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MOPLAHS RUN AMUCK. GRAVE NEWS FROM SOUTHERN
"INDIA.
Grave
LONDON, August 33th., дежу comes from Southern
'India, where a fanatical Mahommedan clan of the Moplabs is in open rebellion. The following is an official statement: A mob of 10,000 in Tirur captured the Bub-Magistrate, the police inspector and two soldiers. Their fate is unknown. An office was burned down. The District Magistrate has abandoned Tirurangadi. Thirty men of the Leinsters, with 20 men of the Special Police, are
bolding Melapura, and appealing for assistance, which so far is not forthcoming.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 1991.
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THE R38 DISASTER.
UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO
* RAISE WRECKAGE.
LONDON, August. 26th, An officixi statement says that the court' of enquiry to investigate the airship accident will meet at Howden on August Sith, upder the presidency of Air Vice Marshal Sir John Salmond, und, Include the United States' naval representative.
An unsuccessful effort was made nå low tide, last night, to shift the wreck nge and release the bodies which are most probably entombed beneath. A crane will be installed for this purpose. It is now believed that 31 persons were aboard, which gives the death-roll as 46,
PRIVATE ENQUIRY..
"
It is officially stated that the enquiry into the R38 disaster, to-morrow, will
Railways and telegraphs to the west of be 'private. Shoranur bave been damaged.
situation at Calicut is critical.
The
Women
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cand children have taken shelter in bar- | HEROISM OF WIRELESS OFFICER,
racks...
The warship Comux has been despatch. .ed to Calicut. The 2nd Dorsels are pro- cording to Podanur, and artillery" is "following
It is reported that looting and, execsars are occurring in Calicut. Europeans have gone to West Hill. It is estimated that the Moplab casualties number be-
tween five to seven hundred killed.
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The Hoplahs are turbulent tribesmen found in Southern India. Ethnologically they are an enigma.
At one timo efforts were made to divert their martial ardour into useful channels, and a Moplah regiment was established, but their distaste of discipline made the "experiment a failure, and the regiment was disbanded. "It may be mentioned that the Moplahs claim an Arab origin, and aro" fanatic Mohammedaus.}
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AMERICAN TREATY WITH GERMANY,
CONSISTING OF THREE ARTICLES.
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Loszos, August 25th) The list of saved from the R.38 is us followed:-
Commander Wann, injured; Leading Aircraftsman Davies, injured; Corporal Poter. uninjured: American Rigger Walker. nainjured; and Mr. Bateman, of the National Physical Laboratory?
[An earlier message stated that the sole American saved succumb to in- juries, reducing the number of the sur vivèrs to four. In the above list the only American is stated to be uninjured. Į
COMMANDER'S EXPLANATION. Commander Waon, who commanded the
R., is seriously burnt, but is progress- ing favourably,
Interviewed at the
AMERICAN OPINION.
Nuw York. August 9th. To approaching Atlantic flight of the HOS recently monopoliad public atten- tion, being the principal feature in ali the newspapers. The news of the disaster descended like a thunderbolt and left
are filled with descriptions of the people appalled. This morning's papers
disaster, and photographs and sketches of the ill-fated craft and the officers.
In the course of a deader, the World says that the theory of the dirigible re maina essentially sound and will not be abandoned, but the production of an in expensive non-inflammable gas must precede further rapid development.
Mr. Moffett. Chief of the Naval
Bureau of Aeronautics. is reported to have declared that the brave men will
Ch
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DAVIS CUP SHIMIDZU DEFEATS AUSTRALIAN.
·Newrozr (R.1.), August 25th, In the fast of the Davis Cup, Shimidzu
6-4, 7-5,- and 6-4.' (Japan) defeated Anderson (Australasin)
On
HOW SHIMIDZU BEAT ANDERSON.
NEWPORT, August 25th. There were several hundreds of specta- tors and it was perfect weather. the fast court, the diminutive Japanese profited" in the first set from the crrors steadied in the second set, making por of his eft, Australian opponent, who
fest side-line drives and killing teases
"We at the not.
many
not have lost their lives in vain. hall Carry
building as dirigibles as Congress authorises"
The Navy Department has suffered a severe blow, since the disaster means greater handicaps than ever in obtain ing Congressional authorisation for fur- ther developments.
Flying officers of the
that the disas arr
opinion ter W25 accentuated by the inflam mable hydrogen with which the air. ship, was filled. It is noteworthy that the Navy intended to use 'non-infan- mable helium gas when the vessel reached the United States.
NEW ZEALAND PREMIER'S
A REMARK.
LONDON, August 25th.
Later, Shimidzu ngain forced the pace and kept up a continuous bombardment.
Anderson's back-hood pressurs |
steadied him, and latterly he double.... faulted several times.
an-
Shimizu owed his victory to speedy foot-work and extraordinary steadiness.
SUMAGAE DEFEATS HAWKES.
NEWPORT, August 6th.
In the Davis Cup tournament Kumagne, the Japanese, beat Hawkes, the Austra liun, by 36, 2-6, 8-6, 6-2, 6-3.
JJ
The Right Hon. W. F. Massey (Pre-THE HUMAGAE-HAWKES CONTEST. mier of New Zealand), who was leaving Euston for New Zealand, said that the R.38 disaster would throw the develop inent of commercial airships back many
pars. We wanted
to prove by the trans-Atlantic flight of the B.33 that the idea was practicable," he said.
"ኑ
[Flight-Lieut. Wann, R.A.F. had had command of the airship since her first flight in June.
Commander H. Maxwell, U.S.N.. was to become the American captain of the ship when she was taken over Licut.- Commander Beig, U.S.N., who was to be those on board.
Flight-Lieut. J. H. M. Pritchard, O.B.E.. who represented the Air Minis try, belonged to the A.F.0.
An outstanding feature was Kumagao's steadiness once he got into the stride.
Hawkes, at the beginning, showed re- markable control, whipped the ball to all parts of the court at an irresistible pace and took the first and second sets convincingly
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FRENCH LINER NOT LOST.
RIGHTS RELAÈLF, AND MAY GET OFF.
[BY COURTESY OF THE " URINA MAIL.”]
THE TYPHOON WHICH
MISSED SHANGHAL.
After having for four days followed course bearing almost directly on th port, the typhoon obligingly veer alightly to the south, passing inlam about miilway between Gutzlaff an Ningpo, and so at the last moment alme missing Shanghai says the 3.C. Dail SHANGHAI, Augus; Seth. The French liner Cordillere marvel the typhoon as being in the region o
News lously righted barself late on Wednesday Guam on the morning of the 10th instant of the 22nd inst, Siegawai record
night and the captain, officers, and crew and from this point its course appear were enabled to go aboard. The rudder to have been roughly north-westerly. to was broken by the bumping she got Hor wards the Bonin Islands, which were previous list was to starboard.
Early touched on the 13th. It then inclined resterday morning the list was ten west-north-west, and on the 17th verod ous position, as are also the Glaucus and practically a direct course for the month degrees to part. She is still in a danger
sharply westwards and maintained Hendrik. The Glaucus is on her maiden
OF tite Yangtze It passed south of trip from Liverpool.
anghai between 8 and 9 o'clock on night. Yesterday, it appeared to have recurved slightly to the northe and continuing this course should crom the Yangtze near Chinking or Nanking The fact of its clearing Shanghai was demonstrated by rapid rise in the glass yesterday.
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THE ANTI-WASTE BY- ELECTION.
INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVE
RETURNED.
LONDON, August 28th.
The by-election in the Abbey division of Westminster resulted as follows:-
Brigadier-General J. S. Nichej soa (Independent Conserva tive, Anti-Waste") Colonel R. V. K. Applin ("Anti
Waste")....
6,204
4,970
Mr. Arnold Lupton (Indepen-
dent Liberal. Anti-Waste"). 3,78
FOREIGNER'S TRAGIC DEATH FALL FROM HOTEL'S TOP FLOOR
Shanghai was fortunate in escaping the full force of the typhoon, which had every indication of being a particularly severe one. As it is, very little damage has been done apart from loods in the central and Hongkew districts, caused by the exceptionally high tides. One only in the Settlement is reporte casualty ed, an unfortunate office coole working on a verandah in Stechuan Road being electrocuted through a broken electric wire coming in contact with
bucket which he was handling..
罪
rastai.
Telephone communication with Woo- sang was dislocated.
It appears that considerable "damage has been done to native boats at Woung and A number of lives lost. Tides were exceptionally high, and on Saturday the water over the banding and at the doors of the Belle Vue Hotel.
Was
The voyage of the Empress of Russia, which arrived at Woosung from Hong kong twelve hours late, is described as ing account of the tragic occurrence at has made in recent years.
The N.-C. Daily News gives the follow-one of the most uncomfortable the abip Incoming Shanghai briefly reported by cable:- ». passengers told many tales of hardship Kalee Hotel, died in tragic circumstances cularly bad and the ship turned south Mr. Alexander Lang, a guest at the during the three days trip from Hong- The third day out was parti kong in the early hours yesterday (August to escape a force gale, which, however, 19th).
The deceased, who was 38 years was not the typhoon, which had been bridge, Glasgow, and recently came to numerous family, was a native of Coat- of age. married, and the father of
expected."
China to act as the
Shanghai and New York. Blue Funnel str. Asconi, and was very "THE GOSPEL OF SANITY?”
He travelled on, the popular amongst the passengers, acting as sports secratary and genuenities of the ing himself in the social voyage.
GENERAL SMUTS AND AMERICA, Arriving at Shanghai on the 11th instant, ho
General Smuts and the other South
representa
Glaucus had not happened when the The mishaps to the Confiliere and the
the engineer officer, was probably among factor in the third set. Kumagne show tive of the Robert Grant Co., of Glas above was written.
Mr. C. T. R. Campell, R.C.N.C., who is missing was Superintendent of the Royal Airship Works.]
along into what became an endurance Kumaga, like Shimidzu, kept plugging contest. Steadiness was the winning el renewed vigour in the fourth set, and won four straight games with the loss of only five, points before Hawkes could check bim.
The Australian, however, was unable to control the ball, and Kumagas won by 29 to 18 points.
interest-
WASHINGTON CONFERENCE. with Mr. Clack,
Kumagas developed wrist cramp at the the Kalee went into residence African Ministers at present in England.
games successively: Then, he ran out in five straight games of which only one ran to deuse.
infirmary he said :---
"The whole thing happened in five seconds. Nothing happened till we were "leaving. Hull for the sea en route for Pulham; then there was suddenly a violent crack. I felt the 'foremost car, from which I was controlling the ship, fall and rise again at a bigh angle. I BERLIN, August 5th..pulled over all the water ballast pos A peace treaty between the United sible to right it; then came a big explo
sion, which probably killed many of the States and Germany has been signed.
crew, I jumped out of the car as it The renty consists of three articles wreckage for fifteen minutes. I do not State Department Japan's hearty and DAIL EIREANN REJECTS BRITISH
entered the water, and was under the and reproduces the United States' Con- know how I was rescued as I was up appreciative acceptance of the invitation gressional resolution of July 2nd, 1991.
conscious when picked up. The ship to the disarmament conference, hoped did a full-power trial all right, and Germany undertakes to grant all rights when returning we reduced speed from ference would be arranged prior to the that the agenda of the Far Eastern.com and reparations indicated in the resolu
sixty to Knots near Hall. Possibly meeting in accordance with Japan's sug several girders broke owing to some struc-gestion that matters concerning only a tion and the Treaty of Versailles, while tural weakness, but it was impossible few nations or which were accomplished
any fire before the explosion."
BARON SHIDEHARA'S OBSERVA- 'TIONS. WASHINGTON, August 25th "Baron Shidehara, conveying to the
IRISH CRISIS.
OFFER.
and proceeded with busi had come specially from New York, to meet him and hand over charge of the Shanghai business of the firm. The matter was to have been completed yesterday, all details having been settled on the previous day.
to
South African community in London on Hendrik Mentz-were the guests of the July 8th, at the King Edward VIL Rooms, Hotel Victoria.
America is not bound by Part, I. of the to tell. I am not aware that there was facts should not be brought into the disordinate independence to a powerful brought Chief Inspector Burnside and end of South Africa." (Cheers.) That
Versailles Treaty nor its references to the League of Nations.
The other "patients at the infirmary are too ill to speak. A body, believed to be that of the American Commander Max- field, was picked up in the Humber to- day.
PEACE IN TEN MINUTES,
LONDON, August 20th.
CONJECTURE AS TO CAUSE. The proceedings at the signature of the German-American peace agreement, the dark to-day as regards the cause of Air Ministry officials are still quite in at Berlin, scarcely lasted ten minutes.
Mr. Dresel, the American Charge sibly led to the weakening of a girder, opinion that the high-speed trials pos- d'Affaires, and Baron Rosen, the German putting a greater etrain upon the other. Foreign Minister, were the signatories.
girders, and thus causing the collapse of the envelope; or the breaking of the "AUSTRALIANS, F. SOMERSET.have caused a spark which ignited the metal in any part, not itself fatal, might
LOWRY'S GOOD INNINGS.
LONDON, August 25th.
At Taunton, in, Sne weather and before 4,000 spectator, Somerset compiled 123 on a good wicket.
Considine contributed 47, unfinished, McDonald took 7 wickets for 31 runs. Somerset followed on and made 150,
Lowry contributing 50 (including 2 mixers and 7 fours) by splendid hitting
Armstrong took 7 wickets for 55, runs The "Australians won the match by an innings and 58 runs. BRITISH COAL FOR RUSSIA.
HERR "STINNES CONTRACT.
PARIS, August 26th." A message from Riga states that Herr Hugo Stinnes has concluded an agree ment with the Soviet to furnish and transport 40,000 tons of British coal for
Metrograd.
THE RUSSIAN FAMINE. OFFICIAL CHOLERA STATISTICS. HELSINGFORS, August 26th.. Russian official statistics show that 08,011 cases of cholera have been registered in Busia since January 1991.
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MEETING OF RELIEF COMMISSION.
LONDON, August 25th. Beuter learns that a meeting of the Ramian Relief Commission takes place at Paris of the 29th instant, notwithstand- ing the fact that the United States and Japan have not yet nominated representa Lives
cuss ons.
THE U.S. DYE EMBARGO. CONGRESS PASSES CONTINUING BILL
September 21st.
WASHINGTON, August 25th. Congress has gone into recess until The House of Rupre
the disaster to the R.38. One is of the sentatives has passed a Bill continuing but if war is made upon us, wo must, and inquest was opened at the public she was appalled. She drew back almost ";
gases. The R.38 carried parachutes for
Senate haa adopted the Agricultural the dye embargo for three months. The Credits Bill, both of which have been sent to the President TREATY WITH AFGHANISTAN BRITISH MISSION STILL AT KABUL each member of the crew and the officials. The American Naval Attache's office make a statement on the disaster, as the sion at Kanu! is occasioning conficting said that they were not in a position to
"SIMLA, August 25th. The continued stay of the British mis airship had not been handed over to reports. The opinion is commonly ex then. They were simply concerned with pressed in India that hopes of the con the disposal of the bodies of the Ameclusion of a treaty are now of the rican victims.
slenderest, but tribesmen on both sides
A telegram from Hull states that of the frontier confidently anticipate an large quantities of wreckage have been early agreement. carried up the Humber by the tide, and it is expected that most of the bodies will be recovered in the upper reaches.
The Earl of Selborne, one-time. Gover nor of the Transvaal and High Commis- It appears that Mr. Lang left the hotel Toasting the guests of the evening. he sioner for South Africa, presided. after dinner on Thursday, returning said the mantle of Bothe had fallen on about midaight to his room, a room LONDON, August 26th. facing Kiukiang Road to which he had Saute-and it fitted. (Cheers.) He saw, Eircana's reply unanimously rejects the on the same floor. It was from the win- quite clearly across the horizen, that It is officially stated that "Dail that day transferred from an inner room what everybody did not see, the writing land,, and says that it refuses sub- he fell shortly after 1 á.m. British offer of Dominion status for Ire dow of this room, on the top door, that another world war means red ruin; the A telephone triumph of anarchy, the destruction of migo neighbour coveting territory for military P.S. Balchin on the scene, and their was why General Smuts had thrown.the. Station civiheed man, of the British Empire, Central Police advantages.
The reply, also, declares that peace is
first act was to have Mr. Lang removed whole of his strength into the gospel of attainable on the basis of the principle beyond aid and died before, being soen
to the General Hospital, but he was then sanity. of government by the consent of the by Dr. Fearn. We understand there was governed, and Dail Eireann is ready to
General Smuts, in his response, said: I desire to see the United States of no communication of any kind from the America pulling with us (cheers)-this appoint representatives to negotiate such deceased. Up to the time of his leaving heavy load, this great burden of world & peace.
In its reply, Dail Eirenan says: Wehaviour had been perfectly normal, and British Empire almost alone. (Cherrs,) the hotel on Thursday evening, his be servit which to-day is rendered by the did not seek war and we do not soek war.
the conflict between Britain and Ireland. mortuary yesterday by Mr. G. W. King in horror at what she saw in the old world. shall, defend ourselves. We long to end
po axplanation of the tragic affair is at America almost took fright after the war. If your Government is determined to formal evidence of identification only I do not blame her. She had lived her
'forthcoming.
She looked into the abyss of Europe and
impose its will on tions involving the surrender of our Inspector Burnside.
us by force, and, being given and the inquiry adjourned. before degotiation, to insist on condi- for a week, on the application of Chief life in her own continent, self-con- negotiation a mockery, the responsibility eger of the firm of Messrs. Robert Grant, cauldron of European passions she drew whole national position and
tained, largely isolated, and for a mo to make Mr. C. T. Clack, the New York man- ment when she looked into this. boiling for the continuance of the conflict resta in giving evidence of identification, said back in dismay. She cannot draw back. on you."
deceased had just come to Shanghai to We will not allow. her to draw back. represent that firm. Witnesa dined with Her own high sense of duty and of him at the Kalee Hotel on Thursday destiny will not allow her to draw back.. evening, and last saw him about 9 o'clock The day is coming when America will. in the lobby of the hotel, when he seem realise her duty to the world just as she ed in ordinary health and spirits and not realised, her duty in 1917. She will come. at all depressed.
bear the burden which is too heavy and in once more. She will once more help to intolerable for us; for the British Em pire. I am sure that the connecting link in this great chain is Canada. Meighen occupies the strategic, the key position: His dominion is the centre of this system, and I hope the day is com ing when Canada, through her great in fluence on her neighbouring State," will be able to bring home to America the obligation that rests on her, and that' America will come in with the rest of us. (Cheers.) to pull her weight in the world. mere size of the Empire did not appeal Continuing, General Smuts said the illustration. In the article wo published was the soul of the people, that was great. attention yesterday, has already received to him; that did not really matter. It it was pointed out that in view of such Greatness is moral and spiritual," he foreign protection being given to Chinese added. I wish it may be given to the marches, on both the banks of the river ing the real ownership, and a case of this does not become that it will not have Sakaria and through the great salt de has now occurred.
the flag, know-tual and moral force in the world. If it sorts, we came in contact with the main atributary of the Bakars."
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LONDON, August 25th. Mr. de Valera's reply was delivered to Downing Street at 1 o'clock this after-
FIRE AT HOBOKEN PIERS. 400.
SOLDIERS REMAINS HASTILY REMOVED.
The jury's verdict was that death was due to misadventure.
GREEK KING'S CONDITION. DOCTORS HURRY TO THE FRONT.
Eskiskehr to attend King Constantine, who is suffering from gastric trouble.d
ATHENS," August 25th. Two doctors have been dispatched to
FRENCH FLAG IGNORED ON UPPER YANGTZE. STEAMER SHUHUN" COM
• MANDEERED. The M.-C. Daily News of the 20th inst. The danger resulting from the use of
HIS MAJESTY'S CONDOLENCE Air Ministry, that he is grieved and The King has sont a message to the shocked at the terrible disaster, result-
HOBOEK, August 25th. ing in the loss of so many valuable, lives, but the damage was slight, as the stores A fire destroyed two Army store piers, American and British, and deeply sym-had been previously removed. The liner pathises with the rolatives.
FLYING OFFICER'S HEROISM.
Leviathan was scorched, five hundred. American soldiers from Yesterday, the King had vomiting foreign flags on steamers trading along
The bodies of The Burvivor Mr. Bateman, a ripte sentative
attacks, a fit of the National Physical removed, while the liner was towed to story of the accident, dwelt on the heroian Laboratory, in the course, of a thrilling mid-steam undamaged.*
of Flying Officer Wicks, in charge of INTERNATIONAL COURT OF sending messages until burned to death. the wireless, who remained at his post
JUSTICE.
FURTHER ADHERENTS.
GENEVA, August 25th. Siam and Uruguay have ratified the
Another of the missing is Mr. Camp- bell. Superintendent of the Royal Air- ship Worka, who was to have accom- panied the airship 'to the United States, He was chief designer and superinten Protocol of the International Court, at "drat, of construction of the t and Justice.
wra recognised as the foremost airship designer in the United Kingdom..
Among the missing is Major Pritchard who represented the Air Ministry aboard the R.38.
SYMPATHY OF THE U.S. NAVY,
The United States Navy has sent a message to the Aic Ministry of the deepest sympathy, and hoping that the early reports as regards the loss of life will prove to be exaggerated:
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The Air Ministry has replied grate- ploring the sacrifice of so many gallant fully acknowledging the message and de- Americans.
The Air Ministry is opening a search, ing enquiry immediately, possibly begin ning investigations to-day,
**MAURETANIA” TO BURN
OIL.
LONDON, August 26th. dock on the Tyne for the purpose of being The Mauretania is shortly going into converted into an oil-burner.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS. THE FRENCH DELEGATES.
PARIS, August 3rd (delayed.) M. Bourgeois, Viviani, and M. meeting of the League of Nations at Hanotans are to represent Frands at the Geneva on September 5th.-Haves.
twenty minutes,
GREEKS IN CONTACT WITH TURKS,
SHARNA, August 20th.
A Greek military communiqué states owned craft the
Mr.
that, on August 23rd, after long might decide to HR of the rogion British Empire to become a great spiri«.
Nows has been received in
chemy force south of the river Cheouksou, that the steamer Shuhun, DUSTified itself and will not be worth
PANAMA-COSTA RICA
DISPUTE.
having. It might be the destiny of the but flying the French flag, has been com kind in all the great ideals of govern- British Empire to be an example to man mandeered by the military for use sa a trooper.
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No farther details are availment which alone can make it worth able, but the news is significant enough living in. That is the tank and it is a
itsel
grent task that is set us." (Cheers.). A memage of August 25th has been oudari de Lagree was not upon her Speculation is now rife in Shanghai as to whether the French gunboat received by the Consul for Panama, in Panama stating that "the Panama Gov. she was wrecked. The fact that she has Parliament giving the annual cost of How the money goes in the navy may Hongkong, from the Foreign Office of way to take action in the matter when be judged from a
return presented to ernment, os principle, was prepared been wrocked leaves the bante under the shipe. A battle-whip costs £445,010 por reaist by armed force the occupation of French flag without the protection of any annum, of which £140,000 goes in full- the region of Cote by Costa Rica, but, French gunboat, and a question that is pay, wages and allowances, and £52,360 in view of a notification issued by the being naked is whether the men-of-war of as non-effective liability. United States Government that it will other nationalities can assist them. It used as flagship, costs £817,410
The Hood, not permit Panams to employ, force, is understood that a number of such bonts annum; a light cruiser £170,600; ay" Panson was compelled to abandon the attempted to secure British registration class thd 254,645 and an clas To-morrow the U.. wambip Pennsyl is suggested, is that British gunboata can put down for repairs, etc. Fuel is the idoa
but failed, and the logical course.now, it submarine £23,245, of which £19,000 is sible object of protecting the forces of political import such as a commandeer vossola, being £10,000 a month for the sana is due to arrive with the osten- not reader them assistance in matters of second biggest item in the above-water occupation of Costa Rica in Coto
ing by the military
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