YOUTHFUL KING OF 77
HE DIED FEARING JAPANESE VENGEANCE
SECRET SOCIETY MENACES WIFE
Day and night for the past two years, Professor Timothy O'Conroy hud boen haunted by fear that a Japanese Becret society would wreak vengeance on his wife and himself.
Professor O'Conroy died last month at Hampatead.
His wife was not with him. She
is still in Japan, her fate unknown,
Two years ago he said: "I am afraid they will kill her, Japanese secret societies are cruel."
"Very Lovely"
He had then just returned from Tokyo. Thla was his story:
"I went to Japan as Professor of English at Keio University, Tokyo.
an
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THEY TRAVELLED 90,000
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ARRESTED AS SPIES B. C. LUMBER FOR THE KING.
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OLDEST KING im the world-in seura only seventy- seven2 year - old King Gustav of Sweden 100 in feative mood at a Stockholm function. Scoret of King Gustav's youth- ful spirit ia lawn tennis.
SHORTHAND ON GRAVESTONE
A shorthand inscription is carved into the beadstone for a grave exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition at Dorland House, London.
The stone was designed by Eric Gill the sculptor.
CRICKET
BAT HEIRLOOM
In his will, Mr. Albert Vivian
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SURROUNDED BY WOLVES
Two young men, who have just arrived in Southampton, went roaming 'the world in search of adventure-and found it.
Travelling 90,000 miles in the past seven years they have been chased by armed bandits, arrested as aples,
almost dying of thirst, surrounded by wolves,
and often been lost in the wilds.
Two Victims
The adventurers, Zoltan Sul-. kowsky, a student, and Gyula Burtka, a mechanic, set out from Budapest in 1928 with a motor- cycle and side-car.
With them was Miss Tila, 1 young art student, and Hodsi, un Alsatian dog. But only the two men survived the order), Miss Tilà falling a victim to malaria, and Hodsi dying in India.
Tanned and alert, the two men told something about their wander- ings.
"Our main object," Mr. Sul- kowsky said, "was study. At the
Splendid samples of British Columbia's finest timber, in the form of musts and booms for his Majesty's new yacht (which will replace the famed old Britannia) were loaded from the Canadian National Railways' docks in Victoria on 8.8. New Westminster City, bound for England.
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same time we looked forward to Mails and Passengers to Cross in a Day
the fun of it,
Bandits' Bullets.
"Visiting 63 countries we have FIRST TESTS
'experienced every kind of weather imaginable; we have atriven our willing machine over areas, which possessed na ponds, and have sampled districts infested by Moore, of The Hurst, Hagles,disease and wild animals, and in Worcestershire, left to his son, habited by wild people. Christopher Edward Moore, the "All-England cricket bat formerly belonging to my father, William' Henry Moore.”
The story of the old but, worn aristocratic and, to modern eyes, shapeless, was
was very told by Ita recipient.
"While there I met my wife. She, belonged i Japanese family, and lovely,
In "Top-Hat Days"
"I fell in love with her, and she promised to help me with a book
"I wouldn't part with it for any was writing.
thing." he said. "In the top-hat "She knew she was risking her days-of-1863-my-grandfather-was- life in helping me unearth informa- one of a Walsall 22 picked to play tion for my book, which was to be against an All England eleven. He called "The Menues of Japan.”
scored a century and nearly made "Immediately "The Dragons," a notorious secret society, heard in fact, was 11 runs short.
enough runs to win the match, but, my work, the persecution started.
warned.
"His side presented him with the scription in silver."
"We have known what it was to face starvation, and to run short of water. In the deserts we have come across
skeletons
men.
of less
fortunate
"In the Syrian Desert we were
chased by Arab bandits, and had
narrow escape from their bul-
lets."
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party returned to Hungary with After Miss Tila was taken ill the her and started out again.
On the secrard journey - in Central Indla they found them- selves surrounded at night by a keep the animals at bay they had to light a bonfire with petrol from their moter-cycle tank.
"I WAS WHrned. My wife want, on which they engraved an in-pack of wolves, and in order to
My house was burgled six times, and eventually 1 had to flee the country.
"I am now trying to raise enough money to bring my wife here."
His Sacrifice
He sacrificed his health in this endeavour.
Last June, he went to flampstead General Hospital us a. patient.
There he died yesterday, aged Bity- two.
"Only once he spoke of his wife,"
The will hopes that Mr. Moore wifi hand the bat down as an heir tom.
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Moscow, Nov. 24.
22 YEARS AFTER FAMOUS £10,000 PRIZE
Within a few months Great Britain and the United States will be linked by a commercial air service,
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This dramatic announcement made recently, OF ALL GOOD STORES & CHEMISTS brought the seemingly fantastic dreams of Visionaries only a few years ago into matters of fact.
Details of the careful plans laid for this new era of aviation were given by Sir Eric Geddes, chairman of Imperial Airways.
They mean that soon mails between London and New York will be carried in one day as against five days by train and boat.
It is a dramatic coincidence that the first experimental flights are scheduled to take place almost exactly 22 years after. The Daily Mailin April 1913, with a prophetic gesture, surprised the world by offering £10,000 for the first "waterplane flight" across the Atlantic.
Doubtful critics scoffed; six years later the prize was won by Sir Arthur Whitten Brown and
machine on its back, climbs to several thousand feet where the mail acroplane flies off. Such a machine could fy non- stop neross the Atlantic.
As Sir Eric revealed, the com-
pany has also under construction flying-boat of normal character. istics, but of sathicient range to fly the Atlantic.
.
In the Australian buah they were stranded for several days until rescued' by # camel caravan; in China bandits let them go after taking their guns and ammunition; in Japan
3 Miles A Minute -they were arrested as' spies.
rethe late Capt. Sir John Alcock. four engines, a range of more than It is understood that it will have Now the adventurers fre
Their Now commercial machines to carry 3,000 miles, accommodation for a "From "Sov
OVIET Russia's one turning to Hungary,
mails over trophies include the badges of 220 passengers-and hundred and fifty mil- motoring organisations through-Atlantic occan are under construc-addition
the limited number of passengers in he feared ahe night be in prison lions will now lay down their out the world. 2,000 photographs, #
to large mail-carrying Professor O'Conroy was born in tools for three days," | beautiful sword from the Sultan of Two types are being built. One capacity, and a cruising speed of
about three miles a minute. Cork. After serving in the Navy, Those words, broadcast from Johore and two carved stone is known as the Mayo-Composite he worked in a Bloomsbury hotel.
old, from aircrafta cumbination of two Then he taught English at a Copen-
machines and the other a giant, hagen school.
multi-engined flying boat.
I was told at the hospital.
his remarks it was believed that
in Japan."
every station in Russin at four o'clock this afternoon, inaugurated the eighteenth anniversary cele brations of the Bolshevist revolu- tion.
After that, he held a post at the Russian Court, where he met Ras- putin and Tolstoy.
When the revolution came, he burning escaped to Japan.
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Moscow to-night looks like a city, illuminated by 5,000,000 red bulbs and thousands of searchlights.
#
figures. 2.000 years Korea.
GRAND SLAM!
Four bridge playcra Lave uchievert the "impossible" at Balaclava, Victoria, saya, Reuter. During vuc deal, each player got a complete suit. The odds against this happening are estim. ated to be so onormous as to be основа calculation.
The players were Mr. and Mrs. John Guthrie Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Skinner,
Mr. Campbelt held 15 clubs. His wife held the 13 hearts. Mr. Skinner held 13 diamonds, while Mrs. Skinner held the spades.
Lion.
Carrics Mail 'Plano
It is probable that this flying- boat will be used on the southerly Atlantic: route by way of the Azores, and that its terminus on the eastern side of the ocean would be Bermuda,
The first, Sir Eric explained, Here it will link with the Ber- "has been specially designed to muda-New York flying-boat system meet conditions of an Atlantic air which is to be operated by Im- mail service.to overcome the perial Airways in conjunction with great obstacles in the way of long-Pan-American Airways. range flight."
The idea consists of a large seaplane of great power with a smaller, fast machine with. large fuel-carrying capacity fitted into the upper portion of the fuselage.
The parent craft takes the air with the overloaded mail
On the wall of the Kremlin is a picture of Stalin, fifty feet by sixty-five feet in size, flash- ed out in electric lamps. Over AIRMEN - MUST WAIT
the city, thrown by the world's largest magic lantern on the These two flying stories are told
low-lying snow clouds, is by Austral News:-Dangling by the arms from a monoplane over
picture of Lenin, first dictator of Bolshevist Russia. Newcastle, New South Wales, Mr. R. W. Hall a passenger tried to Good conduct prisoners have kick Into place a strut which might been promised a day's freedom on have counteracted damage to a land- parole to-morrow. Food cards are ing wheel. The damuge had oc-to be abolished, not only in Mos curred owing to a bump as tho cow, but throughout Russia; ment machine took off some minutes pro-will bo available twice a day in viously.
workers' restaurants. 'Prices will be reduced.
"Last Post" sounds over the ocean-ship's officers and crew Stalin himself is setting an stand solemnly to attention for two minutes-Wreaths are cast on example to Russians on how to the waters-The burial service is read by Church of England and 80 gay. He received workers Roman Catholic priests and a Jewish rabbi. delegations to-day wearing a
LUSITANIA “FUNERAL”
Bandon (Co. Cork), Nov. 24.
The attempt failed, but the pilot in a spectacular effort landed the machine on one wheel and taxled thus for 200 yards. Then it tip- ped forward and settled back with. out casualty and little damage.
Pilot Small intended to leave Young, New South Wales, 'at • an carly hour for Sydney. He was warming his englao when he found that a horse had eaten one of the The first occasion · was. Mr. ulovators of the tall plane. The Eden's visit in March, A animal, near which were the re Kalinin, President of the Soviet maine, had evidently been attracted Union, created a further precedent eight miles west of the Old Head
Thus were funeral rites ob- mourners were the officers and dark suit, collar and tie. This served to-day for more than the crew
of the Glasgow salvage is only the second time that he has worn "bourgeois" dress 500 victims of the Lusitania dis ship Orphir who loented the
wreck last week. in public.
aster of twenty years ago.
The tribute was paid at the spot where the liner went down
by the sweet flavour of the amyl by wearing a bowler hate All the of Kinsale, after being torpedoed
On board the Ophir for the cere mony were the Lord Mayor of Cork, a representative of the American
mon O'Neill, who helped. In the consul at Queenstown, many elvic representatives, including Mr. Eam-
Under the company's expan- sion scheme no fewer than 29 flying-boats and 12 giant land- 'planes are being built, with a standard of accommodation for passengers superior to
any. thing yet seen in aircraft. Suitable sleeping' accommoda-
tion will be provided.
Referring to speed, Sir Eric IN said that there was a great differ- once between speeds that
were
| technically possible and those that
were commercially practicablo.
India In 3 Days
There was a far greater pres- sure to reduce fares and rates than to Increase speed. However, the speed of the now aircraft would bo very much higher than those they were at present operating.
Subject to the ground organisa= tion balne provided to suitable standards, the speed of these now aircraft would enable them to operate a service between England
seven days; be in four days; and between England and Australia tween England and South Africa
acetate in the fabric preservative. delegates were collara and ties, by a German aubmarine. The rescue work as the liner sank. and India In three days.
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