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DERBY

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DAY

EXCITING FINISH OF RACE:

REMARKABLE TREK OF TRIPPERS.

THE BONGEUNG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 2ND

ANTI-DUMPING DEBATE:

SCENE IN PARLIAMENT.

LATEST CABLES.

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`(THROUGH MIUTER'S AGENOT.]

DERBY TREK.

ALL ROADS LEAD TO EPSOM

J DOWNS.

LATEST CABLES.

ANTI-DUMPING DEBATE. ANGRY SCENES IN HOUSE OF COMMONS,

STRIKING SCENES,

LATEST CABLES.

MINERS' STRIKE. PROSPECTS OF SETTLEMENT.

LONDON, Jane. Ist. While the miners' district councils are still passing resolutions

gainst Government's latest offer, there are mistakable signs that the end of the struggle is approaching.

the

1911.

THE SILESIAN IMBROGLIO. POSITION OF BRITISH TROOPS.

TRIPLE ALLIANCE FIASCO.

At the request of a large number-al Members of Parliament, men composing ( the rank and file, the coal-owners were

invited to state their cane at the Hous of Commons, and a meeting was held in one of the Committee rooms. It is said that the owners did not make a very- good impression; they put their case is a ragged and unconvincing way. Then, in order to hear the other side, Mr. Frank Hodges, secretary of the Miners Federation, whe chanced to be in the precincts of the House, was asked to stats the case for the men. THE MINERS' SECRETARY.

This meeting was hurriedly called, and took place at half-past-nine. At night. of the two hundred members who flocked to the Committre room to hear the Miners secretary, probably not one had the innat notion that the door was being opened to new developments. They were attracted as much as anything else by curiosity to see and hear one of the men who had been playing so prominent a were not disappointed part in the industrial disturbance. They

OUR LONDON LETTER. THE BREAK UP OF THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE. LONDON, May 31st. Some anxiety is felt regarding the DRAMAFIO" ENDING TO THREAT

AGAINST THE NATIONT position of British troops arriving in Upper Silesia. as the Polish insurgents, IFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) are apparently established in occupation

LONDON, April 21st, with French connivance, and though the Germans are exhorted to hold their hand,

Following the break up of the Triple there is a danger of German-Polish in

Alliance,

the general feeling is something The removal of the railwaymen's and cidents, by which the British may be like that of a man who draws a long transport workers" embargo on impertod forced to abandon a passive attitude breath on Anding himself suddenly pulled Leoal is regarded as a surrender to the The openly expressed anxiety of the Gerback from the brink of a precipice. It force of circumstances. They have seen mane to help the British, if the latter is the natural feeling of intense relief at the disputed unexpected escape from dire peril. The that no difficulty, has been experienced in fail to restors order in obtaining necessary labour in connectionsres would cause a dangerous situation, Triple Alliance strike, which means plung ing the country into chaos, was timed with the removal of the coal. But a more electing the Entents.

to begiù at 10 pans, and at 4 p.m., being portentous sign, which the leaders have

In the meanwhile the meeting of the six hours previously, the leaders of the not bien slow to appreciate, has been the Supreme Council has been indefinitely railwaymen and the transport workers; There has been since midnight what

use of oil for power by many industries. postponed, and the French Press in the two partners with the miners in the Two great railway companies recently urging M. Briand not to yield to the Alliance, declared that the strike was off certainly constitutes the most remark

as far as they were concerned. By this They found a pleasant-looking, well. in the early thirties, who put his points able trek ever seen in Britain." All roads Mr. Austeh Chamberlain, at midnight, extended their services considerably" by Allies.

The exchange of Notes between Lon-narrow margin of time a disaster which spoken, fluent and polished young man the dislocation of essential with an ense and clearness which the to-day lead to Epsom Downs, Despite a moved the closure on the financial resolu. | qil-driven locomotives, while the renewal

A Franch

public services, including the distriba voal-owners had not shown. But the real interest in the meeting came when meme traindess Derby, & multitude is flocking tions preliminary to safeguarding the of a full tramway service at the tradi doa and Paris continues.

bers, well accustomed to the terror of the to Epsom, and the gathering is said to Industries Bill, amid cries of Gag tional coal centre, Newcastle, by an oil Note of yesterday expresses the opinion tion of food supplies, was avoided.

10 immediate meeting of the The Triple Alliance has collapsed, and heckling process themselves, had an op Thousands of The Opposition decided not to vote and installation as rudely awakened miners that be greater than ever.

it may be that it will never revive. at portunity of putting someone else through Supreme Council is undesirable. also all events in its present form, as a menace it, The fun bacame so fascinating that pedestrians in groups of three to parties retained their sents during the division, to facts at their very doors.

The coal-owners do not reply to Mr. difficult, with both M. Brisad and Mr. to the life and liberties of the community. thur were still at it long after the House of a dozen tramped the whole night in shouting "Let the tame eats vote,” alsó,

their determination to continue their Mr. Hodges's famous declaration of a "Puss. Puss, as the Coalitionists enter. Frank Hodges' praco demarche, cabled Lloyd Georgs absorbed in domestic Meanwhile, the miners are declaring had risen. Near the end it produced fine weather, In the early hours an

last night, until after the forthcoming politics, and recommends that a commit fight alone; but, although they may hold readiness to negotiate a temporary settle army of cyclists appeared on the roads, ed the Lobby, while some Labour mem

meeting in London, but the general feel-tre of exports go to Upper Silesia in out for weeks yet, nobody doubts that ment on the question of wages (the worl their ultimate defeat on the main issue till that moment taboo to the miners), Followed it-breakfast-time by thousand, bers sang," God save Ireland.”

The announcement that the motion for ing in unpartisan quarters is that things mediately to prepare a report on partis they have raised, the nationalisation of weaving all other matters over for subso

quent negotiation. of omnibuses and char-a-banes 'crowded

tion, and that Berlin and Warsaw in the mines, is certain. » with light-hearted trippers, which were closure was carried by 171 votes to are shaping towards a settlement, and the meanwhite be vigorously enjoined AN ATTACK ON THE NATION.

that the men will resume work before the middle of the month

LONDON, June Ist.

soon reinforced by private cars in such numbers its to occasion an inquiry where' they all cane fran. Converted ambui „alous, brewers' drays, dog-carts, decorat

ed drakes, the inevitable donkey-carte and xacient barcaches added to the pic turesqueness of the scenes.

-CONTROLLING TRAFFIC FROM AIR, BY, WIRELESS

LONDON, June 1st. Angry scenes in the early morning marked the close of the jong debate, in the House of Commons, on the Govern ment's anti-dumping measures..

Provoked a renewed pandemonium.

The Speaker appealed to members to discontinuis unseemly behaviour.

The bill, thereafter, was read the first time amid renewed disorder.

SINN FEIN OUTRAGE.

KILLED: 21 WOUNDED.

Everybody was in the cheeriest off

LONDON, June 1st. spirits. The sights were an extraordin

Rebels electrically exploded a mine ary paychologic commentary on the under the Hampshires, who were march- country's strike troubles and trade ing with a band, near Youghal. Six were uphenval. At 830 in the morning the killed and gl wounded. Survivors, aided airshiji is set off from Pulham, to co by reinforcements, fred on and pursued trol the traffic from the air, for the first their attackera. Several arrests were time in the history of the Derby, by made, including a neighbouring farmer's

OLASH WITH NEGROES.

wireless tulegraphy with a Scotland sons. Yard official aboard. The first wireless message reported serious traffic jamb mear. Ewell. Immediately'a message was Bent to the ground station at Epsom re- questing the police to divert the traffic. DERBY WON BY HUMORIST. The following is the result of the Derby

HUMORIST (Donoghue). CRAIG-AN-ERAN (Brennan) Lestosona (Childs),

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3

<THE BETTING. The betting in the Derby was as fol lows: 6 to 1 against Humorist;-5 to 1 against Craig-an-Eran; 8 to 1 against

Lemoncrn.

THE RACE.

Twenty-three ran.

A neck divided Humorist and Craig

a Eran; three lengths between Craig-

an-Eran and Lemonorn.

COMPLETE LIST OF STARTERS.

TROOPS ORDERED TO ASSIST ->

POLICE.

TULEA (OKLAHOMA), June ist. One negro was killed, and 2 whites and 3 negroes were injured in a collision be tween armed whites and blacks, as a result of the arrest of a negro on a charge of assaulting a white girl.

Large numbers of whites are stated to be marching on the negro quarters. The Government has ordered troops to assist the police to quell disorders."

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COTTON OPERATIVES'

WAGES,

PROSPECT OF STRIKE.

LONDON, June 1st.

The negotiating committee representing

EARLIER CABLES.

REMOVAL OF COAL EMBARGO.

LONDON, May

to restore order.

REDUCTION OF ARMAMENTS

U.S. REPORTED TO HAVE MADE" OVERTURES.

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meant

MIDNIGHT CALL ON THE PREMIER.

The collapse of the Triple Alliance: To the oredit of" the private member strike threat marks the biggest act-buck it may be said that they at once appro ever experienced in the history of or eisted the change Mr. Hodges's statement ganised Labour struggles in this country. produced in the situation. They insisted. The Alliance between the miners, rail on the Prime Minister knowing of it be waymen and transport workers came fora they slept. Mr. Marriott, who re into being ten years ago when there was aided over both meetings, headed aud a good deal of advocacy among the putation to Downing Street, and he bad working classes in favour of Syndicalism with him Captain Elliott, Captain Coote,- as a means of enforcing the claim of wage both of whom had been conspicuous ia, The Railwaymen's and the Transport

WASHINGTON,. May 31st.

earners to a larger share in the profits heckling Mr. Hodges, Mr. Leslie Scott- Werkers' Unions have totally removed

High official quarters state that the of industry. Since then the threat of and Mr. Percy Hurd--all new merabers, combined action by these three great be it noted. Mr. Lloyd George was in the embargo on the conveyance of coal. Government has alrendy

put out in

Trades Unions has been frequently used credulous when he heard what he was which can now be handled for all pur-formal "toolers for the purpose of It was undoubtedly a/powerful argument told of the new offer, and reserved judg

sounding foreign Governments in regard in any dispute over rates of pay and meat till the morrow. The information.

But pores.

other conditions of employment.

The little band of members concerned to the conclusion of an international the real power of such a combination liesed too good to be true.

in the moral effect of the threat itself, are amused at an attempt which has been agreement for reduction of armaments.

and not in its practical application. made to represent, them as heaven-borna It is believed that the Government From the nature of the case it is evid-statesmen teaching Ministers their busi

ent that this is a basic principle. While ness. They rather feel like the smalt will be done in the was of granting con- defied an experienced and skilled nagier, cessions in order to avert a national armed with all the appliances of his art, strike beetuse of the inconvenience, though it may be admitted that they are financial loss, and danger to the whole proud of their achievement, which they community, as soon as the threat is put rightly attribute to a happy accident- into force all sections of the community the chance invitation to r. Hodges to outside the Alliance are driven to unite to address the meeting at the House. defeat the attack The primitive in

THE END OF THE CHAPTER stinet of self-defence immediately comes into play; and in that case, obviously, the whole nation must be stronger than any section.

MR. HODGES RECOMMENDS DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS.

LONDON, May 31st.

The Nottinghamshire and Forest of hopes to induce one of the Powers tot is errtain that everything possible boy who lands a difficult fish that had

Deas miners have rejected the Govern bring the matter before the Supreme ment's proposals for a coal settlement, Council, on which America is not regre

but it is noteworthy that the votes were sented. taken on the assumption by the miners that the Premier intended to enforce ar bitration. Afr Lloyd "George's denial of this intention yesterday has altered the situation.

COUNTY CRICKET.

LONDON, May 31st. Gloucester bent Essex by 0 runs, Middlesex beat Somerset by 8 wickets.

Warwick beat Worcester-by 4 wickets, Leicester beat Glamorgan by 31 runs. Surrey and Sussex played a draw,

Mr. Hodges, interviewed, declared that the wages question should be settled by the owears and workers mutually, with out invoking outside intervention. The gap dividing the parties could be con-Yorkshire boat Hampshire by 6 wickets. siderably narrowed if the owners were now prepared to submit proposals for a higher standard wage than already- proposed: Mr. Hodges' statement is "re guided as a small advance towards peace.

EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY POWERS.

LONDON, May 31st

BOXING CONTESTS.

LONDON, June 1st. At the Albert Hall, last night, in a (wenty-round contest for the middle weight championship of Europe, Johnny Baskarz (Wales) won on points from Gus Platte (Sheffield), the bolder,

A Proclamation issued to-night extends

In a twenty-round heavy-weight, con the powers already taken by the Govern- test. George. Cook (Australia) won on meat under the Emergency Powers Act, points from Frank Goddard (England). empowering the Government, inter alia,

THE PLAY OF FORCES

The rest of the story is soon told. It lies in a nutshell. On the following day when the Triple Allianco sosembled for the daily conference, Mr. Hodges report ed his offer, made the night before off The Triple Alliance wire pullers were his own bat," as it then appeared, And aware of this, but they banked on sa the instant there were howls of exe- the Government representing the country cration from the extremists in the as ing them what they demanded. For a Triple Alliance to which each belonged. yielding in a moment of panic and giv-sembly irrespective of the branch of the week before the dramatic collapse of the The outery was fiercest from the minors. combination the railwaymen and trans-"He exceeded his brief," they shouted port werkers brought strong pressure to in unison. There was something like an. Dear on their partaera from the coal uproar for a couple of hours,till at last, fields to concede something which might a vote was taken by the miners, and Mit. form a basis of settlement, or at least Hodges' proposal was rejected by the of discussion, after the preliminary break-narrow margin of two votes. This meant down of the negotiations, but it was un-that the Miners Federation still refused successful. The miners could concede no-to discuss wages. They sail insisted on thing: They remained adamant. They the principle of the Pool being conceded refused to talk about wages. Before they before anything else was considered.

Thereafter the débâcle came suddenly would consider terms under that head they demanded that their original claim and swiftly so far as concerned the con- should be admitted, a National Wages tinued existence of the Triple Alliance Pool out of which the poor or non-pay as a menace to the national life. The ing mines would be financed by the railwaymen and the transport workers aty richer or better managed mines, and the conference, declared that they could" thereby ensure a national scale of no longer give their support to the 'ony panded gentlemen below ground with the But it pick and shovel who were so insistent on

The following is the complete list of cotton employers and operatives began, to take possession of gas, electricity, FAR EASTERN CABLE This was a deadlock indeed.

starters:-

- Starter!

GLORIOSO

'BRIGHT ORS.

GOLDENDALE CHALO-AN-EBAN ̧•q***

GOLDFINDER BRINKLOW HOMAN FIDMA -EUPHNOSTEUS.

LE TRAQUIT HUMORIST OUR PRINCE BEAUREGARD GRANITE PRIDE OF ULSTER PUOKA SAKID ALAN BRECK KABLE HAWE WESTWARD HO HIGHLANDER

LESPUMOHA

LEIGHTON GRANELY. ** BOHEMIAN

Jockey. Burns. Carslake:

F. Bullock

Brennan. Gardner: Jelliss.

Lane. Cooper Garner Donoghus. Walsa Strydom Whalley. Barnett. Winter. A. Balding.

Lench.

A. Smith,

Hulme Childs Beary. V. Smyth O'Neil.

at Manchester, the discussion of the pro-water and other works to requisition

posed reduction in wages, and adjourned food, material, ships, cargo and passen- till to-day, If a settlement is not reach

od work in the cotton mills will cease on Saturday.

CALOUTTA STRIKE.

MEN WANT MORE PAY

CALCUTTA, June 1st. Five thousand coolies, dock labourers and workshopmen, at Howrah, have come out on strike for a 25 per cent, increase

in wages.

BOMB EXPLOSION.

NEW YOEK, June 1st. Five were killed and ten wounded in

The following probable starters had an explosion in Aberdeen, Maryland, been scratched

Golden Myth, Polynester, Polematch, when bombs which were being loaded in Franklin, Aliados, Hill Country, Plato, a military aeroplane for tests exploded. Yellow Dwarf, Sunblaze, "Blue Cload, Fyrian Prince, Birrah.

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gor accommodation; to take posaCSSİON of coal mines, stocks of coal, and vehicles used in the distribution of coal; to fix the prices of con!, gas, and electricity; and to requisition or control, the sale of motor spirit.

NEWS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

THE DJAMET DILFIELD.

WASHINGTON, May 31st. The American Note, responding to the Dutch reply, takes exception to the TRIAL OF WAR CRIMINALS. Netherlands assertion that the United ACQUITTAL- OF SUBMARINE States' protest in regard to the Djambi oil, felds was entered too late to effect the operation of polley.

COMMANDER.

Imirzio, May 31st,

AGAINST ANGLOJAPANESE

TREATY.

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wages, a was pre-eminently illogical that from a rages that they came out on strike to dispute ostensibly to settle wages, the the incalculable loss and damage of the question of wages was ruled out till some community, yet refused to discusa wagca thing quite separate was decided. Of all they had got their own terms on an coures, the truth was that the mines ether issue which was casentially poli claim about, the Pool was political, fead- tical-in other words, the Fool, involving ing to a continuance of State control of State control and State assistance, and the industry and involving a Stato sub leading eventually to the nationalisation sidy, while the wages question was on- of the coalmining industry. tirely economic. It was a question of how much is wages the coal-owners could afford to pay. - LOOPHOLE OF ESCAPE.

The railwaymen (glad in their hearts at the chance of escape) announced that w they were finished with their friends, and that the strike was off. And in this way ended the Triple Alliance attack What impressed the allies of the against the nation, to the relief of every miners was that in the event of a general body except, of course, the inisers, who strike being called there were vast um- are sadder if not winer men after their bers of the railwaymen and transport experience. workers who would decline to respond.

I am assured that not more than 40 per THE IMPORTANT GAIN.

cent. of the railwaymen, and only about I should like to be able to record that at 50 per cent of the transport workers the moment of writing the trouble has would have obeyed the call of thair ris had a happy ending, as the story books pective leaders. Knowing this, Mr. have it in the final chapter; but this is Thomas and Mr. Gosling, for the tre not the case. The happy ending cannot Uniors in question, cagerly sought for be recorded till the miners are back at a pretext to break away if they decently work, and the publie bave to wait till could do so without appearing to betray that stage is reached. But at least one their friends, the miners. And at the important point has been reaches, Tho last moment the loophole of escape was Triple Alliance has crashed to the ground provided by the miners themselves. under its own weight the moment an Animated by political rather than As I have previously pointed out, the attempt was made to put it in motion. minors refaced even to discuss wagen. until their first point about a Fool being industrial aims, the Triple Alliance haa established for the maintenaces of a justified the description of a shrewd minimum wage scale was conceded. In Labour leader that it was like a más this they blundered badly, because they endeavouring to lift himself by the sent had a strong human case to present on, of his trousers. It was designed. By some the issue as regards wages that it was of its most active spirita as a mea ce unduly hard to expect men in some areas to the social and economic fabric, and per cent, jit has been definitely defeated by the It is the porchological atmosphere of to sccept a drop of nearly thy home and the school which the in wages ut one fell swoop, as it ware good sense of the great mass of the foundation of success in after-lits far However, they ruled wages out al people of the country, including the

H.D. core than any scholarship.ir Maurice together. Then a strange thing happen rank and file of British Trade Unionista. Uraig

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The third trial, that of Robert Neu-

mann, sentry at the working camp attach- ed to the chemical factory at Pommerns

New York, June 1st dorf, near Stettin, opened to-day. Neu

In view of the determined efforts in mann is charged with ill-treatment of

certain Senatorial quarters in Washing The real culprit, Bergeant.

ton to arouse a fooling against the re Major Trinke, bas disappeared. He is be lieved to be in Folaad. Trinké specially awal of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty. significance attaches to a leader in the selected. Neumann to excoute his orders. Senrancico Ceronicle declaring that

PROSECUTION, ABANDONED."

Americans, generally, regard the treaty BERLIN, May 31st It is announced that the prosecution Leipzig of Karl Neunson, submarine commander, charged with sinking the (Jellia) are also starters.recommended for deportation, has been hospital ship Dover Castle, has been aban

Polynestor. Polemach, Franklin, Golden Myth and Aliados have been released on promising to leave the coun-doned, as the preliminary examination

established his complete innocence. sóratched.

BARLIER CARLES.

EARLIER CABLES.

MR. ESMONDE TO LEAVE CANADA.

TANCA

LONDON, May 31st. The following alterations in the names of the jockeys of the Derby probables

(B.G.); May 31st. have occurred; Bright Orb". (Burns),

Mr. O. T. G. Esmondo, who was con Glorioso (Carslake). Goldendale (Bul- fock), and Craig-an-Eran (Brennan).

Goldfinder (Gardner) and Brinklow victed of seditious utterances, and was

try:

as one of their business.