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CABLE S.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH" ZEUTÉR'S AGENCY)}]
GERMAN AD MLR A L ASSASSINATED.
WIFE MURDERER: DAUGHTER · SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
BERLIN, October 10th, A message from Weitia, adys Admiral Bobbers, his wife and her maid bare been asasinates, and the Admirel's, eighteen “year old daughter seriously wounded by two masked men who broke in the "Admiral's
villa in the alternoon.
One of the wurderers, an artist named Buechner, committed suicide. The other
Bed.
upper
The Admiral was asleep in an chamber when the murders occurred; The motive of the crime has not yet been die
theft of property.
THE HONGKONG
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN MR. COX DECLARES FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS.'.
NEW YORK, October stb. Speaking at Nashville, Mr. Cos," the Democratic candidate for the Presidency. formally accepted the League of Nations as
|the issue of the campaign,
DAILY".PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 1920.
WORLD TRADE. NEED OF ANGLO-AMERICAN
COOPERATION.
NATURAL HISTORY NOTES.
-THE LEOPARDS",
The Leopard is the sorg of beast With which we should have lots Of sympathy. Not in the least Car Pardy change his spots. know a lot of people, who Also appear unable to.
New York, October Sir Auckland Geddes, in a speech of dinner of the United States Chamber of Commerce to representatives of the British Chambers of Commerte, declared that adéquate world trade development, by Great Britain and the United States re- Nowquired both the nations to lay their cunts on the table. Be emphasised the desire of Great Britain for slower Anglo-American The Lobster is a qurious crustaceum,
Of temper quick, and quite uncertain was business co-operation.
Ht usually appears with his relation, That funny insect called the Mayonnaise You meet him in the Grill-Room every day. I'm glad I'm not a lobster, by the way.] If the
Referring to Senator Harding's denuncia. tion of the present League, he said, he is against the League, I for it.”
Mr. Cox, further, declared that as soon an posible after March 4th, if elected, he, with the Senate would consider the Peace Treaty and the question of reservations, if any, and of these those that are help ful will be accepted and the Treaty will be ratified.
SENATOR HARDING'S DECLARA-
TION.
DES. MOINE, October 9th,
Senator Harding, in a speech, declared that America was not being selfish and aloof bat would never allow a council of foreign Power at Geneva to dictate to her. FRENCH RAILWAY DISASTER America wanted to play her own part in
- covered as there was no
45 KILLED MANY INJURED..
PARIS, October 10th,
An appalling disaster overtook the Paris-Nantes express which was travelling at sixty miles an hour and ran into a goods train standing at Houilles station.
Eight passenger coaches were telescoped. Twenty-five bodies of the dead have so far been recovered. Sixty were injured and were sent to Paris by a special relief train. It is feared that the number of injured
persons totals a hundred,
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TERRIBLE-SHOCK.
LATER.
the world's affairs.
Senator Harding declared that he forear e the rejection of the Covenant written. at Versailles, but declared again for a Association of Nations instead of the Lea gue of Nations. He said that as soon as possible, after he was elected, he would con- ault the best minds in the United States, expreially in the Senate, in regard to the Association of Nations for the promotion of international peace, but one which should definitely safeguard American Sovereignty and recognise America's ultimate and un mortgaged freedom of action; „
II. THE LOBSTER.
Sir Auckland Geddes declared that be most strongly believed, despite possible local diminutions of profit, that Anglo-Ameri. can business co-operation would pay both the nations best in the long run. English-speaking peoples worked togeber,
IIL-THE STAGNANT. no balf-baked Communiste For='militarini adventurers would long continue to disturb | The Stagnant is a fearful foe. the re-settling of the world.
To swiftly running things; Mr. Alexander, Secretary of Commerce, following Bir Auckland Geddes, said that He lives where water-lilies grow the United States did not contemplate any And marab-gas breaks in rings- attempt to drive, ont other nations from the skipping business, but simply wanted At least, I rather fancy so; enough ships to take care of its own ex- Jung what he is I don't quite know, panding business. Rivalries in inter- national competition cunld not be avoided,i but they could be harmonised and localised,
NEW SAN SALVADOR RAILWAY.
LOAN IN UNITED STATES.
New Yoak, October 7th.. $20,000,000 with the United State, bankers San Salvador has negotiated, a loah of for the construction of a railway from the Atlantic coast to Lake Nicaragua."
AMERICAN FLIGHTS. ABANDONED OWING TO STORM.
PANAMA, October 7th. Owing to a blinding raissturin, the eight submarine chavers have returned.
Lient. Austin had also, to return
to
IV. SWALLOWS.
In the Autuma, people say, All the Swallows in away: But I think they really creep lato punds and go to sleep...
Then when Summer comes back here And the sky is blue and clear,
All the little fishes say
Come, wake up, and By away!'
Up ́at once the swallows get- But I guess they're dreadful wet.
18.
V-THE BEAR AND THE KANGAZOO, A Bear fell in love with a Kangaroo,
A DOCTOR'S CONTRACT. LITIGATION AT SHANGHAI,
ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERS. ARRESTS IN WEST POINT. His Honour. Oudge Lobingier was en Five men, alleged to be armed robbers, gaged in the U.S. Cot for China at who were arrested in West Point, on Shanghai last week in the hearing of a Saturday, werk formally charged at the claim by Drs. Ransom and Street against Magistracy, yesterday, with possession Dr. Paul Martin in which judgment was of a revolver and three daggers. Some asked restraining defendant from práctis gags and pieces of rope were also found on ing as a doctor and surgeon within 100 the premises where they were arrested, miles of the intersection of Nanking Road and the Bund,"
Messrs. W. S. Fleming and R. T. Bryan appeared for plaintifs and Mr. S. Fegen- (of Messrs. Fleaning. Daries & Bryan).
ten, (of Mers, Jernigan, Fessenden, Rase
Beleomb) for defendunt.
THE PLEADINGS.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS LOAN GUARANTEE.
WHITE PAPER ISSUED.
A White Paper. (Cmd."907) wax issued recently containing a copy of a Treasury. In their petition the plaintiffs-set forth Minute, dated August 9nd, placing on that by letter, dated January 31st, Febru, formal record, the guarantee by the Ira- ary and May, 31st, 1920, plaintiffs | perial Government of the interest and offered to employ defendant and defendant principal of the $28.658,700 (£3,341,000) agreed to accept their conditions, of "em-Five and-a-Quarter per cent." Lonn ployment, On June 9th defendant, a raised by the Strait, Settlements in 1918, wrongful and wilful vinlation of the con- the proceeds of which were lent to the tract, and without justiscation or excuse, Imperial Government for war purposes,— left the employ of the plaintiffs and, pro- The Times. ceeded to practise medicine and surgery in Shanghai for his own account and profit. The letter of January 31st contained the following clanse
Disbarment from practice in Shangbai vicinity, It is agreed' that in the event of the termination for any cause of your association with us, you will refrein 'com- pletely for a period of five years from the practice of medicine and surgery in any of their branches and from medical | work of any description in the Interna tional Settlement, the French Concession, the Chinese City, Chapei, Nantao, or within 100 miles of the intersection of Nanking Road and the Bund.
FROM THE BANK TO MANDALAY.
AS IT WILL BE IN THE DAYS OF 1960.
fBY CHARLES T, KING.]
Here's a funny thing I've just come, cross, Elsie," said John Wood to him with as they sat at breakfast on the verandah of their charraing rose-embowered villa in the Sahara.
What is it, dear?" asked Mrs. Wood, tting down on the table the tiny silver mounted instrument in which she had been At the time of filing of the petition the listening to the chatter of her sister, wh
Pausma after dying 400 miles towards For he liked her graceful hops. defendant was practising medicine and had been talking wirelessly to her whi
Jamaica.
He was of opinion that Great Britain was FAR It was ascertained at midnight that the approsabing the solution of the Irish ques- death-roll was 38. The shock of the colli.tion but he would no more tell Great sion was no violent that many bodies were Britain what to do about Ireland than he found totally unclothed, Rescue work is would permit Great Britain to tell Ameri- being continued. *
cans what they should do in the Phillip- pines.
LATER.
There are now forty-five persons report. ed to have been killed in the collision.
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PARIS, October 10th,
A. Hay message says:~~ Two railway' accidents "near París, res --suited in the death of some forty persons.
Nearly a hundred were injured,
INDIAN RAILWAY OUTRAGE.
It was utely a curious thing to do But he said as he licked his okops: "She's good at a hop, and I can dance, EASTERN CABLE So we shall be a well-matched pair;
NEWS.
(THEODGE BRUTER'S ¡GENOT.] HASTENING CHINESE
CONSORTIUM.
WASHINGTON, October 9th ̈
I'd marry her now, if I got the chance, And I'd be a lucky bear
argery in violation of this clause, and plaintiffs, accordingly asked for judgment against the defendant enjoining him for
period of ive years from in any way engaging in the practice of medicine and surgery in any of their branches or the places mentioned above.
In his answer the defendant denied that his letter accepted the terms and condi
The Kangaroo heard the Bear's remart And she blushed a fiery red;- (Tho' it didn't show much as she was dark, tions mentioned or that any contract of Bay she sighed and sadly end,
E. WH
Sir Auckland Geddes and Sir Charles Addis, the London manager of the Hong. Our tails don't match, so I very much fear IRISH ORGY OF CRIME.
kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation The species would not combine; met Mr. Davis, Under-Secretary of State MORE OUTRAGES REPORTED. Department on October 9. for a confer. And we've got to think of the children, dear,
ence, which is undern.ood "LONDON, October: 10th...arranged with a view to hastening the slopp
have beep So, I fear I must decline." Further outrages are reported from Ire for making the proposed Chinese Contar. land to-day. A military meter-lorry pro
tion effective.
ceeding to Casserea station, County Ros common, was blown up. Eight soldiers ́are, missing. There are no further details.
13 KILLED: 15 INJURED...'
Armed men attacked two military lorries MADRAS October 10th, filled with soldiers near Banden, Cork, last Thirteen third class passengers were night. An officer was killed and three killed and 15 injured by the derailment of soldiers were wounded. Civilian casualties a Bangalore mail train near Arkonam, are not known. oving to some person, who has so far pot
been arrested, removing a rail.,
FIREPROOF AEROPLANE. SENSATIONAL STUNT IN AMERICA
STRANGE POLISH
Mr. Shidebars visited the department during the day,
IN THE LIONS' DEN.
EXCITING SCENE AT ROME.
There is a
A TREAT IN STORE. THE FOUR DOORS AND HOW THEY OPEN,
[CONTRIBUTED.]
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passing through the Panama Cana!,
"I've just come acroм an extract from the Daily Ezpřes of 1920-forty years ago
and I see, there was a famine in house that some weird, vehicle, called omnibuser and trams were overcrowded, and, there was great difficulty in getting between hoitos and City offices because there was no room. SAHARA A BUBURB.
Fancy! No room for the Lombard employment was ever consummated. further alleged that during the time when was a shortage of bricks!" Strange iden, He street worker and no.houses because there
plaintiffs and he were negotiating a room when, with all our fertilising and tract of employment they were unable to development out here in the Sahara, there agree on terms, and that on or about are still millions of acres in Central Africa May, 21st ke abandoned these excelenta che and started practice on his on account!
Besides why should they want
י
With reference to the clause of disbarment bricks when the London werker CAD CCTAM (quoted above) he denied that the para-bume in the evening to a beautiful banga graph constituted a contract,
low like oura here in Africa made of wood, Mr. Fleming aid that plaintiffs expect-
to prove that defendant entered into and built in no time?" ". their employment on the basis of the con- You forget," answered Ebie, that tract set out in the letter of January 31st, 1020 was forty years ago. Iw over to a modified by defendant's own letter of the South Kensington Museum yesterday February 1st. Also that not only did he with Mabel, who picked me up on Eer way admitted doing su in writing subsequently models of all the funny people huddled necept the terms of that contract, but he over from Melbourne, and there waTA
any instructions he might have "given to under London, so the museum guide told This, counsel britted, would disprove together like sardines, and they had tubes
offer in the ease, his lawyers or any testimony he might, where the passengers developed a
It was a question of special kind of mascle called strap-tanger' whether there was implied aceptance or biceps."
His Honour-Largely a question of law. Mr. Fleming-Yes EVIDENCE.
PLAINTIFF'S
Dr. Ranson then gave evidence.
Не
THE TELEVISIOGRAPH.
"Of course, I forgot," said John Wood. Air travel was in its infancy then and the Babara was a desert. We've learnt cultivation science since. All this throws
MILAN, Auguse 27th.
At last we are able to make the announce lions den at Rome, where a cinematograph for weeks. Let us make it quickly-safe new case of Daniel in the meat that we bave been wanting to make film company was carrying on rehearsal of a fight between gladiators and wild beasts guard yourself for October 28th and 30th in the Coliseum For the occasion five Thore are the dates when you will be able TACTICS ions had been provided to simulate a life-to see the four doors at the City Hall. The not. BLUFFING THE LEAGUE OF
like performance, but the unexpected draw local amateurs have arranged to produce back happened to be that the company NATIONS.
could not engage real gladiators, although four plays and any one of the four is worth bad it be ter considered the case it might the effort, that is necessary to ensure a seat said, he first met defendant some time in light on the words of the Georgian writer LONDON, October 10th.
have found suitable performers amongs MINEOLA, October 8th,
It is reported that serious complications Braves" of the war who are knocking
the few hundred of the fearless Arditi dal for the first, night, American and British aviation experts:
the early part of January or the latter Kipling, who wrote, There ain't no "bums plays are The Glittering Gate" part of December. At meetings held later witnessed a striking night demonstration have arisen at Vilna. The Poles are mak-about the town, and are used, if n
exac ly to handling half-tame lions,
The Golden Doon,
witness discussed with defendant the ques running from the Bank to Mandalay, The Compromise tien of entering into a contract. The Well, there are now." by a civilian airman Paul Collins with Lithuanian capital which action conflicte had been laid about, but the live lions were
ing a determined attempt to occupy the something akin to them. In the cirens of the King of the Golden Isles and The letter of January 31st confirmed the con- ing?" asked Elsie,
Are several groups of stuffed tigers and lions Lost Silk Hat.”
you going to the office this morn alleged fireproof seroplane with a patented with the Polish declarations to the League kept in a large side pit near the tribune has been sent by the talented author, Lord original lutter. Dr. Martin said, "Prashan't go to London to-day. I have only
versations. In a conference after the device permitting safe night landings.
"No," reply of February 1st was received witness The latter is unique in one respect. It said the letter seemed to confirm the reaching for the listening apparating that. of Nations. It is stated that the Lithuan- The performance was getting on splendidly, Dunsany, to Hongkong, so that Hongkong tically, it does."
answered Jobin Wood, languidly Prior to ascent, the aeroplane was treated ians are preparing a vigorous defence and the gladiators were fighting for all and may become famous in theatrical circles. well, we will acept the terms of the letter dent of the Board of Trade. I shall ring hung from his wife's gold pendant. "I Witness said, Very with the fireproof substance, then saturated
were worth, and the Senators and it will appear in our local theatre for the and consider the agreement as concluded."
to confer with Mary Laxton, the Pres Roman grandes silting in the tri- with petrol. Collins donned a suit, similar-
bunes were applanding and urging them first time. Afterwards other cities such as A typist was present. After the conclusion her up on this, and watch her face in the ly treated with petrol. At a height of 5,000 |
on to still more exciting feats, when two mitted to see it. But if you wish to be a discharge his duties at once. Announce should have had neither quick aerial tran-
London, New York and Paris will be per- of that agreement Dr. Martin began to new televisiograph. gladiators in their excessive zeal and real first nighter" for a remarkable ments of his association with the firm were
There's one thing," said Elsie. Wa feet, he set fire to the seroplane" which "
POWER.
rather overdoing their part fell into the play that will be talked about all over the made in the press. pit. thrillingly volplaned comet-like and made
STOCKHOLM, October 9th. A real wild scene then happened. Most world, you must be in Hongkong on Octo-was paid his salary for the month of April, had it not been for certain pioneers of perfect landing. The whole landing field
It is reported, according to the Petro, of the Senators " and their fo
ber 28th and 30th, grad Isvest'a, that Tomsk has been and also the male and female
De Martin was never discharged by plain-science and live, far-seeing papers year was illumined by two magnesium fares, occupied by anti-Soviet peasants led by their picturesque costumes jumped pell to say later. Just now we wish to impress would undoubtedly be a loss to plaintiffs Power
Concerning the plays we shall have more tits, who objected to his leaving. There go with their imagination, courage and dropped from the wing-tips and, reflected by saries were captured and killed,
"White" officers. Several Red commis mell from the
seals into the
стель,
apon the reader De Tact. It is this: If if defendant were permitted to carry on "We should have had nothing but NOIDE mirrors under the fuselage,
running towards others towards the exit, masters,
thepit you wish to be "left," then forget all about work in Ebanghai. He thought he now choked underground tube full of dead, "plebeians."
the four plays and October 28th and 30th. of two instances in which this had already Londoners, Daily Express. and slaves all mixed up by But if you wish to do right, then you been done... hundreds, and levelled by common fear and should at ones make a note of the date, Cross-examined He could not recall excitement. "Senators were seen lifting It is always a very weary task, although any ruling of the American Medical Amo- their log in a quite undignified way, so it is a labour of love, this business of ciation dealing with the question of such A to run the quicker,Roman matrons' rehearsing and arranging all of the doctors' contract cases as existed in Shang- the whole circus in a state of indescribable theatricals. Let us show our friends that but he performed major operations, en angled in their peplums following, and thousand and ont details of amateur hai. He was not a specialist in surgery Dr. Massey also said there would be a maintaining a dignified sppearance
BROAD DAYLIGHT ROBBERY HELD UP IN REET IN BUFFALO.
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the Government has gone to Kovac, REVOLT IN TOMSK. ANTI-SOVIET PEASANTS IN
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followers,
slaverin
Further, defendant sit for any blossoming of the Sahara rose
THE PRINCE OF WALES. "HAPPY TO BE BACK AGAIN.".
LONDON, October 10th. R.M.B. Renown has entered the Channel, A most daring hold-up in the street ia panied by the third flotilla of the Atisatie turmoil and uproar; only the stuffed lions we do appreciate their efforis Let us book loan to plaintiff, if defendant continued in Mr Fleming-I ant prepared to show
and is proceeding to Parlemouth accom- Fleet and six destroyers,
CLEVELAND (Ohio), October 10th,
from a taxisab and knocked down a dia mond salesman, named Laventhal, when
acais na Boon as is possible for October 28th and Uctober 30th,
practice.
Hongkong can demonstrate that the oft-in Shanghai had contract Gatients that The cause of Art is a great cause and Dr. Ransom later said that all doctors repeated charges about materialism are class of work had never been questioned
There are many people in this before,
DEFENDANT'S CASE
the Red Cross authorities in Biberia.
Cross-examined-He had no trouble with
question of accounta?
QDid you have any trouble on the
did it would have no bearing on the case. Mr. Fessenden-I object. Even if be
with reference to the accounts, of the Red Cross that there were charges. over the signature of the Chief Director
Mr. Fessenden-I object.
reported from Buffalo. Two men jumped
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales sight of so many wonderful faces, costumes, It was probably this uproar and the has sent a message to the Press expressing and wildly, gesticulating people round the his warm appreciation of the numerous mes-pit, that frightened the lions and saved the all parts of the United Kingdom, saying the lions were quietly licking their paws, Colony who love Art. There are still more Dr. Martin, who said to had seen sages of welcome and congratulation from two gladiators' lives, When they fell in unfair, that he had the most splendid time during fearicas of the gladiators abort swords, and who are gensjons. In this case we can all service in Vienna, France, Germany and is the way to prove credibility. Objection. again. his tour, but he is very happy to be back not expecting this fortuitous meal." be doubly generous. We can encourage
Both the gladiators hurt themselves in Art and we can help the sacred cause of Siberia, was the only witness for the de
wonderful
they had followed from Cleveland, senseless with the butts of revolvers. They then
carried off a suit case, which Laventhal
was carrying, containing diamonds worth $900,000,
INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY
PETITION AGAINST MAMMOTH FIRM
NEW YORK, October 8th
An involuntary bankruptcy petition hac
been filed against the Victors Fox Company
and thirteen allied and subsidiary organian
tions.
EARLIER UABLES.
POSITION.
SYRIAN
STEADY IMPROVEMENT.
PAR18, October 10th,
war
of
credibility.
Mr. Fleming-It is a question ch His Honour It does not seem to me it
sustained.
falling, one of them severely, spraining his Charity. For the four doors will show fence. He maintained that his letter to was a probability of his getting a contrace
He
Witness denied that he had stated jere of the offer from the Shanghai Hotels as surgeon.
time did not know of any letter which had been Street's sent to his office three times and for which,
ankle, and the other receiving a dig in the ribs from his sword-handle, no bat ences in Hongkong and later they all and in an way, as
to the arrembled audi. February Ist was a what with the nervous shock at finding open and give a glimpse of food to some of January 31st,
Receptae proposal
bad 'at themselves in such unexpected company of those who are starving in North China. an offer for the acquiring of Dr. they remained dazed and motionless. How. The local amateurs are making this great interest in the firm for which he was totally, his boy signed. It was not correct ever, the situation was saved by the effort, in order to help the Famine Fond. have six months consideration. This offer that these questions of contract and fem menagerie keouers who hastened with it is indeed up to all of us to me that he subsequently forged. The $400 per had only arsep after he had had a good A Havag mesraga says:——
pitchforks, jumped into the pit, and kept they have & crowded and enthusiastic month he considered to be a retaining fee look. round the field and decided he could A Beyrouth metaage says the Syrian the now roaring lions at bay. until the audience.
crowded and ent railway trafic is again normal. Hairan district, which has been completely and more sensible and energetic performars October 28th and enth. Put them in associated with the firm not to become told defendant he (witness) was not a sur
In the gladiators were hoisted out by some willing
for the exclusive use of his services. He do very well on his own. Remember the great dates of 1920. They had merely expressed a willingness to be. Dr. Ransam, re-examined, said he never heartily co-operating with the French time Coliseum performances will long be memory, and tell your friends that you told him they were not surgeons pacified, the Moslem notabilities are ers. Undoubtedly this renewal of the old your diary, write them indelibly in your an employé. Drs. Razem and Street both authorities. N
remembered by the hundreds who attended have decided to go to see the four doors terms had never been accepted by plain-counsel agreed to file their brief in threw This concluded the evidence. Plainlike The tuation in Cilicia shows steady them, and especially so by the two unlucky on one of those nights. It will be the bert tiffs. improvement,
protagonists.
production yet seen in this Colony.
days time and Mr. Fessenden was allowed. (Continued at foot.of mezi golumn,)
a week.
geon.