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TWO AUSTRIAN ARMY OFFICERS DESERT TO

Vivian McGrath

MITCHELL'S

SUCCESSIVE

CENTURIES

Hendren--And Sutcliffe Again In Form.

KENT PLAYERS SHINE IN REPRESENTATIVE GAME

U.S. TENNIS TOURNEY

CRAWFORD

AND PERRY IN

SEMI-FINAL|

Shields And Stoeffen American Defenders.

ALL-BRITISH FINAL EXPECTED

New York, To-day. Jack Crawford, the famous Aus- tralian who is Favoured to win his fourth major title this year, will meet Frank X. Shields, and Fred Perry, the British ace, will oppose L. J. Stoeffen in the semi-finals of the American National Men's Lawn Tennis Singles Championship at Forest Hills.

The results of the quarter finals Baw the elimination of three Americans and Adrian Quist, the young Australian, and the entry in- to the last four of an Australian, al Briton, and two Americans.

Vivian

led McGrath, who Clifford Sutter 3-1 in the final cen- vet whon, his Fourth Round

London. To-day.

Mitchell's two undefeated

SELLING PRICE OF U.S. GOLD FIXED AT $29.62

Stimulation To Mining Industry

In The West

Washington, To-day.

The first of the daily quotations at which newly mined fold may be sold in America and abroad,

was yesterday fixed at U.S.$28.62 per ounce. This price, it is under. slood, is entirely satisfactory to producers, who contemplate early Nhipments.

The price has revived the in- Lerest of the western miners, whe are expected to announce the open- ing of several idle properties, im.

nediately.-United Press, 5. C. Gold Bar. Co.

per

SOVIET ERECTS

BARRICADE OF

THIRD POWER

Afraid Of War With

Japan.

SENSATIONAL CHARGES IN MANCHUKUO PAPER

Harbin, To-day.

The "Harbin Times,” to-day con-

turies against the M. C. C. Austra-match was abandoned on Thurs- Lains a sensational article headed, lian team provided the feature of day owing to darkness, lost the "afraid

the mid-week cricket.

In his last three matches the Yorkshireman has made succesive -scores of 158 (× M. C. C), 150 not out (v Worcester) and his two undefeated scores of 100 against the M. C. C. tourists. "Altogether he totalled 508 for once-out.

(Continued on Poge 14.) Results as cubled by Reuter.

The Players beat the Gentlemen

by an innings and 46 runs.

Gentlemen 311: (Johnstone

Freeman 5 for 81)

i

match at B-6.

Sutter, however, provided Crawford with a straight sets win after his ten games agolast McGrath earlier in the day yesterday.

Bryan Grant, the smallest

of, War: Ceding Conces "U. S. S. R. barricading sions." herself: from Japan by third." "Se

ret negotiations between slavutsky and Hanson

AR-

The article, authoritatively player in the tournament and serts that the Soviet is, in sil conqueror of Ellsworth Vines, the holder, was beaten by Stoef-directions, frustrating the econo fen after a thrilling struggle mic and military growth of Man- which went to 45 games in the chukuo and is enrolling Man four sets.

as Communist

Glant played pluckily through-chukuo officials

SENSATION AT MUNICH HITLERISM

SUPPORTED BY

MOST OFFICERS

Deserters Cross Frontier In Full Uniform.

out, and actually led 4-1 in the agents. The objective is to dis 128,¦opening sel He was, however. turb peace and to retard progres |

1 worn down by Stoeffen's sideline

as a safeguard against a direct

195 (A. P. F. Chapman 68, driving. The loser WALB mast Freeman G for 74)

energetic, sprawling on the court collision between Japan and the

Players 562 for 8. dec., (Ashdown on no fewer than 28 occasions in U.S.S.RA

117, Ames 201)

efforts to retrieve returns during)

H. D. G. Leveson Gower's XIịthe match. drew with the Australian M.C.C.|

tourists at Lord's.

M.C.C. XI 349: (Hendren 154)

269 for 3 dec., (Sutcliffe 119 not out)

L.-G. XI 309: (Mitchell 100 not

aut)

286 for (Mitchell 100 not out)

QUEEN'S PARK. WIN AGAIN.

Third Lanark's Fifth Successive Defeat..

London, to-day.

Queen's Park, the famous amateur team in the First Division: of "the" Scottien League, registered their sixth successive win of the season yesterday when they recorded a 6-2| home win over Third Lanark.

This was Third · "Lanark's fifth successive defeat.

(Table on page 8).

VALLEY HALL FETCHES $435,

Lincolns Officer Buys

Race Pony,

Stoeffer

was exceptionally weak on his backhand and netted 35 out of 41 returns. (Continued on Puge 4.) Results as cabled by Router-

Quarter Finals.

were

J. Crawford (Australia) beat C. Sutter (U.S.A.) 6-3, 6-3, 6-4-

F. X. Shields (U.S.A.) beat G., Mangia (U.S.A.) 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3

L. J. Sloeffen (U.S.A.) beat B. drant (U.S.A.) 8-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5,

F. J. Perry (Britain) beat Quint (Australia) 6-4, 6-4, 6-0,

| Fourth Round.

C. Sutter (US.A.) beat V. Me- - Grath (Australia) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3,

3-6 8-6.

CANADIAN TIMBER

PREFERENCES,

Ottawa Agreement Foiled.

SOVIET ACTION.

London, to-day.

The Import Duties Advisory Com-

Continuing,

article the states that the United States Consul-General, Mr. Hanson, has for several months, been negotiating with the Consul-General, M. Slavulsky, for concessions in the U.S.S.R. Maritime Province for

cer- tain Government attained re-

sults.

"FEARED WOULD HAVE TO FIRE ON BLOOD-BROTHERS”

Munich, To-day. An Austrian Lieutenant and a Second Lieuten- ant in full uniform, yesterday" deserted their regiments at Salzburg and cross- ed the frontier.⠀

They walked into the Nazi headquar ters here and ex- plained that they were among the last batch of troops sent to the Austro-Ger man frontier

One of the officers stated that *he feared the circum- such stances were that they would soon

be obliged to fire on their German blood, brothers."

He added that a.. majority of the Aus trian officers sup- ported Hitlerism. Reuter.

Soviet POPE'S ATTITUDE

TO GERMANY

"Distressed At Whole Situation."

Soviet's objective is to defend the By granting concessions, the

Maritime Province against Japan's @third advance, and to create Power barricade, the paper de clares-Reuter's Pacide Service.

LONDON STOCK MARKETS.

Dull; With Weak Tendency

BUT EXPECTED TO SIGN CONCORDAT

Vatican City, To-day,

JOIN GERMAN NAZIS

Feisal Ibn Husseln, King of Iraq, after being' officially, welcom ed at Victoria Station, London, on June 20, drove in State, accom- panied by H.M. King George, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York, 10 Buckingham Palace where for two days he was the guest of H.M. the King (S. & G.)

MRS. PEARL BUCK U.S. WARSHIP

COMING EAST

Leaves For China On Conte Rosso.

NEW NOVEL WELL RECEIVED

London, To-day,

Mrs. Pearl Buck the well- known authorens, left Europa on the 8, 8. Conte-Bound for China yesterday......

Her latest novel.“Firat

· Wife' received a most favour. able review in yesterday: morn- Ing's issue of "The Times”----- Reater

LEAVES CUBA

ON ARRIVAL

Navy Secretary Does Not Hand.

Other prominent passengers on beard the s.. Conte Rosso are Harry MacGowan, President of Im-[*] perial Chemical Industries, who is coming East to study the potentia- Ifties of the Chinese and Japanese markets, and Dr. Rachmann, up- pointed by the League to co-ordin ate with the economic advisers to China.

DULL MARKETS ON

WALL ST.

Stocks Show Little Fluctuation.

MR. ROOSEVELT WATCHES SITUATION

Havana, To-day.

The United States battle- ship, "Indianapolis," with Mr. Claude Swanson, United States Secretary of Navy, äboard.

d, arrived here yesterday but unexpectedly departed for Panama Mr. Swanson, did not land:

A message from Washington states that President Roosevelt has cancelled his week-end cruise in order to watch the. Cuban' situation. --Reuter.

CESPEDES NOT WANTED.

KING FEISAL MOURNED

NEW RULER

OF IRAQ IS

VERY POPULAR

Baghdad A City Of Mourning.

WAN ABLE POLITICIAN AND A VERY GOOD SOLDIER”:

Baghdad, To-day.

The new ruler of Iraq, King Ghazi the First, is very popular and no complications are expected to result from the death of King Feisal.

"I am satisfied that I have done my duty, and that I have served, the nation with ell my power. My hope is, that after I have gone, tire nation will be happy, strong and united."

These were the last words of King Feisal of Iraq, according to

a report received here from Berne.

Baghdad is a city of mourning. `Àll lights are ex- tinguished, and thousands of Arabs have formed proces gions in the streets( beating their breasts, walling and chanting lamentations.

The body of King Feisal has been embalmed, and leaves Brindisi on a British warship to-morrow," for Halfa, from where. It' will be, conveyed by Royal Air Force, mas, chinas to Baghdad, via Jerusalem. |-- The Amit Ghazl, The 21-year-old

son of the late King Feisal, crowned King of Iraq at Baghdad at 10 am. Powterday. Beuter.

London Tributes.

“SACRIFICED HIMSELF TO HIS COUNTRY:

WRA

London, To-day. London newspapers pay a warm- tribute to the late King, both, as s soldier and as a statesman, and they recapitulats his brilliant Havana, To-day. The Revolutionary Government share in the Middle East campaign. Field Marshall Lord Allenby, in Cuba have refused to consider the reinstatement of Dr. Carlos who commanded the forces. In Cespedes y Ortiz as President of the | Palestine during the war, and who was attached to King Feimal's staff Republic. New York, To-day."

Appointed on September 12, fol- during his recent State visit to The situation on Wall Street re-lowing the overthrow of the Ma London, described him as a royal mains unchanged, stocks showing chado regime, the Cespedes Govern- friend with a charming personality, little fluctuation, yesterday. Bus!- ment was superseded by an extre- and á straightforward man, a very ness registered a slight increase mist funta on September 6,

SILVER TRADING QUIET

on Thursday's, trading, 1,270,000 shares changing handa,

Silver was dull and reactiva. The banks bought and gelling was scattered. : The Stock Exchange ́is open to-day,

TREASURY ISSUE OVERSUBSCRIBED.

Applications For £72,205,000.

London, To-day,

good soldier, and an able politician. Lord Allenby added that the King was not well during his visit to England, but he felt that his duty called him back to Baghdad... "I presume be sacrificed himself to his country. A King has to do that sort of thing," added the Field, Marshal-British Wireless Bervice,

In their daily report, Messrs. It is reported from Berlin that E. A. Pierce and Company, through the Vatican has declined to their local correspondente, Messrs. ralify the Concordat with Ger- Asia Lands, Ltd, state: many. The report is treated

"The situation is unchanged. Applications for tenders for King George Expresses with reserved, but it is stated: Business news' le negative but the Treasury bills, opened yesterday at Firstly, that the Concordat retail trade is apparently making the Bank of England, totalled was negotiated when the satisfactory gains, which le rather £72,205,000, Nazl policy towards Catholic an 'important indication at this Church was more violent than me. Important news is needed. since then

Secondly, the refusal to ratify would be a contradiction to His Holiness: "the Pope's pacific and conciliatory policy, mostThirdly Cardinal Pacelli, the

London, To-day. The Stock Marketa ended weak, with a dull period. British Government stock show- ed little change, with War. Loan 8% per cent. at 100 5/16, but markets showed a weak tendency,

LOCAL DOLLAR UNCHANGED,

Advance In Silver.

mittee, at the request of the Gover--British Wireless Service: ment, haye undertaken to enquire into representations made: "by thể [Canadian Government to the effect Valley Hall, "D" Class China that preferences granted to Canada pony formerly owned by Peler on limber by the agreement nego Young, the Chinese Jockey, tiated at the Ottawa Conference are sold to LA D; W. O'Conor, of the ist on the point of being frustrated by Ba: Lincolnshire Regiment, for the creation and maintenanon ... of $485 at the China Auction Rooms Umber prios through State action this morning.

by the USAB Bidding for the pony, which won Canadian timber Intereste two races in the first half of the formulated a detailed stat senson, and which is entered for the their case, which han biai Macao Meeting a wook to-morrow, ód to the "Advisory commenced at $200,

British Wireless Servic

* further advance In: sil- dollar remains at 1/4-42 vth spot and forward,

Secretary of State for Vatican City-had an hour's conversa- tion with the Pope, which is unusual. It is believed that the conversation was the result: of the Pope's distress“ with the whole German situation, It is believed, however, thi the Pop Will sign the:

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A SMALLER US. COTTON CROP.

675 Per Cent. Of Normal

for

The amount allotted in bills; - at three months was 45,000,000.

دید

Regret.

London, To-day..

King George has sent the follow 2. The average - rate: per cent," se- ing message to Amir Ghazi, King cepted wax. 6/7.84d as compared of Iraq: with 7/1,953 ||lant · week-British | "The Queen and 1 have learnt Wireless Bervice,"

"with profound regret of the Jude den and unexpected, death of your |'illustrious father® His Majesty:

"" whom we so recently pleasure of welcoming as

HEALTH EXPERT FOR CHINA

Dr. Stampar Added League Advisers.

Geneva, To-day, ~Dr. Andrija Biampar, the

ugo-Blavian, health

Frelief in Ching in been appointed for Connection with “thà-

our guest, and we would ask Your

ndolence on the grievous loss

ich you and your Royal House) and people have sustained through this melancholy 'avant,

At the same time I take pleasure, in offering: tp & Your Majesty ing cordial congratulations on your RG-- to the throne, together? heartiest good wishes for siness aud prosperity of

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