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LATEST CABLES. (THOUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.)

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 10,

LATEST CABLES. LONDON CONFERENCE. MISUNDERSTANDING REMOVED.,

ins July 9th.

While Anglo-French «Reial quarters are. HONGKONG AT WEMBLEY.

Bont reticent, some newgjiapers guarded. ly indicate that the French proposal for DISTINGUISHED COMPANY AT

sedution of the difficulty over the Repara CHINESE DINNER.

tions Commission is that an American Losbox. Jily 9th.

delegate, as representative of this noti-- The commissioners of the "committee of Allied holders of German reparation the llongkrang: Section of the Empire Ex hands, should sit and with the Com-)

yote hibition entertained a large and distin-mission on the question of Germán de guished company of Chinese to dinner faults in the execution of the Dawes at the Hongkong restaurant at Weighley plan thus neutralising the French Presi

Inst night.

Mr. E. R. Halifax, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, who presided and Bobert: Ho Tổng and Mr. Chow Shou Seg were the joint.hosts. Sir John Jordan proposed the toast of Hongkong and

dar Chinese fellow citizenk

Mx. Chow Ston Son, Sir Robert lo Tung and Mr. Stanley Dodwell replies.

All the speeches were most cordial and the function was in every way suvernaful

OPERATIVES' THREAT.

Itent's casting vote.

The newspapers als hint that M. Herriot is raising the questions of inter-. Allied debts and sreatity so far as these are affected by "strategic railway's and tke Rühr questions.

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HOME CRICKET.

CAMBRIDGE WIN 'VanSITY MATCH.

Losbon, July sth.

1924

ITALY AND CZECHO- FAR EASTERN CABLE

SLOVAKIA.

COOPERATIVÉ TREATY.

Priark, July 8th

NEWS.

(THROUGH EXUYER'S AGENCY.] CANTON SALT TAX, Under the trenty of co-operation, pub- lished her Italy and Carcho-Slovakia] FOREIGN LEGATIONS.; PROTEST TO

At the close of their innings against

pledge themselves to safeguard their Oxford at Lords' Cambridge had scored;

common interests and maintain the intes Austin 31, and Enthoven 104)grity of the Treaties of Saint Gremain, Triation and Senilly. The Treaty will Cruise took 4 for 19.

Oxford had' replied with '133 for 4

be valid for five years, after which it luise 30,, Blaikie "ts) when stumps were | shall be renewable,

drawn.

LATER.

LATEST CABLES. Oxford were all out for 24. Cambridge | [REÚTER'S AMERICAN, SERVICE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. then compiled 24 runs for the loss of one

MCADOO WITHDRAWS.

wicket.

Cambridge beat Oxford by niñe wickets.

COUNTY GAMES,

Middlesex, fed

WAICHLAOPT", -

PEEING, July 9th

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The British, Japanese and French Legations have sent in another formal protest to the Waichizopu regarding Sum Yat Sen's recent establishment at Canton of a Salt Administration. The Consular authorities at Canton have been instract-

AMAZING MURDER BY MILLIONAIRES' SONS. TONFESSIONS AT CHICAGO, The New York correspondent of the Lenton traily Teleginph, wrote on June

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Two 19-year-old yeacha," Nathan Leo- pold. Junior, and Kishard Loeb, sons of Chiengmillionaires, have confessed that they kidnapped and murdered Jacob Franks, their 13-year-old neighbour and friend, for no other motive, the poliers intellectual believe, than to test their superiority by watching inferior ainda ዳሩ valuly groping for solution of the grin The millionaire parents of the youths incredulous, and express their inlief that their children were engaging in some wild usel dangerous experiment in order to shain another thrill in lives already ren-. ed to do, likewise. Hitherto the Saltderrd blase wathe rapid pace, they have Gabelle officials at Kungting. Yunnan and Szechuan have collected the revenues which for some years have been appro Neiated locally, but Sun Yat Sen has now

rned out the salt staff.

SCOUT REVOLT IN PHILIPPINES. PLOT TO FIRE MAGAZINE

MANILA, July 90%

serious.

DEADLOCK ATMAN' END.

New York. July th At Tunbridge Wells,, Kent beat Shasex j by 200. Kent compiled 190, Tate taking thrilling drama at last night's session 7 for 48, and then 308 (Woolley 117). of the Convention opened with Ralston's, withdrawal and then Smith's conditional Sussex scored 130 "kud 115. M. HERRIOTS VIEW,

Surrey at Southend and Essex by five withdrawal. Lastly cane McAdoo's epic 113331 signing this The Conference between Ar, Mac

A plot to blown up the magazine at Donald and M. Berrior finished at 1.35 wickets. Essex scorid 100, and 258 (East-performance. Like a a.m. and will be resumed this morningman 181). Surrey sered 196, and 200 for own political death-warrant he took a

stray piece of paper and the stab of a Cavite Navy Yard was discovered this M. Herriot stated that the course of 5.

on the first innings lead pencils and gitting on his bed sevilmorning. Filipino strikers are implicated, HOME RAIL DIFFICULTIES,egotiations had been favourable and

thinks they will result to day in the draft-against Yorkshire at Shefeld, Middle bled the fateful letter releasing his dele-The situation is hemning increasingly ing of the text of an agreement, setting scored 356, and then (Hendrentes. He showed the letter to his wife, Lostox, July 9th."

forth the Freuth and British view up-

99 and Bruce so in the first knock). who readily approved). The latter was then read to the delegates, and brought The Conterence of the National Union cerning the execution of the Dawes Yorkshire compiled 334, and 4 fort.

Litter tears to the eyes of many women the first inning f uf Railwaymen at York has passed af resolution demanding the exelusion of

It is understood that as a result of the against Warwick at Birmingham Hamp-delegates, who for weeks hail been march shire,scored 26. (Howell 75, nor out), anding, shouting, flag-waving, hymns-singing railwaymen from ili as-hour werk Bill

conversations the misunderstanding has

then 235 for 4 (Mend. 7. not out), and praying for the saccess of McAdoo; ander the Washington convention.

The violence of the struggle in the mind Mr. Cramp said that if the over-been completely removed. The Premiers į, ment persisted.in passing the Bill without have agreed to the suggestions to be made Warwick compiled 28 (Parsons 106), and

messages saying that he felt that if be withdrew his name from the Convention Amendment the railwaymen would close to the Allies in grgard to the agenda of then dag fordeland (Smith 104, of McAdoo was indicated by his pathetic aluwn the railways on Sundays, not the Conference, but it is, oistous that¦ Calthorpe-1906)." Berely in regard to traffe, but also a difficulties must be sumuoguted in regard. to the creation of machinery fur putting far as requins were concerned,

the Dawes Report into operation. ANGLO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, PROTRACTED NEGOTIATIONS

FORESHADOWED.

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Moscow, July 9th. Mr. Pensouly's hopes expressed in the House of Commons last night an int shared by the London correspondent of "Izumelin, 'who declares that the British Jelegates at the Anglo-Russian coufer. ence have hitherto only placed obstacles in the way of an agreement, and while it is untrue.to sugged that a complete rup- ture is peeling. nevertheless the Con- ference is likely to be protiurted. COMMUNISTS

AT MOSCOW. Moscow, July 9th.

Con-

was un

The Internationa! Communist gress has ended. · Zinoviefi anusly re-elected president of the

xrentive.

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repart.

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It is unanimously thought that M. Hey! riot and Mr. MacDomaki will agree to suggest to the Allies that certain out- standing questions should be referred to legal advisers, notably the most difficult question of procedure for declaring default of tentang under the new con- ditions created by the Dawes Report, Obviously it is felt it is no good to have a repetition of the Ruhr situation.

British diplomatie quarters consider that what, is wanted is to devise means to make it quite clear to France that the Reparations Commission remains to do its work, and also to make it clear to would-be investors that their investments are securel

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MR. MACDONALD IN PARIS. PARIS, July 8tb Rarely has a British Premier had a The Convernment has opened an agricul tural jank for the purpose of granting more cordial reception in Franer than

redits to peasants.

Mr. Maeltonald. The vicinity of the ARMS SEIZURE AT COLOMBO, railway station was densely crowded, and the route to the British Embassy wax COLOMBO, July 9th. Nineteen cases of arms and uni-lined spectators cheering and shout. tian have been seized on the German ng Gold "old Ramsay?" and Vive

MacDonald :: wves Subterien.

U.S. WORLD FLIGHT. ARRIVAL AT BAGDAD.

BUSHIRE. July 8th

The American world dyers arrived here and departed for Magdad.

LATER

The American Ayers have arrived. S. ADOLF VON BAYER,"

ALEXANDRA, July 8th, The Dermap steamer Adolf Pou Bayer arrived last evening.

The fire which broke out among a con. sigument of copra in number four hold as been extinguished and the cargo is Sing discharged,

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BRITISH SHIPS BUILT BY DUTCH,

ROTTERDAM FIRM'S CONTRACTS.

LONDON, July 5th.

In the House of Commons, replying

The two Premiera "conferred at the Qua D'Orsay for three hours, after which Mr. MacDonald said: "We are right in the middle of things!

TEXT OF BRITISH INVITATION. Losnos, July 5th. The text of the British invitation to the London Conference has been issued in the form of a Waite Book, and sub- stantially confirms the Rome report of a few days ago. «.

The invitations opens hy referring to the unanimous Allied decision to adopt the Dawes report, consequently the in- formal discussions of the Allied Premiers will be centred on the exact measures to give effect to these recommendations, rather than upon the principles of the report. Thereafter it states that these recommendations will impose on Ger-

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Hampshire led on

San Roque, adjoining Vavițe, has bec quarantined for the purpose of avoiding clashes between 80 kilipiao employés of on strike and the Navy Yard who are Ainerican sailors.

Major-General W. Rendis, com manding the Philippine Islands, left for Manila this morning. It'is reporteil from

disaffected. Baguio that another Scout Regiment is

however, the police declare that the pusned. Armed with the confessions, youths unmitted the murder in der ta satisfy their egomania which they had developed through their brilliant sue. cesses at the University of Michigan, where both of them gradunteul as the youngest members of their classes

Jnce Franks, a young student at lar; vard School in Chiengo, was kidnapped Shortly and murderet ten days ago. afterwards his parents strived demands by telephone and letter for £4,000 en- Jacob's father was preparing to meet the demanil when the naked body of his boy was found floating in a foot- railway tracks on the outskirts of Chicago, of water in a deep culvert heneath the of spectacles which were traced to Nathan Leopold, who explained their presence hy Sear the body the police found a pair declaring that he often visited the swip to study, ornithology.

Notts Nottingham Jed on the best he would be betraying his trist. to the fAY COURTESY OF THE" DAILY BULLETIN." They admitted, it is alleged, that their

innings against Lancashire. Notts scored 200 and 141 for 9 Lancashire scored (E. Tyldesley 72) and then 178, "Gloucester led on the first innings

people, yet he was not willing to cou- tribute to the continuance of the hopeless deadlock. He would continue to fight for the principle and ideals of progressive democracy and righteousness and hoped aloft the torch carried to such able heights by the late Mr. Wilson.

Leopold and Loel presented strong alibis by declaring that they were out motoring in Leopold's ear with girls un the afternoon of young Franks disappear. ance, and the alihi was unshaken until Leopold's chauffeur "declare that the Leopold motor was in the garage being

ed that he and Loeb seven months ago repaired all day. Luder severe question-

planned to murder somehody." in order reaction," to see what would be their desire for a large sum of money also spurred them on, hat they were confident ing, the police declare, Leopold confess,

MASHA. July th.

that they were elever enough to cover up possibility of The officers at Fort Mckinley spent the the crime so as to avoid any

them. For months they had planned the night examining individually the disinferior intellects than, their own tracing affected Scouts and completed examina crime in theory, and it worked out per tons of 100, of whom all but six ex-fectly. When the time came to put the of Julius Rosenwald, one of the wealthiest Jews in Chicago, as the vic duty.

There still remain nearly 500 tl tim, but they finally decided upon Franks, their neighbour. They engaged a motor car and invited the vietin to ride. homé examined to-day,

from school

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against Derby at filoucester, Houcester-the Democratic Party would always hold pressed their willingness to return to theory into practice they picked out the

shire scored 17 (Smith 97, Sältar 135) and 187 for 77, declared." Berty compiled 1991, and 49 for f

When Franks saw he was not being

THE 100TH BÄLLOT.

Similar investigations are being een McAdoo refused Smith's offer to a joint Worcester brat Glamorgan at Swansea

Worcester scored 23 withdrawal. The both ballot resulted inducted at Corrigeior and Staten taken home he protested, and one of his by four wickets. and 95 for 6. Glawergan compiled 186, McAdoo secured #13 votes: Smith-3873, but no report regarding Liese has yet

and 13.

AMERICAN RASEBALL.

New Yoas, July 9th. AMERICAN LEAGUE" New York, 2: Chicago, fo New York, R: Chicago, 11. Philadelphin. : Cleveland, 0. Boston, 7: St. Louis, A.

NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis, 6; New York, 11. Pittsburg. 3: Boston. Chicago, 11 Brooklyn, 18, Cincinnatti, 1: Philadelphia, 3. Cincinnatti, 2 Philadelphia, 1. Pittsburg. 9 Brooklyn, 3. St Louis, 15; Chicago,

and. Davis 19).

been received.

The tension is notably less this morn-

Medoo has released his delegates as the Convention continued voting in 50th ing. ballet. The Convention was adjourned Jast night after the 100th ballot resulting as follows: Smith 351, Davis 203, McAdoo 190, Meredith T.

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Some Filipino privaten of the Twelfth Melich) Regiment në Fort McKinley this morning refused to perform their duty, but later they consented.

chisel, stuffed an acid-soaked gug in his The young and strangled hisu.. captors struck him on the head with a

would bave secured the ransom, de- spite Frank's death, had it not been for the action of a railway track-walker taking the unusual notion to walk through the

culvert instead of over the tracks, and the thus discovering the body early on morning of the day after the murder. Leopold says he is not an extremist ex- rept intellectually. He has built a world EARLIER CABLES.

Ninety privates of the Fifty-Seventh of his own, unbound by morality or gon ventious, but he tries to accommodate Infantry who refused to change their himself to the world in which he lives." "New York, July 8ch. The managers of Mr. Smith announced attitude will be dishonourably discharg.į“ that he will withdraw from candidacyed immediately.

in the Democratic Convention provided Scotsenburg and Corregidor are report. | KNIGHTS OF SAINT PATRICK.

Mr.ad quiet. Mr. McAdoo will withdraw. Halston's candidacy has been withdrawn Philadelphia. 4: Cleveland, o. (Game) owing to bis again refusing to accept called in the seventh innings owing to nomination. rain).

Boston, 7: St. Louis, S

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OLYMPIC GAMES.

A feature of the latest ballots is the #teady decline of Mr. McAdoo and rise of Mr. Ralston. The niorty-third ballot resaltedMr. Smith 355, Mr. MeAddo 314. Mr. Ralston 193.

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PARIS, July 5th. There was t pour attendance at the stadion when the Olympic gaines were continued, in but weather. It was note-PRESIDENT'S SON'S DEATH,

BRITISH ROYALTY'S CON. worthy that Le tientire, who yesterday brake the world's long jump record with

DOLENCES.. a leak of 25 feet, was not participating in the individual long jump, as he was not considered of a sufficient clase to re- present the United States therein, when entries were sent in. Le Gendry there- fore confined his effort to the Pentathlon jump.

NOOM. (623YDS.):

1. Lowe (Britain)..... Martin (Switzerland) Enck (U.S.A.). .............. Time: min. 32.2-5seek. PUTTING THE WEIGHT:

unser (18.A.)

Hartraft (USA)

J (U.S.A.) Distance: 14.396, (19£L. 2)ins.). LONG JUMP:

Hubbard (U.S.A.) .................... Gourdin (U.S.A.)... Hansen (Norway)... Distance: 7445m (2tft, aina.).

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LE O. Gourdin at Cambridge, U.S. A. many obligations altogether beyond what in 1921 established a world's amateur were laid down in the Pence Treaty. record for the long jump by clearing, aft will therefore be necessary that they being embodied in a formal document signed by the Powers responsible for the execu tinn. If Germany in to give her assent, she must justifiably expect to receive as a

to Sir William Davison, Mr. Sydney counterpart to the obligations she is as

Webb and he understood a Rotterdam shipbuilding company had obtained con-

tracta for building certain vessels for British

owners.

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THE IRAQ BORDERS.

suming a corresponding undertaking that TURKEY OBJECTS TO LEAGUE'S the economic and seal sanctions imposed

on her shall be withdrawn.

"It would be undesirable to give the instrument of agreement a form which

INTERVENTION.

CONSTANTINOPLE, July 8th. Replying to the British Note, the

THE LEAGUE AND OPIUM. CHINESE DELEGATES,

PEKING, July 9th. A full meeting of the Cabinet held this morning resolved to appointed Mr. Alfred Sze, Chu Chao-sin, and Wang Kuan-chi plenipotentiay delegates to the League of Nations Opium Committee.

ANCIENT ORDER TO BE ABOLISHED!

The death of the Earl of Enniskillen has once more brought into prominence the future of the Order of St. Patrick, of which he had been a knight since 1902, and it is anticipated that some officiat When Ireland was be forthcoming. announcement on this subject wil shortly

granted a measure of self-Government the insignia of this Order, founded in 1783 by George 111. were transferred from Dublin Castle to Londor, and at that time it was currently reported that the King had decided to make no further ap pointments, and that the Order would KIDNAPPING CHARGE. ?

thus be allowed to laps as the present MAN REMANDED AT KOWLOON.knights died, as was the case some years ago with the now obsolete Order of Vie LosDON, July 9th.

Before Mr. Hamilton, at the Kowloon toria and Albert. The King and Queen have forwarded to Magistracy, yesterday, Chan Yer wat

In this eonnection, it is believed to be President and Mrs. Coolidge a message charged with kidnapping Chiu Shui "expressing' heartfelt sympathy in their Kang, the 15-year-old you of Chin Kit significant that the Prince of Wales has Kang, merchant, and abo with the not been created a Knight of St. Patrick, deep sorrow:

same offence against Chu Ying Wing. though he wears the ribanda of the sister ager 12 years, the sum of Li Luk Lin. a widow. It was stated in the chark that the object of the sect was to

SAN PAULO INSURRECTION.

WASHINGTOs, July 8th. The American Embassy at Bin de Janeiro -Fates hat Brazilian "Govern ment troops have occupied San Paulo to-day.

BUESOS Aines, July 8th.

obtain ransom.

The case for remanded for n werk.

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Lord has presented the Rev,

THE PRINCE.

Orders of the Garter and the Thistle. The only Royal Knight of St. Patrick at the present day is the Duke of Con- naught, upon whom the Order was bes towed by Queen Victoria in 1869. There are now only twenty of these knights, s against the twenty-two provided for in the Statutes by which the Order is gov erned. Another suggestion regarding thr future of the order which it is under-

The hundred and fifty were killed and Vernon presents a C.3.S stood has, already been brought under

200 injured in the recent insurrection at San Paulo

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missionary in China, to the vicarage at the consideration of the King is that it BID JANEIRO, July 7th Roynton, near Stockport, which is worth should be reconstituted on lines similar about £350 a year, with residence, and to those of the Order of St. Michael and (Delayed).

vacaat by the preferment of the late St. George, which is the decoration usually Poynton was formerly an awarded to those who have rendered dix- Mutineers have entrenched themselves incumbent in the barracks at San Paulo and are ecclesiastical district under the rectory of tinguished service in various parts of the besieged by the Federal troops, The Presbury. The handsome Hall, with its Overseas Empire, with the exception of Government is confilent of quelling the picturesque park, which came to the India. movement in a short while. Complete Vernons from the Warrens by marriage, orders reigns elsewhere.

This would mean that the Order, of: has lately been placed in the market for St. Patrick would be divided into various

sale.

classes and would be available for com- moners instead of for peers alone and for those of non-irish birth or descent Every ton of freight that can be added who bad rendered good service in the to the cargo of an outgoing ship means sister isle. An impressive religious ser- a pro rata reduction of price on every

U.S. AMBASSADOR TO

GERMANY...

vice was observed at one time upon the RECALLED TO BERLIN.

ton brought back-Sir. John Marriott, formal investiture of knight. This ser vice, was, however, abolished with the New York, July 8th,

M.P. He "concluded the would have the appearance of treaty Government rejects the proposal to sub-

Mr. Houghton, the United States

We are drifting into financial port imisestablishment of the Church in Ireland explicity modifying the Treaty of Ver-mit the Masal question to the Council Mailles. The most convenient form would of the League of Nations, un the ground. Ambassador to Germany, who arrived

be an archbishop, were also abolished. be a protocol which might contain proth the Treaty of Lausanne is not yet fant week or two months leave, is return provements, housing, electrical develop when the offices of Prelate and Registrar conferences between President Coolidge terest while forgetting similar projecte cellor of the Order, of St. Patrick mount. visions covering the following points." in force. It suggests that there be direct After this come the points mentioned in negotinitona, being of opinion, Laat these ing to Germany immediately, following meats, etc., abroad at low rates of in- of the Order and to rule that the Chan

will yield better resulta:

and Mr. Ilughes relating to Reparations. at home-Mr. J. M. Keynes, the Rome nessage of July 5th

fact that the Government werd subsidis

ing the works on" three of these vessels

would account for any difference in price with British construction quotations.