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COAL PROBLEM.

ANOTHER DEFEAT.

THE

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY JULY 19TH. 1926

MARRIAGES AT SEA

SCHEME PROMOTED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT FALL ON AMERICAN JUSTICE AND QUESTION

CHURCHES.

MR. BALDWIN AND NO EXTEN- SION OF SUBSIDY.

THROCOM REUTER’E - ÄGENCY

Lasion, July 17th. An influential body of Bishops and Free Church leaders have intervened in the coal stoppage, and have drafted a scheme to which the Miners' 'Executive have agreed, providing that the miners will resume work on old wages, the Govern ment to continue the subsidy on the

understanding that negotiations are re opened and a permanent settlement Teached within four months.

The Bishops have requested Mr. Bald- win to receive a deputation; and the Premier has acceded to the request, but emphasised his refusal, to consider the extension of the subsidy. He declared & settlement was only reachable between the owners and miners themselves.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE) MR. STANLEY BALDWIN HOPEFUL

..

WALLSEND BTL-ELECTION,

Ruany, July 18th. The Prime Minister, in a letter wishing Buscema to Mr. Sam Howard, the Con- servative candidate in a bye-election at Wallsend, refers at length to the coal stoppage.

MOTION OF CONFIDENCE.

M. BRIAND RESIGNS.

THE PREROGATIVES OF PARLIAMENT.

(THBOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, July 17th.. The Government has been defeated by 200 votes to 243 on a motion of con- fidence. Briand has resigned

LATER.

The Chamber was crowded for the

fateful debate in which the Finance Come mittce submitted a Bill definitely limiting the powers of M. Caillaux

The latter simultaneously submitted his own measure, mentioned last night.

M. Herriot opposed the Government, and declared that if the prerogatives of the Chamber were diminished he would reaign the Presidency of the Chamber.

OF VALIDITY.

DIFFICULTY OF HAVING NO FEDERAL LAW.

LONDON, July 17th. British tourists travelling to America third class henceforth, will handed at the New York Piers like other passengers, and will not be subjected to unnecessary formality.

"CANCEL WAR DEBTS”

MR. MELLON AND U.S. GOVERN MENT AS TAXPAYERS” TRUSTEES.

"MUST NOT SHIRK THEIR DUTY."

BELIEF IN ENGLAND'S SOUN

OF HEART.

TR'S AMERICAN SERVICE,

APPOINTMENT.

BRITISH CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIA TIONS IN CHINA AND LONDON.

MR. E. M. GULL'S NEW POST.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUX. }

PEKING, July 18th The co-ordination of the British Cham- bers and Associations in China and London is signalised in the appointment of Mr. E.-M. Gull, for the past seven WASHINGTON, July 18th.

years Secretary of the Associated British Replying to the Massachusetts lawyer, Chambers of Commerce in China and Mr. Frederick Peabody, who recently Hongkong, to t

FAR EASTERN - CABLE NEWS.

£THROUGH - REUTER'S AGENCY.

PIOT IN JAPANE

PREFECTURAL GOVERNOR'S HOUSE STORMED BY MOB.

Toro, July 18th According to a report from Nagano, Contral Japan, a riot broke out this morning, resulting in the Prefectural Governor's residence being stormed.

The Governor himself was seriously

recently organised China burt

This assurance has been received in | openly sont a letter to President Coolidge | don of the. Secretaryship in Lon- proposing the cancellation of War Debts, Committee and the Joint Secretaryship

CORHAM'S FLIGHT.

Mr. Mellon writes that the United States of the China Association. shipping circles in England in conso

WASHINGTON, July 17th. Government would be shirking their duty quence of the recent outers.

Anxiety has assailed the minds of the trates of the taxpayers if they numerous couples married at sea as to sanctioned such cancellation. the validity of those unions, which have become doubtful owing to a ruling by Justice Parker, of the General Council of the Shipping Board, that masters of Government owned vessels are incompet

He impassionedly appealed to "Mesent to perform marriages. sieurs le Gouvernement to co-operate with Parliament, and not suppress it.”

BL Briand stated that Parliament would increase its reputation in the eyes of the country by sacrificing its prerogatives The Opposition moved to discuss the Finance Committee's Bill," which MK. Briand announced would be "made a ques tion of confidence...

Justice Parker refrained from express- ing his view on the validity of marriages already performed, though the Council are of the opinion they might be validat ed by the Marriage Statutes of the States in which the ships are registered.

After the vote, M4Briand announced bis intention to resign.

He recall that the Government pro- REASON FOR GOVERNMENT'S FALL posed to give effect to the whole of the

LATEX. recommendations of the Royal Commis

The fear that France would be placed sion's report, provided the other parties at the mercy of foreign banks, with the also accepted the report and that this Chamber helplessly gagged, was mainly proposal was viewed with approval by responsible for the Government's down the leaders of the Trade Unions Confall greasUnhappily, the adherence of the

miners leaders to their polity of refus ing to consider any concessions has prev-

The majority of Deputies opposed raising credits abroad and also the Washington, if not the London agree

ented their accepting the Government's ment offer and the Government, consequently, has had to proceed along other lines. But it is still engaged in making many of the recommendations of the Royal Commission operative.

EZDUCING COSTS.

The Premier expresses the hope that some reduction of costs may be effected by the various reconstruction schemes which were recommended in the Royal Com- missions report and these are being assisted, so far as the Government can do so, by the Mining Industry Bill. But these re-organisation scheme cannot have full effect for some time and, ineanwhile the Royal Commission definitely recom- mended some sacrifice on the part of the

теп.

The Premier concludes:When once I get any indication from those who have authority to speak on behalf of the men that they are prepared-to consider such a temporary sacrifice on the part of the better-paid men, I can assure the electors of Wallsend that the Government will do

The difficulty arose from the fact that the United States had not Federal Mar- riage Laws.

THE RUBBER OUTLOOK:

SATISFACTORY POSITION LARGELY DUE TO RESTRICTION.

LONDON, July 18th

He declares the American people have MISHAP TO MACHINE AT KARA CHE not demanded the cancellation, and he cannot agree that England is on the edge of destruction.It has the soundest heart

KARACHI, July 16th.

Alan Cobham damaged the lower car

as its recent solution of the Generalriage of his machine in attempting to

resume his fight yesterday

Strike had shown.

In all other countries the "people are in monetary difficulties, but the very acuteness of the disease has brought clear understanding of the causes, and the I don't despair of proper remédies. Europe."

MR. MELLON'S TRIP.

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIERS TO

MEET

New York, July 16th Although secrecy surrounds the sailing. for Europe to-day on board the Majestic of Mr. Andrew Mellon, Seere At the annual dinner of the Incorpor-tary to the Treasury, and Mr. Pierpont ated Society of Planters of Malays held Morgan, ostensibly on a holiday, there in London, Mr. RC. Kindereley (presidia reason to believe that they may even ing) said that the present satisfactory Cually participate in conversations which, position of the rubber industry was very it is rumoured, are being carried on in largely due to the system of restriction France between Mr. Montagu Norman,

of output, the opponents of which were Many Depaties jibbed especially at the in a very small minority. He was sure idea of entrusting M. Cailloux with that valuable results would be obtained dictatorial powers. In the course of the from the Rubber Research Institute in debate the Opposition quoted extract Malaya. Planting was going to be a from the Rubicon," a treatise in favour much more scientific business in future of a Dictatorship discovered during the and in order to obtain the best results war in a safe in Florence, the authorship planters must keep in touch with the In- of which is attributed to M. Caillaux. stitute and consult publications on tro- HERRIOT LIKELY TO BE SUYHONED.pical agriculture. The prospects of rub- Later M. Doumergue accepted the bar were very bright." Government's resignation. He is likely to summen M. Herriot who leads the largest party in the Chamber.

Previous cables stated:-

M. CAILLEAUX'S BILIM

PARIS, July 16th:

The Chamber's Finance Committee by

Mr. Strong, M. Moreau, and Dr. Schacht, Governors, respectively, of the Bank of England, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Bank of France,

and the Reichsbank.

BANKERS TRUST DIRECTOR.

DEAD IN HIS HOME.

NEW YORK, July 10th

A message from Atlanta says that Lord Swettenham, a former Gover. I. Smith, President of the Atlanta Real Estate Board and a Director of the nor of the Straits Settlements and a director of numerous rubber companies, Bankers' Trust has been found dead in Baid that the future lay in the hands of his home with a revolver by his side. those who owned rubber properties and

had the means and desire to extend them

If they extended planting very consider:

WHITE STAR LINE

14 votes to 13 has rejected the first Clauseably they must not be surprised if the SALE NEGOTIATIONS TERMINATED

of the Government's financial proposals, production of rubber became greater than whereby financial messures were to be the world's consumption and prices fell taken by Decree...

Caillaux's Bill consists of two clauses, the first authorising Decrees and the second providing that these decrees

below profitable production.

A STOLEN CARGOJ

BY MUTUAL CONSENT.

New YORK, July 16th The Morgan Grenfell Company and the President of the International Mercantile Marine Company state that owing to present circumstances and conditions the

shall be submitted to Parliament at the ACTION AGAINST." CITY" BOAT negotiations for the purchase of the White

all it can to obtain a full discussion of opening session of 1927, meanwhile, the.

Thus the Finance Committee's rejection

any reasonable proposals, and it is my measures prescribed being effective. sincere hope and belief that the crisis in the coal industry may be solved before "much more times has elapsed on the basis

of mutual interest and goodwill,”

LAST PHASE..

This last sentence of the Premier's is regarded as supporting the opinion which 18 generally, held in Parliamentary lob bies that the struggle is now entering

OWNERS.

LONDON, July 18th.

In the King's, Bench Division Mr. of the first, knocks the bottom out of the whole Bill and the fate of the Government Justice Roche gave judgment in favour hangs on the general financial debate, of the plaintiffs the owners of a cargo beginning in the Chamber to-morrow, when the Government will submit the Bill

PRANC RATER.

LONDON, July 16th": French francs on London closed at 2015

upon its last phase Meanwhile how and Belgian at 200)--

ever, memb of the Miners' Executive

left London' his afternoon for their dis

tricts One of them, before his depar-

INCENDIARISM AT DUNKIRK:

ture, expressed the belief that there SEQUEL TO STTUKE OF FRENCH

would be new negotiations next week, but he thought that if these came about. it would be through the intervention of the Bishops and Free Church leaders. He declared that the Minere Executive had accepted the proposals, to the latter. principal of these proposals are that work should be resumed on conditions existing before the stoppage for another four months, while the negotiations go on the Government continuing the sub- sidy and the two sides agreeing to leave all outstanding matters to arbitration. One difficulty in the

posals is that the Government is na

to continula the which would involve

DOCKERS.

ANOTHER LARGE WAREHOUSE DESTROYED

risa with the

Howed

«BY FREK

July 18th. series of fires in which in- is suspected in connection. rike of dockers, has been destroyed E

large warehouse in the port..

The damage in estimated at a million

francs.

Two men were seen escaping from the warehouse on the outbreak of the fire. Zigour bundized pol

of bristles-in an action against the owners of the steamer Uity of Baroda for the non-delivery of the complete cargo of bristles, 21, cases of whishe His Lord ship held to be stolen by a local gang of thieves at Tsin;

AMERICAN COTTON YARN,

PROPOSAL TO FORM A LANCA SHIRE COMBINE.

LONDON, July 18th.. Over thirty-one prominent Lancashire cotton mill directors, representing capital of £55,000,000, are backing a scheme to form a combine to control yarns made with American cotton

Star Ling have been terminated by mutual consent.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE

SPANISH ROYALTY.

LEAVE ENGLAND FOR HOME.

Three days delay for repairs are now certain

Thunderstorms continue.

KARACKT, July 18th.. Cobham left Bunder Abbas at 243. (Greenwich time) to-day.

SACCO VANZETTI AFFAIR.

SWISS POLICE TO PROTECT U.S. LEGATION AND CONSULATES.

GENEVA, July 17th, Owing to the United States Legation at Berne receiving several threatening the Sacco letters with reference to Vanzetti affair, the Swiss Police have taken measures to protect the Legation end Consulates and their "personnel throughout the country:

SHANGHAI POSTAL: STRT

MEN RESUME WORK YESTERDAY UNCONDITIONALLY.

SHANGHAI, July 18th

2,500 postal employees, comprising the junior clerks, sorters, deliverymen and

coolies who struck at midnight on Friday, demanding a special rice allowance and payment of wages in Haikwan taels in- stead of dollars (which means a 50 per cent, increase), resumed at eight clock this morning unconditionally.

U.S. AND PHILIPPINES.

EXPLOITATION OF FILIPINOS UNTHINKABLE

NATURE OF COL THOMPSON'S REPORT,

MANILA, July 17th The first intimation of the nature of Col Thompson's report to President Coolidge was given to-day when Col Thompson told the Legislature that the undeveloped resources of the Philippines must be developed, particularly its rubber potentialities. He said that the United States was forced to look to the Pacific where in the future commercial interests would be paramount. However, develop- CONFERENCE AND QUESTION OF ment must be primarily for the Filipinos

and exploitation was unthinkable.

"RUM RUNNING..

FRAUDULENT REGISTRY.

LONDON, July 10th. The American rum-running Conference between representatives of the British and American Governments is continuing, the American delegation, discussing the question of fraudulent registry with the Board of trade and the question of false clearance papers with the Customs Authorities. A representative of the Bahama Government is participating in

the discussions.

MADAME MELBA,

SINGS TO THE SOLDIERS.

WHERE MEN OF GRIT SUCCEED.

FARMING IN SOUTH AFRICA

GREAT OPPORTUNITIES.

The majority of the members of the party of British and Trish farmers who have been touring Bouth Africa have returned to London. They were met at the High Commissioner of the South. Waterloo Station by representatives of African Union and large number of South Africans in London,

All the farmers carried many souvenirs and were full of praise for the hos pitality they received from both Dutch and English They have left a few of their number behind, and one or two others intend to return, to take up land in the Unica.

SURFRIE

Tidworth Garrison on the eastern

Mr. Herbert Padwick, an ex-pre edge of Salisbury Plain, has been en- sidens of the National Farmers Union, jaying the privilege of hearing Dames at the head of the party, en Nellie Melbs, who sang to the troops dorsed the general opinion that they in the garrison theatre in memory, 8a had had "'n wonderful time" she said, of the soldiers to whom she had

To a Daily Mail reporter he said: mog during the war. Melba has been It was a most successful trip. Our staying with Sir Alexander Godley, reception everywhere was remarkable Commander-in-Chief, Southern Com We learned a great deal about South mand, during the week-end. The theatre Africa's agriculture and our hosts were has a seating accommodation normally good enough to tell us that we had of less than 1,000, but nearly 1,500 taught them a few things also,natio sests were squeezed into it for the bocar. We at home are far ahead of the South sion, tickets being allotted solely to re Africans in many things -For example, presentative detachments from units in the scientific use of artificial manures. stationed in the camp and a few men But their agriculture is extensive, and from the Ex-Bervice Men's Association our intensive at Enham Village Centre. The result was that generals and private soldiers.

Wa had the element of surprise all abated, the opportunity of hearing her. The string band of the 1st Wiltshire through. An example of what I mean Regiment played before and during the is the euccessful sheep farming we saw concert, and Mr. John Brownlee, the in the Karoo district. To the English Australian singer, who came to Tid man these sandy wastes with their scrub worth with Melba, was at his best in bushes would look impossible for sheep. Invicton and The Floral Dance. But it is on the bushes the sheep thrive. Melba's first contribution to the pro- ——All were impressed with the îné open. gramme was the Jewel Song from ing for young men with agricultural Faust," which she sang in Italian, re knowledge and some capital. The pos- turning again and again before the sibilities are greater than in England. enrtain to acknowledge the applause, hard work is necessary and the life is Young men of grit are--needed, because Next she gave Annie Laurie, then a negro Bpiritual, and then the walls, rather isolated.

Rosebuda. In response to an appeal NEPOT CAPITAL WEEDED ARA for encores the ang Comin' thro' the We found many cases in which men Bye and Home Sweet Home."

of grit have started: slmost – without the latter the played her own accom

capital. I think it is possible for a man paniment Bouquets from the infantry to start with £300 to £600, but £1,000 to and the cavalry brigades stationed in £2,000 would be better. In the KATOD the garrison were presented to bet a man could not start sheep farming by daughters of warrant offices and with much less than £10,000 1.9.0. By as well as floral, tributes from There are great possibilities in cattle admirers. She made an appeal on bereaning Fruit farming wou A DEATH ROLL OF FOURTEEN.

half of the Sailors and Soldiers' STAT Jarge capital beca 10th

Families Association infant welfare

ken by growing tres centre, and it was inter nanounced by proft. I think South moting General Godley that she had herself wonderful chance to Isr

Rúmēr, July 16th The King and Queen of Spain left London this morning on the conclusion of their private visit to this country.

King George, Queen Mary, the Prince of Wales and many other British royal ties bade them farewell at Victoria Station. Sir Austen Chamberlain, For eign Secretary, represented the Govern-

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY 1

THE CALCUTTA RIOTS

The casualties in

ore fourteen dead hospital.

·

FRENCH DEPUTIES:

THEIR SALARIES TO BE RAISED.

128 sent to given £20 to this find Her fast item PARIS, July 16th:

was Tosti's Good-bye, but in 'response Echo de Paris reports that the

to: the applause she again came forward of the Chamber The City is normal but the police have to sing with Mr. Brownlee an excerpt

from Trovatore, and at 37,000 france to been reinforced and armed pickets patrollusion she led the ingi

National Anthem..

, the streets,

require

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offers

Bandits are now ung

hine guna veities

in Chicago, the, streste bein tod congested.