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WIN BY M.C.C.

AT NEW DELHI

Nicholls Takes Wicket With Last Ball.

MITCHELL, TOWNSEND AND VERITY DO WELL

New Delhi. To-day. Nicholls, the Easex fast bowler, gave the M. C. C. a dramatic in-! nings triumph over the New Delhi and District XI yesterday when he spreadeagled the last batsman's! stumps with the last ball of the day. first The home team batted and totalled 98 is the face of

very

fine howling by Heatley Verity, the Yorkshire slow bow er, who took half the wickets for 40 after bowling unchanged. one period he had taken 5 wie- kets for 10 runs.

The M.C.C. replied with 333 to which Mitchell. an other Yorkshireman, contri- buted a chanceless 103, sear. ed in 150 minutes. He hit eleven boundaries,

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Townsend, the Derbyshire all- rounder, bowled an immaculate length in the second innings

when the home team were set the task of scoring 235 to save the? inninga defeat. His Syures of were:-

O. M. R. W.

U.S. GOLD BUYING

REDUCED

ROOSEVELT STEADIES

DOLLAR

RESTORING ORDER TEMPORARILY IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894.

Received November 19, 4,48 pm.

WASHINGTON, YESTERDAY.

THE UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION, IT IS UNDER- STOOD, IS ATTEMPTING TO RESTORE ORDER IN THE FOR- EIGN EXCHANGE MARKET, BY REDUCING GOLD PURCHAS ING AND LEAVING THE DOMESTIC PRICE UNCHANGED. AS THE RESULT OF THIS MOVE. THE DOLLAR IS STEADY.

ING.

Some interpret that the Administration desires to survey the recent results before resuming buying.

The Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the Un- ited States of America, yesterday passed a resolution sharply criticiz-| ing the gold buying programme and urging the President to return to the gold standard as soon as possible, because the present fiscal polic- is widespread confusion and disquiet.-United Press, per S. C. Gold Bar Co.

money

FROM U.S.

The posafbihty of abandonment FLIGHT OF CAPITAL

administration's the Roosevelt new gold buying-managed project developed as a result of a alump in the prices of Government With nine wickets down and bonds induced by the sharp declize only 98

the board Nicholls clean bowled the ink of the dollar in terms of

19 10 16 3

Tunk

on

batsman with the last ball of the currencies. match to give the M.C.C. ) triumph by an inrings and 133

runs.

Scores:

New Delhi: 98 (Verity 5 For 40). 102 (Townsend 3 for 16) M.C.C.: 333 (Mitchell 109).

-Renter.; Continued on Page 0.1

46

'RUMOURS

OF EVENTS

AT FUKIEN

Lin Sen Deprecates Alarm.

"SAW NOTHING UNUSUAL IN FUKIEN"

Nanking, To-day. The Fuklen developments and his interviews with Chen Ming- chu, Tsal Ting-kai and Chiang Kwang-nal in Foochow formed the subject of an interesting re- port made by Mr. Lin Sen at the weekly Bun Yat-sen memorial meeting this morning.

Mr. Lin Sen said that on his ar rival in Nanking on November 16, he read for the first time in the

other

Administration Said To Be Unconcerned.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (y Telegraph. Copyright. Telegra whre Menager Ordinance. 1RDL. Re-, The situation was described aserived November 20, 140 a.m.)

in adminis necasioning uneasiness [tration fiscal offices.

Must BorTOW.

is

Washington, To-day.

The United States Ad- ministration, it is reported, unconcerned over the The nub of the problem lies in

which the fact that the Government prob.

flight of capital, of much was idle here due to ably musi borrow more than

investment uncertainties. $6,000,000,000 to finance its huge

Although a disturbing factor public works-employment stimula-

in financial circles the movement tion programme and other phases of capital abroad is aiding the of the recovery drive,

Administration's depreciation of Officials asserted that if the ad- the dollar.

Foreign exchange experts with the faced ministration 14

the United States since March prices by the gold buying method totals between U.S.$1,500,000,000 Unit- and maintaining Government socur-and U.S.$2,000,000,000.- ity prices the decision would be ed Press, per 5. C. Gold Bar Co. abandonment of the programme off increasing the dollar value of gold; by purchases abroad, which was ini-; bated by President Roosevelt on

Oct. 22.

choles between raising commodity state that the capital flown from

BRIGHT OUTLOOK IN WALL ST.

Favourable Business

Factors:

SPECIAL TO CHINAMAIL.

Inflation Forecast.

PAPER MONEY OR SILVER REMONETISATION

Scenes of great activity were witnessed in Madrid, yesterday, when, the Deputies were elected for the second Cortes since the declaration of the Republic. The picture shows the review of troops

in

Madrid by President Zamora at the celebration of the second anniversary of the Republic, in April, this

year. (8. & G.).

FARM STRIKE A FAILURE IN UNITED STATES

V

Leaders'-Admission After Month's

Fight To Raise Prices

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

SEVILLE ANARCHISTS

FIRE ON RIVALS

ARMED POLICE GUARD MAIN STREETS IN MADRID

City Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra SOCIALISTS REPORTED TO BE WINNING :

|ukic "Mensages" Ordinanse, 1894. "Re-

erived November 20, 1-48 am,)

Madison, Wisconsin)"To-day.

The leaders of the Unika ätates Farm Strike have admitted its failure. Declared od Getöber 22, 4 the strike involved 2,000,000 farmi-,

crn in 23 states..

Mr. Milo Reno, Chairman of the Farm Holiday Association, in the opening stages of the strike de- clared that it would continue until the cost of production was

Press, guaranteed.--United

per S.C. Gold Bar Co.

14 MINERS

ENTOMBED

IN COLLIERY

Terrible Disaster After Explosion,

FOUR MEN RESCUED

Fourteen men are dead in the Derbyshire colliery dlans- ter, it is revealed in later de- tails cabled by Renter from London this morning.

RELIGIOUS FERVOUR DOMINANT.

MADRID. TO-DAY,

INCONCLUSIVE | DISARMAMENT

NEGOTIATIONS

No Decision Yesterday At Geneva.

POWERS DIFFER REGARDING AN ADJOURNMENT

Geneva, To-day.

No decision was reached after the three-hour. Disarmament talks, yesterday, which were attended by representatives of Great Britain, France, Italy and the United States, and at which Mr. Arthur Henderson, President of the Conference, fully reviewed the position.

He stressed the necessity of

obtaining a greater measure of common ground before proceed- ing with the second reading of the British draft convention.

Great reticence was ob served, but it is understood that the proceedings were inconclusive, revealing. wide divergencies on the stand- points of the principal Pow- ers regarding... future, pro- cedure.

phan

It is understood that 24 Paul Bontour, the French - Fæzeign Min- Istar, while desirous> (hat- the Con ferenca skuld continue, soos bj the “modited:MatDonatá POLLING BEGAN THROUGHOUT SPAIN AT 9 ́A.M. YES-|| TERDAY, TO ELECT 490 DEPUTIES FOR THE SECOND agreed to, on October 16. A

It is believed that Ameffens ve THE STREETS OF MADRID CORTES OF THE REPUBLIC. WERE CROWDED AND THE CHURCHES WERE PACKED presentative, Mr. Norman Higelá, WITH CATHOLICS, PRAYING FOR THE RESULT FROM also favoured a continuation, but (falt, that the United Stáléh Gotěrni DAWN.

[ment, did not feel bound to the Women predominated the queues at the polling booths, many clasping rosaries. A woman teacher stood all night so as to be "greement of October 18 If it' la the first woman to vote. Many nuas and cripples were among along other lines.

possible to reach a settlement

the voters.

The United States Gavsinment

It is estimated that more than half of the electors voted in the would not withhold ootaboration. first two hours. The crowds were in a good humour, but the police Mr. Davis said. took the greatest precautions, including the posting of machine guns, bus loads of shock police and mounted guards, in every mans street. It is believed that the Socialists Spain's New Premier are winning but it is hardly possible to estimate the results until some- time to-day, owing to the complexi- ties of the electoral system.

Trouble has been reported from many places in the pro- vinces. Bomba explored at Palma De Mallorca, and demolished a tramline at the entrance to the [tram depot. ; No trams are run- The worst colliery disaster injning and the electric power trans- England, this year, occurred at former is crippled.. Graasmoor Colliery, near Chester-

Troops are guarding the head- field, yesterday, when an explosion quarters of, the Bank of Spain, brought down a heavy fall of the electric light and gas works, debris from the roof.

and other public buildings.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.. (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegras phin Messages Ordinance, 1891. Re [crived November 20, 4.40 a.m.) .

Eighteen out of 31 men were St. Louis, To-day, Senator Wheeler yesterday still entombed after 3 hours of predicted that Congress, when it rescue work, but four "map ware

released later. meets in January, will passS A monetary inflation measure des- pite the Administration's opposi-

Senator Wheeler said,

(By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegration. phia "Masanges' Ordinance, 1894. Ras press alleged alarming developmentereired November 20, 1-98 m.) In Fukien, which, curiously enough, were alleged to have taken place: round November 11 and 12, when

he was in Pukien himself and ob served nothing unusual.

New York, To-day.

Wall Street believes that-the market has not fully re-acted to the recognition of the Soviet or to Mr. Lin Sen urged the public to exercise critical judgment and notepeal of Prohibition. The out- to be alarmed by reporte of alleged look is brighter,

political developments, which

rumours

Ite

confidently declared

would soon naturally disappear in face of the facta.

His statement was grooted with prolonged applause by a large gathering of Kuomintang lenders.- Reuter.

Favourable factors include:

The rise of business indices

The question is whether we must have uncontrollable paper money or stable re- monetisation of silver." --- United Press, per 8. C. Gold Bar Co.

U.S. RECOGNITION OF RUSSIA.

Better prospects for formiga M. Troyanovsky To Be

Soviet Ambassador.

trade

The promise of the Public Works Board' to employ 1,000,000- more men by to-day, and

Washington, To-day.

They were not seriously Injured but were sufering from shock.

The remaining 14 men found. all dead from monoxide poisoning..

wern tarbon

The accident happened a mile | underground.—Reuter.

NEW YORK TO HAVE

FREE PORT.. Mayor-elect's Important

Announcement. “

One person was killed and seren wounded at Seville, when a score of Anarchiste fired on the Right Wing poll. Ing officers who were on their way to the booths, ・・ The brothers Primo Da Rivera. Jare reported to have been arrest- jed at Barcelona for assaulting

the Mayor of Puerto Real, Reuter.

Diego Martiney-Barrios, who ordered the elections shortly. after he assumed office a few weeks ago.

"On the other hand, it fr^i derstood that- Halk wwald" frankly favour an adjournment; //

while Britain felt-that-- the-- agreement of Octóber. 14 ́had failed--to achieve as unőér- standing.

It is reported that to-day's meet- ing of the Powers will be followed by a meeting of the Bureau, to- Morrow.

(Continued on Page 0).

EX-POLICE SHROFF SENTENCED

$3,000 Embezzlement; 16 Charges.

THREE-TEARS" HARD"LABOUR

IMPOSED

Na Wing-tool, a former shroff at the Central Police Station, appears ed before the Acting Chief Justice, the Hon. Mr. J. R. Wood, "at the Criminal - Sensions... this “morn- ing charged on:16.counts with en- bezzlement as a public servant of sums aggregating $3,000:

women voted for the first time. NEW COMMAND OF A Fraser, Assistant

Congress will convéne on De cember 8.

There have been frequent and bitter attacks against radical la |bour legislation sponsored by the Socialists, and many charges that

the Socialista exceeded their au-

MEDITERRANEAN Vice-Admiral Forbes

TO LEAD FIRST - BATTLE SQUADRON

London, To-day,

Attorney General, prosecuted on

behalf of the Crown M

Prisoner, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three year's hard labour on the first six counts and to ask months on the remaining. ten, the sentences to run concur-

PASSES.

thority na members of the govern- want. The Socialists had the farg"] ert minority in the constitutional Havana, Cuba, Nov. 17. congress, 117 deputies. Not ran Vice Admiral Charles Forbes, ITALIAN STATESMAN Mayor Blast Fiorelg LaGuardia the most sanguine Socialist lenders, who participated in the Battle of The State Department has ac of New York, here for a brief van believe that anywhere near that Jutland a Flag Commander to The apparent cassation of cepted Moscow's proposal that, M. tion after his stremious campaign, number will be elected spind Admiral Lord Fallicoe, has been ap wild dollar fluctuations..

Troyanovsky" should be Boviet announced, that he would ask Con---The arizal Republican parties in pointed"-Vios-Admiral-" commanding The majority of traders have Ambassador to Washington-Ben-gress to create a free port on the last congross were headed by the First Battle Squadron, and hailed the recognition as an im-ter.

Staten Island, to facilitate tran: Former Premier Lerroux Radical Second-In-Command of the Mediter- partant paychological aid, but it was announced on Saturday that falpment of goods between foreigs Republican group of 97 depution, rancan Fleet, in succession to Vice- Fine, with moderate north-easter-think that its trade possibilities Mr. William Bullith, Assistant Bonatzles via Newyork, and reduce regre dimi a liberal mere we Inne Admiral-R. R. C. Backkouse,

Secretary of State, had been sopoints 1995 overhead int sum transhipments: centre

fe. The appointment in effective from ly winds, is the forecast Instied to are over-estimated. United United, Blazed Ambassador sta day by the Royal Observatory. Press, per 8. C. Gold Bar Co

¿Mosopw.

| April, 1884-Reuter, on Page 9.). United Press.

(Continued on Page 9.)

WEATHER REPORT

Former Foreign. Minister

Rome, To-day, The death occurred here yester- day of Signor Spistofa, a former Italian Fordign. Minister, Renter: