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BRICKLAYERS EXPEL MR. CHURCHILL.

BLANK REFUSAL TO ACCEPT THE DECISION!

A TYPICAL RETORT.

London, Nov. 1.

An amusing situation has de- veloped in connexion with Mr. Winston Churchill's recent ad mission to membership of the Bricklayers' Union.

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TERRIBLE BLAZE SWEEPS CITY.

NANHSIEN, HUNAN, ALMOST DESTROYED.

3,000 HOUSES GUTTED.

Shanghai, Nov. 1.

The city of Nanhsien in Hunan has been devastated by a disas trous fire, which broke out in a amali matshed at midnight on Saturday last and spread rapidly

日一廿月九

SEASON OCEAN AIRSHIP OF NOW ON.

THE FUTURE.

U.S. CAMPAIGNING] TROOPING

SCANDALS.

DIRTIEST ELECTION IN NATION'S HISTORY.

SENATOR GLASS DISPLEASED WITH BOTH PARTIES,

.

THE BEDS AND HERTS DUE IN HONGKONG TO-DAY.

NORFOLKS FROM HOME

The Somersetshire, the second transport to come East during the present trooping season..is due to arrive in Hongkong this afternoon. from England, being one day ahead of her schedule.

ZEPPELIN DESIGNER NOT SATISFIED.

MUST BUILD STRONGER AND

-- QUICKER CRAFT,

* PER ANKUN

BINDLE COPY 10 ÖENTE

THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY BUICK.

ON SHOW TO-DAY

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 3348 or 126Ť.

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FINANCIERS TO AID BRITISH BOROUGH

BULGARIA.

STABILISATION LOAN TO BE ISSUED.

TROUBLE OVERCOME,

London, Nov. 1.

The Bulgarian Finance Minister and representatives of the Schroeder banking group have. nigned an agreement in London garian Stabilisation Loan at seven and a half per cont.

The Somersetshire left Southamp-PROGRESS OF THE R101. for the issue ahortly of a Bul-

was in

The issue will give u net ylold of about £5,000,000 according to Crude the sang or 21,500,000 present arrangements, which In-

The remainder of the issue will

ELECTIONS.

ENORMOUS GAINS BY SOCIALISTS.

LONDON FIGURES NOT YET AVAILABLE.

PARLIAMENT AUGURY.

divided among Italy, Switzer- many casce after midnight, but the land, Belgium, Holland and votes were not counted, and others Czecho-Slovakia.

will not be received until to-day.

So far, it is known that the

through the city leaving death and ABSURD INNUENDOES.

ton on September 28 with details destruction in its' wake, according

for Hongkong and Shanghai and

Berlin, Nov. 1.

London, Nov. 2. l news that has just come to

New York, Nov. 1.

arrived at Suez on October 11,

According to the Vossiache "The dirtiest campaign in the where the 1st Battalion of the Nor-

London polled yesterday In the hand.

The original outbreak. It ap-history of the nation" was the de- foilt tegiment was embarked. This Zeitung, Dr. Eckener, the designer

mininture General Election which pears, was quite a minor affair, seription applied to the prealden regiment is bound for Shanghal of the Graf Zeppelin has explained

occurs every three years to decide but owing to the drought, the wa- tinl election campaign, by the and will not, of course, land in ter supply was very restricted and well-known Democratic Senator, Hongkong when the transport that unfavourable weather, parti-in London, of $9,000,000 in New the constitution of 28 Borough

cularly in the storm neighbour York at 97, and of 130,000,000 Councils for the coming year. It will be recalled that three the fire brigade was helpless to Mr. Carler Ginas, in the course arrives this afternoon. weeks ago it became known that cope with the conflagration, which of an appeal to the voters of Vir-

The returns were received in The Somersetshire will sail to hood, prevented the giant airship francs la Paris at:98. morrow for the North, and, after Mr. Churchill had necepted an in-spread rapidly in all directiona

ginia. vitation made by Mr. Lane, the Matters were made considerably

Personalities and bigolries have disembarking the Norfolks at from making the expected speed in

on the 2nd her journeys across the Atlantic. Mayor of Battersea, who is Divi- worse by the fact that a fairly been indulged in by irresponsible Shanghai, will take

Welch Regiment, which of the Brick-strong breeze was blowing while

Dr. Eckener, added a rather im-

The agreement and to an extent never thought of Hongkong for several months last portant statement to this effect: layers' Trade Unton, to become a the fire raged, and it carried the agents of both sides in

The transport will call at meniber of that Union, on the flames from house to house with before. The number of lies put longkong on the return trip on No-This ship, in view ith my far as ende negotiations which have been Labour-Socialists have wou strength of his having laid bricks alarming rapidity.

proceeding between European in the building of a house on his The yamen of the Chief Magis-into circulation by these irres yember 15, picking up a few de ences, is finished with as far as

any regular bassenger service je financiers and Bulgaria for some small number of seats at the ex- concerned. We must build estute at Westerham.

trate was one of the first build-posibles seems never-ending, and tails for England.

stronger and quicker airship if ings completely gutted, by the most of them are remarkable for blaze, but the fire went on and their utter absurdity.

we are to take up a regular pas when it had finally burnt itself out

Benger service."-Reuter, Eckener Gloomy. some twelve hours later, it was estimated that over 3,000 houses had been completely destroyed. There has been some loss of life, thingh the number is impossible to estimate.

The Invitation.

In his letter to Mr. Churchill, Mr. Lane said: "It is needless for me to say that I was aware you would not be sufficiently com- petent to carry on the work of a fully qualified bricklayer, but 1 think us time passes you will im- prove your craftmanship in a simi- lar manner to those who have en- tered the Trade Union Govern- ment adult apprenticeship scheme.

"We do not expect you to spend very much time at your training, particularly in view of the post- ion you held in His Majesty's Government."

Mr. Churchill appreciated the humour of the idea and consented to become a member of the Union.

The invitation was made more by way of a joke than anything else and was accepted in the same spirit. Some members of the Bricklayera' Union, however, preferred to re gard the matter seriously and dé clared that public contempt and ridleule had been brought upon the organisation.

The damage runa int> millions of dollars.

LATEST AVIATION:

SCHEME.

RAILWAY COMPANIES DESIRE NEW POWERS.

A LOGICAL STEP.

manner

The Welch Regiment will be

disembarked at Singapore and the Somersetshire will then continue her voyage, being due to arrive at Southampton on Boxing Day.

satisfactorily

to the serious disturbances in

a

time. It has been held up owing pense of the bunicipal Roformers, Bulgaria, in connexion with which the latter generally representing Britain and France sent a joint the Conservatives and Liberals in Note to Sofia a month or so ago, alliance. Inslating that vigorous steps be re-taken for stamping out the

Macedonian organisations.

Public Whisperings.” So frequently was it publicly

The transport Taming is also due

The jubilation at the safe "whispered" that Governor Smith, the Democratie candidate, was an Hongkong this afternoon from

over, not likely to end yet. A

A Cabinet. erisia followed, but colomon drunkard, and that he Shanghai with about 400 men of turn of the Graf Zeppelin is, how had wonderful schemes in mind the 1st Battalion Beds, and Herts.

on board. The rest of the Battalion huge torchlight procession was

a new Government has been form- Catholicism for foreing Roman upon the country, that he had been due to arrive in Hongkong on held this evening, at which Dr.ed, and conditions are now report-

Eckener addressed the crowd, say;ed to be favourable.—Reuter, November 18 and will join the re qbliged to answer, and to publicly mainder at the military camp ating that he had never regarded dony, any suggestion that he was Shamshulpo. addicted to drink or that he was,

the flight as a small matter. as hinted, a subservient tool of the Roman Catholic Church.

Hoover's Income Tax.

It may be recalled that the Beds, and Horts, were hurriedly sent up to Chingwangtao on board one of the new County cruisers when trouble broke out in the area nome Mr. Hoover, the Republican can-time ago. Their withdrawal from didate, also had been subjected the Tongsian district is an indica- to innuedoes designed expressly tion of the settled conditions now to influence the public mind prevailing in the North. against him.

Mr. Hoover had been accused of being pro-British, which was heinous crime in the eyes of the Irish and German elements of the United States.

Also due to arrive in the Colony this afternoon is the sloop H.M.S. Marazion from Shanghai.

LATIN CHARACTERS FOR TURKEY.

London, Nov. 1. Sanather development in aviation is foreshadowed by a

Mr. Hoover had also been forced statement that the railway com- panies will shortly apply to Par- to the necessity of getting the Executive Council of the Union Hument for powers to carry on air United States Treasury to confirm

THE NEW EDUCATION FOR tried to maintain that Mr. Chur- transport, Conferences are being that he was not an Income Tax de-

THE COUNTRY. chill's admission to the Union was held to consider the matter.

faulter as some of his opponents had stil a good joke, but they have

It is understood that the com-asserted. Senator Glass deprecated.

Angora, Nov. 1. eventually had to yield to the pro-panies wish je peed up the de. the underhand methods which were

The Turkish National Assembly tests.

livery of padave for the London conspicuous in the campaign on The Executive officially an markets, and for the moment the both sides, though obviously tho has adopted unanimously, the new nounced to-day its decision that question of passenger services is candidates themselves had nothing law providing for the adoption of

to do with the allegations. Mr. Churchill was not eligible for hot important.

Latin characters throughout the Meanwhile, the membership of the Union, as he

Republican country. A railway oficiul saki:-"Wo

The Bill provides that from did not intend to work as a brick have powers over railways, roads, orator's are insisting that neither

audit in Prohibition, nor the religious ques- December next all newspapers and logical that, should circumstances tion, is really an issue in the cam-publications must be printed in make it desirable, we should also paign, and that the chief factor Latin characters, and that from which will sway the votes is the January next, all Government De- soclettes take to the air.”

prosperity of America under the partments, institutions,

and banks must use the new An official of the London North-Republican regime.

character. Eastern Railway said his Company

The whole of Turkey is given would like uir extension from the ports.-British Wireless,

layer. Technically, he was not a member because the admission canals formu had not been property com

leted, his period at the trade aving been omitted and the pro- posal of admission not having been seconded.

Refuses to be Expelled. Mr. Churchill, on the other hand, has refused to accept this decision, which is tantamount to his expulsion from the Union. He is reported, to have declared that he does not see how he could‹ do so without endangering the position of other members of the Union, who, having been duly accepted as members by the res- ponsible authorities, ought to have all assurance that they cannot be turned out for political reasons. British Wireless.

JOHN WESLEY'S WORK

FOR ENGLAND.

and the sea,

AMERICAN RAILWAY

ELECTRIFICATION.

NEW YORK TRACK CHANGE TO TAKE SEVEN YEARS.

New York, Nov. 1.

The Pennsylvania Railroad in-

►

Their experiences at some stages of the journey were so serious. that he was convinced that the idea of having conquered the ocean was still far away.

Dr. Eckener described the dim-

culties of the flight through both fog and storm, especially near Newfoundland where they wer driven far out of their course.

Plaything in Grip of Storm-

"I had a feeling at one time that the ship was breaking to pieces, but finally we mastered the atorm."

JAPANESE ENVOY IN NANKING.

BRIEF TALK BEFORE HIS RETURN TO TOKYO.

Substantial Gains.

Polling also took place in over 300 cities and boroughs in Eng- land and Wales, where one-third of the members of the Municipai Councils are elected annually;

Here, Labour won much more. substantially than in London, the latest figures showing 119 Labour gains and 18 losses, 24 Conserva- tive-Liberal gains and 55 losses, and 10 Independent gains and 40 losses.-Router.

NANKING AGITATION. law guardians, so that yesterday's

Nanking, Nov. 1. The special envoy of the Jap- anese Foreign Office, Mr. Arita, the Chief of the Asiatic Bureau,

Under Mr. Neville Chamberlain's scheme for the reform of local gov ernment, county boroughs are to take over the duties of the poor

elections were more than ordinari ly important for ratepayers.

Socialists Indicled, The London Municipal. Society "The Zeppelin steadied herself, accompanied by the Japanese Con- and National Union of Ratepayers' but only after we had mended one sul-General of Tainan, arrived at Associations recently issued of the engines which had broken Nanking late last night by rail, and handbook for candidates, speakers, down. We must build stronger are staying with the Nanking Con- and workers.

In a preface, Lord Jessel, the engines so that we are no longer Mr. Arita, interviewed this morn President of the Society, calls at- a plaything in the grip of the ele-ing, stated that he may hold some tention to the fact that the So- official conversations with Dr. C. ments."

Dr. Eckener and the crew of the Zeppelin were later entertained at a banquet-Reuter.

ul.

The

After reverting to the perils of T. Wang before leaving for Tokyo,cialist programme, though the use flying near Newfoundland, Dr., where he must be in time for the of the word "Socialism" is studi- He willously avoided, must be read in the Eckener stressed the necessity of Coronation ceremonies.

mont, and reckless expenditure," building airships capable of cross-have to leave Shanghai for Japan light of the "jobbery, mismanage- Meanwhile, it is reported that a which has been the invariable re- ing the ocean without seeking to on Monday,

mass meeting has been organised Bult of Socialist domination of in Nanking in connexion with the Local Government authorities. avoid storm centres..

Rates and Loans. Sino-Japanese discussions. really big demonstration is, how- ever, likely to be delayed until

A chapter on the relation be Japan appoints a plenipotentiary tween political parties and muni-, It is learned that the mammoth for the conduct of official negotia- elpal government insists that not In reply to this, the Democratic until June, 1930 to adopt the u80 sperkera suggest that America's of Latin characters, but none other airship which is being built by tions. prosperity had little or nothing to must be used after that date.the British Air Ministry at Car- do with the Government in power, Reuter. and point to the many evidences of bribery and corruption among Gov- ernment officials, as for instance, the Teapot Dome scandal-Reuter's | American Service.

American Prosperity.

Smith's Denial.

New York, Nov. 1. Governor Al. Smith gave an

tends to proceed with a vast Interview to foreign Press repre- scheme for the electrication of sentatives to-day, when he empha

MARSHAL CHIANG'S

MOVEMENTS.

TO INSPECT HIS TROOPS, SHORTLY:

Nanking, Nov. 1. Marthal Chiang Kai-shek, Presi-

thirteen hundred miles of track tically denied the Republican dent of the State Council, accom

The British Product.

According to present plane, the only is it the deliberate intention dington, Bedfordshire, for regular citizens, of Nanking will organise of the "Labour" Party to use local flights to Australia, India and great street parades, carrying ban government as a means of estab- Egypt, is now two-thirds complete, ners etc. urging the National Gov-lishing Socialism; but that it is in and if no unforeseen delays in ernment to be firm in their deal construction occur, the great craftings with Japan. should be ready to take the air by Christmas.

The giant rings, the most important feature of the ship, have already been hoisted into position from the horizontal to the vertical, and the work of decorating and furnishing the

between New York and Wilming charge that he favoured an un-panied by Madame Chiang Kat. Passengers' accommodation, and

Hmited flow of immigrants.

of assembling the five 056 h.p. oil burning engines which will

TREATY REVISION QUESTION.

THREE MINISTERS VISITING NANKING.

trators to bring about the failure the power of municipal adminis-

of the best planned Acts of Par- Hament. "The road to Westinin- ster," it is added, "lies largely through the control of the local authorities."

An article published during the coal strike is quoted. In this attention is called to a declara- tion by Mr. Cook, emphasising the necessity of getting the reins of municipal control into the hands The Norwegian Minister hus of the miners, adding that the way

Shanghai, Nov.

2.

ton.

shek, returned here from Shanghai It is understood authoritatively He explained that he did not this evening.. that the cost will not be less than mind if the people allowed to It is learned that Marshal enable a cruising speed of 70 or $100,000,000, and the process of enter

were unable to read and Chlang is leaving here in a few more milles per hour to be main arrived in Shanghai on his way in which Boards of Guardians had TRIBUTES BY PRIMATE AND effecting the change is expected write, but if they came and reared days' time for Pengpu, Hauchowtained over long distances, has to Nanking, where he will confer made the contintance of the

PREMIER,

London, Nov. 1. Tributes to the founder of

to take

seven years. Reuter's children and sent them to State Yenchow, Talan and other strate- American Service.

schools and were willing to take gie pointa on the Tientsin-Pukow the oath of allegiance, such men Railway, to inspect his troops. were just as good American Special trains are awaiting his de- long unbroken lino of Now England ancestry that came over in the "Mayflower."---- Router's American Service.

Wesleyaniam were paid by the KUOMINTANG AFFAIRS, citizens as those who came from a parture at Nanking.

Archbishop of Canterbury and the Prime Minister at a meeting held under the presidency of the Lord Mayor of London in support of appeal for funds to renovate Wes- ley's chapel in City Road.

The Archbishop observed that John Wesley did more than anyone to unlift the popular religious life of England.

AN INVESTIGATION TO HE HELD.

Shanghai, Nov. 2.

At a general meeting of the Central Government Council, It was decided that an investigation into-Kuomintang affairs should take place.

MODERATE MONSOON.

To-day's Observatory

ADMIRAL YANG..

ON WAY TO NANKING TO

ASSUME OFFICE."'

already begun.

Bigger Than Mauretania..

with the Nationalist Government strike possible by generous scales an tariff autonomy and treaty roof relief had "shown the necessity vision.

Against future

The Belgian and Italian Minie-for securing the commissariat The airshly, when completed, ters are also shortly expected in arrangements

strikes."

will be bigger in bulk than the Nanking to discuss treaty ques- Mauretania, and yet weigh with tions-Nam Chung Pao. full complement of passengers, ballant, petrol and freight, only 150 tona.

MANCHURIA AND NANKING.

"Dirty" Method.

Thoʼmoral of all this is enforced by a series of tables showing how rates have gone up wherever the Socialista got control of local authorities and the effect of this

yoUNG GENERAL'S DELEGATE on industry.

LEAVES.

The keywork has been the fitting jand holeting of the ship's main rings. Each bas first been fitted and thoroughly tested while In a

How important nro yesterday's Horizontal position on the ground, Shanghai, Nov. 1.

elections may be gauged by the even to the fixing of petrol and Admiral Yang Shu-chwang,

Shanghai, Nov. 1vast sums raised by rates and report Chairman of the Fukien Provincial ballast tanke, gaabag nota, and

Regarding the settlement of the loans. In 1925 the expenditure in other equipment. Then the struc- Mr. Baldwin said Wesley was a

states that the anticyclone is Government, is reported to be on great Englishman typical of a great

contral to the cast of Tokyo. A his way to Shanghai en route to ure, about 180 feet in diameter, Jehol question and other issues, England and Wales was £385,720,- has been swung over into the ver General Chang Heuch-liang, the 725, of which 141,380,888 was re- contury, If any one single man Those elected for the purpose depression is shown to the north-Nanking, where he will assume

young Manchurian leader; has sent presented by rates, The total out- tical. stood between England and the included Marahai Chiang Kai-shek, west of Vladivostock Moderato office as a member of the State monstrous upheavals on the Con-Marshal Li Chat-sum, General Tan monsoon may be expected along the

Every known weight-reducing" his personal envoy, Mr. Shing Shih-standing local debt in 1924-5 WAS Council. tinent, It was

device has been applied in conlen, to pay, a second visit to Nan- 1864,882,860. In 1918-14 1E WAS John Wesley. Yon-kaf, General Ho Ying-yam, south-east coast of China and over. Wesley's supreme legacy to this Mesare. Wa Han-win, Sun Fo, Tai the China Sea. The Zorecast till Chiang Kai-shek on the reorgani- The deep smoking room easy chairs country was a conception of practi- Chi-tau, Chon Shiu-ying and Taol noon to-morrow la:-N.E. winds, gation of Navy and on clyll and

Mr. Shing has already reached the London Municipal Society, pal religion for the ordinary man Yuen-pel. Nam Chung Pao.

Tientsin on his way to Nanking, SAY moderate; fine.

(Continued on Page 12.) military problems in Fukion. nd woman-British Wireless,

He will confer with Marshal nexion with the British airship, King to confer with the leaders 2562,650,045

Mr. W. G. Towler, Secretary, ol

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