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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1927.
AIR SPEEDS.
Italian Record To Be Challenged.
PREPARATIONS IN BRITAIN.
MOSCOW EN FETE.
Celebration of Tenth Anniversary.
LENIN'S BUST ON STAGE.
Attempt To Reach Over 300 Miles Disturbances In Shanghai, Canton,
Per Hour.
Rugby, Yesterday. ` The new air speed record set up
And Tokyo.
Moscow, Sunday,
PARLIAMENT.
Reassembles To-day After Races.
BUSY SESSION ANTICIPATED.
Supplementary Estimates For Shanghai.
Rugby, Yesterday. The Grand Opern House was Parliament reassembles to-mor- by the Italian, Major Di Bernhardi, brilliantly decorated ол the ac-row after the Summer Recess to
is not likely to stand long unchal-casion of a meeting with which the continue the work of the session lenged.
celebrations of the tenth anni-which opened in February and will, versary of the revolution opened. it is anticipated, be prolonged till
The bust of Lenin stood, on December 21. pedestal on the stage with a red
Preparations are already nearing complation in this country for an at- tempt at over 300 miles an hour.
When Flight-Lieutenant Webster put up a speed record of 285 miles
star shining over it whilst a guard The six weeks avallable promise of honour, holding Communist to be exceptionally busy and the banners stood in the background. time of Parliament will be almost an hour in the Schnelder Trophy The guests of honour Included fully occupied by the discussion of Race, flying in a Supermarine representatives of foreign delega-various important bills, including Napier $5 seaplane, his speed in-tious, among whom was Mr. S. unemployment. cluded flying round two acute éor- Saklatvala, Communist M.P.' for Efforts will be made to have ners, and, as the necessary slow North Battersea, London-Reuter, other Bills considered, including a ing up to take these corners must have had a detrimental effect on his average speed, experts are confident
million persona participated in the that the Supermarine Napier is cap-anniversary demonstrations here. able of beating Bernhardi's speed on a straight course.
Average speed tests will tako place at Calshot over a measured course of three kilometres, which will be flown twice in each direc- tion, the average speed of four flights being that counted in the record.
It is probable that ine pilot will be Flight-Lieutenant Worsley, who was second in the Schneider Trophy Race, and the machine will be an improved Supermarine Napier.- British Wireless Service.
Bernhardi's Record.
Rome, Nov. 6.
one of Major di Bernhardi, Italy's representatives in the Schneider Cup race, lying a gea- plane in the presence of British, French and American Air Attaches Lover a three kilometres course at Venice, reached an average speed of 296.9 miles an hour, which is claimed as a world record.
A Million Participate.
Moscow, Yesterday.
Bill for the registration of nurs- ing homes and a Mental Deficiency
It is officially stated that one which will permit persons auf-
covered
fering from the after-effects of sleepy sickness to be more effective- ly dealt with.
A day will probably be put aside for the discussion of the rovision of the prayer book.
The Geneva conference break- down will, it is expected, be debat- ed and speclul days will, in all prob. ability, be set aside for the discus- sion of unemployment and Supple-. mentary Estimates for the Shang- hai Defence Force.-British Wire- Hess Service.
"HOME FROM HOME.”
DOMINIONS SECRETARY AND FLAG.
SPEECH, BROADCAST.
Rugby, Yesterday. "Atmospherics yesterday interfer- ed considerably with the reception of broadcast relayed to Britain from the shortwave station in Syd-; Australia, and parts of
Mr. R. Sakintvala, M.P.
[Lieutenant Webster, who won The processions converged on a the Schneider Cup for Britain, Bed square in the centre of the averaged 281 miles and 1,150 yards, official festivities all the Kremlin, speeches delivered by the Governor of New South Wales and Mr. L At one part of the race, it was re-the walls of which were ported, Lieutenant Kinkhead (Bri-with red cloth bearing inscriptions M. S. Amery, Dominions Secretary, the most Important were inaudible. These speeches tain) was doing 291 mph. Major describing,
were made at 5 o'clock in the morn- The Soviet authorities assembleding (Australian time) to an au- on the platform of the Lenin,dience 11,000 miles distant listen- Mausoleum, at the sides which the ing at 7 in the evening (British Diplomatic Body and several hun-time) of the previous day.
di Bernhardi won the cup for Italy events of the past decade. from America in 1926.]:
NELLORE DISASTER. dred foreign delegates were drawn One remark in the speech of Mr.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HOMELESS.
CYCLONE AND TIDAL WAVE,
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Rates and further particulars on application to the Radio Coun-tidal wave, which swept a mile and ter, lat Floor, Government Building.
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After speeches and a ceremonial Amery, who is making an Imperial tour, was "I shall return home march-past the Red troops and de- without having ever left home, for
mon Crators took part in., proces- sions throngh the city till dark.during all the 40,000 miles of my been under Reuter.
journey I shall have the British. flag-British Wirleess Service.
CANTON FORBIDS.
Armoured Car at Yesterday's "Celebration.”
"Celebrations" in Canton yes- terday for the 10th anniversary
EGYPT'S PREMIER.
SUCCESS OF VISIT TO LONDON:
of the Russian Revolution termin- LEAVES TO-DAY FOR CAIRO. ated abruptly when the Police, It appears that earlier reports of supported by armed units, dashed
Rugby, Yesterday. the casualties were exaggerated, as
Sarwat Pasha, the Egyptian only between 20 and 30 persons are up to the rendezvous in an arm-
oured car.
Prime Minister, leaves London to- Hurried preparations were morrow after a week's visit during [A Madras cable of November 6. made on Saturday by the pro- which he and the Secretary of states:-Three hundred people are moters of a meeting at the Tai-State for Foreign Affairs, Sir Aus reported to have perished in floods ping theatre in Sai-kwa-yuen. ten Chamberlain, were enabled to following a severe cyclone
On Sunday the Printers' Union, continue the fuformal conversationa Nellore. Communications have
which is pronouncedly Leftist in which began during Sarwat Paaha's been cut off. No details of the
political views and extremist in visit in July upon the subject of disastor are available up to
labour ideas, notified branch the future relations between Great present.]
organisations that yesterday was Britain and Egypt.
at
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FLEETWOOD FLOOD.
KING'S SYMPATHY WITH THE SUFFERERS,
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FLYING BOATS. ⠀⠀
SAFE ARRIVAL AT BAGDAD REPORTED."
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to be observed as a holiday and It is understood that mutually that delegates were to be sent to satisfactory progress has been made Union headquarters whence they during the discussions.British would proceed to the meeting.
Yesterday's meeting was under a name which indicated both la bour and, farmers' support but the number present was very small as compared with previous years,
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Government Not in Favour.
The Canton Government was
DR. HOGARTH.
DEATH OF A FAMOUS EXPLORER.
Rugby, November 7. The death has occurred of Dr.
The fund yesterday reached a not in favour of the observances David Hogarth, keeper of the as the administration had de- Amshmolean Museum at Oxford and clared itself as absolutely opposed President of the Hellenic Society, to Communism.
well-known for its extensive ex-
In The "China Mail" understands [plorations Asta-Minor, the that instructions were given to Caucasus, Greece and Egpyt. Dur- the Police, on the grounds that ing the war he was for a time Communist elements of labour-Director of the Arab Bureau (at ers and farmers" were taking Cairo)" and had thorough Inside Bagdad, Sunday, part in the meeting.
knowledge of the Arab revolt The Royal Air Force flying boatɛ| On arrival, the Police fired & against Turkish dominance which arrived here just in time to escape series of blank volleys and im- had a great effect on the hostilities A severe thunderstorm-Reuter. mediately broke up the meeting. in the Middle East.-B, W. S
[The flying basta arrived at Several men on the platform
Maraelles on Octobr. 19 and ar-
rived at Abouker last week route to Karachi and thence Singapore and Australia.]
S. AFRICA'S FLAG.
END OF A STIERING --
CONTROVERSY.
were taken into custody.
en
to
Capetown, Yesterday. The Senate has read the Flag
Bill for a third time-Reuter.
None of the Rightist (or moderate)Labour Unions took part. These include the majority of artisans in Canton.
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JAPANESE PROLETARIAT.
POLICE EFFECT TWENTY ARRESTS.
Tokyo, Nov. 7. Twenty persons were arrested this evening when the police broke. up a meeting held under the nus- pices of Prolatarian organisations to celebrate the anniversary of the Boviet revolution. Reuter.
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