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THE

HONGKONG

Destroyer In Collision

GREEK STEAMER BELIEVED SUNK.

London, Aug. 24.

1. M. S. Kellh, flotilla leader, of 1,400 tons,, which was on her way home from the Mediterranean, has been in collision with the Greek atenmer Antonin Clemos

TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, AUGUST

25,

1936.

NEW YORK

PASSES ST. LOUIS

LEADS NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York, Anc. 24, Although they did not play to-day the New York Giants went fractional-} thely ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals The accident occurred in English Channel this afternoon during in the National League, for the thick fog. There were no casualties Cards faltered in their race to hold.

The destroyer HMS. Brillant tep berth and the championship. embarked the crew of the Greek steamer, which was later reported to have sunk, and proceeded with them Portsmouth, British on board to Wireless.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

MARKET IRREGULAR

YESTERDAY

New York, Aug. 24.

Most Of Mail Salvaged

SCIPIO'S BAGS ON -WAY TO LONDON.

London, Aug. 24.

The Post Office announced to-day that it was hoped that most of the lost Imperial Airways liner Scipio's air, mail had been sulvaged,

It is being forwarded to London

Reuter. for delivery as soon as possible.-

VICTIMS BURIED

Playing Pittsburgh's fighting Fir- hitting

'London, 'Aug. 24. ates, the Cardinals met with

The two victims of the disaster to barrage that floored them completely. Pirates hit twenty-five times and the Imperial Airways liner Seipio, scored seventeen runs, administering which came to grief in Mirabella one of the worst defents of the sea Gulf, off Crete, on Saturday, were Ron lo a team which was fancied for!

WOR the only buried to-day. the penannt, Jensen man to hit a homer.

St. Louis replied weakly with eight hits, and scraped five runs out of the wreck,

In a ten inning struggle, Chicage managed to beat Cincinnati, two to one, each team having ten bits..

The only other game scheduled was the American League fixture between

Detroit, Brooklyn and

which the Dodgers won handily, eight to four. Brooklyn cracked out fourteen hits, Sewell and Appling hitting homers, three of Detroit hil eight and had five errors-Kenter,

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SOONG SKETCHES GREAT KWANGTUNG

REFORM SCHEME

(Continued from Page 1)

The survivors arrived at Athena this morning aboard H.M.S Durban.

Oncials of Imperial Airways state that the Scipio did not send out any S.O.S. signal. The liner met with her mishap whilst alighting on the water-Reuter's Bulletin Service.

The Scipio had on board air mail from Hongkong, despatched from here by the Dorado on August 14.

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London, Aug. 24. enthusiasm was shown on

S. C. & F. New York office cables: Stucks: The market will make a further recovery, but traders are now cautious. The Times Business Index for the past week is given as 102.1 as against 103.2, the revised pure for the

week and 87.4 during previous the corresponding period of last year.

Cotton: with Hedy Kiesler

There war 11 larger volume of liquidation and berging. Some price fixing on the scale-down was in evidence; otherwise, demand was pour. Buyers are now cautious, | fearing increased pressure in news-ty. The Customs, and other reor-the arrival of the Egyptian Premier, crop cotton. The rains in Oklahonia ganised and revitalised preventive aus Pasha, and other members of are considered to be insuficient services will be given every facility the Egyptian delegation at Victoria met by Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign Combinints of continued deterioration and full powers to carry out their Station last night, where they were

duties);

Secretary, Sir Miles Lampson, High in the Western Belt are ignored.

0. Strict budgeting and auditing Commissioner to Egypt, and hun- Wheat This markel was lower In response to the easiness of the mills of provincial funds along the lines dreds of Egyptian students.

The students shouted: "Long Live Pasha and Anglo-Egyptian and foreign markets. Export de-required by modern accountancy and mund was poor. There was increased auditing, and specified by the Central Nahas

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have Improved in the action are too numerous to warrant had luncheon prospects

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Conton's Egypt, (Sir Miles Lampson), the ture and the resuscitation morning comment:"Investment de-

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs The export trade; mand for stocks is declining

3. Practical rellef for oversens (Lord Cranborne), Mr. J. A. Spender majority of traders believe that Governor Landon's election as Pres. Chinese, about 80 per cent. of whom and Afr. Noel Coward. dent of the United States would be are from Kwangtung province. better for the market than the return

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30 Industrials

20 Rails

20 Utilities

40 Bonds...

Aug. 22. Aug. 24.

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182.14

52.44

33.78

33.86

103.51 103.7,

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