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FINNISH PILOT CALLS IN AT HONG KONG ON

Miss Margaret Scriven.

YORKSHIRE

TRIUMPH OVER

LANCASHIRE

CRAWFORD

WINS FRENCH

TENNIS TITLE

Henri Cochet Beaten In Straight Sets.

MISS MARGARET SCRIVEN'S SPLENDID WIN

British Victories

Paris, To-day.

Jack Crawford, Australia's No- 1

SOVIET ARMAMENTS FOR THE PACIFIC

Big Navy Orders "Placed In Italy

London, To-day. The "Daily Telegraph" states that it is understood that the Soviet is negotiating with Italian ship-building firms for the con- struction of four 7,000-ton cruisers with the most powerful armament, and one submarine, reported to be of 3.800 tops, for special service in the Pacific Ocean-Beuter,

ranking player, caused a sensation JAPANESE TRADE

COMPETITION

in international lawn tennis circles when he beat Henri Cochet, France's brilliant Davis Cup player, in straight sets to win the French Protection Urged In Far Championship at Auteuil yesterday.

The scores were 5-6, 6-1, 6-3.

A British player was also successful in the Ladies' Championship, Miss Mar- garet Scriven, the unofficial

British

entrant, beating Mme. Mathieu, the French champion, by 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the Final Round.

East Colonies. ENGLISH COTTON LEADERS' MEMORANDUM

FINLAND TO TOKYO

UNOBTRUSIVE

ARRIVAL HERE

YESTERDAY

14 Days' Flying Time -To Colony.

CAPT. BREMER HOPS OFF TO-DAY FOR AMONY

(Special to The China Mail.) Unheralded by press reports, Captain W. Bremen, one of Fin land's leading aviators, arrived in the Colony at 12.15 p.m. yesterday from Hanoi, having completed the journey in 51/2 hours. He left for Shanghai this morning at 5.40 a.m. Captain Bremen, who is flying The Executive Committee of the round the world in easy stages. Cotton Trade Organisations yester-left Helsingfors, Finland, on May day despatched a memorandum to 2: his flying time to Hong Kong be-

London, To-day.

Down

BERNARDS' OF HARWICH

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PIONEERS OF Quality Goods at Reasonable prices.

CHATER ROAD, HỒNG . KONG.

FLYING HOLIDAY

The Australian. Davis Cup tea m-J. H. Crawford, A. K, Quist, V. B. McGrath and D. P. Turnbulí, (S. & G.)

SOONG ARRIVES CANTON-HANKOW

IN ENGLAND

RAILWAY ·

MORGAN'S

"RAILWAY

EMPIRE"

Banker's Loans To U.S. Companies.

RAIL MAGNATE TESTIFIES AT INQUIRY

Washington, To-day.

A feature of yesterday's session of the Senate stock market inquiry into the affairs of Messrs. J. P.. Morgan and Company, the world famous private bankers, was the examination, yesterday, of the rail- way Magnate, Mr. U. P. Van Swer- ingen, who organised the Alleghany Securities Holding Corporation in 1929. Shares in the Corporation

were obtained by Messrs. Morgan and Co., and passed on to favoured clients at cost price.

Warm Welcome From £4,500,000 Advanced For investigating counsel, Van

Countrymen.

Construction.

Questioned by Mr. Pecora, the

Sweringen, described Messrs. Morgan and Company's part in building up the vast railway

Crawford and Miss Scriven, the the President of the Board of Trade, ling 14 days. His arrival here was MANY PROMINENT CHINESE LOAN FOR SIX SHIPS TO BE Empire"

new champions, paired together to Mr. Walter Runciman, urging, that unobstrusive, and with the excep- win the Mixed Doubles from Fred should the Japanese delay sending tion of one or two officials, there Perry and Betty Nuthall earlier in

representatives to the proposed con-was no one to welcome him at the the week,

versations, the British Government aerodrome. The fuss and prepara- should proceed with the formal tion which has attended other fly- notice to abrogate the Anglo-Ja-ers of repute arriving in the Colony

was entirely lacking, panese treaties.

1932 Bradford Fiasco Avenged.

MACAULAY 12 FOR 49

London, To-day. Yorkshire won the first battle of

Crawford's triumph over Cochet the Roses when they beat Lan- cashire by

an innings and 156 runs to his own courts has given rise to American optimism regarding at Manchester yesterday. The

the challenge for the Davis Cup. second match will be staged at Bath Ellsworth Vines and Wilmur Leeds on August 5.

Allison recorded wins over Craw-i Brilliant batting by Mitchellford in the recent series of "Test" (123) and Barber (62) (not A. T. matches in Australia, and Cocket Barber, the former Oxford and is considered to be France's sole Yorkshire skipper) enabled the hope for the retention White Rose county to compile trophy. 341. Then came the fire-works.

Macaulay, the Yorkshire fast bowler, carried all be- fore him to dismiss Lanca- shire for 393 and return an analysis of 7 for 28.

of the

Australian stock in the Davis Cup has gone up, as Crawford's

erushing victory over Satoh, who

Meanwhile, the Government should arrange, in the differ--- ent Empire markets, for the imposition of substantial mar- gine of preference or control of importa by quotus, which might be reconsidered if the proposed conversations led to a situation justifying reconsi- deration.

Immediately on arrival, Captain Bremen, together with Mr. L. A. R. Duncan of the Asiatic Petroleum Com- pany, superintended the re fueling of the machine, a Junkers Junior with an Arm- strong engine unit,

AT SOUTHAMPTON

London, To-day.

Mr. T. V. Soong, Chinese Finance, Minister and chief Chinese delegate to the World Economic Conference. arrived here at 10.30 p.m. yester day accompnied by. Mr. Owen D. Young the American financial ad viser. Mr. Tei President of the Bank of China, and Dr. W. W. Yen, Chinese Ambassador to Moscow.

He was met at Southampton jby Mr. Quo Tai-chi, Chinese Captain Bremer who is flying a

Minister in London, Mr. Yang Junker Junior, fitted with Kuang-sheng, Consul-General in

If the conversations break down, seven-cylinder Armstrong-Sid-London, and Mr. Hsia Chin-lin, Tronquered Fred Perry, Britain's the Government should make adeley Genet engine, left Helsing-First Secretary to the Legation.

No. 1 player, has given a great pact with Holland to protect Bri-fors, Finland, on May 2. His impetus to the former optimism tish and Dutch Far Eastern Colon-first stop was Berlin, from thence Forced to follow on 248 runs in that prevailed. Australia should þies against unfair competition from he made his way to Karachi by arrears the Red Rose county again meet Japan in the quarter finals the Japanese cotton industry, the easy stages. callapsed sensationally before of the European Zone, and it is memorandum states.-Reuter. Macaulay, being dismissed for 92more than probable that it will be

Macaulay claimed 5 for 23 to give Britain-Australia Final in the GENERAL KANAYA'S him a bag of 12 for 49 in the match.

European Zone, This Wis Yorkshire's seventh consecutive triumph. The Tykes

Australia are relying on youth! now leant Sussex by 17 points, and to bring her triumphs on the

have

a game in hand. It was courts of Europe, Crawford being Lancashire's first defeat.

the oldest player at 24. The other

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members of the team are Vivian Last year Lancashire caused sensation by beating Yorkshire by McGrath (17), Adrian Quist (20) an innings and 50 runs at Bradford and D. P. Turnbull (23),

DEATH.

The first to greet him was a Foreign Office repre. sentative on behalf of Sir John Simon, who sent a let- ter to the delegates.

The worst part of his flight to Hong Kong was The party was warmly wel- across India where the mon.

comed by a large gathering of soons had already broken.

Chinese, including Miss Grace However, he arrived at Cal-

Ho Tung, daughter of Sir Robert culta sufely,

Ho Tung, Mr. Wang, head of the Staying at Calcutta for a day Boxer Purchasing Commission, he flew by easy stages to Bang- Mr. Li, Manager of the Bank of kok, touching at the usual land- China, and Mr. Silcock, Secretary ing spots on the Burma Coast of the Chinese Society. The death has occurred of Gen-Captain Bremer spent two days ter.

in Bangkok sightseeing before leaving for Hong Kong.

A Japanese Military Councillor.

Tokyo, To-day,

in the first match of the season.! Crawford entered the Final by feral Hanzo Kanaya, Chief of Ger The champions were dismissed on overwhelming Jiro Satoh, the eral Staff at the time of the out- that occasion for totals of 46 and Japanese ace, by 6-0, 6-2, 6-2, break of the Manchurian trouble 167, Sibbles taking 12 for 68 in the while Cochet beat H. G. N. Lee, and now Military Councillor. match.

the British No. 3, by 9-11, 6-3, 6-3, Macaulay took 12 for 47 against | 6.3. Leicestershire earlier in the season and is now 1, serious contender for

the West Indians.--Beuter.

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Miss Scriven од her present form can be ranked No.

in Bri-

a place in the England eleven against in, having beaten Miss Dorothy

Round, Miss Betty Nuthall, Mrs.) Fearnley Whittingstall, Mrs. King: jand Miss Mary Heeley. There will

SENATORS RECEIVE CHECK

Cleveland Indians Beaten In U.S. Baseball,

New York, Yesterday. Rain again handicapped the Na tional League baseball programme yesterday, the game between St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnatti Reds being called off in the fourth 'innings, and postponed until Ap- gust.

(Continued on Page 12.) Results as cabled by. Router:—..

American League.

Chicago

St. Louis

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be no question this year regarding

her claims for a place in the Wightman Cup team against

America.

General Kanaya died from ulcer in the stomach.-Reuter.

U.S. NOW LEGALLY OFF GOLD

Mr. Roosevelt Signs. Currency Measure.

Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt yes- terday signed the Bill re- pealing the gold clause. — ¿Renter

an

Reu-

Leaves For Amoy. | INDIAN PETITION

His total flying time from. Helsingfors to Hong Kong amounted to 14 days.

He left Hong Kong at 5.40 a.m. this morning for Amoy, From there he will go on to Shanghai and Tokyo,

MATTERN FLYING

· ACROSS RUSSIA Round The World Flight.

TO BRITAIN New Constitution

Sought.

RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS

Allahabad, To-day.

The release of political prisoners, the withdrawal of ordiances, and

BUILT IN BRITAIN

Shanghai, To-day.

At an all-day meeting yes- terday the Board of Trustees

of the Sino-British Indemnity Fund decided to advance £4,- 500,000 to the Ministry of Railways for the construction of the Canton-Hankow Rail- way, and £360,000 to the China Merchants Steamship- Company to have six ships built in Britain.

These two Loans, which re- present approximately $80,- 000,000, will Be the biggest advance ever made to the

Chinese authorities by the Board, which is also consi- dering favourably further Loans for educational and com- munication purposes.-Reuter,

ROYAL ROMANCE,

Don Alfonso, To Wed Cuban Girl.

Lausanne, To-day: The bans have been pub- lished here for the marriage of Don Alfonso, eldest son of ex-King Alfonso of Spain, and a Cuban girl, Senorita de San Pedro...

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It is not known at present whe ther Don 'Alfonso will give up his potential · rights to the Spanish | throne owing to the projected alliance.-- Reuter.

PERMISSION REFUSED BY FORMER KING,

Geneva, To-day. Ex-King Alfonso has refused

The Prince, by the marriage,

He said that Messrs. Morgan and Co. lent £5,200,000 in 1923 and 1924 to the Nickel Plate Railway and £9,600,000 in 1927 to the Chesapeake Corpora- tion, which was formed by Mr. Van Sweringen to pur- chase control of the Chesa- peake Chicago Railway.

Mr. Van Sweringen added that he often consulted Messrs. Morgan and Co., as "world-wide counsellors in financial mat ters." Reuter.

MORGAN PLAYS WITH MIDGET.

Washington.

A potential profit of $122,508,000 for the Morgan Company in 1929 if he had sold sécurities received. by it in forming the United Cor- paration was outlined to the Senate investigating committee to-day and agreed to by Mr. George Whitney, partner of the firm.

Attorney Pecora introduced the proft figure which Mr. Whitney asid was correct but ridiculed as ja surmise of what might have been

done but wasn't.

While Mr. Morgan was awaiting the proceedings Miss Ly's Graf, 31, circus midget, was placed in Mr. Morgan's lap by a press agent. He looked nonplussed but submit- ted gracefully until the picturés were taken. '

The midget slid down and climbed back, as spectators laughed and Morgan soon wES in-good humour again.

He then told the midget that he had “a grandson bigger that you,”

-Associated Press.

STOCKS ADVANCE ON WALL ST. Recovery From Decline On Saturday.

the issue of an invitation to the permission for the marriage of Mme. Mathieu, coached by Suzanne Lenglen last year in an

Congress to co-elaborate in the Don Alfonso, on the grounds that RAPID PROGRESS MADE

the prospective bride is a com endeavour to beat Helen Wills-

shaping of a new, Constitution is moner, also on account of his son's Moody at Wimbledon, is the French The Bill was introduced into the

urged in a telegram sent to Mr.-health. Moscow, To-day. champion. She eliminated Helen House, of Representatives on May Jacobs, America's No. 2, In the 26, by Mr. Stegall, Chairman of the

Lieutenant James Matter, the Ramsay MacDonald, British Prem

her, the Rt. Hon. Mr. Stanley Bald-will renounce his right to the SILVER RISES AFTER EARLY: Bemi-final-Reuter.-

Banking Committee of the House American airman, took off from win, President of the Council, and throne.-Reuter. and was passed on May 23, here at 1,14 am to-day, for Sverd-Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for In-

Mr. Stegall said that the passlovsk from where he will fly to No- age of the legislation would enable foreign debtors to pay war debts in vosibirsk, Irkutsk and Khabarovsk. any money which was legal in Unit-Reuter. [ed States.

CAR - PARKING ON THE PEAK.

S.W.B. Officer Fined For Obstruction.

dia, by sixty prominent Indians, including Tagore, a professor of Fine Art, Sini, and G. D, Birla.

It is argued that such co-opera-

Garms and Reynolds hit homers. Schofield at-Central Magistracy this gold standard." It was an Ad for 23 hours,-landing to re-fuel at copy of the telegram has been sent

Détroit

Gehringer hit a homer.

Cleveland

Washington

Schulte bit a homer.

Philadelphia

"Grove hit a homer,

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HOME LEAVE.

Colonial Secretary Leaves To-morrow.

CHG..

Sir Thomas Bouthörn, KEE, Colonial Secretary, ac- companied by Lady "Southorn, leaves for Home, to-morrow on the ss. Patroclus, on long. leave

SELLING

New York, To-day. Silver prices advanced slight-

on profit taking and foreign- selling, the Wall Street market advancing practically one cent yesterday.po

Mesurs. E. A Pierce and Co. report

Lieut. Mattern hopped off from The legislation was introduced at Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, the request of President Roosevelt. early last Saturday morning, in an tion is made possible by the truce Mr. Stegall said that the Bill attempt to complete a solo fight agreed to by Congress in regard to A private of the South Wales "frees the United States from the around the world. Crossing the the Civil Disobedience campaign. A Borderers appeared before Mr. Wobstacles and handicaps of the North Atlantle, he flew non-stop morning on behalf of Lt. JC. ministration Bill and part of Pre- Jomfruland Islet, off the coast of Lord Willingdon and to Mahatma Richardson, who was summoned for sident Roosevelt's emergency relief Norway at 10.15 am. on Banday. Gandhi.-Reuter. causing obstruction “outside the programme.

He took off at 8 pm, the same day na naman Peak Tramway Station by parking. The law will make it unnecessary for Oslo, landing there at 4.20 p.m. - Before Mr. W. Schofield at the Gen and Lady Southorn will return to may carry, the Als car next to the engine house so for President Roosevelt to devaluate At 6.40 am, yesterday he left for tral Magistracy this morning a Chio- the Colony on or about December blocking the entrance gates, the gold dollar under the Inflation Moscow, Arriving safely at 2.05 women was fined $500, or two 12, on the Blue Funnel liner

provisions of the Farm Relief Act. ip.m.

1. A fine of $5 was imposed,

"The market today, contrary to general trading expectations,・ WAS based on today's action. We

Ink that there will be another. It is expected that Sir Thomas burst of strength, this week which

months hard labour, for possession of Ancie

¡four tasks of prepared 'onlum,

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