1923-09-05 — Page 9

TALY'S PREMIER SPEAKS OUT.

Can Do Without the League.

(Reuters Service)

Rome, September

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FORMER AUSTRIAN

SHIPS.

Warning from Italy. Peking, Sept. 4.--An Italian At a Cabinet meeting Signor Mussolini declared it was abwireless message says the Gov

ernment has issued a warning solutely. Inadmissible that the League of Nations could undertake that the purchase of the three the settlement of the Italo-Greek dispute. The Italian delegation teamers formerly belonging at to-morrow's meeting of the Council of the League would main- I to the Australian Lloyd, tain that the League was absolutely incompetent to judge a question which were seized by China upon which was outside the clause invoked by Greece. Should the the declaration of war, with not Council, nevertheless, assert its competency, Italy, would solve the

be recognised by the Italian Gov- problem by withdrawing from the League.

Referring to foreign comments, he remarked: Italian public ernment. Reuter opinion is doubtless profoundly surprised and grieved by the atti- tudo of suck a large section of the British Press, I hope this burning lesson in political realism will decisively euro Italy of the malady of conventional phrases."

Greek Proposals.

Cheriera, September 4.

CHINESE FOOTBALL

TOUR.

Before the Council of the League of Nations, Signor Salandra Another Draw in Australia. made a statement contending that the Military Governor of Corfu

Abermain, Sept. 4th. The foot. was responsible for the deaths of innocent victims, because the,. casualties occurred within the fortress where the troops were re-ball match between Maitland and ported billeted, and the Governor had declared that he would resist China resulted in a draw of two a landing force and had been warned that fire would be directed to goals each. Renier. military objectivos.

SUPERSTITIONS.

What do You Believe?

It is more than likely that if}}

Lord Robert Cecil's insistence on the Greek Delegate, M. Politisi being heard led to Italian protests, but M. Politis was finally al- lowed to submit written proposals namely, that the Council should appoint one or more neutral representatives to superintend the judicial enquiry and the trial of the accused, and assist the commis- sion of enquiry. The Council should also instruct a Commission composed of one Greek, one Italian and neutral judical authorities on the indemnities to be paid the families of the victims, the Greek to meet as soon as possible at Geneva with the object of deciding You were to ask the average man Governracnidepositing forthwith in a Swiss bank fifty million Italian. lire as a guarantee of immediate payment of whatever indemnities are fixed.

Feeling in League eireles is much easier, in consequence of M. Politis proposals.

CLOSE OF CRICKET SEASON.

Positions of the Counties,

London, September 4.

At Brighton, Sussor beat Warwickshire on the first innings, Sussex scored 181 and 283, Holmes contributing 103. Warwick scored 157, A.E. Gilligan taking 4 for 32, and Bowley 4 for 20.

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Yorkshire at Taunton defeated Somerset by seven wickets Somerset compiled 134 (Young 65), with Macaniay taking 4 for 47 and Roy Kilner 4 for 40; and 124, Macaulay taking 5 for 65 and Roy Kimer 3 for 20,

Hants beat Glamorgan at Cardiff on the first innings. For Hants, Brown knocked up 120.

The final positions in the county championship are:

Lancashire

Surrey

Yorkshire,

85.80

Notta..

68.00

60.00

58.20

55,55

52.66

45.9%

40.90

Kent Sussex ... Hampshire"

Middlesex

ELECTION OF LEAGUE OFFICIALS.

A Significant Change.

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Geneva, September 4.

The Assembly of the League of Nations has elected M. Motta (Switzerland) to be chairman of the committee on legal questions: instead of Signor Scialoja, last year's chairman.

evil influence of "No 13." or the how, strong is his belief in the mishaps that are bound to follow upon the spilling of salt, he would Put on a somewhat superior air, and proceed to talk loftily of Ignorant survival," or the march of science."..

But, notwithstanding his strong convictions, will he, in the course of a stroll in Queen's Road, deli- berately. walk under a ladder, or be courageous enough" to pick up a cane he may find lying in his path? Mr. Club- man, are you brave enough to allow three men to light & cigarette with one match, and,

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1923.

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Mrs. Housewife, can you honestly NOLISH MADE say that you look upon the prospect of breaking a mirror with equanimity?

The good luck brought by blackston Graz cats is proverbial: whereas it is equally well established that to sit down on a pair of scissors may spoil one's luck for a week..

At this juncture the little imp "Jinx" must be introduced. Ac- [cording to the latest thenry,

Jinx is the mischievous elf responsible for our bad joss.

Jinx" is not a word to be. found in any dictionary, but it cans a person or thing who brings bad luck. Every golf enthusiast has his pet jinx, at cricket, batsman and bowleri aliko suffer from his machina-

tions: and the recent Weather Jinx in Hongkong is still fresh in This is regarded the memory. as a demonstration against Signor Mussolini's attitude in the. present conflict. Siz vice presidents elected include Lord Robert

Cecil, Viscount Ishii, and M. Hanotaui. Lord Robert Cecil received 42 out of 44 votes.

RUSSIAN GRAIN RIDDLE.

-Prohibition of Expert.

Helsingfors, September 4.

A semi-official announcement from Moscow states that it has been decided to prohibit all export of grain. This is considered surprising in view of previous statements that large quantities of grain had already been collected at various porte. It is stated that

he harvest in northern and central Russia is late.

THE TRIPOLI CAMPAIGN.

Rome, September 4. A message from Tripoli states that fifty rebols were killed on August 31 in un encounter with Italian native troops, south-east of Ilitenavez Mehalla. The rebels fled. Fifty more rebels were killed and wounded by the Kusgahat legion on September 2

THE MARK OF SORROW.

London, September 4. Marks have slumped to seventy millions to the pound sterling.

CASTLES.

BY BERTON

BRALEY.

The castles of marble or granite stand fast

For ages, but finally crumble.

The wind and the weather destroy thom at last And over their ruins we stumble..

Though high be the battlements, thick be the wall Though lofty their chambers and splendid, Yet sooner or later thog topple and fall

And all of their splendour is ended.

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Oh, men must build castles of iron and stone:

To house their material glories,

Strong custles whose beauty and wonder are known And told in the bravest of stories;

Yet these, too, shall pass as the centuries beat

Against their great bastions and towers,

And they shall be duet 'neath humanity's feet.

In agos far distant from ours.

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The castlos of granite and steel fade away,

But over more brilliantly gloaming

Our dream castles stand with their parapets gay

And all of their bannerele streaming:

No foo can destroy them, time storms them in vain,

They glow with enchantment supornal

The calics of stone turn to dust of the plain,

But Castles in Air are eternal.

Popular superstitions, and their}

humorous possibilities, form the

groundwork of the story of "The Ladder Jinx," the highly amusing comedy to be shown at the Star: from Thursday to Saturday.

Arthur Barnes, the hero, did not believe in superstitions. His giri did, and when Arthur walked under a ladder, "just to show her, the fun began. The humour is fast and furious right to the finish.

This is a novel idea in come dies, and has received fine notices wherever it has been shown.

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