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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. (ratovom KAUTK's AGENOT>]
GERMAN DISARMAMENT.
SERIOUS OUTLOOK IN BAVARIA.
LONDON, May 31st.
The situation in Berlin is reported to be extremely grave owing to the Fremier of Bavaria intimating to Cabinet that, in view of strong opposi tion, he is unable to carry out disarma
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MUNHRUNG DAILY PREƐS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1971.
LATEST JÄBLES,
UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN.
PRESIDENT 'HARDING'S MEMOR- ABLE MESSAGE.
LONDON, May 31st,
On the occasion of the unveiling of the bust of Washington, the gift of American citizens, in the Crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral, a message from President
Harding was "read. The message ex Pressed the hope that this and similar
LATEST CABLES.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
THE IRISH UPHEAVAL. THREE DEATH, SENTENCES.
LONDON, May 31st. Three death sentences promulgated in tublin, to-day, include Royal Irish Constable convicted on
murder.
a charge of
MARLIER CABLES,
TROOPS TO BE INCREASED.
LONDON, May 30th. In the Hour of Commons, at question
(THROUGH REITE'S AGENCY.]
EXPORT CREDITS AND THE
FAR EAST.
CHINA'S PROBLEMS OF RECONSTRUCTION.
THE SWOLLEN ARMY.
THE TRAGEDY OF WRANGEL'
ARMY..
Of the state of thingh tr
In the press of bigger matters so note may yet be taken of a tragedy the The increasing burden of military ex-is slowly working itself out in th penditure in China is far beyond say Balkans-the tragedy of the remnant o thing that the country ought reasonably General Wrangel's Army, writes a cor be called upon to bear. The expenditure
respondent of the Morning fast from en the ariny eventually comes out of the
Belgrade. provinces, and the rent responsibility for The House of Commons has passed military expenditure rests on the provin resolutions extending the credits aricial nuthorities, but these in their turn bave to get the funds that they need insurance scheme to the Empire gen-directly or indirectly by book or erally, except India and British Posses out of the community at large. The only sinns in the Far East, which the Premier bodies at present in existence represent
LONDON, May 318h.
crock
mant. according to the Entente ultima gifta to the Liverpool Town Hall and time. Mr. Lloyd George mid that the stated required certain consideratión. ing the provincial units are the provin- French, who had charged themselves
turn by June 30th, of the Einwohner- wehr, comprising irregulars 300,000 strong.
The British Government is pressing for their disarmament strongly The Reichstag has been hurriedly call- ed, and the Berlin Government threatens to iaforen obedience with the Reichswehr
Bulgrave Manor will be regarded na testi
snow to America's long-established fying friendship for the British nation, and that they may inspire a continual recip rocation of that sentiment by the British people, recalling the common inheritance in language, institutions, customs and sympathies.
Government proposed to strengthen the frown Forces in Ireland, but did not intend to send reservists thither.
owing to the conditions under which out standing obligations had not been fully honoured. It was undesirable that credit facilities should be extended if they in any way prevented traders from discharge ing their full bligations:
tions, and supported partly by Serbia and partly by England; it was under stood that France took responsibility for the maintenance of the new comers, at ments could be made. least until more permanent arrange
Lenos, in Gallipoli, in Constantinople I will not speak, though heart-ruding tales have come through to Belgrade;" will here merely deal, with the 22,000 refugees scattered about Jugo-Slavia.
These refugees were landed at various Adriatic ports inst December by the cial assemblies, and we put forward the with the Wrangel evacuation, and were following, plan for the solution of the immediately distributed among the
bez of remote centres throughout problem of military expenditure on the country. There were already sonie assumption that, before very long, the pro 10,000 Russians in Jugo-Slavia, belong BORAH RESOLUTION.
vincial assemblies will have come again ing to the earlier, or Denikin, evacus ITS INTERPRETATION BY MR.
to control of the provincial purses The solution suggested has been put for LLOYD GEORGE.
ward in the columns several times The department's decision as regards before, but we believe in its feasibility LONDON, May 30th. SERVICE AT ST. PAUL'S, In the House of Commons, replying to India and the Far East, the Prime Minis- and therefore do not hesitate again to SILESIAN COMMISSION.
LONDON, May, 30th. Commander Kenworthy, in regard to the ter said, was taken after consulting the place it before those concerned, to be Field-Marshal Earl Haig. Admiral') NEW BRITISH COMMISSIONER.
American Senate passing the Borah bankers, the India Office and the judged on its merits. Sims, the American Ambassador, and resolution, on May 26th, Mr. Lloyd Colonial Office. The scheme will not be Losnos. May 1st!.
George said that he had not yet received ended to those quarters until the con- Sir Harold Stuart has been appointof British officers attended the service at British Commissioner in the Plebiscitet. Paul's Cathedral in matery of then invitation from President Harding taditions were such as would obviate these Commission in Upper Silesia. in succes American soldiers and sailors buried in attend a conference on the limitation of differences. He emphasised the fact that
Afterwards & bust of naval armaments. sion to Colonel Percival, who resigned British oil.
Washington, the gift of the American Replying to the question, whether in up business that the Government would for reasons of health.
people, was unveiled in the Crypt.
step ia; the scheme was entirely supple mentary.
troups.
KARLIER CABLES.
GREAT BRITAIN AGREES TO CONSTITUTION,
Pants,, May 30th. : The British Government has agreed to the constitution of the committen of ex- perts on the Upper Silesino question, but expressed the opinion that the Commis.
U.S. MEMORIAL DAY. SIR AUCKLAND GEDDES GRACE
FUL TRIBUTE.
WASHINGTON, May 31st, There was a metty unrehearsed inci dent at the Memorial Day celebrations. When President Harding finished his
it was only when the banks did not take
COMMANDER H. D. KAREYAT.
The terms of the French undertaking, however, were presumably unclear, for the fugitives were no sooner safely on shore. than the French announced that they considered their obligations to wards them at an end as from January dist.
For a very long time the problem of military expenditure has been one of
"The position, therefore, is that the most serious with which tha Govern ment of China has been faced. It is not the Jugo-Siny State is now burdened she can neither support nor assimilate often realized that this problem is not with an additional 22,000 refugees whom new one. It existed under the Empire. She cannot support them, for the three though perhaps in not quite so intoler million dinas a month which she de able & form, to quite such an scuits vates to the Denikin refugees is already degres. At the time when the Imperial more than her finances can bear. Nor revoute was T, 42,000.000, just before can she assimilate them; Serbia has her the Taiping Rebellion, the military exowa Tabour problems to solve, her own ponses were reckoned nt. Tis. 30,000,000, war invalids to place, and the small and by the end of the last century, when amount of labour which she can offer to the total Imperial revenas was reckoned the Rassings is for the most part not at Tls. 80,000,000, more than half. of it
Buch as they are able to perform. was devoted to military expenses. From Serbia, indeed, feels herself so embar the time of the establishment of the Reassed by this unforeseen burden that public fully half the revenue collected she has refused to implement her pro has gone for military expenses, and dur
the meanwhile further British naval con- struction could be stopped, the Premier said he did not think, that could be done anywhere in the world. Everything, he aid, would depend upon whether the Borah resolution was put into operation.
Commander Kenworthy auggested that Naval Offier, Yangtse river. has been fing the last four years the demands of mise to receive the 5,000 of the Denikin in view of the strength of our naval appointed to the command, of the light the sixty per cent of the national by us in Egypt.
LONDON, May 31st. Commander H. D. Marryat, ex-Senior
mon should be appointed by the Supretae address at the Arlington, National Ceme. Position we could afford to lead the way cruiser Dartmouth, which has been with venue. exclusive of the huge sums requiri
Council and should work in Upper
Silesin.
MINERS' STRIKE.
COMPULSORY, ARBITRATION
tery, Sir Auckland Geddes placed on the ng, beaide the President. a wreath of roses presented by the people of Great Britain and the Dominions in memory of America's sacrifices for liberty." PRESIDENT HARDING'S ADDRESS.
WASHIUTON, May 30th. As a result of the statement of the re- President Harding, in his "Memorial presentatives of the miners, on Saturday, Day address. declared: "Our first duty. of salty understood that these to our carnal for the measure of its performance we will find a time-gauge of cur capacity to be helpful to others.".
PROPOSAL DENIED.
LONDON, May goth.
Government contemplated compulsory ar bitration in the event of the parties not sensation Was caused agreeing a in the House of Commons, at question time, to-day, when Mr. Lloyd George denied that he informed the miners' Executive that if they did not accept the "Government's proposals, Iegislation
would be passed to compel them to sub- REVISED LIST OF mit to arbitration. The Premier added that the words compulsory arbitra. were not even mentioned during the whole of the proceedings. He hoped that in my future conference. so na
authorised communications would be sent to-the Prima.
THE DERBY.
"GOLDEN MYTH SCRATCHED.
LONDON, May 31st. Golden Myth has been scratched.
in stopping construction:
Viscount Curzon nointed out that the Borah resolution did not refer to ships
under construction.
The Premier agreed.
FIRST TEST MATCH WON BY AUSTRALIA.
LONDON, May 30th.
the army and navy have eaten up more vacuation at present being looked after These refugees are for the most part ed in each province for scni-military penniless, Serbia does what she can drawn from the South American station expenses. The problem then is not a tior soup-kitchens have been opened, also and placed on the reserve,
one,, but the enormous, increase in mili-schools for the children (many of them tary expenditure is cut of all propar boys of nine and ten-wounded). A few tion to the actual requirements of the have managed to get employment in RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY AND Republic, and becomes every day shops or offices. A Russian General is greater burden upon the tax-payer. Ia playing the piaño every night in a po spite of this, there is in some quarters plar Belgrade restaurant another, & reluctance to face the facts and to understand, cobbies boots. These are the reduce military expenditure to a reason lucky ones; of the refugees, in general, it stable limit.
may be said that they are starving. Cases of suicide are not infrequent.
In unsettled weather, below 5 DON spectators. the Australians, on alow pitch, made 232. The scoring was slow, Woolley took 3 wickets for 46. The field-markable. ing, was poor,
CHINA...
LONDON, May
+1
At the Religious Tract Society's annual
it would seem as if there were at least one way of doing this. At the present
These, it should be remembered, are breakfast, at the Cannon-street Hotel, Sir time the national military forces, thungh Joha Jordan presided. He dcclared that named as territorial imits, draw their the emigrant Russinar-the, men who, chief sustenance from Peking, which in after the Denikin debacle, refused to there was no doubt about the moral and its turn draws the fands wherewith to accept the hospitality offered them, but support the armies from the province went back, with death in their hearts, to educational changes, which had been re- Would not the solution be to turn the fight for Russin-one may say, for civi About the wisdom of that The Society had a great whole of these forces except a nucleus lisation.
army of (my) a hundred thousand enterprise there was difference of opin scope in China in the future, but the men. over to the control of the ion; about its gallantry there was none. great problem was how to reach the muss Civil Governors of the provinces, for If they are unwelcome here, they cannot provinces not to the control of the At present their condition is desperate of unenlightened people, as mastering that would only be to set up a new group go anywhere else for no other country of military satraps instead of the dis their language took a lifetime.
possessed ones and the little finger of wants them and no foreign Consul will the new authorities might be thicker than Yise their passports. They are here per the thigh cf the old, but to the controlorce and idle perforce; there is nothing of the actual provinces, as represented they can do but loaf and starve. It is by the provincial assemblies Were the no wonder if they have lost or are los armies of day one-province turned over ing, all hope, al morale, all sense of to be paid and kept up by the provincial being members of and co-operators in a assembly of that province. it is certain reasonable world. Of ruch stuff" are that in a very short time the force would Bolsheviks made. They are not Bolshe be reduced to limits that whilst adequate vikn, but they are embittered-embitter enough for the protection of the pro-ed against a Society which has no plasë vince would also be within the capacity for them, against a world which egged of the provincial taxation to pay. Nor them on to fight and now has betrayed Approximately 119,000 enlisted men are would this be done by a wholesale and them.
indiscriminate disbandment, for that now in the Navy, including a large num would only increase provincial difficulties Slavia is, of course, only an element in
The problem of these refugees in Jag ber of recruits under instruction at train by adding considerably to the provincial ing stations and at the trade schools, brigandage and lawlessness Mindful of the large problem of the Wrangel re the welfare of the province, the assembly fugees. In general. Into the rights and Recruiting has been resumed on a limited would incorporate as many any wrongs of that bad business it is need scale and in specified ratings, with soldiers as seemed desirable in the pro-loss to enter the important thing is that gard (Strydom), Golden Myth (Spear The Chaplain, the Rev. Gordon. WB quota of 500 a week. No discharges prior vincial gendarmory and city poliec, and bouthing should be done' scd done The Scottish and the South Wales Granite (Whalley), Pride of Ulster (Bar. Statt, R.N., who arranged the affair, had to expiration of enlistment are now being
tion"
SCOTLAND AND SOUTH WALES VOTE.
LONDON, May 30th.
Kxecutives have recommended the rejec.... tion of the Government's proposals.
KU KLUX KLAN.
"TO. UPHOLD WHITE
SUPREMACY!!
COUNTY CRICKÉT. · Kent beat Northants by 24 rună,
As their second attempt England made 147 (Knight 38, Woolley 3). McDonald took 5 wickets for 32, helped by splendid fielding. EARLIER CABLES.
Australia, by scoring:3), without loss, PROBABLES."won by ten wickets.
LONDON, May 30th, The following Alterations are made in the list of Derby probables: Craig-on-
Remin Eran (F. Bullock),
Fiddie (Lane); Euphrosynus (Cooper), Lo Traquet (Graner), Humorist (Donoghus), Syrian Prince (—-),
The following are added to the list of probables: Our Prince (Walsh) Beaure
nett), Sirrah (Sharpe), Franklin (Piper), Bright Orb (~~), Gloriosa (~~).
Yellow Dwarf and Sunblaze have been scratched, in addition to Blue Cloud,
Hill Country and Plato.
TITANIA" FANCY DRESS DANCE.
The Titania Fancy Dres dance, post poned several times for various reasons, took place last night at the Seamen's Institute and was entirely successful.
UNITED STATES NAVY.
SHORTAGE OF MANPOWER
Under the heading of "Fleet. Fecis Shortage of Man-Power" the Army and Navy Register (Washington) on April
2nd says:-,
the assistance of Master of Arms Bailey granted, except for cause or for humani would employ the remainder on product once. The first need is to relieve im tarian reasons, barring, of course, tho tive works, such as road making, bridge mediate distress; the second is that and P. T. Instructor Forryth The ele necessary yielding to political pressure, building and the cultivation of waste these outcasts may be reabsorbed in trical and signal staff of H.M.S. Pitania which, by the way, promises to he tracts, as well as such industrial enter some form or other into society. In the devised and carried out the lighting and materially curtailed under the Denby Prises as might require a definite quota present state of the world when every administration. The practice which of labour. Of course, with the provin nation's one anxiety is to rid itself of cialization of the armies, the military its burdens, the matter seems eminently decorative scheme, and the Titania baad grew up in the Inst régime of peremp contribution of the provinces to Peking ons for the League of Nations rendered music for the dancing. The torily ordering the discharge of men nt would be enormously reduced, and the the instance of politicians after the prizes were given by Capt. Benning and bureau officials had-for-good and auff direct responsibility of the Minister of
War would be confined to the catablish- NEW YORK, May 30th. Betting -1 Craig-en-Fran; the Wardroom Officers of the Titania,cient reasons refused the importunities, ment of the small but well equipped and Masked raiders, after the manner of Alan Breck, Leighton; 10-9 Lemoners; and were handed to the winners by Mrs. is in a fair way of being discontinued.
thoroughly efficient national army for the Meanwhile, however, the chief naval nucleus of which we have already made the Ku Klux Klan, are terrorising vari-20 Highlander; 25-1 Fucku Sahib Koberts. The first prize for ladies ne ordering ships of various types out of provision. The fact that the funds for Gus parts of Texas. They hare tarred 31 Granely: 40-1 The Bohemian, Le awarded for a costume reprosecting the operations is still put to the necessity of the provincial armies were voted directly It is annotinced by the CivH' Service? Titania band; the second for a drug commission in order to obtain sufficient by the provincial assemblies would give Commissioners that, with the approval and feathered white, while upon begroes Traquet; 35-1, Goldendale
(The list of probable starters sent out with the motto "Good luck to the Sub-chur to man, the ships of a military those assemblies the power of the purse of the Lords Commasioners of the Tree
character which must be kept in commis tboy have inflicted more painful and
over the military commanders, appointed sury, they have made the folowng, re laat wock, to which the foregoing altera-marine Flotilla," "Government Waste," sion, and to put in commission the new perhaps from Peking, and these gentle-gulations under the Order in Council more serious indignities. They affirm tions and additions are now made, reads
tion of a summer practice cruise for the of the words the servants and subordia-Disqualification (Removal) Act
OVERSEAS CIVIL SERVICELY
POSTS RESERVED FOR MEN.
that the object is to uphold the supre as follows: Goldendale (F. Bullock), costume composed of engine room wasto vessels as they are completed. The ques men would then become in the true scanf July 2nd last relating to the Sex macy of the white race. The victim Pucka, Sahib (Winter), Craig-on-Eran took a prize, as also did as "unemployed midshipmen will be decided immediately sten of the civil, power, and not inde-
include a lawyer, Mr. Hobbs, of Houston, who whe counsel in several negro divorce cases, 'aho a white doctor af Beaumont
SUEZ CANAL.
REDUCTION IN CHARGES.
PARIS, May 31st
GOLF
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AN AMBULANCE AEROPLANE..
upon the returnet Secretary Denby next pendent princelets, each commanding a 1.-All posts in the Diplomatic Service abandoned for the extensive foreign force the destinies of which and the ass and in the Consular Service are reserved cruises of the two big flests, although it of which should be entirely in his own to men.
(Brennan), Alan Breck (A. Balding). Service man. Eagle Hawk ( Leach), Westward. Ho (A. Smith), Highlander (Hulms), Hill
is utterly impracticable for the depart control. In course of time, as the na Country (Griggs), Humorist (Bellhouse),
2-All posts in the Government Ser Polynestor (Bhatwell), Polemarch
mental oficials to make any plans look- tional army should be brought into being vices of the Colonies and Protectorates (Jellies), Yellow Dwarf or Sunblaze
ing to thon cruises until both House and made efficient, the necessity for pro to which appointments are made in the (Caralake), Roman Fiddle (Wragg). The latest innovation in air craft is the of Congress have agreed upon the approvincial armica world entirely cease, and United Kingdom, other than posts for Lomonora (Child), Leighton (Beary), Ambulance Aeroplane." A British firm priations for the Navy after July int the rank and file thereof would be ab which women may be specially recruited, Granely (V Smyth) Syrian Prince for has completed the first machine of this
The solons must be brought to realize sorbed into other walks life. Tho are reserved to men, Blus Cloud (Strydom), Euphrosynus (J. type. It is an adaptation of the firm's that there is a necessary amount of cruis national army would be distributed not
3. All posts in the Civil Services of Evana), Plate (Martin), Bohemian regular commercial model for passengering required to keep the ships of the provincially but on a primarily strategic his Majesty in India to which appoint (O'Neil), Le Traquet (Garner), Franklin service. The forward part of the finge Beats in condition, and that tactical for portions would be under the direct orders ther than posts for which women may, plan, and in any case the distributedments are made in the United Kingdom, Record profits of the Suez Canal Com), Aliados ()}
is arranged to accommodate four stretcise and fleet manœuvres are vital cher cases as well as a doctor, nurse, on efficient Navy. All of this requires of Peking, thus leasening the opportunity patry, last year, totalling 267,000,000
pilot, and mechanic. If the patients are the expenditure of fuel, the appropria of using the distributed forces for the be specially recruited, are reserved franca, are disclosed by the now report,
able to sit up, eight of them can be tion for which was slashed by the House promotion of personal ends. A gmat 4.All posts in the Commercial Diplo carried. The cabin to which the stretch Appropriations Committee below the many details would have to be worked which foreshadows an early
reduction
er cases are admitted is provided with figure requisits for proper maintenance out, of couran, but it seems to us that matic Service and the Trade Commis 25 centiars per ton in shipping charges.
lavatory accommodation and with special It is hoped at the Navy Department that some such general plan is required to sioner Service are reserved to men, pro cooling arrangements for use in tropical the Senate Bill will prevail in the House, make a beginning of the solution of the vided that this reservation is not applic TRÍAL OF WAR CRIMINALS.
climates. The machines can climb to particularly in the two vital items of wholo problem of military domination able to the post of Chief Clerk in the in this country.-Peking Daily News. rospective offices of his Majesty's Trade
Commissioners BENTENCE ON CAPT. MUELLER
6,500 feet in ten minutes and at that men and fuel. height it can be driven at speed of ever 100 miles an hour. Enough oil and patrol ars carried for a five hour's jour ney at full speed. The machine, which is fitted with wireless telegraph apparatus, will be used in operations remote from a hospital base.
Lærezia, May 30th.
of
Capt. Mueller has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment for cracity to Bri tish war prisoners at Le Matel camp.
MISS LEITH BEATS MISS STIRLING.
LONDON, May 30th. Another American bid for British sporting honours has failed, Miss Cecil Laitch (the British champion) beating Miss Alexa Stiring (the American cham plon) by 3 up and 2 to play, in the first round of the Ladies' Open Golf Chum pionship, at Turnberry.
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Captain James White, son of the de- fender of Ladysmith, has been soolepool to two years' imprisonment at Edinburgh for making auditions speeches at unes ployment demonstrations.
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If you think of it, striking one palm against the other within resounding smack is a queer way of expressing your doight: it suggests the monkey tricks of primeval man. Mr. J. B. Walkley.
men..
Lt is strange that nations that have long suffered from intolerance and op pression have not learnt tolerance others- Balfour.