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(Reuter's Service.)
Pams. April 20 The Allied Government's replios to the Repurations Conwaission ro garding this experts' reports have Bo published. The British Gov- erament promises to do its ulnost to facilitate the adoption of the reports on all matters corning under
lovemment's jurisdiction. Fit is the restoration of fiscal and gronomic authority of the Reich over all tervitury. Secondly, steps must be taken to give, binding effect to the new gunitees and controls insofar as they are. not clearly covered by the pours Fronty, Thinly is the inclusion of all Ger many's treaty fabilities, in a single annuity,
The French reply says the Gov- eminents concerned have a right to expert from the Commission a defini hive decision embodying the experts' eunclusions, supporting them with argument, giving them retient form, and completing them on certain points.
The Belgian Government accepts the conclusions as a whole and hopes the Commission will consider the German draft laws and decrees and se no time to prepare measures to
STOP PRESS.
At 3.30 this afternoon, a respectably-dressed young into Chinese coolly walked Messrs. Lane, Crawford's new
jewellery establishment Queen's Road and in, eged to have opened a show-case and stolen a ring worth $500
on
He was seen by a European assistant who detained him and handed him over to an Indian constable on point duty outside. It is stated that the man was arrested with the ring in his possession...
WORLD A VIATION.
MACLAREN AGAIN DELAYED.
P
Bessy, April 26. Squadron Luler MacLaren waa com- pulled to fund at Park, north of Ajmero, for repairs which are expeetod to tuka three days.-Renter,
Cosnovy, (Alaska), April 20:
enable the plan to be promptly Lieut.. Martin Lader of the world
unforeed by comunion agreement
He is
ng the Allies with whom Belliers, has arrived at Chicnik, giu is entering into immediate all une step behind his colleagues who have been awaiting him at Dutch contact.
TUNNEL CRASH.
TRAINS IN COLLISION.
HOMELAND DISASTER,
(Reuters Service.) U
TONDON, April 26. "An electric train crashed into the reat of a specul train standing in the tunnel a mile outside Eusion. The latter was crowded with excur slonists from Coventry for the Cup Final at Wembley. It is feared that several lave been killed and jinjured.
LATER.
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It is officially stated that the num- ber of injured at Euston is not definitely known, but it le probably twenty. It is alated that two have been killed.
LONDON, April 26.
The special with passengers from Birmingham and elsewhere, in the north was crowded with Aston' Villa supporters. It stopped nens. the terminus. The majority of the passengers were standing up getting their wraps and overvonts when the electric train emished into the rent where most of the easimlties occur- rod. Resene work was carried out in the semi-darkness of the tunnel Many of the injured are in a serious condition. There were a few women on board the traiń. !
LATER. Thirty-five of the injured were taken
carriage cushions. Two died. to hospital on stretchers improvised out!
There are a few broken links but Every-
moully the injuries are alight.
The Italian reply is prepared to Harbour since April 2-Beuter's Aneriody is surprisingly cheerful and some adopt integrally the conclusions and cau Service. principles inspiring them,
Pants, April 26.
The French Government adis D'Oisy, the French aviator flying to that the Governments enn only take Tokyo overd 940 miles from Bukharest useful action after the Cournission to Aleppo in eight hours. He traversed las completed this work and states the Taurus mountains at un altitude of it must consider under what condi- over 10,000 feet.lizuier.
LONDON. April 20. tions the present French and Bel
An exhaustiva, search for the missing gian guarantees shall be merged or
without result.
exchanged for those which will be London- Amsterdam ueroplane has been flares of acetylene lamps. They exiri-
zalf
The pilot, and "pesengers were
A was van Hein, a Dutch Dutch. Indies planter. | Magomen ;
British and talkroplanes scoured the route all day long. A Dulghehin
apparent the Goodwigs at low unt. British Machine found agen
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handed as an undivided whole to all the Allies. These operations cannot The effected until Germany has effec tively put the plan into execution.
Ropantions Commission has taken the first step in the applica lion of the experts' plans by giving a dinner. The chief delegates gave Mr. Pierpont Morgan a dimer 18 beginning of the campaign of con- sultation with the leading inter-definitely to establish a connection with nationa financiers. including neutrals, especially in connection the missing machiat.-Router. with the flotation of a Gerunan loan. I
(Reuter's American Service.)
London, April 27. General Dawes by reles bar
tide
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of surface nearby, but it
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the
impossible
AMSTERDAM, April 26. The seroplanes and warship have re turned after vainly searching for missing. Datch aeroplane.
this
CUP FINAL.
NEWCASTLE UNITED WIN. | declined, an invitation to a dinner in his hongur. He explains that
Losnos, April 20. we and his associates on the exports There were 105,000 spectators in the committee have agreed neither to Wembley Stadium for the Association speak nor to write regarding the cup final. The weather was fine follow- Irupurations report lest their remarks ing morning and afternoon rain. The invite controversy or he censtameel ground was heavy. Among the spectators as an interpretation of the report.
NAVAL NEEDS.
Sussunt, April 26. The American Legion yesterday gave tillin in komour of the French Con- siti General, M. Wilden and Admiral Washington.
The latter in speech usked for co-operation of civilians in China in earing more ships for the China service. In addition to six gunboats for China river work, the Navy urgently required at least forty light cruieors to not as the eyes of the battle fleet if the American flook was to keep proper la ratio to the arina limitations treaty.-Router.
MORE HOT AIR.
HRA, April 26.
after their injuries Josd been dressoil expressed their intention of going to the Most of them were from Cup fiunt.
every but four Londonera in the
Landon, April 26. electric train arers injured.
Altogether Sity people were injured in the Euston: disaster. There were very stressing scenes in the dark tunnel, the rewater working by the light of the
cate the injured from the debris of several coaches which were surashod to matchwood, The dilleulties and dangers were increased by the strifting fumes of fused rubber-cogered cables and the casos In the train cylinders repeatedly caléhing light. A conflagration was averted by and continous supplies of water. The -the promptost application of extinguishers
relief party wielded pick axes and crow bars and used improvised carriages" wood- work of stretchers, The lino la ont of nation for the best of the day.
LATER.
death roll in the Euston disaster has been brought up to four by the death in hospital of two of the injured. The condition of the driver of the electric train whose legs wore crushed is serious. The others are progressing favourably. Good progress has been made in clearing the wreckage from the tunnel and it is 'anticipated the full train service will equate to-morraw,
BLOWN TO PIECES. '
FIREMEN'S TERRIBLE. DEATHS.
(Reuter's Service,)
ADELAIDE, April 27. The two fretmen misslug uro presumed to have been blown to pieces in the first explosion. The total casualties are | ▶
three men killed and eleven seriously in-
Newcastle were the Duko of York. Fritid best Aston Villa 2-0--Beater. LATER Throughout the Erst half the play WAN Villa forwards speedy The Aston showed superior, form, but the splendid work of the Newcastle goal keeper and they no defence of the bucke prevented auy scoring. Neweustle improved in the second hall, playing with great dash.th engineer. Suures of others suffered
injuries, Four minutes from the close Harris, the centre forward, cred at close quarters. A minute later, Beymour the outsidu left added the seconded goal, Newestle with ring 20.-Henter.
AFFRONT TO JAPAN.
jured, including the chief officer and the
(lo cargo asumer City of Singa pure," bount from Now York to South. Afrin with cargo of of!, and motor-cars, caught fire of Port Adelaido. Fire bri- gades mad river foats were fighting" tho flames when a terrific explosion occurred at inidnight, killing one fireman and in- juring several other, who were taken to, the hospital. A further explosion took place two hours later. Tho leo is still burning.]
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Kew Youx, April 27. The "Daily Telegraph's New York correspondent states that the religious loaters almost musimously criticise Con. gs for affronting Japan in "a peculiarly the the occasion of the anniversary offensis was an urge the crembers to the so-called Eastern University in our the under as spoodily Mostow, Trotzky, Clararetkin, Bodek and The Federal Council of Churclios, te other spoke outhusiantically of the presenting 20,000,000 Church members one of three memorials specled at British Baxtero replutionary movinent which has requested. Congress to add a section porta in menory of the 25,600 men and the University solemnly swore to support to the immigration bill summoning the wor-who perished in the naval service by providing thounds of steadfast smState Departinent to confer with the during that grest war. loyal Communist revolutionary chan Japanese Clovernment with a view to The memorial at Chatham contains
jin." Trulsky incidentally termed Mr Jaray MucDonald as cure reactionary than the Turkish nationalists,--Bouter,
WALKING.
LOKLON, April 20.
The Windsor park 20 miles road walk.
possible.
devising metind of bringing about oxclusion based on mutual consideration of goodwill and postponing the operation of exclusion clausa pending a conference,
Reuler's American Bervice,
--RUSSIA'S DEBTS.
LONDON, April 20,-
ing championship was won by F. Poyn An earnest pies for a loan as the only fou (Leicester), time 2 hours 40 minuta way to solve the question of Raula's 1 seconds. G. Goodwis (Surrey Walk pre-war debts and promote Anglo-Husedsa ing Club), T. Johnson (Leicester). 2 trade is made by M. Rakovsky in a stato houra 54 minutes 17 seconds. The ment to the Press. He doclares that the placings wore Belgrave Harriors 32 larger part of the loan will be spent in pointa, Borrey Walking Club 41, and Sur. Eigland and orders have already been
drafted. ray Athletic Club 40-Reuler.
POSTPONED.
(Reuter's Service.)
Vimina, April 17. : Owing to bad weather the Carpantis Townley Sght fixed for the 26th has bog postponed until Thursday.
LONDON, April 20. The Prince Wales unveiled at Chatham
8,648 varies,
The Prince said it was impossible to erect a moment to thoas hersos similar to those in the battlefields of France. and Gallipoli for all the sons of the world were thoir battlefeld and their grave. Through the victory won by their sacrifice the ships of Britain still sailed to the uttermost ands of the earth.-Reuter.
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ALLIES AND THE EXPERTS*
REPORTS..
(Reuter's Service.)
.Pants April 27. The Allled oplies regarding exporta'. reparte. ero vory favourably commented
He declares categorically that Russia will never consede some of the demanda of the British bankers' recent momo- upon in the prots which emphasises the zadum which, are an insimissible conciliatory nature of the replies and del attempt to intorfore In Russia's internal claros. that though there may ill be cor politics. Neither will property batio divergencies and the allied convoren- restored to former owners. He anggotation may be long and delete there is that their enterprises night be. Teased no difficulty that is insurmountable and them on conscustomary basis.nd every hope exists that agreements will be Bautor.
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