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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.] FRANCE'S NEW CABINET. FORECAST OF PORTFOLIOS UNDER M. PAINLEVE
THE
FRENCH POLITICAL CRISIS.
M. PAINLEVE TO FORM NEW GOVERNMENT.
Pirts, October 98th.
M. Painlevé has been summoned to the Elysée. He told Pressmen that if he was ofered the Premiership he would need time to reply.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30гa,
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FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] SITUATION IN NORTH. SERIOUS REPORTS TO HAND
FROM HONAN.
Pexisa, October ath.
TIENTSIN RACES.
BENGAL MAKES RECORD FOR MILE
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TIENTS, October 29th.
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MR. J. E. ATHERLEY CHARGED.
·ALLEGED · MISAPPROPRIATION OF MONEY.
FURTHER EVIDENCE.
During the last ten days or so, witnes had beça investigating the affairs of the Company in Hongkong.. During the course pt these investigations he hau mado certain discoreries. On visiting any offes be always made enquiries ax to the position of the accounts. In Hongkong hu Jonrned that they had... money extended in drafts not properly supported by promissory notes from dealers Upon questioning their com pradore, he was advised that monis hul been paid by deglers and by himself to
At the Central Magistracy yester The feature of the first day's racing day afternoon, before Mr. S. B. B. at the Autumn Meeting was the perfos | McElderry, Mr. J. Edward Atherley, 'Co. (of the mariee, yesterday, of Genera! "Sutton's | 5x-manager of Gnta Bros, Foreigners arriving from Honum confirm recent purchase. Bengal, who lowered the Orient). Ld, Hongkong, appeared the manger. The compradore said that The new Cabinet will be formally chosen bis friends before definitely answering the previous reports of serious internal loen) ricord for the mile, by covering the remand from the previous day charge he could prove this and that probably
THE SYRIAN PROBLEM,
PARI, October 9th.
this morning. With reservation for ulti male modifications it will consist of:
Premier and Finance, M. Painleve. Foreign Minister, M. Briand. Minister of Justice, M. Chauteups. Home Minister, M. Schrameek. Works Minister, M. De Monzie. War Minister. 31. Daladier. Naval Minister, M. Borel. ' Minister of Cotamerce, M. Chaumet. Minister of Agriculture, M. Durant. Minister of Instruction. M. Delbos, 3limister of Colonies, M. Morel. Minister of Labour. M. Durafour. Minister of Pensions, M. Anteriou. The Undersecretaryships, of State are gut kely to be changed.
FRENCH PRESS COMMENT.
The
PARIS, October 9th.
Subsequently, he said he must consult
M. Doumergue's invitation to form a Cabinet.
LATEN.
· M. Painlëvé has accepted the Premier ahip. M. Briand remains, As Foreign
Minister..
conditions there.
Vast numbers of troops in the Province according to some estimates 300ۄO-ARH unpaid and hadly fed and equipped and ill-disciplined. Most are still in summer clothing, as no winter uniforms are avail
able.
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The people are suffering severely from requisitions, heavy taxation and looting hy troops and bandits.
Drastic measures are employed to con trol the populace. Numbers of benda are hanging up at the stations of Kaifeng and Chengchow.
"LEFT" CARTEL REUNITES. Following separate meetings this morn- ing, the Left Cartel, comprising Radieni Socialists, Ganch Radicals, Republican Socialists and Socialists, patched up their differences, and agreed to the general terms of a joint policy on the basis of the Cartel's programing it the fast election. namely M. Herriot's policy. It is note worthy as regards finance that the Cartel tax on acquired wealth for the purpose of altaluing neces- sary funds, the Socialista aequiescing inbouring provinces in order to get rid of this compromise formula, which does not specify their pannera, a capital levy. THE TROUBLE IN THE BALKANS. GREEKS AND" BULGARS SUBMIT TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
The forecast of the Cabinet is that, M.resolved to favour a Painlevé will hold the "portfolio of Finance besides the Premiership.
state that the newspapers Socialists, Messieurs Blum and Boneour declined portfolias, but promised to support the new Government's Anancial veform plans, while stipulating that there must be no supplementary Raxes,
THE TROUBLE IN SYRIA. · The newspapers are most anxious about
PARIS, October 28th.
At a meeting of the League Council
Tupan" Yuch Wei Chin is defronts of peace but may be forced by ciegumstances to join the civil war and attack the heigh
Some sabordinate superfluous troops, generals desire to join Wu Bei Fr: others Hence a coup etis to oppose him. [ssible at Kaifeng, followed by fighting within the province as a preliminary to operations against the neighbors.
WARSHIPS LEAVE TSINGTAO.
TRINGTAO, October 29th.
A number of warships sailed fron: bern
the situation in Syria. Acho de Pari, the Cireco-Bulgaria representatives ayesterday, it is believedl for Haichow; |
says that President Domergue has re quested M. Painlevé to do what is neces- sary to re-establish tranquility at any enst. A correspondent of the same paper accuses General Sarrail of pro-Turkish and anti-Arah leanings and of upholding Turkish Terrasonry',
nounced their unconditional acceptance but local Chinese suspect their destina- of the Council's decision and undertook tion is Woosung Forts, which General to facilitate the task of the Allied Mili-San Chuan Fang is considerably streng tary Attaches
The Council of the League, it will be remembered, announced that Greage and "Bulgaria must withdraw their troops be bined national frontiers within sixty hours and requested France. Britain and Italy to direct officers within reach to proceed The latter angs immediately to the secne of the conflict neral Sarrail's reports talk about won and to report when the troops had bçen ther and dearness of living with a post-withdrawn and hostilities had ceased, script of two lines with regard to the
Te Piguri and Matin criticis General Sarrail's alleged, failure to supply information.
gavest events.
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Le Muția, declares that General Sar- fail's lack of balance is damaging the prestige of France in the world.
EARLIER CABLES, (TE20208 EKUTER'S AGENCY.] THE LOCARNO PACT. GERMAN OPPOSITION IS NOW INCREASING.
BERLIN, October 28th.
A communiqué of the governing party of the Socialist Party states that the party will not vote on the Locarno Bill in the present Reichstag, as it is unable to aquit the German Nationalists of responsibility in voting for ratification of the security pact.
The Socialists therefore demand the
MR. MACOMBER'S DOUBLE. · CAESAREWITCH AND CAMBRIDGE SHIRE FALL TO AMERICAN.
LONDON, October 29th. The Cambridgeshire (1 mile, 1 furlong), run at Newmarket to-day, resulted as follows:
Masked Marvel Pons Asinorum Blue Pete
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3
There were 24 runners.
'Won by c length; half a length between second and third.
THE BETTING. Starting prices were: 100-8 agst Masked Marvel. 100-S agst Pops Asinorum. 100-8 ugst. Blue Pete.
A LUCKY OWNER
By to-day's victory, the American oi! magnate. Mr. A. K. Macomber, who has more horses in training than any other. owner, completes a remarkable double, by which it is stated he wins fifty thou sand sterling, having made het of £100 nt 500 to 1. An interesting feature of the
thening. It is estimated that the Feng- tian forces at Hsuchow total 70,000. be sides ten aeroplanes and 1500 White The allied arees, including Russians General Bei Pau Shan's force, are about 50,000,
"A division of Fukien allied troops have arrived at Hangchew.
FOOTBALL FINANCE.
BIG SALARIES FOR STAR
PLAYS..
To the great public fer fellows, the League guars throughoa ih Toothall sason the tuneral or th game in th clused book, suss a writer & the Stater a. Yet the money sided football is
e important one.
Soure time ago, the scale of payment for footballers was standalibed The maximum "is £s per week is the season, with £8 per week during the close
SABON.
Many local clubs do not keṛthis rule. The arguments against it they say, cannot be answered. For when man is assured of his Es n werk Whether ho plays in the first or second team, he is not likely to put in the work he would do bad he the additional incentive of bigger money.
others.
Those in favour of this system point dut that it is only reasable that the
distader in 2.01.ph Results follow:-
FIRST RACE (Balt-Mile);"
Whizhang Cruden Bay
Red Gauntlet
Time: 39,3-5secs,
SECOND RACK (1 Milo);"
Crackauan
Gobi Breeze Majestiem.
Time: 204.4-3. THIRD RACES (1 Mile);
"Bengal
Michael
Rambler
Time: 201.3-5.
FOURTH RACE (1) Miles):
Lyric
Helvetia Kestrel
Time: 3.17.9+3.
FIFTH RACE (G Furlongs):
Titbits Pentreath......
Gobi Wind- Time: 1.30.2.3.
Sixth Race (14 Miles):
Moville
Gohi Dun
First Violin
Time: 3.16.1-5.
SEVENTH RACK (6 Furlongs):
Talisman
Kildare
Glenshiel
Time: 134-5.
EIGHTH RACE (11 Miles):
Mullingar
MacKenzie
Mokain..
Time: 2.40.
NINTH RACE (2 Miles) -
Penbraze Toby
Glengarry
Time: 4.2-3.
TENTE RACE (Furlongs):
Dartagnan......
Rolls Royce
Sundown.....
Time: 1.18.2-5.
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SECOND DAY'S RESULTS. The "winners to-day were: Yesper Bell, Lyric. Elderamen II, Rolls Royer, Wind, Michael, Gobi Breze, Gabi Rambler, Talisman, Trainers Bay:
In the Champions to-morrow Bengal is expected to meet with little opposition.
LIFE IN MOSCOW. HARD WORK AND NO COMFORT
A traveller who regently spent some works in Moscow gives the following de utils as to the situation there:-
The prevailing, impression received is that it is now quite impossible to get any thing there for any sum of money be
with the misappropriation of funds amounting to $18,000 belonging to the Company.
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Mr. D. H. Blake appeared to fro-
secute Mr. E. A. Hall and Mr. W. B. Hind appeared for the defendant, and Mr. RA. Wadeson' helds watching brief for the compradore concerned,
The firm's compradore, Chow Kang Fan, continued hip »villenge, begun on the previous day.
WIS
amount
He was questioned by Mr. Blake con- erning certain payments he had r ceived in cash for the Company, and in respect of which 83,000 odd was handed to Mr. Atherley, the compradore's cashier receiving receipt for the handed over.
A document was put in by Mr. Blake, which witness said
made out by bis cashier after he had paid certain Sums to the bank and it showed various sums which been paid into the bank. "
In answer to Mr. Blake, witness said it was customary for the compradora's staff to prepare similar documents to the one produced, which was an advice to the Company of payments to the bank. When payments were made to the hank these documents were sent to the office.
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Mr. Hall objected to the exhibit re ferred to being put in, and His Worship noted the objection.
Continuing, witness said these do cuments' sbowed the names of th
dealers who had paid to the ecmpradore and gave particulars of the draft again. which such monies should be applie and the number of the promissory note if any.
In reply to farther questions by Mr. Blake, witness said he recalled having - conversation with Mr. Atherley in March, 1995. The conversation related to defendant's wife going back home. The defendant told witness to reserve about $1,500 and not to pay it into the bank in order that his wife might have it for her expenses back home. Ho vas told by Mr. Atherley, that after he received payments, from the dealers he was not to pay the money into the bank kut to pay it to him. Witness agreed to do so. He paid $1,500 in banknotes to the defendant in March of this year and received an 1.0.U. from defendant, Witness said he thought that defendant's wife's passage money home ought to br paid by the Company. Defendant told him to put the money through a "Sus pense Account. No entry was made in the books, the 1.0.U. being kept by wit ness The money had not been repaid to him and be did not know whether is had been repaid to the Company, but if it had been he would have expectul to have had to give the L.Q.1, bick to defendant, The
this wont explain the conditions.
Mr. Hall objected to this evidence and argand that a conversation between Mr. Kelly and the "compradore that díď the
rot take placu in the presence
defendant was not admissiblo
Coutinuing his evidence, witness ani the compradore exhibited four chits or notes for total of approximately $19,000 Hongkong dollars. As this „evidenced something very unusual in their procedure," he later in the day questioned Mr. Atherley regarding the chits, telling him that the compradore had shown them to hìm. În explanation, Mr. Atherley stated that it was correck- that he did owe something more than · $15,000 and that he had arranged to pay this the following day' and that be considered is a plïsonal matter between himself and the compradore. Me. Ather ley also asked with to say nothing about it, or something to that efret The conversation between him, and de fendant took place last Wednesday in the offer of the Company. Mr. L. L. Parkhurst was present
at the time. Witness asked Mr. Atherley if the amount of $13,000 odd signed by him as
manager of their Company was to be considered personal, and if so why did he sign it in the Company's name. Wis. Evas also asked defendant whether the money would have been advanced it Mr. he had not signed in this way. Atherley declined to discuss the question.
In answer to Mr. Blake, witness said the hru's accounts were at present be ing audited by Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming. The audio was not yet complete. Witness "nalded that Mr. Parkhurst had to return to Shanghai very mon and it would be very incon-
bien for him to return to Hongkong within the next few months, as it would Have the Shanghai office without any senior member of the sta
Mr. Hall reserved cross-examination of this witness.
Mr. Blake intimated that the cashier. and two members of the staff had to give evidence and that it would bor essary for the auditor to give evidence as to the state of the accounts. The audit was not completed, and be naked, if His Worship was satisfied that ther was a primus facie case and committed defendant for trial at the Sessions, that the nuditor "might "be "allowed" "taking evidence at the Sessions instead a* the Magistracy in order to avoid the case being postponed until the December Sessions
Mr. Hall said he had no objection to this and His Worship agreed to this course being taken
Mr. Blake applied for an order from His Worship to be allowed to inspect and take a copy of the defendent's banking account in the International Banking Corporation,
His Worship granted the application. of Mr. Blake, who said that; there were certain cheques passed through the Chartered Bank and he fancied they were drawn on Mr. Atherley's private monies paid to the accout Therefore it would be interest Company were paid through the cashier.
On March 3rd this year, a documenting and very desirable to know what was prepared showing list of bills paidonics he had received on various dates. His Worship adjourned further bear- by the compradore's staff on the instrueing of the case until this afternoon. tions given by the defendant, who wrote
. dissolution of the Reichstag, although the Caesarewitch and the Cambridgeshire, first team should recein preferentiat Moscow-has never known anything but writing of the defendant.
they causider that the Locarno agres ments are a pronounced success for their .own policy?
This seems to indicate that there will be no Reichstag majority for the pact, and a general election will be the only
olation.
WEMBLEY EXHIBITION.
FAREWELL DINNER TO EMPIRE
COMMISSIONERS. ›
LONDON, October 28th! The Duke of York presided at a fare- well dinner given by the Empire Ex- bibition Commissioners for the Dominions and Colonies to the Exhibition Board and administrative staff. Mr. Rawlings (Australia), proposing the toast of the Board of the Empire Exhibition, said he hoped the Imperial Government might be induced to maintain the ownership of "Wembley and again show the world, what
the Empire meant,
The Duke of York on behalf of all sections of the Empire at Wembley pre- mented. silver bowl to Lord Stevenson and a silver tray to Sir Travers Clarke, the Chief Administrator.
HAYLEY" MORRISS MARRIED.
WEDS SECOND DEFENDANT IN UCKFIELD CASE
Losnos, October 28th. Mr. Hayley Morriss was married at Uckfield today to Miss Madeline Roberts, [Hayley Morriss applied to the Super- intendent Registrar of Uckfield on Octo ber 28th for a licence to marry Madeline Roberts who is described as his house- keeper. Hayley Morrisa and Madeline Roberts are defendants in a charge of being concerned together in a conspiracy. for the procuration of young girls. They have been remanded and bail was allowed them.]
One club-Sheffield Vidorsday-in-yond the barest necessities of life. Every troduced the system of grading the
kind of comfort and luxury has vanish- player's pay according whether he played for the first or send team, and ed, and there is now a dead level of exist
ence common to every one which in the idea has been followd by Derby County and Preston Nort End among way helps to strengthen the Communist position. The younger generation-there are very few old people to be seen in
this bare and hard existence, and is, of course, taught that any greater comforts existing outside Russia are all in the hands of the appressors of the prole tariat. Thus a certain degree of content and even of pride has grown up amongst the younger persons; the life of hard toil, with scanty food supplies and wretched living accommodation, is in- evitable for every one they see no ex- ceptions and consequently are jealous of
pay,
What is a first class foballer worth? race is it was won by & French-bred As much as £5,000 has we paid for the season's services of apopular man horse, trained in England. owned by an
popular American, and ridden by a seventeen by a big club. year-old Australia.
[Note: The Caesarewitch (2 miles), run at Newmarket on October lith, was won by Mr. A. K. Macomber's Forseti, which started át,20-1 agst.1
FOOTBALL AT HOME.
RESULTS OF MATCHES PLAYED" ON WEDNESDAY.
LONDON, October 28th. In the First Division of the English League, to-day, Bury and Sunderland, playing at Bury, drew 2-2.
PROFIT AND LOSS.
lirted liability The big clubs are companies The stockho are geo- erally big local sport. Their re venue comes from the gat money. But profits are not always stain. For example, last year. Fobmy came out with a deficit of somethis like £3,000 This was due to the retineat of some one connected with the club, who re ceived a present of £1. and to the expense of procuring na players from
other clubs.
no one
them. Witness identified the initials and on the bills and also initiat O.K. marks on the bills as being in the
Mr. Blake Had you nay, reison to believe that the accounts were between you and the manager personally and not between you and the arm 1--Wit
I thought that these items were between mo, and the Company.
Contiuing his evidence, witness said he had instructions from the manager to pay bills with money out of the Company's funds. A supplemental list made on March 31st was a similar one to the list of March 3rd. None of the money mentioned in these two lists had been repaid to him, and to his know ledge it had not been repaid to the Company.
Mr. Blake: According to the evidence you have given, you have paid out to the manager money amounting to an- proximately $18,000 which comes from the funds of the firm Witness:-Yes.
How wretched the living conditions are can be judged from one example. A noo-Russian doing business in Moscow is in the exceptionally fortunate position of having three rooms left to him in his former mansion, but the rooms are all on different storeys. A part of one of them is boarded off to accommodate over 20 students at Moscow University. These Many professional ballers play are allofted an iron bedstead covered with a few rags apiece; they are given In the Third Division (South) Brighton cricket in summer.
As much as £1
In answer to another question, wit and Norwich played a drawn game of
woek is made by some, hers-Ruther- a midday meal of sorte at the univer
ness said this money had not been rei one goal all.
ford for example-auget their cara.sity net an allowance equivalent to
about a pound a month. On this they paid to him nor ne far as he knew to A friendly match at Aldersbut betweenings on the field by buss enterprises have to live.
the firm. He or, the compradore's staff the Army and Aston Villa resulted in a
He has a tobacconist's P
The theatre and the opera are excep- collected money from the dealers nail win for the Army by five goals to one.
Managers pass from theto club in
Moscow but hard work, bad food, and
would he maid into the bank. He had wretched accommodation. Both dramatic recorded all the items as having been and operatio art is encouraged, and can paid to the defendant on behalf of the he enjoyed very cheaply. But to get the arm. Witness concluded his evidence simplest memento of Moscow proves by stating that he eased to be com- There is literally nothing in the shops.
SEAMEN'S STRIKE ENDED.
WELLINGTON, October 28th, The striking samen decided to return to their ships.
DE PINEDO AT CALCUTTA,
CALCETTA, October 28th. Marquis de Pinedo has arrived here from Rangaon.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
ESTHONIA'S DEBT FUNDED.
WAKINGTON, October 28th,
The agreement was signed at the Tren sury, funding Esthonia's debt of fourteen million dollars.
GHASTLY DISCOVERY AT SHANGHAI.
FOREIGNER'S BODY FOUND IN SACK.
TIED HAND AND FOOT. Whilst patrolling the Huangpu on October 22nd, a member of the River Police force made a ghastly discovery. The officer baring noticed a bag float- ing about in the vicinity of the Wetmore Road Hulk ordered his men to bring it in. Upon opening the bag, he saw the body of a foreigner. This was immediately removed and upon ex amination it was seen that the hands and feet had been tied very tightly with pieces of rope. No money or other effects were found in his pocketa
The matter was reported to the authorities, but inquiries failed to secure any identification, so the body was re moved to the Public Mortuary.
The Mixed Court Magistrate an Ansrsaor attended the Mortuary and viewed the body, but decided that, be-
should make inquiries into the flair.
the tame way as players Recently there tions to the rule that there is nothing is according to usual practice these monie | fore returning a verdict, the nolico
have been many such cgs. Salari have risen since the wa: Fifteen year ago £600 a year would be been a good salary, To-day no maner of a fir
“11ÆFT. LOUD SPEAKER,
What is claimed will be the "world's
class club draws anythebut a four practically, impossible to a traveller. oradore of the firm on November 1st and largest lond speaker is being built in.
Egure salary. Several managers no receive £2,000 a year.
Even picture postcards were hard to ob- he were to strike a balanes between Despite the big mone Paid for claptain, except those of Lenin, Trotsky, and himself and the Connan he would Germany. At the outset it will be used He would be this amount rea of about a quarter of a mile, though
the makers anticipata that it will be.: managers, there are not so many men other national heroes. It was with the have to account for this shortage of experimentally to supply music over an capable of filling the poA man may greatest difficulty that three very badly $18.000.
heard at a much greater distance Mr. Hall reserved cross-xamination.The giant instrument will have three be first class footbr but as printed postcards with views of Moscow short,
were unearthed. manager he may be que acles The worship of Lenin is becoming The next witness was Charles Johs bell mouths, each 4016. across and 110ft.
The whole tendency a football is
more and more of a religious cult. Hun Kelly, vice-president of Getz Bros. in height. A ladder will be fixed to the towards higher pay a nuthority dreds still pass through the mausoleum Co. of San Francisco, and alan Attorney 10ft diameter atem, so that operator predicts that within tears we shall where his body lies in a glass case, and for Getz Bron, & Co. (of the Orient) can adjust the mechanism, some of which he approaching the fabuts figures paid. in Americk to the ball darn--figurant women religiously and instine. Ltd. of San Francisco. He said he will be installed in the neck as well as
tively cross themselves as they pass the successful body, despite the fact that he was the which rival the Bals
great foe of Christianity.
actors.
was now in Hongkong in the interests in the base
the latter Company, Tiefendant was Only four valves will be used, but the Hongkong manager of the Company. music will besamplified 200 times