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GALE HAVOC: DRAMATIC MID-ATLANTIC RESCUE
SLIT SKIRT DOOMED
NANKING'S BLUE
STOCKINGS
STORM RAGES ON
THE COAST
GAOL POSSIBLE FOUR DROWN IN MISHAP
MORAL CLOTHING
REGULATIONS
(Special to "Tolegraph",)
Nanking, Oct. 18:
"Blue Stocking Regula- tions," inspired by the mo- dern trend
Chinese in women's fashions-the sleeveless frock and the dis- play of "panties" through slit skirts-have been draft- ed by Government officials.
Consternation will undoubtedly replace the amusement created among the younger set when Mr. Chen Chno-ying first launched his attack and, unless they are prepared to risk Imprisonment, the rather becoming fashions of the last year dovmed in may be regarded as areas, over which Nanking's fat spreads.
dis-
DISTURBING EFFECTS.
The new
clothing regulations were drafted to-day by representa- tives of the Minister of the In- terior, Minister of the Navy, Minis ter of War, Minister of Education, and Minister of Industry, upon modern whom, apparently, the fashions have, too, exercise turbing effects on the mind.
The details are not yet available though it is learned that the re- gulations provide for imprison- ment for Afteen days, with the alternative of fines, it persons are i found to be wearing clothing re- garded as prejudicial sort morais,
bugbear.
AT LOWESTOFT
WEEK-END THRILLS
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).
LONDON, OCT. 17.
A VIOLENT GALE WHICH SWEPT IN FROM THE ATLANTIC CREATED HAVOC IN THE CHAN- NEL DURING THE WEEK-END.
Numerous shipping disasters occurred and four lives were lost. The timely arrival of a British steamer saved the crew of a sailing ship from almost certain death off the Irish coast.
Coast ports both on the British and French sides of the Channel received the full force of the gale and crowds turned out along the promenades to witness awe-inspiring sights as terrific seas crashed against breakwaters and sent huge spouts of spray fifty and sixty feet into the air.
An Italian steamer of five thousand tons was aban- doned off the Norfolk coast, though the North Sea re- ceived only the tail-end of the great storm.
The British steamer Braedale went down off the Needles, but the crew succeeded in making port after a ten hours' battle with angry seas in an open boat.
FOUR DROWNED AT LOWESTOFT TWO STEAM-DRIFTERS COLLIDE.
MID-ATLANTIC RESCUE
TIMELY ARRIVAL OF STEAMER.
Terrific waves breaking over the sen wall at Dover.
PREMIER
REBUKES
DE VALERA'S LITTLE BILL
FANTASTIC CLAIM ADVANCED
TARIFF WAR TO
CONTINUE.
London, Oct. 17.
A statement on the Anglo- Irish negotiations, on which it was found impossible to reach an agreement, will be given by the Dominions Secretary, Mr.
GERMANY H. Thomas, in the House of
DISAPPOINTED BY ATTITUDE
FOUR-POWER PARLEY OPPORTUNITY
Commons when it meets to- morrow.
The fact that the conversations
nature of the Irish Free-State claim, the presentation of which, it is stated, occupied many hours.j
The actual amount in dispute
lasted so long was due to the
London, Oct. 17. The keynote of British policy is not rearmament but disarma- ment, declared the Prime Minis- cluded claims representing alleged ter to-day.
in-
Frau Clara Zetkin.
REICHSTAG SPEAKER
AGED RIVALS FOR THE POST
TRIPLE POISONING
| AMAZING SOUTH AFRICA. MURDER TRIAL
TWO HUSBANDS AND SON
Johannesburg, Oct. 17.
One of the most sensational murder trials of recent years opened to-day at Johannesburg,, ¡when Mra. Daisy Louise Demel- ker appeared in the dock accused of three separate poisoning mur- ders.
Mrs. Demelker, who was former- ly a nurse, in now the wife of the Rugby football player, Demeiker, who was a member of the Spring- bok team which visited England in 1906.
She is charged with murdering her two previous husbands and her twenty-year-old son.
Her first husband, William Alfred Cowle, died suddenly, as did Robert Sproat, her second husband, and Rhodes Cecll Sproat. her son.
is about £5,000,000 annually, but, according to Dublin newspapers, the Irish counter-claim amounted to some hundreds of millions of pounds, which even the Irish newspapers describe as fantastic, PAST CENTURIES. It is stated that this sum
Jover-taxation
extortionate and Mr. Ramsay MacDonald was payments in past centuries. speaking at a luncheon in
So far as the British Govern-! honour given by the National ment is concerned, the position Labour Committee in London, at remains where it was at the end there will be two aged competi- which practically every Cabinet of the Downing Street conference tors for the Speaker's Chair they had made wills in her favour,
when the Reichstag reassembles.
Minister was présent,
bis
last July.
(Our Own Correspondent).
London, Oct. 17. It is learned from Berlin that
Ht declared the Brish National The duties on Irish imports Into They will be General Litzaian, Government stood by the League this country will remain, in order nged eighty-two, who owes his of Nations and by its Covenant. to make good the deficiency caused allegiance to the Nazi Party, and Clara Zetkin. who is They wanted disarmament to solve by the non-payment of the Land Frau the problem of establishing world Annuities by the Free-State Gov-seventy-five and who is popularly peace and not merely to add to the ernment.-British Wirelean, formal moral coinage of the world.
said,
"I am not sure," he "that we have not perhaps played the part of the pence- maker a little too long, but would rather be blamed for that than for precipitating a situation which would make agreement impossible.
timo
"She also knows that WD are
to be submitted to the Executive who were drowned. They already waterlogged and sinking, ing a general agreement on
inen
BRITISH BOXING
"HOPE"
KNOCKS OUT JACK PETTIFER
London, Oct. 17 At the Crystal Palace to-night, Jack Doyle, the British heavy- weight "hope," knocked out Jack
ten rounds contest. Pettifer in the second round of a
GAINS DEFEATED. .' In Paris, a shock for exports German was provided when the boxer, Walter Neusel, surprisingly defented Larry Gains, the British
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known as "The Red Mother of the Reichstug." She is a member of the most extreme Communist group in Germany, being the successor of Rosa Luxemburg.
General Litzman fought in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and during the Great War commanded the Third Infantry Division under Field Marshal Hindenburg. He took a prominent part in breaking through the Russian lines early in 1914 in East Prussia.
BARCLAY'S GOAL
ENGLAND DEFEATS
IRELAND
PROSECUTION CHARCES,
The prosecution alleges that the crimes were carried out through an insane craving for money. in alleged that she poisoned her husbands with strychnine after
It
am her son with arsenic for the sake of £100 which she was able to claim from an insurance comt- pany.
The case is expected to last for some days.-Reuter.
INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS
BRITISH SUCCESS IN SHANGHAI
DECISION ON FINAL EVENT
Shanghai, Oct. 17. Britain won the international athletle sports held in Shanghai during the week-end, the Anal fol- national placings being as lows:
Great Britain
[China
U.S.A.
Ruasin
Japan
83 points 81
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The first disaster of the gale oc- The only tragedy of the storm Mr. Chen Chno-ying, sponsor of
"The keynote of our policy is the Blue Laws, advocates uni-yet reported occurred at Lowestoft eurred upproximately seven hund
1ot rearmament but disarmament. formity of dress. He suggests where a steam-drifter, practically red miles off the Irish coast, in the
of control in the rough Atlantic.
The ship involved was a sailing Germany knows perfectly well and Changshan suits for men, which out
that vessel named the Lessor, as known for soma are modelled on European styles weather, crashed into another except in that they are buttoned at drifter of the fleet.
was indlyschooner of about 900 tons, carry-rent Britain does not oppose her The second vessel the neck.
holed and sank almost immediate-ing officers and crew to the number claim to be regarded as an equal CALM BEFORE STORM?
ly with a loss of four lives. Six of forty-two. She appears to have at the Disarmament Conference.
THE GERMAN CASE. day, received a terrific buffeting, Regarding wonien, Mr. Chen is other members of the crew who been overtaken by the gale on Fri- careful not to be too specific, but were on the deck of the ill-fated sprang a leak and began to sink.
All hands working at the pumps very anxious to make use of this he insists that women's "limbs"craft managed to keep afiont until should be "properly covered." rescued by the heroic efforts,
Into
of relations British neighbours when the The "slit skirt" is his especial under extreme difficulties, of the assisted in keeping her nilont antli opportunity to bring her and her Empire heavyweight champion, on Everything points, over ten rounds-Renter. steamer, Red Sea, coming into the greater confidence. crew of the vessel which called yesterday The regulations as drafted are with her.
the said his own influence and advice There was no chance for the British waters found the schooner points to the necessity for secure
German case and therefore we would be on the side of maintain- Yuan for approval.
DRIFTED FOR MILES.
must know the whole of it. Ining an All-Party national effort UNINSPIRING GAME The many women's organiau- were in the englae-room at the
AT BLACKPOOL approximately the preparation of that agreement until the country was able to bear She was then tions have taken no action in the time and were unable to get upl
return to the old scrambling suyen hundred miles off the west Germany ought to see that she matter up to the present. Their before the drifter sunk.
const of Ireland having drifted has to be present and exchange conditions of politics.
As anticipated after the result London, Oct. 17.
of the heats kilence is, however, regarded as
He justified the Government's
In the international
on Saturday, the calm before the probably the
British team did extremely well Twenty-nine members of the helpless a distance of two or three views with us all,
of the
economics polley and the
in the track avoidable hardships that had been match at Blackpool, before n
events. With the storm. When the Ministers find
practically! themselves
grounds that the crowd of twenty thousand poo- exception of the 400 metres hurd- harassed in their crew of the Monte Nevose were hundred miles, the crew
incurred or Jabandoned hope of rescue when the
economic foundation of the coun- ple, England to-day defeated less, in which they had no vees by irate members of the brought into Gorleston after the doomed ship having
Red Sea appeared.
try had thereby been kept intact Ireland by the only goal scored. trants, all the track events were fair sex, diplomaey may again lifeboat crew had been out
Her crew were rescued, the
and sound.
Fine weather prevailed for the won by Britain. emerge as a guiding principle.sixty hours battling with the
clements, The master and three operation being carried out in amall
Joccaelon, but the match was un- Reuter,
The honours were divided bo- officers refused to leave, but they bents despite the still disturbed nu-
H.M.3. athletes of not away in a ship's boat as the ture of the waters, after which the
Referring to the recent conver-inspiring with the exception of a tween the
Hermes and the team from the vessel was breaking up.
Lessor was set on fire to mako, cer-
" profoundly regret that Gersion operations, he said they had period of half-an-hour.
In the first thirty minutes of East Lancashiro Regimont. who An aeroplane sent out un 5.05tain that the derelict, A wooden
many, while declaring her readi-succeeded beyond the expectations signal from the Channel and ship, would not remain afloat drift-ness to attend such a conference, of the Chancellor of Exchequer's the game there were plenty of as a team combined splendidly.
office. Parlia- thrills at both ends, the spectators The closeness of the result H.M.S. Broke went out in searching and thus become a danger to refuses to go to Geneva for ren- predecessors in
of may, however, be gunged from the of her, without discovering any navigation.
sons the substance of which it is ment would reassemble to-morrow being kept at a high pitch trace of a distressed machine. No
difficult for me to detect. I hope specially for the business arising excitement by spirited forward fact that before the last event, her latest word is not her last out of Ottawa, and afterwards the play on the part of both teams China was leading by 75 points of the to Britain's 78. This event was aeroplane had, however, been re- ported missing.
The British Government is con- earliest opportunity would be and the excellent work tinuing to pursue its purpose and given to political opponents if they rival half-back lines.
During this period, England hopes to make a further announce-wished to challenge any aspect of mont in a few days." Referring the Government polley-British were hard pressed. Ireland show.
ing up prominently in fast to domestic affairs, the Premier Wireless.
changes.
280 JAPANESE AS HOSTAGES
ITALIAN DISASTER.
for
SU PING-WEN'S COUP AT MANCHULI
All Channel shipping was do- layed. Many small craft got into Tokyo, Oct. 18.
and much
minor According to information re-difficulties
Office damago was caused along the seal- coived by the Foreign through the Soviet Government, coast. The bungalows at Win- General Bu Ping-won is holding a chelsea received another visitation total of 280 Japanese ns prisoners and more damage was done,
Séveral ships wore in distress at or hostages in Manchull.
Only three Japanese have been one time but managed to get into killed, but nothing is known of the port unaided when the gale had fate of the Japanese in Hailar, subsided. where Su Ping-won'e forces are in control.
In the meantime, the Soviet has addressed an advice to Su Ping- won, urging him to release the captivas and to allow them to proceed safely Into Soviet tor- ritory, Reuter.
A learner driver, Chau Bau, is re-
NEW SECRETARY OF LO.N.
M. JOSEPH AVENOL APPOINTED
London, Oct. 17.
·
CARGO JUNK FOUNDERS
ALL ON BOARD SAVED
A brief report of the foundering of a cargo junk loaded with sand has been received by the local authorities from Acting Sub- Inspector Stewart, officer in charge of the No. 2 Pollco Launch.
It was stated that the junk, No.
"Italy and we ourselves soon agreed on how the dead- lock could be ended and France agreed, in the end, to meet Germany, Italy and ourselves..
WHAT REASONS?
CHALLENGE OFFER.'
VILLAGE ELDERS AND NUDISTS
SHATIN PROTEST AGAINST
PRACTICE
OF CULT IN DISTRICT
T5772H, which was carrying a Opposition to the activities of them from indulging
is exercises near Shatin.
In
that
UI!-
other
the
the
soccer
ex-
SWIFT CHANGE. In the thirty-first minute of the game, England broke through and Barclay (Sheffold United) crashed the ball into the not. From this point, the English for [wards dominated play and Iro- land were never again strikingly Impressive.
England led 1-0 at half-time and cargo of sand, ran on the rocks ho Hongkong Nudist Society
the second half passed with the rcore unchanged. The Irishmen and sank in a position to the south-reported from the Now Terri- The oldara stato cast of Chung Hue Island. The tories, where responsible Chinese Society's activities have attracted lacked their first half sting, and sup- the attention of the villagers, England, while showing delight incident, it was stated, occurred jare moving in an effort to
who make a practice of assembling ful footwork, appeared to case-up. press the Society's activities, some time last night.
Village oldors In tho Shatin during the week-ends near
Reuter. ing a petition which they intend to watching the proceedings.
A ̄_thirteen-year-old boy, Wong District are, it is reported, pronar Nudist camp for the purpose of Bubmit to the District Omeer at It la further argued that the Chi-choung, was yesterday bitten hv
activities ara datri- Talpo requesting that the Govern- Soratr'a
ador belonging to Mr. F. Shuster, at Deputy ment should prohibit members of mental to the morals of the 58, Canton Road. The dog has since
'nún-báthë, villawers, - and, on
this ground, been removed to Matankox for aber 1912-the Society. Laking
[whilat unulad, and “also prevent should-be-anppressað.
All the occupants of the craft| are reported to have been saved.
ported to have driven a motor lorry At Geneva to-day, the League la Haiphong Road yesterday and to have collided with a drain pipo, caus Council appointed M. Joseph ing damage to the vehicle. A re- Avenol as successor to Bir Eric June. port which was later made to
the Drummond, whose resignation. Avonol has been palies patated that the man absconded from the Secretary Generalshin Secretary General since immediately after the sccident. of the League will take effect next, British Wirsizza.
vation.
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the 800 metres relay and the Bri- tish team casily by about 20 yards.
Naval Wireless.
SIR JOHN SIMON'S SECRETARY
DIPLOMAT GETS APPOINTMENT
London, Oct. 17. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, has appointed Mr. H. J. Seymour, C. M. G., Counsellor in the Foreign Office, as his principal Private Secretary, in sucçossion to Sir Walford Solby.
Mr. Seymour, who was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, has been in the: | Foreign" Office and diplomatic service since 1908, Ils, becarpe: Copseller in 1929.—British Wire="