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MONDAY, JULY 12, 1926.

KING AND QUEEN.

INAUGURATE NEW GAS-WORKS PLANT;

LARGEST IN BUROPE.

Rugby, July 11. Their Majesties the King and

Queen were most warmly welcomed by the people of East London you terday when they paid a visit to the

East Ham to in, gas-works at augurate the new d'aloading plant. which is the largest in Europe.

The King set in motion the new, plant, mind its method of handling coal was explained to His Majesty. 1, is capable of unloading by means of travelling eranes 2,000 tons of coll per hour. In order to carry the weigh of new crane, Weighing 12 tons, caissons were sunk into the river bed. The first unleading from the eval steamer

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TACNA-ARICA.

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TO BE HANDED OVER TO BOLIVIA.

HOW PERU AND CHILE FARE.

New York, July 10.

It is reported from Santiago that negotiations are proceeding with Bolivia providing for hand 'ing over both Tacna and Arica to Bolivia with compensation to Peru and Chile by Bolivia.- Reuter.

COAL CRISIS.

NOTHING NEW EXPECTED FOR SOME TIME,

KING'S CUP.

ROUND BRITAIN, 2-DAYS' AIR RACE,

WONDERFUL FEATS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Rugby, July 11. Captain Bread, piloting a tiny Moth machine, was the winner of the King's Cup, in the two days' 1,464 miles air race," which ended last night.

The finish was sensationally close, the race being won from Flight Lt. Schofield, piloting a high-powered Vickers Vixen. by a margin of only 22 seconds.

LOCAL BASEBALL.

LEAGUE LEADERS. WIN AGAIN,

"BABES" VICTORIOUS.

South China A.A, and the Japan ese-the present leaders in the local baseball league were again victorious during the week-end.

Club de Recreio, the "babes" of the competition, obtained their second victory.

HEAVY SCORING.

WEEK'S RESULTS,

"MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

IN THE US.

NEW STOCK

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NATIONAL AND AMERICAN,

New York, Jaly is. The US major league baseball results for the past week are sa

follow-

Saturday,

National League.

New York 4, Brooklyn S. New York 2, Brooklyn. 9: Boston 1, Philadelphia 4. Boston 2 Philadelphia 3. Pittsburgh 12, St. Louis 3.. Chicage 8, Cincinatti 2. Chicago 3, Clveinatti 0, Sunday.

New York 4, Boston 5. Brooklyn 11, Philadelphia 2. Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 0. St. Louis, 2. Cincinatti 7.

Japanese v. Baseball Club. Brond's average time for the

With five hits, bad bitching which flight was 90.4 miles hourly,walked a number of men for full which is regarded as a wonderful hasce and looseness in the field, the performance by a 27/60 horse Japanese made the record number Rugby, July 9....... power machine.

of 15 runs in their second inning Although arrangements are com

Schofield, who, of course, con- with 22 men batting. This was in Cranes delivers the fuel into smal, Plete for inking back to work the ceded Broad a long start, aver- the first of the two matches Monday.

speed of 140.2 miles on hoppers, and thened into two belt minora who" present themselves in aged a ronveyors, the coal being automa

the colliery owners' hourly.

Only of the original 14 en- Genity weighed in transit.. The wages offers, it is not expert-

tranta finished: that the full effect of the

passage of the Eight Hour Bill, "which makes these offers ponsible, will be Apparent immediately.

roul is then distributed Ma retort hompson by 'ait of an elaborate rail-

way system. Which revers aver de nules, track--British Wireless Service.

PRESIDENT'S FATE..

PRISONER IN FORTRESS NEAR LISBON.

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Libson, July 10, The new Government bein pecans aute 46 ibtain from Geneal "sta the tganing Lowers as President, have resolved to imprison him in a fortress Bear "Lisbon.

His Aide de Camps are in ensay aboard a warship. -Reuter.

Liberuted:

Lisbon, July 11. Generaf. Da Cesta has been liberated and will be given a von- fidential mission abroad---Renter.

For the Azores.

Lisbon. Later, General Da Colta has embarked on a warship or the Azores.-- Reuser.

TUBE STRIKE.

POWER HOUSE MEN JOIN IN.

AMPLE CURRENT.

New York, July 10, The striking subway workers are now supported by one-third of the power house men, who struck this morning.

The current service, however, being maintained.-Reuter'a American Service.

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SASEBO PHOTOS.“

OFFENCE BY US CÖNSULAR

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CLERK.

SECRET TRIAL

Tokyo, July 10. The American-Consular clerk, Vogelweid, who is charged with photographing, the Sasebo forli- fedtions, underwent a secret pre- liminary trial in Nagasaki Wednesday. The case

was adjourned Monday, accused "being remanded, in custody of the Consul-Reuter,

FLOWING GOLD.

NEW YORK LOAN FOR COLOMBIA:

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response to

In Parliamentary circles the view is taken that any new move towards negotiation in the dispute sun. kely during the next few days, und that a week or a fortnight may

before einpe

V important development is recorded.

The safety men have continued in. The mines throughout the dis plate and it is reported that the pits have in consequence been kept in 'wood order in readiness for the men

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One of these was Squadron Leader Jones who came in third and won the prize for the fastest time in the race, with an average speed of 151.92. miles. - British Wireless Service.

were

London, July 10, Captain Broad flew a 300 h.p. De Havilland Moth,

All-British machines used, with handicap conditions ranging from an allowance of nearly five hours down to scratch.

The competitors. made four circuits on two triangular courses, Starting, and finishing at Hendon. with engines ranging from 450 Weymouth to-day decided to en

delegate conference ath.p. to 300 h.pi

Owing to various causes, only dors The Executive's decision tseven remained to start this

ake no action on the miners' re morning. Two fell out of

est to impose an embargo en Im course to-day. ported coal--British Wireless Ser- vice.

to start again. -

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The National Union of Rallway

men's

COBHAM'S FLIGHT.

NEW MECHANIC ACCEPTS OFFERS.

Rugby, July 0. Mr. W. Moore has accepted the offer of the De Haviland Aircraft Company to take the place" of

Elliott, the mechanic of Alan Cobham's fight to Australia, who was killed by an Arab sniper's bullet.

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Schofield used a 450 hp. Vixen Napier. Reuter.

BRITAIN WINS AT TENNIS.

Barcelona," July 10.

In the Davis Cup semi-final round (European zone of the awn tennis international com petition), Great Britain bent Spain by winning the first two singles and the doubles.

G. R. O. Crole Rees and C. H. Kingsley beat E. Flaquer and Morales 11-9. 6-4, 6-2.-Reuter.

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24-HOUR CAR RECORD.

Paris, July 11. A 40 hp car, driven alter-

In an earlier cable, it was stat- Noore is an expert un air-cooleded that J. C. Gregery and Kings- Coventry of the Armstrong-Sideley engines and is the chief tester atley had each won a singles match.

Jaguar engines with which Cobhama suaplane is fitted. He took part in the King's Cup, Race three years ago, with Captain Court" ney, who on that occaalon won.-natively by the drivers, is claim- British Wireless Service,

ed to have broken the world's 24 hour record on the Linasmonth- lery track, covering 4.167 kilo metres 578 metres. It is stated the previous record was: 3,670 kilometres 829 metres.--Reuter.

Cobham Proceeding,

Baara, July 11. Mr. Alan Cobham will leave on Tuesday accompanied by an Air Fores mechanic, Sergeant Ward, without "waiting for the mechanic whom the De Havilland Company are sending cut-Reuter.

IN MORROCO.

OPERATIONS IN THE TAZA

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Rabat, July 10, General Boichut, who vanquished the Riffians, has departed to lend imminent operations against the Taza area, the last den of the moun tain tribes who are still resisting.

According to the Petit Parisien five columns will participate in, the Operations-Havas.

Bogota (Columbia), July 10, The arrival of an offelal of the

Sultan In France. New York National Uty Brink has

Toulon, July 1. given rise to "report that a sub-

The Sultan of Morocco has stantial loan fa being made to the arrived on board the cruiser Paris Government after the inaugurationis order to attend the inauguration of the new President. The money of the new Moslem Mosque in Paris will, probably be axed to finance and other ceremonies celebrating public works and railways-Ren- the victory over Abd-el-Krim.

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HEAT WAVE.

DOZEN DEATHS IN NEW YORK.

السيم

New York, "July" 11. The sweltering heal-wave con- tinues.? Thousands are sleeping in the open air. Hitherto, a dozen deaths have occurred and many prustrations.. In the city eleven denths have taken place, the others being..on the Eastern seaboard.-- Reuter's American Service.

OIL FIND.

Puris, July 10. The Matin annources that petroleum bearing land has been detected in Martinico.-Havasi

The cruiser received a salute.of 21 Puna.

Representatives of M. Doumergue and M Briand boarded the cruiser and welcomed the Sultan.-Reuter.

ADREAM?

NEW USE FOR TROPICAL. WEEDS.

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London, July 10."

DIED AT POSTS.

SUBMARINE S51 CREW AS

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New York, July 10.. President Coolidge, in a state- ment, sald that he informed that when the hull of the S51 was explored, it was found that "every man had died at his post, doing what he could to save the ship. The President paid a tribute and said the men could

not have been greater herees if they had

died in nction. Reuter's American Service.

18, Bodies Removed.

New York, July 10. Eighteen of the bodies, of which siz have not been identified, have now been removed from submarine $.51 They were placed in steel caskets and taken

the mortuary,

Three bereaved families were not allowed to see the bodies, which were identified by means of rings, teeth, and tattoo-marks.

Mr. Curtis D. Wilbur, Secre- tary of the Navy, personally con gratulated the personnel of the salvage crew-Reuter,

Earlier messages stated:-The removal of the bodies of the ment trapped in Eubmarine S.51 began at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The

Saturday. In their fifth and last inning they added nine more runa, S. Hachiuma hitting one to centre fold for a nice Kome ran and Yoko later also completing the circle on a hit which was misjudg .ed by the fielder at the same spot.

Their total amounted to 32 runs,

The Baseball Club were blanked. out in four innings and were only able to make two runs in the fourth. Line up and scores by inning were --- Japanese. Kusano Hayase Honda S. Hachiuma Akiyama Yokoi Y. Hachiuma [shimatsu Murata

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Daley

3b

Muccio

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· Cockey

ri Rankin

12

Davis

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C. Shank

2b

Harrell

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E. Shank was put on as pitcher in the second inning. Cockey going to third bage and Maceio to right

field in place of Rankin.

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4 2.3 G «Japanese ..... 15.1 2 9---32

Baseball Club, 0 0 0 2 0 2 Hits: Japanesc 12-Kusano, Honda S. Hachiuma, and Y.

achinma 2. each; Akiyama: 1; Yokoi, 3: Club 4-Ransom.. Cockey, C. Shank and E. Shank, one each.

New York 3, Philadelphlà"6. New York 4. Philadelphia 5. Bolton 5, Brooklyn 4: Boston 5, Brooklyn 14. St. Louis 0, Cincinatti 4. St. Louis 7; Cincinatti 5. Fittsburgh 4, Chicago 1. Fittsburgh: 7, Chicago 10" Tuesday,

Fittsburgh 0. Chicago 3. Fittaburgh 3, Chicago Z.. St. Loula 2, Cincinatti 5. Wednesday,

Boston 2, Brooklyn 6. "Boston 1, Brooklyn 5.

Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia 7. St. Louis 11, Cincinatti 2. Thursday.

Pittsburgh, Philadelphia 10: Friday,

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Cincinatti 4, New York 7. Cincinatti New York 4. Chicago Brooklyn 3. Pittsburgh 0. Philadelphia 6. St. Louis 2, Boston 1.

American League.

Saturday.

Washington 4, New York 5. Philadelphia 12, · Boston 4. Philadelphia. 8. Boston 5. Detroit G, Cleveland 2. St. Louis &, Chicago 8.. Sunday.

Washington 4, New York 4.

[Rain stopped play]. Cleveland 1, St. Loule 2. Detroit 2, Chicago 7.

Runs: Japanese 32-Kusano and S. Hachiuma, 3 each; Hayase, Honda and Akiyama, 4 each; Yokoi | Monday. and Y. Hachiums. 5 each; Ishimaatqu and Murata, 2 each.

Club de Recreio v. H.K.V.D.C. This match ended in a win for

the Club de Recreio by 27 runs to three in six innings.

As in the. Саве of the other match, the fielding of the Volun- teers was very bad, there being two many wild throws and errors, which gave the Club de Recreio eight runs each in two innings and seven in another.

Philadelphia 2, New York 1. Philadelphia 6, New York 3. Washington 7, Boston 4. Washington 3, Boston 2. Chiengo 2, Cleveland 4: Chicago 8, Cleveland 0. Detroit 3, St. Louis 67 Tuesday...

Detroit 2, St. Louis 5. Chicago. 8, Cleveland 0. Wednesday.

Philadelphia 6, Boston 6: Philadelphia 2, Boston 4. Thursday.

New York 1, Cleveland 3. Boston 7, Detroit 9. „Philadelphia 8, Chicago 7.

The fielding on the Recreio side was quite good, Alves at second base

1 being responsible for "double" unassisted, while Friday. Xavier at frat base also accon plished a similar feat in the laut inning.

Line up and score by inning

II.K.V.D.C.

were:

Recreio

M. Barros

2b,

Mackenzie

Alves

89

Owen. Hughes

Remedios

D

Jordan

D. Xavier

1b

"Wheeler

Gosano

3b

Eager

Pereira

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Lammert

If

Logan

Wales

Rocha

Ralph

H. Barron Figueiredo

Owen Hughes was put on as pit- cher in the fourth inning. Changes; inning were Sousa at right feld and on the Recreio side in the same H. Barros a catcher in place of Figueiredo.

1 2 3 466

Recreio

1 2 7 8 1 8-27 H.K.V.D.C. ... 00012 0-3

Runs: Recreio 27-M. Barros, Alves, Remedios, 4 ench: Rocha, 5: Pereira, 3; Xavier and Gosane. 2 cach, H. Barros, Figeiredo and Sousa. 1 each: ILK.V.D.C. Lammert, 1; Wheeler, 2.

Hits: Recreio, 22; H.K.V.D.C. &.

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South China v. Filipinos.

The second meeting in the league. Between South China and the Fill pinos yesterday afternoon was even first and the latter were again more closely contested than "the

bodies were carried to the Navy Far reaching onima are made by Hospital, where the identification beaten by Ave ruha to ane.

an indian doctor ramed Nanji, of

process is carried out by a finger- print expert. The body of Lieut

It was thought that the Filipinos.

Birmingham Univercity. and Doctor Foster was first identified. Eight would pull the game through with

Patron of Bristol University, for bodies have been recovered, and the new process of making natural four more are known to be in the vegetable Abres more useful to wreckage, whilst the torpedo-room textile manufacturers. It is claim has not yet..been entered.]. ed to make fibre, suitable for the existing spinning and weaving ma- chinery from tropical growtha hitherto considered rank weeds.

If this dream is fulfilled the whole textile industry might be revolutionised, and made more pros perous-Reuter.

Fatalities are reported by two aleamers which arrived in Hong- kong during the week-end... From Calcutta and Singapore, the 1 Hosang atatea: 2 males dead. The Van Overstraten, from Delf and Singapore, reports: One death, burled at-sea. Both vessels are engaged in the trade which carried the emigrant class of passenger.

Have you summer. Clothes well pressed and cleaned; by The INTERNATIONAL CLEANERS.

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CHOLERA."

EUROPEAN LADY DIES IN SINGAPORE,

[From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday. The steamer Erinpura," on which three cases of cholera occurred, has been disinfected and sailed for Rangoon,"

Mrs. Hamilton, wife of Mr. A. W. B. Hamilton, who got cholera on the a.s. Erinpura, dled ∙to-day.

New York 8, Cleveland 2. Boston 0, Detroit S. Philadelphia 4, Chicagö 3. Washington 3, St. Louis 4.

-Reuter's American Service.

BOBBY JONES AGAIN,

Columbus, July 11. Bobby Jones has won the open golf championship of America "with a score of 293.-Reuter's

American Service.

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P. Jones, Jr., won the U.S." 1923, the "open" in 1924 and the amateur golf. championship in British "open" in 1926.

throw from catcher, to base. Ne was relieved by K. Chinn.

The line-up and score were as | under:

South China Sling

2b

June Shim

.3b

Filipines Tecasn Francisco

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Rull

S." Lee

D

Angeics

Leung

Kitchell

T. China

1b Leonard

Chey

83

'Bautista

H. Chian

'McGrant

Zafra

S. S. Lee,

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South China ... Filipinos

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 0.0 0 2 0 3-5 100 000 (~~); Hits-South China 3 (June, H. Chian and K. Chinn); Filipinos. 3 (Leonard. Zafra and Roll).

LEAGUE TABLE.

the excellent fielding which they put up during the first six innings when South Ching led by one, run, ati- but they fell off in the last inning with careless throws and allowed South, China the Chinese to add three valuable Japanese runs. The mistakes were mostly Club de Recreio at second and third basa.. Rüll, at H.K. Baseball Club centre field, took three good catches | Filipinos. - which assisted in dismissing the Defence Córpe South China mon quickly.

The League table now stands.

W. Le Pct. 6 0 1,000

1 ....833

400

24.

333

2 4 :333 0

:.000

The big hit of the afternoon was, The remaining fixtures during one to centre field by Zafra, for a July are:-- three-bagger. This brought | 17,-Japanese v. South China. Leonard home from second base to H.K.V.D.C. v. Filipinos. give, the Filipinos their only run 18.-H.K.B, Club v. Club Recrgío. at the start. Run getters for South 24-I.KB. Club V. H.K.V.D.C.......... China were T. Chinn. June (2), K. Club Recreio v. South China. Chinn and Sling

25.Japanere v. Filipinos 81.-H.K.V.D.C. v. Japaness.

Club Recreio v. Filipinos.

-H. Chian in running to second | was badly, hurt in the face by a

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