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COAL SITUATION.

NEGOTIATIONS NOT YET

RESUMED.

SETTLEMENT HOPES.

(DAITISH WIRELESS BERVIČE.]

Rugs May 31st.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2ND, 1926

[SKITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. PRINCE OF WALES AT BRITISH

INSTITUTE...

RUGBY, May 31st.

When the Prince of Wales delivered an address at the Institute of Inter-

No open moves had taken place up to national Affairs to-dns, he announced this evening to bring about, fresh conl that the King had commanded that the negotiations. At midnight, the Clovern-word "Royal" should be added to the ment's offer of a subsidy of £3,000,000 expires. The Premier was back in town to-day.

The evening journal, Star states that while Mr. Baldwin has been spending the Whitsuntide holiday at his country residence, the Chequers, he has not been inactive and has been in fadirect touch with representatives of both the owners and miners. The Star hints that as a result of these preliminaries, there are likely to be important developmente in the situation.

SUPPLIES FROM ABROAD,

In the event of the coal stoppage con- tinuing, it is stated that large quantities of foreign col are at the command of British importers, who will receive as sistance from Government if that should

These supplies are under necessary. stood to be available from the Sanr Basin and France..

Negotiations with the United States are well advanced also..

be

The Government has been assured that no obstacle in the handling of coal in ported from foreign countries will be raised by the railwaymen.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

title of the Institute is the future. The Prince opened the Institute two years ago and today he opened a lecture hall. In his speech, the Prince explained the origin and object of the Institute. He recalled how until recently, there had been recognised or chartered Societies devoted to the study of nearly every im

portant subject except international re-

lations. This Institute was brought into being to fill that gap.

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AMERICA AND EUROPE.

U.S." COMMON SENSE” POLICY.

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PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S VIEWS.

[KEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)

HOME CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS 'HIT UP BIG

SCORE

THE COUNTY PROGRAMME.

(THROUGH REUTER'E ADENOT.]

LONDON, May 31at. In continuation of the match which was started at Lords on Saturday be

WASHINGTON, May 31st.. **Common sense” should be America's contribution "to world peace, declared President Coolidge in the course of his Memorial Day address at the Arligton National Cemetery. He said Americans believed that other nations ought to join them in laying aside suspicions and hatreda sufficiently to agres among themselves upon methods of mutual rewickets for 20 runx

lief from the necessity of maintaining

een Middlesex and the visiting Aus tralian team, the Australisas this mar- ting carried their score (which stood at 357 for four wickets on Saturday) to 48k The team was all out by Innch time. Andrews, who made 164, "was dazzling ting for 193 minutes. The weather was at periods He hit 2 fours and was bat-

fue and wicket good. Allen took five

Middlesex had made 233, for six

wickets, when play closed. Stevens had

THE HOME DERBY.

REVISED LIST OF PROBABLES,

Lastos, May, 31st. The following is the rovised fist of probables for the Derby :- Apple Sammy (Jellisa). Bassoon (Quirke). Cimiez (Smirks). Colorado. (Weston).. Comedy King (Dempacy). Coronach (Childs). Finglas (Archibald) Harpagon (Elliott)." Lancegaye (Partyman), Legies (Kirby). Lex (Beary) Macanudo (Lane). Pantora (Wragg).

Review Order (H. Bensley) St. Mary's Kirk (-): Simon The Beggar (J. Leach); Swift and Sure (R. Jones), Tenacity (-). Warmist (Esling). Hercules (-).

Among the Derby seratchings to-day

THE DOMINICAN ORDER ELECTION OF NEW SUPERIOR GENERAL.

When the Superior General of the Dominican Order, the Rov · Father** Theisling, died on May 2nd, 1925, the Rev. Father Tamayo, provincial of the Philippine Islands, had to depart im- mediately for Rome to set as the Director of the Order, sad to make all the pre- parations for the new election. The election was to be at the big Convent of St. Dominic at Ocana, near Toledo, Spain, as provided in the last General Chapter.

The Superiors and Electors of the Order, from all over the world, number- lag 10 or more, had all to be assembled at the Convent on Ascencion Day, as rha election was fixed for the eve of Penticost. The Dominican Fathers of

the news that the Rev. Father Buenaven tura G. Paredes was elected the Superior

great land and sea armaments. This would be impossible if they constantly put up the fine score of 114, not out, thewere Grand Flight. Nine, Lanchester, the Spanish Procuration have received

bad in mind resort to war for the redress. of wrongs and enforcement of rights.

· AMERICA AND EUROPE. The League of Nations ought to he able to provide those countries with a certain political guarantee which the United States did not require; also the World Court could certainly be used for the determination of all justifiable dis

The Prince continued: For public Dien, who have always to work against time, it is most difficult to frame ac curate and connected accounts of recent events Directors of banks and concerns which do business abroad are constantly faced with the problems of international relations. No less than men in public life do they need facilities for studying facts. A flourishing branch of the In-putes. stitute has already been established in Australia to perform a similar purpose there. And it is hoped that, in time, members in other parts of the British Commonwealth may also combine to form

a branch Institute The Tastitute is also attempting the more essential and diffi- cult taak of creating human library of information which has not been written It is endeavouring to keep itself in touch with persons of every point of view who have recent and special information on each country and each problem in the Seld of international relations, and to 1,500,000 tons of coal, compared with the secure for its members facilities for free

DUTCH TRADE DENEFITA.

ROTTERDAM, May 31st. The effect of the British strike on the Dutch coal trade is shown by the fact that from the 1st to the 20th inst., 30 vessel's left here with cargoes of over

usual monthly average of 700,000 tons, while for the same period 383 vessels bunkered at the new waterway, compared with B for the corresponding period of

1925.

TO-DAY'S HOPE'S.

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LONDON, May 31st.

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The coal, subsidy has-now lapsed and the Cabinet met late to-night, the main object being for Ministers to be acces sible in case of a last-minute approach by either owners or minera. There are hopes of further moves to-morrow.

DUTCH RELF.

AMSTERDAM, June 1st Amsterdam is raising a lean of £1,000,000 with the object of a flying visit of three delegates to the T.U.C. to consult the headquarters of the Inter. national Federation of Trade Unions, the proceeds to be devoted to British Trade Unions who are responsible for the maintenance of over a million unemploy ed, de un aftermath of the strike.

and intimate discussion with such people so as to enable them to arrive at con- clusions for themselves. Groups of mem"; bers already exist for the special study of subjects like the Balkans, the Near East, China and the Pacific, disarma hent, reparations, etc., bringing together people who approach those questions from entirely different angles.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

FRANCE AND GERMANY..

A STEP TO REMOVE MUTUAL DISTRUST.

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PARIS, June lit An important step to foster Franco- German friendship and remove causes of mutual distrust, has been taken in the formation of a body styled the Committee

Americans should not under

estimate the difculties of European nations, nor fail to extend to them the highest degree of patience and sympathy But we cannot fail to assert our con viction that they are in great need of further limitations of armaments."?

THE COMING CONFERENCE.

next highest contributor being Hearne, and Lulworth Cove.

with 60.

COUNTY MATCHES..

JONDON, May 31st. Playing at Colchester, Leicester de fented Essex by ten wickets. The scores here

Leicester, 277 and for no wickets. Essex, 16 and 154

The highest contributors for Leicester were Astill 78 and Sidwell 77. In

wickets for 41 runs and Skelding also Essex's first innings, Geary took five Ave for 4 runs, Essex, who had to follow on, put up a better showing in their second knock, thanks to Freeman. who scored 82. Geary took four wickets

for 4 runa and Astill five for 57.

GLOUCESTER BEAT WORCESTER.

Playing at Stourbridge, Gloucester de- feated Worcester by ten wickets. The

SCOTCH WATE:-

Worcester. 144 and 135.

THE BALLOON RACE..

AMERICAN WINS GORDON

BENNETT CUP.

BAUISELS, May 31st.

balloon landed at Soelvesborg, Sweden, The American Van Orman, whose won the Cordon Bennett balloon race. A Belgian was the runner-up.

The wenther generally was very bad and many forced landings were neces

sary,

Father Paredes is a Spaniard and

TEL BETTING. The latest Derby betting is as follows: Colorado 6/4 offered and 13/8 taken; || General, Coronach 7/17 Swift and Sure 9/1; Lex 10/1; Apple Sammy 100/0, Finglas 22/1 offered; Cimiez 28/1 taken and offered; Rosary of the Philippine Islands. He taken and offered; Harpagoa95/1 belongs to the Province of the Holy

Macanudo 33/1; Comedy King 40/1

was born on April 19th, 1868 (and is offered.

therefore in his 60th year) at Euarca in Asturias in the North of Spain. He entered the Dominican Order as a Novice at the Monastery of Ocana, on August 30th. 1953. After completing his phi losophical studies, he was sent to study Thomas of Avila, where he took the Theology at the famous Convent of St.

solemn vows on December 8th, 1887. After being' ordained a Priest, Father- Paredes was sent to the Universities of Madrid, Salamanca and Valencia. In 1505 he received the degree of Doctor of Arte in the University of Madrid, and the following year he received the degree of Doctor in Civil Law. In July 1890 he was sent to the University of St. Thomas of Manila to take the classes

NEW YORK, May 31st..

of Civil Law and Arts. Shortly after The Inianapolis fourteenth annual he received the degrees of Doctor in 500-mile motor speed race resuited thus: Theology and Canon Law, to the great 1st, Lockhart End, Hartz; 3rd, Wood-admiration of all the other Doctors and bury,

Professors of the Threecentenarian Uni- versity of Manila. In 1902, being elected the Rector of the Convent of St. Thomas of Avila, he passed through Hongkong ILATER.... for the first time on his way to take Lockhart drove the whole distanceap his new post. without a relief. He stopped to attend to the car after 250 miles and fell be bind, but quickly regained his lead. He Bashed past the winning post leading by The following programme was passed:

five miles. Twenty-five started but many 1996/7, England visits Bouth Africa;

dropped out owing to the fierce pace daily paper "Libertas," defending vigor Africa visita England; There were 140,000 spectators. Lockhartously the Catholic Church. 1928, South 1028/9, England visits Australia; 1930, nets $40,000 THE SCOPES CASE REVIVED. Australia visits England.

The United States entered the pre- liminary Disarmament Conference with the utmost good faith, in the singere be lief that it represented the utmost good faith on the part of the other parti- cipants. They wanted to see the prob lema there presented stripped of all technicalities and solved in a way that would secure practical results. They were ready to support every effort in that direction.

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WAR DERTS.

President Coolidge declared that for eign war debts should be liquidated on a broad moral and humanitarian basis He added that he believed the adjust ments made would be mutually beneficial to the trade relations of the countries involved, and out of these economic bene fits would be derived additional guar- antees for stability and the peace of the

world.

EVOLUTION IN U.S.

NASHVILLE (Tenn.), May 31st. The Scopes evolution case has been re

Gloucester, 336 and 45 for no wickets. For Gloucester, Parker took four wickets for 44 runs and Mills five for 57. Morrison, of Gloucester, was the only batman to put up any show during the match, making 50 runs. Root took five wickets for 90 runs.

YETURE TEST MATCHES.

LATER.".

At a meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference at Lords, Lord Hampden

residing over delegates from Australia,4 New Zealand, South Africa, India and the West Indies, a resolution which was moved by Australia was unanimously adopted that Test Matches will in future be more than three-day matches and be played to, a finish, if possible.

Lord Harris moved that Australia be asked to reconsider, the six-ball over for Tests in Australia with view to uniformity,

NOTTS T. WARWICKSHIRE.

of Information and Documentation, com-vived with an appeal before the State prising numerous influential, commercial Supreme Court, in which Scopes' counsel and industrial personalities of both coun-in a carefully prepared argument, at- In this match "at Nottingham, War- tries, and also ex-Ambassador Laurent tacks the law on the ground that ickshire scored 135 and 234 (Wyatt and Duke Broglie of the Academy of violates the Tennessee and United States Science on behalf of France, and former Constitutions, which guarantee liberty REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT RESIGNS: Foreign Minister Simens and ex-Secretary of conscience, religion and speech.

PORTUGUESE REVOLT.

LISBON, June 1st.

of State; Von Simon, on behalf of Ger- The Portuguese President has resign-many. Offices will be catablished in Paris ed. The precise reasons are at present and Berlin to exchange information.

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR.

DELEGATES DIFFERENCES AT

GENEVA

GENEVA, May 31st. In a debate at the Labour Conference

On the other hand, Mr. William Jen aings Bryan, Junior, has submitted a written argument in support of the Anti- Evolution Law.

AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. :-

securing 64).

Notts collected 182 (Lilley 54) and 186 for 6 (Carr 76).

AMATEUR GOLF. A WALKER CUP DECISION..

Loxbox, May 31st. ́. The runner-up of the Amateur Golf Championship, Simpson (who lost to Sweetzer) has been officially informed SESQUI-CENTENIAL CELEBRATIONS that he has not been chosen for the

Walker Cup team.

IN U.S.

not nanounced, but the situation was re- cently complicated by the" action of the Confederation of Labour preparing to oppose any attempt at the establish of a military dictatorship, but to the contrary the revolutionary leaders at the earliest moment expressed their desire to the on the report of the Director of the

PHILADELPHIA, May 31st. Showers of rain did not damp the President that the new Government Labour Office, notably with regard to would be formed outside of the political the non-ratification of the Hours Con- enthu jasm of thousands who attend. ed the sesqui-centenial celebration of parties,

tion, the South African delegate was Troops in the Northern and Southern inost eulogistic as regards the report and Amerien's independence. The proceed- Divisions, supporting Costa, are march generally the work of the Labour Office.ga opened with a salute of 150 guns. ing on Lisbon and will encamp on the On the contrary, Mr. Beasley, the Mr. Kellogg and Mr. Hoover made outskirts pending the arrival of their workers' delegate from Australia, was speeches, Mr. Kellogg assuring his more critical and felt that the report hearers that the spirit animating the general.

lacks the direction Lecessary even to give founders of the Republic was alive effect to the ratification already agreed to-day, but America's reluctance to parti to by this Conference and lacks doing cipate in war had had often been shown, something tangible whereby social con both by her participation in inter- national arms conferences and other ditions might meet the terms of the Treaty of Peace. Mr. Beasley was dis ways in which she had encouraged the satisfed with the work accomplished at cause of peace. Geneva, and added that for this reason. it had been decided to call a conterencs at Honolulu of all the workers of the Pacifio to discuss the matter, because of the probability of the dext war oc- LA curring in that region.

POLISH PRESIDENT.

PROF. MOSZICKI APPOINTED TO THE POST.

WARSAW, June: 1st. Professor Moszicki, engineer and indus trialist, General Pilsudski's nominee, has been elected President. There were two other candidates, one of which was a Socialist, who received & solitary vote.

(THROUGH HAVAB AGENCY.]

FRENCH - FLIGHT.

D'OISY TO CONTINUE HIS TOKYO JOURNEY.

PASIE, June 1st. The flight of Pelletier D'Oisy to Tokyo is likely to be resumed after June 7th.

THE KIEFF TRIAL. POLICE OFFICIALS SENTENCED FOR BRIBERY.

RIGA, May 31st. The trial at Kieff of 105 police officials, charged with bribery and abuse of ponci, has ended. Four were sentenced to death. and seventy-one to various terms of--im- prisonment

SENSATION IN FLORIDA.

ESTATE BANKRUPTCY

REAL

NEW YORK, May. Jst. A message from Jacksonville says the American-British Improvement Corpore tion, a developer of the Floradana Club, and one of the largest real estate deve lopments in Florida, has filed its volun- tary petition in bankruptcy

The assets are listed at $2,551,000 and the liabilitica at $8,581,000.

LAWN TENNIS.

PARIS, May 31st. Vincent Richards beat Lacoste, 7-5,

8-6.

BOXING,

HOOD WINS WELTER WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.

Losinos, May 31st." British Welterweight championship. Jak Fighting at Holland Park, for the Hood out-pointed Harry Mason,

DISAPPOINTING PIGHT. *

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

MOTOR RACE.

OF 400-MILE AMERICAN

RESULT

CONTEST.

Owing to rain, the race was reduced to 400 miles. The winners time #ai

hours, 13 minutes, 37.8 seconds

ESKIMOS' FEAR OF THE **FLYING DEVIL.” CAPTAIN WILKINS DESCRIBES HIS FLIGHT.

THE ARCTIC WASTE..

The arrival of our aeroplanes at Point Barrow, where we had been awaited for a fortnight, chased a tremendous sen- sation, and the entire population of 200 Eekimos and a dozen white people rash ed pelimell to the landing feld which had been prepared by the Eskimos, writes Captain G. H. Wilkins to the Manchester Guardian,

The teacher at the school told me that had she not stepped aside she would have been trampled upon by the school children who stampeded from the classroom when the seroplane hove in sight. The stupe faction of the Eskimas at the sight of an seroplane was related to me when I got to Barrow, One Eskimo driver of a dog team, over whom we had flown a few hours before approaching Borrow, hid his sledge and would not emerge until an hour bad-clapsed, when he drove off like one possessed towards Barrow and reported that he had tingmrutt tonuk, the Eskimo for a "fying devil." The fellow, although later shown the aeroplane as a human

to do with withcraft. The Eskimos call contrivance, refused to approach it on the field, believing that it had something the aeroplane tingmasón.

seen

In the Provincial Chapter of 1906, he was again appointed Professor of the St. Thomas University of Manila, and Director of the then well known Catholio

In the Provincial Chapter of 1910, hə was elected Provincial of the Philippine Islands, and was re-elected in 1814 till the Chapter held in Manila at the end 1917 on the occasion of the visit of the late Superior General Father Theisling. During his office as Provincial, Father Earedes visited the Missions in China, Tonkin, Japan and Formosa several times, and always visited Hongkong on his way to the Missions or to Spain and America

In 1911, accompanied by Father Noval, he went to New Orleans," to open the Theological College of Rosaryville in Ponchatoula, near New the Orleans, Since that date, all students from the Spanish Colleges, after completing their studies in Philosophy go to Rosaryville to study Theology, and to acquire some knowledge of English before being dispersed to the various Missions and Colleges in the Philippine Islands, and in the Far East.

After being released from the arduous tasks of the Provincialate at the end of 1017, Father Paredes was sent to Madrid as the Superior of the Community and Pastor of the well known Church of:

study, when not engaged in the many the Holy Rosary, and devoted his time to

obligations as Pastor of a large Parish, and Superior of the Community. His advice was sought not only by people is Madrid, but from all over Spain. The news of his election as the Successor the Great St. Dominic, in the rule of the Order of Preachers, must have come as

Some of them remember me when I was The fight was staged by the National here, with Stefansson's expedition in Sporting Club. There have only six 1913, and they call me Cap, while fights for the Welter Championship been Pilot Eielson is familiarly called "Ben" held in a quarter of a century, and thehis nickname with us last was ten years ago." Mason, the ex-

Our fight over the Endicott Moun- Lightweight Champion, recently entered tains afforded me a view of the most the weltern.

rugged scenery I have even seen in my a thunderbolt The bout opened at a fast pacé, Hood exploring experiences for miles and towering over the stockly-built Mason, miles on end knife-edged and sawtoothed who took a count for eight in the third ranges serrated the horizon, each more At the half-distance, Mason appeared terrible than the one. left behind. Beyond well ahead on points, despite a badly we found the tundra frozen and white cut eye. There was an exciting slogging as far as the aching eye could see. twelfth round Hood lirening up. Mason There was no twig, tree, or knoll to break accidents in our industrial organisation. punched hard in the fourteenth, a fine the monotony of this amazing white ex- right shaking Hood Hood was aggres panse. The low willow trees and frozenir.W - Joynton Hicks, fully slow. He fought the last round as therefore were not visible from the air, sive from the sixteenth, although pain streams were covered with snow and There is perhaps in Germany a greater though he considered the only way to Ikaw there mighty heards of caribouodency to call in the aid of scientific favourable verdict was by & knock-out (American reindeer) trekking over the training to industry than it was a disappointing frat, with hoots snow. When we were on the point of generally speaking, in this coun drowning the cheers of Hood's sup-reaching Barrow the Eskimos danced

their, famous dovil chasing dance.

porters.

The thoughtlessness of the... human factor causes more than half of the

Prime Minister

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