OABLES.
LATEST CABLES. LUDBOUGE REUTER' AGENCY.]
COAL IN INDIA
GRADING BILL UNANIMOUSLY PASSED,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY
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HOME COAL CRISIS ROYAL COMMISSION NOW APPOINTED.
LONDON, September 3rd.
It is officially announced that Sir Herbert Samuel has been appointed chair. man, Mr. Kenneth Lee, Sir William Beveridge, and General Sir Herbert Brata, September 4th Lawrence, members of the Royal Com-
PROTECT" PAPER INDUSTRY.
The Legislative Assembly unanimously "passed the Conl Grading Bill, designed to enable india to recapture overseas markets
Government has formulated provisional conclusions on the Tarif Board's report, but, subject to the paper on industries which the Legislative Assembly will be
mission of Enquiry into the coal industry.
[Sir Herbert Samuel recently resign ed the High Commissionership of Pales tine. A Laberil in politics he possesses high administrativo gifts, Mr. Kenneth. Lee, LLD, is the Chairman of the Man- chester Arm of Tootal, Broadhurst Lee Govern Co, Ltd. He has auted on ment Committees and Commissions. Sir William Beveridge is distinguished physician and bas seen anich war service. Sir Herbert Lawrence is managing part. asked in approve on September 10thner in Glyn, Niels Currie & Co. The resolution proposes to assist the baihoo paper, and paper pulp industry by the imposition, until March 1932, of a specific protective duty of one anna per pound on printing paper, excluding cer tar varieties which euntain less than per cent mechanical pulp, and all writing "paper.
...
The resolution docs hot mention the twenty lakhs loan or the guarantee of debentures which the Tariff Board re- cominended to enable the two companies to experiment in humboo paper.
A LUNATIC AT LARGE. „EGYPTIAN PRINCE ESCAPES FROM ASTRUM
BRITISH AID SOLGAT.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
TRAQ DISCUSSION BEFORE
COUNCIL
GENEVA, September 3rd." M. Brined, French Foreign Minister, presiding over the Council of the Lengue of Nations, declared that the Masul frontier incident was closed after Rear- ing explanations from both sides.
Mr. L. M. S. Amery, British Colonia! Secretary, then made a lengthy stata ment on the subject of Iraq, saying that Britain would continue co-operation with the Iraq Government though without! fixing a limit to the mandate after the expiration of the existing treaty.
He emphasised Britain's wish for Iraq
ST
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LEGER
MANNA STILL IN PRIDE OF PLACE
LONDON, September 3rd. The betting for the St Leger: to-day was as follows
Manga 3/1 offered, 7/2 taken. Solario, B, offered and taken Zambo, 7/1 offered and taken. Spelthorne, 8/1 offered. Picaroon, 10/1 offered and taken. Poas. Asinorum, 20/1 offered and taken. Bucellas, 2/1 offered and taken,
LATEST CABLES. LATEST SORATCHINS.
LONDON, September 1th Sirdar was scratched for the St Leger at 10 o'clock last night, and Ptolemy II at 9 o'clock this morning.
The list of probable starters received to date is:
Нова
Ayaz
Bucellas
El Cacique
·For Law'
My Crackers Manna
Picaroon Poas Asinoruni Roïdore
Sir Kenneth Solario Sparus Spelthorne
St. Becan Tournesol
Warden of the Marches Warminster Zambo
·JOCKEY.
H. Jelliss
M. Beary
S. Donoghue
7. Smyth
T. Buras
G. Hulme
J. Childs
Brennan Archibald
C. ElBott
Pryor Wells
B. Carslake
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WHITE AUSTRALIA.
SUPERIORITY..
to enter the League and said Britain NOT BASED ON IDEA OF RACIAL would accept the commission's suggestion for the appointment of a League observer in Iraq to watch the interests of the minotities, on condition that Turkey accepted the appointment of an observer for the minorities in Turkey
Catto, September 4th. The Egyptian Government has request d the Residency to scare the co- operation at Britain in effecting the exire of Prince Ahmed Seited Din, her-in-law of King Fuad, and bis re- ure to England, where he mysteriously quruppd from a lanatic asylum in Sussex | desired Jast week..
<in the other hand, Princess Nevdjivani, Prince Ahmed's mother, who is at Con- Fatinople, has petitioned King Fuad to o Ahmed to end his days in his native. Country of Egypt.
SHIPPING STRIKE. SYDNEY WATERSIDE WORKS MAY BE INVOLVED
SYDNEY, September 4th Very few of the seamen have complied with the owners' offer that legal claims will be waived if they return to work within 48 hours.
The seamen declare that if volunteers are secured, the waterside workers will immediately be involved in the dispute.
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CROSS CHANNEL SERVICES.
LONDON, "September 3rd. The cross-channel service from South ampton was partially resumed to-day. The Royal Mail liner Glamurganshire
sailed.
Twa
SYDNEY, September 3rd.. The speeches at a dinner given by the State Government in honour of the visit ing pressuien developed into discussion
As regards the frontier line. Britain of the white Australia policy. The Gov- The Minister, Mr. boundary which would be ernor presided. practicable in the interests of friendlyLoughlan, opened the subject by explain- relations between Iraq and Turkey which is that the polley, on which Australia Britain was most anxious to see main was unanimous, was not based on any tained
Mr. Amer reiterated that Britain would accept the decision of the Council as regards the boundary whatever it might be.
SEIT
CRICKET AT HOME-
YORKSHIRE DEFEAT SOMERSET
BY TEN WICKETS P
LADOS, September th At Taunton, Yorkshire defeated Somer set by 10 wickets.
In their first innings, the Somerset team scored Lyon obtaining 78
Yorkshire replied with 2. Holines making 90, Oldroyd 69, Layland 5s. White took 5 wickets for
Somerset's second innings realised 147, to which Young contributed Macaulay claimed 8 wickets for 45 runs
Yorkshire scored runs without loss at the second attempt, and won as stated.
YORKSHIRE TOP COUNTY.
The result of the County Champion. shup, as regatus the first gir places is
County. - Matches Played. Percentage
Yorkshire
SUTTOY Lancashiro
Notts Kent Middlesex
96,66
70.30
0.48 €7.50 65.87
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SOCCER AT HOME.
LONDON, September 3rd. The following League football matches wera played to-day:
DIVISION III. (SOUTH). Charlton, 0; Newport Co., 0. Merthyr, 0; Gillingham, 0. Q.P. Rangers, I Reading, 2
EARLIER CABLES. [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] U.S.A. AIRSHIP DISASTER. TWELVE KILLED AND FIFTEEN INJURED.
WASHINGTON, September 2nd
1925
FAR EASTERN CABLE MALAY RUBBER PLANTERS
NEWS
(THROUGK-KEUTER BAGKNOTA A
THE SHANGHAI INCIDENTS.
CHINA CHAMBER ALSO KEEN
ON SETTLEMENT
REPLY TO BRITISH RESOLUTION.
SHANGE, September 4th. The British Chamber of Commerce sent a copy of the resolution, cabled on August at to the Chinese Chamber, hoping that the resolution would be read by the members as an earnest of the British Chamber's sincere desire for settlement of the present situation.
The Chinese Chamber bas replied. vincing appreciation of the expression of goodwill and hoping that further energetic efforts will be made in view of successfully inducing the British Govern-
ment's representatives to bring the pand ing negotiations to a fully satisfactory the earliest possible "op- settlement pectunity.
THE INCORPORATED (SOCIETY'S
ENNER.
Members of the Incorporate Society of Planters (Malaya) assembled at Princes Restaurant, Piccadilly London, on July 24th, under the chairmanship of Mr. Eric Macfadyen. With the exception of the guests the diners were plugues homa on leave from Hidaya. Among thone present were
Str S Bois (president of the Institu tion of the Rubber Industry), Mr. F. GPenny, MP. Mr. W. D. Campbelt (chairman, Rubber Growers Association) Messrs. J. Hargreaves, J. S. Arter, H Worrison, W Duncan, R. Si Arm strong, F. Buber, G J. Brand, Fo Jevons, CC. Corks, R. Currie, FT Curtis M. D. Fallon, J. Forbes, C RFerrers . Gooch, M. H. Hannay, R. G. C. Hill, L. Lipscomb, A. M Mudtoy, C. OT. Powell, D. Robert- son, F. P. Roche, M. F. Rogers, G Scott Eames, E. C. S. Siebel, W. J Warrin, C. T. Watney, T. G. C. Webster, and Mr. R. §. White,
Mr. W D. Campbell gave the toast of the Incorporated Society of Plantera (Malaga), which, he recalled, was now six years old. It had done much useful work among planters, and its latest effort With regard to the unfortunate in- was to inaugurate a benevolent fund. cidents, this Chamber would like to say (Cheers.) In regard to the rubber in- that it niso is its ardent wish for ad early astry, he was afraid they suffered from too much publicity (Laughter.) They settlement of the affair. Now that your Chamber and the China Association have were never left in peace and quietto carry on their business. They read in formally declared their sympathetic
the newspapers, for example, that rub- Attitude towards the national patriotieber was being sold at 4% per lb. The movement of our people and expressed public believed that the planter
Such was not their eagerness to see the problem solved. getting that price. we confidently hope that, on the basic case, and he doubted very much whe principles of justice and fairplay, the prether the average price of the 1925 crop, sent unfortunate situation will come to which has been sold forward, yielded to
the
planter more than 1s. Od
per la The 1026 crop had also been sold for an end
ward on pretty much the same forme. What they wanted was stabilisation in
POWERS AND CHINA
The wreck of the Shenandoah, with the READY TO DISCUSS ABOLITION OF PICS, (Henr, hear.) loss of two lives, is now officially con firmed.
BROKE IN TWO.
CUMBERLAND, Ohio, September 3rd.
EXTRALITY.
WASHINGTON, September 4th.
The sine Powers signatory to the The Shenandoah broke in two over the Washington Confererer Chinese Treaty
s
the
Mr. E. Macfadyen, responding, recalled. the early days of rabber planting in the Mainy States. Though they were poor, in those days, they were, men of resource. (Cheers) To-day they held, a position of which they might well be proud, and their association, while young, was strong and virile (Heur, hear.)
idea of the racial superiority of the village Ava during a gale and thunderhave notified the Peking Government in The toast of The Guests was given
whites but on the well-known dissimilarity. of the whites and coloured in feeling sentiment and other respects Australia recognized the need for more people, but she did not want by wholesale immigra tion to introduce standam, and poverty into the country. She wanted to protect ber standard of living which was at least unexcelled by any other nation in the world. (Cheers)
PARIS BANK CLERKS.
SCUFFLE WITH THE POLICE
COMFORT FOR TAXPAYERS/ The Colonial Office has issued a state ment of the policy announced on behalf of the British Government at the special meeting of the Council of the League of Nations to-day, namely that the con- tinuel co-operation of His Majesty's Government with the Iraq Government after the expiry of the present treaty will not involve additional Imperial expen-
PARIS, September 3rd."
diture heyond what was previously con
Bank employees demonstrated in several templated-indeed, His Majesty's Govern-quarters of Paris this afternoon, throw. ment has every reason to hope that suching stones, ink hottles, tomatoes and expenditure will continue to show a steady other missiles nt bank windows.
downward trend.
CAMPAIGN IN MOROCCO.
FRENCH AND SPANISH PLAN
BIG ATTACK
The crews of the cross-channel steamers who struck on the 2nd inst., reported.
PARIS, September ard for duty to night. The services will be
The launching of a combined French normal by mid-day- to-morrow. steamers left Southampton, one for and Spanish offensive in Morocco on an important scale from land is expected Jersey,
within 48 hours, GENERAL POSITION IN ENGLAND.
A message from Tangier says that London, September ard. bombardment of the Coust south and east Despite "the splendid strike position" of Albuccinas has alrendy begun. Troops laimed by Mr. Shinwell, all ships are are reported to be cow landing and it sailing from Liverpool where there is no is expected the attack will be delivered fack of men. Full crew were obtained in the neighbourhood of the Franco 24 Hull for ships due to leave, including Spanish border northward of Wezzan the Port Napier for Australia Else where the strikers places are being filled without difficulty and the dispute e ap parently nearing the end..
SITUATION IN CAPETOWNA
CAPETOWS, September 3rd
he strike situation is unchanged. The
of twelve steamert in South Africa
2,300 men, are now de on strike Other ships are being
ld up
Numerous aircraft have arrived in Morocco and a considerable French naval force is under orders at the coast.
UNITED COMMAND.
PARIS, September 3rd..
RUE SCRIBE.
A scuffle with the police occurred in the Rue Scribo with injuries to both sides Soveral people were arrested.
M. CAILLAUX'S MISSION.
Piais, September 3rd: The Minister of Firance. M. Caillaux, making a statement on the debt negotia tions, and the four senators and four deputies will necompany his mission to Washington M. Franklin Bouillon has declined to join the missiba on the grand of ill health
HM.S. “NELSON” LAUNCHED.
Loxnor, September 3rd.
The first post-war battleship has been
Lunched at Armstrong Whitworth's on the Type by Mrs. Bidgeman, wife of the First Lord of the Admiralty
The vessel, which is named Nelson, is the biggest warship built at the Tyne She has a displacement of 35,000 tons
The kea was laid three years ago, The estimated cost is 28,000,000.
The Cabinet has approved M. Painleve's ITALIAN SUBMARINE FOUND. plans for the united command of the military operations in Morocco ander General Petain, will exercise political action over the tribesmen.
General Lyautey will accordingly pro cend to Morgeco on September 12th and return in October to acquaint the Coy ernment with the results of the operations:
ROME, September 3rd. The submarine endir is reported to have been sighted on the ses bottom pest, Cape Falsare, at a depth of 300 feet
The Navy Department has notified the families concerned of the death of fifty
five of the crew.
sous. One half landed in a cornfield, identic Notes of their readiness to ap- four and a half miles south of Pendant paint coumissioners to consider what City; the other half floated away to the
east,
The Shenaniloak left Lake Hurst, New Jersey, at 6 m. yesterday on a flight to Minnesota, intending to pass eleven States She was last reported, wheeling over West Virginia and going west. Captain Eansdowne was in command and the crew numbered 33
COMMANDERS KILLED CAMBRIDGE, Ubio, September 3rd. It is reported that is were killed and 15 injured in the Shenandoah disaster. Commanders Hancock and Lansdowne are among the dead. Ambulances are just beginning to bring the dead and injured here. So far as is known no explosion simply occurred. The Shenandoah unable to fight the gale and broke in two.
THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
steps, if any, may be taken with a view to the relinquishment of extraterritorial privileges.
THE AMERICAN COMMISSIONER.
Dernoir, September 3rd. The Secretary of State, Mr. Kellogg, in his speech at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association at Detroit last evening, intimated that Mr Silas Strawn had been appointed special com- missioner to the proposed commission to consider extra-territoriality, treaty revi sion and other special privilege questions with China. The date for the holding of the commission has not yet been fixed
TEXT OF POWERS NOTE.
by Mr. FC Jevons, and Sir 3. Boir
the Bubber Industry embraced planters, who responded, said the Institution of manufacturers, and, last but not least, upwards of 1.800 shareholders in rubber companies (Hear, hear.) Twenty years ago the world's production of cultivated rubber amounted to about 70 tons. To day it was over half-a-million tons (Cheers) g
MHW. Morrison gave the tongk of The Chairman," to which MP Macfadyen briefly replied,
"WE ARE ENGLISH:"
AN INCIDENT IN FLORENCE.
Mrs. Handel Booth, of 106, Grosvenor Road S.W., wrote to the Daily Telegraphs recently While crossing a crowded
street in Florence with my friend, Miss Margery Lawrence, sister of Capt. Allan Lawrence, A.D.C. to Lord Forster (Aus tralian Governor-General), and authoress of several well-know novels, we were seiz- ed by plain-clothes detectives and asked to proceed to the police stationa mob gathered, curious, but not hostile, md I said, aloud: We are English and have only arrived here two hours ago. Tako us to the British Consulate We got into a carriage and told the driver to go to my hotel as quickly as possible, as we had our passports there. We wan shadowed by a car full of polien, and the two detectives accused us to the hotel manager of being spies. However, as The Powers state that they are prepar- there was no shadow of evidence, and
the inodi-
06 we hurriedly telephoned for an
aged to escapon night in the cells. Italian lawyer whom we knew we man-
We visited the British Consul and obtained through him an apology, but no explanation. It appears, however, that in the last, fortnight four similar, cases have occurred, pne Englishman and
PERING, September th The Powers signatory to the Washing ton Trenty have replied identically to the The Shenandoah circled for three quarters of an hour over, Cambridge, Chinese Government's Note of June 24th, apparently distressed, before she broke urging revision of the so-called unequal iu two. The gale sprang up during this Treaties. period. The dirigible partly turned over an
The second portion fell at Sharon, tened to consider a proposal for the on her side before she drifted southward, miles of south of Ava. The Shenandoah was inflated with heilum gas, which is fication of the treaties in measure as the non inammable and non-poisonous. Most Chinese demonstrate their willingness of the killed were in the controller cabin which was crushed when the wreckage and ability to fulfil their obligations and struck the earth.
nesame protection of the foreign rights and interests, which are now safeguarded by the exceptional provisions of those his wife walking together were arrested. A young American, student and his sister Athrilling story is told by Colonel Treaties. Furthermore, the Powers are were detained in the cells four days!!
willing, either, at the Tariff Conference of Hall, the American observer aboard the "Shenandoah who drifted for half-an-bour subsequently, to consider and disense any 2
in a fragment of the airship, after [disaster
ouable proposal by the Chinese for Colonel Hali says the airship was revision of the Treaties respecting the travelling at an attitude of 3,000 feet Tariff when she encountered the storm which she endeavoured to dodge by constantly changing her course but she was forced up to 5,300 feet. Valves were opened, and the gas let out and, the ship dropped and was drawing away from the storm at the rate of fifty miles an hour when sud- denly she broke into three pieces. The catastrophe was in no way due defect in the sirahip vi meteorological advices in
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