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Communal Fights at Round-the-World Plane Subject Raised In League QUEEN'S THEATRE
Nagpur.
· MANY CASUALTIES.
Mohomedans Fire On Hindus Who Retaliate.
Nagpur, Yesterday. Twenty-two were killed and over one hundred injured and for sent to hospital as the result of communal disorders here.--Reu-
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How It Started.
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THE "OLD GLORY.”
Unsuccessful Search By Ocean Liners.
Rangoon, To-day. The "Pride of Detroit" has left
Bangkok.-Reuter.
•
At Rangoon Rangoon, Yesterday. The "Pride of Detroit" has ar- rived here-Router.
Assembly.
DUTCH PROPOSAL. .
Efforts To Revive Geneva Protocol Principles.
Geneva, Yesterday.
The Assembly embarked on the real business of the session yesterday, with a discussion on the work of the Counell and Secretariat.
The principal speech of the sit- ting was that of Jonkheer Van Blokland (Holland) whose theme was "Disarmament."
A communique states that the
Hong Kong To-morrow? emunal troubles broke out on Sunday evening when a Moslem If all goes well with the "Pride procession came into conflict with of Detroit" round-the-world fliers At its conclusion, he moved a were they should be in Hong Kong by resolution, amidst general ap- thrown and lathis used. Rioting to-morrow. A cable requesting plause, in favour of taking up the recurred yesterday and armed the Asiatic Petroleum Company principles underlying the defunct police and troops were called, Ain' Hong Kong to supply the Geneva Protocol together with the score of cases of arson occurred, necessary fuel and oil has been Preparatory Commission's Re- fired on a Hindu crowd, killing received from their offices in Cal- port.
It is noteworthy that the reso- three. Another Mohomedan, who cutta.
fired on some Hindus from a Other arrangements for the re-lution agrees with the Polish Mosque was arrested, also four ception of the fliers are being Pact intentions.--Reuter. Hindus who fired a Mohomedan made by the U.S.. Consulate. It has been definitely decided to use house.
Protocol Revival?
Geneva, Yesterday. Much comment has been occa- Calm has been restored, but the Kai Tack reclamation as a two more isolated murders are re-landing ground, permission hav-sioned in the lobbies on the ported this morning. Troops ing been granted and the aviators Assembly proposal of van Blok- land. German quarters here re- have arrived from Kamptee and informed as to its location. military pickets have been posted throughout the city.-Reuter.
BAMBOO FOR PAPER.
SUGGESTED WOOD PULP SUBSTITUTE.
GROWTH IN CONSUMPTION.
London, Yesterday.
The utilisation of the Empire's bamboo resources for papermaking was the subject of a paper by Raitt, the Government of India's
The aviators are making for gard it as a practical revival of Hong Kong from Rangoon via the Geneva protocol, to which Hanoi and not Bangkok as origin- they object.
Herr Stresemann telephoned to ally reported. They left Calcutta
Berlin cancelling his arrangement | yesterday.
to go there on Friday and propos ing the adjournment of the Ger- man Cabinet meeting till next week. The impression' is that the smaller states favour the Dutch proposal while the big Powers are inclined to oppose it. Reuter
Polish Proposal.
America to Italy, Old Orchard (Maine), Yesterday,
The aeroplane "Old Glory" pilot ed by Messrs. Lloyd Bertaud and James Hill, took off at 6 o'clock this evening, London time, in an attempt to fly non-stop to Rome.
SOS From the Atlantic.
M. Sokal, acting, head of the New York, Yesterday, Polish delegation, has handed the The liners "Carmania" and Text of the Polish “non-aggres- Lapland" at 6 a.m. (London time) aion" proposal to SIE ANChamber- celulose expert before the British picked up an SOS from the Old lain, M. Briand, Herr Stresemann. Strictest secrecy is being main- The B.8. "Transylvania also re-
Association.
Mr. Raitt declared that owing of
Glory.
the enormous drain in the softwood ceived "Old Glory's" SOS and tained, and the draft has been re- supply, and the growth of paper estimates that the position of the Lettere and postcards for Europe and the British Isles are for- consumption, the world's pape in aeroplane is 49.50 North, 41.15 warded via Siberia if so superscribed.
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dustry, particularly the British West. section thereof, would be in a con- dition of demoralised panic 20 years hence unless steps were taken to The Anchor liner "Transyl-Reuter. find a new source of supply. Bam-vania" has reached a position It appears that Poland favours boo was definitely the last hope if whence the distress call was sent the extension of arbitration and a Britain was to obtain her supplies by the aeroplane "Old Glory" in general declaration, open to non- Mr. Raitt outlined the Govern- which Lloyd Berland and James members as well as members of ment of India's experiments as re- Hill, with Philip Payne, a New the League that war and all forms gards bamboo. He thought it pos- York editor as passenger, were of aggression will be an inter- sible to deliver bamor pulp in attempting to fly from the United national crime. Poland also sug- England at between £2 to 23 a ton States to Rome. The "Transyl-gests an agreement not to in- below the price of wood pulp.vania" has wirelessed that she crease armaments.
Denmark Agrees. fuge tracta, suitable for bamboo has searched an area 80 miles in forests, could be found all round circumference but has not found Mr. Moldesen, Denmark, asso- the world's tropical and sub-tropi-the "Old Glory." The "Transyl clated himself with van Blok- vania" is now proceeding to the land's resolution and declared point at which the steamship that Denmark was prepared to "California" sighted the "Old make sacrifices for the attain- Glory" prior to the latter's dis-ment of disarmament.-Reuter. tress call. The distress' call was wirelessed by the "Old Glory" when she was about 600 miles from the Newfoundland coast. At the time the "Transylvania"! In Princes Street Gardens, Edin-was 88 miles away from the "Old burgh, 'beneath the shadow of
"Old Glory's" message Glory." Uastle Rock, Scottish Americans
London, Yesterday. 8.80 p.m. have raised a beautiful memorial in indicated she was in grave dif
Sir Philip Sassoon, Under Secre- 4.80 p.m. honour of the Scots who gave theft ficulty and expected to be forced tary for Air, Sir Sefton Brancker. down on the sea. She had appar Director of Civil Aviation, and a lives in the war.
Am-ently encountered a storm, The party of officials will fly from Eng- "the "Carmania,” which was 170 miles land to Venice for the Schneider memorial in the presence of hun away when it received the call, is trophy contest which takes place dreds of American Scots who had also rushing at full speed to on September 25. They will go in 10.80 a.m. crossed the Atlaatie to participate assist British Wireless Service, the new Saunder's Bristol commer
cial flying boat, "Dedina," which is 10.30 a.m. in the ceremony.
Captain's Report. bis! Replying to the toast of "h
driven by two 450 horse-power New York, Yesterday, Bristol Jupiter engines and has health at the civic luncheon, Mr. 8.80 p.m.
The captain of the "Transyl-been designed for the marine Houghton said he was one of those
has branch of Imperial Airways. Ten 8.30 a.m. who believed the future of the vanta" wirelesses that he
world and its peace, happiness and reached a position whence it is passengers can be carried in the general well-being depended large believed the "Old Glory" sent out luxurious cabin in the hull of the AT THE ly-and he sometimes thought al- the 8.0.S. but found no trace of craft and a speed of 115 miles most altogether on the existence the aeroplane, though he search per hour can be attained-- The of sound and friendly understand-ed an area of 30 miles around the boat is now undergoing/ trials of ing between the British and Ameri-spot indicated. 10.30 a.mcan peoples-British Wireless Ser Noon
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·MATTER ENDED.
PRES. COOLIDGE AND DISARMAMENT.
Rapid City, Yesterday The Impression haa gained ground at the Press Conference here that President Coolidge con-
The Transylvania" is con tinuing the search.
There have been no further signals from the aeroplane. Reuter's American Service. By Journalist Aboard.
A New York Journalist named Philip Payne is a passenger aboard the "Old Glory.
Two More Attempts.
London, Yesterday
SCHNEIDER CUP.
BRITISH PARTY FLYING TO VENICE.
-
Cowes.-British Wireless Service.
TRAIN WRECKED?
WORKMAN ARRESTED IN PARIS
Paris, Yesterday. "A" workman'" named -- Claudius: Lyeger has been arrested in con- nection with the wreck of÷he i aris- Bordeaux express, Laeger, who is stated to have had 16 previous con- Two more trans-Atlantic nights vistions, allegedly confessed he was siders the question of disarmament began to-day when Tully and Med-out of work and in a fit of singer closed, begged digested, calf resumed from Harbour Grace, tampered with the line-Reuter.
The President, who is of opinion Newfoundland, their attempt to
that Lord Cecil's resignation leaves fy. from London, Ontario, to Lon-
the British Cabinet more than ever con, England, which had been in
united against America's naval terrupted by fog; and Schiller and night to London at 1.25 this after aims, is represented as feeling that Wood also resumed heir Inter doon (Greenwich time). the United States' views have been
clearly presented to the world, rupted attempt to fly from Wind-This is the third time it those particularly to Britain and Japan, sor, Ontario: to Windsor, England Canadian pilots have set off to Since the British Government does -British Wireless Service the quarter of million not agree therewith, the matter
John Carling."
10.80 m ended so far as President Coolidge Harbour Grace (Newfoundland),
In concerned-Reuter's American Bervice.
3.Tully and
prize, offered them by a Brewery concern if they fly the Atlantic, Retiter's "Ameri heir Service,
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