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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, ·· MAY

THE

CABLES.

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POINCARE TO VISIT "Tue

CHEQUERS”.

THE WORLD'S "SPORT,

FRENCH FLIGHT TO TOKYO.

HOME RACING..

DOISY DOING WELL.

THE WONDER BEATEN,

Lovas. May pb. The eesnit of the One Thousand Guineas

$10 MILES IN 300 MINUTES

AN INFORMAL.

**S CALL.

Thack

Basaoos, May th The French aviator Doisy has arrived here. Owing to engine trouble caused

Ponin, Masach. "

M. Poincare has accepted an invita

Mumtaz Mahal "7073) Straightlace (7/2)

Sixteen ran. Won by one and a half tion by Mr. Houay Maclinald to fengths: half a length between second and

PR to the Chequersson the

- goth just. We will stay the night,

DATES ALTERED.

Loxton, May 10th.

third.

Special place berting was's/n Straight- Hace, 714 Plack, and the others prapor.

tionate.

It appears that Mr. MacDonald's in

Mumtaz Mahal has been termed the vitation to M Pabicure was despatched

wonder horse of the British turf. Last season it ren several times and was only on Friday:oftrenton, and the accept-

gnbeaten. As the betting above give

strong que regrind the same evruing To westdicates, Mumtaz Mahal was a favourite for the 1,000 Cuinens. | Mr. Manald's cena enience the date at the meeting has heen altered ru the | 1yth instant.

The Reparations Experts" reports will Į

he discussed...

Actordnig to & Muten, M. Poincare will be attended is an interpreter only.

MARLIES CABLES. UPROAR IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS....

LABOURITES RESENT SPEAKER'S HULING.

MUTTISH HILL TALKED OUT.

LONDON, "May 9th. Pandemoniun reigned for a time is "the flute of Commous this afternoon in eung-ner at the Speaker allowing the Bill providing for the establishment of a Angle chamber Parliament of 145 members for Senilend to be talked out.

The set and reading was moved by Scot tish Labourite, and in the course of the -Debate" Mr. Adamson. on behalf of the Gov-

·ørtment, approved the general principle of the masure and hoped it would be read a second time by an overwhelming majority. He declared that the Govern- inent was perpared to appoint a Committee

to examine the whole devolution question tod port to the House.

HOME CRICKET.

SOUTH AFRICANS DMW.

Landes, May 9th. la their mated again-Derbyshire at: Derby, the South Africans declared at.1 181 for 7 wickets Commaille scored 43 and Taylor 3 Bestwick took a for 37.

Derbyshire replied with for 5. and the match was drawn.

AT THE OVAL.

May 11th. lp the

the match betweev

Routh Africans and Surrey at the Oval stumps were drawn owing to an overeast, sky. There were 5,000 spectators."

Surrey scored 150 fur 7. Fender compil. Rain came on at 3.30 ing 34 not out p.m. and it was decided to übäudes play.

MIDDLESEN BEAT HANTS.

Middleses at Lord's beat Hampshire by eight wickets." For Middlesex Hearne took 3 for 39 and 3 for 86.

BOTH VARSITIES LOSE, Sussex beat Cambridge University at Cambridge by seven wickets.

Howley (Sussex) compiled 99.

At Oxford, Lancashire "deleated Oxford University by an innings and 99 rups. Labes, made os for and declared. Makepeace compiled 104." Oxford knock-

The Liberals also supported the Bill The Speaker's action in declining to acept the closure motion in order to e-ed up 18, Parkin taking + for d, and

able a division to be taken-evokal an 62. Parkin taking 6 for 30.

uproar by the Labourites, who angrily conte-led the fairness of the decision.

The Sprake was finally obliged toond- journ the H

AMERICAN BASEBALL RESULTS.

New York, May 10th.

AMERIČAN LEAGUE,"

New York, 2: Chicago, 1. Cleveland, Philadelphix. 0. Washington.; Detroit, #

NATIONAL LEADER, St. Louis, ; New York, i Chicago. 7 Brooklyn, Boston, 2. Pittsburgh, 0.

OIL CONCESSIONS IN RUSSIA. PROPOSALS OF A BIG DEAL.

Pan, May 9th. Additional details of agreement be tween The Royal Dutch and Shell and Standard Oll companies for the acquid- tion of oil concessions in Rusia show that the first agrimant, rélating to the division

New York, May-0th, of the markets in the world, also included

The following American Olympic lawn -naphthas and the by-products, of aphtha

already purchased, un which the Rosu tennis players have era selected:- R. Dutch company had arranged to purchase. Williams. Vincent Richards, Francis

in the Cuure of the year from the Soviet

Government, either directly by the Anglo- Dutch organisation of by the two organis- cation

'With regard to the send agreement;

relating to the concession of oil enter

U.S. OLYMPIC TENNIS TEAM

Hunter and Watson Washburn.

QUEENIS CLUB TENNIS

WIN FOR AMERICA.

LONDON. May 9th." At Queen's Chib, playing for the

prises in Hussia, the" Standard Oil desed | Bathurst, Tennis Cup, Amerien (Jay Gould behalf of Sobe! Brothers as Nobel anti C. Cutting) beat England (E. Baer- Brothers controlled 25 to 10 per cent of lein and the flan. E. Bruce) by three the production at Baku before the revolu."

games to one.

zion:

It is reported that one con- dition of any future concession is that the oncesionaires shall pay the Soviet 25 inillions serling, and abo vidertake to in- demnify the former proprietors, or 'come to an arrangement with them.

The sucers of the arrangement in co widered doubtful, as many Communist lead- ers in Moscow am oppord to it

FRACAS IN MESPOT.

"PEOPLE" KILLED. OVER 100

LONDON, May 9th.

The Colonial Office reports that a

WORLD'S WALKING RECORTE

"YOUTH APEICAN'S Feat.

Cape Town, May 9th. The Olympic competitor McMaster,›, prior to sailing to-day to compete in the Olympiad, carried at agtrial walk over ten thousand metres in the world's record time of forty-five minutes, four and five. eighths accouda.".

The previous best time was done by the Dane, Rasmussen, namely 45 rainutes 23 and two-fifths seconde The Italian, Frigerios, the winner at the last Olym-

hundred townspeople and six members pind, did it in 48 minutes six and one.

of the Arab leby force were killed at fifths esconds.

Kirkuk in Mesopotamia, on May 4th, as

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12, 1924

WORLD FLIGHT.

STARE ON LONGEST ** HOL***

Wesartaron, May 14th,

The three American world fliers leit Atka land for Attu Island, xo miles | distanty at 10 man, yesterday.

LATERA

The world-fers hari nerived at Att faced with the

by the heat. he has not proceeded to Island, and are“ Bangkok. for which he boßrs to depart on | longest Right of their programwe, víz: Saturday.

A DIFFICULT FLIGHT.

Paris, day 9th. Doisy has arrived at Bangkok, He reports that he covered the S10 miles from Calentre to Raagoba in six- aud-a-half hours. He landed swing to a bursting tyre and rapid evaporation of water in the radiator.

the 578 miles to Paramashiqu.

FAYLIER CABLES,

IN TWO DAYS.

FORECAST OF · TRANS-ATLANTIC MAIL SERVICE.

New York, May '9th.

FAR EASTERN CABLE FORMER HONGKONG CLERGY-

MAN'S PRIZE.

NEWS.

[CNBotaz AKUTRE'S MENCÉ) JAPANESE ELECTIONS. TAKANASHI GETS. IN.

SPATE OF PARTIES,

Tokyo. May 11th. Takahashi, the leader of the Seiyukai party wan at Morieka. The final results of the elections will not be knowa until [Tuesday' or even Wednesday,

FOR HAVING PLACKED THE

·BÜLLDOG'S ***FAT.

One" of the jolliest gatherings ever hold in Peking took place inge Wednesday sen- ing at the house of Pr. Wu Liew Teh, when twentytwo Cambridge' men asscine Bled for a reunion. There were fifteen, British nad Wen-Chinese including, thơ following:-Bishop Norris (Trinity). Col Orpen Palmer (Pembroke). Dr. Wa Lien- teh (man), 1r. Pfister (Johns), Mess. H. Liu (Christ's), A. Kung (Chris's), L. H. Ker (Emmanuel). H. Vaux (Selwy¤), L. K. Ehnhirst (Trinity), '); Bevan G. Veroker (Trinity, B.

Trinity Hall). Tiñothy Lin (Emmanuel), G. Y. Kitson (Clare), J. Portomus (Une- pus), (i. Barbour (John's), Ex W. Mende (Pembroke), J.-T. Holman (Pembroke), Wa Jai Hsi :Enumanart), K. H. Wang (Christ's), T. V. Lo (Christ's, C. W.

The most interesting result hitherto announced is that at Moricka, where „Takahashi's majority was 19 larger than

was anticipates.

Reports from the provinces regarding Mr. Wilbur, Secretary for the Sayyidents on polling day multiply. There in a speech at a dinner of the National were instances of violence and clashes Security League, forecast the transport between canvassers, thus illustrating the The fight was most dithealt," as her mails across the Atlantic in umler two {| keenness of the struggle for votes, while(King's). As will be seen from the above, bad to cross mountains and cutountered days" dying time.

dense clouds.

THE LENIN SPECIAL," MANY CASUALTIES IN TRAIN SMASH.

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Hoon, he said, the navy intended to as an arship, which would be received į front Germany in a few months, for an experimental trans-Atlantic mail servjco.

Mr. Wilbur appealed for reasonable preparedness"' for war, and“ridiculed the statements that the American Beet lind seriously deteriorated.

U.S. MERCHANT MAHINE.

TONNAGE CONSIDERED.

INADEQUATE.

WASHINGTON, May Ph.

allegations of ** * Government ence are prominently featured.

istorier:

Scott (Selwyn) and H. Y. Hodgkin

twelve colleges of the University were re- prouted, the largest nuraber belag clai

It is generally thought that the Goved by Emmanuel with four man. Tu sub- erminent must have à minority against jret. the Science (or "Stinks") erował topped the list with six, followed by Ecets" the combination of the uppositish parties, omiss with four. The company sat down The returns up to pin showed the ty a sumptuous Chinese fast and were The arranged at theet round tables. following state of affairs:-

garden was lighted with numerous Peking Kenseikai 37. Nelyakai.-21.

Jautrs coloured light blu. is honour of Kakushan Club Seiyuhonto 16.

"Cambridge, whose easy victory over the Oxford crew in the Boat face of April Business Men 6, lidependents"16.. "Amongst the defeated candidates ist formed the principul talk of the oven- Nakahashi, the late Minister for Educa-Jug Kven interest was aroused by the host's intoarcement that three prizem tion, and the leader of the Siphonto faction.

would be given the first to the oldest resideņi Cantab, the second to the yoming- et ent present, and the third to the fel Jew who owned to having doar the stujaid-

est thing whill at the Varsity,

FREE FIGHT AT FTKISHIMA,

Tony May web. Yesterday the election campaign, which"

Bishop Norris easily, won the first, hav- everywhere to-day reaches its climas, Asing matriculated in 1857. There was voting takes place to-morrow (10th inst.) free fight between

BIGA, Kar th A message from Moscow says political foul play is alleged in connection with the derailment of a new train dedicated. to Lenin, whose portrait adorned the in the neighbourhood of locomotive, Odessa on its maiden run to Moscow. Many persons were killed and injured, In response to complaints by mercharts and the train, was smashed to smithe-1 and others, the Shipping Board has with The rails had apparently been drawn its certification that there is ade quate American tonnage in operation tampered with

which warrants preferential rail and ocean rates, thus automatically rescind ing the order granting preferential rail way rates to goods destined to be carried

culminated in EL by American ships.

WASHINGTON, Mar 10th. Seiyukai and Kenseikai canvassers The luter-State Commerce Commission the City of Fukushima. The Kokumin has annulled that section of the Merchant states that the local police are unable faring law embraving the above. The to control the situation and have up order is to be set aside until the Shipping pealed for the assistance of the troops. Board again certifies a sufficiency of: American vessels and until the connais sion acts on such certification. PASSENGER SHIP ON FIRE. BEBÉFE FOR PRESIDENT COOLIDGE.

Bostos, May 9th.

LATEST, CARLES. DELIBERATELY ENGINEERED.

Rias, ay 10th. It is officially admitted at Moscow that yesterday's railway disaster was "deliber-f ately engineered and believed to have been aimed at the lives of certain Soviet officials aboard the train." Their Dames and fate, however, are not stated. The total number of casualties is not given.

ANGLO-SOVIET CÓNFAB. LENIN'S SUCCESSOR'S VIEWS

Moscow, May toth.

Rykuff. Lenin's successor. in an inter view, emphasised that the Soviet Govern- ment was doing its utmost to bring the Anglo-Sovies Conference in London to a

fitful issue.

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He declared that Anglo-Russian reia. tions did not depend on the differences between Zinovie, Trotsky and Mr. Mac- Donald. These differences merely reflect-

ti.

The coastal pawnger steamer Ontaris has wirelessed, that she is afre off Block faland. The fire is under control. The Untaria is proceeding here under her

own steam.

The ss. Celup is standing by in case of newt.

ANTI-PNEUMONIA SERUM. AMERICAN DOCTOR'S DISCOVERY.

BOSTON. May ath.

In is announced that Doctor Lloyd

The excitement continues tense.

AMERICA AND JAPAN

WASHINGTON, May 9th.

in

The House of Representatives has de clined to accept Mr. Coolidge's sugges tion to postpone the Japanese exclusion

some dispute as to who was entitled to the second prize, as both Mr. Vaux. (now in the Salt (inbella) and Mr. Laurenes Ker Ca reverend gentlman preparing to work in Manchuria) Both joined in 11. Eventually Mr. Vaux gave in to Mr. Ket, as his five fout there compared disadvantageously with the tall and athletic figure of the future missionary (Besides the latter had been. xactly six weeks in China!) The think prize was competed for by only four of the gathering, as the rest med to suffer from a mementary input of

evil under Fard to Mr. Wu Lai Hi and Mr. J. T. Holman fought for the prize, but the Frodent (Bishop

desided in favour of Mr. Norri

Chaplain of the British Lea

Lolman,

in m

tir, for having plucked the top-hat of the proctor's bulldog (attendant) and having been fined 13s, dd, in consequenes »As the Bishop said, the reverend

rend gentlemen pre sent that night seemed to have been a par know better. manner in Chinn. A prein) prize was enactment until March 1st. 1925, and has ticularly rowdy lot before also disapproved of the request that the awarded to Bishop Scott, who was unable io come. It was pointed out that he was President argotiate with Japais for the fasily their Graed Old Man of Cambridg abrogation of the "gentleman's agree. and would soon complete his 50 youre of

service in this country.

ment

between now and that date.

WASHINGTON, May 10th. The Congressional Conference has

ed a quarrel between the Second and Felton, or Harvard University, has dis decided that Japanese exclusion shall |

Third Internationals...

LATEST CABLES. (REUTERS AMERICAN, SERVICE. THE MISSION OF LABOUR. THIRD INTERNATIONAL AN HALLUCINATION.

WASHINGTON, May 10th. Mr. Gampers, President of the Ameri can Federation of Labour, interviewed, or organised labour in said the iden America was to link up the workers,

The Third Internation), he added), was no hallucination of lunatics,

covered an anti-pneumonia serum, which it is claimed will reduce the deaths from this disease by 2 to 50 per cent.

GREAT FIRE AT SEOUL. WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION” OF

GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. - -VALUABLE DOCUMENTS LOST.

A fire which occurred recently in Seoul is described in the local pre as one of the greatest in that city for some years past, Several Government buildings housing various Bureaus and Departments ware reduced in asher, but the Christinu misjon #difce standing near by escaped unhusk

The fire originated about half-past ten in the second story of the wooden building of the Chosen Printing Joint Stock Com- The Labour movement in the United pany. There was little wind, but the Hame spread rapidly and son destroyed Stites and Canada, though not given to the press rooms and kerosene korak- Bambuoyant, declarations, accomplished The adjoining Government.Ge more real social and economic results

gs housing the Public Works Depart meny Railway Department, Meropoly Bureau Judicial Bureng, and Land In

become effective on July 1st.

BILLIARDS AT SHANGHAI

STEVENSON MAKES A 272 BREAK

■

SHANGHAI, May 10th. Stevenson made the highest break ever seen in Shanghai, compiling 272 in a match against Mr. Gordon Morris at the Shanghai Club last night.

U.S. AIR CHIEF IN SHANGHAL

SHATOWAL. May 11th.

ALLEGED ASSAULT AT PEKING

NO DIFFICULTIES REGARDING ME „WEATHERBE'S TRIAL.

Ас-

As a sort of counterblast to the British Minister's insistence on trials in enrdance with Treaty provisions, in the cases in which British subjects have been brutally"assafilted, several Chinese news papers in Peking have been demanding the trial and punishment of Mr. Darcy Weatherbe for an alleged assault on a detroi official. Reuter's correspondent, however, says the Waichiaopu and the British Legation both emphasize that no difficulties have arisen in connection with the Waichizopu's request for Mr. Darcy Weatherbe to be tried.

The Chinese Government's note to tha, Brigadier General William Mitchell,

British Legation was forwarded on a Assistant Chief of the American air-Saturday, and the British Minister re service has arrived. He is touring the Far East."

NEW PLANE FOR PORTUGUESE.

LISBON, May 10th.

A new aeroplant is being despatched.

then was the case in any other part of vi-tigation Hoard successively caught fire, to the stranded Portuguese airmen. It

the world.

LUCKY AMERICA. PER CENT. CUT IN INCOME

TAX.

WASHINGTON, May 10th. The penale has passed a tas reduction Bill providing a drop al 23 per cent. in the Income Tax There is also a down Ward revision in practically all the Federal taxes.

MAIL BOAT RAMMED. PROCEEDING TO NEW YORK.

Quam, May 10th...

and was-half-past two in the mergia

before the fire was inguis. Then is fitted with a radiator specially design buildings faced, across the narrow street. ed for long-distance flights in the Token Palace, but the high stone wall of

the latter completely protected the palace Tropics. from danger. The Eupreme Court and Central Council, wenn also vaved.

The ruined Government buildings were j'all wooden, and, letaporary in buture," M the lot is not so great as it would other wise have been. Numerous Governmen't documents, were

were burnt, howeyers, expo in the Public Works Department,

AX COURTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN, CHINESE POLITICS.

A NEW ALLIANCE.

SHANGHAI, May 8th, number of the finger-prints kept in

The political correspondent of the ficial Bureau wer also lost, The warehouse containing the valuable charta Shanghai Times says that local political and plans of the Lan Investigation Board the results of a citly survey work circles confirm the, reports, from Peking "throughout the peninsula-wis,

regarding the agreement between, Chih luckily, preserved intact.

Hsieh Yaax and Lu Yung Hsiang.

.most

plied to Dr. Wellington Koo the follow- ing Tuesday explaining the procedure of British Law in such cases. Sir Ronald Macleay also discussed the matter with Koo at the regular reception of Fer- eigy Diplomats by the Waichiana on Wednesday.

Sir Ronald Macleay concurred with the request of the Waichiaopu for the case

to be tried and for a Chinese official' ob terver to be premat.

“THE 'QUAINTS" AT THE STAR NUMBER OF NEW сомеріка:

Mr. R. B. Salisbury and his merry men (and ladies), collectively known as the Quains opened what promises to be a delightful series of performances at the Star Theatre, Kowloos, on Saturday night. This is the Quaints farewell visit. at the Bear They will, however, be throughout this week and their very con siderable following here will thus have opportunities of moving theas in a number of new shows. Co, Saturday" Wanted, Smile was prescuted, and was follow ed last night with Gay's" Beggar's Opera On both parasions the auchieha was large and as always when the Quaint's are here-appreciative. To-night will be given Underground to. Aby where on Tuesday, The Nino O'Clock Borue" and the Kowloon visit will ter minate on Wednesday with a "Pot the Pourri, when perhaps Mr. Balisbury will follow the course he adopted it we other week and let the aut

anything within reason,"

At the first sign of Chakiang-Kinngs

the result of n conflict. The outbreak SWEDO-SOVIET COMMERCIAL A Norwegen, cargo vessel rammed the building destroyed were not covered by activity, the Nanking Fleet and the so

-wis due to a number of levy force mem-

TREATY.

Sroczno, May 10th,

bers seizing orzos and breaking loose, "despite their officers efforts on learning)

The Swede Russian commercial trenty that three shopkeepers had assaulted three of their comrades during a alter is now effective. Ratifestions were ex- cation. Order has now been restored.. changed yesterday.

LAC

No exact figurds gore immediately avail able as to the magnitude of loss to pro perty caused by the fire. The Goveratzent

outward bound mail steamer Orca in a

insurance. Since the advent of the Japan

regime this is the Fest une that so called independent Seet, anchored off dense fog fifty miles east of Father many Government properties have beat

destroyed anywhere in Chosen by a single gnan, are amalgamating

correspondent. expresses Point. Both ships were damaged. The fire. It is generally thought that the t Orca is proceeding to New York, where brouk was, accidental but investigation opinion that the cow wines threatens are still being carried on by the authori.

the Chibli party. the passengers for Europe will be landed.ties.

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