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QUEEN ALEXANDRA.
THE
• BOXING AT HOME.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST, 19:25
At the Albert Hall, a
CLARK GAINS VICTORY AGAINST MERLO LONDON, November 19th.
twenty rounds
YOKOHAMA
'RISING LIKE A PHOENIX FROM ITS ASHËS,
JAPAN'S FACTORY LAW. TARDINESS OF APPLICATION. The Tokyo Asahi takes the Govern The Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture,nent severely to task for leaving the re- in which Yökohama is situated, speaking vised Factory Law, enacted in March,
anomaly is party due to the additional
SIR T. BEECHAM AND MONEY LENDERS.
K.C. AND POSTPONED PAYMENTS. £30,000 BORROWED IN TWO YEARS.
Sir Thomas Beecham
*evidenco
gave
VALUE OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRY.
PRIVY COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORT.
The report of the Committon of the Privy Council for Scientide and Indus.
CONDITION 13 CAUSE OF MUCH | flyweight contest, Elky Clark, the British az a dinner given recently to the Consula 1993, unenforced up to the present. This before Mr. Justice Fraser in the King trial. Besoarch for the year 1924-95 has
champion, beat Antoine Merlo (France) day of the Emperor of Japan, said in the rule the Law carries, which leaves the Bench Division last month in a money-been purbished by the stationery Off
ANXIETY.
LONDON, November ïath.
An official bulletin issue from San; dringham says that Queen Alexandra, who has been in failing health for some tigo, had a severe heart attack this morning. Her condition is criticas'
LATER. The condition of Queen Alexandra this evening remains critical. Queen Maud
Carps in celebration of the official birth.
who retired in the seventeenth round." HARRY MASON'S "WIN. Harry Mason (British lightweighting:
on points against the champion) won Scottish welterweight, Jahres Brown (Hamilton), thus reversing the verdict of August 18th.
It was a fast, clean contest, Mason was the speedier and cleverer boxer. He easily won the majority of the rounds,
course of it, when apologising for the lack of space and facilities for such a gather.
When appointed Governor of this pr: fecture I resolved to devote myself, among other responsibilities devolving upon me, to push forward the tremendous task of reconstruction und endeavouring to have the work carried on as rapidly as possible. It is my hope that Yokohama and the whole devastated area under my juris
Samuels and Co..
lender's "claim on a promissory note for The report states that during the year
31st 1925), recommenuations were re- date of enforcement to be fixed by an
ceived from the advisory council on the Imperial Ordinance to be promulgated £10,000 brought against hun by Samuel under review (August 1st, 1924, to July later. The revised Factory Law, the Glaskic, trading as Tokyo journai says, was promoted by Old Bond-street, W. Sir Patrick Hast-programme of rearch for 1995-98, for which, and tor administrative services, net estimates were drawn amounting. the Labour Treaty signed at the firstings, R.C., who appeared with Mr. Wall- International Labour Conference of 1919, ington for Mr. Glaskie, said that an order to £330,283, compared with £325,231 for 1994-35, and £376,963 for. 1993-81 After and so it will be seen that six years have bad been made by the Master in Cham referring to the growing appreciation, on can make, a steadi pursued, to the already been wasted. Under the revised female workers and the restriction of default in payment were admitted. The solution of the difficult problems both of Law, the prohibition of nightwork for bers, under which the signature and the all hands of the contribution that, on their working hours within ten hours a
reconstruction, the report continues:- The embarrassements and losses than moaren administration and of economis
suffering ass;.
belief, not the staple industries of the country are
to which attention bas so often been primarily due to the neglect of science, called in recent years, and which led to the establishment of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in
day, which were carried out in England order provided that if Sir Thomas did at as early as 50 years ago, are to be
of Norway, and Princess Victorin are in using straight lefts and short-arm right diction may he rebuilt with the most carried out the years after its enforce- not pay Mr. Glaskie's solicitors £2,000!
Colistant attendance on their mother.
LATER.
A ten o'clock in the evening Queen
Alexandra'a condition was unchanged She was quite conscious, and appears to by holding her own.
PRINCE POSTPONES VISIT. Owing to the critical condition of Queen Alexandra the Prince of Wales cancelled his visit, to the Guild Hall to day to lunch with the Lord Mayor in celebration of his South African and South American tour.
LATEST CABLES. SYMPTOMS VERY GRAVE.
SANDRINGHAM. November 20th.
At 11:30 there was no charge in Queen Alexandra's condition to justify a fur- The thony bulletin till the evening. symptoms are very grave and there is only the slenderest bope of any consider- able rally.
The King's shooting guests bid fare well to His Majesty sad left Sandring hami
[Queen Alexandra was born on Decem- ber 1st, 1544, and is therefore close on 81 years of age.]
CINEMA WRECKED. DISASTER, IN DUBLIN AT WAR FILM
- DUBLIN, November 20th. At 7 o'clock this morning a bomb'com. pletely wrecked the Master Piece Cinema. where the British war fihn of Ypres was being shown.
... Two policemen were shot in radesyour- ing to frustrate the raiders, one of whom was seriously injured.
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to the jaw, as well as uppercuits.. as Brown bored in.
4.
The Scot was very plucky and was always trying to force the fight. He acored, well at times with lift leads and left and right hooks, but Mason led on The decision. W&S paints throughout. uproariously applauded.
SOVIET TRIALS.
BRITISH AIRMEN.
CAIRO, November 19th.
The three British airmen, who flew to Nigeria, have arrived at Helouan on their return from Kano.
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OBITUARY.
MR. SYDNEY PARDON.
LONDON, November 20th.
modern facilitied for the carrying on of business, and for the comfort and hap- am sure that my predecessor His Excel- piness of the community as a whole. tency ex-Governor Seine, now President of the Reconstruction Bureau of the Tokyo Government, will accord every possible the reconstruc, assistance and support tion task of Yokohama
market.
ment.
Had the Law been enforced im- before October 7th Mr. Glaskie would be mediately after it was promulgated, there would now be an all-night work for at liberty to sign judgment for that 190,000 young female, operatives.
As amount.
poor women have no unions such as their male comrades have, they are not in a position to secure the improvement of their labour conditious by their own efforts. This fact makes it all the more important for the authorities to enforce entetments like the revised Factory Law quickly. In Japan, the Arhi says, the number of female workers at the factories to which the Factory Law is applied is
Golden 657,000 or 220,000 more than male work-
His
LABOUR PARTY AND THE
BRITISH LEGION, MR. MACDONALD ON LOYALTY' TO BOTH,
Lieut.-Colonel Colin Harding, Chair man of the Twyford, Hurst and Rus combe Branch of the British Legion, bas received the following letter, from Mr. MacDonald on the relations between the Dear Colonel Harding. I am in re Legion and the Labour Party-
from the ceipt of your letter of the 23rd instant British Legion of one of your townsmen regarding the resignation
Correspondence appears from time to time in our papers regarding the British
Legion, and from it
have gathered tha
in some localities there is friction be tween our members and those of the
As to the balance of the claim, Sir Thomas was to be at liberty to defeed
the action, but the defence was limited to an allegation that the transaction was harsh and unconscionable.
MONTDAGING THS YOTULE Mr. Jowitt, K.C., who appeared with" Mr. Harold Simmons for Sir Thomas Beecham, said the defence was that the transaction was harsh, and unconscion able, Sir Thomas Beecham, who was wealthy man possessed of considerable resources, found himself temporarily em bartussed. He was a man who was in- value on his clined to put too high a requirements of the moment and was really prepared to mortgage the future without much regard to the result Ee had contracted to buy certain pictures and jewellery for £31,000, and he gave bills for that sum
The persons to whom Sir Thomas gave the bills were swindlers, said Mr Jowitt. the face value of £6,000, and the bills They endorsed the bills, which were of found their way to Mr. Glaskie, who be
on thei came the holder, and he started actions Those actions were defended up to a
in
oug
the middle of the war. But lack of scientific, leadership in many of our industries may very easily hamper and delay recovery."
Describing the possibilities of "a systematic application of the growing stream of scientific knowledge to in- dustry as immense and probably in- calculable," the report recalls the fact that the conscious effort to make use of the discoveries of the laboratory is of comparatively
recent
date. It adda, Whole industries have come to birth and to prosperous manhood as the result, but all these new and so-called 'soiez tific industries have called, and will nical experiment and research. But the call, for steady and continuoue tech- time-lag between the new discovery in the tion has sometimes been very great." The laboratory and its commercial exploita cost of the Fuel Research Station up to the present, has been over £400,000 in
out that though the production of capital and maintenance. It is pointed smokeless fuel, fuel oil, light spirit,
to be commercially possible by low tem been obtained in other directions that have brought profit and savings to in- Custry and the nation exceeding the total expenditure on fuel research by the regulation by means of the therm,' and "steaming in vertical retorts to mention only two pieces of Government. The new method of t the work on work done, have sufficed to produce these results."
In view of the great importance of Yokohama as n port. I am determined to try and increase the volume of foreign trade. RIGA, November 19th.
Yokohama is called A message from Moscow states that Gate to our Empire, and the connecters.
ing link between the Occidental and -altogether 12h officials in Leningrad were Oriental ports, and as such holds an in- involved in a recent trial for misapproportant place in our national life.
Excellency Mayor Ariyoshi speaking be priation. Twelve have been sentenced to fore your Consular Corps recently at s death, including the heads of various de dinner held at the Bankers Club, zaid that the foreign trade and shipping of partments. 25 have been acquitted and Yokohama have been restored to a great equal to that of pre-earthquake days. the remainder have been given various extent, in fact almost reaching an amount Towards this recovery the services and terms of imprisonment.
co-operation of your
Consular Corps have contributed greatly.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am voicing the sentiments of all Japanese Govern meat officials as well as people at large in tendering our hearty appreciation and Corps for such sincere and assiduous co- thanks to the members of your Consular operation who have stood by and helped who is a supporter of the Labour Party, point upon the ground that Mr. Glaskie lubricants, and gas connat yət be shown in the tremendous task of restoring Yoko You do not send me a copy of his letter was not a bono-fide holder for value; in hama in the face of great hardship and stating his reasons for doing so, but other words, that Mr. Glaskie had been perature treatment of coal." resulta have dificulties.
This spirit of co-operation you tell me that he says he is under the involved in the initial plot under which binds more tightly together, the two see impression that he cannot be a loyal mem-the hills were given. That defence w
It was also arranged that Mr. Olaskie tious of the community, and will result in ber of the party and of the British Legion withdrawn and the nations were settled." making Yokohama again the great ship- at the same time.
should lend a further sum of £9,000, ping-centre of the Far East, and the most
Thomas gave a promissory note dated after date for 10,000 At the time of portant silk export, city of the world
making 28,000. In return for that Sir
Turning to the actual reconstruction
May 8th, 1929, payable in three months
work which has been completed, nod which is now in progress, I am glad to
the settlement Mr. Glaskie said that be announce that the Prefectural Assembly
had given for those bills £4,500. I was has unanimously consented to the rebuild.
untrue. He gave only £4,000 according BIE THOMAS'S EVIDENCE, “ ing of the Kencho on the former site. The
to his books.
new building will be six stories, and will
I can say two things to you: (1)
Giving evidence, Sir Thomas Beecham cost 3,150,000 Yen. The construction will be commenced early next year, and will There is no declaration, either official or
When this unofficial, of the Labour Party which said Mr. Glaskie told him he paid £4,300 be completed in two years. building is completed it will become the would prevent the most loyal of our for the £0,000 worth of bills, and accept centre of all Government institutions members from also being members of the ing that assurance he gave Mr. Glaskie
of Legion; (2) so far as my own personal a note of hand for £2,000.
Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C. (cross-e- according to the readjustment plan the new Yokohama, and will furnish every experience has gone, I am glad to say WASHINDTON, November 19th- convenience for the people of Yokohama I have always received from the Legion amining): What is your opinion about and its officials the most friendly con- money-leaders who curge exorbitant Then, what is your opinion about bor Two interreting witnesses in the Mit-and the entire Prefecture.
The extensive repair work of the Yoko-sideration, and I have found them to be interest; it is strong, is it not?-Yes.. chell, court-martial, which has reached ita concluding stages, were the world hama Customs quay and Pier has been anxious to observe with strict rectitude
when pressed to pay that the interest was Bier, Lieutenant Wade, and Captain completely finished, through the assidu- the declarations of the Legion, that it is rowers who accept money with the firm ous efforts of the authorities, and we are independent of all political parties and determination of putting up the defence now able to meet the increasing require- allows its members the fullest freedom to
a discreditable proceeding, to say the least-Not always on the face of it, Both sharply criticised the Air Ser
Has it not been your practice to do it i vies. The former declared his intentionments of the shipping trade. The third choose their polities in accordance with harsh and unconscionable? Is that not
stage of the expansion plari of the port their own reason and conscience,"
haven't you sworn scores of afidavite to of leaving the service owing to lack of has been reached, and is now carried out.
I may have whilst Captain Ricken- opportunity
that effect?-I' can't say. sworn a few. bucker opined that the United States
Sir Thomas said he had known a Mr. ranked eighth among the Powers as
Hart, said to be an accountant, who was now dead.
not closely regarda aviation, being even inferior to Japan, Russia and Poland.
associated with him in horrowing money: and did he not show you how to get it and avoid payment as long a That is not so.
The death is announced of Mr. Sydney Pardon, well-known journalist and editor of Wisdens Almanack. He was, aged
seventy.
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• CRITICISM.
THE FRENCH CRISIS. FINANCIAL BILL READY TO BE Rickenbacker.
VOTED UPON
PARIS, November 19th. - The several days financial debate of the Chamber, on which the fate of the Governmeat depends, developed sudden interest on account of a belief that a vote was" ad. would be taken to-aight, but, journed until to-morrow, following a speech by M. Painleve appealing to the Deputies to wick their party differences and vote on the merits of the Bills, which was one of the boldest projects ever conceived by a great country, im- posing a sacrifice on all citizens. He promised to fake steps to stabilise the frane, and asked the Depaties not to prolong the uebate as the country was clamouring, or slution.
THE COMMUNIST TRIAL.
Legion; but I think that it is quite plain that this arises solely from local mis handling and perhaps by the conduct of some officials who fail to carry out the declared objects of the Legion."
The project to open a canal connecting
I have briefly sketched the progress Tokyo and Yokohama is also under in- vestigation by the Tokyo Government
The National Silk Conditioning Build-already made in reconstruction through ing, which is a magniicent structure near out the devastated area, and all the roads the Customs compound, overlooking the connecting Yokohama with various dia- city, is nearing completion, and when triets under my jurisdiction. Allow me opened will be of great convenience to to state at this juncture, that I desire you and those from your own countries the silk business men of Japan. SINGAPORE ANTIQUITIES.
I am satisfied that the readjustment of who are residing in Japan, to make full the streets of Yokohama is under favour use of all these facilities, as well as the WHAT EXCAVATIONS REVEAL. –
able progress, and I am always mindful seaside resorts, that you may enjoy life Not being quite so ancient as the that the former foreign settlement should in our country, mound cities in Mespot, excavation in be restored as quickly as possible on a I can assure you Singapore does not lead to the discovery permanent basis along the lines proposed FOREIGNERS SLOWLY RETURNING of ancient cities, founded one upon theby my predecessor, and ruins of another, going back for thou-that every possible aid within my author- so many years contributed to the pro- sands of years. But beneath the present ity to rebuild this district, which has for soil, says the Singapore Free Prea, re-
BIG HIGHWAY mains are occasionally come across bar sperity of Yokohama, will be afforded. ing an historical value of tens of years. For instance the laying of the electris cable in Teluk Ayer-street a few years ago revealed the sea beach which ty years ago played with the waves at the foot of Mount Palmer and Mount Erskine, and gave the district the name of Teluk Ayer (Water Bay).
The work on the national highway con- necting Tokyo and Yokohama which has been somewhat delayed because of the earthquake disaster is being carried for ward."
The Kanagawa side has heen the city limit while the Tokyo side is almost completed except the part within When the foundations were being made rapidly progressing and it is hoped that. for the Union Buildings the old mcor- the entire work will be finished within ing posts for boats and tongkangs that another year. When the road is com used to coms up to the back of the build-pleted the distance will be covered in ings which fronted Battery-road were about half an hour by motor car, thus rendering every advantage to the busi found in good preservation,
ness men of Yokohama as well as to those having offices in Tokyo.
TO "YOKOHAMAA The return of foreigners to Yokohama has been very slow, compared with that of the Japanese. The people of Yoko hama are making every effort to induce foreigners of all races to return to Yoko baton, as their presence would mean To: their great satisfaction, however, revival of the foreign trade there. the number of foreigners has greatly in recovering.
The number of foreigners in Yokohama creased recently and trade is gradually at the end of September was reported us
Great Britain India followa
China
Canada
Straits Settlements South Africa United States Philippines Germany France Russia
2,860
-383
Sir Patrick: Were you
It is stated that the Committee think it is obvious that "science alone cannot save industry from its present troubles, if only because it takes too long to bring about big changes." But "it COM
tice, and, above all, by giving industry of which the Prime help by making many smaller and quicker improvements in existing prac that resilience
has continued to assist industries to Minister spoke, and the courage which comen of knowledge. The Department build up co-operative research associa tions where this form of organization seems to be suitable to their needs."
"There are indications that some of the they were to realize the value; of this means of organizing research into pros blems of common interest to the firms." staple industries are more inclined that
During the academic year 1824-1925, 258 grants were made to research workers and students-in-training involving tatal expenditure estimated at £35,000, e- pared with 240,820 in 1923-1924. The expenditure on head quarters adminis tration during the financial year 1994- as possible ture of the Department was £539,199.. This sum was made up of £313,286 from 1925 was £36,920, and the total expendi
the Exchequer, E58,888 from the interest of the Million Fund, £100,118 from the capital of the fand, and 239, 128 from
Is there any single inoney-leader of any size to whom you have not gone at
fees for tests and special investigations recollection.
And had you not two stock forms of for outside bodies, from contributions some time or another? That is not my affidavits with which to foist off, as long towards research funds for the Froude don't understand what you mean by researches, and from repayment by the as possible, the claims made against you: tank, alloys of iron, and bridge trouser
stock formis."
service departments. In 1924-1925 no' How many such affidavits bave you expenditure fell to be met from the Bworn-100 Oh, no.
£30,000 THIS YEAR.
graat-in-aid at the disosal of the De- partment for the unforeseen develop- Sir Patrick then produced a long listments of research. The balance of the of money-lenders said to have had, at grant-in-aid on March 31st, 1925, was Beetham,, and asked him whether when he was constantly owing money that he different times, claims against Sir Thomas an
ing £31,000 on furniture.
Sir Patrick: Haven't you had no fewer "Sir Thomas explained that the furnithan 15 bankruptcy notices against you had borrowed, he was justified in spend-
ture was bought as a commercial trans rather a record -I do not know, Most action for another person and was an of them came together about one time isolated case.
x
169 BANKRUPTCY NOTICES...
some years ago.
were a number of bankruptcy notices in 1024 and one so recently as July in this
year.
Sir Patrick: At that time you were Sir Patrick said he noticed that there owing thousands and thousands of pounds. How much have you borrowed this year?--I should think about £30,000 How much did you borrow in 1924, be cause I have a list of bankruptcy notice against you from January to July from money-lendere About £20,000 to £25,000,
No evidence was called for Mr. Glaskie, So it would appear that since you and
and Sir Patrick Hastings argued that Mr. Hari had been together you seemed there was no ground whatever for the to borrow money with the firm intention defence that the interest charged was
Sir Thomas protested that the last one should not have been issue. I paid what I owed," he said.
LONDON, November 19th. Sir Henry Slessor, in concluding a six hours' speech, for the defence at the trial of Commupists at the Old Bailey said this was one of the most important cases submitted to a British jury for many years. On its decision depended the liberties and opportunitice of men to write and express their opinious for
The breaking up of Collyer Quay to sasay youre to come., Sir Henry.Birbser
some depth in order to lay aheavy called only one witness, who testified to
foundation has revealed two The repair work of the national high- lorry
Near Ocean way leading from Yokohama by way of purchasing at His Majesty's Stationery Office copies of the Government report works of Old Singapore.
Building, just outside the tramlines, the the Tokaido line to Hakone and thence to Mishizna in Shizuoka Prefecture, is on Russia
and the other on the Banue, "The defendant Pollitt addressed the remains of the old sex-wall were come jury but was refused permission by the across. The wall did not run straight completed, except two bridges, one on the Judge to quote from speeches by Lord down to Robinson-road or even Cocil-river Birkenhead, Lord Carson and Mr. Joyn-street but turned away to the right, in river" Sakawa," where temporary struc-
of not paying it back unless pressed to harab. Sir Thomas Beecham," he said, son Hicks, the Judgo remarking Weland, and no doubt formed the wall of tures are now being used, but it is ex-
do so very hard 1-That is not so. I have has obviously used this Money-lenders cannot have their seditions mixed up the Fier that used to be at the end of pected that the new and permanent Prince-street. This is about a Fasty bridges will be ready for uss in the early
been obliged to postpone payment now Act as a weapon with which to bludgeon period. with yours."
repair work on the prefectural Later on, remains of the spring of next year.
and then because, although I borrowed the money-lenders. He takes their money "Eighty" period were found in the
money with the firm intention of repay and then pleads the Act when he cannot shape of the steel sleepers used in the leading to Misaki by way of Kamakura
ing it when due, my affairs-which have
pay."adopt old steam tramway that ran from John and Hayama is also finished. These two
been quite public knowledge have been
Mr.
Jowiit, in reply, said one could LONDON, November 19th.
ston's Pier to Tanjong Pagar, which was roads, leading to the outskirts of Yoko
so complicated and involved I have not, of course, understand the tempeda "beam" wireless agreement has opened about 1987, when the late A. A hama are rich in heautiful scenery and
always met my liabilities in the end, a ment of a man who borrowed money at The work on the prefectural road lead- sentatives of the British Post Office and drove the first car. The rails of this old ing from Odawara to Atami along the ses been signed in London today, by repre- dwan, of Messrs. Bwan and Maclaren, are most attractive for motor drives.
Again, according to statistics taken if I have put in & defence to an action any cost, but Sir Thomas Becchain had South African Wireless Company. It is line wers pulled up about 1902 and were beach will be completed early next year. expected that stations in England and used in the foundations of the Hongkong This road will also offer a comfortably after the earthquake, namely in April and pleaded the Money-lendars Act, it evidently been regarded by money-
fully to be placed. South Africs will be open for traffic in and Shanghai Bank built in 1904 and re- drive, for those wishing to spend a week 1924, the number of foreigners was 1.181 was because the money lenders have lenders as a pigeon properly and snecess
and in September 1994, they totalled shown me hat little consideration.
(Oontinued on next column.) the Spring, and that rates will be one placed by the fine new structure that now end.
occupies the same site. third below the ordinary cable rates.
BEAM WIRELESS.
(Continued'on next Column).
road
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1
212
$11.
97
56
Swis Portugal Holland Denmark
43
10
Italy
Sweden. Norway Belgium
Mexico
Others
Total
2,140
5
10
3,867
His Lordship reserved judgment.