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AMERICA

RYDER

No. 27,834

LEAD

CUP

IN

FOURSOME PLAY

** GEORGE DUNCAN DEAD

OFF FORM.

ONE BRITISH VICTORY

America made á good start in the Ryder Cup matches with the visiting British side yesterday, on the Scioto links at Columbus, Ohio. At the end of the two-ball foursomes they lend by three matches to one.

Results were:---

HONG KONG, SATURDAY JUNE

TASK BEFORE GREAT DRUG CONFERENCE.

World to Profit from Experience.

RINGS TRAFFICKERS.

[By Leslie R. Aldous.]

were

invited,

CREATING A NEW WORLD.

27 Different Currencies in Europe.

NOTED GERMAN'S VIEWS.

President of the Gefan Reichsbank.

[By Ex-Chancellor Dr. Hans Luther, All nations and the majority of them are

Berlin, May 31. represented, at the League of Apart from the special circum- Nations conference on limitation stances due to the world crisis it of the manufacture of dangerous remains: broadly true that, 'per- drugs, which is one of the haps, the most characteristic biggest events at Geneva this feature of the present situation can afford to ignore the drug the masses of increased wants month. No continent or country is the gradual development in peril, which is supping the vital expressed, at least for the mo ity of hundreds of thousands of ment, in a considerable increase citizens. In fighting the menace, of public and, social service ex- the world has had to profit from penditure. Whether this

prove a blessing or a curse to stages in the League's campaign mankind will depend on whether have to be understood in order it will be possible to cultivate the human spirit according to prin- present conference.

cipes of honest collaboration and thus to clear the way for a free development of the économic and technical powers of production.

Sarazen and Farrell (America) beat Compston and experience, and the successiva Davies, ((Britain)`8 and 7.

Hagen and Shute (America) beat Duncan and Havers, to arrive at the meaning of the (Britain) 10 and 9.

Mitchell and Robson (Britam) beat Diegel and Espinosa (America) 3 and one.

very

will

GERMANY'S SUBMARINE FALLS ON INDIAN CREDIT TO BE

CREDIT

FRANCE AGREES TO U.S. PROPOSAL.

MORAL INTEREST

CREDIT EXTENSION

THE REMEDY.

ITS SIDE.

Accident to XI During Dry Docking.

ASSURED.

Financial Support to Be Guaranteed.

PENDING SETTLEMENT:

A DIVING: CRUISER.

London, Yesterday.

Rugby, Yesterday. The submarine XI, one of the The British Government have largest submarines in the world, decided that should the need this afternoon heeled over owing ment for the authority necessary while dry docking at Portsmouth arise they will apply to Parlia- to the shoring collapsing and had to enable them to gain financial to be refloated and now shows a support under suitable conditions slight list, but is undamaged. to the Government of India for the purpose of maintaining In- dian credit pending the settle ment of the constitutional pro- blem and the formulation of pro- visions which will ensure the maintenance of Indian credit in the future-British Wireless Servce,

Earller Cables.

3,600

Paris, Yesterday. Nobody was hurt. The French reply to Pre- sident Hoover, read in the surface displacement of

The XI is 950 feet long, has a Chamber to-day by the Pre- tons, and can remain under mler, M. Laval, expresses water for two and a half days. willingness to abstain for the She is really a diving cruiser, period of one year from retain- able to travel to any part of the ing payments from Germany, Empire and capable of engaging but the moral interest of the any craft short of a heavy crui- first order requires that even, ser, She cost over £1,000,000 to during the period of the Mora- build-Reuter. torium.the payment of the in- conditional annulty, should in no way be deferred.

League's First Task. At first, nobody knew Burke and Cox (America) beat E, R. Whitcombe and much about the elaborate organ- The great obstacle to this is isation of the rings of drug the age-old distrust between men, Easterbrook (Britain) 3 and ́2.

traffickere, whose activities over this source of infinite.suffering seems an insufficient remedy for

HAVERS'S BIG

TASK

The messages indicate that Duncan was over the green with George Duncan was completely his third. After two-futile putts, out of form, and was almost in; the Britons picked up, leaving variably off the line. Havers Hagen's spoon shot as it lay, con- strove manfully, but could mot ceding the hole. stand the terrific strain of carry- Duncan. missed a five-foot putt ing his mercurial partner. The at the ninth, and the British pair British cause

in this match became five down. Approximatėj hopeless Wag..

after the scores out were:- morning round, and in the America: ..4, 4, 4, 2, 5, 4, 5, 8, 8, 34 end they were completely swamp-Britain: ...5, 5, 4, 5, 6, 6, 8, 5, 441 ed.

The slaughter continued coming

There was much misgiving in home, the American pair being 10 certain circles about Duncan's up at the end of the round. The selection, owing to his poor form approximate homeward cores this year. On the other hand, were

his old opponent, Hägen, seems America: 4, 4, 5, 4, 8, 5, 4, 3, 8 to have touched his best right

Total

13

69

Total

Later.

Hagen and Shuter beat Duncan and Havers over the 36 holes by 10 and 9. ·

Compston in Form.

flowed national boundaries. One

The note declares that the gen-

eral suspension. of payment|

"

SUBMARINE NAUTILUS

IN DOCK.

Repairs.

ADMIRALTY'S OFFER.

of the League's first tasks was to It is true that phrases in which the dangers at present threaten-Arrival at Plymouth for ollect and co-ordinate informe- the political aims of the Indi-ing German economy and Euro- vidual nations are expressed, pean economy generally, as this have altered, but, for the most is due to a substantial restriction part, the are still only new of credits or the withdrawal of words, and words lacking the foreign funds. firm faith which demands deeds.

AUSTRIA & EXPORT OF DRUGS

Prohibitions Proposal Adopted.

Geneva, 'Yesterday. The narcotic conference adopted by 31 votes to 6 the. Austrian proposal prohibit- ing the export of diacetyl, morphine or heroin and its salts except at the request of "the Government of a non- medical requirements.-Reu- manufacturing country for....

Paters

It is no good to fill this new wine

into old skina. ..

Economie Values Injured.

Against Protection.

As the solution of the German

Rugby, Yesterday, crisis, therefore, lies largely in

The submarine Nautilus, in the extension of credits, the which Sir Hubert Wilkins plans French Government, is prepared

can

London, Yesterday.

In the House of Commons, re- plying to a question regarding the financial position of India.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald stated

that the financial strain on the Government of India was due to the depression having been ac centuated by the uncertainties

MORE RAIN!

The weather report issued by the Royal Observatory at 10.37 a.m. to-day states:-

The northern depression "ap- pears to be central to the NE of Peking.

The position of the Tengking depression is uncertain?

* Local forecast:-South-west

winde;

moderate; generally overcast; occasional rain.

new constitution to ensure finan-" cial stability. DANM

5. Africa's View.. Mr. Bodinstein, South Afri- It would not be possible to in- Becretary for External troduce the proposed constitu.. Affairs, stated to-day that tional changes if financial stabi- South Africa will not avail her.lity were not assured, and Fis self to President Hoover's plan Majesty's Government were de- to discontinue her payments to termined not to allow a state of Great Britain. He said while affairs to arise which might the Union has intimated Its Jeopardise the financial stability. cordial agreement with Pre of good government in India, sident Hoover's proposal and for which the Secretary of State the Government has a high ap at present was responsible. preciation of Britain's offer to The Government, therefore, share the Moratorium, it does had decided, should the need. not consider that the circum- arise, that they will apply to Par- stances of the Union are such liament for the authority neces as to justify acceptance and sary to enable them to give fin- accordingly will continue to ancial support, under suitable meet the liabilities they are conditions, to the Government of under and payments are assur ed.-British Wireless Service.

to lodge with the Bank of Inter- to Bai Ito the North Pole under What a long way we have national Settlements funds equi- the ice arrived at Plymouth to fallen back since the war, in spite valent to its share of non-defer- day for the repairs which the Ad- of all our talk of creating a new able annuity to be used for the miralty offered to carry out after world! I will only speak of Germany and countries in Cen-

improvement of the credit of engine trouble developed. Bri-

tish Wireless Service.. the economic aspect. Before the tral Europe, where the suspen war, there were 13 different cursion of the Young Plan might rencies Europe, now there are create an economic disturbance after the result of to-night's de- which attended the discussion on

reservations are delayed until 21. Before the war, the Cus- toms frontiers in Európe were

A Compromise?

bate in the French Chamber, constitutional changes, more eight thousand, lan. long; accord-}· ·..

Washington, Yesterday where the Government is facing particularly the consideration of ing to the figures which M. Briand gave in his Pan-Europa-

Mr. H. L. Stimson, the Secre- nine interpellations on the debt prothions to be embodied in the at the psychological time. It is Britain: ...4, 6, 7, 4, 3, 6, 5, 3, 5

Memorandum, since the war, tary of State in a statement question. hoped that Duncan will make

82 tion from every corner of the they are more than 20 thousand. issued by the State Department amends in the singles.

[Reuter's approximate scores to globe, in order to persuade Gov. One must study, the conditions in simultaneously with the text of Two Close Matches. this stage would make America 11 ernments to tighten up restricthe cast of Germany, in order to the French repy to President Compaton and Davies, the Bri-up, with the British aggregate tions regarding the import and see for oneself what economic Hoover's proposal, indicated the tish pair, managed to hold 88. The message states that export of drugs. The ratifica- values have been injured or de- willingness of the United States Sarazen and Farrell in the earlier America was 10 up, and the British tion of the Geneva Opium Con- stroyed by cutting off East to compromise with French over stages, but coming home was a aggregate 82. The discrepancy vention of 1925 by forty-two Prussia— the Polish Corridor Reparations. different story. They were five occurs in the first nine holes.] countries has certainly had a and by the way the frontier in It is understood that the down after eighteen holes, and were eventually defeated 8 and 7.

great effect upon the situation Upper Silesia has been drawn. French Government's suggestion The other matches were close

especially in Europe, while in cer- The conditions in Europe are is not considered as calculated to tain other countries (notably anything but favourable to new accomplish the full measure of affairs. Mitchell and Robson

Egypt) the number of drug ad- life and growth; they can only relief contemplated by President pulled off the only British vic-

dicts has been reduced by as result in Europe's exhaustion Hoover, therefore there must be tory, although E. R. Whitcombe In the match between Sarazen and much as fifty per cent.

'nd collapse.

discussion in order to recon- and Easterbrook put up a good Farrell (America) and Compston

cile the two viewpoints. fight against the last American and Davies, (Britain), some very

Dope Smugglers.

Officials hinted that eventual pair, to loce 3 and 2, after being tenae play Was seen. The first one down at the half way stage. three holes were halved, America heroin, morphine and cocaine are lion unemployed in the civilised

Yet, as long as supplies of If there are now 18 or 20 mil agreement was assured.-Reu-

ter's American Service. Diegel and Espinosa were two taking the lead at the fourth, where available, even the most vigilant world, if in Germany alone there

Parley Openia. up on "Abe" and his partner at Sarazen negotiated stymie for a Police and Customs officers can are so many unemployed that

Paris, Later. the eighteenth, but then the Bri-three, after Davies had rimmed the not detect all the cunning de almost one-quarter of the nation

A Government communique tons rallied, and won a very wel-cup with his third. They went vices of dope smugglers. One must be supported by the other announces that the French and come victory.

further ahead at the next, and al-seizure at Shanghai last year, re-three-quarters, it is likewise

American, negotiations on Pre- The results will increase the though Farrell missed an eight-vealed enough drugs for fifty consequence chiefly of the fact sident Hoover's proposal will footer for a "birdie" at the seventh million injections; but for every that such conditions prevail. receive, in his room at 3 p.m. Mr. begin on June 27. M. Laval will Terrific Heat..

they won the hole with a four, to Columbus Ohio, Yesterday.

consignment detected, many Instead of utilising the advances become three up. was the Compston got

others get through concealed in in technical science and locomo Mellon, Mr. Edge, M. Briand, and is not necessary for Japan to de JOURNALISTS FLYING thermometer at 100 degrees in Britain at the eighth, stymting plumes and such file and division of labour and thus to

one back for plum stones, false cupboards, tion, to bring about further M. Flandin, Minister of Finance, clare her attitude toward the Hoover proposal at the present the shade, when the Ryder Cup Sarazen, and Britain took the ninth,

time as she has not been notified players went out to start the where Compston was only six feet

formally. foursome this, morning. They from the pin with his tee shot..

Sources of Supply.

It is, however, intimated that were all carrying wet towela, Davies holed out for a "birdle" Add

among the various nations, they The Premier, Mr. R.D. she will concur if the other The League of Nations is now have on the contrary, been arti- Bennett, has announced that Powers do.. which they repeatedly soaked at two. Britain were thus one down every water standard. Their at the turns attempting to attack the sources ficially repressed by an ever- Canada is prepared to accept Mr. clubs kept slipping through their Coming home the Americans be of supply since, if the traffickers increasing protectionist policy. Hoover's proposal-Router.

Pretoria, Yesterday. hands, and the blazing sun came three up at the twelfth, took cannot obtain drugs, they will This repression results in a form Relief to Debtora,

The Government has accepted scorched right through their the next, after which three halves in not be able to emuggle any. In of economic indigestion affecting

Rugby, Yesterday. Mr. Hoover's proposal, Insofar as clothes.

fours followed. Britain took one present circumstances. It is not the whole world. The least free According to Press telegrams South Africa's share of German The two Japanese Journalists At the ninth Sarazen and back at the 17th, only to lose the practicable to put the firm finger of her Customs policy is Gez from Washington, Mr. Stimson reparations is concerned, but has who are flying round the world on Farrell (America) were one up on 18th, to finish the round four down of control on all the fields where many, as she has to meet her speaking on the French reply to decided not to take advantage of opposite routes, met at Groydon air- Compaton and Davies, (Britain); Scores out and home were:

oplum poppy and coca bushes Reparation obligations, and, now President Hoover's proposal, said Mr. Phillip Snowden's offer to ex-port yesterday, where their routes. Hagen and Shute (America) five

America,

are grown. Some Governments, that she can no longer sufficient that there were suggestions in tend the moratorium to Inter crossed, up on Duncan and Havers (Bri- out. 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 6, 4, 6, 8 38 5uch as that of China, have been ly Increase her exports in this the method proposed by

the Empire debts. tain), Diegel and Espinosa home...

4,3,4,4,4,3,4 34 unable to exert any real author protectionist world, must do her French Government which did ity over the outlying provinces utmost to diminish her imports: not accomplish a full measure of where the poppy ann

overs The idea of a Customs truce was relief to debtor natio

hat not wrecked by Germany:

increase in the singles.

(America) all square with Mit

chell and Robson (Britain),

Burke and Cox (America) two out. up on Easterbrook and.. E. R. home .. Whitcombe (Britain) *f*

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foster their expansion by mutual stimulation and fertilisation

Reuter.

Canada Accepts.

Ottawa, Yesterday.

responding to the President's plan: * These, must, therefo subject to further discussion, in

hap

Lake

Earlier News

Tokyo, Yesterday.

The Cabinet has decided that I

India, for the purpose of main- taining the country's credit, pending a constitutional settle- ment and the formulation of pro- visions maintaining India's credit in the future.-Renter.

ROUND WORLD.

Two Japanese Meet at Croydon.

FRIENDLY COMPETITION.

London, Yesterday.

The purpose of the fights, which are undertaken in friendly competi Simis, Yesterday. tion by members of the staff of the Tokyo Asah!" and the Osaka The Indian Government's accept Asahi, le to show how quickly the of Mr. Snowden's debts pro ordinary traveller can go round the

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