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"THE ROYAL WEDDING. THE WEDDING CEREMONY.
BELGRADE. June bih. The festivities in connection with the Wyal Wedding were marred by a sud- den thunderstorm during the marriage
remony at the Cathedral.
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THE SITUATION IN IRELAND, AMUNDSEN'S POLAR FLIGHT.
"A CHARMING BLOODLESS
BATTLE
" PORTIC TO A DEGREE.
LONDON. June sth. A statement is contained in an official communiqué, that with a view to' pre! venting bloodshed, the forers employed as Pettign and Belleek wers out of all pre-
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OIVIL WAR IN CHINA. » ARRANGING ARMISTICE IN THE NORTH.
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TIENTSIN. June 8th.
Foxpox, June 8th. An aeroplane flight to the North Pole. which recalls Swide Andree's ill-fated
The Fengtion forera evacuatel Shanhai. attempt in 1997, is projected in coance. Lion with Amundsen's new voyage to thekman yesterday. There was no fighting.
Arctic.
A mesago in the Frking and Tientain Times from Paotingru states that the
The Mind alter staversing Behring
OUR LONDON LETTER THE BUDGET AND REPAYMENT OF DEBT.
[YN OYOUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ·
LONDON, May 11th...
THE BUDGET PROPONALS.
On the whole Sir Robert Horus has not much rause for complaint at the way his | Budget proposals has been received. His atatement has been severely criticised in some quarters; but that is one of the things that any Chancellor expects. Mr. T. P. O'Connor, who is now entitled to call him salf the "Father of the House of Commons," describes this year as "one of the very beat, as it was clear, simple, business- tribute from a political opponent of almost like and short." This is a noteworthy unique experience.
"NO SUCH-MEN IN THE WORLD." MR. PAGE'S GREAT TŘINUTE TO THE BRITISH.
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A remarkabla tribute to the British race, paid in the critical days of 1915 by the latə Mr. Walter H. Page, the then United States war-time Ambassador in London, is contained in one of his breezy Christmas - greeting" letters published in the May number of The World's Work magazine,
Patriarch, supported by four Bishops portion to the resistance expected. This Strait, will follow the American "eça Fengt en forces have agreed to the Chibli Edving heard about 40 'Budget speeches, Company, “It's odd-I hear that it up.
arrayed in gorgeous ventments. AEROPLANES SCATTER BOUQUETS, Despite the weather aeroplanes ascend- ad, and attempted, though nasucessfully, to throw bouquets of roses into the royal carriage; bat the wind nullified their
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The hundreds of thousands of people thronging the route, however, - disdained the pelting rain.
{"explaina cortespondents' ironical descrip
tions of yesterday's operations.
Beater's correspondent says "altogether one of the most charming bloodless battle, in history, the weather was perfect, the scenery ideal, and the artillery sheoting wax masterly. The troops were good humoured and the roll of guaire among the splendid hills was petic to a degree, and best of all, uobody was hurt. A private in the Lineolas had an abrasion on his forehead which did not bleed, int The Duke of York, noted as Kim, otherwise there was no evidence of blood Chief Witness, at the Marriage »C'ero- | shed, " monic and performed a number of traditional duties, thus when the pro- Cession departed from the Cathedral, the children, in accordance with custom, shouted "Oh, Koom; your purse is burn- ing" to which the Duke of York res- pondled by scattering handfyls"of silver:
*OH, KOOM,' YOUR PURSE IS BURNING!!
EARLIER CABLES. SPLENDED FESTIVITIES. N Bena, July 4th. After a romantis, river jourary escorted By monitors, the royal bride and hep parea were welcomed on the 6th inst. by crowds, their picturesque Balkan estumes, massed on the heights over- Rooking the Danube. Troops in
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Amundsen will disembark from the vesel atau Burrow in North Alaska, and armistice torms, including the return of fly across the polar basin torverland rolling stock and are grading General He anticipates Chang Two-lin's son to Chinwangtao to in a Latsen seroplane."
arrange the details of the armistier The crack Norwegian pilot Odal,
ARMISTRUE CONDITIONS. war the flight will take &fteen hours
arcompanies him on the fight.
PERU-CHILLAN CONFERENCE.
DEADLOCK REACHED.
WASHINGTON, June 8th. After three werks of fatile discussion, the cenference of thilian and Peruvian
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SHANGAL, June 9th.
Cieleral Eng arrived at Chiawangtao yesterday, and announced that hence forth he would be responsible for the protection of that region.
As a preliminary to, an armistice the Fengtion and Chibli Copinanders agreed
A critic who did not mean to be friendly told me that he considéred. Sir Robert Horne's performance as resembling the address of a Chairman at the annual meet. ing of a company's shareholders. But from. learn that this is Another source I precisely what the Chancellor mesut his
perch to be. An is close a young. nimble-witted Ampullian Liberal hum ously declared that until he had heard Sir Robert Horne he never expected that he would live to ouderstand a Budget speech. This very aptly sums up the chauge in style and method now adopted by the Chancellors of the Exchequer. Gone are made to achieve an ontorical triumph often with very poor approach to success. The modern way is to be clear, precise, and brief.
"There was never such a race," Mr. Puge wrote to Mr. Frank N. Doubleday, his friend and partner in the New York publishing firm of Doubleday. Page, and pens just now to be the fashion in the United States to say that the British are not doing their share. There never was a greater slander. They absolutely hold the Seven Seas. They bare caught bout, seventy submarines, and some of them #TS new destroying German ships in the Baltic.
A IBAT MISTAKE. "They've sent to France by several times the largest army that any people ever seut over the sea. They are Busacing most of their Allies and they have turned this whole island into gun and shell factories, the They made a great mistake at Dardanelles, and they are slower than death to change their set methods.
A PHOTOGRAPHERS' FIELD DAY delegatex, convened here to settia the that the Fengtira furces would withdraw the days when nu altempt was always new comes of their death they never
Cinematographers and photographers | were the busiest" persons during the operations
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BRITISH FORCE CAPTURES BELLEEK:
Lesbos, June 8th.
Thenaarica dispute, have reached a dead flock on the minor question of holding a
plebiscite in the disputed territory."
It is expected that the impasse will be reported to the State Department in a he bar Mr. Hughes can suggest a way
Stat
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A wide gotiverging movement by "land", GERMÁN-POLITICAL MURDER
ad air forces ended, in the British to-day capturing Belleek. A forer cog- sisting of the South Staffs, Lincělá and Manchester battalions, supported by Howitzers and numerous armoured cars,
noftring, reported the town to be paraly occupied. Very light showed that the British were being altacked, whereupon the artillery ojened fire and emptured the fort at Donegal and thereafter, occupied
TRIAL.
SECRET SOCIETY'S AIMS.
BERLIN, June th Frau Erzberger is indisposed and has
beyond the great wall at 7p.m. yester day. This was carried cut.
ASSEMBLING THE OLD PARLIA MENT.
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REPAYMENT OF DENT.
Criticism of the Budget is being mainly Dr. W. W. Yen returned last night directed against two points in Sir Robert from Tientsin and, interviewed Kao Eng-Horne's statement. The first is that he burg this morning at Pastingfu to which does not intend to pay off any debt this town the proceeded from Tientsin by year, but on the contrary will borrow a molor.
sum of £10,000,000 in order to meet certain capital liabilities which fall in during the Kad Eng-hung thinks that Li Yun-hungar. This is proclaimed as a surplus by will reach Peking about the middle of means of boring," and the ariticism is next week; as it is believed that the other verbally accurate. But the proposal to be militarists will follow the example of judged fairly must be judged to one of a series of transuctions, and not as an isolated Tsao Kua and General Wu Pei-fu..
erent. In the last two years the Govern The old Parliament will proceed to ment has paid off debt to the amazing amount of £322,000,000. It has thereby abown the world that this country can and Peking on the 11th inst, so as to resume
will meet its obligations to the attermost penny.
disbandment in 1918.
WORKERS' EDITOR SENTENCED. THREE YEARS, IMPRISONMENT.
SHANGHAI, June 9th.
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The result of this policy is seen in the improvement in the exchanges, so that we bave saved no less than £36,000,000 per annum on our purchases of foodstuffs from the United States, or about 178. per head of the population. This ought to be regard. as a reduction of taxation. There would be an obvious advantage in paying, of more debt this year, and the only question is
tion of debt is applied instead to the whether a greater advantage will accrue if money that could be applied to the reduc reduction of taxation." One thing can be Baid with certainty-no foreign creditor of The offices of the Workers Weekly have this country will be affected in the slightest been ordered to be closed.
marched on both sides of Lough Erne, temporarily excused from giving evi-Functions in Peking on the 12th, which Sona and Bokol athletes were drawn the watery of which were dotted with deer at the trial of the former naval is the anniverary of the day of their up on the land stage, where, King Alex-merous small craft from Ubster's little Coursander Von Killinger for complicity ander, the Duke of York, and the notbor Navy carrying stores. "Acroplafies, reeon mƐ the royal bridegroom wens aboard and welcomed the party sinid the hour- ing of gana and the whirr of aeroplanes.
There was a great round of festivities yesterday at Belgrade, which never in its history has been so crawled" with foreign natabilities, the events including a race! meeting, displays of military horseman- ship, football matches, and athletics. The members of Royalty everywhere received as ovation
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BANKERS'
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EMBARASSED.
PARIS, June 8th.
The Bankers' Committe; which is em barrassed by, the fact that the Reparations Commission decision" masle yesterday. is mounanimous, sat for four hours and then adjourned.
the towa
L'ETTIGO ATTACK "DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDING.
The newwel, giving information re- in the murder of Herr Erzberger. garding a weret society called "Consul,””. to which he and the ex-officers Schulz and Tillessen (two alleged absending mur derers) belonged, declared that it bord preventing the spread of Bolshevisin in He denied that its members Germany. contemplated foreilly overboowing the Government or assassinating politicians, including Erzberger who was unpopular owing to his role in connection with the The Liberal papers state that the Armistice and the Prace Treaty. He military attack on Pettigo, mentioned na presumed the Society's funda were derived June 5th, was due to a misunderstanding from industria and agricultural circles, The peculiarity of the Pettigo and Bellock situation, is that the former. though situated almost entirely in the Five State, is inhabited by Loyalists, whilst Belleek, which is wholly within Ulster, is entirely Catholic, ❤
Losves, June 8th.
BRITISH TROOPS WILL NOT ADVANCE.
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with the occupation of Belleek, says that. FRANCE WILLING TO NEGOTIATE.
the British advanced on both sides of Pants, June. 8ili, Lough Erne a 19.40. In view of the fire Tho quid pro quo which France is will directed against the British troops when Ang to consider for consenting to an moving inside Ulster territory, artillery Elleration in the Gormat indemnity pay and armoured-cars were employed, and sments is indicated by the newspapers as the fors was occupied without opposition. zitter the cancellation of France's debt The village of Belleck was also occupied. to the United States or twenty years No enetny casualties were seen and no aprasion of payment of the German prisoners taken. One British soldier was debb without reduction of its total. It is slightly wounded. All is now quiet, moteworthy that M. Lelacroix, the Belgian The operations designed to
clear the alelegate on the Reparations Commission, Pettigo-Belleek triangle bare thus ben completed. Unless the troops in their present positions are attacked, they will CONDITIONS IN THE COAL not advance" further. There is no reason
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for any further fighting. The intention is to withdraw the British forces within Ulster territory as soon as they are satis” fuctorily assured that no repetitions of the incursions and raids are likely...Communi-
i also chairman of the Bankers Com
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"A BRITISH FAMINE."
cations for reeering tranquility in this part of the frontier are now being ad- dressed to the Provisional Government. IRISH PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS.
LONDON, June 6th. The arecative of the Miners' Federation discussed in London the serious situation in the contfielde. The secretary, Mr. Hodges, stated that every district with we exception, had reached the wage inimum. This combined with irre
LONDON, June 8td. gularity of employment, was resulting in
The Dad Eireann, after a four hours appaiting hardships, justifying the asser tion that a British famine had begun.
sitting in Dublin, at which there were no PORTUGUESE TEANS-references to the situation as affected by
ATLANTIC AVIATORS.
Bania, June 8th. The Portugume aviators have arrived Here from Pernambuco.
the London conferences, adjourned until June 30th. In accordance with the agreed programme, the new Parliamoont assembles on July 1st.
HOME CRICKET.
TWO DOUBLE CENTURIES.
LONDON. June 8th. At. Worcester, Ilants'beat the home teais by an innings and 15 runs, Mead scur ing for the winners.
At Gloucester, Middlesex beat the home county by an innings and 185 runs, J. W. Hearge scoring 201 for the visitors. At Cambridge, the University bet Sussex by ten wickets.
"GOLF TOURNAMENT. AMERICAN DEFEATED IN THE FIRST ROUND.
LONDON, June 8th.
The "Booth-American, Jock Hutchi son, last year's winner of the British open championship, was eliminated in the first round of the Gleneagles tournament.
OLYMPIC VENUE,
Paris, June 8th. The International Olympic Committe has finally decided upon Amsterdam as the venue for the 1928 GameM.
Li Chi-hần (Editor of Chinese Workers' Weekly) mentioned in a cable message dated June 2nd has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment and expulsion from the settlement.
A "NEW, JAPANESE CABINET.
Toxy, June 5th The morning newspapers concar in the Kato will be opinion that Admiral asked to formed a Cabinet.
PREMIERSHIP OFFERED TO ADMIRAL KATO. Admiral Rato has been offered the Pre miership and has uskel for time to con sider, his, reply.
degree by this temporary postponement of debl repayment..
WAR AGAINST DOPE."
"But no family in the land, from, eliar- coal-burners to dukes, hesitates one moinent- to send its sons into the Army. When the whimper. When you come right down to the hard fucts, the courage and the endurs ance of the British and the "French excel anything ever before seen on this planet. All the old stories of bravery, from Homer down, are outdone every day, by these people.
"I see these British at close range, full- dress and undress; and I've got to know a lot of 'em as well as we can ever come to know anybody after we get grown. There is simply no end to the silly aides of their character. But, when the trial comes ther don't tinel; and (except the thoroughbred
world. American) there are no such men in the
"A seven foul Kansas lawyer (Kazivas all over him) came to see me yesterday He came here a month ago on some legal business. He told me yesterday that he had always despise Englishmen. He's seen a few with stud-horse clothes and white spats
and monocles on who had gone through Kausas to shoot in the Rocky Mountains. He couldn't understand 'em, and he didn't like 'em. So infernally uppiah," said ho..
Well, what do you think of 'em now? "The very best people in the world,' said be. I think he has a notion of enlist ing.
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to be connected, and should he desire to what number is required. The caller wilts cancel the tall before getting through, all that is necessary is to press a button, daly labelled, and the money is returned.
LORD ROSEBERY.
Congmtulations and good wishes poured in upon Lord Kosebery on the eras ou of The war on the "dope" traffickers in his 75th birthday on May 7th. He is now a partial invalid, and is whceled about in a being pressed home by Scotland Yard with commendable zeal, and from what I have bathchair; but he still maintains a close been able to learn the vampires most con- interest in the progress of affairs. In his cerned in this terrible, tride are at last last published letter he raid, "I am now out of the world," as a reply to an effort to getting the wind up." So long as cocaine reackes London it can be distributed with induce bim to speak at a public function. little fear of detection, und night by night But although be is no longer on the stage, the fatal "snow" continues to pass from the public bare not regarded Lord Rosebty
in that light, and although he is detached, hand to hand in certain West End resorts. There have been discussions in the papers from the active play of party politics he is as to the best way of combating the eril'; regarded as a man who is able to exercise and probably in the greater vigilance of considerable influence on the course of Custom House officials and in the con- event. He is often consulted in an in- centration of the police in discovering the formal way at his Surrey home, where wholesale merchants are to be seen the he spends most of his life in best means of attacking this insidious days, on the beautiful downs near Epsom. duuger.. SYDNEY, June 8th
The London County Council have also saw FROM IHTLAND.
There is no doubt in all reasonable Commenting on the reported Japanese begun to wage war on the unlicensed naval building programme, the Sydney dancing-ball, which is the kind of place minds that Mr. de Valera, the Spanish Morning Herald doe not believe that that begets the fever and reaction which American so-called lender of Irish Re Japan meditates aggression, but declares make some people particularly susceptible publicans," and his precious followers are that the Empire must constitute adequate to the lure of dope." Perhaps the determined to make of Southern Ireland an feature of the whole business that is most Ishmael among the free people of the world. aaval strengh in these waters to protect distarling to the public mind and con- They are, at any rate, most persistent- trade routes. It also thinks that the science in the way in which young girly pursuing the fatal path of ruthless mur- Federal Government connet now venture are being victimised. to reduce the Australian flert below the AT THE ACADEMY.
JAPANESE NAVAL PROGRAMME. AUSTRALIA DESIRES „ADEQUATE PROTECTION.
nucleus of three cruisers.
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der and internecine strife. The reasonable proposals of the Provisional Government have been rejected by the "gunmen" who are busy with the de Valerian task of wad- ing through Irish blood towaïda the de-. struction of Ireland.
As usual, the critics are saying that the exhibition of pictures at this year's Royal Academy, just apened, is "up to the average, not exciting or remarkable for The Provisional Government have now anything of real merit." But that is the
way of the learned in such matters; their declared their intention of fulfiling the ele PARIS, June, 8th.
praise is always carefully qualified. The mentury duty of seeing that the Southern The Echo de Paris states that the members of the public are, however, find. Irish shall be free to vote on the Treaty Minister of Finance will shortly discussing many pictures at Burlington House which gives Iriahmen more than ever they with his colleagues, a scheme for the re- which will lingor long in their memory expected to obtain; and it is to be hoped that good as their word in seeing that the elec constitution of the Banque Industriello, and provide food for conversation and for Mr. Collins and Mr. Griffith will prove as
thought..
A good deal of discussion has been tion takes place.
In the meantime, it is rather curious to INDEPENDENT FRENCH AIR providing that on the establishment of a company which will temporarily man-
caused by the "picture of the "Wedding age ita affairs, the Btate mould offer to Procession," by Sir John Lavery, which note how public opinion in England takes take over the rights of the bank's credi-records part of the pageant of Princess the situation in Ireland. The fearful Mary's wedding. Some hold that it de record of daily shootings in cold blood all The Minister of War to-day presented tors in the Far East, against five per corresto raak as the picture of the year, but over the South of Irefund is read with to the Cabinet Council the Draft of a cent. gold bonds, based on the French this is claiming too much for any #ork remarkable air of detachment by people Bill creating an independers Air Service. sharp the Boxer indennity.
SERVICE.
PARIB, June 8th.
ATTACK ON HERR
SCHIEDEMANN.
BERLIN, June 8th
of this description where there are so many here. The reports of murders in Cork and conventional restraints on the artist. The Kerry are read with almost as muela most prominent war picture is by Mr. aloofness as accounts of lynchings in Texas. Sheldon Williams; it depicts the arrival The reason is, after all, simple enough. It THE CAIRO" ACCIDENT.
of the Canadiana on the Ehine, and is full is the duty of Irishmen to make it possible for Irishmen to hold whatever opinions they The body of Stoker T. Mahoney, of of life and realiam..
choose, and to express these opinione on the platform and in the ballot box without the A youth has been arrested at Care in H.8. Cairo was washed nahoro at connection, with the attack on Herred that the unfortunate man fell between
Much interest is being taken in sa ex-least danger of being shot in bed by masked Kelawel, Penang. It will be remember-ORRY-BACK CALL BOXMS. the Cairo and the War Bahadur while periment which is being made at Charing ruffians who differ from them. Time was Schiedemana.
the former vessel was taking oil fuel Cross with a number of automatic telephone when Englishmen were obliged to feel that aboard in the harbour or the morning call-boxes. Four have been installed at they were responsible, at all events to some of the Royal visit. The body which was the milway-station. The method of pro- extent, for the fact that in Ireland the very badly crushod was unrecognizable codure is simplicity itable. The insertion murderer and the politician were so often Was of the pennies causes the operator's lamp one and the same man. Now, Irishmen and it was only when the taken off and washed that the identity of to glow, and the operator then inquires and Irishmen alone, rust deal with Irish the than, was established the nama T. Mahoney being found on a woiribelt,
'ITALIAN FOREIGN POLICY APPROVED.
Bo, June 8th
The Chamber has approved the Govern- ment's Foreign Polay by 209 votes to 87,
(Continued at fazi of nest columa.)
men H.B.
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