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ATTEMPTED GAOL
ESCAPE.
INGENIOUS METHOD WHICH WAS NOT DISCLOSED,
4-MONTHS' SENTENCE.
THE SINO-RUSSIAN U.S. BANK RATE
INCREASE.
IMBROGLIO.
MANCHURIA LEADERS
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MANCHULI.
When the ense concerning an MARTIAL LAW DECLARED AT attempt by a prisoner to escape from Victoria Gaol came up before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Central Magistracy this morning for hearing, the Press were asked not
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to publish details revealing the SOVIET MANOEUVRES. method adopted in the atteinpt.
The reason for the request was explained by the Magistrate, who Baid: The gentleman concerned in the case has found a very ingenious means to escape, which, in the public interents, it is not ndvisable to disclose."
The man in question, Leung Wal (34), pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to escape from the Gaol. It being then un- necessary to go into the faels of the incident, sentence wAR Im- mediately passed. This was one of four months' hurd labour. -
A necond man who was pro- duced, Lo Tani, aged 36. was charged with aiding and abet- ting the other prisoner in the attempt. He was remanded onable the authorities to enquire further into his case,
Shanghai, Aug. 9.
The Manchurian Government is taking every precaution against a possible Soyle! invasion. In addition to further troop mobilisa. tion Martial Law has been de- clared at Manehuli and at every strategic point on the Chinese Eastern Railway.
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According to a cable from Har- bin Chinese officials of the C.E.R. have been Informed that the Husslan workers, in view of the complete rupture of the Sino- Soviet negotiations, have decided
to strike.
Twenty-two Russian, workers were arrested this morning at Manchull by the Chinese authori totles, "who deemed it wise to adopt drastic measures to check the strike."
From the little that was vouch- safed to Press representatives after the case, it appears that the method by which Long Wai had, hoped to regain his liberty was elever yet simple. Possessing the merita of simplicity, the trick esenped attention and might very well have sugereded, but for the perception of a particularly intel ligent guol officer.
The prisoner whose hid for herty was thus shown to have been frustrated at the eleventh har had been serving a sentence of four months hard labour con- sequent on hi conviction as o tradbeker in contraband opium.
BATSMEN HAVE A
BAD TIME.
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Notts went in first and were sent back for 155 (Freeman, 8 for 7). Kent made 186,
Notts fired still worse an bat- ting again, being dismissed for 125 (Freeman, 6 for 57). Kent had a good chance of victory, but rain in terrupted. Five wickets, fell in obtaining 58 runs, and they were still 37 runs short of success. Barratt bowled splendidly in this nings, taking all Ave wickets at a cost of 23 runs.
SUSSEX DO WELL,
Surrey Outplayed at Hastings." Surrey were defeated by 224 runs at Hastings, Sussex giving splendid all-round display. The
scores were:
Eussex, 221 (M. J. C. Allom, 5 for 66) and 320 for seven wickets declared (Cook, 102).
Surrey made 137 Tate, 4 for 25) and 160 (Tale, 5 for 53.)
LANCASHIRE HELD. ' interesting Game al
Manchester.
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BAD BREAK IN PRICES ON STOCK EXCHANGE.
| SHARES TOPPLE DOWN.
Washington, Aug. 9.
The increase announced by the New York Federal Reserve Bank in the bank rate resulted in a bad break in prices on the New York
stock market.
Westinghouse Electric went down eight points on the opening quota- tion, while Kennecott Copper, Columbia Gramophone and United Gas Improvement all fell Ave points.
Declines of three points were taken by, Pennsylvania and New York Central Railways.
Large blocks ranging from five to fifteen thousand shares were sold at frequent intervals during the frst hour of trading.
Up to ten o'clock in the morning, 1,300,000 shares had been soki and. the netive issues continued to drop from anything between two and ten points,
The aggregate loss on market values is already a hundred million dollars.-Beuter's American · Ser-
rice.
Berlin, Aug. 9.
The unexpected increase in the New York bank rate has greatly disappointed the Bourse and has resulted in general weakness on the
New York, Aug. 10. The whirlwind break in the stock market, followed by only a feeble The detained men are alleged rally, left Wall Street seared and to be the leading agitators.
shaken and facing speculative lonses Following the breakdown' of the estimated at over a thousand million Manchull discussions, over 100 | dollars-Reuter's American Ser- Russlan workers and Chinese Com- | vice.", munist railwaymen working on the CB.R. tendered resignations: to the management at Harbin,
Outwardly Nanking Optimism.
stock market.-Renter, Outwardly. Nanking seems un- the Manchurian perturbed by
when and developments
by journalists proached
the morning,
spokesman the Nanking Foreign Office said that the Natal Government anticipated the deallock in the negotiations,
that emphasising. Soviel aerial demonstrations, torturing of Chinese in Russian territory and the labour agitation are only empty threats,
ap. thin
The National Government is well prepared for any even- tualities. The speaker sald signi- feantly that it is extremely un- likely that the Nations! Goyern- ment will make concessions to the Soviet Government, or comply with any of the Soviet demands.
50.000 "Red" Troops. While it is early to fear a war, a Harbin message says that the Russians are sending 50,000 fur- ther troops to demonstrate along the Sino-Soviet-frontiers.
Fourteen Russian military aero- planes demonstrated on the Sul- fenho frontier on the morning of August 8th, and the manoeuvres | were coupled with the drilling of Russian £roops who marched along the Chinese frontier. It took fully an hour for the whole contingent of Russian troops a pass the district which speaks to the large number of Russian troops stationed near Suifenho. The planes demonstrated over thei Chinese City for fully half an hour, and shortly afterwards at about eight o'clock the Russian troops fired guns into the air.
"Later.
Lanenshire won narrowly on the, Grat innings against Middlesex,It is learned from Harbin that and some interesting cricket was
seen. The scores were:
Lanenshire, 180 1. A. R. Prehlea, 5 for 45 and R. W. V. Robins, 3 for 441 and 143 for B wickets de
clared.
Middlesex 'made IGA (Mar- Donald, & for 59) and in the last junings, 51 for 4.
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London, Aug. 3. It is officially stated that the leading discount houses have re- ceived an intimation that, in the opinion of the Bank of England, the Reserve re discount rate does not raising of the American Federal at all negrily connte a rise in the bank rate here.-British Wire- IR,
JUSTICES OF PEACE.
MORE ADDITIONS TO THE
UNOFFICIAL LIST,
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"The vurient - instre of the Government tiuzette contains a list of Justices of the Peace. In all, there are 84 Officials and 140 Unofficiala, New names in the Unofficial list are the following:
Mr. A. el Arculli,
Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy. Mr. P. S. Cassidy, Mr. C. Champkin.
Mr. G. F. Haslum.
Mr. J. E. Joseph. Mr. R. L. Lewis. Mr. 1. N. Murphy. Mr. S. H. Ross, Kir Tang Shu-kin Mr. A. H. White, Mr. B. Wylie.
THE TYPHOON.,.
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A Manila warning issued 9.66 p.m. yesterday, received in Bongkang this morning, states that the typhoon is in about 323 Long. 21 Lat, and is almost stationary. yesterday further and more Rus- The Observatory weather fore an acroplanes came over to the cast up till noon to-morrow is
and south-west winde, Chinese City at the Sulfenho to West
pre-moderate; fine to cloudy. demonstrate. Much unrest vails among the populace.
Prisoners Released?
Harbin, Aug. 9. The Chinese Government was officially informed by the German YORKSHIRE SETBACK. ·
Consulate officials at Vladivostock that the Soviet government has con- Leicester Maintain Splendid Form.sented, to the release of the 236 Chinese rich merchants who were Leicester gained first innings recently arrested. points at the expense of Yorkshire, giving excellent butting displays in both innings.
gate Chu Shao-yang is expected to return to Mukden for the purpose of consultation and to consider measures to cope with the situation.-Reuter.
Japan's Attitude.
Tokyo, Aug. 9. While press despatches from Manchuli report an increasingly situation, official The Soviet authorities, in con. threatening senting to the release of the Chin-circles in Tokyo remain unper. ese traders made a'counter demand turbed, and are inclined to dis- Going in first, Leicester made that the Chinese Government at count half the reports as fictitious 215, (Macaulay, 5 for 65) and dis-Harbin should issue. 140 passports and baseless rumours, missed Yorkshire for 208. Lei- for Russian merchants and la- Reports of sabotage are large- cester had scored 283 for, 7 bourers, who are desirous of re-ly discredited, as oficial confirma
tion is lacking, while reports of wickets in their second innings turning, to Soviet territories. when play ended.
HEAVY SCORING,
Good Cricket'nt Birmingham. The highest scoring match of the series was provided by the South Africans and Warwickshire at Birmingham, the match being drawn with the scores as follows: South Africa, 263 and 336 for 7 (II, G. Owen-Smith, 126).
Warwickshire batted only once and made 399, Croom contributing 109.-Reuter
of negotiations It is probable that the demands the breakdown will be complied with. The release are not regarded seriously, as it that the so-called of the Chinese Consul-General is believed
to in at the Amur River, Mr. Li Kwok-negotiations are confined
formal conversations over the chun, has been confirmed,
long distance telephone,
War Clouds on the Frontier..
Tokyo, Aug. 9.
The Chinese are attempting, to arrange the opening of negotin- tions, while the Soviets are main- taining the signd that it is im. possible to comply unless the status quo is restored.
ADTIC
A message from Harbin says that according, to a Vladivostok report received at Harbin, the Soviet Commander of the Far
The Foreign Offee appears to Eastern forces has issued "a
that similar manifesto to the Russian people" have anticipated alleging Chinese stubbornness in futile attempts to arrange formal with forcing the Soviet to resort to negotiations Interspered. arms, but the people need not occasional "alarums and excur be alarmed as the Red Guurd is sions," will continue for fully able to cope with the time, before a modus vivendi in emergency,
finally reached, but an armed While it is impossible to con- clash is extremely unlikely. Arm this, a report from Manchuli Troyanovaky had a conversa- Washington, Aug. 9. asserts that war clouds arction with Baron Shidehara yes- The prohibition Commissioner, again hovering over the frontier.terday but the Foreign Office In- Mr. Doran, announces his inten-A brigade of Chinese troops from timated that no significance was tion, of forbidding "dry" agentsHnilar, with two armoured cars, attached to the visit, which was from using rifles, except in remote have arrived at Manchuli. The apparently mainly confined to areas, where rifles are necessary game despatch states. that: Sino- the Soviet Ambassador's explana- for protection.-Reuter's American Sovlet negotiations are now deem-tion of the present situation,
Fed hopeless. The Chinese dele- Reuter.
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