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TEE BANK,
Pons. Aprit n The blowing continues, the previous „sections"of the ratlicial report by the Dawes
Comunittu!
The German President and a board will, adrumster the bank, while a general board, composed of 7 Germans and 7 for eigners, bila sch British, Forneb. Taban, Belga: American, Batch and Skis wil 'be given broad privers. Ony of its mum. ters will be a Commissioner, who will se that the psi-ions of the law with regard to the issue of notes and the maintenancy „of the reserves are observed.
The schedules of payments by Germany recommended by the experts corresponds with the sound alternative cabled on the Sth inst. pt the 2.500 million gukl marks mendasard in the fifth year and orwardly, its ad of 2,400 million. The Tiability of en million gobl marks in 192346 and he will be retford or in-
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NEWSPAPER" OPINION. HOW FRANCE VIEWS RUSSIA
PARIS, April 5th,
The Lening newspapers cotnniest favour- ably upon the expert reports, from which they consider value is to be derived from their quanimity. They think they justify the French palies.
FRENCH PREMIER'S OUTSPOKEN STATEMENT.
PARIS, April tb.
M. Poincare deford France's attitude towards Russia in the Senate, ami stated that it was not because of Russia's in- Le Trips, referring to the experts wternal regime that France had not re- exmmendation that Fenuce and Belgium sued relations, but because the Soviet should forthwith, abandon their exploita-had not agreed to a settlement of the This tion of the Rabr and Rhineland pledges, † outstanding economic questions.
substitule for the comcoincided with the United States' atti. while claiming a
us that France
tode. He had sent,a hote’to Great Britaip, pletion of truurartees
"HOLLAND AND RUSSIA.
SCOTTISH LETTER: - PARLEYS TO RESUME SHORTLY," THE PRINCE OF SCOTLAND AND|
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The Hors, April 9th.
It is stated that the negotiations be tween Soviet Russia atal the. Netherlands; which were rerntly broken off, with shortly by uned.
MURDERED U.S. CITIZENS. TWO ASSAULANTS REPORTED
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WALES."
{FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
Enisa Roн, February 27tb.: The Prince of Scotland is one of the titles to which the heir to the Thrase das In right, though we never hear biru called by it. In a feeture in University College,
Most of them, in the end, fall victims to varicose veins. and few ut them can persist in their enlijng after the age of fifty. As a body, they are stated to work well and to grumble little. IN MEMORY OF SIR WILLIAM WALLACE.
A tablet is to be placed in Westminster Hall in memory of Sir William Wallace and to mark the place of his trial there. Mr. John Robertson, M.P., one of the Scottish Socialist Whips, who has always taken a deep interest in all the historical
| Londen, at which be it noted Her Majesty associations of Westminster, has urged the Queen was present, the lecturer, Dr. successive Ministers who have presided Walter Seton, referred to this fact, and over the 'Office of Works to place in the. sal it would cause an outburst of loyal hall some record of "the trial of the in Scotland if, on the occasion Scottish patriat, and at last he has per- enthusiasm
Mr. Socialist colleague, of the forthcoming visit of His Royal sunded his Highness to Scotland, Scots were per Jowett, to agree to his roquest. In his mitted to drink the health of the lad letter to Me Robertson notifying his con- Prince of Scotland and Wales, for which contemporary documents that Wallner the precedent of centuries could i was tried in Westminster Hall on August"
The suggestion, as might bord, 1305, on a scaffold at the south end heated or the hall, and that a laurel crown was The claimed.
expected. has at once aroused
We Sents are built that set on his head in reference to the pur-controversy.
was; we are incapable of approaching alleged prophecy that he would be Doubtless that any matter affecting our country with crowned in that hall. quiet reasonableness, Dr. Seton's pesi actual site was in front of the King's tion is that while the title Prince of Berch" marble seat, which stood against is not the oldest title held by the south wall of the hall. The tables
Lospos, April 9th. A message from Tirana states that the realise the extent of the verifien - regarding the forthcoming Anglo-Russian Albaitan gendarmerie killed two and who was horn to be King by his with sent; Mr. Jowett says:- We know from but is ready "to raise sa obstacle to the egotiations, drawing attention to the wounded one of the murderers of the two agreement proposed.
prosition of owners of Russian bonds, and Americans, De Long and Colman. submitting that any settlement reached other three, who escaped, are being must apply to the whole, of the Russian sued by gendarmes. debt. He asked Great Britain to have stinely regard to this. At the same time he had
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HERLIN April 6th. The airly newspaper vids vary from the Nationalist Deutsche Zeitung, which regard, General Bawes healer as pro German and anti-Frach, to the Balustrgeted the French Ambassador not REFTERS AMERICAN SERVICE Nee of Wales among his Scottish is to be placed in the floor of a bitt WORLD CHESS.
NEW Youx, April 9th. sche Allegemting, the industrialets organ, to taşke fármal refusals in the event of which is at present prepared to conedeireat Britain desiring France to partici.
By defeating Reti in the sixteenth that a great attempt has been made to pate in the Angin-Russian conversations.
round of the less Tournament. Dr. solve the reparations questions in a busi- He was quite ready to resume conversa-
tims when Russia showed herself dis-Lasker has drawn well into the leading nelike manner,
poseil to pass from words to deeds. position in view of Capablanca's France was placing no obstacles in the drawing with Marshalf. way of private enterprise with Russin
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SIGNBOARD ON THE ROAD." Losnes, April sih" „The experts' reports are being received creased by a maximum of 2 million if in London as the most prominent sigu NORTH OF ENGLAND DIVIDED ON Tourne Ductor Lasker best Yates,
-cast was
the' Repari-
יד.
In the sexpotePuth yoursh of the Chess
Janowskf beat Maroczy, and Reti hear Tartakower. Marshall drew with Elwind
Lasker.
DR. LASKER HOLES SUBSTANTIAL LEAT
The Scottish Universities Golfing So-
The
WAGES QUESTION". the proceeds of the controlled taxes and board hitherto erected on
Losnos, April auth daries on alcohol, ser, tuluarentions road, indicating that the rid of the
The results of the North of England mud sugar fall short of whe millard by a journey is near. Apart from Germany's cone-third- deficit, or if they race car attitude, the newspapers anticipate that miners hallots in the owners' terms, Cunillued by omsthird in exersN, A cor the most likely sugs to arise he, hrstly, received so far, show that Nortluunker- jonding prin isign is made for a reluction the fixation of the total sum payable by Jamul, North Staffordshire, Yorkshire, and
intrelse & habilty of 1.750 kermany, which the committees were for Leicestershiri favour acceptance lic: sub-holds a commanding lend of one we kingdom was a Principality. Especially hat out of practice, while the visitora
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titles; the oldest title is Eart of Carrick.at. or wear, the actual site where the 144, and west after that probably the scaffold stood for the purpose of Cher Dukedom of Rothesay, created in 108; trial. still the Prince of Wales was Prince of UNIVERSITY GOLF MATCHES: Setland as soon as his royal father he came King ou May 5th, 1910, but he was net created Priver of Wales until June city have assumes an active rule under gard, 1910. Put in another way, while the energetic secretaryship of Mr. G. G. His Royal Highness became Prince of Manferd. It is a body of whom comparn. presentative it is, standing on this sides Wales, by pecial creation, he became tively little is heard considering how re Prince of Scotland by right of birth as
ash Royal father became King of the Border for all that the more widely The objectors say that there is nothing Know Oxford and Cambridge Gulung to hider anybody in Scotlaval from Sixiety loos on the other sile Wasting the Prince as Prince of Scotland, visit of the latter society to East Lothian use there was a King oftain miser to the golfing season, ans title was Scotland known to all the world by that whether or not a return visit is content- but they never do it Why? Wher the year ago made a very interesting car- title. That his heir should be called plated we are at any rate to have a visit Prince of Scotland was then natural, and from the present students of the two senpable of originating any sincerent English Universities following on end of March. They are to play tennis re- diens. But if today, when there is to their annual encounter as Hoylake at the King of Scotland known eaumonty the world by that title, the use of the presenting the present students of thes title Priner of Scotland would inevitably Scottish Universities and also the Uni- By defeating Yhtes Doctm, Lasker must give rise to the idea that the ancient ersities Golfing Society. These enconn- sers wil fnd the Scotish players some Would this be the result if we were to tonsts ta "the Prince of Scotland and stant week-end matches continued right through the winter and culminating in goldhatnak~'ka 1997-4.
bidden to aliscuss; seroudly, the elijestantial majorities, but the Lanashire and a half over Capablanen, each having accept 1r. Seton's suggestion, and drink will your with all the advantage of con-
Wales. That mongrel title would in- # large voly five games to play.
stantly
with Wales. i will the Hoylake meeting Bat the Univer POWERS, TO APPLY RALANCES. "
nferences to the alalate necessity of and Cheshire returns imdicate
be seen, therefore, that we Scots have sitios Society, at any rate should be able The carreled taxes already mention-France Abandoning comunale control in vote against acceptanée, în consequence |
for material for a bornic fecht such to put up a fight if it is represented at ed will be under a foreign Commissioner, the Ruhr, but as a business proposal, the of the recommendation of the Irak
as our hearts love, and we owe a hearty anything like its fall playing strength. with a Crimmissioner for each tax.
-reports are hailed as a solid achievement. federation.
Frete of thanks to Dr. Seton for starting RD AND THE DORIC.
As regard deliveris in kind, the experts
Jeing moreover encouragingly unanimous, believe that furing the first two pirs the
Several commentators ark that the -Beliv r'an wad antenat'cally be limited, and , that thereafter the programme will be cons sidered by the transfer crammiṛu", gunsist. ing of a representative of the Reperations Commission at five foreign exchange ex- peri- fisau Carat Britani, United States, France, Italy and Belgium, whe will apply
EVICTIONS BILL NO. 2. payment of £125,000.00 annually would NEW MEASURE'S FIRST READING! severely strain any nation, nevertheless, j the consensus plumps for the adoption of the reports, in the, belief that the terms are well withio Germany's equity to acept.
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THE PREMIER AND GULF,
When the Clydeside M.Ps. arrived in the House of Commons, there was. a dis- The reason why Mr. Ransay Mae tubing rumour that all the English re- Donald has looked some but jaded lately Porters in the Press Gallery would loses IN THE COMMONS.
is the lack of exercise, particularly at their jobs because only Scotsmen could geli. This is his favourite recreation understand the Clydeside dialect. One is Filined to think that something akin to Loknos. April 9th. poupeed the Federal jury indictment as although he does not claim to be by this has really happened, for in the
meaus an expert player. It is enricus Ir al Hon of Commons, the new the product of a daninable conspiracy;
Somy ployment the other night Mr. Kirkwood Sounter Walsh, who supported him, yet typical of the Briton how son he Hansard report of the debate on user.
forgets past pulitical differences. Exictions Bill was introduced by Majur | Wedgwood Benn probibiting the eviction introduced a resolution, which was sup-golf chits closed their courses, to Mr.isficially reported to have interrupted MacDonald as the result of his attitude. Macnamara by saying, "Yes, of peated by the Democratür leader. Senator during the war, Lotably one at Lassic course, we kony and then to have Robinson, and carried star, con, appointmouth, his birthplace, int since his nevesterjected a little later on in the same sion 4. power he has been invited by tech, Do ye no' mind that you-were. ing a committee of five Serators to in several which previously rejected him to in office yoursel. Earlier in the pro- he retains no ill-feeling towards anyone Health did is boldly reported as Mr. vestigate the charges against Senator become their president. I am told that credings something the Scots Minister of in consequence of their effective dislike Wheatley indicated assent." Whether ha of his views. It quite probable that redded or said something in broad Gachie Wheeler.
which has invited him to become its pre-Perhaps he said "Och aye." "De famous club north of the Tweed that no one understood is not stated. silent will find the invitation acroptable GLAND OR BRITAIN
the lank balance deposited the EXPERTS, REPORT WELL RECEIVED of digressed tenants and providing for the reimbursement of claims by the Local BY U.S. PRESS. issue trunk to thy account of the agem for
New York. Apoil th. Authorities, the tenants to he provided Jeparations pamats to the payment for deliveries na kind and the purchase of far- Press is inanimously of the with a certificate of immunity from evie eign currents. As far as funds cant opinion that the experts report is an tion, and the Local Authorities to inves. be remitted abroad" without moduly pre-admirable doenment, showing the way to tigate applicants" resources, and, if necesSPECIAL SERVICE SQUADRON judicitia Ure forsign exchange market, an ultimate settlement of vexel quesory, to supplement them sufficiently to CHEELED BY LARUE CROWDS, AT they will be actuemilated is Germany uptions, while allowing Germany a chance •nable them to retain their homes and to a maximum of five nulliard gohl marks, to regain her feet frmly both financially to be entitled to claim a refund of part
TO STABILIZE CURRENCY. 7 murd economically,
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OPINION IN BERLIN OFFICIAL
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BERLIS. April 9th. Policial circles here regard the expretat flecisions, as far as already kobwn, as con- taining the possibility of discussion. The
When that timit is realitet, de anual • FIGURES FAR TOO HIGH." payment by Germany in her own currency in respect to the Peace Treaty charges will beredared to ap amount which cangle re mitted abroad yearly. Thus, if the annual | hability remanded by the experts proves fa to exered the export urplus which tip, many is all to create, the annual burdeu will automatically reduced to amount of such surplus
An ential part of the scheme is that Germany wih kaque in the first year a for- Piga ka, al son million gold marks in to provided for currency stability praeft and to finance deliverie, in kinil during! the përiad of ecosonde rełabilitation. GERMANY NORMAL IN 128.
LONDON. April 9th.
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of the money they have spent from the Treasury,
The Bill was read a 'first time.
TO AVERT Á LÓCKOUT?" NEW MOVE BY SHIPBUILDING MEN'S UNIONS.
LONDON, April 9th. At a conference in London of the ship-4
i opinion is hell that the ficum are far yard unions involved in the Southampton the
to high, but the proposals are assured a strike; it was reported that there was tớt a two-thirds majority for continuing the strike.
the rough 'amication.
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LONDON, April 9th: The House of Camtaons unanimously It is noteworthy that under, the expert, passed the second reading of the Treaty recommendations the Alli would nake of Peace with Turkey Bill.
The executive of ach affiliated union ordered the men to return to work to. morrow, and it is hoped that this will avert a strike.
TO-DAY'S
DECISION.
LATER. The operation of the lockout has been Mr. Lloyd su praded in the ease of the other union George criticised the treaty as bumiliat till April 11th (10-day), in order to give no direct call upon Germany's budget re- venue for the next two years, wing thating and cowardly, and possibly calamit- the Southanipton members a further op the payment of one milllard gold marks in ous; but Mr. Baldwin thought that it portunity of resuming. 1224/5 would be prövided for by means of was a remarkable feat that had been per- a foreign loan of 500 million gold marks formed in view of the interval which had
BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.
SYDNEY.
Svuszy, April 9th The British quadrun, arrived, and received an enthusiastig welcome from
large crowds."
JUSTICE FOR ALL. SOLICITORS, AS JUDGES IN NEW
IRISH COUNTS.
to the Prime Minister. BOENE FOR CHINA.
discussion is taking place in the press as to Mr. Joseph Chamberlain's quotations, and Sir D. M. Stevenson re- J. M. Grahani, who has played his last calls that in his Hectorial Address to thr Pat match for Heriot's on the Rugby field, will lasgow University students on
"Richard 11" shortly proceed to London, and later goriotism," he quoted the lines from
Although not a serum
out China. mager of the heartiest type, Graham was une of the most valuable aids in the Goldenacre team. As a rover he had few superiors, and his tackling way of chas kind which an opponent does not greatly Frelish..
THE SCOTTISH DOCKER,
This royal throne of kings, this
sceptred isle
This blessed plot, this earth, this reato,
this England
Someone in the gallery shouted out **Britain" Fixing him with his eye- Of late weeks the docker has been glass, Mr. Chamberlain said: " End I Drastic changes, intent to bring the the timelight in the area of industrial been Shakespeare, I would have said
his labour may fall into the casual cate-swzTING FOR IT.
Some of the new Socialist Under- by the Irish Free State Government,
gory-as it generally does-it is by no law to every man their are proposat it is type apart, for though Britain, but he said 'England","
Among the novelties, if the Judiciary menus unskilled work. It is not a Secretaries are almost overcome by the Reorganisation Bill Recours law, wilmau, though physically fit, who could
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Solicitors, as well as barristers, my Income District Judges.
step into his 'shoes without feeling the size of their salaries. One whom i met sations on the subject. His salary of pinch of them. It is team work, and the other day was frank in his obser- team work keeps a man up to the seratch.
some £1,200 a year struck him as being He must work in time with machinery a lot of money." After a moment h as a recruit marches to the tick of the added" But I've got to work d–d hazd
His business alse is with Mr. Hugh Kenuely, K.C., Attorney metronome" General to the Free State, secribs the the essentials of life: he carries the food for it."
of a people on his shoulders. And, like TINKLE OF THE COPPERS. new scheme in the Law Farint,
The broadcasting of the North UF The vital principle of the scheme is all men who deal with the essentials of decentralisation-evolution of a large life, he and his work are governed by Church service as Aberdeen on Sunday amount of jurisdiction hither jealously the non-buman forces of nature. In the evening has provoked some of the usua retained in the éntral, courts upon locul ports of the Firth of Forth this is caustic comments at the expense of the There will be two new kinds of these casual. For the chief trade is with thementator, who heard the service as far
which will sit almost sanimously essentially, and there his labour is Granite City folks. One Sassenach com
gud the District Court."
White Seaports which, during certain him most was the tiukle of the coppers Awhen the collection was being taken. Hor local court the Circuit Court of Justice Baltic ports and with the ports of the away as London is," says what tickled
They will exercise between them, the months, of the year, are ice-board. functions, civil and criminal. of county man who takes up the calling of a docker declares that he did not hear the rever- court and size, but with limited juris is "assumed to be equal to tackling beration of a single threepenny bit. dietin, excluding the capital crimes and burden of anything from 2 to 5 ewis.! the wore important civil disputes. This, at least, is what may be required.
The Assizes will be practically abolished of the average grain worker. It sounds A good golfing story and, 1 think, though power is taken to send out the High a tall order, but it is not a matter of new one comes from Aberdeen. Mr. A The experienced docker is the Clark, the first captain and treasurer of Court julges to dispose of critainal biini-direct bulk. LONDON, April 9th.
unan who has cultivated the hack of hand the Northern Golf Club, has been recall on the proposals, the fawling. The best docker in the world is saiding some picturesque incidents in the to be the Chinese, and it is stated that early days of that now flourishing asso project of decentralisation has of com giction. Most of the members were wark comprise 550 millions on the railways fention forms and, regularise the position crease of seven million, compared with exired stroje profesional initium in the Europeau has little chance of eritying men, ard before the eight hour day.
land itself, and Lord Justice O'Connor and swiftness.
Modern science has came into force they used to play their February, Exports were sixty-one millions, has ventured even to enter his protest (slightened the task of the, docker. The rounds in the evenings often well int
a retiring
judge) in the enlumus of the newest cargo houts are equipped with the night. On one occasion darkness vet Frermia.
But the safeguards which hair ben double derricks, and the escalator basin before the game was finished, and one introduced seem to meet whatever of sal been brought into play in stacking. Still, of the members was sent ahead to ehout Aye," was the reply stance there may be in the obiret on, and for all these improvements, it is so un- the direction of the greens. Out of the we agree with the learned Attorner Gen common thing to sec mes at Leith Docks, blackness in front came a voice" Do you Well," said the guide," that's the eral that the heme drven a fair trial, stripped of coat and waistcoat, sweating see the mure!"
on the coldest day in winter. or, in his own words, Let it be put to més, in order to earn more money direction but nae sae far!" the test.""
BIG IMPORTS INCREASE LAST
of the
and 200 millions from the railways. The elapsed between the conclusion of hostili- payment of 1,220 millions in 1995/0 would he obtained by means of 505 millions from ties and the signature of the Treaty. Mr. the railways, 10 millions from industrial Ramsay MacDonald, winding up the dis-
The Board of Trade returns how im- debentures, and 500 millions from the sale cussion laid emphasis on the desirability milway company's shares. The of passing the Bill, in order that we payment of 1,200 millions in 1028/7 would should be enabled to conclude the rati-ports in March at £103,000,000, an int
Ireland
*MONTH
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Laureat
200 millions from the transport tax, with Turkey. milions
only 110 millions from the budget revenues. SOVIET ENVOYS IN LONDON.
from industrial debentures, and
The payment of 1,750 millions in:
1027/8
millions from the transport tax. 300
comprise 40 millions from the railways, 290
LONDON, April 9th Russian negotiators, headed by M millions from industrial debentures and Rakovsky, arrived in London to-night. 500 million from the budget revenue.
LATER.
decrease of six millions sterling,
STATE-OWNED SHIPS. LOSING DEAL BY FRENCH GOVERNMENT. The experts assume that fiermany's Ten Russian delegates, accompanied by
PARIS, April 9th. Enancial and reonomic situation will have returned to normal by the end of 1988/0. numerous secretaries and officials, includ
The Chamber has adopted by 377 to.138 The payment of 2,500 millious in that yearing a number of women, hava arrived in would comprise 600 millions from the rail London to attend an Anglo-Buesian Con- ways, 200 millions from the transport ference to discuss debts and Tready quesa Bill authorising contracts for the sale tax. 300 millions from industrial deben- tion. M. Litvinoff was not present, Hoof state-owned vessels. The reporter stated -tur, and 1,920 millions from the budget expects to arrive in six or seven weeks'
time.
revenues.
I am informed that the recent firmness that 122 ships, agregating two-hundred in the wool trade is entirely due to the thousand tons, which ext 1.425 millions of demands of the Labour Party for sheep' franes, had realised 247 millions-Reuter. I clothing-Lort Hunnions
Some-
overtime is paid at the rate of time and a half-the men will work night and day. off-loading fruit, cement, or coal, at night under the glare of powerful are lamps, Unloading cement and coal-ia thirsty work, and sobriety cannot be reckoned among, the chief virtuca of the docker.
A NEW GOLFING STORY.
General Sir Ian Hamilton, speaking on Press Club, said it would be 'n very great February 23rd, at a dinner of the Lander and real economy to cut down the infantry by two thirdy and put the others inlu tanko
And mechanical transport.