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"TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1926.

POLISH REVOLT.

DIFFICULTIES NOT GET

ENDED.

FELSUDSKI OPFOSED,

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Berlin, May 17. Marshal Pasudski's feulties: are not yet ended according to the nawspapers, which report a state

of ferment at Posen, whence a' Farge number of troops have left for Warsaw.

It is stated that General Heller, Bupported by the leading, Polish refugee members of Parliament. is determined to take up the Acht against Marshal Pilsudski and the new Government.

Legations Under Fire.

Copenhagen, May 77.

It is reported that the Danish anda British begations in Warsaw were seriously damaged by annon and ride fire, anif the Baga were perforated. Communication with other neighbourhoods was cut off for three days.. Over 60 projectiles were picked up in the Danish Legation.

EARLIER CABLES.

Warsaw, May 16. The demils of General Pilkadaki's coup d'etal, after the Government had retired to the President's Government. Palace are lacking.

troops at four o'clock on Thursday morning attacked tieneras Pilsudski which was the preliminary to tavo days of bodiest fighting until the capture of the Presidential Palace.

The President and Ministers then rebned to the Sobieski Palace, six miles from Warsaw, when they re quested the Marshal of the Diet to come and receive their resigna-

forthwith tions. Calm was stored and the President and Ministers were released the same evening.

Troops have been confined to barnucks and the general strike ered off. Casualties were mestly among eious, civilina's. 206 were killed and 966: Wounded.

FOR CANADA.

LORD WILLINGDON MAY” BE. NEW GOVERNOR.

"LONDON PRESS" REPORT.

(Reuter's Senpice.).

London May 19

The Morning Post and the "Daily Graphic understand that Lord Willingdon will succeed Lord Byng Governor-General, of Canada.

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Lord Willingdun.

Lord Byng of Vimy wits pointed on August 2, 1924, on salary of $50,000 per unrum!]:

BOMB EXPLODES.

INCIDENT AT AN AMERICAN LEGATION.

(Reuter's Service.)

ROYAL TOUR.

CROWN PRINCE & PRINCESS OF SWEDEN.

COMING TO FAR EAST,

(Reuter's Service

Gothenburg, May 17 The Crown Prince and Princess, of Sweden attended by a suite of

CROWN PRINCES LOUISE

six, have embarked for America, where they will stay two months. They will visit many Swedish settlements, after which they will

Crown Prince of Sweden.

AT GENEVA,

COMPOSITION OF LEAGUE COUNCIL.

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POLAR FLIGHT.

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"NORGE, BATTLES WITH GALE AND SNOW.

DENSE FOGLAL

(Reuter's Service)

Rome, May 16.

"A LITTLE REVOLT.

NICARAGUAS DEMAND IN

"CUSTOMS"

COLLECTOR'S. REFUSAL.

(Reutere Americas Service.)

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Managua (Nicaragua), May 17% ·

The Revolutionary Governor äb. Bluefields has called on the Amer- fean Collector of Customs to hand over the Customs revenues. Collector refused and requested protection against the rebels seiz- fng the Custom House.

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An idea of the "Norges" battle with a gale, snow, and fog is given in Signor Noble's radiogram to Signor Mussolins from Nome re- porting that "after a successful negotiation of the first staga diffi

The British Bonda. issued in 1909 culties began to arise over Point haye first lien on the Customs re- Barrow owing to a dangerous devenues, whilst Nicaraguan Guar posit of ice accumulating on the anteed Bonds of 1818 | are metal parts of the airship.

secured by a surcharge on Customs revenues.

Thence to Teller there was con- alderable trouble; necessitating the "Norge" deviating from its course

in the neighbourhood of the Behring Straits through streng winds and a dense fog

The airship was finally buffeted by blizzards as it approched Nome, but prosted by a fail to effect. i landing,

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It covered 3,000 miles from Spitzbergen im 1 hours...

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DARLIER NEWS.

Nome, May 17 Risar Larsen has reported to Reuter hat thin ice and oper water, was found at the Pole, and no land was discovered in the Arctic wastes. The ""Norge" remain- ed aloft for 72 hours and consider.. uble "time was spent at the Pole observing, for which purpose the

MOROCCAN WAR.. FRENCH FRENCH PROGRESSING ALL ALONG LINE.. ·

(Havas Agency)

Paris, May 17.

A message from Rabut in the "Matin" says the Riffs have given In the North and up Targuist. Lower Wergha the French have

more progressed

than twenty kilometres in the last few days.

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"Norge descended within 600 feet N

of the ice.

Owing to the Intence cold at Point Barrow Icicles formed on the whirling propellers," and suddenly flew cut like stones. tearing the gasbag, the helium escaping. tonately Teller was reached before the loss of gas became fatall. The defluted in thirty "Norge" was

minutes.

MAIL WEEK NEWS.

For-

The Rome correspondent of the "Sunday Times" cabled on April 10

The semi-rigid, Italian airship. "Norge in which Capt." Roald Amundsen, the famous Norwegian explorer. hopes to fly over the North Pole, let here at 3.10 this morning for Pulham, England.

As the airship circled over the city, bells were pealed and bands. played. The expedition was given a hearty official send-off. It is esti mated that more than a million per- sons, in the streets and on house- tops, viewed the vessel in the early stages of her Hight.

that during the Absence of Mr. M. F. KEY, the duties of Secre- try to the Chamber will be carried out by Mr. H. R. M. CLELAND, C.A... of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews.

D. G. M.. BERNARD," Chairman. Hongkong 18th May, 1926.

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MEETING of MEMBERS will be held in the Jockey Club Room, Hongkong Club Annex, on THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI FRIDAY, 21st May, 1926, at 5 pm.

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The "Norge" is being piloted *o Fulham, where she is expected to visit China, Japan, and India be-morrow evening, by Major George fere returning to Sweden in Herbert Scott, who was in churga February.

of the R. 24 in her historic trans-method of acquiring Subscription Atlantic fights.. Should he deviate | Griffins for from his course the vessel may be seen over London about mid-day. Into the Unknown. The three-fold, uis ruce to the North Pole may now be said to have begun in earnest, the Wilkins. expedition, which la at Cape Barrow. Alaska, and the Byrd ex pedition being rival competitors, (Reuter's Service.)

On the Polar trip Signor Nobile will command the "Norge," which Geneva, May 17. he designed.. A special mooring The Committee on the composi- |"mast haa been erected at Oslo, tion of the Council of the League whence the vessel goes or to the Fadopted by eleven votes to 4 Vis.base at Spitzbergen..

count Cecil's proposal that non- From Spitzbergen the distance permanent members should num-to the Pole is about 600 miles, and ber nine, one-third of whom from the Pole to Cape Barrow, Eshould be elected annually. The Alaska, the terminus of the flight, Entries will close at 12 o'clock) retiring trembers cannot be re- another 1200 miles. Amundsen's noon on SATURDAY, 22nd May, elected for three years.

chief object in undertaking this the | 1926.

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DRAFT Programmes and Entry, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the. Forms for the THIRD Report of the Board of Directors EXTRA RACE MEETING to be for the year ended on the 31st held on SATURDAY, 5th. Jane December 1928, confirming the 1926,

(weather permitting) appointment of a Director and may be obtained at the Race re-electing * Director and the Course, Hongkong Club and Auditors. Jauseway Bay Stables.

greatest of his many adventures Hongkong, 12th May, 1926, is to settle the question whether the area round the, Pole is mainly Seats for Asia.

open sea or whether there are After discussion a conciliatory several large islands: He does not ap-formula was submitted by Vis-exclude the possibility that

acount Cecil and inserted in the of these islands may be inhabited. report to the Council, declaring There is a crew of sixteen on that the Committee attached. the board the "Nerve" of whom eight greatest importance to awarding. are Norwegian and six Italian: three non-permanent seats to Capt. Amundsen and Mr. Lincoln Latin-America" and mentioning Ellsworth arg the leaders of the that the Chinese delegate urged expedition, and Lieut. Larsen is that two seats should be assigned the second in command. Other to Asia.

members of the expedition are Flight-Lieut. Omdal, Capt. Wisting, Capt. Gottwaldtt, Lleut: Horgen;; and Sub-Lieut. G. Amundsen, - o nephew of the famous explorer.

Buenos Aires, May 17, A bon exploded in front of the American Embassy late last night and was responsible for slight material damage. "

Sequel to Bandit Trial

Buenos Aires, May 17, The explosion of a bomb in front of the American Ambassy, whereby „slight damage was done, is suggest- ed to be connected with the recent denial of a new trial of two ́ban- dits, Sacco and Vananti who were convicted of murder in Massachu- Betts,

́DANISH AVIATION,

LIEUT. HERSCHEND ARRIVES AT BUSHIRË."

(Reuter's Service.)

The report to the Council was adopted unanimously.

The Committee adjourned the second reading of the regulation relating to the election of non- [permanent members, also the question of an increase in the number of permanent members, to June 28.

ARMS HAUL,

ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERY IN

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BOMBAY,

TWO ARRESTS MADE,

(Reuter's Service.)

Bombay, May 17.

A raid on a private house in the course of investigation of a theft led to the accidental discovery of Bushire, May 17,

a quantity arms and 3.000 rounds The Danish aviator Herschend of ammunition,NST

Two arrests have been made, arrived from Bunder Abbas yes-

licensed repairer of terday and departed for Bagdad Including A to-day.

310 Feet Long Airship. Designed and bullt for the Italian Government, the "Norge" is 340 ft. long, a little more than half the length of the R-34. While her normal speed will be about forty miles an hour, she is capable of a maximum of eighty. She will carry seven tons of fuel, which un- der favourable conditions will en-. able her to fly 3,000 miles. Her wireless equipment. Is excellent, giving her a tränemitting range of 2,000 miles.

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