CABLES.
BARLIER CABLNS. (THROUGH REITER'S MENOT.] BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST.
MR. TANNER OF QUEEN'S COLLEGE IS INCLUDED.
NÓ NEW PEKER MÅDE.
Losnas, June 2nd.
There is an unusually long Birthday Honours List. It contains no new Peers although Baron Bentated has been raised to the rank of a Viscount. »'
[Baron Bearsted, who was raised to the
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE
LATEST CAHLBS.
H. M. THE KING. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS FROM ALL PARTS OF EMPIRE.
LONDON, June 4th. Congratulations in honour of the King's sixtieth birthday began to arrive at the Palace, sarly this morning. They include mesanges from all parts of the
Empire and from the Prince of Wales and Prince George. The latter, who is route to Wel-Hai Hai from Shanghai, cabled his congratulations. The official : celebration was the "roping of the
وارگی دیسی
CRICKET AT HOME.
LATEST RESULTS OF" COUNTY
FIXTURES.
LONDON, June And. 2 At Southampton, Hampshire beat Kent by seven wickets, Kent scored 197 and then 136, Jameson taking 5 for 18. Hampshire cored, 308 (Bowell 58) and
31 for 3
innings over Nots. Notts scored 30. Surrey at Nottinghao led on the first
and 231 for (Hobbs 180).
Surrey compiled” 454
4TH, 1025
LATEST CARLES FAR LEEUTRES AMERICAN SERVICE)
RAILROAD REORGANISATION.
KUHN LOER COMPANY'S
NEW FLOTATION.
New York, June 3rd.. Messrs. Kuhn Loch and company an mun* & plan for the reorganisation Kailroad, which provides for the rx of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul
change of Over 404 million dol lars worth of securities; also for the quidation or funding of all short term
share preferred stock as $39, share com-
EASTERN CABLE POLITICAL
NEWS.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.} SEAMEN AT SHANGHAL
ADMIRAL LEVESON IN APPEAL FOR SUITABLE INSTITUTE,
LONDON, June 3rd., Admiral Leveson, Ta' a letter to the
SITUATION
IN CHINA
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comment has been droomed
(THROUGH - REUTER'S AGENT]
CHINA AND THE LEAGUE.
MONEY FOR DINNER BUT NOT FOR SUBSCRIPTION.
Loxbosune 3rd. The Daily Telegenijak's correspondent during Port, draws attention to the at Geneva, says that a good deal of Shanghai. Hr hopes that contributions by the fact that despite China's lack of a suitable Seamen's Institute at adverse
will be forthcoming in Britain to sapability to pay her manual subscription plement the anticipated generous provi.to the League or the coupons on bonds, her delegates, entertained" lavishly 400 sion by the small community of Shang
guests at one of the most fashionable hotels. The function must have cost: £1,000 It is also recalled that public subscriptions had been made for the starving people of China.
Peerage in 1921 for eminent public and colour":nt the Horse Guards, at which arst innings at Manchester Yorkshire debts and the assessment of the 829 hai past and present residents.
aatioun services, was formerly Sir Mar as Samuel, Lord Mayor of London in 1902. He developed large oil Gelds
Lancashire com-
mon stock.
Lancashire led over Yorkshire, in the
scored 239 (Rhodes 30) and 188 for Marshal Foch participated as the reRhodes 34, not out). presentative of France. The weather was briliant and the ground packed with piled 203 (Hallows 111 not out).
The plan also provides for a big re At Birmingham, Warwick over duction of the fixed interest-bearing debt | Derby on the first innings. Warwick by the creation of a new first preference compiled 3 (Stephens 191), and 181 for mortgage which will provide future +, declared, Derby scored 185 und 23 capital expenditure by the creation of
two additional mortgages.
The assess mear plan will provide over seventy million dollars in cash, for which new
inth Far East and received an official sight-seers. voce of thanks from the Admiralty in 1915 for services to the fighting forces."}
Sir William Tyr steps up to the rank of Grand Cross, of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St George:
Sir William Tyrrell has been Assis- tant Secretary of State at the Foreign Oier since 1919. He was formerly in the diplomatic service and was private secretary to Sir Edward Grey (now Lord Grey of Fallodon) when the latter was Foreign Secretary.}
Admiral Sir William Pakenham, bas
been honoured with the Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.
[Admiral Pakenham was Commander- in Chief of the North America and West Indies Station from 1920 to 19. com- manded the Third "Craiser Squadron from 1913 to 1917, and from the: latter year to 1913 he was in command of the Battle Cruiser Fleet.]
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There are eight Baronetcies, these in- cluding the name of Sir John Bland. Sutton
GLASGOW COMMUNISTS. GERMAN REICHSTAG MEMBER
WAS IMPERSONATED.
LowDow, June 3th, The assertion from Glasgow that the member of the Reichstag, Herr Stocker, did not attend the Communist Congress, but was impersonated by a German re sident, is confirmed in a Cologan
Authoritative Communist circles there! declare that neither Herr Stocker nor any other German Communist went to Glasgow, in consequence of the British official embargo.
enble from
GERMAN AIRMEN.
TWENTY AEROPLANES STILL ́IN CONTEST.
PROFESSOR H. NAGAOKA.
HONOURED WITH DEGREE BY CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.
LONDON, June 3rd, The honorary degree of Doutor of Science has been copferred by Cambridge University upon Professor H. Nagaoka, of Tokyo.
CHINA'S DEETS,
COUPONS ON TWO, LÓANS ARE "ALREADY SETTLED).
for 4 110.)
At Lord's. Middlesex beat Sussex by eight wickets Middlesex scored 33 (Hearne 117), Tate taking & for 105, and five per cens. mortgage bonds will be INDIAN LEAGUE DELEGATE ASKS third is expected.
then 43 for 2.
209.
Sussex scored 218 and issued.
AMERICA AND CANADA:
OTTAWA TO BE REPRESENTED AT WASHINGTON.
Allowing for the value of the bonds, Leicester brat Northants as Northampa net nasessment or slock of about nine ton by 171. Leicester scored" 204, Wright dollars per share is indicated. taking for 2, and 312. Northants compiled 164, Skelding taking & for 70, and 131. Skelding, taking 6 for 48.
Essex beat Worcester at Leyton by 998.
Essex scored 248 (Russell 76) nuil Worcester 220. Root taking 7 for 79. scored 150 and Again 180.--
Gloucester at Taunton bent Somerset by 282. Gloucester scored 253 and 226 for 5, declared. Somerset compiled 167. and 60, Parker taking 5 for 28.
Cambridge playing "at home bent the
OTTAWA, June 3rd,
LABOUR IN ASIA.
FOR, ENQUIRY.
LONDON, June 3rd
The City Editor of The Times notes that the coupons, due yesterday, "in twä out of the three Chinese loans were met; and an announcement in regard to the He says it is ta
China's credit that. despite political dis orders, the service of the foreign debt. ie maintained undisturbedly except to GENEVA, June and.
a minor degree. The interest at pre- The Labour Conference has adopted sent is being met on all secured Chinese without opposition the report of the sug-loans, issued in Britain, with the one
exception noted.. gestions committee on equality of treat- ment for foreign and native workers in case of accidents at work; and also adopt- ed a resolution introduced by the Indian workers' delegate inviting the council of the administration, after consulta- tion with the Governments concerned, to undertake a documentary enquiry into conditions of labour.in Asiatic countries particularly China, India, Japan, Persia, and Siam, and also the mandated colonies and protectorates in Asia.
MR. POULTON IS SATISFIED.
GENEVA. June 2nd.
CER.
SOVIET GOVERNMENT CIRCLES PERTURBED.
RIGA, June 2nd. to be very perturbed at the Chinese Soviet Government circles are reported authorities continued disregard of the Soviet demand for the dismissal of Bon Soviet oficials on the Chinese Eastern Railway.
Mr. Mackenzie King announced in the Commons that Government expected shortly to appoint a Canadian represen- tarive to Washington, But difficulty was experienced in obtaining anyone willing to accept the post, on account of the President of the Royal College of Surdieult circuit of the Aying competition, Army by eight wickets. The army scorel personal financial outlay involved.
The House of Commons, thereupon, 106 (G. Bryan 112), and (938. Cam- bridge compiled 418 (Duleep Sinhit 128), voted. 850,000 to cover the salary and ex-in industrial regions, including Shang to the interests of the Chinese Eastern and 19 for 2.
BERLIN, June 5th. Up to midnight, 20 aéroplanes out of [Sir John Bland-Sutton is Consulting Surgeon of the Middlesex Hospital, was 34 hnd completed the second and most
geons in 1923 and of the Royal Society of Medicine in 1921-22)
SPORTSMEN HONOURED. Grand Crosses of the Royal Victoriao Order have best conferred on the Earl of Lonsdale and Baron Desborough.
The Earl of Lonsdale, who is Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland and who owns 175,000 acres of land, has been an ardent sportsman ali his life, taking particular interest in the turf. hunting and boxing. He was the founder of the Lonsdale Belt. He served as A.A.G. for the Imperial romanry in the South African War.}"
Baron Desborough, a former President: of the London Chamber of Commerce and of the British Imperial Council of Commerce, has also figured as a sports тап. He played (as W. 1. Groufell) for Harrow XI in 157-74, represented Oxford againkt Cambridge in 1876, rowed against Cambridge in 1877-78. has climbed the Alps and shat in the Rockies and India, has twice swut the Niagara, and has three times en punting cham-
through mountainous and timbered coun- try.
LATER. Twenty-three aeroplanes completed, the second circuit. including a Daimler Baby" maching, fitted with two motors each of nineteen horsepower. It was piloted by Loerzer, who covered 700 miles in hrs. 26min. The best time made was by Polte, in an Udet machine fitted with a 100 horsepower Bristol Lucifer motor. The time was 10hrs., 10mins. Flying the third circuit of 600 miles will begin to-morrow..
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BULGARIA'S EXTRA SOLDIERS.
DEMOBILISATION OF NEW MEN IS ORDERED.
Soria, June 3rd. The Bulgarian Government has order.
HOME LAWN TENNIS.
CAMBRIDGE JUST BEAT OXFORD.
LONDON, June 2nd.
At Cambridge, in the inter-finiversity" lawn tennis contest, Cambridge beat Ov ford by 11 matches to 10.
ALLIES AND GERMANY.
NOTE ON DISARMAMENT TO JE PRESENTED.
PARIS, June 2nd. The Allied Note to Germany with regard to disarmament will be presented at Berlin on June 4th.
It consists of five pages and two nu-
pion. As President of the Britished the mobilisation of the 10,000 extranexes. first of all setting out what bas Olympic Association he was the presiding genius of the Olympic Games held as men, which the Ambassadors' Conference Shepherd's Bush in 1018.]
permitted to be called to the colours to
FURTHER RECIPIENTS. Sir John, Baird has been honoured
deal with the Communist menace.
The Conference' previously rejected the
been done and what has not been done in execution of the Versailles Treaty, and laying down a list of what remains to be carried out, secondly giving the text of the Reparations Commission's note
elaring that Germany is in order as re- gards the execution of the Dawes plan.
The Note is conciliatory, and informs Germany that the Cologne zone cannot be evacuated until the disarmament con ditions have been fulfilled..
with the Grand Cross of the Mustapplication for a suspension of demobi-to the Conference of Ambassadors, de
Distinguished Order of St. Michael and isution.
St. George
Formerly in the diplomatic service, Sir John Baird entered Parliament in 1010 as M.P. for Rugby, and was Parlia mentary private secretary to the late Mr. Bouar Law Fix ministerial pointments include Under Secretary of the Home Office and First Commissioner of Works.
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There is a long list of Knighthoods for varied public services, including the artist, Mr. Bernard Partridge (chief car toonist of Fuurh) and Mr. Philip Smith (Grand Secretary of the United Grand Lodge of Freemasons)
A notable feature is several pages of Orders of the British Empire, includ ing six Dames.
EASTERN HONOURS. The honour of Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St. George has been con ferred on Mr. Frank Baddeley, former Under Secretary in the Strait Settle- ments, and on Mr. Oswald Stenor, of Selangor."
Raja Addullah of Perak gets an Honorary Knight Commandership of the eame Order.
The decoration of Commander of the British Empire Order is contered on Mr. John Humphreys, Adviser at Treng ganu, Malay States.
Honorary Commanders of the British Empire Order are Hadji Nik Ismail, of Kelantan, and Mr. Hadj Ngah Yusuf, of Trengganu.
EARLIER CABLES.
DI PINEDO PUSHES ON.
CARNARVON (W. Australia).
June 2nd.
LATEST CABLES. PLANS UNCERTAIN.
LEAGUE PROTECTION.
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The Italian airman Di Pinedo has IS IT A MERE SCRAP OF PAPER? arrived here.
GENEVA, June 2nd The action of the Arms Conference in exempting Esthonia, Finland, Latvia, Poland and Rumania from the obliga: tion to supply periodical returns of im ports of munitions, pending Rassia's a besion to the convention, dfowa caustic reference from Mr. Burton, of the United States, who asked whether the League protection was a mere serap of paper. |- since the nations were afraid to trust in it.
Lord Onslow. (Britain) agreed
with Mr. Burton's remarks, and said Britain desir ed, a workable convention
PENTR," June 3rd. Major di Pinedo flew from Carnarvon to Perth, 531 miles, in about 5 hours in an interview, he said he had flown 12,000 out of the 34,000 miles entailed on his trip.
He was uncertain when be would continue his flight.
EARLIER CABLES.
CAPTAIN AMUNDSEN: TWO AEROPLANES TO AID IN SEARCH FOR HİM"
Osto, June 2nd.
SIRDAR'S MURDERERS.
DESCRIPTION OF SENTENCED
MEN
penses of the post.
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MACMILLAN. EXPEDITION.
TO WHOM SHALL NEW LAND
BELÒNG 1 ...
They also necuso M. Chadin of exert- In view of the statement by the Chinple in negotiating a loan with Japan for
ing an anti-Soviet influence, for exam
se delegate at the Labour Conference, the purpose of constructing a line from that the Chinese Government has taken Thoman to Tsitsikar, which is inimical steps with regard to labour inspection
Railway bai, Mr. Poulton, the British worker' delegate, withdrew his proposal in favour of intervention by the Labour Offer,
'It
THE ** ANNAMITE HERO."
FRENCH DEPUTY ON CANTON
MONUMENT..
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The Soviet Press reports that Chinese military officials have requisitioned four hundred waggons to transport war ̈ma- terial to the Soviet frontier Pogranitshnaja
LAUNCH PIRATED. COMPRADORE AND TALLYMEN CAPTIVES.
♫
CORAL WASHINGTÓs, June 3rd.
PARI, June 2nd. Official circles are perplexed at the
The Deputy, M.-Outrey, has informed the President of the Chamber that he report from Ottawa that Mr. Stewart. will question the Minister of Foreign The steam launch Chung Tien (British Canadian Minister of the Interior, told Affairs as to what measures will be taken register) belonging to the Chung Yuen the Dominion House of Commons that by the French Government in order to Company, or. Dougins. Street, was pirated prot Peking concerning the monu on Saturday evening when off Ngon. Canada expects to claim any lands ment erected at Canton, by revolu- Shuen Kong, in Chinese territory. disenverel north of Canada as far as tionaries, to the memory of the An- The coxswain" of the launch states that Damite who threw a bomb at Governor he was on a trip from Wuchow to Hong- the Pole by the forthcoming MacMillan Merlin, and in order to demand indemni-kong with two timber lighters in tow, expedition, which will receive aid from ties for the victims of the criminal at when sumpans, pach containing about
tempt-Harna.
six men, approached. firing, and ordered the Navy.
him to stop.
It is intended to raise the American flag on any new land discovered, which is probably comparatively valueless ex- cept possibly as future aviation bases. But it is not thought that any serious Ambrican-Canadian controversy will arise over the matter.
H
EARLIER CABLES.
ANTI-RUM ACTIVITY.
ANOTHER SHIP. CAPTURED BY U.S. COASTGUARDS.
LAST ANFU TUCHUN.
LU YUNG HSIANG'S SLENDER
HOLD ON KIANGSU,
Chang Tso-Lin's possession of Kiangsa is gradually being strengthened as the
The launch and lighters were' taken by the pirates to an unknown spot and were kept there until Tuesday morning, when they were released. The compradore and two tallymen were detained by the pirates
resistance of Tuan Chi Jui and the Anfa
THE STAR THEATRE, Government to his mandates lessens. Lu Yung Hsiang, the Tupan of Kinngs, is ***OUR CABARET" COMPANY." altogether without troops. His position is in many respects pitiable.. For six Our Cabaret Company opens a short. years he was Tuchun of Chekiang and an season at the Star Theatre, after com important Sgure in China's affairs. Inpleting a season at the Theatre Royal dependent of every Ciovernment in They will present a programme each even-" Peking, he commanded the respect of the ing until Sunday: the perfasthance com- south-west and had a great following in mencing on each ocension at 9 p.m. the north. He maintained order in hist This extremely clever and' versatile province and enjoyed the good-will of company have delighted their audiences the Chekiang people, particularly the with their varied programme which com Ningpo element. His interest in Shang-prises a repertoire of the Latest musical hai, through General Ho Ferg Lin gave numbers, hurlesques, original scenes, cabaret him a wealth and power altogether in skits and the latest iden in commensurate with his position n slancing. Tuchun of Chekiang
Each evening there will be a new pro- The Kiangsu Cheliang war led to his gramme. Those who have not yet seen betrayal by associates and his burried"Our Cabaret" can be assured of a departure for Japan. He lost in reputa- pleasant time at the Star Theatre any, tion in the fight and in the desertion night for the remainder of the week. of his troops. He was given an opportu nity avenge himself on Chi Hsinh chief. In addition, came the large Feng- Yudo, but bad to utilize part of Chang tien levies, supported by the Russian" Tao Lin's army to achieve his revenge auxiliaries. In the neighbouring pro When that was accomplished be found visce, Cheklang, Sun Chuan Fang, "a that Chang Chung Chung was greater clever politician and daring general, has peril than Chi Hsieh Yuan had ever been an eye on Nanking as a more suitable Chang Chung Chang lay between Nan A heat wave has swept the country king and Shanghai with a large for strategie centre from which to make his
WASHINGTON, June 2nd. Coastguards have seized the British trawler Blairmore First," of Halifax together with a carge of $100,000 worth of liquor.
The captain and crew of eight have been arrested, and will be charged with conspiracy to smaggle "liquor.
HEAT WAVE IN U.S.A.
NEW YORK, June 2nd.
from east to middle west.
There have been six deaths in Chicago, thres in, Cleveland and three in New
York.
Nian people were drowned at Mil waukes when seeking relief from the heated,
Two men at Missouri were flung out
CAIRO, June, 2nd The nine accused min to be sentenced The Government has decided to send in connection with the Sirdar's murder two naval aeroplanes by steamer to are two student brothers named Euniat.of an automobile by the force of a storm Spitzbergen to assist in the search for two railway, shop workers, a carpenter. Amundsen.
an engincer, a taxi driver, a lawyer and killed. and ex-Zaglulist deputy Shafik Mansur, and an official, Malumond Ismail;
EGYPTIAN COTTON.
NEW LAW TO: SAFEGUARD
The aeroplanes will reach Spitzbergen at the end of next week
100t
It is generally thought that Amundson Mr. Frank Sands, Boys Scouts Com-is unable to return by air, and in mak- missioner in Malaya, is made a Manning for, Cape Columbia or Spitzbergen. ber of the British Empire' Order; whilst on the honour of Honorary Member of the esme Order is conferred on Mr. Ho Siak Kuan, Chinese Secretary, of the Straits Settlements,
Mr. Bertram Tanner, headmaster of Queen's College, Hougkong, is made a Companion of the Imperial Service
Order.
STABILISING THE LIRA.
ROME, June Zud.
The issue banks have jointly opened contingent credit with Morgan's in New York of 880,000,000 with the object of stabilising the lira":
· ITS “QUALITY.
*** ARGENTINE LOAN.
OVEK-SUBSCRIBED IN AN HOUR
NEW YORK, June 2nd. The Argentine refunding loan of forty- CAIRO," June 2nd. For the purpose of safeguarding the five million dollars, with interest at quality of Egyptian cotton, a law has six per cent, offered by Morgan's this been promulgated wherely the Ministry morning, was oversubscribed in an of Agriculture will control cotton seer destined for sowing,
hour,
HEMMED ROUND:
no use,
moves toward Hankow, his undoubted. and a real power, while Lu Yung Hsiang.
In Anhui and possessed an empty title in Nanking. It eventual destination.
Shantung, Chang Tso Lin's grip has be was impossible to obtain Peking's con- sent to the appointment of Ho Feng Lincome stronger, and the Manchurian bas for In Yang Hsiang. It is to any position, even to his own former} position in Shanghai demilitarized. He therefore to secret that the day is fnat could not even have a magistrate appoint approaching when Chang Tso Lin's ap-
pointee with become Tupan of Kiangan-
TUAN'S LAST SUPPORT... In due course, Chang Tao Lin Bo La Yung Hang has always been, faith- mancarred the situation that Han Kuo ful to Tuan Chi Jai. Un many occasions Chun, the Civil Governor of Kiangsu, he might have bettered himself had bes who was the arch-conspirator in the changed his politics or played falsa to various Kiangsu intriguce, lost his job Tuan. But he he always adhered close and a minor Fengtien official became the ly to the old mastery even to the extent. Civil Governor of the great province of of fighting what was, at the commence Kiangau Chang Chung Chang took up ment, an obviously difficult war in his bis headquarters in Hauchowfu and interest. He is again the last of the Anfu eventually became Tupan of Shantung. Tuchups, in spite of Tuan Chi Jui's In Kiangsu, Lu Yung Hsiang had from access to power. When he goes, Tuan the first faced antagonistic troops. The Chi Jui will be altogether without even old armies of Chi Hsieh Yuan remained the vestige of military support among his in the province under their old command: own followers. He can only turn to out ers, each of whom regarded himself as aiders, to Chang Two Lin or Feng Yu the apparent successor to his former Hsiang, both of whom have plans of their
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