BRITONS NOT "OGRES."
LEASE DISPUTE.
SENATOR BORAH'S REPLY TO LORD DERBY.
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eldest of the nations desire for That Chinn is going to be the peace, is a warning uttered by Sonator Borah in a message to the Manchester, Evening News.
The message is a reply to the speech made by Lord Derby at the Manchester Chamber of Commerce ncheon, at which the American Ambassador was a guest.
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Lord Dorby, in his speech, then said that there was one prominent politician in America who always seemed to think that we are ogres.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON'S
HEARING.
Hearing in the action concern- against the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, ing the lease of property brought by Lam Kau-mow and Chan Tong, was continued before Chief Jus- ice Mr. J. R. Wood at the Supreme Court yesterday after- noon when Mr. H. G. Sheldon who is appearing for the Shipping Company on the instructions of Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones, put the manager of the O. S. K. into the witness box..
The prosecution is being con- ducted by Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C. Lord Derby added that if Seng- together with Mr. F. C. Jenkin, tor Borah would do him the hon-instructed by Mr. F. E. Nash. our of being his guest, he would conduct him through industrial Lancashire, where he would see what peace meant to industry.
Industrial Peace.. Replying from America to the Manchester Evening News, Sena- tor Borah atates:
Monthly Tenancy.
In the afternoon Mr. Sheldon addressed the court when he ar gued that the tenaney, whoever the lessee was, was of a monthly nature, and that was borne out by the fact that in a letter dated August 22nd. 1925 to the defen-) Replying to your telegram, I'da dants, the plaintiffs gave them a not need to be shown that the Eng-month's notice. In the lease the Hh people are pot ogres,
nature of the tenancy was ncl. ex- I have nover said any-pressed. All that was stated in thing of that kind-quite the that respect was that the rent was opposite. I should like to know to be paid monthly, and that again on what Lord Derby bases his debore out the fact hat. it was a sire to enlighten me upon this monthly tenancy, particular subject. I appreciate his missionary spirit, but really do not feel in need of his gospel of enlightenment.
Dealing with the question of the lessees, he said Mr. Yamasaki, the then manager of the O.S.K., was referred to in the lense
as the
I have no doubt there are millesses, and he executed it. 'Mr. lions in England just as anxious Sheldon asked on what grounds for industrial peace and world
could it be said that the Company pence as Lord Derby indientes.
were the lesscos? The Company. he contended, were not particg to
I have no doubt their enlight- ened concepts of Industrial justice and international justies the deed, They did not execute are quite as exulted as Lord Derby, and therefore they could not be
Indientes. I trust they will, to gether with Lord, Derby. exert their influence along those lines on their Government in the Chin- est affair:
The the lessees by any means, only possible way the Company deed. could have executed the would be their corporate seal an the document, or by their author- ised attorney, The highest the Company could go under the lease, he submitted, was that they were beneficiaries and Mr. Yamasaki was the trustee.
of the
The Test. China is going to be the acid test of whether the nations which have been preaching peace want
The present manager peace; whether those which have, been preaching international jug- O.S.K. in giving evidente said, in tice want international justice, reply to Mr. Jenkin, that he re- and whether the industrial peace reived a letter notifying him of a which we covet for our own peo-proposed increase of rent of $112 ple is to be extended to other ped-per month, and admitted he signed ples.
a letter in reply, in which he
Signed for Company.
I would really like to visit Eng-stated that he could not accept the land and hope may find the op- increase as he understood the portunity to do so. My mission, lease was still effective, and there however, will not be that of hunt- was still some time for it to go. ing wild game, such as ogres, but to see and to know better the people whose highest encomium is that of always having been loyal to their own Ang. an at- tribute which prevails rather strongly in the United States, and, I think, worth preserving. (Signed) William 1. Borah.
MR. MACDONALD'S ILLNESS.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AT PHILADELPHIA.
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Mr. Ramany MacDonald under the treatment of specialists at Jefferson Hospital, Philadel- phia, where he was taken on Saturday afternoon from the home of friends (says the Daily Chroni cle special correspondent at New York in mail week).
He had broken his journey to visit them while on his way from Washington to New York.
Dr. J. Solis Cohen, the noted physician, on whose advice the ex- Premier was removed to hospital,
Was a
In reply to His Lordship, wit- ness said Mr. Yamasaki former manager and retired about a month ago. He was last in Hongkong suven or eight years ago. He added that he knew Mr: Yamasaki's signature.
His Lordship produced the lease, and after pointing out Mr. asked:-- Yamasaki's signature Did Mr. Yamasaki sign that lense for himself or for the Company?
After a good deal of hesitation. and on the question being repent- ed several times, witness said he signed it on behalf of the Com- pany.
Is Lordship:---Why are you trying to get away from this lease, It was signed for your Company. Why don't you want to carry it' out?
Witness explained that they did not want to stay in the premises beenuse certain repairs had not been carried out, and because the plaintiff's told them they are only monthly tenants.
His Lordship:-Well, you said- was: stili you thought the lease effective. Why did you not stay said on Saturday night after conant-Ah, we were looking for an- sulting with the hospital staff that other place. He explained they Mr. MacDonald is suffering from felt entitled to leave because re- a sore throat, but he declined to give further details of the illness, pairs were not carried out.
Mr. Jenkin explained that in the The doctor's words were:-'“M»., MacDonald is suffering from a correspondence the whole matter Boro throat. He is resting com- of repairs had been left to Messrs. fortably in hospital. He went Leigh and Orange, and an arrange- there on my advice. His throatment come to with regard to pay. is too sore at present for him to ment, but the whole matter was
dropped. keep any speaking engagements." Mr. MacDonald was not well when he was received by President Coolidge. He appeared to have a bad.cold.. ir
In reply to His Lordship, Mr. Jenkin admitted that the repairs had not been carried out.
The case was adjourned and was continued to-day, a report of to-day's proceedings appearing elrowbern.
In a Wheel Chair. He and his daughter Ishbel were met on Friday at Philadelphia Station by Mr. S. Burns Weston, head of the loga! Ethical Culture accept an invitation to spend the Society. During lunch at Mr. week-end in the suburbs, but went Weston's-home it became ovilent to stay at an hotel near the has. to the host that Mr. MacDonald
pital, was ill.
"Tired Out,"
With the assent of Miss Ishbel Mr. Weston called Dr. Solis Cohen, According to another mosage, who advised Mr. and Miss Mac Dr. Cohen said Mr. MacDonald's Donald not to continue their jour-condition is not serious. Ho la ney to New York, although it is simply tired out and affected with only a two hours' journey by train. a cold and is taking a rest.
They stayed at the Weston home
It is reported (rays a message
for the night, but when on Satur from Philadelphia yesterday) that day morning the patient's cond! Mr. MacDonald's condition is the tion appeared to be worse, Mr. same, and that he is resting com- Weston again called the doctor,fortably. who insisted that Mr. MacDonald should go to hospital immediate
Mr. S. Burne Weston, his bost during his Philadelphia visit, sald Mr. MacDonald departed for New York yesterday morning Mr. Weston added that Mr. MacDonald
His condition was such on ar rival, however, that he had to be taken up in a wheel chair on the had intended sailing on, Wednes Mift.to a private room,
day, and it was not yet decided
Miss Ishbol was naturally whether his passage, should be greatly worried. She refused to cuncelled:
TRANS-PACIFIC FLIGHT.
ANOTHER PRIZE OFFERED G$30,000.
Los Angeles, May 26. The Hollywood theatre owner Mr. Sidney Grauman, has offered prize of G$30,000 for a non-stop light from Los Angeles to Tokyo -Router's American Service.
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FIFTEEN BILLION,
FRENCH CONSOLIDATION LOAN TOTAL.
Paris, May 26. M. Poincare stated to the Cham- ber's Financial Committeo that the recent Consolidation Loan had so far produced fifteen billion francs-Havas,
SPAIN AND U. S.
COMMERCIAL TREATY EXTENDED SIX MONTHS.
FRIDAY, MAY
WEST RIVER FLOOD.
WUCHOW SUFFERS DECLINE
IN TRADE.
A few
1927.
G.B.S. ON HIS BANNED PORTRAIT.
"DISCRIMINATION, AGAINST THE SITTER."
A Chinese merchant who came recently from Wuchow stated that
Mr. George Bernard Shaw gave business in Wuchow had suffered the following statement to the a table decline owing to the re-
Central News in mail week. cont floods in that city.
The news is no surprising to me days ago the water had risen as high as alx feet, and most of the us it is to everyone else. All I can shops had to close their doors. When he left the city the flood had say is that there is nothing wrong dropped less than 2 feet. How-with the portrait; nothing wrong ever, all the shops in that city with Mr. John Collier, and nothing were visited by the flood and gon- wrong with me...
business erally speaking, greatly hindered. -
TERRIBLE STORM.
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Was
OIL PRODUCTION.
SEMINOLE PRODUCERS TO CURTAIL SUPPLY.
New York, May 26.
DESTRUCTIVE TYPHOON.
TWO SEAPLANES WRECKED IN MANILA BAY,
Manila, May 26, In an effort to meet the over- industry representatives of twenty Lazon have been cut off from production crisis in the petroleum Fiftcon provinces. In North producers operating the Seminole Manila by a typhoon. pllfield have unanimously decided to continue the limitation of out-
Two seaplanes were wrecked la put till at least ton operators with- Manila Bay while a steamer ram- drew from the agreement. They med one of the piers.-Router. also agreed to extend the policy regarding the Seminole oilfield
to the whole State of Oklakoma.- | Router's "American Service.
SEIZURE OF GRAIN.
Brussels.-Looking for her husband, with whom she had a tiff, Mme. Legros, of Liege, met him in the street, Dramatically he hlased, "I am revengod," and disappeared. The woman hurried homo, but could get no reply when she called to her two little girls--
The Royal Academy is the only other party concerned, and it is for it to explain if there is any- thing to be explained. As Mr. Collier's portrait of Mr. Aldous Huxley will be accepted, there can SOVIET TRADE DELEGATION Elsa, aged 4, and Monica, aged 2.
be no question of any discrimina- tion against the painter.
DEFAULTS.
A locked bedroom door was forced FIFTY BASEBALL SPECTA.
opon, and on the bed were the two TORS INJURED.
children dead, with a crucifx be- The descrimination must be
Riga, May 26. Norfolk, Virginia, May 25.
against the sitter, but if the Royal The authorities have seized a tween them. On a table a candle A seventy mile an hour wind Academy thinks that the public is quantity of Soviet grain in an ale was burning and beside it stood wrecked the grand stand at the heartily tired of portraits of me vator, the Soviet trade delegation flowers in a vase. The father had Portsmouth baseball ground while and eagerly curious to see what not having complied with a Court given each girl a glass of milk Madrid, May. 26.
One Mr. Huxley is like, then I agree order to deposit £8,000 pending the with which he had mixed arsenic. The king has signed the decree the game was progressing. extending for another six months was killed and over Afty injured. with the Royal Academy, and de- delegation's appeal against a de- The murderer the commercial agreement between The storm blew off the roof of a lighted to yield my place on the cislon of the District Court order- morning in a garage, dead. He,
Jshop-soiled literary colleague. la Latvian organization.-Reuteri arsenic. -Reuter's, Amèrican Service. Spain and the United States-railway warehouse, killing four. line to my young and rauch less ing them to pay a sum claimed by too, had poisoned himself with Reuter.
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