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END OF BRITISH AIRSHIP EXPERIMENT.
FASTEST VESSEL SENT TO SCRAP.HEAP.
funeral bells, the gigantic, frume | Atlantic gales on her voyage to work of the airship collapsed piece | Canada and back earlier in the by piece,
year. This trip was made at an averge speed of 81 miles per hour.
Ever since the tragic disaster at Beauvais last year, when the R-101, sister-ship of the R-100, was, lost, violent controversy has raged on the question of airship development.
Last September, the Prime Min. ister announced in the House of Commons that, on grounds of economy, the airship would have to |be"disposed of. Following this an- The R-100, which cost £500,000 to nouncement the R-100 was sold to build, and which had anothera London firm of metal merchants £300,000 spent on her in mainten for dismantling purposes."
The tangled mass of motal-work will be flattened out by means of steam-rollers before being sold as scrap. Thus ends in a somewhat izmominous manner Great Britain's
Cardington, Dec. 4.--The demoliance and repairs, was the fastest tion started here to-day of Britain's airship in the world; and although famous airship, the B-100. Follow-¦ her total dying life was only 200 ing the clank of the dismantling hours, she accomplished an excel-experiment with "lighter-than-uirts hammers, which sounded like dull lent performance in weathering the craft.
CHIANG KAI SHEK RESIGNS
STUDENT RIOTS IN NANKING
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He was speaking at the Canadian,
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Club and he said that the League į markod the opening of the 72na of Nations made a serious error In Congress in Washington last week. October in demanding the with The crowds of gaily minded vis!- drawal of the "Japanese troops by a given date, thus consolidating Japanese opinion behind the war party.
This was probably responsible for the replacement of the late Japan- 884 Government by one of a less moderate policy.
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tors to the city who had come to witness the spectasie of the Con- gross opening were overshadowed by hunger marchers," unduployed man who had trimped into the nation's capital from all quarters,
to demand personally drastic ac tion to remedy the depression and unemployment which is darkoning the cutlook.
For a few brief moments there was great excitement a the jobless stormed Capitol Hill. Thousands
LONDON, Duc. 14. The Chinese and Japanese view paints regarding Manchuria were strikingly presented in a debate under the auspices of the Union of Democratic Control between the Consul-General; Mr. Ruang Son Yung, and the Japanese Trade attempted to force their way into Unicu representative, Mr. Suber the Chambers of the Senate and Mogi
the House of Representatives, but Mr. Kuang accused Japan of militaristic designs in China. E after a few had been forcibly eject expressed a foar that Japanese od, the rest were persuaded to political control of Manahusi leave the corridors of building would lead to control of China and eventually control of the whole of
peaceably. the Far East.
He asserted that Japan and dis | regarded the League of Nations! Covenant, the Kellogg Pact and the Nine Power Treaty.
The event of the day was Presi dent Hoover's speech" to Congress; At the time of going to press no details of the President's pronu uncomment had been received in Shanghai, but it was expected that' he would deal with important events, outstanding not only in the United States but in the rest of the world:
To hide behind the argument that war had not been declared wa nothing but hypocrisy. He charged Japan with bombing civilian popu- lations, suppressing the three Chi- nese local Governments in Man churia, and claimed that Manchurin was an integral part of China. The relation of Maneharin to China, ha anid, was similar to the relation of Scotland with England.
The quoted a Japanese professor, Mr, Tokota, as declaring that the destroyed part of the railway which led to the Japanese action on Sept. 38 was only two metres in length.. for which Japan had now occupied ing the executive departments of 200,000 square miles of Chinese the Federal Government the 72nà territory.
Congress of the United States of
Rop Garner Now Speaker. With the Democrata in full con- troi of the House of Representa tives and with President Hoover's Republican Administration guid
NO IMPERIALISTIC POLICY Americs so for its first session at
Mr. Mogi, while disclaizaing anthe Capitol at high noon. Imperialistic policy by the Japanese Representative John N. Carner, Government, claimed that Sino-Democrat of Texas, by the narrow- Japanese treaties had been recog
pised ne boing on an international est of margins was elected Speaker банія.
of the House. Es defeated Repre Even if the 1913 Treaty was sign-sentative Bertrand. H. Snell, Re ed under coercion, it was not ren- dered invalid thereby, otherwise the publican "of New York, who was the Versailles Treaty was also invalid.candidate of the Grand Old Party, Japan was willing to withdraw Representative Suell now be
her troops from Manchuria if the bandits and brigands did not dis- turb the pence. Japan would will ingly fulfil her obligations to the League if the situation in Man- charia permitted, but it is Chinese policy still to provoke hostility to Japan.
comes the Republican Floor Lead- or in the House, succeeding Repre sentative Jolin Q. Tilson, Republi- cun of Connecticut who was the majority Floor Leader in the 71st Congress. Representative. Tilson. withdrow." from the lists after Re- presentative Snell had been defeat- Led as candidate for Speaker.
On the rostrum Speaker Garner, who has been a member of Con- Sreus since 1930, succeeds the Inte
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BRITISH ATTENTION RE- FOCUSSED ON "MANCHURIA
LONDON; Dec. 15. Pablic attention on Manchuria, which had slightly relaxed with the termination of the League Council, bis been sharply re-focussed with the "confirmation" of the news of Representative Nicholas Longworth, will be directed from the the resignation of Chiang Kai Shok. Republican of Chic, who died dur-point of its effect on the general
Political observers in London arg anxiously speculating in regard thing the Congressional recess.
elections of next year. The Demo
view.
bis successor for it is realised that The members of the army of un:cratic and Republican Presidential not only the pacific solution of the employed are being cared for by nominating conventions are but lit Manchurian problem, which has
form.
It is felt in some circles that the
question of extraterritorial rights might be rendered far more difficult by a change in the Presidency of China at the present moment.
Democrats' Control.
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already been further complicated locul charitable and relief organi-tle more than five months in the Mr. M. A. Annett, Mrs. J. Carroll, by the change in the Japanese Gov-satiqus. Civic organisations have offing and the pre-convention cam- Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Walden, Miss crnment, may largely depend upon the policy of his successor, but urged President Hoover to instructpaigns atrendy are well under way. M. C. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Wi extrality issues may crop up in new the Washington palies "not to re- Death and the fortunes of poli-C. Geggin, Dr. R. M. Gibson, Mr. sort to violence in the event fties have wrought many changes P. Nipkow, Mrs. H. Timms, Miss N. clashes with the hunger marchers, or Capitol Hill since the last Cramp, Mrs. W. A. Davison, Mr. H. Congress convened. Thero wore C. Pullen, Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Venn, many Congressmen beneath the Mrs. J. E. Barnes, Mr. K. Chow, elected the Speaker but they have stately dems of the Capitol to-day Mr. J. R. Campbell, Mr. T. C. Chao, who had never been in. Washing Mr. M. Y. Chen, Mr. and Mrs, J. ton before.
Campbell, Mr. and Mrs, L. P. Chan, Mr. B. L. Chang, Mr. Chant Sev Wa, Mr. P Cockhin, Mr. C. L. Fan, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Gledhill, Mr.
Business men in London are also viewing the situation with the elosest interest.
Not only have the Democrats
captured the control of all of the Meanwhile the lull in the news House Committees. Democrats are from League circles has been broken the Chairmen of the committees
Down with Hoover." by the issue, by the League Secres which will decide the fate of the tariat, of a, Japanese Note alleging
Unemployment and the hunger anti-Japanese propaganda by the bills introduced into the first ses and suffering which follow in its Chinesa" Commissariat of Public sion of the 2nd Congress... Instruction" and also detailing The Senate remains Republican wake were brought home sharply to R. Home, Mr. E. A. Harneik, bandit raids in Manchuria. between with, the Democrats, always able to the jobless stormed Capitol "Eill greaves, Mr. Y. H. Kan, Mrs. J. Lao La margin of ano or two votes, Washington to-day as an army of Capt. J. G. Horn, Mr. J. E. Har-
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gain control if they can win the coincident with the convening of the and infant, Mr. T. A. Loh, Mrs. M. support of the Insurgent Republi- cans who consistently decline to first session of the 72nd Congress. L. Montague, Mr. R. T. McDonnell, take orders from the Old Guard. "Hanger marchers by the thou Miss H. Powell, Miss E. C. Sugg "Regardless of the voting in the
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sands, who had trooped to the Mr. J. Ward, Mr. C. G. Riedel, Curtis, a stalwart Republican, ro capital from all parts of the coun-Mr. F. H. Dillon, Miss A. E. Hil mains the presiding officer of the try to remind Congress of the ex- kon: Mr. M. A. T. Lyangar, Mr. D. Upper House.
tent of the misery caused by the Lui, Mr. Wong Yen, Mr. B. Larsen, Preparing for Election,
Mr. E. Myking, Mr. T. 8. Liam, unemployment arising from the pro Democratic leaders are most clonged period of economic depres Mr. C. Auyang, Migs, S., T. Chen, tive in the capital. With a wession, paraded through the streets of Mr W. 2 Doo, Mra. O. Gaston, Mr. K. 6. Chen, Mr. Y. H. Chiang, ther eye on next year's Presidenti:.
al election campaign the leaders Washinton the Ospitol. Thay Miss T. Gaston, Mrs. O. Kusakabe,
of the Bourbons are instructing the tempted to enter the Chambers of Democratic Congressmen to proceed the Senate and House of Repre, Mr. N. M. Krasnoporoff, Mr. §. K. with the utmost caution and diš sentatives and d
Lee Mr T. L. Lam, Mr. and Mrs. cretion so as not to upset their Quards ejected the demonstrators K, B. Lee, Mrs. K. Y. Lee, Mise chances to elect the tenant of the from the corridors and then the Loo, Mr. T. P. Loung, Mr. O. 8. White House next November,. polico aangunced that ten repre- Lino, Mion B. T. Liang, Miss B. L. Even more suppressed excitement sentatives of the hunger march Liang, Mrs. W. C. Liang, infant and than is usual prevailed on. Capitol ers" would be allowed to enter the ; two children, Mr. P. Y. Liu, Mr. Hill to-day as scores of brand now Capitol in an orderly fashion. and Mrs. C. L. Blow, Miss S. F. Demogratia Congresamon moved Qutaide the demonstrators yelled Sun,, Misa R. Sales, Mr. V. F. Tong, inte oficer and seats held by the Down With Hoover" but the Mrs Tong Yung She and infant," Republicans until the landslide of polico ignored the shouts and no Mr C. N. Tung, Mr J, M. Tan, 1/6last November's Congressional olco arrests were made. The marchers Mr. K. Vogel, Mrs. E. H. Vey. Mr. were headed by an international C. C., Waung, Mr. and Mrs. M. 19.13/16 Legislative programmes are to be workers band. In general the ds. Wong, Mr F, Yu, Mrs. Yong Yung
mapped carefully and all strategy monstration, was orderly.
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