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BRITISH SCIENTISTS

AT WORK.

FRESH DISCOVERY.

NEW

WONDERS REVEALED.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE?

Rudar, August 8th. Parliament having dispersed, political topics of discussion have receded some what into the background.

For the moment, more interest is being taken in the proceedings of the British Association for the advancement of science, which have been honoured by the participation of the Prince of Wales.

What is considered one of the most re- markable demonstrations which have ever been given before the Association was that made by Sir Jagadis Chander Hose, the Indian scientist, this afternoon. Hitherto men of science have held the belief that the life mechanism of plants is a wholly different thing from that of animals, one being constantly passive and the other aggressive and active. Out wardly therefore, it has not appeared that there is any continuity between them.

PLANT MARVELS.-

The contention advanced by Sir Jagadis Chander Bose after long-continued ex- periments in Calcutta that have been arousing world attention, is that such

FRENCH POLITICS.

THE

"NEW FINANCIAL PROPOSALS.

SET-BACK FOR PREMIER.

STEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Pants, August 8th. As a result of the agreement between M. Poincare and the President of the

Chamber's Finance Committee, the latter is appointing a special Reporter to examine the ratification" proposals with regard to the Washington and London Debt Agreement.

FRANCS.

HONGKONG DAILY PRE88 - MUNDÀY, AUGUST 9TH, 1926

ENGLISH CHANNEL.

SUCCESSFUL EFFORT BY

A LADY SWIMMER.

MANY ASPIRANTS.

ITER'S ADENCY.}

(THROUGH REUTER

Lovoos, August 8th. Miss Gertrude Ederle has succeeded in swimming the English Channel, from Cape Nez to Kingsdown, her time being 14 hours.

THE GREAT FEAT DESCRIBED. Miss Ederie is only 19 years of age and she is the first woman to swim the Chan-

nel LONDON, August 6th. The closing rates of france were:- French, 135 Belgian, 165)

LONDON, August 7th. The closing rate of francs was:- French, 1614 Belgian, 1717.

TREATMENT OF TOURISTS.

PARIS, August 7th.

The recovery of the franc has practical- 15 ended the isolated cases of mobbing and hooting of tourists, but protests against the manner in which visitors (especially British) are alleged to be making a clean sweep of every kind of commodity continue.

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A writer in Le Journal remarks that the enemy devastated ten Departments, but that is no reason why our ex-Allies should remove what is in others.

realising that they have to pay double for new stock. The writer urges taxation on foreigners entering France.

She started from Cape Gris Nez about seven o'clock in the morning and reached Kingsdown, off Deal in darkness at 9.30 this evening. She was thus in the water much longer than during last year's at tempt.

The sea was calm-at-the start, but later there was a suff breeze and the sea roughened. She encountered trouble on nearing the English shore, but landed in" perfect condition.

She

tug

was accompanied by a equipped with wireless, which constantly served American newspapers.

"Well done" will be the instinctive call of every sportsman the wide world orer at this splendid exhibition of swim ming prowess and endurance. "Ederle made a valiant effort to swim the Channel last summer but had to give up

Mins

~ GERMAN TRADE.

REMARKABLE... POST-WAR

RECOVERY.

** NO ADVANTAGE.”

(THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY-1

Bray, August 8th....... The remarkable post-war recovery of German trade is demonstrated by the fact that exports for the first six months of 1928 are only: 280 million marks lower than for the corresponding period of 1913. Exports for the past six months totalled 4,708,000 marks and imports 1,939,000 marki.

SILVER FROM NORWAY, MEXICO'S RELIGIOUS WARFARE.

EIGHT TONS BEING SENT TO ENGLAND.

(THROTOR BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

Konabarra, August 8th. Norway has eight tons of pure silver, worth three quarter of a million kroner, which she is sending from the mines here to England.

CEYLON RUBBER.

NEW PROVISIONS EXPLAINED.

THE UNITED STATES ATTITUDE.

[REUTER'S 'AMERICAN" SERVICE.}.

·WASHINGTON, August 6th. -

The State Department, with reference to the resolution of the Knights of Columbus condemning the new Mexican religions laws, declares that the U.S. Government has always interested itself on behalf of the legitimate personal or property rights of American citizens in Mexico, but that the United States is unable to intervene in matters of local political concern in Mexico. The Depart ment has pointed out that it has received Eundreds of communications from Catho- LONDON, August 8th.

lie organisations and individuals regard- The Colonial Office announces that pro-ing the present controversy, mast of visions regulating the export of rubber which have been referred to the Mexican from Ceyion and Malaya, as announced,

Embassy at Washington. on April 28th, apply in respect of the

A message from Mexico City says, that current quarter, beginning August 1st. of future quarters unless and until it is the authorities have returned to the decided to modify them. Those pro- Mexican Rector the American Protestant visions, at any rate, will be applied-Episcopal Church at San Jose, scized by: without modification in so far as they the Government on Monday. The Gov- ernment has not interfered with other concern the average price of 1s 10d. per COM-pound during the current quarter, and Protestant churches in Mexico,

U.S. LABOUR LEADER'S HOPES. the consequential percentage of release of

NEW YORK, August oth. rubber during the quarter beginning November 1st at the minimum rate of Mr. William Green, President of the duty.

American Federation of Labour has issued a statement to the effect that the Federation's-interest in Mexico is purely. economical and industrial, but neverthe

It is semi-officially pointed out that although the figures indicate considerable improvement in the economic position of the population, there has been no advan; tage, even from the most favourable active trade balance, in view of the obligations and losses in connection with the Versailles Treaty.

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BRITAIN'S INDUSTRIAL

MISSION TO AMERICA.

LONDON, August 6th. The Government is sending to Canada and the United States in September a delegation to enquire into industrial conditions, especially relations between

“AUSTRALIA'S COTTON.

employers and employed, headed by Sir PHENOMENAL GROWTH OF THE less they deplore the unhappy situation

William Mackenzie, and comprising

from the Ministry of Labour; Mr. Bevin, Messra. Mitchell, Leggett and Emerson

Randolph Smith, industrialists.

INDUSTRY.

MELBOURNE, August 6th. The Herald states that the Cotton

which has arisen and earnestly bope that reason and sound judgment will prevail.

MEXICO CITY, August 7th.

A small steamer with visitors from assumptions are entirely wrong. He says Guernsey emptied in a few hours all the after a game fight against adverse tide of the Transport Workers' Union; Mr. plants have hearts and that he can record shops in Cherbourg, the shopkeepers not and otherwise bad conditions. For many Kaylor, of the Amalgamated Engineering Bounty Act just-introduced into the NEW AMERICAN NOTE DELIVERED. their heart-beats clearly and vary those

weeks past she has been in training at Union; and Messrs. Michael Dewar and House, emphasises the phenomenal growth beats simply by administering stimulants

Cape Nez, in company with that great or depressants. By means of an exceed

swimming veteran, William Burgess, who ingly delicate apparatus, Sir J. C. Bose

was the second man to have the honour to-day was able to show on sensitised

of completing the swim. Another well, plates the reactions of plants to drugs.

known American lady swimmer, Miss To prove that the sap in plants is driven

Lillian Cannon, has also been training in in the same way ng blood in man, the oroposals to zė establish „French frances company with Miss Ederle, and old in, numerous dispute for the Board of needed before Australia will be able to:

lecturer put a dying marigold into either and another dying marigold into deadly poison. The first plant revived and the second drooped and died.

SET-BACK FOR THE PREMIER..

PARIS, August 9th.

M. Poincare, who had hitherto carried al before him in connection with his

on a sound basis, has now received a check. This has arisen with reference to his desire to obtain immediate ratifica tion of debt agreements with Britain and America.

William Burgess has been confident that or or other of his charges, would make a successful assault on this treacherous swim of 21 miles some time this summer, Miss Gertrude Ederle has now justified the hopes of her famous trainer and also aquatic America.

MISS EDERLE'S RECORDS.

For the past four years, Miss Ederle

[Sir William Warrender Mackenzie, R.C., K.B.E., has been President of the Industrial Court since 1919, and bas been Chairman of many Commissions enquir ing into industrial questions, whilst he bas acted as arbitrator and conciliator

Trade and the Ministry of Labour.]

SEVEN WOMEN ASPIRANTS. The honour of being the first woman to perform the feat seems to have been, particularly attractive to Americans, four of whom are among the aspirants out of seven this year.

In addition to Miss Ederle, who has

of the cotton industry in Australia, and states that since 1919 cotton produc- tien increased from 500,000 to 17,500,000 pounds, but that more than twenty times the present production of raw cotton is.

manufacture the greater part of the cotton. goods which at present imported.

MANCHESTER COTTON.

BIG SCHEME LAUNCHED.

MANCHESTER, August 7th:

are,

A scheme, which is described as the

master cotton spinners, was launched at a meeting in Manchester.

A substantial majority of the spinners decided to form a new Association in the

prices and impose penalties for a breach

STRUGGLE FUR LIFE.

Hesolute opposition to this has appear The audience of scientista watched with intense excitement a snapdragon's strug-ed among some members of the Cabinet, gle for life. A spot of light, representing objection being directed more against the the snapdragon's pulse was thrown on latter agreement than the former. the wall of a darkened room. Poison The Premier, therefore, has decided to has been America's leading lady swimmer now succeeded, is another American gir biggest yet made in the co-operation of was administered to the plant. The spot mark time.

and is the bolder of many of the world's Miss Lillian Cannon, who has been in of light moved to the left-towards death. The Finance Committee of the Chamber amateur swimming records for women.training with Mr. William Burgess.

Miss Helen Wainwright is another Then, when almost at the point of death, has agreed to the suggestion of a number She has made the fastest amateur times. the snapdragon was given ether. For of its members that a sub-committee of fur the following distances:-160 yards, American who has announced ber iaten-American section to fix minimum selling minute after minute, the spot of light re-fifteen be appointed to examine inter-300 yards, 400 metres, 440 yards, 500 tion of making the attempt this summer, mained stationery while the forces of life Allied debt documents during the recess.yards, 500 metres and 880 yards. She and death met in combat. Then the light The Committee in the meantime defer to employs a powerful "crawl" stroke from moved to the right-towards life. Its the bearing of M. Poincare's statement.

which she rarely changes even in long first movement to the right was greeted DESIRE TO TAX THE FOREIGNER. with a storm of applause.

She has made several previous notable to try. On the ground that they are inoppor-long-distance swims. tune, the Chamber Finance Committee

IN THE TWILIGHT PAST. Another remarkable feature has been the

· exhibition of a skull discovered at Gibral-

tar by Miss Garrod. It was a striking commentary on the position which women scientists hold to-day. Miss Garrod made the discovery while excavating a site at Devil's Tower,

PARIS, August 8th.

swims.

SEX QUESTIONS.

while Mrs. Amelia Gade, who tried in 1933, and Miss Clarebelle Barrett, who stands 6ft., a teacher of swimming at | Bronx, and a new aspirant, both mean WHAT THE Y.M.C.A. CONFERENCE

DISCOVERED."

Madame Sica, the French swimmer, whe swam from the French coast last year to within 1 miles of Dover, will repeat her attempt this year, and Miss Mercedes

HELSINGFORS, August 8th. Among the resolutions passed by the final session of the Y.M.C.A World Conference was one which observes that

Not only has she wo the distinction have rejected a Deputy's proposals to of being the first, womak ever to swim levy a special tax on all expenditure in the English Channel, but she has reduced curred by foreigners in France but pos- the record time of that swim by over two Gleitze, a London typist, who twice failed the Conference" has ample evidence that sibly. they, may reconsider the latter hours.

and some others adopted by the Cham- ber-by-418-votes-to-133-

They adopted M. Poincare's motion that the National Assembly meet to in

EXCITED SPECTATORS.

LONDON, August 7th. Thousands of frantically excited people, on hearing of the approach of an

last summer and again recently, will try again from Folkstone.

The American Ambassador, Mr. James R. Shefeld, has delivered a new Note to the Mexican Foreign Office with reference to the new Petroleum and Land Laws.

U.S. RAILWAYS,

MUST PROSPEROUS HALF TEAR ON RECORD.

New York, August 7th. The American railways were тоге prosperous in the first half of 1926 than in any similar period of their history, accumulating profits of nearly half a billion dollars.

If the same ratio of increase is main- tained throughout the year, which de- pends largely on the crop movement, the profits for 1928, according to the Bureau of Railway Economics should be about $1,200,000,000, compared with

#1,138,000,000, in 1993. The last six" months, in consequence of heavy Autumn traffic, is expected to contribute 58 per cent. of the total.

LOSS TO AVIATION.

B MR. COBHAM'S REFERENCE TO LATE MR. A. B. ELLIOTT.

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Sir Arthur Keith declared this dis covery to be important. He said it was the first completely representative akull corporate Sinking Fund statutes when known Channel swimmer, burried to the that she has had to postpone the attempt Ending out the best methods of impart Baghdad.".

of a Neanderthal child yet found. If

was the skull of a young boy, aged from

the Constitution Assembly meets August 10th.

PLUCKY GRANDMOTHER. Nurse Craven, who is 51 years old, and a grandmother, and who announced her unintention to attempt the Channel swim this summer has stated in an interview A's Miss for financial reasons.. on spot from every direction.

"I still believe I can do the swiming this in a Christian setting- Ederle got nearer they collected dry wood she said," and mean to try next year."

Professor Elliot, summarizing the dis- from which they built big bonfires as a Among the men who will swim this summer are, Ishak Helmy, the Egyptian, 143 hours, but failed by 34 miles; Omer Farrault, who will make the attempt for Canada; and "Dr. G. B. Brewster, of London and the Shetland Isles, who is planning to start from Folkestone, as he

boys and young men are greatly concern.

At the annual dinner of the Singapore ed on the sex question. The resolution ExServices Flying Association, Mr: Ålan urges the Y.M.C.A, to impress on parents Cobham, in the course of his speech, made, sympathetic reference to the loes the obvious duty of giving accurate know-aviation had incurred through the ledge on sex to children and to anita timely death of Mr. A. B. Elliott. It with Christina doctors and teachers in will be recalled that the late Mr. Elliott lost his life after the aviatore had left

Mr. Cobham said that while flying through a dust-storm, about 50 feet from the ground, an explosion occurred in the enquire what it was and Elliott replied that a petrol pipe had burst and hit him and that he was bleeding badly.

He pushed on as hard as be" could through the sand storm. When they got to Basra, Elliott was taken from the machine in an exhausted condition and it was found that his arm was smashed and he bad a hole in his wide.

eight to ten years. There was no doubt M. CLEMENCEAU'S OPEN LETTER heacon and in the glaring light vociter who last year remained in the water for cussions, remarked that the demand for cabin. He sent through a message to

that the kind of men living in Europe at this time-over 20,000 years ago-were a most peculiar species. They were more

TO PRESIDENT' COOLIDGE,

PARIS, August 8th

"

M. Clemenceau, in an open letter to different from us than we could realise. President Coolidge, states that the They differed far more from us than the Anglo-French and American delta was fair Nordic differs from the black negro, a problem menacing the future of civili Sir William Boyd Dawkins described sation. He aaks, whether there are not how the Neanderthal man had no chin other sides to the question to be consider and could not assume an erect attitude.d besides the commercial, and says, The date of the Neanderthal man was 60

"You demand payment of our debt, yet infinitely remote that they could only

you know our purse is empty." measure it by geographical evolution.

HYDERABAD.

BRITISH INDUSTRIES.

BIG FAIR TO BE HELD.

"Ruan," August eth.!

Ten thousand square feet of space in the London section of the British Indus-

tries Fair, to be held next February, has been taken by the Empire Marketing Board, for the display of Empire food products.

DELHI ADVISES NATIVE STATE.

BIKIA," August 6th;

ously cheered her on People rushed knee deep through the surf to help her out as she reached the beach but Miss Ederie walked out, looking quite fresh. She afterwards entered a boat and was

PAST SUCCESSES. taken back to the tug where she dressed, afterwards landing to take a taxi to The following is the full list of swim- London.

mers who have swam the English Channel:-

- [EKUTER'S - AMERICAN-BERVICE)—– GREAT REJOICINGS IN THE STATES.

New York, August 7th. There are great rejoicings throughout the States concerning Miss Ederle's Chan nel swim and the greatest gratification, is

did last year.

information on this question had been more insistent than on any other.

Y.M.C.A. CONGRESS.

CLOSES IMPRESSIVELY.

HELSINGFORS, August 7th.

An impressive ceremony marked the Captain Matthew Webb wam from conclusion of the Y.M.C.A: Congress Dover to Calais in 91,bra. 45 mins." August 24th and 25th, 1875.

when 250 boy delegates assembled with Thos. William Burgess swam from flags around a huge bonfire symbolical Dover to Calais on September sth and of the fire of friendship. National re 6th, 1911, in 22 bra. 35 mina.

Upon an examination of the machine it was found that a bullet had entered the cabin, passed through the petrol pipe. and through Elliott's arm into his left lung.

The Light Type..

They knew Elliott was seriously wound- ed, but never suspected the worst. Ee. Henry Sullivan, U.S.A., swam from presentatives threw offerings thereon, lived through the night but he had a Dover to Calais, on August 6th and

Australia contributing wool, Asia rice relapse the next day and expired. 6th, 1923, in 27 hrs. 23 mins.

"It was a very great loss indeed," Mr. Sebastian Tiraboschi, Italy, awam from Calais to Dover, on August, 11th and Africa cotton. Twenty-seven repre-Cobban continued, because Elliott to sentatives then briefly addressed the my mind was an example of another

branch of aviation. gathering after which the boys lit torches and gave the pledge "I leave this fire with a vision of the great Christian

The Nizam of Hyderabad has issued at being expressed that an American woman 1 and 19th, 1993, in 18 hrs. 23 mins..

should be the first to cross this difficult

oficial communiqué confirming the mes sage from Delhi. The communiqué anys. that the Government of India drew at piece water. Miss Ederle's biography tention to certain departments of the

was broadcast last night, and the news- Nizam's needing reform and

improvement, and, offered friendly ad- papers devote whole pages to the feat ice. The attention dy her ame with photographs of Clertrude and other time been giving attention to the matter contemplating necessary measures, which members of the family... will shortly be effected.

(Continued, on` nezt column)

from Swain

Charles, Toth, U.S.A., Calais to Dover, on September 8th and 9th, 1923, in 18 hra, 64 mins,

It will be seen that previous to the new record now established, the fastest

time was made by Tiraboschi in 1923, this being 16 hours, 33 minutes. Miele's time is two hours under that, and about half the time that was taken by A.

Bullivan in 1923

fellowship, conscious of differences but resolved to love." The ceremony con- cluded with the recital of the Lord's Prayer.

Elliott was a man: I always looked" upon as a typical exponent of the type of engineer that was required in aviation, (Applause.)

The passing of Elliott has been a great loss because he was such a living example of what was really wanted.. felt at the time that I wanted to abandon the flight."