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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1928.

RESULT OF BRITAIN'S "PEACE IN INDUSTRY"

AIR RACE.

OFFICER WINS.

ONLY WOMAN COMPETITOR MAKES PLUCKY EFFORT.

1,000 MILES HANDICAP.

London, Yesterday.

The competitore in the 1,000

Moth

VOTE.

AT LLANDUDNO.

MINERS OVERWHELMINGLY IN FAVOUR.

BLOW TO THE “REDS."

London, Yesterday.

The Miners' Conference at Llan-

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OSCAR SLATER WINS HIS APPEAL.

A LONG STRUGGLE.

SERVED 18 YEARS IN PRISON.

"SHERLOCK'S" VICTORY.

London, Yesterday.

Oscar Slater, who nearly twenty

against the sentence in the Court of Criminal Appeal at Edinburgh to- day.

miles handicap air race round Bri- dudno, by 809,000 votes to 192,000 years ago was sentenced for the tain for the King's Cup completed defeated a resolution condemning murder of Miss Gilchrist, in Glas- the first stage to-day at Renfrew the "peace in industry" discussions gow, and who served over 18 years Aerodrome, a distance of 540 miles. between the Labour Council and a imprisonment won his appeal

Miss Spooner, the only woman group of employers-Reuter. competitor, who flew 2 machine, made a great bid for vic- [tory. Starting third from Henden she was second to arrive at Nor- wich and was first at Birmingham. She was still leading at Leeds, but afterwards lost her advantage.

The first to arrive at Renfrew was Flying Officer Atcherley in a Gloster Grebe, his time being 5 hrs. 9 mina. 25 secs.

Miss Spooner was tenth in 5 hrs. 47 mins. & sees. British Wireless Service

CAUSE OF CANCER.

DOCTORS STILL GROPING IN DARKNESS.

DIVERGENT VIEWS.

London, Yesterday.

Thus ends dramatically the agita tion in Slater's favour which has been going on for years and in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the well-known criminologist, has play- ed a leading part.

Lord Clyde, President of the High The proceedings of the Cancer Court of Justiclary at Edinburgh, Conference, while providing the delivering the judgment of the Ap- frankest exchange of viewpoints, peal Court, said the case was up- has hitherto served to emphasisedoubtedly one of great difficulty. the darkness in which earnest re- of those principally concerned in searches are still groping.

The delegates have joined issue nesses or in preparing the case, few

the original trial, whether as wit-! as regards both the cause and cure now survived. Even the judge, who Thirty-seven aeroplanes of all of the disease, an example of the presided, died nine years ago. sizes and horse-power lined up at former being the statement of the Proofs of the identity of Slater ad- Hondon for the King's Cup Handi- American Doctor Murphy, contro-

Thirty-Seven Competitors.

London. Yesterday.

cap Rare, the greatest civil air event verting the growing view that can- duced at the original trial had been of the year. This year the R.A.F. cer' was due to a virus.

exposed to formidable criticism inj

ANTI-WAR PACT.

LONDON PRESS COMMENT.

London, Yesterday. That the acceptance by British countries of the anti-war proposals marks the definite conclusion of negotiations and heralds an early

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viction of the London press. It is considered that it only remains for

GRAVE OUTLOOK.

THREAT TO 500.000 COTTON

OPERATIVES.

A' LOCK-OUT?

London, Yesterday.

also are competing, and there is Yesterday's discussion contred the course of the Appeal, but the one lady competitor piloting a on the efficacy of the lead treat difficulties of proving identity had "Moth." An autogiro is competing ment. On the one hand delegates been fairly put before the jury at. for the first time.

related marvellous cures, while the original trial by counsel on both This cross country race lasts two others declared that lead treatment sides and their importance had been days, and the total distance on the yielded no results or that patients impressed upon the jury by the first day is 541 miles over a de- actually grew worse under it.

judge. Under these circumstances vious course to Glasgow-Reuter. Sir Thomas Horder, who is pre- the Appeal Court was unable to hold

siding, summed up that

it was that the jury's verdict was either doubtful whether the treatment had unreasonable or unsupported by reached a stage where it had be- evidence. But the Court of Appeal come a practical therapeutic moa- held that there had been a misdirec- sure in all cases.-Reuter,

tion of the jury by the judge, who had told the jury what is familiarly known as presumption of innocence in criminal cases applied to Slater with less effect, in view of his am- biguous character. Presumption of innocence was fundamental to the whole system of British criminal prosecution and it was a radical error of the judge to have suggested A grave decision threatening the that Slater did not have the same Mr. Kellogg to name the date and lockout of half a million cotton benefit of it as any other accused place

of signature, after which operatives in Lancashire has been person. America will be bound in a moral taken by the special committee of partnership which to some extent the Federation of Master Spinners' cided that the conviction must be The Appeal Court therefore de- will compensate her for non-mem- Association at Manchester. The set aside on the ground of this mis- bership of the League of Nations. Committee met to consider the direction in law. British Wireless On all sides tributes are paid to strike of, spinners at Ramsey Mill, Servce. Mr. Kellogg's initiative.

The "Daily Telegraph" considers to join the trade-union, and decid- Oldham, over a workman's refusal that Mr. Kellogg's previous silence ed to recommend to an extraordin- upon the subject of "certain re-ary general meeting on July 27 that gions" implies consent, for the all the Federation mills be closed) United States claima in its own at noon on August 11 and to re-

DAMAGE TO "DELTA" AND "CİTY OF KHIOS.” - quarter of the world a special posi-main closed until the Ramsey Mill tion which is not widely dissimilar strikers resume. from the British claims in Egypt

Llabon, Yesterday. The lockout would affect about The Rs. "Delta" entered the and the Suez Canal,

|120,000 operatives in the American Tagus under her own steam. She The "Times" considers that the section, 80,000 in the Egyptian see-encountered a small leak and minor

notable extension tion and 300,000 weavers. Reuter. damage. treaty marks a of the area wherein war is highly improbable, while the "Daily News" points out that significance of the episode is the strength of the world-wide will for peace. The Pact is one step on the long road, says the "Daily Chronicle," and ahould hearten the nations to take the next step-the reduction of armaments.

LINER DISABLED.

"CITY OF YOKOHAMA" ASKS FOR AID.

ENGINE TROUBLE.

Colombo, Yesterday.

The City liner, "City of Yoko-

The "Morning Post" considers hama," from Australia has sent a

THE COLLISION.

The City of Khio's" bows were atove in, and she had to be towed In-Reuter.,

TOURING IN TURKEY.

ENGLISH MOVE FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT.

Constantinople.

The Turkish

that all who find comfort in words miles south of Colombo, stating an examination into the obstacles wireless, message from a point 1,150 Foreign Ministry has undertaken and formulas will. derive consider that she is disabled and wants as- to the development of touring in able satisfaction from the treaty,

which is likely to be adopted, while alstance. The local agents will Turkey. The initiative cane from the "Daily Herald" says that Sir Probably send a ship to the liner, English touring agencies, who ap Austen Chamberlain's conditiofia which is believed to have experi-proached Ferid Bey, the Turkish make the treaty futile and value-onced engine trouble. Router.

less.

Mr. Kellogg Going to Parla.

According to the New York news-

MAIL THEFT.

papers, the anti-war pact will be SEQUEL TO THE THEFT ON

algned in August. Mr. Kellogg, who is well pleased at the replies] received from all over the world,

S.S. "LEVIATHAN.”

New York, Yesterday. Charged with the theft of re

the

Ambassador in London,, and laid the present situation before him.

According to the figures before Foreign Ministry, Turkish pilotage,, lighthouse, sanitary, and anchoraga dues for tourist vessels arriving in Constantinople greatly exceed the same dues in Italy and Greece. A tourist vessel of 180,000

will sail for Paris about the middle gistered mail, valued at £1,200 tons, which at Naples pays dues

of August.-Reuter.

Japan's Reply,

Tokyo, Yesterday

from

It is officially intimated that was released on, bail-Reuter. Japan's reply to the American anti-

at

the

the ss. "Leviathan," amoanting to £48 and Archibald Chapman, assistant Fireus dues amounting to £12, has linen-keeper on the "Leviathan" to pay £201 on arriving here.

A considerable increase of tour ists visiting Constantinople is, nevertheless, occurring yearly. Since January of this year 18,000 tourists have landed here in or ganised groups, American and Eng- Hah, besides Rumanian and Bul- garian,

The new facilities which It is re-hoped the Foreign Ministry will afford may soon leave this number far behind,

war proposal, which is expected to DAME ELLEN TERRY, be handed to Mr. MacVongh (U.S. Ambassador) this evening or to morrow, will be worded very almi- larly to the British reply and will contain no reservations-Beuter.

IN AN UNCONSCIOUS CONDITION, WEY

London, Yesterday. Dame Ellen Terry, who has been unconscious since Tuesday, is ported to be sinking-Reuter.

The a.. "Kochow" which found- ered off the Wangmdon Bar, went A woman residing at No. 95, yesterday into Kwong Fook Cheong Ching Yuen-lano, Wanchal," reports shipyard for overhaul. The cost of that a mui taci, aged 19, went out the overhaul, says a Chinese report, shopping on Wednesday morning will be $20,000 and the work will and failed to return. At the same

-“CITY OF TOKIO,"

“... Shanghai, Yesterday.

be completed within a month's time: $35 disappeared from the The "City of Tokio" was refloat- time.

Kuwed this morning

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