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AMUNDSEN'S FATE BRITAIN BEATEN IN JERVIS BAY FEAR BELGRADE DEPUTY | FRENCH CABINET. | SPEAKER ENTERS

A MYSTERY.

ATTENTION DIVERTED FROM "ITALIA.”

THREE DAYS ABSENT AND NO NEWS.

CANNOT BE IN AIR.

London, Junie 21.

Afarm is now felt for the safety

of Captain Amundsen and the

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DAVIS CUP.\

DOUR STRUGGLE IN DOUBLES MATCH.

ADVANTAGE LOST.

Landon, June 21.. England's hopes were dashed to the ground at Felixstowe, when Italy won the Davis Cup semi- final by defeating G. R. O. Crole- Rees, and Cyril Eames. in the doubles match, and thus kaining nil. the victory by three matches to

three sets to iwo.

the

DISPELLED

CAPTAIN DANIELS NOW

IN CONTROL.

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CREW JOINED STOWAWAYS AGAINST OFFICERS.

NAVAL ACTION TAKEN.

MURDERS.

POLICE REPEATEDLY CHARGE DISORDERLY MOBS,

GARBLED REPORTS.

Belgrade, June 21.

A garbled account. of the Skupstina shooting. sensation; published in the Zagreb and re- porting that both M. Stephan Radich, the Peasant Party leader, and his nephew Paul Radieh, were shot dead by Rachich, has aroused high feeling in the populace, who received the news with consterna- tion.

Crowds collected in the streets

DISSENSION...

M. POINCARE'S CURT CHALLENGE.

MIGHT WAIT A WEEK BEFORE CHANGING GOVERNMENT.

STABILISING FRANC.

Paris; June 21. The Chamber met in a tonee atmosphere to-day in consequence

imminent.

It is stated that

London, June 21. The Fi

disclosures made by Crole-Rers and Eames put up a

Reuter's correspondent at Colombo famous French aviator, Command gallant fight against De Morpurge that a mutiny has taken place on pidly became disorderly, of widely-spread rumoura to the ant Gullband, of whom nothing and Gaslini, but succumbed by board the Commonwealth liner sis. and several clashes occurred with effect that a Cabinet crisis is has been heard since their glant

The first set went to the Italiansing significance to the speech by forced to charge the unruly

Jervis Bay, Is regarded as lend- the Police, seaplane left Tromsoe to the aidat, but for two sets

The Police were ultimately of the "Italia" crew over 70 hours Britiskers played brilliantly, and "dock" Garden, the Australian crowds who replied by bombard- situation has arisen from the # serious led 2 sets to one. The fourth set trade unionist, who was sent to ing them with stobs. went to sixleen games before it

Only after dissatisfaction of the Rightists, was decided in favour of the prison on a charge of wilfully in- repeated charges by the Police, who furnish the bulk of the Italians, and in the concluding aet, citing murder.

aided by a large force of, cavalry in spite of capital play, the visitors

hurriedly called out,, was the Government's "National Union won 7-8.

De Morpurgo won by

majorlly, with, the appointments of 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 9-7, 7-5.

Chairmen of Commissions.

The Rightists complain that

ago,

Direct contact having been established with General Nobile's parly, attention is now being diverted to some extent to the fale of Captain Amundsen, whose need it la felt may be more immediate. He cannot be in the air as petrol must have run out many hours ago.

Warships Search.

The French Minister of Marine,

anys Reuter's Paris correspondent has ordered the cruiser "Stras

bourg" now at Cherbourg, and the gunboat "Quentin Roosevelt" now at Oslo, to proceed immediately to Spitzbergen to co-operate in the search for the missing aviators.

The Norwegian Minister of Defence, says Reuter's Oslo cor- respondent, has also taken action. He has ordered the Government steamer "Michael Sars," now lying between Spitzbergen and Norway to proceed eastwards in search of

Britain v. America.

In a contest between Britain and Cup lines. J. Hennessey (U.S.A.). América at Eastbourne, on Davis

defeated Nigel Sharpe (Britain) 6-3, 6-1, 5-7, 6-1,

H.W. Austin (Britain) defeated the famous George Lott, Junr. (U.S.A.) 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, 7-5.--Reuter.

CALCUTTA THEFT

DISCLOSURES.

ENORMOUS LOSSES BY DOCK CONSPIRACY..

Captain Amundsen and Command- POLICE IN THIEF PAY. ant Guilbaud.

Disappearance Broadcast,

Calcutta, Junë 22...

The disappearance of the sen- Startling revelations of a cons- plane has also been reported | pirney to commit systematic thefts to the Russian ice-breaker from stemmera ut the Calcutta "Malveain" which is now Docks, were made by the Public nearing Spitzbergen from Archan- | Prosecutor in opening the case gel.

gainst forty-eight men, who ure decused of conspiracy to rob.

Belgrade, June 21. The King immediately on hearing of the parliament tragedy visited the victims in the hospital.

the crew either joined the stow-

It is considered possible that | disorder quelled.

aways in resisting the officers, or refused to guard the stowaways, lon to create a serious disturbance, who took advantage of the situn-

Strike Threats.

The Colombo agents have re- ceived no news from the liner, and abortive attempts have been made by the owners to get into wireless communication with the Jarvis

Bay.

It is now revealed that the crew of the vessel, when it called at Melbourne on the present voyage, threatened to strike on arrival at Hobart unless that were repatriat ed to Australia in a

passenger steamer."

Reassuring Message.

"Later.

The Commonwealth Line has re- ceived a message by wireless vin Perth, from the master of the 8.3. Jervis Bay stating:

Mr. Paul Raditch died a few preference has been given, to moments before the king's arrival, Leftists in the making of these The body was surrounded by light-appointments. cd candles.

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A Challenge.

ON DUTIES.

PICTURESQUE CEREMONY IN UPPER CHAMBER.

KING'S APPROVAL.

new

Zonion, June 21. Captain Fitzroy,

the Speaker of the House of Commons, entered upon his duties this after noon, after a 'pleturesque ceremony at which representatives of the

DEATH OF CHANG TSO-LIN.

OFFICIAL NEWS OF HIS DEMISE.

PASSED AWAY AT MUKDEN YESTERDAY.

FUNERAL TO-MORROW.

House of Commons learned that His Majesty hud entire con fidence in the ability, diligence

After many conflicting reports, and efficiency of their nominee to defialte news of the death of Mar fulfil the ney duties,

General

have been

members of the House of Commons Lotay in a Reuter's message from To hear this announcement, the shal Chang Tao-lin comes to hand were summoned to the House of Mukden suiting that the foreign Lords in time-honoured fashion. The official known as Black Rod,

Consuls

door of the Chamber, was admitted, Chang died yesterday afternoon, having knocked thrice on the oficially informed that Marshal

at the bar and bowing, the ad- and, after standing temporarily vanced to the table.

The message adds that Chinese flaga on all official buildings are. At his summons, the Speaker-fying at half-mast, and

the Elect, accompanied by the Ser funeral will take plave to-morrow geant-at-Arms and members of the House of Commons, proceeded to (Saturday). the Upper House, where the Com mission having been read, the

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The Bomb Outrage

King's approbation was signified. by the Lord Chancellor, one of the 4th, when Chang Tso-lin waB It will be recalled that on June Lords Commissioners,

bound for Mukden, after giving On returning, the Speaker re-up office in Peking, his train was ported the result to the House of bombed when passing through a entire devotion to the service of Railway. renewed his assurance of his Mukden to the South Manchuria Commons, and, in a brief speech, cross-tatlan from the Peking- the Ilouse-British Wireless.

The train with practically all the leading Fangtion officials on board was passing the railway to the North of Mukden when the

THE AMERICAN OPEN GOLF TITLE, explosion occurred.

Stefan Raditch, his uncle, was atretched on an operating table, He opened his eyes and murmured "Long Live the King" and raised cheerful, decided to address the M. Poincare, looking alert and the King's hand to his lips and House immediately, and he went whispered "Sire I do not cling to straight to the point by asking that life but I must live for work as if they wanted a change of Gov- there is still much to do."-Reuter.ernment they might at least wait until next week after financial stabilisation has been adopted..

In all, M. Poincare spoke for nearly three hours and a half. He declared that he had come to the conclusion that re-valorisation would entail the grave disorganisa- tion of French trade and Industry; while 20 per cent, re-valorisation, would mean the loss of 10,000,000 francs on foreign exchange bought | MODERATE FIRST CARD members of the party also lost by the Bank of France,

མཎྜཏཡོདི། སངྐཱརཱ ཙམཛཱནཾ, ཙཏཏཏིཡོ། སཏྟཱན ཙམཝན, བྦཏ ནྟི SUCCEEDS SPEAKER.

MR. D. HERBERT BECOMES DEPUTY CHAIRMAN.

London, June 21.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Dennis Herbert was, on the motion of the Prime Minister, unanimous- ly appointed to succeed Captain Fitzroy as Deputy Chairman of Committee of the House-British Wireless.

Cost of Living,

ARCHIE COMPSTON MADE "FAVOURITE.

New York June,21. Over 140 of the world's foremost golfers are competing in this American Open Golf Championship which opened to-day over the Matte son course, Illinois.

It wrecked both' the train and the overhead bridge, and serious casualties were caused.·· Marshal, Chang himself was wounded, and General Wu Chun-sheng, tho, |aged' Governor of Hallingkiang, received such a shock that he Other Buccumbed.

prominent

their lives."

Noteworthy Career.

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"Everything going well.

M. Poincare refuted the Ides Stowaways now under my safe

that stabilisation would necessarily

The late Marshal Chang Tso-lin control. Expect to arrive

involve a rise in the cost of living.

was born in the 70's in Manchuria Colombe on Monday morning,"

Mr. Dennis Henry Herbert, who The Premier also denkt at some

and fought in the Russo-Japanese The leading challenger from commander

War, on the side of the, latter as Mr. Larkin, the chairman of the has been Unionist M.P. for the length with the question of inter-

of Watford Division of Commonwealth Line, stated that

Herts Allied debts and declared

Manchurian that abroad is generally accepted to be Volunteer Corps. After the war, the master's message was a reply since 1918, has held the post of there was no question of ratifying Archie Compston, the Britisher, he entered the Chinese military ser to a message repentedly seht out to temporary Chairman of Committee the agreement between M. Cail who adminstered such a severe device and in 1911 was appointed him stating that disconcerting reof the House of Commons. Born loux and Mr. Winston Churchill, feat on Hagen a month or so ago, Governor of Fenglien, Manchuria. ports were being published regard 1860, he is son of the late and the agreement between M. That he is in brilliant form is

Ile was regarded as an adherent. Rev. Henry Herbert, He was Berenger and Mr. Walter Mellon indicated by the fact that he broke of Yuan Shih-kai until the latter's educated at The King's College, without reservation.

the record for the No, 4 course attempt in 1916 to restore the By. and at Wadhani College, Ox- This remark was received with yesterday in a practice round, going monarchy, and after Yuan's 'death ford. He was admitted a solici-loud general cheers, after which round in 69.

Chang supported Marshal Tuan tor in 1895 and later became, a M. Poincare ant down,

Americans have already made Chi-jul in putting down a monar- member of the firm of Beaumont

him a strong favourite for the title. chist rising. He WIA then The leading scores in the first appointed Governor General of the gel (72) and Bobby Jones (73), round so far recorded are Leo Die three Manchu provinces and in 1920 took part in the suppression of the Anfu Club by Tsao Kun and Wu Pel-fú.

It is regarded as most remark-

The men in the dock include able that the seaplane has been several prominent Indian business completely silent since her deparmen. ture from Tromsoe as it is equip-

The Public Proseentor declared ped with wirelesa.

that for years past the insurance ing the situation on board the Enquiries have been made of and steamship companies had suf- vessel. the buse-ship “Citta di Milano" by fered enormous losses as the re-i the Italian Legation, and it states|sult of thefts. that it has heard nothing of Pap- `tafa Amundsen and Guilbaul, by

wireless or any other means,

Reuter.

May Be in North.

Oslo, June 21. In regard to Captain. Amund sen's disappearance A Nor- wegian newspaper reveals that prior to his departure Cap- tain Amundsen was

very an- xlous as to the fate of the party carried off in the wrecked “Italia.” The newspaper believes that Cap- taip Amundsen possibly flew atraight east. The explorer, Mr. Hoel, believes the airship party was carried out to sea between North East Island and Franz Josef Land.

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Police had now discovered a mher, of godowns where the goods were carried at night and Stored until disposed of to an or ganisation of receivers, !

I had been revohled that number of Port Police and mem bers of the staff of the Port Com- missioner's office were in the pay of the gang of thieves,~Reuter,

SEEKING TO OUST YANG SEN.

PRECARIOUS. '

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Precautionary.

The master added a note to the effect that the 5.0.S. messages and Son and Clarke, Rawlins and were sent out as a precautionary Co., London. He is a member of measure "when Captain Daniels the Council of the Law Society and Was not sure how the situation of the Ilerts County Council. would develop,”

London, June 22,

munique to-day stating that the The Admiralty issued a com.

oller "Slavol" left Trincomalee last night at seven o'clock in the evening to intercept the Jervis BayReuter.

Full Confidence,

6.3.

A British Wireless message states that the London office of

Return To Silver Coins,

circles that although there is no It is understood in financial

question of resuming the issue of

Later.

gold coinage after the projected In the first round of the American stabilisation of the franc ispen Archie Compston returned PRINCESS GRANTED A brought about, the flank of France card of 76. The holder Tommy

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DIVORCE.

EX-CROWN PRINCE CAROL'S INTRIGUE.

Bucharest, June 21. The High Court, hins granted POSITION IN SZECHUAN NOW the Commonwealth Line is with Princess Helen's petition for a out Information regarding the divorce from the ex-Crown Prince situation which, according to Curol, who renounced the Naval wireless messages received wireless reports, has occurred on Rumunian throne in order to con- from Chungking state there is their liner, Jervis Bay, owing to tipue bis gaffair with Madame evident, determination to climinate the threatening attitude assumed Lupescu-Reuter, General Yang Sen. The opinion is by eight men stated to be atow- expressed, however, that Yang aways.

A telegram from King's Bay. to the Aften Post expresses the opin- don that Captain Amundsen has flown to Franz Josef Land. It is noteworthy that Captain Amund- Sen might be auccessful in the event The Admiralty has received no son's seaplane carries wireless of fighting. A subordinate gener-report on

Reuter.

More Searchers.

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the subject from

SINGAPORE DOCK TOWAGE.

al has deserted as a result of pro-cruiser Enterprise which, in res pagunda against him.

The recent success of the Na-called for a further report from ponse to a demand for naval aið, tionalist party in Peking is also the Jervis Bay. The anxiety of Oslo, June 21.strengthening the cause for the friends and relatives of the 000

GIGANTIC TASK COMMENCED There is still no news of Cap- elimination of Yang Sen.

YESTERDAY. Lain Amundsen and Commandant

passengers on the vessel, has, to Home extent, been allayed by the

London, June 21. Guilbaud, although wireless

assurances of officials in London The first section of the Singapore that the Jervis Bay is under the floatlong dock, which is covered by to the amount of command of one of the oldest and insurance most experienced captains in their £550,000, left Jarrow to-day in the service and that they have the charge of three Dutch tugs. fullest confidence in him to deal

Reuter. with any emergency.

atations in North Norway are U.S. INDIAN MARATHON listening-in day and night for a .communication from their plane.

The Minister of Defence has supplemented his orders, by in- structing the cruiser. "Tordensk- jold" to leave Horten immediately ''in search of Amundsen.

RACE.

WINNER GETS $10 A MILE FOR LONG RACE.

New York, June 21.

following wireless

mes-

Indian marathon race which startange from the Commonwealth liner

is said to be contemplating the - sue shortly of silver coinage to re- place the existing five, ten and, twenty frane notvs-Reuter.

CRITICAL SITUATION IN GREECE.

PUBLIC UTLITY WORKERS ALL ON STRIKE.

Athens, June 21.

Armour also returned

a 70.- Reuter's American Service,"

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GERMAN POLITICAL

FAILURE.

HERR MUELLER CANNOT FORM GOVERNMENT.

been steadily increasing so that in

Meanwhile, Chung's power had, the spring of 1922 be attempted to seize Peking, but was defeated by Wu Pei-fu and had to retire to Manchuria, where he made preparations for, another effort. He proclaimed Manchuria's Inde- pendence of China and, assisted by the defection of Marshal Feng Yu- hsiang from Wa Pei-fu, he defeated the latter in the autumn of 1924, made a triumphul entry into Pe king and placed the pld Marshal Tuan Chi-jul at the head of the. Government.

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Borlin, June 21. German politics are complicated Treachery Recalled. by the failure of Herr Heiman While it is anticipated that an Mueller, the Socialist ex-Chancel who had again become a power in When in the autumn of 1925 Wu, agreement will shortly he renched lor, to form a

Cabinet, Herr the land, joined forces with Feng, between the tobacco worker and Mueller to-day announced that he Chang after a defeat again retreat- the employers, the labour situation has decided to abandon the effort ed into Manchuria. There thanks is getting gradually worse.

to form a Government based on a to the treachery of his subordinate, Largely attended meetings of "Big Coalition." rallway employees, electricity and The failure is largely due to the another severe reverse at Linochau Gen. Kuo Sing-ling, he sustained Kas workers decided yesterday to demands of the People's Party that early in Dec. 1928. His day seem- strike without previous warning the Prussian Cabinet should also ed to be gone, but by a remarkable Reuter.

be re-framed so as to include a turn of fortune he was able before. ripresentative of the People's the end of December not only to Party in the Cabinet-Reuter.

FURTHER YANGTSŻE

FIRING.

AP.C. STEAMER LATEST VICTIM.

ASCOT GOLD CUP.

VICTORY FOR INVERSHIN. London, June 21,

Fiting on British steame the Yangtze continues, the Intest incident occuring yesterday when the A.P.C. vessel Tiekwang was

on

MOSCOW RAILWAY

DISASTER

FOUR KILLED IN EXPRESS

·DERAILMENT.

Moscow, June 21.

defeat Kuo, but to capture and execute him. Early in January, 1925. Feng left China for Moscow a fact that greatly strengthened the position of Chang,

Becomes Generalissimo.

In September, 1926, the late Marahal Chang met We Pol-fu' in. conference 'at Peking, where they concluded a pact as joint masters of North China In November of

fired at from the banks of the up- Four passengers were filled and the same year, Chang became

J Mutiny Aboard,

The "Tordenskjold" carries a

The crufsor Enterprise prior to After averaging 70 miles a day the reassuring news of the re- seaplane which will be used in ro- for seven days, Flying Cloud, a sumption of control, received | connaissance flights between Nor-Karook Indian, won the 482 miles tho way and Spitzbergen.

The result of the Gold Cup race Two Norwegian airmen engageded from San Francisco on June Jervis Bay en route here from Ausat Ascot to-day was as follows: per river near Anping. The fire fourteen seriously injured when Commander-in-Chief of the Ankuor In the attempt to reacure General 14th, and ended at Grant's Pass, tralia: "Mutiny aboard; mutt Mr. Rold Walker's Invershin 1 was returned by those on board an express from Sebastopol, chun Armies, and in June of lest Nobile have been ordered to search Oregon, to-day,

Mona, do Alary's Finglas ... 2 with what result is not know. Bri-while travelling at high speed be year he assumed offices. Mr. Marshal Field's Cingasept 8 tish. Steamers have been frequently tweon Moscow and Tula WES Generalissimo of the Republic, a The betting was 100 to 8 In Ared on during the past few weeks, derailed, No details are available position which he held until a fow vershin, evoss Finglas 26 to nearly every cass occuring in the to indicate the cause of the die weeks ago, when, owing to the Cinqnsept-British Wireless, locality of Auping,"

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neers threatening to set the ship

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for Amundsen's seaplane on the There were 29 Indian entrants, afire. Send immediato assist west coast of Spitzbergen.and the first prize was $5,000,- | ançe.” Reuter,

Reuter.