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Special music under the direction of Prof. H, E. Nicholson.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1930.

DERBYSHIRE BEAT SURREY.

(Continued from Page 1).,

batted Arst and made 147, Free- man taking six for 80. The game ended with Kent's score at 207 for hine. White haring taken seven for 81..

Lancs, v. Essex. Lancashire declared their first innings at 261 for eight and at- tempted to force the issue after Essex had been dismissed for 139. Hopwood was in fine form and took five Essex wickets for 18 runs. Going in again Lancashire con- tented themselves with making 68 for one wicket and then declaring again. The bold policy failed, however, Essex making 68 for the loss of no wickets before play ended.

Middlesex v. Warwick. Hulme carried his bat for 117

CURIOUS ACTIONS

OF SALTS.

WELL-KNOWN FRENCH SPA WATERS ANALYSED,

Recent experiments carried out Willaret and his by Professor pupils show that the waters of Chatel-Guyon

French spa situated in Auvergne considerably increase the vitality of the tractile fibres of the heart and the intestines, and may even maintain it for some time after those viscera have been removed from the organism.

con-

con-

A segment of a rabbit's intestine, if immersed in this life-giving fluid, remains sensitive to An electrical current for more than forty-eight hours. If its tractility be paralysed by an appro- priate drug, or again, if the organ be contracted by a spasm-producing substance, its normal contractility may be restored to it by immersing it in Chatel-Guyon water, which is thus seen both to revivify intestines lacking in tone and to relieve those suffering from spasmodic contrac-

for Middlesex when the team was dismissed for 338, Paine taking 5 for 98. Warwick only made 179 and they had to follow on, making 37tion. for the loss of two wickets in the second innings.

Leicester v. Glamorgan. There was no play at all at Leicester on Wednesday and Thursday. To-day Glamorgan went in to bat and made 137, Astill taking four for 34, Leicester made 137 for six wickets before play | came to an end.-Reuter.

Ca

ITALIAN QUAKE

CASUALTIES.

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ly they are guarding other ruined towns in the stricken region such as Aquilona, Lacedonia Ariano-Reuter.

Further Casualty Lists.

It is now people were Jured in the province of ter,

and

Avellino, July 25. reported that 2,573 killed and 1.816 in- earthquake in the Avellino alone.-Reu-

American Sympathy.

New York, July 25.

The Italian Embassy has been flooded by telegrams of sympathy from all over the United States offering help for the victims of has been instructed to decline all the earthquake. The Ambassador offers with thanks, as his Govern- ment is meeting the situation American adequately.-Reuter's

Service.

These noteworthy properties of

Much Damage Done. the Chatel-Guyon waters are due. more, particularly, to their rich

Treviso, July 25. contents in chloride of magnesium.

Twenty-seven persons were kill- though that anlt is not to be founded and hundreds injured, while a in them in a state of mere dissolu-number of buildings were wreck tion. It has been shown, indeed, that the constituent elements of the cd, in the cyclone mentioned ear- chemical compounds mineralising natural waters are constantly being!

Villages in the neighbourhood combined anew: And this "nascent" were severely damaged.

most difficult Relief work is condition of a salt is attended, by

4.3 no owing to the interruption of com- The following matches are start-active properties such ing to-day:

artificial preparation will ever re- munications-Reuter. produce.

To-day's Matches.

Surrey v. Kent at the Oval.

+

Essex v. Derbyshire at Leyton. Leicester

It is quite recently that Pro- attention to at fessor Delbet called Gloucester V.

the action of the Balts of Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

Notts, v. Middlesex at Notting-magnesium, which he claims the

human organism cannot, do with Yorkshire v. Werwick at She-out, whereas our all too artificial modern diet has deprived it com- ffield.

at pletely of those elements.

ham.

Hampshire v. Lancashire Bournemouth..

1.

Somerset v. Sussex at Bath. Glamorgan Worcester

Cardiff.

MORE SEDITION IN INDO-CHINA.

A NEW SECRET SOCIETY DISCOVERED.

at

A new organisation which has arisen from. the ashes of the old, aiming at the overthrow of the Government by such violent methods as characterised the last attempt, has been discovered by the agents of the administration of Indo- China

The Courrier Saigonnais, a French journal, last week gave pro- minence to the fresh disclosure of revolutionary activities, stating, inter alia:"We have already an- nounced that the Surete Service re- cently discovered the existence in the province of Bac-Giang, (Ton- kin) of a new secret association. It comprises for the most part members of the former Nationalist Party, now dissolved in consequence of the condemnation and execution of the principal chiefs.

"Members of the new group have been arrested at Bac-Giang, where

In the opinion of that scientist, magnesium chloride stimulates the vital energy of all our

organs, practically rejuvenating the whole system, not only by stimulating the functions of the ceils, but by actually setting them to rights when they are impaired.

TEST MATCH SCORE.

(Continued from Page 1.)

A Stand Made. With Kippax batting nicely and with Fairfax at the other end now the rot stopped for a while and the next wicket did not fall until the score had been taken. to 239. Kippax was the sixth ran out. He was caught by Chapman of Nichol's bowling. He cocked up a high kicker to backward point and the captain made no mistake.

He had played courageous innings but he had as many lives as a cat. Oldfield was also sent back before play ended, for the day, being clean bowled by a suorter from Nichols.

lier;

Alleged Exaggeration. We have received the following communique from the Consulate General for Italy in Hongkong:

"On the ground of official com- munications received from his Government, the Royal. Italian Hongkong Consul General in states that the news appearing in foreign newspapers, about the death roll and the extent of damage provoked by the recent earthquake in Southern Italy, is almost all exaggerated; and that the Royal Italian Government has taken under its

care all the necessary relief works."

FINANCE BILL VOTE IN COMMONS.

COMFORTABLE MAJORITY FOR GOVERNMENT.

London, July 25..

The House of Commons to-day! passed the third reading of the Finance Bili by 223 votes to 185. Last month there was considerable wrangling in the House of Com- mons over 'two clauses of the B

when the Opposition strenuously opposed a clause substituting for an old statutory minute a statu- tory provision under which the re- presentatives and foreign eraplo- Grimmett and Fairfax main-yees of foreign Governments would tained a skillful defence until play be exempted from income-tax, ended for the day, and had no but the concession does not apply difficulty in playing out time. to British employees. Peebles took two of the Australian

The clause was eventually adopt-

they had reunited to fument fresh wickets for 115, his length anded and the Bill made ready for the

troubles. Eleven arrests were ef- fected, of whom seven have been sent to Hanoi and put at the dis- position of the Political Tribunal"

RUBBER RESTRICTION SCHEME.

PROPOSALS RECEIVE WIDE SUPPORT.

break deteriorating. Hammond Nichols, who took two for 18. took two for 20, was unlucky but he maintained a beautiful length. In the earlier part of the day Peebles had turned admirably, and seemed to give Woodfull a great deal of trouble.-Reuter.

A British Wireless message states that the weather was dull, the wicket slow and easy and the outfield very moist. Woodfull and Fonsford, playing very cautiously, withstood for two and a half hours the attack of the English bowlers who were

London, July 25. The recommendation of the changed. Anglo-Dutch Liaison Committee

have been adopted by the Council

of the Rubber Growers' Association

constantly

further consideration which took place to-day-Reuter.

WEAPONS BANNED IN GERMANY.

PENALTY FOR ARMS TAKEN TO MEETINGS.

Berlin, July 25.

A decree has been issued prohí- | biting, under penalty of a year's imprisonment, the possession of "cut and thrust" weapons without

and the majority of the representa TROUBLE BREWING IN a permit, while persons attending

tives of the Dutch and other Con- tinental producers-Reuter.

EARTHQUAKE IN NEW

ZEALAND..

NO DAMAGE CAUSED BY

SHOCK.

Wellington, July 25.

A sharp earthquake, lasting a minute, was felt at Westport and also in a lesser degree in Welling- No damage was, however, done.

ton.

-Reuter.

SCOTTISH AMATEUR

GOLF.

GREIG AND WALLACE FOR THE FINAL.

EGYPT.

A BIG NON-CO-OPERATION MOVEMENT TO START.

political meetings with such wea pons are liable to a minimum sen- tence of three months' imprison. ment.

the

"The decree is in connexion with the general election campaign Cairo, July 25. Following King Fund's virtual which is now proceeding on ex- refusal to convene a special ses-ceedingly bitter lines, clashes be- sion of Parliament, the Wadists tween the partisans of the Ex- held a"parliament" in the Saadist tremist groups, particularly Olub under the presidency of Communists und National So- Abdel Fahmy, Vice-President of cialists, being of almost daily oc the Chamber. It adopted acurrence.-Reuter. motion of non-confidence in the Government.

Nahas Pasha declared that a non- co-operation movement, with non- payment of taxes, would start Immediately-Reuter.

At the conclusion of the meeting.

'R,100 AGAIN ON FLIGHT.

TO LEAVE FOR CANADA VERY SHORTLY.

an

The following Police changes have been approved: Inspector

London, July 25. Lane, from Home leave, to Officer! in Charge at Hunghom- Police The airship R.100 left her base Station; Inspector Shaftain, from at Cardington to-night on Arms Licensing. Office to Central extended flight and will probably Police Station; Sub-Inspector proceed, via Birmingham, Derby Ellis, from Shaukiwan Police and the Bristol Channel, to the London, July 25. Station, to Arms Licensing Office; English Channel. It is expected At Carnoustic, in the semi- Sub-Inspector Stimson, from O.C. that she will fly over London to finals of the Scottish Amateur Hunghom Police Station, to Shan-morrow evening before returning Police Station;Lance to Cardington. Weather maps are Golf Championship, over eighteen kiwan holea, K. Greig (St. Andrew's). Sergeant Madgwick, from Lox Ma to be transmitted to the airship beat J.Hosie (Caledonia) by 2 Chau Police Station, to Water during the night from Cardington. The airship's next flight will and 1; whilst J.Wallace (Troon Police Station; Lance-Sergeant Portland) beat J. McCondichie Brittain, from Central Magistracy, probably be to Canada, in a few

days' time.-British Wirelets." (Hilton Park) by 5 and 4.--Reuter, to Lok Ma Chau Police Station.

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