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BRITISH YACHT BLUE SHADOW FIRED ON BY CRUISER OFF SPAIN
"Sweetheart of the A E. F." Elsie Janis, aged 47, has made the announcement that she plans to dispose of all her worldly possessions and give the proceeds to the poor. "I am motivated by
a desire to do something swell" the actress explains.
SOVIET AND JAPAN Another Fishing Dispute
ALLEGED UNLAWFUL FINING
OF CAPTAINS
Moscow, To-day.
schooners were territorial waters.
detained
on
RAMPLING GIVES
BRITAIN VICTORY
SENSATIONAL BURST IN 1,600 METRES RELAY JAPANESE MARATHON TRIUMPH
Berlin, To-day..
Great Britain have to thank Lt. Godfrey Rampling, the bril- liant British quarter-mile champion, for their magnificent vic- tory in the 1.600 Metres Relay.
• Rampling. Great Britain's second string, ran the race of his life. He had to make up a deficit of eight yards from the fourth place, but when he handed over his baton he had given Britain's Great Britain were never third string a lead of seven vårds! passed following this magnificent effort.
Rampling's time was 46 7-10 secs. or 3-10 secs, outside the official world record. — Reuter,
The Marathon Race started by 12 8-10 secs. Nan (Japan) was vesterday afternoon at the third in 2 hrs. 31 mins. 42. secs.
OWENS FOURTE MEDAL Olympic Stadium in the pre-
The American relay team com- sence of 100,000 spectators, in- cluding the German Chancellor posed of Jesse Owens. Ealph Met- calfe, Drawer and Wykoff, set up and Reichminster Goebbels.
Zabala, the Marathon victor at a new world record of 39.8 seconds Los Angeles, was leading by awhen winning the 400 Metres Re! good margiz at 14 kms, with Dias play yesterday afternoon. Italy (Portugal) following second. Harwon second place in 41.1 seconds, per (Britain) was then in third Germany being third in 41.2. Ar- place, with Son (Japan) fourth gentina fourth in 422 and Canada! azd Brown (United States), fifth in 42.7.
The Dutch team had the mis-
JAPANESE TRIUMPH
Governor Lehman |
President Roosevelt
Democrats throngboat America rejoiced last south as Governor Herbert H. Lehman of New York; left, and President Roosevelt, old political friends, planned to campaign together again, following the "Governor's announcement that he had reconsidered his decision not to seek re-election. Democratic leaders had all but given up hope of-convincing Governa. Lehman that he ought to seek mother term when he made his announcement at Albany following a conference at Hyde Park with President Roosevelt, right.
KING EDWARD'S HOLIDAY Greeted By Prince Regent On Yugoslav Territory.
Belgrade, To-day. King Edward reached the Yugoslav frontier yesterday, where he was greeted by the Thereafter Prince Regent Paul
BATON DROPPED
The German women's relay team,
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The Japanese Charge d'Affaires, Enochson (Swden), Olivia (Argen- Mr. Satoh, visited the Assistant tina). Coleman (South Africa) fortune to drop the baton. They Commissar, M. Stomonyakov, yernd Palme (Sweden) following in recovered it, however, and came in terday and stated that the Japan-the order named. Sixty-five run-ahead of Germany, but were dis- ese Government.considers incoters participated Trans-Ocean qualified rest the fining by a Soviet Court Service.
Owens thus secured four Olym=" pic gold medals to equal. Paavo of the captains of five Japanese fishing schooners
After a great struggle between Nurmi's (Finland) record at the June 26 and 29 at Kamchatka. the Japanese runner, Kitei-Son, Paris Games. since 2 Japanese investigation and the British AAA champion, had allegedly established that the Ernest Harper, the former won which set up a world record
detained outside the Olympic Marathon race in 2:
Saturday, was attended by mis- hrs 29 mins. 19 2-10 secs. to estab fortune in the 400 Metres Relay M. Stomonyakov declined the lish a new Olympic record by anal yesterday afternoon, the baton Japanese demarche and deckared mins. 16 8-10 secs.
the last ex- being dropped at that the schooners were detained) Juan Carlos Zabala, the Argen- in Soviet waters, and that the cap-tine winner of the 1932 World charge when the German runner was leading by 8 metres. The tains pleaded guilty in court to Olympic title at Los Angeles, drop American team won, being follow- that offence. M. Stomonyakov ped out of the race at the 33rd) further asked Mr. Satoh to take kilometre..
hrs. Harper's time was 2
311 measures to prevent the entry of Japanese steamers into Soviet mins. 23 2-10 sets, which also bet-
tered the previous Olympic mark Metres race for men, was won by waters in future---Renter.
9 the British team in 3 mins.
The United States') seconds. runners came in second in 3 mins.
MINES LAID AT WUCHOW
ATTACK BY NANKING ANTICIPATED
[From Our Own Correspondent]
OBITUARY
Canton, Yesterday,
ed by Britain and Canada.
1,600 METRES RELAY The third relay event in yes- terday's programme, the 1,600)
Majesty continued his journey to the Adriatic Coast. -Beater.
NEW ORDER IN KWANGTUNG Nanking Officials Taking Over GENERAL OPINION FAVOURABLE
CHINESE SEAMAN
SHOT DEAD †
Fight Aboard Local Steamer
*
ALLEGED SMUGGLERS IN SCUFFLE WITH WATCHMAN
CAPTAIN SAVILLE
KILLED AMERICAN WIFE LIES SERIOUSLY WOUNDED BUT INTERNATIONAL TENSION REPORTED GREATLY RELAXED
Bayonne, To-day.
The British Consul is advised that a British subject named Captain Rupert Saville has been killed and his wife seriously injured while cruis- ing in his large yacht Blue Shadow off the north coast of Spain. Mrs. Saville, with her husband's body, has been taken aboard the HM.S. torpedo- boat Comet.
Later: It is learned in London that the Blue Shadow was hit by an insurgent shell fired by the cruiser Almirante Cervera in the vicinity of Gijon. Mrs. Saville is stated to be an American.
Bayonne, Later: It transpires that the Blue Shadow xan aground outside Gijon and pot in for repairs. It was warned that the Almirante Cervera was approaching to bombard the town, which had already been bombarded many inhabitants be- ing killed. Captain Saville put out to sea, but too late. The crui- ser sighted the yacht and, believing it was a Government. vessel fired on her.
Madrid: The Government State troops have reinforced the Gradaramma front, carrying out a vigorous offensive, including a fierce bombardment of the insurgent Enes, in air attempt to take the positions on both sides of the mountain ridge. They claim that the insurgent forces were defeated in this sector, leav- ing 200 dead on the field, in addition to supplies of war material,
Bayonne It is learned-o
the frontier that Gocument 32000 More Maroccan
artillery bombarded the insur-
gent headquaters in the north-
ern sector near Oyarzun, which is aflame.
An ammunition
Troops
Lisbon Portugal has granted:
Two timusandmore Moroccan
land, according to the insurgents' roops have landed on the main-
wireless station at Seville. Ал
dump. exploded, causing con-permission to German warships to enter Portuguese ports while pa- siderable damage.
Barcelona: It is stated that the trolling the Iberian coast. A bold smuggling attempt in the early hours of this morning Government forces, advancing on reached, a point) led to the death of Hui Sing- Saragossa, have chun, No. 1 Bosun's assistant 25 miles from the city after fierce on the ss. Hai Tan, who was fighting.
Gibraltar: It is reported that shot and gravely wounded by an Indian night-watchman of the Government warships Jaime loaded with troops is rapidly ad- the vessel during a scuffle, dy-Libertad and Cervantes are heav-vancing towards Badajoz, which
ily bombarding Cadiz, the fall of they may reach to-day Beuter ing later in hospital
3
3.In
It appears that shortly after which is expected soon.
the Sajan Singh. watchman in question, noticed International Tension [From Our Own Correspondent]
quietly Canton, To-day. sampan moving Administrative inaction fol-alongside the ship and begin in 3 mins. 11.8 secs. Sweden fifth lowing the departure of Mayor unloading its cargo. He noti
11 secs. Germany being third in 13 mins, 118 secs., Cañada fourth
Ocean Service.
all
Greatly Relaxed
to
insurgent column of 200 buseR
FATAL FALL
Naval Rating Found Dead In Arsenal St.
TRAGIC ATTEMPT TO RETRIEVE MONKEY
ал
in 3 mins. 13 secs. and Hungary Liu Chi-wen and Mr. Lin Yun-fied the chief watchman, who DUCE'S UNEXPECTED RETURN
TO ROME sixth in 3 mine. 14.8 secs. Trans- kai, Chairman of the Kwang- turn informed the master
of the ship, Captain Farrar. tung Provincial Government,
Paris: It is generally felt that CHINESE LOSE TO PERU will come to an end when Gen-
-WATCHMAN ATTACKED ~ ~ the international tension has con- In the Consolation Basketball
eral Huang Mu-sung, the new
Sajan Singh, however, inter-siderably relaxed, following the event Peru beat China by 29 Chairman, and Mr. Tseng Yang-vened with the apparent smug-favourable reaction of the Powers points to 21 after leading at the pu, the new Mayor, assume
A distressing fatal accident in interval by 16 pants to 10.
their respective new posts this glers in the meantime, and was to France's non-intervention pro-
Able Seaman from attacked by several Chinese:posals in Spain. The French par-which The game provided a ding-dong morning." Mines have been laid in Wuchow harbour by the Kwangsi
two shots which tienlarly welcome the German as HMS. Dainty was involved has The Commissionership of Re-He fired
been reported to the police. Military authorities in anticipation of a naval attack on that struggle in the first half, during)
Rome: Signor Mussolini return- port in conjunction with the Nanking land forces, it was learned which both teams were very fast. construction has been taken wounded Hui Sing-chun, who surances in this connection.
A. B. Knight, the young man în a beautiful Feng played
game, over by Mr. Liu Wei-chi, a fol- was so severely injured in the last night.
Vessels are warned of the mines, and those coming into or scoring three basket shots in the lower of Mr. Sun Fo, President neck and leg that he died on ed unexpectedly yesterday
of the Legislative Yuan. Mr. admission to the General Civil Rome, where he was not due until question, accidentally fell from leaving the harbour are provided with pilots to steer clear of the last 10 minutes.
to-day, and plunged into work in the third floor of the China Fleet WANG FINISHES 37TH Wang Ying-yu, the new Com-Hospital underwater explosives. Most junks and boats have moved up
The police inspection of the connection with the Spanish crisis. Club at 1 a.m. to-day into Arsenal Wang, China's entrant in the missioner of Civil Affairs, and
Street. He was found by another river to avoid the mines, and the West River at Wuchow now.
vessel afterwards revealed
BRITISH APPEALTM marathon.race, finished 37th-Mr. Hsu Hsung-ching, the new about 800 taels of contraband presents a scene of desolation.
Madrid: An official appeal has sailor, who immediately notified Commissioner of... Education, opium in the dead man's bunk, been distributed to all Britons in the manager of the Chub, but Four gunboats of the Canton Rcuter.
SWIMMING UPSET :/. have not yet arrived here. flotilla are stationed at Fung
were Madrid, urging them to leave as when help was forthcoming i A sensation was created yes-
was found that the unfortunate Their delay in arrival is due while further packages Chuen and Tak Bing. West terday afternoon when, contrary to high politics, as several im- discovered on the deck of the soon as possible
steamer. The watchman and It contains two forms for sign-man was already dead. Kwangtung, and will not pro-
expectations, Csik portant Nanking leaders want}
A full enquiry is to be made. ceed further westward.
k \gary) won the 100 Metres to have some influence in the two Chinese members of the sture. The first says: free-style swimming race for men, educational and civil affairs of crew of the ship are being held willing to be evacuated imme-into the affair.
by the police for investigation(diately," and the second: "I do! Later: Knight was alleged to General Ching Chien, Chief-defeating the American world re- Kwangtung. London, To-day.
The general opinion is that!
not wish to be evacuated, and have attempted to climb to the POLICE REPORT The death has occurred of of-Staff of the Military Affairs cord-holder Feter Fick and the
hereby absolve His Majesty's fourth floor parapet, from the the present group of officials Mr. Claude William Kinder, Commission, and Mr. Ku Ching, famous Japanese aquatic stars.
A police report issued earlier Government of any responsibility third floor verandah, in an en- Following a magnificent start, are inore capable and thrifty this morning stated: "A Chinese, for the safety of myself, my wife, deavour to retrieve his pet mon who was General Manager, and President of the Judicial Yuan,
whose name is unknown, but who family and property in Spain (key, which bail huoken away from Engineer-in-Chief of the Im-are on board the MM. liner Csik, Yasa (Japan) and Fischer than their predecessors.
was No. 1 to the boatswain on the
its "chain, when “be slipped and perial Chinese Railways for 31 Aramis for Canten via Hong (Germany) took the lead.
IMPARTIALITY STRESSED- / He was mentioned in Kong. They hope to effect a turn the Japanese and Hungarian AIR LINER TRAGEDY steamer Hai-tan, was shot dead by Gibraltar: A Government no-crashed into the street../ despatches and received a me-compromise, but if this is not swimmers were practically even
meuccessful, General Ching, will and fighting for the lead. A Four Killed As Machine between 5.50 and 4 ham, to-day, tice was the public that the · TYPHOON WARNING dal and clasp. during the
launch a punitive expedition mighty effort decided the victory lief of Peking.
Crashes Into House "It is believed that the Chinese Spain is strict impartiality and against Kwangsi.
in favour of Csik, who crossed theat SIR LOUIS MALKT
A plan for national defence line in 57.6 seconds, Tusa (Japan) } London, To-day, The was recently mapped out by coming in second in 57.9 seconds.
Arai (Japan) was third in 68, death has occurred of Sir Louis General Ching in his capacity du Pan Mallet, a former Am- as Chief of Staff, and his trip Taguchi (Japan) fourth in 58, basador to Turkey. He was to Canton is to include Kwang- Fischer (Germany) fifth in 692-house and burst into flames also Private Secretary to the tung in his defence plan. Gen-Fick (United States) and Lin- then Sir Edward Grey, Foreign eral Ching was reputed to be degren (United States) came in Secretary, from 1905 to 1907. the first Kuomintang. General lask
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Mr. Claude William Kinder
years.
Reuter
Beuter.
to storm Nanking in 1926
At the
an Indian Guard, Sajan Singh
"I am
was an opium smuggler, as about
message received by the 2 As London, Te day.
800 taels of opium
were found rges every inhabitant of the co-A The four occupants were close to where he was shot. It is lorry to refrain from acting, apeak-American Consulate-General from Hilled when an Imperial Air-stated that a tassle between the or displaying any partiality the Manila Observatory this morn- waysifner crashed into Chinese and the guard took place for either side. Any activity in ing stated that at 3.25 m
resulting in the guard fring are connection, with the civil war will typhoon was situated in about volver at the Chinese and hitting not be tolerated and anyone abus-Longitude 125 E., Latitude 16 N him in the neck and leg. He dinding, the hospitality of the sand- moving north west. The position
Ss about 250 smflex sine east of La- admission to the Govern tuary offered will be expelled ment Civil Hospital.
whez, taking off from Croydon an experimental night air to - Paris yes-
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