THE DERBY.
CORONACH WINS THE GREAT RACE.
MOST DISAPPOINTING DAY.
[THROUGH KETER'S ADENCY.)
LONDON, June 2nd.
The result of the Derby was as uöder:
Coronach. Lancegaye.
Colorado.
Betting:
Coronach, 11/2
Lancegaye, 40/1.. Colorado, 2/1.
Nineteen ran..
Won by five lengths; short head.
DISAPPOINTING DAY.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JUNE JED, 1926
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE'S IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SZEVIČE. Į
Ruasy, June 1st. Colonel Guinness, Minister of Agricul ture, addressing the Council of Agricul ture in London, stated that an important disavery had been made that s new outbreak of foot, and mouth disease in Scotland was traceable to "foreign pigs imported for curing at British curing factories. He said "There have been seven ontbreaks of the disease in the vicinity of a bacoa factory at Carluke and they are all traced io virulently infected carcases of pig- brought from
COAL
SITUATION.
. DEBATE IN HOUSE OF
COMMONS.
GOVERNMENT CRITICISED.
(THROUGH RICTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 1st.. A debate on the coal situation was initiated in the House of Commons by
“CANCEL WAR DEBTS."
AMERICAN PUBLISHER AND EUROPEAN DİSLIKE OF U.A
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
New Yoan, Juno 2nd. Mr. Adolphe Ochs, principal owner and publisher of the New York Times, who bas returned after a three weeks' visit to Europe, interviewed, advocated the cun- cellation of war debts and the dedication of the sums concerned to the furtherance of permanent peace.
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald who emphasised that the situation was frough; with grave national peril. The House must endeav- our to make some practical contribution" to the solution and he criticised the, Government's handling of the crisis, especially the withdrawal of the subsidy.frem abroad with the impression that
He declared Amèricans were returning
CRICKET AT HOME.
MIDDLESEX-AUSTRALIAN MATCH DRAWN.
L
CORRESPONDENCE.
KAI TACK BUND.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS"}
THE COUNTY 'PROGRAMME.
Sin,-Allow me to draw the attention" (THROUGH REUYKA'Y 10ENCY.]
of the Authorities to the health condi tions at the above.. LONDON, June lat. The match at Lorda between Middlesex and the visiting Australians was drawn, Middlesex carried their innings to 340, Stevens making 140. He batted solid for thres and a quarter hours, and hit 19 fours. Murrell made a dashing 64. Gre
gory took four wickets for 73 and Everett three wickets for 75,
The Australians had compiled 230 for five wickets when stumps had to be
The hopes excited" by yesterday's Belgium through Holland. Apart from He declared that money must be found we were not liked, and the feeling is grow drawn. Woodful contributed 100....
weather were disappointed this morning, after a nightlong downpour. The spirit of gaiety and merriment associated with the pilgrims to Epsom was largely absent this morning. Venturesome enthusiasts who, despite the rain, started early in
the
the carcases at Carluke we have another case of infection at Carlisle and a ship load including infected
Carcases
has arrived at Leith. An embargo has
cargo and it has been sent back to the
problem which future Governments would
to put the coal industry on its legs. The have to face would be that the only
complete form of co-ordination of coal
dustry.
FCACE OF NO USE.
ing ao fast that it will eventually become
a burden."
Mr. Ochs attributed the dialike of the
SEQUEL TO, TRIAL.
COUNTY MATCHES.
HAMPSHIRE'S EASY WIN. Playing at Southampton, Hampshire defeated Sussex by ten wickets. The
scores, were:-
Hants, 350 and 110 for no wicketa. Sussex, 126 and 333. There was very consistent scoring in Hampshire's first innings. Brown mak ing 64, Mead 63, Jameson 34 and Boyes 30. In the second knock, Bowell (32) and
On reclaimed land, there has been erected a row of 17 houses, for which occupation certiãcates were issued over a
year ago. It is now over 12 months sincs the first tenants moved in; but there are no roads to these houses and, whenever it rains, it becomes impossible to get to Kai Yan Road without wetting one's feet.
In front of these houses there is a wide road which is not yet levelled and in the holes of which mosquitoes "find a con- venient breeding place. Two months ago, waggon-loads of earth were deposited on this road for the purpose of filling up the raid gauges." This earth is still there bat no work whatsoever was attempted. In short, a disgraceful state of affairs obtains in Kat Tack Bund.
To my mind, both the Sanitary Board and the Building Authority should, with- out further delay, look into these matters.
Mr. Lloyd George urged, the Govern-We are a very wealthy nation pressing been placed on the landing of that pits was nationalisation. (Labour cheers,) Europeans to America to the fast that ment to introduce forthwith, legislation them to pay debts which we ourselves open carts and vehicles were. inaufficiently port of origin. We have long suspected for the reconstruction of the coal in-
know they can never pay," covered to keep out the downpour, and the foot and mouth disense (must be found difficulty in being happy and brought to this country by foreign meat and especially offal. For the first time jolly
we have obtained" definite evidence. It must be remembered that at the Ministry of Agriculture we have no machinery in the ordinary case for inspecting meat cargoes at the ports, but now that we have traced back this outbreak I think it is absolutely imperative that we should take action to minimise risk. At the same time, this matter raises issues of great importance affecting foreign coun- tries as well as ourselves, and I must
Mr. Stanley Baldwin said he was willing to resume negotiations at any moment, but he was unwilling to pledge STATE WITNESS'S HOUSE BLOWN Newman (50) made the required runs better
Thousands who intended to see Derby abandoned the project.
It was noticeable that London trade centres, usually congested on fine Derby Day mornings, were comparatively clear to-day.
TIIK TROBABLES.
LONDON, June 1st. The latest list of probables," with jockeys, for the Derby is as follows:→
Apple Sammy (Jellise).
Bassoon (Quirke).
Cimiez (Smirke).
Colorado (Weston).
Comedy King (Dempsey),
Coronach (Childs).
Finglas (Archibald).
Harpagon (Eliot).
Lancegare (Perryinan).
Legros (Kirby),
Lex (Beary).
Macanudo (Lane).
Pantera (Wragg).
Review Order (H. Beasley).
St. Mary's Kirk (Burns).
Simon The Beggar (3 Leach).
Swift and Sure (R. Jones). War Mist (Esling).
THE BETTING.
Colorado, 6/4.
Swift and Sure, 7/1 t. and o.
Coronach, 7/1 og 8/1 t.
Lex. 10/1.
Apple Sammy, 16/1 o., 20/1 t..
Finglas, 29/1.
Cimiez, 33/1 t. and o
Review Order, 33/1 o. Harpagon, 40/1.
Tenacity, 50/1 t, and o Macanudo, 50/1 t. and o Comedy King, 50 t. and o. Lancernye, 50/1 t. and a War Mist, 50/1 0.
Pantera, 60/1 t. and o.
Legros, 100/1 t.
St. Mary's Kirk, 100/1 t. and o.
BENBOOD, 100/1 t. and o.
Simon The Beggar, 100/1 t. and o.
MOROCCAN SITUATION. FRANCE AND SPAIN CLEARING UP AFFAIRS.
PARIS, June 1st, There still remaina some cleaning up to be done in Morocco now that the dangerous pocket formed by Beni Zerua! has been practically eliminated. "The Franco-Spaniarda have to clear the dis- trict north-east of Wezzan and this means joint action against the Jebala tribe in the direction of Sheshuan necessitating
Sheshuan.
PORTUGUESE REVOLT. PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT'S
get the approval of my colleagues to any action which may be taken.
THROUGH REUTER'8 · AGENCY.]
DRUGS IN CHINA.
CHINESE ABJURB CHARGES
AGAINST BRITAIN.
GENEVA, June 1st. "Britain is poisoning the world with Chu, the its drugs." exclaimed Mr. Chinese representative on the League of Nations' Advisory Committee opium.
OD
Sir Malcolm Delevingne (Britain) had complained that 200 kilograms of mor- phine and heroin had been sent to Shang.
the taxpayers money indefinitely to sup- port this one industry. Nor would he be forced by a stoppage to take political control of the mines, whatever settlement was ultimately reached. Probably some
UP.
NEW YORK, June 1st.
tween them.
For Sussex. Landridge with 87 and A. E. Gilligan with 70, were the only
A message from Bridgewater Masscorers of note. In Sussex's first innings. sachusetts, ays that the house of Samuel Boyes took six wickets for 3 rugs. Johnson, & brother-in-law of one of the principal State witnesses in the trial of
the Italians, Saeco and Vanzett who have
Government assistance was necessary and the Government was prepared to do that but, peading a settlement, he was unable to say what the form or what the amount of the assistance would be. Na Govern ment could compel a settlement, but the moment there was a first glimmer of the temper for negotiations, the Government would do its best to assuage differences THE DUCHESS OF YORK'S BABY.
Loy necessary
been sentenced to death for the murder of a cashier in 1824, was blown up by dranmite this morning. Johnson and his family escaped unicjured.
legislation. PRESENTS RETURNED OWING TO
and asperities, to see fair play and to undertake Primarily, the future depended on the statesmanship of the two parties to the dispute, for no force imposed on reluct ant men could bring a lasting peace.
LABOUR AMENDMENT DEFEATED.
A. Labour amendment to reduce the Ministry of Mines vote, "on which the debate arose, was defeated by 252 votes to 108.
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Mr. Snowden said he had never listen hai from Germany, the Chinese Governed to a speech with such hopelessness and ment certifying that these drugs were indespair as he heard the Premier that tended for medical purposes in Shanghai evening. Mr. Snowden was of opinion that the only solution of the deadlock hospitals, whereas they were destined for other usages, and, that despite Britain's was action by the Government itself. representations in the matter to the Chinese Government, the consignment had been released.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] NO RESPONSE TO OFFER.
Ruos, June 1st...
This brought Mr. Chu's exclamation In the House of Commons, Mr. Eamsay mentioned above. He protested excited- MacDonald, Labour leader, asked what
ROYAL FAMILY'S CUSTOM.
Presents of Bowers for the Duchess of York and countless gifts for the baby have been received. Women in all parts of the country have sent baby garments, including bonnets and shawls
Presents from people personally un- known to the Duke and Duchess have been reluctantly returned, as it has for a long time been a strict enstam among the members of the Royal Family that no gifts can be accepted from strangers. Princess Mary was compelled to return a number of such presents sent to her at the time of her wedding.
GOVERNMENT ATTITUDE,
The Premier, replying declared that
ly against the alleged attack on his Gov-was the present position in regard to the the proposals which had been made by erament, adding that anti-British feel- coal subsidy ? ing in China was increasing daily.
M. Bourgeois (France) presiding, cut the lively incident short by announcing the tea interval.
OIL SUPPLY:
GERMAN COMPANY MOVE.
IMPORTANT
BERLIN, June 1st. At a general meeting of the Erodel
on the lines of the Coal Commission's report. The coal-owners resented what they called
the Government for the settlement of the The Premier referred to the letter ad-dispute and which the coal-owners and miners had both rejected, were an at- dressed to the Miners' Federation on May 22nd stating that it would be imtempt to deal with the problem strictly possible for the Government to hold open beyond the end of the month the offer of a subsidy of £3,000,000. He said that as this letter had elicited no response, the Government must reserve to themselves complete liberty of action.
Later, when the House went into Com
page upon great national industries, he urged that the Government could not afford any longer to stand aside.
TIME TO ACT.
"political interference." He had never concealed his view that the less industries bad to do with the Government the better, but it was impos Bible for this or any other Government to disinterest itself in the affairs of a great basic industry, which, by its nature, had such a repercussion on all the industries
seek in every way to bring the partice to reason and to do so, if possible, with- out resorting to force Hia attempts had so far met" with little response The deadlock continued, but he had zet lost A great deal could be touch yet.. done and all that the Government could do, it would do...
a considerable Spanish advance. The Company, Germany's biggest oil organi-mittee of Supply on a vote for, the Mines war party of the Riff appears to be pre-sation, the Chairman announced that the Department, Mr. MacDonald again rais paring to resist. Abd el Krim's War Company's buying, selling and distributed the question of the coat stoppage. In Minister, accompanied by the Riffian ing organisations had been turned into view of the paralysing effect of the stop-of the country. Any Governinent must Hark, is reported to have arrived at a separate Company, 'called "Olex, which had signed a several years' delivery agreement with the Anglo-Persian Com- pany. Erodel has thereby regained the
Mr. Lloyd George, Liberal leader, de production which it lost through the war and re-won to a certain extent its posi-clared there was nothing left but for the LONDON, June 1st. tion in the petroleum industry through Government to set. He referred to the letter written by Mr. Herbert Smith, out the world.
President of the" Miners' Federation, in which Mr. Smith said that he would not accept any wage reduction before the reconstruction of the coal industry but that he was willing to accept the logical conclusions of reconstruction, and that
APPOINTMENTS.
A mesage fron Coimbra, says that the revolutionary Provisional Government has made the following appointments:- Major Ochon, Minister for Interior, Commerce and "Agriculture, and Major Cabescadas, Minister for Marine, Fin ance and Justice.
ANOTHER INDIAN RIOT. MOHAMMEDANS AND HINDUS. AGAIN CLASH
CALCUTTA, Juno let."
fi
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
STEAMER RAMMED. CREW RESCUE WOMEN AND
CHILDREN.
New York, June"let." An oil tanker rammed and sank the steamer Washington Irving, running be tween Albany and New York. Bix hundred passengers were rescued and
The Premier pointed out that the Members for the mining constituencies of Montgomeryshire and Mansfield, re- presenting different parties, bad publicly appealed for a more reasonable attitude towards negotiation among, their own
ANOTHER POINT FÖR YORKSHIRE
a first innings advantage over Kent Playing at Sheffield, Yorkshire gained
The scores were:-
Kent, 206 and, 236.
Yorkshire, 242 and 71 faz no wickets. In Kent's first innings, Hardinge made 75, Macaulay taking five wickets for 85
rups.
Hardinge was again prominent, making 60 Woolley was top scorer with 94, not out. For Yorkshire, Sutcliffe made 88 and Holmes 56.
In the visitors” second innings.
EXCITING FINISH
In the Lancashire and Surrey match at Manchester, there was a remarkable finish, Lancashire winning by 34. runs. and dismissing the last remaining-Sur- ray batsman with the last ball of the, match. The scores were
Lancashire, 181 and 253. Surrey, 276 and 124.
In Lancashire's first innings, Make peace made 65, Fender taking six wickets for 46 runs E. Tyldesley was top scorer in Lance second Enock, making a 1182. ful. 97 For Surrey," Shepperd and Fen der made 57 and 56 respectively, whilst Ducat made the only century of the match, scoring 118. Sibbles was success- ful with the ball, taking six wickets for 3 ruas. In Surrey's second innings, Hobbs made 49, Lancashire managed to get the last man out with the last ball of the match.
WALKER CUP GOLF. THE FIRST ROUND.
ST. ANDREWS, June 2nd. The Walker Cup scores at the end of the first round of the foursomes were Wethered and Holderness three up and one to play against Ouimet, and Guilford. up against Sweeter and Vonclm two Harris and Heziet. Jones and Gund six up against Tolley and Jamieson. Gardner and Mackenzie six up against Storey and
Brownlow.
TRADE WITH THE DOMINIONS.
LORD BURNHAM'S VIEWS.
Lord Burnham, speaking on "Britain and Greater Britain" at the weekly luncheon of the Soroptimist Club, at the Criterion Restaurant, said we had, in Africa a new Empire which was designed to riyal in its wealth and opportunities the Eastern Empire which had counted so much in British history.
Hongkong, June 2nd, 1996.
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PROPERTY SALES.
X.
At Messrs. Lammert Brothers' auction.
property, No. 49, Bonham, Road, was sold rooms, yesterday afternoon a leasehold
by order of the mortgagee.
This property has an area of 14,130 square feet, a Crown rent of 865.75 and 1990 years' lease from 1862
The upset price was $50,000, with bids brisk and rose to 83-4,500, at which figure of $500 acceptable. Bidding' was fairly the property was knocked down to Miss Lee Yan Leung,
The Ming Yuen Gardens property and Nos, 21, 22, 23 and 94, Hill Road, which were to have been offered for sale yester day afternoon were withdrawn.
CHINA AUCTION ROOMS
At the China Auction Rooms, Mr. E. V. MR. de Sousa sold, by order of the mortgagee, a leasehold property" at Yau- mati, namely Nos. 201 and 203, Portland Street,, situated on Section A and B of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1183.
The area of this property is 1,872 square feet, with an annual Crown rent of $3.85 and 81.28 respectively.
"The upset price was $10,000, and this sum increased by bids of 8200 to $12,800, at which figure Mr. Li Cheung, 20, Bon- ham Strand West, became the purchaser.”
AN INGENIOUS INVENTION. HANDY READING MACHINE.
A POSSIBLE. PAPER SAVER.
NEW YORK, March 30th. A reading machine" that folds into the size of a fountain pen and is designed to do away with the present methods of reading bulky books has been invented retired, the Herald Tribune: saya." by Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske,
Admiral Fiske, has completed a work- ing model of the invention which he described as likely to render obsolete chines and to revolutionize the publish ing business. The device also is expected
printing presses and type-setting ma
to make eye-glasses unnecessary for many readers who now wear them.
The invention, which Admiral Fiske calls the "Fiske Reading Machine," con-
nette on which are mounted a magnify sists of an apparatua not unlike a lorg- ing lens for one eye, a shied for the other, and a rack to hold reading matter.
The reading matter for use with the machine is produced directly from type- written manuscript by photography and is so microscopic as to be undecipherable with the naked eye.
The Admiral has had the first volume of Mark Twain's "Innocents Abroad," a book of 93,000 words, prepared as an example, and it appears as a 13 page pamphlet three and three-quarters by five. and three quarters inches in size. The expense of production, he says, would be but a small fraction of the cost of publishing a book.
Visiting Ceylon recently he found a prosperity which was amazing, and was enjoyed as a result of the revival of the rubber market in the first place. In Malaya there was also great development in this line of production, and in both
„The advantages of reading, with one aye, according to Admiral Fiske, centre these places Great Britain had as near natural monopoly as one could see..
about the absence of any necessity" for He did not think our trade with for focussing. The eyes are protected from eign countries would count half as much all glare, and if the instument is once On the other hand, our export trade, and in focus, eliminating all strain." The especially our expert trade of manufac reduced characters are so magnified that tured goods to our Dominions, was rising they appear larger than ordinary type. steadily. Undoubtedly our greatest opThe first important field in which Ad- portunities were in Australia and New miral Fiske expects to see the machine Zealand, and he was certain that in used to advantage is that of bulky Canada there was the 'strong determina reference books Encyclopedia, diction tion to trade with Great Britain so far aries, law books and records, generally are large and difficult to handle or store, as they could.
A most trifling incident, arising out of there were no serious injurice. A num-basis of the Coal Commission's report that small movement of earth where the in the future as it had done in the past properly, adjusted; it will remain exactly
a Mohammedan touching a Hindus
ber of women fainted. The crew of the water pot, led to a communal riot at Halishahar, 25 miles from Calcatta, steamer was most cool and formed a Mill hands belonging to both communi-human chain, whereby the women and ties indulged in free fighting using sticks children were lowered to the lifeboats, and stones. Twenty were seriously in. from which they were picked up by ships which rushed to the scene of the disaster. jured.
he wanted to be assured first that the colleagues. "Wisdom," concluded the economic conditions of the industryPremier, is the slowest growth among rendered a wage reduction essential ber plants, but it will come in time and I fore, be accepted that wage reduction believe sooner than many people expect. Mr. Lloyd George, suggested that the Premier should take action upon the am not sure now that I do not see that he should introduce legislation for shoots of the new plant are beginning to the purposes of the reconstruction of the appear. The moment that happens, I conl industry and should set up a Wages shall, as I have done hitherto, buckle to Board. He believed that would bring the task once more and, if it be then that legislation will help, I shall be prepared this desolating conflict to an end.
(Continued on sezt. Column).
to introduce it"