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BERLIN, January 24th." It is reported that the departure of tho French and Belgian members of the Allied mission from Munich has been
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 261, 1954
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SALVATION ARMY RAID.
CAPTURING A PEKING TEMPLE
FIRST BANK CONTROLLED EXCLU UNDERSTANDING ON OTHER QUES The following account is given by Ad.
SIVELY BY TRADES UNIONS.
as long as law and order are maintained.. The French and Balgians will supply theure now applying for a charter in order The French expect to meet with to form their own bank, with branches they ard being paid and fed regularly.
***TIONS REACHED
Lausanne, January 24th.
THE NEW TICAL
no great resistance ones the workers And throughout the country. This will be the is understood that the Allies will demand din is not exceeded in any other of the sale of sterling to them by telegraphia.
ESSEN RAILWAY OFFICIALS
UNDER ARREST..
ments at Essen have resulted in an agree
a
SKEPONITÉ.
“Dealing with the change in the value of tho Biam tical, the Bangkok Times gayong A notification announces that the rate of jutant Arthur Ladbrook in the Far Cry exchange for the issue of "legal currency. of December 23rd:- NEW YORK, January 24th.
in Bangkok, against gold paid abroad by The Brotherhood of Locomotive Elock will not affect the continuance of Day, which does not chronize with
It seems certain that the Mosul Road- In Peking the Chinese New Year's telegraphic transfer, will," until further the public services, but will not interfere gineers, who recently purchased a block the Conference. It is understood the the beginning of the Western year, is notice, be Tea, 10.80 per £1. as approxi- with the normal life of the inhabitants of stock in the Empire Trust Company for reference of the question of Mosal to heralded at twilight on New Year's Eve mately 1s 10 7-39d to the tical. The treaty will contain a clause providing |
notified by the the League of Nations The financial and celebrated until the dawn of the day corresponding rate part of the treaty has been drafted. It itself with a firework display which for Ministry of Finance to the Banks for the reperutions from Turkey reduced to World's cities. From almost every court first bank controlled exclusively by äfteen millions sterling, half the original yard comes the crack of explosion and transfer in Tes, 11.20, or approximately. the smell of gunpowder, and the noise of '15, 9, 7/16d, por tical." The mean between Trades Unions.
In statement to the delegation, Mr. Chines cannon is not to be compared these rates is Tes. 11 por £1, or approxi- FRANCE PREPARING FOR A LONG Child says the American representator off in doorways by naughty boys in mately 15. 6.13/16d. per tical. The town
with the innocent explosion of those let STAY.
although not participating in the terri
has been full of rumours of such torial settlement, will be glad to associata Western lands. *Pakis, January 24th themselves with the intens of Lord With the approach of day the Chinese reduction of the exchange value of the Curzon's remarks on the subject, and capital sange almost the appearance of ice for some weeks. In fact many had emphasises, the American Government's an English Sunday. Shops are closed, open door policy with regard to oil con- business is suspended, streets are lees arrived at the second thought that in view crisions, and suggests that the existing crowded, and people are dressed in their of the balance of trade having now beau conflicting claims should be settled finest clothes, often new for the occasion, distinctly on the right side for threa juridically:
Indeed, if it were not for the intermittent mentha, the stop would be postponed for 'orackers" and the dying of numerous some little time. The propheta were." kites, a "stranger could easily imagina further at fault in the belief that the that the city was observing the Christian reduction would be made to a 18. 8d. tical Sabbath
at once. A 'Government has got to take The performance of religious cere a lang view on such a question, and wo monim, or the worship of the gods, does do rot doubt that the stap taken is for Got encroach on the time of the Pekinese, the ultimate good of the country. The for during the greater part of the year nimble two-shilling tical has been an ex- the temples are totally deserted. On cellent coin in many respects and we are New Year's Day, however, thousands of sorry to lose it, but a purely agricultural people journey to certain temples, some country like this did, at times find it no doubt to worship, but, others to enjoy difficult to live up to. It had come to the 'fun.*
be a little too close to the limit of safety.. The Salvation Army in Peking, as in Manatime a change of this kind is, of. DELI, January 23rd.
other places, is not alow in taking the course, most upsetting "in- business The In the nature of a reply to the motion initiative, and a plan was conceived by import market is very agitated, and some" passed in the Assembly urging early re our leaders to have a Meeting out New timo must slapse before things ranch a obsideration of the question of extension Year's Day inside one of the temples re normal basis. All outstandings will be of responsible government, a despatch by nowned for its crowds at this season of seriously affected. Further the beginning Lord Peel has been laid on the table of the year: To a person not familiar with of January is the regular time for large the Legislature declaring that the merits | the Orient such an expedition is difficult and capabilities of the electorate have to comprehend. It consisted in effect ofmittances to Europe and the value of not yet boon tested by experiance, and an open denouncement of a heathen syst the rice marks, it may take a littld these will be reduced accordingly. Ever until the foundation is more firmly laid, tem, thousands of years old, in the very progress would not be assisted, but edifica dedicated to its sustenance. From time to adjust prices to the new value. perhaps retarded, by the addition of four mastering ground wh march behind fresh responsibilities. He declared that The Army Flag, assisted by the spirited. sufficient time has not yet elapsed to music of the newly-organized Staff Band, enable the new machinery to be ade towards our objective, which is the Temple quately tested.
of the Eastern Sacred Hill, outside one of the eastern gates. The Army never. fails to create a rțir when with flags and drums it appears on the streets, and the people are literally falling over each other to get a view of the procession.
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BATAVIAN OIL CO.
Essex, January 24th. on the result of the trial at Mayenes Developments in the Ruhr will depend
The strike in the Thyssen nad Stinnes Reports from Munich state that. mines is limited to twenty-four hours, The newspapers give prominence to and the men will resume in the morning, thanks to the Imperial Government's panding the result of the trial. Negotia report that General Weygand will short intervention, the Bavarian Authorities tions between minars and the managely be appointed High Commissioner of have compelled the hotels to permit themant to increase wages Only one mint the Rufr. It is deduced from this that Franco-Belgian Control Mission to retain is believed the men and the management
at premat is definitely striking, but it France is contemplating a prolonged their hotel quarters. Light and water, have agreed to restrict output to fifty per occupation, probably extending to two cent. The refusal of the telephonists to years, which is the period covered by the which were cut off, have beef restored,
make connections for the French led to French reparation plan. STRIKE SITUATION STILL REMAINS number of arrests in outlying places. whore strikes are threatened? The Easery postal officials have passed a resolution. demanding the withdrawal of troops from the post office, and refusing to work under Froach bayoneta. The railway strike ab north of the Ruhr. A number of officials, Oberhausen has crippled traffic in the
refusing to operate the Belgian troop The Board of the Royal Dutch Co. has trains, have been arrested. On the con-written co the Minister of the Colonies trary, the train service from Essen to protesting that the Dutch Indies for Dortmund and to Duesseldorf is com- plete,
policy and fiscal collectors are an inter PUBLIC PROSECUTOR APPRE- CIATES ACUUSEDS SENTIMENTS.
forence with the administration of the Batavian Oil Company. A message from Mayence says the court three thousand employés are idle at the cluding Thyssen anti Spindler, opened in Thyssen mine, while only the officials aro striking at the Stonnes mines
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MAYENCE, January 24th, The population was relieved at this ex pocted lightness of the sentence passed on the industrial magnates, nevertheless they demonstrated poisily, necessitating action by the French troops, but no armed.collision occurred.
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Strike efforts throughout the Ruhr district continue to be sporadic and in definite Up to the present there is no sign of them becoming general. Forty-
Pants, January 24th.
martial on six German industrialists, in-
the morning. Four German advocates are defcoding, assisted by a French legal, export. The German advocate Grimm at the outset questioned the competence of that the court was codipetent. A French the court, but it was unanimously decided
BOARD PROTESTS AGAINST DUTCH
INDIES TAX- POLICY.
THE HAGUE, January 24th.
A MARK OF APPRECIATION TRIBUTE TO EXAMERICAN AM
BASSADOR'S SERVICES.
LONDON, January 24th. An appeal for subscriptions with the object of perpetuating the name and ser
ador, has been issued by Mr. Bonar Law, Mr. Lloyd George and other statesmen-
A message from Easen announces that railway traffic to the west of the Ruhr has been brought to a standstill in Captain, Badin, prosecuting, demandedvices of Mr. Page, ex-American Ambaa- consequenon, of the railwaymen's strike a sentence of a fine. The sitting was then affecting a number of small stations.uspended.
MAYENCE, January 24th. Messages from Duesseldorf quote h
The court-martial histönced the stances of the difficulty of securing German industrialiate to pay the follow- trucks and rolling stock, much of whiching fines: Fritz Thysseu 6,100 francs, Kesten 13,032, Wuestenhoefer 8,640,
was diverted to the interior at the be- Tengelmann 6,090, Spindler 47,732, and ginning of the occupation.
COAL DELIVERIES TO FRANCE SHOW BIG FALLING-OFF
ESSEN, January 24th.
Suit
Olof 224,300.
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U.S. BYE-ELECTION DECEASED MEMBER'S WIFE ELECTED.
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She will be the only
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The majority of the judges admitted
SAN FRASOLSCO, January 24th.. there were extenuating circumstances in Mrs. Nolan bas been elected to fill her favour of the accused. Grimm, counsel iste husband's place in the House of for the defence, pleaded ́that forte majeure had excluded all responsibility, Representatives, Despatches to hand show that as a ra and appealed for the clauses of The woman member..
of the twelve days occupation Hague Convention relative to the treat
ment of inhabitants in cocupied territory." France has received 28,000 tons of He declared their consciences had com. coal from the Ruhr, 'whereas, if therepelled the accused men we to act. «A Ger- had been no occupation she would have man who was in the corridors of the law courts shouted Hoch, Deutschland !"' received
the and was immediately arrested. reparation deliveries. Germany, before the occupation of the Ruhr, received 20,000 track load Unily from the Ruhr, this has increased by $8,000 truck loads
600,000 tons
under
daily, since the occupation.
ANGLO-AMERICAN AGREEMENT REGARDING POLICY,
COLENCE, January 2lib, Luncheoning with the Allied Commis- onera after the "ceremony of lowering the American flag, Sir James Allen "said that the spectacle they had just witnessed was neither grandiose nor imposing, but i was most significant in connection with the affairs of the old and new worlds. He declared that they were wit Boses of an unusually significant phase
of history,
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Interviewed Inter Sir James Allen said there Wax a concordance between the British and American Governments, rest pecting certain policies and measures which were being carried out. Europe was indicative of what was fundamental in the hearts of the two nations..
The American forces, numbering 1,000, have been replaced by 5,000 French Lroops
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FRENCH GOVERNOR-GENERAL APPOINTED.
Thyssen admitted that he disobeyed the order of the Occupation Authorities ré
ANGLO-JAPANESE-AMERICAN UNDERSTANDING!
LONDON, January 24th.
LAUSANNE, January 24th.
“ | The sub-commission has reached an question, and a special convention will agreement on the exchange of populations be signed forthwith. The Turks under this agreement no longer insist on the expulsion of Hellonic subjects. A
INDIAN GOVERNMENT.
REFORM MACHINERY MUST BE ADEQUATELY TESTED.
CIVIL SERVICE INQUIRY..
ANNOUNCED.
LONDON, January 24th. It is announced that the Government sappointing a Royal Commission to inquire into the organisation of the Civil Services in India, the general con- ditions of service and the best methods of ensuring satisfactory recruitment of Indians and Europeans.
·BANK PROFITS. FURTHER SUBSTANTIAL DIVID. ENDS PROPOSED
"
DISPUTE
garding ccal deliveries, saying it was With reference to a speech by The his duty to obey his country's orders and Japanese Premier, in which he pro the entry of troops into the Rahr district phesied that if France and Italy failed to THE MEMEL DISTURBANCE was legally unjustified. The other accuscutify the Washington Naval Treaty, it ed nasociated themselves with Thyssea's would not be impossible for the other FIRM SETTLEMENT OF
signatories to reach a certain agreement, standpoint.
ESSENTIAL.. it is stated bare that nothing is known
WARSAW, January 24th. responsible quarters of say under standing between Britain, the United
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the
The Public Prosecutor, in requesting a fine, said he appreciated the sentiments towards indulgence.
BRITAIN WILL NOT COOPERATE
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M. JOFFE
INVITED TO JAPAN.
The Evening News (Shanghai) says:- both the Hongkong and the Macad Following upon the recent refusal of
Soviet envoy, to visit those parts, it is Governments to permit Mr. A. A. Joffe,
understood that the Japanese are
Through the old grey Eastern gate, architecture of another age, we march to the music of Joy! Joy! Joy there is joy in The Salvation Army Soldiers inviting the Russian envoy to go to Japan rotuporate. In a mesage from of many armies have entered or left the to city by this route-Tartara, Moagula, Viscount Goto, forwarded from Tokyo Manchus, and, in modern times, the expressions of sympathy regarding Mr. armies of the Allies, to dethrone the Joffe's ill health are voiced and in Emperor, to kill, murder and loot, or particular the suggestion is advanced that perhaps to avenge the blood of Christian Mr. Joffe thould pay a visit to the hot martyrs, and relieve besieged Legations springs in Japan with the aim of -but never did a band of Soldiers with regaining his health. much a holy mission the Salvation of souls-march through its portals as did the Salvationists on this New Year's
Thousands of
LONDON, January 24th..
It is further suggested that a visit to." The National Provincial Bank reports
Japan by Mr. Joffe might have the effect of removing & profit of £2,750,000 in 1922. A divid-Day.
any misunderstandings end of sixten per cent, is proposed for the year, and 2001,000 is carried for of the castorn suburbs. The surroundings Russo-Japanese Association, an induential
The Sacred Hill Temple is in the heart exigting between Tokyo and Musow.
Viscount Goto" is Chairman of the
_ward.'ng
aro distinctly different from those within Lloyd's Bank ahovés a profit of the walls of the city.
organisation in Tokyo. £2,063,000. The proposed dividend is people are going to and coming from the sixteen and two-thirda per cent., and temple, shops of all descriptions, as well The health of M. Joffe, the Soviet £498,000 is carried forward.
as many pedlars, are doing a roaring envoy who is now at Shanghai, is trade, and everything is clamour and improving, according to a statement made bustle. Beggars, having forsaken their by his secretary at an interview last week. habitual bat congregate along the The Soviet envoy is now under the ways leading to the temple verminous medical care of Dr. Blumenstock, the dirty, diseased, halfnaked, women with German physician. babes at the breast, the lame, the halt, and the blind. Their dry can be heard in the night watches as well as during the Christlike, loving hearts to relieve!
On account of the illness of. M. Jeffe Some of us are a little apprehensive. Shall we be able to carry our objective and the instability of the present Cabinet A little distance from the temple gates Conference has been postponed. But the of the Chinese Republic, the Sino-Russia we cease to play and sing; a certain carefulness taken possession of us as if Soviet representative will return ta wo scented danger ahead. Someone Peking by March, when he hopes it will
aked, I wonder if they will try to stop be possible to resume the conference. as Joining the throng of people jost ling their way in against the stream coming out of the temple we enter the gates without opposition. Then the doubters breathe freely.
M. Jaffe had applied for permission to cuperate his health at Hongkong, but
authorities.
that inspired the accused and he inclined States and Japan regarding the course Chamber has "unaniniously passed are day. What an ocean of misery for some the request was refused by the British
IN SANCTIONS.
to be followed in the unlikely contingency solution that the attack on Memel, being of France and Italy not ratifying, the
a breach of the Versailles Treaty, must Treaty.
be firmly settled, otherwise it will con stitute a precedent having incaleniable
The
man, telephonists and others all refusing to have anything to do with them. Germans to-day refused to supply coal even for local French use, and likewise are refusing to drive train in which French or Belgians are travelling.:"
FRENCH COMPLETELY CONTROL
RAILWAYS....
|consequences..
CREDITS TO EUROPE.
SENATE - COMMITTEES", FAVOURABLE REPORT.
U.5.
LONDON, "Jary 24th With reference to an outory by a 800" tion of the British Press, declaring that the arrest of the German finance official at Cologne is a blow to British prestige, and demanding an unequivocal statement of the Government's policy na regards the British occupied area, Reuter learns that e a result of Lord Crowe's meeting with
WASHINGTON, January 24th. M. Poincare in Paris yesterday the situa
The Senate Agricultural Committee has tion as between the British and French
reported favourably on the Norbeck PARIS, January 24th. Authorities in the Rhineland has been
Bill proposing an appropriation of two considerably clarified, and it is unlikely. The Ministry of War announces that hundred and fifty million dollars for that any misunderstanding will now arise. owing to a partial strike on the railways credite to Europe for the purchase of It has been made clear that Great in the Ruhr district, five detachments of American agricultural products. Britain is unable to co-operate in the railway troops, of 750 mem each, selected application of any form of Sanctions in from the personnel of the French rail-
PROPOSED ABOLITION OF TAX the British area and that British troops ways, leave to night for the Rhineland in
FREE ISSUES. asire NECCESATYN Communica cannot be used to assist the French Au- order to
WASHINGTON, January 24th. M. Le Trocouer, Minister of " thorities, but nothing will be dong to tions, hinder the French in the execution of Works, and General Weygand are pro The House of Representatives has whatever measures they deem necessary. coding to the Rühr to enquire into the adopted the Green resolution propoeing s constitutional amendment prohibiting Instructions have been sent to the French situation." High Commissioner, in the Rhineland to A message from Emen says the French the further issue of securities exempt make matters easy if possible for the are taking complete control of the rail: taxation. British Authorities
ways. They assert that if the Germans US ARMY OF OCCUPATION refuse to operate the traing they will have RUSSIAN GRAIN SUPPLIES.
DEPARTS.
sufficient drivers to maintain the prin EXPORTS TO FINLAND WILL
Six hundred French,
CONTINUE.- drivers and firemen have already arrived.
eipal services. COBLENCE, January 24th. The American army of occupation left Gormany this afternoon. The command- er-in-chief sent a metange from his troops, PARIS, January 4th Everything indicates that the French referring to the American army's deep have decided to cut off the Buhr. fraffection for the Allice, and hoping the Germany in a few days. The French ad- good conduct of the troops would cffice mit that the limitation of Franco-Belgian all thoughts of bitteraces on the part of
the population
activities to tho' diversion of coal trains: and seizure of the State raines has not
GERMAN BOYCOTT STRICTLY AS produced the desired effect' and has not
ENFORCED: resulted in the despatch of more scal to
Ess, January 24th. France. On the contrary, coal is unin- It is stated on French authority that terruptedly moving to Germany.
the occupied territory will be completely The French proposal scems to be to cut off from the rest of Germany to mor -establish by means of a close cordon of row. It is understood that 250 French
BERLIN, January 24th. Reports of important movements by the eichswehr are semi-officially denied. It is stated that the German troops are in on and no concentration of any kind has occurred,
ATTITUDE OF FOREIGN TRADES UNIONS!
AMSTERDAM, January 24th. The National Trades Unfan Federation has decided financially to assist the Rühr workers to resist the French, to the extent of some 150.000 Borias,
LONDON, January 24th.
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HELSINGFORS, January 24th The exports of grain from Soviet
six thousand. tona of Russian rye have Russia to Finland continue. Hitherto been delivered.
Official Soviet calcala tions state that the total grain exporta in 1923 will amount to 320,000 toka. GERMAN NEWSPAPER OFFICE COLLAPSES
BERLIN January 24th Hitherto there are twenty dead as the result of the collapse of part of the
Naturally we feel our position is unie que. A small band of Salvationists up lifting the name of Jesus to people whe The temple is laid out on a large scale, have never heard of His love, in a being composed of a number of spacious temple where His arch-antagonist reigns courtyards, most of which are fanked supreme! My mind goes to Paul al with Chinese buildings in which the gods Athens. His spirit was stirred in him, ara housed. The din is deafening. If when he saw the city wholly given to Jehovah' Temple in Jerusalem was any idolatry, and he stood on Mars Hill and thing like the present-day Chinese revealed to the people the true and living temples: one can easily understand the God. We were equally mored, and we anger Four: Lord "manifested when He believe that our words brought at least. overthrew the tables of the money-some light into this great darkness. changers. There the buying and selling Commissioner Pearce, decided that the goes on continuously, not unlike an old speakers should be Chinese, and towe Time English fair.
hare a succession of Chinese Officera and As best wo can we make our way Converts testifying to the 'power of God through the crowd, to a stand previously unto Salvation, and decrying idol wor- selected, right in the inner precincts. ship, One comrade tela how he had been On the way we notice hundreds of people addicted to worshipping in this very in the act of worship. We pass through templo, but that he has now, through one big courtyard with buildings on Jesus Christ, received pardon from the throw sides, each containing a god with true God- Right through, the Meeting attendants. Immediately in front of has been carefully piloted with the idea aach god, outside the building, are huge of reaching the people's bearta and urns full of burning incense, planod consciences. The crowd is especially quiet as a group of converted girls wing, there by the worshippers
At last we reach our destination, which Whom mothers of Salem. I imagine the is the veranda of one of the buildings not author never anticipated that this song in use This makes A platform giving would be sung in such circumstances. just the elevation..needed. When we No penitent-lorin is practicable, but wo hava arranged ourselves on this we are believe - we shall hear of results though. faced, with a concourse of people num-after many days. The Heating con bering upwards of a thousand, curiously cludes with an enthusiastic ringing of waiting for us to proceed. It is almost Lift up The Army Banner, Blood and impossible to describe such a crowd. Firo," and a”, “Hallelujah' shout that mort Their composure is perfect, although have disturbed the evil spirits which waying mass; they listen eagerly, al haunt this temple. After the benediction though our message must be difficult for is pronounced a bery of Cadets sentter
the end of the Meeting. All kinds and War Cryak?op classes are before us: the painted lady,
customs officials, protected by troops, an customs officers have arrived! Mining The Council of the Trade Union Con- offices of the Berliner Tageblatt, burying them to understand, and they stay to among the crowd and sell Gospels and iron ring separating from the rest of directorates are of opinion that a general gross and the Executive of the British many of the employés. Germany the occupied territory, in which strike is unlikely, as the six industrial Labour Party have jointly issued a mani the French and Belgians will establish a government under a French Governor Belgians, everywhere are meeting with
iats were only fined. The French and testo expressing solidarity with the GerAMERICAN COALSETTLEMENT the poor children, the silk-begowned the fact that our objective, has been at
General, first military and later civil, uncompromising bostility the railway The French and Belgians will control all (Omtinued at foot of next column)...”
man workmen in the Ruhr district and vene diplomatically to secure immediate demanding that the Government inter-
Ievacuation.
The
Naw Youx, January 24to. gentleman, and the ragged coolio. They and as it dollar, an oight-hour glorious story of the Cross bituminous agreement provides all find a common level listening to the
day, and 81,08 a ton for contract miners. (Continizi as foot of sezi columa.)
We direct our way homeward glad in tained, and meditating upon the great privilege that is ours to tell the story: of the Saviour's wonderful love to this great people