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TANKS OUST CAVALRY. of tanke. "Their aim was to LIMERICK MURDERERS.
Famous Units to be Disbanded. Army Estimates for the year 1921-22 were considered by the House of Committee of Supply Jast month.
Sir L. Worthington Evans said that last year the original Esti- mates amounted to £125,000,000, to which must be added about £39,740,000 of Supplementary Estimates, making a total of | £164,750,000.
This year he was asking for a vote of £106,300,000, which was a reduction of over £58,000,000. If the war charges, which were the non-recurrent expenditure, were omitted from last year and thie year, the House really got a fairer comparision of the ex- penditure, and making that the comparison the saving this year was £25,557,000.
develop the light tank to са- operate with the infantry and fast-moving powerful tanks, which would be more effective than cavalry.
Sir. J. Simons's "Partisan Speech."
Mechanical means of fighting The relatives of the deceased must be developed to its fullest had been invited to attend and extent, and in the course of the give evidence. Their refusal to year an experimental brigade attend was regretted by none would be assembled at Aldorshot more than by the local police and to try to discover the best method military authorities.
TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
The Agreement is to come into forde immediately, and may be terminable after the expiration of 12 months on 'eix months' notios by either party.
Chief Points of the New Agreement. In the course of an answer to Mr. Lloyd George announced Experiments were being made several questions by Mr.. T. P. in the House of Commons last
"PENDING A PEACE TREATY." in cooling devices to enable tanks O'Connor in the House of Commonth that the Anglo-Russian
The agreement is entitled a to be used in tropical countries. mons last month Sir Hamer Trade Agreement had been signed Britannic Majesty, Government Trade Agreement "Between his Attached to the Tank Corps were Greenwood said the military by Sir Robert Horne, President of and the Government of the armoured companies, of which inquiry into the circumstances of the Board of Trade, on behalf of Russian Soolalist Federal Soviet there were 12 at present, and two the Limerick murders had been the British Government, and by Republic." The preamble makes others were in course of formation.in public.
M. Krassin, on behalf of the So- it clear that viet Government.
It is desirable, in the interests The agreement provides that both of Russia and the United each party refrains from hostile Kingdom, that peaceful trade action or undertakings against and commerce should be resumed the other, and from conducting forthwith, and outside of its own borders any necessary, panding the conclusion that it is of the employment of tanks.) As was informed, the six sent-official propaganda, direct armoured caps, infantry, and ences of death were duly execut.indirect, against the institutions between the Governmente of or of a formal general Peace Treaty aeroplanes in conjunction with ed at Mountjoy Prison that of the British Empire each other.
morning. The total number of the Russian Socialist Federal economic and political relations dr these countries by which their. Provision was made for officers lives lost through acts of violence Soviet Republio respectively shall be regulated in the future, over 30 and soldiers over 26 during the past week, so far as and more particularly that the that preliminary agreement obtaining a marriage allowance, he knew, was 33-seven police Russian Soviet Government re-should he arrived at. and the Vote included £170,000 and 26 civilians.
fraine from any attempt, by The current expenditure for for building married quarters and Colonel John Ward asked the military or diplomatic or any ion of Claims," which is attached In a "Declaration of Recognit- Army service in the Middle East, bringing old premises up to date. Chief Secretary if his attention other form of action or props to the agreement, both parties Mesopotamia, and Palestine in IRELAND'S GARRISON. had been called to a statement by ganda, to encourage any of the declare that, pending a formal the Estimates was for £26,600,000,
were in Ireland 51 Sir John Simon at the National peoples of Asia in any form of Pesce Treaty-the Russian Soviet making with non-recurreni battalions of infantry, 7 cavalry Liboral Club that he had seen de- hostile action against British Government recognises in grin- capital expenditure in the Middle regiments, 32 batteries of artillery, clarations which left him with no interests or the British Empire, siple that it is liable to pay com East, a total expenditure, for that 4 R.E. field companies, and 3 doubt that the murdere at especially in India and in the pensation to private persons, to area of £28,500,000.
signal units. They were carying Limerick were committed by un-Independent State of Afghanistan, Russia for which they have not STRENGTH OF REGULAR ARMY, out a duty which of all others iformed servants of the Crown. By the British Government a been paid.
The perio I of transition in the was 1 ost distasteful to soldiers. (Cries of "Shame." In the similar particular undertaking is -conversion of the Army from & He was afraid that there could circumstances, would he ask Sir compulsory to voluntary basis be no economy in that direction John Simon to submit those had been successfully bridged. until the cause of the trouble was papers? Wo. had at this mement in the removed.
Sir H. Greenwood replied that Regular Army 17,000 officera and They might hope for abe had read the statements with 206,000 other ranke, but on 31st more settled state of things in amazement and so bad the colonel March 16,000 men or other ranks Turkey and a reduction in troops. commandant in charge of his were due for discharge, so that A substantial reduction in the Majesty's troops in that martial we would start the new financial troops in Egypt had been ordered, 1w area. He had not taken any year with 201,000 officere and other ranks.
The Estimates provided for an average throughout the year of 192,500, which by March 31, 192, would be reduced to 186,000. But at that date there would be 16,000 more due for discharge, so that the numbers on 1st April 1922 would be 170,000. This repre- sented a reduction of 53,000 in a little over a year.
FOUR CAVALRY REGIMENTS
LESS.
In order to provide even for these numbers it had been necessary to make some serious sacrifices. There were about 7000 officers employed in excess of pre-war strength. It had been decided regretfully to disband
four
cavalry regiments "Why?" because they could be spared nore easily than any other arm of the Service,
It was the most expensive arn
There
GENERALS' WANT OF FAITH IN
TANKS.
action.
He should have thought that it General Sir C. Townshend, deal-would have been more becoming ing with the use of the tank in for an ex-law officer of the Crown modern warfare, said a few days to have assisted the Government age he was discussing this quest(Cheers,)in every way in his on in Paris with Generals power to find the murderers of Mangin, Gouroud, and Castelnau, those people in Limerick rather They came to the conclusion than make partisan speech on that the day of the tank was past, information which he did not and that the Germans by the end disclose. of the war had found its antidote by spreading mines in the way of its advance.
the House went into Committe The Speaker left the chair, and
£43,000,000 for Army services. on A Vote on account of
He had no power, he said, to compel an ex-law officer of the Crown to assist him in the Gov- ernment of Ireland.
Mr. BottomleyIs it not a fact that anyone who has evidence of murder having been committed
an
Sir A. Williamson, replying to and does hot disclose that evid- some points in the debate, said once is guilty in law as the War Geffen welcomed the in-accessory after the fact. (Hear, terest which the House had taken hear.) in the Territorial Army, and the criticisms made had not been lost sigist of,· ́
The closure was moved and in the Service, and the disband-greed to. The Committeo then divided on Sir D. Maclean's meat of the four regiments would
amendment for reduction. The mean a saving of £400,000 a year. They had selected for disband. amendment was defeated by 168 to 75 and the Vote was agreed to. ment the four junior regiments, the 5th Lancers, the
19th
No answer was returned. Mr. T. P. O'Connor asked if four of the young men executed in Ireland that morning were convicted on a charge of taking part in an ambush and whether any person in the ambuscade was killed or wounded.
Sir II. Greenwood replied that one of the attackers was wound.
given to the Soviet Government a corresponding declaration; but The British Government makes in respect of the countries which it ie not implied that the claims formed part of the former Russian referred to will have preferential Empire and have now become treatment in the Peace Treaty independent.
compared with any other classes of claims to be dealt with in that Treaty. !
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to Russia are travellers to Russia to see what artioles we can get there. We, impose or maintain any form of like agricultural implements and "Both parties agree not to of course, have many things, blockade against each other, and railway to remove all obstacles hitherto Russians need.
material, which the placed in the way of the reaump-would be wise to start a limited Probably it tion of trade between the United company in this country for
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TRADE CANNOT START YET,
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BAYS M. KRASSIN. with any other other foreign signed," said M. Krassin business Although the agreement is country, or to place any impedi- cannot be started meats in the way of banking, for there is one big obstacle-the
to-morrow, credit and financial operations question of ownership of Russian for the purpose of such trade, gold or goods coming into this but subject always to legislation country. generally applicable
in the
"Possibly such goods or geld will be the subject of actions the Law Courts; and while ther is any danger of them being seized on arrival here trade cannot be opened up.
respective countries,
Nothing in this article shall prevent either party from regula- ting the trade in arms and ammu- nition under general provisions of law which are applicable to the imports of arms and an- tion of ownership. Arrangements "We must first settle the ques- munition from, or their export to, are being made to bring a test foreign countries.
The British Government under-as possible. If the verdict is for case before the Courts as speedily takes not to prevent Russian Soviet trade can be opened up of the ecas.
Hussars, the 20th Lancers, and TO KEEP PEARLS "ALIVE."ed and subsequently died. None ships from exercising the rights immediately; if it is against us
the 21st Lancers.
The averago Army strength of 192,500 left little or no margin, How Their Lustre Can Be having regard to our commit- ments. Our ultimate aim was to
Retained.
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or
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British and Russian ships are unless the British Government the agreement will be useless to receive the same treatment in step in and obtains a revision of than pearls or pearl necklaces," each other's ports as are accorded the decision." A Court at San Francisco Mr. Wodiska went on, and for the established practice of recruit an expeditionary force of recently issued an order directing proper care of them is taken they nations. six divisions. The number now a woman to wear for 30 days each will retain their lustre and value.
Russia agrees to clear the provided might give one or two year a 10,000 dollar necklace of a indefinitely. To begin with, they mines from the sea passage toi divisions but the six divisions deceased relative in order to keep should be kept in ae even a tom.
Russian ports. could not be completed unless the pearls "alive" by hodily con-perature as possible, for they and until the reserve was brought tact.
expand and Contract on ex- up to at least 140,000 men.
Since the death of the relative posure to heat
and cold. There were at present 62,000 the pearls had not boen worn, If they ore brought men in the Army Reserve, and aad the Court Was told contact with hot damp he was proposing to increase that that, as a result they bad lost gaseous atmospheres they wil number this year to 80,000. Nor much of their lustre. The order absorb the impurities, and the could these six divisions be to wear them 30 days a year brilliancy of the outer skin will maintained in the field unless followed that assertion.
deteriorato. Therefore, when the new Militia was recruited to According to Julius Wodisks, pearls are not in use, care ahould a considerable extent.
of San Francisco, however, the be taken to store them in places Dealing with the Territorials idea that the warmth of the where the atmosphere is as even and the Yeomanry, Sir human body will prevent pearls and pure as possible. Worthington Evans said the from losing their natural bril- estimate asked for a sum of liancy, or "dying," is altogether £5,200,000 for these forces, and wrong. On the other hand, he would make provision for them asserted if the wearer perspires reaching a strength of 210,000 at all freely, or if the perspiration officers and other ranks before contains an excess of acidity the the end of the year. For the 14 divi-pearls are attacked, to their sions required they had already obvious detriment, just as readily obtained over 100,000, so that they as is the gold jewellery which, un- had arrived at the halfway mark.der similar conditions, discolours
IMPROVED TANKS.
the skin with greenish marks. He was asking for £500,000 for I know of no article of femin- the provision of improved forms ine adornment more beautiful
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The British Government de-formerly Mrs. Leeds, is seriously clares that it will not initiate any ill, states an Athens report. in stops with a view to attach or to A JAPANESE LABOUR-
securities, or commodities not take possession of any gold, funds,
being articles identifiable as the Unions held a conference at the The Confederation of Labour property of the British Govern- Headquarters of the Yusiki, the ment which may be exported from biggest Labour Body in Japan, Russia in payment for imports, or at which it as securities for Buch payment, or observe
was decided to of any movable or immovable Festival on 1st May at Hibiya an imposing Labour property which may be acquired Park or Uyeno Park. On the by the. Russian Soviet Govern-day, it is expected that 100,000 ment within the United Kingdom, people representing 13 labour Government an undertaking is The first and foremost of their On the side of the Soviet unions, will attend the Festival. given to make no claim to dispose claime is said to be the abroga- in any way of the fands or other tion of the old wage system and property of the late Imperial and, the adoption of a profit-sharing Provisional Russian Governments system. Furthermore, a mani- the United Kingdom. The festa is to be despatched to all British Government gives a the labour organisations through corresponding undertaking as the country with the object of regards British Government prevailing upon them to observe. funds and property in Russia. the Labour Festival on 1st May.
"There are three kinds of pearls," Mr. Wadiska continued, the genuine, the artificial, and the imitation. The genuine, of course, can never be reproduced by man. There are some very fine imitations made; however, by the average layman, cannot which be distinguished from the genuine. Experts accustomed to the hand- ling of real pearls of course, know the imitations for what they are almost at first sight.”
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