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This mountain resort censes to be the summer capital of China to-day when the exodus of high Government officials to Nunking begins.
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Athens, Aug. 23.
A large crowd of Athenians assembled at Phaleron Harbour lo welcome King Edward VIII of Great Britain when His
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The yacht was escorted by British and Creele destroyers.
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Although His Majesty's visit Greece is informal, the capital was gay with flags of Britain and Greece and the streets of the ancient city were floodlit in
the Reuter Bulletin Service.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1936.
TYPHOON IN CHINA SEA
POOCHOW
20"
The Manila Observatory reports this morning that the depres alon in the China Sea has now developed into a typhoon, situate în about Long. 114, Lat. 19, moving N.W. There is another typhoon in about Long. 125, Lat. 26, moving W.N.W. The tracks are shown in
white dots.
FIREMAN DIES
AT SEA
STRICKEN CLOSE TO HONGKONG
Tragedy visited the boiler-room of
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are Issued by Reuter..
New York Cotton
the NYK. ner Tango Mart whilst en route to Hongkong yesterday.
A few hours before the vessel October
11,44/44
11.48/48
11.53/59
11.53/53
11,61/61
11.85
11.51/52 11.56/58
11.01/81 11.61/63
arrived in port, one of the firemen, December 11.40/40 11.46/48 suffering from acute appendicitis, January
peritonitis evening, developed
and passed
March nway.
May Whon the Tango Maru entered July harbour its flag was flying at half Spot mast The religious ceremonies in connection with the funeral took September place aboard the ship at 19 o'clock October.. this morning. The body will be December cremated and sent back to Japan. January
March May July
ABDEL KRIM STILL HELD
FRENCH CONTRADICT TALE OF ESCAPE
Paris, Aug. 20.
ARTIST'S DEATH
Charlottesville (Pa.), Aug. 25. The death has occurred here
The French Ministry for Colonies Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy, the well- states that the newspaper reports | known portrait painter-Renters that the noted Moroccan leader, Abdel Krim, who fought a long and arduous campaign against France in North Atrien, had escaped, from the Isle de la Reunion, ure devoid of foundation.
The island fortress is far off the coast of Madagascar and is supposed to be escape proof.-Reuter,
AMBASSADOR RESIGNS
BULLITT TO GO TO FRANCE
Washington, Aug...25.. President F. D. Roosevelt to-day announced the resignation of Mr. Jesse Isidor Straus, Ambassador to' France, for reasons of ill-health- Reuter.
The United Press adds that Mr. Straus will be succeded by Mr. Willam Bullitt, the Ambassador to Russia.
TROTSKY INDIGNANT-
Oslo, Aug. 25. "One of the greatest erlines
in history," Was M. Leon Trotsky's comment on the execution of sixteen persons charged with plotting with him for the overthrow of the Soviet regline yesterday; and the former revolutionary added, "It is my duty to umask it."--Reuter.
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LOCOMOTIVE DOES 103 M.P.H.
BRITISH ENGINE'S FINE FEAT
'London, Aug. 25. Stream-lined engines specially de- signed for the working of the fast "Silver Jubilee" service between London and Newcastle, of the Lon- don North-Eastern Railway, have given very satisfactory performances jand the Company now lins seventeen more engines of this type under can- struction at Doncaster Works, which will be used for normal muli ne services.
11.60/60 11.01
A Silver Jubilee train recently 16.06/06 10.101 came near to breaking its remarkable 10.22/22 record run of last September. North 16.26n
bound, it five times exceeded a hun- 10.31b/350 dred miles per hour, touching a 16.43/43 Įmaximum of 103 miles per hour, One 10.47/47
stage
of September 110/110%. 110%/110%
December 110%/110%.100%/110 May 10874/109 108/108%
Monday's sales: 1,015,000 bushels.
Chicago Corn September 111/111 .. 112/113 December 904/90% 90%/07 .May.... 02/0244 021/924
Winnipeg Wheat October. 97%/07 16/90
06/08
05/06%. 97%/974 9674/90%
Malta, Aug. 26. Tho · 1st Battalion Scottish Borderers is leaving here for Pales- tine to reinforce the British troops December there. Reuter Bulletin Service. May
jan
of 20 miles was covered at average of 08.4 miles bour.- British Wireless.
HIMS. BERWICK DUE
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