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FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1928.

SWIMMING FINALS AT OLYMPIAD.

COTTON MARKET REACTIONS.

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FOUR BIG AMERICAN SUCCESSES.

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Amsterdani, Aug, 2.. Interest at the Olympic Games is now chiefly centred on the swim mi events, in which records ard still being broken.

One of the most remarkable races of the day was the 100 Metres backetroke which the Americani champion, George Kojac carried off against two of his compatriots, beating Lauffer ty two yards. In so doing, Kojas knocked 4 1/5th sec- onda off the previous world record, lowering the time of the Hawaiian swimmer, Kealoha by a remarkably wide margin. Iriye, a Japanese competitor, who took fourth pince took 1 min. 13 3/5th seconds, being over 5 seconds behind the winner. Charlton and Borg Surprised. Charlton and Arne Borg, the leading contenders for the 400 metres free style, found emselves

that order behind Zarilla, who swan for the Argentine, although a member of the New York Athle- tic Club. Zorilla set up a new Olymple record for the distance, in returning a time of 5 minutes 1 3/5th second, though Arne Borg the holder of the world record has many times bettered this.

The Women's springboard events was carried American cham-

lieves the time has come when itNationalist Government, specially will he better for him to resigundertake that there will be no from the Army, though he will Aimilar violence or agitation reninia au ordinary Kuomintang member, to work for the general gainst American lives or

mate interests."

In this connexion the Foreign METROPOLE-SAVOY-BOA VISTA good of the Party.

Marshal Chiang, in his address of resignation, urges the Kuomin-Minister adds that the troops of tang politielans to put aside per-the particular division which took Ponal grudges, to cease attacks one part in the unfortunate incident at against the other, to exercise the instigation of the Communista severity in te administration of have since been disbanded and ving the country, to repudiate all anti-the Nationalist Government have off by revolutionary teachings and to in addition taken effective steps pion. Miss Helen Meany, though work for a closer understanding for the punishment of the it was first reported to have been between the Party and the people soldier and others implicated.

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Commenting on the success of the Kuomintang Armies, Marshal Chiang saya:-"The present auc- leess of the Nationalist movement.

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Full Compensation,

"In accordance with the well- of Inter- is the result of exertion by all accepted principles adherents to the Kuomintang national law, the Nationalist Cov cause; it is not the work of one ernment undertake to make full individual

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Consulate American

and Its Treaty Revision,

officials and the American reni- dents and their property at Nan- Shanghal, Aug. 10.

king. According to Mr. C. T. Wang,

"The Nationalist Government the German Minister will arrive propose that for this purpose there at. Nasking very shortly, whilst the all be instituted a joint Com- Belgium Charge d'Affaires will mission on which both Chinese leave Tientsin for Nanking to-day and Americans will sit to verify Questioned regarding the future the actual injuries and damages position of the Legation Quarter suffered by the American residents at Peking, Mr. Wang said the Legations might be removed to at the hands of the Chinese con- Shanghai shortly, as a preliminary cerned, and to assess the amount of compensation due in each case," step to removal to the Nationalist capital,

In a reply to this Note, Mr. definite settlement of the questions MacMurray accepted the terms in arising out of the incident.

Firing on Socony H Following talk exchange

won by Miss Dorothy Poynton (US.A) who is only fourteen years of age. The youngster gain- ed third place.

The detailed results of to-day's swimming finals, are as follows:

100 Metres Back-Stroke, " George Kojac (U.S.A.) Walter Lauffer (U.S.A.)... Paul. Wyatt (U.S.A.)

A Picture Among Pictures!

SOMERSET, MAUGHAM'S afartling play "Rain" filmed by Raoul Walsh," who made "What Price Glory?!!

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SADIE THOMPSON

UNITED ARTISTS

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With LIONEL BARRYMORE

1

2

3

Won by two yards. Time: 1 min. 8.1/5th seCH.

(World record).

AT THE

Women's 200 Metres Breant. Stroke.

2

Fraulein Schrader (Germany) 1 Miss Baron (Holland) Fraulein Muhe (Germany) ... 3 Won by'a yard; two feet be-

tween Recond and third,, Time: 3 mins. 12 3/5th secs.

400 Metres Free Style,

A. Zorilla (Argentine) A Charlton (Australia)

of..

Regarding the latest develop ments in the Treaty revision question, Mr. Wang and he had sent Notes to various foreign Governments, including Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Spain and "Den- mark through their respective Notes, General Hwang Fu invited diplomatic agents in China, re- Mr. MacMurray's attention to the questing them to soud delegates fact that on March 24th. 1927, the ta Nanking in October to open American war vessels, the U.S.S. negotiations for revision,-Nam Noa and Ute U.S.S. Preston opened

fre upon Socony Hill at Nanking. Chop Pas

Nanking Chairinan's Statement.

Arne Borg (Sweden)

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3

Won by 1% yarde; half a

yard between second and third,

Time: 5 mins. 1 3/5th seca.

(Olympic record),

Women's 400 Metres Relay.

Americn

Britain

South Africa .......

Time: 4 mins. 47 seconds.

(Olympic record.) Women's Springboard Diving. Miss Helen Meany (U.S.A.) 1

78.62 points.

2 Georgia Coleman .

76.38 points. Dorothy Poynton (U.S.A.) 3

75.02 points.

Gymnastics.

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résult was petitions, the follows:

Holland, 316.75 pts. Italy, 289 points .. Britain, 268.25 pts.

"In view of his fact," said Gon- eral Hwang Fo, the Nationalist Government earnestly hanes the Shanghai, Aug. 9.

Amerdean Government will express Mr. Tan Yen-kal, Chairman of │regret at this action." The Nanking Government Council "It reply, the American Minia- and Mr. Tsai Yuan-pei, to-day sub-ter has to point out that the firing mitted a joint resolution to the referred to was in fact a protec- Fifth Plenary Session for consitive barrage, stricly confined to deration and adoption.

the immediate neighbourhood of the The proposal has reference to house in which the American Con- China's relations with foreign suf, his family and, atuff, together Powers, and roughly translated it with many other foreigners, had' recommends the Nationalist Gov-been driven to seek refuge from the ernment to exercise tariff auto-assaults of unrestrained soldiery: nomy at the beginning of next and not only did it provide the only year, to refuse the formation of a conceivable means by which the Commission with the foreign lives of this party were saved from Powers to enquire into the passt-danger that imminently threatened bility of the abrogation of the them, but it also made possible the extraterritoriality, to take immme evacuation of other American re dlate steps for the return of the sidents in Nanking who were in

actual peril of their lives." foreign Concessions, request the

"The American Government, immediate evacuation of foreign therefore, feels that itá naval ven troops and warships, to proceed sels had no alternative to the se with the abolition of all Sing-on taken, however deeply it de- THE WEEK'S PICTURES. foreign Treaties, and to conclude plores that circumstances beyond Treaties with the Powers its control should have necessitated within the coming six months, the adoption of such measures for Finally the Government is the protection of the lives of its naked to establish English citizens at Nanking.' and foreign language newspapers publishing news pertaining to China's foreign relations, so as to

Wu Te-chen at Nanking, inform the world of the true altan-

Shanghal, Aug. 9. tion.

Mr. Wu Teichen, the former Mesars. Tan and Tsal have been Police Commissioner of Canton, noted as moderate Nanking politi-left Shanghat this afternoon for cal leaders.

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Shanghai, Aug. 10.

It is announced from the Gen- eral Nationalist Army Headquart

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Amongst these will be a group taken at the wedding of Mr. Lam Chikshan and Miss Violet Tock; two photographs of the funeral in Nanking to take part in the Fifth Tientsin of ex-President Li Yuan- Plenary Session.

hung; and an interesting picture of a batch of young Chinese ladies. who have passed out from a local hairdressing school in which they have been Instructed in modern methods.

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Dr. Sun's Remains.

Shanghai, Aug. 20.. The date fixed for the interment ers at Nanking that the changes in of the remains of the late Dr. Sun the First Nationalist Army Corps Yat-sen, at Nanking, is January.

There will also be a portrait of will include the following new ap- 1st, 1929, and not July 1st, as pre-

Miss Cecilia Hansen, the famous pointments: General Hung Hai-viously enbled-Reuter, fai, 5th Divisional General; General The Fifth Plenary Session has violinist, who is soon coming to Wang-Chun, 13th Divisional Gen-instructed that a telegram shoul Hongkong; photographs of Indies eral; General Chan-Chuk, 6th be sent to Madanie Sun Yat-sen, athletic events at Stamford Bridge, Divisional General; General Chao who is believed to be in Germany, including Miss K. Hatomi, of Shiu-llang. 8th Divisional Gen-urging her coturn to China, before Japan, beating the world's record eral; General Kin Han-ting, 14th January 1st., 1929, to take part in in the long jump; and a picture Divisional General; and General the burial ceremony of her hus showing stowaways of the liner Fang Ting-ying, 10th Divisional band, the inte Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Jervis Bay under armed guard at

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