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HONGKONG, THURSDA

HOUSE OF COMMONS,

TWITTING OF GOVERNMENT.

VARIETY OF QUESTIONS PUT.

UNEMPLOYMENT, POLICY REVIEWED.

(Reuter's Service)

LONDON, July.30.

ED

THE DOLLAR. To-day's closing | rate 2/4 14/16 Today's opening rate 2/4 14/16

JULY 31, 1924. 日十三月六子甲大曲年三十國義和电

LONDON CONFERENCE.

QUESTION" OF GERMAN DEFAULT.

FRENCH ARBITRATION PROPOSAL

SECOND THOUGHTS ARE BEST.

(Reuter's Service.),

PARIS, July 30.

At question time in the House of Commons, Though "Le Figaro" and "Le Journal" Commander Bellairs asked whether representations both declared that the French members of the had been made to the signatories to the Washing-Reparations Commission would refuse to go to ton Convention that the alteration in the elevation | London, a-Havas despatch says that, after lengthy of guns on capital ships, or expenditure for the deliberations, they have decided to do so. purpose of increasing radius of action, would, in the opinion of the British Government, be a breach of the Convention,

Mr. Arthur. Ponsonby. Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, answered in the affirmative: he added that the Powers concerned were the United "States and Japan.

THAT SOVET LOẠN.

Sir Charles Lyle asked whether the Soviet, directly or indirectly, had advanced a proposal for a loan by this country on the, ultimate guarantee of the Chinese Eastern railway.

Mr. Ponsonby declared no such proposal had been submitted to Government."

PRESSURE ON RAILWAYS, Mr. Philip Snowden, Chancellor of the Exchequer, stated that in bringing pressure on the railway companies to recondition and re-equip their lines and adopt electrification, the Govern ment had decided to revive the Severn barrage scheme which if undertaken, would be the most difficult engineering feat in history.

: SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY.

The Government had accepted the principle of Exchequer assistance for the sugar beet industry for a period of ten years, which he was assured, would enable several new factories to be started: almost immediately. Mr. Snowden believed this was one of the biggest things that could be done for British agriculture, which it would revive.

THE TWITTERS..

Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. T.J. Macnamara twitted the Government for adopting schemes at which it had previously-sneered

Sir J. Worthington Evans' criticised the schemes on the ground that they would not find work for men this winter.

ARBITRATION PROPOSAL.

The same Agency states that the French arbitration proposal in the event of "Germany's default in payment of reparations has been finally drafted. It will operate in case there is either disagreement among the members of the Reparas tions Commission as to German défault, or if German industrialists fail to carry out contracts for. deliveries in kind,

It appears arbitration will be allowed from the decisions of the Reparations Commission and the Transfer, Committee, regarding the stoppage of deliveries in kind.

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Furthermore British, French, and Italian military engineering experts and diplomatists have drafted a scheme for military evacuation of the Ruhr, proportionately as Germany pays her debts.

CRICKET.

ENGLISH TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA,

(Router's Service.)

LONDON, July 30.

At Brighton, the match between Sussex and the South Africans was commenced in fine weather, before a large attendance of spectators and on an easy wicket.

The South Africans scored 337 runs. Nourse scored:73 and Hands 56 not out.. "The English cricketers who are proceeding to Australia In the Autmn have been selected as fos-A. E. R. Gilligan. captain; J. W. H. T. Dodas, I. L. Bryan, A. P. E. Chapman, C. H. non, Sandham, Strudwick, R. Tyldesley, Tate, Hendren, Sutcliffe, A. Freeman, of Kent; Roy Kilcer, Heame-and Woolley

He moved a reduction in the salaries of Ministers, but the motion was rejected by 254

SLOW BUT. SURE.

At the instance of the Liberais, Government's unemployment policy was reviewed by Mr. Snowden, who, at the outset, drew ironical cheers and laughter by remarking that Government had a positive remedy for unemployment; but the more positive the remedy the slower the cre

The Chancellor foreshadowed proposals which, though involving heavy putiliq expenditure, he hoped would add to the productive capacity of the country-notably the construction of new roads, and the development, of electricity. He em- phasised the importance of foreign trade and hoped the Inter-Allied conference would result in such agreement as would give the people of Europe the confidence to settle down to work and re-open" Continental markets. But, he added, we are bound to face intensified competition in the world's trade In the future; therefore we must do everything possible to cheapon and improve production.

GERMAN PAYMENTSA

In reply to Mr. E. D. Morel, the Chancellor said that Germany, up to May 30, had paid £48,000,000* ~This included reparations and cost of the armies of occupation, excluding the Rubr.,

AMERICAN WORLD FLIERS.

TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT BEGUN.

(Reuter's Service.)

LONDON, July 30.

The American world-fliers left Hull to-day for Kirkwall. This is the first stage of the flight across the Atlantic.

LATER

With the exception of another wicketkeeper the team is complete....

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NAVAL PROMOTIONS:-

NEW ADMIRAL OF FLEET.

(Reuter's Service.)

LONDON, July 30.

Sir Charles Madden has been promoted Admiral· the Fleet, replacing Sir Henry Jackson, retired.

Admiral Sir Gough Calthorpe replaces Str Charles Madden as first aide-de-camp to His Majesty King George.. 1.

Sir Beauvoir Brock is promoted Admiral, Sir Rudolf Bentinck is promoted Vice Admiral, and Captain Cecil Staveley is promoted Rear-Admiral.

AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE.

EQUPMENT BILL PASSED.

(Reuter's Service.)

MELBOURNE, July 30. The House of Representatives passed the Defence Equipment Bill.

A Labour amendment favouring the construc- tion of thoth instead of one of the cruisers locally was defeated by 29 votes to 22, Mr. Bruce explaining

The American fliers have arrived at Kirkwall that the Government desired to accept the offer to 'safely.

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GOOD OLD.DAYS."

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1851 AND 1924 COMPARED.

The first of a series of meetings 'The Good Old Days and Now" held at the British Empire Exhibition, showed, taal far from being looked back on as the "good old days, the period succeeding the Great Exhibition of 1851 was recalled-bywomankind at least with sensations of amazement and horror

build the first cruiser in England.

dance-that it is perfectly possible, the fresh air until they could walk not to say 'desirable, for them to for themselves. work extremely long hours." She Miss Lena Ashwell, who spoke enumerated modern reforms on "Amusements and the Stage. secured in connection, with work- Then and Now," said that the price ing hours, sanitation, legislation, of seats had risen enormously the prevention of accidents, of since the beginning of the century, sweating and the protection of owing to the fact that people were motherhood. She added that going into the theatre because it accidents in factories were still far was an interesting and lucrative i too numerous and Betions to allow business. At the present time we us to rest on our ours, and that the had, a great number of very dis preventions of accidents was likely, tinguished exponents of the drama, to be one of the if not the-most whereas in 1851 the indainite important of industrial reforms for attitude of mind of the public gave the future.."

the best artists no opportunity. We needed a ttandard of what

Miss Hilda Martindale, who dealt "Our Homes in 1851 and in with the subject from the in- 1924" was the subject dealt with was fine, noble, and worth while dustrial point of view, maintained by Mrs. Ralph Durand, who in recreation. The principal amuse- that it was something to be admitted that 1851 might be ments of the people at present thankful for that we were living in described as the good old times were dancing, whistdrives, and 1924 and not in 1851 Was it too in one respect that of food prices. the cigenia, Mrs. George Morgan, much to hope that in 1971 factories Sugar was then 41⁄2d to 6%d the who presided, said that women would not only be clean, comfor15, fea Tod, coffee 18, while oysters could congratulate themselves to table, and safe, but places in which were sold in the streets at four a day on the fact that instead of hav "service

was put before gain" penny. Most was particularly ing to influence somebody else's Late in the last century there were cheap, and 611⁄2d par lb was regarde opinion when they desired certain dormitories in the roofs of factories Fed us quite a good price. In other reforms they now had the direct where children lived and slept to reperta shes Egreed with the power of the forei that they might be ready when previous speaker they |their shift came round," and the

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