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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1928.
GENEROUS SCOTTISH CARGO DROPPED ON "EARLY PIONEERS”
DONOR.
A SECRET OUT."
SIR JAMES CAIRD'S GIFT TO THE NATION.
BRITAIN'S SEA POWER.
London, Yesterday.
"ITALIA'S" CREW. ON THE WARPATH.
EFFECTIVE SIGNALS. LABOUR DISSENSION.
600 LES. OF FOOD STUFFS LANDED.
ITALIAN PILOT'S SUCCESS.
Oslo, Yesterday,
A WANDERING FROM "BASIC PRINCIPLES.**
APPEAL TO COUNTRY.
London, Yesterday... The "Citta di Milano" has The identity of the hitherto!
Important development in the wireleased that the Italian avia- anonymous donor, who recently tor, Maddalena, to-day dropped Internal dissensions of the British presented to the nation the fam-provisions. on General Nobile's Labour Party is marked by a let- ous historically valuable Mac- camp pherson Collection of Naval Prints, which he had purchased for £108,000 is now
ed
Sir James
How the Stranded Were Located.
Rome, Yesterday.
ter from Mr. James Maxton, and Mr. A. J. Cook to the "New
•
The supplies dropped consisted Leader," the official organ of the reveal- of 600 lbs. of foodstuffs. Mad-Independent Labour Party, declar-
Caird, dalena discovered Nobile through
the well known shipowner, pre-arranged signals, which en-ing that as there has recently been abled the stranded men, to reveal a serious departure from the basic The selection contains in their whereabouts. Maddalena principles of the Labour movement engravings, books, the atlases and has returned to King's Bay. paintings a unique record of Bri- tain's
namely, unceasing war against Official Telegram,
Capitalism, "We are now asked to Rome, Later, sea history from the
The official communique from bellove that the party is no longer Fifteenth to the Nineteenth cen- the "Citta di Milano" states that the Working Class Party, but that it turies and comprises 12,000 Maddalena's aeroplane was fitted
items. Sir James Caird also con- with wireless and was guided by represents all sections of the com- tributed £65,000 towards the re-means of instructions transmitted munity." storation of Nelson's flagship to the pilot wirelessly in 4 The new conception that Social- ism and Capitalism should sink "Victory" and £9,000 for the re-pre-arranged code.
Maddalena declared that other-their differences has resulted in storation of H.M.S. "Implacable," wise it would have been impossi- much energy, which should have
a battleship of the same period.— British Wireless Service.
FOUND IN RIVER.
EUROPEAN'S DEATH AT
. SINGAPORE.
WRISTS BOUND.
POST OFFICE SIEGE.
Ichang, Yesterday. The commander of the gar- rison who was left by General Yang Son in charge of Wanhsien, the port on the Upper Yangtze Singapore, June 16. River, is reported to have bolted with his troops. The report also Mystery surrounds the death of n European named Mr. Frederick says that Wanhsien is in the hands of bandits and that the Crawley, whose body was found Post Office was being besieged. floating in the Singapore River British Naval Wireless, this morning.
The discovery was made by a marine police' patrol at 7.40 a.m.) near the Merbau Bridge, which ble for him to find the camp, which
[be passed over without seeing. spans the river between Tank-rond As the result of signals he re
and Havelock-road, near the Unit-turned to a spot and saw five per- ed Engineers' works. It is believ-sons, who waved to him and wait- ed that the body had been in the ed for him to drop the cargo.
Earlier Messages. water about four hours, and it was
the pockets.
There was
Rome, Yesterday.
| beon expended in fighting Capital- iam, now being expended in crush- ing everybody who dares to remain true to the ideals of the move- ment and the fighting spirit of the Party is being destroyed. There- fore the signatories propose to hold conferences and meetings through- out the country and ask the rank and file "whether they accept the new outlook or whether they wish. to remain true to the spirit and ideals of the early pioneers."
Reuter.
2ND WELCH REGT.
FROM SHANGHAI TO SINGAPORE.
IN TROOPING. SEASON.
Singapore, June 15. News has been received officially that the 2nd Battalion of the Welch Regiment, which is at present in
season,
enthu
identified by documents found inj An official communique states:
"in view of the failures of the Shanghai, will relieve the 2nd Bat- a deep gash on the airmen Larsen, Holm and Mad- talion of the Duke of Wellington's back of the head, and the deceas-dalena, the Commander of the Regiment, during the next trooping "Citta di Milano" has recognised
Rugby football ed's hands were bound in front of the necessity of special measures him by a leather belt around the to locate Nobile. Reports from siaste will hall this news with wrists. It is not yet possible to the airmen stress the difficulty satisfaction, as the 2nd Welch have say whether the head wound was in detecting men or a tent on hum- always been well to the fore in that caused by a sharp instrument or mocky ice on which the sun is particular game, having won the cup on several occasions. by striking something when the shining brilliantly, giving the illu-army
best players serving with the Bat unfortunate man fell in the river,sion great visibility which the They have still got many of their
shadow falsifies. but a postmortem examination has Therefore chemicals emitting talion, Boxing,, too, has been one catablished the fact that death was columns of smoke are to be drop-of the strong points of the 2nd due to drowning.
ped by aeroplanes in the neigh- Welch, the famous Major Hunting- bourhood of General Nobile's ton, known to all the Army as "The The body was clad in khaki coat supposed whereabouts, and he Gunner," having won many cham- Unfortunately he has and trousers, with no shirt, and will utilise these to guide the air-pionships.
now retired, but the boxing tradi there was no belt-a faet which men.
Two student members of the tion of the battalion is still main- gives colour to the theory of sui- cide. At present, however, the Alpine Club, accompanied by two tained. police are unable to advance any Alpinisti, left yesterday evening The Commanding Officer of the suggestions as
to the manner in on the steam sealer "Braganza" 2nd Welch Regt, is Leut.-Colonel Another T. G. Mathias, D.9.0., but, accord- which Mr. Crawley met his death. for North East Land.
which left the ing to the Army List, his time will The deceased, who was 53 years expedition
Theory of Suicide.
י.
He
Was A native of
of age and who wore a glass eye, "Braganza" on June 13 has re-terminate in November this year, so Singapore will not have the was a well-known character of Sin-turned.
Besides the seaplane "Upland," pleasure of welcoming him for gapore. Latvia, though he had been away Major Penso in a Dornier Wahl long. Col. Mathias commanded a from his country for so long that aeroplane has arrived at King's battalion in the Great War with his Continental origin was not Bay. The steamer "Hobby" is distinction, and was wounded. He noticeable. He recently made an going to Norway to carry out her then went to Waziristan from 1921 application for naturalisation as a previous contract."
War Service.
Where Is Amundsen?
Stockholm, Yesterday. At 10 nm. this morning, no-
to 1924, and obtained the medal
and clasp for that exacting cam- paign.
The Welch Regiment was ori-
British subject, but this Wha turned down by the Government, and the letter found in his pocket) was one he had written asking for thing had been heard of Captain ginally composed of the 41st and Amundsen, who left Tromsoe 42 69th Foot. Their depot la in Car- reconsideration of the matter.
hours ago in the French seaplane diff, and their record ranges from piloted by the Frenchman, Major Martinique in 17682 to Mesopo- He claimed to have seen service Guilbaud, for North East Land, tamia, 1918. Amongst a host of in the Boer War and the Great War Spitzbergen, to seek for General battle honours, probably the most and to have lived in British Nobile.
interesting to dwellers is the Far Colonies since 1891. He had un- The Swedish seaplane "Upland" East, will be that of "Java," which doubtedly lived in South Africa at arrived at King's Bay at midnight, few regiments in the Army can
They also have the privi one time, but for the last twenty and is departing immediately for boast.
where the legs of carrying the famous name years he has lived off and on fn Amundsen Island,
their colours, Singapore. For some years past Swedish steamer "Tanja" and "Waterloo" on
an
he had been unemployed, and liv Shackleton's old ship, the honour coveted by most regiments ed in a Japanese hotel in Wilkie-"Quest," are carrying out another throughout the Army who have not road. What his means of aubaist Swedish relief expedition consist- got it ence were is not known, but he ap-ing of three aeroplanes,, which The Colonel of the Welch Regi
ment is Major-Gen. Sir Thomas peared to have enough money to are due to-day-Reuter. keep him without doing regular
Marden; K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G, who work. He was frequently to be Mr. H. Lockwood Stevens, who commanded a division in, Turkey found in the seamen's bars in the recently visited Malaya in connec- during the Chanak trouble with 8.8.Tanjong Pagar district, where he tion with the Rosa Institute and such distinction.
was a familiar character and occa Hospital for Tropical Diseas35,
sionally a source of trouble to the writes to say that he has received Peking. Yesterday. Mr. H. H. police.
the following donations from Kung, the Nationalist Minister of said that the It is said that the deceased's Malaya: The F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce and Industry has arrived hands were bound in such a way Mines £50, the Singapore Turf here from Nanking-Reuter. [He that he could have done it himself, Club 252.10, the Singapore Chamber is the 75th descendant of Confucius but the matter will be fully inves- of Commerce $1,000. Many other and a brother-in-law of the late Dr. tigated by the Coroner in due bodies in Malays have promised to Sun Yat-sen and of Marshal course.
help the Institute.
Chiang Kai-shek.)
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