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TIME INTERVENES.

London, Sept. 5.

The match between the South of England XI and the Australians at Folkestone was drawn.

Yesterday, the English XI da clared on their first innings with a score of 403 for eight wickets, and at the close of play the Australians had made 169 for three.

To-day, the Australians com pleted their innings, making a total of 432, the principal scorers being Bradman 69, Jackson 78 and a'Beckett 63.

The English XI went in again and when stumps were drawn they had scored 46 runs for the loss of one wicket-Reuter:

London, Aug. 18. The News Chronicle, which ex clusively foreshadowed the ap pointment of Wyatt as England's captain for the fifth Test, now re veals the "secret history of the dropping of Chapman from the

team.

The paper says that at the spec- lal meeting of the selectors to dis- cuss the subject, two members who are understood to be Hobbs and F. T. Mann--favoured change. while. J. C. White Rhodes wished to retain Chapman. The chairman, H. D. G. Leveson- Gower, exercised his casting vote in favour of a change.

and

The News Chronicle describes as absolutely false the rumours current over the week-end that Chapman was dropped in con- sequence of friction with the Aus- tralians.

AMERICAN GANG SENSATION..

HURRICANE TOLL INCREASING.

WHOLESALE CREMATION AT SANTO DOMINGO.

THOUSAND KILLED.

Washington, Sept. 5. The American Red Cross reports that a thousand people were killed and two thousand five hundred in jured in the Santo Domingo hurri- cane. Twenty-nine thousand peo- ple were rendered homeless, while five thousand homes were destroyed. -Reuter.

KAISER AWARDED

DAMAGES.

GERMAN MUNITIONS WHICH KILLED TROOPS.

INTEREST IN KRUPP.

Berlin, Sept. 5.

libel action

The ex-Kaiser's against Herr Mendel, editor of the Democratic organ, Morgen Post, opened here to-day.

The action arises out of an "ar- tiele which was published in the Morgen Post alleging that the ex- Kaiser was largely interested Washington, Sept. 5. Anancially in the Krupps concern Further reports from Santo and that as a result he did not in- Domingo state that among the terfere when Krupps, during the destroyed or war, supplied inferior artillery ma- public buildings damaged aro the Presidential terial, causing the deaths of thon- Palace. Chamber of Deputies, Court sands of German soldiers,

The case started with a wrangle of Appeals, the United States" Legation offices and the premises of by the opposing counsel on the sub- the water, light and telephone com-ject of the Kaiser's designation, panies.

made in the article published by

from the ruins. At first an attempt

Bodies are still being extricated him.

The case concluded to-day when was made to bury them, but it was the Court fined Herr Mendel the soon found that hopeless sanitary sum of £75, be boing ordered to mass serve three months, in prison in de considerations necessitated

American fault of payment.-Reuter, cremations-Reuter's

Service.

Washington, later. Martial law was proclaimed in to-night. Santo Domingo City

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INDIAN DEMANDS

IMPOSSIBLE.

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Two officers of the United States' Marine Corps who flew to Santo Domingo from Halti wirelessed back "Conditions are unbelieveable, Doctors, medicine and food imperament during the transition period, tive".

but that the question of indepen- Accordingly, doctors, nurses and dence should not be ruled out.- supplies are being sent by air from Reuter. Haiti. In addition three relief San are sailing from steamers

American SET- Juan.-Reuter's

vice..

London, Sept. 5. According to the latest estimates the loss of life caused by the hurricane, which struck Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominica Republic. West Indies, was approximately one thousand. Over twice that number of persons thousands rendered homeless as most of the houses in town were destroyed. A shortage of food and drinking water is also reported. Martial law has been declared to facilitate the relief work.

A BERTH SECURED FOR JACK were injured and

DIAMOND.

"I Delight in Warfare."

Poons, later. The statement issued by Sir Tell Sapru and Mr. Jayakar adde" that the Nehrus replied jointly, reitera- ting their "insistence" on the de-! mands contained in the resolutions adopted by the annual Congress at Lahore (complete independence).

Jawaharlal Nehru added in a letter to Gandhi "I delight in war-1 fare".

Eventually all met at Yeroda Gaol in the middle of Auugust, with the result that Gandhi gave the inter- mediaries a letter laying down the. Nationalist demands.

The Viceroy rejection of these) was shown to Motilal Nehru who expressed disappointment, while Gandhi finished the negotiations on September 5, saying that the Na- tionalists "could see no meeting- ground between the Government smail and Congress", adding that so long in-as the British Government and the British people consider India's right to secession impossible and unten- able, "Congress must continue to fight for freedom"-Reuter.

Berlin, Sept. 5. The police at Bremen have sec ured a berth for Jack Diamond, the "king of the New York under world," aboard a steamer which is British Possessions in the West proceeding to America from Ham-Indies seem, in the main, to have burg to-morrow. As reported escaped the hurricane violence, yesterday, Diamond recently left although an official report from New York secretly to escape from the Leeward Islands states that the vengeance of "Scarface" Al further news from the Capone, and on arrival at Aix-la- British Island of Dominien Chapelle he was escorted by po dicates considerable damage to the lice to Bremen for deportation houses of peasants and labourers, for whom assistance was needed, Reuter.

Crops have been extensively damaged and small sailing vessels are reported to have been lost. There is no shortage of food stuffs or other supplies.

Berlin, Sept. 5.

All the German shipping lines have refused to take Jack Diamond aboard. The Bremen police are now pleading with the United States Line, which is an

him.-Reuter.

American company, to repatriate

Hamburg, Sept. 5. The officials of the United States Line declare that it is out of the question to accept Jack Diamond as a passenger-Reuter.

BUENOS AIRES UNDER MARTIAL LAW.

PRESIDENT DELEGATES HIS POWERS,

Buenos Aires, Sept. 5. President Irigoyen has delegated; his powers to the Vice-President and has declared martial law Reuter's American Service.

New York, Sept. 5. A message from Buenos Aires states that two people were killed and 30 injured in rioting before the Government buildings, between students and supporters of Presi- dent Irigoyen,

Sequel to Explosions.

Bombay, Sept. 5. Sira Juddin and Abdul Rama have been sentenced to Beven

The local telephonic and telegra- years imprisonment each in con- phic installations have been affect-nexion with the bomb explosions ed and messages are subject to de- at Bycullah and Masjid stations.

Both explosions occurred in lay. Some Government offices have suffered, but generally, however, April this year on the Great Indian the damage to the island on this Peninsula Railway. They occur- red within half an hour of each occasion was not by any means so other and resulted in two casual- extensive as in the Hurricane of ties. The first explosion took 1928. British Wireless.

place on a train and the second in the third class waiting room at Bycullah No political signif cance was attached to the explo slons at the time, the bombs being of crude manufacture-Reuter.

THREE SOMERSET DESERTERS.

SEQUEL TO LOSS BY BATHER

There has been a sequel to the theft, reported the other day, of a Colt service revolver and a metal watch. belonging to a Police Reservist, named W. K. S. Mok.

BIG SLAUGHTER.

H

OF "REDS.”

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An official police report issued to-day states that the articles have some sort with the Manchurian been recovered, and that three Government. Mr. Wang Ching- British soldiers, (whose names are wei, Kuomintang politician, is withheld in the report) have been indisposed and is being attended turned over to the military by a French doctor.. His illness authorities as being deserters has prevented him from personal- from the 1st Batt. Somerset Lightly participating in the political

conferences. Infantry.

The police eventually dispersed The previous report in con- Marhhal Yen Hai-shan, leader of the rioters, but the situation in the nexion with the case states that, the Northern militarists, arrived city is very tense. All the theatres while bathing in the bay below at Peking this evening under great are empty and the main streets Felix Villas; Mok saw three, Euro- secrecy. It is known that the pre- are deserted,

peans approach a basket contain- cautions taken were to avoid Nan-

It is reported that the Cabinet ing his clothing and other things king aeroplanes while the leader at a meeting at President Irigo-which he left on the rocks.

was travelling between Taiyuanfu yen's private residence offered to When he returned to the spot, and Peking. Marshal Yen will resign, and urged him to resign he found his Service revolver and take part in some important con- also, in the interests of the coun-

a metal watch missing, In references relative to the Man- try, but Irigoyen refused.-

porting his logs to the police later, cburian problem and the establish- Mok said the men whom he saw ment of the new Government.

No significant development has had the appearance of soldiera,

occurred during the past. three days in the war zones.

Reuter's American Service.

A

Buenos Aires, later. The news. though not unexpect- ed, has stunned the capital. rigid censorship has been estab- lished, but street fighting is re |ported.-Reuter's American Ser-

vice.

JAPANESE MURDER

CHARGE.

CASE TO BE HEARD IN JAPAN.

BANK RETURNS. NOTE AND SPECIE FIGURES

FOR AUGUST.--

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FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD,

The returns of the average amount of bank notes in circulation

Washington, Sept. 5. and of specie in reserve in Hong- Mr. Eugene Meyer, of New York, kong, during the month ended 31st has been appointed Governor of the August, 1930, as certified by the Federal Reserve Board in succes- Managers of the respective Banke sion to Mr. Loy Young.

are:

•

Banka

Hongkong Bank

Total

Specia Average Amount in Reserve

·; 20,123,540 7,807,000* 89,117,451 45,000,000 3,504,818 1,350,000

rain.

CLOUDY. WEATHER.

The case in which Fumi Chartered Hagiwara, quartermaster of the Mercantile Bank

The weather forecast till noon 6.5. Saka Maru, was charged with

.$112,751,824 76,150,000 to-morrow is: N.E. winds, the murder of Sugara Mishima, carpenter aboard the same ship, in

*In addition Sterling Securities moderate; generally cloudy; some Hongkong Harbour, again came be-are deposited with the Crown fore Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kow- Agents valued at £1,321,800.-", Jon Magistracy this morning,

In addition Securities deposited The question of the jurisdiction with the Crown Agents, and Straits of the Court was raised, and eventy-Government valued at £2,982,618.

In addition Securities deposited ally the accused was released in

£180,000.

We are informed by the Royal Observatory that repairs have now been effected to the time-ball, order that he might stand his trial with the Crown Agents valued at which will accordingly

Japan.

A dropped at 10 am. to-morrow.

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