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“GRAF” ZEPPELIN FRENCH DOCUMENT BRITISH · AIRSHIP_

SILENT.

ALL NIGHT VIGIL, KEPT IN NEW YORK,

AIRSHIP'S LITTLE PROGRESS IN TWELVE HOURS,

STEERING TO SOUTH.

New York, Oct. 14, From the scanty reports received from the great German airship la the carly morning, the Graf Zep polin has experienced an exceed- ingly, rough pasange. She is seve erst houra behind schedule, and for some time has maintained a complete silence, though owing to a message sent out shortly before noon, no apprehension is fell.

Meanwhile, huge crowds that in- vaded Inkehurst Field, hor New York destination, at an early hour this morning, coming by thousands In motor-cars, have been waiting all day and are still determined to wait in spite of the bulletins, hoping that the great air-liner will appear at any moment.

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HOW SECRET CAME INTO

MR. HORAN'S HANDS."

PRESS BUREAU “NEWS.”

Paris, Oct. 16.

It now transpires, in further elucidation of the Horan mystery, that M. De Noblet, aged thirty, who joined the French Diplomatie Service in 1921, and is now at

tached to the Press Bureau at the Quai D'Orsay, was the source of supply of the Anglo-French naval document by an accident.

PROGRESS.

R100 TO BE FLYING AT CHRISTMAS.

FLIGHT TO AMERICÀ ONE OF FIRST TESTS.

DETAILS OF THE R101.

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London, Oct. 14.

It is stated that the British al- ship R100, now under construction.

The R101.

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ENGLISH RAILWAY SWATOW BOYCOTT POLITICAL FIGHT

DISASTER.

WORST RECORDED FOR MANY YEARS,

DEATH-ROLL GROWS.

JJ

London, Oct. 14. The railway disaster which occurred early yesterday morning at Charfield, Gloucestershire, was one of the worst that has happen- ed on British railways within recent years.

INCIDENTS.

PICKETS SEIZE TWO · CHINESE.

ENGLISH HOSPITAL SERVANT TEMPORARILY HELD.

POLICE SANCTION.

IN SOFIA

TWO LEADERS WOUNDED IN STREET "BATTLE.”

BULGARIAN TROUBLE.

Belgrade, Oct. 14. To the series of pitched battles. between, polllical factions in dif- ferent parts of Europe during the last three or four weeks, is added a sanguinary encounter in A crowded centre of Sofa, which occurred on Friday:

Owing to the charred and dis-

Swalow, Oct. 12, membered condition of the

Two unpleasant incidents have remains of the victims discovered among the wreckage, it has so far takon place here in connexion, with been impossible Lo determine the anti-Japanese boycott. The first Farian capital has been received, definitely the number of killed.

of

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POLICE BANDITS AT SWATOW

STARTLING AFFAIR IN

HARBOUR.

SHIP'S CARGO TAKEN BER

-FROM

CUSTOMS LAUNCH.

REVOLVER THREATS.

Swatow, Oct; 12...

An event is alleged to have taken place here a few days, ngo which, If true (and the authority. appears quite reliable) can only be described na rank banditry on the part of a gang of policemen.

The Maritime Customs authorl- ties had received Information that a consignment of 34 bales of "piece goods" was on its way to Switow without any bill of lading.

No offein? news from the Bul- It appears that he communicated at lowden, Yorkshire, will be com- the document to his friend, M. pleted before Christmas. Her trate

but the detalls gradually altering Roger de la Planque, a French will probably include a demonstra-

It is, however, feared that was the seizure, by pickets, of a in at Belgrade show that a "ver journalist on the Intransigeant,lion fight La America and it is pro- who also worked for the Universal pored Inter to establish an twelve passengers and the guard man who had booked a passage on table battle" broke out between was the Macedonians and their oppon- Japanese steamer. He airship ser-of the express train have lost their a

ents. News Agency. De Noblet, who England-America was only temporarily in charge of vice On

basis.ves, and of those injured nine captured just as he was about to 21 commercial

Revolvers wore freely used and board the vessel and forcibly

many wore wounded including the Press Burenu, was not aware The R100, although her length have been detained in hospital,

The wreckage was searched con

several prominent leaders. of his connexion with the Ameri-is less than that of the Graf

Goods Confiscated. can agency.

Zeppelin which this afternoon tinuously throughout yesterday brought back to Swatow.

After being taken to the head- The opposing factions were sup- M. de la Planque states that he was nearing the American coast, and last night by railway workers

the Macedonian Accordingly, when the vessel was paraded through the Revolutionary Committee, later dined with Mr. Horan and designed to carry 100 passengers and volunteers, at great personal quarters of the Boycott Committee, porters

the carrying the goods arrived here, allowed him to peruse the docu- and her engine is more powerful risk, owing to the flames which he

The Airahip Rini which is under enveloped the telescoped coaches, streets, his hands bourd, and bear backers of Ivan Mihailoff, and the Customs launch went out, and Genoral Proto- the authorities, on making a ment, stipulating that he did no

The collision took place under a ing a placard stating the nature supporters of

Turkish gueroff. A publish it in extenso. He denies construction by the Air, Ministry

military search, discovered the consign-, that he received money from ai Cardington is also almost ready bridge over the railway at Char- of his offence.

The engine of a For three hours he was com-attache and Major Traikoll, one of ment in one of the holds. The' foran apart from his usual £6 for her shed tests, says a British feld station. week.

Wireless massage.

passenger train collided with thepelled to walk the streets in this the heads of the Protogueroff goods were, of course, confiscated, engine of a goods train which was fashion, being held up to the Party in Albania were among in the absence of a bill of Inding,

t .} There is no question of M. De

and were therefore transferred to The ridicule of passers-by, until it was those wounded. being shunted into a siding. received Noblat having

any

The activities of the Macedonian the Customs launch to be taken . Non-inflammable fuel, stainless passenger train engine turned small wonder that he eventually

organisations in Bulgaria, which ashore. money for the disclosure of the

steel girders, and aero ungines cool over on its side on to the opposite broken down completely under the

Just as the men had finished document.

ed by steam instead of water, arene, on which the goods train was strain, covered his face with his threaten to embroil Jugo-Slavia as

bound hands, and wept for shame,well. have been the source of landing the bales from the steam- 'considerable among the more remarkable fea-passing.

A

amount

much disquiet in European capi-er to the launch, a junk pulled up Servant Selzett..

tals, and recently an Anglo- tures of the R 101.

be wreckage piled up around the views

may

of engine under, the bridge became

uniform, all of them being arm- The other incident concerned the French Noto was addressed to the alongside, filled with policemen in held upoi)

future the

there ignited. and four vehicles of

English

Mission Bulgarian Government, request- airships, rigid. large

tlon, these policemen transferred can be

malcontents. 10 questolu that the the passenger train were complete-

the bulk of the consignment from servants was sent out by the doctor solution of the R 101 is one of the most wonderfully burned before the fire could he Hospital. One of the hospital ing immediate steps for the dis-ed. Without a word of explana the Customs launch to their own to buy brandy for a patient, and, Reuter. engineering feats ever accomplish-extinguished-British Wireless, London, Oct. 14.

Junk, which made off.. ed. The complexity of the design

From the examination of human while out, was caught and arrest work alone is probably unequalled

remains recovered from the disased by pickets, who alleged that he to buy Japanese in any other brauch,

Two thousand seven hundred trous train smash and fire at Char. was trying drawings and about 10,000 bluefeld, doctors are satisfied that at brandy. He was taken to the prints had to be prepared. This is least fourteen persons were killed. Police Station, where he was de-

Nothing but the ashes of some of tained.

When the English doctor in about three times the number re- quired for an Atlantic liner, and is the victims remain, though it is a measure of the complex or the thought that the majority were kill-charge of the Hospital heart of ed before the fire devoured the the occurrence, he proceeded immediately to the Police Station, wreeked carriages. Reuter,

explained the circumstances, and naked that the servant be released at once. The official in charge,

Growd Encamps. Many have announced their pre- paredness to camp at Lakehurai

It is semi-oficlatly explained Fleld overnight, while officials at The aerodrome are keeping an all- that the document was normally night vigil, while powerful search-circulated to the Press Bureau, lights to guide the Zeppelin are whose business was to receive

journalists: turned on at full power,

The Navy Department picked up a message aliortly before noon which placed her position at that time as eighty miles north-east of Bermuda.

"Running South-west The message added: "We are running south-west in order to rench favourable winds. This is desirable in view of the necessary reduction of speed due to damage. All is well on

Wa huve board. sufficient fuel."

"Too Busy.**

The Intransigent announces that M. de la Planque has been

dismissed.-Reuter

NANKING INCIDENT

COMMISSION.

TWO. BRITISH AND TWO CHINESE APPOINTED.

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Presbyterian

JAPAN'S POLICY IN MANCHURIA.

THE ENTERPRISING, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO

Shanghel, Oct. 14, According to Chinese telegrame

Revolver Threat,

The Customs men did not dare offer any resistance, as they were unarmed, and the police kept them covered with their revolvers.

All that the Customs men could do was to wait for the police junk to sheer of, when they at once rushed on board the steamor and

rent agreement lo determine the metal skeleton with a spine 7241 VISCOUNT GREY'S HEIK while adopting a very civil attireceived here this morning, the sounded the alarm on the ship's

work.. Shanghal Oct. 15, The Sino-British Joint Commis

From these drawings, in which sion set up in accord with the re-every, bolt and rivel is shown. Between noon and six o'clock, British damages suffered during 3in. long is being balled forth, the Zeppelin had declined to ans- Nanking Incident last year, will wer enquiries as to her where-consist of abouts on the ground that she was "too busy sending Press mesa- ages."

The ten transverse frames, or, as it were, the ribs of this giant are al- Mr. George Alexander Combe, ready in place. Every part looks as connected with the British Diplo- fragile as paper, but coheres mar If the message picked up by thematic Service in China since 1901, vellously to ita fellow and helps to

Mr. A. G. Messop, the Crown form a 90 ton rigid framework. Department is accurate, Navy however, it is evident that the air-Advocate in Shanghai,

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KILLED.

FAMILY DOGGED BY MISFORTUNE,

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tude, stated that the law must Japanese Premier, Baroh Tanaka, syren-three short blasts repeat This, of course, caused a stir, take its course, the case would addressing a political meeting in ed.

some interesting have to be Investigated and in the Japan made meantime the servant must be statements regarding the Man-but the alarm was too late to be He declared of any use, as the police had al- churian question. detained.

that the Japanese have made con-ady made off with their booty. The doctor said in that case he siderable sacrifices in the building They had stolen 20 out of the 34 himself should be detained and the of their Manchuria interests and bales of goods. Lendon, Oct. 2.

It is almost incredible that such Crew of 50;,100 Passengers.

News has been received in Lan- servant allowed to go free, since therefore they are determined to ship made scarcely any progress Mr. Clarence Kuangson Young.

daylight and in the middle of the Sixteen gas bags will fill the don of the death in hospital at the intter was only acting under continue to struggle to retain their a thing could take place in broad

rights. well- in the twelve hours between mid-or Yang Kuang-sheng, a

framework and lift a crew of 50 and Tabora, on September 29th, from orders from the Hospital. night and noon, presumably owing known Chinese diplomat, who has 100 passengers, who will be accom injuries infileted by a buffalo," of

Release Ordered.

Buron Tunaka denied that Jap-harbour crowded with shipping,. to adverse winds.Renter's Ameri-been a director of political science modated on two decks.

Mr. Charles Grey, the only surviv

an ing the facte. in Peking since 1927, and

This seemed to surprise thean's policy in Manchuria was one but there appears to be no escap-

of aggression, saying it was carry & ing brother of Viscount Grey of The upper deck will can, Service,

No Excuse. Mr. Wa Chin, who was chief of

police official who, when faced"open door" policy and that there with lounge

promenades an Fallodon. Considerable Namage.

the diplomatic bureau of the An-

Viscount Grev's elder brother with the possibility of having a were equal opportunities to

The police have not even tho kuochun, and Vice-Minister for either side, from which

realised that illegal détention of a

Referring to the Sino-Japanese excuse that the goods were of The Grot, Zeppelin hus intimated Foreign Affairs of the Peking sengers will be able to obtain was killed by a Hon in Tanganyika European on his hands, perhaps who are enterprising.

in the outer cover. This deck Another brother, a clergyman foreigner might have more serious by wireless that she intende Government from June, 1927 till an outward view through windows Territory In 1911.

said his Government was ready to claim that the thieves were mas- changing ber courae, making its dissolution-Renter.

will also carry a separate dining in Trinidad, the Rev. Alexander results than similar treatment in Commercial Treaty, Baron Tanaka Japanese origin, nor can they room for 50 people and a number of Grey, died after an operation In the case of a Chinese servant. two-berth sleeping cabins.

Lendon in 1914.

The official was still debating as open negotiations with the Na-querading in police uniform, for. official vision on a new basis of equality have been identified as a man The lower deck will carry the tap.

a higher fortunately,

fairly high up in the detective force. tain's control room, and beneath Viscounty, but the new heir to the to what he had better do, when, tionalist Government to effect re- one of them at least is alleged to this a control car which projects

arrived who happened to have and reciprocity, outside the envelope.

heen successfully treated for cholera at the Hospital a year or two ago. His arrival settled the whole affair, the servant was re- leased and nothing more was said, The significance of this incident ts that here, in Swatow, the anti- Japanese boycott obviously has the sanction of the local police officials, or the arrested man could never have been taken to the Police Station in the first instance on a charge of attempting to purchase Japanese goods,

direct for Lakehurst.

It is learned meanwhile at Lake- hurst that the damage to the air- ship is greater than was at first thought to be the cang-Reuter's American Service.

Later. At last the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey has been in direct communication with the "Graf" Zeppelin.

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Her commander states that the airship will probably not arrive at Lakehurst before Monday after noons Reuter's American Service. Silence Annoya

New York, Oct. 14, Officials at Lakehurst are some- what piqued by the persistent re- fuanl of the Graf Zeppelin to give details of her position and pro- gress, and the first direct wireless mesauge from the airship to Lake hurst (given above) was only prompted by a curt message sent out from Lakehurst that the off- cials had been on duty for many hours and required rest.

BRITISH STEAMER

ATTACKED,

SIR FREDERICH AND LADY WHYTE ABOARD.

The kitchen with Its electrical

will cooking arrangements

be located on the lower deck, and a small lift will communicate be Shanghai, Oct. 15.

tween this and the dining-room, The Butterfield and Swire B.. Wantung, with Sir Frederick and

The lower deck will also carry a Lady Whyte on board, was fired on smoking room, lavatories, crew while passing through the Yangisze and a ventilating chamber which Gorges yesterday.

will allow the température of the The outrage was the work of a passengers' compartments to be con. pirate gang, but no damage was trolled. done and no-one was hurt.Notor.

GERMAN FLIER TAKES OFF FROM CANTON.

EXPECTED. IN SHANGHAI THIS AFTERNOON,.

the

There is no heir to

baronetcy is Capt. Harry Grey, retired naval officer.

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PRINCE LEAVES FOR UGANDA.

PLEASANT SURPRISE FOR PARTY.

for WAS

London, Oct. 14. H.R.II, the Prince of Wales left The engines of the airship will be Nairobi, Kenya, to-day carried, in five independent power cars, sach self-contained: One of Uganda. The leave-taking these cars, containing one of the informal. special now 650 h.p. Diesel engines, was on ylow recently. The cagine was, being run for demonstration purposes.

A few miles out of Nairobi, tho train stopped at a station and the Prince alighted, taking by surprise a group of people waiting to see his train pass. He chatted with them for a few minutes before Non-Inflammable Fuel.

resuming his journey to Uganda.— The fuel used for the Diesel en-British Wircless. Canton, Oct. 15. gines is of a kind which, it is Baron on Huesefeld, the famous claimed, virtually eliminates the It is estimated that 70,000 peo-German Atlantie flier, hopped off risk of fire except in a crash.

In an experiment to show. the ple are awaiting at the aerodrome from Canton for Shanghai at dawn

this morning. He je due in Shang-non-inflammable quality of the Inrgest air ship in the world.. She Reuter.

for the alrahip's arrival.

cess to any part of the engine,

The B 101 will be the second

THE EX-KAISER BUYS A CASTLE.

FORMER STRONGHOLD OF COUNTS OF BERG,

Cologne, Oct. 15... It is reported that the ex-Kaiser, now at Doorn, has purchased the Castle of Heerenberg, near the German-Dutch frontier and within a ahort distance of Emmerich and the Rhine

The Customs authorities aro making. efforts to regain posses- sion of the property, and to bring the culprits to book, but It is very doubtful whether their efforts will meet with any degree of success- Our Own Correspondent,

NO ARMS FOUND.

... YAUMATI RAID RESULTS

IN CHARGES.

tracy this morning.

The Surtax Question..

A raidat No, 292, Reclamation The dispute between the Swatow

The castle was recently in the Street, Yaumati, over the week-end merchants and the Surtax: Bureau has at last been settled for the possession of a textile manufao-resulted in two Chinese being ar time being, by an order from the turer. It was built in the Thirrested and brought before Mr. W. Canton Government; private deteenth Century as a stronghold for Schofield at the Kowloon Magis-

It will be remembered that, as the Counts of Berg-Router. reported on Monday last, Mr. Ku Si-ling was sent down from Canton to investigate matters here, especially with regard to the pre- posl put forward, by the Burtax Guilds that unanimously refected

Ameries has been thrilled and hai in the early afternoon-fuel, a quantity of potrol was set has a gas capacity of 5,000,000 cuble Bureau, which the Merchantà"

awed by a message reporting how the young son of Dr. Eekner and Ave other volunteers risked their lives when they were swung into mid-air to repair the port horizon.

BECOMES A BENEDICTINE MONK.

London, Sept. 20.

As being no, solution of their

fire to and some of the Diesel fuel feet, whereas the capacity of I. 100 was thrown on the flames. The is 6,260,000. cubic feet,

R 101 is, however, longer than Rtroubles." Bames were immediately extinguish-

CHINESE COMMERCE

CONFERENCE.

"ATTENDED BY NUMEROUS DELEGATES.

Shanghal, Oct. 14, The All-China Conference of de

In the first case, the defendant was charged by Sergeant Hum phreys with being in possession of 1.2. taols of prepared opium and was fined $100, or two monthe") hard labour,

The second defendant, was charged with printing announce- menta relating to the po piu lottery and with having in his possession The Governmont has also re-

aprinting machine without an 100, although slightly shorter than octed these proposals for the time

licence from the Captala Superin cd.

The engine is so arranged that, the new Gorman airship,

tendent of Police. instead of circulating water It 100 and R 101 are the two air being, but there is more than a through the radiator, steam anly ships being built under the Govern hint that they may be reconsider: The plight of the passengers.

ex- Taeng-tsiang, the Lou

passes. This enables the radiutor to scheme announced in May,od. In the not too distant future, legates from the various Commer The defendant was fined $50 on that the negre fuma report Premier and Minister of Foreign be placed at any consentent distance meat, chiginally they were to have Apart from, this rejection, the cial Chambers of the leading cities the first charge and $100 on the

the airship struck a squall Affairs of China,

has been from the car without involving the been ready last September, but orders are simply that the Burtax and coastal ports was opened in second. Manage and was rocked and kicked like admitted as a novice in the Bene-prohibitive weight which, Is inevit various delays have ccurred and Bureau is to continue onite Shanghaf yesterday. It was at Sergeant Humphreys told his broncho. All the crockery on the

tal.

tables was smashed.-Reader's

American Service, di

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near Bruges.

shed trials until neft month while strike is to cease; and exports must pipes are filled with water; IN

(Continued on Page 1) He will take the full yow in The power cars are sufficiently R 101 will not be flying until early be started again at once, January,

large to allow the mechanic easy acnext year.

merelel leaders, whilst the Nation arms were seized, the place was minent Chinese bankers and come out for arma, but although - no alist politician, Mr. H, H. Hung,found to be frequented by bad

characters," delivered a speech.