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BRITISH LAD HELD REICHSTAG LIMITS CLUETOR101 NEW DESTINATION

BY SOVIET.

NEPHEW OF EX-CABINET MINISTER.

TERRIBLE PLIGHT.

Peking. Oct. 13.. Anxiety continues to increase regarding Christopher Jowett, the 18-year-old nephew of the Right Hon. Frederick William Jowett, who was a member of the first Labour Cabinet in 1924, holding

the post of First Commissioner of

Works.

.

TEMPTATION.

INKPOTS REMOVED TO PLACE OF SAFETY,

FASCIST, PERFORMANCE AT OPENING SESSION.

STREET DISORDERS.

DISASTER.

STRANGE. ZEPPELIN

EXPERIENCE.

ECKENER'S OFFER.

London, Oct. 13.

Doctor Eckener, the Commander

ed the funeral of the victims of Berlin, Oct. 13. the R101 on Saturday, as the Inkpots and other portable official representative of the Ger- articles which might be used as man. Reich, left Croydon for ammunition were to-day re-Germany by neroplane this after moved from the Reichstag in noon. expectation of a possible clash

OF HEROIN.

BEING SENT HOME BY AUTHORITIES.

CASES MARKED FOR DAIREN AND SHANGHAI.

Police Court, for confiscation.

GOLF ANNOUNCEMENT

The new improved DUNLOP

Golf Ball

(replacing the MAXFLIY

has now arrived···

Stock at LANE, CRAWFORD'S. See Show-Window Display,

Note the now MAX MARKING featurò on this latest. Golf production, also the increased "flight."

KINGSFORD SMITH LABOUR & EMPIRE

AT KARACHI,

PREFERENCE.

BEATS ALL SOLO RECORDS IN TRIP FROM LONDON.

LT. HILL'S PROGRESS.

Karachi, Oct. 13. Major Kingsford Smith has benten all records for a solo flight from London, He arrived at

PRINCIPLE ACCEPTED BY BRITAIN,

EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS TO CONTINUE.

Karachi to-day, four and a half BULK BUYING SCHEME. days from the time of the com- mencement of his flight to Austra-

London, Oct. 13. The Imperial Conference is continuing its discussion of inter- imperial trade, and meanwhile the specific proposals made by

Wednesday (particularly Mr. R. B. Bennett's offer of a ten per cent. preference in the Canadian market in exchange for a like preference in British and other Empire markets) are now being considered by Government de partments in London.

of the Graf Zeppelin, who attend CONFISCATION ORDER, In order to meet the growing

The seizure of half-a-million lia, a day better than Miss Amy traffic requirements at Kowloon

dollars worth of heroin, weigh-Johnson and two and a half days Point, the Government has

While proceeding to Peking by

ing over seven cwts., on better than Bert Hinkler, whose decided, to carry out certain im- the Trans-Siberian railway to visit

the Italian-chartered motorship record is being attacked. provements at the traffic circus his parents, the lad's passport was

Hilda, had a sequel this morning Meanwhile, Lieut. Hill, who set at Tsim Sha Tsui Wharf. These stolen between Chita and Man- are to cost $11,060, and authority chuli, and he was therefore stop-between the National Socialists, Air Ministry and was received by

Before leaving he called at the When an application came before cut from Lympne on October 5, the Dominions' delegates Jast

is still nearer success. A Mr. Lindsell, at the Central

message from Rangoon announces for the expenditure will be ped on the Sino-Soviet frontier on

Or Fuscists the wild men of

his arrival there, after eight days' sought at a meeting of the September 26th and taken back by German politics-and the Com-the Under-Secretary for Air. Mr. The step was taken in accor-fight from England,

an armed guard to Chita, where

whereas Finance Committee of the

F. Montague, and Air Vice-dance with the routine followed Hinkler took 11 to reach Rangoon. Legislative Council on Thursday, in a filthy room.

he was detained by the O.G.P.U. munists, at the opening session

Marshal II. T. C. Dowding, mem- in such seizures, when, in default The merit of his performance so of the new Parliament. The scheme involves, amongst For this room, he must

A strong force of police was ber of the Air Council for Supply of a claim of ownership, it is usual far is accentuated by the fact that other things, the provision of a new heavily. He has no bedding and stationed within and without the and Research.

to apply to the Magistrate for con- he was delayed for some time at ricksha shelter between the Public the food is most seanty. Not be building.

Constantinople owing to the Pier and the Star Ferry Wharf, the ing a Bolshevist, he can only buy

Loud laughter greeted the entry

muddy state of the aeroplane. The Conference to-day consider-. construction of a wooden platform in the open market, where supplies of the Nazis (Hitler Fascists)

series of Australian flights com for improving inter-imperial trade. The only other survivals in the ed the supplementary suggestione for bus passengers, the removal of the car shelter and half of the Hence his cash has

are most expensive and very poor. I wearing brown shirts and breeches become ex-with swastika armbands and tie

menced this month, Flying Officer. motor-cycle and ricksha shelter, the provision of a new drill ground usted, and the cold weather is pins. The wearing of this garb,

Chabot and Major Pickthorne also intensifying his plight. for the Fire Brigade, the use of

incidentally, has been banned in

arrived at Karachi to-day, but dent of the Board of Trade, who in the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance. Australia, since the object day emphasised that tariffs could they have abandoned their flight speech at Edinburgh on Satur- of the old Fire Brigade drill ground for parking purposes, and mental strain of such treatment

achieved. They not provide a remedy for the pre- provision of a new motor-cycle most injurioua.

on a mere schoolboy is likely to be

planned to reach Port Darwin in sent situation, but on the other.

shed.

Details of Cost.

Details of the cost of the scheme, which are given in a memoranda to be submitted to the Finance Com- mittee, are as follows:

A new ricksha shelter be

tween the Pubile Pier and Star Ferry Wharf

Removal of the latrine to

the

approved position on the Public Pier..

Easing the

road Road

curve,

action of proposed

wooden platform for bus

passengers

Taint

arriving at

Sha Tsul Ferry White lines

Stalking out of boundaries and erection of signs, Car shelter and half of motor cycle and ricksha shelter to be removed. New drill ground for Fire

Brigade

1,700.00

pay

The lad's friends fear that the

The combined efforts of the Consul General in Harbin, the Bri- tish Legation in Peking and the Embassy in Moscow have hitherto proved unavailing to effect, the lad's release, though normally such eases are settled in a week.

the streets.

The Communists did not dress. their part, turning up in common

musti.

Comic Opera?,

"Hail!" shouted the Brown Shirts, rising and saluting as their leader in the Reichstag. Dr. Goebbels, entered, ironical laughter being the reply from the other benches..

It is understood that the lad's unele was formerly active in the In the meantime, both foot and exclusion of the Communists from mounted police outside the build- 900.00 the Labour Party, and it is auging had become engaged in scuffles gested here that this is the eause with Fascist and Communist war 1,900.00) of the severe treatment meted out cries.

the nephew.---Beuter,

500.00 160.00

The lad's father is most likely Mr. H. Jowett, of the Asiatic Petro- leum Co. (North China), Ltd., who is the only Peking resident of that 00.00 name given in the directories.

Removal of drill tower.

800.00

1,800.4K) 500,00

Old

Fire Brigade drill ground to be formed for

traffic parking.

Provision of motor cycle

shed

Reinstating footpath

1,200.00

600,00 200.00

Sanitary Quarters.

Other votes to enme before the

committee are as follows:

Owing to its convenient location

near to the Kennedy Town Slaugh ter House it is proposed to carry out the necessary alterations to convert the Block House into two sets of quarters for Sanitary Inspectors employed at the slaughter house, and a $5,500 is requested for, this pur- pose.

BRITON IN PISTOL BATTLE.

ATTACKED BY BANDITS NEAR PEKING.

DRIVES THEM OFF.

Peking. Oct. 13.

half an hour.

Finally, Lewisohn winged one

no

Jewish Shops Raided.

Over eighty arrests were made before order

and was restored, while these scenes were being en- j acted a mob of Fascists raided un- ! protested business streets, wher

demonstrations- had been expected, and smashed the windows of Jewish shops, cafes and hotels.

There was considerable tumult Inside the Reichstag during the formal business, but the adjourn- ment until October 16 was reached without disorder.--Reuter.

An important statement con-

cerning the very rapid barometric changes which took place during the night when the R101 was wrecked is made by Dr. Eckener in an interview in The Times.

The Gruf Zeppelin also made a short voyage in the early morning

of October 5th, and when she landed at Zurich after a 'flight of

THE BUDGET DEBATE POSTPONED.

•

To Take Place

on Monday Morning.

BREAK WITH CUSTOM.

Custom is being departed from in connexion with the second reading of the Ordin- ance to apply a yum of **$23,365,335 for the coming

your..

This is the occasion which the Unofficial Members- of the Legislative Council· express. their views on the Budget. It was intended to take the second reading on Thursday afternoon, but it is now intimated that the Bill will come up for discussion at a meeting of the Council to be held on Monday next ul B.30 a.m.

The credit is conditional upon a only four hours, her altimeter

level.

fiscation.

that a claim would be made in the It was hardly to be expected present instance, and the proceed ings were confined to evidence of the seizure and to a citation of the relevant Section in

Evidence of Seizure.

forma!

cannot

be

Any

Mr. William Graham, the Presi-

meil of reprisals, opened the pro- ceedings to day with a general dis- course on possible methods of or- ganising Empire trade co-opera-

tion. from Saigon. He

Bulk Purchase.

Mr. II. A. Taylor, Acting Super- a week, by alternate piloting, fly-hand would raise the cost of pro- intendent of Imports and Exports, ing day and night, but a mishap duction, reduce real wages, and testified that on the afternoon of at Constantinople spoilt

throw Great Britain into the tur- the 8th instant, with a party of possible chance. They have been Revenue Officers, he conducted a six and a half days in reaching search on the motorship Hilda. Kurachi.-Reuter. then tied up to No. A24 Buoy on

arrival her found

board 011

certain cases purporting to. contain tinned meat and sheet glass, bat, which on being opened disclos ed, concealed, 424 kilograms (about 933 lbs.) of heroin. All the glass cases were shipped from Trieste to Shanghai, and the tinned meat to Dainy (Dairen).

Mr. Taylor:-There was nothing

London, Oct. 13. After flying all night from Al- lahabad, Flight-Lieutenant Hill, of the Royal Air Force, landed at Ak- yab at 8.45 this morning on his at- tempted twelve days' flight to Aus tralia. He left an hour later in tending to fly to Bangkok but early this afternoon he landed at Rangoon having decided that the journey

could not be accomplished before

dark. He announced his intention

in the ship's manifest to show that of continuing the journey at mid- night when a full moon will favour.

the cases also contained heroin. No-one has come forward to claim the airman.-British Wireless, the drugs.

Order Granted.

The relevant Section in the Dan-

Drugs Ordinance gerous

under which the proceedings were brought, was then mentioned.

ZIEGFELD CHORUS GIRL'S ARREST.

DEVELOPMENT IN ATTACK ON JACK DIAMOND.

Section 3, Sub-Section 2 requires such shipment entering Hongkong Harbour, to be accompanied by a license or certificate from the coun- try of export, while Sub-Section 2b) further requires that such shipment WIFE'S CRISP SALUTE. should be accompanied by full parti- culars as to the quantity, con- signors, consignees and destination of such drugs.

He said that inter imperial trade on preferential lines could

accomplished "through media of bulk purchase and import birds.

be

the

There was discussion on the general methods suggested by Mr. of the particular application

Graham to each Dominion.

It was noteworthy that a pro- nouncement was made that the United Kingdom Government ac- cepted the principle that where tariffs exist in Great Britain, pre- ference shall be given to the

Dominions.-Reuter

New Suggestions.

London, Oct. 13, The heads of the delegations to the Imperial Conference continued the exchange of views on the sug- gestions for improving inter- Imperial trade. Mr. Graham opened the proceedings with sketch of various suggestions which had not been examined at the plenary session last Wednes- day, referring to the proposals for bulk purchase and import boards, and to the treaties existing be- tween the United Kingdom” and certain foreign Powers under which special credits are given. The suggestion will be considered in more detail when the heads of the delegations meet to-morrow.

Statement Expected.

A statement will shortly be

proposal. The United Kingdom. Government, however, have in timated to the Dominion Premiers that they accept the principle and the continuance of the principle that where British tarifs exist, preferences to Dominions will be continued. "..

Credit Conditions.

Berlin, Oct. 13. One of the first tasks of the new Attacks on foreigners in North | Reichstag will concern the credit -$5,500 for alterations to con-China are very rare, but a case oc- of C$125,000,000, which a group Vert the Kennedy Town Blockcurred on Saturday about twenty of American, Swedish, Dutch and House into two sets of quarters miles to the west of Peking, the German Banks, including the

New York, Oct| 13. for Sanitary Inspectors. It is intended victimi, who got the bet- Reichsbank and the Prussian State

Police activities in connexion explained that the Police Depart-ter of the encounter, being Mr. W. Bank is placing at the disposal of

with the murderous attack on Juck Such particulara, said Mr. Taylor, Diamond, the picturesque gang ment is vacating the Block House | Lewisohn, a well-known resident the German Government at 4%

were absent and that being the case, leader, have led to the arrrest of upon removing to the old Sailors' of the former capital, and an ex-per cent. plus one and a quarter per

the matter constituted an offence Marion Straswick, Home, West Point.

Service officer.

cent annual commission.

a young red- against the Hongkong laws. Mr. Lewisohn was out on a

The order for confiscation of the who is said to have been on in- headed Zeigfeld chorus beauty, shooting trip when he was attack-Bill passing the Reichsrat and the showed a height of 400 feet heroin was accordingly made by timate terms with Diamond. ed by two bandits near Mentoukow. Reichstag creating, inter alia, a though actually she was at ground Magistrate.

Both were armed with Mausers sinking fund by means of which

The police discovered her hiding and they attempted to hold him Germany's floating debt, which to

No Local Benefit,

in a bundle of clothes in a cup up and demanded his valuables. talled Mks.1,250,000,000 at the end In his thirty years of airships

board at a flat belonging to a Details regarding this, a record friend. Lewisohn refused and firing of August, and also C$125,000,000 | operation, said Dr. Eckener, he vote of began, a fierce fight lasting for credit which will be redeemed in had never known an aera of low its probable connexion with the led at the police station with Mra: made in reply to Mr. Bennett's

seizure of heroin in Hongkong, and Marion Straswick was confront- three annual instalments. Reuter.

pressure to come in with such activities of a "dope ring" of inter-Jack Diamond, who shrieked: "You Wanton Blackguardism.

astonishing rapidity. A saving on Rent Allowances of the bandits, and their ammuni-

national notoriety, were exclusive-dirty little home wrecker!" at present drawn will be effected. | tion becoming exhausted, they fled.

Berlin, Later. Dr. Eckener indicated his in-ly given after an official interview An unsigned note has been de- Government House Furniture.

The British ex-officer was struck The Police Chief has issued a tention of giving the Air Ministry yesterday, in the Telegraph. It livered at the hospithal where Dia by a few stones, scattered by their statement saying that there was a detailed report of his experi- remains to added that the Hong-mond is lying requesting that he $2,000 for furniture for His bullets, but otherwise he was un-no looting during the diatur-ence.

kong authorities moved in the receive the best possible attention Excellency the Governor. Provi-hurt, and, continued the trip bances, as the police were quickly

matter after information and in- and enclosing three thousand sion made in the Estimates was

The Prime Minister in a telestructions were received of the dollars. The hospital authorities on the spot. They arrested fifty $5,000, to which has been added a

gram to Dr. Eckener has thanked Colonial Office from London re-state that. Diamond's condition has rinters, who were all Fascists. supplementary vote of $2,500,

Very severe measures would be him, and through him the German garding the presence of an enorm-improved.-Reuter's American Ser- taken against disturbers of the Nation, for the deep sympathy ous quantity of heroin on the Hilda, vice. peace as he had no intention of extended at the disaster to the then sailing for Hongkong,"

Any hopes that the seizure of allowing the good name of the R101.. "The presence of yourself $500,000 worth of heroin might

AL Capone not at Home capital to be besmirched by such and Captain Von Scheiller at the possibly result in a reduction of

Chicago, Oct. 13. wanton blackguardism.-Reuter.

Following the shooting of Jack ceremonies in London and Bed-] taxation must be dispelled, together The lounge on the first floor of

Big Store Wrecked,

ford was a clear proof of the with speculation regarding the Diamond, there was another gang- the Hongkong Hotel, which has

Berlin, Later.

bond which unites the airmen of

manner of handling the drug by land sensation, when police rester- been closed for the past three

the Hongkong authorities. It is day raided the home of "Scarface" weeks. will be re-opened

The rioting has ceased, but full countries." "

understood that the shipment will Al. Capone, in the suburb of Cicero

bad Arrangements have been made be handed over in its entirety to but found that "Scarface" to-morrow after having been com- there is not a single whole window pletely re-decorated

flown. and re-pane along the great frontage of for the three survivora of the the British Government, by whom furnished.

They arrested 29 men and one cupied by Wertheim's departmen-

R.101, who are still in Beauvais the question of its future disposal Having pale gold as its general tal store in Leipzigerstrasse, >

will be decided.

woman-Reuter's American Ser- vice. colour scheme, the lounge will The Reichsrat has authorised Hospital, to be brought to London now present an entirely different the Government to raise the by an Imperial Airways liner on appearance. The ceiling is of $125,000,000 credit, assenting to Wednesday-British Wireless. The report of the German Steel silver with pale gold walls, while the terms of the offer-Reuter. Trust for the year ended Septem-the mouldings are picked out in ber 30, 1930, shows a turnover of green, which colour predominatee Rchiks. 1,251,000,000, a big re in the net curtain material,

A Transocean Kuomia message action has become necessary duction on the figures for Inst

The re-furnishing has been of October 6 says that a sensation owing to the fact that Horr. year.

carried out on modernistic lines has been caused throughout Ger- Hitler's programme contains

It is explained that owing to the extra cost (partly due to low rate of exchange) of various articles required for the drawing room and lounge of Government House it has not been found possible to avoid exceeding the vote.,

DECLINE IN GERMAN STEEL TRADE.

ENLIGHTENING FIGURES IN ANNUAL REPORT.

Berlin, Oct. 13.

Reuter.

HONGKONG HOTEL

LOUNGE. OPENING TO-MORROW AFTER RE-DECORATION.

Priestly Ban.

The decline of production and with a novel type of tea table, many and especially in the Rhine-principles which are incompatible

sales continued throughout the which has a receptacle underneath land, by the publication of a pas with the Catholic faith.

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year and the orders in hand at the for handbags. The tete-a-tete toral letter from the Bishop of It is expected that similar

AUSTRALIAN FLIER KILLED.

STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY PROPELLOR

Townsville, Oct. 13,

RECORD FLIGHT TO CAPETOWN.

YOUNG AIRMAN DOES TRIP IN EIGHT DAYS.

London, Oct. 18. The young South African air-

Mr. Bennett at to-day's meeting cleared up a misunderstanding when he explained that his offer was to increase by ten per cent. the existing preference granted to the United Kingdom by Canada, and not to add a flat ten per cent. to present preferences. British Wirelean.

WIDE BATTLEFRONT IN BRAZIL,

IMPORTANT TOWN FALLS TO INSURGENTS.

Montevideo, Oct. 18. Fighting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, is proceeding on a two hundred mile front. The insurgents have cap- tured the important trading centre and federal base, Florianopolis, in Fred Hancock, a former member

the State of Santa Catherina. end of September were down by chair, which is so popular in Mainz in which he formally pastoral letters will shortly be of the Royal Australian Air Force,

In the meantime, immense forty-four per cent. as compared Shanghai, will make its first declares that it is forbidden for issued by the other Bishops in who has been representing the man, R. F. Caspareuthes, to-day enthusiasm is reported from Rio with a year ago. “

appearance in Hongkong in the any Roman Catholic to be, remain Germany. On the other hand, it Brisbane Courier, while getting out completed a record-breaking flight de Janeiro, where the reservists The decline in trading also necés renovated lounge.

or become a member of the may be noted that quite a number of an aeroplane in which he was to Capetown. He left Lympne on are flocking to the Colours. sitated the dismissal of employees, The whole of the re-decorating National Socialist Party and that of Protestant clergymen have flying to welcome the airmen now. October 5th in a Puss Moth sero Salarfed men's positions have who, at the end of September, num- and re-furnishing has been any transgressors of this order played an active role in the elec on their way to Australia, was plane and landed at Capetown at been guaranteed by their em bered only 184,000 as compared carried out by Arts and Crafts, will be refused boly sacraments. tion campaign of the National struck on the head by the propel 5.45 pm, this afternoon-British ployers or the Government.— with 176,000 a year ago.-Reuter. Limited:

The letter declares that this Socialists.

lor and kiled-Reuter,"

Wireless.

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