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JIMMY FOXX HITS NINTH HOMER
To No Value Against Detroit
home run
TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 16, 1932.
THE ARMISTICE N.Y.K.'S HALF YEAR.
AGREEMENT
SINO-JAPANESE
TEXT SNAG
Nanking, May 14.
NO DIVIDEND: RESERVE BROUGHT DOWN
The Nippon Yusen Kalsha, at a directors meeting, decided on the statement of accounts for the first It is authoritatively learnt that half of the year to be submitted be fore the shareholders' meeting on May the Chinese Government is suggest-17, The Company will not pay any New York, May 15. Jimmy Foxx, the Athletics starring that, in vlaw of the difficulty of dividend as in the last three torms.
Gross revenue is put at Y28,156,000 hitter, went further ahead in the wording the Chinese and Japanese
race to-day, when he texts of the Armistica agreement and gross expenditure at Y28,772,000, Y6,634,000 for various reserves, such The loss is followed up his week-end success to the satisfaction of both parties, The Company is called on to allot with another circuit clout against that they remain unsigned.
This, of course, does not affect as the depreciation.
therefore 1,161000. The manage-
011 Detroit, making his ninth of the
drawing ment proposer the agreement, as the English text which was signed on May 6 pre-¥1,059,000 reserve, which represents valls, and it is considered certain the war tax rebate the Company that the Japanese Government will received from the U.S. Government, and on the reserve brought over from agree.-Renter.
the previous term. The reserve will then be only Y363,000.
Reason
It was not, however, planted at the right time to enable the Athle- ties to shake the Tigers, who won 7-2. Gehringer hit a home run for Detroit.
Three homers were hit in a keen game between Chicago, National leaders, and Philadelphia, which the Phillies won by 8-6 in a fierce atruggle. Hurat and Klein did the trick for the Phillies and Davis for Chicago,
the
Round Table Corfference.
Tokyo, May.14. Beyond stating that Mr. Yoa-
reasons dispute remains unsettled, China hizawa had explained the for withdrawal from Shanghai and cannot make progress towards re- asked the Ambassadors to thank constructions, and Japan will their Governments for acting as never have one day of peace or The article concludes by snying mediators in the truce negotiations, prosperity." a Foreign Office spokesman was non- committal on the question of the that for the welfare of both coun- the Far East, Schulmerick and Urbanaki Round Table Conference, though tries as well as brought Boston Braves into ktrik-he east doubts on the Nichi-nichi Japan should reallas her mistake, ing distance of the leaders with reports of a proposal to inter-olse the almless war will drag the home runs which gave their side nationalise and demilitarise Shang- Far East down to the level of the black races of Africa, killing all hai. an 8-3 win over the Cardinals,
The fact that the Foreign Office hope of the prosperity and has subsequently taken the unusual vancement of the yellow rare.~ course of issuing a formal Com-Reuter. munique which neither confirma nor algni. denies this, is considered ficant. Reuter.
Forthergill bit a home run for Chicago in the American League, where the Yankees blanked Cleve
lund.
Results:
National League.
Cincinnati
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louls
1 New York
6 Philadelphia
O Pittsburgh
3 Boston
American League.
New York
Boston
Washington Detroit
5 Cleveland
2 Chicago
0 St. Louis 7 Philadelphia
-Reuter,
LUCKY WUCHOW!
HEAVY RAIN FOR THREE DAYS
ad-
Railway Resuming.
Shanghai, May 5. From to-morrow trains will be able to come as far as Nanhslang from Nanking for the first time since the war, and repairs to the 10 miles of line between Nanhsiang and Shanghai are expected to be early in the week.
Sir Miles Lauded.
Nanking, May 14. The official Central News Agency to-day pays high tribute to Sir Miles Lampson, stating that he ja one of two people in the position of completed third party who have done most to Normal service and running will up-hold justice and to mediate for probably be completed by May 20. pence since the trouble broke out Repair workers are following close- o in Manchuria, Lord Cecil being they on the heels of the evacuating
Japanese.-Reuter's Special. gather person.
To Conduct Offensive.
Harbin, May 14.
1
Sir Miles Lampson had won world
"He work in the cause of peace.
2 recognition and tribute for his General Hirose proceeded by air
is a man of extraordinary will-to-day to Fangcheng personally to power, and unafraid of obstacles direct the general offensive which or criticism" reads the report, which commenced yesterday against the also refers to his negotiation for anti-Manchukuo troops, estimated the Customs agreement, the rondl- to be 4.000 strong at Ilan.
The anti-Manchukuo forces are tion of Weihaiwel, and his trality talks which went further under the command of General Li
Tu-Reuter. than those with any other Power.
Woklmiho Occupied. The tribute goes, "We claim Sir
Harbin, May 14.
have Miles Lampson as a friend of Chinn,
forces Japanese
TC-
Ex-
The
Wuchow, May 14. Following three days of heavy and Britain has gained prestige occupied Wokimiko and are rains, during which time the Fund friendship in China through pairing the damaged bridges in the
a raging her able representation by him."-vicinity of that city.
River at Wuchow WAS torrent, the swift water bas ceas-
The West River is also rising rapidly and lacking up Into the
Reuter,
It is expected that communica- tion with Imienpo will be restored on Monday.Router.
"Cease This War." ed and in Its stead there has net!
Nanking. May 16. in a gradual rise of the river.
The official Central Daily News
Ma And Kirinites. the which promises to assume
Poking, May 1b. proportions of a flood If the water in a leading article this morning
General Mu Chan-shan has tele- continues to rise at their present appeals to Japan to ceasy this
"Continuous almicas WER." Itgraphed to the authorities here re- rutis.
points out that Japan claimsporting that he is conferring with economic reasons for her aggres- General Tingehno, Commander of sive acts, but declares they have the old Kirin troops, regarding the brought Japan buffering and resistance of the Japanese.
General Ma claims that his A wind of high velocity com-losseK. bined with the swollen stream The article says Japan can troops, after fierce fighting, have
reach raused several sampans to be easily
an understanding occupied Antachan, on the western turned over on Thursday evening. with China over the economie branch of the C.E.R., cutting off The occupants merely suffered a problems without resorting to an communication between the Japan. ese at Harbin, and Angangchi.--- ducking, s they were quickly armed force and aggressive acts. resetrud.---Our Own Corearpondent,
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