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DERBY DAY AT THE LORD OXFORD VERY TREASURE OF UR LOST MARKETS IN U. S. PRESIDENTIAL MR. AMERY SETS A RUBBER CONTROL
RACES.
HEIR APPARENT DOES NOT START.
SITTING BULL. WINS IN FIELD OF NINE.
A $1,400 DIVIDEND. For the second day's racing of the longkang Jockey Club's Meet ing conditions have been very favourable to-day and the Jurge number of puntors and turf en thusiasts who were present when the first race was run wore pro mised a good day's sport.
ILL.
FAMILY SUMMONED TO BED-SIDE.
GRAVE CONDITION.
London, Feb. 13. The Earl of Oxford and Asquith, the Liberal ex-Premier, is soridus- ly ill."
A medical balletin states that he yesterday developed an acuto attack of pharyngitis. To-lny there are signs of bronchitis, and his condition is "extremely grave." --British Wirdlena.
REVEALED.
QUEEN SHUBAD'S TOMB UNEARTHED.
GORGEOUS APPAREL FOUND BY EXPEDITION.
5,000-YEAR SECRETS..
Philadephia, Feb. 13.
CHINA.
· NOMINEES.
BRITISH GOVERMENT POLICY ATTACKED.
JAPAN'S INFLUENCE.
A report states that Mr. Leonard Wooley, the Director of the joint Family Summoned.
expedition under the auspices of London, Feb. 18. the University of Pennsylvania and The Earl of Oxford and Asquith the British Museum, whilst o is unconscious. His family has cavating the ancient city of Ur, in been summoned.-Reuter, H.E. the Governor, accompanied Lord Oxford, who is 75 years of Chaldaca, has found the richest by Lady Clementi, arrived just bege, was made an Earl in January, treasure yet discovered at Ur, fore the second race, and they were 1925. Ho fa best remembered us around the body of Queen Shubad, greeted by Mr. I. P. White and the Mr. Asquith, and was Leader of Sumerian ruler who died Avoin India and China. »
# Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes. Capt. For the Liberal Party after the re ter was in attendance,"
signation of Sir Henry Campbell-thousand years ago.
NAMES OF "POSSIBLE” CANDIDATES.
COOLIDGE MAY BE FORCED TO STAND.
GENERAL ELECTION,
PRECEDENT
CANNOT EXPECT DOMINIONS TO TRAVEL ALWAYS.
DOMINIONS FREEDOM.
ENQUIRY.
MANY QUESTIONS. IN PARLIAMENT..
London, Feb. 18. NEW YORK KNEW BEFORE Mr. L. C. M. 8. Amery, the
LONDON. Secretary of State for the Colonies, was back in the House of Commons to-day after his tour of the Over Lanas Dominiona Mr. Amory' was greeted with loud cheering for yo
CAUTIOUS REPLIES:
London, Feb. 13. After a debate lasting four days, the House of Commons, to-day re- jected the Labour Ametisment to the Address in Reply to the King's Speech, regretting that, ho mention
In an interview, he declared that
London, Feb. 18. Washington, Feb, 18.ble tour had been exceedingly use In the House of Commons, Sir was made of measures designed tö
Political circles ára already pre-ful, both in increasing his own W. Lane Mitchell asked, in view of grapple with the presting, pro- blems of unemployment. Thu paring for the General Election knowledge of the conditions and the anxiety and ascertainty of the
problems of the Dominions, and In House rejected the amendment. by which is taking placo on November improving the understanding berubber trade, owing to the an
4 16th Sa
tween the Domitions and the nouncement of the enquiry into the restriction scheme, whether 203 votes to 137.
Mr. Baldwin would give an assur The Republican National Con- Home country.
He thought the precedent which ance that long notice be given of In the course of the debate, Mr.vention will be held in Kansas City, J. R. Clynes made special refer-fissouri, on June 6th, and the he had set in making such a tour any alteration, so that the trade eace to the cotton industry, de- Democratic Convention at Houe- would be followed in the future would be able to carry on on the and that it would be regarded assumption that the present scheme claring that Britain's political ton, Texas, on June 26th policy had a good deal to do with The Republican possibles" for henceforth as the frat duty of the would continue in force for att the loss of the Lancashire markets the presidential nomination in Daminfona Secretary to visit the loast twelve months.
Mr., Baldwin replied that he was clude Mr. Herbert Hoover, Mr. G. overseas parts of the Empire......... Japanese competition ho con- G. Dawes (present Vice-Pre-We cannot expect Dominion unable to anticipate the nature of tinued, could not altogether ar- aldent), Mr. Frank Lowden (the Ministers" he said "to do all the the Committee's report or the. count for the huge decline in the Governor of Illionis), Mr. Andrew travelling, At the Imperial Con- action which the Government would exports of cotton cloth to China. W. Mellon (Secretary of the Traference, one meets two or three take thereon. He asked for notice. Mr. Clynes urged the Govern-sury) Mr. Frank B. Kellogg Ministers, but going round I have of a question as to whether the (Secretary of State) Mr. C. E. been able to meet practically every leaders of the rubber-producing ment to institute an impartial en- Hughes (ex-Secretary of State), Minister as well as the leaders of industry would be consulted before Soldiers on Guard.
quiry to ascertain how far the while many feel that President the Opposition and prominent men any action was taken. threatened wage reduction could Coolidge may be forced to accept in every walk of life, who have
No Assurance. In the Ganarn! Election of 1018. On the slope leading to the be any adequate contribution to notaination in the event of the been able to bring me in touch with concentrated in the Hongkong Re-entering the House at a by-burial pit lay the bodies of six cheaper production, or to the pro- Convention coming to a deadlock. the life of the community.”
Replying to membors who dwelt Derby, the third race on the card. election in 1920, he represented soldiers, who had evidently been vision of better markets-Reuter. The Democratic possibles" in- The two best fancied ponies dur-Paisley until his rejection at the guards of the treasure. Their
In my speeches I sought every-on the resentment caused owing to clude the popular Governor of where to show that the old ora of the news of the decision to enquire. ing the training period, November poll in 1924.
skulls were crushed inside batteri
New York, Mr. A E Smith, Empire, relationships closed with into the spheme being known' in and Heir Apparent, were both beaten yesterday and it was there-
ed copper helmets and the grave THE CASH SWEEPS Senator Reed of Missouri, and the the last Imperial Conference and alde itself was a shambles.
Governor of Maryland, Mr. Albert that the equal freedom of the fore not expected that either would
E: Ritchie, Pak
Dominions under the Crown was Members of the House of Refreedom not disor Irrespon presentatives, mimbering 435, and sibility, but or responsibility." one-third of the Senate, or 32 British Wireless, members will be alected at the November General Electión.-
The course was on the "fast" Bannerman in April, 1908, up to Her tomb was intact, but that of alde and the cool weather helped October, 1926, when he resigned. her husband, near by, had been the animals considerably in get-He was Prime Minister continuous-
Ling over the strains of yesterday's ly from 1908 until December, 1916. plundered.-Reuter's racing, in which close finishes He entered Parliament in 1886, Service, were the order of the day..
Chief interest was naturally
de well in the big race, if started. Publie fancy favoured Peck, a pony from the stable owned joint- ly by the Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes and Mr. C. Gordon Mackie, which wan the Trial Plate yesterday.
and represented East Fifeshire without a break until his defeat
"
COLDSTREAM GUARDS
LEAVE.
REMARKABLE DEMONSTRA-
TION IN SHANGHAI.
American
Fifty bodies of those who had been sacrificed to the Spirit of the Dend were observed also.
with Along one side lay men daggers on their hips, against the foot of the tomb lay the chief ladies of the harem in full court As events turned out, nine-
regalia, while beside them were ponies were sent out, and Heir
Shanghai, Feb. 14..
cockloshells containing face-paint, Apparent was not among them: The Coldstream Guards, embark-and little alabaster vases for The field of mine starters was ing on H. M. Transport Assaye,
Junguents. much larger than usual, and al- left for England at noon-to-duf. 4hough Peck and November were The departure of the battalion At the head and the feet of the both strongly fancied, there were was marked by a wonderful de-dead Queen were crouched the
bodies of her attendants, others which commmanded consimonstration on the part of the British Community, showing the dérable support,
extreme popilarity of the officers
Crashing Victory. Victory went to Mrs. Dunbar's Sitting Bull, ridden by Maitland, which secured the verdict by an easy six lengths from Young Pre- tender, with New Year's Eve a length away.
Marvellous Headdress,
and men of the famous regiment. The Queen's headdress was mar- Thousands of Shanghai's cos-vellous. Coil after coil of gold mopolitan population turned out ribbon surrounded a great wig, early this morning to witness the above which and across the fore- Guards' last march from their hend ran a frontlet of lapis lazull and Cornelian beads from which billets to the wharf.
On the route, they stopped at hung heavy rings of gold. various points and the bands of Higher up a wreath of golden
the different regiments played mulberry leaves surmounted an- Peck icd all the way until the them off. The bands of the Welch other, formed of large flowers, the were of inlaid last quarter, Cooa Bay, Young Regiment, Suffolks, Beds and petals of which Pretender and New Year's Eve Ilerts with the Northamptonshires lapis lazuli and white shell,
The Queen wore a tight-fitting cach accompanying the leader in accompanied the Guards to the turn. It was not until the Rock wharf and played until the trans-necklace of gold garters, and over was reached for the second time port was far out in the river. the upper part of the body was a that any real effort was made to Hundreds of Britishers were on cloak entirely covered with bead- wrest the lead from Peck. Young the wharf to bid them farewell-work fringed with dangling golden Pretender from the rear then shot | Router.
to the front und Sitting Bull
followed his example.
A keen fight on entering tho straight ended in Sitting Buil showing the way to the rest of the field, and winning with case, Coos Bay was a good fourth, November
PRINCE OF WALES' NEW TITLE.
fifth, Peck sixth, Manor Hall THOSE WHO GO DOWN TO
seventh and Harlene well behind
in the rear Guild Hall did not finish.
THE SEA IN SHIPS.
London, Feb. 13.
3 The Hongkong Derby.-A "I recognition of the splendidi Sweepstakes of $20 each with service of the Merchant Navy and $3,000 added. For China Ponies, the fishing. fleets to the Empire: bona file Griffins of this Meeting. for many centuries both in the First Pony to receive 70 per cent, time of peace and the time of Second 20 por cent. Third 10 per war," H.M. the King, after taking cent. of the total amount. Weight Ministerial advice, has asked the for inches as per scale. Ponies to Prince of Wales to assume the be ridden by Jockeys who have title of "Minster of the Merchant won at least 5 Oficial flat races Navy and Fishing Fleets." In Hongkong or China, or Jockeys approved by the Stewards. One Mile and a Half,
Mrs. B. L. Dunbar's Sitting Bull:
"(Mr. Maitland) 1. 'Mr, Dynasty's Young Pretender
(Mr. Haimovitch) 2 Reuter. Mr. Eve'a New Year's Eve
(Mr. Pote Hunt) ́8 Messrs. Hynes' and Mackie's,
Pock
(Mr. Heard) 0 Mr. L Dunbar's Coos Bay
(Mr. Charles) 0 Mr. Ho Kom-tong's Guild Hall
(Mr. Wong)
Mr. Lo Kom-tong's Manor Hall
ringa.
The cloak was fastened to the right shoulder with three plng of gold and lapis lazuli, on,which were inscribed the Queen's name.. The report suggests that the Queen's mourners profaned and plundered the King's tomb Reuter's American Service,
· NANKING POLITICS.
RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE BEING FORMED.
Shanghai, Feb. 13.
The newly-created Reconstruc- on Committee of the Nationalist Government is being formed in Nanking and most of the Comm:s- An official announcement issued aloners appointed to act on this to-day states that His Majesty has committee have arrived, with the been considering for some time exception of Mr. Sun Fo, who has what steps could be taken to bring gone abroad. It is understood the Merchant Navy and fishing that Mr. Sun will be elected Chair- fleets inte limp with the other man of the Committee. great services of the Empire.
Mr.
KOREAN COMMUNIST
TRIAL.
· EIGHTY FOUR SENT TO GAOL
Tokyo, Feb. 13.
3
THE LUCKY NUMBERS AT TO-DAY'S RACES.
BIG PRIZEWINNERS.
Below are the Cash Sweep
ticket numbers on to-day's Races
1st Race./
Tleket No. 169,-$1,139.00 Ticket No. 80.3325.60 Ticket No. 418. $102.80
Router's American Service,
Three More In The Running
Washington, Feb. 9.
Senator Watson, of Indiand, to-
CATHOLIC PRIEST, LEADS REBELS.
America before it was announced in London, and the inconvenience caused to business in the city by the sudderness of the declaration, and who suggested that those in- terested in the Industry should be consulted before 'any announce-- ment was made as to the result of the present enquiry. Mr. Baldwin- emphasised that it would be most difficult to provide that any an-, nouncement on any given subject, at any time, would not be sudden.
day threw his hat into the preal- ANOTHER BRIEF MEXICAN Mr. Baldwin added that if the
dential ring, announcing that he had decided to become an activa candidate for the Republican nomi: nation for President."
·DATTLE,
Maxico City, Feb, 13: Twelve rebels were killed and $50 Tickets-223, 222, 190, 220, the nomination, Senators Curtis three captured and executed in the 127, 429.
2nd Race.. Ticket No. 72-$1,943.201 Ticket No. 74.-$555.20 Ticket No. 267,-$277.60
3rd Race. Ticket No. 1023-$7,140.00 Ticket No. 1284-$2,040.00 Ticket No. 607.-$1,020.00 $100 Tickets:-268, 688, 523, 1074, 486, 1295.
4th Race. Tickel No. 12.-2,485.00-- Ticket No. 445-$710.00 Ticket No. 305.-$355.00 850 Tickets:-208, 851, 173, 838, 898, 968, 394, 85, 71.
5th Race.. Ticket No. 1383.--$4,425,40 Ticket No. 701.-1,264.40 Ticket No. 1429.-$692.20. $60 Tickets:-1458; 674, 1322.
6th Races,
Ticket No. 391.-$3,885.00 Ticket No. 602-$1.110.00 Ticket No. 532-$556.00 350 Ticketa: 1418, 696, 811, 1359.
7th Race, Ticket No. 1286,-$4,503,80 Ticket No. 1458-$1,280.80 Ticket No. 238.-$643.40 $50 Tickets:-143; 894, 457.
Three candidates are now out for
and Willin previously having an!
nounced that they were in the race. course of a brief battle near Coal-
Senator Watson is chairman of the coman.
announcement was known, in New York on February 8th, It could only have boon by a rafsunder standing of the terms on which it was given to Press representatives.. for publication on February 9th.
Leakage la Information. Sir Frederick Hall suggested'
senate interstate commerce com According to official reports of that steps should be taken to dral mittee. He has been in the senate the engagement four hundred with those responsible for Icak- since 1916. Prior to that he served rebels took part in the fight, direct. | ages in information. six terms as representative. As- sociated Preas,
NORTHERN WAR
FENG AND CHIANG TO JOIN HANDS.
ed by a Catholic priest and a rehef chlertain-Reuter's American Sér vicc.
SPLENDID MACHINE
READY.
LARGEST FLYING-BOAT IN BRITAIN.
London, Feb. 13,
Mr. Baldwin replied that a lenk was a most difficult thing to dis
cover.
Sir Robert Hutchison asked why the Intended' reference, of the Stevenson Restriotion Scheme to the Commitee of Civil Research was not mentioned when the .con- tinuance of the scheme was 40- nounced on February 1st.
Mr. L. CM. S. Amery, Secretary Shanghai, Feb. 14.
of State for the Colonies, replied Hauchow telegrams indicate that
that the announcement on Feb. 1st the entire Northern Expeditionary
related solely to the percentage Army will meet in Kaifeng, Ho-
exportable for the quarter. The nan, where the armies from Nan-!
Britain's largest, passenger fly. reference of the scheme to the king and those of Marshal Fening-boat, which has been christen-Committee of Civil Research did Yu-halang will join together and ed "Calcutta," was launched at not arise in connexion therewith, then march on Southern Chiali. Rochester to-day." Isuchow will be strongly fortifed to prevent the Northerners com-
ing down directly from Shantung, but no offensive measures will be taken therefrom.
Marshal Chiang Kai-shek left 646, Hsuchow on the morning of the 12th, together with a large number
8th Race. Ticket No. 660.-$4,270.00 Ticket No, 15-$1,220,00 Ticket No 318.010.00 $50 Tickets-1173, 1099, 1580, Hwang Fu, the new 1184, 1602. 1213, 1592, 936,076, Foreign Minister of the Nation- 1270, 815, 1464-421, 648. alist Government, has reported to
9th Race, Nanking to the effect that he will come to the capital to-day, to as- sume his new office. Nam Chung Pao
“GOODWILL” FLIGHT ENDED.
NON-STOP.
New York, Feb. 13.
Ticket, No. 881-$9,605.20. - Ticket No.: 185-$1,027.20 Ticket No: 1284-$513.60 $50 Tickets:--943, 203..
10th Race. Ticket No. 392.-$3,010.00 Ticket No. 440-$860,00 Ticket No. 177.-$430.00 $50 Ticke-212, 1183, 228,
11th Face
Ticket No. 797.-2,469,60 Ticket No. 684-$705.00 Ticket No. 1021 $952.80
(Mr. Roza) 0 Mr. R. J. Paterson's November
(Mr. Bulteel) 0 Communist trial, which has been
As the result of the Korean LINDBERGH DOES 1,200 MILES 982, 1007, 585, 775, 1125, 1145, 604: proceeding.at Seoul for the past few months, eighty-four prisoners have been eent to gaol for terms
A message from St. Louis, Mis ranging from six years hard souri, states that Lindbergh dla u tabbur to nine months Imprison non-stop light of 1200 mlion from 850 Tickets: 121, 979, 190, 546, Havana in fifteen hours, thereby 224, 1132, 419, 1055, 787, 284, 1092, completing his "goodwill" fight 629, 830, 866, 1040, 420, 1042, 689,
-Router's American Service
27, 1012,
Mr. Seth's Harlons
(Mr. Loo) 0 Won by six longthu; one length, Time: 2 mins. 11 acce. Pari-Mutuel.Winner, $16.10; ment 1st $7.20; 2nd $8.60; 3rd $12,10.,
The remaining twelve accused were acquitted-Router. (Continued on Page this
It is an all-metal machine de veloped on the lines of the flying boat in which Sir Alan and Lady Cobham are touring Africa,
Mr. Amery asked for notice of a question as to whether the ad- visory committee on the rubber scheme was consulted before the announcement was made.
Ceylon and F.M.S. Considering.. The machine carries fifteen pas-
Replying to a further question, sengers, and the engine develops Mr. Amery sald the assurance he 1,500 h.p., its top speed being 110 previously gave was that if any
of high military commanders, to miles an hour, while it is capable change in the scheme became. inspect the front., Marshal Chiang of travelling seven hundred miles necessary, he would endeavour to
has wired to Marshal Feng Yu- without alighting-Reuter.
hsiang to the effect that he will
proceed to Kaifeng to have a con-
ference with the Kuominchun com- DOG IN THE MANGER. manders. "Fang has also wired to Chiang stating he has proceeded to Kaifeng and will wait there for Chiang. The Kaifeng military! conference will also be attended by a representative of General Yen Shih-shan.
PERSIA AND BRITISH AIR SERVICES.
London, Feb. 18, Sir Austen Chamberlain. in the
General Tan Yen-kai will pro- ceed to Hankow in a few days to House of Commons to-day, was supervise rehabiliation works in asked whether the Note. recently Hunan and Hupeh provinces and sent to the Persian Government the organization of a branch of dealt with the subject of permis the Political Council for the two aion to British aeroplanes to, fly provinces, which are the terri-over Southern Persian territory torics under the Kwangsi leader, en route between Irak and India, Li, Chung-ien und Pei. Chung-hst.
– Nam Chung Pao.
give the longest notice possible. The Governments in Ceylon and Malaya had been asked to overhaul the machinery of the scheme, with a view to increasing the officiency. of its working.
Mr. Amery, replying to yet an- other question, declared that it would be contrary to established practice to give the names of mem- bors of a Committee: like that which is considering the rubber restriction Scheme Reuter.
AMERICA DISLIKES A MONOPOLY.
The Foreign Secretary replied that the attention of the Persian COLLECTIVE PURCHASING BY Government had, on several re
· COMBINES. cent occasions, been drawn to the desirability of concluding a friend-
Washington, Feb; 13. ly settlement of the questions qut The Judiciary Committee of the standing between the two Govern House of Representatives had ag- Naval wireless messages réments, of which one was the proved the Bill, Introduced by Mr. coived in Hongkong this morning establishment of a civil air service | Newton to permit collective qur- indicate that fighting has occurred between Irak and India.
BATTLE ON THE PUKOW RAILWAY.
on the Pukow-Tientsin Railway, Hitherto, the attitude of the chasing by American combines of north of Soochow fa.
Persian, Government had not par rabber, botash and sisal, which products are under monopoly con- Another message from Ichang mitted such a service to be operat
ter's American Service. states that troop movements downed, but the negotiations were still trol by foreign countries. Rou the river are reported::
proceeding-British Wireless.