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AMERICAN ELECTION

ISSUES.

DEMOCRATS' BID" FOR CONTROL.

COAL STRIKE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH," WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER

ATTITUDE OF OTHER UNIONS.

London, Nov. 2. The conference of the various Unions discussing the proposal of the Miners' Federation for an em

PRESIDENT'S TRAIN MISHAP bargo on imported coal has adjourn-

New York, Nov. 2. The main issues In today's elec. tions areFirstly, will the next Congress be. Republican or Demo- cratic; secondly, will Governor Smith be re-elected for New York State; and, thirdly, will the "dry" sentiment in the United States rc- assert itself through the referenda initiated by eight States. The Democrats need only nine seats in

the Senate and 36 soats in the House of Representatives to obtain control and be able to snap their fingers at the Coolidge Administra tion. Governor Smith made a bid for the Presidental nomination at the 1924 Democratic Convention and to-day's election will have a considerable bearing on his chances

of nomination in 1928,

An amusing sidelight on the elee tion, which is symptomatic, has been the eagerness of New York politicians to proclaim themselves "wet"--Beutry's American Service,

THE PRESIDENT VOTES.

Later. A message from Northampton, Massachusetts says that Pres. and

ed without a decision, but it is learned that "the Seamen's Union has rejected un embargo by a ma jority of ovar.ton to one, while the Locomotive Engineers and fire- men's Union declined to attend the Conference Router. !

A FULLER REPORT.

Rugby, Nov. 2. At a Conference held this after- noon between representatives of the various Transport Unions and the Miners Exceutive, the question of an embarge on foreign coal was

discussed. --

It is officially announced that the emble a report to be made to the Conference decided to adjourn to

General Council of the Trades Union Congress. Nothing is said in the official statement as to the views expressed at the Conference, but this silence is regarded as con- firming the anticipations that the transport workers did not approve of the embargo which had already been decihred impracticable by their leaders. The admission is made that the Associated Society of Lo- comptive Engineers and Fire men, which is, one of the two Rail- waymen's Uniona declined even to send representatives.

It is also learned, unofficially,

ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL FIELDS.

VAST AREA IS NOW AVAILABLE

PETROL PRICE QUESTION.

London, Nov. 2. Presiding at the annual meeting of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Sir Charles Greenway, announced his decision to withdraw from the more Active dutfes only in 1027. He will be succeeded by Sir John Cadman.

'Henceforth to be named Musjidi Suleiman, or Solomon's Temple, there was nothing similar clae- where in the world, declared Sir Charles Greenway, in describing the: Company's fields in Persia, thirty aquare miles up to the which had been increased' to about

present. He escribed how the three fields were now proyed by drilling to form one single vast oilfield.

Referring to the increase in the consumption of petroleum throughout the world, he opined that there was little probability of any substantial reduction in prices. The Company's profits for the past year exceeded £4,883,000, an increase of over £800,000, is compared with the previous year. He mentioned that large deliveries were now being made to Germany while the Empire markets hind that the ballot of the National extended to East Africa.. He Mrs. Coolidge arrived and proceed-Union of Seamen was announced.polted out how the British coal Only 908 voted in favour of an em-stoppage had resulted in largely bargo and 10,060 were against it. increased demands for fuel oil, the To-morrow representatives of all deliveries of which the Company There was an exciting incident the Trades Unions will meet to con- had hitherto been able to increase near Baltimore when, the Pre sider the miners' proposal for a materially. sident's train crashed into a motor levy. It is considered that negative car, in which were two soldiers. decisions both in regard to the em- The latter escaped uninjured, but bargo and in regard to the levy are the impact, however, caused the foregone conclusions and it is ex-Directors proposed to invite Sir It was announced that the front wheels of the engine to jump.pected that when the miners' dele- Charles Greenway to accept the Pres. Coolidge was asleep at the rates assemble in London later title of President of the Company, time and was awakened by the in the week these negative decisions so that they would still have the shock.-Renter's American Service will have, an important effect. benefit of his experience. Sir.

GOVERNOR SMITII'S CHANCES.

Charles Greenway said he would' be pleased to accept.

ed to the polls to record their votes. They will return. forthwith to Washington.

New York, Nov, 2. Governor Smith's re-election is practically certain.---Reuter.

DUMPING IN HARBOUR.

· JUNKMASTER · HEAVILY FINED.

If this sort of thing is allowed to go on, we shall have the whole

Harbour silted up," said the Har

bour Master at the Marine Court this morning, imposing a fine of $50 on the master of a junk who. Was charged with dumping material into the Harbour..

The defendant was observed yesterday afternoon dumping materials whilst, under way, and

British Wirelces.

ITALIAN DISTURBANCES.

SEQUEL TO ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.

な

Rome, Nov. 2. There have been.disturbances in sequence of the attempt on Signor various parts of Italy in con- Mussolini's-life.

of a house

Two people were killed at Genon. A Fascist at Cagliari climbed the balcony belonging to an anti-Fascist named Lussu and harangued a crowd. He was killed and Lussu has been arrested on a charge of causing his death.

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INCREASED CAPITAL.

.

The meeting passed a resolu- tion authorising an increase in the share capital from £20,000,000 to £24,000,000 by the creation of four million' ordinary shares of $1 each, and the capitalisation of £4,475,000. from the General Reserve. "Reuter.

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IMPERIAL- CONFERENCE.

MANY MATTERS OF DETAIL.

Rugby, Nov. 2.

A detailed examination by the Imperial Conference of the work of the Navy, Army and Air Forec The entire press demands new delegates visited the Air Ministry. was completed to-day, when the when a police officer boarded the measures to protect Mussolini's Junk he found the whole crew had life. The Impero asks whether ference on Thursday, the general At a full meeting of the Con- gone into hiding. The defendant the opposition wishes to have a aspects of the Empire Defence was found in the bilge, and admitt-new St. Bartholomew Night (re-problem will be resumed. ed he had no permit.

ferring to the historic raassacre of

Inspector Bond stated that there the Huguenots), and the Impero This afternoon, a committee of were many complaints and owing also describes the death of Mus- Primo Ministers further consider- to the fact that the dumping wassolini's assailant as "a holy lynched questions affecting inter-

done whilst the boats wore tacking from one side of the Harbour to the other, they were difficult to catch.

The full penalty, $50, or, in the alternative, two months' hard labour, was imposed."

In another case a junkmaster was fined $15 for being under way last night without regulation lights. He admitted the offence but declared that he had taken the lamp down to re-light when the police boarded him.

KOWLOON BUSES.

ing."-Reuter.

MARINE STORE ACCOUNTS.

SOLICITOR RAISES NEW POINT.

Imperial relations. Several of the special epmmittees also met. The Overseas Settlement Com- mittee devoted itself mainly to migration questions affecting Aus- tralia. The Research Sub-Com- mittee was engaged in considering machinery for the organisation which would enable the different parts of the Empire to reap full advantage of the results achieved

the

Defending five marine store dealers, who were charged by the by research work elsewhere in the police this morning with failing to

Empire. The Economie 'Commit- enter certain trade items in their toe completed its investigation of question. .of industrial account Books,, ns. required under the regulations governing the standardisation within the Empire. Issue of their licencos, Mr. M. K. A report has been prepared on the Lo stressed the point that a clearer proposal that same authoritative body or bodies should determine definition was needed to specify NEW VEHICLES SHORTLY DUE, their privileges, as a great number the essential dimensions, materials "of the omissions complained of and qualities of manufactured The three Leyland motor buses, were in respect of goods, such as products and the adoption by with accommodation for 20 to 30 coal supplies, which although users generally of the specifica- passengers, which have been or- coming under the definition of tions thus laid down. A survey of dered from Home for the Kowloon "marine stores," were nevertheless

'the whole question revealed that Motor Bus Company, are due to dealt in by big importers and much had already been effected in arrive here towards the end of the exporters of Hongkong. Mr. Lo this matter in the Mother Country month. They are the first of three said he did not believe that the numbers of types of engines and Dominions-in South Africa consignments of buses intended Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and for operation on the Kowloon Co., for example, ever possessed in use on the railways, have, ronde, the other two,being ordered marine doulers' licence to deal as a result, been reduced In

sixteen years from 68 to 11-but. by the China Motor Bus Company in this class of goods. (also Layland vehicles), and by On the application of Mr. Lo, it was generally agreed that the Kaitack Motor Bus Company the case was put back for a week much remains to be done.

British Wirclesa. (Dennis, buses)..

to enable Mr. Ed to discuss the The principal features of these matter fully with Mr. Perdue, who vehiclos, which represent a dis- conducted the prosecutions for the tinct improvement over those police. available in the present buses, Six other marine store dealers, have already bocus detalled, and it who were similarly charged and life by jumping into the harbour only remains to be said that their defended by Mr. Losely, were from the Central Praya yesterday árrival, and subsequent operation muteted in fines ranging from $20 A boatman effected her resevo, and on the roads will be looked for to $50. hccording to the number she was subsequently taken to the Ward to by residents on the toning of entries that were omitted from Government Civil Hospital auffer land with a great deal or plea, the official account books in each ing from the effects of the timer

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