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"SWEATED GOODS.”

LEEDS CONFERENCE RHETORIC.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1926.

LOCAL HOCKEY.

WIN FOR HERMES" TEAM.

ANOTHER WORLD.

CRUISE.

EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND WITH

· By four goals to one, a hockey

475 PASSENGERS. London, Jan. 12.

team from H.M.9. Hormes dé. At the conference of the Univer-foated Hongkong Hockey Club The R. M. S. Empress of Scat- sity Labour Federation at Leads second eleven at the United Sor-land, 25,000 tons register and some of the speakers criticised, the vices recreation ground, Kow- 37,500 displacement, is due to policy of the Labour party

inlon, last evening, in a match arrive under the command of prohibiting the import of Eastern that was at times vory apathetic. Commander R. G. Latta and the sweated goods, and also opposed Although occasionally the game Staff-Captain, R. N. Stuart, V.C the idea of an eight-hour day being developed on fast lines, in the DSO, R.N.R., towards the end of Insisted on in Eastern countries. main there was very little of annext month.

A farmer declared that it was interesting nature. Once again] The total number of passengers. seless to discuss conditions in the Club toam started with two on board the vessel is about 475, Japan when some agricultural men short, and they played a one third of whom are. British. workers in England were workin. Punjabi man nearly throughout The balance consist mostly of 75 to 80 hours a week for fifteen the game. Only one of the two Americans and a few Continentals. shillings weekly.

players turned up, and when he Most of the British and European The president, the M.P. Mr. Grrived his side were two goals passengers boarded the Empress Arthur Greenwood, defending the down.

of Scotland at Southhampton, action of the Labour party in or better team and thoroughly de- which port she left on her present The sailors were obviously the whence she left for New York, posing the import of sweated goods, served their victory. On the cruise on December 3. She is due said he desired to protect the East other hand, although they had a back on New York on April 6. from cosmopolitan financiers, who weakened team, the Club at

were seeking opportunities to extimes more than managed to hold The Canadian Pacific offices in ploit the limitable labour of the their own, although they did not the East are making arrangements East.-Router.

succoed-la scoring.

for shore excursions. Programmes

AMERICAN COAL DISPUTE.

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New York, Jan. 12.

At the beginning both sides did will be distributed to passengers their share of attacking, and both a day before the arrival of the Frank and Lt. Findlay wore ship at various ports. The vessel called upon on sovoral occasions. is due to leave Shanghai on: Price at outside left for the Club February 20th. |WAB noticeable for making a number of plucky efforts to get

The Conference between employ-through, but he was invariably FRENCH SOCIALISTS.

stopped by Lt. Cdr. Beatty, right Cra representatives and the

back, who played a sound game strikers in the anthracite coal-

throughout. The game had been mines, has adjourned without

in progress for some time before reaching a settlement. The date Lt. Haines obtained the first goal for the renewal of negotiations for the "Hermes", and from the has not been determined.

bully-off the same player added a

TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT.

Paris, Jan. 12. At the Socialist Congrass, after

The mineowners insisted on second. For some time after the complete arbitration while the Club word defending, only. Renaudel had spoken, speeches miners maintained that ar itration making Occasional attacks were delivered by M. Maurange, M. was only acceptable. on the basis without result. The interval Grumbach and M. Paul Faure at-) of increased wages without any re-arrived with the score unchanged, tacking those in favour of, parti- ductions.

The sailors immediately took cipation"in the Government, quet-}

It is announced from Wilkes-up the running on the resumping the arguments of M. Renaudel barre, Pennsylvania, that the tion, and Wedlake was noticeable and of M. Albert Thomas against Grievance Committee of the Penn- with good clearing offorts. Becher participation, sylvania Coal Company to-day de-also did his fair share but he was! The Committee of Resolutions, cided to launch a movement to not so sound as Wedlake. Once being unable to arrive at full call out all the anthracite mine ing outside right, get away in fine sented, the first by M. Compere the Punjabi's man, who was play-agreement, two motions were pre- maintainance men for the purpose style on the wing, but as he ran Morel and M. Paul Faure against of forcing an issue, and it is gerein to sards the goal Lt. Findlay participation but agreeing to fol- rally believed there that the ran out and dispossessed him. low a policy of support of the strikers will make 11 determined, Fawther real scoring tries came Government in order to maintain effort to tie up the mines com- from the Club after that. Price pletely-Reuter's American Serhad hard luck in failing to hook second, by. M. Renaudet, conceding peace and obtain reforms; the the ball into the net from a pass the possibility of collaboration from the right. After many attempts, Lt. Maude and L. without claiming q preponderance Sillitoe secured a goal each.

of Socialists in the Cabinet. The

vice

AMERICAN COTTON.

SHORTER SPINNING HOURS,

London, Jan, 12.

OPERA COMPANY.

The short time committee of the. Federation of Master Cotton- SOME OF THE PRINCIPALS. spinners at Manchester has decided |

to request spinners in the Ameri- Some interesting particulars can section further to curtail pro- are forwarded us with regard to

| first motion was adopted by 1,766|

votes to 1332--Indopacift.

SYRIAN ELECTIONS.

A BOYCOTT MOVEMENT.

Paris, Jan. 12.

The opening of elections has re- duction from January 25, by 17% the loading lights in the Russian venled the existence of an organi- hours weekly, thus reducing the Light Opera Company, which working week in this section to opens a brief season here on feudal leaders who are dissatis

sation directed by a few Syrian 30% hours-Reuter.

Saturday,

Mary Insarova, who takes a fied with the democratic character large number of the leading parts, of the constitutional measures has a wonderful voice and it will proposed. by France and who are be of great interest to old stagers, determined to prevent the expres who remember Dalys, to compare sign of popular opinion. Mainly her presentation of the "Merry at Home they are trying to boy- Widow" with that of Lily Elsie. cott the elections, but without re- She also takes the part of Ilona sults-Indopacifii. in "Gipsy Love,"

GERMAN CABINET.

* CONGRESSMAN JAILED.

PRESIDENT TO INTERVENE.

Berlin, Jan. 12. Efforts by the Centrists and

Natalie Bochagova, apart from Democrats to organise a big coali her outstanding marits as tion suffered early shipwreck by the vocalist, and an artist, captures Socialist Reichstag party empha- the hearts of all her audiences by j tically declining to participate. her sympathetic personality. In It is regarded as practically cer-The Dollar Princess sho lakos Lain that President Hindenburg will the part of Alice-the daughter now ask Dr. Luther to form a of Kudder, the millionaire played Government.-Router.

FOR VIOLATING LIQUOR-LAW.

Pikeville, Jan. 12. John W. Langley, Kentucky by M. Bakaleinkoff. She also member of Congress for nearly Berlin, Jan. 12. takes a leading part in "The twenty years, has gone to the President Hindenburg has press- Merry Widow" and "Gipsy Atlantic Penitentiary to serve ed the Parties to come to an agree

Love." We now come to Anna ment. He received Dr. Ko, and Ivan Lantzoff, and their leader of the Democrats, and Herr special claim to mention is that Fehrenbach,, leader of the Centro, not only are they wonderful who conferred also with the Soci character dancers themselves, hut alists whose leaders still remain they are chiefly responsible for training the Ballet. It is not opposed to a big Coalition. Indo easy to write about the Ballet pacifi.

bocaused in the Far East there is no standard of comparison. All that can be said is that the ballet; TACNA-ARICA DISPUTE, consists of artistes of a calibre which has never before appeared in Hongkong.

GOLF MATCH.

ARMY v. NAVY,

GEN. PERSHING'S SUCCESSOR.

Washington, Jan. 12. Major General William Lassiter has been appointed to Bucceed General Peraking as head of the Tacna-Arica plebiscite commission. Gea. Lassiter is at present in Panama and has been instructed ta The following team will repre- proceed to Arien forthwith, to sent the Army v. R.N. China enable Gen. Pershing to return to Squadron at Fanling on Friday, the United States for medical treat-15th instant: Captain F. Ĝ.. ment-Reutor's American

[Bovis, Captain E. W. Morris, vice.

D.8.0., Lt-Col: S, Boylan Smith, |D.S.O., O.B.E., M.B., Mujor C. T. Smith, Captain 0. A. Bridgland, D.F.C., Major W. W. Pratt, M.B., Major J. P. Lynch, Captain R. A. Slater, M.C., Captain J. M. Mur- Paris, Jan. 12.phy, Captain M. Middleton, Parliament resumes to-day. The Captain LD. Joll, M.C., Captain E. Hall, Major P. Rashleigh, Radical-Socialist group has re-li

D.8.0., Major G. Li Potoraon,

FRENCH POLITICS.

Scr.

elected M. Cazals as President O.B.E., Captain N. C. Parkes and Indopacifi

Llout. H. L. C. Hall

two years' imprisonment for viola- tion of the liquor law. His re signation was presented to, the House of Representatives yester day after Chief Justice Taft has refused a stay of judgment,- Reuter's American Service.

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