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EARL KERRY KILLED IN LONDON FAMOUS LAWYER TAKES
IRISH
ELECTION IMMINENT
DE VALERA BREACH-
WITH LABOUR WIDENS
O'DUFFY BEGINS CAMPAIGN
Dublin, Sept. 13. Belief is growing that Mr. de Valera will soon be com- pelled to dissolve the Dail Eirrann and call another general election.
NORMAN DAVIS'S ACTIVITIES
Disarmament Talks
in England
London, Sept. 12. Since his talks on dis armament problems with the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, last week, Mr. Norman Davis, the chief United States delegate to the Disarmament Confor- ence, has been sponding a golfing holiday in Kent. He is returning to London this week to discuss certain points with the President of the Conference, Mr. Arthur Henderson.-British Wire-
Icas.
The niwnys shaky alliance be- NEW ALIGNMENT
tween the de Valerites and the small Labour group in the Dail. whose influence has been greater than their numbers owing to the fact that they held the balance of power, is believed to be even more unstable and it is the general opinion that an elec tion le imminent.
In anticipation of this develop- mest, General O'Duffy is begin- ning a month's organising cant- paign next week in preparation for the election battle. Reuter
UNITED IRELAND PROGRAMME
APPEALS
FOR FUNDS
Dublin, Sept. 12. "A big organization drive for a united Ireland is now being be- gun in every parish in the Free State, says an appeal for funds Issued by the new United Ireland -Party-in-Dublin-to-day,-
The appeal adds "At any moment a General Election may give the people a chance to end their pre- Bent condition of national calam-j ity.Reuter
IN EUROPE
FRANCO-RUSSIAN FRIENDSHIP
AIR MINISTER'S VISIT
The French visit comes about as the result of Russia's desire to seek now friends as a consequence of Hitler's anti-Communist regime, which
TUBE
FALL UNDER TRAIN
HEIR TO MARQUIS OF LANSDOWNE
ONLY NINETEEN YEARS OLD
London, Sept. 12. The nineteen years old Earl of Kerry, 'eldest son and heir of the Marquis of Lansdowne, was the victim
Soldiers and visitors fighting a big heath fire which broke out near Portsmouth as the result of the prolonged drought in the South of England, which was broken yesterday.
of a terrible accident in DEATH OF NOTED LONDON
London to-night.
The young Earl fell from, the
platform at a tube station as a train was rushing through and was killed Instantly,
DRAMATIST
The first two carriages ran over MR. ALFRED SUTRO
his body.
it is thought that he was stand-
ing top close to the edge of the platform and was seized by giddi- j
PASSES AWAY
JAPANESE
ARRESTED
OWN LIFE
VICTIM OF NAZI PERSECUTION
PROFESSOR MAX ALSBERG
Berne, Sept. 12.
To the long list of suicides which are directly attributable to recent developments in Ger- many has to be added that of the prominent German Jewish criminal lawyer, Professor Max Alsberg.
Despair, caused partly by, bad health, but chiefly by the racial persecution which drove him into exile, he ended his life at Sumaden Lo-day.
Professor Alsberg was fifty-six years of age and was among the most noted lawyers practising in the German criminal courts prior
ENGLAND SHARES COLONY'S LUCK
Drought Breaks In London
London, Sept. 12. London has experienced its first wet day for several wecks.. Light rain was general over Southern Eng. land to-day and fell also in many parts of the North.. The forecast is for unsettled conditions.British Wire-
lesa.
CANZONERI FAILS
in the rise of the Hitler faction. MOTHER SPURS ON ROSS
IN BIG FIGHT
FORBIDDEN TO PRACTICE.
He acted as counsel for the de- fence in some of the most import-!
153"
ant trials in Germany since the WHIRLWIND PACE
He was also the author of two DE VALERA ́ BREACH
ness as the tube train approached. PNEUMONIA VICTIM LATEST SOVIET BORDER playa,
In 1928, when he was only Afleer years of age, the Earl survived a succession of illnesses including a serious attack of typhoid.
BRILLIANT YOUTH.
sixth
BROTHER OF LADY READING
(Our Own Correspondent).
the
INCIDENT
CAUGHT BY GUARD
Harbin, Sept. 13. The arrest of a Japanese
Customs Station, who apparently
He was driven, into exile soon after the Nazis put an end to) Parliamentary government. After their accession to power, he was forbidden to practice.-Reuter,
POLISH AIRMEN CRASH
One Killed in End to Record Attempt
The two
New York, Sept. 12. Barney Ross retained the Lightweight Boxing Champion- ship of the World at Beloground to-night, when he outpointed Tony Canzoneri in a 15 round contest.
After the first few rounds. which were even, Ross, spurred. on by his mother who was screaming encouragement from the ringelde, hounded Canzoneri to the ropes and forced him to back round the ring in the eighth and ninth romds.
Paris, Sept. 13. Hundreds of people, including
He was described as an excep the Soviet Air Attache, cheered tionally brilliant youth. He had as M. Pierre Cot, the Air Just returned from a tour of Minister, waved farewell-on his, Germany, arriving in London this (By Telegraph Conpright, Telegraphic Meofficial of the "Manchukuo"
saues Ordinance 1891, ↑ Received, September departure for Moscow by air at morning. He was due to rejoin : 19, 1244 pm).
.40 p.m. yesterday.
his family at Derreen, Kenmare,
London, Sept. 13.
crossed into Soviet territory, is The other two planes which are Co. Kerry in Ireland to-morrow.
The Earl of Kerry was born in The death has occurred in his now the subject of an exchange accompanying M, Cot, left. Paria cariler, but all three will reach October, 1913, the eldest son of the seventieth year of Mr. Alfred of Notes between Manchukuo Moscow together,-
Marquess of Lansdowne,Sutro,
famous British who succeeded to the title in 1927, dramatist and translator of and Soviet officials.
Moscow, Sept. 12. The Japanese concerned is a Mr. left Warsaw yesterday in an at- and who has two other sons and Maeterlinck's plays.
Polish airmen who
The last round was fought at a two daughters-Reuter.
Born in 1863 and educated at Kameyama, employed by the Cus- tempt upon the world's long-dis- whirlwind pace, each boxer striv the City of London School and in toma at Sulfenho.
tance light record have ernshed) ing, for a knock-out... Brussels, he started on a journa“: He was apparently found walk-In Soviet territory.
In the 14th round, Ross shiver- listic career in London at a time!
Captain Lewoniewski died of ed Canzoneri with a cannon-bail the injuries ho ̈received": when, as he said later-in-life in the hills to the east of
left lead to the heart, Canzoneri” newspapers and theatres were Pogranitchanya by a contingent of
It is understood that Colonel visibly wincing.. run by their own proprietors-a Soviet frantior guards and imme-Filipowicz, who is the Polish time of persons and not of com-diately pinced under arrest, on Director of Civil Aviation, was panica when "big business" was suspicion of capionage.
also badly hurt.-Reuter. in its infancy,
The arrest took place on Sunday Sutro wrote on many subjects, and it is suggested by the Man but had a strong leaning toward churtan" the stage. Among the prominent negotiating for his relensu, that ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL Journalistic figures of the day Mr. Kameyania was merely taking! whom he met was Massingham, advantage of the Sunday holiday REPAIR FUND then the brilliant editor of the for a hiking expedition.-Reuter, Daily Chronicle.
has broken off Russo-
German ties.
AT REGENT'S PARK,
(Our Own Correspondent). Russia especially desires French, assistance, instead of German, in by Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphie Messagra Ordinance, 1891. Hessived September reorganising their civil and mili-, m
London, Sept. 13. tay aviation services.
Owing to the French alliance
The Earl of Kerry was killed Entente, the Little
the French rapprochement with Russia Inst night at Regent's Park Under should entail a mare peneeful at-ground Station. He was observed mosphere in Eastern Europe. be standing close to the edge of the platform when the train came in. He fell in front of it and was killed instantly,
with
PIONEER SILK STORE
CURRENCY INFLATION | Reuters
DEMANDED
Meeting of U.S. Cotton Farmers
FAILURE
Proprietor's Car Sold by Auction
CHINESE WEDDING IN LONDON
FAMOUS FRIENDS.
At Massingham's dinner table, Sutro made the aequaintance two men who
became famous. One was Mr. Lloyd George, then a
First of Non-Christian young solicitor fresh from trium-
Character
phant encounters with Joseph Chamberlain in the Commons. The other was Mr. George Ber- nard Shaw, who, not yet having! produced n play, WOM known
whic
PEKING RAIDS
"REACTIONARIES" ARRESTED
Peking, Sert. 18 The local gendarmerie have
The Latest List of
Donations
- DYNAMITE BLOWS.
Roas, who packed some dynamite: blowa in hla gloves, forced the fight and won in a canter.
Canzoneri, lost three rounds for indulging in some allegedly low. hitting, whereas Ross was much. cleaner and a great hitter,
Kid Berg, who was introduced from the ring, will meet the win- ner-Reuter.
He wrought tremendous punishe. ment with left hooks to the body, and although Canzoneri fought gamely, he was not the Tony of old. He tried hard to convince his, judges that he was not. alid- The two thousand dollar mark in Ing down the ladder, and dancect Colombia, S. Carolina, Sept. 13.
the St. John's Cathedral Restora-coolly round his opponent, taunt Immedinte currency inflation and.
tion Fund has been exceeded to-ing him to a venomous attack. day. The appeal is for $5,000 and The majority of ringelders, de- expansion, the abolition of the
donations should be sent to the spite the usual differences of Under Instructiona from the progressing tax on colton and
South China Morning Post, Ltd. cr opinion, agreed that Ross was an London, Sept. 12.
easy winner. to Mr. Brearley.. other emergency stops were ad-Registrar, Supreme Court, a Mar- quette b-seater touring car, 1930
The first Chinese wedding
The latest list of contributions Model, belonging to Veroomall take place in London, other than and a witty speaker at meetings few days on places in the city to chiefly as a clever dramatic criticade a series of raids in the past Shewarant, proprietor of
where secret political organisa- Sir William Hornell Pioneer Silk Store, was sold by a Christian ceremony, was cole of the Fabian Society..
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Black tions were suspected to exist... nuetion at Lanimert Bros, Rooms,brated this afternoon at China
Mr. R. Lay The meet urged the Federal Ad-Duddell, Street, to-day. It was louse, Gower Street, the head
A large number of "reactionar Previously acknowledged Sutre's Introduction to writing ies" were arrested. Thirty-eight ministration immediately to fix the bought by Mr. M. R. King, of the quarters of Chinese students in.
for the stage was unfortunate. af them, who are believed to be minimum price of cotton at fifteen Dragon Motor Car Co,, who paid England.
The bridegroom was Liu Tsin. In 1894, he was engaged by George the ring-lendors, are being sent cents a pound.
wen, who hails from Kiangsi and Meredith, to aid him in adapting to Nanking for trial-Central who is a graduate of the London his famous story The Egoist"
News Agency. School of Economics.
for the theatre, He worked hard on the task, but always had to give way to Meredith and the re- sult showed that the latter was no dramatist. The play was never produced.
vecated by agricultural leaders at a mass inceting of farmers held here to-day.
The farmors endorsed the plan to reduce next year's cotton acreage, *As suggested by Mr. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, though they considered that it should be applied on the bale not upon the acreage bass-Reuter,
NEW RAILWAY PLANNED
BETWEEN SUIYUAN AND HSINKIANG
Nanking, Sept. 12. The Nanking Ministry of Raf}-{ ways is taking up preparatory work in connection with the con- struction' of 'n line. between Sul- yunn and Hainklang.
In view of its high iniportance
$630.
the
SIR CHARLES INNES
JOINS BOARD OF THE
MERCANTILE BANK
PLAY-WRITING."~
FUKIEN DRIVE
COMMUNISTS IN RETREAT
follows:
$60 .25
5
1,906
$2,045
OLD SERVANT OF
BRITAIN'S KEY POSITION
The bride, Miss. Chang Hau ying, is from Kinngau, and is an | art student visiting London, ....
The distinguished Chinese painter. Peon Hsu, performed the
Sutro then tried his own hand We are informed that Sir ceremony and the best mun wns
THE DISARMAMENT Charles Alexander Innos,, K.C.S.I. Lieutenant Wang Ko-taan, who at play-writing and with great.Buc
QUESTION C.1.D., has joined the Board of has just passed out from Sand-cess, The Cave of Illusion" was produced In 1900 and was follow. Directors of the Mercantile Bank hurst Military College-Reuter
ed by "Women in Love", "Eight) It was learned from a reliable
Paris, Sept 7 Studies. in Sentiment," The source this morning that the Com 'L'Intransigeant declares in an Foolish Virgins, The Walls of munists are moving to the west-editorial this morning that it Jericho" and others...
After his highly successful ward (rem Yenging under pressure la the widespread opinion, that renderings of Maeterlinck's plays of the XIX th Route Army. Al. Great Britain holds the key posl ho returned to original work and though rumours have been to the on as regards world disarma-
{ment.. wrote anong others John Honour", "The Builder contrary. It is now stated that "Shuikow has never been reached
of India, Ltd.
Sir Charles A. Innes was Governor of Burma from 1927 to 1982 and has held many appoint- ments in the Indian Civil Service during the past thirty-five years.
ROYALTY LEAVE BALMORAL
CHEERFUL STOCK MARKETS
KAFFIRS SHOW BEST POINTS OF DAY
London, Sept. 12.
P. AND 0.
DEATH OF MR. HENRY HILL
(Our Own Correspondent).
(by Telegraph, Copyright, Telromphis Mia, sages Ordinance, 18112 Resalond, September 17, 1241 ponj.
London, Sept. 102 The death has becurred of Mr. Henry Hill, who was for fifty-two years with the P and O. Steam ship Company, M
He was 60 years of age,
tion that Britain is beginning to
The Journal expresses Aatisfac- END TO DROUGHT
realise the "oternal, peril! · from i
"The Two Virtues" and "The Fire Screen. During the war he held by the Communists, a responsible post in the Intellig The stock markets generally loft once Department and in 1918 was the best ideas of modern dramatic fuses to permit German aggres off with a cheerful lone. Kaffles awarded the O. B. In the sama art.
in the development of communi- KING AND QUEEN OF closed at about the boat points of year his "Uncle Anghow was pro-
the Ministry of Railways hopen to
cation in north-western China,
have it completed at an early
date
BULGARIA
raild
the day on continental, buying: dused and, in later years he had British funds Anished steady with good runs with the laughing War loan 3% at 100 6/16 Lady Far
Far Above Rubles," ""A Oils, rubbers and home
Ing To rother and other The butsanding
*tha:indiy uality of the
London, Sept. 12... An engineering corps has been King and Queen of Bulgaria, wore firm, but German-bonds fit manwith Heart, organised to carry out the pre- who have been staying at Bal-clined earlier Internationals
survey-for-the Iino moral, left to-day for the South showed appreciable
LADY READING'S BROTHER. London, Sept. 13, Alfred Sutra, the dramat fat who passed away to-day fol- lowing an attack of pneumonia,
Germany, and... it ndis: "Only PERSISTENT RAIN IN when. Great Britain explicitly ro
slon ngainst anybody will calm roturn to our minds."--Router.,
LONDON AREA O
London, Sept.100 The drought has been routed and rain has been falling per
A Filipino seaman, Amat Binkard, sistently in the London Area To dropped into a hold in the nearly twenty-four-hour y Chinese Prince which was in dry.
atura"of:"his | wdaya brother-in-law: of the Marii døck at the Kowloon yarda yesterday @SVAZT
mizes quis of Reading.—Renters
and recolved Vinjuriós leading to his