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No. 19,212.

六拜熊 ,號九十八七年四十二百九千一英

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1924. 日八十月六子甲大年三十國農華中

FOG COMPELLED THEM TO LAND.

Flight Being Continued.

(Renter's Service.)

Tokyo. July 18 Squadron Leader MacLaren and his party are all well and the machine is not damaged.

The flight will probably, be continued to Paramushiru to-morrow. a.

The airmen were forced to land on Wednesday owing to a dense fog.

EARLIER MESSAGES.

Tokyo, July, 18. Squadron Leader MacLaren and his com panions have been found safe in u buy on the south-west shore of Oruppu Island.

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Later.

Major Mackuren who with his companions was found safe in a bay on the south-west of Uruppu leland, according to a wireless from the steamer "Uruppu Maru" left for. Isokaze ut nine o'clock this morning. The destroyer "Isokuze" has proceeded to that place,

London, July 18.

Mrs. Maclaren is overjoyed at the news that her husband has been found....... She said she always felt he was safe.

[Note Oruppu Island (marked, as Iturup on the map) is one of the islands which go to form the Kurile group stretching from the east of Yezo, Japan, to the southern point of Kamchatka.]

OLYMPIAD.

LATEST RESULTS.

(Reuter's Sercice.)

London, July 18.

At "the Olympic Games, the result of the modern Pentathlon was:-

Lindham (Sweden)

Dyrren (Sweden).

Ugla (Sweden)

Volkins (Britain)

18 1st. 39 2nd.

45. 3rd. 64 7th.

In the Water Polo Final the placings were:--

France

Belgium

Czecho-Slovakia

Hungary

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In the 200 metres (breast-stroke) for ladies,

the final result was:-

Miss Morton (Britain) ...

Miss Geraghty (U.S.A.)

Miss Carson (Britain)

Miss Gilbert (Britain)

Time: 2mia. 33 1-5sec.

CHINA INDEMNITY BILL.

APPROVED IN AMENDED FORM.

FOR EDUCATIONAL OR OTHER' PLANS,

Manchester Merchants Pleased.

(Reuter's Bernice.)

London, July 18.

The China Far East Section of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce are fully satisfied with Government's China Indemnity Bill as amended in Committee.. The Bill now provides that the indemnity shall be used for educational or other purposes, which the Foreign Secretary, after consulting the Advisory Committee, decides will be beneficial to the mutual interests of Britain and. China.

The Advisory Committee, will consist of ten persons, of whom at least one will be a woman and at least one a citizen of the Republic of China,

HOPES OF MANCHESTER. Firms in Manchester engaged in the China Trade hope that a representative of the Man- chester Chamber of Commerce will be appointed a member of the Committee. They also hope the B will now be passed as speedily as possible.

CRICKET.

RAIN INTERFERES.

VICTORY FOR PLAYERS.

(Renter's Service.)

London, July 17.

At Lords, the Playe defeated the Gentlemen by a single innings and 231 runs. The Players' 1st innings realized to which Hobbs contri- buted 118 and Kilner 103.

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The Gentlemen replied, with 130, Freemin taking six wickets for 52.

Compelled to follow on, the amateurs were dismissed for 58 Boy Kilner obtaining six widitets for 20.

A DRAWN GAME.

The match at Liverpool between the South. Africuus and Lancashire was drawn.

Lancashire, after making 445 for the loss sik wickets and declaredr

Overnight, the visitors had scored 47 runs for the loss of one wicket.

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Torrential rain fell during the night and no play was possible before luncheon. The game was resumed at 1.45 p.m. before a small attendance. The wicket was tricky.

The South Africans obtained 259 runs for the loss of three wickets. Commaille scored 85 and Nourse was not out 103, when stumps were drawn

in the final 100 metres (back-stroke) for men, at 4.30 p.m. and the match left unfinished.

the result was:

Kealoha (U.S.A.) .....

Wyatt (U.S.A.)

1 2

Bartha (Hungary)

COUNTY FIXTURES,

At.Eastbourne, Essex defeated Sussex, by an innings and 64 rune. Essex made 354 (Freeman 113). Sussex scored 178 and 112, Louden obtain.

Time: 1min. 13 1-5sec,, which constitutes aning 5 wickets for 41 in Sussex's second innings. Olympic record.

The 400 metres final (free-style) resulted:-18

Weismuller (U.S.A.)

Arne Borg (Sweden) Charlion (Australia)

Time: 5min. 4 1-6sec.

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Kent were victorious over Gloucestershire by wickets at Maidstone. Gloster scored 213 and 92 (Ashdown 6 for-23). Kent made 295 and 13 for 2, Seymour scoring 145 runs in Kent's first innings. At Weston-super-Mare, Yorkshire defeated Somerset by an innings, and 41 runs.. Yorkshire

The 400 metres relay race (ladies) final made 342, of which Rhodes made 100. Somerset

result was:-

America

Britain Sweden

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3

Time: 4min. 58 4-5secs, which is also a world's record.

TENNIS, RESULTS.

In the semi-final men's singles, Cochet! (France) beat Borotra (France), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3, Richards (U.S.A.) beat Morpurgo (Italy) by 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.

In the ladies' semi-finals," Mile. Vlasto (France) bent Miss McKane (Britain) by 0-6, 7-5, 6-1.

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Mira Helen Wills "beat Madam Golding (France) by 6-2, 6-1,

In the fourth round of the men's doubles," Hunter and Richards (U.S.A.) beat the brothers Alonso (Spain) by 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.

replied with 174 (Rhodes 4 for 49) and 127, (Rhodes 5 for 28).

At Southampton, Hampshire won by six wickets in their match with Northamptonshire. » The latter made 142 and 247. Hampshire's scores were 113 and 197 for 4 wickets.

EMPIRE "EXHIBITION.

VISIT OF DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.

WELCOMED BY MALAY RULERS..

(Reuter's Service.)

London, July 18. The Duke of Connaught visited the Empire Exhibition to-day and inspected the Malayan Section, where he was welcomed by the Raja Muda of Selangor and the Raja Muda of Perak.

H.R.H. was presented with a Malacca cane

Condon and Richards (South Africa) beat Richards and Washburn (U.S.A.) by 4-6, 11-9, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. The winners enter the semi-finals and meet respectively Borotra and La Coste and on behalf of the Felerated Malay States.. Brugnon and Cochet, both of France.

In the semi-final of the ladies' doubles, Mrs. Wrightman and Miss Helen Wills (U.S.A.) beat Mrs. Sheppherd Barron and Miss Colyer (Britain) by 6-3, '1-6, 7-5. They meet Miss Covell and Miss McKane in the final.

MOROCCO,

SPANISH REVERSE DENIED.

CONFLICTING REPORTS FROM FRONT.

(Reuter's Service.)

London, July.18. The Spanish Embassy declares that the report of a Spanish reverse in Morocco is false.

It says news has been received from Madrid that an incursion of Riffs into the territory of the Comars tribe was repulsed, over 400 of the enemy -being killed.

General Primo de Rivera's progress through the western sector of the Spanish zone has been most successful.

SAFETY OF TETUAN,

OPTIMISM:

ANGLO-RUSSIAN NEGOTIATIONS.

(Reuter's Service.}r

London, July 17. An optimistic view of Anglo-Russian negotia- tions is taken by M. Rakovsky, who had a long conference at the Foreign Office this morning.

Subsequently, in an interview with Router's, he said.many questions had Been already settled. He expected a general settlement would not long be delayed.

TAPESTRIES.

HIGH-PRICED PANELS.

(Reuter's Service)

London, July 18.

A set of four old-English panels, woven into a design on Indo-Chinese subjects and called Yale tapestries, realized £6,000 at Sotheby's 'sale-rooms to-day.ja

Gibraltar, July 18... There is no confirmation of the report in LeThe panels were made from designs bye Matin" that the fall of Tetuan was imminent. Vanderbank for Mr. Elchu Yale, benefactor of The report is discredited in reliable quarters. Con- Tale Liniversity Until recentay they have been diticus at Tetuan are apparently normall the prova ty of the Earl of Guildford

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