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“PLAIN. WORDS.”
Lord Birkenhead on India.
POLITICAL OPINION.
Simen Commission To Do Its Duty.
ESTABLISHED
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1928..
EDDIE FOY.. "HORSE MARINES.”
Really Materialise in S. America.
American Comedian's
Death.
CHICAGO FIRE ECHO.
How Famous Artist Averted A Panic.
New York, Yesterday. The death has occurred of the comedian, Eddie Foy.
The death of Eddle Foy
:
CHASING SANDINO.
U.S. Marines Mounted To Give Them Equal Mobility.
Managua, Yesterday,
London, Yesterday. Lord Birkenhead, Secretary of
The "Horse Marines" mater- State for India, In a speech at Don-
ialised in the region of Matagalpa, caster addressed "plain words to
recalls where a detachment of United the people of India" in drawing the terrible fire at the Iroquois States marines, mounted in order attention to their attitude towards Theatre, Chicago, in 1908, when to give them the same mobility as the Simon Commission. "I shall one hundred persons were killed. the rebels are now chasing make it as plain as any words at Foy rushed to the front of the Sandino, who was last reported in my command will enable me that stage with the flames roaring over-that region. with the assistance of the Indian head and burning embers falling Meanwhile a hundred followers Legislatures or without, this Com-about him and implored the terror of Sandino raided the town of mission will carry out its task to a stricken audience not to yield to Trinidad on Wednesday night and (seized supplies.-Reuter's Ameri- political The courage and presence of can Service.
conclusion.".
panic.
He declared that if opinion in India, which was the mind of the little comedian, a smallest fringe of the whole of grotesque figure in tights and India, chose to remain aloof, never-shock wig, amid the blazing scenery theless the Commission'a work arrested to a great extent the mad would be performed under the pre-scramble for the doors.Reuter's Bent Government or whatever American Service, Government succeeded it.
He asked those pledged to boycott the Commission whether a sophia- ticated electorato in Britain would) be likely to be persuaded by such means or that the political-minded In India had proved themselves At for a great extension of the present constitution.
DISQUIET.
[Continued from Page 1.)
chowfu, the Nationalist main Lord Birkenhead pointed out that on the other hand, by Co. "Christian General" and the ar base, of a representative of the operation, they might easily have rival at Nanking of, General Yen 60 proved. He paid a tribute to Hsi-shan's military representa- Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and other tive to report progress in the responsible Labour leaders in campaign between Shansi pro- carrying out what they had convince and the Peking Government, ceived to be their duty, ;
Peking's Summons. Indian Comment.
Peking, Yesterday. Bombay, Yesterday,
The leaders on both sides in Lord Birkenhead's speech at China's civil war seem to be more Doncaster has been severely critic-inclined for conferences than war-
fare at the present time.
ised.
GOOD GOING.
HINCKLER ARRIVES AT RANGOON.
Rangoon, Yesterday. Hinckler has arrived, having | covered two-thirds of the distance: to Australia in 11 days.-Reuter.
MOTOR BANDITS.
HOLD UP BUS NEAR CANTON.
DRIVER FETCHES POLICE.
Two motor bandits of Canton who held up a bus on a lonely road outside the east suburb one evening this week were frustrat- cd by the ingenuity of the driver. The bus was near the Canton- Kowloon Railway, on its way to Tungshan (a district in which a The English-owned "Evening In view of the alleged changed good many foreigners Hive) when News" describes Lord Birkenhead's conditions, due to the Chengchow the bandits boarded as passengers statements as limited and provoca conf ence, the Peking authorities and stood near the driver's seat tive and says: "He must take his are summoning all their leaders to ostensibly because the bus was share of the responsibility if a non-Peking for a further conference. crowded. Shortly after the dea- confidence motion is carried in the It is semi-officially stated that peradoes had threatened the Assembly to-morrow."
serious hostilities are not likely driver by thrusting pistols on The paper recalls that when the in North China before March 1. either side of him, he put out the Commission left England Lord In the meanwhile reports that lights and stopped the bus, pre- Birkenhead and the less he inter- various peace delegates are visit- tending that the engine had gone ing each other continue-Reuter. wrong. He then proceeded to
vened the better.
The Indian-owned "Daily Mail" says the speech is violent and pro- vocative and evidently intended to Influence the xesult in the Assembly. "We will be much sur- prised if it has not Z contrary effect," says the paper.-Reuter,
BLOWN UP.
FATALITY ON OIL TANKER.
MANY KILLED,
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LOAN PROTEST.
Nationalist Note To Japanese Government.
"examine" the engine..
While the robbers were moving towards the passengers, the driver escaped and ran to a police station. In the darkness and con- fusion, the passengers also began to move away and, when the Nanking, Feb. 10. police arrived, the robbers inter In view of persistent reports mingled with the passengers and that a loan of Yen 5,000,000 is disappeared among some trees in under negotiation between (the the neighbourhood, Peking Government) Chang Tso-
CANTON RIOTS ECHO..
lin and the South Manchuria Rail- way, Mr. Quo Tai-chi, acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the At the monthly meeting yester- Nationalist Government, has sent day of the committee of the Hong a strong protest to the Japanese Kong, General Chinese Chamber authorities against the consum-of Commerce, it was decided that Tokyo, Yesterday. mation of the reported loan. Fol-no action can be taken in response A trawler
has landed with 21lowing is a translation of the to a request by Canton shop survivors including several injured official dispatch: picked up at sea.
keepers for intercession by the belonging to aj
Protest. 7,000 oll taker "Chuky," which left)
Chamber in the shopkeepers' dis- "On Jan. 27, 1928, it was repute with insurance companies San Pedro An January 19 for ported in the Shanghai news which are alleged to have with- Japan. The vessel suddenly blew papers that Yang Yu-ting, under held compensation for losses in up on February 15, killing the instructions of the Northern the December red riots.
The captain and 13 of the crew militarist, Chang Tso-lin, had, insurance companies maintain through a Japanese, approached that the losses were due to "civil the South Manchuria Railway for commotion" from which the a loan, and that Mr. Yamamoto, policy is exempt. Director-General of the Bald
Reuter.
CANCER NERVES.
DISCOVERY BY CANADIAN DOCTOR.
Railway, viewing the fact that
the route of the Kirin-Huining Mexico City, Feb. 18.-President Line had already been determined, Calles has approved plans fus an promised to advance. Yen 5,000,-air mail service linking up Mexl- |000 for construction purposes. It so City and Laredo, Texas. The Montreal, Yesterday.
was further reported that the service is expected to open very Dr. Oertel, director of the McGill Japanese intermediary had re- shortly-Reater. University Pathological Institute, Jan. 11 to confer with Chang Tao- turned from Dairen to Peking on
has established
Reuter,
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