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BEAUTIFUL GOWNS

10a.m.-11.45 p.m.

3 pm 5.00 pm.

DAILY

PAUL RENNET * CIE

Nathan Road, Kowloon.

64,000 SEE PETERSEN RETAIN TITLE ON TECHNICAL KNOCK-OUT GAINS RETIRES IN THIRTEENTH ARBITRATION

LARRY GAINS

"OUT OF THE

DEPTHS OF

FATAL SLIP IN SEVENTH

LOSER'S PLUCKY

DISPLAY ENDED

BY WIFE'S PLEA

Champion's Whirlwind

Attack

DAZED BY SLEDGE-HAMMER

LEFT TO JAW

LONDON, TO-DAY.

A CROWD OF 64.000 SAW JACK PETERSEN RETAIN HIS BRITISH EMPIRE HEAVYWEIGHT BOX IN-G]

DEPRESSION"TITLE LAST NIGHT, AT THE

Cheering Reports Of U.S. Recovery

FARMERS' HANDICAP

SPECIAL TO CHINA MATI..

JACK PETERSEN

SOVIET IN LEAGUE?

WHITE CITY WHEN HE DE PERMANENT SEAT

FEATED LARRY GAINS, THE CANADIAN-NEGRO EX-HOLD- ER, ON A TECHNICAL KNOCK- OUT, THE LATTER RETIRING IN THE THIRTEENTH OF THE 15 ROUND CONTEST. PETERSEN 18 NOW LIKELY TO MEET PRIMO CARNERA,

[By Telegraph, Copyright, Tolegro phic Messages Ordinance, 1894, Re. DETHRONED WORLD CHAT- crived September 11. 5.22 am))

Washington, To-day.

PION, IN LONDON.

OFFERED

UNANIMOUS VOTE AT GENEVA

Geneva, To-day. At a private meeting of the League Council, yesterday after After battling with wonderful noon, it was unanimously decided The General Counsel of the pluck Gains fell into the arms of to offer the Soviet a permanent N-R-A. Mr. Donald R. Richberg, his seconds, who threw in the seat on the League Council. in his final report on the recovery towel at the end of the thir- Reuter measures, told President Roose-teenth round in response to- an velt that the nation had risen appeal from Larry's wife to stop "out" of the depths of the worst the fight. depression and was moving! Petersen began in his

usual steadily forward.””

whirlwind fashion, winning the first round by sheer aggression.

He said that the money ex- pended on recovery was a small price to pay for such a gain,

He continued the fight in this

The report included a foreign|manner delivering many stiff lefts, trade section which stated: and frequently jolting back Gains"

The principal handicap to the head, but it was not until the tenth effort for greater farm recovery round that he was able to establish, is the continued demoralisation the superiority that battered Gains of international trade. It into helplessness, would remove the handicap if

the foreign purchasing power of the United States markets could

MISSED OPPORTUNITY

In the seventh round Gains atog-

Russia's notification was report-

HOPES DIMMED IN

TEXTILE STRIKE

But Workers Returning In South

NATIONAL GUARD PROTECTION AT ALL MILLS

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

(Bp Telegraph. Copyright, Telegra. phic Mesenges Ordinanes. 1894. Re- |ceived September 114,628 a.m.)

Washington, To-day.

;

Strike arbitration chances are dimmer. It is reported, however, thai hundreds of strikes are returning to work throughout the South, with National Guard protection at the mills.

Traders in New York believe

Leonard Held (left) and James Ayling as they appeared, at Wasaga Beach, Ont, where they took-off for Bagdad, Irak, in an unsuccessful attempt to establish a new world's non-stop distance record.

that the textile strike is likely to KIRBY DEFEATS

reach its climax, this week.

ENFORCED ARBITRATION

NOW BEING ÚRGED

NEW ARMS EXPOSE BRITISH DEAL

THROUGH US. MANUFACTURER

SURPLUS WEAPONS FOR S. "AMERICA

£6,000,000 SALE 'AIRED

Washington, To-day. A letter to Mr. Miranda, Presi- dent of the American Armament Corporation (1933), Limited, from Mr. John Ball, a director of the Soley Armament Company

SHIELDS Limited, London, was read at the

SENSATIONAL

Textile Union members have 10 KILLED AND 100 INJURED UPSET IN AMERICAN

asked the President's Mediation Board to force arbitration after the President of the Cotton and Textile Institute, Mr. George Sloan, had

"the rejected impossible from every stand- point" proposals made by Mr. Gorman on Sunday night.- United Press.. per S. E. Levy and Company

A 24 HOURS OFPERAC The United States Textile edly made through the French Strike Committee has extended its Government which had been acting offer to submit to arbitration for the another 24 hours, in view of yea- as an intermediary between Soviet Government and the League terday's meeting between the Me- of Nations during the preliminary diation Board and representatives of the manufactures, at which the negotiations.

Board thought settlement possible.

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League Assembly

Opens

NEW PRESIDENT ELECTED

-Reuter.

Settlement Fair To All. Quite Possible

Washington, Later.

London, To-day. The strike mediators have is-

IN TRAIN COLLISION

Passenger And Goods Train Crash In Yugoslavia

Bacharest, To-day. Ten people were Hilled and 100 injured in a collision between a *passenger train and a goods train at Jimbolis, near the Yugoslavia frontier, last night-Reuter.

RISE IN SILVER

HURTFUL TO CHINA

SAYS MR. LI MING

SHANGHAI REPORTS DENIED IN U.S..

NORMAL POLICY ADOPTED

New York, To-day. Chinese banker, Mr. Li

The

!

CHAMPIONSHIP

Perry Sweeps Through

To Great Victory

LIKELY TO MEET WOOD IN FINAL ROUND

Forest Hills, To-day. Vernon Kirby, the South African

Senate enquiry into the American- maritions industry, which was con- tinued here yesterday,

The letters stated that the

Soley Company was disposing of about £6,000,000 worth of small arms left over from the war, on

behalf of the British Govern-

¡ment.

Evidence was given that the Soley Company arranged for the American Armament Corporation to act as their agents and sell these munitions to Latin Ameri ca except Nicaragua

The letter said that the British Gov-

Mr. Miranda testifled, that Pre-

amant would not permit the male to ace, who beat Von Cramm at Win-the revolutionari In Nicaragus owing bledon, created the biggest sens to the American interest there: tion in this year's America Nationalsident Roosevelt's arms embarge Men's Singles Lawn Tennis Cham had cost his company $320,000. pionship when he defeated Frank worth of orders for munitions will now meet Fred Perry, who is Shields in four sets, yesterday. He Reuter.

defending his title.

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Results as cabled. by Reuter were:----

ADMIRAL JACKSON

PASSES

V. G. Kirby (S. Africa) beat F. X. Saw Service In China Shields (U.S.) 4–6, 6–4; 6—1, 6–3, (0.8.) 6-3, 6-0, 6-2,

F. J. Perry (Britain) beat C. Butter

8. Wood (U.S.) beat F. Parker (U.S.)

16———4, 6———4, 7-5.

W. Allison (U.S.) beat. L. R. Stoc-

In 1858

London, To-day.

The death is announced of Ad-

aged 92, the Senior Officer of his rank in the retired list of the Royal

be restored by increasing im-gered the Welshman with a smash-

Sir John Simon, the Foreign sued a statement expressing the Ming, in the course of a press ports to the extent necessary to ing left to the jaw and Petersen Minister who is at the head of the belief that a textile industry interview, yesterday, said that pay for normal farm exports." was only saved by Gains' inability British Delegation to the League of settlement can be reached which the rise in silver is hurtful to United Press; per S. E. Levy and to follow up his advantage.

Nations Assembly, which opened in is "fair to workers, employers and China, exerting the same deflaten (U.S.) 86, 46, 11-9, 6-8, 6-2 miral Sir Thomas Sturges Jackson, Company.

Throughout the fight the loser Geneva yesterday, is one of the 23 the public.” fought magnificently. He was full Foreign Ministers of various coun- of courage, and all his cunning, tries taking part in the meeting. which once brought about Car- nera's downfall, was well to the fore. Petersen, however, was much the faster, and his punches possessed much more sting-Reu- ter.

AN OBLIGATION

OF DANGEROUS

POSSIBILITIES

Eastern Locarno Pact Blow

-GERMANY NOT TO JOIN

Berlin, To-day. Germany has sent a memoran- dum to the British, French and Italian Governments stating that there is no possibility of Germany joining the Eastern Locarno Pact as long as certain Powers continue to refuse her equality in arina- ments.

Germany is placed in the midst of highly-armed States; the mem- orandum continues, and must be must cautious. She cannot as sume an obligation, which would drag her into all possible con- flicts in the East and probably make Germany a battleground. - Reuter,

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CAPTAIN WILLMOTT'S

DEATH

Rigorous Investigation Urged By Relatives HEART FAILURE ACCOUNT RIDICULED

New York. To-day." According to the New York Poal, the relatives of Captain * Willmott will demand a rigorous investigation into his death. They declare that the report that Captain Willmott died of heart failure is ridicu. lous as he never had heart trouble.

· (Continued on' Page 10.)

SCIENCE TRIUMPH

Actinium Isolated.

For First Time

Cleveland, Ohio, To-day.

HANKOW-CANTON 'RAILWAY

Work To Be Started Immediately

BRIDGE OVER YANGTZE

Nanking, To-day.

tionary effect as the high dollar had in the United States.

He added that China's purchas- ing power is not measured in the value of the silver posseased, but by productivity and the export capacity, both of which are serious- ly affected by the high price of silver.

CANTON'S STAND Navy British Wireless Service.

Ready To Back Up

Her Demands

PUZZLE FOR NANKING

[From Our Own Correspondent) ---

A Treasury official spokesman denied the Shanghai reports and The American Chemical So-] All sections of the Hankowaaid that rumours of a similar ciety has learned that actinium, Canton Railway, represented at a character were circulated in "New her 9 is based on sound principles the rarest metal on earth, worth joint conference have according to York last week, the basis for which U.S.$1,000,000 per ounce. has Chinese sources, agreed that work is not known. been isolated for the first time-be started immediately for the re-

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Renter.

pair of the line; and for the con- struction of an iron bridge to span Mr. Huang Shao-hsiang, Minister of the Yangisze, and link Wuchang Interior, left Kuling yesterday for with the actual terminus of the Nanking, where he is expected to art rive this afternoon.

rallway at Hankow. Reuter.

Admiral Sir Thomas Sturges ·Jack- son was born in March 1842 Ho en- tered the Royal Navy in 1858 -- and served at the capture af Pelho Forta in 1858, receiving the China medal with Canton and Taku elagps...

He was naval officer charge at Jamaica from 1892 to 1895 and Elupe- rintendent of H.M. Dockyard, Daven- port from 1899 to 1902 He was created H.C.V.O. in 1902.

Canton, To-day "Our joint telegram of Septem-

fand is not aimed against any par- ticular individual," declarea Mr. Hsiao Fu-cker, official spokesman Washington, To-day.

US. REFUNDING; PLAN WELL RECEIVED.

Mr. of the Kuomintang South-west Henry Morgenthau, the United Executive Committes. "We stand States Treasury Secretary, de- by this message regardless of sacri-clares that the nations' reception WEATHER FORECAST

fice, because we are prompted by 4 of the Government's refunding public duty." Fair to showery, with moderate

plan is satisfactory. United east winds, was the weather foreing Fith National Congress to

The telegram demands the com- Press. per S. E. Levy and Co., cast for to-day, as issued by the punish those officials responsible

British Polar Expedition Leaves Royal Observatory, this morning for the loss of the four North-

For Exploration At Graham Land

LOCAL RAINFALL

eastern provinces and to adopt a STOP PRESS

atrong policy towards Japan in con- trast to the present weak one of the The local rainfall recorded at the Nanking Government. London, To-day. The British Government have or Royal Observatory for the 24 hours Mr. Hsino said that the proposals The British Graham Land expedidored the Discovery II to help in ended 10.30 am, to-day was 4:57 of the telegram are so far reach- A cousin of Captain Willmott tion, under the leadership of Mr establishing a base for the expedi- inches, bringing the total since ing that Nanking will take some declared that a certain group of

tion, which intends to undertake a January 1 to 85.70 inches, as com time before ziaking a reply. He John Rywill, left the St. Katherine Bledge journey of probably more pared with a normal average of declared that his colleagues are Cubans would stick at nothing to have the-United States intervene Dock, London, In the schooner than 1,000 miles across an entirely 70.92,

"Pendola" yesterday. thero. Router.

unknown region in Graham Land:

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AUSTRALIAN LEAVES $5,700

It is presumed that Captain Will- H.R.H. the Prince of Wales in Farewell messages, wishing suc James Henry Thompson, of Sack-mott was the skipper of the Ward the patron of the expedition, which ceas, and 6 safe return to the ex- ville Street, Kew, Victoris, Austra-Line chip, Morro Castle, which was is being undertaken with assistance pedition, were sent by the Secre

Ha, died on August 1985

ing local estate, valued at:

Mr. R. A. Wadeson,

beën: grantad leave to: plification of wILS

leay gutted by are with heavy loss of from the Government,

life, early last Saturday morning port

sey bound for New ork several widely

hile proceeding up the cousS

rom South Anferican

the sup-tary for the Colonies, Sir Phill aphical Cunliffe-Lister, and Sir Hen

Committee.

CITY LANDSLIDE:

A lan

rainfall

caused, by the heavy. this morning, „OCCUP

eet. Tons of rocks Inside blocked

quite ready to back up this impor tant stand, but he declined to ela- horste this point.

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Mr. Sun Fo, who has been vacation Ling in Honolula" for the past month, Is now on his way to China by the I still inacces R.M.S. Empress of Japan,which

Idue to arrive In Bhanghal to-morrow,"

Shanghai, To-day. The Shenal Pacific Com. ·· missioner, General Yang Hu chen. will leave for Nanking this evening to sob Wang Ching-wei, and will then return to Sianfu.

It is understood that Gen- eral Yang has

raising $2,

servancy wo River, Sher