UABLES.
**LATEST. KOABLES.
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POINCARE'S GOVERNMENT
“DEFEATED;
RESIGNING NEXT MONTHS
STATE OF THE PARTIES.
THE HONGKONG DAILY
NSLATEST OANZWA
THE
THE FRENCH:
FLIGHT
DOISY-REACHES HANDL
SPORT
HOME CRICKET. S
DVALTORS AT THE OVAL
PPARENTLY SKIPPING HONGKONG,
"Hivor"May-19th-
landed at the military aerodrome this aftersson Alter & short stage from Saigon. - A large and enthusiastic crowd.
PARTY, EN 19th. The French Government has been deve him an ovation. footed in the electionk
1. Poincare has told M. Millerand that Chiniself and the Cabinet would: resign
on June isto
REPARATIONS QUESTIONS: It is semi-oficially stated that the plan of the Experts will probably remain the base of the French reparations policy, and even if M. Poincare ecases to direct
public affairs, his successor is not likely to abandon altogether the policy of the present Premier."
CHEQUERS VISIT CANCELLED
It is understood that M. Poincare has
-decided not to go to the Chequers.
LEET'S MAJORITY
PARIŞ, May 13th
Doisy was received by the Secretary- General and the General Commanding Toasts were drank in the principal ban- gar, where a decorated reception room
Lospos, Mass 12thled Playing against the South Africans at
the Oval, Surrey kcored 221, Fender secur-
ing 107 m n dashing nuiety five broutes, including a vixer, and twelve fours I
Peg ler took 6 for 61
The South Africans compiled 100 for 3, Taylor, contributing
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL:
LONDON, May 19th. meeting of the Football League, bald
em Daisy is to be received to-morrow byst Manchester fined the Cup winners, the Governor General
· Was Bizanged span7
· FA815, May 12ib. The Are handred mile flight from Bang kak took ux hours, as a strong head wind precalled. Several storms occurred, and forced Doisy to amend to three thousand- metres.
Lieut. Belletier Doisy lett-Paris on April 25th with the intention of flying to Tokyo, and the announcement of his ar rival in Hanoi means that he has covered the distance from Paris to Hanoi is 18 days. 3-4 Ente
"All the Ministers who sought re-elec. We understand that Lieut. lousy will tion have been returned.
-With-174: results available the United Leit Parties retam a majority of 22 over all the other groups.
Details:-
The Left.Parties are composed
Left Parties
Right Parties
"Radicals” and... Kadiezi
cialists
Republie Socialists
Socialist
Communists.
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The Right Parties are composed of:-
Conservatives d
Moderate Republicans
Left Republicans
Independent Rodicals
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Fabry, Minister of Colonies, Painlevs, former Premier, and M. Cachin, Communist leader, are among the return ed, while M. Sadi Leconte," the aviator, MWorth, head of the dressmaking firm, Philippe Barres and his son Maurice
artes-are among the defeated.
proceed from Hanoi tó Canton and fram Canton probably to Focchowkdang Kag
Lieut. Doisy in a French Army aviator of Algeria and an airman of some renown," During the war he distinguished himself. by a number of raids far into hostile territory on a Brequet machine. Two years ago he few from Tunis to Paris and thence to Casablanca in the same day. 35-
RUSSIA AND GERMANY
Moscow, May 19th Protests against the incident in Berlin" are expressed throughout the country.
Demonstrators at Tidis took apa threatening attitude outside the German Consulate, which was protected by: a cordon of police...
MALARIA IN RUSSIA,
Nawcastle United, £750 for playing weak. feams before the Cup final. Again Aston Filla on April lat, they play only two nismbers of the regular tents
ASSOCIATION - FOOTBALE
· SPANIAEDS. BEAT-ENGLISH CUP" WINNIRA.
Brid May 12th The English Cup winners, Newcastle United, touring Spain, have been beaten by one goal to nil by a Spanish úleven.
AMERICAN BASEBALL.
St. Lonie, Chicago,
SATIONAL LEAGLE.
New York, 3. Brooklyn, 7.
Cincinatti, 4; Philadelphia, 1.
AMERICAN LEAGUE... All matches were postponed of rain.
DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
LONDON, May 12th
At Torquay in the first round of the Davis Cup, Kingscote (Britain) beat Watson (Belgium), -5, 6-2, 6-1 Washer (Belgium) heat Gilbert, 6-3, 7-9. S-6, 6-1,
The contese will be continued to-mor row and on Wednesday,
Rio May 12th." Malaria is spreading rapidly in Russia. The Frieda reports that 15 per cent of the population in the Geokchishas district US WORLD FLIGHT. -
EARLIER CABLES. [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)
of the Caucasus are stricken down, The The newspapers emphasise the ruler Dumber of enses at Kieff has doabled since ability of any-Government based on such | Aprik
a narrow majurity without a common con- stractive policy and whose only point of cohesion to its appasition to the Bloc National
Plague has broken out in Turkestan
EARLINE CABLES
IRISH BOUNDARY DISPUTE. A wide hed for speculation has been
LONDON, May 12th opened by the suggestion that in order. In the House of Commons, replying to to safeguard its chance of survival the questions, Mr. Thonias sold the Govern- now Government-wust secure the sup-ment of North Ireland had refused to port of the Right Centre groups and form appoint a boundary commisioner. The coalition, of * Republican concentra whole subject was receiving the immediate tion, though with a considerably more
consid
ion of the Government. Left amplexion than M. Poinrare's HOME TRADE IMPROVING. Government
LONDON, May 12th The Board of Trade returns, how that imports in April reached £86,185,000, be with March The British exports were ing a decreas of £280,000 compared £02,868,000, an increase of £1,784,000.
RUMANIAN HOYALTY IN
EARLIER CABLES. RUSSIAN EMBASSY IN LONDON: SOVIET FAILS TO GET CONTROL
LONDON, May 12th.
MAJOR MARTIN RETURNING HOME.
WASHINGTON May 19th It has been decided thee Majur Martin,
the ill-fated lender of the world flight,
will not follow the rest of the squadron
WEDNESDAY, MAY
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
From Our Own Correspondent-
STEAMER RUNS ASHORT
*ATOR BOUND: ISLAND.
FASSENDEES TAKEN TO SHAKUHALĄ
fog dns
Steck “Isländ euvered ber, this
bow
spatched.
“SHANGHAI, May 13th
Video Island, east of Tha-Chektang die- morning and brought
The Glen Amoy veg feek of water and her fathoms Help has beel
THROUGH HEUTES 8 AGENC#]
EIGHTINT
AFFAIRS.
KOKWEIJANE
Car oficial, dispatch from
than
Prods states that Nhèn Hang tured Kweilin on April 24th Shan artillery shellct the city and inhabitants,
wig werd in danger of strexationT
een c the city fell
The dispatch does not mention the fate
ROMANCE OF PAW
CURIOUS
PRAC
STRADES
EARLY CHINESE-
Soms zuriens facts about the hifa and practice of pawnbi ferred to as the weekly Manchester Rotary Clube Janu Höjel recently by T
the president of Alanchester Associatrasa fof. Nawn-brokers to
rose, said that it was on
of Ituning who formerly concord to pawnbroking existed in Chines trolled the wailin portion
GOVERNORS OF HUPER General Choi Yu Keh Director
modities aven
The tende Lively-in Chi
cm advances, ČI COME:
stih-carried ons
thef that "the late Le Thung Chang wa
Air Department, 1 likely to be appointed greatest and wealthiest pat
the world Pledging was well Civil Governor of Hupeh, a post which LESIE HAYNES IN TROUBLE AT Huso Yao Nan is anxious to surrender,
SHANGHAL.
SHANGHA May 135. Leshe Haynes, who was sentenced to a short term of imprisonment in London last year, together with other persons associated with what were known as The Chita House frauds, war charged
at the British Police Court in Shanghai today with obtaining-credit- from the Shanghai Hotels, Limited, and with engaging in business under a name other than that under which
had been adjudicated a bankrupt Haynes was admitted to bathin his own recognizances DE $800
Haynes is known in Hongkong.]
APANESE ELECTIONS.
PREMIER'S RESIGNATION
DEMANDED"
Toro, May 12th. The election results up to nine o'clock
the evening weg
Kensei Seruhionto Seiyukai Independ
Kakashia Busines Me
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ED
Osira, May 17th.
the roring Amby, and the trade was know in Nineveh, Babylon, and peù. There was abundant, proof owing to increasing ill health
pawn-broking flourished in Greece and Rome. The Roman law con HOMELESS JAPANESE IN CANADA, ained, many enactmenta relating to the PESAURUSA|| trade, "and Herodotus, related how the
•PIRK A DESASTROS:
Egyptians pawned the dead and embalm- cd bodier of their friends, printing dom that it was considered unpious not to
VANCOUVER, MA 19th,
„ | redeem so precious a pledge sad that the Three handred thousand dollara of pledger who failed to do so was himself damage was done and two hundred denied huvial honours
Thrice within the forty-two chanters of Japanese were rendered homeless as the Jal Mr. Montrose went on, allusion was result of a fire, destroying the eastern made to the deposit of pledges as
security for money. But the Chinese part of the town of Stereston, twelve practised the trade with the Children of
miles south of Vancouver
Two Canning factories, is number residences, office buildingy and, several boats were destroyed.
[EY COURTESY OF THE " DAILY
↑ Tarae! were quite young in the world, and later their philosophic legislator,· Con- [fucius, five centuries before the Christiam era, reduced it to an exact sciene. Thes Grecky followed suit; but it waà, the | Romans who were the first people to BULLETIN.the year B.C. 31 Augustus Caesar estab
imgke public business of pawnbroking In
lished the first - Mondi-di-Fiela, the grente
ur cominor charity which the Italians
BARIERS SUEDE
BMESURESSES B the Hiddle ages
PARLY ENOLISH MONET-LENDING.
Maving, May 12th The following ex-directory of the Philip pines National Bank were sed in civil • Tim early. English money lender, Mr. action this morning to recover losses Montrose said, were the Jews, who camoče under the Harrison administration. to "this country early, in the reign of. Archibald Harrison, brother of the ex- William the Conquarer, and who then, Governor-General Senator Fernandez Low, Meemed to command the liquid Delaney, Madrigal, "Concepcion," Berry expital of the world, Monetary- Iosses, and Encarnacion S
persecution, and urcertainty of life drova: The suits have been long delayed, and most of the Jews out of Eugiand, and- anly by the strongest pressure has an opportunity was thus opence for the Governor-General Wood obtained action. appearance of the Lombards.in Six other complaints ren expected. shortly.
FIGHT FOR A FORTUNE.
ROMANCE OF 233 YEARS.
From the Lombaris Richard 1. bor. rowed considerable amounts of mober anil it was curious to learn that. „successor gave a written, guarantee -toi pay the debt-document-which was sup posed to be the earliest known instances, The people of Osaka are delighted over
of a letter of credit, afterwards be the defeat of the Government. The For 231 years a fight has been waged great, factor, in commerci life nuw newspaper are demanding the immed-million Horina which is supposed to be in tice of usury was carried on
for the possession of a fortune of several known as the bill of exchi
Ecretly by fiate resiguation of MF Kirgura. Buse Holland and was left by General Thiebaud the Larobards and also by the English
Metzger, Baron of Wicornia, Lieutenant. themselves. ness men here believe that Viscount Kato General of Cavalry and Governor of
Br will be the next Premier because his day who died in 1855 The romance of Many of our Fillers were under the necessity of pawning. Henry III, waa this fortune has been revived by the au- said to have pawned a vainable image
short time aga largest of the three main nouncement employed the rail of the Virgin; Edward I pawned the
party is parties. The Kenseikai's financial policy to Japan but will return to Washington of retrenchment in generally approved with his mechanic Harrer.
here; but it is feared it will cause for the depression of business.
They will be temporarily assigned duty at the army air service headquarters, although their names will remain on the
hardships they endured. list of world flyers in recognition of the
NOT RESIGNING - YET.
-Metzger, who
way station at Loudun was beatito Customs dues, Edward III, having no enter into possession of this fortune Bat dues to pawn, pledged his crown on v he is not the only claimant. A Parisan three separate oerasions, and once it re- lady, Madame Barennit Klein, is among mained up the spout for three years. other
her claimante and
and she has in her post 1330 the same regular customer session a number of documents which make pledged his own and his Queen's. Crowie
interesting reading, for they tell the story at the same time and in 190 the whole of the fortune and the continuous struggle of his jewels followed, TOKYO, May 131*
May of descendants to get hold of it. General Henry V parned his crown for 100,000 It is practically decided that the Thiebaud Metzger had put his sword in
the service of Holland, and William F1 marks to bis uncle the Bishop of Cabinet will not determine its attitude King of England, and Statthalt of the Winchester, and bis jewels to other per- fegarding its defeat in the flections: till Netherlands held him in particular sons, authorising them to self them m eseen. When he died, leaving a fortune twelve months. Henry VI. pawred one of the crown jewels to pay the expenses The present intention is, if the Ameri- after the wedding celebration, believing of over 3,000,000 forins, the King recognof his wedding with Margaret of Anjou,
ised, the succussion by special decree, and can flyers reach Europe, that Martin and that a political change is not desired by hen informed by the guardian appointed while his bride was obliged to pawn her
REINSTATEMENT,
LATER
Harvey will cross the Atlantic and rejoin them there, thus reinstating Major Martin in the post of honour.
U.S. COTTON INDUSTRY.
ENQUIRY ORDERED.
The Seaa
WASHINGTON, May 12th
the nation during the festivities so take care of the estate that there were plate at Rouen to pay the expepees of
The Mizuno sction of the Cabinet is
no living heirs, bis Majesty
of the Earl of Posed of it her journey to England Queen" Isabella
Fot the opinion they can win over sufficient on that it had to hea
if & will and heirs were
but of Spain-pawsed her jewels to defray
the expenses of Columbus's expedition
EZ A in references to this incident
independent and other roten to make awers that will was made by General Douglas-Jerrold nuggested that if the Thiebaud-Metzgers dated February 2nd, Americans had duly reflected of if they majority. It is insisted that this be tried 1057 leaving his fortune to his eight would certainly have quartered with the
brothers and sisters. Kir before any final step is taken. “
Teamed of the Ang William.stars and stripes the three balls in their
Fexistence of this will in national flag, It is understood that the Premier and 1700, and issued a decree Inviting the heirs Lombards played an important
HAVE to make themselves known through the
part in the Middle Ages, and it was
has ordered an enquiry into other members of the Cabinet have little run of tad newspapers. No one can doe to their method of advancing money the cotton textile industry by the tariff confidence in Mizuno's plan and are forward for in all the official publications ru create industries that so much wealth
the • general was only known as the Baros determined to resign if, after the cele of Wiebenum, a title given to him by the was brought to England. The best In 1773, the Court of Holland that the most important strees in the
To
in monument to their memory lay in the fact brations, the opposition still chasing
voked this
amar first city of the world retained the name majority. It therefore appears most un-
the principle
of process
To the House of Commons, replying to
LONDON questions Mr. Ponsonby said the Govern ment had received a request from the So
Lospos, May 19th. viet change d'offers to hand over the
Following visits to Franch wiverland com building, fursiture and archives formerly and Belgium, their Rumaning Mujer
Walsh, moving, forta enquiry belonging to the Imperial and Provisional this morning, escorted across the Chantel stated that the present depression in the Russian Government The British Go by four British destroyers und Eve arco industry was not due to the importation erniers had explained that they had no places, landled at Dover and were met by of cotton goods. power to compel the present holder to the Prince of Wales. They entrained for hand over, and failing an amicable Loudes, where they were cordially wel arrangement the Soviet Goverment must comed by the Queen and King, Mr. Rân. avail themselves of the ordinary legal pro
edure
BRITAIN AND THE BOXER
the
ANAR ERU SOTO DISCUSSING ITS FATE, geht we wand the great 1
likely that the Cabinet will wait to
the Tinder of Lozobard, which was not alisowpede,
US AND BOXER INDEMNITY.
Yashiroins, Min 12h. The Senate, without any debate has
ach soldier and a descendant by the modern pawnbroker On the con face the special session of the Diet which if the former Governor of Breds, found trary by using it be perpetuated hps bow been called for June 16th himself in that town cleven wars later, significance and proved that
on
was originally the #certor
the TOKYO, May 13th.bi general. The will written 103 years banking system. With the overwhelming defeat of its earlier was communicated to him, and he artisans certain the Cabinet met this claimed his share of the fortune, but in
ACTION AFTER ACTION
* Way MacDonald and other Ministers and decided, to relinish further Boxer inmobning to discuss its own fated in R
INDEMNITY
UNPAID BALANCES FOR
EDUCATION
LONDON, May 12th.
distingulbeu.
fore, with their Brit Majestic throug cheming crowds and bedagged arrels to: Bucking ham Palace,
demnity payments by China.
The question when is the best time of year to come to Feking me up among a group of
contemporary WA
BEGGAR'S HOARD
IN HIS CLOTHES.
is understood that the debate wasImpressed by this claim the Dutch Go intense, the Cabinet being divided into erament in 1788 caused inquiries to he two nearly equal factions, the first of made in France and Germany. These had which, it is understood, Kiyoura is a fruitful results and the Government des A man of 70 who was found lying me
Et Teddington suffering from member. They favour resignation after clared in Council that all former pub the road the State celebration of the Regent's leatons having been made contrary to thilander nishment, and taken to Hinge destitute wedding early in June. The second law and usages of the country there could ton-on-Thames Infirmary as a they at least remain till the Diet is can this the descendants of the Central spraxis possession
up from all sides, and began nction after nzion. The King of Holland recognised
Buckingham Palace was resplendent on says, guests at one of the tinsels faction headed by Mizuno urges that not be any pose prescription. After person was found to have over £300 inn
able to agree in their advice One man Tened
M
the House of Commons, replying to
Ponsonby said the details the occntion of i Stute banquet in honour usual, the old-time residents were not with the allocation of the
of the Boxer indematte of the Rumanian Majesties. A hundred ; who has lived in Peking a long time and The returns, with only nine seat their einire in 1837, and promised to milf a familiar figure to the residenta of Ter are of education had been set and fifty guests included Boralties, diple of general interest, declared that the barely one-third of the new House, the Royal promise being kept A
Is recognized as an authority in matters sing, show that the Government, oreppy will be introduced at an Jate to make the neomsary pro- fasts, leading natioon) representatives dud autumn is the best time to visit Peking, combined opposition commanding
Jodged the cream of moiety There was the time,
The Ian, William Grizidage, has been
dington for some time. Bitting in Park: them. But time bossed
Roa be appeared to be a penniless and complaint against the broken old man and often received cop-
later pers given in, charity an Netherlands High Cours
invoking the principle of pres
of proinfirma
some cold coin fell out... Bor
Cemphasising the absence of the dust a nesta, not counting the twenty indepen- Sovereign rides nod-suited When his overcoat was shaken, zi tha NO RUSSO-GERALAN TREATY posing scene at the Royaltics and Ambarasitus weather and the dents who are likely to join them the
AYET
MOSCOW DISTINCTLY ANTH
SZEGERMAN.
t-German procen and banners as the out
mounted
Leadors went
Another resident-In regard the
84:10 Botes.
13 sovereign
wa afirmed that spring in the ideal time to the outstanding feature is thus the party ons noon na horch showed that stayed away lin on the way to visit Feking en lilacs and the capable of demanding that its Prag their efforts to obtain possesioning there were
the deserdants Some ruined them a haphazard manner in his scanty, cloth the banqueting om, amid the playing myriad of other blossoms are out - When rident, Viscount Kato, be the next selves in of the national unthems.
the objection of the dunt was mentioned, Premien, r
of the million No fewer than 100 of 18 £1 notes ho held that the beauty of the spring
“IXTEE them held a meeting in Paris in 1879, and Warm Speeches were exchanged between time and ther advantages far outweighResults
pus their case in the hands of a business Led the inconvenience of the day. The the two King The Royal vis fors
man, but without results Those descen PRADO visilor who was seeking information said
dante who still hire and some of them voted the afternoon to paying homage to the world settle the natier by going back the tomb of the Entnowa Warrion the to Peking for another visit in the suturin
and then draw his own concl Abbey and at the Cenotaph.
that's the best way to do it,
And
Kenseikhi
Sorvuhonto Seiyukai Independ Kake Business
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101
Occupy
positions
medout the millions of forins wonderi
other fathers,
rwand
wheel will tarn
their are on
whether,
and great
Lag in alver,,
A Post Office bank bookj
deposit of fo
Rome of the notes were rolled up m for.}uali tobacco tins and match-boxes, while
others were in Josse bundles.
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