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WEEK-END

AQUATICS.

MAJORITY FOR

(ROOSEVELT A

EXCELLENT SPORT AT THE DEMOCRATIC "CONVENTION-

V.R.C.

THRILLING TEAM RACE AT „NORTH POINT.

[BY "WATERMAN."]

There was some very good swim- wing at the V.R.C. on Saturday night when the Club held their so cond night fots of the season. The preliminaries had all been complet. ed during the week, so that only the finals were staged on Saturday, The Committos which allocated the handicaps. did their work ex- ceptionally well and the orents in all classes provided thrilling finishes. In many cases, the loser" were beaten only by their handicaps and there is no doubt that the new systems of classification has proved a great success, as many more members are now competing then in years past.

-ENDS

(THROUGH REVTER'S AGENCY,1

CHICAGO, July

NINE hundred and forty five votes

have begge cast for Mr. Frank ha Roosevelt in the fourth balict, The number required for a 23 majority is 766.

Mr. Al Smith polled 1904 voter and other candidates 13.

Bedlam broke loose whes the re ault was announced :---

HONG, TONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY,

FRENCH AND U.S. BUDGETS

EMPTY COFFERS

(THROUGH REUYER'S AGEKUT.)

WASHINGTON, July 1, THE United States has ended the feral year with a deficit of 082,885,000,000, as compared with G903,000,000 a year ago..

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The deficit is roughly £600,000,000 at sterling parity and well over £800,000,000 at the present rate of

archange.

FRENCH POSITION

SWATOW NOTES.

įGOVT. MEASURES AGAINST

CHOLERA.

(From Our Own Correspondest.)

SWATOW, June 30. The epidemic of cholera is be- ginning to have a grip here. From reliable sources I learn that many fatal cases have already occurred

JULY 4, 1932.

FLOOD POSITION AT WUCHOW

RAINS AND FURTHER RISE OF WATER EXPECTED.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Wucnow, June 28.-

The floods started to fall on Saturday night and at present the

in town, and in the interior the water level is almost down to the river bank. On the other hand it disease is spreading, with the re.. at that local authorities are rather is still raining both here and up- apprehensive in the matter. The Country so the prospects is not medical and sanitary departments good and a further rise in the foods. of the Municipal Government are

is expected.

taking stringent measures to com. but this disease while in its in- H.M.S. Tarantula, one of the fancy. A movement is on foot to West Biver patrol British gun- prohibit the sale of water melons, boats, arrived here at Wuchow tichees, the cold drinks and ice about four days ago. Taking ad cream. Special attention is centred vantage of the big water level she the Vice-Presidency. The Convent provides for cuts in erpendi.in water melons; these are cut in is to proceed to Nanning, on Tues- tion was adjourned until this aftorture of Fre 2,500,000,000 and in small pieces exposed to the dust day.. noon, when Mr. Roosevelt will ap pear before them to receive the noti.

California, which voted for Mr. Garner, of Texas, wore solidly pro- Roosevelt in the fourth ballot, but

PARIS, July 1. New York and the neighbouring

A Bill to meet the Budget defcit States stood firm to Mr. Al Smith of five milliards of francs (Frs, The loveovult leaders have de 5,000,000,000) Has been submitted to cided to nominate Mr. Garner for the Chamber.

fication of the nomination.

reused taxation estimated a pro- vide the Treasury with Frc. day and night and sold by hawk:

Diastie Outs,

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1,500,000,000 in additional revenue. ers. Additional sanitary inspectora General Li Chung Yen arrived CHICAGO, EARLIER.

are appointed, whose duty consists hero from Kweisien on Saturday Garner, running third in the The outstanding attraction of the race for the Democratic nomination

in seeing that rubbish and dustbins last and was going to Canton by night was the 100 yards handicap for the Presidency, has released his M. Herriot has chosen the British are duly and properly emptied In the 8.8. Taiming near Samahui. for “A” Clam candidates. There ninety votes, which it given to Mr. method of effecting réductions The dustcarte. Undoubtedly the streets General Pak Chung Pi arrived

Franklin Roosevelt will 'secure his expenditure on the Army, Navy were six competitors here and nomination. If a bargain is struck and Air Force is to be reduce by bave presented an unusually clean from Linglok on the same day. was interested to see who would be batwem the Garner and the Roose Fre. 1,800,000,000 and a further appearance during the last few General Pak is staying in Wuchow given the honour of starting at velt factions Mr. Garner may pos- thousand millign francs will be days. Is this to continue while for a couple of days and will then scratch. The handicappera, now

sibly be nominated as Vice Presi saved by a five per cont, cut in dent. ever, took no chances and put four

the pay of the staffs of the Civil there is fear of the spread of the return to Nanning. The fourth ballot has started and | Barvica of the ax swinners on the scratch

prevailing epidemic Never in the looks like a stampede for Roosevelt.

There are also to be modifications history of Swatow has the Bureau CHICAGO, July 3.in war pension allowances.

The salaries of the President, the of Health ever applied. any rigid The Democrats nominated for the vice-Presidency Mr. Garner, the members of the Cubiage and mem- measures to deal with any disease. Speaker in the House of Repre-bers of the Senate and Chamber are Anyhow, better late than never

to be reduced.

anti-cockroach movement " The Budget Minister urged the All necessity for immediate action, de will also be introduced by the gov. claring that the Treasury was alorament medical authorities. Pos most empty.

ters are placarded warning the populace of the danger of the epidemic and requesting that all

mark, the resuit praving what

wise step this was."

A Pine Race.

H M. Remedios and A. Ale-sentatives. Grann

and. two

were

given

tive seconds handicap respectively i and when Metirann had tired hi self out by trying to lead all the way, Remedies passed, kim at the

80 yards mark and won by a mat ter of two feet from Lawrence and Gittins who tied for second place.

GHASTLY ORGY NEAR NAIROBI

EATEN

(Reuter's Special Service.)

Uittins could not get going unti NATIVE KILLED AND THEN budget cuts. after the fifty yards mark, white Lawrence, obviously nowhere near top form, swam a very laboured race, but, in spite of this was better than Roza Pereira over the * 100," E.B. da Roze is surely the best; "Hong Kong swimmer to-day over two lengths He made a great

NAIROBI, July 3. effort to reduce the lead of Ale-TWO participants in a ghastly Grann and Remédios over the first orgy' in which a native was fifty yards but he tired so rapidly killed and then eaten, have been in the third and fourth, laps that publicly hanged, in the Iramu dis one is given the impression that trict.

the distance was too long for him, Despite stringent laws cann just as it was too short for Hozibalism has not entirely died out in Pereira.

the forest, but such incidente are Outside of the "A" Class raco, very rare nowadays, the variety ovont for "E" Class

showed that there wore plenty of

good second raters in the Club. It ahead of the Victoria Recreation

will not be long before Guterres, the winner of the Variety event,

and Gosano figure in the "A Class la the "C" Class, although was beaten, I thought Ozorio swam a very fine race and feel sure that with the right'sort of training be will go a long way towards achieving early success,

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Rota Pereira showed what `n vorsatile swimmer he 18 when he started in the Life Saving Race and won that, having previously accounted for the running header from apringboard.

As was to be expected, the team. race was productive of plenty of thrilla and the water polo match which wound up the night's enter tainment was quito exciting, in spite of the fact that Laing's 'tean, which was practically all A players, were winners by five goal, to one against C. Roza Pereira's team.

Results,

50 Yards Boys Handicap:-1 L. Castilho; 2 G. Souza. Time 43.2 seconds.

B Class Handicap- 75 Variety. ** (Breast Back and Free Styls): -1, 4. A. Guterres; & B. Gosano. Time 59.2 seconds

60 Yarda "C" Class Handicap (1st Heat)-1. C. Victor, H. Uzorio, Tíma 34 seconds.

EO Yards "C" Class Handicap (2nd Heat)-1. E. M. Marques, 2 J. D. Remedios.

50 Yards "D" Class Handicap: -1, Raymond Ribeiro, C. E. Barros, Time 40.3 seconds,

100 Yards "A" Close Handicap: -1 Heotor M. Remodios, 2 Dead Heat between 8 V Gittins and W. Lawrence, Timo 63.3 seconds,

Diving from Springboard (Handi- cap):-I, L. Rein Pereira, 2 L ́A. da Roza.

150-Yarda "C" Class Handicap (Final):−1, E M. Marques, 24 C. Victor. Time: 20.3 seconds.

Life Saving Recei 1 L Roza Pereira; 2 L. Ada Noza,

Team Race:-1, E., B. Rota’- team; 2, L. Roza Pereira's teath.

Water Polo D. Laing's team 5; C. Roza Pereira's team 1.

· C.B.C. MEETING.

The Chinese Bathing Club also held an aquatic sports meeting which proved to be an unqualified success. All the events wore, vory keenly contested and the open re layrace was very areiting, the C.B.C. fixnishing about two feet (Continued on next coliuan)

Club.

The results were:- Team Relay-150 metres.. 1st-C.B.C. Time- 82 secs. fifths. (Probable record),

2nd V.R.C Time--83 and two

Girl Handicap-30 metres. 1st-Miss Leong Yuk-chun. 2nd-Misa Chan Woon-king. 3rd-Miss Ng Shun-ing. Time-83 secs.

Final results of 4 style variety race-100 metres.

ist-Chan Fuk-sing. 2nd-Bek Kam-pur. 3rd. Ip Koon-yim. Time-2.24 Boca. Beginners race metres.

(boys)

2nd-Leong Wing-yun.

1st-Lai Lokain.

3rd-Chung King-to. Time-40 secs.

Bing.

A Deadlock,

PARIS, July 3.

ed.

Masu Beach.

steam

Two Divisions of troops under General Wong Chan Pun arrived froin Yat Po and are staying here for training, and recuperating.

It is said that ono case of cholera has been reported. After eating some lichees a man suddenly cal- lapsed in the street and was re- moved to hospital where it was diagnosed to be a case of cholera. Great effort to save his life is being made.

of

A deadlock has arisen in the households must be regularly, clean Although the Chamber of Finance and Commission has agreed to 1,000,000,000 francs economies ie lias rejected the Fre. 800,000,000.

By the inauguration of a ferry, M. Paimate declares that the gap consisting of only one

A well-known local "bad char- is too wide to allow the Govern-launch, Masu basch is now within

acter " has been convicted éhgy necess to the middle class ment to yield, withhold the commissions report in motorbonta: Every Saturday after executed, by shooting His head Meantime, it has been decided to Chinese who do not own their own putting poison into wells and

noon the launch Swatów No. 1" the hope of a compromise being makes a trip to the outer harbour was chopped off and exhibited in effected.

beach and back On Sundays the front of the Wuchow Magistracy for first trip is made at am., return two days as a warning against bis ing at noon. It goes off, again at at 8 pm. The service is appreciat

p.m., the return trip being made particular form of crime. od and patronized and a roaring business is being done. The dis tance between the harbour and 'the beach is soms tan miles, and the charge at 60 cents a head to and fro is a comparatively low one. The enterprize has now supplied a long-felt need as hitherto only ́ ́ taipans', and thể staff, of foreign firms having motorlaunches were mostly to be seen at the beach.

dur ing week-ends\"

AMERICAN SUPPLY

OF GOLD

ANOTHER DRIFT TO CONTINENT EXPECTED

¡THROUGH REUTEL'S 'AGENCY,]

NEW YORK, July 1. SINCE the French withdrawal of gold from United States vaults was completed a fortnight ago, the stock of gold in the United States

Fersonal,

With the departure for Home of

JERUSALEM TRAGEDY

SCOTTISH COUPLE

STABBED

(Renter's Special Service.)

JEDJALEM, July 1. French Consul M. Leurquinhas MR. and Mrs. Tweedie Millar, assumed the Doyenship of the Con two Scottish-born residents of sular Body here,

has increased by G85,000,000. MY Blunt, the British Consul, the

It is anticipated, however, that renewal of the outflow will do- velop, the Evening-P'est pointing out that there has been an impor

Mr. T. M. P, Bevan of A.P.C. Jerusalem, were stabbed by burg- 50 tant rise in Continental exchanges is being transferred to the Amoy lars in the early hours of this morné

and some of them are already above the gold export level, that is to

Pillow Fight-Won by Chan Tok

Free style for swimmers over 35 years-100 metres.

ist-Mr. Ho Shun-hing. ard-Mr. Mak Choyong. Time-1.43 secs. Lantern race for couples. 1st-Chi Chi-chok and Miss Chan Choy-king,

-2nd-Sek Kam-pui and Miss Chan Yuk-tei.

3rd-Ly Lok-ling and Miss Chan Woon-king.

Novelty watermelon race. lat-Chi Chi-chok. 2nd Lai Log-sin," 3rd-Lan Yam-chung. Ladies' Handicap (breast stroze),

-100 metres.

1st-Miss Chau Woon-king. 2nd-Miss Leong Yok-ahun, 3rd-Miss Ng Shun-ying. Time-2.60 seed. Blindford race. 1st-Chung Ho-teck. end-Chan Tok-sing." 3rd Sek Kam-pui. Fancy Diving. 1st-Ho, Sin-ohm 2nd-Li Poon-sin. 3rd-Yunz Pui. Water Polo.

Won by Chinese Bathing Club.

Score 60*

Goals scored by Sek Kam-pui, Ewok Tung-lan, Wong Koon-fun and Leong Shui-man.

office with Mr. Platt as his quoning. dessor."

Postal Commissioner A.L. John

Mrs. Tweedie Millar was stabbro

say, it would now be profitable to left for Mukden on transfer, through the body and died before

purchase American gold.

LOCUST PLAGUE

TROOPS AID IN STEMMING ADVANCE

(Reuter's Special Service.)

-DAN-ES-SALAAM,; July-1.

A GREAT invasion of locusta on b'front of over a hundred miles is occurring in Northern Territory, Tanganyika.

Mr. Lai is at present in charge.

any assistance was forthcoming. Her husband received two critical. | dagger, wounds in the back and is

The shocking tragedy has caused

sleo President of the Common- wealth Edison Company, control lying in hospital in a serious con ling the entire electric, supply of dition." Chicago, chairman of the Public | Service Company, president of In Bull Utility Investments Inc, chair a profound sensation among the inan, Chicago Rapid Transit Co., members of the British community chairman, North Shore and Mila Jerusalem and rigorous efforts waukes Bailway and a dozen other

to trace the murderers are demand-

concerns.

The invasion is seriously menac COPPER TARIFF DISASTER ing the valuable crops in this re- gion and the authorities of Kenya and Tanganyika are combining with the military to try and stem the advance of the Insects.

INSULL CONCERN SENSATION

BANKRUPTCY COURT PETITION

THROUGH REUTZE'S AGENCY.)

WORLD AGREEMENT

DESTROYED

(THROUGH RAUTER'S ACKNOY.]

#d.

Disturbed.

It would appear that the burglars entered Mr. Twoodie Millar's home in the early hours of this morning and made a noise awakening the ocoupants, who shouted to give the

The intruders immediately attack ed the couple with daggers and fled. No arrests have yet been made.

NEW IL,O. HEAD

{THROUGH AKOTER'S, AGENCY.]"

New York, July 1. THE Katanga Copper Company has followed the example of the International Nickel Company, the Chile Copper Company and the Carro de Pasco Corporation in withdrawing from membership of Copper/Exporters Incorporated. ....... NEW YORK, July 1-- The disintegration of the world AN involuntary petition in bank-association is the result of the ruptcy has been filed in the Senate's decision to retain the tariff Federal Court against the National of four cents.a pound on imported

Geneva, July 1 Electric Power Company, which is copper. By co-operation, potential M. Harold Beresford Butler, the capitalised at GB200,000,000, output had been reduced by 60 per 1.3:D, CERTIFICATES.

The Company is an Ingull con cent. Even so, the surplus stocks Deputy Director of the Inter are estimated at 700,000 tons, national Labour Ofee, was to-day Placements, Bale (Local agente Mr. Samuel Insull, who had The breakdown of the agreement elected Director in succession to Mesers. Doske & Co.)

charge of Mr. Thomas Edison's may, unless the Senate changes its the lets Albert Thomas by Monday's (June 27) official quota-business alsira for many years, dis tune, lead to unrestrained produc- tion in Basle 3d,

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