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CLOSE RACE FOR THE DERBY,

Record Crowd..

(Reuter's Service.)

Germany Pays First Instalment.

(Reuter's Service. }

Now York, June 1. The first instalment of Germany's reparation payment to the Allies throu, h the United States amounting to $45,733,000, was to- day placed the Federal Reserve Bank. The German Government, through four New York banks, completed the deposit yesterday.| Payments were not made in actual cash or gold, but in a iransfer of banking credita.

Announcement. By Reichsbank.

Berlin, 1.

Bounces its intention to buy gold coin and gold bars. The Bank says it must pay 260 marks for å 20 mark piece and 37,000 marks för a kilogramme of fine gold.

Britain Warns Bavaria.

In connection with the Allied ultimatum teli Jubank an-

London, June 1. Reuter learns that the British Government has informed ∙Bavaria that no disarmament concession is possible. Bavaria must toe the line the same as the rest of Germany, as tufillment of the ultimatum is the only way of avoiding serious cogzequences bath for į Bavaria and Germany generally.

French Chamber's Vote Of Confidence.

Paris, May 27. The Chamber, by 419 to 171, passed a vote of confidence in the Government in reference to the questions of the agreement of Landon, the ultimatum of May 5, and Upper Sitema---Farby,

More Difficulties in Silesia.

Paris, June 1.

A message from Oopelu states that, despite the Allied High Commission's notification, that Allied troops would be quartered in a district separate from the Germans and Poles, the German general launched an attack in the direction of Grosstroblite and captured the villages of Kalinowitz, Kalinoff, and Kosgiontaw. The Com-i mission bss ordered General Hiefer to stop fighting, otherwise the Allied troops will evacuate the German villages in the industrial region.

German Chancellor's Fair Words.

Berlin. June 2.

Recpostruction and reconciliation were outlined as the Gucem- ment policy by the Imperial Chancellor, ·err Wirth, in a speech in} the Reichstag The Chancellor said that the Government intended to fulfil its obligations, and instanced the observance of the time ligits in the ultimatum.

Herr Wirth tactully acknowledged Bavaria's decision to

abandon her recalcitrant attitude in regard to disarmament, and pointed out that Germany was liable to pag 3 mill- jards ol gold marks if the 1921 export trade pulled last year's. He foreshadowed representations with the object of a reduction in the percentage tery on exports and referred to the prospects of the various new taxes. Herr Wirth criticised French policy, as manifested by the application of the recent sanctions, as calculated to undermine the democratic spirit in Germany. He hoped that Britain and her Allies would give Germany a fair chance and not increase the existing difficulties,

REDUCTION OF RAILWAY WAGES IN THE U.S.

Wage-Bill to be Lowered by $100,000,000.

Chicago, June 1. The Railway Board has announced that it is reducing all mens wages 12 per cent. commencing July 1. It is estimated that this) will reduce the wage-biti by $490,000,000

Wages on Grand Trunk to be Reduced Also.

Montrealy June 1.

The Grand Trunk Railway shops are reopening on a four-day schedule. Wages will be reduced at the end of the existing

contracts,

Grand Trunk Railway Under State Control.

Ottawa, June 1.

All the necessary steps have been taken for the transfer to the Government of the control and management of the Grand Trunk Quilway.

RACIAL FEUD. IN OKLAHAMA.

Negro Quarters Fired.

Tulsa, June 1.

Londoa, Jane 1.

FILIPINOS FINE SHOWING AT TENNIS.

As stated in Earlier Cables, the Derby resulted: 1. Humorist: CHINA WINS BASKETBALL, VOLLEY-BALL, FOOTBALL. Craiganeran; 3. Lemonora. The place betting was 6-4 Lemoñora ;| others in proportion..

The Derby time was 2 min. 36 1/5 sec.

BRILLIANT INNINGS AGAINST THE AUSTRALIANS.

Hubert Ashton Scores a Century Before being Injured

London, June 1.

Cambridge 230. H. Ashton, retiral hurt through being hit on the finger by a fast ball from Me Donall, whicc dislocated the Enger. after he had en tributed 17 by brilliant, confident cricket. The [innings contained nineteen fours, and is the first century azzingt the Australians Ashton's further participation in the match is unlikely. MeDonly took 3 wickets for 46 The Australians scored 107 for 3. Cambridge's fielding was superb.

On the showing

AND THE PENTATHLON.

SHIPPING COMPANY FINED.

Heavy Penalty for Carrying Opium.

In Mr. Orma's Court, this morning, Mr. M. E. Las appeared

Granely and Our Prince were left at the past and did not par A concourse of well over 25,000 | The Japanese, who bad dons for the owners of the s... Kochan assembled yesterday for the can-well in the previous swimming who were charged with using ticipate in the race. but came under the starter's orders.

Alan Break took the lead, which he maintained until four donation of the Far Eastern events, felt confident of success. I their vessel for the transportation furtones from bome, when Humorist, Craiganeran and Lemonors Olympic Games, wires our special An interesting feature of the of oplam.

Br. N. L. Smith appeared to joined issue. A great struggle ensued between the two first-named, correspondent at Shanghai day's programme was að ex- Humorist winning a grand race. Alan Brect finished fourth..

prosecute. In the fawn-tennis competition,hibition given by schoolgipfal- Gil Fargas, the star artist from

Mr. Lo said, as he had intimat- COMMENTS ON THE PER- Royalty Enthusiatically Greeted.

|ed balure, that several of the crow the Philippines, scored a decisiva

FORMANCES, Sunshine was in evidence at the Derby, which, it is computed, victory over the Japanese repre-

had disappeared. The vessel way was witnessed by a record crowd, including their Majesties, the sentative, Okumura, winning be

The Games have produced

on the same run as the Shang- Prince of Wales, the Duke of York. Prince Henry and the Date of three

some capital performances, but tang, the owners of which were K9ta to love, and by at present the form shows a very { laat week ordered to pay a fine of Connaught. The Royal procession was vociferously cheered is it such anmistakable margins as perceptible gap as compared $9,000, for a similar offence. arrived on the course.

6-2, 6-2, and 6-1. The Filipino's with European and American success against Ng Sz-kwong standards. For instance, the opinion, it was a more serious Mr. Smith said that, in bis had prepared the spectators for Japanese. Okazaki, a student of case than that which his Wor- BOMU fine play from Fargas, Tokyo University, put up Farship had already decided in the who abundantly fulfilled, the Eastern record by covering the instance of the Shangtang. The expectation.. In passant, it the mile in 4 m. 40 sec., whicb. place where the opium was co- may be observed that both however, looks commenplace by cealad was a large tank which Japan and the Philippines the side of the world's record-4 had apparently no reason to ba are this year competing in them. 32 3/5 sec-or the A. A. Are there. I had dummy rivets. He Davis Cup for the first time cord of 4 m. 16 4/5 sec. As a could not conceive any engineer yesterday, matter of fact, the time is inferior knoxing for what purpose it was brilliant for the big international in Japan's chances do no: look to that often clocked at Home there. He thought that no pro- # club meeting. Again per precaution had been taken to rais tourney, but it happens another Japanese, Toda, put up a ensure that it was not being used that Japan's "cracks of the Far Eastern record with 2 m. 33/3 for an improper purpose. It was courts Bre resident abroad.sec. for the half-mile. This on top of a boiler and was very Shimizu and Kumagra are good moving, especially as the large. It may have been used for just now located in India and track appears to have been very the purpose of concealing opium America respectively and while heavy, but it would have meant for a long time. It certainly the former amply demonstrate finishing "down the field" at was an extraordinary structure. his calibre at Wimbledon, no Stamford Bridge. less an authority

(Surely the ship's officers could than the The "Marathon " (5 miles) account for that. world's champion. Tilden, is brought another victory to Japan, Mr. Lo said he was rather sur stated

have declared Yoshioka registering & fine per- Kumagas to be in a class above formance with 26 in. 44 sec. allPrised to hear it suggested that Shimidan. As however, the other the more creditable because, as the tank. It was a

the Company was responsible for Filoine, Aragon, also had an easy i he ran solus, there was no one to cusation to say that the 82- win against Dr. Tyau, the North make the pace. Japan slagincer should necessarily kpow Cuina player (the scores being hoped to capture the sprint batall about it. The tank was used 6-2, 6-1, and 6-21, the exponents the Filiping, Catalon, clocked the for coal storage, and was situated from the Philippines are evidently first-class time often-dead." The next to the galley. worthy foemen. Japan esm Filipinos also had the furlong in into the picture with the victory brisk time and monopolised the was Mr. Lo's explanation as to The Magistrate enquired what of Tanska orer Ng Ste-kwong, so fint three places in the "quarter" the opiam being there. that the defeat which the former

In regard to the "strong man' sustained here in the Inter-porttepartment, the weight-potting been put there by members of the tennis last year was avenged. figures were not impressive but

crew who had since run away. In this game the scores were 1.8 6. te javelin-throwing was very

zood (better than the AAA the vessel, said that be was Mr. J. Evans, chief engineer of 1-6, 6-4, and 6-2,

In the doubles Suarez and Standard, though English athletes engaged on the ship two years Fargas (Philippines) defeated have not paid much attention to BKO. Ever since he joined be Kitigawa and Asana (Japan) by this branch), and the discus had seen the tank there. At the 6 1, 6-273-6, and 9-7.

throwing was very fair.

begianing be considered that it At baseball the honours of the East have a good deal of leeway deck, which was broken in saver- While the athletes of the Farwas there as a support for the day were divided between the Loudon, June 1.

ap before they canal places. He intended to use it 9ame two nations, for while to make Japan beat the Philippines by 1-0 challenge comparison with the for holding fresh water, should in the firs: game. the latter form seen at the major Olympian the vessel go to sea.

AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS ARRIVE FOR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

Competitors from the U.S. All Defeated in Ladies Championship.

London, June 1. Eleven American professional golfers have arrived to compete in the open championship.

Five American ladies were defeated in the Ladies' Golf Cham. pionship at Turnberry today, completing the elimination of all the

eleven competitors.

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U.S. SENATE PASSES NAVAL APPROPRIATION. Washington, Jane 1. The Senate has passed the Navy Appropriation Bill amounting 10 $434,000,000.

[On May 5 the Senate Naval Committee ordered the Naval Bill to be reported after increasing the total of the appropriations from $356,000,000 to $494,000,000, restoring it to almost the samo form as it took, when it was defeated last March.}

SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL THEATRE AS CINEMA.

A cinema licence has been granted to the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. Stratford-on-Avon, despite much local opposition.

FREE EXPORTATION OF FRENCH WHEAT.

Paris, May 27 (delayed). The Council of Ministers decided this moming upon returning to the immediate freedom of exportation of wheat--Horas.

AUSTRIAN CABINET RESIGNS.

The Cabinet has resigned.

Vienna, June 1.

"LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Own Gorrespondent.)

PUBLIC MEETING PROTESTS AGAINST MASSACRE OF JEWS AT URGA.

Shangbai. Joe 2.

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Dawn found seventy motor-cars ölled with armed whites circling

A public meeting passed a r solution deploring the massacre of the negro quarter, with half a dozen aeroplanes hovering overhead. Jews at Urgs and calling on the Chinese Government to do its A parts of white riflemen are reported to te shooting at all negroesntmost to protect the lives and property of Jewish residents in also firing into houses of the negroes, who are replying dispiritedly: The reported death-roll now reaches fifteen. See Earlier Cables.

Heavy Death-Roll; Martial Law Proclaimed.

Later.

China.

Boulon Case Settled.

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DAY BY DAY.

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turned the tables. br

Games, sufficient progress bas the same Score at the

second been achieved to give ground for time of asking. No doubt botr bape of greater things, s'des have profited by experienc gained from the country which Brands pre-eminent in this pas time. While the Filipinos have now been in contact with Ameri

Yesterday's health cans for a number of years, the

abows that there were Japanese bave had the benefit of playing with "stars" from the further cases of small-por, one of the sufferers being a Britisher. United States, and at the present | time Japan's champion baseball The other case. affecting a

Chinese, proved fatal. Ther team. Waseda University, is tour-

were also two non-fatal cases of ing the States, which no doubi handicapped Nippon in her plague reported. representation here.

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unfair

Mr. Lo said that it must have

The Magistrate said it was a question as to how much super- vision was exercised. He fined the owners $2,000, and said that be would reduce the fine already imposed on the owners of the other vessel (the as Shantuogi from $3,000 to $2,000.

News in To-day's New Advertisements.

A. S. Watson & Co. Ltd wil be open until 1 p.m. to-morrow but prescriptions will be dis To-morrow the Roman Catholic With her best pitchers absent Church celebrates the feast of the Pensed at the Hongkong Dis China was not expected to ac- Sacred Heart of Jesus. Services pensary up to 7.30 p.m.-Page 4. complish much at baseball, and will be held at 7.30 a.m. in the Lammert Bros will sell off a was, in fact, heavily defeated by Cathedral, Bishop Pozzoni officist-hand sewing machines

portable Cinema: Machine and next Japan and the Philippines in ing in a Low Pontifical Mara. Inonday-af ernoon.--Page 4. tara: but the sons of Han

the evening a solemn procession

The Bank of East Asia advertine came into their own at basket-will go round the Church com-

an Extraordinary Spacial Meeting ball, volley ball, and football. At pound (weather permitting) and basket-ball North China defeated and at 9 p.m. an At Home will to pass resolutions increasing is the Filipines, who had vanquishe held in the Catholic Union

capi al-Page 4. ed the Japanese. China also Club.

The O.S.K. intimate to Con- The Orchestra of the scored a victory over the Japan Sociedade Philarmonics will be portofthe sa. Havre Maru-Page 5 signees of Cargo the arrival in Ps, the scoring being close-in attendance.

A H.V.D. Corps Order.with re- 32-29.

In the volley-ball competition,

ference to to-morrow's ceremonial The Kowloon. Naval Depot parade appears on Page 4. at which Chius bas usually cob, beld is usual fortnightly excelied, the Chinese competitors, Bachelors'

The Kowloon Residents' As80- Whist Drive last ciation advertise an Extraordin like those from the Phi ippines, evening. A goodly company 38ary General Meeting for June 10,

sembled and the duties of M.C.—Page 4. Subsequently China defeated, the ware ably carried out by Mr. All the Insurance. Offices” close Phillipines.

Adams. The following were the to-moriar.-Page 4. Peking, June 2,

A football the South China

prize winners:-Mr. Campling Mr. Rene M. Ullmann has The newly-appointed Minister of Finance has applied for three combination from this Colony Mt. Wallace 147, months' leave, owing to funds which were to have been borrowed rendered a fine account of them Stansbury 147, Hidden No. Mr. Messrs. J.Ullmann & Co-Page 4 Mrtaken over the management of not coming to hand. It is rep rted that the Premier will take over selves, defeating, the Filipino. Carrington, Booby Mr. Guest The Holland-China Trading Co. the dnites of the Finance Ministry.

who, as in the volley ball com- Daring the interval the draw for are the Sole Agents for the Chau Fan, the Commander of the advance guard attacking petition, had beaten Japan. Urga, has reported that his troops have already arrived at Pongklog Later, China beat Jaran by 4-0. the Derby Sweepstake took place. | Philips"Lamp.—Page 7. * and may take the offensive at any time.

Although Chica had done very

Messrs. Whiteaway Laidlaw & Co. draw the attention of Indies to their new stock of Bathing Caps-Page 3.

Shangbai, Jane 2. The case between Messrs. Gaston. Williams and Wigmore and The Governor has declared martial-law. The disturbances are Mr. Bouloo bes been settled for Ts.20,000. sobaiding, but many blocks in the negro quarter are alame: The death-roll is estimated at 75,

AUSTRALIA AND THE FAR EAST.

Commonwealth Favours Hay Doctrine of China's Integrity.

Melbourne, June 1.

In the House of Representatives, replying to a question, the

seting Premier. Sir William Cook. said that the Commonwealth Government, as far as possible, favoured subscribing to the Hay doctrine of Chinese integrity and independence.

FREIGHT REDUCTIONS BY U.S. CARRIERS.

Proposed Voluntary Plan.

Washington. Jane L It is understood that considerable progress is being made in the direction of attaining Volontary reductions in freights by concerted action among carriers.

TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

defeated the Japanese candidates.

At a general meeting of the Educational Party resolutions were moderately in the individuál passed appointing representatives to make daily application to the track and field competitions, her Government for funds. If this procedure is without effect a telegrad representatives made amends in will be issued telling the world that there is no education in China, the Pentathlon, an, all-round test

The Educational Party has also made a request to the Bank of five svepts. Group not to advance any further money to Chins. :

In the swimming competition Shanghai, June .2. the Filipino relay team created a There is still no reliable news regarding the conditions in distinct surprise by winning in Shensi, but latset reports state that the Commanders have jointly record time. The final margin. wired to Peking asking that Char Shu may be allowed to retain his however, was a narrow one, the post as Tuchou.

points being. Philiphines, 21; (Other Telegrams on Page 3.1.

Japan, 20 China, 0,

There were 123, entries.

To-Day's Exchange. The closing rate of the tallar on dimand, to-day was 2u. 57jd.

The Weather.

2 p.m. Barometer-29,82. Tem parature 78. Humidity -6).

Lighting-Up Time. Lighting-up time to-day 705

p.m.

Fredony Vaudeville Circus opens at the Ming Ynen Gardene on Saturday, Page 4,

The Hongkong Hotel intimates: that the unfal Tea and Dinner Dangants will take place to- morrow-Paga 45

Want to buy a Motor Cart 1See Puga 4.