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LONDON'S TRIBUTE.
Earl Haig's Funeral At The Abbey.
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Coffin Taken To Cenotaph On A Gun Carriage.
London, Yesterday.
London to-day badle farewell to
ions.
COTTON CRISIS. HARTAL IN INDIA.
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Negotiations Break Down At Home.
.BOTH SIDES ADAMANT.
Complete Deadlock Over Wages
-And Hours Questions.
London, Yesterday.
Widespread Disturb- ances Reported.
COMMISSION ARRIVES.
Serious Rioting Takes Place In Madras,
Madras, Yesterday. Soventeen were injured in riot- ing this morning and one person has died in hospital.
Shop Looted.
re-
The cotton conference at Man-} the dead chief of the Empire's great-chester has broken down and there est anny.
is a complete deadlock in regard to The funeral seryice of Earl Hnig hours and wages.
The mob reassembled at the High at Westminster Abbey was wireless-
The position in the cotton In-Court and attacked Europeans in ly brondenst und so was heard dustry is very serious. Both sides motorcars. The secretary of the throughout Britain and the Dominare adamant that the next step rests Imperial Bank was held up and his with the employers, but a ballot on car smashed. Two sergeants were All ranks were represented at the whether the employers will enforce
either side may, possibly decide injured.
The situation is not yet con Abbey. The Prince of Wales, the the new wages and hours or whe trolled and troops are being Duke of York and Prince Henry rether the operatives are to strike.
quisitioned. presented His. Majesty the King, The operatives are expected to while Marshal Foch and Marahil consult the Trades Union Council. Petnin, the Belgian General, Baron-Reuter. Deceuninck, and the Japanese Ani- bassador represented the Allies, and the Diplomatic representatives of other States were also present.
A mass of wreaths was sent to the Abbey, mostly of Flanders' poppies, and included those froth the King of Hafy and from the Yugo-Slay and Che Hungarian Armies. The flag ol the German Embassy was half. masted.
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Ex-Service Men. Phices were reserved, for main dialled ex-Service met inside an |mitside of the Abbey and also at tlag Scottish Church of St. Columitis, where the reuning bad been lying in state and where the processini) started to the Abbey.
Attitude Unchanged.
The crisis in the cotton industry was the subject of further confer ences at Manchester to-day, Repre- sentatives of the operatives' unions stated that their attitude was un- changed.-Reuter.
TERRIFIC BLAZE.
ENTIRE BUSINESS AREA RAZED.
AMERICAN CALAMITY.
Boston, Yesterday.
The disturbance began by the stoning of a carteror's shop which was compelled to close, when it was then looted.
Two Indian Deputy Commission, ers of Police dispersed the crowd and made two arreste. The crowd swarmed into the prison, demand- ing the release of the captives. Eight policemen were injured in. dispersing the crowd. The latter reassembled outside the High Court where a motorcar belonging Government Solleitor Was
to a fred.
Folice Commissioner Phillips, the Chief Presidency Magistrate and Dr. Pandalay then came up with; mounted police and four men were arrested. The crowd persisted in atoning Mr. Phillips and Dr. Pandalay, so the police were order-
Commission Arrives.
The business quarter on the Failed to fire. The coffin was borne on the same River has been devastated by a fire gam-enringe upon which had been which started at Pocasset. Mills, placed the unknown warrier's body, and which, fanned by a gale, spread It was taken to the Cenotaph and very rapidly. was escorted by a mile-long escort
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Bombay, Yesterday. The Simon Commission has Ar- rived
route to Delhi. Many Eighteen blocks, covering half a shops, colleges and business 1880- of troops, including French and Bel-square mile, have been practically ciations are participating in the ginn detachments and the masserazed, and the damage is estimated hartal. A procession of 350 Na- Bands of the guards.
at least at G.$25,000,000.
tionalists, clad in white and carry- The pull-bearers were Admirals Forty bulldings were destroyed ing. black flags, and banners, in-1 Jelliens and Beatty, and Field Mar- including two hotels, three then- scribed with watchwords like, shals Methuen and Jacob, Generals tres, two newspaper plants, four "You are not wanted," "You are Gongh, Lawrence, Byng, Horne, Ian banks, the Court House, and several not welcome" and "Down with
large department stores. Hamilton, Cavan, Marshal of the
British Imperialism," proceeded to Air Force, Sir H. Trenchard, Mapital and 260 others met with minor through the streets.
Eleven firemen were taken to hos- the pier and afterwards marched shals Foch, Petain and Deceuninck. injuries.
After the service in tho Abbey the body was taken
- Station in a conveyance to Eart Haig's Scottish home at Burnersyde for burial at Dryburgh Abbey on the 7th instant.-Heuter.
Railway Shop Blaze. Connellsville (Pennsylvania),
Yesterday,
The Nationalist procession head- The cold handicapped the fire-ed by Shaukat Ali marched up to to Waterloo fighters, 500 of whom were called the entrance of the pier early in the in including detachments from morning and found the way barred eight neighbouring cities. Reu- by Police who forced it back. It ter's American Service.
then walted outside the dock until the commissioners came out after breakfast four hours later.
"Simon Go Back.” Damage of over G.$3,000,000 has The processionist numbering been caused by a fire which des-350 were cind in white and enrried
the troyed Baltimore-Ohio Co.'s black flags and banners inscribed locomotive shops. Reuter's Ameri- "Simon Go Back," "No Representa- can Service.
tion No Commission," "Unwanted, Unwelcome." They marched through the streets with motorsi carrying the "national flag," and
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HOURS OF LABOUR. halted outside the shops which were continuing trade calling out "shut your shop, it is hartal"
Sir John Simon has issued A statement in which he says that they are deeply impressed with the responsibility of their task. The Commission will shortly issue statement in regards to the pro- tirely dissipate suspicions. posed procedure, which should en
for
The Commision later left
London, Yesterday. Mr. Churchill, in a speech at Birmingham, said there could be no general election in 1928. bill enfranchising women similar- ly to men must first be enacted and the aid of the new voters re-
Geneva, Yesterday. gistered by this would carry them The executive council, of the into the spring or summer of International Labour Office has 1929. He indicated there would passed a resolution in favour of be no reduction in the Income holding an international maritime Tax in the forthcoming budget labour conference immediately Delhi. but believed that yearly econo after the ordinary labour confer- Calcutta Demonstratione. mies in the fighting services ence next year. The motion was
Calcutta, Yesterday. would be possible subject to the supported by the labour group Hartal demontrators in maintenance of a minimum of and opposed by the executive of Calcutta threw brickbata at the security for Britain and the the labour office, also by Mr. tramcars and buses, smashing the Empire.-Reuter.
Forbes Watson, the British em-windows. Four armoured cars are |ployers' delegate.-Reuter.
patrolling the streets.-Reuter.
Commissioner Injured,
Calcutta, Yesterday. After the stoning of the principal of the Presidency College by stu- dents, Sir Charles Tegart, Commis- sloner of Police, endeavoured persuade the students to disperse. The students refused and stoned the authorities. Sir C. Tegart was alightly wounded on the arm, The military were called out and patrol-
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The re-appointment of the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., as an un- official member of the Legislative Council for four years from Jan.
STABILISATION.
M. POINCARE'S THREE HOUR
OVER A CONTRACT.
GREEK GOVERNMENT
"RESIGNS.
SPEECH.
Parls, Yesterday. In the Chamber M. Poincare spoke for three more hours this. morning and has not yet finished. Athens, Yesterday. He dwelt on the difficulties of the The Government has resigned burning question of stabilisation
17 has been announced in the after a disagreement in the Cab-and said the hour of legal stabilisa- "Gazette." The only nomination to inct in regard to a road building tion had not yet struck, but when it represent the unofficial J.P's was contract-Router.
that of Sir Henry so that the elec-
tion fixed. for Feb. 6 will not ba held.
LAND SALES.
.LOCAL DOCTORS.
Four names have been added to Forthcoming land sales announc- the local list of persons qualified
did strike, the Government would (submit a bill to Parliament.
His speech tended to confirm the belief that stabilisation will be effected at the present rate after the elections-Reuter.
Mr. Chan Kys-choo, who went to ed in the "Gazette" will concern to practise medicine, all graduates England about two years ago to the following New Kowloon In- of Hong Kong University (M.B., study for the Bar, returned to land Lot 1122 at Shamshulpo: Taun B.S.). They are Miss Lai Po Fenang by the 8.8. "Elephanta" via completing his Wan Marine Lot 3 at Pillar Island chuen of Tean Yuk Hospital, West- Rangoon after off Gindriakera Bay: Kowloon In ern Street; Chow Tin-cham, Ko studies. Mr. Chan Kye-choo hau land Lots 2097, 2008 and 2099 at King-fan and Albert Kwan Shem not yet decided whether to prac Prince Edward Road, Ma-tau-wei. of Morrison Hall,
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