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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1820.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,

An oficial statement has been

Des Moines, Oct. 8. issued by Lloyd's in the follow-

Senator Harding in a speech declared that America was not being ing terms

selfish and aloof, but would never allow a counell of foreign powers The Committee of Lloyd's re-fat Geneva to dictate to her. America wanted to play her own part cognizing the growing importance in the world's affairs.

of aviation insurance, establisb-

Senator Harding declared that he favoured rejection of the ed somatima ago a sub-committee Covenant written at Versalles and he re-declared for an Association un aviation, assisted by a tech÷| af Nations instead of the League of Nations. He said that as soon nical committee. The member- as possible after elected he would consult the beat minds in the ship of the committees includes United States, especially the Senate, with regard to an Association representatives of the air trans- of Nations for the promotion of international peace, but one which port companies, aircraft con- should definitely safeguard American sovereignty and recognisa structors, and underwriters.

America's ultimate and unmortgaged freedom of action. He opined that Britain was approaching a solution of the Irish question, but be would no more tell a Briton what to do about Ireland than he would permit a Briton to tell Americans what they should do with the Philippines.

New York, Oct. 12

It is cleat, on the one hand, that nterprise in connexion with civil aviation would be greatly assisted by adequate insurance facilities; on the other hand.

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THE PARIS RAILWAY DISASTER.

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these facilities cannot be provid- Speaking at Nashville, Governor Cox formally accepted the League ed unless certain essential inlof Nations as an issue of the campaign. Referring to Senator formation is collected and record-Harding's denunciation of the present League, he said, "Now he is ed in an available form. The again the League, I am for it." He further declared that at soon establish meat of Lloyd's Aviation Record has therefores possible after 4th March, if elected, he with the Senate would been approved. The first part of consider the Peace Treaty and the question of reservations, and any the Record will be shortly issued them which would be helpful would be accepted and the Treaty to subscribers, bearing inform ation in respect to aircraft and pilots, and it is intended to follow this with further information PE 10 technical personne, aerodromes, alighting watan, sit routes foreign laws, &e. The scope of the Record will be interastions), and steps are being taken to establish. Lloyd's aviation agents and sur abroad revors at bome and DODWELL & CO. LTD. Agents.

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Paris, Oct. 10,

An appalling disaster occurred to the Paris-Nantes express. Travelling at sicty miles an hour it ran into a goods train standing at Houilles station. Eight passenger coaches were telescoped. Twenty-five bodies of the dead have so far been recovered. Sixty injured have been sent to Paris in a special relief train. It is feared the number of injured totals a hundred.

Later.

It is ascertained that the death roll up to midnight shows 35. The shock of the collision was so violent that many bodies were found totally uncluthed. The rescue work is continuing.

There are now forty-ove dead at Houilles.

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Mineola, Oct. &

It is the policy of the commit- tee in establishing Lloyd's Avia tion Record to create facilities whereby constructors of aircraft. air transport companies, and underwriters of aviation risk-

THRILLING AEROPLANE EXPERIMENT. may equally benet, and, further- more, it is thought that the bene

American and British aviation experts witnessed a striking night bt, arising should tend to assist in the developquent of civil avia. demonstration by a civilian airman camed Paul Collins, with an tion. Esery effort will continue alleged fireproof aeroplane with a patented device permitting safe to be made to secure in the corn night landings. Prior to the ascent the aeroplane was treated with mitters responsible for the main repront substance and then saturated with petrol: Collins dossed tenance of the Record an ade a suit similarly treated with petrol, which he set on fire at a height of thefave thousand feet. The aeroplane thrillingly volplaned like a comet interests and made a perfect landing. The whole landing field was illumined by two magnesium dares dropped from the wing tips and reflected by mirrors under the fshatare.

quate representation uf sation aeronautical involved.

LITHUANIA AND THE POLES.

Pilots desirous of being enrolled on Lloyd's Aviation Record may apply for a form of application to the Secretary. Lloyd's Raval Exchange. Lendos. EC. Simi- laziy, owners of direraf: who may wish to ensure correct informa tion as to their serait cow being placed upon the Record may pro-

It is reported that serious complications have arisen at Vilna. cute the necessary form from the same roove. Opa return of the The Poles are making a determined attempt to occupy the Lithuanian form, properly completed, the in-capital, which action condicts with the Polish declarations to the information contained therein League of Nations. It is stated the Lithuanians are preparing for will be recorded free of charge.

vigourous defence and the Government has gone to Kovno.

SCIENCE ON THE FARM.

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THE PRINCE HOME AGAIN.

Landon, Oct. 10.

FIGHTING THE SOMETS.

A new theory is refermare to the intensive cultivatios of cora The Renown has entered the Channel and is proceeding to crops in advanced by Professor Portsmouth accompanied by the Third Flotilla of the Atlantic Flest 7. Wibberix, Professor of Agri- and six destroyers. The Prince of Wales sent a message to the press cultural Research in Cork Liniter-expressing warm appreciation of the camerons messages of welcome sity whoreeantly gave an account and congratulation from all parts of the United Kingdom, and saying of experime23s carried ou? be had a most splendid time doring his tour and is very happy to be in various parts of Ireland and back again. England, with the object of eliminating the risk of mowing and harvesting in wal weather. Experiments had sboa. he said, that instead of realaing the sowing of corn Props to the spring time or the ears winter, crops should be sown is the late sum mer or early autumn, and often as early as late Jun. The crop sown at the time of the year, would be cut in late September as a forare ere, and then, by a system of special maturing and cultural methods, there should be induced to grow a second crop which would ripau several worke madier than coru sown at the} ortitury time,

Stockholma, Oct. 9.

It is reported, according to the Petrograd "Isvestia," that Temak has been occupied or asti-Soviet peasaris, led by "White" officers. Several Red commissarios were captured and killed.

BIG BUSINESS FAILURE.

New York, Oct. 8.

An involuntary baskruptcy petition has been filed against the Victory Fox Company and thirteen allied subsidiary organisations.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

A DASTARDLY OUTRAGE,

Berlin, Oct. 10.

It is reported from Weimar that Admiral Scheer's wife and mald were assassinated and the Admiral's eighteen year old daughter seriously injured by two masked men who broke into the Admiral's villa during the afternoon.

One of the murderers, an artist named Boechner, suicided. The other ded. The Admiral was asleep in an upper chamber when the murders occurred. The motive for the crime is not yft discovered, as there was no theft of property".

THE IRISH TROUBLE.

London, Oct, 10. motor lorry proceeding to Castlerea station, County Roscommon, was -

Further outrages were reported from Ireland to-day. A military blown up and eight soldiers are missing. There are no details. Armed tea attacked two military lorries filled with soldiers near Bandos, Cork, last night. An officer was killed and saree soldiers wounded. The civilian casualties are unknow

THE CHINESE CONSORTIUM,

farther

Washington. Oct. 9. Sir Auckland. Geddes and Sir Charles Addis. London Manager of the Hongkong-Shanghai Bank, met Mr. Davis, Under Secretary of the State Department, on 8th inst, for a conference which it is under- stood was arranged with a view to hastening the steps for making the proposed Chinese consortium effective. 31r. Shidebara visited the Department during the day.

DIAMOND SALESMAN ROBBED.

Cleveland Obis), Oct. 30,

A most daring boid-up occurred in a street in Bufalo. Two MGA jumped from a taxicab, knocked a diamond salesman named Laventhal, whom they followed from Cleveland, senseless with the butts of revolvers and thes carried off a suitcase containing diamonds werth $229,900.

INDIAN MAIL TRAIN DERAILED.

Madras, Oct. 19. Thirteen third class passengers were killed and fteen injured in the derailing of the Bangalore mail train near Afkoran, owing to Home onkaown people removing a rail.

EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

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SINGAPORE'S GENEROSITY.

Singapora, October 12. Questions are being asked in Council if the Government proposes to continue the £1,000,000 gift to the Home Government.

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