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TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1821.

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THE SECOND TEST MATCH.

Australians Again in the Ascendant.

THE NEAR EAST,

EARLIER -SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

THE OLYMPIAD SENSAON.TI

Britain not Committed to Aid of Greece.

"{ Reuter's Service, }

London. June 13.

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Landa. June 13,

To-day the inadequate recommodation and the general in- efficiency of the arrangements at Lord's were again evident. A

AN ALARM

{From Our Oum Correspondents)

Shanghai, Juns 13. The trial of the five Chineas anarphists on charges of distributing In the House of Commons Mr. Chamberlain, bombarded with calamatory literature at the Olympics has commenced. The polies questions on the subject of Britain's attitude to the Greeks and

It is believed Russians are implicated. pulsion from the Settlement | recurrence of Saturday's confusion and struggling was only prevented Turks, said that the attitude of the Government throughout his find that forty six violently socialistic hooks had been seized | bean strictly neutral. It was still hoped, in conjunction with th Allies, to bring about peace between the Greeks and Torks, and the and banding over to the Ainary Governor of the prisoners. The received by the North Chin Government will not lose any opportunity of doing so: The Govern-Japanese athletes all received circulars by post. ment had no commitments to support the Greeks militarily ar financially against the Kemalists.

by a reinforcement of police. By 10 o'clock the principal queue, three [doen, was a mile long-

The weather was cloudy, with a little sunshine. There were about 23,000 present. Ou a perfect wicket the Australians completed A sensational start occurred on the resump- their inpings for 342. tion of play. Bardsley and Armstrong were out at 191 and 192 respectively. Gregory made 52 by streaky oricket, giving two The last wicket partnership, between Carter and chances. McDonald, produced 53.

England had scored 243 for 8 at the close. Dipper scored a sound, comfortable 40, Woolley compiled a brilliant innings of (?) in 153 minutes, including twelve fours his driving being magnificent, and Tennyson 44 not out.

County Cricket.

Worfester beat Gloucester by eight wickets.

COTTON-GROWING WITHIN THE EMPIRE.

Provisional Government Grant.

THE ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.

Pointed Question in Parliament.

London, June 13.

In the House of Commons. Sir Walter De Frece suggested that British representatives in the Far East should be instructed to enquire as to the truth of the reports that, owing to Chinese object. ions to the Anglo-Japanese alliance, a boycost of British imports might be instituted by China.

Mr. Harmsworth replied that be was unable to make a statement in regard to the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese alliance until it had at tho Imperial conference been discussed

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did not think that there would be the difficulties referred to in the question.

REVISED ARMY ESTIMATE.

The Middle Eastern Services.

London. June 13. In the House of Commons, replying to Col. Wedgwood, Mr. Baldwin stated that the proposed Government grant of approximately £1,000,000 for the purposes of a British cotton-growing association

London, June 13, was conditional on the cotton trade in Britain making a voluntary

The revised Army Estimate reduces the original amount of lery at the rate of sixpence per bale on all cotton consumed for a maximum period of five years. The grant was in lien of five annual £106,315,000 to £82,094,000, as a Supplementary Estimate. The votes of £50,000 for promotion of cotton-growing within the Empire, Middle Eastern Services prov des for the repayment of £74,221,000 and would not be derived from the taxpayer, but was the Govern-jby the Colonial Office to the War Office. ment's share of the surplus from the operation of the Egyptian cotton control scheme of 1918-9.

World's Cotton Conference at Liverpool.

London, June 13.

The world cotton conference, representing nineteen nations and Mr. Shute. presided over by Lord Emmott, opened at Liverpool President of the Liverpool Cotton Association, welcoming the delegates, said that a good understanding between employers and employed was essential to the world's prosperity.

Lord Enmott, in an optimistic speech on the subject of industrial: troubles, firmly believed, as regards the cotton trade, that before" long we should need millions of bales of cotton yearly.

THE DOMINIONS CONFERENCE.

Fostponement Owing to Premier's Indisposition.

London, Jane 13. In the House of Commons at question time. Mr. Chamberlain announced that Friday had been definitely allocated to the discus- sion of the agenda of the Imperial Cabinet. The Dominions Pre- miers who were now here and the representatives of India had been consulted as regards & postponement of the conference and had consented thereto, as they attached great importance to the presence! of Mr. Lloyd George, whose medical advisers forbade him to resume duties in London this week. The Canadian Premier is being informed of the postponement by wireless.

DEATH-OF DIAMOND MAGNATE.

Londoa, June 13. The death of Mr. Bernard Oppenhiemer has occured. [Mr. Oppenheimer, who was 56 years of age, was Chairman of South Aprican Dismond Corporation, and similar undertakings. He organised factories for disabled ex-Service men.)

THE QUESTION OF YAP.

Japanese Concession.

London, June 14.

THE JOHORE MURDER..

Daily Maid telling of the attempt- ed “assaadination of “Hur King George V.

The telegramin were – dated London, May 28, and related that. Singapore June 11,

whilst His Majea:y was making a The official statement is that Mr. Darbyshire had three parang speech to a gathering of students wounds on his head and had been strangled with his own nacktio. att...... ? ......) a bomb was thrown The Malay servant's body was a hundred yards away. Mr. Darby-by a Communist. In the explosion shire's son, aged five, was beaten butnot killed, and wandered in that followed two persons were the jungle for two days before he was found by the search party.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

BATTLE IN BELFAST.

London, June 11. Seven were killed and forty wounded in rioting in Belfast on Saturday and Sunday nights. Four of the dead were victims of mysterious executions. They were dragged out of their beds and shot outside their homes, and included an aged clergyman, a former Dean of Laighlin. The fighting between rival crowds in the streets of Belfast last night was most remarkable. Snipers were shooting with revolvers and rifles and occasionally dropping bomba from windows. Armoured cars with troops rushed up and were compelled to fire to disperse the mobs.

RECONSTRUCTION OF DEVASTATED REGIONS.

Paris, June 11.

killed and twenty-three wounded. · but His Majesty escaped injury.

The message, which was aaki to be badly mutilated, “wan received via a Special Japanese Service, having been sent first to Tokyo and then relayed on to Shanghai.

[In view of the fact that no such news has been received through the usual Rentar survica or by the Wireless Service, it is hard to give credence to the report. The North China con- temporary not only published the cables, but had an editor- the affair. ial comment on Anxious to discover whether there was any likelihood of truth in the above report we enquired. at the Colonial Secretariat and were informed that nothing what ever had been heard of such w

The newspapers give prominence to private conferences at bizi ameheun the Minister of the Liberated Regions, and Herr Kalinau, the German Minister of Reconstruc-happening-Ed. Hongkong Tele tion, which is the first of a series to be continued in Paris between graph.] representatives of both Ministries on the subject and method of how Germany shall discharge her liabilities. The papers opice that the outcome of the meeting seems to indicate the necessity of a sort of Franco-German economic and commercial co-operation.

JAPANESE CROWN PRINCE.

Paris, June 11.

A dinner was given in honour of the Japanese Prince inthe Inter- Allied Club. Other guests were the former President, M. Poincare, several Cabinet ministera, Marshals Joffre and Foeb, and the former

The Morning Post correspondent at Washington says that long Ambassadors to Japan, M. Regnault and M. Gerard. Vair. steps have been taken towards allaying American feeling against Japan by a Japanese offer to the United States of equal cable rights at Yap, including the control of the Guam Yap cable.

PANAMA CANAL TOLLS.

Senate Committee Approves Jones Bill ProviзİON.

Washington, June 13. The Senate Commerce Committee has decided to report favour- ably on the Bill exem ting American coastwise shipping from payment of the Panama Canal tolls.

Washington, Jane 14. The House of Representatives has passed the Porter resolution INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF BUSINESS MEN. which now goes to a joint conference of Congress.

A Species of "Association of "Nations."

EMPIRE CONFERENCE POSTPONED.

Londos, June 18.

The opening of the Empire conference has been postponed to Jane 20th.

ADMIRAL SIMS' SPEECH.

New York, June 13. Admiral Sims has replied to the Secretary for the Navy, con- testing the accuracy of the cabled report of his criticised speech. He declares these statements were substantially the rame as he had repeatedly made publicly in America.

UPPER SILESIA.

Paris, June IL

Opposition by Railways: the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty,

The papers express satisfaction at the joint action of the Washington, June 13, While the Harding Administration and the Kapabica's French and British Ambassadors in Berlin, insisting on the Ger- London, Jane 13. Congress is pledged to the idea of exempting American ship from man Government to compel German troops in Upper Silesia to The International Rotary Convention opened at Edinburgh in Panama Canal tol's, there is tremendous opposition, esply on respect the decisions of the Inter-Allied Commission-Vale, the presence of three thousand delegates, half of whom are Americ-the part of the railways, which fear that the effect will be to disinish ans. President Snedecort, from Oregon, said that the movement, trans-continental railway business. There is also the que don of which has seventy thousand members,could serve the world, which is the Hay-Paansefote Treaty, concerning which the New York Times groping for some Association of Nations, for the destinies of the declares Britain's consent must be secured before steps can honour.

ably be taken to give American ships privileges in the canal world were largely in the hands of business men.

EINSTEIN IN LONDON.

"Genius Knows No Frontiers."

London, June 13...

DEMPSEY ▾ CARPENTIER.

Frenchman's Price Lengthens.

DR. WELLINGTON KOO.

London, June 11.

Dr. Wellington Koo and Mrs. Koo will leave for Geneva on June 15th, where Dr. Koo will attend a Council meeting of the | League of Nations.

TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

Peking, June 14. -

New York, June 13. Betting on Wall Street is 3-1 in favour of Dampsey compared Prof. Einsteia lectured at King's College, London, in German with 2-1 previously. Carpentier's followers are demanding 34-they have officially notified their respective Governments that no on his theory of Relativity. The ball was crowded. Lord Haldane,, but batting is light." presiding, asid that genins knew no frontiers. They were grateful to Germany for giving them the genius of Einstein, who had given

us & new conception of the universe.

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MEXICO'S FOREIGN DEBT.

Reported Provision for Resumption of Interest Payments.

DATE OF PROROGATION.

City:

London, Juga 19, e

of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain foreshadowed the Mexican Leg the third week of Aug

It is officials announced t

Fosos 20,000,0000 is to be

to the Bud"

The Chinese Ministers in London and Tokyo have reported that clauses in a renewed Anglo-Japanese Alliance which affect Crius- can be recognised by China without her concurrence. No replies Have se yet been received.

The Diplomatie Corps is now in receipt of detailed reports regarding the damage done to foreign property at Tchang.

AEROPLANES SEXT TO

MONGOLIA.

Mr. Wei-chan, a Chinesa air- mao, has left Perlag for Kalgan with

four aeroplanes with instractions from the Air Depart- ment to band them over, to the These Expeditionary Force. aeroplanes, together with two which are being sent to the front' from Mukden, will be used in the operations in Mongolia. Colonel Kuan Chen-tu, aids-de-camp to General Teo Fen, arrived in Peking to arrange for the supply of ammunition for the Expedi tionary Force. Colonel Kuan obtained his request. from the Ministry of War and has left for Kalgan with 6,000 boxes of ammunition for the troops at Panghaiang.

News in To-day's New Advertisements.

The sa. Alabama Maru having arrived, the OS.K.. advise Con- signees of Cargo-Page 4.

The P. and O. Banking Car-

to bolders of Bearer Warrants.--- poration have something to say

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Mr. Bay E. Gunn has resumed the management of the Robert Dollar Co-Page 4.

Tha United Motor Co. Ete intimate a reduction in the rates of hired cars-Pago 4.

J. T. Shaw has something to say about Aertex Cellular Under- wear-Page 7. Bak

The Dary Farm súvertise a fow of their specialities on Pago

To-Day's Exchange.

The closing rate of the dollar O demand, to-day was 2a 776d.

The Weather:

2 p.m. Barometer 29.08-Tamá

86 Humidity 47%).

Although a request has been made on behalf of Hupeh that the Tuchuo, Wong Jim-yuen, should be removed, the Fremier has been advised not to make any change under present conditions. A request has been sent to Wong asking him to resume good order as soon asperature possible and also making him responsible for any farther trouble.

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