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CROWDS PAY HIGH · TRIBUTE

FAMOUS VICTIMS OF AIR CRASH

SIMULTANEOUS FUNERALS

(Special to "Telegraph")

Glendale. Aug. 22.

The funeral of Mr. Will Rogers, America's famous humorist, who was killed near Point Harrow with Wiley Post, the noted American nir- man was the most Impressive since that of tudolf Valentino, screen star.

Thirty thousand mourners from all parts of California gather early in the morning. When the gates were opened, cars a mile deep en-

CORRESPONDENCE

Lord Rothermore Answered

(To The Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph)

THE HONGKONG

BRITISH POLICY

UNALTERED

(Continued from Page 1.)

TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, ・ AUGUST 23, 1985.

Fate Of Nazis' Enemy

FOR TRIAL

here. Authoritative French quar-THAELMANN WAITS ters speak of the resolve of the Government of Great Britain to continue close collaboration with France as belug particularly wel- come.

"We ask for nothing better,"

one

con. authority. "Wo gratulate ourselves upon the Bri- tish decision."

Sir.--May I crave your indul gence to observe on Lord Rother- mere's article on Abyssinia published in your paper

of Au-suld just 217 I was stationed a few years agɑ on the Abyssinian bor der in the Sudua and know some- thing of local conditions.

CLOSELY GUARDED ·

Berlin, Aug. 22. An unexpected incident occurred It is expected here that Anglo-at the Moabit Prison when mom- French cullaboration will first bers of the Penal Congress, who take the form of a continued ex- were invited to visit the prison, change of views through diploma-suddenly naked permiason to speak channels, but the French to Ernai Thaelmann, the imprison- Government is naturally ready for ed Communist leader who was any personal contacts which may be twice a candidate for the German deened necessary.—-Reuter,

I accuse Lord tothermiere of being an armchair critic"-his own words. Signor Mussolini hastle "done a dirty trick," to use slang, in making a normal Abyssinian border Incident ZI reason for threatening war on a defenceless nation. It would appear

that

Italy has come to the end of her financial tether, her artificially produced surplus population has Bo outlet and attention must be

UPHOLDING LEAGUE

of

London, Aug. 22. The Cabinet decided provisionally to maintain its arms embargo, pend- diverted from unrest at home bying renewed peace efforts, but re- nirmed the British determination "reworks" abroad.

to uphold the Langue Covenant and Lard Rothermere cites our ex-existing treaties, regardless circled three sides of Forest Lawnpansion in South Africa and in Italian defiance. Memorial Park, where the cofßn the Sudan as parallel. The Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, depart-1 was lying.

Comparison cannot be sustained.ing from No. 10 Downing Street,

In said. "We have clearly war South Afrien because i large what is be done. Things are going number of English colonists were along. I am very cheery, quiet and outrageously oppressed by a Baer |conl." I shall resume my holiday to- minority.

morrow."-- United Pyens,

Before noon 100,000 has filed past the bler.

A minute of silence was observed throughout California at doon, and the bromeasting corporations closed for an hour throughout the United States. For Mr. Rogers was an intimate friend of the endie world, and this was The expression of public and official respect,

Masefield's "By the Bier Side" was sung by request of Mrs. Rogers at the service In the great Holly- wood Howl,

LAST RESPECTS

While Mr. Rogers' funeral was progressing in California, the thing hern, Wiley Post, was lying in state at the capitol of Oklahoma. Dense crowds, numbering over 15,000, came to view the body and pay their last respects. The crush

was so great that twelve women fainted,

Aeroplanes circled over the city trailing streamers of black bunting and showering blossoms upon the crowd.-Reuter Special.

REVUE STILL ATTRACTS

BIG HOUSES AT THE KING'S

Great Britain went to

Great Britain and Egypt.recon- quered the best provinces of the Sudan Becalise the Khallia's armies, under Emir Wad Nejumi

advancing

peaceful

were

Egypt.

oil

Naw Abyssinia 1 country divided nmong different Ras (chieftains) who own all allegiance to the King of Kings, Lion of Judub, etc.. ute., in direct proportion to | the distance of their provinces. from Addis Ababa, the rapital.

There is probably vast mineral wealth in

the

country. but the visible wealth is disclosed by the ownership of mules and old rifles, moslly Remingtons. Trading with bordering countries

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CABINET ACTION

In mind

London, Aug. 22. Two long sessions of the full Cabinet were held at No. 10 Down- ing Street to-day, when after a detailed account of the Paris con- veraationa by Mr. Eden the Minis-2 | ters considered at length maný questions connected with the Italo-Abyssinian controversy.

ર્મ

It was recalled that at the end the three-power meeting in Paris it was announced that it was the intention of the British and French Governments to maintain the closest touch and co-operation and to continuo right up to the meeting of the League Council on

ex-

is usually carried out by barter-September 4 joint efforts to ing coffee and mules, though payplore, with the Italian Government ment is sometimes made in

soft through diplomatic channels, the Kalel rings weighing about

An possibility of finding a peaceful settlement of the dispute in Abyssinia. This was fully en dorsed by the Cabinet to-day when

ounce.

The currency, when it is used. consists of Maria Theresa dollars which are of silver and about the size of the Hongkong dollar.

The Abyssinian to a European in not a very pleasant fellow--he is Jawless, not over cleanly and very reserved. Granted there are periodicnt raids over the border

of consisting hunting parties chasing giraffe-giraffe bone is highly prized-and occasionally raiders looking for wives or female

Speed and colour are the keynotes of the Tropical Express Non-Stop Revue now showing at the King's Theatre to packed houses.

This Revue, under the manager-slaves. These are regarded as ship of Professor W. Doorlay, is on its first visit to the East. It has aften been described 119 The League of Nations" Revue in that it boasts twelve nationalities in the cant.

The most popular number at last night's show was the aeroballen. In this field, the lending lady, Miss Ruth Hasse, is easily the best. The Perch Act trio, consisting of Ruth Haase, Maria May and Franz Kun- kel, were loudly applauded for their |

daring turns.

local minor incidents and the border Rus is usually amenable and willing to recover and restore the loot when naked.

But it must be remembered that

the tribes on the border belong to both sides and an agreement be-

tween two villages of the same. race but on opposite sides of the border may be magnified later by some interested chieftan into an unprovoked raid. I know of one race called Birtas inhabiting both sides of the border ruled over by The Doorlay girls "Ifawaiian" in Abyssinian Ras but in order winging and instrumental numbers to conform to the Sudan Govern- were excellent and their unusual ment's requirements the Sudanese rendering of popular musical num- portion of the Birtas is officially bera on horns and bells were much | ruled over by the chief wife of appreciated by the audience.

the Ras, who in a Sudanese lady "A streak of lightning" describes | of uncertain age living in the little Herina Seluvcos who presents Sudan, this by the way saving the all the fast and mudero Russian Ras from domestic strife and leaving the field clear for his much

dances.

strong desire to maintain the closest Anglo-French co-operation in dealing with the difficult situn tion was manifest.

Presidency.

The delegates were shown a man exorcising in the courtyard, watch- ed by prison officer, and were told that he was Thaelmann, but they were not allowed to speak to

BRAVOCHURE SHOUMALINAUNA NESTEN AFTERRAĽŠTOLAINERIJM

"TELEGRAPH" ART

SUPPLEMENT ·

To-morrow's Picture.

Features

A number of striking photo- graphic studies entered in the Telegraph Competition will be reproduced in to-morrow'a issue of the Pictorial Supple.

ment.

In addition, there will be pictures of topical interest, these including groups taken At the weddings of Mr. J. M. Wilson and Miss M, Wheeler and of Mr. J. H. Tavares and 31 Cheung Sau-yin. An- other group will show life- saving members of the S.C.A.A.

Of unusual interest will be

* picture taken when a tiger was short in the New Terri tories in 1915.

him.

Herd Zieger, a member of the Nazi People's Court, declared | that Thacimann refused to receive visitors.

After the visit, one of the dele- gates told Reuter; "We had no means of telling whether the man was Thaelmann. He did not look il, but he seemed to be suffering from the strala of long, solitary imprisonment. The prison, on the whole, was clean and well-kept. We were informed that at least sixty per cent, of the prisoners were politieal offenders."

It is understood that as a result of discussions the Ministers saw no reason to depart from the policy announced repeatedly in recent weeks when the attitude of the Government towards the Longue of Nations and the Covenant has been defined. In this connection I will be recalled that Sir Samuel Hoare, speaking in the House of Commons on August I on Italo-Abyssinian question, said: "I do not think there can be aDY doubt after the speeches of the Prime Minister, and particularly STARTING NEXT WEEK

the

afer the answer he gave to A question in the House recently. that we are fully conscious of our obligations under our treaties und under the Covenant and that we certainly intend to uphold them." change in its decision, taken in ne Cabinet decided to make no

Juy, temporarny licenses for export of arms to both withhold parties of the dispute. This, however; does not necessarily

to

De

mean that restriction wit question maintained until September 4. The

has been

and will be

Members of the Congress who visited Thaelmann's lawyer were told that his trial would begin in October-Reuter.

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London, Aug. 22. Mr. Haydn Taylor, dentist, of Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, to-day swam the English Channel from Cap Gris Nez to Shakespeare Clift in 14 hours, 50 minutes.

Mr. Taylor is the first to swim

the Channel this year. The re- cord time is 11 hours, 5 minutes, by G. Michel in 1920.

Another Channel aspirant who started at the same time s Mr. Taylor gave up after three hours. -Britial Wireless.

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FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS

refused to give the scheme even trial. Yet it is said that this duni control is not yet a lost cause. The feague clubs, however, are hard to convince, even if the chief advocates Management Committee. of the revolution are members of the For forty- seven years

is these clubs have never changed their opinion on certain mat

followers ters. They are Medes and Persinns.

The agitation rests upon the allega. under constant consideration and League match

tion that no one man can referce a between now and the meeting of Exactly, but that is not proof that without mistakes. referees will he faultless. It decided to permit arms exports to might even be doubled. To neek

k per parties IM circumstances fection from the imperfect cannot be dictate, but for the time-being no

logical. On the

Aine day that

hat an The River Conservancy Commission for experiment with two referees acting Reangtung Province issues the following change is being made.

was tried in England last season, Dr. port on water levels, in Pakish fest, for the 1. J. Bauwens, of Cologne, was in charge of the international match be

Wales and Ireland. It was Lween

of Observation an said he was nearly infallible. There wt River, are Englishmen as competent even as Dr. Bauwens. The reports of the North River

referees who were in charge of the experiments made in England are not by any means satifying concern. ing such a change.

No show could do without a younger second and third wives. the Council it may or may not be two comedian and this Revue has cer- tainly found one who is entertaining at all times. He is Versay, an eccentric comedian and daneer who, keeps the whole audience amused with his Chaplinesque pantomime.

SWELTERING LONDON

But the Abyssinian wishes' to keep his own country secluded-Foth he does not trust Europeans and their hurrying hustling ways. H likes lelaure and

ease. If he wants this why should he not have It?

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NO CHANGE SEEN ' Further developments in the situation are not expected for some in Abyssinia, but not slavery' as days and no arrangements have we know it after reading "Unete been made for calling another Tom's Cabin," but a benevolent Cabinet meeting. The Foreign domestic slavery well suited to the Sceretury, Sir Samuel Hoare, will Indolent and leisure-loving be in close touch with his officiala TEMPERATURE HIGH negroes. A slave is one of the and he and certain other Ministers

AS 91 DEGREES

family and unless he or she mis-who will be in London or within should be a further trial of a more Dr. A. W. Barton thinks that there conducts himself or herself, is easy rench, will be available to meet

tu obtain the negosasry majorty of serious character; but Mr. E. Wood, votes that is four-fifths of the ro London, Aug. 22. well treated, can marry, raise aif necessary at any moment to con- his colleague, is more definite, as To-day saw the culmination of family, own property and in returi į sider

points

presentatives present at any annual which declaro: "I have studied very meeting in June. the heat wave, with a temperature for certain services is given sure | decision may be required.

carefully, and while, no doubt, there The laws of the game were not as high as 91 degrees recorded at protection.

A Geneva press-message states are possibilities in the system, I can- seriously changed at the last meeting Greenwich Observatory at 2 p.m. It may surprise your readers to Italian members of the Arbitration

not make up my mind that the time Cooling westerly winds after-know that slaves can still be Committee which is enquiring into

vet for putting it into operation. I at Shanklin, but was an alteration in Law XIII, by the interpolation of this wards brought rellef to parched | obtained in the Sudan or in Egypt the Ualual incident. arrived in

have tried to keen an open mind on sentence: "If the play has been stop- the matter, and have to admit that ned in consequence Londoners who have been suffering to this day.

Berne to-day and Abyssinian men- the work of a referee is certainly made behaviour by a player, it must be o ungentlemanly throughout the month from the If your renders glance at thebers are expected to-night. The easier by the fact that he is able to bo sumed by a free-klek in favour of the dryest period in forty years. It has map they will realize the implica commission will meet in Belle Vue on the spot for vital decisions"

NO IMPROVEMENT

opponito side." Answering questions been practically rainless for weeks. | tion when I state that most of the Palace.--British Wireless,

which have been submitted, the In- -Reuter Special.

slave-running from Africa to

Yet, say one or the other of these ternational Board decided thint referees, there will certainly be at player may not be ordered off the tempts to make one for revarse Reld of play for

tho offence until the decision of the other, that during rams has been started by a kick-off," a lull in each particular half of the and "that in the event of misconduct field there is the danger that the

Arabia is carried out cross the Red. Sen and is not carried out from the Egyptian or Sudanese consts.

POLAR FLIGHT

Edmonton, Aug, 22. Freezing Arctic weather is like-

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SOARING TEMPERATURE · London, Aug. 23. Temperatures in London to-day have equalled those on July 14, hitherto the warmest day of the

If any country has a right to Is to postpone the flight of the tal concentration no onentint with by a player or players prior to the your. From 1 p.m. to 6 p.n the be annoyed at the unruly conduct Soviet trans-polar aeroplane untli reading on the roof of the Air of the Abyssiniana It is Great 1936 unless it is undertaken im- Ministry did not fall below 84 de-Britain, whose territories touch on mediately. M. Sokolov, a Soviet grees Fahrenheit, and at 2 p.m. 85 approximately two-thirds of the aviation officini dogrees was recorded, three de- Abyssinian border.

stationed at Aklavik to aid the Mers, told grees higher than at the same hour

No, Sir, all these reasons why recent visitor who returned here yesterday.

Abyssinia should be finally to-day-United Press. Higher temperatures than these ongulfed are shallow and false were recorded in various parts of excuses which will not bear the country, and Greenwich had searching investigation. The real Abyssinia; domestic difficulties the highest rending for years atronsons for Italy's bellicose and unrest in Italy demand atten- 90.9 degrees. Continuation of the attituda are-the disaster uftion should be directed elsewhere, drought is causing increasing, Adown has not been forgotten, Lord Rothermero's article is only anxiety in many rural districts," certainly the Italian prisoners A dust-cloud designed to blind where the water supplies are noar taken there have not forgotten it; your readers' eyes to the real facts. Ing exhaustion.-British Wirolean, mineral wealth is abundant In

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one kick-off the referee must report such referee, is apt to lose its intensity, misconduct

to the governing AU- that on a very cold and wet noon therity. These questions have been a referee might not be

afternoon able

to main- keenly debated at referees' meetings tain bodily warmth, that neutral lines all over the country, because it so hap men will still be needed, and that the phned that a player who struck an two referees were, on occasion, in the opponent before a match commenced way of the players." There are other hail been ordered to the dressinw.room points, but, reading these reports by the referee. By this decision it is quite dispassionately it becomes clear laid down that the official has no that Dr. Barton and Mr. E. Wood power prior to the kick-of-a point have not yet been convinced that dual that may interest those referees who control of a match must necessarily have

visited dressing-rooms and the present warned footballers, with an unplea- system. One conclusion is beyond sont notoriety, that they must con- argument and that is that no atera. form to the law or they would bo tion can be made in Law XIII, with- banished. In the pant this has hap. out the prior consent of the Inter- pened in exciting Cup-ties. No namos national Board. It will not be easy mean no pack drill.

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