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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. (TUROUGE KEUTER'A AGENCY-], BRITAIN'S EMPIRE AIRWAYS.

INITIAL MONEY GRANTS)"

SANCTIONED,

LoxBus, May 3rd.

THE

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 24TH, 1924-

A BRITISHER'S INVENTIONS. FAR EASTERN CABLE

VAGUE REPLIES IN THE

COMMONS.

LONDON, May gani,

In the House of Commons, Mr. Linch

informed some questioners that his atten- tion had been exiled to the claire made for

NEWS.

[TROCÚR HETER'S AGENCY.}

BRITISH WORLD "FLIGHT.

CALCUTTA, May Nad Reports from Akynh states that owing

to-day.

U.S. WORLD FLIGHT.

SUBURBAN AMENITIES.

A FALKATIVE, AMAH

Mr. W. V, Curtis, of 183-Nathan Road, | Kawloon, pratecuted an amiah `resid- ing at 20, Xathar Road, at the Kowloon Magistracy, yesterday, for using abusive language to him,

AUSTRALIA'S CANTON. WHERE IT WAS.

CHINESE TRADE PARALYSED

WAR AND PROFITEERING,

A writer in the Sydney Sen sa Grass grows in the streets of Canton,["FOREIGN MERCHANTS DUPED. where it can and a place amongst the

The following is written by the Daly stems of Bungalow palm, titres and it's Peking correspondent - serb The wavelets lap on the silent,

The old-fashioned “Chinew businest

the invration known as the "death ray," to adverse weather Flight Squadrim Lead-The defendant failed to appear and shore and the solitude is broken only man, whose word was as good ne itin bond, -

*** dodo.'* A supplementary estimate of £330,000 and the Air Ministry was in touch with er Mastaren will not leave for Rangoon Curtis informed the Magistrate that whey the fishermen haul their half-mile is now becoming almost a extince up the

his principal-wiznosum-had-alogundeck Aust-in-this deserted-comer.

It grow more and more apparnt that The Magistrate suggested thau the It is not that some entnelysin has over a Republic for Chinn, instead of uplife: gunumous" should be withdrawn, but Mr. taken old Canton where a couple of aling the masses and paying the way for Curtis said that this kind of offence was million Chinese live and toil, gamble and better understanding with foreign Power, and an increase in trade relations, very common an

and-it-he-withdrew, the | tie in the narrow crowded streets of is hringing the country, to the verge of sannons it would be thought that he was Asia's greatest city and a quarter of a

financial ruin.

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the invourar, a "British subject,” hut In connection with the Government-air-

sent to make ä ship scheme has been issued of which it was inadvisable at £150,000 is for airships and £200,000) as full intent on the noiret Hi-conkt an initial provision" for the programme not answer an enquiry if the invention was fi offered to the British Governe, of airship development, which is to ex- tend over three years. The total expendiment. ture for this period is provisionally,

Considerable Significance, is attached to estimated not to exceed £1,380,000 gross Mr. Leach's reply to questions about the

Por £1.200,000 ust.

OBITUARY.

LATER.

death ray" because Mr. Grindell Mat thews in ut present in France, where n SOVIET QFFICIAL : DEAD. company has placed its laboratory at his Moscow, May 23rd.disposal. It is stated that it has ofered to purchase all Mr. Matthews' inventions, M. Sugin, president of the Russian including the death 'ray," which is re- Textile Syndicate and ineinber of the

puted to kill persons, explode ammuni Soviet Executive, is dead. He played ation, and disable an aeroplane, motor at leading part in the revolutiontary move-

a distance of several miles; also his means ment and spent several years in prison of controlling submarines, without wire: ...and exile."

less which were succesfully demonstrated during the war,

BARLIER CABLES.“ UNFULFILLED ELECTION

PROMISES.

HOME GOVERNMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT. OPPOSITION BALT LABOUR MINISTER.

A BREAK FOR OVERHAULING--

Tokyo, May 22nd.

The American aviators between du frightened to prosecute. He mentioned ( million more spend their whole lives on the;world."; The largest part of it is stiff

and dusk covered 7:20 miles

leat condition, although the fliers are The men and their planes are in excel

weary and are showing the strain of last week's battle with the elements.

SPECULATORS BUSY.

China is one of the richest countries. a£.

that

ertain

articies of jewellery Canton Hiver.,"

unexplored, Although there are several and been stolen from his house, Australia, has its Canton, on the east-treaty ports upen to fotrimers still, on-

witness against the mat in this case, from Norah Heal. Years ago this new merce, instead of progresing, is falling and that bis cook, who was his chiefern shore of Tuggerah Lake, not far ing to this machinations of greedy and wish politicians and militarists, com- had absconded. The police had detain. Canton had a population, of 30 or 60, busy off ed his houseboy and amah, but could get Chinese who prepared fish and shèlifsh

for the consumption of their country men, either in China or in other parts of Australia. Like a large proportion of the Chinese in Australia, they came from Canton of its neighbourhood and hence the name by which their settlement

convicted

The Magistrate ordered the issue of a warrant for the arrest of the hah.

They will remain at Kasumigaura prono satisfactory explanation from them He added that he had a similar case bably a werk, changing their engines and

before, when the amah be prosecuted was overhauling the machines..

Today's flight took place in good wy- ther conditions. The airm twice en- countered logs, but there were not saris ous- Since the start was made, they have covered 6,375 miles in ninety hours of flying time.

A TEA HOUSE RAID.

SMART POLICE WORK.

"Mr. Matthews' journey to Franse has 1 COURTESY OF THE "DAILY BULLETIN.)fore Mr. Lindsell at the Central Magis provoked an outery in the British Pros

against glowing posible valuable warlike inventions to go abroad."

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[This death ray invention, accord- ing to bome advices, was accepted by the Government in 1915, and Mr. Matthews isanid to have received a ypbstantial

CHINESE

Six alleged robbers were brought be tracy yesterday afteroon on a charge of unlawfully having in their possession 'a number of daggers.

became known.

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Such coastal colonies of Chinese were once common enough. The memory of one only a few miles away is preserved by Chinaman's Bay, just south of Tug. Berah Entrance which is only one of the many Chinaman's Rays scattered about the coast of the Commonwealth.

At them such delicacies as sharky' fins and the mutton fish which, when pro-

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Manchester piece goods farm the staple" import of China. The present picta goods crisis has been brought about by the Chinese themele not the business man the older days this trade was

bat the politicians and militanists.

in the bands of thoroughly reliable, old-fashioned Chin- ese who lived ap to their contrnets, whe ther they turned out in their favour or not

Within the last five genes this business seems to have crept into the hands of Chinese who know absolutely nothing about the business, and who suply took

but the

speculation." especially wher

they saw the enormous profits that were reaped during the past European war.

The whole commercial trade of China is paralysed. A merchant gets an inquiry for, say, 1,000 cases of white shirtings for the Szechuan market (Szechuan is the

SENATOR'S FAMILY ATTACKED.

MURDEROUS DOINGS IN PEKING,

From the evidence given it appeared perly dried looks-and tastes-very much richest province in China), but when the PERINO, May 2nd.

that the men had congregated in a rear like boot leather were prepared for covers that war has broken out nga

goods arrive in Shanghai he suddenly dis Two Heungkiang men, on Monday, cubicle on the upper floor of the Kung Chinese consumption. These settlements in this particular district. He is afraid to ship the goods up the Yangtze for, cheque for it after demonstrating its use-visited the Peking residence of the Hei. Lo Soon ten house at No. 1581, Des have long since been abandoned by the fear they will fall into the hands of the The unemployment policy of the Goy. fulness before a body of naval and mili- tungkiàng Senator, Ten Mei-feng, who Yeux Road West, and it is alleged that Chinese. In the case of Canton no one sokliers or “ bandits" (these two are prac-·

they were making plans for an armed has come to occupy the deserted village, tienlly one and the same). was absent. The visitam called again robbery, Inspector Appleton, accom- Cominos on the motion of Sir Wm. Joyn of constituents which are secret, but it is yesterday, again finding Tien Mi-fengpanied by four European sergeants and except when 6shermen or visitors make!

Losos, May end.

ernment was challenged in the House of

Son Hicks to reduce Mr. Tom Shaw's salary by £100. The Govertiment warned. its supporters of the urgency of the socgusion.

-The debate was began by Mr. Shaw in- troducing the estimates of the Ministry of Labour in committee on the Supply. Bi "He freely attacked his predecessors for tbrit

blundering and incompetence, un- qualled in our history, and praised Mr. MacDonald's restoration of British pre tige abroad and stimulation qt employ rot at home. Air. Shaw's review of for eign policy, and forecast of the Govern anent's schemes for the increen of nation- al wealth and efficiency was made to the accompaniment of laughter and ironi cheers from Opposition benches, and the chairman intervened triinuind Mr. Shaw to keep to bis

uljeet.

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tary experts in the pond of a London park. The ray, course, is composed

understood that helium çoraprises a yom- ponent quality.

NATIONALIST INDIA.

SWARAJIST LEADERS DIFFER

BOMBAY, May 22nd. Soune difference in Indian Nationalist opinion is revealed in statements following

a conference between Gandhi and Nehen Das to decide the future attitaule regard ing non-co-operation..

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absent. The men, thereupon forced an a number of District watchmen, acting entry into the house and tied up and shot on information, raided the place and ar- rested the men. The daggers were found a man and killed a ́sërvant.

in their possession, as were also lengths of string and pieces of cloth suitable for making gagy.

Tien Mei-feng's young daughter, on hearing the shot, came in and was shot dead..

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Mrs. Tien Mei-teng, who appeared on the scene, was fired at, the bullet grazing her foreland.

Attracted by the noise, the polis rush Gandhi made a statement, reiteratinged in, upon which the two murderers pinion that entry into Legislatures turned their evolvers upon themselves,

One of the murderers died instantly, and the other is dangerously wounded.

Mrs Tie Mei-feng and the would-be suicide were taken to hospital,

as inconsistunt with non-co-operation, but he would not be a party to putting ob stacles in the way of the Swarajists: If he enterede Councils, he would streng then the constructive programine.

Das Schrü, in a counter-statment de-

OUR REDUCED NAVY. SIR DOVETON STURDEE ON SEA

AND AIR NEEDS.

"We are loss prepared for war at the present time than at any period of our

Sir Doveton Sturdee at the annual

BOL SHAW'S VERSATILITY. Sir Wu Jayoll Hinks, moving his resolation for reduction, said that parts of Mr. Shaw's speech might have beeEL made by the Foroga Secretary, Health Minister or Chancellor of the Exchequer fends the obstruction polley, but accepts but little by the Minister of Labour. Mr. Shaw had not told them of a single the suggestion with regard to a construe- echine to provide work for dine tann, The

definite economic explanations of the Government's un- tive programow, a led "election Uncrapbyment pledges ere that they knew they could not fuff policy and the prevention of the drain on them, or alternatively, had not the ability public wealth from: India. He will con-existence," declared Admiral of the Fleet 10 carry them out, a

Capt Masterman, while expressing sequently 6 elective parts and serve on neutrality on behalf of the Liberals. said it was sheer annsee to pretend that every committee possible, and if they find the Labour party was in any way reponit imposible to resist bureaucracy without since it is reduction of employment disobedience, they will retire from the Liberal. Dr. Macnamara, was an evra less Legislatures and help to prepare the

ympathetic critic.

Miss Margaret Boulfield was speaking country for disobedience. when the data was interrupted for pri vate business.

siporis had asumed offer Another

The unemployment debate was con- cluded by a Conservative motion to apply the closure, which was defenter by 24 wotes to 210. Sir W2 Jonson Hicks mation was thereby talked out..

LIVERPOOL BYE-ELECT ON.

LABOUR GAIN FROM UNIONTS.

LONDON, May 22nd. The byelection in the West. Toxtethi Division of Liverpool, caused by the re ignation of the Unionist member, Sir R. IP Houston," resulted as follows:

Mr. J. Gibbons (Labour).12.305 Mr. White (Conservative)...13.034 Labour majority This is a Labour gais from the Unionists

2,471

At the last General Election, the figures were:Sir R. P. Houston, 12,187; Mr. J. Gibbons, 12,318; Unionist majority 139.]

BRITISH LIBERALIŞM. A RIVIVAL CAMPAIGN.

LONDON, May 22nd.

THE MALAY COMMAND,

meeting of the Institution of Naval Architects at the Bayal United Service Institution, Whitehall, London, SW.

Dealing with "strategical and tactical considerations governingearshia de

The case was adjourned to the 29th inst. for further evidence to be taken.

BAD BUSINESS. SHANGHAI FIRM'S" "MISTAKE, At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday the managing director of the Ming Fát Silk Store, of Canton, was charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, with being ia possession of 18 counterfeit coins, Chinese currency.

In a search for arms

on the

a temporary camp there.

DAILY WEATHER

TELEGRAMS.

In his annual report for the year 1923, Mr. T. F. Claxton, Director of the Royal Observatory 8a33-

The improvement in this service ceived a set back by the disastrous earth- quakes near Yokohama on September 1st and 2nd. No weather.telegrams were received from Japanese stations between September 1st, and October 2nd."

FOREIGNERA' QUANDARY.

What does he do i

He asks the foreign merchant to keep: the goods in the ""go-lown for him for a little while, until things have quieted down, aying at the same time that he is perfectly willing to pay the customary interest. If thing clear up, all well and good; he takes delivery of the merchan dise

and pay's for it. But if, on the other hand, things go the other way, and be ses no possibility of getting his moury from the dealer in Szechuan, he dis appears, and if be happens to be in Shanghai be generally goes th "Ningre more far."

OUR TRADE FUTURE. MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S MISGIVINGS.

chant hears of him, and it is melex to And that is the last the foreign ma

put the police on his track, because they On March 8th the service of weather would never find him. Remember, he is telegrams from Wei Hai. Wei ceased, in his own country and his own people owing to the closing of the Eastern Ex-back him up. In the meantime the for this station, in view of the impending tension Telegraph Company's Office at Vign firm must grin and bear it rendition of Wei Hai Wei.. Through the courtesy of the Cable Company and the Chinese Maritime Customs this station |. was replaced by Chefoo from which we ther telegrams have been promptly and regularly received since September 8th.

A welcome addition to the 1st of telegraphie reporting stations is Basco, Mr Armstrong, appearing for the Lazon and Formosa. By the courtesy of arrive and currencies are stabilised w

one of a group of islands midway between

When peaceable conditions Binally defence, stated that defendant did an the Director of the Philippines Weather shall be face to face with the trade extensive business with another firm in Bureau observations from this station rivalries of nations which have perfected have been "received, with few interrup their machinery while they were engaged Shanghai, and in connection with two tions, since October 2nd, via Mapila.

in wining all their debts off the slate. Occasionally belated weather telegrams transactions last year the Shanghai firm

I view the immediate future of British. sent down money to Canton. On the are received from South China, but as

Awangire the police found the coins on defendant. He had a coins altogether, of which 21 were gold and the remainder spurious.

last occasion, the defendant discovered

a rule the observations from these dis-

Es are Central

sign," Sir Doveton said it was necessary, the counterfeit money and he wrote to atone from botates to Hongkong, to consider whether submarines or aero Shanghai about it, receiving a reply planes were likely to displace ordinary that the next time he was going to ships for transport purposes. At pre-

tr

seat he thought the answer to that ques-Shanghai. he should take the coin with tion was in the negative. The menace him and it would be changed. - Lowboy, May 23rd,

of both aeroplanes and submarines had,

The Magistrate accepted the explana Major-General Sir T. Fraser has been however, to be borne in mind when new

tion" and "disebarged the defendant. forms were designed. appointed to the Malay Command in sue- cession to Sir Charles Grindell Matthews,

We had, with our eyes open, abandon- who has been officially requested to returned our superiority in so far as battleship

and aircraft carriers were concerned.

to' London.

THE WORLD'S SPORT.

HOME CRICKET,

8. AFRICANS E GLOSTER.

LuxDon, May 22nd. ̧ ̈ The postponed match between Glou- cestershire and the South Africans Wis commenced at Bristol in knsettled wea- ther, before 3,000 spectators, on a soft wicket...

The South Africans scored 162, Nourse making 38, and Parker taking 4 for 41.

Gloucester in reply had scored 79 for the loss of right wickets when stumps were drawn.

BRITISH LADIES' GOLF.

MISA WETHERED CHAMPION. Mr. Lloyd George has started a great Liberut revival campaign by addressing

LONDON, May end. the actual conference of the National At Portrush in the Ladies' Golf Chun- Liberal Federation to-day. He anid Europe and the world needed Liberalism, pionship final, Mia Joyce Wethered beat Replying. to a taunt that the Liberal Mrs. Cautley, by and

party was dead, he said that over four. millions voted Liberal at the last elec- tion, and there would be many more if the Tories proved as ineffective in office as in opposition, and if the Socialists con tinued to demonstrate that they were frightened of their job. He looked for ward to the day, not far distant, when the Libernis would resume office.

Sir Donald MacLean was re-elected. president of the Federation and Sir Robert Hudson was re-elected treasurer. The latter dwelt on the Federation's need. of mousy, and said if the position were no better by the end of the year he would be compelled to resign.

AMERICAN BASEBALL

New Your, May 2nd,

AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York, 6; Cleveland, 3. Philadelphia, 3; Chicago, a Boston, b; Detroit, & Washington, 1 St. Louis, 3.

NATIONAL LEACTIE.

Pittsburgh. ; Brooklyn, 4. Cincinnatti, 6 New York, 7. Chicago, 8 Boston, 2

Louis, 1; Philadelphia, 4

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LATEST CABLES. (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE) U.S. PRESIDENT'S COLD.

ENGAGEMENTS CANCELLED:

WASHINGTON, May 23rd. President, Coolidge's bronchial cold. is worse necessitating the cancellation of most of his engagements.

A WORLD COURT. MORE U.S. PREPARATIONS.

WASHINGTON, May 23rd. Senator. Pepper has submitted to the Senate a composite plan of adherence to the World Court with certain reserva- |tiona, Span

the Foreign Relations Committer, pro The plan, which has been referred to vides for a modification of the Harding proposal so as to transfer the election of judges from the League of Nations Council and Assembly to timilar bodies appointed by the Court, and also urges the summoning of a third Hague Confer ence to clarify and codify international law.

EARLIER · CABLES.

CALIFORNIAN OIL..

NEW YORK, May 22nd. The Shell Union O Corporation has sold the interest it ponassed in one of its! Californiam holdings, but has not relin- quished all its intertests there.

"

SHAW EPIGRAMS. SOME SHAFTS FROM ST. JOAN." Some typical Shavian shafts in "Saint Joan, Mr. George Bernard Shaw's new play now running at the New Theatre, St. Martin's-lane, W., aros

Amiracle is an event which creates faith Mirades may sed very won- derful to those who witness them, very simple to those who perform them.

Mr. Lloyd George, in a letter to Th Nation and the Athenean, on the pro- spects of British industry, says

trade with considerable misgivings. A farseeing manufacturer utilises periods of slackness to repair his machinery, ta re-equip his workshop, and generally to weather telegrams at half rate during

The following stations send extra put his factory in order.

I suggest that the nation ought to typhoons, on receipt of certain code follow that wise example, and that this words from Hongkong:-Amoy, Canton,

is the time to do so: Macao, Phulien, Sharp Peak, and Tai hoki The Director of the Philippines

• No man who has examined the use now: Whether Bureau also sends extra tele-being made of our national resources can grams, at his discretion; from. Aparri or believe that we are making the best of some other station nearer the typhoon them. Capital and labour are alka centre The extra 9 p.m. telegram from strangled by vested prejudices and tradi Swatow, kindly sanctioned by the Chinese tions. Both are capable of producing in- Telegraph Administration during the finitely more wealth for the benefit of

the community than they are now creat typhoon season, was seldom received.

ing

A table gives the monthly number of ships from which radio meteorological messages have been received, and the

umber of messages received.

BRITISH ARCHITECTS.

OLD SPLIT.

The Jews generally give value. They ATTEMPT TO HEAL A 40-YEARS- make you pay, but they deliver the gunda. In my experience the men who want something for nothing are in- variably Christians.

ize in Some men are born kings, and some are born statesmen. The two seldom the same.

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org

We never know when we are beaten; that our great fault-You never know when you are victorious; that is

worso fault...

age.

The best means of achieving production seems to be the most urgent task of our industrial and political leaders at this hour.

STATE RACING PRIZES,

MONEY PROVIDED FOR IN CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES.

The councils of the Royal Institute of How many taxpayers know that the British Architects and the Society of British Government provides the prize Architects, after long negotiations, have for some horse races in Ireland unanimously approved a draft agree-

ment to enable the two bodies to be This is revealed in the Civil Service Estimates (Miscellaneous Expenses) Lor amalgamated.

1024-25, which provide for £21,362 for the Some forty years ago the Society of King's Plates to be run for in Ireland, Architects was formed by a number of two of £10 each, one at £197, three at You must not dare a staff officer; archtects who split from the R.L.B.A.107 cach, and two at £210 each. only company officers are allowed to on the question of registration. If the indulge in displays of personal cour-proposed agreement is carried the amal payments the origin of which in for the The Estimates contain several annual gamated body will endeavour to carry most part fast in antiquity, including: It is only in history books and Registration Bill through Parliament. ballads that the enemy is always de feated,

With amalgamation the membership of the BLB.A will be 7,000, instead of One good treaty is worth ten good shout 5,500 an at present,

treaty is

and Wall fights. These fighting follows lose all Fellows, Associates, and Licentiatce will on the treaties that they gain on the be allowed to use the title, Chartered fights.

The English are better #t fighting than at thinking

Architecta"

It is expected that the draft agren. If you delivered me from fear I went will be the subject of considerable "defence Jobgas" should be a good knight for a story dispate, and already a book, but a very bad commander for is issuing circulars to architects calling upon them to resist this attempt to the army, NY Newgran

What is hell like-Jolly. Like as if absorb the society, with its 200 Fellows, you were always drank without the 1,150 Members, 185 Licentiates, and 130, trouble and expense.

studienza.

266e But to the Bursar af Trinity College, Cambridge, as creations. money for the Counties of Cambridge and Bunte a grant which dates back to King Henry the Eighth, who found ed the college in 1646

£1,000 14 compensation for the Lon of the privilege of printing and selling almanacs to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

£8,000 to the Lord Chamberlain's De- partment for the cost of providing aud repairing the insignia of various Orders, much as the tarter, the Thistle, and the Bath