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THE HUNGRONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,

JUNE ATE,

1971.

KING'S

BIRTHDAY

HONOURS.

MINERS

STRIKE

SERIOUS EFFECTS IN MANCHESTER,

SINN FEIN AMBUSH:

"

NINE POLICEMEN KILLED.

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.]

MINERS STRIKE. DISASTROUS EFFECT ON

INDUSTRY.

LONDON, June 3rd.

LATEST CABLES. COTTON STRIKE THREAT. FINAL EFFORT TO AVOID IT,

LONDON, June 3rd.

A final effort is being made to-day to prevent the stoppage of the cotton indus try, which will offers $30,000 operatives

reduction of 2s. 6d. "

The first move following the submission of the Government coal settlement pro-directly, and 600,000 workers altogether. The employers now propose a reduction possis took place yesterday, when the mine-owners considered the district re-in wager equivalent to ss. in the pound. plies remaining. Today they approved The operatives are willing to agree to

It is communication to the Premier. believed that the mine owners are will- ing to accept the terms of a temporary Bettlement and desire to refer the per- manent scheme, on which a Government grant of ten millions is contingent, to arbitration.

The miners' Executive

COTTON CONFERENCE. AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES

SAIL

LONDON, June 3rd. Two hundred colton-growers and manu. meets to-day, and the rejection of the facturers have sailed to participate in Government terms is a foregone conclu-the World's Cotton Conference at Liver sion. but the leaderi'are hoping that they

pool, which will be held, from June 13th. com- would be enabled to consider a

to and. Launication from the Government or the

owners.

SINN FEIN OUTRAGE. YATTACK ON POLICE PATROL.

LONDON, June 3rd.

A police patrol of seventeen was za- bushed at Westport, County Mayo, last night. Nias were killed, including an inspector and a sergeant, and Four were seriously injured.

The optimistic feeling that something would emerge in the course of a few days has not beeg damped by the present wisty situation. is the meanwhile the prolonged coal stoppage is having paralysing effects on the principal indes trial districts. Manchester is described. dá preventing an unparalleled appearance

"The assailants of the patrol numbered a hundred. They captured the arms with many of its shops and warehouses alosed. Business is gradually coming to and womunition of the patrol and burn-

■ standstill, despite the revival of textiled the three motor cars in which the

policemen were travelling.

orders from the overseas markets. The British sizei-wakeri are in a moré odvan-

The police replied to the attack with tageous position, owing to an improve rifle and machinegun firs. The fight ment in the exchange value of the Bellasted hours. One of the surviving police gian currency.

officers rode in to Westport at midnight, and reinforcements and medical aid were went immediately,

On the other hand, the prospect of an improvement in the railway services is indicated by the announcement of the Londen and South-Western of an in crease in, and an acceleration of, the train aervice from June 6th."

EARLIER CABLES.

INSTRUCTIVE STATISTICS.

EARLIER CABLES, IRISH QUESTION. DISCUSSION IN IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

LONDON, Jube 2nd.

LATEST CABLES.

REPARATIONS COMMISSION: APPOINTMENT OF GUARANTEES. COMMITTEE.

PARIS, May 29th (delayed).” The Reparations Commission has sp pointed members of the Guarantees Com mitice, who are charged with the task of supervising the payment of German re- parations indemnity. The French dele gate, M. Mauclore, has been elected

THE OAKS. LIST OF PROBABLE STARTERS.

LONDON, Jung 2nd:

The “probakles for the Oaks are:- Picardy (Jones), Pompadour (Brennan),

OUR LONDON LETTER. VIEWS OF THE BUDGET. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT-]

LONDON, April

THE BUDGET.

esth

THE SPEAKER'S axri.

This was the retirement of Mr. Low- ther as Speaker of the House of Commons takes effect. He loare his high position with the profound 'regret" of every Mém- bet; and the event, which is rightly re- The Budget was introduced by Mr. darded as of national moment is accord- Longuit (Lane) Hasty Match (Fox), Uhamberlain because he framed it, and ed a great deal of prominence in the Press What seems to appeal the commentators on the Vila (A. Smith), Princess of Mara (A also because Sit, Robert Horpe, his aut Balding), Donna Tiranen (Wogg), Clearcossor na Chancellor of the Exchequer to nearly all Trace (Colling), Keep Time (Gardner), Nippon, (F. Bullock), Strathleven (V. Smyth), Clestare (Donoghue), Alegria (Hulme) Bettina (Bellhouse), La Voiture (Whalley), Orange Maiden (J. Leach), Versatile (O'Neill), Love in Idleness (Childs), Tishy (Evans), Star of Blyth (Burns), and Lady Sleipner (P. Mason). BRUSSELA, Jane Ind. The growing satisfaction among Allied AUSTRALIANS V. CAMBRIDGE. statesmen at the result of Germany's re cent performances was voiced by the Foreign Minister, M. Jaspar."

chairm n-laras,

BARLIER GABLES.

OUTLOOK IN EUROPE. --- BELOLAN MINISTER'S OPTIMISM.

Nutcracker (Coralake),

RELLEW'S-GOOD. SCORE-

LONDON, June 2nd.

He

and late President of the Board of Speaker's retirement is the fact that he with the coal strike negotiations to get gift is rare in the case of those who Trade, has been too busy in connection cases a sense of humour, and that this properly into financial harness. The preceded him. It is certainly a valuable A neat phrase which creates a Budgel has been described as "hum.. drum," though how proposals framed to ripple of merriment, or a shrewd thrust without malice, has a wonderful affect lovy taxation to the tune of £1,218,650,000 can bear that description is by no means in allaying temper and smoothing away clear. Of cours, what is meant is that difficulties in debate Including ten the Budget contains no startling novel years in the Chairmanship of Committees

ties.

Mr. Lowther has served the House well. for over a quarter of a century, and he recommended to the King for a signal mark of Royal favour. STILL MORE DIVORCE.

The business" of the Law Courts' com-

The outstanding point in that the tax payer is denied any relied. This only changes are that the ridiculously high duty on sparkling winer is reducod bo cause it had ceased to be remunerativo, In summery weather, on a good wicket, and last year's gigantic tax on cigaretinues to increase, as is seen by the Speaking in the Chamber, he declared

| madera start this week. No fewer than BOGA There was the usual promise on that if Germany continued on the path the Australians stored 302. Pellew made has been swept away for the same re Easter lists, a which the judges have of goodwill, of which she had given first 140, including a six and 91 fours.

behalf of the Government to reduce the 4,472 engor are entered for hearing,

being proof, Belgium would not make her task gave three chances in his innings, which total volume of expenditure. But that an increase of 1,108 compared with a

Andrews scored is now a twice told tale. The Daily Mail year ago The present rush of busines difficult. M. Jaspar noted the improve-occupied 130 minutes.

calla the, Chancellor's figures mad is more than twice as large as it was Cambridge made 111 for 7. There were finance." and in regard to the promise in pre-war days. In the Easter lists of of economy in the ensuing year says it 1914 the total number of suits before the 7,000 spectatora.

is always jam to-morrow with this Courts did not exceed 1,384, Government.

ment in the European atmosphere, and 50. advocated an Alliance between Belgium, The Great Britain. France and Italy. Belgo-Dutch difficulty was still unsolved, but M. Jasper hoped that the relations would soon be normal, in view of Hol119 land's kindness to Belgian refugees.

THE SILESIAN IMBROGLIO.

E

COUNTY RESULTS, Yorks beat Derby by an innings and

Lancashire best Sussex by nine wickets. Gloucester beat Glamorgan by innings and 181 runs.

Of the 4,472, cases in the lists for this The Northcliff journal is dutspoken in i term 2,105 are down for hearing in the its opinion; but generally, the Press is Dvorce Court. It is no wonder that the

let the Chancellor, down

two regular judges in this Division of the inalined to lightly. The difficulties of the times are High Court, Mr. Justice Hill and Sir great. There is expenditure like the coal Henry Duke. And themselves unable to stríka situation, which is costing the

FRENCH PREMIER'S DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH'S country about £3,000,000 a week for cope with this volume of litigation, which

PARIS, May 9th (delayed).

No date has been fixed for the reunion

FIANCE.

of the Supreme Council at Boulogne. BRIDESMAID TO FORMER DUCHESS The Havas Agency believes that M.

LORDOS, June 1st. Briand requested that the discussion of

Miss Gladys Deacon (the Duke of the Upper Silesian question be post Marlborough's fiance) has been many poned, owing to the present over-excite

years in England, and was bridesmaid to ment. It is proposed that the Council half come to a decision only after advice. from the committee of experts-Havas.

KORFANTY COMPLAINT.

The situation in Upper Silesia in im-THE SHOOTING OF TAALAT Proving. The Polish leader Korlanty, bas intimated the readiness of the insur geats to lay down their arms, and subrait to the inter-Allied commission-lavas.

THE FOLLY OF WAR. BRITISH AMBASSADOR'S ADDRESS

AT VIRGINIA.

CHARLOTTESVILLE (VI80.), June 2nd. Sir Auckland Geddes, addressing the University of Virginia on the occasion

PASHA. ARMENIAN STUDENT ON TRIAL

BERLIN, June 2nd."

The trial opened, to-day, of the young Armenian student, Teilirian, charged

troops and other service, and to Chan.in five times as large as that which color could forged thin. So it is in other occupied their predecessors before the We have all got to get back to work, war. A large number of petitions for wys. and restom trade, without which there divorce are brought under the Poor can be no return to normal conditions in Persons Rules, and 1 learn that appli say directtion.

BORN Q.M..

cat.one by poor persons "continue to

Soldiers everywhere, inoïuding those be made at the rate of ten a'day, who cause over here from the Far East Society and the stage are well repre to take their place in the fighting-line sented in this term's list for the sever in the Great War,, must regret to read

the former Dachess, with whom she has of the death of Gentral Cowans, the ance of matrimonial bonds. · Petitions since maintained a friendship. Mies Quarter-Master-General of the Forces for the restitution of conjugal rights have He was buried this week with all the Deacon is a sister of Princess Radziwill. pomp and circumstance it is possible to been presented by the Countess of Dro give a national hero, with a vast array gheda, Lady Chesham, and Lady Brisco. of troops as escort, and a final salute of The suit of the last-named as well as 17 RUAL

No praise can be too great for the petitions by Viscountess Tarrington and work he did in organising supplies for Lady George Cholmondeley sit appear in the armies in the field. The military writers sing his praise in unison. One the defended Hat. Mrs. E. A. Carthew, who knew him well describes him as "daughter of the Home Secretary, is bora Q.M.G." and declares that the one

lies that Lord Kitchener enjoyed from petitioning for the dissolution of her anxious care was in the matter of food marriage with Mr. T. W. C. Carthew, a and clothing and comforts for the armies. member of the Bar; and sensational necessaries-a gambie without which of the case of Mrs. Alios Rutherford, General Cowans, it is said, gambled in criminal trial is recalled by the mention the armies could not have carried on.

who is petitioning lar a divorce from Ho forwarded supplies with surprising L-Col. Norman Rutherford (Richardson rapidity and in profusion; nothing was too good. in his view, for the welfare intervening). Lieut. Col. Ratherford was convisted two years 'nge of the murder. and health of the troops."

One instance of this great soldier's of Major Seton, but was found insane, is November 1914, moor Eunatic Asylum. Wednesday evening. methods may be given. On a certain and he is at present an inmate of Broad-

-message was received that the men were THE NEW VICEROY, Buffering from "tretch feet." Next morning a Committee of experts decided

with shooting Taalat Pasha, the former Turkish Grand Vizier, on March 3rd. ADMIRAL BEATTY IN FRANCE.

11/

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The changes in the Government are of

on the ingredients of a compound to great.significance. Lord. Edmund Talbot remedy this dire complaint, and by the has given up his position as Chief Saturday afternoon twenty tons of it Unionist Whip and head of the Party organisation to become the first Viceroy had been landed in France.

of Ireland under the new Home Hule. JAPANESE CROWN PRINCE.

Act. His eminent position is the Roman

PARIS, May 8th (delayed). Admiral Beatty, the British First Sea of its centenary, urged the benefits of Lord, has acrived, and will lunch with peace and the folly of war.. Arguing the Navy Minister today. Havas. from the scientific standpoint, Sir Auck- DEATH OF SERBIAN MINISTER

TO FRANCE. land pointed out how wars tended to In the House of Commons, at ques weaken and depreciate nations, citing

Panis, May 8th (delayed). LONDOS, June 2nd., tion time, Mr. T. P. O'Connor ask

the historic examples of Rome and of The death is announced of M. Vosnith, The British Engineers' Association, ed whether, in view of the Pre-France under, Napoleon. Es declared

the Serbian Minister at Paris and ex London for the coming of the Crown Catholic community in Britain is meant which is an association of British manu-judicial influence of the Irish situa

every university. од internal conditions in the that it was the duty of facturing engineers and shipbuilders, hastion issued a pamphlet on the economic causes Dominions, and with a view to the de- to implant into the minds of its studente of the coal crisis, which gives interesting airs of these Dominions for the bestowal figures colected from official and other of self-Government upon Ireland as real understanding of the cost of war, authoritative sources, showing that the expressed by the votes in their Legisla Londage of coal raised per person em► ployed in the March quarter of 1021 was only per cent of the corresponding Egure of 1813, and 90,700 more people were employed in the mines.

The average yearly earnings per person increased from £82 to £322, being an in-

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Premierlavas.

NEWS. EASTERN

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] NEW AMERICAN HINISTER IN

tures, and in view of the suggestion in MOTTO OF MARSEILLES FAR the speech by General Smuts that the Government might give the Dominions an opportunity of discussing the question, the include the Government would subject in the agenda of the Dominion Premiera Conference.

Major the Hon E. L. Wood (Under creases

of 183 per cent, whereas the cost of living increased by 159 per cent. The Secretary for the Colonies), replied that average wages-cost per ton-rose from the agenda lies solely in the discretion aid. to 968. while coal experts fall from of the conference itself, and while the $7,000,000 tons in 1913 to 38,000,000 tons Irish question belongs technically to the In 1920. The direct loss, inclusive of United Kingdom'a domostio politics, the depreciation, debenture interest, and Government would not raise any objec owners' statillard profits, for March 1921, tion if the Conference desired to include was at the rate of £86,000,000 annually,

the question in the discussion. As the result of the stoppage only thir teen out of 303 blast furnaces were operating in April, and the production of pig iron was 60,000 tons, as compared, with monthly output of 685,000 tons in 1013.

KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS. FAR EASTERN RECIPIENTS.

LONDON, June 2nd.

opinions of The pamphlet quotes the

In the Bst of Birthday Honours, industrial authorities that any settlement. will be worthless which fails to reduce prices to à figure enabling industries to appear the afford to consumo conic ||

DEMOBILISATION OF ARMY

RESERVE.

LONDON, June 2nd.. The men of the Army Reserve called

Bir Charles Addis, of the London Com- mittee of the Hongkong and Shanghat Banking Corporation, has been created a Knight Commander of the Most Distin guished Order of St. Michael and St. George,

Colonel William Harte, British Resi- dent at Perak, Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.

The Sultan of Pahang, Honoraty Knight up on April 8th, in connection with the Commander of the Most Distinguished industrial situation, are now being de-Order of St Michael and St George. mobilised. The Defence Force is regard. ed as adequate to meet all contingencies CLOTHING-TRÁDE DISPUTE. WAGE REDUCTION OF 15 PER CENT

P18, May 23th (delayed), The President of the Marsailles Cham- ber of Commerce has sent the British that the widely Press a letter stating t circulated motto, Pesce above all," should be Peace with due guarantees above all."Дuvas.

THE OKLAHOMA

RIOTS.

HEAVY DEATH ROLL

TULSA, JUDO 18t. It was estimated lust night that negrocs and 25 whites had been killed in the course of the fighting. Sixty negrota barricaded themselves in a church, and repulsed mass attacks by whites,

ho

Great preparations are being mado in

Prince of Japan. He is to have Chester to convey a plain message to the RamŁO held House as a residence. It is one of Catholics of Ireland. It is a conciliatory the most famous old mansions in the and conciliating message which can only Metropolis; and the renders, of Horace wilfully be misunderstood. Lord Edmund description ho gave of it when he was hold the Viceroyalty since before the CABLE Walpole Letters will recollect the Talbot is the first Roman Catholic

there as the guest of the famous Earl days of the Rovelution and the Battle of of Chesterfield, who hailt it and prided the Boyne. He has suitable qualities for himself on the taste" he displayed in the high and exusting office he has se its design and adornment. The gardens cepted, and, although he bas bever have, of course, disappeared, but the in- obtruded himself on public attention, he is one of the quiet men who command.. terior has not suffered, so that it is sub- stantially the same dwelling as it was esteem and confidance. "

Lord Edmund is the surviving son of nearly 10 years ago when Chesterfield the house warminal pole

parties so the thirteenth Duke of Norfolk, and was gave

The born in 18533. Since 1894 he has repre graphically described by great drawing room is considered one ofsented the Chichester Division of Sussex the facet apartments in London. It has in the House of Commons He was pro moted to the position of a Lord of the a wonderful marble mantlepiere, and arabesques of white and gold, which re

Treasury in 1905, became Chief Unionist. main exactly as they wore in the Eigh-Whip in 1013, and joint Parliamentary

PEKING,

WASHINGTON, June 3rd. The Seasto has confirmed the appoint ment of Mr. Jacob Schurman as Minister

to China.

INDO-CHINESE INTERNAL LOAN.

teenth Century. "PUSSYFOOT" AGAIN, /--

Secretary to the Treasury in 1915. Dar ing the South African War he command- ed the 11th Hussars, was mentioned in dispatches, and gained the D.8.0 He has been Deputy Earl Marshal of Eng land since 1917.

Pazis, May 4th (delayed).

Mr. W. E. Johnson, better known as Respecting the local loan which the Pussyfoot Johnson, the tectotal or Senate his empowered the Governorganiser and paid agent of the American Anti-Saloon League, is back again in Lon

It is known that at the beginning of the present Parliamentary Session Tard finally set fire to the building: The General of Indo-China to contract, the don. He returned to the United States

compaign in Scotland, which was desigh Edmond Talbot contemplated retirement negroes evacuated, firing as they ran, Temps writes that the transaction will last year after the defeat of the "dry Several negroes wore killed. The dis

of the country and compot them to of his health, persistent phlebitis making turbances, ceased in the evening, guards fully succeed and will prove the vitality, ed to deprive the natives of the wino from public work on account of the state

dis of the French colonies.

drink cold water. He is now prophesyit desirable that he should not under ing that England will be dry coun-take duties that called for much exertion: patrolling the negro quarters, and arming both whites and negroes, Pan

CHINES

try in ten years time, and after campaign will be extended to the British But, given the necessary strength, his friends predict for him a successful term. communities overseas.

Ungemarkable thing about Pussy of alice, as Viceroy of Ireland, for he is foot" Johnson in the large amount courteous, genial, just-minded, and very Papers. He is constantly in the public night.. Lady Hart and Dr. Wang Chung eye. An atmosphere bordering on the gave a dinner party in the Legation last of free space he gets in the news unlikely to be deluded by blurney.I.B. romantic has been created around him, WHEN SIR THOMAS WAS MISTAKE hui were among those present-

dating from the days when he veel to

BY A STEAMER STEWARD JAPANESE CROWN PRINCE'S VISIT chase thieves and smugglers (so it is said)

The only negro walking the streets un guarded is the Deputy Sheriff; who was instrumental in persuading a hundred of the troops. blacks to neck the protection

RIGHTS OF ALIENS. PROPOSED MEASURE IN UNITED

STATES.

t. Gorge Alber Woodcock, Into First

WASHINGTON, June 2nd Clerk to the Magistracy Hongkong,

Senator Kellogg has introduced a Bill awarded the Imperial Service Order.

Captain Hubert Berkeley, District authorising the President to maintain.

of oxiat Officer, Upper Perak, awarded the fm through the Federal Courte or otherwise.

Biate laws. New YORK, June 2nd perial Service Order ASARTER the rights of aliens irrespecta

H. G. Parlett, Secretary to the Em- The Bill specifically, permite the use of The clothing strike which had been pending since December, involving 65,000 bassy at Tokyo, Companion of the Order the Army and Navy to enforce the ruling

of St. Michael and St. George

of the Court, hands, has been settled on the basis of a

Walter Sidney Shaw, late Puisne, It is anderstood that the provisions of 15 per cent, wage reduction all round Judge at Ceylon, now Chief Justice, the Bill wight bo available in eases except in regard to cutters, whose wages Straits Settlements, has been created a arising out of a State statuto like the will be graded. Disputes are to bo: ro ferred to n Board of Arbitration, z Knight Bachelor. Wel

California land law.

MINISTER'S DINNER

PARTY:

LONDON, June 2nd. The Chinese Minister and Madame Koo

TO FRANCE.

that the

neross the Mexican border, and carried his life in his hands as n zoolous police Bir Thomas Lapton presided at the officer. All this is clever propaganda, of Lipton's Choral Society's second concert course,and shows that the Fussyfoot of the BCASOBAN PAE18, May 28th (delayed). The Japanese Crown Prince is expect publicity agents from America can give He told a good story at his own ex- od at Havre on the 30th inst, on board points to they, anti-testotal department of penseWhen returning from America, the battleship Kator The Prince is to the Browers Association in this coun- last year I was preparing to sit down on stay until July, 15th, and is to meet the try who are fighting the battle of the dock chair, when & parson said: "Look French Fresident and members of the Trade. But cleverness apart in the there, steward, I want a deck chair put Government and of the Paris Muni- way the case for and against alcohol is in that corner spot. I got a deck chair abcb for you Being Scotch, I took it." cipality, and to visit various cities, also presented, the chance of success of the and placed it there, when he said: Here's American Fanatics is exceedingly remote.

the war, front-Igin