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No. 14170

KAR BEHARET FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1934.

BANK COPY 19 CENTS

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DUNLOP Fort

TYRE

al feature of distinction and a factor

of safety

DURLOP

SOVIET CITIZENS FLEEING FROM MANCHURIA

Sir Stanley Jackson.

FORTUNE FROM THE SEA

£1,000,000 FROM

LAURENTIC

SECRET TRANSFER TO LINER

London, Aug. 17. A million pounds sterling

in treasure has been re- moved from the sunken wreck of the White Star liner, Laurentic, by salvage workers.

"TRUE SPIRIT OF CRICKET"

SIR STANLEY JACKSON ISSUES APPEAL

ILL-FEELING OVER LEG THEORY

London, Aug. 16.

Ап appeal for more of the true spirit of cricket and less of cricket warfare has been made by Sir Stanley Jackson, chairman of the England Test Selection Com mittee, and Mr. Harold Bushby, the manager of the Australian team.

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The appeal is the result of the sudden revival of the leg-theory controversy following the sensational events at Nottingham where Voce took 8 wickets for 66 by leg theory bowling in the first innings and did not play in the second.

Silver Bloc Grows

In Elections

NEW DEAL VICTORY

IN PRIMARIES

Washington, Aug. 16.

The silver bloc in the next Congress will be stronger and more vociferous than

This represents the handsome even reward of three months' work on the last. the wreck with a new

of type

That much has already apparatus, including a powerful suction pump to remove thousands been made obvious during- of tons of sand which had silted the primaries in the West

and. Middle West States.

up the hulk.

Sir Stanley's appeal reflects the general discouragement at the recent devolopments, which have threatened to destroy, on the eve of the Fifth and Final Test, the spirit of cordiality in which the Australians have been met and have met their opponents this

season.

AUSTRALIANS ACCUSED.

The leg-theory dispute has un-

A remarkable scene during the Seattle dock strike is pictured above. It shows a barrage of tear- gan being rained down en pickats from a bridge which police used an a 'buse of action. The attack ended in the rout of 2,000 plckets, but the police as well as the pickets were affected by the Brosso,

blown ga

PETROL FROM SEA WATER

EXTRAORDINARY FRENCH CLAIM

£25,000,000

FOR THE SECRET

Paris, Aug. 17.

fortunately been stirred up again - A sensational claim to the by statements that Mr. Bull, the ability Australian Treasurer, pratented

to

manufacture

against Voce's bowling for Notts synthetic petrol from salt and a further suggestion that W. water is made by a Rouen

Woodfull, the

Australian

M. captain, is alleged to have said motor that he would call his men from

the field if Voce bowled leg-theory Sahours.

if selected for the Fifth Test, has not improved a situation.

CATEGORICAL DENIAL

engineer,

named

with reserve,

Saleurs claims that he can

AUSTRIAN LEGION DISBANDED

HITLER'S CHANGED

POLICY

BORDER MENACE

-- DISSOLVED.

(17% 128. o.m.)

MR. R.G. SHEWAN'S

ESTATE

THREE QUARTERS OF MILLION DOLLARS

BEQUESTS TO RELATIVES

WAR SCARE GROWS

HARBIN STATION MASTER HELD

C.E.R. TENSION.

REVIVED

Harbin, Aug. 17. Tension in the C.E.R. dis- pute appears to be growing more acute, coincident with the failure of further at- tempts to reach a' settlement in the sale negotiations.

The Assistant Station Muster af Harbin Central Station, a Soviet citizen nanied Sholom, and an em- playco of the Chinese Eastern Railway, has been arrested, allegedly in connection with the recent wreaking and fusillading Let a Japanese military supply"-

freighter,

It will be recalled that the train was derafled near Imienpo by Landits and that in the subsequent ahooting, two Manchukuo officers and four soldiers were killed and two soldiers were wounded.

REICH EXCHANGE RESTRICTIONS

FIVE PER CENT. OF _NORMAL_

(Special to "Telegraph”)

RUSSIANS LEAVING.

The Harbin newspapers state that as a result of the war scare, fifteen hundred Soviet residents of Manchuria, from Imienpo, Muling, Pogranitchnaya, Taitslhur, Pokotu and Manchull have left the. Local estate sworn at country recently for the US.S.R (Special to "Telegraph") "" under $768,300 was left by Reuter.. (By Talegraph, Copyright. Talaprepade the late Mr. Robert Gordon

in 1891. Revived Anguat

Shewan, of Shewan, Tomes Munich, Aug. 16.

and Co., who died on Hitler's policy of appeas-February 14 last. The Paris Journal, Le Matin, ing Austrian feelings is pro- very delicate makes the revelation, but suggests ceeding rapidly, the last and quests to relatives.

The will consists largely of be- that the claim should be treated most important step being

Apetition by Ian Winchester the dissolution of the AuS- Shewan, of Showan Tomes & Co.. and Herbert Rothsay Sturt, mana- Mr.

Bushby, the Australian manufacture petrol at a cost of trian Legionnaires. manager, has now issued aja fraction of a penny a quart and This force, variously estimatedger of China Underwriters Ltd, categorical dental that

these says that a ship on the high seas at between fifteen and twenty for probate of the will and codicils

Received August. tremely gratified by the smashing and stated definitely that neither make its own petrol while pro-and equipped on the Bavarian side

alleged protests were ever made could install his apparatus and thousand men, had been trained of the deceased has been granted. victory which the "Now Deal" has Mr. Bull nar Woodfull had com-ceeding on its voyage.

In his will, deceased appointed

Berlin, Aug. 16. won in the Democratie elections municated in any way with Lord's, Saheurs is quite willing for offered a constant menace of in- mnde bequests, free of death duties for imports in the month of Sep-

of the Austro-German border and Mr. I. W. Shewan as trustee and

The foreign currency allotment- In Nebraska, which was looked-Renter. It is learned that the bullion upon as one of the key Stries in

anyone to examine his apparatus,vasion to Austria by a Nazi forte to the following:"

tember remains unchanged at Ave. was secretly transferred at mid- the primaries.

declaring that it protects the of Austrian nationality.

The daughter of William Thom- por cent. of the average require- night from the salvage ship to an

secret of the process.

Herr Hitler's orders for the son Shewan, known as Edle She-ments in 1930 and 1931.-Reuter The latest returns Attantle liner and conveyed un-Governor Charkes W. Bryan, who

show that TRAGIC CRASH ON WANTS £25,000,000.

dissolution of the organisation wan, England;

Special. der armed escort to the Bank of has been a vigorous critic of the

completes a programme of satisfy

Mrs. George Eckley,, of San England.

N.R.A., has been defeated by more.

MATTERHORN

He adds that he will not revealing Austrian complaints of inter- Francisco, It will be recalled that the than a two-to-one vote

the secret for less than £25,000,000, ference in Austrian affairs. Laurentic was torpedoed and sunk contest for Senatorial nomination tho

Salcura has iven the, Frenek. It is understood that the Aug- by German submarine nearby Edward R. Burke, & whole-

Government the first option on the triun Storm Troopers in Germany Loughswilly in 1917-Reuter,

hearted summortar of the New Deal.

invention, and representativoa of are to be incorporated in Herr

RADICALS IN FRONT....... The more radical wing of the Democratic Party las, generally been victorious in the primary elections hitherto held in the West and Middle West.

All the treasure of the Latrentic has now been entirely recovered,

the £1,000,000 worth now taken out being that left by the Admiralty divers when they abandoned work

ten years ago.

PARAGUAYAN WAR

CLAIM

CAPTURE OF FORT PICUIBA

(Special to "Tatograph")

¡By Talagraph, Cozyright,” Telegraphio Mes

Ordinance.

Received Augum

17. 11.88 6,999 at

Asuncion, Aug. 16. An official communique has been War issued by the Paraguayan Once claiming the capture of the

important fort of Picuiba

United Press.

RUBBER DUTY ΤΟ BE INCREASED

ON NATIVE EXPORTS

FROM DEI -

London, Aug. 17..

Administration circles are

in

In several enses the sitting mem- ber, although staunch supporter of President Roosevelt has been

ITALIAN ALPINISTS

KILLED

(Special to "Tolegraph")

(By Telegraph. Copyriona, Telegraphie Meo. sage Ordinance, 1814, Received AngUST 17. 2.19 nom.)

Four

Turla, Aug. 10. well-known Italian

defeated by a candidate protesting Alpinists perished, to-day, crush- a similar allegiance, but at the same time strongly advocating the ing down a precipice to death, free coinage of allyer.-Reuter,

HOW COULD YOU, POP?

ROOSEVELT SONS AND PRESIDENCY (Spicial to "Telegraph")

(ạy Taligraph, Copyright, Telegraphis Iso panes Ordinance. 2001) Received August

Now York, Aug, 16. Mrs. Roosevelt, the aged mother of the President, roturned from: Europe to-day. She revealed In

| the course of her talk with news- paper men that her grandsons did not wish their father to become

during an attempt to climb the Matterhorn by the way of the Corvine Slope, on the Italian alde of the mountain-Reuter Special.

PARIS TO SEE THE PASSION PLAY

t

(Dy Telegraph, copyright. Telegraphie Mae-

17. 8.29 ..

Ordinanes, 2386.

Miss Annie Shewan, of Aber- LABATT KIDNAPPING

[doen;

"My late nurse, Mrs. Chu. Mei- keo, of Shanghai:"

the French War Office, and the Hitor's Brown Shirt Army, and Miss Carston Best, of London

Air Ministry are said to have that most of the members of the Of the residue of the estate, recently visited his workshops in Austrian Legion. now being dis-one-third is placed in trust for the solveil will be sent to various child or children of his late brother Rouen--Reiter,!,,

Labour Cumps. ̧

{ Andrew, one-third for, the child or It may be recalled that there children of his brother Alexander, were recently rumours of a clash and one-third for the child or between, the Reichswehr and the children of his sister, Marion Hogg, Legion, when the milltary were i sent to disarm the Legionnaires.-- † Reuter Special. :

NEW U.S. NAVAL CHIEF OF STAFF

ADM.. FRANK CLARK 'APPOINTED

(Special to Telegraph")

ویر

(By Tdeprask, Copyright Telegraphie Mam BELIN Ordinance, 4814. Raneived Amount 17. 3.31 a.m.j

Washington, Aug, 10.

NEW U.S. OFFICIAL

JOURNALIST TO BE GIVEN APPOINTMENT

(Special to "Telegraph"? -

Alleged Deception By Family

Toronto, Aug. 16.

Labatt

It is learned that the family gave the police and news- papers falso information about. their dealings with the kidnappers of Mr. John Labatt, apparently

ransom and recover the victim.-- United Press.

FOOCHOW MYTHS seeking secretly to deliver the

EXPLODED

STATEMENT BY CITY AUTHORITIES

It is officially announced by the

· The Secretary of the Navy, Mr. (Be Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphis Meenaval authorities that special en- Claude Swanson has appointed Ordinames, Received Angualquiries were yesterday made of Admiral Frank Clark to be chairm

Washington, Aug. 16. the government authorities in Foo man of the Naval Gonural Board, The United Freas learns that chow as a result of the alarmist succeeding Admiral Leigh, who is Mr. Ernest H. Gruening, Journalist rumoura published · since August retiring

14, for health

reasons and authority on South American

Ober-Ammergau To Go United Press.

To Sports Palace

(Special to "Talograph">

(ņu Telegraph, Copyright. Tateprophie Masi

IT, - RAD-NOW)

The Amsterdam correspondent the President as it restricts their Ordinance, 1924. Receiped of the Financial Times says the activities-United Press.

ILMS. GRIMSBY SAILS FOR CHINA

STOP

PRESS

The Foochow authorities stated affairs, will be appointed Chief of definitely that no fighting of any The Inquest on Flying Officer the Interiors Division of Territor-kind had occurred in the vicinity Murphy opened at Kowloon this! ien and Insular Affairs.- United Pross.

of Foochow since August 10, thus afternoon. Dr. Smalley described confirming previous Lnter.

naval mes- the wound and said that the re- ko, volver must have been fired at Mr. Ickes, of the Department of sages. London, Aug. 17. the Interior; has given the

It was also emphatically stated close range, the skin being scorcit The new sloop, H.M.S. Grimsby, appointment to Mr. Gruening Foochow or the Chinese warships

that at no time have the forts of 90. N Avant left Devonport for China to-day United Press.

to replace the obsolete aloof, Paris, Aug. 16.

Cornflower-Reutor. The famous Palais des Sports Boxing Stadium, in Paris is to

On her voyage to China, the now house the famous Passion Play Grave, is to escort to Hongkong the trag

sloop Grimsby, Commander N, V. Inspector E. Carpenter is re- A weak anticyclone is contred from Obor-Ammergau,

on pension · from the over the Sea of Japan. Pressure Jeff Dickson, the well-known trawler Barnet, which is required Hongkong Police Force and is continues to be relatively low in promotor, fa transporting the com

for duty there...

leaving the Colony on September 8. Thers, will be a

dinber dance at Born in 1888, he joined the Force and Mrs. R. Y. Frost were amongst East winds, moderate, cloudy with of the innovation performance will The "Andotonians" Band will be in Inspector in 1

China to Guam, Local forecast:- Ober-Ammergau and the proceeds the passengers who arrived to-day by raio, probably improving. go to charity-Reuter Speciali

iment

Dutch Government has, announced that the export duty on native rub- bor will be raised to twenty florins per hundred kilogrammes na from September 1—Router.

· BETTER WEATHER?

"

POLICE INSPECTOR RETIRING

Inspector Post, who was called or their crews boon engaged in any In, said docensed, then still alive, fighting.

was altting in the chair athle desk. A bullet hole showed in the lapel of his tunic

Y

VICEROY IN INDIA

London, Aug, 10-

Coli and Mrs, Nosworthy and Mr trough extending from. Indo-plete east of 225 performers from Repulse Bay Hotel on Saturday and a in Novembar, 1918, 1: andrew India, who loft Croydon by air on

the Empress of Canada.

ten dance on

attendance.

· Lord Willingdon, Viceroy of

Saturday, arrived at Karachi this heiternoon on him return journey to.

The inquiry is proceeding