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FRENCH POLITICS.

DEPUTIES WORKING AMICABLY.

*** POLISHING-OFF" THE FINANCE

BILL.

(THROTGE REUTER'S AGENCY.)

Pants, July 31st.

The Chamber of Deputies polished-off twenty-seven out of the twenty-nine

BRITISH MINERS.

CHURCHES' PROPOSALS

ADOPTED.

SUBSIDY QUESTION.

BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE,}

THE HONGKONG - DAILY PREBS MONDAY, - AUGUST: 2ND.

1926

R.A.F. FLYING BOATS. DEBT OF HUGO STINNES'S

FAR

FIRM.

EASTERN

NEWS.

CABLE

REGay, July 30th. As the conference of the miners' delegates, which was held to-day Mr.

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SUCCESSFUL CRUISE,

WONDERFUL ROUND FLIGHT.

[BRITION WIRELESS SERVICE]

Rucar, July 30th: The first long-distance foreign, craise by Royal Air Force Bying boats was com-" pleted to-day at Plymouth, when a flight of two super-marine " Southampton"

APPEAL TO BRITISH FINANCIERS."

BERLIN, July 31st. Hugo Stinnes's firm, which owes the German Banks about -£4,000,000 as the result of the winding up of the late Herr Hugo Stinnes's affairs, intenda to pay aff the amount, for which it will raise.a foreign loan.

The Volks Zaitung (Cologne) says that negotiations have been · proceeding for

[TAROUGE RIUTER'S AGENCY,]

PAN-ASIAŢIO CONGRESS,

OPENED YESTERDAY AT NAGASAKI...

BRITAIN'S ** IMPERIALISM " ATTACKED."

TOKYO, August 1st. The Pan-Asiatic Congress opened this

"THE FREEDOM TO DO RIGHT.

LORD

HEWART'S WARNING AGAINST TYRANNY.

COMMEMORATION OF MAGNA

CHARTA.

The signing of Magna Charta by King John was commemorated on Runnymede, Egham, last month, by a service at which thousands of persons were present. The chair was occupied by the Marquess, of" Lincolnshire, and among those who at teaded were Mr. J. H. Whitley, the Speaker; the Lord Chief Justice and Lady Hewart, the Earl of Kintore,

articles of the Finance Bill in four hours. Herbert Smith the President of the aircraft, under the command of Squadron some time with a British group of fin- afternoon at Nagasaki, fifty delegates General Sir Alfred and Lady Knox, and

Only two gave rise to a division, ene imposing fresh taxation on liquors, the other revising the succession of duties. " M. Poincare made their adoption a question of confidence whereupon they were carried by substanţial majorities.

BANK RATE RAISED.

TO PREVENT STATE SHIP FROM

SINKING.

'THE PREMIER'S SIMILE....

PARIS, July 31st.

The Chamber of Deputies, by 330 votes to 153, passed a vote of confidence in the Government on a motion to proceed with the discussion of the Finance "Bill.

Miners Federation, called upon the delegates to give reports on the position in their districts and the numbers of

men who had returned to work.

It is stated that it was found that in the aggregate 6,100 men had resumed

work in all coal fields, excluding the

workers."

There was, afterwards, a discussion or the general position and also on the re commendation of the Executive that the peace proposats framed in conjunction with the Bishops and Free Church leaders should be accepted. It is understood

Lender Livock, returned from z round flight to Egypt and Cyprus

The flight was undertaken as an ordi- nary service exercise to set a time table. a crew of four and a full, service load being carried by each boat. The total length of the fight was approximately 6,000 sea miles, equivalent to nearly 7,000 land miles

anciers to grant-the-loan.~~~

THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.] ...

FRENCH PHYSICIAN'S

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INVENTION.

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NEW MEXICAN RELIGIOUS LAWS.

CHURCHES CLOSED."

Mexico City, July 31st. All the Catholic Churches close at noon

from Japan, China, India and the Philip pines attending.

· Except the Chinese delegate, who attacked Britain's imperialism, the speeches did not contain anything but generalities, urging the Asiatic racé to protect their own interests.

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"HURRICANE IN `USIA,

• RESORTS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New York, July 31st. The well-known Florida seaside resorts of Miami and Palm Beach have been 'ex- tensively damaged by the destruction of piers, Venetian canals, and other attrac- tions as the result of the Bahamas hur-

ricane..

TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION.

PARIS, July 31st.

French Le Matin reports that physician, Dr. Arthur Vernes, has in- Starting from Plymouth, on July 1st, vented an apparatus for registering the The Banque de France has raised the safety men. The men, who had returned, the route followed on the outward degree of syphilitic and tuberculeus in- discount rates from six to seven-and-aware not necessarily coal getters but gen journey was viá Bordeaux, Marseilles,fection, making it a possibility-to-x-the EXTENSIVE-DAMAGE AT SEASIDE. half per centum, with advances from eight erally embraced every class of mine Naples and Malta to Benghazi, on the best enems.

North African coast and thence to to nine per centum.”

Aboukir. "From Aboukir, the dying boats made the fight by way of Haifa to Framagusta, in Cyprus, and back. Op the return journey a different route was followed, daring the earlier stages. Leaving Aboukir, on July 18th the fight proceeded to Sollum and thepce to Atlicas a halt being made at Suda Bay, in Crete, for fuel. Corfu was reached on July 91st. Thence the final stages were as on the outward journey via Malta Margious laws, seilles and Bordeaux. No trouble what. soever was experienced either with the aircraft or with the Napier Lion engines with which these machines are fitted. The aircraft are equipped with wireless apparatus and constant communication was maintained throughout with the Royal Air Force and other wireless stations. The machines were moored out: to buoys at each Port of call, one mem- ber of the crew remaining aboard each night for watch-keeping purposes the aircraft were refuelled by petrol taken on board by dinghies

The Socialists opposed the motion on "the ground that the present Bill would in no way suffice to restore the financial

Bituntion."

M. Poincare, Premier and Finance Minister, said that the present Hill was in the nature of a caulk for a leak to pre- vent the ship from sinking. He fore shadowed further steps to create a Sinking Fund, involving a greater fiscal effort.

THE FLUCTUATING FRANC.

LONDON, July 31st.

French francs opened at 200 to the £1 to-day.

that the discussion was, at times, very animated. The Executive had ruled out of the proposals any arbitration on the question of hours, but delegates from some of the larger districts are stated to have objected also to arbitration on the

wage reductions. At the close of the con-

ference, however, it was officially stated that it had been decided by a very large majority to send the proposals to the districts to be voted upon, with a recon- mendation that they be accepted.

POSITIVE PROPOSALS.

to-day and all the priests will withdraw as decreed by the Mexican Episcopate as a protest against the new Mexican reli

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In order to maintain peace and order a cordon of Police surround Mexico City Cathedral.

Deportation orders were served on the Papal Envoy yesterday evening.

The Government is closing, sealing, and guarding all structures containing-Church property, which will be handed over to Citizens' Committees.

Some disturbances occurred last night. People surrounding the Churches were dispersed by streams of water and fire men's hosepipes.

The crowds stoned the Attorney General The result of this cruise clearly demon and judicial officials whilst they were clos Whatever may be the rseult of the dis-strates the feasibility of composing a ing a Church and annexe. The officials trict vote, there will remain the fact that time table and programme and ad- took refage in the building and the crowd the primary proposal is that work shall hering to it throughout, without bewere kept off by whips and canes, finally be resumed for a period of four months ing impeded by conditions of weather, being scattered by the firemer. at the old rate of wages while negotia unless extreme. It also proves that these French franca closed at 1999 and tions-are-proceeding, and that financial flying boats are perfectly-capable of long- Belgian francs at 1921.

*SELVE ONIEƠI

NEW FINANCIAL PROPOSALS

ADOPTED.

PARIS, July 31st. The Chamber of Deputies adopted the new financial proposals, by 296 to 188, including the article increasing the remuneration of 'Senators and. Deputies

from Francs twenty-seven to forty-five thousand per annum.

PRICE OF RUBBER.

THE QUARTERLY AVERAGE.

LONDON, July 30th.' The Rubber Trade Association's official quarterly average is 21.001 pence. The market has now closed until Tuesday.

EXPORT PERCENTAGE.

LATER.

The Colonial Office announces that the percentage of rubber exportable at the minimum rate of duty from Ceylon and Malaya for the quarter beginning August . 1st will be 100.

[BRITISH WIRELESE SERVICK.]

FALL IN PRICE.

RUGBY, July 20th.

It is officially announced that 100 per cent. of the standard production of rub-

ber will be maintained as the quota which "may be exported at the minimum rate of duty from Ceylon and Malays during the quarter beginning August Ist.

Considerable doubt had been entertain ed in the rubber market whether this quota would be maintained in view of the fall in the price of spat rubber.

The average price for the quarter end- ing to-day is a very small fraction of a penny over 1/9. Under the Stevenson re- striction schemes the export quota would have been reduced to 30 per cent. if the average price had been below 1/9.

assistance shall be given by the Govern-distance fights independently of their ment for this purposes The Government bases or of a parent ship. has definitely stated that no such further subsidy or loan is possible. If the vote is "favourable, however, it will at least mean that positive proposals have been

substituted for the negative declarations of the miners' leaders, which hare, hitherto, stood in the way of negotia

tions.

(THROUGH EOTER'S AGENCY.]

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NASSAU, July 30th. Desolation and death have engulfed what only last week was "the favourite pleasure ground of wealthy Americans.

Lady Cheylesmore.

In the course of the proceedings the following message was read from the King:-

The King has received with much appreciation the message of loyal great." ing from the Magna Charta comme- moration committed assembled for their annual service in remembrance of the granting of the Great Charter. His Majesty sincerely thanks all who join- ed in this communication for the kind sentiments to which it gives expres-

STAMFORDHAMI

sion.

The Lord Chief Justice, in the course of an address, said they would observe that the revolt of the Barons, was order. ly. They had travelled far during those 700 years from that centralized and bureaucratic autocracy in which all things ultimately depended upon the will of the personal ruler. But do not let y them forget that tyranny was not always, or of recessity, the tyranny of kings or rulers.

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Tyranny might be exercised by various classes of bodies and individuals; it might take different forms and it might appear from rather unexpected quartern Above all do not let them forget that the only freedom worth having was the freedom to do right. (Loud and pro- longed applause.)

The price of that freedom was unceas ing vigilance, and they would assuredly The blow fell towards midnight" on be lost and destroyed if it should ever July 25th when a hurricane approached come to pass that hatred of tyranny of whatever kind, or in whatever disguise, from the north-east and struck Pro-censed to be one of the strongest charae- vidence Isle rooting up trees and shatter-teristics of the English race.

The National Anthem was sung by the ing the powers station. The island was assembly at the close plunged into darkness for six hours.

Later the storm reached a velocity of 130 miles on hour. The harbour was

"HISTORIC SCENES.

Great success, to which the summer weather in no small degree contributed, churned into a boiling rage. Gigantic attended the presentation by Lady waves swept over the land, wreaking deGisborough last month of a "Masks of History and Romance in a Fair Garden" struction and annihilating shipping. st Great Foster, Egham, once the hunt. The Government mail boats Brontecing lodge of Queen Elizabeth and Low and Albertine with crews of 20 and in the occupation of the Hon. Gerald respectively are, missing.

Practically every building in Nassar is damaged whilst vessels are stranded 70 feet above the water level One steamer was wedged in a liquor ware- house.

Amiraculous escape was effected when a pleasure boat was torn from her moor- ings and swept out to 'ses and rammed a barge. The passengers all leapt into the boiling waters and reached the shore.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] TRAGIC INCIDENT.

MEXICO CITY, July 30th. Very large crowds are waiting for the churches' final Mass and it is feared that thousands will not be able to gain admis. sion before closing to-night. The excite- ment at Puebla terminated in a tragedy. WHY AUDIENCES TO PROTESTANTS An aged grocer displayed a religious cit- HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED.cular in his window and during the en- suing controversy the grocer was shot and wounded. General Amaya had the grocertial

THE VATICAN.

ROME, August 1st.

U.S. SHARES.

REMARKABLE BOOM."

NEW YORK, July 30th.. Growingly insistent rumours of substan have led to the melon-cutting".

Montagu.”

The episodes, thich included scenes from the life of Queen Elizabeth, were preceded by one portraying "King John sealing the magna Charta" at Hanny- meda, barely a mile and a half away. This incident, which was produced under the direction of Mr. E. M. Bloyce, of Egham, showed Stephen Langton, Arch- bishop of Canterbury, as leader of the Barons, accompanied by the Earl of The Pembroke, arriving on the mede. second episole was "Anne Boleyn at Great Fosters, 1522, and the third, At Great Fosters, Queen Elizabeth the Hon. Mrs Montagu, who wore some 1570." The Queen was impersonated by of the jewels said to have belonged to the great Queen.

The chief characters were taken by the following:-Queen Elizabeth; the Hon. Mrs. Gerald Montagu; Anne Boleyn, Miss Barbara Hussey;. King John, Mr. Norman Moore; Lord Henry Percy, Mr... John Evelyn; -Cardinal Wolsey, the Mr. FC Head; the Earl of Leicester, Mr. Colin Anderson; Lord Burleigh, Mr.

The newspapers-announce-that- Papal arrested and he was being conveyed to continuance of-unprecedented-activity Rev. J. R. Napier; Thomas Cromwell,

audiences to Protestants have been aus- pended in conséquence of an American Protestant visitor omitting to kneel during a general Pontifical, audience.

SOVIET APPOINTMENT.

--ÍTREOUGH-25UTER'B - AGENCY -

WAGES AND POLICY.

LONDON, July 30th. At the Miners' Conference there was a most animated discussion of the arbitra- tien proposals in the Bishops' memo- randum, some delegates declaring that its adoption would 'botoken a weakening. NEW PRESIDENT OF: THE CHEKA, There was the frankest criticism of the leaders' suggestion of a compromise on

Dzerjiasky's assistant, Menjinsky, has wages, and while defending the existing been appointed President of the Chicka. hours at all costs some delegates described this proposal as a "surrender of policy."

Eventually, the conference decided by:

a large majority to send the Bishops' proposals to the districts for a vote, with the recommendation that they be adopted.

It was announced that, altogether, 6,000, excluding safety men, were working in the whole of the coalfields,"

the penitentiary when he was shot dead by unknown assailants.

ALLEGED DOUBLE MURDER.

SOCIETY SENSATION.

POINT PLEASANT, New Jersey, July 31st...

Coleridge; Sir Philip. Bidney, Capt. Wingfield.

the shares of the General Motors. Cor. poration and the United States Steel Corporation The former, which have The acting throughout was excellent, risen thirty points this week, touched 1, and great care had been taken to ensure that the costumes worn should histori. and the latter 147. Buying is still uncally accurate. The Tudor Singers, who gave their services, rendered madrigals, diminished.

and dancing, a necessary accompaniment of the programme, was well executed. The orchestra was under the direction of

It is believed that among the successful "bulls" William Durant realised a mil. Moscow, July 31st On the ground that "there was no lion and a hall dollars clear proft, when Lady Jeane Petherick.

The display, which was in aid of the great presumption of guilt," bail ap- he sold out General Motors shares at 191. late Princess Christian's Y.M.C.A. Red

U.S. INDUSTRY.

BRITISH COMMISSION'

'APPOINTED.

plied for at Chief Justice Gummercs' Other stocks are rising sympathetically, Triangle Clab at Englefield Green, was summer residence on behalf of Mrs. Ed-based on the usual midsummer expansion, repeated in the evening. word Hall has been granted in two sure in the steel industry, record-breaking ties of 27,500 each.

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Mrs. Hall was arrested on a charge of the double murder of her husband (the rector of the fashionable church of St. John's, New Brunswick) and a beautiful member of the church choir. The mur

LONDON, July 31st. The Daily Mail says that the Govern- ment has decided to send a small Com-der occurred over three years ago and mission composed of leading employers the present proceedings follow allegations

petrol consumption and unprecedented freight car traffic.

Mr. Colman: If the hon. member will kindly agree to postpone those questions until next week, I hope it will be possible to give him a complete answer. I have nothing farther to add now.

It is pointed out that even if the and labour workers representatives in concerning an ex-maid to Mrs. Hall, who awered by Mr. Nigel C. Colman," vice of the arches of the new bridge; whether

Bishops' proposals become the official basis of negotiations there is no likeli bood of immediate discussions thereon né Mr. Baldwin has already refused the subsidy necessary to make the proposala possible. The Delegates to-day contem- plated the struggle extending till the end of Beptember.

EMERGENCY ARGULATIONS.

LONDON, July 30th.

September to study industrial relation ships in the United States.

POISONOUS LIQUORA ARA

TEN ARRESTS.

TOZONTO, July 31st. Ten men have been arrested in charges of manslaughter in connection with the deaths in Ontario sa the result of poison- The House of Commons passed a reous bootleg liquor."- solution, by 230 votes to 31, continuing Police investigations indicate that the the Emergency Regulations for one liquor is of German origin and was

introduced into Canada vid Buffalo."

month.

is said to have received 80,000 for silence in connection with the murder.

WATERLOO BRIDGE.

Mr. Gilbert Can the vice-chairman state whether the committee has issued QUESTIONS AT LCC MEETING. any general instructions to the competi tore for the design of the new Waterloo Various questions relating to Waterloo Bridge which will meet the views and re- Bridge were asked at a recent meeting presentations of river traffic users and of the London County Council, and an-

owners as regards the height and width chairman of the Improvements Com he could state approximately the beight- mittee. In reply to Mr. E. G. Cupin be and width proposed to be given in the said that the temporary strutting which design of the new arches; and further, prevented or minimised further subei- whether the Port of London Authority dence continued to be maintained. The has been consulted in the matter, and if piling would not be necessary before the not, will the committee consider doing so piers could be pulled down...

in order that the interests of river navi Mr. J. D. Gilbert: Is it correct that gation may be met and satisfied↑ one of the assessors appointed to decide The Vice-Chairman: The instructions. on the best design for the new Waterloo to competitors have not yet been issued Bridge has resigned, and, if so, tan the In any instructions, that are inned due reason for his resignation be stated? consideration will be given to river traffic The liveliest of scenes were witnessed in Has anyone yet been appointed in his users, and their interests will be fully the wheat pit when a flood of orders were who will be the final assessors for the than five-and the width of spans will place: Further, can it be stated now safeguarded. The number not more

U.S. WHEAT. LIVELY SCENES IN THE STOCK EXCHANGE

RECORD PRICE FOR SEASON.

CHICAGO, July 31st

mentioned to meet the big shortage at

now bridge, by whom they have been ap the end of the mouth. This carried prices pointed, and also by what date the de for July wheat up over eleven cents the signs for the bridge must be sent in by bushel to 158 cents a new high record the competitors f

www for the season.

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be left to, the designers, who will have before them certain minimum require mente With regard to the latter part of the question, the Port of London Authority will be consulted