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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1924.

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THE "DEATH RAY."

London, May 23.

Mr. Grindell Matthews is returning to London for a further Interview with the Government agent--Rekter.

As announced in an earlier telegram Mr. Grindell Matthews Is the inventer of the "Death KY." which is reported- to kill persons, explode munition and dauble ал neroplana motor at a distance of several miles. A French company offered. to purchase the invention and a laboratory was placed at his dis- posal. Mr. Matthews' journey to France provoked an outery in the British Press against 'allowing possible valuable wurde Inven- ́tions to go abroad.1.

G. O. C. MALAY COMMAND.

London May 23. Major General Sir Theodore Fraser, H.c... has been appointed to the Malag command in succession to Major General Sir R. 1. Charles.—Kanter.

I Major General Sir Theodore Fraser, born at Inverness on the 16th June, 1865, received a commission, in the Royal Engineers In 1886. He was promoted to Brovet Major in 1900 and made' Brevet Colonel during the war, attaining his present rank in 1919. He has seen much active service, and during the late war was men- tioned eight limbs în despatches and received seven decorations.|

THE WORLD COURT.

Washington, May 20. Senator Pepper has submitted to the Senate a composite plan for adherence to the World Court, with reservations. The plan which has been referred to the Foreign Relations Committee provides for the modification of the Harding proposil se as to transfer the election of the judges from the League of Nations Courcil al Assembly to similar bodies appointed by the Court. It also urges the summoning of a third Hague Conference to clarify and codify , international inw.--Reuter's American Service. "

BRITAIN'S AIRSHIP PROGRAMME.

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London, May 23.

A supplementary estimate ealis for £350,000 in connection with the Government's airship scheme. Of this £150,000 is for airships. and £200,000 as the initial provision in the programme for airship development extending over three years. The total expenditure for the three years is provisionally estimated not exceed £1,359,000' gross and £1,200,000 net.-Reuter.

OBITUARY

Moscow, May 23.

The death is announced of M. Nogih, the president of the Textile syndicate and a member of the Soviet executive. He played lending part is the revolutionary movement during the past Thirty years and spent several years in prison and exile.-Renter.

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PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S ILLNESS-

Washington, May 23. President Calvin Coolidge's bronchial gold has become vorse, necessitating the cancellation of most of his engagements-Renter's American Service.

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CARICARTOONS

Not only a splendid drama but a piquant comedy too

A story of a successful trap NORMA arranged by Dotective Inspectar

Appleton, which resulted in the capture of six men alleged to be undesirables, was related at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon.. The men were charged with unlaw ful possession of four daggers at the Fung Loy Sin Koon tea house, 163A Des Vœux Road, West.

Aeling on information Chinese

TALMADGE

Wonderful Thing"

TOMORROW at 6, 7.30 & 9.15

at tho

CORONET.

man

district watchmen were posted On avery floar of the ten bouke on the morning of the 8th inst. to wait for the arrival of the defendants. About half an hður after the dis

RAFFLING HIS GUN. triet watchmon's arrival, the defen- dants ontered the tea house and all Disappointed in love, a went into a rear rooms on the third shot and injured a girl at Llanelly: floor. Silting at a table command- me months ago. The gun hai

used is now boingraillod. Tickets, ing a clear view of both the staira at 3d. each, ara to defray legal and the room were three watchmen. expanses of the trial. Sentence of Ono of the Intter was immediately four years' imprisonment was sent out to fetch Inspector Appleton passed on the man. who, with three other European police offleora, was waiting in #

house several doors away. The scribed as parts of gags were found appearance of the Inspector and on the defendants.

the reinforcements was the signal After hearing some of the evidence for netion, the Chinese watchmen the Magistrate, Mr. R. E. Lindseil,! seizing all the defondantà unawarex adjourned tho caso until the 29th Four daggers and what wera do instant

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