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Flesherton Advance, 11 Jul 1928, p. 7

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1 Byng of Vimy Will be Head of London Police Scotland Yard to Have Guiada's ELz-Governor- General at Their Head Labor Leader and Daughters To Visit Canada RESULT OF SHAKE UP Ix>ndon. â€" ^VUcoant Byng of Vlmy, tormer OoTemor-Oeneral of Canada, and one of tbe outatandlng British Oanerali daring the Oreat War, will become CommlMloner of Police next autumn. Blr William Joynson-Hlcka, Home Secretary, to^ay told the House of Commons that 31r William Horwood, the present Commissioner, will retire within a few months, and that Vis- count BynK woald succeed him. Sir William Horwood was connect- ed with the recent Inquiry Into charges against the police following the arrests of Blr Leo Money and Miss Irene Savldge In Hyde Park, but his retirement haa nothing to do with thU case. The Government, Sir William Joyn- son-Hlcka, Home Secretary, pointed out, aimed at getting the beat man possible. Viscount Byng had hesi- tated greatly before accepting the ap- pointment, but finally accepted It aa being a call to duty. Viscount Byng r/.de his great name In the worlft war, when In No- Xactorily. â- Â«- Twice Go Astray From Fisherman Dory Crew Has Second Ad- venture Within One Week Canao, N.S. â€" After 30 bourse of haril rowing, William Klppen and Edward Benham arrlred here In their dory recently from Sale Island bank, where they had atrayed from the Lunenburg flshlng schooner Mary Kuth. The men were none the worse (or their long jouruey, and will be returned to their Teasel by the Qor- ernment steamer Arleux. This Is the second time Klppen and Beuham have gone astray from the before they were picked up by the Mary Kuth within a week. A week trawler (!ood Hope and returned to the schooner. Swedish Air Mail to England Starts Stockholm.â€" The first Swedish air delivery uf mail to Bngtand has been succesisfully completed, despite ad- verse weather conditions. The Swe- dish machine took off from Stockholm for Malmoe. In the southern province of Scania, where it awaited the arrival of the mail trains from Stockholm and Oothenburg before proceeding on Its way to Hamburg. From Hamburg the machine hopped to Amsterdam and thence on to London. Mall sent from Stockholm In this manner arrives In London the following day 'In time for distributtuu for noon. Clever Swindlers Make Big Haul Get Away With $750,000 on Forged Bills of Exchange From London arvd Coi*» tinental Banks Reveals Farmers ;01d Port Up-to-Date Aiding Themselves p^^^ ^^ Lond'^iTin Surveying ' Work. Aid for tha farmers from a govern- 1 w orit, Makes Use or mental agency la a moot point among ! Echo-Sounding Device politicians, but the mid-westerners who â-  London â€" So far as is known, the vember, 1917, as commander of the | have ao long clamored for help know ' Port of L<3n(lon Is the only port to how to work together and help each : make use of the echo-sou nil !ng device other on their own farms, points out i in its surveying operations. This George Godfrey, a farmer writing in : means of ascertaining the depth of the July Issue of "Successful Farm- 1 water by sound was utilized as long ing." ago as 1912 In Newfoundland and is "The farmers aa a community." says . now widely used in tti« deeper ocean the note-book haymaker, "might be ' waters. likened to a huge family. Everyone Is working at the same Uiiug at the same time without any apparent competition except in the speed and quality of tbe work. E^ach strives to have his plowing, planting or harvesting done along with the rest. Each does his work alightingly or thoroughly, char- Th-e Port of London has hitherto used the ordinary lead line and while some parts of the river are surveye-d only once lu Hve years, in other parts where silting occurs, soundings have to be made frequently. \n acoustic sounding machine has now been in- stalled on the St INTIMATE PHOTOS OF RAMSAY MacOONALD AND FAMILY Canada is soon to be ho!»t to Rt. Hon. J. Ramsay MacDonald. former British Labor premier, and his three daughter*. Ishbel. SSella and Joan. They third army on the west fronts ho broke the Hlndenburg line to a depth of several miles along the St. Quentln line, taking thousands of prisoners. He was elevated to the peerage a year or two later and was appointed Governor-General of Canada In 1921, returning from that post In 1926. Thia Is the first time that an ex- Governor-Oeneral of a great Dominion and a member of the House of Lords has been called upon by the King to preside at the Scotland Yard. viscount Byng will ^e In control of 20.000 men policing an area of 700 •quare miles. ^ The Commissioner of Police la dt- recetly responsible to tbe Home Sec- retary, who himself decides what police tax shall be levied upon tha metropolitan boroughs and parishes. The police forces In England are con- trolled by municipal or county police committees, but the State pays half the maintenance costs. Though controlling such a large area, the metropolitan force does not guard the one square mile of London City proper, which is like a little Island lu the big police area. It pos- sesses Its own force, controlled solely by the Corporation of London. This curious arrangement in regard to the _^ financial district Is said to work satis- slon of sympathy. A neighbor is sick' increased frequently of soundings in I Thames on Sunday. Baroness Raven<- John to sign the'charter. Biggest Thing in Years lx>ndon. â€" British and coni.;ivjntal b«n]dng circies, thiratmg fo.- j'.istice, have caUed on Scotland Yard and the BeJg'ian and French police for tha swift captura of a clever ?arA3t of srwiniilers wKo have mulctei Bntash, Belgian and French banks of $750,000 m recent days. Not since the famous Bidwell gang c*ma to London from th« U.S. 6'> j^at^ eigo and induced (.he Bank of England to part with $5')0,00O for fortfe i billa of oxchan'gB have tbe bankers been E-j alamred. The present 5wir.J!er3 began their activities in I.oncion only ro^ently. Within the Vast few days several beaiks in West London were presented, with forged letters of credit on lai-ga amounts, all cf which they honored ex~ cept in one instance. This incident almost rp;urtod in the capture of the cheatere in a pimilar manner as the Bidwell quartette, wb^ were arresfaad when they pre??ntod an undated '.,;ltor of credit for $12.5.000. I The banker told the member (>f this nxxi?rn gang to return later whil? he j examined the $50,000 bill of exrhang^, i but the swind-H?r failed to appear. At i other I>ank9, liowever, they were cml- rently puccec^ful an\i reaped a har- vest of $300,0'X) in London alone. I When thiirgs got too hot for Uiem in Engiand th«y chartered an airplane 1 «rt Croyylrjn and flew to Brussels, ' where they fleeced Bel^an ban'us in s. similar ntamror to tbe sum of $100,- OOti. Chief Constable W«n«ley, of Scot. land Yard, believes that a member oi the criminal ortranization is employed In an Italian bank where tha drafts are supposedly issued on London banks. The British authorities deorribo o»>e Katherine. the- jgft ^,„ ju„g 2S to svend a vacation at Lake of the Woods on the Ontario- ,jf tJ,e criminals as a native? v^f Brazil acterlatlc of himself. Each keeps a | porfs survey vessel, and the lead la | Manitoba border friendly account of the others prog- j used only In shalk>w waters. In some They will al*j visit Lord and Lady WiUtngdon and Mr. ! ^r some other South .American coiin- ress. Even the hired man is sure to | placM, such as Barking know at Just what stage In their work j soundings are taken twloe a year, this every neighbor is. Farm life haa a reach being the approach, for the big side of real community living." liners to King George Dock. "This group of community living." in water of a depth from S to IS continues Mr. Godfrey in "Successful fatbom«. obstructions such as aban- Farmlng." "develops a friendliness , doned wrecks are more easily detect- not found elsewhere. Nowhere In the | gd by the echo sounder, as it has the world is there a finer feeling of friend- liness, by words aa by deeds. We farmers ' old lead line an obstruction might be are a class not much given to express-, missed, although the area surround- ing our sentiments In words. Let mls-| ing it has been thoroughly plumbed, fortune, however, come to one of aj The advantages of the echo soun- i MacDonald will ftll a number of speaking engagements. Above are shown | try. He is believed to be an irt<»rna- Reach. . r. . , .. . .. ^^^ ^^^ ^^j^^^ ^^ active part in her father's pollticai , tionaJ crook who baa been convicted â-  I property of returning a note whkh It la never expressed so much: indicates an obstruction. With, the King John's Signature of Magna Charta G>mmemorated at Island of Runnymede London. â€" The annual commemora- to the fact that July 9 marks the tion of King John's signature of Ma,?-' ^venth centenary of Stephen Lang-i <-v _» 1.11- til . .u„ ton. whose aasi.^tanco is generally re- na Charta in 121a took place at the , , , . , "^, . ' . . _ : garded as having been the uecidmjfi farm community and see the expre3-| der over the hand plummet are: .\n little island of Runnymede on tl»e factor in enabliivg the barons to force Isht>el (at the wheel) _ _ . caaipalgns. and her sister Sheila. A ftiU length view of Ramaay MacDonald >' /Iniiiar frauds in Fraoi^ and the .-..,,,. i U.S. His name and descnptiot hava and Isbbel Is also shown. i , . , , , , ,., o , „. ,• ^^ ^ _ ^_._ . . - . -1 I been tetegraphed to the Belg'.an police, ] who repMed ho was s^aen in Bru!«sel8 I soon after the arrival of the Croydon airplane. Clooe watch is bein? kept at all continental and Engli* cities, saapwrts and airdromes. .> British Pupils to Visit Canada In the spring and Is unable to plant ^ ratio of 10 to 1: a more thorough t dale, who described herself as "the' .\n appeal has recently been renew- hls crop. It Is done for him by his examination, owing to this increased . (>rst woman to ^peak on this historic ed that Runnymede should be turne-1 neighbors, without thought of direct frequency; a ready response to an ob- ; impound," declared that a new Arch- i.nt oa sort of national park remuneration. Let him break his leg structlon and an indication of its , bishop Langton ia rciuired today "to | Th« roaIiti,>n rovernm-nt in iq-i', at harvest time and his crop is gather- height which Is impessible with the ; excommunicate those distinguished i , i. ^t t;,^ .„ '" >;'"â- "«•"' 'n^'-' „„ .-â„¢- ^-.-. -- _.._---._ «rf at a pommiinlfv nionlp All of us .,i..! , n, .Kini„ » , v^ .. h j "â„¢'""' """•'*'•'' ^"^ uiscinguisn-a pigj-gj the site m the market, but a terest will traveJ tli.-oughout the Do- ea at a community picnic, ah ot us piummef : the ability to take sound- barons who t>ar the d\K>r against v- .... I "^ that have lived our lives In a farm ings in rough weather, and the reduc- ' men's entry to ihe House of I^ord.^. community know all this. Most of us tlon In the time taken or a survey, Party of 25 Young Ladiea from Secondary Schools on Tour An educaUonal party of unusual In- ^S^"**^" ^'"^' , popular outcry prevented its belni; minion, following ihelr arrival at split into lots for the erection of bun-] Quebec on .A.ugrust 11. and continuing: have felt the unspoken sympathy ex-, thus adding to the scope of the pressed by kindly hands In time of [ ghips operations. trouble. Seldom do we consider the ; ^ fact that this is a condition not often found outside the rural community. Wo fall to recognize it aa another view of tha glory and richness of farm Ufe." Pays Debts Economics Take Place of War in New China tions and friendly societies. The event ; versel unless the island i« Jennilel y is of special interest this year owing ' acquired for t:;e nation. Cornelius Vanderbilt Sacrifice To Pay His Debts Reconstruction Key Note of Southern Policy â€" Chihli Makes ! Province Renamed The celebrations, accompanied by a|gaIows. The prjsevt Govermieii; lias until their reparture from the same religious service, were attended by ] promised never to sell the island, but port on CX-tober 19, and during the In- representatives of many denomina- j |.resumably tl-o decision coul-i i.o re- terval they wUl cover the country from Halifax to Victoria, taking la all the Important communitlea. Thla party will consist ot 25 pupils ot tha public seoondaxy schools of Gngland. whose Utlnerary has been arranged through the enterprise ot the Society for Overseas Settlement of Britlsb Women, aided by the Imperial Orda* Urge Premier King to Attend League Is likely to cauuse further trouble unless it is settled. With the military campaign practi- cally completed the Finance Minister. T. V. Soong, has called an economic oonference here of flnanclers, eoo- 1 (-_ll-- _,„ e „ ii^ <;k«..l^ of Daughters of the Empire and tbe nomlat, and Industrialists to decide ^^O^^guea ^X Me should ,^^„^^ ^, ,^^ ^„,_ ,,„„^, on a scheme of national policy. Mr. Kepresent Canada at of the Elmplre (Junloi Soong declared tbat with the capture of Peking the Nationalist Government can now dlveat Itself of war "psyscho- Shaoghai â€" Developing the move to ; strip Peeking of all veatigea of capital Chicagoâ€" Comellns Vanderbilt. Jr., importance and make Nankiag the ' reconstruction. scion of one of America's oldest and o«»' government seat the Nationalist [• ^ - â€" ^_ .__ foremost families, recently signed a Government deaided to rename Pe- Aui t It the Truth! Meeting unique legal document In Chicago, by,'''"* ** Peiping, and also reorganize | sir: Baron Ounther vou Hu<?nefeld adian representative at the League I Children Branoh). The young ladiee wlH come from ,».. __ . . . upper class homea and will be atn- Ottawa.-Efforia are being made by i j^^, ^f ^^^^ colleges as Cheltenham l^*'^-- "J! .,!''""* "* " ** '°'â„¢'""* I ^-'^ «>"~«:"«i in the C-abinet and by i and Rodean. The purpose of the trip others outside to have Premier Kin^ '' is educational, and while in Canada go to Geneva in September as Can- ' 'i" hospitality will be provided by the I.O.D.B. ( Tbe students will range in age be- which, he relinguishes his inheritance ' ^^^ present metropolitan area. It ' declares he Is not beautiful enough to of Nations Assembly. Canada has al- of more than $1,000,000 in order to re- ' further decided to rename Chihli pro- ^ be a matrimonal prospect, but. if , vray^ been represented there but never pay the ostckholders of his defunct ^'"Ce- 'â- Â» *''>"^^ Peking is located, beauty counted that much, most ot . , , . . f. ,„„,.„„„.„ . newspaper properiies. i ^^'^^ meaning north of the Yellow tbe husbands I sea running around ^^ * '""*'^ "^ ^^^ G^v^mnH-nt. The money, left to young Vander- '^''®'"- ^^* present name having a this tovm would still bo single men. â-  tween 17 aad 19 years. Travelling to Canada they will be In charge of Miss EJdilh Thompson, head o( thu All- Stress is laid on the fact that last ' '^"Slish women's hockey team. Receives Letter After Six Years Toronto Mem Gets Missive Posted in February 1922 Hamilton. Ont â€" A letter posted in Toronto, 40 miles away, six years ago, > reached M. Pliakow, leather goods merchants, 125 St. Jamea street north, the other day. The letter was mailed by S. F. McMorran in Toronto on February II, 1922. John A. Webber, postma.ster, .wid it was likely that the lettar had been delivered to tha wrong person in Keb- ruary in 1»22, and that th«t person had evidently failed to pemail the lai- ter until a f«w days ago. Such in- stances ware rare, Mr. Webber da- clarad. bllt by his maternal grandfatheT. tha ''«»â- â- '« °° ^^^ Manchu conquest Hoping yon are the same.-The ; P" C^a was given a seat in the which, the Nationalists dislike. I Ducfcess of Dougall At. ' League Council and at the meeting. It is reported that Dr. C. T. Wang.: «^ | Meanwhile Senator I>andurand has the new Foreign -Minister, will re-j Xiy This Oo YoUT Tonsils ' fill«d it- In fact the Senator for years quest the jwwers to send represen- [ The helpful editor of the Rolls ' ^^^ '*^" ""* ^^ ^^^ delegates to the tatlves to Nanking. Chiang Kai-shek County. Missouri, Record, has an ef- . League and is a fonner head of the some late Richard T. Wilson, and his pa- ~"' " " "â-  " ' "" terual grandfather, the late Comellua Vanderbilt. i» to be placed In a trust fund for the stockholders. Prenrlously young Vanderbilt gave ....... .^. â€" â€" â-  i « »,i up more than »990.000 of his personal '* '»»'â- Â»'>« Nanking for Peking to con- f^cflve test for booties likker. Place. , -^.ssembly ; » .... ^___ v.. ..., ._j ^-_ . ten-penny nail In the ! " '* oemjc represented that an Er>|rlish-speaking minister should go fortune to meet Issues Incurred when the tabloid newspapers in Miami. fer with Feng Yuhslang aad Yen he says, HsI-shan and discuss the northern Hquor and deave It for a dav. It thu LoaAn^e'lManVs^'FYanoteco Tailed!,^'/""'"" In an effort to compose tbe nail comes out rusty. It Is at to differences splitting these two leaders, drink. If It becomes bent In the mid- over the division of influence, which jig yj^ had better leave it alone. to the l/cague Council this year and tbe Prime Mimster is being urged to cIj S3, but he is said to be disincline. WORLD'S LARGEST UNER BEING BUILT IN BELFAST SHIPYARD i A New Type of Ocean Transport Londton. â€" Constrction of the world's largest liner according to a dispatch in the Daily Expren from Belfast, has begun in the yards of Harland A WoUr, Limited, for the White Star Linv. An official announcement says that the dimensions are not yet available, but it is understood the veaeal will be larger than the Majestic, which is 916 feet long, with a gross tonnage of 66,- 000. The new liner is expected to be about 1,000 feet long and have a groaa tonnage of 60,000. She will take be- tween threo and four years to con- struct and cospt £7,000,000. The keel ta to be laid thi« njonth. The new Iloer U to be employe^ in tha passenger service between Soatb> gmpton and New York. No official tnfomiaUon is available as to tha type of propalling machinery to be liv- atalted. iReported Executions Denied Washington â€" The IVess reporti from Canton relating Ihe pxecutioi of large numbers of young Chines) boys and girls herausw of Conimun Istic beliefs are denied in a cablegram from. Gen. Li Chai-.-sum to Ur. C. C. Wu, repre.'sentaltve of the Chinese Na» ^.^_ __ _ .,.-,- tlonallst Government In thla country, CAPT. COURTENAY'S TRANSATLANTIC EXPEDITION SEAPLANE AT PISA ^ .^ • ^ ^^^ ^^^,^ ^, execution In Can- It was here that tho Hritlsli airman foriiiilv anepted the machine after giving It thorough tests. It's radio t<^ <,£ j^)utig girls and boys on ao call k O-CAJl and a well equipped station l> h^m-^ed aboanl. Doiibtleas many amateur radio operators will be count of Communism entirely «r plokinc up tikim atatlou iwou. I true." the cablegrau read. Canadian Secures Aztec Manuscript John Cornyn Makes Valuable Finds During Mexican Tour Mexico City.â€" John Cornyn. Can- adian, well known as an .-Vztec ethrwl- ogist, who has returned from a two months tour for leading C^inadian and United States libraries, declares that he discovered 33 unrecorded .\ztea manuscripts of great historic valuei. Among them is a Spanish-Latin Aztea dictionary written by Sahagun, fa- mous scholar of the Aztecs during th» days of the conquest of Mexico, which was believed bo be in existence by local historians who did not, however, know where it was. .\mottg the documents, Cornyn sayi^ he has fourtd three Aztec plays.

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