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CROSS-CHANNEL AEROPLANES
COLLIDE.
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GRAVE SITUATION IN
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LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH LETTER'S WOENCY.) AEROPLANE DISASTER.. BRITISH AND FRENCH MACHINES
COLLIDE
Paxis, April 7th.
THE GENOA CONFERENCE. STATEMENTS BY RUSSIAN DELEGATES.
LATEST VABLES.
THE SITUATION IN IRELAND. MODUS VIVENDI TO BE" ARRANGED..
MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1929.
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LATEST CABLES. THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLË” ANDRE BERTHELOT'S PRIVATE FORTUNE.
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AMERICAN NAVAL REDUCTIONS.
· MAN ACTIVITY IN THE
FAR EAST, ELECTRIAL WORKS AT TOKYO AND SHANGHAI.
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BEBLIN, April 7th An agreement has been made between tão Japanese firm of Furukawa, by which the Siemens-Schuckert Company and the former are to construct large factory at
MR. DENBY CRITICISES.
WASHINGON, April 8th. Mr. Denby, Secretary to the Nary, launched an attack on the Naval Bill. PARIS, April 8th.. Mf. Andis Berthelot has not yet furnished personnel it proposes, the ratio of naval Ho declares that owing to the reduction The situation in Southern Ireland at the examining magistrate the desired it strength will be, Britain 5; Japan 3, present engages more attention than that formation as to how he was able to ama United States 21. It will necessitate pas Tokyo for the output of electrical machinery.
Reasonable the three-and-a-half million france which he ting out of commission & out of 18 battie- of both southern parties are getting gave to his brother Philippe Andre ships allowed the United States under the men ined by los growing disorders and plained that it would take some days sad Naval Trents, also the abandonment of the possibility of a serious conflict be I added that he begun to build up the sathe European station.
Belfast or the frontier,
tions
to tween the two wings of the Republican in 1912. It was then necessary for him army, and are, therefore, to arrange have considerable cash in order to transact was far modua eivendi between the Free State and ready money business which the Republican leaders during the eles far more produble than time contracta
This,'
he said," was the reason for An example of the Republican seces keeping by me money which produced no Interviewed at Genoa, M. Chicherine' (the leading Rusjan, delugate) said the sionists flaunting the Free State authority interest.
was afforded by prodlamation, signed by: Russians would resolutely oppose the the Divisional Commando at lige was CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD. Cannes plan for a Consortium to reconxaued prohibiting all political meetings t
U.S.A. SENATE FINANCE COMMITTE. ACCEPT FOREIGN VALUATION.
WASHINGTON, April 8th. " The Senate Finance Committee by 7 vote to 3 carried the Republienr. motion accept | principle in the so-called Persent Tarif
Twenty German engineers, accompanied by technical experts, are starting for Japan in a few days regarding a factory at
Shangbai.
PRINCE'S GIFT TO THE
ANIMALS PRESENTED TO HIM DURING TOUR.
struct Busia economically, though they / Sligo where Mr. Arthur Griffith is dar to/fOOLBY AGAIN SENT TO PRISON, Iing foreign valuation as the underlying the Prince of Wales during his visit to
The British mail aeroplane from Le Bourget to London collided in a fog near
were willing to grant concesions for in Grand Väliers and crashed to the earth individual enterprise, It was absolutels fumes. The pilot, mechanic, and thres essential that Russia should be recognised passengers in the French machine and the before commercial and bonomic agre pilot of the British machine were killed.
The British aeroplane belonged to the ments became possible. Ramia was will. Daimler Air Berrio: from Paris to London, ing to fecognise her pre-war debts, buť. which was inaugysted on the Sul instinsisted on reparation for the devastation with four machines each way daily
enused by the White armies. Reduction of land, armaments must be conditional on the termination of the agresies of the Whites.
FURTHER DETAILS.
LATER A cabin boy aboard the British machine, the sole survivor, though he in ja act critical condition.
The double diaster of the London-Paris airway, accident occurred at mid-day when over the houses of the little village of Thieuloy St. Antoine. The impact was appalling. Both machines, which were frugelling at a height of 200 feet descend g in Blanes, locked together for a time, and theu they separated.
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When they collided the pilots were gridently cloudy following the landmark on necount of the fog.
The victims aboard the French machine included an American and his wife who were spending a holiday in Europe. Two women friends countermanded their paa! anges at the last moment owing to the
weather.
address a pro-Treaty demonstration-on Easter Sunday,
Armed republicans planned to soirs the
morning but were forestalled by Free Dublin telephone exchange carly yesterday State troops who arrived earlier.
BISBANDMENT OF THE RÚC, SUSPENDED..
LONDON, April 8th." After several weeks' trial the well-known
to three years' penal servitude for con
entenced at the Central Criminal Court macier, Friest Torah Hooley, has been spiracy to defraud persons, who were in- dverd to buy shares in the Jubilee Cotton Mills.
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Of Gw.other defendants two, including Owing to attacks on members and Mr. Fletcher, the ex-navor of Derby, were members of the Royal Irish Constabulary acquitted. Demery (A land agent) and the disbandment or the force has benti aus Wallis (solicitor) were sentenced respec- ended. A large number were due to tively to twelve and ten months' in the leave the barracks at tablin to-day, but second division. Wallis was bound over
being M. Lavina said they had come to the arrangement was cancelled. Exain the sum of 2500..
Bankruptcy proceedings are still pend Genoa to propound a acw economic sive precautionary measures are policy equivalent to the partial re-estab- taken at both the Castles and the Barracks ing against Hooley whose liabilities wore
at £687,000 and the assets at £25,000. lishment of capitalism in Russia, because British soldiers, armed with rifles and returned at a recent inceting of creditora the future industrial production depended bayonets, and R.I.C. men, armed with
INTEREST ON WAR DEBT. on the capitalist. Questioned regarding revolvers, are guarding these placer. the payment of pre-war debts 3. Litvinoff
AMERICAN COMMENT ON BRITISH said everything depended on the spirit
NOTE. of the conference. It was impossible for Russia to give all and receive nothing. "We come hopefully," he said, "and are especially glad to meet Mr. Lloyal
George."
FRENCH MINISTERS INTERVIEW BRITISH PREMIER.
Pants, April 8th.
CUSTOMS PAID IN DUBLIN.
LATER.
Six thousand cnaks were destroyed and it is estimated that they contained half-a- million gallons of Durville's whisky. The loss to the revenue is nearly £2,000,000. EARLIER CABLES. WORSE THAN; EVER
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Loxion, April 7th. Gloomy news comes from Ireland, in- dicating that the situation is worn than
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NEW YORK. April 8th. Great interest is evinced in the British note calling for payment of interest on war loans which is generally regarded as reasonable.
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OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE DEFEATED.
BALTIMORE, April 5th. The Joha Hopkins University beat combined Oxford and Cambridge Incrosse team by 11 to 2.
FRENCH PARLIAMENT.
ADJOURNED,
PARIS, April stb. The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate have adjourned till May 23rd...
EFFECTS OF THE TRADE
· DEPRESSION,
INCREASED NUMBER OF BANKRUPTCIES.
LONDON, April 7th. The results of the trade depression are shown in the increase in the number of bankruptcies which were 310 in the March
The New York World thinks the de-quarter of 1920; 783 in the corresponding mand may be mov by the British quarter in 1991; and 1919 in 1922. Government to force settlement of the
THE FIVE FER CENT, Reparations question and simultaneously
BRITISH WAR LOAN. take the control of the question out of the
A semi-official says tha: Mr. Lloyd There were no passengers on the British George in the course of an interview with express, which was a De Havilland 18, M. Poincare and M. Barthou made it
hands of M. Poincare's Government! trinporarily loaned by the Air Ministry. olear that none of the Puner Treaties
(A cable (dated April 5th) stated that' It had a carrying capacity of eight as would be discussed at Geron
The authority of the Southern Govern-
waning under the vigorous Britain ha addressed a Note to all Allied Brogers and was capable of a speed of one ment only dealt with the case of Russia.
was nearly two ment is hurare miles an hour. The pilot, Robin whose standing army
millions. M. Poincare and M. Barthou challenge of Republican extremists, who debtors saying that, as Britain has to pay Bake, is an ex-member of the Air Force, and is also known as a musical composer declared that they shared Mr. Lloyd are openly defying the law, engaging in interest on her debt to the United States, He had had considerably experience with George's views, as to the desirability of terroriam which is nochecked, and generally following the lapec of the Anglo-American Continental expires, nud travelled arriving at solutions of such important destroying the possibility of a free expres.convention on May 13th, she reserves the throughout last summer for the Dutch Air questions as currency, customs and exsion of opinion at the forthcoming elections. right of calling upon her debtors also to Servien between Lordon and Amsterdam, changes, and expressed the opinion that Mr, Collins position is regarded as very pay interest.]
shuky. was making his first Bight for this programme would be ralised, thanks
There was a dramatic interruption while TURKEY AND THE POWERS to the agreement reached by the French tailers to Paris,
"a deputation of M.P.'s were urging Mr. The Fruch machine was a large four-and British experts.
In response to Mr. Lloyd George's wish,
Chamberlain to procure protection for the tern senter, twin-engined Goliath with a
A. mes maximum pech of eighty miles an hour. M Poincar said he hoped to go to Genou
senger entered with a telegram reporting The pilot was the well-known Frenchman. 'resident's Millerand's return from disbanded Irish Constabulary,
thut two more had been murdered at Tralee. Mr. Chamberlain promised to take steps to enable the Constabulary and their families to leave the danger zones me quickly as possible.
and
NO LIVES SÄVEÐ.
LONDON, April 0th.
The bin boy who was injured in the Loadon to Paris aircrash has succumbed to be injuries Thus all occupants of the airplane bave been killed.
THE TIMES" ON CHINA. "A CURIOUS FUNDAMENTAL
STABILITY"
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The semi-official statement says that as result of the interview the Franco British accord established at Boulogne six months ago is now closer than ever.
BRITISH PREMIER AT GENOA. GENOA, April 8th. Mr. Lloyd George has arrived. He was cheered by the crowd.
EARLIER CABLES.
DELEGATES ON THE WAY,
LONDON, April 7th-
LONDON, April 7th. In connection with the visit of the
Mr. Lloyd George, Sir Worthington Prince of Wales to Hongkong, the Times Xeserts to the situation in China. It com- Erany, Sir Robert Horne and others have mals that amid all the instability, it is left for Genoa. Mr. Lloyd George will rimarkable that China gives unfailing evi-confer with M. Poincare in Paris. dance of a trions fundamental stability. There is in the people some powerful
PARIS, April 7th: Mr. Lloyd George and others have arrived
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Five more disbanded Constabulary were shot dead ut Clare and Kerry, and another wounded at Kerry.
LATER,
instinct "of permance that defies the fret bere. They were met by M. Poincare, M. suggest was farnished recently by the statë-
of the present political day. The fict
Barthon (Minister of Justice) and Lord Harding. The two Premiers. conferred aboard the train which later left for Genoa
THE HAGUE, April 7th.
ANOTHER VIEW. London's gloomy view of the Irish situation is apparently not shared by Br James Craig, who announced in the Ulster Parliament that he had received further assurances that the Free State meant to of peace were now better than before enforce peace. Sir James said the prospects .. Other evidence that the position is not so serious as the activities of the recaltitrants ments of Judges of the west and south, notably Mr. Justice Gordon, who at the that there are a number of rival changing
commented on the gratifying dimination of Goverments who cannot practically be reganded a truly representative of China,
opening of the Dublin Asaizes on Tuseday crime compared with a year ago. He ex. makea it all the more important that
The Dutch delegation has left for Genoa pressed the opinion that Dublin County British sympathy for the country and the people should be expressed in alert PROTEST AGAINST RECOGNITION Would soon revert to normal peaceful conditions. Neretherless, it is undoubted ensitive appreciation of every phase of
that Mr. Collins' Government is fad with her development. The fundamental British interest in Chins is that China shall be
LONDON, April 7th. a serious rerolt. Mr. de Valers, speaking free to manifest her own indissolublo
at Danlaoghaire, exhorted the people to tear The proposal to recognise the Soviet is
the anity and able to freely develop her own
well-known anti-
up the Treaty by its roots. He said it waa rich resources. There is no reason why condemned by we should neglect China because the cares Bolshevik, M. Boris Surinkoff, in a column impossible for the Provisional Government
letter in the Times. Ho suggests that a to function when nobody would obey it. uf Europe weigh heavily upon 13.
The Times expresses gratification that precedent unparalleled in the history of British trade in China has gradually international relations will be created when GEN. SEMENOFF ARRESTED
AT NEW YORK, begun to improve, and expresses the a Government not yet recognised within its spinion that it will improve the faster if own frontiers is recognised by the fortign
EELEASED ON BAIL attention here is concentrate afresh on Powers. He says he has already told Mr. that the new and extremely interesting prob Lloyd George in a Ima that China presents. It disclaims aay desire on Great Britain's part to recognition of the Bolshevista will alter nothing in Russia and that the struggle of engage in exclusive ambitions, and affirm the Russian people against the Bolshevists that she stands resolutely for the prin
of the open door in China and will continue. He praya Mr. Loyd George not to forget that he would be conversing cqlishing in all dealings that friendly co
The with the Bolshevists on the eve of their operation of the Chinese people. Times refers to His Majesty's reply to the downfall.” ongratulatory telegram of the Sino-
OF THE SOVIET.
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British Associations wherein His Majesty NW. THREAT TO SHIPPING hopes for a beneficial effect from the The paper
WIRELESS OPERATORS WAGES. Prince's visit to Hongkong. hopes the occasion will be a new starting point
BRITAIN'S EUROPEAN
POLICY,
SPEECH BY MR. CHURCHILL.
LONDON, April 8th.
LONDON, April 7th.
A new threat to shipping has resulted from the wireless companies' proposal that wages to wireless operators should be reduced, and that they should indertake clerical work when not engaged upon operations.
The Wireless Opemtors' Union is will. Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking at ing to disease concessions, but has in Dundee, said the keynote of Great structed its members not to sign articles Britain's European policy was to achieve pending a settlement. "a good understanding with France and Germany by assuring France of assistance It is estimated that three hundred in the event of an unprovoked, German, wireless operators have. ecased work on attack. This would anchor France's heart vessia arriving and sailing at Home
Great Britain."
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Mr. Churchill declared that the Govern ment would continue the policy of re frondment, but it was impossible to cOB- template reducing the Navy below the one- Power standard. He said the condition of Ireland was a cause of grave anxiety, and possibly things would get worse be fore they got bettor."
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LATKE.
THE CZECH LOAN IN AMERICA.
LONDON, April 7th. A Czech-Slovak 10m 1314,000,000 ieved here has been over-subscribed.
New York, April 7th The Siberian Cossack leader, General Semesoff, was arrested on arrival here from Washington, in connection with a civil action alleging the theft at Chits in 1919 of furs and woollens valued at $475,000 belonging to the Yourorata Home, and Foreign Trading Company, which is now bankrupt.
Semenoff, after strenuous efforts, secured bail in $25,000.
A lady accompanying Semenoff offered her. diamond necklace, worth $50,000, na security, but it was not accepted.
PARIS, April 8th. In connection with the Kemalist reply: cabled on the 6th inst. it is understood that the Allies will insist that the, condi- tins laid down in their memorandum shall serve as a basis of discussion.,
A Constantinople message myn the Ports has presented a reply to Allied proposals. hat the nature of it has not been dis closed.
PORTE'S REPLY TO ALLIES."
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The Porte's reply to the Allied pro- proposal says the Turks are ready t send delegates to negotiate peace withia three weeks. It regrets that owing to local reasons it is unable to accept Con stantinople as the venue of the conferenes and asks the Allies to fix a town in Western Europe.
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THE RIGA AGREEMENT.
JURE RECOGNITION OF TTE
SOVIET
LONDON, April 8th. The most striking feature of the Riga agreement, the text of which has arrived, is that Poland, Esthonis, and Latvia
there in urge the de jure recognition of the Soviet in the interests of the cconomic re- construction of East Europe. The agree mont apparently is the first actual recog nition of the Soviet by any of the States in The signatories whole-heartedly support regular relations with the great Powers the principic of limitation of armaments and suggest the establishment of frontier zones to which only the minimum armed forces shall be admitted.
AMERICAN NAVAL BILL. SWEEPING REDUCTIONS.
WASHINGTON, April 8th.
REACHES PAR
LONDON, April 8th. The five cent, war loan has reached par for, the first time.
FRENCH CRÈDIT FOR AUSTRIA.
PARIS, April 8th. The Chamber of Deputies has adopted a Bill granting a credit of five million francs to Austria.
THE DANISH LOOK-OUT
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COPENHAGEN, April 8th. The lock out has ended in the employers and Trade Unions adopting the public mediators proposals. Work is being sured on the 10th inst.
OIL EXPLORATION RIGHTS IN PALESTINE."
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WASHINGTON, April 8th. Great Britain has granted the Standard Oil Co. of New York exploring rights in Palestine.
" TORNADO IN TEXAS.
BALLINGER, April 8th.
A tornado swept over Texas At Okla boma seven were killed and scores injured. It is feared that the death roll will be larger when the wreckage is cleared up.
THE ROYAL HONEYMOON. POPULAR WELCOME IN LONDON.
LONDON, April 8th. Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles arrived in London. They received an enthusiastic and popular welcome.
OBITUARY.
ARABELLA
GODDARD.
LONDON, April 8th- The death is announced of Arbella Goddard
[Arabella Goddard, the famous pianist, WILB born in 1830- At the age of seven she played to Chopin and made her The Naral Bill carrying out the Naval debut in 1850. She was the first pianist Treaty has been reported to the House of to play Benthor's Sonatas in public. In Representatives. It provides for an ex-1856 at the Philharmonic Concert in Eng- penditure of $233,000,000, being $81,000,000 land she received the gold medal. Toured below that of last year. This does not the world in 1673-1876 and visited China. She retired from include the $60,000,000 necessary for the The late Arabella Goddard played many cancellation of contracts. The Bill pro- times before Royalty.
PROFESSOR DICEY vides for the discharge of personnel, which public life in 1878.] will be reduced from 95,000 to 65,000. The..
LONDON, April 8th." It missions to officers, now qualifying. also provides for the reduction of destroy. ers from 278 to 103.
Bill also largely reduces the issue of com The death is announced of Professor
Dicoy..
- LONDON, April 7th. A consignment of animals presented to Nepal, and given by him to the Loudon Zoological Gardens, arrived in London by the steamer Perim from Bombay
The collection will be exhibited in a special enclosure at the "Zoo" along with the gift of animals from Singapore.
THE BRITISH DYE INDUSTRY. DISCOVERY FOR DYEING. ARTIFICIAL SILE.
LONDON, April 7the Presiding at a luncheon of the British Dyestuffs Industry Corporation at the Savoy Hotel, Brig. General Sir William Alexander said that the Corporation had labely concentrated on cheapening their products. He was satisfied that, with a return of normal international financial relations, they could compete with Ger- many, even in the most complicated dyes.
It wpa montioned that fourteen hundred dyestuffs had been placed on the market, and that thousands of others were being prepared. A new group of colours of wide range for dyeing artificial silk has recently been discovered.
CRIMES OF VIOLENCE IN NEW YORK ATTRIBUTED TO HCL AND UNEMPLOYMENT
New Yoar, April 7th Since January Ant, váhala, have been 93; homicides and 109 bold-ups in New York, attributed to dearness of living and unemployment.
The Chamber of Commerce has appointed. a special committee to confer with the city of New York and suggests aring a num- her of respectable citizens to "assist the polico.
THE NEW HEBRIDES. SAFEGUARDING FRENCH INTERESTE.
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PAB18, April 8th. Sarraut, the Colonial Minister, addressed the Finance Committee of the Chamber, in support of the draft convention relative to the New Hebrides and a Bill authorising the purchase of bonds of the French Society of the New Hebrides.
The Committee expressed the opinion that the convention did not adequately safeguard French interests, and deferred its decision pending amendments.
AMERICAN COAL STRIKE GENERAL
NON-UNIONISTS JOINING.
NEW YORK, April 7th. The coal strike is generally effective every where. Members of the miners' unions declare that non-unionists who did not obey the strike call are gradually ining the
strikern.
STEEL-CUTTING UNDER WATER,
A FRENCH INVENTION."
LONDON, April 7t Representatives of the Admiralty, and of the Japanese, Italian, and American Embassies to-day witnessed a demonstration of the new process invented by a Frenchman for steel-cutting under water by an orŸ aceteylene blowlamp. '
It is believed that the invention wil revolutionise future salvage'operations.
SIR GRORGE YOUNGER'S INJURIES NOT SERIOUS.
LONDON, April 7th. Sir George Younger, who fell down the stairs of the House of Commons, izot seriously injured. Unconsciousness was due to fainting. His head was not injured. Sir George is now attending to minor business.
COTTON-TRADE DISPUTE
IMPROVING.
LONDUR, April 7th."
Professor Albert V. Dicy, M.A., LLD, K.C., was born in 1836 and was educated, at Balliol College, Oxford, He was later
It is understood that the cotton-trade Semenoff, answering the charges, did INTER-VARSITY RELAY RACE, made a Hon. Fellow of Trinity College and was admitted to the Inner Temple in LONDON, April 8th. not recollect the circumstances. He said
In dull and showery weather 4,000 1983. From 1882 to 1909 he was Vinerian wage negotiationa at Manchester have taken Professor of English Law. His pablica more favourable turn, and that there is all was chaos and everybody took what he
The Bolshevista people assembled at Queen's Club to wit thought he could use. stole from me, and I from them." Semenoffness the four miles inter-Varsity relay tiona on Constitutional History are many, reason to hope for an amicable settlement.
"Law of the Constitution." mourned the fact that his men killed two ruce, each competitor running a mile. including The Privy Council" and the shortly.
He said that this was a Cambridge was first, Pennsylvania second, Americana. ghastly error and he court-martialled and shot the ufficer commanding them and dis charged the General partly responsible.
HOME FOOTBALL.
BARLIER CABLES.
ITS OBJECT,
and Oxford third. Cambridge won by ninety yards, ten yards separated second and third. The time was 18min.7 2/6ses. LATELI It constitutes a British record. The track NAVY LEAGUE TO CONTINUE. Maduma Sumeaol says that herself and was heavy, ber busband are pennilessShe had borrowed $3,000 from friends in New York for living expenses. Her only possessions
LONDON, April 8th. were a platinum watch and a necklaco
The soccer match England v. Scotland valued at $60,000 (which was a gift from her mother), and a pair of diamond ear.at Birmingham resulted in a win for rings. She denies that General Semenoff Scotland-one goal to nil
The rugger, Ireland v. France at Dublin, bag boards of gold secreted in various
was won by Ireland, 8 to 3
countries,
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LONDON, April 7th. A meeting of the Grand Council of the Navy League passed a resolution in favour of continuing the work of the League to ensure adequate naval protection to British subjects and British commerce all over the worla.
NAVAL ARMAMENT TREATY. TEXT PUBLISHED.
LONDON, April 7th. The text of the Naval armament limita tion treaty agreed at Washington was issued to-day. It gives details of the capital ships which may be retained by the contrac ting Fowers, with rules for scrapping war ressels, replacement of capital ships, &c.
The book also includes the treaty relating to the Chinese Customs Tarik agreed to at Washington.