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-To-day's closing rate 2/3 1/16 To-day's opening rate 2/3 1/16:
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August 29, 1923, Temperature 79..
Barometer 29 59
Rainfall 7,97-inch Humidity 95 August 29, 1922 Temperature 78
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THE DRITISH ATTITUDE.
LONDON, August 28. ·
As regards the Belgian suggestion for informal Rishton are circling a course over San Diego in anter-Allied conversations Router understands from.. plane which takes on fuel and food in mid-airan unofficial and well-informed source that the They are attempting new speed and sustained fly-British Government is willing to participate in such ing records and hope to remain aloft fifty hours on conversations if there is a reasonable prospect of at least forty-five. The first twenty-four hours they re-fueled and re-provisioned several times and broke two records, covering 2,500 and 3,000 kilo metres in 1,052 minutes, 444/5 seconds and 1,271 minutes' respectively. They maintained an average speed of 911⁄2 miles an hour.
AERAL HOT BREAKFAST.
LATER
Hot breakfast was lowered in a basket from another aeroplane at seven in the morning after which they were about to make a forced landing owing to shortage of petrol but a supply was forth- coming and was successfully taken.
FIVE MILE GLIDE.
PARIS, August 28, Lieutenant Thoret won the prize at Vauville for the longest straight flight in a glider, covering five miles in adverse weather. Forced to alight in the sea be stripped and swam ashore climbing up a chiff to the aerodrome. Maneyrol in a low-powered Aviette won the prize for speed, flying nineteen miles at an average of 594 miles an hour.
MURDERED MAJORS.
ARRESTED AFGHANS ESCAPE.
SIMLA, August 28.
The Afghan Government has informed the British Minister at Kabut that the two Afghans arrested in connection with the murder of Majors Orr and Anderson near Landikotal nonths ago have escaped from the jail at Kabul. The Afghan Government has expressed its great regret at the deplorable occurrence and given an assurance that all possible efforts are being made to recapture the fugitive S
ALBANIAN INCIDENT. APOLOGY FROM ATHENS.
ATHENS, August 28.
A semi-official statement says the Goverament has expressed regret to the Italian Minister in con- nection with the death of General Tellimi and two other members of the Italian Commission delimita- ting the Albanian frontier who were ambushed and murdered near Janina. The Government promises rigorously to pursue and punish the perpetrators.
IRISH ELECTIONS.
MANY GOVERNMENT SUCCESSES.
LONDON, August 28. The first preferences in the Irish elections show the election of Messrs, Cosgrave, Kevin O'Higgins, Mulcahy and McNeill and the Irregulars Chief of Staff, Aitken,
success but if the Franco-Belgian viewpoints are not susceptible of modification such conversations will be worse than useless. It is understood the British view still is that Britain's case has everything to gain by publicity. Britain could only agree to the resumption of secret diplomatic conversations in the event of the Allies clearly expressing a desire for agreement and readiness to modify their attitude in accordance with the exigencies of the situation. FRANCS IMPROVE.
LONDON, August 28.
The publication of the Belgian note was accom- panied by an improvement in the franc exchange. French francs were quoted at 79/80 and Belgian at 96/80.
SOMEBODY'S BLUNDER.
SON MISTAKEN FOR FATHER.
GAEKWAR OF BARODA NOT DEAD.
AMSTERDAN, August 28.
It has been ascertained that the Indian who died
in the train yesterday was the Gaekwar of Baroda's son Jaisingh, not the Gaekwar of Baroda himself.
KENT AEROPLANE SMASH.
OXFORD UNDERGRADUATE KILLED.
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LONDON, August 28.
The passenger killed in the aeroplane crash at East Malling has been identified as Leslie Gunter an Oxford undergraduate,
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[A large French passenger aeropiane, from Le Touquet to London, crashed at East Malling, in Kent. One passenger was killed and nine were jinjured. The pilot was landing owing to engine trouble, when the passengers excitedly rushed to the rear, weighing down the tail and causing loss of control.]
COUNTY CRICKET.
SURREY'S WIN AT LORD'S..
KENT LOSE AT DOVER.
LONDON, August 28,
Surrey beat Middlesex at Lord's by six wickets. For the winners, P.G.H. Fender secured 7 wickets for 72 and Abel 5 for 28.
At Leyton Notts led Essex on the first innings. Gunn (J.) hit up 116 not out for Notts.
Warwickshire defeated Kent at Dover by 28 runs. The winners' first innings totalled 295 of which Stephens contributed 87 and Santall 79; Freemen (A.P.) took 7 wickets for 84.
In their second attempt Warwickshire managed 174, Free- LONDON, August 29.
man getting a further 7 wickets to his credit for 77 The state of parties in Ireland at mid-night runs. Kent's scores were 147 (Partridge-5 wickets was: Governmentals nine, Republicans two, Com-for 30) and 295 (Seymour 85). mercial two, Labour one, Farmers one,
LONDON, August 29.
At Worcester, the home county defeated Glamorgan by seven wickets, Crawley compiled Glamorgan's first innings The Free State Ministers Messrs. Waishe,112 for the winners.
amounted to 118 when Pearson took 6 wickets for Blythe, Duggan, and McGrath have been returned. 42 runs. The second innings terminated for 101, Thus eight out of the eleven have been re-elected. Davies scoring 100 not out and Gilbert obtaining Republicans returned include the Countess Markevicez and Acting President Rutledge. The
5 wickets for 39, latest position of the parties is: Governmentals six- teen, Republicans four, Independents three, Farmers two, Labour one.
CABLE COMPLETED.
ANGLO AMERICAN LINE.
LONDON, August 28,
Sussex defeated Leicestershire by 287 runs at Brighton. Bowley made 112 not out for Sussex;
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS..
RISING AND REVOLTS.
NEW GERMAN ENVOY,
HELSINGFOR, August 29. The American end of the new Anglo-American The Soviet legation statement admits the recent cable was laid at Long Island on Saturday. The rising in Ferghana Bokhara but says that it lacks political importance. The anti-Communist risings. English end will be laid this week at Weston-in Central Asian provinces continue. A Moscow Super-Mare and will be in operation on September telegram reports revolt at Basmachi in the Khoja 15.
district.
LANCASHIRE'S LOSS.
PRODUCTIVE COSTS EXCESSIVE.
EXPORT TRADE DECLINE.-
LONDON, August 28..
Excessive cost of production, is the reason ascribed to Lancashire's loss of export trade by Mr.
Moscow, August 29, It is rumoured in political circles that Chancel- lor Wirth is shortly to be appointed German envoy to Russia.
WOODEN SHIPS,
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BIS CLAIM AGAINST U.S.A.
CALCUTTA, August 29, Lee presiding at a meeting of Messrs. Toutal Broadlised States Secretary... Hughes of the U.S.A. The Karnani steamship company has memoria hurst and Company. He declared the cost of spin-Government requesting payment of one hundred ning and manufacturing had doubled since the war and sixty thousand dollars losser sustained in con-. Bleaching, dyeing and printing had nearly. trebled nection with the purchase of American Government's and stated that the United States, Japan and Switzer wooden vessels in 1919 contending that they were induced to purchase by the AmericanConsul General tand who did twelve per cent of the British export it Calcutta the vessels subsequently belas proved trade before the war are now dolag 33 per cent.unseaworthy and unfasurable. ***
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