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STEWARDS' CUP RESULT.

Lesbos, July 28th The Stewards, Cup, run at Goodwood today, resulted as follows:--

Deßance (20 to 1)

Sunstone (20 to 13

1.

3

Purple Shade (100 to 8) Won by three quarters of a length; half length between-second and third.

"Twenty-four ran.

THE HONGKONG ✨ DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29TH, 1925

HOME LABOUR CRISIS.

MR. BALDWIN AND THE MINERS,

LONDON, July 27th.

In his conference at 10, Downing Streets with the Committee of the Trade Union Congress, which is empowered to

net for the miners, Mr. Haldwin was age companied by Mr. W. C Bridgeman (First Lord of the Admiralty), Sir Steel-Maitland (Minister of Arthur Labour) and Lieut-Col, G, R. Lane-Fox (Under Secretary of State for Mines),

An official statement says the Trade COUNTY CRICKET.

Unior deputation urgel the Premijer to make an early pronouncement requesting NORTHANTS BEAT GLAMORGAN,

the owners to postpone their notices Loxbox, July 28th.

withdraw their proposals and allow the Northamptonshire wat Glamorgan by men to work on the terms of the present 106 TALDA Northants, in their first

agreement, pending negotiations, The Jonings scored 121, of which W. Timms Premier told the deputation that ha contributed 31. Merger, taking 5 wickets hoped to confer with the owners for 31 Glamorgan replied with 108 Jopp taking 7: wickets for 24, and doing the hat trick.

pro-

Northamptonshire's second innings heed 14 runs. Speteer taking for 33. tilamorgan were all om at their arcond attempt for 61. Jupp again doing well, nad securing

wickits for 18 runs.

FIGHTING IN MOROCCO.

RIFFS REPORTED TIRING.

Maunin, July 29th.

A esimmungué un the Morocco situation says that a Pernich neemplane, traserard Quilates in the Spanish zone while Spanish neroplanes bombed enemy cou-- centrarlons advancing on the French front near Hasi Huesgan.

The Frough and Spanish air fopers have thus begun to exercise their right to fly over each other's territory, an ngreed in Madrid.

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PAR, July 25th.

A trenger from Fez says that signs of Jassituli na notierable amongst many Riff tribes, several of which are demand Ling the cessation of hostilities,

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FRENCH COMMUNISTS.

·COMMITTEES OFFICES RÄIDED.

PARIS, July 27th.

Following the publication by the Clini- mquist newspaper Beamite of an article by the Central Committer of Action against the war

in Morocco, urging French troops to fraternise with the Riffs.

morrow",

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It is understood from an authoritative source that the deputation suggested that some form of outside assistance for the cont_mining industry was. necessary if

further serious difficulties werk to be

avoided,

STINNES PROPERTIES.

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

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EGREMONT CASTIX" FOUNDERS VALUABLE SUGAR CARGO LOST

MANILA, July 8th.

The British steamer Egremont Castle (Dodwell Castle line) which went aground last week or Tuburtaba Reef, Suluses, slipped off the reef in a squall, and sank in a thousand fathonis on Sunday morn ing

The crew of 30 were saved by the const guard cutter Corregidor, and are now on their way to Manila.

it would appear that there had been a burst in an upward direction either

· SANITARY BOARD: INSANITARY WELLS TO BE CLOSED.

A meting of the. Sanitary Board, was held yesterday afternoon the President

PO HING FONG ENQUIRY. Asked by the Coroner whether, he had

YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS.

[any theory concerning the upheaval, witness said that from the debris that The enquiry into the circumstances he had examined and the portions, visible, the Po Hing Fong flood disaster, was surrounding the death of the victims of

resumed at the Central Magistracy yes- terday afternoon, by Mr. S. B. B. Me-preceding or in conjunction with the Mr. N. L. Smith, being in the chair,

The first itein of interest on the agenda failure of the retaining wäll. It would Elderry, xitting as Coronet.

also appear that certain of the ground was a minute by the President relative to long leave to Mr. 1). "Davies, first, clark floor kitchens-burst upwards.

Capt. Arthur: What was the best and assistant secretary, Senior Inspectors Mr, F. C. Jenkin attended the enquiry caused by By a burst of water. The Lyon and Duncan and fuspectors Kelly, on behalf of ve families involved in ground in the vicinity appeared to be Blake, Savage.. Watson. Gipson, and

Reid. the catastrophe (the families of Chau absolutely waterlogged. Siu Ki, Chu Seng Sang. Chu Chung How, Wong Pak San and Chiu Yuk

The Jury comprised Captain Thomas Arthur (fareman), Mr. Ho Kom Tong, and Mr. J. O. Shepperd,

Chow).

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Mr. Jenkin In your opinion, the On the motion of the President the ground in the vicinity is waterlogged. minute was approved without discussion Have you formed any opinion" as to how Mr. Owen, Assistant Engineer, P.W.D., the ground got into that state -Evidenco A' valuable cargo öf sugar was lostanid that, on July 1st ho took over the has been given concerning the springa The President stated that this had been The automatic light on the reef was not general supervision of the work at the and a certain amount of water may have lit when the vessel went nground,

THE CREW'S STORY."

The next item was a minute by the Pre- sident on the water reports.

eld No. 8 Police Station site. On the come down from the hillsids south of in the hands of members and asked if das after the collapse he noticed water Caine Road. The conditions might,hare there were any remarks on the subject.

There being done the minute „was ups LATER. coming through weep holes in the re-been aggravated by the recent storms.

The springs are old established springs 1 proved. The constguard-cutter. Corregidor has tuning wall. He had examined the re-

-Yes arrived and brought 12 white men and trining wall on the west of the site, and as Chinese, the entire crew of the Egre-saw that there were several okl cracks in

the wall wont Castle.

They state that the latter was slipping off the reef, but had not yet sunk when they left the serne. They believe, how- ever, that she was lost.

It is statel, that the transfer from the vessel was made with difficulty, owing to the high seas and heavy wind,

VARIOUS INTERESTS SOLD.

BERLIN, July 7th. Despite the previous announcement, there is no longer any question of pror-on Thursday last stated :— gnising the Stinnes-concern, but of dis- posing of some of its most important possessions in order to fall its obliga-

tions to the banks,'

Mr. Edward Newhouse, engineer in charge of drains, quid that he had helú the post for more than five years. e subruitted a plan showing, the drainage of the site around the old No. 8 Police Station. With regard to the surplus of water which had come over from Cains Rod, according to the evidence previous-

A report published in the Daily Prey given, he did not know of this until News reached Hongkong yesterday to after the disaster.

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The plans show that the old No. 8 Police Station site is whelly unprotect ed from storm water -The sits is "not protected from direct rainfall.

Is there anything to protect it from rain which could come over from Chine Road -There were natural channels to direct the water.

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protected 1--Yes

In your opinion was the site adequately

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Then who built the small coping-1t was not built-by my office, but by the

company who built the retaining wall.

the effect that the British s.,Egremont Witness here began to talk concerning. You consider this coping unnecessary

testle had gone ashore near a lighthouse

INSANITARY WELLS.

With regard to the proposed closing of two wells in Cheung Sha Wan, the Pre

sident said that Mr. Wong Kwong Tin had asked how long the wells had been in existence and what was approximately the number of people at Cheung Sha Wan village thas used water from thea į

Replying to this question, the President said that he did not know how long the wells had been in existence. They had probably been there for craturies, but it

could be found out, lus thought, if Mr. Wong Kwong Tin wished it. As regard-

There is evidence that water came over Las there were number of standpipes Caine Road -Yes, that is admitted.

You do not suggest that the natural trenches would make the site absolutely watertight - No.'

What would happen to water which did not go into the trenches ?--It was directed to the disinfecting station.

Then you suggest that the water which

in the Philippine Islands, the approxi- some of the plans submitted to the Court,t-is additional protection, but is really ed the number of people using the wells; mate position being about 200 miles following which Mr. Jenkinsaid that unnecesary., South West of Iloilo. It is supposed the he was present on behalf of several incident occurred yesterday morning. The Stinnes shipping interesta at

families vitally concerned in the catas The ss. Egremont Castle which is u Hamborg are being, realised, and the vessel of 3,204 tons, was in Hongkong re-trophe, and as the Govethment officiala London banking firms of Henry Schroederently, and cleared for Manila on Juls had submitted plans of which he had not 7th. Her master is Mr. J. Can. The has purchased for three million dollars vessel is a steel screw steamer, register been supplied with copics it was imposs-

H the shares of thy: Deutsch-Luxemburged at Liverpool, and was built in 1911ible for him to fallow the evidence.

by Messrs. Craig. Taylor & Co. of Stock-thought the Government officials should all the damage came from the springs Mining Company, of a nominal value of ton for the Lancashire Shipping Com-have supplied copies of the various plans.and through the earth --Yes. twenty-one million marks, comprising beam of 5-fret and draws 29.4 feet. The Therefore he would cross-examine witness

She is 410 feet over-all. has a pany. roughly a quarter of the mining confocal agents are Mears. Dodwell & Co. on a later occasion. pany's share capital.

A later message state that the vessel is discharging her cargo into a small const- ing steamer, which is standing by.

The cabled information given above woald seem to suggest that the latter statement was unfounded.]

available quite near 'to all these houses he did not know how many people used the wells. There was no need for anyone to use the wells as the standpipes were available to everyone and were situnte: quite near the houses. The water in the wells had been certified to be very un- You attribute the cause of the lisaster wholesome. Therefore, it had been den

the standing springs and water soukage, which was aggravated by storms?cided that the wells should be closed,

Mr. Wong Kwang Tin asked if mors people liked to use the standpipes rather than the wells}

to

The Coroner said he was not sure whe-Yes. ther, there woulik, be a later occasion. After All the enquiry. 1588 接 death

jenquiry, and he was not certain whether he could recall a witness for some object which was not concerned with the death enquiry.

The Hon. Mr. H. T. Crrasy, Director of Public Works, was called, and said the question of the position of the new building" for No. 8 Police Station was carefully considered "and it was decided

The President said that the Inspector's

to erect it 30 feet further back from the mport showed that the wells were in a retaining wall. This was because the re-highly insanitary state and should not taining walls, were kuown, to..he over 20

years old. Careful examination of the be used, and further that they were not. necessary there in view of the presence walls, particularly the No. 1 wall, the bottom one, was made. No sign of any movement could be found, but as an of the standpipes.

further away from the wall. "The No. I

The Prussian State has acquired the Rhepish Westphalian Electric Works, the majority of whose shares were, in the hands of Stinnes

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UNREST IN THE NORTH: SHARES TO STAY IN GERMANY.

BERLIN, July 28th,

SNUB FOR INDIAN COMMUNIST. According to the Volume Guzrite, the

Mr. Jenkins said he knew this was arrangements under which the Stinnes

LONDON, July 27th.

death enquiry, and he was present in shares in the Dentsch Luxemburg Mining

In the | Company have been sold are such that

House of Commons, Mr. order to help the Jury, but it was in the shares"remain in Germany.

Saklitvala, asked whether any instruc possible for him to cross-examine wit-actual precaution it was decided to build Mr. Wong Kwong Tin said that if the tions had been issued to the Commander-nesses if he were not supplied with copies wall was built into solid ground, it was people, in this neighbourhood were agres- in Chief in India in consequence of the of the various plans.

not built and then filled in as some re-able to using the standpipes, he was quita

Behind it was hard Chinese crisis, and if so what were the Mr. A. W. Tickle, Excentive Engineer,taining walls were.

disintegrated granite. He examined the in favour of the wells being closed, P.W.D., then went into the witness box site in December, 1923, with the engineer, The President said that he thought the nature of such instructions.

submitted pinus consisting of sec-1 Lowick, who pointed out all on notice-boards regarding this matter, con-

tials to him. Witness approved

veying information to the people, con- scheme.

In reply to Capt. Arthur witness maid cerned that the water was inaanitary, there were old cracks in the walls bus would be sufficient and that there would there was then no sign whatever of recent be, no harm done to anyone in closing. movement. Mr. Lowick was known as the wells.

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the police raide the premises of the FRECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.) Committee, which are situated in the offers of the tieneral Labour Union, and arized a number of documents, including

list of documents, including a list of

members.

SOVIET BAD FAITH.

MR CHAMBERLAIN'S STATEMENTS.

LONDON, July 27th

**BATTLING SIKI.".

BOLTS FROM HOSPITAL IN HIS PYJAMAS.

NEW YORK. July 28th. Bespite his wounds Battling Siki escap ed from hospital end in pyjamas, and disappeared in a taxicáh.

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LATE MR. BRYAN

CROWNING GLORY" DENIED

HIM.

New York, July 7th. The death of Mr. Bryan" occurred almost on the eve of what he was anti-

SENOR GALLO RESIGNS.

BUENOS AIRES, July sth. Senor Gallo, the Minister for the In- Speaking in the House of Commons interior, has resigned. reply to Labour members, Mr. Austen Chunberlain said that in his recent inter- view with M. Rakovsky he drew the latter's attention to the character and continuance of activities of which His Majesty's Government had reason to complain, namely the general failure of the Soviet Government to comply with the undertaking of the Trade Agreement that neither party would use its influence to provoke or encourage a movement hos -tile to the other elsewhere in the world

BRYAN CALM, Mr. Chamberlain did not consider that

NEW YORK, July 27th, any useful purpose would be served or

The death of Mr. Bryan has stunned friendly relations promoted by a con- the country. Before lying down for his last sleep, Mr. Bryan told his wife that slant stream of detailed complaints. Mr. Davidson declared that members of the never felt better, and was ready to go Bovict Government openly boasted of to the country, and wage war against

Modernism. their success in undermining the British, Empire. Mr. Chamberlain replied that if that were so he thought they had boast ed prematurely.

FRENCH ELECTIONS.

THE FINAL RESULTS.

PARIS, July 27th,

Earl Winterton replied that it would be contrary to the public interest to an- swer a question of this kind.

GREAT BRITAIN AND U.S.

Lesbos, July 27th.

tions of the old No. 8 Poller, Station

Nite.

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HONGKONG FLOGGING LAW.

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Trevelyau, Mr. Austen Chamberlain HOUSE OF COMMONS STATEMENT. said that communications had passed' be tween. His Majesty's Government, the

LONDON, July 27th.

the

With

SULPHUR FUMES.

regard to the matter

of

a very careful officer with considerable Mr. Wong Kwong Tin said in view of experience of retaining walls. Asked if this he would withdraw his objection to he considered it a good locality, for the wells being closed. building, witness said it was a very anal On the motion of the President, second- atrata on which buildings were constructed by the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, the Ledin Hongkong. Asked if he had had com- minute to close the two wells at Cheung United States and other Governments In the House of Commons, replying plaints as to drainage there witness said Sha Wan was carried. with regard to the proposed appointment to Commander Kenworthy, Mr. Ormsby he had heard from Police patrols since the heavy rains that Blake Gardens and of a Commissiou to enquire into the ques. Gore said that no ordinance had been the roads in the vicinity had been flood- tion of extra-territoriality in China, hut passed in Hongkong permitting the foged. This was only during heavy rains, sulphur fames at No. 87, Des Voe

He understood that and was agravated by neglect of scaveng-Road West, ground floor, the Medical ging of strikers. those negotiations had not reached

ing.

Other of Health (Dr. Pearse) said dogging was only permitted under a re-

-Capt. Arthur: Would you consider the that the ground four of this build- stage at which be could publicly make a

cent ordinance as a punishment for in- drainage in that area to be sufficient 1-Iting was being used by a Chines statement at present

timidation with violenes and other grave could be improved.

bank and in connection with the consider cipating as the crowning glory of his

HANKOW CONDITIONS BETTER criminal offences.

Witness further said he did considerable coinage handled by this bank, fur- He did not know whe HANKOW, July 28th,ther the ordinance was permanent or rebuilding the wall but considered it, un-naces, which were kept going by coke, life, namely a trip with hundreds of

necessary, It would mean building & were used. There were no proper means followers to Palestine, following as

temporary, and when it was received in nearly as possible in the exact footsteps

The Tatung, the first British passenger England that aspect of the matter would wall from In Mi Lane 70 feet high which of carrying off the gases from the fur- of Jesus Christ. His plans were virtually ship to reach Hagkow from Shanghai be fully considered, but he was doubtful was unnecessary, undesirable and very maces and the people living upstairs above whether he was likely to receive the expensive. There was nothing to show the bank had been complaining of the since the strike, reports that there was finance hefore the House of Commons when he examined the walls, that they sulphur fumes that game ty to them. complete.

MRS.

Do molestation en route, the coolies work rise, as it would probably not reach were not. as good and sound as any re- These sulphur fures were reported to be ing at all ports,

England until the end of the second week taining wall in the neighbourhood. The extremely irritating. It would be possible. new Police station building would have to carry the fumes off by way of the in August.

Replying to the Labour MP, Mr. been no extra thrust on the wall. It was roof, but it appeared that they wer Robert Morrison, Mr. Ormsby Gore said a good wall and well built but, of course, unable to do anything except through that the Governor had informed him that the standard of wall now-a-days was the owners or occupiers of the place. He thought, however, that pressure could be. nobody had been flogged, the object of much higher, the ordinance being to prevent outrage cause of the collapse he saith he preferred moved resolution that the owners of Asked if he had a theory ahout the brought to bear on those concerned and rather than to inflict punishment.

to sen before he theorised, but he would No. 07, Des Vœux Road West be asked think that the toe of the wall sank and to take steps to prevent the escape of it overturned. The average life of these gases from the ground floor, by TSAO KUN'S VAIN DEVICE TO retaining wall he would place at 50 years a flue carried above the roof, or in any

although there were some in. Hongkong other way that could be provided GAIN FREEDOM.

much older than that

This resolution was carried unani Mr. Creasy said he would like to commously and there being no further busi→ PEKING, July 28th. •

ment on the coping which had been built ness the meeting was concluded According to Chinese reports, ex- at the top of the site on Caine Road. It Those present at the meeting were:- President, Tsao Kun, who has been a pris was put there after the retaining all Mr.NL, Smith (President), Dr. J. C. oner, since Feng Yu Hsiang's coup d'état, gave way when rain would bave done MacGown, Dr. W. V. M. Koch, Dr. B. W. attempted to escape on July 24th, dis much more damage than previously. Tao, Dr, W. Pearse (edical Officer of guised as a common soldier, and with At this stage the enquiry was adjourned Health), the Hon. Mr. C G. Alabaster, his moustache shaved off, but a sentry re- sine die." Two witnemen will give expert K.C., Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, Mr. G. S. cognised him, called for assistance, and evidence when they have seen the site Kennedy Skipton (Secretary), and Mr. Taao Kun was led back to captivity. after the débris has born cleared away, D. Davies (Assistant Secretary),

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UNION RE-OPENED.

SHANGHAL, July 28th The General Union of Labour,, Com merce, and Educntion, which was closed Mr. Bryan lay down after lunch on on July 23rd, was allowed to re-open Sunday at Dayton, and his wife sent the chauffeur to wake him late in the after-this afternoon.. noon, when he was found to be Jend.

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His wife was very calm, and said that she was glad that her husband had died peacefully. She added that he had desir-

'PLAKES.

TACHIARAS, July 27th.. ed to be buried in the Arlington National 85 m., arrived here at 11.15 a..

The drahi 'planes, which left Özaka, at" Cemetery, Washington, as he had been a Colonel in the Spanish-American wat.

TACHIAHAI, July 28th.

The final results of the elections for the General Councils after the second ballot Hundreds of messages of condolenco The aeroplanes left for Heijyo, Koren,

how that the Cartel captured 133 seats have arrived at Dayton, A Crowd, with at 8.14 m. to-day.

tear-dimmed eyes,.

Hero, July 28th. from the opposition, namely 10 from the bared heads and Communists, 14 from the Conservatives, gathered round the house, and even his The Anki seroplanes arrived here at or from the Republicans and 48 from the bitterest opponents have paid tribute to 250 pm. to-day. Left Republicans.

Mr. Bryan's incerity and honesty.

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EX-FRESIDENT FÖLLED.