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PETROL EXHAUSTION.

Madrid, July 9.

The Record successful crossing on the Atlantic this year hinn been ac- | complished by the American air- OFFICIAL STATEMENT. men, Captain Lewis Yancey and Roger Wiliama, who landed in the

a beach

The loss of HM. Submarine "Pathfinder"

H.47, sunk in The Irish Channel by the 1.12, ranks among the saddest of navel disasters since The War,

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NEW TEST TEAM.

Two motor accidents occurred In the western part of the city EIGHT ALL-ROUNDERS IN THE yesterday, in one of which a Chinese girl was fatally injured, A motor accident, attended by fatal results, has been reported to

AT LORD'S.

OXFORD IN VERY DIFFICULT POSITION.

THE VARSITY MATCH.

London, July 9.

The annual match between Oxford and Cambridge, the 91st of the series, opened at Lord's yesterday in unsettled weather, eventuate to-morrow, a drawn match seems assured.

the police by Mr. A. Dunn, of No. COUNTY CRICKET 100'S. and less sensational happenings

19, Felix Villas.

in the head.

circles.

by J, T. Morgan, who joins the day's play was a splendid century The bright feature of the first

anks of Cambridge centuriann while Lo-day, the Nawab the Park Bluen.

of

NEW COMMONS.

LABOUR WIN DIVISION BY 120 VOTES.

THE SAFEGUARDING DUTIES AGAIN DEBATED.

MR. SNOWDEN'S VIEWS.

The most ardent Free Trader in the Labour Party, Mr. Philip Snowden was in his most brilliant vein when he undertook to reply to further Conservative criticism of the Government attitude re- garding safeguarding and analon.

ona dulice, in the House of Com- mong yesterday.

BRITISH SACRIFICES.

"London, July 0. Santander, Spain, at ten minutes House of Commas to-day, the Queen's Road West, at 8.40 o'clock victory in the county cricket cham- Replying to questions in the driving his car, No. 1907, through Mr. Dunn states that he was

London, July, 9. Gloucestershire won their tenth Paat aine this evening.

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Daylight was rapidly fadingPhilip Snowden, said the proposainst night, when, at a point near pionship to-day and go to first Tiro members of her crew, in from the blue flying very low down. Parations question recently sub. knocked down amall Chinese Midlesex by eight wickets under Patandi hit a brilliant hundred for :

when the roaring monster appeared for a funi settlement of the Re-the Tung Yat Restaurant, he place in the table. They defeated cluding the commanding officer. pere sand, presumably by the The occupants waved their bandittel to the British and other girl, who was seriously injured freunatances which will long be 1.12, but no hope is entertainedkerchiefs to denote their desire to Governments by the Committer of

the subject of discussion in cricket that any of the remainder are bonfire to indiente suitable ground. the Government, with a view to years of age, died after her ad-tain, made a courageous decision seems doubtful unless the scoring

land, and the peasants lighted Experts was being considered by The injured girl, who was 11.

Cambridge has had by far the The alminen state that their un-

B. H. Lyon, the Gloucester cap-better of the game so far. but it expected descent was due to the Powers concerned.

conference, with the other mission into the Government Civil when Gloucester had just passed rate improves remarkably if they exhaustion of their petrol supplies.,

Hospital. They propose to resume the flight Mr. Snowden, that this country volved in a mishap yesterday,. He decided to declare and to is: Cambridge, 43 wins, Oxford,

The House would realise, anid

the Middlesex first innings total can force a victory. The present to Rome at daybreak to-morrow.

A matar lorry, No. 1936, was in- and Hamniond was bitting strong-position between the Universities It is a somewhat remarkable coin- ceptance of the recommendations coolie who was carrying a bag of dire consequences. The stroke

was in Bo way committed to ne- when it knocked down a cidence that the airmen should have of the Owen Young Committee.

cargo put Middlesex in again, riaking38 wins, and 11 draws, landed near Santander as their Colonel Wedgwood asked what and fractured his leg.

rice, at Connaught Road West, came off, however, and 'Gloucester went in on Monday on an casy Winning the toes, Cambridge rivals, Lefevre and Assolant, also steps had been taken to indicate

won with ease.

wicket. Runs came

Imperial Preference, Following the accident, the

Kent all but defeated Hampshire when J. T. Morgan enme in there slowly, but

London, July 9. sad atralts when stumps were

The debate on the Conservative Northamptonshire in a low-scoring highest individual score for Cam-the Commons by Lt. Col. L. C. M. S. drawa, while Lancashire defeated no, fewer than 149 before his wic safeguarding amendment to the ket was taken, which is the third Address in Reply was resumed in bridge is the long history of the Amery, who was Dominions Secre- games. The last wicket fell with tary in the last Government. Ha the score at 377.

concentrated on the principle of Imperial Proference.

No details of the circumstances of the collision are available, but it is believed that the 147 was badly kaled and must have filled rapidly

Twenty-two Dend,

London, July 0.

Twenty-two lives have been lost. alighted in the same vicinity from to the French Government that driver was set upon by other cargo by an innings, the vialtors being in was a welcome change. He lift it is feared, as the result of the the anme cause in the "Yellow Bird" If the capital sum due to America }

collision, between two British sub-

marines in the Irish Sea off the const of Wales to-day.

Anaval flying-boat hovered over the spot the whole of the evening trying to locate the craft, while minesworpets are standing by, ready to attempt to lift the submarine. Efforts are however practically doomed owing, to the depth of water."

An official communique, leaned this afternoon, states:

"The Secretary of the Ad- mirally regrets to announce that H.M. Submarino 1.47 was n collision with sunk after H.M. Submarine 1.12 in the Irish Sen this morning about twenty-two miles to the north- ward of Small's Lighthouse and about twenty miles due west from Fishguard.

"The commanding officer of the 47. Lieutenant R. J. Gardner, and Petty Officer Telegraphist Cleburne, have been saved.

"Lending Signalman Bull, of 12 is missing, and the. condition of Able Seamen Samson, of 1.12, who was in- jured by the collision, In critical.

"No further detaila have been received. The cause of the accident is not yet known. Arrangements are being made with all despatch to attempt the salvage of H47 which Hes in about Afty fathoms of water."

Statement in Commons.

The disaster was the subject of a queation in the House of Com- mens to-day when Mr. A. V. Alexander, the First Lord of the

a month ago,

and Williams intended to race the It will be recalled that Yancey "Yellow Bird" across the Atlantic in a machine called the "Green Flush." The "Green Flash" was wrecked in attempting to take off, and they set out therefore on a Bellacona monoplane, the "Path- finder.

They left Old Orchard, Maine, at about ten o'clock yesterday morn- ing-Reuter.

KING CARRIES OUT

DUTIES.

VISITED BY DUKE OF 'GLOUCESTER.

London, July 9, H.M. the King, who passed a comfortable night, has not drop- pod any of his usual activities. It was oflefully stated to-day there was nothing to report regarding his condition.

Sir Stanley Hewett and Dr. Martyn visited the King this morning, but remained only a few minutes with his Majesty.

The doctors this afternoon examined the X-ray photographs taken yesterday.

The King's third son, the Duke of Gloucester, who arrived home via Canada from his visit to Japan this afternooh, was greeted by His Majesty in the Palace grounds, where the King apent a great part of the afternoon.

France's failure to ratify the War becomes due, for stores sold to France after the owing to American Debt Agreement, Great Britain will require a similar pay-

ment.

Fundamental Principle.

Mr. Snowden, in reply, stated that from the outset of the nego tutions for the funding of the French War Debt, the late Govern- ment took it as a fundamental prin- elple that

any payments which France might make to the United States Government should be accompanied, simultaneously and, pari passu, by a proportionate pay. ment to Great Britain.

A reminder that this principle still holda good was, said Mr. Snowden, sent to the French Minister of Finance by. Mr. Churchill in May..

Continuing, Mr. Snowden sald the Government was watching with very considerablé interest the discussions now proceeding In Paris, and If the circum- stances contemplated in the question arise, the Government would certainly insist on the conditions laid down by Mr. Churchill.

Loss to Britain. Questioned regarding the loss that would be entailed by Britain by reason of a departure from the Spa percentages recommended in] the Owen Report, Mr. Snowden sald they amounted on an average to approximately £2,400,000 year His Majesty rose at the usually. The capital value of this hour, and carried out normal annual loss would depend on the routine work Renter and British Wireless.

this morning-interest selected, but applying the 5% per cent. table, which they themselves had utilised for their calculations, it amounted to £37,500,000. The great, bulk of the loss would, however, only begin to be incurred after ten

Admiralty, made a statement giv- LINKING NEW YORK

ing the facts disclosed in the

communique.

He added that the Submarine

NEW JERSEY.

years,

NO RAINS FROM THE

TYPHOON.

Now Exists as Depression Over Kiangal

COLONY DISAPPOINTED. Hongkong has, unfortunate ly, had practically no rain from the typhoon which en- tered. the coast between Amoy and Foochow yesterday after- noon,

After crossing 'Formosa, 'the typhoon continued on a north- westerly course, and it was re- ported this morning to exist as a continental dopression over ' Kiangal Province,

The local weather forecast indicates squally weather with occasional rain. 7.

RAKORLARIMDOCTUSTUMISTREATÍČINANSEINEROCIOU

coolies; and, in the scuffle he was diapossessed of a wrist watch and

sum of $12.

match,

The South Africans, who are to neet England in the Third Test at Leeds on Saturday, narrowly avoid. ed defeat at Trent Bridge, where A. W. Carr missed a double cen- tury by Gruns,

any

Oxford faced their tank in spirited fashion, but they met with a series of disasters. The Nawab A notable feature of England's of Pantandi alone atood up to the toam for Saturday, is the dropping Cambridge bowling for of all amateur players with the ex-length of time. He showed much ception of J. White, who skippers skill and batted determinedly for the side, which will be chosen from: 106 before he was disposed of.

J. C. White (Somerset) Sutcliffe (York)-

At the close of play, Oxford had Hendren (fiddlesex),

made 245 for the loss of eight wie- Hammond (Gloucester),

kets. Tate (Sussex,) Leyland (Yorks). Woolley (Kent).

Larwood (Notta), Freeman (Kent), Bowley (Sussex), Duckworth (Lancs.} Goddard (Gloucester).

Hobbs was chosen, but requested to be allowed to stand down as he did not consider himself fit for a Test Match.

were:

Honours List.

To-morrow is the last day of the match-British Wireless,

BRITISH ARMY ON -

THE RHINE.

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In the course of his speech ko expressed the hope that the Gov- criment will have swept away all duties on food before they left affice, and he forecasted the call- ing of an Imperial Conference to study the problems of Empire Trade.

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Mr. Snowden, replying, said it was a pathetle sight to see a man fervently believing and fallacious and unsound no that eloquently expressing a creed au which Col. Amery had been ex-' pounding.

Mr. Snowden declared that there McKenna Duties and the Safe- Was no analogy between the guarding Duties.

Full Notice,

Ho drew attention to the fact that the Labour Party had given full notice that if returned to power, the McKenna Duties would be repealed, and if they were re- poaled in the next Budget, thu country could not be surprised.

Mr. Snowden, however, declined to state whether or not the McKenna ΟΣ the Safeguarding Duties would be repealed before or in the next Budget.

NO ANNOYING OPERATIONS THIS YEAR.

London, July 9. In the House of Commons, Mr. formances in the past three days, announced that no manoeuvres or anxious to promote the closest The principal individual per-Tom Shaw, the Secretary for War, The Government was most Inter-brigade operations would be trade relations throughout the carried out this year by the Bri- Empire, but they did not bollove |tish Army on the Rhine,

that the most advantageous This announcement was greeted method, was a preferential tariff by Ministerial cheers. Mr. Shaw system. added that the Government will not

Proferance, he argued, was not willingly cause inconvenience ar an-possible without taxing food and noyance to the civilian population raw materials, which were pre- in Germany, and further stated tically the only two things that 104 that the cost of the British Army the Empire sent to Great Britain. in the Rhine for the year ending The Government would never be March 31st, 1930, would be £1,278, a party to euch taxes on food. 900.-Reuter,

The injured coolle was taken to the Government Civil Hospital, a report of the accident being sub-A. W. Carr (Notts) sequently made to the police. Hardinge (Kent)

BENEVOLENCE AND GOODWILL.

INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER AND CHINA.

Amsterdam, July 9. congress

A leading delegate at the annual of the International Chamber of Commerce, told a

Batting.

104 150

J. A. J. Christy (S. Africa) Payton (Notts)

148

134

Russell (Essex) Woolley (Kent) ........... Hammond (Gloucester)

• Not Out

flowing.

Tyldesley R. (Lancs.) Parker (Gloucester) MacDonald (Lance.) Blater (Derby) *** Rhodes (Yorkshire) Clark (Northants)

191 117

8 for 24 7 for 35

7 for 401 I for 27 5 for 34

G for 50

Press representatiys to-day that GLOUCESTER'S VICTORY.

H.47 formed part of an instrue- NEW BRIDGE PROJECT NOW the French Government should the International Chamber was How B. H. Lyon Forced the Issue,

tional aubmarine flotilla, proceeding from Lamlash to Portland. The L.12 was also one of the flotilla. The circumstances of the col- lision have not yet been made available.

Expert Sent.

UNDER WAY.

New York, July 9. The first over-water contact be tween New York and New Jersey has been establlalied by a cable between towers which has heen erected on the Hudson River in support the new bridge.

Mr. Alexander informed the House that stops were being taken with all despatch to Joents The Mayors of New York and the H.47,

The report recommended that receive a preponderating share of desirous of doing everything. In the unconditional part of the its power to co-operate with China German annultle, but that they in the work of economic develop should provide a Guarantee Fund mont amounting to £25,000,000, which The attitude of the Ghamber would be drawn upon to make might be defined as one of bene good to other creditor Powers any volence and goodwill. Reuter. loss arising out of the postpone ment of the rest of the payment,

but hor salvago New Jersey participated in the Franco-Italian Priority.

In such deep water was most im-ceremonies, aboard, a steamer int probable. The best diving ap- mid-stream-Reuter's

paratus available was already on Service,"

the way to the scene, while tha noted expert, Professor Leonard Hall, was on his way to advise and deal with the diving operations.

No Hope Entertained.

"I regret, howover," added the Firat Lord, "that no hope can be entertained of any

Provided this Guarantee. Fund

American was effectively put in force,

"SOUTHERN CROSS.”

ATLANTIC AERIAL FLIGHT.

" 'UNTIN' BOWLER"! LOCATED AFTER TWO DAYS.

Gloucester defeated Middlesex by eight wickets at Gloucester, the

New York, July 9. Issue being forced. by a brilliant piece of captainey by B. H. Lyon.the Untin Bowler left Remi After two days' silence since Middlesex won the toas and Lake, in North Ontario, news has

were sent back for 184 runs.--

Food Taxes to Go.

He went on, to say that Mr. Churchill in abolishing the tea duty had 'awept away one of the greatest preferences existing, and that affected India, which was the most populous part of the Empire and which hold Infinitely greater possibilities of trade than all the Dominions.

Ha hoped that before the Government, loft office they would have swept away all duties on food sugar, dried frulta and all dutiable articles of food. The proferences would naturally go with them,"

Gloucester on going in to bat been received of its safe arrival found the pitch playing tricks, only at Port Burwell, to the extreme north-east of Ungava Bay,-- Hammond standing up against the Middlessex attack. Hammond Reuters American Service. batted magnificently and he had [Ungova, Bay is in North Queernment was most sympathetically scored 104 runs personally when bec, being situate just off the Hud-considering the dificulties.com

Mr. Snowden said that the Gov-

the security of the British share LEAVING ROME FOR LONDON Middiessex total was passed. Six son Strait, where the airmen were of the sugar-producing colonica

as compared with the French

should not be appreciably reduced,

PARIS DIPLOMATIC

so long as any postponement of

SENSATION.

HUGE FIND OF DRUGS IN AFGHAN'S BOXES.

TO-DAY.

JAPANESE WORLD FLIGHT.

The Government had no inten- tion of abolishing the Empire Mar- Kéting Board, but they would scor if the money could not be more usefully spent in other directions. Economic Conference.

wickets had fallen in the mean- believed to be two days ago. The were experiencing, and would see time, Hammond being got out, and plane is attempting a fight from if assistance could be extended to London, July 9. › B. II. Lyon decided to declare with Lake Michigan to Berlin, via them which would put them in a the German paymont was limited The Australian aeroplane the score at 185.

Greenland and Norway.]

position' to face future world.com- to two years, as contemplated in "Southern Cross," which on its His optimism was justified for

petition... the plan. But, of course, the journey from Australia to England Parker proved practically unplay Guaranteo Fund afforded no secu- arrived at Romo this afternoon,able, and Middlesex were skittled rity against the ceasation or longer is due to leave for London at dawn out for 121, runs, Parker, taking postponement of mainder of her crew boing alive.

the additional to-morrow.-British Wireless. · 7 wickets for 85 runs,: annuities, I am sure the whole Hound will

Gloucester,, requiring 121 rung Paris, July 9, joln in conveying our heartfelt

To the extent that they were ro-

to win, knocked them off. for the The authorities are investigat garded as possibilities, it might sympathy with the bereaved reluing a mystery associated with four be said that the effect of the

loss of two, wickets. tives."

boxes of "personal effecta" eon-Young plan was to concede prio- The submarine 47 le of the signed under cover of diplomatie rity to Franco and Italy.- Holland type, which are smallest and alowest of British | Afghan Legation,

the immunity to a high official of the Reuter and British Wireless. aubmarinos. She was of one of

Paris, July 0.

of the

re-

440 tons displacement, and carried showed that the boxes contained the British Foreign Office, agrees An examination of the contents The French reply, forwarded to a crew of twenty-three. It will be heroin and cocaine valued at Fra, on August 5th as the date for the recalled that one of her 882,000. alater ships sank in

International Conference with re- The official concerned was re-gard to Reparations, but holds out

Reuter.

the dock

at Devonport in August, 1926, and cently transferred to Moscow for Switzerland as the venue

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SIAMESE ANXIETY.

SERIOUS ILLNESS OF HEIR TO THE THRONE.

Bangkok, July 2, H.R.H. Prince Mahidol, the heir to the throne, is seriously the King Beds 97 years of age Grave anxiety prevails.

Prince Mahidol is a brother of

Straits Times,

', CARR HITS OUT.

South Africa Nearly. Defeated.

AVIATOR REPORTED

DEAD.

FOUND

He mentioned as an earnest of the Government's desire to culti Salt Lake City, July 9.

vate the closest commercial rela- Disaster appears to have been tions with the Empire, that it was encountered by Masashi Goto, a at present engaged in communi- South Africans drew with Japanese aviation pilot, who left cations with the Empire Govern Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, Los Angeles on the Erd instant on ments to see whether it was pos but at the close of play, after a profected world flight. Notts had declared with four

sible to hold an Imperial Economic linings, they were stilled plans at Prove Canyon.-might be extended:

It is reported that Goto has Conference for the purpose of sea- wickets down in the second been found dead beside his wrecking how inter-Imperial trade

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