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TEN HONGKONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, JULY 6TH, 1971.

IRISH PEACE CONFERENCE:

GENERAL SMUTS' NEW MISSION.

COTTON TRADE OUTLOOK:

SIR EDWIN STOCKTON'S FORECAST.

ANTI PROHIBITION PARADE:

BANDS PLAY DRINKING SONGS.

LATEST CABLES.

{TgzOUGH REUTER'S AGENUT.] IRISH PEACE CONFERENCE,

SINN FEINERS RELEASE EARL OF

BANDON,

Losvos, July 5th. The Sinn Feiners have released the Earl of Banden, the septuagenarian Peer who was kidnapped when his residence, Castle Bernard, was burned down by armed men on June 1st,

IRISH LEADERS GO TO RECEIVE GENERAL SMUTS.

LATEST CABLES.

́COTTON TRADE OUTLOOK,

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SIR EDWIN STOCKTON'S

SILESIAN

"LATEST DANERS.

SETTLEMENT.

POLES AND GERMANS LEAVING.

PARIS, July nt (delayed).

In Oppeln, Silesia, evacuation by Pales and Germans, respectively, in the is. pated territories is proceeding in good order, the local police forces taking Charge-Haras

THIRD TEST MATCH, AUSTRALIA WINS BY LARGE

MARGIN.. ¿

FAR EASTERN

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NEWS.

CABLE MODERN CHINESE ROMANCE

SHATTERED.

A CASE IN THE SHANGHAI MIXED COURT.

The peculiar and tortuous affairs of a loving Chiness, couple, the Shanghai Gazette says have come into the Mixed

The principal figure "in this case is a Court for investigation."

{THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.] LONDON, July 4th.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE. The sky was overcast and the weather.

CHINESE LEGATION'S STATEMENT. Was cool, when England rosumed the rst innings in the third Test match,

LONDON, July 5th. before a crowd of £7,000. The wicket was A Paris message says that, with a view) good, England early in the day bad the to dissipating possible misunderstanding Chinese girl, who is highly educated, in misfortune of lesing. Ducnt, who

was of its alleged support add intervention stated to have studied in an Edinburgh: making a stroke when the ball broke and as regards the Banque Industrielle de College and the London School of Erano. from the shoulder of the bat few into Chine, the Chinese Legation has issued mics and is the daughter of a high the hands of Gregory in the slips.

a statement asserting total ignorance ofthers holding high Government posts.

official in the North She has two bro

SERIOUS DISTURBANCE - AT --

BEUTHEN.

LONDON, July 5th. The Allgemeine Zeitung B:uthen correspondent says that Allied troops, stood at 87 for 6 wickets, Their con- what passed between Paris and Peking.

Brown joined Douglas when the score mostly British, marching in yesterday ident partnership realised 98. Douglas The statement say that the Chinese case which had been started in the This is a counter-claim arising out of, morning were acclaimed by the populate, with a bandaged hand, received an Legation has never so far issued a state parties concerned being Seng Chang-

was very steady. Tennyson, who played

Mixed Court some months before, the olation for his briffiant. all-round in- but when people began to sing patrioticaings, which contained 10 fours and ment either officially or semi-officially, kuh, plaintiff and Miss Tsen Chin Duna,

lasted thr. 90min.

and the only business of one of its off-lawyers have been interested in the case alias Zui Yio Dunn, defendant. Many Brown was in excellent form."" The following are the complete scores,cials ordered to interview the Ministries ince its first opening, and the decision

"of Finance and Foreign Office was to interest.

of the Court is looked forward to with obtain information.

FORECAST.

songs a French guard attacked them with Loxpox, July 5th, rifle-butts. Shots wore then fired, and a Addressing the Manchester Chamber of French Major was killed and several Commerce, Sir Edwin Stockton, the Pre French soldiers were wounded. The sident, hopefully reviewed the trade Frenchmen, thereupon, loss, control, and postion, and said that there was every attacked the crowd. Several women and reason to believe that we had turned the children are reported to have been killed. corner. There were distinct signs of a Twenty citizens, including the fra and desire to come into the market. The the second Burgomasters, were arrested big decline in values made trade easier as hostages.

LONDON, July 5th.

to finance and the risk of is was greatly ANTI-PROHIBITION PARADE, The Lord Mayor of Düblin, Mr. Griffith reduced. These inducements could not ("the ice-President of the Trish Re-fail to attract many far-seeing buyers.

SCENES IN NEW YORK.

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public,), Mr. Barton and other repre- sentative citizens went to Kingstown, tú-tiny-- to receión General Smuts. They remained "there" an hour," but General Smuts did not arrives. His arrival" is conideprly expected this evening,"

GENERAL SMUTS' RUSE.

LATER.

It has transpired that General Smtite was on heard the steamer at Kingstown, but did not appear, because he wished to avoid a public reception. Subsequently, when those expecting him had departed, he motored to Dublin and exiled on the Lord Mayor.

EARLIER CABLES,

GENERAL SMUTS AS PEACE, MAKER:

LONDON, July 5th. An official announcement states that General Smuts has gone to Dublin to meet Mr. De Valera and other Irishmen, MR. DE VALERA'S PROCLAMATION.

LONDON, July 4th The conference between ir. De Valera and Mr. Griffith, the Sinn Fein "Vice- President, and the Southern Unionists bald its first session in Dublin, at the Man- sion. House.

The Lord Mayor received the members of the conference. Great public interest was taken in the meeting crowd carrying diminutive American

in accordance with a proclamation by Mr. De Valera that the American Flag should be honoured on July 4th through

plit Iceland.

Mr. De Valera had a great popular reception.

LATER.

New York, July 5th.

He was very optimistic about the pros pects of the cotton industry, because the Mayor Hylan reviewed a parade of world could not wait indefinitely for its several thousand Anti-Prohibitionists, requirements to be satisfied and must Each individual wore a miniature liquor return to cotton goods, owing to their bottle on his coat lapel. Three hundred comparative cheapness.

organisations, including a hundred Italian societies, were represented in the The bonds played drinking

MINERS AT WORK.

FOREIGN SHIPMENTS IN VIEW.

LONDON, July 3th.

In connection with the resumption of work at the coal-fields, provisional. arrangements have alrendy been made on a moderate scale to resume cont ship. ments. The hope is expressed that ships.. this month, will proceed to Port Said and

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India with couls. The ships after dis charging the coal will be in a position to proceed to other Eastern markets to load homeward cargoes.--

EARLIER CABLES,

COAL TRADE RESTRICTIONS.

LONDON, July 4th. The coal export restrictions have been removed.

SOME GRUMBLING BUT MOSTLY

¿ EAGER TO RESUME.

LONDON, July 5th Besumption was most conspicuous in Northumberland, where colliers were waiting at the pitheads at dawn and train-loads of coal were proceeding to

the coast at noon, but it is estimated that

able to re-start in other coalfields, and only about a quarter of the miners were

these wore engaged in repair and other preparatory work:" It is expected that there will be 80 per cent of the men employed by the week ond,

procession.

songs.

It was noteworthy that few women participated in the procession.

ADMIRAL SIMS, VALUE OF PUBLIC CRITICISM.

NEWPORT (RHODE ISLAND), July 5th. Admiral Sims, in a speech, ürged that

including the previous day's cores:

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ENGLAND, 1ST INNINGS. HARDINGE, ..., Armstrong. WOOLLEY, b Gregory HEARNE, b Macionalt Ducar, e Gregory, b Macdonald Dounian, b Armstring Jurr, e Carter, b Gregory Brows, Armstrong, bailey WHITE. b. Macdonald TENNYSON, & Gregory, b. Macdonald 63 PARKIN, not mit ... HORES, absent

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HOPES FOR DEPOSITORS.

PARIS, July 1st (delayed). 'The Board of the Bank Industrielle do Chine thought fit,"yesterday, to apply for the transactional (1) There is a strong hope that the bank will eventually ex tricate itself. The financial market is quite undisturbed. Money is easy,"

The girl, a native of Szechuca, is 24 years old and the parties are said to have signed a :" matrimonial contract | which stipulates that

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"They have offered their hands to each other in caltured wedlock and will not be enslaved by the harinful. customs of the old society and they will in perpetuity preserve their ex clusive and undivided affections one towards the other, Under no protext- whatever will the married life on the contracting parties be affected by the Following the recent issue of the

admission of a concubine." French Government's short term bondscontained in this contract, there was an- After the free and voluntary statement which proved an unqualified success other which states;— netting over

hundred millions sterling at par in twenty days-large issues of bonds by various cities, in- The Australians then went in, and at

dustrial concerns and shipping com. the close of play had 143 runs for the panies are being readily absorbed by loer of 2 wickets (first innings score, 409). French investors-Havax.

BOWLING ANALYSIS (AUSTEALIÄNS.) Gregory took 2 wickets for 47. Macdonald took 4 wickets for 105. Armstrong took 2 wickets for 44. Mailey took one wicket for 38. Hendry nil for 18."

AUSTRALIANS, 2ND INNINGS. ANDEEWS, not cut BARDSLEY, b Jupp ...... MACARTNEY, o and b Woolley CARTER, not out

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Total (for 2 wickets)...143

CARPENTIER'S PLANS.”

WILL NOT RETIRE

two

CROWN PRINCE OF JAPAN IN TRANCE.

PARIS, July and (delayed). The Japanese Crown Prince and suite visited the aerodrome at Le Bourget, near Paris. This is the most important aviation depot, which was used in June last by 500 aeroplanes carrying over

"The two parties bavo entered inta this matrimonial contract in a civili- zed process, ie., by mutual consent in lieu of parental decisions, and under- take to liberate themselves from the bad practices of old society and, by maintaining sentiments of mutual res pect, they will preserve their mutual affections pure and unmixed. But the. date of wedding will be determined by the date when the pursuits in which the contracting partis are engaged will have been completed."

Dr. Mai made a claim the other day for the recovery of four documents pur- porting to have bees voluntary agree menta to marry with provision for missory note for an alleged loan of damages in case of breach and a pro- 82,000.

Afterwards application was made by 2,000 passengers and 30 tons of sundry order to advertise in the Chinese news- Mr. Wen Chea for defendant for au freight.

papers for the appearance of the plain tiff to two weeks' time to answer the. The Japanese officers and sailors were defendant's counter-claim, in default of

guests of the Toulon Municipality, at Toulon, at a brilliant festival inaugurat-

HOBBS'S HEALTH.

public discussion was a anfeguard of Hobbs, was suffering from appendictis

LONDON, July 4th. public interest, and contrasted the atti.and had to undergo an operation imme

diately. tude of the United States, forbidding public criticism of officers of Allied forces, with the attitude of some Euro- peaa Powers, which actually rewarded

NEW YORK, July 4th. beneficial crificism." Admiral Sims Except for a swollen right hand and a ed to celebrate the arrival of the Japan pointed out that since, the Armistice, emerged from the fight in good physical M. Barthon gave à luncheon in honour

out under the left eye. Carpentier ese Squadron-llaves.. Lord Jellicoe, Lord Fisher, Sir Percy

condition.

Descamps announces that Carpentier of the Japanese Crown Prince, the other Scott, Admiral Sir, Reginald Bacon and will not retire from the ring, and is Field-Marshal Lord French had publish willing to meet any pugilist in the world, guests being the three Marshals, Joffre, ed books containing criticisms compared pt Dempacy, who, he admits, is his Foch and d'Esprey, a number of Gen- with which any criticisms appearing in Carpentier wants a challenge for the orals, diplomats and members of the America, seemed very mild. Admiral World's Light Heavy-weight Champion Japanee Mission-Haras. Sims said Americans knew less about ship, which he holds by virtue of defeat- the elements of warfare than the people ing Battling" Levinsky. The French- of any other Great Power. A similar man intends to rest a few days at the attitude could not be maintained in the Manhasset training camp, and then to future without a very serious risk.

FIRES IN MADRAS. COTTON MILL STRIKERS' STRANGE BEHAVIOUR.

MADRAS, July 5th. Two thousand persons are homeless as a result of two fires. Cotton mill work.

ers on strike tried to prevent the police and firemen from extinguishing the fires. strikers "temporarily retired.

supacior.

eek another match, preferably with Bill Brennan or Tom Gibbins, the leading American heavy-weights."

"THE- LATZ DE CORYE.

LONDON, July 5th. Adiniral Sir Stanley Colville, Prin- cipal Aide-de-Camp to His Majesty, re- presented. His Majesty the King at the funeral service of Dr. Coffe, ex-naval chaplain and Bishop of Korea. After wards the funeral took place at Brook

INDEPENDENCE DAY.

ANGLO-AMERICAN RELATIONS.

hrated in London with much enthusinta,

LONDON, July 4th American Independence Day was cele wood.

which the Court was asked to dismiss judgment in respect of the defendant's the petition of the plaintiff and give. counter-claim,

Magistrate and Magistrate Yui last week. tiff to appear in three weeks' time and and the application was granted. plain. furnish 2.000 security.

This was the issue which was brought. up before Mr. Blackburn the British -

ALLEGED BLACKMAIL

stated that between the 22nd and 24th Dr. Hei, appearing for the plaintiff, October, 120, defendant, by fraud, threat. and force, caused the plaintiff to copy and execute four documents as referred. to above, and the purpose in obtaining the said documents was to black-mail the had been ob'ained under force and duress plaintiff, and he contended that as they they were without legal consideration and therefore null and void.

ago by Messrs. Ellis & Hays, and her Miss Dunn was represented some tirga counter-claim on April 8th was filed by them. In it it is stated that on several cccations in the years 1919 and 1920 plain- tiff verbally promised to marry defendant, The Stars and Stripes were flying over D.D., whose death is

The Rt. Rev. Charles John Corfe, and by two several writings on the 21th announced by of April, 1620 nad 3rd October, 1920 American gatherings. The American

There were hitches in some districts in troops were called out whereupon the many buildings and there were numerous Reuter, was born in 1843 and was the son plaintiff voluntarily contracted to marry

ADJOURNMENT.

The conference adjourned till July 8th. It is officially stated that views were ex. changed and certain agreements reached.

PEACE IS IN THE AIR-

Losbox, July 4th. ....... Lord Oranmore, interviewed at Holy hoad on his return from the Dublin Con- forence, declared that never at any time during the present struggles had there been manifested such a widespread feel- BRITISH DEBT TO U.S.A. ing in favour of a speedy Irish Bottle ARRANGEMENT FOR REDUCTION

LONDON, July 4th,

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EARLIER CABLES.

plaintiff after marriage and expended

9,000.

After 'the contract of April 24th defen." dant allowed, plaintiff to seduce bar, as the result of which defendant became the mother of a child, which subsequently died.

settling details between the management

Ambassador, Colony Harvey, at an In-of Dr. C. W. Corfe, Mus. Doc., Oxford. the defendant. Relying on his promise, and the workers, and thre collieries at

dependence Day dinner, confessed that He was educated at All Souls College, defendant advanced the sum of $2,000 on he perceived that the world situation Oxford, and was ordained in 1860.· He a promissory note, Tirdonkin in Wales are idle, because the THE KING OF THE BELGIANS. La ferulness which all desired in 1907, and served on HMS Victor the house to be used by her and the was clearer than when he left home. became a chaplain in the Royal Navy Defendant has bought and furnished med refused to accept the cancellation BRILLIANT SCENE AT VICTORIA. could not be realised until two grave Emanuel in the Ashanti War in 1874. of certain pre-strike conditions. There

misapprehensions were removed, namely. He was consecrated Bishop of the Church LONDON, July 4th. is aoine grumbling in Nottingham, hire and

the European impression that in the of England in Korea in 1869, Dr. There was a very brilliant scene at United States people, were universally Corte resigned in 1904. elsewhere that the new terms do not offer Victoria station on the arrival of their prosperous, partly owing to the war, and living wage, but the spirit generally for an official acknowledgment of Great people were not doing their atmost for Belgian Majesties on a visit to England the American idea that the European is of eagerness to resume.

Britain's help to Belgium in the war,

themselves before seeking help. Colonel The visitors were met at Dover by the Harvey proceeded to controvert both EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COSTUME od pest as teacher in the Nanyang

THE H. B. WARING CO.

Defendant is a school teacher by pro Prince of Wales and were received at beliefs by quoting figures and relating

fession, and in August 1919 she was offer Queen, Queen Alexandra, the Duke of Victoria by their Majesties the King and the results of European. investigations.

Referring to better Anglo-American

Middle School for Girls in Java at a York, Princess Mary, the Premier, Lord relations, Colonel Harvey said that there A romantic comedy of the eighteenth salary of $150 per month, but at the re- Curzon, Lord Beatty, Field-Marshal. Sir was ground for the good hope that appre century, most elaborately costumed, was quest of plaintiff defendant did in the House of Commons, ut question Henry Wilson, Air-Marshal Trenchard, hasions of perilous possibilities in the the H. B. Waring Company's programme accept the offer. has undergone a remarkable change and time Lt.Cdr. Hilton Young stated that the Lord Mayor and other distinguished Pacific might be dispelled moner than for last night at the Theatre Royal. The During 1920 defendant advanced monies. mately, E856,000,000, had the accrved and uniforms, nad the station was decorated follow it the consummation, were at the young lady drawing as her brother $50 and $160 (the last amount on his the British debt to America was, aproxi persotis. There was a dazzling array of ment would, naturally and inevitably, Ursula, and the adventure consisted in the total sums were: $1,000, 840; 880, was commonly anticipated, and disarms- title was "The Adventure of Lady to plaintiff, who was out of work, and unpaid interest on the sum totalled about is pre-war splendour $407,000,000. The only definite arrange micet made for the reduction of the debt, Albert on the cheek.

Her Majesty the Queen kissed - King

#172,600 000 borrowed for the purchase of was landly cheered: at present, was for the repayment of

The procision on its way to the palace silver dollars, under which a further qum

ment.

At is widely reported that the situation

a new atmosphers, has bear created

While the conference at a multitude, with bared heads, prayed for peace out vide the Mansion House Later, the Lord Mayor, addressing the Corporation, declared: Fenco is in the air. During the past three hour, one of the most de licate and momentous conferences ever held in Ireland has occurred. I have the greatest hopes for it. In the mean while, it is stated, the Binn Feiners are releasing Kidnapped prisoners.

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LATER.

and May next- of 10,000 will be repaid in April The King of the Beiginus has been ap

pointed a British Field-Marshal. STATE BANQUET AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.

SHELL TRANSPORT CO. INCREASE OF CAPITAL.

twined.

GENERAL GOURAUD. RECEPTIONS IN SYRIA

PLAY,

In order to get another brother out of going to Nanking);

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not

LONDON, July 8th. LONDON, July 4th- At a State banquet at Buckingham At the Shell Transport Co. mesting Palace, last night, in honour of their BELGRADE BOMB OUTRAGE, Bir George Sylvester. The other in London, the Chairman said that the Belgian Majesties there were present profit for the year was £8.870,000, and Baron Hayashi, the Premier, nad other the dividend was 30 per cant., pers

The proposal to increas £10,000,000 was sanctioned..

a difficulty in which a foolish prank abe Owing to his verbal and written pro- has played has landed him: The first misos to marry defendant, sad his failure. act of the play is not very convincing to do so, defendant contends that she but in subsequent acts, while the lady has suffered serious damages by being is in male attire there is plenty of action greatly injured in health and reputation. PARIS, Juno Teth (delayed).

and some thrilling momenta, notably a

Therefore, the defendant in her counter. General Gouraud met everywhere in duel between the supposed gentleman and claim asks for: Syria and Cilicia with the most hearty the man she accretly admires In this

1-82,000 loaded. welcome from the Christian and Moslem duel only one of the pistole is loaded. population, The reception at Aleppo

· Miss Jeannette Shorwin demonstrated

23,000 expanded' on the house, was especially enthusiastic.-llavar,"

ber verantility na the Lady" Drola, and

3-$1,150 loaned...... Mr. Charles Quartermaina was a courtly tlemen of the period" put in some good "' teamwork,' as the footballers" say, and did a great deal to make the play convincing. Mr. Christian Morrow, na PARIS, July 30th (delayed);

the Reverend Mr. Blimbo; made the most According to the Gazeite del Popolo's of the possibilities of a humorous part. Berlin correspondent a Hungarian Com To-night the Waring Company Pre manist Stegicy threw bomb at Prince senta Doa," in which Mr. Charles

unhurt, but six persons were injured,— Fachitch in Belgrade. Alexander of Jugo-Slavia and M. Quartermains gave a performance in Both escaped London, which was recorded in theatrical sanals as one of the milestones of that year.

capital by

FRENCH DUTIES. INCREASE IN IMPORT TARIFFS.

PARIS, June 30th (delayed). NEW, ITALIAN CABINET, The duties on the following articles entering France and Algeria are sub stantially increased from to-day:-

Roue, July 4th Signer Bohomi has formed & Cabinet Wheat, barley, oats, rye,"rice, mugar and in which he temporarily, Basumes the molasses.-lavas.

|-Foreign. Ministry.

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Ministers, also, the Oversons Premiers, Indian Princes and distinguished soldiers and sailors.

His Majesty the King paid a glowing tributo to Belgium's steadfastness, and to the chivalrous conduct of King Albert sud his heroic consort in war-time.

ing Great Britain's unswerving devotion King Albert replied suitably, emphasis to maintain the integrity of Belgium.

CRIME OF HUNGARIAN

COMMUNIST →

the Nanyang Middle School for Girls

4-$3,000 being 20 months' salary af Java Trom August 1919 to March 1981

$150 st

per month and further A sum of $5,000 general damages" and the costs of this case, ---

Counsel representing defendant at the moment is Mr. Wen Chao."

that the world's trade is one interest.

The nations of the world must recognisa Mr. Clymes, M.P.