Conference is to ba held · on the 19th fast, when the Military Heorganisation Memorandum" and almos the draft regulations to govern the tional Conference will be considered.
DR. SUN'S STATE UNCHANGED.
PERINO, February lith. Sun Yat Sen's condition remains une changed.
h
'(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:] INCREASING WEAKNESS.
PEKING, February 17th. Today'ı bülletin says that Sun 'Yas Sen is, showing increasing weakness, otherwise there is no change."
{FROM. TRE
"DAILY BULLETIN."]
TSINPU RAILWAY.
Paxiyo, February 17th.
It is reported that the Tsinpu Rail way will begin a by-weekly service tom morrow, the trains leaving on Tuesdaym and Thursdays, though it is understood. that the Shanghai-Nanking line is still out of order.
SHANGHAI COTTON OPERATIVES?
STRIKE,
SHGHAI, February 17t5.
Is is feared that other Japanese cotton
Gestva, February 10th. group, who announced his intention to
The atmosphere of lassitude at the vote for the Government. He regretted Opium Conference concluded with a dig the absence of alternative constructive cussion of the chapter in the "drug co-mills will be affected in a low days. proposals in Mr. MacDonald's motion, and deprecated what was apparently vention relating to a central board of new Labour policy of Liberalism ting control of the international trafic in Toyoda Mill last night, agitators from ed pink." He declared there were. al- ternatives to the safeguarding of in- narcotic drugs. The conference adopted an Italian proposal, that members of the
Serious disturbances occurred at the
the other milia scaling the walls and entering the building and inducing the
Niamey, and that Sergeant Yandelis was impassioned appeal for the discarding Dire and paying more attention to the board shall be chosen by the League employees to strike, and damaging the
killed and Colonel Vuillemin and Cap- tains Dagacaux and Erecht were in- jured.]
NURMI AGAIN.
LIKE CHARLEY'S AUNT, STILL RUNNING.
PHILADELPHIA, February 17th. Nurmi established new world's records on an indoor dirt track for the mile, mile and three quarters, and two miles.
machinery!
for example a
a vigorous policy of
fuping the resources of the Eu- of Party differences and the re-establish standard of living of the workers in Council, and the United States and Ger- difereat industries, but he supported ment of the wartime union sacres, in the safeguards if that was the only many shall be invited to nominate an
The mill staff and a detachment o₤. the interest of preserving a healthy
police suceeded in driving out the ment financial situation. He anounced the ternarive to doing nothing.
individual on the electoral body; in choo but the crowd attacked a motor-car co- abolition of the system of bordereau
instituted Jast year
andir P. Cunliffe Lister, replying to the ing the members of the board the eleccupied by half-a-dozen Japanese-ex designed to check evasion of income tax debat, said that before an industry toral body shall take into consideration ployees and shot one, resulting in a payments on bearer securities, but which could obtain an enquiry it had to show had resulted in the export of capital not unly that some countries wages the necessity for including a just pre- serious wound.
to resentment at what were con- sidered inquisitorial methods.
were was
THE REPLY.
were
portion of persons both of manufacturing and producing and consuming countries;
lower but also that competition
and
imports exceptional M. Herriot enunciated policy of abnormal, There was no reason to sup borrowing the minimum and repaying pose that a
certain number of duties He reiterated the rejec would necessarily lead to a
be under
He did these in 4 mins, 35.2-5sees., 8mins. the maximum levy; and foreshadow- Every single duty to be general tarf and the board shall consist of eight,
17.1-5secs.. and min 30.25secs, respec- Lively, Bitola ran 31 miles. in 15mins, 394ees breaking Kohlemainen's record by 31.2-bsecs.
WARSAW SENSATIONS. ALLEGED COMMUNIST SPIES.
WARSAW, February 17th.
tion of
ed the punishment of fiscal fraud by imprisonment.
proposed direct control of
Hou of the of Commons from the start to the finish, He sat down amid cheers from the by full Left and silence from the Right.”
"He
STUDENTS AS SPIES?
FLUTTER IN THE MOSCOW DOVECOTS.
a
*members,:4
•
The German delegate, Herr Vog
thepo procedure of the Finance Bi Eckardt, in a statement said that "being":
Sensational arrests of alleged spies or Communist agents are becoming a daily
Moscow, February, 16th. occurrence in Warsaw. The political official statement with regard to the
The Investia has published
semi- police arrested, on the 18th inst., the three tierman students arrested here, al-feeling or enthusiasm. director of a well-known oil concern
eged to be members of the German Na tionalist organisation, Consul
a luxurious apartment at his hotel, where it is alleged that numerous compromising documents and considerable foreign currency were discovered. It is
sum in
one of the most important manufacturing countries Germany could not sign the convention unless the absence of a Ger- man expert from the central board was 47oided.
He added that as the draft convention's article on the subject made the exercise of the electoral right subject to previous ratification of the convention. Germany would not exercise that right at the first election of members of the sentral heard. The speaker concluded by stating that the reservation would not exist when the German-expert was elected.
out that in-1024 Britain's exports of manufactures were twenty- five per cent, less than in 1913, while the imports were four per cent. greater
Mr. MacDonald's amendment moties was rejected by 335 to 146 voter
It was the mildest Free Trade versus Protection debate for many years. Mr. MacDonald's attack was not backed by the usual vocal signs of party. any
feeling on enten used loud laughter when he referred to the last election, It states that the Government pos
when hundreds. of thousands of ter sesses clear proofs that the students had rified old women polled for the first came to Russia to
time. The main point at issue to carry
in espionage
The conference adjourned until to-mor against the Soviet institutions
very good-tempered debata
was the
therow in order to enable the drafting com tempts were also to be made on the lives cedare as to re-establishing Parliament's chapter dealing with the central board.
At
of prominent members of the Communist | control. rather than weakening it. There It is significant that out of thirty States hierarchy.
The students came to Mosis clearly to be no fierce fiscal battle be attending the assembling of the confer cow with false passports, and letters of tween the parties now until the Budgetence in November, only twenty voted recommendation from German professors or later, when details of the individual today. and Liberal politicians invoking the aid industries can be attacked. of Russian men of letters on behalf of an imaginary scientific mission.
on
His Majesty King George, who is stated that his frequent sajouras on the and, counter-revolutionary propagano ustification of the Government's pro- mitter to put the final touches to the
Soviet border and his constant meetings Buffering from a feverige.cold, has been with avowed Communist agents have prable to full his engagements for a
raised suspicions, Tow days.
LATEST CABLES, SLIGHTLY BETTER.
LONDON, February 17th. His Majesty is slightly better. There are no complications.
·LATER."
An official balletin issued at 2 pm. to-day states that the King is suffering from bronchitis due to influenza. Despite
* & restless night His Majesty's general
condition is, satisfactory.
LOANS TO LODZ.
WARSAW, February 17th. According to the newspapers, a British financial group working in connection with an American group is arranging, to lend the city of Lodz £3,000,000 sterling for a sewage system, and £4,000,000 for textile mills, the latter to be partly for raw materials and machinery,
DUTCH DIPLOMAT. GOES FROM RIO TO MADRID
3
THE HAGUE February 17th Herr Pleyte, the Dutch Minister to.
INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND WEMBLEY.
UNLIKELY TO PARTICIPATE. OFFICIALLY.
Dan, February 16th.
The Liberal motion now fall to the ground and will not be discussed.
NEW AMERICAN OFFER.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR BRITISH GRADUATES.
LONDON, February 16th The American Commonwealth fund bas offered to establish twenty annual
In the Legisiative Assembly, during a scholarshipt each tenable for two years discussion of the estimates, Sir Charles in American universities by British Innes, the Commerce member, said it
The bulletin is signed by Sir. Stanley Rio de Janeiro and ex-Minister for the was unlikely the Gorcrnment of India graduates, and has offered the chairinau Hewett, Bir Milsom Rees and Lord Colonies, succeeds the Tate Herr van would participate officially in the Empire ship of the committee of award to the
Dawson of Penn,
Carabee as Minister at Madrid.
Exhibition this year.
Prince of Wales, who has accepted.
CAN DO."-
SOVIET - SANCTIONS -IMPORTS,
Moscow, February, 16th, The Soviet has authorised the import of certain quantity of textiles and cotton yarn.
MUSSOLINI ILL.
VICTIM OF INFLUENZA.
The wounded man is in critical con- dition.
The strikers niso pushed one of the
policy, motor-cars. into the crečk
FOOTBALL AT HOME.
LONDON, February 10th Asociation football matches played to- day resulted as under
THE LEAGUE: DIVISIÓN II Clapton Orient, 1; Stockport,
DIVISION HIL: AOUTHERN. Charlton, 0 Swansa, 0, 0) Aberdare, 2; Brentford, 1
SCOTTIRE CUP REPLAY. Solway Star, 2; Vale of Leven 1. At Glasgow,
CRICKET IN S.A.
JOEL'S TEAM DRAW.
BLOEMFONTEIN, Feb. 16tk
Mr. Joel's eleven scored 412, (Tyldesley. 90, Jameson - 133). The Orange Frem State replied with 354 (Coen 103)
The match was drawn. Owing to ruim. there was no play on Saturday.
EARLIER CABLER. [REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICET
U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE-
WARRINGTON, February 16th
Rowe, February 16th. Bignor Mussolini has contracted in The Senate has confirmed M, Kellogg' fand has been ordered to bed.
nomínázion as Becretary of State.