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THE "DERBY FILM THE ANGLO-FRENCH NEW FLYING BOAT

'PLANE."

“PRINCESS XENIA.”

́SUPPLIED WITH NEW ENGINE AFTER TWO MONTHS.

AGAIN FOR ENGLAND.

Karachi, Yesterday.

AGREEMENT.

BASE.

THE “COMPROMISE.” IN PERSIAN GULF.

"GUARDIAN'S" REPORT “MUCH & SUPER-MARINE S'HAMPTON`

EXAGGERATED.".

BOATS.

LAND ARMAMENT.

London, Yesterday.

FAR EAST NUCLEUS.

London, Yesterday.

of

The monoplane "Princess

The arrangemefits in fact had A permanent flying boat base will Xenia," with Captain Barnard merely been made with the pur-ahortly be established in the Per-

Gulf. A and

-Aight

six the sexagenarian Duchess pose of enabling further negotia-sian of Bedford, has arrived at tions on the precise bases. It is apper-marine Southampton flying boats will be assembled at Catte- Bushire where they were held up recalled that France favoured the water Seaplane Station, Plymouth for two months awaiting a new limitation of light craft from the Sound, and after a period of train- engine.

viewpoint of aggregate tonnage ing will leave for the Persian Gulf while Great Britain desired the early in 1929, and will probably, be limitation by classes; the mean stationed at Basra,

They are flying to England on Friday-Reuter.

[This is the machine that left England with the Derby film and, na stated unluckily experienced engine trouble near Bushire.]

RUBBER POOL.

LIQUIDATION PROCCEEDING

·SATISFACTORILY.

LOSSES WIPED OFF.

New York, Yesterday.

solution' between these two con- When the flight leaves Cattewater tentions was reached.

it will be replaced by a second fight Each country since the outset which will be permanently stationed of the negotiations has em-in Home waters. phasised its special maritime It is intended that the flight at naval conditions France has em-present cruising in the Far East phasised the necessity of ensuring shall form the nucleus of an R. A. F. the security of her colonies, and base to be established at Singapore. particularly of her communica--Reuter.

tions with North Africa, for which she requires small submar- (ines. She contends that they

Ition.

should not be subjećted to limita-

It is authoritatively stated that This contention does not apply the liquidation of the American to high-powered submarines with Rubber Pool is proceeding satisfac-jan extensive cruising radius and torily und will be completed long big_tonnage. before Nov. 1.

SUBMARINE L55.

BODIES OF THE VICTIMS FOR ENGLAND.

SOVIET'S REPLY.

France also requires surface

Moscow, Yesterday.. Financial statements of some of ships of under 10,000 tons to en-

The official Taas Agency states the important companies diaclose sure rapid communication with that losses incurred in the operation her colonies and to defend her that the Soviet Government has r

of the pool have been wiped off coasts. These vessels should not plied to the British Government's Reuter's American Service.

CUBA'S SUGAR.

OPPOSITION TO THE RESTRIC- TION SCHEME.

PRESIDENT PETITIONED.

New York, Yesterday.

be limited as their armament is request for permission to remove to. purely defensive, but cruisers and England the bodies of the crew of other light craft better armed for Submarine L55 to the effect that the attack should be limited according Soviet Government does not object to the British viewpoint.

to the arrival thereanent of a war-

These are two of the most im-ship belonging to a friendly nation portant points on which the com- such as Norway or a British mer- promise has been established. chantman but could not consent to "Guardian's" Comment. a British warship entering. Soviet The "Manchester Guardian" teritorial waters-Reuter, Political Correspondent says that

It is privately reported that 82 when the text of the Anglo- per cent. of the sugar planters of French Naval Agreement is pub- Cuba have petitioned to Pres.lished it will appear perfectly Machado to discontinue the restric-harmless, but what is not harm- tion on next season's crop-Reuter, less is the military concession

U.S. & EGYPT,

DENIAL OF ULTERIOR MOTIVE.

made to the French in return for their naval concession.

The writer asserts that Great Britain has consented to abandon her opposition to the French thesis that trained reserves

Washington, Yesterday, should not be included in the

OPIUM HAUL.

CONSIGNMENT TO DOCTOR CONFISCATED,

FOR U.S.A.

Tegucigalpa, Honduras,

Yesterday.

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The State Department, when in-limitation of land armaments, opium, which arrived from Con- AN EXCITING STORY OF THE RACE TRACK! terviewed by Reuter, ridiculed the of land disarmament and accepted to a local doctor. The latter, thus imperilling the whole future stantinople via Marseilles, address- idea that American negotiations:

for a treaty with Egypt were in-ing France's military supremacy however, denies that the drug was

in Continental Europe.

intended for him and considera itinted with any ulterior motive.

The "Manchester Guardian" that the quantity exceeds what the The officials pointed out that Egypt was the thirtieth nation to which editorial says "This sacrifice of whole of Central America could such a treaty had been offered, and principle by Great Britain is a use legitimately in a century.

betrayal." the proposed treaty was in strict accordance with the American policy of revising existing treaties, including conventions with: Authoritative circles are very countries with which the United reticent as regards the "Manches- States, did not already have ter Guardian's" report, which is 'QUAKE IN PERSIA. described as being "much exag-

treaties.

CYCLONE.

"Much Exaggerated.”

Later.

The police believe that the Lopium was intended for leit

traffic in the United States.-Reu-| ter's American Service.

1

AFFECTED.

TEN PERSONS KILLED.

The clause excluding disputes in-gerated." But it seems to be a WIDE: DISTRICT_REPORTED volving a third party was the same fact that the British Govern- as appeared in all revised treaties, ment has made some concession and had no special significance to France with regard to the land whatever for Egypt.-Reuter's armaments in order to secure the American Service.

agreement with regard to naval]

Teheran, Yesterday, armamenta..

A severe earthquake in the In view of United States' op-Sabazewar, Nishapur, Shirwan, position, however, the whole plan Khorassan district is reported. HAVOĆ: MANY KILLED AND may come to nothing. Anyhow, Ten persons were killed in

INJURED,

the whole question of naval and Nishapur, and buildings were land armaments must be sub-damaged.-Reuter. Paris, Yesterday.

mitted to the. Preparatory Dis Eleven were killed and 314 in-armament Commission before jured in the cyclone at Jijell, anything definite can be settled. where a tidal wave and earth- French Explanation.

quakes added to the terror of the

Paris, Yesterday.

NORTH CHINA COMMAND.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

| inhabitants, The infantry bar- The semi-official communique The 2nd Batt. Welch Regiment racks, hospital, cinema, restaurant (the first partion of which was has left Shanghal for Weihaiwai and warehouses were reduced to published in yesterday's "China on a summer visit. The 2nd Batt 12.30 pm. ruins, while nine-tenths of the Mail") says the failure of the tri-Suffolk Regiment has just return-

houses were unroofed.

At Bougie also several big sheds the United States, Great Britain

partite naval conference between ed from North China, Reuter, were demolished and plantations and Japan was chiefly owing to mowa down. Nine were drowned the opposition in standpoints of "It is announced that the Direc

4.30 p.

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9 a.m.

9 a.m.

in the foundering of a dredger Great Britain and the United tors of the Imperial Airways Com- while a number of native boate States as regards light cruisers pany, which conducts air services were sunk.-Reuter.

DR. STRESEMANN. ATTENDS CABINET MEETING: GOING TO SIGN PACT..

and their armaments. Further to the continent and the Middle more the preparatory disarma East, have recommended the pay- ment commission also met the ment of a dividend of. 5 per cent. difficulties which it was found for the year ended March 31, 1928, hitherto impossible to remove,

A Compromise,

The British and French Gov

Many head of cattle

Seven parsons were killed by Berlin, Yesterday ernments, anxious to enable are lightning and six injured. In the For the first time since his sumption of the negotiations of district of Shklovsky (province of health braks down last May, Dr. the Preparatory Commission Mogilev). Stresemann (Minister for Foreign jointly searched for the bases of perished. Affairs), attended a Cabinet meet-an entente which might even-] Ing at which his foreign and poli- tually be accepted by the other tical programma was unanimously Powers and a compromise wAS. adopted.

wasan perched which, far from running Dr. Stresemann is going to Paris counter to the viewpoints of without any special Instructions other nations, tends to reconcile from the Cabinet-Reuter." themReutering M4

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