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THE FOURTH TEST MATCH.
ENGLAND GAINS BIG ADVANTAGE IN DRAWN GAME.
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THE "SAVE THE CHILDREN" FUND.
三拜禮 號七廿月七英港香 WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1921. 日三廿月六
PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT NEXT MONTH.
Possible Emergency Session to Ratify Irish Settlement.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, July 26.
Defensive Tacties by Visitars: Successful Bowling by Parkin.
Rebef of Sufferers in Many Countries.
(Reuter's Sercice.}
ADRIFT IN TYPHOON.
Five Passengers Drowned. Experience of Local.
Stemmer. De
London, July 26. In the House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain expressed the hope At the annual meeting of the Council of the “Sare the Quildren” that Parliament would be prorogued on August 26, but foreshadowed Fund in London, Lord Weardale, prosiding, said that £558,735 had
Adrift at sea in typhoon wea ( Beuter's Service, }'
the possibility of its being summoned in November of December to been received during the past year. There wers 170,000 direct sub- London, July 26. pass legislation necessary to give affect to an Irish settlement He scribers in addition to thousands of anonymous helpers. The fund, ther for nearly two days, the small
British steamer Telemach A Manchester in fine weather, before twelve thousand specta-announced the intention of the Government to pass the Bills con-by counteracting international hitterness, was working better for the
11 Hongkong . SERİY tors, the fourth Test watch was resumed on a soft wicket consequent carning railways, the safeguarding of industries and the repeal of the futurs of Europe than all the statesmen. The report showed that arrived upon overnight rain. England had declared at 362 for 4 wickets. Agriculture Act.
the fand in two years amounted to £950,000. A home fund has been this morning, after having been London, "July 28. The pitch was not difficult, yet scoring was always very slow. The
established distinct from the foreign fund. In addition to the relief through a very hard time, during batting was purely defensive in the face of good bowling, frequently Arguing against an autumn Session, Mr. Chamberlain amplasia- granted to Central Europe grants had been clade to Armenian- and which five of her passengers were changed.
ed the thard work of Parliament, especially the strain opon the Russian refugee orphans, also to child sufferers from the famine in lost and considerable damage was.
Įdone to the vessel. Government and its departmanta. Referring to possible objections Chios and to Russian and Turkish children suffering in the con- on the subject of the Irish negotiations, Mr. Chamberlain said that, centration of refugees at Constantinople. so far as the Government could see, in the most bopeful contingency agreement could not be reached to a point at which it could be embodied in legislation at an early date. The Government at best contemplated the possibility of summoning a new Session early in December or in the last week of November to deal which the Irish question before Christmas. The other contingency, which he devoutly prayed might not be realised, was the failure of the negotin- tions. In that case Parliament must know before Prorogation what the prospects were to enable the necessary decisions to be taken.
The Australians were dismissed for 175, the innings occupying Sh. 20m. Collies was top scorer with 40, keeping his wicket up for Do less than 4h. 50m.
Parkin captured five wickets, for 38, Woolley Dons for 38, Parker two for 32, Fender two for 30, and Douglas one for
Stumps
England had forty minutes' batting, scoring 44 for 1. were then pulled up, the match terminating in à draw,
England 6 for 4 (dec)
AUSTRALIA (1ST INNINGS).
Amstrong, Douglas
Gregory, b Parkio
Carter, b Parkin .....
Bardsley, b Parkin
Collins, 1 bw, b Parkin...
40
Macartney, b Parker
Andrews, o Tennyson, b Fender
Taylor, b Fender
Pellers, c Tyldesley, b Parker......
Hendry, c Russell, b Parkin
McDonald not out
Extras
175
ENGLAND (2ND INNINGS).
Hallows, not out.....
16
Parkin, c Collins, b Andrews
93
3
Parker, not out
Extras
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44 (for 1) County Cricket. Warwick won by two wickets. Yorkshire won by an innings and 48 rans. Northants won by 344 runs. Somerset won by 65
Kent won on the first innings.....
JURS.
FLEETS OF THE WORLD.
British Government Statistics.
London. July 26.
A White Paper giving details of the world's fleets on February 1st, including those building, shows:
Bettain
1.S.
Japan
iermany
France
Russia
Italy
figures are as follows:
47
62
Battleships. Battle-cruiseTH, Light cruisers.
*9
X
6
9
$
II
14
13
10
Aircraft carriers.
In regard to aircraft carriere, torpedo-craft, and Torpedo craft. 259
subtaarines, the
91
318
149
112
38
44
0
129
65
126
58
163
68
Britain
.
U.S.
Japan
Germany
France
Russia
Italy
0
Submarines.
SECOND INTERNATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS
CONFERENCE.
:
THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
The Telegiachne Bailed from Saigon on Wednesday last at day- America's Splendid Work..
light for Hongkong, carrying a New York, July 26. -
full cargo and 503 Chigasa deck, Altogether $29,000,000 were colleated in the United States up to passengers. The weather was May 1 for the relief of the children if Europe. All except $2,000,000 perfect until Friday night has been distributed.
when
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE DUTCH MINISTRY.
Adhesion to Washington Conference.
The Hague, July 27.
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The Cabinet crisis has been solved by s reconstruction of the rough seas were breaking on Ministry. The Mayor is Jonkheer Ambem Jonkbeer Degeer, board. Early on Saturday morn- Japan Reported to be Formulating Comprehensive Policy.
London. July 26.
belonging to the historic Christian party, succeede Jonkheer Deling WRIST begar Ranter learns from an authoritative Japanese source that the Vries, the anti-revolutionary Minister of Finance, and Jonkheer Op board .lo such
that inference drawn in the absence of a reply from Amarica as regards Yandy, Chief of the Topographical Service, succeels General Pop quantities the Pacific question is that probably there has hitherto been no as Minister for War. Jonkheer Vandyk takes the portfolio of went into the stakehald- through definite programme in the miods of the statesmen, concerned. Marine ad interim.
the skylights on the upper deck. The Government has introduced several Bills providing for The bilges began to fill and the Mesatime, the Japanese ara endeavouring to expedite matters by considering every likely question under the heading of the Pacific Holland's adhesion to the Washington treaty (? conference), and pumps of the ship were able to so as to formulate their own policy concerning same. The Japanese dealing with the conditions of labour. consider that the questions of China and Australasia.do not exhaust) the Pacific question, and point out that there remain the important matters of Mexico and the Dutch Indies, in which Japan is consider- ably interested, whereas the fact that neither Mariconer Holland has been invited seems to suggest Japan is being summoned to a sort of international bar limited to questions regarding Chins. The Japanese opine that the atmost clarity is essential, otherwise the conference is calculated to do more harm than good.
Japanese Cabinet's Decision.
New York, July 27. An Associated Press telegram from Tokio states that the Japanese Cabinet has decided to participate in the Washington conference on Far Eastern problems.
GERMAN MISSIONARIES. Qualified Permission to Resume Work in British Territories.
London, July 26.
cope with it until about 4 s.m. oa Sunday when the amount of sea water started to gain rapidly. An GREEKS CLAIM OVERWHELMING VICTORY.
| hour and a half later all the ongin- eets and firemen were called British Prisoners in Angora said to have been moved.
below and worked their atmost Athens, July 27. to stop the overflowing bilge Official reports of the various units delayed owing to the rapidity water from washing the bunker of the advance but now co-aalinated, show that the enemy loss over (cual into the bilges, which was three-quarters of his guns and forces in casualties, prisoners, and causing the pumps to block. deserters. After consolidating the Afionkarahissar-Katabia Eskes-abant 9.a.m. the iron-plate foor habr-Billedak line, the northern and southern Greek armies effected ing of the stokehold was awash a junction, whereas the enemy front bas been broken and his troops and the firemen worked under from Angora cat off from the Koniah troops. Constantinople great difficulties to keep steam. message of the 25th inst. states that the British prisoners at Angorajin the boilers. Standing fa water have been transferred to Siva preliminary to the evacuation of the firemen fed the boiler fres Angora.
by coal thrown in by handfuls, the water making the use of shovels useless Two hours later the firing force had to give up the task as the coal was stopping the law of the bilgepumps and the
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THE WOOD-FORBES MISSION.
Forecast of Report.
Manila, July 21.
The Secretary of the World Alliance for Promoting Internation- Friendship through the Churches recently wrote to the Colonial
General Leonard Wood and Mr. Cameron Forbes, ex-Governor iron plates of the flooring foroad- Office, the India Office, and the Foreign Office suggesting that German missionaries be allowed to resume work in certain British of the Philippines, who have been specially commissioned to inves-P by the heavy pressure of water below, were washing. territories. Mr. Churchill replied that the war showed that certai,tigate conditions in the Philippines, are making a preliminary foreign societies and individuals were unable to prevent national report to President Harding this week. It is understood that the about with the motion of the those working at the fires. For instincts influencing conduct to a degree incompatible with their report foreshadows the final recommendations, which are expected ship and endangering the lives of proper functions and prejudicial to the security of the territories into include the retention of the islands by the United States, with a
bich they were working. Nevertheless, applications by individual continuance of autonomy, closer American supervision, a thorough want of steam the engines stopped German missionaries of unimpeachable antecedents for permission cleaning out of the courts and inefcient bureaus, rehabilitation of land for 40 hours the ship lay to enter colonies would be considered. provided that they (the the country's finances. and the breaking up of the peonage system. helpless in the raging sa missions) were under the control of a British, Allied, or associated
subject, and were vouched for by a responsible British ecclesiastical authority. The circumstances of the mandated and adjoining territories, boween were a exceptional, requiring a degree of super- vision unnecessary elsewhere.
WAGES IN THE PRINTING TRADES.
Reductions Agreed upon.
London. July 16.
A World-Wide Gathering.
A conference of master printers, the Newspaper Society, and London, July 36. The world's experts in tuberculosis have assembled at West- the Printing and Kindred Trades Federation agreed to recommend minster for the Second Internations! Conference. Thirty-nine
a reduction of 5s. weekly in the wages of adult male members} cuntries are represented in addition to the United Kingdom, the of the unions affiliated to the Trades Federation beginning with the Dominions, the League of Nations and the League of Red Cross week ending August 13, and a farther a weekly reduction at the Societies. Sir Robert Pbilip i resided. A message of welcome from week ending September 9, also corresponding reductions for women the King was read.
workere, pieceworkers, and male learners.
Eart Curzon, welcoming the delegates behalf of the Government, said that the campaign against tuberculosis, which illustrated the growing brotherhood of mankind, had been one of the chief suffer-i era from the war.
Sir Alfred Mond, describing the British Government's steps to deal with tuberculosia, said that four thousand additional bec's had been installed in sanatoria and hospitals during the past two years, and 3,500 are to be installed during the next two years.
THE LEWIS-GUN CONTRACT.
No Immunity from Taxation.
ANGLO-FRENCH RELATIONS IMPROVING.
Understanding over Silesia said to have been Reached..
London, July 26.
Reuter learns that as the result of explanations exobanged between the British and French Governments a very much better atmosphere has been created. There is reason to believe that the question of Upper Silesia is already approaching settlement, and that no further misunderstandings za regards the despatch of troops is likely to occur.
THE TURF,
Result of the Champion Sprint Race.
Loddon, Joly 26.
London, July 26. The Lewis-gun claim mentioned yesterday ended in judgment for the Crown after evidence by Sir Eric Geddes and others that they did not recollect any reference being made to taxation when the contract for the acquistion of the Lewis gun was being negotiated At Goodwood the Stewards" Cup resulted as follows: Service in November 1915.
Kit (20-1), 1; Star Grass (25-1), 2; Tetrameter (100-6), 3. Twenty [The previous report stated hat the Belgian Company, which ran. A length divided the first and second, with the third a head owned the Lewis gun, Les Armes Automatiques (in which the behind B.S.A. Co. is a shareholder) negoriated with the British Government, on the understanding, that armaments were to be supplied at a re- duced price in consideration of exemption from taxation.]
HISTORIC ANTIQUITIES UNEARTHED IN PALESTINE,
Relics of Herod and of the Crusaders.
London, July 26.
FIRE.
THE "MAURETANIA
Months before Vessel is Fit for Sea.
London, July 26.
Embers of the Mauretanis blazed up at midnight, so the fire was not extinguished till the early hours. The dajaage is estimated at £50,000 (7). It will be months before the Manfatania is fit for
THE DAVIS CUP.
The Colonial Office has received reports from Palestine showing|sea valuable re-ulis of the antiquities ordinance. The great cloisters with which Herud aduŕned hik birthplace have been identified and excavated at Ascalon, while an hexagonal court with mosaic pavements in the ambulatory has been uncovered in the vicinity of
Australia Now To Meet British Team In Doubles. the synagogue at Capernaum. Steps are being taken to preserve
Toronto, July 27. and protect the Crusaders' Tower at Ramleh and other mönaments. Australia beat Canada in the Doubles for the Davis Cup by So far six thousand objects have been catalogued at the museum, 6-2 and 6-3, thus, winning the right to meet the British team at which will shortly be opened to the public.
Pittsburg.
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Late Jon Sunday afternoon the weather began to moderate and the ship rode a little readier.
Several hours of effort,at clear- ́ ing the coal from the pumps goc them started again, steam having been made in the donkey-boiler. the suction and the labour was {but coal very frequently stopped
THE BONDS OF SPORT.
President Harding en International "Varsity Athletics.
New York, July 26. President Harding in a letter regretting inability to attend the Anglo-American inter-Varsity athletics, pays tribute to the fine manly contest, which contributed to the promotion of those splendid relations between the United States and the United Kingdom that had excellently served both countries for a century: He hopes that morning the engineers and crew American treatment of the British visitors will never fail in recipro-food water. The ship was riding were successful in reducing the cating the hospitality shown Americans in the United Kingdom.
THE PARIS-MARSEILLES TRAIN ROBBERY.
No Respect for Communist Depaty,
Paris, July 26.
most fruitless. Early on Monday
much easier and with assistanDO - from the sailors the coal was row" moved from the bilgen.. By the afternoon the water was under control. By 8 o'clock that right the water was well down and at 10.50 o'clock fires were' relit ́an- The robbers of the Farie-Marseilles train secured booty to the der the main boiler. Stas value of £6,000. The Communist deputy, M. Morrucci, shaken ont
Was raised and at 3 am of bis sleep, started to explain that he was a Communist. The ban on Tuesday the Telemachus gnt dits replied; "Dirty bourgeois! Give up your money!" whereupon M. under way again and came- Morrucci banded over his purse containing £16. Auother passenger was robbed of £1,600.
FRANCE'S TRADE STATISTICS.”
A Favourable Balance Recorded.
Paris, July 27,
ou to Hongkong, the weather [bein r good and the vessel berself making steady time. She resched port early this morning.
A survey of the ship gives one a very vivid idea of what the staunch little vessel came through For the brst time since the war a favourable trade balance is re- in the typhoon in the vicinity of vealed in the statistics for the first three months of 1921. Imports Saint Esprit Shoal. "The ship rotalled fr. 10,500,000,000, consisting of 16,000,000 tons. Exports | was simply flooded by water and amounted to fr. 10,751,000 and consisted of 7,325,000 tona. Imports debris was scattered all over her declined by fr. 10,000,000,000 mɑd 6,000,000 tons compared with last when seen this morning, by a year.
THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
Granted Benefit of a Comprommise Settlement.
Paris, July 26. The Commercial Tribunal has decided to grant the benefit compromise settlement to the Banque Industrielle de Chine. Benoist been has appointed receiver.
RECORD HEAT CAUSES MANY FATALITIES,
Shade Temperature of 129 at Basia..
Telegraph reporter. Heary seas mashed in the amidship boue or r the engine room, broke one of the lifeboats on the starboard site, tore up part of the denk aft of the bridge, besides forcing un of the deck of the wheel-hot se
st. Dock fittings were torn away and the personal éffects in in the cabins were saturated with water.
Bare, July 26. A record hast-wave has resulted in many deaths among the British, Indians, and Arabs. The maximum si de temperature has averaged 124 for over a fortnight, the highest being 129 on the 16th inst
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Five of the Chiness" dook. assigers were found to be Dissing from the vessel after the typhoon had subsided and it is believed that they were washed overboard by the giant asas that constantly broke on boant the ship.
The Telemachus is commanded by Cape Edward Bentley.