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HAGUE CONFERENCE BREAKS DOWN.
Owing to Attitude of Russians.
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The Hague, July 12. The President of the Hague Conference has announced that no kseful purpose can be marred by continuing the discussions, owing to the attitude of the Russians.
Later. The breakdown of the Conference is in accordance with anti- cipation. Only the mediation of Sir Lloyd Greame and Comdr. Hilton-Young between the Russians and the French prevented an earlier rupture.
Eleven Fail to Appear.
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London Jaly 12.
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The Case For Nanyang Bros.
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CANTON NEWS.
Sun Complains of Breath of Armistice.
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GUNBOATS" FUTILE
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The rents action between iba An unusual development occurred in connecting with the French Mission and the Nanyang charges against elavan Irish men, mentioned in a cable manage dated] Tobacco Co. was coutloud, be- May 5th. who were released on bail. When thố case-fat called at fore the Chief Justice (Sir Was. the Birmingham darixar, only one prisoner, appeared: „The solicitor | Rees-Davies) this morning, Mr.
(Dar Special Correspondent), for the defence said he saw some of his chants in Dubliú a fortnight|C. G. Alabaster putting the éasO ego, and they intended to appear at the Assizeb. He was not aware for the Nabyang Bros.
Canton, July 12. of their present whereabouts, and possibly they were prisoners, or Mr. Alabaster said, as hepoint-
ed out yesterday, their action reached the city last night at The sound of heavy gun-fring jdaad, or perhaps had taken refuge in the mountains. » .
The Judge accepted the suggestion that they were detained, for specific performance of about 7.15 from across the river The delegates were early antie in anticipation of the crisis. When the written questionnaire drafted by the non-Russians during owing to circumstances over which they had no control, and ad-[agreement
contained in the week-end was presented to the Russians, there was a jomt sit-journed the trial.
certain letters which passed beat the back of Honam, The eleven men referred to were strested in England on tween the Rev. Father Robert and that Sun Yat-sen had taken to the impression it first created was ting of the Private. Property Sub Commission. The questionnaire
Choo Shou-soc, which Fasked the conditions of tenure regarding the working of private charge of supplying arms to Iriab rebels.}
again bombarding Honam. It them
lease property and the methods of taxation thereof, demanded details of
tarard out, however, that the properties to be returned, the reason for the non-return of other prop-
for 3 year, with the option ring resulted from an attempt of renewal for s erties, and what comper astion was proposed for the latter. insisted on fre-dom of internal and external trade.
years, which would make them made by two small river patrol safe for 6 years, whether they Kon King, to run the gauntlet of gnaboats, the Kong Hong and the river defence and rejoin the Shameen. The boats, however, remainder of Sun's fleet lying off
ancountered the guus placed on exchange of about a dazen shots, the shore of Hons and after an gave up the attempt. Besides these war vessels there is quite
of
■ fleet
It also
The nature of the Russian replies was such that the delegates agreed that it was impossible, even with the best of intentions, to come to terms with the Soviet
MOSLEM LEADER'S CASE.
Acquitted by High Court.
Ahmedabad, July 19.
entitled
to
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further 3
were a domestic tenement or not.
The question of whether they were domestic tenement or no would only arise în consideration of what rent they had to pay given them notice to quit and The other side, however, had had brought an act on freject mant. They had argued that
SCRAMBLE FOR WATER
A Kowloon Incident.
Bar aftompk made by a party of Sanitary; Board codles to dis perse a crowd who were obtain. fing wiler from a, fire hydrant in Jordan, Road, Kowloon; FORIDE, [day, resulted in ́w fracas. “Tha farowd resented the interfarenos mad attacked the sanitary coolies. The latter retaliated, wounding three men on the bead.” the Kwang Wah Hospital
The injured men were taken, to
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News in To-day's New Advertisements.
Madame Flint calls attention to bar new. showroom is Queen's Road Central-Page 4.
A Griffith picture, entitled “A Romance of Happy Valley” in be="
to-night-Pag ing shown at the Cormet Theatro
The meaning of the Property Sub-Commission, over which Sir Lloyd Graeme prasided, lasted for three hours. The Chairman. İn
The High Court has acquitted Hasrat Mohani. negoivocal terme, detailed the numerous points wherson the Rus-
as failed to define their intentions, notably regarding the recogni Empire at the Moslem Congress, was arrested at Cawnpore on
The accused, who headed a movement for separation from the Hon of debie, the payment of compensation and the tature status of sedition charge. As the trial the Judge refused to accept the gatire property-hoiders. – M. Lärme off requested that credits be considered separately, bur Send seme was of opinion that credits and Jury verdies of Not Guilty and sentenced him to two years property guarantees were · terlinked and announced the useless/imprisonment for sedition, referring the charge of inciting wage they were outside the Ordinance left behind at Whampoa now let in the Astor House Hotel Bess of ge- tinuing the "in "cance if this was the Russians final word war to the High Court.]
The Debat matter, sitting simultaneously, practically came | to a dead Fail
on the part of the Russians, the delegates are preparing og drove on Saturday.
THE LAWN-TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Results of the Finals.
London, July 12. A: Wimbledon, the lawn-tangis finals respited as follows: In the Men's Doubles, Anderson and Lyceit bear Patterson and O'Hara Wood by 3-6, 7-9, 6-4, 6-3, and 11-9. The bolders were Lycett and Max Woesnam. The latter, injured. was participating.
not
In the Ladies Doubles. Mile. Lenglen and Miss Ryan (holders); at Mrs. Stocks and Miss Me Kane by 6-0 and 6-4.
To the Mixed Doubles, O'Hara Wood and Mlle Lecal defeated
the bolders Lycett and Miss Ryan by bmi and 6 -3.
every
DEATH OF SIR THOMAS GLEN-COATS.
The Cotton King.
THE INTER-VARSITY CRICKET MATCH.
Light Blues Overwhelm Their Rivals.
London, July 12.
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The final in the Men's Doubles was a strenuous battle of tactics.] characterised by powerful and accurate driving. There were no
allier, Patterson sad Anderson killing brilliantly at
At Lord's. "Cambridge beat Oxford by an innings sad 100 runa. opportunity. Lycett played the game of his life. his magnificent Cambridge scored 403 for 4, when they declared. Chapmania generalship and resource being a predominant factor.
made 102 and Hubert Ashton 90, bath not out. Oxford were dismissed in their first innings for 2t2, Hedges making 44. Allan Captured five wickets for 60. In their second innings Oxford were all out for 81, Allen taking four wickets for 18.
THE U.S. MINERS' STRIKE.
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San Francisco Reported to be Ordering British Coal-
San Francisco, July 12. Shortage of coal in the United States, owing to the miners') atriks, bas resulted in over a dozen ships being chartered on behalf of San Francisco interests to import coal from Australia, Glasgow, and Cardiff.
Railway Strike Negotiations.
Chicago, July 12. Negotiations for a settlement of the railway strike have opened on the basis of a scheme drafted by the Chairman of the Railroad Labour Board.
OPENING OF IRISH PARLIAMENT POSTPONED.
National Troops Continuing Their Successes.
London, July 12. The opening of the new South Irish Parliament has been post- poned indefinitely in view of the unsettled conditions.
Roundabout communication have been established with Cork, bat hitherto no information has been received from that city. Be- parts from the Galway district indicate that the National troops are driving a wedge into the various Irregular commandos.
The National commandant at Sligo stormed the important | Ballymota barracks and captured the Garrison, with arms, am- munition, and transport.
GERMANY DECLARES HER PLIGHT DESPERATE.
Application for Immediate Moratorium.
Paris, July 12.
Duclaring that the situation will become irremediably unless a peady provisional azreement is reached, Germany has requested the Reparations.Commission to grant an immediate moratorium Io
Armed Isucches
the remainder of Sun's Beat. anxious to effect a juncture with
.
At the World Theatre is being shown "The Sage Ben"-Page 4 Shops, offices and flats are to be
building-Papa 4.
The Weather.
2 p.m. Barometer:-29.57; Tex- peratura:-79. Humidity: 81.
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The Strike.
and plaintiffs were entitled to recover possession of the whole
Lammert Bros. are_selling of the premises or, in the alter
household furaltare in Kowloon native, they had argued that
More Fighting under Section 15 they were
on Thursday next.—Page 4. entitled, at
Black Beauty" is In the early hours of this
being any rate, to re- cover that pars of the pre-morning fighting broke out in the screened at Kowloon to-night miace—practically the whole vicinity of the Mecso forts, until Saturday.—Page 12. *. Landon, Jaly $124
which" was not occupied for which, being isolated on the small The dealb has occured of Sir Thomas Glan-Costa..
domestic purposes. If plaintiffs island of Tse Mai, between would- withdraw. their claim Hönam and the south bank of Sir Thomas Glen-Coats, born in 1816, was the "Cifan for postcrtion and concede that the river, did not appear to be
To-Day's Exchange. of J. & P. Costs, Ltd. In 1894 he assumed the addilions surname angendalits were entitled to the particularly wanted by other 5 The closing rate of the dollar an of Glen after his maternal grandfather. Sir Thomes Was Hooe years lease, the case would be party after the aware Ending demand to-day was 2a. 7:3168. Colonel (V.D.) 6th. Argyll and sutherland Highlandges, and
very meel shorter, because then | thay milkfin from the previous – Lord-Lieutenant of Rentrenshire. sans and one daughter, was created a baconet in 1884)
The deceased,ho had two they would only have to consider. day's bombardment to the part the question af the rent ships, Son. The waters
in the sur en ding krea, however,. Nanyang Bros. had to pay.
Mr. Potter said if defendants remain under close watch and were outside the Ordinance it † movements of troons are being was plaintiff's desire that the closely observed. Five yings of lease should be put through. troops from Hocam and the East The position plaintiff took up Band, under cover of the duk-D.. was as a result of the position asse, took a circuitous roote after crossing the dividing stretches of taken up by defendants.
Mr. Alabaster replied that, water to reach Sam San and they other words, plaintiff came into conflict with the
only would
them thousand or so citizen soldiers give
The strike of the electric light lease if they were outside that had been landed in this workmen still continues, and the Ordinance but if they were ricinity by Sun The gunboats makeshift arrangement has had ingida the Ordinancethey were en- which had reached this spot also to be come to for the operation of titled to turn them into the street. joined inthe firing, with the result the engine by foreign engineers To this Mr. Potter answered that Yip, Kue's troops, though assisted by a couple of foreign that defendants were inside the about double the number of their voluntesh. A number of the Ordinance they could not be opponents, bad to retreat out of unskilled bande bave, however, turned into the street because the the range of the suns of the two been induced to remain behind Ordines protected them. Įstall gunboats.
look after the coaling. Mr. labaster submitted that During the whole night theThe service, under the alream” plaintiffs said that if defsodants bigger ships of Sun's naval forces stances, has hard to be very much were inside the Ordinance they remained at there anchorage bat curtailed, the current being only were satitled to eject them out of displayed a watchfulvers by the supplied at night. Foreigners that part of the premises which continual playing of searchlights.have stepped into the breach when were not domestic premises Apparently there were apprehen- their help, was most needed, and Counsel' had to show that thissions of the possibility of an by their co-operation the city is was a case in which the Court attack from the share. for the saved: from * situation the must grant specific performance searchlight frequently remained possibilities of which it would not in byevent.
concentrated on that extrame be desirable to speculată upou. Damages would not be adequate, point of Honam Island facing Counsel continued. The Com-the Shameen and known ar
At the Water-Works. pany had on the premises about Customs Point
When. It was seen that the example 750 people working and they could
set by the electric not possibly within a reasonable
men would be followed by time find working accómmodation to re-establish that factory. It would take them about 3 years to
THE ACCIDENT AT GERMAN EXPLOSIVES DEPOT.
Member of Inter-Allied Commission Slightly Injured. Berlin, July 12.” The explosion at the Groden depot occurred after an inspection by the inter-Allied commission, one of whom was slightly injured.
All the windows at Curbaven were shattered, many cools being carried off. Altogether 145 were injured.
SIAMESE ROYALTY IN ROME.
To Visit the Riviera..
Loadoo, July 12.
The Crown Prince and Princess of Siam arrived in Rome incognito. Their Royal Highnesses are staying at the Siamese Legation, and will shortly proceed to the Riviera.
BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS FOR JUNE,
Exports Up.
London, July 12.
build a new one.
! Sun Complains.
to
To Ngai Bong-ping, Sun voird the workmen at the waterworks, complaint of a breach of the the military deemed it time to forty-eight hour armi-tice this intervene, and yesterday they The Company had four factories morning, saying that the Scht threw cordae round the place that took place last night was and effect wely" prevented" "the in the Colony, Mr. Alabastör ex-
| workmen" from leaving.ZÁS LE started by the other side. plained, and they employed be tween three and four thousand He still remains aboard the further precaution, a larga, jonk
filled with soldiers, stand, in that............... hoods. They paid to the Govern-Wing Fang off the 8bamean ment between six and seven lakhs where he is at any rate safe from aterway off the works. The of dollars yearly as daty, of which bombardment from the shore. If supplies of this very necessary ļabout a quarter
there were a three-milelimit, 8on commodity still continue to reach with WES
the inhabitante, and rewidents are" would probably receive a request {regard to the factory in question. The Company made a
to move out of it, but as the river relieved to realise that the danger existing in this matter has been effacéi. enjoys complete
The Board of Trade returns for June show imports, £84,298,000 - decrease of £3,873,000 compared with June last year; exports, profit in respect of the four fac bere is only about half mile £52,145,000-an increase of £13,993,900.
MARKS SHOW, RECOVERY.
Belief that Problem will be Taken in Hand.
London, July 12, German inarke recovered to 1,885. Support way inspired by pect of all payments for the rest of the year, and also of certain belief that there are better prospects of the position being taken ab payments due on the 23rd. and 24th. ink, and suggests the band.
ption of loan negotiations.
THE BISLEY COMPETITIONS;
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STINNE'S LATEST.
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Being won the Ashburton Shield "LB"
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The Northern Expedition.
tories of over $2,000,000 a year, of broad. he
\Tɓai the strike of the electric which considerably over. 4 lakhs immunity..
works men bad been expected, was was from this factory. Coass
seen by the fact that barricades. quently, if under Section 15, the
were, in the course, of the day," Court requited them to give up
For the last three days, re- erected at the entrances into the their property they would be our inforcemente have kept moring smaller thoroughfares to counter of business to the extent of over 4 northward towards Shiukan, any trouble that might ensne lakhs, the Goverment would lose where fighting is reported to bare should the city be plugged into about 6 lakhs in duty during the broken out between the garrison darkosis. - Happily there was three years and 750 people would, and the main body of the no need for this precaution, for be out of employment Damages Northern Expeditionary Force patrol
in could not in any way compensate which has reached this districk Perke
thei
Tower The Cantonese troops are strongly
Alabaster continued, for
It might be worthwhile, Mr. entrenched on the ridge
petitor to offer plaintifs
sum thầm the factory. to put theur C
the Merchants Corpe
5 City during thé night
Fis also placed