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A ROBBERY STORY.

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BEER IS GIVEN AWAY!

Shanghai, July 20.

COLLISION.

"DELTA" HOLED NEAR LISBON,

"CITY OF KHIOS" IS ALSO. INVOLVED.

SINO-JAPANESE QUESTIONS.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR TSINAN NEGOTIATIONS.

TREATY INTIMATION,

Shanghai, July 20, The Nationalist Foreign Ofee has formally notified the Japanese Government that the Singe Japanese Commercial Treatles have been terminated as from London, July 19.

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IN CHANNEL.

LOEWENSTEIN'S BODY

FOUND AFLOAT.‚·

WEARING NOTHING BUT SILK PANTS AND SOCKS.

TAXES.

CHANGES LIKELY ON PASSING OF "TOTE" BILL.

HEAVY REDUCTIONS.

"London, July 19. Considerable modification of the Bolting Tax is expected to follow the third reading to-night of the Totalisator BIN.

SENSATION.

TILDEN DISQUALIFIED

BY US.LT.A.

CHARGED WITH VIOLATING AMATEUR RULE.

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Protection Association on, thren girl, an inmate of one of the Far Eastern run, one outward and at Shanghai through Mr. Yada, the Loewenstein, the Belgian million-reduced from 2 to 1 per cent, onTilden from participating in the

The unreality of the situation relative to the existence of a European rid-light district,in Soochow Road, Shanghai, Was exemplified in the Shanghai Pro- visional Court this morning when resident, was charged with as- Mr. Harry Langstrasse, a German

sault.

The complainant was * Swiss houses in Soochow Road, and the Judge and the Police Prosecutor closely questioned all witnesses produced with regard to the nature of the premises,

Witnesses replied evasively, and claimed 8354.10 from the South an American girl witness denied, China Trade Protection Associa-in cross-examination, that beer tion, Mr. P. M. Hodgson who was sold on the premises, though appeared for the plaintiff naking | she admitted that it was given leave to prove the claim after [away.

writs for a total suin of $1,508, the three plaintiffs being shroffs in the employ of the concern.

In the first case, Chan Pak-sal

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MYSTERY DEEPENS.

ARTICLES TO PRESS: Mr. Winston Churchill, the Calais, July 19.,

Paris, July 19. Chancellor of the Exchequer, yes-

Tennis circles are shocked by the The body of Captain Alfredterday stated that if the Bill were decision of the American Lawn passed, the Betting Tax would be Tennis Faderation to bar W. T. the other inward bound, were in-Japanese Consul-General. volved in a collision of the const

aire financier, has been discover the course and from 3% to 2 per dual round of the Davis Cup Com- It is reported that Mr. C. T.ed floating in the seu about ten cent. elsewhere.

petition, and the surprise disquali- of Portugal to-day, with the result Wang has reached an agreement, miles off. Cape Grisnez, clad in his

This would involva the surron-fication is expected to have far that one of them; the liner Delta, with Mr. Yada regarding the under-garments only, and thus re-pared with the Budget Estimates,

der of £1,500,000, this year, com-reaching consequences,

It is generally felt that although had to put into Lisbon, owing to arrangements for opening the viving speculation as to how he but it was clear that the Estf-Tilden commented on the Wimble damage received. No loss of life negotiations on the is reported.

Tainan met his death in the sensational mates would not be realised at the don tournament in the Press, the Incident. It is understood that air tragedy is fortnight ago.

decision is harsh, and the feeling in present rates.

some quarters la illustrated by the the time and place for opening the

The Bill reached the Report fact that Mr. Wear, the chaunan of negotiations have been fixed; Mr.

The body was found by the oc- Stage in the House of Commons the Davis Cup Conimittee, has ten- Yads will represent the Japanese cupants of a fishing boat from on July 6th, when the Labourdered his resignation, while Mr. Party opposed it on the grounds Collum, the President of the United Government, while the plenipoten-Boulogne and was brought into of material alterations to its pro- States Lawn Tennis Association, tiary for the Nanking Government: Catais immediately.

vision and also because it made has intimated that he will have will be Mr. Chau Lung-kwong, an

the State a partner in betting. something to say that the conclu- Decomposition had set in, and official of the Foreign Office.

Some of the Conservative mem-sion of the Davis Cup contest. the features were practically un-bers of the Cabinet were also op- The American Assessor record-

It is reported from Nanking that

Tilden Weeps. "S.O.S." Cancelled. ed his opinion that a brothel was

Mr. C. T. Wang will give a recep-

recognisable.

posed to the Bill, but it was later conducted on the premises and

tion to Chinese press representa-

announced that it had become a Tilden, always a man of high ten- enjoined the Police to prosecute

First news of the mishap was tives in Nanking to-day, when he

Government measure and would be sion, both mental and physten!, the proprietor-Our Own Cor-issued by Lloyd's, which stated will report on the latest develop- The body was found by the passed this session, this being ro-was moat, affected when Ife was told that the wirelesa atation at Land's menta in the Sino-Japanese nego-fishermen almost stripped. The garded as a personal triumph for of the disqualification and openly

wept. End in the morning intercepted an tiations for a settlement of the deceased millionaire was clad only Mr. Churchill.—Reuter. "9.0.9." from the Delta, which, Tainan incident and for the in sille pantgrand silk socks, while celled a few minutes later. however, the P. and O. liner can-revision of the Sino-Japanese Com- he was wearing a wrist-watch. *; mercial Treatles.-Nam Chung

The other vessel, with which the

Khion. The Delta was at the time, bound from Yokohama and Bombay to London, whilst the City of Khios was proceeding from Dunkirk to Yokohama.

the und Friday morning Cases This particular witness alao Delta, collided, was the City of had been dealt with.

repudialed the suggestion put During the case fixing, Mr. Russ forward that it was a house of said he appeared for two plaintifs-fame. who claimed against the South Even two British constables, China Trade Protection Associn-who were called, disavowed any tion and also naked leave to prove knowledge of the character of the

houses,

after the other cases had been disposed of.

. At this stage Mr. Russ asked leave to omit the word "Limited" from the writ, an his client was auing the South China Trade Pro-respondent. tection Association, with Mr. L. E. Haynes as a partner. Service of

the writ was good both on the firm MINERS CONDEMN THE

and Mr. Haynes.

"Nasty Piece of Fraud."

Continuing, Mr. Russ said ho thought he would be able to prove to His Lordship that it was about as nasty a piece of fraud as was possible to happen. What he had said previously about the forty shroffs was true. Three of thom had paid in 81,000, a good many had paid $500 and others $300. The shrofts were all young men who, had not long left school.

COMMUNISTS.

SEVERE BLOW TO EXTREMIST MINORITY.

The collision occurred during fog off Cape Roca,

After the colliston, the Delta Pao. made for the port Lisbon, as she was leaking In the Nos. 2 and 3 |holds.

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Hie Tainan Affair.

Shanghai, July 19. The Japanese Consul General, A subsequent message atates Mr. Yada, returned from Nanking that the Delta has arrived at Lis-this morning. In an interview he bon and has moored alongside the indicated that nothing definite had quay.--Reuter,

been decided in regard to Tainan.

Almost Stripped.

The wrist-watch has been de- finitely indentified, and this alone has enabled the authorities to identify the body as that of Cap- tain Loewenstein beyond all ques- tian-Reuter.

After the formal proceedings in connexion with the draw, represen- tatives of the Davis Cup Committee SNATCHED' EAR-RING. and Tilden gave statements..

That which is signed. by the President of the American CHINESE GETS THREE

Lawn Tennis Assoufation says that

· MONTIIS.

the Amateur Rule Committee: of. the United States L.T.A. having Three months' hard labour was preferred charges against Tilden Curious Circumstance.

for violating the rule by writing- the sentence passed by Mr. R. E. current newspaper articles for He said that the second conference The mystery of his fall from his Lindsell, this morning, on a pay, or for a consideration, "cover. The Vessels Concerned.

with C. T. Wang would take place private seroplane from a height Chinese who made an unsuccessful in the Wimbledon Tournament

com- of 4,000 feet is deepen-

In which he was a competitor, and the spectators gallery at the un-known in Hongkong. She left here leted and a date set for the open-suggestion has formerly been made from a Chinese woman in Queen's retain as a member of the Ameri-

The P. and O. s. Delta is well-before arrangements were

ed by the discovery. No attempt to snatch a jade ear-ring whereas it would be improper to nual conference at Llandudno, for London vin Bombay un Jateng of negotiations-Router, The promises of the firm were Communist orator. Mr. Allan, who 9th, Captain B. 3. Ward then

that Captain Loewenstein divested Road West, near the Gas Works, can Davis Cup team, any player closed on an alleged robbery by refused to leave the building when being in command. She had a few

himself of his outer garments last evening.

egainst whom such charges are. some unknown people and during requested, the Conference to-day passengers from Hongkong, but as

before he disappeared. last week-end the furniture had discussed the Communist minority the vessel stayed for a week or so

The defendant, from the evi-pending, the American Lawn Ten- It was thought extremely impro- have rushed up from behind the withdraw Tildes from the Davis dence given in Court, appears to his Association hus decided to been taken out. The landlord, gotneties.

After some discussion, a card votat Bombay it is probable that they Treaty, the Japanese Consul Gen-bable that the body would ever he woman and to have made a dart Cup Competition ' ing to distrain, found that there

London, July 19. Following yesterday's remarkable scenes when Mr. Herbert Smith, the 68-year-old President of the 'Miners' Federation, personally ejected from

taken, and a majority of was nothing to distrain on. Mr. Was Haynes, having driven about in 620, 000 to 8,000 upheld the Ex- his own motor car and knocked acutive Committee's decision con- Police napector down, had now demning the Communist minority Jeft the Calony.

tacties.

transfered there to another ship.

Japan and China.

Shanghal, July 19. As regards the Sino-Japanese

Tilden's Explanation.

eral, who has just returned from discovered, though coastguards for the ear-ring, Ho did not The Delta was built in 1906 by Nanking, says that no action has and shipping had been warned to succeed in getting the car-ring. Messrn. Workman, Clark and Co., been taken, but a Note expressing look out.

but received instead a hefty push Ltd., at Belfast.

Tilden read a statement to the She is 8,089 the intentions of the Nationalist

by the woman whom he attacked. Davis Cup Committee in Paris, gross tons and her dimensions are: Government was expected to-day Lo-morrow, Japanese action

This was observed by a Chinese denying the charge of any intent to feet; depth, 31.6 feet.

custody,

or

The Conference pledged itself to-Length, 470.2 fest;. breadth, 60.5 would depend on the contents.machine put forward the theory constable, who took the man intolointe the letter or the spirit of

After the Friday at had been render all possible help to the bour dealt with, Mr. Hodgson called Scottish Miners Federation.— his client, Chan Pak-sul Mr. | Reuter. Hodgson also asked for the word "Limited" to be struck out of the writ. The claim was against the Arm and he had a letter from Mr. Jaynes admitting it.

Defendants Absent.

MEXICAN POLITICAL

MURDER.

The name of the South China | SEVERAL SUSPECTS PLACED

Trade Protection Association and

that of Mr. L. E. Haynes was called

fn Court, without reply.

UNDER ARREST.

Mexico City, July 19.

Later.

The City of Khlos was formerly the R, Rydal Hall. She was built some three years ago and her gross tonnage was 5,680.

STOLE A SACK OF CENTS.

THIEF CAUGHT AFTER À CHASE.

Sentence of fourteen days' hard labour was passed by Major C.

Reuter,

DRASTIC ACTION

EGYPT.

Theory Disproved7

The pilot of Loewenstein's

the amateur rule. that the deceased financler opened

Defendant told a very contra- the wrong door in a fit of absent-

Tilden declared that the articles! mindedness and fell to his death dictory story to the Magistrato he wrote during the progress of IN accidentally, but recent expert as to his reason for running in the Wimbledon tournament were ments carried out by lending Queen's Road West. At one time straight comment and were by no officials of the Accident Depart- he claimed that he was trying to means an attempt to report the ment of the Air Ministry, proved chase a friend who was walking Tournament. conclusively that only with ahead of him. At another stage extreme difficulty could the door, ha elnimed that he was looking for through which Loewenstein is sup- a hawker's stall but did not know noaed to have fallen, have been where the stall was located. forced open while the plane was in the air,

KING TO GOVERN FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS.

WAFDISTS DEFIANT.

:

Alexandria, July 10.

outside, ===

Giving evidence, Chan Pak-sui Several more arrests have been said that last April he was engaged male in connexion with the sans-

Not An Accident? by the South China Trade Protec-sination of the President-Elect, Hon Association as

shroff. Ha General Obregon. Reuter's Ameri Willson this morning on a Chinese la evening dissolving the Cham-after a prolonged struggle was The wind pressure was so great A royal decree is being issued during the experiments that only was to receive a salary of $50 a can Service month and he had to make a do

who was found guilty of stealing posit as security of $300. He had The Permanent Commission of 5,000 copper cents from a moneyer and Senate for three years Major Cooper able to open the door for two the Congress has ordered nine changer's shop in Des Voeux Road after which the Cabinet will decide sufficiently to allow him to get been paid his salary

Central.

in regards to fresh elections. The months and now claimed the days' mourning for General Obre- return of his deposit and onogon, while a special acasion of the It was slated that four coolies be conducted in accordance with Government in the meanwhite will

It was generally agreed that it month's salary.

Commission has been convoked for were employed yesterday in the Article 18 of the Constitution which would have been impossible for Witaces said he was given a July 30th, presumbly to deal with removal of a hundred sacks of provides that the King shall govern Captain Loewenstein to fall out of compradore order for June signed the question of succession to the copper cents. One of the coolies with the assistance of his Minis the plane accidentally. by Mr. Haynes, but when he went Presidency. — Reuter's American slipped a sack through the back ters. to collect the money on it he was | Service.

door of the shop, where defendant unable to get it. Ho had also up-

picked it up and ran.

plied for the return of his deposit,

Ho was, however, observed, and

EXPENSIVE WATER,

The Artide of the Constitution | referring to freedom of the press will be suspended, also the Articlo providing that the Government shall order elections within two months of dissolution. The FINE FOR INTERFERING WITH Parliamentary regime and Minis-

FIRE HYDRANT,

ITALIA PARTIES AT KING'S BAY.

„MAJOR MARIANO'S FOOT

AMPUTATED.

King's Bay, July 19. The Russian Ice-breaker "Kras-

Tilden concluded by saying that“ he offered his services to Mr. Wear for practice with the team until the 'challenge round against France has to be played.~Reuter. Consternation in US.

New York, July 19. Consternation reigns throughout tennis circles in the United States' as the result of the announcement that Tilden has been disquaXfled from compellag In the Davla Cup Competition, the final round against Italy being finally arranged, It is stated that the decision was. sin has arrived at King's Buy the result of a aceret investigation with the rescued "Italia" parties. of the Advisory Committeo,of theø The majority of them are look-United States Lawn Tennis Asso- ing fit and well, the only man now clation, inspired it is suggested by. seriously affected being Major & telegram from Mr. Hardy, the Mariano, tre navigator, who, it is President of the Califoralan Asso reported, has, had to have one of clation, stating that" "Bill tries to hile fect amputated-Router, keep Just within the law."

Oslo, July 19.

Unanimous Decision the agreement and compradore or AFTER THREE YEARS. terial responsibility will not be

The Norwegian Government has

The Committee's action was (** Mr. Haynes, was produced, Mr. der were signed by Mr. Haynes.

considered the question of holding Hodgson stating that it was an Witness was asked if he had hp-

changed in any circumstance but A Chinese, who appeared before an enquiry into the loss of the animously approved by the mem- agreement of service and also an.plied for the return of his deposit.

the Electoral Law and every ar- Major C. Willson this morning on Italia, in view of Norway'a bere thereof, and was based upon agreement to pay interest on the Ife said he had, but had been put FORMER GARAGE EMPLOYEE ticle of the Constitution relative to a charge of drawing water from a sovereignty over Spitsbergen. It articles commenting upon the play money deposited.

CHARGED. uff from time to time.

It will be revised.

fire hydrant in Circular Pathway, was decided, however, not to order at the Wimbledon Tournament. In reply to further questiona,

The Government has banned the was fined $15 for the offence, an enquiry unless a request is madeeabled to the United States Assu- The French Association has witness said that his employment for the paintiff for the amount 1926, a former Chinese employee of meeting at Tanta on the 20th inst. said that owing to a shortage of

Arrested on a warrant. duted projected Wafd

Sub-Inspector Bloor prosecuting by Italy. Reuter,

clation asking them to reconsider water the main pipe was stopped,

their decision, but in any case there the Duro Garage appeared on ro-Reuter,

is no time to allow for the comple- mand, before Mr. W. Schofield at

by the authorities and the defen- dunt and several others interfered

tion of the necessary formalities to the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-

enable Tilden to play in the romain- with the fire hydrant, doing

ing Davis Cup matches,-Router's: damage to a bolt.

American Service..

but it had not been given back to pany had adopted the liabilities of was arrested after a chase.

the firm or not.

thim

The agreement entered into by Mr. Hodgson pointed out that the maintiff, which was signed by

ended on July 4,

Mr. Justico Jacka pointed out that the agreement was terminable without notice by ofther alde and that there was no renewal of the mutual agreement.

Hi Lordship entered judgment

claimed.

23 Desks in Office,

and Watanist

FAIR WEATHER,

SOLDIER'S DEATH.

QUEEN'S MAN DIES IN - HOSPITAL.

Waldlata Deflant. Mr. Russ said he appeared for ing, on a charge of larceny of $1,-

Cairo, July 19. two plaintiffs who made similar 740.00, said to have been collected Copies of the Royal Decree dis- claims. One of his clients put in by the defendant on behalf of the solving the Senate and the Chamber "Mr. Haynes' Firm"...

$300 and was to receive a salary of complainant, Mr W. S. V. Curtis, were handed to the respective Pre-

Companions Threaten to Strike, His Lordship asked what the $50 a month, together with a per-manager of the Garage.

sidents of both Houses this evening,

Now York, July 19, South China Trade Protection client found that forty shroffs had centage on what he got. His

Meanwhile, a meeting of the

It is with regret we have to Inspector Fallon asked for a date Association was, and Mr. Hodgson been changed, the majority of them to be fixed for the hearing, remark- Executive Committee of the

To-day's Observatory report record the death of Private Foley, A message from Paris states replied that he understood it was being young men who had just left ing that the books had been ex- Wafdist Party has decided to pro-states that pressure is high to the of "B" Company, Queen's Royal that Tilden has been instrumental “Mr. Haynes, firm,"

coed to Tantn to hold a meeting in. --Asked-if-it-had-not-been-form-been installed in the once

school. Twenty-three desks had mined.

north of Japan. There are Indi-Regiment, which occurred at the in soothing the ruffled feelings of The defendant was remanded tul spite of the Government ban.

this morning from double threatened to strike. ed Into a company, Mr. Hodgson Mr. Russ said - there

next Friday afternoon, when the The Waldist organ Eibalagh tations of depression to the Billary Hospital, Bowen Road, the American Davis Cap team who states that the Police have disman- south of Hainan, moving west- pneumonia. The deceased' hid Convincing G. Lott, Junr,, Til- said it had, but he did not thinkparently a most mysterious robbery case will be heard, bail remaining led the marquce in which it was ward. The forecast up to noon to-been in hospital for only a few den and "Let's win back the Cup the Habilities had been taken over.

the same as previously, namely intended to hold the meeting morrow. is:-East winds, mo- days. The funeral will pass the first and settle personal matters $8,000.

derate; fair to cloudy.

Monument at 8.80 p.m.

later"Reuter's American Serviss.

was ap

He could not say whether tho Com- (Continued on Page 13.)

Reuter,