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SOVIET GETTING

RECOGNITION.

BRITISH WOMEN'S WAR

MEMORIAL.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 19TH, 1924

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YEN

NO NATIONALIZATION

OF: MINES, MANDATE FROM THE COUNTRY. NECESSARY.

INDIAN FRONTIER RAID.

·MANSUDS" "AT. 'ARMS,

PESHAWAR May 16th, A gang of a hundred Mabsuds near LONDON, May 16th.

Tauk are reported ta,have wiped out a The King and Queen will visit the Star'

The House of Commous, by 264 votes small force of frontier constabulary, of { and Garter Home for Disabled Soldiers and Sailors at Richand on July 10th to 188, has refused the second reading of whom were killed and wounded. when the Queen will receive from repre- Bill, gioved by a Labourite, providing Ten rifles were emptured. It is under. [WHAT FRANCE AND US MUST DOsentatives of the British Women's Hos for the nationalisation of the mines by stood the enemy also suffered casualties. I

Moscow, Wak "pital and hand over to the Ciovernors i purchase and their transference.re u Min Reinforcements have been from

ing Council to be presided over by a Min Tank. the completed building which has been erected by the generosity of British ster of Mines, but without giving com

pensation by royalties. women at home, in India and in the British Dominions

and Colonies through drawing royalties amounting to over halter with a gang of Mahsud raiders near

a million sterling yearly witch was mare than 3,300 miners received.

The Ivorelia in a leading article em2 p "phasises the existence of a wave of re cognition of the Soviet. Government, and едув

the first question the new French will be the Government must decide arrangement of an agreement with Soviet Russia

The article adds that Japan and the "United States are changing their attitude towards Russia and the question of re- cognition will play a significant part in the coming Presidential elections in the United States

SOUND WAVE EXPERIMENTS.

BIG BANG NOT A SUCCESS.

LONDON, May 17th? Up to now the results of the "hig bang" are notified as being disappoint ing so far as long distance audibility ia conerrned. They revealed several vagaries in the upper air reaches as was evidenced by zones of silence comparn- tively near the scene of the explosion, while several-pinces heard two or more distinct reporte

out the world to form a women's memorial. at the Great War

INDIAN FANATICS. EXCITED AKALI TRIBESMEN.

Naos, May 17th

At the trial of Akalis alleged to be. glenders in the march of Jathas or hands of fanatics on Jaito, in February last, the Administrator deposed that it was expected the Jatha would consist of 300 hekides 200 camp' followers, but the arrangements to arrest them were upset owing to the violence of an armed crowd of several thousands unexpectedly fal lowing the Jatha.

The ministrator has gone to Jaito to handle another "Jatha, which is er pected on the 25th instant.

OIL IN THE INDIES.

DUTCH, COMPANY'S PROGRESS.

"AMSTERDAM, May 17th,

The Bataafsche Petroleum Company is considerably extending its business in the

The organisers have decided to post-West Indies and is constructing large pone & repetition until different atmos pheric conditions, prevail

AMERICAN

'SPYING

ORGANISATION.”.

SKVERE SOVIET SENTENCES.

Riau May 17th.

A report from Moscow says that the Minsk Supreme Court has sentenced man named Katzawrof to five years' and a woman called Rumientseva to ten years' imprisonment for espionage on behalf of zhe American Reef Administration, which Zinovieff, at a provincial conference of the Communist Party at Leningrad stated was purely a spying organisation.

GERMAN POLITICS. STRENGTH OF THE REACTION. ARIES.

BERLIS, May 17th. The Nationalist Party which will be the deciding factor in any coalition which may be formed as a result of the elections, is showing less hostility to the adoption of the Dawes Reparations Report. At a meeting of the party it was decided to continue the Maxs Stresemana policy..!

stabi-

tanks at Venezuela in addition to 40 tabka at. Curacao on which work has already commenced.

KUT RECALLED. GENERAL TOWNSHEND DEAD.

PARIS. May 18th. Major-General Sir Charles Townshend is dead.

The late General was 63 years of age, and had held a regular Commission for over forty-seara lle participated in the Sondan, Nile and other Expeditions, the South African war, and the European war. During the last name campaign be commanded the British Forces in Mesopotamin, and his name is most likely to be recalled in connexion with the battle in which we lost Kut to the Turka,

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- WHAT POINCARE, SAID. · HIS LETTER TO BRITISH PREMIER

...PARIS. May 18th.

The Freach Ambassador in London bas

The mover stated that six persons were

The rejection of the Bill was moved by

Conservative; who described it as

rash and disastrous experiment:

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The rejection was seconded by a Liberal Mr. Shipwell said the Government whole-heartedly accepted the principal of the Bill, though it recognised that the country had not given a mandate for the naticnaisation of the mines.

It is believed the attack was in retalia-

tion of the constabulary's recent PNCOME

FAR EASTERN CABLE MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION-

FAVOURABLE PROGRESS.

NEWS.

(THROUGH EKUTER'S JOENCY)

FIRST "PLANE "ACROSS PACIFIC.

AMERICAN FLIERS FACES LAGERATED.

PARAMUSHTET, May 17th The three American world-fiers, by their 900 miles' fight from Attu, carned the distinction of piloting the first aero- pilane norony-the-pacife.-

PRANONG (Tiliet). April 3th. At last we are all collected in Phari The Expedition, interpreters, port cooks all in Pharisand all well, and what a different Phari. from 1999 It was a great surprise and. 1. tery gre for 10 days ago these plains had 2 feet of snow on themn, but to-day is positively balmy. When one has to sort and ar rings loads for 300 animals it very enny to imagine what a relief this pleasanti

Findeed warm weather is to a been lucky this year, for we have exper“. Tokyo, May 17h

ienced perfect weather on the whole of The planes arrived at Paramushiru

our journey from Darjeeling There is A party of Scouts intercepted the from Attu without any, warning, despite little to record on the journey up, with Mahsud gang at Tormand Two of the every indication of an approaching the exception that once again I bora

storm. Two planes alighted at Kashia message from Sir Robert Baden-Powr wara-Bay, and the third off Shimushu to the Scouts of Dr. Graham's Homes in Island which is nearby

thus making Kalimpong and also to the Napalese Boy aviation history and winning for America Scouts, these latter having greatly in- the honour of first-flying across the creased in efficiency since opr-last-visit- Pacific.

in 1922. The parade of Boy Scouts and Their faces were lacerated by Artis of Girl Guides at the Kalimpong Homes winds and snow storms.

Draban.

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gang were killed and one wounded.

DUTCH POLITICS. NEGOTIATIONS WITH HUSSIA.

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THE HAGUS, May 18th, Replying to the Communists, Herr Van Revesteyn said the Dutch delegates re- garded the Russo-Dutch negotiations at

Mr. Lloyed George, who was repeatedly postponed, but the Soviet regarded them interrupted by Labourites, denounced the as broken off, moreover the Russian re Bilt as establishing a gigantic. coal trustservations with regard to the applica in the interests of one section of the com- tion of the most-favoured nation clause munity, but he was sure that the Housewe

were unacceptable. not examine in any partisan spirit any broadmided proposal to improve the miners loc-(Cheers.)

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The Liberal vote was split.

THE WORLD'S SPORT.

HOME CRICKET..

SOUTH AFRICANS. BEATEN.

Lavdos, May 16th, At Nottingham Notts beat the South Africans by three wickets. Notts scored for 7, George Guon contributing 38. and John Grun 89, not out,

POOR TOTAL AGAINST LANCE.

At Manchester the match between the

South Africans and Lanënshire opened in glorious weather and tiefore 12,000 spectators.

The South Africans only compiled Richard Tyldesley took geven pickets for

; and Parkin, three for a like total. Lancashire scored 246 for five, Watson getting 100 not out and Skärp 55.

COUNTY MATCHES..

At Lord's, Middlesex defeated Warwick- shire by an innings and guns For Middlesex, Dales scored 109, not out."

Surrey drew with Somerset at the Oval, Surrey leading on the first innings. For Somerset, Lyon in their first knock com- piled 95.

Leicestershire at Leyton beat Essex hy handed to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald the seven wickets. For the winners Astill in letter from M. Poincare [mcationed in their second innings knocked up 75, not Saturday's issue] in which he submits on certain points of principle which appear. At Liverpool, Lancashire beat Glamor-

to M. Poincare to facilitate the work gan by 125 runs. In their first innings ing of the Experts Report. He also deals

the Lancastrians scored 40, Spencer

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4 for 16 and in their second innings they compiled 107, Parkin taking 4 for 30.

HOME RACING..

PARTH WINE KIMPTON: JUBILEE

Herr Troelstra, lender of the Social Democrats, expressed complete satisfac tion with the Foreign Minister's ex- planation.

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"ARBYTRATION TREATY:

THE HAGUE, May 38th. The Second Chamber has approved- the.Dutch-American arbitration

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U.S. IMMIGRATION, BILL

WASHINGTON, May 16th. After passing the House of Representa tives by 508 votes to 308 and the Senate by eg votes to 9 the Immigration Bill, with a provision excluding Asiatics after July 1st is now before President Coolidge, who will probably send the measure to the State and Labour Departments for recommendations before determining to sign or voto it.

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WASHINGTON, May 18th. It is understood that the Labour De- partment has approved, the administra tive provisions of the Imnugration Bill. The measure is now in the hands of the State Department which reporta to Presi dent Coolidge, who has until the 29th instant in which to decide his course of action.

cold.

THE BRITISH FLIGHT.

NEW ENGINE COMING,.

CALCUTTA, "May 18th. Major MacLaren is likely to remain at Calcutta for a few day's pending the arrived of a new engine from England. land.

·DOISY'S LAST LAP.-

PARIS, Mar 18+5. Doisy will depart from French Indo China for Peking and Tokyo on May

1716.

BIG ARMS HAUL IN SHANGHAI SHIP'S STEWARD ARRESTED,

SHANGHAI, May 17th. Another large consignment of arms comprising over 50 automatics and 7,000 rounds of ammunition was discovered on the French steamer deler yesterday.

A steward has been arrested;

NEW: VESSEL FOR FAR EAST ΒΕΕΤΙΟΣ.

MARUDA "LAUNCHED AT

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was extremely attractive and we were all immensely struck by the very remark able appearance, and general enthusiasm and happiness of everyone. We had a charming meeting with them all and æ great send-off.

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CONSCIENTIOUS QURAHA GUARD.

At the frontier into independent Sikkim we were met by the Guard wha consisted of a single policeman. When we had finished with the necessary, official documents, "Right hand salute, he roared at himself, and duly saluted with the right band, "Left turn," he bellowed, and turned to the left.Quick march, he shricked; and straightway took himself off. He was a Gurkha, and All Gurkhas love drilling themselves if they can get nobody else to drill them,

Thenee our route followed the oft- described trade route to Chambi but luck was still with us and before crossing tão Jelap La and adequate storm temporarily dispelled the heat haze and gave us the effect which of all atmospheric efecte in this country is. I think the most strik- ing-that of throwing the whole of the Kanchenjanga group into the air and though apparently there is no lack of Two clearness, making it font there. days rest in. Churabi were well spent, not the least pleasant part of it being an entertainment of Tibetan dancing an acrobatics got up for us by Mr. John MacDonald, who joined the Expedition about this point. Thence to Phari and an expectation of discomfort, cold, dust and dirt; but nothing of the kind, even the dift not too much to the fore. Here are all our tents pitched and all our outfit collected without mishap. Chemot han looked down on us in the evening turning from gold to rose, and doing its best along with Phari to carry out the orders of His Holiness the Dalzi Lama that we were to be this year spe- cially well treated It cannot be 'guita vid said of Phari that every prospect pleases and only man is vile. Phari, when doing SOUTH AFRICA.

its best, certainly has prospect that JOHANNESBURG, May 17th.pleases, and some of its unen are vile

certainly those in authority, especially The Chinese Nationalist Party has re-when one is engaged in attempting to ceived a cable from party headquarters at Canton stating that Dr. Sun Yat Sen has recovered and is working as usual,

BELFAST.

LONDON, May The motorsbip Maruda with accommo dation for 350 passengers was launched at Belfast for the Straits Steamship Co. of Singapore.

DR. SUNYAT SEN.

CONFIRMATION FROM CANTON

PENNY POSTAGE, ·

hire large numbers of transport animal, and when these said authorities are determined to put up prices to the very There are certain funny last degree. little ways of dealing with these people, and I am glad to say that on this occ sion they were again not found wanting

LE FORCE TESTS.

Mr. Noel Trotter, formerly P.LG. of The Medical Officer, Major Hingstor," the Straits Settlements, writes thus to having, persuaded himself to leave his

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AMERICAN SOLDIERS TO HAVE BONUS:

PRESIDENT'S VETO IGNORED.

WASHINGTON, May 17th. The House of Representatives has at same length with the question of the taking 5 wickets for 9 runs, but in the adopted the Soldiers Bonus Bill in spite Sir,-Now that a Socialist Government collecting of the myriads of the lower insects, has put all the members through is in office and various suggestions are the strictest of the Air Force tests, am Rahr, and emphasises the importance of

second, they scored 205 for sand declared. of the President's veto of the measure.

being put forward in the Press for the it was strange to find that one member consideration of the Chancellor of the The industrialist banks are now des-allowing some latitude to the specialists Glamorgan's first innings produced 22-PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S. COLD.

WASHINGTON, May 17th-

Exchequer for lightening the burden of more favourable results at this altitude. 14,400ft. above sea-level, there; sperately in favour of the adoption of the appointed to supervise the change of Parkin taking & for 6 and B. Tyldesley

Eresident Coolidge has expelled all taxation in one direction and another in those obtained in London. We have ex engagements for to-diny and is absent the claim for the restoration of peony sentative of the Oxford Eight on the his coming Budget, may I point out that fortunately to condole with our repre-

· Report as a consequence of the financial regime in the railway administration with verisis, due to the belated effort of the view to putting the Experts Report

from his office, suffering from a slight postage is stronger, more reasonable, and loss of his crew in the Boat Race, mora far-reaching than any other claim, although it is perfectly clear to us, the Reichsbank to arrest the indiscriminate into operation without loss of time when

because penny postage offers equal bepe reason of the rice going to the Light the time cones.

fits at the same cost to all classes in the Blues. We are all confident about next grant of credits that followed the

Mr. W. N. Forgison, F.R.G.S., District United Kingdom The Post Office is a year's race. Finally our porters are be- lisation of the mark. The necessity of SOVIET TRADE DELEGATION

inspector of the Salt fabelle, bas just ideal example of the first principles of having in the most exemplary was fur INCIDENT.

arrived in Peking from a tour of 3,000 Secialiem in its best form, and is a great Sherpas, that is to say for Sherpad; two meeting commitments in cash caused a

üles along the Mongolian frontier. leveller, stream of bankruptcies in the smaller PARTIES STILL HAGGLING.

During this tour he encountered bandits alike, and provides them with regular of them at the end of merry-making battered each other in the most terrific only once-n band of ten who were locked means of social and business communica manner, but the following morning under anks. The retailers crisis was intensi-

BERLIN, May 16th.

in local police quarters. People were tion in common.

the doctor's directions and whilst under- Bed by the appreciation of the frabe,

just beginning to sow their spring crops. It was a soulless act which deprived going the affliction of the doctor'g needin The police report that they have again

fad the roads were in fairly good con- the people of penny postage. The letter tended each other with the greatest cam which caused widespread; havoc among arrested the wanted Communist, Rozen-

Twelve ran. Won by a short beaddition. The hunting is good, there being service is the nerves of the nation, and and mutual pity. Such is the Sherpa innumerable speculators. Its fall is every hardt, in the house of a member of the same distance between second and third plenty of geese and duck and some ante- it is one of the best means of developing | portel-Pinuter.

Place betting: Evens on Verdict, 7/4ope. Mr. Ferguson has spent over 28 indication that the parties on the Right Russian trade delegation, where he had will use the strength they acquired at been hiding for a fortnight. The German on Solament and Farth; others pro years in China, and there are few men

portionate.

as familiar with the remote fastnesses of Government apparently is prepared to

China and Tibet as he is. He is the accede to the Russian demand to pay

author of Adventure, Sport and Travel compensation for any damage done inside

on the Tibetan Steppes and other works the delegation offices, but is unwilling to recognize the extraterritorial rights thereof, or agree to punish the respon- sible police officials, notwithstanding that the police superintendent has already

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the elections not to wreck an interns rtional Betilément," but to complete the destruction of the progressive movements that have gradually weakened since the

revolution.

THE LAUSANNE TREATY.

There was a vist reactionary demon-been suspended... stration at Halle, und similar demonstra tions have been planned for Berlin, Bres lau, and elsewhere. These teatify to the growing strength of the reactionaries und the ineffectual effort at self assertion on the part of the Ruhr miners, 500,000 whom have been locked out because they insisted on the establishment of a seven hours shift. This is evidence of the weakness of the workers' organisations.

ANGORA PERTURBED.

LONDON, May 16th. The Daily Telegraph's diplomatic oor respondent says Angora i is worrying. in ratifying greatly about Japan's the Lausanne: treaty, which would have rendered the treaty operative, sincs Bri tain and Italy have already ratified it. IT serta that the Turks secribe Japan's dilatorines to French diplomatic inter- vention at Tokyo, as the Poincare Gov crament has hitherto withheld ratiGention.

The result of the principal race of the Kempton Park meeting the Jubilee Stakes-was

Parth Verdict Soldumena.

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THE KENTUCKY DERBY,

LOUISVILLE, May 18th. Blackgold won the Kentucky Derby

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL.

ENGLAND BEATH BRANCE

PARIA, May 17th.

In an Association football match Eng land beat France by three goals to one,

AMERICAN BASERALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia, 1; Detroit, Boston 4; Chicago, 3.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Cincinnatti, 3; Boston, B Pittsburg, 33 Philadelphia, Chicago, 13; New York, 18 St. Louis, 6; Brooklys, 5.

it treats all those who use it

CONTRACTS CAPTURED BÝ GERMANS.

BIG SCHEMES IN SHENSI

A Sianfu correspondent says: Recently Sianfu has seen an unusually

education and the intelligence of the people; therefore, it should be cheap. What is looked forward to so much by the poor, and brings such light into their lives, as letters from those who are dear to them? The disappointment arising from the non-receipt of such letters, oat written because of the higher rate of post- A London contemporary (the Chine age, is out of proportion to the exten Bapress) mentions a report disseminated charge; now imposed and the extra To by a diplomatic correspondent, that as venne gained by the State, soon as the pressure of work in ather It is a rather common mistake to sun large number of foreign visitors, many of directions slackens, Mr. MacDonald and pose that penny postage does not pay it, whom have been here on busines at Fi his colleagues propose to review the whole

way on its own merits, just as it paid 20 Governor's invitation. Great industrial

enterprises are contemplated. It is i situation in China, in the hope of elabor-years ago The Post Office is hampered that an arsenal and a copper mini lovm ating a new policy which will tend to by being loaded with the cost of all sorts already been actually purchased, while a restore economic stability there. Chur of State services, such as the Savings light railway between Blaafu and Tang contemporary adds this comment," This Bank and the telegraphs, which are not fuso, a line of mail steamers between is no mean task to be undertaken. It is postal, and are run at a heavy loss Shanchou and Linkou, and a cotton mile

Wonun are being for, farther stated thor no survey of this kind Imperial-penny-postage should be re- for Watty acis for both the arsenal ant could be fruitful that failed to consider stored at the see inside the Respire there mint have been procured by German firs

at present there a in. the position of the four Power banking postage, because consortiura at the present date, and should be no postal frontiers. The ocea Sianfa negotiating for other contracts, narticular, how far the policy recently sien of the holding of the British Empire in connection the proposed schemes. followed under this head is in piced of Exhibition would seem to afford opportu It seems that other nationals have little modification This statement may be nity to give penny postage back to the chance of competing with German Fruts RS rend in more ways than one. This fact people, a gift which would be very popuhey are unable to give such advantage is realised in the United States!!

terms and such Jong eredita.

Bar and much appreciated.