WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1925.
PRINCE IN THE TROPICS.
REPULSE SAILS FOR GOLD COAST...
NEW, HARBOUR WORKS.
His Royal Highness the First To Enter.
Having completed his visit to Sierra Leone, the Prince of Wales le off now to the Gold Coust, unother of our West African colonies.
TIMELY ARRIVAL.
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Freetown, April 7. The Repulse' has suited for Takaradi on the Gold Coast.
The Prince of Wales will be the first to enter the harbour which is not completed.
The cost of the harbour will be £2,700,000. **
FRANCE'S CRISIS.
Finance Minister's Proposals.
COMING DEBATE.
"THE ANXIETY OF PUBLIC OPINION."
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steade: Axim, Elmina, Cape Coast Castle, Winnebah, Accra, Christiansborg (old Danish fort: adjoining Accra,
seat of
· PARIS, April 7. Governor) and Kits.
The preamble to M. Damonzie's There is cable connection with finance bill admits the legal limit England and Capetown and re-ed this year, a practice, rendered of the note issue has been exceed gular steamers from London, possible by the manipulation of Southampton; and Plyrhouth. *.
various items of the balance sheet of the Banque de weekly France which must be terminated. The Banque has demanded that the position between itself and the Treasury should be legally regularised.
The estimated area of the Colony is 15.000 square miles. and of the protectorate 24,000
WHERE THE PRINCE GOES NEXT.
ESA
BECHUANALO
TRANSYAAL
OF GOOD HOPE Cape Town
SOUTH
BRAZIL
AMERICA
Buenos Aires
LONDON
CAMBIA
SIERRA LEONE
GOLD COAST
NIGERIA
AFRICA
Cape Town
Our map shows the Gold Coast which His Royal Highness is visiting next
The Gold Coast is a British Crown Colony and protectorate in West Africa, forming part of Upper Guinea and including Ashanti.
The Gold Coast extends from Newton (W. of Cape Three Points) to Denu (E. of Cape St. Pau).
square miles.
population The estimated
is 1,500,000. The Europeans number 5,000,
..
The Gold Coast was discovered "by the Portuguese Santander in 1470. Diego d'Asambuja built the fort St. Gorge la Mina-pre- sent Elmina in 1431.
The Dutch obtained part of Gold Coast in 1717.
The Government considers an increase in the note issue limit indispensable to the integrity, of the Banque's credit and the healthy" administration of the country's finances.
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PENALTY FOR DEFAULT.
LATER... M. Demonzle.announced that the interest on the new
perpetual rentes issuable to subscribers is a voluntary ten per cent. The capital tax has been fixed at three per 'centum.
The issue will be at par and not exempt from taxation. All are liable to Income tax with the exception of wage earners, Those
THE CHINA MAIL.
BACK TO SANITY. BRITAIN'S SENSIBLE ACTION.
REPARATIONS ADJUSTMENT.
New System Which Will Mean Less Friction.
Another small 'step has been taken towards restoring inter- national amity in war-scarred Europe...
GERMAN GOOD FAITH.
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prejudicing the rights of the British Government in respect of the Act.
Mr. Churchill said that the act. had produced over £25,000,000 for the British Treasury.
London, April 7. The House of Commons unani- by mously passed a resolution moved. Exchequer, Mr. Winston Chur-more acceptable to her and to the The new arrangement was due the Chancellor of the to Germany's desire for a method,
Reparation Recovery Act of 1921 revival of Anglo-German trade chill suspending the German- fact that the levy owing to the imposing a 26 per cent. levy on had latterly been producing more German imports into England than the British share of the and substituting an alternative reparations. method not involving payments by individual merchants without
NOT FOR HIM.
HINDENBURG EVADES POLITICS.
TOO OLD NOW.
NATIONALISTS MUST FIND OTHER CANDIDATE.
(Router's Servica,)
BERLIN. April 7. Despite the German Nationals' who do not subscribe a tenth part desperate efforts, Marshal Voa of their capital will be excep-Hindenburg has declined to accept tionally taxed on the amount of nomination for the Presidency. their default.
He declares that he does not. is payable quarterly for five years. latend at this age to enter politics M.. Demonzie summed up the from which he has all his life held measure as the maximum of option and the mininuns of constraini.
The subscription:
A Bill emboding the proposals when tabled in the Chamber of Deputies to-day will be imme- diately referred to the Finance Committee for report. Hence it will not be debated before Thurs day or Friday.
The Socialists are submitting to the committee a counter project. providing for.
a ten per cent capital levy, but this is simply a Party demonstration. The Socia- lists are expected to vote for M; Demonzie's Bill.
aloof.
His recommendation Nationals to adopt Herr Jarres is to the
likely to be adopted, but Jarres prospects of beating Herr Marx on April 26 are considered remote.
It is understood that Hinder- burg's refusal was influenced by the absence of support from the German People's Party
Herr Stresemann, the Foreign Minister, who is one of the leaders, pointed out the disastrous impres- sion such a candidacy would make in Europe.
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The Government was satisfied that the German Government would co-operate loyally with the new system which would produce the same results as the levy with far less friction and disturbance to international trade.".
The arrangement was a small step towards European appease ment and restoration.
Mr. William Graham (Labour) and Mr. Lloyd George (Liberal) approved the new arrangement.
The sole dissentient was Sir Frederick Wise (Conservative) who asked whether the Dominions had been consulted with regard to the suspension of the levy.
The House of Lords carried without discussion a resolution similar to Mr. Churchill's.
GIRLS' FATAL LEAPS.
FIREWORKS FACTORY.
DISASTER
MANY NARROW ESCAPHS.
(Router's American Service")
Hanover, Mass, April 7.. At least a hundred buildings have been destroyed in a series of explosions at the National Fire works Company's factory.
Some terror-stricken work girls hurled themselves from the windows.
Later the Nationals despatched
It la feared that several have Admiral von Tirpita to Hanover to been killed. Many others had try to induce Hindenburg to parrow escapes. change his mind.......
LOSING NO TIME.
PARIS, April 7. The Chamber of Deputies re- The Royal African Company Finance Committee for report and ferred the Finance Bil to its establishet Dixcove, Winneba, agreed to M. Demonzie's request and Acera in 1672.
to debate the measure to-morrow "in view of the anxiety of public SEVEN opinion."
It is a monotonous tract of land, mostly flat and covered with immense forests and swampy The rivers are partly navigable.
The climate is dump and op- Britiain, obtained Christian pressively hot, and is very un-bourg. Augustenbourg, and healthy for Europeans.
Fredensbourg from the Danes in 1851, and bought the Dutch part in 1871.
The inhabitants comprise numerous negrò tribes, their chief occupation being commerce.
Agriculture is the staple in- dustry and the chief products and exports are paim-oil, gold, palm- kernels, india-rubber, kolanut. cocon, monkey skins, eopra, ivory and timber.
The chief imports are, textiles, hardware, spirits, and tobacco.
The whole region is more or less auriferous-hence the name of the colony. In past time large quantities of gold were exported, but the abolition of slavery caused the decline of the gold industry among the natives..
The great obstacles to Euro- pean enterprise Are the unhealthi- ness of the climate, and the
difficulties of transport, as roads
are absolutely waiting.
Silver, copper, and iron are also
found. Diamonds
were dis-
of
EARLIER CABLES
PARIS, April 7 | Ashanti, with chief town
The final details of M. De- Kumassi, was placed under Bri-monzie's proposals, the drafting of tish protection in 1896, and after 'clock in the morning, provide
which was completed at
three
a dangerous rising in 1900 was for payments of the extraordinary definitely annexed in 1901" with voluntary levy to be spread over the Northern Territories.
five years.
Taxpapers failing to make a
BELGIAN POLITICS.
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MORE SEATS FOR SOCIALISTS.
LIBERALS LOSE NINE.
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of Catholics, 77 Socialists, 24
BRUSSELS, April 7.
Liberals, 5 Extreme Flamingaats, The new Chamber will consist
2 Communists and Independent, The principal change in the
The Gold Coast Regiment took active part in the campaign general declaration for the pur Parties compared with the previous against Germany in Africa in poses of the levy will be taxed on Chamber consists of a Socialist 1914-15.
The Colony is administered by declaration.
the basis of their income tax gain of seven seats and a Liberal 4 Governor-General with
Commercial drafts loss of cine. executive and legislative council.
will be accepted in payment.
Subscribers will receive per-¡" petual Government bonds bearing" interest at three and a half or four. per cent.
STUDENT BATTLE. CENSURE FOR CARINET MINISTER.
(Reuter's Service.) covered in the Aboms valley in
PARIS, April 8, 1919.
The Senate by 138 to 134 votes There is
government censured the attitude of the Minis- botanical station at Aburi and anter of Public Instruction in con -experimentul cotton farm at nection with the Quartier Latio incidents. The charge levelled The chief towns and road-jagainst the Minister was of asanil-
Labolabo.
a
FAMILY OF FORGERS,
The
FATHER AND DYING
WIFE.
MONTREAL, April 7.
og the Faculty of Law's rights, abollthing the herties of higher education, and offending the entire university.
It is estimated that the can- cellation of Government securities, contributed as part of the levy will reduce the Budget by six hundred million Francs annually.
Later. The cabinet has finally approved Demonzie's financial proposals- Reuter.
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"CURIOUS STRATEGY." SINGAPORE DEFENCES
.DELAY.
GOOD FRIDAY.
COMPLETE NEWSPAPER
HOLIDAY,
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LONDON, April 7.
• Nonewspapers are being publish- ed in England on Good Friday..
QUITE SAFE ?
NO NEED TO WORRY FOR MISSIONARIES.
FOREIGN OFFICE UNCONCERN.
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LONDON, April 7.
It is learned that the Foreign.
safety of British. missionaries in. Office has received no special re-
China, and it is pointed out that the presentations with regard to the.
foreign residents. Diplomatic re- Government of China is primarily
presentations seldom fail to ensure responsible for the protection of
that all possible protection is given.
MORE MOTOR SHIPS.
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LONDON, April 7... The growing vogue of the motor ship is revealed in Lloyd's Quarterly Review, showing that 2,379 vessels are being constructed in the world's yards. Of these nearly half are fitted with internal combustion engines.
$5,000,000 AN OUNCE total tonnage of 1,165,000 which is
(Reuter's American Service.)
British yards are constructing a
figures for
132,000 below the last quarter.
Germany is leading in foreign construction with 405,000 tons.
TAKE WITH SWEETENED WATER.
BALTIMORE, April' 7. A correspondent of the New York Times states that Doctor (Reuter's Service.) - Viol, in his research report to the American Chemical Society, des- [The appointment of Professor
LONDON, Apri 7. cribes "Radon," à substance which, In the House of Georges Scelle. the rrincipal Commdr. Kenworthy
commons he states, is 180,000 times iure. Saves the bables, helps the grown- (Liberal) active than radium and costs five ups, comforts elderly people that's Secretary of the Minister of Justice asked a question with regard to million dollars an ounce to pro- Chamberlain's Colle and Diarrhoea and an ardent Socialist, to the the new fortifications at Singapore. duce, but is cheaper in use than Remedy Used for infantile cholera, Chair of International Law of Paris University, led to fierce encounters Sir L. Worthington Evans, referred activity.
The Secretary of State for War, radium owing to its increased sudden patnin stomach, griping
cramps, nausea with
prostrating diarrhoea. For sale everywhere,
the
Commdr. Kenworthy asked: Are
Of the five brothers charged between students in the Latin quarto his reply of March 17. with counterfoiling the eldest haster, attended with a long casually. been sentenced to three years'Hist. Royalist and other anti-we to understand that extensive jail and two others to six months. Government students resented the alterations and enlargements, to two yangist have been appolatment as an act of political the dockyard are proceeding and released on peaded sentence-favouritism, and went in proces that the fortifications are not being
The father who was implicated was released on parole ei barricades, preventing
also sion to the lecture room and erect- commenced at the same time? 4o attend his wife's deathbed.
[Mounted
Professor from lecturing. Later plied: No, they are being con
Sir L Worthington Evans re-i police lust carried out one of the biggest raids body of youthful pro-Government
week they came into collision with asidered. on counterfeiters on record They students outside the Sorbonne. That is a curious form of strategy! arrested seven men and seized The police intervened and. Cem-
Comindr. Kenworthy remarked: notes represeling $159,000 and munists joined in the melee. The plying to Commander Kenworthy, In the House of Commons, re ancompleted notes to the amount students scattered, but later re-on March 17, Sir L, Worthington of half-a-million dollars)
formed and re-engaged the polico Evans said the question of the Order was eventually restored defences required to protect the after 200, had been wounded and Singapore base was still being 33 made prisoner. Fifty-four considered by the Committee of Gendarmes were wounded, some Imperial Defence. It was impossi seriously]
NEW PLANE SHIP.
$45.000,000 VESSEL LAUNCHED.
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Paris, April 7.-A summary of NEW YORK April 7 the reparations-payments; prosent The latest Aeroplane carriered by the Agent General for Saratogi has been launched at Reparations, until March 31, shows Camden, Now Jaraoy
Gold Marks paymonts to the Allies' account of $55,000,000, of
ble to make a statement at present with regard to the cost or the date. of Commencing work thereon. The question whether the present do- forcat were suficient or must be increased would depend on the committen's report.
vacuated Bus Tokyo Apr
he ship has a displacement of 33,000, toos and, carries which Britain received 120,003,000, France 235,000,000, Belgium $7,000,000, taly 41,000,000 and Ap Japan/2,500,000. ***
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