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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGANUV.]`

LONDON CONFERENCE. SATISFACTORY PROGRESS.

RECONCILING ANGLO-PRESCR

IDEAS.

Lospos, July 19th The' suiling and satised appearance of the delegates to the inter-Allied Con- ference gives "reason to believe that sah stantial progress lies behind the colour Jess and formal communiques. It is now Znown, thinks to the helpful suggestions

THE

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 21ST, 1924

U.S. LAWYERS VISIT

BRITAIN.

FINE

PROGRAMME OF HOSPITALITY.

LONDON, July 10th.

THE WORLD'S SPORT. GENTLEMEN AGAIN DEFEATED,

LONDON. July 18th. The Players areLord's beat the Gentle- men by an inuings and, 211 rans. The Players poored 304 (Hubbs' U18, and 'Kül.

A notable gathering of American law» er 113). The Gentlement rempiled 130, with Freeman taking 6 for 5, and 153,yers have arrived in London as guests Roy Kilner taking & for 20.

This constitutes the Players, second of the English Bar. Law Society and the victory over the Gentlemen this season-Chadian Bar Association. The "party.

COUNTY RESULTS.

comprises 2,000 Americans and 55 Cam Essex at Eastbourne beat Sussex by innings and 64. Essex scored 304 (Freedians, including the wives of many of the mua 113), and Sussex scored 178 and 172, visitors. The Americans are headed by Louden tuking 3 for 41,

the Secretary of State, Mr. Hughes, and the party includes ex-Ambassador Chonte, Chief Justice Taft, and Solicitor-General Montgomery Beck, Adne programme of

a Royal garden party at Buckinghani hospitality has breï arranged, including

VISITORS, MEET MIDDLESEX.

Loxos, July 19th.

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Kent beat Gloucester at Maidstone by eight wickets. Gloster scored 213: and then 2. Ashdown taking 6 for 23. Kent compiled 203 (Seymour 143), and then 13 for 2,

Yorkshire beat Somerset at Weston of other delegates, especially the Ameri-super-Mare by an innings and 41. York- san, that the first connuittee has gone a Somerset scored 173, Rhodes taicing 4 for shire compiled 342 (Rhodes 100), and long way towards reconciling, the conflier. 49, and then 197, Rhodes taking & for 29. Hants beat Northants by six wickets as ing Anglo-French proposals courerming Southamptou. Sarthauts scored 112, and Gemman default and sauctions. The main 247. Hants compiled 193, and 197 ford plank has already been adopted, and this provides the Reparations Commission with the addition of an American, who is to be the deriding 'nuthority regarding default. Such American delegates will be appointed by the unanituons vote of the Reparations &'ammission, or, in the event of failure to secure annimity, shall be appointed by the International Court of Justin. It is generally believed that the], remainder of the agreement is how largely only n matter of adjusting formular. The centre of activity was this week-end removed to the Chequers, to which the principat delegates were invited after inspecting the Wembley Exhibition to-day.

LATER.

At Lords before dyer 3,000 spectators, in Ring and cool weather on a fast wie- ket. Middlesex, who won the toss, seared s (Hearne 85, Stevens 51. Dales 31, Lee 47). During the amorning the cricket was very slow but afterwards became brighter. Blanckenberg took five wickets for 70

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BANGLO-AMERICAN ATHLETIC

MEETING.

BRITAIN WELL BEATEN,

LONDON, July 20th. There were 30.000 spectators at Stam- ford Bridge to-day to witness the athletic relays match between the British Empire and the Cnited States. The visitors won by 12 events to two.

Details:-

400 Yards: U.S. won liy Ave yards in The inter-Allied Conference yesterday (37.4-5 seconds (a world's record), continned its remanrkably satisfactory One Mile: Britain won by two yards progress. The first and third committees | in 2 minutes 19.1-3 sqeanda. have completed their tasks in general Two Milex: Britain won by halfa-

The second committee ex-yard in 7 minutes 564-5 seconds. sigreement, peits to conclude on Monday, after which Four Miles: U.S. won by,,10. yards in à plenary sitting will be held as varly as possible.

AMERICA SATISFIED.

WASHINGTON, July 19th. President Coolidge is well satisfied with the progress of the negotiations in London. American Government circles welene the suggestion that Mr. Owen Young should he chosen as the fiscal agent of the Reparations Commission.

TREATY OF MUTUAL. ASSISTANCE.

HOME PREMIER'S CONDEMNATION.

GENEVA, July 19th.- Powerful apposition to the Treaty of Mutual Assistance drafted by the League of Nations last year is forthcoming in a letter from Mr. MacDonald who states, inter alle, that the proposals entail an increase rather than à decrease in British Naval and Military forces, and tend to the formation of rival groups of powers, thus reverting to the old system, of alliances and counter-alliances. More over, it implies an undesirable extension of the powers of the Council of the League, which would become a powerful executive organ instead of a consultative

Lody.

MERCANTILE »MARINE · AND NAVY FOR INDIA.

GOVT. CONSIDERING COMMITTEE'S

RECOMMENDATIONS.

B1 July 19th The Government of India is discussing laur report of the Indian Mercantile Marine Committee sisting of pro- eminent Indian and British business men, which recommends the formation of a merchantile marine and a shipbuilding industry by menna of the Government purchasing one of the existing British lines which will eventually be transferred sto approved Indian owners. The report suggests that consting licances be issued to those undertaking to employ a certain proportion of indian seamen," but that no licenses be issued to foreign ships except thom: protected by treaty rights and ships fring the Brito Ang It advocates that assistance le given

Indian-managed ships by mail contracts ́and bounties,«and further · recommends the creation of an Indian navy capable of defending the Audiau coasts, harbours and commerce/

to

U.S. CONSUL AT TEHERAN

*MURDERED.

RESULT OF ANTI-FOREIGN CAMPAIGN.

minures 46.2-5 seconds,

480 Yards Hurdles : 1.8, won in 613-5 seconds.

8 Lap Steeplechase: US won by, eight yards in minutes 13-2-5 second...

Three Miles Team Race; U.S. won by 13 yards in 14 minutes 35.3-5 seconds.

One Mile Medley Relay Race:-U.S. won by two yards in 3 minutes 29,45 seconds.

High Jump

US won, aggregating Isft. 10ins, agánst Britain's 17ft, 7ins.

Polo Jump: C.S. won-5ft 3ins. against Britain's 35ft.

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AMERICA AND THE LEAGUE

ABSENCE WILL NOT RIPPLE IT.

New York, July 20th. Sir Herbert Ames, Enancial director of the League of Nations, pripe to proceed- ing to Europe, declared that the Longue was going concern. Even if the United States never joined, her absence wouht not kill or even cripple the League."

150 YEARS OF INDÉPEN- DENCE.

INVITATION TO PRINCE OF

WALES

FAR EASTERN CABLE THREAT

NEWS.

`(THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY-] |

TRUBBER RESTRICTION.

PLAIN SPEAKING AT PLANTERS

MEETING.

THE ATTITUDE OF AMERICA.

LONDON, July 19th. My Winston Churchill, speaking at the vi user of the Society of Planters Malaya, recalled that he took the respin. sibility of recommending to the Cabinet the rubber restriction scheme. "He tol: strongly that a great industry like rübber; in which millions of British capital were sunk, desired constant support from the Colonial Office. Rahber was in commodity which was one of our few remaining methods of paying the debt to the United

New York, July 20th. Mr. Charles Hall, president of the Palace and. banquet, luncheons and Philadelphia City Council, salles on the receptions at the Mansion House. Oxford, | Jinjestir hearing an offcial invitation to Cambridge, and London Universities and the Prince of Wales to attend the 30th states. Our American friends, on the one the, Houses of Parliament.

anniversary of American independence band demanded the uttermost farthing MR. HUGHES SUPPORTS DAWES Exhibition at Philadelphia in 1920.

ECHO. OF DRUG SEIZURES

REPORT.

Te

Mr. Hughes, interviewed on his arrival in London, said that American sentintent was very strongly behind the Dawes report as it now stands, We believe. ́* he said, "that the prompt 'execution of it is of the greatest consequence,*

e." The American Bar Association will proceed to France for a few days as the guests of the French Bar

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DUKE OF YORK VISITS ULSTER.

A WEEK'S TOUR

ITALIAN

CASE.

EMBASSY DEMANDS EXPLANATION...

WASDINGTON, July goth."

TO BOMB SINCERE'S STORE AT SHANGHAI,

TWO CHINESE „CONVICTED.

Suaranai. July 10tb. Two-Chinese were sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment each at the Mixed Court yesterday for threaten- ing to both the Sincere, Company's store | gunlern-$10,000 was paid over,.

SHANGHAI, RICKSHA COOLIES STRIKE.

SHANGHAI July “10th....... Five hundred ricksha coolies struck yesterday.

SBANORM July-201k, '

The ricksha strike has been settled.

THE INDEMNITY BILL.

HOME MERCHANTS, SATISFIED. LONDON, July 1sth.

The China and Far East Section of the Machester Chimber of Commerce is very satisfied with the Government's China Indemnity Bill, as amended in conumittee. The Bill now provides for the indemnity to be used for educational or other pur- poses which the Foreign Secretary, after

the Advisory Committee, decides is beneficial to the mutual interests of Britain and China, The Advisory ('am- mittee will consist of 'ten persons of whom at least one must be a woman aud

of the debt we incurred on behalf of the Allies in the course of the common strug- gle against Germany and on the other hand they erected enormous barriers in the form of tariffs, which prevented conuricing payment in goods. He always felt that) however severely our obligations might The Italian Embassy, has asked thebe judged, we were under no obligation State Department to explain the "arli- to supply our American friends with rule traty arrest

of the commander and ber at a loss. (Cheers} seven offers of an Indian steamer en

The idea of the restri scheme was charges of smuggling narcoties The to obtain that slability which would eu- affeers were released after a night in able the industry to get upon a solid gao The Enibassy alleges that the foundation. The British Empire was on- Federal agents showed excessive zeal.

titled to obtain a reasonable margin of profit on its rubber, production. It was the duty of the Governinent to facilitate the realisation of such It result. He

Loypox, July 10th, Belfast and other Lister towns and villages were gaily decorated on the occa- sion of the visit of the Duke ned Duchers week functions of York, who begin. throughout Ulster on Monday. They were accorded most enthusiastic wel- come by the crowds on arrival at Bangor) Between the depredations of high hoped that on the basis of the scheme i near Belfast to-day.

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OLD ENGLISH TAPESTRY.. £8.000 FOR A 4 PANEL SET.

LONDON, July 18th.

A set of four Old-English panels, woven with Iado-Chinese subjects and called Yale' tapestries, realised £6.000 at Sothe by's to-day. The panels were made from - † designs by Vanderbank for Elihu Yale, the benefactor of Yale University, and until recently has been the property of

Long Jump: "U.S. won-soft: alia. for | three men against Britain's ft. 788

for two. Sutherland did not jump.

Throwing the Hammer:, US, "won- 503ft. Blink against 451ft, dins.

Javelin Throwing: U.S. won-524ft. zins, against 448 ft. 19žios,

Putting the Weight: U.S. sou-aver agë 19ft. Sjins. ägajust 41Ft. Kins.

the Earl of Guilford.

THE MOROCCAN SITUATION,

SPANISH REVERSE DENIED.

LONDON, July 18th.

The Spanish Embassy declares that the report of a Spanish reverse in Morocco is false and says that news has been received in Madrid that an incursion by Riffs in the territory of the Comars tribe has been repulsed with over 400 of the enemy, left dead." General Primo de Rivera's progress through the western, sector of the Spanish zone has been most

BRITISH RUGBY TOUR,

WIK AGAINST GRIQUALAND.

KIMBERLEY, July 19th. The British rugger team beat Griqua land West by 26 points to mil.“ CANADIAN PRIVATE WINS KING'S successful.

PRIZE.

LONDON, July 10th Private Burke (Canada) won the King's Prize at Bisley with a

score of 9:0. ·

Last year Capt. E. H. Robinson (latë R.A.F.) was the winner, his score being 22 In 1922 the victor was Lt. Col. Al

F. Marchment, D.S.C., 3LC. (ist London Regiment.]

AMERICAN BASEBALL

New Yora, July 19th. NATIONAL LEAGUE, Chicago, 7 Philadelphia, 2. Chicago, Philadelphia, 3: "St. Louis, 2: Boston, 1. St. Louis, 6; Boston, 1. Pittsburg, 6 New York, 16. Cincinnatti, Brooklyn, 1 Chicago, 2: Philadelphia, 1. ... Louis, 10: Roston, 1.

AMERICAN LEAGUE. Boston, 3: Detroit, 1. Boston. : Detroit, 18. "Washington, 9; St. Louis, 10, New York, 10; Cleveland, b. Philadelphia, 4; Chienge, 11... ' Philadelphia, 9. Chicago, 1.. New York, 71 Cleveland, 2. Washington, 6; St. Louis, 7.

OLYMPIC GAMES.

MORE RECORDS, BROKEN.

Purs, July 13th TEN, July 10th.

LAWN TENNIS The American Consul has been killed In the men's sinzica, eemi Gnal, Cochet by:n mob.

The Consul and the Oriental Secretary (France) brat Dorotra (France), 6-2, 5-7, "whilst photographing a public fountain and Richards (U.S.A.) beat De

Morpurgo (Italy), 9-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. were attacked by a mob, The Hedre ry, a police officer and six policemica zre (France) hent Miss Mekane (Britain), injured.

To tragedy is the palmination of the recent anti-foreign, particularly inti British agitation conducted in the native Press and elsewherd, which the Goverg ment is unable to check owing to the lack of a proper Press law. .

PERSIAN

GOVERNMENT'S

REGRET..

In the ladies' semi-finals, Mile. Vlasto

- 6-1.

6-2, 6-1.

ANGLO-RUSSIAN NEGO- TIATIONS.. SETTLEMENT EXPECTED SOON.

LONDON, July 15th. An optimistic view of the Anglo-Russi- an negotiations is taken by M. Rakovsk who had a long conference at the Foreign Offer this morning and was subsequently interviewed by Reuter. He said that many questions had already been settled and he expected that a general settlement would not be long delayed..

RUM RUNNERS' PLIGHT.

BETWEEN TWO FIRES.

WASHINGTON, July 20th.

jackers who board rum-ranging craft they would be able -effectively to deal and remove the cargoes at the pistol's with the difficulties of the industry, which point and the inercased efficiency of

Pro- hibition agents, reinforced by coastguards was one of enormous consequences to the equipped with speedy motorboats, the rum-runners' outlook is not promising.

Empire. The Department of Justice states that the Government is preparing to take vigorous steps to control the situation by the forfeiture of vessels engaged in the business and the prosecution of all; persons connected therewith,

U.S.

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

'LAFOLLETTE'S DEPUTY.

SCHEME NOT A FAILURE.

at least one a citizen of the Republio of China Firms engaged in the China träde at Manchester hope that a representative of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce will be appointed a member of the Com mittee and also hope that the Bill will now be passed as speedily as possible.

BRITISH WORLD FLIGHT.

Tokyo, July 18th. Squadron. Leader MacLaren and his companions are well. The flight will pro- bably be continued to Paramushira

to-morrow.

The airmen were forced to land an

The chairman, Mr. O'Hara Hickson, Wednesday owing to dense fog. responding, declared that the industry had decidedly turned the corner and the

TOKYO, July 19th. Squadron Leader MacLaren will not gate was closed behind it. Mr. Chur-start to-day as the weather is unfavour- chill's scheme was in no way a failure, able

and if only their friends across the water, faY COURTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN.) namely, the Dutch, had entered the scheme instead of feathering their own

New Yoнx. July 19th. Scontor Wheeler, of Montana, has ne cepted the Vice-Presidential nomination | nests, the Malayan planters would not on the Lafollette independent ticket.

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REVOLT IN BRAZIL.

- REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT

DOOMED."

to-day be in the position they were.

SOVIET AND THE CER.

REPORTED CONTROL OF RUSSO ASIATIO BANK.

THE SHANGHAI MARKETS.

FIRMER TONE IN PIECEGOODS. SKANGHAL, July 15th

The North-China Daily Neirs, in its weekly market report, says that there has been another dull week. relieved only by a much frmer tone at the piece gooday auctions. Though the indent business is still very poor, there was some renewal, has acquired a in the produce demand

LONDON, July 19th. The London Time learns that the Soviet "Government dominating interest in the Russo-Asiatic

The Tientsin calamity is not expected Bank by the purchase of a large quantity to particularly affect the markets here, of shares through the intermediary of as it is the off-season for dealings with Russian financiers in Paris with the the North

WASHINGTON, July 18th. The State Department learns from Santos that the revolutionary movement at San Paulo is doomed. A decided turn for the better occurred yesterday.

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BUENOS AIRES. July 20th. of the rebels at San, Paule is desperate:

Frontier reports state that the situation object of giving the Soviet. complete In China cotton there was no outstand They have utterly failed to seal power to dispose of the Chinese Eastern ing feature, but local prices were some

Railway, which, by law, belongs to the what higher owing to the operations of. Russo-Asiatic Bank.

sperilators, consequent on the rise în New York.

port in other states and Government forces outnumber them to the extent of five to one. The Federal forces are en- deavouring to coax the chels from the town ab as

Avoid damaging it.

SINO-SOVIET RELATIONS.

APPOINTMENT OF M. KARAKHAN

CRITICISED.

MALAYA AT WEMBLEY.

visited the Em- The Duke of Conn LONDON, July 15th. pire Exhibition to day, and inspected the Malaya Section. He was welcomed by the Perak. He was presented with a Malais handsome brocaded Chinese silks out that the doyen of the Diplo Kajahmada of Selangor and the Raja of

can'cane on behalf of Malaya.

SWIMMING.

In the ladies two hundred metres breast stroke final, the placings were: Miss Morton (Britain). Miss Geraghty (SA) Miss Carson (Britain), and Miss Gilbert (Britain). The time was a minutes, 33.1-5 seconds.

The ladies four hundred metres reiny final das won by America, with Britain second and Sweilen third. The time was 4mins 584-5sees, in world's record).

The 400 metres free style swimming final, for men, was won by Weismuller (U.S.A.). Arne Borg (Sweden) was second an! Charlton (Australia) third.

One of the reporters at Ascot remarks,, that easily the best-dressed man on the laws was Sir Robert Ho Tung, the Com missioner for Hongkong at Wembley, in

of

LONDON, July 19th.... With reference to recent Sino-Russian diplomacy, the London Times points

M.

Yarn continued quiet but steady, with an occasional tendency to firmness,

PHILIPPINE SCOUT MUTINY.

MANY TO BE COURT-MARTIALLED.

MANILA, July 18th. blue and grey, and his little, black cap

The Army are court-martialling 15 of with the mandarin's red button on top. matic Corps at Peking is likely to hold He was very delighted with Ascot, though other than honorific significance of the the Fort McKinley ringleaders, on the a London gossip writer says he doesn't appointment of a Soviet Ambassador nt think Sir Robert had with luck.No. Peking and asks whether the Powers can charge of having caused the inutiny, and I didn't go to the Derby Si Robert acquiesen to the devolution of such res138 other Scouts on the charge of having"

aid, " and I am glad. I was at Wembley ponsible and delicate functions upon all day on Derby Day, looking after our Karakhan, who is openly exciting Chinese joined the mutiny. silkworms and cocoons, Sir Robert lo hostility to the Treaty Powers.

The Timex describes recent events as is not inflicted during peace time, but The maximain penalty is duath, which Tung spends a very great deal of his times nt Wembley, and so does Lady Ho Tung familiar Bolshevist methods" and con. Unlike her husband, she wears European cludes by saying that the Chinese are the probibilities are that the fenders will dress, while her daughter, Mary, wears provoking Japan-although the unregat long terms of imprisonment.

"The trial of the 238 Scouts will be con- Chinese silks, but does her hair in thepentant author of the Twenty-one De- European fashion.

manda has just become Brime Minister ducted en moue, and it is said that this by intensifying the boycott of Japanese will prove the largest court-martial in the His many friends in Shanghai and the trade. They requested powers to dis history of the American Army.

The trial opens on the 25th, inst. Far East will receive with pleasure the cuss an increase in Customs duties, as news of the appointment of Mr. Harry promised at Washington, without the Robert Boyd to the rank of C.V.O. Mr. pretence of having fulfilled the condi Boyd was engaged in business in Shang-tions under which the promise was made.

The trial of John Marolly Murray, man- hai from 1500 to 1911, receiving the China The answer has disappointed them, and ger of the Sino-American Commercial

the conference with the Bolshevists in Co., on charges of false pretentes, la Medal for service with the S.V.C. thuring the Boxer Rebellion. He was attached which the application of the Agreement

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SOVIET AND FAR EASTERN FISHERIES.

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The time was 5mins, 4.1-5areq.

In the final of the hundred metres lack stroke, Kealoha (1.5.4.) came first, with in the other semi-final Miss Will S.A.) second, and Bartha (Ilun- third. The time was 7:1-seed (un

to the Ministry of Finance, Peking, in is to be worked out in detail seems likely by trick, embezzlement and con- (U.S.A.) beat Madrine Golding (France), Olympic record).

200 metres relay, rave: U.S.A.; Aus- 1914 and received the decoration of the Lo disappoint them again. In the men's doubles, fourth round, tralia Sweden Japan: Britain. Time Order of the Execilent Crop On return Hunter and Richards (U.S.A) beat the Omina 53-9-5scus. ( world's record). ing to England he was appointed Assist! Alouso brothers (Spain), 0-4, 6-4, 6-3, and 100 metres backstroke (semi-)ant Private Secretary to the nice Condon, and Richardson (South Africa) Miss Bauer and Miss Riggin (both Recretary of State the Home Office beat Williams and Washburn (U.S.A.), U.R.A.). Times: Imin sinees, and Unin (1915-1917): waa Deputy Assistant Secre- A MILLION HOUBLE (G.) COMPANY,

20secs. (both world's records).

tury in the Ministry of National Service, 1917; Assistant Secretary, 1818 (C.B.E.); attached to the War Cabinet in 1919 and was Assistant Private Secretary to the of one million gold roubles has been Rt. Hon. E Shortt, K. C., M.P., Home formand between the State fishing trust informed by, the Marshal of the verdict. Secretary, 1910-20. He is now Private and a private citizen for the exploita Secretary to Mr. Arthur Henderson, tion of fisheries in the Far East. The Home Secretary of the present Labour citisen provides all the gear and gets

nine years' lease,

4-6 31.0,4-0, 0-4 0-4.

WASHINGTON, July 20th,

In the ladies doubles, Mrs. Wightman The Persian Government has instructed and. Bliss Wills (U.S.A.) beat Mrs. Shep- its. Legation to convey to the American herd Barron and Miss Colyer (Britain) Government its deep regret at the kill-in a semi-final, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 ing of the United States Consul and adds Ladies doubles, final: Mrs. Wightman that the Persian Government will take and Miss Wills (U.S.A.) beat Mrs. Covell all possible steps to punish the guilty and Miss McKane (Britain), 7-5, 8-6. persone.

(Continued "on neat column.)

THE PESTATHLON.

The modern Pentathlon result was Lindmann (Sweden), with eighteen points, first: Dyrren (Sweden), with thirty-nine, second Ukla (Sweden), forty-five, third; Volkins (Britain), sixty four, seventh

Government.

spiracy in dealing in optam and fire- arms, was concluded at the United States. Court, Tichtain, the prisoner being found not guilty by Judge Purdy on charges. The case has created "quite" sensation in the North, and bad a roman- tic ending. Just as he was leaving the har

without a stain on his character! young woman named Paula Stuleva A new joint stock company with a expital who was apparently unaware that he was

free cakerly seized his hand, and wa

Moscow, July 20th

The couple immediately left the Con

sulute to find a clergyman, but could not and decided that the wedding shouki tako

place soon.