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PRINCE CAROL.

Moyes Away From England.

GOES TO BELGIUM.

Leaves Surrey Yesterday For Another Sojourning Place.

Landon. Yesterday. Prince Carol of Rumania, who was requested by the British Gov- ernment to leave the country lowing to political activities, took his departure to-day for Bel gium-British Wireless Service,

Leaves Dover For Ostend. Priree Carol sailed from Dover for Ostend.-Reuter.

THE MISSISSIPPI.

PREVENTING A REPETITION OF LAST YEAR'S DISASTER.

HERCULEAN TASK.

Washington, May 15. President Coolidge has signed the Mississippi Control Bill, which commits the Government to the herculean task of curbing the floodwaters and preventing a re- petition of last year's disaster.

The scheme when completed will, probably be one of the greatest en- gineering enterprises ever contem- plated, and it is estimated that the

SIR E. GOSSE.

Famous Englishman Passes Away.

GREAT CRITIC

Trustee Of National Portrait Gallery: Ex-Librarian Of Lords.

London, Yesterday.

The death is announced of Sir Edmund Gossc.-Reuter..

Biographical.

(Sir Edmund Gosse was born in London in 1849 and was the only, son of the late P..H. Gosse, F.R.S.. the eminent. zoologist: He was educated privately in Devonshire.

AIRSHIP FLEET.

A Query For Air Minister.

SIR S. HOARE EXPLAINS.

The Proposal For A Trans-Atlantic Mail Service.

to

JOSEPH M.SCHENCK presents

HERBERT BRENON'S

SORRELL and SON

H⚫B WARNER ANNA QNILSSON ALICE JOYCE NILS ASTHER CARMEL MYERS

UNITED

ARTISTS

PICTURE

A. Fascinating romance

of England produced by

and

British Wireless Service. satisfied alt specification conditions.

London, Yesterday. Aaked whether his attention had been called to the proposal build a fleet of airships for à trans- Allantie mail service. Sir Samuel Hoare, Air Minister, said the whole object of experiments in connec- tion with airships was to carry out exhaustive testa before expansion He married Ellen, daughter of the took place. No money could there- late Dr. G. N. Epps by whom he had fore be spent on airship develop one son and two daughters. Sir ment projects until R100 and R101) Edmund was regarded as one of the had carried out their trinis and was universally held in high foremost English literary critics

esteem. He was a trustee of the National Portralt Gallery and from 1904 to 1914 he was librarian at the House of Lords. He was Hon. M.A. Trinity College, Cambridge, | Hon. LL.D. St. Andrews, 1899; Hon. Litt.D. Cambridge, 1920; Hon. Dr. Strasborg, 1920; Hori. Dr. Gothenburg, 1923; Hon. Dr. Paria (Sorbonne); Commander Legion of

New York, Yesterday. Honour, 1925; Knight of the Royal All trading records on the New Norwegian Order of St. Olaf, First York Stock Exchange were broken Class, 1901; Knight of the Royal by a sensational reaction which Swedish Order of the Polar Star..

FLOPPING.

REACTION ON N.Y. STOCK EXCHANGE.

SPECULATORS' FEARS.

the

the man who made

"Peter Pan" and "Beau Geste."

【TARWICK DEEPING'S splendid story of a British war hero who was compelled to become a hotel bar porter but carried on" for the sake of the' son he adored !

AT THE

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY.

AT 2.30, 5.00, 7.15 & 9.30.

ATYSTERY, suspense and romance in the strange drama of a

BLANCHE SWEET

1908; Knight of the Royal Danish cut down or wiped out most of the cost will be over £60,000,000. Order of the Dannebrog, 1912; early gains of $5 to $30 and sent a The whole of the lower Missis- Member of the Academic Commit- number issues crashing to $5 to sippi valley, from Cape Girardeau tee; Assistant Librarian British $20 below yesterday's quotations. M stolen suspense a

on wide- to the Gulf of Mexico, will be Museum, 1867-75; Translator to The reaction is based affceted. The work will be en- Board of Trade, at 1875-1004; spread fears that speculation is trusted to army engineers. It in-, Clark Lecturer in English Litera- becoming excessive and that cludes strengthening the banks, ture at Trinity College, Cambridge, Federal Reserve authorities, are and building three floodways and a 1884-90; Chairman of the Board of about to take further drastic mea- spillway, as outlets to carry on Scandinavian Studies, University sures to restrict credit supply.

The Philadelphia Federal Re- excess floodwater to the Gulf of College, London, 1917; President of

serve Bank has already announced Mexico-Reuter's American Ser- the English Association, 1921. vice.

His publications Included:-Verse an increased rediscount rate to 4% On Viol and Flute, 1873; King per cent. Similar action ja ex- Erik, 1876; New Poema, 1879; pected by the New York Federal Firdausi in Exile, 1885; In Russet Reserve Bank-Reuter's American and Silver, 1894; Hypolympia, Service. 1901; The Autumn Garden, 1908; Collected Poems, 1911. Prose

ESTHONIAN TRIAL.

COURT OF APPEAL NOW CALLED UPON,

PREMIER ON THE SITUATION.

Northern Studies, 1879; Life of COTTON INDUSTRY. BOTH SIDES TAKE ACTION.

Gray, 1882; Seventeenth Century Studies, 1883; Life of Congrave, 1888; History of Eighteenth Cen- Reval, Yesterday. The case of M. Birk has been tury Literature, 1889; Life of P. H. taken to the Court of Appeal on the Gusse, 1890; Gossip in a Library,' instance of both prosecution and 1891; The Secret of Narcisse, 1892: defence. Although acquitted of Questions at Issue, 1833; The high treason, M. Birk was found Jacobean Poets, 1894; Critical Kit- guilty of disobeying the ment's orders.

CRITICAL CONDITION,

London, Yesterday. In view of the critical, condition

in

"DIPLOMACY

With

ARLETTE MARCHAL-NEIL HAMILTON—MATT MOORE AT THE

WORLD

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY.

At 5.15 & 9,20 ́Only.

At 2.30 & 7.15.-Chinese Drama, "Lok Yeung Bridge."

N ASTONISHING story of love and intrigue in the gay

WILLIAM FOX presents

The HEART

of the cotton industry, great impor-A settings of Paris! Govern- Kats, 1896; History of Modern

English Literature, 1897: Life and tance was attached to the speech of The prosecution now seeks com- Letters of Dr. John Donne, Dean of Mr. Baldwin at the luncheon of the mittal on all charges, while M. Birk St. Paul'a 1899; Illustrated Record

British Crton Growing Associa- seek's absolute acquittal. Reuter. of English Literature, vols. ili. and tion and representatives of bank- [The trial of M. Birk, the former, iv, 1903; Life of Jeremy Taylor, Ing institutions in Lancashire and Esthonian Minister in Russia, open-1904; French Profilca, 1905; Coven-

the North of England. ed on October 27, 1927, on a try Patmore, 1905; Life of Sir, charge of disobeying the orders of, Thomas Browne, 1906; Father and Lord Derby, who presided said the Government, and publishing, Son, 1907 (crowned by the French the whole industry must he recon- in the interests of a foreign state, Academy, 1913); Henrik Ibsen, structed and new capital brought secrets concerning Esthonia.

1908; Two Visits to Denmark, 1911;

EGYPT'S POLITICS.

in.

of

With

On November 4 M. Birk was Portraits and Studies, 1912; Col. Mr. Baldwin in his speech, refer- acquitted and released, but was lected Essays (5 vols.), 1913; Inter red to the great possibilities dismissed the service.]

Arma, 1916; The Life of Algernon Africa and elsewhere in the Em- Charles Swinburne, 1917; Three pire for cotton growing and the pur French Morallats, 1918; Diversions chasing of British goods. Refer- of a Man' of Letters, 1919; ring to the depression in the steel Malherbe, 1920: Books the trade the Premier mentioned that Table, 1921; Aspects and Impres- for every shilling he had when he alone, 1922; More Books on the took office he had something under Table, 1923; Silhouettes, 1926. penny to-day. The capital of the

ACRIMONIOUS DEBATE IN THE CHAMBER.

FURTHER LIVELY SCENES.

Cairo, Yesterday.

on

He was probably most popu- ateel trade must be reduced until larly known as the contributor of it represented live assets before it There have been further lively the Literary Notes and book re- could hope for better times, and scenes in the Chamber..

views appearing regularly in the every section of the cotton indus-

In the debate on the Egyptian, London. "Sunday Times.") Government's contribution of £750,-¦.

000 sterling towards the expenses

of the Sudan, which was finally TRAIN WRECKING.

approved, the Watanists opposed⠀⠀ the payment. They attacked the Premier, Nahas Pasha, for agreeing to payment prior to obtaining the consent of the Chamber.

SEQUEL TO OUTRAGEOUS BURMA SMASH.

LIFE TRANSPORTATION.

Rangoon, May 16.

of SALOME

ALMA REUBENS WALTER PIDGEON-BARRY NORTON AT THE

STAR

try must get together and somehow BARONET RANKER. cut out the dead wood and clean up

the mess made in 1919. (Cheers.)

COTTON STRIKE.

DEADLOCK AT BOMBAY CONTINUES.

SERGEANT SIR J. ECHLIN, R. U. C.

CHARGE OF STATION.

London, May 4.

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY.

Continuous 2.30 to 11.15.

"MOTHER INDIA."

GROWING DEMAND FOR THE WORK.

MISS MAYO'S PLANS.

London, May 3.. Mahommed Pasha Mahmud, thei

Miss Katherine Mayo, who is Minister of Finance, explained that'

Bombay, Yesterday, The Royal Ulster Constabulary

states that the usual procedure was followed, Į

The cotton Industry deadlock is is probably the only police force visiting London, but, owing to his resignation, Nahas The sequel to the train smash unchanged. The millowners have in the world with a Baronet serv-100,000 copies of "Mother India" Pasha himself assumed the respon at the end of January occurred at dismissed all the strikers

have been sold in America and anding in the ranks. sibility of sanctioning the payment, the Sessions here, when Judge atipulate that the strikers, before He is Sergeant Sir John Echlin, the demand is growing,

Much confusion ensued, the Pegu sentenced an Indian, named re-engagement, must abandon their Bt., who is in charge of a police A German edition will be pub- Wafaista and Wataniste exchang Wali, to transportation for life. "unreasonable attitude and con- station outside Enniskillen. lished shortly. ing acrimonious remarks. Finally, The charge was that of pulling up sent to the standardization of

He gave evidence at the Fer- The authoress is deliberating the closure was carried.-Router. a length of rail with a view to wages in accordance with the re-managh County Court to-day, whether to visit India next cold

wrecking the train and causing commendations of the Tariff Board where he was given his correct weather.z death. DR. STRESEMANN.

for a ten hours' working day and title by the Judge and counsel. On a charge of committing) stricter discipline.

He is now earning between £6 GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER dacoity and murder in conjunction The strikers insist on full re- and 27 per week, although the

with others three other prisoners instatement and add other cond!- Behlins two centuries ago pos- were agricultural labourers and were acquitted. Reuter.

[A Rangoon cable, of January tions which the millowners hold sessed big estates in Scotland and the eighth kept an English Inn, Berlin, Yesterday 28, stated: Twenty-two. persons are inadmissible-Reuter. 10.30 B.m. Dr. Stresemann's physicians are are dead as the result of a portion anxious, although they declare that of the Mandalay-Rangoon train there is no immediate danger. crashing over a bridge about 100 They have informed his family miles from hero. It has been dis-

10.80 a.m.

5 p.zo.

Pres. Wilson

p.m.

STILL IN DANGER.

GENEVA & SUGAR.

Geneva. Testerday.

of the gravity of his condition, covered that a fishplate had been The consultative economic com which is due to interrupted ac- removed from the rails: tivity of the kidneys."

V Later.mittee has appointed a sub-com- Berlin, Later. Hitherto 40 are dead." Foul mittes under the presidency of Sir Dr.Stresemann is somewhat play is suspected. The victims Atul Chatterjee to inquire into the

estion uter

Ireland, which the present his wife serving in the bar: Baronet's ancestors dissipated, Sir John's father was a sta- together with the family fortunes,tion master in a remote district in

The fifth and sixth Baronets Ireland.

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