THE TEST MATCH.
ENGLAND'S SOUND POSITION.
136 ALL OUT.
AUSTRALIA 74 FOR 5 WICKETS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
At the lunch interval yesterday, the fourth day of the final Test Match be tween England and Australia being play ed at the Oval, England had compiled 432 runs for wickets, but the whole side were out after the interval with the
coveted ashes."
1
Rain prevented a start being made yesterday until 12.15 and after an hour's batting rain again interrupted play until after lunch, with the result that there was no farther addition of note to the pre-lunch score.
JAPAN'S
THE --HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, AUGUST 19TH, 1926
CURRENCY.
ITS "COURAGEOUS CLIMB TOWARDS PARITY."
NEW YORK COMMENT.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
New Yonx, August 19th. The. yen's courageous "climb towards parity is being watched sympathetically throughout the world, especially in New York, where experts ascribe its advance, firstly, to improved conditions in Japan as shown in recent trade, reports, coupled
stood to exceed imports necessitating the sale of dollars and the purchase of yen;
ROWDY MEETING IN
· JOHANNESBURG.
GENERAL SMITS ON IMPERIAL QUESTIONS.
INTERRUPTIONS AND FREE
'FIGHTS.
(THRONOK KEUTER'A AGENGT.]
JOHANNESBURG," August 18th. Addressing a crowded meeting in the Town Hall yesterday evening, which was the first occasion in which he had de livered a speech in public at a political
strike of 1922,
General Smuts
most prominent rowdies were jeeo wil
FRENCH AFFAIRS.
THE COST OF LIVING AND OTHER PROBLEMS.
DEPARTMENTAL ECONOMIES
CONTEMPLATED."
ÍTHROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.)
PARIS, August 18th.
The Government continues to consider,
to be
(THROUGH BEUTER'S ADXNOY-]
BRITAIN'S COAL DISPUTE.
FURTHER TALK OF
NEGOTIATIONS..
MEXICO AND THE UNITED
STATES.
A MENACE TO MEXICO.
"NEWSPAPER'S 'ATTACK ON U.S.
AMBASSADOR......
On
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
MEXICO CITY, August 19th. the departure of Mr. Sheffield, 1.5. Ambassador, be is described,
în
newspaper
A LESSON TO OTHERS.
SAMPAN MEN HEAVILY SENTENCED.
SERIOUSNESS OF OFFENCE EMPHASISED.
The seriousness of the offence of vdis- regarding the quarantine regulations at a time when the authorities are doing their best to keep cholera out of the port of Hongkong was emphasised by Fr Hole, RN, Lient.-Commander G. Marine Magistrate and Harbour Master, at the Marine Court yesterday morning, when four boatmen, thres" belonging to passenger boats, appeared before, bim charged with a breach of the quarantine regulations.
The case was a sequel to the finding
the problemes regarding the high cost of living. The papers say they contem-
leader in the plate a policy of regulation. There will Exeediar, as "a menace, to Mexico also be a survey of prices and restrict is declared that Mr. Sheffield had partially notified his intentions before addition of only four. The score read: with the fact that exports, are now under gathering in Johannesburg since the tions of imports. Economies are,
was made in Government departments esti leaving, saving that he was going home 436 all out. England then had a load of
frequently interrupted by a small and mated at 500 millies francs. The Petit to discuss at the White House the 414 runs, thus setting Australia the task of getting 413 to win the match and the secondly, to a widespread belief that the rowdy section, which continually shouted, Parisien is authorized to deny emphatic Petroleum, Land and other laws affect-
hooted and waved red flags. There were ally the rumbur regarding a conference in American interests: this at a time by Revenue Officers of the four defen may free fights and number of the between M. Poincare and Mr. Mellon
when Mexico was pre-occupied with her dants on board the Messageries Maritime religious problem, regarding which the Amazone when that vessel was at Excelsior says that some interests in the the quarantine anchorage, with the quar antine flag still flying, on Tuesday morn United States are seeking in it a cause
ing. Three of the defendants attempted to intervenci
to escape, two by sliding down a rope The American Embassy refuses to and the other by jumping overboard,"
the subject, but feels when they saw the revenue officers board... allegation is unfounded the ship. The men were on board the that the and, points out that Mr. Sheffield has Amazone without the permission of the LONDON, August 17th.
not said a single word for publication Port Medical Officer or the Master of the The Miners' Delegate Conference disconcerning his trip except that he is ship. cussed for 3 hours in the morning the
In reply to the charge all defendants action to be taken in view of the districts' going for a vacation, which was an-
nounced long before the religious ques. pleaded not guilty, declaring that the quarantine fag had been lowered for The conference was expected to end this rejection of the Bishops' peace proposals.tion arose
some minues when they boarded the ship. evening.
Lieut. Commander Hole, however, took --very-serious view of the cuse, and seat
the defendants to prison for six months.
Revenue Officer W." Ward, giving evidence, said that about 7.30.a.m. on on board the .. Tuesday ba went Amazone, in company with the Chief Preventive Officer and other Revenuo
General Smuts, referring to the flag and secession questions, said that owing to the different voices with which Minis. ters spoke, nobody know where they stood with regard to the great question in which the country was interested. The Prime Minister was keeping quiet, while MR. BALDWIN'S COMMUNICATION. the country was very anxious to hear General Hertzog's views at the Imperial Conference, as to what policy he would advocate there. They wanted to know whether General Hertzog, would "demand
dence, which he (Hertzog) had favoured the declaration of South Africa's indepen. in the course of a speech at Stellenbosch, General Smuts said that such a de
Japanese Government intends to taka advantage of the opening of the export season to restore the gold standard thirdly, to recent heavy purchases of ren and Chinese speculators, by Indian alarmed at the ansational collapse rf the price of silver and the result of the expected abolition of silver currency in India; fourthly, to rumoured heavy buy It is possible that rain further intering during the last few weeks in all foreign centres, by Yokohama Specie "rupted play before the day was out. At Bank, as the Bank of Japan's otheial ady rate Australia have to take their agent; fifthly, to belated covering by shorte who sold heavily at the time of second innings into the fifth day (to-day), tac earthquake.. It all depends on the condition of the wic ket as to what happens. The final result
FOUR HUNDRED HOISTED. is still in the balance, but England have established themselves in a sound post-hoisted the four hundred off Grimmett, Denfening cheers were given when Tate tion, thanks to the superb play of Hobbs who had taken the place of Gregory and Sutcliffe, and although the position England were then leading by 378 runs. would have looked better with a another jeg before to Grimmett, with 14 to his When the score was 402, Rhodes was out
20 runs or ao, Australia have a fairly credit. Tete had then scored 96. "(425 the Empire. The wanted to know except the fact that a resolution was
for 8 wickets), formidable spore to overcome. With luck. England should get the "ashes."
At tea-time yesterday Australia bad compiled 14 runs and were Give wickets down.
LONDON, August 17th.
After the dismissal of Hobbs, when the sence "was 172 runs for ore wicket. Sutcliffe was joined by Woolley, and the partnership realised 48 in 45 minutes.
When Sutcliffe had reached 75, Woolley was out, leg before to Richardson, with
- 27 ta his credit (220 for a wickets).
by Mailey. Tate had not added to his
claration would mean the break-up of
"Nothing was disclosed as regards the
comment on
MEXICAN FERMENT.
enture of the discussions in the morning WIDESPREAD RISING REPORTED.
passed emphatically protesting against
Mexico CITY, August 17th.
Tate was joined by Larwood, who, General Hertzog's policy, for the policy after contributing five runs was bowled he had pursued had not been in the the "untrue communication of Mr. Bald It is unofficially suggested that the
interest of South Africa.
win to the American press, timed to force mentioned on the 15th instant is Labour leader appealed for order, but reach America when the Miners' Federa- part of the general revolutionary move officers. The doctor came down the
score. (430 for 9 wickets).
PLAY INTERRUPTED. Tute was then joined by Strudwick and the formed had added two more to his score (98), when rain interrupted play at 1.15, an hour after the start of the match. Strudwick had not opened his account when the lunch adjournment was made following the interruption was play
wickets. Lunch scores: 439 for 9 England was then leading by, 410.zung and had one wicket to fall.
LATER
Rain ceased at 2.50 p.m. and the match was resumed at 310. Within a few minutes SUTCLIFFE'S CENTURY..
Strudwick was caught by Andrews off Hendren then joined Sutcliffe, who hit Mailey's bowling, when be had scored two. Tate. was then 33. With the ad- "A^ieg, boundary off Gregory and obtain dition of only four England were all out
ed his century after five hours of very for 436, and leading by 414 runs.
LASER. steady batting, being gociferously ovated.
Australia went in and at the tes in- Sutcliffe had compiled 117 when Hend-terval bad scored 74 for the loss of 5
wickets. ren lost his wicket, being bowled by
(Up to the time of going to press no Grimmett for 15 (277 for 2 wickets). details had been received.]
Sutcliffe was joined by Chapman,” and the pair had raised the score to 290 for 3 wickets at the tea interval, the former then having 125 to his credit and Chap man 10. England was then leading by
274 runs.
The
SUTCLIFFE OUT. After the tea interval Grimmett and Richardson were given the ball. three hundred was sent up after the innings had lasted six hours (or at the rate of 60 runs an hour)...
AL
Sutcliffe's score was 133 when Chap man was bywled by Richardson, after he had scored 19 runs (318 for 4 wickets).
Partnered by Stevens, Sutcliffe reached bis 150 after batting without chance for
THE SCORES... The scores are as under:-
ENGLAND 1ST INNINGS,
J. H. B. Hobbs, b Mailey
F. E. Woolley, b Mailey....
E. Hendren, b Gregory
18
8
II. Sutcliffe, b Mailey .......... 76
Mt AP-1 Chapman, c-Oldfield,
b. Mailey
Mr. G. T. B. Stevens, c Andrews,
b Mailey
17
* * *
W. Rhodes, c Oldfield, b Mailey... 28. G Geary, run out....
M. W. Tate, b Grimmett ..........
H. Larwood, c Andrews, b Grim-
mett
Strudwick, not out Extras ...
Tata)..............
'BOWLING.
Interruptions became so serious that a
tion delegation landed, with the obvious ment.
ineffectually, and the uproar was tremendous that the Chairman advised object of preventing American subscrip- General Smuts to speak later, when a tions to the fund for the relief of the hearing would be ensured. A vote of wives and children of British minera thanks was carried with deafening cheers. This is further evidence that the Govern- There were more free fights while the hallment has decided to assist the mine
emptying.
owners to defeat the miners by star- vation."
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
METAL COMBINE,
N
Mr. Baldwin's-communication-denied-
that the mining population was starving and declared that in many areas the children were better-fed-than-before-the stoppage.
DIVED OVERBOARD.
According to the police, risings have anyway as they went on board. been planned in Puebla, Morelos, Micha tan, Jalisco and Chihuahua States and the Federal district of Mexico City. Fifty arrests have been made in Mexico City in connection with an alleged, abor- tive plot.
There were widespread risings on the 15th instant against the Government's religious policy.
Witness rushed alt, where he saw the second defendant. He arrested this man
third and fourth defendants, and sang on the poop. Witness. Baid he saw "the
out to them. They rushed aft and dived overboard, and from the water got into the pilot's boat They were told to come up, did so and were arrested by Revenue Officers Witness added that he A message from San Diego, California, saw the first defendant in the water, but on August 15th, stated:-The American did not see him go over the side. Wit authorities have arrested and imprison-ness said that the quarantine flag was ed 150 men, mobilized three miles on this still Bying when the Revenue Officers The Min "Delegate Conference has side of the Mexico frontier, under com- went on board. “It was not lowered until negotiations have broken down are authorised the Executive to seek a remand of General Enrique Estrada, denied, and it is declared that the French opening of negotiations with the coal- Mexican ex-Secretary of War," when on and Belgian delegates have Feserved their owners and the Government and to re- the point of making an insurgent descent decision as regards signing the agreeport the result of the negotiations to on towns across the border. ment until September 17th.
a future conference.
BELGIANS PROTEST AT SMALL QUOTA"
BERLIN, August 17th. Reports from Paris that the metal
ANOTHER CONFERENCE."
LATER
German circles declare that the difficult further resolved that all negotiations. ties have arisen due mainly to the forsettlement must be national in Belgian representatives objecting to the character and not by districts settle- 12 per cent. quota granted to them as he ment ing inadequate. Their demand for a
9 higher quots is, based on the present favourable export conditions owing to the low rate of the Belgian franc, but the Germans claim if the Belgian currency is stabilished a higher quota than 12 per cent. would be unjustified.. It is also suggested that the Belgian opposition is encouraged by British iron and steel con-
0
4
11
.280
Gregory took one wicket for 31 runs; runa; Macartney 0 for 16 runs; and Richardson O for 10 runs.
THE BALKANS.
CONVENTIONS SIGNED.
TEX RICKARD ON THE WAR
PATH."
NEW YORK, August 17th. Mr. Tex Rickard has announced that he is bringing a Court action to compel the issue of a licence for the Dempsey and Tunney contest.
[It was previously announced that the New York authorities had refused a
ATHENS, August 17th Four Conventions have been signed by Greece and Yugo Slavia desling, fretly, licence.] with common railway stations; secondly, with communications and transit; third- ly, tariffs; and, fourthly, providing for
six and a half hours. Sutcliffe had Grimmett 2 for 76 runs; Mailey 8 for 188 cerns which would like to see the negoti arbitration in the case of disputes. It is
scored 150 not out, when Steveas, who had scored 2 was caught by Mailey of Grimmett's bowling. (373 for 6 wickets).
Rhodes joined Sutcliffe and with only
a few minutes left to play the latter added two more, and then in the last over of the day was bowled by Mailey,
WONDERFUL EFFORT.
Sutcliffe carried off his bat after scor iug 161. Rhodes had not opened his ac- count. Sutcliffe's innings was a wondez- ful effort, without the slightest flow. Ha batted for 428 minutes and bit 16 fours....
When stumps were drawn at the close of the third day's play the score was 375 for 6 wickets, England thus leading by
353 runs.
RESUMPTION DELAYED.
LONDON, August 18th. There were 16,000 spectators present. at the resumption.
The wicket had recovered, but was worn in patches. The start of the match was delayed until 12.13 owing to light
Mailey and Gregory, who are the fastest, were given the ball. Rhodes had scored- ix when Geary, who partnered him, was brilliantly caught by Oldfield off Gre gory's bowling, after scoring one. (382 for 7 wickets).
(Continued on next Column).
AUSTRALIA 1ST INNINGS,
W. Bardsley, C Strudwick, b
Larwood
2.
C. G. Macartney, b Stevens....... 23 W. H. Ponsford, run out
2
T. J. E. Andrews, b Earwood...... a W. M. Woodfull, b Rhodes, ...........” 35 II. L. Collins, Stevens, 5
Larwood dis
A. J. Richardson, e Geary, b.
Rhodes
61
18
J. M. Gregory, e Stevens,~-b----
Tate
*73
33.,~
$$
W. A. Oldfield, not out .....
C. V. Grimmett, b Tate ......
A. A. Mailey, c. Strudwick,
Tate
Extras
Total
BOWLING.
17
.302
Tate took three wickets for 40 rons; Larwood three for 89 runa; Geary 0 for 43 runs; Stevens one for 85 ruas; Rhodes
two for 35 runs
ENGLAND, 2ND INNINGS,
Hobbs, b Gregory
100
Sutcliffe, b Mailey
181
Woolley, 1.b.w., b Richardson Hendren, b Grimmett
15
Chapman, b Richardson.... Stevens, c Hailey, b Grimmett Rhodes, 1.b.w.b Grimmett Geary, e Oldfeld, b Gregory. Tate, not out,
"14.
33
Larwood b Mailey................... Stradwick, c Andrews, b Maile
Extráz
:37
Total
(No details of bowling receives
tions fail. A complete agreement, has been reached between the German and Luxemburg" delegates, and the great majority of French firmi are satisfied with the result of the negotiations. The Germans hope that the Belgian objectione may be overcome by September 1sty But if not they do not propose to re-opet negotiations because they consider the quota question is definitely settled in a manner doing justice to all parties.
EGYPTIAN ECONOMIES.
· REFUNDS - FROM EX-MINISTERS.
CAIRO, August 17th Parliament has adopted a motion that Ziwar Pasha and Ahmed Zulficar Pasha; ex-Ministera in Rome, each refund the £500 paid to them for travelling expenses when appointed and afterwards sanction ed retrospectively by Ziwar Pasha when Finance Minister.
Others may be requested to refund similar payments.
Po 1
A message, dated August 15th, stated The wholesale Abolition of Egyptian Legations and Consulates abroad has been voted by Parliament as a measure of economy, Spain, Sweden, Switzer- land, Brazil, Belgium, Holland, Czecho Slovakia and Boumania are affected here by: The Foreign Minister opposed the abolition of the Spanish Legation, but the Chairman of the Parliamentary.com mission, which proposed the whole mat ter, said this was agreed to by the Ministers.
hoped that this will put & happy end to the trying situation which has entirely obscured the Balkan horizon.
Other Conventions are being negotiated between Albania and Bulgaria, the whole of which justify the hope that the time Pact of the Balkan States. is not distant for the conclusion of a
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
AIR LINERS.
MACHINES - NOW BEING - BUILT.
CAIRO-BAGDAD-INDIA. ·
RUGBY, August 17th. "The first of the air liners now being | built for the Imperial Airways for the Empire air route connecting -Cairo, Bagdad and India is approaching.com- pletion and is to be tested early next month.
MR. KELLOGG'S DENIAL.
New Yong, August 17th A message from Paulsmith, says that Mr. Kellogg, wh is conferring with Pre sident Coolidge on the Mexico situation and other matters, has flatly denied that he has contemplated resigning.
· {THROUGH REVTEL'S 'AGENCY.]
COTTON INDUSTRY-
"AN" AMERICAN | YARN · ASSOCIATION.
LONDON, August 17th.
A mass meeting of spinners of Ameri can yarn in Manchester have decided to form the American Yarn Association, Limited The main object is to prevent
These new planes have been specially the selling of yarn under production cost designed for operation on the desert stretches in the Middle East, and, owing in conjunction with the basic prices to difficulty of obtaining water, each is scheme mentioned in yesterday's cables. fitted with three Bristol Jupiter, air- cooled engines developping 1,230 horse- power
-ALAN COBHAM'S RETURN. FLIGHT
A scheme is in hand for equipping special rest houses at slighting places along the route to permit passenger TO TRY TO MAKE FASTER TIME, travelling from Cairo to India spending
three nights at these pointa a ler flying MBOURNE, August 17th, through the daytime.
The new air service is due to be opened In ofder to expedite the return flight on January 1st and it will form another from here to London, Mr. Alan Cobham link in the projected ten thousand-miles is taking with him, besides Ward, his Empire air route between London and mechanic, Engineer Capel, who was sent Australia, the sections from London to from England to overhaul the machine Marseilles And from Melbourne to Mr. Cobham will thus be able to reduce Camooweal being already in regular the time spent on caring for the engine operation.
during the stops.
after the arrest of the defendants, and until the ship was under way and had. left the quarantine anchorage for the buoy,
OVER THE STERN. Sub-Inspector J. A. Munro said he was on board a Police launch about eight o'clock on Tuesday morning, and saw a man jump from the stern of the Amazone- The ship was then flying the quarantine flag. The man was picked out of the water. by motor-boat. Witness went. alongside the motor-boat and took the man, who proved to be the first defen- dant, on board the police Isanch. The Amazone was then under way from quar- anting to a hoy. Witness added that he received a paper from the master of the Amazone, which was a certificate to the effect that the defendants had been on board the vessel without permission.
Revenue - Oficer Pearse corroborated
Revenue Officer Ward's evidence regard- ing the third and fourth defendants. The quarantine flag, witness and, was still. flying when the ship got under way... he picked the first defendant up the yellow flag was not flying..
The motor-boat master said that when
FLAG NOT FLYING.
In making their defence, each of the defendants declared they did not go on board the Amaune until the quarantine flag had been down for ten minutes or so. The ft defendant said he saw the was frightened" and "jumped
police w
overboard.
The third and fourth defendants said. they went on board to receive. passen gero, but climbed down a rope to their sampan when they saw the police. The rope, was too long and they fell into the water.
SENTENCE IMPOSED,
Imposing sentence, Lieut Commander Role said to defendants: I have abso-
Jufely: no doubt whatever in my mind
-
that you went on board while the quar Botine flag was still flying. I have abso lutely no doubt, whatever about it. Your subsequent actions prove conclusively to me that you realised you had. committed an offence, I therefore draw the natural conclusion that you did it wilfully, full offence well knowing you were committing an
As the authorities are doing their best. to keep cholera out of this port I cannot look upon, the offence except with the utroost seriousness
I therefore consider that punishment is necessary to prove to other people that the quarantine Bag rale must be strictly observed at the present time. I there- fore sentence you severally to six months
hard labour,
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