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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1924. 日五十月六子甲大前年三十國華中

THE HOUSING BILL.

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PASSES THIRD READING.

CONSERVATIVE MOTION REJECTED.

MR. WHEATLEY'S LITTLE JOKE.

(Reuters Service.)

L NDON, July 25. Amid Labour cheers, Government's Housing Bill' passed the third reading in the Hoof Commons.

The Conservative motion for rejection was defeated by 226 to 131 vates. The Bill was then read for the first time in the House of Lords.

NOT SOCIALISM-SORRY!

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Mr. John Wheatley, Minister of Health, admitted that the Bill was not Socialism" He was sorry he

was not in a position to introduce socialist measure, but the country was not ready for Socialism! Loud Opposition cheers followed Mr. Wheatley's speech.

"LONDON CONFERENCE.

·CAUTIOUS CONFIDENCE 15 KEYNOTE.

"(Reuter's Service.)

LONDON, July 25. Feeling in responsible quarters to-night, as regards the Allied discussions, is describable as one of cautious confidence. It is pointed out that everyone concerned is determined to reach a settle-

ment.

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The! Conference has already accomplished a great deal. It has virtpally finish.d all the technical work it was called upon to do.

Conversations, regarding the Bankers' attitude, proceeded throughout-the-day-and-will-contine over the week-end.

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CRICKET AT HOME.

FOURTH TEST MATCH TO-DAY.

'MR. J. W. H. T.DOUGLAS AS SKIPPER.

RESULTS OF COUNTY, FINTURES.

(Reuter's Service)

LONDON, July 25.

Mr. J. W. H. T. Douglas will captain the in the fourth test match, to be played at Manchester. England team against the South Africans to-morrow

Mr. A. E. R. Gilligan," originally selected to captain the side, has announced that under doctor's orders he will not play in to-morrow's test match. Hp is suffering from a severe blow over the heart received in the Gentlemen Players match at the Oval early in the month

RESULTS OF COUNTY FIXTURES.

At Brighton, Warwick defeated Sussex by 5 wickets, Sussex, scared 199 and 215 (Wilson 108 not out) and 151 for 5 wickets. nut out); Warwick's totals were 264 (Calthorpe 108

At Weston-super-Mare, Middlesex proved victorious over Somerset by an innings and 27. Somerset scored 82 (Alien 7 for 32) and 208 against a Middlesex Ist innings of 317.

At Derby, the match against Gloucesterresulted in the visitors winning by 9 runs. Scores: Gloucester 92 (Cadman 4 for 15) and 161 (Cadman 4 for 36); Derby 87 (Parker 8 for 35) and 157 (Parker 7 for 24). At. Bradford, Yorkshire defeated Glamorgan by an innings and 26.

Yorkshire declared after scoring 248 for the loss of three wickets, Holmes making 118 not out. Glamorgan replied with 16 and 106, B

At Leicester, the match against Kent gave the visitors victory by 298 runs. Kent made 222 (Skelding 7 for 57) and 285 for 9 wickets (declared) of which Wooley claimed 141.

Leicester scored 141 (Freeman 6 for 52) and 68 (Freeman 4 for 28).

At Bournemouth, Lancashing led Hampshire on the 1st innings. The score's were: Hampshire 173 and 178 (R. Tyldesley 5 for 37; Lancashire 199 and 89 for the loss of one wicket.

BRAZIL

REBELLION.

REBELS IN STRONG POSITION.

(Reuters Service.)

BUENOS AYRES, July 25

Refuting the statement from Paris, published in "Le Temps" to the effect that the British Foreign Office has unofficially instructed Lord d'Abernon, British Ambassador to Berlin, to inform Germany it certainly will be invited to send. The impression is daily, strengthening that the plenipotentiaries to London, it is declared here that such an invitation could only be dispatched with the authority of the full Conference.

It is not anticipated that the back of the work before the conference will be broken before August 4

Capture of Sao Paulo-may-bu-far-off owing to the said to have been constructed under the direction strength of the rebels' main defences, which are of former Italian and German officers. They are described as most formidable, requiring the heavlest artillery to shatter them.

Fighting has resolved itself into trench war- fare. The Federal troops advances are small.

MESSAGÈRIES MARITIMES. period on a service opened between

IMPROVED VOLEME DF BUSINESS.

PRESIDENT AND BETTER TIMES,

Rouen,

Dunkirk, Rotterdam. Reval, and Riga. Though new services have been inaugurated or old ones have been recommenced i on secount of conditions appearing more-favourable, the-fact-remmins-

TALE OF A TIPSTER.

**EDUCATED EVANS'

TEACHES HISTORY...

that a good number of these weit- Mr. Edgar Wallace is a keen vices have not paid. On the other student of types. In Educated "Even though a loss of 2,260,te hand, receipts from other sources Evans, Mr. Wallace wetes amus- frs. is shown by the yeur's than the shipping services have notingly of the racecourse folk who accounts, the directors of the tie been as great as they might have make a precarious living by bet- des Messageries Maritimes express | been.

tink

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a certain degree of satisfaction with Definite arrangements have not Educated Evans" is a cheerful trading in 1923 in their report yet been reached with the Gover-sporting tipster who cludes all the issued at the ordinary generalment of Indo-Ching Fegarding the efforts of a devout inspector at meeting of shareholders in Parlic colonial service to be maintained the Yard to lure him into meetings Conditions are not what they Provisionally, the company has of song and praise and almost should be, but it is satisfactory to been running the "Orenoque" fort-lives under the watchful eye of note that fewer of the company's nightly between Saigon und "The Miller," a cute and affable ships have been idle.

Haiphong, and the Donai, a char-detective-sergeant with a weak- The Anancial year in question, tered ship, at the same interval is for horses and not above ex- the report reads, "has been subject between Saigon and Singapore. changing a good turn for a useful 10 unfavranable circumstances. In 1923 the company suffered a which have affected all shipping loss of 1,159,000 frs, from its throughout recent years, Novi Madagascar local service. Il theless the volume of business, as cancelled its contract with the local compared with that of 1999 shows Government, and ntil another is ate improvement. The tonnages drawn up is running a restricted luid up in the two years provides coastal service under a provisional basis of comparison. In 1922 agreement protecting it, against this amounted to 97,000 tons dead further financial loss. weight, in 1923 it was never more than 51,000 tons, and by last November the figura had become include, the "Chantilly,"

New steamers of the company 29.000 tons.

piegno" and "Fontainebleau," the "As Looey Fifteenth said to the building contricts of which were Black Prince, so called because taken over from the Cie es bein' a lord, he swore he wouldn't Chargeurs Reunia. The first two wash this neck till Gibraltar was are already operating on the Indo- taken."

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NEW STEAMERS.

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tip from his prospective victims.ng "That's history," the Educat one would assure his admirted clientèle, which "included mony publicans and the personnel of the Midland Railway Goods Yard." History" would be="Lewd- creature Burgia, the celebrated wife of Henry VIII, who tried to poison him by pouring bollin' lead into his earhole."

On another occasion it would be

RESUMED SERVICES. To a certain extent the better returns are due to the sale of some of the older units of the fleet, but China postal service and the third Mr. Wallace gives a taking and they are also the consequence of will do so shortly. The India Ocean occasionally even touching picture services which had to be suspended service is to receive, after refitting, of these shiftless-shifty, too, one at a moment being restarted. A single service had to be given in the ex-German steamer "Sobral, must say but genuinely kind- now named the "General Mei-hearted souls who, for all their place of those which were ruzinger, which has been hought keen wits, follow the great game separately for the Far Eset and for from Brazil. The "Tye Nem" has so hopelessly. But race-lovers all Indo-China. These have now been been sold for breaking up, whereas sound the world will enjoy separated occa more. Twelve the liners. laid down at Hamburg Educated Evans" tremendously. royages were undertaken in the and Bremen in accordance with year for the Far East, and sovet peace treaty conditions are not to |for: Indo-China. In 1922 only be delivered to France, and so," to

twelve sailings on the double ser the Messagerien Maritimes. Frous troubles of the world, which may vica took place.

the time that the Ruhr was well upeof calculations based purely Conditions have not yet improved coppied, the French were unable on shipping factors. adequately for the Indian comita supervise the building of these Bince the beginning of 1924 w mercial service to be re-opened. ships.

slight improvement in freight rates ia the same in the case of the M. Felix Roussel, the president and an increase in the demand for London-Black Ben service, which of the company, took the oppr freights have been noticeable As cannot become profitable as long tunity of reviewing present la result more ships have been put as the prosent state of affairs pre-ping conditions taken as a whole. Back into commission. On April mike in Busin and the Near East.ince the commencement of 1024, 15 inat, French shipping, laid up Six occasional voyages, have been certain events have taken place, amounted to 889,000, tons, that is undertaken in the Mediterranean which lead him to believe liut 61 par cant, less than at the same by the Danube and the Pei-Fo. better times are shortly coming time in the previous year. In just as in 1922

Jut, he 1800, account must be reward to the Messageries Mari-

On the other hand: two shine tulen, when making any prog: times, it is to be noted that all the I have been engaged ovaru dial|nostication, of the general economic flest in working again.

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