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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER

TO-DAY'S WEDDING.

THE NEW TORY CABINET.

POLITICAL SENSATION CAUSED BY MR. CHURCHILL'S APPOINTMENT.

TO MAINTAIN ELECTION PLEDGES.

London, November 6. The official list of members of the Cabinot is as follows :— Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Com-

mons

Secretary for India.......

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Foreign Secretary

Lord Privy Seal

Mr. Stanley Baldwin.

Lord Birkenhead. Mr. Wineton Churchill.

Mr. Austen Chamberlain, Marquess of Salisbury.

Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House

of Lords ...

Lord Chancellor

Home Secretary

War Secretary

Secretary for Air

First Lord of the Admiralty President of the Board of Trade Minister of Health... Minister of Agriculture

Secretary for Scotland

Marquess Curzon. Viscount Cave. Sir Wm. Joynsen-Hicks. Sir L. Worthington Evans.

Sir Samuel Hoare. Mr. W. C. Bridgemun. Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame. Mr. Neville Chamberlain.

Mr. E. F. L. Wood. Sir John Gilmour,

President of the Board of Education Lord Eustace Percy. Minister of Labour Attorney General

Sir A. Steel-Maitland. Sir Douglas Hogg.

It is understood that the ninetoon appointments cablad will com- ring the Cabinet. The Under Secrotaryships and other offices will probably be announced to-morrow,

Mr. Churchill's appointment has created a sensation in political circles, and despite Mr. Auston Chamberlain being appointed Dopaty Louder of the House of Commons, the Cha geellor's proximity to the

Premier has bavly impressed the "diehard" Conservativos.

Sir Rabort Horne derlined office owing to the binding character of his City connections,

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THE OPIUM CONFERENCE.

CRITICISMS AND ALLEGÁTIONS.

CAUGHT BY THE Q. S. P.

ALL LICENOES RENEWED.

"Your Worship will be satinfiod Of interest to a wide.oircle of The feature of the annual that this is no ordinary case of friends in Hongkong was the licensing sessions, which wore assault. Wo have got a lot of wedding, a 1.30 o'clock this after held in the Council Chamber this those bullies trying to induce noon, of Mr. H. U. Ireland and morning, was that all the licenoes

SERIOUS INDICTMENT OF CHINA. people to join guilda. For that Miss Elizabeth Anna Mackintosh, were renowed without any objec-} reason I will ask your Worship] at the Union Church The bride-Įtions boing lodged.

Genova, November. 6. to treat this as a serious charge." } groom is a member of the firm of

The atmosphero of the Oplum Conference was agaiu ruffled-to- The meeting was presided over So said, Mr. E. D.C. Wolfe, the Messrs. Butterfield and Swire by Bir Claud Bovarn, the other day, owing to Mr. Alfred See's eritialems of other States with re- Captain Superlatendent of Police, while the bride is a slater of Mrs. members of the Licensing Board gard to the restriction of poppy growing. In a caso heard before Mr. N. L. Dalgety, wife of Mr. M.present boing Mr. O. G. Alabaster, The Portuguese dalegate strongly protested against Mr. Szo's Smith, at the Contral Police Court Dalgety, of the Hongkong and K.C., Mr. G. M. Young, Dr. Koch, romarke with regard to the Maono althorities' treatment of the this morning.

Shanghai Banking Corporation. Mr. W. L. Leask, Mr. O. D. question, declaring that Portugal required advice from nowhere. Mr. Wolle was rolating how, The service was conducted by Melbourne and Mr P. P. J Portugal was acting in the interests of humanity and in the letter when going along Cains Road in the Rev. J. Kirk Macorachle, Wodehouse, C.I.E., Deputy Capt, and spirit of the Hague Convention. his car on Wednesday his atton-pastor of the Union Church. The Superintendent of Police.

The French delegato, M. Chinchant, rosented Mr. Szo's asser- tion was drawn to Pool Street by brido was given away by her The only alteration made in the ion that smuggling of opium into Indo-China showed the the sound of a Police whistle. He brother-in-law, Mr. Dalguty. Bha licenses was in the care of the competence of the French authorities to prevent armed found a much-agitated cobblor was attended by the Misses Alexandra Cafo, the licence being declared that he could not accept criticism by any Power, much leas bands of smugglers entering their territory, M. Chinchant Doodle Galloway and"Bunty" granted to Mrs. Wood, who has strown across the roadway, all Hallowes and was gowned in an takon over the management since by China whose. Government posseseed only normal authority in

vidence of an assault having exquisto oroation of white goor the death of Mrs. Babbage.

cortain parts of the country: Is was extraordinary that the repre- taken place, of which the cobbler gotte with a voll of fioo The full list of licences granted pntative of a country producing 15,000 tons of opium annually was the victim. One man was ombroidered not with orange and was-Publican's licences in the should reproach Indo-China whore growing was strictly prohibited. arrested on being pointed out to with heather bandeau. She wore case of the Repulse Bay Hotel;)

Mr. Sze declared that China desired to restrict poppy growing the C.S.P., as also was another brocaded silver allppars, and the Hongkong Hotel, the King and hoped neighbouring States would second her efforts. man at the Cantral Police Station carriod a shoaf of whito chrysan- Edward Hotel, the Astor House The Conferonce, by a majority, agrasd to Sir Malcolm Delo- yesterday morning. where he had themums and melden hair Hotel, the Palace Hotel, and the vingne's proposal to appoint a Committee of representatives of gone in Inquisitive mood. Both forn.

Kowloon Hotal: Hotel Keeper's France, Britain, the Netherlands and Japan to examine the whole mon were now bofore the Court The bridesmaids wore dresses Adjunct Liconcos to the Peak subject and report to the Conference without delay, lebarged with assault.

Mr. Sze protested at the orelusion of China. of white organdle with yellow Hotel, the Station Hotel, Tokyo wroaths of marguerites in their Hotol, Chitose Hotel, and the

The Japanese delegato abstained from voting on the ground that hair. They carried bouquets of Suehiro Hotel; and Restaurant the question had been insufficiently debated. of white cosmos, with yellow silk Keeper's Adjunct Licences to tho streamers.

and various cobblor's tools

The cobbler then told his tale. He related how, many times, different mon had come to see him with the object of getting him to join a guild, and had loft dissatisfied because they could noither secure his membership inor bis money, Ho thought that the assault by defondants Was the outcome of this refusal.

It was pointed out by the

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It was agreed that the Committee should hear the. Chinese and Yamakawa Hotel,, Wissman Portuguese delegates, if necessary,, The brido's sister'e drous was of! Limited, Alexandra Cafe,

The French delegate made a statement with regard to the beige accordion planted oropo do Tsukinoya, Harusoya Hotel and diminution of opium smoking in Indo-China, where thore word chine with overdress of lace and the South China Restaurant.

strict regulations. He declared that the restriction of cultivation hat to match.

was the only practical remedy for the opium traffic.

Tho bost man was Mr H. R. Forsyth, of Messra Butterfield and Swiro. Mr 3. Collett officiat-

CS.P. that the case was serious, ed at the organ.

because of the trouble the polico were having with the guilds. The Magistrate was asked to deal with the defondants severely.

Worship, accordingly,

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Sir Wm. Joynsan-Hicks, presiding over the Council of the Primrose Leagu, said he know that Mr. Baldwin was determined there should be no reaction in the policy of the Conservative party. Mr. Baldwin intended to proceed with a policy of social reform and passed sentence of three months' and the currying out of the pledgos given to the people. ~Reuter, hard labour on caul of the

[Only eighteen appointments have been cable up to now-defondants. there is no mention of the Colonial Secretaryship.]

The happy pair will spend their honeymoon at the Ropulse Bay Hotel, to which place they will repair immediately after a reoop- tion, which is being hold at No. 1. St. John's Place..

The wedding cake was supplied by Cafe Wisoman.

SWARAJINT AIMS.

CONSIDERABLY MODIFIED

PROGRAMME.

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INDIA AND BURMA.

Mr. Campbell doolared that the problem of opium smoking did - not exist in India, where it had been prohibited all over the country. since. 801; but the position in Burnia was differant. Registered smokers had fallen from 34,000 to 3,500,

A special memorandum on the subject had been communicated to the Secretariat of the Losgue by Mr Clayton, representing tho Efforts are being made by the Government of Burma, in which was described the regulations of Police to traço a rickeha with Burma. He entirely associated himself with the French delegato's parcels in it belonging to Mrs. opinion that the remedy was the restriction of poppy growing; Staple Smith, of No. 458, The 3,500 kilos of opium had been seized annually on the Chinese

frontier during the last thros.yours. Mrs. Staple Smith left the riok- Mr. Szo inquired what was the nationality of the smugglers, tho sha outaide the French Storo quantity smuggled and the country of origin. He congratulated yesterday while she went in to Japan on the success of her efforts to reduce opfum smoking la purchase provisions, and whon Formons, and added that what Japan had done other Powers could she came out the ricksha had do in their territorios. disappeared.

Replying to Mr. Bzo, Mr. Campbell declared that no opium from In the vehicle was a parcel any native Indian State could find its way to China. Compared containing some clothing and two with China, the Indian production of opium was only a drop in white ensigns valued at $70. the ocoat. The number of the ricksha was not recalled.

AUSTRALIAN STRIKE.

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CHINESE DELEGATE DISAPPOINTS.

Following the morning'e incidents at the Opium Conference, Sir Malcolm Delovingno, at the afternoon's sitting, spoke expressing his disappointment with Mr. Bzo's s.atement.

Sir Malcolm Delevingne, in a serious indictment of China's at- titude which made a strong impression on the Conference, said there had boon no chango in the Chinese dolégation's attitudo to- wards the important question of the cultivation of the poppy. The

Mr. Stanley Baldwin.-Thoduced the Imporial Proference is a former Parliamentary Sacro- Premior is in bis 57th year, and Budget in 1919.

tary of Minon, and was appointed has long experience of Parlia

Marquess of Salisbury,~Lord Home Secretary in 1922 He has mentary work. Appointed Ua Salisbury is the son of a famous servod both in the Colonial Office ionist M.P. for Badley in 1908, fathor, be some years later became notable Prime Ministers. Aged secretary

one of England's most and the Treasury as private to Ministers, Ho privato sperotary to the late Mr. 63, he has weld the appointment ontered Parliament in 1900 as Bonar Law, and joined the of Lord Privs Seal as far back as member for Oswestry. Ministry in 1917 as Financial 1903, and hue boen President of

Calcu ́ta, Nov. 6. Secretary to the Treasury. He the Board of Trade.

Sir P. Lloyd-Greame.-Sir The conferenon between Swara became President of the Board of elected chairman of the "Die-pointed President of the Board on the 4th, has concluded in a Ho was Philip Lloyd-Groame was ap jists and Mr. Gandbi, mentioned Trade in 1921, serving up to 1922, hard" party in 1922. Chancellor of the Exchequer in

of Trado in the 1922 Cabinot, compromise. Their views aro con- 1922-23, and Prime Minister in

Marquess Curzon.-Marquess having previously been Director tained in a published statement Curzon of Kedleston is bost of the Department of Overseas to the affect that as the policy of the provious Unicnist Govern-

mont in May, 1923, on Mr. Bonar known for his Imperial outlook in Trade and Parliamentary Secre- repression initiated by the Bengal Law's retirement from that office. foreign affairs, whon Foreign tary to the Board of Trade. He Government, with the sanction 1 January this year ho resigned Socretary in sucosarion to Mr. is only 40 years of age.

of the Vioaray, is designad not in favour of Mr. Ramsay Mac-India from 1898 to 1905, and re-A

Balfour. He was Vicoroy of Mr. Neville Chamberlain, against any party advocating SEAMEN, STEWARDS, AND Chinose delegation was making the same speeches it had been

but against tho Donald. Mr. Baldwin's business

younger brother of Mr. violence

uttering for three years. He reminded the Conference that Chins exporionco dates from his early signed after a disagroumont over Auston Chamberlain, the now Swarajists, the co-operation of all

produced the bulk of the world's opirm, yet in 1922 she forwarded a connection with the directorate military policy. His Parliamen-Health Minister has shown much parties is nonessary, and it has

report to the Secretariat of the League asserting that the cultivation of the Great Western Railway.tary career in both Houses has ability, and has been Poermas.or decided that Congress shall first He was made a Privy Councillor oon a distinguished one; and he Guneral, Paymastor

A gonoral waterfront stoppage of the poppy had ceased. He produced eloquent figures showing of all suspend the programme of General, in 1920,

han travelled extensively in the Minister of Health and Chatcol non-co-pora ion exc. pt. so far as of work throughout Australia is the quantities of opium seized in Hongkong and Malaya.. Alluding Lord Birkenhead-The Earl of Far East. Now 66 years of age, for of the Exchequer. He is 54 it rletee 10 the refusal to wear threatened as the result of soa- to the Chinese contention that Chine had no control over individuals Birkenhead, who is 52, is well he was raised to the peorage in years of age.

foreign cloth; and secondly, that men here declining to provide benefitting from extraterritorial rights, ho asked what that had to known as the former Sir F. E.1898, and made a Marquis in 1921.

Mr. E. F. L. Wood.-Mr. work of the Central and Provin-engines

tho Swarajiste shall carry on the steam for the cranes and donkey-do with the restriction of poppy cultivation, which was the question for wharf labourers before the Conference. Sinith ("Gallopor" Smith), Viscount Cave.Lord Cave Wood is just 42 years of A lawyer of distinction, he is 68 years of age, and can look ago. He entered Parliament in Congress.

cial Legislaturas on behalf of working overtime.

CHINESE OBSTRUCTIVENESS, The trouble bogan with anti- was knighted in 1915 on becom-back on a long career of Law. 1910, and became Parliamentary

points refor to the overtime strikes by donkere in Sir Malcolm Delevingne expressed the hope that Mr. Szo's spacch Solicitor General made He will possibly be recollected as Secretary to the Board of Tride removal of untouchability, the Sydney and Brisbane, and the of yesterday would not be his last word, otherwise the Conference Baronot in 1918, a tha mover of tho official in 1922, besides having hold a question of Hindu-Muslim unity, position is complicated by the would be assolutely futile. Ho referred to Chinese obstructiveness Viscount in 1921, and an Earl rosolution rospecting the Marcantipointments as Under-Secretary

and 1922.

Bach Watersido Workors' Federation and added that the Chinese dologation did not seem to realise the Ha was Attornoy Gon-revelations in Parliament in 1913. for the Colonies and Prosident of

handspinning by

of Congressman in 1915-19, and lator Lord He has hoon Solicitor Conoral, the Board of Education.

certain prohibiting unionists from work present situation. The point was that the Chinese production of quantity of "Kaddan". The lasting the now Commonwealth liner oplum was the dominating factor in the Far East. Ho concluded, incollor. He administered the Home Secretary, and Lord Sir John Gilmour.-Sir John is a soverely modified form of Forndalo, because the Seaman's by saying that China bad all their sympathies in the present 189 censorship during the war. Chancellor (1922). flo Was is 47, and Спо of Mr. Winston Churchill-Fow appointed a Lord of Appeal, with Unionist whips. He represents triple boyros in the oarly non-

the the principal points of the old Union suspended the crow of the disorders.

Commonwealth liner Fordsdale, Mr. Bzo then rose, announcing that he would resorve bla reply Politicians have boon subject tola Viscounty, in 1918.

the Pollok division of Glasgow, co-oporation days,-Reuter.

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CONSERVATIVE TRIUMPH.

AMERICAN PAPER'S

OPINION.

OVERTIME.

Melbourne, Nov. 6.

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refused to roplace forty-seven Sir Malscìm Delevingne thereupon proposed the adjournment of stewards on the liner Moreton the Conference in order to enable the Cr nmittee of four which had Bay whom the management dla bean appointed to investigate the question and get to work on his missed because they refused to motion.

attoad two Insane passangers on the last voyage to London. Reuter.

FRANCE AND COOLIDGE.

This was agreed to.-Reuter,

ATTEMPTED RESCUE ITALIAN RUSH FOR

GERMAN LOAN.

CULPRITS SUMMARILY DEALT WITH.

3 much adverse criticism as Sir Wm. Joynson-Hicks.-Sir and was Junior Lord of tho "Winnie" Churchill, whoso record William is a keen advocate of Tronsury from 1921 to 1922.

hardly one of consistency. Just aircraft for the Services, and a Lord Eustace Percy,Lord 50 years of age, he has had a former Financial Secretary and Eustaco orowded career; as war corres- Minister of Health. He is now the Duke of Northumberland, and Sondent in the Cuban campaign, in his 60th year, He was

India, and the Sudan, as an given a Baronetcy, for public promising career in the Diplo

is only 37 years of age." Aftor a Soapod prisoner of the Boors in services, in 1919.

matic Service, he became M. P. Bouth African war, and în Sir L Worthington Evans-for Hastings, and lator Parlia- er capaoltios, he has come Sir L. Worthington Evans, who mentary Booratar to tho

plohously before the public is 56 years of age, was made a Ministry of Health.

His various appointments Baronet in 1916. He is an

Now York, Nov. 6. ting the late war are well authority on company law-Arthur Stool-Maitland hay bad ai To towapspora express' tho known, and were well criticleod. Among the appointments he has long public career going back to American viuotiong bavo much in SOME PRESS COMMENTS.

opinion that the British and Originally e Conservative, Mr. hold have been Minister of 1906. He was made a Baronot in Winston Churchill joined the Porsions, War Secretary, and 1917. Sir Arthur's appointments links them up as a smashing Comain. The New York Sun Liberal party in 1904, and has Postmastor General.

Paris, Nov. 6. indo róturned to the Unionist

Commenting on Prouilout Sir Samuel Hoare. After betaryship for the Colonies and for triumph for sound Government Kfold,

ing private snoretary to the Hon. Foreign Affair. He served as tist in Britain and a great secondary Coolidgo's election, the Palit bo now Foreign Secretary is G. Hoare became

victory in the United States. Parisim says the electora haye son of the famous "Joe" Cham- monhar for Cheiros (1910) and

a Conservative (1906-7),

prantical untfluation of Cotiserya- Mr. Coolidge but also desire rlain, he has shown mush of in 1923 was made Cabinet Douglas, who is 52 yours.of aus, organisation, strong and big tion in Europe's reconstruction

Sir Douglas Hogg. Sitive thought into one big political continuation of indirept co-opera- Aqualities possessed by his Minister under Mr. Baldwin, au was Attorney General in 102-23 hours to flabi sabotivaly the asher, and is one of the boat mon Soorotary of State for the Alt A olever Barrister, hi Wuż nia le, prosent common onemy In all its the election proves, the world' hired by a secret. Communist

The Echo de Paris thinks that The Conservative ranks to-day. Ministry. He is comparatively i han held the appointments of orotary of State for India (1915- young, boing 44 years of age, in 1917; and became M. F. phases--Radicalism, Socialism decline of ideology

for Marylebone in 1982, when he Communism and Bolshevism- All the papers publish a sulogy * Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman.—Mr. entered" Mr. Bonar Law's and basi them to a frassle of the President's personality

Loni Privy Seals He Intro- | Bridgeman, who is 60 years old, Ministry.

haço include: the Undor-Suero-

Roval, Nov. 6. The trial of 159 Communists on charge of plotting a coup d'etat begins on November 10th,

Mr. Auston Chamberlain.Alfred Lyttleton, Sir Samuel Royal Cominission on Paor laws The latter may well main ́aj not only expressed gratitude for terday evening pieroing a hole in

Router's American Bervice, str

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Two men wero discovered you-

the wall of the prison and wore fired upon by the police, and arrested. after an oxchange of shots. They confessed they ware

organisation to attempt to rÁNCUM the prisoners. Both zien have baen courtmaritalled and won- tended to death — Reifar 5.

London, Nov. Ba

The Bank of Italy announces that the amount of the German loan allotted, to Italy has" boon over aubsoribed fifty-ala times, Reuter.

TO-DAY.

Closing Exchango 2x. 4. 11/16: Lighting: Time 5,43 p