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TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1926.

STRIKE ECHO.

PROMINENT UNIQNISTS'

REFUSED ENTRY.

WORKED AGAINST BRITAIN,

London. June 21.

In the House 1 Commons. the

the

Mining Industry Bill, to facilitate the better organisation of the coal mining industry and Coal Mines Bill, to amend tem- porarily the Coal Mines Act as regards hours of employment - derground, were formally intro-

duced.

Mr. Arthur Henderson (Labour ite, Burnley) assed for leave to move the adjournment to call atten- tion to the hction of the Home Secretary in curtalling freedom of discussion In international' ques-

tions by refusing the entry of Messra, Oudegeent and Fimming.

The speaker refused to put "the motion declaring that it was im- possible for the Home Secretary to differentiate in the importance of the two gentlemen mentioned from others under the Allons Restric-! tions Act

Mr. J. Ramsay MacDonald, the Labour Jeader, prebed the point, pointing out the importance of the Congress.

The Speaker adhered to his rul- ing and the mister dropped.

Tugal

:

BRAZIL OUT.

LEAGUE RESIGNATION NOW CONFIRMED.

SPAIN MAY FOLLOW.

Rugby, June 21. Sir Austen Chamberlain, Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs, stated in the House of Commons, in reply to a question, that he had

EMPIRE MARKETING,

PERSONNEL OF THE NEW

BOARD...

MR. AMERY AS CHAIRMAN.

London, June 21,

THE CHINA MAIL.

ANGRY FASCISTS,

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DEMAND REMOVAL OF TRE LEAGUE,

ALLEGED HOSTILITY.

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London, June 21.

The personnel of the Empire Like Russin an outery for the re Marketing Board has been official-moval of the League from Goneva ly announced as follows:-

Chairman--Mr. L. M. S. Amery, Dominions Secretary.

U.S. FINANCE.

COOLIDGE AS ADVOCATE OF RETRENCHMENT,

"CONSTRUCTIVE ECONOMY."

Washington. June 21, Speaking at the half-yearly Bud- get meeting of the Government Pre- has broken out in the newspaperssident Coolidge advocated a Pro- throughout Italy, which are anger gramme of constructive economy" now received confirmation of the

vd by hostile demonstrations la Government "expenditure "by a notification of Brazil's withdrawal

Great Britain-Capt. the Hon. against the Fascist delegates and means, inter alia, of a gradual re- from the Longue of Nations,

He W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, Under-officials in Geneva..

duction in the number of Govern- could only express "his sincero re- Secretary of State for the The Popolo d'Italia, which is ment employees by refraining from grot that the Brazilian Government Colonies; Mr. Ronald McNeill, edited by Mussolini'a brother, de- replacing those dropping out. was taking that step, and he hoped Financial Secretary to the Trea-mands that the League headquar He predicted that the current that it might yet reconsider its in-sury; Baron Bledisloe, Chairman ters be transferred to the Imperial tention to cut itself adrift from this cf Committee of Lawes Agricul Palace in Vienna, declaring that no great and increasingly powerful in-

tural Trust (Rothamsted) and of | Roman delegate can attend meetings ternational organisation to the Agricultural Research Committee, in a city where public demonstra success of which it had made great Bristol University; Major W. E. tions against his country are "of

Eliott. M.C... Conservative M.P. dally occurrence.-Router. contributions in the past.

for Kelvingrove, Glasgow; Sir William Francis Clerke. Str Thomas Allen. Director of the SUMATRA RUBBER. Co-operative Wholesale Society: and Mr. W. S. Crawford.

Sir Austen "Chamberlain added that, though he had no official in formation, he was afraid that the Spanlah Government was going to. take a similar step-British Wire

rss Service.

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COAST PORT WEDDINGS.

SHANGHAI, ..

DIETRICH-REIBER.

of

more than 30 years, to Kurt Dietrich, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Dietrich of

The wedding took place on Explanation Asked.

· Saturday · afternoon, June 12, of Subsequently My Henderson ask: Frieda Reiber, daughter ed for an explanation of the re- Mr. and Mrs. Fr. Reiber, residents

to admit Mr. Oudegeest, Shanghat. for "Secretary of the International Federation of Trade Unions, and 31. Fimmina, Secretary, of the In- ternational Transport Workers'

The church was handsomely de- Federation, who were desirous of attending the International Labour corated with flowers and greens Conference on emigration in Lan-and special music was furnished

don.

Sir W. Joynaon Hicks (Home Secretary) replied that during the recent illegal strike information reached him that Oudegees and Fimmins Were arranging to

ports.

Eerlin.

for the ceremony by Miss M. Plaf who sang to organ an 'cella Mr. H. 8. accompaniment. Lindany was matron of Honour, and the Misses Marianne Thiel, Rat Berbinger, Annie Slemssen

Canada-Mr. W. A. Wilson. « Australia - Mr. F. C. Mc- Dougall

New Zealand Mr. R. S. Forsyth.

South Africa-Mr. J. Dimond, Ireland Mr. J. McNeill. IndiaMr. H. A. F. Lindsay. Colonies and Protectorates-Sir Edward Dayson.

JAPAN'S DIPLOMATS.

TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS

General

ANNOUNCED.

Tokyo, June 21, Nagaoka has been formally appointed Minister to It is understood that Germany. Mr. Hanihara's appointment as Minister to Italy will be announced as soon as Mr. Ochial's funeral is over. Reuter.

General Nagaoka is an M.P. and hold up British ships in foreign and Agnes Reiber, sister of the retired from the army in 1915. He was born in 1858. He is President bride) were bridesmaids. Little

of the Imperial Aviation Associa- Helga and Dicky Koehler were flower girls and Master John on. Mr. Masanao Hanihara has Messrs.been an Ambassador unattached Lindsay, train-bearer. Berbinger und Kretzmana were since 1923, his last post being

Washington. ushers for the ceremony..

this was

2

Mr. Henderson asked whether new form of reprisal against bona de Trade Unionista currying out their duty

Sir W. Jonson Hicks replied that he must adhere to his de- eision unisa Mr. Henderson had information contrary to his

KATE JORDAN.

DEATH OF AUTHORESS AND PLAYWRIGHT.

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Mountainlake (N. J.), June 21,

The death has occurred here of Mrs. Kate Jordan Vermilye authoress and playwright, whose per zame was Kate Jordan. Reuter's American Service.

ANCIENT CANNON.

PENANG'S REMARKABLE

"FIND."

Penang, June '12: A remarkable "And" has cccarred here. -E #core of ancient muzzle-loading cannon being unearthed alongside the foundations of the old Central Station during the work of laying the foundations of the new Charter- ed Bank at the corner of Union Street and Bench Street.''

A wedding reception was held at o'clock at the residence of the bride's parents, 133 Avenue Road, where the young couple's health was proposed by the German Cor

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BRYAN-BARNDT.

The wedding of Robert T. Bryan.

and: Gertrude Indell Baradt, a teacher in the Shanghai American School, took place on Friday evening at 7.30 o'clock at the Shanghai American School. Fallowing the ceremony the couple left for Nanking.

Buth Miss Barndt and Mr. Bryan are popular members of the Shang- hai American community. Miss Barndt came to Shanghai two years. ago from Yacama. Washington, where she taught 'schocl. Previous to that she attended school nt Walia Walia, Washington, after which she taught two years

in Honolulu. Mr. Bryan was born in China and, with the exception of the years he spent in college in America, he has lived in Shanghal Since graduating from college he has practised inw in this city. He has also written several widely- read books on China.

The wedding ceremony was quite simple, and was attended by only members of Mr. Bryan's immediate They were all heaped together family, Mr. Bryan's father, the and though rusted are in a fair Rev R. T. Bryan, performed. the

state of preservation. One benra the initials "*FM1," over the touch- hole and all bear the Tudor crown, which gives some idea of their an- tiquity.

These cannon vary in size from a tiny ornamented affair, with a three-inch orifice, to a weightier piece of ordinance suggestive of a trench mortar.

It 19 suggested that

ceremony,

SINGAPORE.

STRUYS SCOTT.

FRENCH CABINET. POINCARE ACCEPTS BRIAND'S

INVITATION;

Paris, June 21.

M. Briand has announced that M.

RAYMOND POINCARE Poincare has agreed to enter the new Cabinet-Reuter.

PAPAL DELEGATE.

DENIES CHARGE. OF APOSTACY,

New York, June 14: The Mexican consul general, Arturo M. Elias, in a statement to-day charged that Monsignor Caruana, bishop of Porto Rico and the West Indies, and papal

SEEN AS SOURCE OF U. 3. SUPPLY.

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Akron, Ohio, June 17. The rubber Association of Amer ica has communicated with all lead-| ing consumers of raw rubber in the United States urging their co- operation in the establishment of American-owned rubber plates tions in Sumatra.

A. L. Viles, the manager, said the entire scheme had been the subject of careful scientifle and economic investigations. He said that the association planned no immediate action until assured of enough co eperation by manufacturers of rubber goods.

Bacal year would close with a sur plus of $180,000,000 and the follow- ing year with 越 surplus vi $20,000,000.

The President declined to pro- mise further reduction of taxes on the ground that it would be un- fortunate to raise such hopes until the state of the Government's finances justled it.--Reuter'a American Service..

MOSUL TREATY.

EARLY RATIFICATION BY BRITAIN.

A DESIRABLE STEP.

the. Turkish

"

Rugby, June 21.

mons to Mr. J. Ramsay MacDonald, Replying in the House of Com-

the Labour Lender, Sir Auster Chamberlain said that both the Tur kish National Assembly and Irak had gathorised the ratification of The Philippine Islands had been Mosul forthwith, and it was. Treaty regarding considered, he said, but it was his eminently desirable that the British belief that the Sumatra project ratification should be given at the would most probably be accepted. earliest possible moment. Unless, He declined to estimate the amount therefore, Mr. MacDonald express- of money necessary to carry cuted a desire for discussion on the such an extensive development in Treaty, His Majesty would be at the Philippines or in Sumatra. Invised to ratify it in a few days' another quarter it was learned that time-British Wireless Service. the association has planned tenta- tively to spend $50,000,000.

"A project of this size and im- portance, anid Viles, "must be thoroughly financed and a definite programme outlined before fürther. steps can be taken, Prospects in the Philippines are still very un- settled because of the political and Findustrial-condition--existing to the investment of large sums of money there."United Press.

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THE PHILIPPINES.

VICE-GOVERNOR SOON TO

RETURN,

·PLEA FOR RUSSIA.

MUST BE ADMITTED TO TO LEAGUE.

Berlin, June 17. Chancellor Marx told the United Press in an interview thal Russia must be admitted to the League of Nations and be allowed to resume her normal international status, or the world be plunged once into a devastating war.

taore

"One of the most fundamental: facts, In International relations”. suid Chancellor Mars is that the powers must accept Ruskia once more into the family of nations if they hope for peace.

Washington, June 14. Eugene A.. Gilmore, Vice- Governor of Philippines, plans to sail from the United States for

"Russia will not attempt to im- Manila on June 27 after spending pose communism on the rest of the some weeks at his home in Wis-world but the is entitled to choose

consin.

Before leaving Washington Mr. Gilmore had a farewell talk with President Coolidge. He told "The Associated Press" that several conferences with the President had convinced him that Mr. Coolidge is keenly interested in conditions in the Philippines and well-informed concerning them.

her own form of government: and work out her own means of pre- serving law and order. Germany knew she had nothing to fear from Russian propaganda or she would never have signed the recent treaty f neutrality with the Soviet gov- ernment." United ProER..

AMERICA DENIES ANY COMPLICITY.

The Vice-Governor recently completed recruiting forty-five BRAZIL & LEAGUE. teachers for the Islands, and on his way to the coast he planned to stop at various educational cen- tres to continue his programme. of interesting experts in the voca- tional and agricultural activities, of the school-system of the Philip pines.

Mrs. Gilmore will remain in Wisconsin until their children have returned to school after the in the Philippines next October. Rumours involving vacation and will join her husband Associated Press.

Washington, June 17. American diplomatic officials to

were in any way involved, even day emphatically denied that they indirectly, in the League of Nations controversy, resulting in Brazil's, withdrawul from the league. the United States in Brazil's withdrawal were circulated in Geneva and Rie Janeiro..

brated at St. Andrew's Cathedral A very pretty wedding was cele-

on Saturday, June 12, the

con tracting parties being Oswin the Gerald Struys and Sybil Viola originally belonged to the old Bri- Scott. The ceremony was conduct- tish East India Company, but theired by the Rev. Mr. Shetcliffe. The delegate to Mexico, declared him- SLEEPING CAR FIRE. history has not yet been establish- ed, and how they came to be. where i bride, who was given away by herself "a protestant," when enter-| they were 14 a mystery.-"S. uncle, Dr. F. W. F. Clarke, looked ing. Mexico at the Nueva Laredo !

Fress,"

GENERAL WOOD.

VERY POPULAR WITH PHILIPPINES,

charming in a dress of crepe de immigration gate last March. chine the front of which was em- The prelate was subsequently ex: broidered with white silk thread loops and silver bonds. Her white pelled by the Mexican government

San Francisco, June 15. "Governor General Wood, is very popular with the Filipinos," Bid General McRae, formerly in.

Miss E. Clarke who was flower command of the Philippine de-girl, wore an old Victorian white partment, in an interview to-day. satin frock with forget-me-nots. General McRae will take com- Master B. Clarke was page boy. mand of the ninth district corps

Mr. E. Hagedorn performed the on Wednesday,

duties of bestman "The governor is especially

There was large gathering of popular," said General McRae, friends and relatives at 3 Tanglin with the older Filipinos who Hill, the residence of Dr. Noel know that he has given the islands Clarko, after the service, and many prosperity, schools and good beautiful presents were displayed. roads."

He went on to say that Amer-

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EX-PRESIDENT ILL.

MH, TAFT SUFFERS FROM HEART TROUBLE.

FIVE PERSONS PERISH.

Edwin V. Morgan, the American ambassador to Brazil, cabled the state department a denial of the story that he had congratulated President Bernardes upon Brazil's resignation from the league- Associated Press..

OLD SINGAPOREAN RETIRES.

Los Angeles, June 16. Monsignor Caruana denied the The bodies of three women, one satin train was caught up at both charges made by the consul gen-man and one child were recovered shoulders with orange blossom and eral, branding them as entirely late to-day from the burned lined with shell pink georgette, false. He said the signature to wreckage of a Union Pacie The Minnes M. Strays and Mhis declaration at Laredo was a tourist sleeping car which burned Clarke who acted as bridesmaids forgery and that the Mexican early this morning at Cristal sid were attired in dresses of pale inspector wrote the question anding in Nevada. "The origin of the blue satin with flounce face and answers. Associated Press.

Another old resident of the Far lace jokes and wore white georgette

flames is not known. Thirty East retired from Singapore yester hats...

people escaped injury by leaping day (June 11) and sailed for Aus from the windows when aroused tralla on route for Home, in the from sleep. The sleeping car person of Mr. W. A. Sima, J.P. Mr. was part of the Continental Sis has just passed the age of Limited from Los Angeles to Saltfifty-one, and has spent twenty-six Lake City-Associated Press.⠀ ⠀ years out East, at frat in Hongkong. and latterly in Singapore, The manager of the Commercial Union Insurance Company, Mr. Sims, also

a large part in the life of the City, did underwriting. He has taken

served a useful term an Municipal Commissioner, is a justice of the peace, and a prominent fraimason, Mr. Sims has been president of the Tanglin Club, and the various Church organisations, will miss him, as he was a leading spirit in the foundation of St. Andrew's Hospi tal, which he generously supported.

S. Progs?

LUMBAGO.

PROHIBITION.

DRYS ARE FAR' AHEAD IN NEW JERSEY VOTING.

Washington, June 15. Chief Justice. Taft who has been under the care of a heart specialist for more than a week was reported to-day to be pro- gressing satisfactorily. Although he had planned to depart for his

Newark, NJ, June 16. summer home in Canada last Although New Jersey has two Friday, it is now expected that United States penators and a he will not leave before June 22, governor who are wet, the returns Chief Justice Taft decided to re-a dry victory in two of the three main in bed several days longer prohibition clashes.Associated Associated Press.

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