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THE COAL DISPUTE.

PREMIER'S PEACE PROPOSALS CONSIDERED UNFAVOURABLE.

THE FRANC.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, MAY- 24TH,

NEW GOVERNMENT METHODS OF

RESTORATION.

LONDON, May 21st.

R.A.F. AVIATORS. REACH, KHARTOUM ON THEIR

WAY HOME.

KHistory, May 22nd, M. Feret's promised measures have

The Royal Air Force aviators who are reacted favdurably on the franc in Lon- don, the French closing at 14975, whilst returning Home after completing their the Belgian Irane sympathetically im-11.000 miles flight, have arrived here.

MR. BALDWIN'S VIEWS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY Į

LONDON, May 21st. The coal-owners sent a reply to Mr. Baldwin unfavourable to an acceptance. of the Premier's proposals, at the end- elusion of a meeting at which objection at a council of Ministers. M. Peret an-

proved to 149-23.

AN IMPORTANT DATE WEATHERED.

PARIS, May 21st. The Gnancial situation was discussed

[RECTER'S AMERICAŃ SERVICE]

BRAZILIAN BONDS.

New Youx, May nd

worth

An issue of $35,000,000

of

KUOMINCHUN ATTACK.

SHANSI PENETRATED AT SIX POINTS.

ALLIED GENERAL'S APPEAL FOR REINFORCEMENTS,

1926

SCOTTISH SPORT. INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

CHURCH AND SUNDAY GAMES- THE POSITION AT HOME.

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CHAMPIONSHIP.

TENNIS GOLF BOWLS. SCOTLAND DEFEATS ENGLAND.

Although the Hampstead Golf Club bas. been the first to secure a licença-permit- [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. 1

ting Sunday play, the Central News un- EDINBURGH, April 21st. Scotland won a well-earned victory derstands that the applications of one or two other golf clubs have been favourably over England by the only goal scored in

thrilling Association football match, received by the Ecclesiastical Commis PEKING, May 3rd.the fiftieth between the two countries,sioner from whom the grounds of General Yon Hsi- Shan in a circular played at Old Trafford, Manchester.arge number of sports clubs are lenaed. This victory gives Scotland the. Inter- The applications of a number of lawn' tennis clubs have been granted, and the telegram to the Allies on the 21st inst..ntional Championship for the year.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

was raised to the suggested legislatiounounced that the Treasury had satista Brazilian Bonds at 8 per cent. was said the Kuominchun on the 18th inst. The victory of the Scots was somewhat Commissioners also intend to allow bowls

providing for a permanent Wages Board, compabory arbitration and the assess ment of the industry's capacity to pay wages on the basis of the full proceeds of the industry for the March quarter.

torily weathered May 20th, a date where- on several milliards of Treasury Bonds 'were due for re-payment.

M. Briand and M. Peret afterwards conferred with the Governor of the Ban- Meantime, the miners delegates have que de France after which M. Peret an- disappeared and will remain home untilnounced that the agreement between the they are recalled. So far the miners Government and the Banque de France have revived from the Premier a bare had never been broken despite insinua acknowledgement of yesterday's, resolutions. On the contrary they were con sidering new methods of restoring the frane and pourparlers were progressing-

The Banque de France satisfactorily. had resolved to support the Government until the Frane was victorious.

tion.

OWNERS' CONTENTIONS.

The owners' reply declares that Mr. Baldwin's proposals will not be helpful in increasing the efficiency of the indus try. On the miträry, it will be impos sible to continue to conduct the industry

OFFENSIVE LAUNCHED.

promptly over-subscribed.

TOWN DESTROYED BY FIRE

NEW YORK. May. 21st

attacked the Shansi-ites in the following places:-Kutatun faixty miles south of Tienchen). Shuaimakou, Tehshengkou, Chumakon, Shakukou and Tienchen.

unexpected,

to be played on Sunday afternoons. na through injuries to

The leases from the Commissioners.com- tain a clause prohibiting Sunday playį several leading players the selectora were restricted in their choice of a Scot. tish eleven, whereas England were sup-but early this year, after long and care- fut consideration, the Commissioners das [posed merely to have strengthened an A message from Managua, in NicaThe attacks were almost simultaneous eleven that four weeks previously won cided to allow clubs to apply for a special a clear cut victory in Glasgow over the licence for Sunday play. The leased will. ragua, says that the town of Matagalpa.

and fighting has since been continuous,

Scottish League. The Scots eleven at not be altered, and the permission will be but indecisive. The tide of victory is in the centre of the coffee-growing region,

Manchester, were, however, a sounder given, by way of license, which can the Commissioners' was alruoat entirely destroyed by fireč,

swinging backwards and forwards.

and a much more enthusiastic company he withdrawn at Thirty thousand Kuomiuchan troops than represented the Scottish League, and, pleasure..

a certain measure of good fortune on the 21st inst, attacked Fengchen, and though

followed them, it was generally recog- twenty thousand Chaikoupag. These were

nised that the winners were the better evidently the main attacks. of the Kuo- team. The pitch was very soft, and minchun. At other points it is estimat-heavy.

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DECAY OF MANNERS.

FAILURES OF OUR MODERN EDUCATION.

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The

STRICT RECULATIONS. The regulations are strict. Play is not to begin before two o'clock in the sum mer and one o'clock in the winter. No paid labour whatever is to be employel, and the clubhouses are not to be opened

The winning of the toss was an early 31. Peret, in the course of a statement

I know a girl who has had over tened a total of thirty thousand troops was

stroke of fortune for Scotland. as a private enterprise auless it is after a conference herween. M. Briand years at school-a full elementary school

engaged

strong wind was difficult to gauge, how.until the time that the play is permitted, corded the sage freedom from political and the Governor of the Banque de education plus a secondary school train

the The attack on Fengchen was

ever, and frequently the Seats hack and and are to be closed when the play ceaser The Commission have received a large interference enjoyed by other industries. France to-right, remarks that the reing-whe does not know how much 120 It demands a period of freedom from in- covery of the frame is to be made without pence amount to. When faced with this severest, but the Shansi-ites, were fight-half-backs overkicked their forwards, so dustrial unrest and political interference, appealing for foreign aid. They hoped the little book-keeping problem the other when the owners guarantee that through improvement would become, more mark-day she was at complete loss to give a ing well, and inflicted the beaviest that for fifteen minutes' attack, the number of applications from sports clubs. out the industry there will be systematic effort at the development of Progressive improvement; it urges the restoration of the eight hour day to re- duce production costs, declaring that if this as accepted the reduetion of wages will not exceed ten per cent.

COAL SHIPMENTS FROM ABROAD.

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"Loxoos, May 22nd. With the gloomy prospect of the coal situation shipments of coal from abroad are already being arranged.

ed. The offensive launched by the Gov- ernment to improve the value of the frane was directed by Messrs. Lazard Brothers, who were offering dollars and sterling in unlimited amounts. The selling chiefly took place in Paris and New York.

AX AMORTISATION SCHEME.

Pants, Saturday.

M. Peret, Finance Minister, stated to the Journal des Debats that he is working at a project for the voluntary conversion of the debt and contemplates the creation For instance, three cargo vessels have of an amortisation tax in order to restore been chartered on the Baltic Shipping French finance, which only will enable revert finally to its normal Exchange for prompt loading at Hamp the frane to ton Roads, Virginia, serommodating al-level, together 19,000 ton of coal,

Further business is expected, The negotiations are being arranged by

According to the Petit Parisien the Banque de France is supported by the French foreign banks in a combined

correct answer. She did a simple division casualties. sum in order to arrive at a result. The result she got was 11 3d

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Here is another case. A girl with full elementary plus secondary school edu

cation made half a dozen mistakes in a short note of about 100 words.

There

The General says: We are sending

you these particulars in order to show the actual "situation we are facing, trusting you to order your forces to

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were three very, bad spelling errors. One attack the Kuöminchun at other points while Jackson worked into the centre, and!

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Scots had nothing to show, England gradually got into the game forward, and the game grew in intensity and keenness, with narrow escapes of both goals

the only goal of the game. Cunningham, After 37 minutes' play Scotland secured receiving the ball, ran out to the right,

to relieve the pressure against met. Cunningham's pass with a half kick which sent the ball against the goalpost, Shanai." This is sign Yen Hai Shan.

According to General Tien Wei Ching's from which it rebounded into the for corner of the net. Fortune continued to I have seen letters in reply to an representative at Peking, Tien asend-favour the Scots, as after the interval

smart office-boying a column with came! transport from advertisement for Twenty of them were absolutely bad either in form of address, in spelling, or composition.. Mest of them were bad in all respects.

sentence was so written that beither my. self not any person I submitted the note to could even guess what the meaning was

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During my workshop life, I funeducat-

hundreds of times by fully schooled young ed, unschooled) have been requested

Tien Wan Shan via Chitang. to join the Allies in an attack on Nankou.'

BERIOUS BUT INDECISIVE FIGHTING.

-Prazad, May son. Telegrams reaching Peking indicate that

the wind had almost abated, and the fact increased the confidence of the Scottish players, so that they continued in the role of attackers. Gradually, however, play, opened out, and on the run of the second half the balance of pressure" was practically equal. "England

numerous dangerous balls were dropped

An official of the Commission said that no hard and fast rule has been laid down. Each application from a club will be

ters will be taken into consideration. For instance, if tennis lawns are close to a church no play would be allowed.

dealt with on its merits, and various mat

Twenty years ago tennis was a game," he added: now it is a life pursuit... Nowadays they have gramophones andTM- concerts. Of course, if anyone started playing a gramophone on a Sunday their ficence would probable be taken away. There must be no competitions with other clubs on a Sunday, and no tournaments. The Commissioners will not allow cricket on a Sunday, it would involve Sunday must be groundsmen to Inbour. There look after the wicket, and paid umpires. But there is no demand for Sunday

be permitted to have matches on Sunday.

day golfers cannot have caddies. If a man is not keen enough to carry his own clubs he must go somewhere else. The Commissioners' regulations effectively bar the employment of Sunday labour. If members want the greens eut in the No football will be allowed on Sundays. morning they can cut them themselves The competitive element is bound to en- ter into football, and it attracts crowds QUESTION ONLY FOR BIG TOWNS.

London and South Wales houses and net Retion for the improvement of the frane men to reckon up their wages; write there has been serious fighting during the progressed by fast individual runs and cricket in London. The golf clubs will not

by speculative American ventures.

PREMIER'S VIEWS:

LATER.

The Banque de France would utilise letters, and do other scholastic jobs for the gold reserve only in the last ex-them. I have letter on my desk from past few days between the Shansi troops tremity,, which is an unlikely prospect.

one of these educated young men, in

THE MOROCCAN WAR.

J

ABD EL KRIM AT TARQUIST.

TANGIERS. May 22nd. The French claim to have captured. Abdel Krim and his family at Tarquist.

which the first personal pronoun is a every time, the general small "" spelling is awful, the punctuation 'atro- cious, the form of address an outrage, and the sum of £105 is written thus

$100-5.

re-

On one occasion I heard five young men, aged from about 18 to 25, discuss. ing the prospects of a party going to. It was South Africa.

the month of November. One of the young men" marked that it was. fortunate our people were going out at that time of the year, for as the winter was coming on they would not have to suffer the heat of u South African summer. The other four

and the Kuominchun who og Tuesday into the Scottish goal, but the Scottish Medal competitions will be barred.. Sun

tions."

"

backs were invincible. The Scottish for. began to penetrate Shansi from six direc-ward play. was in complete contrast, close, intricate dribbling, with complete" The telegrams state that the Kuomin. command of the ball, and clever clusive- chun, whose casualties are heavier than those of the Shansis, are evidently deter. mined to smash their way through Shansi, The fighting which was still proceeding yesterday, is so far indecisive.

neas. However, it accomplished no more than the less attractive English methods, stature and physique of the Scottish and to some extent the deficiency in forwards was a handicap against power. ful and virile defenders. Their success was thoroughly earned, and in all sec- tions they compared favourably, and in some to advantage. with their English opponents The Scots forwards were more skilful than the English, and this ningham, and Gallacher. At half-back Suminers thoroughly earned his spurs. The great success of the game was particularly applied to Jackson, Cun-

Hutton, the Aberdeen back, whose dis

Letters couched in usually firm terman, have been addressed by Sir Ronald Waterbouse, acting on behalf of FRENCH REPORT CAPTURE OF M. Baldwin to the Mining Association and the Miners' Federation, arising out of the turning down of the Premiers enal proposals. The communication to the former expresses great regret at the, Association's uncompromising attitude, though it admits the owners made ad- vances from an original position. while the Federation remains exactly as it did Jast July "The Prime Minister pro- foundly disagrees with the Association in attributing the industry's troubles to political interference. What is called

Now tarn to the manners of these declaration that he did not believe there play, barring one bad miskick in the practice of the Commissioners will now were any ghosts in the Tower of London. early stages aroused the enthusiasm of "political interference in the mining in

educated persons. Consider the dis- Mr. Walter & Bell, F.S.A at the Great friend and foe, and the burly Scot was Hall of the Westminster School, recently carried off shoulder-high at the close.. gusting Laiversity student "rage, dustry has been entirely due to the in-

the legends that cling to the ancient pile... ly less successful, and his coolness, coach. capacity now and again so conspicuously

Contrary to what happened before, the they are called, the rank snobbery of the proceeded to relate some of the creepy 'Stay, the Scottish captain," was scarce-

secondary school products, and

He was giving one of the Illustrateding, and judgment were of inestimable shown by that indastry, unlike other in- dustries, to settle its disputes for itself" inhabitants are not retreating, but remain blatant vulgarity of the

LAST LAP OF THE LEAGUE. Edward's Hospital Fand for London. The letter, deplores the Association's ing inside the French lines, with their goods. Where is the respect to-day for Talks" arranged in connection with King service.

RIFY,REDISTANCE BREAKING UP.

Fez, May 23rd. The break-up of the Riff resistance is continuing. All the tribes between the French lines on the Eastern Sector, and Targuit are offering to surrender. The defences constructed by Abdel Krim's order are being left unguarded, and, the warriors are offering their services as Boon as they know the French ́are...in force.

apparent inability to recognise that it cattle and other property. was, quite impossible for say Government

TRADE RETURNS.

agreed with the statement. Not one of those five educated" young men knew land and South Africa. the difference in the seasons between Eng-

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parents, for old age, for experience, for those in authority Where is the real old-fashioned will to work-the spirit to launch out-the diaposition to take risks Where are those characteristics which British workmanship and British enter prise supreme in the days before we were all educated 1

to have stood aside where the national A CORRECTION IN IMPORTS FOR built up the British Empire, which made well-being was so vitually and disastrous-

APRIL.

LONDON, May 22nd.

ly affected, and points out the essential fenture of the Government's proposal was

It was officially announced to-day that that both sides agree to leave the crucial point in the dispute the Bgure of the imports for April 5 were £102,192 and

not £100,718 as called on May 12th. minimum percentage on the basis in various dietriuta-fer arbitration in the last resort. This principle has over and over again been accepted, in other great industries. Admittedly the other side's attitude made this at present impossible,

accepted some of the recommendations of the coal report in the hope of effecting a settlement, but now "It must be clearly understood that the Government regain

Ride in tramcars in some of our towns and observe young men and school child- women, and even cripples, stand. In Fren keep their scats whilst old men and the closing weeks of the war Ikaw five sick and woanded soldiers, all in" has pital blues, stand right through a car a high-grade school kept seated. journey whilst over a score of boys from

BAYONETED A GHOST, STRANGE STORIES OF THE TOWER

OF LONDON..

Prefacing his remarks with the stout

woman

The concession is meant for those mythical people who have no time for games during the week. I have never been able to find them myself. Nobody" leaves work later than six o'clock in these have three clear hours of daylight. The days, and in the summer months they

approach very closely to that of the Lon- don County Council. It has been re- cognised by the Commissioners that the modern young person will not be content a miserable day. We do not allow play with the ancient Sunday. It used to be in the mornings, because people ought to go to church then. But it is felt by the Commission that you cannot expect the modern person to be idle all day when "Sunday play is largely a question of there is a chance of innocent exercise. big towns. There is no demand for it in on'à Sunday would rather lenn over the the villages. The agricultural labourer gate and smoke."

Tradition has it, said Mr. Bell, that For some weeks past it has been prae- on wild nights, when the moon shines tically certain that Celtic would top the through breaks in storm clouds, the dark League table; and a couple of victories axe steals across Tower during the past week have put them he abadow of an Green, and stands silhouetted against theyond all challenge and given them the grey walls of the Norman Keep,"

I bave found no one who has seen it, custody of the rauch coveted Flag for the next twelve months. They have a total of 58 points, and the nearest chal added the lecturer.

Mare circumstantial is the story of the lengers are Airdrieonians with 50 points, Hearts are third with 48 points, and

RUGBY SEVEN-A-SIDES. sentry-go before the. King'a-House, below these two positions are unlikely to be

At the Edinburgh Borderers seven-a- sentry of the old 80th Rifles. When on the window of Anne Boleyn's prison room. altered. The only contests that matter in the competition are at the bottom of

sides Glasgow High School F.P. defeated he saw the white figure of a

On the table. There is no doubt that, what emerge and move towards him.

ever may be the drawbacks of automatic Glasgow Academicals in the final. He lunged at the shade with his

relegation and promotion the result has the Borders, Heriot's F.P. carried off bayonet. It met with no resistance.

The map fell in swoon, and was found been a far-wider appeal to the sporting the Hawick challenge cup: Oxford Uni public than in the days when there was veraity being runners-up. At St. An Note how our young men and youtha

only one Championship. For some time drews, Dundee High School F.P. were fill the non-smoking compartments of lying unconscious on the stones.

The sentry was accused before a court past, indeed, the struggles between the the winners.

SCOTS" JOCKEY'S DEATHA trains with vile tobacco smoke, utterly regardless of ladies, of non-smokers, of

William Watkinson, the well-known yourself in a shop for a while and not He told his story and it was corroborated interest to the competition. Clydebank

Jack Horner to victory in the Grand hold themselves bound by the terms of an

what an exceedingly small percentage of by other soldiers then quartered in the is down and out, and the only question Boots steeplechase jockey; who steered

now at issue is whether Raith Rovera or Bloody Tower. the Association appears to show inade-offer which was rejected" The letter the young customers say either "please

The court-martial acquitted him. There St. Johnstone will accompany them down. National at Aintree last month, died at

Dundee United has just saved quate appreciation of the nature of the further stated that the Government can- o

I have seen streets full of young men was till recently a living witness of the staira.

court-martial, though not of the ghost, their place among the seniors. Dunferma Ayr County Hospital from injuries re fell when contesting the last race. Wat proposal and the gravity of the present

not hold open beyond May 31st the afer in some of our towns fail to cover the veteran, Field-Marshal Lord Gren-line and Clyde will be promoted from the ceived at Bogside. His monat, Gilarum kinson could ride at about a t. 75 sitaation.

when a funeral procession passed.

If I am told that this question or fell, at that time (1846) a young officer in Second to the First Division:

Celtic, 3; Morton, 1.

and the passage of the years saw him remain at that comparatively light Clydebank, 1 Hearts, 5. mannern, or lack of manbers, is due to the Both Rifles. Y

weight for a steeplechase jockey Wat defective home training, and not to the Another ghost was that of a great bear,

Aberdeen, 1; Raith Rovers, 1,

kinson held a unique record at Aintree, school system, I reply that the mothere It unaccountably emerged from an inch Falkirk, 1; Hiberniana, 1.

or two's space beneath a door, to the view

having been second on Drifter in 1999 to Airdrieonians, a Kilmarnock, 2. and fathers of these bad-mannered

Cawdenbeath, 3; Partick Thistle, 1.

Music Hall, and having completed the same course in 1923 and 1925 on the same Dundee United, D; St. Johnstone, 0. Hamilton Academicals, 1; Celtic, a

animal. As the result of Jack Horner's victory he received cheques to the valua Queen's Park, J; Morton, 1..

but it is declared that the Prime Minister freedom for all purposes, and no longer children, or, perchance, the sick. Place martial of being drunk while on duty,lowest placed clubs have supplied most

cannot refrain from the comment

that

RAILWAY AGREEMENT.

of any further subsidy. The letter sent to the Federation says that in view of the latter's refusal to consider an alternation in wages

and

hours, it is useless for the Premier to meet them until they are prepared to

practical submit

proposals. In the cir cumstances the Government reluctantly (Continued on nezt Columns.

thank you."

of a horned sentry.

LONDON, May 21st. At a meeting of the Railway Companies, and the Railway Unions arrangements soungsters are themselves producis of

The man's nerve was shattered by the were arrived at for the suspension of the this education system. We have had the

and was buried in St. Katherine's Ceme- guaranteed week, thus enabling the Com-system over fifty years now, and it seems. sight, and a day or two after he died. that each generation: becomes worse. panies to spread out the work and remove Certainly there is not the great improve-tery by the Tower, "avowing to the last

the truth of his story. the post-strike difficulties.

ment we have a right to expect

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of over £1,600.