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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES (runovan'nKUTER'S AGENCY.]

LABOUR AT GENEVA,

CHINESE WIEW'S.

Larşıay, June esti At the Geneva International Labour Donfereice "M. Albert Thomas'anusuticed

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

FRANCE AND THE RUHR,

CHAMBER DEBATE.

Pants, July 9th. This is the first time that any socialists have veted on the Ruhr credits, to which they were opposant mi principle...

THE WORLD'S SPORT, OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

VICTORY FOR ŽAGEN,

HOYLAKE, June 27th.

MONDAY, JUNE 30TH, 1924

HOME CRICKET

THE SECOND TEST MATCH.

Loxbox; Jane gsth......

At Lords, the South. Aleivans won the

TURN

LATEST CABLES, (REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICES DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. AMBITIOUS PROGRAMME.

NEW YORK, June 20th.' Str. Cummings moved the adoption of H.M. the King arrived at 12.30 pm, and the majority platform, which was une the game was stopped' whilst, the players Lunaltered and unamended, "the" main fea-

After Hagen and Whiteümbre caine Melined up and were intraluceil: is enres of which have already appeared in

The Open Golf Championship has been won by Walter Hagen, with a score of The Socialist leader, M. Bluma, declaro. E. Whitecribe, was runner-up with: rd this afternoon that all socialiste would te abstain, but M. Herriot. by making it a question of confidence, constituted it a vote, as a test of discipline. The whole She fatifuntion of the conventions adapt-loft- Bloe, and a number of Socialists ed by ile conference nas" rereived from abstained but mung voted for the credits, Japan, Austria, Spain, Ireland and Practically the whole of the opposition Poland bringing the total from "01:10 | voteď for, the crálit«. 1.

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Majesty Márk hands with them..

At lunch time the score was 72" for

three.

The visitors were out the 273. Golgan took 3 for 70: Fate, 2 for 62: Tyldesley, for 3: Hearne, 1 for 35, and Fender, 1 for 45.

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

(THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCE;)". JAPANESE DIET OPENING BUSINESS.

- U.S." IMMIGRATION. ACT,,"

Toxy, June 28th. The Regent formally opened the Diets Extraordinary precautions were taken ta prevent recurrence of the any

toward incident.

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these columns. The deconient opened with a tribute to Me, Woodrow Wilson. and affirmed abiding faith in, his ideals.

The first formal session" takes place on It promised a further reduction of taxes, July 1. at, which the House will record revision of the import tariff, a recovery its position to the discriminatory of the oil reserves "fraudulently lessed" | nature of the American Tammigration Act the vigubus prosecution of any one as a violation of the principles of justice guilty of wrongdoing in lensing the and international equality, anil impairing transnetions, the operation of Govern. the long Americṣlajsnes "friendship, (i

Prompt and necessary steps to, remely A CLONE FINISH.

weather, before a small attendance and the retention, of Asiatic immigration ex-

the situation. Fifteen thousand people witnessed a on a worn wicket Loveson-Grower's eleven clusion, promised the immediate inde thrilling finish, Hagen put up a dogged scored 196 for the lose of wickets Løypendence of the Philippines, the protec- SING SOVIET TRADE RELATIONS.

Deusid Smith and Frank Ball with 01, J. II. Taylor with 307, d. Duncan, Hol and and "Boomer with 108, Sherlock Barnes, Ciadd and Westour with 309.

Other scores were:-Nicholls and Herd Only the Com-alo, Tolley and Braid 14. Huvers 317, munists voted against and demanded the Ray 318, Sarazen bat Mitchell retired in 3. Hpiao, the Chinese Govrgument immediate evacuation of the Ruhr.

the third round and C. Whitcombe was delegato, peferred to the progress of M. Herriot replied that immediate disqualified für playing a wrong ball. social reforms in China notably the right-evacuation was impossible in the interest bour day for childden, the prohibition of of reparations and also of security. He nightwork for wolven and young pointed out that the voting on the credits,

desired to collaborate in the work of thei conference, but regretfed the inaequita

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AMERICANS LOSE.

LONDON, June 97th

At Brigate, continuing in fine; enient owned merchant marinë, bespoke They will call on the Government to take

COUNTY GAMES,

Berlared that China kectly did not imply approval of the polley | fight, After doing the first round in 74. laud ), and thus heat the South Afri- ton of American rights in Turkey, and |

[of the compation, but status is in the he took 41 going out in the second round, can be three wickets.

Ruhr was necessary pending the, jasno support of the other extra-Europan of the forthcoming inter-Allied fotia 302, and Hagen, in a Thur-hearted effort, í At Manchester, Lancashire beat Sussex countries, for example Chanda, Yetions..

played superbly on the homeward half, 140. Lancashire compiled 287 (E. Bealand and Australia.

RÜHR GERMANS TO RETURN., which he had to dis in 3 to win. He took Tyhirsley 1 and Watson 105) and 273 system, velaring that the only hope for

THE SOUDAN AFFAIR. ZAGLÜL RESIGNS,

Catan, June th "Zaglul has gone to Alexandria to tender 1.is resigntion.

sixteenth, for the seventeenth, and

Dresssipour, June 25th.

4 for the lehth, 4 for the eleventh, 4 for The French authorities have informed the twelith, 3 for the thirteenth, 4 for the Germany that all the expelled people fourterath, for the Afteenth, 5 for the from the Rubr with a few exceptions will he allowed to return, and that sentences on those,, for passive resistance will be suspended sill a definite pardon is tained.

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for a and declared (Hallows 112 not out), Sussex replied with 214. aml 170, Parkin taking for s

the fallment of Wilson's award respect. ing Armenia.

-As-regards the League of Nations, it promised to outlaw the whole waz

world peace and economic recovery lay in the organised efforts of soverign nations co-operating to remove the causes a substitute law and order for vio

THE OTHER PLATFORM

Mr. Baker's minority platform äged the immediate joining of the League of Natious and declared that the Republicad policy of isolation to be as revolting in

Leicestershire heat Gloucestershire at for the eighteenth. The excitement was Leicester by one mit Leicester scored lence. LATER.

intense at the last two holes. He had as and 2, and Gloucester 16 and 124.

At Gravesend, Kent led over "Essex on nice lie just off the fairway at the seven- teenth, and played a beautiful jron shet. the first innings. Kent scored 289, and He missed a three-yard putt for three. 13 for s and declared (Hilder 13 not) He drove just over the green at the eigh-out). Essex seurvii 251, and 352 for T teenth and was two-and-a-half yards short (Freeman. not out). The Fokker aeroplane F7, fitted with with his third. But he holes wat amidst

Zagitis dejmcture for Alexandria is în "accordance with the division he an nounced in the Chamber last Hight in the course of a speech replying to Lord Parmour's speech in the House of Lards.

Zagla! declared that Egypt would never renner" her rights to the Sondan: he > biniyeli wild never negotiate with the British flovernment on the basis of the declaration of 1992. He had hoped that the Labour lovernant would support the cause of liberty, Int unfortunately it followed the same lines as an Imperialis- the Government. If he was unable to get satisfaction, he would resign and would sulynit the matter to the King.

INDIAN SWARAJISTS,

Besar, June 9th.

At a meeting of the All Indian Congress Committee, which controls the congress -organisation „1 Ahmedabad in order to determine the position Swarajists. Mr. -Gandhi submitted a resolution laying

down that the membership of the Com- Iniitten, should be confined to those spin- ning it least half an hour daily and practising the boycott, including the beg cott of the Corneils and Law Courts.

HOLLAND TO LONDON.

DUTCH AIR TRIP.

wireless and neediomodating two pilots and six passengers, made a successful aiden trip from Holland to London, piloted by Van Der Hoop, who will be the pilot for the air service from Amster dan to Java, opening in Detober.

AUSTRALIAN NAVY. THE DEFENCE BILL.

MELBOURNE, June 9th..

In the House of Representatives Mr. Bruer introduced. the Defence Bir authorising the expenditure of £2,000,000 for the instruction of two 10.000-ton cruisers and £500,000 for a defence reserve fund for one cruiser to be built in Eng-

and impedintely.

BRITISH WORLD FLIGHT. MACLARES AT RANGOON.

Laren has arrived.

RANGIS. June 25th.

a terrific ovation.

A FÖURBALL MATCH.

A func-ball match has been arranged between the Americas Hagen anal Mas Donald Smith and the English Mitchell and Pineau rurly in July. Seventy-two holes will be jilays, the stakes amemnt" to £500

WIMBLEDON TENNIS,

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LONDON, June 7th

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At Wimbledon the weather was cloudy

and cool, and there was another large attendance.

Somewhat as an anti-elinx after 'j'ess terday, Mdle. Lengler scored her cus- tomary victory by defeating the American enptain, Mrx, Wightman, the third round. 40, 6-0..

The Britisher (iring in the fourth round

A message from Tavey says that Mac extended Vincent Richards in the best game of the day. Gieg was versatile, using great passing shots. However, be tried perceptibly, and was beaten 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-

OBITUARY.

Repented efforts to arrange a compro- mise had heen sucessful. The resolation

THE HA. June 28th. was strongly opposed by Moti Lal Nehru, who finally "out walked with Dr. Deterding brother of Sir Henri other Swarajists. After that the con Deterding (the oil magnató) died sud- mitte by 6 to 37. adopted Gandhi's denly yesterday while viewing a new resolution

Dutch ladies films.

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TRIBUTE TO MATTEOTTI.

Rowe, June 28th.

Miss Ryan in the third round beat the British captain, Mrs. Covell, 6-4, 7-5, qualifying to meet Mdle. Lenglen. :

Miss Wills, who is redemning herself in British eyes, heat Mrs. Edgington in the third round, 6-2, 6-2.

Mr. Gandhi then submitted that the -clause in the resolution stipulating that Congress officials not spining half-on

A meeting of the Opposition groups, hour daily should vacate office, should be

after considering the Matteotti crisis, rezinded on the ground that it was

passed a resolution of an confidence in Ccarried by a small majority, and would the present Government, demanding a .have been defeated had the Swardjiskloverument which was able not to delay beat by 6-1, 6-3, 6-4. --

rated with the Committee.

This proposal was agreed to.

ANTHRAX PREVENTION. GENEVA COMMITTEE'S PROPOSALS.

GENSYA, June 26th..

The committee of delegates appointed

the abolishment of the Fascist militia and one which would not hesitate to repress every form of illegality.

EARLIER CABLES. ROME. June 4th. Practically the whole of Italy observed

y the International Labour Conference a ten minutes interruption of work is a

tribute to Matteotti. The public services were interrupted too."

The Frenchmen. Borotea and La Coste, advanced to the fourth round, the former at the expense of Gofilon Lowe, whom he

The American, Norris Williams; beat Colonel Dudley, 6-3, 4-0, 6-1.

In the second round of; the ioubles", Kingscote und Gilbert disposed of the Indians, Hali und Ratnin, 04, 6-2, 6-4.

NORMAN BROOKER TEATEN. The South African. Raymond, beat. British Davis Cup player, Wheatley, 7-5, The Belgian champion, Jean 16.060.

Washer, defeated Norman Brookes, 6-2, 7-5, 6-1. The American. Williams, beat the African, Richardson, 6-1, 6-1, 6-4. These were all fourth round matches.

1,500 spectators were surprised at the'

to study the prevention of anthrax has adopted by a majority the resolution pro posed by Sir Louis Kershaw, the Indian

LEGITIMACY BILL. Government delegate, stating that the

HOME MEASURE PASSED. committee is unable to recommend the

LONDON, June 27th. conference to adopt the decisions. It was.

The Bill making legitimate the children unlikely that any big industrial atate would agree to incur sach international born out of wedlock, whose parents sub-failure of Brookes, who was the hero of obligations. The committee recommend.sequently marry, passed its third read the week after defeating Hunter, but only ed Governments to studs the question ining in the House of Commons by 177 to gave a glimpse of his true for order to afford the maximum protection 13. It has already passed the House of do the health of the workers..

FRENCH POLITICS.

Pants, Jube 8th.

The Chamber bas approved the Kubr

Lorde.

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JAPANESE-BELGIAN TRADE

Washer, driving with great forer and accuracy. wore down the Australian.

Moscow, Jime g7th. L Klyschko, former Assistant Soviet Trade Commissioner in London, has been appointed Trade L'opanissinner at Peking.

WHITE AUSTRALIA,

THIS YEAR. ABLE TO ABSORB 30.000 SETTLERS

The report his "been issued of the British Overseas Settlement- Delegation, who visited Australia in March, 1023, and remained the until September studying the working of schemes inaugu. rated under the Empire Settlement Act of 1929.

In relation to land settlement, they

its spiritual; aspects as it was harmful point out certain difficulties. Chief is" ia its material consequences. It predict the great, amount of fireliminary, work Somerset beat Warwick at Birminghamed that the Wilson policies would speed ¦ in development of vigrin eniatry befora. by two wickets. Warwick compiled 201, the country, in the coming election and settlers can take up their habitation and 210 Somerset scored 177, and 295averred that the last Presidential Electhere: This wars, emprises, the making of surveys and improving faul and rail- for (MeBrynn 1982). Northants at tion had not been a true referendum on

way connumulention and laying on water. Northampton bent Derbyshire by the League, as that issue was interwoven On the personal side schemes have to bo Northants compiled 364, and 209 for with many others.

| derived whegöby a dan going out with and declared. Derly scored 272 (Cadman Senator Baker, in an emotional speech his wife and family enn get the necessary 125 not out), and then 88.

said that the man who ought to be plead expcricure to fit liim to become "r Indiri- ing for the proposed plank lag dend. hat owner and at the same time keep his his voice was, calling from consecrated family with hint. For this purpose farm training depots have been formed in soma ground

WIN FOR OXFORD.

At Lord's, Oxford University beat the MCC by seven wickets. Marylebone stored. Moffatt 92) and 207. Oxford compiled (Blaikie 199), and 120 for 3 (ulse 7)

CHAMPIONSHIP." BOXING.

ENGLISHMAN WINS AMIDDLES.

NEW YORK, June 97th. In a fifteen-round contest, which took

place here for the world's middle-weight was decisively out-pointed by Ted Moore, Championship, Harry Greb (the holder)

of Plymouth...

substitute.

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satisfactory.

The Convention rejected the Baker of the Federal States and are proving

For the welfare of settlers the dele gation, were much impressed with the The Government dry agents have unwork of the new Settlers' Leugne, which nounced the seizure in New York of

„A“WET? CONVENTION.“

52,000 cases of spirit. 300 barrels of beer, advises those who are negotiating the and 35,000 gallons of other alcoholic purchase of land, and has been able.ix beverages since the opening of the Demo-many cases to prevent mistakes to which cralie Convention presumed to be intent

ed for consumption by the crowds attend-Bewoners are liable. They were als

favourably impressed by existing schemes. ing the Convention.

for taking boy settlers. They consider that boys should invariably be sent as ments made in advance. appractices to employers on arrange

An amusing circumstance was the ar

reat, and Buing of une delegate from Chicago for carrying a suit case fill with bottled whiskey.

"New York. June th.. The committee of the Democratic Cpa vention, after hours of struggle, have INTERNATIONAL RIFLE SHOOTING. agreed that a plank should he inserted in

AMERICAN WINS

REIMS, June 27th. The Olympic team rifle shooting Con- test has resulted as follows :

America je........................ Haiti

France Eighteen nations competed.

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646 644

THE BIG EARTHQUAKE,

PROBABLE LOCATION,

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MELBOURNE, June 7th A seismograph record slows that the earthquake occurred at 1,250 miles from Melbourne. Its direction was not record, ed, but it was probably in South East Tasmania. The shock affected the instre ment more violently than the Japanese disturbance.

LATER.

The Sydncy correspondent of the news, Dajer & says the earthquake caused the

ity to slowly rock half an inch.

HONGKONG GIFT TO

ROYALTY.

CHINESE SILK AS WEDDING PRESENT

LONDON, June 27th. England fared bully in the fourth

It.R.II. the Duchess of York visited the round Two of the chief hopes were headquarters of the Oversea League and eliminated. Lasuste defented Gilbert, 6-3, | was prescuted by Lady Des Vœux, Honor, The Japanese Ambassador and the 6-3, 6-2, while Raymond outclassed Wheat-ary Controller, with a wedding gift in the credits which M. Herriot made a ques-Foreign Minister have signed the Japan ley. Only Kingscote, who heat Juniform of a set of Chinese silk wall hang-|

ese and Belgian treaty of commerce which

TREATY.

BAUSGEL, June 7th.

the platform declaring the party to do!

It is considered that the present rata- of emigration could be very considerably increased in the near fatore and that 50,000 persons would be a suitable num- ber for Australia to absorb during the

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all in its power to hold a national represent year. ferendum on the question of joining the League of Nations, and to carry out the people's mandate expressed therein.

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| MAJORITY PLATFORM, ADOPTED,

The platform was adopted.

FARLIER CABLES."

NEW YORK, June, 27th.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY WIRE. SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENTS -IN

AMERICA.

Fifteen photographs were sent over an ordinary telephone wire 579 miles, from Cleveland to New York, on May 19th, in At today's nominations of the Demo- demonstration lasting two hours of a eratic Convention, were the former new invention by the Američan® Tele- Governor of Ohio, Mr. James M. Cox, phone und Telegraph Company. The who had a fifteen minute demonstration, pictures when developed in New York and Mr. Charles Bryan a brother of Mr.proved such faithful reproductions of the W. J. Bryan. The Convention paraded originals that, without retouching, they noisily for both the Bryans, singing could be printed in newspapers exactly

Auld Lang Syne."

as other pictares Ar

These triliutes to Messrs. Cox and Retaining the essential characteristics Bryan are not regarded as indicating any of the original photographs they closely chance of their securing nomination.

resenille pictures taken with "soft focus The loudent-voiced theerer yet beard lenses. was discovered when ME G. 8. Silzen. The time of transmission of each pie- the so-called "wet" Governor of Newture was Amin. See. A positive dim Jersey, was nominated. The New Jersey was clamped on a cylinder in Cleveland delegation put him on a chuir and con and through the film a ray of light fell, tinued hurruhing until they themselves with an intensity which varied with the were tired of his stentorian tones.

LATEST CABGES.

DISASTROUS TORNADO. TOWNS WIPED - OUT.

CLEVELAND, June 20th.

thickness of the emlusion, upon a potas- sium pencil constituting a photo-electric cell in the centre of the cylinder. The cylinder was shifted sixty-6fth of ́za inch to the right with each revolution, and the receiving cylinder in New York was synchronized with it. As the light fell upon the photoelectric cell an

A disastrous tornudo visited paits of electric curent was produced of varying Chio. Three hundred are reported kill-strength which passed over the telephone ed, and at least 1,600 injured

wire to New York, the current being re- inforced at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. From Lorain, which city has been wiped variations of the current werd out, details are meagre owing to the mechanically translated by the receiving destruction of communications in the neighbourhood but frantic appeals for crument and the variations of light so produced acted upon a flm, which was help are being received. The towns of then developed, like any other photo. Sandusky and Elyria are reported to he

gaphic film. in ruins.

LATER

Four different electrical companies 165 bodies have been recovered in the bave been working upon the same pro- different methods. Within a short time State theatre, Lorain, but Elyria is unblem for more than a year, but with daranged

attempts will be made to send photo- graphs by wireless, across the Atlantic. At present, however, even wire trans mission requires practically perfect con- ditions; commercially waerensful trans mission by wireless is considered unlikely in the near future.

BRITAIN IN MEXICO.

WASHINGTON, June hil Government has consented to take

tion of a vote of confidence. The Social appeally stipulates for the most-favoured C-1, 6-3, 6-3, is left of the promineatings on behalf of members of the Hong-charge of British interests in Mexico at

kong Branch of the League. ists voted with the majority.

gation treatment

players.

the request of the British Embassy here.