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CHEAPER BRITISH AIRCRAFT
NEW LIGHT PLANE ARRIVES
London, Aug. 27.
The Air Ministry is permitting the exemption from official regu- lations governing the manufacture of aircraft, and from the usual certification of air-worthiness, of the ultra-light seroplane, British Drone, now under manufacture,'
GREEK PEASANT REVOLT
MARCHING BEHIND BLACK FLAG
CASUALTIES NUMEROUS
(Special to "Telegraph")
BRITAIN PRAYS FOR PEACE
LEAGUE FACING GRAVE TASK
London, Aug, 27. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the Fedora- tion of Evangelical Free Churches have issued a joint call for prayer connection with the Italo- Abyssinian dispute.
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They recall the fatal meeting 'of the League Council on September 4, and declare that the gravo issues with which it will have to deal concern not only the possibility
Athens, Aug. 27. Following a recent riot among currant workers in Crete, where six were killed and forty-three in-of jured, similar disturbances occurring in Peloponesus,
The exemption is on conditions similar to those applied recently in the case of the "Flying Flen", namely, the machine may not be flown outside Great Britain and
War between Italy und Northern Ireland, nor over poru-
are Abyssinia, with all the conse- lous are, nor carry passenger, Armed hunger-marchers, car-but also the continuunee of the quences which may flow from it, freight or mails nor perform rying a black fing, are advancing League acrobatics, and it must be covered upon Kalamata, and troops are instrument of International pence itself 'as an effective by a minimum third party in- being rushed to the spot.
One was killed and six injured international anarchy.
and order, and an alternative to aurance of £5,000.
in the Massinin district, where The concession is regarded
They ask that on next Sunday the result of the report early last martial law has been declared.
The currant g.owers in Gargali-prayers may be offered in year of the Gerell Committee and have deposed the civil author-churches throughout the country Civil Aviation, and it is antlelpat-ities and occupied the Government that "the Spirit of God may give ed that the exemption may be extended in the near future to machines carrying up 10 five passengers, though not to regular air transport craft.
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machines by 25 per cent., without sherifice of efficiency or safety. Permission can only be exception- al, pending legislation to give effect to those recommendations of the Gorell Committee which the Government has accepted, includ- ing the constitution of a joint ad-Scuatorial elections in October.
Reuter. visory committee of Loyd's Regis-
CORDIAL HOST ter and the British Corporation register as a statutory autónomous body to control air-worthiness and compulsory third party in surance rot aeroplanes. British Wireless.
ORGAN RECITAL
MR. LINDSAY LAFFORD
IMPRESSES
Bolzano, Aug. 27.
PRINCE VISITS WARSHIPS
CALLS ON OFFICERS
AT CANNES
Cannes, Aug. 27.
British and French military The Prince of Wales, who is missions and journalists spent a holidaying here, visited British. long morning with Signor Mussolini French and Italian warships to-day inspecting the various sec-anchored at Port au Prince. His tors and manoeuvres of the Italian Royal Highness apent forty-five army "defending" the north
minutes aboard the Italian
frontier.
| destroyer Bianchi, where he had a
It Dure was extremely cordial drink with the officers before Land energetic. JE walked leaving. He also reviewed the eight 'miles up and down the men on the French destroyer mountains at a rapid pace and Aigle during the day. afterwards 'gave lunch to the whole party-Renter.
Rear-Admiral Brownrigg has arrived here to take command of ja detachment of the British Fleet which is sailing for Egyptian waters. Later, he sailed in the destroyer Whitehall for Malta.--- Reuter.
JOURNALISTS EXPELLED
Those who heard Mr. Lindsay Lafford, St. John's Cathedral
BRITISH ACTIVITY organist, for the first time at the reeltal which he gave last evening
London, Aug, 27. were deeply impressed alike by his The Foreign Secretary, Sir executive ability and his inter-Samuel Hoare, and the Minister of pretative skill. The programme League Affairs, Mr. Anthony Eden, offered was rich both in merit und | both returned to work at the In variety, and in all his work Foreign Office to-day. Among Mr. Lafford proved himself a other business which will occupy musician of no mean order. them during the next few days Is Soldom if over before has the the examination of aspects of Cathedral organ been heard to Italo-Abyssinian dispute which better advantago; its capacity was will come before the League utilised to the full by the player. Council to-morrow week.
GERMAN ACTION In the Allegretto and the It will be recalled that at the
IN REPRISAL Scherzo by Porcy Whitlock, the end of the Council meeting on organist displayed a charming | August 9, Mr. Eden, referring to
Bucharest, Aug. 27. delicacy of touch, whilst the two the proposed Three-Power conver A German journalist named Chorale Preludes (Sigfrid Karg-sations at Paris, said;-"] will | Frederic Weber, representing the Elert) were very sympathetically inform the Council at its next official Nazi orgun, Volkische Beo- Interpreted. Saint-Saens' Fantalsle meeting of the result of these bacater, has been arrested and ex- was another beautifully played num- endeavours." The form of report pelled from Rumania for alleged ber. The Prelude from Felin which he will make to the Council political activity in favour of the Boroswki's First Suite was given will be one of the questions to Nazis.-Reuter. fine breadth of treatment, and this which the two Ministers will have
SENT FROM BERLIN number, as well as Bach's Toccata to give attention, and it is likely, und Fugue in D. Minor, played by as Mr. Eden had been associated
Berlin, Aug. 27. request, was noteworthy for pedal with M. Laval as joint rapporteurs Mr. Chitzes, who is the only work of a high order. The Bach before the Council on the Rumanian Journalist in Berlin. At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. piece was played in masterly man- Abyssinian appeal, that the French has been ordered to leave within ner, being a triumphant conclusion Premier will be consulted in this three days, na a reprisal for the to a very fine recital.
matter.
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Appreciative audiences were again present at the King's Theatre yesterday, when the Doorlay Tropical Express Non-Stop Revue presented their change of pro- gramme which included the repro- ductions of a number of tableaux.
Lio Tol-tachin, the Chinese mem- ber of the talented cast, was in fine form with his rope and steel rings trick.
"Wonder Shadow" giving many strange illusions, again captured the audience, as did the perch act executed by Ruth Hasse, Frank Kunkel and Marla May.
Interviews to-day with both the British Ambassador, Sir George Clerk, and the Italian Ambasador, Signor Nerutti, the latter of whom he saw twice,
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ALLOTMENT OF
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ST. FRANCIS HOTEL OVERSIGHT
An application for the extension of time of file the return of an Lilotment f shares was made by the St. Francis Hotel 1933), Ltd., before Mr. Justice Lindsell at the Supreme Court this morning.
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London, Aug, 27.
The new 9,000-ton motor liner, Port Townsville, built by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Ltd., for the Commonwealth and Dominion Line, la now in London after completing her trials. Mr. Hin-shing Lo, appearing for Although technically a cargo the applicant on the Instructions! vessel, she has accommodation Italian Government to conform ment, just issued, states that 47g of Mr. C. E. Lowe, of Measts. for 12 passengers, high on
Meantime, Press messages from Rome indicate the intention of the
with League procedure at the
forthcoming Council, where the Italian delegate, Baron Alalal, will have instructions to make a full statement of the Italian case in reply to the Abyssinian appeal
British Wireless.
ROYAL WELCOME
Port Sald, Aug. 27. A thousand Italians gave a royal greeting to the two sons of Mussolini who arrived aboard the troopship, Saturnia, to-day. The streets were decorated and the houses beflagged in their honour, The waterfront was black with densely packed humanity.
London, Aug. 27.
A report on industrial develop
and
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now factories, employing 37,200 people, were established in Great
last year, Britain factories were extended, provid- ing employment for over 8,000 people.
Of the now factories, 34 were established by or with assistance of foreign concerns.-British Wire-
tess.
currencies is causing hold-up of imports at the Customs a completo Office-Reuter Special.
the
Dennys & Co., stated that in ship, in rooms with hot and cold passed by the Company, 3,000 pro- the latest refrigeration and chil- pursuance of certain resolutions running water. She is fitted with ference shares of $10 each were ling plant, and has over 300,000 authorised to be issued to members cuble feet of refrigerated cargo of the Company. Actually be space and 200,000 cubic feet of tween July 1 and December 5.1 general cargo space. She will 1934, 1,500 preference shares were carry butter, cheese, fruit, frozen issued and fully paid up, and the and chilled meat, in addition to. reason for the failure to file same general cargo.-British Wireless. was that the applicant, Mr. LI Shiu-ho, was not aware of the necessity. His predecessor had
as he learned from his auditors novør told him of this and as goon!
that the shares had to be filed he at once consulted Messrs. Dennya total ordinary revenue, excluding & Co..
BRITISH FINANCES
London, Aug: 27. Exchequer returns show that the- THREE FRONTS
Emilia Pastrana and her two
Rome, Aug. 27.
self-balancing Items amounts to. The breakwater was thronged sisters,
His Lordship remarked that it £236,863,200, compared with 228,- Italy in moving on three fronts. Lolita Fadlila, Lisa Wessinger, Varsay, Josef Wald- ing broke out as Mussolini's sons to Africa, is preparing to indlet failure of the predecessor to file ture, exclusive of self-balancing from end to end, and frantic cheer-She is sending troops and supplies seemed to him that some explana-416,413 at the corresponding date
tion was necessary as to the last year. Total ordinary expendi--- meier, the yodeller, and the re-
were observed at the side of the Ethiopia at Genova, and le de vessel. The troops on board remonstrating her military efficiency the shares for over a period of items, Is 5283,288,909, against plied enthusiastiently. Reuter by the manoeuvres en the Austrian nine months.
£271,098,284 at the corresponding Special,
frontier. However,
date of 1934.-British Wireless. it is Au- Mr. Lo replied that the man 'In thoritatively stated that reports queation was at present away from
mainder of the cast all won de served applause.
The last performances will be given on Friday.
THE TYPHOON
The Manila Observatory reports at 9.25 a.m. that the typhoon ja near or over Southern Formosa, moving N, or N.N.E.
SEEKING SHELTER
Addis Ababa, Aug. 27. Thousands of the inhabitants are leaving here for the country to prepare shelters for use in time of air raide, as recommended by the Emperor's proclamation.
Meanwhile the refusal of the Bank of Ethiopia to sell foreign
of movements of the Italian fleet the Colony. The shares had been nection with this Company. have been exaggerated.
fully paid up and no complaint His Lordship then granted the whatever had been raised in con- extension up to September 4. ;
Mussolini's Instruction that the Geneva delegation submit evidence. that Ethiopia is unfit for League membership indicates that he is anxious to avoid a break with the Hongkong. Lengue if possible.-United Press.
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