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ALL 16 OF FIRE-RAISING GANG FOUND GUILTY AT OLD BAILEY
H. W. Austin (Gt. Britain) playing in shorts and jockey cap. in the Davis Cup final. (S. & G.)
CHAMPION
AND MISS ROUND
IN SEMI-FINAL
SIR MILES
LAMPSON
PROMOTED
High Commissioner For Egypt.
WILL NOT LEAVE CHINA BEFORE NOVEMBER
London, To-day.
His Majesty the King has approv ed the appointment of Sir Miles Lampson, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Peking. to be His Majesty's High Commis- sioner for Egypt and Sudan.
Sir Miles Lampson, who enter- ed the Foreign Office in 1903 and¦
JAPAN AND RUSSIA NOT PREPARING FOR WAR
Banff Delegates Talk Pence On Behalf Of Tokyo
Banff, Alberta, To-day....
Mr. Inazon Nitobe, Chairman of the Japanese group at the In- stitute of Pacifle Relations, which opened here on Monday last. the Chairmanship of Sir Rob Falconer, has denied
the state- ment credited to him that Japan and Russia are preparing for war. "I talk peace, not war," he de- clared.
Other Japanese delegates em phasised that Japan did not intend The policy is to prepare for war.
one of peace, they assert. Reuter, ~
definitely
later held posts in Tokio, Peking, TOKYO PLOTTERS
Sofia and elsewhere, has been British Minister in China since 1926.
In 1921 he was attached to the
British Delegation to the Wash- ington Disarmament Conference, and in 1915 to the Locarno Con-
ference.
Heavy Sentences Asked For Military Cadets.
REACTIONARIES AGITATE FOR LENIENCY
SENTENCES TO-DAY
L. L. HARRIS
CONVICTED ON
25 COUNTS
Judge's Scathing Summing-Up.
LOWEST DEPTHS OF INFAMY??!
REACHED
London, To-day. "The lowest depths of infamy were reached when Capson's wretched-wife was set to do the actual burning," declared Judge Humphreys, referring to the burn- ing of a silk company's premises in Oxford Street, London, when con cluding his remarks after a 13-hour summing up in the London fire con- spiracy trial.
The trial, which is the longest ever held in the Old Bailey, came Miss Scriven's Conqueror. The appointment to Cairo of
Tokyo, To-day. a professional diplomat of such
to an end yesterday, when the jury, The Government Procuratore after a 41/2-hour retirement found wide experience gives assurance that the cordial Anglo-Egyptian yesterday demanded sentences of relations which have subsisted eight years' imprisonment on the all 16 defendants guilty on a vary during the past four years will eleven Military Cadets concerned ing number of counts.
will be pronounced to-day, thus continue, and that the change a in last year's outrages. the Residency implies no change The Naval Court-Martial is not bringing to a close the 612 weeks of British policy.British Wire yet completed.
hearing. less Service,
Beaten 11-9, 6-4.
SARAH PALFREY BEATEN IN U. S. LADIES TENNIS New York, To-day. Helen Jacobs, the holder, and Dorothy Round, the British finalist
at Wimbledon, entered the Semi- Final Round in the American Na tional Women's Lawn Tennis Singles Championship at Forest Hills yes terday.
Continued on Pauc 4.3
The scores were:--
▪
Helen Jacobs (U.S.A.) beat Miss Cruickshank (U.S.A.) 11-9,' 6-4.
"
Sentences
There has been a growing agita- tion throughout the country by Sir Miles To Leave At reactionaries, demanding leniency terday to consider verdicts deal- reactionaries, demanding to the
End Of Year.
NO CHANGE OF POLICY -
IN EGYPT:
in-
The jury retired at noon yes-
ing with at least 141 counts nded to have been urted by
"fire-raising gang."
Miss E. Hiscock (London Olympiades · A«A») : winning the 100 meters Championship Final at the Women's Amateur Athle
Miss tie Association at the White City Stadium, London." Hiscock's time of 122 seconds equalls the British records. Miss N. Halstead and Miss L. Chalmers ran second and third
(S. & G.) respectively.
SLIGHT REACTION ON WALL ST.
Weakness In Grain Market.
SILVER FLUCTUATIONS
New York, To-day. A slight reaction has follow- ed Thursday's gains on Wall Street owing to complications in President Roosevelt's codes and the renewed weakness, in the grain market.
YORKSHIRE
WIN TITLE FOR
THIRD YEAR Walters And Gibbons
Thwart Lancashire.
JACK WHITE RETURNS TO FORM
GRIM ALPS TRAGEDY
FOUR ETON
MASTERS
KILLED
One Victim's Brother In Far East.
PARTY SLIP DOWN. GLACIER ON ROSEG PEAK
Pontresina, To-day. A grim tragedy of the Alps, volving the deaths of four of Etan's most popular masters, one of whom has a brother at Weihaiwei, occured near, here, on Thursday last, when · the party, who had made an assault- on the treacherous slopes of Roseg Peak, slipped over a precipice and fell several hundred feet into a
chaam.
The discovery, yesterday by ́a suide, of an ice-axe and snow spec- - London, To-day. tacles on the 13,000-foot Roseg Yorkshire have won the County Peak in the Bernina Alps, was the Cricket Championship for the third first indication of the terrible year in succession, and for the tragedy which resulted in the eighth time in fifteen years. Found- deaths of three Eton house-masters, ed in 1863 the Yorkshire C. C. C. Mr. H. E. H. Howson, Mr. E. V. Silver was purchased by com; have carried off the title on 17 oc-Slater and Mr. E. W. Powell and one mission houses at the opening of the casions their first win being re-assistant master, Mr. C. R. White-
Thomson. a scattered day's selling caused a de cline, attracting bank and trade pur chases. Considerable, switching took place.
| reputedly patriotic motives behind Volved in 4 different fires, alleg session, while the trade sold. Therded in 1892 mm Date
the outrages-Reuter
Reuter is informed that Sir PARADES BANNED
Miles Lampson is unable leave China before November, and to take up his new expects post at Cairo before the end
of the year.
It
is further learned
from
Dorothy Round (Britain) beat Sarah Palfrey (U.S.A.) 6-4, 9-7. fficial circles that the fact that a The other two quarter-final diplomatist has been appointed to matches, in which Helen Wills. Caire, does not indicate any change Moody (USA), Mary Heeley Nuthall (Britain) and Betty (Britain) are participating, were postponed owing to rain.
JUGOSLAVIA'S CLEAN SWEEP
Monaco Led 2-0 By Switzerland.
in policy.
The retiring Commissioner is Sir Percy Loraine.
The question of a successor to Sir Miles Lampson is under consideration-Reuter
ENTERED FOREIGN OFFICE IN 1903.
IN IRELAND
Official Threat To "Blue Shirts."
TO-MORROW'S
CELEBRATIONS
a
Dublin, To-day... The Minister of Justice yesterday issued state- ment declaring that if any uniformed or armed parades of General O'Duffy's "Blue Shirt" organisation are held on Sunday, the organisation will be proclaimed. Reu- ter.
Sir Miles Lampson, KC.M.C., C.B., C.M.G., M.V.O., has been Bri-
General O'Dudy, in announcing, tish Minister to China since 1926.
on Monday the postponement of the Born in 1880, he was educated parade of the Blue Shirts, which at Elon, and entered the Foreign was to have taken place last Sunday, Office in 1903. In 1906 he was ap- said that he was arranging for 1934 DAVIS CUP
pointed Secretary to the Garter ceremonies to take place in every Mission to Japan, and from 1908 county in the Free State on August Oslo, To-day, Jugo-Slavia secured a clean to 1910 was 2nd. Secretary to the 20, when Ireland commemorates the deaths of Griffith, Collins and sweep win over Norway in the British Embassy at Tokyo. Second Qualifying Round in the In 1911 he was transferred to O'Higgins. 1934 Davis Cup contest yester-Sofia, but returned to the Far East day when Puneec and Kukuljevic again in 1016 as First Secretary to won their remaining singles the Peking Embassy. matches
appointed Acting
Не British High
Was
Results as cabled by Reuter: Commissioner in Siberia in 1920. Punece (3. 8.) beat Finn Smith
7-5, 6-3, 8-10, 6-4.
Kukuljevic (J. S.) beat Hanes OLD MAN KILLED
6-2, 4-6, 1-5, 6-2, 9-7.
Earlier Resulta. ⠀ *
Kukuljevic and Puncec (J. S.;}» beet Haares and Hagen 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Puncee (J. S,) beat Haazes 6-1, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3,
Kukuljevic (J..S.) beat Fin Smith 6-1, 6-1; 6-1.2A
Switzerland, Leading.
AT ABERDEEN
Murder By Robbers Suspected.
to the Aberdeen Dockyard. „Aber. Idéenzin
SURF-BOARDS AT "REPULSE BAY.
Prohibited From Bathing Area.
Leopold Lonis Harris, who is charged on 32 counts pleaded guilty to 25, includ ing nine charges of arson. Judge Humphreys instruct- ed the Jury to return ever- dict of not guilty on the re maining seven charges.
Continued on Page ) Results as cabled by Reuter:
County Championship.** Hampshire took first innings
- Industriels and rails dropped .98 points from Leicester at Leicester
and 53 to 98.32 and. 4855, while Hampshire: 437 (Bailey 106) utilities and bonds declined .71 and| Leicester: 278 and 153 for 2
08 to 30.21und 87.91, Business was fair, 2,090,000 shares being points from
Five other defendants, includ-traded.--Reuter. ing Louis Jarvis, pleaded guilty
to 48 charges while 10 defens FOREIGN SHIPPING IN dants pleaded not guilty to all; charges against them.
A feature of Judge Humphreys summing-up was his scathing attack] jon Capsoni, whom he described as a blackmailer and a highly danger- lous criminal, though, be added, it
GERMANYTM
Restrictions To Be Withdrawn.
was impossible to prosecute him BRITISH PROTEST EFFECTIVE His chief regret was that he was unable to pass on Capsoni the cen tence be so richly deserved.
The proceeding are estimated to have cost £50,000 the fees of one counsel alone, together with "refreshers","having amounted to £5,000. The cost of 200 wit nesses has also to be met.-Reu-
ter.
London, To-day.
Lancashire Look first innings Worcestershire at
| Worcester.`-
Lancashire 538 for 9 dee.,' (Iddon
182, Lister 92) Worcester 191 and 355 for 4 (C. F.
Walters 198, Gibbons 132 not|| out)
The boilien 1910-
covered, but were seen hitta gether at the foot of a danı precipice. They had evidanity fallen several hundred feet.
The party, all of whom were expert climbers, left Samaden without guides on August:16 on what was intended to be their last expedition before returning to England.
They spent the night at Cierva Hut on the mountain-side, and climbed Roseg Peak on Thursday,
Somerset beat Middlesex by 10 but apparently missed the way while descending and slipped on a wickets at Weston-supermare,
Middlesex 195 and 340 (J. C. White glacier.
5 for 61)
A rescue party was sent out im--
Somerset 505 for 9 dec. (E. F. Lon.mediately the guide reported the
grigg 101, C. C. Case 111) 31 for no wicket.
A conference took place yester- day at the Reich Ministry of
Essex beat Surrey by 345 runs at Economics between German Southend. officials
of
7
and representatives Essex 420 and 258 for 7 dec., Cut- foreign shipping com- more 94, Goven 6 Tor-101) panies in Germany, in refer- Surrey 271 and 57 (E, Farnes ence to the recent order under German Foreign Exchange control regulations which had led the Com-
for 213
Sussex best Glamorgan by an in-
CLOSER UNION IN panies to fear that discrimination mings and 65 rans at Hove.
ISLANDS
One Colony Of Leeward And Windward Is.
COMMISSION'S REPORT
$5)
would be practised in favour of Sussex 481 for 8 dec., (Langridge German passenger steamship lines. (John) not out, Parks (3). 94) The conference was of an har Glamorgan 328 and 98 (Tate 5 for monious character, and representa- Elves of British shipping lines ex- Bressed satisfaction with the ar- rangement, which been devised to meet criticisms;
Berlin press reports state that the effect of this arrange- mont will be to remove restric tions on foreign, shipping.com- panies activities.
London, To-day. The appearance of surf-boards at The report of the Commission Repulse Bay has caused the Govern consisting of General Sir Charles ment to draft regulations regard Ferguson, Chairman, Sir Charles ing their use at that beach. In Orr and Mr. MacNeill Campbell of future, without written official per the Colonial Office, which has been
An official announcement by the The body of an elderly Chinese, mission, the use of boards between dealing with the question of a closer Ministry of Economics is to be Lau Lin Fuk, was found at 5:30 the beach and the rafts is prohi union of the Leeward Islands Wind-made later. British Wireless Ser am. this morning in a shed close bited. A
ward Island, Trinidad and Tobago, vice.. The new regulation passed by recommends that the Islands 'form- Monaco, To-day.
the Governor in Council states:ing the Colonies of Leeward and Switzerland are leading Monaco
There was a deep cut across the Except with the permission In Windward Islands should be united by 2 matches to nu in their quall neck and an axe was lying beside the writing of the Inspector General of into one Colony, under Governor, fying the as the result of straight body. The police suspect that the Police no person shall use any surf with beaquarters at Saint Lucia, rets wins in the two opening sin man was murdered last night by board at or off Repulse Bay beach The report states that whatever Fles matches yesterday. Allee aome unknown person or persons, between and including the forcahore advantages may have sccrued from
Results as cabled by Renter:
who had gone to the shed with in- and a line, running parallel to the the amalgamation of Tobago, with Fisher (Switzerland) beat Gal tent of robbery.
shore, drawn through the thros Trinidi lepe 6-3, 6-3, 6-1.
The victim who was 66 years of rafis moored off the beach, The been a financia Ellmer (Switzerland) beat Lan- age, was the master of the Lee-Pak taking out of any surf board from dan 6-2, 6-3, 6-27.
Ice fish-stall at the Aberdeen, mar. the chore to and beyond" such line, ket and lived at No. 4 Sal On Road and the bringing in of any surf- The police are now investigating board from or beyond such line
Mr. Philip Jacks has been tempor arily appointed a Puigne Judge of the Full Court.
the matter, but no arrests have yet
been made.
shall be done with.
LOCAL DOLLAR
UNCHANGED..
Silver Advances 1.
The dollar to-day remains
h
- has always
to Trinid a 1/4
from spot being goo
On ward at:16.
tad yesterday, dat 171⁄2 and for
US. INDUSTRIAL CODES.
Objections By Oil Producers.
discovery of the bodies,, but it was Impossible to reach spot before to- day.
All four victims popular at Eton.
were "very.
Mr. Powell' is a well-knewn caraman, ⠀⠀ ́having rowed in the Cambridge boat from, 1908 to 1908. He also won the diamond sculls at Henley in 1912.
Mr. White Thomson, a science master, is the eldest son of the Bishop, of Ely.
Mr. Howson is a grandson of Dr. Hugh Butler, Master of the Trinity, while his brother commands a destroyer on the China Station.
None of the victims were mar. ried-Renter,SA
Mr. Howson is a brother of Com- mander J. M. Howson of HM. S. Witch, of the 8th. Destroyer Flotilla, which is at present at Wel Thai-welCommander Howson · has been on the China Station for about
WEEKLY TREASURY
Washington; To-day. Although the United States Ad-four months. ministration is making progress in putting the finishing touches to most of the Industrial Code, the, In- dependent oll-producers have de clared that the Oll Code, which provides for Federal supervision and for rationing of production, will upset State provisions Intended to accomplish the same end
ISSUE.
£45,000,000 Allotted
London, To-day Applications for tenders Treasury bills yesterday totalled ||469,125,000*
that this smoothed
ete all
The amount allotted in bills at Roosevelt to
three months was £45,000,000 Code adst ents After
tment, All Indos- The average rate per cent of the to proceed under tenders accepted was 6/1.08d, com- ats-United pared with 5/5.10d last work--Bri-
High Wirekas Bervice,
The cross-rate, London on New tries mu Tork is G8L68 and Now tha York on London is £-G$4,50
Press, per 2
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