CABLES.
EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH EXTER'S AGENCY,]
LONDON CONFERENCE,
RUHE EVACUATION DISCUSSED AT PARIS.
Pants, August 5th. Its intimated that M. Herriot. General Noliet and M. Clementel are ronding to
ALL'S WELL"
THE
Panis August 10th 2. Herriot, in au interview, said thas all was going well. There was not the least disagreement between the members of the French delegation in London.
M. Clementel says he is roußdent that the Conference will end satisfactorily.
FRENCH PRESS VIEWS.
PARTS, August 9th. That hitches have arisen at the London
conference in connection with the date of evadation of the Ruhr is asserted by Freach correspondents in London.
L'Ere. Yoncelle says that General Nud let's plan of evacuation criated sigh
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stir that M.. Herriot returned to Paris
Paris to-morrow in order to consult their Cabinet colleagues on the question of the racuation of the Buhr and the mainten ance of Allied railwaymen in the Rhice land. They will return to London on Sut- day after the meeting of the Cabinet:
A correspondent of Liberte declares that despite zssurances, the Premier's to consult the Cabinet with a view to rush to. Paris does not indicate that al sevuring a precise definition of the French arisis has oqmarred at the Conference, for Government's view polut,
"Pertinax descris M. leiriat as the real reason in a serious disagreement | between 31. Herriot and General Nollet being astonished at the „uttitude of ver-| with regard to the evacuation of the Rubritain uegotiators, who consider France's "M. Herrion has decided to submit the decision to abandon the right bank of matter to a full meeting of the French the Rhineas definite, but refuse to com
pensate France to the slightest degree. Cabinet on Sanday.
REPARATIONS AGREEMENT WITH GERMANY SIGNED.
LATEST CABLES.
BERMAN OPPOSITION.
LONDON. August oth.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST
LATEST CABLES. THE WORLD'S SPORT.
INTERNATIONAL BOXING
BRITISH CHAMPION KNOCKED OFT,
LONDON, August 9th.
At Wembley before 64,000 spectators Tom Gihhons (U.S.A.) knocked out Jack Bloomfield (England) in the third round.
At the outset Gibbons rushed in and
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DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
CANADA, AND MEXICO ELIMINATED
HATIMORE August 9th. The Australian victory in the doables (three matehus to kva) eliminates Mexico,
MONTREAL, August 8th. rocker and Wright (Canada) beat Okomato and Himsta (Japan), 7-5, Hel 53.
To the singles Shimizu (Japan) heat dealt heavy blows to the hody, but Bloom-Wright (Canada) 4-6, 65, 6-4, 6-0, this field more than once steadied him with eliminating Canada.
powerful lefts. In the second round, while the American was raising short arm blows to the koly, Bloomfield went for the head. Sarthe end of the round Gib“
bous floored the Englishman with a lit
book to the jaw. He staggered to his feet
at the count of six, hut was again Noored, the hell saving him from being counted
anit.
He
In the third round Bloomfeld came out very groggy. The American, with rights and lifts to the bead Boored him. managed to rise. But, nonther punch knecked him out.
GIBBONS MAY MEET DEMPSEY.
MATCH IN LONDON MOOTED,
Losnos, August 9th.
Los ANGELES, August 10th. The Reparations Commission has sign: ed an agreerucht with the Gegnan Govern:
It is announced that Dempsey will prob ment relative to these parts of the Dawes scheme which are within the competence ahly meet Gibbons in Loudon in October of the Cymmission with a proviso that's a result of a "tempting offer from a
It is ryident that hitches and alinagren ments have arisen. The gioripal one enuverns the date of evacuation of the Bubr. A great deal of imprtance is attached to M. Herriot's brief visit in Paris to consult the Cabinet when drei. if the London Conference fails the agreo
sions
going to Paris.
EARLIER CABLES. GERMAN POLITICAL PRISONERS
RELEASED."
Bepis: August 8th,
likely spell thrxiverss or failurement becomes void. of the Conference. · Differéteres which are The Reparations Commission is now not viegling to an easy wilution have also | vertered in other directions. At the Con- fereace the Germans yesterday obtained ertain number of material concessions in discussing the Allies" report, and took up au unbending Boe of opposition yo some of the other proposals. .
SEMLOFFICIAL FRENCH STATE- MENT,
PARI, August 10th." A semi-niicial statement issued at the sonclusion of the Cabinet meeting sys that the French Government is in agree
"
It is learned on good authority that the French and Belgian authorities have now released all political prisoners in, ortpied Germany,
ALLOCATION OF REPARATION. PAYMENTS.
WASHINGTON, August 8th. The United States through Mr. Kel-
sient vinh thể other Allied Powers inlogg. has informed the London, Confer- London in considering that the question ence, that the United States experts to of she umilitary evacuation of the Rub
participate in any meeting of Allied Fin-
consider the allocation of German repaia- tion payments as a result of Conferen: decisions.
- is not within. the Conference's, privinerance Ministers which may be "called to
and is not a matter for discussion. It
·Fecally that M. Herriot, like M. Paineare, pften declared that evacuation would he one of the causerguenfes f the applica tion of the Dawes plan and wonhl be enr ried out theler vertais copiitibus ·
Evacuation will obviously depqud on the guarantees of sovurity which Fraser al Belgitau are entitled to, demand. Marshal Foch agites to this. ANOTHER CONFERENCE ON DERTS QUESTIONS,
The Cabinet unanimously "apprns éd. M. Herriot's statement. after which he con- firul that the London Conference woubl de pucorded by another to discuss inter- Allied debts in the second half of Sovem.
LATEST CABLES. · EARTHQUAKE IN. RUSSIA. FORTY.ONE PEOPLE KILLED.
Moscow. August 9th. Forty-one people were killed in an
syndicate in Englund.
HOME CRICKET.
VISITORS DRAW AT THE OVAL,
Losnos. August Ath
At the Oval, the Surrey South Altes match was continued in fine weather, before two thousand people, on a good wicket. The South Africans com- piled 418 (Susskind contributing 137 in as minutes, without giving a chance, in- cluding eighteen fours, with fine leg strokes and vigorous off drives; and Cat- terall, including six foars). Fepley
took 8 for 1488..
Surrey replied with 200 for 4 (Knight (s). The match was draws.
"UNITED SKEVİYES' MATCH.
Losos, August 9th, 'At Portsmouth ju glorieus weather, and or a good wicket the South Africans
red 192 (Hearne us and Taylor 2). Jameson took four wickets for 33. The Services made "145 for the "lows of two wickets (G. Bryan 51 not out).
COUNTY" RESULTA Lancashire at Manchester beat North-
ants by "an innings and one run North ants scored 97. R. Tyldesley taking
for
AMERICAN BASEBALL.
LANT BEEK'S GAMES.
"NEW YORK, August 9th. NATIONAL LKAGUE.
Pittsburg. Yew York: d. Brooklyn: 9: Chicago. 7. Philadelphin.: St. Louis, 0. Cincinati, 2: Boston. 0. New York, 10; Chicago. 3. Brooklyn, Pittsburg, New York, Chicago, I Pizzsburg. 5: Brooklyn, 3. Cincinnati, 6 Philadelphis, a St. Louis, : Boston. 1. New York 2: Chiengo, 1- Pittsburg. Brooklyn. Cincinnati Philadelphia,
St. Louis, 8: Boston, 4 New York. ; Chicago. 2. Brooklyn. Pittsburg. 3. Cincinnati, 3; Philadelphia. 2. Bostor. : St. Louis, New York. : Chicago, a Brooklyn. Sittsburg. 6. Cincinnati. : Philadelphia, J., St. Louis, B: Boston, New York. #: Cincinnati, 2. Brooklyn, 11: St. Louis. 0. Pittsburg. 1: Philadelphia, 0. Chicago 10: Boston,
AMAICAN LEAGUE-
St. Louis, New York, S. Detroit. S Washington. 3. Philadelphia. 12: Cleveland, 4. Boston. 7 thiengo,
St. Louis. ; Washington 1. Chicago. 3: Philadelphia, 9. Detroit. 5: Xw York. 2. Cleveland, ; Boston. 2. New York, : Detroit, S. Cleveland. Bosted, 5. St. Louis, & Washington, 1. New York, 9: Detroit, Chicago, : Philadelphia.. St. Louis, Washington, G. Cleveland, Boston, 0. Detroit, 5: New York, 2. Cleveland, Boston,, 5. St. Louis Washington, 5. New York, Cleveland. 5. Boston, 4: Detroit." 2 Washington, G; Chicago,"3. Philadelphia: St. Latis. 3. Cleveland, s New York, 8. Detroit. 14: Boston, "5. Philadelphia 9; St. Louis, 5.
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U.S. WORLD, FLIGHT. "MAY BE ABANDONED CONDMONS OFF GREENLAND : - PROVING - FORMIDABLE.
REYKJAVIK. August 8th.
It is stated that Admiral Magruder has summoned aonference aboard the flagship Richmouth to discuss the advisability of
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] JAPANESE MINING DISASTER. SF WORKERS ENTOMBED.
Tokyo. August 10th. Fifty miners were entrapped in the Iriyama al mine in the Fukushima pro-- vince, when a gas explosion occurred last
Nine Judies have so far been recovered. night. It is feared that all age dead,
The mine, which is in the centre of an important coalfield, has of late been un- fortunate this being the thinl disaster in twelve paths. Twenty miners were killed in explosion in August, 1921, aid 13 were burnt in a fire in February
last.
EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN.
NO DAMAGE,
Toxo, August 10th. Japanese holiday-makers in the towns of Hojo and Tateyama were alarmed last night by a somewhat sövere earthquake which, however, did no damage. The abock was felt very slightly in Tokyo,
THE LEGION OF HONOUR. AWARDS FOR OFFICIALS IS CHINA,
PARIS. August Oth
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The following have "brea" appointed Chevaliers of the Legion of Honour:
The French Consuis M.M. Danjou of Singapore and Teissier of Fourhow; the Consalate interpreters M.M. Eynard (Tongking), floubaalt (Canton), Cropia (Shanghai). Reynand (Pakhoi). Daudez (Chengtu); and M. Ardain, Diretor of the Shanghai branch of the Banque of Indo-China.
FRENCH MEDAL FOR KING OF CAMBODIA,
PARIS. August joch. The official French gold "mutuality medal has been presented to in Sisowath of Cambodia.-Hugos,
CHINA AND OPIUM "SALES: SUGGESTIONS FROM THE LEAGEE OF NATIONS.
Giesey, August fith. The Consultative Committee of the League of Nations," which is dealing with
BUILDING MADE EASY.”
A REMARKABLE NEVICE.
It is being demonstrated here that a house, comprising five rooms, scullery, and bath-room, enn le substantially and offciently buils of bricks by unskilled correspondent labour in a week, write a
at the Dig Telegraph from Tonbridgy
on June 24th. The claim is made that
the national need for houses could be Portion of the twmployed would be ab sorbed, including ed-Service men, if the met in three years and that å lærer pri
Scheme were generally adopted.
It should be stated that the houses be- ing erected comply with the schedßin under the subsidy scheme, comprising 150
"blown are feet, are not of the_ralibit-hutch or box-room type, and are not [together."'"Everything is thoroughly good, the rooms are lofty, and employment of unskilled labour in no way detrnets (vor 'the ** finish" of the fabric. The timing. of a'man this afternoon on a straight run showed that he was laying bricks without assistaner at the rate of 10 per minutę, each well and truly laid withhut planch time or level. It was his fiest job us" a A trained bricklayer working brick layer. bebind a labourer providing the mortar Fould put up a remarkable record which would make the unskilled man's 4,500 in an eight-hour day look rather insignfi. cant. As a matter of fact, only 3,000 bricks a day are expected from the un- skilled man. that number meaning that he is not hard pressed, although he is turning the present rate of hundreds into
thousands.
То
To provide a method of erecting thờ brickwork of a house and rooting it in a week is an achievement made possible by a surprisingly simple contrivance begin with, aprights are erected from the ground level to the height of the pro- posed building, one for each comer and end of walls, including the four square additions. These are fixed plumb and form the building line. Each is pro- vided with a
groove to take a sliding board, which provides the level for each line of bricks and a guide for the brick- layer, who rarely places the mortar then presses the face of the brick the guide
board, which slides up at every The master builder or his foreman has only to give a few hints at third course.
son" able to dificulties. pleted the con
difficut corners, and the united worker of ordinary jotlligence go ahead without When she rrection is trivaner is moved on to the hext plat.. The joints of each row of bricks are pro- perly crossed, and the workmanship, in cluding that of the much-commended envity walls. is highly satisfactory Concrete slabs and other material can be lail by the same method, and houses can beheilt to any design, for example, with hay windows.:.
and
patereted include a parlour anti kitchen, each left square; a bed-room of the sene side a smallery, xtt, by oft.. bath-room and lavatory, oft. by 6ft. Two other bed-rooms measure 10ft Mr. R. Sydney Brownlow, of Messrs.
and Kft. by ft. Slack and Brownlow, Town Mills, Ton- bridge, is the inventor of the new build-
sures to be adopted by: certain Govern opium and other drugs, disengsod mea ments wherely consular agents will be authorised on the receipt of telegraphie advice from their Government to deliver import certifientes for opium and her measures permissible and applicable to
ing drugs. The committee considered the Governments holding concessions the provisions of the temporary Chinese regulations for the registration pharmacies
in
earthquake in the Ferghana province,, and 109, MacDonald taking 7 for as calling off the American world Hight"ow all Governments, and decided to ask the described as a lawitir accelerator than as which destroyesi No, houses and various and R.. Tyldesley 3 for 31.. Lancashireing to ice conditions on the Greenland China to enforce in foreign concessions the iden has taken place with great
villages.
MRS. EVANS MURDERERS. REPORTED CONFESSION.
Loxpox, August 10th. The Mexien Consul-General in London ber, dier, the American elections, so that reports, that Francis Cortiz and Alejo the United States would be able to parti- | Grein bave ronfessed that they assassin-
sipate.
The cronowir question is foreshadowed
to form the subject of further conversa- tions between the interested Govern ments; also questions relating to dis- armament and the pact of mutual guar? antres,
Herriot, will return to London to- night. The Conference is not likely to conclude before the end of the week.
It is antivipated that the French Parlia ment will reassemble on August 20th.
·FRENCH CABINET'S APPROVAL..
PARIS, August 10th." After a midnight Cabinet meeting of three and a half hours,, it was announced that M. HerriotTM and M. Clementel and General Nullet had received the Council's ananimous and complete approval, with reference to the conduct of negotiations at the Loudon Conference.
EFFECT OF THE BIG LOAN.
31. Renaldy, the Minister of Commerce,
nted Mrs. Exaus.
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ANGLO-RUSSIAN" AGREE-
MENT.
SIGNED IN LONDON.
"
NO ROYAL - ASSENT REQUIRED.
Lospus. August ath. The Anglo-Russian Treaty was signed this evening, Messrs. Ramsay MacDonald and Arthur Ponsonby signing for Britain and M. M. Rakovsky, Scheinemann, Jeffé, Tomsky and Radchenko far Russia
coast..
LATER rompiled 208, Thomas taking & for 24.
The confuence decided to make a last Yorkshire beat Leicestershire at Leices ter by eight wickets. Leicester scored effort to hid a feasible landing place on 114, Waddington taking 7 for 43, and 166 the east coast of Greenland before Snally Yorkshire compiled 2 (Holmes 20); deciding to all-off the flight for the pre- Geary taking.5 for 35, and 53 for 2 wickets went seuson dows.
Gloucester beat Eysex at Bristol by. 194. Gloucester scored 201, Hipkin tak ing for "71, and 249 for 5, declared,
Dipper 100) Essex scored 4, Parker: taking 8 for 26, and 191, Parker taking a for 62.
BRITISH AVIATION.
OFFICIAL ENCOURAGEMENT FOR
SMALL OWNERS.
Loxous," August 8th..
urf
[BY COURTESY OF THE "DAILY BULLETIN.") FORMER RUSSIAN CONCESSIONS
IN CHINA.
method, which would be more aptly labour saver., and the inauguration of success on a site which he can overlook from his office window. To use his own thr words today, he is experiencing
row" be bouses prow pleasure of seeing
by 12- skied labour under his method. He ex- the plained that the great success of Experiment would lend to the contrivance being manufactured in standaril sizes in angle iron, which would be more durable that the timber now employed.
Among those who are taking great interest in the invention. from the point largely of the unemployment problem, Hicks, Lord Eu administer the former Russian Coners are Sir William Joyley Wood. the appointing of municipal bureaus to f view of a solution of the building and, sions at Tientsin and Hankow, but the stace Percy, and Bir
that, if his meeting resolved to allow the existing Mr. Brownlow suggests that administration to carry on for the tine method is adopted, instead of vast sums under the Government spent scheme, entailing 15 years employment for skilled men, taxation will be saved and the required number of houens vided in three years, apart from which immense numbers of unskilled men would. be employed, a further saving in taxes
PEXING, August 8th. At Cabinet meeting held this morn ing, the Minister of interior suggested.
being.
CHINESE PREMIERSHIP,
A ROWDY SITTING.
PERING, August 9th.
being
It is announced that the Air Council has decided to encourage the formation of Notts at Canterbury heat Kent by tea light aeroplane clubs all over the country, wickets Kent scored 87. Matthews tak by assisting financially for two years the ing & för 33, and 229-Notts compiled 242 establishment of ten such clubs in leading Three hundred and eighty-four memand rates. (Whys 100 not outh, and så for
commercial Centres. the clubs being re-bers of the House of Representatives were cipal item on the agenda was the election Worcester beat Derby at Worcester by quired to provide at least an equivalent present this afternoon, when the pris
of a Premier.. 223 The former scored 219. and 229. amount Derby scored 102, Root taking a for 37. and 116., Root taking 5 for 67,
Warwick beat Glamorgan at Birming-. ham by eight wickets. Glamorgan com- piled 200 and 188. Warwick scored 355 (Quaife 141) und 1 for 2.
The Anglo-Russian Treaty is unique because it does not mention His Majesty, whose signature, apparently is also not required. It is pointed out that the Pre aident of the Union of Soviet Republics is not recognised is head of the State, the Soviet Government itself always con cluding Treaties. British legal advisers: 510 for B, declared (Mend 154, Aird 113 therefore, decided that the Treaty should and Day (7) Sussex replied with 247 (Tate
Hampshire led over Spaws at Hasting
LATEST CABLES. (REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE.1 HEAT WAVE IN AMERICA.
NEW YORK, August th MANY CASES OF PROSTRATION. "
There The beat wave has returned.
on the Erst innings. Hampshire scoredare many cases, of prostration. Four
persons late died.
The Government moved the vote ac- cordingly, upon which the Opposition chairs and generally overturned the created a tremendous row, which con- tinued until the Speaker announced his inability to restore order and the sitting was adjourned.
SINO-SOVIET CONFERENCE. TO RESUME AT PEKING."
A BARBARIC. CUSTOM IN INDIA.
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barbarie form of religious martyrdont known as hook swinging." in which this devotee is suspended by hooks piercing festival his flesh to a high pole fixed in car paraded round the streets, was one
South India, particularly popular in Madam. It died out recent years,
in except for a short attempt at revival in 1819, but a July 18th port received at Bindras on .from. Madurn shows that it is. An effort to
very
PERING, August 8th. not yet altogether dend
revive it having been made this week at Nallaramaram. near Kallupatti village in the Tirumangalam Taluk, in connec
The Waichiiepu says that the Sino- Russiza Conference will begin between Na
interviewed ly: Le Moti, said that the balanced by the Government alene be-164, the first to complete a hundred wiek-U.S.-CANADIAN SMUGGLING the 15th and 20th August; probably the with a festival in the local temple.
£800,000,000 loan will allow the Germans to purchase, raw materials of increasing value, and would allow the Germans to flood the markets with products at prices defying competition. The French Govern- ment was opposed to this, and intended to increase the customs tariffs in the commercial agreements, and to promote special Franco-German Commercial "Treaty-linra."
ing mentioned on the British side. HOME COTTON CONDITIONS. SHORT TIME WORKING TO CONTINUE.
LONDON, August 8th. "The Federation of Master Cotton Spin nurs at Manchester to-day recommended the continuance of the policy of running
BRITISH RUGBY TOUR.
ANOTHER. DEFEAT.
13th.
30th.
ets and a thousand runs this season), MEASURES TO COMBAT GROWING
EVIL.
OTTAWA, August 10th. Sussex followed on for 111 for 2.
In order to combat the growth of smug gling from the United States custom inspectors along the border have been ratify it shortly. increased, nad where higaways are clos to the frontier, fron gates are to be erected to prevent smugglers in motors foreing a way across.
BLOEMFONTEIN, "August 9th. The Orange Free State defeated the
on short time in the mills spinning Ameri-British rugby team by seven points to can cotton for the rest of the year owing to slackness of trade
three.
tion
....
had The Soviet Government hive not yet young boy said to be possessed by the
kenf goddess (Drowpacha Amman)
must b that the hook swing said, ratified the Sino-Russian Agreement, but the Soviet Asembly passed it on July commenced again to propitiate the god- The Moscow Central Executive Com dess, as only then would the village pros- per. The village people accordingly mittes are now considering the Agre made preparations for a “hook swing."" ment. and it is expected the latter will On the date fixed, the authorities got the
of Tirumangalam to It is officially stated that Chang Teo
prohibiting hook swinging. Lin and M. Karakhan bave reached an but, in spite of this, the villagers males agreement, which accords with the Sino-preparations and even completed the de Russian agreement with some slight incdi-coration of the car. The polien pré Acations, and will facilitate the forth. then sent to the spot, and, amid grout.
excitement, the rite was stopped, coming negotiations at Pekinga
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