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NO SINISTER BRITISH CONTINENTAL CHAMBERLAIN DISPELS DOUBTS PEAK TRAM

17-DAY HEAT WAVE ENDS IN NEW YORK

Violent Storms 'Cause Havoc

In Other Districts

New York, To-day. The reccrd 17-day heat wave enried here yesterday when henvy rain, accompanied by cooling breezes, fell on New York,

Violent storms broke elsewhere, and many fires were darted by Rghtning.

Six death occurred from the heat.--Reuter.

ENGLAND'S

HEAT WAVE

INTENSIFIED

Fierce Fire Sweeps Hampshire Woods.

MANY HEATH BLAZES

London, To-day. The heat wave in England, which has now lasted for mine days, was intensified yesterday when 88 degrees was recorded in

some places. There has been no rain in England and Wales since June 28, and no ruin has fallen åt Kew Gardens during the 116 days of this year.

Rainfall in England and Wales is at 87 per cent. of average and in Scotland & per cent, above aver

age.

The drought as resulted in many heath and farest fires, one of the biggest of which destroyed the famous rhododendron forest OR the Earl of Malmesbury's estate, Christchurch, Hampshire. The blaze devastated 800 acres of woods. Reuter.

Acar

TO BE NO RELAXATION OF CAUSE OF PEACE

LOYALTY TO LOCARNO TREATY

REITERATED

BY BRITAIN

SYMPATHY WITH FRANCE

London, To-day.

EXTENSION

FAVOURED

Cold Water Efforts. Quashed.

UNANIMOUS SUPPORT

BY PUBLIC

On page 7 of to-day's laue will be found further information re- garding the proposed extension of the Peak Tramway down" to] Queen's Road which is the main

roding on

The French Foreign Minister, M. Louis Bar-feature in the Ching Mall's 90th. anniversary celebration, which is thou, accompanied by the Minister of Marine, M. enlisting the unanimous support Pietri, left Paris for London yesterday afternoon. of all loyal residents of the Co-

The result of the visit is unlikely to be recorded by any off-lony, not only those cial instrument, and the most Great Britain is likely to do is to the Peak. reiterate her loyalty to the Locarno commitments and show sym- A vigorous denial of the

port that the Peak Tramwaya pathy with the French attitude.

ANY IDEA OF EFFECTING A CLOSER ALLIANCE WAS RE-DIS- Company Limited have "apparently AVOWED BY THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, MR. NEVILLE abandoned" the extension proposi CHAMBERLAIN, IN A SPEECH AT BIRMINGHAM."

tion, (published in a morning con-

Jean Batten, the 24-year-old aviatrix, pictured just before the her hopped off from London on record flight to Australia. The daring dyer clipped five days from the previous record, held by Amy Mollison, whose husband taught Miss Batten to dy

NEW TRAIN

MONETARY TALKS DISASTER

AT BASLE

re-

He said that there was no tempory), is made by Mr. D. E. word of truth in any story that Clark, Manager of the Peak Tram- M. Barthou's visit was connected ways Co.

with a sinister attempt to com-

ALLIANCE CONTEMPLATED

SAN FRANCISCO FRONT QUIET

A picture made shortly after the great Chicago fire of 1871, papa-

Below, scene after

mit Britain to a new continental U.S.S.R. PROTEST attributed to Pare the Windy City

alliance.

"We are not entering into any new alliance, neither are we go-

ing to relax our effort for the cause of peace," he said.

ter:

Reu-

PUSHED TAXI OVER HILLSIDE.

Soldier's Escapade On Taipo Road.

GAOL TERMS AND FINES

"We are both fed up with the Army," was the excuse given to Mr. J. B. H. Lee, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, by Pri- vates C. C. Corringham and F. H. Wilson, both of the Lincolnshire the Regiment, for assaulting driver of Blue Texicab No. 729, on Friday.

They were both brought up on

Governors. Of B.I.S. BANDITS FOLLOW six charges, as follows:

Gather.

CONFIDENTIAL MEETING

Basle, To-day.

Mr. George Harrison, Governor

Vics

pre-

of the New York Federal Reservej Bank, accompanied by the Governor, Mr. Sproul, was sent at the preliminary meeting of the Governors of the Bank of In ternational Settlementa which

was attended also by the Governor of the Bank of England, Mr. Mon- Lagu Norman and the President of the Reichsbank, Dr. Hugo Schacht The proceedings were confiden- tal, and it is understood that they dealt chiefly with the German mor- alorium and also with the ques- tion of removing the obstacles from America's official participe- tion in the work, of the Bank- Reuter,

STEEL MERGER IN U. S.

Cleveland, To-day. Reports have been revived that

UP RAIN

THREE BRIDGES DESTROYED.

Harbin, To-day. Nature and bandits have combined to wreak great havoc on the Chinese East- ern Railway. A west-bound freight train was wrecked near Imienpo yesterday when it ran off the fracks which were washed out by very heavy rain. The loco- motive and nine wagons were completely smashed, but the number of casual» tics is not yet available.

Bandila set fire to, and

(1)

Assault of the taxi-driver. (2) Malicious damage to the taxi.

(3) Driving a motor-car without a license (they took it in turna to drive).

(4) Driving a motor-car without the permission of the owner.

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SERIOUS RABIES CASE

Lau Lim-tal, widow, aged 40 years, was admitted to the Kow- loon Hospital this morning suffer ing from rables.

She was bitten by a dog about 14 days ago in the Hung Hom dis-: trict. Her condition is serious.

destroyed, three bridges be- ORDER RESTORED

tween Hailin and Hengtao“ hotze and ent down tele- graph poles and wires at five points

Another band kiled 10 koreana in a village very near Hailín. — Reuter.

the Republic Steel Corporation and CHINESE NATIONAL

the McCorrigan, McKinney Steel

Company are planning a morger

which will make the Republic Cor-

HOLIDAY.

Expedition.

IN AMSTERDAM

Rioters Quelled By Drastic Threat,-*

POLICE GUARDS WITHDRAWN

Amsterdam, Today.... Apart from a minor, diatur- bance in the northern district,

paration one of the most powerful Commemoration Of 1926] yesterday

steel companies In America United

Press, per 8.1. Levy and Company.

· LOCAL RAINFAIL

city

evening, the was quiet last night, -- The vapecial police guards have

· boom withdrawn,» trois tha streets, but are avaliable in- In the event of an

Nanking, To-day. The eighth anniversary of theme

The local rainfall, recorded at the Northern Expedition which started

Iarned that,

Royal Observatory for the 24 hours from Canton on July 8, 1926, and 10 ended 10.30 am, to-day, was 0,81 which eventually brought the Koo-throat, banning- inch, bringing the total since Janu- mintang into power, is being ob-

ry 1 to 42.20 inches, as compared served here by general - holiday. with a normal average of 41.90 All Government ofhow and banka Inches.

|are closed--Better,

TO TOKIO

Destroyer In Soviet Waters

LANDING PARTY ·AND' FLIGHT ACROSS FRONTIER /

Moscow, To-day.

The Counsellor of the U. S. S. R. Embassy in Tokyo has lodged a series of complaints with the chief of the De- partment of European Affairs at Tokio.

He profpested, firstly, against the presence of the Japanese torpedo boat, Nu- makazi, in Soviet territorial waters on June 27.

Secondly, against the unau- thorised landing on the island of Sakhalin, on June 28, of 65 officer and sailors of the Japanese naval tanker, Erime, Thirdly, against the flying of Japanese aircraft across the Soviet frontier in the area of Handas, on June 29.—— Reuter

HENRY COTTON CHALLENGED Proposed Game With

Olin Dutra.

London, To-day. The Daily Telegraph.publishes that Henry Cotton, who won the

Britis Open Championship by

ceived a cable from America pro-

phenomenal play last month, has re-

posing a 72-hole challenge, match between him and, Olin Dutra, Na tional. Open champion, for a four- figure stake.

If the match materialises it will probably be played this, winter. California.-Reuter.

the

greatest blaze to ravage the Windy City since then, when fimes rayag. ed the stockyarda doing damage estimated at $10,000,000. Work of re- building has already started. No fewer than 1,500 were injured and 1.200 deprived of their homes by the blaze.J

LEFT ON VERGE OF

STARVATION

GRIM STORY OF SHUNTIEN

PIRACY HOSTAGES

'BANDITS AMAZED WHEN

BRITONS WASH

(EXCLUSIVE TO CHINA MAIL) "

BULLETS IN FUTURE

TEAMSTERS

VOTE FOR WALK

OUT THURSDAY

NEW SYMPATHETIC

MOVE.

San Francisco, To-day. Under threats of the use of ka- yonets bullets and machine-guns by the National Guard the sirik- ing longshoremen are - now quiet. After last week's disorders, the Commander of the National Guard has ordered the troops to "use no more 'force than is necessary.".

In the event of further dis orders, "bullets only will be used If bayonets fail."

Local teamsters last night voted, by 1,220 to 271, for a walk-out throughout the city on Thursday, in sympathy with the longshore-

men.

"VICTORY NEAR"

A walk-out of teamsters would virtually bring to a standstill all San Francisco's transport facilities both on land and (water) /

The decision was taken after the maritime workers had urged, the ¡teamsters to "strika now and victory

is near."Reuter,

BETTLEMENT HOPES

1

San Francisce," Later. The teamsters have voted to strike on Thursday subject to a confirmation vote on Wednesday. There are hopes that the marine dispute will be settled in the meantime.United Press, per 8. E. Levy and Company!

HEARINGS TO-DAY. The walk-out of 2,500 teamsters would cripple the hauling of

THE EXPERIENCES OF THE EUROPEAN HOSTAGES WHO WERE TAKEN FROM THE 8.8. BHUNTIEN WHEN THE SHIP WAS PIRATED OFF THE MOUTH OF THE YELLOW RIVER, ON JUNE 17, WERE RE freight and cargo from the docks VEALED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HONG KONG IN AN EXCLUSIVE and warehouses. INTERVIEW SECURED BY THE CHINA MAIL FROM A INFORMED SOURCE.

LA

and

came

WELL-

teamsters have The Oakland overwhelmingly voted the same au Two of the men who were taken bridge, and it was not until some the San Francisco men, and a local four or five hours later that the strike will start on Thursday, prisonera, Lieuts. Field

¡pirates and enquired subject to the confirmation vote

on Wednesday. Luce, of the Royal Navy, are at there was a medical man" among present in Hong Kong.

the passengers, fearing for the The pirates, it is stated condition of Mr. Ross, the second

of gained control the shipfofficer of the Shuntién who is now employing their usual quick expected to make a complete re-

Several of ruse of surprising covery.

and decisiva

the

party

guard ROSE,

bridge where

the officers on the bridge. The were led under, heavy passengers and crew were then to the [confined to their cabins.

It was during this time three shots rang out from

STOP

The bakery, milk, Ice, tee- texa, industry drivers will bal- lot today for a possible walk- out which would tie up the wholesale and retail deliveries of the necessities of life. Mediators are hopeful that the

with the back of his head pul pubile bearinge of the dispute, which start to-day, will expose the was found lying in a that verised,

grievances, after which He had true the thick puddle of blood."

with lain there

three bullet public opinion will possibly force wounds in the head for five hours settlement. without the slightest attempt

PRESS

Problems For Okada,

Tokyo, To-day.

The bellef that the Cabinet will go to the country for ap- proval of its policies is gain. Ing. ground in consequence of the widening rift between the

Sada Administration and

J. D. ROCKFELLER IN 95TH YEAR.

Leaves Bed On His Birthday.

'the Belyüial Party,

One of the most important

and immediate Inaks before the Premier, Admire! Okada, is to re-coup: public cand. dence in the integrity of the Government, and also to sp pease the tremblesome

having been made to stop his bleed-

ling. None other than a healthy young man with a strong con- stitution would have lived through Jauch a gruelling ordeal."

After taking charge of the ship, the pirates' placed one of their Town men in charge of the vessel, and it speaks well for his know- ledge of seamanship that he was capable of pavigating the ship for two days.

DAVIS ESCAPE APPARATUS

Satisfactory Naval Tests Locally,

FIRST IN FAR EAST

The Davis · sumarine, escape-sp- paratus, the first of its kind in the Far Ear, underwat satisfactory During this time the pirates tests In the presence of naval an- made their usual systematic search of the ship, looting the thorities at the Royal Naval dock. passengers' belongings, and tak-Yard this morning.

· The 'apparatus proved to be vary ing overything that was of an efficient and reliable. Small and compact in size, it consisted of a small cylinder, of compressed o Arriving at the point where gen of: about 1,500 pounds - pres- they had decided to abandon the sure and a rubber container with ship, the pirates summoned the mouth-ploce, goggles, and nose patire craw and passengers on allema

|value.

THREE CAPTIVES WANTED

dack and calmly informed them that three Epropeans would be

taken as captives, AAAANRA

This information came an A

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WEATHER FORECAST

terrible alock to everyone who Fair to showery, with xooderats! feared that the women and chil- south winda, was the weather fore- dren would be held a hostages by osat fawood by the Royal Observa-

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