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THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1925.

COLONY'S LOSS.

FOUR DEATHS IN TWO DAYS.

AN OLD RESIDENT,

TUR LATE MI. JOB WITCHKLE,

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220 دراما

COAL ENQUIRY.

QUESTION OF PERSONNEL OF COMMISSION."

OUTLOOK UNSATISFACTORY.

(Reuter's Servico;).

HOME CRICKET-

CORRECTED TABLE TO

DATE

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP:

Yesterday two matches were omitted from the "China Mail's" report of the latest county cricket matches at Home.

& Lancashire

London, August 12. Representatives of the miners

One telegram had come through and coal owners, separately and which could not be deciphered, privately, discussed the proposed but the correction has since terms of reference and personnel arrived. It was made to appear of the Commission of Enquiry that Davies was into the coal industry. The batsman and he is really a miners' executive ant for over four Glamorgan player: Falmer was hours after which Mr. J. Cook given us a Notts bowler and he is (Miners' Secretary), officially in the Essex team. The "China made a statement declaring that Mail" sought expert advice and the Court would command the decided to wait. The results withi confidence of all the parties con- the championship table as amend cerned the public, coal owners, ed to date will be found below: and miners-only if these parties were fairly represented in the personnel, "A Court posed of great lawyers, captains mists and politicians, would never of industry, with a few econo- satisfy the working miners if they themselves were excluded."

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Lancs. v. Notts.

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(Reuter's Service.)

London, August 11. At Manchester Lancashire led Notts on the first innings. Scores

The Colony as lost by death four Tostdents in the course of yesterday and to-day, one of whom has a cou- aretion with the Coimy dung back forty five years in the course of winel de final won the esteem and regard of all who know him-ood Were Law who Werts not nequinted with Air, dob Wilebed, munager of the King Edward Hotel

His death, whiet; took place at the Government Civil Hospital this mening, will be received with great regret by his many friends, it will zut, however, come as a shock as the late Me. With had been uiling for some time, Mueli sympathy is felt for Mrs. Witchell, the dersen's three sons and two daughters. Mr. R. C. Wilehell, needless to say, is well-known a hero, his organising abilities render- i lim indispersible so far as sports and other activities her are cobertad: Ak. J. H. Witchell,

Mr. Cook also stated that the another son, is an engineer whose provisional terms of reference activities -nly contra round were not wide enough. The Lanes. (1st) 359 runs. Watson Chaton but who is now in Hong-Miners' Federation intended that made 120, A. W. Pewtress 89. kong; and Mr. (1. B, Witchell, the they should deal with every phase Notts (1st) 216 rus Flint shirt on, is engineer 44 W. S. of coal production and distribu-made 69. Bulley and Co. Two daughters also tion, including royalties. He did

runs for 2 survive alerelased, on,of Whom is at not doubt that the Government Stanglwi and die other in England, would agree fully to this, and The dereased, who was 68 years adder that the miners would see of age, wies a native of Cencester that the question of nationalisn- abive, which he left for Hongkong tion came into the inquiry. in Es, his first duties undertaken here being in connection with the Hongkong Police Force. His next

In a two hours' interview this post why the amugership of the afternoon, the miners presented BrickWorks of Shewan. Tome the Mines Department with their C, which he redd for a few yous views with regard to the personnel before leaving the Colony temporari. and terms of reference of the By for Paumde. On his return. Cozl Enquiry Commission.

eight yours

htt bresme Manage of the King Helwand Hotel, u past hus and held since. He was mutil quite recently a member of the Church body of St. Jubu's Cathedral, Mr. Witchell was Sword of St. Andrew's R. A. Chapter and chaplain of Lexige St. Jul

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The funeral passes the menu

about 6:30 p.m. Jeday.

Late Mrs. Otto Konsing.

Looking Grave.

The result of the interview has not been disclosed, but on leaving the members of the deputation looked very grave, Mr. Cook re- marking that there was no agree-2 ment and no settlement.

The deputation will report to the executive of the Miners' Federation to-morrow morning.

Lance. (End) 55 wickets declared,

Notts (2nd) 28 runs for wicket.

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[This is a return match. The first, at Trent Bridge, also ended in a draw, Lancashire having the first innings advantage.]

Two Essex Centuries, At Leyton Essex led Glamorgan on the first innings. Scores:-

Glamorgan (1st) 228 runs. Davies, D., made 65; H. J. Palmer took 4 wickets for 53 runs.

"Essex (1st) 325 runs for 6 wickets declared. O'Connor made 111 and Russell 107.

wickets,

Glamorgan (2nd) 75 runs for

This is also a return match, Essex having won the first.]

THE

GOOD SPORTS.

FIRST HOCKEY MATCH

THE WAR

SINCE

VOLUNTEERS AT PLAY,

For the first time since the War!

MAIL:

"BIG LEAGUES.

LATEST US BASEBALL STANDINGS.

HOW THEY STAND.

On the morning of Monday, the Hongkong Volunteers played August 10, the standings in the hockey match and lost by the US. "big"-baseball leagues. odd goal in åve after a good, hard-were--- fought game.

National League.

The H.K.V.D.C. team was (right to left);

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F. W. F. Mills; A. P: T. Farqu harson, A. A. Dand; W. H. Lock, E. J. E. Mitchell (captain), L. P. Ralph: H. Owen Hughes, E. F Stewart, G. P. Lammert, jr., H. J. Armstrong and G. R. Vallack.

The Punjab Regiment provided the opposition and Lieut. Webb, who played centre-half, proved a worthy skipper,

Play was of a high order) throughout. Armstrong and then Stewart scored, for the Volunteers in the first half and they led by two goals to one. In the second half the Punjabis scor- ed twice without reply, thus win- ning by three goals to two.

The match was played on the Marina ground, Kowloon.

FOOTBALL MATCH! ·

At 5.30 this afternoon, on the Kowloon football ground, No. 1 section, Infantry Co. H.K.V.D.C., will meet Nos. 2, and 3. sections. in a "soccer" match.

J. W. Brough, the fisherman who played back for England in the international rugby matches | with the All Blacks and Scotland last season kas signed on for the Leeds Rugby League Club, This involves a definite severance with the Rugby Union game. At the end of last season Brough was reported to have accepted an invitation to play as goalkeeper, under "soccer" rules, for one of the Liverpool clubs, but has apparently changed his mind.

Per

Won ho Lont o Possible Poi Playmi Won Lost 1st inn 1st Inn. Tis Points abtrined cantage, Yorkshire... 24... 18............................... 3............. 0.120... 102 85.00 Surrey...20... 13. 2. ko... Q...100......78.. 78.00 Lancashire 25... 15. 3......................... 0.....125........96...... 76.80

Another well-known resident ha GERMANY'S POSITION Middlesex......17... 10.............. ...................... ........... ..... 85...........57...........” 67,05

passed away in the person of Mra 0610 Komising.

Knutsford Turnace. whose death from heart failure took place suddenly yester day at midday. Mrs. Konsing, whe wis aged 11. had not be in the best of health for some time lea the news of her sudden demise cute

a grout slack to her many friends.

BRITAIN AND FRANCE IN FULL ACCORD..

SECURITY PACT DISCUSSED.

(Reuter's Semice.)

Notts

Kent......2... 12.... J............................ ................ ....... 10564 60.95 -19...................... Zameīna Omere On 95............54................ 56.84 Essex.............249 5.5 5. 0.120.65 54.16 N'thamptonshire 200.......... 3.............. 0.....100......48........ 48.00 Gloucestershire.. 239 92................ 3............ O.....115.--3--54.............. 46.95" Hampshire ...... 21..............5....: 10....................... ............. O....105.43 40.95 Warwickshire ...216.................3 I........ 010540... 38.09

Sussex London, August 12..

-Pittsburgh New oYrk Cincinnati Brooklyn St. Louis Philadelphin Chicago Boston

W. L. Pet.

1.62. 39 614 ...59 44 573 ..56 49 529 ..48 51 485 ..60 56 476. ..47 52 475.

44 69 427

.43 63 406

American League. !

W. L. Pet.

Philadelphia ...67 35 663 Washington

Chicago Detroit

St. Louis Cleveland

New York Boston

.:65 38 631

66 50 528

53 52 505

47

54 465 .49. 59 454 .46..57

446

.32 78 304

Latest Results.

Latest results, not hitherto cabled, include:—

Played on August 8." National League-

Boston 4, St. Louis 5. Second game-

Boston 9, St. Louis 3. Brooklyn 8, Pittsburgh 12. Second game-

Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 5. Philadelphia 2, Chicago 0, New York 2, Cincinnati 8. American League-

Chicago 3, Boston 4. Second game

"Chicago 0, Boston 3.

Detroit 9, New York 3. Cleveland 4, Philadelphia 10. St. Louis 0, Washington 5.

Played on August 7. National League--

Philadelphia 1, Chicago 5.. Brooklyn 9, Pittsburgh 10 New York 9. Cincinnati 2. Boston-St. Louis postponed, American League

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PRETTY THINGS

Cleveland Philadelphia 2. Detroit 3, New York 1. Chicago 2, Boston 0. St. Louis 3, Washington 0.

LOCAL BASEBALL.

Cleveland 10, Philadelphia 4. Second game

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LEAGUE GAME THIS AFTERNOON.

Perised is survived by a son of leer fest marriage. Mr. Eric Jordan,

................ 23...............6.............. 13............................. ......... 0.115.36... 31.30 The league baseball match be Conversations between Mr.

Leicestershire .2041--3............ 2............. 0.....10031 31.00tween the Japanese. Baseball Club und two brothers, Mr. Oscar Chamberlain and M. Briand were Derbyshire ......20...........10............ 4010030...... 30.00 and the Filipino Club will take Ben and Mr. 3. B. Benzon, all concluded early this afternoon Somerset 20.3.1.4 2........... 0.190 29 29 00 5.30 p.m. of whom are in Hongkong, and with and a French communiqué on the Worcestershire

place to-day, at Happy Valley, at who mark sympathy

3 0.110.23 20.90 is felt subject says "Complete accord Beginsel's second lashunt came to was reached on the terms of the

Glamorgan Hongkong from Sydney and prur-answer to be sent by the French

2... 0...100. 7............ 7.00 tise here as a layer, passing Government in agreement with away several years ago,

the Allied Powers to the last Ger-

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170.

At the fuwal, which took pleman Note concerning Treaties of SHANGHAI TROUBLE.

Yesterday aftenon, there was a Jarge attentare al friends.

mutual guarantee and arbitration. The conversations furnished an

Bos, G. R. Lindsay officiated and occasion for the exchange of there were presant

views on the subject of the pro- ect of the Security Pact. Such Puct cannot take definite form until conversations on the subject have taken place between repre- sentatives of all the interested parties.

Mr. Eric Jordan, Messrs. O. K. Band A. E. Benson as chief mourners, Messrs, W. Goldenborg, F. E. Nash. P. Gedin, D. D. Urquhart, A. Urquhart A. W Ran-ay, 12. S. Green, and others, including a number of the deceased Jay's female friends,

A SETTLEMENT REACHÉD AT MILLS.

TERMS OF AGREEMENT,

(Reuter's Service.)

M

Shanghai August 12. The Japanese Consul-General,

TALK ON DEBTS.

AMERICA AND BELGIAN PROPOSALS.

(Reuter's American Service.),

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

PEAK CLUB,

NOTICE TO MEMBERS..

A SECOND FLANNEL DANCE will be held at the Club on SATURDAY, August 15, from 9.30 p.m. to 12 (Midnight) sharp Tickets for Members, and Friends

Washington, August 12.. The Belgian Commission has$1.50 each: rejected the American counter-

believed that the divergence proposal for a settlement of debts. Details are not available, but it

between the two commissions is considerable.

The conversations in London have largely contributed to hastening the time of eventual conversations which will permit Mr. Yu, and the Chinese Commis-is of a definite and final result."

sioner of Foreign Affairs, Hou Yuan, on behalf of the mill owners

"SENSIBLY. IMPROVED,”

Floral tributes were sent by the foiling: Mother.. Brothers and Sisters. Erie, Bill and Solly. Ad and Mickie. Tootsie and Connie, Charlie, Too and Doreen, MossTA. A. V. Young, A. Urquhart, T. 02 A Foreign Office communiqué and strikers, signed an agreement at

No objection is raised to a brief. Russell, B. 1. Wood A. Con the subject of Messrs. Cham-6.12 this evening, after three weeks moratorium period, but it appears Waller, F. P. Tenfstey. R. Merlain and Briand's conversa-negotiations, which provides for opinion is divided on the question Albrukia. D. D. Urquhart, G. A. tions, is identical with the French the resumption of work in the of Belgium's capacity to pay. Lawrence, Young Hen. P. E. Nash, given above, but the last sentence Japanese ton mills, involving Miss Marie Kacker Miss T. Is reads: "The London meetings nine companies owning 40. factories Miss M. Monner, Miss V. Macken zie. Mrs. B. Christiansen, Mr. T, Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. Tand, Mrs. Braga and Macie. Mr. and Mrs. F Gonsalez, Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Gourdin, and familys Mra, C. E. Warren and family. Mr. and Mrs.

have sensibly improved the pros pert of conversations taking place in the near future, which will lead

to a final result."

and employing over 50,000 people.

the riots started in the middle of The Nuiguitwatu mill, at which May, has offered the wounded and the relatives of the deceased $10,000 which the Japanese trouble is completely settled. Consul tienny will retain itil the

THE TERMS.

A Long, Mrs Woolley and and American circles and in the family. Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Sever course of his eighteen monthis" Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Robinson and residence here, he had made many. Bonnie, Mr. and Mrs. W: Golden other friends.. He was a member of The term of the agreement ures:- berg, Mr. and Mrs. A. Mackenzia the Hongkong Club.

Firstly, the mill owners recognize Mrs. Ramsay and family, Mr. and For many years before coming to the operatives unions when or- Mrs. S. H. Green, Mr. and Mrs. Hongkong, the late Mr, Feather gained cooling to Labour Union F. W. White and fumily, Mr. and stone had been in the service of the laws which the Chinese Government shill promulgate, seconilly, no strike pay will be given, but as the reluctant strikes suffered through

Mrs. G. Rupp, Mrs. Abraham and Canadian Government, and was con- family. Mr. A. Lee Yok-quan and siftered an expert in matters relat

family, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Carroll)ing to emigration. Up till the time the loss of wages during a long strike

Earlier Cable.

(Reuter's American Service.).:

Washington, August 12... Belgium's first refunding pro- posal has been found inacceptable and the Commissions will resume discussions to-morrow,

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,

PUBLIC MEETING.

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Hon Secretary, Hongkong, 13th August, 1926.

NOTICE.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

ELLERMAN LINE.

From EUROPE

#EAZEMBE having arrived, Donu har are informed tha

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obtained.

Public Meeting open to all and/or ex bazar Mr. and Mrs. J. R.-Cariolland) of the present tronile he was close the mill owners will compassionate will be held on MONDAY the pli”. Whathe when family the Ray and Mrs. G. Rly in touch with Canton and the extend reusonable help to the 17th inst. in the Theatre Royal Tander Mr. Mr. Abrham, Chinese here Mr. and Mrs. J. Olson and family No funeral is to take place and workers; thirdly, the mills will in- City Hall, at 5.151 Mr. and Mrs GW, Olam Mrun flowers are therefore requested rease wages according to merit and when Mr. CB und Wra Sanderson Smith, Mr. and Mr. Featherstone's body is to be also investigate the workers living give an address Mrs. Gibson, Canadian Hection of cremated and thushes sent to conditioque und make nocemiry od experience un the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Cud where they will be interred.justments after consulting other use and Corps, Chinese Department of the Late Mrs. Alice Castro Canadian Pacific Railway Co

The fourth clause solres the ques

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