Tondon, Oct. 5. a message to the Prime Minister, Mr, Ramsay Macdonald, the King says—
"I am horrified to hear of this national disaster which has befallen the R 101 and the consequent serious Joes of life, including that.of Ait Minister. The Queen and. I -Ejmpathise deeply. with the relatives avert further disasters. that of the R-101.
Many Messages of Sympathy Berlin, Oct. 5.
The German Government has sent a message of warm sympathy with the British Government in the loss] of the R-101, The Executive Committee of the Socialist Party has sent a message to the Labour Party, sympathizing, with the British Government in the loss of one of its most brilliant Ministers, Lord Thomson.
Dr. Eckener, commander of the Graf' Zeppelin, who learned of the catastrophe at Leipzig, where the German dirigible landed in the, course of a flight, was extremely shocked at the news as he had many personal friends among the victim Dr. Eckener and other German airship experts express the opinion that the British airships were somewhat heavy.—Reuter.
French Messages: of Condolence Paris, Oct. 5.
President Doumergue has sent a telegram of condolence to His Majesty the King. The French Premier and M. Briand have also sent telegrams to Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, the Premier, and at the sane time the French Ambassader to London was instructed to visit Mr. Arthor Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, to express the regret of he French nation atthe entatrophe,
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