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CABLES.

LATEST CABLE'S. (THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.") KHYBER PASS" RAILWAY. MONUMENT IN INDIA TO BRITISH GENTUS.

JORD, November 2nd,

In the presence of a representative gathering from all India, Sir Charles Tours, on behalf of the Viceroy, opened the new railway through the Khyber pas, which Sir Charles in his speech des

"cribed as the historien great Northern gat of India and, one of the famous highways of the world.

He said the railway was another en daring monumat in India to the genius of British engineering, which had open. the pass as it had never been opened before. The wait would be that trade would be developed and another link in the chain of friendship, and peace forged. He hoped India and Afghanistan would I drawn closer in bonds to their mutual alvantage and neighbourly friendship.

FRENCH DEBT TO U.S. FRESH NEGOTIATIONS TO REACH AGREEMENT NOW PROBABLE.

PARIS, November 2nd.

Le Nati learns that the American „Ambasador” had two long conversations during the weekend with M. Briand and M. Painlevé successively in regard to the French det to America, in which it was agreed that it would be advantageous to resume negotiations for a settlement as soon as possible.

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La Mutin believes that these negutia- Lions will not take into account the temporary agreement reached by M. Caillaux. but will make a fresh attempt. co-cone to a "inal settlement.

(THROUGH HAYAS AGENCY.] FURTHER DETAILS..

PARIS. November 2nd. According to Le Mating the recent con. versations, which the American Ambas- sador had with M. Painlevé and M Briand, bore the question of the settles ment of the French debb to America, Each side realized it was to its interest to resume aegotiations at the earliest possible time.

The now gotiations will not be based on America's last proposals, but will aim at pinching a final agreement, where- by: France's annuities will be arranged

On a new scale.

Ir dauend understands that Senator Berenger may be sat to the United States on a special mission in order to continue and conclude poarpuriers.

İTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE SHAH OF PERSIA. ACTUALLY HAS BEEN IN EXILE FOR TWO YEARS.

LONDON, November 2nd, The deposed Shah of Persia, who has heen in South Europe for two years, tensibly for reasons of health, has really heen' an exile na the result of intrigues

ngainst the throne.

Riza Khai, an ex-Cossack private, who rose to a loneley, bended a Cossack coup d'état in February 1981 which over- threw the Government. Later he domin- ated politics, being Minister of War in Your successire Cabinets. Eventually he became Premier in October 1993, when only the opposition of the Shab and the alergy prevented him from establishing a republic. The Shab then left for Europe

EARLIER CABLES. AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN. TENSION AT BOWEN IS BECOMING

• WORSE.

BRISBANE, November 1st.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 31, 1925

NEW LAW IN EGYPT, MINISTER OF INTERIOR GIVES EXPLANATION,

CATEO, November 1st.

Hilmy Pasha Isa, the Minister of the Interior, has stated that the object of the new political organisations law was to safeguard public security, to eliminate harmful societies, and to organise the political life ofthe country. There was

no intention whatever to interfere with the rightful liberty of the people. All must obey the law, but requests for de- lay with regard to complying with it

will be generously considered.

ELECTIONS IN CANADA. STALEMATE IS EXPECTED ON TARIFF ISSUE.

OTTAWA, November 1st. As a result of the election the final state of the parties is likely to be:-116 Conservatives, 103 Liberals, Progres

WAR CLOUDS IN CHINA.

CONFLICTING STORIES REGARD-

ING YUEH WEI CHUN.

HAICHOW IN FENGTIEN HANTIS,

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{THROUGH RACTER ́S AGENCY.)

PEXING, November

A message from Hankow Blates that

Yush Wei Chuu has signed an alliance with Wu Pei Fu and ordered his troops to advance, against Fengtien M 5 am.

yesterday.

On the other hand, a telegram frum Tsinanfu states that a complete under standing has been reached between Euch Wei Chun and Chang Tsung Chang, by a mutual promise not to infringe cach other's territory and by Yueh Wei Chun promising not to allow Hupeh troops to enter Hopan

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sives, Labour, and 2 Independents. It The Fengtien troops, who were dis. is row certain that Mr. Meighen will be armed in the vicinity of Shanghai, are unable to form & Government with "n reported to be arriving at Tsingtao, clear majority in the Commons on the whence they are proceeding to Tsinaafu. The Fengtien authorities now state that main issue of the tariff. Probably the Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie King, the troops which left Tsingtas for Hai- will await the possible defeat of Parlia-chow did not attack Haistow, hut went on elsewhere, Raichow being cap ment, and then resign and recommend new elections to clear up the stalemuite..

tared by Chang Trung Chang's troops from Hsuchowfu, who advanced by trains and armoured cars on October 27th.

FRENCH IN SYRIA. TROOPS FOR THE LEVANT.

PARIS November 1st.

According to Le formal, besides two FAR cavalry regiments eight more battalions of infautry, including two from Morocco, are being despatched to -Syria, making the strength of the French army in the Levant up to Ave regiments of cavalry and thirty infantry battalions.

MAJOR DI PINEDO.

KARACHI, November 2nd. Major the Marquis di Pinedo arrived hete last night. He left this morning en route for Banderalbas.

Major di Bunderabhas.

SHANGHAI RACES WARRENTIELD WINS ST. LEGER FOR MR. MORRIŠS.

FIRST DAY'S RESULTE.

The Autumn race-meeting, held under the auspices of the Shanghai Back Club, commenced yesterday and will be con tinued today and to-morrow, with nu off-day on Saturday, De

THE SEAMY SIDE.

TALES TOLD TO THE MAGISTRATE.

NEW HOPE FOR BROKEN

EX-OFFICER. -

R33'S SECRET.

ABLE TO CARRY AND RELEASE, AEROPLANE.

IMPORTANT RESULTS OF TEST

FLIGHT...

FELB, Norfolk, October 8th. New fame is likely to come to the Bat

which landed at poon to-day after a

[BY 2. E. CORDER]

Novelists in search of a character would find a profitable stuly in the tempera- inent and career of Captain Cyril Royston, charged at Marylebone Palice Court re-successfuå 19-hour cruise' over London and Down and out, he sought escape from allow it to carry, release, and re-hook an sently with attempting to commit suicide, the east coast-from a device, that will this world through the door of a gas oven. aeroplane in the air. Local interest was upheld by Bill then, literally snatched from death, hẹ

The chief event, resterday, was the Leger, in which Warrenfield carried Mr. Heard to victory in the colours of Mr. Henry Morriss

Brewer and Booran

Facing details follow:-

SUSCRIPTION GRIFFIN STAKES (6F-): Mr. Purcell's Caragh (Mr. Heinzerling) Mr. Mogreki's Home Leave

(Mr. Bucknelly Messrs. Woods and Fisher's Lotto

(M. Maitland) Time: 1min 342-3secs. 11-THE MALDO PLATS (4 F.):

(Mr. A. N. Dallas) 1 Mr. Day's Duke of Portland

(Mr. Brand) ? Mr. Robson's The Innocent Bird Mr. B. D. F. Beith's Boorah

(Mr. Maitland) 3 Time: 55secs. III-CRITERION STAXES (1 M.): Mr. Day's New Zealand... (Mr. Dallas) : Mr. Harry White's Don Alphonso

(Mr. Springfield) Messrs. Winsonic and Hasty's Roman

Oriole

(MF. McBain) a

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Time: 2min, 03secs, IV. THE MAIDEN STAKES (6 F.): Messrs. Winsome and Heaty's The

Mallard

...... (Mr. McBain) 1 Mr. Omekrik's Astrup (Mr. Moller) Mr. F.M.S.'s Kuala Lumpur

(Mr. O'Brien) 3 Time: 1min. 33secs. V. THE WHINGPOD. STAKES (1) M.): Mars, Beith and Pearce's Bill Brewer

(Mr. Heard) 1 (Mr. Moon) 2

EASTERN CABLE Mr. Ma-kn-Ice's Laleham

NEWS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. TIE FOR CHINA TITLE HETWEEN FERRIER AND BUDD.

SHANGHAI, November 2nd. Both aggregating 308. Mr. J. B. Ferrier, last year's champion, and Mr. M. W. Budd, played a tie in the Amateur Golf Pinedo has arrived at Championship of China over seventy-two

holes on Saturday and Sunday,

LATER.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE} ITALIAN DELEGATES IN U.S. UNUSUAL PRECAUTIONS TAKEN

TO PROTECT THEM.

NEW YORK, November 1st. Unusual precautions were taken on the arrival of the Italian Debt Funding Commission, the guard including Federal secret service men, besides the ordinary police. Two thousand anti-Fascisti were left waiting on the pier, while the envoys were secretly trans-shipped at the quar- tine anchorage and landed elsewhere. They were then rushed to the station and put on board a special train for Wash- ington.

TOLL OF THE R.A.F THE DANGER PERIOD AFTER TRAINING.

The air correspondent of the Daily Mail wrote in the issue of that paper for September 19th:

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At the end of the first thirty-six. Ferrier led the field by seven strokes having scored: 75 and 74 for a total of 149. Budd was lying fourth with 83 and

On Sunday morning, both Ferrier ant Budd played magnificent golf each doing 73, but in the afternoon Ferrie went to pieces taking 33, while Budd returned a splendid 72.

A decider of eighteen holes is to he played to-morrow.

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Both players are Shanghai men and were in Hongkong for the last Interport

EBEUTER'S AMERICAN SELY ICE-]

THE RUBBER SITUATION. - MR. HOOVER IN CRITICISM OF CONTROLLERS IN EAST.

NEW YORK, November 1st. Speaking on the rubber situation, Mr.. Hoover said that up to eight months ago the controllers of East Indies rubber

Is our tell of the air in peace time uniformly declared that the industry becoming too heavy!

Should not the problem of R.A.F: c-sought only 30 or 35 cents per pound, cidents be probed immediately before the

Our investigation has shown that they number of crashes reaches still greater earned 25 per cent. upon their invested proportions!

These questions were being discussed capital at that price, ret today rubber, in air circles. yesterday. Within the last four weeks eight lives have been in over a dollar pen pound Production lost in RAF. Crashes, and the view is was still restricted and now it was said expressed that the knowledge and ex-that they must recoup growers for pre- perience of those, outside oficialdom, a well as those of Government experta, should now be drawn upon.

With the increase in the number of our air squadrons, under the new de fence scheme, much more flying is being

vious losses.'

IDEAL HUSBANDS.

done than was the case last year, and U.S. COLLEGE GIRLS' DEFINITIONS. risks have to be freed by R.A.F. pilots which are not run on commercial air- lines.

Evolutions must be carried out during pener, in new and secret tactics. Our defensive fighters must accustom them selves to engaging big hambing 'planes. Fieres duels must be fought in the air, the machine Runs exposing tell-tale films instead of firing bullets, Specialis planes must be flown which require ipmense skill and nerve in their hand ling

New York What type of husband does a woman of education desiret

This questionnaire, addressed to girl students of Middle Westem universities by the Kansas State Agricultural College, has elicited some curious replies.

Physical and mental fincas is em phasised by all the girls is indispen sable. No fewer than 65 per cent, of the girls declare that the husband of their choice should be " cave-manish but in u refined way."

tried to end his life with a dagger, and when his stroke missed his heart mutter. ed, "A bad shot

Experiments are to he made with the aeroplane on a future flight of the E32

Kept secret by the staff of the airship" station, it was seen to-day to be in posi

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A pleasant-looking young man in the tion below the hull between the control efly thirtier, son of a general, public- [ cabin. school boy, heir to a fortune, and a gal lant officer-a man who never fed and never sponged-when he entered the dock dressed in a neat navy-blue suit he seem ed at first glimpse a typical example of a well-bred young Englishman with "Army" stamped all over him.

Flere two steel rods project downwards, and it is on to a horizontal metal bar which can be lowered between the rods" that, the R33's "Guat" will clip itself."

The tiny aeroplane, a single-seater monoplane capable of flying 80 miles an hour has lain in the shed for sonic weeks beside the great sides of the Roa

But a closer examination revealed some

CLIP WORKED BY PILOT. thing missing-or, rather, something, add:

"It has a strong clip operated from above ed. Over the clear-cut, characters of a rigid code, had been scrawled the waver the pilot's seat. When it is to be picked, ing lines of weak purpose, which, while up by the airship in the air it will wait until its plane is the same as that of the they could not entirely obscure the early impression, were suficiently clear to exairship, and then manauvre itself directly plain a human paradox.

underneath the clipping bar. -

Two interesting theories were submitted to account for this combination of strength and weakness. Inspector Rosier put it down to the influence of environment, and his theory recalled the plot of," White 31. Dice's Craps (Mr. Bucknell) Cargo, the play that shows the evil effects of a tropical climate on a white man's creed and code.

Time: 2min. 48.2-5secs. VITE FAH WAH STAKES (14 M.) : Mr. Day's Bonnie Scotland

(Mr. Dallas) 1 Mr. Campox's Old Bil... (Mr. Brand) Mr. Allan's Florida.(Mr. Springfield)

Time: 3min. 15.2-secs. VIL-SHANGRAL ST. LEGER (12 M.); Mr. Henry Morris's Warrengeld Mi. Liddell's Wheatcroft

After paying a tribute to Captain Roy ston's splendid military career, which included service with the Queen's Own Noyal West Kent Regiment, the Benga! Lancers, and the Royal Flying Corps, and embraced stirring adventures with the Bolsheviks in Eastern Persia, the inspec (Mr. Heard)tor related how the young officer had lost (Mr. Bremner) Mr. Day's Greenland......(Mr. Dallas

Time: 3mins. 44.9.5secs. VIIL-ECLIPSE Staxes (1) XL):

(Mr. Burkill) 1 Mr. C. R. Burkill's Bribery Messrs. Fay and Seth's Christmas Eve

(Mr. Heard) 2 Mr. Kenjoy's Rock Flint

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(Mr. Brand) 3

Time: Smits. 48, secs. IX-THE ACtumn Cup (1) M.): Messrs. G. C. Purdue and A, R. Î.

Finch's Coeur de Leon (Mr. Brand)

Me. We Two's Young Bill Mr. Liddell's Young-Grey

5600 in a business venture, and, failing tu get employmeat even at the decks, had drunk the drega of poverty.

There are many possibilities if these.. experiments are as successful as similar ones have been in the United States.

In war one or more of these attached

aeroplanes could be released from the air- ship to attack enemy machines and thus help to protect the airship. On the trade routes they could be released above miner towns just as an express train" slips" From her latest Bight-the first since separate coaches to avoid too many stops. her nose was smashed in during a terrific aght against a gale over the North Sea last April-the R33 returned again par- tially crippled. Trouble developed in the gear-hox on her rear engine, which thus became useless. She was, however, in perfect control throughout the fight."

SPLENDID LANDING.

After a splendid landing, assisted by 130 volunteers from the countryside roundt about, she was hauled into her shed to have the fault repaired.

This afternoon the work was already partly completed.

"He was always straight in his deat ings, vontinued the inspector, bat when driven to short commons he took to ex cessive drinking. Scotch whisky was his weakness-a babit he contracted in the tropies and was unable to throw off."

Captain Royston's solicitor had another theory to explain a brave man's weakness that Captain Royston suffered from a

The officers of the station speak with excess of altruism

enthusiasm of the "flight. All the desired Always I have found him to be truth-tests were made successfully, hence much 1ful, honest, and independent, which shows information will be available for the de some strong quality in the man," said the signs of Britain's giant new airships. e solicitor. I suggest that his arround- ings in early youth developed an unusual As a King's instinct for self-sacrifice. cadet he cultivated the creed that he must suffer for the sake of people in need, and that was why be thought his death would benefit his young wife..

(Mr. Burkill)

(Bir. Bremner) 3 Time: mins. 393-5secs. X-TEE KALGAN PLATE (13):..

(Mr. Maitland) 1 Messrs. M. and L.G.W.'s Western

MOOP........ Mr. Powhattan's Smike.

(Mr. Springfield) Messrs. V. and D. McBain's Indecision.

(Mr. Burkill), a Time: 2mins, 09.1-5secs. XI. THE URGA CCP (13): 3ft Allen's The Bright Spot

(Mr. Moller) 1 Misses V. and D. M. MeBain's Grey Mr. McBain) Duck Messrs. Hoyt, and Springfield's Mid

Batter ...... (Mr. Springfield) 3 Time: ruins. 05.2-5aecs.

TALLEST SKYSCRAPER. SIXTY FIVE STOREYS AND 5,500

ROOMS,

"It was a foolish act, but not the act of a cowned; it was an act of misplaced courage, based on false logic.

Whether the lapse was due to physical indulgence or psychological influence, Captain Royston promised that it would not occur again. His solicitor explained that a rich and beneficent man had under- taken to send the young officer to a home where for three months he could rest and regair his self-respect, and afterwards begin r

new life.

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Mr. Wilberforce, like all the metropoli, tan magistrates, is an adept at cross. examination, as Helen Baker found to her embarrassment.

The trouble was all about & ring, a common sort of ring set with opals and Leek chipped diamonds which Mr. placed in a purse under her pillow on the Saturday following last Christmas Day.

Following a gramophone. selection, the ring and other jewellery disappeared, together with Helen Baker, and a man friend Mrs. Leck reported the robbery and forgot all about it, but not so the

A Babylonian building, to express a Christian ideal, is the description of the latest skyscraper proposed for New York. Oscar Konkle was a New York builder with a passion for foreign missions in 1913 when his son feil ill He decided to police. devote himself to supporting missions it the boy recovered. The deal, as they say covered, and is now at college studying in America, went through. The boy re: to equip himself as a medical missionary, and when he leaves college will form one of the staff at a missionary base on Lake Victoria Nyanza.

Details of that £2 ring remained fixed in the memory of a young detective, who pawnbroker in Caledonian-road, and the last month located it in the showha pawnbroker said it had been rawned for 12s. by Helen Baker, who was a regular customer.

Helen Baker declared that the ring hail. His father, in the meantime, has be

been given to bez by a man, fat unier come head of a firm which builds and the magistrate's cross-examination she rents large blocks of flats. His new hotel, could not remember the name of the mu for which he has only just found a plot nor that of the hotel where the ring was of land big enough, will have 12 hanging presested, nor why she did not wear it. gardens covering the setbacks" now when Mrs: Leek was present, demanded in planning skyscrapers.

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As the ring was of such a sort that it could not be distinguished from others. even by the pawnbroker, Helen Baker received the benefit of the doubt

But what about the ring?" asked the persevering detective

Leave it with the pawnbroker," sug gested Mr. Wilberforce

A stalwart man wearing a sweater ard n knowing look faced his wife, a cripple; who hobbled into the withers-box on

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For about 19 hours the airship flew backwards and forwards between Clacton and Margate, covering about 700 miles and averaging a speed of 24 miles an hour. The results recorded by the pres sure gauges, on the hull when the airship was turned sharply at varying speeds will be of great value,

Though she passed over London about 9 o'clock this. hjorning, nothing was seen of the city by the crew owing to the fog. THE LOG.

Appended is the log of the R33 during her Hight.

3.6 p.m (Monday).-Left landing ground.

About to 5.50 p.m.-Over Lowestoft

cross coast

8.21 p.m.-Over Clacton, getting ready for

turning trials. Everything O.K.

p.m.-Turning circles hetween Clac ton and Margate.

Over Maplin

10

...50 am (Tuesday).

Sands.

.. an-Over North Forehand. 5,1o 1.0-Over Southend, 8am-Proceeding over London.

Ten miles west of Chelmsford, returning to base.

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The The

1115 an-Over Pulham. 125 p.m.--Landing party secure roper.

12.28 p.m.-Housed.

The Air Ministry regard the tests as satisfactorily completed-Daily Stail.

Adding up the arrears, the clerk mur- £74. and the pound in the mured, wafant officer's pocket, and he promises to pay the balance in a month if it keeps

fine."

orderin

"He always

when an made against him," said the warrant officer, producing the £1 note.

An order is made, decided Mr. Wilberforce.

"I find a chair," announced a white- haired man casually

Newly remarked Mr. Wilberforce politely...

It was worth £4,"continued the man reflectively.

Indeed," said Mr. Wilberforce eu couragingly

"Yes, and now it's gone," complained the old man Why trate.

and where asked the magis

"A man took it," said the ancient owner. He took it away to repair, and tow he won't give it up. And it's worth He says I will have to go to the County Court for it and it's my chair

Ten per

cent of the profits will be devoted to missionary work, in fulfilment of Mr. Konkle's vow. Residents will have to agree to forgo tobacco and alcohol or premises. Sunday newspapers will be discouraged, but nothing is said about profane language if the service does not come up to promise.

The building is to have 63 storeys, 5,500 beating the Woolworth building at pre- rooms and will he 800 feet high, thus sept, the highest in America by eight Crutches A still greater percentage prefer "non-ect. It is also to be on Broadway, but at 122nd Street, far above the limits yet Potters as husbands. Twenty-eight perreached by skyscrapera rent. voba for just normal men," and It will contain an inter-denominational 7 per cent. for men of the Bheik type. church meeting house, u missicraries! All statistics show one significant fact. Strict temperance and obedience to bank, with clearing facilities in all parts The majority of crashes, which are due Prohibition laws are demanded, by 85 per of the world. The top floor will be used clerk to errors of judgment, come soon after cent, and 40 per cent. place tobacco in as a hospital, a new pilot has passed through his their list of taboos.

The building, apart from the land, will period of training. A endden confidence As regards money the gin are made is acquired, but it is not reinforced he rate. Half of the declare their willing are resorting to enbotage and emptied experience. It is this clearly indicated Press to begin married life on £500 a year, on Mr.. Konkle's ability to dispose of has been against me, and I can't keep Shelf stuck u

danger period during a milota enver while per cent, think £1,000 should be which is now engaging special attention. the minimara

The tension at Bowen has become far worse. The telegraph service in in- terrupted. If the waterside workers and strikers adopt a belligerent attitude, a "conflict is possible.

[An earlier message from Brisbane stated—Large organised parties of farmers are arriving at Bawen. to load. idlo ships. They declare they are ready for any emergency. Extremists at Bowen.

coal trucks to prevent the farmers carry- ang out their plane.]

Accidents must happen. We must be prepared to pay the price, but we should loze na few as possible of these precious

lives.

He owes me £8 148," said the wife "Excuse me, £7 118,corrected the bushand,

"That's right--I have 21 of his in my pocket, announced the warant oficer.

When will you pay demanded the Well, it's like this," declared the cost 14,000,000 dollars, and the realisation husband pulling down his sweater.*1 of, this magnificent dream only pents get my living by racing, and the weather 13,000,000 dollars worth of stack dst of my payments when the crowds are thin

(Continued on next Column)." which is preferred, at eight per centy:

Lake out a summons," advised the magistrate, and the old man, consider ably relieved, went out with the firm in- tention of taking the chair,

Deaf and drank was a bald-beaded man, wacing a piece of paper, wrote

Mr. Wilberforco took the paper, wrote. 75. Cd., and everybody was satisfied, RECORDEA in the Daily ar