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COMMONS SNAP VOTE CLAMOUR.

GOVERNMENT'S

DEFEAT.

Result Later Reversed.

CRISIS TO-DAY.

London, June 15.

A period of much liveliness occurred in the House of Commons to-day as a prelude to the big issue to-morrow when the Liberal amendment to the Land Tax proposals in the Finance Bill is to be discussed.

The House was to-day engag ed on the committee stage of the Finance Bill and the Govern ment suffered defeat on a nap Vote!

The voting came, as a general surprise. The division took place! on an amendment moved by a Con-

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LOCAL BRANCH,

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The Peking Man's "Cousin" Found in Australia. POSEIDON RELIEF DISCOVERY

The Peking

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The skull of the Peking Man. Simautkrõpus Pekinensee.

REBELS BREAK

OUT OF JAIL.

SEIZE CARBINES

AND ESCAPE.

!

A Pre-historic Skull,

Brief Details of A Valuable Find.'

FUND.

DONATIONS STILL

COMING IN.

OF NEW ISLANDS.

READY RESPONSE. Exciting Race Donations totalling over $800 by Warships.

have been received to-day by the Telegraph and Morning Post on behalf of the Navy Lea gue Poseidon

Disaster Fun ANGLO-BRAZILIAN

RIVALRY.

Arthur

Canberra, June 15. The greatest importance is at-handed to Mr. S. A.

The contributions have been tached to the discovery in Aus-Secretary of the Fund, and will tralia of the skull of a prehis-be acknowledged in the first torie man, the find being of par-jofficial list when compiled. Licular scientific interest

በፍ This should have been issue the remains possess features this morning, but up to the time! markedly similar to those of freceived.

Jor going to press had not been Sinanthapus pekinenses, thei Peking Man.

The announcement of the dix-

VOLUNTEERS IN HO YING-CHING tomy, who

MISHAP.

SHOT DOWN.

LAUNCH STRIKES

SAND BANK.

servative Member providing for the BURMA SITUATION. Hebe Haven on Sunday as a pre-

exemption

agricultural tet

Assessment above its agricultural land, a tax shati paid on the difference.

Resignation Demanded,

ment

Sís members of the Volunteer Corps who went by launch lo liminary to a walking expedition in that sequestered portion of programme interferet with on the New Territories, had their the return journey.

Attempt on Life Confirmed.

VERY SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.

The

New York, June 15.

A thrilling race between warships of Great Britain and Brazil, with the owner- ship of two newly-discovered isands in the South Atlantic Ocean as the prize, is ported to be in progress.

ra-

Need For Moncy. Excellent as the response fins; covery was made to-day by Profes-been so far, the need for further Isor Sir Colin Mackenzie, the Diree-donations

A British cruiser, it is under- tor of the Australian Institute of majority of those who lost their to the scene of the newly-found argent, H thestood, is proceeding at full speed Janel undertaken lives in the disaster are married territory from Georgetown, in considerable paleontological isearrt in the wilds of Australin, sured that the money subscribed const of South America, and the

re men.

Contributors can rest asBritish Guiana, on the north will be The skull wan

allocated to found quite possible advantage, the needs of ordered a cruiser

the best Brazilian Government has also recently in Central Australia by each case being thorougle in speed to the region. an engineer named Rigg, and itvestigated by the naval beneva.

to make all exhibits features Momewhat lent organisation.

imilar to those of the Peking

The object of the comamuders of skull.

The present law rai the the warships is to plant the fing dollar will anfortunately be of their country upon the islands. Professor Sir Colin Mackenzie money for and for this reason aim to ownership.

adverse etor in remitting

thus establishing a the

prima expresses the opinioa that the new it is hoped that contributors will

facle It is many years since such an pn the give as generisly as they can. physiology of the erect posture,

adventure has been made possible, with important bearing on many

jand it seems rather strange that Definite Footing. modern chronic disenses of the

new islands should be found in the human system.

region indicated.

skull will throw light

Equal Chances.

from the provisions of the land Lax Mr. Snowden's

London, June 15. proposal is that agricultural land as such will Wedewood-Ban has circulated to

The Secretary for India.

Mr. exempt, but where it as A members of the House of Commons, asa statement covering the events in! be Burma last werk.

They_re-boarded the launch Vinschloe Minister of War In It is confirmed that General Ho

As the result of a meeting held This shows that in the Tharraw-little harbour when the craft is military hospital at Nan-valuable find

Hang Hina and were leaving the the Banking Government, is lying skull is given. but it is the first and representatives of the Press, that the captain of the

No estimate of the age of the joed branch of the Navy Lagne from Rio de Janeiro. announcing last night between officials of the esipt of a report in Georgetown The race was begun after the re- The Conservative amendment Laddy

andy and Insein districts, dacofles struck a sand-bank and retusel tirane, Klang, with three bullet and 13 in hel the thing about the definite footing. The Navy Leagse two now small inlands near St. WHS carried agatasi

numeros. In Henzada, the budge. After

made in Australia the Fund has now been placed on a steamer, Lelande, had discovered Government by 22 Votes to 2081 Mituation was difficult owing to the Valinteers derided to

wals, thends in body, inflicted in same age as Peking Man.

British low numerical teeth the Mili- the launch, and they returned to abandon tary Polier, but troops will arrive Hongkong by ferryboat.

attempt on his life last week. :

has agreed to take control of the Paul's Recks in the middle of the Amid Opposition cheers and cries.

there shortly.

shagination attempt is

Previous Discoveries.

Fand, and all subscriptions already Southern Atlantic. of "Resign!" Mr. Stanley Baldwin (and troops bad had several suc-swain on the return of the launch attributed to communists.

ported to have been made at Information of the spising was nie In the Prone district, the polies, given to the Police

sent to the newspapers or in future leader of the Tories, inquired of the esses against the rebels and the to harlon,

te the exchang auch in official etrele istanz, found in 1891-92.

military

The oldest skulls in existence are forwarded to them will be collected, headquarters at Nai Print Minister what course

Pithecanthropus the Java Ape by the League, which will issue proposed, to adopt.

he situation, improved.

daily acknowledgment lists. Th

St. Paulo Racks are about one delal view, however, is discount. In Thayofmys, the original rebel to Hebe Haven by his launch, the have taken a prominent part inj

He stated that he took thus party (ed although, General Ho was to Sussex, 1908-12.

The Piltdown Man found in ether to the newspapers or to Mr.80 miles off the Brazilian coast,

Cheques, which may

be sent degree north of the Equator about Mr. Ramy MacBonht, in restarea ply. pointed out that the amend-down, but daraities have been Shun Company of 43, tunnaught eradication of communist-bandits

is reported to be settling Wing 1er werd by the Wing the government drive aimed at the HBI, 1921.

Rhodesian Man, found at Broken Livingston and Co., Ltd., P. and O. from Pernambuco,

5. A. Arthur, 5/6 Messrs. Gibb, and a little over six hundred miles ment was used as drafting numerous in the north of the dis Road, Central.

mendment, which would have triet and there were atgs of dis- the Volunteers left instructions i

On going ashore, in Kiangsi.

Peking Map, found at Chou Koutary of the Fund, should be made in the race has started from Rio Building, who is acting as Serre-

If the Brazilian cruiser engaged no bearing on the substance of affection the Bill.

in the

Tien, about forty miles from Pek-payable to the Navy Lenga Posei de Janeiro, it would have appro arighbouring with him to pick them on at Hang- In these circumstances, districts of Minia and Moewe,

Weak From Loss of Blood. the Government would accept the

ing, in 1926-29. jhau.

don Fund, In the Pega district, over thirty According to arrangements, the through loss of blood when ahou thought the Peking Man is in by amendment and would examine il prisoners broke out of Nyaunglebin parly went on board the launch at down.

ximately the same These are considered by experts General Ho is greatly weakened to be approximately the same age,

distance to cover about 1.500 miles-as the to see if it couki, thas i des-sub-jail, captured fifteen police car-16 pan, at Hang-hau, some distance unetors attending him indicate The Neanderthal Man, found near

British cruiser from Georgetown. eribed.

bines, and mute for the forests to south of Hele Haven behind Junk that he will recover.

reports FORE thefar the best state of preservation.

Just Of Steamship Route. More shouting from the

the west. benches followed

Bay Shortly after, the munch Attacks on Indians and Chinesej went aground on a sand bank in bat this annonce-¡

There is no immediate danger, that of a more recent "man."

Dusseldorf in 1867 is believed to be ment, and a Conservative member

istill continged in several districts five feet of water. The party had undergo careful treatment over"a

General Ho will have attempted to provide for a real test of Lower Burns, but the situation to go ashore and return to Hong-Jiang period.

The Peking Man. f strength by moving an unend. Was gradually improving. ment which he claimed dealt with grants have left Rangoon the last

A large number of Indian immi-sent for assistance.

kong by ferry while a message was

The Peking Man was discovered i a point of substruce,

Attacked in Headquarters,,

by Dr. Davidson Black, of Toronto The steam laungh Wai Hing ari fortnight. The economic situation rived in response to the message Nanchang regarding the ass-December, 1929, and detached from dollars which I shalt be glad if you Resuit Reversed.

and Manchester Universities, an al- Briel shows to marked change. Cultiva- but was unable to help the ground-sination attempt state that it was the rock in which it was im-will forward to the Hongkong branch

reports received from most perfeet skull being found in Finally, Sir Arthur Steel-Mait-districts report that relief works rising of the tide

tion. IN starting slowly. Several en launch, which had to await the singed in General fle Ying-ching bedded by a dentist's drill. Most Jand, the ex-Conservative Minister, will probably be required in August getting off the sand tank. noved the closure, but the Govern-for September after the ploughing,

before being utices. The shooting is alleged to of the Incial regions were missing, of the Navy League in aid of the ment ranks were by then rein is finished. - British Wireless.

The Wing Ler reports that there bee of his own bodygstaarti.

have been carried out by a mem-but the skull itself was completely dependents of the. Poseidon victims, Corced and the motion was defeated.

{had been no damage as a result of inst serious wound is said to greater than the ape man of Java,

The preserved. Brain capacity the grounding.

have perforated the intestine. and Mr. Roy Chapman Andrews| declared he would tmve given ten, years of his life to have made thei Idiscovery.

Tary

by the narrow majority of 2.19

sult of the "map" division.

vatex to 292, thus reversing the res

Midnight Cabinet Meeting.

An emergency meeting of the

Liberal Party has decided to in-

EXTRALITY ISSUE AGAIN.

Cabinet was held at midnight t NO REVELATIONS AT discuss the substitute which the

PRESENT.

1

but

to

THE JUNIOR T. T. SCHNEIDER TROPHY

RACE.

FOR BRITAIN. FRANCE & ITALY NOT COMPETING.

London, June 16.

the

Interest Revived.

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NAVY LEAGUE "POSEIDON" FUND.

The Manager",

Hongkong Teelgraph,

1/3 Wyndham Street.

Herewith the sum of

Name

Address

REGENTS PARK.

BOTANIC GARDENS FOR THE PUBLIC.

The

First

It does, however, seem rather strange thet e territory should be found in the vicinity Paul's Rocks, in view of the fact of St. that these little rocky islands are right in the course of the main steamship routes from Pernambuco to Europe.-Renter's American Service,

AUSTRALIAN GOLD SHIPMENT.

TO MEET TREASURY BILLS IN ENGLAND...

London, June 15. A Melbourne message states that the Australian Common- wealth Government has decided to introduce legislation authoris ing a shipment of £5,000,000 in gold to meet Treasury Bills which mature In London at the end of June.

that

the

It

Is

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Ile declared that it proved con- troduce instead of their origin

HUNT WINS FIERCE

culsively that man had already pro- land tax amendment.

eceded on a long way on the road! It is hoped that by

CONTEST.. London, June 15.

of human development when the change of wording, the crisis will Arthur Henderson, questioned the a radicali The Foreign Secretary, Mr.

Peking. Man died, and that man's be averted.

London, June 15. ! Great Britain is assured of win-tainly in the Pliocene Period, possi- ancestors started long before, cer- The threats of a breakdown offlug, the present slage

House of Commons to-day regard Hunt, riding a Norton machine at right, according to

On the Isle of Man to-day, P.ning the Schneider Trophy out-bly the Miocene. the German Government indented extraterritorial negotiations with hour, over a tortuous 262 miles France does not intend to competed the discovery to be the greatest)mons to-day that it was proposed |

of the an average speed of 74 miles an Herald's Paris corespondent, who Professor Elliott Smith, the noted Works, Mr. George Lansbury, gold reserve, which now Amounts

understood Daily a few days ago are also receding.was still awaiting the full report Trophy Raer for motor cycles un-while Italy has no chance of com ever made, The find of a somewhat to open the Botanic Gardens to

the Chinese overament, said he

His views were supported by:

London, June 15. mensure will empower the Trea- learns

"authoritatively"

Commissioner of surer to ship any portion of the course, won the Junior Tourist from the British Minister, but he der 300 e. c.

that British anthropologist, whe declar-announced in the House of Com-to £15,000,000, British Wireleza. could not at the present stage give an undertaking to publish it when

pleting how engines in time for similar skull in Australia will in the public free of charge, and to Guthrie, On received

machine,

Another Norian the race-Beuter. wax second, and the Liberals last night to modify tions in China mke it possible,

Moreover, until political condi- Woods, on a Rudge machine, third,

tensify interest among investiga-maintain tom of early man-Reuter.

in their ag part of Regent's their land tax amendment, conce-ffer a final arrangement to be con-Bercely contented on recard. There The Race was one of the most

Park.

The Royal Observatory reports. ing a substantial portion of the feluded, it was not desirable that were 50 starters, representing

follows resolve of the Treasury that all extreme north. Depressions are Government's case, political cor the results so far reached in the many parts of world, although all

the that pressure

the

respondents. In this

Crown land in Regent's Park, shown to the N.W. of Hanoi and newspapers take a gloomy view of British Wirelena

morning a negatiations should be published. chos

except the Zoological Gardens, over the Eastern Sea.. to ride the Government's prospects in to-

British-made

shall revert to the public as the machines.-British Wireless. night's debate.

leases fal In-British Wireless.

British Wireless and Reuter,

Dissolution Predicted.

Later. Notwithstanding the decision of

They predict alitution unless the peace-makers at the eleventh hour succeed in moving Mr. Philip Snowden, hitherto, is reported to have been adamant.

who

KING'S YACHTING SUCCESS.

"BRITANNIA” BEATS "SHAMROCK."

London, June 16,

The King's cutter Britannia,

FRENCH STEAMER

DISASTER.

S.

MOTOR CRASHES

INTO WALL.

R.A. MAN SENT TO HOSPITAL

R. Radford, of the 12th Heavy Battery. Royal Artillery, station- ed at Lyeemun, was involved In a

THE NAUTILUS.

BEING TOWED TO QUEENSTOWN.

motor accident yesterday when The

London, June 15, submarine Nautilus,"

the vehicle ran into with the wall which the Australian Arctie ox-

crossing from Amorierior to a

an

JAPAN LOSES ALL MATCHES.

BRITAIN'S PASSAGE INTO FINAL-

London, Jung 16.

WEATHER REPORT.

CANTON CUSTOMS

SEIZURE..

NO BRITISH ACTION CALLED FOR.

BEREAVED FAMILIES TO

of the A.P.C. Installation at Northplorer. Sir Hubert Wilkins is It is stated that the Govern

Point. BE CARED FOR ment's delegates to

It appears that Radford was attempt to reach thorth Polo the Goneval Mandates Commission will return

riding as a phasenger in the rear under the ice, and who had been the Davis Cup Contest at East Canton in order to obtain posses London, June 16.. to London by aeroplane If neces-quipped with hor new Bermudament, who has arrived here in con- crashed into the wall. Radford by the U.S.S. Wyoming to Queens 0-2, 6-3, 4-6, 0-2.

Nantes, June 10.

In the Afth and Inst match of in taking over the Customs at The Canton Government's action" Through the Minister, M. Dou-A.P.C.

nent of the car and on passing the experiencing engine trou in bourne, sary, in time to vote In the erl-rig. won her first victory of the nexion with the St. Philibert disno suffered injuries to his arm and town, Ireland.

Installation the driver Mid-Atlantic, is now being towed Britain) defosted H. Sato (Japan), for in which the British Govern-

F. J. Perry tical division.

(Great elon of the surplus, is not a mat- season at Cowen to-day, The qutcome of the omorgency meeting of the Cabinet has not thirty-two seconds. British Wire- will be properly provided for The driver of the car was not weather before success was the European Zone by five matches House of Commons to-day-

She beat the Shamrock by assurance that the bereaved families Hospital to receive-treatment howeer were made

ter, the Government has given an was taken to the Government Civit Several attempts to secure the

kad earlier beaten

ment is called upon to intervene, entrance into the-final-of obtained British Wireless, A to nil Reuter

tho