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: LONDON, August 19.

LAST NIGHT'S FETE.

INTERESING INTERPORT TESTS,

The Victoria Recreation Club held In the House of Commons, in moving the adjournment. Mr. Lloyd |its fourth night swimming fere last George made a statement on the frish situation. He declared that the Gay night favoured by beautiful moon- ernment's letter to Mr. De Valera contained everything they thought they rec.rd crowd, and all spent a very Hight. The attractive programme drew could possibly concede in order to purchase the peace and goodwill of the enjoyable time. Interesting features Irish

people and gain the support of sane opinion in Britain, of the fete were the test team race and Ireland and the world. Explanation, elaboration and elucida-water polo between well balanced com- binations beld with a view to selecting tion were possible, but the outline of the proposals could not be altered Hongkong's best to take part in the nor their basis charged. If agreement were reached the details would be forthcoming Interport contest with worked out carefully in order not to leave a loophole for misunderstanding. Shanghai. A novel and amusing: Thereafter a Bill would be framed and submitted to Parliament as speedily in which the men swam to the mid- item was the Mixed Nomination race as possible. The Premier was anxious to avoid words that could he inter- dle of the bath in their coats, had a preted as threats but should the terms be rejected the situation would be abarton sewn on by their fair partner, graver one than we bad ever been confronted with before. The present and then retuned together to the terms defined the issue more clearly than ever before and rejection would Mr. D. Laing secured the prize for finishing point. Miss V. Young and be an unmistakable challenge to the authority of the Crown and the unity of this event. the Empire. Steps would then have to be taken on which Parliament could be given an opportunity to express an opinion. In spite of disquieting facts, the Premier hoped that reason would prevail and the Irish leaders would not reject the largest measure of freedom ever offered. LORD CHANCELLOR GLOOMY.

LONDON, August 19.

The officials in charge of the affair were:

Silva-Netto, G. A. Carvalho, E. Buss- Judges-Messrs. W. Logan, A.

chaert, M. L Railton, A. McKirdy and Master Gur. May.

Starter Messrs. A. A: Alves, A.

E. S. Alves and R. C. Witchell.

Timekeepers. Capt. Wheeler, Lt.-

THE RESULTS.

la the House of Lords, the Lord Chancellor said that he did not share the optimism of some of the speeches on the Irish problem. He declared if | Comdr. Stern, and Mr. C.MS. Alves. this attempt at negotiations broke down we should be committed to hostilities on a scale never undertaken hitherto against Ireland and we would not shrink from whatever measures might be necessary in order to prevent secession of a constituest part of these islands from the British constution. As far as the Government was concerned they would stand or fall by the offer.

BRITISH FREIGHT LOSSES.

EFFECTS OF THE WORLD SLUMP ON SHIERING,

LOSSES FROM STRIKES.

LONDON, August 19.

An illustration of the world trade slump's effects on shipping was given at the annual meeting of Messra. Furness, Withy & Co. The Chairman, Sir Frederick Lewis, recalled that two years ago he estimated the gross freights of British shipping at between £350,000,000 and £400,000,000, whereas making allowance for laid up vessels the present year's earnings | would be £60,000,000, or £70,000,000 from which there would be a little THE NEWEST surplus as a contribution to the nation's invisible experts after deduction of the cost of coal purchased abroad during the strike and repairs effected abroad during the joiners' strike. Nevertheless the unfavourable trade balance was not so large as it appeared on account of the Board of Trade's method of valuing imports on a caf. basis, calculating exports at their value before the ship carrying them began its earning charges.

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CHILDRES'S DREADFUL FLIGHT.

BERLIN, August 19.

Boys Team Race-An exciting and closely contested event in which the result was very doubtful until the fourth man took the water, Won by A. May's team...Time: 3m. 47 3 5secs. L. Ribeiro's team, the losers finished in 3min. 58 2 5secs.

Girl's 2 lengths handicap-There were four entries for this event. Thelma May won a closely contested race in 30secs. Daisy Witchell was second.

One, length under water (scratch), There were three heats for the event. all of which were keenly contested. A. Lugan won the ñnal in 18 4 Ssecs. E. W. Railton was second (18secs.),

High Dive (open to ladies and gentlemen).—The men dived from from the lower. The ladies made a the higher platform, and the ladies

good show, and it was hard lines that none of them secured a prize. The awards were made as follows-1, A, Logan: 2, G. Hall; 3. G. Jack.

event was very interesting. The com Four lengths (scratch).-This

petitors had to cover each length in a different style, viz, back stroke, breast stroke, single stroke and double stroke. There were three keenly contested heats, but only Johnstone and Laing took part in the final. Johnstone won in 75 secs. Laing's time was 86 secs.

Twa lengths handicap (Services).- There were many entries. Keen competition was shown between the soldiers and sailors. The Army secured the laurels. Pie. Le Hurry was first in 35 Z 5secs, and Pte. Brown Second (36sers.).

Team Race Gnterport Test).- Johnstone and Laing captained two well matched teams. A close contest their skipper finishing a second in resulted in Johnstone's team winning. front of Laing. Time: 2mins. 23secs.

A message from Lemberg states that 50,000 sufferers from starvation have penetrated Olgapol in the Ukraine. They are robbing and plundering villages and coming into collision with the local peasantry. A message from Helsingfors states that Lunacharsky, commissary of education, has written to the Pratda of the dreadful plight of Russian children of whom | 300,000, bave been abandoned by parents and are now dependent on the state. On the banks of the Volga thousands of children are sleeping with out shelter and are living by begging, prostitution, and thieving. A "children's city" has been established in Samara and is living on hunger and were not placed. rations.

OIL FUEL.

NEW APPARATUS FOR COATS PAISLET. THREAD MILLS.

LONDON, August 19.

Messrs. Coats have inaugurated an important to stallation of oil burning apparatus at their Paisley thread mills. Old bollers have been converted.

The results have proved excellent and, there is every prospect of an exten-

sion of the oil fuel system..

FRENCH TEXILE STRIKE.

OVER 50,000 WORKERS IN, OLVED.

LILLE, August 19.

Over 50,000 workers are involved in the textile strike at Roubaix and Tourcoing.

FORMER GREŁK PÄEMIER' DEAD))

ATHENS," August 19,

The death is announced of former premier

LIDER SCRATCHIN

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NDON, A1708 19: reck, Plata, and Bruslé

Mixed two lengths handicap. There were so many entries for this event that eight heats had to be run the Club were heavily handicapped, of. The cutstanding swimmers of

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Mixed Nomination-Miss Y. You2g r D. Laing took their time about th event and won comfort.

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Water Polo (Interport Test).—This concluded the programme. The advertised teams did not come up to

och send the sides had to be

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