EMPIRE EXHIBITION. RE-OPENED BY H.M. THE KING.
MISSISSIPPI DISASTER MYSTERY.
FRENCH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN MOROCCO.
LATEST. CABLES. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENÓT.] EMPIRE EXHIBITION.
THE KING REOPENS WEMBLEY
IN STATE.
GREAT SVEŠER OF SPLENDOUR
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 1128, 1923
LATEST CABLES. LORD MILNER. FURTHER ANXIETY CONCERNING HIS HEALTH.
LONDON, May 8th There is renewed anxiety retarding Lord Milner's health. The bulletin. this morning states that he did not pass t good sight, and that improvement has brea checked.
SLIGHTLY BETTER.
LONDON, May th
BARLIER CABLES.
GERMAN PRESIDENCY,
ELECTION (OF HINDENBURG
DECLARED VALID,
EARLIER CABLES,
CRICKET AT HOME. RAIN AGAIN INTERFERES WITH MANY FIXTURES,
BERLIN, May 8th.
Lossos, May 8th.. The election court has leclared Von Rain fell everywhere. No ball has bean bowled at Lord's for three days, Hindenburg's election valid.
in the match between Marylebone and Kent
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LATEST CABLES, COMPOSITION OF EUURT: “: USUAL WEMBLEY. LUCK.“
Bentis, May 9th. Though the weather was fine in London,
Three members of the Reichstag and with the asual - Wembley luck" a heavy
twn Judges of the Leipzig Supreme rain-sform broke the moment the King Lord Milner, whose condition last even-
Court, constituted the Court which do rose, and the stadium became, a sea of umbrellas. The vast audience rose anding occasioned anxiety, is slightly betclared Marshal von Hindenburg's elec cheered, when the King, whose tenter this morning. But he is still very
Boriously ill. minutes' speech was andible everywhere in the stadium, declared the Exhibition
LONDON, May 9th. The British Empire Exhibition was re-open.. -opened to-day in state by His Majesty the A short religious servics followed, but King, who was accompanied by the the torrential rain rendered the clergy Once. The mony took place amid great enthusiasm and splendour. The weather was fine though pecasionally over
The grounds and discorations are vastly improved since last year, At present there is quite an artistic appearance to the Exhibition itwif, which has been ren -dered more compact and more attractive,
There are many exhibits from the Dominions and the Colonial pavilions are "changed and supplemented.
almost inaudible.
Later. After consulation, the doctors to-night stated that Lord Milner's condition gives cause for anxiety.
PRINCE OF WALES NOTIFIED.
saluted by twenty-one guns and aero
The opening of the Exhibition was M. planes circling above, while simultane ously the Duke of York sent a telegram to the Prince of Wales, announcing the event.
The rain ceased just before Their Majesties left the dais at-12.30 p.m...
tion valid
WARLIER CABLES.
PRICE OF RUBBER.
REPORTED SHORTAGE OF STOCK
STRENGTHENS MARKET, “...
'PURE INVENTIONS...
LONDON, May, Sth.." TROTSKY'S VIEWS OF PRESS The rise in the price of rubber for
OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
immediate or soar delivery, to two shif Jingy & pound, is attributed to a shortuga of supply and brisk demand to micet contracts new maturing in America
Moscow, May 9th. Pure Inventicus," is the manner in which M. Trotsky stigmatises the state
The situation has been intensified by' ments of foreign newspapers that he the delay. in arrival of two thousand EARLIER CABLES.
favours a bourgeois democracy and free-tons coming via Suez, which had to be transhipped, and by short accounts, hav- SPEECH IS BROADCAST,
dom of commerce.
ing been opened in the markets for May LONDON, May 8th.
Trotsky, in a statement on the delivery, the covering of which has neces- Listeners in all-over the world will be subject,-upholds-the-Soviet-system-of-faitated paying very high prices... coabled to hear H.M. the King when dictatorship of the proletariat and the he opens the Empire Exhibition to
monopoly of foreign trade as the essen- The proceedings will be transmitted tial conditions for attaining Socialism.
'A DAZZLING PICTURE. - There were stupendous crowds at Wem-morrow. bley and the roads thither were blocked
with traffic. The stadium was packed long before the arrival of the Royalties was heralded by a fanfare. of trumpets and the booming of guns.
through the high-power station at Chelius He adds that a campaign aiming at ford. They will begin at eleven in the morn. ing, summer time, with military music. Socialism ought to be carried or without There will be a Royal salute on their abrupt change by methods shifted to Majesties' arrival, fired at eleven fifty peasant economy and psychology. "The Eve followed by the Duke of York's in-course of History confirms the essential After driving round the stadiam to the troductory speech. accompaniment of deafening cheers, His Majesty's speech is timed to be de principles of proletariat revolution" H.M. the King (in the uniform of an livered at noon, after which a short reHe concludes by saying that the further Admirst of the Fleet) and H.M. theigious service will be conducted by the
England concerning development of Quem took their seats on golden thrones Bishop of London. on a crimson and gold dais, on each side of which sat the High Commissioners and Representatives of the Colonies, members of the Corps Diplomatique, and groups of ladian officers in multi-coloured uni- forms.
Guards of Honour from the Army, Xavy and Royal Air Force were mounted in the stadium. Detachments from the nursing services, military and naval schools and Chelsea pensioners, who were grouped in the vicinity of the dais, made a dazzling picture of eclour.
AN AUSPICIOUS DATE. H.RE. the Duke of York, addressing His Majesty before the latter's speech, said the new date of opening had been chosen because it was the fifteenth anni- versary of the date of the proclamation. of the King Emperor.
He stated that the Empire representa tives, who were associated with this great enterprise, took occasion to offer their humble duty and hoped His Majesty would long reign over them.
LATEST CABLES.
THE CRISIS IN MOROCCO.
FRANCE DETERMINED TO STAMP
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OUT REBELLION.
PARIS. May til
3. Painlevé has made a statement to the Press. on the subject of the French operations against the Riff tribesmen in Morocco. "
He said he was firmly determined to repress any attempt at a "tribal rising, hy employing the utmost severity, in order to prevent the possible spread of the agitation to French North Africa.
ANGLO-SPANISH ACCORD,
M. Painlevé told the pressmen that France was acting in Morocco with the full accord of the British and Spanish Governments.
The position at present was stabilis. ed, ani no big operation was to be ex- The present exhibition, while maintain-pected for several days, pending the ar ing the same charneter as last year, rival af reinforcements. After their offered a lesson of Empire in a new arrival, a decisive blow would be struck manner. The aim had been to provide with all the forces the situation demand "not only a complete University of Em-ed.
pire, but a great pleasure and recreation ground.
THE KING'S SPEECH.
•
RUSE THAT FAILED.
MADRID, May DLİ! A Riff ruse that failed is narrated in
His Majesty opened his speech by referring to the wise and patriotic step emmuniqué, dealing with the Melilla of continuing for another year what aren. It appears that a force of over) has been rightly described as the 1,000 tribesmen, apparently advancing University of Empire. He declared on the French zone, suddenly wheeled
the Exhibition was a successful instru-round and invaded the Spanish zone.
The communiqué claims that the attack ment of the policy of spreading know-
was frustrated. The Spaniarda captured Jedge of the mutual aspirations, expa- cities and needs which were the founda a aumber of prisoners and guns,
PARIS, ABY 10th.
tion of goodwill between the con- ENEMY STRONGLY ENTRENCHED. stituent peoples on which the British Empire depends for security and pros- perity.
A message from Rabat states that im The King welcomed the Oversea portant Riff concentrations are report Representatives and congratulated the ed. The enemy, in some cases, has taken Board of Management on presenting up a. position in strongly fortified the Empire in a new aspect by giving a entrenchments. complete and vivid. yet fresh, picture. General Chambrun has taken all neces He said he was glad to learn, that sary military and political measures to last year's results were so favourable, deal with the situation. and he hoped there would be a con-Le Journal says that the despatch to! tinuance of the beneficent work of the Morocco of General Niessel, Inspector- assembling peoples from many lands, General of Aviation, seems due to the to whom the Exhibition would demon fact that the Rifs are using aeroplanes. strate how many of their wants can be The paper also says that detachments of some part of our volunteers have been formed at Toulon supplied from Commonwealth of Nations; while we to proceed to Morocco..
at home would see the numerous op- parfunities offered by the great coun tries Overseas to those wishing, a
FRENCH FINANCES. ·
wider horizon for new fields of onder CABINET APPROVES PROPOSALS
vour.
A BRIGHTER LESSON.
His Majesty welcomed the Exhibition
which he is preparing a new book—is in- compatible with the economic and poli- tical conditions created by a bourgeois and parliamentary democracy.
RETURN TO GOLD.
SOUTH AFRICA MAY HASTEN
THE "CHANGE.
CAPE TOWN, May 8th. Though nothing denite is known of Government's intentions, it is believed the Government is considering anticipat- ing the date of July 1st, fixed for the re sumption of the gold standard. Business And "financial circles to the Transvaal are already discussing the probability.
GERMAN POLITICS. INTER-PARTY COLONIAL UNION FORMED.
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BERLIN, May 9th.
At a meeting of Reichsteg Deputies, from all parties who had had experience in Germany's former Colonies, an inter- party Colonial Union" was formed.
It appointed. a. committee, under Dr. Bell, the last Colonial Minister, to draw up a programme for work inside and outside the Reichstag.
FRANCE AND GERMANY.
M. BRIAND'S STATEMENT TO
CABINET.
PARIS, May 9th.. At today's meeting of the Cabinet, M. Briand stated that his draft Note to Germany would not compel Germany to enter the League as a preliminary to dis- cussion of the Security Pact. Germany would be informed that France would decide nothing until this step was taken Moreover the Fact must conform to the Treatica
OBITUARY.
DUKE OF RUTLAND::
LONDON, May 9th.. The death is annougeed of the Duke of Butland Duke of Rutland, was born in Londen Henry John Brinsley Manners, 8th
FRENCH SHARE ISSUE.
LONDON, May 8th The United Sun Betong Rubber Estates are issuing a hundred and sixty thous and sovereign abares at three pounds sterling cach
THE COTTON TRADE,
-A FULL-FLEDOED SCHEME OF
CONTROL NEEDED.
LONDON, May 8th, The provisional emergency cotton com- short time movements on a roluntary inittee of Manchester is of opinion that basis will never command entire loyalty. Consequently the trade is beginning to recognise that there is no real solution to the present difficulties of the cotton trade apart from a full-fledged scheme of control, and the sooner it is put into actual operation the better for everybody concerned.
COMMUNISM IN POLAND. POLICE DISCOVER GIGANTIC BOMB PIOT.,
Warsaw May 9th, The police have arrested a number of Communista in Warsaw and Grodno, who are alleged to have been plotting, a series of bombing outrages, and also the theft of secret documents from the War Office, Ministry of Interior and other Government offices."
Detailed instructions have been found in their possession; and proofs are aid
or hare heco, obtained as to their con-1 acetion with the Soviet Legation.
AUSTRALIAN, WOOL.
ALL SALES SUSPENDED UNTIL JULY FIRST.
MELBOURNE, May 8th.
A conference of the national council of wool-selling brokers and Australian wool-growers? "council has decided to suspend wool safes žil over Australin “until July 1st when they will be resumed if circumstances permiti
THE ITALIAN NAVY. MINISTER OM MARINE HAS TENDERED RESIGNATION
Bouz. May 8th. HM the King has accepted "the" re- signation of Admiral Di Revel, the Mini- ter of Marine, and has appointed Signor Mussolini to act for the Minister a interim.
· BELGIAN MINISTRY,
CATHOLIC LEADER IS RECEIVED BY THE KING..
TYPHOID IN FIJI,
in 1852 and succeeded his father in 1906.
- Brusazza, May 8th. The late Duke was educated at Eton and
HM the King has received the Catho Trinity Collego, Cambridge. He was the lender, M. Van de Vyvore, who has principal private secretary to the then agreed to try and form a new Ministry, Marquess of Salisbury from 1885-1888. From 1888-1805 he was Conservative. M.P. for Leicestershire (Melton Div sion). He was the author of many maga zine articles on sporting subjects and of a volume on "Troat Fishing. He is succeeded by the Marquis of Granby, who was born on September 8th, 1888. 1.
OF. M. CAILLAUX.
PARIS, May 9th. policy of presenting these lessons in a The Minister of Finance, M. Caillaux, lighter and brighter form, because those made a two bours' statement on the coming to be entertained will remain to financial situation in the Cabinet, which be educated and will return to be fur-approved his propornis. ther educated. He specially rejoiced
These will not be published till May that housing was made the central for 12th, when they will be submitted to the ture, pointing out that the foundation Chamber Finance Committee. of the Empire is in the home; and the M. Caillaux, on leaving the 'Elysée, provision of houses, permitting told a party of Pressmen that the Cabinet healthy home life, is a matter not only had authorised him to raise the question of domestic, but imperial importance of confidence in Parliament on the sub
Finally, His Majesty trusted that ject of his proposals, whenever he thought The late Mr. William Ferguson zhe. Exhibition at its close will have it necessary, completed the task of showing our FAR-REACHING PLANS. peoples and the world generally a picture of the British Empire intent
RT. HON. W... F. MASSEY.
WELLINGTON, N.Z., May 10th. The death is announced of the Rt. Hon. W. F. Massey, P.C., Prime Minister of New Zealand.
SERIOUS EPIDEMIC IS REPORTED
FROM SUVA.
SUVA, FIJI, May 8th Over a hundred Europeans and many Indians are suffering from typhoid
Three Europeans have already died. Extra doctors are being sent from Australia and from New Zealand.
ITALIAN WORLD: FLIER.
BOMBAY, May 8th irman Major Depinedo
Massey was born at Limavady, County
The Italia Derry, on March 26th, 1856. He was educated at the Public School and has strived here. Secondary Schools at Londonde went to New Zealand in 1870 to join his parents, who had emigrated with the Nonconformist settlers in 1832 He
LATEST CABLES.
SOCCER IN AUSTRALIA.
At Nottingham, Hampshire beat Notta or the first innings. Notts compiled. 197, and Hampshire (Brown 07) Notts. replied with for 0.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
ROUGH BETTER'S JOENCE.]
SILVER WEDDING.
JAPANESE RULERS CELEBRATE MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY.
Tokyo, May 10th. Their Imperial Majestien the Emperor and Empress of Japan are observing At Carlit, Yorka verius Glamorgan was their silver wedding anniversary to-day- abandoned; there being no play after the first day. Yorks scored 14 for 1, Hol-Celebrations, appropriate to the occasion, mes being 79 not out.
are being observed throughout the coun-
At Cambridge, the. Cuntabr bent Sussex by 40 Cambridge scored 08, with try. Cox taking 6 for 39. Sussex replied with se. Cambridge then compiled 187, and Sussex 173, Jagger taking & for 40.
Oxford drew with Lancashire at Ox- ford The Varsity scored 120; Parkin taking 8 for 31. Lancashire scored 139. Oxford followed with 186 (Guise 83), Parkin taking 6 for 67. Lancashire then scored 2 for 0, when play censed.
LATEST CABLES,
DAVIS CUP TENNIS. PORTUGAL IS ELIMINATED BY ITALIAN TEAM.
Lissos, May 9th,
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SOVIET, AND JAPAN,
MOSCOW ACCEPTS AMBASSADOR FROM TOKYO,
TOKYO, May 9th. The Soviet Government has agreed to accept the appointment of Mr. Tokichi Tanaka, na Japanese Ambassador Moscow
ها.
Mr. Tanaka was formally, appointed to the post this afternoon.
By winning the doubles and two of the singles matchen, Italy has eliminated POLITICAL SITUATION Portugal from the Davies Cup tennis competition.
THE DUTCH TEAM.
AMSTERDAM, Mayuth. The Netherlands Davies Cup lawn, tennis tea to inret Czecho-Slovakia. at Noordwijk from May 13th
17th, will probably consist of Messrs. S. Diemer kool, C. vangLennep, H. Timmer and C. Bryan.
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HUNGARY IS DEFEATED.
BDAPEST, May 9th. The French players have eliminated ungary from the Davis Cup competition.
KEMPTON PARK RACES.
AMETHYSTINE WINS GREAT JUBILEE HANDICAP.
LONDON, May 9th. The result of the Great Jubilee Handi cap mile), run at Kempton Park to-day, was as follows:
Amethystine
Twelve Pointer
Purple Shale...................... 3. Thirteen started. Won by 2 lengths, a similar distance separating the second and third.
STARTING PRICES.
20 to 1 against Amethystine.
7 to 1 against Twelve Pointer. 10 to 1 against Purple Shade, [REUTERS AMERICAN SERVIUE.)
RACING IN AMERICA.
PREAKNESS STAKES WON BY COVENTRY.
BALTIMORE, May oth The result of the race for the Preak- ness Stakes ( furlongs for 3 years-olds) run at Pimlico. Maryland, was:
Coventry
Backbone
Almadel
+3
MISSISSIPPI MYSTERY. TWENTY-ONE OUT OF FIETY DROWNED IN TOW-BOAT.
-Mexpurs, May 9th
A mysterious disaster. believed to have resulted in the drowning of twenty-äve members of the "Middle and Southern States Associations of Engineers, occur red in an isolated scation of the Missis- sippi, only reachable by water, when an Engineering Corps tow-boat sank. It is supposed the boiler burnt..
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
LATER.
IN CHINA.
TAROUGH-RESTER'S AGENCr)
PEKING STUDENTS.
DEMAND DISMISSAL OF TWO
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
PERING, May 9th, Bands of students marched through the streets this morning, assembling in thous ands near Central Park. They demanded the dismissal of the acting Minister of Education (Mr, Chang Shih Chow), and the chief of Police (Mr. Chu Shen) in connection with the prohibition of "Humiliation Day" demonstrations.
[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."
SCENES OF DISORDER.
PEXING, May 8th, The "Humiliation Day" observances yesterday did not finish as quietly as they began.
Last evening, a crowd of about 200 or 300 students went to the house of My Chang Chih Chow, acting Minister of | Education, to protest against the pro- fibition of meetings and demonstration Finding that Mr. Ching Chih Chow was not at home, they forced an entrance, smushing windows and breaking the fur- niture.
The police arrested: 17 of the ring-les-. ders who are being detained" in "Custody on criminal charge.
An indignation meeting of the student was held to-day, when it was decided to send a circular telegram to the provinces drawing attention to the alleged illegal rohibition of participation in "Humilia- tion Day observances.
"FOR
GOLD FRANC AGREEMENT.
SIX DELEGATES CHOSEN
CHINESE DELEGATION.
PEKING, May 8th,
La connection with the section of ther Gold Frane Agreement which provides for part of the remitted, indemnity to bes devoted to French and Chinese education- al and philanthropic institutions, it in announced that in the "conversations** with the French representatives on this It is officially stated that 21 out of 30 question, China will be represented by m persons on board the tow-boat were delegate from the Waichiaopa, one from drowned.-
the Finance Ministry, one each from the The boat was returning from an Peking Government University, Bonth=" excursion to the Engineering Conven- Western, Canton National and the Sino- tion, when it suddenly started inexplic French Universities. ably to rock, capsized and sank. There was no explosion and no panic.
The passengers in the capsized boat in- cluded women and children families of members attending the En- gineering Convention. The disaster be curred on one of the worst stretches of the river, where the current is swiftest The boat had been listing for some time and the rudder refused to work.
of the
A Negro, passing in a motor-boat, pick- ed up the survivors, otherwise the death roll would have been heavier.
NURMI'S EXPENSES. ALL CONCERNED IN CASE NOW EXONERATED.
New Your, May 9th, Messrs. Nurmi, Ritola and Quist have all been exonerated, on all counts of the charges of excessive expenditure."
EARLIER CABLES.
DEFENSES OF HAWAIL
THE CHAIRMAN OF NAVAL
COMMITTEE'S PROPOSALS.......
WASHINGTON, May 8th Following the public discussion of weaknes of the Hawaiian defer disclosed in the recent American manoeuvres, Mr. Batler, chairman naval committee of the House presentatives, said he would ur lation in the next session of G make the Hawaiian islande the military outpost in the world, fit!
Plans are being prepared to shle members of the naval committee to visit Hawaii Zext month in order to obtain first hand information. The party will be accompanied by bigh naval officers, and a thorough survey of the needs a the island will, be made with particular reference to Pearl Harbour.
EARLIER ACTION TAKEN. Previously to the foregoing action, the Amateur Athletic Union had temporarily lifted the ban on Narmi, permitting him
DISARMAMENT DOUBTED. to run at Massachusetts on May 9th and 11th The announcement of the Union's
"Mr Butler added that his proposal. settled at Mangere, near Auckland. After ENGLISH TEAM SCORE HOLLOW decision followed the hearing given to T'any years' experience with Local Gov
VICTORYZAT PERTH
Nurmi and Ritola and Nurmi's Manager, for the fortification of the Hawaiia
group did not mean he would be opposed crament, ha catered the New Zealand
Mr. Quiat,RA MA Parliament in 1894. He has been Frime
Prera, May 9th. The Philadelphia authorities and to a world court of justice or the primer Minister of, New Zealand since 1912. He The soccer team, representing Eng-ounced later that Nurmi, Bitola and ple of disarmament. He hoped the was made a Privy Councillor in 1814 and land, defeated West Australia by several other runners had been suspend: objects would be attained, but he was Hon. LL.D. Edinburgh in 1017. El gule to none, in the match played here ed indefinitely by the District Union on beginning to doubt whether the other nu-
tions wore in earnest about disarmament visited England in 1818.]
to-day
& charge of excessive expenses.
PARIS, May 10th.. on the aims of peaceful reconstruction M. Caillaur's Apancial programme and the careful development of Sta would be far-reaching and cover several resources, earnestly seeking peace at years M. Caillaux would claim immed- home and abroad, sada iately three billion francs additional re followed farming pursuits, and eventually
His Majesty concluded by praying for venue, by establishment of new taxes and the blessing of God on the Exhibition improving the existing ones. and that it would serve to draw The German instalments to France, the the bonda uniting the. Empire, ander the terms of the Dawes plan, encourage the growth of commerce would be devoted to the devastated re- within and without the Empire and gions and to the amortizination of ad- promote the prosperity and happinen vances made so far for reparation dam of the world.
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