CABLES:
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] LEAGUE OF NATIONS. BROADCASTING OF HEALTH
REPORTS.
GENEVA, June 7th.
THE COAL STRIKE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9TH," 1926
PROSPECTS OF A SETTLEMENT..
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)
RUGBY, June 7th.
It is anticipated that the Miners Executive, when it meets to-morrow
TAXATION IN BRITAIN. POORER CLASSES NOT PENALISED..
RUGBY, June 7th
In the course of a debate in the House of Commons on the Ficauce Bill, Mr Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer..
THE BOYCOTT.
QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS.
LONDON, June 7th.
In the House of Commons, Commander | Kenworthy, Liberal, Central Hull, saked what steps were being taken to improve the position arising out of the Canton
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HOME CRICKET.
YORKSHIRE COLLAPSE BEFORE AUSTRALIANS.
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LONDON, June 7th.
The Leagua Council has endorsed the morning, will accept the invitation of replied to criticisms that the well-to-do Ar. L S. M. Amery, Secretary of State, ing batamen, C. Y. Grimmett, the Aus-
Health Committee's appreciation and thanks to the Governments of French Indo-China, the Dutch East Indies, British North Borneo and Indis, for broadcasting, free of charge, reports from Singapore of epidemiological intelligence weekly, from Saigon, Malabar, Sanda- Calcutta and kan, Bombay, Madras. Karachi.
BRAZIL TO RESIGN,
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 8th.
Mr. Ryan Williams, President of the Coalowners Association, to a joint in formal meeting with a view to the re- sumption of negotiations.
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Mr. A. J. Cook, Secretary of the Miners Federation, stated to-day that ha to the was prepared to recommend Miners' Executive the acceptance of the invitation. He, however, repented his often-made declaration that the miners would only 'discuss on the basis of a new Agreement which does not involve longer hours or the lowering of wages.
"The newspaper O. Globo announces that Brad is formally notifying its
Mr. Herbert Smith, the President of resignatios from the League of Nations. in a few weeks time, and will not parti-the Coalowners Federation, has also de cipate in the Assembly Meeting in Sept-clared that he stood firm on these point until the Coal Commission's Report has been thoroughly ifted.
ember at Geneva.
It is noteworthy in connection with this that the Brazilian representative, Senhor Franco Mello was absent at yesterday's meeting of the. Council on the ground of indisposition, but failed to serid the usual substitute.
were considered in the matter of taxation more than the poorer classes.
He pointed out that in 1813-14, 42.8 per cent, of our revenue was raised by in direct taxation and 87.5 by direct taxa tion. The proportion for 1926-27 was
for the Colonies, in reply, said that the Hongkong Government had neglected no opportunity of attempting to normal relations, but it was severely handicapped by the continual political changes in Canton. Everything possible was being done to remove the unfortu nate state of affaire.
UNIONS INVOLVED IN THE GENERAL STRIKE:
T.U.C.'S CONTROL OF 4,440,000
WORKERS...
Of the 905, unions affected by the general strike in Great Britain the follow
Punished severely by Yorkshire's opening are those with memberships of over 10,000. These figures do not represent the actual number of workers in the in- dustry, but are only of those belonging
tralian googley bowler, with Arthur Richardson at the "other end, brought to restore
about an astonishing collapse after the score had been carried from 85 for one on Saturday, to 105 for 1, and Yorkshire
were all out for 156.
35.33 from indirect and 64.68 from direct. Included in the indirect taxation for the present year was no less than £16,000,000
Replying to Mr. H. W. Looker, Cón- Twelve thousand "spectators watched raised by luxury taxation which were in-servative, South-East Essex. Mr. G. the debacle in fine weather. The wicket direct in their form and did not throw Locker-Lampson, Under-Secretary of was good, and Grimmett emerged from any appreciable burdes upon the work State for Foreign Affairs, said that no the innings with wickets at a cost of 87°
ing classes.
On the other hand, it is stated on bear reached half of the coalowners that they have no new proposals to make and that a solu tion can only be found in some accom modation without wages or hours or dis- triots agreements.
LONDON SHIPPING.
Ruoay, June 7th. Shipping using the port of London last the record figure of 45,000,000 tons and the Port Authority is considering the placing of contracts for additional facilities. The expendi- ture of £4,000,000 on new works has been authorised and in April a tender was Despite these declarations, the expected accepted for some of the new works at The talk of the Brazilian withdrawal from the League causes difficulties in resumption of negotiations in regarded Tilbury Dock. Tenders are to be invited connection with the reconstruction of the in outside circles an offering some proa-shortly "for other portions of the new
Yesterday's meeting pect of the coal stoppage, which is now League Council. opened with two significant absentees, in its sixth week, being brought to an
NOTABLE ABSENTRES.
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Mello and also Quinones de Leon (Spain)
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who was suddenly recalled to Spain, though unlike Mello, he provided a deputy in the Council.
MADRID, June 8th.
It is semi-officially exjlained that Leon was recalled to exchange views on icter. national policy not connected with the League, though Senhör Yanguas, Foreign Minister, interviewed pointed out the feeling of the recent meeting of the Com. mission' craining the Constitution of the Council. He sided with Lord Cecil's view which is contrary to Spanish aspirations Consequently, the present meeting at Geneva is not interesting to Spain, since the presence of all members is not neces sary for the functioning of the organisa- tion, but in order to testify their loyalty to the League Spain has appointed
Senhor Quer, Chargé d'Affaires in Berne,
to sit in Leon's absence.
PRUSSIAN JUNKERTHUM. HINDENBURG AND EX-RULERS' PROPERTY,
BERLIN, June 8th.
A bolt from the blue descended on the Reichstag resuming alter Whitsun in the shape of the publication of a letter from Marshal Hindenburg, which is interpret ed as a threat of resignation in the event of the picbiscite of June 20th re- sulting in favour of expropriation of the Hohenzollern or other Royal Families property.
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The Fresident says "I spent my life in the service of the Kings" of Prussia and German Kaisers and regard the prebiscite us a great wrong, and a re- grettable lack of feeling and tradition and an uncouth piece of thacklessness."
He foresees"A serious attack against the structure of the State whose deepest foundation is a respect for law and re- cognition of property."
The letter
increases the Cabinet's difficulties, which are becoming acute over the Bag controversy, and have aroused the excitement of the country, as the Republicans see therein another attempt to undermine the Republican Constitution.
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BRITAIN AND TURKEY..
TRIBUTE TO TREATY NEGOTIATORS,
work
(THROUGH REUTER'S' AGENCY.]
DUTY ON TEA. LABOUR AMENDMENT TO REDUCE TAX DEFEATED.
LONDON, June 7th.
In the House of Commons during the Committee stage of the Finance Bill, Mr A. V. Alexander (Labour) moved an amendment to reduce the tea, duty from four the
pence to one penny per pound, quot ing the high dividends of the various tea companies..
"Avorí, June 7th
Turkish Questioned regarding the Treaty in the House of Commone this this afternoon! Mr. Locker Lampson, Parliamentary Dader-Secretary to Foreign Office, replied: "I am happy to be able to state that the negotiations with the Turkish Government bave been brought to a successful conclusion and that the Treaty was signed on June 5th. As certain minor alterations were made at the very last moment, I am not yet in a position to give the exact text but the Treaty will be laid before Parlia
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ment at the earliest possible date. should like to take this opportunity of saying that the Treaty is largely due to the spirit of stateemanship and concilia tion displayed throughout the negotia. tions by representatives of both coun- tries who will have contributed. very effectively towards, the renewal of the traditional friendship of their
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now, arrangements were being considered runs, whilst Eichardson's three victims as regurds Britia' diplomatic representa-cost 31 rons. tion in Peking:
Going in a second time, the visitors made 17 for three wickets, the leading scorer being T. J. E. Andrews, who, con-
The Australiana were all out in their first innings for 177.
IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.
GOVERNMENT ADOPT. STABILISA-tributed 78.
TION FOR TEN YEARS.
LONDON, June 7th. The House of Commons, in Committee, has adopted the Cause of the Finance Bill stabilising Imperial Preference for ten years by 931 votes to 115 after the rejection of a Labour amendment to re- duce the period to two years The
THE TEST TRIAL.
ROSAS STOUT 'DEFENCE
With three wickets down and only 38. Labourites contended that the Govern
runs on the board, England continued ment was not justified in proposing an
their first innings against The Rest at arrangement operating beyond its posLord's to-day before a crowd of ten thou sible tenure of office.
sand." Hobbs alone put up any sort of Mr. Ronald McNeill, replying, painted resistance to the variety of the Rest bowl out that no Government could bind its ing" and he was at the wickets for 150 successors, but he challenges the Labour-minutes, scoring 85, including six 4'1 ites to declare their intention to abolish the Imperial Preference stabilisation Clause.
The Committee agreed to "the remis. sion of Customs duties on antiques,
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[REUTER'S AMERICAN "SERVICE.]
PHILIPPINE LAW, DECLARED TO BE UNCONSTITU
3 Churchill, in reply, said that the position had not improved in consequence of recent events in Britain and he was
for additional sources of taxation than more inclized to search'in the near future & t
Referring to the tes been balanced. to give up any on which the Budget had
TIONAL BY U.S.
WASHINGTON, June 7th. The Supreme Court has declared as
quiring commercial accounts to be kept unconstitutional the Philippine law re-
England were all out for 250, gaining a lead of 39 on the first innings. Ler- wood (Notts) took three wickets for 57 runs, Durston (Middlesex) took for 73, V. W. C. Jupp (Northants) 2 for 40, and P. G. H. Fender (Surrey) had two victims at a cost of 32 runs.
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Batting a second time the Rest had' made 102 for the loss of one.wicket when stumps were drawn.
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TEST TEAM.
particular societies. The amater" unions, which are not included, are in many cases also connected with the in- "dustries shown, and their aggregate mem bership is more than 2,000,000. With the 330,000 members of the Miners" Federa- tion the total number of operatives now under the direction of the General Council of the T.U.C. is 4,440,000,
Assurance workers
10,000
Blast-furnacemen
15,300
Boilermakers
60,430
Boot and shoe operatives .................. Brass and metal mechanics
14,700 Civil Service (clerical) ............................. 15,337
69,120
London Society of Compositors 12,190, Distributive and allied workers 70,000 Dyers, bleachers, etc.
12,000
Electrical trades
13,000.
Engineering
132.760
Enginemen, boilermen, Etc.
20,000
House and ship painters
330,000
Iron, steel, and kindred trades 76,200 Locomotive
and engineers
firemen ........
23,200
Municipal employees
40,000
Patternmakers
10,120
10,020
Post Office engineers Post Office workers
16,510
19,000
Printers and assistants
17,820
Railway clerks
60,000
Railwaymen (NU.R.).
200,300
20,080
12,000
25,000
Plasterers
Sailors and firemen Sheet-metal workers Ship constructors'.................... Shop assistants,
warehouse-
men, and clerks............. 33,780 Tailors and garment workers... 30,000 Textile factory workers...... 238,330 Textile workers (National
Union)
60,000
Transport and general workers 150,000 Typographical Vehicle builders Woadworkers...... Workers' Union.
.23,330
20,360
83,000
84,000
General and municipal workers 201,366
THE VATICAN AND FASCISM.
DIVERSE VIEWS OF ROME'S DESTINY.
Fascist Ministers, even when most anxious to be polite to the Fapacy, are not always happy in their historical references, and the recent celebrations of the birthday of Rome have given occa
The English Test Team has been appoint.sion for some pertinent remarks in the Vatican organ. Fascist glorification of pagan Rome and the definition of the in English, Spanish or some local dialected as follows:--Curz, Chapman, Hobbs.
Papacy given by Senator Corradini in. The Yu Cong-eng and Company, were Strudwick, Woolley, Hendren, Hearne, plaintiffs and claimed that of 5,000 Roy Kilner, Tate, Root, Sutcliffe (if fit) his speech on the Capitol as creatura merchants in the Philippines, 12,000 were otherwise Holmes. The twelfth man is ed erede di Roma" are resented, it be ing pointed out that Peter rises triumph- Chinese and that the law seriously Sandham.
aat over Caesar; and the Church natur handicapped them.
In their match against Glamorgan,ally insiste upon the essential spiritna- Surrey scored 31 (Cook, 74, Daily, 31).lity of the Eternal City. Ryan took five wickets for 20, and Clay "The prisoner, of the Vatican," who four for 40. Glamorgan replied with 80 (Gemmill, 51; Hills, 32; D. Davies, 73; Clay, 81) Fenley took five wickets for
CHINESE "ENTHUSIASM.
duty, Mr. Churchill said he still desired, the tax to be lightened or removed and it was the first of the indirect taxes which deserved Parliament's attention. He declared that any Chancellor would be grateful if the duty on Empire crown ten could be removed but he did not know whether it was possible in the life of
MANTLA, June 6th. the present Parliament for Empire tea to
The Chinese community have greeted enter free. The loss in revenue would be with great enthusiasm the press des five or six millions, because it would in-patches from the United States Supreme The Court ruling that the Philippine Book clude chicory, coffee, and cocoa. AGORA, June 8th.
Government would regard it as a great Keeping Law is unconstitutional. The Assembly has ratified the Anglo-
task to remove the duty on tea if at any The law forbade merchants to keep Turkish Mosul Treaty.
time it was possible in the present Far-accounts in Chinese, and was considered Hanent (Cheers.)
Dations"
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(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] FREEDOM OF EDINBURGH. "AULD REEKIE'S" TRIBUTE TO
MR. BALDWIN..
Ruchy, June 7th The Freedom of the City of Edinburgh was conferred upon the Prime Minister to-day, in the presence of a large gather. ing.
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Presenting to Mr. Baldwin, a silver casket containing the Freedom, the Lord. Provost said the Premier came fresh from one of the great triumphs of history. Mr. Baldwin was the man of the hour and it was no small satisfaction to the citizens of Edinburgh that it had fallen to them to give him the first formal ex- pression of gratitude which all his fellow countrymen owed him, for the way in which he had successfully, brought them DOISY TO RESUME HIS JOURNEY. through one of the greatest crisis in their
FARIS-TOKYO FLIGHT.
history. PARIS, June 8th.
Pelletier D'Oisy will resume his flight
the weather is 1. 息 to Tokyo as soon favourable.
SUBMARINE'S CRUISE. DUTCH UNDERSEA CRAFT IN AZORES.
ROYAL VISIT. SWEDISH PRINCESS AND PRINCES IN LONDON..
RUGBY, June 7th. Princess Astrid, daughter of the Crown Prince of Sweden and the late Crown Princess, who was formerly Princess HORTA (Azores), June 7th The Dutch submarine, which is travel. Margaret of Counaught,
the Dutch East London to-day on a visit to the Duke of ling attended to Indies has arrived hers. She attained a Connaught, her grandfather. The Princess top sped of 18 knots, and it is considered was accompanied by her two brothers, that she behaved well, proving that the Prince Gustavus Adolphus and Prince
Bigvord new design is satisfactory.
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SURREY P. OLAMORGAN..
ESSEX V. DERBY.
In their match against Essex Derby discriminatory and ruinous to the scored 154, Hipkin taking four wickets The amendment was defeated by 241 Chinese, who control 90 per cent. of the for 46, and Palmer 5 for 31. Essex
vates, to 105.
CLAUSE AGREED, TO.
LATE
TARIFF AUTONOMY. CHINA AND ABOLITION OF LIKIN.
retail trade.
DESERTER'S FATE.
The Finance Bill clauss embodying the AMERICA TÓ INTERCREDE. WITH tea duty was agreed to.
FRANCE.
WASHINGTON, June 7th. Mr. Kellogg has instructed Mr. Myron Herrick, the U.S.-Ambassador to France to intercede with the French Government. on hehalf of Bennett J. Doty, also known as Gilbert Clare, a private in the Foreign Legion, stated to be liable to execution on
LONDON, June 7th.
"{THROUGH EEQTER'S AGENCY.]
A SERIOUS CARE.
scored 402 for 9 wickets, and declared (Freeman, 172 (not out) Russell 80, Nicholas 62). Jackson took five wickets for 84.
[REUTZE'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
STATE SHIPS.
AMERICAN SUPREME
COURT'S
IMPORTANT RULING:
WASHINGTON, June 7th.
The Supreme Court has declared im mure from the American Admiralty law merchant ships owned by foreign Gov. ernments employed in the carriage of merchandise.
In the House of Commons, answering questions, Mr. Locker Lampson said that by accepting the resolution of the Tariffa charge of attempted desertion." · Conference passed on November 18th, Hu Majesty's Government are committed
PARTS, June 8th. to agree to the insertion in the Treaty
The case of Doty, alias Gilbert Clare, which the Conference is endeavouring to frame of an Article granting to China is particularly serious, according to the
This ruling is a victory for Italy, tariff autonomy by January 1st, 1929. He Matin which says Doty, is charged with said that hitherto, owing to political dis-inducing a number of comrades to desert whose Ambasador claimed immunity for turbances in China, little progress had with him in the course of operations the steamer Pesaro, which was involved been made in drafting the Treaty. against the Druses. The French Com-in a suit for damages.
His Majesty's Government was not commander had sent an aeroplane to asper- ritted in any other respect. He added tain his whereabouts, and finally Doty that the agreement of the Powers to put up a regular battle against his pur- grant tariff autonomy in 1929 and the suern. Chinese Government's undertaking to ataliah likin "by then, were not, as the Article at present stands, expressly inter dependent.
arrived in His Majesty's' Government, bélora 'com-. pleting, the negotiations leading up to the actual grant of tariff autonomy would undoubtedly expect China at least to initiate measures extending a fair hope for the ultimate abolition of líkin..
AMERICAN SUICIDE.
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OBITUARY.
MR. JOHN DIEDRICH SPRECKELS.
SANTIAGO, June, stb. The death is announced of Mr. John Diedrich Spreckels.
MEXICO CITY, June 8th. The brother of Claude Knight has in- [Mr. J. D. Spreckels, who was 73 years. formed the police that he is of the old, was head of the well-known chip opinion that Claude committed suicide ping and commission merchants, J. D. owing to financial troubles, and was Spreckels and Bros. Co, was President endeavouring to conceal his identity in of the Oceanic Stamship Co. (mail and going to Guadalupe and signing a request passenger line to Hawaii), Western for a rapid burial in the name of Claude Sugar Ressing Co. and numerous other
American companies]
Jones,
expresses Papal policy in the only free newspaper left in Italy watches the one not subject to the varying for course of events with the quiet patience
tunes of terrestial governments, and ae cepts all the good things for the Charch which may come Liberals or Fascists. without lowering his flag. So many wel- come offerings have been made by the present Government, rendering relations between Church and State unusually cordial, that many people feel, not une naturally, that Signor Mussolini is de stined to solve the vexed" Roman Quee tion." But every time that the historic moment seems to draw near a blast of cold air issues, from the Vatican in one- form or another, and always carrying the same message The Roman Ques tion is very much alive."."
The latest reminder of this irk-some actuality is to be found on page 29 of the Annuario Pontificio "" for 1926, which is the Church's Who's Who," published at the Vatican polyglot print- ing preas. Hitherto the reigning Pope has been described as "successor of the Prince of the Apostles, High Pontif of the West, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Province of Rome." This year we are reminded that the Pope is "Sovereign of the temporal dominions of the Holy Roman Church Gloriously Reigning," the last two words being printed in large type...
dle of Vatican diplomacy is that fun damentally the "Roman Question" has been solved for many years, ever since. anti-clericaliam died a natural death. Pope Pius X. realized the new atmos phere and the better relations, existing between Church and State when, just before the war, he raised tha veto from Catholics voting, thus enabling them to form political parties and not assist in parliamentary work merely "as- in- dividual. That the Roman question can be officially buried with magnificent funeral orations, as Fasciam desires, is extremely unlikely. In spite of occa sicual auspicious signs, because a formal reconciliation with Italy would impair the Olympian attitude and juniversal character of the Papacy, bringing in- nite, and often unforeseen, complica tions. As Professor Salvemini once re marked. If the Papacy won Italy, might lose the world”?
Perhaps an answer to the seeming rid-
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