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THE RESCUE WORK
Montgomery, Alabama,
Yesterday. Over 50 persons, it is believed are buried in the debris of two large three-storeyed business pre- mises, which have suddenly col- Lapsed.
Bodies Being Recovered
It is suspected the collapse was due to the excavations next door in¦ preparation of a new building.
Most of the buried are probably women and girls. Two bodies of negroes have been brought out.
The rescuers plainly saw two white women among the tons of. masonry and timber.
Frequent Collapses
Montgomery, later. The collapsed buildings were among the oldest in the business district,
There have been frequent col- lapses within recent years in the same part of the city. Some were killed only a fortnight ago through the wall of a garage collapsing- Reuter's American Service.
CONSPIRACY TRIAL
SIXTEEN PRISONERS IN SYMPATHY
HUNGER-STRIKE TACTICS
Lahore, Yesterday. The conspiracy trial here was abruptly adjourned when it was found that the hunger-striker Dutt had a high temperature and could not be moved into the Court. Dutt declined to be represented by coun- gel in his absence.
Bagat Singh, who is also hunger- striking, teld counsel that he and Dutt refused the special diet per- mitted.
Fourteen other prisoners have now been on hunger-strike for three days, in sympathy with Dutt and Bagat Singh. Reuter:
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL IN
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Canton, Yesterday. The Canton authorities are to pay attention to enlisted men of the Canton Army who were wounded in the late Kwangtung-Kwangsi War. It is most likely that an emergency hospital will be open- ed. There used to be an emer- geney hospital located at the Eighth Bannermen's Hall, on the Bund, Canton, within the ammuni- tion store; but since the explosion and the destruction of the com- pound several weeks ago, the poor wounded have been without a place of refuge-Nan Chung Kuo News Service.
FAIR GENERALLY
This morning's weather re- port from the Royal Observa- tory states:
Pressure is highest in the Pacific to the east of Japan. The typhoon is situated about 300 miles N.E. of Manila, moving N.W. or W.N.W.
Forecast: E. winds, moder- ate; fair generally.
The American Consulate General has received the ful- lowing:
July 16, 11 a.m.-Typhoon in about 126 degrees Long. E. and 19 degrees. Lat. N. íncluding northward.
July 16, 11 a.m.-Typhoon in about 126 degrees Long. E. and 15 degrees Lat. N., moving W.N.W.
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TORRENTIAL RAINS
Constantinople, Yesterday. Disastrous floods in the Trebi- zond district have been caused by torrential rains. Thirty villages are submerged and many mosques, schools, and houses have been des troyed by a landslide.
The death roll is estimated at 500-Reuter.
BRITAIN & RUSSIA
SOVIET REPRESENTATIVE INVITED TO LONDON
COMMONS TO BE CONSULTED
London, Yesterday,
In the House of Commons to-day Mr. A. Henderson (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) announc- ed that an invitation for a responsible representative of the Soviet Government to visit London, to discuss the most expeditious procedure for reaching a settlement of outstanding questions, had been sent to the Soviet Government, through the Norwegian Govern- ment.-Reuter.
Must Be Debated Answering subsequent questiona, the Prime Minister said the Govern. ment would submit an appropriate paper regarding the resumption of diplomatic relations with the So- viet Government as soon 88 He added: "Any con- possible. clusion that His Majesty's Govern- ment may come to regarding re- congnition cannot become effective until it has been debated in the House-British Wireless Service.
CHINA'S RAILWAYS
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London, Yesterday. The "Times" suggests that the cotton employers and operativas should hold a joint enquiry with a ing on their respective contentions view to discovering the facts. bear-
Nanking, Yesterday. in regard to the necessity or
Mr. Mantell, the American Ad- justification for reducing wages.viser to the Railway Ministry, has recommended the appointment of a number of technical American *95*$*29660DEAUDOIR railwaymen to help to organisc China's railways on modern lines namely,
a master mechanic for maintenance, an engineer for transportation, an expert on goods tariff, expert auditors, and travel- ling firemen under the charge of an American well versed in differ- ent departments of railway or ganisation. Mr. Sun Fe has ap- proved of these appointments.---
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Ali Ahmed Jhan had a brief rule | OBOUDBESTESABEDS000g | Reuter.
as King of Jalalabad during the troubles following Amanullah's ab- dication. Reuter.
NEW CARDINAL
Vatican City, Yesterday. The Pope has created the Bene- dictine Archbishop Schuster, the new Archbishop of Milan, a Car- dinel-Reuter.
COL. LINDBERGH
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Ottawa, Yesterday. The aeroplane "Untin Bowler"
Colonel Lindbergh left here at 8.50 this morning, piloting a twelve-passer. ger aeroplane, bound for Clovis, New has been lost near Port Burwell Mexico, making the opening of the It drifted from its moorings out to eastward fight over the new Trane sex among the icefloes. The crew continental Air Transport lines: are safe-Renter.
The 'plane carried nine, including | This is the plane that left Mr. Chao Hein Chu, the ex-vice-Lindbergh and his bride,
America recently for Europe via minister of Foreign Affairs of the At Clovis the passengers will trans- Greenland.]. Chinese Government, who has been fer to a passenger train while, to-mor- making a pleasure tour in Siam, row, Lindy will bring back the first the S.S., passengers travelling westward by the Saigon, the F.M.S. and
ia Singapoe recently, and new air-route. after three days stay, returned to Canton owing to the illness of his mother.
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Vienna, Yesterday. Hugo Von Offmansthal, the famous poet and librettist of: Richard Straus'a operas, died sud- denly after the funeral of his son Franz, who committed suicide on July 13-Reuter.
Mr. T. C. Stuart, formerly of Nova Scotia Estate, of the Straits Rubber Co., Ltd., who returned by the “Khiva" with Mrs. Stuart, hins been posted, to Gedang Estate. Isseng Division, belonging to the
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