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THE
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COMMANDEERING
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THE "NORE AND NOVARA” PUBLIC PROTESTS IN MALAYA.
пошле
PORTUGUESE AIRSHIP
IN 1709.
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TO-DAY
(Thursday),
STRANGE PEACE OFFER. AN ALLEGED PROPOSAL IN 1917. A MACHINE THAT DID NOT FLY.
Newspapers from Home give very ourious accounte of an "exceedingly A meeting of doctors hold in the Binga. Men coveted the power to fly--even
strange story of a peace offer sileged to pore Cricket Club on February 18th very herificed their lives to the hope of win-have been made to Germany and Austria strongly voiced their indignation andning their way across the heavens long at the close of 1917. The offer, of course. was supposed to have come from Prosid sense of injustice at the commandeering centuries before the airplane actually rose
ent Wilson.
Following on the publication of a of the P. & O. steamships Nore and
from the ground. Jorara for the repatriation of German
Archyins, the friend of flate ind the letter from Count Crnin, the
Austre. Hungarian Foreign Minister, women and children from China, result
flying fever," when he put his wooden appearing in the Neve Free Presse, the ing in the postponement of the Home-
from Count Czernin ward passagen of a number of British pigeon swinging from a pulley, and set Vienna Profesor, Dr. Joffa, publiclic, a
communication addressed to a messonger from a con- womru and children, creating a seriona in motion by compressed air from
agent of President Wilson at valves. Regimontanus had dreamed of
Dr. Joffe
"Coaut каун danger to their health and lives as to
fying for years before he made his Ge
Czernin rcovivod no peace offer.
The which the doctors alone are able to pro-
automaton eagle, which flew to welcome offer in question was only made to Gee. was voted to the the Emperor Maximilian as he entered many, bat Count Czerain received a Dr. Galloway, who
swered under date January 2nd, 1918, as chair. sald that that meeting was called | Nuremburg, and lighted on the banner brief communication, to which he an Through the follows: Your vorbal statement inter- to see what steps they could take to that waved above him. annul or at least mitigate the arbitrary Middle Ages men dreamed many dream, ested me in a high degree, and 1 fully action of the Home Government in com of sailing up through the blug in respect the patriotic interest you devote to all those difficult problems, but, after mandeering certain vessels which had bird-like machines, which dipped, glided, further consideration of your communi been practically reserved for the repatria careened, thousands of feet in the air,cation, I come to the conclusion that for as they do to-day. They dreamed on, tactical and political reasons it is in- tion of local women and children. medical ten, they knew that during the planned, spent long years trying to advisable at the present moment, and perfect fying machine, died--with probably also in the immediate future, to spin this thread further. I have the last year or two they had had to face nothing gained.
No one of that age came so near the honour to request you for the moment not clinical problems with which prior to 1814
Sir, at a suit. go abroad and to they were unacquainted. Those clinical fulfilment of his dreams, however, pinable moment, to communicate with you problems were nothing more not less than ne so systematically for the aircraft's for the purpose of securing your valuable mechanical perfection a Father Bertho
(Minister whose co-operation-Czernin, M.P. the effects of prolonged compulsory resilomew Laurent, a Brazilian priest, whe
Plenipotentiary) invention of the first flying ship," in
Dr. Joffe further states that the offer dence in a climate such as this, and they
1702, brought him the grant of a profes had had and still had only one remedy, sonship in the University of Coimbra of peace from President Wilson was not received by the German Under-Secretary the obvious one of leaving the Colony as from the King of Portugal, a large pen of State. Baron von dem Bussahe, on sion, and an exclusive right to his patent, September 10th, 1917, but on December soon as possible. Impressed by these con.
Dr. Joffe adds that he ditions that they had found in their Death penalty was put upon soy One 10th of that year. practice, they joined hands with their who prosumed upon the express licensa thinks it remarkable that the Wolff
As
colleagues of the F.M.S. some months ago
of the inventor."
HAD MAIL KOUTES PLANNED.
in, sending a suggestion to the Govern
Father Laurent foresaw the great con- ment that they should see that accommercial future of the airplane, and was modation was made available as early as undoubtedly the first to plan at air possible in the year for the repatriation mail-route. Hie flying ship was to carry letters between Portugal and her colonies, of women and children, When those which then bordered the extremities of matters seemed to be in a fair way to the earth." The flying ship was eventual arranging themselves, the news was sprungly to bring an air route for the whole of
Europe. upon them about the Aore and the Noraro, and they felt that they would be com- mitting a grave breach of faith to their clients and a grave breach of their duty to their profession if they did not lodge a most serious and emphatic protest against the action that had been taken by the Home Government. (Applause) They had most eraphatic support from the F.M.S., Penang and Malacca.
An old London Port of December 22nd, 1709, blazoned news of the invention abroad, and reproduced an engraving of the picture. People believed in it. This was no freak invention. Others had failed, but surely a ship of such mar vellous design would fly safely, and more speedily than anything travelled on land or sea, making at least two hundred A telegram from Dr. Day, Kuala Lumiles in twenty-four hours as her inventor
claimed she would do. pur, protesting against the "criminal neg. lect of sick British" was read. Dr. Sharp representing the practitioners in Penang, and Dr. Rattray, of Malacca, also pro- tested, by telegram, on behalf of their coufrire, against the expropriation of passages for Germans,
Finally, the following resolution was adopted: --
In his address before the King of Portugal, Father Laurent, in explaining his invention pointed out to his majesty the advantages of sending instructions to xenerals in distant battlefields by the
ship.
He also pointed out how
ying necessaries could be brought to
places under siege, and how much easier merchants could obtain their wares from: foreign ports.
We, the undersigned medical men in Malaya, wish to associate ourselves. Many misfortunes and shipwrecks with the protests which have been made have happened for want of mape," he by others against the action of the
ground Me
BUT IT COULDN'T FLY.
Home Government in rendering the said. "By this invention the earth will Nore and ovara non available for the be more exactly measured than ever, be repatriation of the women and children sides many more advantages worthy of from the Straite and Federated your majesty's encouragement.' States. Those, on the alone, have
claim a paramount primary consideration. We view the postponement of the departure of those from the Colony with the gravest mis apprehension, and our experience of the last year warrants us in giving an
to
As a "flying ship," Father Bartholomew's invention was the most wonderful con trivance that could be imagined. The only trouble with it was that it could not fly. For some reason, it never even tried mechanically and aeronauti had demon priest
emphatic warning that such postpone to dy In every way-logically, arith ment cannot be carried out without the Brazilian
entailing the gravest risks to the health
The following was adopted as the text of a telegram to be aant to Sir William Watson Cheyne, Chairman of the Medical Committee of the House of Commons-
propose,
Bureau on November 20th and 21st, 1918, denied the receipt of any peace offer from * It any of the belligerent Powers. shows," he says, that even to-day, after the revolution, the German Foreign De- partment continues to employ the old methods which have brought Germany so much unspeakable misery.'
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but fly. But when the great day came for the trial, and all
Portugal was agog with excitement-something happened. Perhaps one of the ambor heads slipped off the net; perhaps some Medical profession Straits most vandal bored a hole in the bellowe indignant Admiralty action in giving history does not record what happened, preference German women to exclusion except that Father Bartholomew didn't of passages 90 British women and show up and the flying ship didn't go up. children from Straits those booked by The editor of Chamber's Book of ... Nore, Novara being most urgent invalid Days, published in England sixty years cases all needing after long residence in Teommenting on the invention, in tropics immediate change to Europe said: ** last a more extended know
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'I told you so." 2 ably have been,
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN COUNDILL:! In the Legislative Council the follow ing questions were néked by the Hon. Mr. Darbishire.
Is it a fact that two P&O Stoam Navigation Company's steamers have just been withdrawn from the Straite passen. ger herth by order of the Home Govern ment in order to provide accommodation for Germans from Shanghai to Europe, and if so,
Will the Government despatch an urgent cable to the
of State the Colonien on behalf of the unofficial members of this Council demanding that this cruel and thoughtless order be at once countermanded,
The Hon. Mr. W. G. Maxwell read tho following replies:--
The Government has received no official information on the subject. It has, bow- over, on the 15th instant rescived from the Singapore Agency of the Peninsular & Oriental Steamship Company motion that they have received fruit Hongkong the following telegram date the 4th instant:-
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urgent.
Upon the receipt of this information, His Excellency at once sent a very urgent telegram to the Secretary of Stato as follows:
informed that Admiralty huyo requisitioned Norg and Nevard to repatriate Germans, and all accommodation for British women and children cancellod. If this correct, it will cause intenso public indigriation. Straita booking
by these ships mostly women and children with medical certificates. Soo my telegram of 19th February
may Bay that the first telegram that His Excellency sent to the Secretary of
passenger
State, on the subset of bedren was dated the 14th December, and that it was sent at the roquest of the medical practi- tioners of Malaya.
Admiralty have instructed Commodore Nore, Novara each steamer required con- His Excellency said that if the unoff- Yey GOD repatrinted Gerina Women cials wished him to send a further children Both
shine, must be available, mange he would be glad to do so. Bhahghuli 146 March All scagor The Hon. Mr. Darbishiro said the opin accommodation required and berths to be, ion on that side of the House was that Alted at Shanghai for balanes in tween they would be glad if another mange decka. Have telographed Directors urgent were sent.
Bombay asking for confirmation.
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Hoon as possible. Anticipate cargo spado will be redwood 'ncoordingly,"
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