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Paris, Oct. 1 An interesting passage appears in the report presented at the
Sir Charles Wakefield fight meeting of the Societe Frantise de
· Austraka."
An Affecting Meeting.
MORE MINERS BACK,"
"DECISION OF DERBYSHIRE
COUNCIL,
ACCEPT PROPOSALS!
London, Oct. 1.
A further 8,000 miners resum- ed to-day.
The Derbyshire Miners' Council
la Banque Industrielle de Chine,has recommended the members to
accept the Government's pro- posals-Reuter.
Coal Supplies.
Ostend Cet.. 1,
in which the directors expressed As Mr. Cobham, landed from the
satisfaction lunch Mrs. Cobham, áccompanied
that the credit by the Speaker of the House of of the Franco-Chinese Bank had Commons and Sir Samuel Hoare, strengthened and its activities in descended from the platform and the Far East had increased; fol-
A communique from the Miners' advanced by meet him. There was lowing "a satisfactory settlement
International Federation BAYE an affecting meeting between Mrs, with Far East creditors." | Cobham and her husband. Tre- The Chairman explained how that the majority of the affiliated mendous cheering broke out from ever, that there could be no ques-Unions have proclaimed their in- the assemblage on the Terrace and tion of transforming a de facto ability to echsider the British! miners request for an interna- the spectators on Westminster Substitution into a de jure; and, Eridge and the Thames Embank-replying to a shareholder, he add-tional strike, but have given an ¡ments. Mr. Cobham was thened that the question of exchanging assurance of substantial finan- warmly greeted with many, hearty Banque Industrielle de Chine Cial aid to British miners, whilst shares for Franco-Chinese Bank the affiliated bodies will continue Message from the King. shares could not be contemplated to do their utmost to prevent the Sir Samuel Hogre opened the for some time.-Reuter.
exportation of coal to Grea: Bri- tain.-Reuter. [forma] reçertion by reading thei following message from the King:-
handshakes.
On your safe return from Australia, b offer you a cordia)| welcome and congratulate you heartily on the successful ter 'mination of yet another historic
fight."
BONDS STOLEN.
1}
DARING AFFAIR IN PARIS.
Paris, October 1.
A Vase containing., 1,500 Chinese valued at £15,000
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Sir Samuel Hoare proceeded to offer the welcome of the British Loan Bonds, people to Mr. Cobham and to Ser-sterling was stolen from a vin in geant Wood and Mr. Capel, his the Avenue De Lopers during the
absence of the driver mechanics. He said that he was glad to welcome them on the Torbers of the missing securities have
It is understood that the num- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that a Meeting of the Licen race of the House of Commons, been telegraphed to banks in Lon-sing Board will be held in thei Centres of the British Empire. Fordon and other centres, where they Council Chamber on FRIDAY, the generations past men who had may be offered for sale.-Reuter. Later. served the State had been received
one of the most historic aites and
of the Empire.
there year after year, but this was The stolen Chinese securities a unique occasion for the Palace mentioned earlier, are valued at of Westminster was now receiving two million francs, and were en one of the greatest pilot pioneers route to the Gare St. Lazare for
despatch to a Hong Kong bank. After paying a tribute to Mr. The case was discovered missing Cobham's achievements not only in when the van arrived at the station. this flight to Australia, but this Fortunately, the securities cannot previous flights to India and South be disposed of in. France.-Reuter. Africa, the Air Minister said that
was not all that Cobham had done.
1 venture to say that as pilot he
mind."
has succeeded where politicians aeroplane to, Karachi, rail to Cal- sometimes rail by bringing thette, senplane to Port Darvin, peoples of the Empire more closely and aeroplane to across Australia, together both in body and in but he was not sure that lighter
than-air machines would not be He concluded with words of more suitable for some sections of sympathy for the mother of Mr.the route, " Elliott, the mechanic, who, when
Australia to the Fore accompanying Mr. Cobham, was! shot. by an Arab at Basra.
Cobham Interviewed.""
He believes that in Australia there ia an immense future for aviation, particularly by privately owned
5th day of November, 1926. at 12 Noon, for the purpose of consider- log applications for Publicans' Licences, Hotel Keepers' Adjunct Licences and Restaurant Keepers' Adjunct Licences for the year 1926 1927 under the Liquors Con- solidation Ordinance, 1911.
Forms of application may be obtained at the Magistracy.
All applications must be forwardi ed to the Magistracy on or before Saturday, the 9th day of October, 1926, and must be accompanied by
deposit of Five Dollars Applicants for transfer or new
person.
licences, and persons objecting to such applications, must appear in
C WILLSON, Secretary to the Licensing Board. Hongkong, 1st October, 1926.
WANTED.
for two babies as from
In an interview later Mr. Cobham small machines, which will link up emphasised that the whole" pur-isolated districts. Already aero- pose of His flight was to demon-planes are being brought into use atrate that aviation was no longer on some of the large sheep station WANTED-Experienced Amah a mere hazardous adventure; and the membership of Aeroplane. October With good references but a serious commercial proposi- Clubs in the capital cities is rapid-only. Apply to:-"China Mail” tion. Even the difficulties encoun-by growing.-British Wireless Ser- Box No. 444) % tered during the fight had proved vice. valuable from this viewpoint Tor. they had show that with ade- quate and sure safeguards, they could be surmounted. Throughout the whole journey there had beeni
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no delay due to machine or engine Bookbinders. failure in spite of the fact that they had not had a complete over- His haul since leaving Britain. progress had been hindered only by other uncontrollable causes, such as the sad tragedy that be fell him in the loss of his former Dentist.
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mechanic the search for seaplane HARRY FONG, Dentist, bases in the Persian Gulf, and: adverse weather.
Burma's "Damper." Referring to the weather off
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Mr Cobham gald that through- LEE YEE, out the whole Journey he found the ~ keenest interest displayed in the prospects of a commercial air route | being opened, and particularly dewa the Malay Peninsula from Calcutta to Bingapore there were
Hair Dressers Band Booksellers
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