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HONGKONG, SATURDAY. MAY 31, 1924. 日八十月四子甲大年三十國躞準中

CHAREST EXPLOSION.

BE PREPARED.

RROW ESCAPE AMERICAN OPINION ON WORLD COURT..

PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'E STATEMENT.

WAP Mby 30.

Wintaining. the 'Skoda works also a quantity

・mations were involved in the explosion at Bucharest. It is

WASHINGTON, May 30, estimated that two billion in worth of damage has at a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington cemetery President Coolidge in the course of an address been caused by the axelo. which continue A fearful pacic prevailed N Lous and the the World Count would be contingent upon the and that any proposals that American adherance to population in the Threatened are 4ed to the centre dissociation of the Court from the League of of the city. Many houses have fallen and adNations were not worthy of American principles immense number of windows are shattered.

King Ferdinand narrowly escaped from death in the Senate the Foreign Relations committee's and conditions. The President did not mentioned as a shell exploded on a spot ne had just vacated plan but his address is generally accepted as Reuter

"An earlier Reuter cable from London stated that according to an official missage from Bucharest there was no indication of the cause of the disaster The damage was very heavy but there had been no fatalities.

GANDHI AND THE SWARAJISTS. DIFFERENCES OF OPINION ON BOYCOTTING.

BOMBAY, May 30

The President

renewed his endorsemen of the original Harding indicating his rejection of it and Hughes World Court plan and added that. while he would not oppose some further reservations

any material changes which would probably not receive the consent of many other nations would he impracticable." He reminded his audience of the necessity that nations should always be pre- pared for war. but emphasised the point that the American Government had been founded to maintain peace. Reuter American Service.

STRIKE AVERTED.

Under the heading Gandhi repudiates Swar jists" newspapers. publish statement made by Gandhireferring to the working of Congress organisation and urging those who do not beleive BUILDING TRADE OPERATIVES ACCEPT. in the boycott of councils, law courts and Govern- ment schools etc: to resign from Congress bodies.

·Reuter.

ROYALTY RE-VISIT “HONGKONG.”

AN HOUR'S SHOPPING.

LONDON, May 30. Queen Mary, accompanied by Prince George re-visited. Wembley and spent over an hour at the Hongkong section where they purchased a number of articles focluding vases, a miniature elephant and Chinese toys.

TEST

CKET.

AD MATCH.

Middlesex Beat Yorkshirer

At

LONDON, May 30.

A second national ballot among ballot building trade operatives has resulted in the acceptance of the employers offer and the danger of a theatened strike is therefore removed. Reuter

[A national ballot among the building trade operatives on May 6 resulted in the rejection of the employers' offer. of a half penny an hour increase. The men deuanded two penca, Notice to with" draw labour was given by the employees executives #unions.]

AMATEUR GOLF.

CHAMPIONSHIP REACHES.

EMAL.

ARTON, May 30," "At St. Andrew's in the Amateur Golf Championship semifinals, the London, May 30. Cambridge Captain, and English Edinburgh the South International E. F. Storey beat the Africana scored 186 (Blancken-holder Wethered by two holes and berg 47). Scotland then made 163 E. Holderness. a former holder for 4 (declared) of which Kerr beat. W. Murray (West Hill) by contributed 30 not out. The South 3 and 2. Africans scored 59 for 2 wickets crowd for the sixth round in which Drizzling rain. fell on the large and the match was, left drawn,

shire by an innings and 152 runs. Yorkshire's scuzes were 192 and 181. Middlesex's innings realised 465 for 8 wickets (declared), H. L. Dales compiling 113, G. T. S. Stevens 114, H. W. Lee 70 and F. T. Mann 79.

NEW HARBOUR MASTER. CEYLON OFFICIAL APPOINTED,

Lieut.-Comdr. Geo. S. Hole. R.N., at present Master. Attendant at the Port of Colombo, has been ap pointed Harbour Master of Hong- kong, in place of Commander C. W. Beckwith, R.N., who was recently invalided to England on pension The my Harbour Master is cxpect- ed to take up his now duties in July, Condr. Hole served as 4 Midship- Joining the Navy in 1904, Lieut-

At Lord's, Middlesex beat York-Storey beat Johri Caver by 2 and 1, man in the "Andromeda and the J. McCormack by 3 and I, Murrayed to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant Wethered beat the Irish champion "Albemarle. In 1907 he was pro- beat Kyle by 3 and 2 and Holder-and in 1909 he saw service in the ness beat Harris by 2 and 1.

torpedo boat destroyer "Ettrick". Wethered who began the tourna. The same year he was given the ment brilliantly fell away; he was rank of Lieutenant. In 1914 he wÈS indifferent in defeating McCor. given command of the destroyer mack and Storey's defeat of Caren Peteral" and was wounded shortly At Nottingham (in the Test who was in wonderful form as the after the outbreak of war. In 1915 trial match) England beat the chief Scottish hope, boded ill for he was placed on the retired list and Rest by three wickets. The Reat the champion in semi-final. Was greated a pension for wounds, made (first innings) 295 (Holmes Wethered started well but Storey In the following year, 1916 ho 26) and (second innings) 199 was one up at the fourth. Wethered proceeded to Ceylon to take up an

Tate 4 for 39 and Parkin 4 for won the fifth, halved the next three appointment, under the

Colonial 56.) England's scores were 270 holes and than Storey played a Office. For a time he served at (P. G. H. Fender 81) and 226 for Wethered squared at the eleventh; and for this spécial duty was granted brillant three to take the ninth, Colombo as Mine Sweeping Officer 7 (Woolley 72.)"

and halved the fifteenth Storey der in October, 1917.. took the lead at the fourteenth the special rank of Lieut.-Comman squared at the sixteenth and won Lient-Comdr. Hole has held var J. W. H. T. Douglas (Essex) made the seventeenth and eighteenth, ious appointments ice, his arrival 102 not out and Gunn (Notta) 112. Holderness and Murray turned Colombo, including that of acting

At Bristol, Gloucester led all square and then the ex-

Master Attendant (an office which is Surray on the first innings. champion by brilliant putting the equivalent to that of Harbour Surrey's scores were 183 and 225. took the lead at the twelfth, Muster) and Chief Folice Magistrate. Gloucester made 184 for 9 (de- won the thirteenth and halved the Hewne appointed Master Attendant clared) and 98 for 7 when rain fourteenth and fifteenth Murray of Colombo in July 1922. Lieut. intervened.

was bunkered at the sixteenth, Coandr. Hole was born in the year Holderness not having to hole out. 1887..

At Leyton, Essex obtained & first innings lead from Notts.

1.

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At Manchester, Lancashire led Kent on the first innings. Tyldesley made 148 not out in the second Lancashire innings.

At Cambridge the 'Varsity fost to Somerset by 115 runs-Reuter. UNIQUE CONDITIONS.

Pros' Tourney,

LONDON, May 30. At Leeds in the thousand guineas professional golf tourna (North Manchester) beat George ment sem-final, A. Compston Duncan (Hanger Hill) by 4 and 3, Fred Robson (Cooden Beach) boat J. Gaudia (Alwoodley) by 3 and 2.

DERBY BETTING. 7

WHAT THE BAROMETER SHOWS.

LONDON, May 30. Darby Betting is as follows

FRENCH ECONOMIES.

EFFORTS TO BALANCE BUDGET,

The Cabinet has decided to

PARIS, May 30.

Issue 'decrees giving effect to economies in various publie services totalling 440 million franca-Reuter.

OLYMPIC “SOCCER."

SALISBURY, May 30, The first Southern Rhodesian Legislature as opened to-day in unique conditione. There was a bugo Attendance including many settlers from remote districts. In the ab sence of the use of parliament build- ing, the assembly was held in the daming hall of the local hotel, prob- ably the first time in the history of 7.1 Tom Pinch; 15-2 Dlophon; Olympic Soccer tournament. Bwitzer even colonial legislatures that an as-100-9 Dawson City and Bright and hear Checho Blovakis by 1 10 sembly has deliberated in licensed Knight; 10-8 St. German's; 100-7 nil-Router.

premisen. Nevertheless the dignity Sansovino; 25.1 Hurst Wood,

of the occasion was well maintained, Parmonioand Knight of the though the waiting crowd we enter Garter,; 40-1 Spalpean; all fore-

PARIS, May. 30.

In the second round of the

Warsaw, May 30.--The Gover

hained by orchest! music. The going taken and offered 40-1ment has approved of the status of opening was attended by the usual Defiance (offered): 50-1 Wood End the Poland Asiatic Association, the pomp and ouromony,

LAWN TENNIS.

MIDDLESEX TOURNAMENT.

LONDON, May 30.

At Chiswick, in the Middlesex lawn tennis tournament Bentifinals,

takon and offered.

objects of which are to exchange Information and establish com- mercial and intellectual relations between Poland and Asia-Reuter.

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