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NEW GOVERNMENT'S
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POLICY.
CONVINCED OF SUCCESS.
Paris, July 27 The Government has demanded exceptional facilities for the pas. sage of the financial proposals, Including the postponements of all interpellations making this a question of confidence.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
POUNDED 183;
No. 21,920
三拜禮號八十月七英心香
FLOODS ON EAST RIVER.
SIMILAR EXPERIENCE TO HONGKONG.
AN INUNDATED CITY,
FOURTH PATIENCE TEST.
ENGLAND TOTALS 305 FOR FIVE.
DULL CRICKET,
ALL FIVE CAUGHT.
Belnted news has reached the 30 BEHIND AFTER SOUND BUT Colony of the disastrous effects caused by the electric storm in Tung Koon city, in the East River district, on the 10th instant. This, it will be recalled, was the date of the calamitous floods in Hongkong. The Ministerial declaration,
It is stated that even the oldest read in the Chamber and the inhabitant of Tung Koon cannot Senate this afternoon, expressed recull a storm of such severity, absolute conviction of the posThe whole fity was flooded. the sibility of rapidly improving water rising in some streets to a French finances and restoring height of fully" fifteen feet. The exchange.
whole city was like a huge lake, The result depended entirely on with the tope of building appear
above the water. immedinty and firm collaboration ing
Many with the Government in thepeople touk refuge on the roofs of their houses, whilst the only Chamber.
means of communication from oile part of the city to the other was by using bouts.
A, Bill will be submitted forth- with to cover the deficit necessary to meet abilities and in order to avoid for ever the risk of further Inflation the Chamber will be ask "ed to vote the balance of necessary
TAX ON WEALTH?.
revenue.
1: the dire necessity of meeting obligations without delay compels, an increase in indirect taxes. as
wealth would be asked to make s
Over a hundred houses collapsed,
and there were
many casualties.
London, July 27. Play was resumed at Manchester to-day, in cold weather, with an overcast sky. The wicket was wearing well. Ten thousand at- tended.
The Australians were all out by 11.20, for 335, having latted together 378 minutes.
England Go In. Hobbs was applauded on his coming out with Sutcliffe at 11.38
There was a quiet, start against Gregory and Grimmett, but on the advent of Ryder and Mailey, after
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1926. BJLTAX
OUTRAGE ON PARIS MEMORIAL
NOTED FRANCO-AMERICAN STATUE DAMAGED.
BRITISH POLICY IN CHINA.
A DECLARATION OF FRIENDSHIP.
| DESIRE FOR BOTH GOOD AND GOODWILL.
RUSSIAN'S "PROTEST."
Paris, July 27, The statue in the Place Etats Unis, in memory of Americans fallen in the war, roprosenting a LORD BALFOUR'S HOPE. doughboy holding out his hand to,
London, July 27. smashed 4 poilu, was
with a
In the House of Lords, replying hammer by B Russian named Jarovenko, who has been arrested. China, Lord Balfour referred to the to Lord Parmoor with regard to
growth of national self-conscious- damaged the Franco-American ness in China, and emphasised that mamorial, explained to the police so far as he was aware, no nation that his action was a protest entertained the fantastic notion of against the American refusal of
a kind of military alliance among credits workers consequent sufferings western nations for the purpose of
to Franco and the
from the economic crisis,
:
Later.
The Russian, Jarovenko, who
American
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END OF LONDON CONFERENCE.
DEFINITE PROPOSALS.
General. Antirewa, interviewed by Reuter, said he appreciated the British Government's spirit of fair.. nees and aportemanship? He re- ferred to the happy issue of the Conference, at which remedial provisions against smugglers were concerted,
London, July 27.. "The Canton Fress is today The American Prohibition Con- engaged in
irra eruggle to preseiveference in London has concluded the very existence and fundamen- tal principles of journalism," wrs the Chinese Press Association of that city. Ware the terms of the printers tolerated, says the As-
would be wholly directed by the sociation, the editorial policy and news and advertising services
Kuomintang Workers' Conference, a body backed by extremists who for the last two or three years to have been working energetically control all publications for the purpose of propaganda.
7
of
In the House of Commons, In reply to questions, Mr. Locker Lampson said the delegates made definitive suggestions of an the Prohibition Conference had
administrative nature, which the two Governments were consider- ' The Kuomintang Workers' Con- ing. There had been no question ference, in addition to the demands of the extension of the right to for $21 for printers and $31, for search, vessels--Router compositors 119 the minimum weges, are, trying to Foree, the publishers to agree that no com-
that no newspaper may suspend sentatives of the United States the workers may be published and been taking place between repre
Rugby, July 27. ments or articles unfavourable"to
The discussions which have
Unior-publication without the consent of Government and of
the workers who, during such sus Government Departments concern- extra pay as a sacrifice for having ment of the liquor prohibition to leave employment.
laws, concluded at the Foreign Office to-day.
coercing China, The British Jarovenko apparently only Government desired to interfere meant to mutilate the statue of an with the internet affairs of China American soldfor, which Was modelled after the
as little as possible. China must fell in the war, but besides in doing so they appeared to be soldier-poet. Alna Seeger, who work out her own salvation, though
amashing the doughboy's left
making many mistakes. arm, he damaged the poilu's right
USING BRITISH PORTS,
as had been scored, batting was The tang is said to have reached.
even quieter. several lakhs of dollars, and tele-Sutcliffe chopped a leg-break and Fifty went up in an hour, then grams have been despatched 16 Can- ton appealing far iminediate relief, was caught by Oldfield' off Mailey
News from other parts of the East River shows that the whole Hols had then scored "37, and
arm, to which the doughboy was tunate, those mistakes reacted district suffered badly as a result the first wicket fell with 58. re-holding out his hand. It was at upon us. but the British Govern. Pension, shall be paid two months ed on the subject of the enforce- of the storm, and the plight of gistered. England had then been
for 20,
Jarovenka s believed to be
the exports suggested, hequired the people" is indeed pitiabje. Batting 75 minutes. Tyldesley/this point that he was arrested. 'reasonable contribution through Not having yet recovered from partnered Hobbs.
the effects of last year's war, and At the lurchoon interval, both mentally unbalanced.-Reuter.
direct taxation, part of which
were undefdated. Hobbs having
would form the annual contrib with conditions still unsettled by roached 53 and Tyldesley 16. reason of the Northern campaign.
further disaster has come with these floods, which have ruined much of the 'crops just as they were about to be harvested.
The total was 90 for one wicket.
Dull Cricket,
BUTLER TO A„D. C.
INTERESTING CANTON
ment most earnestly desired to co- operate with China and help China, where it legitimately could, to re- recognise that the British and Chinese, so far as commerce and economic affairs were concerned, | had a common interest, and that as regards the organisation of their own country our hope was that
tion to the Sinking Fund for Tational defence bonds,
The statement adds: "The
The crowd swelled to 17,000 creditor nations, whom France is
after lunch, but the announcement firmly determined to
pay to the
later in the afternoon that stumps full extent of her powers, are, like
would be drawn at six o'clock A report from Chinese sources unrselyes, anxious to terminale the financial crisis. We do not OBSERVATORY MISHAP destroyed what little interest restates that Mr. Wong Wal-lung, there would be no difficulty in their
profess to be able to solve in or few weeks, or even months, the whole economic and financial probleny, which is practically, universal, Financial sickness has been fore ed upon us. The important thing
VOTES OF CONFIDENCE.
Paris, July 27.
At the conclusion of the read--
MR. EVANS LOSES
FINGER.
Cricket enthusiasts and others |
mained,
A
Hobbs Out..
a drive,
his finger whilst assisting to tempting ing of the Ministerial declaration, hoist the typhoon signals, ne-Grimmett's break and was caught the Chamber by 358 votes to 131 cessitating his removal to Hospitalby Ryder, fielding at extra-cover. Hobbs had been. the wickets for confidence. in expressed
the where his finger was amputated. Government, agreeing to post- Mr. Evans, who is one of the bis 74 included seven 4's.
two hours and forty minutes, and pone interpellations until the Colony's best bowlers, was on
Brighter Cricket, financial proposals were pissed.duty at the Observatory and was
The Chamber also passed by assisting to haist the No. 6. had then scored 89, and, for some Woolley joined Tyldesley, who 418 votes to a resolution of typhoon signal, when the mechanime afterwards the cricket was. confidence in the Cabinet, agreeing ism of the winch. Becume" dis-
APPOINTMENT.
the Inte Dr. Sun was an exile in
CUSTOMS DIFFICULTIES.
There were difficulties in conneo-
these commercial
and
the British
The terms, as "afínounced, are ridicaled by the Canton journalists,
Mr. Lockor Lampson, Secretary and they have decided to remain for Foreign Affairs, made a state- Inactive. In the meantime, the ment in the House of Commons Workers' Conference is accusic this afternoon regarding them. the Yin Chiang Peo and other He said that vessels engaged in newspapera as being "counter-re-iquor smuggling from this country. volutionary."
CANTON'S WAR
HEAVY MONTHLY
EXPENDITURE.
avoye,
FRANK-DISCUSSIONS.
frequently, made use of the Bri- tish flog and proceeded from ports and places within British jurisdiz- tion. Questions bad from time to one-time butler to the late Dr. Sunmanaging their own internal
time arisen between the Govern- The game was inclined to be Yat-sen, has been appointed affairs.
ment of the United States and the dell even though it was palpable | Chief Aidende Camp of the Kuo-
British Government regarding this that ue decision could be reached. mintang Chairman.
practice. It was decided that a Hobbs brought off many beautiful Mr. Wong was at one time u
meeting should take place in Log- strokes, but his batting Incked laundryman in America and when tion with the Maritime Customs estimated expenditure of the North- Governments who should go fully According to a Canton report, the don between officials of the two spirit, Ernest Tyldesley was is" to take the matter really, in will learn with sincere regret of much more lively, and since he is that country Mr. Wong becanic and other points, connected with ern campaign was placed at a figure into the matter. As the discus- hand. France has passed through.j
of four million dollars per month, sion was one between officials, ho sadder and. more serious periods an unfortunate accident which Lancashire man, his was the very much interested in Dr. Sun's Treaty rights which certainly re-
quired modification and reform, and but since the commencement of the question of policy or politics revolutionary schemes. He fol- the British Government sympathis mobilisation, the actual expendi and has saved herself by union and occurred at the Observatory der most popular saccess.
lowed him in lis struggle, attended with that movement wherever ture for exceeds the estimate. At energy. Victory to-day depending the typhoon last week, when
The first 100 was not hoisteding to Dr. Sun personally, it could be legitimately taken. It the present daily rate of disburse- on the same conditions.-Reuter Mr. B. D. Evans, the well-known until play had been in progress When in Shanghai, Mr. Wong was quite impossible for the British ments, it will come to over six
Civil Service player, badly injured 35 more and then Hobbs at Canton, he was a personal body. Government in connection with all million dollars per month.
two hours. The partnership add. was Dr. Sun's butler: when in'
The first object of those present judicial
The latest report from was to ascertain all the facts so misjudged guard; and when Dr. Sun died in
Sung-che is that both sides could know fully International structure built up in that Peking, more than a year ago, Mr. affairs simply to say that all the General Tang
Yang Lau Tung has and exactly what was taking place. Wong volunteered to guard his the last eighty years would be sum-falen to the Revolutionary. It was felt that if this were done, coffin near the West Hill.
marily removed, but the British Army. This is one of the largest with goodwill and in a sympathe- Mr. Wong returned to Canton Government most earnestly desired tea-producing districts in Hupeh, tic manner, it should be possible. short time ago.
both the good and the goodwill of and is about sixty miles from Wu- to devise means of overcoming the China.
k
chang. It is famous for tea difficulties encountered in the res- plants, the leaves of which are com- pective countries in administering pressed into bricks and are used by the law. The discussion was of a the Mongoliats and peasants of free and frank nature.. Every Russia..
fact or difficulty in the mind of News reaching Canton says that either side was brought forward Tang Yu-tuk has been urged by and discussed without reserve, Chan Kat-mob, Tupan of Hupch to Information in possession of each despatch, reinforcements to Wu-side supplemented that possessed chang, as the Revolutionary by the other, and attention was was more Arinies are invading Hupeh. The concentrated upon infringements likely to be broken up owing to her critical situation at Wuchang will, of the law which had been or were present unhappy.condition than she it is stated, have the effect of hast being committed by persons engeg had been in many very critical and ening the presence of Marshaled in this traffic. difficult periods of her history. Wu Pei-fu. Apparently, none of i
Meanwhile, nothing could be his generals are yet able to stem more menacing in connection with the tide of invasion of the Kovola- the external relations of China than tionary Armies. the present unhappy conditions, and all hoped that those conditiona would be ameliorated, but he could not honestly say that they seemed, to him to be in any process of rapid improvement.Reuter.
much brighter. The two hundred
up without further loss after 215 minutes, but 25 later Tyldesley Fans
gave
to the exceptional procedure loented. My. Evans was investiga went suggested by the Government to speed up the passage of financial measures, including a time-limit on speeches.--Rentor.
CHAMBER ADJOURNS. The Chamber decided that the "Finance Committee must report on the Finance within twenty four hours. The Chamber then adjourned, until Friday,--Reuter.
London, July 27. The Buctuations in frines have moderated. French closed at 195% and Belgian weakened to 1964- Reuter,'
TJ.
ting the cause, when his finger got jammed in the winch. His injury was of such a mature that he was Oldfield subsequently taken to the Kowloon Hospital and the middle finge of the first joint. his right hand was amputated at
Mr. Evans was discharged from hospital yesterday.
EUROPEANS ROBBED."
THEFTS AT KOWLOON DOCKS.
Two thefts have occurred at Kowloon Docks within the last few days.
Д chance which was
GOVERNOR OF INDO- CHINA.
PRESENT APPOINTMENT
EXTENDED.
Paris, July 27. promptly accepted. The pair M. Varenne has confirmed his had scored 10 runs, and Tyldes appointment, as Governor-General ley's share had been 42, while of Indo-China for a further six Woolley had it 45. Tyldesley years. Reuter. was at the crease for 169 minutes and he had displayed "magnfiicent cutting and driving, having hit "seven fours.
At the tea interval, the .score stood at 230 (for 3 wickets), Woolley having just reached his 50, not out, and Hendren being not out without having opened his tally.
THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS,
Paris, July 28.
Woolley Hits Six, Then Out. The Government financial plans
Woolley proceeded to an effort to Mr. Forsyth, engineer, 2 lave- are outlined in a statement, which
force the pace after tea, and he lock Terrace, Kowloon Docks, re-hit Mailey out of the ground for a says that the aims are the storation of credit, the balancing ports that sometime between July of the Budget, the redemption of 23rd and the 27th some person stoleix. Soon after he essayed a aimilar shot but misjudge national debt, the repatriation of from his house three pieces of jour French capital invested abroad, the ellery, valued $40; two-alve Malley's ball and was caught at reduction of public expenditure wireless get, value $60; and a pocket had scored 58 in 90 minutes, quite
extra-cover by Ryder. Woolley
The full sepree were:
Barven
C
Australia 1st Innings.. Woodful, e Hendron b Root 117
Tyldesloy b
15
Macartney, b Root Andrews, e Chapman b
Stevens **
109
8
Ponsford, c and b Kilner
23
Richardson, e Woolley, b
Stevenee
#
3
34,
Ryder, c. Strudwick b Root Gregory, c Kilner b Root Oldfield; not out, Grimmett, e Stevans b Tate, Mailey, b Tate,
Extras.
Total
Dowling.
#836
FEDERAL SYSTEM.
Lord Balfour, referring to the re- lations between Canton and Peking, alluded to the strong.cur- rent of opinion running in the direction of some kind of federal system between the provinces of China, and said there was no reason to believe that China
PRINCE IN CAMP,
PERSONALLY LEADS WELSH GUARDS.
AMERICA ABROAD.
INJUNCTION BY PRESIDENT.
ILLEGAL REGISTRY.
In many cases, vessels had been on the British Register ille gally and 'in cortain cases, where they used ports or places in British Colonies, there appeared to be failure to comply with the definite provisions of the law relating to clearances and other matters. New York, July 27.
The object of the officials was to President Coolidge, speaking at
secure that these Infractions of the Inw,should be dealt with and Paul Smiths, Now York Stato, hoped that Americans abroad should cease. There was no ques- would make allowance for condition of interfering with legitimate tions in the countries they were trade, which should have no difil- visiting and not indulgo in.unwar-culties in distinguishing tapif. ranted criticisms or recrimina from the illicit traffic.
With the object of securing obe President Coolidge's position Bervance of the law and reducing has already been made clear to materially the causes of com- executive officers and, although no plaints and misunderstandings, direct reference has been made officials had made definite sugges- to anti-American demonstrations tons of an administrative nature, The Prince, who is Colonel-in-in Europe the President is re- and these were being considered by and stoverdsley b Malloy 24 Chief of the Regiment is taking presented as believing that the the two Governments. For ob part in ordinary field training attitude of Irresponsibles should vious reasons, it was not desir This morning, the Prince, rid- not be taken too seriously, able that the text of the sugges ing his charger, placed himself Americans abroad should realize tlons should be published until at the head of the guarde that the people of some countries they had been fully considered. pad led them over Chobare in a serious situation and that There had been no question ht hara Ridges as a preliminary to difficulties should be viewed this meeting of any exten extensive field operations British sympathetically. Router's Ameri- sion of the right of search. -
British Wireless.! Wirglega.
con Borvice.
Rugby, July 27. The Prince of Wales is among the. Welsh Guards now encamped 74 in wooden hutmonts at Pirbright
(20
book containing private, papers and the immediate raiafng by new
the brightest effort so far, and
Tate for 88; Root, for 84; indirect taxation two-and-a-half and $3 in money. milliards of francs which it is by Mr. Bliss, No. 1. Tantallon To three in a partnerukip of 18 was, England, 1st Inninga.
The other robbery was reported he had hit two pixes and five fours, Kilner or 51; Stavons, 3 for 88;
Hendren, who had scored on'y Woolley, or, 18., estimated will provide the neces- rabe, Kowloon-Dobks," who sintes Bary Treasury funds.
The Gor that between July 16 and yesterday, Jolied by G. 1. Stevens, whobbs, Rylor, & Grimmett ornment further propose to rend-various articles, to the total vivo out lustily and had scored 4 Sutcliffe: Oldiald b Mailey.... just various duties to increase of $60.50, were stolen from his in quick time before making a bad Tyldesley, c Oldfield Mincartney, 81 Camp, railway rates and taxes on mineral daughter's bedroom. These irdude stroke in skying a full toas from Woolley, e Ryder Malloy waters, motor cars, waterways, and a silver munjeure set, a silver tray, Mailey which was caught by business turnover and to revisa silver basket, a fountain pen, and Bardsley at short-leg. Customs duties. Taxes on income a purse containing $2.50 in money. from personal property will be in- Mr. E. R. Dovey, Government
llendren put like
Kliner not out
Extras
Hendren Speeds Up. Hendren had added five whilst Fotel (for wkts). creased by fifty per cent. Taxes Analyst reports. Bitat a platinum Stevens was batting, but he open- on bearer securities will be re-instrument has been stolen frym ued his shoulders when joined by duced but others' incronaed. Also room in the Government Laborn-Kilner and socured the bulk of the estate duty and general income tax tory in Eastern Street. The luc 33 ruas added without further will be reduced.-Reuter.
loss before time was called.
of the Instronzant la 57.
Bowling
G&
305
Gregory 0 for 17 Grimmett, 86; Macnathey 1 fus Malley 8 for 87): Ryder G for 407 Richardson, 49; Andrewe, O fog 18, 3
tions.