'AFRICA'S FLAG.
THE NATIONALIST-LABOUR PACT.
COL. CRESWELL'S ATTITUDE ENDORSED.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY
THE CATHOLIC CONGRESS.
OPENED AMID SCENES OF SPLEN- DOUR IN CHICAGO,
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FREESTUESDAY, JUNE 22ND, 1920
FAR EASTERN CABLE - NEWS.
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PEKING POLITICS, THE FORMATION OF A NEW QABINET.
CHICAGO, June 20th. Amid unsurpassed scenes of stately splendour the International Eucharistiq
BHANGHAI, June 91st. Congress was formally opened by the
A Japanese semi-official message from JOHANNESBURG, June 21st. celebration of Pontifical High-Mass in the The question whether the pact between presence of eleven Cardinals and upwards Tientsin says the delegates of Marshals the Nationalist and Labour parties will of 0,000 people. Masses were celebrated Wu. Pei. Fu and Chang Teo Lin held "continue" was virtually decided in their the churches of the Archdiocese of final pourparlers yesterday, and decided affirmative at a secret meeting of the Chicago by pilgrims of all nations, who that Yon's Cabinet should announce its National Council of the Labour Party joined in the spiritual bouquet of one mil-resignation on June 22nd..
yesterday, which endorsed the attitude of Colonel Creswell, Minister of Defence, and leador of the Labour Party, in sup- porting the Government's proposal re- garding the national flag not embodying the Union Jack. -.
lion communions promised to the Popo by Cardinal Mundelein, Archbishop of Chicago.
CONVERENCE DELEGATES DETAINED.
NEW YORK, June 20th. Sixty-four of the seventy-seven Jugo- Slavian delegates to the Eucharistic Coa- ference have been detained and ordered
It is officially stated that the author ties are not satisfied that the delegates, all of whom are laymen, have come to the United States solely to attend the Congress.
(A cable last month stated:The Union of South Africa is greatly agitated over to proceed to Ellis Island for examina- the Government's Flag Bill, which pro- vides for the introduction of a new tion. national fag, from which the Union Jack is omitted. The Rand and Natal are particularly indignant, and protest meet ings are being held in many parts of the country. The Union Jack is flying every where, outside shops, on motor-cars, and Some of the in people buttonholes. leading Labour Ministers have threaten- ed to resign if the measure is proceeded with. There is likelihood of Gen. Hertzog postponing the further stages of the Bill in view of the intensity of feeling.]
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]
COAL DEADLOCK.
THE BILL FOR LONGER WORKING HOURS.
Rugby, June 20th.
BRITISHERS DETAINED,
NEW YORK, Juno Slat. Throo British and seven Croatian dele- gates to the Eucharistic Congress have beon sont to Ellis Island. The Britishers. are being detained because no Canadian officials met them at the dock.
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EX-RULERS' PROPERTY.
The two War Lords should enter Peking on the 24th inst, to decide the personnel of the future Cabinet, After an, interview there, it is anticipated that each will nominato half the Cabinet.
JAPANESE APPOINTMENTS.
TOKYO, June 21st.
Mr. Nagaoka has been formally ap pointed to Germany. It is understood that Mr. Hanibara's appointment to Rome will be announced as soon as Mr. Ochiai's funeral is over.
L
KING
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] WIMBLEDON JUBILEE.
PRESENTS TENNIS COM- MEMORATIVE MEDALS.
WIMBLEDON, June 21st:
The Lawn Tennis Championship meet- ing opened in fine weather with a crowded attendance with the jubilee celebration in the form of a Royal Pageant, in which the King presented
SANITARY INSPECTOR
SUMMONED.
STORY OF BROKEN GLASS THROWN AT FOKI NOT BELIEVED.
ALLEGED ASSAULT CASE DISMISSED.
The case in which Mr. C. Strange, an^ Inspector of the Sanitary Department, was summoned for assulting a foki in the employ of the Tee Yuen Brm, dealers, of No. 23, Lower Lascar, coconut Road, was concluded at the Central Magistracy before Mr. R. E. Lindsell yesterday.
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It will be recalled that the foks alleged a: Basket of that Mr. Strange threw broken glass at him, loflicting a number of cuts on his legs and arms, while the glass was being cleared out of the godown, premisca on May 27th by order of the Inspector, who had called there of godowns in Lower Lascar Road and in the course of inspecting a number
carrying had given certain orders as out limewashing, etc.
The caso for the prosecution was that Mr. Strange, resenting the slowness of the coolics i transferring a box af rubbish to the lane, took a basket of broken glass carried by another joki nad threw it at him.
to
At the last hearing of the case, the Defendant gave a total denial of the al- legation, stating that as the man with the basket of glass attempted to pass between him and the box carried by the
THE POLICE COURT. SEQUEL TO ROBBERY AT SEA,
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
SEVEN YEARS AND THE CẤT.
The Criminal Sassions opened yester day before Mr. Justice Wood (the Painte Judge.
$500 BILL FOR THE FINE.
A fisherman from Tai Ping village,
Three Chinese, charged with having. another from Aberdeen and a third from committed an armed robbery at a sho Miu Wan island, were charged at the in Connaught Road West on May Central Magistracy, before Mr. R. Epleaded guilty. The first prisoner, was Lindsell yesterday, with being implicated also charged with possession of arms
Mr. A. Dyer Ball (the Acting Attorney. in a robbery with violence on a fishing
but two managed to effect their caespe boat off Lantau Island on May 20th, when General) said that there were at least
valued at $1,100 were stolen. clothing, money, jewellery and tackle. Are persons implicated in the robbery The second prisoner had been employed The case was adjourned for a week.
&t.the shop, and he had prevailed upon his employers to allow two supposed. relatives of his to remain on the premisen over-night. That night others were let in and they proceeded to ransack the shop. Nearly 82,000 worth of goods bad boon taken. In the chase which followed, the second prisoner was shot by a deteo tive, and had been in hospital for some. time.
COSTLY FUEL. Before Major C. Willson, a Chinese cook, charged with stealing 81,500 from his master, maintained that after he had taken the money, consisting of thros 500 notos from a safe, he was overcome by fear of the police and burned them.
Sub-Inspector Watt ank that the ac cused took the key from under his ter's pillow while bo stopt, and so gained access to the safe. On being charged be
sequences, burued the notes in the kit chen chatty. The Inspector considered stated that he had, fearing the con
that a child would bardly do such a thing. In court, the defendant insisted that his story was true.
He was sent to prison for six months with 'bard labour.
EVADING STAMP DUTY. Leung Sui Ban, who had recently been fined $400 for affixing used stampa to rent receipts, appeared again before Mr. R. E. Lindsell in respect of similar charger in respect of three receipts
Mr. E. S. C. Brooks, who defended, on
A
Mr. Dyer Ball also stated that it was
entirely due to the action of one of the shop fokis that the Crown had been able te prosecute in the case. He had called etchase. in the police and himself gave As a result of his action the first and second prisonera were arrested.
His Lordship asked whether the pris oner, who had been shot, had suffered permanent injury.
The Acting Attorney-General replied that the medical man who had attended him could, only give such evidence, His Lordabip reserved sentence until tho
afternoon.
At the afternoon hearing, Mr. Dyar Ball said he had seen Dr. Paterson who. had attended the prisoner while he was in hospital, and he had said that prisoner would not suffer any permanent injury..
Each prisoner was sentenced to seven years' hard labour and, twelve strokes of the eat on the charge of armed robbery. The first prisoner was further sentencesl
A new Bill enabling a return to the NATIONAL REFERENDUM RESULT commemorative medals to ex-champions other coolics he directed the basket toward being informed that defendant had been to a year's imprisonment for potsession
cight-hours working day in the conl.in dustry will be formally introduced in the House of Commons to-morrow, and the Government intend to pass it through all its parliamentary stages as rapidly
ANNOUNCED.
KO CONFISCATION.
BERLIN, June 20th.
The final figures of the voting on the ennfiscation of the ex-Ruler's property
of lawn tennis from the eighties to inat
year.
Despite the absence of Miss Helen Wills and Lacoste, the international element was strongly represented. The meeting was noteworthy far the first ap
the box. The fakt let go his hold of it and the basket fell on to the box, which was also dropped to the ground at the same moment, and the feki received his
cuts through the glass bouncing up.
possible. The measure does not repeal will not be known before midnight, but pearance of a Royal entrant, the Duke ofendant alleged at the last hearing
the Seven Hours Act but merely sus pends it for a period which has not yet been defined but which will be announced to-morrow. It will probably be from. three to five years
The Government also intend to pass into law before the recess, a second bill incorporating measures of re-organisa- tion in the industry.
PAGEANT OF THE AIR.
PREPARATIONS FOR A ́SPECTA- CULAR DISPLAY.
Ruoay, June 20th. The proposal that the four Royal Air Force machines which are expected to reach England to-morrow on the com- pletion of a 14,000 miles fight to South Africa should alight on the Thames at Westminster has not been favoured by the Air Ministry for technical seasons. The airmen will alight at Lee-on-the Their machines Solent as arranged. will have the floats removed prior to their participation on July 3rd in the annual Air Force pageant at Headon.
On that occasion about 180 air craft
everything indicates that the Bill will not obtain the necessary nineteen and-a-half million votes.
THE OFFICIAL FIGUREN.
LATER.
of York.
OBITUARY.
previously convicted entered a plea guilty, and asked for a small fine. A fine of 8150 was impused.
A REMARKABLE FIND. ANCIENT. CANNON, UNEARTHED AT PENANG.
of of arms, the sentences to run consecu
tively.
His Lordship complimented the shop faki, who had been responsible for the arrest of two of the prisoners, and said that he had done a public service in acting as he did.
NEW TERRITORY ROBBERY.
Two Chinese pleaded not guilty to charges of robbery and assault at the house of an old man in the village of.. Nam Hang, Now Territories, on May 25th. Another men, who had been ar rested in connection with the afsir, had escaped from Taipo prison.
that the action had only been brought against him in retaliation for his order- ing certain sanitary requirements to ba
PERANO, June 12th. carried out at the time of the incident,
A remarkable "find" has occurred and that the summons had been taken
Mr. Dyer Ball related the facts of the The referendum on the subject of the WELL-KNOWN SHANGHAI PRIEST, out because they had failed to blackmail here, a score of ancient muzzle-loading cannon being unearthed alongside the Many friends will read with deep him.
foundations of the old Central Station robbery, to the effect that shortly after 11 p.m. the old man was aroused by a GLASS NOT THROWN. confiscation of ex-rulers' property without compensation resulted in over fourteen
Yesterday, when the hearing of the during the work of laying the founda- voice calling on him to open the door. million votes being cast in favour of con-regret of the death of the Rev. Father
was that the door had been forced and. fiscation, whereas at least nineteen-and-a-Martin Kennelly, B.J., says the North half million were necessary to carry out China Daily News of the 18th inst.ense for the defence was resumed, Mr. tions of the now Chartered Bank at theThis he refused to do and called out in They were all heaped together and three men, including the prisoners whom he knew by sight, as they lived in the. For several months past he had been Strange called a number of witnesses, corner of Union Street and Bench Street. Chinese, burglars." The next he knew the project. The official figures word:,
seriously unwell and was for a long time including a Sanitary Department inter- For confiscation....... 14,889,703
542,311 confined to the Hopital Ste. Marie, the preter and Sanitary Department coolien though rasted are in a fair state of pre-village, made their entry. They tied his Against confiscation
The Interpreter said that he accomservation. One bears the initials "F.M."tands with string and some of his own Thirty-five por cont, of the electorate trouble. being cancer for which he was voted "Yes" approximately sixty per operated on. He eventually resumed his panied Mr. Strange on his inspection of over the touch-hole and all bear the cont. abstained from voting, and the re-work in the latter part of last year, but the godowns. At the godown in ques- Tudor crown, which gives some idea of
his condition continued to make histion, the inspecter ordered the removal their antiquity.
of a box lying in the yard. Some of the friends very auxions
contents were taken out into a basket, ornamented affair, with a three-inch and two fokis then removed the box to orifice, to a weightier, piece suggestive the lane. Inspector Strange told them of a trench mortar.
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maining five per cont. either said "No" of their votes wore invalid.
Nearly half the Berlin electorate.voted for confiscation, and the proportion was similar in other largo cities including President Hindenburg's town, Hanover. In the country districts, where the Nation. alists hold sway, the populace obeyed the Nationalist leaders summons to abstain
from voting.
It was noteworthy that not a single
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These cannon vary in size from a tiny
his eyes. The place was ransacked by three packets of cigarettes, six packets clothing was used to gag him and bind
of cigarette papers and 30 in money.
At daybreak the old man effected his the men but they only got away with
information with the police. The places release, roused the neighbours and laid
ed, 68 was found in the possession of one of residence of the prisoners wore search. and packets and cigarette papers in that In statements made to the police the two, men admitted having taken the escap- cigarettes and money. One of the men Two pairs of trousers, six dollars, three packets of cigarettes and six packets of. indicated the third man who had
stole in the cigarette papers were robbery, and, with the exception of the clothing, all the goods were alleged to have been recovered in the possession of
By birth Father Konnolly was an Irish man and always a most loyal British
It is suggested that they originally be of the other, to put the glass from the basket back subject, although he lived so long among French people that he had acquired some. thing of a French manner and he always into the box, and caught hold of the longed to the old British East India wrote the French script. Born 68 years basket, directing it towards the box. At Company; but their history has not yet age, he was received into the Bociety of the same moment, both the basket and been established, and how they came to Jesus at the age of 20. He came to box were dropped to the ground. It was bo where they were is a mystery. fed as being the instigator. Shanghai 35 or 40 years ago and first then that the complainant received his Singapore Free Press. Subsequently he went to St., Joseph's Church and about 15 years ago, we think, be was transferred to St. Joseph's College.
drawn from the Home Defence Army co./ember of the Cabinet entered the polling taught in St Francis Xavier's Schoot. injuries.
operation and training units will take
booths.
Notwithstanding the excitement engen- part, including sixteen new machines of dared, no serious disorders occurred be- a fresh type Squadron air drill, car-yond a few miner clashes in Berlin and ried out by wireless telephony orders elsewhere where small factions congrè
gated. being given by the Squadron Leader from his machine in the air or from a wireless ground station, will be one of the features of the display.
MILITARY TATTOO.
THEIR MAJESTIES' VISIT TO ALDERSHOT.
RUGBY, June 20th. Their Majestics the King and Queen last night attended the Aldershot Mili- tary Tattoo, which is this year again proving a great success, and received a warm ovation from 60,000 spectators.
(REOTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.] MISSING AVIATOR. DUGGAN ARRIVES, SAFELY AT VIGIA New Yonx, Juno, 20th. A message from Para, Brazil, says that the Argentine aviator Duggan, who has been missing since June 13th, has arrived safely at Vigin, with his companion.
THE FRENCH SITUATION. NEW CABINET TO HAVE BROADEST
POSSIBLE BASIS.
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NO ASSAULT,
Mr. O'Donoghue submitted that he had the accused.
proved an assault, as having bean com-
In answer to Mr. Lindsell, witness said the inspector did not deliberately throw the basket of glass over the coolis. The basket dropped on top of the box. mitted. One of the defendhat's wit Continuing his evidence, witness said nesses, he said, bad put a new com that at no time, during the incident, or plexion on the cast. He had stated that in subsequent conversations later in the the inspector had held the basket entire day was there any discussion regarding ly, whereas it had been previously stated that the inspector only put one hand to it and the foki bad hold of part of the compensation. Neither did the com.
basket. Counsel also asked His Worship plainant demand any compensation.
A Chinese Sanitary Department loreto consider the question of awarding man gave corroborative evidence.
Father Kennelly was a man of singular charm and not a little quaintness of manner. Tall, thin, clean-shaven, rosy checked, with very bright and twinkling blue eyes and close cut silver hair, he at once suggested in appearance the ascetic and the thoroughly human companion. PAR18, June 20th. After consulting with M. Briand, M. He rarely. paid a visit, as he said, but so how ye are all gettin' on," and on Painieve spoke optimistically of Briand's at long intervals he would appear to chances of success, but thought that the these occasions, as need hardly be said, the box it tipped over and the coolie this basket over the coolie. It seems to
that, as the basket was being dropped in A Sanitary Department coolie and
some compensation, in view of the ex- pense the foki had been put to for treat
His Worship said: I do not believe that the defendant deliberately threw ment
The old man gave evidence and identi fed the two prisoners as the men who had robbed and assaulted him.
Each prisoner called three witnesses. The first prisoner stated that the old man was crazy and had quarrelled with him some time ago. Whenever he passed his house he jeered at prisoner and call-
ed him bad names,
The second prisoner also said, that the old man was mad.
The woman with whom the first
Cabinet would not be completed till to everything was put on ono side for thewas injured. The inspector did not me, Mr. O'Donoghue, that if you had said that he, two others and the prisoner.
morrow,
honour of recolving him. His conversa
prisoner stayed was called by him as a witness. Asked if she remembered the day when prisoner was arrested, sher said: "I am a woman; I am stupid; A witness called by the second prisoner. I cannot remember." (Laughter.)
were playing tin kan on the night of the
play taken notion in the Civil Court you
Mr. Dyer Ball: I have noticed that tion was delightful, shrewd, witty and empty the contents of the basket over might have got damages for negligence.alleged robbery. They continued TO INVITE M. POINCARE
LATER.
the basket over the man; therefore there widely informed... He had a deep after the coolic. The inspector told the coolie I do not find that he deliberately threw ing, he said until the cock crow.
was no assault, and I dismiss the case. Chinese cocks in the New Territories have. That the idea of forming a Cabinet oftion. for the Chinese, but he was not in
the least blind to their faults. Still less to put the basket on the box, but he re
Defendant caked if he had any remedy the habit of crowing all night. (Laugh-
ter.) with regard to the prosecution having the National Union is abandoned as im was he blind to the fatuity of the Western fosed to do so and the inspector had
been brought against him. He would possiblo was mentioned by M. Briand in Powers' policy in China in recent years to do it himself. It was then the con-
have to report the facts of the case to weakness have indirectly tents came out. an interview, though ho intimated the and the misfortunes which its irresolu-
tion and
know if anything could be done. Such a dosire of giving the new Cabinet, the contributed to bring on the people of thith Answer to Mr. J. A. O'Donoghue, his superior officer and he would like to
Ho intenda, country, broadest possible basis.
Father Kennelly's literary work was for the defence, witness said the inspector thing as this might happen to ang sani- firstly, to invite the support of the Bloc enormous notwithstanding his scholastic took the basket away from the complain-tary inspector in the course of his duties. National by offering M. Poincato a port duties. We think he helped. considerably folio.
POINCARE TO JOIN CABINET.
Prisoners were found guilty, and wore. each sentenced to five years hard labour. MURDER CHARGE AGAIN POSTPONED.
In the case of a prisoner charged with His Worship said he was straid that in contributing to that great work not, and it was in the act of placing it such difficulties as these were such as the murder of a clansman, Mr. Dyer might have to be faced by any Govern Ball, applied for a respite of two Recherches tur los Superstitions on the box that the basket got upset, Chinoises" as well as in translating it
In reply to another question, witness ment servant. Defendant might have months, following a statement from the been coreless in this matter. His Wor Burgeon of the Government Civil Hos into English; be also translated Father PARIS, June 21st.
Richard's Comprehensive Geography of said the defendant took hold of the bas ship added that he could suggest no re-pital that Ub accused, who is being malicions prosecution that was if he and legs amputated and there was no hope of bis appearing before the August Bessions, the Chinesa Empire" which remains one ket with both hands, the coolie relin-medy, but defendant might sus for tetained at that institution, had both of the most comprehensive and illuminat.
lis superior oficer considered it worth
His Lordship granted the respite. while ing books of reference on China and her quishing his hold. people to this day.
M. Briand has announced that M. Poincaro has agreed to enter the new Cabinet.
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