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CABLES.

KARIJER CABLES THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON CONFERENCE,

VAMERICA” TO 30IN REPARATIONS × COMMISSION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

LATEST CABLES.

AIR DURATION RECORD.

SECURED BY FRENCH AVIATORS.

PARIS. July 1sth.

THE WORLD'S SPORT.

HOME CRICKET.

LONDON, July 16th- The weather at Liverpool, on the In spite of very hud weather, to resumption of the Lanes, South Africa French nienten. Bronhin and Conger,watch, was close and threatening." The remained in the air 27 hours 59 minutos attendänce was smalle and, 10 sveands without repiecįshing petrol or supplies, thus breaking "the record

Lostos, July 17th. Three Sammittees were appointed by held by at Americas sier B with

tight of hours 4 minutes and 34 the Allied, Conferemo yesterday *nta anreting in the Foreign Offer in the after-seconds. moon, to ideal, firstly with the problem of A severe storm compelled the French- German default, secondly the best Waymes to land, though they had enough of restoring German seonomic and fisend petrol beft,to dy for naather eight hourl unity, and thirdly the method of trans The arroplate carried 1,500 kiles dead ferring vierman jayments from the re-weight--Homs. craving bly in Berlin to the Countries.

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The Anciens who established the

ducation record last year were. Smith and

Richter Heater,

The first important result of the gut „ference to be reported has been the an

SOVIET POLICE POWERS. momnevraint by Cal. Logan, the American doorver, that the United States will not

SYSTEM OF SUMMARY FINING. olding to the nusjaotalment of an American

Mosrow, July 18th, representatives the Reparation Poms mission in order to establish any grant An official decree empowers police default Bermany's 'part. As the superintendents summarily to indict fines “United States tiovernment is unable toj not exceeding 25 gold roubles and ordi-

seminate in Amerjeni meminer of the nary policemen to inflier fines nut exceed-) Comilks in ithout the consent of Coning there,gold matles for minor offences,

ros, biela does not meet until the autumn, the copimittek has derided that the Americas representative shňuld be pominated by the World Part at the Hagues

As regards Bauinon representation consultations are progressing, and it is said to be certain that representation will be arranged in tips for the next piềnary meeting of the Conference.

July 15th In the House of Comunas Mr. Thomas airyouneed that the question of Pauision representation had bregtsetthal on the panel systems.

LATEST ABLES.

ANOTHER WORLD FLIGHT. INTERNATIONAL COMBINATION,

EARLIER CABLES.

WORLD ADVERTISERS.

ENTHUSIASTIC SCENES IN

LONDON.

Losos. July 17th.

The International Advertising Copsen tion has coreluded. It has held a series

Lof sessions at, which a number of pro- minent persis. inetaling Mr. Baldwin Sir R Horne, ad Mr. Churchill have mule speeches, and song three hundred Papers havą, bee. rend. On the c clusio, a telegram was sent by the King to President Codidgie expressing an earn- est desire to co-operate towards the ecquunfic grestoration of the world,

Very enthusiastic scenes wern witness-

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On a gand wicker, Lates, scured 445 for

SATURDAY, JULY 19TH, 1924

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

(THROUGH RACTER'S AGENCY.]. BRITISH WORLD FLIERS FOUND.

Tokyo, July 15th, Squadron Leader Maclaren and hit 6, anil declared (Watson 3, Hopwood 105| rotations have been founal safe in a there was a fall of rain, and the resump-Istati

t out just before hash. After this. bay south-west of the, shun af Dhruppi | tion was not possible until 5.40. South Africa compiled 47 for the loss of one wicket."

AMERICAN BASEBALL.

New Youx, July 18th AMERICAN LEAGTË. Philadelphia, 5: Chicago, 18. Washington. . . Louis, A

(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENÓV.] FLOODS IN NORTH CHINA.

HANKOW THREATENED,

Raskow, July 18th. Hankow is threatened with flood oving

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TRADE AND RUSSIA. SOVIET AND BRITISH FIRM.

BRIEF NOTICE TO STOP BUSINESS.

Loxons. June 15th. Some indication of the difficulties of trading with Soviet Russia was given

to the abnormal vine of the river. During Aesterday at the annual general meeting

of the Russo-Caucasian Company, held. the night the river rosa six mches, hring-in the City, when the chairman of the ing the water over the, bund.

company, Sir John Hewett, zunonterd that within the last few days the com pany had presived, without the slightest The warning, in order from the Soviet tlov- ernment to liquidate its affairs in Russia is within a month.

TESTSIN, July 18th. The flood water's are receding.

Lospes, July 18th.

authorities are optimistic. and it Mrs. MarLaren is overjoyed at the news thought that the danger to Tientsin that her husband has beeu fanat' She over. sant she always felt he was safe.

10rupp is an island among the north- ernuriles,

BI STEAMER LAUNCHED.

is

[BY COURTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN."] GOVERNMENT TO ALLOCATE FUNDS.

PRKING, July 17th.

is meant, the chairman said, that Funless the Sovies Government revised Fits dreision, the company would have to abandon its operations in Russia and consider the question of embarking on hasiness elsewherg He reminded than shareholders Cust, lying upon the terms of the Anglo-Russian Trail Agrevient, and with the full knowledge of the Soviet Government, the company was A Mandate says that the people of formed in Norenber, 1922, for the puret LONDON, July 18th. Messy, Hawthorn. Leslie and Com-hibli. Kinngs Fukien and Humans of importing British manufacture

goods and produs into Russin, and ex- pany have hanched the British India have suffered grievous, loss of life and puting Russian produes in exchange. The company had carried through a man- rakusgrow steames Tulumdy, thi teot in property owing to the recent floods, and ber of important transactions during the to in- drugih, with a speed of 163 knots, and the Ministries of Finance and the Interior a lot the obtaining of dicences

port into Russia had begune increasingly. to accorporate first and sondary ordered to communiente" with the difficult, while the granting of livers to export had been entirely discontinued. class and aux Chinese passengers he-provincial muthorities" "concerned with a

Lo spite of these impediment, the com view to rendering immediate, aid. For any, which a que transaction had shar

profit with the Soviet Glovekumear.". which the Ministry of Finance will also as to think that that Govern- gate the necessary funds.

ment was entirely hostile to its trading operations. But in the best few days. NORWEGIAN VESSEL SUNK NEAR to a previous hint. it bad published a osification that the conijaiy must liquidate its fairs within one ninth

built

NATIONAG LEŠCER Pittsburg, 4: Now York, Cincinnati, 19; Brooklyn. 5. Chiengo, n: Philadelphia, 2 St. Louis, D; Boston. 0.

OLYMPIC GAMES,

AND WATER EVENTS.

Pais. July 17th. (USA) beat La Coste

· France), 4-6, 4-6. 10. 6-2, 6-3. „Cochet (France) heat. Williams (DSA), | S

TENNIS

Bachanks

37. 68. 62 Bad, •

Demarpurgo (Italy) beat Harada (Japan), 44, 4-4, 6-1.

tamen deeks.

JAPANESE TARIFFS.

HOME WOOLLEN TRADE PROTEST.

Losnos, Jay 17th.

A deputation headed by Mr. Machiri,

Borotra (France) beat dreob" (India), president of the Association of British.

Chambers of Commerce, including repre sentatives of Londer, Huddersfiel. Hali

4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4.

Miss McKane Britain) beût Mrs. Jes- sup" (17.5.A) 6-2, 6-0.

Miss Wills (È‚8.A.) defented Mrs. Mal-

Jury (Norway) by 0-3. 63. Miss Wills hail an eass victory, and a fenture of her play was her placing and hackhand strengthe

Misses Me Kane (Britain), and Wilts (F:S.A.), „Mlle. Vlasto and Madame holding (France) have qualified for the ladies singles semi-finals...

ROWIN

the woollen trade

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...

JAPAN.

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́OSK, STEAMER. DAMAGED,

TOKYO, July 17th A message from Kolu reports that the

The Harre Mara is seriously damaged,

fax and Sheffield, waited on" Mr. Lunn. Osaka Shosen Kaisha steamer Hure the Parliamentary Secretary of Overseas collided with the Norwegian carga Trade in the House of Commons to-day,steniner Hallgeim, causing the latter to and winde representations regarding the sink. There were no casualties. serious effect 13!! caused by the new Japanese tariff. They urged that efforts might be made to post | A pone the operation of the tariff, so that goods in transit or waiting shipment. or on order, should not be subjected to the new duties, which in some cases were nearly a hundred per cent:

presentative of The Times was in- formed afterwards dy dir John Hewell that that Board had no idea of the renso of the order, and that representations had been made to the Russian Tradio Delegation in Lorton, and also to the British Governight, but so far no reply,

had been recsisvel.

FLUCTUATING | TARIFFS.

Sir This company is a private one,

and was started with John, Hewett said. the object of trading with Rasia in the Calcasus, We have been exporting from thi country, mainly to and some tax- tiles, and the total value of those exports. has been £80.000 Naturally, in order to operate efficiently, w retired to r MISSIONARY RANSOMED. port from Russia in turn, but we have had eansiderable difficulties in getting 84,000 AND 13 RIFLES, Single

the necessary permits, and, only goods to sende (final): Heresford

the value of about £10.000 have been ex- (Britain). Gilmore (.S.A.), and Schneid-

After six weeks in bandit captivity the parted from, the Caucasus. No reason er (Switzerland). Won in two lengths.

Reve E. H. Carne, of Wuelow, has he has been given for the Soviet action in Pairs (final): Holland, France. Won by half length.

ransomed by a payment of 24,000 and refusing to allow Hussian goods to he exported. and trading has been rendered 1 rifles. Fars, with cox (Dual): --Switzerland.

The ransom was provided by exceedingly diffenit by many factors, in Fráneo. Won by half a length.

MẸ Laton replied that the Board of the Chinese military fores in the district, eluling the rapidity with which regula- Coxwainless Tours (ft.) Great Britai Trade and Foreign "Ofice were doing who, of course, had raised it from the tons have been changed rd at the faresril session. The delegates Third Trinity), Canada. Won by three what they could in the interests of Britsheerchants. It appears to be due to the) Loșios, July 14th,

ranged themselves under banners repre-quarters of a length. Another work! flight, which is to start eating forty-two.camtries and states. shortly from Ainsterdam is of internt and led by an orchesten they "joined in tional character, as the machine is Dutche singing the national autheins of the differ

Argentinian, Major Pedrų

ent countries. The president, Mr. Lou. Zanni, the observer Lieut. Selsiis Page of Holland, was presented with a signed And the rugine British (Napor). Majur photograph of the Prince of Wales; the Zanni has bought threes Fokker Nafier patron of the Convention. The meeting aerofanes for the temp hd will finally passeig, at resolution drging a ten- folios apunte suullar to Mariaren's. ference of the leaders of the nations with

a view to preventing wars, LEGTIMACY BELL

LONDON, July 150. MUNITIONS FOR · HOLLAND.

HOME FIRM'S CONTRACT. The Legitinmy Bill has been "returned! to the House of Lords owing to the Excês

Tas HAGUE, July 17th.

the pike an

that it had not passed all the legislative! The first Chamber has passed a supples stages infine the end of the session in

Eights (Ouáb) U.S.A., "Canada, Italy thiri, auil Britain Wind by five length

Double sculls (final) ..A.. France.

in the case of one or nur largest con- exporters. fle was hopeful that goods efforts of the Rev. W. II. Oldßekl, óne

port duty was suddenly changed while actually route to Japan' would not be of the missionaries who had been in the ignents of goods from Russia, the ex- liable to the tariff, The Government City of Kweilig during the siege, that the gods were in transit from Baxi to Won easily.

fully realised the seriousness of the Mr. Carne's release was effected as on Bacoum. It was more than doubled, and yet after the consignment had left the as it was. He with other missionaries, Russian port for England the duty was Italy. Won by 40.

Pairs with cox (gal): Switzerland. position and was doing its utmost to

was proceeding from Kweilin to Wpchuw, lord to the normal figure again. It mitigate it.

and reaching Chin Ping' took me the is impossible to carry on normal busi The Japanese commerical attache, who matter of Mr. Chrue's release very viguress transactions under such fluctuations, was present, undertook to make represen.usly. As the rausun money was inined: and the company, which had had, of ately available he went himself to the course to pay the extra duty, sold the tations to his Gévéruntent on the matter.inch; stronghold some twenty miles goods at a great disadvantage,

Our duty information go far as to inland to tender it. Accoinpanying him

SWIMMING.

The tab hundred metres breast stroke fimul resulted in a win for Sketon (America), De Combe (Belgium) was secund and Kirschbaum' (USA), third. Time:--2, miu, 84.3/5 secs.

DAVINEL

The spring board diving final was won by White, with Des Jardins second and Pinkston third (u}} representing America),

WATER POLO

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CASTAWAYS ON ...

ISLAND.

SADDLE

RESCUED BY SALVAGE TUG.

SRINGBAL July 18th. Forty-two castaways from four Shan

was the Chinese cofkwain of the plum silden order to liquidate the com dered motor-boat Rothke, who had pany's affairs in Russia is contained in mained with Mr. Carne throughout his telegram froin our manager dit there, captivity and resisted opportunities of and the fact that such an order has been escape from the bandits. He carried out issued is an example of the dihenities of Begotiations for the ransom. Mr. Carne, dealing with the Soviet How can who proceeded to Wuchow with the other company liquidate all its affairs in

month. We have several thousands of missionaries, is described as being in A

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France won the final water, polo ganeung janks were discovered on North state of nervous breakdown in conse-pounds' worth of British goods in the which it was introduced. The Lots Fast Dietary credit of two million florins on defeating Belgium by three goals to wit.

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the war estimates for meeting the muni-

worths.

night jussed an amendniem which the tions contract with Armstrong Whit Commons had previously rejected exclud- ing from this provisions of the Bill an illegitimate child whose father or mother gas married to another person when it war fore

The object of the Bill is to legitimise children born out of wedlock whose par. ents suiseiently marry. It passed the House of Lords before its submission to tae Commons like mouth.)

ARMY LANGUAGE COURSES.

the

Lospos, July 17th. An Army Order anniances that forty vacancies have been allotted in the Com- als for courses of study by officers in Japanese, Turkish, Arabie and Russian, The curses will be held in King's College University College, and School of Oriental Studies.. LAST OF THE CARIBALDIS.

ROME July 18th. Mr. Plommer, vice-girosident of the

The last of the Garibaldis died to-day, United States. Shipping Board, now in in the person of General Biciotti Gari- Loudon accompanied by a number of baldi, aged seventy-seven, a son of the American shipping experts, declared in famous Giuseppe Garibaldi,

U.S. SHIPPING SUBSIDIES.

SEEKING A WAY OUT.

- Laston, July 15th,

an interview that the object of his, visit is to seek an alternative to the present system of subsidies to Americah shipping. He stated that two alternative were (1)

to enforce the discriminating of duties whereby goods, carried in America bottoms were admiffed cheaper than for eign varried goods or (2) to induce for eign shipowners trading with Amerien ta agree to increase their mates to the neigh bourhood of 20 per cent.

SITUATION IN MOROCCO. TETUAN IN NO, DANGER. „

GIBRALTAR, July 18th.) There is no confirmation of the report

in Le Malia that the fall of Tetuan was imminent. The report is discrediteit in

reliable quarters. Conditions at Tetuan are apparently normal.

.". FLOUR PRICES STILL

ADVANCE.

Losuns, July 17th. The London, Flour Millers Association has advanced the price of standard grade four by a shilling, to 449. Od.

NO HOME RAIL STRIKE. WORKERS' DECISION.

LONDON, July 17th. The Locomotive Engideers Society has voted against a strike by 18,209 to

18,706.

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Salle Island by the cable ship "Sture

Nordiske. FÄRLIER, CABLES [REETERS' AMERICAN “SERVICES

REVOLT IN BRAZIL. "FEDERALS ON THE RETREAT."

MONTE VIDEO, July 17th. Steamship passengers from Santos dis- cribe the situation at San Paulo ax grave. the resolutionaries, so far from retreat- A prominent South American states that' ng are advancing daily, and number twenty thousand exchasive of civilian helpers. The rebels have complete poss ession of San Paulo, and can take Santos, whenever they wish. They are reqnisi toning supplies and distributing them among the inhabitants, SAN PAULO AGAIN BOMBÄRDEN.

Wassineres, July 17th According to authentic Peports receivyd by the State Department from Rie de Janeiro, three thousand Government troops have arrived there and entraided for San Paulo. Fifteen thousand federal troops have already surrounded San Raulo, which they are bombarding.

RAIL EREIGËT FOR

FARMERS,

NO REDUCTION

WASHINGTON, July 17th, The Inter-State Commerce Commission has dismissed the grain rate case brought

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The cable ship communicated with the Great Northern Telegraph Company's Shanghai salvage tag Sinney, which was sent oût and, took off the" wen.

CHINESE AFFATES,

RELATIONS. WITH SOVIET AND

AUSTRIA.

quence of his, experiences. "--

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THE LONDON HOSPITAL. PRESENTATION TO BRAVE

X-RAY PIONEER.

Caucasus, mainly ten and miscellaneous articies, and it is obvious that the mi- ment the buyers, over there learn that we have..orders to clear out of Russia in a muath, we shall not be able to realize adequate prices. The danger is not that: we shall get no profit, but that we shall not be able to realize their cost to the | company. T'am not at all sure either. At the quarterly meeting of the House that we shall be able re-export those Committee of the London Hospital re-goods we do not..11. cently Lord Knutsford (chairman of the No other country, I am convinerd, hospital) presented a framed testimonial, would adopt such a course of action. the gift of the Carnegie Hero Fund, to and all through the trading there have Mr. Ernest Harnack, in recognition of been difficulties. At one time a permit his work in connection with the X-ray could not he obtained, and then when a PEKING, July 17th. department while it was in its infaue permit was granted it was valid only M. Kurukham infarmed the Waighizopu Mr. Harnack, in the zealous prosecution for a limited time. If any delay eur

ved in shipment, there was all the for- of this work, lost both his arma, on July 15th that he had been appointed

Lord Knutsford in making the pie mality of curing another permit. Our Ambassador to Peking, but no arrange-sentation," said Mr. Harnack first cane goods were in a way in competition to the hospital in 1581, and jained the with Russian manufactures, and we har

after 13 been hoping that conditions would in radiographical department years' service as clerk. At that time no prove as time went on,, not that they one kaew the danger of working in Rope would worsen."

good The company had gained a gen rays. Soon afterwards, however, the danger was realized by operators, and deal of experience in Russian trading Mr. Harnack, although urged to give methods. Sir John Hewett remarked, up the work, would not do so. He said and added that they had been fortunate he knew his job and he would stick to to do so without any serious financial it, and he succeeded in gestig into the loss,-Timer; front rank of X-ray workera., He halped to discover that glass, with a certain percentage of lead in it, was oparme to

ments have yet been made by him to pre- sent "his redentials.

The Chinese press reports that negotia tions are proceeding at Vienon for a new Sina-Austrian commercial treaty, but the negotiations are not proceeding smoothly, owing to difficulties regarding the indem nity to China

[BY COURTESY OF THE" DAILY RULLITIK."the rays, and that through, this protec

THE PREMIERSHIP.

LINER IN PERIL.

SAVED BY FLOODED TANKS, tion there was no danger to operators, The Carnegie Hero Fund had decided to

Seven hundred passengers were on give Mr. Hurnank. grant of Lisboard the Atlantic or Metagami PERING, July 17th year, which would be added to the £25 when, in a fog off the Newfoundland year that the hospital gave, Very woast, last month, she struck the steamer. The House of Representatives met few men had gained this "V.C." I civil Clara Cums. Both vessels were damag-

by the farmers for reduction of railway yesterday with the object of discussing freight rates, expressing the view that the Bill contending that the appoint the benefit bí average farmers by such

a reduction would be small compared ment of. Dr. Wellington Kod as Taili with the disastrous affect on the revenues Premier is illegal. and credit of certain railways.

life, and he was glad to present the testid The ety, which belongs to the monial to fr. Harnack...

Canadian Pacific Railway, is safely in Lord Knutsford announced that dock, and the other steamer has beri

tell a story special department for aun-bath treat beached.

The Metagama'x raent for general tubercnionis was to lie

passengers erected. The cost would be borne by the of wonderful seamanship. Their cabins contributions of friends of the hospital were stove in, but, fortunately, everyon The Government "supportera objected e also intimated that. Bir M. was at breakfast. They rushed on deci ITALIAN DRUG SHIP. »

to the Bill оп the ground that the Mallaby-Deeley had requested "that biss the steamer reeled under the force of ONLY THE PLUMBER CHARGED. President merely adopted a practical covenant to the hospital to give then the blow on the starboard side.

The captain immediately flooded the £10,000 should be destroyed, and a fur- measure, in order to allow the Cabinet their one entered into that he should pay port sille ballast tank, and gave the ship NEW YORK. July 17th.

de.

a heavy list. so as to raise the hole i The United States Commissioner has to carry on, which was justifinile, even them £15,000, to go to the massage Ascot race meeting by wearing a large dismissed the charge of snuggling if the Constitution did not provide for partment. It was alss, stated that the starboard side out of the water

varcotics against the officers and crew

special research department was being

The passengern-behaved splendidly, picture hat, the first Rings the car the Italian steamer on which drugs were.

organized under Dr. Riddoch, who has had a mess boy played the bagpipes as lion. It was mushroom shape, in lilac found, except the ship's plumber, whom and mauve, and surmounted by ostrich hail of fifteen thousand dollars was cou- definitely postponed.

The discussion of the Bill, was in-given inost of his life to research in the ship leeled over. Only for the cap- epilesy. He will be assisted by Dr.tain's promptitude the Metagania woulik

have foundered, - Henry Head.

QUEEN'S PICTURE HAT.

The Queen caused a sensation (at the

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of

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