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DAMMING THE NILE.

Report of American Concession.

SCEPTICISM IN LONDON.

Britain And Abyssinin Discussing

The Proposition.

London, Yesterday.

Well-informed circles in Lon-.

FRENCH POLITICS.

Ex-President Millerand Reappears.

A PARTY SPLIT.

Communist Deputies Released Released From Jail.

Paris, Yesterday.

FERRY DISASTER.

Heartrending Scenes In Sydney.

SCHOOL CHILDREN ON BOARD.

Many Passengers Trapped in Cabin.

Sydney, Yesterday. Parliament has embarked on a The liner "Tahit!” and a harbour don are sceptical regarding the re-new session in which finance will ferry steamer crowded with passen- port in the "New York Times" to occupy the bulk of attention, M.gers have collided. the effect that the White Engin- Poincare seeking to get the Bud cering Corporation of New York get definitely adopted before wood, and it is feared that there is likely to obtain a concession January 1. from the Abyssinian Government

The ferry was reduced to match-

have been serious casualties.

So Interest in the Senate centres far only four bodies have been re- to build a dam across the Blue on the reappearance of ex-Pre-covered.-Reuter, Nile and thus control the wator sident Millerund, who was return- supplies of Egypt and the Soudan, adat a recent bye-election.

Sank in Three Minutes. He On the contrary, it is believed has decided to support the Re-

Sydney, Later. The "Tahiti” struck the ferry that no such agreement is possi-publican Union to which he amidships and the latter sank in ble under the terms of the Bri- previously belonged-Reuter.

three minutes in a cloud of steam, tish-Abyssinian Treaty.

A Split.

leaving about 150 persons including Paris, Yesterday. many school children, struggling in The Radical-Socialist

recent Congress of the the water. Passing craft and boats

party having from the shore rushed to the res proved it was indisposed to sup- euc. Nine bodies have up to now port the National Union. M. been recovered..

Moreover the construction of

a dam is being discussed by the British and Abyssinian Govern- ments. Reuter.

NEW ANTISEPTIC.

SIR ALFRED MOND DESCRIBES DISCOVERY.

VALUE TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.

Rugby, Yesterday. Sir Alfred Mond, Chairman of the Imporial Industrica, speaking in London to-day before an audience of chemists and doctors, made his

Sir A. Mond.

promised statement regarding the new antiseptic. The name "Mon- sol" has been given to it.

Sir Alfred Mond said that an ex- amination of some of the additional products derived from coal tar were found

Franklin Bouillon, the prominent It is believed at present that 15- Radical Socialist leader, has left perished but it is feared many more the Party and resigned the Pre- may have been trapped in the sidentship of the Chamber's For- cabins. Thirty have been taken to eign Committee.-Havas.

hospital-Reuter..

Communist Deputies.

Paris, Yesterday. The Chamber, by 264 votes to 221 adopted a resolution demand- ing the temporary release of Cachin, Doriot, and other impri- soned. Communist delegates to en- able them to attend the sittings of Parliament.

In accordance with the Cham- ber's vote, Doriot, Cachin, Marty, and Duelos have been released from Sante prison-Reuter.

DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO AMERICA.

Berlin, Yesterday. Dr. von Prittwitz und Gaffron, Counsellor to the Embassy at Rome is to be the German Am- bassador to the United States in succession to the late Baron von Maltzan. Reuter.

[A cable of September 23 re- ported:-A passenger aeroplane proceeding from Berlin to Munich ferashed near Schleiz,

Besides Baron von Maltzan, Ambassador to the United States, the dead include a high; railway official and Herr Arnim, the traffic manager of the Lufthansa Aviation Company. Baron von Maltzan formerly oceu-

von

LORD CUSHENDUN.

NEW BRITISH PEER'S TITLE.

Rugby, Yesterday. Mr. Ronald McNeill, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, who has

Lord Cushendun.

pied a diplomatic post at Petro-been raised to the Peerage and who grad and Peking, and was the will speak for the Foreign Office in originator of the Rapallo Trenty the House of Lords, will take the with the Soviet.]

title of Lord Cushendun.-British Wireless Service.

SINGER'S DIVORCE.

SOVIET DECREE FOR CHALIAPINE.

Moscow, Yesterday, The Peoples' Court has granted

SOVIET & PERSIA.

NON-AGGRESSION PACT

RATIFIED.

to possess characteristics Chaliapin a decree of divorce on which indicated their exceptional the singer's terms, with a view to

Moscow, Yesterday, value for antiseptic purposes. the mutual agreement of the The praesidium of the Central They were for all practical pur-parties to certain conditions. Executive Committee has ratifed poses almost non-poisonous and non-Reuter.

irritant; and a new weapon in an- Pres. Lincoln.

[Reuter. wired on October 30:- tiseptic armoury, far superior to The Moscow Court has informed Emp. of Asia.

any yet possessed, had been put the wife of the well-known singer into the hands of doctors and the general public.

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Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Sloggett, the well-known surgeon, 3.80 p.m. said that the new antiseptic could 3.30 pm. be applied to the skin or throat. 4.30 p.m. It could be swallowed, and it could 5 p.m.

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BRITAIN BLAMED.

CHARGES BY AMERICAN AMBASSADOR,

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Washington; Yesterday. 1.30 pm.

"Subtle Influences" emanating 2.80.p.m. from Britain, Russia and other 2.80 p.m.countries are alleged to be working

to undermine the confidence of South American countries in the

the Russo-Persian guarantee pact, and appended documents.

GRIM REALISM-The mountain storm — the combar with a black bear the struggle over the snow-bound pass -- the fight to death with the rebel leader and a dozen other thrills-

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A message from Moscow dated October 1 stated: The pact binds the signatories to abstain from ug- gression and interference in the in- ternal affairs of the other and to enter no political alliances, agrce- ments or economic boycotts or blockades against the other-Reu- Bookbinders.

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AMERICAN MARINES.

FIGHT WAH NICARAGUAN "LIBERALS."

Managua, Yesterday.

A combined force of United States Marines and Nicaraguan "National Guard" claim to have

caused 60 casualties among the fol- lowers of the Liberal general, San- dino, in an engagement yesterday. Two of the National Guard were killed and one United States marine wounded--Reuter's American. Ser-

vico.

SWISS FINANCES.

United States, according to a report Challapin that her husband has made by the Ambassador to Peru, applied for a dissolution of his Mr. Miles Poindexter. When call-marriage. He has offered to pay ed. in by President Coolidge, Mr. his wife a life ammuity of $300

Berge, Oct, 20. -** The Swiss federal estimates for 4.80 p.m. Poindexter said that

such props monthly. The Court will hear the the 1928 budget foresee expenses of 5 p.m.

ganda took the form of criticisms case shortly. Chaliapin's wife is $81,000,000 Swiss francs and an in- of America's "Shylock ways" and an ex-artiste of the Moscow grand come of 882,250,000, yielding a sur alao its attitude towards Philip ballet. There are five grown up plas of over nine million. The cus- pine independence and its policy in children of the marriage, all stage tons account for 215,000,000 and China-Reuter's American Service artistes.]

military expenses 85,000,000.⠀⠀⠀⠀

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