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The China Mail
April 15, 1921, Temperatura 71
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· ANOTHER STRIKY DEADLOCK.. MINERS REJECT GOVERNMENT'S TERMS. ́SITUATION REMAINS CRITICAL.TM
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
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MINERS' STRIKE.
Lopes, April 19th. There is much criticism of the inoppor tane publication, last night, of the Triple Alliance manifeste, declaring that a stop trkarport works ers will begin, antess an
It is officially stated that the conference of miners and mine-twerra 1795e of Failwaymen Bild, as Pemda to adjourned, the miners stating that they will consider what was said at the the miners which the Triple Alliance may be justified in recommending them to that the owners" 'conference and then communicate with the Government.
accept. also stating affer fixes the standard 60 per cent, below the cost of living, and accusing the Gos ernment of not being an impartial arbitrator by an active partisan LATER
LATER
It is officially announced that the miners have written refusing the terms proposed by the Government.
LONDON, April 12,
It is officially stated that all the railway and transport workers have been instructed to continue work until further notice. Tonight's strike has thus been postponed.
LATER
In spite of the postponement of the strike, Mr. Williams has telegraphed all transport unions that the situation remains critical. A member of the miners' executive declared in an interview: "I do not see any hope now." There is uncertainty whether the miners will again meet the
Government.
GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS.
LONDON, April 12.
The Government's proposals for the settlement of the coal dispute were published to-night. After again enumerating the objections both to a national pool of profits and a national settlement of wages, the Government proposes the fixing of a standard wage for each district. The principle on which such standards are to be fixed shall be determined nationally and shall be discussed by the present conference. Complaints from any district shall be referred to a national committee equally representing the owners and the winers, the present conference also to determine what percent ages the owners' profits ought to bear to wages. When the arrangement has thus been concluded for the firing of wages on an economic basis the Government will for a short period grant financial assistance in order to mitigate the rapid reduction of wages in the districts most affected.
TRIPLE ALLIANCE URGED TO ACTION:
Lowboy (pril 12.
The President of the Mine-Owners' Association stated to-night that negotiatons had broken down on the question of a national pool and a nation-
The coal negotiations entered miners each stated their case yesterday. delicate stage, to-day. The owners and Mr. Lloyd George, today, heard the parties separately. No proposal has yet lead to a settlement, but though the posi been submitted which may be likely to tion is serious, no breakdown in the precipitate the Triple Alliance strike, the negotiations is anticipated, such as mar threat of which remains in abeyance,
like
SENSATIONAL RUMOURS.
LONDON, April 1stà Rumour-mongers had a field day yes-
wild fire terday, when fantastic stories circulated about heavy British casualties sustained in Rhineland
vas stated that two trainloads of had arrived in London, si Dorer, and ded soldiers injured in the fighting large consignments of coffins had been sent from Waterloo station
People from far distant centres rang up London newspaper ofices, who en ports by official enquiry and private deavoured to trace the origin of the re- investigation
Eventually the War Office issued statement, ascribing the myth to Bal shevik attempts to deter rearniting of the Defence Force. The Minister of War described as sheer nonsense the tale that the Defence Force had been created to
German indemnity. suppress a German rising or to collect
al wages settlement. He declared that the owners offered the men all they SUPPLEMENTARY ARMY ESTIMATE.
LONDON, April 19th, had to give and challenged the miners to show that the industry could provide more. The miners to-night infogrned the rice conference A Supplementary Ardhy Lahimate that negotiations could not be resumed with any hope of success on the issued yesterday, provides an additional 300,000 men the and 10,000 for
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stage had been reached when the Alliance would have take action- tions calling up Reserves, extending the service and enlistment of the Defence Force The conference adjourned until the morning.
The original Army Estimate 341.000 men; hence the strength of the
COMING DEBATE IN THE COMMONS.
LONDON, April 12.
UNITED STATES "ARMY.
In the House of Commons. at the adjournment, Mr. Hender-Army is raised to 641,000. Son declared that they were now face to face with another deadlock as regards the strike situation. Mr. Austen Chamberlain assured him that the House would discuss the matter to-morrow.
IRISH HORROR
HOT BATTLE IN CROWDED CORK STREET.
CIVILIANS KILLED.
LONDON, April 12.
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Lossos, April 12th. A New York telegram, says that the United States Government intends to proceed immediately with the formation of citizens military training camps, in rder to train a volunteer reserve force to supplem
the regular army and the National
There will be two classes of recruits. namely: youths of 16 and 91, who have no previous artty training
General Pershing will supervise this citizen reserve system, the ultimate object of which is to create a voluntary reserve sufficient for any emergency, thus military service.
A hot battle lasting half an hour in a crowded street in Cork this morning resulted in three civilians being killed and four wounded. The fighting was the sequel to the finging of bombs at police lorries travelling avoiding the necessity of compulsory at high speed along Washington Street to the gael. The bonis missed their mark. The lorries immediately stopped and the sixteen occupants advanced in open order, fring at their opponents who fought as they retired. An armoured car arrived and joined in the action. Both sides used bombs. There were no police casualties.
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HORSES WANTONLY BUTCHERED.
LONDON, April 12. Sinn Feiners in Dublin have begun a well-nigh incredible campaign of butchery of army horses. A party of armed men beld up military wagons and forced the drivers to dismount. They then shot the horses. Two were killed and two seriously wounded. Later two mules were similarly shot The wounded horses were subsequently discovered endeavouring to crawl back to barracks.
ARCHDEACON'S APPEAL.
IDENTITY OF MYSTERY WOMAN” SOUGHT.
AN ELABORATE CONSPIRACY?
LONDON, April 12.
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONY,
LONDON, April 12th. The enormous strides-made in long- distance wire and cable telephony were revealed in Washington, yesterday, when with the President Harding conversed sion of conversations took place with President of Cuba, after which a succes- persons in 26 towns, the remotest being Cuba.
Speaking to Catalins, nearly 6,000 miles, although the voice was automati cally relayed at intermediate stations the listeners had not the slightest difficulty in hearing.
The organiser of the ccheme laid stress apon the unimaginable political conse quences likely to arise from the develop ment for the British Empire, pointing cat that the equipment would enable London to keep in direct communication with Cape Town and Calcutta, and even Hongkong, Shanghai and Peking, via
Calcutta,
BRITAIN'S "FINANCIAL STABILITY. The case for the prosecution in Archdeacon Wakeford's appeal to the
LONDON, April 12th. Privy Council having been concluded, Sir Edward Carson opened the
A hopeful sign of returning financial defence. In a powerful speech lasting four hours be said that if it were true ability is given in the announcement that the Archdeacon in tuil ecclesiastical dress and gaiters went twice to a that the Government reverts to the pre- hotel in Peterborough with a young woman not his wife then be made the war system of offering Treasury Bills weekly by teader, instead of at fixed story utterly improbable. The prosecution had produced new witnesses rates as during the past four years. who declared that they saw the Archdeacon with a woman on the days in question but Sir Edward Carson demanded the production of the "mystery" woman," declaring the charge to be the result of a great conspiracy in which fellow-clergymen at Peterborough and the police were implicated.
BIG PORTSMOUTH BLAZE.
INCENDIARISH AT JOINERY WORKS SUSPECTED.
LONDON, April 12,
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DUTCH EAST INDIES GURRENCY.
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