1930-06-02

Haig

SCOTCH WHISK

JOHN HAIG&Co.Ltd.

(Owning Halg & Haig, Lid) MARKINCH, SCOTLAND.

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STOP, LOOK, LISTEN

That Small Black Insect Called the Fly

is the cauza and symbol

of more disease, death 'and desolation than the sign.of.the skaft and cross bodies was 'ever given credit for. Piratical gentle. men of the past confined their activitiem largely to the highswan. The fly, ladened with the deadliest of garms, enters, our homes, siseps in our beds and wipes his feet in our food But one, generous whiff of Flyosan immediately endo his. criminal carDIT,

Flyosan

DATE INSECTICIDE SMOTHERS FLIES BY THE ROOMTUL *ffregulieri, Rauchen Bedings Flag Arita Shitha and other Expect Fráte

PETERMAN'S ROACH FOOD

Conal

rockroaches.

"Protect Your Health.

LONDON'S WONDERFUL FASCIST ULTIMATUM PROHIBITION ISSUE

HORSES.

IN AUSTRIA.

GOVERNMENT PLEDGE TO DISARM BOTH FACTIONS.

IN AMERICA.

EXAMINATION OF ANTI- SALOON LEAGUE

OFFICIAL.

(UNITED PRESS.]

(Continued from Page 1.)

Anything white in the road is liable to frighten a horse, and in order to get the police horse used

"Vienna, May 22-The publication to this he has to pass by an elastic tape on which a newspaper futters of the terms of the Fascist Home- guarda ultimatum to the Govern- backwards and forwards like

Washington, May 3-When Mr. paper blowing across the road. The mont has created a profound sensa disturbing effects of this white tion throughout the country. The F. Scott McBride, general superin-' peril" are soon overcome, and the ultimatum, which expires on Fri-tencent of the Anti-Silopa Leagré horses will face a hurricane of paper day, was signed by the chief of the of America, resumed his evidence with impunity. Many other lessons Homeguards, Steidle and Piriemer, before the Senate Lobbyist Com are taught; passing by and through and was personally presented by mittee to-day, Senator J. J. Blaine fire and smoke, standing still at them to the Chancellor, Her Schoof Wisconsin read a letter written level crossings, passing under aber," who indicated that at to-day's | by Mr. A. C. Graham of Louisville, railway arch while a train is pass meeting of the Cabinet a decision asking Mr. McBride to arrange än ing overhead, passing through and with regard to the ultimatum would appointment for him with Mr. The Chancellor i Samuel E. Collina, a prohibition standing still in water, feeling the be reached way in deep water, walking up and understood, however, to. have re- down stairs, walking up steep banks asserted, that he was pledged to the and sliding down them, road work hilt toldisarm not only Socialist but mounted and dismounted, vehicular sagt organizations. traffic and road sense on the Ports- Acre preparations are being mouth Road and at the tram ter-made-both sides in case the

out struggle for power minus at Hampton Court.

bet

c Labour Party and the Fashould be left to an arbi. The last month is spent in "ad-tration of the sword. The Govern- vanced work," playing pushball, toment, however, remains optimistic teach the horse to shove hard as is that such an eventuality will not required in clearing a crowd, jump-secur. ing anything anywhere, tent peg- ging, lance, sword and volver exercises, and the mounted mêlée. In fact, they must be able to go anywhere and do anything

Advanced Work.

with a maximum of confidence and

minimum of fear."

A final course of jumping without wings completes the training, and the horse is then ready for duty. Within a few days he becomes quite familiar with his new surroundings and takes his place in the streets of London,

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Shosing.

The Labour Party leaders have issued an appeal to their followers" to remain calm but to be ready to resist to the utmost any Fascist attempt to seize the reigns of government, adding that while they, too, are opposed to the Govern- ment's plan to disarm all parties; they will only use constitutions? means instead of resorting to the use of force as the Fascists have threatened to do.

Cabinet to Ignore Note.

enforcement officer..

The reading, of the letter tended to indicate a peculiar degree of closeness between the. Anti-Saloon League and the enforcement au- thorities, but Mr. McBride declared that he never acted upon this letter in any way,

Senator Blaine also read a letter from Mr. J. W. Brown of Huron, Michigan, requesting Mr. McBridge to have Kr. Andrew Mellon of the Treasury Department removed from the Cabinet because, so he declared, Former President Coolidge and Mr. Mellon had not "enforced the pro- hibition act properly.

A reply from Mr. McBride was exhibited, in the course of which the superintendent declared that Mr. Brown's attitude was not the right. one and expressing the belief that Mr. Mellon had gone as far as his powers permitted.

A "Hot" Election.

A Senate committee will probably investigate the primaries in New Jersey and Alabaina, examining the expenditure of candidates.

Particularly hot fights are expect It is understood that the Cabinet. has unanimously decided to ignore ed in both states, due to the "wet" the Fascist Homeguards' ultimatum and "dry" issue raised in New which is considered unworthy of Jersey by Mr. Dwight Morrow's discussion. The Cabinet's decision Pronouncement in favour of repeal the Agricultural Party which of the prohibition amendment, and ice. This difficulty has been pastaunchly conservative describes the to Senator Thomas Heflin's trouble & piece of with the Democratic party in Fascist ultimatum as intolerable impertinence. Christian Alabama because, he refused to sup- Socialist papers, while sympathiz-Port the Presidential candidacy of ing with the aims of the Home-former Governor A Smith as a

Macy people cannot understand how it is the London police horse keeps his feet so well, as at times the roadways are as slippery, as

tially overcome by the training which has taught the Remount balance and confidence, and partial ly by shoeing.

The system in force is to cut the

toe, leaving the heel, thus ensur- ing open heels, sound frogs, a level- bearing surface and a good-shaped sound foot to which a hand-made double-fullered rodway iron shoe is attached. Before the war this system was in force in "The Greys," and was strongly supported by, the late Brig. General Charles Bulkely Johnson. If this system is strictly observed it ia considered that it is necessary only in a few exceptional cases to reinforce mature and effi- cient shoeing by the use of gets."

guards, disapprove their methods. "wet" and a Caholic,

Among the Fascists' demands are the appointment of a, Fascist Minis- ter of Interior and Chief of the Vienna Police. It is also demand- ed that the Socialist guarda should all be disarmed.

Confidence in Berlin,

Berlin, May 2.Political circles have so far taken a calm view of the events in Vienna. The fact that the Austrian Cabinet was un- gadanimous in agreeing to the Chan- cellor's proposal to ignore the Homeguards ultimatum and the belief that the Government enjoys the majority support of the Nation. al Council induces the conviction that the Fascist leaders will think twice before plunging the country iato civil war in which event they will have both the army and the police against them.

In the Metropolitan Police Dis. trict one finds every variety of road surface-tarmac, composition, con- erete, asphalte, stone setts (pave), wood blocks, rubber blocks, granite, tar surface, rough chippings finish and gravel, all these roads are ex- posed to the sun, heat and raim, in some cases highly polished by the rubber tyres of the many motor-cars using them, in others greasy with

CAR THIEF.

COMPANION ATTEMPTS TO

ESCAPE.

the mud brought in by trafic from FIVE YEARS FOR A MOTOR the provinces. Frequently during a tour of duty in a patrol of 34 hours, and traversing some eight miles a great variety of weather and roads may be met. Records of these patrols are carefully kept, and on an average they show that one man per fortnight slips up; when it is realized that roughly. 7,000 bours per week are spent in patroll ins, it will be seen how exhaustive the research and the resulting methoda must be..

Five years penal servitude was the sentence passed at the Middlesex Sessions recently on a 23-year-old motor mechanic, Robert Watson, who pleaded guilty to stealing and receiving two private motor-care.

SPECTACULAR FIRE AT

LOS ANGELES.

MILLION DOLLARS DAMAGE TO LINER.

[UNITED PRESS.}

Honolulu, May 3.-In one of the most spectacular waterfront blazes ever witnessed here, the Los Angeles Steamship Co. liner City of Hono lulu burned at Pier 7 to-day.

Three-quarters of the vessel was swept by the flames, which did dam- age

cstimated at more thab

G.81,000,000.

At 7 p.m., after fire and fire-fight- ing bad gone on for three hours, so much water bad poured in that the ship was listing badly and it was feared that there was danger of capezzing.

The City of Honolulu had plied regularly between Los Angeles and Honolulu for about 10 years and is known to many Pacific travellers.

RICH GIRL DISOWNED,

MOTHER WANTS HER TO BE ENGLISH.

Fashionable circles, in Cincinnati- (Ohio) were recently greatly in Alterested by a family remance.

With Watson on trial were bert Andrews, 1, a glerk, and Sidney Briggs, 31, a porter, who pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Andrews received eight months' imprisonment traud ---Briggs tix months, hard labour being ordered in each ease. 3' pa

The police described Watson as the ringleader.

Call for More Severe Law.

Mra Henrietta Bethell, wife of Brigadier-General Hugh Bethell, late commander of the 2nd British Rhine Brigade, announced that she had disowned her 17-year-old daughter, Marjorie Schiele Bethell.

Miss Bethell, who is a multi- millionairess in her own right, is not the daughter of General Be- thell, but the child of Mrs. Bethell's Grat husband.

Over The Top," " The effectiveness of this training has been abundantly proved on several occasions. On one occasion some affenders attempted to raid an hatel, a mounted officer rode his horse up the steps of the main en- trance and kept them at bay until the hall porter pulled across, the doorway the iron grill. Op an other, loafer stole an umbrella

Mr. Frederick Lévy, prosecuting, from a car outside & Club in Pic- cadilly, but was seen by a mounted said- the three men took two girls

for a joy ride

The mother's reason for the dis man, and realizing that he was spotted made for the Park; a chase Information about the missing ownment is because the girl doss ensued across the road in and out cars, broadcast by Scotland Yard,not wish to become English" the trafic, through the pedestrians was picked up by officers in a Fly gate into the Green Park, over the ing Squad car railings, between the caire, and The Flying squad car chased and finally the thief was ridden down overtook the men, who ran away, opposite Buckingham Palace, where but were arrested later. he was arrested. During the Gen- eral Strike four mounted officers pursued ceros Clapham Common Detectivosergeant Ball said Wat some strikers who had given end-son Wes associated with some of the less trouble all the morning. These worst motor-car offenders in Lon-ed that Mrs: Bethell had sought to strikers took what they imagineddon, who stole high-speed ears and would be an inviolable sanctuary, committed "smash-and-grab" raids. inside the enclosure of a piece of When Andrews was before the ground under repair, and surround- Handon Petty Bessions on this ed by a spike fence. From this charge a fortnight ago, he broke vantage point, which they consider away from the police and tried to ed impregnable, they hurled abuse escape by swimming across the at the officers, who, to the dismay Welsh Harp. He was caught on "I don't care for the brilliancy of the boolirans did not dens gain the other side of London society she sald but went over the top" and ar

The chairman, Sir Montagu just wish to be an American girl. abtor metaco Kaldebat, samitly the sea brotest me from appearance the capability of the mounted police Grand Jury made a representation at European social functions. also occurred in the strike when a that the law regarding casca of When the mother heard this she riot took place in the Old Kent motor-car stealing should be made became enraged, and issued the Boad. An omnibus was overturned severe.Watson was at present un-statement disowning the daughter and act on fire to check the pursuit dergoing a sentenes of three years As a result of the mother's action of the police, but proved ineffectual penal servitude. His sentence of the Court adjourned for a week; in qa they charged past it and routed five years penal servitude on this the hope that the mother and daugh the mob.

charge would run concurrently ter may become reconciled.

Court Fight for Guardianship, The disownment was announced during a Court fight for the custody of the daughter, brought against Mrs. Adolph Hanke, of New York, who brought up the daughter from infancy and has been her guardian. During testimony, it was reveal- obtain the custody of her daughter in order to present her at. Court in. London.

Giving evidence, Marjorie Shiele Bethell... weepingly implored the Court to "let her remain an Ameri can girl."

P. & O. S. N. Co.

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