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五拜衋號七十月六英港春
FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1921.
日式十月五
SINGLE DOPY: 10 OTA
SEIZURE OF ARMAMENTS.
AUSTRALIANS' RECORD SCORE
Hants Field an Innings of 708.
Reuter's Service. }
Steamer Loading at American Port for Belfast
(Reuter's Service. )·
New York, Jupo 16. The Customs authorities have seized six hundred machine-guna for Belfast. The arms were wrapped in aacking and smuggled and much ammunition material aboard a steamer loading at Hoboken aboard at night from launches, but were discovered by an English
London, June 16. In glorious weather, before seven thousand people, the Australians, batting a fast, perfect wicket, scored 708 fr 7, when they declared. This is the highest total any Australian side has made against any county, the previous best being 563 against Sussex member of the crew,
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Taylor made 143 by excellent cricket. He was, however, missed when three. Ryder and Hendry scored 76 and 53 respectively. Hampshire replied with 280 for 6, Fry (coring 59 by classical cricket, but giving only a glimpse of his former greatness. Mead has re gistered 113 not out by spirited play.
Although the above score constitutes a record against a county. it is not the highest compiled by an Australian eleven in England, as the 1993 team made a larger total against a combined Universities elovec.]
County Cricket.
Kent beat Worcester by 282 runs.
THE COAL CRISIS.
Big Adverve Majority.
London, June 16.
The figures of the miners' ballot so far stow a surprisingly large majority against acceptance of the owners' proposals, but indicate numerous abstentions. In some districts only a third voted.
A number of miners in the Midlands resumed to-day without awaiting the ballot.
THE CROWN PRINCES' TOUR.
With the Dutch Royal Family.
The Hague, June 1905
ed with milltary honours. The Japanese Anthem was played, and, Prince Hirohito and Prince Kanin arrived here and were receiv amid an enormous crowd, the Prince drove through the gadecorat- ed streets to the Palace. Prince Hirohits visited the Que Mother, and dined with the Queen-Mother, Queen Wilhelminx, Prines Henry. His Imperial Highness then accompanied Prince Toury to a brilliant reception and ball at the Foreign Ministry, to #hich five hundred of the elite had been invited.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE YAP SETTLEMENT.
Washington, June 18.
DR. AND CHAIR COOLIES.
Tired Men Who Wanted to Rest.
It is understood that the basis of the Yap settlement will before Mr. R. E. Liudsell this the internationalization of cable privileges there. As regards immorning Dr. R 0 Beauchamp migration, it is proposed to prevent solis immigration and to prosecuted two chatercalles #libemas. be returned to China as soon possible without referring to a fare and with refusing to com- protect Japanese property and rights in America. Shantung will demanding mon than the legal European tribunal, Japan only retaining privileges common to other plate the journey.
nations in Shantung.
JAPAN'S CROWN PRINCE.
Paris, June 11.
He said that he took the chair yesterday from the Peak tram- way station to go up to 3, Eyrie: Just near Mountain Lodge the they refused to go on. They said coolies put down the chair, and
M. Hillerand's representative and the civilian and military authorities bade farewell to the Japanese Crown Prince upon leaving
Palace in honour of the Japanese Prince-Vale. for Belgium. The Prince was welcomed at Brussels by the Kings were tired. He gave them and Belgian Prince. Later & State dinner took place in the Royal
FRENCH ART IN THE RHINELAND.
Paris, Jane 11.
A Frenc art exhibition ander the auspices of the Government
At Amsterdam the Municipality entertained Prince Hirobito | opens to-day at Wiesbaden, in the Rhineland-Fale. and Prince Kania to tea at the Bourse, which was attended by a large and representative gathering. The Burgomaster, in a speech. pointed out that since September 1920 no Japanese vessalba fentered Amsterdam, but hoped that the new Holland-Far East Lise would lead to a revival of the former flourishing Dutch-Japanesa trade.
FUTURE OF THE CROWN COLONIES.
A Credit Consortium.
Two-Thirds Rule May Save the Situation.
London, June 16. Presiding at a dinner of the Coroda Club siteaded by three While the miners' ballot so far show! 00 overwhelming Lundred Colonial officials, Governors and ex-Governor, Mr majority against acceptance of the terms, the issue is doubtful, Churchill dwell on the great undeveloped reanorces of the Crown owing to the two-thirde majority rule. There is also a question Colonies, and referred specially to the magnificent gift of the whether the stoppage may not be terminated by failure to obtain a battleship Malaya und ber part in the battle of Jutland. Mr. two-thirds majority of the whole membership, or of the actual voters, Churchill spoke of the great value of personal discussions wherever „for a continsance of the struggle.
possible, but in the main those on the spot luus: decide of necessary action. The Empire could not be governed from Downlig Street, The future of the Crown Colonies was bright. He hoped-roski be possible to make a consortium of credits between way of the Crown Colonies to secure loans on a wider basis. Nothing would be lacking on the part of the Colonial Office to show that that Department was a fellow-servant in the same cause with those who were beeping the honour of the Empire unstained.
4 Consolatory
London, June 16. Messages from Birmingham, Manchester, Cardia, Glasgow and other industrial centres indicate a tendency to a revival of trade, as the check on production due to the coal stoppage has resulted in the disposal of stocks, thus facilitating a reduction in price. There is a corresponding exhaustion of stocks in many foreign markets, notably in textiles for China, whence large orders are now expected by Lancashire, while there have been numerous enquiries at Cardiff from Italy, Spair, and South America for Welsh coal
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DOMINIONS CONFERENCE.
London. June 16.
FISCAL DISCUSSION IN PARLIAMENT.
Resolation to Reduce Tea Duty Defeated.
London, June 16.
The House of Commons, in the course of a discussion on the Finance Bill, rejected by 174 votes to 69 to amendment to prevens the reimposition of Imperial preferential rates on certain articles, Indian Delegate's Outspoken Utterance.
and also rejected, by 199 to 69, a Labour motion reducing the tea duty. Sit Robert Horne pointed out that the abolition of the tes Though there has not been an official announcement on the of the cost of living, and would involve a loss of £16,000,000, which duts would only mean a reduction of four points in the index figures subject, the newspapers declare that it has been, definitely decided the county could not afford. that Mr. Lloyd George and the Dominions Premiers will not attend the State opening of the Ulster Parliament. With the opening of the Imperial Cabinet already postponed and the Dominions Premiers aoxious to return as soon as possible, all the energies of the delegates. will be absorbed in the momentous discussions next week.
Mr. Lloyd George is much stronger as the result of his rest in Wales, which he took in order to be secure against a possibility of a breakdown when presiding at the sessions, as he intends to do dails.
RUBBER COMPANY'S FAILURE.
Deficit of £2,374,000.
London, June 16.
ANGLO-DUTCH RELATIONS.
London University Movement.
The Receiver, presiding at the meeting of creditors in connection with the compulsory liquidation of the United Malaysian Rubber Mr. Meighen (the Canadian Premier) has been silent since bis Company, announced that the total deficit was £2,274,000. Failure arrival, as he most frs: get into touch with the Cabadian officials in was attributed to lbsses on trading at Singapore early in 1920. London and with the British authorities; but the utterances of Mr. Hughes and Mr. Massey indicate that the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, in which Canada is most interested, will be one of the chief topics of the Conference, involving at it does the whole question of Imperial defence, Anglo-American relatione, and a Whit Empire policy." Contrary wise, the Indian representativos profess indifference to the Alliance, except as it affects India's defence. This was emphasised |
London, June 16. by the Maharao of Cutch yesterday. Mr. Astri, interviewed to-day
The movement undertaken by the University of London to on the latter, emphatically declared that the burning question is strengthen educationally the ties between Britain and Holland are India was not Empire defence, nor the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, sufficiently advanced to allow of the appointment of a Professor and nor foreign policy, but equal rights for Indians within the Empire Reader in Dutch Studies in London. The University aims at a fund on ap equitable settlement of which the future of India might depend, of £35,000, of which £21,000 bas so far bean collected.
INDIAN STUDENTS IN JAPAN.
Question of Increased Compensatory Exchange Allowances.
London, June 16
THE DAVIS CUP.
Philippines Drop Oat.
"Now York, June 17.
The Philippines Davis Cup team has defaulted owing to In the House Commons Col. Yate asked what arrangement had inability to reach the United States by July 20. In the second been made to meet the financial difficulties of Indians studying round Japan plays at Minneapolis, against the winner of the Belgium Japanese in Japan owing to the inadequacy of salaries at the Czecho-Slovak match. presont rite of exchange. Mr. Montagu replied that he was at present discussing with the War Office and the Admiralty con- cessions additional to those sanctioned last December.
EARL CURZON GOING TO PARIS.
Conference Regarding the East.
London, June 16.
Earl Curzon is going to Paris on the 17th irst, to confer with M. Briand in regard to affairs in the East. It is expected that the Italian representative at Paris will join in the discussion.
IDLE TONNAGE IN THE U. K.
1,165 Ships Laid up on April 30.
London, June 16.
In the House of Commons at question time Sir W. Mitchell mesan stated that 1,165 ships of a total net tonnage of 1,707,000 www.nld up in the United Kingdom on April 30,
FIRE AT FORD BOMBAY WORKS.
Damage Estimated at Ten Lakhs.
Bombay, April 15.
A fire has largely destroyed the offices and showrooms of Ford Automobiles, India Ltd. The damage is estimated at ten läkhs. Later. All the cars were saved
LO. N. MEETING AT GENEVA, 1-
U.S. Not to Participate."
Washington, June 16, The American Government will not participate in the Council of the League of Nations at Geneva on the 17th inst
FRENCH DRAMATIST ELECTED AN "IMMORTAL
June 16. ight, M, Deffer, hay
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JOFFRE COMING BAST.
Paris, June 16 A French military mission is starting shortly for Japan noder Marshal Mare. It will visit Indo-China and China en route,
TEST MATCH.
London, Jane 16. In the Test Match, on June 11th, England made 187 runs in the first innings.
(England's score in the first innings was omitted by Reuter in the message of the 11th.]
TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
Peking, June 17.
retain his post as Tuchun of Shensi but has ordered him to disband A Cabinet Meating bas decided to allow Wong Jia-yuen to the whole of the regiment he formerly inaintained.
More than half of the arrears have now been paid to the edupa- tional authorities and the trouble is gradually subsiding.
A report from Fungtier states that Clian Jok-lin has made a proposal to the Russian and Japanese representatives for a joint meeting to decide the various boundaries so as to avoid any fatore conflict.
Shangbai, June 17.
It is said that the whole of the Tuchons along the Yangtze valley are secretly conspiring to follow the Caskiang tacbun's lead and declare their "in lependence."
The shareholders in the China Merchants Steam Navagation Company have elected Sho Shao-trung to settle the differences recent meeting. which arose in connection with the election of directors at the
CANTON NEWS.
DAY BY DAY. ・・
twenty cents as the fare but they refused to take it
The MagistriteDid you give them any breathing space? Did they show no sigas of going on? -I do not think they stopped fpt breathing space. They refused to go..
The Magistrate-Bare you erar bean there by chair before ↑ I have walked up, bat hava not been up in a chair before.
So you told them straightaway to go on 7-Yes.
And did they say to you ju English "No can?"-I cannot remember. I took it that they would not go on further. So I (got out and gave them Z-1-cents, but they refused to take it. The boy from Mountain Lodge came
and spoke to the coolies, but they followed me to 3. Eyrie, and there I asked Mr. Irving what the legal fare was and he said twenty centa.
The Magistrate: It is a com- mon thing for the coolies to puț their chairs down to rest. They frequently rest in that corner. You think that in this case they
what your Worship states, I think refused to go on-To-risw of
they wanted to rest.
They might have gone on if [you had given them time?1-Yas.
One of the coolies asid that he was so tired that he did not know that the complainant bad offered him twenty cente,
The charge of not completing the journey was dismissed but on the charge of demanding more than the legal fare defendant were fined $3 each.
TRESPASSING COOLIES,
Dr. Koch Takes Action.
Threo coolies were charged this Fighting has broken out, accord Our picture page to-morrow trespassing into the coolie quar- morning before Mr. Orme with ing to repor a reaching Canton will contain ten photographs, ters of Dr. Koch's house. it is stated that a serious skirmis.specially takes for The Telegraph, took place between the opposing of scenes at the recent Shanghai forces in the Whetnam district, Olympiad, both sides suffering heavy losses. Reinforcements have been dis
patched from Shiuking and Eight- ing on a general scals is believed to be unavoidable.
Dr.Koch said it was a common
thing for coolies to be found in his servants' quarters. · He had warned his own coalies not to At West Point yesterday allow anybody in Chiness was arrested for being in
The first defendant said be unlawful possession of 12 ten-cent went to see one of Dr. Koch's ind six twenty-cent counterfeit coolies who was his brother. Ha coins. Inspector Appleton said he had just strived from the country. saw the defendant opening & The other two said they are pass- parcel and extracting three 20-ing by when a heavy shower cont pieces from it. His motions came on and they went in to lake were suspicious and on examining shelter. the contents be found the coins
The first defendant was faæd to be counterfeit. The defendant $10 and the others were fined $5. said he picked up the parcel on the road, and was just examining In reply to the protest made the contents when the Police by the River Shipping Guild officer came up. He promptly against the commandeering of offered the parcel to the Police rowing launches, Headquarters officer. The Magistrate remanded has declared tbat the the case to enable the defendant
A Chinese missionary of the Proted Church Tsangsing repo the church has been cleared of Cost everything by gang of tobber who entered the place on the night of the 6th. Jane.
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News in To-day's New Advertisements,
signees of Cargo that the steamera The Admiral Line advise Con-
"Pawlet" and "Eldridge" are now fin port.-Page 4.,
A Hongkong Branch of the
present circumstances demand to produce a witness to speak bis the official. to take good character. such action. Shipping merchants should submit to these measures
Before long the barber shops in in order to assist the national Canton will have to cater to pat- 8.P.C.A. is to be formed.--Page4. cause and should not try to rons of t à fairer sex as the wo- sneak out the their obligations men folk, deploring the trouble of dividend of bi-per share, free of *Shells" will psy & flaal by either one pretext or another, doing up their hair, every mora Income Tax-Page 4. The authorities have, however, ing are now catting it short like promised to look into any the men are doing. It is now dance at the Peak Club on 25th There will be a subscription cases of secret commandeering considered stylish among ladies Jane. Peze 4
to have their hair shortly trim- The programmes of the Low- A proposal has been made by a med and girl students are also loon and Coronet Thesizes appear Hongkong merchant to take over adopting the new style of bair on Page 12.2 the stamp duty monopoly of the "dressing" Not only is it po- Powell advertises a new con province. In view of the better pular in Canton but even in small siguient of "Atlas" shir's and. revenue that could thus be secur district towns women are found "Cotella" pyjamas-Pago 7. ed the Treasury has been ordered with short hair. The vernacular to make a report on the matter.: presa states that some of the
ladies in Tung Koon, all of whom It is stated that the Chinese on are of rich and socially pro- Shameen have become minent families, have cut their uneasy on learning of a rumour hair short and are urging others that Mr. Richisan (1), the newly-to do the same.-Canton Times. appointed Chief of the Municip pality, intends to enforce the regulations prohibiting" Chinese from. "walking about at night withones & Lattori sok÷forf
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