British Labor Ministry Wins Test in Commons With

WEATHER FORECAST WHERE TO GO TO-NIGHT e, CapItol-'-The Uninvited Ouest. For 36 hours ending Ô pm.. Friday: I fominion—A Woman of Parts. Flayheuge—The India Rubber GlrL Victoria and vicinity—Light to mod t’olurobla • Little Johnny Jones. erate winds, continued fine and warmer. %Wt% Royal—'The Knchanted Pottage. ■ -1JH1 ■ = VOL. 64 NO. 127 VICTORIA, B.C., THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1924 PRICE FIVE CENTS LIBERALS SEEKING ELECTION IN CITY Japan’s Protest U.S. Vice-Consul BRITISH LABOR MINISTRY Against Exclusion At Vancouver is 278 ITALIANS ARRIVE AT WINS TEST IN COMMONS Received in U.S. Put Under Arrest HALIFAX AND CREATE NEW Washington, May 29—The Washington. May 29 —David 004828 Japanese protest against the C. Kerr. United States vice- WITH LIBERALS’ SUPPORT nets immigration law reached consul at Vancouver, was ar PROBLEM the Japanese Embassy here rested here to-day on a charge to-day by cable. Asquith and His Followers Join Members of Govern Because of its great length. of having accepted bribes to Nearly 400 Already There Have Been Refused Ad ment Party In Defeating Conservative Motion For Some time will lie required to influence his decisions on mission; Steamship Held By Officials At Port Until Reduction of Salary of Thomas Shaw, Minister of decode ami study it before it, questions relating to the pas Instructions Sent From Department In Ottawa is formally presented to the sage of aliens across the Van * Labor State Department. adian border. Halifax. May 29,—The arrival from Naples a nit Genoa of the London, May 29.—Former Premier Asquith, the Liberal leader, trails-At Untie Italian steamship Dante Alighieri with 278 Italian announced to-night that the Liberals would not vote against the Pepper World Court Seattle-Arctic immigrants, has created a fresh problem for the local Immigration Government. This stand of the Liberals means that the Idtbor authorities. Of the 400 Italian settlers landed here May 13 from Government will not be defeated in the expected test to-night. Plan For U S. is Radio Link Now the steamship America, only a few have been admitted and it is The test is on a motion by the Conservatives to reduce the j doubtful if those who have just arrived will be allowed to land. salary of Thomas Shaw. Minister of Labor, this being a technical Opposed by Group Being Planned It is understood the steamship will be held here awaiting in expression of disapproval of the Government's policy toward re structions from Ottawa and that the passengers will remain New York, May 29,—Adoption of Seattle. May 2*.- Major Paul Fid- lieving unemployment. A similar motion was talked out in the HON. JOHN OLIVER aboard in the meantime. Senator Pepper’s world court plan ward*. Port Warden of Seattle, is on House a week ago. the Government and its supporters preventing hi* way to California to-day to 19,330 IN APRIL wortld be a pettv and puerile alur on closure by a majority of only thirty-fojur votes. gather suggestions for a radio sta Ottawa. May 29.—During April t the league of Nation* and a grave tion proposed here to communicate 19,330 immigrants entered Canada, Mr. Asquith's announcement ended j affront to Great Britain and would nowlng uncertainty as to the tenure with points within the Arctic Circle. India Not Ready as against 9,500 in April, 1923, ac | place active American participation Major Edwards would place the sta cording to figures issued by the De »f office of the Labor mlnlatry. tion at Meadow l'oint, on Puget •remier MacDonald had indicated In any plan for the furtherance of partment of Immigration to-day. Of . list If the Government ahould be de Hound just north of”1 Seattle Harbor. For Home Rale Yet those admitted last month 9,410 were feated It would go before the coun- DECLARES FARMERS' world peace farther away than ever The plant would coat the city $35,- British, 1,838 were from the United :ry In a general election. before, officers of the lacague of Na 000.’ Says J. R. Clynes States and 8,082 from other coun* Thu» everything depended upon tions Non-partisan Association de Communication with Japan.1 Haw Ur. Asquith * advice to hts followers clared to-day in an open letter to the aii and Southern California is pro- it to-day** Liberal il^eeting. A merle* people. INTERESTS IRE NOT London. May 29.- The British ELECTION NOT WANTED Government I* not prepared to It wa* conceded by the correapon- make any proposals at present lenta of the liberal caper* that If toward the extension of home T he Liberal* should vote merely ac 6EN. NIUE'S CURE D’OISY OF FRANCE NOW IN rule to India, it was announced cording to their feelings on the un- by I. R. f’lvnes. Deputy Lesder employment question, the Govern- In the House of Commons, in an lent would go down, but they did CITY OF PEKING AND NEW swering a question in the House lot disguise that fact that If the Premier Oliver Tells Okana this afternoon. liberals should turn out the Ministry, evolving a dissolution of Parliament, gan Fruit Growers Provincial ormer Ambassador to a hey would make themselves un PLANE SENT T0MACLAREN popular with the public, whose last Party Insincere * itain Was in His Eighty- leelre is for another election. Lighted Path For Second Year Former Premier Lloyd - George is Peking, M*y|29. Captain Pelletier cl'Oisv reached here late j trodlled in many quarters with the If Irrigated Land Prices Too view that the Government has st to-day. completing a lung-distance stage of his flight from Paris Night Fliers in New Played a Great Part in Bring eady had enough tether and is said High Government Will Con to Tokio. The dashing French airman left iShangha! this morning ing About British-French :o be prepared to vote against the and arrived at the Capital after making brief stops at Suchow and U.S. Mail Service Laborltee. but it is not suggested that sider Reduction le is In revolt against Mr Asquith. SAMUEL DRAKE DR. MELBOURNE RAYNOR Tsinan. Shangtiing Province. He reached the latter place at two Entente • o'clock this afternoon. By SUff Correspondent Washington. May 29The lighted Paris. Mt^y 29—Pierre Paul D'Oisv. whose original French plane wax wrecked in lending, airway for night flying on the ale - Penticton, B.C., May 29— mall service's transcontinental Vamhon, former French A in has.- to-day used a machine loaned by General Ho Peng l.ingi Military route will be extended at lioth the *««lor to Great Britain, died at Far hier* of interior British Co LIBERAL CANDIDATES WILL eastern and western ends, adding INFANT SWALLOWS Governor of Shanghai. He passed over Nanking at 6.4.Ï a.m. and his home here last night. lumbia who' are supporting Gen alighted at Suchow at 8.4(1 a.in.' At the latter place he discovered 600 mile» to the 1.U00 already eral A. I). McRae’s Provincial lighted. It is announced by the Post and repaired a broken at rut in Ihe aeroplane, and refluelled. Office Department. The apparatus Pierre Paul Cambon, eminent Party will find they are playing PLACE VIEWS BEFORE 0AK-_ will be ta working order by July 1, The length of hie flight- to-day wae French statesman ami diplomat, «50 miles when the first air mall " will lie the historic role of the land* won international fame in the PLANE FOR MACLAREN started across the country from both lying «lown with the |ion, my* the Atlantic and Ficlflc. early the cen Hakodate. Japan, May 29.—The days of present Premier Oliver. BAY ELECTORATE TO-NIGHT C.N.R. OUTLAY IN The lighted airway for night fly tury for his tffURVIn TVWkfT of the CROUP KETTLE ing will be extended for the 1.600- * After delivering this warning ire lets to-day. and imme Anglo-French agreement of April S, mtle stretch from Cleveland to Rock 1904. when the powerful and far- to Okanagan MiiLgrowers at dlately took aboard the spare aero ®bring*. Wyo. The present lighting Pathetically Sad Tragedy At St. Mary's Hell Oak Bay. this evening, three of the Liberal plane belonging to Staart MacLaren. reaching Entente Cordial* wrna horn. Occurs at Home of Mr. and meetings in Oliver and Penticton candidates, assisted by Henry V. Hall. K.V.. former Member for British aviator flying around the system extends from Chicago to Paul Camhon wa* one of three yesterday, the Premier launched into PARIS IS REPORTED world, and departed for Hongkong Cheyenne. Wyo. brothers, all of whom iwcre conspicu Mrs. A. R. McGregor a vigorous attack on the promise* Victoria, will present their arguments to the electors of Oak Bay. at high speed. ous in French diplomatic affairs at which W J. Bowser. Cons'?vhlive This will be the first Liberal meeting in that district, and a large The destroyer's officers expected the same time. Jules Cambon, later leader, has been making to the agri to arrive at 8 o’clock Monday morn the beat known of the three, was Seizing a Iwwl containing cultural interests of the interior. attendance is experted. Hotel Scribe Cost Govern ing at Hoigrkong. where another Ambassador to the United Slates; l>ealtn* with Mr. Bowser's plan to vapo rresolme. a croup kcttV |)r. Melbourne Itavnor will speak on social and public welfare United States destroyer will take the Paul whs accredited to London, and i xtend for forty years the period dur ment of Canada 40.360,576 j plane aboard for conveyance to Indis.

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