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U.S. DIVIDED, ". CONTROVERSY OVER PROPOSED JAPANESE EXCLUSION.
NEWS.
[From Our Own Correspondent.).
·ROWARTH" CASE. RESULT.
BOTH WOMEN CONVICTED
19. MONTHS FOR MOTHER: 6 FOR?
DAUGHTER.
Susan May th The jury have found both acensed in the Ruwarth case guilty.'
Mr. Rowarth was srutenced to one
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LATE
THE ANNIVERSARY OF FASCISM.
ADMIRAL OF
STATION.
CHINA
A
STUDY IS POLITICAL
EVOLUTION.
WASHINUTON, May 6th. “ In the House of Commons Mr." Clynes in arouncing that Mr. Baldwin's motion. The Senate beatedly debated 'the Immit- REPORT OF COURT OF INQUIRY. Į mentaned on May 3th, would be taken on gration Bill. Both sides bitterly assailed May 13th, said phat although the motion the gonference report. postponing Japan- was not couched is ordinary was the Livesexclusion. Mower Robinson, Ekrah. Cerament regarded is as a vote of censte Johnson, Lodge, Rend and others main
A Government defeat on the Budget is tained that inmigration was a purely always a serious matter, and in view of domestic matter, and ought not to be made year and Mrs. Davis to six months, both HIS ADVICE TO PRESIDENT AND entry into the war and the men who had Mr. Clynes announcement today the Gov- the subject of treaty negotiation. ernant will be bound to trval a defrat next Tuesday" in the conventional way by adjourning the House and considerias their position; hat the chance of defeat-is infinitesimal, as Liberal support of the Corematent is certain, while the Labour ites who favour the McKenna duties are
Loxaos, May 9th. The report of the Court of Enquiry on
·eval mitur's' wages says that the profits of the industry are inadequate to meet the
the creases demanded, but as miners' claims for the reorganisation' of the industry involer a political question with which the Court is incompetent to
deal, it suggests a resumption of negotia tions with a view to the modiâvation of
the Het Wages. Agreement.
The report adds that it is not rally disputed that the Agreement of 199 fail.
bound to rally to the Clovernant's support after Mr. Clynes' statement.
[Mr. Baldwin will move that it is at
present inexpedient to wake the Mo Kenna duties.)
DISARMAMENT OR DOCKYARDS;
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THE CASE FOR SI SOAPORA
ed to provide adequate wages in many of the pourre districts. The real issue is
The desirability of a polig of dianema- far more fundamental The miners assert
ment on the one hand and the provision secure full living | of equipment for dockyardh an the other, they are entitled to wace's for, all esagaged in the industry were the main points debated in the naral primarily out of the total profits. If these estimates in the Hansis of Commous. are inadequate, it rest's with the mine cowners, by altering the organisation of the disposal of the mines produce, to Jurense the amount, and if it is still un whelming case for modernising at least
sufficient to pay a wage of this character, the coal mining industry, which is at the foundation of all other industries in the country, requires that other more fuuda
mental measures livell be adopted.
The Court, however, is not concerned with the merits of this contention as it is a political "question.
MINIMUM WACE QUESTION.
It
unable to warz
#xpresk opisien in regard to the economic poss ibility and effect of increasing the price of coal or Peducing este sufficiently to enable the present claim to be ait, but from figures before the Court it appears
- some districts, are not sufficient to meet
the thiners claim fully.
The owners
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The Conservatives insisted on the neces sity for improving the Singapore Dock sard. Mr. Aherry said there was an over-
ons dockyard to the east of the Suez Can- sl. In such an event there was tờ dnabt which should be chosen.
Mr. Ammo, replying, said the Govern ment noted with the greatest friendlines and pleasure the American Senate's reso lutions as regards a Hinsichtion of arina- iments. It would do everything possible as far is Britaia was concerned to show a rreiprocal desire to enter into any such negotiations and discussions
ANGLO-RUSSIAN CONFERENCE.
PREMIER, TO BESTLE MATTERS,
In the House of Commons, asked when
the Government wonki b able to announce
he regretted he was unable to foretell the duration of the conferebe, but the Prime Minister proposed to take the opportunity immediately to hasten its deliberations.
with hard labour.
WU PEI FU ON THE WIRES.
16-
BR WELLINGTON KOO,
(THROUGH KECTER'S AGENCY.]
ELLERMAN LINE'S NEW RUN.
We Pri- Tsao Kun
The Californian Senator Shortridge'an- nounced his intention of moving a point of "order that the committee ezreded its authority in ammending an extension | MUSTRALIA, JAVA AND THE STRAITS, of the date of the measury, and lowering
Loxbos, May ath, the barrier against Asiasle immegration,
The London Time leats that the
PaxING, May 9th telegraphed to President the 5th inst. expressing the view that at present it is not advisable to make any Cabinet changes,
SINO-RUSSIAN NEGOTIATIONS. A message from Cleveland says a plen-Eterman and Bucknall Steamship Coor-wo Pei-in has telegraphed to Dr. ary session of the United States Chambers pany is taking over the regular team-Wellington Ken suring the latter of
ship service between Australia, Java and his support
of Commerce has unanimonds paswd a resolution opposing the exclusion of Jap anese by legislative, enactment,
AN IDEA FROM AMERICA.
WORLD COURT AT THE HAGUE, WASHINGTON, May sth.
A resolution introduced, by Mr. Lodge
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TO OPEN SHANGHAI B. CLUB.
Writing from Rone on March 22nd SHANGHAI, May" sch,
| correspondent of a Louilon paper said Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson who is
To-ziorrow marks the fifth anniversary arriving here on Saturday after an in-of the iondation of an asspeintion known spection tour of Nwatow, Amoy rund Feria 1918 as the lasci di lambattimento, chow, will open the Union Jäck Uluh on which in 1921 became the Fascist Party and sent some thirty members to Parlin- Monday.
ment. The spirit, now ondled Fascism, was eugendered at the time of Italy's helped to draw her into the war and bring her through with honour, and glory were the same, who assembled on this twenty-third day of March in a little back room in Milan to lay down the principles of a new political erord. Their leader was lussolini, the revolutionary Socialist who, like his companions. har plunged
a revolu into the war because it was tionary war. out of which he thought a
Th might be inauguratel new era Socialist denonidation was still on the front page of "Pogudo l'Italian, Mussa lini's paper, until within a few montlast of the Armistice, and the political pro rane produced at the first meeting of the Fasci was, certainly reminiscent of Sorintist and Serdicalist "dava Anous proportional voting woman suffrage: National Assembly to last three years, which among other things, would regul arise the Constitution: partial workers' control in industry; formation of occupa tional National Counels for labour, in- dustry, social hygiene, ete a heavy pros gressive-tax on enpital; abolition of epis Sun Tau-lin, ex-Minister of the Interior, revenues and sequestration of re- Figious property; revision of war contracts who left Loyang on May ath, is officially and sequestration of 85 per cent. of war visiting Tientsin, Tsingtao, Shanghai and profits: the nationalisation of all fac tories for arms and explosives; and a national foreign policy which would raise Hankow.
The cbject of these visits has not been the position of Italy in the peaceful entr
petition of civilised-untions.. revealed,
in connection with the the Straits established by the Australian Russo-Chinese negotiations, which he Commonwealth Line which, it is under hopes will be speedily resumed on the its items were abolition of the Senate. stoods has not" found the service profit-basix of the early withdrawal of the Rel Fable.
FORECAST OF. JAPANESE FLECTION.
in the Senate provides for the establish- BUSINESS MEN'S AMBITIONS. iment World Court at the Hagur, of which America shall be a member, come posed of sixteen judges selected by an elec toral commission.
COMPANY MEETING..
SIMPLEX PLASTER CO., LTD
WOMEN ACTIVELY ASSISTING.
OSAKA, May 9th. On the eve of the general election business-men here are of the pinioa that the result will probably be much like that of the British election of De- cember, namely, the Government wil fail STATUTORY MEETING.
to secure a majority and that the wents Thi statutory meeting of the Simplex will be divided among three principali of which will hold A Plaster Co., Ltd. was held yesterday parties, none alternoon at the offices of, the General | majority. Managris, the China-American Industrial
The business men's party, which is Development Co., Ltd. Mr. Carl B. Shank presided and there were also pre-ambitious of taking over the reins ö‡ Sent: Messrs. C. E. H. Beavis, Chau Government from the professional politi- Yue Teng. Charles L. Shank, Edward D). Shank. W. C. Mark, Wong Tag Yung, cians in order to effect a political house- Ng Bok and U. B. Haven.
troops from Urga.
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SUN TAN LIN ON TOUR.
PERING, ny sth.
WANG CHEN FING ONLY ASKS FOR LEAVE.
PERING, May 8th. Wang Chen-ping has applied for days' leave.
SECOND AND THIRD "PHASES.
But by na Mussolint was fighting not Socialisin hut the Setialists, and for thesar reasons: because of their anti-war, anti- national attitude, because he knew it was sheer madness ever to think of setting u tena Soviet régine in Italy, which depended upon foreign markets, and because the Socialists were in possession of it great
It is understood that he has given up number of communes, Mussolini started all intention of resigning."
PERING. Ja sth.
apon one roail to Rome, but soon found himself upon another. Having been push.......
GUARDING THE YANGTSZE VALLEY to power on the back of the army and
of wapitalists, tradespeople and Jand WATERWAYS. ·
owners who had been thoroughly frighten ནས་--
[el he the spectre of Bolshevism, he end- by fortning a strong reactionary Gov General Tin, Military Jach at Manrament with the intention of developing In Nation State. I, have heard Russian a report of the position of the Company stituencies are regard as almost neglig-king, has arrived at Loyang, where her describe the present Fascist Government as "Bolshevism turned up will discuss means for guarding the water. | side down, to be laid before you within three ible."
The CHAIRMAN said:-This meeting is cleaning naturally have strong follow- held under the provisions of the Com-Ling here, but their chances in other con- pany's Ordinance of 1911 which requiries
ways, in the Yangtze Valley
U.S. SCIENTIST HONOURED AT
PEKING.
The third period of the Fascist revólu tian, which founded the Fascist State, is ther the present conditions, the the results of the Anglo-Basta confer-months from the date of incorporation Tur present political parties in Japan of the Company. The report has been do not possess distinct platforms, bence
still in progress. It received the sanction -profits of the industry, particularly inence, itting in London, Mr. Clynes saiddaly circulated among the shareholders the voters' choice is based on per-
of the King and of a rowed Parliament, which was informed that its duration and disbursements since the Company interesting to note that many well-known and it contains particulars of receipts xona merits. In this connexion, it is
would depend upon its good behaviour. was authoriad to commence business leaders who used to he returned an
PERING, lay sth.". With great ability Mussolini has taken April 4th, being the date the accounts opposed are now menace by less-known, were closed for the purpose of preparing younger, and more energetic vundulates. Dr. Maximilian Toch. Professor of the wind out of many sails by appropriat
ing. the report.
remarkable increase in
items from the programmes of ather This is all the business to be under netivity among the women. The Vives of dustrial Chemistry at the Cooper In-parties, but before starting upon his work ever, take this opportunity of informing a house to house rarapaign, sane assisted
Ishowed za arzvezite profit over the whole of the coalfields from October,
There is
1921, to December, 19233, of £1,315,000, CABINET DECISION ON EMPIRE taken ne this meeting; but I may, how the, curftlidates in Osaka are contiueting stitute, New York, who came to Chinn at of demolition and reconstruction he tuok
It is stimated that had the miners'
· present claim operated in this period $102,500 in wihtional wages. would have been pail
To any case the Haukry wage of two. shillings per shift would alone cost an- ually as much as the whole profits of
The report suggests the resumption of egotiations with a view to the modifica ition of the terms of the Agreement of 2021. As this step would appear, to offer immediate and practicable meafs of
WIRELESS.
Renter understands that the Cabinet has reached a decision on the question of Em pire wireles. But the time and method of announcing the decisiba will be left to
the Cabinet's wireless committees:
Ität understood that the decision” adopt the main lines of the Dostid report.
GERMANY BUTTS IN. WHY RUSSO-DUTCH NEGOTIA TIONS FAILED.
you that contracts have been entered by their daughters, Feminine participa- the invitation of the Chinese Government inte for the purchase of the necessary tion in, electioneering is not regarded as in order to deliver a course of lectures materials for the manufacture of Simplex sign ul their political awakening, lut plaster.. Further, your Directors have merely indicates their relations to their on wood oils atul the means to correct been fortunate in Securing the services of a lending expert in the manufacture e honoured attitude of reserve and their adulteration, to-day received the
iam, of planter and gypsum products.
The Eurasian wife of one of the candi- degree of Doctor of Science, which bas. therefore, in a position to state that the
dates for Osaka is making stump
been conferred for, the second time by preliminary arrangements. have been
speeches on behalf of her husband. The satisfactory concluded..
merting
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PICTURES WORTH A KING'S RANSOM.
reticence.
There was no other hasizes before the American wife of one of the candidates in Tokyo is also actively helping her Eusband.
"BILLY" HILL LEAVING CHINA.
DINNER TO
JOCKEY. POPULAR
SHAKONA, May 9th. The Shanghai Race Club last night A comunique bays the responsibility for | NATIONAL GALLERY'S 4,000 WORKS.
It is just 100 years ago that the gave a farewell dinner to the well-known British Parliament voted the sum of juckey, Mr. Billy ill, who is retiring of the opinion that the provision of a tions on Berlin and upon the Russians 207,000 for the purchase of the Airem China this week-end.
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Top Hiece May 5th
-fircuing a new wars, Agreement, it is the failure of the Rugs-Dutch negotia-
minimum wage should have precedence who, under the most favoured nation gerstein cullection of pictures which formed the nucleus of the National
great Holland ad- Gallery, a collection of masterpieces which Over de distribution of profits, but ean clause, refused to not speily the conditions in regard to
vantages accorded to other nations who for completeces of representation of Euro peat art and tasteful arrangement stands
AN EDITOR'S ACTION. NEWSPAPER'S REPLY.
SHANGHAI, May 9th.
the Government University.
Dr. Toch is proceeding to London this esening ri Hankow, açcómpanied by Mr. 3. J. Keegan.
INDO-CHINA. JAPAN AND
CWFVERNOR MERLIN FETED IN TOKYO.
the precaution to found a Militia OF 300,000 Fascists, armed with machine-guns and rites, which served the doble pr pose of bringing roving bands of Black Shirts under discipline, and of ensuring
stable distatorship for Italy.
THE LAND OF SNOBS. IND THE PARADISE. OF THE MIDDLE CLASS
I think one of the great stumbling blocks to better social understanding amongst Europeans in India is the spirit of snobbishness so strong in the pre sent generation," said Colonel J. D. Craw ford, Secretary of the European Associa tion, at the Rotary Club meeting, recent- 1y, presided over by Rotarian Reid.
India, continued the.. Colonel, had been called the paradise of the middle class, the land of snobs. It had been suggest- China, who has arrived here and used to him that the beginning of the accial difficulties amongst Europeans. in: welcomed by the Government, Municipal India could be traced to the old East
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Tokyo, May 5th.
3. Merlin, Governor-General of Indo-
the basis on which that minimum should recognised her. The Dutch Government today ahead of the world's picture gale The Ching from, replying to Mr.ociale, Embassy and the leaders of the India. Company, whose jealousy against
Beard.
MESULT
"THE SOVIETS REVENGE. OF MISSION RAID.
Moscow, May 9th,
does not intend to go further because it considers the treaty conumplated by Rus is would be antisfactory from the view. point of commerce, navigation, debts and Fredic
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SOVIET PROPAGANDA FEARED.
THE HACE May th
neg French colony,
The cratuary was celebrated at Webb's action, allege that plaintiff morth by a reception, at which the guests leeted. failed, and refused to marry out would be privileged to sew a portion of the all the duties and obligations which on magnificent Mond Bequest petures, which his part should have been performed." The company ask that the case be dis will form the most valuable addition made in recent
yers to the national collection It is nothing short of awaylig thu with (redugal fron the meagre endowment £10.000 per annum to 55,000) and with.
yielding another £5.000,
The Russian Trade Delegation, with the approval of trading circles," has in- ment's desire to come to an early ar- the National
formed Germany that apart from any action by the Soviet Government, it wilt not participate in the Cologne Fair, which opens on Sunday, or the Leipzig Fur Auction. Furthermore, it will export elsewhere eggs intended for Germany and will refuse to complete all wheat Eransactions.
missed with costs.
STORMS MAY HOLD UP U.S. PLIGHT.
It is learned that the Dutch Govern fund from Gallery should have ROUGH WEATHER
There is reason to believe that negotia tionis will eventually be resumed,
U.S. CHANGES ITS MIND. SENDS A CONSUL TO NEWCASTLE
very
NEAR THE
KURILES. rangement with Soviet Russia is greatly from its modest beginnings to the present tempered by the fear of Soviet pro-rat collection, of which the nation has every reason to be proud. When the zie
PARAMASHIRO, May 9th. Pall Mall to Tr payed from Surra paganda in the Dutch Indies.
falgar-quare in 1637 their number was hut the region of the Kurile Islands On the 7th instant terrific storm a modest 150. In 1873 the election hau Insted more than a day, and except for grown to 20, and now is will be the skilful seamanship and courge those long before the fourth thousand is reached. Private help, bequests, and the action of in command, would have destroyed the the National Art Collections Fund helped Japanese and American destroyers. The to bring the gallery to its present status torins having extended beyond the time The value of the treasures in Trafal- they should have abated, the outlook is gat square can scarcely be estimated. For bad for the American fliers, who are midable price were paid for more of the expecting to hop off from Atka, towards pictures. Thus the Duches of Mila Ats at the "earliest possible moment. by Holbein was purchard for £79,000, Raphael's
"Anzei Madonna for "DOISY LEAVES CALCUTTA, £70,000,
1,000, the abuse
$9. Adoration for £12,776, the "Rokeby Venus" by Velaz
CALCUTTA, May 9th. for £45.000, the Titian portrait of Toisy has departed towards Akyab. quez Ariosto for $30,000; but the figures fall
LONDON, May 8th.
Mr. Charles Bay Naemith, the now American Consul at Newcastle, called on the Lord Mayor and expressed himself as being anxious to co-operate in helpful relations between Britain and the United
Staten,
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THE WORLD'S SPORT. COUNTY CHICKET.
commercial competition from outside sources gave rise to the bitterness of feel ing between the officials of the company To-morrow M. Merlin will be received an outside merchants, a tradition which,
unfortunately appeared to have continue in audience by the Prince Regent, and until the close of the last century as be will attend a lancheon to be given in his tween Government oficials and business
honour.
Many of the morning papers editorially welcome, the visitor as an opportunity for cementing the friendship and economie relations between France and Japan. a
NATION OF NEWSPAPER
READERS.
men. He did not think that Government oficials were blameless in this respect. The apparent importance of their posi- intolerance tion bred in them a spirit towards other walks of life. Blame, how ever, could also be attached to others, who being snobs within the true defini tion of the world, had toadied to the
tia hats temporary position of these The situation to-day was different, an be felt that if any snobbishness did exist. it would be eliminated in the course of time
A large factor in the problem of Euro There have just appeared some interest pean social life, Colonel Crawford said, was the club life, which bred cliquishnener ing statistics regarding the newspapers and accentuated: social differences. Be. published in Prague. While there is. for example, one daily newspaper in Londor absence of home life in India and the was amongst those who considered that to every 200.000 inhabitants (the correspon ding figures for other cities being: Berlin exploitation of clubs are to some extent and Warsaw, 00.000; Viennn, 85,000; responsible for the Europeans' loss of Paris, 76,000; and Rome and Budapes touch with the peoples of India. 70.000): Prague stands ahead from thedo all with 33,000,
THE FRANC'S FALL. MARIOUS REASONS ADVANCED...
Mr. Atkinson referred to the barriers LONDON, May 9th,
between the trade and commercial com The fall of the frane, which has dropped
munities in Calcutta and pointed out that The figures for Prague are nevertheles from 67 to 63 in the past three days, is
small number of provincial journals in difference in ways of thinking between the *** card SIMA, May 9th. Cercho Slovakia, no that publication sonds two sections. attributed in London to appréhension in
Mr. Jancs deprecated the The Portuguese airmen have abandoned to be centred in the capital. Many of the LONDON, "May th regard to the politient situation in France
the flight to Mncas
papers which appear there are destined dropping" practice and expressed a pre- Yorkshire at Cardiff beat Glamorgan by
Tano, May 9th.. and the effect of the elections in Ger
Yorkshire compiled
largely for provincial ommumption, so that ference for the simple systems which pre- I believe that a Constituion which en- en innings and 177.
The Portuguesa authorities have tele in reality the Prape des not read as vailed in England where men these their many, but Paris papers again allego and Glamorgan 40 and 50 Kilner abies an maging cleaner of yesterday to
took 4 for 17 and 5 for 25. and Macaulay bo a Secrecy of State of today is a graphed offering to send another machine much no he would appear to from the friends as they pleased regardless of so
cial disparity. L'alcutta Englishmon German munmenyres."
in the first innings 5 for 15,
great Constitution-Mr. J. II. Thomas. I to India in order to complete the flight.statistica
for short of prownt-day valame, and there | PORTUGUESE YLIGHT ABANDONED | decentive. There is proportionately these...barriers did exit because of the
EARY WIN-FUL YORKS.
are many other works sequired for paltry eumia, which would now command a king's
757500.