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LIBERALS ACCEPT OFFER BY THE PREMIER.
NEW ORGANISATION.
MEETING.
R.M.S.P. CO. SHAREHOLDERS IN AN UPROAR.
SLUMP IN SHIPPING.
London, June 18. Some liveliness, which at times developed into an uproar, together with some blunt speaking on the part of shareholders who attended
the number of a
·to
thousand, characterised to-day's annuall meeting of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.
sterling, he said.
SHINE.
JONES' PERFORMANCE EQUALLED.
FINE FORM BEING SHOWN IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
LEADING. FIFTEEN.
IN ENGLAND.
DEATHS: UNPRECEDENTED &
WIDESPREAD STORMS.
WASHOUT AT ASCOT.
London, June 18. Unprecedented scenes were wit- nessed at Ascot to-day when the great race meeting was in progress. The Hunt Cup was run amid vivid streaks of lightning and gunfire thunder. The race was won by Mr. Dewar's The MacNab, Grand Idol being second and Lion Hearted third.,
Tattersall's ring.
CONFERENCE.
MOST COMPREHENSIVE AGENDA.
HONGKONG REPRESENTED BY SIR H. GOLLAN.
MEETS ON MONDAY.
London, June 18.. The Under-Secretary for the Dominions atated in the House
ADOPTED CHILD STRUGGLE.
WRIT FOR HABEAS CORPUS IN SHANGHAI CASE.
PARENTS DISAGREE.
Shanghai, June 19. The hearing of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, submitted by counsel for Ing Sai-wah, com- menced in the American Court yesterday before Judge Purdy. The hearing was adjourned for York Courts. telegraphic inquiries with the New
The case concerns the three
on.
PROOFIT
In the Davis Cup, out of Ba Countries entered to dais, 16
- bare : decided to use
DUNLOP Bail
the
For better Tennis," PLAY DONLOP, the ball which has
to ita credit the largest num1er,
of tennis succesos ever
ved wit hany tennis ball
i
$16.50 per dozens (Retail) atzi Stores Lower Prins for Grubs and Tournaments.
PLUCKY FIGHT BY EUROPEAN.
HELD BURGLAR IN A LONG STRUGGLE.
WARMLY CONGRATULATED BY MAGISTRATE.
FINISHED IN STREET,
"Mr. Spadberry, let me congra- tulate you on the fight you put
London, June 18.
London, June 18. Unemployment was debated
The British players are fully in the House of Commons to- Lord Kyslant. the chairman, maintaining the pace set in the day when Sir Austen Chamber-spoke for forty-five minutes and qualifying round of the Operi
While the storm was at its height of Commons to-day that the year old Kenneth Wah, an Ameri- up. The defendant is obviously lain moved the formal reduction declared that the Company's Beet Golf Championship, a
a Southport bookmaker named Hol- Colonial Office Conference would can feature of the Ministry of Labour esti-was under-valued in the books. of the play to-day being that two bein was killed by lightning i meet on June 23 and that it was brought
child adopted by Ing and a much heavier man than you mates in order to put aside the The group's total reserve and un- English players equalled the afterwards there was a cloud burst anticipated it would hold its McKinley to Shanghai.
Immediately
the President arc. It was very creditable that Labour Government's
allocated funds on January 1 this performance of Bobby Jones which flooded the course and put final meeting on July 15. The rival, the child was held by the and have him arrested." This On ar-you were able to hold on to him policy. Sir Austen Chamberlain said he i
yeat exceeded Afteen million who went round in 70, this being the enclosures under water. Pools Colonial Office announces that United States' Marshal on instruc- thought it was desirable that the
Lord Kyslant referred to the the existing course record. a hundred feet in diameter develop the Colonial Conference will re- tions from the Secretary of State was the comment made by Mr. Premier should define exactly present unfavourable state of ship. General disappointment was felted on the race-course and all five ceive reports on the progress in Washington, following a claim Whyte Smith at the Kowloon the nature of the co-operation ping and said that five million at George Duncan's performance, subsequent races had to be aban-
mother. ence held in 1927 and will con- cards for to-morrow and Friday.
Ing intends to take the child to plimenting Mr. E. J. J. Sprad- Top hats, frock coats and elegant sider certain developments which Hongkong and there
commence berry on his gallant fight against new long lace frocks worn by have taken place in the last business. spectators at the popular meeting three years.
Ing and his wife, an American mission to his house, on the top a burglar who had gained ad- rapidly became bedraggled and
that [We understand
citizen, adopted the child from a people had to paddle about ankle Henry Gollan is representing New York orphanage some four floor of 3, Cambay Building, deep in mud. The Royal Party Hongkong at the Conference.] years ago. For the past three early on Tuesday. including the King and Queen and, Princess Arthur of Connaught, re- mained in the Royal Box until after the storm when they motored to Windsor.
he asked for and the scope of tons were laid up in the world's He returned a card of 85, which doned, the events being put on themade since the previous confer on the child made by the Irish Magistracy this morning in com-
the activities in which he asked ports. Freight rates at the pre- other parties to take part. sent time were the lowest on re-
cord.
He pointed out that the cultiva- tion of trade with the Dominions would give us an
open gate to markets of the greatest promise and greatest possible development.
The Premier said a body had been chosen to consider the un- employment problem. It consist- ed of men of varied experience and he believed they would work in full harmonious co-operation. together. He also believed that) the custody of work would be very safe in their charge.
No Change in Purpose. So far as the work done by the Minister-in-Charge of Unemploy ment was concerned to re-adapt our industrial conditions to enable us to compete in the world's mar- kets, in the future that would be continued. No change that had taken place in the machinery must be taken as a change in the par- poses of the Government.
On the question of economic re- lations between the Dominions and this country. Mr. MacDonald said it would be very difficult to find when goodwill was better and the desire to co-operate
stronger than it was now.
New Organisation,
Was
The Premier mentioned that the Government had taken a body of
civil servants temporarily from their own
department and they
the
included two eights coming in.
Bobby Jones equalled course record with a card of 70 He concluded on a more optimis- although he made an indifferent tie tone, however. He was sub-start. He took five at the first sequently · submitted to lively hole and when he got to the third questioning on the part of share he put his shot over the green. His card showed one over fours at the fifth hole, but he then went on to recover magnificently,
TRÁCI KATËRTIMINCIO KATIKA ARCHIVORDANSETARIALIE
GOVERNMENT YACHT GOES ASHORE.
Sir Cecil Clementi on Board at Time,
MISHAP ON TOUR.
He sunk a sixty yard shot at the tenth and when he came to the eleventh he laid a run-up shot dead. He went down in three at the seventeenth, this being two under the bogey for the hole. His score for the inward nine holes was 21.
Young England. Von Elm took nine at the fifth hole and he finished the eighteen weakly, his score being 81. Hor- ton Smith recovered finely after a shaky start and returned a card
Sir
Since Development Fund has been estab, 1927, the Colonial lished, under which an amount not execeding one million pounds The storm was not confined to the sterling has been made available Ascot district, however.
to aid and develop agřiculture and man was killed by lightning at Man-industry in the Colonial Empire. chester while two men were drown-A report on the progress of this ed in floods in Derbyshire and three will be considered by the Con- at Manchester.
Another
ference.
Further consideration will be given to important proposals for a
agricultural combined
service which arose particularly from the discussions at the last conference on the organisation of scientific ser-
vices. experience
Singapore, June 19. HE. Sir Cecil Clementi had an unpleasant when the Government yacht in which he was touring up; country ran ashore off the coast of Trenganna, on an uncharted rock
Eventually, Sir Cecil landed at Besut, in Trengan, whence he motored EU Kotabahru. The tour is pro coeding in accordance with arrangements.
was HOL
Lady Clementi aboard the yacht at the time of the mishap.-Our Own Cor- respondent.
ES4
were devoting the whole of their holders. The resolution of thanks! attention with their departmental to the chairman and, directors of experience to this problem.
the Company was carried. amid Chief of them was Sir John An-cheers and some cries of "Rub- derson. Permanent Secretary of bish" and "Rot." Home Office. Very important re- The affairs of the company have been actively discussed in the City presentatives of the Treasury, Board of Trade, Ministry of Labour recently following the issue of the and Chief Adviser of Economic, report which showed that there had been a big decline in profits Advisory Council had also been at- tached.
last year and that a sum of $300,- This organisation had been 000 had been transferred from in- brought together for the purpose ofsurance reserve. The Directors dealing with unemployment in its recently appointed a committee of new phase and of enabling more use bankers to confer with the direc- to be made of the co-ordinated ex-torate on matters of management, perience of departments that had administration and finance. In been dealing with the subject in a addition Mr. Walter Runciman more peaceful way.
M.P. has been appointed a director and deputy-chairman of the Com- pany. Reuter.
Liberals Co-operate. Mr. Lloyd George had indicated that he was prepared to put into operation the invitation which he extended to both parties some weeks ago to co-operate with the Govern- ment in the solution of what was; after all a national problem,
"I have accepted the invitation," Mr. Lloyd George had added, "and the whole of the conditions lald down by the Prime Minister."
the largest
BRITAIN AND THE VATICAN.
NO ACTION ON MALTA AFFAIRS.
London, June 18. In the House of Comnions to- was asked
Unprecedented storms swept the country, torrential rain flooding the low-lying parts and causing serious flooding and disclocation to traffic during the rush hours. The storm was general throughout London and householders and shop assis- tants suspended their duties in an
Education Committee. Young England took up the endeavour to keep the water at bay. challenge of Bobby Jones with The water became three feet deep
The question of subsidy great gusto. Henry Cotton, after in some buildings. Many telephone censorship of imported films has attack of influenza which lines were affected. The roof of also been examined by the Com- necessitated his withdrawal from Cannon Street station was struck bymittee, and its report will be laid. the Thousand Guineas Tourna-lightning, together with several before the conference. A new Com- ment, returned a great card of 70
of 72.
In
houses.
and
made at the last Conference, has
to equal the score of Bobby Jones, Messages from the Continent, mittee, whose creation was recent He, together with MacDonald indicate that France and the Rhinely made on the recommendation Smith, amazed the critics by his land are similarly affected.-Reuter, performance in equalling Jones. The critics were equally surprised by the performance of Horton Smith
The three Englishmen played perfect golf despite the fact that there was thunder and lightning and torrential rain.
The Leaders
The fifteen leaders to-day were:
Bobby Jones
Henry Cotton McDonald Smith Fred Robson Jim Barnes Horton Smith Norman Sulton T. Green Boyer Rodgers Hodson
Compston Donald Mec
C. Whitcombe Leo Diegel
Other scores were:
Abe Mitchell Percy Allis J. de Forest George Gadd William Sutton
Ray
Lister Hartley Rex Hartley
Mujar Hezĺntt E. Whitcombe Von Elm
Tolley Duncan
70
70
72
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74
78
79
80
XI
24
85
16,
SEQUEL TO ATTACK. ON JAPANESE,
SOLDIER RINGLEADERS
EXECUTED.
also been established to give ad- vice on all educational matters in all Colonies.
years, Mr. and Mrs. Ing have ap
HONGKONG EMBARGO ON MEXICAN DOLLAR.
Not More Than Fifty Dollars at One Time.
BAN ON IMPORTATION.
The Hongkong, Government has taken action to prevent the wholesale importation of Mexican dollara. This is in- dicated in a regulation made by the Governor-in-Council this morning. The regulation is as follows:
"No person shall, except with the express permission of the Superintendent of Imports and Exports, import any Mexi- can silver dollars in excess of fifty dollars at any one time." :
The defendant was originally but this morning Detective Inspec charged with attempted burglary,
tor Falloon substituted a charge of. being found in the complainant's house with intent to commit. felony therein, and added a fur- ther count of resisting arrest when being apprehended by Mr. Sprad- berry,
Hoped to Escape,
In reply to the first charge, the defendant said he had had no food and bad gone to the house to steal. To the second charge the accused admitted that he had atruggled in the hope of escaping arrest.
His Worship remarked that as it was a serious offence he wished- to hear Mr. Spradberry's evidence. Going into the witness box Mr. Spradberry aald that at about 2.15. a.m. on Tuesday he was asleep, The agenda falls into three
having retired about half an hour previously, as he had been kept heads, namely development and
awake by the baby. He heard, administration of the scientific
something knocked and technical departments, and
over,
and his wife, who general administration.
was awake, had The first of these headings covers Ing, having made some money in being too frightened, had not sald parently been at variance, as Mr. seen a man enter the room but,
civil
Scientific Services.
aviation,
the man.
1
Shanghai, June 19.
a wide range of subjects, namely As a sequel to the attack on cables and wireless communications, the restaurant business, wanted to anything.
return to his native Canton. Then Japanese students at Soochow re-
broadcasting,
Continuing, witness said that he suddenly decided to go, and whatever the intruder had knock- cently, the Woosung and Shanghai meteorology and development of boarded the str. President McKin-ed down was picked up again by Gendarmerie Commissioner has air routes, railways and motor informed Mr. Tanaka, the Japanese transport, films and the develop-ley at Seattle.
Mra. Ing, however, notified the Vice-Condul in Shanghai, that the ment of fisheries.
New York police, who informed the ringleaders among the soldiers,
Grappled on the Floor. State Department as to what had Taz Teh-sung and Ying Tsoong-
Witness intimated happened, and as a result Kenneth
that the shing, were executed at one
The second heading is mainly was taken from his foster-parent burglar had entered from the roof- o'clock on the afternoon of June concerned with the organisation of when the ship arrived in Shang by climbing down a column on the the scientific services including hai, and has since been in the back verandah. When he woke up One of the students is still in the agricultural service, though care of the Court Marshal. Both and expressed himself as being hospital at Seochow, his condi-questions concerning public health parents are apparently devoted to suspicious that a man had entered tion being too serious to permit of and education, to which consider the child and are equally anxious their house, Mra, Spradberry con- his removal to Shanghai.able attention is to be devoted, also to have the care of him."
firmed his belief and he imme- Our Own Correspondent.
come under it.
Recently Mr. Ing, through his diately got up. Crouching in the Included under the third head-counsel, Mr. H. D. Rodger, filed a room witness saw the form of a ing are recommendations of a Competition in the U.S. Court that a man and at once seized him. The mittee which has gone into the writ of habeas corpus be served on two grappled on the floor where question of air surveys and the the Marshal, Mr. Thurston R. the Intruder managed to grab report of the Committee which has Porter, to produce Kenneth in witness by the throat, forcing him recently reported on the staffing court on June 16, or at a suitable to release the atranger. of the Colonial service. This will time ordered by the court, so that also be considered.
decision may be made regarding Shanghai, June 19.
The Committee made an impor- his disposal-Our Own Correspon Efforts are being made here to tant proposal for the establish- dent. ascertain the whereabouts of a ment of a unified Colonial service
BRITISH SUBJECT
MISSING.
NOT SEEN IN SHANGHAI SINCE SATURDAY.
British subject named Ernest Knight, aged 50, who has been -Reuter. missing since Saturday morning.
-Our Own Correspondent.
"WET"" VICTORY IN AMERICA.
MR. MORROW ASSURED OF ELECTION Newark, NJ, June 18. Up to the present 128,000 votes
which will receive close attention RAIN INTERFERES AT without closing the door. The un-
by the Conference.
THE OVAL.
AUSTRALIAN'S AGAINST SURREY,
Shouting to his wife, witness asked her to switch on the light, but Mrs. Spradberry opened the the front door, and, on bearing her baby cry, returned to the room
expected visitor then made a rush for the door and was descending the stairs when witness jumped on him and ré-commenced struggle for superiority. The fight ended up in the street where London, June 18..
witness shouted for help and on Rain interfered with the match the arrival of Mr. E. W. Durston for dealing with juvenile offenders. between the Australians and Sur- and another neighbour on the South Africa, India, Rhodesia rey which started at the Oval to-acene, had the man arrested and and Narth Borneo will be repre- day.
handed over to the police,
Received Injuries,
The Conference will devote a plenary session to a discussion of the conditions affecting the social welfare of the populations of the
deal with the question of prison administration and the methods
AMERICAN BASEBALL. Colonies. This session will also
WINS FOR PITTSBURGH AND
** PHILADELPHIA,
Mr. Lloyd George said that unem. ployment had been aggravated by day, the Premier conditions which he hoped were whether the Government was pro- temporary, but we should always posing to take any action to mark have a million unemployed. That its dissatisfaction with the attitude was the problem which the Govern- of the Vatican in connexion with ment thought to consider from Maltese affairs. national viewpoint, We had still
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said the export trade in Government was perfectly prepar- Europe, and as far as manufactured ed, so far as its relations with the goods were concerned we had cer- Vatican were concerned, to leave have been cast for Mr. Dwight
New York, June 18. tainly the largest export trade in the matter where it was-British Morrow in the primary Serate Pittsburgh beat New York by three In the National Baseball League Wireless.
election, compared with 53,000 for to four, and in the American his two opponents.. The "wets" League Philadelphia. beat Cleve throughout the country are rejoic- land- by Aever
-two.. view of his bold. advocacy of the ing in Mr. Marrow's victory in Reuter's American Service. repeal of the prohibition amend
the world.
He agreed that mere expenditure of money upon things which were mót in themselves productive would not only leave the problem unsolved, business-like and he was prepared 'but would aggravate it. Money to co-operate. ought to be spent with a view to re-
Mr. Baldwin did not speak, but conditioning and re-equipping the it is understond that he has declined mation.
ment.
The "drys" declare that the re-
.to
THE YOUNG LOAN.
-HOLLAND SUBSCRIBES LESS
THAN HALF,
Amsterdam, June 18.
Mr. MacDonald's invitation after sult of the election has no signi- Conservatives Refuse.
consulting with the leading Conser Acance as New Jersey is "wring- vatives. Mr. Lloyd George aded that he
ing wet" anyhow. It is note Sir Austen Chamberlain's motion worthy, however, that before the accepted the invitation with the for the reduction of the Ministry election the Anti-Saloon League Premier's condition that the respon of Labour vote was defeated by 250 emphasised that Bibility for action should remain votes to 230, giving the Govern was a test t
campaign . Only forty per cent has been with the Governtment. He thought ment a majority of 29-Router and
of the 78,000,000 and subscribed Amer "drys."-Re the suggestion was practical and British Wireless.
florins Young Loan allocated as Ber vize.
the Dutch share. Reuter,
veta" Hean
the
sented at the Conference by At the close of play, Surrey had Wireless. observers.-Reuter and British made 140 runs for the loss of five wickets, a stand being made by A Conference of Governors and Shepherd, who contributed 56-Fallon, witness sald that all the In reply to Detective Inspector other official representatives of Reuter. the Dependencies not possessing
skin was off the bottom of his feet responsible government was sum-
and his arros were grazed. As a moned by Mr. Amery, Secretary of Colonial civil servants and the result he was unable to attend. State for the Colonies, in May conditions of their service,
office and had to receive medical 1927, under the style of the medical, agricultural, forestry and attention. The struggle lasted Colonial Office Conference. In transport questions, organisation for about a quarter of an hour. .. all, twenty-six Governments were of scientific research, education, The defendant was sentenced to
The represented.
Conference, cinema filma, Colonial trade six months hard labour on each under the chairmanship of the agencies in London and Colonial charge. Secretary of State, sat for three participation in trade exhibitions, Detective Inspector Fallon:-I weeks and the list of agenda.com evil air development, wireless think Mr. Spradberry was very prised a great variety of subjects communications and broadcasting brave. concerning the Colonies generally, and co-operation in the exchange His Worship: I think so, An egrecruitment and training of of information.
deed.