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TO-DAY'S CABLES.
Reader Service to the China Mail)
STARVATION HÖRKORS.
RUINS OF RUSSIA BEING FINALLY GROUND INTO DUST.
IVEN THE LOCUSTS PERKHING.
AEROPLANE WING.
SECRET TESTS.
30 MILES AN HOUR FASTE
The key to the secret, jealous, a
At the historical "home of aeroplane, Dayton, Ohio (US where, 18 years ago, the Wrigh brothers made their first one-minute flight in a real power-driven heavier than-air machine, secret tests hav: just been carried out with a new seroplane which, it is claimed, wil LONDON, September 7. revolutionise aerial transport from An unimpeachable account of the terrible famine conditions in parts the point of view of the weight that of Russia and the powerlessness of the Soviet to cope with them is obtained can be carried for any given powera from an intimate letter written to Lutovinov, the Soviet representative at guarded, is a new wing which b Berlin, by his brother in Moscow. The latter, in a graphic story based on been evolved in the factory of the the results of official investigations into the whole situation with which he Dayton-Wright Company, and whi was entrusted along the banks of the Volga, mentions that three months' Mr. Orville Wright, brother of the late Wilbur Wright, bas experiment blazing drought have left absolutely nothing in the Samara area. Evened with in model form in his privat locusts are perishing owing to the absence of food. The famine, which is only now at the beginning, incomparably surpasses that of the 1891 experience. when the administrative machine was properly functioning in contrast with the present disorganisation. "The ruins of Russia are at present being fnally ground into dust."
CHILDREN SOLD INTO SLAVERY.
laboratory.
IINA MAIL.
NA WIRELESS.
AGKRIARCONT'S NEW ENTION.
sidered by Senator
nder as one of the most Im a of oneopments in wireless ack, wh recent years has just urs of illy tested by the famous arseillea
of tris inventor in his yacht makingthe English coast.
CHINA COAST.
SHIPPING PERSONALS,
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LATEST CHANGES.
Mr. R. Kettelwell, from reserve, has gone chief officer, "Kweilin.”
Mr. C. L. Crampton, from reserve, has gone third engineer, “Singan,"
Mr. R. J. McClelland, from leave, has gone chief officer, "Luenho. Mr. J. H. Dares, acting chief officer, *Luenho,” has gone second officer,
than evon consists of filter" same ship.
is wher
ris as eliminate electrical dis-
The caused by atmospheric his on which interrupt the receipt | Is, especially at this time leave?
These "atmospherics" es to aune, by a wireless operator in whe of a surging noise in his
mor
first- train
at
Marconi, who has just > London, told a reporter Alter" will make it pos nd and receive high-speed between Great Britain and fed States all the day through. bring Great Britain and the States closer together, as
Captain R. H. McNair, of the Waishing," is on leave.
Mr. R. Ferguson, acting chief officer, "Yatshing.” has gone super numerary second officer, Waishing."
Captain P. R. G. Cuming, from leave, has gone master, "Mingsang." Mr. P. Jowitt, acting master. "Mingsang," has gone master sup: ernu nerary chief officer, Yusang." Mr. E. A. M. Sharratt, third officer. Chuasang." has gone third officer, "Yuensang."
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Mr. H. R. Dobson, supernumerary second officer. "Yuensang," has gone suply second officer, "Chunsang."
It is stated that the mysterious plane is really three wings in one, The whole front or leading edge of the wing is adjustable, while the rear section is also hinged or jointed so that it can be shifted up or down. The writer surveys the future prospects of relief in frank but pes- The aim is to enable the pilot to vary the entire camber or curve of the simistic terms. He shows that the sole inhabitants of former rich Samarawing (as viewed from front to back) are the aged who remain to die in their corners. The peasants of Saratov, while the aeroplane is actually in flight, driven to extremes, are selling their children into slavery and whole thus securing results which could messages will be sent so much quicker. "Tengshing," has gone acting chief} familles are entering servitude for a few poods of flour. Hungry villagers not otherwise be obtained in com- are migrating to the Orenburg steppes, the track of which is marked by the bining speed and load-carrying and slow-landing properties all in, the bodies of horses and sometimes humans. The writer says that even if
same machine. 20,000 workmen remain they will have to satisfy the demands of 6,500,000 Soviet officials and have to supply the army. They should be well fed but there is no flour and no apparent possibility of expecting any.
UTOPIAN FOLLY.
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Not only will the delay caused by atmospherics be removed, but also the delay by repetitions will be eliminated.
Over
bere
Mr. G. H. C. Gray, from leave, has gone acting chief oficer. "Taisang." Mr. A. Cameron, second officer.
Mr. W. R.
officer, same ship. Williams, chief officer, "Tungsbing." is on leave.
Mr. O. V. W. R, Basham, second fficer, “Kingsing," has gone acting chief officer, same ship.
Mr. R. S. Bonnard, chief officer, "Kingsing," is on reserve.
Mr. E. F. Carey, supernumerary second officer, "Luenbo," has gone supernumerary second officer, “King.
Mr. D. R. Wilson, supernumeraty second officer, "Kingsing." has gone "We do not know altogether the second officer, same ship. cause of 'atmospherics,' They may be Mr. W. G. Probert, from leave, has caused perhaps by thunderstorms organe supernumerary second engineer, evaporation of the sea-it is not | "Tuckw"," certain."
Mr. Williams, general manager of "It is going to be fired at once the Dayton-Wright Company, states to English long-distance stations" that the wings should add 30 miles he said, "and will be there practi- an hour to the speed of present 'planes cally tested. I am glad it is being and enable commercial loads to be ed first of all The writer proceeds to reveal the feelings of demoralization and confu- increased something like fivefold and not in the United States, as additional Horse-power. is usual with wirele inventions sion which have overcome the staunchest comrades and opines that the without first consignment of relief corn from abroad will transform the people into Tests at Dayton, with an experimental: Daring the rests we received the news machine fitted with the new wing,, of the Dempsey Carpentier fight, the government's hated and deadly foe. Referring to Soviet opposition to have, it is said, shown that landings round for round, in the "Elettrs." allowing foreign charitable organisations to combat the famine, he says can be made quite easily in spaces so that the few privileged that the alternatives are the sacrifice of 20,000,000 starving people to small the atopian folly of world revolution and.... on the bones of dying spectators have been astonished.
One recent visitor to the United people share its burden in order to save millions from starvation. He States who has been interested in the declares that he has chosen the latter and believes his brother will do the Dayton-Wright wing is M. Louis Bleriot, the famous French airman and 'place constructor, who declares that the time is not far distant when one will be able to leave Paris in the morning in an aeroplane flying at rast height and speed and arrive in New York in time for luncheon and be back again in Paris at night.
12me,
CABINET'S MOMENTOUS IRISH DECISION.
GOVERNMENT REPLY TO DE VALERA.
KING LEARNS RESULT FROM PREMIER'S SPECIAL COURIER.
M. Bleriot says that at a height of ten miles, assumming the use of special machines now in view, a speed of more than 400 miles an hour may be expected on long trans- ocean flights.
LONDON, September 7. The meeting of the Cabinet which is expected to reach a momentous decision with regard to the future of the irish peace negotiations opened in the inverness Town Hall this morning, the Provost welcoming the Premier and other Ministers on their arrival. A crowd thousands strong from streets, windows and roofs vociferously cheered the Premier, who was half an hour late, having breakfasted and had a long talk with the King at Moy Hall, whither the Premier motored early in the morning from PROSPECTORS IN PAPUA AFTER Brahan Castle.
A CLOSE SECRET.
LATER.
FIND OF OSMIRIDIUM.
THE COSTLY METAL.
Senator Marconi is going to make further tests of the instrument almost at once in his yacht.
The Empire conference is coo- sidering the report of the wireless telephony experts. It is thought that it will not be long before the radius is increased so as to enable telephonic communication to be established with the most remote Dominion.
VISITORS TO US,
NO DETENTION IF THEY GIVE LENGTH OF STAY.
"No civilised Administration in a civilised country does such thing," the newspaper adds. "The unwork- able character of the Law
Mr. H. W. Fraser, third engineer, "Tuckwo," has gone third engineer,
Hopaang."
Mr. W. Scoursky, second officer, Hsinming." has gone second officer, Hainchang."
Mr. S. M. Copp, second officer, Feiching," has gone second officer, Hainming."
Mr. J. Carnochan, second engineer, "Kiangwah."
has gone second engineer, "Kwailee."
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A new and profitable occupation "Barbarism" is the term applied has been discovered by schoolboya
and youths living in the riverside NEW GOODS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. by the New York World to the action of the immigration authorities in districts of the western suburbs. An interesting history attaches to preventing from landing foreigners, writes a Daily; Chronicis representa- The Cabinet at Inverness unanimously approved the Government's a small packet about 2ins, square many of whom are residents in this tive
How this newly-developed but and many well-known reply to Mr. De Valera which was handed to Commandant Barton who which recently arrived in London, country, proceeded to Dublin at four o'clock this afternoon. The Premier sent a says the Daily Mail. It weighed business men, on the ground that highly-fourishing profession would 2lbs. and was eagerly bought by an
the number of their nationals allow. be described on such a document as special courier to May Hall to inform the King of the result. Fending Mr.American firm for £1,200
The ed under the immigration law has the census schedule is problematical; the only title that occurs to one is De Valera's reply no official information with regard to the tenour of the packet contained osmiridium (osmum already been admitted."
Dragger-in and Water-boiler." Government's reply is obtainable, but the text is being published to-morrow and its alloy iridium), used for the tipping of fountain pen points aud
Any part of the Themes foreshore evening.
for delicate bearings of fine
where there are trees overhanging machinery. The discovery
the water is the "place of business." Here, experience teaches, large num- osmiridium, which is a member of the is shown with a maximum platinum group of metals, constitues of boorishness when the clumsy bers of boats will pull into the shade
for tea. modera hand falls upon persons well known When a perspiring carsman appears an interesting plece of romance.
in the country, of unimpeachable in view, the plan is to dash into the Towards the end of last year a
river directly he seems to hesitate. were small group of prospectors
and to drag his pant or dinghy (with watching for gold in one of the river
or without his permission) higò and bedsin Papua, British New Guinee, In their eagerness to find the precious
dry on the bank. metal they threw away from their pans a blush-grey flaky substance as worthless. This was osmiridium,
AWAITING DE VALERA'S REPLY.
LATER.
To-day's Cabinet meeting at Inverness appointed a committee consisting of the Ministers now in Scoiland fully empowered to deal with the Irish situation immediately Mr. De Valera's reply arrives.
VICTIMS OF THE R38 DISASTER.
MEMORIAL SERVICE AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY
LONDON, September 7.
CRUISER'S SAD TASK.
LATER
of
character, bent upon errands of peaceful commerce."
All the British subjects have now been released by the authorities as the quota for July has not been exceeded, but nc intimation has yet been obtain- ed from Washington as to how many
Before the work of the day com.
COIN FRAUD SUICIDE.
COLLECTOR'S EXPENSIVE LOVE AFFAIRS.
The Bavarian ex-Minister Hicheint
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WOMEN'S RUGBY LEAGUE,
"JERSEYS AND TROUSERS LIKE THE BOYS.”.
A Women's Rugby League has been formed in Sydney,
One of the women enthusiasts
declared that they would play like the men, but no so roughly, adding,
game."
Dress provoked a lively discussion. "I think we should have jerseys und trousers like the boys," suggested one girl, while another remarked, We can't get round like men if we don't.” A third proposed cream jerseys and cream skirts, a sugges- tion which created an uproar,
"The meeting decided on trousers,
mences, however, a large fire is lit by von Frauendorfer was found shot the "dragger-in," and if the carsman near Munich. No doubt is enter A memorial service on the victims of the R38 disaster was conducted / but the men did not know it, and it more can be admitted. So far as Brit- or his fair companion discover that į tained that be died by his own hand, "I think we shall find it a very nice i
men are they have got the tea all right but is eight times more valuable than ish and other business at Westminster Abbey by the Dean of Westminster. The King and other geld, and worth at the present time concerned, I am informed by the Im have left the methylated spirit at and the set is regarded as his own When the men migration Service that aliens visiting home, or if they have a gallon or verdict in his impending trial for members of the Royal family were represented. The American Ambassa- about £40 an ounce.
the settlement they this country for touring purposes, so of spirit but no stove, the kettle selling, rare coins which he knew dor, the Bishop of Connecticut, and Vice-Admiral Niblack, also American got back to
pleasure is snatched triumphantly from the to a whether on business or mentioned the occurrence and British detachments were present.
mining engineer, who immediately or passing through the United States boat and boiled on the "dragger-in's" were not genuine.
way to another counfire. the
Then the fireraiser waits He was a collector of coins, and asked them what they did with the 90
museum authorities were not sur substance. They replied that they try, are not chargeable to the quota, modestly for his fee.
Seated comfortably on the end of prised at requests from him for coples a punt belonging to one of their and tracings, which they thought left it on the river bank, and the but they should be careful in filling engineer exclaimed. "It must be to the forms at the offices of the
smiridium. The next morning the shipping companies before embarking prey, a couple of professors of were bona fide.
It is stated that he had financial “I think that if we have them short,” whole party set out for the spot, only and state how long they intend to the art were counting their poils
all in coppers. Questioned by the difficulties due to unfortunate specu- remarked one woman, “we can wear to find on their arrival that the remain in the United States, tropical rains and the swollen river Immigration officials state that the Daily Chronicle representative, they lation and expensive love affairs longer stockings. We must not mind had washed away most of the precious phrase "indefaite stey" involves the admitted that during the afternoon He was a self-made man, the son the public. There are sure to be stuff. What remained was carefully person in being automatically charged and early evening they had made 19s. of a country schoolmaster, and rose some raked together, refined, and despatch
rapidly from the position of a petty railway' oficial to Ministerial rank, ed to London, where it arrived safely
He was 66. a short while ago, having been heavi- ly insured for the voyage.
Osmiridium is one of the hardest metals known, and prospectors are cagerly searching for it in Papua.
The bodies of the American victims of the R38 disaster arrived at Devonport and were placed on the Cruiser "Dauntless" which sailed for New York. The flags of ships in the harbour were down at half-mast. The lagship "Impregnable" fired minute guns.
THAMES SHIP REPAIRING.'
BIG BELFAST FIRM OPENING NEW WORKS.
LONDON, September 7.
The Belfast shipbuilders Messrs Harland and Wolff will open ship repair works at the Thames on September 15, taking over all the maintenance work of the Port of London Authority.
MR JIGGS. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE A 400D FRIEND OF JUDGE MOOSE AND IN TO GET-MY VERDICT TODAY. WILL YOU SEE HIM AND FIX IT
FOR ME?
to the quota. Persons who are un-between them; not had remunera able to state to within a few days tion for a few hours' work. how long they intend to remain are detained until advices have been received from Washington that the quota is still not filled, or, if it is filled, they are sent back to Europe.
BRINGING
WHY I'M THE PROFESSOR
THAT IS GIVING YOUR WIFE SINGING LESSONS
Like other highly-paid professions, however, that of a ** dragger-in" tends to become overcrowded; and the number of practitionera embar rassing-to the unfortunate boater.
UP FATHER.
LEAVE
AM HE'S
IT TO
FIXING
ME-
IT:
Buzz. Ruzz- Pyzz::
It is known that von Frauendorfer procured a number of casts of rare Italian medallions from the British
Museum.
TWENTY
YEARS!
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Wowers (Australian for grousers"). I'm for troquer. I'm for the short stunt." (Cheers.)
The Sydney doctors point out that the risk of serious permanent injury in Rugby football is much greater for women than for men, and frown at the proposal for feminine "Rugger."*
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1821, BY INTL FEATURE SERVICE, INC.