1929-11-30 — Page 18

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PREMIER SCARES HIS GERMAN WAR GUILT

COMRADES

CABINET MINISTERS' SALARIES

TO BE REVEIWED

£8,000 A YEAR

Rugby, Yesterday. The salaries of Ministers of State are to be reviewed. Premier,. In a written reply to a Parliamentary question, says that

REPUDIATED

MINISTER'S BITTER ÅTTACK ON AUTHOR OF PEOPLE'S BILL

STRESEMANN'S SACRIFICE

Berlin, Yesterday.

During the Reichstag debate on The the Nationalist Bill, Dr. Curtius, nouncing that the Government ex- the Foreign Minister, after an-

he proposes to set up a commit-pected a rejection of the Bill, and tee representing all parties to con- that there would be a referendum sider and report upon the matter. He suggests that the committee Government regarded the Bill as an on December. 22, anid that the should take the report of the com- attack against the State's authority mittee of 1920 and consider whe-

and the

ther it requiras any modification in the light of circumstances of to-day.

policy, about which he ridiculed the Government's foreign assertion that the latter was based on the recognition of Germany's war guilt. He declared that the Gov- ernment had repeatedly repudiated the war guilt, and stood by that repudiation.

The committee of 1920 recom- mended that the Prime Minister's salary should be raised from £5,000 to £8,000, and that the salary fo each of the two Law Officers should be reduced by two i Dr. Curtius bitterly attacked the £3,000. The Committee also re-author of the demand for a referen- commended the following scale for dam against the Young Plan, and Ministers; twelve at £5,000; four, said that "If the freeing of Ger- at £3,000; six at £2,000; eighteen, many from the claims of Versailles at £1,500; three at 1.000. All were so simple, Dr. Stresemann Cabinet Ministers, irrespective of would not. have been obliged to office, were to receive £5,000 year- sacriflee himself for this purpose." ly. British Wireless Service.

-Reuter.

SOUTH POLE FLIGHT Commander Byrd Set Out On 1,800 Mile Trip

The

NEW ZEALAND

Lord Bledisloe To Be Governor

London, Yesterday. The King hae approved the ap pointment of Lord Bledisloe to be Governor of New Zealand in suc- cession to Bir Charles Ferguson.

New York, Yesterday, newspapers here report that the Antarctic explorer, Com- mander Byrd, started this morn ing from the base with "Little America" on the Antarctic 1,800--Reuter. mile flight to the South Pole and; back. Byrd is flying a big three- engined aeroplane, accompanied by Bernt Balchen, pilot, Harold June, wireless operator and Cap- tain Ashley McKinly, photograph- Cr. They expect to communicate by wireless with. a New York newspaper throughout the fight. which is expected to be conclud- ed within 24 hours.-Rexter's American Service.

in

Political Career

LASTEVER

AT THE

100% TALKING

RONALD COLMAN。as. "Bulldog Drummond holds the international crooks at bay.

QUEEN'S

OVERSEAS TRADE

Big Orders Placed By Rhodesia

Rugby, Yesterday.

In view of the importance that is attached to the expansion of British Rugby, Yesterday.

trade with the Empire overseas, pointment of Lord Bledisloe to be The King has approved the ap-

especially as contributing to the Governor-General of New Zealand, relief of unemployment in this coun- Charles Fergusson, whose term of from the London office of the succession to General Sir try, the following announcement office will expire carly in 1930.

The new Governor-General be- with such headlines as "A good Rhodesian Railways ta printed here, came a Conservative Member of Parliament for South Wiltshire in

customer."

1910.

During 1923 the Board of He was then Mr. Charles

Abodesian Bathurst.

Railways has placed In 1917, the Knight- The British Note of November Empire was conferred upon him. 21 passenger coaches and 410 goods hood of the Order of the British orders with British firma valued at £1,473,863, including £251,580 for last year, touching upon lands in in 1918 he received a peerage and the Antarctle, is acknowledged to assumed day in a Note which is taken to Bledisloe. He was Parliamentary the title of Lord indicate a desire to avoid discus- Secretary to the Ministry of Food trucks, making the total orders for sion at present, possibly on account during the war... of the Naval Conference.

"Byrdland" -Washington, Yesterday.

waggons. Tenders are still under consideration for engines and

He has made the year nearly £1,750,000. The The "New York Times" points out. presided over

farming his speciality and has Board points out that It is main- that the importance of the matter bodies-British Wireless Service. orders in Great Britain.-British many agricultural talning Hta policy of placing all its is enhanced by Commander: Byrd's discovery of new areas, the so-call-

Wireless Service,

ed Mary Byrdland, in the Rocke- PROPHET OF SCIENCE feller Range.

The paper says that the British. claims were outlined in the sum-; mary of the proceedings at the In- perial Conference of 1926. It adds,! however, that American officials hold that the discoveries of Walkes in 1840, and Palmer in 1920, give the United States certain claims to Antarctica. Reuter's American Service.

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SEASIDE BLAZE Pier And Steamers Burnt 'Out By Fire

Boston, Mass., Yesterday. Five excursion steamers, & pler and a dezen bulldings were dea-1 troyed by fire at the summer re- sort, Nantasket Beach,

The flames raged almost un- checked for several hours last night, driven by a gale-Renter's American Service.

Death Of American

Seismologist.

Washington, Yesterday.

DARING RESCUE

Crew Of Wrecked Trawler Saved

Francis Tondorf, a director of the A fine piece of rescue work was

The death is announced of Father

Rugby. Yesterday, seismological observatory, George-effected in the early hours of yes- town University. His most notable terday by five men and women of achievement was the location of the the little village of Newton Hill, Japanese earthquake in 1928, hours Kincardineshire, Scotland, who before the world' was aware of the were awakened by distress signals, catastrophe. Reuter's American from a trawler which had been Service.

driven ashore in a violent ́ storm and was pounding helpless on the rocks.

RECORD FLIGHT

Paria, Yesterday.

The rescue party succeeded with difficulty in getting a line aboard the vessel, and in an improvised The French Aero Club has off-chair the crew of ten were hauled cially recorded the distance of the safely ashore through the gurt. straight line flown by Costo and Bellonte from Le Bourget to the the Aberdeen lifeboat reached the The rescue was completed before. neighbourhood of Taitsihar 7,905.140 kilometres-a-world re-

as scene-British Wireless Service. cord. Reuter.

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PAUL: WEGENER

CELTIC" ACCIDENT

Workmen Injured Whilst Breaking Her Up

London, Yesterday,

Three workmen, were killed, and 16 seriously injured in a compress ed air accident during the opere- tions of breaking up the White Star liner "Celtic,” which, was stranded at the entrance to Queeratos Harbour last December, and wa unable to be radosted.

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