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Alfred The Very Rev. Dear Swann is leaving the Colony on a short, holiday to recuperate his health.

A statement to the effect that mede to an application will be Government for the provision of more hockey grounds was made at a meeting of the Hong Kong' Hockey Association yesterday,

Yesterday's Tennis sults appear on

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LOCAL AND GENERAL

One case each of scarlet fever and typhoid was reported during the week-end.

As from the 18th July 1934, and until further notice, the French Consulate will be opened daily- Sundays excepted from 8 am to 1 p.m., being closed in the after- noon.

The municipality of Nanking are Sussex beat Hampshire by an

reported to be taking precaution- innings and 119 runs.

ary measures in the eventuality of Sussex 493 for 6 dec. (Cook 160,, the Yangtze River flooding that H. Parks 100 not out.

area, the level of the river, rising Hampshire 1 and 283,Tats 5 as it has done during the past

weeks, giving cause for concern. for 44).

Chicago, July 17. The hunt for the lawless killer and bank robber, John Dillinger, has recommenced with renewed vigour following a ruthless shoot- ing outrage in which two police- men were wounded, one critically, "The officers held up three motor- cars to investigate a traffic offence and were answered with a volley of pistol shots.

Dillinger's gang is suspected. and 117 (Mitchell 7 for 57). -Reuter.

DEATH FOR BOMBERS

for American holders of Dawes (special to the "Hong Kong Dally and Young Bonds,

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Vienna, July 16. decree proclaimed by the Dollfuss

Press" (Copyright).] The Secretary of State, Mr. william Cordell Hull, in the course,

Despite the of a bluntly-worded note, rejected

Friday Germany's overtures, for a com- last promise settlement and reiterated Government threatening the death the United States insistence that penalty on anyone found in pos- Americans should be accorded session of explosives but promis similar treatment granted to other ing free pardon to all who deliver nations in any financial settle-up bombing materials before Wed- ment-Reuter,

EXTRADITION OF MA CHUNG YING

Refused By Soviet

Moscow, July 16. The Soviet have refused the request made by the Sinklang Government for the extradition of General Ma Chung Ying for trial for crimes allegedly committed. during the civil war in Sinklang.

An

nesday midnight, not a single case was reported to the authorities up to Monday noon that explosives had been delivered voluntarily." In view of the resulting unrest likely to follow, apprehension is felt at the possible consequences of the first death sentence-under new draconic code should anyone, Kuo convicted-Transocean

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SYMPATHIES WITH SOVIET

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Geneva, July "18.

Derbyshire beat Middlesex by 278 runs

Derby 224 and 242 for 6 dec. Middlesex 91 Mitchell (6 for 56)

Warwick beat Northants by nine wicketa

Warwick 429 for 9 dec. (Wyatt 101, Cranmer 113) and 27 for 1.

Northants.. 164 (Paine 5 for 411 and 291 (Bakewell 132: Hollies 7 for 78).

-Reuter"

Sportsmen and gun enthusiasts should be interested in a new form of clay pigeon shooting (Skeet) which has been introduced into the Colony by the Outdoor Sports Ltd A shooting Equipment Co.. ground has been opened at Tai Lam Chung, 16 mile post on the Castle Peak Road and, there no charge made for the time be- ing.

Mr. W. W. Greenburg, a P.W.D. overseer employed. at the Port Development Office seriously in jured his left ankle in Nathan "YOUTHFUL" MILITARISTS Road on Monday when he at- tempted to avoid his cycle run- ning into a Chinese woman who had got into his way. Mr. Green- burg swerved his machine, but fost control of it, and it overturn- ed, throwing him heavily to the for ground.

Special to the "Hong Kong Dalls

Press" (Copyright).3

Only five members of the Sani-

Rome, July 16... The duration of the preliminary compulsory military training the Italian youth was further pro- longed on Monday by a special decree which provides that milit-tary Board were present at the ary instruction, preceding the re- fortnightly meeting held yesterday gular service period, be extended in the Board "Room. They were from two to three years. The pre- Mr. RAD. Forrest, who presided Iiminary courses begin at the age

and. The Hon. Mr. R. M. Hender- of, eighteen for all male Italiansson, Dr. J. M. Gray (M.O.H), Mr.. while compulsory army service Wong Kwong Tin and Dr. E. A. starts at twenty-one. Those com- Castro Bastő. - Business transacted pleting all their courses success was purely förmal. An pplica- fully will be awarded the rank of tion for the registration of No. 88 corporal immediately their milit-Whitfield as a dairy, was refused." ary services begin. Transocean

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earlier report from the "Tass Agency" at Tashkent stated that General Ma was disarmed and interned when he crossed the

Both Mr. Arthur Henderson and entry of Russia Into the League Soviet frontier, near Irkenahtam, on July 10, with three officers and M. Avenol sent telegrams of condo of Nations is imminent" because lence 'to Litvinoff respecting the hitherto, it is unusual for the ye- 79 cavalrymen.

General Ma's men were in flight death of the Soviet-Russian Am-neral secretary of the League of Nations to send such messages con- after a battle with Chinese troops,bassador to Paris, Dowgalevski.

cerning the officials of the States under General Shen Shih Tal when they crossed the border

not belonging to the League

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M Avenol's telegram is. Inter- preted in Geneva political cir- cles as "a farther proof that the

INDIA DENIES SALE OF SILVER TO U.S.

Bimia, July 16. The Government of India Is surprised and unaware of the re- ported sale to New York of

--Router. hundred million ounces of silver.