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Aid From Richardson- And Oldfield.

OLDFIELD KNOCKED OUT AFTER GALLANT 41.

Australia All Out For 222.

Adelaide, to-day.

One of Australia's great- est batsmen, W. H. Pons- ford re-established himself to-day by saving Australia from a first innings collapse. V. Y. Richardson helped the

BRILLIANT BATTING SAVES AUSTRALIAN COLLAPSE

Roman Catholic Police annual Memorial Service at Westminis- ter Cathedral. The Police marching in procession to the Cathe- dral. (8. & G.)

Victorian to add 30 runs in a cri. South African 14 DAYS IN OPEN

tical fifth-wicket partnership. Ponsford continued his mastery over the English "shock at- tack," and gave a magnificant display.

His recovery of his batting form, similar to that of. Don Bradman, delighted the spec- tators. Ponsford, for the first time in his cricketing career, was dropped from the second Test, but his answer to the selectors haa fully recovered his former prestige.

Politics

No Coalition With Tielman Roos.

Capetown, To-day. Genera Smuts has announced that he is definitely breaking off negotiations for Coalition with Mr. Tielman Roos, This however, does not mean that the - move for a National Government on the broadest lines is ended,

Riotous Scenes.

FISHING BOAT

Ordeal of 29 Spanish Grandees.

ESCAPED FROM PENAL COLONY

Lisbon, To-day.

The group of 29 ragged, gnunt, unshaven fugitives arrived here yesterday.""

It was extremely difcult to believe that the party was composed of brilliant officers and Spanish gran dees, including Prince Alphonso de Bourbon, consin of ex-King Alphonso, They landed after 14 days in

A SECOND PETITION FOR CLEMENCY

LAST ATTEMPT TO SAVE

CHENG'S LIFE

EXECUTION WILL NOT TAKE PLACE THIS WEEK

A NEW PETITION SEEKING CLEMENCY FOR CHENG KWOK-YAU HAS BEEN PREPARED BY FRIENDS AND RE- LATIVES OF THE FAMILY OF THE CONDEMNED YOUTH AND IS NOW BEING CIRCULATED IN THE COLONY FOR SIGNATURE.

The appeal is public and both Chinese and foreigners are being asked to sign. Many signatures, including those of prominent Chinese business men are reported to have been obtained already. The petition will be presented to H.E. the Governor, Sir William Peel, on Thursday morning,

No date for the execution has been announced but it is authori- tatively learnt that the execution has been deferred until next week.

THE PETITION READS:

Your Excellency Your humbla petitioners with great respect crave permission to address Your

Excellency upon the subject of the "youngman Cheng Kwok-yau, sentenced to be hanged for the murder of George Fung... Your petitioners feel assured that Your Excellency upfolding the an open fishing boat and had run traditions of British Justice, has given to the case the most careful out of food and water.

There were 20,000 present Extraordinary scenes of hooligan when Ponsford (46) and Richard prevailed at a meeting in the son (21) resumed the Australian Town Hall At Bloemfontein rester innings at 109 for 4. on. a perfect day and after being shouted down wicket and in sunny weather..

by his opponents, Mr. Tielman Roos Voce had his ankle bandaged had to be escorted from the building Prince Alphonso, in an inter-consideration and made all allow and gave way to Allen. who to his hotel-Reuter.

view with Reuter said that the ance in the prisoner's favour. We opened with Larwood.

Monarchy most be restored in feel assured also that Your Excel- order to

Spain from lency in kindness of heart would anarchy. Reuter.

rejoice were it easy to vary the

Nevertheless the cir The fugitives, who included in their sentence. numbor several leading Royalists, escumtsances of the case and of the THE ALPS?f Rio De Oro on January 7 in Your Excellency and to beg from caped from the African penal celony prisoner embolden us to approach amall cargo boat, believed to

Notts bowler, however, fielded.

The

HINKLER

CRASHED IN

Larwood again exploited his leg theory, and again Incurred the wrath of the

crowd when he hit Ponsford

on the back three times.

The Victorian, however, New Hope For Missing

reach his 50 after 122 min-

utes' batting.

Ponsford played superb cric-

ket, powerful cutting yielding CAPT.

him five boundaries.

He forced Jardine to pack the offside with a}. ring of fielders.

At 181 Allen changed ends and met with immediate success, Richardson playing his second ball on to his wicket 131-5-28.

Richardson had batted for 95 minutes, showing amaz ing restraint and...” hitting only one boundary in a fifth wickel partnership which yielded 80 runs.

Airman.

HOPE'S DAILY SEARCH

FLIGHTS.

Basle, To-day.

A statement made by a British tourist in Switzer- land points to the fact that Squadron Leader Bert Hink- ler, the Australian pilot, has crashed in the Alps, while at- tempting to establish a new England to Australls flight record.

Captain Hope, the well-known

Jardine made frequent changes, British airman, has arrived in but he could not separate Pons-Basle and intends to commence ford and Oldfield, who were to his search for the missing flyer, gether at lunch with the score at at once. He will follow the clue

Bave

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French vessel. They were successful Your Excellency that this un- in roaching Port Elierme, Senegal, a fortunate youth's life be spared. fow days later.

The Governor of the prison was dis- missed immediately after the escape became known.

FOOLISH FLIGHT

Lady Bailey Continues Trip To Cape.

SUFFERING FROM INFLUENZA.

Oran, To-day

Lady Bailey has decided to continue her England-Cape flight in spite of a slight temperature. She, left here at 9.50 p.m. last night, By- ing in a southerly direction.

Reuter,

Lady Bailey, who landed at Oran

186 for 5, Ponsford being 80 and supplied by the tourist, who saya at 8.30 p.m. yesterday, is believed the wicket-keeper 26;

that he saw a plane which he be-to be auffering from influenza.. lieves to be Hinkler's, flying at She is doubtful whether she can an altitude of about 6,000 feet continue. Reuter. 341 over the Swiss Alps, on January

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Scores::

England:

First Innings

Australia' ist innings

W. M. Woodfull, b Allen

J. H. Fingleton, b Allen

D. G. Bradman, e Allen, b

Larwood

S. J. McCabe, e Jardine, b Lar Atwood

W. H. Ponsford, b Voce

V. Y. Richardson, b Allen,

W. A. Oldfield, retired hurt

CV Grimmett, e Voce, b

AllenEM

W JO'Reilly, Larwood T. Wall, b Hammond. H. Ironmonger, not out,

Extras

Total

Met London, To-day...

CHENG'S

EXECUTION

Herr Von Hoesch, who has recently been appointed Ambas Bador at the Court of St. James's. (8. & G.).

IMPRESSIVE

CEREMONY

AT VATICAN

Papal Bulletin Read From St. Peter's. POPE'S PLEA FOR HOLY YEAR.

Home, To-day.

The Papal Bulletin, promul gating the Holy Year was read: to n huge crowd from the por-

DEFERRED co of St. Peter's Cathedral,

Prisoner Informed of His Fate.

CONDEMNED MAN WELL

Cheng Kwok-yau, who is to be executed for procuring the murder of George Fung, alias Fung Him, at Village Road in March last year, and who has been incarcerated in

yesterday morning.

The Bulletin details the celebra- tions to be held and anfibuntes |that the indulgences-in connection with the Holy Year are only avail- able in Rome. It urges the faithful {to undertake" pilgrimages to Roma

and Palestine,

The ceremony before the reading of the Bulletin was very impressive. His Holiness the Pope, seated in the Throne Room, surrounded by prelates and picturesquely uniform-

the condemned cell at Viced chamberlains, presented the toria Gabl since August last,

Bulletin to the Dean of the Apesto-

NO SANCTIONS

BY THE POWERS

AGAINST JAPAN

"Daily Telegraph" On Far East Dispute.

"NO ACTION BY U. S.”

London, To-day. The

British Conservative press continues, to point out that the Powers will not take steps to enforce an economic boycott against Japan as a line. of settlement in the Sino-Japan ese dieptue. The Daily Tele- graph in a leading article, to- day paints out that Jepan, an well as the rest of the world is. confident of this,

The leader states:—“It is known to all the world and not the least to Japan that the leading. Euro- pean Powers have no intention of ... resorting to ̈ Banctions againat

Japan for the sake of restoring

Manchuria to China. The United States, the chief complainant, will have no resort thereto either by

association with the League or in- dependently."

"At the meeting of the Commit- tee of Nineteen, we hope that Sir Eric Drammond's proposal to con- duct the whole matter transferred from the Committee of Nineteen to- a smaller committee of seven, wilt prove acceptable at Geneva."?

"Beme of the smaller powers may object, but in these grave matters, decisions affecting the": penen of the Far East should be determined by those who have to shoulder: the respon- sibility."Reuter-

Leakage Of Military Secrets.

SEVEN PENALTIES DECIDED BY NANKING.

Nanking.

has been informed of his fate. lic Protonotaries. After the Pope The tensenoss of the Sino-Japan- The Chinese citizens appeal had retired the prolates walked in ese situation bad led the Govern- Your petitioners humbly submit for clemency was dismissed by procession to the portico, where ment to adopt stringent measures the Governor-in-Council on Fri- the Dean of Pronotoaries read the to prevent a leakage of military as follows:→→→

pulpit."

1. That the element of doubt re-day, and this decision has been Bulletin from a specially erected secrets.

maining in the case is aum-divulged to Cheng, cient to exercise. commutation

The respite granted. Cheng Three coples were then handed to of the sentence without con-pending his leave to appeal to the Papal Master of Ceremonies to Privy Council which was 'dis-be read in the churches of St. John tempt of law or justice.

2. That the prisoner is so young.missed by the Judicial Commit- the Lateran, Santa Maria Maggiore 3. That in Chinese eyes the girl tee expired on Saturday, and and St. Paul's, outside the walls of

In the case was his aflanced it was thought possible that the the Vatican.

wife.

4. That he had been annoyed and betrayed and laboured under a

sense of intolerable grievance." 5. That he was in some degree en couraged by his associates, who escaped punishment.

6. That he has already auffered

great agony of mind.

7. That he is repentant. 7

8.

That the talding of his life will serve no purpose that could not also be served by a long term

tapiof "imprisonment.

condemned man would hang this morning. MORE

It is authoritatively learned

that the 'execution' will not

take place until next week, Cheng thus having another week to live.

Cheng, it is learned, has kept in good health and has been visited by his friends' daily. He was bap- tired in the Roman Catholic faith, about a fortnight ago, by an Ita lian Father

When seen by a China Mail re- porter to-day, Mr., Franks, Super- intendent of Prisons, was reticent about the matter, and did not in- volge the probable date of the exe-

With these submissions your petitioners plead that Your Excel The British aviatrix, Lady Bailey leney will graciously exercise the left Croydon at 2.40 a.m. yesterday prerogative of mercy and alter the 22. It is the opinion of Captain in a Pass Moth machine. She is sentence to one of imprisonment, cution. Yes," he said, in reply

11.

Hope that Hinkler "lost his way attempting to beat Mias Amy

And your petitioners will ever to a question, "Cheng has been in- formed that he is to be executed."

en route to the Simplon Pass on Johnson & record for the England pray.

8 his way to Brindisi, or

was to the Cape fight Reuter.

caught in the treacherous air

8 currents in the pass and crashed

85 on the mountain, wall. In either

28 event, Hinkler may still be alive,

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41 although injured and unable to

obtain help.. SARA

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Captain Hope has nounced that he intenda [6]⠀⠀⠀ making daily search flights

for 18; 8 for 34;14 for 51; 5 for

0 from Basle, flying Ove hours,

at a time. During these journeys he will make hazar dous, searches from the Air

COTTON IMPORTS TO HOLLAND.

50 Per Cent, Quota Bed To Be Made.

London, To-day... The Financial Times correspon- dent at Hague states that a Bill providing for the introduction of a

Bishop May Sign. Interviewed by the China Mail, the Rt. Rev. Blahop H. Valtorta stated he was not presenting the petition, as he had not been asked.

ADMIRAL KELLY ON VISIT TO MANILA.

"Should there be a public appeal, I Leaves Aboard Flagship may be willing to add my name to This Morning. the petition said his Lordship

vorns

80 per cent Import quota on cotton that the

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CLEARING

THE TOWNS

Henceforth the death penal-

ty or life imprisonment will be imposed on officials divulging military secrets, while splen and others employing illegiti mate means to secure military. information" will', be similarly treated, DRA

Anyone divulging military BO- crete unwittingly is Hable to at least five years imprisonment and to life imprisonment if the offence is committed deliberately,

IN RUSSIA Other penalties Included one to

Thousands Given Ten Days To Leave.

DRASTIC EFFECT OF NEW SOVIET DECREE

seven years imprisonment for un- authorised persons venturing into fortified areas, military barracks, warships, arsenals, etc-Reuter.

NOTED SURGEON'S DEATH.

Sir Robert Jones.

· Moscow, To-day. Ten days in which to quit the town at their own ex- pense is given to-day to one

London, To-day. category of those expelled Sir Robert Jones., Bart, KBE, from Moscow and other big C.R., D.S.M., (U.S.A.), Ch.M,, cities by the application of RR.GS (Eng.), FR.C.S.E., the new passport system. FRC.SI, Hon. D. Sc. (Wales) Thousands of families are and Harvard, Hon. LLD. packing up their belongings and (Aberdeen and

Hon Xale). planning to flee to places where D. Sc (McGill Univ.), Hon.

it is hoped that the decree will LL. D. (Liverpool), F. A, C, S.

be carried out less stringently. (Hon.), President of the Associa

O CEC. Decres, a

tion of Surgeons, of Great Britain,

The single passport system was died here to-day at the age of 74 It was rumoured, that

the BishopH, M. S. Kent, flagship of the established throughout the U.S.B.R. years. Reuter Is to present the second petition for China Station, with Admiral Sir by the Central Executive Committee Sir Robert Jones was born at clemency

Howard Kelly, K. C. B, Comman in December last All citizens over Rhyl, Wales, in June, 1858. He was a Vernacular Report der-in-Chief on board, left for May 16 years, who regularly live in great authority on orthfpaedic pur- ular newspaper states is at 6 o'clock this morning, on a towna workers in aottlements, also gery and orthopedics, and has writ econd petition will con-visit to the Philippines The flag- those engaged in transport work on ten many publications on, the sub- of the chasms and the wind- swept mountala face, goods into Holland has been intro tain the signatures of prominent ship will be away for about six or States farms or enterprises under jest. He won the Liston prize of Met Bad Weatherduced by the Dutch Parliament Chinese and European residents of reven wooke construction, must have passports the Royal College of Surgeons (Ed- Bowling Analysis.

No news has been received of The Minister of Economic Affairs the Colony The aircraft carrier, HMS which will be considered as ident-inburgh University) Id 1912, and At the Cameron Prize in 1920.". He 25 6 663 the whereabouts of the missing states that the Industrialisation of The first petition was signed on Hermes left port this morning for Acation papers,

ated. differencely by Chinese Justicon of the Pence brief fleet exerclass, and will pro- A special department of workers, was a member of the Medical Ad 28 4 714 airman who set out from Eng East Asia has

Signatures for the second petition bably

tomorrow. HM peasants and militia has been form- visory Board of the War Office. 17.474.30 1. land on January 7 in an

of 15 to 20 per cent betwee

were obtained from 6p.yester Verity followed the Hermes out for ed to ensure the working of the de He is survived by a widow a BON

similar purp

PASARAN cree. day.

and a daughter. Reuter. (Continued on Puse 14.);

181; 6 for 194; 7 for 212;). for #218; 9 for 222; 10 for 2224

Larwood Allen Hammond

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