CABLES.
LATEST, CABLES. (THROUGH KRUTEE'S AGENCY.]
EARL BALFOUR WELCOMED.
SIR, HERBERT SAMUEL HOLDS BRILLIANT RECEPTION.
HISTORIC ASSEMBLAGE IN JERUSALIM.
JERUSALEM,” April Tat
An interminable procession of motor
· cars, grawled"op the slopes of the Mount of Olives last night to Government House where Sir Herbert Sangel, High Com- wissioner of Palestine, gave a brilliant reception the eve of Earl Balfour's opening the new Hebrew University,
The picturesque and historic'assemblage included Field-Marshal Lord Allenby and Mr. Chaim Weizmann. President of the World Zionist Organisation, and numer ous delegates. AM Palestine was repre- sented. Ecclesiastics of every seet were there, from Abyssinians und Copts, in sombre black, to white-clad Dominican friars. Earl Balfour was the most. note- worthy figure, overtopping the rest and booking very fit and cheerful.
THE NEW UNIVERSITY, The new University is built on Mount Scopus and is designed ter be the centre of advanced research in branches of science and learning, for which Pales tine offers special facilities. It includes microbiological institute to investigate Jocal infectious diseases which will form the nucleus of the medical faculty, An other institute will form the nucleus of chemical inculty. Still another will specialise in Jewish religion, literature, and langunge, Teaching will be provided for the Arabs.
SOVIET TRADE. STEIMANN STATES LATEST
-- REQUIREMENTS.
Mostar, April 1st. The Soviet is realy to met the "solid plements of private capital, inviting them to pass from profiteering operations to normal trade, with nurował profits. Thus spoke M. Steinmann, Commissary of Inland Traile, addressing a'meeting of representatives of private firms and come panies. He, explained the Muriet's atti Lude towards the intus of private capital into trade and industry hi Russia, alding that the Government is ready to gram credit and fiscal and juridical facilities. Private bills would-be accepted for dis
count."
Taxes on private trade are now heing revised with a view to their reduction.
UNRULY FRENCH STUDENTS. WARM DEBATE IN PARIS CHAMBER
PARIS, April 1st. There was
段 warm debate in the Chamber of Deputies on the rioting is the Latin Quarter on March 28th. It
· terminated at 3 o'clock this morning with a vote of confidence in the Government by 318 to 990.
M. Albert, Minister of Education, em Bemned the movement as politica). He refused to countenance anbotageing the University and Education, or to reung- nise the right of students to appoint professors.
According to the newspapers, the re- tently formed committee of defence, at tac University of Liberties, issued in manifesto calling, on the students for a 48 hours, strike..
The medient student sentenced in con pection with the disturbances co March 28th, yesterday sat at his examination, Banked by two policemen.
FRANCE AND GERMANY. PARÍS FRAMING PERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 2ND, 1928.
EARLIER CABLES. WESER BRIDGE COLLAPSES, LARGE NUMBER OF SOLDIERS BELIEVED DROWNED,
WEMBLEY EXHIBITION. THE QUARANTEE BILL PASSES SECOND READING.
Lobos, March 31st. BERLIN, March 31st.
The House of Commons has passed the The collapse of a pontoon bridge second reading of the British Empire Ex- hibition Guaranted Bill, whereby eleven hundred thousand pounds sterling is gus ranteed.
erected over the river Weser; between' Veltheim and Hausberge, resulted in the drowning of
··zoldiery,~~-
Bumerous
Reichswehr
It is beloved that between 30 ned: 100 were drowned.
LATEST CABLES, HEAVY CASUALTIES.
BERLIN. April 1nt. Eighty-four perished in yesterday's accidens on the Weare. Seventy-eight are still missing. The diaste is attributed to the negligence of the commanding officer cramming 150 soldiers or a pon. toon only intended to carry 100.· ́
EARLIER CABLES.
ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL LAST SERVICE UNDER DOME "PRIOR TO CLOSING.
service
FAR EASTERN CABLE POLITICAL SITUATION
NEWS.
[TNECCON REUTER'S AGENCT.]
THE COSSACK EXODUS, QUITTING SHANGHAI HAS NO POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
SHANGHAI, April 1st The-Marth China - Daily - News-com Mr. M. Samue),- (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of the Over-Seas Dementing on the departare of the partment of Trade), the mover, said he ongigai, says the departure appears to hoped the exhibition would open in the
have been interpreted, in some quarters, first week of May:
as a political event, of Arst-cinas impor COURT-MARTIAL IN-FRANCE:-
tance in relation to Russian affairs in the Far East, being said to indicate the TRIAL OF SADOUL OPENS AT end of the White monarchist group.
In point of fact, it is nothing of the kind, PARIS, March 31st.
It simply means that the so called "The trial of Sadou! was opened at the Cossack General and his band of Orleans Court-Martial.
Cossacks have decided to return to Russia a very sensible thing, considering the unfortunate circumstances in
which they found themselves here-stranded and virtually existing on charity.
"!
AT ORLEANS.
On the application of the Prosecution, all the charges except desertion were withdrawn.
Sadoul, who is an ex-barrister, con- "ducted' his own defence. He emphasised bis services to France whilst in Russia, and he decribed himself as one of the theoneers in the Éranco Russian-rupprocha
ment
LONDON, March 31st. Impressive incidents, attended
Evensong in St. Paul's
service to be held under the dome prior Cathedral, being the occasion of the last
to the closing of the eastern part of the building 'for the work of preservation, which is estimated to take six months. The services, in the meantime, are to he beld in the western end of the nave and St. Dunstan's Chapel,
-The organ will no longer be in use, but part of it innhe temporarily moved and reerected.
The hearing was adjourned.
week.
The police are adopting stringent measures to prevent disturbances.
FRANCE AND JAPAN.
M. PAUL CLAUDET INTERVIEWED"
BY L'EXCELSIOR."
PARIS. April 1st.
4
M. Paul Claudes, interviewed by It is expected that the trial will last 1. Ercelsior, stressed that there was
great desit of Japanes interest in all that in Freuch. He said the best of ther Japanese are perfectly acquainted with Franch intellectual developments.-favas
ATLANTIC CABLE. AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN GERMANY AND U.S.A.
BERLIN, March 31st. An agreement has been reached between the German and American cable interests for the re-establishment of direct
com- munication between the two countries. The high altar will be moved to the The German company will handle the
ertire sraffic cutre of the nave."
of the Commercial and | Geri
Western Union companies to and from Germany.
between Emden and the Azores; while the American companies will administer the traffic from the Azores to America.
The Cathedral will now hecommodate 1.000 only, instead, of 7,000 normally,
SCOTSWOOD DISASTER. THIRTY-EIGHT MEN MISSING FROM PIT,
Losos, March 31st,
It is officially announced that 38 are, hissing as a result of the inflow of water at the Montague Pic, at Scotswood, near Newestle on-Tyne, of married
whom
ark
The situation andround has become wory owing to black dam, and the water is increasing in volunte
Sympathetic references to the disaster were made in the House of Commons, which unanimously decided to give pre- erdener to a private motion on mining accidents.
To-night, a
Labourite naked the
Speaker to invite the members of the House of Counods to express their sympathy with the relatives of the victims in manner similar to the recent expression of sympathy with the late Earl Curzon's relatives.
The Speaker replied that he felt con- vived that the whole of the House sympathise with the Muggestion. (Cheers.)
RESCUE WORK ABANDONED.
Later.
the at
The Consulting Engineer Mopiague Pit has abandoned all hope alive, of resening any of the entombed miners
It is estimated that it will take three the pit. weeks pumping at high pressure to clear
CRIME IN BENGAL. SUBJECT UNDER DEBATE IN HOUSE OF LORDS,
in which
Portugal has agreed to the landing of a cable at the Azores.
COLLISION IN CAUCASUS. TEN KILLED IN TRAIN SMASH NEAR MOSCOW:
Moscow, March 31st, An express from the Caucasus collided with a local train or the outskirts of Moscow to-day, 10 persons were killed and 28 injured
FIRST LABOUR BUDGET. RESULTS ARE BETTER THAN ANTICIPATED.
Lorton, March 31st. The results of the first Labour budget in the financial year closed to-day, show £7,048,000, after taking into account the that instead of the estimated deficit of supplementary expenditure, the surplus 1M £3,858,884
chiefly due to the falling off in enstoms The net decrease of revenue, as com-
with pared
1923-4, was £37,733,680. and excise.
REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE
BARLIER CABLES.
GOLD FOR INDIA.
BIG SHIPMENT FROM U.S.A. BY PARCEL POST REFUSED.
NEW YORK, March 31st. The shipment of 8180,000 dollars in gold by parcel post to India was frustrat of steners ed owing to the refusal of a British line to tranship the gold nt Marseilles. The turned to New gold, therefore, was re- It is understood that the parcel post scheme, if successful, would have saved considerable expense.
YOUNG SCOUNDREL. CHINESE YOUTH SENT TO GAOL.
OSAKA AND SUBURBS.
NOW FIFTH LARGEST CITY IN THE WORLD,
TOKYO, April 1st. Osaka and suburbs were amalgamated to-day, resulting in a commercial city of 2050,000 inhabitants. It ranks as the world's ifth largest city.
BRITISH STEEL INDUSTRY. CHINA MAY YET BECOME HEAVY IMPORTER.
LONDON, March, 31st.
In the course of an address delivered the London Iron and Steel Exchange. Sir Edgar Rees Jones dweit on the foreign competition in steel.
He point. ed out that the European markets had been steadily closing to British producers, and that India, Canada, Australia and South Africa had commenced to produce. substantially for their own requirements. Therefore, the British steel industry must find new markets in the less developed parts of the world,
Japan was also making progress in steel production, and might abortly be come a serious competitor in the Eastern market..
LOCAL TURF TOPICS. HANDICAPPER SETS SOME PUZZLING PROBLEMS.
[[BY ROUK]
The handicaps for the Easter Meeting to be held at Happy Valley on April 11th and 13th, under the auspices of the Hongkong Jockey Club, were made public en Tursday morning...
IN CHINA. {THROVON KAITER'S - AGENCY!] PROVINCIAL ALLIANCE. WU PEI. FU IN LIMELIGHT ONCE AGAIN.
PEKING, April 1st.. --According to a Chinese Press report, the provinces of Hunan, Kupeh, Yunnan,weights have been the subject of mach On the grounds of inconsistency, the Kweichow and Szechuan are on the point controversy. of forming a definite alliance and have already reached some understanding,
to
They are aid to have decided nominats General Tang Chi Yao and Marshi Wa Pei Fu joint heads of the coalition.
FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."). REORGANISATION CONFERENCE. AFTER TWO WEEK'S REQESS, SESSIONS RESUMED.
PEKING, March 1st, The Reorganisation Conference will meet again to-day after a fortnight's
revers.
Fifteen different items are on the agenda, mostly referring to matters con- nected with military reorganization, aboli tion of the Tuchun system and similar questions.
After an animated discussion it was decided to refer all the fifteen items to a committed of military experts for vestigation and to report within five days.
FROVINCIAL FEDERATION.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE APPRECIATES
LATEST PROPOSAL.
PERING. March 31st."
In
The results of the faces at the second extra, may well have upart the ecu? tious of the weight-adjustar-at-- the--- same time this is no excuse for incon- sistency.
.
To prove our point we will compere. tweights of the Lincolnshire Handicap end the Esher Handicap B classes) Both races are tiles and we instanch the nine penies, whose names appear in both fiets
It must be remembered that Baby Eyer did not start in the Lincoln, therefore one expected him to handicapped in the Esher on a similar basis. What da we God?
Horsex
Better Lincoln Esher, torms. ibe, ibs. Iba
........ 150.
Baby Eres Beldorney Star... 157. Fernicaf
180
4107
G
Dake af Frisco... 155 Demon Boy.... 153 Gaudie
156
3
155
4
155
..133.
150
140
10
.145
15
King Canute Valiant
2.
.... 154 Langsat............................. 132
142 14 It will thus be seen that, although Baby Eyes has done nothing except finish 4th in a six furlong race Binse the Lin- the opinion of the handicapper, improved. cold Handicap was framed, he has, in to such an extent that the other ponics now meet him on far better terins
The Lincoln, it will be remembered; re- The "Chief Executive, Tuan Chi Jai.sulted as follows: (1) Duke of Frisco, telegraphed the following reply to the
(2) Gaudic. (3) King Cunute. greent communication from Tang Chi Yao and Chao Heng Ti, advocating the adoption of the provincial federation system: 1
quite appreciate your proposal for the adoption of the provincial fede ration system. However, the chirf object of the recent political reconstruc. tion efforts has beet to enable the nitus of the national and provincial "con- stitutions to be realised simultaneously for the Twickenham Handicap "B", When we come to compare the weights When
I arrived in the capital or
Gaudio carried 156 lbs., so that be has been allowed 4 The, for a 2) lengths beating, while King Canute receives 5 ba. from the winner. At this there in little cause for complaint-since with a bit of luck King Canute would have won on last occasion, if my reading of the race is correct.
MORE INCONSISTENCY.
Ibsi
ths.
Poppy Leat... 189 King Ptolemy
170
157
184. +1
Demon Boy
135
163
A.B.
160
+1
152
150 +1
November ist, I issued several circular class and the Hyde Park Handicap, ve telegrams announcing this, and at the again find the weight adjuster in twa inauguration of the Rehabilitation | minds. Thus: Conference, I inphatically stated that
Hors Twickenham. Hyde TL. the adoption of a Provincial Constitu tion utst encouraged. I think this dove not differ greatly from the view: you have expressed. Our fellow-coun- trymen, therefore, must hope that what- ever organisation is to draft the new Constitution for the nation will speedily come into heing, so as the reconstruction efforts now being made may achieve success. I. however, have referred your telegram to the Confer
ener
Two Pairs
Both ruces are one mile, so that Poppy Leaf should meet the four ponier anmed on the same terms in each race.
Yst we find King Ptolemy, A.B. and Two Paiza benoit to the extent of th. in, the Hyde Park Handicap.
.
"A" CLASS BANDICAPS..
In allotting the weights for the "A" class, the handicapper has been faced with genuine difficulties owing to the cutstanding merits of Charcoal. There quits justly pat in at weight fur inches new-comers-Jambu and Critic-he Eas in the Twickenham Handicap (1 mile).
REASON AND DISPUTES.
MR. J.-H. THOMAS'S OPINION. Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., addressing a ally of West of England railwaymen at Bristol recently, said he had no new policy to proclaim, but he was still con- adent that reason was the letter method
He has, of course, no direct line t
half-a-century, China, would
Ele said he felt convinced, that within
of adjusting disputes that force could abilities at this distaner and it may well go on with regard to Charcoal's cap ever be. The policy of the strike. cust be the be the last, and not the first, resort. It of the Plaine, have been treated too be that Grey Knight, Chicago or King greatest steel importing nation in the policy that had made the milwaymen the been well-treated in comparison to King was not only a good policy it was the leniently. Spotted Sand, however, tax world, and would be able to take the strong force they were to-day it is Emperor, Rothesay and Sarueen for in- whole of the steelpias and galvanised General Election was a disappointment result.
quite truc, Balu Mr. Thomas, that the stance, hot this is unlikely to affect the to many of us, but we are not going to place the responsibility for the lack of intelligence on the part of the people on the shoulders of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald He is the trusted leader of the Labour
His brains, character
capacity, and
of people to make me leader, in order
део without question,
and neither flattery to myself nor the auxiety to cause a split in the ranks, is likely to at treaty ports, but spreading through-I am the loyal follower of a leader I am blind me to my obligation,, namely, that out the interior.
proud to serve."
shert output of Great Britain, but in order to get, that market Britiab mer- chants must bestir themselves.
וני
The merchanting of British steel must be done through an organisation Stting to the peculiar organisation of Chinese life, and an organisation based not only
If the merchants themselves would not establish such an organisation, the manu-
the old companies of merchant adven- facturers must 'do it. Something like
turers was required, as pioneering work
CHINA INDEMNITY BILL. AMENDMENT TO CONFINE FUND TO EDUCATION, IS LOST.
LONDON, March 31st.
At the Kowloon Magistracy yester A responsive note was sounded by day before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, an Lord Birkeshead (Secretary of State for unemployed Chinese youth was charged India) in the course of the Indian debate with breaking into the residence of Mr. must be done. in the House of Lards to enternness of stin Road, Kowloon, and stealing a
In regard to the Tecant
Joseph Gonzales, engineer, No. 1. the Swarajist leader, Mr. Das, he expressed his abhorrence of political number of household articles. An alter- aasassinations and violence in any form native charge of unlawfully receiving the Lord Birkenhead expressed a desire to stolen or unlawfully obtained. was also as well as repression by the Government, articles knowing them to have been with Mr. Das and Jay aside undue brought against defendant, who was fur He would hopefully watch ther charged with receiving property results
of Mr. Das' appeal to supporters
which had been stolen from three other bis If he saw revolutionary societies begin It was stated that defendant was ar to atrophy for want of monetary and rested in the street by a detective and moral support and the channels of com- found to have part of the stolen goods munication between the political and anarchical world effectively closed, then new eru would have begun in Bengal and the need for what Mr. Da repression would have disappeared.
the
houses.
movement.
.
THE PRINCE'S TQUE.
In the Esher Handicap "A" class,
compared to the weights carried in the Charcoal dropped 1 lb., Spotted Saad Lincoln, over the same distance, we s and Curiosity Shop 8 lbs. each, and Grey Knight and Clover Club 4 Ha
In other words, the handicapper ignores the running in the Lincoln of all
Dahlia, the 3rd and 4th in the Lincoln, He has relegated Uncle Alf and Beauty ponies except Charcoal and Spotted Sand
to "B" class).
... Pony..
Spotted Sand
Curiosity Shop Dictator D.
Grey Knight... Clover Club
Ibu
.. 16
"154 137
140
156
156
14
161157
152
Though Spotted Sand beat them all in the Lincoln, he now meets Curiosity Shop while he receives an extra 4 lbs. each and Dictator Dahlia on similar terms, from Grey Knight and Clever Club.
muitable plates. in his possession. In consequence of a
To make this clear, on must compare' Referring to the Prince of Wales's Spotted Sand's impost with the others forthcoming tour, Mr. Thomas said: quoting the actual weight carried in the
solve social problems not only lie, but
Those who suggest that the few thou-Lincoln sand pounds involved in this trip would
Lincufu. Ester... know they lie, and that those who sug gest that we who voted for the expenses are uamindful of these social inequalities fear of contradiction; not only from my lie, and know they lie I say without personal knowledge, but from my cor. respondence, that there WEB an over- LONDON, March 31st. whelming demand. The Standing Committee of the House people of South Africa to see the Prince on the part of the of Commons, presided over by Sir Robert of Wales visit their shores.. If he is Hamilton (L. Orkney), considered the serving the country by going, as I believe China Indemnity Bill and rejected by the is, then who is there in our party or
Such an adjustment of weights calle 28 vales to 8 an amendment moved. by in any other party who would dare to that the handicapper considers Grey Hot AA. W. H. Forectly (Lab. deny that he is entitled to have his ex- Knight was only out for ta airing; and for some explanation. It may well. Be
the money to educational and from day to day. I am sorry that these Brightside) confining the application of penses paid for his trip? (Cheers) That that Clover Club was unable to act ra purposes.
is the sun-total of this hubbub you hear the mud through not being shod with Mr. Ronald McNeill (C., Canterbury) its true perspective. If it means, as sous explanation in the circumstances, said that both the Labour Government
people cannot look upon this question in At any rate, this is quite a reasonabla be best served, by the simple words of we must follow him into the lobby in Grey Morn is entitled to 12 16 and the present Government deliberate of them bave suggested, that when one ly concluded that the object in view could
With regard to the Great Metro member of our party puts down a motion politan, there appears little to be paid, the Bill. The amendment
order that we shall not show a split that weight for inches and I do not fancy the may be one way of showing unity, but I impoat will prevent his winning if Mr.
hamper and restrict the out am absolutely certain it would soon be Beith decides to start him. He is u
statement made by him, the remainder of the property was recovered in a mat "PARIS, April Lat.
called shed. According to L'Echo de Paris, France British, authorities concerned with the Road dangerous, and he had removed to Mr. Gonzales stated that the rain had He emphasised, however, that all the made one of the walls of No. 61 Austin will ask Germany, firstly, to state her legislation for the repression of crimes No. 71. During his absence from his former intentions regarding the Polish and padinted any intention or practice of re of violence constantly and jeatly re-
residence, the houses was broken into and Czecho-Slovak borders and as regards preasing political opinion
a number of articles taken. Не invited Mr. to take
Defendant who denied possession of the further posed to accept all obligations of the
in
repressing violence.
was occupied by others as well as him- All Wo
desired
desire. League of Nations; thirdly, whether she tween the British and Indian political
was to operation be sell.
He believed that the money would be would do the same totoorrow in similar to mention Prohibition who might spring my vote or for my action. on either Gray Kaight or Charcoal-o is prepared to caguze to respect the realisation of responsible Clovernment invicted him en four charges, that of bur of the Advisory Committee from ten ter for our own paper to deal with the
parties with a view to the progressive was a thorough young scoundrel, con amendment to increase the membership over icse incidents it would be far bet be reckoned with. He ran second in this Hie Worship, who said, tint defendant substantially applied to educational pur sirenstances, and I am absolutely con- surprise with only 149. The on his back, рожев, He proposed later to move anfident instead of wasting more time Here again, Spotted Sand may have to Italian and Belgian borders as well as India as an integral part of the Em-giary being ismissed. the Frehabones.-Lava
pire. Never, would it be reached by sentenced to terms of imprisonment, with crease in the Chinese element on the Com- which some of us are anxious to deal opinion of many, was unlucky to be dar
Defendant was violenco and desperate crimea.
to eleven," in order to empower an in- many things that are essential, and it must be remembered and, in the
event last year with an impost of 167 bard labour, amounting to six months, mittee.
(Cheers.)
feated
the Advisory Committee, who safely be relied upon to
Austria; secondly, whether she is dia step and co-operate with the Govern- stolen property, anid that the matshed the direction both nation exercise it in Labour party. I make no likely to do so, I imagine, when he can rely
rent
would
with."