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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
PAN-GERMAN DEMONSTRATIONS.
THE PRUSSIAN SPIRIT EXTOLLED.
Berlin, November 25. Renewed Pan-German demonstrations have taken place at The Dublin Gazette contains a Proclamation which absolutely Potsdam. Crowds assembled outside Ludendorff's residence and prohibits, and suppresses Sinn Fein and kindred Nationalist organisa-cheered Ludendorff, the ex-Kaiser and Militarism. Ludendorff, in
a speech, extolled the Prussian spirit. Such bodies had previously been proclaimed as dangerous.
tions throughout Ireland.
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joined the Commission in Eng-TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE. land. He is in the India Office. The
Raja is a barrister of the Madras The closing rate of the dollar, on High Court, and it was felt that demand, to-day was 55-4. the Commission wanted a man? who knew law.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast-Fair. Barometer: 30.13 Temperature 2 p.m. —-61. Humidity 3 p.m.-78
Interviewed this morning by e Telegraph representative, Mr. D. Johnstone, the Secretary, said ---- "We were in England for three In Hongkong at present are the months, where we examined wit the members of a Prison Com-nesses, including Commissioner mission appointed by the Govern Booth-Tucker, of the Salvation ment of India Before the Great, Army, because he had been in War it was suggested in the India for 40 years. He always Imperial Legislative Council at took great interest Delbi that it was time that the criminal classes and prisons in American and British prison?** Government of India took stock India. The general point of being enquired our representative.
in the "How would you contrast the
to
The general impression, I
of its prison administration, as in England was to inspect
prisons and
see think, was that in America, as there had been no wide investiga-the OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM TWELVE 'COUNTRIES.
We compared with England, there is Washington, November 26. tion for thirty years. It was how they were managed.
allowed to The International Labour Conference has agreed to membership thought that the moment had examined Commissioner Booth greater leniency of treatment. In a paper on British trade in China, read before the Royal
the Governing Body of the International Labour Office-a arrivad to examine new methods Tucker for four or five hours. He The prisoners are Society of Arts, Dr. H.-B. Morse, late Statistical Secretary to the Inspectorate General of Chinese Customs, declared that it would be permanent body sitting at the seat of the League of Nations-to in England and America and to is an old gentleman and his ex-smoke in many of the prisons in The war We inspected Children's Courts, play sport. The general attitude difficult to dislodge Japan from the very strong position she had discuss International Labour problems. Twelve Governments will see how they could be adapted to amination was not consecutive. America, and once a week they acquired in the Chinese market. It would be long before British be officially represented; namely, Belgium, France, Britain, Italy, Indian conditions. mills could furnish the supplies demanded and the necessary Japan, Germany, Switzerland. Spain, the Argentine, Canada, Poland broke out, and the matter had to the idea of which is, as far as in America, as regards criminals, Much strenuous effort was required to re-and Denmark, the last named pending the appointment of a be dropped. When Peace was possible, to keep children out of seams to be that they are mare signed, the question was again geol and not to bring them in sinned against than sinning, tonnage be available. conquer the lost and re-establish the imperilled markets.
India contended that no decision could legally be made because taken up and it was decided contact with gaol criminals. Then because they may, perhaps, have appoint a Committee to we saw industrial reformatory been brought up in bad conditions operation, Amalgamation and Alliance must be the British traders representative of the United States.
the Council of the League of Nations had not yet pronounced on the to
go to America and England. The schools, which are the next step or amongst bad associates." watchwords of the future.
"Is that the general impression of
to the age leisureliness the
protest against the organisation list. Dr. Morse contrasted
16. the speedi-
saw that the members of the Commis- we Then Mr. Crawford Gemmill, South Africa, protested against the Commission was the result of so for children up British
agitation. The Commission is ajof System of Consular Reports with
The China Consular Service method of the selection of the Governing Body.
representative
with one,
the the Borstal gas! near Chatham.sion formed in their minds?”
"I should think it was fairly ness of the American system.
the difficulties of
official element predominant. It receives offenders from the age required spécial training, owing
Sir Alexander Cardew, K. C. S. 1 of 16 to 21. Later we saw local obvious. That is what most said." language and the complicated duties arising from the extra-territor-
Buch as Wormwood "I suppose thatthe Commission who is the Chairman, is a Mem-prisons iality of Europeans. He suggested an arrangement whereby each
ber of the Executive Council of Scrubbs. These local prisons is leaning towards that view," our representative. year there would be one British Commercial Attache in the Treaty
Madras Presidency and receive prisoners with sentences remarked
"I don't think so. The idea in Ports, another in the interior of China, and a third travelling Europe!
was Inspector-General of Prisons up to three years. Then we saw and America, studying the production and sale of goods for China. and whereby the functions of these three would be interchanged yearly. He pointed out that the British system of weights and He urged measures and currency was an obstacle to British trade. that Chinese students should be induced to come "to England. As regards advertising Trade Museume were good, but travellers with plenty of free semaples were better. The middlemen in China, namely the old-established firms knowing Chine's requirements, were indispensable, but should be supplemented and stirred up to be modern.
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THE VLADIVOSTOK REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT.
AN EX-CZECH LEADER IMPLICATED.
London, November, 26. Reuter's correspondent at Peking, telegraphing on November 18, says that the Allied Representatives to-day quelled an extensive revolutionary movement at Vladivostok. in which General Gaida, agreement with an ex-Czech Leader, is implicated, aiming at an Bolsh. .ists for the formation of a Siberian Constituent Assembly.
A smaller similar movement was suppressed at Irkutsk
THE DRINK QUESTION.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S PROMISE.
London, November 26. Replying to a Temperance Deputation from the Churches, the Premier announced that a Bill would shortly be introduced con- tinuing the powers of the Liquor Control Board, and establishing Commissions with real powers of control, which would keep local bodies up to the mark and watch experiments in other countries: for example, prohibition in America and the effects of different methods in dealing with the drink question at Home.
CABLE DELAYS AND ERRORS.
TIBET AND CHINA.
THE QUESTION OF FRONTIERS.
Dehli, November 26.
the
in Madras previously. The other also in the Isle of Wight the pri-America goas a bit too far, and a members of the Commission sons of Parkhurst and Camp Hill good many of the people who most about prisons in are:-Sir James du Boulay, Camp Hill is the place the men know The Government of India has issued a contradiction to the K.C.I.E., who is Secretary to the sre sent to receive sentences of America think so too."
Continuing, Mr. Johnston said: to Government of India in the penal servitude combined with
Apart from some numerous rumours that the Tibetan Government intends invoke the aid of the Nepal and Bhutan Durbars in the event of Home Department; Lt. Col. Sir preventive detention. They get-Wa travelled widely through
Walter Buchanan, K. C. I. E., panal servitude for five years and America
cover the East Tibet becoming hostile to China.
The Government states that complete quiet prevails on the I. M. S. who is Editor of the preventive detention for fire inspections in San Francisco, Since the Armistice there has been a Indian Medical Gazette, a month-years. The idea of penal deten-we had to Sino-Tibetan frontier.
We in- temporary suspension of the settlement of the Sino-Tibetan question. ly journal of medicine print- tion is to give them privileges. and Middle States. After that
ed in Calcutta bi Messrs. We saw the Scottish prisons, the we went to Japan.
couple of prisons: The rumours probably started in Peking.
Thacker Spink and Co., and Calton gaol and the new prisons spacted & who was Inspector-General offin Edinburgh. We inspected the in Tokyo. That was not very Prisons in Bengal; Lt. Colone! Borstal institution at Barlimaie instructive. Then we inspected J. Jackson, C.LE, LMS., who in Glasgow. We did not examine the Bilibid prison in Manila, The members) which is administered on the was formerly Inspector-General of any witnesses.
It did mot the Commission. took American style. Prisons in Bombay, Mr. Mitchell of Innes, who was Inspector of notes of what struck them. After impress me personally. We are Prisons in England and retired that we crossed the Atlantic going to travel about Indis all this only in May last; Khan Bahadur and we remained in America for winter. Our work has hardly begun. at Khalifa Syed Hamid Hussain, five or six weeks. The gaols in We are going to tour the whole
formerly Fionace Minister to the America were instructiv Patiala State; the Dorsi Raja of saw
THE US. COAL STRIKE,
RECALCITRANT MINERS SENT TO GAOL.
New York, November 26. A message from Sheridan (Wyoming) says the miners Carneyville who refuse to return to work have been rounded up United States soldiers and sent to gaol.
THE EGYPTIAN SITUATION.
by
A CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENT.
Cairo, November 25. The situation has much improved as a result of stronger meas ures. The tone of the native Press has considerably improved. There have been three further arrests, including, the nephew of the Nationalist Leader.
We of India and the Anismans and
ware which is to be done after the tour
. some fine prison then we have to write the report, Pudukota, a native State in the buildings a lot that
B certain amount is finished. We expect to finish Madras Presidecey. All the good and important Presidencies of India that were very bad... In the latter the tour about the middle of April are therefore represented on the category must be placed ons In England and America we saw, Commission. The Secretary to prison in New York The point according to Mr. Innes, criminals the Commission is Mr. is that the Americans admit practically from the bad to the D. Johnstone, I. C. S that the bad things azo bad. blossom. We are to inspect the who was Under-Secretary to the They don't try to defend them. Hongkong goal aai will lear Panjab Government. Mr. Sted-On the other hand, the good ones for India on tia 16th.
not cover Singapore." man is Assistant Secretary and are very good,”
We do
QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE.
London, November 26.
In the House of Commons, Sir John Cowan affirmed that cables from Australia were now rarely transmitted withou: mutilation, necessitating a repetition.
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'ITALIAN FINANCES.
TAXING WAR FORTUNES.
Rome, November 25.
A National five per cent. Loan is being issued at the price of 87.50.
Legislation will shortly be introduced imposing a progressive Mr. Illingworth, replying, pointed out that the pressure on the tax of from ten to sixty per cent, on war fortunes. cables which existed in wartime had not yet ceased and consequently the risk of error in transmission exceeded the normal. But there was no reason to think that the percentage of errors had greatly in- creased. The Cable Authorities concerned had assured him that every effort was being made to improve the service as regards both accuracy and rapidity.
EXCHANGING BOLSHEVIK PRISONERS.
Copenhagen, November 25.
Negotiations between Mr. O'Grady and M. Litvinoff for the exchange of prisoners has begun.
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
Halifax, November 26.
COURTS MARTIAL
SOME ABOLITIONS RECOMMENDED.
London, November 26. The Committee to enquire into the procedure at Military Courts Martial recommends the abolition of Regimental Courts Martial A minority report further recommends the abolition of District Courts Martie!.
The Prince of Wales has departed and is expected at Ports- mouth on December 1.
CAPITAL
AND IN THE
MEANTIME
LABOR
A BY-ELECTION,
EASY WIN FÖR LABOURITE.
London, November 26.
The by-election at Chester-le-Street resulted as follows --Mr. Lawson, Labour. 17,838 votes, and Mr. Gilmour, National Democrat, 5,313,
MEXICAN GENERAL EXECUTED.
London, November 26,
A message from El Paso says General Felipe Angeles, who was General Villa's Chief Lieutenant, was sentenced to death by a Carranza Government Court Martial in the evening and executed the following dawn..
EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Correspondents.)
FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.
Singapore, November 29,
A wire from Penang atates that in his flight from England to Australis, Captain Ross Smith expected to arrive at Bangkok via Houlmein on Sunday. He proposed to follow the railway line dowa the Peninsula to the Singapore control station. He is now due at Singapore and will land at the Racecourse, where arrangements are already being izade.
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