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LATEST REPORT SAYS 1,883 DEAD.
CONFLICTING REPORTS NOW EXPLAINED.
BIG RELIEF PROBLEM.
Naples, July 25. The conflicting figures regard- ing the earthquake casualties, in the latest which connexion official returns say that 1,883 were killed, are explained by the number of dead who cannot be identified, and also by the number missing, some of whom may be either refugees or among the dead.
Numerous casualties were caused
»OUNDED 1891 AĦD BATAW SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1930.
THE DAVIS CUP TEST MATCH
FINAL.
AMERICA & FRANCE EACH WIN EVENT.
COCHET DEFEATS LOTT
Paris, July 25.
the
SCORE.
AUSTRALIANS 275 FOR SEVEN.
|BRADMAN CAUGHT
London, July 25.
130 PER ANNUM
E-ANSINGLE COPT 10 CENTS
AERIAL RAID ON DERBYSHIRE BEAT
CHENGCHOW.
RESIDENCES DESTROYED AND
LIVES LOST.
LEGATIONS AND WANG.
Peking, July 25.
SURREY.
AN EASY VICTORY AT THE OVAL.
RAIN INTERRUPTS COUNTY CRICKET MATCHES.
GAMES ABANDONED.
As a result of the first day's
The destruction of thirty play in the challenge round of
residences and the loss of 100- the Davis Cup Competition,
The new bowlers introduced lives as a result of the sudden United States and France,
are into the English team for the Nationalist air raid on Chengchow level, each having won a singles: Fourth Test Match which started during the past three days is re-
The match between Tilden and
London, July 25. Borotra resalted in a win for the Manchester to-day kept the ported by the party of foreign and
scoring down and Chinese journalists who visited Rain again interfered with former by three sets to me, the Australian- scores being 2/6, 7/5, 6/4, 7/5. assisted considerably in the cap-Chengchow and who returned to the County games with the result that only one cricket At the the city this evening. ture of seven wickets.
was fully decided. close of play to-day, the Austra
It is understood that plain match lians had made 275 for seven clothes Kuominchun troops have Derbyshire, was the successful wickets. the detailed score being again made an appearance in team, defeating Surrey by the Pangfow, a strategic position on comfortable margin of 199 runs. as follows:
the Tientsin-Pukow Railway be- The outstanding batting per- tween Nanking and Hsuchow. formance was a 262 by Nichol of Pangfow was greatly excited yes Worcester while six other bats- terday, but the Nationalist de-
The Auteuil Stadium was pack- when Tilden and Borotra began their match.. The Frenchman played at the top of his form in the first set, but the American asserted his definite superiority thereafter, wearing down his op- AUSTRALIA. 1st INNINGS. ponent. with his famous cannon- balls, until the fourth set, in which W. M. Woodfull, st. Duckworth,
b Tale
by the practice of Mediterranean Borotra, although almost collapsTM W. H. Ponsford, h Hammond 83 fenders eventually dispersed the men made centuries..
peoples of placing lurge stones on the roofs of their houses to pre- vent fierce gitles from carrying off the tiles,
These heavy stones, when the earthquake rocked the buildings. made the roofs erash in. burying the pecupants.--Reuter.
Re-Housing Problem,
ing, levelled up from 1/4 to 5/5.1D. Bradman, c Duleepsinhji, The Frenchman heroically stood
b Peebles up against the
terrific drives, A. F. Kippax, e Chapman, b smashes and services of Tilden, i
Nichols but he had to concede the next v. Y. Richardson, b Hammond two games and match.
S. J. McCabe, 1.b.w. b Peebles W. A. Oldfield, b Nichols,
A. Fairfax," not out C. V, Grimmett not out Extras
Total (7 wkts.)
Fall of Wickets.
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raiders after a short encounter. The Knominchun raiders aimed to destroy the railway to cut off the communication with Nanking Hsuchow and Taian,
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Heat Wave at Front.
21 The Nationalist and Shansi 21 troops fighting along the Tientsin- 24 Pukow Railway between Taian and Tainanful have suffered 275 greatly in the trenches as the result of a heat wave during the past few days. The Commanders of both sides are reverting to fighting in the evenings,
Cochet Bents- Lolt,
France turned the tables in the next match, when Cochet beat Lott Benevento, July 25.
in straight sets, the scores being Thousands of homeless people are
Cochet's usual camping throughout the country- 6/4, 6/2 6/2.
nonchalance caused misgivings side, many clad only in their night
He allow- attire. The problem of re-housing among his supporters. these people is a most formidableed Lott to lead by 1/3, in the first one.-Reuter.
set, but the Frenchman's superb. 1 for 106 (Woodfull): 2 for 138 placing enabled him to Luke the (Bradman); 3 for 184 (Ponsford); lead at 5/1. Latt, by double-4 for 189 (MeCabe); 5 for 190 the set (Richardson); 6 for 239 (Kippax); faulting, threw away after he had forced deuce in the 7 for 243. (Oldfield).
Before the match started it was next game.
The American was
no match announced that Goddard would be for Cochet's beautiful drives and played in the English team instead
second and of Robins, the side being: half-volleys in the third sets.---Reuter,
Chapman, Duleepsinhji, God. dard, Peebles, Hobbs, Sutcliffe. Hammond, Tate. Lesland: Duck
Vatican City, July 25. His Holiness the Pope is most distressed at the earthquake havoc. and is being hourly informed of the relief measures being undertaken,--Renter.
which
are
Villages Destroyed.
Rome, July 25, As far as is at present ascertain- able, twenty-five villages have either been destroyed or badly damaged by the earthquake, of which nine are in the Province of Avellino,
The houses destroyed were not, generally speaking, of great value.
center.
A Further Shock.
Rome, July 25. A further shock at Ariano caused only one death, but it has renewed the state of panic and accentuated the tremendous relief problem.
The populace is disregarding Mussolini's edict against making charitable contributions. Offer ings are steadily pouring in at the Prime Minister's office, and these have already reached over a million lire-Reuter.
King George's Sympathy.
London, July 25.
AIR RACE ROUND EUROPE.
BRITISH ENTRANTS STILL IN THE LEAD.
London, July 25. Captain Broad, one of the British competitors, was the first to arrive at Vienna in the round Europe air race. Mr. Alan Butler. also in a Gipsy Moth, few in a few minutes afterwards and he was followed by Mr. Thorn, half an hour later in his Gipsy Avian machine.
These three are still the leaders in the race. The other competitors have been held up at Pau since July 23 through bad weather, the conditions, including heavy rain, King George has sent the follow-having made the contest extremely ing telegram to King Victor Em- dificult. manuel:-"I grieve to learn of the It is pointed out, however, that terrible earthquake in Southern speed only counts 200 out of the Italy, resulting in serious loss of life 500 points awarded in the contest and property, and I deeply sym- which is largely a reliability test. pathise with you and your people-Reuter and British Wiretcis. in this calamity."
King Victor, in reply, expressed gratitude for the message.British Wireless.
Visit by the King.
com-
PRINCE ABANDONS AIR TRIP.
RETURNS AFTER GETTING HALFWAY.
Lendon, July 25. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales left London to-day to fly to Carnarvon, to open the Royal Welsh Agricul. tural Show.
team Was
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worth and Nichols.
Australian The announced as follows:
Woodfull, Ponsford, Bradman, Kippax, Oldfield, Grimmett, Richardson.
Hornibrook, Wall, McCabe and Fairfax.
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rain
Woodfull Wins Toss. Australia won the loss and Woodfull elected to bat before a crowd of 20,000 in sunny weather, There had been no
for twenty-four hours and the wicket had recovered from the drenching it had received earlier. Woodrili and Ponsford opened for Australia and Chapman called upon Tate and Nichols to open England's attack. The latter. unding no foothold at his bowling end, requisitioned sawdust,
The state of the wicket Kept
won
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On Monday, the Hongkong It is rumoured that Government
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Lindbergh's son, an astrologer
Over seven thousand birds are acutely observes, has a "pro-
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on show at the World's Poultry nounced leaning toward aviation," Congress in London. That's Indeed, he's being accustomed to something to crow about.
the milky way, even now,
Some famous sayings:-"If Trade may be bad in Hongkong. your car was but there's always Test cricket to love you just the same.".
a Ford, dear, I'd
talk about.
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Bachelors know a lot about At a sports meeting in Shanghai women-that's why they're recently, one man took away-bachelors.. nearly all the best prizes. The judge gave him three months.
The "You Know" Series:-You know he's a dentist because he can
always be relied upon to pull his
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weight.
A Kowloon housewife boasts that her new cook-boy has plenty of, go in him. He went the same
Results in Brief.
Derbyshire beat Surrey by 199night. runs at the Oval.
Warwick
the first innings against Hampshire at Bournemouth.
Notts. won on the first innings v. Sussex at Brighton.
The match between Yorkshire and Northants was abandoned, not ball being bowled and each team taking four points.
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Kent beat Somerset on the first innings at Maidstone.
Old Mother Hubbard disdains
the old cupboard;
(Her wardrobe ta dainty and
trim),
And her bathing suit smart
gives the flappers a start
And reveals her as quite in
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"the awim!
Our sympathy goes out to the Hongkong man whose talpan insists that he take a holiday this hot weather.
In the new telephone directory, we observe, that under the heading "Imports and Exports Dept." "Some of our cricketers seem to Of. be made of rubber," says a Home appears "Maternity Ward." course, in this case the ad valorem sporting writer. Acrobatsmen, rate would apply
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This young
lady who won the King's Prize at Bisley ought be good Lancashire won on the first at "Bulls and innings against Essex at Leyton. Inners."
Middlesex won on
ᄆᄆ the first innings against Warwick at Birmingham. Shansi vanguard
Japanese reports from Tsinan- fu state that severe fighting is going on along the Tsinanfu-Kino. chow Railway, with the Shansi forces claiming most victories. The
of the
is fast approaching Tsingehow, the Headquarters of the Nation alists under General Han Fu- chu. It is anticipated
may abandon his General Han present Headquarters and retreat further towards Tsingtao.
Legations Attitude.
that
Starch baths are the latest,
Home The Leicester-Glamorgan match according to a paper. was drawn.
No doubt fol-
The Honours List.
The principal batting and bow-iron tonic... ling performances during the matches which ended to-day are set out below:
Batting Mr. Chu Ao-hsiang, Acting Com
Nichol (Worcester) missioner of Foreign Affairs of Cook (Sussex) the Shansi Government. interview Payton (Notts) ed Mr. Wang Ching-wei yesterday Hulme (Middlesex) afternoon on the foreign policy of Brown (Hants) the future Peking Government. Smith (Derby) Mr. Chu is quoted as saying that Townsend (Derby) the Legation authorities in Peking G. Gunn (Notts) ..
** Not out. are most sceptical over the return
Bowling. to politics of Mr. Wang Ching-wei on account of the latter's associa- tion in 1927 with the Communist Government in Hankow.
in fact.
Fop: The most delightful thing in the world is to hold converse with the person one loves most in the world.
Lady: But it is very hard to talk to yourself.
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262*
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a short cut to coolness..
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102*
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Our congratulations to the Hongkong clerk
Poor fellow,
he wanted to
de two men's work and save the taxpayer's money. Yes, he Was 1 Civil Servant.
☐ ☐ About the only difference between a loud neck-tie
and squeaky shoes. is the price.
Things are not as bad as they seem to be but they seem
to be.
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These endurance records are all
recently right in their way, but our next-
received an increase in his salary door neighbour's pup takes a lot
of beating at night.
on two grounds-twins.
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New Definition: An optimist is sick man learning to play the
5 for 40 harp.
4 for 40
6 for 46
Judging from some of the sights
According to experts, the next war, will be fought in the air. Judging from the radio noises which we hear, it's already started.
6 for 12 we see nowadays, lots of women The Week's Aphorism-No man'
6 for 60think bobbed hair is shear non- is a hero to his wife's lawyer.
7 for 6 for 18 6 for 98
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sense.
4 for 847
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Cinema notes:Several Kow.
Now that ZBW is putting on loon Tong mosquitoes have been.
Mitchell (Derby)
and Slater (Derby) Mr. Chu Ao-hsiang believes Shepherd (Surrey) that the Dutch and Japanese Freeman (Kent) authorities in Peking have in White (Somerset) dicated a friendly gesture towards Hopwood (Lancs.)
Paine (Warwick) Mr. Wang Ching-wei and it is the Astill (Leicester) intention of the Foreign Commis-
plays, married men will be able taking screen tests lately. sioner to arrange some meetings Derbyshire v. Surrey,
to have a few words with their
[Any person desirous of submit- the Legation officials, aiming at their second innings proved the will think they're hearing a wire ting proposals or suggestions o
High scoring by Derbyshire in ves, confident that passers-by
effecting economies adminis- an amicable understanding.
deciding factor in the match at less drama.
tration of any branch of the Public After his meeting with Mr. the Oval when Derbyshire won by
Servico should communicate with the Wang Ching-wei, Mr. Chu Ao-
Talking of international con- Secretary at the Treasury Solicitor's the comfortable margin of 199 hsiang was interviewed by Chinese runs. They made only 162 in cord, why doesn't Britain try to Omice. Fost Office Building.) newspaper correspondents and their first innings when Shep fix up some sort of parity with. agreed in all respects with the ball. He took five for 42. Mit- said that Marshal Yen Hsi-shan herd was in good form with the Bobby Jones? policy of Mr. Wang Ching-wel for chell, however, was in equally We read that razor blades are the restoration of a constitutional good form for Derbyshire and he being sold in a New York restau- Government in North China took five
The next step will be to. governed by and for the welfare for 40 runs, the team being dis-serve shaving cream
of the Surrey wickets rant.
with the of the majority of people in China. missed for 158, four behind the strawberries.
Weedfull and Ponsford put up a between Mr. Wang Ching-wei and scoring at a very slow pace.
stolid defence and took no risks. The 50 went up in 85 minutes and it was 70 minutys before the first boundary hit was recorded.
Steady batting was maintained
and the first change in the bowling was when Goddard came
on. His spinners were respected but Woodfull and Ponsford were still together at the lunch interval when the score was 75 for nil, the captain being 37 and Ponsford 30. Up to this time there had been eight extras.
Naples, July 25. The news that King Victor Emmanuel's special train hud en-
Bradman Caught. tered the earthquake zone this morning spread like wildfire.
Five wickets fell, however, of despite the destruction munications, the victims passing on
hefore tea-time in 205 minutes. the words "the King is coming."
Tate separated the opening pair. when from one of his fast ones There were very touching scenes
Woodfull was taken, behind the of loyalty. For example, in many The visibility and other con- cases the red, white and green flag ditions were so bad that a land-stumps by Duckworth. Bradman of Italy was improvised from ing was made in Birmingham, came out to join Ponsford who was still scoring nicely, but the coloured rags and hoisted on tents about halfway. After waiting two and huts where the sufferers are hours for conditions to clear, the Wizard of the team did not stay camping. The words "live the Prince, on the insistent advice of King" were written on the walls the Air Ministry, abandoned hope
very long.
STUBBS ROAD STILL BLOCKED.
IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN WILL BE CLEAR.
We learn on enquiry that there is no possibility of Stubbe Road be The Scotsman, Peebles, who was ing to-day cleared of the obstruc- inéluded specially to get outtion caused by the landslide
of huts and ruined houses in red of proceeding further and return-Bradman managed to do the trick Thursday.. dye extracted from crimsoned to London. flowers-Reuter,
Destruction at Villa Nova.
Villa Nova, July 25. Altogether 260 bodies have al- ready been faken from the ruins at Villa Nova, Over five hundred are injured. In the course of a 250 mile drive through the devastated area a correspondent saw village after village wholly or partly de- stroyed but the worst spectacle was at Villa Nova, where nearly every house wa8 demolished. Shops, the palace of the Marquis
postpone or abandon an kir journey before this week.- British Wireless.
NATIONAL GALLERY
TRUSTEE.
Ponsford
on
Derbyshire total.
In Derbyshire's second innings
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The way some Hongkong men
a big stand was made by Smith tuck their napkins round their and Townsend. The side declared necks while at table you'd think
never they were
out of the at 305 for four wickets after Smith barber's chair.
.
had been dismissed at 107. Town-
☐ ☐ send carried his bat for 102.
Whisky and soda taken through Surrey failed miserably in their second knock, being sent back for the night may not be the best 110. Slater took five for 46 and thing for insomnia but it helps to make the time pass more pleasant- Mitchell four for 40.
ly,
0.0 Worcester v. Hampshire.
Some Hongkong girls cannot Worcester declared at 483 for make the pastry his mother could pine wickets in their first innings | make, but on the other hand some when Nichol did the greater part of Hongkong men cannot make the a magnificent total of 262. Hamp ahire replied with 312, of which Brown contributed 113. In the second innings Worcester made 114 for one wicket.
V. Sussex
Notts.
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gest,
A name of two for our perusal. So get them right now off your
chest,
For our offer should meet no .* refusal.
You've doubtless complained of
the waste,
Of the money Hongkong spends
on wages;
But the problem with which we'
are faced,
Would tax the most telligent
sages.
It, may be there are quite a
Dumber
Of jobs far more cushy than
real;
The sort where an afternoon
slumber
Is considered more vital thân ·
zeal,
So show neither favour nor
shfelding,
Be blassed not, neither be lax; And we'll do our best with the
wielding,
Of that weapon of thrift,
OUR NEW AXE!
A good nickname for any talpan would be "appendix" for he is easily irritated and no-one knows what good he is anyway.
A medical writer discusses ᄆᄆ
noises in the, head, which rangs *Ludendorff blames Charle from buzzing and ticking to a
He got him caught at the slipa by The gang on the job is encounter The Prince had never had to Duleepsinhji and Chapman, the ing difficulties at every turn and the scoring and was not out after dough her father used to make.
English skipper, was so pleased the masses of granite strewn over that be embraced Dulcepsinhji, the road make it impossible for any Bradman had contributed only 14 definite estimate to be put on the to the score, the second wicket completion of the work falling at 138.
A later intimation by the Ponaford was the next to go. Traffic Department states that the He was clean bowled by Hammond road will not be open during the after a dour innings of 83 com-week-end, and may not be for Cook contributed 137 of the magne for the defcat of the piled in 230 minutes.
some three or four days. The total of 325 made by Sussex in the Kaiser In the World War." hit five fours and went on to make situation is complicated by the first innings. Notts, replied with must have meant champagne. the side's highest score after the fact that a 15-ton boulder over-883, Payton being not out at 119. slowest but surest start.
McCabe came out only to go hanging the road shows signs that George Gunn was unlucky, miss
Kowloon, sometimes called the O ing his century by four runs. In bedroom of Hongkong", should be back very quickly. After he had it may soon fall. made four runs he was taken 1.b.w
their second knock Sussex made just the place to try out those new 220 for eight.
shorts and street pyjamas. accepted the invitation of the by Peebles, and Richardson's Lords of the Treasury to become wicket fell for the addition of just one of the Trustees of the a solitary run, Richardson was National Gallery, in succession to clean bowled by Hammond after Sir Herbert Cook, whose term has scoring a single,
PRINCE OF WALES ACCEPTS APPOINTMENT.
London, July 25.
de Villa Nova and the Church. HR.H. the Prince of Walea has were in ruins.
All survivors supplied with rations are camped in fields and soldiers are guarding the town, allowing no one to enter. Similar
(Continued on Page 12.)►
expired.--British Wireless.
(Continued on Page 12.)"
Kovno, July 25. The Commandant at Kovno has departed the ex-Premier, M. Val- demaras, as being a danger to Ipublic order.Reuter.
Kent v, Somerset. Rain at Maidstone considerably curtailed this match. Somerset (Continued on Page 12.)
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sound like the music of an He orchestra. Belief is sometimes obtained by turning off the wire- leas. A UNA
"Chinese girls care more for face-powder than they do for the. welfare of their country," says Wo General Feng Yn-hsiang. Loud noises often cause sudden believe some of them are B deaths. The casualties must have ignorant that they don't even been terrific after Mussolini's know who won last week's Chinese recent speechmaking tour.
war.