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14, 1986.
EYSTON CRACKING
ALL RECORDS
ON FORTY-EIGHT HOUR
RACE TRACK GRIND
Bonneville, July 13.
In terrific heat and on a wearing track, the daring Capt. Chicago won again today, blanking George Eyston and his co-driver, Albert Denly, are racing arouni the New York Glants, thus going to the salt flats here in quest of records for all distances and times within a step of the top of thin 48 hours of steady driving. It is gruelling test of endurance League, which position St. Louis still occupies. The Cardinals were unt in and skill and of the machine the men drive. action to lay.
Chicago's win was a fluke.
The
When the time-keeper flagged the racing machine at the end Cubs scored their one run on only of the first twenty-four hours it was known that Capt. Eyston two hits, while the Giants hit four and Denly had easily shattered average speed record of 140,522 hot could not
them coumiles per hour formerly set by Capt. Eyston, for to-day's speed
make
Giants had one crror.
Boston won the only ether National was unofficially 149.08 miles per hour. League game, against Pittsburgh, The drivers did not stop. They torej
shaking the hopes of the Pirates who
ad been steadily climbing after the leaders,
In the American League, Chicago York whipped the leading New Yankees, six to three. Dykes hit a thirteen blows strack by his club, and New York was lucky to get three out, of five hits, Gehrig's home run pushing up the
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Betrell bent Philadelphia, five lo two, hting ten times to nine, and Cleveland stored an eleven to three victory over Boston, un seventeen bits to elgh, Boston had three orrats.
Washington beat St. Laois nine to Shree-Rijeter.
MUST PAY SUICIDE'S INSURANCE
BRITISH COMPANY
LOSES £42.000
London, July 13. The plea that it was not finble to since the pay insurance policies policy-holder.
Rowlandson, Major Teloniously killed himself, was un- successfully urged in the High Court to-day by the Royal Insurance Con pany which was ordered to
pay 42.000, with interest.
The plaintir in the action was Mrs. De la Paer Beresford, who sued as the administratrix with respect do balance payable on policies issued in 1926, the premium payable in duty nnnuntly.
In 1934 Major Rowinnison obtain- ed a special final extension until 3) paw, on August 3, and a few minuta before that our he took his own life in a taxicab. after impressing the time on the chauffeur.
The acting was brought on behalf, of Major Rowlandson's creditors, to £68,000-Reuter fh! pwed
whom Speciut
Italy Still Dictates
CONDITIONS FOR LOCARNO TALKS
Rone, July 18.
It is stated in official quarters that Italy is prepared to attend the forth- coming conference of the Lenno Powers at Brussels provided only that her two conditions are accepted.
Mediterranean guarantees of mutual
on for a forty-eight hour and other re- cords,
Already they have smashed all re- cords from the 600 kilometres and 2,000 kilometres. This latter recor has now been confirmed at 149.27 miles
per hour. In addition they have. now speed for 3,000 kilometres distance. 148.810 miles per hour.
For the 3,000 miles distance, they set a pace of 149.242 miles per hour. improving on Capt. Eyston's own former record of 140.76 miles per hour. they travelled at a speed of 149,242 kp.h., breaking another record for. merly hold by Capt. Eyston, 14042.
Over the 5,000 kilometres "distance
TREATY BLESSED BY ROME
MUSSOLINI BEHIND NEW ENTENTE
AWARE
BERLIN
OF SUPPORT.
The reened for three hours driving, formerly held by the mcing driver, Colb, who set a mark of 147.62 milea per hour, was flattened with a spred of 162 171. The six hours drive was
Rome, July 1. made at an average speed of 151.72
state to lay miles per hour, a considerable im- High official sources provement on Cobb's previous speed of that Signor Benito Mussolini, the Ita- Ban Dictator, actively sponsored the 144,4 miles per hour.
Capt. Eyston's own twelve hour re-now Austro-tierman Treaty, the incep cord, 1138 miles per hour, was celipa. [tion of which is traced to the confer ed with a speed at 1401.02, so that in enre between Signor Mussoling and Dr. all the pair have sat thirteen new Kurt Schuschnigg on June 5,
It is said that Signor Mussolini not marks for speed drivers to shoot at.
Capt. Eyston has now broken the only approved the treaty, but made record for 1.000 miles, with an aver-important suggestions to Dr. Schusch- nge speed of 144.81 miles per hour, na nig, the Austrian Chancellor, regard against the previous, record of 110.4ing the terms. miles per hour, held by the Frenchmen, Perrot, and Girod
In twenty-four hours, dhe British drivers have travelled 1,578,3 miles. Reuter
FRESH SPANISH CRISIS
ROYALIST CHIEF MURDERED REPRISALS EXPECTED
Madrid, July 13. Senor Calvo Sotelo, leading Conservative politician, and pass sible dictator in the event of the Rightists returning to power,
murdered in found cometery here to-night.
Was
Although there is no direct 1 German trenty or agreement. it is added. Germany is fully aware of Sig-
Mussoli's strong support,- United Press.
REDUCED CRASH DAMAGES
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
RESPONSIBILITY
London, July 1.
Tra Court of Appeal has allowed, by a majority, the High Court's up The by Imperial Airways, Ltd.,
of against
nward
£1,000, damages to the wife of Mr. Louis Grein, who was killed in December. 1933. when nate liper crashed into a radis must in Belgium, killing ten passengera.
Mr. Justice Greer said the majority of the Court decided it was a case of Therefore, international carriage.
Whether he was killed after his judgment would be redured to the arrest in the morning, or at the bands equivalent of 125,000 franes, as Im of his political adversaries who trick-perial Airways contended sould be ed him into leaving his house, is not the case.
Leave was given to append to the known.
A body of men, described as con-House of Lairds, however.--Wenter sisting of a lieutenant of Shock Police Special. and several other policemen, and two Civil Guards, presented themselves at police Sotelo, but the chiefs of the
assistance against her, and the aceep- und Civil Guard, profess ignorance SPEEDING OCEAN
tance by Germany of an invitation to the parley-Reator Bulletin Service,
WON'T DROP PACTS
London, July 11. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, speaking in the louse of Commons to-night, intimated that Grent Britain would anhul her at present refuse to Mediterranean assistance parts with
PLANS UPSET
in the matter.
Meanwhile the politient situation is! critical. The Colinet is holding pro- tracted meetings. No strikers are returning to work despite the Gov- crument's order.
REPRISALS FEARED
QUEEN MARY LINKS WITH AIRWAYS
L. 279.
Budapest, July 13. Madrid, July 13.
The eficacy of aerial maritime co- The murder of Senor Sotelo is like-
Fascist and operation was demonstrated in con- Turkey, Greece and Yun-Slavin, Jy to evoke extensive despite Signor Benito Mussolini's Monarchist reprisals on accouns, ofnction with the call of the Cunard Insistence-United Press.
Cherbourg from New York, at 10.25 the new facts discovered relating to White Star liner, Queen Mary, at the crime,
Mall carried by the glant liner was despatched by fast Imperial Airways plane calling at Paris, Zurich, Munich, Vienna and Budapest, where they ar- rived at 7.30 p.m., within Ave days of their despatch from New York- Reuter
London, July 13. The Austro-German agreement has unsettled the arr igements for the conference of the Locarno Fowers, which may be postponed from the original dato, July 22.
With regard to the question of in- viting Germany to parilcipate in the conference, it is learned that Britain
The body was found in a river, not a cemelery, covered with knife and hatchet wounds.
The assassins are said to have been radical hooligans, disguisel na police,
Reuter,
ARRESTS MADE
Madrid, July 13.
A Captain, four Heutenants and holds that the conference concerns the five mon of the Shock Police have Locarno Powers, of which Germany; been arrested on suspicion of murder ecased to be one when she disavowed ing Senor Sotolo-Beuter. the Treaty by occupation of the Rhine- land.
Whether this standpoint prevails wil dépend on diplomatic exclungen proceeding among Britain, France and Belgium on the future of the con ference generally-Reuter.
NAZI PRISONERS BEING SORTED
AUSTRIAN AMNESTY NOT YET POSSIBLE
FASCISTS ARRESTED
Madrid, July 14. Following the murder of Senor So- tolo, 185 Facists have been arrested in Madrid and others have been ar- rested in the provinces-Renter,
FASCISTS SEIZE RADIO STATION
London, July 18.
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by the
Pun Yuen-fong, single woman,
charged before Mr. W. Schofield, at The Central Magistracy this morning. on two counts of having fraudulently which had to rent re- on August 8, denled both
Among the passengers A. & O. liner Taiping this morning were Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Williamson, who are proceeding to New Zealand for n vacation.
Probate has been granted by the used ten-cent stamps,
ccipts. Afr. Allari Seouller Malcolm, formerly charges, and was remanded for 48 Supreme Court of the will of the late been previously used, of 11, Hillview Terrace, Corstorphine hours on bail of $180. Delective- Edinburgh, Scotland, and the Shang- rai Licensed Pilots Association. Mr. Sergeant Whiterofi prosecuted, Malceint died in Scotland on Novem
Fung. Yin-lau, 20, unemployed, bir 20, Inst year. The value of the estate is worn not to exceed $14,500. was charged before Mr. W. Schofield,
at the Central Magistracy this morn- The three privates of the Royaling, with the larceny of $415, proper- Ailem from No. 149A Ulster Rifles who are charged with ity of Mr.
was charged When the Cunard-White Star liner, assaulting and robbing a taxi-driver, You, dingle worn, July 4 Fung
Cherbourg at Peak
with alding and abetting. Detend- Queen Mary, docked this morning a new boat plane service July, were again remanded for one for travellers to Central Europe was vock by Mr. Macfadyen at the Kow-jants pleaded not guilty, and were Inaugurated, overal passengers loon Magistracy this morning. They formally remanded for one week. leaving at once in an air liner, with hro. Thomas Todd, Sydney Brown and Detective-Inspector A. E. Carey pro- Budapest as its final distination. The Thomas Herker. Det. Sgt. C. Good-secuted. Queen Mary's time from New York win made the application.
was 4,days, 14 hours, 15 minutes.
George V Graving Dock on Wednes this morning, for the confiscation of by Mr. W: morning, on a charge
22.—British Viralons,
dis-of larceny of 10 leather handbag
Appearing on remand, Lal Fulc, W. unemployed, was sentenced to glx Chief When the Queen Mary roached
Revenue Officer A. Southampton this afternoon it was Grimmitt requested an order from Mt. months hard labour and ordered to stated that she would enter King Burgess, at the Central Magistracy receive twelve strokes of the birch at the Central day. Her engines are to be tuned up 88 tacis of raw opium, and ten tacle Magistency this and she will not sail again until July of prepared opium, which he dis-
covered in a banket of fans. On re- from Leung Kam, married woman, found the at O'Brien Road on Sunday, De- moving the fans he
no fendant was remanded yesterday for oplum underneath. There were
medical examination to see whether claimants. The order was granted.
he was it for a birching. Pat You, 40, a dockyard cootle, was
Sentence of six
months hard brought before Mr. E Ilimaworth at In a Parliamentary answer regard the Kowloon Magistracy this morning fabour and two years' police super-
of having stolen a vision was passed by Mr. W. Scho Vienna, July 18.
on a charge A body of Fascists Invaded the ing the Conference at Montreux en The release of Austrian Nazi pribrendensting station in Valencia last the Straits regime, the Prime Minis quantity of scrap iron from the Green field, at the Central Maglatrney this soners, under the Austro-German night and, after overpowering the ter said in the opinion of Ills Island Cement Company's Ilok-Uin morning, on Leung Shing, 27, un-
Works in Kowloon, Mr. F. J. Neill, employed, who admitted announcer announced over the micro- Majesty's Government there was no
Shiu, agrement, has not yet been begun.
conclusion of
engineer in the Hok-Un Works, ap-attempted larceny from les and other communications would the new Straits he in the hands of the Fascists.
was stated that defendant and quite Riddell prosecuted and defendant prejudiced in any way by unilateral and provisional assurances recently a record for criminal offences. His admitted three previous convictions
la previous conviction for larceny. given by Britain to certain Mediter. Worship sentenced the defendant to for larceny from the person and also ranean powers.-British. Wireleas,
BUT DEPART -AFTER EMPTY THREAT
Madrid, July 13.
DARDANELLES QUESTION
London, July 13.
Wharge
of
It is officially stated that several phone that by next morning the wire- reason why. nvention need be peared as the complainant, and it at Hill Road, Detective-Sergeant.
weeks will be needed to sort out the political from the criminal Nazi offer ders before the promised amnesty for the former can be carried into effect. -Reuter Billetin Servies.
They then hurriedly departed before the polles arrived.-heuter Balletia Service......
one month in gaol.
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