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RUSSIAN REFUGEES. 10,000 Workless Whites in Shanghai.

LEAGUE ASSISTANCE.

Scheme To Transport Them To South America.

JOY RIDING. Roller Driver Has A Change.

TAKES A LORRY. P.W.D. Employee To Pay $50 Fine.

SPANISH ASSEMBLY.

Complete Victory For Dictator.

KING CAPITULATES.

Three Year Term For New Governing Body.

Geneva, Yesterday.

A Chinese driver of a P.W.D.

Madrid, Yesterday. On the occasion of the fourth The Fifth League of Nations motor roller and a young fitter'a Committee dealt with the position apprentice, were this morning anniversary of the Dictatorship, of Russian refugees whose mem-charged before Mr. R. E. Lind- King Alfonso, at San Sebastian, bers were further swollen by sell at the Central Magistracy signed a decree convoking the 10,000 unemployed white Rus-with driving a P.W.D., motor

Dictator Primo de Rivera has stans in Shanghai and 4,000 in lorry in Victoria Road without National Assembly on October 10. returned to the capital to make Turkey whose expulsion was authority yesterday morning.

Replying to the Magistrate the necessary arrangements for threatened by recent legislation In Angora but provisionally sus- Traffic Inspector Alexander said the new Assembly, whose life has abeen fixed at three years, which pended owing to League interven- that the first defendant had

licence for driving a motor roller, le the time Government thinks tion.

200,000 but this

from a will be necessary to bring the Germany promised

was distinct marks and France also promised lorry driver's licence. In any political situation to normal.

The Bureau of the Assembly to contribute to a scheme to en-case, the defendant was not be- able the transport of these re-ing charged with driving the will consist of a President, four fugees to South America, where, lorry without a licence, but with- Vice-Presidents and three Secre- taries, of which the Government it is believed, there is a good open-out authority.

Evidence for the prosecution will appoint the President, two ing. Funds are still needed.—

was Vice-Presidents and two Secre- Reuter.

was that the motor lorry taken out to Victoria Road for taries, the others being elected by the purpose of supplying petrol to the Assembly.

After the

HOSPITAL CONCERT. the motor roller.

HAPPY. AFFAIR AT KING'S COLLEGE.

petrol had been filled into the motor roller, the lorry driver left his vehicle to go up the hill, When he was a little way up he saw the first defendant in the

PATIENTS ENTERTAINED.act of climbing into the driver's

seat, and called out to him warn- Thanks to a number of local ing him not to drive the lorry. civilian and Service artists an First defendant gave an under- enjoyable concert was staged taking not to meddle with the yesterday evening in the King's lorry, and the driver proceeded College Hospital. The fine hail, up the hill. said to have the best accoustics in the Colony, was a treat to be in Every item was well applauded and encores freely given.

turns.

Service Numbers.

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"Monarchy Ends." According to a "Manchester correspondent the Guardian" King's signature to the decree brings the long struggle between the King and Primo de Rivera on the subject of the Assembly to a

The leader of the Conser complete victory for the Dictator, vatives, Senor Sanchez Guerra, immediately left for France to issue a manifesto denouncing the Assembly as anti-legal and anti- constitutional, and the. Labour leader, Senor Besteiro, declares that no Labourite will accept a seat in the Assembly.

During the driver's absence, both defendants got into the lorry and drove off. They came to grief when turning a bend on the

The ex-Premier of the Liberals, road. The lorry crashed into a Sanor Romanones told a corres. bank and was damaged to the pondent that the capitulation of -extent of $85.

the King to the Dictator ends con- First defendant said that he stitutional monarchy in Spain.- only drove the lorry a little way Reuter. because it was obstructing his:

out, second defendant took the

Rivera's Message.

Miss Acheson opened the con- cert with a violin solo which was Towards greatly appreciated. the end of her encore, however, one of the strings of her instru- ment snapped so, in the second half, she sportingly gave a re- motor roller. After he had got Primo de Rivera has issued a citation instead of another violin solo. Mr. Horder was in good wheel and drove away. The manifesto saying the country's voice, and sang in both parts of witness ran after the lorry call- problems are being solved in an the prgramme, his choruses being ing upon the boy to stop but the atmosphere of public spirit, con- taken up with guato by the latter took no notice of him. The fidence and social discipline, con- patients, and Mr. G. W. C. lorry eventually,

came to grief cluding it was no longer the time to compromise with sick men or Burnett gave some of his usual

against the bank.

The boy's story was that the legislate for cases of disease, but first defendant told him that he for healthy elements in order to Mrs. D. E. Aubrey once more was tired of his job as a motor place the Spanish people on the delighted her audience with well roller driver, and would rather than those which endangered its right road by methods less absurd chosen pieces on the violin which drive a lorry, and announced his life. Reuter. were rendered in her easy style. intention to take the lorry for a The men thoroughly enjoyed the practice run. The witness got various selections, Mrs. Richard in with the first defendant and Sanger was to have con- they drove as far as Sassoon tributed to the programme, but Road and then returned. First unfortunately Was prevented accused then asked the witness from doing so. Her fine voice to turn the lorry round to its PERSIA TO CULTIVATE OTHER would have been a treat for the original position, facing Hong patients.

Kong. It was while the witness Sergt. Orton, got up as George was attempting to do this that Robey, waa "scream. His the lorry ran into the bank. turn with Guardsman Eccles was

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OPIUM GROWING.

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the hit of the evening. It is re-) In his evidence, the lorry tion of opium cultivation and con grettable that he is leaving the driver said that when he return-sidered the report of the Commis- Colony on Saturday owing to ill-ed and found the lorry missing sion sent to Peraia and the decision health,

as the organisers of he walked down the road. About of the Persian Government to give these concerts would have liked 15 yards from the bend he saw a three-year trial to a plan gradual- to have seen more of him. Sergt. the two defendants walking up ly to substitute other crops for the 3.30 p.m. Hyson's singing was deservedly the road together. He asked poppy-Reuter.

Peralan Plan applauded.

where his lorry was, and they' The accompanista

Geneva, Yesterday, were Miss gaid that it was down the road|

The report on syntheic morphine| Austin and Mrs. C. P. S. James, its steering gear was not work already being manufactured, men- 10.30 a.m. the latter lady being responsible ing," the defendants informed tioned by Mr. McCormack on be 10.30 am for the arrangement of the pro-witness. Turning the bend, the half of Persia in explaining to the gramme, the affair being sug-witness saw his lorry about 15 League, Committee on social quan- 2.30 p.m. gested by the Rev. D. G. S. yards further down the road. tions the Persian plan to reduce oplum production, stressed the Upsdell, hon. chaplain of H.M.S. Its front axle was bent. "Hawking."

His Worship remarked that he necessity for more stringent mea- Dentist. thought the lorry driver knewsures if drug maniacs in the west- ern world were to be reached and something more about the affair observed that Persian sacrifices 9.30 a.m. EGYPTIAN COTTON. than he had stated in evidence, would be wasted unless supported and Mr. E. P. Fletcher, mechani by countries like the United States, cal engineer, of the PW.D. France, Germany, Japan and Hol- agreed. He said that he would land. It added that the Indian Gov- dismiss the driver.

ernment's decision to ourtail oplum The Magistrate convicted both exports by 10 per cent, aided Persia to reach a decision, although it ac- Alexandria, Yesterday. defendants. The man was order tually stimulated the demand for M. Meltz, the Russian cotton ex-ed to pay a fine of $50 or go to Persian opium-Reuter. pert, has arrived here to examine jail for four weeks, while the Government stocks with a view to

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3.80 p.m. purchases by the Russian Govern-boy was ordered to receive 12

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The business will be financed by: the Russian State Bank and "con- ducted here by Mr. Wishnak, an American citizen Reuter.

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Washington, Yesterday.

Those of us both young and old who have a sweet tooth will find An unofficial tabulation by the plenty of scope for it at the Stall National Aeronautic Association of the American Kendy, Kids on Indicates that the Gordon Ben- October 1 at Lee Gardens Disnett Balloon Race has been won pensed by youth and beauty all by the American balloon the latest confections of DSA Detroit with an estimated The counsel for the defence in will be on scale, but not for long distance of 725 miles.

The the spy case has applied to the The early purchaser will catch Central Executive to stay the eze the confection Orders will be piloted? cutions pending the submission of booked in advance by Mra

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