1926-05-27 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MAY

LLOYD GEORGE SPEAKS OUT.

COLONY'S “G. O. M.” DIES.

1926.

OUTSPOKEN UTTERANCE ON COAL CRISIS.

EARLY LEGISLATION URGED.

London, May 26.

In a speech at Llandudno, Mr. Lloyd George roundly blamed the Government for its muddling and lack of thought, especially fore-, thought, as regards the coal situa- tion for the past ten months and also for the restoration of the gold standard whereby the price of ex- ported coal was raised.

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He declared that he unreservedly condemned the general strike and supported the Government's mea- sures to preserve order and carry on the national services. At the same time, he was unable to work; myself into a pitch of righteous anger ngulust the men, who, how ever mistakenly, unwisely and wrong, were risking their own livelihood to help comrades in a desperate plight"

He had favoured getting onek to the status quo and he strongly sup- ported the sagacious and states- manlike proposal" contained in the Archbishop of Canterbury's ap- peal. Therefore he advorsted con ellation. He supported the Samuel Report and urged the Government to legislate over the heads of the miners and mine owners and thus shorten the conflict--Reuter...

THE HUNAN WAR.

LATEST MILITARY REPORTS.

at Hengchow.

ગરમ

The above portrait of the late Sir Paul Chatur, C.M.G., is a copy of the study in oils which he presented to the Ex-Active Service Men's Club.

UNUSUAL ASSAULT

CASE.

DEAF MAN'S DELUSIONS.

Acase before Major. C. Willshu,

DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.

VIEWS OF LITTLE ENTENTE,

Lieneva. May 26, '

The Preparatory Disarmament Conference concluded its first ses- sion" with the adoption of the re- port of the Drafting Sub-Commit- Heu.

A military bulletin issued in Canton announces the re-occupa tion of Siang Siang and Sui Par by Tong Sang-che's forces, but from another source it is stated} that the forces of Tong Sangleheat the Central Police Court this have been driven back to their base morning savoured somewhat of the bizarre in the appearance, as General Li Chung-yan has re- ported that nine regiments of the the defendant on a charge of as-i Hungarian and Greek Memor- Kwangsi units, or the 7th Army suult, of a heavily-bearded Chin-janla on genern) disarmament Corps, are now on active service atese, whose other peculiar charac-

were referred to technical sub- the battle front.

committees. Following the mobilisation of teristics were deafness,

The interesting feature of to- the 10th Division of the 4th Army mental condition closely approach-day's discussions was

the un- Corps, the 12th Division of the ing eccentricty, and affliction animity of views of the Little same. Corps has, received orders to

Entente representatives on the vpl- mobiilse at Shao Kwan, whilst the that his life was being plotted dum,

with an ever-present suspicion Juminous Hungarian memurun. 16th Division of the 5th, Army Corps is ordered to take up-sta- against. lion at Chiling, on the Klangsi frontier..

ABD-EL-KRIM SURRENDERS.

GIVES HIMSELF UP TO FRANCE.

Paris. May 26.

ד -די

to

The Yugo Slay delegate disputed It was whilst labouring under the statement that the Yugo Slav

army constituted ¿l menace Hangary and declared that Yugo Slavin, which did not hate Hun- įgary, was ready at any moment to emelude a pact of non-aggression with Hungary and other neigh- bours.

the impression that attempts were being made by his fellow-lodgers to poison hina that the defendant suddenly altacked one of them with a hook, notwithstanding a da- claration by the latter that he had The Rumanian and Czechoslo- nothing but the best intentious Lovakian delegates supported the

Yugo Slávian. wards the deluded man.

Later, when charged before the It is officially announced that police inspector, the produced a Abd-el-Krim has surrendered and long scroll of paper, measuring, a that he will be taken to Taza. He has put himself and his family yard in length, on which he had under the protection of Franes recorded the "sins" of his neigh Abd-el-Krim, before entering the hours and details of an imaginary French lines, sent back all Frene', Spanish and mative prisoners, conspiracy, to take his life by pois Bender.

soning

Viscount Cecil said that the Hungarian memorandum was re- ferred to the sub-committee on the understanding that no modification viscount Cecil added with refer- of existing Treaties was involved.

fence to the date of the next meet- ing of the conference which the United States was anxious to have settled, that the work of the sub- This scroll was unwound for committee "must be thorough and ing, and the Court, by reason of work immediately in order not to inspection by the Bench this morn-complete. They would begin

the defendant's deformity, pro-waste time.-Reuter. duced n dig-sized slate, on which to

An earlier message from Havns agency said that Ahd-el-Krim was "going to the French lines to sur- render and that he had sent back all the French prisoners Targaist..

D'QISY'S MISHAP.

MACHINE SMASHED AT WARSAW.

the interpreter wrote the finding

VISCOUNT CECIL'S OPINION.

Later'.

of the Court, which was a fine of Viscopnt Cecil, interviewed by $25,, or two weeks' hard labour. Reuter did not anticipate that the After startling the Court by de- Disarmament Conference could be claring that he would not mind assembled before the end of 1927. being hanged, as his life was not Summarising the work of the worth a moment's purchase by Preparatory Committee, he said reason of the designs against hin, that the two positive decisions the defendant was very pleased taken were, that only peace arma- on being shown the writing on the ments could be limited and that -Paris, May 28. slate, that it was to be a term of when the Conference met,

"I thank your State should submit a scheme showing what armaments it need- ed, both in personnel and material, together with a supporting state- ment. The committee had added two other schemes to its pro-

D'Oisy's aeroplane, whilst at-only two weeks. tempting to take off in the rain at Worship" he said, before being led Warsaw aerodrome, turned over away by a constable.”,

in the mud and is unfit to tinue.

con-

D'Oisy was uninjured.

Reuter.

each

A Havas message from Warsaw BRILLIANT BANQUET. ramme, namely, the control and

says the machine, capsized when D'Olay was hopping off for Moscow. The airman was-un- hurt, but the machine smashed..

U. S. ALIEN LAW.

was

supervision of armaments and an investigation into the question of chemical warfare.-Renter.

PRINCE OF WALES' TOAST.

London, May 26.

Cairo-A traveller from Yemen The delegates to the Interna. anys that things there are boiling tional Parlimentary Commercial up. Young Idrisi Ali has been Conference were guests at a bril. comfortably disposed of and Sayed liant Government banquet in the Hussain has taken over power, but Royal Gallery of the House the latter has become unpopular. Lords. The Prince of Wales, who The traveller thought that things was the chief guest in an Assem- would move fast and, incidentally, bly which included the Japanese mentioned that Ibn Saud was great- President Coolidge has signed a and seven other Ambassadors, pro-ly disturbed by the discovery of a Bill permitting alions who served posed the toast of the Sovereigns plot, which, however, he had suc with the American forces during of the kingdoms and Presidents of Sessfully scotched. Heavy rains the world war to enter the United the ropublies represented. Mr. had fallen in Yemen and Wadimor,

MODIFICATION FOR

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Washington, May 26.

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