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ALSO SLEEPY SICKNESS
New York, Yesterday.
An influenza epidemic is sweep-
POSTS
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FRANC" SENSATION
DUC INDICTED
NEW RESIDENTS FOR MOROCCO ALLEGED TO HAVE RECEIVED
AND TUNISIA
M. M. SAINT AND MANCERON
Parla, Yesterday,
FRS. 1,830,000,
PUBLIC EXAMINATION
Paris, Yesterday.,
M. Lucien Saint,, Resident Gen- The Duc Dayen, one of the direc- ing the country, and over half-a-eral of Tunisia, has been appointed tors of the "interpresse." indicted Resident General of Morocco, and on a charge of swindling and abuse million cases have already been re- M. Mancaron, Prefet of Moselle, of confidence, interrogated by the ported.
The health authorities, who were already very busy are further alarmed by the discovery, that a number of cases of influenza have been followed by sleepy sickness.
Reuter's American Service. BRITISH AVIATION
A NEW LIGHT PLANE INVENTED
INTERCHANGEABLE WINGS
London, Jan. 1.
A new type of machine has been added to the series of British light aeroplanes, and it marks an in- teresting development in the pro- duction of British airclaft.
Resident of Tunisia.-Havas.
OH, ARE YOU!
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police to send up someone, "who understood things."
The witness was
refused
en-
trance to the house until the arrival of Sub-Inspector Logan. After wit- ness had produced the warrant to the Inspector' and explained mat- ters, the latter told witness to curry on with his duty, an together they went to the roof of the servants' they found the quarters where green wild wood.
examining magistrate in the gazette du Franè Case, described hls business relations with Madame Hanou.
It is alleged that Dayen fictiti- ously subscribed for shares in various undertakings under hor uspices for the sum of 1,830,000 franes.
..
Dayen has been left provisional- by at liberty.-Reuter.
SIR CHAS. MACARA
ONE OF LANCASHIRE'S .
"COTTON KINGS"
DIES AT RIPE OLD AGE
London, Yesterday.
Replying to MrAndrewed, Mr.
Sir Charles Macara, the well- Carr said that the wood found on the roof was green and of similar known cotton magnate, died to-day
The machine has been designed nature to the stumps he had found at his home at Altrincham, Che- by Mr. Simmonds, who was former-in the plantation, and must have shire, aged nearly 83. He was ly on the technical staff of the con- been cut within a week. Most of recognised all over the world as structors of the well-known Super-the wood on the roof appeared to one of the "Kings of the cotton marine Southampton Flyingboats, be split wild tree trunks.
The defendant was away from the industry.".
house at 'the time of the search so
and has been named the Simmonds Spartan.
"Despite his age, he had applied The whole of the first batch of the witness waited for him. When his wisdom and experience since twelve machines has been ordered the defendant came at about 3.45 the war to grappling with tht trou-| and the first machine will be sent p.m., the witness heard the headbles of Lancashire.. to America on Thursday.
forestman question him. Witness He was Chairman of the Provi- Australia has ordered three for heard the accused admit that the sional Emergency private owners, one is going to wood found on the roof was his, and South Africa, more are booked for that he had cut it from the hillside mmittee set up the United States and the remain-above the house. Defendant was der are for home purchasers,
The main claim for the new
machine is in the method of muk-!
then taken into custody.
Questions
Cotton Com- From in 1922. 1892 to 1926 he was Chairman of the Manchester Cotton Employers' Association and, from 1894 to 1914 President of English Federation of
ing all wings interchangeable and! Answering Mr. Andrewes, the wit-Master Cotton Spinners. also such parts as ailerons, elava-ness said that the area of Col. Bird's'
Outside his business sphere Sir
tors, rudder, tail piece, fin and property was 50 feet all round the Charles Macara was prominently flying wires.
house, and most of the 40 odd identified with the National Life- The basis of this construction is stumps the witness saw were out-bost movement. British Wireless the use of symmetrical wing sec-side this circumference. tions, and although it has always!
[Service..
REPARATIONS
GERMANY PAYING
UP
been considered that they have ceri Questioned by Mr. Andrewes as tain disadvantages compared with to how he knew the boundary of Col. the more usual wing with different Bird's property, Mr. Carr said that camber top and bottom the de- 50 feet was the usual area on the signer of the Spartan claims that Peak. Witness admitted, however, the particular section he has that he had not been to the Land evolved compares well with those Office to verify his estimate. used on other light aircraft.
When defendant was' asked if he The engine is the Cirrus mark had any questions to put to Mr.į I which is a development of the Carr, Mrs. Bird started to ask some-| type already widely circulated oyer thing, when the Magistrate remark- says in the Fourth Annuity Year the world. It maximum speed is ed that he could not allow questions report that Germany has again stated to be 103 miles an hour from her. British Wireless Service.
AFGHANISTAN
AMANULLAH PAYING LIBERAL COMPENSATION
undertaken.
London, Jan. 1.
Berlin, Jan. 1. Me! Parker Gilbert, the Agent- General for Reparations Paymenta,
ཨསྶེ ' ཏི་ made all payments required of her,)
loyally and punctually."
The British share is 373,250,000 marks, of which 13,000,000 marks is used for the expenses of the British Army of Occupation in the Rhine-
The defendant repeated hils atate- namely 1,750,000,000 gold marks, ment that he had only cut boughs which overhung the garden.
Mr. Lindsell then said that if the defendant's employer had any ques- tion to suggest she could put them through Mr. Andrewes.
Mrs. Bird replied that she had no
Two Witnesses `·
land Zones.
Germany's Finances
France's share is 1,000,000,000) marks of which 50,000,000 marks is It is learned that messages are questions to ask. She explained that devoted to the service of the now arriving in London with fair she had been asked to question Mr. French Army on the Rhine. regularity from the British Lega- Carr. She did not understand the tion at Kabul, but they hardly re-procedure of the Court.
Mr. Parker Gilbert, reporting on fer to the situation in Afghanis
Germany's financial position gen- tan, but mainly relate to plans for
After the head forestman had cor-crally, again draws attention to the evacuation of foreign nationals, roborated Mr. Carr's evidence that the sweeping incrences in official which the British Government has defendant admitted that he had cut salaries and penalons, and the con- the financial the wood from a pine plantation out-tinuing drain of Evacuation is not yet completa, side the garden, defendant elected settlement between the Reich and though efforts have met with great to call the house coolie and assistant
the States Communes.
In connection with this latter. house coolie, who, he claimed, knew arrangement, Mr. Gilbart declares It is surmised that all serious how he came by the wood. Defen-that the German Government by fighting between the Government dant further denied that he had said taking practical steps to protect troopa
and the rebels has been anything about the pine plantation, its own budget, can save hundreds suspended owing to the severity of but told the head forestman what he of millions of marks. the wintry conditions.
had told the Court.
He adds: There can be no ques- A message from Peshawar states
The head forestman was emphatic tion of the ability of the budget that King Amanullah has reward, that defendant did not say that he of the Reich to provide the full ed his troops at Kabul with two had merely cut overhanging boughs, amount of its standard contribu months' extra pay for their repulse whereupon the Magistrate gave a retion under the experts' plan, name- of the rebels, and the King has also mand unt to-morrow, morning for ly 2,600,000,000 gold marks in the increased the pay of His bodyguard, the attendance of the defendant's year 1928-29....
success,
from fourteen to twenty rupees per two witneses. Bail was allowed in month. It also appeard that the sum of $50. villages have been literally compien anted for Josses due to the rebel ralds.
Another rebel, concentration is improbable before the spring, owing to the severe cold in-Kabul. .......
TRANSPORT-BACK
.
It is announced that Sir Joslah Stamp, who was one of the British representatives on the Dawes Com- mission, and Lord Revelstoke, who is a director of the Bank of Bog- land, have been appointed to act
tions.
H.M.'s transport "Neuralia" with as the British representatives on the 2nd Batt. the Suffolk Rogt. the Committee of Experta which is The Afghan Legation in London (bound for India) and half of the to go into the problem of repare- to-day stated that all fighting has 1st Batt. the Northampton Regt. ceased and that peace negotiations (bound for Malta) both being units are now proceeding. It is hoped in the North China Command, ar- that the country will soon return rived here this morning from to normal..
Mr. Gilbert Unpopular
Berlin, Yesterday, - Mr.Parker Gilbert is in no wise
Shanghal, on route for the des-popular since the publication of his The Legation dentes recent re-tinations mentioned. ports that a section of the Army has revolted, and; expresses the opinion that the foreign women and children who have been evacuated by the British R.A.F. machines, will probably be able to return to Kabul shortly-Reuter.
TO-DAT'S DOLLAR
The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 2/0 5/16,
annual report portraying a. rosy condition in the German economic altuation, which the newspapers un- atilmously affirm was, not justified and “unfair. bêcause It was likely to create an erroneous Impression in the minds of the new Commis- sion of Experts-Reuter.
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