CABLES.
LATEST, GABLES. (THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]
HOME COTTON TRADE.
THE CORNER TURNED."
LARGER SUPPLIES FROM AMERICA,
THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH,
LONDON AGREEMENT.
FRANCE APPROVES.
PARIS, August 28th. M. Poincare's contribution to the Senate discussion of the London reparations agreement was largely devoted to a de- fence of his previous policy. He declared France had accepted the Dawer scheme because it conduced to the re-establish- Eùspor,, August "27th."
ment of an inter-Allied catente, and was The Manchester corespondent of the
more advantageous than the Bonar Law Westminder Gazette opines that the
scheme. He admitted that the Dawes cotton industry will probably witness scheme allows for an increase of the period of increased trade in the near German debt and leaves the Reparation future bwing to the promise of larger sup-| Commission free to establish defaults,
FAR EASTERN
NEWS.
CABLE
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THE WAR BOARE.
TROOPS CONCENTRATING.
SHANORAL, August 27th.
CHINESE STUDENTS FOR AMERICA. HELD UP BY IMMIGRATION ACT.
T.S. CONSUL ON SACREDNESS OF
THE LAW.
1924
PEOPLING THE EMPIRE,
A PLACE FOR SMALL FIXED INCOMES.
NEW US. SHIPPING BILL. PRIVATE OWNERSHIP URGED. COASTWISE EXCLUSION AND THE
PHILIPPINES.
A new Shipping Bill, advocating the development of American shipping under private ownership, bas been put forward" Sir-General Wauchope's able and in- by Mr. Cary W. Cook, President of the teresting articles ou Settlement in the American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. The Empire which have appeared in your
coloumns contain sound and reliable in-New York Herald states that the Bilt formation and much good advice. Front repeals the Shipping Act of 1918, and the personal knowledge, nearly 25 years of
plies from the United States. Baw cotton and also commercialises the Gentian debt, i now at a most attractive level from the but he objected to the abandonment of wusih, and that Lu Yung Hsiang's troops May made the provision that all students only two-possible classes of settler abroad, and other war-time legislation...
buyers' viewpoint. Customers abroad are only awaiting stable prices. The outlook is therefore brighter than for the past four years and the corner has apparently been turned.
CROSS-CHANNEL AIR
SERVICE
21 PËR PASSENGER EACH WAY.
A 15 MINUTES' JOURNEY."
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pleigrs before the promises be carried out
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Eventually the Senate approved the result of the London Conference by 201
to 40 votes.
troops are concentrating at seag, near
are concentrating at Changhing on the
other side of the Taihu lako.
NANKING SHANGHAI LINE,
not to be effected, until the Dawes bonds but nothing is guaranteed, everything had been marketed. He declared that depending on military developments. another disadvantage of evacuation was the reaction on inter-Allied debt and explained that his idea was to exchange certain annuities and the Ruhr pledge for
NO FIGHTING YET. SHANGHAIS POSITION.
It
sha
capital, and,
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COMMUNAL SETEMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA, The following interesting letter appears 'The Tsing Hua students who are shortly to sail for the United States to contīnusia a recent issue of The Times. their education in various institutions, It is reported that Lu's soldiers, at Wooing mutinied to-day, declaring they called upon Mr. Edwin S. Cunningham did not want to fight. It is also reported basal-General at Shanghai. last that a mutiny has broken out at Wusth, week, to pay their respects before lewys
ing.
South Africa, I can judge from the last Merchant Marine Act of 1920, but, re- but it is not possible to confirmed these”
On being asked to address them, Mr. article, South African Prospects," apenacta a large part of the detail of those and other numerous rumours at present Cunningham, expressed regret that on the pearing in your issue of July 8th, that two statutes excepting the provisions e afoat.
passage of the new Immigration Law it they do ust paint the prospects of settlers became impossible to grant acis immed in any part of the Empire in too rosy tablishing the Shipping Board and Fleet Corporation, preferential railroad rate, It is understood that Chi Haieb Yuan's | iately for those Chinese students who colours.
said that the Immigration Law passed in articles generally, assume that there are were not Boxer indemnity students. He That article in particular, but all the disapproval of selling American ships oing to the United States to study muss namely, those with a capital of some Among the old clauses retained are the bave their applications accepted by the $1.300 to £3,000 and no fixed income, and construction loan tund, Ship Mortgage college and approved by the Secretary those with very little or of Labour before the Consul in a foreign of course, no fixed income, There is, Aft, insular coastwise exclusion and mail land could one a no-qualu risa
The however, a third class and a very con- subvention. The Post Office Department General Chi controls the Nanking-law does not specify students of any siderable one-namely, those with small would be permitted, however, to dispatch
nation and applies to students from any fixed incomes from £300 to £800 # year Shanghai fine to within forty miles of country in Aurope as much as to the and very little or no capitul. their in- mail on the quickest ship, but would be M. POINCARE'S DENUNCIATION.
comes being in the form of pension or required to pay the full contract price A Presidential In the Senate, M. Poincart spoke for Shanghai. Nevertheless one ordinary Chinese students.
I was to be regretted, continued Mr. allowances or trust dividends which can to the subsidised line. two hours before opening fire on M. passenger train from Nacking got through Cunningham, that they could not arbit not be capitalized. There are not thou proclamation would be required, as now, Herriot's work in London. He then to-day and European officials are endea-rarily defer the operation of the law for sands only. but tens of thousands of to extend coastwise exclusion to the
period, but this was one of the weak-people thus situated, retired naval and Philippines.
The functions of the Shipping Board bitterly denounced the military evacus-vouring to arrange to get some more nesses, although it was at the same time military officers, Civil servants, engineers. tion of the Ruhr, which he said ought trains through in each direction daily, one of the advantages, of, a republican and other professional men who have and Fleet Corporation would be turned
served the Empire, whether directly or by developing its commerce and industries wer to the Secretary of Commerce, who all over the world: particularly in India would be authorized to sell and scrap: and our tropical and sub-tropical Colon- the ships and liquidate all watters as
soon as practicable. ies:
The measure is refined as an Act to -For them to live in England on their small income with high cost of living arif provide for the promotion and mainten- heavy taxation is barely possible, and ance of the American merchant marine, There is no train communication be-
then only hy eking out a wretchedly to repeal certain legislation and to pro- tween Shanghai and Peking except for
for three-fiths of the year they find very quired thereunder and for other pur peaurious existence in a climate which vide for the disposition of property ae- an abatement of inter-Allied debta. As the military, the local Chinese defence
cherrless and trying. They read of poses." The preamble states: **That it settlement in the Empire and see attrae is necessary for the national defence and regards' the question of security, the ex-
In going to the United States, Mr. tive advertisements in your columns, but for the proper growth of ità foreign and Premier said if France had the Spithead commissioner, who is under Tuchun Lu, fleet in the Ruhr he would have a much having, assumed control of part of the Cunningham advised his young audience they know that they are not agricultur- domestic commerce that the United States easier mind, but as things were it was line. He despatched four trains laden to keep this point in mind and said that ists and are unfitted by are, tempera-shall have a merchant marine sufficient to in studying the influences which have ment, or experience to take up and make carry so much of its commerce as possible, an unknown formed the United States they would be success of farming in a new country and to serve as a military and naval impossible to admit that the evacuation with troops last night to of Cologne next January would be con destination. Fighting has not yet com-impressed with the sacredness of the under strange and laborious conditions. auxiliary in time of war
laws. Mr. Cunningham said he was sure To ask them to regard themselves rested on shiftings and German good menced. There is still change of there that they would also appreciate the fact agricultural settlers proper is inviting being no war. Much depends on whether that the Secretary of Labour had done them to take a risk which al but the his utmost in a short a time possible most sanguine must know will lead to Wu Pei Fu, without whose permission and to make it possible for them to continue disaster, even could they by some means
their studio in American Colleges.
or other get together the necessary funds Chi cannot fight, considers a war
Mr. Cunningham then urged upon the
capital. Many of them have children, equip them with a good education-if ut then
Oxford or Cambridge after that. It is stated that the Reparations Coming that grave problems remained to be population and property of Shanghai is stituted the first convention which passed well, the disquieting uncertainty that
Mettled. He would not make rash, pro-
who laid the foundation for the future selves. As to the parents, they only mission invites the New York lawyer, Mr.mises and asked the house to pre concerned there does not appears to het claration of Independence, and they should be able to fend for them- He advis- desire to live in reasonable comfort with Seymour Lewis, "to accept the appoint between isolated uction and inter-Allied much danger, but all possible precautions Republic of the United States
The motion "which co-operation.
Jefferson, Franklin, and the Adamses recreations to which they have been ment of permanent Agent-General of carried expressed, confidence in the Go are hring taken to meet the possibility the study of the lives of Washington. the congenial companionship and modest
ernment to pursue the execution of the of tens of thousands of Chinese refuger with the view of adapting the doctrines brought up to he accustomed. Reparations. Mr. Lewis was formerly London agreement and obtain the Leces
advocated to China. He pointed to the the foreign settlement.lf-sacrifice, the self-abnegation, the Under-Secretary to the Treasury at sary guarantee of security and & satis-coming into
factory settlement of inter-Allied debts. British and American warships from Wei Washington during the Wilson and
THE WORLD'S SPORT. Hai Wei and Cheloo respectively are Harding inistrations. Meanwhile Mr.
expected to-morrow, Owen Young nets ns Agent-General and hopes to have the office machinery work-
ng within three months.
LONDON, August 28th, British and French experts"are draw ing up a scheme for an aerial cross-Chan- Del ferry with a 2-ainate service be tweep Folkstone and Boulogne. The fying boats will accommodate 12 passen. gers and make the crossing in 15 minutes. It is understood that the fare for the cross-Channel flight will be 41. NEW GOVERNOR OF CEYLON SIR HIGH CLIFFORD APPOINTED.
Loston, August guth.
Sir Hugh Clifford, Governor of Nigeria, bas been appointed Governor of Ceylòn. REPARATIONS COMMISSION.
cluded. The structure built in London
faith.
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form of Government. No offer could defy or arbitrarily set aside a law which had been enacted by the people through their representatives in Congress. would have been a pleisure to have de ferred for 12 dionths the effectiveness”of this law; but when a law was passed in Republic, it was the voice of the people tional it must be complied with immed and unless repealed or held uncostitu fiately.
AN OBUKUT LESSON FOR CHINA.
When M. Herriot rose to reply M. Poincare, the latter constantly interrupted him, and the proceeding developed into U.S. LAWYER AS AGENT-GENERALkceu contentions and a verbal duel be-worth the heavy financial price be will students the importance of studying the and it is the parents' chief anxiety to
the protagonists of the policies. The Premier concluded by stat. have to pay. So far as the forcien lives of those men who formed the first all possible English public school and LONDON, August 20th,
POLISI DEBTS. FUNDING PROPOSALS WITH
AND BRITAIN.
tween
HOME CRICKET. LEADING COUNTIES BEATEN.
two
Losnos. August 28th-
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[EY COURTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN."] EFFECT ON SHANGHAI BUSINESS.
At the Oval. Surrey beat Yorkshire by
The V... Daily, Yeux says that busi- 100 runs. Surrey scored 200 (Kilner tak- U.S.ing 5 for 54), and 202 (Kilner taking o forness in Shanghai has in all or most de
95), Yorkshire compiled 100 (Sadler tak
to
WARSAW, August 97th. The Premier has instructed the Polish Minister at Washington to conclude fund- ing the Polish deht nihounting. £35,001000. It has been decided to com- -mener argotiations for the funding of the
debt with Britain shortly...
EARLIER CABLES.
THE ITALIAN FLIGHT.
LOCATELLUS MIRACULOUS ...
ESCAPE.
3 for 2 and Fender 3 for 7) and 202partments been so dull for some time now (Sadler taking 5 for 42 and Fender # for that the war rumours" cannot be des
Essex
r. Northants, played at Leyton cribeil as having had any great unsettling was drawn Northants scored 51 (Dehgh-effect. Ins taking 5 for 73). Essex compiled 328 for 6. Freeman contributing 120.
The dollar exchange shows a steady Somerset at Taunton beat Worcester by
ten wickets. Worcester scored 205, Fester rising tendency, which should continue in contributing 111 and 115 While taking view of the extra demand for the pay 8 for 44). Somerset scored 348 for 0, de-
clared. MeBryan contributing 35. and ment of troops.
then for 0.
At Leicester Sessex beat Leicestershire
As in general business, so on the Stock
by an innings and D. Leicester stored Exchange, the war scare has had little or 13 and 45 (A. E. Gillegan taking 6 for
24). Sussex scored 255, Bowley contribu- no effect on an already moribund market. Ding 74.
Gloucester beat Middlesex at Bristol by 61 runs. Gloucester scored 31 (Haig taking for and Durston 4 for 18), and
AIRMEN'S STORY OF ADVENTURES,294 for a declared, Hammond contribut
ing 174 not out. Middlesex compilet 74) Parker taking 7 for 30). and 190 (Parker taking 7 for 101). Parker performed the hat trick in each innings. making his fifth hat trick in first class cricket.
Notts bedt Warwick at Nottingham by an innings and 66. Warwick, scored 130,
Lancashire scored 10 for 0 against Hampshire ut Manchester. wh the match was ́abandoned owing to rain.
LONDON August Ath. Details now available indicate Locatelli's very narrow escape. Renter's New York correspondent says the cruiser Richmond and, 13. Notts compiled 323 for 5, de was going out to sea, following a fruitclared. Whysall contributing 137. Ings search in the Greenland ice pack, when suddenly flares were observed at midnight. The shiji brought her search; lights into play for half an hour before she picked up the aeroplane, which had drifted westward of the probable search zone. The discovery of the machine waB therefore almost a miracle.
HOME FOOTBALL
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
Queen's Park, Hangers, 3.
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U.S. AMBASSADOR AT TOKYO.
CHICAGO LAWYER MAY BE APPOINTED.
WASHINGTON, August 26th.
It is expected that Mr. Bancroft, a well-known Chicago lawyer, will shortly be appointed American Ambassador to Japan. It is understood that Tokyo, which has been sounded regarding his acceptability, has decided to reply favour, ably:
[BY COURTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN.
ZANNI'S FLIGHT: NEW MACHINE COMING TO
HONGKONG.
Tokyo, August 20th.
THE SOUDAN TROUBLE. ̈* ATTEMPT AT DISTURBANCE FAILS
KHARTOUM, August 28th. The tiers had sent up rackets every two
Parties of the mutinous railway batta hours until the appply was almost ex-ion who are being evacuated; attempted hausted and it was one of the last which to create a disturbance among the Major Zanni's spare machine is to be. natives. but the latter did not respond. shipped to Hongkong on board the was seen aboard the Richnend.
A Court composed entirely of Egypt President Madison on August 27th, and ans and Soudanese, trying the Atbara thesce to Haiphong on board the Chukum disturbers, has sentenced three of them Maru. to two years' imprisonment and ten others to a year in gaol.
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·BARLIER CABLES.
Locatelli says his original trouble deve taped 7 hours after, leaving Reykjavik, owing to water in the motor. He be lieved he could have made. Frederiksdal," but the fog was so thick that he decided TREUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] to alight and effect repairs and, await, THE PACKING FAILURE. clearer weather. He came down anex, pectedly in the rough sea and the descent loosened the two engine supports. Thers after, the mechanics was prostrated with seasickness and the turbulent weather prevented the machine taking off again. Tings.
FIRM MAY CONTINUE.
Mr. Wilson, head of the packing firm
NEW YORK. August 26th.
of Trenton Wilson and Co., is conferring with his bankers and counsel with 'x view
RUSSIAN LEGATION AT FEKING.
PEXING, August 28th,
Congress of the United States, who con-
patriotism displayed and hoped that the students would bring back to their own country the lemons that these lives tanght
CHINA'S CONSOLIDATED LOAN BONDS. SERVICE IN SATISFACTORY POSI: TION; MANIPULATION BY SPECULATORS.
holders.
or national
geney, to be owned and operated privately by citizens of the United States, and it is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to encourage the maintenance of such a merchant marine."
EX-SERVICE MEN IN
DISTRESS.
EARL BAIG ON. THE PRINCE'S
GRAVE.CONCERN.
Field-Marshal Earl Haig, on the tenth anniversary of the war, issued the follow ing appeal:-
Now it is a fact, and not altogether a sad fact if we are really to maintain the
SIR, All over the world thousands of virility and energy which have built an ex-Service men of all ranks are in want, the Empire, that England can no longer and my British Legion Appeal Fund is satisfy these comfortable needs or any taxed to its utmost capacity to meet the thing like them. Neither enn Canada, demands of the most acute cases in this Australia, or New Zealand meet them country, nearly a quarter of a million exactly. South Africa,, however, for the of which this fund assisted last year. reasons pointed out in General Wau- The position of distressed British ex- chope's article, has special advantages Service men is one which occasions the and can be used to provide the best features of the conditions required for Prince of Wales grave concern.
My appeal has the cordial support of this class" of "
A community Fettler
As further. system can be made. and developed for his Royal Highness, who,
evidence of his practical sympathy, has them on the right lines planned in, n way which, though involving not incon- given permission for a limited number of siderable capital outlay, will yield a reproductions of a bust and plaque of reasonable but not a heavy rate of pro himself, which were executed a few weeks fit. Very briefly can they be indicated ago, to be sold on behalf of the British here:-
Legion Appeal Fand for ex-Service men Create on healthy, well-selected farms of all ranks, their dependants and the something like garden cities," with widows and children of the fallen."
The moment for asking for a generous irrigated garden holdings of two to five acres. dwelling stable and outhouse sites contiguous, commen pasturage; a club reponse to this gracious gesture of the house where simple meals are obtainable Prince of Wales is singularly opportune at a cheap monthly rate (5 a months and affords a great opportunity for mark- perfectly feasible); sleeping, and living ing in a concrete way the significance of the Tenth Anniversary of the outbreak separate ron- rooms in the shape davels" clustered in terraced flower of war..
Many people, as well as niany institu- are circular thatched huts, tions (such as public companies) will rondavels gardens around the club house (these
The following state has been issued by the Inspector-General of Customs :-
With reference to the recent heavy fall in the value of Consolidated Lann bonds, which is causing a panic on the bond market, the Inspector General has been requested by the Ministry of Finance to make a statement concerning the position of the loan service in order to allay the alarm felt by the genuine investment The violent fluctuation of these bounds has been caused by the fact that while the sinking fund is controlled by the Inspector-General and is more than suf Scient to meet all interest payments it is not yet quite sufficient to enable very cool and pleasant, and can be put wish to possess one of these replicas, for amortization to proceed according to "P, plainly furnished, and rented profit which already a large number of applica schedule. This fact has been taken at-ubly for less than 208. à month). To the tions have been made. They are made in club house attach tennis courts, croquet various forms, in solid bronze or silver, vantage of by speculators whose mani lawn, and golf course, a swimming pond, pulation causes the bonds to rise and fall without any reference to their intrinsic making, an annual subscription payubia at prices ranging from 6 to 50 guineax.
for their use. Provide a trained expert I appeal to visitors to London to secure value based on the condition of the sink to advise on the cultivation of trees and one at once--they will, by doing so, assist ing lund,
crops and care of livestock, also to super to ameliorate distress among ex-Service The Consolidated Loan service is in intend the proper execution of the men, and they will also have either a bust very satisfactory position and there is no heavier work, ploughing, harrowing, &c. or plaque, limited in number, of special circumstance in connection with it to which the management will do for interest and great value from every justify violent bond movements either certain chargez. There are a thousand standpoint. upward or downward, nor have the in- different ways in which co-operation in I venture to ask for your help în mak vest went holders aty present cause for market gardening, poultry keeping, dairy-
ing, &c., dan with good management being this project known, and in placing it The revenue balances to date are more developed so that the expenses of small before your readers, with the commends- than sufficient to cover all interest pay-agriculture and of living can be brought tion of your valuable support ments at the end of the current year to a minimum, while the maximum pro- funds to cover completely the redemption fitable yield is obtained from the hold- of the Ninth Year Loan honds due on ing Heavy capital outlay on implements feeding-stuffs
It is in the education of and future September 30th next are in hand; and a and transport, seed and Bum of approximately $1,400,000 is avail- can be avoided, working expenditure can able towards the drawing of the 6 Per easily be met out of private income, re- provision for children that the scheme turns are clear profit, and norasional here outlined presents its best use and real attraction. In the Union of South Cent Consolidated Loan.
failure of crops does not spell disaster.
Africa and Rhodesia primary education Thus it is feasible to lead to sucess free, and for communities Buch sufficient not at first to make a living would be created on the lines above sug- independent of private income, but to ingested could be very good. There are crease and develop, the holding, to build excellent and
in the
al
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KEIR HARDIE'S BUST. DABOUR MINISTER REFUSES SPACE IN COMMONS.
HAIG, F.M.
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on it 't proper homestead, then to make schools and universities both day farming livelihood with something to Union and Rhodesin. Children of good A proposal to place a presentation spare and nitimately, perhaps, to accumu British stock brought up in the healthy bust of Mr. Keir Hardis in the Palace ate a capital of respectable proportions, country conditions of Bouth Africa, edn of Westminster has been refused by Mr. Great monetary wealth cannot, of course. cated and trained in her schools and he anticipatel under this scheme, but ex colleges, are fitted far better to make Jowett, First Commissioner of Works.
In a written reply Mr. Jowett says Perience and success attained by if their future in South Africa that coun that much as he honour Mr. Keir Honally desires to means may lead the enterprising man to try of sunshine anal vast. potentialities— be cannot take embarking securely on larger indepen than if they were educated in a more M. Karakhan, last evening, want a Nate advantage of his office in a minority Gov. dent projects such as have brought and polished way in the Old Country and had to Sir. Ronald Macleay nominating a ernment to accede to the request, especi will continue to bring real fortunes to to face the struggle for existence there. member of his staff to take over the Rusally in view of the limited at the Bouth Africa. At the worst the man required and the returns would, at first. the successful and enterprising farmer in An initial moderate outlay of capital is sion Legation.
tion for busts and statues within
whose real bent is not agriculture
be slow and ultimately not very heavy. precincts of the House.
with if the objects of the scheme are to la the enjoyment of an open-air games and sport this mere pleasantly reply,cherno and can be carried out on
available in a sunn fulfilled. But
small scale to test it and then multi- plied, if it succoeds, as it must succeed Ender careful and wise management.
ROLAND, BOUISE The Bath Club, London.
SUBMARINE ACCIDENT IN
PHILIPPINES, ..
Mantia, August 27th..
It is a request which could more appro- priately be made if in the course of time
it should become lear that the desire for such a memorial is general.
Mr. Keir Hardie was the first Inde. to contesting the receivership proceed fired this morning, killing a chief petly founded the Parliamentary group from A gun on submarine a at Cavite back-pendent Labour (Becialist) M.P. and
officer and wounding a maman..
which the present Labour party sprang.
and with less expense than anywhere else. however, merels That consideration, se objost of the cher
dental to and red how any means an
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