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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1921. 日九初月正
SINGLE QOPY: 20 CTS.
138 PER ANNUM,
GREASE
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
BRILLIANT REOPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
Pre-War Pageantry Revived.
London, February 16.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
AMBUSHED BY SINN FEINERS.
Passengers Among the Casualties.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
AMERICAN PRODUCE.
A Record Sugar Output.
Washington, February 15. London, February 15. Fine weather favoured the pre-war pageantry attending the A shocking death-roll resulted from the ambushing of a train The Bureau of Crop Estimates announces that 2,605,000,000
40 soldiers going from Cork to Bandon. opening of Parliament on the lines indicated in yesterday's roport. containing
A pounds of sugar were produced in the United States last year, The ceremony attracted crowds, eager to catch a glimpse of their large number of Republicans attacked both sides of the lines at including 2,319,000,000 pounds of beet sugar, which is the highest Majesties driving to Westminster in a gorgeous Georgian conch Innishannon station, where a fierce battle occurred, in which six on record.
The Department of Agriculture estimates that the world's drawn by eight black horses and escorted by Beefeaters and a soldiers were wounded, three seriously, and two Republicans killed. detachment of the Blues, the latter brilliant in their cuirasses and Five male and one female passengers were killed and several others carry-over of cotton on July 31, will be 10,649,000 bales. himets. The royal procession, in which the Duke of York drove, injured, including two women seriously. A relief train with the included six carriages. The Prince of Wales, in a six-horse carriage wounded arrived at Cork. with Horso Guards as escort, proceeded to Parliament separately. The scene in the House of Lords was most interesting and imposing, in great contrast to war days, when everybody was in The house to-day was khaki and Pocresses wore morning dress. A flood of colour with the scarlet-ormined robes of the Peere, the brilliant uniforms of the Court officials, and the splendid attire of the Ambassadors, only the American and German representatives being in evening dress.
Peetosses vied with each other in the display of diamonds in the tiarue of their respective ranks and other ornaments of their attire. After the procession of the officers of State, who passed before the throne bowing to the Prince of Wales, whe, in Royal Duke'a robes occupied a chair to the right of the Throne, the King entered leading the Queen by the hand. His Majesty was robed in royal purple and wore a large Crown, which glowed and sparkled with the fire of the Imperial jewels. The Queen, also wearing a lovely Crown, with rivers of diamonds down the front of a rich Court dress, looked truly regal and astonishingly young. When their Majesties worn scated on the thrones, the Commons were summoned and the King read his specchi.
Mr. Lloyd George Replies to Criticisms.
London, February 15,
Premier Censures Auxiliaries.
London, February 15.
THE DISARMAMENT QUESTIÓN.
WIDOW AND YOUTH.
A Story of Stolen
Jewellery.
A widow of No. 46, Wyndham · Streets, who allowed ber, senti. mente blind her to the maching- tions of a wily rogue, has been. robbed of jewellery amounting in value to a sum of $230. The tale
is thus told.
On January 10th, with her amali and her son, a little child, she went to cool herself," ad she expressed it. The rogue, who possesses some claims to good looks, strolled up in a casual way, and displayed an admiration for the child. He praised it loudly, and in this way obtained an introduction to its mother. In spite of her two score years and six, the widow was still susceptible to praise, and,
for her offspring, she quickly warmed towards him to the extent of accepting from him an invitato visit a certain boarding_hons where some of bis friends were staying.
In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Asquith's demands
Senator Borah's Latest Move. for information concerning General Strickland's report in regard to
Washington, February 15. the burnings at Cork, Mr. Lloyd George explained that the repart
Continuing the disarmament fight, Senator Borah has introduced showed that the auxiliary corps committed acts of indiscipline, whereupon the lower class civilians joined in looting. The Govern- an amendment to the Appropriations Bill requesting the President to ment had taken the sternest measures against the auxiliaries, call a Conference between Britain, Japan and the United States dismissing seven who were suspected and suspending the officer in with a view to substantially reducing naval construction for five charmed at the youth's admiration command. Replying to Mr. Thomas, the Premier undertook that the closest investigation should be made into the incident at Malow, reported on January 29, when railwaymen were shot after rafick upon Inspector King and the murder of his wife.
Another Battle.
London, February 15.
years.
U.S. NOT TO MAKE FURTHER LOANS WITHOUT CONSULTATION.
Washington, February 15.
The Sonate Judiciary Committee has advised Mr. Houston bot A large force of military this morning surrounded a party of to pay any more money to foreign Governments in the form of loans The civilians without consultation with the Commities, regardless of whether armed civilians at Mourne. Abbey, near Mallow. refused to surrender and fired on the military. A sharp battle commitments have airoady been made. resulted in seven civilians being killed and five wounded. were arrested. The military suffered no casualties.
THE U.S. AND THE TYPHUS SCARE.
A Quarantine Precaution.
SOVIET PROPAGANDA IN FRANCE.
Four
LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
From Our Gum Correspondents.) SHANGHAI WOOLLEN TRADE CRISIS,
Chinese Appeal to Foreign Dealers.
Shanghai, February 15. The Chinese Woollan Merchants' Association, in an appeal to foreign dealers, requests a fixed rate of six shillings per toel in respect of goods already arrived, and asks them to cancel cargo not arrived and also those not shipped. The statement says they will suspend business unless helped.
Mr. Lloyd George, in reply to criticisms of the Speech from the Throne, welcomed the intimation that Germany is submitting: counter-proposals, with a real desire to liquidate Treaty liabilities, but he said the Conference will in no wise take the form of a rovision or recasting of the Peace Treaty. Undoubtedly the Treaty of Sevresi would come up for discussion at the Near East Conference, the
London, February 16. British representatives at which would be animated by the aupreme, desire to establish world-wide peace, subject to the paramount
The Daily Telegraph's New York correspondant states that, obligation to secure the rights of the long-suffering Christian popula- owing to the typhus scare, the Government has ordered that all tions in Turkey. Seeing that the Egyptian question was vital to the ships arriving in New York must have been twelve days "out of a whole Empire, to peace in the Middle East and perhaps to our future foreigu port before they may land passengers. This means that relations with India, the Government would have liked to consult trans-Atlantic passongers will be quarantined for six days. the representatives of the Dominions as well as the Egyptian Min- ister before committing themselves regarding Lord Milner's report.
Adverting to Ireland, the Premier emphasised the difficnities confronting the Executive on account of the continued reticence of the people. Outlining the conversations with Archbishop Clune, who was imbued with the most loyal sentiments to the Empire, Mr.
Substantial Deposit with American Bank. Lloyd George agreed to the necessity of negotiating a trace, because once the murder campaign were stopped it would never be renowed.
Paris, February 16, Nevertheless, those responsible for order, who ran great personal
The police authorities are actively engaged in investigating risk strongly urged against a truce without an express condition for the surrender of arms. This Sing Fein refused to do, thus some clubs in connection with a Communistic plot purporting to
The Municipal Council has rejected the Advisory Board of accepting the responsibility for the continuance of hostilities, start a revolutionary agitation bath in France and Italy. The Although he admitted that the murders, outrages and the casualty police have succeeded in establishing the fact of the so-called Dr. hst were still heavy, it was noteworthy that casualties now occurred Zglevski being a Soviet agent sent to Paris from the central Chinese recently chosen, maintaining that it is not independent but because the Police were pursuing the rebels in wild places, whereas propaganda Bureau in Berlin with funds amounting to £8,000, tied up to the Chinese Ratepayers' Association. six months ago they were shot down in the streete of Dublin. The deposited with an American bank in Paris. Premiér counselled patience; then he was confident order would bo restored in Ireland and, with it, Irish liberty.
The Question of Imperial Defence.
Later.
Several arrests were made at various centres in the provinces! in connection with futile attempts to start anti-militaristic propaganda.- Vale,
Arrests in Paris.
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SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Chinese Advisory Board Rejected.
Shanghai February 15.
FOR HONGKONG RACES.
Shanghai Jockeys Coming Down.
Shanghai, February 15.
NOT GUILTY OF SHOOTING.
London, February 15, An amendment to the Speech from the Throne was moved by
Paris telegrams indicate that French Trade Unionists are:
The jockeys, Mr. Vida and Mr. Hill, are leaving for Hongkong Mr. Davidson urging the appointment of a Permanent Joint Advisory
arrest by the 9.8. Sui Yang; whilst Mr. Heard, Mr. White. and Mr. Yin Technical Committee to consider the question of co-ordinating the revolting against Communism Documents seized from the offices of
Federation, of the Navy, Army and Air Forces. General Hunter Weston pleaded the the Communist Federation in Paris resulted in the
M. sail on the s.a. Armand Behie. necessity of such a body, on which the Dominions should be re of M. La Porto, Secretary
Communist newspaper, a presented. Mr. Lloyd George, replying, expressed sympathy with Williams, Manager of the proposal, but suggested that the matter be left over for the accused of inciting soldiers to disobedience and of anarchist Imperial Conference, because it was too much to ask these small propaganda. Papers seized show that anti-militarist agitators in jalands, with the gigantic burdens they are bearing, to undertake the France have been campaigning with the object of detaching the defence of the whole Empire. When we were in trouble, the Empire French Colonies from the Mother Country and that a similar helped us. Over a million men came from India voluntarily, and campaign has been started in some of the British Colonies and vast numbers from other parts, but that was a spasmodic effort. Protectorates. Solidarity of the Empire was a guarantee against the further_sbed l- ing of blood, since the sword would never have been drawn/had the war-plann. re known what the British Empire would do; consequent-} ly we must make common cause, not involve the Dominions or Ird a
in our quarrels, but ensure common action in the event of a just quarrol. The amendment was withdrawn.
In the House of Lords.
London, February 15,
INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT PROBLEMS.
French Committee's Preliminary Survey.
Paris, February 16.
Ship's Officer Discharged.
Shanghai, February 15.
Mr. Vincent Dawson, third officer of the s.8. Takada, was found not guilty in the British Court of shooting at a Chinese police man on January 28th.
YANGTSZEPOO COTTON MILLS.
Dividend of 100 Per Cent,
Shanghai, February 15.
The Yangtezepoo Cotton Mill's dividend for the year is five
A committee is to meet at Paris on the 21st inst., to consider various problems pertaining to international traffle by son and rail Lord Curzon, speaking in the House of Lords, said Franco-to come before the International Conference to open Barcelona next British co-operation, which was at present the main factor in the month under the presidency of M. Hanotaux, sometime French taols, or 100 por cent. peace of Europe, was unimpaired. The manful efforts of new States, Minister for Foreign Affairs. Vale. notwithstanding lack of resources and experiences, evoked our keen sympathy. Finland, Latvia, Esthonia, Lithuania, Czecho-Slovakia, Jugo-Slavia and Ruman a bad all practically composed their difficul- ties with their neighbours and were settling down to a useful life, Austria alone presenting anxiety. As regarde Russia, her rea! obance of recovery lay in economie arrangements which tended to preclude the possibility of war. Britain's only concern in the course Half the strikers have resumed and the uthere are gradually
U.S. WOMEN'S STRIKE COLLAPSES.
New York, February 15.
The women's strike mentioned on the 10th inst. has collapsed.
of the negotiation had boon to ensure that trade relations would be returning. made with people who would act in a friendly manner and not engage in hostile action in distant parts of the world.
INDIA'S TENNIS ASPIRATIONS.
New York, February 15. India has issued a challenge for the Davis Cup.
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Bombay, February 15.
Lord Curzon described the Imperial Cabinet as a new and powerful organ of government. All its members being invested with full authority, made it decisions not merely those of the British' Government but of the British Empire. He recalled that at previous meetings we not merely received valuable counsels from Dominion Ministers, but their presence and co-operation was an immense STRIKE ON GREAT INDIAN PENINSULAR RAILWAY. addition to the moral and material strength of the Empire. The Conferences were not leas Important in peace-time. The main
The strike on the Bombay and Baroda Railway continues. desire actuating the members of that body was that this amazing Three thousand railwaymen of the Great Indian Feninsular Rait- congress of independent states of free nationalities, which was held way have struck at Parell. together by a mere silken thread and by å sense tlíat all had a com- mon mission in the world and owed their loyalty to a common law, language and King, should be bound by even cloanr ties. forthcoming meeting to which Lord Curzon was looking forward, would
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OFF TO AMERICA.
London: February 15.
EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From" Our Own Correspondent.) BOLSHEVISM IN MALAYA:
Singapore, February 15. District reports at the Methodist Conference refer to consider. able Bolshevist propaganda in Malaya.
TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
Shanghai, February 15.
Two officials from the State Department have arrived to re present the Chinese Government in connection with the Customs duty surplus case, which will be heard on Thursday, the 17th inst.
**Peking, February 15. An important person has declared that in consequence of Tang Chi-yeo' fight from Yunnan, the unfon of Saecbuer and Kwangel that of Kwangtung will soon be assured."
deal with naval, military and air defences, the foreign policy of the Bir Auckland Geddes and Mr. Alfred Ste, Chinese Minister to to the central Government will be affected without hindrance and
Lord Curion declared that the condition of Europa was un- Washington, have called for New York....
Empire, and the future constitutional organisation of this greatfabrio.
doubtedly brighter than last year. Unfortunately this did not apply.
to Asia. The various new European countries, the boundaries of
which were now practically settled, were busily occupied in bolkling
• Dation", "zistance. He opined that Abend hours be no
LORD MILNER HONOURED
On arrival at the boarding
house, she gladly heard a proposal of marriage from the youth, who in the course of his courtship casually remarked that he WAS unfortunately under some obliga- tion to some friends, in the shape |of a certain loan, and that it was 1-otial for their future happi- hras that that debt 'should. ba repaid instantly, Ho porsuaded her to lend her jewellery.for the purpose, pro- mising that he would return in few minutes if she would wait
The hours passed by, but no lover came to allay the supicions, now beginning to penetrate her feeble intellect. Eventually. getting weary 'of. waiting, she returned to her residence, there to -weep over the loss of her jewellery. It was not until a few days ago that she again SAW her young man, who was then walking
in the street under the eye of a detective. At once she Came up and seized hold
of him, at the same time crying out that he was the man who robbed her of her jewellery. The
youth was taken to the Police Station, and the story the woman heard there convinced her that
| whatever object the man had in making her acquaintance, it was not one with a view to matrimony. It was revealed that the youth, together with two others, had in the earlier part of the day been brought before the Magistrate on charges of conspiracy and de- frauding an inmate of the West Point house of jewellery under similar circumstances, and that in consideration of his tender years, he had been let off by the Magistrate with s caution. The result of this fresh discovery of his dupidity was that he was again obarged bafore Mr. G.N. Orme at the Magis- tracy this morning, when a 18- - mand was given in order to enable the prisoner to seoare his witness.
His Worship said that in view. of his previous conviction and the fact that be had been let off with only a caution, any evidence by a witness for the prisoner would not have much weight.
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.
The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 2a. 5381.
THE WEATHER,
2 p.m. Barometer: 30.01, Ter→ perature64. Humidity -73
LIGHTING-UP TIME. Lighting-up time to-day is 6.21
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Elaun fe trying hard to secure the Commander-in-Cheer