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(Reuter's Service.)
LONDON, May 14. In the House, of, Commons Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald announced that the Government had reject ed the Airship Guarantee Company's scheme for Imperial airships, commonly known as the Burney scheme because it would create a virtual monopoly and contain features objectionable on financial and technical grounds.
£467 TO KILL A RAT.
SHIPOWNERS "AND "DERATISATION"
KINQUIRY TO BE HELD.
LONDON, May 14.
new word "deratisation," mentioned at the Resumption of the International Shipping com- ference was explained as the fumigation of ships every six months with the object of killing rats.
The discussion showed that. deratisation is unpopular with shipowners, often working out at £50 per rat. It was asserted that it cost one ship £467 to kill one rat.
A committee was appointed to consider the whole question of sanitation.
The conference passed a resolution urging the abolition of policies or acts of flag discrimination which impeded the free flow of international com-
merce.
The Government nevertheless is of the opinion that it is essential to carry out as soon as possible a constructive programme of airship development and
A discussion on port facilities chiefly concerned proposes to authorise the Air Ministry to initiate delays at British port and ended in the adoption of forthwith a comprehensive programme of lighter a resolution urging maritime nations to do their than air research experiments including full scaleurniost to secure seaports keeping pace with moder experiments with existing airships.
requirements of trade.
They will undertake the construction of a new airship with a capacity of 5,000,000 cubic feet; also the construction of terminal and intermediate bases overseas.
To enable these two ships safely to operate between England and India simultaneously, the Air Ministry will give the Airship Guarantee Com- pany the first offer of contract to construct a second ship for commercial purposes.
STATE CONTROL.
This contract will include a clause permitting the constructors to re-purchase the ship, from the Air Ministry at a reduced figure on the completion of satisfactory trials provided it will be operated in connection with the approved British Commercial Airship Service and be available for Use by the State.
The existing airship stations at Cardington and Pulhain will remain State property instead of passing into private hands, while the ownership of the new base overseas would be also vested in the state. A three years' programme only will be authorised in the first Instance.
It is estimated that the net expenditure in three years will not exceed £1,200,000. A supplementary estimate for this will shortly be submitted to the House.
Mr Ramsay MacDonald, in reply to a question refused to state where the overseas base for airships would be situated as it was, not in the public interest to give detalis.
"CAUGHT NAPPING."
RIGA, May 14.-
In a speech inade at Moscow, Trotzky said: "We were caught napping last autumn when by underestimating the strength of the German Com munists we let our opportunity for a revolution there slip from us-Renter.
FRENCH MAJORITY,
ANOTHER COMMUNIST
RETURNED.
Paris, May 14. Official checking has revealed a miscount in one Seine con- atituency with the result that a Communist is returned instead of a Poincarist.
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AGENT GUILTY OF PERJURY.
LONDON, May 14.
Mr. Frank Gray, M.P. has been unseated as a result of the hearing of a petition against his elec tion for the City of Oxford on the ground that his election expenses exceeded the amount allowed. The judges found Gray's election agent, Johnstone, guilty of fraud and perjury. Gray had done much that was foolish, and reprehensible but not corrupt or dishonest and should be honourably acquitted.
Johnstone and' others were granted certificates of indemnity under, the Corrupt Practices Act.-
Reuter.
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LONDON, May 14.
King George, Queen Mary and the King and Queen of Rumania privately visited the Wembley exhibition and received ovations from thousands. Glorious weather favoured the visit. Their Majesties visited the Indian pavilion than the Burma, Ceylon and Hongkong Pavilions. In the last named they, inspected a Chinese restaurant.
They were most interested in the silk spinning and accepted gifts, the Queen of Rumanla a black white shawl, Queen Mary a jade pendant and King George a sliver model of a temple, and the King of Rumania a silver model of a sampan.
VILLAGES DESTROYED.
1.
VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE
SHOCK
Constantinople, May 14. A violent earthquake has been experienced in the region of Erzerum. Several villages have been destroyed and there are about 50 victims. The railway has been damaged. Reuter.
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JAPANESE EXCLUSION.
ANXIETY OF AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION.
Washington, May 14. President Coolidge summoned the leaders of the House of Re presentatives to the White House today and again presented the Administration's view that Japan- ese exclusion should be postponedj pending the conclusion of dip-
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Seven out of ten Colonial returns Erzerum is a city in Tur-lomatic negotiations.
received comprise three kish Armenia, 110 miles. S.E. Radical Socialists, two Republican Trebizond, on a plain watered by voiced the anxiety felt by the Mar Hughes, Secretary of State, Socialists, one Left Republican, the Kara-Su, or West branch of Administration regarding the and one non-Party man, thus the Euphrates, a little to the matter.-Reuter's American Ser- slightly increasing the Left
south of the river. Erzerum has majority.-Reuter.
a citadel, and an extensive trade, being a principal station on the
.. Later, trade-route from Trebizond to
It appears that strong opposi-oxazonuoca-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000000000000000-0000 Teheran, and one of the chief tion has been expressed to any halting-places of the caravan change in the Immigration Bill,68 from Teheran to Mecca. The reported by the Conference Com citadel of Erzerum was founded mittee and it is generally expected by the Emperor Theodosius the that the measure will be passed London, May 15. Younger about 415 A.D., and the by both Houses in its present An important item in the large town that gradually grew up form and handed to President Government's housing policy is round it received the common Coolidge for signature at the end contained in the Ministry of Armenian place-name of Arzen of the week.Reuter's American Health circular to local authori- which was afterwards changed by
Service. ties announcing that agreement the Turks into Erzen-er-Rum was reached by the recent housing ("Erzen of the Romans") from conference providing a subsidy of which the name Erzerum le £13 108. annually for each house corrupted. The population is for a period of forty years, the 89,000, mostly Armenians.].... Government providing two thirds
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UNDERWOOD' WITHDRAWS
NOMINATION.
Lexington, May 14: The Kentucky Senator Under- also stipulates that rentals must BRITAIN WINS FIRST ROUND,Wood, has withdrawn his candida- be equal to those before the war. ----Reuter
SENATOR'S HONOUR.
Washington May
ture for the Democratic nomina London, May 14. tion in the Presidential election At Torquay, Britain beat Bel-"in the interest of Party sud- glum by three matches to two incess,” the first round of the Davis Cup, Gibert Britain) beat Watson, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1.
A cómmittee of five Senators has decided by 4 votes to 1 that the charges against Senator Wheeler are not supported by the facts--Reuter's American Ser. MacLAREN'S PROGRESS. vice;
Washer (Belgium) beat 'Kings- cute, 6-8, 6-2, 6-3
The Federal Grand Jury in dicted Senator Wheeler for accept- ing a retaining, fee to influence the granting of oil land permits after he became a senator.]
According to Mr. McAdoo's managera this means that the whole of the Kentucky delegation |will support Mr. McAdoo at the coming Democratic National Con- vention.-Reuter's American Ser-
vice.
Allahabat y§14.. Washington, May 14- Squadron Leader MacLaren has Senator Bursa has reintroduced arrived from Nasirabad. He flew his Pensions Bill, amended In five hundred miles in al hours several particulars-Restor
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