GENERAL STRIKE.
HOW TRADE UNIONS WERE HIT.
SHIP CONSTRUCTORS' VIEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 8th. The N.U.R. Conference at Weymouth has endorsed the Executive's decision not to take action on the miners' request for the imchition of an embargo on coal.
the Trade Unions Heartburnings General Strike were freely expressed at the Council Meeting of the Federation of Trade Unions at Dover.
The ship constructors' representative. said his Union had to pawn investments to assist members, and his Executive” were determined that the members would not be called out in future except on their own ballot,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCYA MINERS WAGES BILL. TUMULT IN LORDS: BLOWS IN
- COMMONS.
Losnos, July Sam The Eight Hours Bill was read a third time in the House of Lords, and after- "wards received the cynl Assent
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICK] ATTITUDE OF MINERS.
RUGBY, July 8th.
With the prospect of the Coal Mines Bill receiving the Royal Assent to-night, much interest is being displayed in the attitude of the reiners towards the new offers by the owners of pre-strike wages for a longer day's work.
Reports indicate that at present little inclination for a return to work is shown in the coalfields, but it will be impossible to gauge the full effect of the new deve lopment for some days. Newspapers state that the opposition voiced by the miners is directed against the fact that
the offers are made by districts and not nationally, "rather than against an in- crease of working hours.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY
GREEK WAR DEBT. GOVERNMENT CONVERSATIONS WITH BRITISH TREASURY.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Roary, July 8th The conversations with M. Venizelos and M. Tsoudiras have been conducted on behalf of the Greek Government with representatives of the British Treasury, in London, with a view of the settlement of the Greek war debt to Britain, but have not led to an agreement and have, consequently, been adjourned.
It is hoped that the conversations will ditions at a later date.
FALLING FRANC.
DUE TO UNGSHTAINTY OF SITUATION.
GOVERNMENT'S FATE IN
BALANCE
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LONDON, July 8th
JULY 10TH, 1920
THE AUSTRALIANS.“
NOTTS SUFFER DEFEAT AT VISITORS' HANDS
-(THROUGH REUTÉR’8- AGENCY.).
LONDON, July 8th.
Australia won by 176 runs.
FAR EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
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JAPANESE HAVES
Toxro, July 9th.
CHINA'S UNEASINESS.
The high-handed action of the Governor of Tientsin in seising control of the Salt: Administration and its revenues has not ipiproved the general situation in China” says the China Express and Telegraph of June 10th Indeed, despite the re
Lampson in the House of Commons the other day, the position has abruptly and
Three thousand spectators were present BIG-INCREASE IN 1927 ESTIMATES. Assuring statement made by Mfr. Locker- when Worcester continued their innings. to-day. Macartney and Grimmett bowled The fall of the French frano to 100 extremely well and the county team was reflects the uncertainty of the political dismissed for 120 runs. Macartney took Grimmett had the sensational figures: situation in France, the latest develop-ve wickets at a cost of 35 runs while ment of which is the decision of the Re four wickets for two runs.
When the Australians batted again, Root was not put on to bawl, Jeweli publican Democratic Union party, com
It is learned from the Navy Departmest gravely changed for the worse. Me."
seizures of these, revenues, had lately". shown a tendency to increase; but he ment that at the conference of high Nava! Locker-Lampson admisted "that local
presiding, estimates for the fiscal year.
stated that so far nothing has occurred officials this afternoon, the Navy Minister
1997, which will shortly be presenting to
be resumed, under more favourable con-manding 104 votes in the Chamber to opportingly deciding to rest him in view the Finance Department, were tentative to give rise to any fear that the foreign
FRENCH DEBT TO BRITAIN. MR CHURCHILL OPTIMISTIO REGARDING A PAYMENT.
Becay, July 8th.
of the Test Match on Saturday. The fixed at 320,000,000 yen, which is an in-visitors hit up 184 for the loss of four 80,000,000 yen increase on the present
wickets and then declared.
Bardsleyfiscal-year---
pose the Government's financial pro- gramme...on
the ground that it is sufficient to meet the present crisis.
CAPITAL LEVY QUESTION.
LATER,
A Paris message attributes the fresh Mr. Winston Churchill, the Chancellor fall of the frame to the impression creat of the Exchequer, was questioned to Pared by a speech in the Chamber by the liament as to whether, in view of subse quent political changes in the French Socialist leader, M. Leon Blum, declar Government, he was-in-a-position to coming in effect that a capital levy was the firm that Great Britain would receive during the current financial year from only alternative to the Government's France the sum of £4,000,000 on account policy of foreign credite. ' of the French War Debt 18 promised in April last,-by M. Peret...":
He said he had no doubt whatever that the promise would be fully fulfilled.
WIDOWS' PENSIONS. HOW-NEW SCHEME IS WORKING AT HOME.
Recor, July 5th. In connection with the Widows' Pen- sions Scheme which came into operation at the beginning of the year, it is an nounced that during the first six months of operation of the new Act, widow' the number of nearly 149,000 have been awarded. These pen- Over 13,000 sions, with allowances for children, cover
420,000 persons. about
pensions to
orphans are also benefitting ander the scheme. These numbers fall considerably below the estimate, originally given by the Ministry of Health, but claims are still being received.
BRITISH BUILDING. OVER 170,000 NEW HOUSES.
M. Caillaux declared that he had re-, jected the capital levy as impractical and dangerous, and that the Government's solution was one calling for the least sacrifice. It would lead to no catas trophe, and he saw no other solution.
ANOTHER NEW LOW RECORD."
PARIS, July. 9th.. The Treasury's plight is indicated by the weekly return of the Bank of France shewing nearly a thousand million francs worth of new banknotes printed, while the Treasury funds to meet all demands amount only to 360,000,000 francs.
The Treasury has to meet the heaviest obligations at home and abroad and has to pay unpostponable debts. It possesses barely enough money to last for a week and thus the new measure for inflation is regarded as inevitable.
scored 55, ond Arthur Richardson was not out with 31 to his credit when the declara tion was made.
These figures, it is understood, include An unstated sum for the construction of
The two Australian googly baflers, Grimmett, and Mailey, met with hile Auxiliary vessels for replacement. resistance when Worcester replied. Re- quaring 850 to win, Worcester were all out for 33, Mailey taking wickets for 20 runs, and Grimmett taking four for 31,
CRICKET.
GENTLEMEN PLAYERS..
FASSPORTS.
JAPAN-AMERICAN "AGREEMENT. CANCELS FEEST
W
Tokyo, July 8th.
The. Regent this morning signed a Japanese-American agreement cancelling all passport fees between the two
In the match, Gentlemen v. Players at the Oval, the Gentlemen scored. 195. Geary taking 6 wickets-for-59-and-210 countries. (Wyatt, 55; Jameson, 51). Parker taking"
4 for.
The Players scored 964 (Hobbs, To Sandham, 1959). "Stevens taking for de and Jameson 4 for 30. In their second" innings when three wickets had fallen they had scored 141 for 3.
KON "GLAMORGAN T. ESSEX
At Cardiff in their first innings Essex scored 111, and 496 (Cutmore, 38; Russell, 73: Freeman, 118; Eastman, 54)
Glamorgan scored 164 (Bell 72, Dot out), O'Connor taking for 83; and 154 (Bell 33). Nichols taking five wickets for 47.
KENT U. WARWICKSHIRE
A STRANGE CASE OF TELEPATHY.
THE MURDER OF MR. PHILIPS. HIS FATHER'S PREMONITORY
DREAM.
loans secured on the Salt Revenue aro in danger of default, or that the Ad- ministration is about to disappear. Various provincial sources of collection bave been closed to the Administration for some time, and now the last shred of these revenues has been literally con-- fiscated, and all foreign authority fouted under the very noses of the Powers to whom the revenues are pledged, and this in the important Treaty port of Tientsin... The Powers have done nothing so far but enter the usual protest, and it is littic wonder that the gravest apprehension-is- entertained lest the Maritime Customs revenue, hitherto immune but regarded with covetous eyes, should suffer a simi lar fate. To-day, the Maritime Custons' receipts provide the only form of revenue which reaches Peking intact. They form the recurity for important loans other than those guaranteed by the seized Salt Revenues as well as for the Boxer In- demnity, and the prospect of their seizura -
alarming. may well be regarded as Evory militarist in China ́ realises how little tho Powers have done to protect their interest in the Salt Revenue, and a at the more remunerative Cus go toms' revenues, no questions being asked, must, in the circumstances, appear very tempting to them. The British Consul General at Tientsin bas "placed the pon-
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Those who believe in mental telepathytron very clearly before the Civil G378 may be interested in the following story, for the accuracy of which I can certainly vouch, writes the London correspondent of the C. Daily News. O June 8th the following telegram appeared in the British papers
Kent, at Tunbridge Wells, were op
HONGKONG, June 7th. posed to Warwickshire. The latter scored 246 (Parsons, 125; Bates, 7). Hardinge taking 6 wickets for 22; and 145
The body of Mr. J. M. Philips, the (Kilner, 85). Freeman taking a for 54.
Manager of the Asiatic Petroleum Co. Kent collected 408 (Hardinge, 60; Seyat Nanning, has been found in the river, Mr. Philips was captured by ban dits last week near Taiping (70 miles up the West River from Nanning) and sp- parently was murdered when soldiers attempted to rescue him.
YORKSHIRE V. SUSSEX.
or pointing out that nothing but the reserve about $7,000,000 of one year's salt tax receipts stands in the way of default upon the foreign loans they guar antee. Repayment of Chinese loanS secured on the same funds has long since been in arrear. It appears that collec tors in Tientsin, acting under intimida- tion, have lately been paying the tax to the Civil Governor's officials, in spite of the warning that salt sold under these conditions is regarded a spriggled and liable to seizure The Civil Governor's action in now usurping fall control is doubtless prompted by the fact that neither he nor any other person in ad- About a week before this date, the father of Mr. Philips called at the Lon-ministrative authority in Peking has the But nevertheless, the confiscation of and inquired whether any news had been
these revenues is a bold breach of the don Offices of the Asiatic Petroleum Co money to meet the demands upon them. received with regard to his son. He was
Agreement of 1813the most. grave act informed that so far as the Company of its kind in recent years. knew he was in good health. In response AUBREY BOOMER WINS THE OPEN to an inquiry as to why he asked, he
admitted that he felt very uneasy."
Renewed heavy selling yesterday creat The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr.
ed a new low record. Francs were 1833mour, 92, Woolley, 57;-Deed, 52). -Bridgeman, who has been closely asso ciated with the coa! negotiations from the
RUGBY, July 8th.closing at 1993, while Belgian france, outset, expressed the view in a speech
During the rear ended March 31st, the touched 209 and closed at 207} to the £. to-day, however, that it was only by dis- trict settlements and possibly enly by number of houses erected in England and pit settlements that a fair consideration Wales totalled over 173,400 This repre- sents a considerable advance on the pre- for the local difficulties which played a very large part in the coal industry couldvious year. be secured.
In answer to a question in Parliament as to the present position in the coal- felds, it was stated that some:400-mines employing about 11,000 men work.
were at
(THROUGH LECTER'S AGENCY.] TCMULT IN BOUSE OF LORDS.
· LATER.. The announcement in the House of Lords that the Royal Assent had been given to the Coal Mines Eight Hour Bill, was marked by scenes of tumult.
Labour Members crowded the Bar of the House and shouted protests. There were cries of Shame" and "It's a Mur- derer's Bill"
"
[REUTER'S AMERICAN: SERVICE ]·· CANADIAN. POLITICS.
CUSTOMS MINISTER'S DEFENCE OF MR. MEIGHEN.
TORONTO, July "8th. Mr. Stevens, the Acting Minister of Customs, in a speech here, declared that the issue in the forthcoming elections was not the constitutional issue which the Liberals were endeavouring to make it. Every move of Mr. Meighan and his as sociates accorded with precedent, and they had acted always on the advice of the law officers He asked where in all the constitutional history of the British Empire could Mr. King produce a prece dent of where a Government which had been three times defeated on" motions involving its bonour and integrity had. Moscow, July 8th,been able to secure a dissolution. The official Tass Agency announces Mr. Stevens declared that the public that the Central Council of the Russian Labour Unions have resolved by eight votes to seven to transfer to the British Miners' Federation 370,000 roubles, 'col- lected from members of the Soviet Labour Unions,
Subsequentlya Conservative and a Labourite came to blows in the Commoas, "but they were later reconciled.
THE LUSSIAN MONEY,
MINERS' - LEADER IN BERLÍN.
BERLIN, July 8th.. ME AJ. Cook has arrived here with the object of persuading the German Trade Unionists to support the British miners to prevent the export of coal to England.
The Fargliche Rundschau states that the payment of Russian money to the British miners will cease on July 15th because the Soviet has forbidden the compulsory collection of money from
-workmen.
COBHAM FLIGHT TRAGEDY.
ANOTHER MECHANIC TO BE SENT OUT.
LONDON, July 6th: It is" announced that the De Haviland Aircraft Company will send out a mechamo: as soon as possible to join Cobham Ti
treasury had lost 230,000,000 from irregu- larities and be promised a drastic in vestigation and a war against rum-run-
ning:
THE GOVERNMENT'S FATE"
PARIS: July 6th.
The fate of the new Government is in the balance, and it is agreed that today's debate will be decisive. It is opined that, the Socialist plan for a Capital Levy will have ceased to count after M. Caillaux's) speech.
It is estimated that the Government can rely on 230 votes, but the dubious factor is the attitude of the Moderates under M. Marin, who has not yet parti cipated in the debate.
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·Yorkshire, at Dewsbury, in their first innings scored 91. Sussex amassed 181, Rhodes taking & for 58, and 113, Kilner securing 5 wickets for 53.
Yorkshire scored 385 for seven wickets and declared (Sutchie, 59; Rhodes, 70: Oldroyd, 135)...
AFRENCH GOLF.
CHAMPIONSHIP.
PARIS, July 8th.
Meantime franes on London this morn-aggregate of 250. 20g were rather better at 187/57 and Five strokes behind, and claiming Belgian francs at 199/55.
ANTWERP STRIKE.
OF THE DISPUTE ANTWERP, July 8th.
As the result of intervention by the Governor of the Province and the Burgomaster of Antwerp, the employers have decided that inthe interests of the country it is necessary to resume work
second place was Abe Mitchell, who took 995
wi
A JAPANESE SCULLER. FIRST TO WIN A RACE IN ENGLAND.
CHINA'S TROUBLES.
IN CHINA.
He said he had had a vivid dream, in which he saw his son being shot and then thrown into the water, and the impres Aubrey Boomer, the St. Cloud (Paris)sion left on him was so strong that he MISSIONARIES NARROW ESCAPE French Open Golf Championship and the Company and inquire. The Com
The story of the narrow escapes of professional, played superb golf in the felt compelled to call at the offices of won by averaging 70 each round for an pany, however, reassured him to the best.
some British missionaries at Sianfu, of their ability and he went away.
Several days afterwards the telegram Shensi, North China, is told in a letter. set out above appeared in the papers and received in Londen by the Baptist Mis- the information was reported by tele- sionary Society from the Rev. Jamee graph to the Asiatic Petroleum Company Watson, one of their missionaries from Wishaw, Scotland, who has spent twenty in London, who had to notify the father,
It would seem that the dream was un-years in Chins.Writing less than doubtedly at the very time when the man was murdered although, of course, as the precise moment is not known, it is not possible to say it was simultaneous. At the Richmond and Twickenham No communication of any sort apparent Regatta, on June 5th, in the sculls there ly reached the father from the son and Azuma, who had been conched by the
even been captured by bandits. When he was victory for a Japanese oculor, he was quite unaware that his son had King's Bargemaster. In a preliminary had the dream he could not possibly have. beat Azuma refused to be flurried when had any suspicion of his son's fate. strongly opposed, but the final was easy Of course dreams of this nature have at all costs without delay. Work is acfortham, E. W. Bush (Thames R.C) cap heen recorded, but few rest on incon- sizing after the umpire had restarted trovertible facts, but in this particular both, for a foul caused by Bush. cordingly resuming to-day.
Mr. Azuma is the first Japanese to win case there is no question whatever as to asculling race in England. A young the occurrence of the event under the
circumstances indicated. England, he goes to Germany in the Bay MISSIONARIES OF BOLSHEVISM. surgeon engaged in research work in autuma and then home to Japan Un like the majority of his countrymen, Mr. Azuma is on the big side, being tall and well built W G East, the King's Waterman and old professional cham- pion, who entered him for the Junior Sculls, intends that his charge shall go one better at Marlow Regatta, where be will figure in the Junior Senior event. Like most Japanese resident in London, Azuma plays a good game of lawn tennis.
INDUSTRIAL CRISIS... SEQUEL TO RISE IN EXCHANGE IN BRAZIL.
NEW YORK, July 8th.
A message from. Hia de the industrial crisis in Brazil is owing to an improvement in the exchange value of the mitreis Commodity sales, have declined fifty per cent, in the past nine months The difficulties are most acute in the textile mills at Sao Paulo 23 manufacturers are unable to compete in prices with British and American goods. The rubber industry is also affected, the price obtained being insufficient to cover
abour costs.
GEMS WORTH MILLION. TO BE SHOWN AT PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITION:
CHICAGO, July 8th Guarded by six armed attendants, nearly one million dollar's worth of his THRITISH WIRELESS BREVICH.
toric gema passed through the City to BYBOAT AND PLANE,
day en route to Philadelphia to be shown at the 150th: Anniversary Exhibition RUGBY, July 8th Arrangements are in hand for, Mr. Alan there.
The collection included the famous to continue his seaplane flight. Cobain, which has been temporarily emerald of 35 carats, formerly one of the held up by the tragic death of his Crown jewels of Mumitar Mahal, the mechanic, Elliat. The De Haviland Air- favourite wife of Shah Jahan, and a craft Company announce that they will wonderful sapphire, said to be the largest to-night select a mechanic from their stad in the world to take Elliott's place, and that he will proceed with all speed by boat and aero- plane to Basra, to jain Cobham. It is
"AMERICAN LOANS.
70,000 CHINESE EXPELLED FROM
HUNGARY
"MENACE TO WORLD, PEACE"
THE CALEDONIAN INSURANCE
COMPANY.
month ago, and dealing with the fighting that was then in progress in the city between the local Shensi-remnants of the National Armies and the forces of Wu Pei Fu, under the former Governor of "Last night was perhaps the fiercest" Shensi, Liu Chen Hwa, he says fighting we have had since the war began. The house of Mr. Shorrock (the -Rev." We have suffered quite as badly as most.. Arthur G. Shorrock, who went out to China for the BM.S. in 1886) was the first to be damaged. A shell exploded. in the lobby whilst the family, were at prayers in the morning. It came through the door, and tore up a section of the Boor, and seemingly burst right there. The shrapnel spread itself all over the lobby, damaging the walls and some scrolls Fortunately, no one was injured though as one of the Chinese servants of Mr. Shorrock remarked, it was evidently providential that Mr. Shorrock took a little longer than his usual in erpound ing the verses of a hymn, otherwise they would have finished, and might all have been caught in the hall as they came out of the room!
According to Budapest mesange, of
The Chairman Sir James Wishart May 31st, & few months ago the attention of the police was attracted by the num-
Thomson, in moving the adoption of the ber of Chinese street vendors to be seen
121st annual Report recently, said the p the principal thoroughfares and before
Life Department showed a satisfactory
"The hospital had a shell land right. the large hotels, as Budapest's Chinese
record of progress during 1925. The inhabitants had hitherto been limited to
new business completed for the year con sisted of 1,849 policies for sums assured in front of Ward 3 The ward was full about a hundred souls. The detectires
amounting to 21,207 992 the premiums of patients, but fortunately the shell was who were ordered to investigate the mat
thereon being £163,231, of which £113,051 a large one, and buried itself in the sõit ter made the sensational discovery that
LABOUR LEADER'S FEARS OF were single premiums. After-deducting earth in front of the ward, and so did no 20,000 Shabbily dressed Chinese were
reassurances, the net amount held at the damage, nat ASIA living in hotels and lodgings in Budapest, 1
Company's own risk was, £1,107,882, and The Girls School here in, the Tung travelling first-class in the trains, and,
the net new premiums were £151,011, in kwan has been hit several times, but last. when arrested for street trading without
cluding £11021 by single payment. The night it was hit twice, add considerables a licence, were usually found to have
Under the auspices of the University claims by death were considerably less damage done to the roof of the new sums approximating to thirty to farty pounds on their persons and Bolshevist of London Joint Committee for the Pro- than those for 1924. The expenses of dining room for the girls. Here again no literature in false compartments in their luggage. An influx of Chinese was also motion of Higher Education of Working management continued on a very mo one was hurt. Three shells came over reported from towns in the provinces, and People, on June 8th, Mr. C. T. Cramp derate scale, the ratio to premium in last night, doing considerable damage? Union of Railwaymen, lectured on! Pro per cent for 1924. This reduction is: the number of Chinese in the whole industrial secretary of the National come being 11.8 per cent as against 13.5. country was discovered to have risen to blems of World Migration" He said largely due to the increase in mingle pro-Illness policies, and a sum of £6,000 had that America and Europe temed un.mium business The Life Interest re-
Account to strengthen the additional Res seventy thousand.
It has now been ascertained that these alterably opposed to Asiatic immigration. venue made the substantial advance of been transferred from Profit and Loss Asiafies were expelled from England, But the Japanese wers, seeking outlets, close upon £22,000, and the average in serve, On the uther hand, the Em France, Italy, and Germany, for circulated had found their way to many coun-terest rate. (after deducting Income Tax) ployers-Liability business showed im ing Bolshevist propaganda and tracking triesThat might well com citate earned upon the Funds, excluding Hever-proved results and from that account": in white slaves, and ten thousand, have menace to world peace that called for the sions Purchased was 26, 1s 116 per and the General Insurance Account sums already been exported from Hangar to
The natives of China could underlive any cent: for 1924, The addition to the Life forious attention of all thinking people. cent. te compared with £5, 06 4d. per amounting to £16,000 had been carried remainder will shortly. Follow them.
other nation on earth, and that must Funds for the year, namely £403,656, was constitute a tremendous menace to the considerably larger than that, in respect standard of life of other peoples. Thin of any previous year. "~~- might make for a world-wide confiagra In the Tire Account there had been a tion, especially if there was formed a material addition to the premium income Russo-Oriontal League. The potentialition during the year, the increase being of the situation were grave and even roughly £53,000, or nearly 10 per cent. in terrifying There was required a broad excess of the premiums for 1924. outlook, a world sense, scrapping of many The Accident Account had for the first
(Continued on next Column). of our watchwords of the past and a time failed to rield & profit, owing to by statesmen of the world. greater wisdom than had been displayed an adverse experience in a section of the
expected that the new mechanic will leave U.S. MILLIONS IN PRODUCTIVE Bukarest, Sobs, and Constantinople, the
London to-morrow.
IRAQ'S REGRETE
BASKA July 8th.
ENTERPRISE-
WIEZINGTON, July 8th leans to foreign Governments and Cor porations during the past six months, Germany heads the list with 23-issuer, totalling $180,000,000 millions,
The Government of Iraq has expressed Of 8433,000,000 of private American regrets at Elliott's death to Mr Alan Cobham In an interview, Cobham said he would continue the flight immediately if an Air Force Mechanic were available and the authorities in London consented. It would be better if the murderer's tribe could be loosted, but he could not stay to see the prosecution through."
The British Postmaster-General" has decided to permit advertisements of alcoholic beverages to be exhibited at the Post Offices in Great Britain. This, po Secretary Mellon, commenting on these doubt, is in view of the great influx of figures, points out that the bulk of the American visitors and as an encourag money loaned abroad is going into proment to their free use of our postal sa 'düctive enterprise.
vice. A wise move.
to the Profit and Loss Account.
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