ALBES.
LATEST. CABLES." (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]” «' NATIONAL LOCKOUT, SOUTHAMPTON MEN FORCE THE
ISSUE:
The Southampton shipyari workers have by an overwhelming majority re- fused to resume work, so that a antiqual lockout is heritable.
FAINT BAY OF HOPE,
LATER.
A very slight hope of averting n. ship. yard lockout is contained in the decision of the Unions to stake a ballot of the strikers to-day, asking "specifically whe ther they are prepared to accept the Jeinns' executive authority, after which enforce the steps waald be taken to authority of the unions WHAT GERMANY MUST PAY. EXPERTS PRESENT REPARATIONS ACCOUNT.
Pais, April 7th.
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EARLIER CABLES. TWO GOVERNMENT DEFEATS
318.
RAMSAY MACDONALD WILL
NOT RESIGN.
DUSMATIAL SEGUKI, TO KVICTIONS BILL PRBAJK
LONDON, April 7th. In the House at Commons, the Govern. ntent were defeated on the Evictions Bin by 221 vote to 912.
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LATEST CABLES, ITALIAN ELECTIONS, FASCISTS' COMMANDING LEAD.
ROME, April 7th, The Election results so far show 1,43,000 votes for the Government, and 83,000 for other Parties.\\\
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The Catholic Popular party are head, ing the latter with 212,000 votes, the Toitary Socialists have 128,0, the
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Mr. Ramsay MacDonald made is char Maximalists 150,000, the Commanists that he does not contemplate resignation | 87,000, and the Republicans 30,000. It in cansequence of the defeat.
is estimated that sixty-two per cent. of the voters polled. The Fascists so far
whereas only twenty-five per cent. have a sixty-four per cent. majority, required by the electoral law to secure the return of the Government list candt. dates. Even in a former Socialist strong. bold like Milan more than fifty per cent voted for the. Government. Rome gave the Fascists, a majority.."
Losnos, April 7th... The Evictions Bill was discussed by the Cabinet for three hours today, and also at a special meeting of the Liberal party. The matter cropped up at question-time in the House of Commons, when the
· Opposition" provel for the postponement of the Bill till the stati-ties as to the num hers of evictions are available. Mr. Ram- Say MacDonald replive that the urgency of the question pirveluded postponement.
When Mr. Pringle resumed the debate on the second rending, there was an im The Experts' report regarding repara-Posing array of Conservative and Libernà tions which is to be published to-mor row, is a luage docament edmprising sixty
Pages.
Front Benchers, while Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald was leading the House instead of Mr. Cynes. Mr. Pringle declared that the Government's amendment to claue According to a'loreenst, it proposes
meant nothing. "The clause might as well that Germany shall pay inunediately. 16 hilliard god marks, also anual paybe withdrawn. It was important to known ments between a minimum of 1,400 and
EARLIER CABLES.
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS. PRINCE'S VISIT DELAYED BY DISSOLUTION.
CAPETOWN, April 7th In the Legislative Assembly, Premier Smuts announced that, in view of the defeat of the Government candidate by Nationalist at the bye-election it whether the Government meant that the Kakkerstroom, Parliament will be dis cost of relieving that hould fall on the solved immediately and an Election will
be held in June. State or upon the Local Authorities.
SCENE IN ASSEMBLY.
a maximum of 2,000 million gold marks Alternatively, she shall pay one milliard Zuid marks in the first year, 1,200 mil-PRESSED ON THE GOVERNMENT.
tion in the second and third years)"1,750 million in the fourth year. 2,480 million in the fifth year and onwards.
After the sixth year the Reparations Commission demand supplementary pay rents, to be calculated on the basis of Germany's prosperity, possibly amount- ing to several hundred millions god
sanrks.
dramatic.
LATER
Mr. Kamsay MacDonald received an The crue in the Assembly was most ovation from the Labour members when he said that this was an emergency mensure pressitated by the alarming increase in evictions in industrial towns, where uucu- ployment was rife, some of which were duż
-The galleries were crowded, and ther was great cheering and counter-cheering when Premier Smutt, General Hertzog
to the Act passed by the late Government, and other leaders entered the House, and The most unsernity sceps were occurring, also during the announcement of the and still more unseemly sques are pro-
election of Mr. Victor for Wakkerstroom. which gulminated in such an uproar that hable, and it was the Gowynmout's inten, Mr. Creswell, the Labour leader, who RAILWAYS TO BE HANDED OVER.
to be handed to that the Hou Should shape the Bill followed Premier Simats, had to spek at Gernian railways, ste over for half a century to an internu-in Gmittee. The Lievernment would tional company with a capital of twenty gladly co-operate in relieving" property Six, millari gald marks, of which the owners of a hurden which the community Reparation Commission will hold sleves should share. He whnitted, ami iscpical milliards in six per centum debentures, cheers, that it was a hurried Bill pre-set giving an annual yield of 650 million geld up the Government then it hands were marks after the fourth year.
uncomfortably full. Without entering on the question of the military occupation of the Ruhr, the
SPEAKER INTERVENES.
Mr. MacDonald's speech was greeted
the top of Bis goier. -
Prender "Smuts, in aurouncing, the die said the Government wern solution,
LATEST CABLES, [REUTER'S AMERICAN “SERVICEN
ALBANIAN MURDERS. NAMES OF AMERICAN VICTIMS.
New York, April 7th,
The Americas murdered in Albania ara
Robert Louis Coleman of San Francisco and Georgi G. The Long of New York,
son of the late Senator De Long.
WORLD CHESS.
NEW YORK. April 7th. In their adjourned games,' Dr. Lasker eat Janowski, Maróczy heat Edward Lasker, and Yates beat Janowski.
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BARLIER CABLES. U.S. WORLD FLIGHT.
DELAYED.
MAJOR MARTIN HELD UP BY DEFECTIVE STRUTS.
SCOTTISH LETTER. WHISKY RUNNING TO THE USA HEAVY LOSSES BY SCOTTISH FIRMS, fenox or OWN CORRESPONDENT.),
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and exceedingly cordial,had actually come to pass almost before some of it English friends could have time to realise it All was harmony, and the nintual compliments that followed were undoubte edly justified.
Nowhere could the pro- gressive gesture of the golf authority. have been made with more political value, for Yorkshire felt perhaps more strongly Enya Rau, February 90th.
than any other area that it was the de- Whisky-tunning from Scotland to liberate attitude of the Royal and America is becoming a less lucrativo Ancient Club to ignore the unions d their influence. The Royal and Anciens speculation than it was dating the period Club, though they have committed mis following the enactment of "dry" legis- takes, have not been so bad as they have. lation.
This is the experience of the been painted, and if they have pushed their conservatism to mistaken lengths they East of Scotland at any rate, Swift and have always had the good of the game easy profits fell to those who were pre-at heart. York has strengthened without The premier usurning their positions. pared to run the risks, but signs of ab they remain, seurs in the sentim falling off are obvious to those conversantment which St. Andrew's and no other with the methods employed in the busi. Place can claim, and still supreme in the 1298, The boom is receding. The lightened and democratised control of the game. The disposition of the Unions: This telegram was mutilated in transmultiplication of whisky-running enter mission, but should the above scores beprises appears to have contributed to the is not to challenge their position, hut correct Capablanes and Dr. Lasker are changed conditions, and the American to co-operate with them. In any case, the leading with 25 points each.}
Customs Authorities have been amking Championship Committee, with its eigh- evasion increasingly difficult. During the ter members, and the Rules of Golf past year or two Leith has had a bare Committee, with fifteen, would in either af this traffic. Part of the scheme of outnumber the Consultative Com- mister of the Unions, which will mamber, certain of the whisky-runners was onfen- sibly ship a big cargo to n Continental from England five, Scotland four, Ireland port, and Leith was convenient for the three,, and Wale, two. But that is a were purpose, Since Prohibition came to statement of numbers. The new control Torre mysterious vessels have left the will, it may be nasuurd, work as one unit. port for Hamburg, heavily laden with and with no sectional inclinations, for the case of spirits and wines, and a fade good of golf and golfers,
So far the golf community have had of this kind with Germany, in the pros- | perous days before 1914 was infinitesimal, practically no voice in the control and it did not require a very acute intellect administration of the game. But it was to assume the ultimate destination of the universally recognised that St. Andrew's The goods were not landed at as the headquarters of the game, and WHE far from the universal View carg Hamburg, Certain formalities observed, the vessel set out westwards to full its that under the direction of the Royal WIL in bad real mission. One vessel which left Leith and Ancient Club, it
hands, The rentier club has done Their inst spring with a particularly heavy von- signment, and called at a Continental an inimene work for the game. post before erassing the Atlantic, found custody of the traditions has been regard- herself in troubled waters, and the men as a trust, and the labours of the Royal hehind the enterprise are still waiting for and Ancient in regard to ruleg are ac the handsome profits which, it was hoped, knowledged from all parts of the globe. The coup ans They have more than once intimated their would swiftly accrur. planned on an unusual seale, so big. ir desire for the assistance of clubs. When deed, that suspicious were aroused, and they undertook their work in connection the ship's movements were kept ander with standardising handicaps they invited careful observation. First on the Atlantic the co-operation of the country in a task coast, and then on the Pacific coast efforts which, in view of the difficulties that heig were aside to get through the cordon, it in, look, so far.ng the attainment of Init without success. She was a marked perfection is concernel, like crying for the moah. But the Royal and Ancient left ship. Meanwhile, a representative of the syndicate, who had proceeded to the themselves open to the charge of seeking- other side of the Atlantic to make a help without going very far to get it. rangements for the disposal of the They were regarded as too aloof, and for round-table talk with golfers which The mixed elains commission has decided whisky, was anxiously kicking his heels there was no place in the scheme of things that Germany is not obliged to pay com during weary weeks. Hope was ensation for destruction of Linited States stantly deferred, and when the cargo was from time to time might well have cleared cerning surveillance and military opern-spelt disappointment for the speculators which succeeded the old governing clubs, hips in wartime for purpous directly con eventually landed the subsequent dent the air. Their Championship Committee, tions against Corrmany, but must pay for on this site, who had confidently anti included names with which golfers gese
cipated earned increment on a sub rally had no quarrel other than that they were in a sense private appointments, and certain specified vosrefs.
stantial scale.
had not the express sunction of the golf community behind them.
PRINCE RUPERT, April 7th. Pending repairs to two struts of his machine, which were broken as hè alighted here, Major Martin is at present unable to name the date of the resumption of his world flight.
NO WIRELESS MONOPOLY,
AIN THE POSSESSION OF THE PEOPLE.
WASHINGTON, April 7th. The Senate has adopted a Bill to prevent A wire monopoly, and declares the air is the inalienable possession to the people and prohibits licences endaring for more
than two years.
GERMANY AND U.S. SHIPS.
OF DECISION
MIXED CLAIMS COMMISSION.
WASHINGTON, April 7th.
ANOTHER WORLD PEACE - CONFERENCE WANTED.
WASHINGTON. April 7th. Senator Pepper, introduced a resintion doubtful, after the Wakkerstroom cleer the Senate proposing a World Fene tion, whether they still enjoyed this con- Conference miliar to the two held in the fiuence of the eosutry, which was essential Past at The Hague. to carry out its policy.
LABOUR ACCEPTS CHALLENGE
General Hertzog said he felt sure thas the public would welcome an opportunity
of expressing their views, '».
MR. CHURCHILL AND
HIS PEN.
A well-known tea company, with head quarters in Edinburgh, has become bank rept: it lost £30,000 on whisky sent the 1.S. Very large quantities of Scotel for whisky have been returned to this country: it was imported ander permit medical purposes, but the American doctors can purchase illicit whisky at a
CTFISH SPRINTER TO VISIT UAL „
Scots in the Fat will be interested to University, the British 100 yards and 990 hear that F. H. Liddel, Edinburgh
to accompany the Cambridge University yards champion, luns definitely promised track team to America in April. As your reader are doubtless aware, he is the son of a missionary in China. The meetings in which the Scot will take part are A Glasgow man as just gone out to Fiji with a full set of bagpipes and drums doubtful, but he is making the journey for the purpose of establishing a pipe primarily to compete at the Pennsylvania band. He has taken with him instru- Relay Carnival on Franklin Field. So far it
much lower rate. « THE PIPES IN FIL
Mr. Cresswell, speaking amid an uproar ABLE TO EARN SUFFICIENT FOR ments to start a band of twenty. This in Liduell's intention to restrict himself to
HIS FAMILY... of cheers and counter-cheers, declared
be has done in response to a request two distaners, the 100 and 220--the lacter from Scots residents in the hands. Aming introduced specially for his benefit. A Although Liddell has established a British Mr. Winston Churchill presided at the Glasgow frm executed" the order. Club among those supporting hinment to tetea his fellow country men how admirers and those who have watched bis
to play a pipes." Was General Sir Ian Hamilton.
Experts are of opinion that Gertuany's with Opposition nighter and ironical
that the Labour members accepted the economic restoration can be, lasting only cheers and interruptions demanding Mr.Government's challenge, and that he felt if her economic unity he fully re-estal Ramsay MacDonal to clarify the position | confident the people would reject the monthly house dinner of the London Press piper has gone on a three years', agre-record for the 100 of 9 T-10weit, Eis
as regards the source of relief, and to such
Tished. They suggest that a permanent
- engiittee" of five experts, ith a presin extent that the Speaker"intervened, dent to be nominated by the Reparation saying that these were unfair to the Commission, shall, regulate the movement
Prime Minister.
· of German capital and administer capital left temporárily in Germany,
LLOYD'S RETURNS.
APING TONNAGE,
Loxos, April 8th.
resent, Government.
· Mr. Churchill - that during the wheln FA HAOGIS STORY.
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form closely are mostly of the opinion that his best distances are the furlong
TRIFLING WITH THE HOUSE." | funétion arranged in honour of the Prince He was very hopeful that we should mud. ¿ their hats." I assure you," he said to recover the lost ground. In the for-
the electors in his support against the employment in the thou
SIKH FANATICS CHARGED. SAID TO HAVE HOARDED BOMBS AND ARMS.
A RAMBAY MACDONALD WIGEY.
ROYAL VISIT POSTPONED
CAPETOWN, April 7th
of his life he had regarded the use of the Sir Murloch MacDonald, M.Pires and 440 yards. As he will not be able to The Government have "decided upon
Games-on account of it being set down. dissolution in June, and consequently have pe as a mers by which, whatever happen-ponsible for this story which he told to run in the short-distance at the Olympic ed whatever Government came into power the members of the Ross and Cromarty
for dreision on a Sunday-many would ald H.R.EE the Prince of Wales to post-whatever laws they passed, he wonki be Association about a haggis which graced have preferred to see him restricting hir Mr. Baldwin said that the Governmentpone his.visit to South Africa.
able to succeed in earning sufficient to the table of a Caledonian dinner activities to the two longer distances.
Two LONDON. April 7th
Cairo at which he was present. -upport his family.
The Scot's greatest asset is his wonderful would be well-advised to drop the futile
The postponement of the Prince of
Mr. Churchill said he was supposed to perfervid Scots went to the rail finish, and he sometimes loses so much at and unhappy claus until the Government Wales, visic to South Africa has created a very bloodthirsty politician. "I am station to collect the haggis, and as they
a seuation in London, where it is sur
nature that is not a misrepresentation, approached the luggage van they removed the start of the 100 that he has rot time INTERESTING FIGURES ON SHIP.knew what they wanted to dea
uised it is das to the possibility that any
At a rate I have had enough of war."
the whole of a cosmopolitan crowd of long and a quarter it is different, and he invariably comes away strongly over the might be turned to political account bydle along until we were deask without any about 500 people reverently removed second half of the distance. In the cir Mr. Asquith said that for once he a-o-one or other of the parties fighting in more war. Although the hatred of patiens their hats also, and followed the progress
and the warfare of interests and glasses
could have cus out the 100, and take part Lloyds returns show a tontage of clated himself with the "stupid party," the election..
form." Premier. Samas decision to disolve i continued unappeased he ecrsidered there of the haggis to the end of the platinstances, it might have been better if he
against
in the furlong and 410. If he can repar form of
duce the wonderful form which he dis-
· 1,472,000 under construction in the United He had not the remotest idea of the Gov-believed to be a strategic move to rally was a very considerable
It is distinctly amusing to learn that played in July Liddell should be able to Kingdow during the past quarter, anrument's proposals. To postpone the in Dutch Nationalist and Labour combina-lethal weapons. He was not quite sure
that the mechanical Army which General Mr. Ramsay MarDonald's name has been hold his own with any of the great increase of 78,000 tons compared with last cidence of the cost of relief to a vague and tion.
Hamilton had in view would be the army of the future. think that other ideas heard employed as one of those "bugges American runners, but the travelling and to frighten habes withal to quote change of climatic conditions may affect quater and a decrease of 39,000 tons remote readjustment of local and imperial
even more subversive, even more far-reach- compared with the same period last years burdens was trifting with the House
ing even more novel and original than Edmund Spencer, The Premier, will no him. After his great performance at the that, will be available to facilitate the dis doubt have a hearty laugh to find bimself triangular international at Stoke, wher aid Mr. sharing an honour with such prominent he won the 440 after being knocked clean The total inchides 101,000 tons on which (Loud Opposition and Liberal cheer.)
putations of our descendants. work has been suspended. The tonnage TREND OF THE VOTING.
LAHORE. April. 7th. Churchill. The mind travels on, and figures as the Kaiser and Napoleon. We off the track, sound judges hailed Lidde Ninety-one Babar Akalia, Sikh already I think the mechanical army may know that at one time, with the fear of as & quarter-miler who might challenge launched during the past quarter "is After the defeat of the Government on 381,000 compared with 114,000 last quaritsamended Clate 1 to the Evictions Bill, Fanatics, have been committed to trial at be found to be obvilet This is sure French invasion in every British heart, comparison with the great Lient Hale at his best. If the Scot could compete the Sessions. The magistrate pointed out that if the human race ass, the resource the name Boney" was employed to carb welle. It was generally agreed that it that the leaders had co-pired to murder of wiene and its own gia to invent the ice high spirits of childhood, just as was as a quarter-miler that Liddell was ter. The total tonnage building abroad Mr." Stanley Baldwin asked the Govern
American men, it would he an indication they is 1,042,000 including 118,000 on which it's intentions regarding the bill. Mr. Government officials and loyalists, whom methods of exterminating the human in France at an earlier dute French
their effort. Be firmly believed, however, the name of "Malbrook,"
of his changes at Paris inter in Ramsay Machald accused the House of they nccused of obtracting the Sikh shinespecies they will not fail in the end in mothers scared their babies quiet with over this distance with the pick of the
and surreptitiously
Seasoft #! work has been suspended. Germany declaring against all the Clauss of the reform movement, and Danzig are at the head of the list Bill (Upposition cries of No.") a procured bombs, and arms of the frontier that the world we lived in had enough of
stead of amending Claus 1 in committee, and elsewhere, with 2,000.tons. The tonnage launched be suggested that Air. Baldwin should ask a question to-morrow. In the meantime
AKALÍ MURDER, there with ba consultation as to how Bill was to be got through if produced
LAHORE, April 7th. at all. Liberal and Conservative spokes.
The Mahaut in charge of the famous men who followed made it
the principle any Clause except Clause I whose chcurity of the founder of Sikhism. has bern
without cratitational safeguards Consultative Committee of the golfers of any "Ye may maka meenier, but the Mr. J. Wheatly. a Glasgow M.P., and mjmie attack against the Atlantic Flect, speech Farty, Liberals. Fatert with the Nankana was the scene of a tragedy two excepting one the send common arse of Great Britain and Ireland are to co- Lord has mercy on the congregation
Labour Minority, and others voted with years ago, which started the wrious Akai the British nation as expressed by a majari-operate in future with the Royal and
our one safe Ancient Club of St. Andrews, and that the Minister of Health, responding to s of the electors. That but no fears are entertained for her the Conservatives, while most Liberal lead agitation.
ruant, We are, however, adopting a third the Unions are to raise the money neces Loud at a social luncheon, said he was TROTSKY CONVALESCENT.
arty system, like the triangular duel in sary to send a British team to play in glad they did not expect him to make » safety. She is expected to come off alry abstained.
Midshipman Easy which will are so the United States this year. Whatever political speech. He had already found GOVERNMENT'S SECOND BLOW:
HELLINGFORS, April 7th. high tide.
long as it last whatever else happens, surprise the conference produced con- since he joined the Government that we LONDON, April 7th.
cerns the enthusiasm that pervaded it. be made a political speech it required annouced that M. that there will be no majority. The L has been re-fanted and has The Government sustained its second Trotsky has recovered from his illness
"We Liberals pretending to be Soci. The Championship Committee went to about three hours to explain it.
Sunday lefeat at to-night's session when Mr. Gra- and returns to Moscow in the next few alists; Socialists pretending to be Tories: England, where their critics have been ham, the Financial Secretary to the days to resume his duties as War Com
we see & Government which advances Soul most vocal and most caustic.
A FOUR MILLION ESTATE. Treasury, submitted a resolution to valimissary and President of the Revolutionalism by keeping it in the cupboard we hints of revolt have ere now been heard date certain war-time charges by Governary Council.
see an Opposition which showe its gener. in those parts. The autocracy of St.
Property provisionally valued ak ment Departments in connection with can-
ority to the Government by saying we will Andrew's seemed anathema in certain. TRIESTE, April 7th.
trol of supplies and prises of certain com
give them all the rope they want. It is quarters, and anarchy was said to be The resumption of maritime and commodities. Sir Douglas Hogg moved an
an extraordinary Lange, but I am quits straining at the leash. But if any dele- 24,100,000, as far as at present can be mercial relations between Italy and amendment the effect of which is to with hold validation charges in respect of eer-
certain that out of this tangle the inher gates went to the conference to condemu ascertained, has been left by ME. Jospla ent qualities which have forioed and or criticise they must have stayed to Trueman Hills, of Stock-grove (uzar framed the British Constitution and British Chase must hate caris Leighton Buzzard), who died on Januzy South Russia was officially inaugurated tain milk contracts. The amendment was by the departure of the Lloyd-Trentino carried by 207 to 170 and the amended
The subscription lista close on April Parliamentary system will succed in bfing of the Championship Committer right / 37th, aged 88 years: The estate duty alone resolution was adopted.
ing complete and harmonious solution." steamer for Odessa.
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abroad was 188,000.
SUBMARINE:L25 AGROUND.
Pairs opti, April 7th.
น
ale of
War.
LANZA
A SIGNPOST IN GOLF HISTORY.
The York conference has made a great Mr. Churchill aid it would be a fertile contribution to the history of golf. A thene to satirize the Pres, but he thought it was the turn-of the Press to satirise the regime in government has been Mr. John Rolwirtson, one of the Clyde politicians at the present time. Surely ushered in. Precedents have been creat Labour MPs, started life in the con pits. the prot situation of the British politi. ed, and an immense and far-reaching Indeed he worked in Redding pit where field which advance has been made in the practical so many mings recently lost their lies cul life offers to the satirists.
thers did not vote against to clear that sikh shrine at: Naukana, the birthplace might he well cultivated, not only with politics of the game. The main results | through Beod. At one time he studied Submarine 125 went anliore after a was unilluminated by Mr. Many murdered, it is believed by armed Akalie the pencil; but with the pen. We are a of this red-letter conference are that a for the ministry, but his mother used to
returned to Portsmouth.
RUSSIA AND ITALY,
LATER.*
It is officially
QUEENSLAND LOAN.
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LONDON, April 7th. The Bank of England has issued the prospectus for the Queensland loan.
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away, and the revolution," bloodloss on the property at this valuation wil
amount to £1,640,000.