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CHEERFUL Poseidon IN SPITE Relief OF INJURY. Fund.
MISS NICHOLS'
COURAGE.
Undaunted by Ill-Luck.
New York, June 23, An X-ray examination of Miss Ruth Nichols, the noted Society flier, who met with mishap at St. John. New Brunswick, yesterday, on the first lap of her proposed solo flight across the Atlantic, has revealed a slight injury to her spine.
ZA VO+BA'## WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1931. ̇日九和月五
TOTAL NEARING
$40,000.
A substantial addition to the Navy League's Poseidon Fund, amounting to $3,613.65, has to be recorded for the twenty-four hours ended at noon to-day: This makes the grand total $38,149.89.
Wom
Included in Lo-day's donations $2,000 Tran the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., §450) From the stuff of the A.P.C. and $100 from Mr. and Mrs. W、 II. Bell, all re ceived by the Doily Press.
War Debts Gesture.
France and the Young Plan.
"Don't Let us Fool
Ourselves."
--Mr. Thomas.
Paris, June 23.
The French reply to President Hoover's Moratorium proposal is now being drafted, but before despatching it. the Frenche Government is discussing the questions involved with the Italian and Belgian Govern ments.
Well-informed circles are of the opinion that the reply will take the form of a counter-pro- posal aiming at obtaining a cer- tainty that the Young Plan will not be affected.-Router.
Paris, Later.
Although the French Reply to President Hoover's proposal will not be put into final form antli to- day's Cabinot meating, the Prime Minister, M. Laval, Indicated inst night to the United States' Am- bassador, the substance of France's answer.
The Unconditional Annuities! It is believed in diplomatic circles that the reply insists upon unconditional annuities under the Germany continuing to pay the Young Plan.
France, however, is prepared to hand over these annuities to the Bank of International Settlements which will be empowered to make Johns therewith to the Central European countries most severely all by the present crisis.
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To make up the deficit in the The Telegraph and S. C. 31. Post French Budget caused by the received $711.55, this including handing over the annuities, the
doubtless $200 from the Royal Naval Yard Government will police, $139 from the whist drive obliged to postpone its plan of at St. John's Cathedral Hall last national reconstructoin.
Washington, June 23. night, and $100 from Mr. Ho Kom-
German The
Government. of the tong. It appears that two
Amongst donations sent vertebrae were cracked, an in-
direct through the German Embassy here. Jury which
is exceedingly to the Pund Treasurer was a con- has formally accepted. President Hoover's proposal. Reuter's painful, but which should mendtribution
American Service. quickly.
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FLYING ROUND WORLD IN COLOURFUL
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, on the right of the upper photograph, took off from Newfoundland for Berlin yesterday afternoon, the first stage in a flight round the world. Below is
n picture of their plane, Minniemse.
Tories Retain Wavertree.
Half the Voters Stay Away.
BIG MAJORITY.
London, June 23. The Conservatives had no dif- ficulty in retaining the Waver- tree Division of Liverpool in the
7 DAYS!
BIG RACE BEGINS.
POST-GATTY VENTURE.
TENNIS.
IRISH GOLIATH. DWARFED.
Austin and Perry Win Easily.
BETTY'S EFFORT.
New York, June 23.
London, June 28. At five o'clock this after- Occasional rain marred the noon, Wiley Post and Harold tournament at Wimbledon to Gatty took off from Harbour failed to dampen the ardour of day to some extent, though it Grace, Newfoundland, on a the spectators, who turned up in flight across the Atlantic to larger numbers than yesterday. Berlin, thus commencing a The centre court stands were thrilling race round the packed and scintillated with co-
lour.
Women made their first appear
world in an attack on the Graf Zeppelin's record. No ance to-day and Miss Betty Nut-. Fewer than seven · other hall, who has been tipped by Mrs. parties arc
Wills-Moody to reach the final, at venturing a
least, secured an easy victory over similar attempt.
Mademoiselle Berthet, who took Post and Gatty are moving only two games, both in the second
Field, New York, this morning, in their plane "Minniemae" and wasted no time in preparation for the hazardous crossing of the Atlantic.
TEST PLAYERS quickly. They left Roosevelt sat.
IN FORM.
BAKEWELL'S FINE SHOWING.
more
Another popular British Indy player. Mrs, Lycett, fell ba fore Senorita d'Alvarez.
Hughes' Wonderful Rolly...
One of the most thrilling con- They took on six hundred tests of the day was witnessed on gallons of petrol, which
is the centre court between "present estimated to be
British Davis pnat than and
Cup sufficient to carry them to Berlin, players, I. G. Hughes and Doctor Gregory played LARWOOD TAKES NINE in a perfect take-off within an superbly in the early stages and
and salled gracefully away, mak-J. C. Gregory.
hour
or so of their arrival it taking the first two sets with the Harbour Grace.
greatest of esse, seemed a cor- tain winner. Hughes made wonderful rally, however, and carried off the next three seta with a concession of only eight games! A remarkable transformo- lion.
WICKETS.
COUNTY CRICKET.
London, June 23. bye-election caused by the resig-| The outstanding feature of the week-end cricket. is to be nation of Mr. J. A. Tinne.
straight fight between noted in the fact that eight of
on Saturday small number of voters went to started
were Conservatives and Labour, a very the nine. first-class matches the Boll. and the result was as brought to a definite conclusion. followe:
Another southern county suffer- Mr. Nall-Cain (Con.).... 18,687.jed a severe setback, Kent losing Mr. S. C. Treleaven (Lab.) 10,042.to Notts by 306 runs.
Young Bakewell, the Northants
11.723
2,645
fashion,
their first innings for 41 rank.
Bent the Danes. They have thus stolen a march on the Danish fliers, Hillig and Hoirtis, who have been waiting
NACHUMBANIUMOKERSANITIZIN
FASTEST TRIPS. AROUND WORLD.
1519-1822-Mapeliava 1083 days.
ships,
1880--Nelly Blu. 72 days, 1001--Police Chief
Charles Fitzmorris of Chicago, 30 days. ----19] [/Andre· Jacger- Schmidt;
an days.
1913-John H. Meurs, 25 days, 1914-U. S. Army aeroplanes, 175 days (14 days, 15 hours of actual flying time).
1920-Edward S. Evans, and Linton Wells, 28 days.
1928-John H. Moury and Captain C. B. D. Collyer, 23 daja.
1939-Rufuste Maiullari, 34 days; Charles Olsen, 39 days.
1928-Graf Zeppelin, 21 days.'
from $100
Conservative majority ... At the last General Election, Mr. hitter, justified his selection for As will be seen, the Fund
Tinne polled 16,880 votes against the Test team by a superb display The damage, was
British Acceptance, done by 11 |
now nearing the $10,000 mark.
1,580 secured by Mr. Treleaven against the New Zealanders in a violent blow in the back when the with a little effort, this sum can
London, June 23.
friendly match at Peterborough. for the Liberal oil tank behind the daring flier easily be reached, and it should not
The British Government's cordial and
but Bakewell mastered their broke away from its "seat" as the then be a difficult matter tornist acceptance, in broad principle, of nominee, the Conservative majority The Tourists won comfortably.
thus being 3,295. result of heavy landing.
it to $50,000 at least. Contribu- President Hoover's proposals, an-
On this occasion, only 28,729 bowling in no uncertain A message from St. John. Newtions may be sent to Mr.
the S. A.nounced by the Premier in
voters exercised the franchise, collecting 192 runs for once out. Brunewick, states that Miss Arthur, the Fund Trenaurer, House of Commons yesterday, was
Larwood, niso selected for the Sichols is quite cheerful in spite to any of the newspapers..
to-day handed to the United States compared with 42,188 at the
Conser-Test, similarly excelled. He play- General Election. The of the pain of her spine injury.
Government by the British Ambasvatives have increased their vote od n conspicuuns part in the rout sador in Washington, Sir Ronald by 1,807, whilst Labour declined of Kent, taking nine wickets in Lindsay.
Speaking at an American Cham- by 3,643,
Results at a glance, together for three days to take off on ber of Commerce luncheon in Lon-
the world, but don to-dur, the Dominions Secrethe Liberals, but in a three-with the principal inillvidual per-flight, not round
direct to Copenhagen. The tary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, said the cornered contest in the following formances, follow:
Danish nirmen expected to be the COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. President year the Conservatives won with a magnificent action of
first to make the Atlantic attempt Hoover showed that he and his peo-majority of 3,680 and have held
Surrey beat Essex by an, innings]this summer. the seat over since.-Reuter,
und 80, at Leylor ple were not only alive to the econo-
Notts defeated Kent by 306 runs, ut mic factor. but also to the psy
Nottingham. ehological factor. He could do no other, ai tha American gathering. than to pay a tribute to the wonder- ful gesture, which was the first really practical step towards world recovery.
Interviewed in hospital, she declared that she is undaunted by her misfortune and as soon as she can get the money to repair her Lockheed-Vega plane, and as soon as she can get out of hospital, she will be off on her pastponed journey across the Atlantic.-Renter's American | Service.
KING'S TELEPHONE.
2,000,000th PUT INTO
PALACE.
London, June 23.
TOLEDO TRAGEDY.
LORRY RUNS INTO PROCESSION.
Toledo, June 22. Three people were killed and devents injured near here to-day when a motor lorry run a crowd en route to attend a Republican meeting. The driver of the lorry was lynched as the rest of the crowd thought that the incident was deliberate.
The rapidly increasing use of MADMAN ON LINER.
the telephone in Britain has been commemorated by the Installation
of an instrument of the latest typ for the King's use la Buckingham Palace.
SHOOTS MATE: THEN
HIMSELF.
Casablanca, June 22.
It is finished in old gold and benre a decorated plate surmount- ed by a crown with the inscrip A Brazilian passenger on board the French steamer "Montkemme" tion:
"This instrument installed for went mad and seriously injured His Majesty King George V, in the the first mate with a revolver, 2,000,000th telephone connected then committed suicide.' with the Post Office system, June 1931."
ENGINEERS ACCEPT
TERMS.
PEACE ASSURED IN INDUSTRY.
London, June 29.
DOLLAR FUTURE UNCERTAIN.
"But don't let us fool ourselves," Mr. Thomas continued, "by assum ing that this is the only key. Do
In 1923, the seat was held by
CLYDE YACHTING.“
AMERICAN AVENGES
DEFEAT.
Glasgow, June 22. The American yacht "Priscilla"}
not let us misconstrue the situation beaten by Saskla" in the Sea- by assuming that all is now well. Wanhaka Cups races defeated her There are still many difficulties to in the Royal Clyde Yacht Club's Bineteen mile: get over. There must be other Kegatta over a morex, and those moveH, bellere, course in a light breeze yester lay. are inevitable."
When questioned in the House of Commons to-day regarding his re cont talks with Mr. Mellon, the Premier stated that the conversa. tlons were in no sense official, and therefore he had nothing
port
Australia's Hopes,
to re
ATLANTIC BLUE RIBAND.
EMPRESS LINER'S
a
In the House of Representatives
FEAT. at Canberra to-day, Mr. Scullin, the Australian Premier, said he cordial
London, June 23. ly Joned with Mr. MacDonald in The Canadian Pacific Steam- thni welcoming President Hoover's pro-ship Company announces posals, and was eagerly awaiting de their magnificent new liner the tails
Allowing for the relief Empress of Britain" which pass- which Britain had already afforded the harbour point of Quebec | HONGKONG GAMBLERS ed to Australia, and also the fore this morning has established a
- NERVOUS.
of Australia's share of re now record for the Atlantic cross-
ho estimated Australia's ing. The exchange market in Hong-net gain would be £3,093,000.-
going,
A conference of the Executives kong was still very panicky and British Wireless.
of the Engineering Unions in norvous this morning, again in London to-day, by an overwheim sirong contrast to Shanghai,
ing majority, accepted the em-whore steadiness is reported. ployera modified proposals for
and overtime ratas.
The opening rate of the dollar
on
PRINCE'S BIRTHDAY.
London, June
Leaving Cherbourg on Wednes- day the liner has taken four days and twelvo hours to repch America which beals the Canadian record and in shortar. than the record breaking
Derby - beat Hampshire by eight
wickets, at Chesterfield, Warwick defeated Glamorgan by
five wickets, at Swansea, Worcester beat Somerset' on the Arst innings at Kidderminster.
Friendlies.
Sussex beat Cambridge U. by
funs, at Brighton. New Zealand beat Northants by
wickets, at Peterborough,
HONOURS LIST. Batting.
...¡ Bakewell - (Northants)
and Smith (Derby) Croom (Warwick)
Bowling.
Larwood (Notts) Staples (Notts) Sister. (Derby) Mitchell (Derby).
190
-33
108
are
$1
Another interesting duel results. ed in the defent of H. Lyttleton Rogers, the Irish Davis Cup player. by Jiro Satoh,
David and Goliath.
is a Unlike Miki, whose smile famous attraction to the gallery, Jiro Satoh, who was warfed-by--- his six feet ten inches Irish op- ponent, was an impassive little David against Goliathi
With all his impassiveness, he awung over serviço nces with David- like aim and Tildenesque power and precision.
The ponderous Irishman's grim demeanour as he kept shuffling to and fro on the baseline made him a quiet character, whereas Satoh with his mouée-liko nimbleness was
everywhere on the court at once."
The Japanese dazzled his op ponent with the dexterous mani- paintion of his returns, coupled with some firework valleys after a dash to the net.
Perry's Virility.
Wiley. Post and Harald Gatty
FJ. Perry, one of the British engaged in A breakneck 19.000 mile flight, for which defeating Aokl. The Japanese, who main hopes, had little difficulty In they have allowed themselves a is greatly admired in England and margin of only gaven days, by Perry himself, hung grimly in which seems an almost impos- the Arat set and reached five all, sible of performance.
but after that Perry was his master, He won the next two games for set, and the second set went to him st
The first planned stop is Berlin, a distance of approximately 3,700 miles. They will then re-fuel and 8-2.
21 go straight on to Moscow, after which the diffleult 8,000 miles
103.
'for 41.
for 33.
5 for 36.
Aoki
ataged R
brlot rally
in the third, 'extracting the
ing
on
the
6 of Siberia will have to be crossed. first two games by crafty plac
They plan to make short stops In
but Perry's virility and several places in Siberia, and swiftness in soizing then to cross the Pacific via the Japanese player's mistakes, which Aleutian Islands; winding with
up were all too frequent, gove him a nonstop flight from Canada to the match. New York-Reuter and N.E.A.
LAMP EXPLODES ON
"PEARLEAF.".
The young. Indian exponent. Madan Mohan, gained a surprising- ly easy win over the leading-- Argentino aspirant. to Wimbledon honours, Ronald · Boyd -Wax, out- played in all departments and took only four games in three sets. “Bunny" Austin mastered Horo
5 for 47. TWO CHINESE SENT TO Satoh, his cool and deadly services
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HEARN MURDER TRIAL.
ACCUSED FOUND NOT
GUILTY.."'.
London. June 23,
HOSPITAL.
and piercing driyes keeping the Japanese on the run. He lobbed The explosion of a Swedish oil back cleverly on occasion and lamp on the oiler Pearleaf on there were glimpses of brilliance Tuesday morning, has led to two in the way Satoh maintained the Chinese being admitted
to the rallies and kept Austin struggling." Government Civil Hospital. One In the third set he failed to get a of them, Lee On, an electrician, game, though his plucky effort won
the heart of the galley. aged 85 years; is in a serious con-
The principal results follow: WOMEN'S - SINGLES.
First Round.
Thomas (Britain): 0-3, 6-4;15) Belly Nuthall beat Malle., Bertbagi
dition, being badly burned,
Lee was working with the lamp
on the lower deck of the ollar,
Mrs Sarah Ann Hearn, tried at which was at tho went arm of
changes in working conditions was 11%d, as at the close yester- H. B. H. the Prince of Wales the German liner Europa" which Bodmin Assizos (Cornwall), for the Royal Naval Yard, when he the day, but later it rose a celebrated his 37th birthday to-day! made the trin from Cherbourg to murder by arenical poisoning, of plosion occurred. Sam Chl, aged The new terms come into opers- farthing the rate at tifn-time He received messages of greeting Ambrose Light (New York) in her sister, Lydia Evarald, and 45 years, a cock, was watching him. tion from July 6th, and peace is being 11d. Earlier in the day, and congratulation from many March 1980 in four days, seven- Mrs, Alice Maud Thomas, last at the time, and although now thub.nraserved-in-the
fish724 tour hours and is twenty six year; has been found "not gulity," also.in hospital, is not so seffous-.
Mrs. Harper (America) Beat Mixt