TEST CRICKËT.
ENGLAND'S BAD LUCK.
GERMAN REPARATIONS.
INTERESTING. SUDAN PROCLAMATION.
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TEST CRICKET.
J. S. HYDER'S FINE PERFORMANCE
FOR AUSTRALIA,
BAD LUCK DOGS ENGLAND,
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BRITAIN AND DAWES PLAN, EMPIRE'S SHARE OF REPARATION PAYMENTS.
Unofficia!
- LONDON, January 17th.
the computations place
BOMBAY OUTRAGE.
ALLEGED RINGLEADER AMONG FOUR MEN ARRESTED.
LOCAL SPORT.
CRICKET.
INDIANS DEFEAT CHINESE IN LEAGUE GAMES,
were
POLITICAL SITUATION IN CHINA.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
FIGHTING AT CHINKIANG,
THE HEALTH OF DR. SUN.
THE MEDICAL BULLETIN.
Following is the full statement issued by Dr. Schmidt Rose, of Tientsin, regard- ing the condition of Dr. Sun Yat Sen (alight inaccuracies in English being
BoMay, January 17th. Altogether four arrests have been made
Though many cricket matches in connection with the outrage on Jan commenced on Saturday afternoon, the uary 14th, when Abdul Kadir Dawla was only one to reach a conclusion was that | killed, and Mumtaz Begum and Abdul's between the Indian and Chinese Recrea- SERIOUS CLASH BETWEEN CÈPS AND | rectified) ;-
tion Clubs in the first division' of the European manager seriously wounded by League. The result was a runaway vie Pathans who held up Abdul's motor curtory for the 1.R.C. Scores Zollow:-* on Malabar Hill. Lieut. Seugert, who in company with three other British officers went to the rescue was also badly wounded,
The latest to be arrested is Abdul Latif
British Empire's share of "reparation Ahmad, a fruit contractor from Indore, who, according to the police, had ap payments under the Dawes scheme, forproached several Bombayites with a view to the abduction of Mumtaz Begum. He the year ending January 9th 1993, at ADELAIDE, January 17th.
is also alivgeel to have harboured men When stumps were drawn-to-day. Aus-£9,580,000. Allowing for interest due to
from Indore, including Shafi Ahmad araju had completed a Szat innings of the Domitions and fndin Britain's Khan who was captured on the scene of
the outrage by Lieutenant Seagert 489 and England had lost two wickets share will be £8,826,000. for The wenther was fine, the wicket goal and the crowd aumbered 30,000.
It was England's black day; misfor- true followed misfortune. Tate and - Gilligan, Gnable to play, were spects- zors roughout (note: Tate is batting presumably with a man to run for him).
Shortly before the tea interval, Free- man had to be taken to hospital with a 'severely bruised wrist, as the result of stopping a hard drive from Ryder's bat. Freeman returned to the ground, but was unable to resume his place in the Thus threw of England's best bowlers were incapacitated..
teum.
Widespread sympathy has been expres -ed with Gilligan, who says the team will fight to the bitter end, notwithstanding their misfortunes.
Chapinen is captaining the team in the absence of Gilligen.
Ryder, after a low
atart, gave a brilliant exhibition of cutting and driv ing
FRANCE AND GERMANY. FRENCH CHAMBER ADOPTS BILL FOR DELIVERIES IN KIND,
PARIS, January 17th.
The Chamber of Deputies has adopted the Bill with regard to handling German deliveries in kind. M. Herriot, in the course of the debate, said the Govern ment was resolutely opposed to any
NIJNI NOVGIROD FAIR.
INVITATION TO FRANCE TO PARTICIPATE.
Moscow, January 17th. bette, French Ambassador, M. Malysheff, At a banquet in honour of Mr. Her President of the Nijni Novgirod Fair. risked the French commercial community to participate in the fair of 1928.
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policy of infation. Whatever the conseEUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE)
quences
of the formidable payments France had to make this year, not a
U.S. TEXTILE UNION.
UNDER PROTEST.
single additional note would be issued. ACCEPT REDUCTION OF WAGES Everything must be subordinated to the necessity of terminating the policy of ["
loans and inflation. (Cheers.)
EARLIER DEADLOCK.
C.B.C.
Yung in Lun, b Bhoora
C: Chon, e Istail, b Arculli ......... 19 Ng Sae Kwong, c H. D. Rumjahn.
b Bboara...
W. Hung, b Bhoors
H. C. Hung. b Arculli
"K. E. Chau, e H. D. Rumjahn, b
Arcalli
Ng Sze Cheung, b Bhoors ...........
R: Ching, cadar, 1 Bhoora du P. S. Wong, c'Areulli ........... C. E. Wong, not out Wan I Shing, b Arculli
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LU'S FORCES.
FOREIGN FORVES, AT, NÅNKING.
SHANGHAI, January 18th. It is reported that General Lu Yung Hsiang's troops have clashed with a force of Chi Hsieh Yuan's mon, near Chínkinng At noon yesterday, the two armies com menced fighting. About 15,000 men are
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3
3
0
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9
3
2
Total
Bowling Analysis.
0. 1,
8.
w.
Bhoora Arcalli
19
015
A
(7,5
33
L. FL. C
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C. H. Bhoora, unt nut A. H. Rumjahn, ngt nut
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Total (for no wickets) ... 73
J. S. A. Curreca, U. M. Omar, 0. Ismail, A. H: Madar, A. el Arealli, S. D. Ismail, H. D. Eumjahn, S. A. Ismail and S. H. Ismail did not bat Bowling Analysis.
B. Ching W. Hung
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W
5
0
4.1 0
33
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OTHER MA CHES
NEW BEDFOXa, Conn., Jan. 17th. The Textile Council, consisting of seres of the affiliated Unions, announces. its members will return to work on Mon- PARIS, Jnuary 16th.. day. They will accept the ten per cent.
On the K.C.C ground the RA in a The plenary meeting of the French and reduction of wages, but do so under pre-
friendly fixture, knocked up 204 for the German commercial delegations ended in
A Fall River, despatch, of Jan. 3rd, loss of three wickets and declared as soon a deadlock, the Germans referring to thebers of the Cotton Manufacturers Asso-ed his half century, Kowloon bad scored announced that thirty corporations, mem- as Major Hattersley-Smith had complet German. Government regarding the latest ciation, had announced a 10 per cent. 10 without loss when rain prevented fur- French proposals, including the regula reduction in wages as from February 1st,ther play.
test.
11
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engaged and the ñghting is serious.
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MINISTER OF WAR'S MISSION.
Pariza, January" 18th. General Wu Kunay Hain, Minister of War, left Peking yesterday. It is un- derstood he is bound for Nanking in or der to discuss the military situation in Kiangsu with General Lu Yung Hsiang.
SHIPPING OFF THE INTERNED,
SHANGHAI, January 18th.
The first batch of disarmed interned soldiers were shipped from Shanghai to Tsingtao to-day. They number 5,000, an- other batch of 3,000 leave to-night and the balance of 12,000 to-morrow.
UNRULY FENGTIEN TROOPS.
SHANGHAI, January 18th
It is understood that owing to the alleged overbearing attitude of the Ferg
H. Dr. Sun Yab. Sen, who for more than 10 years has been from time to time troubled by dyspepsia and indiges tion, suffered a serious relapse of this disease on his trip to Japan and a more serious aggravation, upon his arrival at Tientsin. Soon after H.E. had arrived in Tientsin, I visited the patient and found that he was afflicted with a chronic in- fiamination of the liver and an acuta exacerbation, which had developed into | ́a very considerable swelling of the liver and was causing the patient very severo, pains. Probably this aggravation was change of nourishment and climate and, owing to the strain of travelling, the
last but not least, to the strain of work. Tho patient had to be advised immediately to stay quietly in bed, to postpone kis plans to go to Peking, and to abstain absolutely from attending any social, am well as official functions, and he had also to be warned not to receive oxy callers.
There was a slightly favourable.change( in the patient's condition with the first few days after the treatment, when the swelling of the liver gradually subsided and the patient, who had suffered most severe pains in the beginning, was for several days without any pain.
However, after a two weeks steady. improvement, the condition of the patiest became a stationary one, so that again I had to give His Excellency the, advice to postpone his trip to Peking.
ne minute. He hit one 6, one 5 and tions of products from Alsace Lorraine The Textile Council had accepted the 10 Royal Navy had to be abandoned for a tien soldiers at Nanking and their rude necessary strain and exposure..
He was at the wickets for 3 hours and
twelve fours His performance is the equal of the third highest in any. Teat match. A score of 201 runs was made by 8. E. Gregery at Sydney against Eng
land, in 1894,
When the'ganic was resumed this mora- ing, Ryder was not out 22 and Kelleway had s to his credit, the telegraph board abowing 275 runs for 7 wickets. With
Ou about 93th December, Dr. Sun's temperature and pulse, which both so far had been normal, showed a slight rise. At the same time a steady dull, although moderate, pain and other symptoms in diested that the process in the liver was gathering. I, therefore, found it indis- pensable to give B.E. more comfort than he could have in Tientsin and more facilities for the recuperation of, d health, and accordingly allowed Dr. Sum to go to Peking, dissuading him, at the same time from attending to any official work and cautioning him against any na- A further message, of January 9th, stated The Craigengower match against the and the minimum cariff to be applied to
On December 31st, at 10.50 a.m., HE.. per cent. reduction in wages The similar cause. The C.C.C. scored 121, treatment of foreigners, a detachment, left Tientsin and after a fairly good trip imports from Germany under the term Weavers and Mule Spinners Union the naval en not getting a knock.
arrived at Peking, at 4.20) pim. During porary agreement. made on January voted in favour of a strike; the loom The R.E. . Navy 5xture, in the second of American sailors has been landed.
the whole journey I had to keep ther 14th, whereby the tariffs shall remain uncarders, slasher tenders and yarn finishing stage.
fzers also rejected a reduction, but the Divizion, was abandoned at an interest- Thousands of Fengtien troops are re- patient quietly in bed, and Dr. Sun had
The R. E. scored 183 for 5 changed pending a definite agreement. ers accepted it-the first two under pro- wickets and declared, Col. Butterworthported to be arriving in Nanking daily also to Le down in bed immediately after his arrival at the Grand Hotel de Peking, test.]
registering his return to the Colony with a hard hit 44, while Cockell 50, Blondin It is also reported a regiment of Russians where arrangements had been made be 24 and Faro, not out 21, aided consider has arrived. Lu Yung Hsiang is reported forehand for a medical consultation, the two consultants being Drs. Liu and Dr. ably. The sappers had no sooner reached
to be marching troops overland to Lang Robertson, both of the P.U... Further the went than rain came down in torrents
consultants who were called on January and further play was out of the ques-tan, which is 12 miles from Nanking.
1st and 2nd were Dr. Dipper (German tion,
The Shanghai papers give prominence Hospital), Dr. Schminke (a political the conditions of 11,000 interned friend of Dr. Sun), Dr. Kreig (German Hospital and Dr. Korn (P.U.M.C.), and Chinese troops. They are herded toge-a medical conference took place between ther in a confined space, surrounded by barbed wire, and housed in the poorest huts on muddy ground. They have been given some bread and rice but no ment. The North-China Dar'u News states the men hitherto have behaved well ander abominable conditions. If their patience became exhausted and they tried to break out the barriers would go down like pack-thread.
FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
FRENCH PROTEST AGAINST SPEECH OF RYKOFF.
PARIS January 17th Herriot, the Premier, has instruct-
the total 308, Kelleway was caught by Strudwick at the wicket, off Woolley's bowling. Oldheld and Ryder carried the score to 416 for 0, when the former was 1.b.. to Kilner. Mailey, the last man in, helped Ryder to carry the total toed the French Ambasador to Moscow, M. Herbette, to protest to the Soviet Government against the recent speech of M. Rykoff, when he described the French loans to Busaiz an imperialistic and
480. Scores follow:-
AUSTRALIA.
1st Innings.
HL Collins, Tate
A Richardson, b Kilner
J. M. Taylor, hw, b. Tate.......
J. M. Gregory, Freeman
M. Ponsford,. Strudwick, b Gilli-
V. Richardson, e Whysall, b Kiluer 4
J. S. Ryder, not out..
T. J. E. Andrews, b Kilner..... 79
C. Kelléway, મ Strudwick,
Woolley
W. A. Oldfeld, 1.b.w., b Kilser
A Mailey, st. Strudwick,
Hendred
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Bowling Analysis,
R.
W.
Tate
43
+42
.Gilligan
17 1
Freeman
.107
ť
Woolley
.135
.127
Kilner Hobbs
Whysall
Hendren
ENGLAND.
27
1
1st Innings...
W. W. Whysali, b Gregory
H. Strudwick, e Gregory, b Kelle
A P. F. Chapman, not out
M. W. Tate, not out
WAY
denied any legal obligation to repay
them.
FRENCH FINANCE.
GOVERNMENT STRONGLY OPPOSED TO INFLATION.
PARIS, January 17th.
In the Chamber of Deputice, M. Herriot declared the French Government was resolutely opposed to any policy of inflation. It would issue no further notex. The Government's policy, what- ever the consequences, would be directed by the absolute, necessity of deflation. fluran.
REVENUE OF NORMAL SOURCES.
PARIS, January 17th.
PRESIDENT AND SENATE.
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In another league fixture, the C.8.C.C. scored 101 for seven wickets against the Surreys, lint a few mingtes after the de- claration the watch had to be abandon.
MR COOLIDGE'S VIEWS UPON PROHIBITION LAW,
WASHINGTON, January 17th President Coolidge leaves the Senate to decide whether it will consider a pro- posal with regard to a World Court at the special session of the Senate, which ed. he is convening on March 4th for the pur- On the H.K.C.C. ground, the Univer pose of dealing with Cabinet appoint-sity, thanks to Quick (26) and Ponsonby meats.
Fane (17) reached 198, after losing
ANOTHER NURMI RECORD..
With reference to the proposal to make wickets for under 70. Hayward and Mat sentences of imprisonment compulsory thews, the Clab opening batsmen, had for affenders against the Prohibition scarcely reached the wicket when rain Laws, it is stated President Coolidge is fell and after waiting for balf an hour of opinion discretion between fines and it was decided to abandon the match. sentences of imprisonment should be al- loved the Court. He does not look favour- ably upon the Law meting out the same treatment to a citizen possessing liquor for his own use as to a bootlegger.
U.S. DEBT COMMISSION.
FOR TWO LIFE EXTENDED
YEARS.
ATTITUDE OF FRANCE DISCUSSED.
..
WASHINGTON, January 17th
CHICAGO, January 17th. Still another world's record has been established by the Finnish champion Nurmi, in winning a race of 13 miles in 7mine. 55-2-5secs. His nearest opponent was 75 yards behind,
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LEGISLATION IN U.S.
+
The House of Representatives has TWO NEW BILLS BEFORE LOWER passed the Bill, extending the life of the Debt Commission for two years, follow-
The revenue returns from permanenting a debate on the subject of the French normal sources in 1924 yielded F debt, in the course of which, the Demo- The Commerce Committee of the House
25,830,000,000, compared to 20,303,000,000 in 1923-avez,
SUFFRAGE IN ITALY.
NEW ELECTORAL BILL RUSHED THROUGH CHAMBER.
Q
14
$
Total (for 2 wickets)
32
FALL OF "WICKETS.
Boxe, January 17th.. The Chamber adjourned wine die, after passing with express speed, a new elee torul Bill, reverting to the system of single member constituencies."
The Opposition throughout practically
1/10, 2/10, 3/93, 4/114, 5/118, 0/119, ignored the merits of the new measure; 7/253, 8/308, 9/416, 10/489.
WEMBLEY IN 1925.-
LONDON, January 17th. Sixty-eight Imperial Governments have decided to exhibit at Wembley in 1925.
SUDAN DEFENCE FORCE.
IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION. ISSUED IN KHARTUM,
FORGETTING PAST TROVBLZE.
KHARTUM January 17th,
On the occasion of an official 'garden
a concourse
of
it concentrated its argument on, the fact that fair representation of the people is impossible under present conditions. Signor Mussolini left several details free to the vote of the Chamber, notably the plural voting proposals which the Oppo- aition contended would operate weightily in favour of the Fasciate
These proposals were rejected and the main Bill adoptesi, up
GERMAN CABINET.
ALLEGED DIFFERENCE À OF OPINION AMONG MEMBERS.
BERLIN, January 17th.
The Republican, Congressman Hamil ton Fish, asserted France should realise the time had arrived to reach an agree- ment to repay the debt; for since 1920 she had lent three billion franes to other nations.
Mr. Bovidad introduced a Bill in the House of Representatives empowering the President to appoint a Minister to the Irish Free State.
NO
"
WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT.
ARMAMENT CONFERENCE TO
BE CALLED IN SPRING.
to
1 is understood the Chinese Chainber of Commerce has now decided to charter five teamers to transport the in terned troops to Tsingtao. The Erst steamer is expected to sail to-morrow.
RUMOUR AND FACT.
The situation at Shanghai and Nau king during the last ten days has natu rally caused a good deal of anxiety to
us seven doctors, on January 2nd, which resulted in the unanimous opinion, (1) that Dr. Sun's disease is a serious one but the malady is not of a malignant character; (2) that the patient requires complete rest and has to remain under constant medical observation; (3) that after some time H.E. might require special (surgical) treatment in a, bo- pital; and (4) that the prospects for Dr. Sun's complete recovery in the near fa-- ture are rather promising.
Thereupon, I have handed over His Excellency's case to the local medical experts, and hereafter Dr. Krieg, per- sonally designated by His Excellency Dr. Sun, will be in charge of my patient. Peking, Grand Hotel de Peking,
January 2nd, 1923.
An
[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."I CAMP BREAKERS SHOT..
SHANGHAI, January 16th. American marine standing on guard at the internment camp noticed
The guard fired a few shots, killing ones. soldier and wounding two.
Later. One Chinese soldier was killed and twe Chinese soldiers were seriously wonde last night, when they tried to break out of the detention camp, through being shot by an American Marine. i
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January 18th.
crat Leader, Congressman Daniel E. of Representatives has reported
Bureau of Civil Garrett, said France ought not to be per- Bill establishing a mitted to remain in the dark regarding Aeronautics in the Department of Com-local residents, who have friends and several Chinese soldiers trying to escape. the American Government's opposition to merce.
business interests in those porte. Anxiety ennellation,
probably gave rise to the rumour, current yesterday, that three of H.M.S. war ships had received orders to proceed to Shanghai without delay, and that the
According to witnesses, four or five East Surrey Regiment had received
soldiers went to the south-east corne orders to hold themselves in readiness to of the grounds and attempted to crank WASHINGTON, January 16th. embark for "Bhanghai" at a moment's through the strands of barbed-wire fenom The White House has authorised a fat notice. Enquiries in naval and military which surrounds the lot. denial of the report that an Armament
A marine, who was on guard Boveral RUSSIAN ROYALTIES ARRIVE IN Conference has been called for the headquarters last night elicited the state paces away went to the spot, motion-
AMERICA.
Spring.
President Coolidge considers that the ment that: while H.M.B. Diomede hading the soldiers to go back into the camps This indication was not heeded or whe New York, January 17th. conditions in Europe still preclude the left for Shanghai last Monday, no other not understood, and they still insisted The Grand Duke Boris of Bussic, ue- United States moving in the direction of vessels had received sailing orders upon going free.
He feels that the companied by the Duchess, has arrived another conference
After several warnings, the marine here. They intend staying indefinitely. United States should await the outcome With regard to the East Surreys, no such der his pistol and red several skota He denies that his visit is in connection of the League of Nations discussions, end with the restoration of the Russian do nothing until the success or failure move has yet been contemplated, though, into the group. One of the men was monarchy.
of these is apparent
Mr. Platt Andrew, replying, suggested France had rendered service to the world' by leading to weak nations after the war, GRAND DUKE BORIS.
OBITUARY.
MR. DANIEL BEIJ),
~A CLERICAL WRANGLE. RESIGNATION OF ARCHBISHOP
OF BUENOS AIRES.
should the situation in the North war.shot through the head and died.
The two woundell soldiera were fu- rant reinforcements being, despatched mediately taken to hospital. from here, doubtless the task would fall on the Surreys
NEW FORE, January 17th...
From the cables received from Shang The Vowaicher Zeitung attributes Dr party, attended by
The death is announced of Mr. Daniel
BUENOS AIRES, January 18th. native notables and officials, Sir Geoffrey Luther's decision, to postpone the meet- Archer, Governor of the Sudan, read an ing of the Reichstag till Monday, to differ-Reid, the financier. He was known as Following Government néceptance of hai, yesterday, it would appear that the
the Tin-plate King."
the resignation of Monsignor De Andrea, main cause for anxiety in Shanghai was important proclamation which is printed caces of opinion among the Cabinet mem
[The late Mr. Daniel Gray Reid was the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, it is in English and Arabic and has been cir bors-especially between the Nationals born in Richmond, Indiana, on August stated that the Government has informed the presence of 10,000 interned soldiers culated throughout the Sudan. It is to and Centreists regarding the formule-1st, 1958. He began business as a clerk the Holy, Soo that the present Nancio with little beyond rice and bread” on the effect that a Sudan Defence Force tion of the Government's statement.
in the Second National Bank of Rich and his secretary are non personas which to subsist. Now that these men mond in 1874. He worked his way grates. through all offices of the bank, becoming It is generally believed there was prea have been shipped to Tsingtao, the dan Vice-President in 1898. He became in- sure by the Nuncia, at the instance of terested in the tin-plate industry at the Vatican, on Monsignor De Andres, ger apparently has passed unless the Elwood, Indiana, in 1892 and was one that led the latter to resign against the Nanking affair or the fighting 45 Chin- of the organisers and President of the wishes of the Government, which favour American Tin Plate Company, which was ed his remaining.
kiang thonlu create further trouble. formed in 1895).
(Other Cables un page 4).
Montinued on next Column),
Sir
will be formed unmediately. Commission NETHERLANDS BANK RATE. will be offered practically to all serving officers natives of the Sudan, Geoffrey Archer afterwards emphasised the necessity of opening a new era of mutual respect and understanding, con centrating on future prosperity and for- getting past troubles.
~~ÁMETERDAM, January 17th. With reference to the cable of January 13th, stating the Netherlands bank rate of discount had been reduced by one half per cent., it is now 4 per cent.
[THROUGH REUTER'S ́AGENCY.]
REHABILITATION CONFERENCE.
TO BE HELD IN WINTER
„PALACE......
PERING, January 18th. It is expected the Behabilitation Conference" will be held either at the Haaijentang or Tuancheng, famous Halla. at the Winter Falace,
An official communiqué says that Ban Chuan Fang is sending Kao Erb Teng to Peking as his representative nt conference.N
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