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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 2, 4 September 1923, Page 6

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' THE LEACOE OF NATIONS. Pfesi ( ' Aui- - Ipalian- and 'N.V. Cable association. (Received 1.30 p.m.) Geneva, "September 4. A meeting; of'the* Asr-etnbly of the Lague opened with a full attendance of delegates. Viscount Ishii, presiding, rewewed the-Work of the league. A resolution of sympathy -.with Japan was adopted. Viscount Ishii (Japan) replying, said lie was sure the Japanese would be profoundly touched by the expression of human solidarity. LANCASHIRE COUNTY CRICKET. London, September 3 The Athletic News says Lancashire County hasi deevded not to avail themselves of the services of McDonald and O'Keefe for the rest of the season, although both qualified. TRADE UNION CONGRESS. (Router). London, September ■3. The« Trade Union Congress opened at Plymouth. There are seven hundi'ed delegates, representing 4,360,000 members of affiliated unions, being a decline of over half a million compared with last year. Mr J. B. Williams " (president) denounced Italy's action, and asked: Did they intend to stand idly by to see the -World's peace Imperilled because of a mad lust ' of • Imperialism, which ! was transferred from the HohenzollerncS to Mussolini.

I IRISH ELECTION INCIDENT. London, September 3. While the return of Frank Aiken, Irregular "Chief * of "Staff,' as member for the Louth was being publicly celebrated in the town hall, Dundalk, Free State troops entered arid arrested fifty-five men, all chief suppliers of the Republican Party ■at the election, including Aiken's principal who -were all- detained at (military barracks. Shots were fired before the soldiers entered the hall, ithe bullets sina-spiing the windows of a house on the opposite Sjide of the street. AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

Sydney, September 4,

First acceptances: Tlie Epsom—t The Hawk," Grotesque, Queen's Trumpeter, Loyal- Irish, Wrangle, Murir Sfaupo, Da'nger' Zone.

Metropolitan Cypher, Rapine, Sing's Trumpeter, Loyal Irish] Royal Boat,, Urgency, Danger Zone.' Melbourne' Cuip—Rapine, The Hawk;- . Errig's Trumpeter, Cypher,' Radiant Light .Director, Sympathetic' mesages hove been' received at Cessnock' froni' the Gbvenioi'-General, Governors, Mr Bruce and' the Premierg.of * th© various States. The absence 1 " of respirators is forming the 'subject of criticism, many contending that th* rescuing parties would at least be assisted if respirators were available. Owing to the disaster the Chinese footballers suggested the postponement of to-day's match, but the Maitland officials preferred that the match be played, the gate receipts to be donated to the distress fund. WRANGEL ISLAND TRAGEDY. (Sun Cable.) (Received Noon). London, September 3. Stefanson, in an interview, stated! "I still have some hope that the earlier reports that the men were found dead will prove erroneous. I could not undtarstand how it was possible that hunger could be responsible for the tragedy.- Later information that the survivors attempted to reach the mainland provides an entirety new explanation. <lt. ; is still, intensely tragic, but there is hope: It must 'be remembered that if r they managed to reach Siberia, they - might have been compelled to traverse seven hundred miles to reach a wireless station. Besides, it is quite possible they i are the guests of traders or natives, as Wrangel is not a very graat distance from the mainland." Stefansson thinks there is a reasonable chance of their getting there if they attempted 'the"Journey.