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THE
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Destroyer In Collision
GREEK STEAMER BELIEVED SUNK.
London, Aug. 24.
1. M. S. Kellh, flotilla leader, of 1,400 tons,, which was on her way home from the Mediterranean, has been in collision with the Greek atenmer Antonin Clemos
TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY, AUGUST
25,
1936.
NEW YORK
PASSES ST. LOUIS
LEADS NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York, Anc. 24, Although they did not play to-day the New York Giants went fractional-} thely ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals The accident occurred in English Channel this afternoon during in the National League, for the thick fog. There were no casualties Cards faltered in their race to hold.
The destroyer HMS. Brillant tep berth and the championship. embarked the crew of the Greek steamer, which was later reported to have sunk, and proceeded with them Portsmouth, British on board to Wireless.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
MARKET IRREGULAR
YESTERDAY
New York, Aug. 24.
Most Of Mail Salvaged
SCIPIO'S BAGS ON -WAY TO LONDON.
London, Aug. 24.
The Post Office announced to-day that it was hoped that most of the lost Imperial Airways liner Scipio's air, mail had been sulvaged,
It is being forwarded to London
Reuter. for delivery as soon as possible.-
VICTIMS BURIED
Playing Pittsburgh's fighting Fir- hitting
'London, 'Aug. 24. ates, the Cardinals met with
The two victims of the disaster to barrage that floored them completely. Pirates hit twenty-five times and the Imperial Airways liner Seipio, scored seventeen runs, administering which came to grief in Mirabella one of the worst defents of the sea Gulf, off Crete, on Saturday, were Ron lo a team which was fancied for!
WOR the only buried to-day. the penannt, Jensen man to hit a homer.
St. Louis replied weakly with eight hits, and scraped five runs out of the wreck,
In a ten inning struggle, Chicage managed to beat Cincinnati, two to one, each team having ten bits..
The only other game scheduled was the American League fixture between
Detroit, Brooklyn and
which the Dodgers won handily, eight to four. Brooklyn cracked out fourteen hits, Sewell and Appling hitting homers, three of Detroit hil eight and had five errors-Kenter,
4
SOONG SKETCHES GREAT KWANGTUNG
REFORM SCHEME
(Continued from Page 1)
The survivors arrived at Athena this morning aboard H.M.S Durban.
Oncials of Imperial Airways state that the Scipio did not send out any S.O.S. signal. The liner met with her mishap whilst alighting on the water-Reuter's Bulletin Service.
The Scipio had on board air mail from Hongkong, despatched from here by the Dorado on August 14.
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Great
London, Aug. 24. enthusiasm was shown on
S. C. & F. New York office cables: Stucks: The market will make a further recovery, but traders are now cautious. The Times Business Index for the past week is given as 102.1 as against 103.2, the revised pure for the
week and 87.4 during previous the corresponding period of last year.
Cotton: with Hedy Kiesler
There war 11 larger volume of liquidation and berging. Some price fixing on the scale-down was in evidence; otherwise, demand was pour. Buyers are now cautious, | fearing increased pressure in news-ty. The Customs, and other reor-the arrival of the Egyptian Premier, crop cotton. The rains in Oklahonia ganised and revitalised preventive aus Pasha, and other members of are considered to be insuficient services will be given every facility the Egyptian delegation at Victoria met by Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign Combinints of continued deterioration and full powers to carry out their Station last night, where they were
duties);
Secretary, Sir Miles Lampson, High in the Western Belt are ignored.
0. Strict budgeting and auditing Commissioner to Egypt, and hun- Wheat This markel was lower In response to the easiness of the mills of provincial funds along the lines dreds of Egyptian students.
The students shouted: "Long Live Pasha and Anglo-Egyptian and foreign markets. Export de-required by modern accountancy and mund was poor. There was increased auditing, and specified by the Central Nahas
Friendship!" The visible hedging in Winnipeg. of history in exelling adven-
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On the Commissioner's own testi- Corn:
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have Improved in the action are too numerous to warrant had luncheon prospects
with Mr. Anthony Northern section of the Mid-West. listing. However, they include the
A British Wireless message states The industries are attempting to following, which are expected to re- Eden to-day-Reuter Special.
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the luncheon at the' obials cheap water rales for Argen-ceive the carllest attention: line corn from the seaboard. The 1. Reorganisation of the Finance Savoy Hotel, given by the Foreign visible supply of carn has increased Department with a view to economy: Secretary and Mrs. Eden, included
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of provincial industry and agricul- Simon), the High Commissioner
Conton's Egypt, (Sir Miles Lampson), the ture and the resuscitation morning comment:"Investment de-
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs The export trade; mand for stocks is declining
3. Practical rellef for oversens (Lord Cranborne), Mr. J. A. Spender majority of traders believe that Governor Landon's election as Pres. Chinese, about 80 per cent. of whom and Afr. Noel Coward. dent of the United States would be are from Kwangtung province. better for the market than the return
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The abolition and reduction of taxes being tion will be the market's chief worry illegal and exorbitant
Mr. John R. Morris, Far Eastern in the next two months. The busi-one of the most urgent and most Manager of the United Press, arrived ness recovery is likely to continue complex problems, it was attacked here by the night boat from Canton.
Wall Street through the Autumn.
mid-August among the first,
By belleves that there will not be any about 15 kinds of such levies were He is staying at the Repulse Bay
said extended market weakness. Brokers dealt with. The Commissioner say, that pressure on utility securities many more would either be abolished In lightened."
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· this requires-
res-thne..
of local Loent commerclat organisations The general practice magistrates was to impose and collect throughout the province have been to supply complete in- taxes virtually without check by requested the higher authority and even with formation regarding all classes of On the data thus ob- out informing the provincial govern-taxes paid.
amount of tained the experts of the administra- ment of the nature or
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United Press. ministration al magistrates have
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Dow Jones Averages;
30 Industrials
20 Rails
20 Utilities
40 Bonds...
Aug. 22. Aug. 24.
163,78 53.04
182.14
52.44
33.78
33.86
103.51 103.7,
11 Cominodily Index unquoted 66.47
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