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May 7, 1920, femperature 69.
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No. 17,914.
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PSKING, April 17.
A strange and somewhat weird echo of the members of the House of Romanoff in Western Siberia. in July, 1918, sounded in Peking yesterday. I will be remembered that after the murder of the Imperial Family ar Ekaterinburg three Grand Dukes, one Grand Duchess and four of their ser vants were hurled to death down a coalmine near Ferm. Shortly after the establishment of the Kolchak LONDON, BY 5.
regime at Omsk search was made for A midnight raid for arms was made on the residence of Sir Arthur the bodies of the royal personages. Vicar in county Kerry. Sir Arthur was writing in his library when he was No traces were found of the Tsar and knocked up. Admittance was demanded in the name of the district in his family and investigations dad to spector of police, but he refused to open. The massive doors were smashed the conviction that they had been in with sledge hammers and axes. He found himself surrounded by a hunburnt, but the bodies of the three Grand Dukes and the Grand Duchess dred men. Fifteen entered and demanded the arms which were in the
were found and recognized and given strong room. The keys of this were refused, despite the fact that fifteen proper burial at Omsk, guns were levelled at his head. Asked if he were prepared to meet his God The bodies buried at Omsk included he replied "far better than you are." Ultimately the raiders' courage failed.that of the Grand Deke Michaelovitch. The strong room had not yielded to their attacks. They decamped, after who was in supreme command of the firing a pistol in the kitchen to frighten the servants.
RUSSIAN SOVIETS AND THE ARMENIANS..
LONDON, May 5.
Russian artillery during the war. Foreign interest this Grand Duke arose principally from the fact that his niece had married into the House of Batenburg: Another was that of the Grand Duke John, who was married to a daughter of the aged King Peter of Sarvia; while the third was the The Times Constantinople correspondent says Baku surrendered after Grand Dake Igor, brother of the a brief bombardment by the Soviet feet. Six thousand Bolshevik troops Grand Duke John. The Grand are occupying the town. Soviet agents are endeavouring to induce the Duchess was Elizabeth, sister, of the Armenian dashnakists, who are behind the Erivan government, to accept Empress Alexandria of Russia, daugh- Soviet control of foreign relations with Apenia in return for Soviet pro-ter of the Grand Duke of Hesse and. mises of internal independence. Furthermore they are offering military therefore grand daughter of Queen aid and the same territorial concessions as the Entente offered.
U.S. CAPITALIST WARNING.
'LONDON, May 5.
A telegram from New York says the United States are facing an economic and industrial crisis. Work is slowing down owing to exorbitant wage demands leading jegy tank banker prophesies a money panic unless drastictailments of credit for non-essentials are enforced.
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS..
LONDON, May 5.
Victoria. The Grand Duchess-Eliza- beth lost her husband in 1905, when.. as Governor-General of Moscow, he was killed by a bomb.
The only other brother of the two Grand Dukes John and Igor, the bril liant Duke Oleg, was killed during the war, thus gaining the distinction of being the only prince killed in thar, great confict.
The eight bodies arrived in Peking in a special car from the North late on Thursday evening, were carried on to Antingmen by train, thence being; -conveyed to the old Russian cemetery. The burial took place yesterday.
The fifth session of the council of the League of Nations is meeting in Rome on May 14, to discuss the arrangements for the first meeting of the why the bodies were brought here or No one in Peking seems to know assembly of the League, the League's budget and the corstition of a perby whose orders. The bodies having manent commission on questions such as disarmament under Article Nine of the covenant.
TRENCH COAL MINEY.
FARIS, May 5.
The first shaft in the restored coalmines in the devastated regions has been opened at Amiche. It is furnished with all improvements for greatly Increasing the output and capacity compared with prewar results."
AMERICA AND EUROPEAN POLITICS.
WASHINGTON, May 5.
Officials opine that the Knox motion for peace with Germany, to be debated in Senate to-day, is certain to be vetoed by President Wilson if it be adopted by Congress. The Senate. has favourably reported on Lodge's resolution urging that the northern Epirus and twelve of the Aegean sea islands off the western coast of Asia Minor be awarded to Greece,
THE EMPIRE COMMITTER-OF PREMIERS,
LONDON, May 5,
beer given decent burial at Omsk the Russians can offer no explanation. The Chinese Government was in no way concerned in the matter, while the Russian Legation had no knowledge of, the incident until after the bodies had been interred. The explanation is thought to lie in the foreign interest which attaches to these close connec tions of the late Imperial Family. It is hinted that King Peter was the moving spirit in the transference of the bodies to Peking, and that their stay at the Chinese capital will not be long.
KNIGHTHOOD HOAX.
JOKER'S » O.B.E....
An extraordinary hoax on well- known South Lincolnshire agricultur ists and public men in connection with an alleged award of honours was exposed by a telegram from Lord secretary. Stamfordham, the King's private
In the House of Lords, Lord Haldane asked for the government's policy as regards the committee on imperial defence, and the com mittee's relation to the war staffs of the army, navy, and air force. According to letters embossed with He paid tribute to the committee as the most efficient way of bringing the Royal Arms, headed Buckingham
the dominions into consultation. The committee provided a roof where- Palace," and purporting to be signed
under the overseas ministers" could come without the slightest sense of by Lord Stamfordhar, a knighthood sacrificing their independence. He recommended the retention of the bad been conferred on a farmer and committee as an ideal organisation for affording intercourse and co-operation the O.B.E. on nine other local resi- between the army and navy and as according more with the constitution The letter received by the farmer of the empire..
Viscount Curzon, replying, said the committee was an advisory one and had no executive authority. It had thoroughly justified itself before and during the war. He denied that the war had found us unprepared. Our war book was not only superior to anything of the same kind existing in any other country but the actual degree to which we had been prepared for all ensuing developments exceeded that even of our most able and scientific foes. The defence committee was not extinct but had not met in the last few years owing to the peace conference. The imperial communications committee was also actively operating. The scheme of future imperial defence must be largely suspended until all the treatles were drawn up. especially the Turkish. The defence committee's work would be co-ordina ted with the British branch of the League of Nations. It would not be wise to indicate too definitely our imperial defence policy until after the weighty decisions of the forthcoming imperial conference. Some thought the effects of such a conference would be a form of imperial cabinet, either for war purposes or geperal,
EMPIRE TRADE EXHIBITION.
LONDON, May 6.
dents.
Wes:
"Sir,-
**Buckingham Palace,
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Monday, March 15, 1020.
inform you that his Majesty' has been "I am commanded by the King to pleased to approve of the award to you. of the honour of Knighthood in fe cognition of your services to agricul- ture during the late war.
"Further particulars will be for- warded.
"I have the honour to be, sir,
#Your obedient servant,
"STAMFORDHAM.“ the supposed recipients. Later, how- Congratulations were showered on, ever, doubt was thrown on the authen ticity. of the letters owing to the word- ing, and, in reply to a request for con firmation of the awards, the following felegram was received from Lord Stamfordham :---
Have no knowledge of the matter The president of the Board of Trade will shortly ask parliamentary referred to in your telegram. No let- authority to contribute £100,000 as a guarantee fund for the forthcoming ters with regard to honours have been British Empire exhibition, which it is proposed to hold in London with the signed by me- STAMFORDHAM object of demonstrating the resources and manufacturing capacity of the empire. The scheme was initiated by Lord Strathcona ir 1913 and revived.
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