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LATEST AVIATION NEWS.
Staying Aloft for 50 Hours.
"(Router's Service.)
San Diego (California), August £8.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
29.
THE IRISH ELECTIONS.
Government Gets Good Lead.
(Renter's Service.)
Landon. August 28 -
Captain Lowell Smith and Lieutenant John Righter are circling The first Preferences in the Irish elections show the election of a course over San Diego in a plane which takes on fuel and food in the Ministers, Mr. Coagrare, Mr. Kevino Higgins, Mr. Mulcahy, and mid-air, They are attempting new speed and sustained flying records Mr. McNeill, as well as the Irregulars' Chief of Staff, Mr. Aitken. and hope to remain aloft for fifty bours or at least forty-fivo,
In the first twenty-four hours they were re-fuelled and re- provisioned several times, They broke two records--for 2,500 and 3,000 kilometres in 1,052 minutes 44.4/5 seconds and 1,271 minutes respectively. They maintained an average speed of file miles an hour.
Later.
A hot breakfast was lowered in's basket from another aeroplane at seven o'clock in the morning. Thereafter the aviators were about to make a forced landing owing the shortage of petrol, but a supply was forthcoming and was successfully taken in.
Winners of Speed Prizes,
Paris, August 28. Lieutenant Thoret won the prize at Vauville for the lowest) straight flight in a glider, covering five miles is adverse weather. Ho was forced to alight at sea and then stripped and swam ashore, climbing up a cliff.
At the aerodrome at Maneyrol, a low-powered Aviotte won the prize for speed, flying nineteen miles at an average of 5934 miles an hour.
- Oxford Undergraduate Killed.
London, August 28, The passenger killed in the aeroplane crash at East Malling has been identified as Leslie Gunter, an Oxford undergraduate,
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LATEST CRICKET RESULTS.
Surrey Defeats Middlesex.
London, August 28. Worcestershire beat Glamorganshire at Worcester by saven! wickets. The Worcestershire bateman Crawley knocked up 112 Glamorgan were dismissed "in their first innings for 118, Pearson taking six for 42. In their second vantura they scored 161. Davies making 100 not out and Gilbert taking five for 89.
Sussex beat Leicestershire at Brighton by 287 runs. For Sussex, Bo ley scored 112 not out.
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Surrey beat Middlesex at Lords by six wickers seven for 72 and Abel 5 for £8.
Fender took
Notte beat Essex at Doyroa on the first innings. For Natts, J. Gunn scored 116 not out.
The state of the Parties at midnight was as follows:
Government...
Republicans Commercial
Farmer's Party
Labour
9.
Later.
The Free States Ministers, Messrs, Walsbe, Blythe, Dugaan and MoGrath have been returned. Thus eight out of eleven have beon re-elected,
The Republicans returned included Countess Markeviecz and Acting President-Rutledge.
The latest position of the Parties is:-
Government
Republicans.
Independents... Farmers* Labour
GREEK APOLOGY TO ITALY.
SINGLE
1923. ·日八十七 130 PER A-NUM
“RECONDITIONED CARS
*
They say that our Used Car Salaamen show an unusual amount of enthusiasm in their work. Why shouldn't they? They see the Used Cars when they. come in. They see the overhauling that is done and they know how much it costs. They KNOW that both the car and the price are right when the car finally comes to them for sale. Why wouldn't they be enthusiastic? THE DRACON MOTOR CAR CO, LTD Telephone-Central 3950.
TORRENTIAL RAINS.
Wong Nei Chong Village Flooded.
OVER
20 HOUSES COLLAPSE.
MANY LANDSLIDES:
RAILWAY BRIDGE AWAY..
and this morning has caused The very heavy rain last night
ing, and a number of Chinese extensive damage through flood-
dwellings have collapsed, with, is feared, several fatalities.
For the twenty-four hours end ing at 10 am, to-day the Observa- tory recorded 7 97 inches of rain, and the gauge at the Botanical Gardens registered 708 inches.
Most of the roads in the business quarter of the city were under several inches of water by nine o'clock. and
Athens, August 28... It is semi-officially stated that the Government has expressed regret to the Italian Minister in connection with the death of General Tellini and two other members of the Italian Commission delimitating the Alabanian frontier, who were ambushed and murdered nearing was under more than four Janina. The Government promises rigorously to pursue and punish the perpetrators.
NEW CABLE TO AMERICA, ".
London, August. 28, - The American cable was laid at Long Island on Saturday, whilst the English will be laid dunng the present week at Weston-super Mare. The cable will be in operation on September 15:
GAEKWAR OF BARODA NOT DEAD:
Amsterdam, August 28
Warwickshire beat Kent at Dover by 27 runs. The winnera în
It is ascertained that the Indian who died in a traía yesterday their first innings knocked up 295, Stephens scoring 37 and Santali was the Gaekwar of Baroda's son, Jai Singh, and not the Gaskwar 79. Freeman took seven for 84. In their second venture, Warwick of Baroda, himself. shire ecored 174, Freeman taking seven for 77. Kent scored 147 in their first innings, Partridge, taking five for 359, whilst in their second they compiled 295, Seymour making 85.
MORE TALKEE TALKEE?
May be Worse Than Useless.
London, August 28.
GERMANY AND RUSSIA.
Warsaw, August 28
A report from Moscow says political circles expect that Herr Wirth will shortly be appointed German Envoy to Russia.
RETURNING TO EGYPT.
Cairo, August 28.
in the low-lying parts of the is land, like Happy Valley, the roads became impassable. The Race- course at the height of the flood
foot of water in parts, and the rails were submerged at the lower end of the course. The aullabe were overflowing with the excessive volume of water [coming down from the hills. In [Consequence, much earth bag been washed down, and in some in- stances the balustrades and pillars to the gardens of houses on Wong Nei Chong Road have collapsad. Calamity in a Village.
MOTOR TRIALS.
To be Held Later in Year,
The Committee in charge of the recent motor car sad cycle trisle, the programme of which was not completad on Saturday, hag decided that the remainder of the events be held later in the year, at dates to be subsequently announced.
The results of the Acceleration WASHED Tosts and of the Hill Climb for
Trams Temporarily Disorganised.
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cycles of 550 c.c. will, of course, hold good, as these events were completed. The Hill Climb for heavyweight machines, bowever, was unfinished on Saturday, and the times recorded by those who did finish the run will not, there fore, count.
Owing, apparently, to a short circuit, the tramway service bad to be suspended for a considerable time this morning, but cars ware will take place, probably to Fan- The Fuel Consumption Test again in operation by ten o'clook ling and back via Castle Peak, The service round Happy Valley whilst the Hill Climb for heavy- was not commenced until nearly weight oycles and for motor cars eloven, and the first cars had to will be held under conditions progrese a few yards at a time which will make excessive speed
bilet mud and debris was impassible. cleared away from the track. Fortunately, the rainfall had then commenced to abate considerably.
TUG & LIGHTER CO.
Over Double Amount Subscribed.
The tramway service to Happy Valley bad, however, to be suspended soon afterwards. Up to late this afternoon, thetrack op- posite the Racecourse grandstand was being webed over by al strong flow of water coming down the hillside and through the Investors were not slow in cémotory. At one point the taking up the shares offered " torrent has formed a big breach by the Hongkong lug and in the cemetery wall.
L'gater Company, Limited. Collapses and Landslides. 20,000 shares were offered for There is little doubt that much
public subscription; the list opea- damage haa bien de ne elsewhere formed that by mid-day over
ing this morning. We are in id the Colony by the phenomen-double the amount required had ally heavy rains
The most serious effects of the Tullyph presentative rainfall in Happy Valley.
who called at the PWD. at. however,
noon to-day was informed of 5 number landslides
of collapses and which Fu been reported, though thers are doubt- less others of which information has not yet come through.
were felt in Wong Nei Chong village. Нэхо, owing to some reclamation work that is in progress, a bank has been thrown up in front of the village, which now lies in a hollow. By eight o'clock this morning there was some five feet of water in the
older houses, with its foundations village, and suddenly one of the
undermined, collapsed with a crash, The houses in the village are all of brick, with tile roofs, but mostly in a dilapidated con- dition. The first subsidence served as a warning to the inhabitants of the other dwellings, who fortun
Zaghlul Pasba announces that he will return to Egypt on ately were mostly able to get out
As regards the Belgian suggestion of informal intor-Allied con. versations, Router understanda from an unofficial but well-informed source that the British Government is willing to participats in such 8e ptember 12. conversation if there is a reasonable prospect of success, but if the Franco-Belgian viewpoints are not susceptible of modification, such conversation would be worse than useless.
It is understood that the British view still is that Britain's case has everything to gain by publicity and that Britain could only agree to a resumption of s.cret diplomatic conversations in the event of the Allies clearly expressing a desire for agreement and a raadi- ness to modify their attitude in accordance with the exigencies of the situation.
Francs Improve.
London, August 28.. The publication of the Belgian note has been accompanied by an improvement in the franc exchange. French france are quoted at 79.80 and Belgian at 99.80.
year.
LANCASHIRE'S LOSS OF, TRADE.
(Olkar Telegrama on Page 11 i
ARMED ROBBERS.
Stay in House Two Hours.
Chan King-ming's Progress.
Into the open-some of them baving to swim through the flood because there were soon to be other collapses.
While mea, women, and
from
the
Later."
Stubbe Road is once again clored to traffic in consequence of
end of the road. This is at Inland a serious landslide on the lower Lot 2:54, where a big retaining wall has come down completely blocking the thoroughfare. It will probably be some days before the road is again open.
Another landslide is reported sa 15, Peak Road, whilst yet another having occurred at the rear of No.
TO-DAY,
Closing Exchange 2a. 3. 1f16d, Barometer
2 p.m. 29.59.
Temperature 2 p.m.
82.
90.
Humidity % pm. High Tide 114% p.m. Low. Water 5.31 p.m.
Lighting Up-Time 6.43 p.m.
News in To-day's New Advertisementi)
Bearers of Hongkong Club de
at the back of 12, Morrison Hill bentures should read the notice on Road has resulted in a lane being Paze. 4 blacked.
arrival of 8.8. President Grant.” Consignees are notified of tha Page 4
LISTEN.
Along Barker Road consider able damage has been caused. EAST RIVER FIGHTING. children were busy salvaging The winding pathway leading up
their belongings
Several important auction sales. to "Inverdee," the residence of listed for to-day bave been post- lower floore
of the fooded the Hon. Mr. C. Mel. Messer, per-poned until to-morrow-Page 4. houses, several other collapses seated the appearance of a roar occurred, and altogether between ing torrent this morning. The the Netherlands will receive The acting Consul General for ten and eleven houses had crash.whole of the asphalt surface has visitors at the Holland Club on A gang of three armed robbers.
ed to the ground by ten o'clock, been swept away, and this to- the 6th, prox, the suniversary of who entered No. 4 Yee Woo
The Fire Brigade were soon on
gether with the sub-soil has almost the Accession of HL. M. Queen Street at 3 o'clock this morning,
A report from Sheklung states the scone, but it was impossible blocked Barker Road proceeded on
at this Wilhelmina-Pagė 4. thet Dr. Sun's forces have further to tell immediately how many per point. In several other places their job in a leisurely way. It is stated they treated as a consequence of one, if any, might be buried in along this thoroughfare there aro Island Cement Company will be Shareholders, on the Green did not leave the promises until heavy lossen. General Chan the ruins. There was, of course, heavy falls of rock and earth. interested in the notice appearing 5 o'clock.
King-ming's vanguard is stated small chance of any such surtiv" There has been a considerable on Page 4.. The report
was made to the to have advanced as far as Kau ing, as they would be pinned landslide also at the foot of the Due to Excessive Production Cosis.
police by an amah, who said that Chai Tam, about seven or eight under water and drowned. stops leading from Barker Road entry was effected through the miles from Sbeklung.
Presently, a quad of sanitary to Blubba Road. window of the cookhouse. At, London, August 29.
Another report states that over coolies arrived to assist in the
The island road between Sbau- Excessive cost of production was the reason ascribed for Lad-
the time, the flat was occupied a thousand wounded soldiers have rescue work; and they and the fire kiwan and Repulse Bay is again)
The business man creates op cashire's loss of export trade by Mr. Lee, presiding at the meeting of solely by women. These were all been sent back to Canton and men turned to with pickaxes and closed, owing to several heavy portunities when he needs them Tootal, Broadhurst and company. He declared that the cost of spin- there whilst the work of divest hospitals. The Commissariat at flood-water to drain away. The ever, get to Repulse Bay by
bandied into one room, and kept distributed amongst the various shovels to break channels for the landslides. Motorists can, how he advertises. ning and manufacturing had doubled since the war whilst bleaching ing the place of its valuables was Sheklung is said to have made actor ambulance was sent for, way of the Pokfulum Read. On dyeing and printing had nearly trebled. He stated that the United carried out States, Japan and Switzerland did twelve per cent, of the British ex to 883 in value. Two of the supplies to a safer spot,
The loot amounted preparations to shift all military and arrived about half-paa' ten..
this latter road there have been port trade before the war but were doing thirty-three per cent last desperadoes were armed with
Three Old Men Rescued.
"The Mark of Zorro a laugh' several smaller landslides, but compelling production featuring rovalvers, and the third man had that General Shum Hung-ying'a A report from Sbfukwan saya
these have been repaired suffic-Douglas Fairbanks, is being iently to permit. of cars getting soreened at the Coronet-Page a dagger.
force hae ageio entered Nam the tiffin-hour, a Telegraph repres
Ou visiting the village during through, Hupg and that the Yunnanese entative learned that further Wan and Castle Peak is again romance, entitled,
The coastal road between Tain
$14, troops who were there have houses collapsed during the closed, due to
A story containing thrills and retreated to Chi Hing,
several heavy Love is the current morning, bringing the total up to landslides. more than twenty,
Two or three nasty landslides 5 and 14.
tion at the World Theatre. Pag The village being situated are also reported on the Magazine The Karnani Steamship Company bas memorialised the Ameri-
in hollow, the whole plac Gap Road. can State Becretary, Mr. Hughes, requesting payment of $160,000,
became flooded with water. Numerous other landslides have losses sustained in connection with the purchase of American Gov-
reaching in
cases occurred all over the Hill District, ernment wooden vessels in 1910. The Company.contends that it By the President Pierce there
eboulder-high. From one house. but at present it is not possible to was induced to purchase by the American Consul General at arrived four stowaways who were
tbree old men, who were cut off estimate the seriousness of these, Caloutta and that the vessels wore subsequently proved unseaworthy discovered after the ship had left
by the water, were rescued by In addition to the collapses at and uninsurable.
Inspector ("Sky") Kerrison, who Wong Nei-Cheong, Dort. These ware
His Excellenioy the Governor had to swim to the spot.
* house has bas announced his intention of Regarding reeualties. so far whilst at Shamshuipo the ver caved in at 79, Becond Street, O'Grady, 23, unemployed seK- man; Robert Speers, 21, native being present at the Memorial only one is defialtely reported, a andaba of Nos. 9, 11, 13 and 15 on this side of Shatin. It will be SERIOUS RISINGS IN RUSSIA,
of the Isle of Man; George ervice which is to be held on body having been washed down Tai Nan Street have fallen. These same days before a temporary Wong, 21, a Haiwaiian Chinese Cathedral az 5,30 p.m. in memory been out to relieve the flooding serious then is apparent at the the meantime arrangements have Friday next at B John's through the channels which had latter collapses may be more bridge can be built, but la Helsingfors, August 28, Soviet Legation statement admits, the recent rising at Cebu, a sixteen-year-old student of those who lost their lives in A boy of ten years is, however, moment
and Juan Separe, a native of Ferghana, Bokhars, which it declaras, however, lacks political.
When charged before Mr. J.R. the recent typhoon. Importance.
missing and it is feared be is Wood at the Police Court' this The choir will wing the anthem drowned. He was washing A Riga report states that anti Communist risings in the Central morning, the two Europeans by A. R. Gaul No Shadows clothes in a nallah leading from Aslan Provinces continue.
A Moscow telegram reports a revolt at Baemacht, in the Khoja Asiatice were each sentenced to for those belonging to the Mer away by the rushing waters and whilst the Yonder. Soats will be reserved the village when he was carried remanded, District.
air weeks' bard labour anda sera dentila) Marin Her
TROSE WOODËN SHIPS.
Calcutta Firm, Wants Losses Made Good.
Calcutta, August 28.
STOWAWAYS.
Four on President Pierce."
wora
Patrick
TYPHOON VICTIMS.
The Memorial Service.
...
Railway Damaged. The floods have caused some serious of which is the damage on the railway, the most
Shootin for
attrac-
"Virtuous Men" is being shown at the Star Theatre. Page 14.7 last train from Kowloon to shum On "account of the floods, the hue will leave at 527 p.m.- Page 4.
been made to transfer passengers into another train on the other side of the bridge.
The railway service is la conse. quence curtailed until further