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BRITISH STRIKE ENDED.

AVIATION AIDS.

TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1926.

LAND SALES.

SHAUKIWAN AND TSING I

ISLAND LOTS.

London, May 17, A Crown Land Sale was held at The papers are of the opinion the Publie Wurka Department that the general strike will not etdi day afternoon, when two necessitate increased laxation situated respectively at owing to the great volume of free Shaukiwan and Tang i Island, service rendered by volunteers were disposed of, at the upset prices, there being only one bid. and the brief duration of the der in each case." strike,

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How intion rose to the decna Lot one was Shaukiwan Inland sion in the past fortnight is indi-Lot No. 688, consisting of 1,140 eated by the fact that the Imperial square feet at an annual Crown Airway's average, dally traffic rental of $10 and leased for amonated to 160 passengers and term of 75 years. A condition af sale was that the purchaser should expend a sum of not less than ten tons of freight, without n single force landing of other $.000 in rateable improvements within two years. The lot was mishap.

The Lympno aerodrome became, kuscked down to Mr. Ching Yee at a centre for the reception and the upset price of $1 per square distribution of newspapers which foot. were flown thenee to Newcastle the Sonth coast, etc.

The T.. organ, the British Worker ceases with number eleven. Its to-dar'a editorial expresses the opinion that complete sets of the paper will eventually fetch high price as a curiosity or journalism."

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A "Dreadful Debacle.". The M. P., M. Varley, leader of the Notts miners, speaking in his constituency last night, criti- cised the Trades Union Congress for the dreadful debacle of the general strike."

Lot Tw was Tsing. I Island Marine Lot No.., consisting of 35.500 square feet at an anal Crown rental of $82 and leased for a term of 75 years. A condi- tion of sale was that a sem of not less than $25,000, should be ex- ponded on the property in rataklu improvements within three years?" The lot was knocked down to Mr. Li Mow-chee at the upset price of 10 cents per square foot.

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POLISH REVOLT.

HOW IT ENDED.

Warsaw, May 17. Details of Pilsudski's coup

He never dreamed the calling off of the strike would have assum- ed the position "of an abjeet sur- render. le had never been re- garded as "Red," and hoped the miners would now tell him to re-d'eat after the Government retired tarn to London to make the best to the President's palace" show that the Government troops at four on terms possible for them.

Thursday morning attacked Pil: sudski, which was preliminary to for days most bloody fighting. until the capture of the Pre- sidential palace.

The Emergency/Organisations. The demobilisation of emergency organisations, to cope with the general strike is proceeding most rapidly, but will take several days. owing to the huge accumulations

The President and Ministers of stores, for instance in Hyde then retired to Sobieski Palace, six Park, which resembled an army miles from Warsaw, whence they headquarters, and the postal gört-requested the Marshal and Diet ing offices, where the congestion to come and receive their resigna-

Calm was forthwith restor is offietally described as equal to tions.

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one, Twelve hundred tons of were released the same evening, parcels were transferred yesterday the troops were confined to bar- Trom the Mount Pleasant office in racks, and the general strike was London to the railway termini, called off. where they will He till the train service is sufficient to clear them. Hundreds of goods traina ar congesting the sidings in all the big towns. Rolling stock must also be overhauled..

Insurance Burden.

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One of the greatest burdens of the strike is borne by insurance firms, which are inundated with work, while other businesses are stagnated. The liabilities assumed by underwriters are enormous, yet the cost of insurance has remained very moderate..

The malties, mostly among curious civilians, were 205 killed and 966 wounded.-Reuter

AMUNDSEN'S SUCCESS.

DISABLED BY ICE-FLAKES.

Nome, May 17. Riisar Larsen in an interview with Reuter, said thin ice and Labour demonstrations in Lon-open water was found at the Pole, don and the provinces yesterday and there was no land in the Are-

tic wastes. The were enjously subdued. audiences in general wore hostile to the speakers, who moved resclu- tions reaffirming confidence in the

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The Norge remained aloft for 72 hours, and a considerable time was spent at the Pole making ob servations, the Norge descending within 600 feet of the ice,

The railway leader, Mr. Cramp, speaking at Plymouth, said the strike would probably cost the Owing to the intense cold at Union of Railwaymen a million Point Barrow, icicles formed on and sterling and the companies 51⁄2 the whirling propellers, millions.

suddenly flew off like stones, tear- ing, the gashag, the helium escap

The Dyers.

It has been agreed between the ing and the airship becoming Bradford Dyers' Association and very heavy, Fortunately Teller reached before the loss of the dyeing operatives that, four was

gas was fatal. The 'Norge was thousand strikers will resume as

becomes practicable. The Associa-deflated within thirty minutes.-

tion will begin legal action against | Reuter.

the Amalgamated Society of Dyers

for breaches of contract. If that

union consents in court to a de- claration that the 1914 agreement

The Association adds that it is

is binding on the Association, and entitled to claim a pound penalty. the union, then the Association will against individual strikers, but forgo a claims 'except à hundred does not intend to enforce this--

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