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The French aeroplane "Yellow Bird," piloted by Lotti and Lefevre, and the American machine "Green Flash," piloted by Captain Lewis! Yancey, and navigated by Mr. Roger Williams, are engaging in a trans- Atlantic race.
The former 'left for Paris at 9.57 this morning (American time), but returned and landed at 10.16.
The "Yellow Bird" weighs 4% tons and the "Green Flash" two tons.
Minor, Mishaps The third member of the "Yellow Bird's crew, Assolant, states that the return was due to engine vibra- tion causing a leak in the fuel tank in the fuselage, releasing a quan- tity of petrol
The flyers decided to dump the fuel and return.
The wheel of the "Green Flash" stuck in the mud in taking off- Reuter's American Service.
French Flight
Teheran, Yesterday. Arachard and Rigneau have ar- rived. Reuter.
"RED 12
DEPUTIES
SENTENCES ON MARTY AND DORIOT CONFIRMED
APPEAL COURT'S ACTION
Paris, Yesterday. The Court of Appeal has confirm ed the conviction of the Communist Deputy, Marty, for inciting to military disobedience and murder in an article in the extremist news- paper "Humanite," but reduced the sentence from 4 years' to two years' imprisonment."
DEBTS
AN AGREEMENT
CREDITOR POWERS COME TO AN UNDERSTANDING
SATISFACTORY DECISION
LORD INVERFORTH ON THE RECENT MERGER
OPTIMISTIC VIEWS
London, Yesterday. Lord Inverforth presided, and Commendatore Marconi was pre- sent, at a neeling of the share- holders of Marconi's Wireless Tele- Paris, Yesterday, graph, Ltd., which unanimously Dr. Schacht Caead of the German adopted the report and balance delegation) has accepted the credi-sheet.
Lord Inverforth, referring to the for Powers reparations' proposals.
Only reservations remain to be cables and wireless merger, said discussed, and complete agreement the solution of the problems which is expected in a few days..Reuter, the Imperial Conference evolved would form a landmark in the history of world communications.
A Common Basis The Experts Committee has found common basis of interpretation of the Young plan of reparations, and there is hope of a general agree- ment by Saturday-Havas.
Why Optimism Prevails Optimism again prevails at the Reparations Conference but no confirmation has so far been re-
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The British Empire for the first time would have an organisation permitting the intelligent and co- ordinated direction and develop- ment of its Imperial telegraphic communications.
It was not a fact that the Mar- coni Company was in effect going! out of business as a result of the formation of Cables and Wireless,
imited.
Eastern Extension Co. The shareholders of the Eastern Telegraph Company have agreed to the proposals for joint working of wireless and cable communica- tions by the transference of "Com- assets" munications
to Imperial and International Communications. They also resolved that the pre- dominating shareholding interest in the company should remain British. The meeting voted £11,500 as com ported as to agreement between pensation to directors for loss of the Creditor Powers and the Ger- office.
Mr. Denison mans on the paramount queation of Phe-Chairman,
said that if the Eastern Agures. But it is admitted that the Pender, Creditors have agreed among them-Telegraph Company had reduced selves with regard to distribution its cable rates to those of wireless of the annuities suggested by Mr. in order to recover lost traffic, the Owen D. Young, as a basis for the Government would have reduced commencement of Mr. Young's plan beam rates still further.-Reuter. on September 1 next.
It is anticipated the Germans will accept this and it is generally The sentence of three years' im- agreed that a satisfactory compro- prisonment imposed on the Com-mise on the German reservations munist Deputy, Doriot, on a similar charge was confirmed.--Reuter.
DUKE OF YORK
CONGRATULATES CHURCH OF SCOTLAND ASSEMBLY
WHAT HIS HIGHNESS HOPES
London, Yesterday.
In closing his address to the Church of Scotland Assembly, to- day, the Duke of York congratulat- ed the Church on the acceptance of the scheme of union with the United Free Churuch, which has been a feature of the Assembly.
His Royal Highneas expressed the hope that union would bring in- creased strength and resources and would open up fresh avenues, of service-British Wireless Service.
LEFTISTS TO RETURN
Shanghai. Yesterday. That section of the Nationalist Party supporting Mr. Wang Ching-wai (ie., the Leftists and Extremists) has turned down the
overture of Marshal Chiang Kai-
is perfectly realisable, so that if the Germans accept the Creditors' figures a great advance will be made toward a final and unanimous agreement.
IRAQ AGREEMENT
PRECEDENT IN 1927 TREATY FOLLOWED
WRONG IDEA CORRECTED
London, Yesterday, To-day's news, therefore, is of
Beuter learns that the British-
Iraq the utmost importance because it American
Agreement is means the Creditors have solved the broadly similar to that of the question of distribution without Iraq Treaty between Great demanding more from Germany Britain and Turkey of three years than Germany is likely to consent to
ago. pay.--Renter.
BELGIAN POLITICS
CATHOLIC GROUP LEAD IN
NEW CHAMBER
ONE COMMUNIST
Brussels, Yesterday. As a result of the election the will be composed new Chamber of:
Catholics Socialist's
76
70
Liberals
28
Flemish Activists
11
Communists
1
Independents
1
-Reuter.
In 1925 the parties returned to
shek's faction for a union against the Chamber were:-
Feng Yu-hsiang and the Kwangsi faction, according to information given out by a friend of Mr. Wang Ching-wei-Nan Chung Kao News Service.
A new British deck-landing fighter aeroplane has been chosen by the Japanese Navy,
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The idea, apparently existing in America and expressed in yester- that day's Washington message, the new treaty involves a new de- velopment with regard to the oil industry is erroneous, as this was settled in the Iraq Government concessions to the Turkish Petro- leum Company in 1924, which under British, Dutch, French and American interests were to re- ceive 234 per cent. each, and that the remaining 5 per cent. would be given to a private individual. -Reuter.
RUN OVER BY BUS
In a report to the Police, Mo- hamed Ali, a driver employed by the Kowloon Motor 'Bus Co., stated that at about 8.30 o'clock last night whilst he was driving bus No. 103 in Shanghai-street, a Chinese suddenly dashed across the He street in front of the vehicle. would have got clear of it but for the fact that he slipped and fell. Mohammed Ali immediately applied at his brakes, but was unable to pull! One of the the 'bus up in time. front wheels ran over the man's leg.
A donkey has been given by Mrs. Donnaruma to the Browning Settle ment for their holiday camp Otford, Kent
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