FRENCH POLITICS.
'M. POINCARE'S SINKING FUND
PROPOSALS.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO BE CONVOKED.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
-PARIS, August End:
M. Poincare, to-day, is submitting to his Cabinet his scheme for the organise tion of a Sinking Fund for National) Defence Bonds and Treasury Bonds of
minimum term of one year. In order to give this fund an effective guarantee and make it independent of party politics. laws instituting it will be embodied in
THE HONGKONG DAILY. PRESS
TUESDAY," AUGUST SED
MEXICO'S RELIGIOUS FLORIDA'S HURRICANE. MR. MELLON'S EURO-
WARFARE.
MORE ARRESTS.
MANY FATALITIES: HUNDREDS
STILL MISSING.`
PEAN TOUR.
UNABLE TO GET AWAY FROM FINANCIAL MATTERS.
CATHOLICS WEAR MOURNING: HOUSES IN CREPE.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE
IMMENSE HAVOC.'
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
METICO CITY, August 1st.
The police have arrested seven women and two men who are alleged to be connected with a plot to assassinate
President Calles.
The arrested persons are said to belong to the League for the Defence of Reli- gious Liberty,
The police are searching for the alleged
the Constitution, for which purpose the ringleader; Senosita Dolores Lemus, a National Assembly, consisting of the Chamber and the Senate as, one body,
beautiful stenographer, and other 5-
is to be convoked at Versailles to sans-pects.
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tion the necessary modification of the Up to the present there have been no "Constitution.
The National Assembly, apart from regular meetings at the election of the President of the Republic, has only twice been specially convoked, once in 1878, to provide for the transfer of Parliament from Versailles to Paris, and, in 1892, to modify the organisation of the Senate.
THROUGH EAVAS AGENCY.),
ANOTHER REPORT.
M. Poincare will to-day lay before the _Council_of_Ministers his plan of a Sink. ing-Fund for National Defence Bands and Treasury Bonds, issued for periods of less than a year.
serious disturbances in the city as the result of the new religious regulations,
A BRITISH PROTEST.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
NABBAU, August 2nd. The total casualties of the hurricane are now put down at 196 deaths, and 400 missing. One hundred boats were sunk. of which sixty were in harbour.
It is estimated that there was $8,000,000 worth of damage done to property.
The Sponge Fleet did not suffer so much as at first feared, only eighty out of four hundred boats having gone on the Sponge banks when the storm broke." All are believed lost with 350 members
of the crew.
MEXICO CITY, August 2nd. The British Minister, Mr. E. Ovey, has made representations to the Mexican Foreign Office on behalf of the Anglicanat Cathedral, which is British and privately owned, but under the jurisdiction of American Episcopal Church.
Mr. Uvey has been instructed to test against the possible seizure under the new Religious Law now being en- forced, specifying that all churches are the property of the nation.
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[TAXOUCH LECTER'S AGENCY.]
OBITUARY.
FAMOUS JEWISH NOVELIST AND DRAMATIST:
ISRAEL ZANGWILL.
the age
LONDON, August lat...
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(THROCON REUTER AGENCY.)
PARIS, August 2nd. Matin's Geneva correspondent states that Mr. Mellon spent yesterday at Geneva, Interviewed, he said that when he left Washington he intended to spend a holiday in Europe, but a tele. gram from President Coolidge made him work. He had already discussed, finan- cial matters in Paris. He was proceed-
ing to Rome to-day, when finance was again occupying his attention.
ITALIAN COUNT BLACKMAILER
REVELATIONS IN PARMA BANK
SCANDAL
"BLACK LIST."
The fall of one of the most picturesque and dangerous adventurers in Italian history has been brought about in con- nection with the bankruptcy of the Agricultural Bank in Parma.
He was born in Rome in 1877, and be
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BRITISH COAL CRISIS. AN ENGLISH CHANNEL
EARTHQUAKE.
THE NEXT PHASE OF THE DISPUTE.
DELEGATE CONFERENCES TO BE
HELD.
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]
Erasy, July 31st. The next phose in the coal-dispute- will be the holding of local delegate conferences of miners during the coming week, to ilecide for or against ratides. tion of the proposals for settlement drawn up by the executive in conjune- tion with the Church leaders.
As already stated, the National Dele- gate Conference, sitting in London yes terday, referred those proposals to the districts and recommended their accept
ance.
The labour correspondent of the Times
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FELT.
TREMORS IN SOUTH OF ENGLAND.
[BRITISH WIRELEES SERVICE.}.
Ruay, July 31st- An-earthquake which was felt in the
waa
Channel Islands yesterday afternoon was of some severity. Houses in Saint Helier and other places rocked for several seconds, and a tidal ware formed round the coasts. The tremper caused considerabis alarm in Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney. Goods fell from the shelves-of-shops, while in bouses... pictures and ornaments were shaken from their places on to the floor,
The walls of many large buildings were cracked and Saint Saviour's steeple xs that assuming that the proposals of the Presbyterian Church is leaning are endorsed in the districts, the exccu-out of position. Several high chimneys tive will be authorised to negotiate with fell and damage to windows and, green- them as a basis. In this connection he houses was general. The tidal ware did no damage, but its approach greatly gites comment on yesterday's conference,
startled "bathers, who made a wild scramble for safety.
Eighteen people have been arrested already, and seven others are still
wanted by the police, but the central made by pue of the executives," who figure of the disaster is Court Lusignani, said:-
Slight earth tremors were felt on the who is now in prison.
"The delegates discussed the proposala came a professor of Rowan law at the as though they represented the conditions French side of the Channel at Saint University of Parma He constantly of peace, that could be had for "the Malo, Granville, Vennes and Housed his perfect knowledge of law to
launch financial schemes, which he ex- asking, whereas we know the Govern- places, and on this side of the Channel His ment will not accept them, and we can at Bournemouth and elsewhere in Hamp- ploited for his personal interests. activities for many years were contrary
guess that the owners certainly wiltshire and Dorsetshire, to the law, but he acted in such an astute way that no magistrate was able to issue not." A writ against him.
·LOSS OF £5,000,000. -
The correspondent said that the exrgy-
tive itself has no illusions on the subject.
other
RECKLESS MOTOR DRIVERS.
The death is announced of the famous Jewish novelist, Israel Zangwill.
[Mr. Zangwill, who has passed away of 62, was practically self-educated man. but by his own efforts and ability was able to take the B.A. degree at London Uni- versity. He became an elementary school teacher, in Spitalfields and, later,
Even Governments asked for his sup- journalist and novelist, becoming port, and thus rendered his position for It has already considered what steps it MANY OF THEM NOT INSURED.-
midable. The title of court was granted will take when it has obtained authority pro-famous mainly by his Jewish stories of His literary output was the "Ghetto."
to him by the Liberal ex-Fremier Giolitti very large, and included novels, plays as a reward for his electoral services, and to-prozed. The present intention is He also delivered les although he was an accomplice of a man hot to go either to the Government or The plan will give definite shape to the
and poems.
named Cuppini in another bankruptcy, tures at, Home and in Jerusalem, Government's expressed intention to con-
Holland and the United States. During which involved a loss of £3,000,000, he to the owners, but to appeal again to the war he did much special writing, and succeeded in escaping punishment
the Church leaders to prepare the way form to all undertakings entered into by
became an ardent supporter of the Pales the State towards creditors and show It is understood that the Archbishoptine movement among the Jews. His list consisting of documents which for negotiations. The executive attaches that the Government does not contem-Lof Canterbury has taken a leading part best-known play was probably "Merely might be used against anybody who turn great importance to what it believes to plate forced Consolidation Bontie in requesting the British Foreign Office's Mitry Aun, and his latest worked against him. It was the terror of his be the effect on public opinion of its
Moderns," was produced in London last opponents. M. Poincare will confer with Com-intervention..
year.]
His Tuck turned wher Fascism becontinued association with the Church in Parma. When the movement started leaders mittee of experts anent the stabilising
Count Lusignani was one of its greatest of the frane. As soon as the Finance Bill has passed throug the Senate, M. Poincare will begin an exchange of views with Parliamentary Committees concern. ing war debts' settlements.
THROUGH FUTAR'S. 'AGENCY.1.
THE SPANISH DICTATOR.
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE HIM.
PARIS, August 1st.
A message from Barcelona says that an attempt has been made to assassinate General Primo de Rivera, but that the Premier escaped unhurt. He has left for Madrid..
LATER.
It appears that the Premier's assailant hurled a dagger at a closed motor car in which General Primo de Rivera was driving. Nobody was injured: sailant was arrested.
The as-
GERMANY'S FORMER COLONIES.
CONGRESS BEING HELD.
AN UPTIMISTIC PRESIDENT.
HAMBURG, August 2nd. Delegates of various Colonial Societies, including the Naval and Army Assočia- tion of Tsingtau and cognate African Unions, have assembled at the opening of the German Colonial Congress, other- wise known as the Koreg
The "President, in welcoming the dele" gates, expressed confidence in the success
The Mexican Foreign Ofice has replied that the case will be carefully considered.
Dean Peacock, British ex-Array Chap- lain, was recently arrested and charged with violating the Religious Lowa The case is rub judice.
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TRUCE SUGGESTED.
Mexico City-August 2nd
The Catholio Episcopate, in a state- ment, express willingness to enter into
a truce with the Government over t Freasonable length of time until the people by plebiscite decide regarding the religious controversy. They suggest, meantime, suspension of persecution.
Yesterday's labour parade favoured the Government's standpoint. While the demonstrators were passing the palace of President Calles the ministers stood quiet. The Catholics knelt, priestless, in the churches praying for an improze ment in the situation. The economic boycott has had a marked effect."
MAGIC WAY TO MARKETS.
MR. SAMUEL ON TRADE TEAM WORK.
INSURANCE SCHEME FOR EXPORTERS.
Mr. A. M. Samuel, Parliamentary Secretary, Overseas Trade-Department at a luncheon at the Constitutional Club, said that America had brought her sell- ing organisation, at any rate within her own borders, -to a fine art, and much of the prosperity of ter industry was due to that fact. Was there nothing we could learn from the U.S.A.1
Was there enough team work among our producers Had we grasped, as cer
One of his chief weapons was a black
adversaries. He instinctively felt that Apart from this aspect of the situa- on the day Fascism" obtained the upper tion, there has been a fresh development hand his power would come to an end.
He
saw his danger later, and ap- in the publication of new terms of em proached the Fascist -aders with the ployment offered to the miners of Leless intention of joining the party.
This, however, created great opposition tershire. The miners are offered rates of in the Fascist ranks, and the campaign wages based on the eight hour day which, against Count Lusignani was intensified.
Count Lusignant now knew that the it is admitted, must make an appeal end of his career was approaching, and to them. he left Parma for Florence.
He took a suite at the Hotel National,
but was discovered, and arrested: The police. took him back to Parma, where the man who once controlled the whole town now lives in prison.
There was
an expectation yesterday among the delegates from other Midland
areas that fresh proposals would be made to them within a short time, and there are prominent miners' leaders who recognise
CABINET ACTION COMING.
LONDON, July 1st." In the House of Lords yesterday Earl Russell moved the second reading of the Motor Vehicle Compulsory Insurance that no licence should be issued for a Bill, the object of which was to provide motor-car unless insurance had been effected against third-party risks
There were, said Lord Russell, far too many motor vehicles uninsured and driven by persons who were not solvent juries inflicted on third parties, with the when it came to paying damages for in- that the injured person consequence could obtain no redress. He was inform- cd that one country solicitor alone had bad 13 cases in the last 6 months in vehicles had been unable to obtain which persons, suffering injury from motor damages.
He believed the motoring public was in favour of the principle of the Bill He proposed that the insurance should be on the vehicle and not on the driver
than £6,000. and that it should be for a sum not less
tainly as those across the Atlantic" had KILLED ON EVE OF WEDDING that if those terms are on the lines that instead of having to accept the respon-
FATE.
done, the advantages to be secured by the coalescence of industrial interests?
The success in the British chemien1 BRIDE UNAWARE OF FIANCE'S trade was due in no small degree to sell.. ing arrangements based on amalgama- tion of interests. A similar amalgama tion had been recommended to the coat trade by various people.
Our overseas trade would expand if groups of firms in closely related trades banded themselves together to attack an
export market on the spot.
Greater team work between firms, so In some parts of the country the catho-far as the range of pattern was con- hes are wearing mourning, and houses cerned, and the development of selling skill were going to be the magician's are draped in crepe.
wand to turn our output into proft We must go to our customers abroad and not wait for them to call on us here in Britain. They would not call on us here.
The "Dean conducted communion ser- vices at his residence, which was not re- garded as a violation of the law.
(THROUGH ELUTEE'S AGENCY.]
THE FIGHTING. IN SYRIA.
BATTLE NEAR DAMASCUS,
LONDON, August let. The stubborn nature of the Syrian in surrection is indicated in messages from
of the second campaign, now in prepara- Egypt, from which it appears that the tion and aiming at the return of Ger movement against the French is spread many's colonial possessions.
COFFEE AND SUGAR.
ing.
A message from Beirut to the Cairo newspaper Le Soir describes a ten-day battle which has been raging since July CROPS DAMAGED BY HURRICANE. | 18th in the gardens surrounding Damas
LONDON, August 1st-
AN INSURANCE AID. We were now selling 12,000 motor-cars a year to Australia, and British manu- facturers had in some cases produced cars peculiarly suitable for Australian conditions. This had come about by the manufacturers personally tackling this
overseas market.
Personal attention, too, had won from competitors a very good alice of the Aus- tralian electric trade.
To assist our exporters to extend trade in Australasia, Malaya, Ceylon, and else- where, and especially the heavy engineer ing trades, where long credit was asked for, his Department would shortly grant insurance to British exporters to cover them against-risk of lose by bad debts in the export market.
HUSBAND DEAD ON HER -SHOULDER.
VAIN CHURch wait.
Unaware that her Bancé, Mr. E. Gaiger, of Chertsey, Surrey had been killed on the previous day, Miss Elsie Lilian Tay-
rumour speaks of, the Federation may have to consider before very long the advisability of allowing certain districts to resume work and the making of a levy on employed minere in aid of the unemployed.
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. Lord Banbury, moving the rejection of the Bill, said that all reckless drivers would be in favour of the Bill because, sibility for the accidents they caused, it would be borne by some other party. He was convinced that & month's hard labour would be more effective. If Earl Russell ever rap over and killed him (Lord Banbury) then some third party would have to pay £5,000 to his heirs. (Laughter.) He would much prefer to know that Earl Russell would bave to go to prison for 28 days. Why should care- surance because there were other drivers who were very reckless?
lor, of Cambridge, went to St. Barnabes IF CHRIST-CAME TO LONDON.ful drivers be made to incur a heavy in-
Church, Cambridge, for her wedding.
With her friends she waited there for an hour, and the non-arrival of her pro- spective husband left her prostrate with grief.
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MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND MR. CHURCHILL.
Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at East. Castle-street Welsh Baptist Chapel, W., said:
It was not until her relatives had started for Chertsey that they were shown report of Mr. Gaiger's death. He fell in front of a train at the Bank Station of the Central London Railway.
What if Christ came to London? Mr. Gaiger, who was about 40, met
If he had been here during the late Miss Taylor while he was an instructor of cadets at Cambridge during the war,
general strike I am perfectly certain that all His utterances would have been after he and served with the Queen's
excluded from the columns of the Royal Hides in France. He was of a
British Gazette." (Laughter.) cheerful disposition and a man of educa tion. Miss Taylor is 27.
14e editorial blue pencil of Mr. Win. ston Churchill would certainly have cut right through the Sermon on the Mount
The bridal bouquet was placed on the cofin
FUNDS CUT OFF. BANK AND SPENDTHRIFT GUARDIANE.
RELIEF UNPAID.
The financial affairs of the Pontypridd Board of Guardians, Glamorgan, which is the second largest Poor Law authority in Great Britain, reached a critical stage last month when the board's bankers in- formed the officials that no further over:" draft would be permitted."
The debit balance is nearly £250,000.
cus, in which 18,000, French troops are WIFE'S DISCOVERY" AT END OF A The board have had permission from engaged. At the moment there has been
A message from San Juan, Porto no decisive victory. The French have Rico. says that a Government report rated several villages and bombarded the indicates that the recent barricane Kurdish quarter of Damateur. damaged thirty per cent of the coffee.
crop, which promised to be a large in-
crease over last year's crop. -
•The sugar damaged.
crop was only alightly
COBHAM'S FLIGHT.
BATAVIA," August 1st. Mr. Alan Cobham has arrived here.
*DRIVE.
While riding with his wife in a taxicab through the New Forest, Hampshire, Mr. B. E Fudge, a Boscombe (Bournemouth) tradesman complained of feeling tired.
His wife told him to place his Head against her shoulder, and, resting thua, he reached his bome about 11 p.m.
When the door of the taxicab was opened to allow the occupants to get out it was discovered that Mr. Fudge was: dead.
the Ministry of Health to borrow a further £70,000, but Lloyds Bank, Ltd., bave declined to accept the guarantee of the rates an security, inasmuch as the parishes are already long in arrears in their monthly calls.
The refusal of the bank to grant the overdraft has meant that relief due for payment to thousands of families was. suspended, and the salaries "of the large staff held in abeyance.
There are 28 Socialists and 34 Indepen- dent members on the board.
Lord Summer dealt with the legal question raised by the Bill, and said be doubted if any insurance company would accept the kind of tisk contemplated. The reckless driver could be got at either careless that he would cease to be so, by making it so dangerous for him to be or they could prevent the sale to him of cars capable of being driven at a high speed.
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Lord Danesfort, who also opposed the Bill, said that the number of accidents caused by motor vehicles was deplorable, and the only way to get rid of these was a much stricter administration of the law. Nearly every motor-car exceeded the speed limit, and he never saw a motor-cycle which was not doing so. I rather think that the Home Secre
PUBLIC VEHICLES. tary would have had Him watched as a dangerous character, preaching doc- Viscount Peel, speaking for the Govern- trines and principles which were sub-ment, said he understood that the official versive of our institutions.
figures showed that as many as 60 per And you would probably find that the cent of motor owners insured against next edition of the Gospels, published third-party risks, so that the issue in the 1st century, would have been narrow down to the other 10 per cent. compiled, not from the recollection of The Minister of Transport proposed, His disciples, but from the notes taken when parliamentary time allowed, to by the police who attended His ad- bring in a Bill dealing comprehensively dresses (Laughter.)
with the registration and licensing of backney carriages.
I am equally certain that He, probably for approval of the Archbishop of Can terbury's appeal for conciliation instead of force, would have been excluded from the Liberal Shadow Cabinet (Laughter.)
So that I am not sure that He would have been altogether acceptable under present conditions...
His doctrines were revolutionary, They were subversive, like all growth, disintegrating, changing the very char acter and complexion of things
They were like seeds dropped in the crevices of a great fortress, which gradually destroy by their growth the fortress itself and dismantle it
The view of the Minister was that a case had been made out for compulsory insurance of public-service vehicles. The Ministry hoped to gain experience from this limited form of insurance, and that they would be able to consider if the system should be carried any farther.
With the assent of the House, Earl" Russell then withdrew his Bill.
Col. Wilfrid Ashley, Minister of Trans port, In the House of Commons said that he had constantly before him the ques tion of motor accidents, and he hoped, as soon as parliamentary time was avail able to introduce a Motor Vehicles Bill which would provide additional powers "for dealing with dangerous driving.
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