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MILITANT SOVIET.

Leningrad Commander on War.

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Successful Test Mobilisation Takes! Place.

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The Chinese driver of private motor car: No. 660 was this morn- ing summoned before Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy for disobeying traffic signals at the

Gramophone libraries for the Junction of Morrison Gap and use of the blind, which will com

Helsingfors, Sept. 4. Intense military activity pre vailing in Soviet Russia has been noted on several recent occa-September 1.

Stubba Road on the morning of prise a full-length novel in half

sions, but the Bolshevik press Defendant anid that he stopped-dozen 12-inch records, have minimised it and repeatedly as his car as soon as he saw that the been brought within practical serted that nothing unusual was signal light was against him. Pre- reach by a new process evolved taking place. This wool-pulling viously the light had been in his by Capt. H. J. Round at Marconi

ap: House, propaganda has now been given favour and. he proceeded to

Capt. Round, working with a the lie direct by no less a per-preach the junction.

An Indian traffic constable, said specially adapted plant at the sonage than Colonel Kork, mili-that at about 9.25 a.m., on Septem- Vocalion factory, has produced tary commander of Leningrad.

ber 1, he was on point duty at the reading records which run for In an "order of the day," an junction of Stubbs and Morrison forty minutes and reproduce in- authentic copy of which has just Gap Roads when he saw car No. telligibly some 5,000 words per reached here, he states emphati-1977 coming down Stubbs Road side. These records are of the cally that Russia must be pre- and switched the green light in its ordinary size and thickness, but favour. Immediately after the pared for war and, he says witness had signalled car No. 1977/ they have, besides a secret device | "that war is near at hand."

to pass, he saw the defendant's car which cannot at present be Nothing is mentioned regarding (No. 666) approaching the junction divulged, from three to four the nation that Russia feels is going east in the direction of times the number of grooves, and menacing her, but the frequent Happy Valley. In spite of the rotate at one-third the speed clashes between the Soviets and fact that the red light was against about twenty-eight revolutions Poland have led to the wide-him, the defendant came on. Car instead of the usual eighty per spread conjecture that it would No. 1977 had to pull up near the minute. They have to be played be first in line should Russia function to avoid a collision with off electrically-that is, with one start an aggressive military the defendant's car. The European or two wireless amplifying who жда driving car No. 1977 policy.

called to the defendant who left valves and loud-speaker or head- The order of Colonel Kork his car and walked up to the other. phones attached to an ordinary further states that the test The witness also went up to car small gramophone.

"I am not yet wholly satisfied mobilisation-evidently the mili-No. 1977 and cautioned the de- tary activity which the Soviet fendant

more careful in with the results," Capt. Round keep dark-was future. press tried to

Defendant replied "You told a representative, "for re- eminently successful. Reservists can take my number" and with that cords of the kind one must have down to the 1893 class were call-returned to his car and drove off a superfine cutting and playing- ed out and made a "glorious The witness accordingly took out off point, and I haven't yet found response," "the mobilisation work-a summons against the defendant a point which entirely suits. That, however, is quite a simple ing smoothly. The total number of men from the Northern Dis- and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk gents no real difficulty. I hope Mr. S. H. Langston of the Nestle mechanical matter which pre- trict in which the mobilisation Company, anid he was driving car to be able to produce the point I was held flocked to the colours No. 1977 down Stubbs Road 'at

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to the number of 700,000 men about 9,20 a.m., on September 1 want in a matter of a few days. all fully armed and equipped for As he rounded the corner of the "With.the present records," he the field. China Press" Radlo. garage he saw the red light was added, "I find that I get as good against him and immediately stop-results towards the centre of the at the rim. By using ped. As he applied the brake the disc as NEW METHODS BEST. green light was switched on and less of the surface, and not cut- he again proceeded down the road ting so far towards the centre, I going at a speed of between five estimate that I ought to be able and six miles per hour. He was to produce discs which would run surprised when turning the corner for two to three hours each side, to see motor car No. 666 was also and intend trying to do so." at the corner. It was some 60 feet

Musical Reproduction. beyond the white line marking the junction of the road.

MINISTER'S OPINION OF LEAGUE PROCEDURE.

CHAMBERLAIN COMMENT.

Reuter.

Geneva, Yesterday.

the

He indicated, hat he did not The witness immediately stopped regard the device as a commer- Sir A. Chamberlain in a state- his car and the defendant gesticu-cial one, but it ought to be pos- ment to some international jour-lated with the witness's driver who alble to bring it within nalists, thought the method em- was sitting by his side. The wit-reach of hospitals and the blind ployed at this year's Assembly, ness had intended to speak to the at a total cost, including one or namely, that orators are frankly defendant but as he was in a hurry two valves for headphone repro- offering criticism, was far better to get to his office he decided not duction only of about £10 an in- than the old way of merely ap- to waste any more time, and drove strument. It could equally be used for musical reproduction, proving the actions of the big on.

Defendant said that he usually but unfortunately there were at Powers. He was soberly optim- alowed up when approaching the present certain commercial and istic, and although he white line.

On this occasion the would not say that

war was green light was in his favour and patent difficulties in the way of extended use of the impossible, every meeting of the he proceeded to

cross the white the League made it more difficult.line. Suddenly Mr. Langaton's car electrical gramophone. In the feature," he said, shot round the corner and simul- near

may be found роб- British Minister's Speech.

taneously the red light was shown "it London, Yesterday. against him (defendant). The wit-sible to put an electrical gramo While the British newspapers ness was some 20 yards from the phone on the market for £50 or generally support Sir Austen signal post when he first saw the go, and with this, and the new Chamberlain's attitude,

red light. criticise his method.

His Worship decided that the record, one should be able to get a whole symphony from one side The "Daily News," for ex-sonable time, and

defendant had not been given rea without any break whatever."

therefore dis- ample, declares his language is charged him.

The forty-minute reading records 3.30 p.m. ill-chosen and provocative.

Major Willson directed that should cost no more than the or- 4.30 p.m.

The "Daily Chronicle" de- traffic, constables should be in-dinary one, since there would be 4.30p.m. scribes. his defence of the British structed that in future when two no expensive artiste to pay.

An experimental disc played attitude as unskilful, and calls cars were proceeding at an equal. upon the Government to take an distance from the pointsman, the on an ordinary table-model and early opportunity to restate the traffic light should not be changed amplified in a loud-speaker by British position in better and ampler terms.

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The depression is now central record of five Irish short stories magnificent when he states that near Nagasaki, moving north-which he had tried over. the British Empire will not ward. Anticyclones are over accopt any undertaking which it China and Manchuria and to the BLACK SEA 'QUAKE. 10.30 a.m. la not sure of being able to carry east of the Bonins. Pressure is

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