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DEATH OF A SOVIET STATESMAN.
Riga, May 0. A fine of $400 or in default, Tientsin. An airplane collapsed
The death has taken place of three months hard larbour, was and fell during an exhibition of imposed by Mr. R.E. Lindsell on stunt flying, and Capt. Moore; the M.A.D. Tsurlupa, the Vice-Prosid Kong Kai, master of a trading aviator, escaped by jumping with lent of the Soviet Union Council junk, who pleaded guilty, through his parachute, at the review given People's Commissaries-Reuter,
[Alexander Talurupa, the Soviet Mr. C.A.S. Russ, to a charge of by the U. S. Marines at the Race having in his possessien twenty Course, before representatives of statesman, was born in 1870 in the nine jars of dutiable Chinese wine, the American, British, French and Ukraine. A man of good educa charge of Chinese forces in Tientsin and ation, he was orginally a statistician There was also a
large number of civilians and ser- and an agricultural expert, As wilfully breaking, spilling, and vice men.
long ago, as 1891 ha identified him- allowing to run to waste, six jars
The right wings of the plane self with the revolutionary move- of the same wine, but the charge fell off during the course of ment among the Russian workers. fell to the ground principally be series of somersaults. The ma From 1918 to 1921 he was cause the prosecution was not able chine had previously given a nose People's Commissary for Food to say that the defendant coused dive and rose at terifle speed, and Supplies. On the establishment the wilful damage. The Ordin- the air resistance was apparently of the Soviet Union he became ance under which the charge was too strong, thus whipping off the
Crowd Thrilled.
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brought was. declared and his wings. The plane rose into the deputy-chairman of the Council Worship, although not making a air for a few seconds and dropped of People's Gommissaries. ruling on the point, declared that straight to the earth. The acci-was also chairman of the State! ganisation, but na removed from he did not think the Ordinance dent happened at less than eight Commission for Economie Or was meant to refer to any person hundred feet from the ground.
that office in November 1925, and who deliberately broke jara of wine
appointed by the central éxecutive to escape the Revenue Department, but was framed to protect ship- The escape of Capt. Moore committee to be People's Commie- crowd.sary of the newly established De thrilled the assembled owners from general pilferage.
C.P.O. Clarke, who prosecuted, When the machine started on its partment for Home and Foreign said that in previous cases before dive, he sprang off, amidst the Trade. He did not long hold the another Magistrate, he had been cheers of the spectators. The air-post, for in January, 1926, he was: able to obtain convictions under plane struck the earth on the rnen made Rykelf's deputy in the De-
track at the opposite side of the partment of Labour and Defence, that Ordinance on similar charges,
In the winter of 1927-8 there!
a serious food shortage in to which his Worship replied that course from the stands.
The descent of Capt. Moore was was in that case the convictions were watched with bated breath. The Russia and the Council of Com- obviously wrong.
wind carried him past the stands,missarica drew up a вchemo to In pleading guilty do the charge and he fell into the water. Many improve the state of agriculture. of possession, Mr. Russ pointed people ran forward as he fell, and It included the establishment of out that the defendant was not the willing handa assisted him out of state organisations to assist agri- owner of the junk, which belonged the moat. He was smiling, and culture, Industry and exports.. to his nephew. He had no idea none the worse for his thrilling This measure was due to the re- duction-in-the-areas under cultiva- that the wine was on-board-until experience
he passed the Chinese Customs, Capt. Moore was helped into ation by the peasants, who found when it was revealed to him that Marine aute, and when he reached that they were not being adequate. his junk was carrying wine. He the stands the crowd gave him a ly remunerated for their crops.
In March, 1928, Talurupa was asked his Worship to deal lenient-rousing welcome. Many surround-
ed him and congratulated him on appointed agricultural dictator" ly with the defendant
his narrow escape. After taking and given very wide powers. He C.P.O. Clarke, however, told the some light refreshments, he de-was authorised to seize any lands Magistrate that the most careful parted for a change of clothing.. not sown by the peasants, to pro- enquiry had been made in this case, All sorts of questions were fired secute those who did not till their and it now transpired that when at Capt. Moore by those who Gelds and to transfer to the poor the junk passed the Chinese Cus-crowded around him. Many shook toms, it had no wine of any his hand and congratulated liim, peasants any land confiscated from
the rich ones.] kind on board. He told His Wor- while cameras clicked. The avia- ship that probably the wine was tor's first words was to say that loaded in to the defendant's vessel he was "all right," in reply to from fishing junks outside the Har-inquiries by his helpers. Accord- hour. Originally the junk carrieding to the aviator the wings fell eighty jars and in reply to his off because the plane was going st Worship, Mr. Clarke said that he too great a speed when it turned helleved that the remainder of the over on its side. shipment must have found its way! Into the Colony before the junk Was raided.
The junk on which the wine was found was raided by offleera of the Revenue Department on May 3, in Connaught Road West.
SILK FEDERATION.
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- Aviator Scared,
MARSHAL LI'S GIFT.
PRESENTS OF EMBROIDERIES TO GOVERNOR. Marshal Li Chai-sum sent his re- presentative, Mr. Chu Chao-hsin,
Commissioner "I was almost scared to death!" the
of Foreign he laughingly said, when question- Affairs of the Southern Govern- d as to how he felt when the ma-ment, to Hongkong specially to sco chine began to fall. His action His Excellency the Governor of was quick, for not more than Hongkong (Sir Cecil Clenientl) off. few seconds elapsed from the time Mr. Chu brought down three the wings broke until he jumped pieces of neatly and artistically off. Capt. Moore did not seem to worked Chinese embroideries, as be much excited by his experience.presents from Marshal Li to His When one lady exclaimed, "You Excellency. One piece of are our hero!" he burst out broidery deplets a lion, the second laughing and ran away.
portrays pagodn scenery in Hang- Among the feats the aviator chow and the third is a picture of was doing before his plane crashed the famous scenery of the West were turning several somersaults Lake, Hangchow.
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in rapid succession, diving down A.Chinese report anys that ro- nt a grant speed and rising up cently Lady Clementi sent a gift of The Congress of the Interna-almost perpendicularly, dropping a number of English books to tional Silk Federation has open on one side; and other hair-raising Marshal Li's son, who is studying ed. Codification of methods and stunts, When the wings fell off, English In Canton. conditions of sale of raw silk were the spectators at first thought that agreed to and will shortly be in-it was a new stunt, to fly with troduced in the producing coun-one set of wings. tries.
The Federation appointed an ex- ecutive Committee with M. Fou-i
Machine a Wreck.
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Mr. Chu is also said to have brought down four beautiful ivory. ornaments as presents of Madame Li Chai-sum to the children of His Excellency the Governor.
The machine, was a maks gere as President, and Mr. N. F.wreckage. The engine was under- maining wings were crumpled up. Farrict (Britain) да Treasurer. neath, with canvas, steel and wood There were wires all over, and the Resolutions were passed declaring on top. Souvenirs and photographs propeller was unrecognizable. It the necessity for special defini- were taken by the crowd that is said that the plane is practi- tions of artificial silks.-Renter. swarmed around. The two re-cally worthless.-N. C. Star.
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