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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1936.
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BRITISH SHIPS IN DISTRESS
AMERICAN VESSEL TAKING HELP
New York, Nov. 17.
The British freighter Tweedbank has sent a wireless message out to say her master has been killed and two scamen washed overboard terrific seas 500 miles east of Virginia Capes.
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FATHER BURNS ESCAPES FROM MANCTMW BANDITS
Tokyo, Nov. 17. After having been held captive by bandits since February 5 In an almost impregnable mountain fortress in Routh-eastern Manchuria, the Rav. Father Joseph Clarence Burns, an American Roman Catholic mission- ary, has escaped and is expected to arrive in Tunghua, to the east of Mukden, to-day."
the
A Chinese captive named Wu was his companion in his dash for liberty.
They gained their freedom while
BRITISH CENSORS AT WORK?
PAGES TORN FROM U.S. MAGAZINES
London, Nov. 17.* MLSA ·Ellen Wilkinson, Labour, asked Mr. Walter Runciman in the House of Commons to-day why af least two or three pages were torn out of "two American magazines of high repute Imported, into Eng- land during the last few weeks."
What is this thing the British public is not allowed to see?" she
Earlier, the British freighter Shealspeur sent out an SOS that she was taking water into her engine-
troops were attacking the bandit asked. She was in the same vicinity. room.
The steamer Tulsa, an' American ship, is 100 mlies away and proeceu- ing to tar Sneatspear's assistance. United Press.
NEW AMERICAN WAR PLANES
SOME WILL GO TO HONOLULU
Washington, Nov. 17. The Navy Department to-day an- nounced that it had contracted with the Consolidated Alrcraft Company for the supply of 60 patrol bombers
forces.
Mr. Runciman merely replied; "That is nol my department."
During Father Burna captivity. United Press, the bandits made extravagant de- mands for his ranson. One of them was for $5,000,000 and a supply of modern weapons, including artillery. -Reuter,
Mr. Wu is Father, Burns' Catechist. They were captured together.
Father Burns, a Maryknoll mis- Ohlo. from Toledo, sionary, 18 He was kidnapped by bandits out- side Tunghua while he was on his way by carriage, in the company of his Chinese assistant, to conduct re- ligious services. When the carriage was held up by bandits the driver begged to be allowed to go free and was released. He returned sub-
sequently to Tanghua to report the $6,056,000. Specifien-kidnapping to the authorities. Tung- at a cost of tlons of the planes were not made hua is in East Kirin. public.
However, it Is understood the planes will be of the same generat type as the big flying bonts with which the Navy has recently had so much succes.
It is understood a number of the new planes will be sent to Honolulu Io replace obsolete machines. United Press.
FORMER GREEK
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PASSES AWAY AFTER STROKE
Athens, Nov. 17..
M. Alexander Papánstaniou, leader of the Agrarinn Party and former Prime Minister and Foreign Minis- ter, died suddenly this evening from a stroke.
Deceased was implicated in the Venezelos revolt in March last year and WDs suosequently Iried 1ΟΣ treason. He was the tounder of the Balkan Confederation.--Reuter,
NEW BRITISH LOAN PLAN
£100,000,000 NEEDED BY GOVERNMENT
Some alarm was caused when a Mukden report announced that the
klllect bandits had
their victim, which was later proved Incorrect, On March 19 Father Burns sent a letter to nis church at Tunghus through the Manchukuo officials say- bandits that he was in hands of Ing
to and
church requesting the
the
bandit chief negotiate with Chang for his release. Negotiations were mest difficult because the bandits had taken to the mountains.
In May a report came from Pelp- Ing saying that the early release of the missionary was well-nigh im- possible. Father Burns was held a prisoner in an impregnable fortress of on a mountain peak south-east Tunghua. The only approach to the fortress was over sleep paths made difficult by melting snow and the nu- thorities in the neighbourhood con- sidered a pitched battle impracticable and very dangerous to the captive, Father John Comber of the Mary- knoll. Mission at Tunghun sald in May that Father Burns was in no immediate danger of losing his life. Reports sent by spies declared that Father Burns was being well treated and given the best to be had. The missionary was in good health and was living with Mr. Wu, the catech- ist, who was captured with him.
Au-
Although the Manchukuo thorities made no attempt to attack the bandits, they watched closely the movement of the gang
many soldiers in plain-clothes were sent to the mountain where Father Burns was held.
and
EXCHANGE RATES
London, Nov. 17. The Government is issuing a new medium-term loan of £100,000,000 in the form of 244 per cent. Fund- ing Loan redeemable between 1952 and 1937. The issue price is 98.
Parls The money will be partly to Geneva Ananco-the-redemption of 135,000,- |- Herlin-m 000 bonda maturing on February 1, 1997, and partly to fund the Float ing Debt Revier.
NAZIS RELEASE
PACIFIST
AFTER THREE YEARS' DETENTION
. Berlin, Nov. 17.
Carl von Ossletsky, one of the best-known pacifist writers, has been released from prison after having been incarcerated by the Nuzis in concentration
1933.- campy since Keuler.
PALESTINE SITUATION
London, Nov. 17. Asked whether the expeditionary force sent to Palestine because of the situation created by the general strike of Arabs would be now with- drawn, seeing that the strike had now been terminated, the Minister for War, Mr. Duff Cooper, said orders had been issued for the withdrawal of the 6th Division. Fur- ther withdrawals will depend on the situation in Palestine.-British Wire- less.
CHIANG'S SON ABROAD
Berlin, Nov. 17. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's son, Mr. W. K. Chiang, has arrived here,. is staying at the home of an army caplain, and will shortly begin study- ng at à military academy-Reuter.
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Schumann-Helnk,
that
the
famous diva, is notlecably weaker and suffering from a serious currence of a blood allment.-United Press.
EDISON'S SON POSTED
Washington, Nov. 17..
Mr. Charles Edison, son of the fa- mous inventor, has been confirmed By President Roosevelt as the Assistant-Secretary of the Navy-
Reuter,
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second,
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The Improvement will permit of in- troducing additional trains to meet frame demands at peak periods. The train is driven by twelve instead of four motors, the horse-power being increased from 980 to 1,038. A new crimental system of forced venti- Iation is introduced-British Wire- less.
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