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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES.

{THROUGH UNUTER'S AGENCY.]

BULGARIAN COMMUNISTS. ATTEMPT OUTRAGE ON MEMBERS

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OF SOBRANJE.

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FRENCH POLICE RESCE VISITORE.

PARIS, August 19th. An outrage was attempted in the Champs Elysées, last evening, by a band of forty Bulgarian Communists, who at tacked M. "Theadorë. Koniieff and M. Boris "Vasoff, President and Vice-President of the Bulgarian Sobranje, who are visiting Paris in connection with the decorative ar, exhihition.

·CRICKET "AT HOME.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 1925

LATEST

RESULTS IN COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.

HORE'S GUKAT" "YEATI",

LONDON, August 19th.

dred and one not out.

At Taunton, although the crowd was by no means so large as yesterday, there were very enthusiastic scenos.

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streets for an hour and a half to day.

CHINESE BROKER'S - DEVICES TO COME BACK.

EASTERN

-NEWS.

CABLE

(THROUGH EKUTKÈ'S-AGENCY,}

CANTON'S SHIPPING RULES

SIR J. JAMIESON WRITES TO CHINESE GOVERNMENT.

LONDON, August 15th.

AN IMPOSING PROCESSION. AUCKLAND CHEERS AMERICAN.

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It may be recalled that a short time AUCKLAND, August 19th. ago, the Daily Press published a pára- Detachments from the American Fleet graph about the capture in Chines At Taunton Hobbs, in the second tonings against Somerset, made a hun-made su imposing procession through the territory close to Macao, by members of the Chinese Labour Army, of Mr. Young la Tung, a local piece-goods broker They were rousingly cheered by huge having business connections with Messrs. crowds.

Gilman & Co.

Yesterday Mr. Yeung gave, a Chinese correspondent of the Daily Press an account of his experiences, and how he managed to return to his business.

On August 2nd, he said, he received akong. letter from his parents saying that his younger brother was ill in the country, and requesting that he should go home to see him. Mr. Yeung did so next day.

the journey, of a Chinese doctor to at- securing the services, while in Macao on tend his brother.

Spectators surged to the pavilion and cheered continuously' for a quarter of an hour and insisted on a speech in which Hobbs said he was happy indeed to have achieved a lifelong ambition in beating Dr. W. G. Grace's record. At Taunton, Somerset lost to Surrey by ten wickets." Scoros:-

Somerset (1st) 167 runs. Young "made visitors managed to take refuge in 38. J. H. Lockton (formerly of Dulwich) carhus, which the assailants rushed, took 4 wickets for 36 runs.

Surrey (1st) 350 runs. Hobbs made 101, The police were compelled to draw Their revolvers." The situation was threat-P. G. H. Fender 50: Young took 3 wickets

ing when police reinforcements arrived for runs.

dispersed the demonstrators, two of whom were arrested.

ZIONISTS IN VIENNA.

CONGRESS EVENTUALLY PASSES OFF WITHOUT INCIDENT.

SERIOUS RIOTS PREVIOUSLY.

Vessa. August

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Somerset (2nd) 374 runs, Huat made 59, Young 71. J. C. W. McBryan 100; P. GH. Fender took 3 wickets for 120

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Sarvey (end) 183 runs for no wicket. Hobbs made 101 not out and Sandham

74 not nut..

At Lord's Middlesex lost to Notta by three wickety. Scores:

Middlesex (1st) 15 runs.. Hendren made 71; Staples took 5 wickets for

MAORIS SIGNIFICANT GIFT.

CASKET TO ENCLOSE COPY OF

WORLD PEACE TREATY.

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WELLINGTON, August 19th. The Maoris have entrusted to Admiral Coontz a. casket for President Coolidge, They hope that it will be used to enclose a copy of au

Anglo-American treaty of world peace.

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OBITUARY.

MISS HELEN GLADSTONE.

LONDON, August 19th.. - The deata is announced of Miss Helen Gladstone, daughter of the late Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone.

After three days treatment by this practitioner, the brother recovered, and Mr. Young, accompanied by the doctor, started back to Mueno, en route for Hongkong.

TARIFT CONFERENCE.

PEKING INVITES POWERS - TO ATTEND.

PARING, August 19th.

The Chinese Government has invited the Powers to attend a Tariff Conference on October 28th in accordinare with the Washington Trenty.

TARIFF AUTONOMY QUESTION. A cable from Cunton states that China's invitation to the Tariff confer the Chinese authorities have drawn ence, after mentioning the provisions of up rules with regard to constal naviga-the Treaty under which the Conference tion, providing that ateamers of any is convened, goes on to state: In con- nationality except British and Japanese nection with the said Treaty, it may be are allowed to run to and front any recalled that on January 5th, 199, at the ports, provided that they omit Hong-seventeenth meeting of the committee on Pabific and Far Eastern questions at the All steamers entering port must be Washington Conference, the Chinese dele- inspected by a picket of the Anti-gation, in giving assent thereto, declared Imperialist' Uvior.

it was their intention to bring ug again The export of foodstuffs and, any other the question of the restoration to China raw material from inland is not allow of tariff, autonomy for consideration on all appropriate occasions in future. In. It is understood that the British pursuance of the above declaration, the Consul-General (Sir James Jamieson) bas, Chinese Government proposes that the written the Chinese Govertment, said question he also brought up at the," asking if these regulations are official. | forthcoming conference. It expects some arrangement will bo' made to remove the tari restrictions hitherto imposed upon China.

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OUR REPORT VERIFIED. The above message, it will be noticed, was despatched by Reuter's Agent in Canton to London and has been re- transmitted from there.

ATTITUDE OF JAPANI

Toxyo. August 19th. The regulations to which reference is

The Foreign Office is not yet able to made were published in the Daily Press, confirm the Press reports with regard co on Monday last, and the following day the Chinese issuing Toni Conference in- we referred to the fact that Sir Jamesvitations to the Powers Considering the Jamieson had entered a strong protest seriousness, of the proposition, the For against them and that a copy of the cign Office intends giving the most care protest had been forwarded to the Hongful consideration to the matter, before On Monday under publishing its policy. the captions: Controlling Coast Ship- ping," Regulations Issued by Canton," Boycott of British and Japanese Only," We wrote as follows:-

At Tin Shan the pair were seized, by ren of the Labour Army, the doctor being quickly released on stating his errand and his residence at Macro, M. Yeung, however, was taken to the Labour Army headquarters, and informed that The late Miss Helen Gladstone was he would be put to death. born on August 28th, 1848, the youngest

His relatives, hearing the news, hur daughter of the late Rt. Hon. Wried to headquarters and begged for his Gladstone. She was educated at New release, but it was only on the interven Notta (196) 31 mins. Whys made hamn College, Cambridge. From 1982 totion, later, of the Heung Chong," or in the presence of representatives of, the 78, Lilley 88; Hearne (J. W took 61506 she was Vice-Principal of Newnham headınan of the area, who signed a paper kong Government.

Froni 1901 to 1006 she was Warden of the saying that Mr. Young would not come Austrian Government and the League wickets for 56 runs.

Women's University Settlement-]

was to Hongkong, that the captive liberated, after having been in daranes for four days.

Through the kind ofices of a Chinese captain, Mr. Yeung finally contrived to return to this Colony.

The fourteenth Zionist Congress WAS opened last evening by Dr. Weizmann,

Britain,

ruins.

wickets

· Middlesex (2nd) 20 runs. Hearne (J. of Nations, Diplomats from America, France, Germany and elsewhere..) made 52; Lurwood took

for runs.

The initial sitting of the Congress pass- ed off without incidents, but previously there had been serious ricting! owing to the bad blood caused in the Austrian Nationalists against Semitic propaganda The entire polier force at 4000 zuen was mustered to cope with the disorders, in which a persons were injured and over 100 arrested. Much damage was done to property. Sentences ranging from eight to fourteen days imprisonment were im- posed on those arrested. Vienna is now quiet.

BARLIEN CABLES.

CAMPAIGN IN MOROCCO.

GENERAL PETAIN RETURNS TO THE FRONT.

"PARIS. August 18th. General Pernig left for Morocco after -conferring with 3. Painleve, who made a statement that everything was being arranged with a view to taking the often- sive with the utmost speed and efficiency and the minimum of bloodshed.

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Generol Petain expected to General Primo di Rivera at Algeciras to discuss co-operation between the French and Spanish armies.

FRENCH CURTAIN-RAISER."

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PARIS. August 19th. A menge from" Rabat, states that a French attack on the Thoul front is developing favourably. The enemy are resisting at certain points but are unable seriously to uppose the advance of four French column.

Nevertheless the operations are merely a curtain-raiser town main offensive to begin at the end of the month, when General Petain returns, i

Meanwhile the French aim is to dislodge the Riffs from their raiding posts and safeguard communications with Algeria. also to influence the neighbouring tribes politically.

Hearne (d. W.) took wickets for 50 runs. Notts (2nd) 106 runs for 7 wickets.

Sorthamptonshire by 125 runs. Scores: -- At Birmingham, Warwickshire beat

Warwick (1st) 150 runs..

Northants (1st) 126 runs, Howell took 7 wickets for 50 runs.

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FRENCH SOCIALISTS."

WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT.

PARIS, August 15th. Warwick (2nd) 404 runs for. e' wirkets

The Socialist Congress by, an over declared. Parsons made 75, Santall 63,whelming majority adopted a resolution Smith 50. Quaife (W. G.) 135 not out and Croom" 57. not out.

Northants (2nd) 338 runs. Bellamy nade 35 and V. W. C. Jupp 144; Howell

took 4 wickets for 53 runs.

At Bradford Yorkshire beat Sussex by

runs Scores; —".

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Yorkshire (1st) 110 runs. Wensley took

t wickets for 44 runs,

Sussex (1st) 87 ruins. Kilmer (R.).tock 6 wickets for 14 runs.

Yorkshire (2nd) 20 runs. Oldroyd made 77, Robinson 51; F. B. R. Browne tuck

wickets for 82 runs.

Sussex (2nd) 230 ruas. Bowley male

105.

Hampshire defeated Leicester by 4 wickets. Scores:-

Leicester and 238.

Hampshire 86 and 232 (for 8 wickets). In Leicester's first innings, Kennedy took wickets for 32. Taylor scored 77 not out in Leicester's second innings.

In Hampshire's Brat innings. Geary ob- tained wickets for 34,

Towards Hampshire's total, in the second innings, Jamieson contributed 82 and Day 69 not out,

Lancashire defeated Derbyshire by 07 runs. Score: —

Lancashire 103 and 219,

Derbyshire 95 and 127.

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For the winners Hallows. Acored 85 not out in the first innings and 88 in the second."

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for 51 in the first innings. In the second Townsend claimed 4 for 50 and Cresswell

Morton obtained 7 Lancashire wickets

4 for 65.

Parkia secured Derbyshire wickets for 39 in the first innings and Mac donald 4 for 47 in the second.

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proposed by M. Blum opposing the party's participation in the Government. Renaudel headed the minority in favour of participation.

FRENCH DEBT TO BRITAIN.

M. CAILLAUX GOING TO LONDON.

LONDON, August 19th,

3. Cailloux is going to London on August 23rd for the debt conversations which begin on August 4th.

MORPHIA AS WATCHES,

GENEVA AUTHORITIES' FIND.

GENEVA, August 18th. Sixty ces consigned to Japan and declared to contain watches and clocks were opened by the authorities, who dis covered morphin valued at 20,000 francs, The police are searching for the real

Owners.

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(Reuter`s AMERICAN, SERVICE. ] EXCURSION STEAMER DISASTER.

MANY DEATHS AS RESULT OF

‚BOILER 'EXPLOSION.

NEWPORT, R.I... August 19th." seventy-five injured on board an excursion Seventeen persons, were killed and steamer, due to an explosion of the boiler. The majority of the victims are employees Pawtucket.

Thread Mill, of Messrs. Coats'

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The death-roll now amounts to 23' and the doctors state ten more persons” are likely to die.

THE PEN WARNS THE SWORD. Le Journal's Fez correspondent states that General Petain will arrive in Morocco THE CHANNEL SWIM. abortly to direct "military operations in

U.S. agreement with. Marshal Lyautey and

LADY STAR FAILS. General Naulin. L'Echo de Perisseys that it will be General Petain's task to

BOULOGNE, August 18th.

The explosion occurred suddenly while decide the time of the offensive. The Miss Gertrude Ederle, the seventeen- the steamer was in front of the Naval paper warns General Petain that a re-year-old American woman champion, Station here, on her return from Paw verse' will not be forgivėn..

started this morning to swim the Channel.tucket after a day's outing of the mill An accompanying tug was equipped with hands. Naval launches and destroyers wireless on behalf of an American.hurried to the passengers' "assistance, took Canadian newspaper syndicate, whose off the injured and conveyed them to the ewspapers are being continually informed Naval Hospital. of the swimmer's progress. This is the first time that the Channel swim has been AMERICAN RUBBER SCHEME. wirelessly reported."

FIRESTONE TYRE COMPANY PLANS FOR LIBERIA.

TRANSPORTS ASSEMBLING.

2 GIBRALTAR, August 18th. General Primo di Rivera has arrived at Algeciras from Morocco, and it is reported that he will shortly meet Generals Petain and Malvy.

Transports are assembling at Algeciras convey re-inforcements to Africa. Troops, are expected from Madrid, Seville, and other centres,

SOCIALISTS WANT PEACE.

Panis, August 16th.

LATER.

Miss Edarle proceeded at an unusually, good pace to the strains of a jazz orchestra, but later encountered bad wea- ther, and abandoned her attempt 7 miles from England.

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The Socialist Party Congress passed a

[Miss Lillian Harrison, a British-born ananimous vote declining, responsibility lady swimmer, from the Argentine, has For the," Moroccan adventure," and de- abandoned her "attempts for this summer, manding pesce at the carliest possible after having, on one occasion, got within, moment, the recognition of the indepen.5 miles of her goal.] dence of the Hifis, and the rectification of the Bill frontiers in the latter's favour; but while rejecting credits for

* colonial brigandage," it opposes the evacuation of Morocco,

The Communist *Workers' Enquiry

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HERR EDMUND STINNES. BANKS LACK OF CONFIDENCE, BELLIN, August 18tb.

A decided lack of confidence in young

$100 DOCUMENT. CHINESE YOUTH AND SEDITIOUS

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INVITATION IS RECEIVED, The Foreign Office, this afternoon Received the Chinese invitation to the The Canton Authorities are perfectly Tarif Conference from Mr. Yoshizawa, frank regarding the efforts they are Minister to Peking. making to cut off trade from Hongkong The spokesman of the Foreign Offer and from the British and Japanese com-stated that Japan is willing to consider munities in the Const Ports. If, how the question of Customs Autonomy later, ever, reprisals were put into force, asit China requests. they could easily be, there would doubt- less arise a gren: outery against the re pressive measures of the foreiga im. perialista.” Apparently the Kuomintang party imagine that we shall always be A Chinese youth who was recently a willing to allow them to do as much harm. rested on a Macao steamer, was found as they possibly can to our commercial to have in his possession a circular interests and they seem to "pay no heed which was alleged to be seditious. When whatsoever to the legality or illegality of it was taken from him he made an their proceedings. One day they will re- attempt to snatch the document from ceive a rude awakening. May it be soon. detective's hand.

The following are the official regula tions which Canton has just drawn up with respect to coastal navigation, and

CIRCULAR.

FAMINE. RELIEF IN CHINA.

CUSTOMS SURTAX OF HALF PER CENT. TO BE IMPOSED.

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PETING, August 19th. chlaopu that the conditions, under which It is learned officially from the Wah- the famine relief customs surtax of halt finally agreed upon. per cent. will be imposed, have now been

He appeared on remand before Mr. S. B. B. McElderry at the Central Magis tracy yesterday, when he was defended all anti-imperialist unions of the Pro-hould the amount, so raised he insufficient by Marco d'Almada, who contended vince bave been notified to act accord that the contents of the document coulding to them hot in the legal sense be strictly regard- ed as soditious: It was an effort to stir up the national aspirations of the Chinese, although it was admittedly decidedly anti-foreign in its reference to the Shameen and Shanghai affaire.

Defendant Was convicted and fined $100.

The surtax will be imposed for a period of four months. With the proviso that, toneet the requirements of the situation, the Chinese Government may extend the 1.-Steamers of any nationality except period for a further two months. The British or Japanese are allowed to Chinese Government has suggested, that run to and from any of the various the surtax shall operate from November ports, provided they omit Hoog- 1st. kongy

PROPERTY SALE.

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At the China Auction Rooms, rester. day Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa, auctioneer, disposed of a valuable leasehold property known as the remaining portion of Inland Lot No. 2, together with No. 65, Holly wood Road.

The property was offered at the upset price of $16,000, and only one bid (of 8950) was made before it was knocked down to Mr. Tam Nam Yuen,

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MR. HOOVER.

DOES NOT LIKE FOREIGN MONOPOLIES.

Upon entering part, all steamers must positively be subject to the inspection of the labour or picket | corps of the anti-imperialist union. 3-No export of food stuff or any

other raw material from the inland districts is allowed.

In publishing these rules the Canton Government state that they and the Labour Unions are prepared to hold on in a long struggle till final victory tained by the people."

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CHANG TSO LIN,

DENIAL THAT HE IS DEAD.

SHANGHAI, August 18th." The North-Chiun Baily Newa publisher a denial of the death of Marshal Chang Tso Lin.

GOVERNOR-GENERAL VARENNE.

INDO-CHINA'S NEW RULER TO "If these rules were quoted by the

ABANDON "STERILE CONFLICT." London papers we are inclined to think that the British public would obtain clearer conception of the position of

PARIS, August 10th, affairs in China than they have a post of Governor-General of Indo China M. Varenne, whose appointment to the

present."

Now that these regulations have been led to his expulsion from the Socialist published in London it may help the Party, has stated, in an interview, that he preferred to devote his energies to work Government to the conclusion that some useful to the country rather than to waste action on their part is needed.

thein in a sterile conflict of doctrines and opinions.

LONDON NOW CONCERNED.

Lospox, August 10th. Authoritative circles in London are concerned at the action of the Canton

ITALIAN AIRMAN.

MAJOR DI PINEDO REACHES PHILIPPIKE ISLES."

WASHINGTON, August 18th. Mr. Hoover urges * counter-action against the foreign monopoly of rubber, Government in banning the free move- coffee, potash, and nitrates, and ad.ment of British ships to and from vocates an enactment permitting importers

Chinese ports, which obviously calls for to combine to control the markets in these definite steps on the part of Britain buyers' interests.

as it constitutes a flagrant violation of the Treaty rights of Foreign Govern-bas

BELGIAN DEBT TO U.S.

"AGREEMENT REACHED.

Waiseros, August 18th. "^ ∙A "final agreement has been reached regarding the fúnding of the Belgian war debt to America.

LATER... Under the agreement the $171,000,000: lent to Belgium in war-time will be re- funded in a period of sixty-two years.

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The British Government will most fully and carefully consider the whole posi tion before coming to u definite decision.

SITUATION" IN THE NORTH.

MEETING OF DIPLOMATS" HELD IN PEKING.

MANILA, August 19th Major di Pinedo, the Italian airman, arrived at Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippine Isles.

DOUBLE WAGE LURE. COOLIE WHO LEFT WITHOUT NOTICE.

AKRON, August 19th Negotiations for a lease of 1,000,000

· Prking, August 13th. The question of resuming discussions acres in Liberia for rubber-growing have virtually been concluded between the Fire-No interest will be charged. The sum with the Chinese Government with regard Barclay, Liberian Secretary of State

of 8246,000,000 lent since the armistice will to Shanghai are understood to have been stone Tyre Company and Mr. Edwin be refunded in the same period at 3 per before a Diplomats meeting this morn-establishments to leave their employment,

LATEST, GABLES. OUTLINE OF TERMS.

It is learned from an authoritative cent. after the first ten years. source that $100,000,000 corporation will be formed to operate the plantation on a scale ensuring "American rubber manufacturers an adequate supply of the raw product,

DEAL IN OIL SHARES.

WASHINGTON, August 19th.

ing,

Mr. V. C Labrum, of Ye Olda Printerie, summoned a coolie for having left his employment without notice.

Plaintif stated that overtures had been ade to bis workmen by other printing

and they offered a much higher rate of

Delegation" leave for Morocco to-morHerz Edmund Stinnes is expressed in THE ANGLO-AMERICAN COMPANY debt) The interest on the post-war dobtbility for the events of May 30th be left better himself, he should have given a

month's notice...

The Japanese Legation admits that it Pay Defendant went to work with is amongst those advocating that a starter. A. Wing & Co., and he was paid be made with a study and discussion of $24 month whereas at the Olde cognate matters (such as the Mixed Printeric he was getting $12.only Under the terms of the Belgian Debt Court and Chinese representation on the In Buing defendant $23, of which Biz Agreement it is estimated that the Municipal Council) even though it may was to be paid over to plaintiff in fie United States will lose about $200,000,000 have been decided in principle that the of potice, His Worship pointed out to by cancelling the interest on the pre-war question of fixing the actual responsi-defendant, that even though he left to

totals 350 millions.

for the determination of a judicial en Belgium will pay off one million of the quiry, to come to the rescue of the motor works As the result of this first leap for while Herr Edmund Stitnes" exercises

pre-war debt each year, in 1926 and 1927 POSTAL WORKERS RETURN. ward the enemy is falling back northinßuence in åt. Samb

with increases following the fourth year

TYPHOON WARNING. The Anglo-American Oil Company has until 1932, Then the annual payment will ward, pursued by aeroplanes."

SHAKAL, August, 19th, As regards the general liquidation purchased, at a price estimated at become $2,000,000. Belgium will pay According to a Fez message, referring operations, the banks state that one-third $8,000,000,

The postal strikers returned to work The American, Consulato-General from the Pan-American $2,840,000 of the post war debt the first last night, agreeing to refer the matter belved the following typhoon warning by. to the Deul operations and south thereof, of the entire indebtedness of the concern Petroleum Transport Company the entire year, increasing annually until the to Peking on the promise of officials to cable from the Manila Observatory at the Ouledbair tribesmen have uncondi

outstanding capital of the British Mexican eleventh year when the annual payment recommend the consideration of the 1 p.m. yesterday: Typhoon East of tionally surrendered.

Petroleum Company.

Southern Formosa, direction unknown.

ENEMY FALLING BADK.

PARIS, August 18th

statement by the group of banks who are liquidating the Stinnes concern, refusing

has been discharged without the necessity of recourse to the open market.

MAKE LARGE PURCHASE.

NEW Yozz, August 19th

will be over $9,000,000

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