IMPRESSED WITH EAST. SIR ARTHUR YAPP'S VIEWS.
UP TO DATENESS OF SHANGHAI
་་་ AND TOKYO,
ETAROCGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 28th.
THE
ANTI-FOREIGN WAVE. THE SINGAPORE BASE RECENT OUTRAGES IN CHINA
LADIES ATTACKED IN CHENGTU.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, E
SHANDHAR, June 25th, The newspapera are publishing graphic On his return from his world tour, Str details of resent murders of and attacks Arthur Yapp, Chairman of the Y.M.CA on foreigners in the interior, now arriv was tremendously impressed by the ring by mail, and are commenting there- development in the Far East, especially on. in Japan, and said it was an- object Teason to see the up-to-dateness of cities. like Shanghai and Tokyo.
They are infinitely ahead of us as regards electrical development, while more gratifying note was the intense thirst for knowledge by the young.
He added his admiration for Japanese knowledge, and endorsed the brilliant medical man who told me Japan was better served regarding research work than Britain, America and Germany put together."
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THE COAL STRIKE.
THE LONGER HOURS
STRONG LABOUR OPPOSITION.
RUGHT, June 27th. : To-morrow Parlament is to discuss the Bill providing for a "permissive" eight hours a day in the minex The Labour Party intends to employ all its resources in opposing the Bill
Speaking at Saffron Walden last night, Sir Arthur Steel Maitland, Minister of Labour, defined the Government's policy iu introducing this Bill He said there was only one way out of the coal impasse.. It was by a temporary lengthening of the working hours of the day by increasing the day from seven hours and what is called winding time, to eight hours and "winding time." It meant an in crease from a day of about seven and a half hours to a day of about eight and
TERRIBLE CASE OF MES. BIBLES. As regards the case of Mrs. W. E. Sibley, wife of a Canadian Methodist missionary stationed at Junghsien, who was murdered in the streets of Chengta on June 9th, the explanation of the authorities, that the assassin wae a homicidal lunatic, is regarded as inade quate in view of the fact that he was lurking in the streets near the foreign quarter for several hours, with a large knife concealed in a bag but did not molest hundreds of passing Chinese. When, however, the foreign lady appear ed he came up from behind and slashed her across the face, telling her, and then cut off her head, which he threw into a closet in the street corner.
ATTEFNT TO STRANGLE JORKIGN LADY While the inquest on Mrs. Sibley was being held, a messenger burst in with an alarming story of an attempt to strangle Miss Manley. She was, fortu nately, strong and active, and, though twice dragged from a racksha eventually escaped, aided by the ricksha cootie. Her assailant was of the student type and is reported to have subsequently confessed that he belonged to a band. pledged to waylay and attack foreigners...
~~~The Chengtu-outrages, therefore, are attributed to anti-foreign propaganda by extremists.
A.P.C. MAN'S DEATH. Why the bandits, killed Mr. Philips, of the A.P.O., in Kwangsi, instead of holding him for ransom is not explained. He was killed the day after his capture
a balf hours An extension of hours of and his cook was murdered at the same this kind could mean "an immense
time. Three days later, a Chinese clerk
UNGOVERNED CHINA SECOND TEST MATCH FAR
AUSTRALIANS COMPILE HUGE SCORE
EASTERN CABER
NEWS
TIMES AND FAR EASTERN POWERFUL EDITORIAL IN THE
TIMES CONTRIBUTIONS
THROUGH ERU
CAN MILITARISTS AND THE REVENUES
||TERQUÉE DEUTER 6 VAGINOY."
HORES AND SUTCLIFFE START WELL
HOW BRITISH GOVERNMENT
SHOW GRATITUDE.
(GIE REUTER'S AGENCY, 1
the Straits
LONDON June esth Referring to the Malay States, “ and Hongkong's contributions to the sing pore base, the Times recalli financial eforts towards the costs of the war, and declares that both during and since the war the eastern dependencies have given unforgettable proofs not only of strength and generous impulses, but of the solidarity of the constituent parts of the Empire in the most practical
The way the British Government can show their gratitude is to comply with the wishes of the donors, and proceed expedi tiously with the scheme.
(THROUGH HAYAS AGENCY. 1-
THE FRENCH FLIGHT. PARIN-BAZRA IN 5 HOURS.
PARIS, June 25th,
The airmen brothers Arrachast, who departed from Paris, landed at Barra after a 26 hours, 30 minutes non-stop fight.
[THEOUGH REUTER'S - AGENCY.
LONDON IN THE PRE mer, commenting in an editorial Treaded Ung ed Chica, emphasizes the lack of Central Government as the root of the trouble, and doubts whether
one will emerge from the deliberations
chang and Wu, and adds that the defence of foreign interests is thus doubly cult, but that it is an inadequate
for inaction. The plundering of revenue and of hypothecated foreign loans cannot be allowed to continue.
The attempt of the Shantung militarists to float a loan add secure the salt revenue 14, fagrant violation of the 1913 Rear- gandation Loan Agreement.
The Tenca lauds the personality and vigour of the British Consuls who often mitigated the harm done to their country- men and secured redress, and says, re- ferring to the Customs, that the foreign Poxers are not dependent on moral force
anchor alone since their feets ride at the Treaty Ports, and it does not doubt that if violent hands were laid on the sue remaining source of income for the Peking Administration, the Powers would take combined action.
It concludes that whatever the fate of the transient figures composing the Peking Cabinet, the Government, as an institution, remains permanent, and each SPAIN AND LEAGUE: successive Ministry may properly be in- KING ALFONSO EXPRESSES HISvited to assume the obligations of its predecessor; and in case of refusal there is no reason why commitments and pro
ises to the Powers by China should not lapse. The promise of tariff autonomy by-1999 need not necessarily stand if all: else fall.
VIEWS.
PARIS, June 28th. The Figaro has asked King Alfonso whether Spain is withdrawing from the League of Nations King Alfonso has replied: "You may be sure that if the present state of feeling regarding the Non-Permanent Members of the Council does not change and if we do not obtain BIG INCREASE DURING PAST few legitimate satisfaction, we will be unable to take the same interest as hitherto in
F.M.S. POPULATION.
YEARS.
There were 25,000 today, when the sec resumed. The weather the wicket good.
at Lords Match was glorious and
Oldfield was caught by Sutcliffe, whe 10, Bardsley at this time being 180, the score then standing at 379 for & wickets. When Bardsley was 103, Mailey - was bowled, bringing the innings to a close, the Australians then having scored 33.
Hobbs and Sutcliffe went to the wicket, at the lunch interval the former had scored 80 (pot out) and Sutcliffe 27.(bot out).
The scores to date, are --
AUSTRALIANS 1ST INNINGS. Collins, b Root
Macartney, e Sutcliffe, b Larwood 39 Woodfull, e Strudwick, b Root...15 Andrews, cand b Kilner. Gregory, b Larwood Taylor, e Carr, b Tate Bardaley, not out.
.193
Richardson, b Kilder..... Ryder, & Strudwick, b Tate Oldfield, c Sutcliffe, b Kilner Mailey, Lb.w.b Kilner
35
Extras
Total
.393
Tato took 2 wickets for 111: Root for 70; Kilner 4 for 10; Larwood,
and Woolley, 0. for 5.
܀
-EXOLAND—15T INNINGS
Hobbs, not out
Sutcliffe, not out
Total (no wkt.)
A-LONDON TRAGEDY.
for
SIR CHARLES WALPOLE SHOT IN
HIS STUDY..
WELL-KNOWN SURREY MAN Sir Charles George Walpole, who until his retirement last year was one of the best-known public men in Surrey, was
Kensington Court, W.-
economy in the production of coal. Such found the body lying on the water, at the League. In the meantime we are shows that the population of the Feder-fonnd shot dead at his Londor resides, economy again had two vast advantages the edge of the river, with three bullet appealing for the necessary conciliation haring increased since 1911 by 97.7 per
It enabled a better wage to be paid to the men and so avoided cuts quite so great as might otherwise be necessary. Further, the Government had always to think also of other great trades, like the iron and steel trade and shipbuilding, in which employment had been so bad, and to which the economies which enabled coal to be produced at a moderate price might mean all the difference between prosperity and distress.
DENTAL
wounds in his cheat" -The body was brought to Nanning for the funerale
FRENCH FINANCES.
The census taken on April 24th, 1991, sfed Malay States we then 1,324,680, cent. Of this population 653,529 are males and 471,362 females, the rate of in- rease since 1011 having been 17.7 and 31:1 respectively.
The tragedy was discovered by his butler, who went into the study and found his master lying over a chair. A revolver was by his side.
Medical assistance was immediately summoned, but it was found that Sir Charles had died from a bullet wound in the head.
The Malay population rose from 420,840 in 1911 to 610,821 in 1921, an increase of 21.3 per cent. The rates of increase of the Malay population were 911 per cent in Perak, 41.8 per cent. in Selangor, 11.3 per cent in Negri Sembilan, and 11.3 per
HIS QUILT WEDDING. cent, in Pahang The very high rate of
Just after 11 p.m. Sir Charles Wal Selangor district, the Malay-population increase in Selangor, where, in the Kuala practically doubled since 1911, is due to pole's butler went to the study to see The latter, interviewed, formally denied the influx of foreign Malaya, who have that, all lights were out and to shut the
[With regard to the murder of Mr. CHANGES IN BANQUE DE FRANCE Philips, it will be recalled that early
PERSONNEL. this month a report was received from
PARIS, June Zith Canton to the effect that Mr. Philips
Under the Banque de France, changes who was the Asiatic Petroleum Co manager at Nanning (the capital of Kwangsi) had been captured by baadita M. Robineau becomes Honorary Governor near Taiping, whilst he was on his way and M. Picard, as First Vice Governor from Lungehow to Nanning. The report added that about 200 troops had been replaces M. Moreau. sent out from Lungchow to effect 'Mr. Philips release, and nothing further
ANGRBO
•Marshal Wu Pai Fu General Chang Chi
Chang Ying Hus and his Staff,
here this morning.
He was welcomed by Geperal Wang Husi Ching, General Chang Hauck Liang, General Chang Tsung Chang and
others
Marshal Chang Tao Lin's Peking was reported over the week-
CHANG AND WU ENTAHTAINED,
val in
ALATER. -After a brief rest at the station, Marshal Wu Pei Fu proceeded to Wang Huai Ching's residence, accompanied by Tien Wei Chin and Chang Chi Huang
At 930, Marabal Chang Tao Lin called on Marshal. Wan, and cordial greetings were exchanged Wa Pei Fa returned the call at eleven o'clock.
During the morning Wu, accompanied Chang by Chang Hsueh Liang an Tsung Chang called on Wang Shih Chan and Chan Erh Hsun" and thanked them for the valuable services rendered in connection with the organisation of the Committee of Safety which took charge of alfairs in Peking prior to the appoint- ment of Dr. Yen to the Cabinet.
At two this afternoon the two Marshals. were the guests of honour at a reception given by Tu Hai Kuei, and other Cabinet members at Hunijentang, at which Wang Shih Chen, Chao Err Bran and other prominent people were present,
It is expected that Wu will return to Changhein tien this evening in order to direct military operations against the huominchun, while Chang will remain in. Peking for a couple of days]*~
DAME MELBA AND CHALIAPIN. SINGER'S NERVES:
HIS TRIUMPHAL DEBUT AT
· COVENT GARDEN. Ama big man, but big men can Feodor sometimes be very nervoNE. Chaliapis was never more nervous than he was last month, when he stepped on to the Covent Garden stage to sing "n-
Mefistofele.
That was the description given by the famous Russian singer of what is said to
in recent year have been his greatest personal triumph
first move in a general attack on wages f was heard until about a week later, when the appointment as being interpretabettled in the Const districts to plant windows and doors for the night-stage I felt reassured. The audience were
Some people thought that this was the and hours, No such attack on wages or bours was contemplated. The objection Fad been made that the Coal Commis sion was against any increase in hours. but said the Minister, the Commission used these words: It is at least pos ible, though we hope not probable, that the amount of wage reduction or the alternative of unemployment that will be imposed upon the industry if it is to con tinue with the present hours may be such as to lead the miners to consider whether they should not escape from these troubles by some extension of working hours.
In
news came through that. Mr. Philips body had been recovered from the river. pre-were-to-datails to hand, but it ap. peared that the gang of bandits into whose hande Mr. Philips had fallen bad, on being pressed, killed their captive and disposed of the body.]
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FOR NEW SHIPS.
of implying the seizure" of the Banque de France by the State
The Echo de Parte says that M. Gail Lux intends to demand the Banque to abandon its present somewhat retiring attitude and become the head of the French financial world similar to the Bank of England in British finance. He con- siders the Banque should play a leading
rabber.
You must remember," he continued, that I had not only never sung at Covent Garder before, but I had never sung in Mefistofele. At the Metropolis tan in New York I bave sung the Satanis role oftentimes, and I am used to it Bur From the first moment var on the here, sh that was quite another story
The Chinese population of the Fedez. There he found Sir Charles Iving dead, enthusiastic and kind. You could feel sted Malay States was 104,518, or only Near him was & pipe which-be bad re- their goodwill penetrating across the for lights, and so it went on all the evening 81,304 more than in 1911. Practically the
loud had made a success. whole of this increase was in Chinesecently been smoking. Just before enter-until- at the end I began to think that I males as compared with 188 in 1911, and report. females, who now number 351 to 1,000 ing the room the butler the lessening disparity between the sexes. among the Chinese is gratifying as in- dicating a general tendency towards their permanent settlement in the F.MS.
"He was as fit as ever I have seen The rise in the Indian population was marked feature of the 1921 census. In 1901, 68,298 persons of Indian nationality:hin and then, about midnight, we heard
"At II o'clock Sir Charles was in his
usual health," said a neighbour who saw him during the evening.
-the Government's opinion, the state uE CONTRACTS PLACED IN ENGLAND part in the stabilisation of the franc which were enumerated; ten years later: the that he had been found dead."-"
affairs described in these words had been
While the Eight Hours' Bill is to take
is a matter of utmost importance. He does not disguise the fact that the first phase of stabilisationway valve the fight of gold, and he desires the Banque serve to effect sales of gold which will then be balanced by
number had risen to 172,465, the increase. synchronising with the early development
In 1929 Sir
Sir Charles Walpole, at the age of the rubber planting industry, while in of 73, was married, for the second time, 1921 Indians in the FMS..totalled 205,319 Tho, percentages of wercase-co-1911 at St. George's, Hanover Square, to Mya,
More than four-fifths of the Indians in the were 77.9 in Perak, 78.9 in Selangor, 81.4 Henry Seatgh; of The Drive, Hove The
F.M.S. are Tamils
two vergers acted as witnesses..
LONDON BY NIGHT. And after that some supper, and then my ustal walk through London. ~ better, even than singing. If T Anger I would organise trips kind in order to show Londoners how teresting is the city in which they live
when the shutters of the shops are up and the buses have gone to their resting places for the night.
Mr. Chaliapin spoke of his triumph with modesty Dame Nolie Melba who went round from her box to greet: the great made a perfect devil," she said Russian was more emphatic
-ROBY, June 27th. uj the attention of Parliament, interest Mr. Beatty, President of the Canadian will be taken in the proceedings of the Executive of Mizers Federation, which Pacific Railway Company, before sailing has been summoned to meet in London for Quebec from Southampton, made the to be ready to mobilize its metallicre in Negri Sembilan, and 314 in Pahang wedding was a very quiet affair, and glad of that," returned Chabapin, on Tuesday.
important announcement that during his
three freight Some significance is attached to itate brief visit to England he had placed con ments which Mr. A. J. Cook, the Secretracts for the construction of tary of the Federation, has made during PRES the last two days, in which he asks the steamers, each of 10,000 tons. A dea), p} Government to hold out the hand of the tonnage at present sailing the ocean friendship. He proposes the withdrawal
MINERS'-LEADER'S PROPOSALS.
of the Eight Hours Bill and a return to is becoming obsolete and will have to be work on the terms existing before the replaced within the next few years. That stoppage He then suggests arrange alone will give such required impetus ments with the workmen's representatives by which & settlement could be immedi to the shipbuilding industry. ately reached. He makes no mention of what has been his persistent slogan
Not a penny of the pay; not a minute
on the day”—but, asks for a settlement
that would tave justice to the minera, rocure finality without compulsory arbitra
fion, and marables the miners segnomic
security The newspapers remark that Mr.Cook has moved somewhat from the which he has hitherto maintained.
position
NO BOPE OF ARMISTICE
ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE
FATAL EARTHQUAKES. THOUSANDS OF HOUSES DESTROYED.
Des GM EUROPEANE. –
LONDON, June 27th Earthquakes, the reports of which trace trace course from Naples through Catania, Malta, the Dodecanese Islands and the whole Egyptian delta, have caused con-
siderable alarm among the population. The shocks occurred approzimately at
SEVERE SHOCK IN CENTRAL me, namely 8.30 in the even-
SUMATRA.
(THROUGH EEUTER'S AGENCY-1
BATAVIA, June, 28th:
Mr. Cook's suggestion has been received with considerable interest in official quar ters, but it is stated that, unfortunately, his unqualified terms of a return to the etelur gun of April, last precludes any Central Sumatra The inhabitants of
A severe earthquake has occurred in
hope of an Armistice. It is pointed out several villages took panic The Gover that Mr. Cook's terme, for one-thing
exidence and many Europeans
And the Prime Minister has declared that houses were severely damaged.
ing
The wedding was by licence granted by the Bishop of London, the parties qualifying by a 15-daya residence in the district,
The European population of the FS rose from 3,284 in 1911 to 2,886 in 1921, of whom 93.9 per cent are of British nationality. The most satisfactory fea mire of the census is that all the statistics, His widow hasublished severe, small of sers of marriage, of age and of birth volumes Her former husband kan & place, show that the immigrant races, cavalry officer, who was wounded in. who have done so much to develop the South Africa, and died in 1991 resources of the FM.B. are ceasing to Sir Charles Walpole's first wife died looks upon these States as a place old in 1914. temporary sojourn and are tending more TIBTINGUISHED LAWYER and more to make their permanent home Sir Charges George Walpole, who was fare."
BANK FAILURE.
It is a long time," said Dame "since I Have listened through an even ing with more intense pleasure. Chaha
in proved himself one of the masters beth as good as his operatic performance, and of-stage and opera. His acting was just that says a good deal
"When I spoke to him afterwarde he was still a little anxious, telling had never been so nervous in his am sure no one in the audience noticed
any tegee of it, and I told
and
was full of enthusiasm for our Covent Garden praising the the directors, the scene created a-Kight in 1893, was 77 ZERTS DENY of age.
A native of Surrey, he was educated at during the present Eton and Cambridge; was called to the pearance being bar in 1873 and practised for ten years a's "D on what is now known as the South Eastern Circuit de
the
MANY ARRESTS IN ITALY
In 1888 he was appointed President of
In one of the District Court of Lanarka, Cyprus late Judge DUE TO POLITICAL ENEMIES.
and after seven years there was succes that wom
andkerc ively Attorney-General in the Leeward Intande ChicE: Justice in Gibraltar, and - (THROTAE RECTER'S AGENCY. 1
Boaz, June 28th
Chief Justice in the Bahamas. He retir
andre of the Banca Agricols of Parma,
Much scandal has been caused by theed from Government a service in 1887 the sum involved being about sixty-mi Hon Hire.
Twentyrave warrants have been issued, and there have beep sixteen arrests, in cluding the Director, Count Lasignani, who is ex-Mayor of Farma, a professor of Roman law, a Barrister and the poliz
The Lighthouse at the southern er tremity of Rhode Island was destroyed, and there was much damage to several of the island villages, some houses col
One person was killed lapsing. several injured. The damage in the affected areak was unimportant.:
LY DESTETUTION IN ITALY. 1
BOME June 27th
to
d
The ho took up voluntary work in t his native country He was chairman of play the Surrey Quarter Sessions from 1824 box or until last yearehairman of Chertsey effects Petty Sessions, from 1806 to 1922 and whole a member of the Surrey County Council thou from: 1012 to 1922 Reports from the provin of Foggin
He was a keen politician, being chair MAD of the Chertsey Division Conser
gray than once The Swiss Consulat Genoa, an ex-vative Association, and
Parliamentary indicate that over 2,000 houses were tician, Biaggi destroyed
earthquake in ever director with Lusi
buter the he was invited to stand
candidate for the division but declined. failure to political enemies
involve the continuance of the subsidy, nor's
the subsidy cannot be repeated. It a
further stated in official quarters that no
Fuggestion or conditions have reached
Kented
the Government in support of the round. A cable from San Remo itates that table conference, which Mr. Hartaboru, Zeky Bey has been released, the Framing the miners Member of Parliament, auging Magistrate declaring his innocence
established. Uvernment last wee
villages