THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1925.
EXPRESS SMASH.
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CARRIAGES TOPPLE OVER VIADUCT.
CRASH INTO RIVER.
Terrible Result of a Coupling Break.
The engine and seven couches, of a French express were derailed in the early hours of yesterday morning through the breaking of a coupling,
LONDONER INJURED. (Reuter's Service)
Poitiers, March 25. No sritish people were killed Londoner was among the
due to
but injured.
The aerlent was breakage in a roupling as the train reached the viaduct over the narrow and dog riv Plain.
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HOSTILE ARABS,
EARL BALFOUR'S VISIT BOYCOTTED.
MOURNING " IN.
IN JERUSALEM.
(Reuter's Service.)
THE CHINA MAIL.
JERUSALEM, March 25 Earl Balfour has arrived here to open the Hebrew University on April 1. He isn guest of the High Commissioner,
killed. Poitiers is the capital of Vienne. the Department of
The Arabs, both Mohammedan Formerly it was capital of the and Christian, closed their shops province of Poitou. The relty is and ceased work.
Signs of on a height at the junction of the mourning were displayed. Clain and the Boivre, 61 m. Other boycott plans include a SS.W. of Tours. It has a noble refusal to give Eari, Balfour access cathedral, the scene of 28 councils to the Holy places, the printing of from the 4th to the 15th century, black borders in the newspapers, and other interesting churches, & and the holding of protest prayer palals-de-justice, a university meetings. founded in 1431, and a museum.
SIMILAR IRISH DISASTER.
CVENCARRA VIADUCT WRECKS INC.
yond wide musiewe la Dunngtai. While crossing the the wond Ireland; a train we own of the red and seven of the cars feil forty feet in học te thar probe sulle imusam the day of four persons mat ser was injury to ningul hess. The Catinas lay for hours in the storm before la Be Yenched them. Piutograph shows the wreck
of the train and the debris from the shattered Owums, Vinduet which piled down on the passengers.
The loading carriage, exclusive ly first class, Loppled over into the viaduct and crashed across the
river.
Two more earringos fell on top of it.
The passengers in the first cur- riage were extricated with the greatest difficulty from wreckage, into which the river was pouring.
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town,
The Government has temporarily
closed the Government training college where the students went on strike on account of the visit........
These demonstrations are due to Earl Balfour's famous post-war declaration in support of Zionism
TWO MONTHS' TOUR.
INTIMATE OF PRESIDENT SAILS.
Rouler's American Sérvice.)'
WASHINGTON, March 25. Mr. Stearns, an intimate friend of President Coolidge sails to morrow for two months' tour of Europe.
The trip has aroused much inter- est in diplomatic, circles, though Mr. Stearns Rays it is not connect ed with International politics.
AFTER BIG GAME.
ROOSEVELT DIFFICULTIES
OVERCOME.
(Reuler's American Service)
WASHINGTON, March 25. Mr. Theodore Roosevelt an- nounces that he and his brother will sail on April 11. They hope to leave Kashmir about the middle of May:
Several
He adds that all difficulties have library (30.000 vols.)
The now been obviated. The British railways meet in the city. manufactures are not important. Government and the Viceroy of The name, anciently Poictiers, is India have been very kind and derived from the Pictones. There helpful and have, extended them are many Celtic and Roman re-every courtesy vo mains. especially in Poitiers, is associated with three thegreat victories, that of Clovis over Alaric the Goth (507), that of Charles Marter over the Saracens (732), and that of the English under the Black, Princo over the French in 1356. After coming by marriage into possession of the Dukes of Normandy, Poitiers re- mained for three centuries attached to the English crown.]
A party of soldiers from dis- riplinary regiments in Morocco was aboard the train. They were.most helpful in the rescue work, carrying out passengers on their backs.
FIVE KILLED.
Later. Five persons were killed and 23 injured in the express derailment.
[An earlier cable stated that the engine and seven coaches 'of the Bordeaux. Paris express were derailed at two o'clock in the morning near Poitiers. Two of the coaches mounted the cutting and two fell into the river. A number were killed and injured. Senator Pedebidou was among the
COTTON. PROSPECTS.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, March 25. A series of conferences, being heid in Lancashire reflect. a
"BIGGER PROFITS.、
DUNLOP RUBBER COS REPORT.
forward.
(Reuter's Service.)
voria ng
- COFFING KETATOME VIEW ED, HOW_TEKI
Mr. Theodore Roosevelt,
An earlier cable stated that
TRAGIC MISTAKE.
TANKER BLOWS
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION,
Huge Anchor Hurled Over House Tops, Owing to a tragic mistake an oil-tanker has been blown up in Hamburg harbour with a heavy loss of life.
CARELESS WORKMEN.
(Reuter's Servies.)
"Berlin, March 26. · Eleven persons were killed and two are missing as a result of a terrific explosion on an oil tanker in Hamburg harbour.
The disaster was apparently caused by repair men using
oxygen blowers before the tank was emptied of gas.
So tremendous was the explo sion that the victims and a half ton anchor were hurled hundreds of yards over the house roofs,
[Oxygen" blowers employ the flame attending the combustion of hydrogen and oxygen. They are characterised by a very high temperature. Hydrogen gas readily burns in oxygen or, air with the formation of water. Many forms of oxyhydrogen lamps have been invented, but the. REFORM OF THE UPPER explosive nature, of the gaseous
HOUSE.
JAPAN'S POLITICS.
לינו
(Reuter's Service.)
TOKYO, March 25, The House of Peers passed the Upper House Reform Bill as modified by themselves after agreement with the Government.
The House, is now discussing the Suffrage Bill of which the Diet session which should be ended to. day has been prolonged one day to enable a decision to be reached.
BUDGET PASSED.
TOKYO, March 25.
The House of Representatives in the Diet unanimously passed the Budget, with an amendment by the Upper House, reducing the educational estimates by Yea 1,000,000
It was believed that the action of the Peers was meant to show the opposition of the reactionary section to the Government's measures for reform of the Upper House and universal suffrage, both of which are still awaiting the decision of the Upper House.
But to-day it is explained that that the amendment was proposed purely on technical grounds."
TENSE SITUATION.
(Courtesy of the Daily Bulletin.)
TOKYO, March 25.
The tenser ess of the present political sluation has been Line creased by the fact that normally to-day is the last day of the current session, which, it is now reported may be prolonged to enable the Government to come to some arrangement with the Peers regard- ing the major question of universal suffrage and the reform of the Upper House.
mixture rendered them all more or less dangerous. Oxygen blowers can now however be used with every safety.]
GERMANY'S STAND. NO SURRENDER TO LEAGUE,
(Reuter's Servios.)
Berlin, March 26,
It is authoritatively stated that there is no truth in the report that Germany is prepared to enter the League of Nations uncondition- ally."
On-the-contrary--the Govern. ment maintains its original atti- tude in this respect.
"SHOULD RESIGN?
none favourably..
Up to the print only a few With the Budget settled, the Nationalist newspapers have com- suffrage move looms more Immented on Mr. Austen Chamber- portant. The Peers' commitles lain's speech, yesterday, evening, have already approved of certain amendments 10 the suffrage measure, one of which eliminates from the franchise any male who is dependent upon others for support, while another extends the residential qualification from six Booths to a twelvemonth.
Should the House adopt the committee's changes, the Blil must be returned to the Representa tives in the Lower House, where it is anticipated the amendments will be rejected, resulting in a deadlock.
FIRST STEPS.
PRESIDENT DISCUSSES
DISARMAMENT, ..
(Reuter's American Service,)
The "Boersen Zeitung" attacks Herr Stresemann's security pact proposals and declares that any treaty made will remain a scrap of paper to the Opposition.
The "Deutsche Zeitung" ex- presses the opinion that Herr Stresemann's fallure makes his resignation essential.
FRENCH, OPINION.
Paris, March 25. The newspapers welcome with cordiality Mr Austen Chamber- lain's speech in the House of Commons, but regret that Britain opposes an Anglo-Franco-Belgian pact for which it is deemed an inadequate substitute.
LONDON, March 25. The Dunlop Rubber Cu's report shows net prgfts for the year nded December 31. of £1,500 000 compared with £44:2000 ddyring) he previous eighteen moths. £fon 000 is: transfe red to the Keer reserve £375,000 is absuth-
They admit the expediency of ed in dividends on preference
following up the proposals, but determined move to infuse life shares and £525,000 is carried report of the refusal of the Indian
insist first of all on Germany's into the cotton industry, "Cer-I
authorities to grant permit to the
entry into the League as a token tain proposals" were discussed
bix me expedition led by
WASHINGTON, March 25. Yesterday at a joint conference of
Theodore and Kermit. Roosevelt
President Coolidge to-day con-of good faith, also on a prelimin spinning and weaving employers,
to use the Hunza Pass to enter ferred with Senator Borah and the ary settlement of the disarma and what was described as com-
Turkestad has resulted in a mumber Sonate Foreign Affairs Committee ment question, prehensive proposals, drafted by
of letters reaching the British in connection with the projected The Master Spinners' Federation,
Embassy. accusing the British disarmament conference. Government, and in one case, the Senator Borah will be discussed next week, by a
was heartily dubious Ambassador, Sir Esme Howard sympathetic, though joint conference of workers and employers. Little is at present
personally, with wilfully prevent whether the situation in Europe is Mr J H. Tuomas represents ing the passage of the expedition, at present conducive to success. known regarding the nature of
specially the Colonies and Embassy officials have expressed the proposals beyond the state-
protectorates and mandated their regret at this misconception, ment that the industry is con- territories on the Board of the explaining that the cause of sidering the production of cheaper exhibition.
the refusal was that a large. materials from a low grade cot Mr. Thomas was Secretary of Swedish expedition had used the ton, and also that a tendency State for the Colonies in the pass this year and had employed has been revealed to abandon Labour Cabinet and is a keen all available native bearers..It. curtailment of production in Imperialist.. favour of increasing the output and thus cut down overhead coste
and reduce prices. ..
TOKYO RIOTS.
(Reuter's Service.)
Tokyo, March 25. Early this morning the re sidences of cortain Peers who were prominent in opposition to
EXCELLENT CHOICE.
(Reuter's Service.)
LONDON, March 25
added that under-manned or in- efficiently manned expeditions would be dangerous in a wild country where food and facilities Cheyenne, Wyoming, March 29. were very scarce. The refusal of Mr. Sinclair considers that the the Indian authorities was due tʊ Moscow High Court decision is the fact that they felt morally indecisive and asserts bis intention responsible for the expedition to fight to save the concessions in passing through India into more or Saghalten. Reuter's American less unknown lands beyond. It is Service.
Adelaide, March 25-In a speech Buffrage measure - daring at Clare, the Rt Hon 3-M-|
day's seasion, were the Prime Minister, said the Common-
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understood. that the Roosevelts have been advised that they may enter Turkestan by some other 0248 of postpone their trip. fura
The "Tempe" utters a warning| against slipping into a revision of the Treaty of Versailles, n
The "Liberte" declares the Ger- man pact idea is merely a Parlia- Imentary expedient.
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