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COUNTY CRICKET.
SOME RESULTS AND INDIVIDUAL SCORES.
Loxnox, August 22. Yorkshire beat Surrey on the first innings. Sutcliffe scored 232.
For Kent, who beat Lancashire on the first innings, Hardinge made 100, Woolley 185 and Seymour 165 not
Qut,
Middlesex won by an innings and 113 when playing against Warwickshire. Hearne ecored 221 not out for the victors and Bates made 149 for Middlesex.
Worcestershire won on the first innings from Bussex. Derbyshire best Northamptonshire by 53 runs. Northamptonshire only made 74 in their first innings. Bestwick taking 7 for 37. They put together 145 in the second innings when Storer took 7 lor 26.
THE DOLLAR.
To-day's closing rate 2/6 9/10. | To-day's opening rate 2/0 0/16,
AMERICAN COAL STRIKE.
GOOD PROSPECTS OF SETTLEMENT.
NEW YORK, August 22, Illinois district has been settled on the basis of the 1922 News from Chicago is that the coal strike in the
wage scale settlement. It is also practically agreed to in Indiana, while progress in regotiations is reported from other districte.
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JAPANESE IMBASSY HAS EVIDENCE.
WHO WANTS TO USE IT?
LONDON, August 22.
"The Japanese embassy has issued a statement with reference to Tilinski declaring that should anyone in England require evidence for use in the courts regarding the documents in question it is prepared to furnish the
Hampshire beat Somerset by four wickets, Glon- cester won by six wickets from Essex, and Nottingham-necessary information. sbire, playing against Leicestershire won by an inninge
aa 28 runs,
"OUT OF THE QUESTION.'
PLEDGING OF GERMAN MINES AND FORESTS.
BERLIN, August 23. According to the Tageblatt Doctor Hermes Minister of Finance, told Sir John Bradbury and M. Mauclere that pledging the state forests on the left bank of the Rhine and the state mines in the Ruhr was out of the question.
FAMOUS SCULPTOR DEAD.
LONDON, August 22,
The death has occurred of Bir Thomas Brock F.C.B. R.8. A., A.R.J.D.A., R.A., A.R.A., D.G.1, the distinguialled scalptor.
Amongst the works exccuted by Sir Thomas Brock was the Queen Victoris Memorial opposite Buckingham Palace.
AMERICAN RAILWAY STRIKE,
SOME COMPANIES OFFER MORE.
CINCINNATI, August 23. The Baltimore and Ohio railway has come to s settlement with its clerks and freight handlers by a small increase of wages. The Union Pacific railway has also
settled.
CATHOLIC MEN'S CLUB.
AMERICAN STEELWORKERB GET MOHE PAY.
TWENTY PER CENT. RISE,
NEW YORK, August 22. United States Steel Corporation soDBORNCES & twenty per cent, increase of wages to its employees.
The leading independent stcelmills of the country are following the Corporation's example.
MARKS MAKE NEW RICORD.
LOWER THAN EVER.
LONDON, August 22,
Marks have reached the new low record of 5950 to
the pound. It is attributed to speculative selling follow- Ingry resterday.
FRANCE ADMITS JEWELLERY.
PEARLS NO LONGER PROHIBITED.
PARIS, August 22,
A decree has been published cancelling the pro- hibition of the import of real pearls, precious stones, and out artificial stones,
CHICHERIN GUEY TO LONDON.
PARIS, August 22.
Messages from Brussels state that Chicherin, with a number of colleagues, has reached the Germano-Belgiaa
frontier en route to London.
DARING ROBBERY.
WEALTHY CHINESE ROBBED NEAR STATUE SQUARE.
A $7,000 HAUL.
The Catholic Men's Club under the secretaryship of Mr. Dillon and a hard- working committee is showing signo of a new rate of life. Fortnightly whist drives are in full swing and billiard tournamenta are being arrang- ed with other clubs. A billiard match Mr. Lam Shu, of No. 73, Connaught has just been concluded with the Road, was the victim of a daring Catholic Union with results as follow:
daylight robbery in the centre of the City at 3.30 yesterday afternoon, when he was relieved of $7,000 in cash which he was taking to the bank. Two armed men tackled him as he
Catholic Union: V. O. Rozario 250, M. Siva, 250, J. M. Fonseca 250, M. V. Botelho 213, E. Antonio 250, F. E. Silva 250, A. F. Remedios 250.
Catholic Men's Club: T. Murphy 230, F. T. James 220, Irvine 201, Hall 250, MoMananon 191, U. O'Enllivan 170, O'Neil 166.
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GILBERTIAN PEKING.
CABINET STAFF ON STRIKE,
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SHANGHAI, August 29. Peking reports a semi-official state- ment that Wang Chang Huai will no longer attend to the affairs of the premiership and it is predicted that Wellington Koo will be appointed acting premier. Meanwhile the cabinet staff instriking owing to non-payment of salaries.
jumped off a tram car opposite A DANGEROUS OBSTRUC- Statue Square.
According to Mr. Lam's own story,
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A zeturn matob between those he jumped off the car to recover his A representative of the Eastern teams is in progress.
sun helmet which had been blown Kinema Theatre was charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning with off. As soon as he bad slighted, he having pat up a gate across the was accosted by two men. One of gangway, and with allowing the tham printed at his bulging pocket, gangway to be chetructed, no fewer and remarking that he was a detective, than 88 people being found standing said "What have you got there? In the gargway when the police visit must search you." The man than tooked the theatre. everything out of Mr. Lam's pocket, Defendant admitted both charges, including a sealed envelope. The man but said with regard to the gate that asked what the envelope contained, it was tied in position, but was pot. and opening it, Mr. Lam said fastened. "Nothing, only banknotes.". The
The string band of the "Empress of Australia" has been engaged by the management of the Kowloon Theatre for a special dance on Thurs day night.
Remarking that the presence of the
man snatched the notes and placed The late Mr. Archibald Hibbard who, up to this time did not suspect Magistrate imposed fine of $35 on them in his om pocket, Mr. Lam, gate was dangerous, as it could have caused disaster in case of fire, the Crew (30), of Balgownie, Victoria, that the men were robbers, attempted the first charge and $10 on the other. Hongkong, and late of Lanford Lodge, to recover the nates whereupon the Clifton, Bristol solicitor, who saw at man he was struggling with whipped vice in Busain during the war (perronal out a dagger and cut him twice in
cetate in the U.K., £2,353), Jelt estats the left arm, causing him to release | Lam had got to the top of Wardley of the gross value of £4,488, le bin bold. The man with the money Street, and then mado off, alad to-
then bolted towards the Praya. Mr.wards the Prays.
Found drunk and incapable in Tam attempted to follow, but the Mr. Lam had his injuries, two fleab town yesterday afternoon, with a fully other man, who had up to this time wounds about thres inches long and loaded revolver in his possession, not taken any active part in the affair, one eighth of an inch deep, dressed European named Delair was taken to pulled out a revolven, and ordered by Dr. Ma Lúk, and then after 10- the Central Station in a chair and Mr. Lam to go away quietly in the porting the matter to the police, he thence by motor, amboisace to the opposite direction." Mr. Lam: had internd the Government Civil Hospital hospital.
to chey. The man waited until M2, | for
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