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號九月九英港香 FRIDAY,

BLAZE AT REPULSE BAY. FLIERS MISSING,

FULLY FIFTY MATSHEDS

DESTROYED.

OUTBREAK BELIEVED DUE TO

COOKING-FIRE.

SEPTEMBER

NON-AGGRESSION PACTS.

$56 PER ANNUM

1927 HA BINULE COPY 19 CENTS

NO COMMUNISM.

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NO NEWS OF THE CANADIANS..

BRITISH LABOUR'S

SUGGESTIONS BY POLAND AND FINLAND.

, ANXIOUS LONDON CROWD.

London, Sept. 8.

Anxious crowds waited at Croy-

Adon this afternoon for Tully and Medcalf, who set off from London, Ontario, on a non-stop flight to

London.

They were due at noon, but no news of them has been received

BRIGADE'S PROMPT WORK. since they left Newfoundland.

Their aeroplane, the "Sir John Carling," is not equipped with wireless. The weather conditions over South Ireland are unfavour- There was heavy rain all night long, and it continued to- day, with mist.-Reuter.

A disastrous fire at Repulse Bay this morning destroyed fully half the matsheds there, and the loss is estimated to be in the vicinity of $16,000, as besides about fifty sheds being gutted, prac-able. tically all the furniture contained therein was also destroyed.

The blaze is believed to have originated in a matshed which was undergoing repairs, following damage in the recent typhoon, it being. alleged that the workmen employed were cooking some food, and that the fire reached the nearby matting.

Grave Anxiety.

London, Sept. 8. Following the virtual abandon ment of hope for news of the "Old A resident of the hotel observed the flames shortly after nine Glory," grave anxiety is felt for the o'clock, and summoned the Brigade. Two engines and the motor-safety of Captain Tully and Lieut- eycle pumping attachment were sent out, and found nearly half the enant Medcalf, who left Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, for London, sheds involved. The flames were prevented from spreading farther, yesterday, and have not since been and about an hour later there was nothing left to be done but to heard of, keep playing a hose on the smouldering debris.

Unless carried out of its course

o'clock this afternoon.

Hours before that, it might rea-

BRITAIN'S POSITION.

Geneva, Sept. 8. The question of Non-Aggression Pacts, which was raised by Poland in the League of Nations, has now been put on the agenda paper in the form of an amended proposal has been handed to the which heads of the Locarno Powers' de legations.

Valuable Suggestion.

Later.

DECISION.

A BREAK WITH RUSSIA.

London, Sept. 8.

BUICK 1928-

Initial shipment due apun.

THE DRAGON MOTORCAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1847. 33, Wong Nel Chung Road, Happy Valley.

INDIAN FINANCIAL AUTONOMY.

ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN FREEDOM FAILS,

SWARAJISTS, ANGERED.

Simia, Sept. 8.

WORLD FLIERS.

DUE HERE FROM HANOI-TO-DAY.

ANXIOUS WAITING AT KAI TACK AERODROME.

PLANE AS PILOT.

At the time of writing (1.30.

By a majority of nearly two

in consequence of the difficulty two million votes, the Trade Union

the difference Congress at Edinburgh to-day def reconciling cided to break off negotations with which arose in the Assembly, Sir p.m.) the Colony was on the tip- the Russian trade unions.

Basil Blackett had decided to drop toe of expectancy awaiting the the General the Reserve Bank Bill, which con- fliers Messrs. Schlee and Brock in arrival of the round-the-world A card vote on Council's recommendation to this templated the establishment of a their now famous aeroplano The effect was 2,551,000 for, and State Bank with a directorate in- Pride of Detroit." 620,000 against.

very plain cluding representatives of the As received here yesterday, at tiffin Excepting for a brief message There was some speaking by Labour leaders about sociated Chambers of Commerce time. stating that the fliers had and the Federation of Indian hopped off from Rangoon for sians.

Bangkok, nothing further had been this and the methods of the Rus-

Mr. Citrine, the Secretary of the Chambers, also Provincial Co-heard up to late this morning. It Congress, presenting the General operative Banks-Reuter. Council's recommendation said it

was expected that word: would Sir Basil Blackett's announce have been received from Bangkok. was impossible to carry on negotiament of the decision to drop the but nothing came to hand, and,

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The Polish proposal declares that all wars of aggression will remain prohibited by this As- sembly and declares that members of the League are under an obliga- tion to conform to this principle. Consequently, the Assembly calle on members of the League to pro- view

tions with the Russians with a

to an agreement between Reserve Bank Bill, owing to the even up till 11 o'clock to-day there ceed to the conclusion of non- ag- British and Russian trade unions, inability of the members to agree was much mystery as to the gression pacts, inspired by the idea that all pacific means ought Russians have a different concep surprised the House.

"The whole trouble is that the on a question of the directorate, whereabouts of the aviators. It had been thought possible that to be employed for the settlementtion of the functions of the Labour

Sir Basil was bombarded with they had flown straight on to of differences of whatsoever na movement frous that which we questions, as to whether this was lanp, in Indo-Chinn, making the ture that may arise between them."

have in this country. Our idea is by order of the Secretary of long fight from Rangoon yester Reuter.

that of a constitutional movement. State, and whether he means day and leaving only the Hanoi- We thought contact would remove merely to postpone the Bill or to Hongkong flight to be our differences, but we now find drop it. He declined any für-plish to-day, these differences are very much ther statement.

At Hanoi, Mr. Srinivasa Ayyangar then by strong winds, the Sir John Carl- Sir Austen Chamberlain has is deeper than appears on the surface.

And a telegram which was re- A number of owners of eheds went out to Repulse Bay whering," as their machine is named, sued a statement as regards the The Russians whole idea of the strongly proteated against the they heard of the fire, and some found they had suffered a double should, if all went well, have reach-Finnish proposal for pooling the movement is that it must be re-manner in which they had been ceived here by the American Con- loss, as structures newly-erected after the typhoon had been burned.ed Croydon Aerodrome by two League funds to give financial as volutionary in the sense of the treated, and declared that they sulate just before noon to-day con- sistance for the victims of aggres-Russian revolution. Their idea had tried to co-operate with the firmed that latter supposition. The public matsheds are among those saved.

sion. He declared that he well that the Labour movement is to Government, but the Government The telegram was from flat; comed the proposal but the accept be played on the stage of Moscow, was trifling, with the liberties of and it stated briefly "Pride of and that all other Labour organ- the House. It was Impossible to Detroit left here 7 a.m. due Hong- ance of such a scheme would in- isations are merely apectators, in work with a Government acting in kong 12 noon." This makes It volve heavy commitments. The

the auditorium. They seek to this manner.

denite that the fliers reached British Government would require compel us to adopt their methods The Swarajista then walked out Hanol yesterday afternoon and special powers from Parliament and their principles. They ex- of the chamber, and the House spent the night in the capital of and could not ask or expect such communicate all those who dare adjourned.

Indo-China. There is still no news of Tully powers to be granted unless Bri- to differ from their inmest coun Indian political circles here de- So soon as the above news was tain obtained some compensation cits. In view of the persistent clare that the Secretary of State known here this morning, there for her financial effort, such as a attacks made upon them, the Gen-rejected Sir Basil Blackett's laat was a general move among those. reduction of armaments. While eral Council have hitherto exhibit amendment of the Bill, and con-concerned for the Kal Tack aero- the scheme was a valuable con-ed a tolerance which has been an sequently the Government was drome, Kowloon City, at which tribution to the general question example to the world. The Gen-compelled to withdraw the Bill, spot the fliers were due to land. of disarmament, they must reserve eral Council is unanimous in mak- All the Indian members praise Members of the staff of the Asia- a decision until they saw the final ing the recommendation. There was Sir Basil's tenacity in an effort tic Petroleum Company, which outcome of the Disarmament Con-not one dissentient voice.

to secure financial autonomy for Company is supplying the fuel Mr. Hearst, the newspaper pro-ference and the extent to which

India, free from the control of for the flight, members of the the Finnish scheme commands the

Whitehall-Reuter.

American Consulate staff and a number of pressmen went over tu general support of members of the League-Reuter.

Kai Tack, where the Royal Air Force had given permission for the landing to be made and where members of that Force were stand- ing by in readiness to render all assistance possible.

OWNERS LOSE ALL FURNISHINGS.

Following the destruction of a there a few small shacks, chiefly large number of bathing matsheds used by the caretakere, standing, a at Repulse Bay, in the, recent little back from the others, re- typhoon, owners of these sheds have main isolated and intact. suffered another blow in the entire A large number of the mataheds loss of about fifty in a fire this burned this morning were either morning.

just repaired, or under repair,

metal, utensils.

sonably be expected to have been seen flying over Ireland, or to have been reported by steamships off the western coast of Ireland.-British Wireless.

London, later.

and Medcalf-Reuter.

THE "OLD GLORY."

Mr. Hearst Offers Reward.

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New York, Sept. "8.

prevent flight and had urged Payne not to start unless the Govern- ment assumed responsibility for the venture-Reuter's American Service.

New York, later.

There is nothing left now of a following the typhoon, and their double row of sheds, extending for owners.deserve special commisera- a distance of about 75 yards, except tion. In view of the approach-prietor, who is the owner of the charred remains of beams and Ing close of the bathing season, "Old Glory" has issued a state- posts, and derelict crockery and it is doubtful whether anyone ment that he had done his best to

The first intimation of something will care to rebuild in the part being wrong was the appearance of swept by the fire, so this area in dames and smoke at the far end of likely to remain a stark reminder the rows of sheds, furthest away for a long time of the morning's

disaster.. A resident im- from the hotel. mediately telephoned to the Fire

Mr. Hearst, the backer of the Brigade, who received the call, at

The origin of the fire is said to States to Italy, has offered a re- "Old Glory" tight from the United the Central Fire Station, at 9.48, and two machines were sent to Re- be due to workmen, who pulse Bay under Fire Officer W. M. engaged on repairing a shed which ward of G.$25,000 for Smith. The new motor-cycle fire had suffered in the typhoon, cookcovery of the aeroplane, of which no trace has yet been found..........

Origin of Fire.

were

the dis-

1 pump was also sent with Fire ing rice close to the mat structure, Renter's American Service.

Officer Woolland and Mr. E. F which caught alight, and with a Brown, the mechanical engineer in breeze blowing at the time, the charge. They found about twenty- inflammable nature of the struc- five sheds alight, and a similar tures, and their near proximity number already gutted.

to one another,, the flames had

Only three matsheds caught fire free play. In a few minutes the after the Brigade arrived, and in

fire was sweeping towards the about an hour the flames were ex- tinguished. The Fire Brigade did hotel end of the beach, and but

to

Half the Sheds Gutted."

the

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NO PREVENTION?

Somebody Must Do It.

London, Sept. 8. Sir Sefton Bruncker interview-

Australian Decision.

Mr.

FOOTBALL COMPETI- TION RESULT.

$25 WON BY CAMERONIAN RIFLEMAN.;

"Pretence".to End.

that

TENSE SWATOW SITUATION.

GARRISON COMMANDER

RESIGNS.

Canton, Sept. 9.

1.

The weather conditions should have been quite favourable from. here down to Hanoi, but it was thought that the allowance of five, hours made for in the telegram

Mr. J. R. Clynes said the one element of surprise was their decision had come so late. After the dictatoral and offensive language of the Russians, it was impossible to proceed with the negotiations. Let us no longer pursue a pretence of unity which does not exlat," he concluded.

Mr. Cramp, of the National, Union of Railwaymen, said his union had decided not to support the General Council's recommends- tion, but he himself sympathised Advices from Swatow state that received was rather on the optimis- with the General Council because the Mui Yuen and Chiu Chow dis- tie aide and that the 'plane would of the Insult they had received tricts were taken on the 6th inst. not be here much before 2 o'clock. from the Russians. He recognis-by. the Peasant Corps who are in

R. A. F. Plane Goes Out. The first week of the Telegraph how much humiliation the alliance with. Generala Yip Ting football competition proved to be a General Council had suffered in and Ho Lung. The situation in Our representative, telephoning. great success, many hundreds of

carrying on the negotiations. His Swatow is tense, as General Ho from the Kai Tack aerodrome, at coupons being sent in. *

difficulty was that a break with the Chup-ng, the garrison commander, 2 p.m.. reported that although The prize of $25 has been won by Moscow Labourites would be inter-declares that he has already re- there had been a large party walt- Rifleman A. Farfort, preted as support of the Conserva signed and will not be responsible ing for some two hours, there was for the peace and order of the city no sign of the expected machine." tive Government.

General Wong Chun who is

Soon after 1 o'clock, à R.A.F. Nanking from

to machine went up with the inten

MANY ENTRIES, RECEIVED.

ist. Cameronians,“ Rope Factory, Hongkong, who sent in a coupon with ten cor-

ing.

BANDITS ATTACK

AMERICANS.

The "Pride of Detroit" Kai arrived, at

Tack at 8.30 p.m. making a good landing.

The Flight So Far.

very smart work in saving the re for the presence of the stream,ed at Liverpool in reference to the mainder of the sheds, for the fire which caused a break in the line talk of prohibiting trans-ocean

No Communism Wanted, appointed had spread rapidly and at one time of sheds, the whole beach might fights, said that the fight from it seemed certain that the whole now have presented a charred row

reast to west had got to be done

Mr. Bromley, leader of the Union succeed Ho Chup-ng has not yet tion of meeting the "Pride of Detroit" to the south of Hongkong range of sheds would be destroyed, of smouldering ruins.

rect forecasts; and if he will call of Locomotive Engineers, pointed assumed duty. The two machines returned to

Altogether 13,000 troops have and piloting her to the landing It is not clear which shed first and that it was impossible to pre- headquarters about 11 o'clock, leav- became involved, but the Chinese vent a man from attempting to fly at this office we shall be pleased to out that, trade unionism in Russia ing the motor-cycle pump still at caretaker of the area where the across the Atlantic any more than hand him the prize money.

preventing him from attacking There were 11 coupons with nine was a compulsory appendaga to been sent from Canton to Swatow ground. This pilot machine had

Communism, and therefore differ- and the East River districts. In also not returned. Repulse Bay. However, owing outbreak occurred, interviewed, Mount Everest-Reuter.

correct results, and 30 coupons with ent from British anionism. He military circles, there appears a At 2.30 there were still no signs some sand and small shells asserted that he first saw

eight accurate forecasts. In some coming from No. 65. getting into the suction pipe, flames

instances, claims were made for must support the General Council, doubt as to whether these forces

Mr. J. H. Thomás, leader of the will arrive there in time to cope of the aviators. which

The political with the enemies. more correct forecasts that were National Union of was taking in sea. This was under repair, and, as we

Railwaymen, Melbourne, Sept. 8.

STOP PRESS. water, the pump became chok- previously stated, the fire is sur-

sent in on any one coupon and we ed for a time. By then, there posed to have come from the work-

Fliers Arrive. The Commonwealth Government would ask competitors to keep a repeated that the General Counci! director of General Yip's army, is was no need to do otherwise than men's cooking-fire.

has decided to take immediate careful check and claim accurately, were unanimous in their recom- said to have sent out a large group play a hose on the smouldering When our representative left, siction to prevent unsuitable

50 na to avoid any misunderstand.mendation. Mr. Cramp, his col-of political agents to stir up the

league in the National Union of farmers and workers.. shortly after 11 o'clock, the Bri-machines from attempting long ruins.

11 Railwaymen, had only supported gade had one hose still playing oversea flights. No

Owing to the use of an early and the view of his particular delega- aircraft on the smouldering timbers. except scaplanes and flyingboats apparently inaccurate fixture list tion out of loyalty to that delega- A Telegraph representative Numbers of people who had heard or amphibians will be permitted we gave one match as Newport vtion. Mr. Thomas said he was arrived on the scene just as the of the fire were then motoring out. in future for flights over fifty Brighton, instead of Newport prepared to ballot the Railway- blaze had been got in hand. By On the spot were already a few miles from coast to coast.

Watford, and, of course, that remen's Union on the question, and then fully fifty shede had been owners of sheds, and they alter-Bruce said that the Ministry was duced the coupon to one of eleven to abide by the result. He men-

The two American aviators entirely destroyed, which means nately rejoiced or grieved as anxious for an Australian pilot to the official fixture lists and every General Council of the Trade matches. We have now received tioned that six months ago the

Messrs. Brock and Schlee, set out that quite half the total they discovered whether the fatca accomplish the first flight between

from Newfoundland on August 28 number were involved.

care will be taken to avoid grrors Union Congress had been on the The had spared their structures or Australia and New Zealand and

with the intention of encircling the charred ruins extend

from otherwisc.

would render the utmost technical

in future.

verge of a break with Russia.

globe In twenty-two days. The assistance to anyone attempting

Mr. Thomas added, "I am not

Rangoon, Sept. 8.

from Yunnanfu spectacular flight across the Atlan.. that flight in an efficient seagoing

concerned with attacks upon my A message machine-Reuter.

self, but when the Russians pab states that two American families, tic to Croydon was made in less, 39 standing just at the edge, right erecting a matshed as $300, it

lish to the world a lying statement named respectively Duncan and than twenty-four hours, and after along to the far end of the beach, will be seen that the loss is consi-

London, Sept. 8.

that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald McLeod, who left Batang on June a short rest they proceeded to near where No. 05 used to be, derable, working out at about Air Vice-Marshall Sir Sefton

shammed illness, and went to 27 for Burmah overland, were at Munich and then on to Belgrade, where they arrived on the 30th. with only three sheds at that end $15,000. To this sunt will have to Brancker, the Director of Civil

America, to escape taking part in tacked by bandits in the neigh Two valuable days were wasted at spared. As all the sheds on the

ALL OFFICERS REPORT FOR the discussion on the Trade Union hourhood of Atuntse, in Yunnan. Constantinople, where the Turkish hotel side of the little stream have be added the loss of furniture and Aviation, made a spirited reply this

DUTY. so forth, probably at least another afternoon to suggestions that have

Bill, I say such conduct is mean The Bandits opened fire and authorities insisted on certain for escaped destruction, the public $1,000.

completed. but been made that a non-stop. North

and contemptible. You would not drove off the party's escorts, and malitics "being" matsheds are also intact.

As has been pointed out, to a Atlantic flight from east to west

We learn that hill the officers and tolerate such in your own union. then robbed the Duncans of every- September 2 found them on the way For owners of the destroyed number of owners the loss came is impracticable.

thing except their clothes. The to Bagdad and on the 4th they were structures, however, it means as a double one within a few He said, "The flight from east to engineers of the China Navigation-British Wircless..

heroism of the McLeods' servants at Bunder Abbas. On the 5th they. Company, lately on strike, reported big loss, as nothing was salvaged weeks. One gentleman who had west has to be done, and it is idle for duty this morning in accord

saved their hut and some articles. reached Allahabad, were at Calcut- from those which were involved. just paid for a new matshed to talk of prohibiting the attempt..

Nobody was wounded, but anh ta on the 6th., und reached Rangoon on the 7th. Yesterday they reach- All cupboards, chairs, and odds yesterday, the previous erection You can no more stop a man than ance with the terms of settlement

tive servant was beaten... and that the Company's steamers and ends of furniture or bathing having been destroyed in the you can prevent him from attack- are again fully manned. gear kept in these sheds has been typhoon, arrived at Repulse Baying Mount Everest. I could have It will, of course, take some this morning to find the new put my money on Minchin in the The area involved comprised a structure a heap of blackened re- "Saint Raphael" getting across time to get the service in full. working order, but schedules of safely."-British Wireless...

sailings are now being compiled:

the small stream which runs through the matsheds from the road to the beach, with No.

burned to cindera.

Damage Considerable. Taking the average cost of

doubled row of sheds, and here and mains.

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THE C-N.C. SETTLE- MENT.

TO-DAY.

Dollar on demand Lighting-up

1/11 9/16 6.33 p.m.

BELATED REPORT FROM YUNNAN.

A French Catholic priest and aled Hanoi and to-day were due here, Chinese merchant firm subsequent Should they succeed, they will have ly helped the party at Atantss. covered over 11,000 miles in thir

teen days. -Retter,