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COBHAM'S FLIGHT.

MECHANIC SERIOUSLY HURT BY BURSTING PIPE.

JOURNEY INDEFINITELY

DELAYED.

(THROUGH ÉKUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 6th...

HOUSING CONDITIONS.

1926 THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY JULY 7TH.

HEALTH MINISTRY TO MAKE NEW PROPOSALS

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

Ruany, July 5th.

The Ministry of Health intends to make fresh proposals to Parliament this year dealing with village housing and will, next year, put forward fresh mea- sures to facilitate slum clearances.

This statement was mada to-day by Sir Kinsley Wood, Parliamentary Secretary |

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THE AUSTRALIANS.

· COST OF THE STRIKE. FAR EASTERN

CABLE

WIET CLOSING DAY.

VOTE OF £3,000,000 TO MEET EXPENDITURE,

NEWS

NOTTS DEFEATED BY INNING

AND 136 RUNS.

(TAROVUN REUTER'S AGENCY,

LONDON, July 5th. Continuing at Nottingham to-day be The Timer is informed from Basra that Cobham's fight to Australia has

to the Health Ministry, at a Conference fore a crowd of some sixteen thousand, "been, indefinitely delayed because the

Child Welfare. He mentioned that the Australians added 266 for the laat mechanic, Elliott, has been seriously hurt, in Britain, the fafant death rate, which eight wickets. The weather was dull, owing to the bursting of the petrol pipe in 1900 was 154 per 1000 births, had

and the wicket good. when the machine was flying through the since been reduced to 75 per 1,000. The intense heat and sandstorms

need for further improvement was being Baghdad to Bushire.

met by the rapidly increasing number of maternity and infant welfare centres.

from

Colbam, consequently, alighted near Basta, and Elliot was removed to the Air Force Hospital for an operation to be performed.

Cobham was much upset, and paid a tribute to Elliott's fortitude."

LATER.

The cause of Elliott's injury is un- certain.

One report says that he was hit by a rifle bullet whilst passing Hammarlake. He is progressing favourably at the Air Force Hospital at Baara.

BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE:]

MINERS' HOURS BILL.

LORD CECIL EXPRESSES HIS

VIEWS

WAGES QUESTION.

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE..

WHY CONTINENTAL SUPPLIES

ARE PROHIBITED.

W. Bardsley, who was 67 not out when stumps were drawn on Saturday, was der feated without the addition of a single run, T. J. E. Andrews went on to make 91, and W. M. Woodfull carried his bat for 10% not out

{THROUGH REUTER BAGENCY.]

Lohnas July St

A White Paper has been issued cover

of ng supplementary estimate £3,000,000 to meet expenditure in connec« tian with the general and coal strikes." The figure includes:—

Food Organisations, £197,000. Transport, £20,000.

Coal Consumption and Distribution, £3,000

British Gazette, £16,000. Police, £185,000.

Also the purchase of imported coal.

LONDON, July 8th. The White Paper stated the total supplementary estimate is £3,433,000, of which £433,000 is for purposes arising out of the General Strike, the £3,000,000 being required for the purchase and in portation of coal.

FRENCH FINANCES.

C. G. Macartney on Saturday scored. 81, the four men making 381 of the Aus-M. CAILLAUX TO ADOPT EXPERTS' Ruasy, July 5th.tralian total of 468.

Replying to a question upon the recent Larwood, the Test bowler, took three Order prohibiting the import of conwickets for 88 runs, while Richmond's) tinental fresh meat into Britain, the Et. three wickets were secured at a cost of Hon. Walter Guiness, Parliamentary 44 runs apiece. Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture,

PLAN.

PARIS, July 5th. At a meeting of the Cabinet M. Caillaux declared that a statement would be made in the Chamber on July 8th,

refinding of the

showing that he entirely approves of the Experts Committee, and intends to have them fully carried out.

The Cabidet approved of the statement.

Notts, batting in the short time said it was instituted because of the maining before time was due to be call actual discovery of foot and month" dis-ed, had a disastrous experience ease in three such consignments. No case of disease could be traced to Argentine meat, and, in the absence of defnite proof of disease, prohibition of chilled and frozen meat from the Argentine would not be justified.

KING OF SPAIN HONOURED AT OXFORD.

"

BUGBY, July 5th. in moving the second reading of the Coal Blincs Bill in the House of Lords this evening, Lord Cecil emphasised that the Bill was a temporary, permissive and emergency measure which did not inter- Spain in the Sheldonian Theatre, Ox

Ruany, July 5th, The Degree of Doctor of Civil Law, by diploma, was conferred upon the King of

wickets falling for only 94 runs. Notts need 181 runs to avoid the innings defeat.

Lawnow, July 6th. -

At Nottingham a start was delayed by rain. The wicket was soft, and there: was a very poor attendance.

FRANCO-SYRIAN WAR. MORE FIGHTING AGAINST JEBEL

DRUZES.

PARIS, July 5th...

THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENDE:}

PEKING POLIWIOS.

L

TSAI TO TAKE UP ADMIRAL

FOREIGN AFFAIRS. PORTFOLIO.

PEKING, Jaly, 6th The resignation of Admiral Tsai Ting an from the Revenue Council and the Chinese Tarif Conference Delegatior which was reported on the 2nd instant, is possibly explained by the fact that it is reported on good authority that he will take up the Foreign Affairs portfolio.

ACTING PREMIER-TO-CARRY-ON.

LATEX.

EXCHANGE OF HOUSES.

AN AGREEMENT WHICH WAS

ABROGATED.

ĠUROPEAN'S MISFORTUNE.

The landlord and tenant had "Agreed to exchange residences, but when the time came both parties defaulted. The tenant had given notice to a sub-tenant of the ground-floor of his house who left at the specified time. But as the landlord did not carry out the conditions of a coo- tract whereby he should have exchanged residences with the tenant, the latter stayed on at the house, and only paid for which he occupied. The the portion y ground floor was unoccupied and he re- fused to pay rent for it. The landlord thereupon issued a distress warrant in respect of $707,70 for rent' due. " The first meeting of the Tuh Si Kuei. At the Summary Court yesterday, the Cabinet was held this afternoon No tanant, Mr. W. H. Kelly, of No. 38, change was made in Tuh Si Kuci's pori-- Nathan Road, applied for a discharge of tion. It was resolved that he would the warrant. He was represented by Mr. carry on as acting Premier and Minister Leo d'Almada The landlord was Mr. of the Navy. Tsai Ting Kan was ap- Y. C. Lau, represented by Mr. A. E. pointed Acting Minister of Foreign Hall. Affairs, his resignation as Tupan of the Mr. Kelly said that at the request of Shui Wi Chu being rejected. It is under his landlord he had agreed to remove stood that Marshal Wu Pei Tu has perfrom 38, Nathan Road, to No. 4, at the suaded, Trai Ting Kan to accept the forend of December, 1925. The latter was eign portfolio so as to expeditite the occupied by Mr. Lad. Witness paid $138 a month rent, but bad sub-let the ground Tariff Conference.

floor for 800 a month to Mr. Charles, Manager of the Roxor Advertising Com- pany. When the exchange of houses was arranged he gave. Mr. Charles notice to quit. When the specified date for the exchange came, the landlord would not remore, and witness had to remain where he wha. He only paid him the rent for the upper foor. Witness considered he was justified in doing so, 45 his landlord was to blame that the ground floor-was- unoccupied.

SIR W. B. LEISHMAN DEAD.

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF ARMY

MEDICAL SERVICE."

WON FAME IN SCIENCE.

Lieut-General Sir William Boog Leish man, Director-General of the Army Medical Service since 1923, has died in London after a short illness.

A message from Beirut, Syria, says The Australians won by an innings and that 35 rebels were killed during a French advance in southern Jebel Druze. The French reached Meiha without in Sir William's name was known to bac teriologists all over the world, and parti- cident, and many ringleaders have subtly in the realms of tropical medicine,

136.

Notts scored 139, Mailey taking 8 wickets for 83.

WARWICK V. SOMERSET.

Warwick scored 300 (Kilner 55, Wyatt,

mitted

FRENCH TRAIN DISASTER -

fere with the seven "hours" day principle, ¦ ford, by the Chancellor of the University 102), J. C. Whits taking 7 wickets for OFFICIAL FINDING AS TO CAUSE.

THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LABOUR LEADER'S VIEW.

A

He said the problem they had to over-Lord Cave, to-day come was how to keep the mining in- dustry going and he could not help feel- ing that the economic case against the lengthening of hours had been, in some

PREMIER DENOUNCED AS respects, exaggerated. It would be a

DANGEROUS HYPOCRITE." mistake to treat the Bill as the whole policy of the Government. It was only

LONDON, July 5th. part of that policy and the suggestions,

The Railway Companies, the Govern- of the Coal. Commission would be carried out, with the exception of the nationalment and- Mr. Baldwin were bitterly at sation of royalties and municipal tradtacked by Mr. Dobbie, President of the

ing The Government were considering the latter question very carefully. He believed there was a-strong-case for the amalgamation of mines in many cases, and that it would mean a considerable saving in working costa. He was also attracted by the proposal of the Commis sion regarding selling agencies, where something material might be done. Lord Cecil complained of the negative charac

National Union of Railwaymen, in a speech at the annual conference of the Union at Weymouth

eg in the first innings

Somerset knocked up 330-(M. Lyon, 93) Mayer taking a wicketa for 35.-

GLAMORGAN-DEKAT MATCH DRAWN The match between Glamorgan and Derbyshire at Pontypridd was draw Glamorgan scored 291 (Bell, 64; Clay, 59 Riches, 138). Storer took five wickets for

90. Fune

When stumps were drawn Derbyshire had amassed 181 for 7, Bowden having scored 71

ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE.

FROM PADANG.

July 5th. The case of yesterday's train accident at Poisy, is officially ascribed to the fact that the train was diverted to a loopline, and the driver, being unaware of the change, maintained a speed of fifty-six miles per hour, which was too fast for a secondary track.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

HISTORIC AUTOGRAPH.

ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN STOLEN FROM, STATE.

He was, indeed, one of the pioneers of tropical medicine, and the elucidation by him of a curious Oriental fever resulted in the disease being, named "after him,

Leishmaniasia?

In reply to Mr. Justice Wood, witness. agreed that he had dever obtained his laddford's consent to stay on sa tenant of one foor

His Lordship found for the landlord with costs, but agreed to stay the execu

Once during the war an officer was asked whether it was correct to refer to tion of the warrant for 14 days, pending bir ax Bir-William-or-as- Colonel Leishan appeal. man He's big enough to be called

Leishman," was the reply

HONOBART PHYSICIAN TO THE SING

Sir William, who was born in 1683 and

was a blunt Sect, was an honorary phy.

sician to the King. He succeeded Lieut.. General Sir T.-H. Goodwin as Director- General of Army Medical Services.re

He began his career in the RAM.C., in which, at the time of his death, he had served 39 years. During the war he was mentioned three times in despatches and was awarded the Legion of Honour

RESEARCH WORKER.

NEW YORK, July 5th. A message from Atlanta, says that the Georgia State authorities announce they will sue for the recovery of the autograph of Mr. Gwinnett, who was one of the signatories of the Declaration of Inde pendence, which was auctioned recently in the East. LONDON, July 6th.

for 822,500. It is alleged that the signa- A message from Padang, Sumatra,ture was purploined from the State says that a new heavy earthquake shock archives. has occurred at Fort de Kock Several

He said that the general-striks had OVER 400 CASUALTIES, REPORTED roused class consciousness in the workers, whose spirit on the ginth day of the great fight was better than on the first. The Railway Companies were determined to made the railwaymen pay the penalty, of their strike losses, "but before long shall demonstrate that the temporary

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ter of the opposition's policy. He added victory of the employing class is only

buildings were severely damaged.

SAMERICAN SUBMARINE.

There was "panic everywhere and the 801 SALVAGED AFTER MONTHS

that the Government were ready at any the prelude to a great working-class total fatalities, so far, have been over time to resume the work of negotiation and mediation.

}} NEW WAGE OFFERS. Mineowners of Stothand the Forest-of- Dean, the Bristol area, as well as those of Yorkshire and Warwickshire, have now posted new wage offers, all showing the maintenance of pre-stoppage rates in return for a longer working day. Half million men are affected by these offers. Others areas will post their wage, offers during the week."

triumph."

Mr. Dobbie denounced Mr. Baldwin, as

400.

BELIET TUNDS OPENED.

AMSTERDAM, July 5th.

ned

a dangerous hypocrite. He talked of his Funds to relieve the victims of the rural contemplation of a pig, but he up-

earthquake in Sumatra have been peared to have learnt more from the fox, throughout Holland. gaining his ends by posing as a friendly disposed opponent.

"PRESK","KEPRESENTATIVES LEAVE.

LATER The N.U.R. Conference at Weymouth adopted, a resolution that only repre sentatives of Trade Union papers be It is expected that by Thursday, when eligible to report the proceedings, "de the Bill will probably become law, about spite a speech by Mr. J. H. Thomas, de- three-quarters of a million miners will claring that such a resolution would have the offer of work at the old rate of

only make the Conference ridiculous and wages for an extra hour per day. Mean- while, the miners leaders continue to adding that the Press representatives

CHOLERA

NEGAPATAM DECLARED TO BE AN. INTECTED PORT."

LONDON, July 5ther The Government of the Dutch East. Indies has declared Negapatam to be infected with cholera.

NEW WORLD FLIGHT.

OF WORK.

WASHINGTON, July 5th

It is offically announced that the Submarine 851, which sunk in 135 feet of water off Block Island last autuma, has-been raised to the surface. It will probably be towed to the Brooklyn Navy Zard and opened in order to remove the score of bodies of the crew for funeral with full baval „honoure

· · IPOH AMENITIES.

HOTEL GUESTS AMUSING PETITION.

The following is a copy of the petition

referred to in our By the Way of the guests at the Station Hotel, Ipoh, columns, says, the Straite Echo

urge, the men to refuse to go back until were as good. Trade Unionists as MARQUIS DE PINEDO MAKING early dawn to dewy eve. We should not

they get their full demands, which are mover and seconder of the resolution...

no reduction in wages, no increase in hours and no district agreements.

A WAGES BOARD QUESTION.,

Asked in the House of Commons to day her he intended setting up a Wages whether he Board in the coal industry such as had been satisfactorily established in the railway and other industries, the Premier stated that the succies of such a Board in any industry depended upon the desire of the industry itself to make it succeed. This was recognised by the Boyal Cam mission, whose comment was that there might be advantages in having

Board

of this sort, if the two parties agreed.

the Every Fren room after the adoption of the resolution by a show of hands.

ACCOUNTANTS CONGRESS.

OPENING OF INTERNATIONAL GATHERING IN AMSTERDAM.

AMATERYAM, July 5th.

Over 600 delegates, representing a score of European countries and the United States, were present at the opening of the International Accountants' Congress.

The Burgomaster, made a speech of As this condition was not at present fuld welcome, which contained passager de- filled, he did not think it would be necelivered in English, French, Dutch, and sary to persue the proposal for the mo

German.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR STÄRT.

UNSATISFACTORY.

CHINESE WOMEN LITIGANTS.

ALLEGED LOAN DISPUTE.

Before Mr. Justice Wood, at the Summary Court yesterday, a Chinese woman sued another women for $200, alleged to have been money lent

As Director of Pathology at the War

Plaintiff was represented by Mr. W. D.- Ofice, prior to his appointment as Direc tor-General, be carried out some of his Owen and defendant by Mr. A. E. Hall. most valuable work in connection with tropical medicine and with medical ques-In evidence, plaintiff in support of her tions relating to chemical warfare contention that the defendant borrowed Tommy" too, owes a great deal to hum money from her, said that she herself for the better health he enjoys on service had to borrow to lend to the defendant.

Leishman's stain for the microscopical She denied knowledge of a Chinese-named- examination of blood is used in every Pang Fook Lin or that she had lent laboratory in the world

money to him and was suing the defend When he was appointed Director-ant as 'guarantor. The loan to defendant General of the Army Medical Services had been as principal. She obtained a great satisfaction was expressed, for it promissory note from the defendant but was the first occasion in the history of she was told it was rather vague so she Army medical work that a man had bee got defendant to sign another one chosen to be head of the department who was first of all a scientist, and an ad- ministrator and soldier afterwards.

Only six or seven weeks ago, by an Order in Council, Sir William was ap pointed a member of the Medical Re search Council.

*

He was a member of the Yellow Fever Commission in West Africa from 1813 to 1916, and of the Medical and Sanitary Advisory Committee for Tropical Africs at the Colonial Office in 1912

"FOUT-AND-MOUTH INQUIRY

He served as chairman of the Foot-and- Mouth Disease Reacarch Committee in 1824, and was a member of the Scientifu

Mr. Hall spoke of a previous writ which the plaintiff had taken out against Pang Fook Lin for the sum of $200 in regard to which the present defendant was stated to be a guarantor. Plaintiff had failed in her case then and he sug gested that this action was the result. he lo referred his Honour to certain discrepancies in dates on the promissory notes and dates on the stamps..

His Honour said he was not satisbed that the plaintiff had made out her case, and dismissed the claim with coste.

TEACHER

Advisory Committee of the British Empire INDIAN YOUTH AS THE WORLD Cancer Campaign in the same year. He wrote a number of works of a medical

He was the son of the late and scientific nature, Profesor Leishman, and married in 1902 Maud Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of the inte Lieut. Colonel E. Gunter,

NOVELIST DEAD.

THEOSOPHICAL CONVENTION CONFIRMS BELIEF.

LONDON, June 12th. The Convention of the Theosophical Society, held in the Queen's Hall, wax attended by delegates from Ceylon and other countries. It accepted by 600 votes to 3 Krishnamurti as a world teacher.

ADVENTUROUS CAREER OF MR. The opposition was led by Mr. Loftus

PERCEVAL GIBBON.

Hare, an ex-member of the Council, who moved a resolution declining to support the President's efforts to force upon the Society, a new world religion zal new. alleged world teachers

We should like to draw your attention to the obnoxious fact that in Boom No. 5 a gramophone is daily operating from tender this complaint if we thought that! the occupants were addicted to the ab sorbtion of: unnecessary."quantities of spirituous liquor, human weakness with BATAVIA July 5th.

which we are in sympathy; but after The Italian airman, Marquis de making thorough enquiries, we have elicit

Mr. Perceval Gibbon, the novelist, died ed-information which causes us to come. Pinedo, has arrived here on a visit, plan to the painful conclusion that these in Guernsey last month, aged 47 ning à 60,000 mile world fight, starting people are staunch adherents of that He was born at Trelech, Carmarthens Mr Besant threatened to resign the famous, and (in certain circles) popular shift, and was the eldest son of the Bev prendency if the Society did not allow from Italy, crossing the Atlantic rank Me Pussyloot, as we find that the J. Morgan Gibbon. He was educated at ber liberty of thought. She said if the signature of neither has been discovered the Moravian School, Konigsfeld, Baden Convention passed. Mr. Hars's motion autographed on any chit for liquor since Mr Gibbon served in the merchant they would give up the doctrine of re- their arrival in the hotel. We hope, Mr. service in British French and American incarnation, which was not excluded Manager, that you will give this com ships, and travelled extensively from Christianity.

ondentin An Amendment moved by the Hon. L plaint your personal and careful investi journalist and war cor gation and take the necessary action to South Central and East Africa, America 8. Bristowe, ex-Judge of Pretoria, was bring about a cessation of this intolerable and Europe. During the war he became carried as stated, by an overwhelming nuisance

major in the Royal Marines majority The amendment declared that Among his publications are "African the Convention welcomed all new Items? inverse, the novels Souls in pressions of religious truths from what Bondage, Balrator and Margaret soever source, and urged upon Fellows Harding" and a number of volumes of of the Society a receptive attitude to short stories, the best known of which are The Vrouw Grobelaar's Leading Cases and The Adventures of Miss Gregory,

North America, thence via the West Indies to South America, across the Pacific to New Zealand, to Jave, Singe pore, India, Cairo and home again.

REICHSBANK RATES.

BERLIN, July 6th

The Reichsbank has reduced the dis count rets to 6 per cent and the deposit

rate to 7 per

We assure you, dear sir, that this ple bian method of entertainment is not calculated to reflect very great credit on the management of your Hotel, which, in the past, has been noted for its courtesy and careful attention to the comfort and 1 well-being of its gueste,

wards every declaration of ich truths with the view to the faller realisation of universal brotherhood