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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1925.

HEAVY GOING.

ROTOR SHIP'S ROUGH PASSAGE,

PITCHING IN A STORM.

Twenty-Four Hours Late On Short Trip.

The much-discussed " sailless sailing ship designed by the German-inventer Flettner has met with a severe ordeal on her maiden

voyage.

SEVERE SHAKING.

(Reuter's Service.).

FOUND DEAD.

TRAGEDY OF AN OPEN BOAT

THE CHINA MAIL.

(From Our Own Correspondent,)

Singapore, February 9.. Mr. Boar. Secretary to the Governor of Cocos Island, Mr. Ross, was found dead in an open bout in which he was returning after visiting friends.

Death was due to heart failure. [The Cocos or Keeling Islands age a group of twenty-three atolls

JAPAN KNOWS.

SINGAPORE BASE NOT AGGRESSIVE.

ECONOMY MEASURE.

"Project Long In Our Minds.'

Another blow has been given to the mischievous chatter of those who contend that the Singapore base represents a hostile act to Japan.

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THE REASON WHY.

(Reuter's Service.)

London, February 9. The First Lord of the Admiralty,

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that the cargo-carrying capacity of the ship would have to be considerably reduced to make room for the stout bases that Berlin, February 9:

would be necessary right down to "The Fluttner rotor ship bound the bottom of the holds. Even so from Danzig to Leith arrived at the business of staying them up

would be very difficult, although in the Indian Ocean. They are Mr. W. C Bridgeman, M.P., Kiel twenty-four hours late owing the wide flange at the top of the owned by the Clunie-Ross family, in a speech at Burhley emphasis. to stommy weather which nechtower, which prevents the vortex sionally rendered the use of the motion of the air being wasted, and have been under British pro-ing the need of a base at Singa- rators impossible.

would serve its purpose in this tection since 1886, when theypore, refuted the suggestion that Funnels are much smaller, but it were annexed to the

Straits. Britain's action might be regarded sometimes happens that one is Settlements. Some large, cocoa- as a likely cause of uneasiness in rolled overboard in a beam sea.nut plantations have been, de- Japan. while even stayed pole masts are veloped and represent the chief

He pointed out that the Japan- lost in the same way. Therefore Broadly the whole principle of found possible in ocean-going, ed by Darwin, in 1836. The Ger- ship we value how as we valued it would appen that, unless it is industry. The islands were visit-ese Government, "whose friend. The rotor ship is precisely the ships to use towers which are pro man raider "Emden" was driven their loyal alliance in the great same as that which in nero-portionately of infinitely smaller dynamics is used to lift the aero size, the system will only be really ashore there in November of war," were well aware at the time plane. By the shape of the wing serviceable for, small and fine. 1914 and destroyed by H.M.A.S.the Washington Convention was

weather craft. ]'

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signed that, the project had long

"The ship pitched and rolled tally, the revolving movement of the two large towers, causing severe shaking.

the horizontal current of air which is evented by the progress of the machine is given a "Vortex motion.” which converts it intoja "vertical force at right angles to its uriginal course. "This is precisely. "what recurs in the ease of the rotor ship. but instead of the somewhat elementary-ntesins; of a shaped wing it is obtained by the rapidly revolving motion of the "Towers. As, The direction of the towers can be alled it will be realised that this deflection of 90 degrees van be pijć to geed use in driving the ship forward in any direction, of the wind; while it utilises the force infinitelỹ more efficiently than the ordinary sail. -or-the' windmill-pattern multiplier that was favoured by the French experiments which first drew attention to the possibilities of the whole principle of efficient wind- power. Practical sailormen can see many disadvantages in the invention. In a little 500-ton schooner this towers are 60ft high and thick in proportion, so that in a big oroan cargo-carrier, or a passenger liner they would be Tolossal. Such towers would mean

STILL BUSY.

ANOTHER ZÍNOVIEFE.

LETTER.-

FOMENTING ARMED REVOLT.

(Reuter's Service.)

WAR DEBTS!

BRITAIN'S GENEROUS

OFFER.

FRENCH PRESS OPINION.

(Reuter's Servițe, i ·

ROTER SHIP

GERMAN SCANDAL,

ANOTHER POLITICIAN

RESIGNS.

(Reuter's Sernice.)

Berlin. February 9. Herr Hoefle, who was Minister of Posts in the Marx Cabinet, has resigned from the Reichstag in consegance of allegations that he was implicated in the Barmat affair.

Paris. Febydary. 9. Paris. February 9.. The Press veromises the sin M. Zinovio has writion to 31.cere goodwill and contcillatory Marcelfachịn dieeting khe French Communiş,

spirit inspiring the British Note. Party Jo

[st werk the German Social The papers consider that it; foster an armed "revalt of th

ist Parliamentby Party request- mass in North Africa and an forms an acertable basis fus disent the fist Heir

Lettssion, but ferosportive of Party | Former Deputy Chancellor, not to "they, consider. Hai,various, Dus- | exercise his Reichstag mandate, sages which are, waycue and pending enquiry of the allegation obscure require elicitation before hat when acting as Chancellor he reveived large sums from

further.

HOME POST.

LORD BRADBURY'S NEW JOB.

NOT COMING HERE?

(Reuter's Service.)

London, February, 9. The Treasury has appointed the. Forrher Reparations Commis siöner Lord Bradbury, ex-officio director of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in succession to Lord Inchcape who has resigned.

[Lord Bradbury, G.C.B., K.C.B., C.B., who as principal British re-

the Government “ ' ! ove the Barmat concern in Holland, presentative on the Reparations The quiry, which the Committee. Commission has handled delicate of the Prussian Diet is conduct-negotiations, was raised to a ingat de Barmt affair.

Larony in the New Year's Ron- "Lappears to volve many well-fours List. He is an Insurance known politicians and is develop Commissioner and was a member [This refers to Britain's fering into a finanem scattal of the of the National Health Insurance.

first magnitude.]

Long and delimite negotiations, anyhow, are regarded as inevita able.

to remit a large portion of the war debts her Allies owe her, pro- vided her Allius jay her enough to rove Her obligations to the United States, and provideal her Allies annual paynights are put on - an assured basis.]

FRENCH DISCUSSION OF THE NOTE.

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GAP AT WEMBLEY.

BURMA HOLDING' ALOOF,

(Reuter's Service,).

Rangoon. February 9. The Government has decided * Paris, February 9.

that Burma will not participate, It is semi-officially stated that the Government will devote then the 10% Wembley whole of its attention to the British Note with a stivinst desire

been in our minds, Our action was taken for the sole purpose of introducing. greater economy and efficiency into the movements of our ships it those waters, not from any expectation of an attack from Japan and still less from any Aggressive desires on our own.

part..

[Several times now it has been: explained in the House of Com- mons that the Singapore base is directed against nobody. It is "simply insurance." The scheme

and approved by three Conserva was strongly recommended by the Committee of Imperial Defence tive Cabinets. It was also very strongly urged by the Dominions. The Washington Treaty made the work more necessary because it precluded the development of Hongkong. We do not possess at present a single dock in British territory in the Far East capable of taking a capital-ship. The sum required. has been reduced by £1,500,000 to £9,500,000 spread over probably ten years.

When First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Amery said it was clearly under- stood in the Washington discus- sions that Singapore stood out. side the region indicated in the Treaty. There could be no sug- gestion of menace to Japan or any idea that we contemplated the danger of strained relations with Japan or any other great power. Otherwise we should certainly be proceeding in a. much more urgent fashion. We were not in the position' to-day, nor would we be for many years to come, to put a battle fleet in the Pacific or even at Singapore. We were in all these waters in a helpless state, reliant on the goodwill of a friendly and lately allied power,.. but no self-respecting power could afford to be indefinitely depen- dent on another power for its security, even its existence.]

350 YEARS OLD,

LEYDEN UNIVERSITY'S CELEBRATION.

HONOUR FOR THE QUEEN.

(Reuter's Service.)

Leyden, February 9. The 350th anniversary of the University was celebrated by the solemn, conferment, in the his- torie Pieterskerk, of the degree of doctor of laws on Queen Wilhel

Joint Committee. Throughout. the war period he was Joint Per- manent Secretary to H.M. Tren- sury. His name was mentioned in a Home paper as a possible Governor of Hongkong in succes- sion to Sir, Edward Stubbs, Viscount Inchcape, G.C.M.G.. GCS.L, K.C.I.E., is chairman of the P. & O. Company. Born in Arbroath, he went to India at the age of 22 as a clerk in the ship- phy firm of which he is now serier partner. He was appoint- ed a member of the. Viceroy's Legislative Council of India in 1891, but later of the Council of India, from 1897 to 1911. He, mina, in the presence of the and a hadi finnes tus subsidy ¦ will probably require some time. "A generous offer, which brings served on many important Gov. Royal Family, diplomats, and the. therefor.

Before pursuing the discussion the repayment of France's debt to Jernment Committees, and was also University dignitaries, profes- and students, after an The letter, which the "Liberte" on the basis of the British sugges-Britain within the range of Chairman of the London Board of reproduces fully, is marked very tions, it must first be considered practical politics," is the unani-the Suez Canal Cọ.]

imposing procession through seiret and i alate Becember 2, what figure might be taken into inous verdict of the newspapers

crowded streets. 1924 It is sighed by Zinovieff in account with respect to the two on the British debt Note to liis capacity as President of the methods of repayment. It is sur France. The hope is expressed Ikki, which is the section of the gested, for esimple, that that France will meet the offer in Peking, February 9.-The courier Third International dealing with 200.000.000 franes, or deliveries in the same spirit in which it was who conveyed the signed copy of the organisation of revolution in kind, ander the Dawes scheme.sent. the Colonies.

had been promised to representą- The "Westminster Gazette"

Ziumief.

to find a basis for friendly" discus- }. » nouswing the payment of a million sion. Consideration, of the Note

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[Shortly before the general

election in Britain the Home pap published a secret letfor from Zinoviet to the British Reds fomenting revolt in the British Empire Marcel Cachin is a lead ing French Communist:]

RADIO 'FEAT.

AMATEUR'S NOTABLE

SUCCESS.

FRANCE'S DEBT..

London, February 9.

CHINA'S "DRUG, WAR."

London, February 9." The "Times" regrets the with- the Russo-Japanese Treaty to drawal of the Chinese and Ameri- tives of the devastated regions. thinks Mr. Churchill has done well Tokio returned yesterday. The can delegations from Geneva, and This must be borne in mind when in insisting that Britain Wallpanese Cabinet discussed the is of the opinion that it should the question arises of estimating cannot be made entirely dependent Treaty, which is expected to be not condemn the conference to the amounts which might be upon the success or failure of the ratified in a few days-Reuter.

eventually appropriated to the Dawes scheme. repayment to Britain from the

sterility. The conference stilį has Viscount Cecil's practical pro posals before it, and will not have met in vain if an advance is made along those lines, though the pro- dent on the suppression of opium posals are unfortunately depen-

The "Times" adds that it has

The "Telegraph" commends Mr. yiek of the Duwes plan: also, the Churchill in refraining from deal-

Vancouver, February 9.-Nine negotiators must draw up a fairing in figures and adds that sailors belonging to the visiting bulance sheet, showing the wealth enough has already been said in Japanese squadron are missing as of France compared with the pre-respect of the inadequacy of the the result of the capszing of a smuggling in China, War period and compared with proposal, unofficially mooted in launch, in which a large party was other nations, and the financial France, whereunder a Briton returning from short leave. The become notorious that the present efforts of France in relation to the who was paying sevenpence in the launch, contained eighteen men, hostilities that have distracted the efforts of other countries, and her pound for France's unrepaid debturning to the craiser "Idzumo," country, are little more than a financial capacities.

to Britain, would get relief to the Seven were rescued and clven "Drug War," in which the chief Possibly, niter all the necessary extent of roughly a halfpenny in drowned. The capsizing of the aim of the leaders is often inspired- data has been collated, the Pre-the pound, beginning ten years launcli was due to a collision with by a desire to occupy the best A Victorian amateur, for the mier or Finance Minister, or both, hence,

a cat ferry at midnight. -

where first time has sent a direct, wire. may go to London to negotiato

poppy-growing regions, The "Daily Express" considers Four junior officers' were among enormous revenues are derivable Ленв telephone message to directly with Mr. Baldwin and Mr. the offer the culmination of a the eleven drowned-Reuter's 'from Ulicit but open trade in England..

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