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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 13, 1936,
ST. LOUIS BEATEN TWICE
CHICAGO COMES UP CLOSER YANKS LOSÉ
AND WIN
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New York. July 12. - To-day's Big League baseball was featured by double-headers in which the leaders in both sections involved, But, whereas the Now York Yankees held their own, win- ning and losing, the St. Louis Car- dinals dropped out axtures to the Brooklyn Dodgers, the National Lea- gue's fall-enders.
The Cardinals' nearest rivals, the Chicago Cubs, split a double-header with the New York Giants.
Philadelphia and Clucinnati also shared the day's honours.
Brooklyn won the first game with St. Louis by six to three, with a homer by Watkins and 11 hits. Car- dinals had six hits and three of five errors. In the second game the de- cision was even more one-sided, Dodgers hitting Afteen times to score eleven runs. helped by Stripp's homer, while St. Louls mustered four runs, including J. Martin's only
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New York and Chicago shared their double-header, the Cubs win- ning the first four to two, with eight hits to nine, ond dropping the second eight in six, although they hit fifteen to eleven. Cubs had three of the two fumbler in the field.
but
Philadelphia' won the "fest' game Cincinnati, failed in the against second. In the Opener Bowinan pitched one hit nine innings, rare accomplishment and Camilli t
cireult for the Phillies.
ht cup the Reds won in eleven. innings, four to three, though they lind only seven hits to Phillies' nine.
· Philifes bad three errors.
In the
Boston beat Pittsburgh six to two In ten innings, scoring four in the last frame, and hifting twelve times to live. Vaughan hit a cireuit for the J'irates.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago, blanked the Yankees in thele first game, five to nothing, on eleven hits, "Lyons keeping the Yan- Kyps
nine hits well opart. New York won the second live to four, though the White Sox hit the eight times and the Yankees had
the only error.
Detroit gained a #ile on the lenders by whipping the Athle seven to two, Rogell's homer being the Tigers twelve hits. Philadelphia hit eight. Puccinelli giving them a homer."
St. Louis bested Washington, four to three, with nine hils to six, and
SHOWERS
RELIEVE · DROUGHT
RAIN AT LAST IN THIRSTING WEST
740 KİLLED BY U.S. HEAT WAVE
New York, July 12. Rain in the mid-West and thunder showers in the East marked the beginning of the end of the month-long drought and heat wave which have been responsible for 84 deaths in New York City and 740 throughout the nation since July 1.
The highest temperature in Now York City was 01 in the shade, but in the West the temperature soared to 100 degrees in places.
to
The loss in crops and cattle American farmers runs into enormous figures. Thousands of families are without any means of support, their farms having been parched to dust, their eropa withered, their cattle killed for lack of water and feed. The of these people falls upon the federal Government in the emergency, and already much has been done to relieve their distress, work having bom given
thorised for 55,000 more. to about 20,000 and having been au
It is estimated that farmers have lost at least $250,000,000 (£50,000,000} in the month of drought,Reuter.
ANSWER TO PRAYERS
Chirago, July 12. Like the answer to the prayers sail in little churches throughout the wo Dakoins, clouds loathed with rain drifted across the north-west to-day and brought life-giving moisture to the fringes of the drought-country.
Dome Lake, Wyoming, had 1.07 inches of rain and Williston, North Dakota, a good shower. It also rained In parts of Town and
Nebraska, Castern elthough the hour of showers which brought such thanksgiving also re- minded the West that almost 1,000 had' died as a result of the heat wave and that crop
and cattle losses were estimated at $400,000,000,
Many Dakota tarmiers are selling their homes and machinery and abandoning the parched earthı,
STILL NO RAIN
LANDON'S
STOCK
RISING
STRAW VOTE `GIVES
HIM VICTORY
SUPPORT
FROM]
BIG STATES
New York, July 12, Mr. Alfred M., Landon, the Re- publican candidate for the presidency of the United States, would be elected by a majority of thirteen electoral
over the Pendant Franklin D. Roosevelt, if the election was held to-day, accord- ing to the result of a nation-wide straw roto conducted by the Institute of Public Opinion and published by- the New York Herald-Tribune to-day,
The poll was conducted between June 18 and July 6 and shows that of Kansas, Mr. Landon, Governor would have 272 electoral college votes and Mr. Roosevelt 250.
Mr. Landon would have an actuni ninority popular vote, however. Its would carry only twenty-one of the forty-eight sintos, but those credited to him inclue New York, Pennsylvania and Finals, the three states with the largest electoral college representa- tion-Reuter.
EUROPE'S CAUTIOUS
COMMENT
(Continued from Page 1) cognise the Increased influence of Soviet Russia in European affairs.
Press Opinion
is divided. Th Press opinion Morning Post says there is obviously more than meets the eye In the agree ment and it would not be surprising f there should be a tendency to look this gift horse very thoroughly in the mouth.
Meanwhile the Mississippi Valley is S and Iowa's corn
The Daily Mail maintains that the sanctionist Front and the inevitable result of throwing Italy into the arms of Germany, "There must be no more suicklal meddling with affairs reniote The from our interests," paper urges a closer Anglo-German understanding.
It says.
The Daily Express welcomes the agreement na a movenient in the direc- tion of the pacification of Europe, re- beginning to suffer. Early this after-leving Britain of many of her obliga-
without rain
noon the températures were up to a hundred-and degrees in some parts, though scuttered clouds gave hope of vain by Monelity.
Grasshoppers have entered Arkansas-United Press.
tions there.
The Daily Herald says on the mur face it is a good thing, but adds that Judgment must be reserved until the world can see more clearly what is below the surface.
A similar view is held by the News Chronicle, which feels Europe may accept this gift horse hat, agreeing
Cleveland took Boston into cum MOTOR-BOAT COX.with the Past, arust look it squarely
won five to two, Averill contributing home run, Indians hit eleven to Boston's fous-Beuter.
VARSITY TREES
DAMAGED
SMART PUNISHMENT ORDERED.
Arrested on the complaint of Sir William Hornell, Vice-Chancellor of the University,
Wu, 29, un Lau employed, was charged before Mr. C. B. Burgess at the Central Magis- tracy to-day with having damaged trees at the University.
7.20 & 9.20 p.m.plaints
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Sullivan said that the Vice- Chancellor had made several com- laints regarding the damaging of trees and as a result a watch was
Lou was seen kept on the grounds. breaking trees down on Friday but was not apprehended. He returned on Saturday and was caught by an Indian guard while stripping a tree, The damage to the trees was esti- mated at $30.
As
ASSAULTED
THROWN IN HARBOUR BY U.S. SEAMAN
3,
and
An American sailor, A. C. Phillips, from the U.S.S. Tulsi, appeared be fore Mr. Schofield at the Central Magistracy this morning,
charge with having assaulted Leung Kam- of motor boat No. Coxswain 3, of the Wanchai Praya, by striking him on the head with a bottle a throwing him into the harbour.
The
complainant stated that en July 6, at about 10.30 at night, the defendant and another sailor bourdel his motor boat and requested to be taken back to the Tulin The coxs такев wain agreed and was about to start the engine when the defendant cume
behind
him and struck him on the up head with a bottle, after which he thrown into the son. Ile swam ashore and reported to the No. Police Station. from where he was Civil to the Government. Hospital suffering from abrasions on upper and lower lip, a scalp
оп the thumb.
removed
the
A fine of $50, in default, six weeks foki of the
in prison, was imposed.
1,000 MILE CAR RECORD
EYSTON SETS NEW LEVEL
Bonneville (Utah), July 12. Captain George Eyston broke the 1,000-mile motor record here to-day, with a speed of approximately 101.6 miles per hour.
This compares with the previous record of 144.03 miles per hour, held by John Cobb.--Router.
TO AVERT STRIKE
Paris, July 12 M. Loon Blum, the French Prime. Minister, conferred with farm owners and workers' representatives to-day in an effort to avort a Bastile Day strike. United Press.
Lung Fok, I w
Coxswain, corroborated the com- plainant's statements, adding that de fendant jumped in after the com- plainant and attempted to catch him In the water. He was unsuccessful and was helped ashore by his com- panion.
Asked by Mr. Schofield whether he had anything to say for himself, de- fendant suid he could not ne count for what had happened and that he must have been out of his mind to have done such a thing.
Mr. Schofield ordered the defendant to pay $10 compensation to the com plainant and also fined him $100.
WARNER BROS' OFFICIAL
MR. R. BINNS COMING BACK EAST
Mr. Harold Dunn, Supervisor for Warner Bros. First National Pic- tures Inc., advises from New York that Mr. Ralph Bihns, who was formerly General Manager in China for Warner Bros. First National Pictures Inc., is now returning to
take
Sub-Inspector Johnson described to
charge of China under "Mr. Mr. C. B. Burgess at the Central Dunn's supervision. Magistracy today the tricks adopted Mr. Binns is well known here and by timber stealors. As the possession the film colony will be glad to learn of live wood was unlawful, he said, of his return. He will arrive about thieves would break down a troe and the middle of July and upon Mr. hido
the wood until it had died, Dunn's return to the Far East In returning about a month later to September, Warner Bros. Will have
and carry
rry it away in safety. many important announcements to The remarks were made during a make regarding their new senson's charge of carrying away wood product. The pick of the entire against Leung Ng, 36, at Magazine product will be brought into Hong- Gap Road. A fine of $20, in default kong and only the specials will be In month's imprisonment, was imposed. shown in the Queen's Theatre.
the mouth. One of these days it
it warns. may bite,
"We must wait," navises the Daily Telegraph, "to be sure that what is hailed as the extinction of u volcano does not mean the opening of a new crater elsewhere."
Hitler Congratulated
The Times frankly welcomes the agreement, for which it any Herr Hitler is to be congratulated whatever. the immediate motive or ultimate intention. The agrisement cannot but help to stabilise and pacify Con
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Sentence of two months in prison was imposed.
BOSTON COLLISION
Boston, July 12. The steamer Yarmouth collided with the freighter Losmar in Boston) harbour to-day and twenty paspens gers in the former vessel were slight
fully. Yarmouth was holed at the bow and Losmer was cut from top side to waterline,-United Press.
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