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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. TROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY }

MR. THOMAS BETTER.

LONDON, June 3th. Mr. J. th. Thomas has practically res

[The British Secretary of State for the Colonies contracted pleurisy after attend ing the opening evremany of the Webley Exhibition. 1

THE WORLD'S SPORT.

THE HÔME DERBY.

DESCRUPTION OF THE FLAKE,"

At Epson this but an enorUJOTES heary going

Losbuy, dane ath." ; was persistent ruin,

attendance. I't.

Their Majesties the King and Queen, thralrige of Wales, and other members of the Royal Family were present.

THE

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH, 1924

GERMANY AND REPARATIONS. FAR EASTERN CABLE

ATTITUDE TOWARDS EXPERTS

REPORT,

BERLIN, June 4th. Herr Marx, in a statement on the Gov ernment's foreign policy, in the Reichstag, declared that he intended to continue the preliminary work of earcy tie b but the Ex- perts' Heport, in 'conformity with the bre vious announcement that Germany was ready to co-operate in the experts plans, false start, Grind Joy, offering a quick solution of the repara Pinch and Woodend ions problem. The Government was pre QIVIL WAR IN ALBANIA:

Eventually the harrierpared to translate the part into a "SCUTARI CAPTURED BY REDRES,Trou Carolet anil St. Germans word reality, but the nuns they were pre- paring would only be enforesl if it were clearly shown that the other parties would accept theirport es indivisible and un- changeable.

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BELGRADE, June 3th. Civil .W.P is spreading throughout. Albania. Insargelits have captured Scutari, and are marching on

Tiradike They have seut an ultimatum to the Government demanding its resignativa.

Government troops at Alessio, which

is being attacked,, ære-in 'a critical

position.

RUMANIAN" · REVOLUTION, RUMOUR.

སྟུ*;

SEM-OFFICIALLY DENIED.

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BUKHAREST, Jie sth.

There was

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Brow side. Too going a furlong. ascended, to

fair start. ft. Salmon

Crowled out. Dawson City and play from Arminio, Defner, ophouter Donzelan, Woodend, Skyflight, Tom Thone Pinch, fluratwood and Spsipees. were quickly racing clear of Satí, Sovino, Parmenio and Bright Knight.

At the mile post San Sovine improved its position, and joined Dawson City when descending the hill Rounding Tatten-

WHAT RUSSIA WANTS. DOUBTS ABOUT TROTSEY'S SPEECH

LONDON Jime 4th Russian quarters in London discredit

ham corner, Dawson City was beaten, the report of Trotsky's speech at Podolsk, San Suvino eutering the straight well in view of the fact that Trotsky has not clear of St-Germans, Hurstwood, Poly-been reported as having left Moscow re- phontes, and Parmenio.

rently.

A quarter of a mile from home, Loril Derby'a colt increased its lead, and woh

A sensitional rumour of a revolution peasily, amid treinendons cheering, Par- Rumania is semi-officially denied. It is genio was fourth, Polyphontes fifth, and declared, that perfect order prevails Salmon Trent sixth: The time was 2mins. Throughout Ramania

INDIAN NATIONALIST

DEMANDS.

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Shawor, Már 3th.

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THE FRENCH CHAMBER. M. PAISLEVE ELECTED. PRESIDENT.

PARIS, June 4th. “

M. Painleve has been elected President

NEWS.

TAROVER BEITER'S „„AGENUY

JAPANESE - SEAPLANE · EXPLODES.

WELHAIWEE,

{PROM A CORRESPONDENT]

TRIAL FOR "MURDER.

NISCENCES,

TEARS AT THE "BRITISH BAIL

Seventy-two years at the Bar" com- WHATWRI, Mas Suth, 1924

prises, in a usual form, the mininis The story begins twenty odd years agences of Sif Harry Poland, who far more when Kao, youngest of four brothers, than 20 years of his long and distinguis

ef his home in the Territory to od carrer was Counsel to the Crown at the FIVE OCCUPANTS SULLED, secka tuents of livelihood in Man Central Criminal Court, and known fo

churia. It ends in the trial of ang popular fame as "The Sleuth Hound of Eugene Feder, a Russia subject, the Treasury," TOKYO, June 5th for the murder April 17th of The naval seaplane FS explodid thistle said Kao, with whom she had been morning.

ving as his wife Judge Wilkinson pre Five of the occupants were killed. sides over the local High Court: Messrs. Mossop and Priestwood represented"the

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THE FRENCH FLIGHT.

FOG DELAYS AIRMAN

NAGASAKI, Jane oth. Capt. Dulsy hopped off" from Taika this morning, but owing to denso for had to return. It is reported that he will make another attempt on Satur

day.

THE U.S. FLIGHT.

LEADER AT SHANGHAI,

SHANGHAI, June 5th Liens, Smith arrived at 12-13 panna Lieut. Smith has informed rate that their Agency was the first to tell him that he had been appointed corn- mander of the flight, though he expected

it.

His accident at Kagoshima was due to the copper, binding on the pontoon, which

of the Chamber by 20 volės, Mare a resistance thus preventing the Browside was ridden by yuch. Maginot had 209 and the Commanist, M. machine, from rising. He tried for three Solar Eclipse, Anchorite, Baklerstone and ¦ Marty, 27.

hours to remedy the fault, and finally Santorb were non-starters,

loned bathing suit and went to the bottom of the pontoon, where be found

The betting against Hurstwood in the

heen 0 to {]

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EARLIER CABLES.

REJECTED.

and the following residents formed the jury, Messrs. Beer, Clark, Roberts, Sun and Whitelaw.

The evidouce clearly showed that the decensed was a ner-sto-well; that he had returned to his native village over, af year ago without any money that with the Russian woman, and has child he had occupied the house of an absent brother,

rose land he had been cultivating in a perfagetory inaner; and, that he had host face badly with his relatives with whom he was on unfriendly terms,

of a crowded life are recorded through Sir Harry is nearly 3, and his memoirs the rudium of his friend, Mr. E. Born- Rowlands, to whom he supplie formation. The result

the in-

hallons vous Tacked with thrling stories,pun sent character-sketches, and witty observations. In one capacity or another. Sir Harry Poland figur in nearly a the grent" eviminal trials of the Victoria periost.

CHARLES PECE

Of all the miscreants of those times, hei brandir Charles Pence, robber, murde er ward, and hypocrite," as the worst. But Sir Harry extracts himong from

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this sorodij, story,

At the time-of his teini-d′′ justice of the peace, who was a member of the lon The chief witness for the Crown, neighbour named Sung, testified that he peard, was obsessed by Peter and his ng Bruch before which had just ap- had taken some interest in this unusual crime. He came up to my and showvel menage particularly in the Bussit us newspaper, in which were wo child; and that on occasions he had in illustration-one of Lord Bensonsfield, tervened in quarrels between accused and the other of Lord Salisbury Fearful | deceased. On the night of the tragedy

aren't they he said. Which The was having his evening meal when he| E

heard sounds of an nunsally violent) Palmer, the pushonér, is “nësimilarly quarrel, and he entered the house in the incidental Bgure in another story, quote hope of restoring peace. Sung testified by Sir Harry as Blustrating, the readi that in his presence Kao violently assualt ness of Lord. Falmerston ed accused with hand and foot; that hol

execution. the inhabit Alter Palmer's remonstrated and urged Kao to treat the ants of Rugby-where Padiner hud livest wordan more kindly for the sake of the cut a depalation to Lont Palmerston, child, then lying on the brick bed in the then Prime Minister, to ask for permis room; and that finding Kao disinclined zion to change, the name of the fawn, * to take advice, he said he would go. Ha had barely passed the doorway of the sleeping compartment," when hearing the sound of a fall he retraced his steps to and as on the floor in a dying coudi- tion. The wominn was seated at table in a state of collapse.j

To answer to further questous this wit- ncss declared that the statement that he had been met on the rond outside the house by accused who had: begged him

LORD LYTTON ASKED TO RESIGN Derby was inadvertently printed in yes. [REUTERS »AMERICAN SERVIOBthe trouble. Licut. Smith said he bad to come to her help, was uiteur.

terday's issue as 18 to 1. It should have GERMAN LOAN APPLICATION hul troubles, times practically at every stage until this, which was the easiest WASHINGTON, June sth. imaginable "The weather, was splendid The Senate has rejected the proposal and the landling arrangements entirely

chase of foodstuffs here.

The Bengal Provincial Nationalist Con- gress bas passed a resolutions calling on the Big ministers to resign and urging the resignation of HE the

• Governor, “Lori Lytton, on the ground that he does not. enjoy the public con- Jenue.

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A DUTCH-AMERICAN TREATY

"THE HAGUE June 5th. The First Chamber has ratified the, Dureh-American Arbitration Treaty of}

1911

REPUBIAC FOR MONGOLIA.

Moscow, June 5th, According to a report from Urga, the

: popular"Government party have desided to introduce ropublic mégvine, în Monizolia

FARLIER CABLES.

HRISH BOUNDARY DISPUTE

· GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS AT

SETTLEMENT.

LONDON, June 4th.'

We are informed by the Eastern Ex- tension Australasia and China Telegraph Co., Ltil, that the interval between the result of the Derby being put on the wires in London and being received in Hongkong and Shangbai was only thirty seconds.

Last year the result took about two minutes to reach Hongkong.]*

HOME CRICKET.

SOUTH AFRICA ** YORKS.

Palmerston was sympathetic; he agreed, that it was desirable to change the name, and he suggested that they might name the town after himself:

JIUNGE LOS ROMEO,

1 recalling the famous case of Goverő- ar Eyre and the Jamaica riut, Sie Harry Poland, paying tribns to the julges con- cernel as "all able, fest-clas men xayr

to lend Germany $25,000,000 for the par-satisfactory. Lieat. Smith's fiving time formation carried to the police station rare, I haven't real a line of him:

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likes

Baron Martin was one of Thein This witness entered the house together Once, when he was going circuit with was distinguished, by his knowledge of thes and another of the same law, and it was said. rend nothing else. narrated subsequent prents, the sum

m- Mr. Justice Talfourd he remarked moning of the "neighbours, and the two young Talfourd the Marshal to his eldest brothers of the deceased; the inther your father's a great literary tying up of accused to a tree; the fight he's always talking about Shakes

some miles away; the hiring of two

what's the thing he wrote that your inther

best1" was hours 45 minutes to cover 360 carts to take a party to Port Edward, in the first of which was placed the accused

The Marshal - answered," " Romeo"" and miles.#

with the holy the handing over of bath.

Juliet

A day or two after. Baron Martin came 13 JUDGES HEAR AN APPEAL. Lieut. Smith, anticipates starting on to the authorities.

Dr. Cooper, Medical Officer of Health, to him, and said I've read your Saturday or Sunday.

stated he had examined the body, which father's favourite bit of Shakespeare, ant HABITUAL CRIMINAL PROBLEM.

And that it is just a tissue of impro. was that of a tall man af powerful phybabilities from beginning to end. COMMISSION FOR A MECHANIC. sicue that death was due to a stab in In the Court of Criminal Appeal on

Of Mr. Justice Maule, the greaters the chest which had penetrated the of all judicial humourists," Sir Harry April 29th, thirteen fudges--Thi Lord | 34

Sergeant Ogden. a mechanic on one heart: that the injury might easily have relates the following as hitting Avory Harridge, Lush, Rovintt. Bail of the American planes found a com-cart: and that it might possibly have Chief Justice (Lord Hewart) and Justices

been caused by the knife produced in Mane's personality exactly hehe. Shearman, Sankey MeCardie mission awaiting him at Shanghai. He been self-indicted. Roche, Greer, Swift, ing one court, to deal with a single point was sworn in last night as a Lieutenant of law. listened for three hours to in the United States Army, ments whether or not a man who has been found by a jury to be nu habitual criminal Both Lieuts. Wade and Nelson describ

afterwards to be regarded as Yorkshire compiled 157 før 5. Oldroydinals a legal debate, in which the ed the flight to Shanghai as the most scoring 67 und-Rhodes 62

iniges freely took part, was listened to perfect accomplished since they left with great interest by many barristers, while several women, who could not be Santa Monica. accommodated in the well of the court, Loccupied the jury-box in front of the

dock.

- LONDON, June 4th. At Sheffield a fall of rain interfered with the match between Yorkshire and South Africa. The weather was dull and there was a

small attendance. The wie ket was sticky,

"AMERIČAN " BASEBALL

NEW YORK, June_ath.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia. 33. St. Louis, "12.

AMERICAN LEADCE

Chicago, 4: New York, 3.

·Cleveland, 5; Philadelphin, & Detroit, G; Washington, S. St. Louis, 5; Boston, -6.

HOME RAIL STRIKE.

A SURPRISE DECISION.

and Branson-form-

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states he has examined accused, after Surgeon Commander McCloy, B.,

her admission to the prison on the Island; and that he found, her-covered with bruises, particularly in the lower parts of the body.

of

He was questioning a child as. to her fitness to be worn as a witness, and he if you tell untruth. I asked her what will be done to you She answered I shall go to hell, Mr.

the clerk of Whereupon Maule said to the court Swear the girl; she knows more than I do

Mr. Priestwood called no witnesses for

STORY OF A FILE. the defence but put Eugene Feodor in

Maule was very fond of port, and thus the witness-box, who through a Russian interpreter, tuli pitiful story of de huinorously exhibited his liking on ana

occasion gradation and ilitusage. She was mar During the retirement of the fury is ried to a Chiraman eight years ago, hut charge of the bailiff, who was sworn to as the marriage was an unhappy one keep them without food, fire or drink there followed i legal separation.

The

JAPANESE AT WEMELEY, The comparatively young man whose

"Losnos, June 4th.. case raised the question of criminal law

father of her son was a Rassinnho the bailiff came into court, and said that of such importance as to call for the at Count Azo, a brother, of the Emperor agreed to accompany. Kao to his native

one of the jury was ill, and would like a tention of all the King's Bench judges

Maule said: "Let me sec; water Sm't that could be gathered together at one of Japan, and Countess Azo visited village and his treatment of her was for glass of water: might he give it to him?

time reasonably kind and friendly fire,

and it is not foor, time sat quietly in the dock listening Wembley, this morning. They toured the Quarrels arose when he began to pay not drink; yes he may have. with rapt attention. He was Charics

Here is another story in which the

the pre Leslie Norman, and at the Central Crim- Australian and Canadian yitions and improper attentions to his absent bru

ther's wife. Then the latter had attempt dilection for liquid refreshment other

than inal Court Inst November he sas found guilty of a charge of uttering a forged the Palace of Arts. The Court wased to commit suicide, when she heard water is slyly hinted at document and sentenced to 3 years most interested in the Canadian National that her husband proposed to return to his home for the New Year. On that penal servitüde. At the same time he was sentenced to 3 years preventive de Railways exhibit, where he contrasted occasion Kao had said he would kill him

self if his sister-in-law died, and be had tention as an habitual criminal, and it Canada's mountains with Japan's,

also threatened to kill necused. “ was against the latter part of the sen- tence that he appealed.

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It is said that Manle one night went home to hed at Paper-building in the Temple, and before going to sleep. for one reason or other, put: the lighted candle under the bed. The consequenas - On the night in question, witness as wts that the entire block was burned. Mr. Roland Oliver, for Norman, said [BY COURTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN serted, she was nursing her child and down, and in their stead pross the pu the Commissioner who tried the case told

did not promptly open the door on sent fine set of chambers. Perhaps, alter deceased's return from the theatre. She, Maule's fondnew for port had its ARMS TRAFFIC AT TIENTSIN, the jury that as Norman had once before

was subjected to violent abuse and bent- been found by a jury to be an habitual

vircuit. ing. Fearing for her life, she went to criminal, he was bound, on the authority

TIENTSIN, June 3th.

the housck of two neighbours, hut was of the case if the King Stanley, and Section 10 of the Prevention of Crimis

The Customs detained 58 cases of wine refused admission. On the read the met the two witnesses named Sung, and, beg; det, 100%, to find that he was still an from "Genoa destined to a Tientsin ged. for their assistance as he feared came were Lusa and Shee. I fancy soties habitual criminal.

Lord Hewart Aud therefore that it Italian firm owing to the discovery of her master would kill her. They suggested an appropriate alteratio

Siz

Recallag old cucinins on Harry sys

We used to toast at Bar mess · Wine and

Que circuit the judges who

In the House of Commons, making a statement on the Irish negotiations, Mr.

Lesbos, June 4th. Ramsay MacDonald intiquated that the

The shopmen, and electricians of the Government had weured a chairman for London underground railways and the the Boundary Commission. He would an-Grant Western system have decided to sponder the name to-morrow. The Gover-strike at midnight over wages and work

mens had also deglied to ask A Judicial

ing conditions. Committee to advise then regarding its

The strike is disavowed by the Nallonul Tegnt and constitutional powers to consti- Union of Railwayinen, whose members will fate a commission. The committee would resin at work and prevent a puerai include the Chief Justice of Australia, jatoppage, bus the situation has been com- | was areless to bear any evidence aboutjes pistols and 5.000 cartridges in a false true to say that while these witnesses | Mr. Justice. Wightman ay and he hoped ako a member of the Canadi plicated by the action of the Locomotive the matter --Mr: Oliver: Yes. at Bench. There was every rivan to be Society in sending a strong letter to the lieve this Judicial Committen would be railway coupaules giving a time limit for able to sit and resolve the issues by Jaly, the satisfaction of a number of demanis in The Government had not abandoned its connection with anomalies arising from hope: that the two Trish Governments the last strike settlement, and threatening might reach an agreed settlement before drastic action if these he not conceded. the commission be constituted, though even

in that case a commission would be neces

EARLY RESULTS.

June 5th.

sary to give formal effect to an agreement. The strike of railway shopmen eve The Conciliatory, utternners of Mr. Casloped rapidly during the night with the grave and Sir Janus Craig encouraged result that many tube services were con

Mr. Justice Avory said that the best bottom ense.. way for a man to get rid of the ignoming of being characterised as an unbitual criminal way to abstain from relapsing into crime again.

Crow, said there were a number of sale. Mr. Travers Humphreys, for the gards which assisted the man likely to be charged as being an habitual criminal.. Mr. Justice McCardie said it seemed that once a mad was held to be an habi mal criminal he died as one."

Lord Hewart There is in invisible brand upon his forehead-H.C.

Mr Travers Humphreys said a man who, while young, stole in apple could never bold a beerhouse licence even though he had been honest for 50 yours,

·SINO GERMAN AGREEMENT.

RESIGNATION WITHDRAWN.

PEKING, June 4th

entered the house together. It was Bot of the words of the toast,

Ribton, who

to defend the ours, had the

were in the house she left the sleepita clever the at thos apartment to fetch the knife. She went habit

aft

to get an onion. On her return Kao said One day he was exceptionally boring. smal he wanted neither her nor the onion, Wightman tried to pull him kicked her and knocked her down. She He said, Mr. CHINESE PREMIER'S OPPOSITION. took a seat at the table,, weeping. De- that before 11. Ribtan, you

censed carried the knife on his person you but it is such a lóng tror at Have I, my lord 1 Ribton answered: ostensibly, for the purpose of self-pro- tection. As the Sungs were leaving, she that I pardon von for forgetting it."

Ribton expostulated. If Im noticed Kaa fumbling with his wist My lord," The main cause of fun Pao Chi's re-band where he carried the knife defending a prisoner whose very life

At this point she lost conscious | jeopardy Fumarely entitled to some ignation appears to have been his news. She did not know that a dead Intitude.

Ten, said Wightman wearily, you pandering to the Parliamentary Opposi- body was taken with her in the eart

She did not know that Kuo was dead are. I am not complaining of the lati- ion against the propol Sino-German till so informed in prison. She recollectitude, but of the longitude."

ed asking for a drink of water on the Agreement:

journey.

Sun Pao Chi did not attend the re-

Mr. Humphreys explained that the his shsence affording an opportunity for of the accused and those of witnesses forside his own life. In this connection hai?

takent

Lord Hewart: Would you, say that a

There was one moment of dramatic of premeditation the jury would he justi--- man was an habitual drunkard because gular meeting of the Cabinet yesterday, interest Apart from the fact that there ued in reducing the charge to one of

were differences between the narrative

ochter, A. point they had to con- manslaughter, 40 years ago he drank a lot too much?

Was the possibility that Kao bad the: Crown, the latter bad declared with difficulty arose because the statute had a frank discussion of the position.

remarkable unanimity that they had been drew their attention to a letter found In not defined what an habitual criminal 1 really was.

In the afternoon, the members of the unable to converse with noceed at any decensé house written by the absent

time, for she did not know their language

the latter stated he ex- in the pected to return was therefore called upon to repent to village. If, as accused alleged, the re- the Court, in Chinese, what she alleged fations between Kuo and his sister-in-law she had said to the two Bungs on the bad been immoral, the probability of

who rased was able to do readily and cor befriended him might have furnished road when she sought their help. This further trouble with the brother

rectly p

motive for well-destruction.

Their lordships reserved judgment.

Cabinet called at Sun Páo. Chi's resid- and they did not understand hers Shbrother, in which thos

these hopes. Mr. MacDonald said that at siderably affected to-day, city and work ameting with the two Irish leaders oners were much delayed, Sunday he had asked them to consider oer. The underground companies in London fain proposals he hud sizer submitted to officially state that a train service is being them in the form of a letter. He hoped maintained on all fines, but it has been Irish statesmanship would enable a solunecessary to close some of the least im tion to be reached (Cheers), ~ UN

|portant stations in order to conserve

ence, a full and frank talk resulting in It is stated officially the House of power for the heacht of the long-distance People who come from the provinces a complete reunion, after which the Commons fobby that Sir James Boso

reach theatreland and think it in London. Cabinet interviewed President Tao Kun wegen passengers

-The Rec. A: G. B. fest. ⠀ Innes, the Chief Justier of South Africa, As regards the Great Western Railway, I often wish I had not met many of the who approved of the plans,, which were will be chairman of the Irish Boundary only the shopmen are involved, and tafauthors I have met, beans cannot en subsequently carried out, Sun Pao Chi

joy their books so well-3r Stucky Coinmisei on.

fic has not yet been affected.

ithdrawing his resignation.

Aumonier.

In his mumming up Julen Wilkin brief retirement the fury kail that in the absence of any evidence henght in a verdict of not guilty

(Continued at fuot of next coluum). cither of murder, or manslaughter.