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VOCE LEFT OUT OF NOTTS TEAM ON LAST DAY!

Angry. Demonstration At Trent Bridge

SUFFERING FROM "SORE SHINS"

WILD RUMOURS OF CLUB DISSENSION

SENSATIONAL NEW TURN TO DISPUTE

LONDON, AUG., 14.

THE VOCE CONTROVERSY, CONFINED HITHERTO TO DEBATE ON WHETHER HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FOR ENGLAND'S FINAL TEST TEAM; TOOK A SENSATIONALLY FRESH TURN AT NOTTINGHAM TO-DAY.

Voce did not turn out this morning when the Aus- tralians resumed the second innings of their match against the Notts C. C. and a fairly large crowd, many present having attended largely to see Voco's leg theory exploited in what must have been an even more dramatic atmosphere than Saturday, showed their displeasure unmistakably.

A noisy demonstration occurred and recurred dur- ing the morning, a large section of the crowd yelling in chorus: "WHERE'S VOCE!".

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GEN. GOERING IN CAR SMASH

BADLY SHAKEN AND BRUISED

HITLER'S RUSH VISIT

Berlin, Aug. 15.

SIX BOMBS FOR A SUICIDE !

Japanese Wanted To Blow Himself Up

Shanghai, Aug. 15.

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„A Japanese, loaded with hand grenades, who confessed to an intention of blowing himself up because of financiai deultles was arrested on Monday at the entrance to Hongkow Park.

He la M. Gote unemployed ex- volunteer of the Japanese Army. -Reuter.

General Gooring, Herr Hitlera UEFI LAKINI S right-hand man, who was

engaged in directing the plebis- cite campaign in South Germany,

A. W. Carr, the Notts. captain, who is strongly supporting Vese in the was injured last night in a motor

lag-theory controversy,

strinsh.- !

!

General Goering was driving the car, at fairly high speed it is bas

CANADIAN lieved, and it collided with a lorry

BREWER

nt Badaibling in Bavaria.

The car was badly wrecked and} General Gooring was taken to hospital aufforing from serious

KIDNAPPED bruises and abrasions about the

U.S. CANGSTERS CHANGE GROUND

$150,000 RANSOM

DEMAND

London, Ont., Aug, 14. The clutching hand of kid-

back.. His face and kuces were badly cut.

He was taken to the hospital atį! Rosenheim, but declined to stay there and travelled to his home at Ober-Salzburg, where

BRITAIN'S FINANCES

IN COMFORTABLE POSITION

£4,000,000 SHORT. OF LAST YEAR

London, Aug. 14. Britain's financial posi-

visited by Herr Hitler at one

ratation to-day is only four and o'clock this morning-Reuter. a half millions sterling on the wrong side as compared with last year, despite the remission of taxation and the restoration of the cuts.

REQUEST FOR AUSTRIAN ARMY INCREASE

STRAINED ATMOSPHERE ALL DAY nappers, which has recently No Official Confirmation

A strained atmosphere persisted throughout the day, accentuated by the circulation of all sorts of

rumours.

hundredth wicket of the present

tour.

After the crowd's demonstration. The close of play scores were:

when they saw Vore was not in the field, the Nottinghamshire club) issued a statement, to the effect that Vove was unable to turn out. as he is suffering from sore shine..

VIGOROUS HOOTING.

A section of the crowd were not impressed by this explanation and imagined that Vocc's absence was) due to

Australian protest] following the success of Voce in his leg-theory bowling on Satur day.

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They hooted vigorously while the Australians were batting, their temper hardly being improved when Brown and Kippax got to Kether after two fairly early howl ing successes and treated the Notts bowling lightly,

Finally, the Australians de clared with Brown and Kippax still undefeated,

FRESH SCENE.

A fresh scone occurred im- mediately after Nottingham had .gone out to bat.

it

gang between

Yet Forthcoming

In the last week, `Incidentally, receipts exceeded expenditure by

nearly 20,000,000.

WILD STORIES OF "RED" ATTACK ON FOOCHOW

FALSIFIED BY NAVAL REPORTS

NEAREST FORCE 20 MILES AWAY

AT LIENKONG

GRADUALLY BEING

· SUPPRESSED

Highly coloured exaggera, tions of the situation in the vicinity of Foochow have been circulated since last evening.

Actually, while there appears to be an undercurrent of unrest among the populace, the city is perfectly quiet and it is stated that the Communists in Fakien are gradually being suppressed.

One roport, published below, suggests that the Communists are battering away at the walls of Foochow!

Naval wireless messages from the commander of H.ALS. Witch show that there is absolutely no truth in any report of any fight Foochow ing in the immediato vicinity of

TWENTY MILES AWAY.

The latest naval message do.

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Senator Huey "Klugfaber") Long.

NEW ORLEANS SCANDAL

CITY AND STATE STILL AT WAR

COURT GRANTS INJUNCTION

(Special to "Telegraph;),

{lly Telegraph, Cavýřipki, Telegraphie #au¬ 4044 Ordinance, · 1814, $ 1.50 1.1.

New York, Aug. 14. There were two fresh' de-.

developed into a serious

Exchequer return of receipts clares that the small force of Com- and had scored 128 for when social menace in the United

and expenditure during the cur munists (one to two thousand rent financial year up to August strong) who were reported a week velopments in the extra- stumps were drawn. During the

Grimmett took afternoon,

his States, is extending across

London, Aug. 15.

11th, shows that, excluding solf-ngo to have approached close to the border into Canada.

In connection with the rumour, balancing items, the tetal ordinary the city have been driven north to ordinary political foud be- hitherto unconfirmed, that Allied revenue receipts last week amount lenkong and that the other group tween the city authorities of the country. We, John Labatt, Vas been naked to allow sin lucrause ordinary expenditure to £4.912,492 kow-a-little-proviously-have-now New Orleans and the Huay

One of the wealthiest brewers in and Little Eatente circles have cd to £10,805,745 and the total which captured the town of Shlu

Income tax collected during the been driven back towards Ten- Long government of the Australia: 237 (Woodfall 81; Voce abducted by

to-day the Italian Army, and that London, while motoring

London Rome and Paria have raised no week amounted to £3,643,000 and

ping. 8 for 66) and 230 for 2 wickets] (Ontario) and Sarnia,

objections, the Daily Herald's Rome Customs and Excise represented city, according to British naval

The nearest Communists to the State of Louisiana.

A special session of the Stato declared (Brown ta not out: Details of the outrage became correspondent says the Prince von 44,059,000.

intelligence. are twenty miles Legislature, was called at Baton Starhemberg saw Italian Fasciat known when a note was delivered leaders yesterday and they agreed venue for the financial year

The total yield of ordinary re- away, to the north-east and these Rouge last alght for the express Kippax 75 not oul).

at his home demanding the im-

to an increase necessary to enable date is £206,097,486, as compared probably do not exceed 1,500 in purpose of passing emergency Notta: 183 (Grimmett, 4 for 70) mediate payment of ransom.

Austria to defend her independ- with $207,668,091 collected in the

legialution to deprive the officials The note was signed by an in-ence.--Reuter.

Following is a Reuter report of New Orleans of all power. and 128 for 6 wickets-Reuter-dividual describing himself as

corresponding period of the pre-from Nanking received this morn "Three Fingered Abe," and it de-

vious year. Ordinary expenditure ing,

In Now Orleans, the Mayor's from suit for an injunction against the mands the payment of $150,000 AMERICA'S FIVE YEAR within twenty-four hours.

NAVAL AIR PLAN

Government Factory Recommended

(Special is "Telegraph")

(By Telegraph, Copyright. Tdegraphis Mian sage Ordinoner, zapis Received August $8.8.13 2.sed

Washington, Aug. 14.

The victim of the outrage. Mr. John Labatt is sixty years of age. -Reuter.

PINNED TO CAR.

The United Press says that the note demanding $150,000 ransom was found attached to Mr. Labatt's automobile, which was left aban- doned on the roadside.

The affair is Canada's first major kidnapping,

STELLA BENSON

ESTATE

$5,800 LEFT IN HONGKONG

The local estate of the late Stella Anderson, better known as Stolla Benson, the well-known novelist, has just been disclosed at $5,800. She died on Decembor at Hoogay Hospital, Tonkin. and formerly lived at Pakhol.

Letters of

Mr. Cari intothe MARY AND DOUG.tiranted administration have

Rill for naval ship and air force expansion, said to-day that he is |submitting his five-year naval air development programme to the Clark llowells Investigating

Board.

LITTLE CHANCE OF RECONCILIATION

(Special to "Telegraph") fly Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphia, Mon- enges

Ordinanzt.

Beculand Supert 1804. 25, 2.40 a.m.)

to

number.

apparently derived

to date is £235,819,670 which com- Chinese sources. It should be State Militia was successful, the parea with 253,729,882 at the treated with the greatest reserve. Judge granting a permanent In- corresponding date of 1983- British Wirclesa.

U.S.

SPEAKER HOSPITAL

"FIERCE FIGHTING."

junction against the militia re- taining occupation of the office of the Registrar of Voters.

POLITICAL FEUD

Nanking, Aug. 15.

16 The situation at Foochow IN easier with the arrival of Govern-

ment reinforcements comprising It will be recalled that they the Forty-Ninth Division.

militia solzed the office after Fierce fighting is going on battering down the doors, Acting) round the walls of Feechow, while on the orders of Governor Oscar the. forts within the city are open- Allen, a henchman of Huey Long, ing heavy gunfire, shelling the on the pretext that the city was Communista positions.

The Chinese warships guarding of votera and had violated the law permitting the illegal registration the city, are laying off Wanshou-by moving the office from the City

VICTIM OF ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA

(Special to "Telegraph">

聆 Ordinance, IERI. Repaired

(Dy Telegraph, Cossright. Telegraphia Mse.

solicitor, of fessrs. Wilkinson & 11, 1.17 san Griat.

STOP PRESS

He said that he is seeking the immediate construction of રા Right at the beginning of the Government Aircraft Factory at innings, Darling bowled an over- Philadelphia, and added that the

Hollywood, Aug. 14. pitched ball which narrowly miss | Pensacola training base should be of the batsman, the Incident, expanded.

Mary Pickford returned to trivial na it was. causing an Questioned about the, naval Hollywood to-day from New York,

Washington, Aug, 14, uproar and catcalls about "body situation on the water, he declared which she left just before the lino" from tho Nottingham that he was strongly opposed to arrival of the Rex carrying her The Navy Department to-day supporters,

an alteration in the, 5-5-3 ratio husband, Dougins Fairbanks, back opens bids for twenty-four war- United, Press.

DENIAL OF RESIGNATIONS. Meanwhile, all sorts of rumours | were circulating and the club had to issue another officlul statement in the afternoon, denving a report that several members of the club tendered their

committee had resignations..

THE MATCH..

PANCHEN LAMA

OVERLAND JOURNEY TO TIBET

Kwelhun, Aug. 14. On his arrival hero to-day, the The match, much the least in-Tanchen Lamn said he would teresting of the events of the day, most likely travel to Lhassa vin Chinghal Province, after complet onded in a draw in favour of the ing his preaching tour in North-

weat China.

Australians,

Brown scorod, 100 not out and

He expressed the hope that Kippax 76 not out in 'Australia's General Huang Wu-sung, Chinese Becond Innings, Woodfull applying Commissioner to Tibet, would the glosure with only two wickets, effect a satisfactory settlement o "down" and a ̄lead of 274 runs. ***** the disputes between Tibet and

Notts played out time leisurely Silang-Central News.

to the United States,

Mary intimated that the chances of a reconciliation were few. She kald, regarding rumoura that have been flying around, that she had only talked with Fairbanks by transatlantic telephone on one

that and occasion business-United Press.

concerned

MARIE DRESSLER'S ESTATE

Los Angeles, Aug. 14; The estate of Marle Dresslor, the voteran film star, has been valued at $310,000.—Router.

shops, comprising Your 10,000-ton cruisers, fourteen destroyers, and six submarinco Router.

chiao.

Hall

The Government reinforcements The political fight is the result were immediately rushed Into the of a feud between Senator Hany front lines in a vigorous counter Long and the Mayor of New attack against the Communista. Orleans, Mr. Walmsley, which The Government authorities

St. Louis, Aug. 14, Mr. Rainey, the Speaker of the are confident that the Government has been carried on ever since the House of Representatives, in the troops will be able to repulse the last election in the City when the midst of his political campaign, Reuter.

Communists and hold Foochow --- Huoy Long clique wore defeated."

has been Bont to hospital here suffering from: pneumonia,

It le stated, however, that his condition is not serious-United Preas.

CHINA. DROUGHT LOSSES

DESTROYER RELIEF.

-United Press..

H.M.S. Whitshed loft Hongkong KING for Foochow yesterday to relieve H.M.S. Witch and is expected to arrive early this morning.

MR. LOUIS BEALE GOING HOME

FOR AN OFFICIAL VISIT

AND QUEEN

LEAVE LONDON: FOR SANDRINGHAM

London, Aug. 14.

The King and Queen, who re turned to London yesterday from Cowes left this afternoon for their Norfolk estato at Bandring- ham.

HEAVY DAMAGE SHOWN IN SURVEY

On Monday the King will proceed to Balmoral Castia 1 Shanghai, Aug. 15.

Scotland, where he will laber According to the Chinese Econo-

Shanghal, Aug, 16. Joined by the: Queen, who mie Bureau survey, the total losses Mr. Loule Beale, the British the meantime append “as New York, Aug. 14.

of wheat and rice crops in various Commercial Counsellor in China, Yorkshire with mosságo from Vineyard provinces affected by the recent leaving for England for a of and the Barl Haven, Mass., states that Yankee drought are well over 20,000,000 ficial visit at the end of August, endorsed her claims to defend the pleuts.

An accompanied by Mrs, Beats Rest America's Cup by defeating Vanite by five minutes in a forty mile hit Crops in this province are while Haha

Cheklang is the most severely race. Raidbow was third over about 5,000,000 plculs The Bitus fourteen minutes, bahind the veins

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Chu Kuon, an employes of Lant, ner. Worte went around, ar- tion in Hunan is little better and art Crawford's Bakery, Wanchai, injured tor occupybirt

Chira plano, half can only be selfastpi his right hand when It got caught over the COLLET THE ROLETYPES | In a machine yesterday. The man was sont to bospital for Erpatment:

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