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MYSTERY EXPLOSION ON BRITISH ROOSEVELT'S RECOVERY
SUBMARINE
INCREASE IN. PRICE OF SILVER
NAVY SECRETIVE
Confident American
Expectations
San Francisco, July 24,
Mr. Henry M.
Rives,
Secretary of the American
Silver Producers
Associa
tion, interviewed by Reuter, said the new agreement
would unquestionably raise the price of the metal.
It should be beneficial to industry and bring many mines in the country into profitable operation as a result of better prices.--- Router.
LUANTUNG CONTROL
NEW DIFFICULTY ENCOUNTERED
LI CHI-CHUN THE OBSTACLE
Peking, July 25. The taking over of the Luan- tung districts has again been post- poned and is now not likely to take place before Wednesday,
WITHHOLDING ALL INFORMATION
A WEIHAIWEI MISHAP
(Our Own Correspondent).
fly Telegraph. Copyright. Telepraphie Mezangen Ordinance. 1894. Neesired. July 25, 2.10 p.m.l
Shanghai, July 25.
Some mystery attaches to an explosion which occurred on Sunday aboard H. M. Submarine, Otus, at Weihai-
wei on Sunday.
Although an official Admiralty message issued in London re- cords the fact of the explosion and declares that no personal injuries were suffered, the | Shanghai Naval Office denies all
knowledge of the occurrence.
Communication with the naval authorities at Weihaiwei produced
the
same result. They deny knowledge of the explosion.{} Our Own Correspondent,
Enquiries in Hongköng this | morning served to confirm the fact [of the explosion, but it was ander-i alvod that in consequence of strict 'The difficulties In the Tangshan
instructions from the Admiralty.į district are the reorganisation of
die- General Li Chi-chun's troops and nu further details could be the removal of those of his closed to the Press. Followers who are to be dispersed.
However the Chinese Telegraph
Administration Announces the re-opening of the telegraph offices at Lutal, Tangshan, Chang!· and Chinwangtao all along the Pe
PIQUANT
king-Mukden Rallway. The Peitni SITUATION
ho office will open on Wednesday or Thursday. Reuter.
FINANCIAL DEMANDS,
Financial difleulties between the Chinese authorities and the "irre- gular" General Li Chl-chun preventing the commencement of taking over the Lunntung districts.
are
It was arranged that he should be paid $300,000 for "reorganisa- tion expensca" but at the last minute he demanded an increase to $480,000. Ад the result of further negotiations it has been agreed to pay him $350,000,
TROTSKY GOING. TO FRENCH SPA
M. LITVINOFF NOW THERE
Marseilles, July 24. Suffering from heart disease
H. M. Submarine Otus, aboard which an explosion e ccurred on Saturday. Some mystery attaches to the
affair owing to close secrecy maintained by the naval authorities.
AIR-MAIL ACROSS FRENCH DAVIS
AIR-MAIL ACROSS
ATLANTIC
Lindbergh Satisfied
of Possibilitios
is
Copenhagen, July 24. Colonel. Lindbergh already satisfied that it is. possible to establish 다 regular air-mail connexion across the 'North Atlantic***. as soon as the right route has been ascertained.
In
interview. Cal. Lindbergh "stated that he and his wife will stay for a long time in Greenland, con- tinuing their investigations. ---Router.
an
RUSSO-JAPANESE DISCORD
KOREANS ORDERED FROM SIBERIA
FARMS GIVEN TO EX-SOLDIERS
Harbin, July 25.
SURPRISE
CUP
BERNARD PASSED OVER BY RENE LACOSTE
MERLIN SELECTED
Paris, July 24. Rene Lacoste, former world's champion, and sole selector of the French Davis Cup team, has announced the four players to represent France-against-Britain-in- the Challenge Round this coming week-end, as fol- lows:-
champion, who during this laat week, gave Belgium victory over Hungary in the Davis Cup.
GIANTS SLAIN..
PLANS FOR RUBBER RESTRICTION
Dutch Drafting Official Communique
Amsterdam, July 24
It is learned that the Dutch Rubber Association is now drafting a communi- que regarding the restric- tion
It question.
will issued on
probably bo Thursday. Reuter.
SHARP RISE
IN N.Y. SHARES
AMERICA TO SLOW UP INFLATION
PRESIDENT'S DECISION
(Special to "Telegraph")
Washington, July 24.
DRIVE
STRIKING BROADCAST
COMMERCIAL DEBT BURDENS
URGES REDUCED INTEREST
Washington, July 24. A nationwide attack upon unemployment was launched by President Roosevelt to night in the course of a striking broadcast speech.
his
The President declared that the US. budget was balanced, The tackling on immediate task which required assumption of office, bringing the regular ex penses of the Government within itha revenues, had now been ac
complished.
A large proportion of the omer- gency expenditure was, he said, in the form of sound loans.
FEDERAL CREDIT.
Thu foundation of Federai (y Telegraph, Copertone.
Telegraphio credit, which was broad and sure, Afcasages Ordinance, 1881. Received, was the base of the whole re 25, 10 a.m.)
covery programme.
Declaring that the end of the It is learned from reliable bank crisis had long passed, Pre- sources) that despite the present aident Roosevelt said that only market situation and despite about five per cent. of the deposits strong pressure from certain of the National Banks were still quarters, the Administration's de-tied up, while State Banks were cision to slow up inflation has not ttal of frozen deposits.
chowing a steady reduction in the changed.
At is understood that President Roosevelt has made it clear that
PURCHASING POWER.
He stressed the vitni needity he will not take any further steps of restoring the purchasing power designed to promote price advan- of the nation by reducing the debt ces by merely cheapening the dol-interest charges. (referring to But Bernard's display was for Inr.
internal conumercial and bank? more impressive. Not only did This report appears to be con-debts) and warned employers that he reach the last eight, but enfirmed by the fact that the Ameri- renalties existed to protect the route slayed such giants as N. can dollar has been relatively willing-from-the-Inggard Farquharson, conqueror of Fred stable during the last ten days. It Perry at Wimbledon, then R. is not anticipated that there will would distribute Badges of Honour The Government, he went on, Nunol, the brilliant Japanese be any further violence in fluc- to all employers who agreed to. Davis Cup, player, and finally tuation. Baron G. de Stefani, the Italian No immediate drastic moves are in order to shame the slackers. abide by a voluntary blanket code, contemplated, according to those while a Roll of Honour would be closest to the Administration- United Press Per Gold Bar Com-kept in the Post Office of every
star.
Bernard fell a victim to H. G. N. Lee, the Englishman, in the fifth round after, a four sets match of 46 games...
panj.
Henri Cochet Andre Merlin Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon
SHARES RISE. Lacoste has definitely announced that Borotra will not be called upon It is also interesting to note that
New York, July 24. to play in the singles. The French Stefani, who lost to Bernard in the
The Stock Market took a sharp singles playera will be Cochet and French Championship, defeated upward turn to-day, some of the Merlin. The doubles combination Merlin in the third round at Wim-"wet" stocks rallying as much as and malaria, the ex-Bolshevik, Another source of discord be-
has not yet been announced-Rew bledon and accomplished it with the ten points. leader, M. Leon Trotsky, arrived tween Japan and the Soviet is
{ter.
scores of 3-4, 6-2, 6-1.
Nearly all the leading counters; It is still hoped in some circles here from Turkey en route to provided in Japanese reports de-
A SURPRISE.
Although, according to Reuter,
gained notably, the one exception that the whole area will be taken the French spa at Royal Ruy declaring that Koreans residing in The final selection will occasion the French doubles combination being J. I. Case which fell away over by the end of July, but this Dome, to undergo treatment for the Posiet district of the Mari- some surprise. Although it was has not been announced, there is sharply owing to heavy selling
his ailments.
time Province have been ordered generally recognised that Lacosto practically no doubt that it will and closed at 69%, compared with
72% on Saturday. Piquancy is lent to his visit by to leave.
would have to search hard for an consist of Borotra and Brugnon. the fact that M. Litvinoff.
On the silver market, there was! jadequate successor to Berotra as The pair played together at Wim-
No. 2 singles player, it was expected bledon and won the title, and the heavy buying, nearly 10,000,000 that either Marcel Bernard or fact that neither will be engaged ounces changing hands-Swan, Christian Beueous would be given in the singles strengthens their
Culbertson the vacancy.
claim..
is seriously doubted la responsible quarters and the process is likely to be a long-drawn-out one.-en for.
LI'S DEMANDS.
the
tho
Soviet Commissar for Foreign They are, according to the re- Affairs, is also taking a cure ports, to leave their homesteads there at present.
as they are and migrate to points to the west of Habarovsk.
The French Government recent,
The Japanese military authori- tios deny knowledge or interest in the details of
arrangementsly withdrow their old. expulsion, The vacated farms, it is alleged, concerning the demilitariaed zone, decree against M. Trotsky on ac-have been allocated to military stating that the matter is entirely count of his ill-health, and he is servists from Central Russla, in the hands of the Kwantung com- being permitted to reside in the mand.
Chiness officials here have also been vague in their statements on the matter, but it is known that
South of France, as well Corsica-Reuter.
as in
General LI Chi-chun has continually THE MOLLISONS'
made fresh demands with annoying regularity and it is feared that he may continue to do so and so pre- vent, a' settlement of the matter.→ Router.
DOGS WITHOUT MUZZLES
FINES IMPOSED ON EUROPEANS
MISFORTUNE
BAGHDAD FLIGHT NOW OFF
GRIP OF FAMINE:
Press, as well as by Mlle. Longlen Bernard has been hailed by the re-as the natural successor to Borotra. It is also difficult to see what has influenced Lacoste to give prefer once to Merlin. Current form sug Meanwhile, a wan and weary gests that Bernard is playing batter refugee arriving here frem the than Merlin. Maritime Province of Siberia, alleges that Vladivostock and the
surrounding districts are, in
the
CURRENT FORM.
"
COCHET'S RESPONSIBILITY,
non and Cochet, famous two or It is not conceivable that Brug- three years ago for their partner- ahir, would be any more affective than Brugnon with Borotra.
LOCAL BOWLERS
BEATEN
"EASILY
town.
President Roosevelt · declared that the Recovery Bill provided á with the same weapon that was means to conquer unemployment: used to strike down child labour
Reuter,
A WILD GOOSE CHASE
Rush Call to 30-Hour Old Collapse
One ambulance and two fire
longines from Wanchai, and an
engine and an emergency tender from the Central Fire Station were sent post haste to 12, Swatow Stroot, Wanchai, this morning shortly after eleven o'clock in answer to a call that the house had.
The original report was made al No. 2 Police Station at 11.15 nikif and calls for the above mentioned appliances were immediately, cent
In fact, on the face of NORTH LONDON WIN collapsed, everything points to France having to rely on Cochet win- ning both singles and Borotru and Brugnon, the doubles if the holders are to retain the Davis Cup,
In the recent French Champion- grip of famine, the severity of ships for Instance, Morlin was which is illustrated by the fact eliminated after reaching the third that potatoes cost a rouble and a round. He then fell a victim to I half each.
Robbins, the South African Davis The refugee says that many Cup player in three sets, losing 0-8, people are collapsing and dying in 2-6, 8-10. Morlin had difficulty in way suggest he is capable of bont- the streets of Vladivostock from overcoming a follow countryman, Ring sither Perry and Austin, and starvation. The misery of the in- Jourau in the first round, and won if Cochet is to make up for this, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mollison habitants is aggravated, he alloges, with the scores of 2-6, 6-1, 6-1, 1-6, it is obvious that he cannot be landed at Floyd Bennett Field at by an epidemic of typhus, which is 6-2. In the following round he cer- used in the doubles.. 11.05 pm, British Summer Time, also claiming. many victime-tainly boat La Croix, the Belgian As passengers in a private plane Router. from Bridgeport..
New York, July 24.
Thoy declared in an interview that they now had no hope of Aying to Baghdad.
Mr. Singer of No. 6 Doract Cresent was fined $10 by Mr.
Lord Londonderry, the Air Butlers at the Kowloon Magistracy Minister, telegraphed: "Much this morning for allowing a dog, regret to hear of unfortunate and bitch to be out in the street accident to yourself and Mr. without muzzles ́at about 9 n.m. on Mollison and of the damage to the July 4.
machine when you had alrondy Mrs. Hestad of No. 17 Cornwall accomplished so much Avenue was fined 88 for allowing hor dog out without a muzzle en July 5. She stated that the dog ran out of the house but 88 soon
ITALIAN AIR ARMADA
DEPARTURE DELAYED BY WEATHER
Congratulations on their great enat to west flight and sympathetic In messages to the disappointed pair the have boon received by the Mollisons.
sent out to bring it back. BHION Wire
X
deference to the advice of Now York, July 25t weather exporta, General Bálho
emoji, ofs this" air.
“BANDIT” LEADER
KILLED
JAPANESE FORCES. ENGAGED
Command
da öz metloader:ó en TEUKSELLIllö, and id dispersed In swithacanest.
nese reports.===
(Our Own Correspondent).
(By TeleproJA,
#4, 5.12 0.1}
But when they arrived on the Merlin's record does not in any-Hasange Ordinance, 1991. Roonised, Jus needed. The collapss had occurred Caportant Telegrass acena their services were not
London, July 24, soms thirty hours previously
gathered together on Home and roof of a kitchen at the re
Hongkong lawn bowlers,
It appears that shortly after a.m. yesterday morning the wall leave, formed four rinks to-day of the second floor of No.1 and engaged North London in Swatow Street collapsed and crash a match at Highgate.
ed into the yard and kitchen o the ground floor. As no one "fa The Hongkong team were beaten Injured it was not thought need by 101 shots to 57, North London Bary to make an immediate reco winning on three of the rinks, and
It is therefore fairly safe to assume that the respective com- bination will bo
FRANCE Bingles
Henri Cochet and Andre Merlin
Doubles
the fourth finishing in a tie,
This is the firat match local howlers on furlough have played
LOCAL SHOWERS.
The Royal Observatory
In England this summer, but that proast
Jean Borotra and Jacques Brug, arrangenients have been made for Pacific" |
BRITAIN.
Singlen
Doubles.
others