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BLUE NILE DAM..

Reply To Questions In Parliament.

U.S. & BRITISH INTERESTS.

Confidence In Abyssinian Good Faith Expressed.

London, Yesterday.

At the reassembling of Parlia

“HOUSE OF LIGHT."

Ghostly Spectacle In

Flood Area.

EVERY WINDOW LIGHTED.

Survivors Use Coffins As Rafti.

New York, Yesterday. The death roll in the floods ja

SEAMAN LIBELLED.

"Bolshevist Executioner" At Old Bailey.

CONCLUSION OF TRIAL.

All Accused Found Guilty And Bound Over..

London, Yesterday. The Bolshevists, Pollitt, Beech, ment this afternoon Sir Austen still unknown, but at least 185 and Strudwick have been found Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary, was perished in New England, includ-guilty of libelling David Scott, a asked about the report that aning 114 in Vermont, 13 in Massa- seaman. American company had been grant-fchusetts, four in New Hampshire, All were bound over for a year, ed a concession by the Abyssaniat two in Maine, and two in Connecti- { Pollitt was ordered to pay £100 Government which would enable that cut.

costs and Beech and Strudwick firm to control, the water supplies The losses of homes and herds of £50 each.--Reuter. of Egypt and Sudan.

pedigree cattle are incalculable.

Sir Austen Chamberlain replied Towns in the Winooski Valley

The Case in Brief, that he had not yet received any were practically wiped out.

Reuter wired on November 2: ocial information regarding the Intense cold and snow are im- A thick-set swarthy man, with reported negotiations nor regarding peding relief operations.

drooping moustaches, who was re- the attitude of the Abyssinian Gov- .Survivore in the Winooski Valley ferred to as a "Bolshevist execu- ernment in the matter. If it had narrate that a ghostly "House of tioner," and other Soviet Officials, been the case that the Abyssinian Light" passed down the river at the including a member of the Ogpu Government contemplated the grant height of the flood. The life savere (Cheka) were among the numer- of such concession without consult paused in their herole work to gaze cus Russian witnesses for the de- ing the British Government this ac at a three-storey house twinkling fence on the seventh day of the tion would constitute a violation of and bowing in the rush of water, trial of Harry Pollitt, Dick Beech the treaty of 1902 between the Bri-every window being lighted as if the and Thomas Strudwick, who are Lish Government and the Emperor family, inside were pursuing their charged at the Old Bailey with Menelik whereby the Abyssinian normal occupation. What happened libelling David Scott, a seaman, in Government undertook not to con- to the house is not unknown." the "International Seafarer,' struct or allow, to be constructed any A consignment of coffins was sent published by the National Minor- such dam except by agreement with to. Bolton, Vermont, where British Government and the Govern-drownings occurred. The survivors dants are members.

many ity Movement of whom defen- confident that the Abyssinian Gov-used them as rafts whereby they

Scott has been prominent ment of Sudan.

paddled their way to safety.

against Communist meetings in Confirmed By Interview. A 50-ton rock in Manchester, England since his return a year Sir Austen added that he was Now Hampshire, rolled down ago from Russia, where he was ernment were not unmindful of this mountain cut, passing a goods train imprisoned. He made a statutory obligation and this was confirmed by from which two enginemen jumped declaration with regard to his an interview with Doctor Martin. when they heard the rock. coming treatment to the National Union His meeting with the Egyptian Pre-and escaped. Reuter's Americar of Seamen on his return, after mier and Foreign Minister had Service, given him an opportunity to put him

which the "International Sea- farer" accused Scott of diareput-

INDIAN REFORMS. able criminal conduct while in

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Russia.

SHANGHAI RIOTS.

EIGHT WHITE RUSSIANS INJURED.

in full possession of British vlows and to take counsel with him on this matter in which the Egyptian Government naturally took keen in- terest. Sir Austen added that no question arose between the United As regards the composition of States and the British Government the Commission, it was doubtful! and he anticipated re difficulty be whether a Commission including tween them--British Wireless Sera substantial proportion of Indian vice.

members and British official mem-

TOWN FULL OF RUMOURS. London, Yesterday, bers would satisfy the condition In the House of Commons, ques-that it must be unbiassed and

Shanghai, Yesterday, tioned with regard to the Blue Nile competent to present an accurate fatalities resulted

According to police reports no dam reports, Sir Austen Chamber- picture of the facts to Parlia-sulate riot yesterday though four in the Con- lain, Foreign Secretary, said that if ment. It is emphasised that the "White" Russians were seriously the Abyssinian Government contem- method chosen by His Majesty's and four slightly injured. plated granting such a "concession Government would assure Indians It is worthy of note that yester- without consulting the British Gov: a better opportunity for influenc-day morning the Police offer of pro- ernment that would constitute a vioing the passage of these great tection to the Consulate was curt- lation of the Anglo-Abyssinian events.-Reuter.

ly rejected by Consul Koslovsky, treaty of 1902 but he was confident

who apparently was endeavouring that the Abyssinian Government was

Delhi, Yesterday.

to bring in the Chinese authorities, The announcement of the per-chi to give protection.

having requested General Quot Tai- not unmindful of this obligation. This was confirmed by an interview sonnel of the Commission up to with Dr. Martin. He added that no the present has received quietly dren are at present residing in the Twenty women and eight chil- question arose between the United Colonel Gidney, representative of Consulate. States and British Government's re- the Anglo-Indians and domiciled Crowds visited the scene to-day garding the matter and he antici- Europeans in the Assembly, wel.and the town is full of rumoura pated no difficulties between them comed the Commission and said but a recrudescence of the trouble -Reuter.

that if the Commission was boy is considered to be unlikely.-Reu-| cotted and Parliament therefore ter.

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The drug was concealed in the inspire confidence and would not false sides of a kit bag which command public support. Chinese was carrying ashore..

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París, Yesterday, Recent manifestations show શ

bright outlook for a "University LEATRICE JOY & ERNEST TORRENCE

City" in Paris.

Last Friday Prince Leopold of The Chinese was charged before Abdur Rahim, a leading Muslin, Belgium aslemnly inaugurated the Mr. R. B. Lindsell at the Central said that a serious blunder, had Belgian hostel and yesterday, the Magistracy this moming and fined been committed and he hoped that Dutch and Swedish Ministers sign- $1,000,

the British Parliament would re-ed contracts to establish hostels The opium was ordered to be confuse to sanction the Commission for the students of their respective fiscated,

unless Indians were adequately countries wishing to perfect their represented.-Reuter.

knowledge of French science and literature.-Havas.

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Calcutta, Yesterday. The newspaper, "The States- man" says that the announcement is well-timed and well-conceived

LORD CUSHENDUN.

and only the most malicious fate TO SUCCEED VISCOUNT CECIL could rob the Commission of suc-

The Hague, Oct. 26. Frince and Princess Yi, of Korea, cess. have arrived here. They proposed.

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AT GENEVA.

Bugby, Yesterday. Asked in the House of Commons

and visit Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Indians to boycott the Commis-whe would succeed Viscount Cecil Marken and Volendam-the twosion-Reuter. latter places noted tourist resorts

on the Preparatory Commission for

London, Yesterday. Disarmament at Geneva, the Prime The House of Lords formally Minister confirmed that it would be

On their arrival, their highnesses passed the first reading of the Mr. Ronald McNeill (now Lord were met at the station by the Bill introduced by Lord Birken- Cushenden).-British Wireless Sex- Queen's adjutant, and by Mr. Kokt head, amending Section 84 "A" vice. Hirota, the Japanese Minister, with of the Government of India Act members of the Legation staff. in respect of the time of the ap Later they were conducted round pointment of the Statutory Com- the Peace Palace by Dr. Y. Oda, mission.-Reuter. Japanese Judge of the Permanent.

Court of International Justice, and entertained at dinner by Ministeri Hirota.

Receives Decoration.

Amsterdam, Oct. 27.

A Common Policy.

London, Yesterday.

Sir

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Evans, Secretary for War, stated

Jewellery worth $262 was yester day reported stolen from the frat

floor of No. 363 Queen's Road West.

at the resumption of Parliament anisation and the future position! Queen Wilhelmina gave a ban- after the recess to-day that his of various units of the British quet in honour of the Korean visit to India was in no sense an Army, which depended for a suc- Prince and Princess at the Royal official inspection of British cessful solution upon a common Palace, the, Consort, the Foreign Minister, Jonkheet F. Ealaets van troops for whom the Indian policy agreed with the Indian Blokland, and Mr. K. Hirota, Japan ble. There were many Import visit to India and discussion with Government was solely responsi- authorities. He hoped from his ese Minister, being present.

On this occasion, Her Majesty ant questions of finance, organisa-various authorities to be able to Wilhelmina decorated Prince Yition and administration og make some progress in dealing with the Grand Cross Order of the the future progress of mech- with these and, similar matters. Netherlands Lion Bengo,

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