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WIRELESS FROM ANOTHER PLANET

SIGNOR MARCONT'S STARTLING SUGGESTION.

FOR MONARCHY IN HUNGARY

LARGE MAJORITY IN ELECTIONS.

NEW P.

AND

BANK:

SHIPPING COMPANY INTERESTED.

LATEST CABLES. [THEOUGH REUTER'S ADENCE.) WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FROM ANOTHER PLANET! MR. MARCONI'S THEORY.

LONDON, January 27th Signor Marconi describes in the Daily Mail an extraordinary series of sounds picked up by wireless throughout the *world. He thinks it possible that they

may emanate from another planet.

ACIENTISTS SCEPTICAL.« »*

LONDON, January 28th. Ecientists are sceptical regarding the suggestion of the Daily Mail that other planets are attempting to communicate with the Earth by wireless. They generally attribute the mysterious sounds to magnetic disturbances.

THE HUNGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY YWD

FRENCH GENERAL POLICY. DEBATE IN CHAMBER POSTPONED

PARIS, January 28th.

INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA U.S.A. AND PEACE. TREATY.

IN AMERICA.

INTER-PARTY CONFERENCE.

New York, January gath

WASHINGTON January 28th. The influenta epidemio in New York, As a sequel to the Republican Senstore? and Chicago continues to increase, but the Conference with Senator Lodge on Janu. mortality rate is low. There were 3,864 ary sith the latter has informed the Inter new odses and 57 deaths in New York party conference that the Republicans are yesterday and 1,378 cases and 06

nd 96 denthe Pawilling to make any change in the re- in Chicago. There were also 119 deatha ervations affecting Article of the Covenant and the Monroe Doctrine. The from preumonia in New York" and 91

Conterence immediately adjourned. in Chiengo

Mr. Hitchcock says the Conference had THE BOLSHEVIKS AND THE already tentatively agreed to the preamble

ENTENTE.

NO COMMERONAL RELATIONS WITHOUT AN ARMISTICE.

LONDON, January, 30th. According to the Paris journal Debats the Bolshevik Government has informed the Allies that it will not authorise the resumption of commercial relations except policy in the Chamber of Deputies was after the conclusion of an armistice, and adjourned until Friday.

A Havas message states:—” The anticipated debate on general;

SEAMEN'S CONFERENCE.

TO BE HELD IN GENOA.

PARIS, January 99th.

A Havas message statea:--

TEKSTVA- tions except the aforementioned Article and some minor details.

The Democrats are conferring privately i before replying to Senator Lodge.

and all sections affected by th

London, January 28th. The Times, in the course of a leader, expresses the opinion that the Empire could accept almost all the Senate's reser-

*1930.

FRENCH AVIATION IN AFRICA.

Pazis, January 26th A“Havns message states:— A party of French aviators including Major Wuillemin, Captain Mezargues, Coublay aerodrome near Paris on a fight and Lieutenant Bagnoon, left the Villa

to Timbuctoo on the Niger, south of the Sahara desert. The flight is made in con- nection with the plans of General Nivell, the commander of the French troops in North Africa, who, starting from Algiers, proposes to cross the Sahara by acroplane For the purpose wireless telegraph sta tions and petrol depots are being organia ed at suitable points.

AMBASSADORS COUNCIL

•

MBETS.

PARIS, January 26th."

A Havas message states:- The Ambassadors Council which will catinue the work of the Supreme Council met for the first time yesterday under the

QUEENSBERRY RULES TO BE

SUPERSEDED.

BRITISH AND AMERICAN BOXING REPRESENTATIVES MEET.

NEW FORE, December 4th. Following the Carpentier-Becket con heavyweight championship there was n test in London to-night for the European

meeting in the British capital, according to private advious received here of the leading representatives of American and European boxing bodies to consider a new set of

ring regulations to supersede the Marquis of Queensberry rules, which for of the world. deendes have governed bouts in all parta

The meeting was attended by Paul Rous- sean, President of the French Federation of Boxing, F. Bettinson, of the Na- tional Sporting Club; Eugene Corri, famous referee Victor Breyer, French promoter, and other prominent boxing authorities. At the meeting, a representa tive of the Army Navy and Civilian Board Boxing Centro of America and the International Sporting Club, of New York, submitted the draft of the new set to be known as the International Boxing Rules

Private advices indicated that the Rew regalations found favour and prob- ably will be adopted after some minor

if it is not concluded all ships of the Į vations without difficulty, and others are presidency of M. Millerand, Mr. Matsui alteratiuos as the rule of the International

Entente at present in Bussian ports will

be sunk

THE DESTRUCTION OF GERMAN AEROPLANES.

THE WARNEMUENDE MYSTERY. The Paris International Labour Bureau

COPENHAGIST, January 27th, has fixed the Seamen's Conference for

Two hundred acroplanes were destroyed Genos in Jane The programme of the

The conference includes (1) the question of in the recent fire at Warnemuende working hours, (2) of control of con-damage is estimated at several million tracts and wages, excluding the question marks.

of an international minimum salary and P. & O. BANKING CORPORA (3) of work for children under 14 years

TION.

INCREASED FACILITIES FOR

BRITISH TRADE.'"

LONDON, January 28th.

It is authoritatively announced that the "prospectus of the Peninsular" and

of age

THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND

AVIATION.

THE USES OF THE AEROPLANE.

LONDON, January 27th. The Times, in the course of a leader

EARLIER CABLES.

ME. ASQUITH ON COAL MINES OPPOSES NATIONALISATION.

adjustable by conciliatory arrangement. While the Dominions and India cannot possibly be deprived of votes in the League, which they earned on the battle- field, there is no reason why the United States should not have six votes also.

THE BOLSHEVISTS.

URGE EXTERMINATION OF CAPITALISTS.

represented Japan:

DOVER PATROL MONUMENT IN FRANCE.

PARIS, January 28th.

Boxing Federation for the control of the ring contests througnout the world, The list of the rules as submitted at the Lon doa Conference are as follows:

PROPOSED CLASSES

Proposed wight classes will include Flyweight, 113 pada bantamweight, 118 pounds; featherweight, 128 pounds lightweight, 135 pounds; welterweight, 117 pounds; middleweight, 100 pounds; heavy- weight, 175 pounds and over, all made

Under the new rules all weight will be

eight

before the men enter

the

•boury The ring will measure ropes with at least one inch of soft pad- 20 fest inside the

ding upon the floor, and the gong sound-

Gloves worn by the boxers shall weigh not ing the beginning and end of the round must be at least ten inches in diameter.

less than six ounces each, and no boxer more than six feet long or more than ones shall be permitted to use hand bandages and one-half inches wide and the material must be of soft aubstance. No shoes shall

or spices. Future

will be judged "by two rote, but must agree with one or the ether judges and a referes who shall cast, A........ judges or call the bout a draw. The recrea the floor without being hit and in casa shaw Also count out a boxer who drops to

knockdown, the count shall begin from tions after arising from a legitimate the point where he arose from such legiti mate knockdown.

A Havas message states:--- Marshal Foch visited Calais and laid the foundation stone of an obelisk which the Dover patrol memorial committee is erecting on Cape Blanc Nez... The ring. memorial will commemorate the part ~ LoNDox, January 30th. an authoritative weekly summary says

taken by the French navy, in the patrol's the Bolshevists are widely distributing being visible from all parts of the Straits Work It will serve as a navigation mark, proclamation among the troops, dividing

At the luncheon after the ceremony Lord the Whites into two categories. First, capi-Northbourne presented Marshal Foch with talists, and their sons, and officers, etc., an address expressing gratefulness, and LONDON, January 30th.

second, those, like the Cossacks, who are adding: "We venture to hope this gift to definitely against the nationalisation of compelled to be so. The proclamation friendship which you have done so much mines, to be worked and managed under Farges the cessation of the unnecessary kill to build, and which we hope may last State supervision and control. He saiding of the latter, but re-emphasises the

through all time?

Marshal Foch in acknowledging the respects were the defects of existing man-gory.

symbol that we won the victory through agement, nationalisation would than the The Letts continue to advance brilliantly unity, and this unity must continue as installation of something more defective on a front of ninety miles and have our great lesson for the future. and much more mischievous and bureau-attained a depth of sixty-five milca. A

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR.

Mr. Asquith, at Paisley, pronounced anti-Belahavist because ignorant or are France may still further strengthen the cle which have. hard soles, or beals,

Oriental Banking Corporation, of which pointing out the great part aviation must no, because, however grave, in some necessity of exterminating the first cate address said the memorial is a great such boxer goes down under such condi

Lord Inchape will be Chairman, has been postponed until April at the request of Mr. Chamberlain. (Chancellor of the

Play in the future of the Empire, says: "To us more, perhaps, then to any other nation the proper use of the aeroplane for peaceful ends is of most vital import Exchequer) that new issues should be ance for communication with the outlying held over until the Government Bonds are parts of the Empire and with India he agreed there was abundant evidence ine Latizia River and Saryakn

out of the way.

-

BUREAU.

PARTE, January 26th,

cratic. As to management and control, Letts army numbering 48,000 reached the under existing conditions that the coal-In South Russia the Bolshevists, after mines were generally not worked most regrouping their forces and a restoration

A Havas message stateg advantageously or economically in the of these lines of communication, ure again The first scrsion of the second meeting matter of organisation. He agreed that areadvancing, firstly in the direction of the of the international labour bureau was ease could be made out if nationalisation Crimes, secondly, south-westwards against hold yesterday. Twenty-four members meant the State acquisition of mineral the former, the Bolshevists captured Gent Japan. Mr. Albert Thomas was perman- the Kherson-Nikolaieff-Odessa area. In took part Mr. Nagaoka.. representa tights and royalties MR. SMILLIE'S ESTIMATE OF THE Barrow isthmus is at present stemmed. In

cheek but further progress across the ently appointed president.

PROFITS.

Canada, South Africa, Australia and The Peninsular and Oriental Company New Zealand. It would be difficult to and also Loyda, the Txondon County and overestimate the importance of the possi- Westminster, and the National Provincial

bilities that would be opened up by Banks are participating in the issues Empire sår routes already surveyed, such with a certain proference in favour of as that from Cairo to the Cape, and stockholders of the first-named company others still to be organimd

There is a The head offices will be London. It is vast amount of pioneer work to be done intended to gradually open business at before thems router can be open to ordinary ports where the P. & O, Company and civilian passengers, to statesmen, mer- its allice operate in the East and Aus chants and commercial travellers to whom tralia, and elsewhere The authorised time is an urgent factor; but difficult and capital will bo £5,000,000, ** and dangerous as the work is bound to be, it £2,000,000 will be paid up The bank must and will be done, for within the wil offer increased facilities for British Empire nothing else, not even the personal trado all over the world.

magnetism of the Prince of Wales, will MONARCHICAL MOVEMENT

prove more valuable as an instrument not IN HUNGARY.

only for the annihilation of time and space, but for drawing ever closer the ties OVERWHELMING MAJORITY.

of sympathy and mutual understanding LONDON, January 97th.. which bind together the Mother Country A Badapest message to Berlin says: and the Dominions*** The Christian Socialists and Peasants Party, which advocated the restablish- ment of the Monarchy, has secured an

LONDON, January 28th, overwhelming majority in the Hungarian

Attempts are now being made to carry elections, largely owing to "the Socind

out & flight from London to the Cape víz Democrats and Radicals abstaining

Cairo. The first machine, a Vickers-Vimy The National Assembly will decide who has reached the south of France and is will be the future monarch. It is believed procceding to Egypt. The second, an that Prince Otto, eldest son of the Airco, starts immediately, while a third" quaint the Premier that since coal

Emperor Karl, will be chosen."

LONDON TO THE CAPE BY

AEROPLANE.

manned by South Africans, will probably GERMANY AND HER WAR leave next week-

GRIMINALS

APPEAL TO THE ALLIES.

PARIS, January 27th Germany has sent a note to Paris again requesting the Allieg not to demand en- forcing the Article of the treaty as ro gards the surrender of war criminals,

ADMIRAL VON REUTER RELEASED",

LONDON, January 28tà. Admiral von Reuter, by whose orders the surrendered German Fleet was Lank at Scapa Flow, has been released and has left for Germany.

JUGO-SLAVS

AND THE SUPREME COUNCIL.

THE REPLY TO AN ULTIMATUM.

PARIS, January 28th. -The reply of the Jugo-Slavs to the Allied ultimatum sit on the 21st inst.. has arrived and is being decoded. It is

understood that it is tantamount to refusal of the Council's proposals, but it proposes a compromise."

INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISTS AND RUSSIA.

PASSPORTS REFUSED.

› LONDON, January 29th. After full consideration by Mr. Lloyd. George, Signor Nitti and M. Millerand, the Government has refused Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, M. Rodan and Mr. Buxton passports to go to Russia as part of a delegation appointed by the Berne Inter- national Bocialist Congre

AMERICAN RIFLES TOR IRISH REBELS

Losbor, January 27th. The Daily News says 2,000, American" rifles were landed, a fortnight ago on the const of Clare and successfully distributed,

INDIA AND ENEMY ALIENS TO BE KEPT OUT FOR FIVE YEARS.

DELHI, January 27th.

enemy aliens wil'not be permitted to enter The Indian Government notifies that Indn until five years after the conclusion

of Fence.

LONDON, January 29th At a conference of the miners' delegates Mr. Smillie amplified the statement cabled last evening and declared that the miners' demand for cheaper coal was in the interests of the whole nation. He estimated the year's profit on coal after meeting all charges would be near £60,000,000, which sum should be used to reduce the cost of living for the whole community, not merely miners. "We have got to prove by our actions that we are unselfish Mr. Smillie said, and hinted that the miners

the latter the Bolshevista occupied

The judges decision shall be based upon effectiveness or upon damage accomplished and where effectiveness is equal then aggressiveness shall count,

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"A boxer" shall be considered when any part of his body other than his feet are on the floor or when banging be the judge of such a condition on the helpless on the ropes, but the referee shall ropes and the boxer shall not be con sidered down on the ropes refere so calls.

until the

rules is one that a boxer arising from the NEW RULE FOR TOULA. Among the fouls covered in the now

floor following a knockdown, is fouled if struck before he is in a defensive position. As a further protection the scorer of a knockdown must relire to the far corner

Elisavetgrad and are advancing down thei FAR EASTERN CABLE of the ring after such knockdown, and if

railway to Nikolaieft. They are only fifty miles from it.

on the Sal and the Don in the racs of The Don army is maintaining positions

vigorous attempts to force a passage. The Russian retreat continues to be very orderly. Red cavalry is gaining slowly spirit of Deaikin's men has revived.** At the cost of severe losses The fighting:

LITHUANIA AND POLAND, **UNDITION OF OPERATING

AGAINST BOLSHEVIKS,

HELSINGFORS, January 26th

NEWS.

(THEOCOE REUTER'S AGENCY.] BOLSHEVIKS REACH CHINESE" FRONTIER.

London, January 25th. A Bolshevist communiqué claims that

he does not, the count over his fallen opponent, shall cease until he take his proper position in such corner.

a long series of commendations suggested 10

the combined Co-operation

of the boxing organizations of the world is one

l at the winner of an

championship must defend his within one year after winning Aame, and every six months thereafter, forfeit all right to such cup and emblema against the best available opponent, or

A NEW AND POWERFUL" DESTROYER.

an advance by troops of the Feasantetic trophy... Corps reached the Chinese frontier în the vicinity of the Eobdo-Biyak road. Mean while the strength of the troops is un- known, but they are not at present re garded as an advance guard to the main Bolshevik army. Probably the forces are similar to the bands recently operating at

A message from Riga says the Lithuania Government has informed the Allies that would use their power to check

it is willing to profiteering and reduce the cost of living against the Bolsheviks, on condition that

cooperate with Poland Irkatak if the Government failed to do so.""We Poland recognises the independence of realise that merely an increase of wages Lithuanin and approves the frontier will not deal with the evil of the high agreemont.

£100,000 DIAMOND.

REPORTED DISCOVERY OF

FLAWLESS GEM.

H‹M.S, "WIVERN. Messrs. J. Samuel White & Co., Ltd. the well-known shipbuilders and engineers of East Cowes, Isle of Wight, completed and delivered their 120th steel war vessel and 72nd steel torpedo craft on December 23rd. This was E.M.S. Wivern, the most modern, most powerful and most up-tri- date type of destroyer in existence. O the improved class, aho was Iniki down on August 19th, 1918, and launched on April 16th, 1919, and is a yeasel in every way to H.M. Ships. ngton, Winchester, Winchelsea, Vortigern, Vectis, also built by the firm, and now

One of the signs, of the times is thatng in the Royal Navy. She is of

cost of living" They desired to ac THE FRENCH HIGH COMMAND.

was reduced 10s. it had been most

PARIS, January 25. tha Fremier (Transvaal) Diamond Min- A Havily meage states: seatco, domestically owing

ing Company has declared a final divi-1,150 tons displacement and 28,000 S.H.P. to it

The Journal Ufficiel publishes a decree dend of 600 per cent, making 850 per of the Isle of

Her full power trials off the south coast

Wight suddenly becoming industrial coal. The appointing General Buat, Chief of the cent for the year. The effect of the an- factory, when she attained an average

were entirely satis miners had proof even that large muni- General Staff at the War Ministry. The the roport that a huge diamond of the ivern's twin screws are driven by

noubordent was greatly accentuated, by speed of between 34 and 35 knots.› The cipalities and gas companies could not get supplies.

high command is completely reorganized. first order had been discovered. “

double set of Brown Curtis geared tur The superior council of war will consistant

This is stated to be a blue-white bril-bines made by Messrs White, and Mitabell ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE

of three marshals and ten generals under it is stated 1800 1300 carats, and as thrust blocks have been installed. Steam ERZBERGER.

that it is without a flaw, its is generated in three White-Forster, water the chairmanship of the Vice-President of ther this discovery accounts partly for shaft horsepower. These, together with value is put roughly at £100,000 Who tubo boilers, each developing over 9,000 BERLIN, January 16th. the War Ministry, who will be Marshal the increased dividend it is difficult to the oil fuel burning i Three shots were fired wounding Herr Petain:"

installations, all leaving the Criminal Court at the close GERMAN CHARGE D'AFFAIRES alisation of such a stone firm's engine works. The ship is capable

say at the moment, but in all probability auxiliary machinery, and the Erzberger, Minister of Finance, as he was

the Board would not anticipate the rement have also been constructed Granin

the of the day's hearing of the action against CASENGE Dr. Helfierich, who, inter alia, accused TAT PARIS.

It may be remembered that in 1905 the of carrying some. 400 tons of oil fuel. Callinan diamond was found on the same which will enable her to run about 1.000 Erzberger of making a fortune out of the

property. It weighed 3,032 carats, but destroyers of her class, the Winery's arma

miles at full speed Like the other owing to flaws had

be cut up into more than one brilliant, and the largest ment consists of super-imposed 4.7M guna of these is now included amongst the fore and aff, with fire control and director Crown jewels of the Empire. If the new gear two anti-aircraft high angle quick discovery is really without flaw it may firing guns on an elevated platform amid- constitute a larger brilliant than the ships, and two ects of triple torpedo tubes largest loft from the cutting of the mounted on revolving platforms. The Cullinan diamond, ra

Se farm have consistently made the living The other inciriant of special interest accommodation females and re is the announcement that the well-known special feature of their construction. farm of Barnato Brothers, of Austin Tho name, stern has hitherto been Friars, has been registered as a private borne by but one ship of the British Nav limited company with a nominal capital of 2,750 Cons, 1,000 Porse power and 4 gna Armoured turret const defence ship

a heretofore as life governing directors J. B. Joel will to head, in 1882-1903 for the Confederate of £6,000,000. Mr. S. B. Joel and She was built by Jim Laird at Pirkan Baenato Brothers were prominent in the

WIF

INFLUENZA IN AMERICA.

pape

UN PARIS, January 9th A Havas message states The newly-appointed German Charge New Yona, January 28th.d'Ampires, Herr Mayer, has arrived in There have been 2,855 new cases of in- fluenza bere in the past twenty-four höura,

THE EX KAISER.

to

GERMAN EVACUATION OF SLESVIG PARIS, January 28th.. The first meeting of the Council of Ambaseadors of Great Britain, Italy A Havas nesuge states:

PARIS, January 26th. Japan and the United States was held this morning, H. Millerand presiding. Slesvig yesterday. The French troops The last German oficials and troops loft

and decided that French legal experts racks, and head quarters of the inter- as is well-known, are the nephews of the gard to the extradition of the ex-Kaiser way stations, municipal buildings, har e boom, and the two Metera, Joel, They discussed the Dutch note with retake posscasión immediately of the rail- should examine all the aspects of the case national commission. and prepare a reply,

original Barnato Brothers

Hongkong, where she ended, her career, Navy in 1805, and eventually sent to States, but was purchased into the

few years ago.