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· LONDON AND SHANGHAI”

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20th, 1928.

"LORD BIRKENHEAD'S

"PLAIN-WORDS!* SPEECH.

ORITICISM FROM BOMBAY,

(THROUGH EXUTER'S AGENCY.]

BOMBAY, Feb. 17th

LANCASHIRE'S COTTON

INDUSTRY.

ANOTHER JOINT CONFER ENCE

(THROUGH_RKUTER'S AGENOT.]

LONDON, Feb. 17th. After a series of anxious meet Lord Birkenhead's vigorousings in Manchester and in consulta- Doncaster is severely tion with the Banufacturers' Asso. speech at triticised by the English-owned ners Federation has decided to

ciation, the Master Cotton Spin which send a joint letter inviting the Bombay Brening New!

the cotton opera describes Birkenhead's statements Presentatives of

tives to a further joint conference us ill-timed and provocative, adding to be held on February 21st. that he must take his share of the responsibility if the motion of non- confidence is carried in the Assem- bly to-morrow,

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The journal also recalls that when the Commission left Eng land, Lord Birkenhead' mode public statement to the effect that the less he intervened, the better.

The Indian-owned Daily Mail. says that the speech was violent and provocative. Lord Birken. hend evidently antended. if he could, to influence the result of the non-confidence vote in the Assem-

Lily.

"We shall be very much sur- prised if it does not have the con- trary effect," the paper adds.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVÍCE.] The Assembly's Narrow Boycott Vota.

NEW DELHI. Feb. 18th. The Legislative Assembly bus pussed a motion, by 68 votes to s2,] urging a boycott of the Sinion Coin-|

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AVIATION FATALITY IN ENGLAND,

NES

TWO RA.FY MACHINES

WE COLLEDE

(BAITISE WIRELESS SERVICE] ·

Ruony, Feb 17th When Aring over the cliffe not Capet, between Folkestone and Dover, this afternoon two Royal Air Force aeroplanes coßided at a height of 2,000 feet, and crashed.

The machines, which were single- seater Grebee, belonged to the 25th aquadron at Hawkinge, and were piloted by Flying Officer Welsh and Firing Officer Watson.

Flying Otheer Watson was picked up badly injured, and died later. Flying Officer Welsh dropped by LONDON TO RANGOON IN about 1,000 feet up. He was car parachute from his machine, when

ELEVEN DAYS.

ried dearly half a mile by parachute Lefore falling on telegraph wires on the Folkestone-Dover main road The fall broke the wires but Welsh cscaped injury.

HINKLER'S. WONDERFUL

Ute.

PERFORMANCE.

(THODOX REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE HORSE-MARINES." NO LONGER A FIGURE OF SPEECH.

Rangoon, Feb. 17th. Captain Hinkler, the British air. man, who has beaten record after record in his remarkable flight to

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Australia, has arrived at Rangoon

Hinkler has now completed two

MANAGTA, Feb. 17th. thirds of his journey in ejercised in the region of Matagai

"Horse Marinee" have materia!- where a detachment of United THE "GOODWILL" FLIGHT, horses in order to give them the States Marines have been giver same mobility

the rebels. These mounted forces are now chasing Generni Sandino, who was last reported to be in that region.

Meanwhile, about a hundred of Sandino's followers raided town of Trindad on Wednesday night and seized suppites.

HIGH PRAISE FOR LIND-

BERGH.

[REUTER'S, AMERICAN, SERVICE]

ST. Louis, Feb. 17th

President Coolidge and Mr. Davis the Secretary for War, bave tele- graphed their congratulations to Col. Lindbergh.

Mr. Davis declared that the aviator's "goodwill" flight bad done "more to promote good rela- tions with South America than the whole Diplomatic Corps, adding that "he should have remained at Havana the diplomats would seem to be up in the air and lost in a fog."

AIR-MAIL SERVICE.

BETWEEN MEXICO AND TEXAS.

{REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

MEXICO, Feb. 17th. President Calles has approved the plans of the air-mail service

linking up Mexico City with Lare do, Texas. The service it is ex pected will be opened very shortly.

FRENCH CONSULAR SERVICE.

the

THE ELIGIBILITY OF WOMEN.

(THROUGH BESTER'S AGENCY.).

PARIS, Feb. 17th. Women will be permitted to com- plete their examinations in certain branches of the Consular Service, but will only be eligible for ports at headquarters, according to a new decree published to-day.

CANCEROUS GROWTH. AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

MONTREAL, Feb. 17th. Dr. Oertel, Director of the McGill University Pathological Institute, has established the presence of nerves in human coneers and other malignant tumours, thus it io sug gested, pointing to a possible con nection of the cancerous, growth with the nervous system.

The discovery opens up new pos sibilities of the advance of the knowledge of tumours and their treatment.

MR. ORMSBY-GORE'S VISIT TO THE EAST.

[URITISH WIELLESS SERVICE). RUGEY, Feb. 1th. The Colonial Office announces that at the request of the Secre lary of State for the Colonies, Mr.

THE LATE EDDIE FOY. W. G. Ormsby-Gore, Colonini

BRAVE ACTION RECALLED. Under-Secretary, will pay a short visit to the Straits Settlements and

[BLUTAN'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] Malay States He will be accom panied by "Mr. Creasy, of the, Colonial Office, and Mr. Lloyd."

NEW YORK, Feb. 17th Secretary of the Research Grants comedian, recall the terrible fire at The death of Eddie Foy, the Committee of the Empire Market the Iroquois, Theatre. Chiengo, in ing Board.

The principal object of Mr. were killed.

1903, when over a hundred persona Ormsby-Gore's visit will be to re-

part on the scientific and economic stage, with flames roaring over his Foy rushed to the front of the developments in British Malaya, head, burning embers falling about and, in particular, on the progress him, and implored the terror of Medical, Agricultural, Veterin stricken audience not to yield to ary, Forestry and Education De-

panic. partments. J.

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MR. DAVY BURNABY'S NOVEL AND UNEXPECTED FEAT.

The prize for the most interesting performance by a theatrical "star" during the Christmas season went to M. Davy Burnaby, a popular figure in," The Bow-Wows at the Prince of Wales' Theatre. He swallowed his moustache

This was dood with the lightning quickness of an expert conjurer at the Kit Kat cabaret. And it has not yet reappeared.

Here is Mr. Burnaby's story of the performance, for which, it will be noticed, the modestly claims no credit.

"I was acting as chairman at the Kit-Kat Cabaret," he said, "and was announcing old charac

ter turns. I had decorated myself with a small moustache, as part of

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