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HUNGER MARCHERS CONVERGING UPON LONDON

Signor Mussolini anappad during fighting speech at k Fascist demonstration.

SICK MAN IN GENEVA

ITALY TO STAY AT BEDSIDE

INFLUENCE OF THE

LEAGUE

Rome, Oct. 23. sensational stories. cir- culated some few weeks back

The

suggesting that Germay, Italy i and Japan were all on the brink of tendering their resignations from the League of Nationa

contradicted, as far

were

as

BIG UNEMPLOYED CAMPAIGN

THOUSANDS IN MEANS TEST PROTEST

PICKETS ON HOUSE OF COMMONS

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

UP

LONDON OCT. 23, JP IN ARMS AGAINST THE APPLICATION OF THE MEANS TEST, THOUSANDS OF UN- EMPLOYED HUNGER MARCHERS IN MANY PARTIES ARE CONVERGING UPON LONDON FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

They are taking a leaf out of the book of the un- employed and the Bonus Marchers in the United States and they propose to picket the House of Commons until their demands are granted.

Mr. George Lansbury, during the discussion follow ing the Westminster riots,.gave warning that serious trouble was to be feared unless the hunger marchers were greeted with the announcement that the Means Test would be revoked.

Communist agents, who have already provoked serious disturbances in London, Liverpool and Birken- head, are expected to make full use of the opportunity now provided for further agitation.

SURPRISE RECEPTION AT OXFORD

ぶしが of the marching un-vided by a University Italy is concerned. by Signor employed have yet arrived in entertainment. Mussolini to-day.

London, but the first contingents

The Italin Prime Minister was addressing a crowd of one hundred and fifty thousand Fascists at Turin eclebrailon and he declared emphatically that Italy intends to remain in the Lengue.

Mussolini expressed concern for the League. The League is so i sick, he declared, that Italy must remain at the budside!

EUROPEAN CO-OPERATION.

are expected in the course of thei next day or two. They are pick- | ing up fresh adherents as they go along and their numbers are ver tain, to be swelled when they ar rive in London by sympathisers in the ranks of London's unemployed..

OXFORD'S SURPRISE.

No untoward incident has oc- curred in the course of the marches of the various

parties. On the contrary, they have met

lle expressed the opinion that with a sympathetic reception in while the Lengue might wield most towns through which they some influence in Europe, it was have passed.

concert

for

in-

Finally, the marchers were provided with blankets protection against the creasingly cold nights-the marchers have frequently had to sleep out of doors and two new red banners! The affair greatly impressed he marchers and they continued heir trek in high good spirits.

PREFERENCES IN SOUTH AFRICA

GERMAN TREATY

AMENDED

The giant Fairey Napier monoplane which has been specially designed for the R.A.F. attack on the world's long-disance nonstop record,

LAICHIKOK ROBOT PLANE'S ATTACK

TRAGEDY

ON RECORD

TO CAPETOWN

R.A.F. TO START EARLY

EUROPEAN WARDER NONSTOP FLIGHT

FOUND SHOT.

OBVIOUS CASE OF SUICIDE Another shooting tragedy at the Laichikok Prison was revealed, this morning when the body #farder M. Friend was found in the bath room at the rear of the

Single Men's Quarters with a bullet wound in the right| {temple.

IN NOVEMBER

CRACK FAIREY MONOPLANE

SHATIN AND NUDISTS

POLLUTING WATER NOT MORALS!

PETITION REPORT

BITTER FIGHT ON GUNBOAT

NONNI RIVER CRAFT ATTACKED

HAND-TO-HAND ENCOUNTER

SEVERE LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES

(Special to "Telegraph".)

Shanghai, Oct. 24. Graphic details of A spectacular attempt to cap. ture a Manchukuo' gunboat

and of fierce hand-to-hand

|fighting aboard the craft have been received from

Changchun.

The gunboat concerned was the Lichl which was cruising in the Supper reaches of the Nonni River, on patrol duty watching for any movement of Anti-Manchukun forces.

:

The last thing expected aboard the gunboat was an attack from the water, but it suddenly found itself surrounded by dozens of small native craft, loaded with a band of anti-Manchukuo Volun The alleged pollution of the vil-teers (whom Japanese reporta age fresh water souree by swindescribe as bandits) who succeed- nors of the nudist Society is now ed in boarding the gunboat despite stuted to be the chief reason for the heavy fire poured into the complaints of the Shantin eldera smail craft from the larger craft. and villagers. They are drawing

up a petitiou to Government seck- ing the prohibition of nudist ac tivities,

If the authorities decline the

the.

RAIDERS SWarm aboard. (Our Own Correspondent).

The raiders swarmed aboard from a dozen different points, London, Oct. 23.

clambering up the sides and en The discovery was made early Two spectacular flights request, the villagers of Tai Wel, aking those aboard in a furious this morning when the officer from London to Capetown Tin Sum and Tung Lo Wan

hand-to-hand encounter. failed to appear for his breakfast

The raiders had suffered many lesses both in the initial onslaught their water supply from Lock and during the actual boarding of Perk Sheung, the nudist centre,the Lichi, with the result that the

prior to going on duty. A "boy" will take place early next villages In Shalia, all deriving:

went to the bath room to all his month. master but received no response

upper hand and eventually com- polled the invaders to withdraw.

and when the door. was opened The Royal Air Force will at- will request the Government to anilors gradually obtained the Warder Friend was found lying].empt to wrest the long-distance open four wells for their use. on the floor · dressed in white nonstop flight record from the. The villagers complain of the shorts and singlet, wearing a pair United States, while Mrs. Amy advent of the nudists,

inconvenience caused since the On Sun- (Johnson) Mollison is reported days and of slippers.

public holidays the to be preparing to eclipse her villagers have been compelled to husband's record by flying the draw their water before resume machine that he used over 'clock in the morning. The volver was found lying by him the same difficult route down elders further allego that they and a bullet wound in his right the west coast of Africa. temple indicated that he had Committed suicide.

· REVOLVER BY SIDE.

The officer's own service

sevel

They did not, however, retire without inflicting heavy ensualties among the crew of the Lichi. Two officers and three ratings were killed out- right and many others were. wounded,

HASTY WITHDRAWAL.

chu find no other source of water. The greatest interest is, how suitable for cooking purposes. Warder Friend was Si young over, centred upon the Royal Air

The organisera of the nudist

When Anally the signal for Iman of 35 years of age and had Force flight. This has been

from movement have rented

11 withdrawal was given, the anti- been in the Prison Department|project

Chinese landowner a for nearly two years.

piece of Manchukuo Volunteers jumped for nearly six years.

First plans contemplated the at- ground comprising eight acres at into their small boats and hastily

it is reported, an annual rent of paddled away from the scene.

December

It appears to be an obvious case tempt as far back as of suicide, the second at Laichi- last year, but for one reason or $45 for a period of fifteen years. The unboat poured a destrae- kok less than two months. Warder another, the start has been put off The petitioners atale that on tive hall of fire into their midst Michael Rooney was found dead) and put off until now.

public holidays as many as fifty causing many ensualties-Reuter,

have to sixty men and women participated in the nudist uc- tivities.

in somewhat similar circum- stances on September 7 last.

LAICHOW FIGHTING

powerless both in the Far East An Oxford to-day, for instance, and in South America. For that when a party of 240 men, who reason, the four great Western had walked all the

way from Powers, Britain, Germany. France Lancashire, arrived they were and Italy should co-operate.

prected by a committee from the Mussolini supported Germany's University undergraduates and. claim to party in disarmament somewhat to their surprise, were South Africa's commercial trea- WITHDRAWAL OF GEN. HAN'S and urged the wiping out of warust only hospitably received. butty with Germany, which caused debts

and reparations-Renter, were encouraged in their enter- much adverse comment when it

prise.

MR. LOEW SAILS FOR JAPAN

NOT ALLOWED TO FLY BY AUTHORITIES

Shanghai, Oct. 24.

4

A sensation has been created by

the news that the Japanese authori-

MEAL AND CONCERT.

Undergraduates of both participated in

Pretoria, Oct. 23.

was negotiated, in being amended

The quarantine restrictions but posed by the Philippine Islands against arrivals from Hongkong on' account of cholera bave been removed,

RESIGNATION SOUGHT

Poking, Oct. 24.

LONG DELAY. The long delay, of course, has merely meant that no tests or no experiments which would contribute to the certainty of success have been left unexplored.

Britain has been seeking the long- distance record for several years past and a machine, a Fairey mono- plane, has been specially construct-

The determined attempt

.

BIG FIGHTS IN SHANGHAI

ALEKO LILIUS "WANTED"

WARREST ISSUED FOR ARREST

BRITISH SUCCESSES 218 from to-morrow in order to In spite of General Han Fu-

Manila, Oct. 21. OVER AMERICANS, permit the Union to grant pre-chu's resignation, which he us

Aleko E. Lillus, journalist-nd- Shanghal, Oct. 23. feet Empire and mandated territories tion, hostilities are still proceed-being made threatens the record of in last night's Anglo-American which was filed yesterday after-

sexes ferences to goods from the British cribes to the realities of the situa-ed with this sole end in view.

venturer, is charged with false now The results of three big fights pretences in a criminal complaint The marchers were taken to a which Germany will not enjoying at Laichow..

Marshal Chang Heuch-liang has John Polando, who flow from New boxing at the Auditorium were a noos with the Court of First In- specially prepared hall. served Renter.

urged General Han to withdraw York to within a few miles of Con- follows:- with n hot meal, the under- graduates themselves waiting alj

stantinople, distance of over his resignation.Router

A. B. Warner, H.M.S. Hermes,stance by F. B. Albert, fifth aя. 6,000 miles.

drow with Bougiorni, of U. S. Ssistant fiscal. table upon the unemployed,

Lillus, who first came into Phil- Houston, for the welterweight After the visitors had been re-

PREVIOUS DISASTER.

championship of the US. Asiatic ippine limelight about three years freshed, a freah surprise was pro-

ago when he arrived with stories of Squadron-Leader Gayford and Fleet. Flight Lieutenant Bott, who will A. B. Farrar, of H.M.S. Hermos, his adventures with Chinese pir. have the handling of the Fairey wou easily on points against Pape, ates in Blas Bay, has appeared ox- monoplane, are hopeful, of com- of U. 5: S. Houston, for the tonsively In the public print lately pleting a flight of 6,000 miles.. featherweight championship of for his attempts to locate Glenn

The machine is almost identical the U.S. Asiatic Fleot.

W. Brophy, lost American aviator, with that used in 1929 in a Jock Creighton, late R.N.,, -de-who was supposed to be living in

Runs on points. (Yami Island. protious attempt to reach Cape-foated Babe

Naval Wireless. town by nonstop fight. That machine crashed in North Africa, striking a hillside in bad weather. both occupants being killed.

iles refused Mr. Arthur Loew LOCAL HIKING PARTY MISSING

and his companious flying the

Spirit of Fun to fly to Japan.

loft

In consequence, the party for Japan by ship yesterday aftor-

noon.

ed that efforts

Before Balling, Mr. Loew rovent-

YOUNG STUDENTS LOST IN HILLS

ABOVE KOWLOON TONG

They set out for a walk and

wore made to Considerable anxiety is felt for, David Chan (15) Tao Shing (15) secure a permit prior to the de- the safety of a party of young and a boy surnamed Young, whose parture from New York. The Chinese students who went hiking age fe not known. action of the Japanese authorities in the hills abovo Kowloon Tong slows down his flying schedule. yesterday afternoon and who have were seen to climb Beacon Hill, Reuter. i

not yet returned home. Nothing walking in the direction of the has been heard of them since they Reservoir and Talpo. The wedding is to take place at set out at 1 p.m. yesterday,

When they had not returned at The remarkable disappearance a late hour last night a report was St. Patrick's Cathedral, Molbourne, on Wodneviny, of Mr. Stanley I. Hill, was notified to the polles by Dr. mado to the police and two patrols M.I.N.A.Royal Corps of Naval Chuan, of 7, Lincoin Read, Kow. were sent out but no trace of the Construction, of the Hongkong Naval loon Tong, who indicated that the party was found, Yard, and Miss Amy Byrne, of party consisted of Ngal Hung-On enquiry this morning it was Melbourne. The newly wed couple intend to leave for Hongkong aboard loung (aged 16), Neal Hung kiloarned that the boys have not yet

support tho ms. Nanking on November, dat, (17) Chau Kwok-ming, (11), bard reported found. '

ARMED ROBBERY

RETIRED MERCHANT

GAGGED

In the complaint "fled " against him yesterday, he was accused of having swindled Robert L, Hobbs, owner of the Luneta Hotel, out of Pesos 8,089.80, by paying Hobbs with Invalid choques and, by cashing other cheques, with no funds on deposit. A warrant for Four men, armed with daggers, his arrest was issued yesterday gained admittance to an unnum afternoon and this warrant may bered but at Ngan Ching Wai be turned over to the secret ser- village, Kowloon City, at 1 o'clock vico to-day for the apprehension this morning when they stole of Lilius." money and jewellery to the total Liitus has not yet returned to value of nearly 8000.

Manlla from his trip-tó (Yami

Me. Arthur Loww, (fult) of Matra-

chant, togather with other inmatos, Brophy, aviator who was lost whil Yeung Kun-king, a retired mor- Island where he went in quant of Goldwyn-Mayer, being greated by-

was bound and gagged. Thrau Attempting to make swielo÷QUEATE Mr., Davias; lotarinaret, on hĩa Arnival-aboard, the Spirit of Fame (Continued on Page 7.).

*** Britain did once hold the long-daggers were left behind by the from Hongkong to the Philippin is

robbers before they satapedit HA JA UUTETTA SI

egg

The new machine has 11 tremendous petrol-carrying capacity-about a thousand gallons—and it is fitted with a robot piloh a device which will automatically fly the plane onco the course has been set. This device will rellove the two airmen of a considerable amount of rout- ine during the long dight, which may occupy about fifty

hours.

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