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Defeated by Terrible Weather.

|BATTLE WITH SNOW BLIZZARD.|

Control Of Machine Frequently Lost,

Rugby, Yesterday.

NATIONS ARMIES.

British War Secretary's Letter.

MIS-STATEMENTS CONDEMNED.

European Total Less Now Than in 1924,

London, Saturday.

The two British airmen, Cap- Sir L. Worthington Evans,

RADIO CONFERENCE.

Compulsory Arbitration

Clause.

FAVOURED BY AMERICA.

Great Britain And Japan In Opposition.

Washington, Yesterday. The Internationad Radio Con-

tain McIntosh and Hinkler, who War Secretary, has published a ference adopted a resolution in left England on Tuesday on a non-letter condemning mis-statements favour of a compulsory arbitra- stop flight to India, were defeated by prominent individuals, notably tion clause. by terrible weather after they Mr. Lloyd George, with regard to Great Britain and Japan oppos- had flown approximately 2,800 the conquering nations' armies. ed it. miles in 24 hours.

Sir L. Worthington Evana Thus a United States agree- According to a message from the shows that of the 3,552,000 armed ment is for the first time fore- airmen, reproduced by the "Sun- men at present in Europe 1,124,- shadowed in connection with a day Times," neither had ever 000 belong to the Soviet Army. treaty providing unconditional experienced such trying condi- The total number of armed men in compulsory arbitration. tions. After passing Flushing on Europe before the war Was

The Conference also approved of

Tuesday night they spent twelve 5,318,000. The United States the Committee's.scheme of alloca- hours battling with a snow bliz-has only 11,800.

zard in complete darkness, the machine being so heavily bumped that control was frequently lost, and only regained when the alto- meter showed that they were dan- gerously close to the ground.

During the night they found themselves umong the mountains and flew up and down a valley waiting for dawn to show a clear courge.

Daylight came with heavy fog, extending 8,000 feet high. They rose above this, reset a course for India, and in intense cold, withi the machine covered with ice, continued in appalling flying con- ditions for another three hours.

They estimated that they were then near Astrakhan, but here- abouts the conditions were so bad that they decided to return, and that evening, at dusk, they were fying over a desolate part of the Polish countryside searching for

SIR WORTHINGTON-EVANS

tion of wave-lengths among radio services, which is the chief pro- |blem confronting the Conference.

---Reuter.

Earlier News.” Washington, Nov. 11. A plenary session of the Inter- [national Radio, Conference, under the chairmanship of Mr. H. Hoover, has ratified the 18 arti- cles of the new Radio Convention specifying the procedure to be: adopted for communication be tween land and ship stations, including the rules for licensing stations and safeguards against interference in distress calls from ships.

The Belgian delegate intimated that Belgium was willing to hold! the Telegraphic Conference in Brussels in 1928 instead of 1980.

Washington, Nov. 12. Reversing their previous, atti- At present the European total tude the American delegation to a suitable landing place. They of 800,000 is less than in 1924. the International Radio Confer- descended successfully on E

e declares that the British ence have agreed to the inclusion ploughed field near Podhajoe, and Government is doing its utmost of an unconditional compulsory had difficulty in establishing to pave the way to a general arbitration clause for the settle- their identity until an interpreter limitation of armaments and ment of any international dispute arrived.

that British military garrisons arising. On Friday they attempted to fly aboard have been reduced below The Radio Convention delege- to Warsaw, but the weather again bare needs.

tion last week favoured the exist- became impossible, and a descent The Army Estimates are now ing of an optional arbitration was made on a snow-covered field £41,500,000, of which the sum of clause, the Government up to now near Lemberg. They landed per-$8,000,000 was for pensions com- in Treaties and Conventions fectly, but ran into a ditch conpared with £82,000,000 in 1921 stipulating that arbitration must cealed by snow, damaging the and our Army expenditure is less always be excepted from dis machine which is, however, being than pre-war times, considering putes involving national honour repaired-British Wireless Ser- the reduced value of money. The and independence. vice.

PREVIOUS.NEWS.

London, Saturday. The Air Ministry confirm that Captain McIntosh landed thirty miles from Tarnapol, Galicia, and continued his fight on Friday morning-Reuter,

Return Flight Crash?

Warsaw, Saturday. Captain McIntosh is returning to

London. Reuter.

HOME POLITICS.

RESULT OF SOUTHEND BY-ELECTION.

"Red" Army Estimates, which, were £48,000,000 two years ago, are now £67,000,000.-Reuter.

[Reuter in a telegram dated London, 7th inst., stated:-

Mr. Lloyd George, in a speech | in London, declared that the con- quering nations at present had over 10,000,000 trained men, who were better equipped for war than

London, Yesterday. in 1914. Germany, Austria, Hun-

The by-election at Southond, gary and Bulgaria aggregated 200,000 to 800,0000 indifferently bers, Lord Elveden, taking his seat necessitated by the sitting mem- equipped soldiers.

LÁDY IVEAGH ELECTED.

in the House of Lords on the death Warsaw, Later.

This was dishonouring the of his father, Lord Iveagh, has McIntosh and Hinkler atarted on their return flight to London at 10 solemn pledge we gave before resulted as follows: a.m. on Friday morning. Shortly Germany signed the Treaty of Lady Iveagh (Conservative 21,221 afterwards a machine alleged to be Versailles, that if they would dis-Dougall Meston (Liberal).. 11,912 theira crashed at Mszana near arm we would follow their exam- J. E. Harper (Labour)

E. A. Hailwood (Indepen- Lemberg the machine being wreck-ple.

ed and two farmers injured. The pilots were not hurt.

dent) Territories in Europe, such as Vilna and Galicia, had been forci-Conservative majority

is eleven hundred miles from ities had been trampled on. Upavon, to Galicia and appears to

4,777

917

9,309

The pirmen went to an hotel and bly annexed, and the clauses in Lady Iveagh's success causes her refused to make statement. The the Treaty of Versailles provid- to be the seventh woman member flight le decidedly mysterious as it ing for the protection of minor of the House of Commons. Reuter,

Deposita Forfeited.

Rugby, Yesterday, The last two candidates forfeit their deposits by failing to receive one-eighth of the total votes polled. British Wireless Service.

have taken the airmen over twenty-

Unless Europe advanced be-

four houre. The airmen, who made yond Locarno in the direction of a splendid landing, are variously arbitration and disarmament, war reported to have descended owing was inevitable.]

to fog or shortage of petrol-Reu-

ter.

Machine Damaged...

Warsaw, Saturday!

It is ascertained that Captain McIntosh made a forced land. ing at Moana and was seriously. jinjured...!

The machine was damaged be- yond local repair.

The airmen are proceeding home by train-Reuter.

Condicting Messages.

PIMSBURG DISASTER

GENEROUS ACTION OF THE GAS COMPANY.

INDIAN REFORMS.

CONGRESS LEADER AND HOME LABOUR.

London, Yesterday. Under Instructions from the Pittsburg, Yesterday. President and General-Secretary of The Enuitable Gas Company, 88 the Indian National Congress owners of the tank which exploded Pundit Motilal Nehru, a well-known on the 14th Inst have accepted political leader at present in Lon- Bugby, Saturday.. "humar responsibility," and are don, has asked the Labour Party to Information regarding the where- prepared to accept all claims aris- consider the advisability of with- abouts of Captain McIntosh and ing from the disaster, provisionally drawing their members from the Hinkler, the two British airmen assessed at G.$5,000,000-Reuter's Statutory Commission and desist who left England on Tuesday after-American Service...

noon, for "the Far East, is very

sparse and incomplete. The

The Air Ministry lats last night||

received a message coming from the nica in the district of Padhajce, in

from all efforts at compromise; · as nothing short of a suitable form of full and responsible Government will satisfy the Congress.ne

A Good Suggestion. De Rugby, Yesterday.

| Polish aviation authorities, from Southern Poland

which its gathered that, the air

A suggestion has been made that It is stated that the airmen were the five members of the Indian Sta men on Thursday made a landing afforded assistance by the local au- tutory Commission who belong to owing to fog, in Poland, and re-thorities and resumed their flight the House of Commons should, by sumed their flight yesterday morn It would appear, however, from arrangement between the parties, Ing. these reports that the landing at be, unopposed at the General Elec-

Other messages received regard Blalokrynica took place on Wednestion. ing the airmen are of a conflicting day afternoon. No farther news nautre. British Wireless Service of McIntosh and Hinkler has been difficult and delicate duties de

It is pointed out that with the Earlier News

received, from, any quarter. An-volving upon them, the Commis Rugby, Saturday riety, therefore, still prevails, es eloners will have little opportunity The airmen, Captain Meintosh pecially as no authentic confirma to keep in touch with their con and Hinkler, who were attempting tion is available that the airmen stituencies.PY

a non-stop fight to Indard re who landed in Poland were actual The proposal seems certain of ported in Preta telegrams from ty McIntosh and

itlah adoption Itish Wireless Ser Warsaw to have landed at Bialokys: Wireless Service,v.

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