But for an unlucky mishap Miss Zetta Hills, the Folkestone swimmer, would have succeeded in her attempt to cross-the Channel on her water-cycle. A start was made from Calais Harbour at 7.15 a.m. and Miss' Hills cycled into the Channel attended by a small rowing boat. The sea was calm, but owing to the currents caused by! tides she was forced to take a zig-zag course. She was well out in the Channel when the wiotorboat overtook her.
At first Miss Hills and her hydro-cycle were swept down to Cape Grisnez; then the tide turned, and she was borne on the curren back up Channel to the eastern Goodwin Sands. For five hours from the start she pedalled with, out a halt. She was supplied with milk and fruit from the motorboat, and also had some ham. The tide again changing, Miss Hills came back towards the Straits of Dover, but when four miles from Deal a mishap occurred-to the water-cycle, a front stay breaking, with the result that the rider -was thrown into the water. This occurred when it was nearly ten o'clock, and it was dark, Miss Hills is a powerful swimmer, and she was quickly helped on board the motor-boat, which' arrived at Folkestone about midnight.
Miss Hills stated afterwards that she felt tired, but was none the worse for her exertions. She added that she intended to make another attempt, probably at the she covered between 40 and 50 end of next week. In her attempt
uiiles, So great is the interest taken in the Japanese question in California that even a business circular such as that issued by the Seattle Cham. j ber of Commerce contains notes upon the subject. In its issue of September 1 the Chamber states: "Writ of habeas corpus in the case of Taki Shibata, Japanese picture bride, was granted gby Federal Judge Frank H. Rudkin, setting aside the Immigration' Department's order for her deportation and allowing her to reside in this country.' The bride deserted her husband soon after marriage and her husband informed the immigration officials that she never intended to live with him, and had become his bride simply as a means of getting into the country, whereupon her deportation was ordered."
Internationale. Each foreign country will have a secret committee under its orders. Red armies are to be in Western and Eastern Europe. 'A first fund amounting to 500,000,- 000 roubles was granted for this purpose.
One hundred Russian and German officers were sent to Baku and to Persia to take part in the _propaganda and war against England. Among the Germans were von Kanitz and von Lichthofen.
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