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PILOTS COLLAPSE IN MID-AIR.

"HE HAD FALLEN ON THE JOY-STICK:"

London, Sept. 26. A Buggostlon that the flight was unauthorised was made at the in- quest at Greenwich yesterday, on Arthur Norman Brunning, of High-street, Plumstead, who was killed in an aeroplane crash near Woolwich last Thursday.

PRE-WAR AIMS OF GERMANY.

KAISER'S SUSPICION OF ENGLAND.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

There has just been published the second volume of "German Diplomatie Documents" (Methuen and Co. 21s. net). The first was issued just a year ago, and there are two more to come. In these four books will be compressed the gist of the "Grosse Politik der Europäischen Machte, 1871-1911" that monumental work published in Berlin during the years 1022-27, The value of this translation to the historian and the politician is incontestable; even the general

The machine, owned by Surrey Flying Services, Croyden Air Port crashed near Welling (Kent) rail- way station. Mr. S. M. Ancia, of Woodmansterne-road, Streatham, the passenger, was taken to hos- pital with injuries to the head and dislocated? Edward Brunning, wholesale confectioner, of High- street, Plunistead, said that his son, who was 28, had taken to ry-the period from the fall of Bis- ing as a hobby.

murek to the Spanish-American War: the years of Germany's atriy- ing after Colonial expansion and

a hip.

A farm labourer, named Collins, gave a fluent description of what he contended the pilot had been trying to do.

Coroner.

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enn see you drive a car commented Dr. Whitehouse, the "No, air; only horses," replied Collins.

Dr. Whitehouse-Ah, well, per haps you are sater that way:

Collins-Yes, you cannot beat the horses.

Frederick Arthur le Croix, a round engineer, of Surrey Fly ing Services, said that there was nothing wrong with the tuning of Brunning's engine, and the only thing the plot uppeured to do wrong was a flat turn and stall.

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reader who takes an interest in world affairs will find much in it to attract and instruct.

The present instalment

covers

ANTI-SPEED CORONER

FINED.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER

GENERAL POST IN SALVATION ARMY.

APOLOGY FOR, TAUNTS TO SEVERAL OF OLD LEADER'S

POLICEMAN.

CHIEF SUPPORTERS MOVED.

Mr. Lancelot. Martin, the Road- Considerable mystery surrounds ing coroner, was fined £2 and 30s. the Salvation Army order to costs at Winchester Police Court Colonal Mary Booth, a daughter recently for tailing to stop his of the late General Bramwell motor-car when requested to do so Booth, to relinquish her command by a police constable.

in Germany.

The hearing of the summons had been adjourned for a fortnight at Mr. Martin's request as he said it would interfere with his campaign against "road-hogs."

He did not appear but was re-

pleaded guilty on his behalf. presented by Mr. V. C. Lisby, who

She has been la charge of the Salvation Army there since 1925, and the official explanation of the change is that she is one of several officials moving from one territory to command another.

It is stated also that "she is coming home on furlough for three Constable Hughes gald ho

months at her own request." signalled Mr. Martin to stop at the Something of the secret history corner of Jewry-street. Mr. Mar- behind the move was given to The tin, who was driving a three-wheel- Daily Chronicle by another ed car, did not do so, and ne authority. (Hughes) ordered him back and told him he would be reported. Martin said:-

"Do as you bally well like. I am dominating position in world on the road for the purpose of see He also politics. The secret and publie ing what is taking place.' diplomatic correspondence shows said: "I am on the Reading mur that the Kaiser, his Ministers: der, and I consider that a bally and his Ambassadors always bas-sight more important than this ed their varying speculations and traffic.”

Letters to Police, policies on the relation of both to

"Stick to Your Ports."

It is said that when the late General was deposed, a number of officers who felt his removal deeply approached Mrs. Booth and her sick husband, asking for advice. They were told to Stick to their posts and truet God."

Led by the Genaral's own child-

the grouping of the Powers whening, "I am very quick tempered."

He afterwards apologised, say-ren, including Commissioner Ca- therine Booth, who is supposed to The Chief Constable told the be the individual whose name" War should come! They display also the Emperor's jealousy and Bench that he thought Mr. Martin appears in the sealed envelope as suspicion of England, which must ought to apologise for what he had General Booth's chosen successor, have had not a little to do with written in letters. They contained all the "loyallet" officers

future paving the way for the Anglo-French Entente.

An historical preface by Sir Charles Ellot, whose long diplo

matic experience in so many coun- tries eminently qualifies him for the task, adds much to the value of the book, which, like its pre- decessor, is carefully Indexed.

Mr. Franklin Grant, a partner in Surrey Flying Services, said that Brunning had passed his A licence test, and, so far as he knew, had obtained A licence. The Kaiser and England. This would entitle him to take Bismarck consented reluctantly up the machine on his own, but to the German Colonial policy; not to carry a passenger. Mr. under his successors, Caprivi and Annis was a pupil, who had taken Hohenlohe, it was vigorously, if this particular machine up for a not too adroitly, pursued. Even half-hour's solo flight in the they were not so caxer in that morning. No application had pursuit as their Imperial master, been made to him (witness) for and Baron Marschall von Bieber- the machine to be taken up instein and Baron Holstein, who the afternoon. It was not cus were at the Berlin Foreign Office tomary for Brunning or any during the period covered by these pupil to take up a machine with-papere, seem to have been almost out authority.

Passenger's Story.

finitely that this

authorised flight?

wasan

Mr. Grant-Well, bo had obtained our permission.

uniformly anti-British,

Was

groas and unwarranted charges against the police,

Mr. Lisby said the matter arose through a misunderstanding of the constable's signal. Mr. Martin wished to apologise to the Bench.

ON BRIDGES.

(Continued from Page 6.) fares. How different might have been the history of London and Paris!

carried on their duties,

have

[Commissioner Catherine Booth, the eldest daughter of General. Bramwell Booth, has charge of the women's work.]"

Several who were prominent in their support of the late General have been transferred to distin appointments. Toronto, Winni- peg. New Zealand and smaller countries have received them.

Colonel Mary Booth has not been old of the apointment selected for her, but three months' fur- lough has been granted.

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The Very Idea!

A modern, Pied Pier has been found at the Clyde coast though it isn't rodents that he lures out out of their dens but fish,

The Pied Piper is our old friend the Scots bagpipe player, one of whom has been engaged by a Fort Bannatyne. (Buteshire) boat-hirer to accompany his fishing expedi- tions.

The boat-hirer avers that the

"music" of the bagpipe attracts the fish, and as proof of this assertion he states that one of his fishing parties, composed of 20 people, caught 1,000 fish in one evening on hand-lines!

If all the stories about the deadly effects of Scotland's national in- strument are true, the pipes are an attraction-a fatal one-and the unfortunate fish have possibly given themselves up to get put, quickly qut of pain.

A dear old lady in London waxed highly indignant the other evening

to Geneva to discuss, when told that the Prime Minister had gone among other things, "The Hague

Statute."

"Why should he?" she demanded sternly. "Surely we can set up ́a statue to Earl Halg if we like with- out asking the permission of the League of Nations!"

An architect informs us that our

furture shops will show Gay windows upon every single

storey.

and saunter to and fro

We shall stroll along the balconies

And the shopping girl will then be

in her glory.

The pretty things exhibited will

make an endless feast, And a hundred yards of Regent- street will take a week lenst.

at

There will be a, moving stairway, I have not the slightest doubt, To take her up or down as she is

necding,

And when she feels at any time her

strength is giving out Each floor will have facilities for

feeding, While at closing time to shoppers

who are keen and up-to-dace They will offer bed and breakfast at the very cheapest rate.

No doubt our splendid women.folk

will stand the added strain, And our mammoth shops will make

a pretty penny; But it's sad to think that London Town must needs be built again

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General Bramwell Booth's alster, These conjectures lead us into Mrs. Commisaloner Booth-Hell- vast uncharted areas of specular, who was living in partial re- been tion, which may command the most tirement in Sweden, has subtle and searching investiga- given orders to take up the com- tion of some future students of mand of the Army in the scatter the social sciences. As for me ed and very difficult area of South Mrs. Booth-Hellberg am content to remain the far more Amerien. humble, though no less devoted, will, it is officially announced, take The Kaiser wanted Germany to f enthusiast over all bridges. I am her new charge in November. Dr. Whitehouse You say de-seize Delagoa Bay at the time of determined to continue the board- She is 63.

un- the telegram to Prasident Krugering of all the views of them and

"Countersigned Deeds. and reluctantly submitted to the from them. I am even hopeful

Meanwhile the legal proceedings random rotes here not arguments advanced by the Ger- that the Heman Chancellor against that step. gathered may grow into an essay initiated by the late General are still unsettled. Until the courts that this somewhat more worthy of its in decide whether the action of the would not have been allowed to His contention

They might even carry on the way he did.

would at ofce join France and posing title. A statement made by Mr. Annis England against Germany. The swell into a volume. In the mean- High Council was legal or not, all teeds connected with Army affairs in hospital said: "I met Brun-loss of or failure to acquire De time I would make it clear that I must be countersigned by the ox helagon Bay will one day be severely begrudge no fellow enthusiast the ecutors Mrs. Booth, Commis- ning at the aerodrome and

of forestalling wanted to go up. I took the avenged and we shall deeply re privilege

my sioner Catherine Booth, and the machine off. It was dual control, gret it," was the comment of Wil- efforts. And in the meantime I late General's solicitor. I took it to Crystal Palace. Then liam II. an Hohenlohe's despatch. tion in making a convert of one the proceedings of the High Coun

should find my greatest satisfac- Should the Courts decide that

Mother: "Why are you and little he took entire chargo.

He pushed on Colonial expansion

bis cil. were ultra vires, the sealed sister doing all that chattering at "We were looking for another to make easier the creation of a traveller who had crossed aeroplane." he said. "I spotted big Navy. The great mercantile bridges with indifference and un-envelope will be opened, and the each other?"

seemly speed.-P. K. in the nominee appointed legal General. Johnny: "We're playing talk- it and tapped him on the shoulder fleet, "which sails all the seas Christian Science Monitor.

This decision is not possible being "movies, mamma!' and showed him the plane. He der our flag, is helpless before the

fore the end of October. pushed the stick forward and 130 British cruisers to which we made a swallow dive. I said to proudly oppose four," he wrote not him, 'Surely you are not going tong afterwards. to land here. Brunning?" 1 ine. The many marginal notes in his saw that the machine was getting hand-writing on the out of control.

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The jury returned a verdict of accidental death," and added rider that they "certainly felt that more care should be taken on the aerodrome to prevent pilots taking machines up without per mission."

TENDERS ACCEPTED.

can war.

despatches

after years

territory to

of take command

And the shops that will survive will

not be many

To think of our new Regent-street

-it almost seems a sin! But that is just precisely where the

architect comes in!

Man at Southend; 'fined £5. for using bad lanuage: Good enough. That entitles me to swear for the rest of my life.

Acton Magistrate to Wife: Now we have heard you we are not surprised at any man leaving you.

Man at Kingston-on-Thames: I acted entirely on the offensive and never assumed the aggressive at

all.

Willesden wife: My husband is an omnibus driver and I am on the atage, but he expects me to keep the children.

Foreign Office that "for a long Lieut.-Commissioner Cunning. It is a quid pro quo. For years time he had had the impression ham, of the headquarters' staff, in I worked to keep my wife, and now that "Lord Salisbury no longer an interview said Colonel Mary she keeps me A debtor at Shore- exercises the unquestioned in Booth was leaving her command in ditch County Court. luence over his colleagues which the ordinary course. "She is one A young wife who was fined £3 breathe the same note of bitter he undoubtedly enjoyed during of some 12 or 15 territorial com- at the Thames police court recent. I touched him to let me have suspicion and of anxiety to isolate his earlier terms of office." The missioners, most of them holding ly for lottering for street betting control, and I got no: answer. an England which, particularly Emperor's comment

"Was: "That higher rank and more important said that she was "working for her- His face was over the aide of the when troubles began with the machine as if he were in a fit. Poers, refused steadily to regard may well be so." Both were pre-commands, who are leaving one self, and not for her husband. He had fallen on the stick. We Germany as a friend to be trusted.mature. It was

more than six another. A German will take her were then about 100 feet from The last of these annotations was

that the Mar- place. the ground, and before I could written during the Spanish-Ameri- quas resigned.

In the same despatch the diplo-Booth, that her next appointment The suggestion of Colonel Mary do anything we crashed."

matist was a better prophet. He would be decided by a committee The Kaiser, in his enthusiasm wrote about the ambition of the has no foundation in fact, as no for the monarchical principle, wanted the Powers of Europe to very competent" Colonial Secre-such proposal ever emanated from intervene on the side of Spain.ry "who will play a great part General Higgins or the Army The British Government réfused

one day."

headquarters." even to discuss the idea and Joseph Chamberlain, the Colonial Secretary, told the American Am- bassador in Lyndon that he would' resign if any other attitude werd adopted. The Emperor's ments, written in English, are more bitter than usual. He winds The Gazette notifica the accept-up: "England won't throw in its ance of the following tenders: lot with the Continental Powers, Messrs.. Kwong Cheung Hing, but, she persists in imagining her- $2,200, for repairs to S/L G.P.O.I. self as an independent bit of the Mr. Pang Wing. Leung, $9.60 per world between the Continent and 100 for renumbering old head-America or Asia,” stones in the.

Government Understanding Ambassador, Cemeteries.

For British readers the de- Mr. Tam King. $2.304 per an-spatches of Count Hatzfeldt, who num for the privilege of slaughter was the German Ambassador from ing animals for the food of man 1886 to 1901-that is the whole In the Aberdeen Slaughter House. period covered by this book---will' Mr. Tam King, $1.260 per an- be of much interest. He under- num for the privilege of slaughter-stood England, her system of gov- Ing animals for the food of man ernment and her statesmen better In the Sai Wan Ho Slaughter than most Germans. In a way he understood, also, the sentimental

· LATEST LIST COVERS MANY SUBJECTS.

House.

com-

Mr. Hul Tong, 38,064 per annum side of the British charactor which for the collection and removal of blood and hair from Kennedy makes it possible for public opin-

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ion to flare up about the woes of, say, Bulgaria or Armenia with not even a wish to know how these ebullitions may affect other and far more important British inter

Town Slaughter House,

Mr. Tang Sau Hin, $2,904 per annum for the collection and re- moval of blood and hair from the Ma Tau Kok Slaughter House.

Mr. Ip Tatn, $2.50 per caso forests,

&c.

the supply of labour for the The Marquess of Sallabury up- burial of infectious corpses.

parently used to talk a good deal Messrs. Au Ming and Au Tung, to Count Hutzfeldt on this matter; $1,038 per annum for the removal and one gots glimpses now and of animal manure and nightsoll | again of that great English states- from the villages of Shaukiwan, man's eynical style of humour. "If I would ask him," wrote the Count, "why he had done this or The forthcoming wedding is an- that and he could give me an ex- nounced of Lieut. Commander haustive and perfectly true ren- Walter Desmond Brown, RN, † son-parce que je n'di pas envio de Hongkong Naval Dockyard, to Miss | perdre me majorito.”» Dora Stewart,' of the Peninsula It may be noted that in March, Hotel.

1898, the Ambassador informed his

"Well, boya," we've had our little summer vacation; now! with our renewed energies we must put our shoulders to

the wheel-"

Acton magistrate, to three wo- men; Just close your lips and say as little as you can.

Father: "How is it you never

remember what you have learned at school during the day? Tommy Bangs always knows what the teacher has said and can tell his father when he gets home."

"Son: "Yes, but he lives a lot nearer school."

CLOSED FACTÒRIES.

CANTON SULPHUR IMPOR- TERS GET THE BLAME.

Canton, Nov. 1. Following the announcement.

that work would be stopped in various match factories. several thousand workmen are idle.

An inquiry was made in vari ous factories, and it was discover-

ed that in ten of the largest fac tories in Canton and districts, the greatest number of employees was three hundred and the least twn hundred, perhaps a total of three. thousand.

"The closure is due to the farl that a regulation has been intro- duced by which permits must be obtained from the Treasury in or der to handle sulphur. This thi merchants object to, and the merchants stopped the import un til a shortage was caused, neces- aitating the, News Agency.

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