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Londoner's Drug Death Only One ALHAMBRA

of Its Kind Known in England

At the annual French Invention Fair, where amateurs show their Inventions, this original bicycle was shown. Its pedals do not drive the rear wheel but a propellor in front.

German Army In Action

MANOEUVRES KEPT CLOSE SECRETS

Berlin, Sept. 22. The German Army manoeuvres in West Germany are proceeding apree under great secrecy, with mechanised troops and aeroplanes predominating In the excrelses,

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FOUR TIMES

AS STRONG AS

MORPHINE

NEW drug four times as strong

as morphins, was described at inquest recently OT) Charles kury Domvile, aged 42, of indepen- tent means, of lanserescent, Chel- {pea,"

Sir Bernard Spitsbury said that he had never heard of a similar case+ (of poisoning in this country.

When the Inquest was opened. H was stated that Mr. Domvite, died after taking some tablets, and Sir Bernard Spilsbury then stated that the WAS suffering from chronke alcoholic poisoning, but that would nat bccount for his symptoms.

Mew, Miriam Barbara, Domvile, the dead

min's seund wife, told the cormer, there had been in divorce, and she married Dumylle on July 6. He told her he had taken Kome tablets as a

as a sleeping draught, "GREAT FRIENDS" Mrs. Ada Donvile, Domvile's first. wife, said they had always remained the greatest friends, and on the night he died he could not sheep and tang: her up et 1.20 a.m. saying that this time he had "taken enough to make sure of it," and that he felt at the end of his tether.

She did not take it that he whe suicidal, and did not think he took This life intentionally.

Dr. Robert Henry Slater, chemical at St. Mary's Hospitn},

Asih, said that certain of

Domvile's organs

contained

Phenacetine and daudide

15 was approximately prains of the first drug, and one-third of a ginin of the second, which early indicated that Dovile

Must have taken a very considerable quilly. far in excess of these figures,

Replying to the coroner (Dr.) Edwin Smith, Dr. Slater said that dilaudide was a new drug, about four times as strong as morphine. It was on the Polson Schedule. Sir Bernard Spilsbury salt that, having heard Dr. Slater's evidence. he could say that there was no doubt

The Generals commanding the opposing forces will not know before hand which side wins the battle, as 13 usual in the case of Army that the enuse of death was poirun- manoeuvres, but a decision will be ing by the mixture of the two drugs, given at the end of the exercises. but chiefly the dilaudide. *

Correspondents of newspapers inve not been given details of troop move- : ments, in order that one side cannot read in the popers what its opponent is doing.Rester's Bulletin Service.

Strikes Still Threaten

FRENCH TEXTILE WORKERS RETURN

Paris, Sept. 2.

Thirty thousand textile workers resumed work yesterday. but minor strikes are breaking out in ne-by

listricts.

Boiler- attendants and

mechanics!

in textile factories in Lille have! threatened to strike unless the ein- ployers agree to u revision of the minimmor wagen-Reuter's Bulletin Service,

PAIN RELIEF

The Coroner.The amount is not o excessive as to make one say with certainty that it was an obvious sui- cide?No.

and

It seems to be one of those cases where he might have taken this dose with a view to gelling sleep relief from pain"That is so.

Recording a verdict that death was due to poisoning by the two drugs. but that there was insufficient evi dence to show whether It was sui- cidal or necidental, the coroner said that in seme degrée it was an open

one.

BIG HOUSING LOAN

£10,000,000 ISSUE BY L.C.C.

"Lundori, Sept. 22. The London County Council to-day sanctioned, at a specially summoned emergency meeting, the

issue of

n $19,000,000 loan for housing pur- potes. Underwriting for the Issue look place to-day. open on Thursday.

Only twice before-h

Council made issues to (amount-British Wireless.

Ex-King Prujadhlpok of Siam, who now uses the title Prince of Suk- hodayan, hos during his visit in England become interested in avlat- ion. The picture shows him leaving the cockpit of his machine after ä Might at Heston Aerodrome.

METER BLUSHES

AS IT RECORDS

LIQUOR BREATH

Syracuse. N. Y. Sepi. 20. An "Alkameter" which "blu- shes", a rosy red when it encoun- ters an alcohol breath is one of the latest inventions for detect- ing secret tipplers.

Frank J. Deltewal, and Harry D. Spencer, inventors of the de- vice say it is immune to eloves. minta,

onions or other "eamou- Nages" and can sniff out the

fumes of aleuliol despite the culprit's ability to say rapidly int with perfect necuracy,

"Simple Simon picked a peek of pickled peppers,”

The Alkameter" is about 14 inches wide. At one end is, n tube through which the suspect blows his breath and at ihe other copper coll to which is attached i bottle of colourless liquid.

The colourless liquit is the segret of the invention. It the suspect has imbibed, the liquld turns a brilliant rosy red. If hẹ is sincere in his protestations of innocence, the liquid remains colourless.

Police who tested the device admitted it worked but were in- sistent it did not tell "When is a man drunk?"

SOCIALIST CONTROL

Stockholm, Sept: 22. The Farmers' Union Government will likely resign to-morrow, since the Socipiats control the Riksdag, and is expected Dr. P. A. Hans- san, Steini Democrat leader; will attempt to form a Cubinct.-United Press.

GLIDER RECORD

Rostov, Sept. 22. The lists will

1. L. Kartashev. Ritaslan glider expert, has established in record by 1928 and flying 040 kilometres without such du loose from an aeroplane and landinit at Kalmik.-United Press.

LEAGUE COSTS as the London County mechanical propulsion, after cutting,

TOO MUCH

INDIA WILL REDUCE CONTRIBUTION

Shola, Sept. 22. The Council of State, by a vote of 35 to 6, carried the motion recon- mending a reduction of India's con- tribution to the League of Nations.

The Government approved the ma- tion but opposeri another in favour of India leaving the League, on which no vote was taken-Reiter.

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MEDITERRANEAN FLEET

SHORT CRUISE BY SEVERAL SHIPS

Loudon, Sept. 2.

11 anounced that certain ships the - Mediterraneou Fleet will Carry out n short cruise in the

· Eastern Mediterranean.

11.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, Darship- of the Commander-in-Chlef, Méditer- ranean, 1.5, Repulse and 11.M.S. Glorious will leave Molta on Sep- tember 30, and will be accompanied to sea by 11.M.S, Galåten, flagstilp of Rear-Admiral, Destroyers, and the Ist Destroyer Flotilla.

Galutea and the destroyers will return to Malta after the exercises have Ucen

corried out. IL.M.S. Bryony will leave Malta on October i to join the Commander-in-Chief- British Wireless,

́ ́DORADO DUE AT NOON

Carrying one passenger und malla. from Europe and Austraila, the: R.M.A. Dorado is expected to arrive in Hongkong about noon to-day, : Duc yesterday, the Dorado unable to leave Tourano becouse of a waletlogged aerodrome. It took off at 8.20 n.m. to-day. ;

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