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INCHAPE FAMILY AND NATIONAL DEBT.
£500,000 IN MEMORY OF HON.
ELSIE MACKAY,
The
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FOUNDED 181 “三拜禮 號四月七英港香
NO. 22.530
WEDNESDAY, JULY
136 PEN-ANHECIME
4, 1928. AttЯL SINGLE COPY-10: CENTA
LATEST SHANGHAI DARING FLIGHT BY AMUNDSEN MISSING DOUBLES DUELS AT
SENSATION.
AMERICAN ARRESTED FOR
FIRING AT WIFE. ···
IN SERIOUS CONDITION.
Shanghai, July 4.
A new Shanghai sensation has been created by the arreat of Mr. C. C. Elrod, an American resident and employee of the Shanghai, Municipal Council, on a charge of the attempted murder of his wife
ITALIANS.
NON-STOP FROM ITALY TO S. AMERICA.
NOVEL RECORD-BREAKING PLANE EMPLOYED.
at their home in the French Con- FERRARIN TAKES OFF. cession yesterday.
gerous.
FOR 17 DAYS.
BRITISH OFFER OF R.A.F. AID
NOW DECLINED.
DELIVERY TOO SLOW.
Oslo, July 3. The committee of the privately organised expedition planning to search for Captain Amundsen and Commandant Guildbaud, which
WIMBLEDON.
AUSTRALIANS STEM FRENCH ATTACK.
LACOSTE AND BOROTRA WELL BEATEN,
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INDUSTRIAL PEACE
MOVEMENT.
MR. J. H. THOMAS WELCOMES T.U.C. POLICY.
RAILWAYMEN CONCUR.
London, July 3. At the annual Congress of the National Union of Railwaymen held at Bristol, Mr. J. H. Thomas
Minister on Saturday seeking the telegraphed to the British Air "BETTY" DEFEATED, strongly supported" the policy of
loan of two De Havilland Moths, has now declined the British offer
thin type.
NEW HIGH CRICKET RECORD.
GLOUCESTER MAKE 653 AT BRISTOL.
HAMMOND SCORES BRILLIANT 218 NOT OUT.
803HOR.
ATLANTIC TRAGEDY.
LARWOOD'S TRIUMPH. the Trade Union Congress' in con- London, July 3.
He was charged this morning The British nation has just re- and released on ball, the Court fix-
Rome, July 3.
London, July 3. tinuing the discussions on Indus- Although ran interfered in dif- When the Wimbledon Tourna-trial conditions between a represen-ferent parts of the country, there ceived another remarkable bene-ing the amount at G$10,000.
Captain Ferrarin and Major Del to send two small aeroplanes of ment opened this morning the faction, Mr. Winston Churchill Mrs. Elrod was shot through the broke the world's nie duration re- Prete, the Italian airmen, who
weatlier was gloomy and threaton-tative group of employers, honded were
some Bonsational per. shoulder by a revolver bullet at
The offer has been refused being, and this combined with. the by Lord Melchett, formerly Sirformances in the County Cricket announcing in the House of Com-their home at 358-60, Avenue cord in brilliant manner last cause the "Air Ministry is unable fact that the less important Alfred Mond, and trade unionists.matches concluded yesterday. mona to-day that Lord and Lady Joffre, and the unfortunate woman month, set off this morning for to send the machines in a cruiser events were on the schedule, re- South America in the same ma-instead of overland as was the sulted in the presence of only a
Mr. Thomas said the policy of Gloucester in making 663 runs Inchcape and their family have was rushed off to hospital where
her, condition is stated to be danchine in an endeavour to break the Intention,
moderately good attendance.
co-operation with employers, for 6 wickets against Glamorgan given £500,000 to be placed in
distance record, says Router)
The Committee fears that the In the opening match on the similar to that represented by the created a new high record for the trust for the reduction of the As yet is has been impossible to Flying the "Savoia 64" in which waiting entailed will unnecessarily Centre Court, the French, pair,
Hammond, their brilliant National Debt
ascertain the full facts but it is the fent of flying 68 hours 42 delay the departure of the expedi- Cochet and Brugnon, easily de-Mond committee discussions, had all-rounder, scored 218 in faultless formed the police that ho understood that Mr. Elrod has in-minutes, without descent, was action.
feated Timmer (Holland) and been and was being followed with style and defied the Glamorgan at was complished, the airmen are mak-
tack throughout the colossal in- Fisher (Great Britain), but sub-success on the railways and henings. Amundsen, the famous Norwe cleaning his revolver when it sud-ing a spectacular attempt to fly gian explorer, who crossed the men's competitions was checked welcomed the extension of the
sequently the French supremacy denly discharged by accident.
from Italy to South Amerlça non-Pole last year in the Norge, set It is stated, however, that Mrs.stop, and are supremely confident out over a fortnight ago from Gerald Patterson and Hawkes de
in a thrilling game in which principle. Elrod has made an allegation that of success.
Tromsoe in an attempt to rescue feated Lacoste und Borotra. she and her husband had been
the distressed Italia crow.
AL- though the giant French plane was equipped with wireless no news has been received since the adventurera took off-Reuter..
The remarkable gift is made in memory of their daughter, the Hon. Elsie Mackay, who perished with Captain Hinchliffe in an at- tempt to fly the Atlantic.
The sum of £500,000 now given
..
to the Nation represents. the resi- due of the estate of the Hon. Elsie Mackay which passed to her family.
£500,000 For National Debt.
Miss Mackay left Cranwell Aerodromo on the afternoon of March 18th, in a machine piloted by Captain Hinchliffe, since when no further newa has been heard of the machine or its occupants.
Warrelling and that Elrod deli berately shot her.
Mr. Elrod is, a member of the
Revolutionary Machine.
The Savoia is of revolutionary Tax Collecting Staff of the Shang-design. It is a monoplane, but hai Revenue Office. Our Own the engine, instead of being fitted | Correspondent,
SERIOUS
CHARGE.
CHINESE TELEGRAPHIST IN
TROUBLE.
Chan Tuk-chun, described as a Mr. Winston Churchill told the telegraphist, appeared before Mr, House that Miss Mackay's parents, R. E. Lindsell this morning on Lord and Lady Inchenne, did not charges arising out of an alleged want to benefit by her death, and indecent assault on a muïtsai said they desired to place the sum to be thirteen years of age, of £500,000 in trust with the nation, with the wish that it should Sergeant Wheelan made an ap- ultimately be applied to the reduc-plication for a week's remand and tion of the National Debt.
stated that he was asking for the remand on the instructions of the assistant Attorney General, He added that the defendant was on ball of 3500 which was granted on the instructions of the Secretary of Chinese Affairs.
Fifty Years Accumulation, Lord and Lady Inchcape pro- posed that the money should be allowed to accumulate for a perfod roughly of fifty years unless at
An application by Mr. J. M. some other earlier date, the pro-D'Almada. Remedios for a reduc ceeds, with other sums which may tion of bail was refused by his be available, should be sufficient lo Worship.. The adjournment was
redeem the whole of the liabilities of the State.
The fund will he called the Elsie Mackay Fund-Router and Britiak Wireless.
Second Wonderful "Windfall."
This exceptional benefaction is
granted.
GERMAN FOREIGN
POLICY.
in the usual place in the nose of the fuselage, la mounted in a streamline "egg" on the top of the plane...
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Germany to Assist.
Rome, July 3. The famous German pilot, Udot The engine drives a propellor in-and two German aeroplanes fitted stead of a tractor air-screw. This with skis have joined the interna- method of mounting the engine la tional search for the "Italia" and not new entirely, having been em- Captain Amundsen.-Reuter. ployed in the construction of 'fly- Ing boats.
Rome, July 3.
The Italian acroplane "Marina huura, in search of Captain few in appalling conditions for Amundsen, but nothing has been
with seats for pilot and navigator,
Below the engine is the fuselage," giving an unobstructed view for
wards.
Speed of 112 M.P.H. The machine has a wing span of about 62ft, a height of 15ft.. it weighs, and a length of 31ft, fully loaded, 2,700 kilogrammes (5,952lbs.), its speed is 112 m.p.k.. and its maximum duration 70 hours.
Before the duration flight, by way of preliminary test, the Fiat engine was run non-stop for 101 hours in a sealed chamber, in order to preclude the possibility of any adjustments or repairs being carried out.
seen.--Router.
SOVIET ICE-BREAKER NEARING ITALIA.
"PLOUGHING THROUGH ICE. FIELD AT 3 KNOTS.
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At Sheffield, Larwood, the fam- ous Test bowler, brought off a te-
A resolution condemning themarkable performance in dismis Trade Union Congress for its ac-sing six Yorkshiremen for 24 runs, Sixteen Games.
tion in proceeding with the nego-while it is also notable that A. M. tiations was heavily defeated. Crawley, the Oxford University This fanrous pair were strong | Britfak Wireless,
first-wicket batsman, made his favourites, but in a
third century In successive mat- aplendid
ches. match, the French attack was stemmed, though the fourth and last set produced a'terrific struggle that went to sixteen games before the Australian's gained the point for the match.
BLASTING DANGERS.
LOCAL AMERICAN, BRINGS
CHARGE
In a summons against a con-
G. R. O. Crole-Rees and Eames fought their way through to the quarter-finals but could not copa with the enterprising attack of tractor for not taking proper Tilden and Hunter, who qualified Precautions while carrying out easily after losing the frat not. blasting, opcratons, whch WAS corded in the second round of the morning, Mr. Horace Lo said he An unexpected result was re-at the Central Police Court, this brought before Mr. B. E. Lndrell
ladies doubles when Miss Betty was appearing for the complain- Nuthall and Fraulein Aussem ant, Mr. D. M. Biggar, Manager were defeated by Mrs. Strawson of the Equitable Eastern Banking and Miss Hemmant.
Corporation. He applied for a The principal results are ap-remand. pended:
Men's Doubles.
In reply to his Worship, Mr. Lo anid that fragments of rock fell into the garden and lawn Fourth round: H. Cochet and of Mr. Biggar's residence at J. Brugnon (France) defeated Pokfulum Road. There had been Timmer (Holland) and H. Fisher many narrow shaves from being (Britain) 6-3, 6-3, 6-2,
struck by these fragments, some of which were of a large aizo. Mr. Biggar's lawn was periodical- covered in this way, although the present summons was in respect of only one instance,
Gerald Patterson and J. Hawkes (Australia) defeated R. Lacoste and Jean Borotra (France) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 9-7.
London, July 3.. Messages from the "Citta di Milano" and Reuter's correspon dent at Moscow state that the So- viet ice-breaker "Krassin" is now 65 miles from the Nobile party. Quarter-final: W. T. Tilden and now under the leadership of Lieut. F. T. Hunter (U.S.A.) beat G. R. O. Viglierl,
Crole-Rees and
Dames Cyril A special run-way of cement has The vessel is ploughing.its way (Britain) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2, been built at the Monte Celo acro- through the ico-field occasionally drome in order to assist the ma- making a speed of three knots an chine's take-off. It is 1,300 metres | bour.-Reuter.
Special Run-way.
the second of the same amount IMMEDIATE EVACUATION OF long, and has an initial inclina
made, to the nation this year, the Chancellor of the Exchequer hay- ing revealed in February that an anonymous donor had set aside a Bum of £500,000 to be managed in trust for the Nation.
OCCUPIED AREAS.
tion of seven degrees, decreasing gradually to the horizontal,
by
Berlin, July 3. It will be remembered that the Herr Mueller, the new Chan-Italian record was in point of eellor, announced in the Reighstag Belgian aviators, but the merit of
time subsequently beaten. to-day that the new Government's The anonymous donor wrote foreign polier would be based on the two performances must not "Gifts to the nation of historica desire for peaceful understand-be confused as rofuelling in the sites, buildings and works of art, ing, and repudiation of the idea of air was allowed during the making
of the Belgian record. are happily frequent; gifts to re-revenge.
SPANISH KING'S VISIT TO ENGLAND.
MR. BALDWIN PAYS
COURTESY' CALL.
London, July 8.
Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister to-day paid a courtesy
pay debt comparatively rare, this It nimed ut securing German last being a dull objective but equality with other nations and bringing with its accomplishment securing the immediate evacua- MORE AMERICAN SHIP visit to the King of Spain, who
tlon of the occupied areas.- Reuter.
certain comforts of its own.
"To repay the National Debt may
be thought to be beyond the reach
In the course of his declaration
of individual effort, but as a begin- of policy, Herr Mueller announced ning towards this end I am placing that the Government proposed to at your disposal, as trustees for ratify the Washington 8-Hour Day the nation, some £500,C4) as the Agreement.-Reuter. nucleus of a fund to accumulate in your hands, and to be applied eventually to this object.
Patriotic Git,
"I am entrusting this fund
.and in the hope that others may from time to time be prompted to add to it or on similar ines to set up funds of their own, citizens and City uniting in an attempt to free their country from debt."
Many amüller contributions have since been added to the fund. ·
NO INTERFERENCE INTENDED
SALES.
TWENTY-THREE VESSELS NOW OFFERED.
Washington, July 3. In accordance with the policy of BRITISH SILK DUTIES. terminating its ship operating business, the U. S. Shipping Board has ordered advertisements for the sale of the United States Line, the American Merchant Line, and the American Palmetto Line.
Twenty-three vessela are involv. London, July. 8. ed, costing originally G$85,000,000. In the House of Commons, dur- It is not thought likely that they ing a discussion of the silk duties, will realise more than $25,000,000. under the Finance Bill, Mr.. Win-Renter's American Servico, ston Churchill said it was much
AT PRESENT.
too soon to disturb the complicated On December 9 last year Mr. system of taxation, Churchill stated that the total He hoped it would continue amount of the gifts made by in- until the new Parliament had an dividuals to the Exchequer during opportunity to take stock thereof. and since the War was ovor-Reuter. £1,078,000.
A gift of £120,000 (to purchase £150,000 of War Loan for cancel lation) was made by "F. S. T." in 1919, this being 20 per cent, of his eatate. It later became known that "F. 8. T." was Mr. Stanley Baldwin, then Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
Lord Inchcape is the chairman of the P. and O, and of Messrs, Mac- Kinton, MacKenzie and Co.
FAIR WEATHER.
MODEL ARBITRATION
TREATIES.
is at present visiting England.
King Alfonso left London this evening for Darlington where he will inspect the Darlington Forge Company's works to-morrow. British Wireless.
U. S. CALL MONEY EASES.
BULLISH
Mixed Doubles.
Kent gained the easiest of vic- tories against Worcester, and further tightened their hold on the leadership.
In five of the ten matches play- ed, definite results were achieved. RESULTS AT A GLANCE. Kent defeated Worcester by ten
wickets...
Northants defeated Essex
nine wickets. **
Easox won by six wickets v.
Somorect. Gloucester won on
the first innings v. Glamorgan. Leveson-Gowor's XI defeated
Cambridge U, by 180 runs Notts won on the first innings,"
v. Yorkshire,
•
Surrey won on the first innings
v. Hants. Warwick won on the first innings
v. Leicester.
Lancashire,·
West
Indies V
Match drawn.
Oxford U. defeated the M.C.C.
by five wickets.
TWELVE CENTURIES..
The summons was adjourned
The principal individual perfor- until Wednesday afternoon to en- able Mr. Biggar to appear in Court,mances were as follows:
Batting.
Second round: P. D. Spenco and NOTIFIABLE DISEASES. Hammond (Gloucester) Miss Ryan defeated Hennessey and Miss Jacoba (U.S.A.) 6-3, 6-3,
Ladies' Doubles. Second round: Mrs. Strawson and Miss Hemmant (Britain) de- feated Miss Betty Nuthall and Fraulein Ausaem, 4-6, 6-4, 8-6.
Quarter-final: Mrs. Watson and Misa Saunders (Britain) defeated Mrs. Colegate and Miss Tyrrell (Britain) 6-3, 6-1.—Reuter,
PETROL PRICE FIXING AGREEMENT.
HOW BRITISH RATES ARE CONTROLLED.
Dipper (Gloucester) Moad, (Hants)
119
R. H. Bettington (L-Gower's) 118
Bellar (Sussex)
Payton (Noits)
Sandham
ELEVEN CASES OF TYPHOID LAST WEEK.
Parsons (Warwick) Last week'e return of notifiable Bowley (Sussex) diseases shows claven cases of Whyzall (Notts) typhoid, of which four were Victoria, four in Kowloon, two in. A. M. Crawley (Oxford)
in Sidwell (Leicester) the New Territories and one in • Not Out," Aberdeen. All were. Chinese ex- cepting one British caac, and there were three deaths.
Bowling.
110
107
107
102
101
There were also four deaths Larwood (Notte)
M. 3. Aliom (Cambridge U.) 7 for 74 from small-pox, one death from v. W. C, Jupp (Northants) 5 for 48 ... B for. 24 cerebro-spinal fever, and four F, G, H. Fender (Surrey) ̧.. 5 for 50 from influenza, all being Chinese. A non-fatal Chinese case of diph- Įtheria was also notified.
The return for yesterday shows one case each of diphtheria and typhold, both Chinese.
London, July 8.- Mr. Winston Churchill, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was NEW asked In the House of Commons as Į to the existence of a price fixing agreement between the Anglo- American, Royal Dutch, Shell, and EFFECT ON STOCK the Anglo-Persian Oil Companies. MARKET.
He replied that he was informed that it was the practice of the New York, July 3,
three companies named to act in The rate of call money has eased agreement when the movement of to 5 per cent. and has signalised a world prices justified a rise or fall bullish demonstration on the Stock in the price in Britain Market.
British Wireless,.
It is many years since the price of call money was cut in half within twenty-four hours.
The closing price was strong. THE DYERS DISPUTE Reuter's American Service,
U.S. MEDAL FOR EXPLORER.
Now York; July 8.......
SETTLED.
OPERATIVES RETURNING TO WORK, TO-MORROW,
London, July 8.
NON-MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE ASKED TO REVIEW.
Geneva, July 3. The Committee on Arbitration To-day's Observatory report ins finally adopted the model states:--Pressure is high over treatles which are to be submitted
The explorer, Sir. Hubert WilThe National Union-of- Textile- Manchuria and low over China. to the League of Nations Assembly king, has received the first modal Workers, as forecasted, have rati- A depression has formed over the in September, and passed a re-issued by the American Geographi-fied the agreement with the em Eastern Sea. The forecast up to solution recommending their con-cal Society under the bequest of ployers on lines similar to those noon to-morrow is: South-west sideration by non-Mambera as Samuel Morse, the inventor of the with other Unions. The dyers are winds, moderate; fair.
well as Members of the League.telegraph.Router's American resuming work on Thursday
Service.
Reuter.
Reuter.
GREEK CABINET
FORMED.
M. VENIZELOS' MINISTRY ANNOUNCED.
1
Athens, July 3 Cabinot, the constitution of which M. Venizelos has completed his
Includes:
Foreign Minister: M. Alexander
Carpinos.
REMARKABLE MATCH,
Larwood's Brilliant Bowling Feat.
So completely did the ball beat the bat in the early stages of a re- markable match between Notts and Yorkshire at Shefeld, that Notts with a frat fnnings total of 184, gained points for a lead on the first innings,
e
Yorkshire had every justifiche. tlon in opening their first inninga with confidence, but England's fast bowler, Larwood brought off a sensational bowling feat dis- of 4 runs aplece. The side was missing six Yorkshiremen at a cost
dismissed for 125.
Notts batted strongly in their Minister of Interior: M: Zavitzanos, second venture, but the match re- Financo Minister: M. Maris,
sulted in a draw, Yorkshire, being He has also appointed several strongly placed at the drawing of. Ministers from diplomate abroad, stumps. The scores were: or who have formerly held office. The Chamber will be dissolved at
| the end of the week-Reuter
GORDON-BENNETT RACE.
Nottes 194 and 829 for 9 wle
kets (decd).
C Yorks: 126 and 198 for 4 wic-
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Notts gave a wretched display in their first innings, but Larwood's 6 for 24 evened matters up, and Detroit, July 3, when the visitors went in a second The last French balloon has land-time Whysall and Payton in part- ed In Virginia so that only the pership laid the foundation for a German is still aloft. Router a safe score. Whysall hit up 107, American Bergite.
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