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TO-DAY'S CABLES.
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SERIOUS INDIAN FIORTS
VOLUNTEER DISTURBANCES,
CROWDS ATTACK PUBLIC BUILDING.
and
THE DOLLAR.
To-day's closing rate 2/6 1/8. To-day's opening rate 2,8 676.|
PEKING SYNDICATE'S PROSPECTS.
FRENCH BANK DEPOSITS.
DEVELOPING CHINESE INDUSTRIES.
LONDON, February 6.
LONDON, February 6. An India Office communique state that the Com-
At the annual meeting of the Peking Syndicate, missioner at Gorakpur in the North East United Colonel Brinsley Fitzgerald, who presided, in moving Provinces, telegrapha that two sub-inspectors
the adoption of the report, caid that the Company had fifteen constables were killed in an attack by 2,000 volun- been passing through a very aucions period. Referring tours and villagers on the police offices in the village of to the Company's position as ragards the Banque In- Chauri-churn on February 4. The buildings with the dustrielle de Chine, he expressed the opinion that on the bodies were burned. Two volunteers are believed to whole the position with regard to the Banque might be have been killed and several wounded. The railway considered fairly hopeful, or rather more hopeful than was temporarily cut. The situation is very serious. it was in July last, but even supposing they lost all the The Commissioner at Bareilly in the United money they had deposited or invested in the Banque, Provinces telegraphs that processions of 5,000 volunteers the Syndice was solvent and in a perfectly sound were held on February 4 in defiance of the prohibition. position to carry on their legitimate business. They were dispersed, their flags miard and their bands silenced. Subsequently the crowd reinforced by out siders attacked the town hall. They were charged by pohre who met wit', a volley. The police tired, repelling the attack, but the crowd remaining Lostile the military were called in. Everything is now quiet. The district inagistrate and superintendent of police were wounded hickbate. Two people were killed and five wounded
GANDHI'S OFFER TO THE VICEROY.
BOMBAY, February 6,
tiandio has written to the Viceroy offering to post pone the civil disobedience campaign until the whole! Fituation has been reviewed if within seven days the Viceroy revises his policy, liberates all political prisoners, and restores the freedom of association and of
the press.
LATER.
Gandhi's offer refers particularly to the impending Commencement of the civil disobedience campaign at
Bardoli.
¡A Bombay message dated February 1 stated: Mc. Gandhi's new mats civil disobedience campaign invol- ving non payment of taxes will be inaugurated at Bardal in the district of Surat, where a conlerence of 4,000 local representatives unanimously agreed with Mr. Gandhi's choier of this district for beginning the movement and deciding to start forthwith unless a round table confer- coce were held. !
FRENCH NEWS.
GENOA NOTE.
Outside the coalfields they bad already obtained valuab' concessions and negotiations for others were fac advanced. He announced that arrangements had been successfully concluded which would ensure the active cooperation of the Syndicate and the Yangte Corporat un in the desviopnient, modernisation and expansion of Chinese ndustries under some of the rights cferred, by the co creou lately held by the Eastern Pioneer Comput
Asgards reconstruction the board in future would be an equal number of English and French directors.
The chairman would be British with a casting vote. The managing director would also be British, while a French official would represent the majority of the French shareholders. Negotiations were afout to secure a chairman, who from the banking viewpoint might immensely assist the Company.
The Chairman concluded that the prospects of increased revenue from the collieries were excellent and when the time was opportune he was confident they could use the excellent organisation of the Fuchung Corporation to a much greater extent.
The report was adopted.
2.
CIPE LABOUR DISPOTE ACUPE.
MINERS' UGLY SPIRIT.
FIGHTING NOW ALMOST INEVITABLE.
PRETORIA, February 5.
A deputation from the Industrial Federatico met General Sanuts, the Premier, and Mr. Malan, the Minister of Mines and discussed for several hours proposals made by General Smuts, after which it adjourned until February 6.
Subsequently General Smuts submitted
JOHANNESBURG, February 5. proposals to representatives of the Chamber of Mines.
the
PARIS, February 5. Concerning the Anglo-French poet, France asks in a 'dition to its moral range, the pact must stipulate guarantees exempting France from some personal strains for securing proc. The pact must als, bave sufficient duration. The English acwapapors do not seem to exactly interprete the French note concerning Genoa While to nowise intending to check the conference, the
A somewhat uglier spirit is developing in a concerted note endeavours to avoid sad failures. About Russia, novement by so-called commandoes, or picketing France will consider her subjects ownership only parties, along the whole reef. Four thousand men guaranted by recognizance of it or the French legis-eddeavoured to damage the railways and other installa- lature. Finally the Genos conference will miscarry if tions, during the night and to remove. officials engaged it does not specify that actual treaties shall not be inssential services, but the vigilance of the polica and a rainstorm frustrated the plan. Concentration of all injured.---Haras.
comma: does on the reef in order forcibly to prevent the carrying on o essential services has been planned for February 6. If it materializes fighting is inevitable.
FOUR POWER PACT.
DUTCH EAST INDIES.
THE HAGUE, February 6. It is announced that the Foreign Minister, Myr. Van Karnebeak, on the occasion of the forthcoming debate on foreign estimates in the second Chamber, will make a statement on Holland's position with regard to the four power convention as far as the East Indies are concerned.
IRISH BOUNDARY DISPUTE.
NORTHERN CABINET OBDURATE.
LONDON, February 6. The North Ireland Cabinet met in London this morning, after which the Premier, Sir James Craig, wrote to Mr. Lloyd George declaring that the Northern Government cannot consent, to any alteration in the boundary fixed by the Act of 1920, except by mutual agreement.
W ABINGTON AGREEMENT EFFECT7
DEVONPORT NAVAL RECRUITING CEASES,
LONDON, February 0. Presumably owing to the Washington agreements, it in announced that Devonpoft recruiting of naval ratings and marines ceasen forthith, except ng 10 scamin and boys, are ordnancs aztifieer week.The se entry of ratings also ceases,
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BERLIN'S SORRY PLIGHT.
RAILWAY. TROUBLE EXTENDS.
BERLAN, February 0. Although arrangements for the gas and water power services were functioning yesterday, most of Berlin is still not provided with either gas or water. The streets last night were dark. The telephone service has been Frippled. Long queues of women wait at street pumps
to fetch water.
The Municipal Council is negotiating with the strikers. The Cabinet is discussing the railway situation with the political leaders and the railway unions, except the National Union of Railway Workers which, is striking.
Meanwhile the railway strike has extended to Mecklenburg. It is reported from Stuttgart that the ngine drivers unions in Waerttemberg, Bader, and Bavaria have declared they cannot remain outside the strike uplets the Government forthwith directly degotiates with the Railway Workers Union.
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