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Losses On Yarn Sales Removable
By Co-Operation.
London, Yesterday.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1927.
IN PERIL.
Entombed Naval Men's Tappings.
ATTEMPTED RESCUE.
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English Couple's Motor Record.
PLUCK OF MRS. BRUCE.
Pessimistic Opinion Of Submarine Steers Car When Hands And Arm
Experts.
Provincetown, Yesterday.
The divers tapped with a ham-
Are Frost Bitten.
London, Yesterday. The achievement of Mr. and
The state of the American sec- tion of the Lancashire cotton mer on the side of the sunken Mrs. Victor Bruce, in breaking spinning industry has attracted submarine and heard answering the previous 15,000 miles motor attention by reason of a circular taps. Another indication that life ing record, held by the English- from the Cotton Yarn Associa-stili exists in the S.4 comes from woman, Violet Cordery, by forty- tion to the directors of mills spin-the submarine S.8 which is in the eight hours was made more re- ning American yarns. It says neighbourhood of the entombed markable by the 21 hours' delay that six weeks have passed since crew, and believes she got replies caused by the skidding and over- the Association, by removing re-to her aubmarine signals... strictions on price and production,
turning of the car on the frozen In Communication. allowed unrestrained competition
Monthery track and by the inten- The diver (Eady) who estab-sity of the cold weather, in which to play havoc with the trade. lished communication with the the run was made. Margins had fallen so far that it survivors of the S.4 descended at Mrs. Bruce bore the brunt of was now impossible to sell yarns 2 o'clock yesterday at noon. He the effort during the last two for ordinary trade at a price show-located the submarine after 20 days and nights and her hands ing a profit to any mill, however minutes and inspected the wreck were frost-bitten and her left arm favourably financed,
for an hour, He said that a hole, almost frozen when, finally, the This situation contrasted with is torn in the hull larger than the course was accomplished. that which was favourably ruling hole in the S.51, and under the The windscreen Curing the operation of the Asso- conning tower.
had been smashed in the accident and the ciation's policy of curtailment, Eady's tappings were answered motorists would not wait for it to which proved that standard prices) from the torpedo compartment be repaired before resuming the were maintainable and the pre-and the following messages ex-run. They were thus further ex- sent losses unnecessary.
changed by knocks of a hammer. posed to the weather.
The car, petrol and oil used were all of British manufacture. British Wireless Service.
The circular says the Associa- "Is gas bad?" "No; but air, Mrs. Bruce was carried from tion is prepared to end the pre- How long will you be now?" the car shoulder-high by en- gent chaos immediately if the sup-"How many are there?" "There thusiastic spectators. port of those who hitherto hinder- are six. Please hurry. Will you ed its efforts are forthcoming, It be long now?" "We are doing is not prepared, however, to allow everything possible." non-members to improve their Another diver descended and position at its expense. Losses fixed an air vaive to the submar. being incurred by yarn sold to-day ine's hull and air tanks were were removable immediately. lowered and hooked up into which They were prepared to co-operate the rescue ships are pumping air. with their fellow-spinners, The-Reuter's American Service. failure of the Act means, that a course has been headed for bank- ruptcy-Reuter,
RED SPLIT.
OPPOSITION NOW GIVE WAY.
"THE ERROR OF THEIR WAYS."
Moscow, Yesterday.
At the Communist Congress a new statement was subsequently
Perilous Position, Province Town, Yesterday. The perilous position of the men
in Submarine S.4 is indicated by:
SCHNEIDER CUP.
NO CONTEST LIKELY TILL 1928.
OFFICIAL BRITISH VIEW.
Rugby, Yesterday.
Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for
a message tapped out by means Air, was asked in the House of of a hammer on the hull of the Commons about the action to be submarine and picked up by the taken by the Air Ministry to retain rescuers in the afternoon, stating the Schneider Cup next year. that the submarine men had enough oxygen to last till six general agreement in aeronautical He said that there had been o'clock on the evening and asking circles for some considerable time! for oxygen and energency food to past that it was be sent down through the torpedo terests of naval aviation that the
not in the best in-i tubes, but rough weather made an contest for the Schneider trophy immediate response to the plea should be held each year, as the time impossible.
was insufficient to secure progress According to submarine experts in the design of merine aircraft. submitted by the Opposition sign-it is impossible for any of the Provided that other countries took ed by Kameneff, Zinovieff, and submarine men to survive after that view no contest would be held other expelled members, in which to-morrow. Reuter's American
in 1928. The United States, they confessed the error of their Service.
French, and German authorities had been consulted informally, and were understood to be in favour of that view. In discussing this question with the Italian authorities he had made it clear that Great Britain was prepared to compete next year if other countries con- cerned desired the contest. No effort would be spared to secure another victory.-British Wireleas Service.
ways and declared their willing- ness completely and uncondition- ally to acquiesce in the Congress's decisions.
The Congress rejected the statement, but agreed to re-admit the members of the Opposition on application in six months if they fulfilled their pledges.-Reuter.
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London, Yesterday. There is cold weather of unusual. severity throughout the British Moscow, Nov. 9.. Isles. Nineteen degrees of frost Although the separate Opposition were registered in London last even- demonstrations passed almost un-ing. There have been falls of snow noticed on account of the huge size in many districts. A continuation of the parade yesterday, the "News- of the conditions is forecasted, paper Workers' Gazette" devotes probably extending over Christmas. much indignant comment to the
Freezing on Riviera. efforts of Smilgs and Preobrazhen- The past week-end was the cold-
Rugby, Yesterday.. sky here and of Zinovleft and est experienced in Britain for seven
The British Government has Radeck in Leningrad to organise years and the temperature through-instructed Sir Miles Lampson, its demonstrations under Opposition out yesterday remained consider-representative at Peking, to ex- elegans. It declares that indignant ably below freezing point, 34 de- press to the Rev. Forbes Tocher proletarians hurled rubbish and degrees Fahrenheit of frost being re his action which has attended his its admiration and appreciation of cayed apples at Smugn and Preo-gistered at. Balmoral, Scotland, brazhensky, who spoke from the where the cold was most severe... persevering and courageous balcony of a small hotel, and that It was, however, warmer in the efforts for the release of Captain Bookbinders. 2 cavalry detachment had to pro-British Isles than in any other part Lalor.--British Wireless Service. tect them against the wrath of the of Europe in the same latitude, for: crowd. The secretary of the Mos- the cold wave has now spread all cow, Communist party Committee, over the continent and snowfalls are Uglanov, said: "The proletarians in reported from as far south as Rome, MOSCOW SUPPLIES MONEY TO Moscow by their demonstration and It was freezing at midday yes- showed their will to have unity Interday on the French Riviera. the Leninist ranks of the Commun-Forecasts Indicate a continuance Ist party. Compared with this of severe frost and skating has be- the few outbursts of the Opposition gun in many districts. So-called wers like pitiful squeals."
white Christmases are rare in Eng- The indignation of official Com-land, but there seems some likell munist quarters can be understood hood that frosty weather may con- in view of the absolute prohibition tinue over next week's holiday. 12.30 p.m. of unofficial political demonstrations!
In Russia, and the conduct of the Opposition will doubtless represent
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Essen, Yesterday, The Socialist metal workers union, the biggest in Germany, has rejected the arbitrators' de cision in the from and steel dis. pute-Beuter.
SPY MANIA.
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Riga, Yesterday. The police have arrested 17 Lat vinns who are charged with mem bership of an espionage organisa. tion to supply, Russia with compre: hensive military information. The arrested, men were largely supplied with money, and some admitted that this was provided by the Moscow authorities Reuter.
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