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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WANT WRIGHT PLANE,·

NEW DESCRIPTIONS.-

Washington; Mar. 4. The Smithsonian Institute is making strong efforts to win back the Wright aeroplane, which has been sent to Britain as the result of a dispute between Mr. Orville Wright and the Institution authori- flow.

The secretary now offera to change the label aflixed to the Langley model, which describes it as the first machine capable of flight to the original Langley flying machine of 1908 restored."

This offer is conditional upon Mr. Orville Wright's' promise to deposit his original machine "where it has always been wanted, where it will have a position of honour, and where the label will state that it is the first heavier. than-air craft in the history of the world to accomplish a sustain. ed and free flight under its own ($26 for thirty Tiffin Tickets can be had at the Office of the above power and carrying a man."-

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London, Mar. 4. The Sunday Times says that the Wright machine is at present at the South Kensington Museum ing dismantled.--Reuter.

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ZINOVIEFF LETTER DISCLOSURES.

MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1928.

FOG DELAYS.

"ON LEF" REFLOATS AFTER

GOING AGROUND.

The adverse weather conditions in the Delta continued over, the week-end, impeding shipping gen- erally and resulting in delay to both the s.s. Kong Ning and s.8. On Lee.

ITALY'S NEW LEGIONS.

THE DUCE'S ADDRESS TO BLACKSHIRTS.

AS SHOCK TROOPS.

Rome, Fob. 1. To celebrate the fifth anniver- The Kong Ning arrived on Sun-anry of the creation of the Na- day, more than 24 hours late, tional Militia or "Blackshirt" having been compelled to anchor Army, Signor Mussolini addressed for a considerable period.

this morning 500 'superior officers

The On Lee, sailing from Hong-of the corps in the new "MUBRO- kong on Friday evening, went liai Barracks" in Rome. ashore in dense fog and remained The Duce, addressing the Can- ground for nearly 24 hours, suls, that is the colonels of the being unable to complete the round corps, himself wer his uni trip within schedule time. She form as Commander-in-Chief of arrived here at 9.15 p.m. on Sun- | the Militia, spoke as follows: day, her scheduled time being

"With the elimination of all our midnight on Saturday.

enemies and the committing to the The Master, Captain A. Fernan- flames of ante-Fasciem militias, dez, states that the ship grounded our political tasks have logically close to Staunch Island (Sa Tau changed to military tasks. I con- Sha) on March 3rd, at 7 a.m.ceived the plan of forming a The armed launch, H.M.S. Nessus, Militia, as also the Grand Council, was quickly in attendance and on January 12, 1923. The scheme two attempts to tow the became law in the following Feb- vessel off, without result. She❘ruary. remained standing by, meanwhile "The Miltin has become the communicating with Kongmoon.. great armed force of the Fascist

made

The On Lee refloated at 11.15 State. Its lacinline and organi p.m. the same day. Meanwhile, satlon have been perfected and be-arrangements had been made be-fts armament with rifles will soon tween HMS, Nessus and H.M.S.be completed From the extreme Robin, at Kongmoon, for the pro-confines of the desert and from vision of lighters and junks from the waters of our seas to the thas port, for the transference of heights of the mountains, it ser- ...* of the re- passengers, numbering more thai ves as the 700. The On Lee has suffered no volution, the vivilant ere of the damage and will sail on schedule regime. at 7 pm. to-day",

(Continued fróm Page 1.)

Recently, the committee presided aver by Sir Warren Fisher, in- vestigated the matter and it is considered unlikely that any use ful purpose would be served by a further inquiry.

erew

"The Militia has been charged nir defence and The master expresses thanks to with land and the Commanding Offeer and undergoes preliminary militar

and naval instruction, so that each Nessus n't H. M. S. for assistance rendered and also to years' levies before passi into the Commanding Officer of H.M.S. the Army serve in the National Robin for arrangements made with Militin. I insist that the com- the Commissioner of Customs at manders of the Legions must de

vote themselves to looking after Kongmoon for the transfer of pas-the preliminary military and naval sengers.

education of the Italian people.

Disdain of Danger.

"Daily Mail" Knowledge,

The Kong Ning, Tai Hing and The question of how the Daily other vessels on the West River Mail became possessed of a copy run, have been considerably le- "On our instructions the Chief of the Zinovieff letter before its layed, hat there are no other of Staff of the Army has forced publication by the Government is groundings reported, the hold- the problem of the organic em answered in a long letter by Sir ups in all cases being due to fog ployment of the Militia in case Thomas Marlowe. He states that and anchoring for clear weather. of war and has solved that pro- two daya before its publication he

It is announced that registra- blem. I am sure that the Legions heard of the existence of the letter tion dimculties having been over-will merit honour thus done them from two eld and trusted friends. come, the Wing On will resume on by preparing themselves to be On the following day he received the Kongmoon run at 7 p.m. to assault troops, with er be copies of the letter from two differ- ent sources. The Zinovieff letter did not cost the Daily Mail a single penny and the gentlemen from whom he received the copies would have been affronted if he had offered money for the information they supplied.

Sir Thomas Marlowe adds that he had never to his knowledge seen Mr. J: D. Gregory, nor had any connexion with him, direct or indirect.

Mr. MacDonald Sympathetic. In a speech in his constituency last night. Mr. Ramsay Mac- donald referring to the result of the francs case inquiry said the pinishment of those found guil of the most culpable folly had been swift and terribly sovore.

He considered from a personal point of view, the punishment was excessive, but he also considered the needs of the Service such that no punishment less than that given could sensibly be regarded as,

dequate.British Wireless.

WAR ON SWABUE COMMUNISTS.

(Continued from Page 1.)

morrow.

FORMER SHANTUNG

SOLDIER.

ARMS POSSESSION CASE FAILS.

tween teeth, bombs in hand, and sovereign disdain of danger in their hearts,

"You know many people hate us in the world, both as Italy and as a regime. We must be read" to defend one and the other."

The Duce then read a mesiaco to the King, saving that the 500 officers of the Militia, convoked at Rome, affirmed their devotion to Yesterday, a Shantung ex-sol-his Majesty. The message con- dier was taken into custody from cluded: "The voluntary Militia, the ss. Borneo and this morning with its 165 Legions, only asks to charged, before Mr. W. Schofield, serve fraternally with the other, with being in possession of four armed forces, our Majest the revolvers,

Fascist regime, and the nawer of the country."

Future of Fascist Grand Council.

Rome, Jan. 81,

It was stated by Sergeant Bar- nice that the defendant occupied hed space between the fore and after holds. In a beam at the! head of his bed were found the At last night's meeting of the revolvers. When questioned by Fascist Grand Council it la un- the searcher, the defendant said derstood that the relations be that he was taking the arms to tween the party and Parliament Yunnan to a friend. The sear cher, however, spoke Cantonese.

His Worship said that the re- volvers were really found in the ship's timber near the defendant's bed. The evidence against him was very weak.

The defendant was discharged, and the police were instructed to see that he left the Colony..

ARMY.

The 11th Army is now largely in FOR THE NATIONALIST Canton, but part of th. 26th Brigade is left here to be at the disposal of the Defence coming down from Changchow and Amoy.. -Our Own Correspondent.

MORE UNITS SENT TO THE FRONT.

..

were debated. Signor Rocco pre- aented a project, the final ex- Amination of which was postmoned till next Thursday. The forth- coming Bill, I learn, will define the position of the Grand Council: which, though the supreme eren- tive body of the Fascist State, has at present to juridical stand- ing. It is believed that the new Bill will recognise it as the chief: directive organ of the State.

The Senate will not be reform-

00, and it is assumed that repre-

sentatives of the labour corpora- tions, masters and men, will bo included. The future Chamber will contained 400 members.

AIRCRAFT IN PUNITIVE WARFARE.

"FIRE BRIGADE RAPIDITY OF ACTION."

General Tang Ying-wah. | General Tang Yin-wah, Com-

Shanghal, Mar, 5. mander of the 5th Army and Chief of the Canton Police Foree, is not It is reported that Marshal likely to resign from the latter Chiang Kai-shek has ordered, cer- post, it is now reported..

tain details of the Cheklang Pro- Marshal. L Chai-sum appointed vincial Defence, Force and two him to lead the, Canton Army artillery units of the Klangwan against the Communists and ban-Battery to be despatched to dits in East River districts, and Hsuchow to join the Northern

-A strong case for the use of it was thought General Tang Expeditionary Army...

airgraft in punitive operations would resign the post of Chief of Marshal Chiang and General Ho against tribesmen was made out Police to enable him to concen-Ying-ching left for Nanking by Wing-Commander R. H. Peek trate his atteption on the expedi- yesterday at 11 p.m. by special in a paper on "Aircraft In Small

tion.

It is learned that General Tang has been allowed one month to complete the elimination of the "Reds," while Mr. Wong Kong- chung and Mr. Chan Lang-yanı will jointly conduct the affairs of the Public Safety Bureau, the Hindquarters of the Canton

{ Police,

Washington, Feb. 6-Following

| Arain ––Nam Chính Pro. '.

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HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

Wars, rend before the Royal United Service Institution. Air Marshal Sir John Salmond was in the chair.

Wing-Commander Peck pointed | out that aircraft, by their "Are- The following are the replies to brigade rapidity" of action," were to-day's questions:-

able to gain their offect without casualties DE

1. The chair used by Charles I. at his trial inflicting heavy

Its been found, at Moreton-in-the Marab, causing animosity among Gloucestershire. 2. Arlequin publislut tribesmen.

In French, German, English, Italian, and Spanish.. 24. The valedalo island in Sunda

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