FAR EAST TRAFFIC IN DRUGS.
HONGKONG'S DISCOVERY OF
SYNDICATES.
REPORT TO THE LEAGUE.
THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH,
BRITON'S "HOP" TO NEW YORK.
CAPTAIN, COURTNEY" FEELS CONFIDENT.
WIFE CLAIMS A RECORD.
London. July 21. A British wireless message pub- The British Government has for-lished yesterday announced the warded a long report to the
FRIDAY.
PREMATURE S.O.S. SOLDIERS' SEARCH FOR
CALIFORNIA-HAWAII
FLIGHT.
FUTURE FLIERS "WARNED."
It will be recalled the Reuter messages of July 14 announced the start of a flight from America to Ernest Smith, accompanied by a companion named Bronte.
The next day, two apparently message having come contradictory messages through about the altempt, It through. One from San Fran may be presumed that there has cisco, stated that the airman had sent out an 8.0.S. and was alight been another postponement. The ing at sea; whilst a later one following London messages, which stated that he had reached the are ahead of the mail, are inter-island of Molokai Kalwi, where he esting:
came
BORODIN.
'THE RAID ON A SOVIET
STEAMER.
JULY 22, 1927.
DUTIES ON INDIAN GOODS.
JAPAN HAS THE ADVANTAGE IN LABOUR.
A CAUTIOUS POLICY.
London, July 21.
In the House of Commons, reply-
League of Nations regarding the postponement of the proposed Hawall of the civilian aviator, Mr. Borodin was about to leave Shanging to Mr. A. Shepherd (Labour),'| traffic in oplum and other flight to New York by Captain dangerous drugs, during 1926. Courtney, until yesterday. No
The report shows that the illicit further traffic continues on a large scale, and emphasises, by quoting several examples of the discovery of traffickers, the utility of the information mutually supplied by the. Governments concerned.
crashed,
Apparently the S.0.S. was a mistake, and the following cables from American services afford an
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"A Serious Matter."
It says that bottles and tins of cocaine were repeatedly seized in
London, Jupe 25-Mrs. Court- British territory, usually aboard vessels from the Far East, and ney, who will accompany her hus- mentions especially the informa-band (Captain Courtney) in his tion obtained by the Hongkong Preliminary flight from Friedrich-explanation:
shafen to Southampton in the authorities as regards the charac-monoplane in which he will fy lo ter and operations of syndicates, New York and back, says that Washington, July 16.-Prompt- mainly Chinese, operating exten- the Atlantic flight will involvo ed by the erroneous messages from sively in Hongkong, Swatow,
less risk than her husband's Ernest 'Smith, California-Hawaii Amoy, Tonkin, and. Shanghai,
every-day work of testing newflier, that he was out of gasoline It says that the traffickers are machines, especially racers. She and was forced down into the adopting the expedient of mixing says that her only regret is that water, Secretary of the Navy dangerous drugs with other sub the presence of a little daughter wilbur to-day addressed a friend stances from which the drugs can prevents her accompanying him ly warning to future oceanic filters easily be recovered.-Reuter., on the big flight.
the greatest care exercise against giving misinformation.
Commenting on the Smith Bronte messages, which suit army planes and navy tugs, as well as three ocean steamers, on a "wild' goose"
rescue chase, Secretary Wilbur said:
FAR EASTERN OLYMPICS.
LARGE FILIPINO SQUAD IN TRAINING.
London, June 23-Captain Courtney, the R.A.F.'s leading test pilot, who is about to set out on a flight across the Atlantic and back, is satisfied with the trials of his "Whale" ying-boat.
The Schedule.
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ta
RUSSIANS HANDCUFFED.
Acting under the impression that the notorious Comrade "Mike" hai by "the Soviet Mercantile Fleet's steamer Henli for Vindivo- stok on Tuesday, a party of some 30 Nationalist soldiers belonging to the Eastern Route Army, under officers, boarded the vessel as she lay alongside Messrs. Mackenzie and Co.'s Pootung Wharf at about 4.15 o'clock on Monday afternoon and conducted a complete search.
According to an eye-witness, the soldiers went aboard the vessel, produced the necessary warrant, and began the search. Men were detailed to all places of importance and
of the lighters, which were alongside were board- ed to see that nobody left.. the Henli without permission. "A large and excited crowd of inter- ested Chinese at once gathered but they were soon cleared away and the search was proceeded with was found, Nothing, however, much less Brodin, but at the time of writing the soldiers were still on board. When a representative of the W. C. D. Newa went across to Pootung, he was not allowed on board and the soldiers, when ques- tioned declined to say anything.
even some
British Marines Look On.
in connexion with the Government of India's decision on the findings of the Indian Tariff Board, Ear! Winterton said that the Secretary for india wna aware that the Government of India' had found that there was an advantage to the Japanese resulting from their labour conditions, which would continue until July, 1929, when the now Japanese factory law. fully operates, this advantage, amount- in to 10 per
er cent.
The comparison was between conditions in Japan and India, but comparison between conditions in Japan and the United Kingdem would doubtless give a similar The Secretary for India result. did not doubt the wisdom of the
Government of India's decision not to alter the duties on collon manufacture-Reuter,
LIVING FISH TRAP IN ZOO.
MACHINE. ·
A strange creature has just
A number of British marines "This is a very serious matter were stationed at the wharf but HIGHLY ORGANISED MURDER His tentative schedule allows don't want to be put in the posithey made no attempt to interfere for his departure from Calshot, ton of rebuking the men who made with the proceedings.
The str. Henli, which is com- Amateur Athletic Federation in his arrival at New York at 1-highly important that they shouldmanded by Capt. Springer, is a reached the London Zoo aquarium
The activities of the Philippine (Hants.) at 8 am, one day and such a gallant fight, but it is preparation for the coming Farp.m. the next. He hopes to ar- realize they are imperilling future vessel of 708 tons and she runs from Madeira. -a giant "fan-
they give what between Shanghai' and Vladivo "awing says Saturday's Manika aniling-place by naval search amounts to erroneous informat-stok and vice versa. Although thing is a highly organised murder Eastern Olympics are now in full range for the illumination of his fliers when
Secretary, Wilbur added, how-owned by the Soviet Mercantile ever, "We are delighted that these Fleet, she flies the Chinese flag, got through and landed. She had been in port for several days and was Aying the "Blue men
Peter" on Monday. safely."
Bulletin. One hundred and lights.
The first hop will be to Valen- seventy-five athletes are out on the training field and of this cia (Ireland), a distance of 45 number 140 will be selected to miles, which should have taken make the trip to Shanghai in 4% hours. He will leave on his 1,900 miles trans-Atlantic flight August.
With the exception of the ten-at 3 p.m., and should reach St. al:out nis and football teams, all units. John's. (Newfoundland) have been organized. The track 6.30 the next morning, but he will and swimming squads have been carry enough petrol for an extra training for several weeks and are six hours' dying. He will refuel John's and fly direct to in excellent condition. The volat St. leyball aquad hus developed into New York, allowing 16 hours for a smooth running aggregation the 1.200 miles.
Captain Courtney buses his while the basketball. team has brushed off the cobwebs with sev-hole upon an average" speed eral practice. games.
The baseball nine will make its initial appearance before local fars Sunday afternoon at Nozale-, da Park. The men will meet the fast travelling Customs team in the Orst game of a doubleheader They will play the University of the Philippines team in the night-
cap.
of 93 miles an hour.
The Risks.
tion."
Οι
When questioned the Chinese Fliers Explain Message.
authorities declined to make any Honolulu, July 15.-Safe statement and indeed, one or two Wheeler Field, where they arrived high officials said that they had by army airplanes to-day as not received any information cannon roared a salute and crowds the search. thronged the field to welcome them, Ernest Smith and his pavi- gator Bronte explained their rad's distress calls and their message that they had "hit the water" enroute from Oakland in their plane "City of Hawaii.
Dakkind"
to
Six. Russians Arrested.
shell" nearly 2ft. long. The whole machine with, a touch of inspired. devilry about it.
The fact that the fan-shell can snap its two halves together in a flush to entrap and digest a wan- dering fish is in itself uncanny, but this specimen has gone much further on the path of crime.
It has demoralised some simple- minded marine worms and lured them into taking up their resid ence on the rim of its shell. These worms become partners A later report states that four-with the chief assassin in an un- teen Nationalist soldiers led by a holy alliance. Their job is just Russian who was formerly Red, to wriggle at the doors of their but has since changed his political tiny lime-built houses. Fish come views, visited the Soviet steamer to investigate their wriggles, and Heali, and conducted the search. the worms retire into shelter: The soldiers are specially attached to Chiang Kai-shek's intelligence
Very naturally, the fish try to
find out if there is a back door,
and this brings them just inside the fan-shell's jaws, which do the resi. A fish six inches long can be accommodated in the trap.
Their plane crashed on Molokai The "Whale" carries a completo night-flying equipment. He does island at 9.45 o'clock this morning. not, fear the Newfoundland fogs, with the gasoline in the tanks
After completely searching the bat points out that the westward exhausted, they said. Smith said section. Bight is peculiarly difficult. An the gauge on the fuel tanks had aviator going eastward has all gone out of commission in mid-vessel from truck te keelson the Europe from Norway to Spain for cear, and that they had no way party left the ship, taking with
The matamata turtle-the of checking up on their gasoline them eight Chinese and a Korean, The football situation has not an objective, whereas, going in brightened any in the past few the opposite direction, an aviator supply. He feared that the fuel alleged to be Communists, and al- ugliest reptile in existence-works and lose might give out while, they were so six Russians, including Rulland on a similar theory. His mouth is days. Conch Villareal has only might misa St. John's his original six men out for train himself in the barren wastes of still several hundred miles off the at one time a personal advise to fringed with fleshy worm-like
coast, and hence had sent out his Chiang Kai-shek, Grishin, Dahlin, growths. Fish ing and it is beginning to ap-Labrador,
Captain Courtney will rely radio appeals for help, as he did Tolstoy, Sergioff and Manjvitch, These imitation worms simply com
all of whom were removed in mit suicide. pear as though a complete eleven
largely on directional wireless not want to take any chances." will not be available.
As to his radio message that they handcuffs and leg irons. and, fellowing the frequented had hit the water," at 6 o'clock It is also reported that the pary, steamship, route, ought, in
this morning, which spread the re-as a result of their search, dis- emergency, be able to
covered a large quantity of do- HOW MUCH DO YOU cuments, the nature of which has not been divulged, though they too have been removed for the purpose of translation.
The complete try-outs of the swimming and track squads will be held to-day as scheduled. The swimming races are schedule to start at 9 am at the Student " tank. The track and field events
will be held at 3 p.m.
as
Fil
descend
ocean.
it
The captives have been taken to The army Fokker monoplane military headquarters where "Bird of Paradise" in which Lieu-will be decided what course the Lenants Lester Maitland and A. F. Hegenberger flew from California authorities will take with them.
· of the to Hawaii, was
near some vessel. If he does des-port that they were probably drown cend, and whe sea is rough, theed. Smith said the entire fight up to that point had been made with metal hall of his Dornier dying the water invisible, as heavy for boat should withstand the buffet- The swimming races are bounding, as its stoutness was proved banks obscured their view of the
the when the Frenchman. Locatelli, to prove interesting chances of about six mermen in rode out a three-day gale in a making the team will depend on similar boat, this morning's rhees, Conse- quently, kein competition is ex- pected in all the events. There London, Jane 28-Captain planes dispatched to the "rescue! are at present 81 men training Courtney left Friedrichshaien for of Smith and Bronte when the lat-re hung around the necks of those for berths on the team. After Southampton in his flying-boat atter wirelesed that they were drop- to whom honour is done, rushed up to the cockpits of the planes as the this morning's races, the number 9.48 a.m., accompanied by his ping into the water.
fiers arrived. An enthusiastic re- will dwindle down to 25.
wife, a navigator and a mechanie,
ception was extended to the men telegrapha the Munich correspon- dent of The Times.
who for hours had been given up
SWIMMING CHAMPIONS:
MONTHL
Wife Flies, Too.
one
The S.0.9.
The navy radio picked up the Later. S. O. S. message from Smith and
Bronte, which read.
Rush help about 500 miles northeast of Pais,
Captain Courtney arrived at Calshot (Hants.) after flying the HONOLULU CONTESTS NEXT 800 miles in 9 hours 12 minutes,
despite several hailstorm8,
His wife now holds the record Elaborate preparations are be for a woman's non-stop flight as a passenger. Mrs, Courtney says ing made for the National Mens she is perfectly assured of the Swimming Championships which safety of her husband's proposed will be held under the auspices of long flight. the A.A.U. at Honolulu late in
August.
"Landing in water.
Mani."
Bronte explained to-day that the reason they sent no further radio messages after their last S. O. S. was that the antenna of their radio
as dead..
Smith estimated his flying time. from the Lake-off at Oakland air- most exactly 24 hours.
at to the crash on Molokai as al-
The landing was made, he said, at 945 in the morning (Honolulu time). They reached Wheeler Field at 3.20 p.m.
which examine
KNOW?
TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.
The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.
Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 14
of this issue."
1 What in the Hogira?
2. Who are the "Fathers of the
Church"?
Who gave his wife wine to drink out of a goblet made of hor fathers skill?
4 Why are "Jeruanicm" artichokes
BD called?
6. What is the difference bottocen haematomesia and halmoptysis? 6 What State
£100 Kings simultaneously?
had
7 What is the Septuagint? 8. What heart tonio is made from a
common wild flower?
The radio bencon equipment equipment was torn off when their worked for a short period after the plane descended too close to the take-off, they stated, and then went 10 What city is built on seven hills,
ocean.
"The first land we sighted," he wrong. said, "was a mountain top.
It
0 What is simonył
und what are their names? 11 What
the Pragmatia sanctions
12
14
Who said about whom that he was. "sapping a solemn creed with Rolemn ancor"?
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J.
Unhurt and Happy. The meat, necbrding to present:
Two accidents to R.A.F. ma- looked mightly "good to us. When plans, will be held in the new chines occurred last month. In we made Molokai there was hardly
Neither flier was injured in the Waikiki momorial natatorium now the first two officers lest their lives a drop of gas left in the tanks. We crash at Molokai. From Wheeler being rushed to completion. With when their aeroplane crashed at hit a knive tree and smashed the Field they were taken in a trium 18 Who was the "scu-green incor-
ruptiblo"! Honolulu fast becoming a swim Stamford, Lines. At Shipbourne, plane in our descent. I expect to phal automobile procession to Hono- ming centre, need for a thoroughly Kent, four airmen had a narrow salvage the motor and take it back lalu, where they are now resting at What to a belga?
the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
15 Why was John of Gaunt so up-to-date swimming course was escape in a forced landing of a to the States.
-called. United States navy mechanics folt.
"Credit for the flight reats with Since provision had been giant bomber, Flight Lieut. Hum- made for the construction of a war phrey W. Baggs and Flying Officer Bronte, whose accurate navigation reached the wrecked plane on Molo- kal island yesterday and salvaged memorial tank, special care is be- S. Bell were a considerable height enabled us to make land."
twelve army planes the Instruments, motor and gas
Asked whether he knew it was. A squadron ing taken to make the new natator over Stamford when the accident
They reported that the Molokai on which he landed when ium as up-to-date as possible. occurred. The pilot got into a was dispatched to Molokal when tanks.
Local swimmers which include spiral nose-dive, the machine turn- news that the fliers had landed tanks were absolutely dry.
Smith and Bronte paid official his plane came down, Smith said: "All I knew was that I was out descendants of the various rucosed upside down and crashed into a reached Wheeler Field. First word in Hawaii are training hard to fence. Those who saw the accl-that they had arrived was obtained calls, settling down later to enjoy of gas."
The Diers had sandwiches on the make a good showing against dent rushed to the spot, but the by a correspondent of the Honolulu a brief vacation here. Smith dis- mainland stars who will appear men, who belonged to the Central Star-Bulletin, who telephoned the played a branch of the dawe tree plane, but said they did not enjoy them. They did not sleep, but dead. The information to his newspaper and on which his plane was wrecked. here such as Weismuller, Laufer, Flying School, were
He intends to preserve it as a sou stretched their limba aufficiently to and Spence. Interest centres in machine only narrowly missed a to the Associated Press.
venir. Sam Kahanamoku, brother of the greenhouse in which a man was
Enthusiastic Welcome.
Both men said they were feeling ward off cramps. world famous Duke, who is now
Smith and Brente climbed into fine, although Barly sun burned. doing motion picture work in
The aviators said their trip was separate army planes on the trip Hollywood, and who at one time was sprint swimming champion of
made in almost continuous fog, and the world. The younger Kahana
bad weather, coupled with mechan- moku is making exceedingly good
ical difficulties.
time in workouts and is expected to push the mainland speed spla-
working.
shers. Another Hawaiian, War- ren Konloha, ono time holder of the world's backstroke record, in also training hard and hopes to regain his lost laurels.
:
from Molokai to Wheeler Field. Artillery thundered salutes as the squadron bearing the two men made a landing at the army air camp.
Enthusiastic spectators carrying leis, the Hawalian garlands" which
Each credits the uther with the success of the flight, although admitting that it was "work all the way."
Bronte blamed the shortage of gas for their failure to reach their
though he declared that the condi ective, the island of Oahu, al tions under which they flew were
bad.
""The flight has proved to me that modern planes can annihilate great! distances," said Smith.
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