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HONG KONG, MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1928.
THE NORTH POLE.
"An Incomparable Flight."
AMUNDSEN'S PRAISE.
MOTOR SPEED. FRENCH ELECTIONS.
Results Slowly Coming To Hand.
Campbell's Effort Beaten.
WORLD'S RECORD.. M
Australian Explorer's 21 Hours' Ray Keech Averages 207.55 Miles
Dasb.
Oslo, Saturday.
Per Hour.
Daytona Beach, Yesterday.
MINISTERS RE-ELECTED.
Briand, Herriot And Tardien Among The Succesful.
Paris, Yesterday. The first ballot of the elections,
According to an unconfirmed Ray Keech," driving a 36 report in the newspaper cylinder triplex special car, has in which polling proceeded briskly "Dagblad," the airmen, Captain beaten Malcolm Campbell's and peacefully all day, has result- George Wilkins and Lieutenant world speed record by averaging ed in the return of M.M. Briand, B. Nielsen, arrived at Spitz 207.55 miles per hour in two runs Herriot and Tardieu. bergen from Alaska after a flight over the official course.—Reuter, jof 21 hours
With the Wind Behind. Companion of Shackleton. In the second run, with the
London, Saturday. wind behind, Keech. attained a has Details of the two thousand speed of 213.9 miles an hour. mile flight of the Australian ex-Reuter's American Service. Iplorer, Captain Wilkins, across
the North Pole are still lacking.
However, a Copenhagen message MODERN FERMENT. quotes the explorer Amundsen as
saying "No flight has been made SIR F. WHYTE ON THE NEW anywhere at any time which is in any way comparable to this."
FAR EAST"
INTERESTING PREDICTIONS.
London, April 21. In a long article in the “Ob-
Paris, Later. M. Painleve. M. Maginot, ex-War Minister, been elected. M. Painleve has not secured sufficient votes for election but will stand in the final ballot on the 29th inst.- Reuter.
WAR ABOLITION.
DETAILS PUBLISHED OF THE FRENCH PLAN.
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SIX ARTICLES.
Cables from Oslo disclose the fact that Captain Wilkins left Alaska six days ago, and, after crossing the North Pole, the ma- Ichine was forced to land on a server" on "the New Far East," Sir
Paris, April 21. desolate island to the north of Frederick Whyte alludes to the The French plan for a multila- Spitzbergen.
Here the aviators "ferment of modernism" in Japan, 'teral pact, outlawing war, has been encountered some Norwegians after a five days' search. After India, Turkey, China, Persia, Siam published in the form of a draft and Afghanistan. He says that treaty. There are six articles. The this they flew to Spitzbergen.
Asia's future depends on Geneva first provides that "high contract- Captain Wilkins has twice pre- or Moscow, and declares that ing parties, without endangering viously attempted the
trans-Soviet Russia holds the chief of their legitimate right to defence Polar flight. He is a small beard-!
many keya to the problem, but the, within the limits of existing ed man and won the Military Cross conflict within her soul is not over. in the Great War.
He accom-"Our part in her metamorphosis is
treaties, particularly when they panied Sir Ernest Shackleton on to enable her to return without ex-clauses thereof as a hostile act, do conceive the violation of certain the "Quest" expedition to the cessive delay or irritating penaltysalemnly declare that they con-
South Polar regions.-Reuter.
Report Confirmed.
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New York, Saturday, The report of the success of Captain Wilkins in his attempt to
to the European family. Thus we demn the recourse to war, and will ease - Europe and save Asia from the direct conflict,"
renounce it as an instrunt of
Japanese understanding based on a
Sir Frederick predicts a Russo-national policy..
That is to say, they renounce war fly across to Arctic regions from
instrument of personal, Port Barrow, Alaska, has been compromise of interests in the Far 48 an
East. He concludes that Europe's spontaneous, independent political confirmed by a wireless message behaviour at Geneva will profound-nction wherein they take the inl from Captain Wilkins to thei
ly affect the action both of Mos-tiative, and net of an action where- "Detroit News." The message comes from Svalbard, and states cow and Tokyo, and as the British in they find themselves involved that they reached Spitzbergen Commonwealth is more deeply in-by the application of a treaty such terested in the consequences of jas the Convenant of the League of after 21 hours' flying-Reu Russo-Japanese relations than any Nations, or any other treaty regis ter's American Service.
other power, the fact cannot be tered by the League of Nationa. ignored that the action of British statesmen in the League of Nations will play a part deciding the fate of two continents-Reuter.
DISARMAMENT.
LORD CUSHENDUN EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT.
GENEVA AND CONSCRIPTION.
disarmament.
'QUAKE VICTIMS.
CAMPING IN TENTS & HUTS
IN PHILIPPOPOLIS.
· MORE RUMBLINGS,
Sofia, Saturday.
They engage themselves under these conditions to make no attack or Invasion, one against the other." The second provision is that the solution of all disputes and differ- ences be sought entirely by peace- ful means.. Thirdly, any breach of treaty releases the high contract- Ing parties from obligations with regard to the guilty party.
it
London, April 21. Lord Cushendun, speaking at the
The fourth section makes League of Nations Union meeting)
clear that the present treaty in no last night, expressed his disap
wise 'nullifies the obligations con- pointment that more had not been!
accom-jaequent on previous treaties; while done in progressive international Earthquake shocks,
underground rum-the fifth provides that the treaty He emphasised the panied by fact that, without waiting for any and the rest of the devastated re-shall only become binding after it blings, continued in Philippopolis shall be proposed to all powers and International agreement, Britain; had for economy and other reasons gions throughout the night of has been unanimously accepted, un- already carried out a large measure; the 20th inst, and yesterday, less an agreement to the contrary
Heavy rain and severe cold added has been reached, of reduction. This reduction was! particularly notable in the person-to the miseries of the earthquake nel of the navy, in tonnage of ships victims, who are camping out in
tents and hutments.-Reuter. and in dockyards.
Violent Shocks At Athens.
Athens, Yesterday. strength of three services amply occurred yesterday evening. The Four violent earthquake shocks carried out her obligations to reinhabitants flocked the streets
It might well be argued that Bri- tain's reductions in the fighting
duce her armaments to the lowest, level consistent with public safety. But Britain had offered to do more and more and was ready to do so as soon as agreement with other na-) tions was reached.
Reuter.
The final section deals with the
conditions of ratification of the treaty-Reuter.
American Dissatisfaction.
Washington, April 21. While no comment is yet · avall-¦
able from the State Department with regard to the French plan to outlaw war, it is understood that the proposals are so hedged with restrictions that they do .not satisfy American officials. Reu-} TWENTY-THREE MILLS NOW ter's American Service.
BOMBAY STRIKE.
AFFECTED.
ROWDY DEMONSTRATIONS,
Germany's Views.
Berlin, Yesterday. The French anti-war treaty has been unfavourably, received in poli- tical circles " and the Press. The
One of the great obstacles at Geneva was the different viewa taken by nations on conscription.
But he had faith that a very much larger measure of disarma- ment would be accomplished, al-There are now twenty-three mills opinion is expressed that the though in itself it was not the only not working. Rowdy strikers de- French reservation to Mr. Kellogg's factor in maintaining peace.-Brimonstrated in front of the mills proposals contains legal subtleties tish Wireless Service.
SOVIET OIL.
A SIGNIFICANT SOCONY. APPOINTMENT.."
NEW PRESIDENT.
New York, April 21. In connection with the report| that the Standard Oil Company, jhas' concluded a new agreement| |with the Soviet, it la interesting to
Bombay, April 21.
which were working, and there calculated to weaken the strong were several clashes between strik-, moral, aspect and clear. American ers and the police. Elght strikers formula. From an official stand- have been arrested and the Com-l point there is likely to be a declara- missioner of Police has prohibited tion of agreement in principle with processions and meetings of strik- the American pact-Reuter. [ers. Reuter.
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JOINS NEWSPAPER.
COMMANDER DANIEL ON “DAILY MAIL."”.
London, Saturday.
BLOW ON FACE.
MINISTER'S EYEGLASSES
SMASHED...
Paris, April 10.......... At Belfort, in the course of an 10.80 a.m. note that Mr. Charles Meyer, who Commander Daniel has joined efectoral assembly, Deputy Miel- closed the original contracts yes- the staff of the "Daily Mail." let struck a violent blow at the terday, has been elected president. Reuter, N
face of M. Tardieu, Minister of He succeeda Mr. Herbert Pratt, Commander H. M. Daniel, Public Works The Minister's who is made Chairman of the D.8.0., RN, was one of the prin- eye glasses were broken to pieces. Board.
cipals in the recent sensational The police arrested the offender.
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TO-DAY'S DOLLAR","
of the dolls
One of the most pathetic sights In the world is to see our elemen- tary school children trying to re- tain their health and vigour on minereble asphalt playgrounds,
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