CABLES.
LATEST CABLES, THROUGH ZEUTER'E AGENCY.]
CAMPAIGN IN MOROCCO.
THE FRENCH AIMS EXPLAINED
BY M. PAINLEVE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY. “PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 218+." 1025
EARLIER CABLES.
TAX ON "MOTORCARS.
GERMAN PLAN TO PROTECT.
INDUSTRY, ».
REALLY, May 19th.
„A-e Minister of Economic Affairs bas
announced that the Government is intro- "ducing moderate Customs duties protect- A message from Fez states that farthering industry. The highest duties will
be on automobiles
PARIS, May 20th.
French reinforevmruts have arrived. The enemy is actively continuing arming) and concentrating men. General mobi lisation is mish to have been ordered throughout Riff and Djebala. The war is said to be causing a Famine at Riff.
LATEST, CABLES. TEMPORARY MEASURES ONLY. BERLIN, May 19th. Explaining the new tariff proposals for heavily increasing the duties or cotton and woollen goods, artificial silk and motorcars, the Minister of Economic Affairs said that they were merely transi tory.
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"LATEST CABLES.
LADIES AT GOLF.
MISS WETHERED TOO. STRONG.
FOR MISS. COLLETT...
Lovros, May 20th.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
[THEOCON REUTER'A AGENCY.].
MANILA OLYMPIAD, »
PARTICIPATE, «
At Troon to-day, in the British indies" | THE JAPANESE STILL REFUSE TO golf championship. thirst round, Miss Joyce Wethered (holder) beat M's |Glenna Collett (America), the holder of the Canadian championship. The score
FARLIER CABLES..
CRICKET AT HOME.
HEAVY SCORING IN COUNTY
MATCHES.
LONDON, May 19th. At Birmingham, Warwick beat Somer-
set by five wickets. Somerset scored 44, (Partridge taking + for 69,) and 162
Warwick compiled us1 (Partridge 102) and 36 for 8.
Le Jasin publishes a statement by M. Painlevé, declaring that there is no ques tion of colonial expansion. The French Governmenu's solo nim in Morocco is lasting peace in accordancs with French They were intended to dignity and treaties. No Government weapon for bargaining with other could have noted differently without countries with a view to reciprocal, re ahmadouing the road to Fez and Morocco 'ductions. Economic reasons for the in- and the whole of North Africa.
creases were the heavy burdens on industry through taxations reparations, shortage of capital and high rates of interest. Commercint reasons were that powerful competing countries and those from whom Germany drew her raw materials had introduced high tariff har-, riers, the lowering of which was essential to German inchistry, if it was to survive.
WEMBLEY
EXHIBITION.
H.M. THE QUEEN PAYS SURPRISE VISIT.
LONDON, May 30th, H.M. the Queen paid a surprise visit to Wensley Exhibition, this morning, Her Majesty inspected the Malaya #iction. She was received by the Com- missioner and appeared keenly interest-
The Minister went on to any that the duties
on motorcars' and tractors were ed in two new dioramas, representing a of a special character, because foreign high forest and mangrove swamp, also dinary start over the German motor in- manufacturers had enjoyed an 'extraer-
i n fina collection of watercolours,.dustry. Therefore the duties on imported silverware and silks.
motorcars would be higher than other predacts, amounting to about 350 reichs-
The Queen
Bought a number of nas and baskets from a native' weaving woman,
The village headman "was presented to Her Majesty.
FRENCH WAR DEBTS.*
FINANCIAL COMMITTEE MAY VISIT WASHINGTON.
PARIS, May 20th. "According to L'Ezertziur, M. Caillaux and M, Briand are studying the appoict- ment of a financial committee to visit Washington, Their mission will be to Begotiate directly with the American debt-funding commission,--Haraz.
f
RED TRADE UNIONISM.
MOSCOW SUBMITS PROPOSALS TO AMSTERDAM..
Moscow, May 19th. The Council of Red Trade Unions has forwarded to the Anisterdae Trade Lion International fresh proposals, with a view to wily.
EARLIER CABLES.
BRITISH SILK DUTIES.
MR. CHURCHILL BOMBARDED
WITH QUESTIONS.
J
LONDON, May 19th. Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancellor of
mons,
marks per vehicle. The duties would be reduced in half-yearly stages to normal tariff. The
HILDA
procedure
would be followed for the gradual reduc-
tion of duties on tractors,
י
Hants led on the first innings against
MANILA, May 20th, No agreement has been reached with the Japanese, despite long conferences this morning and this afternoon.
SCOTTISH LETTER.
EASTER IN SCOTLAND.
GROWING HOLIDAY SPIRIT
[vnou OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]
I search of the nest of an eagle which wa
hovering above them, It would appear that he had lost his footing' and 'slipped a considerable distance down a steep slope, covered with hard anaw, until brought. ap by protruding rocka, ibiud had either been killed outright or rent/ored uncon scious. He was found in the attitude in which he had fallen, his arms beld in front of Him to protect his face, and his tors gripping the snow where his fall had been arrested. He had a deep gath on his forehead. The body, embedded in the snow, was in almost perfect promere vation,
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·EDIACRO®, April 15th. One gathers from the English new papers that Enster this year has beaten all records, not as a religious festival, but as a holiday. But the custom is one of lang standing south of the Border, and it is merely growing in its hold
has it should grow with a spurt in a *PER HALESOME PARKETCH.7 rear like the present, when the first
Are we to suffer the shattering of still outburst of spring sunshine follows a
another national illusion} Is **The the winter of unusual dullness, is but natural halesome parritch, chief o Scotia's Much more interesting and suggestive is food, to be condemned us unwholesome? the ease in Scotland. In our Presbyterian Hitherto it has passed for an axion that land Easter, as a religious observance, the Scots race, with its hardy phyxiqua passed unregarded for centuries as some and proved intellect, was composed nothing savouring of Popery and Prelacy, largely of three ingredients-porridge, and, therefore, better ignored, if not whisky, and the Shorter Catechisu. Now- actually, frowned upon. Though many days the Shorter Catechism may be ministers have in recent years taken to considered as being out of print whisky the preaching of Easter sermons, and giving the Easter touch, to their service coming unpopular. Scottish orators and is too dear to drink; and porridge is be- on Easter Sunday, the revival in this writers without amber have extolled the respect can hardly be pronounced not virtues of oatmeal as the true preventa able. But almost suddenly the Eastertive of diseases of bone formation, point- holiday, strictly regarded as a holiday
The officials decided to continue fixture, regardless of the presence or absence of the Japanese team.
At 4p. when the games began, Japanese was present.
The Philippines beat China at baseball by 17-1
The officials, to-day, disqualified Danao (Philippines) for elbowing This makes the truck and field standings now read:
Philippines-je, 734 points.
70 points I point There was an exhibition of volleyball
The
Japan China
ILA
to
amazing exodus from the towns.
has been adopted by Scotland: and this to the big bored country population year we hear of it, just as in England, fed en porridge, among whom rickets is practically non-existent, and contrasting constituting a record. There has been them with the unban populations which
lurvest, and in some places we read of As seen on the roads, the movement has their couverting garages into dormitories. been striking. Even in the height of the summer holiday season the easily recog nisable holiday trafle of motor cars.
whom rickets is common. But according to the Medical Research determined that all cereal foods exercian Council, elaborate experimenta· bave
Gloucestershire at Southampton Ranur girls, between the Philippines and Holiday resorts are reaping an unwonted have abandoned the oatmeal habit, and interrupted the match. Hants scored China. Three games were played.
for 6, and declared (Mead 169, Hosie Filipinos won two matches (21-11; 21-20) 63. Bowell' 55 and Newnid en, both the and the Chinese ona (21-3). latter not out).
Gloster scored 170 (Dipper 66). At Nottingham, Notts best Derbyshire by ten wickets.
Notts scored 180 (George (tuna 7:3) and 139 for 0 (George Cunn 67) and Whyall 68)..
Derby scored 136 (Barratt taking 42 and Richmond for 23,) and
(Lee 61)..
the
and oatmeal is the most detrimental of a detrimental effect on bone formation,
CRICKET. IN SHANGHAI,
motor cycles with side-cars, and cycles all of them. This is what small boys call pure and simple can rarely have exceed the fucts on which the popular conola- a-facer. The explanation ofered of ANOTHER VICTORY FOR
ed that on the main ron
to the coun- sions have rested is that the detrimental HONGKONG "TEAM.
try during the past days. Clearly we are adopting Easter if not for growth in qualities of the cerrals, and particularly SKANGHAI, May 20th.- gran at least for the purification of our of oatmeal, are counteracted by foods bodily tissurs. And equally clearly the containing vitamin A, and these an A one-day cricket match was played development cannot proceed much fur- well provided in the dietary of the races who seem to have done well on patinal. today between the Hongkong interport ther without calling for formal reces This vitamin is presens in animal fats, for
batter, yolk of eggs, and milk, and parti- 14te and an eleven captained by Mr.nition and that adaptation to the business and industrial practice of W. Billings
country which long
cularly in fish of a fatty kind, sneb as ago took Hongkong batted Erst and, after stor plàcs in England. Up to
walmon and herring. If all this is true, the re Kent beat Leicestershire nt, Leicestering runs for the loss of eight mens mains something of a stolen joy not went with it, and arbags in no small Purai Scotland owes its" sturdiness - not rent the Easter holiday in Scotland re-
to the porridge but to the milk that have wickets.
frankly admitted to a legitimate place in
degree to its settled disrespect for the our arrangements. When we have re-
game laws as they operate on the river. gularised the Easter holiday more may
The salmon parcher can now say that. come of it, and the Church may come into its own again. Christmas, as an nb was really out for the indispensable servance, is creeping back in the wake of vitamins, nature's preventative of rickets.
Christmas holiday. In sono coun- tries, Spain for example, the frequency The sublime. indiffereues of domestic of the Church holidays is among the animals to man's conventional standards serious causes of national backwardness. of caste and conduct has been immortally In Scotland we have gone to the opposite illustrated by Barns in The Twa extreme, and in suppressing all that Bogs." Their loyalty to their ownora savoured of Popery have deprived our is unaffected by change CE fortune, moral his no intention to fly round the world.selves of some of the amenities of life to taps, or social obloquy. Hogg's addream
which John Knox himself would have had of the shepherd To His Auld Dog no objection.
Leicestershire scored 243. (Geary 122) and then 100, Freeman taking 5 for 29.
Kent scored 260, Geary taking 4. for 35,
As regards the Customs duties on chemi. and 75 for 5, (Geary taking 4 for 28). cal products which throughout amount Surrey, at the Oval, beat" Glamorgan to under ten per cent, ad valorem, the Government's proposals provided for by Surrey compiled 297 (Jardine lowering these in return for compensat-81) Mercer taking 6 for,. ing advantages..
EARLIER CABLES,
SOVIET CONGRESS. GOVERNMENT'S "FINANCIAL POLICY IS. APPROVED.
Moscow, May 19th 1. Sokolnikoff, the Finance Commissar, introducing the Soviet Union Budget, said the estimates of revenue and ex penditure balanced at 2,558 million roubles
The congress unanimously ratified the Budget and approved the Government's financial policy.
RED ARMY REDUCED.
Surrey's second innings totalled 335 for six wickets (declared). Jencocke mak- ing 140 and Hobbs 10.
Glamorgan compiled 275 (Bates 1:20). Fenley taking 6 for 40, and 174.-
Middlesex, at Leyton, beat Essex by. an innings and 28. Essex scored 11 Dursson taking & for 18 and 225.
Middlesex_poored 379 (Stevens 113, and Hearne 94) Douglas taking a for 82
Yorkshire bent Northants at Sheffield by an innings and 137, Yorka scoreil 412 (Oldroyd 68. Leyland 68, and Robin- son 112.not out)
Northants scored 148, Rhodes taking 4 for 40, and 197, Robinson taking 3 for
+442
DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
AUSTREA
declared.
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Mr. Billings team were disposed for 266 runs.
of
THE ITALIAN FLIGHT,
NO CIRCLING OF GLOBE IS INTENDED
SHANGHAI, May 20th. - Major di Pinedo, he Italian airman,
He is merely on a tight from Italy to Australia, thence to Japan and China. He will then return home,
BOXER INDEMNITY.
CENTENARY OF MRS. HALDANE OF CLOAN.
FUCE TOOTED LOYALEY.
Hector," is a touching celebration of Canine fidelity. The Chilean cowboy, Mrs. Haldane of Cloan has just cefe who he is overtaken on his way home by brated her 100th birthday. Although, con- the frets of the poisonous spirits he bas swallowed in the town, slips quietly Bard to her room for the past few years from his saddle on to the ground, and she still enjoys a mental and physical vitality that must be almost his horse stands watching over him until
his has recovered from his stupor unexampled. Lord Haldane, her so a Scottish city not long ago a Carter In when asked recoutly how his mother was
even
The
BRITISH MISSIONARIES MAKING NO CLAIM TO GRANTS.
LayDos, May 18th
beating her great age, replied," She is who had been found in a state of intoxi- The Soviet had succeeded in creating
wonderful. She reads German, French, Cation and unable to take charge of his Reuter's Agency is informed that Latin, order and solidity in their finances, ted
Italian, and Greek--without horse and lorry was hustled to the police follow a stable currency in relation to gold.
nearly all the British missionary socie apretiers." She keeps herself abreast station, and a constable was lett to A. Sokolnikoff lengthily and glowingly dwelt on the Soviet finances, and in con-
ties in China have notified Mr. Cham of world affaire by daily reading of the with the horse and cart But the horse newspapers, and discusses political and simply would not move until the carter was fetched hack and placed on his usual clusion said a settlement of inter-allied
"berlain and the Chinese Minister that current questions Her interesta in
supported a constable. debts was impassible without parti- IRELAND EASILY DEFEATED BY they have resolved not to apply for any literature are wide, and some time ago owners of the turn-out, when they arriv cipation by the Soviet Union.
she rend her son's work on "Relativity." share of the Boxer Indemnity. They Her interest in modern inventions ised at the police office to take charge, were equally powerless, and the carter VIENNA, May 19th.added that they would not accept any amazingly keen. Some months ago By winning the Grat three of four matches Austria defeated Ireland in the grants from such fund, except with the wireless installation was fitted up in her had to be brought out again and installedk room, and she listens-in with much en- occe more on the lorry before the horse
could be induced to travel homewards. first round of the Davis Cup tennis com full approval of the Chinese,
joyment to the broadenst programmes. Last week she heard on the wireless a special birthday message for herself broad- chat from London. In addition to Lord Haldane, who has been twice Lord Chan cellor, her family, includes Professor John Scott Haldane, one of the leading students of the effect of modern industry on the human body; Miss Elizabeth
The purchase of Gunnersbury Park for Sanderson Haldane Companion
of the public will almost complete the list. Honour, Doctor of Laws, "first woman of notable additions to the open spaces Justice of the Peace for Scotland, "and of London, for, with the exception of the one of the leaders of the Territorial remaining part of Ken Wood, which Nursing Service; and Sir William Lord Iveugh intends to give at some Stowell Haldane, who has a high place future time, there are few possibilities in the development of the modern prison for acquisitions on the grand scale now left, although there are still maty pri-
M. Frnize, reporting to the Soviet petition, and now meets India in the Congress, said the Red Army had redup-second round..
DERBY BETTING.
BILL BEFORE LORDS.
LONDON May 19th. The China Indemnity Application Bill
MT #
ed tenfold to half a million men, which was the smallest Army in the world re lacive to population. He advocated, the adoption of a territorial system for de- LORD ASTOR'S CANDIDATE IS. NOW passed the Committee stage in the fence purposes. Dealing with the Navy,
3.
Frunze declared that the estimates the Exchequer, in the House of Com-were thirty million roubles, which was this "afternoon, was bombarded only an eighth of the Taarist estimates and were inadequate when compared with questions, in connection with the with the naval "expenditure of other
countries, silk duties. He told ont questioner Finally, M. Frunze referred to the Bal "that the daty will not be charged on the States reported wish that the British Navy should hold maneuvres in the Bal
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Mr. F. W. Pethwick-Lawrence (Labi, West Leicester) pointed out that a very large amount of silk would thus enter the country, in view of the fact that 1,750,000 passengers entered in the course
of a year.
ARMS CONFERENCE. FREEDOM IN TRANSIT IS GENERALLY ́ ́ FAVOURED.
GENEVA, May 19th. The general committee of the Arms Conference voted by a large majority in favour of freedom in transit, entail ing the deletion of Article 5 from the draft Convention.
raft (Cacho-Slovakia) propos-
ed, instead of that article, that some
as
FAVOURITE.
LONDON, May 19th,
'
House of Lords.
TURKEY'S “LITTLE WAR." THE OPERATIONS AGAINST THE
The latest hetting on the Epsom Derby, which is to be run on the 27th inat, is follows:-9 to 2 ngat. Cross Bow offered, & to 1 taken; 11 to 2 agst. Manna, to 1 agst, Conquistador, 100 to 8 ogst. Ptolemy II, 100 to 6 agst. Runnymede taken and offered: 100 to 7 agat. Solario Despite the long-delayed offensive of MIGHTY PEDESTRIANS.
years.
STORM IN INDIA.
MADHAR, May 19th. Reports are pouring in describing the havoc wrought by a storm on the cast coast, damaging railways, breaking down telegraph, blowing off the reefs of houses
and endangering shipping. of
KURDS.
LONDON'S PARKS. QUARTER OF A CENTURY'S
ACQUISITIONS,
Springfield Park, Clapton, 1904.
Hainault Forest, 1903, .. Ruskin Park, 1906. MAR) Wandsworth Park 1007; Norwood Park, 1909. – Kilburn Grange, 1911.
Keley Park, Eeckenham, 1913) Ken Wood, 1924.
any sills or artificial silk articles worn tic. He said "If the British Fleet taken, 20 to 1 agst Dignity and St. the Government troops and the reassur- In her young days Mrs. Haldane was vate squares in such districts as Blooms by passengers entering the country, and visit the Baltic with other objects than Becuo, 28 to 1 agst Vicot taken and offering communiqués which are issued from very fond of long walks they might be bary, Kensington, Marylebone, and Bel
in 1918, we shall have no objection. Even ed, and 28 to agst. Priory Park offered Angara, says a Comstantinople corres called journeys. that reasonable allowances will be made Leningard will be prepared to give it a nod 33 to 1 agst taken.
on foot. But the gravia that may be saved from the pondent, does not at present look as Haldanes have always been
mighty builder. regala worn articles in personal friendly reception. He denied that the
Amongst the more important acquisi Cross Bow in the property of Lord though the rebels were receiving that walkers, and it was once said of the pres luggage. Thereupon Miss Wilkinson Soviet had participated in recent occur.
Astor, who has been especially unlucky rapid and condign punishment which sent Viscount that he could talk faster tions that have been made during the past rences in Bulgaria..
as regards his Derby candidates in recent was prophesied for them. That the and walk faster than any other member quarter of a century or so are Lab Middlesbrough) pointed out that
Golder's Hill, 1898. Eren of the revolt will be overrun and of the Cabinet to which he belonged. He
Brockwell Park, 1880. laid waste by the Government troops is has been known to tramp to Brighton this would beneft the woman" who, was
Horniman Gardens, 1801. no doubt only a question of time, and after his Parliamentary duties were
Downhills Park, Tottenham, 1903, able to buy dresses abroad.
although the Government bas issued, ä done. In that respect he was only MANY FATALITIES REPORTED ON manifesto in the hope of winning over following the example of an nacestor,
Eltham Park, 1.1903. - EAST COAST.
the population and sparing, any unneces- aged 80 odd, who was so incensed by sary effusion of blood there is little minister praying for himans." Thy aged doubt that the repression is going to be and infrm servant" that he invited the
bloody affair
offender to take a stroll with him. The Meanwhile, it also looks as though minister accepted, and began and dom the rebels were going to prove even pleted his repentance for the offending more difficult to subdue than had been remark during a twenty-mile walk across anticipated. The Government strategy country at rucing pace.
Castlewood, Shooter's Hill, 1925. of encircling the rebels has only been
THE SIMPLE LIVE,
Jack's Wood, Eltham 1925 MA partly carried out so far, and the con- sequence is that detachments of the Mr. Roslyn Mitchell, Socialist M.P. Every borough council, of course, has rebels have got right away to the East for Paisley, has been giving a London followed the policy of acquiring wher It is impossible here to tell in what for newspaper details of his daily diet ever possible suitable land for athletic ce all these operations are being carried Totalling it up, it amounts to four purposes, and if the Open Spaces Bi, out, but it is clear that if the rebels do oranges, some brown, brend and butter, now before Parliament, becomes law this get right away to the East in large numan omlete, and occasionally, in his more policy is likely to be extended, says a hers and can succeed in drawing, rein reckless moods, an outcake London paper, for it will enable local forcemcats from the Kurds of Persia and
It may be added that all the " Wild authorities to secure recreation grounds
who are sent to Parliament from before the and reaches building vali from the region of Hekkiari the task of Men the Turkish Government is going to be the Glasgow, District are total abstainers and will remove certain restrictions Rose May 19th.ry hard indeed. A TRAGEDY OF THE GRAMPIANS
which have been proved in the prat to be unworkable. But, generally speaking The Chumber unanimously passed the Already the Government is very hard - After a thres works" search by moun- such land as is still available in the Lon- second reading of the Bill regulating put to it to find the necessary money to taineers, stalkers, and shepherds on the ¦ don area is not very extensive. secret societies,
Carry on the campaign. Their avowed formidable mow-packed Ben Achallader, deficit is put at thirty millons of pounds one of the highest peaks in the western Turkish, and this is believed to be ad section of the Grampians, the body bas A SCOTTISH NATIONAL LIBRART. underestimate. They have not yet paid been recovered of Mr. A. Lawson Hen- the salaries, which are always-paid pauc- | derson, a young Paisley Inland Revenue Bir Alexander Grant, bend of the tually for the Feast of Ramazan, and all Officer. He was one of a party of three biscuit firm of Movittie and Erice, haz the operations of the Ministry of Public climbers, and left his companions when offered a donation of £300,000 to establisk Works have had to be suspended. at an altitude of over 3,000 feet in Scottish National Library and
Thirteen people have been killed and Mr. Churchill replied that the estimates form of solemn declaration should be add-14 seriously injured as a result of the bad lowed for that.
ed to the Convention, stating that the collapse of a building at Ellore, in which contracting parties abould bind them they had taken refuge. selves to prevent illicit trade in arms. Hundreds of herd of cattle were drown-
The proposal was referred to the legal | cd. committee
The general committee approved of the special committee's
solution in regard to publicity.
Mr. Churchill, in another reply, said that wood pulp was only liable to duty when converted into artificial silk. He did not think the tariff would, in any way affect the free import of raw material for paper.
MERGING OF DUTIES."
Churchill referred to another questioner, who End pointed out that "artificial' silk made from cellulose acetate was already taxed under the German re- parations to the Safeguarding of In- dustries Act He also quoted the latter
OLD AGE SCHEME.
BILL READ SECOND TIME IN COMMONS.
LONDON, May 19th. The House of Commons has passed het to another questioner, whom he in the second reading of the Widows and formed that where articles liable to the Orphan Old Age Contributory Pensions new duties were also liable to other Bill, as outlined in the Budget speech, Buties, these duties would be merged, after rejecting a Labour amendment by and the greater duty only charged.401 to 123
| SECRET – SOCIETIES.
ITALIAN BILL TO CONTROL THEM
IS PASSED.
GERMAN DISCOUNT RATE.
BERLIN, May 10th. The German Gold Discount Bank has reduced the discount rate from eight to seven per cent.