Carnation
Carnation
MILK
"From Contented Cows"
THERE'S CREAM
IN
EVERY DROP.
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The dollar, on demand, closed
to-day at 1/6 1-4
The
FINAL EDITION
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Cour
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Ent, 1845.
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WE PRESENT A
Gorgeous Display........
of Gowns
AND OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT
PAUL RENNET * CIE
Chater Road
Hong Kong.
Nathan Road Kowloon
ITALY REITERATES MAINTENANCE OF AUSTRIAN INDEPENDENCE
W. J. O'Reilly bowled an imma. calate length against England yesterday. He took 2 for 93 in
37 overn
CHINA ADOPTS
PRO-JAPANESE
TENDENCIES
INTERPRETATION OF KULING PARLEYS.
CHIANG CLIQUE TRIUMPHS
[From Our Own Correspondent!
EMERGENCY
OPERATION
ON BOWES
BUT HOPES NOT VERY BRIGHT.
AMES UNCERTAIN STARTER IN TEST MATCH TO-DAY
London, To-day. Bowes has undergone an emergency operation with a view to increasing his chance of playing to-day against Aus- tralia in the Final Test match at the Oval, but according to Sir Stanley Jackson, Chairman of the Selection Committee, both Bowes and Ames are very uncertain starters.
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Weather forecast for the Test Match to-day is mainly fair with a light chance of showers. Reater.
LOTT AND STOEFEN TRIUMPH
NO GAME DROPPED
BRITISH DRIVER FINED $100
AND $25 IN SHANGHAI
Third Within Several Months Found Guilty On Same Charges
Shanghai, To-day.
The third Briton within several months to be found guilty on the same charges, Mr. E. W. Westwood this morning received the maxi- mum fine of £50 on a charge of driving under the influence
qaor, £50 for reckless and dan gerous driving, and Mex.$25 for driving without a license.
of
An option of two months' im- prisonment on the
first charges was given.-Reuter.
bwo
COTTON PRICE
PEGGED AT 12 CENTS PER LB.
PARLEY IN ROME
SCHUSCHNIGG
AND MUSSOLINI
REACH ACCORD
MONARCHY TOPIC NOT BROACHED.
CZECHOSLOVAKIAN INCLUSION IN ROME AGREEMENT
FLORENCE, TO-DAY. THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT TAKEN UP AT THE MEETING BETWEEN THE| ITALIAN PREMIER, SIGNOR BENITO MUSSOLINI, AND THE AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR, DR. KURT
SCHUSCHNIGG, """ AC-
John (Jake the Barber) Factor, international speculator and once a victim of kidnappars in Chicago, is pictured with his wife upon their arrival in Los Angeles by plane for a two-month holl day. Reports are current in Hollywood that Factor will be featur ed in a motion picture based on the story of his own kidnapping.
4,000,000 MAY
BE STRANDED
IN CHICAGO
Trolley Employees Consider Strike.
TRANSPORTATION WOULD BE PARALYZED
SPECIAL TO. CHINA -MAIL. (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phic - Messages Ordinance, 1891. Re ceived August 22, 0.16 a.m.)
Chicago, To-day.
More than 20,000 surface and elevated trolley employees are dis- cussing a strike in sympathy with the bus drivers who walked out. last week,
Strikebreakers have main- tained a normal service.
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A trolley strike would paralyze
CORDING TO AN OFFICIAL ESSEX BEAT YORKSHIRE the transportation of 4.000.000
COMMUNIQUE, CONCERNED THE INDEPENDENCE OF AUSTRIA, A COMPLETE IN-
ROOSEVELT'S ORDER TERNAL AUTONOMY, AND THE DETERMINATION OF THE RESPECTIVE GOVERN- (By Telegraph, Copyright, TelegraMENTS TO MAINTAIN IT phic Mensages Ordinance, 1895. Re-
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.
(ceived August 22, 10.10 a.m.) Canton, To-day.
The pro-Japanese clique in Nanking scored a triumph over the pro-League of Nations group at the Ruling conference held on August 13 and 14, it was learned here to-day from exclusive sources.
IN THREE SETS.
PERRY AND WILDE BEATEN
IN U.S. TENNIS
Germantown, Phil, To-day.
Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt has ordered the cotton price to be pegged at 12 cents per pound.
The two statesmen agreed on: the utility of developing colla- boration in the economic field and also agreed that steps should relations be taken to strengthen cultural
The communique suggests the eventual inclusion of Czecho slovakia in the Rome agreement.
Neither the restoration of the Hapsburgs to the throne nor a loan to Austria were discussed.
Dr. Schuschnigg left last night
"To enable farmers to market as required by consumption in atead of at picking time, I haye The defeat of the pro-League George Lott and Lester Sters requested the Reconstruction faction was a foregone conclusion, fen, the holders, continued their Finance Corporation to make since none of the members went to victorious course in the American funds for the Commodity Credit Kuling. Dr. W. W. Yen.. Chinese National Doubles Lawn Tennis Corporation to enable it to in- Minister to Moscow, a pillar of championship yesterday, defeat-crease is lending from 10 to 12 for Nice- Reuter. the pro-League group, is reported ing Hendri and Burtz Noalware cents per pound on Cotton, class- to have lendered his resignation, without the loss of a game to en-ing either low, middling, or bet- Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo. Chinese ter the Third Round. Minister to Paris, who is another supporter of the same group, pre- ferred to remain in Shanghai. were:
(U.S.) G. Lott and L. R. Stocfen Dr. H. Kung was also pathetle with the pro-League par-beat Arthur Hendri and Burtz Noul ty, but since he became Minister ware 6-0, 6-0, 6-0.
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Бут-
BELCHER STREET BLOCKED
Heavy City Landslide
Last Night.
A heavy landslide occurred
in Belcher Street during the
night, completely blocking the
roadway.
Public Works Department cool- ies were busily clearing a passage early this morning, and by 11.80 a.m. a section of roadway, six feet wide, had been opened up.
There have been no more ser- ious landslides in Kowloon and the New Territories. The Castle Peak and Taipo roads, which were blocked during the week-end, are now open to traffic.
TEA PLANTING TO BE LIMITED.
South African Decision.
(Continued on Page 5)
ter, which has been continually
in the possession of the pro-
Results, as cabled by Reuter, ducer," the President declared in
a statement issued yesterday.
He said that while the Commodity
Credit Corporation was carrying
Martial Law Lifted In Vienna.
Vienna To-day, Martial law in the Vienna dis-
trict, which has been in force since
|1,000,000-bale carry-over, and the pros the attempted Nazi revolt last! J. V. Kirby and R. B, Menzel beat ducers' pool a 2,000,000-bale carry-over month, was lifted at midnight.— John McDiarmid and Robert Bryan It was noteworthy that the surplus 6-3, 7-5, 6-1.
would probably show a reduction of Reuter. W. Allison and J. Van Ryn (U.S.) 1,500,080 bales from last year.
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beat Tidball and Hall 6-1, 6-2, 8-10,
18 6.
F. X. Shields and S. B. Wood (U.S.)
best Bruneau and Reese 6-0, 6-2,
6-8.6-3.
Mako and Budge (U.S.) beat V. J.; Perry and F. H. D. Wilde 3-6, 6-0, 7-5, 6-3.
BANKHEAD COTTON LOAN PLAN,
Adoption Urged In View Of Strikes,
£162,000 IN GOLD RECOVERED FROM
EGYPT WRECKphic
Last Consignment
After 6 Seasons.
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAN- (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra
•
NEW BRITISH
AIRMAIL NOW IN
FULL SERVICE. Violent Gale Not Subsided.
Messages Ordinance. 1894. Regale had not entirely subsided
ceived August 22, 10.10 a.m.)
حبه
London. To-day. Although Monday's violent
yesterday, Britain's new inland Washington, To-day. Supporters have urged the sdop. airmail service was in full ser- British Wireless Service. vice. tion of the Bankhead cotton loan The new postal and passenger air plan to permit farmers to hold of A their crops in the event strike disrupting the market.
It is understood that the Se-gow,, was inaugurated on Monday, London, To-day.cretary of Agriculture, Mr. Henry though rough weather caused the Gold bullion, valued at about C. Wallace, is not enthusiastic, first plane from Belfast to London £162.000, was brought to Ply-believing the move to be a bad to abandon the flight at Manchester mouth yesterday by the Italian precedent United Press, per S. where it arrived 20 minutes late.
E. Lavy and Company. salvage ship s. Artiglio from the
FOG DRAMA 12 YEARS AGO
wreck of the P. and O. liner 1.5. Egypt, which sank off Cape Ush-
SUPPORT FOR ROOSEVELT
T
JURY DISAGREE IN · [TEST FORM
MURDER TRIAL
After Deliberation For 2 Hours.
NULLAH OUTRAGE RE-TRIAL
NEXT WEEK
Following the 2 hours samming up by the Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A. MacGre gor, the Jury failed to reach a
decision in the trial of Ng Lal Yuen for the murder of Michael Pine at the Supreme Court this afternoon after be ing out of the Court for 2 hours. They were discharged by the Chief Justice, who said that a re-trial would be held at a later date, possibly next week.
The foreman of the Jury, Mr. E. W. Blackmore, said that they would be unable to reach a declaton even if granted a longer period,
(Full details are on Page 9)
GOLD SHIPMENT CEASE
South Africa Clarifies Situation.
CHECK ON BANK'S LEGÁL REQUIREMENTS
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL... (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra service, linking London, Birming-phic Messages Ordinance, 1804, Re- ham, Manchester, Belfast and Glaa-ceived August £E, 1.50 p.m.)
Johanesburg, To-day. The South African Re serve Bank in a statement explains that the cessation of gold shipments to Lon don does not involve a change. In policy, but is merely due to a necessity for keeping a check on the Bank's legal requirements. — United' Press, per S., E. Levy and Company.
BUSY DAYS FOR US.
BOND TRADERS
New York, to-day-The New
ant over 12 years ago, after a New York, To-day-The Ameri- collision with a French collier, the can Bankers' Association has pre- York Stock Exchange bas doubled mised President Roosevelt full the floor space devoted to trading| s.s. Seine, in a fog.
co-operation on the industrial in United States Government bands consignment reaching loans and home modernisation in order to handle the increasing As the suggestion of the Inter-Plymouth consists of 38 bars of schemes-United Press, per . E. volume of business-United Press,
Committee the 400 ounces each, 44 bars of 100 Levy and Company. Tea Governments of Kenya, Uganda, ounces, 18 bars of 87% ounces,
.national
London, To-day:
The
Tanganyika and Nyasaland have and 15,000 sovereigns. Practi- agreed to limit the total planting cally all the gold, valued at over
per S. E. Levy and Company.
£100,000, lost when Egypt prohibit the export of tea-seed sank in a of 400 feet, has during the currency of the tea now been recovered. control scheme adopted by the Governments of India, the Nether- lands East Indics, and Ceylon,
of new teas to. 7,900 seras and, to care 100 depth when the Bert Lancashire-Germany Deadlock
which expires in 1938 Renter.
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SEARS ROEBUCK INCOME
New York,
to-day Messrs. Thefts from the Government Dyna Sears Roebuck, for the 24-h mite Stores Kowloon between.m. ended July 16, showed a net
and 6 m to-day are reported. Thirty of $6,808,189, against $1,6
four sticks of dynamite, 50 coiler, and last year United Press, per S.E. 400 caps to the value of about $60,
Levy and Company. are reported missing.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy, with occasional rain, and moderate east winds, was the weather forecast for to-day, sa issued by the Royal Observatory this morning.
DISPLAYED
BY FARNES
SUSSEX AND LANCS. HELD TO DRAWS.
VOCE AGAIN PROMINENT BUT NOTTS LOSE TO DERBY
London, To-day. Yorkshire's defeat at the hands
persona.
EMPLOYERS STAND FIRM
Washington, To-day. Effects are still being made to avoid a walk-out in the United States textile industry. The em ployers, however, will not yield an inch. They held a fruitless conference with Government agencies, yesterday.
GENERAL STRIKE PROPOBAL Minneapolis, To-day. The labour leaders here have the proposal coldly received made by the Truck Workers' Union to declare a 48-hour gen- United Press, per S..E. Levy, and eral strike in Minneapolis. →→→ Company.
of Entex, by an innings and 46 rans, provided the sensation of the week-end County Cricket fixtures, WORLD ECONOMIC which concluded yesterday.'
Kenneth Farnes, the Essex and England fast bowler, and D. R. Wilcox, joint captain with T. N. Pearce, were the Essex heroes. Farnes proved he should have played in the Test by taking 7 for 59, and Wilcox, ex-Dulwich | College captain, compiled 109, his second century of the season.
TRENDS
"Basically Unsound
Revival,
CURRENCY DEPRECIATION AIDS RECOVERY
SPECIAL TO CHINA MÁT. (Continued on Page 4) TBy Talegraph, Copyright. Telegra- Results, as cabled by Reuter,kle Messages Ordinance, 1884. Re
ceived August 22, 10.10 am.) were:
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Washington, To-day. The Foreign Polley Association
At Birmingham, Warwick beat has made public its survey of world economic trends, revealing Middlesex by 167 runs, Warwick: 246 and 880 for 6 dec. that "the upswing is of signi
(Croom 149 not-out).
ficant proportions." Middlesext 832 (Lee 119) and 77 (Paize)
6 for 24).
At Eastbourne, Sussex secured Bret innings points from Somerset. Somerset: 341 and 258 for 1 (Jack Lee
100 not out). Sussex: 881.
The Association issued a ward- ing, however, that gains have not been distributed evenly and that. many features of the apturn ap- pear to be "basically unsound."
The report includes in its sur- vey Britain, France, Germany, Ja- pan and Australia, in which coun beat tries, with the exception of Aus tralia and Japan, the revival' is almost wholly domestic.
At Ilkestone, Derbyshire Notts by 201 runs. Derby: 220 and 211 (Voce 6 for 52), Notts: 120 (A. Pope 6 for 213 and 100
(Copson B for 40),,
At
Northampton,
Northants
secured first Innings points from Glamorgan,
Northants: 405. (Bakawal) 172, Bellamy 110 not out) and 156-for 7: (J, 0. Clay 6 for 40). Glamorgan: 324.
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SOLDIERS ESCAPE FROM HOSPITAL.
Believed To Be Going
To Canton.
Three British soldiers from the Combined Military Hospital, Kow- loon, escaped from the building at It le 5,80 o'clock this morning. belleved that they will try to reach
London, To-day liquidation of the outstanding debts
2.07 INCHES OF RAIN The German Yarn Tariffs. Com had been received. It was decided mittee stated, after a meeting at on August 10 last that firms would Manchester yesterday, that the not make deliveries, or enter into The local rainfall recorded at the Canton position with regard to the out any further business, peading a Royal Observatory for the 24 hours They are, Priyate Lawrence (Lin- ding debts problem with Ger- favourable outcome of the nego ended 10 am to-day was 2.07 colna), Private Combul (Lincolns), remained unaltered, tiations, and it was stated yester Inches, bringing the total since and Drummer Coase (SW.B.). generally agreed that it day that the trade bed unanimously January 1 to 82.56 inches, as com- The last two were dressed in Khaki, average of and in the blue hospital iform; pared with a impossible to resume business observed this agreement
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MARY AND DOUG.
Hollywood, To-day.
The news received to-day that Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks met in secret short- ly after the arrival of Fair banks here has aroused much conjecture among the Intimate friends of the famous couple, who believe that there is a good possibility of reconcilia- tion
Hopes were aroused to fever pitch when the pair motored together for two hours yes. terday afternoon. Both seem- ed most happy, Joking, and laughing.
Mary admitted she saw Douglas, and added, “whether see him again is. In the lap. of the gods."-Renter.