in Poland London, Jan. 1.
The "Daily Mail" announces that Miss Amy Johnson, the English girl who gained worldwide fame Ly" becoming the first woman to make 2 lo flight from England to Austra-has started on a solo flight fr-1: England to Peking. saw, the second and Moscow the third. She would then besd fop JOmsk after which she would fall the trans-Siberian railway route.
Only a score of people were pre cent at the start, The young a trix is flying the Red and White Miss Johnson, it will be recalled, mode her flight to Australia in a 100-H.P. Gipsy Moth, leaving England on May 6, last year, and reachher destination on May 34.
She was wearing a parachute. Shq interviewer she had no-idea Miss Johnson, hopped off from! Stag Lane Aerodrome, North Lor iden, at 1040 this morning on a fight to Peking, via Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow and Omsl Miss Johnson, whose start was fueld up by fog, speaking to Reuter correspondent before she_ {took off said her whole route was' not definitely mapped but she hoped; to reach Berlin the first day, War-
Reuter that there are air routes all lover the country and that if Mise Schnson, succeeds in_ reaching" the eredromes she wil be ell ight Bub that it was a very difficult and blocky' Aight to unerake, "Mra Honmeon says her daughter has Not made. definite plans and. ha na particular object in making the Right except that she is keen to fy ftovChina to establish ancther British Peking, Jan, isabedience movement, taken the form of picketing, circulation of false rumours calculated to increase the excitement aad unrest, and encouragement of the non-payment of taxes, There were ral instances of violent resistance to the police, The situation in Madras continued very satisfactory and in the Central Provinees and in Assam attempts to revive enthusiasm met with little success. On December 23 the Governor-General promulgated—two ordinances providing fcr better con trol of the Press and the prevention of instigation to refuse payment of certain liabilities, Reasons neces-stating this action were given by' the Governor-General in a statement fon the promulgation of the Ordinances, but it may be mentioned that deterioration in the tone of the Press has been very rapid during the present month and there has been very definite intensification of the no-tax campaign, especially in the United Provinces Bombay city was comparatively quiet during the week ended Saturday last. Reports trem. Gujerat show that there is still considerable migration from the British territory to that of the adjacent Indian states, which is partly due to organized intimidation. Repor have been received of rioting and disorder on a considerable scale in Tharrawaddy district of Burma. Tt has been necessary to call out troops to deal with the situation, which has not yet been brought under control. The causes of the outbreaks are as yet obscure. A determined attempt was made at Lahore on December 25 to assassinate the Governor of the Punjab who had a providential escape.
The outrage has caused great resentment among all classes in the Punjab, and various meetings have expressed condemnation of the act
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