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SEVERE EARTHQUAKE

JAPAN.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 25TH, 1925

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EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY,

CASUALTIES ESTIMATED AT 1,500.

LATEST CABLEN.

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OSAKA, May 23rd.

A heavy earthquake was felt at 11.10) this morning lasting three minutes. The people were terrified for some time, as such a big quake has not been experiene ed'in Cka for a decade.

A severe shock was also felt in Kobe, but neither Tokyo nor Yokohama were affected,

area

Latest reports show that the Seriously affected was confined to the provinds of Tajionit, on the coast of the Japan. Sen.

It is reported that 200 hons collapsed in the town of Toyouka, where re broke it in many places. Severe damage is reported in other towns in the same provider.

EMPIRE DAY.

HOW. IT WAS CELEBRATED

AT HOME.

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EARLIER CABLES. CAMPAIGN IN MOROCCO. FRENCH REPORT A FURTHER. ADVANCE.

PARIS, May, 22nd.

EARLIER CABLES,

THE PRINCE'S TOUR. FORTY THOUSAND NATIVES IN GREAT DEMONSTRATION.

Umtata, May 2nd.

A communiga from Fet states that The greatest native demonstration of General Chambrun carried out a brilliant | the tour held in the Prince of Wales' operation in the centre, enabling him to honour was givou, bere by forty thousand relieve the Upper Wergha district, des native agriculturists, including Aftera pite furious enemy attacks with large thousand horsemen, who assembled to forces hurriedly rushed up, and the greet the Frinen, riding in across the vast desperate resistance of others in Ermly sloping plains of the veld accompanied by entrenched positions.

thousands of oxwagons packed with The artillery and air forces gave valus-natives. The Prince reviewed the "boy

ble assistance to the French advance. scouts and girl guides, and placed The enemy's fosses are considerable, but wreaths on the war memorials to whites the French catusities were comparatively | and natives. *light.

LATEST CARBLES.

INTEREST OF PRESS,

collaboration

LONDON, May 3rd, Empire Day celebrations were held yes- terday in many parts of the country. The chief London function was a gather-

Paris, May 24th. The newspapers continue to 'he pre- ing of 1000 schoolchildren at the Guild-occupied with the position in Morcced. Ball, where they were addressed by the The Madrid correspondent of, Le Lord Mayor and the President of the Hati says that the Malvy mission re sulted in an agreement, not providing for Board of Education, The lebrations

Franco-Spanish military are to be continued over the week-end, but authorising France to purse the culminating on Sunday with a Thanks-rebels into the Spanish Zone.

Le Journal ways that a close, France giving service at Wembley Stadium at Spanish blockade by land and ses alone which the King and Queen will be pre. will bring the Ris to their senses. Hunt,

Un the other band L'Ueurre and 1. Homme Eire hope there will be no such collaboration. They are of opinion that France is strong enough th act alune..

Telegrams from ftabat state that new

NATIONS OF THE EMPIRE.

LONDON, May 29rül. CASUALTIES BELIEVED FEW.

Mr.: Amery, in a speech at an Em "Little is known with regard to casual pire Day dinner, emphasised the impor-enemy movements to the northward are ties in the earthquake, but, it is believed-tanos-of-the-nations-of-the-world-ructed Alui-el Krim is rigrouping.

they are comparatively few, because the province of Tajima is not a thickly po

·pulated arighbourhood,

There are no crowded cities; the dis trict is mountainous and the only in

engnising the nations of the Empire as their equals, also the importauer of-in- sisting on that recognition. He believed that the time world come when matty nations outside the orbit of the Empire

try of importanes is serienitare,would voluntarily seek admission to that which produces the uest silk. Damage among the reelers is not known.

COMMUNICATIONS CUT.

partnership.

THE KING AND LLOYD'S. ROYAL PRAISE FOR HISTORIC CORPORATION.

his forces.

"EARLIER CABLES.

DUTIES ON SILK. FURTHER DETAILS OF NEW RATES.

Lovnos. May 22.

LATEST CABLES. ON ANGLO. DUTCH RELATIONS.

HAPPY EFFECT

LONDON, May 24th. Reuter's correspondent with the Prince. of Wales cables from Burgersdorp that the happiest, proofs of the good effect of Dutch relations was provided by the His Royal Highness visit on Anglo-

staunchest Nationalists, cheering the crowd of 60,000, mostly composed of the Prince to the echo on his arrival here, the last place in the Cape Province to he visital. A local clergyman invoked the Diving blessing on Anglo-Dutch unity. The Prince in a speech seized the oc eusion to return thanks for the cordial welcome extended to him in all parts of the province, even at wayside stations, where the train stopped only for one or two minutes

~EAKEIER CABLES,

CRISIS IN BELGIUM.

NEW GOVERNMENT TENDERS ITS

RESIGNATION,

Bressers, May and, The new Government has been defeat- The drawback' rates-un silk” articles þed by 95 to 73.There were seven absten- produced in Great Britain and North tibns from voting. Ireland from material on which customs It was announced after the defeat in the Chamber that the Ministers met and Railways, telephones and telegraphs

or excise duty is paid ureSitk ́in an are all interrupted between Osaka and

article of boil yarn seventeen pence per drew up a letter of resignation, which was 1. ; thrown yarn undischarged 45; thrown subsequently despatched to the King. the earthquake area; and it is very dif ficult to obtain a comprehensive story.

yarn and spini yarn wholly or partly dis- The Communist. M. Jacquemotte, de. Brit the scrappy news which is reaching

Loston, May Zird. Marged. 49; dissue undischarged: 51: [xlared that his party would fight may The King, accompanied by the Queen wholly or parts discharged if proved to Government, The Catholic, M. Reakin, here from railway stations and post-office and Prince Henry, drove in semi state the satisfaction of the Commissions

to condemn the negative attitude of the shows that railways, tunnels, tracks and to the City and laid the foundation have been produced from imported andis Liberals, stations were seriously damaged in many

The Premier, M. Van De Vyvery ex- places.

stone of Lloyd's new premises which will charged tissue noil tissue made from cover an are of ground in Leadenhall imported noils, 1'; any other case of pressed the hope that another than him- The severity appeurs to equal the great Street. The King, in a speech, dwelt pence per Ih Artificial silk doubled or self would succeed in bringing the Cham earthquake of September, 1923, especiap the romantic history of Lloyd's twisted thread advanced beyond the ber to realise that a Democratic Govern- ally around the town of Toyooka (po- and the traditional honour and integrity stage of singles yarn., 19; tissue made ment could result from the efforts he had pulation 110,000},,, where the railwax of the corporation, whose history em from staple Ehre on other waste, 11: made. M., Max proposed the resolution. I station half collapsed and the Postbodied the highest qualities of British tissues proved to the satisfaction of the and after the vote the Premier, necon

The town appears to be in danes, commerce, His Majesty recalled Commissioners to be made from other panied by all the Ministers, withdrew, Kinnsaki, famous for its alkaline hut Lloyd's inestimable services in war time forms of netificial silk. 21.

araid loud cheers from the right. spring,

IN reported to be totally and hoped for still greater things from deyarisited

the expansion and development which Seismological observations tend to show they were inaugurating that gay. that the cause of the varthquake was n landslide.

MALABAR HILL OUTRAGE.

TWO MEN SENTENCED TO

Offier is on fire:

Relint is being rushed from Osaka and other towns

BACK FROM THE SCENE.

OSAKA, May 24th.

reporters

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DEATH.

Moubay, May 23rd. An aeroplar with

Shali Alaned and Shaun Ran Dighe photographers," has just returned here Ponde, an officer of the Maharajah of from the scene. They confirm that the indore's household. has been sentenced disaster is similar in intensity to the to death m nection with the murder shock of September, 1923, only on a sam of Abdul Kadir Dawla in the Malabar scale. The town of Toyooka, seen froin Hill outrage on January 12th Anand above, was a mass of flames: one or two Rao Phanse and three others have been ither smaller towns and villages were

sentenced to transportation for life also observed to be on fire.. Thousands

Syed Mahomed, a sub-inspector of the Indore police, and Karamat Khan have been acquitted.

of refugees from Toyooka were crowding to the open spaces here and there,

Toypoka Girls schon has collapsed and fenced any girls perished. "The .it

number of dead in the whole town is "estimated at 200; the injured at double!

that number.

Troups have been called out froin the neighbouring regiüvitt,

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TURKISH SHIP SUNK.

FÖRTY-FOUR PEOPLE PERISH.

CONSTANTINOPLE, May 24th. Forty-four people composing the pas- Refugees from Kinosaki hot-spring, say that immediately after the first shock sengers and crew were drowned when the Turkish posting vessel Hernkle with á the town caught on fire. stampede followed as the whole town cargo of coal findered in a storm at the became ablaze; it is feared there were entrance of the Bosphorus. bundryds of casualties,

great!

„The destroyer Fauft has been ordered to proceed to the coast with supplies na has H.T. J.M.S. Sagawa

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GALE IN ANGORA,

CONSTANTINOPLE. May 24th.

A violent gale has caused considerable damage in Angora. Telegraphic com- munication has been interrupted.

In case of articles made wholly or partly of silk or artificial silk, which is proved to the satisfaction of the

Сен missioners to have been charged duty and which is shown to in such farth and state that if duty had not been paid they would be able to the same rate of date as already charged, then the draw. hark equal duty shall be pai

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LATEST CABLES. PLANS OF "MAN

BRUSSELS May 24th. The Liberal M. Max, who mayed the vote of censure on the Van de Vyvere Ministry has agreed to attempt to solve the crisis. He has announced his in-

In the case of made-up articles consistention of first examining the possibili- ting wholly or partly of silk or artificial ties of forming a ministry cutside of silk. if exported in the form and state parliament as a temporary measure. wherein imported, then the drawhack ein al amount of duty shall be paid and it manufactured in Great Britain and North

EARLIER CABLES.

Treland from silk or artificial silk the drawhark shall be equal to the amount

FRENCH FISCAL REFORM.

payable as drawhark in respect of such

PARIS, May 2nd. muntity of like silk or artificial silk as the

The Cabinet has approved the men- Commissioners are of opinion has been sures which M. Caillaux will introduct used in the manufacture of the article:

in the Chamber on Monday to ensure full equilibrium of the Budget by fresh taxes, LATEST CABLES

and to ergate TWO new cunniavions, firstly to reality and simplify the fiscal MANCHESTER MEETING PROTESTS enactments and secondly to

consider AGAINST MODIFICATION.

marhinery for the control of petroleum. coni, ci retern.

Loxuos, May, 23rd.

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LATEST CABLEN. A meeting of various cotton intereste

POSTAGE RATES. was held in Manchester yesterday to dent with a modification of the silk duties and

Pate, May 24h. other question. Representatives of The newspapers state that the inland Associations affiliated to the Cotton-spin letter rate will be increased to 30 ners Manufacturing Association passet times from June lat. An increase in the a resolution strongly protesting even rates for telegrains is also said to he un

gainst modifications, expressing the der consideration. Apparently there is opinion that in view of the sacrifices "of no question of increasing the post 1 and The amount of insurance is not large;

revenue which would result from it there telegraphie charges for abroad. would be no justification from a financial) it is estimated at about one million yen

point of view in imposing restrictions.

NEW REVENUE SCHEMES. The Insurance Companies here are not - Tikely to pay even a son. The extent of

FIGHTING IN IRAK.

difficulties, and delays, as aŭditional

-PARIS, May 24th, the damage done to

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hardens."

As regards, the new financial economically the most important, but at

BAND OF KURDS · ROUTED BY

schemes of M Caillaux, the news present the damage is not ascertainable.

CAVALRY..

papers "state that the further ze- LONDON, May 23rd. LATER,

venues required will be obtained The Manchester Chamber of Commeren the increase of postal and telegraphic KINOSAKT'S SAD BLIGHT....

BACLAD, May 23rd.. The recent intermittent skirmishing Shipping Merchants Cummitter, after charges; increase of tobacco revenue; the The fire at Toyooka and Kingsaki has developed into netual fighting yesterday considering Mr. Churchill's reply to establishment of an apprenticeship tax; burned itself out, reducing the whole when a force of Kurds under Sheikh

Jancashire's.. arguments against thi town and resort desolate ruins Mahmud made a determined attack on a

duties rebate, maten statement of it the increase of all schedule taxes under

unified 1. Seismologists declare that they do no regiment of Arak cavalry between Sulai devised which would result in anything sugar tax.

system; for game permits, the no method could be increase of their cost will replace, conviction that feur further shock. Communications amni and Balebia Aircraft co-operated. are being quickly restored and efficicut with the cavalry it inflicting heavy losses but the most serious and damaging! It is estimated that these will produce lief extended to the thousads of sufferers on the enemy who drew off at nightfall obstruction to trade. The committee in 1990 the 4,000,000,000 francs required Refugees from the Kinosaki, hot spring The cavalry's losses were comparatively authorised a representative to moret Mr to halance the budget. Supplementary tell the most pathetic stories of the

Churchill again. alight.

measures will inchide stricter' supervi- "earthquake, which appears to have been

sion of the income-tax returns. more terrible there than anywhere else, They any that almost all the hotels came

EARLIER CABLES. down at the brat shock. The bathers rushed out naked, and a large number

CRICKET AT HOME. were soon enveloped in suffocating smoke. At Kinosaki railway-station many travel

RESULTS OF LATEST COUNTY Jers perished including a young honey Two lifeboats, which went to the acsis

FIXTURES."" mpon couple. The Cargomuster of Kinosaki is begging newspapermen - to tance of two small vessels in a violent A meeting of the federation of Master "sofluenco public' opinion, in favour of storm were smashed by great waves, over- Cotton-spinners' General Committee un-159,

LONDON, May 22nd. full payment of insurance claims which, turned had wrecked. Several of the animously passed a resolution" that, the

Essex at Leyton beat Gloucester by five he says, amount to 10,000,000 Yen in crew, who were roped to their benches were Federation shaald ingediately cable the wickets, Gloucester scored 17 and 991 Kinosaki atone'

sucked down and drowned. The remain- Secretary for Agriculture at Washing Bloodworth 115). Essex compiled 22 der were dashed against the rocks and ton cancelling the notice given to with- (Russell 50) and 250 for 5 (Russell 135 perished. Unly one man escaped. In draw from the original cotton standards not out), the meantime, the two vessels foundered, agreement, and authorising the signing of Cambridge won over Leicester at Cam- twelve out of the sixteen men forming an amended supplemental agreement, The bridge by 100. Cambridge scored 200 their crews being drowned.

Cotton Trade Provisional Emergency and 107 for 3, declared (Timms 78 not Committes discussed the adverse conditions, out), Leicester coiled 127, Meyer tak affecting trade and urged that strongering 6 for 41, and 140, Meyer taking 7 for mesuren should be adopted, including 24

́NO DAMAGE AT KOBE AND OSAKA.

LIFEBOAT HEROES. FIND CHASTLY DEATH IN VAIN ATTEMPT AT RESCUE

QUIMPER, May 24th...

Loyboy, May 3rd. The Silk Section of the London Cham ber of Commerce denies that it concurs with the decisions arrived at in recent conferences between the silk interests and Mr. Churchill...

COTTON STANDARDS. AGREEMENT

Losnox, May 23rd.

THE EPSOM DERBY, PRICE SHORTENS 'AGAINST THE FAVOURTLEST

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

OLYMPIAD IN, MANILA.

JAPANËSE HAVE EASY WIN" "IN AQUATIC EVENTS.

LONDON, May ond. The latest prices on the Derby, to be run at Epsom next Wednesday, are:

B1 agst Manná, t. and a 5-1 aget. Crossbow, t. and bu 100-0 agst Conquistuder, tánd 100-8 ags, Ptolemy II., t. and o. 100-8 agst. Solario, t. and o.

18-1 agst Runnymede, Cofferedar, 20-1 championship, after defeating China by. wanted).

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20-1 agst. Zionist, t. and . -1 agst. Dignity, t. and o 18-1 agst. St. Ben, t. and o 25-1 agat. Bucellas" t. and o. 40-1 agt. Vicot, and o 40-1 agst. Priory Park. t. and o.

1 agat. Pons Avinorum, (taken). i

PROBABLE STARTERS.

Пurse. Bucellas Conquistador Constantius. Cross Bow Dalmagarry Dignity Ethnarch

Fox Iow Flying World

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Marksaan

Fous Asiuarum Ptolemy II. Roidore Sparus. St. Becan Solario Sunderland The Sirdar Vanoueur Vicot Warminster Zionist Grand Pre

Mint d'Or Motley

My Crackers

Jackey.

Jellias Weston.

H. Beailey.. Frank Ballock.

Winter.

Tupaey. J. Leuch Evana. Thwaites. Donoghue. Fax. Wadsworth. ... Stern, Hulme,

Brennan. Elliott.

Beary. Kerryman, O'Neill

G. Smith-

Lane

V. Smith. Carslake.

Richards.

Priory Park ..........

Tissaphernes

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Archibald

R. Jones. Wragg.

St. Napoleon

FURTHER, SCRATCHINGS.

LONDON, May 23rd. Ayaz wax withdrawn from the Derby

o'clock this morning. At 11.30 a.m

the pen was put through the name of Aske. Hulton, the nomination of Oojah for Owing to the death of Sir Edward the Derby becomes void.

INTERNATIONAL

GOLF.

ENGLAND BEAT SCOTLAND AT

- WESTWARD HO.

Losos. My Zard- At Westward Ho in the usual Inter- national preliminary Co Monday's Amateur Golf Championship. England Hent Scotland by matches to 3 Two games were halved.

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BASEBALL IN U.S.A.

LATEST RESULTS ÎN LEAGUE GAMES.

New York, May 24th." The fellowing are the results of the matches played in the big leagues during the past werk:-

NATIONAL LEAGUE. New York, 2: Cincinnati, 1. Brooklyn, 6: St. Louis, 4. Pittsburg 7 Roston, 5. Philadelphia. 7: Chiengo, 5. New York, 10: Chicago, 3. Pittsburg, 8: Brooklyn, New York; 5: Chiengo, 2. Brooklyn, 12: Pittsburg, 7. St. Louis. 10: Philadelphia, 9. Buston, 5: Cincinnati, 4. Chiengo, 8: New York, 2 Brooklyn, 9; Pittsburg, 5. Cincinnati, 7: Beston, 3. Philadelphia, 8: St. Louis, 4. New York, 6: Chicago, 1.1 Pittsburg, 12 Brooklyn, 3. Cincinnati, 15: Boston, 8. New York, 5: Fittsburg, 4. Philadelphia, 8; St. Louis, 4.

Brooklyn, 5: Chicago, 4. Boston, 2 St. Louis, 3. Philadelphia, 9 Cincinnati, 1. Pittsburg. 6; New York. 5. Chicago, 2: Brooklyn, 0, St. Louis, 8: Boston, 6. Cincinnati, 11; Philadelphia. 2.

AMERICAN LEAGUE. New York, 12; Detroit, 3. Washington, 6; Cleveland, 2. Bt. Louis, 10; Boston, 7. Detroit, 3; New York, 2 Philadelphia, 6; Chiengo, 1. Washington, 2 Cleveland, 1. St. Louis, 11; Boston, 8. New York, Detroit, 7. Chicago, 8; Philadelphia, 5. Cleveland, 9: Washington, ☎ Boston; 12; St. Louis, 7. "Detroit, 11. New York, 6.

Chicago, Philadelphia, 3. Washington, 4: Cleveland, 3. St. Louis, 8: Boston, 2. Cleveland, 10 New York, 9. Chicago. 10; Boston, 7. Detroit, 7: Washington, 3. Philadelphia, 8: St. Louis, 6. New York 0; Cleveland, 3. Boston, 5; Chicago. 7. Washington, 6; Detroit, 2. Philadelphia, 20; St. Louis, 4.

— Yorkshire heat Derby at Chesterfield by an innings and 160. Yorks scored 330 for 7, declared (Holmes 125, Rhodes 50, Kilner 6). Derby scored 01, Macan lay taking 7 for 13, and 100.0

MANILA, May 2nd, The Philippines won the basketball,

40 to 27,

The results of the swimming, all feels,

are :-

Four hundred metros: Takaishi, 1; Noyori, 2: Noda, 3; Išobe, 41.(all Japan)

Time: 3mius, Vinees

Fifty metres Takaishi 1: Omoda, 2; Tanada. Minhata, 4% (all Japan)

Time 1, 87.8-10secs.

Hundred metres, back stroke: Deda, Sakanishi. * (Japan); Agpoon. (Philippines).

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Times min. 15-1-10secs. .

Japan wins the swimming, with at heart of 67 points. "The Philippines have 14, And China none.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS,

MANILA, May 23rd. Instructions have been received from the Japanese Government to cancel the plan to send the striking athletes home by the resident Madison, All are now scheduled to sail by the press of Rai on Sunday.

The Philippines elinched the general championship by winning the basketball last night.

ANOTHER

INCIDENT.**

MANILA. May 23rd. The Chinese-volleyball team left the feld for few minutes this afternoon, fallowing an alleged unfair decision by a Filipino referer, in the third and decid- ing game with the Philippines. Dr. Sang who is in charge of the Chinese, however, persuaded his men to return and finish under protest. The valley-ball scores were Philippines won by 21-18; 15-91: 21-17.

The Philippines beat the Japan Base- ball team by 3-2

THE FINAL FIGURES. The final positions are:-

(1)

In the track and field events: Philippines; (2) Japan: (3) China. China: (3) Japan.

At basket-ball (1) Philippines; (3)

The baseball result: (1) Philippines, (2) Japan (3) China.

The volley-ball: (1) Philippines; (2). Chian: Japan.

The swimming events: (1) Japan; (2) Philippines (3) China

Tennis results: (1) Japan: (2) Philip pines: (3) China.

Position at football: · (1) Chinn; (2) Philippines: (3) Japan

THE FINAL POINTS.. Truck and Field:

Philippines

Japan

China

146 points. 694 points. ..........................14}. points. The result of the decathalon race wass (1) Tadpran (Philippines), 6038: (3) Fernandez (Philippines), 4959; (3) Tatam: (Philippines). 4747; (4) Chin (China), 4637; (6) Lar (China), 1603 points.

At tennis: Obta (Japan) lost to Gavia (Philippines) by default.

SHOTS FROM THE STREET.

ATTEMPT TO MURDER JAPANESE GENERAL.

OSAKA, May 24th, m A message from Fukuoka states that an unknown assassin üred from the street. at Genéral Yakoda who was having dinner with friends hast night at an ina.. there. The bullets missed their mark General Fukuda was uninjured.

LATER

The attempted assasination is believed to be in retaliation for, the killing of the Surialist Osugi during General Fukuda's command of the Marshal Liw area doż ing the earthquake period. A similar attempt was made last September and. the assailant is now ander trial.

R.A.F. ASSOCIATION.

SHANGHAI HEADQUARTERS

OPENED.

SHANGHAI. May ud," The Headquarters of the R.A.F. ABSO- ciation at Shanghai were opened to-day in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank building by Captain V. J. B. Holland, the Chaifmian. The object of the Asso riation is to promote British dying in teresty in the Far East and to unite R.A.F... men. Efforts are being made to secure, two machines from England. Mr. the British Sydney Barton, C.M.G.. Consul-General, was present

SINCLAIR CONCESSIONS,

THE SOVIET SUPREME COURT

DISMISSES APPEAL

The Soviet Supreme Court has dia missed the "appeal, which was made by the Sinclair Oil Company, from the deci sion of the Moscow High Court, annul- ling its concession in Baghalien.

SOVIET AEROPLANES.

TO ESSAY FLIGHT FROM MOSCOW TO PEKING,

Moscow, May 24th- The Zostu Agency states that with a view to studying the problem of air communica tion between Husain, and the Far East, 2 squadron of six aeroplanes, of which three have been constructed in Soviet workshops, will leave on flight to Sussex heat Glamorgan at Brighton by Peking til Mongolia and the Gobi desert. 328 Sussex scored 227 and 219 for 7 on June 10th. declared. Glamorgan scored 41 and then 79, Tato taking 7 for 23 and then 7 for

the formulation of a scheme of control. At the Oval, Surrey beat Warwick by 35

wickets, Surrey It was recommended that, compulsory nine

OSAKA, May 24th. Telegrams of enquiry and eympathy from friends abroad are pouring into Osaka and Kobe, However those cities are absolutely safe and have suffered no.

ITALY REGISTERS SHOCK. damage to life or property. The earth. quake took place in an area not larger

FANZA, May 24th.

compiled 19:442 | Oxford drew with Worcester at Oxford, than twenty-fiye square miles, and con

seismological instruments,

powers should be sought for the collection (Hobbs 120, Sandham 181), and 69 for 3. scoring 304 (Legge 120) and 212 taining a population of 78,000, among Bundani, recorded during last night a of statistics of production and consump-Warwick scored 200. Fender taking for (Taylor 105 not out), to Worcester's 372 whom the total damage to property is violent shock. It lasted for about 2 tion, also of stocks, with a view to re- 16, and 990, (Danife 78, Calthorpe 73), (Mr. Foster 63, and Heplans 128), and

bour and was apparently 4,400 milen gulating production according to de- Peach taking 7 for 39.

104 for 3. estimated at 70,000,000 Yen.

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MRS. ZEOWARD WOOD HAT.

MANILA, May 23rd. Mrs. Leonard Wood, wife of the Gover nor-General, ia seriously all with fever.

In consequence, the visit of Mrs, and, Miss Wood to Shanghai has had to be postponed.