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COAL SUBSIDY.
PREMIER EXPLAINS SCHEME IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.
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THE STINNES CONCERN. SLOW PROGRESS IS BEING MADE FOR RECONSTRUCTION,
Loxoox, August 15th.
BERLIN, August 7th. The House of Commons was crowded and
The reconstruction of the Stinnes cen- animated when Mr. Stanley Baldwin mored
supplementary estimate of ten millions for cera, the final aim of which is to revert aubreation aid to wages in the coal-mining to the original business of the late Hugo industry," amid Labour cries of "No semi-heim and working the Stinnes mines in
Stinnes-namely coal-trading at Muel colon profts!"
Mr. Baldwin sail there was no cenns of West-Germany--is only slowly, progresa- riding the threatened strike without tea-ing, owing to the all-round fall in the porury Government help. He was still conrinced that the Government took the right and wise course. He had been called a.coward. "Well, it is much easier to be rattled into a fight than to be rattled into peace. (Cheers.). We were confronted with great alliance of trade unionists, who had the power and will (Labourite cheers) to If the Leagar control is not maintain-inflict enormous and irreparable Labunge on "edit will be advantageous for the the country." (Ministerial cheers.)
faNDON, August 8th, The Report, issued by the neutral Com. mission appointed by the League of Nations to enquire into the Manul frontier dispute, recommends the union est the whole territory of Iraq, subject 'to remaining under control of the League
for twenty-five years.
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A RESPITE SECURED.
Stock Exchange quotations of mining and industrial, shares and the difficulty of selling Stinnes dares en bive to one holder, to avoid weakening the market by throwing them on the Stock Exchange.
The late Herr Stinnes' obligations are now stated to total 180.000.000 marks, of which 10,000.00 have already been paid off by the sales of some of the Stinges
property,
It is calculated that there would stil: be a surplus of assets over liabilities, if
as an asset. the entire Stintes property was regarde
Negotiations are proceed ing for the sale of the Hugo Stinaes Riebeck Mining and Oil Works Proposals for disposing of the Stinnes fleet of 50.000 tons are apparently very small Plans are now bring discussed, for the formation of a new company to take over the fleet at the price of 25,000,000 marks.
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Davos August 7th. Mr. Rademaker, the Dutch Editor, who was severely injured in à motor-car accident on August 8th, is now out of danger. The other members of the party are also recovering.·
OBITUARY.
SIR. S. BANERJEA:
Cateria, August 7th. The death is announced of Sir Surendranath Banerjen, editor of the Hengalce."
The late Sir Surendranath was born on November 10th, 1948, was educated at Doveton College, Calentia, and Uni- versity College, London. He entered the Indian Civil Service in 1971 and resign- ed 1874. He was twice President of the Indian National Congress, and for eight: years in succession was a Member of the Bengal Legislative Council. He was a Member of the Imperia!" Legislative Council 1913-20 and President of the Moderate Conference in 1918. He was Knighted in 1991.]
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territory to remain under the sovereig
Mr. Baldwin, amid Labourite 'ories of dis. nity of Turkey, whom-interial had ex-
sent and Ministerial cheers, said there was fernal conditions of security are inent apparently a deliberate and avowed policy to force a stoppage regardless of suffering 'parably'stabler than those of Iraq,
He was unaware if that policy was endorsed In the event of the League Council by the whole Labour Party. If that were deciding to split up the territory. thes, he did not see bow a constitutional Government could" lire. He had secured, Commission recotumends i frontier, at a price, an immensely valuable respite, approximately following the line of the He had done bis utmost during the last year or two to secure industrial peace, but Lesser Zab, which leaves Mosul itself if we were agait confronted with such a within Turkish territory. Final decision challenge, theu: Let me just say that no minority in a free country ever, yet coerced rests with the League of Nations.
the whole community. (Cheers, and Lab- burite cries of 'The coatowners.").
I am convinced that if the time comes when the community must protect itself with the full strength of the Government behind it, the community will do so, and the response of the community will astonish the forces of anarchy all over the world. (Ministerial | cheers and angry Labour cries.) I may
this merely as a warning, and I know I am stat ing the deep, fundamental and widespread free people of this country,” belief of the rast majority of the great and line runs in the immediate proximity of KENT DEFEAT SESSEX BY SINGLE
SWEATED IMPORTS.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGATION.
Lospòs, August 7th, The Report of the joint committee of ibe Parliamentary Labour Party and the National Executive Cucumittee of the Labour Party, appointed to investigate the problem of siented imports, has been completed.""
It is understood that it recommends the banning of all imports produced abroad under sweated ennditions, bulding that these should be treated identically with foreign prism-made articles or British copyright books, printed abroad. importation should be made illegal..
"STOCKS OF RUBBER. MODIFICATION" OF STEVENSON SCHEME URGED.
Their
Loxbox, August 7th. A manifesto, signed by fourteen rubber manufacturing frus, hus been issued. It urges the Goverment to consider immed iate modification of the Stevenson res- triction, scheme.
it estimates that at present there are Jess than four months' world consumption of rubber in stock, while it is generally acknowledged that normal stocks are right mouths consumption.
The Stevenson scheme provides for the extra releases nf a maximum of 80,000 tons a year-equivalent to only mouths supply. At the present rate of consump tion, unless the scheme is modified, the zenit will be a growingly acute shortage of supplies for a few years, which will be naturally gradually terminated by grant-supplies from countries qutside the Empire, from estates financed by foreign interests.
LOWER BANK RATE.
CAMPAIGN IN MOROCCO.
OPERATIONS HAVE NOT HURT RAILWAY PLANS.
PARIS, August 6th.
A message from Casabianca says taili tary operations in Morocco have not pre- vented the extension of the existing rail- The first train from way system. Kenitra eid Aindefali has arrived at Wezzan. The north most section of thre
the war, zone.
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CAPTURE OF KURNIEU
In the region of Mzefround, after a
Mr. MACDONALD'S REGRETS. Mr. Ray MacDonald said he re- gretted, very deeply Mr. Baldwin's "closing.
Fez, August 7th. He declared that ararchy had sentences. never occurred in any state unless condi- In the region of Fezelbali, the French troops took by storm the strongly forti. tionel by a feeble, reactionary government, He asserted that public opinion was united fied position of Karnicu. The enemy next extraordinarily against the conlowners fed, leaving hity in dead and and pris-
The trade unions Toners for pusting the rotires had to prepare their own defence. Their extraordinary manifestation of industrial will had been amply justified. Mr. Maght, the Riff tribestuen fled in disorder Donald admitted that the situation last northwards, being pursued by airplanes Thursday could only he met by a subsidy, and artillery Gre-acas, though he rejected subsidy in principle. He believed the enquiry would find that national control of the mines was essential, Mr. Lloyd George, who was subjected to many interruptions and ironical laughter from the tack Labour beaches, declared that the bargain was practically nationa lisation with a Government guarantee, but without control. Mr. Baldwin had been. driven to this by the threats of the dirent Democracy was doomed if it actionists. surrendered to compulsion by a minority,
Mr. Robert Smillie, referring to the conditions of countries with which British mouer cool competed, said there invested in the coalmines of Ladia, in which the conditions were similar to those existing in Britain a century ago. There would be revolution in Britain if the miners were forced down to such a position.
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WORSE PLIGHT AHEAD.
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Sir Robert Horne expressed the opinion that a subsidy could not meet the dis culties which arose from the condition of the industries of the world, which the Government could not control if the people were led to believe they could live upon subsidies.The plight next May would be worse than to-day.
Col. Gretton declared that the Conser- vatives were alarmejl at the surrender to forver The Government's action would strengthen the position of the Communists
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FIGHTING IN SYRIA. FRENCH FORCES RETIRE ON EZRAA.
LONDON, August 6th. The P. &. Co's iner Rajputann, a if thousand ton vessel, was launched at fireenock to-day.
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INNINGS.
LONDON. August 7th. Kent defeated Sussex, in the County championship. by an inuings and 17 Scores: --
Kent: 349 for a wickets (declared). Sussex 198 and 136. Hardinge scored 2 for Kent and Woolley 118.
64.
Watson scored 53 in the first innings
of Sussex, Marriott taking 5 wickets for Freeman obtained 5 Sussex wickets for 53, in the second innings.
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BRITISH LEGATION,
SOME SERVANTS QUITTING JOBS. IN PEKING..
PEKING, August 7th. Some servants, belonging to the British Legation staff and to the Legation Guard, have walked out, 'presumedly owing to intemidation hy the Student Unions,
It is understood that the Waichiampa is taking steps with a view to arranging a settlement.
H.K.S. “RERKES,”
IS DUE TO ARRIVE HERE
TO-MURROW.
LONDON, August 6th.
TRAM EMPLOYEE FINED. RESISTED CONSTABLE'S SEARCH,
Stated to have resisted a search by a Chinese Constable, a tram employes up- peared, on remand, before Mr. E. W Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, and wits färd 810, with 14 days' hard labour ju default.
Mr. LTD. Turner, who appeared for the defendant, said that he had m serious statement to make to His War- ship before he gave his decision in the case.......... A female searcher the previous day gave evidence and said she saw com plainant strike, the defendant, and hei wished to recall her, It had a directi bearing on the case. The woman, wha was afraid, because she had to work under complainant, was very reluctant to go into the witness-box.
The woman went into the box, howe
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"In the House of Commons, replying ever, and alleged that after the praviour to questions, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman said day's hearing complainant had threaten- the aircraft carrier Hermes had beened to have her husband banished,
Complainant denied the allegation, despatched to China. Her airepaft would be utilised for training and exer- sising the personnel of the Fleet air aru, and, if necessary, in co-operation with
In imposing the fur, Mr. Hamilton His Majesty's naval and military forces said that but for the fact that complain- for the protection of the lives and pro-ant had an excellent character, he would
perty of British subjects.
It was learnt, yesterday, that vessel is due here on Sunday.),
said he had been asked by defend- ants brother, & police interpreter, not to presente defendant.
have discharged the defendant. Not
the only had complainant an excellent char-
LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND
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RESULTS OF 1924 WORKING.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BRITAIN'S
INVISIBLE EXPORTS."
acter, but he had been responsible for the dismissal of two constables for obtain [ing ** squeeze."
LOCAL SPORT.
LEAGUE BASEBALL.
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Two matches will be played this after- noon at Happy Valley,
The Japanese Club will meet the Indian Recreation Club in the first game, at 2.30 p... while the Hongkong Base- ball Club and the Hongkong Volunteer match at 4.30 p.ni, Defence Corps will contest the second
To-morrow the South China, e. Filipino
The statement of accounts of the Liver pool and London and Globe Insurance Co., Ltd., for 1924. shows that the total income from all yourtes amounted to £10,799,084 as against £10,463.2018 in 1921.
will be noticed that the Filipinos are na The expenses in the Fire, Accident and Club game will commence at 4 p.m. It Marine accounts showed a ratio of 39.32 | Lading in the league, having suffered per cent. The underwriting profit for no defeat yet. the year upon these combined accounts was 5,3 per cent of the premiums written, The total assets of the Company increased by £800,801 during 1994 and now amount to £22,306,251.
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At the 88th annual general meeting of the Company the Chairman drew an interesting parallel between the condition
JERUSALEM, August 8tb." It is reported from Amman that during a-recent Franco-Druse engagement in
NEW YORK, August 7th. Syria, the Druses captured several guns The Davis Cap Committee has an
nabling them to inke Sueida. the capital nounced that the fallowing players have of Jebel. The French tetired to Ezra, tentatively been selected to represent losing a number of killed and wound-America:" Messrs. Tilden, Vincent of trade now and one hundred years ago. Richards, W. M. Johnston, and R. N. de
This reverse caused consternation at Williams. Deran. The Druses are reported to have i captured a hundred camels -laden with ammunition and provisions.
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INTERVIEW BY WIRELESS.
UNIQUE FEAT IN JOURNALISM PERFORMED.
It is remarkable, he said, how history repeats itself. Rather more than a cen- tury ago we were engaged in the grim struggle with Napoleon. At the expira. tion of six years after the termination of the Napoleonic Wars the Bank of New York, August 7th. England began to resume payments in It is reported from Amman, that on the occasion of the capture of Sucida, the A Feat, believed to be unique in the gold: Just about the same period from Drugs captured several tanks and bistory of journalism. has been perform the termination of the Great War the machine-guns and brought down several |ed by a Chicago newspaperinan, who has. aeroplanes The French have evacuated wirelessly interviewed the explorer, Chancellor of the Exchequer announces Capt. MacMillan, aboard the ss. Peary, the removal of the embargo on the ex- at a distance of nearly 4,000 miles.
southern Hauran
FALL OF - SUEIDA. -
PARIS, August 7th. la, Molin understands that the Ciovern. -DIRECT OUTCOME OF RETURN TO and extremists within the trade unions ment has received confirmation of the
He hoped the Governinent would give an Lenpture of Sucida, assurance that their policy would not be one of subsidies.
GOLD STANDARD.
The rest of the
LONDON, August 7th.
Mr. J. R. Clynes said the Premier's their fellow-countrymen with those forces, The City Editor of the Time states that the reduction in the bank rate is speech had unwarrantably cast an asper- } the direct outcome of the restoration of, sim on the workers, who had their backs which were inspired by foreign pro- paganda (Cheers), Parliament must to the wall. The miners would have been the gold standard.
There has been a net influx of s, craven cowards if they had not resisted also be protected from the threat of trade unions. It must not be supposed that millions gold since April 29th, which rais these wage reductions.
because the Clovernment worked for peace. was incapable of defending a great institution. (Cheers).
A section of the Liberals challenged división on the supplementary estimate which was adopted by 351 to 16 votes.
THE CHANCELLOR REPLIES.
ed the Bank of England stock of metal workers would not have been worthy of to the snprecedented figure of 1644 the name of comprades if they had not millions; and consequently there has been stood behind them. (Labour cheera). considerable addition to the actual potential supply of credit. The Bank's resurya rátio lately has been higher than for nine years and the discount rate had fallen way to a figure which left the
bank rate ineffective.
SIR SIMON VANDER, K.C.B.E. PRISON CONGRESS SECRETARY 18 KNIGHTED.
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TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL MATCH
A friendly football match has been are runged to take place this afternoon om the Murray Parade Ground, between No. 4 Platoon, Infantry Company, Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, and the Band and Drums of the 1st Battalion, the East Surrey Regiment The kick-off will be at. 5.30 p.m. sharp..
The following team will represent the Volunteers:
Dalgado; C. M. Xavier S. B. Mahomed and L. J. Chanu.ng; J. E. Caldas, J. E. Montalto, D. P. Pau, M. Franco and E Marques. Reserve: Pte. Elarte.
L. H. Soun: J. E. Ward, and J. A.
£100,000 A YEAR.
134 PEOPLE WITH THIS INCOME.
There were 134 people in the United
Kingdom in 1923-21 with incomes of more than £100,000 a year, and the U19 people whose incomes were between £75,000 and
£100,000.
The talk mostly dealt with the subject port of gold. He makes the announce
This revelation of the private wealth of wireless. Cat. MacMillan explained ment at a time when our recovery is being from which the Chancellor of the Exebe how he is keeping in radiotelegraphie
report of the. Commissioners of Inland touch with civilisation. He said he and retarded, just as it was at a similar quer draws super-tax is contained in the had actually beard voices in London and period after the Napoleonic Wars, by Revenue for the year ending March, 1924, Schenectady.
high prices and high costs of production. which was issued recently. The Eskimos simply accepted wireless But, nevertheless, fifteen years from the as another great work of the white mandate of Napoleon's tail prices had drop. not more wonderful than the grama-ped to about the average level of the for the year 10s showed that the num phone. The interviewer, also heard nineteenth century.
Eskimos. gramaphone concert being given to the
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending July 25th amounted to $1,740 kons and the sales to 60,523 tona,...
INCREASE.
The usessments made at April, 1924,
ber of people paying super-tax-those If we are similarly to experience à luz. ther fail in prices in the next few years sessing incomes of £2,000 a year and commensurate in any way with that of more totalled 85,435. By far the largest 100 years ago, it must have an effect on proportion were those with incomes be
tween 29,000 and £2,500, and their num- premium income, and we shall also nober increased over the two previous years Joubt and a much-needed measure of re-by more than 5,500, to 20,154, while there lief in the reduction of expenses.
When I addressed you last year 1 laidas a total increase in the number of Mr. Winston Churchill, replying to the
sone emphasis on the relation of the busi super-tax payers of 8,72% in the same LATEST CABLES.
period. debate, said it was agreed that the settle-
case which involved a claim and ness of the British Insurance Companies
The number of people with incomes in. ment was not final, but a breathing space
MR. SAKLATVALA'S VIEW. secured in the hope that the community,
counterclaim for damage arising out of abroad to our balance of trade. From would be spared a conflict. The subsidy
LONDON, August 7th, a collision between the Ginoy and the the figures of 1024 au even more striking the neighbourhood of £100,000 decreased They wight amount to fifteen millious.
The House of Commons agreed to the Fiume-L. in Singapore Road's was heard illustration can be provided. The result in the same period, however-176 paying must ensure that this time it was well report stage of the coal subvention, after in the Admiralty, Division on June 17th. of the year's trade is an estimated tax on incomes of more than £100,000 in Mr. Justice Bateson gave judgment for balance in Great Britain's favour of 29 1920-1, and 204 in 1921-22, while the adverse figures for people, who paid on between. spent, and the sacrifier of money was not a few speeches by Lahourites.
million pounds, despite 30 Mr. Saklutvala contended that if pro- the plaintiffa. He was very dissatisfied made without achieving an effective ad- vantage. Nobody liked a subsidy, but fits in the British coal industry could be with some of the evidence that came from visible balance of 311 million pounds, £75,000 and £100,000 for the same years The estimated number of people with Fauld have liked a general restricted in order to preserve wages, the the Fiunie-I. He thought the truth was This adverse visible bylance is converted were 140 and 120. LONDON," "Augusttir
stoppage. The Government's decision zame thing ought to he applied to British that the Glenmoy was stationary at the into a balance in favour of thin country His Majesty the King has created Professor Simon Vander an Honorary therefore was in the best interests of the mine owners in South Africa, China and time of the collision, and the Faumeil, only by our invisible exports." such as total incomes above the income tax ex revenue from shipping, income from emption limit was 2,000,000, of whom public. He had not provided for a India Wages in those areas could not horn down on her as the Genemoj said. Knight Commander of the Order of the
Foreign investments, insurance, banking, 2,600,000 were entirely relieved from tax British Empire. Sir Simon is secreatry-subsidy in the Budget and did not intend be reduced to the minimum and react
new taxation. The on British wagra.
The net produes of the income to propose any
Kaifeng despatches announce that with and other commissions. No one car gain by the operation of abatements and allow matter could be considered when the next
Mr. Purcell declared that conditions in the assistance of the Kuomintang division say the fact that British Insurance his ances Budget was framed, (b)
the coal industry in China and India under the command of General Fan thus rendered valuable aid at a very tax in the year was £263,800,000. were shameful.
Chung Hsiu in Honan, the troops of the opportune moment, and we may flatter Mr. Bromley and Mr.. Purcell both de-third Kuominchun, army, under General ourselves that our Company with its large nounced what they described as the Sun Zuch, have defeated the Shensi overseas business contributes more than threats made yesterday in regard to what troops at Pachino, in the vicinity of its quota towards these invisible exporta would happen if the Trade Unions mp Bianfu,-states un Asiatic News Service which are so important a factor, in the ported the miners again."
message from Peking, dated July 19th.stablishment of our country's financial The communication adds that there is no position in the world.
Mesura, Dodwell & Co., Ltd. are the doubt now that Shensi will be brought under the influence of Marshal Feng agents for the Liverpool and London
and Globe Insurance Co. in Hongkong. shortly,
general of the international prison con- i gress, now sitting in London...
COMMITTEE OF ECONOMY.
The miners wages had not been raised. above the pre-war figure to the extent of Loknow, August 7th.
other less dangerous occupations. The Mr. Winston Churchill announced in Government declined to discern in the the House of Commons, that, the Economy: miners resistance any wish to challenge Committee of three, mentioned by Mr. the State (Labour Cheers.) There was a Baldwin" on July 27th, would consist of challenge from forces deliberately work Lord Colwyn, Lord Chalmers and Lording to promote Jiscontent. It would be a Bradbury. The first named will be chair- great mistake to identify the masses of
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They declared that no threats would prevent them from again supporting their comrades, if it was necessary to necare fair conditions.-
PRICE "OF RUBBER,
Messrs. Carroll Bros., are in receipt. of a cable from their Singapore friends informing them that the price of rubber- is now $1.28) per ib. They also adviser that the Bassett Rubber Co., Ltd., ha declared a 5 per cent, interim divillend.