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COBHAM'S FLIGHT.

FIRST STAGE OF VENTURE TO AUSTRALIA,

MONSOONS DEFIED.

London, June 30.

"The airman Mr. Alan Cob ham took off at Rochester in & flight of 26,000 miles to Australia and back, using the same De Havilland machine, fitted with Bonts instead of an an dercarriage, as was used in the recent journey to Capetow and back.

The undercarriage will be re Atted at Port Darwin., The Bight la being undertaken at the most diteult time of the year owing to the monsoon in India..

Elliott, the mechanic of the Cape Town fight, is accompanying Mr. Cobham-Reuter.

At Marseilles.

Marseilles, June 30.

Mr. Alan Cobham arrived here

nt 10.50 o'clock this morning, took

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New York, June 30.

A BAD DEBT.

IMPERIAL RUSSIAN WAR BONDS..

U.S. RULING.

Washington, June 30, The Tax Appeals Board has ruled that American taxpayers, in computing their taxable income, may charge off the war bonds of the Imperial Russian Government as à bad debt-Reuter's American

A big rise in gtocks to-day was led by United States Steal Com, mons. which were very strong Thousands shares changed hands in rapid succession at ever- increasing prices: The climax was" reached just before the close whon Service. after one block af 10,000 Steel Commons was sold at $143 the stock shot up to over 3144, finally "elusing at $148.

Whilst the remarkable rise is undoubtedly partly justified by business sentiment, it is rumoured in Wall Street that some prominent operators. were caught" short around $137. and are being merci. lessly squeezed-Reuter.

on fresh provisions, and left or | PLAGUE OUTBREAK. Naples. Reuter.

COBHAM INTERVIEWED.

Not Out to Break Speed Records.

Rugby, June 30..*

FOLLOWS: LOODS IN

MEXICO.

APPALLING DISTRESS.

Leon (Mexico), June 30. The food havoc has been aggravated by an outbreak of plague.

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Six thousand families homeless and without food. Kellef trains are coming in slowly," but supplies are inadequate.

Mr. Alan Cobham started this morning on his, flight of 26,000 back. miles to Australia and Supported cn two long ficats hig machine, with its 388 horsepower Siddeley-Jaguar engine. reated during the night in the middle of the river Medway, near Colchester As a neighbouring church clock struck five it taxied half a mile along the surface of the water, then

The total bodies recovered num- rose gracefully in the air, and setber 253. Many of them have had

off southward.

A Quiet Send Off.. The departure was witnessed only by Mr. Cebham's wife. Captain Pym of the Air Ministry, and a number of friends. There were

just expressions of good wisher and waves of the hand. It was an undemonstrative send off on a mo- mentous journey.

Cobham 'Speaks. Talking previously to Press re- presentatives Mr. Cobham said:

"We are not out to try to put up new speed records. We are simply going to try to prove whe- ther these great air routes can be made commercial propositions, I am using the same machine as

I used in my flights to Rangoon, and Capetown except that it is fitted with oats instead of wheels and we alight on water the entire way. We are going to use harbours just as, seamen do and we shall be proper seagoing craft more or less till we get to Australia."

Looting has begun in spite of the military cordon round the dia-

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the clothing torn off by the force'

the water-Reuter's American

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PRATAS SHOAL

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INSTRUMENTS REPLACED.

Constant reference has been made in the “China Mall" to the progress made with the meteorolo gical and wireless station at Pratas- Shoal which has been erected by the Chinese Maritime Customs as a result of the recommendations of the Hongkong Government and the · Hongkong Chamber of Commerca.

The last phase in its operation. was that certain instruments had been damaged in landing but that constant meteorological messages; were being received in Hongkong, despatched from Pratas on a field aét.

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Latest reports indicate that the damaged instruments have been re- placed and that not only is the station in full working operation as. regards communication with Hong- kong 'but that wireless telephonic communication is being maintained

with Shanghai. Mukden and Japan.

The experiments already men- tioned with regard to introduction of plants have met with success JA Mexico City cable of June 25 and in addition, colonies of ducks stated —At least 100 fatalities and geese have been introduced and have been caused by floods in the are reported to be nourishing in town of Villadelcon. It is feared the thick growth of bushes. At all that there may be 1.000 persons- times a three months supply of pro-

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Ottawa, June 30.

The new Meighen administration has survived the first day in office under the provisional Cabinet with a majority of ten on the vote of 110 against 100 in favour of the amendment proposed on June 25 when it was in opposition, censur- He added that the weather pros-ing the Mackenzie King adminis pects for the first part of the jour-tration for laxity of administration ney, at any rate were excellent, but of the Customs and providing a was prepared for numerous continuance of investigation by the judicial commission. Reuter's American Service.

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drawbacks that must follow, purti-. cularly the monsoon from Burma to Java The monsoon period, of course, must be looked upon as the most uncomfortable period in which to fly, but he did not see why he should not surmount the difficulties. with ordinary luck,

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Mr. Cabham expects that the jour. Reuter." ney out and home will take about :

three months for he has much sur- vey work to do. As there are several long stages in the journey he has increased the patrol capacity of his machine to eight hours.

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The little coral island has some 40 inhabitanta consisting of "wire- "lesa operators from the Chinese "Tavy"and ́n certain number of-work- In addition to the very valuable information which Pratas ia able to circulate, with regard to. the divergence, of storms and typhoons, the lighthouse is à con-

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The next tep in the chain of wireless and meteorological stations which the Chinese Maritime Cus- toma propose crecting is. the provi sion of a station on the. Paracels, certain preparatory work in con nection with which has already been carried out.

KOWLOON BATHING.

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A scheme is reported to be in ita to progress in Empire efforts we agreed to increase the duty on initial stages for the conversion of must show that we are able to get artinein ilk as follows:-British Tai Wan Bay into a popular bath through trying experiences Bke Preference duty by 20 per cent.;ing resort for Kowloon by the monsoons successfully."

Intermediate duty by 20 per cent.; and general duty by 25 per cent, clearing of the beach and provision

of dressing room facilities, re- Modistes. freshments, seats and a band,

The beach in question is near the Docks at Hinghom and is easily accessible by the motor road paas ing the China Light and Power Company's installation.

It has attracted the attention of the sub- committee appointed by the How- loon Residents' Association to go into the matter of securing better bathing facilities for Kowloon re sidents and the committee has put forward certain suggestions which will be forwarded later to the Gov- ernment for consideration.

His engineer is Mr. Elliott, who accompanied him on his fight tó Capetown and Rangoon,

The Route.

AGAIN IN FORCE IN CANADA.

Ottawa, June 30. Canada reverts to penny postage on July 1. The rates for domestic and inter-Imperial. letters will be redaced by one cent per ounce. Reuter.

The route which he is to take is via Marseilles, Naples, Athens and Alexandretta, to Bagdad, and then vla the Persian Gulf, Karachi, Delhi, Calcutta, Rangoon, Fenang, and Singapore to Port Dawing

Besides the difficulties which the NO TURKISH LOAN. monsoons may provide he will have to dy for long distances with only STATEMENT IN HOUSE OF

COMMONS. the help of rivers and lakes for "landing places," but he expresses. confidence in his well-tried sea- plane.

Rugby, June 80. Sir Austen Chamberlain, replying

Mr. Cobham carries a mail bag to a question in the House of

The committee has already had the offer of a wooden bungalow with asbestos roof, which has been in use. in connection with housing facilities for those supervising the reservoir, work carried out at Tal Mo Shan This, it a thought, would be suitable for the provision of accommodation for changing and dressing, such facilities at presenc

In which are letters from 8ir Samuel Commons, asid that no represents- Hoare, Air Minister, to Mr. B. Mtive of the British Government had being absent from Castle Peak Bruce, the Australian Prime Minis-ven any promise in the course of beach

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