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It is now reported that 29 people were killed and 43 Injured in the Hamburg-Munich express disaster which was due to the driver not seeing the signals against him, owing to a piece of dirt flying into his eye.

BERLIN, July 31. Forty-four bodies of victims in the Hamburg-- Munich express disaster have up to the present been recovered.

Thirty-four passengers have been sent to hospital at Goet and Ingen of whom three are not expected to live.

HOME TURF.

THE STEWARDS' CUP.

KPINARD WINS.

LONDON, July 31. At Goodwood, the Stewards' Cup (a 6-furlong handicap) resulted as follows:-

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Fourteen ran. Two lengths separated first and second with the third a head away.

France to-mor; but it is reliably understood that "the French communication is of such a character as to give no grounds for undue optimism."

It is helloved that the French'attitude on most points is reaffirmed and there is at present no mark- ed tendency towards modification of the existipg policy

SPECIAL CABINET MEETING.

LONDON, July 31 special Cabinet meeting discussed the French and Belgian replies.

WAR'S HEAVY TOLL

TEN MILLION DISABLED MEN.

DRAIN IN PENSIONS,

GENEVA, July 31.

In the preliminary report to the experts assembled here to discuss the question of men. states that there is ample evidence that the disabled disabled in the war, the International Labour Office

men in the world total 10,000,000, of whom .7,124,000. are receiving pensions in the principal belligerent countries, including 1,557,000 in Germany, 1,500,000 in France, 1,170,000 in Britain, 800.000 in Italy, 775,000 in Russia, 110,000 in Belgium 137,000 in the United States 45,000 in Canada, 20,000 in New

The starting prices were 7-2 Epinard, to/1 Jarvie Zealand and 16,000 in Australia, and 1006 Hunting Song.

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LONDON, July 31,.

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HOME CRICKET.

RAIN INTERRUPTS MATCHES.

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LONDON, July 31,

Rain interrupted all the cricket matches. The

At Derby, Derbyshire led Worcestershire on the first innings.

Yorkshire, at Nottingham, obtained points for a first innings lead over Notts.

Essex, at Northampton led on the first innings in a match against Northamptonshire, Freeman (J.) compiled 135 in the first innings for Essex.

At Swansea, Leicestershire led Glamorgan on the first innings. Mounteney scored 97 in the first Leicestershire innings.

A large section of M.P.'s. showed a marked dis-) - inclination to accept the motion moved by Mr. match at the Oval between Surrey and Kent was Stanley Baldwin, the Premier, terminating the left drawn. suspension of the M.P.'s. mentioned on June 27; but subsequently agreed to the motion without division, (Four Labour members' were suspended in the House of Commons on the occasion of a debate on the Scottish Estimates. Mr. J. Maxton and Mr. J. Wheatley described Sir F. G. Banbury as a murder or in connection with the reduction of the provision for child welfare, and refused to withdraw the ex- pression or depart, even at the request of the Sergeant-at-Arms with a show of force, but left when a motion for their suspension was carried. Thereafter the Reverend C. Stephen repeated the i allegation that Sir F. Banbury was a murderer, and

The West Indies team obtained a first innings. another motion for suspension secured Mr, lead against Gloucestershire at Bristol, Challoner Stephen's departure. The uproar recommenced, (West Indies) made it not out and Dipper when the Ministerialist, Sir George Hamilton, made (Gloucester) 126 not out, both in the first innings. reference to a Jew while Mr. E. Shinwill was speak- ing. The latter objected to the offensive reference to the race to which he was proud to belong. Mr. G. Buchanan shouted: "You white livered coward!" and accused the Deputy Speaker of in- justice in naming the Labourites and not naming the offending Ministerialist. The Speaker declared he had not heard Sir George Hamilton's remark. Mr. Bucharian refused to sit down, and was finally suspended. Sir George Hamilton subsequently apologised, and withdrew the expression he had used.]

EMPIRE BUILDING.

INFLUENTIAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED.

HONGKONG MAN CHOSEN,

LONDON, July 31. The Duke of Devonshire, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has appointed a committer consisting of Lord Ronaldshay (Chairman), Sir William Acworth, Sir Frederick Lugard, Sir William Mercer,

Hampshire lost to Sussex by eight wickets at Bournemouth For Sussex, Tate took 4 wickets for 42 runs and 6 for 66.

The match at Manchester between Lancashire and Warwickshire was abandoned owing to rafn.

(Two points are given for a first innings lead in the County Championship if the match is not played to a finish. If no decision on the first innings is reached the match is ignored in the reckoning.]

CLEAR SAILING,

"HARDING OUT OF DANGER.

GOOD NIGHT'S REST.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 31. Dr. Sawyer states that President Harding spent the best night comparatively since his illness.”

Dr. Sawyer added: "That augurs well, for conditions now seem to warrant the statement that apparently he has got into clear sailing."

PATIENT'S OPINION.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 31. Sir James Stevenson and Sir Edwin Stockton, President Harding spent a fairly comfortable night This morning & bulletin was issued stating that Messrs. J.C. Davidson and C. E. Gunther, to consider with a considerable amount of sleep. His temper measures to encourage private enterprise in the de- fature was 100P., pulse 120 and respiration 40 velopment of British dependencies with special regular. reference to existing and projected schemes of transportation.

There has been no expansion in the pneumonic areas and the heart action has defloitely improved. Nourishment and fulds have been taken regularly, The patient says he feels better and less exhausted.

POISON GONE.

[Lord Ronaldshay was Governor of Bengal from 1917 to 1922. He has travelled extensively in the Far East and has written several books. Sir William Acworth has been a member of various Government commissions, including several connected with Dominion matters. Sir Frederick Lugard has been An afternoon bulletin says that the President Governor of several colonies, Hongkong from 1907 has maintained the ground he gained since yester- to 1912. He has also seen active service in Afghan- day evening.

better.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.

istan, the Soudan, Burma, and Central Africa. An Laboratory findings indicate the elimination of explorer an well, he has written two books, Sir The patient is more comfortable and is resting

the poison from his system. William Mercer has held, among other posts, that of Senior Crown Agent. Sir James Stevenson has filled many high honorary offices, including the Col- onial Secretary's Commercial Adviser and Chairman of the Rubber Investigation Committee, Sir Edwin Stockton, former President of the Manchester Cham ber of Commerce has served on many Government boards Mr. C. Davidson was Private Secretar to Lord Crewe while the the latter was Secretary of State for Colonies. Br C E Geather is terested In the development of the agricultural and railway undertaking Plate,

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