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TO-DAY'S

THE CHINA MAIL.

CABLES.

CABLES.

TO-DAY'S

(Reder's Service to "the China Mail)

(Continued from Page 1),

EMPIRE POLICY.

IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

(Reuters Service to the Chisć Mall)

SINN FEINŢIENSÄTION.

MIDNIGHT ATTACKS ON LONDON SIGNALMEN,

`NINE OUTRAGES IN ONE NIGHT.

As regards defence very careful preparation had been made to render the

LONDON, June 17. discussion as useful as possible. The Government's proposals in this connection

A new sensational development in the Sim Fein campaign started in had been carefully considered for some time. The Fighting Services had prepar ed confidential memoranda which was carefully examined from the viewpoint the neighbourhood of London at midnight consisting of attacks on signal of general imperial defence and coordinated by a subcommittee of the Imperial Defence Committee under the chairmanship of Mr. Arthur Balfour. boxes and signalen. A Scotland Yard statement describes nise, outrages Mr. Chamberlain mentioned that as the pressure of the public made it in the cause of which some rallway men were fired on, gagged, bound, and impossible for the ful Committee of Defence to resume all its pre-removed from their signal boxes which were set on fire. One man was wound- activities provisional solation could be found. the ed in the face. Shots were exchanged between police and a party of establishment of a standing defence sub-committee meetings of motorists Nine men were, arrested, They were all young, Irishmen, which could be regularly attended by the Secretaries of State, War, Air,

The Irish Self-Determination League is known to be corresponding with Colonies and India, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the First Sea Lord, the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, and the Chief of the Air Staff with the heads of the Irish Republican Army who are directing crime in Ireland. representatives of the Treasury and any other departments concerned from time to time. That committee had been meeting regularly thrice weekly for three months and had already achieved a great deal of work.

"CENSUS BOYCOTT. --

-COAL STRIKE CONTINUES.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

"{Rauter"a"Service ie the China Mali.}

AMERICAN LABOUR.

Denyan, June 17th. The American Poilaration of Labour has sent a letter to the International Feders- tion of Trades Unions strongly de- nouncing the latter's request for the formar's reconsideration, of withdrawal from afiliation. The letter-refers to the international Federation's alleged rerolu-| tionary activities, and declares that International Federation's declarations American Labour does not accept the is truly expressing the views of the whole Buropean Trade Union marement

DEMPSEY-CARPENTIER FIGHT.

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ATLANTIC CITT, June 17th. Dempsey, wearing special head-gaar his left eye, resumed sparring with two to prevent the re-opening of the gash on light weights He is not at present risk- ing bouts with heavy-weights. The cham- piön worked for 40 minutes in a blaxing sun in an open sreṇa, which will be the probable conditions in the contest on July THE DAIRY FARM, 10E & COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd.

At Manhanget Carpentier permitted Jeannette to beat a tattoo on, the abdo- man, în order to ** assimilata punish- mant Afterwards, he sparred four rounds with Denis, Journee, Gans and Jeannette, with satisfactory results.

LONDON, June 17. Information has been received in official quarters that the Sinn Fein The Government desired to promote as far as it could such co-ordination Parliament has ordered all citizens of the Irish Republic in Great Britain ind of the military, naval, and air forces of the Empire as would enable them to refuse to fill up census papers on June 19. with the assent of their respective authorities to co-operate in the quickest and most effective manner and with the greatest prospect of success in time of war, but it was not for His Majesty's Government to talk with the air of command of the manner which Dominion forces should be disposed. Those decisions could be taken only by the governments of the Dominions themselves and any measure of co-ordination and co-operation which could be attained must be decided by the free choice of the dominions. His Majesty's Government was fully seized of the importance of this co-opera- tion and would do everything it could to facilitate it, and any assistance it -could render in this connection and the Dominions required would be

joyfully given.

LANDMARK IN EMPIRE'S HISTORY. Similarly we should welcome closer association of the Dominions with us in all matters concerning the foreign policy of the Empire. He recalled that at a meeting of the Committee of Imperial Defence to which the prline ministers of the Dominions then in England were, summoned as they might or would be summoned on their own request when they were here

or it the subject were, interesting or they desired such a meeting the first exposition of facts and principles on which the foreign policy of the Empire was based that was ever received by the elected representatives of the Empire or ministers of Britan was given. The Dominions representatives who were present at that conference had often spoken of it as a landmark in the history of the Empire.

Sir C. Kinlogh Cooke: Couldnt it be published?

Mr. Chamberlain replied that of course it could not. Such reviews of foreign policy had been a constant feature of every later imperial gathering but it was impossible to publish them.

not say

IMPORTANCE OF THE JAPAN ALLIANCES

The renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty was obviously a matter "upon which it was peculiarly difficult to speak. It was pre-eminently a matter in which all parts of the Empire were interested. It nearly concerned several foreign countries and until the conference had been held he could what the outcome of the deliberations would be or the exact course of the policy they would adopt. Objections made in the course of the debate to renewal of the treaty had been mainly that the conditions which gave rise to it bad disappeared. True, the conditions today were not the conditions of yesterday, but what about conditions to-morrow?. We must not only look at the present but also what the position of the future would be. He did not believe that the intention or result of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance had caused, or could cause, any real apprehension among the governing authorities of America. He was certain there was no reason for any such apprehension. He would not say that it had not caused a certain measure of apprehension among people who had been misinformed with regard to the object of the parties and who had misconceived the result of the deter- mination of the British people to maintain friendly relations with their American kinsmen. It must always be a cardinal factor in British policy to "removC any apprehension standing in the path of good Anglo-American relations. Apy new armaments competition between Britain and America would be a tragedy not only for both countries but for civilisation.

ANGLO-AMERICAN UNDERSTANDING..

RESULT OF THE MINERS' BALLOT ANNOUNCED.

NEGOTIATIONS WITH GOVERNMENT.

LONDON, June 17.

It is officially announced that the miners' ballot favours continuance of the stoppage:

&

LATER.

The figures of the miners ballot were as follows-For the owners' terms, 183,827; against, 432,511.

LONDON, June 18,

After a meeting of the miners' ́executive Mr. Hodges arnounced that in view of the ballot decision the stoppage would continue. It is stated, however, that in view of the expiry to-morrow of the Government's offer of ten millions, further negotiations with the Government are probable.

¡JAPANESE CROWN PRINCE

VISIT TO THE HAGUE PRACE PALACE.

The KAGUE, June 17. Prince Hirohito and Prince Kania to-day visited the House in the Wood and the Peace Palace where they were very interested in Japanese objects of art. After luncheon at the Royal Palace with Prince Henry, they left Rotter dam. They returned to the Hague for a farewell banquet at the Royal Palace with the Queen, the Queen Mother, Prince Heary and prominent personages

KUBBER EXHIBITION ENDS.

GOLD MEDAL FOR GOVERNMENT OF MÅLAYA.

LONDON, June 17.

The International rubber exhibition in the Agricultural Hall has con- cluded. The gold trophy for the best exhibit in rubber was awarded to Brazil, Gold medals were awarded to the Governments' of Ceylon and Malaya. Six silver cups were awarded to the managers of various rubber estates Professor Wyndham Dunstan, presenting the prizes, said that the exhibition had been most successful and had done much good to the rubber industry.

OVER 2,600,000 JOBS WANTED.

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BRITAINS GREAT ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED.

LONDON, June 17.

It is officially stated that 2,185,000 were registered as unemployed in

CHAMPIONSHIP TENKIS.

After saying that he did not wish to prejudge the action of the conference Mr. Chamberlain proceeded to make a statement with regard to renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance in the course of which be paid a tribute to the loyal action of Japan when the Alliance became operative and the valuable support Japan rendered the Empire during the war. the United kingdom on June 10. He said that the Government would not be party to any alliance directed against America or under which Britain could be called on to act against America. He did not say that continuance of the Alliance in a modified form was impossible but held the opinion that it might be possible to reconcile Bri- tain's desire for perfect understanding and close co-operation with the United states with the continuance of a close and intimate friendship with Japan. It must be the object of any Government of Britain, the Dominions, or India to secure such co-operation with the great powers in the Pacific as would pre- vent new competition in armaments and secure the peace of the Pacific and the lands abutting on that ocean

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. PLEDGE OF CONTINUED UNITY,

SCHIMIDZU BEATS DAVISON.

LONDON, June 17.

In the Lawn tennis London championships at Queen's Club, Shimidzu beat Davison 6-1, 6-1 in the semi final.

HONGKONG LABOUR

TROUBLES..

CREDITS SCHEME AND INDIA

Smma, June 17th.

The Government of India has dissocial- ed itself from Sir P. Lloyd Graeme's re- arks, in the House of Commons, as to the reasons why the credits and insurance scheme was not extended to India. The Government of India states that it only desired, and agreed to, India's exclusion, because the scheme would not benefó trade.

[Sir P. Lloyd Graema etated that the scheme was not extended to India and the British Possessions in the Far East, oving to conditions under which out- standing obligations had not been fully honoured. It was andersirable, he fur- ther said, that credit facilities should be extended if they in any way prevented traders from discharging their fall obliga tions. The decision as regards India and the Far East, be said, was taker after consulting the bankers, the India Office and the Colonial Office. The scheme will not be extended to those quarters until |the conditions were such as would obviate

these differences.]

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BAMBURG-1MERIKA LINE.

NEW YORK, June 17th. Herr Cano, & Director of the Hamburg. that the line would rebuild in five years, Amerika, on leaving for Europe declared

approximately, a third of its pre-war feet, consisting of modern 5,000 sad 10,000 tons freighters, and two 22,000-ton steamers for the Atlantic passenger trade.

QUEENSLAND COTTON.

LONDON, June 17th. In the course of yesterday's meeting of the World Cotton Conference, a Manchester, Mr. Hunter, Agent-General of Queensland, stated that the Man- chester Chamber of Commerce has given a flattering report on & sample of Queensland-grown cotton Mr. Hunter was convinced that Queensland, with its fifty million acres, was capable of pro- |ducing cotton of the quality required by

Lancashire.

ANGLO-JAPANESE TREATY AND

CANADA.

LONDON, June 17th. The Canadian Premier, Mr. Maigben, who has so far, been reticent as regards Canada's attitude towards the Premie

conference, interviewed raz?

regarding the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, declared gard

renewal

of edly that the question of the the Alliance was of the atmost import- ance to Canada, which stands between Great Britain on the one hand and the United States on the other....

wege varies from $3 to $10 a morith and upwards be granted increases... ranging from 35 per cent. to 50 per cent. On the employers' rejecting

a, settlement has now been reached. Macao is at present experiencing

It was inconceivable to him that the British Empire which wag" a league of nations preserving peace over so large a portion of the world and exercising so many infuences for good on civilisation, should not in time by whatever means perhaps means that we now could not foresee-con- tinne to develop its common constitutional organs and its opportunities for CHINESE WORKERS' DEMANDS. the demand a strike took place but co-operation in policy and action. We looked back proudly on the birth of these British nations overseas and had followed their fortunes affectionately. Hongkong has not beer without a strike of shoemakers whose de- In the great hour of need there had been a common voice and a common resolution. If peace had not cemented it the sacrifices each made would have bound us forever and would mean the pledge of our continued unity. (Cheers.)

LONDON, June 17.

Reuter learns that a suggestion has been made in influential quarters that the imperial conference hold its sittings in St. James's Palace instead of at Downing Street. The proposal has not yet been agreed to, but its adoption is probable.

EUROPE'S DEBTS TO AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, June 18,

The Cabinet has decided to ask Congress to authorise the convertion of European loans inte interest bearing certificates which could be absorbed by American business men.

DO YOU MEAN

TO TELL ME

rou LIKE IT HERE IN THE

COUNTRY

I CERTAINLY DO »

IT'S A DARNED SIGHT HEALTHIER THAN THE CITY:

its own little industrial troubles dur- mand for increased remuneration has coal coolies dispute was settled ing the past week or twò. Since the been refused.

Chinese fortnight ago two other labour guilds have presented demands for improved conditions.

Four Chinese were this morning One is the charged before Magistrate Orme with Le Foot Guild whose members, trespass in the servants quarters of numbering several hundreds, are ex Lyemun Terrace last night. Mr. T. gagat in soldering all tins. They Rowan appeared for the first accused want their present working hours, and applied for a remand. The other which range from 10 to 12, reduced three men admitted being in the to 84. The empolyers are

are going into quarters. One said that he went to see his brother, another to see his son, and the third to see a relative. The Magistrate remanded the first man until Tuesday, and fined the others!

the matter.

Chinese assistants employed in tobacco shops are the other dis- putants. Their demand is that per manent employees, whose monthly $5 each.

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"I have as much trouble with my violin" said Mischa Elman the great violinist recently, "as I would have with my wife were I married. Some times I pick on the violin and some, times the violin picks on me that is, try as I will to get it to respond,

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as excited frenzy if it is in bad humour as I imagine my wife could and if it is in good humour i makes me feel as happy as I possibly could feel I really have come to regard my violin as having an actual personality. That is perhaps because I am associated so closely with it and because it as much a part of my life as any one other thing. "Perhaps I shall never marry and my violin will remain my lifelong companion."

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