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AMERICAN LOANS.
COOLIDGE AGAINST NEW LEGISLATION.
New York, Oct. 15. That drastic legislation by Congress to regulate the State Department policy of auctioning and disapproving of foreign loans by American bankera might cause embarrassment is the opinion of President Coolidge, who regards the supervision as purely advisory
MONDAY,
ATLANTIC RESCUE.
AMERICAN GIRL'S COOLNESS,
Horta, Oct. 15.- Further graphic details of how the "American Girl" was picked up were related by Capt. Goos when the Barendrecht arrived here. "It was at 7.46 on Thursday morning," sald Capt. Goos. "Our position was 48.21, North, 21.30, when we sighted the "American Girl." She flew up to us rapidly and dropped
·OCTOBER 17, 1927.
FREIGHTER SUNK.
COLLISION WITH LINER AT NEW YORK.
New York, Oct. 15. The Norwegian freighter Besseggen with a crow of 82 sank in a collision with the outgoing liner Paris in Now York harbour.
MILLION HOUSES.
BUILT SINCE THE ARMISTICE,
Landon, Oct. 15. Official figures published to-day show that over one million houses have been built in England and Wales since the Armistice. The ac teal number is 1,224,000. Of theso The París lowered a motorboat and 299,000 were completed in the year and ended September 30 last, providing helped in the work of rescue subsequently returned to the wharf. accommodation for approximately velve of the Besseggen's crew are one million people and no fewer
tember alone. These last two figures easily outdo all previous records. By
and authorised by a provision of a message, which fell on the deck missing-Reuter's American Service. I than 52,261 were. Anished in Sep
the Constitution which places the conduct of foreign affairs in the
hands of the President,
asking us, 'How far are we from land, and which way? The mes sage was signed, Ruth Elder. We
A
Struck Amidships.
New York, Oct. 10. The Bessongen was lying across
The number completed in Septem
It is well-known that bankers painted an answer on the deck, the channel and in the darkness the ber is not far short of the whole who have negotiated foreign loans saying, 'We are 380 miles from Paria struck, her amidships, the life yearly output of the pre-war period. running into millions. have ex.Terceira," Thereupon the "Ameri- boats being thrown from the davit. It is to some extent due to the fact
pressed the view that, on the whole Government supervision is exer- cised up to the present has work. ed fairly smoothly and they saw no reason for any change.
There was no time to don lifebelts
The
can Girl alighted alongside.
Miss Elder and her companion and most of these on board, including that the subsidy which has been same women and children, climbed to granted to builders was reduced in the upper part of the vessel as the respect of houses which were com Bessenger Hated. Many then jump pleted after the end of September, ed into the water and were picked up so that special efforts were made by by boats from the liner and from the builders during that month. shore. Passing ferry boats also as-Times considers that the millionth sisted in the rescue work-Router's house, wherever it may be, must American Service.
stand as a silent tribute to the de termined endeavour made by the State, by the Ideal authorities and by private enterprise. to overtake the arrears of housing accommoda- tion which accumulated during the
climbed on top of the aeroplane, and the crew of the Barendrecht rushed to their rescue in one of the ship's boats. On hearing of The loans rejected represented their position, the aviators decided a small figure compared with the it was impossible to continue even huge volume of loans negotiated for the remaining 380 miles, as the which amounted to one billion dól-gauge showed the oil pressure had. lars in one year.
dropped to five pounds." Bankers have adapted them- It is understood that Miss Elder selves to reporting to the State and Capt. Hildeman are leaving Department in advance loans un- for Paris via Lisbon aboard the der consideration and they are Portuguese mail boat Lima on willing to continue to co-operate Monday. with the Government in this way. -Reuter's American Service..
SOVIET SCHEMES.
RESOLUTIONS TO BENEFIT
WORKERS.
Leningrad, Oct. 16.
Official Inquiry:
New York, Oct. 15. Seven persona are still missing as a result of the sinking of the s.s. Bes- saggen. An official inquiry has been opened,
اد
The captain of the Paris temporari- From the Jaws of Death, ly escaped this inquistition by sailing
Later
to Françe an hour and a half All members of the Baren-after the disaster, as it was impossible drecht's crew loudly praise Miss to hold up the malls and passengers, Statements. from the captain and Elder's coolness. Her first words others on board the Paris will be after boarding the tanker were taken when the linor returns to New "Thank you very much,"
and York from France. Reuter, thereafter she produced a lip- stick and calmly used it, oblivious
war.
DIVORCE DECREE.“
GRANTED TO CONSTANCE TALMADGE.
of the fact that she had just step- BRITISH MOTOR TRADE. Talmadge, has been granted a
ped from the jaws of death. Her sangfroid made such a deep im-
THE EXPORT OUTLOOK.
London, Oct. 16. The cinema actress, Constance' divorce in the. Court of Session at Edinburgh in the undefended action against Capt. Alastair Mac kintosh, Reuter.
and was
In connexion with the forthcompression on the crew, that the lip- stick incident was duly noted in ing tenth anniversary of the Bol-the official summary of the rescue shevist revolution, the second sez-
Constance's first husband was a sion of the Central Executive Com-given out by the ship's wireless.
London, Oct. 15.” rich tobacco manufacturer, John mittee of the Soviet Republic open-
The sea was very rough when When the series of motor shows, Pialoglou. She and Capt. Mackin- ed Uritzky Palace, Kalinin presid- the "American Girl" came down, of which that now open at Olympia tosh cloped and then had a friendly ing over 632 members. The city is When the Barendrecht tried to in the first, come to an end, the separation. They were married in decorated and beflagged and the salvage the plane, the wings broke Central Association of Motor February" of last year. neighbourhood of the Palace is fill-off and the motor bumped against Manufacturers and Traders will. Mackintosh was a personal friend Capt. ed with large-crowds.
the ship's side and exploded, show it is stated in official circles, meet of the Prince of Wales The Committee, in view of the ing flames as high as the ship's representatives of the "export formerly aide-de-camp to Lord approaching anniversary, resolved, bridge. The machine sank. Miss credit section of the Overseas Willingdon when he was Governor inter alia, to reduce the industrial Elder's and Capt. Hildeman's pass-Trade Department in order to dis- of Bombay. Petitioner formerly workers' working day from eight ports, parachutes and luggage cuss possible developments of the stated that although Capt. Mackin- hours to reven hours within the next were all lost-Renier.
system of credits in connexion tosh was one of the finest gentle few years without a reduction in
with the export motor trade..
men she had ever met "we like wages: to increase by fifty million
is explained that a good deal of
different things and I want my roubles the Budget appropriation
trade in South America and other
art to be unfettered." for building workers' houses,
countries is at present done on the to reduce laxation on pensions
instalment system. With a few ex- for the poorer peasantry, to
San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 16.
ceptions, it is stated that manufac- abolish capital punishment ex-
A monoplane crashed at the turers of motor cars do not make cept for State and Military crimes Stinson Field municipal airport such terms with dealers as and armed banditry;
will reduce the sentences of prisoners, including a man, his wife and four which the instalment system de
and to this evening when five civilians, enable them to give the long credit. except active members of political year-old daughter, were killed.mands. The objects of the con- parties aiming at the overthrow of the Soviet, embezzlers and bribe- takers-Reuter.
FINANCIAL ADVISER.
AMERICAN'S APPOINTMENT TO POLAND,
Washington, Oct. 16. Mr. Charles Dewey, assistant secretary to the Treasury in charge of fiscal affairs has accepted the position of financial adviser to the Polish Government.-Reuter.
Warsaw, Oct. 16,
Mr. Dewey will be appointed to the board of the Bank of Poland in connexion with the Polish Stabilisation Loan agreement which has just been signed. Reuter.
ROAD COLLISION.
SIXTEEN PASSENGERS KILLED IN AMERICA.
MONOPLANE CRASH.
Five Civilians Killed" in
American", Accident.
Reuter.
It
ference will be to consider the re- quirements of the industry so that If any modifications are necessary UNITY IS STRENGTH. ticularly with regard to floating In the existing regulations, par- credits, they can be made. British Wireless.
...
CENTRAL AFRICAN DOMINION ADVOCATED.
SWATOW COLLISION.
B. AND S. STEAMER AND H.M.S. SOMME INVOLVED.
Swatow, Oct. 15. the 8.8, Kalgan came into collision. Total cargo for Hongkong amounted with the British destroyer, H.M.S. Somme, both vessels being damaged.
London, Oct. 15, General Northey, who command- ed the Northern Force in the East African Campaign in the late war and was afterwards Governor of Kenya, was the guest of honour at a dinner celebrating the cam- paign. He expressed the view that some sort of amalgamation of East African territories was bound to come. Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika and... Zanzibar, heat the time and as the Kalgan was
There was a strong tide running. thought, ought to be able very moving down she fouled the bows of shortly to come to some under the Somme and then swung standing.
and collided broadside on.
round
There were two other vessels only ship's length away but fortunately
these weree not involved..
P. AND O. BANK.
It was obvious that if the work- ing of the past and the telegraphs, the police garrison, and the cus toms could be properly arranged, it would be economical and he certainly h ped it would be done. The more difficult question was what Southern and Northern -Indianapolis, Oct. 15.
Rhodesia and Nyasaland were TAKEN OVER BY CHARTERED Sixteen worp killed and 20-injured going to do. Personally, he would when a tramcar ran into a trailor like to see the two Rhodesias and of a motorlarry on the outskirts of Nyasaland joined together #3 of the city. The trailer was crowd. soon as they could decide and he ed with members of a Masonic re-would look forward, in a quarter of creation society going into the count. a century, to a Central African try to attend a barn dance. All Dominion. Then the old motto were singing when the teamcar about unity being strength" dothed in at full speed-Reuter's would be proved Aguerican Service.
British Wireless
SALESMAN SAM
HOWDY, THAT MAN OUT THERE 1s 1 GENERAL MANAGER-NOW IF HE GETS IN YOUR CAB, DON'T Kor Coopy! SHOW A LITTLE
SPUNK!!
RIGHTO!
GASI
BANK.
London, Oct. 15. The Daily Express City Editor understands that the "Chartered Bank is taking over the P. and O. Bank at the rate of £10-106 for each P. and O, Bank fully-paid £10 there. share, plus the dividend accrued.-
Reuter
WHATH HECK'S TH MATTER WITH THAT HOWDY? HE'S BEEN SITTIN' THERE
„FORTH' LAST. TEN
MINUTES!!
TAXI
Obedient Sam
SAY! YOU ANCHORED? WHY DON'TCHA GET
GOIN' ??
ISLAND REAPPEARS.
BELCHES FORTH STEAM AND LAVA.
Auckland, Oct, 16. appeared from the sea near the Falcon Island, which has re-
canle action, has been under obser Tonga group as a result of vol- vation by the warship Laburnum for a fortnight. The island is 1780. yards long and 1,430 yards wide, the crater is 305 feet above sen level, belching for one minute every twenty minutes, columns of steam and lava rising to a height of 8,000 feet.-Reuter,
TO GO TO PARIS.
MR. ADACHI- TO SUCCEED BARON ISHII.
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Takyo, Oct. 15. Though not yet announced, it is understood that Mr. Adachi, Am- baseador at Brussels, is succeeding Baron Tahi at Paris and that Mr. Hanibara, ex-Ambasandor at Wash- ington, is replacing Adachi.-Reuter-
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