TO SAVE STATE.
M. POINCARE FORMING NEW
GOVERNMENT.
PROBABLE FRENCH. CABINET.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, July 22nd. M. Poincare has re-assured the Left. groups in Parliament, in the course of an interview with a delegation of the Inter-Party Republican Group, at pre- sent comprising about 300 anxious to know if M. Poincare's governmen Kwill include their adequate representation. M. Poincare pointed one that he would be impotent at the Ministry of Finance unless at the same time he headed the Government. He promised to prove that the Government was constituted solely to save the State without thoughts of
repriaal.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 24TH, 1926
BRITAIN'S - DEBT TO U.S.
STATEMENT ISSUED BY BRITISH TREASURY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON. July 2nd. The British Treasury has issued a statement replying to the United States' Treasury statement alleging that British borrowings from the United States during the war were largely for commercial and
not for war purposes.
TERRIBLE AMERICAN FAR EASTERN CABLE CAFE PARISIEN FRACAS.
TRAGEDY.
WOMEN AND GIRLS KILLED IN
CHARABANC SMASH
FATAL DAY'S OUTING.
(EKUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE. ]
NEW YORK, July 23rd. Eight women and two girls were killed and 32 people injured, some fatally, by the capsizing-of-a-charabane-which a number of Brooklynites had engaged for a day's outing on the banks of the Hudson River, to escape from the stifling
After re-affirming that the money bor- rowed was spent for the purpose of war, prit-declares that, but for the fact that the United States did not feel able on enter ing the war to relieve Britain of the burden of covering the sterling require- ments of her continental Allies, Britain "would have been able to meet from the town during the heat wave.
resources.. she placed at the disposal of the Allies her expenditure in America and, in all human probability, the state-
LATER
ment concludes that the facts set forth therein snow that po case for discriminat- M. Poincare bad, a forty minutes con.ing against Britain can be founded upon versation with President Doumergueher use, of the money borrowed from the after which he told journalists that he United States for the prosecution of the had completed the consultations, and
would make proposals for the formation
of a Government to-morrow.
NEW PRESIDENT OF CHAMBER.
LATER.
M. Herriot bas declined to be the Radical-Socialist Party's candidate for the Presidency of the Chamber which he vacated when he became Premier.
LATER.
M. Peret, ex-Minister of Finance, has been elected President, of the Chamber.
-THE-FRANC
..
LONDON, July 2nd. French francs closed at 917 and Belgian francs at 919
SHOPKESPERS. AFRAID.
Pants, July 2nd.' · Shopkeepers are becoming reluctant to sell goods owing to the fall of the franc. One angrily told a customer, who com plained that an order was incorrectly carried out that he would take the goods back rather than correct the mistake as
goods were now worth twice the price
when the order was given.
People are laying in large stocks of clothing, furniture and cost. There is a boom in motor-cars and other articles that do not depreciate and the prefer ence for investment in foreign securities is becoming more marked on the Bourse and at the banks.
· LATER.
THE MAIN DIFFICULTY.
Admittedly, M. Poincare's Cabinet, though broadly representing the whole Parliament, will not include the Com- munists or Socialists. M. Poincare's main difficulty will be to secure the up- port of at least two-thirds of the Radical- Socialists which is necessary to give him a majority in the Chamber.
war.
Britain bad not complained at the adverse discrimination with which she had been treated, but when the reasons assigned for such discrimination clearly arise from misconception of the facts, it was necessary. that corrections of fact must be made.
AMERICAN TUBE STRIKE.
MEN ADVISED TO ASK FOR REINSTATEMENT.
New Yox, July 23rd. Mr. Lavin, the leader of the Under- ground motormen and switchmen who have been on strike since the 7th inst. declares they have lost, and advises them to march to the Company's yards to-day
and ask for reinstatement.
BIG MERGER.
NEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]
SASIBO. BASE PHOTOGRAPHS.
AMERICAN CONSULAR CLERK FINED IN JAPAN.
Toxro, July card. The American, Vogelweid, has been aned Yon 130.
MRS. TAYLOR'S STORY OF ALLEGED ASSAULT.
MÊ DURAND'S SEVIDENCE.“
That she was abused and kicked by Mr. Durand, part proprietor of the Cafe Parisien, after she had slapped his face for the expression he had used towards her, was the allegation made by Mra: Taylor, wife of the former manager of the Cafe, at the Central Magistracy yesterday "afternoon. The [A previous cable stated:The Amersfracas, between the proprietor, manager can Consular clerk, Vogelweid, who is charged with photographing the Sasebo fortifications, underwent a secret pre- liminary trial in Nagasaki on Wednesday accused "heing remanded in custody of The case was adjourned till Monday,
the Consul
FIRST SINOE WAR.
and Mrs Taylor on the night of celebrating the French National Day, was being further considered,
Mr. Durand also went into the witness box. He denied the alleged assault, and stated that Mr. Taylor, the manager. and Mrs. Taylor were found to be most unsuitable for their work from the GERMAN WARSHIP ARRIVES AT moment they arrived at the Cafe from
YOKOHAMA, '
Shanghai.
Toxyo July 23rd The German training cruiser Hamburg 'arrived at Yokohama this morning, being the first German warship to visit Japan since the outbreak of the World War. German Embassy officials, high Japanese naval, officers and other Government oficials greeted the arrival of the vessel. A series of entertainments has been planned.
CHILDREN KILLED.
The case is one in which Mr. Go Taylor, formerly manager of the new Cafe Parisien, is charged with disorder- ly conduct on 14th-15th inst.
Five charges in connection with the same incidents are preferred against Mr. J. L Durand, who is a partner in the cafe with Madame Flint. These charges allege assault, abusive language and dis Police, and Mr. and Mrs. Taylor." orderly conduct and are brought by the
WAR-TIME COMMERCIAL DEBT. AMERICAN STEEL CORPORATIONS STRUCK BY JAPANESE AEROPLANE "mid-night on the 14th inst. had no drinks
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK'S SUCCESSFUL CLAIM.
LONDON, July 23rd.
Before the Anglo-German Mixed Arbi tral Tribunal which deals with the settle meat of war-time commercial debts, the Hongkong & Shanghai Baok established a claim against Giesel & Co. for Shang- hai Taels 7,107,62 with interest, in respect of bills of "exchange.
AMALGAMATE.
CLEVELAND (Ohio), July 23rd.
A merger is announced between the
Mr. Taylor, recalled to the witness box, was questioned by Mr. Hugh Jones (who appears for Mr. Duraad). He said that the sailors who entered the Cafe about
IN TAKING OFF.
there. He admitted that as it was alos. TOKYO, July 23rd.ing time it was his duty as manager to see that they left the Cafe, and that, as This afternoon a military aeroplane,
a matter of fact all people were supposed sible, and that no drinks could be served after that hour. Mr. Taylor, added that
In reply to a further question, Mrs. Taylor denied that she had been told by Hamade Flint that she was to have rothing to do with the service bar. Mrs Taylor said she assisted there at busy times.
Mr. Hugh Jones: What do you-con- sider the most paying part of the Cale. the selling of cakes or drinks -Hra Taylor I suppose the drinks."
Asked by Mr. Hugh Jones, if she' pushed the sale of drinks and tried to get people to buy as much as possible, wit- ness replied that they got all they wanted.
DID NOT BOAST. Mr. Hugh Jones: Did you make a boast that, you had sold $200 worth of
champagne that night for Mr. Durand?— Mrs. Taylor: Certainly not.
Mr. Hugh Jones And if a witness makes that statement!--Mrs. Taylor: 'I should say it was a lie..
Mr. Hugh Jones: And would you say that the rest of the evidence of that wit- ness was a lie. That witness is one of your
witnesses-Mrs. Taylor: I do not say that one of my witnesses cannot tell a lie, but I could not make such a boast of selling 8200 worth of wine that night. This is not a cabaret, it is a cafe. I do not take the wines around on a tray.
Sub-Inspector Phillips gave ovidence to the effect that when Mrs. Taylor made her statement to the police she was quite coherent
Mr. Taylor stated that on the question of the amount of drink he had consumed on the night in question, Dr. Black could give evidence, if called, that a man with his body in the state his was in could not drink the quantity of alcoholic drink that it had been suggested he had
Madame Landau, who was recalled, was questioned regarding Mrs. Tayler and the amount of champagne she was
that all she heard Mrs. Taylor say was that she had brought in business for
Central Steel Company, of Massilon, and 'when taking off at Kashara, in Giuto leave as soon after mid-night as po said to have sold. Madame Landau said
the United Alloy Steel Corporation, of Canton (Ohio), under the title of the Central Alloy Steel Corporation. The assets exceed $80,000,000.
OBITUARY.
three
Prefecture," accidentally killed children and seriously hart two who were looking on.
MODERN MOTHER'S LÄNGUAGE.
the sailors left the Cafe without any trouble and as soon as they were request- ed by him to do so.
NEVER BEEN CHARGED.
"I would like to state," said Mr.
The Tribunal held that the proper date COLONEL WASHINGTON AUGUSTUS ALMOST AS BAD AS FATHER'S Taylor, that although I have been in
for ascertaining the rate of exchange for converting the amount payable in Shang. hai taels was the date on which the debt became payable. Furthermore, the credi- tors were entitled to recover the amounts of bills converted into Shanghai taels on the dates when the bills were dishonoured by non-acceptance.
No award was made respecting costs.
MR. MELLON IN FRANCE.
DECLINES TO MAKE A STATEMENT.
CHERBOURG, July 23rd.
"Mr. Mellon has arrived. He declined to express an opinion on Mr. Churchill'e
Many Radical-Socialists are averse to Poincare as Premier, though ready to accept him ne Finance Minister, but the inclusion of several leading Radical-So- cialists in the Ministry should enable Poincare to overcome this obstacle. "All parties to the Right of the Radical-So- statements. He says he in holiday cialists are solidly behind Poincare.
It is reported that M. Briand will be! Foreign Minister.
PROBABLE CABINET.
There is little doubt now but that M. Foincare's Cabinet will be constituted as follows:
M. Poincare, Premier and Minister of *Finance.
making.
"
HOLLAND'S QUEEN.
REPORTS CONCERNING HER ILLNESS EXAGGERATED.
ROEBLING.
NEW YORK, July 23rd. The death is announced of Colonel Washington Augustus Roebling, the well- known American engineer, and 'builder of Brooklyn Bridge.
AMATEUR AIRMEN'S PICNIC TOUR.
FOR OUR GIRLS.
SCHOOL CLEOPATRAS AND LIVELY GRANDMOTHERS.
"We always make allowance for father's strong language, but now mother is near ly as bad, and it is having a serious effect upon the girls' speech among them selves. This is all part of the so-called greater freedom."
This was one of many remarkable observations on the modern girl and boy made by Miss Morison, of the Frances ROUND SOUTH-ENGLAND-FOR £1 Holland School for Girls, London, in an address at the conference at Acton of the Association of Headmistresses.
Nine men and one woman made history by doing a 180 miles club run round South England in their own light air planes.
They left Edgware just before noon in five light airplanes, a pilot and. pas- senger to each They lunched at Cowes, Isle of Wight, had tea at. Shoreham, near Brighton, and arrived home in time to motor up to town for dinner.
"We covered about 150 miles," said Sir-John Rhodes, one of the pilota, over the inevitable cigarette which follows aa airplane flight. "The sixty-five back from Shoreham I did in sixty minutes," be added with pride. "It was a nice, comfortable-sort of trip!!
Mr. Eliott-Lynn, the woman-of-the- party, repeated these sentiments when she landed five minutes later. Her own flew as a passenger of Captain de Havil machine is undergoing repairs, and she
AMSTERDAM, July 22nd. M. Barthou, Minister of Justice.
The Geneva correspondent of De M. Briand, Foreign Minister. M. Sarraut, Minister of Interier. Telegraaf states that reports of the health M. Poincare hopes that M. Fainiere of the Queen of the Netherlands, who is will accept the portfolio for War, and M.
ill with bronchitis at St. Beatenberg Leygues the portfolio for Marine and he is also endeavouring to secure the co- Switzerland, where she has been holiday-land. operation of M. Bokenowaki Maria, asing, are satisfactory, but that Professor representing the moderate elements No Under Secretaries will be appointed.
Otte Naegeli, of Zurich University, was The forgoing list unites all groups, ex summoned to St. Beatenberg yesterday. cluding the extreme Left and the extreme Right
MUCH BETTER.
FRANC STEADIER.
Lowoos, July 23rd. The franc, is atendier, opening to-day at 215 to the £.
FOREIGNERS THREATENED.
PARIS, July 23rd.
A crowd last evening collected at a point on the Boulevards where motor coaches. assemble for the daily tour of the capital, and hooted foreign passen.
gers.
The demonstrators were so threatening. that the passengers were compelled to descend.
ally two coaches succeeded in push- ing their way through the people barring the road.
The police were summoned and ex- tricated British and American tourists from the crowd.
THE NEW CABINET,
"PARIS, July 23rd... M. Poincare has formed his Cabinet. The fortfolios of MM. Poincare, Barthou, Briand and Sarraut are as forecasted.
Other portfolios are:
M. Herriot, Public Instruction.
M. Leygues, Marine..
M. Painleve, War.
M. Tardient. Public Works.
M. Marin, Pensions.
M. Perrier, Colonies.
M. Bokanowski, Commerce.
The portfolios of Labour and Agricul ture have not yet been állotted.
.
BERNE, July 22nd.
The Queen of "the Netherlands is much better. Reports that she had severe bronchitis were greatly exaggerated as she had only contacted a slight chill.
COBHAM'S FLIGHT.
ALLAHABAD, July 22nd. Alan Cobham has arrived here.
CALCUTTA, July 3rd Cobham has arrived here.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]. AMERICAN HEAT WAVE. NUMEROUS DEATHS REPORTED IN NEW YORK.
New Yonx, July 22nd The city is struggling to survive the unprecedented heat wave. The tempera ture is above 96. There have been numer ous cases of heat-stroke and some deaths by drowning.
-MORS, DEATHS.
NEW YORK, July 23rd. The City is weltering under the heat wave, the temperature. being $7 in the shade. There were seven deaths yester 'day.
TOO TIRED FOR SCHOOL.
Miss Morison said that in these days of the shortage of servants many girls. had too many home duties to perform. They were also much more companionable than they used to be, and were in great request by parents, especially in the case of widowed mothers.
The machines used were three Moths B and two AVTOR. The average cost of the flight to each individual owner after allowing for petrol and oil worked out roughly at £1.
THIEF WHO DRUGGED HIS
VICTIMS.
"th
over $100 worth of champagne.
NOT A "WET" EVENING. Evidence was given by a Mr. Rowe that he was one of the guests of Mr. Durand at the Cafe on the night the 14th. Mr. Durand was, at no time, dur- China since 1914 I have never beening the evening, intoxicated, and signed charged with any offence, and I have for all the drinks of the guests at bis never been in a Police Court before,
table, as well as-ordering drinks con sumed upstairs. either in China or elsewhere."
Mrs. Taylor was then called. Giving evidence, the referred to a conversation with Madame Flint (part proprietor of the Cafe Parisien) on the 14th inst. and said that Madame Flint told her she was no use and that she was not wanted. witness refused to accept dismissal from Madame Flint, and interviewed Mr. Durand, asking him for a formal letter of dismissal. He replied:" "By and by. I will give you fifty pages, if you want it."
KICKED IN THE STOMACH. Mrs. Taylor then went on to recount
In answer to Mr. Taylor, witness said that he had been in the Cafe several times, but bad never seen. Mr. Taylor
"intoxicated.
Mr. Lindsell I suppose it was a very "wet" evening?
Witness: I would not say so.
Mr. Lindsell. What! French National
Day and you would not say it was E "wet" evening?
Witness: I would not say it was. Mr. Lindsell cpmmented that "opinions -differed.
Another guest at Mr. Durand's table corroborated the evidence given. by Mr. Rowe.
MR. DURAND'S EVIDENCE.
Mr. Durand, giving evidence, said he was a partner with Madame Flint in the "Cafe Parisien. He proceeded to relate how, during the night of the 14th inat., she again asked Mr. Durand for the details regarding a dinner, and dance letter of dismissal. He used abusive given to employees on the night of the 9th, and said it was prematurely ter language toward her. She asked him to minated through Mrs. Taylor. AB SOOD repeat the expression he had used and as Mr. and Mrs. Taylor arrived from when he did so she slapped his face. Mr. Shanghai they were found to be un- Durand. then, stated witness, kicked herenitable. They had been unsuitable ever in the stomach and attempted to kick her twice afterwards. While doing so, he said "Get out of the Cafe." She told Not long ago a patent was asked to fum she wanted the letter, and he called remove a girl from a school because the child had written a letter to a boy.
The worst sentence in the letter was:
Then, worst of all, came the motor, which rushed them off to the country The excitement began on Friday.
Gables were played hard on Saturday and Sunday, and on Monday the girl was tired out and oftén unfit fer school.
Girls might read any book, see any play, or go with any boy alone to a dance.
Darling, do send me your photo."
Could they wonder, asked Miss Mori on, that the child wanted his photo in girls school? (Laughter.) Had they never felt like Cleopatra them- selvee!
LAYING DOWN THE LAW.. The children of to-day were grown up almost from the cradle. They lived grown-on-lives, heard their elders talk and joined in the discussions and laid down the Jaw PARA
Recently, at an unpleasant, but very
ARRESTED MAN CONFESSES TO witty play it, was shocking to note that
A £300,000 COUP.
MADRID, June 21st. The thief who drugged all the guests sleeping on the first floor of the Hotel National in Madrid last year, and robbed them of jewellery and money to the value. of £5,000, has been arrested by a British detective in Barcelona.
the audience was more amused by the swearing than by the real witticisms.
Every one to-day may do anything but be quiet.
"Is it in spite of all this, or because of all this, that the sixth form girl of to day is so delightful? Hesde of col- leges have said that they have never had better type intellectually or one more imbued with the spirit of service.
"Her courage, comradeship,
A great sensation was caused by the robbery because the hotel had been open-optimism are splendid.". ed only a few days previously,
Hotel servants, watchmen, and all the habitual criminals known to the Madrid police were arrested and questioned, and even the services of international police were enlisted, but the thief could not be traced.
MODERN CEANNY'S" TASTE." :
and
As an instance of the changed condi tions of to-day Miss Morison said that granny was no longer content to sit picturesquely in the chimney corner and ask for her Bible, her knitting, and her footstool, but cried aloud for betting tips and dance favours.?
A jeweller in Brussels whose premises had been entered by a burglar engaged the Britial detective, and the burglar, A friend of hers was at a cinema a Emilio Navarro, responsible for the rabfew weeks ago and sitting near her was bery, was discovered to be the man want an old lady of 80. They were watching ed for the thefts in the Hotel National a thrilling Wild West film in which one He declares that he went to South cowboy was pursuing another with intent America after that successful crime and to murder him, atole £300,000 from an hotel in Rio de In a breathless voice the old lady ar- Janeiro. Later he went to Brussels to claimed, "think he's got him this
time," carry out another lucrative coup.
to a Madame Landau to come upstairs with him while he wrote it.
Witness said she then called her hus- band and told him that Mr. Durand had abused her and kicked her.. Mr. Taylor asked where he was and rushed upstairs. A little later, Mr. Durand rushed down- stairs and coming up to her grabbed at her.
BLOOD ON DRESS.-
At this point Mr. Taylor produced a dress which he said his wife wore on the night in question, and on the collar of which there was blood. He stated that the dress had been in the custody of the police since the morning following the occurrence.
Mrs. Taylor then recounted the strug gle in the street, which followed, between Mr. Taylor, Mr. Durand and the Euro pean Police Sergeant.
On the matter of the police sergeant having stated that she smelt of drink, Mr. Taylor said this was not correct. She had shared a bottle of champagne with two gentlemen at dinner, and then went to see Harold Lloyd," at the pictures: On returning to the Cafe she shared another-bottle of champagne with four others She was absolutely sober and in proof of this the stated that she made a coherent statement to the police
Vape at 2. a.m.
since. *
Referring to Mrs. Taylor, Mr. Durand said he had been asked by Madame Flint to give Mr. Taylor a letter authorising her to look after the linen, etc., and not to have anything to do with the lavice- bar, as Madame Flint did not like it. He had never given her a letter of die- missal, and at no time had he given either Mr. Taylor or Mrs. Taylor notice of dismissal.
KICKING DENIED Referring to the alleged kicking of Mrs. Taylor, Mr. Durand denied that he kicked her. He said he pushed her away when she slapped his face.
He related how Mr. Taylor attacked him with a chair in his office, and re- marked that he did not want to have. any trouble with Mr. Taylor, as he (Mr. Durand) could break Mr. Taylor in two.
The blood on Mrs. Taylor's dress was from the injury to his hand. Witnesa also denied striking the police sergeant, and said that as he himself was a special constable he would not think of doing so.
After further evidence, his Worship adjourned the case for further hearing on Monday afternoon.
PARTIES AT THE SUMMARY COURT
At the Summary Court in the morn ing, before Mr. Justice Wood, Mr, and Mrs. Taylor severally sued Mr. Durand for breach of contract.
Mr. Taylor claimed $860, and Mrs.. Taylor #688.12. These sums included wages, board, and fares from Shangbai to Hongkong, wapda
Mr. Vaux, who appeared for Mr. Durand, asked leave to file a counter"
THE MOST PAYING PART, Questioned by Mr. Hugh Jones, Mou Taylor said she did not remember Madame Flint coming to her at 238 in the afternoon and saying she had better. take her husband (Mr. Taylor) home, or otherwise he would not be fit for his work in the evening. Witness admitted that Madame Flint might have said it.
· Replying to his Lordship, Mr. Vaux said that Mr. Durand counter-claimed be cause Mr. and Mrs. Taylor had left his service without giving notice
Leave for filing the counter-claim was giren, and the hearing was fixed for next Wednesday afternoon.