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CHURCH BATTLE. CANTON'S NORTHERN COBHAM'S FEAT

TERRIBLE DOINGS IN MEXICO.

ARMED CONFLICTS.

Mexico City, Aug. 6. The now religious ordinances have provoked widespread dis- orders, accompanied with blood- shed, the most serious of which took place at Guadalupe. People inside a church fired on General

Aguirre, who was passing by Troops were summoned and the inmotes barred the doors and mounted the towers and fired down on the soldiers. The latter batter-

EXPEDITION.

LACK OF FAVOURABLE- NEWS.

SAFE ARRIVAL AT PORT DARWIN:

EFFECT ON NOTES.

With regard to the progress of the Northern, expedition, the Kuo- mintang Propaganda Bureau, in Canton states:"Northern chemies

now

number 30,000 north of Yochow, Hunan, but their supplies

are short."

J.

Other Kuomintang reports dur- the last few days give only movements of troops, mentioning no important battles.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1926.

ARCHITECT'S CLAIM FAILS.

GENUINE MISUNDERSTANDING LIKELY.

ant with costs.

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FRENCH LOAN?

MAY BE FLOATED IN U. S.

„A34 PER ANNUM INGLE COFY 16 DENTA

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Touring $2095

Brougham. $3695

Coach $3195 Sedun.. Including complete special equipment,

PHILIPPINES VÉSSEL

ON REEF.

INSURED WITH UNION' INSURANCE.

THE DRAGON MOTOR

REPORTS BADLY HOLED.

The Nuestra Senora de Alba, in- ter-island stemmer operated by the Hercules. Lumber Company, struck

3 WONGINI CHUNKA.

THAPPY VALLDY

.*$3006

SINGAPORE BASE.

VISIT TO SELETAR SITE.

PROGRESS OF WORK.

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EVENTFUL FLIGHT.

WAR DEBT REPORTS. ONUS NOT DISCHARGED. Rugby, Aug. 5.

New York, Aug. G. Mr. Alan Cobham's successful

Holding that Mr. Bourne had Several newspapers to-day

There is little that is conspicu- flight to Australia is regarded as

failed to show. affirmatively that revive the rumours that Bankers reef in Davao gulf about 7.30 ous about the operations that are an important achievement. It is his services were rendered at Mr. on

Wall Street anticipate the

pn., on July 29th Passen at present in progress on the site has been reached by air and Cob. Wood, delivering judgment in loan, not the first time that Australia Crucher's request, Mr. Justice announcement of a large French Miss Jean Conrad, daughter of of the naval base at Seletar and

gera aboard, among whom is generally estimated at Colonel J. T. Conrad of Manila, only the rows of temporary quart ham did not attempt a 'speed re-respect of the action heard before $100,000,000. Although the rati- are all safe, most of them bavingers enclosed within iron railings, cort. But the flight, was carried him at the Summary Court yester-fication of the debt settlement is been taken off in launches. Cargo an out against many natural difficul-day, found in favour of the defend-still regarded as

attractive residence below. le slightly damaged. A hole was lies and the only untoward incl-

a necessary stove in the bow of the boat.

them for the civil engineer super- preliminary to such a loan, the dent was the unfortunate death of Mr. W. H. Bourne, architect, improvement in the French politi-day, July 23, with passengers and

The steamer left Manila on Fri- intending the work, and the pre- sence of a large dredger and sever- Elliot, the mechanic. The flight,sued Mr. N. V. A. Broucher, broker, reasonable distance of passen- $500 for services rendered as an

casual observer standing at a point ger flights from England to Aus-architect. He claimed that he

where the Seletar, road runs down to the Straits of Johore, the extent tralia becoming matters of every-prepared a sketch design for a

has already been spilled and much day routine. It is also a triumph house at Wanchal Gap, which Mr.

of the initial stages of the enter- for "British aircraft, for Cobham's Croucher was contemplating, at

prise over which much good jak the rate of 1% on $60,000, the in six being killed and 14 wounded.

for his flights to India and South estimated cost for the construction

valuable time wasted in discussion.. There have been milder disorders the Canton Ministry of Finance and again, the machine will have

There is little more to be seen, Africa. When he lands in Eng of the house. at other centres, including trapuls, The Kuomintang. Trudury notes covered 60,000 miles.

Mr. II. C. Macnamara appeared where a protestant wobian

When Cob for the plaintiff and Mr. M. M. beheaded, it is alleged by 61 or 2 per cent. of the free value,ceived a telegram of congratula-paid $150 into Court, but plaintiff fallen in falu, are now werth about ham landed at Port Darwin he re-Watson.defended. The defendant while hands do not command portion from Mr. Bruce, Australian chase even it 10 per cent, although Premier, who said "You have made a valuable contribution in British aviation."

The "int-Reds" report that they therefore, means that we are with of Messrs. Benjamin and Potts, for cal situation, together with the cargo for Cotu, and other southernal smaller craft indicate to the

ed in the doors and routed the are receiving reinforcements and inmates who, nevertheless, return-expect to renew their attack on the ed and tried to re-capture the "Reds" church'

Lack of favourable reports from A figlit between troops and entholles at Guadalajara resulted concerning the Northern ex-machine is the same which he uma pedition is working a hardship on

Catholics."

WAS

A band of crooks are profiling by the situation in Mexico City, divesting women of geld crosges and necklaces on the plea that it is illegal to display religious insignia.

Senor Siaz, Secretary of the National Episcopate, im, n state- ment, says the church has never. approved of an armed uprising. but, if necessary, it would go to Calvary in the present struggle→ Reuter's American. Service.

CRUSHED TO DEATII.

The following telegrams, dated Mexico City, July 29th, appear in Manila papers:

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Three babies died from crushing and suffocation; in the mob`of wo- men and children who struggled to enter, the Cathedral during the hours devoted confirmation ceremonies this morning.

Scenes occurred in the great plaza before the Cathedral which cannot be described. Dozens were bruised and trampled while the police were powerless to stem the rush of thousands of mothers and fathers frantically intent on' pre- senting their children for con- firmation,

POSTAL STRIKE ENDS.

Settlement of Canton Dispute.

Canton, Aug. 5. The intervention of the Nationalist Government in the postal strike has proved efTee- tive. The strikers aatisfied with the monthly aubsidy allowed by the Government for the ameliora-. tion of the conditions of life.

are

The postal workers will resume work. -Reuter,

[A message to, hand last night stated that the Govern- ment might offer to subsidise the service for two months. with-$10,000 in order to make up the difference of the wages, denunded by the postmen and the rate which the Peking Government is paying.

they were accepted up to the value of 15 per cent. last Monday.

HAZARDOUS "LEG.".

regarded the sum as totally in- adequate.

Delivering judgment to-day, .Mr. Justice Wood, said that the Court was not called upon to consider the amount of any re-

The full text of his Lordship's Judgment is as follows:

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minent American financiers, is presence abroad of three pro- held to indicate that the time is ripe.

A message from Rome says that Signor Mussolini has received Mr Mellon and lengthily conversed with him. It is said that the con, tion of the idea of holding an inter- versation included the considera-

national conference to solve some of Europe's outstanding problemis. --Reuter's American Service.

WAR DEBT RATIFICATION ?

Paris, Aug. 5.

It is announced in the Chamber The plaintiff eles in contract.for

lobbies that the Government in- professional services rendered. On the question whether a con- tends to ask Parliament to de- tractual relation arose between cide as regards ratification of the these parties, the statement by the London and, Washington debt parties themselves are here the only material evidence. I accept agreements before the break up.-- their bona fides.

Mr. Cobham describes in a cable-muneration." grim to the Evening News how he flew the last 450 miles overseas from Hoepang, in the Dutch East Indies, to the Austrálian coast. "We had to trust, first in the re- liability of our Siddeley-Jaguar en- glue, and, secondly, we had to de- pend on our compass to bring us out on ddad reckoning. For hours we were out of sight of land; it was lonely flying and I had to con tent myself with keeping a cor- reet course over hundreds of miles of water. I began to get a little anxious when the time which we had calculated for the flight had passed, but at last we sighted land- at Bathurst Island."

Ambulances carried away those Recently, however, the Govern-stormy mist down the Persian Gulf

Their evidence on the interviews. between them is inconsistent; and

FLOODS IN KOREA.

Three Million Yen "Loss.

Tokyo, Aug. 5.

The Jiji reports that the Governor-General of Korea has received a report from the Governor of Kogendo Province stating that owing to heavy rains since the 3rd Instant, 308 bridges have been washed away and 83 damaged. It is estimated that the logs caused amounts to nearly three million yen, whilst 76 people are reported to have" been killed.-Reiter.

Reuter.

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SINKING FUND BILL

Paris, Aug. 5. The Chamber by 420 votes to 140 has adopted the Bill to create Sinking Fund for National Defence Bonds.--Router.

ports. On July 29th as she was on her way to Davao, just after passing through Sarangani Strait

head on into a reef at Buquit passing Tinaca Point,

Point:

she ran

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was no

BIG DROP IN SILVER.

Fears Caused By Indian Report,

Word of the accident was re- ceived by Manuel. C., Sampedro. president of the Hércules Lumber indeed, if one carries one's inves- Company, which operates the boat, there is small objection to this be- tigations further, and apparently at midnight. At the same time being done at the moment; al- graphed salvage boats belonging to was assured that there danger. He immediately tele the time will come when the curi

though it is safe to assume that

Fernandez Hermanos which were

ous will not be permitted to wan- der unquestioned over the site, When the existent mangrove swamps running down to the water have given place to stone wharves and the seres of rubber have been supplanted by stores and work-shops one is not likely to be permitted to make the casual inspection to which there is, no present objection, nor is the yelp- ing of a pariah hanging round the coolic quarters likely to be the only note of opposition raised to one's doing so. Seemingly, the authori ties are not afraid of interested parties" obtaining vital informa tion while the work is in its pre- sent embryo stage, for a couple of Sikh policemen, one posted to en- sure the privacy of the European quarters, and the other whose duty apparently was to preserve order among the Indian and Chinese la- bour force, were the only repre- " sentatives. of authority encounter- ed during a tour of the site where the base will eventually be eitu- ated.

New York, A. 5. The sharpest break in silver prices over a period o two years has occurred, following the publication of the report of the Indian Currency Com- mission, the metal dropping 5/8ths of a cent to 6234, cónts, per. ounce, Selling W68 prompted by fears that 400 million ounces held in 'reserve by the Indian Government. would be thrown on the market if the gold standard were adopted.

The news has also affected the foreign exchange market, Chinage Bilver currencies dropping to a previous low record.-Reuter.

in Davao port, some 70 kilometres from the scene of the accident, to stand by, and give whatever assia- tance was necessary.

where she struck.

The Atlantic Gulf and Pacific company boat, Salvager, left Man- la last Sunday to help in getting the Nuestra Senora de Alba off the reef.

THE EUROPEAN QUARTERS.

TRYING CONDITIONS. Regarding the other stages, Cobham shys "after leaving the

CHAMBER APPROVES BILL. Mediterranean we had dust storms and great heat in Syria and Meso-

Paris, August 5.

potamia. Then came the tragic

The Chamber by 366 votes to death of Elliott. When we con-

181 adopted the Government's tinued the flight, we had heat and

So far from there being any Bill as a whole, authorising opera-

secret about the work as it has who fainted or, were injured, while ment received a large sum in the to Bandar Abbag where rough seas

tions for the stabilization of the

progressed up to the present the writer was assisted in what he the strong continued to grow in form of fines from the monopolist detained us. From Kárachi to dangerous proportions.

franc and granting the Banque de Sever of syndicate of gambling concerns Delhi we had bad dust storms and

While he has received few de- had initially anticipated might who Failed to attach revenue to Allahabad from Delhi we had

France the requisite powers in tails of the accident, Mr. Sampedro perhaps be regarded from an offi- vovernment garters are insisting that a cordon of polled be thrown stamps to lottery tickets and who

monsoon which increased in viol-

connection therewith, including said that it only could be explain- cial viewpoint as an unpopular around all churches and shrines has been fined more than $50,000.

After being shown over a ence as we flew south to Caleutta,

that the visit. on Friday when it has been anbe so serious as the "anti-Reds" are managed to fly between the worst

Although the situation may not and Akyab, in Burma.

the right to purchase French coined on the assumption We

lighthouse at Tinaca Point had specimen of the comfortable quart- age at a premium, to buy gold ceased to function. Had the lighters on the west of the 'Seletar nounced that the last masses will be said before the priests abandon Pretending, there is ground for bastornis until, arriving at Rangoon,

and foreign currencies on the house been working, he explained, Road in which the thirty members lieving that all is not well with the their posts in accordance with the Kuomintang in the Eastern Discul downpou

we were forced to land in a tropi- this is not surprising as they de market and to issue Notes to the the course of the ship would not of the European stuff live, the archbishop's letter.

As we continued posed to incidents of twelve amount of such purchases. have taken it near enough to writer was politely conducted to tricts of Kwangtung. Troops have southward the rain lessened. At months ago the present relov. Reuter. Archbishop Del Rio estimated been rushed there from Canton dur- Sagapore we again had heavy ance of details not being then

a convenient gate in the enclos that 12,500 churches, fram 20,000 ing the last few days to suppress rains. Then at

London, Aug. 5.

ing fence and, directed how best to 25,000 priests and 10,000,000 the

Muntok and apparent to their minds.

The closing rate of French

he might see the work that is at "bandit" movement, while Batavia we finally met fine, wea persons are affected by the new "anti-Reds" claim the capture of a ther and

"It was cer The plaintiff, in order to suc-francs closed at 174%-Router.

franes was 172, and Belgian

present being done. regulations.

clear skies.British cecd, must show afirmatively that.

thinly not a very remunerative number of towns formerly domin- Wireless.

trip beneath a hot morning aux,. ated by followers of the late Dr.

the services were rendered at the Sun Yat-sen.

defendant's request.

A wireless message, received for, being a Sunday, the ear split- This onus.

from the Fernandez Herminos ting screeching of tho dredger- of proof is here upon him. It has

steamer Luzon, which is standing stated to be the largest dredger in my opinion not been discharged.

by, says that the Alba has holes in the world-was silent and the There was most likely a genuine

in both the starboard misunderstanding. The amount of

and port smoke was rising lazily from the sides." The hold is full of water, stacks of the five smaller craft ly any remuneration need not, there

and the engine and dynamo rooms ing off the temporary pier further fore, be considered.

are both ander water. Part of the to the westward.. Crossing the cargo has been taken out of Luzon earth work which carries a light Stevedoring Company lighters, railway across the mangrove The three passengers already are swamp, a great deal of which has already been reclaimed, one comes The Nuestra Senora de Alba across several substantial stone

States buildings which are capable of be formerly was the United transport Liscum, and before that ing used for one or other of a was known as the San Juan. The variety of purposes. The railway, vessel is strongly built, and if fair passés through a swamp to a point at the water's edge where", pilo weather keeps up probably can be brought to Manila. She is insur driving is at present in progress, et for: Pesos 100,000 with the and to a cutting out of the hill Union Insurance Society of Can-which will apparently be the site

SENT FOR TRIAL.

CASE OF CHINESE

CONSTABLE.

I give judgment for the de- fendant, with costs.

THE OLD EXCUSE.

WOULD DISARM CATHOLICS. Attorney General Ortega issued The city wall of Weichow, pärts orders to disarm all Catholics of which were demolished some throughout the nation because of time ago, will be allowed to remain reports that some Catholic groups as it is for the time being, accord- were holding regular night meeting to the latest decision of the au- ings, causing the authorities, to thorities. Should there be an fear that careful opposition is "anti-Red" attack from enemies, planned against the new religious the authorities at Wuichow will Before Major C. Willson, at the regulations next Saturday.

have some protection nssured by the Central Magistrney yesterday The secretary of Archbishop wall. Mora Del Rio announced that to-

afternoon, the concluding stages General Fong Poon-yan, CX- morrow would be the last day of Tupan of Klangsi, has arrived in were heard of the case in which ceremonies in the Catholic Canton to join the Army at the a Chinese police constable is churches of Mexico, and that front. He is also proceeding with charged with manslaughter, The

FINE IN ARMS CASE. priests would be withdrawn from General Li Ming-chung to inter- accused was committed to atand service, effective on Saturday, view General Chang Kai-shek with his trial at the Criminal Sessions. since the Government regulations

A Chinese the object of securing a commis-

steerage passenger This case arises out of the shoot arriving from the United States go into force on that day. sion to rully, his former troops ing of a Chinese on & sampan at by the 1.8, President Lincolat in

Several foreign diplomata, in- under the Nationalist banner.

the Praya by the constable, who peared before Mr. J. H .B. Nihill, suspected that snuggling was go- at the Kowloon Magistracy this ing on. An enquiry into the cir-morning, on a charge of unlawful cumstances aurrounding the shoot-possession of one reyolver and ing was held before Mr. R. E. 250 rounds of animunition, without Lindsell, when one of the jurors' a permit replies to questions, was, to the effect they were of the opinion that the constable did not use sufficient care, knowing there were other people on board the sampan. At the conclusion of the enquiry, Mr. Lindsell directed that a charge of manslaughter bo preferred against the constable.

EDITOR SHOT.

cluding members of the Spanish, and French Legations, are serious- ly considering a movement to have.

A PEKING SENSATION. the diplomatic corps offer their friendly ofees to the leaders of

Peking, Aug. 6. the religious struggle. Some of Lin Peb-hsuai, editor of the Shil the newspaper editors already Hu Jip Poo, was arrested last have been ..apprehended

for night by the gendarmerie and shot violation of the religious laws. at five o'clock this morning.

BILENT ÏRÓTEST.

It is undestood that his execution was due to his having written some The Archbishop and all mem- thing derogatory to the Shantung bers of the clergy are under strict Tupan, Chang Tsung-chang

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and gave the sun excuse, of not The defendant pleaded guilty

knowing the laws of Hongkong.

It nointed out to him that notices were posted in prominent places on board ships, warning passengers of the seriousness of being in possession of arme,

A fine of $150 was imposed.

CANTON WAR BONDS.

REPORTED NEW ISSUE.

That Canton merchants' may be again asked to sponsor the fasue of another $10,000,000 worth of mili- tary banda is indicated in a report received in Hongkong."

The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in Canton have been. communicated with on the subject, and instructions have been issued by the Canton Government to the various district magistrates to negotiate with the sub-chambers of commerce within their respective spheres of jurisdiction.

ir. Davao,

Whether the previous fasue of to bonds has been exhausted is doubt- ful, but the fact is indicative of the pressing need of money for the pur- poses of the Northern expedition

embark on a second issue so soon. that it should be found necessary to

after the first

L. O. N. COUNCIL.

TO BE ATTENDED BY MRS. WOODROW WILSON,

that cholera and malaria are rag Mrs. Woodrow Wilson has left for

Reports have reached Hongkong

Now Yok, Aug. 5. ing amongst the troops of the ex-Europe to attend the forthcoming pedition, and, together with floods, session of the League of Nation'e are greatly handicapping the pro- Council-Routers American "Ser gress of the operations.

plear

for further buildings. From this point a ten minutes walk south- ward. between rubber trees bringe- one to the coolie lines, housing. between six and eight bundred coolies, weaned away, as the plant- ors bitterly complain, from tho neighbouring rubber estates as A results of the more advantageous. tions of Admiralty employment. rates of pay and working condi Beyond the coolie Hines Boveral low buildings are in course of con- struction.A

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