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DEATH OF NOTED JOURNALIST:

ADVENTUROUS CAREER

TERMINATED.

MR. FRANK HARRIS,

London, Aug. 26. The death occurred at Nice to-day of Mr. Frank Harris, the well-known English author and journalist.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1931.

TALK OF BRITISH

· LOAN IN U.S.

-BANKER LEAVES FOR EUROPE.

New York, Aug, 26. Although it is reported in well- informed quarters that formal negotiations have not vet been opened for a British Loan, there is Ratious for that purpose. a tendency to expect early conver

The

departure of Mr. Thomas Cochran, the leading partner in J.

SEVEN SCOTTISH MATCHES.

SURPRISING LEAGUE

RESULTS.

AIRDRIE'S DRAW.

London, Aug. 28.

A full programme of Scottish League mid-week matches, started to-day yesterday, were concluded

1. Morgan and Co., the British when seven matches were played, Bo was seventy-five years of Government agents in the United with the result that Morton ob xe and Was still working in States, inst night for Europe istained their first victory at the ex- books and a play a few weeks ago. Įnoled with interest.Reuters pense of Dundee United, and Air-

He lived a very full life, and had Anterican Services many adventures in his early manhood.

SCHNEIDER RACE 'PRACTICE.

CARRIED OUT IN FINE WEATHER.

drie obtained their first point, hold- ing the smart Motherwell side to a draw.

Celtic trounced Cowdenbeath to the tune of seven clear goals,

The full results were:

Aberdeen

Airdrie

Celtle

Thunder

Hamilton

Kilmarnock

Morton

Cowdenbeath

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4 Dundee Un.

22

The amended league table follows:

His father was an offleer in a (revenue cutter and would at look

after hia children's education. Young Harris attended a school) in Armagh and then one Izz England. At 16 with some money that came his way he went off to Amerten where he earned his living first s n shoeblack and

London Aug. 26. then as a cowboy. Eventually he

After two blank days, the Bri sold his cattle for $6,000 and wenttish Schneider Trophy team was Celtic ....... to Lawrence.

Kansas There h made the acquaintance of a

able to resume practice at Cal-Third Lanark Prof.

Rangers shot to-day. Smith and his career took a new Farm Smith, interested himself On Monday and Tuesday, heavy-Kilmarnock in the enwboy who could repentther was beautifully fine

gales raged, but to-day the wen-Aberdeen

Motherwell passages from Virgil and Swin-

Hearts burne, taught him and got him to lights were made both in

Partick study.

of the new Supermarine

Rolls

Hamilton Koyee machines and in a Gloster Falkirk Napier.

Cowdenbeath became a reporter at Philadelphia with regard to the participation Dundee Un.

News is still anxiously waited [Clyde

French and Italian St. Mirren

Mortun

Harrin attended Lawrence: University and after gradunting

at $50 a week.

When he was 20, he passed his

of the

In examinations and practised teams.--British · Wireless,

WEATHER REPORT,

and

ont

Dundey

Airdrie

Ayr United

at Lawrence, but, ring of lite there, devided on a world-tour which fed him finally to Paris, There he attended the lectares of The Royal Olservatory reports | Qúren's Taine, the great literary critic, that the typhoon passed, to the and through him obtained a post south of Vladivostock last night JIN teacher of Bterature

ut on an E.N.E. track. Pressure in Brighton College, On the out-relatively low over SW, China and] break of the Itussa-Turkish war, Indo-China. however, he went to the reene of operations where be made the

acquaintance of tien, Skobeleff, to be awaiting it. Later he edited the conqueror of Turkestan. and the Portnightly Review, Vanity was allowed to act as war corres- Fair and the Saturday Review, pondent for an Amertean paper.

* Classical Scholar,

eventually starling the Candid Friendl

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KING BACK IN SCOTLAND.

ROYAL HOLIDAY

RESUMED.

London, Aug. 26.

1. 3. the King left Euston Sta-

In 1924 he issued his autobio- tion by Royal train for Scotland to- Afterwards he went to study atgraphy. Thanks to its outspoken- | day, | Heidelberg under Rung Fischer, ness he could get no firm to take His Majesty interrupted his holi- Isut, as the professor found his it and had to publish it himself. day at Balmoral on Saturday to re- Latin and Greek inadequate. hej Even in France he got into trouble turn to London in order to be in wont to school and

months over it. He pointed out to the closer touch with the political situa- became the best classical scholar. | magistrate that he had not putation. He is due at Ballater at ten One of his fellow-students inducet it on sale in France and that its'clock to-morrow marning.— Harris to take up the study of cost 3 guineus so that it was not British Wireless. Shakespeare on whom, he teams accessible to boys and girls. The

authority. His time at book contujas interesting matter, Heidelberg was ended by his heing about such 1234'21 11 Emerson,

expelled for knocking down a Carlyle, Manpassant and Wilde. GERMAN FLIER. student who had annoyed him. Among Harris's other He then spent 2 years as a student "The Man

works

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The

which he returned to Engbind | Wilde, his Life and where he

at Gottingen and Berlin. after{Women of ve

rapidly cabie into "Contemporary Portraits"

literary and social prominence. volumes), "Elder Conklin." "The

FRAULEIN REACHES

IRKUTSK.

Moscow, Aug. 25.

He was appointed editor of the Bomb" "Undreamed of Shores" Fraulein Marga Van Etzdorf, Berning News and thanks to his and Montes the Matador." His the German aviatrix. has landed at knowledge of up-to-date American plays include "Shakespeare and Irkutsk, Sheria, on her solo flight jourundistie methods rescued the his Love," "Great Days" and "Me.from Berlin to Tokyo. the Tass paper from the doom that seemed and Mrs. Daventry,"

Agency reports.

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