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EXPECTING A BUSY TIME.

BIG ARREARS OF WORK AWAITING.

The steel and iron works of South Wales have large orders on hand and many thousands of men will find employment when there is fuel for the furnaces.

THE A. D. C. SEASON,

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Rugby, Nov. 14.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 16, 1926,

OPIUM IN SIAM.

QUESTION AGITATING PUBLIC OBIUM

MURDER TRIAL

BODY TO BE EXHUMED

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SATURDAY'S DRAMATIC VARA MEDLEY: 26"

The Western Market murder At the one time amusing, my sterious and intriguing, The Man

Bangkok, Oct. 30. Sir Henry Gollan, at the Criminal case came before the Calot Justice, The Dominions Premiers yester-writes correspondent to the A. Dyur Ball prodecuted for the There is a school of thought here Sessions this morning, when Mr COAL STRIKE'S EFFECT.

in the Bowler Hat," a delight fully deceptive play by AA day witnessed, at Camberley, a Straits Times, In favour of roten Crown and Mr Somerset. Fitzroy, Milne, coming at the end of what wonderful display of the latest tion of the opfum trade. I do not was for the defence. The case Rugby, Nov. 14. ona might call an evening of forms of tanks and other modern, think that it is very powerful, but arises but of a dispute between two It is anticipated that when the smooth dullness, alone justified

it is engaged in an under-current factions of Chinese, as the result. coal stoppage is over, as it is con- the A.D.C. experiment of produc war machines, unday car

or propaganda, and is making of which it running fight, occurred Ing four short plays Instead of There were tanks of every kine, strong meat of the loss of revenue between the two parties, the larg fidently expected to be when the one really worthwhile, at the miners in coalfields give their de-Theatre Royal on Saturday night. from psslye dreadnoughts down. You may rest assured that there pany-round the Western Market, to the State when oplum gooser group pursuing the smaller com- cisions on the Government's pro- Ono. is.relsotantly convinced to little machines with a crow. of will be a fair following to any In the course of this man was posals, there will be immediate that excellent talent has been one. There were artillery dragons, movement that is directed to the killed; and at the hearing of the and strong revival in trades which wasted, perhaps under the Impress roadlege tracters, artillery trans-evenue, and, it is to be feared that murder charge at the Magistracy it has rendered more or less lillesion that the chief interest of the porters and armoured cars. The those who are agitating that Sinm Mr. Loseby, who defended, raised during the past six months.. public is in the players, and not in feature which impressed one was should refuse to ratify, her opium the question of the advisability of

the material which they are ex their extraordinary handiness ani tunties, and continue to reap the the body being exhumed. pected to 'shapu into effective per mandeuvring capabilities. A not-revenue she at present obtains from

ble specimen shown was the But, of course, the case is unten piled for an adjourment, for an

the trade, will not lacle support. This morn

This morning, Mr. Dyer Ball ap Rarely, for instance, does Hong-wheel-cum-track cars. The feature kung get an opportunity of wit of this vehicle is that it proceeds. The arguments advanced by exhumation to be carried out, in nessing such accomplished and along roads on wheels at the speed this group are directly opposed to order to obtain extra medical wit A big firm at Newport has re-superb acting as that of Miss of any ordinary motor car and that the oplum policy of the Government.nesses, and to make a post-mortem ceived a contract to supply 22,000 badelaine Chamberlain as Wanda when cross country work is neces. The policy is gradual suppression; examination. tous of "pipe line to San Paulo, in the Galsworthy play, yet the sary a track is subsituted. It it is being rigidly adhered to. 'South America. This

contract mechanics were drab typically takes only one minute to change There is one thing that is con- The Attorney General had con- wili, it is stated, mean employment Galsworthy, of course, but certain from wheels to track and vice veniently overlooked by those who sidered the position, and was quite fore British workmen for many y far from his best, and every era the change being made by are concerned about this loss of re-prepared to take all steps neces- years in providing the necessary one was fooled by the Tool means of engine power in the

sary for the exhumation.. materials.

Nothing" at the conclusion..

vehicle itself. Though only in

THE VOICE OF A GROUP. the experimental stage, the pos sibilities of this system of trans- Slam at the League of Nations as- port are considered to be of th serted that she could not make

the mere rapid progress with suppres highest Importance for strategy of warfare.

sion because of her trenty entangle menta and advanced that as one substituted by fresh engagements, reason why these treaties should be her complete fiscal and judicial au

enough, and was reasonable enough It will not be long before all treaties are ratified. So it would be turning the tables now for Siam to refuse to continue the policy of suppression.

venue.

His Lordship-Was not a pro- per post-mortem held?

In Birmingham, the iron and

Mr. A. N. Lucey roade every steel trade has work of all kinds thing possible of Larry Darrant to put in handt, notably for rallin "The First and the Last" and way carriages and wagons.

again as The Burglar in The In Sheffield, contracts for all Burglar and the Girl" His de- classes of steel products have meanour, clocution, and sense of accumulated at a steadily increas-the dramatic could not have been ing rate during the past three bettered, and at no time did he

In shipbuilding, also, arrears or make the mistake of straining for the heavy rain, tanks, tractors, tonomy. It all sounded reasonable to go to a jury. The Grown did

unnecessary effect.

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work have accumulated and the overtaking of these will in itself create a busy period., Nineteen new ships and equipment for three more have been ordered in the last few days from various firms. Of interest in this connection, Is the statement made by Mr. Franklin, President of the International

with an attack on the marquee in The demonstration concluded which the Premiers sheltered from

machine guns, field gung and "The Girl" (Mrs. H. J.Chater) aeroplanes co-operating.-British was a splendid "interpretationWireless. but the playwright, Matthew Boulton, has made the terribl mistake of permitting her to be on the stage for five minutes after the denouement..

As glittering metal in amongst

COBHAM'S LATEST.

It is true that much revenue will go by the board--some 167 per cent of the total revenue but the

Mr. Dyer Ball replied that one had been held, but it had occurred to them that a further post-mor- tem might be of benefit. There, quest for it, and they thought they was not previously a definite re had sufficient evidence with which not oppose it in any way, because they had had the same idea them- selves at one time.

Asked how long the trial would be likely to take, Mr. Dyer Ball said he had twenty-one witnesses for the Crown.

.

His Lordship granted an ad-

disclosed that ample-provision was week. being made to meet the loss that will accrue by the suppression "of the trade.

SMOKERS AND HEAD TAX.

Now, at a time when Siam is working towards the suppression of opium smoking this seems to be

Mercantile Marine Company, who the dross canie "The Man in the FAMOUS AIRMAN'S NEW IDEA:last report of the Financial Adviser journment until Wednesday of next arrived at Southampton, yesterday, Bowler Hat." The part of the from New York. He said that the suburban householder to whom

Rugby, Nov. 14. White Star Lines are making nothing ever happened was. play- Sir Alan Cobham, the fampus arrangements to proceed with aed by Mr. W. A. Hannibal with airman, intends to carry out an in- big ship, the exact size of which natural: Charm and humour dif- teresting" experiment when he he would not give beyond stating ficult to surpass. Mrs. Pay Gross leaves for. America on board the that it would be large than the man as the wife, who is with him ss. Homeric next Wednesday.

I am not in the least degree sur-thoroughly bad. It has about it Olympic." The Olymple's" ton-in wishing for more this and fo He will take with him his little prised that there should have been the ring of insincerity, though I nage is 46.439. The new liner will mance, and achieves her desire, Moth seaplane. As the liner ap-soine doubt in the Straits as to have reason to know that the action be built by Messrs. Harland and was equally at her case, and Mrs.proaches New York he will lower the correctness of the report that was taken on the recommendation Wolff, at Belfast, and it is Bloxham, the heroine, Mr. W. R. the seaplane into the sea with a devans in order to see if any of the ference to the general policy of the the police had ceased to visit opium of one department without any re- probable that the order will Reynolds. the villain, Mr. R. H number of mail bags and, taking be placed in the near future.Charles, the bad man, and Mr. Woff from the sea, will fly with them occupants had failed to pay their Government.

Logan, the man in the bowler has into the city..

capitation tux, on the ground that. were all capably effective.

this measure was resulting in a Sir Alan Cobham thinks there falling off in the opium receipts.

mails in this manner. He proposes not care to run the risk of discovery is the possibility.of considerable Opium smokers, who had not met acceleration of the carrying of their obligations to the State, did to work out all detalls of lifting and, therefore, stayed away. The machines over the side to the Opium Department drew the atten- water and also to see how far ittion of the police to this, and the is possible to take off from the police, unfortunately, ' think, ship iteelf-British Wireless....' agreed to stop these visits..

British Wireless.

STOPPAGE VIRTUALLY TERMINATED.

London, Nov. 14.

The sketch "A Matter of Time,"·

notation, offered little scope for which opened the new A.D.C. pra anything. N.C.D. Brownjohn, and Mr. G. G. Thomson did what they called upon to do, well,

Mrs. Bloxham, Mr.

were

The dejected utterance by A. J. Cook, at the conclusion of Saturday's Conference that "the meni can just drift back at any time now is re-chood everywhere as a true appraisement of the coal.

The more stoppage, which, it is widely con-

pretentious "The First and the Last," by John sidered has virtually terminated.

Industries are preparing to make Galsworthy, dragged, but it was up Iceway on belated contracts.saved by remarkable "acting by notably in the shipbuilding in- Miss Chamberlain and Mr. A. N. dustry, in which connexion the Lucey. In the drst act Mr. J.H.E. newspapers enumerate that "con- Nihill, the amug and respectable tracts for nineteen ships of KC due for a judgeship, gave various types have been lodged highly meritorious performance, with British yards during the past

but one thought # brother's few days.

suicide in the last scene would The Bolsover Colliery Company have evoked a little departure has announced that in recognition from the veneer.

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of the loyalty of 2,000 resuméd With a burglar disturbed by a employees in Notts and Derbyshire, gool calculating girl; ostensibly a they are granting a bonus of from nurse, the burglar now cringing, five to twelve shillings weekly, ac-now defiant, "The Burglar and the cording to age, the first instalment Girl" was tensely dramatic, and of which will, designedly, be paid It was finely played by Mr. Lucey the week Reuter,

before Christmas and Mrs. Chater.. The fault of

JUNK RAIDED.

ARMED MEN TERRORISE WOMEN.

Leung Chal, 49, the widowed owner of a harbour junk, had ́a thrilling experience in the small hours of Friday morning as arm- ed robbers raided her boat whilst

It was lying off Mataukok,

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the failure of the piece to please was that of the author, who kept one waiting for an anti-climax which, never came.

A string orchestra ünder Pro- fessor Gonzales discoursed excel- lently during the intervals..

FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT.

FARM LABOURER KILLED.

At 12.30 am, she woke up to be-brand-new-five-seater Dodg confronted with the alarming spec car, which had been on the Kow tacle of armed men standing over loon roads for only a week, was in- her with uplifted weapons. Three volved in a fatal accident occur men visited that part of the boat ring in the Au Tau district of the. where she slept with other women. New Territories on Saturday. One was armed with a dagger, the

It appears, from a report receiv- second with an iron bar, while theed by the Traffic Once, that the ear third held a torch..

was proceeding along the main The robbers enjoined strict sil motor road when it ran over a ence on the woman and then pro-Chinese who attempted to croRS ceeded to take off her ear-ringa and the road. The accident occurred to open a box from which a sum near Un Long Market, and tho vic. of $20 in Chinese subsidiary coins tim, who was a farm labourer, was was extracted, Taking everything killed on the spot. of value, the robbers did not even overlook articles of women'e ap parel, twently pieces being found to be missing after the gang had left

It was stated by traffic officinis this morning that the driver of the car, which is owned by the Un Long Bus Company and licensed as a vehicle, possessed 'n licence to drive

A small sampan, which appear-a Ford bus only, and had not been.

ed to be a fehing dinghy, was utilised by the robbere in their enterprise

fully licensed in respect of the Dodge car. He is being detained for further Investigations.

Really, the abstinence of so many addiets ought to have been a rea-

in revenue from this cause is just son for rejoicing, instead of one for regret.. Of course, the falling off an incidental, and the wise thing would have been to have ignored it altogether and allowed the matter' to 'adjust itself, as it would have done sooner or later.

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