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AIR RAID MADE ON. AFGHAN TRIBE,

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of events in India and there are definite signs of unrest among of the some of the tribesmen Tochi District.

Several tribal chiefs, however, have made loyal offers of service.

Measures are being taken to stop the dissemination of subversive propaganda in the villages, and local administration is prepared to deal locally with the situation."

Alarmist Rumours.

TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1930.

ISAACS RETURNS TÔ SHANGHAI.

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ROMANTIC FINALE.

THE END OF THE M.A.B.

HEAVY ADDITION TO WORK

·POET'S "ADVENTURE WITH COBRA.

WILD SNAKES LOOSE IN

OF THE LCC. ·

A THEATRE

The final meeting of the mem "There is plenty of adventure bers of the Metropolitan Asylums left in North Africa for anyone Board was held at the fices an who will go off the beaten track,” said Mr. Richard Aldington, the A romantic last minute offer to the Thames Embankment. premise action in Mr. Justice held in 1867 and the original staff with a Press representative.

The Board's first meeting was poet and novelist, in an interview. marry enlivened a breach of

one clerk and 1 While Mr. Aldington's recent Swift's Court, but it did not pre- consisted of vent the jury awarding £500 messenger. The present staf war novel, "Deaths of a Hero,"

in the numbers about two hundred was being boomed in England 23.

The Board started with only two a best-seller, he was sharing the She was Mrs. Yetta Joseph, aged hospitals for fever patients and life of the wandering Arab tribes, 44, of Brecknack-road, Camden two for mental patients. Now and making long journeys with Town. She sued Mr. Maurice there are over fifty, including con- them across the desert.

"I think the most exciting thing Bird, aged 64, director of a tailor- valescent homes and hospitals ing arm of Cambridge-gardens, W. and sanatoria for tuberculosis. that happened to me at any rate reasonable time for keeping his lance service in the world.

Mr. Bird's defence was that a The Board has the largest ambu- the most frightening-was at a ake-charming performance in-a promise had not elapsed when the

ittle theatre in a tiny African weit was issued, and that he was

own," he went on. too ill to marry Mrs. Joseph at that

cuse.

Shanghai, May 9. Mr. J. A. Isaacs, the well-known local and Interport cricketer, hns returned to Shanghai from Home leave, feeling or looking, “like a lion refreshed," and ready for the Interport match the week after next, should his claims for in clusion in the Interport team find approval with the Interport Selec-damages to the woman tion Committee. He has already started practice at the nuts and is doing everything possible to bring famous left arm back into normal bowling condition.

It is stated on the authority of Mr. Isaacs himself that the report that he had taken to himself a wife while at Home is not only very much exaggerated, but utterly without foundation. Who started the rumour, and with what object, is not clear. In any case, if there were a Mrs, aacs, she would be

The Indian Government's tele- gram continues, "The civil disobe-his dience movement has obtained lit- ile success in the rural areas, ex- rept in Gunerat where the per- sonal influence of

Gandhi is strong. Activities there have been largely directed towards the baycott of Government servants and the resignation of village officials. Non-payment of land revenue is also being encouraged.

It is hoped that an improvement proud a Shanghai is of our in the situation in this arca Sam's" swinging deliveries, which will result from Gandhi's arrest.

have left such a mark on the his- Previous to the issue of theory of Interpart cricket between Ordinance, a prominent feature of Shanghai and Hongkong.-N. C. The rivil disobedience movement Daily News. was the use of a portion of the Press for abuse of the Government

officers. and its

incitement vidence and revolutionary erime and encouragement to deliance of the tow. The Ordinance, while ada ing no restriction on the just tiberties of the Press, is intended to prevent il use for the above purpose and has already had a

alutary effect.

Organised attempts

are

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And alarmist umirs, and until UX- th mishi hate learnt by perience that they are totally ten- unworthe d credence the deny will be to maintain a state it eitement in the towns. Many In the exports appear to be cal

calated with the definite aim of Cavern aging

AN ELECTRIC EAR FOR DEAF.

PROFESSOR'S NOTABLE

time.

Bird" been

'Counsel's Offer.

heard Mr. Infield, for Mr. When the evidence had

made the offer of marriage.

"Rightly or wrongly," he said, r. Bird was afraid, so to speak, of getting married. He is now very considerably reassured, and I, am instructed to say on his behalf that he is prepared to marry the lady immediately."

There was considerable laugh- tur, in which Mr. Justice Swift joined, at this announcement.

"Do you." inquired the judge, think that Mr. Doughty (Mrs, Joseph's counsel) is likely to give the bride away?"

pro-

in its sixty-three years of life it has raised over £7,000,000 and it is handing over all its

"Instead of the usual well- perties to the London County

amed snakes that have been in Counell entirely free of debt. The

aptivity for years, the charmer properties are valued at £10,000.- ad a lot of cobras which had 000.

mly been caught a day or two It fell to Sir William Smith, the efore, and when he took his eyes "father" of the Board, which heat them for a moment, they began joined in 1893, to propose vote

thanks to Viscount Donnrailescaping all over the theatre. The the chairman. He pointed out as pipe failed to bring them to that during its existence the

a sense of duty. in- work of the Board had been fenced by no political considera-

Rush for the Door, tion. It was now to

There was a pretty sharp rush ferred to a body which had a pali-fer the door. I have never seen tical basis and with no continuity a place cleared quite so quickly. of policy

The camel fighting at Kairouan,

trans- be

most moving notes, on the charm-

That, with all respect, is not the second most sacred city in ali the way in which the municipal Islam, was one of the most thrill- government of London should beige spectacles 1 have ever seen.

"A huge ring is formed round carried on," he said.

DISCOVERY.

Man will be able to hear without ears, and deafness will lose most of its terror, if the invention of

fessor Stephan Jellinek, proves to ve all that he claims it to be.

Professor Jellinek came to the conclusion that the hearing behind the so-called Cor- process of tiorgan, where the auditory nervo begins, la of an electrical nature.

His apparatus transforms vibrations, and conducts the curverdict it might be quite the best rent through the bods directly over

way." the auditory nerve.

"No," retorted Mr. Doughty.tives you would be best man."

"Well, this is serious," declared Mr. Infield, amid further laughter. "Of course," agreed Mr. Justice Swift, "there would be no objec- tion to Mr. Bird marrying the lady when she had got a verdict. If

violent revolution. acoustic vibrations into electric she came to him with a substantii ave been one central Poor Law Often they will remain locked to-

In his judgment there was nojan open space, made up of Arab reason why the work of the Board men and boys. Women watch freni "Mr. Doughty would, make an should not have been continued by the rooftops. extraordinarily haring made to spread milicis the famous Vienna aurist, Pro-man" replied Mr. Infield, smiling councils, added to by representa-ring. The huge beasts first rush charming bost representatives of the borough "Two camels are led into the

of the London County around, snorting and forming. Conncil.

Then they slowly advance toward Lord Doneraile said that no one each ofher, and start · a sort of regretted more than he that the wrestling match. work of the Board as a corporate body was finished. He shared the to get his head and neck under the "The object of each animal is

opinion that perhaps there should ther camel and push him over.

body of London.

gether for ten minutes, until the There followed votes of thanks stronger camel manages to wear to Mr. George Brittain, the vice-out his rival. chairman, who has been a mem-

Wine for Motor-car. ber for thirteen years, and to Sir! "We took an ordinary light four- Allan Powell, the clerk, and the wheel car across desert tracks. other officers, and the members where only six-wheel cars had been filed or of the chamber for the before.

Measures are being taken to deal with this development.

Adequate Resources, Despite efforts made by deliber- ate misrepresentations and other wise to involve Mohammedans in The movement, the community as a whole has refused to join it and prefers La rely for political advance and protection of its vestitutional own interests in Pethods.

The

Council of the All-India Muslim Federation has just pass ed a resolution dis ipproving of the civil disobedience movement as detrimental and in juricus to the best interests of the Muslim runity and advising Muslims to keep themselves aloof.

The Widow's Loss.

Patients and physicians on whom the Professor has experimented

"Some people might think," said testify that they were hearing just Mr. Justice Swift, in summing-up, 45 clearly as if using normal tele-that they would not care to marry

Mr. Bird in any circumstances. phone appliances

do not know. But Mrs. Joseph was ready to marry him.

The "electricnt car." which is at the present a rather complicated apparatus, created a sensation in medical circles,

"It is no good Mr. Infield saying that she was after Mr. Bird's A few months ago another Vien-money. Of course she was after neae inventor, the physicist Joseph his money, and what she is com- Gartlgruber, published the results plaining about now is that she has of his research work, claiming that lost his money." the process of seeing is chiefly an electrical process.

He has constructed an electrical corn-apparatus which functions as the human retina, the photographic plate of the eye.

We

·

After the judge had risen and the crowd had left the court, Mrs. Joseph faced Mr. Bird across the emply benches.

When a reporter asked Mr. Bird if a reconciliation might not be brought about, he smiled.

xt time.

VIGIL BESIDE DEAD CHIEF.

"After several days' journey we discovered the radiator was prac tically empty. We had used up ali our water supply, and our only liquid was some local wine.

"The car didn't seem to like the exchange very much, and refused to go much farther. Fortunately some time later, a camel caravan came in sight, and took us on to the next oasis.

WORKERS' TRIBUTE TO.

MR. A. W. GAMAGE.

"I am going back to Africa quite Thirty old employees who help- build his great business shared week or two for the publication of ed the late Mr. A. W. Gamage to soon," concluded Mr. Aldington. "I

have only come to London for an all-night vigit beside the coffin my new book, a long narrative poem

of their "chief" in the famous "I would not mind marrying Holborn stores.

to comment on the verdict.

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lled A Dream in the Luxemburg,' which is appearing immediately.

The hall of

Within a few yards of where the

The general sin at pre- sent is well under control and the resources of the Government are NO INTERPORT TENNIS her," he said. "I should be quit

It had been Mr. Gamage's wish willing to do that, and fully organised to resist the fore

i am anxinue to of lawlesenere and diorder.

to say good-bye to his old servants the do

honourable the general THE INVITED PLAYERS FAIL thing."

and friends, but this was impos- kept a silent reunion. Supplementary to

TO RESPOND, review, Mr. Wedgwood Bean stat-

Mrs. Joseph smilingly declined sible, for at the end the veteran memory in which they watched and prayed is one of the oldest store-builder was unconscious. ed in the Commons that at Sholapur,

understand that the pro-

When it was decided that Mr. parts of the store. the seene of the terrible outbreak

poned

Interport lawn tennis

Gamage should rest until the fun- last week, the situation had been

Contests between Shanghai and Since Saturday Hongkong

eral in his own store, some of his flower-ladened coffin rested amid somewhat letter

will not take place,

London's largest floating crane, oldest employees asked that they palm aprays was the door, leading owing to an insufficient number evening.

local

of in danger of collapsing when men players signifying their water accidentally poured into the might come and keep watch be- to Mr. Gamage's office. Indian Army Loyal.

willingness, if selected, to travel to dry dock at the Royal Albert Docks, side him,

Here, until quite recently, he Shanghai.

During the day they cleared the was wont to come to look upon his Replying 10

E., where it was being repaired. a question.

This decision was reached at

cream mater life's work. Wedgwood Benn said he had meeting of the Executive Committee The crane tilted over

until it great white and of the Hongkong Lawn Tennis authority of the Commander

As-eeemed about to crash on to some showroom of its cars, and when Chief in India, who during a recent sociation last night, when, the Seero ship-repairing workshops. Several the stores were closed and the tour had seen very large numbers tary (Mr. D. S. Green), reported fire engines were rushed to the business throng had left Holborn of Indian officers and had a long that he had not received the required docks to pump out the water, and they brought the coffin there.

In the watches of the night Mr intimate experience of the number of assents from the gentle- at 2.30 am. danger of collapse was

Gamage and his old employees Gamage's.

and

was

Mr.

the in

Indian Army, to say that he was entirely satisfied that the Indian Army

completely loyal.- Reuter and British Wireless.

TRIAL OF TYABJI Leader Expresses Pleasure at Arrest.

A

men invited to make the trip tu Shanghai, to take part in the Inter- port matches.

A NEW HUNDRED YARDS RECORD.

FRANK WYKOFF DOES IT IN 9-2/5 SECONDS.

Jalalpur, May 12. The trial of Abbas Tyabji and his fifty-nine volunteers opened here

Los Angeles, May 13. with the doors of the Court closely

The Olymple runner, Frank Wykoff,' guarded. Apart from Press repre- was officially timed to-day in a Rentatives only a select few, includ-hundred yards sprint, and did it in ing Mrs. Gandhi and some of the nine and two fifths seconds, which volunteers, were admitted when the is a world's record-Reuters Amori Court opened. A large crowd col cun Service. lected outside the Court and sang

war songs.

The Magistrate, Mr. E. D. S. Jewel, seeing Mrs. Gandhi and her volunteers spinning, ordered them to desist.

9 3/5 seconds, and has been equalled [The previous world's record was

by several men, the last being C. Bowman (America) In 1927.]

also with committing various of- Abbas Tyabji, in a brief state- fences under the Penal Code.- ment, expressed his pleasure at his Reuter. arrest which, he said, was made in

First Salt Raid, strict conformity with the law. He

Bombay, May 12. declared that a prosecution of this

The first of the salt depot raids kind was futile as the whole coun-was carried out by two batches of try was against the present sy-seventy-five volunteers cach at tem of Government.

Shiroda where four hundred

Tyabji said he trusted the whole maunds of salt were removed and of India would now rise like one purchased by the villagers. The man and break the salt law and Police arrived half an hour later' refuse the payment of land re- and arrested å hundred volunteers. venue, "thus bringing an end to-Reuter. this accursed system."

Mrs. Naidu's Activilies.

London, May 13.

After Tyabji's statement the other fifty-nine accused each affirm- Two Indian women in the news ed their belief in sedition and their to-day are former students of desire to destroy the Government. Cambridge and London Universi- The trial was adjourned until ties. The post orator, Mrs. Naidu, May 13. Tyabji and his followers is now in control of the civil dia- were charged under Section 143 of obedience campaign and she spent the Indian Penal Code with form- Monday at Allahabad antching a ing an unlawful assembly with the new scheme to defy the Govern object of breaking the Salt Act and ment.--Reuler.

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