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THE COAL STRIKE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28TH, 1926-

WORLD SHIPPING.

MINERS' EXECUTIVE TO REVIEW | BRITISH AND FOREIGN TONNAGE.

THE POSITION.

PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE.

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LLOYDS-REVIEW-

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LONDON, July 97th. That the British Isles owned 19,400,000 of 64,784,000 tons, the total world ship- ping at the end of June, is recorded by Lloyds Register.

LONDON, July 26th.. Following a steady drift back to work of miners, Mr. A. J. Cook, in a speech at Walsall, announced that the Miners'

The total, world net increase on the Executive had decided to call a Miners'

order to review the position. He declaran increase of 618,000 the year before.

The United States tonnage decreased by nearly 300,000 tons, and the British Isles decreased by 41,000 as compared

BANDIT OUTRAGE.

AMERICAN CATHOLIC' PRIEST

CAPTURED IN HUNAN,

ALLIES TO ATTACK SOUTHERN

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PRING, July 7th." A delayed telegram from the American Consul at Changsha, dated the send inst.,

BORAH'S INDISCRETIONS.

SENATOR'S BITTER ALLUSIONS DEPRECATED BY PRESS.

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LONDON, July seth. Senator Borah's statement on the sub- ject of War Debts. included a reference to Mr. Churchill's vilification campaign"

TEST MATCH.

ENGLAND MAKE A START.

TELEPATHY AND

HYPNOTISM.

PROFESSOR LANGSNER AT THE

CITY HALL

HOBBS-58-NOT-OUT.

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Professor Maximilien Langaner gave a very convincing damonstration of hir LONDON, July 8th:

powers in the realms of telepathy and Following the lunch interval at Manhypnotism at the City Half last night against the United States for the purchester, making his runs easily though before a large audience. pose of securing the cancellation of War quietly, and after surviving two appeals Debts.

for leg-before" and one for a catch Mr. Churchill, in reply, has made at the wicket, Macartney renched his statement inviting Senator Borah to quote century amid cheers after batting for priest was captured by bandits in Westby Mr. Churchill on which Senator Borah bowling, but quickly fell a victim to Hunan on the 15th "inst., and action has relies to justify such a complaint.

Root's wild, a breakback sending-down No details are given.

his stumps after he had scored 109. The been taken to secure his release:

second wicket had added 198, falling at 291 alter three hours play. Macartney, batted splendidly and hit fourteen 4's.

WOODFULL DULIM

Delegate Conference on July 30th in Fear was 143,000 tons, as compared with briefly records that an American Catholic any passage from any speech or statement 179 minutes. He then lashed out at the then sought to and the person mentioned.".

"ed that he did not desire to oppose the will of the miners if they desired to work eight hours a day, but he would resign with an increase of 335,000 the previous "It is stated that in the course of a few ..before he carried out instructions to 18 year. The greatest increases in steam days the Hupeh forces and the Allies will}

an agreement to that effect..

The drift hack by Warwickshire miners to work, which has been proceeding for

and motor vessels since June, 1814, were :- United States; 9,500,000; Japan, 2,250,000; 1,091,000; British Dominions, 1,087,000.

launch a general offensive by sea as well as by land against the Southern invaders. General Sun Chuan Fang, it is, saich

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The Professor challenged individuals. in the audience to write the name of a per- son, present in the Hall, on a sheet of paper, seal it in an envelope, and be The sender had to concentrate his mind on the person whose name he had written and follow the Professor. The telepathist succeeded in Ending the persons.

on:

A supposed nasassination was · com- mitted, the Professor being at the time of the theatrë. With amazing alacrity, he found the "murderer," and things stolen from the "murdered man,”

Fins were also hidden, and blindfolded, he found them.

some time daily, is becqming accelerated. Italy, 1,720,000; France, 142,000; Holland, has agreed to lend two of his largest says that only fools and madmen will keep after being at the crease för-255-minutas which had been hidden in various places...

There are now 8,000 out of a normal 20,000 working.

The situation has caused Mr. Cook to abandon his engagements elsewhere and hurry to Warwickshire to urge the strikers to stop the blacklegs.”

It is reported that as a result of Mr. Cook's efforts, a thousand miners have again struck.

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TOTAL LOSS TO COUNTRY.

LATER.

In the House of Commons, in reply to questions, Sir Herbert Samuel estimated that the total less to the country since April 30th in consequence of the General strike and coal stoppage might reach £150,000,000.

"DISASTROUS STRUGGLE." The coal situation was to-day discussed in both Houses of Parliament.

In the House of Lords, Lord Balfour of Burleigh suggested that the Govern- ment make a fresh effort to reopen the negotiations on the lines of the Samuel Report.

British Isles tonnage increased" by barely two per cent of the tonnage owned in 1914, whereas foreign tonnage increased by-nearly 6 per cent. Germany shows the only decrease, namely, 2,073,000.

Britain's 42 percentage of the world's steam and motor tonnage in 1914 has now shrunk to under 31.

alternative of the longer hours permitted by the Government's Bill, there might be temporary relief, but there would be permanent mischief.

LOAN IMPRACTICABLE.

The Premier, in reply, said that in the foreground of the proposals was suggestion that there should be an im- mediate resumption of work on the con- ditions obtaining before the stoppage, and that for a period not exceeding four months the Government would give fin- ancial assistance. When he declared that the Government could not give a subsidy, the representatives of the Churches sug In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd geated a loan. The Government could George moved a reduction in the vote not undertake a loan, because the cont for the Secretary of Mine's salary" to industry consisted of a number of various draw attention to the present position concerns of different size, each being a and the disastrous struggle in the coal-financial unit, and it seemed impossible

felda"

THANK YOU TOR NOTHING."

to find one body which could borrow or give security unless the Government were

WAJ

Mr. Baldwin reiterated that a sub-brought directly into it. Moreover, such sidy was impossible beyond the £3,000,000 loan would mortgage the future of offered, but ever now the door was open an industry which

at present to negotiation, in which connection the uneconomic over large arena. A. Government would do its utmost to help. The Government, however, was unable to' impose a legislative settlement.

The Premier's speech was greeted with

**Thank you Labour cries of nothing."...

for

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald declared that the House and the country would have heard the Premier's speech with profound dissatisfaction.

LANGUE LEADER ACCISED.

BOTH PARTIES BLAMED.

In regard to the proposed reappoint- ment of the Coal Commissioners to work' out details of their report, Mr. Baldwin said the Government had offered to give effect to all the recommendations of the report, distasteful as some of them were to the Government, if thereby they could of this, the Government had introduced secare peace. The offer failed. In spite a Bill, which would become law in few days, giving effect to every one of the Commission's recommendations re- Mr. Lloyd George's motion was dequiring legislative action, except two, feated by 338 votes to 152, and the vote which could not conveivably make the of the salary of the Minister of Mines slightest difference to the exising situa was agreed to.

tion. Both parties in the dispute might Colonel Lane Fox, replying to the have co-operated with the Government debate, asserted that Mr. Ramsay Mac-in helping to frame the action to be taken donald was discouraging the miners from on the recommendations of the report, negotiating, thus possibly making the but they had refused. It was, therefore, dispute langer and even more bitter.. a little hard on the Government that it should be blamed for having fallen short (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

in anyway--in interpreting-the-Coal- THE DEBATE.

Commission's recommendations. It was a little difficult to understand why a new subsidy should now be required in order that detailed schemes of reorganisation should be worked out.

THE BEST "POLICY.

gunboats to assist in the attack....

NEW YORK, July 26th. Senator Borah'e bitter allusions to Mr.

Debta are deprecated by the Press. Winston Churchill on the subject. of Was

Woodfull's effort was exceedingly dull The New York Times, for instance, in comparison. He reached the century up** this plan of verbal bombardment and but soon afterwards he was caught -at exchange of recriminations" It urges sillyleg by Hendren off Root. It was his Americans to conserve their energies for only bad stroke. His innings was im the coming day when all petty misunderbued with the desire to stay and was in the presence of standings and irritations will be shelved unattractive. Ha hit six fours. He losted them, and whilst asleep made them

new large and

utter words after him. He brought his, wickets shortly before tea Andrews them back to life as quickly as he put sagacious adjustment of the whole then being not out with 7 to his credit. them to sleep. troublesome issue of War Debts." RUGBY, July 28th. Replying to question in the House of Commons,

whether

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DISARMAMENT.

MINOR POINTS STILL OUTSTAND

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WAR BREAD FÖR BELGIUM. ONE OF ITEMS IN GOVERNMENT

ECONOMY CAMPAIGN.

BRCSSELS, July 9th.

A national diet of war bread, regard ing which the King and Queen are setting a rigorous example, is decreed by the Government as one of the items of an economy campaign, the idea being to reduce the number of dollars paid for American white flour.

the Government regarded the condition of disarmanent in Germany as satis factory or unsatisfactory, Mr. Locker Lampson, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said it was the hope of the Gov ernment last November that the exchange of Notes which took place between the Ambassadors' Conference and the German Government at that time would lead to a rapid conclusion of all disarmament questions which were still outstanding. It was, consequently, a matter of dis appointment that there were still a num ber of points, most of them, he was happy to say, of a minor nature, which were not RAF. OFFICERS AND MEN KILLED yet settled. While for this reason the

NEAR BAGDAD. " Foreign Secretary expressed the view on July 21st that the position was not en tirely satisfactory, he did not desire it to be concluded that His Majesty's Govern- ment regarded the situation with any disquiet.-

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FRENCH SITUATION.

M. POINCARE TO INTRODUCE NEW FINANCIAL PROPOSALS,

Paris, July 20th.

It is semi-officially confirmed that M. Poincare's financial measures which will be introduced into the Chamber on Tuesday, wil be confined to a revision of or increase in taxes and drastic redus tion of expenditure-

needs 24 milliards of france more before It is estimated that the Treasury December 31st, which will be obtained. from indirect taxes, including a revision of the business turnover tax, import duties or coffee, tea, rice, etc., and an increase in Customs and transport

tarifls. :

direct taxes will not be available before The proceeds of the re-adjustment of 1927 and will be allocated to the sinking fund and floating debt.

M. Poincare means to rush the mea. sures through Parliament which it is thought will rise about August 8th

LATEST TEANG RATE.

LONDON, July 26th 395 and Belgian 1913

Francs closed weaker, French being

EXCURSIONISTS STONED. UNPLEASANT INCIDENT AT, FRENCH QUAY SIDE.

LONDON, July 28th,

RUGBY, July 26th. Mr. Lloyd George this afternoon, in the House of Commons, called attention to the present position of the disastrous struggle in the coal felds. He said he did so at this stage for two reasons. The first was that the House would be separ- Negotiations could be started, proceed, ed the Premier." There was nothing to ating in a few days, and the second was that an opportunity bad come again for stop them. He knew the importance that a. peaceable and honourable settlement. was attached to reorganisation, although He referred to the intervention of repre- he had uttered a caveat on that subject, sentatives of the Churches. He admitted but he did not see why the arbitration Excursionists from Jersey to Gran that the clergy were not equipped, by tribunal should not begin by making up ville had an unpleasant experience. On training or temperament, to express an

its mind what would be the probable leaving Granville the steamer's band' opinion on questions of wages and effect upon the economic position of the struck up the "Marseillaise.". business arrangements, but when there industry of the various reorganisation was strife in the nation, they were en proposals included in the Government's titled to intervene and to put in a ples Bill and of the work of the various com- for conciliation and agreement. In remittees which had been set up. The tri- ply to the Churches, the Miners' Federa-bunal could satisfy itself on these points tion had made a definite and clear pro-before-going on to reach conclusione as position that the Coal Commissioners to wages and hours. A policy of that should be re-appointed to work out in kind seemed to him to be well adapted detail the proposals made in their re port regarding reconstruction and wages, That implied acceptances of the Cont Commission's report by the Miners Federation.

NEW PROPOSAL

to bring a reasonable and equitable set. tlement. If the two parties were to come together to negotiate or for arbitration.

A crowd on the quay resented this, and started throwing stones. A woman pas senger was hit.

Much indignation is felt in Jersey..

INDIAN TEA

BRITISH AIR. SMASH.

4.

BAGDAD, July 26th. An Air Force Vickers-Vernon bomber

crashed at a local aerodrome, three officers and four men being killed and one officer seriously injured..

GOODWOOD

The tea interval score was 252 for 3.

stammerers by auto-suggestion. A dozen The Professor also offered to cure persons accepted his offer. He hypnotis

He also hypnotised two cockerels, and fired a pistol near the head of one whilst it was inert. It made not the slightest movement.

CHAPMAN'S BRILLIANT CATCE, Andrews after adding a single, let

magnificently caught by Arthur-Chapa telepathist and hypnotist. drive at one from Stevens and was

man, who presumably was fielding, as aubstitute for Carr. (258 for 4).

his audience of his remarkable powers as Professor Langner assuredly convinced

In the very next over Richardson snicked at a ball from Stevens and was amartly taken by Woolley in the slips (25T for 5).

Ning runs later Ryder, who had joined Ponsford, and was never happy, dabbed

at Root's leg-ball and was taken behind: the wicket. The score board then showed 266 for six wickets.

TWO MORZ WICKETS.

Gregory and Ponsford made a stand, but after batting for an hour and five minutes, Ponsford was splendidly caught and bowled by Kilner, who took him low down with the left hand The Aussien had scored exactly 300 when the seventh wicket fell,

Gregory gave a typical display, hit ting out fairly freely but he was defeat PERHAPS SO" WINS STEWARDS'ed by Root's leg theory after scoring 34. The English fielding was excellent and was frequently applauded.

CUP.

LONDON, July 7th. The result of the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood to-day, was as follows;-

Perhaps So Edwina

2 3*

Purple Shade. Twenty-nine ran. Won by 14 lengtha; half a length between second and third.

(0/1), Purple Shade (100/7).

Betting: Perhaps So (100/8), Edwina

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FRANCO-SYRIAN WAR.

FRENCH OPERATIONS AGAINST REBELS NEAR DAMASCUS.

of

DAMASCUS, July 27th. In the course of an operation with a

clearing the environs view. to Damascus, a French column dispersed 200 rebels who left ten corpses behind them.

Another column routed 400 rebels, who abandoned 55 corpses and war material.

[REUTEE'S AMERICAN SERVİCE.]

OBITUARY,

SON OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN,

NEW YORK, July 28th. A message from Manchester, Vermont, announces the death, at the ripe age of 83 years, of Robert Todd Lincoln, son of President Abraham Lincoln, who was an ex-Ambassador to London and an ex-Secretary of War.

Robert Todd Lincoln was born-at- Springfield, Illinois,, of August 1st, 1843. GRANT FOR PROPAGANDA WORK He was educated at Illinois State

IN AMERICA.

CALCUTTA, July 28th.

ENGLAND MAKE A START.

LONDON, July 27th. The weather was overcast and cold at Manchester for the last day's play in the Test Match The wicket was wearing well. There were 10,000 specta

tors.

The Australians were all out for 335. Grimmett was caught by Stevens after adding two runs to his score," while Mailey failed before Tate's bowling when he had only scored one. Oldfield carried out his bat for 12 They were out at 11.20, and had batted for 378 minutes.

THE BOWLING.

3

Hobbs was applauded on coming out with Sutcliffe to bat at 11.38. The start was quiet against Gregory and Grim- mett, but with the advent of Ryder and Mailey at 35, was even quieter."

The 50 was reached in an hour, then Sutcliffe chopped a legbreak and was caught by Oldfeld, off Mailey, when 20. Hobbs, was then 37, and the score was 38 for 1 wicket. Tyldealey then joined Hobbs.

The scores up to the lunch interval yesterday were:-

AUSTRALIA 1ET INNINGS

117.

Woodfull, a Hendren b Root

Bardsley, Tyldesley b Stevens... 15 Macartney, b Boot...

109"

Andrews, e Chapman b Stevens... Ponsford, cand b Kilner m Richardson, Woolley b Stevens Ryder, e Stradwick b Root Gregory, c Kilner & Root Oldfield, not out Grimmett, c Stevens, b Tate Mailey, b Tate

8

34

Extras

Total:

ENGLAND-187 INNINGS.

•Hobbs, not aut·........... Sutcliffe, e Oldfield, b Mailey: Tyldesley, not out

Extra

Total (1 wicket).

335

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CATHOLICS IN MEXICO.

MUCH CONCERN IN UNITED STATES.

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NEW YORK, July 26th. Interest in the distressful state of Catholics in Mexico is becoming general in the United States, where the Pope hau called on all Catholics to offer prayers on its behalf. It is reported from Mexico that the Mexico Department for the In- terior nas ordered an investigation fol lowing the publication of a pastoral let- ter signed by the Archbishop of Mexico and seven other Archbishops and 20 services, and the withdrawal of all-priests Bishops proposing the suspension of all from the churches on July 31st The fetter implies that the President of Maxico and other responsible officials may be excommunicated and strongly protests | against the new religious regulations as The Mexican Department for the interior. constitutional rights. interfering with intends to determine whether the letter violates the Constitution, and if so the Attorney-General may summon the signa tories to court or order their arrest.

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POISONOUS LIQUOR.

MANY SUDDEN DEATHS IN CANADA.

TORONTO, July 28th. There were fourteen deaths in Ontario" Ter the week-end from alcoholic poison- ng Four have been sent to hospital including two sixteen-year-old girls The police are investigating other rudden deaths in West Ontario.

Indications point to the-importation of the poisonous liquor through Buffalo, where deaths have occurred under similar circumstances

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shops of twenty soft drink retailers bave A message from Buffalo says that the been closed following the deaths of thir teen of their patrons owing to wood al-. cohol poisoning

The police are of opinion that sixteen recent deaths in Toronto and other Canadian towns are due to drinking liquor smuggled across the frontier from Buffalo. The police are co-operating with Canadian officials in an attempt to locate the manufacturers.

"KING OF BOOTLEGGERS."

HEAVILY FINED “AND SENT - TO PRISON.

NEW YORE, July 27th: The King of Bootleggers," William Dwyer, head of a $40,000,000 syndicate, and E. C. Cohron were convicted by dj Federal Court jury for conspiracy and I violation of the liquor and customs laws. They were sentenced to two years' im- prisonment in the penitentiary and fined « $10,000 and $5,000, respectively. ..

"MA" FERGUSON,

LIKELY TO LOSE GOVERNORSHIP

OF TEXAS.

NEW YORK, July 20th.

A message from Austen, Texts, says

Tate, 2 for 88; Boot, 4 for 34: Kilner, it is expected that Ma Ferguson, the

CARR'E CONDITION,

is almost normal, but his throat is much Carr is improving. His temperature ulcerated. He could not play to day.

judging from the results of Saturday's primary election, in which she ran for trict Attorney Dan Moody, now leads by re-nomination. Her chief opponent, Dis. over 100,000 votes.

University and later at Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University. He entered Harvard Law School but left to the Government would do all in their The Tea Propaganda Committee, which enter the army on the outbreak of the power to help. Dr. Romy Macdonald asked what is responsible for advertising and stimu Civil War, serving until the end of the was the use of the Prime Minister going has beld its half-yearly meeting, and it Grant. He was admitted to the Illinois asked what lating the habit of drinking Indian tea war as a Captain on the staff of General A new and remarkable proposal was been accepted by Mr. Smith and Mynegotiate when he had put a bludgeon disclosed that 50 million pounds of Bar in 1887 and practised at Chicago. for 51; Stevens, 1 for 88) Woolley, Governor of Texan will be eclipsed,.. also contained in a document which had to the miners and asking them to Cook on behalf of the Miners' Feder the Eight Hours Act upon the miners.

into the hands of the owners by forging tea were produced in Indio this season He was married in 1868. In 1880 he was for 19.

La compared with 483 million last season: delegate to the Republican State Con tion, in which it was states the head.The Premier's speech meant nothing and grant for propaganda purposes in thin the same year. He served as tent The Chairman, recommended that the vention and was a Presidential elector agreement should still persist at the end of a definite period of negotiation, a joint difficulties. The Premier could go on to £40,000 during the current year.

was no contribution to the immediate United States be increased from das,000 tary of War in the Cabinets of President board consisting of representatives of appointing his committees and making both parties should appoint an indepen investigations, buf that was not going dent Chairman whose award in settle to the one second off this terrible dis ment of this disagreement should be ao pute. He agreed with the Churches' sug- cepted by both parties That Was a startling concession, and Mr. Lloyd gestion that there should be an inter- regnum during which work was being George thought it would be a grave done. He did not see how it was to be disaster if this opportunity were thrown avoided, and he did not see how it was away. He declared that if the miners going to be obtained unless there was It is officially announced that the

LONDON, July 28ib were driven by necessity to accept the some financial assistance from the Duke and Duchess of York will visit New

Zealand in 1897,

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on nezt column.)

Government.

DUKE OF YORK.

TO VISIT NEW ZEALAND NEXT YEAR.

Garfield and President Arthur, and from 1888 to 1883 was United States Minister to. Great Britain. After this he more "or" · ·less "retired from politics. He was special counsel for the Fullman Company and became President of the Company on the death of Mr. George M. Pullman, He resigned that post. in 1911 and became the Commonwealth Edison Company and Chairman of the Board of Directors of

Director of several Banks. Of late years, he had lived in Washington, D.O.]

GLAMORGAN V. ROMERJET.

In the match between Glamorgan and Somersetshire at Cardiff, the Welsh county won by an intings and 24 runs.

Somerset scored 50 and 77, Arnott taking 5 wickets for 20 runs, and Mercer took 5 for 33 and Ryan 4 for

for 27.In the second innings Mercer Glamorgan scored 160 (Turnbull, 57) J. T. White took six wickets for 44 runa.

According to the writer of Men and Affairs in the Weekly Dispatch, Prince Chichibu is becoming a familiar and a most energetic figure at dances." I lost al my money at Ascot be told the so now I must do something lively. tallest of his partners the other night, Can't you teach me to dance the Charles

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