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FLOOD EPIC.
Young Lady's Gallant Rescues.
REMARKABLE STORY.
Aunt And Cousin Hauled Out Of A Flat.
Rugby, Yesterday.
BIG NAVY.
America's Programme
Outlined.
“SHOWING THE FLAG.”
Definite Need For Cruiser Tonnage.
of
MURDER ADMITTED.
Girl Strangled in Los Angeles.
ABNORMAL CRIMINALITY.
Cold Blooded Confession Of Cutting Up Warm Body.
Los Angeles, Jan. 2. Hickman WAN successfully brought to Los Angeles in a train guarded by an army of police and detective at every stage of the jour- ney from Pedleton, and was imme- dlately Jailed.
zine Washington, Yesterday, At the Coroner's Court at Ful- The essential considerations ham to-day a remarkable story was national defence and the influence told of how Miss Madge Franckeiss, of "showing the flag" upon Ameri- girl of 20 years of age, rescued can merchants seeking trade expan- her aunt and a boy cousin from a alon' are two points urged by Mr. basement flat which was flooded by Wilbur, Secretary of the Navy, in the Thames last Friday night. · a statement to the Naval Committes
setting the reasons for support of crowd. the United States $725,000,000 naval Subsequently, Hickman was construction plan embracing 25 charged before the Court. cruisers, five aircraft carriers, nine The Judges promised every faci-
The Inquest was being held on her two girl cousins, whom she was unable to save in apite, of her gal- lant efforts.
There was no interference by the
It was related how Miss destroyer leaders, and 23 sub-lity for the defence and adjourned Franckelas awoke to find her bed- marines,
the case til Tuesday.
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room deep in water. She aroused Mr. Wilbur emphasised that the The prisoner's confession Is her relatives. She found that a United States programme was in most cold-blooded. It reveala ab- way of escape was by a window. no way competitive, though const- normal criminality. Getting out of the window she deration was
Hickman declares that, he taken of the pro- awam about in the area. The oc-grammes of other nations.
peatedly left the child alone in a cupant of the flat above let down He declared that Great Britain's room, tied in a chair, bindfolded. a sheet and urged Miss Franckelss insistence on adequate cruiser ton- and he terrorised her before going to allow herself to be pulled up. nage, regardless of the plans of out by showing her a revolver and She, however, declined, and dived other Powers, was the most per-threatening her with instant death. back through the window at great suasive evidence that the United He decided to kill her because he risk Into the flooded flat to and her States also definitely needed cruiser feared that if she was ransomed relatives. She brought out a boy tonnage regardless of other Power's alive, she would put the police on cousin, who was hauled up by the programmes.
his track. sheet, and then, swimming back into the flat, she brought out her aunt, Mrs. Watson, who in an ex hausted condition, was hauled up.
Mina Franckelss only gave up her attempt at rescue and consented to be drawn up when she was unable It is understood that the pro- to swim any longer. Her legs and gramme will be spread over five feet were so badly cut. that she was years-Reuter's American Service. taken to a hospital.
The Coroner congratulated Miss
Franckeiss highly on her gallant conduct and superb heroism, and it was announced that a testimonial fund had been opened by the Mayor of Fulham.British Wireless Ser- vice.
BRITISH TRADE.
BIG DROP IN EXPORTS LAST MONTH.
THREE YEAR'S COMPARISONS.
The report adds that 22 cruisers, displacing 1,641,000 tons, should be replaced as obsolete and emphasis ed that the displacement and arma- ment laid down in the Washington Treaty would be respected..
GAIN IN POWER.
(Continued from Page 1.)
120 MILES AWAY.
Hunanese Effort to Retake Hankow.
He strangled her with, a towel. but she still showed signs of life when he began to dissect the body,
[An carlier message stated :--| Oakland, Dec. 27.-William Hick- man has confessed to the police that he alone killed Marian Parker, Tha day after he kidnapped her he strangled her with a piece of plano wire, then cut up her body in a bath tub in his rooms.]
CHRISTIAN UNITY,
NO COMPROMISE ON- TRUTH.
Rome, Yesterday. "It is impossible to reach a com- promise on truth as revealed by The "Kung Sheung, Yat Po" God" epitomises a remarkable Papal reports the Hunanese Army to be encyclical which has been widely fighting at Tungcheng, which is regarded as the death knell to the in the south of Hupeh province, efforts initiated by Britain and about 120 miles south of Han-America to achieve Christian unity. Rugby, Yesterday.
kow.
The Pope invites Catholic This message, if correct, in Bishops throughout the world to The preliminary figures of the Board of Trade returns ahow dicates that the Hunanese are warn their flocks as to fallacious imports for December totalling making a serious effort, and pro- religious unity among Christians, £105,000,000, compared with £107,-gressing, to recapture Hankow 000,000 in November and £134,000,-from the Nationalist troops who which consists of agreeing only on 000 in December, 1926, which is are led by Kwangsi generals (col- some points of faith which non- taken for comparison owing to leagues of Li Chai-sum and Wong Catholice 1926 having been affected by labour Shiu-hung) and others,
troubles. The
consider fundamental while preserving their own opinion on others which, in the past, led to Consequences of War. Defeat for the Kwangst mili-separation from the Church of December exports for totalled £59,000,000 against £70,-tary faction at Hankow will have Rome,
The encyclical declares that any 000,000 in November and £89,000-an appreciably adverse effect on
the Government at Canton.
human compromise would be 000 In December, 1925.
On the other hand, Generalis-treason, and concludes that unity It is pointed out that in regard simo Chiang Kai-shek and the in the church is only obtainable by
Nationalist New
Government the return of the dissidents to the
to the figures for December, 1927,
the Christmas holiday period should be taken into account and also the writes the "China Mail" politi. Church of Rome which is the "only bad weather in the latter part of reluctant to break with the
cal correspondent) still seems true church of Christ."-Reuter. the year which impeded land tran-Kwangsi faction and Canton. sport and held up shipping.
years.
General Yang Sen, who was en-
The following figures summarise croaching on Hankow territory, is the position during the past three now back at Wanhslen, further up the Yangtaze, where he is be 1927 £1,241,000,000; lieved to have suppressed a rising
against his authority.
Importe,
1925-£1,820,000,000.
Exporta, 1927 £709,000,000; 1926-£653,000,000; 1925-$778,-
Demand for $3,000,000.
COURTESY VISIT.
IRISH PRESIDENT GOING TO AMERICA.
London, Yesterday.
In addition to reports from Mr. Cosgrave, President of the 000,000.-British Wireless Service. Reuter regarding the Nationalists Executive of the Irish Free State,
2.30 p.m. MISSING AIRMEN.
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at Nanking (reproduced below), has left on what he describes as there is a Chinese cable which a courtesy visit to America." He BAYS that Marshal, Feng Yuia accompanied by the Minister of hsiang (the "Christian General"), Defence and prominent Govern- as an ally of Nanking, has asked ment servants-Router: Nanking for $8,000,000 for his
way chest. The cable goes on to say that he may get $1,000,000 |
The charming romance of a young fireman and a pretty heiress, told with touches of comedy against a thrilling background-
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ing provinces. Commander, at Shanghai, as the feared owing to a lack of news of bonds mentioned by Reuter, the 9 met with strong oposition. the fate of the Australian airmen Kung Sheung Yat Fo'' says that Raising the Wind. Captain Hood and Lieutenant Mon- only $16,000,000 will be issued The Council also decided to im- crieff who yesterday attempted making a total of $40,000,000 pose an additional salt tax of 11% with the amount issued when Mr. cents per catty and appointed the Sun Fo was Finance Minister. banker Chlen Yung-min, Vice-
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The Council sanctioned the pro- posals of the Finance Minister to Issue $40,000,000 8 per cent. bonds at 98, secured on the 21 per cent. Customs surtax and luxury tax and also on the parcel past duty Reuter,
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