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CABLES.

LATEST, CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.

DOMINION DELEGATES ARRIVE.

LONDON, Jane ind.

The Dominions and British delegates n Manday discussed the Empire's policy at the conference The Dominion delegates emphasised the point that they

mthat refer to their respective Govern

ments "the question of their representa tion on the final commission, which the Russians will attend. "Sir Francis Bell declared that New Zealand will not be presented directly, and it is note worthy that not a single representative from South Africa is at the conference, but all the delegates have not yet arrived.

SIXTEEN RUSSIAN DELEGATES. France will be represented for the brst Tew days by her minister at The Hague The Russian delegation will number sixteen, hoaded by M.M. Krassin,

Litizof, and Rakowsky.

FRANCO-BELGIAN DISCUSSION OF ATTITUDE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 168, 1972.

MARLIER CABLEŇ. COLONIAL UNOFFICIAL FINANCIAL COMMITTEES, PROPOSED BRITISH COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS,

Colonial Office..

LONDON, June 14th.

POSTPONING DEVELOPMENT ́"

SCHEMES.

FAR EASTERN CABLE THE FUTURE OF WEIHAIWEI.

NEWS.

TRIUTAH RIUTER'S AGENGT.] WU TING TANG, OFFIEND THE PREMIERSHIP.

PRIME MINISTER REPLIES TO CRITICISM.

SKY, June 13th: (

The deputation urged the desirability of postpening certain general schemes of development undertaken under the in fuence of the boom period and of "read justing the finances `of' developments which had been continued, in order to larger portion was met ensure that out of lose funds and less from revenue.

Referring to Australian criticisms of the Major Wood, replying, questioned whether High taxation was the result Commonwealth's rule is New Guinea, the of extravagant expenditure, and phasised the retrenchments by Colonial Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, sail that Governments in the past two years. HeGermany, by insilioms propaganda, was opined that it would be a shortsight endeavouring to persuade the world that righted policy to defer many develop Australia w unft to govern New ment schemes largely undertaken for the benefit of British industry and truders Guines: but the retention of these profit when trade revived, and pointed out that there was nothing to prevent any Governor, on his own initiative. catablishing an advisory committee. He mentioned that one had already been appointed in Kenya and referred sym- pathetically to the idea of a London Advisory committee..

JOB'S "COMFORTERS. Aporrespondent writing from Weihai- wel to a Northern paper with reference to the recent despatch from the Colonial Office giving instructions: for 'the 'pre- paration of scheme of rendition,

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THE TRADE OF DAIREN, PROTEST AGAINST ADOPTION OF

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KAISER AND SON,

MEMOIRS OF THE CROWN PRINCE"

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Either the Crown Prince is apt at pres senting a case or he has taken good liter ary advice. In substance, his memoirs contain no suprises; they are actly what might have been expected; but in their form there is a certain amount-of art. If they carry to conviction what ever, it must be remembered that in the nature of things they could pot. The advocate had a bad ease.

The chak, the Crown Prince adopts is" that of humility. It hardly concalls a patronizing attitude. Whild he is ging nice things of his father, of a few Genna leaders, and, of the whole German people,

reverse. Later on the Crown Prince fada

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THE GOLD STANDARD,

In his report for 1021, M. Tachikana Commissioner of Customs, writes:--

In addition to the influence of the general disturbance in the economic PERING, June 14th.

world, this pops experienced a blow to A deputation from the Federation of

Mr. W. W. You bas telegraphed Dr. observes: ---

export trade in the year under review While the majority of people familiar British Industries and the London Cham Wu Ting-lang offering him the Premier-

through the adoption on the Dairen with the eirenmstances are agreed that ber of Commerce submitted to the Under hij. No reply has yet been received;

Staple Prodnes Exchange of in "gold the impending charges at Wehalwei aratandard. This exchange is as mention- Secretary for the Colonies, Major the

FURTHER FIGHTING AT SHAN- Hon. E F. L. Wood, proposals for the

tulumental "and radical: that they willed in a previous trade report, a Gorern. HAIKWAN.

have" adverse results on the prosperity establishment of unofficial committees in

Paxis, June 10th

and development of the place; and that meat institution established in 1913. colonies to advise the Governors on

Frish fighting has occurred at Shanhai- the trade which has followed the flag From the very line of its opening the matters of finance, also a similar body in London to keep in touch with thewan. The Chibli casualties up to the will go when the tag wees; we occasionall authorities wished to enforce a gold he caninor, for all his art or his good advice. standard, but strong objections being avoid a suggestion that he is patting them present number 1,300, bat the Feng meet others prepared to assert the com raised by Japanese, and especially on the head. But he is not always saying right wing has been driven back by Chihli

nice things. trary. Our woull be comforters are out

Chinese, merchants, a notiücation was Hs confesses that ba was " DAYOT, M. reinforcements, which are rushing up.

to prophesy samooth things, to assure ised in 2014 to the effect that the silver blind admirer" of the Kaiser. The first pa there is no real cause for anxiety." It yen would for the present be the standard mistake the Kaiser made was in nover Ly- AUSTRÁLIA'S MANDATE IN NEW

properly young with ne is almost certain that the Peking Gov of transaction on the exchange, as had ing

littl 'GUINEA

ernment will send down an "calighten-been the case hitherto. Since then, and fellows. The little fellows, his children up to April, 121, business was transacted were educated entirely by tutors And ed" official whose instructions. and there without any hitch, when, abruptly, governors, and heard only from them whose one xha will be to ad the adoption of a gold standard was minister the place honestly and an officially announced. A petition for the whether his Majesty was pleased or the progressire lines, to turn Weihaiwei into withdrawal of the nctification was pres that his father did no: display a knowledge ented to the local Government and the

of character in choosing advisers, and onglit show place" of China; and not Cabinet Ministers, and a depatation was

As for himself, the Crown Prince cona- 2. tions on the exchange were suspended for sqneere the people with the object of fully four months. The result was that, fesses that nature has not blessed him with commonly happens elsewhero-to sent to Tokyo, but of ne avait Transae to have been more resolute with the lining his own pockets. It is true that in comparison with the year 1920, the taste for pauctilious formalities. local medical men are government ser amount of beans and bean oil exported father, though fand and proud of him, was vants and will be withdrawn, but they abroad was less by over half a million annoyed above all, by my disinclination to will probably be replaced by a doctor of piculs in each case. It must be admitted, apopt the traditional princely manner" sorts. It is true that our meat and food however, that there were other factors petent official impection, but the exer-in- part of the report). Com His account of the pre-war relations of cise of a little faith, a little imagination,pared with the year 1920, the gross value England and Germany is contradictory. ought to lead, assuredly to the conclusion of trade showed an advance of 1.8. per The English, he says, quoting Bismarck, that these supplies will, if anything, im- cont. When taken separately, the export refused to be loved. At the same time the

cent, while prove with the departure of our sanitary trade decreased by 2.8

not loved anywhere. inspector! It is the fact that the place the import, trade increased by 7.5 per Germans, as the Crown Prince himself

the A

atatistics pre-discovered, were is now garrisoned by the Marine Guard, cent. But according to * company of Indian soldiers, an arm parad by the wharf office of the South England was well served by her cou ed police 1:20 strong, and that, in conse Manchuria Railway Company, export sellors, while Germany's foreign policy

cargo totalled 3,173,000 ans. against was feeble and oscillating."

Of Bing. quence, local pirates and brigands, give 3,004,000 tons in 1990, and imported goods Elward he speaks handsomely. He sees us a wide berth: it is also the fact that 772,000 tosis, against 974,000 tons, showing him as the good uncle and the umiblə at recent representative meeting loexlChinese it was resolved to petition increase of 3.5 per cent, in the former man," devoid of, intrigue er trickery, “A

and

a decrease of 20 per cent, in the brilliant upholder of his country's "intez- the Peking Government to grant them later. This appareat anomaly is at," and one who would rather have

aive articles were imported and home rule with powers a plained by the fact that in and cheap secured those interests in co-operation with Whoa the Crown Prince was in London, heavy goods exported in large quantities Germany than in orposition to her," than in 1999.

Shipping-In comparison with the year for King George's Coronation he had a 1990 the number of entries and clearances "thoroughly animated conversation" with of steamers decreased, but the tonnage the Foreign Scretary, Sir Edward Gray, increased. The large steamers, from 6.000 on whom he urged co-operation between the to 11,000 tons, of the Toyo Kisen Krishn's Japan-San Francisco line, and the Ceakangent land and the strongest se

They could then, moreover (if it must Shinen Kalsha's Hongkong-Japan-Tacoma Europe line, Singapore- Japan-New York line, and Bingecap be no), divide, the world between thems New Orleans line, began to make regular Grey listened, nodded, and said: Yes, true, calls in January, causing an increase in but England does not wish to divide with tonnage. Of the total shipping of the anybody-not even with Germany!

Chat England afterwards “gare up the Port, the American fag shared 8 per cent. British, 9 per cent. Chinese, & per endeavour to avoid war is, from various cent: Japanese, 13 per cent. ; and Dutch points of view, as remarkable a statement

per cent,

Pants, June 4th........ The French delegates to The Hague Conference have not yat departed. The eunversation between Poincare and | SHARP RISE IN THE CROWN,

the Belgian Foreign Minister, M. Jaspar. PROJECTED. AUSTRIAN BANKING

which took place yesterday, reulted"] according to the newspapers, in Belgium. utimating her intention of adhering to her attitude regarding Russian private property, which caused the most serioas reisi at Glenoa...

EARLLER CABLES.

ELÁBONATE OPENING ARRANGE- MENTS.

THE "HAGE, June 14th. The British and other delegates nes

Austrian banka.

REFORAL

VIENNA, June 14th

is 210W

The newspapers are sanguine that the new bank will be the first step in the reconstruction of Austria.

THE BRAZILIAN EXHIBITION. ADMIRALTY WILL NOT BEAR EX PENSE OF SQUADRON:

LONDON, Juno, 14th.

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easential to Australia's supplies are at the moment under com- contrib to this decreuse (dealt with-

ANOTHER- BIG ROBBERY.

A SHOP IN

CONNAUGHT ROAD

CENTRAL.

There has been quite an epidemie of armed robberies in the Colony in the past month.

sovereigns.

not been traced.

form

of

Ромета.

ENGLAND AND (GERMANTA,

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The latest exploit by robbers has The crown jumped her cent. before been attack on a shop in Connaughtise and maintain their own police and the Bourse opened, including its relatiulund. Central. It appears that the pro to the pound sterling, which

1,000, compared with 10,000 yesterday. Prietor of the shop, No. 151. Connaught velateer forces and, above all, not to send any soldiers to Weihaiwei! A few as the result of the steps taken to fom load Central was sitting making up

months of enlightened administration a new hustrian note-bank following the bis daily accounts at about seven o'clock should sufice k convince these mis on Wednesday evening, when a gang Conference between representatives of the Government, Rothschilds, and the of seven or eight armed men entered and guided people how unnecessary is their rove the shopkeeper at the point of a alarm and, therefore, how impertinent revolver into the backrom. There he their request.

For years past our local Government put up a fight and was only silenced when rendered unconscións by a blow has paid a subsidy to a British abipping with the of a revolver. firm to put in steamers for mails keys of these were taken from the and, tais subsidy will now, crase. Those unconscious man and the safe opened, who expect to see in the withdrawal of apparently without any trouble. The the mail subsidy and in dwindling trade, men having helped themselves to the with consequent deterioration of the contents of the gale vanished. The steamer service, ouly another illustration stolen property is said to consist of theef cause and effect," are, of course, gathering for to-morrow's opening con the House of Commons, Viscount following:-$1,850 in American gold coin destined to be disappointed." The exact French, Italisa, Norwegian, and Swedieb that "no one who knew the situation ference on the Russian question in Rae Curzon drew attention to the fact that and notes; $1,495 in Bangkong notes; opposite is more likely to occur !

it must be confessed that the Territory roewellery valued at $148 and 540 in half-s not infrequently been troubled with Up to the present the rubbers hate sporadic outbreaks of rabies in dogs

In the Port Edward area dog bare to be licensed; and ownerless, stray Wonka | usually meet with a speedy and antimely end. In consequence the foreigner and his children may frequent the beaches and roam over the hillsides with-com- paratire safety and confidence. This happy state of affairs will probably con tinue. In fact, with the advent of that

NEW MICROBE FOUND. ruru, cis-an honest and calightened Chinese official-will it not be within

The discovery of a new microbe found in the bounds of probability that even the dogs will also abate their natural in diabetic patients is announced by Dr. stincts, disregard the solemn injunction Amok Renshaw and Mr. Thomas Fair- to be fruitful and multiply and rebrother, M.Sc., of Manchester, in the Britian plenish the earth and in general, cease fedical Journal. 1is interest is that it to be troublesome in the little Paradise suggests a novel origin for the disease, the that is shortly to be established under causation of which has been obscure, ard Chinese administration at Weihaiwei?

opens out a fresh line of inquiry. More Perhaps the most irresponsible asser than this the authors do not claim, but anything that will increase knowledge of a peculiarly distressing and dangerous disease, and particularly of its cause, is an advance towards an ultimate solution.

great Hall of Justice at the Peace Palace, where neats will be provided for fifty-nine delegates. besides experts. Elaborate arrangements have been made to protect the Russians during their

lay.

LATEST CABLES,

BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.

A SLIGHT INCREASE IN MAY

LONDON, June lith.

The Board of Trade Journal states, that Amports for the month of May ́were $89,000,000 exports £58,000,000 and r exports nearly 20,000,000; compared with Sports £60,000,000, exports £55.000,000 and re-exports £9.000,000 for the month of April.

WORLD COTTON CONGRESS"

“BIG GATHERING AT STOCKHOLM.

LONDON, June 14th.

Two hundred delegates, izelading India and Japan, are attending the World Cotton Congress at Stockholm, organised by the Internaticcal Federation of Master Colton Spinners and the Mann Kotorers' Associationa

apanese squadron was going to Janaro in honour of the forthcoming cxhibition, and suggested that Admiralty should reconsider its decision not to send a squadron from Bermuda.

tha

Col Amery replied that the Admiralty considered that adequate representation would necessitate the despatch" of a squadron, with no fewer than two battle cruisers, which would cost £50,000, and bad, therefore, regretfully decided that a squadron should not be sent.

BRITISH ANTI-DUMPING

THE BANK ROBBERY.

STILL A MYSTERY.

The Whitsuntide" bank robbery is still a mystery and the thief who got away with nearly half-a-süillion Hongkong dollars from the Yokobani Sperie Bank is. still at large.

Yesterday the police stated that they Lad not obtained the slightest clue which would be of any material assistance to

them

in the near future, when, the House of THE LATE SIR ROSS SMITH-tions and the wildest prophecies are

LEGISLATION. POSSIBLE COALITION "SPLIT

LONDON, June 14th. The question of anti dumping 'legis lation is likely to arise in an acute form

Comhons will be asked to endome the Cabinet's decision enforcing the anti- dumping provision of the Safeguarding Industries Act in the case of fabric gloves. The fact that the decision was only, secured by a small majority of the Cabinet after five months' discussion foreshadows a keen debate on Protection between the two wings of the coalition. GERMANY'S “SIX POINTS," HUGO STINNES SAYS GERMANY IS BANKRUPT.

BERLIN, June 14th- A manifesto inspired by Hugo Stinnes has been published headed" Ger many's Six Points." It declares that Germany has become bankrupt and is unable to pay reparations unless Dais barg, Duessedolf, and Ruhrort, on the left bank of the Rhine, and the taar Básig, are evacuated, the 20 per cent levy on exports, and other restrictions on trade anglished, and the frontiers of

PROHIBITION ON AMERICAN | Upper Silesia restored...

STEAMERS.

MUST COMPETE WITH. NON "PROHIBITION COUNTRIES.

WASHINGTON, June 14th,

LENIN'S ILLNESS.

IS HE DEPOSED }

BELLIN, June 14th. Freiheit announces that Lenia has been

BLA months' leave. A triumvirate con

An attack was made in Congress on the obliged, for reasons of health, to take

alleged non-enforcement of prohibitionsisting of Stalin, Kamenoff, und Rykoff cu Shipping Board vessele. In the course is replacing him. Stalin is a Georgain Turk, Kamcaeff, President of the of the attack, Bir. Lasker, chairman of Moscow Soviets, is regarded as a Liberal,

neces- while Byko. was one of the first cham the board, explaiced that it was

pions of the new economic policy, and is sary to supply drinks after the three mile believed to be a Liberal... Tunit had been passed, in order to som pele with foreign vessel traffic.

THE BANK OF ENGLAND DISCOUNT RATE.

LONDON, Jurs 11th. Thy Bank of England discount rate was

lixed at På per cent.“

THE SITUATION IN IRELAND.

SOUTIL IRISHT CONSTITUTION.

LONDOS, June/fib.

It is understood that the London negotiations regarding the draft of the South Irish Constitution have reached result which is generally regarded as satisfactory to all parties concerned.

(Continued ut foat of next caluma)

ADELAIDE HONOURS HER DEAD HERO.

·Aortune, June 4th. The belly of the late Sir Boss Smith has been landed here. The coff was covered with the Australian flag. The landing was marked by impressive, core- monies. The flags of all ships were half- masted and thousands subsequently filed into the Cathedral to view the catafal-

those relerring to the trade of Weshar wei, and the future of the post under Chinese rale, but a detailed examination of facts and figures must be left to a subsequent letter.

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THE NEW DRURY LANE.

ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL THEATRES.

While vessels under the Japanese flag could doubt that England would make the decreased for inland navigation, those utmost use of such an excellent oppor- under the Chinesa doubled. It is very unity as that provided by our treatment of likely that foreign steamers may have tothe Austro-Sertian dispute.". be "withdrawn on account of the impossi bility of competing with Chinese vezels..... working expenses being so much lower-,

DIABETIC DISEASE.

WITH HIS TROOPE

His relations with his soldiers form one of the subjects on which he is always" clear. Ho loved theio, they loved Firm.. Several occasions are mentioned when cithar officers" or men, or both, had tears in their eyes. He indignantly refutes the "silly twaddle", which associates him with the failure at the Mame and the losses Fat Verdun

**The German army was not defeated at the Marne; it was withdmwn by its leaders. The Lattle was lost because the Highest Command gave it up as lost.”

To what trials," he exclaims älsewhere," was not this sensitive and most preife of princes (the Kaiser) exposed in the war?” no gets the impression that there, was stalwart, wise Crown Prifce, and a weal misled, and disappointed Emperor. Not that the Crown Prince was not perse-loring- During the war, he says, he made many Iu, diabeles mellitus the":" sugar diabetes," as popularly known-the sabefforts for a peace by compromise, thongh stance most casily recognised in the urine is, he did, at the same time, more than once of course, sugar. But in the more grave "capress and demand determination to cases, other substances that go by the names conquer and confidence of victory!" of acetone, diacetic acid; and oxybutyric acid are found. These last are, very poisonous, and their accumulation results in the coma in the patient that so often to the new Drury Lane Theatre, whieh foreshadows the end. The opinion general was opened recently with the spectacularly held is that the substasers named are NEW ENGLISH UNIVERSITY.play, Decameron Nights, London has no derived from the fats in the body, we fats ANONYMOUS DONATION" OF: of the most beautiful therizes in the world. in the food taken by the sufferer. The Old Drury Lane was dignified, but it authors of the paper suggest that these was also dingy. The new auditorium is poising may be formed from the starch in an immense suprarement on, the old, and the food by the action of bacteria in the while the grand vestibul, The rotunda,intestines. the royal staircase are little changed, the

A month or so ago Dr. Renshaw and Mr. German Arny, of which nobody has decorative scheme wiseli s been carried Fairbrother attracted attention by the re-written a more lurid description than the out by Messia, Hampton and Sons, Ltd., sults of their applications of dyestuffs to Crown Picco

que, where the body will be in state till

the funeral on the 16th inst.

£100,000.

LONDOS, June. 14th Lord Haldune at Nottingham fad the foundation stone of the new East Midland University, and announced the receipt of an anonymous donation of £100,00- towards the endowment.

'A · BRIEF - VISIT.

In doing so I fulfilled my duty as an officer and a soklier, just as I fulfilled my duty as a politically thinking mata and a Crown Prince of the German Empire and of Prussia when I endeavoured to induce the proper authorities to face unwelcome facts and to strive for a peace by compromise."

Sucb, however, are the discrepancies an advocate has dificulty in recoursing to the Court's satisfaction when he presents bimself for judgment. The unwelcome fucts" included the demoralization of the

gives an effect of sewness everywhere. disenso. In 1919 they were investigating He now makes horseshoes, for which Messrs. Hampton have shown themselves the process of acetone-butyl alcohol for Americans willingly pay 25 guilders, but to be superb artists in their mork of de-mentation from starch, and the similarity he looks forward to the bour" whick corating the theatre. Throughout the of the products formed by it with thore, too, may take active part with my Mesourse June ith house the carpets are of heavy pile Wilton, found in diabetes at once suggested to fellows in productive labour in my home The Federal Government will permit in a pretty shade of patumia, while the walls them the possibility of the organism being country Timča. the Res. M. Ormuz, Angleen Muisterare decorated with pearl grey, Italian pink, connected with this discare. In the present to the byring community in Chicago, to Wedgwood bine, and goil. The general paper ther claim to have isolated a micro.

us a quarantee that he will leave Australia by the next stemmer.

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THE ROYAL HUNT CUP.

GOOD PRICED HORSE SCOLES.

Loscos, June 14th The Royal Bunt Cup resulted

Vary (20-1).

Miratford (100-7)***

Crubenmore (GI)

impression is a delicious barmony of blue organism that can produce in the human-ganisms, but there is said to be indication

and gold, which is extremely briglu-bottody the poisonous substances above re-that in a short time these difficulties will not too glaving to disturb the eve, "ferred to, and to have found it in the inbe overcome Nize cases of diabetes have A Daily Chronicle representative who testines of some number of patients suffering teen, examined and in seven of these this saw the theatre went to the last row of from diabetes. The name now given to it poison producing bacillus, so claimed, bas the gallery in order to test its possibili is Bacalina amyloclasticus intestinalis, be been found. Lines of tymitment to be sought ties. It will be n delight to save, to all cause it breaks down the amylum, or starch are to eject the zorious organism or to render those who have only a few shilings to Describing the organism, the authors say it it harmony and it is recalled that the in spend on their pleasures, for there are is a rod shaped bacillus, usually straight, the fluence of eertan organisms in destroying no hard benches. All the seats in up, and ends slightly rounded. It may occur singly the noxious activities of other organiams is are upholstered in leath, and thero is or in chains of two to six organisms, crnell established. Such assistance, COM There were twenty runners Won by a ample koen room between cach zum. A the forms may lie parallel, two or more lined with a diet of foods which the short head, one and a half lengths perfect view of the stage is obtamed from parallel forms being fairly common, and bacteria cannot late, will, the paper dividing second and third.

MEA parallel forma may be present even when inggesta, prote an important part of the SYLFY seat. T THE HUNGARIAN ELECTIONS.es abolished; in its place is a circle with ation,

The old circular-shaped grand circle as the members new existing in chain form-træalmente Budarent, June 11th. increasing seating capacity and a perfect Greate dificulties have been experienced The foal results of the Hungarian line of right Hore than 1,000 square feet in obtaining the bacteris in pars culture, it cloctions are: Government oc, 160; of glass have been used for the electrio being at times detected with foreign or Opposition, 6: Lodependents, 3. right things.

(Continued et foot of nest column.)

It is well that the public and especially sufferers from diabetes, should not entor tain false hopes of present care, and should appreciate that to-day no mero la claimed: than is abare indicated.