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LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) ZINOVIEV LETTER RECALLED. ATTACK ON MR. MACDONALD ENDS IN FAILURE.

LONDON, September 30th. The attack on. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald by the Left Wing, in connection with the Zinoviev Letter proved a hasco, at the Lahour Conference this morning.

A composite resolution on the subject, demanding inter alia that an anology be sent to the Soviet Government and to Mr. Zinovier, was overwhelmingly reject- -ed-on a show of hands.

ANOTHER COMMUNIST DEFEAT.

The Labour Conference overwhelmingly defeated the Communist motion to refer Eack a section of the executive's "re- Hr. port dealing with nuemployment.

the Gallagher (Paisley), submitting motion, asserted that the movement was being handed over to the middle classes,

Mr. MacDonald, repiring, said it was a, libel to say that the Labour Leaders bad blank cheques from Moscow. It was

time such slanders were faced. He de clared nobody was less entitled to point the finger of acorn at himself or at any one else from the viewpoint of a vulgar display of wealth or riotons living than the present British Communist leaders <Chérra.)

ARREST OF COMMUNISTS. POLICE CONDUCT HUNT IN

HUNGARY."

BEDAPEST, September 20th. Sixty Communists have been arrested as the result of a police hunt throughout

Hungary.

Three are still in hiding.

A semi-official statement denounces as insolent and untrue the communications, received from Communist "arganisations abroad, protesting against the alleged ill- treatment and, even torture of prisoners and demanding their release.

POLAND AND RUSSIA.

M CHICHERIN'S VISIT MARKS, NOTABLE RAPPROCHEMENT.

THE

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LOCARNO CONFERENCE, FRENCH REPLY TO GERMAN COMMUNICATION

PARIS, September 30th.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1ST.

LABOUR CONFERENCE. HEAVY VOTING ON COMMUNIST QUESTION

LONDON, September 29th The Labour Conference, by 2,870,000

FOOTBALL AT HOME. ACORINGTON BEAT DURHAM.

LONDON, September 29th. In the Northern Section of the Third Division Accrington Stanley playing at

PROPAGANDA IN ARMY.

TOM MANN'S" PLAN TO INFLUENCE

BASIN FORCES.

Presiding at the conference of the National Minority Movement on August 29th, Mr. Tom Mann asked whether his hesrors were prepared to meet the op

begins. He added:-:

MR. A. P. F. CHAMPMAN.

BATSMAN OF OUTSTANDING

ATTRACTIVENESS.

[BY H. D G LEVESON-GOWSK.).

Uppingham has given the world many famous cricketers, including A.

duct has been A. P, F. Chapman,

The French reply to Germany's verbal "gainst 991,000, rejected a motion to refer home defeated Durham City by 3 goals posing forces when the next round i Lucas. Bat in recent years its best pro-"

communication on the questions of war guilt and the evacuation of the Cologne zone, in connection with the Locarno conference," is almost identical to the British Note.

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THE GERMAN REPLY.

back to the executives the recommendat tion to exclude individual Communiste.) BOLSHEVIKS BARRED

LATER.

The Labour Conference adopted the executives' recommendations against the aliation of Communists after rejecting by 2,000,000 against 440,000, a third Com-

LONDON, September 20th The German reply to the Allies' invita-munist attempt to refer the matter back tion to the Locarno Conference, which was presented on September 20th, was issued to-night, and shows that Germany has accepted unreservedly.

The British Government's acknowledg. ment, published simultaneously, refers to the remarks made by the German Ambassador when handing over the Note raising the issues of German war guilt! and the evacuation of the Cologne zone, but notes the Ambassador's assurance that thear questions do not constitute conditions preliminary to meeting at the

Conference...

for debate Lively complaints from the Communists that the standing orders hal been invoked to burke discussida evoked an emphatic denial from Mr. Arthur Henderson, who anid that the executive considered it undesirable to waste fur- a question which the ther time on Labour movement had already decided.

"Air. Harry Follits declared that what- ever the Conference did, it could not keep the Comunista out, adding that the Labour Party should be wide enough to include not merely those who dined at

Balmoral like-Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, or stayed on a yacht at Cowes with Lord

Inchcape, like "Mr. J. H. Thomas.

Nevertheless the British Government is surprised at Germany's re-raising these issues, and observes that the negotiations

Mr. Bromley, the locomotive workers' for the Security Pact cannot modify the Treaty of Versailles or alter the judg-leader, said that the decision of the Con- mrat of the past as regards Cologne. lercace meant the beginning of a bereay Great Britain reiterates that the date of hunt in the ranks of the Trade Unions. the evacuation depends solely on Ger- Mr. Ramsay MacDonald was ringingly. many's fulfilment of her disarmament sheered when he told the Communists to obligations.

come out of the Trade Unions and pro The French Government has replied pagate their opinions honestly outside. similarly,

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CONVERSION, LOAN.

POPULAR WITH INVESTORS.

Losons, September 20th.

The Bank of England announce that the applications for the £40,000,000, Con- version Lean mentioned in a cable on September 23rd, amounted to £51,210,000. Tenders of sixpence over the minimum price received about 97 per cent. and above in full; WARSAW, September 10th:

The previous cable alluded to read: The visit of Mr. Chicherin, who is

LONDON, September 23rd. es route to a health resort in Germany,

On the Stock Exchange. Government bas marked a notable rapprochement be tween Poland and Russia. He has been securities weakened on the announce

ARMY RESERVE UNPOPULAR.

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[REUTER'S AMERIČAN SERVICE). THE ARGENTINE NAVY. SENATE APPROVE BILL FOR

NEW CRAFT,

BURNOS AIRES, September 30th. The Senate has approved a Bill, authorising the expenditure of 200,000,000 pesor to repiam cruisers and purchase ubmarines and naval aircraft carriers.

IN FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS.

ROBERT LA FOLLETTE ELECTED SENATOR.

MILWAUKEE, September 30th. Mr. Robert La Follettee has been elected, by a huge majority over four of

his opponents, as United States Senator in succession to his father, the late Mr. Robert Marion La Follette.

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FRENCH DEBT TO US.

MIXED FEELINGS EXPRESSED

ABOUT NEGOTIATIONS.

WASHINGTON, September th Mixed feelings prevail amongst the commissioners in respect to the French debt negotiation. Some are still affect-

The vexed question of the recruitment ing optimism, others almost admitting of the Army Supplementary Reserve, that a stalemate will be reached unless which raind such an outcry among the one side yields considerably.

understood there is tilla markin Trade Unions early this year, was again raised at the Labour Conference, when of some five million dollars between the a resolution calling upon all members maximum annuity acceptable by M. of the Party to refuse to join was unani-

Caillaux And that demanded by the mously adopted. ·

American Another meeting had been The miners leader, Mr. Cook, a ounced that a joint committee of the fixed for the evening, but has been post- Trade Union Congress, the Labour poned until morrow, owing to the Party, and the Parliamentary Committee French not completing their calculations. was drafting a scheme for the nationali-It is noteworthy that little more than sation of mines for submission to the

labour movement and subsequent presen- forty eight hours are left for the actual

The Forces will be called upon to net as blacklegs and to crush the workers on strike with their bayonets, Always keep in mind cold steel" Now, can the Minority Movement allow that the fight of millions of workers against a small bunch of exploiters should be converted into a fight between the workers of the factories and the workers in the barracks 7 Such a thing should pot be allowed to take place.

While Chapman was still a schoolboy. at Uppingham, E. B. Nool wrote of him Chapman's defenen, inny not be 'alto gether convincing to watch, but he does not seem easy, to get out, and he has than ustonishing gift-a combination of wrist. and timing which enables great" power to be put behind every stroke, whether defensive or attacking. Ho is fine cover-point. That is true of him to this very day. T

Let as make sure that there will not

Chapman gained his blue is his first be a single soldier, a single sailor, a year. My first impression of his batting." single airman who will dare to raise a when he played for Cambridge against finger against their brothers,

my eleven at Eastbone, was that he It is your duty to start immediately had a very dangerous habit of playing a big campaign of propaganda amour sort of half-cock defensiva, stroka the workers of the Anny, the Navy, | across a straight ball slightly overgiteb- and the Air Force to make sure that co. But against this was his great offen- they know the full truth of the matter.sive power, and it sened to mu that here was a possibility of a great, Eng- M.P. ADMITS BOLSHEVIK PLOT.

land cricketer Mr. Saklatvala, the Communist 3.P. for Battersea North, declared that he was ready at any moment to he shot down and added

My opportunity to test him occurred that year during the Scarborough Fer tival when he came up to play for Gen- tenen r. Players. Uz a wicket not too as he made 101 in just over two hours, against Howell, Parkin. Waddington, Woolley, and Rhodes. I think this was one of the best innings (and I have seem many), I have ever witnessed on this

Yext season came a sequence vať.

We shall see to it that, during the next nine months, ao Government, and especially the Labour leaders of the Second International, will succeed in putting the warkers into a twilight sleep. In the name of the working class I have no hesitation in denouncing the ground, wretched Empire, "I don't want to argue that there is no Bolshevik con-failures. But I had faith in the batsman spiracy. There is, and we are soldiers saw get that remarkable centary at Scarborough, and once he began to get of it.

runs again he had a remarkable run of

access.

First came a splendid century in the. Varsity match. This was followed by

I stand openly as a friend of the workers, and therefore, as a determined and implacable enemy of the Union Jack and British Imperialism, I am out to work for a revolution and to bring century for the Gentlemen. Players nearer the day when the millions of at Lord's a dazzling innings. It is no coloured workers shall stand shoulder exaggeration to say that his partnership to shoulder with European workers and with Carr in this match 150 in 105 minutes was the best tonic given to Eng- demand the control of the world. In his opening speech at yesterday's lish cricket since the war, t conference Mr. Tom Mann said that the For sheer attractivebras Chapmam achievement of their aims meant unre-stands alone among dur, amateur, bals mitting and relentless war on the British men to-day. Those startling drives of Empire for its downfall It was their his through the covers dely alike descrip duty to assume the maximum of respon tron and imitation, Surely experience -sibility in organising workers in the Em-will bring the knowledge of when to let well alone and perhaps to us a golf pire abroad.

Mr. Harry Pollitt moved a resolution in expression-to keep the eye on the ball favons of organising the working masses and the head down. of Britain for the overthrow of capitalism and the establishment of the Socialist Commonwealth, of carrying on a wide ciples of the revolutionary class struggle, agitation and propagands for the prin- and of working within the existing organisations of the workers to fight for the adoption of the programme of the National Minority Mavement.

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"BLOATED TYRANNY":

His success with A. C. MacLaren's team Australia and New Zealand was prob ably one of the reasons why he was chasess Those who look upon his performances to go to Australia with the M.C.C as comparative failures should remember that though he made no high "scores in Test matches, he always obtained rUDE under adverse conditions.

received and entertained by the Presidentment that the Treasury had authorised lation to Parliament. The main pria-negotiation, if the French adhere to their of the idea on which the British Empire of jealousy, and there you have A. P.-F.

at the Republic, the Presidents of two Chambers and by the Prime Minister.

lie had two hours' conference with the Polish Foreign Minister...

The German Minister, who was sad. denly recalled from leave, tried on averal occasions to see Mr. Chicherin, but his calls at the Soviet Legation were fruitless, owing to Mr. Chicherin's other

ngagements,

NEWSPAPER IS SUSPENDED. ' OFFICIAL OBJECTION TO COMMENT ON ARMY MANŒUVRES.

TURIN, September 30th.

the Bank of England to receive tenders on September 29th, for £40,000,000 33 per cent. Conversion Loan bonds at the minimum price of 761 per cent.

BOMBAY COTTON STRIKE. LIKELY TO CONTINUE FOR A

LONG TIME."

BOMBAY, September 29th

ciples were settled, but the question of original sailing date. confiscation or compensation had not yet been decided.

EMPIRE "PRESS PARLEYS. LORD BURNHAM ELECTED

PRESIDENT.

MELBOURNE, September 29th!

$15.

"ONE BODY RECOVERED.

NEW YORK, September 29th. Divers removed the body of Engineer John Gibson from the wreck of the 551 this morning,

Lord Forster, opening the Imperial. The body was found in the battery Press Conference eraphasised the in-room which the City of flame rammed.

in the absence of any serious attempt 25.4 settlement, the mill-strike appears likely to continue indefinitely. Only mense importance of the Conference for Following this discovery the anlvage

the Empire and Australia. three mills are working, and numbers of

Mr. Bruce, in a forty minutes' speech, The newspaper Stampa has been sus-hands have gone home. pended from publication in consequence The men's leaders are urging the Gov-welt on the Empire importance of the of official objections to articles comment ernment to, appoint a Committee to in-subjects to be discussed at the conference ing on the army manœuvres. This led to the confiscation of the issue and the revstigate the position of the mili in- and laid emphasis upon the fact that wocation of the publication diceuse

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CAMPAIGN IN MOROCCO.:

RESIGNATION OF MARSHAL LYAUTEY ACCEPTED.

PARIS, September 29th. The Cabinet has accepted Marshal Lyautey's resignation.

FRENCH BOMBARD THE COAST, MADRID, September 29th.

A message from Melilla, states that warships were again active in Morocco, the battleship Paris and several French destroyers co-operating in a bombard ament of the territory of the Beni Said rebels in the Eastern zone, in support of friendly native contingents advancing or the objective and occupying the coastal post of Sidi. Dris at the mouth of the Hiver Ameklan..

dustry.

INDIAN TRAIN HOLD-UP.

SENSATIONAL ARRESTS, AS.

SEQUEL

ALLAHABAD, September 29th. Several prominent members of the Indian National Congress from the United Provinces and many Bengali youths were arrested in connection with the recent holding up of a passenger train hear Lucknow by a score of Dacoits, who stole the cash boxes and shot several passengers."

OBITUARY.

Empire communication was of supreme it vital to maintain importance, as was the communications of the Empire in order to promote a better understanding between its component parts.

ships completely suspended their at tempts and left the craft, owing to the roughness of the weather. The work was concentrated on efforts by the divers to penetrate and explore the wreck

"AUSTRALIA'S SORROW.

CUSTOMS ATTACHES. SICANDINAVIAN DISAPPROVAL

OF U.S. IDEA.

The movement stood for the repudiation was constituted, as they considered it the ambol of Imperialism, bloated tyranny, and the most colossal exploitation ef millions of their comrades, (Applause.)

Mr. Tom Quelch moved a resolution, which was adopted, urging all active workers to form factory and workshop Committees at places where they worked, and to reorganise, strengthen, and make militant those already in existence,

MONEY IN PLEASURE. THE MAN WHO MADE DEAUVILLE ATTRACTIVE.

Every day between eleven and twelve in the morning, you may see, strolling ville, a pale, silent little man who seems through the magnificent Casino at. Desu- to have nothing in common with the world's opulent, frivolous, and pictures que seaside playground..

Imagine, if you will, one who plays cricket for the sake of the game imagine a nature that is sunny, without a spark

Chapman whom cricketers delight to play with and to play against, and spectators to honour.

TENNIS MECCA.

THE CLAIMS OF FOREST HILLS

Despite Wimbledon's riper. "traditions and the sentimental attraction which it offers to the great players of foreign countries, commonsense compels us to face the fact that Forest Hills in sup planting Wimbledon as the Meces of the world's players-and has already superseded our championships as the world's premier meeting, saya a writer in the Daily Express

year after year by players who, however So long as the Wimbledon title is wor great, find the American title beyond their grasp, this alteration in the balance of importance is inevitable Pattersom It is Cornuche, the "King of Deau on our championship in 1923-only to won it in 1923 and failed to gain, a set. ville. Fifteen years ago he stood on be annihilated in America; Johnston sandy waste on the Normnady, boast and dreamed of a glittering pleasure city by off Tilden in the American championship thesta, a haunt of holiday-making final: Borotra captured it for France last princes, millionaires and elegantes; and year and went down in an early round backer. So Deauville arose this year it is a very slender chance

With this shifting of the scales of he went away and talked to his millionaire at Forest Hills. Can Lacoste do better

"King" Cornuche is an extraordinary man He is sixty now, and feeling his tennis world-power has come a natural age. His day i-rationed. He takes his transference of interest to American walk. He reclines for 20 minutes after events. Twelve years ago the result of his sparse meals. His staff he has the American championship might be re highly organised stall of 3,000--can see corded in a two-line cable, and the follow- him personally between ten and eleven. er of tennis in this country was content. They speak to a man who looks at them for Wimbledon was both the centre and with pale eyes, makes ne motion and says the circumference of his interest. But Bathing. Cornuche's method is to take today, however much it may displenna- in what is said, turn it over in his mind, him, he is forced to recognise the domin and later on dictate his reply. The anco of American happenings and 2 a "reply slips" are circulated at nine next consequence there is a growing demand for fuller informaiton es to the progress morning-

of events across the Atlantic

MELBOURNE, September 9th. Mr. Bruce, the Premier, has cabled to Washington Australia's sorrow at the The Australian Government desired to loss of the S51. He declares that the see the cost of communications reduced occurrence is felt all the more keenly owing to the many friendships made, dur to the lowest possible level

Lord Burnham, who was elected Freing the recent visit of the American Fleet

to Australia sident with acclamation, and that the Conference, though unofficial, had the approbation and good wishes of all the

the Empress Prese Union to the League Governments of the Empire. He likened

of Nations, and recalled the work of the Union, for the advancement of the Press, cepecially in the direction of obtaining

Corauche began life as a kitchen boy, washing dishes. He bought his first res adequate recognition at the Dominion newspapers by the authorities at Houie,

taurant, the old Mazin'a in Paris, at the made his guiding principle the provision and breaking down obsolete barriers, so _____________ LATEST, Cables.

that the Departioents of State and the way has passed a resolution protesting knock-out price of 5,000 francs-money in his pleasure, towns of distractions pay, for he knows his business, and has famous "Potiniere at Deauville, polo Houses of Parliament how received against outsiders having access to mereaved centime by centime. He made it raring, tennis, golf, café centres, like the ATTACK NOT STARTED.

M. Bourgeois, who was 74 at the time Dominion newspaper representatives on chants and manufacturers books con an uncanny flair for knowing the faibles, gambling, dancing and bande MALILLA, September 30th.of his death, held many great posts in equal terms with the British Press. But

spend and spent millions of francs in buil The French and Spanish warships bom the French, Government during his long the best work had been, the cheapening ceruing methods-off production under tastes, vagaries, and follies of the bon He conquered Monte Carlo that

mande-the pleasure-lovers who out the attemy positions at Sider Idris, career Trained originally as a lawyer, and necelerating of means of communt penalty of the exclusion of goods intensiveurs, the demi-monde and the haut After the war he transferred to but the attack has not yet been launched, he became Secretary-General of the Do- cation, especially the recent reduction of ed for importation. The resolution is money up its sport and pleasure side.

In his early days Cornuele came to the smart world flocks to Candies and NEW OFFENSIVE STARTS, partment of the Mame in 1877. In 1500 the cable rate to Australia to sixpence,

England and studied the watering places. Monte takes sevinil place. he was made Minister for Public Instrue which was an earnest of better things in apparently, the outcome of n systera FE September 30th

of amusement. After a walk on the pier, He never stays content He blea Marshal Pétain and General Nanlin tion, and subsequent offices were: Minis future which the competition between initiated by the United States, who re- He saw their weak point at once-lack But Corniche is restless and insatiable. have arrived on the eastern sector of ter, for the Interior 1886-6 President of directional wireless and renovated cables

was nothing to do. Ever afterward he Brulé, a little fahing hamlet in Brittany the French front, where the offensive the Chamber of Deputies 1902, Minister was bound to produce. He described guested Scandinavian countries to give

Continued as foor of next Column.) He is making other Deauville of that opened this morning under favourable for Foreign Affairs 1880 and 1906, mid broadcasting as a possible real rival to permission to appoint Customs Attaches and a session in the concert hall there build and sell His latest venture is

conditions.

M LEON BOURGEOIS.

LONDON, September 29th, The death is announced of M. Léon Bourgeois, the French statesman

President of the Senate 1920.

newspapers.

COPENHAGEN, beptenher 29th,

The Scandinavian Conimercial Congress, representing Denmark, Sweden and Nor

to their Legations.

now