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WAR WITHOUT FORMAL BRITAIN'S WAGER FOR
DECLARATION?
RUSSIAN TROOPS LAUNCH · BIG ATTACKS ON MANCHURIA.
FIERCE ENGAGEMENTS.
SCHNEIDER CUP.
SECRET TRIALS OF GLOSTER NAPIER SIX.
FRENCH LINER.
TRANSATLANTIC SHIP "PARIS" SERIOUSLY DAMAGED.
MANY HOUR CONFLICT.
Havre, Aug. 19, The 8.8. Paris, the biggest, of the French Transatiantle Huera, and the seventh largest ship in the work, has been seriously damagço out on board this afternoon.
TEST SCORE.
SOUTH AFRICA ON TOP
AT THE OVAL.
|SPLENDID PARTNERSHIP ENDS
THREATENED ROT...
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STATISTICS.
ISLAND GAINS NEARLY 260 MILLION GALLONS.
KOWLOON INCREASE.
According to official advices, the total storage in the island reser- voirs yesterday morning. amount- ed to 1,615.86 million gallons, show.
ALLEGATIONS.
LILIUS ONCE AGAIN REMANDED.
ARGUMENT ON NATURE OF INDICTMENT.
AMERICA'S ENTRANT by a devastating Are which broke ENGLAND'S ARREARS. Ing an increase of 259.22 million HEARING NOW FIXED.
gallons during the past week. The amount collected from streams was 298:91 million gallons.
charges of fraud against Aleko E. Dates for the hearing of the Lillus, described as an American Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Ma- journalist, were fixed by Mr. T. S.
fendant made another appearance before his Worship. In remanding the defendant for further week, his Worshin reduced the ball from from the defendant for a reduction $1,500 to $1,000, an application to $500 being refused.
The liner was lying at anchor London, Aug. 19-
in the harbour, almost ready to
London, Aug. 19. In spite of American boasts of
The Lion has had his tail magnificient raving pinne theyil for New York, when the blaze
was observed. have produced, Britain is supremely
sharply twisted by the Springbox The outbreak accurred in a cabin to-day, in the Fifth Tast Match,
The week's consumption amount. confident of velhining the Schnei- der Trophy when the contest take and spread through the greater at the Oval, when South Afrleaed to 39.86 million gallons, whichgistracy thia morning, when the de-
the English total
with includes 17 million gallons from markable, rapidity. place on Septender 7th, at South-Part of the giant vessel with re-passed
The fumes only four wickets down, and the Refinery Supply. inachints have been were tremendous and the Bremen eventually led by 25 runs with five
The total storage in the main specially built for the Air Minis- who fought the flames for hours wickets in hand.
and reservoirs yesterday morning try solely for this race, two of them Thick shoke poured it of the covered from the rain and Eng-showing an increase of 9.99 mill-
had to be equipped with gasmasks.
The wicket had not fully re- amounted to 452.35 million gallons, being Gloster-Napier 6 monoplanes, vessel, which suffered enormous land found runs and two of the Super-Marine damage before the blaze was sub- when they resumed their innings.
dimeall to get Hon gallons during the past week, Bolls-Royce S-G machinos, Three dued.
The week's consumption amount- The last alx wickets fell for aned to 25.86 million gallons. them will represent Britain in
Her departure for New York has addition of only 92 runs, Lo The yield from the Shing Man
ampton Water. Four new
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Intensive fighting on a much graver scule has been taking place between rival Sino-Soviet forces in. Manchuria, according to official despatches from Mukden and Harbin. The fighting grows daily in intensity and it is becoming a moot point whether Russin is not waging war without a formal declaration.
Over a thousand Russian troops attacked the city of Chalanor, engaging the Chinese troops for six hours at a stretch. They were finally beaten off, losing a hundred killed and wounded, and about fifty who, were taken prisoners. They then has been in strict training been postponed indefinitely, and which Sutcliffe contributed 20 River and streams during the week Chinese casualty list is not complete, but it is stated that at
at Calshot for some months, carry.the mails. for New York are to be (top score) enabling him to is 36.76 million gallons. least a hundred were killed.
ing out their practises on Gloster despatched by the next boat.complete his century, his third Napier biplaness and the Super-Ma-
The "Paris," is a steam 1 bine/gainst the South Africans in the lowest umount in storage in rine Naptor S-5, which won the rage for Britain two years ago, liner of 35,569 tons grass, built
Villages have been funted and burned in Soviet raids across the Amur River, while another serious conflict in reported from Tingninghsien where fierce fighting took place, the city, which was looted by the Russins, being taken and retaken several times before the Soviet invaders were forced to retire with heavy losses.
Nanking is preparing to add considerably to the number of troops engaged in the defence of Manchuria.
VILLAGES LOOTED AND BURNED.
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the race, and the team which is to
Guarded Secrets,
The vid facts regarding the new machines are strictly guarded recrats, but it is disclosed by the Ale Ministry that one of the Glos- | ter-Napier & machines will prove the fastest of all the machines which will compete in the event.
A speed of four hundred miley 2411 hour is predicted for the machine. She has only once been in the air and then she Her was handled very gently. first real trial trip will be made in secret when the aerodrome will he closed to every-one not officially and Chairthern Heilunghiar, and raid-connected with the practices for troppa in and around the Chinese ed and looted several villages, the Trophy Race. horder town of Chalanor, accord which they burned behind them. ging to official reports.
Harbin, Aug. 1 about
hundred Russian Fighting on a hitherto unpre- troops crossed the Amur River in rodented scale is taking place the vicinity of Wuyunksien, in between Russinn
for
Violent Fighting.
Experts Confident. Squadron-Leader Orlebar, who
The Soviet forces took up the offensive early on Saturday morni On the eastern frontier, in the | is in command of the High Speed ing and heavy fighting continued Suifenho district, fussian evvalry | Flight, has already tried out the
hours, Ovar 2011
1,000 from Nikolsk altempled to rapture) other murhipes' and they have all Russian troep, wore engaged in the city of Tunguinghsien, fesult-j attained great speeds, calculated the bat They prussed. The ing in violent fighting lasting for to be well over three hundred border at alast six o'clock in the many, hours..
miles an hour, though no ellicial morning and regret the" Chinese) Heavy casualties were suffered statement has been made of the Karrison Alent halt 5}} hour by both sides. The city was taken. exact spred reached. Jator
several times, eventually remain-) ing in Chinese hands.
Pierce Fighting
The Chinese were out under- ed and retired to teenches, and fierce battle took place, both sides maki use of heavy (Brld | artillery.
The Itus inn were equip ped with large numbers of nuchine-guns" and the effec tive use of these forced the Chinese to abandon their positions temporarily, leaving over a hundred dead on the field. The Russians' are re-
ported to have lest a hundred killed and wounderi.
Mukden is sending tanks, aeroplanes und earchlights te all the importent fronts.- Kenter.
The Battle for Tengninghsion. nerording 10 Chinese official repots started on the morning of the 18th at about three o'clock. just before dawn, and continued unt four o'clock yesterday after
1000.
Rus-ians Repulsed. The Russians were repulsed by the Chinese troops under General Tho. who mereived assistance from Suifonie, after urgent re quests had been sent through. Large contingents of Chinese The Russians entered the city reinforcements were rushed..to for the first time on Sunday the district from Khalar and ning, after shelling the dis-
triet.
They were in accupation heavily outnumbered were driven for about two hours during out of the town, their evacuation which time they looted the greater jaking place about three o'clock part of the town.
The Chinese finally recaptured in the afternoon. Eifty of the Russian forces fell into the the city on Monday.. hands of the Chinese troops.
Manchull, and the Soviet army,
Bottle Resumed.
The experts watching, however, have hech more thinn satisfied with the performances of them all, and they are certain that the Italian and the American muchines will have to have a great deal of reserve speed to win back the roveted trophy from Great Britain. -British Wireless.
Second String's Speed
London, Aug. 20. According to this morning's newspapers, a speed of 340 miles an hour is believed to have been attained in the Super-Marine Rolls-Royce S-6, Schneider, Trophy Heuplane, second string, yesterday at Calshot.
It was down by Flying Offeer Woghorn.-Reuter.
America's Challenge.
Reuter.
©ÁTICA TERTITZERİ, ADOBELELLÓPEZZI MBILI ZVĚJOV VYJALGAO
INTERPORT CRICKET TOURNEY.
Shanghai Team Coming In November,
STRAITS INVITED, TOO,
We are informed by Mr. 1. S. Green, Hon. Scre tary of the Hongkong Cricket Clol, that arrasigements have been made whereby Shanghai will send down an interport. "etan to play Hongkong in No- vember. The match will start on the 9th, and be continued on the 11th and 12th.
An invitation has also been sent to the Straits, in the hope that a triangular contest will be possible, but no answer is experted from Singapore be- fore September 20th,
Practice at the nets on the H.K.C.C. ground will start og September 16th.
Test games.
With the exception of Ames, all the remainder made'a few but no player stayed for long, and the innings closed at 258.
Disastrous Start. '
South Africa started disas- trously, losing both Catteral} and Mitchell before doublé Agures had been reached, while Siedle shared the fate of Mitchell and was bowled by Geary soon after. wards.
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There followed, however, magnificent stiind between the veteran., II. W. Taylor, who is generally regarded as the best batsman South Afries has pro duced, and H. G. Denne, the skip- per.
It is interesting to note that island reservoirs during the recent drought
167.59 million gallons, on July 8th, whilst on the mainland the lowest figure was $0.51 million gallons, on June 17th.]
ZEPPELIN'S CREW
LIONISED.
JAPANESE EMPEROR WILL' PRESENT CUPS.
READY FOR PACIFIC."
Tokyo, Aug. 20, Public interest continues to he rivetted in the Graf Zeppelin's historic flight from Germany to
They stopped the Fot complete. ly and by the tex interval had put on about 140 runs without being separated, Taylor being 78 Japan. not out and Deane, 65 not out..
Taylor's Greatest,
Mr. L. R. Andrewes, Assistant Crown Solicitor, appeared in Court charges, He intimated that there this morning and produced two now would probably be two or possibly three farther counts.
In reply to his Worship, Mr, An- drewe said he was leaving the ori- in indictments in, as the defen- dont had already made statements in reply to them although he did not really want them.
Iis Worship Intimated that the new charges also fucked detni!.
Similar Case.
Mr. Andrewes replied that the charges were based on the author Ities under which they were brought. He mentioned a well- known cose concerning R. P. Jones who had gone into a restaurant with a halfpenny, and, when asked for payment, replied that he had no money.
The present case was a similar one to that.
His Worship asked If.the Crown was definitely not alleging false pretences, and received nn affirmative reply.
Mr. Andrewes intimated that the offence amounted to fraud,
The work of re-fuelling and re-based on the defendant's promise nssing the giant airship, which to pay, whereas he nover intunded. conumenced almost as soon as she to pay for the goods received. The English bowling gave reached the hangar last night, is His Worship remarked that that, little trouble after tea, but soon expected to be completed to-mor.of course, gave the defendant Home
iden of the charge. after Taylor had reached three row. figures, (for the first time in this Weather permitting, the Graf | The defendant said he was series, but the sixth time In his Zeppelin is expected to set off on
arrested 12 Singapore оп Test career), Deane fell a victim | the third leg of her epoch-making
warrant, on charge of falso a good flight early on Thursday morning that had anything to do with the to Wyatt, Woolley taking
pretences, He did not know if catch. He had bad luck in miss-
In the meantime, the officers and at St. Nazaire in 1921 to the ordering his century, falling only crew are being lionised and en
present cose. of the Ció Gen. Transatlantique. seven uns short.
tertained. She is 735.4 in length. 8.5 feet Cameron joined Taylor and The Emperor himself is present- broad and has a depth of 59.1 fee runs came mare quickly. Taying silver cups, emblazoned with
His Worship replied that that Her port of registry is Havre,
lor's magnificent innings came the crest of the Imperial Chrysan. Was the charge still, except that to an end, however, when he had themum, to Commander Eekener it had been adjusted by the made 121, Ames taking him and his eleven subordinates, Assistant Crown Solicitar. smartly behind the wicket off through the Minister of Communt original charge was being depart Clark.
cations. Reuter.
ed from.
VEREAS VENUSFESIONAL CREAMY ENREDAR CERIMONIERZALIWIENIA
A FAMOUS BALLET 'MASTER DEAD.
M. SERGE DE DIAGHILEFF PASSES AWAY,
Lido, Venice, Aug. 19.
Taylor's innings was one of the finest of his career, and his partnership with Deane, though particulars have
must been given by Repter, be, a new record for the fourth wicket, the old being 143 between
The death occurred to-day of Nourse, and White at Durban in Annapolis, Aug. 19. Serge de Dinghileff, the director of 1903-10, Taylor's 121 la the He highest score ever made for America has definitely decided Die famous Russian Ballet.
Nol New Charge.
The
Mr. Androwes interposed and Intimated that he was not depart ing from the original charge. QUEEN'S INTEREST IN False prelunces still appeared in.
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MALARIA.
SURPRISE VISIT TO ROSS INSTITUTE,
the indictments, but the evidence. would be that it was fraud 'other than false pretences.
His Worship then read the new charges to the defendant. The first count referred to the goode purchased from the Pioneer Silk, London, Aug. 19, Store, mentioned in the original paid a surprise visit to the Ross goods were obtained by fraud Her Majesty the Queen to-day charge, it being alleged, that the Institute Hospital for Tropical other than by falso pretences. Discuses at Putney.
The defendant said he was al Her Majesty was specially in ready charged in respect of the pur terested in the work in connexion chases made from the Pioneer Silk with malaria and examined dif- Store. 104
ferent types of mosquito through. 17|a microscope.
Trophy Race. The Naval Academy and Venice for many yours past. England. He also holds a record to compete in the Schnelder has been living at Monte Carlo South Africa in a Test Match in announced to-day that Lieutenant but he was at one time a Minister in South Africa, made when he Alford Williams, America's crack of the Court at Petrograd, and scored 176 in 1922, racing pilot, fa leaving for England Chancellor to the late Czar of almost "immediately, in order to Russia, get practice on the course, before; the race.
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England-lut Innings. .Fumed for [M magnificent J. B. Hobbs, e Quinn, b MacMillan 10 Russian Ballet, he, has written. Sutcliffe, e Owen Smith, b Vine
cont He will be accompanied by the extensively on his art and the
W. I. Hammond, st.. Cameron, Mercury Racer on which the theatre-Reuter.
Vincent ........ Americans are building their hopes. by private individuals, the Navy Lieutenant Williams is backed Department at Washington being oleially unconcerned.
More Troops Rendly,
Mukden, Aug. 20. The National Government's The Russians returned to the Chief of Staff, General Ho Chen- attack, considerably reinforced, chun, to-day interviewed General in the evening delivering, a night Chang Hsueh-lang and informed attack on the Chinese positions, him that the National Government This time they swept the "feld" was moving up important forces clear of the Chinese troops by from Pulow and concentrating use of large squadrons of them inside the Great Wall. cavalry, The Chinese, re-engaged
troops will be placed Reuter's Ameriena Service. the Russians on Sunday morning, under the orders of General Chung, And the Inst news regelved from such-liang, for use in Manchuria the commander of the Chinese Should
the
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the effect that fighting was
still in progress and that heavy casualties had been suffered by both sides.
Mukden Official Reports,
it become necessary.---
Soviet Allegations,
The famous pilot's
uf 100 miles
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TREBITSCH LINCOLN TURNS UP AGAIN. -
F. E. Woolley, ht, wkt., h Vincent
1. E. B. Wyatt, e Deane, b Vin-
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M. Leyland, Vincent
A. W. Carr, e Morkel, Mac-
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L. Ames, c Mitchell, b MacMillan
|A. P. Freeman, e Cameron,
Quinn.
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predict that he will attain a speed PASSED OUT OF HOLLAND, Geary, not ou como
BY POLICE.
London, Aug. 20.
Hays that The Daily Express Trebitsch Lincoln, the former M.P., who arrived in Holland re. cently from China, has been cross-examined by the police at Morkel Amsterdam, who decided that he Quinn
Vincent could not remain in Holland,
Ho was sont on to Belgium, MacMillan
Alaying Owen Smith, where he is now
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA TROUBLE.
VACANT POSITIONS NOW ALL FILLED.
Moscow, Aug. 19. The Таня (official) Agener Poblistics reports from Soviet sources in Harbin alleging that the
The refusal of a number of the "concentration camps" established there by the Chinese authorities saloon staff of the C.P.It. liner, Reuter. are filled with Soviet citizens who Empress of Russia, to sign-ou yesterday hus not. affected the repeated invasions of Chinese have been arrested brutally.
Mukden, Aug, 20. With reference to
the Soviet's denial that they have carried out
Bowling Analysis,
It was explained by Mr. Andrewės that the new charge related to the Later a lour of the wards was same set of facts as the original made, the Queen meeting most of count. He was not withdrawing 4the patients.
the old charges, as the defendant The Queen's Secretary later had already made statements stated that Her Majesty was them, but he was prepared to pro- greatly impressed by what the coed with the case on the new 12 Ros Institute is doing in the counts.
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MR JACOB SPUNT DIES
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Shanghai, Aug. 20,
Mr. Jacob Spunt, who for years
Substituted Charge.
on
His Worship told the defendant that he might regard the new charge as a substitution for the original one.
The defendant:—It fe not a new charge?
Ile Worship:-It is definitely not a now charge.
The defendant;I see.
The second chargo handed to his Worship referred to the goods bought from Ahmed Din,
His Worship, addressing - Mr. Andrewes, said that all he really
night at the Country Hospital, fol-wahted on the Inst occasion was for
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Association, which Mr. Spunt helped
frand or false pretences wore, -de-
· Mr. Andreyes said there would
to found, is suspending its activities not be any false protences. It to-day as a mark of respect.. He would be fraud other than false
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pretences;
| Interpets,--Dur: Own Correspon-
Total (for 5 wkts.) 288 dent.:
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Booth Africa, Ini Innlugs. R. II. Catterall, e Carr, b Clark New York, Aug. 19. ' 1. J. Sledle, b. Geary territory, It is noteworthy, that Harr Stobbe, the German Consul, schedule of the vessel in any way,
The opening race ́at Marble- | B. Mitchell; b Geary "We have filled the vacancies' head of a series of triangular | H. W. Taylor, e Amos, b Clark Harbin ia swarming with revisited the camp and he stated fugees from Manchull and Khal that the prisoners were half-naked created by the men's refusal to yachting contests was won by the G. Denne, e Woolley, b Wyatt.
and that the food they are being work and the ship is ready for Swedish yacht "Bacchanto" the D. P. B. Morkel not out It is learned from the garrison men prisoners are Resiter,
given le rotten. Many of the wo-sca," said Captain Hollands, Ma-American yacht "Tipler III" being rine Superintendent of the Com- second, and the German "Kickerle" commander at Wayunhsien, that
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tifrd-Reuter's. American Service.
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H. B. Cameron not out