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HEBREW UNIVERSITY.
THE
INAUGURATED IN HISTORIC SURROUNDINGS.
JERUSALES, April 1st. The Hebrew University was inaugurat- ed here in the presence of seven thousand persons, in the great amphitheatre cus in Greek style on the side of Mount Scopus from whose three thousand feet
A party of eight Russian Trade Union-summit ists, under M. Tomsky, have arrived to discuss, with representatives of the Geutral Council of the Trade Union Congress, the question of international
guity
AIRSHIP R.33.
TO BE TESTED FOR LONG DISTANCE FLIGHTS.
the copper-domed building doininates eastward the wilderness of studnen, with glimpses of the Jordan and Dead Sea and mountains of Gilead and it commands westward JL Moab.. panorama of the Holy City
Fifty leading institutions of learning. and nendemic bodies all over the world were represented at the inauguration. Hours before the ceremony, the warrow, dusty road to Scopus was black with Jews, old and young, were everywhere' visible climbing the slopes. Pedlars did a good business selling Halfour cbocolate cake and cigarettes."
LONDON, April 2nd. Arhip R.33 few to-day from Carding-vehicles, ton, where it had been locked up for four years, so Pulham aercdrobe. It will undergo special tests at Pulham with the
gest of perfecting a type of airship adaptable to regular air segyier between Britain "and" the Dominions.
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POLISH PRIEST USSAS.
REARRESTED OWING TO RECENT
MURDERS.
Moscow, April 1st. The Police priest named Uškas, who
war to have been exchanged for soine Communist officers, has been re-arrested; oving to the officers having been murder-
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Moscu April 2nd.
;
The Boria nowa agency states that the Foreign Commissarjat has handed Note to the Polish Mission, "declaring that the bayantar of the Polish Consul at Minsk is annualled. The Xow ex presses the hope that he will be recalled immediately for harbouring the Priest Uwas for two dayer
HONGKONG DAILY - PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD, 1925
*
AMATEUR RACQUETS.
BRITISH HOLDER DEFEATED BY AMERICAN.
*LONDON, April 1st. At Queen's Club, in the British amateur racquets championship, challenge round, the American, C. Pull, beat H. Leatham, the bolder, by 15-10, 15-19,
17-15
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THE ENGLISHMAN'S HOUSE AS HIS CASTLE. RIGHT OF SEARCH DEMAND
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]"
London, February 24th. OPEN THE DOON
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call a suburban music-ball. A Shaw sea-FAR
son has begun at the Chelsea Palace Theatre, and I bear the bookings in ad vance are heavier than the management expected. Shaw's plays are also going strung at the Everyman Theatre at Hampstead.
THE KING'S JACHT. :
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NEWS.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.} COSSACKS ON "MONGUGAL" There is great joy in yachting circles SEMENOFF DENIES ALL CONNEC that King George has decided to enter TION WITH EXPEDITION, his old Facing yacht the Britannia for most of the big events in the coming
BRANGHAI, April 2nd. The Postmaster-General has raised a
The Britannin, of which His furious-start about his head by propos Majesty is
proud, and on which General Semenoff interviewed by the ing to insert a clause in his Wireless. Telehe almost invariably sails himself, is in
China Press, denied says connection with graphy Bill that would give "the right to nway a wonder ship. She is thirty-two [a postal ufficial or a policeman to enter sears old, and has won more prizes than the agreement whereby the s.8. "Mongugat
any house in which it was thought that any racing craft in the world. It is said
i sailing from Shanghai, But, ke ad a wireless set, was kept and the owner that some of her most notable rivals are. had no livence.
I understand that being extensively overhauled in the hope mitted that he had been approached in Lospos, April 2nd.
although news of this proposal bas only that they will have a better chance to The death is announced of Vice-Admiral just been made known through the beat the well-pigh unconquerable Royal directly by the Soviet officials with a vio
medium of the Press Hembers of Parlia-yacht, The Britannia is being futed with to.. negotiating with regard to the ad Sir Michael Culme-Neymour, K. C. B., C.B..ment are being bombarded by their con-
a complete set of new sails, and is under-ministration of the territories on the stituents calling upon them to oppose any going general overhaul at Cowes, so that M.V.O.
provision of this kind. The outery has competition in races this summer should evidently reached the ears of the P.M.G., for he has considered it expedient to
SIR CULME-SEYMOUR,
[The late Sir Michael Calme-Seyincur was born on August 20th, 1867. He bud been Second. SeaLord and Chief of Naval Persounel Since 1024. He served in the Battle of Jutland, commanded the Black Sea and Caspian Squadron, 1918, nad was C.-C. of the North America and West Indies Station 1925-1624. Į “
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BIG OIL DEAL. MR. EDWARD L. DOHEXY SELLS. CONTROLLING INTEREST.
issue a statement this week in extenua. tion.
ke keen.
SUMMER TIME.
A promising atterapt is, being made to synchronise Summer-time in Grent Britain, France and Belgium. For several years this sensible course has been
Russian border.
The Shanghai Times, says;" Flying the Fed fing, which was hoisted after the ceremony at which Soviet oficials ticipated, "the" ss. Morgugni is lying In the river, awaiting a favourable oppor nity to slip away to Fladivestock.
"LITTLE" ESU IN FRANCE. "STRUCK WITH WONDER AT THE SIGHTS,SEEN.”
Paris, April 2nd.
What the average man says about the right of "search is that from time imme; inorial the Englishman's house has been his carie, and nobody eduki enter unleas urged, but for one reason or another under a search warrant obtained from agreement was found to be impossible. magistrate who had to be satisfied that The chief argument against ̈ making Only, three of the five sections of the VREUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE. the occupier of the house had brought Summer-time permanent comes from the amphitheatre have hitherto, been complet
himself within the criminal law. That cultivators of the seik They prefer to work by, the sun. They say that when ed. These were built in five weeks' by
the clock is altered by an hour a day three hundred Jews many of whom were
many kinds of farming and gardening
students.
operations are interfered with. The dew is still on the grass, for instance, when the working day begins and men canant engage in hay-making till the sun been up and dispersed the muista. There" Little" Hau) declared all he had seen
other similar objections about which in France had struck him with wonder. the farmers are apt to wax eloquent.
He was very greatly impressed by the But Summer-time has so much to re- commend it in the eyes of urban com.
cording entertainment of the French munities that the agriculturalists are in Government and will never forget the a minority whenever the point is discuss d. It is a concession to them that the ar
attentions paid him throughout France.
Thousands had to be turned away al- though any had tramped long distances. For instance, bir hundred colonist walked from Jaffa,
The procession from the University to the amphitheatre was most imposing.
EARL BALFOUR OVATED, A tremendous oration was necorded
to
e as they were nearing the Russo-Karl Halfour on his rising to make the Polish frontier on March 31st.
maugural speech, for which he returned thanks, and gracefully apologised for his inability to speak in Hebrew. tl re- ferred to the world-wide, composition of the gathering assembled
mark great epoch in Jewish history, and great milestone in the future career of Juduma. He recalled that the very spat where the Israelites entered the promised land was visible from where they were sitting, and they were on the very hill where the Roman destructors conducted the siege of Jerusalem which ended, in that great chapter of the Jewish people. He asked if there could be a more his toric spot. Jewish culture had been camterrupted since then, but it had brew scattered,
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COMPARATIVE FIGURES SINCE THE ARMISTICË.
Loxos, April 1st. In the House of Commops, replying to Capt. 7. P. H., Beamish, "M». "W. C. Bridgeman (First Lord of the Admiralty) stated-ibut-minglik-Armistiotllow ing warships had been laid down in the" British Empage, Japan Fraser, Italy, and the United States, respectively :--
CRUISERS.
British Empire
Jupan
5
France
Italy
2
The United States
10
DESTROYERS.
British Empire
Japan
Franer
24
Italy
21
The United States
SUBMARINES.
British Empirs
2
Japan
13
*3
France
Italy
203
The United States....
Replying to Commander Bellairs. Mr. Bridgeman stated that on the basis of the 1914-25 figure the British naval ex- penditure represented about even per vent of the national expenditure. The present Japanese naval expenditure was approximately 15 per cent, of national expenditure. So far as was known, no Japanese naval expenditure was met by Joans except the catraordinary way penditure fund, which was not included in the above percentage, and the gratui ties granted, to officers and men dis Chargra owing to reductions due to the Washington Treaty.
·FOOTBALL. AT HOME. LATEST RESULTS OF MATCHES IN LEAGUES.
Losnos, April 1st. The following are latest English football League resulta:-
He proceeded to dilate on Jewish in- #llectual achievement in various parts of the globe, for centuries past. It was a profound mistake to suppose that the Jews, although senttered, bad n.t
a full share" in the progress of knowledge and the growth of' civilisation all over the world, He confideatly Anticipated that in the future they would
be able to give:even more important aid. WEST AND. EAST.
Earl Balfour said he was convinced that | the unparalleled experiment of adapting western methods and a western form of university to an eastern site, and the use of ints Fastern languagy," predestined nevitable Succuss despite the difficulties which would meet Dr. Weizmann and Sir Herbert Samuel and their successors.
He singled, out the use of Hebrew as one of the problems.
three-theories relatin by
Lention,
attracting
of which were
al-
New York, April 2nd
Mr. Edward L. Doheny has announced that the interests controlled by the Dottery farally have sold their majority voting stock in the Pan-American Petro- Teum and Fransport, Company, as report ed in New York papera de March 11th.
A cable, dated New York, March 11th, stated: The Few Fork Times earns that Edward L. Doheny is negotiating the sale of all his oil properties in Mexico to the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, the Blair Company and certain British in- terest. The deal, if consummated, will involve nearly $125.000.000, and probably result in the readjustment of the affairs of the Pan-American Petroleum: Company by segregating its Mexican from its American properties, with the Company, confining its activities to the development of the petroleum industry in the United States, especially on the Pacific coast. 1
COUNTERFEITERS · ARRESTED. NHTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE
MAKE GREAT HAUL.
MONTREAL April Pul The Canadian North West Mounted Police, sesterday,carried out one of the biggest raids against counterfeiters on record.
They arrested seven meng and scized counterfeit notes, representing $130,000 and/ancompleted notes, equivalent to
500,000.
BOXING IN AMERICA.
MIKE BULLERINO DEFEATS
KID SULLIVAN.
PHILADELPHIA, April 20 Mike Bullerian won the janior light weight title 20-day, by out-pointing Steve
Kid Sullivan in a 10-round bout.
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DODGE MOTOR-CAR COMPANY SOLD FOR CASH.
is pretty clear and definite, and has work ed very well in practice. It is a very different thing indeed to give permission to any minion of bureaucracy who chanced to come along and imagine that you have not paid a licence to the Post Office for wireless apparatus. The PMG., will have a stiff task to get this clause in his precious Bill through the House of Com.
ions,
DISTRESS' IN HELAND.
:
There seems to be no doubt that a great deal of distress exists in Ireland; indeed, in some parts of the West the people are on the verge of starvation.rangement to alter the clock has up till | Appeals are being made to provide food for the sufferers. The curious thing about the situation is that the Irish Free State Minister of Agriculture not only denies that there is any abnormal dis tress, but asserts that conditions are. if anything. slightly better than in any ordinary year."
year for approval for a stated number now been brought before Parliament euch
of months. But it is now thought about time that a permanent agreement, was reached, the suggestion being to start Summer-time annually in the first werk in April. It is, of course, highly import aut to come to an arrangement with I believe the Minister-and presumably France, and Belgium in the interests of he reflects the opinion of the Irish everyone travelling, between the three Government-imagines that if he were to countries, Discussions are proceding admit that acute distress exists it would between the three Governments, and there be regarded by the world at large as a is good "reason to believe that in a few reflection upon the Free State punditswks Summer-time will be stabilised here at the head of affairs. They would and alse so far as the nearez parts of rather let the unfortunate peasantry
the Continens are concerned. star
it appears, that admit the cous- try is in a bad state under the new system of Government. There can, however. be no doubt as to the facts, which are vouch- ed for by Irish newspaper correspondents and Irish Reef organisations. WATERLOO BRIDGE AGAIN.
Controversy has broken out, again over Waterloo Bridge. Last year, it will be recalled, one of the arches showed signs of weakness, and the bridge was closed for a couple of months. Since the future of the bridge has been under discussion, which has been brought to a head by the announcement of the London County Cane's intention to demolish the famous structure held to be one of the sights of London and the most beautiful bridge in the world-and build a new one wide enough to take six lines of traffic. This scheme is coupled with another pro- jest to make a traffic tunnel under the Strand which would come out at the bridge. The L.C.C will find public opinion against demolition, and perhaps another plan will be devised.
THE CARL OF OXFORD AND ASQUITH. "
From the point of view of the deserip tive writers the event of the week at
FASHION IN JADE.
In an interview, General Hou She Tseng
When he returns to Ching, he will do his best to tighten the bonds of Franco- Chinese friendship.
"Little Hsu con-
cluded by hoping that Buth countries. would become hotter acquainted with each other.-Huvas.
PIRACY NEAR HONGKONG.
QUESTION RAISED IN HUUSE OF COMMONS.
LONDON, April Tat
In the House of Commons, replying
There is a veritable eraar fer jade into Sir John Marriote with regard to London ut the present time. A jeweller, complaints of the prevalence of "piracy in Bond Street tells me that in the trade in the waters adjacent to Hongkong it is called jade madnese," and is
art
entirely due to the feminine desire to be- | Mr. Ormsby-Gere ŝaid that steps bad bern come possessed of the indescribable green taken to increase the number of patrok quartz As a result high prices charged for a real bit of Chinese, craft and the efficiency of armed guarda, although, of course, as a matter of fact. real Chinese jade is not quarried in carried on ships, and the system of escort China but in North Barma and Turkes-by gunboats and armed launches institut
The Oriental caravans carry the tan. crude rocks into China to be wrought in certain narrow waters. by the lapidaries there. This is what ibr
A locul committee and an inter-depart-" London experts say as they ask with a
mental committee at Home had consider- smile for £50 as the, pries of a ferfected the matter, and the Secretary of State- jade bead necklace.
The same authority informed me that it is not unusual for a customer to pay up to £100 for a pendant to go with a rape of jade beads, and for a pair of car rings mounted with platinum and small diamonds as much as 200 is given. But the price cannot be cbtained unless the elter is able to give reasonable proof that what is gold is rent Chinese jade, fashion held to be pastmonsters in the art of el in that country where the natives are judging, grinding, and carving.
THE ROYAL COURTS.
Westminster was the reremony connect ed with the advent of the Earl of Ox- ford und Asquith, to give Mr. Asquith According to present arrangements. the his fall style and title. The Prime Erst of the Royal Courts this year will Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, and be held in the month of May, and I learn
was communicating with the Governor to see whether the measures already. adopted could be improved,
The present situation was due to the civil war in Kwangtung Province, which had completely disrupted the policing of the Canton delta and neighbouring waters by the Chinese authorities. Untat order was restored in that area, it was hardly to be hoped that further attempts at piracy would not occur.
He pointed out that punitive opers- tions against the pirates had been car ried out on several occasions, with good results.
many other of the leading personages of that there are to be some interesting, de POLITICAL SITUATION
IN CHINA.
[FROM THE “DAILY BULLETIN."]
WU PEI PU'S BIRTHDAY.
MUKDEN MARSHAL SENDS TWO
DELEGATES WITH GREETING
the House of Coramons were there, on butantes. Among these are three whose the stops of the throne, to watch the names will always be associated with the The reception of a new | Great War. They are Lady Alexandra proceedings. peer by the House of Lords at any time Haig, who is to be presented, and also is a picturesque and most interesting Lady Gwendoline Jellicoe and Miss event and on this occasion the position Helen Robertson. The last named is the and character of Mr. Asquith as a dis- daughter of Field Marshal Sir William tinguished House of Commons man made Robertson, while the other two are, as
their names suggest, the daughters res the ceremony memorable.
and Admiral Lord Jellicee. Lady Gwen- pectively of Field Marshal Earl Haig
PEXING, April 1st. doline would have been presented last
The Chin Pao reports that Chang Teo season but for the fact that her father
Lin sent two delegates in a semi-official and mother were in New Zealand, where the famous naval commander acted with capacity to congratulate Wu Pei Fu distinction as Governor-General.
upon his birthday. In
NEW YORK, April 1st. According to the newspapers, one of the largest commercial cash transactions ever concluded in the United States has been the purchase by a New York banking syndicate headded by the Dillon Read Company, of the Dodge Motors Com-Countess of Oxford and Asquith, in plain On the floor of the House was the pany, for 175 million dollars gold in black, with her daughter Lady Bonham
Carter at her side. The noble lords were cast.
present in nuniters only usual when there are important debates. The veteran Lord Lansdowne came in walking with the aid of a nick: and he was one of Court circles it is freely rumoured that a letter in Chang Tso Lin's own writ- many old opponents of the new Ear! Her Majesty the Queen intends in con: ing who has hitherto unly been a factor in nection with this year's Courts to en the Gilded Chamber by reason of his courage the wearing of home-made febricz arguments and his name. The note and lace of British manufacture, she her apparent was one of entire friendliness seif showing the example. towards Lord Oxford, whose "admission THE PRICE OF WHISKEY. was sponsoned by the Earl of Balfour and Earl Bauchamp, wearing their scarlet und ermine robes, and led by Carter King-of-arms.
He believed this difficulty would be overcome; also the fear that there would an inadequacy of competent teachers. He quoted in support of this belief the bran- ches of scien Jews,
creative evolution and the new paychology, both by friends of his, The property is owned jointly by the while the third, which was the most original and important, was that of idows of the Dodge brothers, whose rise relativity, by Professor Einstein.
from humble beginnings was as rien Earl Balfour recalled the past co-opera- tiopal as the rise of Mr. Henry Ford, tion
between Jew's and Arabs, quently appealed support of the now and for clog
for the same spirit who is reputed to have built his first mo- University. He said that while they
they tor in the Dodges' "emal garage in could not
Arab-Jewish d hope that ferences would not be lasting, t
dif- Detroit years ago. of the University should not br After p policy decided on by the University paring a tribute to the progressive.
and
the fate
leaders and declaring his confidence in the success of the venture, Earl Balfour declared the University open.
PALMAS ISLAND. SOVEREIGNTY TO BE 'SETTLED BY ARBITRATION.
The paper states that they are taking
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The paper also declare that Chang sung Chang and Li Ching Lin mana delegates on similar errand
EAID ON NINGHSIA.
PIXING, April 1st. It is reported in Chinese military circles that. Ma Hung Kael, son of Ma Fu Hsiang, made a raid on Ninghsia
General Las Hung Tao, Tupan of Kansu, is reported to have sent, troop to prevent the raiders from penetrating to Lanchow.
I hear that a petition signed by 158,000 inhabitants of Scotland has been pre- seated-at-Whiteball praying for a reduc. The new Earl having taken the oath tion of the whiskey duty. The demand and signed the roll, removed his robes is for such a reduction of the daty as and then walked to bis seat at the lower will enable those who like the wine of The
ceremony opened with the British
WASHINGTON, April 1st.
end of the front Opposition Bench, above the country-which is also the wine of National Anthem, after which the Jewish choir entertained the
gathering to some-]
The agreement reached in January be the gangway, which was an indication numberless millions who are not Scots- that he is assumed the leadership of to get their favourite beverage at 2s. 6d, beautiful singing.
amphitheatre tween the Netherlands and the United the Liberal Party in the House of Lords. u bottle less than the present charge. presented a remarkable spectacle, tier
refer the question of the He was welcomed by Lord Curzon, who which is 128. ed., a bottle, and therefore tier being closely packed with States to upon
said that his elevation to the Peerage in the opinion of "all convivial souls The deputation which is to see humanity. After the opening speech by sovereignty of Palmas Island, Philip-
exorbitant. Mr-Churchill, Chancellor of Dr. Weizmann, Sir Herbert Samuel con-pines, to arbitration has been formally POPULARITY OF SHAW
was a new honour to the House.
the Exchequer, has consented to receive Churchill bave been careful to pat their veyed the British Government's good
a deputation about the middle of neissigned "petition in a form that ought to Wishes and read a telogram from the signed at the State Department, to-day. One of the remarkable features of the month on the subject,ancellor he opinion. The signatures are impressive carry weight as a popular expression of Foreign Secretary, hoping that the pro-
theatrical world in London at the present When Mr. Snowden was ject would be successful in spreading
enough in all conscience, as they repre- time is the popularity of plays by Mr. G. received a deputation, which was eens by sent one-seventh of the entire adult po- culture and enlightenment on the historic soil of Palestine.
Under Pericles, all our unemployed
Bernard Shaw. It is difficult to account the Trade to interview him, and he scored pulation of "Bonnie Scotland." would have been hard at work on projects for the fact, unless it be that the public a point by saying it was curious that the
piatter of interst and comparison I The proceedings terminated with the of national utility. General Sir fan are at last beginning to tire el revue. demand for a reduction had not come may say that the whiskey sold in this tax 1
recital of a poem by the Hebrew poet, Hamilton.
It is not only that the revival of "St. from the consumers. He was told that burdened land is only half the strengths League resulta are as follow. Bralik, after which Chief Rabbi: Hertz Beal progress
is a sort of cheerful zig- Joan" at the Regent Theatre in Easton the Trade was organised and the cone that procurable abroad, and as. iF Celtic, ; Falkirk, 2.
gave the Blessing. It is estimated that zag movement. in which, when people Road is proving one of the most phenomers were not, and that the Trade were to add insult to injury, out of every 19% there were 14,000 present around the find they are going too far in one direcmenal successes of the London stage for really expressing the wishes of the public ed, charged for a bottle the Gaveruipens amphitheatre, of whom 10,000, witnessed tion they turn and awing in the opposite many years, but Shaw is now actually who like to imbibe the popular drink. takes in the form of tax no less than
direction.-G. K. Chesterton.
being produced in what Londoners would❘ (Continued at foot of nezt Column.) 3d-H.B:
First Division:
Notts County,
Preston, 0,
Cardiff, 0; Manchester C., 2
Villa, 4: Aracnal, 0.
Second Division
Palace, 11 Chelsea, T
S. Shields, 2; Hull.
Scottish
Southampton, 0.
Hangers, 1; Cowdenbeath, 0. Aberdeen, 2; Hamilton, 0.. Motherwell, 1; 'St. Mirren, 2
the ceremony..
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