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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1925.

BIRTHDAY HONOURS.

THIS YEAR'S UNUSUALLY LONG LIST. NUMEROUS KNIGHTHOODS.

Whole Pages of Orders of the British Empire.

Although only one Hongkong resident has been singled out, this year's Birthday Honours list is "unusually long." Malaya seems to have been well-favoured.

NO NEW PEERS. (Reuters Service)

London June 2.

An unusually long Birthday Honoura List does not contain any new peers. though it promotes Baron Bearsted to a Viscounty

tention to the stage and acted under the name of Bernard Gould. He joined the staff of "Punch" in 1891.

A HOST OF THE KING'S.

THE

DASH TO THE POLE.

Search For Missing Explorer.

"PLANES TO TAKE PART,

AMUNDSEN RETURNING

AFOOT?

(Reuter'a Service.).

CHINA MAIL:

30,000 OUT

SHANGHAI STRIKE ONLY PARTIAL LATEST ESTIMATE

Japanese Cotton Mills Chiefly Affected.

Although Shanghai's troubles do not yet appear to be over it. seems that so far the "general" strike la 'only partial, chiefly affecting the Japanese cotton mills.

Calo, June 2. The Government has decided to[/ send two naval sarplanes by steamer to Spitzbergen in assist in the search for Amundson.

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·MINOR ASSAULTS,

RATEPAYERS' MEETING. Shanghai, June, 2-There was (Reuter's Service.)

gain no quorum at the ipecial eeting of the ratepayers called Shanghai, June 2. hy the municipal council to vote The aeroplanes will reach

The atrike, which is generally on the resolutions relative to child Spitsbergen at the end of next only partial, chiefly affects the 'abour and the printed matter bye Japanese cotton mills, thongli some, the licensing of stock ex- The opinion is generally express of the tramway, electrical and hanges and the increasing of or that Amundsen has been unable other municipal employees have wharfage dues. The number pre- to return by air and is making for Cape Columbin or Spitzbergeno0

week. London, June 2 "Grand Crosses of the Royal Sir William Tyrrell steps up to Victorian Order (G.C.VO.) are the Grand Cross of the Most Dis-awarded to the Earl of Lonsdale tinguished Order of St. Michael and Desborough. and St George, Pakenham gets & Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (G.C.B.).

Sir John Baird receives the foot. Sir William

Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.)

Eight baronetcles include Sir John Bland Sutton.

The long list of knighthoods for varied public services include the artist Bernard Partridge and Mr. Philip Smith, Grand Secre- Lary of the United Grand Lodge of Freemasons.

A notable feature is several pages of Orders of the British Empire (G.B... K.B.E.. D.B.E.. C.R.E.. O.B., ́änd, M.B.E.) in cluding six dames.

-Baron Bearsted.

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"The Earl of Lonsdale.

The Earl of Lansdale is Lord Lieut. of Cumberland and his magnificent country seat at Low- ther Castle is a very popular sym- mer resort for Royalty. Lord Lonsdale has been an ardent sportsman all his life, taking a particular interest in the turf, hunting and boxing. His name is most prominently connected in public. memory with the Lonsdale belt he founded. He served in the Imperial Yeomanry during the Boer War. For two years he was Mayor of Whitehaven.

Lord Desborough.

Baron Hearsted who has been made a viscount, is well-known in the metropolis, having hold the

As Chairman of the Primrose post of Lord Mayor, Alderman and Sherill. He has travelled League and Thames Conser extensively in Japan and the Purvancy Board, alas as a member of East and was the first to intro the Tariff Commission and Royal duce the transport of petrol in Exhibitions Commission. Lord bulk through the Suez Cand He Desborough has done work of has developed large oil fiekis in great national importance but his the Far East and received an, name is more popularly connect- official vote of thanks from the Fed with the British Olymple Asso- Lord Commissioner of the A-ciation in which he has been a miralty during the war for "ser-presiding genius. As Mr. W. H. vices of the utmost importance to Grenfell he had once a wonderful athletic record at cricket, rowing, the fighting forces,"

running, climbing, swimming and horsemanship.

Sir William. Tyrrell

Sir William Tyrell's connection. with the Foreign Office dates back nearly forty years.

He is the son

Sir John L. Baird.

Born in 1874. He was a secre- of the late Judge of the High-tary in the Diplomatic Service in Court of Judicature. N.W. Pro- Cairo, Paris. and Buenos. Ayres vinces of India. Since 1919 he from 1898 to 1908: Attaché at has carried out the duties of Vienna in 1896: Acting Agent Assistant Under-Secretary of and Consul-General in Abyssinia; State at the Foreign Office. He and Political Officer attached to has also acted as Private Secre- the Abyssinian, Field Forces in tary to Lord Saunderson and the 1903. Right Hon. Sir Edward Grey and 2nd Secretary at the Embassy at Rome. Sir William has re- ceived a G.C.M.G.

Sir William Pakenham.

Admiral Sir William Paken- ham, given the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, comes of an old family with seafaring tradi- tions. His father was Rear- Admiral the Hon. Thomas Paken- ham and at an early age the son saw service in Japan and China as a naval attache. During the war he rose from Captain tu Vice- Admiral and Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty. As a Rear Admiral he commanded the Battle Cruiser Fiect.

From 1911 until 1916 he was Parliamentary private secre- tary to Mr. Bonar Law: from December, 1916, until January, 1919, was Under-Secretary of State for the Air Ministry, and from July, 1919, Under-Secretary He has re- for the Home Office. presented the Rugby Division since 1910.

MALAYA'S SHARE.

Later. The Birthday Honours in- cluded:-

Commanders of St. Michael and St. George-Mr. Frank Bad- delley, former Under Secretary of the Straits Settlements; and Mr. Oswald Storer, of Selangor.

Honorary Commander of St. Michael and St. George-Raja Abdullak, of Perak.

Commander of the British Empire.-Mr. John Humphreys, Adviser to Trengganu, Malay States.

Sir John Bland Sutton..

Sir John Bland Sutton is one of the leading surgeons of the day with the and in connection B.A.M.C. in the War rendered services of great national import- ance. He has since been elected to the Presidency of the Royal He is sald College of Surgeons. to have made large gifts to needy

Member of the British Empire. hospitals. Sir John Sutton was

-Mr. Frank Sands, Boy Scouts' trained at Middlesex Hospital at which he was afterwards surgeon.Commissioner, of Malaya.

Honorary Commanders of the British Empire, Haji Nik Ismail, of Kelantan; and Haji Ngah Yusuf, of Trengganu.

Honorary Member of the Bri- tish Empire-Mr. Ho Siak-kuan, Chinese Secretary of the Straits Settlements.

Mr. Bernard Partridge.

"More telling than a political discourse" is a remark almost. forced from one at the sight of the work of Mr. Bernard Partridge who as "Punch's" leading cartoon- Tanner, Headmaster of Queen's jet is known by name to millions | College, Hongkong.

Companion of the Imperial Ser

Order. Mr. Bertram

vice

of admirers. He is the son of a famous surgeon and first devoted Rome, June 2-The airships himself to stained glass designing. Not proving so successful in this as he had hoped he turned his at-

SOUTH SEVELAND:

Esperia and NI returned safely to their basea at Ciampino and Pontedera this morning.--Reuter,

LATEST NOTE.

EFFORT TO CONCILIATE GERMANY.

DISARMAMENT QUESTION.

(Reuter's Service.)

It was estimated this evening that. 30.000 people are striking. The police have since released the 300 arrested.·.

Many minor assante, chiefly reported against Japanese, ara to-night.

EARLIER CABLES.

SHANGHAI, June 2 Further meetings have her arranged for today, at which it is expected resolutions will be passed

restoration demanding the

of foreign concessions, abolition of extra territoriality and the Mixed PARIS, June, z. Court at Shanghal, and also of The Allied Note to Germany foreign police stations at Shanghai, with regard'. to dis armament, and the punishment of the police which will be presented to Berlin who shot the students Renter. on June 4, consists of five pages Peking, June 2-The student and two annexes.

meetings held yesterday were The first sets out what has been only informal as the authorities dont and what has not been done have forbidden formal public in the execution of the Versailles meetings for students since the Treaty and lays down a list of attack on Chang Shil chao's re- sidence during humiliation, day what remains to be carried out.

disturbance on May 8

The second gives the text of the Reparations Commissions note to the Conference of Ambassadors, declaring that Germany is in order as regards the execution of "the Daves plan.

The Pote, which is conciliatory, informs Germany that the Cologne zone cannot be evacuated until the disarmament conditions have bees fulfilled.

NINE MEN..

SIRDAR'S MURDER

GANG.

WHO THEY ARE.

(Reuter's Service.)

CAIRO. June 2. The nine men accused of the Sirdar's murder are the two stud ent brothers Enaiat, two railway shop workers, a carpenter, an engineer, a taxi driver and a lawyer, the former Zaglulkst} deputy Shafik Mansur and, the cfficial Mahmoud Ismail.

An earlier cable stated that all of the nine persons accused of the murder of the Sirdar have been found guilty. The court will pronounce sentence on the 7th.]

ITALIAN FINANCE.

THE STABILISING OF THE LIRA.

(Reuter's Service.)

ROME, June 2 The Issue Banks have jointly opened a contingent credit with) JP. Morgan & Co., New York for afty million dolları with the object of stabilising the lira,

[The lira of roo ceniessimi is nominally worth 25.225% to the pound sterling. According to the lew of August 10, 1893, there are only three banks of issue, namely, the Banco d'Italia, the Banco di Napoli, and the Banco di Sicilia}

$45,000,000 LOAN.

THE ARGENTINE'S CREDIT GOOD.

(Reuter's American Service)

NEW YORK, June 2 The Argentine refunding loan of $45,000,000 with interest at siz per cent., offered by Messrs. Morgan's this morning, was pr subscribed in an hour.

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TOKYO WATCHFUL.

Tokyo, June 2 The Foreign Office is adopting a watchful" and waiting attitude in regard to the Shangbai strike, anticipating combined action with the Powers concerned if necessary

sent was two hundred short of the quorum. The chairman thanked those present for their attendance, adding that he felt sure it was the expreselon of their..confidence in the council in the present difficult situation. AMERICAN TROOPER SHOT. Shanghal, June 2-Quiet pre valled until 6.30 this evening when hots were fred on a mounted American Volunteer patrol from

a Chines the "New World," variety theatre in Nänking Road. Trooper T. G. MacMartes was wounded in the thigh and his horse was killed. The patrol's Lewis gun replied, and the American. roop later entered the building on ore side while Light Horsemen On the other. They entered rounded up three hundred Chinese, who were taken to Louza Police One Station and locked up. Chinese was severely injured and several others slightly injured.

Another disturbance is reported to have occurred in the vicinity of the waterworks. There are no details..

The strike a spreading: The Council has appointed food trans port controllers.

- MARINES LANDED.

Marines were Fifty Italian PEKING'S PROTEST. landed from the San Giorgio, a380 Americans from the destroyers, Peking, June 2.

an advance guard for two The cabinet to-day decided to as instruct the Walchlaepu to draw thousand sailors and marines who 10 Shanghai In up

of protest to the are coming note Diplomatic Corps against the accordance with instructions from: action of the police at Shanghai. the Legations at Peking.

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It also decided to appoint two high The demands of the Peking commissioners proceed to Government and Shanghai Foreign the Shanghai to investigate the matter. Commissioner have had It is believed they will be selected inevitable effect of stiffening the rioters, and the position is this afternoon.

steadily geiting worse,

SOVIET PROTEST. CHINESE EASTERN

RAILWAY.

UNFRIENDLY ACTIONS?

(Heuter's Service.),

RIGA, June 2 Soviet Government circles are reported to be very perturbed at the Chinese continued disregard of the Soviet demand for the dis missal of non Soviet officials of the Chinese Eastern Railway.

TIME TO INTERVENE. London, June 2The "Daily Nowa" on the Shanghai riots say that whatever else may be said about the fundamental cause it is too late now to leave China to work out her own salvation alone in view of the country's importance, The to the rest of the world. paper-endorses the "Times" sug- gestion for a discussion at the Customs conference.

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MORE BLOODSHED..

SHANGHAI, June 2. When the rioters threw the Japanese constable into the creek which was shallow, they continued to attack him apparently intending They also accuse China of exert to drows him, but he drew his ing anti-Soviet influence, for example in negotiating a loza revolver and killed one with Japan for the purpose of con- seriously wounded two, whereupon

the attack ceased. structing a line from Taoman 'to, Tsitsihar, which is inimical to the interests of the Chinese Eastern Railway.

The Soviet Press reports that the Chinese military authorities, have requisitioned 400 waggons for the transport of war material to the Soviet frontier at Pogranitshnaja.

HEAT WAVE. AMERICA'S SWELTERING

ORDEAL.

FATAL RESULTS. (Reuter's American Service.)

NEW YORK, June 2,

A heat wave has swept the country from the East to the Middle West.

There have been six deaths in Chicago, three in Cleveland and three in New York.

Nire people were drowned at Milwakce when seeking relief from the heat.

Two men in Missouri were flung out of a motor car by the force of a storm and killed.

FLYING IN GERMANY.

and

SCRAP OF PAPER?

LEAGUE AND ARMS EVIL.

CAUSTIC COMMENT. «.

(Reuter's Service.)

A

GENEVA, June 2. The action of the arms con- ference in exempting Esthonia, Finland, Latvia, Poland and Roumania from the obligation to supply periodical returns of im ports of munitions pending Russia's adhesion to the convention drew caustic references from Mr. Burton (United States) who asked whether the League protection was a mere scrap of paper since the nations were afraid to trust therein.

Lord Onslow (Britain) agreed with Mr. Burton's remarks and cald Britain desired a workable convention.

SOUND ADVICE. (Router's Service)

KANNAPOLIS, June 2 President Coolidge in presenting BERLIN, June 2 National Interest is being dis diplomas to the graduates of the Strasburg, June 2.-M. Painleve played in the flying week for light paval Academy said that he felt speaking at a banquet said that the aeroplanes, on which Germany is that the occasion would seldom Government will spare no en concentrating owing to the pesce arise and knew it did not exist deavour in order to guarantee treaty restrictions. The contests now, when those connected with Sparcial stability, of which the divided into three classes in our navy were justified, directly or first condition is security. If bich the maximum power of by inference, in asserting that any Alsace Lorraine were again anghies is respectively 40, 80 and other powers were amlog against threatened, France would engige 20 horsepower. Twenty thousands and by arousing national her existence to defend them.pounds telling are offered in spiclon and hatred were attempt. That does not imply a sentiment of prices; Bfty-one started. Immense ing to cause us to arm agaiDET militarism, for while unanimously crowds assembled at the Tempel them, enige Most decided to defend her achievements hof serodrome to witness the brak

He added that Americans would

fa Morroco, Franco wishes only to of the five seperate circuite not like to have their honourable be a good workman, and me a initial one of which is 605 miles, motives and peaceful intentions just peace without opptesson or #bich thirty-five contestants com estioned, and others could not Oppressed Eut the French pripleleje drvo The fastest time was relish it either, are not blind, and must keep. done by an „Albatross s

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