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Sharkey's Victory Over Delaney.

"WHAT A WALLOP."

Tex Rickard Will Persevere With Heeney Project.

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Rome, May 1.

In a fifteen rounds heavy- Wing Commander Wackett, Ten thousand workers from weight contest, Jack Sharkey who arrived in Darwin recently in Milan urrived to-day to pay hom- (Boston) knocked out Jack an amphibian Widgeon aeroplane age to Signor Mussolini. Delaney, the former light-heavy-on a flight to Singapore, had dif- The Dictator addressed them weight Champion, in the first ficulty in rising owing to the from the box formerly used by round.

weight of fuel necessary for his the Roman Emperors in the

"What a wallop," said Mr. Tex 1,000 mile stage from Port Dar- Rickard. I have not seen any-win to Singapore. He was there-

"NADSAWOGE & UNDERNBON, H, V.

Jack Sharkey.

thing like it since Dempsey at his best, but Sharkey is too late. My Heeney-Tunney plans will not be [affected."

fore ordered to abandon the at- tempt and join the four Air Force flyingboats which recently flew from Southampton. to Singapore, and proceed to Broome to meet the Air Force machines there as representative of the Australian Air Force. Reuter.

TIENTSIN TO FALL.

#Continued from Page 1.)

Il Duce,

Coliseum, surrounded by Minis- ters of State and dignitaries.

Signor-Mussolini said that the passionate desire of the Fascist Government was to give the work- This capture is only account-ers work, to look after their wel- a very rapid advance fare and to elevate them morally from Shansi, along the valley of and spiritually.

7,000 Prisoners Claimed,

fable by

the Puto-Ho River. The advance must then have resulted in the cutting off of the Northern troops in the south of Chihli province and the north of Shantung pro- vince.

In regard to these troops whose lina of communication. has been severed, the Southerners. main- tain that they took 7,000 of them! as prisoners, and captured large hooty, arms and munitions. Reuter.

Tientsin the Goal.

Shanghai. Yesterday,

DEAD WOMAN.

POLICE FIND IN A SCHOOL.

REMAINS OF AMAH?

In a spare room of the servants' quarters of the Japanese Pri mary School, No. 7 Kennedy-road, on Friday afternoon, the police! found the body of a Chinese General Yen Hsi-shan (the Na-woman in an advanced stage of tionalist ally in Shansi) claims decomposition. the capture of Tsangchow by the The police search was carried forces who are marching on Tien-out as the result of a report made tsin.--Reuter.

Note: Earlier developments there was an over-powering smell by the school authorities that He twice beat him to the floor be leading to the capture of Tsang-around the building, fore the knockout, which was the

Sharkey at 13 stone 10 lbs, had the advantage and rushed his lighter opponent from the gong.

The Postal Service to Swabue & neighbouring places has now result of a drilling right upper chow are described on page 12.]

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Mr. Tex Rickard.

The discovery of the body was startling in view of the fact that no one had been reported missing. The body was so decomposed that was beyond identification. Three blood stained daggers with hair adhering to them were found Amoy, Yesterday, in the room with the body. The The Northern cruiser "Haichi" door of the room was locked from entered the outer harbour this the outside, and the key missing. |morning at 3.30 and fired six or so that the police had to force the jseven shells at the forts on either door to enter..

AT AMOY.

Northern Croiser “Haichi" Shells it

the Forts.

Arms for Nationalists.

side of the harbour entrance andį A medical examination held at then steamed away out of range, the public martuary since the dis- The forts replied without result. covery of the body fix death to ----Reuter.

have occurred about April 30.

Although the body was impos- Amoy, Yesterday. sible to identify, other servants The Norwegian steamer," at the school are of the opinion "Vale", remains in the harbour that it was the remains of an here. It is stated that some amah employed by the head- munitions from the vessel have mistress of the school. She was Theen unloaded. It is reported that last seen alive on the evening of 1.500 rifles: 20 machine guns, April 29 when she was visited by 1,000,000 rounds of rifle ammuni- a young man, aged aboút 22. tion and a few field-guns are

Foul Play? aboard-Reuter.

"Titanin" at Amoy.

The man was observed to leave Amoy. Yesterday. later. but although the woman The submarine tender. H.M.S. was not seen leaving the house, a "Titania" with four submarines| telephone message, supposedly arrived yesterday and is going same evening. The voice on the from her, was received later the north on May 16.-Reuter.

line represented the speaker to be the amah. She reported that a mouth and ears. He was carried

In a training camp a veteran relative was ill across the harbour |from the ring in a state of coma,

officer saw a raw recruit trying to and she would be away a few days The three Atlantic fliers and cook his breakfast on a badly-made,

attending to the patient. Heeney were present, and all re-fire. Going to him, he showed him! In view of the telephone mess- ceivedigger ovations than the how to make a quick-cooking Bre, age, the woman's continued ab-

saying:

¡sence was not remarked by the The. Atlantic fliers, after the "Look at the time you are wast;

other servants who thought that fight, climbed the ring and were Ing! When I was in India I often consequently no report was made she was still in Kowloon," and, loudly applauded. The announcer had to hunt my breakfast. I used lifted a hand towards each in to go about two miles in the jungle, to the police, turn to signify that each was the shoot my, food, skin or pluck it,

It was not until the body was victor of the westward passage then cook and eat it, and return to found that the suspicion entered across the Atlantic.

the camp under the half-hour." Janyone's head that she had been

Then he added. "Of course, you the victim of foul play. have read of the jungle?"

The only slight means of Iden- "Yes, sir," replied the recruit, tifying the body as that of the "and also of Ananias and George amah was a report made to the Washington!"

Major Fitzmaurice tried to get! Heeney, but the modest, Tom évaded the Irishman in the crush.

SNEAK THIEF JAILED.

police by some of the servants that the amah bad some gold teeth in her mouth, but the clue

is of little value as no one knew

The winner of the first prize exactly how many gold teeth the Whilst a Chinese woman was more than $10,000 in the Liver- amah had. Ku walking in Wellington-street yea-pool Cotton Exchange Sweepstake It is interesting to note, how- terday afternoon, a sneak thief was a man living at Gateacre, near ever, that two gold teeth were approached her from behind and Liverpool. He was the fourth found in the jaws of the decom- snatched a gold chain from her buyer of the ticket. Mr. John posed body.

neck. The woman plucklly chased R. Hennywill, a cotton salesman, Although no arrests have vet the thief and kept him in sight won the second prize of £2,500. been made the police have a des until he was stopped by a police The Liverpool newsroom sweep cription of the young man who man. When the thief was charged first prize 28,000-was won by was seen with the amah on April before Major C. Willson at the Cen-Mr. J. Walker, & Liverpool motor 29, and inquiries are being made tral Hagistracy this morning, his haulage contractor, and the second as to his whereabouts. This man Worship" passed sentence of six prize – ticket-worth £2,500—was in wanted by the police as he is

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