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LONDON, November 14th. The outstanding political news `to-day is that negotiations. between the Prime Minister and Lord Birkenhead have broken down and neither he nor Mr. Auxton Chamberlain, his close associate, is about to join the Government anticipated...
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This is largely due to the existence of
a strong feeling between Lord Birkenhead
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CRIOGO, November 14th. Addressing the Chiengo Association of Commugee, Mr. Wallace, the Secretary of Argivulture, stated that bis depart ment was very carefully considering the "question of creating an agricultural vs pert to the comunission to restore the purchasing power of the farm" by with drawing the exportabte surplus from the hone market and redisposing this surplus in charging up any lasses to producers on the next_crop
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FAR EASTERN CABLE JAPANESE. ÎN CALIFORNIA”
FAR-REACHING EFFECT OF ANTI- ALIEN LAND LAWS
NEWS.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY/}
SHANGHAI EXPLOSION THREE FOREIGN ENGINEERS
KILLED.
RESTORATION OF PENNY
POST
TOO MANY CLERKS” IN SINGAPORE.
MR. FELIX BLAKEMORE'S OPTIM- COMMITTEE'S REPORT ON THE
ĮSM CAUSES SURPRISE. PROBLEM.
Officials at the Post Office seemed su Among the papers laid before the prisel on September 20th as the optimis
of Mr. Felix Blakemore, a member of ther the Legislative Council recently wo
Postmaster-General's Advisory Council, whe report of the committee appointed to at a meeting of the National Chamber of consider the problem of destitution among Trade at Manchester suggested that if
traders accept the present temporary the various acutions of the community.trictions in the postal service they would The following are extracts from the Amd the potreinated in pine t
twelve months.
One of them said he was unable to
time
LONDON, November 14th → TIG
Morning Pose's Washington cor jespondent says that as a result decision of the Supreme Court (mentioned in a cable, message) up, SHANGAL, November 15th
rie California antialien land holding splosion; hí vận, of the nears, it is estimated that 50,000 out of 20,000 kilowatt turbines, which is being 135,000 Japanese who are în California | reporti put up at the riverside electric power if either migrate to other States or 18. So far we have dealt mainly with port Mr. Blakemore's Assortion, and point station, resulted in the death of three return to Japan. Between a million and those who may be termed the labouring out that there had not been a murting of maintain the supply of such labour by mouth. The official went on fa intro- foreign engineer in charge and four a million-and-a-half actes of some of the classes, and so long as it is necessary to the Funtainster Advisory Council for sumie richest agricultural lands in California, recruitment outside the Culong akit can sucing the Post Office stamnues in the Chinese
he said that the healthy able-bodied man House of Commone that July Sir Laming which are now leased to Japanese, must need not be short of subsistence, the Worthington-Evans pointed out that the revert to white owners and the great problem of destitution, se lids they are loss an estimated revenue arose almost regetable producing industry of Cali-disant likely to present serious tirgin on the postal services, principally furning of which eighty per cent, is in 18 The position is entirely different and postcards sent had failed to repone the hands of Japanese, must be abandon with those who may be termed the middle to the substantial reductions in charges "classes of the community, who form the upon them. The Postmaster Generel added great majority of the permanent residents that it was often said that revenue lost by the reduction of postage from 23. to lid, of the Colony. In their ease the problem is difficult and perplexing and worthy of So far as could be seen that stateID WAS the consideration of all serious persons fallacious. who have the welfare of the country at
One of the former was Mr. C. W. Donaldson, representative of Parsons Turbines, who came from England to put ppy the new plant
Another foreigner had his leg blown off, and about fifteen Chinese have beened. sent to hospital The crise of the ex- It is understood that the Cabinet has plosion is unknown.
Losos; November 14th.
and several Ministers. It is stated that SUBSIDY APPROVED BY CABINET, the latter syew threatened to resign 'if; the ex-Lord Chancellor were given office. Sir Robert Horne is unlikely to relin quish business relationships.
Sir Alan Smith, chairman of the Indus trial Group, in the 'House of Commons. will not again contest South Croydon in consequence of his disagreeing with the Protection policy and Government's scheme for handling unemployment. The Local Conservative Association has do clined to grant, Mim freedom" in the
matter.
It is most probable that Japanese mitt retire from muerenntile business of every description, as the law which the Supreme Japanese to enter into leases for their places of business.
owing to the fact that the volume of letters
| approved of the proposal to assist agricul. Į RECONSTRUCTION MATERIAL FOR Court sustained makes it illegal for heart. The rapid increase of population postage rate," added the official, "was in
ture by a subsidy of one pound sterling pes nere on all arable land, on condition that
A
minimum of thirty shillings prę week is paid to his labourers by an applicant for a subsidy. It is estimated that on the pre- sent acreage the maximum cost of the sub- widy will be cleven million sterling yearly,
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LONDON, November. 14th.
JAPAN.“
BIG PURCHASE OF AMERICAN, S
TIMBERS
...
The eable message referred to above stated that the Supreme Court had sus tained the alien land laws of California and Washington States, prohibiting aliens WASHINGTON, November 19the
ineligible for American citizenship from Thus Japanese Embassy has arranged owning or leasing land. The Court held that it was clearly within the power of for the purchase and early shipment of these States to prohibit such shens from 97.000.000 cubic fort of American. timberowning land, and such legislation was not opposed to the Japanese-Americans agree for reconstruction of Japanese cities, ment A minority of the judges hell that cases regarding the leasing of land to (Continueri on next column.).
Japanese should have been dismissed on the ground that no question of justiciary was present]
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Details of the collision, which occurred in a fog, between the White Star liner
"The last reduction in the miximus. is producing the state of affairs outlined May, 1999, when Mr. Kellaway reduced the by Mr. Still at the beginning of his evi- initial charge for letters from 2 to 1. dence and we are forced to accept his It was the stated that this was done in conclusion that it is unreasonable to anticipation of an estimated increase of 10- assume that merchant business will keep per cent in the volume of traffic. pace with the increase of the population wards were reduced from 1d, to Id. at the available for clerical service. The de saune time, on the basis of an estimated in and is for universal English education crease of 20 per cent, but Sir Laming up to standing IV: it is unquestionable Worthington Evans two months ago was that such chacation is an insufficient only able to tell the House that the actual qualification for clerical employment and result had been for letters 4 per cent and it is beyond dispute that the great major for postcarda 5 per cent. Figures shows ity of boys leaving the English schools that, with allowing for
ingrensed at the present time look forward to such cost of carrying additional traffic, a minor employment. In an average English | proportion of the gross loss of revenue en- town, the great majority of boys leaving tailed by the reduction in tates was re The attitude of the Lancashire Con-
school take up some form of manual covered by increased business; nod, as Sir labour, a moderate number take up cleri Laming sold the House, these facts must servatives is still undecided, but half-a
The Rt. Hon. Gen, Smuts, in a letter to
ei work and a very small percentage unfortunately, be borne in mind when the go forward to become the professional Hope for a reduction to Id. comes to ha dozen of them have definitely announced
the Times, urges that the Reparation in-
classes. In the Colony, many forms of considered.'. that they are convinced free-traders.....
manual labour are looked upon as coole labour to be engaged in 'solely by the raw The stiners have decided to run 53quiry being now apparenly dead, coufer- vors sccuptalie to both Britain and the
importations from China and Southern enadidates, the same as at the last elee-.
LONDON, Nevynber 14th United States should, be reverted to
India, even skilled labour is unattractive The United Liberal party in a manifesto
and for the most part is supplied by those tion, when 40 were successful. Mr. Frank
says a conference of it wide scope, with real declares that as a result of the conference
HANKOW, November 14th. Sir Bobert Ho Tung, interviewed, stated who have been horn and trained outside Hodges, general secretary, expects they
authority, the only remaining chance between Mr. Asquith and Mr. Lloyd
George it is already certain that the that yesterday interview with Hsiao Yao. the Colony. We fear that it is only to
true that many of the youth of the Colony will sweep the board in the mining areas.
of staving off disaster. It is no longer a Liberal candidates will go to the poll in an was satisfactory", the Tuchun support have a gennine distaste for hard and con- question of reparations but whether Ger-ho practical alternative to the present
as to make United Liberalisning his scheme,
Bir Robert Ho Turg, this morning, tinuous manual work and that only heces: many shall live or become a gaping wound Government The Liberal papers point out departed for Loyang in response to an insity will compel then to realise that all passengers were at their respective bant
cannot fred-employment in small basistations, each fitted with a lifebelt. nesses or in clerical service. That there in the body of western civilisation." The that Mr. Asquith remains the loader until vitation to meet Marshal Wu Pei-fu.
the party plects quther, thus the Liberal
is, as the present time, a considerable". duty clearly is to go forward, even if union is complety and avowed. The Con- France does not march with us Probably tervative union also complete, though, not avowed. A number of Conservatives if the work of the eonference be done in object to Lord Birkenhead's return, though
At a meeting of the Cabinet held y LONDON, November 14th; The report of the British Board of the right spirit, with due regard to the in- the Conservative partea reception of arterias, it was resolved to cancel the further Horne definitely sure. The conflictson to believe that such is no longer Trade Committee on unemployment interests of the Allies, Finch opinion would urte, Chamberlain and Sir Robert fer export of grain to Japan, as there is of the Liberal and Labour parties remains, cecary in the interests of the marthquake the machine made lace and embroideryentually fall into line. The only hope There is no propres of a fighting arrange sufferers,
of saying Europe lay in joint action by thement between then, through the Liberals industries, recommends a duty 33) jer
antier pate that the babourites will do us two great English-speaking Powers cher did in 1910, fighting only the seats they cent, ad conlurra for at least five years Britain and the United States.
think they can wis, And, tacitly making room for the Liberais clawhere, on all imported laco and on embroidery. manufactured on net or eliminable fabric, *Jut not on embroideries on joiten fahries.
BRITISH LACE AND EMBROIDERY INDUSTRIES. DĚTÝŘOX IMPORTED LAÇE
**RECOMMENDED."
GREEK REVOLUTIONARIES: SENTENCED TO DEATH.
ATHENS, November 14th.
A edirt. held at Eleusis (a village near Athens) his condemned to denth General "Leonardopoulos and General Gargalides and Major Avrumbos and Major Nicol
. areas.
The court also sentenced many office of high rank to life or long terns of imprisonment is connection with the "recent revolt. "
FRENCH BUDGET. ORDINÁRY BUDGET FOR 1924 WILL BALANCE.
Pants, November '15th.. The Minister of Finance, 31 De la Steyrie, informed the Chamber Fidance Committee that owing to increased re- venue the ordinary budget for 1924 will balince: He added that the restoration
We cannot wash our hands of the situation. If we did, our sin before his tory would breng as great'ns Germany's"
General
Concludes by pressing for the speedy enlling of a
mo-t
conference...... EMPIRE'S FOREIGN POLICY
DOMINIONS BUST HAVE A
VOICE,
LONDON, Novaber 14th... Mr. Bruce, repaiding for the guests, au
a Farewell dinner to the Dominions repzés, sentatives in the House of Lords, under:
GRAIN EXPORT
JAPAN.
TEXISO, November 14th
FINANCE MINISTRY.
PEKING, November 14th. The Cabinet accepted the resignation of Ha Tobin, Vice-Minister of Finance, and REPARATIONS DELIVERIES.ided to appoint to that post Su Hsi-ti, a banker and close friend of Wang Keh AGREEMENT FOR RESUMPTION PE
ANNOUNCED.
has also been released. --
of
New York, November 11th, the suspices of the Empire. Parliamentary of a living author market the first day
Unprecedented prices for the master said Australia believed it was sale of M. Joseph Conrad's manuscripts, Association. in the interest of the Empire as a whole which realised one hundred and fez
thousand gold dollars. Thousands were, to have 'n buse in the Parific, which would { paid for, manuscripts less than ten years be a very vital part of the Empire. It foll
J
oh me
1.to, oppose
SPEAKERSHIP.
CLAIM OF
4.
frie and the Cunarder Seythic show that serious catastrophe was avertel be able seamanship. Passinger on the "Scythia speak in high praise of the remarkable discipline displayed by the officers and the crew
In less thin six minutes all the
amount of noenplayment among those At the same time, as the numbers who may be classed under the general. of those who are leaving school each year term clerks, we think undisputed. We are far in excess of the number of are greatly indebted to Me Hood Kiat clerical positions available, we feel that they have supplied on this point, and wement of trade schools as recommended in and to Mr. Westerhout for the evidence a start should he made in the establish are satisfied that there are several bun paragraphs 13 and 30 (b) of the same dreds of such persons, that their numbers report (appendix K), to that are not likely to decline in the immediate future, and that a considerable propor tion of them may, almost be classed an unemployable..
95. It quite clear us average clerk, even if desirous of saving, has scanty facilities for so doing. The Government Savings Bank has few at tractions, and we recommend that the Government consider the advisability of the institution of savings certificates, with sich limitations as may appear desirable
PBITION OF THE CLEEKS. 20. The circumstances of the last few years have done much to intensify the effects of what, in our opinion, is the inevitable reunit of the growth of the 26 The efforts, of Mr. Hood. Kiat to population unil' the attitude of the youth interest wealthy Chinese in the establish'. of the Colony, towards manual labour. ment of a form of Penny Bank mainly BERLIN, November 14th.
During the years immediately following for members of the clerical service, A message from Essen states that Herr ASTCTE MOVE BY WU CHING LIEN
the close of the war, the Colony obtained which have been brought to our notice at Krupp and his co-directors have been pro-
PEKING, November 14th
a great reputation for prosperity which the conclusion of our inquiries, are a visionaly released, presumably in conseWo Ching-lien suggests as a compromise undoubtedly attracted many persons from worthy continuation of the work he has quence of an agreement of a resumption
of unemployment and reparation deliveries from the Krupp that he should go on furlough, and that India and Ceylon to compete with the done for the relief.
thi Vice Speaker should carry on...
Straits-born Chinese, Eurasian and Malay deserving of comlial support. mixes. It is generally assumed that this Neutral members decribe this as a very in employments for which aiderate means droite pardon. Herr Mueller clever move, for if Parliament accrdes it knowledge of English was a requirement
STATE, INSURANCE. 27. We have considered the remedies upholds the validity of We Ching-lien's That these years of prosperity have been BIG PRICES FOR him to retain the Speakership, while it followed by a stump of unprecedented adopted in more advanced communities, MANUSCRIPTS will give the Government-an opportunity magnitude has been brought home to all particularly the system of state insure Sto carry through the appointment of Sun of us and the consequences of the dis-ance, but we have felt it beyond the scope
Rao-chi Premier and the gold franc
resuming the Speakership
ness houses and the contraction of the pronouncement on the subject. The question, which Wa Ching-lies pledged solution of many newly established busi of our committees to make definite
Ching-lien subsequently
activities of, all others have been disas opinions of our witnesses wern Faery trous to many of their employes. For divergent and nd that we can say is 1921) MEMBERS.
the relief of the unemployed or unem that such a system, would not bowel- ployable, clerk we regret we can offer no oned by large employers of labour, in Batisfactory remedy, Charitable agencies particular by the Chinese employer, and PERING! November 14th. Wu Pei-fu has telegraphed to the Govern, have done much, and private charity, unless a compulsory deduction wer ment contending that since the Constitution much of it unobtrusive, bas done more accompanied by a corresponding increase was useless for any one portion of the Em- PANEL DOCTORS ACCEPT has been promulgated, the members of the The Government has borne its share by of salary, by the employé." The difficu pire to refuse to follow Britain into war, OFFER OF ENQUIRY. 1921 Parliament are no longer qualified to repatriation and by contributions to vari- ties and expense of such a system would ous charitable funds. We strongly rebo very great and at the outset it would sang replew the present Parlisinent.
commend it to continue in the same course o necessary to restrict it to schedules but the Dominions must have a voice in its
Losses, November 14th, The panel doctors have unanimoudy FOREIGN TOBACCO TAX IN HUPEH and if necessary to increase its contribúemployments, Afr: Still is probably cor that
tions, as we consider the work done by rest in his conclusion that ultimately it forrige policy, Australia recognised
decided to accept the offer to have a court
PERING, N November 14th.
charitable agencies, even if some of it either a poor law on providens hund, her own safety lay within the Empire. of enquiry, thus settling the fees dispute.
it is stated scini alicially that the Gov-is misdirected, more efficacious than the and the subject is worthy of further con Mr. Baldwin, predding; expressed the
IRISH AUTHOR WINS meift have fnstructed Haigo Xonan to unemployment dole or organised poor læsideration by a committee of experts.
Condemns 128. It has been slid that the averag prevent the further levying of the surtax relief. W opinion that the Imperial Conference
VINOBEL PRIZE. ces Treign fubicco in Hupeh, which is 21.-Technical education at first sight clerk is inpiruvilent, end there is no adrked an important step in the evolution
wholly illegal.
appears an olivious solution, but further doubt some truth in this; but it would. STOCKHOLM, November 14therpa KRES
examination bears out the conclusion of be unfair to condemn him too severely some of our witpeses that the great on this account He is frequently sup majority of the youth of the country bave porting other members of his family, n no riesire for such training. We endorse in this respect he is generous; if he does NEED FOR RIGID ECONOMY.: the cautions report of the committed on not save upch, he has not match from Technical Education in Singapore (appen- which trave. All that we feel justified A WARSAW, November 14th.
dix ), particularly, sections 1-4 and 6, in saying in to adopt the words of thr Tokyo, November 14th. There were very violent scenes during a Andrelsing the Pitectural Governors that progress must be gradual and at the Inter Professor. Sedgwick in the closing lebate in the Diet on the recent tipts in Conference, the Premier outlined the policy outset by means of continuation classes chapter of his text book en political Cracow, in which thirty persons were killed of the Government, in which universal working in conjunction with industrial renomy, that he might at any rate defer Beta Pom the responsibility of increasing the po and hundred wounded The Radicals suffrage, retrenchment in expenditure, and enterprises. the Economic Conference on November Siti, arranged a regular concert, including the the promotion of agriculture, and foreign Mr. Bruen urged that the problem brooked singing of the Red Flag" in order to trado ng well as the cantrol of those We notice in a letter from the buluttar till he his saved the minimum o make it their constant Director of Education, Ceylon, appear cuid for senrity against the peenu
of tumble in the ing as an appendix to the report of the ary diande of linary misfortune.
"Ka. In thelugu an can nly xây the subject.
cuminittee on technical and industrial
maguitini delay, The position was very alarming, prevent the Minister reading a report.cm
the foremost and there was only one way, of rareting it
Education in the F.M; that vening that we have reccter us anil ontlen Since the British Government had decided
pr Premir
the imperative classes had been started in Ceylon into the problem, t to build a station, them Australia was
necessity for a rigid comony in the nation which instruction was given both in Engured to give it sympathetic susidera natilish and the vernacular in sanitary en- tion. We regret, that we have found of al and family-life The Tariff Commission has orderedina în. entitled to say that heences should be Britain to be operated under the pooling under the flexible provisions of the fariff local expenditures, which hud dopbled and mechanical engineering, and had proved the chanalitions prevailing in this country- Britain the erection of other lations in rastigation into the import tariffs on wheat attention to the star similarly drowning and braids 4uilding contrit destitutiany methods of dealing of national and struction and architectural drawing, with are not practical under arrangement. Paing a settlement, a law,
trebled, respectively. Over the figures of great success. We commend this to We feel however, that if the recom authority should be appointed
Taxes and loans had the consideration of the Director of mendarins wobave made, are carries! to Favestigate the satatation. The future of
put, distinct step forward will have Vedle the coronid Education ration DEATH OF EX-ROYALTY
been ninde towards the prevention of wireless was being held op ewing apparent.
VIENNA, November 14th capacity
city of the country had rereased until 23. We would repeat the recommenda caps of destitutional the relief of The car Duke of Cumberland fex-King of mon before the earühmake a dustmenttien in paragraph 26 of the same report considerable numbers of the community Sir L. Worthingus on doit
dwelt on the
K* had become imperatist" He further drew (appendix, K) that it is much to be des difficulties of reaching an agreement with Hanover) has dini, A
attention to the extraordinary expenditure aired in the interests of the country that from the evils of extreme poverty. It
we have
suggested (31) striking remedies, Marcouin, and declare that the real point
for relief and as-n-procentisé "against the prospects of those who adopt a career the reason is that we linge considered the to Marconis
FURTHER FALL IN
possible economic
tổ mert which all which involves technical training should time has not yes come for such remedies. STERLING
Did÷gnd-new unde
except those at least be brought to a level with those and if the tone of the concluding por who were blutely necessary, have had of young men who adopt the easier, read of our report is persimistic, this ma LONDON,
to be postpones and the subnikimbia. Tõend bi clerical w
1. (Continued at Yook of
pf the devastated regions will take of reintions as they affected the world out- another three years, and the estimated side the Empire,
·TH>
AN
EMPIRE WIRELESS.
ALARMING POSITION.
"LONDON, November, 14th. - Dealing with wireless communications in
cost is twenty-four milliards fránes.
EPISCOPAL DOCTRINES.
HOUSE OF BISHOPS FAVOURS LITERAL INTERPRETATION.
DALLAS, November 11th, The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church voted strongly in favour of re affirmation of faith in the Virgin Birth: and the Apostles' Creed, notwithstanding various churchmen within the outside ministry casting doubt on the literal interpretation of these doctrince.
SEPARATISTS AGAIN ACTIVE TWO MORE DISTRICTS OCCUPIED
PARIS, November 14th. Advices from Duesseldorf state that were they prepare to Kive confident occupied the Limburg | Marconis would moognia the fairness of Government's offer otherwise the
El.
virtual...
monopoly
the
further station
district-mn niso the Sieg Bistrich, to the Government must consider the erection of
outh of the British zone, rimpan
Mr. W. B. Yeats, the poet playwright JAPANESE PREMIER ON GOVERN and author, "has been awarded the Nabol
MENT POLICY. prize for literature.
UPROAR IN POLISH DIET.
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AMERICAS WHEAT TARIFFSP
WABBINGTON, November 14th.
Sterling has relapsed on market to
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