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The dollar, on demand, closed today at 1/4 7-8.

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U.S. WAR DEBT LEGISLATION NOT NECESSARY AT THIS SESSION

AUSTRALIANS

TOTAL 629 BUT

FORCED TO DRAW

McCabe Scores 240 And Bromley 56.

GOVERS FOR 147

London, To-day.

ROOSEVELT'S NOTE

TO CONGRESS

DISCUSSIONS WILL BE

GRANTED

As was fully expected the cric- SUBSTANTIAL SACRIFICES

ket match between the Australians and Surrey ended in a draw at Ken-

nington Oval yesterday,

In all 1,266 runs were scored for 19 wickets - an average of 66 runs per wicket!

Woodfull made no attempt to:

Australians to continue their,

force a decision, allowing the

URGED

Washington, To-day.

JAPANESE

STEAMER

AGROUND

H.M.S. Wild Swan Leaves For Pratas Island.

TAIKOO' TUG DISPATCHED · TO ASSIST TOMI MARU

A Japanese steamer, Tomi Maru, is reported to have gone ashore off Praias Island last night. On receipt of the news President Roosevelt's long-awaited war debt in Hong Kong, H.M.S. Wild Swan message was sent to Congress yesterday. It de-immediately left to render 'any clares that legislation during the present session possible assistance, -

The 8.8. Tomi Maru, which is is neither necessary nor desirable.

"We are using every means to persuade debtors of the sacred-owned by Machida Kissen K.K. ness of obligations and to assure them of our willingness to dis- and the Mitsui Bussan Kaisho cuss, frankly and fully, the special circumstances relating to are local agents, was carrying a means of payment." the messsage declares.

large cargo on a voyage from Ja- "THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE NOT DISPOSED TO PLACE AN pan to Singapore direct. She went carried hisIMPOSSIBLE BURDEN ON DEBTORS, BUT NEVERTHELESS, IT IS

A JUST POSITION TO ASK THAT SUBSTANTIAL SACRIFICES BE ashore at 10.10 pin. on the shoals at a point five miles west of Pra- MADE TO MEET THE DEBTS.

tas Lighthouse.

batting practice, the remaining seven wickets adding 223 runs to total 629. the tourists' highest aggregate to date. McCabe Stanley overnight total of 185 to 240. hip ting 29 boundaries in his stay of 375 minutes. He should have been dismissed off Gover's expresses earlier in his in-

several times nings.

Bromley batted enterprisingly included a six for his 56, which and 7 boundaries.

Gover, who bowled at a fast pace throughout without any luck, secured 5 for 147.

Set the task of scoring 154

to

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"The re-payment of debts has gravely complicated our trade and financial relationships with borrowing nations for many years.

"Finland remains the only foreign Government which has met all payments punctually and fully."

The vessel is reported to be only slightly damaged, but a leak has been sprung in the forward hold.

Equipped with wireless, the ves- "The American people will certainly be swayed by the use sel signalled Hong Kong immediate- which debtors have to make of their available resources, whely, reporting that she was not in ther they have been applied to purposes of recovery and reasonable danger, but asking for the assistance payment on the debt owed, or to unreproductive nationalistic ex-of a tugboat, the message being penditure," the message stales.--Reuter.

directed to the local agents, of the Mitsui Bussan Kalsha.

save the Innings defeat. Surrey FOREIGN YOUTH PROTECTING

Lotalled 162 for the lOBA

of two

wickets before the close of play.

Gregory who scored 116 in the first

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Scores

were:

cubled by Reute

Surrey: 475 for 7 dec. (Sandham 219,

Gregory 116).

162 for 2 (Gregory 69 not out, F. R, Brown 54 not out).

Australians: 629 (S. J. McCabe 240,

POISONED.

Unemployed For Eight Months.

CONDITION NOT SERIOUS

Mr. John Guerrira, a Portu-

W. H. Ponsford 125, D. G. Brad-guese, living at No. 370 Portland mat 77, H. Brumley 56, Gover for 147).

FRANK WOOLLEY SCORES 172.

Parsons Gets Going

At Lord's.

London. To-day.

*Street, first floor, Mongkok, was

INDUSTRIAL

On receipt of the news in Hong Kong by the naval authorities, the British destroyer HM.S. Wild Swan, left at 1 gm to stand by the PROPERTY vessel and to render any possible

London Conference To Conclude To-day.

IMPORTANT REVISIONS

London, To-day. The London Conference of the

taken to the Kowloon Hospital International Union for the Pro- early this morning suffering| tection from the effects of opium poi-which commenced on May 1, un- of Industrial Property. soning, said to have been self-

der the presidency of Sir Freder administered.

assistance...

TAIKOO TUG LEAVES

A tugboat from the Taikos Dock- yard was sent to the stranded ves. sel this morning, it is stated by the local agents.

SILVER BILL NEXT WEEK

Opposition To Profits Tax Revision.

According Lo police enquiries, ick Leith Ross, will terminate its Guerrira, who is about 30 years of labours to-day, when the revised age, had been unemployed for about texts of the general convention, 8 months. He lived with his wife and of the three supplementary and only child in a lat above his arrangements, will be signed.

Although some important pro-Jakie

Frank Woolley, Kent's veteran younger. brother.

was

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tolepro- Meannges Ordinance, 1844, Ba Washington, To-day.

The Administration officials Are hopeful that the Senate will take up the Silver Bill next week and enact a speedy passage.

all rounder, who has represented At 1 o'clock this morning hisposals, notably those relating to false ceived June 2, 2.20 am.) his county since cricket re-start-brother reported to the Mongkok indications of origin, have failed to Recure the unanimity essential to the Guerrira ed after the War, again demon Police Station that strated his sterling batting qua- suffering from a dose of opium poi-amendment of the convention, sub- lities by adding 172 to the 803soning, and he was then immediate-stantial progress has been achieved

in other directions. for 4' which gave Kent their vicly removed to the Hospital. tory for Essex by an innings and Dr. J. T. Smalley, Medical Officer 192 runs at Brentwood yesterday. jof the Kowloon Hospital, stated this For instance, the conference has (Continued on Page 9) morning that John Guerrira's condi-agreed to abolish the reservation of çabled by Reuter tion was not serious and that he the rights of third parties, which would be discharged from Hospital has no seriously prejudiced the very shortly.

. Scores

were:

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Warwickshire bent Middlesex by 119 runs at Lord's.

Warwick: 281 (Rev. J. H. Parsons

101) and 247%

Middlesex: 225 and 184.

Kent beat Essex by an innings and 192 runs at Brentwood. Kent: 80 for 4 dee. (Ashdown 332,

Ames 202 not out, Woolley 172). Essex: 408 (Pope 100, O'Connor 105

nol out).

203 (Freeman 6 for 60), Sussex beat Somerset by an in- nings and 51 runs at Tournton. Sussex: 463 for 5 dec. (J. Park 160,

A. Melville 106).

Somerset: 140 and 272,

Lancashire took first innings points from Glamorgan at Cardiff. Lancashire: 514 ofr 7 dec. (Tyldesløy

289, Hopwood 128). Clamorgan: 852 (Dyson 191 not out),

148 for 4 wickeln, · Lelcenter beat Gloucester by

wickeln at Leicester.

Gloucester: 161 (Geary, 5 for 21).:

200 (Geary 8 Lor),

Leicester: 920 and 129 for 1.

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THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

priority rights of inventors, to place further restrictions upon the revoca-

Senators McCarran, Borah, Thomas and Wheeler have met secretly and have planned to oppose the profits tax provi- sion in the Silver Bill-United Press, per S.C. Gold Bar Co.

With all commercial shipping halted, the US. Navy underwent the most rigoroos test. In ita history-that of moving the entire combined feets of 111 ships from the Pacific to the Atlantic through the Panama Canal in 24 hours. Here in the US.S. Maryland pass- ing through the locks on her way to the Atlantic.

LLOYD GEORGE'S HOME THREATENED BY FIRE

400 Soldiers From Aldershot Fight Heath Blaze

London, To-day. Four hundred "soldiers from. Aldershot assisted local residents and their staffs to fight a heath Braon-Surrey Common near Mr. David Lloyd George's country. afternoon. The home yesterday- fire spread very rapidly, the underbrush being exceptionally dry owing to the drought-Bri- tish Wireless Service.

CASH SWEEP BOOM CLOSES.

"Through Tickets" Reach Limit.

70,000 SOLING TICKETS PURCHASED

SWEDISH

EXPLORER

י'

BANDITTED

Sven Hedin Captured By General Ma.

|BAD TREATMENT RECEIVED IN EASTERN TURKESTAN

Statkhaba, Tu-day.

Sven Hedin, the fansons Swedisch- - explorer, kas experienced extram- dinary difficulties on his expedi |tion to Central Asin,

He was made a prisoner by the Chinese, rebel General Ma when he encountered the rival forces of the Sinkiang Govern- ment and General Ma at, Korla, Eastern Turkestan.

General Ma' treated him very badly, also seizing the ex-

and pedition's lorries

twe

Swedish

and two Mongolian

drivers and pressing them into service for 16 days,

When the Government forces defeated the rebels at Easter the party was released.

Sven Hedin

is continuing his

STARVATION_THREAT journey, exploring the possibilities

IN RUSSIA

People Becoming Bloated In Certain Regions.

BREAD PRICES RISE

Moscow, To-day. As the result of the drought in the principal grain growing", regions in Russia; the price of white bread rose in Moscow yesterday by 120 per cent, and the price of black bread by 100 per cent.

BE

Recent rains seem to have prevented a famine such killed over a million people Jast Spring, but in certain re- gions people are already be. coming bloated by starvation. -Reuter.

TAIMOSHAN CREW CONGRATULATED,

Hearty Message From China Station..

of a motor, road from Sinklang to the Yellow Sea-Reuter."

SIR JOHN SIMON LEAVES GENEVA.

For King's Birthday Celebrations.

London; To-day.j The Foreign Secretary, Sir John {Simon; left Geneva' Inst`night" and arrived in London to-day in order to jattend His Majesty the King's birth- day celebrations on Monday. The Lord Privy Seal Capt. Anthony Eden will remain in Geneva as the head of the British Delegation---British Wireless Service.

"LIVING BUDDHA” A

DUE TO-DAY.

Canton Visit Now Concluded.

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The sales of "Through

Recalled by the Nanking Govern- Cash Sweep Tickets" on this

ment, No-na-hu-tu-k'ch-t'u, known afternoon's Race Meeting Bo

as the "Living Buddha" of Tibet, exceeded the expectations of the Jockey Club that sales... His Excellency the Commander-lis expected to arrive in the Colony' ..were closed this morning..In-Chief China Station, Admiral to-day from Canton by the ss.

when 2,160 tickets had

Sir Frederic Dreyer, K.C.B., C.B.E, Lung Shan. The remaining

the comman- has telegraphed to

The "Living Buddha," who is been sold. tickets, up to the limit of

der-in-Chief at Plymouth as follows: member of the Nanking Legislative 2,500, have been reserved for -"Please convey the hearty con-Yuan, has been visiting in Canton

He is sale on the course.

gratulations to the crew of the for the last few weeks. Sales of Juling Sweep.

"Talmoshan" from myself and all member of the Nanking Commis stake

their tickets now exceed

friends

Tibetan од the Chine sion for Mongolian and 70,000.

[Station."—Reuter.

|affairs: The tiny ketch, with a crew,of, It is reported that neveral of five officers from China Station, (his disciples in the Colony left for reached England. on Wednesday Canton yesterday to escort him to London, To-day: after a year's 'journey from Hong Hong Kong. The total amount applied for in Kong across the Pacific and At- tenders for £40,000,000 Treasury lantie oceans, Washington, To-day. bills at three months was £87,725,- The United States Senate will take 000, at the average rate per cent.

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CRAWFORD ONLY tion of patents, and to recognise the TARIFF BILL FIRST THEN SILVER

HOLDER LEFT

Loses Mixed Doubles With Miss Scriven.

MEN'S DOUBLES RESULTS WILL BE DAVIS CUP POINTER

Paris, To-day. Jack Crawford, Australian Davis Cup captain, is the only surviving holder in the French Lawn Tennis Cham plonships at Auteuil

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Results as cabled by Reuter-ward: : MEN'S DOUBLES SEMI-FINALS.

principle of the independence of the

protection of trade marks register- SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. ed in another country, after proper (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra registration in the country of origin,phic Messages Ordinance, 1894, "Be

ceived June 2, 2.10 a.m.) (Continued on Page 95

STOCK MARKET CONTROL BILL.

President's Signature Required.

Washington, To-day, Congress saw the last of the

Stock Market Control Bill yester-

J. Boroirs and I. Brugnon (France) day when the House

J. A. Crawford and V. McGrath The Bill now goes to President |(Australia) best R. Menzel and I.. Hecht (Czechoslovakia) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, Roosevelt for signature-Reuter,

TREASURY BILLS ISSUE

up the Silver Bill as.soon as the of 17/2576., as compared with 17

Reciprocal Tariff Bill is passed.-3.45d, last week.-British Wireless United Press, per S.C. Gold Bar Co.Service.

Draft Convention Now Being

Prepared at Arms Conference.

· London, To-day.

MCLEOD BILL VOTE. Forced, Vote Expected.

On June 11.

GERMAN IMPORT

EMBARGO.

Special Permits Now Necessary.

00

SPECIAL TO CHINA MATI........'

Berlin, To-day. (By Telegraph, Copyright, 'Telegra phie Messages. Ordinance, 1894, Re The German import embargo [ceived June 2, 250 am.).

bast fibres and fabrics expired yes Washington, To-day. Iterday.

cocoanut fibres, and-ramie ábres Reuter.

The declaration suggested that A petition has been completed to A special permit is necessary in of Repre- During the resumed debate in inview of the vital importance of force a House of Representatives future for imports of sisal and beat A. K. Quist and D. Turnbull sentatives adopted, and the Senate the General Commission of the enforcing, security to the extent vote on the McLeod Bill to pay de- Manila fibres, New Zealand hemp, (Australia) 6-2, 14-12, 4-2.

approved, the conference report. Disarmament Conference at Gen-of going beyond the stipulatione positors in closed banka,

eva yesterday afternoon the Swe- indicated in the United Kingdom The vote is expected on June 11, dish Foreign Minister, Monsieur draft, modified by the British-United Press, per B.C. Gold, Bar Bandler, Introduced a joint declar Government memorandum, « «pec- Co. WOMEN'S DOUBLES BEMI. LOCAL RAINFALL IN MAY ation on behalf of the Danish, ial Committee should be appointed

FINALS.

Spanish, Netherlands, Norwegian, to examine, without delay, the Miss H. Jacobs and Mins 8. Palfrey Toledo, Ohio, To-day. '?}(U.S.A.) beat Mim Noel .... and Mile: A total of 6.89 inches of rain- Swedish and Swiss Delegations, in questions of the gurantee of the The central Labour Union has Jedtrejowski-6-1, 64. C

wfall was recorded at the Botanical which they recall the standpoint in execution of future conventions aaked. President Roosevelt to in MIXED DOUBLES BEMI-FINALE Gardens during the month of May, their memorandum of April 15, re- and of support to the Bureau, tervene and stave off the impend-{]. A. Crawford and Mian M. Berivan

A. Quiet; and Millon E. Ryan beat of which 6.44 inches was shown garding disarmament, security, ing coneral' strike--Router.

Jon May 24:

and equality. 1-2, 4-4, 6-).

APPEAL TO ROOSEVELT

WEATHER FORECAST.

MWN. Wells-Henderson, partner in Messrs. B., L. Levy & Co Shanghal has arrived in the Colony by the President Jefferson to open offices for this firm in Hong Kong Fair to showery, with moderate where they will deal in all Blocks and south winds, was the weather fore-Commodities quoted on the principal

American marketa,” Monarn, Leg cast fasued by the Royal Observatory Co. New York, correspondents are this morning.

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