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THE BOOTLEGGERS.
AMERICAN PROHIBITION, DE LEGATION IN ENGLAND.
Roasy, July 14th An American delegation has arrived in London discuss suggestion laid down by the British Government in their memo-
THE HONGHÒNG DAILY
PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY
INDIAN RIOTS.
SERIOUS AFFAIR IN CALCUTTA.. HINDU-WOJLER "STORY."
(THROUGH ESTER'S AGENCY.]
CALCUTTA, July 18th. Hindus and Moslems went into con fict in the northern quarter of the city during a procession in which the farmer were carrying images of a goddess past several Mohammedan mosques.
The Mohammedans issued from the sidelanes and heavily bombarded the processionists
randum to the State Department of March 27th, 1998, regarding administra
Brickbats were thrown, but the main tive measures that might be taken by the British Authorities in order to assist the body marched on leaving a trail of fights United States Government in the preven- behind. The police eventually fred on tion of liquor smuggling from the sea.
these skirmishers and got control of the The delegation consists of Mr. Anituation. One man was killed and 40 drews, Assistant Secretary of the Trea seriously injured, including a policeman sary, Mr. Vallance Assistant to the Solicitor of the Department of State, Rear Admiral Billard, Commandant of
THE MOROCCAN WAR.
RABAT, July 15th.
THE COAL STRIKE.
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT IN THE HOME SITUATION. [ERROUGH REUTER's Anisor.1
LONDON, July 14th.
FAR EASTERN CABLE FAMOUS SINGERS AS
NEWS.
THROUGH BUTER'S AGENCY.)
SALT-REVENUES.
An important development in the coal situation is that the Trades Union Con- WU REI FU AND TRE SITUATION. gresa General Council bave invited the Miners Executive to meet them to-mor rod There is little doubt that the miners will Becept, but the conference will be the first between the miners and the T.C.C. since the calling off of the
general strike.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
EYFORTS BY CHURCHES.
Rros, July 14th Some interest has been created by the news this evening that representatives of the Miners' Federation will meet several. Bishops and hands of the Free Churches at the offices of the Industrial Artisan Fellowship. An official of this body states that our Fellowship is desirous of doing anything that it can towards helping in the mining dispute. Some
Pasiva, July 15th. Following an official statement which is considered interesting inasmuch as it indicates
an attempt to restore the authority of the Central Government:
"Wa Pel Fu has replied to a circular telegram issued by the Cabinet to the Ministry of Finance on the 10th inst, con- cerning the Salt Revenue."
"Marshal Wu Pei Fu states he has ordered the release of the Salt Revenues
which had been seized by his subordi- rates, and further he will see to it that the collection of these revenues by officials of the Cetitral Government will: not_be_ molested."
Wu Pai Fu had also issued a circular telegram to the Provincial authorities, including Chang Tso Lin and Sun- Chuan
All the French forces grouped round days ago we had a meeting with repi Fang, asking them to take similar action
the Coast Guard Treasury Department FRENCH FORCES CONTINUE TO
ADVANCE and Mr. Arthur Henderson, special As sistant to the Attorney General. It will meet at the Foreign Office to-morrow re- presentatives of the Board of Trade, the Admiralty, the Colonial Office, the Cus- tom Administration and the-Foreign- Office.
In regard to these discussions it should be understood that there is no question of amending the existing international agreement regarding liquor smuggling The sole object of the conference is to see what can be done by the British autho- rities in an administrative way to make smuggling more difficult. It has, for i stance, been suggested to the United States that permission might be granted to specified American revenue cutters to enter British territorial waters in the Bahamas under certain conditions. The possibility has also been suggested of taking steps to make more difficult the
transfer to the British fing of vessels in- tended for the smuggling" trade. An- other of the British suggestions concerns"
the dissident area have been called to Taza They have begun a converging movement, and occupied two thirds-of- the region.
The dissident tribesmen swarmed into the French lines with Blacks of sheep as
The advance is continuing. guarantees and intend to submit,
NATIONAL FETE.
PICTURESQUE SCENES IN PAHIS.
PARIS, July 16th.
The papers agree and are stating that since the Armistice was the never National Fets kept with greater enthu siasm and brilliance.
The military review was the most
magnificent and picturesque, especially because of the partisipation of the Moroccan troops and the presence of the
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the possibility of rendering it more Sultan. difficult to make false declarations as to Maharajah Kapurthala, in the ultimate destination of liquor car-turban and cloak in gorgeous colour, goes. These suggestions were contained attended also.
in the British Memorandum of March
20th in which it was proposed that the United States might send to London re-
LABOUR CONDITIONS.
sentatives of the coal-owners at wheib they explained their point of view., This meeting with the miners leaders-isa companion meeting to that. We feel that the least we can do is to hear the difficulties of both sides. What the next step will be after we are in possession of the facts as both sides put them, is not yet possible to sảy.”
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)- U.S. TUBE. STRIKE. COMPANY SUES TRADE UNIONISTS.
New Yoax; July 14th The Inter-Borough Subway Company is using striking trade unionists for lost $230,000, representing revenue through the strike. It is also applying for an injunction to prevent, the Union continuing the strike.
FRENCH DEBT TO BRITAIN AMERICAN CONGRATULATIONS
TO BRITAIN,.
NEW YORK, July 14th Mr. Winston Churchill has earned the unanimous congratulation of the dress
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presentatives to learn from the British SUGGESTION TO GOVERNMENT RE- here for his "piece of brilliant diplo
authorities exactly what they can do, and
how far the American authorities can -see-
co-operate with them, by giving them in- formation and other forms of assistance.
FISHING RIGHTS.
in connection with the debt settle-
GARDING EASTERN AFFAIRS.
macy ment. LONDON, July 14th. In the House of Commons the sugges The New York World felicitates conceding unimportant tion that there should be a conference be Britain on
that Britain tween representatives of Japan, China French demands, sad says and India to discuss labour conditions on will collect, relatively, as much as we the lines of the recent European confer- but allow us to correct all the bad feel- BETTER ANGLODANISHence, was made in the form of a questioning."
by Mr. Robert Young, alluding to state ments at the last international Labour Conference regarding the superiority of conditions in India da compared with China and Japan:
UNDERSTANDING.
Ruger, July 14th. In the House of Commons, Sir Austen Chamberlain, the Foreign Secretary, was asked if there had been any reply from representations made to the Icelandic authorities regarding pensities fixed upon British trawlers for offences against the law, relating to the stowage of Eshing gear in Icelandic territorial
watera
Sir Austen Chamberlain plied that he was glad to say that a Bill had been passed by the Icelandic Althing, amend ing the Art of 1920, and it had now re ceived the assent of the King of Den- mark. The effect of the measure was to
add a new paragraph in the following terms: If it is evident from all the circumstances that the vessel has never fished inside the territorial waters not made any preparations for this purpose, the case may be settled by a caution where first offenders are concerned and
Earl Winterton promised to submit the suggestion to the Government of India
FIRE AT SEA. FRENCH MAIL BOAT ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED.
Drisouri, July 14th. The Messageries Maritimes' mail boat, the s.s. Fontainbleau bound for Ceylon, the Straits, China and Japan, has been
destroyed here by fire.
The passengers and crew, and part of the cargo were saved, but some mail sacks have been lost."
[Djibouti in the seaport capital of French Somaliland, in the golf of Aden, opposite Perim]
The Fontainblean, which was—a—zew
The Times pays tribute to British taking sagacity in international finance,..
WITNESSES.
NOVEL AMERICAN DIVORCE CASE
SOPRANO'S TRIBUTE TO SIRWIFE
THOMAS BEECHAM.
MR. JUSTICE HORRIDGE ON
BUSINESS LIKE MUSICIANS."
Mme. Rosina Buckman, Mme. Lycetta, Mr. Robert Radford, Mr. Walter Hyde and Mr. Eugene Goossens gave evidence in the King's Bench Division in the action brought by Mr. Frederick Blamey against
Sir Thomas Bercham.
WHO SLAPPED HUBBY'S FACE AT BRIDGE.
HER CARD COULD NOT BEAT
HIS QUEEN,"
'MARITAL TORTURE:"
New-York's Supreme Court has been called upon to decide whether a wile is bridge game because he objects when she Mr. Blamey claimed damages for tries to take his trick. The unusual ques-
justified in slapping her husband in
alleged breach of contract, saying thation is propounded in a suit filed by Dr.. he was engaged at £40 a week for ais Ralph Almour for a separation from months, and that after four weeks the Marion Almour on the ground of cruelty. Her answer is that he abandoned her in engagement was cancelled.
their apartment in the Hotel Hamilton, In an affidavit filed by Dr. Almour, who West Seventy-third Street, without cause. is an ear, note and throat specialist, he said he married the defendant in 1991, and that his life since 1923 had been marital_torture.". He charged that his wife had indulged in fits of passion and had assaulted, beat and scratched plain- tiff and on one occasion blackened his eye, these attacks" being made in He the presence of mutual friends.". charged further that she throw crockery at him and once narrowly missed him with a gateleg table.
Mme Lycette said that she was told the engagement was definitely for one month, after which she would have to hope for the best.
Mr. Robert Radford and Mr. Walter Hyde gave similar evidence, the latter quoting Mr. Hunt as saying, "Birming ham certain.
After that nothing is
certain.”
MR. HYDE ANE. THE JUDGE. Mr. Hyde, a director of the B.N.O.C.. had received £12,000 from Sir Thomas in order to strengthen the bands of the said he was pot aware that the company
Beecham.
Central Government,"
THE AUSTRALIANS;
VISITORS HIT OUT AT LIVERPOOL
(THROUGH EXUTER'S AGENCY.}.
LONDON, July 14th.. The Australians opened in sprightly fashion against. Lancashire at Liverpool, winning the toss and scoring 388 for the loss of anly three wickets..
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Eight thousand spectators saw opening of the day's play on a good wicket, in intensely hot weather.
Warren Bardsley and W. M. Woodfull were well past the century mark in part-
In spport of his allegations Dr. Almost filed testimony of Dr. William Gins- Are directors-of-musical-companies berg of 333, West End Avenue, taken as unbusiness-like-as-musical-people ap before the trial on an order from the parently are in their private affairs?" Supreme Court. In concerned a bridge said Mr. Justice Horrridge, who after game in Dr. Ginsberg's. apartment last wards asked Mr. Hyde whether, if the December, when Dr. Ginsberg, his asso company were antagonistic to an artist,ciate, Dr. E. K. Taylor, and Dr. and things would be difficult for him.
Mrs. Almour were the players. Dr. Gins berg said:
It would not help the artist much en the market "suggested the judge.
"If the artist were of a high level," replied Mr. Hyde, the company would not entertain personal considerations."
"I think Sir Thomas Beecham has been perfectly wonderful," said Mme. Buck man, the famous soprano, explaining why she had come to give evidence.
Mr. Goossens, said his salary during the tour was £25 a week, but he was at liberty to accept any better offer from any other source.
The hearing, was adjourned..
nership for the first wicket before Wood- SEQUEL TO ATTACK ON MISS
full was sent back with 85 to his credit. T. J. E. Andrews and Bardsley treated the Lancashire bowling with scant ISK pect, though the former was defeated with his score at 06, while Bardsley con- ceded his wicket after hitting splendid ly for 155.
The Australians had made 388 for three when stumps were drawn for the day.
MANLEY.
SENTENCE IN CHENGTU CASE.
A. Chengtu message says the trial of the man who made the attack on Miss Manley, the American lady missionary. took place one week after the event and the Judge took pains to make it clear that under the new laws of China the punish ment for the offence with which the pri sener was charged was not as severe as it might have been in former times. The Other matches commenced in England prisoner eexpressed his regret for what had taken place and his willingness to He was given 18 yesterday as follows:
undergo punishment. months imprisonment.
OTHER MATCHER.
Gentlemen v. Players, at Lord's Gloucester v. Kent, at Bristol. Worcestershire . Sussex, at Worcester. Yorkshire v. Derby, at Sheffield. -*** Glamorgane. Warwick, at Swansea. Somerset v. Essex, at Knowle Hanta v. Notts, a tSouthampton.
BISLEY.
The precautionary measures taken by the city authorities continue in effect and everything that can be done to maintain order in the city seems to be well in hand. The police are still taking special pre- cautions to guard foreigners against the possibility of attack on the streets and foreign ladies do not go abroad without. a male escort. The military authorities the oficials in charge of the districts in which the several summer resorts are located intimating that the bad charac ters must be kept in hand and the foreign visitora protecteed. Not much faith is vast in these evidences of the safety of the. these resorts, however, and the foreign prospect of a summer in the city. community is resigning itself to
a little on account rather than lost all FAR EASTERNERS AND KING'S CUP of the city have sent out instructions to
by demanding full and immediate pay- ment. But if 'M. Caillaux imagines that America will copy the British terms he is to be disappointed.
The Herald Tribune argues that the Anglo-French settlement is not on all fours with the Franco-American since Britain is dealing with joint signatories. to the Peace Treaty, Reparations and other awards, in which the United States. did not participated
HOTEL FIRE, TERRIBLE SCENES AT NEW YORK DISASTER..
NEW YORK, July 14th,"
LONDON, July 13th.
At Bisley, Private R. S. Terrell, from the Malay States Volunteer Rifles, and Private Olbert, of the Shanghai Volun teer Corps, were each 27 in the first stage of the King's prize and qualify.
[KKUTZE'S AMERICAN SERVICE} ROUND THE WORLD. -AMERICAN MAKES CIRCUIT IN 281 DAYS.
New York, July 14th. The globe girdlers "Wells and EvAES have arrived at Mitchell Field, New York, completing the world tour in 28) days.
A message from Tannersville, not far from New York says that three persoDS were killed, éleven injured and nine are
Evans said if the aeroplane schedule missing as the result of fire destroying
across the American continent had work the Twilight Inn, early in the morning.
Many guests and the staff leapt fromed better the trip would have been the windows to escape death. One shorter. They had more trouble in that woman, panic stricken, threw her baby respect than at any place in Europe.
The first man to greet the globe trotters self. The boy was not hurt but the was John Mears, whose record they had
boat, was to have arrived in Hongkong by fines of from 400 to 800 kroner in on August 3rd. She was here on her cases of repeated offences The British maiden trip to the Far East in the early Government and expressed to the Danish part of the year: Previous to this, she Government their gratification at this had been engaged for some time on the boy from the third floor and jumped her
She was of change in the law and at the readiness Marseilles-Baigon run.
of the authoritice concerned to give.com- 16,000 tons and was in the Company's mother was seriously injured. sideration to their views in the matter. A Class of linera Sin Austen Chambers
added that be
trusted that all engaged in the British fahing industry wolud do their best to observe the regulations of the Danish and Tcelandic Governments.
THROUGH-ESUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE FRANC.
LONDON, July 14th Owing to the debt settlement, the franc to-day closed at:-French, 1903; Belgian
WORLD RECORD BARATON RUNS KILOMETRE IN 227 1-5
PARIS, July 14th.
The French runner Baraton set a new mark for the world's kilometre record
to-day when he covered the distance in
two
minutes 27 and 1-5th seconde
The standing record was made at the Olympic Games at Stockholm in 1922, when Landgrens (Sweden) ran the kilo metro in 2 minutes, 98 and a half seconds.
LATE
There are now over twelve deaths, some bodies being so badly burned na to be unidentifiable, Twenty three persons are Kaisminging.
GEORGIA BANKS.
49 STATE PREMISES CLOSE DOORS
ATLANTA, July 14th
The State Banking Department has announced that 48 State Banks in Georgia have closed their doorg
RUSSIA'S DEBTS.
SATISFACTION DEMANDED BY BRITISH CREDITORS.
At a meeting of the Council of the London Chamber of Commerce the following resolution was unanimously adopted, and has been forwarded to the
Government:---
The Council of the London Chamber of Commerce has consistently urged that The previous record was 35 days with recognition of Russia's debts to this country and to its individual citizens is out seroplanes
essential if satisfactory trade relations between the Soviet and this country are to be developed; that the Trade Agree ment entered into with the Soviet in 1921, of this obligation the governing factor, whilst failing to make a clear recognition
80; that, as five years have now elapsed since the signing of the Trade Agree nevertheless implied an intention to do ment, and no offer to settle has daring council feels that his Majesty's Govern- that time been made by the Soviet this ment should now insist upon immediate satisfaction, dr should give notice to ter minate the Agreement, as further delay might be interpreted as requiescence in the spoliation of British subjects.
broken.
TYPHOON WARNING. The local American Consul General courteously informs us thes seded from the Manila Observatory, the following telegram:
M 8.30 6.m., July 15th.
14th 4.46 pm, cyclone or typhoon E. of Luzon, less than 300 miles distant, in clining westward."
WEATHER REPORT.
Last night's weather report, forecast and remarks from the Royal Observatory stated
16th, 8.10, typhoon in about 120 deg The typhoon appears to be nearly Long E. 10 deg. Lat. N. direction un-stationary in about Lat. 14 N. Long: 194 E. The northern depression is moving
known.
This is largely attributed to the ap pointment of a Receiver for the Bankers At 8.10 p.m., last night, the American Trust Company of Atlanta, on which Consulate informed us that the typhoon most of the banks in question had been was at a degrees, Longitude E, and 18
degrees Lat, moving W.N.W. relying for funds.
north-eastward over N. Korea. A de- pression covers. 8,W China
"Dr. Almour was my partner and Mrs. Almour was sitting to the left of Dr. Almour was Dr. Taylor's partner, Mra Almour. During the course of the game a queen of spades, he being the highest. Mrs. Almour was the last, and she put on Mr. Almour was the last, and she put on aspade which was lower than Dr. Almour's. She had apparently made an error, but she thought she was right and started to take Dr. Almour's trick, He said, That is my trick, Marion.' She said she had made a mistake or some thing to that effect. Dr. Almour respond ed, That's my trick. Let's play the
Mrs. Almour then gave him a rather vicious slap across the face, which was more than a lovetap. It certainly was a forceful slap. Dr. Almour's face became Aushed and he was bumiliated, but be quietly said,Marion, behave yourself' The game went on, but the atmosphere. Dr. Almour left his wife soon after the was somewhat strained"
She asserts in her replying: incident. affidavits that she was not responsible for their differences,
A VISITOR'S DISCOVERY.
SKELETON ON A WELSH MOUNTAIN.
"Birmingham holiday tourists have found a man's skeleton at an altitude of
Pen-Gwryd 2,500 feet on Glyders, the Snowdonian Bethesda. mountain between.
and
The skeleton was in a sheltered place formed by natural rocks, and walled artificially on one side.
It is obvious that the skeleton has been in the cavity for some years, for moss had grown about the skull, which had rolled to one side
When a waterproof coat near the
skeleton was lifted a mirror, a peony
The remains were brought to Pen-- dated 1893, a pipe, and a watch fell out. -Gwryd Hotel to await the Coroner's inquiry.
As one of the man's boots was cut open, a theory advanced is that the man had sprained his ankle and had crawled into the enclosure for shelter, had been unable, to get away, and died from exposure.
EDITOR SENTENCED.
DANGEROUS STATEMENT ABOUT THE WELSH GUARDS.
At Marylebone, London, on June 8th, Thomas Alfred Jackson (46), acting editor, Regent's Park, was charged under the Emergency Regulations with having in his passession in premises under his control at the editorial offices of the Workers Weekly, High Holborn, docu- ments containing reports or statements. cause disaffection among the civilian the publication of which was likely to population
Mr. Sanders, prosecuting, described the raid on the premises by the police and read the statements complained of was the editor of the Workers Weekly The accused, giving evidence, said be He received the rumour about the Welsh Guards (referred to by counsel) and made note of it for investigation. Afterwards he satisfied himself it was a zumour, and told people so. Not one of the state- nants was published
Mr. Thompson, defending, agreed that there
were one or two statements which came within the regulations but urged that acensed had no intention to publish any of the documents.
The magistrate having found, accused guilty an inspector produced a record of four convictions against Jackson, three harbouring an unregistered alien. for sing profane language and one for
The magistrate said be was satisfied and damaging statement about the Welsh Local Forecast: 8. winds, moderate, Guards, and passed sentence of two that Jackson originated the dangerous
months in the second division/ slopidy.