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CORPSES DUMPED.

HONG KONG AGAIN IN

LIMELIGHT.

SMALLPOX CASES.

AMERICAN AIRMAN'S LUCKY ESCAPE.

Six Days Afloat on Small Raft.

Rescued after having floated on the sen for six and a half days after his acroplane fell into the ocean, Mr. L. Harshman, an Ameri- can aviator who was making a flight down the west coast of South America, arrived at Buenaventura on March 23 to tell a gripping story of his experiences.

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scued him.

London. Yesterday. The finding of corpses of children in the streets of Hong Kong was again given attention in the Hause of Commons when Mr. Graham White asked whether, "seeing that some, official information is avail-. able with regard to 1,724 out of 1,851 corpses of children, aged three and under, picked up in Hong Kong in 1929," Dr. Shiels would call for a report the remaining 127 newspaper

On corpses, and whether in death was due to violence.

Dr. Shiels replied that out of the 127 hodies, 98 were children of over three years, and 29 were infants of unknown sex.

any case

In reply to an enquiry by Lord Passfeld, the Governor had stated that in no case was It found that death was due to violence. The deaths of 531 children were ep- parently, due to small-pox.-Reuter.

A

MORE 'QUAKES.

CITY OF NAPIER AGAIN SUFFERS.

ANOTHER PANIC.

Wellington, N.Z., Yesterday.

severe, earthquake occurred

in the Hawkes Bay district. not long ago the scene of a disastrous series of shocks, this morning.

The inhabitants were thrown into a panic and rushed into open air.

the

de-

The walls of many partly molished buildinga at Napier, which suffered so severely the last time, were shaken down.-Reuter.

Bologna, Yesterday..

A alight earthquake occurred hore yesterday, but no damage sulted-Reuter.

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SECRET DIPLOMACY.

BRITAIN'S NEGOTIATIONS ON EXTRALITY.

POINTED QUERIES.

aboard

Corleo which re

While flying over the sea on March 17, Mr. Harshman told correspondents. his gasoline supplies were exhausted. He was forced to descend on the water,

For eleven hours the aviator'a Then, becom- aeroplane floated. ing waterlogged and badly strained by the buffeting of the waves, the Just before fragile craft sank. his ship went down Mr. Harshman took to a rubber emergency life On the raft which he carried. frail rubber boat be floated for six days until he was sighted from the decks of the Cerico.

Without Food and Water. While he was floating, without food and water, several aeroplanes passed not far from him. Mr. Harshman said, but in spite of his best efforts to attract attention pilots failed to see him. Several vessels also sailed near Mr. Harsh- man but he was not obeerved until the Cerico came along.

Rain and poor visibility caused many searchers to fail to sight the distressed aviator. whose plight was hourly growing increasingly Berious. When he was found Mr. Harshman's distress signals were almost exhausted. His only ration was a piece of hard biscuit.

The flier was on the verge of complete exhaustion when he was found but he recovered rapidly aboard the rescue ship.

SAMOA DISORDERS.

LARGE TRADING ORGANISATION

CONVICTED,

FLYING BOATS.

USE ON AUSTRALIAN

ROUTE.

MEAN MORE MONEY.

London, Yesterday. Replying to # question by Comdr. Kenworthy in the House of Commons, as to why ying boats were not used on the Singa- pore-Port Darwin section of the Australian air mail route. Mr. Montague said that land planes were being used because the route through the Dutch Indies was or ganised for land planes only.

He pointed out that a Dutch company was already operating a route with land planes. The ex- tablishment of a regular service was still being discussed, but the ure of Blying boats would neces- sitate a reorganisation involving an additioral expenditure, instead of taking advantage of facilities already existing.

Comdr. Kenworthy painted out that flying boats were used on the Mediterranean portion of the route, and Mr. Montague reiterat ed that the organisation was lack- ing, but added that the matter would be reconsidered when the question of IL regular service arose-Reuter.

HUGE DIRIGIBLE.

TWICE CAPACITY OF GRAF

ZEPPELIN.

USE OF HELIUM.

New York, Yesterday. Hellum, the non-inflammable gas. is being manufactured în large quantities for hugo dirigible, the Akron, which is being built at Akron, Ohio, to bu floated in May or June.

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It will require 6,500,000 cubic feet of helium, which is nearly the capacity of the Graf twice Zeppelin, and 35 per cent. larger than the R101.

The Akron, which is destined for service with the United States Navy, will be the first airship able) to carry ΑΠ aeroplane.-Reuter's American Service.

Apia, Samoa, Yesterday. As a sequel to the disorders in Samoa in 1927, the Nelson Com- London, Yesterday.

pany, Limited, a large trading or

"1 ASSASSIN Replying to questions in the ganisation in Samoa, has been con- "RIPPER House of Commons, Mr. Arthur, vieted twenty-eight charges Henderson said

Organisatione only under the Seditious

SENTENCED TO DEATH NINE TIMES.

that the

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negotiations now proceeding with Ordinance, and fined £200 on each the Chinese Government concerned charge.-Reuter. extrality.

VISITOR FROM AMERICA.

If, as he hoped, the negotiations | proved successful, they would result in a treaty, and, in accord-

"The law has a very good memory ance with the usual practice, there and does not forget," said Mr. T. would be an opportuity to debate Rees, the chairman at Birkenhead It in the House of Commons before ratification.

Mr. Wardlaw Milne asked whe- ther the question of the future of Shanghai was included in the negotiations, and Mr., Henderson replied that he had had that point] in his mind, but was not in a posi- lion to make any statement at pre- sent.

Mr. Wardlaw Milne urged that

Police Court when Herbert Taylor Coker, from America, at present staying in Birkenhead, appeared on a summons at the instance of Mrs. Elizabeth Dempsey, formerly Misa Fisher, in respect of £53 12, ar- rears on an affiliation order made in February, 1888.

Mrs. Dempsey, it was stated, had married since the order, and was now a widow. The child lived only the House was entitled to Bome five years, and Coker had paid Information, "before any negotia- nothing on an order of 49, a week.

tions are conducted with a Govern. ment which is quite Incapable of looking after

ite own

nationals, far less the British."

Mr. Henderson replied, "That is another matter."

A Labour member asked, “Is not this secret diplomacy again?"*

Mr. Henderson naked for due notice of a question by Mr. Godfrey Locker Lampson as to whether the negotiations were being carried on on the basis, of the report Issued

Coker said that he had been in America for 43 years, and returned to Britain last December to visit a relative in Birkenhead. He added: This was quite a surprise to me.

The chairman: I am sure it was. It was the biggest surprise you've ever had.

Duesseldorf, Yesterday. Peter Kuerten, the self-confessed "ripper" murderer, has been sen- tenced to death nine times; also to fifteen years' imprisonment, for at- tempted murder; deprivation civil rights for life and perpetual police supervision.

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It is not certain whether Kuerten will be guillotined or the death Kentences commuted. The decl- sion rests with the Prussian Gov- ernment. Reuter.

HOME POLITICS.

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THE MOSLEY PARTY'S FIRST CANDIDATE.

London, Yesterday.. The "new party" founded by Gir Dewald Mosley is running its first candidate in the by-election at Ashton-under-Lyne, due to the death of the Labour member, Mr.! Mrs. Dempsey accepted the Bellamy. Bench's suggestion that she should Three candidates were nominat- take Coker's offer of 160 dollars ed to-day these being Mr. J. W. (over £32) to clear the matter. Gordon' (Labour), Lieut-Colonel Coker WIS ordered to pay the J. Broadbent (Conservative) and

by the Extraterritorial Mission a money, with the alternative of three Mr. Allan Young (New Party).— few years ago. Reuter.

months' imprisonment.

Reuter.

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