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DISCUSSED BY. FRANCE AND GERMANY.
DEBATE IN CHAMBER..
"Pants, August girl.
ly the debate in the Chamber the Sialist, 31. Dlam, opined that the Con ference marked the condemnation of the anation of the Ruhr and the bank- He declared the ruptes of Poincari Prewice had brought back pence with` 1unout.
M. Briand thought the real danger lay in the cessation af control of armaments
• in Carmany and regarded the renewal of contact with the Germans as a guarantee Scaf peach upon which he congratulated M.
Herriot.
General Nollet replying to a deputy who had frame of the possibility of the evacuation of the Rhineland: "said the cuatrol of the Kissen factories would ron- time after the evacuation of the Ruhr
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CAMPAIGN,
PREMIER'S STEPS.
LONDON, August 23rd. It was announced that Mr. MacDonald before he left London communicated to the representatives of the industries likely to be most seriously affected by the
Europea combinations against British trade that he is appointing eunanittee to advise the Foreign Office on the subject.
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THE PRINCE OF WALES. LEAVES FOR AMERICA.
Loxpos, August 3rd. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales has left for New York.
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HORRORS OF WAR.
A THOUSAND VARIETIES OF POISON GAS.
QUESTION
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Pants, August Pl
A report on the dangers" of chemical warfage, drawn up by the League of
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST · STE,
EARLINE CABLES. THE WORLD'S SPORT. HOME CRICKET. SOUTH AFRICANS BEATEN
LONDON, August 22nd. The pitch between South Africa and the Minor Counties was concluded at Norwich in showery weather, on a soft wicket. The South Africans scores 204. Nourse contributing 01.
Falcon took 3 for 103 and Beardsmore
BARLIER CABLES. THOME BUILDING DISPUTE. MEN ACCEPT" EMPLOYERS' TERMS.
Lostos, August 22nd. The stoppage of the building trade in vitala, which has been in progress since the beginning of July, was settled this
ployers' terus. afternoon by the min acepting the eme
The settlement provides an halfpemy
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FAR EASTERN - CABLE NEWS.
THROUGH ESTÈN'S AGENCY.) BIG ARMS HAUL AT SHANGHAI.
INCHIMINATING, DOCUMENTS
SEIZED.
SHASHHAL, August 21th. The police raided a Chinese house and in advances in wages os al crafts-sized 20 Mauser pistols and 5,5 rounds men and alrers, the ilvange being of ammunition. They als fotad doen stabilised until February toe. Summer ments relating to extensive arms deals, [South Africa's first innings produced, 149. The Minor Counties scored 196 and working hours, beginning in 1923, are to 972, and thus win by 23 rans.)
he 464 weekly. The question of lost timo
4 for 33,
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At Canterbury in fine wrather and on a good wicket Kent scored 455 for five. Rain stopped play just helere 6 pm Woolley scored tis. being the first to complete his two-thousand rans for the senson. His.total included a sixes and 15 fours. Haninge made 11s in 20 ninutes, including 13 fours.
RAIN SPOILS COUNTY NATUUES, Intermittent and heavy rain throughout the county matches
will he referred to a joint committee. BRITISH MISSION AT MOSCOW. STORIES OF HUMILIATING TREATMENT.
Loxbox. August. 22nel, There is considerable discussion in Lun don with regard to the reported humilia- Ling treatment of Mr. Hodgen, the fell British charge d'affaires at Moscow. It is learned in well-informed cingles that a report that Mr. Hodgson is practigally prisoner is incorrect, but spies infest the British Mission, rendering it very
Kem at Lord's led over Gliddlesex on the first innings. Middlesex scored 133,
WAR RUMOURS. CAUSE FOR ANXIETY.
JAPANESE LABOUR TROUBLES. SUGGESTED ARBITRATION BILL
Toxro. August 22nd,
The compulsory publication of the case of any dispute with a public bear ing by properly appointed representa- fives of either side, assisted by officials and Pressmen, is the plan proposed under the terms of the suggested' Arbitration Bill for the settlement of labour quarrels. Hitherto such disportes have been solved by an appeal to the polier mithorities and Ho the Curts, but it is now suggested that a more satisfactory method will be to make the whole matter public and to let the public julgo and devile on the merits of "the case
Pestso, August 22nd. Pofeign telegrams indicate that there is use for anxiety as regards"theking Fakien and Klangiul in spite of Chinese official assurances to the conj trary.~Bulletió,
GREAT MOVEMENT OF TROOPS,
Fonghow. August 23rd.. The rumour of the departure of gun bouts to Shanghai is unfounded. * ́*
I is stated that the Act will be pro- used for legislation during the coming session of the Dist.
JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE
ANNIVERSARY. RENTEW OF PRESENT CONDITIONS.
Tokyo,August 2nd.
With the approach of the anniversary of the earthquake on September 1st,
A crisis has risen between the 'ex-Tuli reve of the corklitions as "they are
and wonki only be abandoned after the Nations sub-committee, conchides that Wright taking & for 38, and 334 (Dales dificult for Russians to have any contin Sun Chuan Fang and the present Tuchun to-day has been prepired by the Home'
Control Cruissions had surrendered while poison gas is still a real danger their powers.
On the resumption of the debate M. Herriot, intervening, asked the Chamber to take into account the attitude of Britain, who largely "upposed the execu- tion of the Dawes plan owing to a fehr of maringos ment. Replying to a deputy later, M. "Herriot said it was not exact to say the French Government had under
the risk of wholesale slaughter by means of microbes is unlikely in the near future. This is deducted from detailed statements by leading experts who agree as to the diffeulty of spreading microbes and the efficiency of preventatives. Contrariwise, poison gases are still a terrible menace. Thirty were known at the outbreak of the war: now a thousand have been discover taken to womannicate to the British ed. Strass is laid on the general ignor- Government all the details of the Franco-ance of the people of the possibilities of
poison gas in warfare against vivilians." German commigréal negotiations,
M.
10, Hendren) Kent compiled (Woolley 06) and then 3 for 0
Notts at Nottingham against North ants, led on the first innings. Northants scored 942, and 49 for 3. Notts Compiled) 209.for 9. declared.
Surrey at Brighton heat Sussex by an innings and 7. Sussex scored 148 and 15% Surrey compiled 355 (Shepherd 11 Sandham 713.
us relations with the Mission. The at Chou Yin Jen. There is a great moveDepartment, according to which the City tention of M. Bakovsky has been called to the matter, and it is hoped he willment of troops on both sides but there of Tokyo has been sob permanently but: make representations on the subject to are no indications of tremps leaving for temporarily, rehabilitated to the extent Moscow, and that: this will lead to an
other frontiers A local conflict is ex of nearly 70 per cent, that is, of tho total houses destroyed in the enrly days improvement of conditions.
pected at any movement.
of last September. 200.000 have been re- built, CHINESE STUDENTS IN ENGLAND. VALUE OF INTERCHANGES,
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HARD BATTLE AGAINST ELEMENTS.
NEW YORK, August 22nd.
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Herrict explained that the principles of [ANGLO-AFGHAN RELATIONS | against Gloucester at Manchester and the fog during the last miles of their journey students in England did not show have been re-erected.
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were a mercial agreement agreed upon in London and he had s informed the British Gorgrament,'
General Nollet remarked that 31r. Mae Donald had undertaken," if Germany, by a certain time did not satisfy the co mission of coatãd under, the Dawes schent. "Britain would join France and the Allies in compelling Germany to carry! -out the Treaty of Versailles.
Hermano-Allips 1. 1 riot Maid agreement was indispensable in order to "avoid economic confict.
The Chamber at the conclusion of the discussion on the London Agreement passed a vote of confidence to to 94.
A FALSE REPORT.
PESHAWAR, August saari, Improvement is reported in the situa Afghan rebels are still tion in Khost. in possession of the Altime Pass, bat have been driven of the main Kabul Ghazni road. It is pointed out here that the Bolshevik assertion that the British are supporting the rehels can only he credited to those unaware of the close Auglo-Afghan relations
GREEK NAVAL TROUBĻËS.
ATEINS, August 23rd.
11 is senii-officially autouneed that in consequence of an insubordinate telegram from Captain Collalexis, of the cruiser- deerne, the entire fleet bas heen Andered to be disarmed and the crews giren in-. definite leave... It is stated if Colialexis Here Stresemann, in a fighting speech disobeys, the order severe measures-will' It appears that in the trisheng, strongly criticised the be taken ngainst him. attitude of the Nationalists and declared Colialexis protested against the decision that regarding the forthcoming Franco-to reinstate officers who had resigned and Gernian commercial negotiations sort hinted that the Government favoured the "of sarrez aprecisent cxiste.d-
movement against Captain Hadjikyriakos, ex-Minister of Mariac, in order to faci litate their advent to power.
IMATER. The offending offieer has yiehled to the Government's demands.
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REICHSTAG PROCEEDINGS, The evacuation of Offenburg and Ap- penwéier constituted a great success" for the tienen delegation. He vouched for M Herriot character and believed that London, if not the final goal, might prove the beginning of a movement resulting in the collaboration of all nations. The speech was received with loud cheers from the Socialists and the Centre, and hisses from
Communists and Extreme the Nationalists.
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"TREATY.
ม THE ARCE. August 2nd. A Dutch-American treaty was signed at Washington yesterday allowing Dutch ships American waters to carry plea- holis liquor under certain conditions. regarding being paid at the same time to the interests of the United States. AUSTRALIAN NAVAL STRENGTH.
Herr Marx paid a tribute to Mr. Mine The Donald's impartiality at London. decisions of the Conference would un- doubtedly serious burden Germany. but they marked progress, compared with the present state of affairs. The Government did not consider the settlement as thai, but would do its atmost to effect a speedy evacuation of the Ruhr and other sanc- tion areas. He concluded that the Reich-efence Equipment BiB. providing for an
MELBOURNE. Augus!22nd. The Australian Senate has passed the
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sing was confronted with terrible respon sibility; its decision would be a blessing measures.
or nurse to Germany.
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other defence
BERLIN, August 22nd. There were stormy scenes on the assem bly of the Reichstag.
As a result of the statements by the STORMY SCENES IN REICHSTAG. German members of the London Confer eace in the Reichstag a swing of opinion among the moderate section of the Ger mian National Party is noticeable and there is now a prospect of the Dawes bills finding the necessary majority in the Reichstag this week and of the London protorol being signed on Thursday.
FARLİEN ÇABLËS.
THE MACDONALD LETTER. SUPPORT FROM M. HERRIOT.
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A Communist demanded the immediate discussion of the Communist motion, as it was "more important than the Govern ment declaration on the surrender of the German people to international capital." Also the immediate dissolution and a W plebiscite on the Dawes Report.
Herr Marx was prevented from begin- ning his statement on the Lindon Con- ference by prolonged Communist shrinks regarding amnesty for politica! prisoners The President was ultimately obliged to TAXIS. Auguel d On the resumption of the debate in the adjourn the sitting and to suspend the Chamber. 31. Herriot stated that Mr. Communist Schwarz for twenty sittings. Ramsay MacDonald's letter regarding the. Herr Schwarz was still in his seat at evacuation of the Ruhr was handed to the resumption of the sitting, which the him in tendon before the pact was con- Président re-adjourned until to-morrow, luded, before Mr. MacDonald's speech saying that Standing Orders did not and before the Ruhr question was settled: authorise the forcible removal of a M. Herriot pointed out that the Germans and French, had sulmitted their own viewpoints on thic Ruhr question and Mr. MacDonald quite rightfully submitted the British viewpoint. Therefore, it was un- just to interprel Mr. MacDonald's netion
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'INDUSTRIALISTS FAVOUR
AGREEMENT.
A meeting of the executives of several
as a wrongful proceeding of as a dis-hig German industrialists' and merchants' avowal of the agreements reached in associations have passed a resolution by London
(Continued on next siluma.)
100 votes to 3 recommending the adop tion of the London Agreement
Lospos, August 24th. Chao Hsin Chá, opening the Chinese, students confereuer at Hoddesdon. re- Essex cx. Derby at Chesterfield scored
The American airmen battled in a dense gretted bat the number of "Chinese 20 for 1, and the match had then to be abandoned, Lancashire, scored 26 for
to. Greenland. They landed under most game was abandoned Glamorgan Somerset at Cardiff could cet be played. dangerous conditions.
Lieut. Lowell Smith accomplished the Yorkshire scored 291 for 2. declares00-mile flight in 9 hotirs 55 minutes. Oldroyed '124. and Leyland 100, against Hampshire at Harrogate, Hants com- when the mintch was Piled 137 for abandoned.
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Lovos. August 24th.. GOTTEN. LEGte. Aberdeen. : Rangers, 1. Celtic, Airdrieonians, 1. Hearts, Ayr, 3. Kilmarnock, 0; Hibernians. 1. Motherwell, 3; Morton, a Partick, 1 Dundee.
Raith, 1 Queen's Park, 1. St. Johnstone, of Falkirk, 0. St Mirren, 0 Hamilton, 1. Third Lanark, 1; Cowdenbeath, 1.
SECOND RUGBY TEST.
S. AFRICA AGAIN WINS,
JOHANNESBURG, August 23rd.
In the second rugby test South Africa beat Britain by 17 points to wil.
AMERICAN BASEBALL. LAST WEEK'S RESULTS.
New York. August 23rd. --NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh, 5; New York,. 4. Philadelphia, 2; Chicago, 0. St. Louis, 8; Boston, 2 Brooklyn, 3: Cincinnati, 4. Brooklyn, 7; Cincinnati. 5. Chicago, 9; Philadelphia, "i. Boston. 4: St Louis, ('ineinnati, 6 New York, 7. Brooklyn, 7: Pittsburgh, 4.. Chicago, Boston, 1. Philadelphia, a: St. Louis, 4. New York, G; Cincinnati, Brooklyn,, ; Pittsburgh, 3. Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, 2. Boston. 2; Chicago, 0. Beston, 5; Chicago, 0.
St. Louis. 3; Phindelphia, 1.
St Louis 13; Pladelphia, 10.
New York, 8: St. Louis, 4. New York, 12: St. Louis, 2 Brooklyn, 2; Chicago, 0. Boston, 7; Pittsburgh, G. Boston, 0; Pittsburgh, B. Cincinnati, 11: Philadelphia, 0. New York, 8: St. Louis, 4. Chicago, Brooklyn, 2. Pittsburgh, :. Boston, 5. Philadelphia. 5; Cincinnati, 3.
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New York, 3; Chicago, 2. Philadelphia, a: Cleveland, . Philadelphia : Cleveland, 6. Detroit, 3: Washington, 2.. St. Louis, 30: Boston, 2. St. Louis, 6: Boston, 1. New York, 2: Chicago, 1. Washington, 8: Detroit, 1. New York, 2; Chicago. 0. Cleveland, 13; Philadelphia, 3. Poston, 3; St. Louis, & Washington, d: Detroit, Philadelphia. 3; Cleveland, 3 Boston, 11; St. Louis, 5. Washington, 4; Detroit, 3. Washinton, 3: Detroit, 3. Boston, 6; Cleveland, 4. Boston, 9; Cleveland, 1. Washington, 2: Chicago,
St. Louis, 11 Philadelphia, 2. St. Louis, A: Philadelphia, 5. Detroit 9: New York 6. Philadelphia, 13; St. Louis, & Boston, 4; Cleveland,
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ITALIAN STILL MISSING. Locatelli is still missing, and American warships on the spot have been ordered to search east of Cape Farewell.
THE SEARCH.
In the districts of Azalm. Akasaka, Koishikawa and Yotsuyu, which were only partially devastated, all the houses have been rebuilt, while in the other dia tricts where the destruction was much more general, 60 per cent, to 50 per cent.
It is expected that the temporary re- tendency to increase. Ile hoped that when the British Boser Indemnity was habilitation of the city will be completed applied to new purposes the students by the end of the year, when the "per- would benefit. The present numbersnament rehabilitation will be started. coming to England were iïtadequate. This is expected to take at least a decade, Anglo-Chinese educational intercourse but it is thought that in five years' time would eventually benefit commercial Tokyo will again assume its pre-earth-
quake ‘asperét. NEW YORK. August 23rd. relations British people would do equaliy While threr American cruisers were
ARGENTINIAN WORLD FLIGHT. cautiously heating the ecast outside well to send a larger number of students ferrim, near Cape Farewell, for Locatelli,
to China
ZANNI'S NEW MACHINE. twe mesanges from Adruiral Magruder were received which indicate the pos-
DAILY BULLETIN."] sibility of Locatelli having landed ca [BY COURTESY OF THE
Admiral an isolated Greenland fjord.
AVIATION IN JAPAN. Magruder declares his intention of re- maining as long as there is the slightest
PROPOSED AIR HOJTES. hope of finding Locatelli, and bas sum- moned a "tanker to replenish the oil- fuel of the cruisers. Lieutenant Mares- calchi, who made preliminary" arrange ments for Locatelli in Iceland, says that
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A plan to spend Yen 21,000.000 during
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if the acroplane was forced to alight at the next five years on aerial routes within sea the Biers are safe, as the machine is the Empire has been formulated by the seaworthy, of allractal construction, and
is supplied with food and water for six Aviation Bureau.
to ten days. Lieut. 31arescalchi believed there are two pilots and two mechanics
Two routes are at present, proposed,
Toxya, August 22nd. Major Zapni continues his fight with the spare machine which arrived at Kobe 10-day on board the Kann Mars from London.
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The machine is to be mediately trans-shipped. proisdly to the X.Y.K. Wakau Maru, which leaves Kobe to- morrow and will reach Haiphong, whi- ther Major Zanni has order it to be sent,
aboard, and says the chief danger is that one between Tokyo and Mukden within a fortnight. the aviators may have crashed into a Hakone, Osaka, Okayama, Himada, mountain in the fog or wrecked on the ice if forced down on rough water.
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Taiko and Heijo, and the other between Yeterofu, in the Kurilles, and Kagoshima
Kasumigaura and Kaushimoto. During the first year it is proposed to route between Tokyo and
These plans were announced by M. Garcia Uriburu, the Argentine Minister at Tokyo, who to day, reenived a cable, from Major Zanni informing him of the machine's whereabouts and asking for its" urgent shipment to Haiphong.
Lieutenant Smith reports that an acro- plane was heard by the inhabitants of Grensland after the second. American Esquimaux are machine had landed. searching for Locatelli. The cruisers open the Richmond and Raleigh, and the Danish Bamada, calling for an initial expendi-ed but determined to continue."
steamer Islandfalk continge cruising and
are using searchlights by night and ture of Yen 6,000,000. smokeclouds by day as a guide to the missing airman.
BRITISH WORLD FLIERS.
· QUESTION OF TRADE ROUTES.
VICTORIA, August 3rd.
RUSSIAN EMBASSY AT PEKING. THE KARAKHAN NOTE,
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Major Zanni cabled Acroplane crash-
Mr. P... Murphy, Major Zanni's ad- vance man, who is waiting at Tientsin for orders, has been directed to continue the route ri Mukden, Jaying out Pyengyang, Taiku, Eroshima, Osaka
It appears that M. Karakban's pro-and Tokorozawa.
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Whether the flight across the Pacific The British world fiers were the posed amendment of his Note to Mr. gursts of naval officers of the Esquimalt. Yoshizawa was not wholly satisfactory to will be attempted will not be settled. Squadron Leader MacLaren in an inter-
view said experience had convinced him the latter, and the discussion of the saindtil Major Zanni has arrived at Tokyo, that certain portions of the world flight ject is still being carried on, and the but M. Garcia Uriburu and the Japanese were feasible for regular aeroplane trade
ed in the American light are of the routes, but the monsoons in the Far East, matter is not expected to be settled for officials and American airmen who assist
rendered Bying some days. especially Indo-China. them hardly dependable.
"Meanwhile, M. Karakhan has not re- opinion that the season is too late. plied to the Note from the representa- tives of the signatories to, the protocol, and therefore the question of the Russian Legation remains at a standstill.
BARLIER CABLES. U.S. WAR DEBTS. PLYMOUTH (VEUMONT). August 2nd. It is intimated that Mr. Coolidge con siders the enquiries of foreign nations with regard to war debts due to America should await a complete settlement of the reparations problem.
U.S. LOAN FOR AUSTRIA. $4,000,000 FOR ELECTRICAL PLANT
VIENNA, August 2nd. It is reported that a group of American bankers has agreed to a loan of three million dollars to the Lever Australian Electric Company, for the installation of water-power plant.
SPECIAL JAPANESE ENVOY TO INDO-CHINA.
VISCOUNT GOTO TO BE NOMINATED.
TOKYO. August 22nd.
The Peking und Tientsin Times is the
It is reported that Viscount Goto, only paper in Peking and Tientsin which editorially comments upon M. Karaka's Note of the 19th inst, and the fosta ex-Home Minister, will be nominated to attack on America, which is generally represent Japan as a Special Envoy to return the visit of M. Merlin, Governor- attributed to M. Karakhan
Sir Ronald Macloay formaly called on General or French Indo-China. 3. Karakhan yesterday.
CHANG TSO LIN'S AIR-WOMAN.
Toxy, August end. Miss Shigeno Kibe the 2-year-old daughter of a wealthy timber merchant in Korea and contractor to Chang Tso Lin, has been engaged by the Mukden WASHINGTON, August 22nd war lord as a member of his aviation
FATALITY IN HORDURAS. BRITON AND AMERICAN KILLED.
It is stated that Viscount Goto will proceded to Indo-China early in Sep tember.
Which of us is likely to go down to his grays and feel that all the hopes of his youth have been fulfilled 3-Lord Balfour. I can see sothing subversive in the idea of Mr Thomas Atkins, wife of Mr. Thomus Atkins, coming to live next door Miss Kibe is about to graduate from to Lady Vere de Verer. Thurtle,
The State Department learns that an American named George Hamilton and a corpa Britisher named Charles Limmer. were
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morning.
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