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CABLES.

LATEST CÂBLES,

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THE NEAR EAST OUTLOOK.

ALLIES TAKE CONCERTED ACTION.

LexDoy, September 9th.

Any doubt regarding the solidarity of the Allies in the Near Enet, in the face - at the suddenly developed crisis, wax effee- tively disposed of by an announcement that, Freark and Italian troops have re solved to cooperate in the back-up to the pressar undertaken by The British sad Turkish Chudurgerie, commanded by British officers af holding the neutrak zone of Tymid Peninsula and the Asiatic shore of the Dardanelles. This decision was reached at a meeting of the Allied

High Commissioners and Generals at Contantinople, when it was also decided to remind the Angorn. Government of the sxistence of the zone: entry foto 'which,

the European side, the Allies promptly forbade the reeks a few weeks ago.

A WARNING TO THE KEMALISTSĄ Allied fags are already raised over the

THE BONOKONG DAILY PRESS,

LATEST CABLES, REVIVÄL IN BRITISH WORLD TEXTILE TRADE. INCREASED DEMAND FOR EX-

"PORTING CERTIFICATES.

insos. September 11th.

Striking proof of a revival in the ex-

LATEST CABLES.

EXCHANGE RATES IN GÈRMANY.

PROTEST BY GERMAN TRADËS UNIONS.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH 1922.

Loxpos. September 11th. A protest by the German Federation of part of the wool textile trade is adduced Trades Unions, shows that the practice of by the President of the Bradford Cham-employing the foreignorate of exchangë ber of Guamere, who says, that the deas a basis for the calculation of market

and for exporting certificates from the Chamber, up to August 31st, was double

the demand for the whole of 1921.

ANGLO-AMERICAN YACHT.

CLUB.

BRITISH TEAM WIN SECOND RACE

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OYSTER BAY (New York), Sept. 11th. The sechind yacht team rane for," the

Anglo-Americia Cap was won by the British team with twenty points as against the Americans' sixteen points. ENTERTAINMENTS TAX IN

FRANCE.

Pauts, September 11th. The entertainments lax produced

prices and a means of payments, has now spread to the retail trade. The Feuera tion is asking the Government to prevent this in connection with home transactions. THE BONUS FOR AMERICAN SOLDIERS.

WASHINGTON, September 11th. At the joint conference, the Congress Amendment, providing for the financing of the Soldiers' Bonus Bill from interest

on the foreign debe was

struck out.

[Cable messages, dated August noth and September Int, stated that the Senate had approved of the House of Representatives' amendment to the Bill, providing for the earmarking of interest on foreign debts for financing the measure, The Senate Conference of both Houses of Parliament, EMBARGO ON THROUGH FREIGHTS IN AMERICA.

"AMERICAN RADIO SERVICE. FAR EASTERN CABLE

(Intercepted by the U,S,Š. "Tracy.".

in September 18th, 1923) 7

HEAT WAVE TERMINATES.

+] CHICAGO. The four days' heat wave which has been responsible for ten deaths and ‘a number of prostrations has terminated.

BOXING.

VANCOUVER, B.C.

NEWS.

(THÈQUGH AXUTER'S AGENCY.) EAST OF BUZZ". AS A CINEMA

·FLAY.

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OUR LONDON LETTER." [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

LONDON, August 10th.

KIATORIO HOME OF SPORE.

Tho National Sporting Club has bought the freehold of its premises in Corant Garden, the price being, I understand, OBJECTION BY CHINESE ACTORS.

£15,000. Thus, while many London, clubs are financially embarrass, the classi is able to find home of the noble art Lüx aox, September 11th.

of the the money to secure possession The 'performance of Mr. Somerset frahold of the house and thereby ensur Maugham's play "East of Suez was permanency for the future. Apart from dhe sporting assuelations of the club Vie Foley, of Vancouver, gained a decinearly prevented, the other nights by an The bell saved Villan in the seventh actors to being filmed. sion over Brownie Villas, of Manila objection on the part of the Chinese London must feel glad that this fie

building will not be swept away. It was erected by Admiral. Rassell, afterwards round, but his cleverness enabled him to finish. Both men are Hantam-weights.

Lord Orfuri, who dafested the French w La Hegne in 1699; and the staircase, which has a nautical appearance with carved anchors and ropes upon it w**" built out of the timbers of the Britansi of 100 guns that served as the flagship. the gallant Admiral at the fameua sea

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Shortly after the curtain rose, & de- patation of Chinese told the management ANOTHER CHANGE OF DOVERNthey were unable to appear. Everybody

MENT AT PEKING 1.2.

PEKINO.

Members of Li Yuan Hung's Cabinet fear that China is on the verge of another 'change of Government, which threatens to give the Militarists complete control. Chang Tao Lin gathering strength is the churian soldiers. North with 100,000 well-equipped Man

THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF

UNITED STATES."

WASHINGTON, - State of Massachusetts has filed a peti. tion in the Supreme Count attacking the constitutionality of the Tower Maternity stitutional rights of States, causing the appropriations of large sum of money by the States, with equal sums nationally appropriated.

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was thunderstruck, as apparently, they were very happy. They explained that they had detected a Cinematographer filming fight." the play during a special rehearsal, for The frat Cabinet Council ever held in Many memories cling to the old house. the purpose of photographing the ean-Ecgland gathered there in 1806. At one pany, and said that it was beneath their time it was a hotel; later, it went by the dignity to be screened, as the film, with name of Erins's Supper Rooms, and readers of Thackeray will recollect that Colonel out the spoken word, would gire amis Newcome went there ca oce occasion. The aspacions hall at the back, built in 1856) and there, leading impression of the plag and show big boxing matches are held in their race in a bad light. They only con- also, from time to time select antieners sented to appear when the offending parts are privileged to witness plays that are

banned by the Censor and cannot be per-- of the film were destroyed in their pre-formed on the public stage! sauce. This eaded the crisis.

neutral zone on both siles of the Straits. 1,000,000 Irañes in 1921, compared with passed the Bill, which went to the joint Act, which they declare violates the con- SIR LAURENCE

toward the Kemalists that violation will

considered an act of defunce and hostility to the Allies collectively,

REVELSION OF OPINION IN

FRANCE...

The icial French decision to range up alongside Treat Britain, is marked by a revulsion of opinion in the French Press, which yesterday was pleased at the Kema list sum esses, as leing a blow to British polier.

7,000,000 franes in 1920.

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INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENTS WITH RUSSIA.

GERMAN INDUSTRY REPRESENTED

BY KRUPPS. -

BERLIN. Sepeather 11th.

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It is stated that the slinne Luborsat agreement was a model for the Urquhart. Krasin agrement, just concluded. is also stated that German industry is represented. chiefly by Krapp's being asked to participate in the new under-1 taking, the object of which is the develop.

ment of Russian resources,

The Tenge and the Journal des Debate, which did not indulge in their contem- poraries' somewhat noisy joy, emphasise the necessity of France maintaining the frelon of the Straits. They say it would be evinibal if the fincerumani per- |Ř.G.A. IN READINESS TO PROCEED mitted the Turks to regais control and suggest that the Turks necept a regime there favouring her enomic intervals while amuring general pence and the com- meres of all uations.

Other newspapers are perturbed at the idea that the Turks may be inclined to make excessive claims, in the exaltatiou of victory.

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TO CONSTANTINOPLE.

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Matry" September,Jiah. The tenth IT. ant thirty-fourth bateries of Royal Garrison' Artillery

have been ordered to hold themselves in wadiness to preceed to Copstarriimple. TURKS MAY NOT ATTENI VENICE CONFERENCE:

ence,

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Rom, September. 11th. The likelihood of the Tugks noi accept- FRANCO-BRITISH WARSHIPS ing the invitatim to the Yenige Coufer-

OCCUPY STRONG POSITIONS.

was hinted at by Fethi Bay. Backing up the plan of joint action, ¦ Auzora Minister of the Interior, when the British warships from Smyrna have interviewer by Beuter's Correspondent, He said he thought it preferable that the reached Chanak, at the narrowest part

powers allow the Turks to negotiate with of the Dardanelles, while the French flee the Greeks at Smyrna, bas gone to "Brush, which is still held byl the Greeks. in order to prevent destruc. tion of property.

Chanak is a streng natural position, which Kemal Pasha is likely to attempt to seize, in the event of

saying a coup at the Dardanelles,

GREEK STAFF'S TRIBUTE TO KEMAL'S STATEGY.

Komal Pash's military, qualities in the, recent victories are eulogised by the Greek Stuff, who apparently "thrown off the scent, were unaware of the offensive until three days before the blow fell, owing to Kenal massing three army corps ig moun tainous wooded country, unobservable from the Greek weroplanes.

The attack was launched in a quite unexpected spot. GREEKS ACCUSED OF HIDEOUS

ATROCITIES."

GREEK HIGH-COMMISSIONER

ABOARD BRITISH.

WARSHIP!

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New York, September 11th.

Soveral, Eastern railway companies have: placed an embargo on practically alf through freights, except foodstuffs, to enable locomotives, to carry anthracite cou!

to New York.

BARLIER CABLES.

ST. LEGER QUOTATIONS.

LONDON, September 11th..

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MES: "HARDING'S SERIOUS. ILLNESS...

- SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS DEVELOP.

WASHINGTON.

illness of Mrs. Harding last night. The Serious complications developed in the

patient is resting slightly easier this morning. Brig. General Sawyer said her condition is regarded with much concern.

MANILA.

WELCOMED BY "GOVERNOR- GENERAL WOOD.

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TESTING THE STANDARDA,

A curicus little coremony to k place on GUILLEMARD IN the staircase in the House of Commons a few days ago. This was the opening of a in the wall in which copies of the standard Fard measure and the standard pound weight are entombed. The ceremouy only takes place once in a generation, and is quite a solmen, and orthodox proceeding, as there is. & law which ordains that it shall be performed at stated intervals. The copies buried in the wall are taken out and compared with the imperial standartla most carefully preserved at the office of the Board of Trad

Trade. The standard yard is

the fant in bronze bar, and the pound weight is

MANILA, September 19th. Governor-General Wood postponed his trip to the Moro country, in order to welcome Sir Laurence Guillemard,

arrived this morning on the Ampress of Governor of the Straits Settlements, who

Canada. The Philippine Department of the American Army Breda salute for WASHINGTON. SiF Laurence Güillmaard, pa the arrival Doctors are remaining throughout the of the steamer.. Governor-General. Wood night at the White House, because of the critical condition of Mrs. Harding. They was host at a luncheon in honour of Sir Laurence Guillemard who later sailed for Hongkong.

ILLNESS CAUBING MUCH ANXIETY,

WASHINGTON.

St. Erger betting is as follows: 11-said she passed a comfortable night and against Ramus: 100-15 Villars: 7-1 Fred it is believed her pluck and will power Power: 1008 Bucks Hussar 14-1 will carry her safely through the crisis Silurian: 251 Ceylonese; 25--1 Harpen-

LATER. Ramus: 100-35 Fred Power: 100-6 Coreyrinn: 20-1 Backwood and Ceylonese.

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ADDITIONAL RINNERS. Additional probables are Baton Rouge (Arne) and Silvanus (Cooper).

BRITISH IRON INDUSTRY BENEFITS.

AS-RESULT OF AMERICAN. STRIKES..

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The condition of Mra. Harding has con- tinued to be a source of anxiety te thond attending at the bed-side; although it is stated officially that the complications, yesterday, ware less threatening.

SPECIALISTS ORDERED TO WHITE HOUSE.

WASHINGTON.

For the first time since its inaugura- tion the public is barred from the White House, owing to Mrs. Harding's illness. Epecialists are en route for an examina tion to-morrow morning to determine the ecessity of an operation and the cause of Mrs. Harding's failure to respond to treatment. Much anxiety is in evidence around the White House.

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REPUBLICAN MOVEMENT IN

GREECE.

THE NEW GOVERNOR OF SHANTUNG.

The present inspection revealed the thril- ling fact that the Parliamentary yard incnsure is one ten-thousandth of an inch longer than the Imperial standard, while the. pound, weight was 86 of a thousandth of a grain heavier, The tremendous news was officially communicated to the Speaker of the House of Commons; but, fortunately for the stability of British Empire trade, the raris- tions are of no practical importance, though they may interest or amuse the scientists. One theory is that the variations are due to vibrations set up by air raids. The coples were enclosed in mahogany boxes, then sented in a lead coffer, then placed in un oak CAP, and finally built up again in the wall. for another thirty years.

ΤΟΠΙΟ. The ex-Ambassador to Rome, M. Ijuin, has accepted the Governorship of Shap-THE KING'S HOLIDAY. tang.-U.S. Radio Message:

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

OPIUM COMMISSION.

GENERAL ADOPTION OF CERTI

FICATE SYSTEM URGED. «

The King leaves, London this week for a long holiday in the North. He will first visit the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire 1 Bolton Abbey, where he will take part in some grouse shooting on the moors. Later, on, his Majesty will go to Balmoral Castle, where he will be joined by the Queen other members of the Iloyal family. Before proceeding to Balmoral Queen Mary has arranged to stay for n week with Sir George And Lady Holford at Weston Birt Losbox. September 11th.

Hall, near Tetbary." Sir George, who has Consideration of the opium traffic was now reached an advanced age, spent the resume by the Fifth Commission of the greater part of his life about the "Court Assembly of the League of Nations. Lord until eight years ago, having been equerry Chelmsford drew attention to the tnarked to the late Duke of Clarence, on whose diminution in the production of harmful death he passed into the service of the late CONSTANTINOPLA. drugs, and gave interesting figures deal-King Edward, and finally that of the

present King. Movement for dethronement of Con- ing with the production of opium in stantiae in Greece and establishment of a India.

AT THE BANK OF ENGLAND. Republic is reported by Greck newspapers It was pointed out that the joint

The suicide of a soldier while on guirint to be under way in islands of Cirecian struggle against the drug traffic had been the Bank of England a few nights ago is a Archipelago.

too recently initialed for any great success to be recorded, and that graveminder that ser tries are postel inside the every night. All through the sent a EX AMERICAN CONSUL TO CHINA dificulties were encountered in obtaining detachment marches, in just before son-- down and remains till after dawn. The duty is taken by an officer and 39 non- commissioned officers and men of the Latallion of Foot Guards which happens. to be billeted at the Tower of London for the time being. The oficer receives a guinea, the men a shilling each, and the non-commissioned officers live shillings. The officer also gets his dinner, excel- served in a beautiful mahogany- palled room that is reserved for his use,

Suests

pres.

DEAD..

LONDON, September 11th. As the outcome of labour disputes, Canada and the finited States have re gently placed orders for 300,000 tons of foundry iron Britain, including 00,000 tons in Seutland: Consequently the Senttish stocks are cleared out and the ironmasters are preparing to re-light the furnners. At present, there are only sixteen furnaces operating in Scotland. compared with seventy before the war. LOSS OF THE "HAMMONIA." DETAILS OF RESCUE WORK.

Lesbos, September 11th. The Kinjuans C'asile intimates by wire. ROYAL AIR FORCE REINFORCE less that she is bringing 335 survivors during President Grant's administration from the Hammonie to Southampton. It has been found dead in the yard of a is estimated that when she left Vigo, the hospital here. He was 60 years of age. Hummonia had 360 passengers and 197 crew. The steamer Euclid bus landed 88 61 at Gibraltar, and the City of Falencia, at Vigo, the Soldier Prince has landed. bound for Madeira, has seven aboard. DUTCH MINISTER GRANTED

ATHENS, September 11th. The newspapers state that the Greek High-Connaissioner u Sinyena, "A Ștergblades, is aboard the fṛpa Duke.

MENTS FOR MESOPOTAMIA.

In addition to an increase to the Royal Air Force in Mesopotamin, the military garrison is being reinforced, as a precau tion, in view of the military situation, by British and Indian troops.

EARLIER CABLES,

LEAVE.

A COMPARATIVE CALM.

THE HAGUE, September 11th. M. van Yscelsteyn (Minister of Agri- Loxoos, September 11th.. It is feared in Loudon that the Turkish culture, industry and Commerce) has been granted leave of absence. Peading complaint to the League of Nations res- solution of the Cabinet crisis, he goes LONDON, September 10th. pecting alleged Greek outrages during to South Africa and afterwards to the According to one acetunt of the Greek the retreat may be the prelude to retalia Datch East Indies to see his son.

tion, but détails of the entry of the Turks flight, they did not give battle after the into Smyrna received officially show that MRS. "HARDING SLIGHTLY full of Ushak, but luid waste the country this was unaccompanied by excesses.

BETTER. sido before leaving Anatolia, which is in entry, due to indiscriminate shooting by There was a slight panic following the ruins. It is stated they were guilty of either Armenians or Greeks; but quiet. bideaus atrocities as they fell back. This

was restored in half an hour by the appears to explain the Kemalist Com Turkish commander, who guaranteed munication to the League of Nations, that his troops would not take reprisals, declining responsibility for the conse There was a recurrence of random firing, quences of Greeks' actions, and which was accompanied by looting, on Saturday, construed as an anticipatory excuse for whereupon the Turkish commander under the possible maltreatment of Christians, took the patrolling of the city, to which the Secretary-General of the League of Nations replied, pointing out that atrocities, committed by one belli- gerant, did not dispensa with the adver sary's obligation to respect the civilised

laws of war,

UNCONSTRAINED ELATION IN

CONSTANTINOPLE.

On the other hand, elation over the Greek debacle, at Constantinople, over stepped the bounds of control, where demonstrators broke the windows of some foreign institutions and damaged Euro pean shops in Pera suburb,

Por Charles Harington, Allied Commen.

WASHINGTOS, September 11th. Mrs. Harding bas slightly, improved.

OBITUARY,

MR. U. S. BLUNT.

Lornoy, September 11th. Allied naval and military detachments Mr. William Seawen Blunt is dead. were landed at Smyrna with the concur rence of the Turkish commander. Their August 17th, 1810, the son of Mr. F. 8, Mr. Willred Scawen Blant, bora presence will materially lessen the danger Blunt, was educated at Stonyhurst and to refugees. The certainty of a shortage went into the Diplomatic Service. He of foodstuff is, however, disquieting.

was an extensive traveller in the far ACTIVITY IN BRITISH GOVERN- East having visited Egypt, Arabia, Syria, India and Persia in the course of his MENT CIRCLES.

wanderings. By nature a rebel, against, the powers that be, he took part in the The Turco-Greek crisis is causing the Egyptian National Movement; while, as greatest activity in Government quarters. a convinced Home Ruler, he received a Mr. Lloyd George, who is in the country, term of imprisonment for calling a meet-

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LATER.

ST. Louis. Richard M. Johnson, Consul to China,

extra figures.

Sir A. H. Steel Maitland urged that strict control should be exercised in the manufacture of opium and morphine, with requiremented entirely upon Lord Chelmsford suggested that dels medical 'requirements. gates should press their Governmenta, to adopt a system of import and export certificates method of dealing with the drug traffic which hitherto had been and he is entitled to invite two SPOKANE

adopted only by twraty out of fifty-one members of the League,

RAILWAY DISASTER.

Four railroad men were killed and six injured on Northern Pacific Mississippi line in a head on collision, near, Park

water.

Assurance

WASILI NCTON.

U.S.A. "SOUND BUSINESS REVIVAL.

WASHINGTON,

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ALLOTMENTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES.

dinner, but these have to be off the mises by eleven o'clock. I believe the custom of mounting a guard at the Bank of England originated at the time of the Gordon Riots in London at the end of the Eighteen Century. VANISHING CHINATOWN,

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off

be

has been given by Mr. Daughterty that the meeting on Monday! There are now a million and a quarter

Before very long London will lose our of in Chicago of the Railroad Shopmen allotments" being cultivated in England Strike "Committee will be uninterfered and Wales compared with half a million the "eights" that appealed to the kind of with.

before the war as a result of the encour visitor who liked to wander occasionally

the beaten path London's Chinatown is agement given to the movement in war time. It is estimated that the holders vanishing. The population of Limehouse ar producing 700,000 tons annually of and Pennyfields used to number thousands of Chinese, to-day they may be counted in which 200,000 are potatoes. The latest re

hundreds. These districts used to Despite the industrial difficulties the turns show that 50,000 applicants want regarded asthe Chinese quarter of the town, country's economic progress is continuing allotments. A Metropolitan Allotments just as Sabin is identified with the Italians steadily to normal. A Department of Exhibition is shortly to be opened at the and Shoreditch with Jews The change Commerce survey says no clearer demons Guildhall for produce grown within a began soon after the end of the war, for British There was then a demand teation could be asked to indicate the radius of 13 miles of Charing Cross.

and soundness of fundamental conditions

nailors As' crews for British ships, underlying the present business revival

multitudes of Chinese who sailed the seas But had their homes in London's China than the persistence with which commerce

town, burd by the West India Docks, drifted snd industry has progressed in the face

away. Some went back to their native land. of recent serious obstacles.

Others set out for the United States, where A rebellion has broken out in Southern their labour was welcomed. As a result, Russia, according to a despatch from the Chinese traders have had to close their Helsingafs to the Central Nows Agency door, was a certain mysterious glamour

and they, too, have gone. PALIS. vid Cope agen. The Odoza Borist haa Palace Elysees, the residence of President pendeat. There is fighting in many die gro

There was a commotion in front of the declared south Russia and Crimes inde in the popular mind about the Chinese dre chiefly top A belief that "opium Millorand, when a revolver ebet was tricta.

dena" Bourished in dingy houses situated up Visitors wildly fired by an unidentified man.

dark and dirty courts and allega college student has been arrested.

used to go there at nights after dining more or less wisely and well in the West End, and sometimes they had their curiosity gratified by peeps behind the scenes in some Chinese Hornsby has made his thirty-Afth home lodginghouse" Now, even that is only

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SHOOTING INCIDENT IN PARIS,

INVENTOR'S PLANS FOR A NEW

AUTOMATIC RIFLE.

OGDEN,

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with Downing Street, as are also the He was a poet of much distinction and tor; has departed for Hartford to work is in constant telephonie communicationing in a proclaimed district in Ireland. John M. Browning, the £rearms invan- War Office 204 Admiralty, both of which as a writer of prose wrented a powerful on plans for a new automatic le pid der-in-Chief, has issued s proclamationsare unanimity of policy among Britain fish Occupation of Egypt published in to make a machine rife handled as readily are taking the most active steps to en- pen. His "Socrot History of the Eng-new 45-calibre automatic pistol. He hopes Shreatening martial law in the event of and the Allies with a view to possible 1907 created a considerable sensation at as an army rifle, also effective pistol recurrence of those disturbances,

eventualities arising out of tho Turkish the time. Altogether he was not very improvements. (Continued at foot of next column.)

much liked by the authorities.]

(Dontinued at fool of next column.)

successes.

ANOTHER REBELLION IN RUSSIA.

BASEBALL.

LONDON.

CINCINNATI.

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JAPANESE- TENNIS PLAYER'S

SPLENDID VICTORY.

PHILADELPHIA

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With an average speed of 197.70 kild metres per hour, Telice Nazzaro won thơ- Grand Prix of the Automobile Club of Shimidzu defeated Walter Westbrook, of Franco Bieggo Nazzaro, a nephew of Detroit, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3, in the fastest and the vinner, and also a competitor in the most spectacular match of the National raco, was killed, his car turning turtle Lawn Tennis Championship Tournament, through a wheel booming detached,