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AIR PERILS.

LINER CRASHES DURING A

FOG."

TWO FATALITIES.

London, Aug. 18.

BIG BATTALIONS.

CRUSHING BURDEN OF ARMAMENTS.

REGIONAL AGREEMENTS.

Plattsburg (New York, Aug. 18. Mr. F. Kellogg, Secretary of State, speaking at the dedication

a

A French air liner with thirteen passengers struck the roof of a building near the Lympae Aero-of drome during a fog and crashed,

One passenger was killed. The plot, mechanic. and nine passengers were seriously injured and Three passengers lightly injured.--Reuter.

Bleriot.

Engine Trouble.

London, later.

The machine was a four-engined A second passenger has died in hospital.

Engine trouble developed over Romney Marsh and the machine emerged from the mist low down, struck a barn, and dived into a haystack.

Only three farm hands were near

to render assistance.

The fore part of the machine was severed from the body.

board

seven There were on Americans, three Russiane. two British, and one Italian Rester:

HOME POLITICS.

monument to Thomas Macdonough. Commander of the United States Naval forces in the battle of Lake Champlain and Plattsburgh in 1814, stated that the United States was entering the Geneva Conference solely for the purpose of easing the crushing burden of armaments.

FOREST FIRE.

60.000 ACRES ALREADY SWEPT.

GIANT TREES IN DANGER.

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San Francisco, Aug. 18. California's world-famous giant: redwood trees, attaining a height of 200 to 300 ft. in the Sequois National Forest, are threatened by a forest fire that originated in the vicinity of the township of Badger.

The fire has already swept 60,000 acres of brush land and small timber, and is now forging ahead unchecked toward the red- wood canyon.

land armaments could best be re- He said that it appeared that

All available forces of the! gulated by regional agreements, Federal service and National Park thus removing the fear of imme-service" are engaged in fighting

the fames. diate invasion.

Two thousand volunteers have

summoned to assisti been

Regional agreements were pot desirable for limiting naval con- struction, where the results seem- ed to be best achieved by taking a specifie question from the gen- eral mass and agreeing thereon in a practical manner.

Mr. Kellogg denied the reports that the Geneve Conference had scrapped the Washington Agree- ment or that the United States would withdraw from Geneva with the intention of carrying out any programme agreed to but pre- ferring to rely on the good faith and respect for the Treaties of all parties, concerned.-Reuter,"

U.S. AND MEXICO.

AMBASSADOR DESCRIBED AS

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MENACE.

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A VACANCY IN NORTH CUMBERLAND,

MEMBER BECOMES A BARON.

London, Aug. 18.

announced of The death is

Mexico City, August 18, Baroness Stratheana, who will be

On the departure of Mr. Sheffield, succeeded by her son, Captain the Hon Donald

Palmer US. Ambassador, he is described, Howard. Conservative M.P. for in a leader in the newspaper

"A menace North Cumberland, where a vacancy. "Excelsior," as wil be automatically created-Mexico." Reuter.

Sterling

Baroness in Own Right.'

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Rugby, August 18.

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It is declared that Mr. Sheffield" had "partially notified hig intentions before leaving, saying. that he was going home to discuss

Reuter.

H.C.L.

FRENCH POLICY OF REGULATION.

París, August 18. The Government continues to

consider the problems regarding | the high cost of living. The papers say they contemplate a policy of There will also be a regulation.

survey of prices and restrictions of importe. Economies are to be made in Government. departments esti- mated at 500 million francs. The Petit Parialen la authorised to deny emphatically the rumour re- garding a conference between M. Poincare and Mr. Mellon-Havas,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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ON

MONDAY, the 23rd August, 1926,

commencing at 2.45 p.m.

HE Undersigned have received at the White House the Petroleum, Tsuructions to sell by Public Strathcona who was Baroness in Land and other laws affecting Auction her own right and was the only American, interests: this at a time. child of Lord Strathcona, the when Mexico was pre-occupied with LIST OF SHIPS EXPECTED TO BE IN WIRELESS

Canadian pioneer. ffer heir is her religious problem, regarding COMMUNICATION WITH HONGKONG TO-DAY. Empress of Asia, Pres, McKinley, General Metzinger, Benvrachie Captain Howard, Unioniat Member which the "Excelsior" says that Mishima Maru, Van Overstraten, Malwa, Changte, Thitaroem, Pronto of Parliament and Parliamentary some interests in the United States Elida Chausen, Tango Maru. Euryades, Chenan, Tilliwong. Kalgar, Secretary to the Department of are seeking in it a cause to inter- Fulda, Penang Maru, Hamburg, Maru, Protesilaus, Clara Jebsen, Overseas Trade. His succession to vene. Broad Arrow, Lungshan, Thikarang. Timanoek, Muroran Maru, the title erentes a vacancy in the Ryufuku Maru, Kidderpore, Wearwood, Seangbee, Kumsang, House of Commons. Alexander Kielland.

The polling in North Cumber Dutlable articles forwarded by letter post to Great Britain are

last General Election Itable to confiscation by the Customs. Such articles should be for-and ut |resulted: warded by parcel post only.

D. S. P. Howard, Con... 10,586 R. D. Holt, Lib...

6,821 2,125

Wireless Service between Hong kong and Canton Is resumed.

Manila,

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Conservative. Majority 3,765

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THE FATE OF AN A.P.C.. EMPLOYEE.

Hankow, Aug. 18. There is no further news re- garding the capture of Mr. J. W. Moore, but the bandits have been located fifteen miles outside of Changsha

Governor Tang has promised to

The American Embassy refuses to comment on the subject but fecis thut the allegation is unfounded and points out that Mr. Sheffield has not said a single word for pub- lication concerning his trip' except that he is going for a vacation,. which was announced long before the religious - question arose.--- Reuter's American Service.

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A quantity of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

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Auctioneers. Hongkong, 19th August, 1926,

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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Telegrams to Peking state that] - the bandits who captured Mr. Moore have been located by Tangi Seng-ch's troops fifteen miles to the south of Changsha, to which point HMS. Woodlark" and "Gnat" have been despatched. Hair Dressers &

The Foreign Affairs Bureau of

Canton telegraphed to Changsha

urging that every effort should be LEE TEE,

made to ensure Mr. Moore's re- lease

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OUTRAGE, BY CHINESE SOLDIERS.

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