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LONDON CONFERENCE.

TEXT OF PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT,

MEASURES FOR DAWES' PLAN.

NEGOTIATIONS RUN SMOOTHLY,

(Reuter's Service.)

PARIS, August 11. The text of the preliminary agreement between. thel Reparations Commission and Germany, signed on August 9, has been published.

It binds Germany to take the necessary legisla. tive measures to enforce the Dawes' plan. The Commission undertakes to take measures to the same end, including the facilitating of the issue "of a loan.

Both parties agree to make any additional arrangements, which the London Conference may decide upon

They undertake to refer disputes, regarding the interpretation of agreements, to arbitration in accordance with methods to be fixed by the London Conference..

EVACUATION OF RUHR.

LONDON, August II. Herr Stresemana conferred with M. Herriot to-day on the military evacuation of the Ruhr.

U.S PRESIDENCY.

MR. DAVIS ACCEPTS NOMINATION.

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WHAT REPUBLICANS HAVE DONE

DEMOCRATS' CHOICE REVIEWS WORK.

(Reuter's American Service)

CLARKSBURG, W. VA, August 11. Mr. John. W. Davis has formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination.

SCATHING COMMENT,

In the course of a speech, in which he bitterly reviewed the four years' record of the Government. Party, he was unsparing of their unsavoury associa tion with the oil disclosures:

Mr. Davis declared there was no evidence that the Republicans could frame and carry out any definite, consistent foreign policy.

"With reconstruction in Europe weighing heavily on the world; with American economle life dwarfed and shinted by the interruption of world | Commerce; with agricultural regions in the West. sinking into bankruptcy, owing to the loss of for eign markets; we stood by as powerless spectators, offering the world nothing but private charity and individual advice."

Mr. Davis promised a reduction in taxes and - tariffa. « He said the Democrats sincerely favoureda World Court. He expressed the opinion that the day was coming when the voice of American public

satiment would be heard in favour of membership in the League of Nations,

vivid per picture of Mr. Davis:-Ed.

[Note: On page 5 of this issue will ba - found China Mail."}

CRICKET AT HOME.

HIGH SCORING AT PORTSMOUTH,

It is understood France is prepared to witha draw her troops from the Ruhr a year after the execution of the Dawes' plan. This has created on excellent impression in Conference circles. Germany, it is believed, will raise no difficulties about accepting the French conditions in this connection, which will probably embrace the con clusion of a Franco-German commerciilagreement, It is understood. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the British Premier, has agreed to M. Herriot's pro- posal, before the conclusion of the Conference, to have an exchange of views with the German The weather was ideal at Portsmouth, to-day, delegates, on the question of German disarmament, in when the match between the United Services and order to facilitate undelayed resumption of operation | South Africans was resumed. The attendance by the interallied commission of military control. was small when the United Services continued

CAUTION IS WATCHWORD.

LONDON, August II.

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(Reuter's Service)

LONDON, August 11.

their first lanings on a fast wicket.

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On Saturday. the visitors had made 182. and. the home team had scored #45 for the loss of two wickets, G. J. Bryan being 57 not out.

To-day the United Services carried their score to 418. Blount, made 61 and G. J. Bryan

included 29 fours..

Pending the unfolding of M. Herriot's proposals on the evacuation of the Ruhr at the London Conference, there is a tendency to adopt a cautious zzq. He was baiting four hours, and his score View as regards the extent of the mandate giyen the French Premier at Saturday's Cabinet meeting. The Germans are known to be anxious to secure the withdrawal of troops by the time the British forces are due to leave Cologne, while France apparently is now willing to reduce the period of the Rube evacuation from two years to one year, subject to obtaining satisfactory pledges.

France attaches value to the assurance given by Mr. MacDonald that ne definite decision will be taken immediately with regard to British with drawal from Cologne. M. Herriot also favours admitting the Rubr. evacuation, in return for commercial compensation such as the free entry of iron ore and other substances from Alsace Lorraine into the Rubr.

COMMERCIAL PRIVILEGES.

PARIS, August II.

"Le Journal" says that when negotiations for the evacuation of the Ruhr are opened France will demand the restoration of the commercial privileges she formally enjoyed with Germany. "Le Matin" says that the maximum period fixed for the evacua- tion of the Ruhr is one year and the minimum 1; eight to ten months.

(Blanckenberg took four wickets for 92 The South Africans lost 4 wickets for 148 in their second innings,

COUNTY FIXTURES.

At Sheffield, Yorkshire defeated Warwick by 10 wickets. Warwick scored 170, to which Yorkshire replied with 275 (Sutcliffe 99). At their second attempt, the visitors.compiled 107 (Macaulay wickets for 66). Yorkshire made the necessary' runs without loss, their total being 4 for no wickets,

At Hastings, Kent defeated Sussex by an innings and 122. Sussex scored 165, Kent replying with 435, of which Woolley made 108. In the second innings, the Sussex total reached 148.

A1 Cheltenham, Gloucester beat Worcester by 91. Gloucester made 114 and 159 Worcester scored 1141Parker 5 for 40) and 68 (Parker 5 for 38; | Mills-5 for 29),

ARMS FOR CHINA.

GREEKS ARRESTED IN MARSEILLES.

(Reuter's Service.)

LONDON, August IT.

"L'Echo de Paris" says that M. Herriot's most powerful argument to the Cabinet in regard to

A Havas Agency message from Marseilles evacuation was the fact that Britain had decided to states that the police have arrested two Greek wait to see how Germany would observe her" navigator." They had purchased arms and obligations before deciding on the evacuation of ammunition, which they intended to take on board. Cologne, which is due to take place in January.

a ship bound for Chin

FLOODS IN NORTH.

HSIHO DYKE BURSTĄ,

WATER PENNED IN, -

and is now a lake ten miles long towards Yang Li Ching, or and varying from seven miles to towards the Machang Canal. It is one mile in width,

hoped that the break will be at the This luke is steadily growing as latter point, as the water will then the water of the Hsiho is being have & clear ran across to the s poured into the depression, Tat the The ideal method would be to Tientsin, August The Hood Villagers who live in the area fur-artifically breach the dyke, but it ther down have taken the warning, | is too much to hope that the remedy reccmintended by foreign and are moving out. It is also be authorities will consent to this. experts weeks ago and turned down lieved that the Wen An Wa depres What will probably happen is that hy the Chinese authorities. Wion, which was reported to be the depression, will continue filling carried out by Nature early yester filling up two weeks ago, is being for three or four days, and will day morning. The water accumulated, but no confirmation of then break the Canal Ink, repent- uted in the Hail eventually be this fas been received.- W ing the Heiho incident. frame too url for the dykes, and The effect of the break of the The pre big difference between fat 5 o'clock the bank burst, releasdyke of the Hribo is to relieve the the situation as it would have been ing a tremendous quantity of water pressure on the Haiho. The river had the Haiho dyke been breached to dood the depression between the at Tientsin, which on Saturday two weeks ago, and the situation Haho and the Grand Cumel.

night was almost up to the Baud us it is to-day, is that the quantity

foot major part of the flood water would have been discharged in the sea by now. To-day, all this water has still to find an ultimate outlet, and, in addition, it is reported that much mate water may be expected from up-country.

The break occurred about three in the Concessions, and a few of water to be carried off is now and a half miles West of Yag Launches over in places in the Native much greater. Had the dyke been Ching, and water rushed South to City and below the ex-German breached in the first instance, the All the depression which con- Contcasion, fell about mences at Yang Li Aling, and yesterday. which widens to about 12 miles

Stil! Penned In.. across some distance further down. At the spot where the break oc- From the bank of the Hsiho the cured the Grund Cami is only a chief interest in the flood situation little over a mile from the Hsiho. is now moved to the Grund Canal.

There is a second sun dyke 11 lus to be emphasised that the Telegrams received from the crossing from the Haig to the flood water from the broken dyke Peking-Bankow milway district Grand Canal about six miles Bouth is now flowing into the depression state that there have been heavy West of Yang Liu Ching, and this South West of Yung Lu Chingrains there for the past two days, dyke is stated to have been burst and away from Tientsin. It can and this water will he brought at once by the rush of water. For not 48 vot enter the Grand Canal, down by the river system during unately, although there are) which in any case could carry off the next four days. dozen villages in the area which buf very little water.

Haiho Figures. has already been filled, they are all The depression will hold 'n depth The velocity of the Haiho vesler. situnted on fairly high ground by of approximately ten feet of water, day was 5.50 feet par second, and the side of the Grand Canal dyke, and when it is filled, the overflow the wean velocity 6.15 It is believed that although these which must continue to pour in Agures compare with 5.50 and 5.94 villages are naturally isolated, they from the Haihe, line to find another for the preceding day. The maxi- have not been swept away by the outlet, This outlet may, of course, mum output was 43,966 cubic feet water, or even gradually inundated be at any point along the Grand per second and the minimum The depresion which lender Canal, but the probability is that 41:74 compared willl 48,290 and "water consists of agricultural land, the break will either be high, up 40782.

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