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CROYDON TO CAPE AMERICAN FIRM IN
NON-STOP.
ENDURANCE FLIGHT OF 0,000 MILES!
BRITAIN'S ENTERPRISING RECORD ATTEMPTS.
WUHAN RAIDED.
GERMAN EMPLOYEE ARRESTED AND SHACKLED."
ASTOUNDING OUTRAGE
Hankow, Oct. 6.
A sensation was created in European circles in Hankow to- day when it was learned that and armed posse from the Walan Safely Bureau raid- ed the premises of the American Drug Company, alleging that the firm was carrying on an illicit trade in narcotics.
WONDERFUL MACHINE. Public
London, Oct. 6.
EX+XT SATURDAY, OCTO 1928,
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日三十月八
SINGLE POFI 10 CENTS.
SCIENTIFIC FUEL MISS ENID WILSON'S TO-DAY'S RACES AT
PROCESSES.
AMAZING PROSPECTS
OUTLINED.
FUEL CONFERENCE FEELING ON COAL, TREATMENT.
DIVERSE OPINIONS.
London, Oct. 6.
The possibility of low tempera- ture carboniantion of conl and the asset of the process to the world, formed the most frequent topic of discussion at the World Fuel Con- ference which opened in Londen a
The British Air Ministry has
Mr. Dorvill, a German employee completed plans for attacks of
of the firm, and two Chinese em -existing air records, which if suc-ployees, were placed under ar
cessful, will astonish the world. rest.
Mr. Dorville, with the others, The detalls have only just beer.
was shackled and removed to the made available, but is now dis-native City, where he is still de-fortnight age, and has just closed, closed that the Royal Air Force tained by the Chinese authorities.
It is understood that are preparing for two endurance
atrong protest
to be lodged by flights on a scale scarcely contem-the American Consulate as the plated previously in aviation cir-raid was carried out without a
warrant from the Consulate.
It is pointed out that every It is, of course, already known chemist must carry a certain stock that Flight-Lieutenant D'Arcy of narcotics, which are imported Greig, la waiting for a favourable only under the most strict reguln opportunity to make, at Southamptions, which it is claimed were in ton, a bid for the world's speed this instance, faithfully observed. record, held by the Italian, de Ber
-Reuler. nardi. In a practice flight a few days ago, he exceeded 300 miles and hour, and is supremely confi- dent of success when the real at- tempi la 'made.
cles.
Aitack on Non Stop Record.
The other air record which Bri- tain seeks to establish is that for the non-stop flight. The longest -over made hitherto is that of Captain Ferrarin and Major Del Prete, niso Italiana, who flew from Rome to Pernambuco, a distance of just under 4,000 miles.
STRIKING NEW A. A. GUN INVENTION.
FINDS AND KEEPS OWN RANGE BY SOUND.
Constant reference was made to the subject at different periods during the discussions. It was stated that the resultant solid fuel after, the preliminary process, could be used under boilers in the electric power super-station, and that the value of the by-products obtained by this treatment would be so great that the cost of fuel at the generating stations would be almost negligible.
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Electric Prices,
- Ultimately, the opinion was expressed, the coat of electricity would be no more than a farthing per unit!
The general view of the dele- gatea after the process, and the result achieved to date had been carefully explained, was that while the process was extremely pro mising, the final success of the experiment not yet been
com-
New York, Oct. 6. A remarkable now gun designed for use in combatting air raids has been demonstrated on the Aberdeenpletely established. Proving Ground.
There was a diveralty of opinion Described as a "Robot" anti-whether the processes would be able to compete successfully aalreraft gun, it is claimed that it
finds and keeps its own range by against the existing market prices means of sound waves, adjusting ita of other fuck products. range automatically as aircraft ap-
or gains proaches or retires loaen height.
or
re-
Petroleum Supplies,
GREAT WIN.
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL ENDS IN RUNAWAY VICTORY,
U.S. PROFESSIONALS.
London, Oct. 6. Golfers who went to Walton Heath for the final of the English Ladles Golf Championship (clos- ed) between Miss Enid Wilson and Miss Dorothy Pearson, were re warded by a superb exhibition by the young star from Notts, who overwhelmed her more experienced opponent.
The match was over 36 holes, and Miss Wilson quickly establish ed her supremacy, plling up a big lead by brilliant efforts, The match ended on the 28th green, Miss Wilson heating, the Nevill player by 9 and 8.
HAPPY VALLEY,
SOME GOOD RACING EXPECTED.
BACK MR. G." U. DA ROZA'S MOUNTS.
TIPS BY "RINGTAIL."
Racing enthusiasts will have an opportunity to-day of indulging once more in their favourite sport at the meeting which is to be held at Happy Valley this afternoon, commencing at 2.30. The meeting will be continued on Monday when eight more events will be decided.
No important training times' have been returned since the open- The new champion is only just, ing of the second half of the wo2- eighteen years of age, but it says sona circumstance which tends something for the sensation she to make the task of "spotting the has created in golfing circles dur-winners" a rather ticklish proposi ing recent months, that she was tion. expected to win the tournament Some very good ponies have "gone West" since the last meeting, A message from New York including Bengal, San Diego and briefly announces that in the semi- Comrade which, with the scratch- anals of the American Profes- Ing of Blackstone Hall and Rose sional Golf Championship, Leo Hall, will cause uite a havoc with Diegel defeated Gene Sarazen by the "A" Class events. 9 and 8, while Espinosa best Mac-
For Novices. Donald Smith by 6 and 6.
fulfilled those anticipations.
THE SILVER
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ON SHOW TO-DAY
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Add this to your stock of MacWhirter is pooved. similes"As appealing as a golf man next to him at the Tattoo course to a civilian after three thought the Khattak Dance was months' solid work on a military the gathering of the clans. tattoo."
It isn't the heat; it's the people who talk about the humidity.
Perhaps the nurse who swum the English Channol the other day was a wet one.
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To-day's stray bat from the belfry: What does a burglar do when he encounters a forclock!"
"Reel Club:"A "mealy pud-
den" is porridge in tights.
The compositor who makes the... noxt misprint in any Christian. Science articles will be asked to do the explaining.
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Heading in a contemporary "Gen. Yen and Gen. Pal" Looks as if Genaspirin were called for.
Next Benson's bathing customes will be "almost backless," anys, n fashion writer. After sooing this year's, we think the now word for 1929 should be "almoster."
DO "Reader:"You logo so far. There are imore stars in tho heavens than in the movies.,
☐ ☐ An explorar states that he knows a South Sea island where a A correspondent desires to know dollar will purchase a wife and how the glass ball was inserted a battle of whisky. MacWhirter, in the old lemonade bottle. What he says it sounds attractive, but do you think, my dear A. S. has doubts about the quality of
the whisky. Watson?
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Giving Diegel's colossal victory over A notable item at to-day's and racing game as such a powerful opponent makes Monday's meeting is the inclusion a wedding him an easy favourite for the of a race for novice riders. This present
those to indicate that Walter should be great, news to particularly as final, Hagen was one of his victims in concerned, us there are quite a few the bridegroom enthusiastic lads attending the would be put the preliminary rounds-Reuter,
early moming gallops who, I am sure, can be depended upon to do through his the needful when they have had paces. pufficient tuition.
$1,000,000 FOR POOR CHILDREN;
MANAGER'S GIFT.
New York, Oct. 5.
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It is to be regretted that the P.W.D. have not finished the con tract for widening, the nullah
Thursday was, Tattoo Day but there were no big guns or fire- at the works Budget debate.
US. DEMOCRAT CAMPAIGN owing, it is said, to a shortage of steel to continue the reinforcing work. However, if the fans will be The British plans involve two
content to give their fancies the great enterprises, the Brat,
"once over" from a distance I have flight round England for three
We euggest Mr. John Itaskob, the campaign no doubt they will not suffer much days and nights, and the second,
manager of the Democratic presfinconvenience. An excellent view that the C.S.P. non-atop flight from London to Cape
dential candidate Governor Al can be had from the stands and if be seconde'd Town, à distance of 6,000 miles!
Smith, and prominently connected The pilot for both altempts will
from these points of work in Wynd- the races The Secretary to the Conference, with the General Motors Corpor-patrons will be content to watch for anti-hawkor be Squadron-Leader Jones Wis-
personally devoting vantage I am confident that the ham Street, liams, who
was selected by the sponded to all tests with great sue-in a review of the discussions, said | tion, is
that Dr. Egloff, of the United $1,000,000 to a Trust Fund in meeting will pass off without a States, who it will be remembered memory of his son who was killed grouse. outlined an "oll-cracking" process in-a motoring accident in July. which he said would enable the
Mr. Raskob says that the fund synthetic production of rubber for will be used for the purpose of motor tyres, an announcement "giving some poor children a fair greeted by much scepticism, con- start in life," Reuter's American sidered that there was practically Service.
Royal Air Force after Squadron- Leader Jack Noakes crashed in Suffolk and was incapacitated by the accident.
Squadron-Leader Jones Williams will have Flight-Lieut. Major as navigator for both flights,
The attempt to make a threa days flight round England will first be made.
Machine of Special Design.
It is understood that the gun cess-Reuter's American Service.
AUSTRALIÁN STRIKE” DEVELOPMENTS.
TRADE UNION OFFICIALS GLOOMY.
Melbourne, Oct. 5, The strike situation shows no The special Fairey-Napier mono-sign of change one way or the other plane, designed for this specific Trade Union officials regard the purpose, has been under construc-prospects of a settlement to be very tion for several months and is now gloomy.
Further instructions have been nearly ready.
The main considerations leading issued to Waterside Workers not to to the decision to attack the pre-apply for licences under the new. sent records, are to produce aAct,, while Consells of Action hure machine capable of carrying a big been set up In each State for the of establishing strong load and an engine that will con-purpose sume the minimum amount of picketing squads-Reuter, petrol and oil.
It is understood that in less than
a fortnight this, machine will be at the disposal of Squadron-Leader Jones Williams and his colleagues.
If the light round England is satisfactorily completed, the flight from London to the Cape non-stop will then be mado.
LADY PREACHER'S VISIT.
MISS MAUDE ROYDEN TO SPEAK HERE
an unlimited supply of gasolene for certuries.
The general conclusion on power
mon with do-clutching.
Masters "In future, do not write your love letters from the office, *
Stenographer: “? ## } } Master: "One of our custom- era has written that he receiv ed a thousand kisses instead of
two cases of macaroni!”
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"I came by the Hongkong a n'd. Shanghai Bank this morn Ing" says a cor. respondent. Wa can only hope that he came by It honestly
Some editors don't know. what to write about. : Others right about turo.
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jury system. Let's hope she
won't find it a trial.
Ho la foolish hay who puts The girl of to-day seldom dies of
The programme for the opening all the vitamins to the side of his a broken heart, It's more likely
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The new motor conches with and three Terms events.
The only certain cure for sca. Aggregate Stakes is the principad race in the list this afternoon and, sickness: Arrive at the pier ten sleeping berths have been called "Charabunka,” Another sugges although quite a satisfactory entry minutes after the vessel sails. tion now made is "Somulabus.” has been received, 1 am afraid that
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"Mike"-No; you are wrong. Cricket Note-Stono-wallors do, handled in the Handicaps, has no other option but to start here, but he will have the satisfaction of running away with the race as none of the other zuunéra approacń his class.
alcohol was that while it might be ALLEGED MAIL THEFTS. One Third, who has been roughly They gave the Duke of Gordon a not a batsman make.
possible to produce sufficient to meet local requirements, petroleum would continue to be the main source of liquid fuel for internal combustion engines.-Renter
ARGENTINE MEAT EXPORTS..
·BRITISH PANTY TO LOOK INTO MATTER.
London, Oct. 5. A party consisting of Lord Cawley, and Mr. Campbell and Miss Maude Royden is return-Captain Fergus Graham, Members ing to the Colony at the end of of Parliament, sailed to-day in the Woman Over Unknown Africa, this month, and the Local Com-steamer Almanzora for Buenos
mittee, acting for her, A mossage has been received in aranged the following programme
The object of the visit, which has London stating that Lady Bailey, of meetings:
Tuesday, Oct. 30th, 5:30 pm boen arranged at the invitation of the wife of Sir Abe Bailey, Has
the Rural Society of Argentine, is a Moth light BeroCity Hall. Publie moeling. arrived in
9.5 to enable the party to form an Wednesday, Oct. 31st, plane at Loanda, Portuguese West Africa.
have
Airos.
TWO CHINESE TO BE TRIED.
On Friday afternoon, the trial will commence, before Major C. Wilson, of two men who are charged in connexion with the al- leged interference with mails of the General Post Office."
Originally five men were arreat- ed, but, on the application of the police this moning, three were dis- charged. Of the remaining two, one is charged with stealing postal packets and the second with be ing an access015 after the fact.
PRINCE CHAROON OF SIAM DEAT
5.
Race No. 1.
Voloz, a stranger belonging to the Governor of Macho, will be making his initial appearance at the Valley and seems to do better here than elsewhere. He can be de- pended upon for a good display and looks a winner.
Nara Stay seems to be properly tuned up for this event, and, if he can carry the weight, has a rattling good chance.
lovely funeral.
It took six. men
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to carry the beer,
Winter frocks are to be trimmed with fur to suit the wearers'. per sonalities. There is naturally a certain amount of alarm in feline circles.
The alug hunting season has commenced at Taipo. Otherwise
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Some of these Boy Scouts Imagine they have dono their good turn when they wind up the grarnaphone. GE
Great words of litle wives:- "John, whose X-Ray photograph la this?"
The only complalit to hand cón- - cerning the Tattoo is with refer- enco the English officer who would
During a chess match in Detroit persist in telling the Scots story
a bomb exploded and hurled one of about the Aberdeen terrior. It's the players through a doorway, a pity they don't leave such stories and it seems that it wasn't his to Scatamen, who tell them so. turn to move.
much Better.
... "Spotted handbags are becoming. popular," says a fashion writer.. Espealally when the spotters are
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"Joyce "Joie de vivre" is by Wong, the Chinese crack, and French for whisky. with a little joas he may spring a
·O D surprise.
Where are the glants of the snatchers. past?"
Race No. 2,
In the strike of waterside
Mackay loaded augar at the Always judge a cheque book by workers at Brisbane, farmers from real Mackay! wharves. The That's the stuff!
O'Moon is a clover little speed- ater and having got the best of the Handicapper should win in meri-its cover. antorious fashion,
TAKEN BUDDENLY ILL AT GENEVA.
Geneva, Oct. The death occurred to-day after p.m.-City Hall. Public meeting. opinion at first hand on the sound-ness of several weeks of Prince She loft Elizabethville in the Friday, Nov. 2nd, 5.80 p.m. ness of the sanitary control of ex-Charoon, the principal Blanese Belgian Congo on September 24th-Helena May Institute. Meeting parted mest, with particular refer delegate to the League of Nations,
ence to the fears récently expressed with the intention of flying to for women.
Other smaller meetings and con- in the British Parliament regarding to attend the recent meetings of the England by the west coast of Africa since the British authori- ferences are being arranged pri- the danger of infection from foot League Assembly, but was taken suddenly fila, day or two before ties had forbidden her to By alone vately.
To this end, a tour of Estancins the opening, and has just passed across the dangerous parts of East
and Frigorificos has been arranged away-Reuter.
Africa and the Sudan.
Lady Bailey has flown for ten days over West African territory almost unknown from the aviation point of view on the most hazar dous flight ever undertaken by n Woman. The distance from Elizá- bethville to Loanda is about 1,000 miles. British Wireless.
CLOUDY. WEATHER.
The anti-cyclone is central to the north-east of Japan, while the typhoon la 800 miles south-east of Naha moving North-west.
STORAGE OF ARMS.
SCHEDULE OF POLICE CHARGES.
The Gazette notifies that the fol- lowing charges for storage of arms will be made by the police:
Arms, all kinds-$1 per month or portion of a month, for each weapon.
Ammunition-60 cents per 100, rounds or portion of 100 rounds per month or portion of a month.
Arms remaining in store for, more than one year from the date of de
and mouth disease.
by the turnt Society in order that... ocular proof of the systema of effici oncy may be given. British Wire
less.
BANK OF ENGLAND SELLS GOLD.
ANOTHER BIG AMERICAN PURCHASE?
Prince Charoon went to Geneva
US. BANK GOVERNOR SERIOUSLY ILL.
MR. BENJAMIN STRONG IN HOSPITAL.
New York, Orl. 5. Mr. Benjamin Strong, the Gove ernor of the Federal Reserve Bank, is lying critically ill in hospital with intestinal trouble,
but Mr. Strong, who has held the Governship for the past fourteen health for
London Oct. 5. The Bank of England to-day no- posit will be sold or otherwise dia-gotiated the sale of gold valued at The local foretast till noon to posed of, unless special arrange-over £1,000,000, and it is reported years, has been in
mants have been made by the per- that the consigament will be shipped several years-Reuters American
Service son depositing them.
to the United States, Reuter, que
morrow is:North-east winds, moderate; generally cloudy,
Westlake strikes me as one wall handicapped and one with a chance. his last run at the Valley and looks very encouraging.
Boukra showed useful form on
Race No. 3.
San Francisco, a speedy littlo demon, has lately arrived from Shanghal looking extra fit, and will be hard to beat hore.
Duke of Verona, though not so well as when last seen out, is sure to run convincingly,
Fifty-Fifty is able to do any thing good, as he improves every
run,
Race No. 4, One Third, the best pour in training at the moment, cannot be beaten.
Erstwhile, not the class for this event, still should run into second Tarzan will secure third money. place.
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what did you do in the Grand
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What about co-opting a few Editors for the Legislative Council in time for next year's Budget speeches?
school report that ils son had got A local golfer, on roading in the 75 for algebra, absent-mindedly asked that bogey was.
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The average girl, we are told, has only one evening dress. But, with the characteristic cheerful- "Bachelor"We do not belleve ness of her sex, sho makes tap that all lady Government servante least of it. BRUS cultivate a maskee spirit and a masculine acquaintance.
"I hold a hand the other night that gave me quite a thrill," BOYA Crime statistics in this Colony a writer on bridge, At first suggest that criminals who wish to glance it looked as though he had ovads arrest would do well to go been having a night off at the about the Happy Valley district cinema. diagaleed as burglars.
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Human lege will gradually. The Swatow educational authori vanish, a scientist tells na. On ties have dismissed a teacher for the other hand, reports reach us smoking, Where there's smoke, from Paris that sorts are to be
shorter than ever. they fro
A contemporary's heading to the We now know where to get a week's record of Infectious couple of one when the A.D.C
The Bign of the Cros diseases as "Health Out East MARASTRAkos 18.25 Tather cynical Reparera puta on