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SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1925.

TRUANT AIRSHIP.

YOUNG LIEUTENANT'S GREAT. EXPLOIT.

WIFE'S "LONG VIGIL,

How the R33 Came Safely Home. Again.

After thirty-nine hours battling with a severe gale, the truant airship R33 has safely reached home again, to the delight of the entire nation.

SAFELY HOUSED.

(Reuter's Service)..

LONDON, April 17, Crowds gathered at Pulham last night in anticipation of the return of R.33 were disappointed when news.leaked out that she was not The RB arrived at Pulhamlikely to reach home before the 2.10 this afternoon.

London, April 17.

Later. The R33 has been safely housed.

EPIC DEEDS.

late afternoon, Anixety WAS allayed by an assurance by radio messages received from the ship, which indicated, that the mea are as happy as skylarks.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HUGE DEATH ROLL, *_______MIMIC_JUTLAND.

Infernal Machine Havoc.

SOFIA IN A FERMENT.

TROOPS SURROUND THE CITY.

(Reuter's Service,)

SOFIA, April 17. It is now estimated that 200 people were killed and 2000 in- jured in the bomb outrage.

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A hundred arrests have been made.

Troops surround the city and the frontler has been closed.

The streets are deserted and all vehicular traffic has stopped.

EARLIER CABLES;

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*FRISCO CAPTURED AND DESTROYED.

PACIFIC MANOEUVRES,

"The Supreme Naval Spectacle of the Age."

The United States fleets, as a part of the Pacific manauvres, which are to terminate with a visit to Australia, have indulged in a mighty mimic battle off the Californian coast. Officials believe the photographic recorda obtained will reveal "the supreme naval spectacle of the age."

VISIT TO AUSTRALIA,

(Reuter's Service.)

craft when opposed to battleships in warfare is the terse statement that, figuratively, Frisco was "captured and utterly destroyed" in the early morning by an army

Melbourne, April 17. The official functions in con-aeroplane. nection with the visit of the American fleet will not be "dry."

This hypothetical bombing of the city was one incident in the SOFIA, April 16.

San Francisco, March 11. great military and naval displays Many persons were killed or A significant sequel to the participated in by the combined lojured by the explosion of a recent bitter controversy in the Atlantic and Pacific fleets, who bomb in Svetanedelia Cathedral United States on the value of air-were holding their final man- during the funeral service of M. Gheorghieff.

All the Ministers present were uninjured.

SOFIA, April 17,

London, April 17. Meteorological office forecast is: While the nation has been Moderate to fresh North West khilted by the unruffled compet-wind over the North Sea, with ence of the whole crew, the out- visibility good. Should an increase standing facts of the magnificent in the velocity of the wind delay effort of the R33 are firstly the her arrival till nightfall, the air wny Flight Lieutenant Booth, ship will stand off tl daylight. aged thirty, rose to the occasion o'clock this morning was that the aad, 200 injured, mostly slightly,

The latest official report at ten,

It is believed that 30 were killed in bandling the crippled airship R 33 was thirty-seven miles from as the result of the bomb explosion for twenty-nine hours in

Lowestoft, Fuel is sufficient. She exceptional sterm, ten hours of maintains progress and has given include

in the Cathedral. The dead which even keeping the nose to satisfactory confirmation of the and Nerzoff, and ex-Minister |

Generals Davidoff the wind was a terrific task; belief in her ability to weather the Koloncheff secondly. the marvellous demon-gale. The vessel is at present stration of the value of wireless, making a good nine knots in a in connection with which the thirty-knot "wind Irish boy operator Keeley aged moderating to twenty miles at two twenty, was working the whole thousandfeet. trip, keeping in touch with the land officials who were, directing the airship's movements.

Gross.

SPLENDID EFFORTS." Flight Lieutenant Booth was a sub-lieutenant in the Navy in 1914 Later he was engaged in "spotting" submarines, for which he was awarded the Air Force The progress of the R33 was necessarily, slow. All five en- gines were not used simultaneous ly with a view to suiving petrok

Thousands of people gathered At Lowestoft and cheered the air- ship as she slowly passed over at one o'clock in the afternoon. was sighted at Palham at two and She

jr was

seen that her nose was badly damaged.

There crowds and many volun- teers had congregated by every means of locomotion. Flight Lieut

lant Booth's wife has been at Palham all night.

The housing of the airship -occupied ninety minutes.

Air Vice-Marshal Salmond tele graphed Flight Lieutenant Booth: "Your efforts were splendid and redound to the credit of.all."

ESCAPE FROM DISASTER. LONDON, April 17. Delighted relatives affectionately greeted the weary crew disem- barking from the R33.

The crew were taken to

huts and given refreshments before retiring for It is dis-

L'ATER.

140 were killed by the explosion women, 10 children, six generals W.N.Win the Cathedral, of whort 20 were

Fand. 30 officers. Martial law has been proclaimed throughout the

THE AIRSHIP'S BREAKAWAY.

country,

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DEAD AT LAST,

FAMOUS BANDIT PASSES.

RAISULI'S CAREER.

(Reuter's Service.)

Tangier, April 17. It is officially stated that Rainult is dead.

Raisuli was one of Morocco's most famous bundit chiefa. His surrender to Spain in November last occasioned a great deal of surprise although the terms were poirted with the conditions that Raisuli was to be allowed to live

the international

zone of

uvres before. going, to Hawaii and Australia.

There was a big battle off San Diego during the forenoon be- tween the "Blue" and "Black" fleets, but just how many, shipe are to be reckoned as having been' 'sunk or damaged will not be lown until Admiral R. E. Coontz, Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Fleet, who observed this mimic Jutland from on board the U.S.S. Seattle, makes his official report.

To-night every Californian part. Twenty is filled with warships. thousand men are being given shore leave daily in rotation.

San Diego, March 11, At 3 p.m. Admiral Coontz called it a day as far as the mimic fight- ing was concerned,

COTTON INDUSTRY.

LONDON, April 17.

Several arrests have been made When the R33 broke adrift from in connection with the explosion, Pulham she carried off four by the police. An inquiry showed

Congratulating the units parti- mooring wheels, each half a ton, it was due to an infernal clock-in suspended two forward and two work machine concealed in a partTangier and that there should be cipating, he wirelessed: "Wash- return to him of seques- ington has asked for photographic aff, at the end of cables a hundred of the Cathedral facing the South. some

officials mostly trated goods. feet long. Just off Lowestoft a Ministers and

records of what officials believe to member of the crew clambered escaped because they had gathered At one period Raisuli was. ate the supreme naval spectacle of along the catwalk, made a hole in round the coffin in the Chancel thoroughly dangerous factor in the age.” the canvas and hanging on by his The Premier and Ministers of the European War. His estim legs, held by another man, he War and Interior were slightly ute was that the Germans were worked with a steel-cutting chisel wounded. The Mayor of Sofia likely to prove successful and he and hammer until the cables were and the ex-War Minister General hanked on them. Whilst await- cat. The wheels dropped like Noldenoff were killed The Kinging the entry...of the Kaiser into bombs into the sea The break was given an

ovation by the Paris and London he harrassed under the stress of the wind, was visited the scene of the explosion. his ability and took various steps away from the mooring mast, crowds in the streets when he the Spaniards to the utmost of to cause difficulty to the French in their zone, France had to keep an army in Morocco which she would have been very glad to have placed elsewhere.

due to a rotten piece of metal giving way at a concealed spot. The night emergency crew twenty had just changed with the of day crew, but the ship started off before two of the new crew were ahourd. Three engines were started up within two minutes, getting motion:-Reuter.

LATER.

R33 was sighted near Cormer travelling at fourteen knots.

Reuter,

LATER. The R33 arrived at Pulham this

afternoon at 2.10 p.m.-Reuter.

STEAMER MISHAPS

a much-needed sleep closed that the prompt action of VESSEL AGROUND IN CANAL

Flight Lieutenant Booth saved the airship which would otherwise have been wrecked in the first few hours. Booth after the breakaway thoroughly examined the nose. He ound the No. I

gas bag punctured and laced it to the No. 2 frame. Thus when deflated formed

bulkhead and prevented the damage spreading. The crew felt the severe cold of the night but were very cheerful.

EARLIER CABLES.

LONDON, April 17.

A

new

The R.33 was in touch with the

Air Ministry all night. It is re ported that

at six-thirty this

COMING TO HONGKONG.

(Reuter's Service.)

London, April 17.

states that the British steamer A message from Port Said Carnarvonshire from London to Yokohama has gone aground in the Canal.

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CITY I FERMENT. While there have been no fur of the Central F ther serious out raks, the Director

in was assassin ated in the stree day.

The explosion occurred at three o'clock in the afternoon. Three members of the Cabinet were 'slightly injured by falling plaster. The dead include the Prefect of

(Reuter's Service.)

the

Guardian the recent suggestion of

LONDON, April 17. According to the Manchester Mr. Hammersley, M P., that the industry might be improved by proportion of Lancashire's spin applying 1 more substantial

Then the situation in Europe Indian cotton, seems to have met nery machinery to the use of changed and with it the attitude with more opposition than support and demeanour of the adjustable up to the present from spinners Raiuli He dropped the Ger- and manufacturers. It is pointed Police and several Deputies. The about the same time, having for established themselves

mans, who also dropped him out that Lancashire merchants city is in ferment and the whole some time had their doubts of markets of the world as the sellers in the country most excited. The military him. On the day of the celebra- of the better qualities of cotton authorities have ordered curfew tion of the armistice there were claths and before Mr. Hammers- from 7.30 in the evening All great festivities in Tangier and at ley's idea for producing classes are most indignant at the outrage, which follows a series of right a firework display. Raisuli cheapest cotton goods could be political assassinations culminating was then not very far away and carried out new markets must be sent in a message of congratula- found, and by that time the whole in the attack on M. Boris.

Citizen volunteers are being en-ton to the Frerich, saying how position might have changed. rolled, and one forming patrols to much He rejoiced in their success The spinners say that a substantia! maintain law and order under the for the benefit of civilisation, how increase in the use of Indian direction of Generals Roussef and his heart had always turned cotton, Vulkoff, the Ministers of Interior towards them and how willing he immediately inflate the price of and War. The military held up was to serve the allies. He felt such cotton, and thus destroy any and searched all passengers on very much hurt when he was

value of Mr. Hammersley's idea as a commercial proposition, and trains from the city yesterday. Travel has been drastically regulat

anyhow the cost of altering the mills would be prohibtive as a means of extracting the cotton industry from "a temporary impasse," though it might pay anyone building new mills to equip them for the spinning of Indian cotton to order and make a bid for the markets of Africa and

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MR. GODFREY ISAACS.

Assistance has been sent for in MARCONI CO. OFFICIAL'S unloading.

The passage is free,

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[Messrs. Jardine, Matheson &

Co., Ltd., agents for the Shire morning, she was fifty miles westLine, had received no information

by south of Amsterdam.-Reuter. when the "China Mail" made in

PENSIONS SCHEME.

ROYAL ARTILLERY

BRIGADE.

(Reuter's Service.)

DEATH.

(Reuter's Service.)

LONDON, April 17, The death is announced of Mr. Godfrey Isaacs.

quiries this morning. The Car- narvonshire carries passengers in addition to cargo and was due to [Mr. Godfrey Charles Isaacs was. arrive at Hongkong on May 14. | the managing director of Marconi's The names of passengers who may Wireless Telegraph Company be on board are not known.] Ltd., his qualifications for

post being those of a thorough COLLISION IN RIVER. acquaintanceship with European

countries, acquired whilst travell (Reuter's American Service.) ing in connection with. bis father's

firm of fruit and ship brokers.

Astoria, Oregon, April 17. The American ateamer Charles R. McCormick and the Japanese steamer Yoshida Muru No. 1, collided in the river. Both have put in with serious damage to their bows which are stove in.

Canton Sails.

Port Said, April 17. The motor vessel Canton has

London, April 17. Pensions for the families of native soldiers in the Hongkong and Singapore Brigade of the Royal Artillery, according to a new Army Order will be on rates identical with those of families of native soldiers of squivalent rank in the Indian Army payable under the Indian Army Regulations, pro- sailed for Valencia. vided if the soldier in the brigade

[A message from Port. Said on being native and enlisting in India April 1 reported a collision in the for service from India or board siding at Deversoir between the ship, or sick leave in India, unless Swedish motor vessel Canton from death is due to his own action.

Hongkong and the British steamer Rhesus from Yokohama. The Canton's stem was damaged and the Rhesus was badly holed 'amid- ships.]

DONE HIM GOOD.

(Router's Service.)

London, April 17. General Hsu, interviewed by Router, declared that he had gain- ed. considerable benefit from his "Investigations in France where he had found many things, which, modified, "might be adopted. T China. He hoped for good re- sults from the report he would make to the Chinese Government regarding what he had seen

abroad.

BACK TO MOSCOW.

TROTZKY'S CAUCASUS

CURE.

(Reuter's Service.)

Moscow, April 17.

the

given to understand that in case of his retreating over the border into the French zone he would, it captured, he handed over to the Spaniards.

Lancashire in

Perhaps none of the exploits of this bandit diplomat ever carried a more romantic appeal than his capture in 1904 of Ion Pedicaris, millionaire citizen of America, the Far East. whilst he was living in a magni- ficent villa five miles from Tangier. This was the occasion of the late President Roosevelt's famous message: "We must have Pedicaris alive or Raisuli dead."

PRINCE OF WALES.

DRIVING A TRAIN IN NIGERIA,

JAPAN'S NAVY.

would

Tokyo, April 17. The naval construction pro- gramme is as orignally laid down in accordance with the Washing- ton Agreement, but it is learnt authoritatively that only six first class cruisers will be laid down and two more, ten thousand 100. ners, the Haguro and Ashigara, are contemplated.

Manila, Nigeria April 17. Ships being constructed in- The Prince of Wales arrived at clude the aeroplane carriers midnight. The Prince drove a Akagi and Kaga, the cruisess Mr. Isaacs acquired a mastery of train for half an hour yesterday (10,000 tons) Myoko and Nachi, many languages in the course of afternoon accompanied by a the 7,100 tonners Furniaka, Kako, his travels and became acquainted driver, who drove King. Edward, Aoba and Mimugasa and the 5,500 with the characteristics of peoples when, as, Prince of Wales he foamers Abukuma, Jinzo and of the continent. Upon retiring visited West Africa on route to Naka, as well as the "destroyers, from his father's firm he continued India.

"totaling 14,000 tons.

to take considerable interest in business at home and abroad until 1910 when he accepted the post offered by Mr. Marconi.]

THIRTY-SEVEN STATES.

ITALIAN KING ATTENDS CONFERENCE.

(Reuter's Service.) .

ROME, April 17. The Inaugural mesting of the International Parliamentary Com- mercial Conference was held at the Capitol in the presence of the King and Signor Mussolini, the Premier,

The meeting was attended by delegations representing" "thirty- sevenfatatesli

Signor Tittoni and Signor Mussolini made speeches of wel-

M. Trotzky is stated to have re- come. covered as a result of his cure in The British, French, Belgian the Caucasus and is expected to Japanese and other delegates return to Moscow.

replied.

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