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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1920.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
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New York, Oct. 21. The Presidential campaign is becoming acrimonious. Governor A bullock which stood 6it. Zin. Cox, in a speech at Bostan, denounced Senators Harding and Lodge. high and weighed 210st. was for their opposition to the League of Nations. He described Senator: exbibited at Wolsingham (Dur-Lodge as the arch-conspirator of the age and he declared that Senator ham) agricultural show.
Harding was deliberately attempting to deceive the people on the League issue.
TIM AS RAILWAY DIRCETOR. The colabrated nationalist, Mr. T. M. Healy, K.C. has been co-opted a director of the Great Southern and Western Railway Ireland.
HEAD OF GERMAN NAVY DEPARTMENT. According to the Berlin news- papers Vice Admiral Bebacke has been appointed Head of the German Nary Department.
WALKED OVER 200,000 MILES.
A Bath postman, just retired.
is credited with having walked
Mr. Elinu Roat in his first campaign speech at the Carnegie Hall declared that article ten of the Convenant of the League meant a throw-back to old discredited alliances. He opined that a large majority of Americans earnestly desired an organisation of civilised nations which would co-operate to prevent ure wars and that the United States should do her full share ther..n. He urged that the provisions of the Covenant should be changed to meet American adjections.
CHINA'S CUSTOMS DUTIES.
Washington, Oct. 21.
A Sino-American treaty has been signed, providing for graduated
over 200,000 miles during his increases of the import duties on tobacco, sugar spirits and luxuries years of service, and two other from China instead of the present five per cent. flat rate. retired postmen are said to have walked 180,000 miles each.
FRENCH PASSPORT CONCESSION,
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AMERICAN EXPORTS.
Washington, Oct. 22
The Bankers Association has decided to request Presiden: Wilson baring to obtain a corte d'identite, to recreate the War Finance Corporation for the purpose of aiding which, under the regulations the export of cotton, wheat and other agricultural products. previously in force, bad to be obtained within a fortnight under the penalty of a heavy fine.
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Faris, Oct. 21. November 11 in connection with It is generally believed that the subsidiary Standard Oil Company, the 50th anniversary of the entitled the Standard Franco-Americaice, in addition to placing the the time of its life on Satur- Queen's Club Kensington, had French Republic includes a Standard Oil's products on the French market will devote considerable day, September 4, writes Piro, popular demonstration al the capital to the exploration of petroleum strata in France and the Rudd, himself an athlete, in the Paris Hotel de Villa in honor of French colonies in order that France may have a national supply Daily Chronicle. This aristocratic Gambetta, Chenzy and Callieni, which would be invaluable in wartime. The importance of the com-home of University sport boused while receptions will be held by bine is accentuated by the fact that the Standard Oil for the first a choroughly democratic athletic the Mayors in all the large towns time has undertaken an enterprise where control is left to in the country.
SYNDICALISTS TO REMAIN '
American capital.
RUBBER FOR RUSSIA.
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Loudan. Oct. 2.
IN GADL. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld tha convictich of William Haywond and 93 other members of that
In an interview. Mr. W. F. Hegar who, on behalf of the Rubber Syndicalist organisation Soown]
Planters Union, has arranged u two million sterling contract for as the Industrial Workers of the supplying-rubber-to-Russia, the rubber-to-be delivered from March World, who were found guilty 1991 to December 1922, declared himself satisfied with Russian paper and sentenced to the Fort Leavenworth Penitentiary for currency while for 1922 gold would be paid in Amsterdam. obstructing the draft law.
emphasised that the money paid by Russia in the deal world be switched on to the Federated Malay States, the British Government drawing excess profitax, thus helping to reduce the national debt.
A TWO-YEAR SLEEP.
From Waukesha (Wisconsic)
CHINESE STUDENTS FOR FRANCE.
Marseilles. Oct. 21.
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Empire and of America, and, as a consequence, found itself on the crest of the Boom wave which has swept over cricket and foot- ball and lawn tennis.It is not often that House Full" boards are needed at Queen's Club, but they were cut on Saturday.
Probably 15,000 people were inside the ground, and several thousands outside. Incidentally, the latter were just as well off as many who were within the gates, for Queen's Club is not the best place in the world to accom- modate a big crowd."
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Empire: This was rua in four periods of $80 yards each, sud- Philip Baker sent off ED. Moun- tain, the Cantab, on the third of them with a lead of some ten
opponent, and be went right up to yards. Joie Ray was Mountain's the Englishman's shoulder at the crucial spot, 220 yards from bome. But Mountain found the answer- ing burat, and came right away from the American to give B.G.D. Rudd a comfortable lead of 25 yards with which to start the last half-mile.
We saw some wonderial burdi- ing by Earl Thompson, the Canadian, and the Americans. Fresh British records were set up in both races. Thompson doing the 120 yards in 14-5-5eec.. and E. Smart (USA) winning. the 440 yards in 563-5sec. Each
Was 1-5sec: faster thzo the distance had been done in pre- viously in this country, and Thompson's figures are a world's record for a grass track Bat J. Watt (USA) won his heat in the But those who could see, 440 yards in 35 4-5sec, which whether they were Americans, I knocked a full second off the Canadians. Australians, South previous best time, Africans, or mere home-country- A British record was also set men, had
great afternoon. up in the exhibition by Americans
# titanic of javelin throwing, J. Lincoln- doing 196ft. 10in or 11ia further than the previous best.
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comes a report that Mrs. Clara Jorgenson Racine, who has been aleep at the county asylum for more than two years, has regaio- ed consciousness through the instrumentality of a little child. A sister-in-law of Mrs. Jorgen- One hundred Chinese Students, including six.women, arrived on They looked on at son's visited the institution, bring board the mail steamer Andre Lebon to study the French language struggle between clean-limbed, ing with her her six year-old son, and commercial methods. The students will be distributed among the swift-moving athletes, engaged It is thought that the child awak-schools and colleges of France. The party was accompanied by Mr. in the most exciting form of ened the memories in the women's Kao Lon, Director of the Pexing Observatory and two Chinese pro-racing team Contests, Tun in mind, and thus restored her to afessors of the Auguste Comte school in Peking who are responsible relays.
for the well-being of the students.
AN UNSUCCESSFUL KAJD.
Cleveland. Oct. 2
The atmosphere was charged with electricity. Great gusts of cheering marked the changing fortunes of a race, as one relay recorered ground lost by the preceding tunger.
TRIBUTE TO BRITISH CROWDS. ̧* The spirit of the meeting i throughout was the true sporting
spirit, Losers on normal condition.
either side {GRANDFATHERS IN PROFESSIONAL
were the first to congratulate their conquerors, and the English BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
high jumpet, Howard Baker, who Blackpool's big professional bowling tournament, recentiv
won at 6ft 3in., came off the feld with the arm of Dick Lan- threatened by a police ban after taking place far 49 years, wis
don, American's champion, whom opened last month under the
Fire times the Union Jack and he had beaten, affectionately LONGKONG JAPANESE ||direction_of_ Blackpool Corpora An aRempt by thieves to carry off fifty thousand dollars from the five times the Stars and Stripes around his shoulder. It is little MASSAGE ASSOCIATION.. The first game was played safe of the Cleveland Trust Company's Bedford branch in broad flew at the mast-head to signify things like that which make between the veteran Tom Baron, daylight was foiled by a brave clerk, Mr. Petre, who alarmed thea National victory, so that, in international athletics worth aged 85, who took part in the town. A pistol battle followed, two of the bandits being killed and the end, honours were even. Awhile. tournament in 1879, and W. Petre seriously wounded. Four of the robbers were captured and more fitting result to such a Whitler 78 of Blackpool. The four escaped. The money was recovered intact. contestants were equal five times, and Baron won by one point.
Kr. U. SUGA Mrs. A SUGA
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GENERAL NEWS.
"SWEDISH FROHIBITION
REFERENDUMS.
TORTO POLICE TO DISCARD SWORDS,
SWEDISH BOLSHEVISTS.
The Tokyo police are not only to be deprived of their swords,
Stockholm. Oct. 22. but are also to wear something
The executive of the Swedish Bolshevist Party passed a resolution coloured in the sober
instead. of their by 13 votes to two accepting in principle the Moscow conditions.
A Swedish Government Com mission has reported in favour of mer
Sam-
the introduction of prohibition if white suits, the reason being. the approval of 60 per cent. of the that when they are dressed in voters is obtained in a referendum,white they show too well in the dark and miscreants-find it too easy to get away. It is also
"RACIAL EQUALITY.*****
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MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
AMERICAN STEAMER ON FIRE.
Fortospain Trinidad. Oct. 22.
AVIATION PROGRESS.
Minerola. Oct. 21.
A PITTING RESULT.
A tribute to the splended splendid sporting contest could impartiality of the crowd was not have been desired.
paid by Mr. Robert S. Weaver, of When the four miles relay American Olympic Association, at the dinner to the teams, which came on for decision at the close of the day, the British team were took place at the Imperial Hotel. leading by five events to four. A.J. Mr. Weaver said the British" Leckran the first mile againstE.B. f people were the greatest sports-
He ran
men in the world.. Curtis, the American
The chairman of the dinner. pluckily and well but Curtis was too strong, and set up a lead of Sir Theodore Cook, announced, more than 20 yards. J. J. Con- that the Duke of York was very nelly took over the baton from sorry indeed that an engagement Curtis and want away at a trom-had at the last moment prevent,*** endous pace. W. R. Seagrove, fed his attending the function- who succeeded Lock, could make which be wished very much to Do impression on the lead, which do. His Royal Highness desired was even slightly increased when bim to convey his best wishes to Joie Ray set out on the third mile. all present, and his special wel
Ray has done 4 min. 142-5th come to the athletes from the sec. over this distance in America, United States. and the race looked as good as over. Bat W. J. Hatton set him-WINTER WORK FOR, EX-SERVICE self to pull down the lead, and ran magnificently that he passed the American in the final straight, sufficient money for the purpose, The Treasury having allotted and gare Philip Baker, the last of age over 1. Shields at the start of whereby the whole of the hut the Britishers, a few yards advant-arrangements are being made the fourth mile. But Shields ran ments in the Aldershot Command
a brilliantly as Hatton, and, out- Pacing Baker in the last halfmile, an a splendid victory for hig
The World Sunday School said that the last Oriental touch of all kinds, especially for ship-Convention representing thirty is to be taken away by depriving The British cruiser Cambrian and the Canadian Government building and engineering works million officers. teachers
acholars of thirty countnes) which at present they go about.
and them of the paper lanterns with steamer Farmer succeeded in beaching the United States Shipping Complete stock, Best
Board's steamer Zaca which is on fire. Efforts are being made to terms affirmed the principle of racial immediate delivery.
equality, a Tokio report states.
arrest the flames by finding the hold. A singular story of mistaken WAR SERVICE AT 70.
|identity comes from Londonderry. Elijah Vaughan, a miner, who A car driver, named Edward served in France at the age of Coyle, Rossville Street, ten days 70, sad married on bis return at ago received notification that bis the age of 73, was summoned at brother Bernard had been drown- Walsall for arrears under a main-ed at Glasgow. He proceeded for the trip to Home (Alaska) and back, have completed the round Four United States Army aeroplanes, which started on 15th July tanence order made at the there forthwith and identified the trip of nine thousand miles.
The object was to establish an aerial instance of his wife. SLORA MACDONALD'S MONUMENT following day Coyle received & route to the North-West corner of the American continent and to
message from bis sister saying photograph otherwise inaccessible areas in Alaska. During a storm the marble that their brother Bernani had It is understood that the commander of the Alaskan serial side. lab on the monument over the just visited her and was perfectly grave of Flora Macdonald, in well A mistake had occurred Expedition mentioned earlier will recommend a' regular aerial service Kilmuir Churchyard (Syke), was in the identification of the body to Alaska. He reports that he frequently sighted herds of reindeer, tom from its fastenings and of the drowned man, which bad caribou, bear and mountain sheep. The Indians fed at the approach
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ut the winter for the 400 mart in Aldershot who are at, presens One other piece of running unemployed: The bulk of them deserves special mention, for it are ex-Bezvite men, validate a
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