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BUREAU RECOMMENDS SUB-COMMISSIONS

'HAT TRICK”

BY PAINE FOR

WARWICKSHIRE

James Langridge Takes 13 For 108.

I

SUSSEX BEAT SOMERSET

Hopwood's Century Helps Lancashire Win

London, To-day. A "hat trick" was included in Paine's 5 for 65 against Glamorgan at Cardiff yesterday, but Warwick- shire had to be content with only five points.

Sussex, aided by brilliant

PRIVATE DISARMAMENT TALKS IN PARIS

Mr. Arthur Henderson's Tour Of European Capitals

London, To-day.

Mr. Arthur Henderson, President of the Disarmament Conference, Disarmament yesterday opened

with M. conversations in Paris Daladier, the French Premier, and Paul Boncour, Foreign Minister.

It is understood that the dis- cussion centred on international control of armaments including Lhoss manufactured in private factories.

As authorised by the Genera! Commission of the Disarmament Conference, Mr. Henderson will later hold similar conversations in other European capitals.-British Wireless Service,

bowling by James Langridge (13 US. DOLLAR ·

a

for "108) and century by Ted Bowley beat Somerset to re cord their tenth win of the sea-1 son, while Essex, the other lead- ing Southern contender, suffered a reverse at the hands of Kent.

A dashing century by Hop wood enabled Lancashire to force an innings victory at Leicester. This was the "Red Rose" country's "fifth win of the season.

OXFORD ALL OUT 164

All-India Test Player Takes 4 For 54

London, To-day. Oxford lost their three remain- ing wickets for the addition of 38 runs at Lord's yesterday, and rain did not allow Cambridge to bat in the 95th no match

The game rill he concluded to-day..

Scores as called by Reuter: Oxford 164 (D. P. Walker, 46, J. Jehangir Khan 4 for 64)..

Results as cabled by Reuter were as follow:

County Championship.

Sussex beat Somerset by 5 wic; } kets at Tauston,

Somerset 149 (Langridge (Jan.) 6

for 44),

188 (Langridge (Jas.) 7 for 64). Sussex 313 for 9 dec., (Howley-134,

Young 6 for 82).

25 for 5.

Lancashire beat Leicester by an innings and 85 runs at Leicester. Lanes, 450 for 9 dec. (Hopwood

140). "

Leicester 215 and 155.

Kent took Arst innings points

from Essex at Folkestone,

Essex 25% and 190 for 8 (Freeman

5 for 56).

Kent 329 (B. H. Valentine 127).

RECOVERS

TO 4.65%

New York Banks Sell Sterling.

EXCHANGE MARKET "VERY NERVOUS"

New York. To-day. A marked improvement in the American dollar in relation to the pound was indicated yesterday, the closing price be- ing 4.6534 After opening ~ at 4.80 it steadily advanced

to 4.7112. gathering further. strength in the afternoon.

Several New York banks reported to have sold sterling, and although the amounts are relatively small, they affected the rate owing to the thinness of the market. The market is very nervous.

Authorities on Wall Street regard the weakening of the dollar on Monday as too rapid, and this view was reflected in the lack of selling yesterday. -Reuter.

BASEBALL LEADERS BEATEN

Yankees Advance In Pennant Race.

New York, To-day. The Giants sustained a check yesterday when they lost to the Cardinals by a 2 to 1 margin, but the Yankees advanced a step In the race for the American League pennant when they nosed out the Browns while the Senators lost in

Chicago.

(Continued on Pogo.8.). Results as cabled by Reuter: National League.

R. HE 59. 1 3 8

Warwickshire took first inninga points from Glamorgan at Cardif. Glamorgan 228 and 234 for 95

(Paine 5 for 65). Warwick 358 for 4 dec. (Kilner Boston

-145)...

Pittsburgh

Derbyshire beat Worcester by Brooklyn an innings and 234 runs at Chester-¦ Chicago sfeld, not

Derby 518 for 8 dec., (Worthington | New York

200 not out).

St. Louis Worcester 83 (Mitchell 5 for 20);

196 (Mitchell 6 for 44).

2 72

5

6' 0

Philadelphis Cincinnati

5 1

American Leag

Yorkshire beat Northant by an innings and 157 runs at Leeds. A Chicago Yorkshire 849 Kor

for 7 dec. (Leyland Washington

192)

Northants 68, (Verity 7 for 85),

186 (Verity 6 for 67).

Cleveland Philadelphia

Gloucester best Surrey by an in- Detroit

ngs and 102 runs at Bristol

Gloucester 464 for 5 dec, (Eam--

Boston

** mond 150) Sinfeld 181 not ont), St. Louis Burrey (Hammond 6 for 26)

Bruce Campbell hit a homer.

22/818 (Gregory 166, Goddard 5 New York

sted on Pu

10.

Tony Lazzeri and Walzer hit

homers

MONETARY

PROBLEMS

SILVER TO BE

CONSIDERED

FURTHER

Central Banking Also On Agenda.

CONFERENCE TO CONTINUE

· ALL POSSIBLE WORK

London, To-day.

It now seems clear that the gen- eral opinion among the delegates to the World Economic Conference is that there are a sufficient number

of subjects to occupy the attention of the delegates, with some hope of agreement within the next fort- night.

It is anticipated that the Plenary Session of the Conference may then be convened and its further work adjourned, if necessary, until autumno.

The most important of several of yesterday's private meetings was that of the Conference Bureau, which had before it the report of the Drafting Committee on work of the two Sub Commissions of Mone tary Commission of the Conference. The first of these is dealing with immediate financial measures and lother with permanent financial

measures.

After a brief sitting of the Bureau, under the Presideney of

BERNARDS OF HARWICH.

FOR

CONSULATE SHIRTS & PYJAMAS : LILLEY & SKINNER FOOTWEAR ROLLS RAZORS: WOLSETS KNITWEAR : MACCLESFIELD SILE. NECKTIES: MOORES FELT HATS.

CHATER ROAD,

HONG KONG

TO CONTINUE WORK

The Prince of the Asturias son of ex-King Alfonse of Spain, with his bride (left) Senorita Edel- mira Iguacia Adriana San Pedro Getjo, who hails from Cuba, with her mother and two sisters, photographed at Lausanne at a ball given by the South American Colony, (S. & G.).

PETROL PRICES

REDUCED

Effect of Lower

U.S. Dollar.

25 CENTS A GALLON CUT IN HONG KONG

A 25 cents per gallón cut- in petrol prices was made by

the

principal companies operating in the Colony this morning. Texaco, Socony and Shell spirits are now on sale at $1.05 per gallon. Officials on the companies con-

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the re-cerned are reticent regarding the port was adopted.

cause of the sudden reduction,

It recommended that the but the favourable local exchange Sub-Commission on immediate measures for financial recon-rate in relation to the American a pri struction should proceed in the dollar is pointed out as first instance, to the discus-mary factor.. sion of the subject of indebted-

Emphatic denjal that the ac- ness, and that the second Sub-tion was prompted by the possi Commission, dealing with per-1

T. V. SOONG TO CONFER WITH

· MUSSOLINI TO-DAY

Chinese Finance Minister Stops Over In Rome

Rome, Today. Mr. T. V. Soong, the Chinese Finance Minister, arrived here to-day at 7.20 p.m. After brief stay he will continue his journey to China.

Mr. Soong travelled by special frain from the frontier and was

met at the nation by -Suvich and Signor Alcisi.

or

Mr. Soong will see Premier Benito Mussolini to-day--Beuter,

WORKERS' FLATS IN LONDON

NANKING

CRUISERS

CONCILIATION

SPIRIT SHOWN

BY GANDHI

Civil Disobedience Campaign.

MAY BE SUSPENDED - BY CONGRESS PARTY

Poona, To-day.

The Indian Congress leaders yes- terday conferred - with Mahatma Gandhi as a preliminary to to-day's Congress Party meeting.”

It appears certain that the Civil Disobedience campaign will be sus pended and replaced by a construc- tive programme.

If so, it is possible that the Government of India will mitigate its attitude and release some of the political prisoners.

The India Office yesterday issued the following official com-. munique.

SAIL NORTH newspapers,

Leave Castle Peak

This Morning.

SEARCHING FOR REBEL WARSHIPS

The three Nanking cruisers, the Xaken the Hai Yung and the Hai Chau, which anchored off Castle Peak yesterday afternoon, left Hong Kong early this morning. The war [ships were seen passing Lama Is land at about 9 am, travelling due ¡North.

HMS. Wishart which was Three Rooms At 15/-yesterday lying close to the Chinese warships at Castle A Week,

Peak, has returned to her nor mal duties. PRINCE OPENS TWO BLOCKS ON HIS OWN ESTATE

· London, To-day.

manent measures, should take bility of a menace from Soviet The Prince of Wales yesterday

up the resolution adopted by concerns was made by the firms.

its sub-committees on central Reductions have been in force afternoon opened two blocks of bank co-operation and on the

creation of central banks in certain countries where they

in Shanghai for some time.

That the reduction of Shell pe

London's most up-to-date workers' flats, which have been erected on

The Yat-sen, the Hai Ying and the Hai Chau left Woo- | eung on the morning of July 7, on instructions from the Ministry of Navy of the Nanking Government, m order to spot the move. ments of the three Tsingtao deserters.

"There is no foundation what- ever for the report in some that Mahatma Gandhi had written to the Viceroy of India, seeking an Interview. unconditionally, and stating that the Viceroy had replied that he was not pre- pared to consider any such re- quests as long as the Indian Congress adhered to the policy ́of civil disobedience.

"No such request has been received by the Viceroy from Mahatma Gandhit. Router. and British Wireless Service.

UNCERTAINTY ON- WALL STRRET

Speculation May Get Out Of Control.

STOCKS DECLINE SLIGHTLY

New York, To-day. Silver prices on Wall Street are working nearer parity to the foreign markets, although they are still somewhat lower. Industrials, rails and utilities showed a downward tendency, averages declining 1.00, 49 and .63 to 103,08, 54.24 and 36.25 re- spectively.. Business maintained a No news of the rebel cruisers, high figure, 5,280,000 shares being do not exist, and pursue trol to $1.05 came into force at waste ground on his own Duchy of the Hai Chi, the Hai Shen and traded. through its sub-committees the Canton last week, was officially den-

In their daily report, Messrs. Cornwall estate at Kennington, the Cheng Ho (formerly known! examination of the question of ied this afternoon by a representa- |

and

Company, through The buildings, which are re as the Chao Ho) is available, but Pierce silver and other subjects on the agenda which may, by

tive of the Asiatic Petroleum Com-garded as a model of their kind, it is supposed that on hearing of their local correspondents. Mesara

are in the form of a square with the approach of the Nanking's Asia Lands, Ltd., state:- general agreement, be con- pany. ⚫sidered suitable for discussion. He said there could be no com- balconies round each floor, and vessels, they sailed further up the "Reactionary predictions are in Pearl River to Whampoa. the air but frankly we do not know, The Sub-Commission on sub-parison in the prices of petrol be- gardens in the centre.

The design, which was adopted sidies for merchant shipping, tween Canton and Hong Kong as

what they are based upon. We

ing and that there is large profit taking.

in conformity with the decision petrol was sold in Canton on the at the special instance of the SOVIET SABOTAGE hear rumours that London is well- of the Bureau, yesterday de- American gallon, which was only Prince, includes tiled fireplaces, elded to appoint a Drafting Com-four fifths of an Imperial gallon. hot water in the bathrooms, and mittee to draw up a report em The price of Shell petrol in Can-washable walls. bodying the different points of ton last week is oficially given an view put forward during its 84 cents Hong Kong: currency, discussions.

The Drafting Committee 18" composed of representatives of France, Italy, Japan, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. British Wireless Ser-) vice.

LOCAL DOLLAR IMPROVES.

Silver's Slight Rise.

The local dollar is quoted af 1/4 to-day, an advance of Y1⁄2 on yester day's closing price.

LITTLE GIRL DROWNED,

Falls Into Pool At Shumshuipo.

While playing beside a deep pool near her house, at No. 30 Pak Sal Village, Shurmshnipo sterday. Chow Hi, a'Chinese girl, Med 11, accidently fell into the pool and was drowned.

The body was recovered Silver prices, apot and forward,

removed to the Kow improved 1/16 quotations, being police, and quoted this morning at 17-15/16 Mortuary- and 18-1/16 respectively,

Three-room flais will be rented at 158. per week and· larger fats at £1 per week. The block of buildings will house 92 families, and the front will be floodlit at night. Bri- tish Wireless: Service.

TOKYO PLOTS EXPOSED.

Police Find Evidence.

ON CER

Manchukuo's Veiled Threat.

Harbin, To-day.

A warning comes from high places lest speculation get out of control. At the closing the market looked as though we could expect more pressute to-. morrow morning,

The Harbin Times, commenting "Wheat There was world-wide. on the sabotage by Soviet admini-buying of all grains which absor strators of the Chinese Eastern bed proit-talding on a large scale. Railway and the unceasing ignor. There is a further pessimistic crop ing of Manchukuo officials, thus report from the North-West, preventing amicable" administra- (Continued on Page 18). tion of the Railway, states that

this polley will result in relieving BRITISH SUGAR FOR

Boviet administrators of all' au- thority

Tokyo, To-day Following the arrests on Mon- Commenting on the Tokyo Con- day night and Tuesday morning, ference on the sale of the Rail- the police are reported to have way, the paper suggests the recall discovered a number of tins of ing of the Manchukno officials owing to the deadlock and the in- benzine last night, stored

of sincerity of the Soviet representa- hiding place with

eiver in connection with the price Inflammatory ha

zinating of sale and the ownership of Issune. og the be--Renter

The police at Shamshulpo, state nera., and

1 is about five feet deey evidence

London on New York cross-that the

bund in the?

O rate was quoted at £-G$4,7471⁄2 yes- and that it is

tarday, af1⁄2 against Z-G84783 Monday, while the New York

London rate” advan

From

cendiarian had been in vmade to fill spite of

nocence on the part rested persons.

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The total rainfall for ise Ed? bou of in ending 10 am: to-day, was 95

bringing the fatal for the year to the ar- mene, ágainst an average.

Inches!!

LATVIA,

£55,000 Order Placed With London Firm.

London, To-day. the second year in soc

Government

Fan order in the