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FURTHER DRASTIC OLD COUNTRY LIKE WAS MAJ. OGILVY

RESTRICTION,

THE ISLAND'S WATER 'PROBLEM.

ONLY THREE HOURS SUPPLY DAILY FROM TUESDAY.'

MORE STAND-PIPES.

HONGKONG.

SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF RAIN IS REPORTED.

SIX MONTHS DROUGHT.

London, June 26, -The shortage of rain during the past six months is causing con- cern in cortain parts of England | and Walos.

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WEIHAIWEI ISSUE WAR DEBTS TOPIC KING'S RETURN TO BRITISH FEATS AT

DIFFICULT.

CHINESE DESIRE FOR A NEW AGREEMENT.

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FRESH INSTRUCTIONS?

Shanghai, June 27. Negotiations.are, still going on between the Foreign Ministry and the British Minister" "on" the question of the rendition of Wei- haiwel, but: 4q"far no definite agreement has yet been reached.

It is amid that the British Minis- ter insists that any settlement on

REVIVED.

MR. CHURCHILL'S NOTE

TO FRANCE.

ASKS EQUAL CONSIDERATION WITH U.S.A.

LONDON.

MAKES REMARKABLY FINE RECOVERY.

MONDAY'S DRIVE.

WIMBLEDON.

BUNNY AUSTIN BEATS

J. BRUGNON.

NIGEL SHARPE TOO GOOD FOR DE MORPURGO

London, June 26, Arrangements are now completo for the return to London of the King and Queen on Monday next..

Thoir Majesties will motor from Windsor Castle to Kingston and, AMERICA'S POSITION. on reaching Hyde Park, they will

THE LAST SIXTEEN.

London, June 26. The much-heralded signs of

CHARGES REFUTED. The Meteorological Office of the

leave their motor car and travel A further drastic restriction in Air Ministry points out that tho When tho General Court

Paris, June 26.

the rest of the journey in a State charges decided deficiency during the win- Martial, hearing the water supply on the island of or months from December to negligence against Major G.M.H.be based on the draft agreement revived in the French Parliament,

of the question of rendition should The tople of war debte has been landau drawn by two horses.

The route will lie through a por-improvement in British tannia Hongbong was officially announced February was most serious from Ogilvy, while acting as P.R.I. of made six years ago between the arising out of rival British and tion of Hyde Park, Piccadilly, St. materialised twice during, the this morning. Commencing from the point of view of the water the 2nd K.O.S.B., assembled to Chinese and British Governments American claims.

James's Street and the Mail to Wimbledon lawn tennis champion Tuesday next, the mains will be supply, for it is the rainfall of these hear addresses to-day, Major The Chinese Government sug- M. Poincare to-day made a Buckingham Palace, and during ships to-day, H. W. "Bunny" turned on for only three hours a months which percolates through Amitage, R.A., prosecutor, handed gests the preparation of a new statement to a combined gather the half-hour drive hundreds of Austin clinching his victory over the soil and maintains springs and in a written statement, in which agreement, and under these ciring of the Chamber Committees on thousands of Londoners will have Francis Hunter by defeating the day, instead of air as at proșeni. rivers.

he claimed that all of the charges cumstances a settlement appears foreign affairs and finance, dealing the opportunity of greeting the famous French player, Jacques in order that this shall not in-

London and Birmingham rengainst the accused-six in all rather remote.

with a recent letter from Britain, King, who was last soon in Lon- Brugnon, in straight sots, while fiet hardship on the Chinese comceived only half their normal had been proved.

It is understood that the British in which Mr. Winston Churchill, don on February 9th, when he left soon afterwards, Nigel Sharpe munity, one hundred additional rainfall amounts in this period, The statement claimed that Minister will telegraph to his the ex-Chancellor of the Excho Buckingham Palace on a sick bed trounced H. L de Morpurgo, the

and in Montgomeryshire, Radnor deficiencies were proved to exlat Government for further instruc-quor, intimated that if France for Bognor.

Italian champion, by three sets to. street fountains are to be erected shire and Kont the rainfall was in the P.R.I. accounts, and that lons and that the negotiations paid to the United States the

Since his return to Windsor one. The restrictions will therefore between 80 and 39 per cent. of they occurred by renson the will be resumed after instructions G$400,000,000 for war-stock due Castle, the King's health, despite

normal. largely affect the metered users.

sot-back, culpable negligenco of the accused. have been received.

on August 1st, a similar payment one temporary Only 2.72 inches of rain fell at This was prejudica to good Although, as has already been

Should no further instructions ought to be made to Britain under steadily improved, and the Prince reported, the Government proposes Margate, Kent, during the first five order and military discipline. be received by the British Minis- the Churchill-Caillaux agreement. of Wales last night declared that

ter by to-morrow, ho will return to adopt, in part, the suggestions months of the year, and 2.86 inches The accused did not check P.R.I.

to Poking and negotiations will United States is in respect of covary.

The war stock payment to the he had made a remarkably, fine re bills, and the prosecution contend for pumping water into the re-at Shoeburyness, Essex, 蛙

Even at Seathwaite, Cumber that through culpable negligence be suspended until September war material left by the American He Majesty's two-mile drive servoirs at Tytam, it is officially

land, one of the wettest places in on his part, the amounts concerned when he will reopen negotiations Army in France after the war through London, occurring at the height of the season, when Lon- England, whero 24.15 Inches were were not correctly accounted for on the subject-Nem Chung Po.

don is thronged with thousands of registered, the rainfall was only in the P... books.

memorable visitors, will be a 47 per cent, of the average.-

occasion. British Wireless. British Wireless,

explained that this will not mean a full supply through the mains. The dimeulty is primarily one of Anance.

To import sufficient water to servo the mains adequately would call for a minimum expenditure of half a million dollars per month,

Facts and Figures.

In the words of the official

POLISH EX-MINISTER'

ON TRIAL. ́`·.

spokesman, although the Govern- CHARACTERISTIC OUTBURST

ment la taking steps at Tylam,

they will not do what the sponsors of the schemo had hoped. If it

A

BY PILSUDSKI.

Warsaw, June 26.

The prosecution contended that it was the duty of the P.R.I. to prepare a balance sheet and that through his culpable negligence certain items were not included therein, thereby misleading the Audit Board and his C.O..

ita

Was

Major Armitage concluded that the prosecution had proved Case, and that culpable negligence against the

accused established.

Defence Speech.

of a

AN INTERRUPTED DEBATE.

LIGHTNING STRIKES PRUSSIAN DIET BUILDING.

FASCIST OUTBURST.

Berlin, June 20.

M. Poincare Disagrees.

M. Poincare disagreed with the views set forth in Mr. Churchill's letter, drawing attention to the difference between the war stock debt, which was commercial, and a political debt.

The development is most in- | teresting in ` view of Mr. Philip

•

OXFORD CONFERS DEGREES.

Morpurgo was one of the seeded

players, and he is the second of the Tavourad fow" to be silminated by Britishers. One of the favourites championship, Joan for the Borotra, was given a good run by 0.G.N. Turnbull, who succumbed after winning the third set,

Only Sixteen Left,

The singles have now reached a stage where only sixteen players are left in, and it is of interest to note that five of these are. Britishers;- four French, four American, and ong each, Dutch," Częcko-Slovákian, and Hungarian,

The British players include H.W. Austin, Dr. J. C. Gregory, Nigel

Frenchmen are Borotra, Cochet,

Snowden's recent criticism of the DISTINGUISHED FOREIGNERS Sharpe, and C. H. Kingsley. The Anglo-French debt arrangements in the House of Commons April 16th..

OR

Tho opinion is expressed, how- ever, that the issue will not become.

HONOURED.

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Boussus,, and Landry, and the

London, June 26,

Americans ard Tilden, Allison,-

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The degree of D.C.I. (Honoris A loud thunder-clap momentari: acute as the Mellon-Berenger debt Causa) was conferred at Oxford ly silenced Socialist and Fascist agreement will doubtless be squablera in the Prussian Diet ratified

University to-day on a number of as they were engaged in a heated and in

before August 1st, altercation about a trivial matter. stock debt will become absorb Marquis do Merry Do Val (Spanish consequence the war distinguished foreigners, including Lightning struck the building ed in the Mellon-Berenger Agree-

Hennessey, and G. Lott, Juar,

An Interesting match was that between C. Boussus (France) and Wilbur Coen, the seventeen-year-old. protege of Tilden. Coen gavo a sus to eighteen games in the second promising exhibition, taking Bous-

were possible for us to have fleet of 10,000-ton tankers, one "My hands are clean; not like. arriving dally and discharging into those of you and others in the Tytam Tuk, even then we should have only 2,250,000 gallons of Diot," thundered Marshal Pilsud- water per day, and the consumpski in a speech punctuated by tion is about three and a half virile and untranslatable expres-

The cost of such a fleet of which is trying M. Czechowicz, the 40 of the Army Act. This section and passed snake-like along the ment, and will not have to be pald Ambassador), Brigadier-General 505, but he lost 6-1, 10-8, 7-5,

millions.

tankers, at $50,000 cach

slons before the State Tribunal;

In the course

forceful speech for the dofence, Major Miles, acting as defending officer, said that he desired to draw the attention of the Court to Bection provided that before a conviction per former Minister of Finance when for negligence could be recorded, mouth, would be $600,000 per Pilsudski was Prime Minister, on the negligence must be proved to month, in addition to which there a charge of spending in the Budget be either wilful or culpable, and would be the cost of the water at of 1927-28 sums unauthorised by to the prejudice both of good Shanghai, and other Incidental the Diet,

order and military discipline. It expenses, the whole thing reaching Marshal Pilsudski described also stressed the importance of expale beyond the Colony's means. the impeachment of Czechowicz as regarding circumstances in which The Weat River scheme, on the immoral, since he was merely the alleged negligence took place. other hand, is estimated to cunt obeying his (Pilsudski's). Instruc-

The defonce had brought to $200,000 per month or less, and astione.

things which they light many would have preferred to have re- mained in darkness. This had been done because it was vitally important, in the opinion of the defence, that the Court should be thoroughly acquainted with the circumstances in which the al- leged negligence took place.

"Where justice is at stake, there can be no half measures," said Major Miles.

it is only possible to low lighters The Marshal then left without into Tylam Bay in very fine being questioned by the Tribunal weather, thin water will have to -Reuter,

bo discharged into tanks in the harbour.

Proposed Procedure. What the Government hopes

now

THIRD COURT OF THE SEASON.

Continuing, he anid that in 1926 the accused was on leave. He was recalled unexpectedly to take

electric light wires bhind the separately immediately.--Reuter. President's chair.

American Statement.

Dawes (Ambassador of the United States) and Mohamed Mahmoud recover shouted to a Socialist

A Fasciat who was the first to

Pasha (Prime Minister of Egypt). "Lightning has struck the Diet;

Washington, June 26.

Mr. Kellogg, lato Secretary of it will soon striks you!":

The United States Government State for the United States, and ranied by a cloud burst, and Allied war-debts or reparations, grees, were unable to be present.

does not contemplate any change Marshal Lyautey of France, on Tho thunderstorm was accome in its policy as regards either whom it was proposed to confer de. Kent, put up a'

THE PRACTICAL WAY..

You may have your own ideas on how the water pro. blem should be solved, but you will agree that conserva- tion of supplies is essential. Do your bit by stopping wastage.

participate either directly or in- and American officials will not British Wireless,

directly in the collection of

Last of the South Africans,

Baron von Kehring, tho noted Hungarian player, defeated the last of the South African contingent rather easily.

H.G.N. Loo, the Champion of

(France). He took the first set at great fight his match with Landry

In

7-5, and the second at 6-4, and concedod the third only after some fine rallies. He fell away after..

German reparations through the MR. STIMSON ON NAVY wards and lost the next two eotar

proposed International Bank, de- clared Col. H. L. Stimson, the Secretary of State to-day, in the course of a Prass Conference at the State Department.

Significant,

This refteration of the American policy is significant as hoper had

DISARMAMENT.

armament problems.

R. de Buzelet (France) was another player who gained a lead [of two acta to love and then lost. He was beaten by the solitary

| Dutch player, Timmer,

The fifth British player J. 8. Oliff, who is the former junfor |champion, had an easy entry into. the last sixteen, beating Perry (Britain) by three sets to one.

Austin's Victory. "Bunny" Austin made short

Frenchman standing frequently.

OPTIMISTIC AS BRITAIN'S PREMIER. to ોંધ

Tytam at

la to have Д tanker. arrive every

U.S, AMBASSADOR APPEARS

Washington, June 26, Tankers up and again.

Interviewed by Reuter's corres- to 10,000-tens cach are passing IN ORDINARY DRESS.

been rafsed in some quarters, pondent to-day, Col. H. L. through the Colony periodically,

following the slight American aon, the U.S. Secretary of State, and whenever the Government

London, June 27.

concession at the recent Paris auld he shared the optimizm of hears of one, which may be once a The third Court of the season,

Reparations Conference, and the Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Gen- month or once a fortnight, it will hold last evening at Buckingham command of his Battalion. At any houses were flooded.

During the storm pieces of advent of the Labour Government eral Charles Dawes over the près- arrange to have it bring wator Palace, was noteworthy for the that time he had not been acting down. This will mean that the fact that Mra. Arthur Henderson, as senior Major, and except for any from the niet building in Britain, which, while not pre-pects of a settlement of naval dis-work of Brughon, He left the Government will be able to a the wife

of the Foreign two short periods he had not crashed into the street.-tauter. pared to plead with the United

States, is most decidedly of the Mr. Stimson declined to com-After gaining a lead of two sols economise 2,250,000 gallons of Secretary, presented Mrs. Dawes, performed the duties of P.R.L

opinion that the question of inter- mont on the reports that Mr.to love, he walked through the reservoir water every time a the wife of the United States lo handed over the command to

national war debts should be re- Ramsay MacDonald would shortly opponent's defences to win the tanker arrives.

Ambassador.

his C.O. His opinión was not consulted. Major Miles asked the

opened. Router's American Ser make an important announcement last act at 6-0,

G. This would not mean, however, a

The American Ambassador him- Court to consider the effect of full aupply to houses, even for oneself appeared in ordinary evening that

the accused. The upon "The water will be pumped from dress, though the rest of the Em- Battalion arrived at Hongkong, bagay staff wore knee breeches. where the accused organised the such Regimental Institute on knowledge as. he had gained from his brief experience from his clerk, and from the officer from whom he took over.

day.

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the ships into the pumping station, then to Bowen Road and into the various balance tanks at the filter beds, where there is adequate storage.

Coasters for Wangmoon? With regard to the Wongmoon supplies, the Government is hoping to arrange that instead of using lighters it may get a certain num- ber of small coastal steamers.

Reuter.

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AMOY WARNED,”

BIG CONSIGNMENT OF OPIUM.

"No Further Guldance."

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ARMED ROBBERS SCARED.

FLED WHEN ALARM WAS GIVEN

vice.

The Labour Party's attitude was defined during the debate on the Budget in April last. Mr. Philip Snowden, who is now Chancellor of the Exchequer, roundly cri ticised the debt settlements with our Continental Allies, bearing in mind our obligatione to the United States.

Labour Views.

on disarmament-Router's Ameri- can Service.

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LOCAL ESTATES.

Lyttleton Rogers, the Irish Davis Cup player, forced. Henri Cochet, the French front- renker, all the way. The game. produced a rare tussle - The Irishman won the first ses, A 7-5, lost the next without getting Aroused from sleep at 5.10 this

a game, took the third to 107 morning to find two armed men

MR. E. A. COULSON LEAVES games, Cochet winning 0-7,, abd' standing over her, Ng Oi, a widow

won the fourth at 6-4. The final living on the third floor of 52.

OVER £15,000.

sot found Cochet in fine fettle and Cochrane Street, screamed out The accused received no further "Save life!"The cry was taken

Ernest Arthur Coulson, of 11 he won 6-3.

In the Men's Doubles, Tilden instructions or guidance, Short-up by the neighbours, and within

He described the financial soltic Clifton Road, Crouch End, London,

South ly afterwards, in spite of his a few minutes the locality was in ment with the United States as bad who'died on November 7, left local and Hunter beat the

Americans Shanghai, Juno 26.

financially and politically, but estato of $2,200 and estate in Bri- Aftieans, but the The Nanking Anti-Opium Com- protests, his clerk was taken an uproar,

away. It had already been stated Appalled by the din, the would-until it was changed by mutual tain of £14,940. 12. 8. A certified narrowly escaped defeat, The mission has wired to the author that the P.R.I. placed the same be robbers turned tail and fled consent the Labour Government copy of probate of the will has been match was one of the tit-bits of

attempted to les at Amoy requesting them to trust in his new clerk as he had without having

would pay every farthing. keep a kcon lookout following a replaced in his old clerk. In doing carry out their original intentions. The Labour Party favoured all granted to the Hon. Mr, W.BL. the day, and five sets

Shenton, solicitor. In a report to C.Ï.D. officers, who round cancellation of war debts,|

Ip Chun, allas Ip. Wing-chun, of almers may be sent to Tyam like through intence in one canimitted a graze error of judg widow described the men the occasional tankers.

diffulty which has arisen in worth of illicit opium is due to ment, but did an error of judg- having the appearance of coolies they saw no reason why the British this fear, leaving local estate of Probate of the will has people should bear the burden for to culpable They were armed with a revolves their neighbours on the Continent. been graned to his mother and wife

$4,700, connexion with the Wangmoon arrive at Amoy for export.

negligence?

Mr. Snowden has again and Major Milen atressed the dit-and a knife respectively,

Discarded by the robbers in their | again expressed his determination on behalf of his son... ficulty of seeing that money col- lected by billiard markers was fight, the revolver and dagger to effect if possible a revision of paid directly to the P.R.I. It were picked up and handed over to the debt settlement with the Unit strongly in favour of reviewing the would be extremely difficult to see the police.

The dificulty is the draft of the vosgels. Ships drawing over ten fact cannot negotiate the bar, so that the vessels must be small.

If this scheme fructifies, theag port which has come to Nanking no It was true that the accused arrived later on the scene, the but if this could not be secured, Grenson Street, died on May 11

water is that the Chinese Customs require permits. This involves shipe calling at Lintin Biation, which means a delay of four hours on the round trip. The Govern- ment is trying, to got over this difficulty by arranging with the

Customs Commissioner,

The Government, we also learn, proposes to put up more street fountains. The Chinese complain that with the same hours of supply (Continued on Page 14.)

that a million dollars

.amount. mont

FINE GENERALLY.

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necessary.

were

Tilden Puzzled.

Tilden also had a rough passo sage in the latter part of his. singles match with Dr. Prenn. He won in three sets, conceding only six gamos, all of which were secured in the third set, when the German took five service games, ed, States. If it was not for that

war, debts, with a severe high kicking settlement, he said some little entire problem of

It is pointed out that there are delivery. time ago, cancellation of all

The tournament way favoured war debts would have been wide discrepancies of American H

berality, which on a 4% per cent. by glorious weather to-day, and basts, require France to pay 50 per the attendance was enormous. cent, and Belgium 54 per cent. of There were brilliant scenes at the their whole debt, including interest centre-cout where the big while Great Britain has to pay 82 per cent, and Italy only 28 per cent, matches were playod, And, the

(Continued on Peva 14.),

The Royal Observatory reports this done, considering that a that the anticyclone remains to barracks as far away as Mount the East of Japan. Pressure le Austin had its billiard tables

Shanghal, June 26, relatively low over North China which came under the P.R.I. The

The Nanking Finance Minister, very simple. and the Philippines. The fore system had to be based on a good Mr. T. V. Soong, arrived at Shang- Wide Discrepancies,

to-morrow is: deal of trust. Ho submitted that hai from Hongkong on Monday case till noon Bouth-east or variable winds, mo- it was common knowledge that evening and it is understood that Informed opinion in the United derate; fina generally.

(Continued on Page 7) he is to return to Nanking to-day. States, outside political circles, is