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April 10, 1923, Temperature 70
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PRINCESS AND COUNT.
ITALIAN ROYAL-MARRIAGE.
ROME, April 9. Princess Yolanda and Count Calvidi Bergolo were married at the Quirinal. The civil marriage took place in the throne mom and was attended by Their Majestics and other royalties and members of the Cabinet. Signor Mussolini and other Ministers belonging to the Fascista and national militia wore the uniform of that organisation. A glittering procession afterwards proceeded to the Pauline chapel for the religious cerentony,
Princess Yolanda is the first Italian princess to be married in the chapel since the loss of the Pope's temporal power. The bridal pair and Their Majesties subsequently appeared on the balcony of the palace and received an ovation from an enornious crowd.
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TROUBLE IN MEMEL.
HOW IT BEGAN.
April 10, 1922, Temperature 65.
6日五廿月二亥癸大歲年二十國民軍中
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SLAVERY IN ABYSINNIA,
SERIOUS ALLEGATION MADE,
HUGE AREAS DEPOPULATED.
LONDON, April 9, Sensational allegations regarding slave traffic are contained.in a letter written to the Times by Major Henry Darley, ex-frontier-agent in South- West Abyssinia He declares that an area in South Abyssinia three hundred miles square, has been depopulated and devastated by slave-traders. A million people have been killed or carried into bondage through Tajurabay and elsewhere since Menelik's death when each Governor seized and sold the negro population of his district. The depopulated area extends from Jiren in Abyssinia to Toposa in the Sudan which is 120 miles over the British frontier.
The Governors are now scarcely able to find. the money to pay taxes to Addisababa and, have again turned their eyes southward to the British territory. They have already raided Kenya and i is only a question of time before raids on a larger stale and more skilfully.organised will be made not only in Kenya but in other territories bordering LONDON, April 9.
Abyssinia. Combined diplomatic representations 'According to telegrams from Memel received have hitherto invariably resulted in the issue of in London, the troubles cabled earlier broke out notices forbidding slavery and slave-raiding which with the troops dispersing a demonstration by are a source of amusement in the market places. twenty thousand Germans in the streets on Satur Major Darley concludes that while the League of day against heavy taxation and customs duties. Nations is getting ready to take steps a race is There was intermittent rifle fire throughout Satur| dying." day night resulting in several casualties. The German Lithuanian Home League has been sup pressed and its President arrested. All shops are- closed. In the meantime the Allied Committee' in. Paris is considering the details of the status of Memel, the principle of which was recently settled hy a conference of ambassadors.
AMERICAN STEEL INDUSTRY.
LABOURERS' WAGES INCREASED,
ANGLESEY BY-ELECTION:
LIBERAL CANDIDATE WINS.
LONDON, April 9
The Agricultural depression was the chief issue
of the by-election at Anglesey due to the death of the Independent member Sir Owen Thomas. The result was j
Si J. Thomas (Liberal) Mr. E. T. John (Labour)-
Mr. R. O. Roberts (Conservative)
11,116
6308 3.385 Sir RJ. Thomas contested Anglesey as a National Liberal at the general election but sup ported the United Liberals in the by-election.
HOME TRAWLING DISPUTE.
GERMAN BOATS ARRIVING.
PITTSBURG, April 9.. The Carnegic Steel Company has increased common labourers wages by eleven per cent. and similar advances have been made at some of the United States Steel Corporations subsidiaries ac companied by a promise of adjustment in other classes of labour. A hundred and fifty thousand employeds will be affected-if-all the latter's sub- sidiaries fall in line. Some independent mills have indicated their preparedness to meet the increase.
- While the Aberdeen fishermen, though suffer PITCHED BATTLE WITH SMUGGLERS. ing destitution, are refusing to go to sea tiil the landing of fish from German trawlers is stopped $2,000,000 WORTH OF WHISKY SEIZED. German boats continue to arrive in increasing num- bers. Sixteen arrived during the week-end. Six resalted without landing their. catches owing to: successful intimidation of porters by fishermen but three landed their catches to day.
NEW YORK, April 9.. The prohibition agents seized $2,000,000 worth of whisky in two raids at Manhattan and Jersey City. This is the largest seizure soffar. The latter raid resulted in a pitched battle with the smugglers whose attempt to recapture the liquor was repulsed. The prohibitionists broke in doors and, vaults and. removed huge stocks in a fleet of motor lorries guarded by armed men to the place of destruction.,
RHINE RAILWAYMEN.
FAMILIES EVICTED BY COLOURED TROOPS:
LONDON, April 9,
SOVIET GOVERNMENT.
TENSE SITUATION AT MOSCOW,
LONDON, April 9. Messages from Riga state that owing to the con dition of Lenin the reorganisation of the entire sys" tem of government has been decided on. At Moscow aspecial Council of Forty will be substituted for the peoples' commissaries and will constitute the supreme authority. The position in Moscow is very tense and very drastic measures, ate being taken
BERLIN, April 9.1 The President of the railway administration at to preserve order. Treves has telegraphed to President Ebert that 106 families of railwaymen have been expelled from. their homes by coloured troops. A further 600 families will be evicted in a few days. „President Ebert has forwarded ten million marks to assist the ‹ victims.
AMERICANS IN ANATOLIA.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DISCUSSION.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 9.. The National Assembly discussed a law accept- ing contracts with representatives of an American development company for railways and ports, in Anatolia, also a stipulation as regards mines twenty kilometres on either side of the railways: A majority favoured the scheme on whicha yote was adjourned
AEROPLANE ENGINE RECORD:
NEW YORK, April 9. A Wright," E4" aeroplane engine completed Brecord-breaking feat at ngton running 573
MR. BONÁR LAW..
THROAT STILL TROUBLING HIM.
LONDON, April 9.
Mr. Bonar Law made an early appearance at the reopening of the Commons and was universally' cheered. When he rose to speak it was noticed fhat his throat affection was still troublesome, his voice being almost inaudible.
INDIAN TRAGEDY,
SEAFORTH OFFICERS MURDERED.
SIMLA, April 9. Majors Orr and Anderson, of the Seaforth Highlanders, when walking near Laudikotal were fired on and killed. The murderers escaped.
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