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THE INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK.
COMMONS DEBATE ON UNEMPLOYMENT.
LABOUR VOTE OF CENSURE IS REJECTED.
RELIEF PROPOSALS.
London, July 24, Strong denunciation of the Gov- ernment was voiced in the House of Commons to-day when Mr. Ram say MacDonald," the Labour leader, moved a vote of censure in regard to unemployment.
The House, however, rejected
|
the motion by. 331 votes be 151.
The vole of censure Viewed with grave concern the growing volume of unemployment, deplored the in- adequacy and ineffectiveness of the measures take to deal with the problem and the Government's failure to relieve the plight of many poverty-stricken areas, and most severely condemned the Gov- ernment's attitude towards those suffering from privation in conse- quence of industrial depression.
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= WI+AL WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1928.
LORD BALFOUR & PLOT BY SWATOW
THE PRINCE.
H.R.H. AS "NATURAL LEADER OF OUR YOUTH."
BIRTHDAY LUNCHEON.
London, July 24, II. . . the Prince of Wales, diplomats, members of the Cabinet and other distinguished English-
COMMUNISTS.
ARMS AND LITERATURE UNEARTHED:
IN SERVANTS' QUARTERS OF "EWO" RESIDENCE.
men attended a luncheon to-day | MACHINE-GUN to celebrate the opening of a permanent home for the British Academy, on the 80th birthday of the president, the Earl of Balfour, to whom a specially-struck gold medal was presented.
Proposing the health of the Earl of Balfour, the Prince of Wales spoke of him as "ane who is honoured and loved by all who speak the English tongue the world over"
The Prince declared:"To-day We are thinking with great gratitude of all that Lord Bulfoun has done in his long and busy life, not only for ourselves as whole world. We are thinking of nation, but for the peace of the his many distinguished services to learning and arts, and, above all, we are thinking of him as a very wise and charming friend."
The Earl of Balfour, speaking 200,000 Miners Out of Work. without notes, replied in a light philosophic mood, expatiating on lu moving the resolution, Mr. old age. One of his phrases in re- Ramsay MacDonald declared that ference to the Prince of Wales was the nation had not only to face the natural leader of our youth." ordinary unemployment, but, be-Renter and British Wireless, sides, there were 200,000 minera permanently and hopelessly out of
work, who, unlil duth, would have GOLF GIANTS MEET
either to live on doles or charity.
The Government, said 'Mr. Mac-| Donald, had gone on two funda- mentally wrong assumptions-an namely, that trade was going to improve and that reduction of wages and increase of hours were going to improve production.
Premier's Reply.
RETURN MATCH.
"SCOTLAND YARD" IN SHANGHAL
COLLEGE TO CULTIVATE SLEUTHS.
DETECTIVES' NEEDS.
Shanghai, is the biginator of the
STRONG U. S. NOTE TO NANKING.
OVER MURDER OF MR, SEYMOUR,
SURPRISE AT NO REGRET BEING EXPRESSED.
PUNISHMENT. DEMAND.
The Japan Advertisen of Julv 13 telegram dated
A
138 PER ANNUM
SINGLE OOPT 10 CENTS
THE DRAGON MOTOR-CAR CO., LTD.
Telephone G-1246--33 Wong Nai Chuas Road. Talaphone C-3500–33 Des Yeux Road Central.
ITALY'S REQUEST TO EXCITING CRICKET
SOVIET.
STILL HOPE TO RESCUE THE MISSING ITALIA PARTY.
TWO PLANES TO JOIN.
Moscow, July 24.
AT LORD'S.
MIDDLESEX TRIUMPH BY 13 RUNS.
VARSITY BLUES GET COUNTY HUNDREDS.
The Italian Government has telegraphed requesting the Soviet Committee directing the "Italia" rescue operations to continue the search for the remainder of the HENDREN MAKES 2,000. castawaya, the party under Alcasandri.
Shadihal, July 25, The Chinese authorities in Shanghai to-day naugurated a Shanghai Detectives College to provide higher bducation for PARTS.Chinese detectives and to develop selantie sleuths the Scotland
The advantage of winning the Another sensational Communist | Yard style,
Two aeroplanes are being 'sent plot has been unearthed in Swatow, General Chien T-chun, the Com-publishes
from Italy to nasist, using the ice toss is being illustrated in English breaker "Krassin" as a-base. |erteket in daya of continual, sun- according to advices to hand this missioner of the Sendarmerie at Washington July 10, giving the The Italian Government hne
shine, some extremely low scores, morning from the Telegraph'd' cor-acheme and he believes that the text of the Note addressed by the offered to assume the cost of sup- respondent there. It was discover- Collego will be of immense value in United States Government to Dr.plying the Ice-breaker with coal, indicatin- crumblink wickets, being ed in the servants' quarters of the the preservation of peace and C. T. Wang, Foreign Minister of stores and the necessary repairs. Intersersed with heavy totals in
Meanwhile the Rescue Com- residence occupied by the chief re-
order in Grent Shanghai.
General Chien, emphasises that the Chineso Nationalist Govern-mittee here has decided that the the matches concluded yesterday, presentative of Messrs Jardine, the seven essential characteristics ment at Nanking, demanding the "Krassin" must re to St. Avanger An unusual feature is to be noted
to effect repairs.--Reuter,
in the fact that' in only, one matel Matheson And Co., Ltd., and big of expert detectives are morality, execution of the murderer of Dr.
dlligence,
Lincoln Ellaworth, the well-was a draw registered. obedience, seizures of arms, including ma-honesty,
modesty, uprightness, and purity, Walter F. Seymour, head of the known airman, who accompanied
·· Kent failed to forcz kome keele chine-gun parts, were made.
Our correspondent states that The curriculum of the College hospital of the American Presby. Captain Amundsen on two Arctic
inst Derbyshire in the conspirators headquarters, at includes education in the meaning terian Mission at Taining, Shan-flights has volunteered to lead an advantage the residence named, were evident of the Three People's Principles.tung Province, and severe, punish-Amundsen.
expedition.in search of Captain spite of a spectacular display by F. E. Woolley, who made 198 in a bril- ly well-chosen, as it was a most un--Our Own Correspondent. likely place for the purpose. Tho
la has cabled asking the liant display of hitting. Runs
bour at Kakchich, at the end of the house is situated across the har-
American Minister at Oslo to ar-cume at an abnormally fast pace at range for an agroplane to meet certain stages of the game. Over. him at Bergen from where he will 1,200 runs were scored for the loss of 30 wickets, giving an average Bund. It has its own jetty and is
go to Tromsoc. easily approached from either the water or lund side, while it is
for the match of approximately 80
somewhat removed from other foreign houses,
Constable Shot.
TWO CHINESE WILLS.
. DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT
WORLDLY AFFAIRS.
at
" ment of officers who encouraged "Inhuman and uncivilized acts,”
The Crime Recounted,
HUGE OPIUM HAUL ON SAMPAN.
MIDNIGHT VISIT REVEALS BIG, CONSIGNMENT.
runs an hour. ...
Most remarkable was defent of Notts by Middlesex by 13 runs. Notts appeared to have the game in hand when they went out for their second. Innings, but Dursten brought about their downfall on a tricky wicket.
The game was notable for the fact that "Patay" Hendren, the famous professional, scored 60 runs in the second innings, thereby wc- hieving his 2,000 runs for the sea- son, and being the first to do so.
The Varsity teams having com-, pleted their programme, the coun- ties are gaining the assistance of their leading lovers. It is notable that F. J. Seabrook (Cambridg
K. 8. Duleepsinh (Cambridge)
and A. M. Crawley (Oxford) maile
elévens,
Dr. Seymour, according to the
The Citta di Milano has gone to note, was shot and killed on April Norway to land the rescued sur- 10 by soldiers of Gen. Feng Fu-vivors from the "Italia" after halang's army.
which she will return to Spitzber "While young remained The note states that the Ameri-gen to continue the search for the home, confined myself to study can Legation is in receipt of other missing airmen, Major The discovery was preceded by a and did not worry myself about evidence, substantiated by the Mariano's right foot has been am- somewhat tragle happening. IL
worldly affairs," wrote Wong statement.. of witnesses, that putated but his health is improv appears that one night last week Trung (or Chun). Hup, alias Shaf several Nationalist soldiers. Belzed ing-Reuter, policeman on duty ht the jetty chal-Man. in his will. He died on Dr. Seymour on the street outsido lenged a sampan which was ap: March 16, this year, at Tung Ngon the mission compound. He broke INrching and which had excited Village, Heung Shan, Kwangtung, from their grasp, and, entering the his suspicions. On calling to the leaving estate in Hongkong to the compound barred the gate, where- sampan to stop, he was promptly value of $04,300, Probate has upon the soldiers fired through shot down and the sampun cleared heon granted to Wang Shuk-ming, the gate, опе
bullet passing his younger cousin, residing At
through Dr. Seymour's heart. Although badly wounded, the 156, Queen's Road East policeman was able to make his
The will continues:-"Unfor- "The soldiers then opened the way to the house and tell of his tunately in the third moon, Jast gate, robbed his body and depart- suspicions that the sumpan con- year, I got an attack of rheumatismed," the Noto continues. "Dr.
A huge haul of illicit opium was tained arms. The result was that, and both legs became numbed, Seymour died ten minutes later." the police obtained the consent of and all onedical treatment have It is added that on April 24 made by Revenue officer Pollan on 1.B.M. Consul to search the pre-been proved fruitless." He adopt- Generals Fang Chen-wu, Sunboard a passenger sampan lying three-figure Innings for different ed the son, (Wong) Mau-won, of Liang-chen and Ho Yao-tsu of the between the V.R.C. and. Murray the petitioner and bequeaths Nationalist forces called at the Pier at 11.50 p.m. yesterday. The The Find.
everything to his adopted son mission and expressed regret for mistress was taken into custody and before Mr. W, Schoßeld at the Kow- The search was carried out when he becomes of age. In the the killing of Dr. Seymour.
Since then no effort has been loon Magistracy this morning, sha through the night, when it was meantime the will directs that
made to cause the arrest and was fined $30,000. discovered that all the servante Weng Shuk-ming shall be
The defendant stated that the had fled. Underneath the flooring sponsible for training and educat-punishment of the soldiers guilty of the cook's room, however, ing the sea and promoting the of this, murder," so far as the opium was left on her sampan by a weapons, ammunition and machine-interests of the estate..
Chan Wing, alian Chan Yuk-formed.
American Legation has been in-passenger, who had instructed ber
to await his return at Muray Pler. gun parts were discovered, as well
According to Revenue officer as a large supply of Communist wing, who died at 48, Battery
Street, Yaumati, on or about May, Washington's Surprise.
Tollan three parcels containing 403 It is noteworthy that the house 19, 1928, left Hongkong estate Hterature,
"Awalling confirmation tuels of prepared opium were found in which this latest cache of worth $10,000. Probate has been weapons and literature has been granted to his sister-in-law, Chan earlier reports," the note adds, "I concealed under the deck boards.
In reply to his Worship the de- discovered is the one in which an Pang-shi living at the same ad- have not hitherto addressed you
dress, who in empowered to with regard to this brutal murder fendant said the opium was placed attempt at. armed, robbery by manage the property until the son, ¡of an American citizen, I must, under the deck boarda to enable one up at the masked men was made last dutumit.Chan Wah-rom, renches full age, however, express sumprise that her family to retire for the night. hole. Reuter's American In that instance, the robbera fed when the alarm was given, after firing at and wounding Mr: W. H. King, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Company's agent.
ARCHIE COMPSTOŃ LEADS HAGEN IN U.S.
New York, July 24. Tremendous interest is being taken in the return match at Way- Mr. Baldwin, the Prime Minis-lands, Massachusetts, between Lor, in roply, anid the Walter Hagen and Archie Comp- latest figures of the Board of ston, Britain's greatest player, Trade showed that unemployment which opened to-day. was mainly in the great staple In- In the first match at Moor Park, dustries, particularly coal and col-England, Archie Compston achiev ton, but the general trade of the the most remarkable victory, in country had been maintained. the history of first-class golf, de- They demonstrated that unemploy- fenting Hagen by 18 up and 17 to ment, serious though it was, was play after leading by 14 holes at local and confined. Development In this country was going on. fleke end of the 36th
Of the 72 holes to be played in did not think there was any doubt aboal that, taking the country as a the return match, only 8 were whole, and it sught to be perfect played to-lay, Compston returning ly possible for the growing prosa card of 70 and Hagen nge of 72 perity of other areas in the South, Renter's American Service. as in the Midlands, to afford some; relief to the depressed areas.
Compston was
Later.
If the changed equilibrium of, soth the more prosperous industries Service. was proportionate, then it should be possible that wherever develop ment was still proceeding from that source, help. might be found for places where development had been arrested. That really was the key to a large proportion of the reports of the Industry Transfer- STRANGE DEVELOPMENT AT ence Board,
THE HAGUE.
Better Outlook.
·
DUTCH EMBASSY QUARREL.
A proccas
mises.
Previous Plots.
Commenting, on the discovery,
“KALI KAY.”
BRIBERY ALLEGATION NOT PROVED.
offence.
to дв
of
have as yet received from you no Ills Worship registered a con. expression of regret or word that vielion and imposed you have caused any Investigation $30,000 with the alternative of to be made with a view to the twelve month's hard Inbour. punishment of those guilty.
to
"In view of the foregoing, I have request that the murderer be arrested and executed and that the officers who not only failed to ap- prehend and punish the culprits
RESULTS AT A GLANCE, Middlesex defeated Notts by 13
runs.
Kent won on the first innings v.
Derbyshire.
Hampshire defeated Warwick by
eight wickets.
Gloucester defeated Glamorgan
by 162 runs. Lancashire won by an innings
and 9 runs v. Surrey. Yorkshire beat Essex by an
innings and 215 runs. Sussex heat Northants by an
Innings and 20 runs. HONOURS LIST..
a fine of The principal individual per-
formances were as follows:
Batting.
STOWAWAY GETS WORK.
CASE DISMISSED BY
MAGISTRATE...
The accused having already obtained employment, the
case
in which, GL Aper was charged with stowing away from Manila to Hongkong on board the 8:
Further Demands.
1
P
"I must meanwhile, make in be-President Grant, was, by special
the Kowloon
K. S. Duleepsinh)! (Sussex)
105
Woolley F. E. (Kent) ...
198
Iddon (Lancashire).
184+
Mead (Hants)
180
F. J. Benbrook (Gloucester)
Shepherd (Surrey)
Oldroyd (Yorkshire)
A. M. Crawley (Kent)
109 108
Leo (Middlesex)
Parks, H. (Bussex)
* Not Out. † Retired Hurt.
Bowling.
Bowley (Sussex) Mercer (Glamorgan)
8 for 62 ***. 7 for 57 6 for 44.
our correspondent says the persis-
Lum Tack-yum, a Chinese youth teace of underground Communist who was summoned for obstruction activity is only equalled by the extraordinary way in which dan- by parking his ear in front of the but even gave encouragement to The Hague, July 24. gerous plots have repentedly been Tang Ah Ilotel on the waterfront, such inhuman and uncivilized acts The reorganisation of industry
was fined $4 by Major C. Willon, by subsequently permitting the unfortunately had meant a certain Laken possession of the Foreign execution,
server has officially unearthed when on the verge of this morning, on conviction of the occupation and looting by their soldiers of the American Mission amount of displacement of labour. Office Buildings.
This was the case more than
He had previously alleged that buildings, be at once arrested and Undoubtedly reorganisation was
This is a strange development of once when Marshal Li Chal-sum was the Indian constable had demand- severely punished. going on in this country to an a quarrel between Heer Wenniger, establishing his regime in Canton
ed a bribe 04 the price extent which it had never done former Counsellor of the Dutch Em- and his generals were taking over of his silence. When ques- before, and he found comfort in bassy at Tokyo, and the Govern in Swatow. It was the case again Lioned
the. precise the thought that industry would ment, emerge, when we were through
The former left his past and want tocently, when the attempt to blow term used to convey the alleged half of my Government reservation arrangement, brought before Mr. Parker (Gloucester) these times, better manned, better up Conference of Executive
HENDREN'S 2,000. organised and pulling together fur fafied to get satisfaction of his Omcials was discovered. Press kali kay, the literal meaning of ther requests as it may deem Magistracy this morning, although better than ever before. For the claim for salary and furniture reports on this latter plot give the which in Chinese is curried chic necessary, capecially with regard originally adjourned till Friday.
His Worship was informed that Darsten Brings About Remarkable time being, there was a surplus of which he alleges that the Dutch number of arrests as some seventy, ken. From enquiries he stated he to the payment of appropriate in-
Aper had been promised work
Notts Defeat. labour.
Minister in Tokyo sold without his of whom over forty have been made with other drivers, he how demnities.
executed. The aim of any unemployment permission.
over learned that, so far from The note was delivered by the in the Colony and his benefactor
IT difficulties throughout; policy should be, frat, so far a The case is to come un before the
having an innocuous meaning, It Consul General, Mr. E. S. Cunning had further guaranteed to reim- was the general torm employed by them to the Shanghai Bureau of burse the Dollar Steamship Com Middlesex brought off a
tional victory by 18 runs against Indian constables when they asked Foreign Affairs for transmission to pany for his passage. for something equally as precious Nanking.
His Worship accordingly dis- Notts at Lord's, the wicket having as curried chicken, namely, a bribe
charged the defendant and simply crumbled and Durston, taking or "squeeze."
made an order that the shipping every advantage of the pitch, play af Notts for a very moderate 234 runs in their second innings.
possible to break up concentrated High Court shortly-Reuter. unemployment by the absorption
of as many unemployed as possible
in areas that were prosperous. That was the view of the Trans- fer Board, and the Government agreed with it.
NICARAGUA "REBELS"
QUELLED.
INDIAN RAILWAY ·
STRIKE.
TWO OF THE LEADERS. ARRESTED.
Proceeding, Mr. Baldwin stated that the Government had authorised the Unemployment | Exchanges in Britain to advancg travelling costs for any man and
Madias, July 24. family who were willing but
Two railway strike leaders, unable to afford transfer to another part of Britain in search Makundalal Surkar and Singara removal Veluchchettiar, have been arrest of work; and Also expenses. Such advances woulded at Trichinopoll-Reuter, be In the nture of a loan,
Emigration Questlop.
U. S. Marines Ordered Home, With regard to emigration, Mr.
Washington, July 24.“ Baldwin said it was not a case of The U.S. Government has order- shifting our unemployment burdened the immediato withdrawal of on to the Dominions or of wishing 1,360 Marines from Tientain (Continued on Page 12.) › Reuters American Service.
The allegation was not proved,
acasa-
ĮSANDINO BELIEVED TO HAVE however, and his Worship Aned DESERTS BUSINESS FOR Company be paid within ten days.ing the principal role in disposing
FLED. Washington, July 24, A message from Superlor (Wis- consin) states that the Rear-Ad miral commanding the United States special service squadron in
defendant as stated above.
THE THREE TYPHOONS.
Pressure is high to the north east of Japan. The northern'.
POLITICS.
MR. JOHN RASKOB TO DIRECT DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN.
New York, July 26.
FRENCH ATLANTIC
FLIGHT.
SEAPLANE TO RETURN FOR ENGINE REPAIRS,
Parks, July 24.
A feature of a remarkable game was that Hendren by hitting the bowling for 60 runs in the second innings, reached his 2,000 runs for the season, and thus being the first to do so. His aggregate has been well ahead of his rivals since Nicaraguan waters has reported typhoon has Alled ·up. The Mr. John Raskoh, the financial
ho passed Hallows, after, the Lan- to President Coolidge that the ac-western typhoon Is stationary chairman of the General Motors tivities of the followers of General about 150 miles south east of Corporation, has announced that
cashire man had claimed the hon Sanding have apparently ceased Aparri or moving very slowly he is resigning, his post in order The seaplane La Fregattee, our of making 1,000 runs. In May entirely.
westward, The third typhoon is to devote his time and attention which has arrived at the Azores Hendron has made 2,000 every sea General Sanding Ja believed to between 200 and 300 miles north the chairmanship of the Do- in charge of Flying Commander son since 1919, and bids fair to have fled from the country, whilst of Guam moving north-eastward.mocratie Nauonal Committee Paris for the proposed trunk surpass his previous highost, 3,010
là 1924. many "robels" have surrendered The forecast till noon-to- Mr. Raskob In undertaking this Atlantic flight; de rúturning to
Notis gained a first innings ad- and given pledges for their future morrow: Moderate westerly once will be the director of Mr. France aboard a cruizer. good behaviour-Reuter's Ameri- winds, voering to north cast later; Al Smith's presidential campaign. This is for the purpose of get vantage of 99 runs, but a splendid
Continued on Page 8) can Service.
Ane,
Reuter's American Serviceting the engine repaited. Reuter.