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MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1928.

INDIAN REFORMS.

CAPT. MURDOCH REACHES CAPETOWN.

NATIVE STATES SENDING

Capetown, Aug. 12. Captain Murdoch has arrived.- Router..

The Flying Boats.

Brisbane, Aug. 11. The four R.A.F. flying boats touring Australia have arrived from Sydney.-Reuter.

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"Southern Cross" Flight.

Melbourne, Aug. 11. The "Southern Cross," pilotod by Messrs. Kingsford Smith and Ulm, has started a non-stop flight to Perth Reuter,

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Perth, Aug. 12. The "Southern Cross has ar. rived. It covered 1,050 miles from Melbourne in 23 hours, 24 minutes without a stop and with out incidents.-Router.

Courtney's Planc. Sydney, Nova Scotia, Aug. 11. The allan freighter Valprato has brought in Captain Courtney's flying boat, which she picked up in mid-Atlantic on August 8, after Courtney had abandoned Reuter's American Service.

ST. JOHN'S CHOIR.

BATHING PICNIC ON SATUR- DAY AT DEEP WATER BAY.

adult members of The

the St. John's Cathedral Choir had an enjoy able bathing pinnie on Saturday after- noon at Deep Water Bay. The wen- ther was all that could be desired and in splendid tea was served on board, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed tho outing. On the return journey the choristers indulged in sounded u men's holiday and their singing extraordinarily well on the water.

A

vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Mason, whose patience and un- dagging zen! has been mainly respon- sible for the high standard of the choir.

Mr. Mason in reply said that he was grateful to the members of the choir for giving the time to practise which was so necessary for the production of good

music,

and, now the membera of the choir were increasing it would be his earnest "endeavour to give the congregations of St. John's Cathedral renderings of the very best Anthome. A vote of thanka was also passed to Mr. and Mrs. Hopper whoso efforts had so largely contributed to a most enjoyable outing..

AMUNDSEN'S FATE.

EXPEDITION TO CONTINUE THE SEARCH.

Stavanger, Aug. 11. The Russian ico: breaker - Kras- ain has arrived here. Professor Samoilovilch, lender of the Kras- sin expedition, in an Interview declared that he firmly believed that the explorer Amundsen, who disappeared while searching for the "Italia" crew, is still alive. He said they would continue to search for him until the end of Septem- ber or the beginning of October, between the north-eastern part of Spitzbergen and Giles Land and Franz Josef Land. They hopod to return to Spitzbergen in a fortnight to continue the search. "If the crew of the Latham sea- plane and the remaining members of the "talin's" crew. are live, we will find them," added the Profes- sor. Reuter,

DEPUTATION. ·

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

WILH, WILHELMSEN.

THE NORWEGIAN AFRICA" & " AUSTRALIA LINE,”

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TENNESSEE"

vessel

having

London, Aug. 12..." Simultaneously with the Simon Commission's (Inquiry with regard The above to British India, it is possible that arrived from Norway vin poris the claims of the subjects of the on 8th August, consignees of cargo are nativa alates may come into pro-hereby notified that all goods are be innded at their' 'risk into tho non-hazardous, hazardous extra hazardous godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and and/or Godown Co., Ltd., whence delivery may be obtained, Goods not cleared by the 16th August, will be subject to

minence.-

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THE

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The committee hended by Six Harcourt Butler, established to in vestigate the relations between the Princes and the Government of India, made investigations. In India and returned to Britain in rent April. A number of Princes later came to Britain to submit their case to the Commission, and its

No claims will be admitted unless now announced that the All-India Statos Subjecta Organisation is notified and/or application for survey Bending in September a deputation made in

of the goods, or in any composed of Dewan Bahadur, after landing within seven days

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The subjects are anxioue that it should bo an essential part of any rearrangement between aho States and the Government of In- din that States which have not fallen into line with the popular reforms carried out in British In- dia should be compelled to do so.

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HOLIDAY TRIP.

1JREIGN SECRETARY TO VISIT CALIFORNIA..

London, Aug. 11. The Evening Standard states on the highest authority that Sir Austen Chamberlain will embark at Southampton at the end of August for a voyage to California, via the West Indies and the Panama Canal,

The trip is to be purely one of health, and in no way political. Renter.

Mr. Baldwin Abroad.

London, Aug. 11. The Premier, Mr. Baldwin, has to Aix-les-Bains for five weeks holiday,-Reuter.

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Hongkong, 11th August, 1928.

EGYPT'S FUTURE.

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London, Aug. 11, The Financial Times correspon. dent in Egypt and the Near East, in a long artlelo' on the Nile con- trol and Egypt's future, maintains that Lord Lloyd, Sir J. Malley and Ibrahim Fahmy (the Egyptian Minister of Public Works), will shortly meet in London to discuss ways and means of disposing of the Nile floods with a view to solv- ing for another half-century the problem of Egypt's population; also materially increasing the country's revenue-earning acrenge and thus the cotton output.--- Reuter.

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