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THE HONGKONG DAILY "FRESH FRIDAY, JANUARY- 28TH, 1991.
WELSH RAILWAY
DISASTER:
EXPRESS CRASHES INTO LOCAL
SEAMEN'S EIGHT-HOUR
DAY
LORD INCHCAPE'S THREAT TO UNION.
OUTLOOK. IN MESOPOTAMIA REDUCTION OF GARRISON NOW POSSIBLE.
LATEST CABLES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] BRAMEN'S EIGHT-HOUR, DAY LORD INCECAPE'S THREAT TO TRADE UNION.
Losboy, January 7th.
LATEST (ABLES.
WELSH RAILWAY DISASTER HOW THE EXPRESS CRASHED INTO THE LOCAL
Londos, January 27th. A man who missed his own compare
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LATEST GÄRLESA AUSTRALIA'S QUESTION.
INTER ALLIED CONFERENCE, WILL GREAT BRITAIN FIGHT FOR
REPARATIONS PROBLEM-STILL
WHITE AUSTRALIA POLICY 1
UNSETTLED.
PARIS, January 97th This morning the conference was not hald but a number of private conversations took place. The view is gonecally hold that the British delegation will be able to depart on Sanday. The utmost socrecy continues with regard to the progress of the gorlar ence: It is h
It is thought unlikely, unless some now scheme is evolved, that anything very definite respecting reparations will be decided
EARLIER CABLES.
WHAT FRANCE WANTS.
PARI, January 28th.
1. Doumers, in the statement, deal principally with Germany's debt to France and pointed out that the French Budget
LORDON, January 26th.
FINANCIAL OUTLOOK. BRITISH BANK MAGNATES' "ESTIMATES
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS
[BY COURISHT OF TER
QLIKA:MAIL.”]
STRAITS INCOME-TAX.
SINGAPORE,- January 10th, The Straita Government has again' imposed income-tax for the ensuing year.
{THROUGH ARUTER’B-AGENCY.] DEATH OF SIR GEORGE BARULAY.
London, January 20th..
The death of Sir George Barclay
announced.
London, January 16th." On the occasion of the 183rd anniversary Mr. F. C. Goodenough, presiding at a of Australia's Foundation Day, Mr. Keith meeting of the shareholders of Barclay'a Murdoch, in an article to the Times," says Back, pointed out that most manufactur- that across the map of the British family ers were carrying abnormal stocks at of nations has suddenly come a black query present. The stocks in the cotton in- mark demanding an answer. It is, industry were valued at 50 to 60 million effect, how closely the Empire is going sterling above the usual supplies. It was to bang together. He emphasises the fact ascribed to lack of purchasing power that Australia felt the Japanese absorp sbroad. He foreshadowed that Great tion of the Marshall and Caroline Islands Britain would necessarily face great and scutely in wartime, yet fought on Great increasing competition owing to the res- Britain's side with all her strength. He tristed markets and to Germany and the diplomatic service, being first Beare says that strategically Australia Inst the others producing again. He drew atten- try of Legation at Tokyo and then Councillor of Embassy there, while ho war, when the map of the Faciãe was tion to the anxiety as regards German changed to her disadvantage, giving a competition, owing to the internal ex-
was later Minister. at Constantinople.J possible too plentiful harbours within ceeding the external value of the mark.
SALVATION ARMY APPEAL TOR
come to the frank question whether have a hold on the world's markets. He three days sail of her coastline. So we As long as this obtained Germany would
CHINA FAMINE RELIEP.
(Sir George Barclay spent his career in
· LONDON, January 27th. General Bramwell Booth, in a letter to
In a letter to the Times with regard toment by getting in into a rear coach was 1921 provides 18,000 million franes for the Great Britain is as much prepared to believed that Great Britain, owing to her the suggestion now being comidored at the found at the scene of the disaster in a reconstruction of the devastated regions maintain Australia's interests in the unique knowledge and experience, must the Daily Telegraph, is appealing for at: Brussels Conference of giving seamen an demented condition, exclaiming "My and payment of war pensions, which ma Pacific as Australia proved herself to be take the lead in re-opening the trade of least £10,000 for the immediate relief of - night-hour day, Lord, lecheage in most wife," My wife," My wile is there be recovered from Germany, in order to prepared to defend Great Britain's in Europe, which is essential to our indus famine sufferers in China.
The
cause, vestigated.
A slow local usually wait at the loopline at Abermule station to allow the express to pass. Yesterday, the former for some unknown reason was allowed to continue. It vas-proceeding up an in-
of the smash is being in-
restore the financial equilibrium.
Mr. Lloyd George sppeared greatly interested in the statement, and frequently questioned M. Doumers.
FRANCE QUOTES REPARATIONS FIGURES.
terests in Europe."
trial recovery, He suggested that it The object of the policy of White might pay us to make concessions in res Australio, says the writer, is not mere pect to debts owing to us by the Allied economic selfishness, but the sacred cause Governments, provided that our own of racial purity. Therefore, Australia ability to pay was unprejudiced. demands the restoration of the status quo in the Pacific guaranteed, if need be, cline when the express rounded the bend reparations due to the Allies from Gerby Britian guns. Will Great Britain, if in England, for credit obtained in the may at 213 milliard gold marks, excluded be, build great ships? Will the fight ing the interest and payments already made. France required 110 milliard gold marks out of it.
scathing terms attacks" Trade Union I killed in the train.!? dictation, and declares that the Penia. sular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. may be forced next season to terminate. her passenger services at a Continental port, in order to escape from the Mari- time Wages Board's appression.
CONDITIONS IN MESOPOTAMIA. POSSIBLE TO REDUCE GARRISON
LONDON, "January 27th. It is officially announced thas the con Bitions in Mesopotamią have greatly im proved. All the revolting tribes have sub- mitted to the British garrison and “sar rendered large numbers of arms. Nearly the whole country is now quiescent. In ylow of the improved situation it will bo possible to send away the Indian divisions which rainforced the garrison at the begin-
at thirty miles an hour. The driver of the express did not see the local, owing to a curve, until within a hundred yards.
ning of Autumn. Buck progress has already been made with ovacnation that it is pected that the whole of the additional
Then he whistled and jammed on the brakes. The fireman jumped on one side and fell in a hedge. The driver jumped en the other side and fell in a hollow;
the fireman rescued him.- the earringos turned over "upon him, but
SCENE OF INDESCRIBABLE
CONFUSION:
LATER.
in
details of the terrible duster North Wales are coming in slowly. At the scene of the collision, the mafusion is
PARIS, January 27th. M. Doumers, in a statement, placed
JAPANESE REFLY TO LANGDÖK NOTE.
WASHINGTON, January 27th.. The Japanese reply to the Langdon Note promises a thorough investigation. The Chairman of the Bank of Liverpool and Martin's, at the annual meeting, Admiral Greaves, has informed the Navy pointed out that a similar demand, Department that the American Court of United States. He was of opinion that Inquiry at Vladivostock has decided that for a White Australia 1 Australians bework, and he hoped that it would soon
the high bank rate had now done its Langdon was the victim of an unwarrant eye that the answer is Yes, but the question will be raised at the Imperial Conference in Jane, perhaps not by Australia only. Now that the Dominions
Mr. Lloyd George queried the figures at several points, and requested M. Doumer to supplement the documents to-day In the meantime, the British dels are acknowledged as free astions in the gates are apparently adhering to Empire it may well be that a written the figures decided at the Boulogne pact will be asked for. Conference, and are supported in this question as well as with regard to the immediate determination of the total indemnity by Belgium. France, however, appears willing to accept the British figure only conditionally on receiving additional concessions involving priorities and the cancellation of inter-Allied debts.
GERMAN WAR CRIMINALS.
STATEMENT BY GERMAN MINISTER
OF JUSTICE.
The position with regard to the German war criminals was explained by the
BERLIN, January 26th,
be possible to reduce it. He pointed outed attacked by a Japanese' sentry, and that the Government repaid a consider able amount of its home and foreign debt warped Staff Officers to instruct_atries to maintain credit abroad. He hoped through internal taxation, which helped to exercise précaution in future. consequently that the Chadcellor would UNLICENSED JAPANESE IN period of commercial depression. lighten the burden of taxation during this
·WESTERN · AUSTRALIA,
SYDNEY, January 27th., One hundred unlicensed Japanese wara discovered among ~ the were:
recent
AMERICAN MERCANTILE
MARINE.
SHIPPING BOARD WITHDRAWS MORE TONNAGE.
WASHINGTON, January 28th withdrawal of an additional 199,000 dead
The Shipping Board has authorised the
Gull and Pacifio porta.
STEAMSHIP OWNERS SUGGEST REVISION OF WAGES.
New. Youx, January 20th.
troops will be withdrawn by the ond of cribable; the tangled heap of wreck the basis of the experts' roport which re Minister of Justice in the Reichstag in weight tons of shipping from the Atlantic,
reduced,
FIRE IN SMELTING WORKS.
BROKEN HILL MINES PROSPECTS.
MELBOURNE, January 27th
with a coach of the local train crushed
It is hoped that the disarmament ques tion will finally be disposed of to-day on commends, inter alia, extending the area of occupation and prolonging the period of the Rhineland occupation ne con-fulfil ment penaltiesÄRTS
CONSTITUTIONAL
rioters in Broome, and were conveyed to Thursday Island to await deportation by a Japanese vessel.
VITAL STATISTICS OF
ENGLAND AND WALES,
RECORD BIRTH-RATE: LOWEST DEATH-RATE"
garment which evoked uproarious hond of age stretches for 150 yards, the engines are
assent from the Left when it concluded. March. Is is even possible by thee that piled up upon sech other, and two front
The Gorman authorities, the Minister the garrison ital! may be substantially coaches of the expresslie on their RECOGNITION TO NEW NATIONS anyone whose guilt was not clearly Owing to depression in the shipping The Registrar-General states that the
baid, had done everything to satisfy the demands of justies, but cannot convict
LONDON, January 28th. beneath It was necessary to chop up An afternoon communique states that three categories of war criminals: firstly, Association his formally requested the was 24.44 per 1,000 and the death rate PARIS, January 26th. proven. The Minister said there were trade, the American Steamship Owners birth rate in England and Wales in 1990 three coaches to extricate the dad and the grant legal recognition to Esthonin and not connected with the Allies demand Atlantic and Gulf ports to accept a re- under one year were 50 per 1,000 to the Conference decided immediately to those indicted by the Imperial Court but Sailors and Firemen's Unions at the 12.4 per 1,000. The deaths of children injured.
Lettonia. The question of the recognition for antrender; secondly, the Entente's vision of the wages working agreements birth-rate was the highest in the decade. Eye-witnesses say that the impact as of Lithuania was sympathetically viewed list of nine hundred presented at the beat the earliest date practicable, by which The death rate and the infant mortality the engines crashed was tertilo One but the decision was deferred pending & ginning of 1990; and, thirdly, 45 others the Association hopes to meet foreign rates were the lowest on record. third class through coach to Paddington settlement of the Vilas question by the in whose cases fudgment was left to the competition and to restore many idle ships record and of deaths the lowest since 1889, It is estimated that a quarter of a of the express was reduced to matchwood League of Nations The Conference Imperial Court by foreign States. The to service.
The number of births was the highest on million pounds damage has been done by and all but am of the passengers in it entirely favoured the legal recognition of cases in the last category had been
wore killed. Lord Vane Tempes had both Georgia. I the latter prefers to request thoroughly examined.
when the population was only 20,000,000, a fire at the Port Pirie smelting works his logs amputated in the infirmary before the Conference to reach a decision, mili- Bix hundred workers are idle. The worksheet. The deathroll includes two Har-tary experts will report to-morrow.
rovians returning to school.
IMPERIAL FORCES, THE REPARATIONS QUESTION. FARIS, January 28th. The Conference discussed the prelimin aries of the reparations question. Marmitted in no way exhausted the list. The Both chambers of the, Riksdag ́have Doumer, French Finance Minister, read Britian, French, and Belgien Governments ratified amendments to the Constitution a long statement, but its contents have had been requested to permit a repreextending the franchise to men- and not been divulged. Mr. Lloyd George sentative of the Imperial Prosecutor to women irrespective of previous restrio tions question was discussed. lunched with M. Briand, when the repara-go to London, Paris, and Brussels to tions affecting those who had not paid question of the cons of Imparial services explain the difficulties of the prosecution. taxes Women will become eligible for until Great Britain's world policy was Permission from Great Britain had been the Riksdag and one common selection day bottled when experts would say what fores received, and the delegate was going to will be arranged for the Riksdag, while would be required. A standard policy, and London next wooky?
the King will henceforth elect the Presta comprehensive view of the whole ques dents and Vice-Presidenta. ⠀
tion of Imperial defences were essential INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS IN
stages to any intelligent reduction of expenditure as regards Imperial forces. GERMANY. REMARKABLE RECOVERY WITHIN
SUBMARINE ORDER FOR
have been closed indefinitely. The fre may entail cessation of operations at the Broken Hill mines.
EARLIER CABLES.
RIOTS" IN INDIA. ORDER RESTORED AT RAI BARELLI
"ALLAHABAD, January 26th. Further agrarian riots have occurred in the Rai Barelli district in the United Pro- vinces, where a mob attacked the police guard, ono constable being killed and two seriously injured. The police were com pelled to fire. Some of the rioters were
We alightly wounded. The ringleaders bave
been arrested and order has been
BOMBAY DEFENDANTS RELEASED.
BOMBAY, January 26th....... An unexpected denouement occurred when the seventeen men arrested in the rioting following the shooting of a pigeon were brought up at the Police Court. The Commissioner of Police desired that
the case be withdrawn on the grounds of the previous good relations between the police and the community to which the majority of the arrested men, who are Hinda banias, belonged, The Magistrate, dismissing the oase, paid a tribute to the Commissioner's foresight and tact.
"BOMBAY BOURSE REOPENS. BOMBAY, January 20th The Stock Exchange and the bullion and cotton markets have reopened.
CALCUTTA TAXI STRIKE.
“MEN'S DEMANDS" GRANTED:
Calcutta, January 27th.
The taxi drivers' strike has come to an end; the men's demands having been conceded pending arbitration.ter fri
MP. COLBY'S RETURN.
WASHINGTON, January 28th Mr. Colby, Becretary of State, has 're Tarned from South America.
· EARLIER CABLES.
MANY KILLED AND INJURED IN COLLISION
LONDON, January 28th. Twenty were killed and many injured in a head-on collision between a local train from Montgomery and the coast express" at Abermule on the Cambrian Railway,
MODIFIED STATEMENT.
LONDON, January 28th.
It is officially announced tha, fourteen people were killed in the collision on the line from Newtown to Abermule between
REVISED CASUALLY HIST.
A revised official statement concerning the Welsh railway collision places the casualties at seven passengers sad three railwaymen killed. The number injured has not been ascertained
PRESIDENT MILLERAND ENTER TAINS DIPLOMATE.
PARIS, January 27th. M Millerand's gave a banquet to the Diplomatic Corps. MILITARY EXPERTS' AGREEMENT
PARIS, January 28th. Reuter is informed that the military
by Italy, Serbia and Rumanis were not
Those submitted SWEDISH finished Those by Belgium and France were partially disposed of, and the case submitted by England had recently been settled. The British Prosecutor had, boweter, said that the list of cases sub-
SHORT TIME.
LONDON, January 27th.
REFORM.
EXTENSION OF - FRANCHISE.
STOCKHOLM, January 28th.
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.
HELSINGFORs, January 28th. The Finnish Goverment bas" unani mously decided to recommend the Nobel Committee to sward the Peace Prize to of its blessed activities which materially the American Red Cross," on the ground relieved suffering during the war, served the purpose of humanity and promoted
CHEAP STEAMERS. IMPOSSIBLE TO BUILD AT PRESENT PRICES.
the Aberystwyth Manchester, express and experts agreement mentioned yesterday
local passenger train going from is in the nature of a compromise. It Apropos Paris discussions, the Depart Whitchurch to Aberystwyth. Eleven pas generally provides that the Germans must mens of Overseas Trade publishes a report sengers and the driver, fireman and guard carry out all the disarmament provisions on the industrial and economic situation were among those killed
of the Treaty and hand over everything in Germany prepared by Mr. Thelwell, the mutual solidarity of nations. by July 1st, while two-thirds must be Commercial Secretary to the British Em completed by March 18th. The question bawy in Berlin. It strikingly beara evi of the various volunteer formations is dance to improvements in all departments not separately dealt with Germany will of life, exops Bate finance. The opinion be made acquainted with the Council's is expressed, however, that the danger of decision, either by a Protocol or Note bankruptcy is not likely to materialise
The report pays a tribute to the charao WHAT GERMANY WANTSteristic skill with which industrial leaders The express was descending a steop
BERLIN, January 20th.. have not only survived the most trying gradient of single line and crued into A communique with regard to repara-time but mado good business ont of the local train, which ought to have tions shows that Germany agrees to the and paid substantial dividends. The prin crossed Abermula station. There was a Allied scheme of five annual instalments cipal features of last year's Industrial fearful impact, in which the express and desires thate discussions settling the activity were cooperation with farcign suffered the more seriously. The express total debt should be held as soon as Tops and combines within the country, engine piled up above the slow train. possible, instead of at the expiry of five patientarly in iron, stool, cost and The two first corridor carriages came off years
chemical industries worst, the occupants being fatally in jured. The driver and stoker of the slow train were killed; otherwise the passeng era escaped with bruisers. A curve in the line prevented the trains from seeing each other beforehead.
LORD HERBERT VANE TEMPEST AMONG THE VICTIMS
LONDON, January 26th. Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest, incls of Lord Londonderry has succumbed at Newton infirmary to injuries sustained in the collisions
10 KILLED - 14 INJURED
LONDON, January 27th Sixteen were killed and topriéen in jured in the Abermule 'railway collision..
THE IRISH SITUATION,
ADMIRAL SIMS DENOUNCES SINN
DE FRINISMS AN
BOSTON, January 26th.
NEW BRITISH EMPIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
INAUGURATION IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, January 27th. The British Empire Chamber of Com merce in the United States has been
The British Fampire Chamber of Com
Admiral Sims, addressing a loyal coalf tion mass meeting, declared that it was inaugurated. inconceivable how the American-Irish conld support the Sinn Feiners, who were the implacable enemies of America during merce in the United States has been con the war Sim Fein activities necessitat stituted and an advisory, committee of the diversion of vessels from conveying appointed. A charter has already been troopships and merchantmen, with the obtained. All the Dominions will be re- result that many. Americans were drown presented in the new institution, which ed. If Anglo-American difficulties were will start work immediately. It is hoped approached in a friendly spirit there need to establish branches, throughout the hot be any misunderstanding.
1United States
Townon, January 28th,- Swansea Chamber of Commerce stated The newly-elected President of the
that steamers worth £100,000 a year ago were now obtainable under £40,000. There were no buyers and it was quite impossible to build them at such a price. -AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING
STRIKE.
SHIPOWNERS DEMAND
GUARANTEE.
MELBOURNE, January 28th called off the strike, the shipowners are Although "the marine stewards have resolved not to resume services until the seamen and maritime unions have guaranteed uninterrupted work under the existing agreements
DEATH OF DUTCH MINISTER TO GREECE.
ATHENS, Janary 28th. The Dutch Minister, M. Desturlen, has succumbed to influenza,
NO USE TINKERING WITH COST QUESTION.
LONDON, JABUBry 28th Field-Marshal Sir William Robertson, in a speech in the City, said that it woe useless attempting to tinker with the
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GERMANY. AGAINST VERSAILLES TREATY
The Boersenzeitung reprints, from BERLIN, January 28th Dutch newspaper reports that the Nether lands Government has ordered twelve rub marine engines from an Augsburg factory, If the factory undertakes the work it will, Treaty, apparently, contravene the Versailles
FRENCH REVENUE RETURNS. EXPANDING EXPORTS, BUT STILL ADVERSE TRADE BALANCE.
Paris, Jonnary 28th. The revenue returns show an increase of Fronch exporta fase year of Fr 10.355,000,000 compared with the previous year. The commercial balance is improved by 104 billion francs, but a deficit of 13 bullion francs remains, representing the excoops of imports over exports.
PANAMA PROTEST, AGAINST ACQUISITION OF LAND.
WABZIEGTON, January 27th. ~M Le Fevre, the Panama Charge Alaires has lodged a protest with the Bates. Department against the seizure of Panama territory for the defence of the Canal Zone, on the ground that Panama should be consulted. UNEMPLOYMENT IN, SWEDEN
STOCKHOLM, January 28th, There are now 35,000 unemployed Sweden, besides 40,000 on short time.