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CABLES.

LATEST CARLES

(THROUGH ALUTRE'S AGENOT. I ARRESTS IN MADRID. THE POLICE SEEKING FORMER GOVERNOR OF BARCELONA.

LONDON, November 13th. The Spanish Embassy in London, in a statemcat, admits receipt of a telegram e Spanish Government, affirming trou that certain sengrals and officers of the Spanish Army Reserve, who already had incurred disciplinary pernities and whose prestige in the army was of the smallest, endeavoured unsuccessfully to provoke a vising of the troops. The latter, however, deminced the conspiracy to the authori

nies

CONSPIRATORS FALL OUT.

'THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

» SUBMARINE DISASTER.

HRITISH DIVER DISAPPEARS.

AT EXERCISE,

LONDON, November 19th The Admiralty unmounts that the sub- marine M-1, during exercises this morning, was seen to dive when 13 miles south of Start Point and has not been seen since. Every effort is being made to locate her and to establish communics. tion.

The missing marine is a

Portsmouth

LATEST CABLES. [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE

THE LIRA RALLIES.

New Yoak, November 13th..

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SAFEGUARDS AGAINST AIR

PERILS. ›

PUBLIC WELL PROTECTED.

[DY HARRY HARDEN. ].

It is now evident, from letters on receives, that people all over the country

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH,

CHARMS AND SPELLS. ON DOING WHAT YOU'RE TOLD.

SURVIVALS IN INDIA FROM [BY STACY ACHONIRR.),

ANCIENT TIMES. There is a phrase often repeated in

India is pre-eminently the land of apella the advertising spaces of the daily

All the moat savage and and charms. As a result at the Italian debtreas familiar to us all. It runs: settlement, the lira rallied sharply this Eat more bananas I think it must post benighted races of the world could morning mounting ten points to 1.06 have occurred to most af ns at times a hardly hope to host the number and

wonder whether this peremptory in-variety of spells, chains and incantations are beginning to dread the coming of junction does actually induence people to that inflict themselves on India. Many that agrial age foreshadowed by popular eat more bananas. It stands to reason of these, no doubt, are survivals from very club-Aying in England.

Such folk, some of then landowners, that hard-headed business men would ancient and uncivilised times, taken over not spend good money repeating it un-

and assimilated' by more vivilised con- some of them farmers, and many of them is indes it did have the desired effect.

Apart from human sacrifices and the that is now implied by aerial progress, querors who might have known better those who are out of sympathy with all tion which appear sporadically even to which earth-folk will have their lives darker practices, of aboriginal supersti imagine that a phase is imminent in this day, there are wise, men, and wise made miserable by nit hogs,"

cents.

NO LOANS TO BRAZIL. ·

WASHINGTON, November 13th.

Mr. Hoover has issued a statement that vessel. Her normal complement is sixty. loans to Brazil, to support the coffee price and experience teaches us that repeti She carries a big gun and belongs to a valorisation, have been refused by Newtion is an enormousy powerful fore. class placed be reserve since August.York bankers at the instance of the It is no good saying to me once (in 1924. known as submarine monitors. Net administration.

a submarine, the being a success as "M-1" was a tender to H.M.S. Dolphin the submarine headquarters at Ports

FARLIER CABLES,

ITALIAN DEBT TO U.S..

print), Eat more banguns: I should simply think, How silly:" But it every time 1 pick up a newspaper I am Leajained to cut more of this yellow fruit

mouth. She left on Monday with other FUNDING ARRANGEMENT IS NOW (of which am not particularly fond),

submarines and the minesweeper Ros for Gibraltar, and it is presumed that in view of rough weather she put in at Western ports where she carried out exer- eises, in which she foundered,

PARIS, November 1stb.. The Madrid Correspoulent of Le Journal states that two generals, four colonels, fe majors and several sub alteros and fourteen non-commissioned

HEAVY LOSS' FEARED. others were arrested and imprisoned as

It is believed that sixty lives have been a result of a plot against the Directory.

M-:disaster. A feet of The conspirators aimiod at the proclama- tion of a Regalies. The plot was disraine-sweepers is seeking to locate the covered, owing to a violent dispute among submarine, but, without success. Salvage the goaspiraus,

vessels are being held in readiness at BARLIER CABLES.

Plymouth, but hitherto have not been requisitioned. SEARCH FOR EX-GOVERNOR. *

Psariaxax. November 19th.

A message from Barcelona says the Aisbandment of two important Cataloni un' associations has a ordered. The police are seeking the former Governor

Barcelous, Senor Portels, who is a prominent freemason. General Lopez chon arrested in Madrid, is a free

MILSON

TWO GENERALS DETAINED.

PARIS. November 12th. The newspapers have a niessage, from Hendage to say that Generals Moreno and Peralta are among those detrained in Madrid.

RUSSIAN TRADE,' ONLY NORMAL CONDITIONS ARE ASKED FOR..

lost in the

·LATER.

A list issued by the Admiralty shows that there were es aboard the "W" of whom lour are omcers,

Start Point is on the coast of Devon. eight miles south of Dartmouth, and famous for its light-house.]

A FRUTTLESS SEARCHL

LATER

非

Vessels from Portland, including the anti-submarine flotilla, mine-sweepers and

REACHED.

WASHINGTON, November 19th. An agreement has been reached for the funding of the Italian debt to America.

It is, understood that the Italian com

missioners have agreed to the payment of five millions annually for the first five years, the amount inerensing yearly, there after. Count Volpi, on behalf of the Italians, expressed their gratitude for the liberal terms, and declared the coness sions exceeded any forecast.

TERMS OF SETTLEMENT. Under the terms of the settlement, Italy is granted, sixty-two years in which to During the first five repay the delt.

years no interest will be paid, whilst the rate for the next ten years will be one, eighth of one per cent., thereafter grade atly increasing to one..per cent, where it will remain between 1950 and 1880. The rate for the last sever. years will be two The settlement means that for, a otilla of -called P boats, equip- per cent.

instruments, the original debt of 1,648 million dollars. ried with hydroplane and

fruitless day-long America will receive a total of have been engaged in a search for the M-1" They were recalled million.

A New York message says the settle under orders to s evening, but are

ment removes the ban on loans to Italy. proceed to sea at any moment.

The M- ̈ is believed to be lying in Bankers except to arrange a loan of from Italian Government and that at least fifty Some 230 feet of water, which rendersity to a bundred million dollars for the

resene by divers impossible.

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million dollara in industrial bond issues will follow shortly.

and if people I west keep on Whispering in my ear, Eat more bananas!" and reverend grey-haired grutlemen take mo of one side and say, "What you want to do, my boy, is to eat more bananas,” I know that in the fullness of time should develop an inclination to devour bananas for breakfast, lunch, sex, ar dinner.

THE WEAK MAJORITY. There are, 1 know. certain strong- minded people who would stand out against this injunction. The mere tact ot being told to eat bananas would drive them to an orgy of pickled wal But they are in a minority; with

outs.

are

"Eat at the

women, witch doctors and doctoresses who flourish in the land and grow fat my the substance of the ignorant, anrs the

There are what one may Englishman, call wholesale charms, spread throughout! India, and acknowledged in cities, bam-

lets, buts and palaces as possessing sovereign power in regard to the wors they are used to avert, and the good they

are believed to bring.

Then there are

powerful spells of great servire in a cer tain district or province, which are of no There are incanta use anywhere else. tions of fame confued to certain town,

This feeling is perfectly natural. But, writing from an intimate knowledge of ring from its infancy, one can assure

such troubled people that their fears are anfounded

"

One fact needs grasping it once.

mente immediately, there is no question Though we shall see interesting develop- at all of the air suddenly becoming black with small, recklessly driven planes. or of such draft alighting pell-mell here, there, and everywhere, and causing universal damage and annoy-

ance.

What we are actually to see

is

shrines, and villages, and there are secret i gradual, controlled increase in flying. charms jealously guarded by certain tribe Our Brst air-clubs will be followed, of and families.

the majority of us the inclination is as to do is we are told, from what ais

course. by others, and one after another In the the order comes. Lèver source

to

men will bús, and fly, their own little same way we are advised

All these charus and spells and the power to use them are, of course, confined light-planes. But the air-spaces are so mustard and get strung tube habit!" etc.

Among Eastern and other peoples the religious devotee is instructed not merely to the class, profession or faculty of vast compared with the restrictions of to repeat a prayer once, but so many wizards. No one would dream of using earthly highways-that is will be years times. This is quit sound. By this

a charm without first getting the preseriphelere farth-dwellers, looking upward, A busy traffic a duly qualifed practitioner. notice anything like means the ragrant sinner learns to acquire godliness in the same way that tien from the Fagau from Putney tends to acquire

ELIMINATING ACCIDENTS. advertised custard. It reminds one of and deservedly celebrated, for the Hima-

In preparation for such days every strength from the excitation 10 Himalayan wizards are very well known through the skies. the old lady who said:" "1 must try lavas form a stronghold of animise, and

taken, Ding All the advertis

potent relies of devil worship abide these.

step is already being So-and-So's soup. ments speak so well of it."

This very powerful instinct arises In the bazaars of Simla, Darjeeling and presumably from the fact that when Dehra Dun may be found, by those who cinily, to safeguard not only thom we are children we are taught to do what ye

told, unquestioningly.seek them, witchdoctors of the unadulter who fly but those also who remain on ated brand. They furnish love philtres the ground. No plane can be flown And this instruction carries with it a

for love-alck maids and swains the com- across country yatii experts have pro- strange sense of comfort. We are born amidst incomprehensible surroundings.

ed pateat by an incantation." and eaten dy such a machine until he has beepy We have no judgment as to what is right monest of which is a red powder, render-nounced it air-worthy, and so man can what is evil. what will do us harm and with certain foods. In obstinate cases a certified, medically; as fit to do so and

But at that age and what is wrong, what is goed and what will benefit us.

white powder, strengthened by double until he has shown he is proficient in we find ourselves surrounded by maternal

mancuring and landing. No man may and paternal experts in these matters. spells, is exhibited with the happiest re It sometimes occurs to us to challagets certainly to the wizard. The witch-By "ever any populous district unless he MADE NAVAL HISTORY.

a sense of per these teachings out

doctor bas also charms and spells for all is at a height permitting him, should Launched in 19, the M-1" origin

versity and experiment, but never to

the diseases under the sun and can even his motor stop, to glide out and alight "his" for account of her

challenge the actual justice of them.

But, alas: there comes an oblique in provide the elixir of youth--an expensive intended for the 12-inch gut).

stant when we no longer do what we are and nauseous draught. There is much

There is another fundamental point told, for there is no one there to tell us quackery in their methods, but they are routes and made protection of trade

We and ourselves suddeuly naval history, but she was withheld from

are no acquiring through accumulated "The right to kill has been pro- faced with the problem of forming a simple herbal remedies which, added to Apart from the growing skill airmen judgment, or making a quick decision- simple faith, sometimes work wonders. warservice in order to prevent the Ger- mans learning an important secret. By minently drawn attention to in the trial alone. It is a solitary, and at first, and they have a Chinese system of pay-

ment by results which might well experience, the seroplane italf is be the irony of fate, the inishap occurred of a Dr. Blazer, who is charged with terrifying experience, and one which wa into the world alone. We go out alone, few hours before the men were returning murdering his invalid daughter. Dr. all instinctively try to avoid. We come imitated by other members of the medical coming more reliable and controllable. to share: from the mancuvres, which were Blazer claimed justification, since his and every big moment which affects our fraternity. Lucknow, for some reason Eugice-failure while in flight, one that has to be faced alone. And because. intsrupted by the recent beary weather daughter was an imbecile and entirely character and pur destiny is a moment best known to itself, is a great centre for such a bugbear, is now extremely rans

in all the big things we remain children sooth-sayers, quack doctors and wizards, and every day becomes rærer.

It is certain that serial touring, a and were due to terminate last night.

dependent on his personal care. ageing and enfeebled, and dreaded leavto the very end, we are always clamour The school at such medicine men, it is ing to be told what we should do. There said, were fostered by the old Kings of ECHO OF MR. "A" CASE.

life of the people. This may explain the haphazard descente Schemes are ing her protected. The jury dis- are odd lary corners of our minds, darked, and have now become part of the it develops, can-be conducted without CAPTAIN ARTHUR SENTENCED

agreed and were discharged. The law passions and desires that cannot be ex backwardness and poverty of the United plained, deep-rooted prejudices and dis-

try with aerial landing-grounds and re- originality of the land. BY FRENCH COURT.

yers on both sides expressed satisfaction affections. And in the problems they Provinces, but it adds to the Oriental ready in band which will dot the comm at the inconclusive resalt, and the present we are still eager to snuggle beneath the protection of the expert in

fuelling stations, and it will be at such

on cross-country flights. Public Prosecutor added that he is unthase matters. And so we go to the It is a charm of long standing. A shred prescribed spots that winged cars will

priest, the lawyer, the philosopher, and from a sick man's rainient takes away the light while the doctor and we say: "Tell me what disease, provided the right sort of witch-

doctor has seen to it, and been rightly re- And in the rare case of an involuntary is right. And I'll do what I'm told."

And he comes with the force of a compensed. Rags tied near certain aplauding a pilot should be able to bring thousand repetitions, and he says: "Do proved shrines and tomba, accompanied this or do that," and we comply unby zeemly offerings and due incantationa questionably.

Loxbox, November 19th. M. Frankin, the Soviet Assistant Commissary for Foreign Trade, who has been visiting Berlin, Paris and London,ally the is now on his way to MoOW,

Interviewed by Reuter he said that Russian trade delegations will shortly visit the various countries with a view to placing orders" for machinery," in- eluding fifteen millions sterlings worth io” Britain: "Be added We only want

Formal conditious

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FINANCES IN FRANCE.

PAISLEYE NOW MODIFIES

HIS PROPOSALS.

PARIS, November 19th. Responding to Socialist pressure, M. Painlevé has modified his financial pro- posals, including compulsory conversion of bonds maturing in December, requiring mpanies to band over a promissory note equal to altcen per cent of their net assets as a guarantee for future taxation. M. Painlevé has agreed to limit inflation by increasing the note issue by car and Sa half milliard franes, instead of two and

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THE RIGHT TO KILL.

CHARGED WITH DR. BLAZER

MURDER IN U.S.A. LITTLTON, COL., November 12th.

PARIS. November 12th. Captain Arthur, Maharajah Sir Hari Singh's former aide-de-camp, who has heeu imprisoned since the notorious likely to reopen the action. Robinson case (in which Sir Hari Singh was referred to as Mr."A"), has been sentenced by the correctional court to thirteen months' imprisonment and a five hundred francs fine, on a charge of re- ceiving funds through...!

misdemeanour... Captain Arthur has already served cleven months in solitary confinement,

He was

TRAIN DISASTER IN U.S. MANY CASUALTIES DURING

what to do.

THE HERD INSTINCT.

A common charm one often sees is a bit

of rag or clothing fluttering from a tree

and prayers act like a charm for those who desire & quiverful of children. And lastly in the dark paths of vengeance,

on some open space beyond.

light-plane down into any ordinary field without causing damage or annoy ance. But if, by some abnormal cir

COLLISION IN FOC. TRENTON, N.J., November 19th. Many persons were killed and injured

in damage, then compensation will have. During the warmonies, and set against their houses in the be was put into the 1.Es (the right proper way. Again charmed jewellery, to be paid, and air-owners themselve and is thus entitled to a remission of a when the Plainsboro train from Peng engineering works. ing the Finance Bil: are decidedly rosier quarter of his sentence. He will probably nsylvania crashed into the rear of the thing did get done sometimes). I met though expensive, is very efficacious A

released immediately.

a half as originally contemplated.

The prospects of the Government carry-

HONOUR FOR AIRMAN. MAJOR DI PINEDO GRANTED

FREEDOM OF ROME

as a result of the modified proposals, though the more extreme Socialists are still dissatisfied, preferring certain amend- ments submitted by M. Loucheur late this evening, which M. Painlevé is expected

ROME, November 12th to reject. The Government's new pro-

Signor Mussolini and other notables posals have won over the support of the majority of the Chamber Finance Com-were present at a brilliant reception in the Capitol when the freedom of the city mittée and the moderate Leftists.

was conferred on Major Di Pinedo in recognition of his magnificent flight.

NEAR EAST SITUATION.

M. DE JOUVENEL INVITED TO LONDON.

PARIS, November 19th.. The British Government has fuvited. M. De Jouvenel, the new High Commis sioner of Syria, to London to discuss with Mr. Austen Chamberlain and Mr. Amery Le situation in the Near East, as it affects the British and Trench mandates in Palestine and Syria respectively.

It is understood that M. De Jouvenel's acceptance of the invitation depends on the time available before his departure for Syria

PROFESSIONAL COLF

ABE MITCHELL IS AHEAD OF COMPETON.

LONDON. November 12th. A gall match between Abe Mitchell nad Archie Compston for a purse of two bur dred sterling and a hundred aside, began

southern train, telescoping the two rear goaches.

an hour.

FIRE IN FACTORY

1:

I have a good friend, who before the rugs will be a sign against your enemies, camstances, a forced descent does result war beld. & responsible position in a torn from your rube with due cere

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WHEN WE ARE ALL FLYING.

him one day when he was on leave. Ho charmed anklet or bracelet will put the will include such risks in their insuranes had just come back from Gallipoli and wearer entirely under the influence of the italian front, looking very ft and anyone who requires it. To the secalar well. On asking him how he was getting mind it may appear that anklets and he replied: "Oh fine! It's grand, bracelets by themselves are quite enough

le is futile to talk of banishing aviation without the additional craft of apells and responsibility. You simply have to to lead away an average peasant woman do what you're told!" He was looking incantations, but the peasantry prefer from the world's stage. What we mu Efteen years younger than when I had supernatural aid in matters of moment.

.00,

last seen him.

We cannot stop the march of progress.

Hitherto eleven bodies have been recovered, and other bodies are visible beneath the wreckage, in addition to twenty-five being seriously injured. It

Then there are the charms of bair, Gager do is to faster peace-time flying and, by Conscious then of, this power of sug- nails and so forth, relics of that age-old as good will between nations it ungen appears the northbound train was travelling slowly in a fog, and the gestion, as supported by cadlean repeti-helict that the virtues, the strength, the ders, drive into the bacsground the western train was speeding at fifty milestions, it behoves us to watch carefully loves and bates of a man are in every menace of war. By encouraging young what we say. For every little thing we part of him. There also exist a thousand men and women who are eager to wa wny, however serious or frivolous, is a charms for the healing and guarding of a be doing nothing to destroy the contribution to the Lord instinet. Public sick animals, from nailing ubers thog amenities of life. Almost daily nOW cpneefence is less susceptible to the on the door of a mosque to burying a aeroplane grow safer and mare silent is the pressure of repetition You The jungle and sport have their own have only to make a statement often charms, very secret and very esoteric, ebough and vehemently enough for it to which no shikari will give away. In some parts of India the feline whisker endows became a fact,

the man who keeps it with courage. If the French keep on saying that they wealth and long life: in others it is looked hate the Germans, and the Germans keep on, as a deadly poison, which no woman on saying that they hats the French, must be allowed to possess, leat the mix well, then, they do. But it would it in her lord and master's food and so just as easy to make them love each other get rid of him for ever. But with the bananas. They could both lataught to do everything depends on the use of the as it, would be to make them both et tiger's whisker, as with all other charms, what they're told. Evening Standard proper spells hy the right witch doctor. those below.

HEAVY LO88 OF COTTON Irguments of logic and reason, than it hair from a cow's tail in the open field.while, at the same time, that land or

BLAZE AT CORINTH.

CORNITH, November 12th. Fire has practically destroyed the at St. George's Hill, Weybridge, over plant of the Corinth Compress Com thirty-six holes to-day. The same number' will be played to-morrow at Wentworth, pany. The damage in estimated at a Virginia Water. Mitchell &nished one up on the morning round, and lear up at the million dollars. Nine thousand bales end of the thirty-six holes.

of cotton have been turnt.

essential when Bying becomes general. ganisation is developing which will be

There is no need whatever for earth falk to fear the air age Even when there is a big coming and going through the sky it should be possible so to re gulate this trafic that the time it saves and the pleasure it confers will far out- weigh any trifling annoyance which, un it may cause temporarily to a few of der some quite exceptional conditions,