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SUDDEN OUTBURST
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MAIL TRAIN HELD UP: MAIL VAN LOOTED.
ANGLO-JAPANESE
ALLIANCE:
VIEWS OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT AND UNITED STATES
INDIAN STEAMER FLOUNDERS:
FEARED MANY LIVES LOST.
LATEST CABLES,
(THROUGH BUYER'S AGENCY.) UNREST IN IRKLAND. FRESH OUTBREAK OF LAWLESS- NESS.
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LONDON, May 13th. A series of daring outrages were reported last night from all parts of Ireland indi- caling careful and methodical organiss tion....
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It is suggested that Mr. Bonar Law's
statement in the House of Commons on May 12th with reference to Sir Neville Hacready's steps in Ireland wax the signs! for an outbreak of lawlesmess which tock the form of burning, and blowing up police barracks including Carrickbeg and Commons Road, Cork, and raids on Cow Soms Excise and Income Tax officer and destruction of documents including those in Downpatrick, Bantry and London- derry.
In Downpatrick, Canon Wilkinson, the minor Canon of Down Cathedral, was shot in the thigh.
In a disturbance betwem Orangemen and Nationalists at Strabane an ex #oldier was wounded and is dying.
The barracks at Bessborough were also burned down. Telegraphs and telephones in the neighbourhood have been cut, dis locating communientión (in the Dublin provinces
ANOTHER SERIES OF OUTRAGES.
LONDON, May 13th-1 A Dublin Castle bulletin states thas 50 Irish police barracks were destroyed on the night of May 12th. Over 20 income tax offices were attacked, and the books and doenments seized. Several court houses were also attneked.
FURTHER CONCESSSION BY THE
GOVERNMENT.
LONDON, May 13th,
In the House of Commons, replying to Capt. Wedgewood Benn, Mr. Bonar Law said that no death bad ccurred among persons imprisoned by the Government without charge or trial - The Government bad decided to have the circumstances of Buch arrests examined by an independent jadical body.. DESPATCH OF MILITARY FORCES."
LONDON, May 14th. Within a few hours of Sir Hamar Green- wood's interview, there was a frenzied out- burst of organised erimes, numbering over a hundred, throughout Ireland, including the instances mentioned earlier.
Lord Birkenbead, speaking in London last night, declared that wholly exceptional steps were being taken at this moment to send reinforcements for the Irish Con stabulary.
It is understood in this connection that large military forces are being despatched.
GUARDS FOR POLICEMEN.
LATER.
Lord Birkenhead. apparently indicated that there will be a military guard for every policeman in Ireland.
INCOME TAX DOCUMENTS BURNED.
LONDON, May 13th. The Income Tax Office housed in the Scottish Provident Building at Belfast was raided by masked men last night. Two clerks who were working over time were over-powered and bound, and then the raiders emptied the shelves and desks and piled the Income Tax documents on the floor where they were aaturated with patrol and set on fire. Then the raiders decamped. No arrests have been made.
Three more police barracks in County Dublin were burned last night.
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MAIL TRAIN HELD U...
LONDON, May 14th. Armed and naked men held up a mail train from Cork. They seized Constabul ary lettera.
The Limerick Corporation Committee has decided not to defend the claims lodged for malicious inquiry, and to notify the rale payers to take steps to protect their windows and other property as the Cor poration henceforth would not pay. Decrees have been levied according to law. WHOLESALE INCENDIARISM.
LONDON, May. 14th The bulletin of outrages committed in Ireland yesterday as supplied to Dublin Castle shows that eighteen further police barracks and five Income Tax cffices were destroyed. The Maynooth Town Hall was destroyed by fire, to-day, explosives being "used".
BAID ON MAIL VAN,
LONDON, May 13th.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 17TH. 1920.
LATEST VABLES.
ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE. VIEWS OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERN- MENT.
LONDON, May 18th. Speaking at a luncheon of the Empire Parliamentary Association of the House of Commons, the Hon. W. A. Watt Austra lian Commonwealth Treasurer, referring to the doctrine of White Australia and the problem of the defence of Australia, said that, if there were to be conservations in the near future betweep Japan and Great Britain, the Australian Government want ed their views known to British statesmen..
The Times Washington correspondent says that when the Anglo-Japanee Alli- ance is renewed, next July, it is suggested in the United States that provision should be inserted for the more effective safe guarding of Anglo-American reistions. It is also auggested that the scope of the phrase "special interests in Chins should be limited in the lines of the wording of the Ishii-Lansing Agreement. It is urged that special interest should be conceded to Japan in China, only when it is "re cognised as distinctly defensive and based on geographical proximity, and is clearly distinguished from the assertion of par amount political interest."
LEVY ON WAR WEALTH.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
LONDON, May 13th.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law said that the Committee appointed to consider the practicability of a levy on war wealth bad reported affirmatively. The Committee suggest that it would be best carried out by the adoption of an Inland Revenue Board scheme, estimated to yield £550,000,000 and affecting 75,000
persons.
The Committee, however, strongly hold that the principle of a levy on capital which is involved is unsound and will barm industry.
The opinion in business circles appears Profits Duty rather than a war levy, as to favour the continuance of the Excess likely to involve less disturbance of indus try.
The Associations of the Chamber of Commerce are strongly protesting against the levy,
HEROES OF ENGLAND TO
CAPE FLIGHT
HONOUR OF KNIGHTHOOD." -
LONDOX, May 14th The Knight Commanderships of the British Empire have been conferred on Lieut. Colonel Vanryneveld and Flight Lieutenant Brand, both South Africans, in recognition of the valuable services ren. dered to aviation by their successful flight from England to Cape Town.
U.S. PRESIDENT.
SOCIALIST CANDIDATE IN
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TRE SCOURGE OF THE WORLD THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION.
NEW PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT.
SILENCE OF MOSCOW,
LONDON, May 14th. Still there is no news from Moscow. The silence is general throughout Russia Since May 9th Messrs, Marconi declare that the situation is shaormal as there bak been no such stoppage since the first revolution. Hessages were freely received to Sunday evening.
FRENCH STRIKE... STRIKERS GIVING WAY.
SUGAR SHORTAGE. SERIOUS OUTLOOK.
LONDON, May 14th. The shortage of sugar is acriously com
It is stated that the prices mua b avoid a subsidy. morcased from 10 to 1. 3. in order to
LONDON, May 14th.. The Times New York correspondent
PARIS, May-11M. says that revolutionaries in Mexico are systems is satisfactory. Further resump-erning the Government.
The situation in the various railway forming a Provisional Government with tion of work has taken place and on some De La Huerta as Provisional President lines more trains are running. who is described as an edusated man of The Paris Underground are now nor studious habits who has several times mal. There are increasing sign that the served as temporary Governor of States strikers are losing enthusiasm. beeding reorganising.
PROBABLE CANDIDATE FOR THE
PRESIDENCY.
Meanwhile, the Kranayagazeta, the oficial Bolaberik organ, reveals that the Dnieper debacle has caused a panic in leading circles in Moscow. The organ declares that the very Inte of the Soviet
WASHINGTON. May 19th, Republic is at present being decided. The A telegram from Negales says that offensive is the severest blow which Bob General Obregon has placed himself under shevism has suffered and demands, severe the order of General Huerta, the punishment of the responsible Com-Governor of Sonora...who is mentioned as
a probable candidate for the Presidency.
ANOTHER RICHMOND IN THE FIELD,
missaries
FUTILE BOLSHEVIK ATTACKS ON POLES.
Warsaw, May 15th À communique states that in the Kieff sector, the enemy continues desperate but uzsuccessful attacks with the object of retaking at any cost places we have ocupied. East of the Iniper, the enemy has been completely defested. In the fighting tear Reszyca two regiments have been annihilated, the Brigade Commander and Commissary being killed."
Foun hundred Bolsheviks have been drowned in the Dnieper. Four enemy armoured boats have been sunk and 2.000 prisoners taken Polish detachmente from Podolia defeated the First Ukrainian Soviet Brigade..." HUNGARIAN OFFER OF ANTI-RED
ARMY.
LONDON, May 12th. An interesting side issue of the Polish offensive is that the Hungarian Regent, M. Hortsy, bas offered a Jingur army of 35,000 men, which is thrice the size stipu- lated in the Treaty, as an anti-Bed reserve force. The acceptance by the Allier of this. offer would delay disarmament. RUMANIAN AND FINNISH ACTION.
It is understood that Rumania" will not act militarily, except by agreement with the British and the French
Although Finland favours a strong, independent Ukraine, the Finnish attitude is iimilar.
The possibility, with the ice melting, of the Red fleet attacking the Finnish coast is mooted,
CAUSE OF OMINOUS SILENCE.
LowDos, May 14th. No alarm is felt as regards the British "Labour Delegation to Russia which was at Reval on May 10th, but all newspaper's experts, excepting the Daily Telegraph's, are convinced that something has happen in Russia, and it is pointed out that less stations in Hoscow, there are at least three high-power wire-'
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POLISH UKRAINIAN PACT.
New York, May 13th. The Associated Press correspondent. At
SALVADOR, May 13th. Party of revolutionaries who fled from Salvador in Marsb have recrossed the frontier from Honduras under the leader hip of Araujo who is said to aspire to the presidency.
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CARBANZA NOT CAPTURED
EONDON, May 4th: The report that Curran has been cap-a ture is unfounded. He is holding out near San Marcos. The rebels are pushing up re-inforcements and artillery.
---CARRANZA IN EXTREMIS.
EL PASO, May 14th. General Obregon states that Carranza will be permitted to leave Mexico safely. The rebels states that Carranza is in desperate straits.
ITALIAN CABINET RESIGNS.
SIGNOR NITTI'S PROBABLE RETURN.
LONDON, May 14th. The Timer Rome correspondent say Party leaders so far are got willing to sume ministerial power. It is generally anticipated that Signor Nitti is returning to the Premiership, supported by the Chicholics.
DEFEATED IN DEBATE ON INTERNAL POLICY.
„Roxz, May 12th. Signor Nitti has resigned in consequence of a Government defeat by 193 voten to 119, in the debate on internal policy, in which the Catholics supported the Socialists who regarded the policy as being too weak.
LATER. The defeat of the Government was dus the Popular Party, which. up to now has been pro-Government. up- porting the Socialist motion condemning the Government's policy in regard to the strike of postal, telegraph, and telephone employes..
to
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KNOX RESOLUTION OFFOSED."
Warsaw understands that the Polish AMERICA AND THE PEACE Ukrainian Convention, which was signed before the opening of the drive to Kieff, provides a Polish outlet to the Black Sea anda Polish Vice-Minister in the Ukrainë Poland will virtually control Cabinet areas, and militarily, support the Ukrain the railroads through the vast wheat.
ians for ten years.
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FINLAND JOINS POLAND.
LATER.
It is reported that Finland has decided to join the Poles and Esthenians in the offensive against the Bolsheviks, **
RUMANIAN OFFER.
Beers, May 13th. Rumanian statesman, M. Take Jonescu, A message from Warsaw says the has arrived in order to negotiate a Polish Rumanian Alliance. The Poles declare thas Rumania will form an array of 180,000 to support the Polish offensive against Russia,
A REQUEST TO PRESIDENT WILSON.
LONDON, May 12th..
NEW YORK, May 13th. The Socialist National Convention The Senate Foreign Relations Commit nominated with acclamation for the Pre tee has unanimously forwarded a resolu sidency of the United States Eugcre Vtion requesting President Wilson to send Deba at present serving a sentence of ten warships and marines to Batum, to pro years in the Federal Prison at Atlanta tect American lives and property there for the violation of espionage law.
and along the railways to Baku. SOCIALIST NOMINATION. FOR VICE-PRESIDENCY.
New Yonx, May 14th." The name of the Chicago lawyer, Sey- mour Stedman, who legally defended many Socialists, has been put forward for the Vice-Presidency.
WHEAT MARKETS.
AMERICAN EFFORT AT STABILISING THEM.
WASHINGTON, May 13th The Wheat Director, Mr. Barnes, is con- vening a representative conference of Government officiais, Congress lenders, and Railroad beads, on May 19th, to consider plans for stabilising world's grain markets, after closing down the United States Grain Corporation on June 1st.
AMERICAN RAILWAYS:
FAILURE OF STRIKE
New York, May 14th
cally normally.
Pittsburgh trains are running practi- obeyed the strike order.
Only a few employes
MISHAP TO AMERICAN: STEAMER.
The Customs offices at Bantry were GENERAL PERSHING ON BOARD.
turned down this morning. Armed and maked men held up two mail vans in the Thurdles district and searched the mails and seized documents.
EARLIER CABLES.
A BRAVE HOUSEMAID.
LONDON, May 13th. Binn Feiners' entry into a residence at Clydach, Mayo, was resisted by an armal housemaid who although fired on and wounded, retumed the ire and drove off the raiderS.
Washington, May 12th
The Northern Pacific, with General Pershing aboard, has grounded at the month of the (7) Harbour. Up to the present, there is no danger.
** MOEWE "' SURRENDERS.
TAKEN ÖVER AT LEITH.
Loknow, May 13th. The notorious German Taider neue arrived at Leith and was surpendered to British authoritie
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BOLSHEVIKS IN PERSIA,"
LONDON, May 13th. The Times Teheran correspondent' says the Bolsheviks are actively endeavouring, by means of propaganda, to set Persia against the British, and declares that the vacillation of the Allies towards the Reds, combined with the postponement of re- forms in the Persian Administration, is producing internal difficulties. The anthorities, fear an outbreak of anarchy.
DEVELOPMENTS AT MOSCOW, LONDON, May 13th
in the Senate the resolution declaring
- WASHINGTON, May 13th.
the state of war with/Germany and Austria ended, was vigorously opposed by Demo crats.
Senator Hitchcock declared that the adoption of Senator Knox's suggestion of separate treaty" with Germany world bring dishonour and ruin to the United
Staten
SILE, GOODS PRICES, AMERICAN MILLS REDUCE
OUTPUT,
PROVIDENCE (RHODE ISLAND), May 13th. Owing to the fall of prices of silk gooda
HOPEFUL OUTLOOK.
LONDON, 14th. The labour situation in France con- tinues to improve, although gas workers, joiners and upholsters are due to strike to-day.
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GLUT OF MEAT.
LONDON, May 14th The Food Minister, Mr. McCurdy, in imported from a statement as regards the glut of mest that this was due to the rapid diminu
Astralasia, explained tion of the requirements of Allied forcer, on the termination of the war. The British people were, temporarily, eating. half a million tons less fresh meat anuus. lbs, now as compared with the period Ir than normally; they were only eating before the war. The only apparent planation was that war-time habits, had it yet been forgotten. The Government had decided to reduce the wholesale price to price ringing from dad to Dd. of, inution from the all-round figure of retail. The control prices will be remor
PARIS, May 13th. A Harns, message enys:-- No noteworthy developments took place yesterday in the French labour situation. Examining magistrates are Investigating the documents scired on Tuesday at the General Labour Confederation. Labour leaders themselves have spent a quiet day, they are rapidly losing adherents The majority of the strike movements are growing hourly weaker. It is thought that by the end of the week nearly all the d. Is i opined that a drastic reduction strikers will be back at work.
would tend to steady, or, even lower, the prices of other commodities. It is declar ed that only one half of 1 per cent of all "mat hantled has been condemned.
In Paris yesterday, there was hardly trace of a transpor's strike, except for the fact that there were few taxicabs on the streets..
The latest threat of the extremists is the strike of the Paris gas workers, who have received the order to quit work morrow morning. The Gas Company, however, is unperturbed, and declares that all heces- Bary steps have been taken to ensure satis- factory supply: PRANAY AMERICAN SOCIALISTS CONDEMN
GOVERNMENT POLICY.
NEW YORK, May 13th. The Socialists National Convention has passed a resolution condemning the French. Government's decision to dissolve the Gen- eral Confederation of Labour.
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DEMONSTRATION IN THE.
BOULEVARDS.
Way
LONDON, May 12th. The Times correspondent in Paris says that when the decision of the Government
prosecute the Confederation known, a meeting of strikers progressing in the Boulevarda refused to disperso- The Police fired twice, whereupon there was a general melee. The overhead tram, wires were cut and the trame, bombarded with missiles.. Subsequently, order was restored.
INDIAN STEAMER FOUNDERS.
MANY LIVES LOST.
CALCUTTA, May 14th. The coastal steamer Sukeshi, with 230 Indian passengers, foundered in bad weather going down the Hoogly, It is feared many have been drowned.
THE LATE CROWN PRINCESS OF SWEDEN.
IMPOSING FUNERAL IN STOCKHOLM.
LONDON, May 13th. Enormous crowds, witnessed the funeral at Stockholm of the Crown Princess of Sweden. The ceremonies were most im- posing and most affecting. The mourners included the Swedish Royal Family, the Kings of Norway and Denmark, Prince "Arthur of Connaught and the Earl of
Onslow, representing King George.
A detachment of British Marine assist- ed in lining the route.
The funeral ceremony was conducted by the Archbishop of Upsala and the English Chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Williama
Rituals of both the Churches were used. Memorial services were held at various
the Fortuns Silk Mills and the Pennsylcentres in England, including Westmins vania, Textile Company's silkmill are ter Abbey and the Chapel Royal. jedncing production by 50 per cent.
AIR CARGO. RACE.
ABANDONED OWING
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ZIONIST MISSIONARY.
TO TOUR AUSTRALASIA AND THE EAST.
· INSECURITY OF ROUTE.
LONDON, May 14th.
LONDON, May 13th. The Zionist organisation has entrusted The Air Cargo Race, to India, has been postponed by the Air Ministry which has Israel Cohen with a mission to the Jewish been advised that owing to unrest in Asia Scance of the Peace Conference's decision
communities overseas to explain the signi Minor and Syria machines cannot be allowed to proceed beyond the ling Athena concerning Palestine, and to extend and Fada Bay-Cairo.
strengthen the runifications of the Zionist projects in Palestine,
⠀ ARMY UNIFORMS.
REVERSION TO OLD STYLE.
LONDON, May 14th. The Army is now reverting to the pre-war uniforms, red and blue, green and tartan,
PLUMAGE BILL.
BECOND READING PASSED.
There has been a significant silence o
LONDON, May 13th. the part of the Moscow wireless since May In the House of Commons, the Bill pro 9th. when it broke off in the middle of a hibiting the importation of plamage of message, which is interpreted as indicatbirds, except ostriches and eiderducks and ing fresh revolutions owing to the Polish birds imported alive and birds used as successes. Conirmatory evidence of this food, passed the second reading by $1 comes from Copenhagen, where private votes to 8. !- telegrams report great rebellious "develop- merts at Moscow. Many fires have occur red and military depots have been detrorea
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GERMANY AND THE TREATY
THE SPA CONFERENCE.
Papı, May 12th
A number of reports indicate the post- ponement of the Spa Conference to ustes varying from June 15th to June 20thr j
FRANCE AND THE INDEMNITY. LONDON, May 14th, The meeting between Mr. Lloyà Goofge and M. Millerand at Folkestone on Hay 15th will be mainly preparatory to the Bpcting The French are in faveur of tag the indemnity with the clain for the devastated regions as first chart
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INDIAN MILL STRIKE.
PARTIAL STOPPAGE OF WORK.
AHMEDABAD, May 13th. All cotton mills are closed, except twelve whose owners have accepted the strikem, ennditions.
HE SILVER MARKET ERICAN GOVERNMENT TO BUY.
WASHINGTON, May 13th. The Government will soon resume buy ing silver in the open market but only small lots in order not to force prices spwards,
The
Mr. Cohen will proceed to Palestine on May 16th after which he will leave from Port Baid for Freemantle territories in the tour include Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, the Straits, Java and India.
PUNISHMENT
RACING AT HOME.
RESULT OF THE NEWMARKET
·STAKES.
LONDON, May 12th. The result of the Newmarket Stakes in as follows:--
Allenby
Paragon Polumatis
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Six ran Won by three quarters of a.. length, 11 length separating second and third.
The betting was as follows--Allenby, to 45 Paragon 7 to 1; Polumtis, 7 to
AVIATION.
AIR CARGO RACE TU INDIA.
LONDON, May 13th. The first competing machine--Major Maclaren in a Handley Page, accompani ed by Captain Barton, gavigator-for the Daily Express prize of £10,000, for the "air cargo" rece from Britain to India, starts on May 15th.
Commander Kenworthy, competing on behalf of the Yorkshire Evening News, starts on May 20th in a Blackburn Kan- garoo fighting bomber, accompanied by Captain Wilkins, navigator. Competitors must carry a to India and back
8 of 1,200
Major. Maclaren's route will be to Turin, Athens, Cairo, Bagdad and Kara chi, which will be the turning point.
EARLIER CABLES. ANOTHER ALTITUDE RECORD,
WASHINGTON, May 11th.
A message from Elcentro, California, says an Egyptian in a Lowel-Smith aero- plane, with three passengers, reached a altitude of 17,100 feet.
BRITISH MINERS.
CONTEMPLATING ANOTHER
STRIKE.
LONDON, Maj 12th. It is declared that the miners regard the increased prices of coal as the first step in the de-control of the industry. They are therefore contemplating a strike. Tha Labour Party in the House of Commons is challenging the increases
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
THROUGH EQUTER'S AGENCY,
FRANCE AND CHINA,
LONDON, May 14th Interviewed by the Faris correspondent of the Globe, M. Painleve, who is starting today for Peking, said the main objeen of the journey was to maintain and develop French inßuence in the Far East by increasing intellectual, scientific and OF WAR technical relations between France and China. None of France's allies need take umbrage at such endeavours All nations would participate in friendly co-operation in the great efforts China was making to adapt itself to modern conditions and develop ita vast resources. He expressed the opinion that China would surprisingly, mese part in the history of the world in rapidly modernise herself and play an im the future.
· CRIMINALS.
EXOROWN PRINCE DROPPED
FROM THE LIST...
BERLIN, May 12th. Note containing the first revised list of The Allies have presented Germany a
war orixinals. The list is stated to con- tain 45 names, including four U-boat com manders accused of torpedoing hospital ships, officers accused of shooting and ill- treating prisoners, General Kruke and the Governor of Camel, who are noctised of spreading typhus germs. The list cludes Marshal von Below, General yon Below, Prince Ernst of Saxony, but does not include Marshal Hindenburg, General von Ludendorff, or the ex-Crown Prince
THE „PRINOFS TOUR,
AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS IN NEW ZEALAND.
LONDON, May 12th.. The Primer of New Zealand has cabled to London that the Prince of Walce hans concluded a tour of the North Island. The tour has been an unqualified success. GOLD EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. His Highness left a splendid impres
sion ever,shera Me Bad S WASHINGTON, May 14th. The Federal Reserve Board statistics RECEPTION AT CHRIST CHURCH. how that since January 1st the imports CHRIST CHURCH, May 14th of gold from Engiant totalled $57,723,000 and exports 8182.000.000, while silver imports were $41,480,000.
The Prince of Wales has arrived and was solendidly received by the populace thronging the streets
SIR JOHN JORDAN,
LONDON, May 11th. Sir John Jordan, upon relinquishing his appointment as Minister to Teking, bad an audience with the King at Buckinghani Palace
ALLIED FUNDS FOR CHINA.
WASHINGTON, May 11th The State Department formally n nounces the organisation by Britaing -France, Japan and the United States of a consortium to provide China with fonda to permit ber to proceed with economic and industrial development. The Ameri can representation will consist of thirty- one banks.
ROME-TO-TOEIO FLIGHT.
CALCUTTA, May 14th The aviator taking part in the Roe Tokio flight, Raaza, crashed from a height of forty feet while leaving for Rangoon The machine was ameshed but the airm was only slightly injured.