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BIG DERBY SWEEP|NEW ERUPTION OF POPE'S REBUKE TO
PRIZES.
SOUTH AFRICAN WINS. CALCUTTA DRAW.
STOCK EXCHANGE WINNERS DISCOVERED.
VESUVIUS.
J
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF AWFUL SCENES.
VILLAGES WIPED OUT.
Roma, June 5, After a fall in the morning, fol- lowing a night of terror, Vesuvius commenced re-erupting this after- noon, continuing with undiminished.
MUSSOLINI.
THE LATERAN TREATY IMPERILLED.
NEW DISPUTE BETWEEN ITALY AND VATICAN.
JUNE 6, 1929. 一日九廿月四
FIGHT AT STREET THE NEW LABOUR
GOVERNMENT.
FOUNTAIN.
NO CONSTABLES YET POSTED
TO KOWLOON.
CHINESE BOUND OVER.
Chinese, including Five woman, appeared before Mr. T.S. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, on charges of behaving in a disorder-
fountain at Shamshaipo. :
GOOD AND BAD LUCK. evening, belching millions
intensity for the rest of the day and HERETICAL REMARKS.ly manner by fighting at a street
cubic feet of laya.
London, June 5. The devastating streams have With the Derby sensationally been pouring down the "Valley of won by an outsider, the most fan- Hell" destroying everything in its cicd colts being beaten out of path, crumpling up villages as with places, the romance of the famous the twist of an iron wrist. classic is transferred to the des The hamlet of Pagano and the tination of the fabulous Aweep-village of Lavini have been blotted stakes prizes, principal among off the map, while half the village Which are the Calcutta Sweep and of Terziguna has been submerged. the Stock Exchange sweep.
The region resembled an impres- Luck has worked in curious sion of Hades. The dust of the fall ways. For instance, Mr. F. T. ing houses mingles with the fumes Gibb, managing director of of the lava and the clouds of amoke, Messrs. James Gibbs and Co., miu- while the crash of falling building ing engineers, who drew one of punctuates the steady roar of the the Cragadour tickets in the Stock volcano, And all the while the Exchange sweep. Is reported to carth trombles in concert with the
subterranean rumblings. have sold his ticket for £20,000 to
The remaining villagers are weep
a London ayndiente. The Swaning and fleeing to safety. sen pilots, who drew Mr. Jinks, also unplaced, in the Calcutta Sweep, were paid £8,000 for a half
share.
Stock Exchange Winners. One of the two Stock Exchange Trigo tickets, C 79787 and E 45901, both of which are worth £125,000, is held, says Reuter, by a well- known West End business man, and the other by Mrs. Chapman, a child" less widow, living at Bourne. mouth.
Mrs. Chapman actually wins only £62,600 is she sold a half-share in her Beket for £1,200 to her ne phew, Mr. Julian Kahn, the well- known Nottingham millionaire sportsman, who took an England
majestically terrifying
The appearance of the volcano is
Rome, June 5.
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AMERICA SAYS CAN'T DISCUSS WAR DEBT QUESTION.
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BUTTERFIELD SHIP
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SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION IN NO. 2 HOLD.
SAFELY AT SHANGHAI.
Shanghai, Juno 6.
MADAME FLINT'S ENTERPRISES.
BANKRUPTCY COURT REVELATIONS.
DISASTROUS PARTNERSHIP WITH M. DURAND.
DISCHARGE GRANTED.
The Butterfield and Swire 3.6.. Shantung arrived in Shanghai Inst night with the fire under control, The vessel was on her way to Hong- kong, leaving Shanghai on Tuesday, when fire broke out in two holda, 'The first defendapt, who showed
London, Juno 5.
When the blaze was discovered,
If Madame Flint, the well- signs of having been badly knock- New dificulties have arisen ined about, said that he went to Ramsay MacDonald in his bedroom immediately sent out wireless mas had not entered into partnership H.M. the King received Mr.her master, Captain W. P. Hodge, known local French dressmaker, the relations between the Vatican the fountain for a small bucket this morning, when Mr. Mac-sages detailing the raishap, and with Mons, Joseph Louis Durand, and the Italian Government, giving of water. He knew it was not his Donald accepted office as Prime ordered the ship to be turned about. she would probably never have be rise to grave
and First Lord of anxiety. The turn, but he had asked the female Minister
On arrival last night, Captain come involved in bankruptcy pro development follows certain state some water first. She spoke a of forming a Government.
defendant to allow hire to draw Treasury, and undertook the task Hodge reported that the blase start- coedings as a debtor. This was &.. ments made by Signor Mussolini different dialect to him, but he
ed in the No. 2 hold, containing remark passed by the Official Ro cotton and samshu, and that it was ceiver in the Bankruptcy Court'). on religious issues, which the thought she had consented and
caused by the spontaneous combus. this morning. ho put his bucket under the tap Vatican. apparently views with The woman suddenly called out
tion of cotton waste after some of the Chinese wine had spilled from apprehension, and the possibility and two of the other defendants,
the crates. is envisaged of a repudiation of arrived on the seme and started together with several others, the Lateran Treaties.
1
The. Lateran Treaties were sign- ed earlier this year and were 'con-
cluded for the purpose of settling the long-contested Roman "ques- A pillar tion. of smoke three miles high, is red restored to the Vatican State, and Certain territories were dened by the glow of the internal Ares, while Baming particles can the Italian Government agreed to be seen hurled to a height of at pay an indemnity. There is a least 15,000 feet.-Neuter.
danger that the situation may be restored to the status quo ante,.
Pope's Letter,
SEVERE EARTHQUAKES
IN S. AMERICA.
MONT EL NEVADO BECOMES
ACTIVE VOLCANO.
Buenos Aires, June 5. Mont el Nevado, which is about cricket team to the West Indies re- a hundred miles from San Rafael cently.
Mr. Kahn, In In an interview, in the Province of Mendoza, where stated that his cricket team each many fatalities occurred during bought a pound share in his In-the week-end earthquake, han be trest in the tickel, so they will receive £1,000 to divide among come an active volcano.
them
£100,000 for Outfitter. Mr. G. L. Brill, an outfitter re- siding at Leeds, who is 26 years of
A further series of earthquakes bave, struck Mendoza, many have been lied and injured on Mont el Nevado, while
A number
The facts are revealed in a long letter addressed by His Eminence the Pope to Cardinal Gasparri, the Secretary of State for the Vatican.
the
to fight.
His Worship:-But surely you magt have known she could not have been a long tow of buckets. give you permission. There must
defendant!-Hor
permission.
bucket was next to the lap. I got her
The
-
His Worship: That doesn't matter. That's no use. There her bucket. were other people standing behind
Sergeant Jessop, who prosecut ed, said that when the woman
shouted out the fokis from her shop "beat him up." The fifth defendant, who was his son, went to his asalatan.co.
Hla Worship (to the Inter- The letter is in the nature of a pretar)Tell the bandaged man reply to recent speeches by Signor that if he does that kind of thing Mussolini, the Italian Dictator, he is asking for trouble. ་་, during
discussion of the Latoran Treaties in the His Worship pointed out to the Chamber and the Senate, in defendant that everybody in the course of which Signor row would probably object. It Mussolini, inter alia, claimed that was not only the woman. the authority of the Italian Govern- others had so severely beaten the the Church of Italy was subject to His Worship asked why the
ment,
Ominous Words. ·.
The Fone emphatically dissenta from many of Signor Mussolini's of views, and after recalling that the Concordat forme an integral part earth-Roman question, ends with the
first defendant, and was told that he had boon chasing the female defendant.
His Worship asked if no ar rangements. had yet been made for a constable to be on duty at the fountains on the mainland; and nothing had yet been done.
The ceremony of handing over the seals of office is not expected to tako place for some daya.
It is considered probable that Mr. MacDonald's list of Ministers tion until Inter in the week and will not be prepared for publica- that the minor posts will not be filled until next week.
After he has completed the necessary arrangements, the now
Prime Minister will take a few days' rest prior to the reassembly of Parliament, He will go to Lossiemouth, his Scottish home.-- British Wireless.
Enthusiastic Demonstration.
After his visit to Windsor Castle, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald arrived at the meeting of the
ship for their discharge from
Both parties applied to his Lord
discovered and the crew, working without condition. He also grant. bankruptcy. His Lordship grant? Fortunately the fire was quickly ed Madame Flint's application rapidly under the direction of Caped M. Durand's application sub tain Hodge, succeeded in bringing jeet to judgment against him for the danger under control.
$2,609,68 being the balance of
der her own steam and the damage behalf of the debtors.
The vessel reached Shanghai un-claims of proferential creditors.
Mr. D. L. Strellett appeared on is not extensive.
It is believed that after consulta tion with the Shanghai offices of Mesara. Butterfeld and Swire, the Shantung will leave for Hongkong shortly. Our Own Correspondent.
The Official Receiver (Mr. E. L Agassiz) read a report at the out- set of the applications which he said he had made when the ap plications were adjourned sino dio.
Oficial Receiver's Report. Reading his report, the Official
Executives of the Parliamentary RED BANDITS IN NORTH Receiver said. The debtors, ap
Labour Party and the National Labour Party, being given an en- thusiastic demonstration from his supportera na he drove thither.
At this meeting, Mr. MacDonald announced his appointment to the Premiership.
KWANGTUNG.
FORCED TO RETREAT IN FACE OF ATTACK
plications for discharge came on for hearing on the 17th. Decem'' ber, 1927, and were then adjourn. ed sina die.. They now desire that these applications should be re- stored to the Het,
My previous report was filed on Canton, June 8. The list of Ministers which ho
the 10th December, 1927.
Since submitted to the King this morn- General Yu Han-mo, the Rehabi- then, certain further assets, Commissioner ing was incomplete, and the full litation
of the amounting to $2,082,90 have beau Cabinet will probably be published Northern District, who was recent collected. Dividends amounting on Saturday, when the newly reinstated after bolig arrested, In all to 37 per cent. have been Reuter. Premier again sees His Majesty. has reported to the Canton Govern- paid on the admitted preferential mont that the Communistic claims, and I have in band suficient bandits in his area have retreated assets to enable a further divji The War Dobt Question.
to Nam Hung, since the Canton dond.of 20 per cent, to be paid on Washington, June 5. forces under his command launch- these claims, after deduction of
all costs and expenses) Mr. H. L. Stimson, Secretary of ed an attack on them. Shefterview accorded by Mir. Ram-following up the bandits during He also states that his forces are State, approached with regard to say MacDonald by a lady, or their retreat and he expects to he knew no aspect of the debt ques-Nam Chung Po.. tion which could be discussed with. Britain.
*
The proceedings against the So
clete Asle-Afrique still drag on, and have so far yielded nothing
age and was married only recently, miners have been entombed in the of the treaty for the solution of the was told by Sergeant Jessop that pondent of the Petit Parisien, said | round them up in a very short time, for the estate. Various communi.
has won the second prize in the lead-mines as the result of Calcutta Sweep which is worth
nearly £100,000, though It is. be-quakes.-Reuter, Heved that he sold a half share in 'the Walter Gay ticket to a London syndicate for £5,000. Mr. Brill ía closely connected with various Leods Jewish organisationů,
Mrs. Winifred Cole, of Bristol, the widow of an Indian bank off- cial, drew one of the Calcutta Sweep Trigo numbers.
Four typists employed by a pub- Hishing company at Westminster. share one of the third prizes in the Calcutta Sweep.
Calcutta Sweep Winner.
BARE-LEGGED VOGUE IN TENNIS.
WIMBLEDON COMMITTEE RELY ON GOOD TASTE.
ominous words:
duty at one of the fountains in His Worship: saw you on Canton Road,
Sergeant Jessop-In my spare
"It follows that together they stand or fall, even if the Vatican City should fall us a consequence." The concluding sentence clearly Indicated
the time. that Vatican would consider the failure of the Italian Government officially? to observe the clause of the Con- cordat as a sufficient reason for refusing to rattfy the Lateran
Treaties. London, June 6. The Lawn Tennis Association has decided not to place a definite ban on bare legs at Wembledon.
Profoundly Disturbed. The Pope, in his letter, expres- The Association has issued a ses his sorrow that the joy which statement on the matter, to the greeted the conclusion of the
Treaties should effect that the Championship Com-Lateran named Mr. B. Butler, a clerk inmittee prefers to rely on the good been "so profoundly and painfully the employ of a motor company at taste and good senso Oudtshoorn, Cano, Province.
Only one of the holders of a Trigo ticket in the Calcutta Sweep has yet boon traced. He is a man
players.
have
of the disturbed" only three months
later.
Major Well of Johannesburg IL I understood that business He describes as heretical, Sig-1 " holds one of the Bflenz tickets in will prevent Rene Lacoste from nor Mussolin's remark that the the Calcutta Sweep, therefore get- defending his title at Wimbledon.
-Reuter. ting the third priza.
Another example, of "luck" is the experience of Mr. Issy Rosenthal, a pioneer member of the Johannes- burg Stock Exchange, who drew Costaki Pasha. He refused.' an
offer of £10,000 for the ticket and a few days later it was announced that the colt had been scratched.
Ticket Numbers.
Christian religion, had it not been transferred to Rome, would have
In the Interview, Mr. MacDonald foreshadowed discussions with Pre-
eldent Hoover with regard to in- ter-Allied debta and disarmament, on a new basis -Keuker's American.
His Worship:-That was not Service.
Sergeant Jessop:~~No, Worship.
your
All the defendants were bound over in sums of 50 each to keep the peace for six months.
THE KING MAKING PROGRESS.
Special Pest for Mr. Thomas?
London, June 6, The latest Labour Cabinet fore- casta suggest that Mr. J. H. Thomne may be allotted the special task of denling with unemployment.!
Previous forecasts named Mr. Thomas as likely Foreign Minister. In the last Labour Cabinet, he was Secretary of State for the Colonies
Reuter.
Oxford Poll. Oxford University has returned two Conservatives, these being Lord Hugh Cecil and Professor Charles Oman.
FRANCO-AMERICAN FILM WAR.
STATE
A new
DEPARTMENT TAKES AN- INTCHEST
Washington, June 5.
development in the Franco-American film war, negoti ations for the settlement of which
cations have been received from the lawyers in Paris, raising fresh questions, and asking for addi- Ronal costs. The former I have replied to, so far as I am in a position to do so, but the informa- tion which I possess, or have been able to obtain, regarding the transactions of the Europe, Asia Trading Co., is very meagre.
Prospects Doubtful.
I have made one payment of. 6,000 frames for costs, but am dis inclined to remit any further sum broke down last month, is a Note unless I see some reasonable pro
spect of a definite result, from the State Department, for I desire to say that from thò worded at the request of Ameri-letter from M. Bosviel, dated the can flim interests, informing the 29th November, 1927, attached to French Government that Ameri-my application herein dated the can films will be completely with. 6th January, 1928, I understood drawn from the French market if that the action was practically the proposed quota of four to one on imported films is established in France. Reuter's American Ser- tice.
terminated and that it was only necessary to issue some process analogous to an execution to en force the claim, but I regret to find that this view has proved to be in. correct. Until, however, I hear further from the lawyers in Paris, It is impossible definitely to state whether or no anything witi ba recovered from this source.
NOW ABLE TO BE UP PART OF DAY.
London, June 5. flickered out like any other religi- good night, and his general health A bulletin says the King had a ous sect which flourished in is satisfactory. He is now able to be up for a portion of the day. The Pope further complains The local trouble ta slowly progress that there are many passages in ing-Reuter. Signor Mussolini's apecchen which |
His Majesty has had a good day. fessor Gilbert Murray (Indepen- CHANGE OF DIVISION NOW the ordinary creditors will get RED CROSS AUTHORITIES TO place in doubt the movereignty and
independence of the Church.
US. CHINA FAMINE MISSION.
www.
́INVESTIGATE.
Washington, June 5.
Palestine.
Church of Italy. The Walter Gay tickets in the
With regard to Il Duce's state- Stock Exchange Sweep are num- At the "request of President bered: E 4803 and H 67959, and Heover, the American Red Cross ment that the Church of Italy is: the Brienz tickets are E 30097 authorities have sent a mission to subject to the authority of the
and 1,25703.
The Race News. We are Informed by the Eastern Extension Australasia and China' Telegraph Company that the times in transit of the Derby result over the company's cable wero:
Egypt, South Africa, India and Strafts Settlements, 5 seconds.
Australis, 20 seconds.
New Zealand and China, 25 Beconda.
South America, 8 seconds,
A British Wireless report of the race, says that it was run through. -out li pouring rain.
Local Sweep.
In the sweep at the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, J. (Continued on Page 8.).
NEW YORK THEATRE BURNED DOWN.
-Reuter,
V. R. C. BATH.
Later,
CHANCE FOR LADIES AND
MEMBERS' KONS. !
China to investigate the conditions State, the Pope declares that ste existing in the famine areas with Holy, See is the supreme a view to alleviating the hardships organ of the universal Catholic Church and the legitimate repre- of the population.--Renter,
The V.R.C. Commitles are will- sentative of the Church organica-ing to allow the ladies of the tion in Italy.
Colony the use of their swimming Liberty of Discussion Denied.' pool on Mondays, Wednesilnys and Fridays from 2 n.m. to 4 pm., With regard to Signor Musso- providing sufficient interest is lini's statement that full liberty of shown, also sons of members on conscience and discussion will be Saturdays and Sundays 8' a.m. to permitted, the Popo says that ab- noon. solute liberty of discussion cannot
Application must be made to the be admitted because it can easily New York, June 5,
degenerate into velled propaganda: Hon. Secretary for the necessary
tickets. The charges will be One of the most historic land- Absolute liberty of conscience is Ladies $2 per month and sons of marks of New York, the Old Bowery also quite inadmissible because that members $1 per month. Theatre has been burned down, would be tantamount to saying that
Tho Theatre was first built in humans ara 'not subject to God. 1826. It was destroyed by fire in 1828, 1886, 1888, and 1845. Since 1892 it has been a Yiddish theatre, -Router's American Servios.
AN HISTORIC LANDMARK
DESTROYED.·
The Pope, however, expresses his earnest belief that the peace be- tween the date and the Vatican will be lasting -Reuters.
The Prince of Wales will visit and speak at Leicestershire Agri- cultural Show on June 14.
There is thus no change in poli- tical complexion, as both Lord Hugh Cecil and Professor Omani U.S. DESTROYERS IN were returned at the last election,
CHINA. polling 4,820 and 2,968 respective. ly, against 2,832 polled for Pro-
dent),
The state of the Parties is now us follows:
Labour
Conservative Liberal independent
I
287
257
63 9
There are four results still to
come,
COLOSSAL AMERICAN COMBINE MOOTED,
HENRY FORD & ROCKEFELLER IN PARTNERSHIP?
NOTIFIED.
Shanghai, Juno 0. The 45th United States Des- troyer Squadron, which is at pre- tent at Tsingtao, is returning to the United States.
· If nothing further is recovered,
nothing and there will be an un-. satified balance due to the pre- ferential creditors, amounting to $2,609,68.
In the circumstance), however, I ace no further object in opposing the debtors", application for dis- It is being replaced by the 88th charge. As far as I am aware they Division, from San Diego-Re-have committed no bankruptcy. ter.
offence, and their downfall has been due to injudicious trading.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE.
GENEROUS SCHOLARSNIP
DONATION.
Disastrons Partnership.
I desire, however, to differen tlate between the case of Madame Tint and M. Durand. Madame Flint formerly had. a flourishing dress-making business, and if she We are officially informed that had confined herself to this, and New York, June '5. the sum of $1,500 has generously not become involved in the disas- One of the most sensational been donated by Mr. Lo Cheung-troub partnership with M. Durand, combines in history is said to be thiu, to endow a scholarship at is no reason to suppose she would in the making, financial circles re- Queen's College in aid of any have been in the position in which porting the probability of the compromising scholar who may find she now finds herself, bine of the Henry Ford and John himself unable to pursue his M. Dumad appears to have been the moving spirit both in D. Rockefeller finances, In amalctudies through lack of funds.
The scholarship will be called the Cafe Parisien and the Europe samation with a hugo German chemical enterprise.Telegraph the "Sheung Hing Scholarship," Asia Trading Co., and It appears Special.
in memory of the doner's wife,
(Continued en Page 8.),