WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1925.
HISSES AND CHEERS.
MIXED RECEPTION FOR FİNANCE MINISTER.
CAILLAUX'S INDIFFERENCE
Premier's Quiet Retort to Angry
Criticism.
France's Parliament opened yesterday in an electrical atmos phere, lisses and cheers freeted the new Finance Minister as he entered the Chumber of Deputies.
LIVELY DEBATE,
(Reuter's Service.)
the interpellation lodged by M. Bertrand on" behalf of the ex-Service men's, group asking why M. Caillaux was included in
The Cabinet.
Paris, Apgl 21. Parliament assembled in the Cheers and loud protests xation, of a licity debate mingled while M. Caillaux himself centering on the personality of sut in the Ministerial bench con- M.', Caillaurx, the Minister of temptuously indifferent, Financan Whom the opposition M. Bertran rend out the text i avangarating its attack, having of the High Court sentence given rolice of two interpellations against M. Chillaux for communi- Icating with the enemy He heately remarked that France, had not yet arrived at the pass ut having to choose between Caillaux and bankruptcy.
CENTRE OF THE STORM.
M.Joseph Caillaus
Frwe's my Finstre Minister Arnival with customptuous infif- ferner the angry cutbands that greeted be appears in the ember of Peputies yesterday..
i resteer of the Minister of Finan
There is little chance of the „debanto puding till hit. fo-oPro. M. Caillaux was received with mineled hisses and cheers when eflered the Churer of The aution
Government's Financial
Measures.
M. Painleve replied quietly that he had chosen the best qualified; men. He had appointed M. Caillaux, Minister of Finance as The bad anointed Marshals Foch Faul Petain't the ehlef commands
in the war
Eleventh Hour Hitch.
Paris, April 21.
The tenseness of the atmos- phere in whh Parliament opened;
TRAGIC RADIO.
Liner's Fateful Message.
FURY OF THE SEA. "Regret 1 Was Unable to Save Any Lives."
(Reuter's American Service.)
THE CHINA MAIL.
THOSE WAR - DEBTS.
VIGILANT TREASURY OFFICIALS.
WATCHING FRANCE.
America Wants Same Terms As Britain.
United States Treasury officials are watching the Anglo-French debt-funding negotiations, their attitude being that America should receive the same terms as Britain.
MERE POLITE TALK?
(Reuter's American Service.)
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Britain, their attitude being that the French debt to America should be accorded equal, con- sideration by the French Govern ment to the French debt to Britain.
New York, April 21. "Regres was "unable to save any lives" was the tragic radio from the Captain of the White Star liner Homeric who was going
Washington, April 21, to New York but changed his course in response to the S.0.S. of Government is beginning debt The United States Government |
The fact that the United States, the Japanese freighter Raffuku funding conversations with at holds precisely the same opinions Marn which was foundering in the least one of the smaller debtor as expressed by Mr. Winston heavy sens, her lifeboats smashed, nations has generally again drawn Churchill during the recent con- off the coast of Nova Scotia. attention to the question of debtsversations between Mr. Mellon, vening seventy-eight miles at full
The Homeric covered the inter-ofing to America.
Secretary of the Treasury, and M. speed, but she was too late to rescue any members of the crew whose sur-
of the forty-eight | Lvival was hopeless in the moun-
tainous sens,
GERMANY'S WEALTH. LAST YEAR'S REVENUE SURPLUSES.
(Reuter's Service.)
BERLIN, April 21.
The Reich's revenue returas, for
was apparent from the Party the year ending March 31 show
meglings carly in the afternoon a total revenue of 7,030,000,000 which at the eleventh hour, reveal-marks, a surplus of 2,000,000,000 ed that the Ministerial declaration marks, over the estimates inyl not satisfied all sections of the The income tax and customs Left Cartel, whose solid vote is surpluses are 900,000,000 marks necessary l'or Governmental and 450,000,000 marks, respective- stability.
hy, over the estimates.
Apparently the Radicul dise approve the Vatican policy."while | Le attitude of the Socialists is also doubtful
Tasty consultations between Al. J Bainlove and the Curtel leaders were held Before the Premier faced Parliament.
Storm Weathered.
Paris, April 21. The French Government regriv- jed n voir of contilence by 31 to 250 voles,
Paris, April 21.
ALLENBY'S SUCCESSOR.
SIR GEORGE LLOYD APPOINTED.
(Reuter's Service,)
LONDON, April 21. The Daily Mait says it is definitely decided that Sir George Lloydewitt succeed Lord Allenby.
A recount of the code of con-Lord Ronaldshay was offered the tidence figures showed 301 votes post but declined. for, the Government and 218 against.
Promise of Reform. When 1. Caillaux rose he betrayed some motion but he prickly regained old-time incisive
accents.
He declined to enter into per- Isonalities. and dwelt on the
The declaration of the Gavern-national finances. ment's policy read by M. Painleve He said confusion chokerl the in the Chamber of Deputies and State treasury which without M. Steer in the Senate says the exaggeration Findld be described | Government is determined as pre- | as serious. serve the security of Prayer and
He promised complete reform
safeguard France's Tonurial in the new budget, showing ex- equilibrium.
penditure and "corresponding |
(Leftist cheers.)
The Government in Tatarelaxation." international negotiations will pursin the full dovolooment of the Dawes, plan and the settlement of Inter-Allied delats, which "weigh heavily upon a policy and our credit."
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GOLD FRANC PACT.
(Reuters Serrice.)
PEKING, April 21.
The reduced expenditure of the budget of 26 will be entirely covered by taxation.
"When the budget is unques The Waichizopu this afternoon tionally Inhanced we will devole issued documents showing that the ourselves to relieving the State Gold Frinc controversy was settled from the furetions of banker on April 21,
ment.
FAMOUS SOLDIER.
KEYSTOKK VIEW CO, NEW.TOKE
Lord Allenby.
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Jules J. Juss
"Andra v Mellon
It is understood that Treasury Jusserand; then French Ambas- officials are watching the coursesador to America, but it is felt of the negotiations in London that no immediate or tangible with regard to the French debt to results can be expected from the Anglo-French negotiations owing to the political situation in France.
FATAL RIOTS,...
(Reuter's Service.)
BLOEFONTEIN, April 21. It is now stated that four natives were killed, five were seriously injured and eleven were slightly wounded as a result of the dis-
turbances.
Ten European policemen were injured.
In view of the continued quiet, special police have been disbanded. [Starting with a squabble in the Kaffir location, serious disturb ances developed, necessitating the calling out of the military, volunteers and a large force of police. The fatter tried to !negotiate, but encountered showers of stones. Thereupon they at tempted to arrest the ring-leaders, but, meeting obstruction, they fired, on the crowd of four thousand. after a warning]
~Halifax, April 21-The Nová Scotia legislature rejected the Labourite eight hour day bill at the second reading by a majority of 13 to 6-Reuter.
ketika
Romo, April 21. After a plenary session whereat the resolution was approved that currency should be established on a gold basis, the Inter-Parliamentary Trade Con- ference which commenced" on April 17 closed.-Reuter.
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I
[According to an earlier cable, the Secretary to the Treasury, Mr. Mellon, has announced that a nation, clue to whose identity he declines to disclose beyond the- fact that it owes the United States less than fifty million dollars and is not Roumania, has begun conversations with a view to opening negotiations for settle-
ment of its debt to the United States.]
JAPAN'S ARMY,
(Reuter's Service,)
TOKYO, April 21. The War Office's military reform programme for the fiscal year has been communicated to pressmen. It includes further readjustment of the establishment on a national mobilisation system, Fevision "of the conscription law, inauguration of oil and steel policies, encourage- ment of aviation, especially the aeronautical industry, also estab. lishment of an Air Force service separate from and of equal status with the rest of the service, on May 1. Incidental to the divisional reduction there will be discharged, on May 1, and August 20, 1,100 officers and 4,000 non-commission- ed officers and men.
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which it has dready exerciseol too It is understood that the letters. long. We will then ask for con-exchanged between Shen, Julin siderable sucrifices on the part of and M. Martel, setting the Gold the nation by appealing to the Frane question, will be issued patriotism of all citizens in an simultaneously to day in Paris and In connection with the report
Peking atmosphine of national concord.”
that Sir George Lloyd is to succeed The French agree that the unpaid Lord Allenby, Reuter understands,
Peking, April 21-At the closing Bilter Truth.
balance of the French share of toe that the British Government has The declaration continues that Boxer Indemnity be retroceded to not yet mide a
ceremony of the Reorganisation Conference this morning. Tuan the Government continues faith-Chian, They also agree to coh regard to Lord Allenby's successor. million candlepower revolving address in the form of a poem,
decision with Paris, April 21.-The thousand-Chi-jui attended and read ful to the Geneva part as the first sider service resumed from Decern step towards a general inter-ber 1, 1924, instead of December Commissioner for Egypt since 1919. Dijon, has been lighted for the suffered from political strife and Lord Allenby has been Highlighthouse of Mat Afrique, near stating that the people had long national pact of peare based on 1, 1922, refunding to China the He will be 64 years old to-morrow. first time. It is the most powerful the intellectual leaders of the security, arbitration aral disarma- twenty-four monthly instalments Sir George Lloyd, GCSI, PC, in the world and meant primarily country had assembled and drawn
matured and postponed. Fruce will miify the inter-
D.S.O., F.R.G.S., was China agrees that the balance of Governor of Bombay and is now a Paris and Algiers. The lights are model for a
recently for aeroplanes flying between up plans which would serve as a rational inhour conventions of the Indemnity will be calculated Conservative member of Parliment. visible on a clear night for five Shen Jailin replied on behalf of thousand years. Washington and Geneva.
an the basis of telegraphic transHe has made a close study of hundred miles. Brussels, Frank-members of the Cabinet, and Chao The declaration. concludes that fer in accordance with the 1905 Eastern politics and has travelled furt and Milan are within range Er-hsun as Speaker of the Con- the seven post-war years have Protocol, with the eventual ex- extensively in Burma, India, Little Reuter. been a bitter disillusionment for change. The profit which might Tibet, the Himalayas, Egypt, Asia
ference.-Reater. France, but the present difficulties have resulted from this mode of Minor and Morocco. He was Hon. should not cause the inexhaustible payment should be converted into Attache to the Embassy at Con- resources of Franco to he lost American gold dollars and ad- stantinople and, afterwards as sight of, nor cause anxiety for hervanced to the Banque Industrielle Special Commissioner reported by annuities from December 1.oon the future of British trade in declaration much 1924 to 1947, in order to secure a Turkey, Mesopotamia and the interrupted, the Opposition mem-five per cent. Interest, redeemable in Egypt, Gallipoll, Mesopotamia, loan issued in gold dollars, bearing Gulf. He served during the War ber of the Right upbraiding in twenty-three years. M. Caillaux and coupling his name
and the Hedjaz and holds the Star with that of Bolo [who was applied to the Far Eastern credi- St. Ann of Russia (Hedjaz). Sir Bonds issued as above will be of the Nile and the decoration of executed for treason.]
tors of the Banque Industrielle and George is 45 years old. Lord Franco-Chinese educational and Ronaldshay was. The Ministerial decration also philanthrophic institutions, accord-Bengal, has travelled all over Asia Governor of said the maintenance of a repre-ing to conditions yearly determin- and written several books thereon. sentative at the Vatican appeared able in Peking.
He is now 46 years of age.]
future.
The
was
Vatican Issue.
to be expedient and appealed to Parliament not to reopen the con- troversy on the matter.
The Senate did not debate the William Corry; son of Sir W. night discovered the hiding place New York, April 2L-Mr. Sofia, April 22. The police last declaration but adjourned until Corry, director of the Cunard Line of Yankoff, one of the Communist April 23,
was removed to Bllls Island from leaders. When summoned to Br The Communist, M. Marcels.s. Laconia as the immigration ender, Yankoff opened fire and Cachin, in the Chamber of De Lauthorition-state-that-despite his Throw bombs. The police replied puties, moved an interpellation passport, which provided for a six with a fusilladoy killing-Yankoff concerning...the Government a nonths visit, Mr. Corry
WRS Yankoff was also an ex-officer and general policy,
unable to say how long he pure was believed to have > Caillaux Attacked.
shared posed to remain in the country, as responsibility in engineering the In an electrical atmosphere the he intended to work for Cunard bomb outrage with the deceased Chamber of Deputies first debatedLine.-Reuter's American Service. Minkoff Router.
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