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CABLES.

EAŬLIEN CABLES,

| (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

DESPERATE CONDITION OF

AUSTRIA.

CONFLICT OF FRENCH AND

TTALAAN POLICY.

Laynor, August 25th. A tenso, diplomatic struggle among the

Blays, Germans and Italians has began in consequence of the almost desperate situz. tion in Austria. Dr. Seite, the Autrian Obarceller, has visited Prague and Berlin To seek help and prevent the collapse cl Austria. He is now conferring with Signor Sobauzer, the Italian Foreign Minister, at

Verona on the matter.

Imeat.

France is wery closely watching develop

The French are opposed to a unicy of Austria with Germany or Italy but it is reported they would trout a union of Austria with the Shus States composing the little Entente.

But this is imposible

owing to the attitude of Italy which threatens to intervene if Austria falls imo

revolution or attempts to unite with Kherimoy or the Little Entente. It is stated that Signer Schanzer made this threst at the London Conference, when Mr. Lloyd George told him that it might mean

Här,

AUSTRIA'S APPEALS PROBABLY

"ANSWERED.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

AN ARREST MADE.

PARIS August 26th. The police arrested an alleged member of the German secret society consul " who, it was suspected, came to Paris in order to make an attempt on M. Poin-

enro's life.

LATEST CABLES.

LORD NORTHCLIFFES WILL,

· CAVEATS; ENTERED AGAINST GRANT OF PROBATE

FAR

NEWS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT:]

FOREIGNERS KIDNAPPED ··BY' BANDITS IN HONAM,

MONDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 1033.

U.S.A. STRIKE OUTLOOK, ANTHRACITE DISPUTE NEGOTIA- TIONS TO RE-OPEN SHORTLY.

WASHINGTON, August 26th, “ As the result of the Administration's overtures, it is anticipated that negotin- The newspaper, News of the World,tions in the anthracite dispute will be

re-opened shortly. WEIGHTY OPINION BY U.S. STATE states that three caveats have been entered

GOVERNOR.

by interested ` parties against grant of probate in the will of Lord Northeliffe.

LONDON, August 20th.

A weighty expression of opinion on the

European situation and America's con cern therewith, has been issued by Gover- nor Cox, thrice tiovernor of Ohio and the democratic candidate against Presi- dent Harding at the last Presidential election.

Governor Cox has been visiting various capitals in Europe and meeting leading statomen. He has now reached England, and breakfasted with Mr. Lloyd George this morning.

As the result of bis observations, Governor Cox concludes that the nations of Europe have arrived a deadlock or the Reparations Question and there seems. no relief on this side of the Atlantic. He declared that the master key is held by United State The Governor believes that no decision by England is likely to be acceptable to France

THE POLICIES OF FRANCÉ AND

JATER

GERMANY.

LONDON, August 20th.

The first will, dated March 2nd, 1910,

with several codicis, is being propounded on the ground that the testator was of unsound mind when the acond will was made, shortly before his death. In this will, Lady Narthcliffe is appointed sole executrix. It is rumoured that Lady Northcliffe is the chief beneficiary under both wills; which presumably differ in other respects...

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POLICY OF NORTHCLIFFE PRESS

MAY DEPEND ON DECISION. A writ has been issued conumaciug a suit to determine which will shall be admitted to probute. It is thought the destination" of the policy of the Northcliffe press may be dependent on, the devision,

An amendment is "proposed to the Borah Bill, empowering the president to acquire and operate coal mines. FORD'S PLANTS CLOSING DOWN

EASTERN CABLE AMERICAN RADIO SERVICE.

(Intercepted by the U.S.S. Tracy," of "Augäst 25th, 1924.)

ROUNDING UP THE COMMUNISTS

CHICAGO. Federal Oficials say that Rome has past over Stokes. "He is a wealthy New York socialist and has been convicted of espionage fiolating Kansas City in Jaur. 1018. He escaped from the Bridgeport Communist meeting before it was raided.

PEKINO, August path. Eater reports, regarding the activities of bandits in Hunan show that two kidnapped Turrigners were members of forend the French engineers to write to the construction staff. The bandits

DETROIT. August 20th." the Lunghai railway authorities, stating All Ford's assembly plants and several the terms on which they would be handed manufacturing plank, are closing down over it is reported that these bandits through the lack of coul. This will throw | killed a Japanese girl agri also sacked and idle 8,500 employés,

“barned! Lingpo Hsien. · RAILWAY CONFERENCE PROVES THE CHINESE RAILWAY STRIKE of the National Doubles Championship,

SETTLED.

FAILURE. New Yorx. August 26th. " The Railway Conference, mentioned

PERING, August 28th. earlier, has broken up

The attempt to

The Magistrates' negotiations yesterday individual railways, has also failed.. end the strike by separate settlement, on failed, but last evening, a deputation from Changhsintien visited Peking and reached agreement with Show Chi Haien, Chief of the Railway Department, where by the men agreed to resume work this morning. The Peking-Hankow service is normal to-day.

RAILWAYM EN BEFUSE ARBITRATION.

LATKE.

offered to reinstate the strikers, with The executives state that they have seniority unimpaired and refer the FRENCH BATTLESHIP SUNE.ers refused, contending that, acceptance larger dispute to arbitration. The strik STRIKES A ROCK AFTER NIGHT of their comrades on other railways.

GEN PRACTICE.

would be tantamours to the abandonment:

LEGISLATIVE ACTION FORECASTED. PARIS, August 26th..

WASHINGTON, August 20th. The battleship France, while returning Following the conference between Pre- from night guenery practice and entering sident Harding, Attorney-General Daug Quiberon Bay, through the Lateigneuse herty and Senator Cummins, it was it- Governor Cox express the view that Channel. Lunched a rock. The France timated that the Administration would Framy's military policy is based entirely was carried on to the rock by a current seek legislative authority to take over No certain railways and anthracite mines, or a desire to protect herself against and sank in ten fathoms of water, invasion, while, on the contrary, the Ger-casualties have been reported up to the man Government wants pence.

in the industrial sitaation within a few days.

FRENCH WATERSIDE STRIKE, SYMPATHY STRIKE BY TRAMWAY-

SUGGESTED APPOINTMENT OF U.S.A. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE. LONDON, August 26th." After n, full exposition of the situation Governor Cox urges the United States There are indications that Austria's

Government to take the initiative, in appeals for help and likely to be answered,order to prevent disaster. He emphasises

FRENCH "GOVERNMENT REALISES GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION.

present.

VESSEL ON HER SIDE WITH FIRES EXTINGUISHED.

BRENT August 26th.

The Feature was unable to manœuvre

after coming into contact with a rock or submerged wreckage, owing in a deep rent, through which the water flowed in

Herbert C. Hoover, Secretary of Com At four o'clock in the morning she lays the desirability of designating Mr. and extinguished the engine-roon fres. merce, to serve in coping with the Repara-her side, washed by the waves. There are tions task. PARIS, Augus 26th.

Ho points out that Mr. nine hundred persons aboard.. According to the Echo de Paris, should analyse the economic situation of Hoover enjoys European confidence and Freach Governmens is recognising the

FIFTEEN REPORTED DROWNED.. gravity of the position and has asked the Germany, in order to decide what Cer-

PARIS, August 26th, League of Nations to report of the request any can pay.

The Ministry of. Marine reports, that for assistance referred to it by the Leilon

fifteen were drowned on the battleship Conference

France.

LIBÉRAL ATTITUDE SUGGESTED REGARDINU INTER-ALLIED DEBTS. ITALY WILL NOT ALT ALONE.

As regards the Inter-Allied debt; Gover-; LONDON, August 26th. nor Cox was most careful in expressing Peading the presentation of the report, himself. He said the question ne dust be Router's correspondent Says that Signar considered, as it was not necessary, but Schanzer told. Herr Seipel, at a confer-submitted, however, three hypotheses from ence at which the latter exposed the seri the American nagle, in which he suggested ousness of the Austrian political and the moral or practical desirability of a financial situation, that Italy was unabii liberal attitude. to makes any conerete proposals to Aus- tria, as she intended only to act in concert with the ether Governments. At the antus time, he promised to immediately examine the Austrian proposals for an economic union. Herr Seipel's mission has left for home.

LITTLE ENTENTE WILL ASSIST AUSTRIA.

LONDON, August 26th, The Daily News Belgrade correspondent say that the Governments of the Little Entente have decided to financially assist Austria.

THE REPARATIONS QUESTION, GERMANY TO GUARANTEE DELIVERIES.

PLOT TO KILL M. POINCARE.

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GERMAN WORKMEN'S INCREASED EFFORT.

PARIS, August 26th.

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MISHING REDUCED TO THREE. LATER, Further arrivals of survivors from the France reduce the missing to three.

The vessel sunk in seventy feet of water and it is not likely she can be salvaged.

BATTLESHIP

"AUSTRALIA "

ILL-FATED AIRMEN.

MAJOR BLAKE'S COLLEAQUES

IN HOSPITAL.

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TO BE SCRAPPED,

SYDNEY, August 28th. The Comdrunwealth battleship, The Petit Parisien says that in connectralia, is to be immediately dismantled tion with the latest German proposals,

and scrapped. in respect of Reparations, "Herr Wirth conversed with the Trade Unioh leaders, who agreed, in principle, that the miners will put in an extra six hours weekly. He also conversed with leading business magnates, including Herr Stinnes, who guaranteed to furnish the required de liveries in kind until 1921, REPARATIONS SCHEME INTENDED BY PREMIER POINCARE, ·

PARIS, August 6th. How France proposed to arrange a combined settlement of the reparations and inter-Allied debt questions, before the Balfour Note, barred their plan, is revealed by the Temps publishing a sum mary of the sehemu 1. Poincare intended

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CALCUTTA, August 25th.

Major Blake's colleagues, Messrs. Macmil lan and Malins, have arrived at Chittagong and been admitted to hospital, suffering from exposure.

"Major Blike himself is in hospital at Calcutta, having been operated on for appendicitis.

AIRMAN'S DREADFUL PLIGHT,

LATEIL

unless there is a radical improvement

MEN AND PRINTERS,

TANG SHAO YI FOR THE PREMIERSHIP.

TENNIS,

*Boston.

Patterson And O'Hara. Wood, the Australians have reached tho semi-finala

defeating Walter Westbrook, of Detroik and James Hennessy, of Indianapolis, by 17/5, 9/3, 7/3.

Tilden and Riehards reached semi- finals, defeating Arnold W. Jones and W. Ingraham, of Providence, by 0/13, 8/3, 4/6, 3/8

THE BONUS BİLL IN SENATE.

WASHINGTON. The Senate rapidly advanced the Bonus Bill. It is believed its passage is possible, opponents being disposed to allow it to proceed, believing that President Hard- Perisa, August 25th;

ing will veto it. They are plancing to President Li Yuan Hung again for warded the nomination of Tang Shao concentrate forces to prevent passage to Parliament yesterday, having eliminover this, veto. By a majority of forty seven the Committee accepted the Bill ated the reference to his own retirement within 15 minutes, The nomination was placed on the agenda for Wednesday next

PROPOSAL TO SUPPRESS PRIZE

BONDS.

PEKING. August 26th. Lu Haien, Minister of Commerce, has referred to the Cabinet his proposal to suppress issue prize bonds for any pur- pose, even famine relief.

THE KIAOCHOW NEGOTIATIONS.

SHIP SUBSIDY BILL DEFERRED.

WASHINGTON.

President Harding" in a letter to Mr. Mondell expressed his willingness that the Ship Subsidy Bill be deferred until it can secure the full attention of Congress. He said immediate action might jeopar dike the success of the measure, due to diminished attendance in the House and also lead to complications. It would be folly to ignore development in the matter PEKING, August 26th. of the favouring provision contained in The mering of the Sino-Japanese Com the exemption section, which is designated.

Japanese submitted inventories of the to be important in furthering commer.. mission yesterday discussed inconclusive to provide indirect aid to Americaa He is earnest about questions relating to the values of shipping interests. railway properties in Shantung. The the passage of the Bill which he believes light railways and those connecting with cial good fortune. mines, also an inventory of construction materials bought by the Railway Depart- ment in accordance with the 18 budget. The strikers collided with the police. These have been referred to a sub-com- Three were killed and thirty-seven inmittee. jured, twenty of the latter were civilians. The others were' police.

HAVRE, August 28th.

the other strikers squadron of cavalry The tramwaymen and printers struck for twenty-four hours, in sympathy with has arrived and another is expected,

STRIKERS COLLIDE WITH POLICE,

Hayer, August 26th.

CANADIAN MINERS STRIKE SETTLED.

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MEN ACCEPT WAGES CUT.

OTTAWA, August 20th.

The miners' strike in Western Canada, has been settled by the signature of an agreement to a fifteen per cent, reduc fion in wages, compared with 1921.

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RELIEF FOR RUSSIAN REFUGEES,

-ARRANGEMENTS TO LEAVE

CONSTANTINOPLE.

GENEVA, August 26th.

SHANGHAI SEAMEN'S STRIKE ENDED.

THE C.M. CO. CONCEDES, MEN'S DEMANDS.

COAL STRIKE SETTLED.

ALTUONA, PA 43,000 coal miners have been ordered to return to work as a result of agreement reached last night.

MINERS OFFCIALS LATEST GRIEVANCE.

SPRINGFIELD.

Coal operators have announced $1.25 a ton, increase on the price of coal.

The

SHANGHAI, August 96th. The seamen's strike ended yesterday, the China Merchants' Company granting United Mine Workers oficials have all the strikers demands, including wage termed the increase as legalized robbery increases ranging from twenty to thirty in view of the fact that the miners re- percept. "and recognition of the culon. turned to work without an increase in The men resumed their posts immodwages. intely.

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WHITES SUPREME IN SIBERIAN MARITIME PROVINCE,

COMMUNIST LEADER ARRESTED,

Επέλας,

VLADIVOSTOCK, August 20th. W. Z. Foster, the leader of the 1910 The White militia bave driven out the steel strike and one of the foremost Bells from the district Around the Radicals in America, was arrested and The United States has made an offer southern half of Lake Hanks up to taken to Michigan in connection with a to the League of Nations to provide for Kameno Ribofor White partisans are secret Communist meeting in the woods, the wants of Russian refugees at Con patrolling the neutral zone evacuated by near Bridgeman, Michigan.

Forester stantinople for the next four months, aisq

the Japanese.

denies the charges. The authorities say to contribute $25,000 for the purpose of along the railroad from Spassk to Vladi-volutionary conspiracies of recent years.

White partinns are taking up positions he is involved in one of the greatest 70- evacuation, provided the League secured rostock hitherto occupied by the Japanese, the balance of £38,000. secured the balance and the American for defence. Gen. Dieterichs is removing The League has as, the latter retire, and are entrenching High Commissioner has appointed a com- with his staff and the Zemstvo Duma to mittee of Americane to ndminister the Nikolskussurissk where the seat of Gor] whole sum

ernment will remain.

When the airmen were rescued tho

REVOLUTION IN PERU. Lospus, August 15th

to submit to the London Conference machine had overturned and was adrift, Peports from Berlin regarding the This schehe proposal to divide the while one airman who was elinging to the TWO REGIMENTS UNDER ORDERS. situation between the "Reparations Com-total reparations, one hundred-and-twenty floats was unable to walk, owing to fati

ission and the Cabinet are somewhat milliard gold marks into fifty, and gue, due to exposure during forty-night

VALPARAISO, August 20th. condicting, but it is indicated, to-day, that have priority and bear five per cent,

seventy milliards. The former were to hours of the hottest weather,

Intercepted messages from Cuzco, Peru, The discussions have not been entirely con interest, plus a sinking fund of two per leagues made a second attempt to reach revolution there.

It appears that Major Blake's col-indicate that there is an outbreak of eens. Germany would be assisted to pay Burmah, but were forced to alight fifteen been ordered to Cuzco to restore order.

Two rezimeats, havo in advaner, loans. Seventy per cent. of miles west of Chittagong as the machine

eladed and that although an agreement bus so far not been reached, Germany is

erpiring new proposals for submission.

BERLIN, Angust 25th.

In the course of a conferines between a Trade Unions deputation and Herr Wirth

the fifty miliards would be paid in cash turned over.

and thirty per cent. in kind. The Allies

The airmen, for a long time, drifted

would cancel their mytual debts, totalling thirty millards, of gold marks, which foodless and waterless, until they were would be deducted from the seventy picked up. They are now trying to secure it was stated that the Reparations Coun-miliards already mentioned. The re- another machine from India mission had rejected the offer to create a maining forty would be cancelled accord- 'THE FLIGHT ABANDONED. reserve fund in foreign currency which willing as Germany paid the last twenty of be at the disposal of the Entente should fty aforementioned and as the United

CALCUTTA, August 28th. Major Blake has abandoned the world Germany default us regards wood and coal States reduced the Allied indebtedness, deliveries. It was added that negotiations Britain would, in any case, draw ten per flight and shortly returns to England. in 'respect of the coal mines and forests cent of the German payuicpts, while were proceeding.

others would receive proportionately to BRITISH TELEGRAPH COM- the expenditure they entailed in the re- paration of devastations and materia PANY RENOUNCES RIGHTS, damage.

AN ARRANGEMENT CONCLUDED.

BERLIN, August 20th.

It is officially announced that semi-official RELIEF MEASURES BY GERMAN negotiations between Sir John Bradbury

GOVERNMENT.: a M. Mauclere and the Governmont have concluded with an arrangement, which

BELLIN, August_20th, substantially consists of Germany guarantee. It is officially announced that the Gov ing fature deliveries of coal and timber by crument is discussing relief measures, in consequence of the increasing economie distress, due to the enormous fail of the mark

billa on large German industries. The Reparations Commissioners have departed for Paris, where they will submit the results of their mission to their colleagues.

THE FLUCTUATING MARK.

Washington, August-2016--- The State Department has born in- formed that the Western Telegraph Co., which is a British concern, has renounced its monopoly rights in Argentine,

WESTERN UNION TO O. ERATE MIAMI-BARBADOES CABLES,

BRITISH SEAMEN'S

DEPENDENTS.

The State Premiers and other members

Washington, August 26th." of the Cabinet have been invited to Berlin

President Harding has signed a license authorising the Western Union Company to discuss the situation.

··LONDÖN, August 25th.

The Cabinet, presided ore by Presto operate the Miami-Barbadoes cable. ident Ebert, when deliberating on the There were wild fluctuations in marks situation arising from the increaserl. cost which went to over 11,000 to the pound of living, owing to the fall of the mark sterling and rallied to 7,500 on favourable decided to restrict the importation of Auparations rumours. Finally they were luxuries and increase the export duties, GERMAN REPARATION PAYMENTS, quoted at 2,000, sellers."

announcing that these decisions Vill take

READY FOR DISTRIBUTION. FLOT AGAINST M. POINCARE. effect immediately.

• Measures are dallo being prepared to

LONDON: August 20th.. prevent exchange speculation. It is »Mr. Havelock Wilson has been notified I Hatin states that the police have re- understood the Cabinet contemplates from the Treasury, that, of the £5,000,000 coved trustworthy information that a Ger- prohibition of the export of sea fish, of German reparation money, mamamed Guenther, belonging to the measures against ultra-luxurious restaur-marked for distribution among depend famous secret organisation "Consul," is in ants, increased relief to wounded and the ants of the 17,000 British merchant sez. Paris on a mission to kill M. Poincare. The dependants of those killed, and also mea- men killed in the aures assaring proper food-distribution. immediately available.

war, £100,000 is police are searching for him,

PARI August 25th.

ear

BIG MEXICAN FIRE, FIVE MILLION PESOS DAMAGE.

TAMPICO, August 28th. A disastrous fire in the business section of the town destroyed twenty-seven com- mercial houses and necessitated the pull- ing down of others, in order to check the spread of the flames. Three people were killed and the damage is estimated at 5,000,000 pesos,

DUTCH ROYALTY TO PAY STATE VISITS.

LONDON, August 20th. Queen Wilhelmina accompanied by the Prince Consort and the Foreign Minister, Jonkheer Dr. H. A. Van Karnebeck, leave pay state visits to the Danish, Norwegian Holland at the beginning of September to and Swedish Courts,

SEIZURE OF ARMS BY GERMAN POLICE.

BELLIN," August 28th. Advises from Bremen stato that the police seized 883 rifles and 50,000 rounds of ammunition stored in a shed.

TAXATION OF UNEMPLOY-

·MENT IN RUSSIA,

REVAL, August 27th. The tax on behalf of the farine dis tricte having yielded 13 milliard roubles, it is stated that the Soviet is planning direct taxes on income from property and alaries. The unemployed in Petrograd is now 50,000 and in Moscow 42,000

(Continued at foot of next column.).

MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S "STORY OF THE WAR.”

PROCEEDS FOR WAR-CHARITIES.

LONDON, August 27th. It is announced that Mr. Lloyd Georga will devate the whole of the profits of his forthcoming story of the War to charities connected with the relief of suffering caused by the war. It is believed that the amount will exceed $100,000.

EARLIER CABLES,

POWERS ATTITUDE, TO CHINA.

MR BERTRAND RUSSELL ON CHINA'S MILITARISM.

LUGANO, August 25th. The Hon. Bertrand Russell, who wis recently in China, addressing the Women's International League for Peace and Liberty, declared that if Europeans continued their present policy towards Chin, she would become a great militarist country, although tituted the beauty of Chinese civiliantion not that get, and perhaps all that cous

would be destroyed for evermore.

ALLIANCE BANK OF SIMLA.

WRITING OFF LOSSES.

THE RAIL STRIKE SITUATION.

NEW YORK Representatives of scores of railroads and the big five Brotherhoods have con ferred, regarding a settlement of the shop- men's strike. No settlement has yet been reached, but they are still mediating.

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PRIMARIES CONDEMNED,

SAN FRANCISCO. Mr. Hower S. Owings, in a speech, condemned the direct Primary and favoured reverting to the old system of Conventions. Ha declared the Primary barred good men from public, offices, un- less they had money or were backed by monied men.

BASEBALL.

PHILADELPHIA. Tillie Walker has raade his thirty-Gra home run.

U.S.A. RADIO SERVICES.

SAN FRANCISCO The Radio Corporation of America has announced that within two weeks radio traffic will go direct from the business of San Francisco to Honolulu by automatic"

traffic from Honolulu direct to Tokio. repeaters, replacing the landline. The samo system will be used in forwarding

FREEMASONARY.

PRINCE'S INVESTITURE. LONDON, August 25th. The report of the Alliance Bank of The Duke of Connaught, as head of Simla for the year ended June 30th English Freemasonry, will preside at the. shows that the directora appropriated to Especial, Grand Lodge arranged to be the reserve fund 44 lakha to meet losses held at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednes and doubtful debts

day afternoon, October 25th. A portrait The final dividend on the ordinary shares of his Royal Highness, presented by for the year was passed. Thus the return for the year is confined to the interim distribution of 7 per cent.

Sir David Yule bas accepted the Chair manship of the Bank, whose head office is being transferred from Simla to Calcutta.

Uentified on page 0.)

Grand Lodge, will be naveiled on this occasion. The Prince of Wales will be inverted as Senior Grand Warden of; England, and there will also be a number of appointments to brevet rank in Grand Lodge, covering all parts of the Empire, especially those sections recently visited by the Prince.

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