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WINTER'S ICY GRIP WEED SUBSTITUTE FREEDOM OF THE "FATHER" OF ROYAL COMMUNAL RIOTS THE PRINCE & HIS HONGKONG'S FINE

SPREADING.

ENGLAND TO SUFFER

WITH EUROPE?

BALLOONISTS OVER NORTH SEA IN TERRIBLE GALE.

FOR RUBBER?

REPORTED DISCOVERY BY

THOMAS EDISON."

MORE EXPERIMENTS,

'Now York, Feb. 11. An announconvent of the greatest importance concerning the discovery of a commercial sub- stitute for rubber, is being made

FROSTBITE IN BERLIN, to-day on the occasion of his 82nd

London, Feb. 11,

birthday by Mr. Thomas Edison, according to the New York Herald-Tribune.

VATICAN.

HISTORIC AGREEMENT SIGNED IN ROME.

HUGE CROWDS ASSEMBLE IN COLD AND RAIN.

SOVEREIGN STATE.

Rome, Feb. 11. The whole of Europe is In the

The Journal states that Edison,

Despite extreme cold and con- grip of an almost unprecedented after experimenting over a period tinuous rain, in Immonss cold wave, which rathor has of some years with approximately showing any signs of diminishing, 15,000 varieties of weeds, insy crowd gathered in the square appears to be spreading. Eng-covered one, which will produce land, which hitherto, has escaped latox. the treacherous aweather of the From this latex, it is claimed, Continent, woke up this morning it is possible to produce a work- to find a very severe fall in tem able substitute for rubber. perature, and it is thought that| the British Isles will shortly share in the experience of the rest of Europe,

In London to-day, the tempera- ture fell to the lowest point reached in the day-time since December 31ał, 1927. A strong easterly wind (from the Con tinent) Increased the general dis- comfort.

The epidemic of influenza, which already numbers thousands among its victims threatens to become still more acute.

Balloonists' Adventure.

Three Germans in a balloon crashed into a tree early this morning near the village of Tor- phins, thirty miles from Aberdeen, having been blown across the North Sea. at the mercy of a temific gale. They had been carried, helpless to save them- selves from Leipsig, but fortunate- ly none of them appears to have Buffered material harm from the terrible experience.

NAVY DEAD.

HON. SIR EDMUND FREMANTLE PASSES AWAY.

LINK WITH NELSON:

A Reuters toessage to hand this morning reports the death of Admiral the flon, Sir Edmund Robert Fremantle, known as "The Father of the Návy,” at the age of 92 years.

of the St. John Later an Church, facing the ancient La teran Painee of the Popes, where the Italian Dictator, on bohalf of Pope Pius, and Signor Mussolini, 1928, 1.

the Italian Dictator, on behalf of King Victor Emmanuel, signed the historic treaty which finally settles the so-called Roman question.

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The weed is stated to be perennial, and grows in such way that it can be moved like

wheat.

The only difficulty that now. arises is the manner of the extrne- tion of the rubber substitute, ac- cording to the Herald-Tribune, Edison has been experimenting with the object of making machine capable of separating the rubber substitute. from the other components of latex, but he has failed hitherio.-Reuter'a Ameri- can Service,

UNITED

STATES AND IRAK.

NEGOTIATIONS FOR A CONVENTION.

London, Feb. 11.

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The agreement settles a dispute between the Church and the State: that has lasted for nearly sixty years and that has kept the Pon- tiff a self-imposed prisoner at the Vatican since 1870,

Notable Crowd,

Students from the Propaganda College from all marts of the world, from China to Peru, lined both sides of the entrance to the Later an Palace, while friars and monke and even nuns were conspicuous among the great crowd which es sembled to witness, the final scence In the successful struggle of the Church for recognition of its rights.

Cardinal Gasparri, whose robes Mr. G. Locker Lampson, Under- wore concealed in a thick mantle, as Secretary for Foreign Affairs, he was suffering from a cold, was stated in the House of Commons warmly welcomed by Signor Mus- The men are Paul Rohr, Paul to-day that negotiations have for solini, who wore a frockcoat and Thielecke, and G. Rexhausen," a

some time been proceeding be-top-hat, and who was accompanied tween the United doctor, a dentist arid a farmer res-

Statos, by a large number of the Fascist i Great Britain and Irak for leaders, Tectively. After several alight in- juries had been treated, they were the conclusion of conven- taken to Aberdeen.-British Wire-ion, similar to the Anglo-American

less.

Ice-bound Baltic.

Berlin, Feb. 11. Shipping in the Baltic and in all the North Sea" ports has been brought to a standstill by the severe cold, which has

made everyone of them lee-hound.

Aeroplanes are supplying dis 'tressed fee-bound whips of which there are seventy in the Baltic, sixty of them being off the Estuary of the Elbe unable to make pro- gress forward or backward. One or two seem in danger of being crusited.

The extent of the sensational cold spell in Germany is shown by the fact that no fewer than 270 persons in Berlin alone have been sent to hospital suffering from frostbite, while two have died.

Gasmein Bursts.

Convention regarding Palestine, to regularise relations between the United States and Irak, and the status of United States citizens In that country."

It is hoped these' negotiations may lead to the signature of the proposed Convention at an early date.-British Wireless.

MOTHER SUPERIOR'S

DEATH.

HEAD OF SHAUKIWAN CONVENT.

.

It is with much regret that we have to chronicle the death of the

Three Instruments.

Three instruments, the texts of which were in Italian, were signed, namely, a political treaty definitely eliminating the Roman question; a concordat, regulating the condi- tions of religious worship in Italy; and a Convention, adjusting the financial relations of the Holy So

and the Italian Government.

The announcement that the his- torie 'documents had been signed was greeted in the square by the students, who sung the "Te Deum" the Fascist Militai, adding a live- ly chorus "Eja Alala for the Pope and fummolini."

Many of the women present, wept.

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Wonderful. Ovation.

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IN BOMBAY

|FULL HISTORY OF THE TROUBLE.

HINDU MURDERS AFTER THE

"DECEMBER STRIKE.

HUNTERS.

NEWSPAPER REPORT NOT QUITE ACCURATE.

NOT WHOLLY RETIRING

* London, Feb. 11. The report in the Daily Express that the Prince of Wales has decid- ed to give up hunting and point to point racing and to dispose of his

CITY MUCH QUIETER. Increasing duties devolving on

VICTORY.

SHANGHAI SOUNDLY

DEFEATED.

"ALL INSIDE FORWARDS GET GOOD GOALS.

16 hunters, due to the rapidly FORWARD SUPREMACY.

him in consequence of the King's. illness, is not quite accurate.

The late Admiral Fremantle was a link with the days of Nelson, for in his first ship' he served under

London, Feb. II. Admiral · Sir - W. Parker, who The full blatory of the organis-

It is stated at St. James's Palace

[By "Wanderer.”] commanded a frigate at Trafalgar,ed communal riots in. Bombay, that the Prince is selling most of the ther the 1st Lord which have already resulted in his hunters, but it is explained Cottesloe, he came of a famous

Rarely is it that a team can over a hundred and twenty deaths that the hunting season is ending afford to be prodigal with its naval family. His grandfather and injuries to thousands, 759 and that the Prince does not chancee, but this apart, Hongkong commanded 11.M.8. Neptune under having been sent to hospital, was tend to take part in any point-to-gave a brilliant all-round ex- Nelson, three of his uncles were in related to an interested House (f point races this year. Sir S. R. Fremantle, retired in Under-Secretary for India, to-day. March, and point-to-point races graph Interport Cup, and keeping the service, while his son, Admiral Commons by Earl Winterton, the The hunting season ends

hibition in yesterday's thrilling in struggle for the Hongkong Tele- The statement dealt at considerare held during the latter part of the Shanghat defenders on the run Born in June, 1886, he entered able length with the whole prob- Royal Highness's decision does won handsomely by three clear March and during April. His for nearly two-thirds. of the game, Queen, a three-decker of 116 guns, cm, and was made in answer to a not necessarily mean that the goals. It may be of some con- the Navy in 1849, serving in the from which he was transferred long series of questions relative Prince is giving up hunting solation to Shanghai to learn that

to the outbreaks, including that of to the 20-gun frigate Spartan on

altogether.

Hongkong, individually and in thus missing the Crimean War. the East Indies and China Station, whether there would be an officini

inquiry as to the responsibility, makes too great a demand upon selves, delighting the huge crowd The fact is that hunting now unison, played greatly above them- whether the Pathans or the Hin-the Prince's time, considering the by the manner in which they rose Later, however, he saw plenty dus were to blame.

Increased duties of State thrown of service in the Burmese War of 1852, the New Zealand War of

upon him by the King's Illness. 1804-6 and the Ashanti campaign.

The Prince may still hunt, ocen of 1878-4 in which he was soverofy" Earl Winterton. sald that the slonally as he is very fond of the wounded. The senior naval officer trouble dated really from Decem-sport-Reuter and British Wire taking part in it, he was decorated bor 7th, last year, when the work-less... and received the thanks of mon employed by the oil com- panies at their Installations struck UBEZENSIKTIMITMACHA | Work. The strikers were mostly

Hindus.

Rather than give way to the men's demands, the companies replaced the Hindus by Pathans. This led to several fracaa be- tween the strikors and the Pathans, in which injuries were suffered on both sides.

THE BRITISH MINERS'

FUND.

Further Hongkong Donations Received.

"EVERY 55 MEANS £1.7

We are glad to acknowledge further donatlons to the Lord- Mayor's Fund for the relief of distress Amongst British miners and their families.

Suma totalling $250 and 10/- have already boon acknow- ledged in our columns and to- day we have received $10 from "Welsh Collief” and 38 from "Wash-Out."

The need for further funds i utili urgent, and we hope .soon to hear that other institu. tions have followed the ad- mirable example of the Y.M.C.A. at Kowloon, which bas started a collection for the Fund.

Parliament.

Dates from December.

Watchmen Mardered,

PRESIDENT BOAT SHOOTING.

"MYSTERIOUS WOMAN”

MENTIONED.

San Francisco, Feb.

to the occasion,

When Hongkong were leading by 1-0, Shanghai gave the locals one or two sharp reminders, but generally speaking Clark had a very easy task in goal, being Beldom called upon and never ex- tendod. The other custodian, David, on the contrary, was the busiest player on the field. He was called upon to deal with all manner of shots, and though once or twice at fault, undoubtedly saved the visitors from a much moro severe Betback.

I fancy Hongkong's superiority the came coincidentally with An investigation of the slaying hardening of the ground after rains. Evon. Hong- last week's of Allan McDaniel in Manila was kong, used to auch pitches, found The communal trouble between day upon the arrival of the steam- Shanghal found it practically im- begun by the authorities here to the ball dificult to control, and the Hindus and the Pathans grad-ship President McKinley, Mc-poasible. Especially among their ually developed seriously, the Daniel was assistant purser of the forwards was this to be noted. Hindus

the initiative taking throughout. The trouble culmin ship. ated in the orgaulsed murder of three Pathan watchmen at the New China Mills by Hindu mill-hands, not the oil-strikers.

Then on February 2nd, the Hindus spread absolutely hascless rumours to the effect that the Pathans were kidnapping children) to sacrifice them on the foundations of a bridge that is in the course of

construction at Baroda.

The rumours were officially re- pudiated at once, but the Hindu community was guilty of sporadic assaults and murders of isolated Pathans.

Pathan Forbearance.

On February 5th, continued Earl Winterton, the leaders of a large body of Pathians, who till then had shown great forbearance, were asking for police protection, when some of the Pathans started riot-

ing.

At no time were they working The statements of six members harmoniously, and too frequently of the crew were taken. Their wore they dispossessed when testimony was not disclosed. striving to secure mastery over the The ship's officers expressed a sphere. Their lamentably weak belief that a mysterious woman shooting is probably to be laid to fired the shot that killed McDaniel. this account also.,

San Francisco, Feb. 7.

Attorney Hat

United States

was

Hongkong's Fino Forwards. field sald to-day that the investi- One would have to go a long Hation of Allan McDaniel's death way back to discover the time in Manila was closed so far as when Hongkong possessed a for- his office was concerned.. Six ward line capable of such brilliant members of the crew were ques- manoeuvring under such con- Lioned when the President McKin-ditions. The whole line excelled, ley arrived here yesterday, but the except in the matter of netting information obtained from. them from aittors, and it is to the for- not disclosed. Associated wards that the principal credit for Preas.

the victory must go.. GesanO WAS not in his usual good form as far as shooting was concerned, but as the leader of the attack, he was brilliant, giving delightful pasBES to the men on either side of him, and swinging the ball to the wings' in his own inimitable style. In the middle, Hongking were soundly served. McKalvie was as daring and as resourceful as of old during the all-important period of the match, the first At the Unley Baths, which has quarter of an hour but he sprung

ANOTHER WIN FOR ARNE BORG.

'WINS AUSTRALIAN 880. YARDS.

Adelaide, Feb. 11.

He had been pro moted Captain in 1867 and it was Rev. Mother Superior Clara Tam. Mussolint received

Cardinal Gasparri and Signor as a Rear-Admiral that he carried wonderful out the blockade of the east coast head of the Convent of the Pre- ovation on leaving the hall of the of Africa in 1888-9. Next year cious Blood at Shaukiwan, which Palace.

with the rank of Vice-Admiral, he occurred last evening.

The final corrections of the undertook the Vitu punitive From that time on the altuation The deacensed, who was 61 proofs of the Italo-vatican treaty expedition and in 1890 he was grow gradually worse, and the The frost was also responsible Years of age, had been a Sister for and concordat which is destined to promoted Admiral, ...

Pathans retallated for the attacks for the bursting of a gasmain at over 40 years. She was former solve the historic "Roman Ques

Sir Edmund Fremantle, who made on their community by as- Frankfurt, where four personsy attached to the Convent in tion" were made on Bunday by the commanded successively the East Saulting solitary Hindus. Serious

Kowloon, but had for several Pope himself closeted in a secrete and clima Stations and at roting had occurred in different 33-yard laps, the Australian Swim- a thigh muscle, and his defensive years been in charge of the Shau- section of the Vatican print- Plymouth; was knighted. (K. C, B.) parts of Bombay and the situation ming Championship over 880 yards work fell away considerably after. kiwan Institution. Her death willing house.

was still serious though it appear took place to-day The Fédult wards, although he was always in 1889, receiving the G. C. B. be widely regretted, for she was

when he retired in 1899 and the ed to be improving. G. C. V. O. on his 90th birthday. From 1901-1926, he was Rear- Admiral of the United Kindom. In the carijer part of his career he received several medals for

After bis retire life-saving. ment he wrote A good deal on naval topics,

succumbed to the fumos.

The flight of the Graf Zeppelin

from Friedrichshafen to Egypt

has been postponed on account of

the cold.

Train Wheels Freeze.

of a most happy disposition and devoted ther whole life to the service of others.

The funeral takes place at the Reuter's correspondent at Pra-Roman Catholic Cemetery this gus reports the severest cold evening, passing the Monument in 150 years. An example at 4.45 p.m.

of the bitterness in this area

is contained in the report that trains have been delayed owing to the freezing of the whools, which required to be thawed before the train could make further pro- gress. A number of trains in Czecho-Slovakia have been em- bedded in snow drifts.

From Amsterdam, it is learned that the island of Schiermonni- koop has been cut off from Fries: land for a week, and that attempts 'to'succour the distressed Islanders by aeroplane have been frustrated by the thick fogs.

Bridge Damaged,

The whole of Europe is gripped

by fee. Telegrams from all the capitals describe the cold at the A Berlin message aaye the Ice Wave In Germany is the most severe since 1719, with 40 degress below zero in Sileala

most avere in living memory.

A detonation this morning shook. Breslau, and it was ascertained that frist had severely cracked the (Continued on Page 14.)

KING'S CONDITION SATISFACTORY.

BENEFITING BY CHANGE AT SEASIDE.

London, Feb. II. The reports of the King's health to-day, after the week-end by the sen, are encouraging,

Appeal to Country. Neither document will be pub lished until they have been ap proved by Parliament, but a brief summary will be issued after they have been signed.

...

It is understood that Big. Mus- solini intenda immediately to appeal to the country to subscribe to the "loan of conciliation" to pay the 2,000,000,000 lire indemnity to the Holy, Ses.

A few minor. last moment modifi- cations to the Italo-Vatican, treaty include the reduction of the indem- nity to 75,000,000 lire in cash, plus a thousand million lire in Govora ment honda, both payments to be made immediately.

His Majesty'a appetite has im- Reuter. ... proved and he generally appears to be benefiting by the change.

The weather, however, is disap-

Marriage Provisions.

AMERICAN TREATIES.

Washington, Feb. 11.

The Senate had ratified both the tariff autonomy treaty with China and the commercial treaty with Austria-Reuter American Ser-

vice.

must

was:'

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Arne Borg. (Sweden)..... Normally Law-abiding.

Ryan (N.S.W:)) SPICIAN Walter (Victoria) ....... Earl Winterton added that the Borg won by 80 yards, and there Pathana for many years had been were 25 yards between second and a community in Bombay. Some third. The time was were British subjects and some 23.1/5th soca.-Reuter. were not. They were law-abiding normally, giving no trouble to the authorities.

He concluded by stating that he had no doubt that an official en- quiry would be held into the affair, but the first thing was to stop the rloting-Reuter.

Bombay Quieter,

Bombay, Feb. 11.

10 min.

the master hand in directing the attack, alipping through the ball- with brillant accuracy.

Everest the Best.

The best half-back on the field, however, was Everest, who came in at right-half. It enn þá sníð at once that he did spade work and

ECLIPSE OF SUN IN brain work with equal enthusiasm

FAR EAST.

and judgment, and tackled with such vigour and persistency that the Shanghal deft wing was 11 negligible quantity throughout."-- He stopped at nothing, however fearsome it might have asemed, and always made the best use of the ball after he had secured possosalon. He worked the whole. An expedition led by Dr. J. Jack-ninety minutes of the game with-

out once relaxing.

BRITISH SCIENTISTS TO MAKE OBSERVATIONS.

London, Feb. 11

►

The serious trouble all over the The Treaty extends the present

city yesterday gave rise to fears son, of Cambridge University, is It is officially stated that the Vatican boundaries, and grants the

On the other wing, Lam Yuk- that there would be further leaving from Liverpool for Penang King passed another good night, Popul territory all the inherent

trouble, but there was no rioting, on February 18th, to observe the ring was hardly less prominently and his condition is satisfactory.

In the picture. Opposed to the consummated are reserved to the the mischief being limited to total eclipse of the sun in Malaya. rights of a sovereign State,

Ecclesiastical: Courts, whose sporadic assaults, in which several

The party is taking over a hund-bost Shanghai wing, he was tried sentences, before they bo-members of both communities Buf- red cases of instruments, including severely emerging with great

defmitive, COMU

be fered injuries.

at. 45,foot telescope. One party credits Guaymas „supreme Ramazan, the Moslem fasting will go to Patani, Slam, and the Wynne, playing his seventh suc pointing, the coast having to-day and summarising the tribunal of the Sognatura. The month, starts this evening and other to Alorstar,Reuter,

An official communique, has submitted to the

cessivo Interport; was a model of been swept by a cold casterly wind. agreements between Italy and the decision of the Segnature will be every precaution is being taken In

accuracy and judgment. Time sent to the Court of Appeal of tho the city, which seems to be grow

after time he checked the Shang Consequently at present it is pro-ly meet

haf attack at the critical moment The main features are as al-'Italian State, which will enforce ing short of supplies, posed that the King remaing in

Refuse is accumulating in the

in the manner of a master. It bed. British Wireless..

ready cabled, but the article relat the sentences of the ecclesiastical

streots as the result of the innbi-

was by no means the display of Ing to marriages is most interest authorities,

a veteran. Bishop also played his London, Feb. 117

Ang

With regard to cases of separat-ity of the Sanitary Department to

The Duchess of York, who is part extremely well. "His head- In the Scottish League, Airdrie Cases concerning the nullity of tion, the Holy See consente to perform its normal functions,

The stations are thronged with suffering from influenza, con-work came in exceedingly useful dafaatad St. Mirren by three goals marriages and the dissolution of judgment being given by the.

celebrated but not Italian civil authorities-Reuter, mill-Hands leaving the area of the tinues to make good progress and more than anyone else he was marriages to nll-Reuter,

disturbances-Reuter.

British Wireless,

(Continued on Fage 8.)

DUCHESS OF YORK,

London, Feb. 11.