MONDAY, MARCH
WORLD SECURITY
COMING GENEVA PARLEY
GATHERING OF DELEGATES.
Trainload of Conflicting Interests.
A train which steamed Into-Geneva during the week-end had, aboard half the hopes of a weary world for peace and "security"
DRITAIN'S DELEGATES,
(Reuter's Service)
Geneva, March 8.
Mr. Augster Chamberlain, Secret-} my of State for Foreign Affairs, has atrived here secanjanied by British, delegation of ten, including nával, military and air experts
2
HOME FOOTBALL.
TH
FA CUP FOURTH ROUND.
RESULTS.
THROSTLES BEATEN.
(Router's Service.)
PRINCES DEATH
HISTORIC RUSSIAN FIGURE PASSES.
Premier
LUTION DAYS RRCALLED.
the First Provisional Government.
"Another ending figure in the Russian revolution has passed away in the person of Prince George Lvoff, Premier of, the first: Provisional Government.
LONDON, March 7. Results of matches played to day KERENSKY'S PREDECESSOR are.as follow
ing the settlement of questions, most of which require long and difficult negotiations.Reuter.
POLAND THE NEW PIVOT.
London, March 8. The fact that diplomatic inter- est in Europe is shifting to Poland gives weight to the report from Reuter's correspondent in Dundee....... Berlin quoting the Boersen St. Microno Caltio Courier which says that as far UN the German Government is concerned there is no question of an official guaranteeing of the eastern frontier regarding which Germany stande upon: Article 19 of the League convenant. Never- theless, it adds Germany has not stated that it desires to have this frontier altered-Reuter.
ENGLISH 8. 'A“ CUP, Southampton... I Liverpool 0 Cardiff G. 2 Leicester 0. Sheffield U. 2 West Bromwich I Blackburn Blackpool SCOTTISH F. A. CUP.
I Broxbura Utd-0
A STIFF CLIMB.
"London, March 8...
Aberdeen ... o Hamilton institu Kilmarnock Ranger,
ENGLISH LEAGUE,
DIVISION” 1,
Artenal Astor Villa Bury Manchester Newcastle Notts
West Ham
1 Bolton
0 Tottenham
I Everton
2 Notts. C..
3 Preston
Sunderland:
20.
0 Leeds, WRIMO
Stokë
WANG, DIVISION 2. Barnsley Bradford C... Derby
2 Wednesday ... 0 3 Crystal Pal... o Manchester U. o Chelsea. Mo
I Coventry ai Į 1 Stockport and E
Oldham mong đ
DIVISION 3 (SOUTH)
2 Gillingham ... 0 3 'Aberdare
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2 Millwall........
(Routera Service).
Paris, March 8. The death le announced of Prince George Lon who? was Fremier of the First Russian Provisional Government after the revolution of May, 1917 v
Prince Georges Lyoff resigned the premiership in July of 1917, and was grea Keriozkya
nce George Russian states,
at Mc
peasan
Tula, and
During War he was Russian Red n: MantBori
Prince Geo
the
part in bringing about the first Duma, to which he was returned In 1906 as a member for Tula, and in which he became a leader of the Constitutional Democratic party,
A He was an ardent admirer of Britain and supported the Anglo- Russian Alliance
Afterwards he became a mem ber of the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce in London,
During the Great War he organized the efforts of the Zemtra. Union on behalf of the katesian Red Crosh EMERGE For the He was appointed Prime Miniater in the first revolution- educated
fary Government (March 1917) and in the Coalition Cabinet
(May) oscow He resigned in July because of diferences with the Socialista regarding the agrarian question
He paid visits to the United States, Great Britain and France Bizi 1918.1.
BOXER FUNDS.
For the
OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S
V
APPEAL
FOR EDUCATION ONLY.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, March 8.
WELSH NOTES.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE
CELTIC RACE
[BY AP RHYS."]
A cartoon in a Sunday paper, depecting Mr. Chamberlain climb ing the Alps loaded with a bulg ing pack, labelled "European Fulham Difficulties," is a mild way of Hull City illustrating hia heavy res- Middlesboro ponsibilities in connection with Portsmouth the forthcoming League of Port Vale... Nations Conference at Geneva, as South Shields, 2 Clapton-mi. 0 a preliminary to which there have been diplomatic visits to París | Bristol Rp O Swindon this week-end notably of Mr. Charlton Chamberlain and M. Skrzynski Exeter - (from Poland) advocating res-Merthyr
One cannot expect local pectively the pros and cons of Newporto Bristol C. 2.
officials who are liable to be call- the German pact proposal.
Northampton 3. Bournemouth Queen's Park 2 Luton: ...
ed upon at very short notice to FRANCE'S DILEMMA. Reading 3. Brentford
talk on almost any subject under M. Herriot is here on the horns Swansea....... 2 Norwich C
Southend Plymouth...
In the intern of securing friend-plete information in regard to the sun to be primed with com of a dilemma, as France's mill Watford 0, Brighton
oly co-operation between British and each and it is not in any spirit of Chinese in furtherance of the criticism that I venture to tary alliances with Poland and
SA DIVISION^3 (NORTH); Parts, March 8.
Czecho Slovakia necessitate a Ashington 2 Halifax....
welfare of China, over 400 resident amplify remarks made at the German guarantee respecting her Barrow 3 Grimsby
arut graduated melnbers of Oxford annual dinner, but merely *In contrast to a meagre in Eastern as well as her Western Crewe...I Wrexham... 2 Chancellor, the proctors, 2 heads, ments of Wales and of the Celtic ......2 University, including the Vice with a desire that the achieve formaation vouchsafed to British frontiers. In the course of con- Dancaster o Chesterfield
orrespondents last night, the now-versations with M. Herriot, Durham I Rotherham .....
of colleges and balls, and pro-raca should receive fuller recog papers appear with pious reports according to Havas, Mr. Cham Lincoln 2 Hartlepools. mediorial to the Foreign Secretary unacquainted with them should fessors and readers have rent a nition than they might if anyone of the conversath between M. berlin suggested a quintuple Nelson Herriot and Mr Chamberlain, guarantee pact, France, Britain, Southport...... 3 Accrington ... I the Boxer bidemnity to educational reports of those speeches, for ....... 5 New Brighton Oarging the exclusive allocation of rely on those speeches, or the whence unierges. The fact that Italy, Belgium and Germany, Tranmere 3 Rochdale mediert work in China. security at disarminent, was eventually to be joined by Poland Walsall 2 Darling! the chief.1opie and the crux of the and Czecho-Slovakia: It would Wigan I Bradford... 0 whole problem is Geenway's Eust be accompanied by general peace
SCOTTISH LEAGUE. en houtier.
M.. Venizelos, the примене Wrugbyan and her delegates ar rived by time sinus train,
THE CREX OF THE PROBLEM
While Me Chamberlain rejected the protocol and Anglo-Franco Belgian alliance, M. Herriot agreed to consider the quintuple pact men- thed in the morning, subject to reservations the thief which is the terms of the trenty as they affect Germany's Eastern frontier must be guaranteed equally with those affecting the Westerit frontier..
Mr. Chamberlain was able to reply explicitly, but it is hoped it will be possible to find an arrange- ment satisfying the Czechs, Poles and Germans in this respect.
M. Herriot appeared ready to counsel the Poles to take, a rom monsense view of the situation and
to use his good offices to recue compromise..
盘
There the matter rests. for the
тотень.
GERMANY'S PAYMENTS..
Paris, March 8.
2
in Europe an consolidate the Airdrieonians 2 Hearts particular position of Poland. Morton Cowdenbeath.. Mr. Chamberlain and M. Herriot Rafth
Third Lanark are reported to be agreed but St. Johnstone... 1 Partick 1 Germany's application for admis- sion to the League must be un- conditional. The upshot of the conversations is likely to be an Inter-Allied conference, to which Germany may be admitted.- Reuter.
TWO HOURS TALK.
Paris, March 8.
HONGKONG'S WIN.
-ROWING SUCCESS AT
MANILA.
(Reuter's Service.)
MANILA, March 7. Mr. Chuamberlain had an hour's Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, the In the rowing match with the conversation with M. Doumergue Manila Boat Club won the pairs yesterday morning and afterwards event by four lengths and Hong Was the guest at lunch of kong won the fours by two lengths. M. Herriot, whereat Marshal Foch; General Nollet, M. Briand the British, Belgina, Italian, Japanese and American Ambassadors were present. Mr. Chamberlain con versed, with M Herriot for two hours.
The Agent General for Reparate cordiality of the conversations. An official communiqué refers to. tions has made a statement cover M. Herriot and Mr. Chamberlain ing the first annity train Germany under the Dawes scheme to "greed that the exchange of viewa should be followed by diplomatic February 28, 1925.
The receipts have totalled, 580 negotiations in agreement with the milliards of gold-marks of which 464 Allies. milliards are to the Allies' account -107 milliarda to Britain.
EARLIER CABLES.
Berlin, March 7.. Though the nature of the German proposals regarding the security pact is still undisclosed, reports thereanent upset. Nation. alist newspapers
The National Post says that the proposals are tantamount to
Mr. Chamberlain proposes to stop again in Paris on his return from Geneva-Reuter
QUIET AGAIN. REIGN OF TERROR ENDED.
(By Courtesy of Daily Bulletin)..
AMATEUR BILLIARDS,
FRY WINS AGAIN AT
THURSTON HALL
(Reuter's Service.)
LONDON, March 7. Billiards Championship final, 3,000 The result of the Amateur up, at Thurston Hall, London, was Marshal, 2,778. as under-Sydney Fry, 3,000; W.
M. CC. TOUR.:
WEST MAITLAND MATCH
LEFT DRAWN..
(Reuter's Service.)
GOLD COINS
RUSSIAL
CONTRACT
HUGE
(Reuter's Service.)
their information. After all it is not because of its provision of; water supplies or of ita railway stations with, to the visitor, un-i pronounceable names, that Wales over its reputation as one of the greatest of little nations.
To the cause of capital, writes Owen M. Edwards, "Wales Moscow, March 8 has given a Lord Overstone, to The Soviet News Agency, the cause of Labour a Robert announces that the State Bank has Owen. If its best and strongest fnstricted the Petrograd Mint to thought has been given to Welsh strike gold twins to the amount of literature, it has given to Eng 60,000,000 Toubles by October L land thoughts that have not been The Agency says that during next entirely forgotten from George. year the whole gold fund of the Herbert to Henry Vaughen and tchervonetzl State Bank will be coined. into from John Dyer to William Morris In the development of British art it is represented by Richard Wilson, John Gibson and Burna Jones.".
DAVIS CUP,
MANY ASPIRANTS FOR
HONOURS an
(Reuter's American Service.)
* NEW YORK, March 8, Denmark, Lanada and Australis have challenged for the Davis Cup, France, Czecho Slovakia and challenges. Japan had previouly Issued
INTERPORT MATCHES,
(By Courtes), ) Daily Bulletin.)
It is well, too, to recall in these days when books are so cheap and are made so quickly the time when every book was made by hand and when the writers or illuminators spent years, often a lifetime, in making a single beautiful book. These are now numbered among the wonders of the world and the finest of them were written in the seventh and eighth centuries after Christ by the great family of Little Nations" to which the Welsh belong the Celta
From the shores of Ireland monks who were the preachers and doctors the poets and SHANGHAI, March 8 Writers, the artists and archi- The interpoft hockey match tects, of their time, went forth to between Tientsin, and Peking Wales, and to Scotland; to Eng resulted in favour of the former land and to Britanny, in fact to by six points to three, and the almost every part of Europe WEST MAITLAND, March" Interport match at rugby between carrying with them the gospel of The Northern Districts match Tantsin and Poking resulted i
their art Of these parchment Tokio, March 8.- with the M. C. C. tourists was favour of the form by 12 points books the most beautiful and Sensational details of the bomb drawo The M. C. C. declared (tóʻmily the surrender of the Alsace Loring of General Fukuda last July when they had scored 337 for the raine districts of Eupen and Malmedy and practical agree venging the death of the anarchist riets (batting fifteen men had mitsu, the ne
and a long series of crimes for re-loss of seven wickets. The Dit ment to the existing frontiers leader Osugi after the earthquake scored 157 for seven when play East and West, which it describes have just been released by the stopped. Sutcliffe scored 130/not as an outrage.
The Deutsche Tages Zeltung, The urines are alleged to have
police
O out and Kliner f6e- which says that the proposals been perpetrated by a gang of five recognise the status quo of the anarchists who were committed for Western frontiers and propose tri this morning, ... →... arbitration as regards the East, The Praes are devoting pages to ANOTHER WORLD declares that they testify to Goran detounding four months
any's firm resolve for pacifies of terror, which has been brought to tion.
an and by the authorines
Fil
reign
The Berliner Tageblatt" says The gang were charged with the general security pact is robbing the Mitel Kouho and ¿more reliable guarantee for Sumitomo Bank, and with having
France than the military alliance intended to kill the National of France and her Eastern on the anniversary of Osugi a death. Wassals.
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