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Conferences.
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Running Translations in Four
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Geneva, May 6. Language difficultion at inter- national conferences are likely to be solved by a new "anti-babel" ap- paratus which is to be used for the first time at the International Labour Conference towards the end of the month.
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The interpreters will maka running translation of the speeches in the language in which they specialise, being only one sen- tence behind the actual orator.
ITALIAN FLAG.
Two Youthful
Climbers..
INSULTING ITALY.
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Austrian Authorities Make Amends On Demand Of Consul,
lansbruck, Yesterday.
In the course of an anti-Italian
ILLEGAL CORPS.
Ex-Members Sentenced For Shooting.
GERMAN MILITARISTS.
Fate of Informer to Inter-Allied Commission.
Berlin, May 6. After a three weeks' trial three demonstration In front of the ex-members of an Illegal military Italian Consulate on the occasion organisation called the Rossbach of the celebration of Italy's entry Corps have been convicted at the into the Great War, two youths Stettin Court of shooting their com-
FAIR WEATHER.
Light S.E. or variable winds, fair, is the official weather fore- cast until noon to-morrow.
rade, Willie Schmidt, in 1920, be- cause the latter was suspected of informing the inter-Allied Military Commission of (where the Ross- bachers Had hidden their arms.
Ex-Lieut. Heines was sentenced to 15 years' penal servitude; ex- The Eastern Ses depression Sergt. Ottow to four years; Д has passed into the Pacific and workman named Froebal to three the Yangtze Valley. Anti-years; and five others were де cyclone is now central near quitted. Tokyo, A shallow depression remains over Indo-China.
The jury, in returning a verdict of guilty, recommended the pri Boners to mercy, giving the opinion that they had acted out of
Amplifiers and distributing cir cuits will convey the translation to the delegates tables, where ear- climbed to the Consulate and haul love for the Fatherland. phones will be available. The ed down the Italian flag. microphones will be treated so that{ the voices of the interpreters will not conflict with those of the era- tors.
It is claimed that such simul-
The Austrian authorities imme diately re-hosted the flag on the demand of the Consul, and promis ed to punish the culprits.-Reuter.
taneous translations are less liable PRINCE OF WALES. to error than translations made after speeches from memory or from notes.
U.S. FARMERS.
THE VETOING OF THE RELIEF BILL.
PRESIDENTS REASONS.
· Washington, Yesterday. Concentrating his attack on the constitutional side of the Farm
Rellef Bill, President Coolidge in formed the Senate, to which it was returned, that the equalisation fee,; which was the principal feature of the Bill, was altogether inaccept- able.
He declared that the Bill em- bodied "a formidable array of
perils to agriculture which were all the more
menacing because
TO COMPLETE HIS TOUR OF THE EMPIRE.
VISITING AFRICA.
London, To-day. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales expected to complete his tour the Empire this year by a visit
H. R. H,
"AUTONOMISTS."
SENT TO JAIL FOR A YEAR.
COLMAR TRIAL DECISION.
Colmar, Yesterday. Ricklin
Rosac, Schall and Fasshauer (the "Alsatian "Auto- nomists") have been sentenced to 15 one year's imprisonment and five of years' interdiction. Sejour and
to another were released.Havas.
they were obscured in a mass of East Africa. The Duke of Glouces portentously futile bureaucratic ter (Prince Henry) in a speech in paraphernalia."
London, declared that he intends to accompany his brother in the Congress must now decide whe ther to pass the Bill over the autumn on his long trip to British President's veto, er introduce a measure agreeable to President Coolidge.
Political circles are much exer- cised at the outcome of the Presi- dent's action, and undoubtedly the Republican element in the agricul- tural states will endeavour to make its voice heard at the ap- proaching Presidential election.
Africa-Reuter.
HAMBURG'S GAS.
GERMAN CABINET DISCUSS THE SUBJECT.
AN INVESTIGATION,
Berlin, Yesterday. Senator McNary, one of the The Cabinet discussed the sponsors of the Bill, has declared poison gas catastrophe in Ham- that President Coolidge is "unaym-burg.
Free Fights.
Colmar, Later. Noisy demonstrations inside the Court and free fights outside ilus- trated the intensity of the feeling in the protracted autonomist trial. Four of the principal defendants, including Ricklin and Rosse (both of whom were recently elected de- puties) were found guilty of con- spiring against the French state, with extenuating circumstances, and sentenced to a year's imprison- ment and five years' banishment from Alsace.
Eleven others were acquitted.-- Reuter.
GREEK CRISIS.
M. VENIZELOS' DUTY.
Athens, May 23. M. Venizelos, in the course of a atatement, says the resignation of M. Kafandaris has compelled him to reconsider his decision to ub- stain from politica, although he re- cognises that his return will em- bitter party strife.
He says it is his duty to resume the leadership of the Liberals, who
pathetic towards the farmer and Herr Curtius, Economic Minis- uninformed with regard to his ter stated that a Government ex- problem."-Reuter's American Ser-pert had been sent to Hamburg to are the strongest bulwark against investigate. He added that it had a Dictatorship and kindred evils. already been established that phosgene had not been stored for
vice.
"LINDY'S " NEW JOB. military purposes.-Reuter.
COMBINED RAILWAY AND AIR SERVICE.
NEW YORK TO LOS ANGELES.
New York, Yesterday.
A combined railway and
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of the journey from New York to
BOMB. OUTRAGE.
MEXICO CITY DEPUTIES
THREATENED.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Mexico City, Yesterday,
A bomb exploded in the lavatory
-Reuter.
PERSIA OBSTINATE.
RECOGNITION OF IRAK
Rugby, May 23, In the House of Commons, Sir Austen Chamberlain stated, in reply to a question, that the atten- tion of the Persian Government
Los Angeles from four to two days of the Chamber of Deputies last had frequently been called to the
desirability, in their own interests,
is being inaugurated by the Trans- night, half an hour after congress of recognising the present Govern- Continental Air Transport Com- had concluded a special session.} pany,
ment of Irak and thereby placing There were no casualties, and very their relations with that Kingdom Col. Lindbergh will be Chairman little damage was done. of the Technical Committed and
normal and friendly tootlug. A second homb was found リカー will be responsible for the selec-exploded near the first.--Reuter's bad not hitherto taken this step
The Persian Government, however,
tion of route, pilots planes,
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TREE CUTTING.
CHINESE FINED AT KOWLOON.
about this Col. ENGLAND & SPAIN. Lindbergh said his new duties would not prevent his concentrat- ing on other developments in avia- tion. He had not yet decided to abandon his plan of flying to Europe In the summer via Labra- dor, Greenland and Iceland-Rounounces that a telephone service A Chinese was, this morning at tre's American Service.
London, Yesterday.
The Postmaster General
will be established between Eng the Kowloon Magistracy, Aded $50 land and Spain from to-morrow with the alternative of a month's Communication will be available hard labour for trespassing on New York, Yesterday. The between sil parts of Great Britain Crown land, and for stealing wood. Banking group, headed by Brown and all parts of Spain. The sor The complaint was lodged by Mr. Brothers Company, has ranged a vice will be affected by means of J. R. Carr, supervisor of the £3,000,000 sterling loan for the Through circulf between London Botanical and Forestry Depart
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