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REFERENDUM.

VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN BALDWIN.

LEADER STRONGLY ATTACKS

HIS CRITICS.

POLICY DECLARED. ·

London, June 24. Mr. Baldwin, the Conserva- tive leader, made a pronounce ment to-day regarding his Em- pire policy at a meeting of about Parliament and candidates. The meeting had been convened in order finally to define the party's Empire policy, notably in regard to the question of taxation of foreign foodstuffs.

SETTLED.

AGREEMENT, REACHED BY

MUTUAL CONSENT,

TERMS UNAVAILABLE.

SANDHAM.

MAKES 176 AGAINST

ESSEX BOWLERS.

MATCHES DECIDED ON THE

FIRST INNINGS.

HAMPSHIRE VICTORY.

PROGRESS.

"SOUTHERN CROSS” MAKING

GOOD PROGRESS.

80 MILES PER HOUR.

London, June 24.

After being before the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp). in the Supreme Court for over a fort- uight, and with the prospect of continuing for another three wecks, the refrigeration action be tween Messrs. Andersen. Meyer and Co. Ltd., and the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., has There were few notable bow-Longitude 84.30. He was there- been settled out mutual consent. The terms of the cricket matches which ended to- byling feats during the County settlement were not available this:

of Court

London, June 24.

The famous Australian airman, Captain Kingsford Smith, who left Port Karnock, Ireland, in the aero- plane "Southern Cross" at 4.30 this morning to fly across the Atlantic, wirelessed at five o'clock this after- noon that he was in Latitude 50.40,

fore more than halfway. His speed is eighty miles an hour. Captain Kingsford Smith added: could get out of this beastly fog, feel closed in so much."--British Wireless.

across.

SUCCESSES.

MANY FAILURES BY BRITAIN.

AN EASY VICTORY FOR MRS. WILLS-MOODY.

WIMBLEDON GAMES.

FOR POLICE.

of Dunlop Stringing, ob-

tainable from any Sports Dealer.

HOTEL IGNORES WARNINGS

ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON ROOF.

BUILDING AUTHORITY ORDERS FLOUTED.

COMING IMPROVEMENT AT TSIM TSA SUI.

PUBLIC EXPENDITURE.

At its 'meeting to-morrow the Finance Committea will be asked to approve supplementary expen-. diture totalling $49,276, the great- er part of which is in connexion

AGENT FINED $100. with urgent improvement at the Water Police Station. In the London, June 24.

Certain illegal - structures 1930 estimates a sum of $35,000 is One of Wimbledon's rich con- provided for the erection of a new erected on the roof of the Hotel- trasts was provided to-day by deportee shed in Kowloon. It has Nathan in Nathan Road, Yau- the fair, tall quiet. Australian, now been found possible tem- mati, were the subject of pro- porarily to make other arrange-ceedings before Mr Whyte feline Indian Davis Cup player, the shed will not be erected. Madan Mohan. These two open-

tracy this morning when Mr. Against the resulting saving, Wong Kam-pun, was summoned ed the day on the famous centre the Inspector General of Police for constructing a pavilion, a court when there was a large requests a supplementary vote of matshed and a flue without per and fashionable gathering pre-at the Water Police Station. Of Authority.

$33,000 for urgent Improvements mission from the Building

400. Conservative members of morning and from enquiries made day, but many good batting per- "Everything going fine. Wish we Crawford, and the eager, Slimments for housing deportees, and Smith at the Kowloon Magis-

it would appear it is unlikely they formances. The most notable will be made public.

was that of Sandham of Surrey time on Monday at the mutual re-

The case was adjourned at tiffin who scored 176. Sandham has quest of both parties, in order to been invited to attend at Lord's enable counsel to investigate cer- for the second Test match which tain calculations which were un-starts on Friday. The majority derstood to be of great importance, of the matches to-day were but there was no sitting yesterday and none to-day.

decided on the first innings.

Mr. Baldwin said he stood, as be had always stood, for the close economic unity of the Empire with reciprocal preference. That policy might, and probably would involve before it was complete, what were generally known as food taxes and there had been a division of opinion in the party on that sub- Ject. Mr. Baldwin recalled that | it was Lord Beaverbrook, the news paper proprietor, who had propos-

A Telegraph representative made i enquiries from both sides this morning but could obtain no in- formation beyond the bare state- ment of fact that the case had been settled by mutual, consent. It was further indicated that it was unlikely that the terms. of settlement would be made avail-

able later.

ed that in order to meet this diffi- culty that if such taxes should be The action, which aroused a found to be necessary a referen- | great deal of public interest, and dum should be

before which was not without its humor taken they were adopted RA part ous aspects during cross-examina- of the party's policy at tion of Mr. W. P. Hacker and Mr. the general election.

W. G. Rasey by Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., concerned the installation of a refrigeration and ice plant at the Peninsula and Hongkong Hotels which, defendants alleged, did not fulfil the contract require ments as specified by plaintiffs.

A National Verdict.. He had accepted that proposal because it secured unity of the party and it had another advantage in that it would procure a national, and not a party verdict, on the subject of food taxes.

Plaintiff claimed the sum...of $25,385.20 being balance alleged Lord Beaverbrook had since to be duc from the defendants for

Results in Brief.

Oxford beat the M.C.C. by seven wickets at Lord's.

Surrey won on the first innings against Essex at the Oval.

Kent won on the first innings against Worcestershire at Stour- bridge.

with

Nottinghamshire drew Yorkshire at Nottingham. against Glamorgan at Portsmouth. Hampshire won by 130 runs

Warwickshire won on the first

against Leicester- innings

at Nuneaton..

Northants won on the first

Middlesex innings against

at Northampton.

The Australians drew. with Lan- cashire at Manchester.

The Honours List.

set out below:

are

*

Capt. Kingsford Smith,

New York, June 24. The National Broadcasting Com- pany heard the "Southern Cross" at 9.45 p.m. (Greenwich time) telling

sent in 'Bunny weather.

this amount, $28,000 is for the Mr. E. S." C. Brookes appeared: The first women's matches were provision of hutments for 84 sea- for the defendant and entered a played to-day, Mrs. Wills-Moody men and housing room for the plea of guilty to a technical Chinese Police, the accommoda-

I made her debut since her marriage tion being now very unsatisfac./offence. He said the position? against the German, Fraulein tory. It is proposed to expend the was that MIx. Wong Kam-

V

ask-

Krawinckel, who was recently de- balance of $5,000 on the extension pan was the agent for the owner feated by Senorita Alvarez. The and improvement of the office ac- there was also a summons, which, against whom, he understood, latter is not competing in the pre-commodation which is now totally however, had not been served, sent Wimbledon tournament owing inadequate at the Water Police

Station. to illness.

Roof Garden Idea." A sum of $2,076 is Britain has to rely on Misa Bettyed for in connexion with Miscel

Continuing, Mr. Brookes said, he instead of on Mrs. Watson who has laneous Services, the Secretary of did not know whether his Worship scratched in the singles on the State for the Colonies having ap- had seen the structures, but he doctor's order. Crawford (Aus-proved the honoraria of $1,600 to himself had done so this morning. trália) beat Madan Mohan (India) Mr. W. J. Carrie, 3500 to Miss One of them was a pavilion in fron without much dificulty to-day in V. R. Harrison and 875 to. Mr. Un work Actually "pavilion" was the Second round. Crawford took

Salaries Commission.

the first set at 6-2 but the Indian ting-fas as recommended. by the not quite the right word, as it comprised four pillars of iron exerted himself in the next set and

A sum of $10,000 is required for with the centre rising to B peak, won it at 3-6. The Australiana latrine in. Davis Street, the and was merely an ornament for took the next two, however, at 6-3, amount being met from, savings hanging up lights. The matshed under a similar head for a latrine was not a matshed in the ordinary In Rock Hill Street which will not sense of the word It was of bamboo trellis work. The flue now be proceeded with this year.

was from the kitchen. The in- To meet the cost of furniture tention of the management was to

6-2.

Mrs. Wills-Moody Wing. Mra. Willa-Moody easily, ac-

pany and other places, and br

The principal batting and Low. a Norwegian steamer that "we ex- counted for Fraulein Krawinckel, for rented quarters in Kowloon develop the premises into a roof changed his mind and he and his work done and material supplied ling performances during the pect to reach Cape Race at 4 a.m.winning 6-2, 6-1. Doeg, the Ameri- vote

on Wednesday, Head winds are can, defeated Dellaporta (Britain), These quarters

of $2,500 is requested. garden similar to the Sincere Cra newspapers and his allied news between September 11 and Novem- matches which ended to-day only ten miles an hour."

are occupied papers were denouncing him (Mr.ber 27, 1929.

The refuelling plane has already 6-2, and Austin. (Britain) beat dinate staff entitled

in three straight sets at 6-3, 6-1, by officers of the subor that purpose a kitchen with Baldwin) because he had not The defence filed counter-claims

arrived at Portland, Maine, with Grandguillot (Egypt) 6-2, 7-5, 6-1. furniture, Government quarterly a chimney was erected with the

free changed his mind.

totalling over $145,000.

a flue was constructed. Original- 200 gallons of gasolene, should the "Southern Cross' not wish to land.

Van Ryn (America) won in not being available for the housing permission of the authorities, hut, --Reuter's American Service. straight sets against Chamberlain | of all such officers.

being inadequate, was made

Mr. Baldwin continued, "The re-

Mr. H. G, Sheldon, instructed by ferendum, as I have said was de- Mr. D. J.. Lewis, of Messrs. John signed primarily to achieve unity: son, Stokes and Master, was for If it is given up, one of two things plaintiffs, while Mr. Eldon Potter, must happen. You either go back to the position which existed be K.C., together with Mr. F. C. Jen- fore our adopting the referendumkin, instructed by Mr. H. C. Mac- and that would not be unity in the namara, of Messrs. Deacons, de- party or you have a free hand, which means in practical politics food taxes on the platform and at election in which case again you $304,538 MORE NEEDED. would not have achieved unity in the party.

"Stand Where I Did,"

"I have no fresh evidence to make me alter the decision to which I I came some months ago and that is that policy of food taxation with out a referendum at the present day would lead to our defeat at the polls. !

Therefore, in the light of the present circumstances I stand where I did."

fended.

TO MEET COLONY'S CHARGES FOR 1929,

Batting Sandham (Surrey) A. M. Crawley (Oxford) Wyatt (Warwick) Armstrong (Leicester) Nichol (Worcester) Shipman (Leicester) B. Lyon (M.C.C.) Lilley (Notts) Timms (Northants) Not out.

176 110

117

114

110

105*

102

102*

102

Bowling

G for 78 5 for 61

Peebles (Oxford)

and Boyes (Hants) Kennedy (Hants) Jupp (Northants) Allen (Middlesex) Wall (Australia) Fairfax (Australia)

Oxford v. M.C.C.

G for 77

INCREASED PETROL

PRICE.

TO PREVENT SPECULATIVE

BUYING.

"This increase is not an ad-

to

Great Britain. He took all three A sum of $212 is requested. in higher. It was this, Mr. Brookes, aets at 6-2. Allisson (America) connexion with the Hansard Re- understood that brought forth the defeated the veteran South Ameri- ports which last year comprised complaint from the. Public Works can, Harria 6-3, 8-6, 6-4.

329 pages as against 121 in 1928 Department. In addition to Mrs. Wills-Moody and 170 in 1927.

other

The Men's Singles.

พ

Mr. Brookes intimated that the American players were In addition there is a vote of roof garden Was under the successful against strong opposi- $1,489 being expenses in connexion management of the Tak Ming Com tion. These included the eighteen with the recent Meteorological pany and not the defendant, who, year old Miss Sarah Palfrey, Conference, to discuss the possi- however, was technically liable whose sister, Mianne, also passed bility of adopting uniform codes under the Ordinance. It was the This morning's announcement of into the second round through for visual storm signals through- Tak Ming Co. who had made the 5 for 48 increase of 15 cents a gallon for Senorita Alvarez scratching out the Far East. This Con-structures. 5 for petrol is only the premature addi- Kingsley, Turnbull and Menzel, ference was proposed at a Con- Under the circumstances Mr. fortion of the Government tax to be all experienced players, fell down ference of Empire Meteorologists Brookes, asked for only a nominal At to-morrow's meeting of the

4 for 2 levied as from July 1st, Oil com- before the Americans in straight held at London in August, 1929, fine to be imposed. Legislative Countil, the Hon.

4 for 29panies stated this morning that it sets, the only loser being Miss and at the International Con- Colonial Secretary is to move the

is a measure designed to protect the Edith Cross who was defeated by ference of Directors of Weather

Summonses Ignored. first reading of an Ordinance.

Government against speculative the Belgian champion.

Services, held at Copenhagen in Mr. A F. Reynolds, of the authorising the appropriation of a Good batting performances by B. buying.

September 1929. The proposal Public Works Department, said' supplementary sum of $304,538.83 B. Lyon in both the M.C.C. innings

was approved and Mr. Clax that with regard to the pavilion It to defray the charges of the year marked the match at Lord's which justment of the price due to the

Was appointed con was true that it was a framework 1929. The sum is required for Oxford won by seven wickets. The falling exchange," explained the In the second round of

the ton the following Departments:

M.C.C.

made 205 in their first manager of

Berkeley-Bell vener. The cost of the necessary but there was no knowing what if one oil company. men's singles,

remains to be met. The aum now structures whatever were allowed 11,976.99 70. Peebles wrought the most on July 1st. The extra 15 cents zel (Czecho-Slovakia). The asked for is for entertainment and on the roof of the Hotel.. At the

9,652.30 havoc among the wickets, taking covers the tax, but its early im- American had I very

present time a stage had been secretarial expenses. 1.142.20 six for 78. Oxford replied with position is solely for the purpose passage. He took the first set

erected in addition. An applica- 223,383.18 265, of which Garland-Wella contri- of protecting the Government from only conceding one

game. The

tion was made for the erection of of an enormous fortune' rapidly Miscellaneous Services 57,971.87buted 72. made and the control of your own

companies securing large stocks of second he took at 6-2 and in the

the structures on the roof, but Other business to come before B. Lyon reached hs century when petrol before July 1st and thus third he again only conceded one It seems to the Council will be the first read-the M.C.C. went to the wicket again, escaping the tax."

was definitely refused, while the newspaper destroy the balance and goes to ing of an Ordinance

case had been further aggravated amend the but the other batsmen gave com- the head like wine.

It is understood that members

by the continuance of the work of You find in New Territories Regulation Ordin-paratively little support and the of the Government have been con

building illegal structures on the these cases, like Hearst in ance to provide for the taxation side was dismissed for 240, Pec-ferring with the oil companies on America and Beaverbrook and of light hydrocarbon oils. Rothermere in. England, that

bles this time taking wickets for this subject, but it is not known

was taken out. 61 runs. attempts are made outside the

Oxford got the necessary from which party the idea emanat

His Worship asked if any of the 183 runs for victory for the loss ed.

structures were a source province, of journalism to dietate,

of domineer and blackmail."

The additional 15 cents it be

danger. charged for each gallon in bulk (retail). Prices for cases, tine and drums have been proportion ately revised.

Mr. Baldwin made a strong Audit Department $ 412.2 knock, B. Lyon batting brightly for "There will be no further addition. (America) was opposed to Men- printing is not yet known and would be later. In any case, Do

attack on. the Rothermere and Attorney General Beaverbrook Press and said Crown Solicitor

"Nothing is more curious in Land Registry modern evolution than the effect

Public Works Dept...

Challenge Accepted,

Alluding, to the attacks against i his leadership, Mr. Baldwin declared: "I accept the chal- lenge as I accepted the challenge. of the Trade Union Council in 1926 and I call the buff."

THE "RED" HAND IN of only three wickets, mainly due to A.M. Crawley who scored a fine PALESTINE.

119 before his wicket was taken.

PLAN TO BOLSHEVISE THE ARARS.

Surrey v. Essex. Surrey scored the highest total of any County team in the matches Riga, June 24.

which finished to-day, making 491 The Communist Internationale before the last wicket fell. Sand- Mr. Baldwin mentioned the in- has decided to pursue a more ham was by far the most prominent dividual efforts of Lord Rother energetic policy in Palestine, batsmen, making 176. Essex went mere and Lord Beaverbrook to in- basing its revolutionary opera-in to make 272, Cutmore before the Aluence the Ministerial appoint- tions on the Arabs.

most successful batsmen with 78. ments in the next Conservative The Central Committee of the In their second knock Essex made Ministry and said "a more pre- Party has formally undertaken to 161 for the loss of two wickets, posterous and insolent demand carry out the new programme; Surrey winning on the was never made on the leader of which the Pravda describes as "the innings. any political party."

Arabisation of the Communist

Sir Gervais Rentoul moved an Party in Palestine"--Reuter. official resolution supporting thi

policy declared by Mr. Baldwin and approving the retention of the

Kent v. Worcester.

first

PRISON MUTINY AT RANGOON.

OVER FORTY KILLED AND MANY WOUNDED.

game.

саву

SEQUEL TO FOUL IN FIGHT.

comparatively easy victory when Lott (America) also had a

American took the first set at 6-3,

OF TITLE HOLDERS. conceded four games in the second set and won the third with the

Philadelphia, June 24. same, margin, 6-4.

The Pennsylvania Commission Tilden only conceded five games has annulled Godfrey's licence and in his match with Mather (Eng has halved the share of the purse land) which he won with three from two thousand to one thousand straight sets at 6-2, 6-2, 6-1. the latter being the pro rata basis

Gregory Margin (America) won for the rounds before the foul, by two sets to one against Turn-

The Commission has also finally bull (England), He won. the removed him from the list of title first at 6-2, but the Englishman holders. Reuter's American Ser-- put up a stiffer fight in the second | vice." and won the set at 7-5. In the third however, Mangin won the set without conceding a game.

he met Kingsley (England). The GODFREY NOT NOW ON LIST premises, even since the summons

Mr. Reynolds replied that there was the danger of the entire structures being blown into the streets during a typhoon. There was nothing whatever to prevent them from coming down..

Pavilion in Concrete....

Mr. Brookes said that as far ea the pavilion Was concerned he had to disagree with what Mr. Reynolda had said.

the first set at 5-7 and also the Mr. Reynolds admitted that the second, which the Englishman took pavilion was standing in concréte Borotra's Keen Fight. Rangoon, June. 24.

at 6-3. Borotra, however, showed and there was no danger of that A mutiny, resulting in 45 deaths,

Brugnon (France) was defeated a considerable improvement and being blown down, but he said: has occurred in the Central Gaol in a four set match by Andrews the Englishman was unable to there were now three or four here..

A number of convicts suddenly New Zealand). The latter won hold him in the next three sets flues recently constructed on the Worcester batted first, but could raided the gaol armoury and seized the first set at 6-3 but the French which Borotra won at 6-3, 6-3, 6-1. roof.

Referring to the flue, Mr. only compile 115 runs. Kent de arms and ammunition, and, augmen levelled matters up in the In the first round of the women's elded on a bold policy and when they at second which he won at 7-5 singles, Miss Sarah Palfrey Reynolds said he had since visited gramme in the party pro with the Dominions. The amend- had taken their score to 173 formented by other convicts, they at. Andrews, however, took the next (America) beat Miss Yorke (Eng the Hotel and found that there ment, although received with loud eight wickets they declared and sent held off the matineers until the ar- two at 6-3 and 6-0. Another New land); 6-1, 6-2. Mlle. Sigart, after were now four flues on the roof Vote of Confidence.

cheers, was defeated.

Worcester in again. This time, rival of the military and police,

Zealander, Malfroy, was opposed losing the first set to Miss Edith They were more or less of a flimsy The official resolution, which however, a fine stand was made by The police, opened fire, but two- to another Frenchman, Cochet Cross, (America) at 3-6, won the nature. At the time the summons Colonel Gretton moved an included a denunciation of the Nichol who made 110 before his hours elspeed before the situation Cochet won with straight sets at next two sets at 6-3 and 6-3. Miss wat home out there was only one, amendment that there should be Beaverbrook and Bothermere wicket was taken. The innings was controled

6-4, 6-1, 6-1. Ryan beat Mies Brooke (England) His Worship What are they

but now there four, NW no referendum and that, the Con- Press and expressed confidence in closed at 241, Kent being unable to Five officials and 40 convicts were. There was a most interesting 6-2, 6-3, and Miss Mary Greef servative Government should go Mr. Baldwin as leader, was adopt force a win. The match ended with killed whilst 11 officials and 40 con match between Borotra (France) (America) defeated Mrs. Wolf

for? to the Imperial Conference with ed-Reuter and British Firdens,

(Continued on Page 7 victs were wounded.–Reuter, and Lee (England), Borotra lost (England), 61, 61–Reuter, pe

a free hand to make arrangements

Mr. Reynolds replied that they

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