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POPULAR PRINCE

■ AH ; EMBARRASSING 1 POSITION WOMAN ASKS FOR A KISS Pres« Association—By Wireless—Copyright LONDON, February 7. TJic Prince of Wales paid a surprise visit, to the dwelling damaged by the flood of January !b He drove up and knocked at the doors, surprising the occupiers, and a great crowd soon gathered. The Prince, on reappearing, had an embarrassing experience. A woman rushed up to him, saying; “Kiss mo.” The Prince smiled and shook his head. “ You must,” urged the undaunted woman, making an attempt to kiss him, but the Prince gently pushed her aside and hurried away. A group of spellbound maidens, busily powdering their faces, rushed the Prince, but ho motored away. EARL HAIG THE LAST TRIBUTES COFFIN CARRIED ON FARM CART. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 7. Thousands stood bareheaded reverently lining the route as Earl Haig’s coffin, covered with a Union Jack and preceded by a slow-pacing Border detachment ot the British Legion, wearing poppies and accompanied by Bemorsyde estate hands, was conveyed along five miles of hilly lanes in a farm cart drawn by two draught horses. Ahead of it was a local tenant farmer’s cart laden with wreaths, while Countess Haig, accompanied by relatives, followed the coffin. The simplest ceremony marked the laying of the great field-marshal to rest in the tomb of his fathers. After the interment the choir sang ‘ Onward, Christian Soldiers,’ the pipes played a requiem, and the notes ot a bugle rang out, sounding the Reveille. “Carry on the legion’s work,” says Countess Haig in a letter of thanks for the world-wide expressions of sympathy. “Hold fast to the objectives embodied in the legion’s charter. The legion’s work lias only begun. My husband lived and died by its ideals.” —A. and N.Z. and Sydney ‘ Sun ’ Cable. INDIAN LEGISLATION OBJECTS OF THE COMMISSION MISCONCEPTION ALLAYED. (British Official News.) Prea* Association—By Wireless—Copyright RUGBY, February 7. Sir John Simon, chairman of the India Statutory Commission, has addressed to the Viceroy of India a letter, in which, to allay misconception, he sets forth the intentions of the Commission. He"says he understands "Chat the Government of India and the local Governments have documents to put before the Commission, Instead of the Commission dealing with these documents by itself he proposes that they should be received with any explanation or amplification, and then come before a “ joint free conference,” over which lie will preside, consisting of seven British commissioners and a corresponding body of representatives chosen by the Indian Legislatures. Sir John Simon continues: “We put forward the plan of a joint free com ferenco not only because jye should

welcome tlio assistance of our colleagues from the Indian Legislatures, but because wo think it is only right and fair and in the truest interests ol India and Britain alike _ that an opportunity should be provided for such memoranda and testimony to be_ scrutinised and, if necessary, elucidated from the Indian side on free and equal tsnns He suggests that the two Houses of the Central Legislature should bo invited to choose from their non-official members a joint committee, which might conveniently bo seven in number, and that each local Legislative. Council should bo asked to constitute a similar body. The Indian side of the conference would consist, when the central subjects were being dealt with, of those first named. At the provincial sittings the Indian wing would consist primarily of the provincial members. But he proposes that some members of the central joint committee should be present also. He urges that one of the merits of the method of a joint conference is that, besides securing due recognition of equal status, it provides an opportunity for the free exchange of views and the mutual influence which are best calculated to promote the largest measure of agreement possible.

IMPORTANT MERGER Press Association—sy Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 8. (Received February 9, at 11.30 a.m.) Despite denials, it is now officially announced that there is a fusion of interests between Thomas Cook and Son and the International Sleeping Car Company. Business will be carried on as previously under the existing corporate bodies. SUBMARINES FOR AUSTRALIA FAREWELL SCENES AT PORTSMOUTH Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 8. (Received February 9, at 10.30 a.m.) An angry sky, rainstorms, and a rough, stormy sea were the conditions when tho submarines Otway and Oxley steamed out of Portsmouth Harbor amid the heartiest farewells, the officers and men of the submarine depot lining the shore. Three cheers were given as each submarine passed, the crews reciprocating. The depot band played ‘ Auld Lang Syne.’ The wives and friends of tho crews had been specially invited to the depot + o say good-bye. Rear-admiral Grace last night addressed the crews, wishing them good voyages. The officers of the depot gave a, farewell dinner to the officers. Numerous farewell messages were received, including one from the commander-in-chief at Portsmouth. UNHAPPY RUSSIA REIQH OF TERROR MILLIONS EXECUTED. “ SUCCESS ” OF THE REVOLUTION. LONDON, February 7. Tho Berlin correspondent ,of the ‘ Morning Post ’ states that, in the course of the recent celebrations, the Soviet published exact details of the victims sacrificed to ensure the success of tho revolution. The total of both' sexes sent to tho scaffold up to September, 1921, was 1,766,000, including 7.000 teachers, 9,000 doctors, 350,000 intellectuals, 1,200 priests, 260,000 soldiers, and 816 peasants. Tho ‘Berliner Boorseii Zeitung ’ states that it is able to bring the figures up to date from the official returns. There ■were 38,000 executions in 1922, and 112.000 in 1923 (the increase being due to the peasants’ revolt), 80, in 1924 (chiefly in connection with the revolt in Georgia), 14,000 in 1925, 3,000 in 1926, and 9,574 in 1927, of whom 180 were, officers and nobles allegedly connected with British espionage. The total sacrificed to tho Soviet Moloch was 2,041,000, apart from another 1,000,000 killed without trial by the secret police.

HINKLER’S FLIGHT ARRIVAL AT ROHE ROME, February 7. Mr Bert Hinkler arrived at 8,30 at night, after flying three hours in the darkness,—A. and N.Z. Cable. LONDON, February 8. The ‘ Daily Telegraph,’ describing Mr Hinkler as the most modest of aviators, expresses the hope that he will be successful in his ambitious venture, “ for the task he has set himself demands precisely the qualities we most'need in the pioneers of modern aviation—a total absence of that foolhardiness which unfortunately was so markedly a characteristic of too many of last year’s transatlantic livers, and an abundance of patience and _ fortitude, without which no modern airman can lay claim to greatness.”—A. and N.Z. Cable. BRITISH COMMUNISTS SCENE IN ALBERT HALL BED FLAG FLOURISHED. LONDON, February 7. A group of Communists flourishing a red flag in the gallery created scenes in Albert Hall last evening, when Mr Ramsay MacDonald was addressing a Labor rally on the King’s Speech. Eventually the interrupters were ejected after a free fight with stewards for a considerable time. . BOOKMAKERS DEFRAUDED ' GERMAN CONSPIRACY WIRELESS MESSAGES INTERCEPTED. t'ress Association—By Telegraph—Copyright BERLIN, February 7. A widespread conspiracy to defraud bookmakers by the use of wireless was revealed us the result of the .arrest of the three ringleaders in Hamburg. The method adopted was to rent a room in a district frequented by bookmakers and install a three-valve receiving,, set for intercepting and decoding Morse results of races from Paris. These , were signalled to ac-complices-in the street, who laid bets accordingly. Sometimes the results were obtained ten minutes before they were received by the bookmakers. ]t is believed that the ruse was practised in many towns in Germany till sus-' picions were aroused among the bookmakers by their heavy losses.

AMERICAN PRESIDENCY THIRD TERM CONTROVERSY ‘ LACK OF UNANIMITY IN SENATE. . .WASHINGTON, February 8. A debate was precipitated in the Senate to-day on Senator La Follette’s resolution. There was no unanimity .among Senators, irrespective of party, as to whether President Coolidge could bo drafted in view of his statements that he would not be a candidate. Senator Gillette indicated that he believed President Coolidge had withdrawn. but be also opposed the resolution. i Senator Bruce said that President Coolidge “bad - left the door slightly ajar.” [Senator La FoJlcttc introduced a resolution in the Senate condemning third Presidential terms as being “ unwise and unpatriotic, and fraught with perils to our free institutions.” He announced that he had been informed that a new movement was afoot to draft Mr Coolidge for re-election. Senator La Folletto declared that Mr Charles Hilles (vice-chairman of the Republican Committee) and Mr A. W. Mellon (Secretary to the Treasury) were wording in close co-operation in an endeavor to obtain the support of uuinstructed delegations from many States for President Coolidgc’s nomination.] REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE ANNOUNCED NEW YORK, February 8. (Received February 9, at 10 a.m.) Senator Lowden officially becomes a candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination, having filed a, petition in Illinois for a place in the ballot. Although it has been definitely known before this that Senator Lowden considered himself a candidate, this marks the beginning of an active effort to obtain votes. THE CANCER PROBLEM AMERICAN EXPERIMENTS WASHINGTON, February 7. Dr M. Stimsou, of the Public Health Service, informed the House of Representatives that experiments conducted at Harvard University Medical School, subjecting mice which have cancer artificially induced in them to an oscillating electric current of very high frequency, resulted in subsidence of the disease in some, but others died if the electric dose was too high. The experiments are being continued. AMERICAN UNEMPLOYED ESTIMATED AT FOUR MILLIONS SITU ATI ON CONSIDERED SERIOUS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright NEW YORK, February 7. The Labor Bureau Group of Statistical Research Workers, connected with the labor unions here, announce an estimate of <1,000,000 persons unemployed in the United States to-day, or 10 per cent, of those gainfully employed. The bureau claims that the situation is serious, and merits investigation. The figures have no official authorisation, but it is interesting to note that Governor Smith has begun an investigation of the unemployed situation covering the whole of New York State. AMERICAN MAILS TRANSPORTATION ABROAD SHIPPING LINES SUBSIDISED. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright WASHINGTON, February 7. The Post Office Department informed Congress that six American shipping lines are receiving a yearly subsidy of 1,157,000 dollars for transporting mails abroad. The Oceanic Steamship Company, carrying mails to Ans- ■ tralia, received a contract price of 326.172 dollars, of which 67,479 dollars was subsidy. FREDERICK DELIUS AFFECTED WITH BLINDNESS Pres* Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 8. The composer, Frederick Delius, has had serious trouble with the optic nerves following on a nervous breakdown, and is now totally blind. French, English, German, and Italian specialists attended him, and they still hope that his sight may eventually bo restored. [Frederick Delius was born in Bradford in 1863, of German parentage. He was educated at Isleworth, and spent two years in Florida as an orange planter before going to Leipzig to study music. After leaving the conservatoire he lived in Paris for some years, finally making his homo near Fontainebleau. His works include the operas ‘ Koanga,’ Elberfeld, 1896, ‘A Village Romeo and Juliet,’ Berlin, 1907. 1 Fenmmore and Gerda’ was to have been produced at Cologne in 1914, but the Great War prevented this. Delius also wrote ‘ Ap : pal a chi a,’ ‘ Sea-Drift,’ 1 A Mass of Life,’ ‘Songs of Sunset,’ ‘Song of the High Hills',” ‘ Araboske,’ ‘Requiem’ for chorus and orchestra, and numerous songs and orchestral works.] GREEK POLITICS NEW CABINET FORMED. ATHENS, February 7. M, Zaimis has formed a Cabinet, excluding M. Papanastassiou, ex-Minister of Agriculture, and including M. Michalacopoulos (Foreign Affairs,) M. Caphandaris (Finance), M. Metaxas (Communications), and other of their supporters. AUSTRALIAN MINING INQUIRY STOCKTON BOREHOLE AFFAIR. BRIBERY CHARGES REPEATED. SYDNEY, February 8. At a meeting of the Central Council of the Australian Coal Shale Employers 1 Federation, Mr Hoare, the president of the northern branch of the Coal Miners’ Federation, repeated his bribery charges, and divulged the name of the .medium through whom bribes to keep the Stockton _ Borehole Colliery working reached individuals, all of whom were members of the Miners’ Federation. The council discussed the statement, and adopted a resolution that it was not advisable to disclose the name of the man who paid the bribes. The matter will be further disscussed tomorrow.

WIRELESS AND CABLES CONFERENCE AT A DEADLOCK. LONDON, February 7. ■ A section of the Press reports that the wireless and cables conlerence has come to a standstill, being unable to make arrangements with Marconi s while they arc negotiating for a raer<rer. These negotiations may last for months, but the delegates, some ol whom have journeyed long distances, cannot remain in London indefinitely. AUSTRALIAN AMALGAMATION WORKERS’ AND RAILWAYS UNIONS. HOBART, February 8. A scheme is being prepared for the amalgamation of the Australian Workers’Union and the Australian Railways Union. If the scheme is completed the new union will rank as one of the world’s largest unions, with a membership of 240,0001 ARBITRATION TREATIES COMMENT BY “ PERTINAX.” P.AEIS, February 7. . “Pertinax',” commenting in the ‘ Scho do P.aris ’ on the new FrancoAmerican Treaty, says: “In 1914 there were sixty-one arbitration treaties in existence, of which seventeen were signed by the United States. Not a single one was called into use before or during tho war, in which nearly all the signatories fought.” J

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Evening Star, Issue 19786, 9 February 1928, Page 11

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POPULAR PRINCE Evening Star, Issue 19786, 9 February 1928, Page 11

POPULAR PRINCE Evening Star, Issue 19786, 9 February 1928, Page 11

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