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CANADIAN PARLIAMENT. [ YOTE OF NON-CONFIDENCE IS
NARROWLY REJECTED. .
OTTAWA, January 13th. After five days, the debate, in the Canadian House of Commons .terminated
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GERMAN MINING, TRUST.
NEW COMBINE IS FORMED AT ESSEN.
FAR EASTERN
CABLE
NEWS.
BERLIN, January 14th. The Bhesish-Westphalian mining trust has been founded at Easen, with a pro-
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THE CHINA INDEMNITY.
́CANTON GOVERNMENT.
IMPENDING CLASH MAY BE
AVERTED.
FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.
The clash between the left and the right wing, or the Bolshevik and the
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. FOR EMPLOYMENT, OF REGULAR
SERVICE-MEN.
· Command Orders state-The following particulars concerning the National As- sociation for employment of regular sailors, Soldiers and Airmen are publish-
PLIGHT OF SOVIET.
ECONOMIC CRISIS,
POLITICAL DISSENSIONS
[BY THE BERLIN CORRESPONDENT OF THE
DAILY TELEGRAPH."]
A correspondent of the Berlin Russian Paper Rud reports from Moscow that the
visional share capital of Sfty thousand BRITISH DELEGATE ENTERTAINED non-Ilolahevik factions, of the Kuomiped for information as it is considered a conference of the Bolshevik party is being
marks, the partners being the Rhino Elbe Campany, the Thyssen group, and the Phoenis and Rhine, Steel Companies. • The new concern, which does not com in a rejecton by 123 to 120 of the vote ofrise aff the works of the four groups, non-confidence, moved by Mr. Mrighen,
is merely a provisional measure for the leader of the Opposition.
purpose of placing their production on a profitable basis. and minimising the costs of production. Definite fusion depends upon the taxes which the State proposes.. to impose.
LOUD CHEERS.
Load cheers marked the relief of the tension existing owing to the uncertainty of the result, coupled with the fact that 12 13 adverse vote would immensurably upset the political situation.
In Fu last-moment, speech, Minister Roivin declared that Government would not regard defeat of the amendment as a general approval of the government's record of years He promised that Government would resign if any future legislation was disapproved: meanwhile
BY MINISTER CHU.
LONDON, January 14th, The acting Chinese Minister and Madame Chu hold an informal tea party in honour of Lord and Lady Willingdon, and it was attended by Sir Charles and Lady Addia, Dame Anderson, Lady Jordan and others
tang in Canton, may be temporarily
matter of importance that the work of this Aceiation, in the interests of ex regular Soldiers, should be better known by all ranks serving in the Army
mos
nverted, according to reports from
heralded by the circulation of the neutral sources; and M. Borodin, the
fantastic rumours. These appear to be on the penitentiat Soviet High Commissioner to South
largely bascu China, and Mr. Tumi Ping Shan, an arch
speeches made by Bulshevik leaders supporter of the doctrines of Lenin, aro
The Association was founded in 1993
at the usual meetings held as a prepara- reported to have agreed to loosen their with the object of providing an employ tion for conference. From these utter- bold on the Canton régime for the timement agency whose sole business thoulder, he says, the conclusion is drawn being and depart from the Southern be to assit the Regular Soldier of good that the position of the Soviet Govora Capital, for a while at least, in order to character to find work on dischargement is absolutely hopeless." There is afford an opportunity to all cliques, to In 1929 its scope was enlarged to embrace patch up their differences and present Regular Saliors and Airmen of good 4 united front in national pelities.
character. The Association is officially The organization of the Provincial recognised by the Admiralty, War Ofce Government of Kwangtung, while atil burtucratic-that is the Government will still be controlled by the followers WASHINGTON, January 14th.
of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen under the Resuming evidence before the Congres-party name of Kuomintang-will be re The Cabinet has resigned. It is off-sional Rubber Investigation Committee, formed both in departments and per Mr. Palmerton said the United States soonel so as to aduit into participation cially explained that this is because the
.[3 THE AUSTRIAN CABINET. THE MINISTERS RESIGN HAVING * FULFILLED TASK."
VIENNA. January 14th.
[RCUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
U.S. RUBBER ENQUIRY.
THE NEED FOR DEVELOPING PHILIPPINES ESTATES.
task of carrying out the Geneva pre-should develop nearby sources to prevent the Kuomintangites who now consider
the only practical course, was to avoid a gramme has been fulfilled. new general election..
{THROUGH HAYAS AGENCY.]
CURE FOR LUPUS.
PARIS, January 15th.
Le Matin reports that a French physician. 3. Auregan, has invented a rapid and efficient method of healing
inpus.,
The cure consists in deep sertiping of the affected part and cementing with permanganate of potash,
FRENCH REVENUE.
PARIS, January 13th.
The revenue for. Dee-mber, from normal and permanent sources, amount- ed to fra. 3,621,000.000 compared to fre. 2,720,000,000 the previous year.
The total revenue for 1995 from per. amounted to fre. manent B011YCES 28,338,000,000 compared to 25.835,000,000 in "1024.
EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH ELUTER'E AGENCY.] ECLIPSE OF SUN. OBSERVERS IN BATAVIA ARE DISAPPOINTED.
BATAVIA, January 14th.- Fifty Astronomers, who gathered from inany countries to observe the solar eclipse, achieved mixed results, accord- ing to Professor Miller of the Swarth- more expedition, operating at Bencoolen. He declared he was satisfied with the result, though the sky was not perfect.
The leader of the British expedition at Bencoolen also carried out a full programine, and anà a corona similar to that observed in India in 1890.
On the contrary, clouds prevented completely satisfactory results af Palem- bang.
VISIBLE IN AUSTRALIA.
MELBOURNE, January 14th. Experts report that the solar eclipse was just visible at 3.11 in the afternoon, reaching its maximum, at 3.29.
FLOODS IN HOLLAND. SOLDIERS GUARDING, DANGER PUINTS ON VECHT.
ANGLO-IRAQ TREATY. NEW PACT FOR TWENTY YEARS IS SIGNED.
BAGDAD, January 14th.
A new Anglo-Iraq Treaty to run for the maximum period of twenty-five years has been signed by the Acting British High Commissioner and the Iraq Prime
Minister.
THE EINSTEIN THEORY.
LONDON, January 14th. The Royal Astronomical Society has awarded this year's gold medal to Pro-
themselves anti-Reds and have a Central Fxecutive Committee of their own in Shanghai.
and Air Ministry.
The neresity of some Association of this description, which, understanding, the re- gular service man, appreciates the diff culties he labours under when trying to find work on his return to Civil life, is evident, "As no zers are accepted, hor charity dispensed, there can be no los of soil-respect on his part in making use
of the Amooiation.
The Association consists of the Head Office in London, branches in certain large provincial towns, and in every military district the Recruiting Officer acts as an agent..
much speculation us to the silence of Tretsky and the complete disappear-
ance of Stalin." The latter was generally regarded as a dominating personality in the party, but now not a word is heard. about bin Just as if be-had dropped through the ground. Various rumours are also current about. Krassin. Among other things he is accused of insubordina- tion It is generally believed that he refused to take over the Soviet diploma- sie mission in London.
As if referring to a well-known fact, the correspondent mentions the suicide" of pears to be the wife of the well-known Budienaaya. The person referred to ap- says the cavalry leader. Of course,"
one believes tha correspondent, no official version," according to which she... shot herself. He also confirms the re port that the Communist Conference is: being held at Moscow, and not at Petro
dangerous and because the all Officers who wish to help will mentioned as
truggle between the rival. capitals its organization to friends, more especial catering on its last phase. At Moscow, ly those whose professional business of he adds, it is hoped that it will be offer employment to the many deserving commercial interests may enable them to possible to overthrow Zinovieff." men on its books. Officers are often appealed to by men who have served under their command, and a wider know. lego of its work enables them to explain the advantage of applying to the National Association, and the way in which registration for employment can be sought.
rubber starvation in the event of war and offset threats of future foreign-res triction. He added that acreage limita tions and immigration restrictions block ed the development of the Philippines without nur form of popular election | publicity, and it is therefore hoped that grad. because the latter city is regard
and he suggested that action should be taken by the Philippine legislature to ave the way for the necessary capital and labour.
Mr. Palmerton presented statistics showing that the proportion of stock on hand to normal requirements bad de creased from 382 per cent. in 1991 to 81 per cent. in 1993, and he estimated a further drop to 33 per cent. in 1831, after
The proposed reorganization of the Government in Canton and the districts will still retain its taint of bureaucracy, through which the people may be per- mitted to exercise their sovereign rights under the republican form of govern. ment for which the Revolution of 1911 was fought. For the province, there will be a provincial council or commission which will have supreme control over Kwang tung in civil affairs. The members of the council, to be commissioned by th Kuomintang, will consist of seven heads or commissars of departments: Industry, Civil Affairs, Education, Finacce, tions, and Lands, The executive office
The Association is in need of more
*
fessor Einstein for his relativity theory of slight advances during the next three Labour and Agriculture, Communica is not, at present able to carry out its difficulties of the moment Incidentally,
gravitation.
ITALIAN DEBT TO U.K.
LONDON, January 14th. Signor Volpi and Winston Churchill informally conversed for an hour on the subject of the Italian debt to Britain. The proceedings were purely preparatory to the main conference..
years..
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THE BOYCOTT.
BECHALIN'S FRANK ADMISSIONS. Bolshevik papers which reached Berlin recently from Moscow make it quite evi- dent that Bolshevism is at present going through one of its very gravest crises The speech made by Bucharin, the chicf theoretician of the Communist party, and one of the "Big Seven" of the political The Association is also in need of bureau at the conference of the Bolshe further financial support to enable viks of the Moscow Government, is an extend its activities to centres where it extraordinarily frack admission of the it affords a large measure of confirmation work, and for the purpose of propaganda for the statement of the Rul a few days and advertisement, Copies of the An- ago that the Soviet Government was can- A New York message says the United of the provincial council or commissionnual Report have been freely distributed celling orders in Germany and also for States Rubber Company announces a will be a Secretariat. Each department throughout the services and can be the story of the struggle between will have from thres to six divisions in referral to by Officers who feel disposed Moscow and Petrograd printed by that to subscribe. In this report will be found
"paper. A large part of the speech was charge.
of various duties of the Govern the number of men placed on permanent devoted to a description of the havou further expansion of the rubber growing] lands in Sumatra.. There were 3,700 ment.
employment during the year, ending 31st wrought in the Bolshevik manufacturing March last, unit by unit,
and trading plans by the disappointing results of the barvest and the refusal of acres acquired on December 9th and
the peasants to sell their wheat. Bucha negotiations were pending for the ac-"
rin admitted that the discussion which quisition of a further 12,500 The state- KUOMINTANG SUPPORTS STRIKE”
has developed before our party confer enee
may become dangerous pré- COMMITTEE. ment adds that 68 per cent of the plant-7-
cisely because the dissections which have Later the Italian delegation visited the ed areas yielded approximately 20,000,cco
arisen coincide with certain diffealties arising from the economic situation." He Treasury for a second meeting.
pounds of rubber last year.
pointed out how exaggerated, estimates of the reabsable harvest had been taken as the basis of schedules of imports and exports, how these in turn bad served William Giles, 15, jeweller, had been as the foundation for the capital outlay committed for trial on a charge of at-on State-owned industry and for the "in a considerable measure these calcula advance on a pearl. tempting to obtain £15 by false pretences Budgetary balance sheet. But, he added. in requesting an stated at Marylebone Police Court to be tions have not been able to justify them- selves." Their assembling of grain a cultured pearl.
Sir Edward Marshall-Kalk K.C.. Siv had corresponded to their anticipations Travers, Humphreys, and Mr. Walter neither qualitatively, quantitatively, nor Frampton appeared for the prosecution, in point of speed." Consequently export and Sir Henry Maddocks, K.C., Mr. had been checked, so that we had to Cecil Whiteley, KO., and Mr. A. W pay much while very little had to be paid Elkin for the defence.
to us, and, thanks to this, there has When the case was called, Sir Edward appeared a danger of the depreciation Marshall-Hall, said the pearl produced, of our currency, which is hanging over [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT-]
which had been in the custody of the us now." Another result of the failure The supply of food-stuffs from the police, was not the one which had been of the export plan is that we must, at tested scientifically, and in these circun pace reduce our export possibilities; that The Committee reported that the fateative city of Canton to Shameer, the stances the prosecution found it impos- is to say, order fewer machines and less of the Shenaidonh had not affected the foreign concession, is still being inter-sible to proceed. They therefore oficred cotton."
SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.
RAPALLO, January 14th, Sir Austen' Chamberlain is convalescing from his attack of bronchial influenza.
FOOTBALL AT HOME.. FULHAM AND BLACKBURN WIN
CUP MATCHES.
LONDON, January 14th. The following are results of English Cup re-plays:
Fulham, 1: Everton, ). Preston, 1; Blackburn, 4,
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OBITUARY.
ENRICO TOSELLI.
FLORENCE, January 15th. The death is announced of the musician,
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U.S. NAVAL AVIATION. NINE MILLIONS RECOMMENDED
FOR NEW EQUIPMENT."
WASHINGTON, January 14th. The House of Representatives. Appro priation Committee recommends for naval aviation the expenditure of nearly $19,000,000, an increase of $3,500,000 over the current funds. Nine faillions will be applied to now aircraft equipment.
[PRO OUR CHINZIE CORRESPONDENT] The second national conference of the left wing of the Kuomintang Political. Party in Canton, now in annual session, has passed a resolution supporting the Canton Strike Committee, advising the Committee to end the "anti-imperialist" boycott only in accordance with the settlement terms which the latter is de- manding.
PREVENTING FOOD SUPPLIES
REACHING SHAMEEN.
MYSTERY OF A PEARL. VANISHES AFTER TESTING." MAN ACQUITTED AT OLD BAILEY
A case which had aroused much interest in the jewellery trade ended abruptly at the Old Bailey last month.
no evidence.
The Recorder (Sir Ernest Wild): What Sir Edward: That we do not know. On the Recorder's direction, the jury formally returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
views on the potentialities of rigid air-fered with by strike pickets on duty in ships and recommended an appropriation and round Canton Harbour, On the has happened to the original pearl of $300,000 for experimental work in metal afternoon of January 11th, sampan clad lighter than air craft,
man and sampan woman were arrested The Committee is contemplating saving by a picket near the Bamboo Bridge, at $700,000 by the abandonment of the Lake the west end of Shameen, for transport hurst aerodrome and recommends the ing provisions to Shameen. appropriation of 80,000,000 for channel
Enrico Toselli, He was formerly attached to the Court of Saxony. His intimacy with the Crown Princess Louise created a improvements, at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, scandal, when they eloped before the war. and an additions! $500,000 for improving Salisequently they married and later were the submarine base there. divorced.
LATER.
AMSTERDAM, January 14th. Soldiers are guarding the danger.
Princess Louise, whom Toselli married points along the river Vecht in the pro- vince of Overysel, where the food waters in London in 1907, was an Austrian Arch- duchess and the former vale of the King are not subsiding."
Accumulating drift ice against the of Saxony, who divorced her in 1903 when buttresses is endangering the bridges and she received the title of Countess of "banks of the dykes. The soldiers are Montignoso. Toselli and his wife, separ
The total appropriation for the Navy amounted to $310,000,000, un increase of 817,000,000 compared with last year.
GREEK DEBT TO US.
ATTITUDE OF TREASURY. AT WASHINGTON,
WASHINGTON, January 14th.
"ANTI-JAPANESE MILITARIST."
SOCIETIES.
PROM OUR CHINESE COLLESPONDENT.] An anti-Japanese-Militarist Bociety has been organized in Canton as a result of Japanese reinforcement of the garri son in Manchuria. The office of this society was opened on January 13th, but its grand demonstration with the sup. part of all classes in the city will not take place until the 18th. Similar
Sir Henry Maddocks said that, until he of the course to be adopted. The finest he came into court he had no intimation experts in the world would have been called to say that what was alleged to be false representation was not false re- presentation at all. They would have said that a cultured pearl was in every sense a real pearl
Its stated that the pearl in court was a different pearl from that which had been scientifically examined. Where did it come from? It struck bim as being very peculiar
He asked that the costs of the experts for the defence, who had come from the Continent, might be nilowed.
In some places it had been "to interrupt industrial exten- and in others to postpone för two or three days the payment of wages due. Bucharin said the chief-danger caused by these things was an interna tional one, and asked his audience to imagine what would happen if there is financial and economic blockade and any us. We shall," he said, “in that event three States decide to export nothing to have to reorganise the whole of our economic plans.
Bucharia also referred to the attacks on the Petrograd branch of the party, which, he said, "might conscientiously go astray," but which he confidently hoped
go with the Central Cominittée,” would'
SERVING THE BOAR'S HEAD. CUTLERS 700-YEAR-OLD CUSTOM,
*provided with explosives to blow up suchated in 1911, but were not divorced. His "At the opening of the Greek debt cities dre to be organized in Shanghai pennes proactly incurred by the expert evening the ancient ceremonial, which fer accumulations, while the Authorities are reputation as a composer rests on his negotiations to-day, the Treasury indie- and other important Chinese cities. doing their utmost to divert the Bood. well-known serenade. waters from the river.
FRENCH FINANCES...
PARIS, January 14th.
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EARLIER CABLES. (REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE] U.S. TRADE RETURNS.
WASHINGTON, January 14th
The finance committee of the Chamber has rejected by 21 to with twelve The trade returns for 1925 show that abstentions article (birteen of M. Dou-imports amounted in value to 4,224 million mer's Amance Bill taxing commercial dollars, and exports to 4,907 millions transactions The article was considered As regards gold movements, the United the corner-stone of M. Doumer's project, States was a net loser, the exports total
ated that it did not favour the proposal, that the remainder of the credit origin-
To welcome Sir John Baddeley (Acting The Recorder aid he had allowed Sir Henry to make his statement because he Lord Mayor) and the Sheriffs, the Cours thought it only right, as no evidence haul of the Cutlers Company gave a dinner been offered against Mr. Giles. The only in their beautiful ball in Warwick lang Bo-order he could make was that the cxNewgate-street, last month. During the
witnesses should he allowed
something like ecten conțuries for been a picturesque feature of the Company'u banquets, of the serving of "the bosra head, was observed Headed by the beadle in his robes, and bearing his wand.. of office, a procession comprising the buglars, a choir, and clergy, the boar's head borne aloft on the shoulders of two. chefs, followed by the bearer of a hugo
ally agreed upon should be extended to CHINESE "FAMILY HEIRLOOMS.” Greece and, the whole nouut funded under one agreement.
[A Washington message of January 17th stated: The Treasury hus received a memorandum with regard to the Greek debt to the United States. It is recalled that a credit of fifty million dollars was extended to Greece during the war but that only fifteen million dollars were ad. vanced. The Greeks believe they ought to have had the whole credit and have
be smoothed out before funding strange ments can be reached]
CONFISCATED" BY COURT.
Chinese arrested on the 0.5.K
whart on Thursday for being in unlawful
possession of four daggers, appeared be for Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday
The explanation of the defendant for being in possession of them was that he had come from Dutch colong and was on his way to the country. The daggers, be stated, had been bequeathed to him by
His Worship fined confiscated "the" daggers.
In discharging Mr. Giles, the Recorder aid he left the court without a stain on his character.
· NAVAL · COURTS-MARTIAL. LEGA AUTHORITIES NEW RULE
carving knife and fork, carried in a FOR LAWYERS.
upright position, slowly proceeded round the room. The Master Tenor sang the Admiralty Fleet, Orders lastmouth Carol of the Boar's Head," and was announced that the Bar Council and the assisted by the choir. On arriving in Law Society have ruled that it is pro- front of the master the beadlo took a her for robes to be worn by barristers lemon from the mouth of the boar's head and solicitors who appear to conduct put it on a silver plate, and handed ** cases before naval courts martial Bar to the master, who presented it to ristere and solicitors who appear at soloist with the remark, Thank oug
und the vote, may be considered tantaling 203 million dollars and imports 193 now developed certain claims which must his dead father.pendantes and courts-martial are to be informed of this Master. Tenor for your most ex
mount to rejection of the catire Bill.
millions.
ruling for their future guidance.
singing.