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WORLD'S TENNIS
FAR EASTERN CABLE THE SHANTUNG QUESTION.
NEWS.
(TRUQUOR RJUIKS'E KORIGE-] CANTON PROVISIONAL OR PROVIK. UCIAL ABKEMBLY,
CHAMPIONSHIT, LADIES' DOUBLES RESULTS,
LONDON, July fib. At Wimbledon play was continually interupted by rain and only a few matches
·were played,"
The singles have now reached a mest" THE TIMES" ON " A SIGNIFICANT interesting stage, Patterson and Gilbert former meets his fellow-countryman, to-day qualifying for the semi-final. The Anderson, in what will probably be the greatest watch of the tournament.
DECISION.
PEXING, July 7th,
THE WORLD FLIGHT,
AIR MINISTRY'S HELP.,
Major W. T. Blake and Captain Norman the world fight were entertamed sto Macmillan, who hara startod on their round luncheon recently by the start of the Daily
Newa
Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, preskling, found the entire money for the expedi announced that a private indivitcal bad.
Britain's 12. tion... Lord Montagu, expatiating on the that at the end of 1922 the French would sorious position of British aviation, aik bare 226 squadrons, compared with Great
A communiqué issued to isy staten: SIMLA, July 6th.
A meeting of the Shsatung Commission The Fiscal Commission, appointed lass September, has concluded its labours And
took place toisy. The Japanese "repre, sentatives stated firstly that although it it is understood the report recomments discriminate protection and the abolition
was their intention to withdraw the Post of countervailing excise duties and Im
LONDON, July Tib.
Offices from the railway area and Kino- perial preference, where no economic loss dilbert meets Lycett, in the other seat significance of the report that the "Pro theresdent must be deferred until the A leader in the Timer, dwells on the chow by December and nest, the decision in caused to India also a free flow of fur, final. eira ospital and the appointment of a doubles, a surprise was the defeat of
In the second round of the ladies visional Assembly of Kwangtung" has arrival in Peking of a Japanese export. Tarif Board, with the general industrialira. Beamish and Mrs. Sattortbisaite proposed the abolition of the Canton Secondly, it was resolved that the by Mrs. Green and Mr. McNair by 63, Government, in favour of the Central Tsingtao Maritime Customs Sub-Com- sation of the country,
6/4, while Mrs. Peacock and Mrs. Lam- bert Chambers had a most comfortable Government," says the Timer, Kwangtang mittee should comprise three. Chinese victory over the Americans, Mrs. Mallors is, the cradle of revolutionary China. If delegates and three Japanese. The rea-attempts to By rotind the world would be and Miss Siggourney by 6/2, 5/1. Miss Ryan and Mile Lenglen beat Mrs. Weston and Mrs. Welsh 0/0, 0/1...
INDIANS OPPOSE IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.
4.
Art O'Brien and Sean O'Kelly who were
It is believed that unanimity was among those arrested, have been releases | reached on the majority of points, but a and it is stated that de Valera; with note. of dissent was Austin Stack, escaped from the Gresham indians, which favours complete protes
signed by five Hotel three days ago, and are now iation and opposes. Imperial preference. charge of a flying column some dozen miles outside Dublin.
The Provisional Government's call to arms met with an enthusiastic response, queues of recruits waiting to enlist all day lung.
RUBBER PRODUCTION.
- ANGLO-DUTCH CONFERENCE
LONDON, July 8tb." Freading at a meeting of the Sampang Java Rubber Plantations Limited, Mr.
E. N. Bingley, in referring to The Hague
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pectivo Secretaries General will arrange place and date of meeting of the Sub Committee.
Major Blaku acknowledged the help ke the Canadian and other Garemments. was receiving from the Air Ministry and
DESCRIPTION OF BLANI, Writing is
W. T. Blake anys: After the death of the Daily News Major Sir Ross Smith I heard that several other
made shortly, and that among them were. Feeling that though a British machine two organisations from foreign countries. was not the first to cross the Atlantie it should be the first to fly round the world I began immediately to investigate" the cient time to beat our foreigu rivals.. Messrs. Napier at once premised me their JAPANESE“ACTION THREATENED.help providing that the reas of my arrange.
ments satisfied their technical adviser.
FINDING “A MACHINE, PIXING, July 7th. According to Japanese telegrams be
AGAIN.
the Assembly of that province demands recognition of the Central Government.
ALTERNATION IN THE SCHEDULE unification is three fourths won, what 'U.S. COTTON DUTIES. i justifiable to assume that the enuse
WASHINGTON, July 6th.
eser the extremist adherents of Sun Yat THE ORIENTAO REGION DISTURBED possibility of organising a flight in an The Senate Finance Committee has Sen say or do, it may be the final blow approved changes in the cotton duties to the hopes of that misguided man. schedule, which cotton cloth will Not cred 45 per cent ad valorem, Absolute assurance that the members of compared with the original though in will redco per cent.
Tate, the Canton Parliament are willing to cases the movement be a straight duty of ten cents per jug. but the action of the Assembly, will There will proceed to Peking as a body is still want- ceat. ad valorem, and b. na 60 per cent.. compared with 15 per
АСТОЯ
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chine cropped up. Here my diffenties Next the question of obtaining a ma were twofold. In addition to fading a
af Diblia is now woo, the Provisional solation in favour of some form of Gos dozen pairs on hose- cents per surely determine the attitude of the tween 1,300 and 1,500 bandits are terroris aitable machine for the job I had also co
halfhose: 30
#
other apparel finished and unfinished, sence in Peking of a sufficient number to consist of Huahutze driven out of Siberia per cent. ad valorem on underwear and majority and eventually ensure the pre-ing the region of Chientace The outlaws find one which would be ready to start instead of a dine scan. af sky cemform a Parliamentary quorum.
[by Japanese, Korean malcontents and "[It will be noticed that this table refere remnants of Kao Shib Ping's force
It is thought that although the battle
Government is faced with the menace of eramont legislation, said the final decision Civil War in the Provinces
rested with the Dutch Minister for the POSITION STILL CRITICAL IN
Colonies and the Governor-General of the
a dozen and 40 per cent, ad valorem. Dutch ladies. He had every confidence | SUDDEN DEATH OF SIR JOHN they would give their most serious atten-
SOME COUNTRY AREAS.
LoxDos, July 6th,
With the end of the Dublin drama, the National forces are devoting their atten- Lion to the rebels in the country, and the process of rounding up is beginning.
The position is critical at Enniscorthy, County Wexford, where the Irregulars and the National troops occupy different pre zaiso», und a battle is threatened.. National reinforcemonta are en roulg.
Fighting is reporteil. frum Tipperary Westmeath, King's County and Leitrim, but the National forces are generally gioing the upper hand
Irregular wrought haver at Sligo be fore doping, and heavy casualties in various areas are rumoured, but reliable, details are unobtainable.
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found that an amphibian type of machine, at very short notice. On inquiry, I was ready for delivery to the Air Minis officials concerned to get that released so try, and I immediately approached the
to the "Provincial Assembly" as the taless" the Chinese soon suppress the that the firm might sell it to, ma for the
source of the message. Some allusion is
to-day-Ep.1
CAUSES STIR IN PEKING.
PING, July 6th. The Canton Provincial Assembly' years of age, was Public Orator at Cam
[Sir John Edwin Sandys, who was to telegram has aroused, the widest interesi
disturbed area.
CHINESE STUDENT IMPRISONED.
ATTEMPTED MURDER OF CHINESE MINISTER IN FRANCE.
Pakis, July 8th.
flight. The Air Ministry's decision haa
bare received an offer of a second suit- able machine which may be ready, ap The machine chosen will be an amphi proximately, as soon as my first choice. bian. Which of the two will eventually be used I cannot atate until the Air Min- istry hare given their decision, though there will be no delay due to lack of a machine.
tion to the mutter and some Anglo-Dutch conference would result.
form of FAMOUS" SCHOLAR'S TRAGIC END:maile to the subject in our leading article bandits, Korean police will be sent to the not get been made, but in the interval I THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.
LoxDos, July Sir John Sandys fell "dead: whilst walk- Aa-regards the belief that in a struggling to the Senate House at Cambridge for the survival of the fittest, the Dutch degrees on the Duke of York, ex-Presid
to witness the conferring of honorary Indies producers were best equipped to ent Taft and others. see the struggle through owing to their low cost of production, Mr. Bingley debridge University from 1976 to 1919, Reir Peking, and various public bodies, in
subjects. Į the author of many books on classical. was a great scholar and writer and was elmling educational institutions and repre Lee Ho Ling, the Chinese student who sentatives of the united chambers of com-made an attempt on the life of the merce, bave resolved to telegraph Sun Chinese Minister, has been sentenced to Yat Sen expressing their appreciation
a year's imprisonment and a fine of sod of his meritórious services in protecting francs. the law, but adding that sines the Old Parliament has been reinstated, the time
of production in Ceylon. Malay-States clared than in comparison the average cost
and the Dutch Indics estates would stand in the order, named, in regard, cheapness of production combined with sufficient 'up-keep.
GERMAN, POLITIES,
FRANCO-AMERICAN WIRELESS-TELEGRAPHY. POWERFUL STATION OPENED.
Pamis, July 6th.
the most powerful hitherto coo- mubications to New York. Americans say that the communications are clearest ever received from France. The
The Presidency.
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.... STARTING FROM WESTMINSTKE.
the Themes outside the Houses of Parlia I hope to leave England, preferably from meat, at the end of May, and if all gues well, to return to England in August or September.
With me will be Captain Norman He Millan, who Hccompanied me on my fight to "Morocco on behalf of the Dnity News Just autumn, best test pilots in the county are, bots. He perhaps one of the
every confidence, in him, and we satisfied that the flight can be carried out under present arrangements. It is just age. He began life as an office boy in a possible that a third member may be taken,
The National THE CO-OPERATION OF VARIOUS.structed, was unofficially opened for e-Government and abolish the provisional
Assise Wirele telegraph station at Sainte has come to dissolve the transitional BOTTOMLEY'S EARLY LIFE.
forces have taken numerous prisoners.
Hra Moświney and Kathleen Kevin. Barry were immediately released, "and" atine reports from Dublin state that de Valera has been wounded.
BRITISH WAR SHIPS IN CORK HARBOUR.
LONDON, July 6th. Five British naval sloops have arrived in Cork Harbour.~-~
BEPUBLICANS CLAIM WIDE-
SPREAD SUCCESSES.-
nesday, asserts that the Republican forces are rapidly progressing, and claims they have captured Free State posts at Mount Bellow, Cogalway, Colloney, Cosligo, Ballinamore, Coletrim.
PARTIES.
BERLIN, July 8th..
authorisation has been accorded. of the public as soon as the Government's
The Daily Telegraph says Bottomley was brought up in a Manchester orpban
Reichstag, have forwarded a letter to the
The centre democratic parties in the new station will be placed at the disposCHINESE LEGATION'S WELCOME City warohouse. He learnt something of | but on this point no decision has broa German People's Party, enquiring whe ther the latter is prepared to participate in the Government,
the restoration of the State, and the cony The letter assumes an agreement that
duct of the social policy, can only be car ried out on a constitutional republican basix
A Republican Bulletin issued of Wed- UPROAR IN PRUSSIAN DIET. THE ARGUMENT OF BRUTE FORCE.
Beaux, July 6th There were disorderly scenes in the Enniscorthy, Prussian Diet during the 'debate on the Wexford, Urlingford, County Kilkenny, Protection of the Republic Bill. A hand. Ekibbereen, Listowel, Foynes, Newcastle West, Abboyscale, Broadford and Ballin-
to hand fight between members of the left
NEW RADIO SOUNDING --
DEVICE. VALUABLE ADJUNCT TO NAVIGA-
TION
WASHINGTON, July 6th.
DUTCH ELECTION RESULTS.
The results of the election at Amster
AMSTERDAM, July 6th.
dam so far are that five Socialiste, includ ing Dr. Troeistrs, one Communist, ten
ALTRED SZE. SINO-AMERICAN RELATIONS NEVER
China..
BETTER.
Mr. Sze, in the course of his reply, declared that Sino-American relations
courts.
to Alaska, and thence across Cauads and
journey, after which the machine will fla will probably be used at this stage of the the U.S.A. to New York. A third ebgine
Newfoundland, and from there attempt the Atlantic crossing.
-XEW WAY “ACROSS" "ATLANTIC.
tie will be tried. Instead of proceeding An entirely new roate across the Atlan direct or vid the Azores, the course is being land. The largest sea gap this way will be under 850 miles, and the weather condi- tions are likely to be favourable.
law in an attorney's office, which also taught made. him at an early age that the Tichborne
THE ROUTE. claimant's belief in the division of man- kind into rogues and fools was not un-France, Italy, Greece and Crote to Egypt The route to be followel will be via founded. His legal education was extended and thence vid Baghdad and Basra to by services as a shorthand writer in law Karachi and Calcutta. It will be the LONDON, July 6th.
His turn for popular oratory and monsoon season in India. The machine Mr. Chao Hsin Chu (Chinese Charge popular writing was developed by associa will not attempt to cross Burns, but the tion with Bradlaugh. Then followed const will be followed to Rangoon and d'Affairs) when presiding at the Chinese experiences in journalism which were not thenes to Saigon, and Hongkong. Mr. Roosevelt, Secretary of the Navy, Legation's official welcome to Mr. Alfred fruitful and the adventurer sought. the Tokyo the engine will probably be chan
At announces the success of tests of a new size on his return from Washington, companies. The echoes of the great crash Siberian coast and the Aleutian Islands cously registers vecua depths by measur paid tribute to Mr. Sze's distinguished of Hausard Union sound faintly on our radio munding device which instantan-
more profitable profession of flotation of ged, and the fight continued rid the ing the time the sound takes to travel and back. He predicts it will be of great London, to which could be ascribed much of the las officers of the crown and win from the ship to the bed of the occan services during his six years' stay in fendio himself against all the resources ears, but the exploit of Bottomley in de value to navigation.
close relationship between Britain and Lord Brampton, is not likely to be for- of the present good understanding and ning in the process the regard of a judge who did not incline to sentimentality, gotten by lawyers or laymun. The H& sard Company was not the only one of his promotions which went away. His well. defence before Lord Brampton was the years ago Bottomley was only thought of He was greatly impressed, during his as a speculative financier with a peculiar sixteen months sojourn în America, by last quarter of his life were his most re ability for legal procedure. Only in the the universal desire of Americans to know warkable powers discovered. He entered pany, an entirely British syndicate is being Concerning the financing of the com American-Chineso. At present there ly journal of his own. His career in Para large proportion of the Empire will be the House of Commons and set up a week formed, as by this means we thought that over 2,500 Chinese students in Hament was interrupted by financial disinterested in the effort. As it is, our American universities and colleges. This asters, but there were good judges who desire is to assist British aviation by every number, was larger than in England, but great success. There was no doubt about naturally hope that many people will be thought it possible that he might have had method of propaganda in our power. Wa he hoped that Chinese students in Eng the success of his paper. He hit off with interested in the organization.
In any
Chun Railway Station, near the border near future, as a result of the labours
"A fatal accident occurred at Sha
land would increase in numbers in the extraordinary skill the taste of the muas case the arrangements have been made so
of uneducated people.
that the fight will take plaed! of the Now Territories, on Thursday, of the British Committee, of which Sir which has resulted in the death of an employé of the Kowloon-Canton Bailway John Jordan is chairman.
The man was a fitter's coolie and was engaged on Thursday testing the wheels on to the main line he was knocked down of railway wagons. An He stepped back ty a passing train. Both his legs were
garry, also the last remaining Fres and right wings: ended in the suspension ambers of the Right, and one Leit had never been so friendly as ut present beginning of a series of casen. But ffice set for "Greenland, and Iceland, to Sco-
State post at Connemara.
of the sitting.
Five incendiary fires broke out in Bel- RESPONSIBILITY FOR WAR,
Tast last night but were extinguished ithout any serious damage being caused.
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Liberal have been returned.
BRITISH WORLD FLIGHT,
Ana, July 6th. The aviator Major Blake has departed
for Crete.
NOTE IN THE FRENCH CHAMBER. The Chamber of Deputies, after a de bate on the responsibility for the was, FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. voted its confidence in the Government FITTER'S COOLIE KNOCKED DOWN
by 632 votes to 65.
EARLIER CADLES,
BRITISH AERIAL SERVICE
AN ALARMING OUTLOOK/
LONDON, July 8th: In the House of Commons, questioned
BY TRAIN.
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DYSENTERY AND MALARIA.
WORLDLY AND PAGAN. LIVES,”....
A“ SCENE OF DESOLATION, »
LONDON, July 6th. Five were killed and 11 wounded in Dublin yesterdays bringing the total for the week to 85 killed and 280 wounded. The Army Bulletin this morning says that the remnant of the Irregulars who sarrendered at the Granville Hotel, Sackville Street, last night numbered sixteen (including two women), headed by O'Connor. After the surrender Cathal regarding the recent threat of the Rolls Brugha rushed out brandishing a revol-Rosee firm to close down its auro-engine works as orders are not forthcoming, the Sackville Street is to-day & terribla Right Hon. F. Guest referred to the amputated. He was rendered first aid China, Mr. Sze said. he was confideally Wan" which are the cause of the disease. Grifith-Bosenwen, who presided," said acent of desolation, the great volumes of reduction in the Air Estigates whereby Wah Hospital, Kowloon, where he died and despatched poste haste to the Kwong smoke rising through the drizzling rain money was not available for large orders the same evening.
ver, and was wounded.
forming a huge fall overhanging the city made strong representations to the Gov- by the Air Ministry, The latter had The buildings destroyed include Ham- men's, the Crown, the Granville, and the rament on the alarming outlook if the Gresham Hotels, the General Post Office, Rolls-Royce and other firms were com and the tramway offices, which all pelled to close. escaped the confiagration in the Easter rebelkon of 1916. Some Bandsome new buildings since erected escaped the
acut fires.
AMORE HOPEFUL SITUATION. LONDON, July 6th. Lord Birkenhead, in the House of Zards, referred to the formidable char acter of the Provisional Governinent'sa Lask in enforcing law and order through out Ireland, notwithstanding that the insurrection had been crushed in Dubline Lo zaid that cautious ea he had been in
Mr. Lloyd George said the enquiry into our whole air position by a sub-committee completed, but before the Government of the Imperial Delanco Committee was took action it would welcome the views of the Parliamentary Air Committee.
WARSHIPS FÖR NOTHING, AMERICAN GENEROSITYTO
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POLAND.
WASHINGTON, July 6th.
1
THE CALCUTTA SWEEP.
A LONDON PROSECUTION.“
site pleaded guilty at the Mansion House G. H. Yates, of King Street, Cheap Police Court, on June 15th to a charge, under the Lottery Act of 1823, of printing circulars in connection with the sale of the Calcutta Derby Swoopstakes tickets It appears that he had 15,000 genuine tickets, costing 138. ed. each,
which he offered from 20s, enchant
The Magistrate, Lord Bearsted, said discimed an alarming state
of
irs arising out of the promiscuous
TURNING POINT IN CHINESĘ POLITICS REACHED.
Turning to the present situation in
of the opinion that the important ques tion of Obinose domestic polities would be scitled before the year ended. China was now at the turning-point and realised the necessity for maintaining a strong stable and united Government.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.
one)
SENATOR FERCHOT'S PARLIAMEN-
·TARY IMMUNITY REMOVED.,
PARIS, July 6th, The Benste has removed the Parlia
Senator France introduced a Bill in sale of tickets, contrary, to the rules of the past, he was bold enough to believe the Senate authorising the gift to the Royal Calent's Tad Ulb. This part-mentary immunity hitherto enjoyed by tlint the situation was more hopeful then Poland of six American warships destined cular lottore had perhaps eached such a Senator Perchot, of the directorate of ut any moment since the Treaty was to be scrapped under the Washington stage that it was menaco to the public.
agreement.
the Banque Jadustriello de Chine.
signed.
Yates was fined
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A medical correspondent writes to the
·ZELIDIOUS' REVIVAL NEZDED, Times on Drugs and the Body:--
Another case is the use of the drug
Addressing the seventy sixth anniver tery. This drug acts like a chara Alliance, held at Central Hall, West known na emetine" in amoebis dyson aary meeting of the World's Evangelical
Unhappily it also has a severe effect on that in some respects the was appeared it was supposed by killing the cutie minster, on May 20th, Sir Arthur
the pationt, An attempt was made dur to lead to a religions revival, but things.
to preparation of a were to and similar kind which should hit the gorm had been reaction evet, bere There and spare the patient. It failed because was to-day apparent an indifference to as soon as the patient was spared to religion, n want of religion, a leaving of effect of the emotine preparation was lost religion out of our daily life, which was Emetine, in short, acts like Balyaran seen among all glasses. The neglect of on the human body or in conjunction with the human body.
moked the proper observance of Sunday, the Eren Bore astonishing is recent work the abandoutof morning prayer in comparative emptiness of our churches, on the effect of quinine on
the household mitthese were signs which parasites. This, at one time, waĘ. SUI posed to be absolutely.
were dissppening and seemed to show specino quinine was looked on a certain and deadly that people had forgotten what God had poison so far se malaria, parasites were done for themi Too many people were concerned. Yet now there is some reason living what were practically purely to doubt this, the effect of
Carried worldly and pagan live Bir Arthur Cont suggests
corpuscion of the blood, and if by say might pray for a great religious revival, human being and not on the parasites of their worst the best of work of the may be on the blood corpuscles of the od Very often when things - seemed at
means they are unable to enter the red and he knew of no organisation better the disease. These live inside of the red Church was really being dona Iboy
corpuscice they die Quinine may act by fitted to bring that about than the preventing them from making this entry. World's Evangelical Alliance.
for work the quinine urged that they should not be disappointe