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MR. CHURCHILL'S BUDGET.
· CRITICISM. DURING COMMITTEE STAGE IN COMMONS.
Loxnes, April 9th
In the flause of Commons in the com-
mitter stage of the Budget, 31. Philip Snowden declared that the itcrrames of, expenditure was not justided.
FINANCES IN POLAND."
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 18T,
LAST INSTALMENT ON FRENCH LOAN NOT NEEDED.
PARIS. April doth According to Le Petit Parisien, Poland, owing to financial improvement, has renounced the last instalment of the 100 millions francs loan, wrinted by France lor its national
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Varta de 4
HOUSE OF COMMONS. GOLD STANDARD BILL PASSES. FIRST READING.
1925
POLITICAL SITUATION IN CHINA.
[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN.""}
'STRIKE AT TSINGTAO. THE JAPANESE LEGATION MAKES
JAPPEAL TO PEKING,
THE FUTURE OF PERSIA. AMBITIOUS PLANS OF RIZA KHAN,
SCOTTISH SPORT."
SCOTLAND'S RUGBY TRIUMPH,
Riza Khan the Sardar Sipah, appears CALCUTTA CUP COMES NORTH to be working hard to become Regent. AMAZING COLLAPSE OF RANGERS, LONDON, April 29th.
but is meeting with great opposition The House of Conumons has passed the
From the Modarres party, which refuses [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT, | Brst reading of the told Standard and
its support in any interference with the
EDINBURGH." March 95th, Widows and Orphans Old Age Contribu-
[present régime, unless it be merely to After & tremendously keen encounter, tory Pensions Bills. They were fernially
substitute Prince Mohamed Hassan, the Scotland gained a splendid victory over Pexia, April 29th. defence. introduced by Mr. Winston Churchill anë The Japanese Legation bas sent a Note Vali And, who is at present Regent, for England in Rugby-14 points to 11. in Mr. Neville Chamberlain, respectively. to the Waichiaopu drawing, the attention his brother, the Shah, a change which consequence the Calcutta Cup, which has is quite useless for the Bardar's purpose, not been held by Scotland since 1912, The Gold Standard Bill repeals a sub of the Chinese Government the serious
In order to devote all his energies to hisnes north again. By this victory the section of the previous Aet under which situation created by the strike at Taing-acbemn the Prime Minister has resigned Seots won outright the International the holder of, a currency note was entao, and asking the Government to take the coinmand of the Central Army, which Championship for the Erst time sines led to obtain gold payment at fare value, the necessary steps to prevent any is now under the Military Governor ofer. The game-the 47th of the series, and repeals the previous regulativos under outrage.
Teheran, General Murteza. Khan, but of which Scotland has now won 19 to which any person was entitled to have.
still retains the Ministry of War.
England's "20, with drawn gounen--- gold bullion minted; but makes an ex-
Tha thrên principal incidents of recent ception in the ease of the Bank of Eng PEKING LEARNS THAT TROUBLE months in Persia-the attempt to stab marked the opening of the Scottish lish a Republic, the public murder in Union's splendidly, arranged new ground, land; nevertheless, it enforces on the Bank
the streets of the capital of Majer and on that recount "this inaugural Imbrie, United States Vice-Corisul, and
RUM-RUNNERS SENTENCED. FOUR MEMBERS OF BRITISH SCHOONER IMPRISONED. The expoliture on the navy should-
Dave been reduced instead of increased.
GALVESTON, April 30th. The Budget, apart from the scheme for Four members of the crew of the widows' pensions, was the worst rich British schooner Island, Home, seized in man's budget ever introduced. (Loud the Gulf of Mexico some time ago with Labour cheera). The pensions scheme a cargo of liquor, have been sentenced would impose & burden of fourteen mile to terms of imprisonment, ranging from Jon yearly on the inilastries of the 12 to 18 months.
· country in n
Ure of them was hund $5,000 in addi-
time of unparalleled in-] dustrial depressior. The duty on silktion. was a tur on poor women's stockings. (Laughter),
Si Affred Mond mid he doubted the wisdom el returning to gold payments. He deplored the burdens laid on in- ustry by the growing systems of social Insurance; while the silk duty would injure one of this most important textile
industries.
MISS MACSWINEY.
REFUSES TO OBTAIN ANY
PASSPORT IN U.S.
به گواه
!
CHICAGO, April 30th. Immigration Officers, instructed from Washington, have questioned Mísa. Mary MacSwiney with regard to the passport
under which she entered the United
States.
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Miss MacSwiney said she had no pass. port and did not intend to get one. I
of England the responsibility for redeem- ing legal tender ou request in the form
of bars of gold bullion of approximately Bone hundred ounces. Finally, it emi powers the Treasury, on any conditions it thinks fit, to raise any money necessary to exchange operations, provided such
loans or credits be redeemable within
two years..
MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN. REPORTED DISCOVERY OF PLOT
TO. MURDER HIM. -
LONDON, April 29th.
It is reported, that a plot has been discovered abroad to assassinate Mr.
Chcial circles in London declina to make any statement at present, but it is
A CHAMPION FOUND." The-Chancellor Sir Robert Horne championed the proposals, and declared that the preferential system had been arrested, she will go on a hunger strike. Austen Chamberlain. wat immense benefit to British trade. "We A telegram from Washington states ken from events in South Africa thay that the Irish Free State Goverment result of our failure to give rreiprocal has enquired with regard to the presence terms to countries like that."
(Minis-of Misa MacSwiney in America. "Appar terial cheers and opposition laughter).
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LABOUR MOVEMENTS.
LONDON, April 10th, The Labour Members have handed in
a series of amendments to the Budget
resolation's. Dus di them advocates a
redaction of the duty on tea fræn four- pence to one púnny,
not categorienlly denied that there is a plot in existence.
It is understood that an official state- ment may be issued later, Scotland
is based on official information that the Yard states that it is unaware of any Free State has not issued a passport for plot Mr. Chamberlain,, like other her.
Cabinet Ministers, is protected by two detectives. No extra precautions are be- ing taken in view of the report.
THE BULGARIAN ARMY.
QUESTION" OF INCREASE IS RAISED IN COMMONS.
BANK OF ENGLAND.
DAILY BULLETIN OF GOLD MOVEMENTS RESUMED."
LONDON, April 30th.
A PARTING THRUST
LONDON, April 30th. Mr. Philip Snowden, is a voneloding thrust in his speech in the House of Yesterday's read “nil” Commons yesterday, said that Mr. Winston Churchill would go down to posterity as the Chancellor of the Exche quer, who had taxed silk stockings.
The Bank of England for the first time since the war has resinned the inahes of a daily bulletin of gold movemti 38.
PRINCE OF WALES.” CAPE TOWN EXTENDS MOST. HEARTY WELCOMĘ,
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CAPE TOWN, April 30th. H.M.S. Reple with the Prince of Wales on board. arrived here today,
A Royal Salute boomed from the ships of the Afrien Squadron. which escorted B.M.S. Ķepute into Talle Bay. The Prince landed amid treachdons cheering from the nssembled crowdg.
VISCOUNT FITZALAN, K.G.
LONDON, April 30th. Viscount Fitzalan, P.C., G.C.V.), has Leen created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garters -
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TAXES ON SILK.
NEW MEASURES MEET· MIXED
RECEPTION"
LONDON, Apr 29th. While the new taxes on silk are heartily welcomed in Nottingham, Leicester and Lancashire, the chairman of the hosiery advisory committee of the Nottingham Chamber of Commerce points out that the tax on raw silk is harmful's He япун that
LONDON, April zută.
in the House of Commons, Mr. Josiah
Wedgwood, who had just returned from Balgaria, raised the question of the in- crease of Bulguria's armed forces.
Mr. Austen Chamberlain replied that the Government had warned Bulgaría against indiscriminate reprisal or repres mon of constitutional-opposition.—The imitations laid down by the Conference of Ambassadors stipulated that there bet voluntary enlistment, and disbandinene by May 1st at the latest. Mr. Chamber- laim himself doubted the necessity for large military forces to deal with a mat- ter "which" "this country would consider primarily one for the police.
TWO THOUSAND - GUINEAS.
FIRST CLASSIC CAPTURED BY ME HARRY MORRISS.
LONDON, April 29th. The result of the Two Thousand
A SPECTACULAR WELCOME A spectacular welcome WILS given H.M.S. Repulse by vesels of the local manufacturers naturally desired a tax on Guinças (one mile), run as Newmarket
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Yacht Club, which went out 1 miles to manufactures, not on raw naterial. Theet the Prince of Wales, with al colours flying; while a mags of sinull craft hovered round the battleship, de-
pite the prevailing mist.
The Governor-General, the Earl of Athlone, with Princess Alice hoarded 3.8. Repuler at ten o'clock in the morning
NOT SUFFICIENT PROTECTION.
LONDON, April 30th.
to-day, was:- "Manna
St. Becun Oojnh
Thirteen ran.
3
Wour by two lengths, The President of the Silk Association with four lengths between wroud and
is of opinion that the present proposals third. are of very little protection to the English manufacturer.
The Daily Mail, in a lending article, An hour later, the Prince of Wales
declares that the advantage Mr. Churchill Janded from a pinnace. He was wel comed by General Hertzog, the Premier, will give the home artificial silk industry members of the Cabinet, the speaker ands, much too small to compensate for the President of the Senate, the Archbishop difficulties, expenses and delays of excise of South Africa, the Rt. Hon. General supervision. The paper says artificial silk Smuts, P.C., and Sir Thomas Smartt in will be one of the greatest textile addition to enthusiastic crowds.
The sun breaking out brightly as the Jauding took place, added to the welcome.
THE RETURN TO GOLD. FRENCH JOURNAL EMPHASISES
ITS SIGNIFICANCE.
Paine, April 30th
In Journée Industrielle, emphasising Aho international importance of Britain's return to the gold standard, says it signifies the monetary isolation of the Latin countries of Europe. It further brings home to France the secessity of dealing with the financial problem with but delay.
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materials of the future. Even before this blow-with the exception of one firm-the industry was not progressing as fast as ecrtain Cantinental competing countries.
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THE FASCIST MOVEMENT. QULT SPREADS TO FORTY COUNTRIES.
ROME. April 29th. at a meeting of the Grand Fascist Council, attended by Signor Mussolini, the Secretary General of the Fascist organisations abroad, Deputy Bastianini, reported that the Fascist movement now existed in forty countries.
STARTING PRICES.
100-8 against Manna:
9-1 against St. Becin. 10-1 against Jojah.
Morriss of Shanghai, who also owns the The winner is owned by Mr. Harry Field Stables, ponies from which have Rumberaus victories to their credit-
OUTLOOK IN CANTON.
IS BREWING.
PELING, April 29th.
the threatened rebellion against the victory is particularly gratifying. The Foreign telegrama from Canton state Central Government of the Sheikh of standard of play may not have been ` that the Yunnan troops yesterday after Mohammerah-have strangely enough, high as in many previots Internationale outwardly increased rather than dimin- no surrounded the Canton Arsenal,ished the power and prestige of the but after the opening passage thrills and excitement abounded. The Scots fully thus creating a serious situation, which Sardar Sipah.
The lawful ruler of the country; the deserved their win as for quite three may result in the complete collapse of
young. Sultan Ahmed Shah, who wis | the present civil administration very practically without power, is still ab parts of the game they were on the at- sent enjoying himself in Europe; the tack, and while the Englishmen as usual. The leaders are negotiating, hoping to actual ruler is on the spot working hard showed themselves as clever opportunists, and apparently with all local support there was a determination about this and influence at his disposal. It may
shortly.
prevent open hostilities.
FOOTBALL AT HOME
LATEST RESULTS OF GAMES IN LEAGUE
LONDON, April 'v9th. The following are the results of the matches played to-day in the English Football League :--
THE LEAGUE DIVISION 1 Aston Villa, 4: Blackburn, 3. Notts C., F; Huddersfield, 1. Liverpool. 1 Cardiff, 2..
DIVASION SOUTHERN,
Plymouth. 6; Southend;
DIVISION 11: NORTHERN.
Durham, Nelson. 1.
FRIENDLY MATCH..
Corinthiana, 4; Crystal. P., 2.
TENNIS AT HOME,
BAERLEIN RETAINS HIS
MR.
TITLE
A Loxton, April 9th,
be doubted whether the demonstrations Scots which ultimately triumphed. Scot- alluded to really represent the true feel and hardly deserved to be three points ings of the people towards Liza Khan. down at half time, and when she devs The result of his recent ultimatum ta
the Mejlis, however, throws little light ped still further behind in the opening on this point. His object in making it minutes of the second period, her Inck is now said to have been surely the seemed to have deserted her. A strong acquisition of entire control of the mili rally, however, saw the lead reduced to tary forces without interference by the one point, thanks to & resolutely taken Shah or the Prince Regent, as the case score by A. C. Wallace and a wonderful might be; and that the Mejlin should goal kick from the touch fine by A. C. grant this is scarcely surprising in view Gillies. From this point onwards - of the useful work performed by the feitement was at fever heat. The Scots. Sardar Sipah, who completely pacified were continually on the attack, but. the country in wansually troublous times. somehow chance after chance Furthermore, in his anceessful attempts wrong. J. B. Nelson had a couple of to consolidate the Government he has likely runs checked on the line, and then consistently maintained- da: attitude of G. G. Aitken had the ill luck to kick uncompromising hostility to thoms who the ball against one of the goal posts for have worked in favour of the introduc- the ball to rebound into play, when the tion of Bolsbevist methods and ideas; English defence was well beaten, and and that he has, in spite of this, con- then H. Waddell narrowly failed with trived to remain on passable terms with drop at goal. Scotland's luck seemed the Soviet authorities is much to his dead out. Then another chance for eredit.
TREATY WITH THE SOVIET
went
drop goal came Waddell's way, and this time he made sure with a well-judges kick, and with five minutes left for play
In the Queen's Club tournament. Mr. between the two Powers, in view of the who play Thought determination
Enerlein retained his championship title, beating Hon. C, Bruce by 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 in the challenge round.
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REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE AMERICAN TENNIS TEAM.
SEVERAL RISING PLAYERS TO VISIT BRITAIN,
"
It was hoped that the Treaty recently Scotland led three points. In spite signed between Moscow and Teheran of desperate attempts by England to would help materially in the establish save the game the Scots, alightly favour ment of good relations, but it is said that rd by fortune, maintained their lend, the Soviet authorities already regret the and the game was won. A large part insertion of Articles 1 and which proof the edit for the victory must be vide for the abolition of all old, treaties given to the Scottish forwards, all of
special privileges which the Govern and energy.
manifestly to ment of the Tsar enjoyed under their disadvantage as regards beight and provisions.
weight, the Scots stuck manfally to The remainder of this Treaty, which their opponents and had considerably the was only concluded after innumerable
better of them in the tight serummages Theif beel- delays, certainly contains conditions of and in the loose dribbling. loyally carried out by both parties. For lishmen. The Glasgow Academical half- benefit to Persia, assuming that they are ing, too, was better than that of the Eng- instance. the long-standing injustice to back pair, J. B. Nelson and H. Waddell, Persia caused by the unlawful appro- had a large ny in the game, zad, in- » priation by her neighbour of the villageerd, half of Scotland's points came from of Firuzeh, on the Turkestan-Khorasan them. In the three-quarter line, where Frontier, and the loss of valuable water much was expected of the Oxford quar which had been diverted across the tet, things did not go nearly so well frontier from the neighbouring district as had been anticipated.
NEW YORK, April 29th:
of Lutfabad, has been removed by The Scottish team were:-Back: D. The United States Lawn Tennis Associa Article & which provides for the restitu- Drysdale (Heriot's F.Pe). Three tion has appointed a team. For the intion to Persia of her property in each quarters: Ian S. Smith (Oxford Uni ternational match against England, toase-as also of the island of Ashurada versity), G. P. S. Macpherson (Oxford for what that is worth-but it must be University), G. G. Titken (Oxford Uni- be played in England on June 19th and understood that in these apparent con- versity). Half-backs: H. Waddell and 17th, and also to compete in the chain yessions Persia receives what, after all, 3. B. Nelson (Glasgow Academicals).
is nothing more than her own
Forwards: J. M. Bannerman (Glasgow pionships at Wimbledon.
The compensation for loss and dainage High School FP's), D. B. Davis None of the American "stars" are in sustained in the invasion and subsequent (Hawick) R. Howie (Kirkcaldy); J. C cluded, as Tilden, Richards, Johnston pccupation of the provinces of Azer H Ireland (Glasgow High School baijan, Gilan, and Mazanderan by Bol F.P'), D. J. Maemyn (Cambridge and the Kinsey brothers are prevented shevist troops, which is granted to Persia University), J. W. Scott (Stewart's from making the trip by business eng by Articles 9 and 10, is of little worth College FP's), A. C. Gillies (Watson- agements, but the team includes several but the annulment of pre-war debts due ians), and J. R. Paterson Birkenhead rising players, and consists of John by Persia, and the so-called "morato Park).
rium advances of 1914-1910, in of great RANGEES SENSATIONAL DEFEAT. Hennessey (Indianapolis), Ray Casey value, in that the Customs receipts of
the old
The semi-finals for the Cup provided northern zone" are released (San Francisco), Charles Garland (New
and placed at the disposal of the great sensation in the tie between York): Lucing Williams (Chicago). Law Treasury. But, the transfer of the Bauque Rangers and Celtic Rangers for some- rence Rice (New England) and J. B. d'Escompte has only a fraction of its thing like a decade has been a dominat- Fenn (New England).,
nominal value on paper, as an enormousing power in Scottish football, and their proportion of the assets are found failure hitherto to win the Cup, the to be debts of which the recovery is now From the commencement of the current.
leading prize, has been inexplicable impracticable. In fact, the only benefit!
EFFECTS OF GOLD BASIS. STERLING AND FRANC "RATES" ARE FIRMER.
NEW YORK, April 29th
The frane gained three cents on re- Sterling closed at 4/851
porta that France is considering the restoration of the gold basis.
HOT MUCH POR EACH..
that has been received by the Persian Bazon, even before the Scottish Cup Government from this source up to the competition was entered upon, the form present consists of the bank buildings of the Ibrox Club has been watched and weighed primarily as a pointer to there which now form part of the Government chances of ending their long period of
T offices.
At about 5 pm on Wednesday at Kung Ling, in the Sheung Shui district, six or seven mea set upon a hagker named Su Kan, and stole $4 from him:
failure in the national competition." And THE JULFA RAILWAY.
not only amongst their, supporters bas The Tabriz-Julfo Bailway and the generally it was considered that this Enzali-Teheran. and Kazvin-Hamadan was to be Bangers' year, and that the roads were also included in the compen-Cup would not again elude their grasp. Contrary to all expectation, however, sation, but the road first mentioned was found to be in such a bad state, of re- they collapsed in a most extraordinary pair that a large sum has had to be fashion, and went down to the tune aft spent upon it, while the railway has been goals The other semi-final, between of even less benefit to the Government, Durden and Hamilton, ended in a draw. as it was discovered that certain foreign The Lanarkshire team had the first goal.. subjects had capitalized the concern, paid and after their equalising goal Dundes for material and, transport, and contract for a time played constructive football, ed for labour, and their claims could not but, finding it unprofitable agafont be ignored. The traffic on the railway is play practically consisted of a series of defence of ceaseless energy, desisted, and
penses, and until Persia has free transit that provided a measure of excitement. not sufficient at present to pay its ex happy-go-lucky rushes and hard kicking through Russia for her goods to Europe
GERMAN POLICY.. SECURITY AND EVACUATION CHANCELLOR'S THEME.
April 29th. Chancellor Luther in aspech at a meeting of industralists emphasised the necessity for a continuity of Germany's foreign policy in order to carry out the SAYINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE. world's desire for a removal of in-
You will think me old-fashioned. security and and instability.
there is no chance of any profit to her In the closing moments Dundee seme-
to have gained the ascendency, from this item of
the
so-called
compen- He said he hoped the Allies would miss Navey Hood (aged 119).
There are no people so often wrong as sation, no longer hesitate to remove the in
Article II of the Treaty allows Persis justice done by not publishing the people of common sens-Land Cecil,
Tea, but she "The wording of Article IV. suggests Neurasthenia is merely a word do to navigate the Case for the purpose that the compilers had little sense ol reasons for non-evacuation of the Cologne } zone; and said that Germany's attitude tors use to cover up something they know beyond the Turkoman sailing boats, humour. It ordains that there shall be
has no craft available with regard to security proposals was nothing about.-Judge Cluer.
which can only do consting work. The no interference by either Power in the unaltered, but evacuation of the Rhine I find that landlords are much better chance of procuring steamers at the close internal affairs of the other; and whereas zone must not be made dependent on than they are reputed to be-Judge of the war, when many could have been there can be ho interference by Pernin the conclusion of a security part.
hiritou.
purchased, was lost owing to the refusal in Soviet afsirs, the Bolshevista,* în If these two urgent problems were If one wants illustrations of premature of the Bolshevists to permit them to addition to their usual propaganda, have settled, then he believed the way would senility, one may find them abundantly pass through Russia; and it is not likely even gone so faz recently as, to attempt be open for the reconstruction of Europe on the bowling green-Dr. J. Johnstone to recut
the nomination of "their own candidates. politically, cootomically and, morally,
for the Mejía:---The Times.
dervia,
́(Continued al fock of nest Voluma)
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