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GENOA CONFERENCE AND
RUSSIA.
RECONSTRUCTION QUESTION.
IRISH PEACE CONFERENCE WRECKED.
SHIPOWNERS' GRIEVANCES.
LATEST CABLES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE GENOA CONFERENCE,
ALLIES TO ASSIST IN BECON, STRUCTION OF RUSSIA.
Grvos, April 29th The preumble to the draft of the reply to Russia, while emphasising that the conomic reconstruction of Russia must
THE IRISH SITUATION.
BREAKDOWN OF PEACE CONFERENCE.
LONDON. April 29th.
·TAN - HỘNGKON DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY® : 187, (1997,
The Per Conferener of the two sections of the Southern Irish finally broke down at Dublin today,
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LATER.
LATEST: CABLES. SHIPOWNERS' GRIEVANCES, THE IMMUNITIES OF STATE- OWNED SHIPPING. The Chief item of the agends of the International Shipping Conference to be held in London in October will deal with grievances "as regards the immanity of State-owned shipping from liability and The Chambre of "Shipping, taxation. which supports the views of the Comite Maritime International, declares that private ehipowners are, gravely prejudiced, | especially when vessely or cargoes are employed for ordinary · commercial pur pos It points out, that a sovereign state cannot be sued for collision, damage, salvage or towage rendered, although, on ths other hand, possaing the right of
JIM LARKIN RELEASED ON
BAIL
COURT GIVES LEAVE TO APPEAL.
The State Appeal Court has granted certificate of “reaseouble doubt" in the caso of the frish agitator, Jim Larkin, who was serving a sentence for Criminal Ruthenberg and Ferguson, who were convicted with Larkin, are similarly released bail peading Appeala.
Anarchy.
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THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT,
WASHINGTON. April with. An amendment to the Constitution has been "introduced in Congress giving the States the right to tax incomes derived from the Government; al income from State, County and Municipal issues.
“EARLIER CABLES”
THE DRUG TRAFFIC.
GOVERNMENTAL CONTROL FROPOSED AT GENEVA.
GENEVA, April 28th.
`SHANGHAI RACES.
THE PROSPECTS.
The Spring Race Meeting held under the auspices of the Shanghai Jockey Club, opens today. The Shanghei Mercury has this to say on the prospects in the two Principal events:-
two
The League of Nations Opium Com
As usual interess is divided between the mission Anished its sessions to-day, when it alassics of the meeting. The Derby coines
Derby And the Champions--the resolved to recommend the universal use of on the second day and racegoers will have Governmental exportation and importation opportunity of seeing most of the
Griffins
out on Monday and 'from that certifientes and other ensures to control getting a better idea of how the pantes the production and distribution of opium have been made for the Derby and of
work
In the a
actual going. Forty entries and its derivative drugs and cocaine.
these half a dozeu are already being upon oured. There are The Kunk
stands out in (which has won in steeplechasing), Mazur, training) Aintree
wood. But griffins are so notoriously an Christmas Card, The Ool Bird, and Sher uncertain quantity that little more tweed be said than that The Knut, Aintee and Muzur are best
The Commission unanimously agreed on specially drastic measures to grapple with morphine-smuggling at the sources of supply and distribution. «
one dark
The Irish Pence Conference was appa recovery, while an eyʊn graver threat to AWFUL COLLIERY DISASTER governors. Stepe were being taken to aropsemarkable performances to his credit in the pocur from within, fareshadows aid from Cratly wrecked on De Valera's demand for Shipping and the prosperity of Oversons†
patside as soon as the necessary guaran-a further postponiment of the elections. ters are forthcoming.
At dwells on the restoration of Russian agriculture, mines and industries, also the necessity for supplying machinery of all kinds, and alludes to the establishment of an International Consortium, with a capital of £25,000,000 for reconstruction purposes, with the possibility of an in-
Érean".
Britain, France, Italy, Belgium and Japan are prepare: to subscribe. capital in audition to co-operating in the resto ration of idustry.
COMMITTEE ON RUSSIAN WAR DEBTS
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Pan April uth... A report from Genou says that M. Barthou inexplaining the French view-point
of the projected arrangement of Russian war debis, at a meeting of the Sub-Com- mittee of Russian Affairs, stated that the
trade is immunity of State-owned ships from income-tax in their own country" and, their claim of immunity from taxation
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Mr. Colling, and Mr. Griffith "have issued a statement saying that the oppo- sition refused to make or accept any pin every other country; also immunity Dosal based on i plebiscite within a
from sifety regulation's relating to cargo, month and an election in June, including the offer in hold a second election based passengers, and crew. It is proposed that on adult suffrage for acceptance rejection or amendment of the Constitution. The stufement comelades by declaring that the Government will discharge, its duty of seeing that the people, who are the sovereign authority shall be free to vote approval or disapproval of the treaty.
All the members of the conference signed a statement expressing horror at recent murders in County Cook, and urging that it is the duty of all citizens to prevent similar crimes.
MORE MURDERS IN CORK.
Lospost. April 90th. shot druid five
Arged..
mure
international convention shall be framed placing State-owned maritime property on precisely the same footing as private-owned property
TRANSPORT CONDITIONS IN
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RUSSIA.
FREE IMPORTATION OF MOTOR CABS.
LONDON, April 26th. The Soviet Government, antipicating improvement in transport conditions in Rus as the outcome of a decren per mitting the free importation of motor cars, has stated that negotiations are being entered into with foreign motor-car recognition asked from the Soviets entirely local readents in County Cork, all Proufacturers to establish-branches on conformed with the Cannen regolution: testants. The ercumstaces of the murmixed corporation basis. German, Ame The French Delegation undertook to re-ders are obscure and the motive unknown.rican, Italiua companies propose to commend to Parliament, the adoption of it is believed that they are reprisals for institute omnibus and motor-truck services oppression of Catholics in Belfast. One linking the railway stations and also con of the latest victims is a son of the Rector struct 接口 inter-urban railway from of the Irish Episcopal Church
a Moratorium, in favour of Russia.
Mr. Lloyd George pointed out that Britain's interest in Russian debt, is Eltern times greater than France's. The writing down of the debts had, always, been admitted in Anglo-French conversa- ons but there now appeared to be a tendency to refute this understanding. He suggested that the French and British texts he referred to a committed of judicial experts.
THE MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.
บ
TOWNS ISOLATED.
of the river.
VICKSBURG, April 29th.
Moscow.
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RUSSIA'S NEED OF FOREIGN CAPITAL:
MOSCOW SOVIET DECISION. The Mississippi floods have cut off a
LONDON, April Wth, thousand residents in the lowlands, five Notwithstanding M. Kameneva asser hundred are isolated in the town oftion at a meeting at the Moscow Soviet, Valley Parks Calls for help are being that Mr. Urguhart and others described received from other towas in the vicinity as ex-owners in Russia, were proving the
main
obstacle to the conclusion of busi INDIES nesa negotiations af Genon, the Assembly decided to attract foreign capital for
municipal reconstruction. This decision was taken after M. Boguslavsky reported discussions with London capitalists on the subject.
The Committer, including one repre sentative ench from Britain, Italy, France, Belgium and Japan, meets to-day, in an THE endeavour to find a formula for adjust- ing the upposing viewpoints.
M. BARTHOU TO REMAIN AT GENOA.
GENOA, April 29th,
NEW DUTCH
LOAN.
A PRONOUNCED SUQUESS.
New York, April 29th." The Lew Dutch Indies $40,000,000, forty year & per cent. "lomu ut Dei was a pro.
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VICTIMS TERRIBLY MUTILATED.
BUKHAREST, April 20th, There were 160 casualties, whereof 82 mutilated, in as explosion of Ere damp were dead, boing isgiberated or terribly in the Colliery at Lupeni. The explosion
was caused by a short circuit.
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FOOTBALL.
ASSOCIATION CUP FINAL.
LONDON, April 29th. "In the Association Cap Final Hudders feld beat Freston by one goal to sit at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea.
UNIVERSITY LACROSSE.
NEW YORK, April 28th. Princeton University defeated the Oxford and Cambridge lacrosse team by 6 to 4.
OXFORD-CAMBRIDGE TEAM WIN
INTERNATIONAL CUP.
NEW YORK, April 9th.
Tho Crescent Lacrosse Team defeated
the combined Oxford and Cambridge Team by 8 goals to 1, but the visitors win the International Cup, as
their more
for the entire tour is five ahead of thắt of their opponents.
OBITUARIES.
RICHARD CROKER.
Doms, April 29th. The death is announced, in Dublin, of prominent Irish-American Bow, Richard Croker.
the
The Commission was gravely concerned
China, and expressed strong sympathy with at the recrudescence of poppy-growing into bei the know, by those supposed On the Champions we have A much the Chinese in the fight against amuggling batter line to go by, except that there is horse to be reckoned with- and the poppy-growing forced by military Columbia, late Carthorse, owned by Mr. Toeg This pony is said to hare some re- North; He has been under the good hands of Mr. C. B. Burkill in training tid it is safe to say he will go to the post at his best. But the indications all are that The Hawk, twice winner of
favourite. He, of course, is in the kerp last spring's, meeting, will again start the big rags previously, and third at
Western public opinion:
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The Chinese delegate," Mr. Cho Chau- bsin, said that Chinese public opinion would be aroused to secure effective prohibition,
that progress in other countries depended The Commission, accepting the promise, felt
upon China's leadership,
U.S. TREASURY SENSATION.
ALLEGED DUPLICATE BONDS,
OF £100,000,000.
ing of Mr. Hill, and his 5ne victory of Saturday over three-quarters of a mile shows that he is as good as ever. Old Bf1 and Maresfeld will both and w chance to start, it is likewise sale to predict, and of the others which are to be reckoned with we have Shenkoland and Thomas a Beckett. Another half dozen NEW YORK, Aprü 28th. which may complete the Champions field" Following the recent madden discharge are Castle Sycee, Tyneside, Nationalist
Tatouillard. Jet and Letchfied, and of 28 chief officials from the Government outside of that lot anything which comes Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 3 sen-home will be a very big surprise. From sation has been created by an allegation in the House of Representatives by Mr. R. G. Johnson, Chairman of the committee in-
the above it is impossible to exclude The Hawk and it seems certain he will start favourite on Wednesday. Old Bill will bo in Mr. Springfield's bands. He has vestigating was expenditures, that dupli-Columbia has yet to be seen on the cate bonds to the value of £100,000,000 have been issued by the Treasury; in the past few years, and the Government has to pay them, as it has no way of proving that the owners received then fraudulently.
The Treasury recently denied that the diamissal of these officials was due to the discovery of facts such as alleged by Mr.
Johnson
THE ENGINEERING DEADLOCK.
EMPLOYERS' CONDITIONS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
LONDON, April 28th.
been racing for a week or two. Shanghai course but his supporters are very, very keen on the chances of this pony, even in face of The Hawk. Thomas a Becket has been running splendidly in the gallops and his chances are not to be despised. Bat, so far as is known at present and waiting until-va ce a little of Columbia-we fancy the chances of The Hawk, Maresfield, and Castle Sycee....
PETROLEUM FROM COAL.
TALK OF AN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
Although the utmost secrecy on the sub- ject prevails, it may be definitely stated that Germaa men of science. thanks
A conference representing, all the Enlargely to the financial support they have gineering Unions apart from the Amal received from German, British and Dutch gamated Engineers Union, ananimously capitalists, are conducting experiments decided to instruct its members not to
on cont of which their success seems na on Wednesday' resume work
sured and which can hardly fail to have the Bured
ellect upon industry.
[Richard Croker was born at Clon employera' conditions. The A.E.U. has a revolution Research Institute at
kilty, Co. Cork, on November 23rd, 1841. 1903; Alderman, New York 1866-70 He He was leader of Tammany Hall, 1884-
and City Chamberisin, and in 1908 was served a Coroner Firo Commissioner created a Freeman of Dublin. He was an enthusiastic horse owner. His stable be to ite credit the Derby, the English Guizens and other Clasurent Rates.]
EARLIER CABLES.
M. DESCHANEL, EX-PRESIDENT OF FRANCE.
Paris--April 28th. The death is announced of the ex-Praai-
M Barthou remains at Genoa.until the nounced success. This completes the issue FAMINE RELIEF IN RUSSIA. dent. M. Deschanel. completion of the work of the Sub-Com mittee on Russian Affairs.
AN APPEAL BY THE POPE,
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ROME: April 29th. The Popo has sent a letter to Cardinal Gasjarri hoping for good results from the Cenon Conference.
He regrets to son how few are willing to make sacrifices for the common good, and to co-operate in this very necessary Bocial restoration, and invites all to pray for this most desirable result
A FRENCH CONFERENCE.
GENOA, April 9th.
M. Genes and M. Berthou will confer with M. Poincare at Paris to morrow and will return to Genoa on Wednesday.
A RUSSIAN COMPLAINT AND THREAT.
GENOA, April 20th. M. Chicherin has written to Signor Facta (Chairman of the Conference) com- plaining of the dolay in dealing with the Rawing question and regretting the absence of the precise reply regarding the amount of eredits for Russian recon
struction, and threatening, a withdrawal of the concessions made on April 20th. BOTTOMLEY COMMITTED FOR
TRIAL.
London, April 29th. Mr. Horatio Bottomley, M.P., has been committed for trial in connection with alleged misappropriation of the funds of
8100,000.000 authorised by the Nether- lands Parliament.
FRENCH BANDIT CONDEMNED
TO DEATH.
PARIS, April 29th. The bandit Charrier has been con- demned to death.
EABLIER CABLES.
ANXIETY AT GENOA.
FRANCE INTENTIONS.
GENCA, April, 28th, Uncertainty again des nded on con- Barthou announced his intention to go to ference circles in the afternoon when M.
Paris to confer with M. Poincare and return to Genoa ou May 3rd.
Rumours arising from this are not allayed by M. Barthou's explanation that the French delegation will carry on in the interim, thus not interrupting the conference.
mittee, Mr. Loyd George impressed upon At a subsequent meeting of the sub-com- M. Barthou the inconvenience of absenting himself at the present juncture. M. Barthou later announced that he had decided to remain, at least for the present
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
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LONDON, April 28th, The sub-commission on Russian affairs at
RECONSTRUCTION LOAN WANTED.
LONDON, April 9th.
Three Famine Rolief Funds have sent a letter to Mr. Lloyd George appealing to him to again raise at Genoa the ques tion of a reconstruction loan for Bussia, GERMAN SHIPPING TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
LONDON, April 29th. From Russian sources it is announced that German steamers will dolivar direct to Petrograd on the opening of navigation on May 20th
THE ENGINEERING TRADE DISPUTE.
STILL ACUTE.
from the
LONDON, April, 20th. The conference representing all the Engineering unions apart Amalgamated Engineers Union unani- mously decided to instruct, members not to resume work on Wednesday on the employers' conditions.
Genoa has concluded its discussions. It The Amalgamated Engineers Union referred the French and British proposals have similarly instructed their branches. to the drafting committee for the purpose of imilation and unification. The British
LONDON CLEARING BANKS, plan has not yet been published, but a Paris message from Genon, states that a EARLY CLOSING DECISION. French memorandum favours an interna. tional consortium with the object of finan ̈·
Lösoʊs, 'April 29th. cing reconstruction and the formation of a company to rehabilitate rolling stock. The
It is announced that the clearing banks memorandum demanda guarantees for for will close their offices in London at 3.30 eign companies undertaking industrial
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similarly instructed its branches.
CALCUTTA JAIL MUTINY.
SEVEN CONVICTS KILLED.
CALCUTTA, April Salh. Seven cocvicts were killed and 46 ad- mitted to hospital following a mutiny on the 27th, in the Fr. sidency Jail. Niusteen excaped but two were recaptured. warders were injured. The damage is estimated at three lakhs. The prisoners seized antique weapans, including swords; and daggers. All is now quiet.
HOME "RACING.
In the Mabiheim (Rhine), which forms part of the Kaiser Wilhelm Gesellschaft, chemists have succeeded through a special process. in increasing the heating power of coal. by
86 per cent, the men of science coa- cerned observing complete silence as to details.
Another attempt to increase the value of coal is being conducted the vast experimental and research buildings at Ludwigshaven (Mannheim),, Five
the expenses in this case hoing supported by an Anglo- German-Dutch financial syndicate.
HUGE CONVERSION FACTORIES. In the institution mentioned an effort is being.
Convert ordinary made to "black" coal-the experiment was form- erly unsuccessfully attempted in the case of so-called brown coal-in
into petroleum. It is confidently expected that as a rt- sult of those experiments themseves the sequel to long research work, secretly Dr. Bergius-petroleum possessing heating carried on by the well-known chemist, and energy powers six times greater than those of the coal from which it has been. created will be manufactured.
[M. Paul Deschanel, who was 65 years of ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS RESULT. age, was President of France from Jaguary to September, 1920. A fall from a train in
LONDON, April 28th. May of that year occasioned anxiety and he, The race for the One Thousand Guineas reaigned the Presidency four months later: resulted: Silver Bra (10-1), 1; Soubriquet He was elected to the Senate in January of (100-12), 2; Golden Corn (7-4), 3. Twenty last year. M. Deschanel was President of ra Won by two lengths, three-quarters the Chamber of Deputies for four years and of a length separating second and third. was a member of the French Aclemy.]
LATER
M. Deschanel was ill for several days with influenza. Finally he developed pleuro- pulmonary complications, to which be succumbed.
SUEZ CANAL RECEIPTS.
PREPONDERANCE OF BEITISH-
TONNAGE.
Loxpox, April 28th.
INDO-EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH
ROUTE.
AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE SHORTLY.
The
important Anglo-German-Dutch syndicate proposes, as part of a grand- fose scheme to establish at various indus- throughout other countres, huge conver trial coutres in Germany, and Inter
factories, where the transformation of coal inte petroleum oc a vast scale will be carried on.
BIOG
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UBE OF WATER POWER. The developments above referred to have occurred mainly, because German commer A Simla mesange dated April 5th says:oial magnates realised that, owing to the It is understood from information re- loss of the Star Basin and a large part ceived from London that there is every of the Upper Silesian coalfields, Ger- probability of the Indo-European telegraph many's reduced coal reserves must br The annual hipping return of the Suez route being opened for the general public exploited to a much greater extent than Canal shows that 3,375 vessels used the in the course of the next two months. formerly if the country's industrial posi
tion' is to be maintained. Canal in 1921, of which 7,418, with This is an alternate route to the one now
The effort to make water power do the tonnage of 154 millions, were British; 459, maintained by the Eastern Cable Com-work formerly accomplished by coal is with a tonnage of 2,803,000, were Dutch; paay. It will be remembered that during also meeting with considerable success. 227, with a tonnage of 1,441,000, were the war a good proportion of Government Japanese; and 85, with a tonnage of and other trade was carried over this line. 240,000, were German,
The opening of this route will bring down BARTES BORN ON BRITISH SHIPS. The tranist receipts were fr. 149,000,000. the transmission of ordinary cables between
English and Indis to less than twenty-four British ships during last year fell just The number of babies bord at sen inf U.S. COAL STRIKE OUTRAGE. hours and obviate the necessity of rain three short of the record held by the faining the triplo rate any longer. The THREE MINERS KILLED BY BOMB. Bastem Cable Company is laying additional year, 1020. The figures for the past four! cable between Bombay and Suez and when APOLLO (Philadelphia), April 28th... that is completed will be well equipped to The first serious outrage in connection meet the heavy traffic, with the coal strike occurred to-day, when injured by a bomb thrown into the men's three miners were killed and others badly alecping quarters on the Pattersonu Mine.
CHINA INLAND MISSION. WEST AFRICAN MERCHANTS BEQUEST.
LONDON, April 28th. Mr. Alexander Miller, West African
| 21,000 to the China Inland Mission.
years are:-
1918 .........
681,920......... 276- 1019
1,511.921. 973 "In past years children born at sen, particularly in Atlantic Finers, were
tion which nently always resched usually very lucky £100, We are informed by the Colonial Recre said an official of the Cunard Line. tary that quarantine has been proclaimed Nowadays, however, the collection ia by Shanghai against arrivals from Hong, not so largo be generous, now, find they Even first-class passengers,
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kong from May 1st on account of bubonle whore important calls on their
FF
plagus
have Pockets and, instead of Tremaury of notes, silver only in contributed." A German Consulats, has been opened A baby born in a British ship becomes at Changsha in charge of Dr. Joachim British subject no matter what part of th Schulzo as Consul and Mr. Eborgard the world, the ship may be in at the Dr. Schulze, was, connected with the the captain's log and registered as soon Hadis as Vico-Consul Before the war, of the birth. The birth ostared"
his last post being at Nanking.
A Victory Bond Club. Bail in £10,000 reform and the Soviets must acknowledge p.m. on week days and at noon on Batur merchant, who left 21,219,000; bequeathed German- consular service for many years, as possible in the register "of Stepney
Twan grunted.
all debts and grant facilition for payment. days after Juno ist..
Parish, E.,