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ST. LEGER.

PROBABLE STARTERS TO-MORROW.

POLYPHONTES STILL FAVOURITE,

PRICE SLIGHTLY LONGER.

(Reuter's Service.]'

LONDON, September-8. Among the latest St. Leger scratchings are Burslem, whose name was withdrawn at 11 30 a.m. today. Hurstwood scratched atg.43 a.m. and Bright Kolght at 4.30. The pen has also been put through the names of Leonardo, Shambles, Straitlace..

There are also alterations in the jockeys Obliterate will now be ridden by Burns fnstead of Childs; Donoghue will have the mount on Greedfie instead of Sant Orb for whom no rider is mentioned. O'Neill will ride Spalpeon. Childs will steer | Arcade; Jelliss will be on Winalot.

In the betting, Polyphontes still holds pride of place. After 5-2 had been offered, 3-1-was-taken. The price against Salmon-Trout is 7-1, a point more can be obtained against Irismond. Sansovino stands on the 100-12 mark, while 100-9 is offered St. Germans. Against Winalot 25-1 is obtainable. The outsider, so far, is Transvaal Ḥ quoted 33 1 taken and offered.

Revised lists of probable starters and jockeys with betting quotations follow.

Starters And Jockeys.

Arcade ...

Greenfire

Winalot...

Cape Horn

Trismond...

Obliterate.

Parmento Polyphontes ... Reggio...

St. Germans... Salmon-Trout Sansovino

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Transvaal II....

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Great Barrier..

Spalpeen

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...Jelliss Archibald Allemand' ... Burns ... Elliott ...McLachlan ..H. Beasley Lane Carslake Weston

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5-2 agst Polyphontes (3-1 taken), 7-1 agst Salmon-Trout. The 9-1 agst Hurstwood (taken and offered). 100-12 agst Sansovino (offered) 100-9 agst St. Germans (taken and offered).

8-1 aget. Irismond..

100-6 agst Cape Horn,

33-1 agst. Transvaal II, (taken and offered). 25-1 agst Winalot..

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

ATTITUDE OF ITALY.

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NEW YORK, Seßlëmber &` The Audrica world-flers arrived here to-day......... The actomanes were greeted by salutes of Suns and chorus of whistles from the strens on the whole length of Manhattan Island. The Priuce steamboats lying at anchor in, or plying the waters of Wales was present on the aviation field and among those that welcomed the American airmen.

MOROOCO.

BETTER NEWS FROM FRONT:

REPORT OF ENEMY'S REPULSE.

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(Reuter's Service)

MADRID, September 8. The acting President of the Directorate announces that the news from Morocco la now more satisfactory.

The enemy's attack on Kaala has been repulsed. The enemy lost 500 killed and 600 wounded in the recent fighting at Tetuan.

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GIBRALTAR, September &

It is reported from Tangier that the railway between Ceuta and Tangier hus been cut by raiders. They have toźn up the permanent way for some distance, cut the telegraph and telephone lines and captured the post at Bendiah.

Note: In the Spanish zone in Morocco, there. is a metre gange railway from Ceur to Tetuan; and a small military railway from. Rio Martin to Tetuan. It is the former track that has been. torn up]

AFGHAN REBELS.

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NEGOTIATIONS PROBABLE

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in rendated that a trice has benn, declared

Peace negotiations between the Afghana j and the rebel redecars afoot

THE OUTBREAK

A London message of August 21 reads:e Reuser's Agency learns that the Ghilzal tribe, (an Afghan clan, on the high plateau in the East between Kandahar and the Kobal River), uuder a Pretender to the Afghan throne, operating from Khost, to the West of the Kuram Valley in 13°20′ N, have captured Altimur which is a minor pass leading to India.

GENEVA, September 8. An important statement, with regard to Italy's in attitude, was made by. Signor Schanzer at the meeting of the third committee, dealing with the reduction of armaments.

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He said Italy preferred strengthening, if necessary, the Covenant of the League rather than establishing new machinery, which might divide the world into two camps-one standing by the Covenant: the other supporting the proposed treaty of mutual guarantee. He had the same objections to the American project.

Italy, however, was prepared to collaborate In amending the Covenant, which itself contained guarantees, The American plan, he said, proposed to give, to the International Court of Justice, powers which did not belong to it.

As regards obligatory arbitration, he pointed out certain questions which' would be unsuitable for judicial procedure. The Council of the League should deal with such matters,

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The Amir is returning to Kabuk

FOOTBALL AT HOME

LATEST LEAGUE RESULTS.

LONDON, September 9.

Below are the latest results of games played the First League-

Birming arts. I Bolton

Burnleyin: 0. Everton usiasmijn Đ Bury 4. Aston Villa. 3. Notts Forest o Huddersfield Sheffield United. 1. Cardiff.

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GERMAN CABINET.

WAR GUILT QUESTION.

DECISION RE NOTIFICATION.

BERLIN, September 8.

It is officially announced that the Cabinet will not meet before the beginning of next week.

When it does ab, it will decide the date and The Committee finally referred the replies of form of the notification to the Allies with regard to i the various Governments on the draft treaty of Germany's repudiation of responsibility for the mutual assistance to a small sub-committee.

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