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HEALTH

MORE ANXIETY

THE ILLNESS REACHING A CRITICAL STAGE

LATEST BULLETIN

London, Noon, Yesterday.. A British, Official Wireless mess. nge states:

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The following bulletin, was issu. ed shortly after mid-day-to-day:

"Although H.M. the King has passed a disturbed night there has:

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ARMS ITALY & IMMODEST WHITE STAR LINER ON ORDER FOR A SHIP FOR THIRD ROUND OF THE

WOMEN

AN AGREEMENT DARING DRESSES

LONDON UNDERWRITERS AND MAYOR EMBARKS ON PURITY

OTHERS STAND OUT

FAVOURABLE. REPLIES

London, Yesterday.

CAMPAIGN

INDIGNANT FEMALES

THE ROCKS

S.S. “ CELTIC"

NEAR ENTRANCE TO QUEENS, TOWN HARBOUR AT 5.40 A.M.

PASSENGERS LANDED

F.A. CUP

DRAW FOR 32 GAMES

*

...

MANILA

BUREAU VERITAS

SURVEYOR'S CLAIM FOR FEES BLACKBURN ROVERS TO PLAY

́ON OWN GROUND AND EXPENSE

LOCAL YARD AS DEPENDANTS HUDDERSFIELD TO TRAVEL

Thirty-two matches are down for London, Yesterday." Judgment was. reserved, by the The White Star liner "Celtic", of Puiane Jadge (Mr. Justice Jacks) in decision on Jan. 12 when the 21179 tons, ran on to the rocks near the Summary Court regarding the proper of the Football Association an interesting case this morning in third round of the competition the Ontrance to Queenstown Har-projected construction of a ship for Cup, is to be played. socia hour at 5.40 this morning.

the Philippine-Islands,

At this stage, all the big clubs Plaintiff was Mr. Robert Hunter, which have been exempted so far, Her 24 passengers, including 29 surveyor, of Prince's-building. He come in. The draw was made" survivors of the Vestris," were sued the Kwong Sang Loong ship- yesterday, at the F. A. offics. In transferred to tenders and landed

yard of No. 66, Macdonnell-street, Russell-square, London, and result- Mongkok, for $150 (work done in ed, as given below, matches to be The crew remain aboard.

inspection of plans and speciften-played on ground of first-named In The "Celtic" is now reported high tions for a proposed steel steamer? bach tic, and dry on the rocks and is holed and $87.40 expense incurred' (cost

of a cable from Paris, the equival-! Blackburn Rovers, the holders, near the engineroom. Britshent of 400 francs).

have edict which runs:

a comparatively easy-on "It is hereby forbidden within Wireless Service. Germany passed a law in March

paper-task, as they are to appear the Commune," of

before their own supporters against prohibiting the insurance of arms to the limits of

Cotrone' for women to wear dresses

LORD'S REFORM

Barnaley of division II... China-Reuter.

which, either on account of their

A PROPOSAL FOR LIMITATION

London, Yesterday.

Naples. Immodest and daring The Board of Trade standing com- The Hon. G. Locker Lampson, re- dresses for women, which have mittee has opened an enquiry as plying to a question in the House of called forth ad many stern reproof Whether an order should be made Commons; said the Institute of Lon- fren: the Pope and bishops of that ten imported ahould bear an don Underwriters had reached an will not be seen in at least one indication of the country of origin. agreement which the underwriting commune in this country.

The applicants were the Indian associations of France, Netherlands, The Podesta, or Mayor,, of Tea Association and the South Greece, Japan, Poland Switzerland; Cotrone in South Italy, having, evid been some fall in the temperature Train and Seylon Associations in Yugoslavia, United States, prohibit Cut concluded that requests and this morning and there is also a London and the principal opponents ing the insurance of arms and muni exhortations are useless to influence slight improvement in the general are the Tea Buyers Association, the tions for China. condition. Anxiety, however, must. Incorporated Association of Retail

women from dressing as they wish, Favourable replies had been re- has, announced imprisonment and continue.".

Sunday night's bulletin stated Distributors, the Assoclaton of Mul- clved from associations in Austria Ane for immodest dressers and has tiple Shop Proprietors, the Scottish Bulgarin, Denmark, Sweder and. that the King had passed a quiet wholesale Tea Trade Association Turkey but the Agreement had not affixed to the walls of his town an day but there was no diminution the National Federation of Produce yet been formally adopted. In the exhaustion which had been Merchants and other bodies were referred to in the morning bulletin o represented. As the inevitable result of the pro- longation of the fever. The pulse however, temained steady.

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The Prince of Wales

.

hours Witness said there' was 'n

year..

:

THE RHINELAND

DECLARATION BY LORD CHANCELLOR

FRESH AND FAIRTM-

N.E. winda. fresh, falr, is the forecast until noon to-morrow. The anticyclone is central to the north of Korea. Fresh monsoon may be expected along · the S.E, coast of China and over .the China Sea.

ENSURING FAIRNESS

Mr. T. G Bennett was for plain tf and Mr. F. X. d'Almada for de- fendant.

Slip Too Short

"Special Defence"

..

representative of the

are

but against previous, winners in Wolverhampton Wanderers.

How They Are Paired The draw, as cabled by Reuter, resulted:-

Lincoln v. Leicester. Walsall v. Middlesborough. Fulham or Luton v Crystal Palace.

Southampton v. Clapton Orient." Reading v Tottenham Hotspurs.

Birmingham. Manchester City.

Port Vale v. Manchester United.

Counsel for applicants said the

*The Corinthians position in regard to Indian and

Huddersfield, runners-up, Ceylon, tea imported to Britain had

Mr. Hunter is surveyor, to Bureau The King's illness has, now last changed on recent years. The pro-

Paris, which Mr. Bennett described drawn away--against not too strong ed three weeks, during which time, portion of Dutch East Indian con-

as an international reglater of ship opposition in Chesterfield of division persistence of the temperature has sumed was increasing and the quan-

png and, as far as he knew, a rival III (northern section); but, as has naturally had an exhausting effect. tity of Indian and Ceylon had de-

to Lloyd's.

happened so often before, the He has at times bien in danger, creased in spite of increasing total

DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS

London, Yesterday. The ship was to be of 162 feet in greatest certainties have been up- bat an encouraging statement was consumption.

In the House of Lorda to-morrow length and for a Manija firm, and to set.

Corinthians, the famous Ama. made on good authority during the Sumatra had. tremendous re-

London, Yesterday,

Lord Clarendon will introduce his be built in accordance with the week-end that His Majesty was sources for the cultivation of tea,

requirements of Bureau Veritas. teurs, have not been favoured by The Lord Chancellor, Lord then certainly in a "Safer posi- which hitherto had been little deve-

proposals for the reform. of the

Defendant signed a form asking the draw, being down to travel to Hailsham, made a statement on re-l loped. tion" than he was a week previous-

Upper House of the Legislature: the Bureau to supervise construc- Norwich.. ly, since the doctors are dealing! Counsel examined Ms. Thomin, parations and evacuation in the

This subject has been discussed for tion.

One of the preliminary round with the local condition of the McMorras, ex-chairman of the In-House of Lords, in reply to 'ques excessive shortness, or for having many years and in the Parliament Ultimately the job was given to "midgets" in Mandfield, having lung rather than with the general, dian Tea Association for over two tions put by Lord Parmoor.

He said the Government's view the neck cut too low, or for exposing Act of 1911, which modified the another firm. It was found that de-survived thus far, also had the bad infection involving the whole body. diminution of 3,000,000 lbs. in the of the interpretation of Article 431 bare arms, are to be considered powers of the House of Lords, the fendants blip was only 100 feet huick to come second out of the hat

The statement declared that thej King was holding his own.

consumption of Java and Sumatra of the Versailles Treaty was well-immodest. Any woman disobeying reform of its constitution was left long.

the terms of this decree will be over to a later date. tea in Britain daring the first 10 known.

For the defence it was pointed out Since its issue two bulletins of months of 1928. compared with last The question of that finterpreta punished with not less than five No Government measure dealing that defendants had told plain- yesterday referred to a "Certain

days' imprisonment and a fine with the matter has since been adtiff and a tion and its correctness was a mat- -measure of exhaustion" as an in-

The women of Cotrone are up in vanced, but many proposals have owners that he could use a bigger He did not agree that quality ter of acute controversy at the evitable feature of the continued and price were the only things the moment between France and Ger-arms against their Mayor, who, they been put forward by private mem-yard in Cheung-sha-wan. illness.

public considered. Some preferred many. The very first thing said declare, had arrogated to himself bers.

Mr. d'Almada raised the defence) Empire tea.

at Geneva by France when this powers which the law does not give Lord Clarendon's motion pro- that his clients wore agents for The Prince of Wales reached | Mr. William Campbell, chairman question was raised was that the him."

pages to limit the number of mem- principals, the fact of which had Brindisi on the crufsor "Enter of the Ceylon Association, examin- Judicial view expressed by Germany indignant at being held up to scorn provision for elective representa-

The women of Cotrone are also bers of the House and to make been disclosed to Mr. Hunter. prise" this morning und, is pro- ed, said he did not know that all the was one that she could not pos- and ridicule by the inhabitants of ton or nomination to ensure to the nature of a special defence he Mr. Bennett said that this was in ceading in spécial train 1,420 wholesalers and retailers were opsibly accept. It was a matter of miles to Boulogne. There he will posed to the application.

acute practical disagreement be other Italian cities, and nivel each political party a fair position notice had been given him and he embark in a British "destroyer for The enquiry was adjourned.-tween the two parties:

agitation against the rash, official is in the House asked leave before commencing re- Dover and complete his joufney to Reuter..

growing.

The proposed reformus. provide examination, to confer with his London 'in a special train. He

The Mayor, however, cites a dozen", that 150 peers be elected by pro client. His application was not ernment desired, if possible, to see existing laws and municipal regula-portional representation or cumula- granted.. should reach London on Wednes-

an agreement reached under which tions in the preamble to this decree, tive vote in each Parliament by the day.

Subsequently his Lordship said there might be an early evacuation which supporters of his methods de- whole body of peers and that ar-that nothing in the evidence' and | of the Rhineland. We had stated cars prove him to be acting entire other 150 would be nominated by cross-examinaton had shown that Londen, 8.p.m.. Yesterday.

that publicly more than once, and within his powers. It was authoritatively stated:

the Foreign Secretary had been, at

the Crown in proportion to parties defendants were agents. this afternoon that there had been

The Vatican organ "L'Osservatore in the House of Commons in each pains to try and transfer the dis Romano" has warmly praised the no change in the. King's condition

cussion from the plane of arid action taken by the Mayor.-U.P. since this morning. While there;

legal argument; Inta a more prac- ivas reluctance at Buckingham

tical sphere of agreement between -Palace to comment on this mornperformed early last evening in an the most Interested parties.

ing's bulletin it was understood effort to save his life, Lieutenant The Lord Chancellor proceeded that the coming few days were re-Lee W. Gilford, 81st Infantry, died to analyse the terms of the Article garded as likely to be anxious at 11.80 last night at Sternberg and said that whether one looked ones. It is considered, however, General Hospital, Death resulted at the language of the Treaty it that at this critical moment the from fracture of the skull, sustain-self or at contemporary declara-

QUESTIONS ADJOURNED .slight improvement in the King's

led in an accident which occurred tions, one was driven to the same

the question to reduce the annual general condition, mentioned in the last Thursday afternoon at the conclusion, namely, that the inter-

Lugano, Yesterday. sessions from. four to three as aug morning bulletin, is gratifying and Manila Polo Club.

pretation placed on the Article by The 53rd session of the League gested by Britain until the next resistance is being maintained... polo game between the Headquarly right

ship of M. Briand,, Sir A. Chamber- consideration of the question, as to Evening Bulletin The bulletin issued this evening Gilford

tera "Blues," on which Lieutenant The only thing to work upon was lain and Herr Stresemann were pre- whether voting at the Council..or

was playing, and the to, try and bring about an agree. sent..

Assembly should be unanimous or by states that the King had a quiet. Manila Polo Club "Reds." Accord- ment between the interested powers The Council doclded to adjourn the majority-Reuter. day. The signs in the lung have im

ing to eyewitnesses, Lieutenant for an early evacuation proved. Fever poralets though it Gilford's mount jumped the rall Rhineland. is not so high as last evening and during some

'He. most devoutly fast "action. The trusted no Foreign Power would

"Anxious Days"

POLO FATALITY

OFFICER DIES OF SKULL' FRACTURE

HORSE JUMS RAILS

Manila, Saturday. In spite of a successful operation

In those circumstances our Gov-

LEAGUE COUNCIL

- OPENS WITH M. BRIAND

IN CHAIR-

Parliament to sit for the life of the Mr. d'Almada then raised another

[Parliament;

a

Percentage of Fees

point. This was that Mr. Hunter The Crown would also have was claiming fees for Bureau Vert- power to appoint a limited number tas and that the writ had been

дате. Mr.. of life peers in each Parliament. issued in his own

Bennett argued that the objection -British Wireless Service.

should have been made at the out- set.

His Lordship pointed out that the fees ware-not for the Bureau, but for Mr. Hunter who, ea'surveyor to the Bureau paid the Bureau a per-

tends to show that the patient's The accident happened during a the Foreign Secretary was obvious-Council opened under the chairman autumn session and also adjourned/dentage of the fees.

of the

i due to some return of the gen-horse stumbled and fell, throwing think we did not desire to handle eral infection, which necessarily the rider and rolling completely this problem' from the viewpoint of affects the condition of the heart.i

jover him as he lay stunned on the mutual goodwill and to assist. to

ground. Unconscious, Lieutenant wards the friendliness of the na-

Fever Persläta-

Reuter states:**

A bulletin, issued at 8.80, sign. Gilford was rushed to Sternberg tions involved. British Wiroless

ed by four doctors, says the King" had a quiet day. The signs in the

General Hospital.

The Operation As the patient had failed to re-

lung bave improved Fever per-gain consciousness up to yesterday'

Service..

"Plain Question"

London, Yesterday, sists though it is not so high as afternoon, attending physicians, de. In the House of Commons Col. yesterday evening, and is due to elded, to operate. The oporation Wedgwood asked for an answer some, return of the general infec-was a delicate, bit of surgery to re-to a plain question as to whether tion which necessarily affects the lleve pressure on the brain caused or not the Government could con- condition of the heart.

by a depressed skull fracture. It sider the questions of reparations was' successfully completed at 6.25 and evacuation as linked up. last evening, hut the patient had Mr. G. Locker Lampson, in re- weakened considerably, and died ply, hoped that nobody would press without regaining consciousness. him on this matter at present as Reuter understands, however, tó- Lieutenant Gilford was born in conversations were proceeding and. day and immediately succeeding. days are likely to be anxious. Wyoming on November 16, 1900, was not, in the publle interest to He entered West Point on July 1, add anything to what had been said. Despite the more hopeful nature of the first part of the bulletin the 20 and was commissioned as Reuter.

Bulletin Causes Concern There was reluctance to comment upon the bulletin in Palace circles this morning..

last sentence causes, concorn,

..

2nd Lieutenant of Infantry on June 12, 1924.

The doctors had a consultation. He was married and brought his lasting over two hours, which was wife to the Islands with him, arriv much longer than usual.

Ing here. July 6, 1927:

He was assigned to dirty with the 81st In-

"Disquieting"

To-night's bulletin is regarded fantry, with station in Manila. by Palace circles as disquieting! and less satisfactory than the morning's.

tem must have an effect apon the

The situation is described as heart. Concern is felt according ,"anxious.". The" Important feature ly

FRONTIER WAR

SOUTH AMERICAN. TROOPS KILLED

•LAND IN-DISPUTE

Monte Video Uruguay,

Yesterday News received by the Mexican

is the general infection, which in The four doctors were in-con- tegation states that 80 soldiers on some measure has returned. sultation for an hour and half, Bir both sides were killed in the recent

The doctors at the end of last Stanley Hewett again staying the frontier engagement between Fara-

week were able to report that the Infection had been ‹ localised, and that His Majesty was in a safer position.

The situation is now reversed

The spread of the poison from the lung to other parts of the sys

night in the palace.

H.R.H. at Brindisi

Brindisi, Yesterday

guayan and Bolivian rotops. The quarrel long exised over the owner ship of el Chaco, a fertile area of H.M. "Enterprise" anchored in 100,000 square miles. the outer port at 11.45. The pre- Intensée enthusiasm for a war is fect proffered the greetings of the reported from Lapaz but Asuncion

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RICSHA PULLER FOR A DAY. — A singular spectacle was witnessed on November 21, when Mr. Joseph M. Susman, **American resident of Shanghai, resplendent in all the glory of shining patent leather pumps, and a silk top hat, was seen pulling à ricsha bearing the bulky form of "Mr. Charles E. Burnett, sailor and baker aboard the U.S.S.""Pittsburgh,".- weighing-220 lbs. The affair was the sequel to a bet on the American Presidential Election (Ah Fong).

N. Y. GANGSTERS

FIGHT FOR BROADWAY'S BEER BUSINESS

SHOOTING IT OUT

Chelsea v Everton.

all Northampton.~ Scarborough or Darlington

Bury.

Norwich v. Corinthians. Bradford City v. Stockport. Swindon v.. Newcastle.. Accrington v. Bournemouth. Plymouth v. Blackpool. Arsenal v. Stoke.. Wolverhampton v. Mansfield. Watford v. Preston North End. West Ham v. Sunderland, Wigan v. Sheffield Wednesday. Portsmouth v. Charlton. Exeter v. Leeds. Aston Villa v. Cardiff. Bristol City v. Liverpool. Burnley v. Sheffield United. Bolton v. Oldham. Notts-Forest v. Swansea.

·Chesterfeld v. Huddersfield.. Hull. v. Bradford.

Derby v. Notts County. Blackburn v. Barnsley. Grimsby v. West Bromwich Albion..

New York. The' formal from the roof of a small building, duello has been adopted by Hval one or more armed men watched the New York gangsters as part of their beginning of the bloody drama down

below. They were Non's seconds. immediate strategy, which seems to

Weinberg stepped out of his car, be to shoot it out among themselves automatic drawn and advanced to- for control of Broadway's bear ward Noa whose gun also was in his hand. Almost simultaneously. business.

the two guns spat. Weinberg re- Louls Weinberg died and Joseph mained upright, shielded by a steef: Noa was mortally wounded in the vest which prevented Nea's bullets” first of gangland's quarrels to be from penetrating, his body. Noz settled on the field of honour. They slumped to the addewalk, a bullet met at 7 a.m. on 54th street, just through his apine, another in his around the corner from Broadway lung and his left index finger clean- and in the theatrical district of Newly severed. York...

(*), Seconds In Action On the same spot 10 days earlier, Weinberg backed toward his duto- Tony Marlow, a graduate of the mobile, his gun still on the prostrate Chicago gang school was shot too. Four storeys above the street. death because he and his assassins Noa's-seconds went into action. A cach desired exclusive rights to sell bullet ripped Welberg's fugular beer in certain areas. Four men vein, above the protective steel drove up to Marlow in a closed carmean. Another shot dank in his There was the customary rattle of thigh and a third shattered Weln- automatic gun fire, and Marlow was borg's elbow. The dead.

Challenge

dead man's

second hauled him into their car' and drove away while bullets apat-

··· Joseph: Non was Marlow's leader, tered their car from the rooftop. In his rage at the murder of his The automoblie was hurried Into. friend, Nor boldly asserted in the garage where a negro helper was night club haunts of his kind that warned to pay no attention to the he would meet Marlow's murderers "rank" in the back seat. Wein- In a dual on the scene of the killing berg's seconds left the body there," Louis-Weinberg heard of the chal- propped in a sitting position. Now lenge and passed word to Noa that was picked up by a policemar. At he would be there.

the hospital. 1960 was found. In his Noa arrived alone th his car a pockets. This was given to a few minutes before 7am. He orderly for afekeeping and the parked his car and as seven struck, orderly disappeared, giving Weinberg sped around a corner-in police another problem to solve. a car with two others. Overheat; SU..P.