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AH SHUN'S CAREER.

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Ah Shun, who now trains for

SATURDAY JUNE 14. 1924 HETHE

FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

Big Majority for M. Doumergue.

the McKeth tables, Mosers. REMARKABLE · POLITICAL INCIDENT ÉNDS.

the

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Versailles, June 13.

M. Domergue has boon, elected President of the Republie on first ballot..

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Hosioand Cock and Mr. Nomazoo, was born in Shanghai, 44 years ago. At the age of 14, he was doing riding work at the Sin Sung livery stables in Shanghai, whore he remained four years. In 1898, he was ougaged by Hort Stuppel, German Governor-Gen oral of Tsingtau, as head lad. Aftor the outbreak; of the Boxor trouble, he was sont from Shang- hai to Tiontain in charge of 40 China pony remounts for the German troops. Wo next find him installed as head boy with

The Town Palace was a hive of oxcited activity, all roade to it Mr. Dupless," who won four by noon being crowded with motor cars, bringing not only Senators, consecutiva Shanghai Champions and Doputios but many members of Paris society.

M. Doumorgue wasiolected by 515 votes, against 309 votor given to M. Painluve.

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The Communists voted for M. Camerlinat.

M. Cameriinat obtained twenty-one votes, and others night, while there were soon blanks. The total number of voters was 800,

"Hive of Excited Activity,

with The Dealer. Ah Shun A moating of the Loft parties in both Chambore immediately trained this pony for his last victory in this race in the Spring Prior to the opening of the National Assembly decided to uphold M.

Painlove's candidaturo.

The Assembly opened at two o'clock in the afternoon, M. After some years with Mr. Doumorgue prosiding. icorge Dallas and Mr. Burkill

of 1002.

The New President's Career.

M. Donmorgno, though a Radical Socialist; largely owes his as riding boy and two years in election to the fact that the Contro and Right voted for him in ordor charge of Herr Schoch's stables, to defout the official candidate of the Loft parties, M. Painleve, Mr. Burkill sont him to Hong-whom the Moderates considered, more of a party man than M. kong in 1909 to train for Mr. W. Doumergue. 0. Piric. He started here auspiciously as ho trained Man Man for his now ownor and the pony curried Mr. Johnstone to victory in the Valley Stakes and the Hongkong Stakes at the 1910 mooting.

The new President began life as a lawyer, and was elected to the Chamber in 1893. Ho has hold office in many Ministries, and was Premier for six monthe ending Juno, 1911 At present he is President of the £nato. He is described as a fine speaker, con- dent, polished, well informed and much respected. He knows England woll and is most friendly toward England. Long before the war be advocated the closest Franco-British collaboration. The prospect, therefore, of M. Horriot and Mr. Ramsay Macdonald roaching a complete understanding on ponding questions, at the forthcoming mosting appears to be most favourable.

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UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORTS TO REFLOAT.

M. Doumergue, who is agad sixty-one and who is a southernor," is the first Protestant nr bachelor president. He was at one time a member of the Colonial Magistracy, holding posts in Indo-China and Another Attempt This Evening. Algoria. His election is regarded as a severe blow to the Left the entire Opposition in the Chambor and the whole Senate including Radicais voting for M. Doumerguo.

Paris, June 13.

M. Maraal has tondored the Cabinet's rosignation.

The Closing Demonstrations-

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SCOTTISH SONG.

MR. HEUGHAN AT KOW- LOON DOCKS.

On the invitation of Mr. R. M Dyer, Mr. William Houghan, the noted Scottish singer, gavo a côn-. An unsuccessful attempt was cart at the Kowloon Docks last made at high tide last evening to uvoning, when a goodly gathering pull off the as. Seistan,, which is assembled in the reading room to aground on the south-west ond of enjoy the musical treat provided. Hung Kong Chau laland, the Tho programme consisted for the It will be remembered that one land from that ring ton fathoms

stranding of which wo roported most part of Scottish songs, and It was chosen espaolally with a of the recommendations of the of cable is carried up to the

yesterday. Vorsailles, June 13. Marine Court onquiry which was buoy. Although this system is

We learn to-day that when view to intorosting the young The alto of Parisian society watched the voting from the

tho hold after the foundering of the quite satisfactory is the ordinary

Gallerias, and the whole Assembly burst into loud theors when the the salvage tug Henry Koswick people in Soottish song, - 8. Loongsang in the big typhoon way, it has been found that in

result was announced, the Communists shouting "vivo la commune," came back into port last night, vocalist prefacing his solos with of August last, was that special Hongkong, where typhoons often

The demonstration lasted for several minutes, the Centro singing it was reported that the strand-interesting explanations of their on origin and meaning-an idea the "Marseillaiso" and the Socialists and Communists singing the od vossel was 20 foot up yphoon-moorings should.bo pro cause ships to drop their own vided in the harbour at which anchors in addition to having a

Ah Shun next found employ-Internationale," Preinier Marsal immediately afterwards formally tho-rocks, heading 9. 8. E. Thore which was as much appreciated ships might safoly lie during chain to the boy, ships are mont with Mr. Harold Seth, with invested M. Doumorgue with his office. Congratulations followed, is 314 fathoms of water under by the adults as by the younger- In addition to accompanying typhoon weather. With a view liable to foul the moorings and so whom he has boon ever since. M. Painlove being among the first to extend folicitations. M. Pain-midships and eight fathoms aft, membore of the audience.

greatest triumph was love and M. Doumerguo cordially kissed on both cheeks to the so that if the bow can be pulled to ascertaining what was being impair their strength. One of His dono in the mixttor, a Telegraph the great advantages of the now at the annual meoting in 1913, delight of the spectators. The military rendered honours, and the off there is enough water to float Mr. Houghan, Miss Gladys Bayer when Fijian. Chief, ridden by Mr. crowd cheered as M. Doumorgue, accompanied by M. Marsal, left the ship. The water in the No. 1 rendered a number of delightful 'Lwoon decks, whilst the No. 2 Collard and Collard grand sup- representative recently called on system, therefore, is that with a Johnstone, won the Maidens, the for the Elyseo, from which M. Milleraud had meanwhile quietly bold has risen to the level of the pianoforts salos on an excellent the Acting

fresh water tank is salted. Thore plied by the Anderson Musia Harbour Master, taut mooring it will minimize the Derby and the Champions. In departed. M. Doumerguo immediately summoned M. Horriot.

successen with

New President's Hopes.

are 200 tons of timber in the No. Company. Lieut. Com. Conway Hake, the risk of ships fouling the moorings 1914, he had

At the conclusion of the oon- Vensailles, June 13. I and No. 2 holds, but none of result of the interview boing that whilst a great economy of cable Brown Boy and Sir Galahad,

In his speech at the ceremony of investiture, M. Doumergue this has yet been taken out. The cert, Mr. Houghan was given a we are to-day able to publish par-is offected, only 17 fathoms of ridden by Mr. Soth and Mr. Knell respectively. In 1915, the tipulars and pictures showing the chain being required as against Chief ponies again did well. declared that he would respect the Constitution as standing above weather was fino yesterday and rousing sond-off, the audience first of the soventeen now 120. It is calculted that the huge Australian Chief won the Trial parties. He trusted that the President and Parliament would colla- two unsuccessful attempts were singing "Will ye no' came back tow the vessel off. The wire Mr. Heughan and party, left by, Typhoon moorings which are to woight of 90 tons will not be Plate and was second in the borate to solve the grave problems and enable France to enter upon made-by-the Henry Koswick to again?" as he left the Dockyard.

hausers broke in each case.

the P. and O. Iner Kashgar replace an equal number of pro-moved by even the soverest Dorby; while others of the stables an era of useful work and peaceful progress.

A Report Denied.

The 68 dock passengers were to-day in continuation of their Mant. moorings.

strain, whilst the flvo-ton block more than paid their way.

Paris, Juna 13. taken off and brought back to world tour. As will be soon by the pictures, will eliminate any sudden jork In 1916, Ah Shun trained Mr.

The report that M. Herriot will not accept the Premiership Hongkong by the tug last even- the mooring consists of a huge or atress upon the moorings by Mane's Adventuro, on which Mr.because the Prasident has been elected with votes from the Right, ing, but the live bullocke and pigs

Seth won the Grand Stand *black of reinforced concrete. acting as a buffer or spring.

It is intended to place at least Stakes; and Australian Chief is disposed of by an announcement by the friends of M. Herrio aro stili on board. There is plenty The blook, which is 90 tons in weight and 13 foot squaro and seventeen of those new mooring which carried Mr. R. F. Stower that "whoever is elected President, M. Herriot will answor his calltof water on the island and the!

to victory in the Great Southern if he is invited to form a 714 foot high, has a suction cavity in the parlour, a start boing Stakes. Fingwu Chief was third nt the bottom and will be buried in made on the line of buoys to the in the Derby that year. The the bed of the harbour where the north of the northern fairway: winuors trained by Ab Shun since his arrival here are too numerous

Cabinet.

Hoary Keswick also put a supply. of fresh water on board. Why M. Millerand Fell,

The Honry Koswick loft har- London, June 13..

bour again this morning and a The replacement of M. Millerand by M. Doumorgue ands one buoy is intended to be. An "oyo," It is hoped to lay from four to to mention. At tho.prosent time of the most romarkable incidents in the life of the Third Republic.further attempt will be made to the material of which is oight|six this season.

M. Millorand had still over three years of his presidency to run but mayo the vessel at high tide this The gablos have boon received | Wattheau,

ho has charge of Knook-uh Leho too deeply offended the parties of the Left for them to agree to evening-six o'clock. Two big Anchos in diameter, has been oast

Nostaran II and into it' and to

this.

is from Homo and have parent the Drake, all rugent winners, and, sorve under him. They, despite his denials of unconstitutional anchors will be laid some distanos ship's winchos pulling ou these attached à ring, also oight highest Admiralty tosta, The with the exception of the last-vondual, contended, that he bus identified himself openly in theft of the vossol and with the inches in diametor. Soventeen blocks are being made by the named, all capable of paying their electoral crisis with the National bloc of which he was the founder, and the tug, assisting thore is al Taikoo Dockyard Co., which has way if judiciously placed in their while certain reported declarations led to the susploton in somo kelihood of ber being moved. quartors that he was playing with the idea of converting the Prest If this attempt does not succeed fathoms of 36 inch stud

deney into a kind of personal dictatorship. Moreover, his notion as also Heoured the contract of lay- link cable will bo between.

Ing them. Something of a trans- [Next Werk;-Ah Too's Career,} Prime Minister in 1920 in assisting Foload against the Bolshovik the tug will stand by until the

invasion and putting down the railway strike has never been forgot thobuoy and

block, the

ten by the Communists and others of the Loft whilst a five-ton blook of con-poration problem is presented in

the task of transferring the 90-

crate is cast on the cable to act as, a swinging weight and thus lossen the amount of direct strain their positions, but this will be

ongagements.

ton blocks from the Dookyard to

AMERICAN FLIERS.

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done by, susponding them bo- that may be put on the main inooring block.” The ploturos as. tween two big lighters,

In supplying us with the above NOT RESUMING FLIGHT, companying this article convoy a very good impression of the im- particulare, the Acting Harbour monso size of the mooring block, Mastor explained that the moor & Chinose workman can beings were the result of a consider- seen standing on the block in the able number of tests and experi-message has been received in the lower picture. ....

CHINAS' PROSPECTS.

SIR ROBERT HO TUNG'S VIEWS.

THE ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE.

London, June 13,

We learn that a wireless Colony through American naval

Sir Robort Ho Tung was entertained to luncheon by the Over ments, and ho wishod to sources to the offoot that the The prosent system of mooring noknowledge the great assistance American airmen will not be scas Longue. Sir Ernest Birch, prosiding, eulogised the spirit of the Harbour buoys is by what in ho bad received in this matter resuming their flight for some duty provalent in the Chinese, known as the bridle and starred from Mr. R. H. Cousins, Assistant days. out orbipothed. Two nine-ton Manager of Taikoo Dockyard, anchors, connected together by Mr. O, W. Mackenzio, the diver 120 fathema of cable are laid in an of Taikoo, and Mr. O. J. Thomson, EN. E. and W. 9. W. direction, the Chlof Boarding Officer of the

Harbour Department- In the centre of this cable is a ting

morning tide, which is slightly higher than the ovoning tide, and make another: effort. The No, I bulkhoad of the vessol in intact, and it will be on the strongth of this that the vonsel will be salved, if possible. If the weathar holds fine, thorois every likelihood of the ship being brought safely into port..

RAILWAY STRIKE ENDS. Unions Order Resumption Of

Work

London, June 13. Sir Robert Ho Tung tributed the treatment of Chinos In British Colonies. He admitted that the prosont situation in China was not Four oraft unions have ordered The messago states that the oneBuraging, and declared that on his retura, ha intended to per-thair mon to rosume work or machines do not expect to got sovero in bis efforts to arrange a round table confaronce. There was Monday pending the result of the away from Tourano for at least no coason why China should abandon the old, excellent traditionsnational negotiations, thus com thros days after rooDiving the while conforming to modern conditions respecting education and pletely terminating the strike now engine for the leader's plans civilisation generally, He was sure that Chint would continue to on the Underground railway, la

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