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GREYHOUND SCARE.
Famous Racing Dog Poisoned.
BELLEVUE SENSATION.
Six Animals Doped, Five Recovering.
Manchester, Yesterday.
A sensation has been caused at
AMERICAN ARMS.
Soviet Attempt to Secure Rifles.
GOVERNMENT DISAPPROVES,
Deal for 150,000 Military Muskets Falls Through.
New York, Yesterday. The Washington correspondent
ATLANTIC FLIGHTS. New Ventures Starting Daily.
NO NEWS OF MINCHIN, Two More 'Planes Set Out From Canada.
London, Yesterday, Definite news is still awaited
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the home of greyhound racing by of the "New York Times" says of the monoplane "St. Raphael” a report that six greyhounds at that negotiation with agents of in which the British airmen the Bellevue Track were found the Soviet Government for the Minchin and Hamilton, accom- poisoned in the kennels, these in-purchase of 150 thousand military panied by Princess Lowenstein cluding Tall Oak, one of the most rifles in the United States was Wertheim, left Upavon in Wilt- Ottawa. famous in the country. No offi-blocked by the refusal of the shire yesterday for cial statement has been issued but State Department to permit the Canada. A message was received The in London this afternoon stating the police are investigating.
arms to be shipped abroad, Later. agent of the purchasers who that the aeroplane passed over St. Only Tall Oak is dead. The came to Washington with inform- Malo, Quebec, at five minutes past others are recovering. Detection that a contract for the seven this morning, Canadian tives are patrolling the kennels, sale of the arms was ready for time, but there is no confirmation Reuter.
signature and that the rifles were that the machine in question was assembled in New York was told the "St. Raphael." that the State Department dis- approved of the action-Reuter's to make the trans-Atlantic flight
BIG CLOUDBURST.
LOSS OF LIFE IN POLAND.
Warsaw, Yesterday.
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RIOTS IN INDIA.
COMMUNAL TROUBLE
AGAIN.
Bareilly, Yesterday.
Meanwhile two more attempts
from west to east were, started to-day. Captain Tully and Lieut- enant Medcalf, flying the дего- plane "Sir John Carling," left London, Ontario, for London, England at a quarter to six this morning, Canadian time, or a A cloudburst and heavy rainfall
quarter to eleven, British summer resulted in the Dinester and other
time. rivers near Lemburg overflowing
Tully and Medcalf will and doing tremendous damage. Hi-
alight at Harbour Grace; New- therto, twenty fatalities are report-
Thirteen persons were killed and foundland, to refuel before con- ed, while many houses and bridges) have been destroyed and crops 96 injured in a communal riot dur- tinuing the flight. This is their ing the Krishnadila Hindu Festival, second attempt. They started swept away,
The town of Stryj has been in when the procession passed a Ma- last Monday but were forced to undated and the oilfields near Dro-homedan mosque with bands play turn back by bad weather. hobycz and Boryslaw have been ing. The situation became so seri- isolated, rendering the workman ous that the police fired 16 rounda idie. Engineers, troops and mem- at the rioters and strong reinforce-being made by the bers of the Red Cross have proceed-ments had to be sent before order Schiller and Wood, who left Wind- ed to the scene of the catastrophe. was restored-Reuter. -Reuter.
180 Killed.
PASSENGERS TREATED WITH CONSIDERATION.
A second attempt eastward is
Birmen
sor, Ontario, with Windsor, Eng- land, as their goal at a quarter past two this afternoon, British
To the Cape.
Warsaw, Yesterday. "YATSHING" PIRACY. summer time. Over 180 people perished in the floods at Lwow and 10,000 are homeless. Heavy rainfall con- tinues. The small town of Kuty is practically destroyed by the flooding of the river. Czermosz and Przemysl are also inundated. Damage in the flooded areas is)
VESSEL SAILS AGAIN.
Still another aviation feat is: being tried by Lieutenant Bent- ley, who left Edgware, London, this morning on a 7,000 miles trip to Capetown in a light aero- Additional facts have been plane. Bentley, who is an Eng
South African Air Force. have rendered assistance in direct-the s.s. "Yat Shing-the Indo- Moth machine, fitted with a 70 to estimated at £1,000,000. Aeroplanes received regarding the piracy of lishman, is an instructor of the China steamer which was board-
Letters and postcards for Europe and the British Isles are for- ing the rescuers.-Reuter. warded via Siberia if so superscribed.
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and officers carried out a search most difficult part of the fight, he thinks, will be over the Soudan. boarding passengers
From Cairo he will follow the Swatow, as they had received a course of the Nile to Khartum In a week's time an interest- warning letter that a piracy and thence to Livingstone, Bulu- ing wireless experiment will be might be attempted. In spite of
wayo, Johannesburg and Cape- undertaken by the General. Post this, however, the pirates man-town. The Moth aeroplane, Office. There are certain areas aged to conceal their arme, which is painted silver, has been in different parts of the world The passengers on board were named "Dorys" after Lieutenant where wireless signals transmit- treated with consideration. Bentley's finance, who lives in ted on a long wave can only be When, together with officers who Johannesburg-British Wireless received with difficulty if at all, had been surprised by the offi- Service. while in other places such signala cers, they were put into the
Still No Permit.
can only be received at certain messroom they were provided Constantinople, Yesterday. hours of the day. With the with cigarettes and refreshments After waiting beside the ma- object of ascertaining to what ex-but were made to sit with their chine from dawn the airmen of tent short wave transmission hands above the table and after the "Pride of Detroit" learned this may be capable of reaching many weary hours dropped off to afternoon that official authorisa auch areas, the British Official sleep in this position. On com- tion to resume the fight had not Press will be transmitted for plaint being made that the room arrived from Angora, hence they two months beginning Septem-with doors shut and guarded-postponed their departure for an- ber 8 on long and short wave was exceedingly stuff, a window other day.-Reuter. simultaneously. The same call was broken for their benefit. Windsor (Ontario), Yesterday. aign will be used and the long Jewellery and cash, the proper- A Stinson monoplane, the wave will remain as at present. ty of the European passengers as "Royal Windsor," pilotted by The short wave will be 22 metres well as the Chinese were taken. Schiller and Wood, started at at. noon Greenwich Mean Time In addition to Mr. and Mrs. nine this morning on a non-stop 2.30 p.m. transmissions and $7 metres at Brown and Mr. Melkle, passen-flight to Windsor, England.
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THE ARMY IN INDIA.
QUESTION OF ITS INDIANISATION.
Simia, Yesterday.
over
Yesterday. there were оп board Mrs. Bartolini, the Japanese wife of a A very close watch is being the whole Customs official in Swatow, and maintained
Atlantic coast for Minchin's her two children.
"St. Raphael," now six hours oxerdue. Beuter's Service.?
Eighteen Pirates.
The pirates numbered eighteen and all were armed.
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Ottawa, Yesterday. In his report to the police the
Anxiety is felt as to the fate): Captain says that there were no casualties excepting that a Euro of the "St. Raphael" in spite of The Council of State, after three pean, Mr. Meikle, was cut slight- the fact that all points on the hours' debate, rejected the resolu-ly in the hand: tion of Sir Phirože. Sethna, a mem-
Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of
No. 5. Wyndham Street.
The pirates haul appears to St. Lawrence have been warned Dentist. ber of the Committee on the Indian have amounted to less than to keep the strictest lookout. So
isation of the Army of India, head- $8,000. ed by Sir Andrew Skeen, urging| prompt action on the report of the Committee.Reuter.
FRENCH BANK ADVANCES.
STATE APPROPRIATION:
REDUCED. At mind
far there is no trace of the fliers: Mariners here are of opinion According to the master's statement, the pirates warned that the only hope is that the him, on allowing the ship to pro- aeroplane has been rescued by ceeding from Blas Bay, that an some small ship in mid-ocean other attack might be made by without wireless or by a fishing other pirates unless they left vessel on the Grand Benks. speedily, and as he saw a steam Reuter
launch and sampana approaching
from the shore as he was leaving FRANCE AND U.S. he decided to turn back and made
NEW TRADE TREATY Paris, Yesterday for Hong Kong instead of pro-
NEGOTIATIONS. The legal limit of advances of ceeding to Shanghai, ant the Bank of France to the State The Yatahing" aaked at noon
Washington, Yesterday. 1.80 p.m. was reduced by 4.500 million yesterday for Shanghai direct,
Negotiations in connection francs to 32 billion francs.The without taking further cargo. total actual advances have been Mr. Meikle and Mr Bartolin with the new next favoured decreased to 24,650 millions, this and children remained on board, nation commercial treaty with leaving an available margin, of but Mr. and Mrs Brown ramie France will probably shortly take place in Paris Reuter's ed In Hong Kong. 7,350 million francs-Haves,
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