DISASTER, Seven Machines Crashed in a Storm Paris, June 14.
While flying duri night from Malseville to Paris twenty-one Army bombing-planes were caught in a sudden storm near here and only four arrived without incident. Ten are still missing, while the other seven crashed at various points. An observer was killed.—Reuter, by Belgium, Poland and France and by Miss Margaret Bondfield, the Labour M.P. for Wallsend, voting. on behalf of British works M. Albert Thomas on B Wish for Revision June At a meeting of the International Labour Conference here to-day M. Albert Thomas (France), dealing with the British Government's suggestion for an early revision of the Washington Eight Hours Convention of 1919, said that he feared the possibility that revision would affect the whole work of labour organization. The final decision on ratification depended on Britain. Workers feared that, under cover of revision, all essential parts of the Convention would be called in but Britain's desire for the light of the resolutions passed at the London Conference, offered the possibility of a discussion which would remove a lot of uneasiness. the farmers, but omitting mention of an equalization fee, for. which further consideration is promised.
The farmers, however, are not satisfied, and threaten to revive the matter.
Senator Borah's prohibition plank has been adopted unchanged despite the protests of the New York delegates and others desirous of repealing the Eighteenth Amendment. June 14, A very formidable obstacle to! the efforts of the Republicans. to compose a suitable programme lies in the demands of the farmers, who are disgruntled at President Cool-'s action in vetoing the Farm The farmers demand the lowering of tariffs on farm necessaries.
The Convention yesterday was enlivened by a number of demon-strafers attired in overalls ami beehive straw hats, who endeavour-
Jed forcibly to enter the hall to present the farmers' claim to the Convention.
The police restrained them with Giffeulty, after drawing their tranchcons.—Reater.
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