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U.S. HURRICANE.

DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT MILLIONS

OF DOLLARS

STEAMER IN DISTRESS: YACHTS

SUNK.

HAVOC IN THE BAHAMAS,

[RKUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]

PROHIBITION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 2918, 1926

GENERAL ́ANDREWS AND BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S FAIRPLAY,

CONFERENCE CONCLUDED.

(THROUGE REUTER'S ADENCY.]

LONDON, July 9th. The American Prohibition Conference in London has concluded.

General

Andrews, interviewed by Reuter, said he appreciated the British Government's spirit of fairness and sportsmanship, and referred to the happy

issue of the Conference, at which remedial provisions against smugglere were co-

Tramr (Miami), July 28th. Several Florida cities were severely damaged by a hurricane from the Carib-certed." bean with its centre between Miami and Jupiter Inlet...

ed at a million dollars..

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Forty yachts and houseboats were sank.

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QUESTIONS IN COMMONE.

In the House of Commons, in reply to

The damage at Palm Beach is estimat questions, Mr. Locker Lampson said the delegates of the Prohibition Conference had made definitive suggestions of an. administrative nature, which the two Governments were considering. There had been no question of the extension of the right to search vessels.

At Lakeworth the Italian steamer Ansaldo San Giorgio II. is distressed in the centre of the hurricane, with a number of passengers on board.

Efforts to reach "her by wireless were unsuccessful. Two" American steamers are searching for the vessel

Reports from Nassau assess the storm damage in the Bahamas at 23,000,000,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

THEOSOPHICAL MOVEMENT.

WORLD

CENTRES OF STAR

EAST ORDER.

CRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE, T

USING BRITISH FORTS.

KUGBY, "July 27th, **

The discussions which have been taking place between representatives of the United States Government and of the British Government Departments con ceraad on the subject of the exforcement

TASK BEFORE FRANCE.

VOTES OF CONFIDENCE IN THE

NEW GOVERNMENT.

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M. POINCARE'S AIMS.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, July 27th. The Government has demanded excep- tional facilities for the passage of the financial proposals, including the post- ponements of all interpellations making

this a question of confidence.

The Ministerial declaration, read in the Chamber and the Senate this alter- Boon, expressed absolute conviction of the possibility of rapidly improving French finances and restoring exchange The result depended entirely on im- mediate and firm collaboration with the Government in the Chamber.

A Bill will be submitted forthwith to cover the deficit necessary to meet. liabili- ties and in order to avoid for ever the risk of further inflation the Chamber will be asked to vote the balance of necessary revenue.

TAX ON WEALTH) ·

If the dire necessity of meeting obliga. tions without delay compels an increase

EMPIRE SETTLEMENT,

AUSTRALIA'S NEED FOR MEN

FROM BRITAIN.--

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

BAN ON RELIGION.

ANOTHER OUTRAGE.

CATHOLICS ACTIVE AND ANXIOUS IN MEXICO.

BRITON ROBBED AND BEÅTEN

MAYOR HANGED.

[RIUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICEI

BY SOLDIERS.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.1

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PEKINO, July 98th. The British Consul at Changsha reporta that Fo Briton named Morgan was robbed and brutally bambooed by Generat Yeh Kai Shin's retreating soldiers, sear

INDO-CHINA'S GOVERNOR.

M. VARENNE TO REMAIN FOR. FURTHER PERIOD.

LONDON, July 27th.

M. Varenne has confirmed his appoint-

Rucny, July 97th. Mr. Amery, Secretary for the Do- minions, stated in the House of Commons

MEXICO CITY, July 7th that during the year ended May 31st last,

Catholic churches throughout the coun- 8,336 men, 6,898 women, and 11,036 try are most active in view of the fact children, making a total of 28,398 per- that the usual forms of worship will sons were assisted under the Empire cease on Sunday when the Government's Settlement Act to proceed to Australia. religious regulations become effective. The numbers of emigrants to New Masses are being said half-hourly by Yuanchiang, on the 14th inst. Zealand assisted during the same period, crowded congregations and thousands of

children, or a total of 8,797 persons. were 2,587 men, 9,445 women, and 3,760 children are being baptised. The Arch- bishop is most bury instructing the Co-incidentally, in a speech at the priests from the country districts with annust menting of the Empire Parlisregard to their conduct during the crisis. mentary Association, the Prime Minister It is believed that the majority of them made a declaration that by far the will be taken into the families of catholic most important thing for Australia, for laymen and that they will doa mufti the peace of the world and our own race and pursue lay occupations until permitment as Governor-General of Indo-China. is that there should grow up there a comted, to resume religious duties. munity larger than at present exists-a

Government officials defend the action community of purebred stock from the of President Calles in enforcing the Con- British Isles." Mr. Baldwin added that stitution and declare that catholic reac- he thought the forthcoming visit of the tionaries have been trying to participate Delegation of Empire Parliamentary in and control politics in Mexico ever Association to Australia would do an

since Mexico's independence from Spain. immense amount of good. It had always seemed to him there was a real dificulty in understanding problems that had to be

living on the other side of the world. It was only by close personal contact that we could really, understand and sympathise."

MAYOR HANGED BY POPULACE.

MEXICO CITY, July 25th.

A message from Aguascalientes states

for a further six years.

WHAT A GENERAL STRIKE MEANS..

MILLIONS FALL IN REVENUE.

BRITAIN'S FLOATING DEBT.

There was a net decrease of over.

the British Revenue returns for the April-June quarter, compared with the

of the liquor prohibition laws, coccluded in indirect taxes, as the experts suggest faced, even by men of our own blood. that the Mayor of Nochistan State, Sener twenty-two million pounds shown in

at the Foreign Office to-day,

ed, acquired wealth would be asked to Mr. Locker Lampson, Secretary for make a reasonable contribution through OF Foreign Affairs, made a statement in the direct taxation, part of which would House of Commons this afternoon regard-form the annual contribution to the ing them. He said that vessels engaged Sinking Fund for national defence in liquor smuggling from this country fre. bonds. quently made use of the British flag and proceeded from ports and places within nations, whom France is firmly determin- British jurisdiction. Questions had from ed to pay to the full extent of her powers, time to time arisen between the Governare, like ourselves, paxious to terminate ment of the United States and the British the financial crisis. We do not profess Government regarding this practice. It to be able to solve in a few weeks, or was decided that a meeting should take. even months, the whole economic and

OMMEN, Jaly 28th. The Secretary has announced that the Order of the Star of the East is being organised in four world centres, namely, Adyar (India) Ommen, Sydney and Ojai (California).

Krishnamurti has stated he will reside

in the Castle of Eerde for three months

The statement adds:-"The creditor

PRINCE OF WALES.

IN CAMP AS COLONEL OF WELSE

GUARDS.

Rugay, July 27th. The Prince of Wales is among the Welsh Guards now encamped in wooden hutments at Pirbright Camp.

The Prince, who is Colonel-in-Chief of

Zacatecas, has been hanged by the in furiated populace became he fired on a priest.

"

Another report saya the mob stoned the Mayer' to death and killed all the mem- hers of his family.

AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.

MONTHLY REPORT OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK.

WASHINGTON, July 98th.

The monthly report of the Federal

same quarter last year.

The total revenue was 3146,818,804 against £169,187,110. The drop is no doubt chiefly due to the general strike and the coal-stoppage. "

Expenditure, at £94,860,373, was 4,101,400 higher than for the corres- ponding quarter of 1925,

There is usually a deficit in the revenue compared with the expenditure in the first quarter of the financial year, which begins en April 1st, but the fall in

expenditure makes the quarter's defcit over twenty-six millions greater than at this time last year, the figures fo the two quarters being:-

1920. April-June.

yearly, making it the headquarters of place in London between officials of the financial problem, which is practically the Ragiment, is taking part in ordinary Reserve Bank states tint industrial revenue coupled with the increase in

the movement.

-BRITAIN -AND-CHINA.

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two Governments who should go fully into the matter. As the discussion was one between officials, no question of FORMER'S DESIRE TO CO-OPERATE | policy or politics arose.

AND HELP.

LORD BALFOUR'S VIEWS.

LONDON, July 7th

In the House of Lords, replying to Lord Parmoor with regard to China, Lord Balfour referred to the growth of national self-consciousness in China, and emphasis ed that so far as he was aware, no nation entertained. the fantastic notion of a kind of military alliance among nations for the purpose of coercing China The British Government desired to inter fere with the internal affairs of China

Western

FRANK. DISCUSSIONS.

universal. Financial sickness has been forced upon us. The important thing is to take the matter really in hand. France has passed through sadder and more serious periods and has saved her self by union and energy. Victory to-day depends on the same conditions.”

VOTES OF CONFIDENCE.

LATER

The first object of those present was to ascertain all the facts so that both sides could now fully and exactly what was taking place. It was felt that if this were done, with goodwill and in a sympathetic manner, it should be possible to devise

At the conclusion of the reading of the means of overcoming the difficulties ea-

Ministerial declaration, the Chamber by countered in the respective countries in

358 votes to 131 expressed confidence in administering the law. The discussion

the Government, agreeing to postpone was of a free and frank nature. Every interpellations until the financial pro- fact or difficulty in the mind of either sideposals were passed. was brought forward and discussed with- out reserve. Information in possession

centrated upon infringements of the law which had been or were being committed by persons engaged in this traffic.

ILLEGAL REGISTRY.

as little as possible. China must work of each side supplemented that possessed out her own salvation, though in doing by the other, and attention WIE con- so they appeared to be making many mistakes. Unfortunately, those mistakes reacted upon us, but the British Govern- ment most earnestly desired-to-co-operate- with China and help China, where it legitimately could, to resorgnise that the British and Chinese," so far as "commerce and economic affairs were concerned, had a common interest, and that as regards the organisation of their own country our hope was that there would be no difficulty in their managing their own: interual

affairs.

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CUSTOMS DIFFICULTIES.

In many cases, vessels had been on the British Register illegally and in certain cases, where they used ports or places in British Colonies, there appeared to be failure to comply with the definite pro. visions of the law relating to clearances and other matters. The object of the oficials was to secure that these infringe. ments of the law should be dealt with and

should cease. There was no question of interfering with legitimate trade, which should have no dificulties in distinguish ing itself from the illicit traffic.

The Chamber also passed by 418 votes to 31 a resolution of confidence in the procedure suggested by the Government Cabinet, agreeing to the exceptional

to speed up the passage of financial measures, including a time-limit on speeches

CHAMBER ADJOURNS.

The Chamber decided that the Finance Committee must report on the Finance Bill within twenty-four hours. The Chamber then adjourned until Friday.

LONDON, July 27th.

The fluctuations in francs have mo- derated. French closed at 105 and Belgian weakened to 1961.

field training. This morning, the Prince, riding his charger, placed himself at the head of the guards and led them Chobham Ridges as a preliminary to ex- tensive field' operations.

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BRITISH WIRELESS.

-POWER AT RUGBY INCREASED TO FACILITATE RECEPTION:

Ruary, July 27th.

The Postmaster General was asked in the House of Commons what were the geographical limitations to the ability of the Rugby Wireless Station to reach ships at sea.

The Postmaster-General stated that the most difficult localities for reception ap-

Pacific Ocean. The power at Rugby had peared to be in the eastern part of the

been increased recently to facilitate re- ception in such localities. Experience showed that the messages were regularly received by ships in all parts of the world

Replying-to-g-further-question-regard-- ingtelephonic transmission from the Rugby Station, the Postmaster-General said there were still certain technical difficulties to be overcome before a Trans- Atlantic service could be opened. Ex- periments with this service were still pro- ceeding. Udtil definite results were cbtained, it was not possible to make any useful forecast as to the extension of wireless telephony to other countries.

(THROUGH BUYER'?'AGENCY.]

activity in June was unchanged as com- pared with May, but was slightly above

June of last year.

1925.

€24,560,373,920,458,878

Iron, steel, copper, zinc. and petroleum declined, while the consumption of the Expenditure cotton output, foodstuffs, coal and Revenue .... ∙146,546,894 168,187,110 cement increased.

Defcit

78,013,679 61,271,768 The manufacture of automobiles" de-

Increase in deficit......£58,741,911 creased. Declines are reported in the

-Decreases in revenue for the past quar- pay-rolls of most textile mills.

ter, compared with the quarter of last. The total volume of the wholesale and year- retail trade increased, as compared with June last year, with a slight increase in wholesale prices.

** "MA FERGUSON:

ANNOUNCES SHE WILL RESIGN IN AUTUMN.

New York, July 28th. "Ma" Ferguson has announced she will resign in autumn, in accordance with an agreement with Attorney-General Moody, whose election to the Governor ship is now inevitable.

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AMERICANS ABROAD.

PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN COUN- TRIES DIFFICULTIES.

NEW YORK, July 27th. President Coolidge, speaking at Paul Americans abroad would make allowance Smiths, New York State, hoped that

for conditions in the countries they were visiting and not indulge.in unwarranted criticisms cr recriminations.

الم

GOVERNMENT'S PLANE.

PARIS, July 28th. There were difficulties in connection

The Government financial plans are with the Maritime Customs and other points connected with Treaty rights which

outlined in a statement, which says that the sims are the restoration of credit, the certainly required modification and re-

With the object of securing observance, balancing of the Budget, the redemption form, and the British Government sym- pathised with that movement wherever it of the law and reducing materially the of national debt, the repatriation of could be legitimately taken. It was quite causes of complaints and misunderstand French capital invested abroad, the re- impossible for the British Government inings, officials had made definite "suggesduction of public expenditure and the connection with all these commercial and tions of an administrative nature, and immediate raising by new indirect taxa judicial affairs simply to say that all the these were being considered by the two tion two-and-a-half milliarda of frenca international structure built up in the last Governments. For obvious reasons, it which it is estimated will provide the eighty years would be summarily - re- moved, but the British Government most was not desirable that the text of the necessary Treasury funds. The Govern-out his hand to s poilu, was smashed too seriously. Americans abroad should earnestly desired both the good and the suggestions should be published until went further propose to readjust-various with a hammer by a-Russian named

they had been fully considered. There duties to increase railway rates and taxes Jarovenko, who has been arrested. had been no question at this meeting of on mineral waters, motor-curaj, water The Russian, Jarovenko, who damaged

goodwill of China."

FEDERAL SYSTEM.

Lord Balfour, referring to the relations between Canton and Peking, alluded to the strong curront of opinion running in the direction of some kind of federal system oetween the provinces of China, and said there was no reason, to believe. that China was more likely to be broken up owing to her present unhappy condi

more

say extension of the right of search.

(THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.]

MINES BILL.

DEFEATED.

LONDON, July 27th..

ways, and business turnover and to revise Customs duties. Taxes an income from personal property will be increased by fifty per cent. Taxes on bearer securities will be reduced but others increased. Also estate duty and general income tax will be reduced.

tion than she had been in many very LABOUR MOTION FOR REJECTION critica) and difficult periods of her history,

Meanwhile, nothing could be menacing in connection with the external

LAIROT THÁNG LẠI relations of China than the present un- happy conditions, and all hoped that

LONDON, July 28th.y. those conditions would be ameliorated; to 125.agreed to the third reading of the The French franc on London closed but he could not honestly say that they Mining Industry Reorganisation Bill, & yesterday at 195%, and opened to-day at seemed to him to be in any process of Labourite motion for rejection being rapid improvement.

The House of Commone by 312 votes

defeated.

.:1007.

WAR MEMORIAL SMASHED.

MENTALLY UNBALANCED RUS, SIAN ARRESTED IN PARIS."

PARIS, July 27th.. The statue in the Place Etats Unis, in memory of Americans fallen in the wir, representing a doughboy holding

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the Franco-American memorial, explain- ed to the police that his action was a Protest against the American refusal of credits to France and the workers' con- sequent sufferings from the economic

President Coolidge's position has al- ready been made clear to executive officers and, although no direct reference has been made to anti-American demon- strations in Europe the President is re- presented as believing that the attitude of irresponsibles should not be taken

realize that the people of some countries: ficulties should be viewed sympathetically,

Property and income tax.... £10,858,000 Estates duties Super tax

Corporation tax Stainps

Telegraphs

4,810,000 2,250,000:

1,900,000

870,000

Postal service ......

650,000

110,000

Land tax, house duty and

mineral rights duty Special receipts

30,000

8,848,093

Increases comprise:- Customs

£1,896,000

975,000

251,000

300,000

813,564

20,000

Excise Motor vehicle duties Telephones..... Crown lands Receipts from loans.

Miscellaneous

1,718,C03. The floating debt at June 30th stood at £774,928,000, an increase of over 70- -millions compared with-March-31st, but- a decrease of over 18 millions compared with June, 1925.

SHERLOCK'

Fi

AND THE

SPOOKS.'

The journalist and literary man have a great pull over other people in that even when they take up causes they can make them contribute towards their ving. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has turned spiritualism into two books, a novel lately running in the magazines, and a History of Spiritualism. The its tone is often that of the Hebrew pro-- Times, reviewing the History, says that

phet rather than the apologist, anxioua thinks that the book will satisfy and en to conciliate opponents. The reviewer

courage spiritualists, but that it will but this applies to all controversial make Httle impression on the unbelievers works. At any rate, the stories of eerie, happenings, told by a practised novelist. interesting anecdote, for instance, about are bound to be interesting. There is the.

are in a serious situation and that dif-Sir William Crookes embracing a mate-

A MURDER CHARGE.

ATTORNEY GENERAL & ALCOHOL POISONING IN CANADA.

Bunao, July 27th.. The District Attorney has directed a

rialised entity, and not being quite sure

whether it was not the medium! He. should have gone on embracing until the light was turned on; but; being 'n.scient. ist, perhaps he was shy,

They were discussing a wedding pre Bent, silver butter dish, that they were sending off that morning.

What shall wo put on the card?"

Jarovenko apparently only meant to mutilate the statue of an

Américan Boldier, which was modelled after the American soldier poet, Alan Beeger, who fell in the war, but besides smaching the murder charge to be entered against theazked the wife, the tRNA doughboy's left arm, he damaged the poilu's right arm, to which the dough person alleged to have dealt in the liquor"Oh," said "the husband, preoccupied with his paper and coffee, just the utaal boy was holding out his hand. It was which resulted in the wood alcohol noi dope, I suppose; anything you like." at this point that he was arrested

soning fatalities:

Other sources of the deadly traffic are being followed up.nove

Jarovenke is believed to be mentally unbalanced.

A few moments thought followed, and. then she handed him the card. It was inscribed," For butter-or WOTEL,”