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London, April 29. The Sub-Commissien on Russian Affairs at Genoa has concluded its discussion. It referred the French and British proposals to the. drafting committee for the parpose of assimilation and unification. The British plan is not yet published, but a Paris message from Genoa states that the French memorandum favours an International' Consortium with the object of financing the reconstruction and formation of a company to rehabilitate rolling stock and demand guarantees from foreign companies in the undertaking of industrial reform. The Soviets acknowledge all debts, but creditors must grant facilities for payment.
Uncertainty again descended
Genoa, April 29.
M. Barthon will confer with M. Poincare in Paris to-morrow and will return to Genoa on Wednesday.
in Conference circles this afternoon when M. Barthou announced his intention to go to Paris and confer with President Poincare and to return to Genoz on May 3rd. The rumours arising therefrom were not allayed by M. Bar- thou's explanation that the French delegation would carry on in the interim, thus not interrupting the Conference.
At a subsequent meeting of the Sub-Commitee Mr. Lloyd George impressed on 31. Barthou the inconvenience which would arise by his absenting himself at the present juncture. M. Barthou later an- nounced that he had decided to remain, at least for the present.
Genoa, April 30.
M. Barthou remains at Genoa until the completion of the work of the Sub-Committee on Russian affairs.
Genoa, April 29.
M. Chicherin has written 31. Facts complaining of the delay in dealing with the Russian question, regretting the absence of a precise reply regarding the amount of credits for Russian recon- of all kinds, especially for ship-struction and threatening withdrawal of the concessions made on
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Three famine relief funds have sent a letter to Mr. Lloyd George appealing to him to again raise at Genoa the question of a rezon- struction loan for Russia.
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London, April 29. Notwithstanding M. Kamener's assertion at the meeting of the described former Moscow Soviet that Dr. Urquhart and others Phone 515wners in Russia is prering the main obstacle to the conclusion of business negotiations at Genoa, the Assembly has decided to attract foreign capital for municipal reconstruction. This decision was taken after M. Boguslavsky reported on discussions with London capitalists thereanent.
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Paris, April 30.
A message is to hand from Genca from M. Bartbou explain. ing the French viewpoint in the projected arrangement, regarding Russian war debts at the meeting of the Sab-Committee on Russian affairs. It is stated that the rec.gnition asked from the Soviets entirely conformed to the Cannes resolutions. The French dele- gation undertook to recommend to Parliament the adoption of a Mora- torium in faveur of Russia. Mr. Lloyd George pointed out that Bri- tain's interest in Russian debts was fifteen times greater than France's. The writing down of debts had always been admitted in Anglo-French conversations, but there now appeared be a tendency to refute the understanding suggested. The French and British texts have been referred to a committee of judicial experts. The Italy, France. Belgium and Japan, meets to-day in an endeavour to find a formula for adjusting the opposing viewpoints.
Genoa, April 30.
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The preamble cf the draft reply to Russia, while emphasizing that the economic reconstruction of Russia must occur from within, foreshadows aid from outside as soon as the necessary guarantees are forthcoming. It dwells on the restoration of Russian agricul ture. mines and industries and the necessity of supplying machinery of all kinds. It alludes to the establishment of an International Consortium with a capital of £20,000,000 for reconstruction pur- Poses, with the possibility of an increase. Britain, France, Italy, Belgium and Japan are prepared to subscribe the capital in addi- tion to co-operating for the restoration of industry.
Rome, April 30.
The Pope has sent a letter to Cardinal Gasparri, hoping that there will be good results from Genoa. He regrets to see how few com.con good and to are willing to make sacrisces for the cooperate in the most necessary social restoration and invites all to pray for this desirable result.
POPPY CULTIVATION IN CHINA.
London, April 30.
Before concluding its sitting at Geneva, the League of Nations Opium Commission adopted a resolution, moved by Mr. Chao Hsin- chu, suggesting that the League request the Chinese Government to make better and more thorough investigations into poppy cultiva tion in China in order to give more reliable reports to the League, and that the resolutions of other bodies particularly interested in the suppression of opium should be included in the Committee investi- gation. The original resolution apparently proposed Consular re- presentation on the investigating body, but Mr. Chu strongly opposed and succeeded in getting the foregoing substituted.
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London, April 29. Referring to the labour question at the annual meeting of the Ulurantaa Rubber Estates, Straits Settlements, the Chairman said it was very difficult to obtain a resident Tamil labour supply as the Ulurantau Company was not particularly popular in the neighbour- hood. The Company began last year by employing Chinese who were more expensive but less efficient than Tamils. They were row trying to change from Chinese to Tamil labour, but there were great dif ficulties in the way.
COLLIERY EXPLOSION.
Bakharest, April 30.
160 casualties, of whom 82 are dead, being incinerated or terribly mutilated, occurred in an explosion of firedamp at colliery at Lupeni, owing to short circuit,
BEQUEST TO CHINA INLAND MISSION.
London, April 29.
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Mr. Alexander Miller, West African merchant, bas left £1,219,000. He bequeathed £1,000 to the China Inland Mission.
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BOSS CROKER DEAD.
London, April 30. The death.has, occurred at Dublin of the prominent Irish- American Boss Croker.
CHARGES. AGAINST MR. BOTTOMLEY.
Landan, April 29. Mr. Horatio Bottomley has been committed for trial, bail being allowed in £10,000.
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London, April 29. The Irish Peace Conference has apparently been wrecked on Mr. De Valera's demand for a further postponement of the elections. Mr. Collins and Mr..Griffith issued a statement saying that the op- position bad refused to make or accept any proposal based on a plebiscite within a month and an election in Juse, including an offer to hold a second election based on adult sufrage for acceptance or The statement rejection of the amendment of the Constitution. concludes declaring that the Goverment will discharge its daty, ree- ing that the people, who are the sovereign authority, will be free to vela approval or disapproval of the Treaty. All members of the Conferance signed a statement expressing horror at the recent mar ders in County Cork and urging that it was the duty of all citizens to prevent similar crimes.
Later.
The Peace Conference of the two sections of Scathern Irish, Anally broke down at Dublin to-day.
London, April 29.
A party of armed men shot dead five more local residents of County Cork, all Protestants. The circumstances of the murders are obscure and the motive unknown. The murders are believed to be reprisals for oppression of Catholics in Belfast. One of the latest victims is the son of the Rector of the Irish Episcopal Church.
THE PRINCE AT KYOTO.
Kyoto, April 29.
Yesterday the Prince of Wales spent a long day amid some of the most glorious scenery in Japan. Motoring to Otsu Pier, he embarked in the new saloon steamer Midor Maru and had a six-hours" cruise on Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan. He saw fishing with bamboo screens and took a most active-part in the sport.
Landing in the afternoon at Hikone, the. Prince of Wales visited the ancient castle, afterwards entraining for Gifu, where he sa comorant fishing by torchlight. He returned to Kyoto at one o'clock this morning. This afternoon he will visit Kyoto University and in the evening have dinner with the Prefectural Governor.
Kroto, April 30.
The Prince of Wales is doing Kyoto with informal thoroughness. Yesterday afternoon he witnessed what he termed a priceless show in the small courtyard of the Imperial Palace, when the ancient game of Kerner was revived by a team of elderly Court retainers in lacquered hats and grotesque costumes. Afterwards he watch- ed a Rugby match, wherein the Japanese beat a British team. He spent much time roaming about the exquisitely quaint old esty shop- ping and sightseeing.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.
Paris, April 29.
In the course of the Parliamentary debates on the proposals to refloat the Banque Industrielle de Chine, several speakers stressed the point that Parliament ahould subordinate the utilisation of the Boxer Indemnity Guarantee Fund to calling up the third and fourth quarters of the capital. It was argued that shareholders should first assist the refloatation of the Bank for they would be the first to benefit thereby. The Board of Administrators is now taking steps to satisfy Parliament and liberate the Bank's capital, thus avoiding delay in the re-organisation.
FRENCH TRAIN HOLD-UP.
Paris, April 29. The bandit Charrier has been condemned to death. [Charrier was arrested last July in connection with a robbery on the Paris-Marseilles express after a struggle with the polics, in which his two accomplices were killed and a police Inspector seriously Injured.]
LONDON CLEAKING, BANKS.
London, April 29.
It is announced that the Clearing Banks will close their offices in London at 8.30 p.m..on week days and at noon on Saturdays after June 1st.:
GERMAN STKAMERS.
Mix London, April 29, • Rumian sources announce that German steamers will deliver direct to Petrozed on the opening of navigation on May 10th.
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STATE-OWNED SHIPPING.
London, April 29.
The chief item on the agenda of the International Shipping Con- ference in London in October deals with grievances as regards immunity of State-owned shipping from liability and taxation. The Chamber of Shipping which supports the views of the Comite Maritime International declares that private shipowners are gravely prejudiced, especially when vessels or cargces are employed for ordinary com- mercial purposes. It points out that a Sovereign State cannot be sued for collision, damage, salvage or towage rendered, although on the other hand possessing the right of recovery, whlie even a grayer threat to shipping and the prosperity to Overseas trade is the im- munity of State-owned ships from income tax in their own country And the claim of immunity from taxation in every other country: also the immunity of safety regulations relating to cargo, passengers and crew. It is proposed that an International convention should be framed placing State-owned maritime property on precisely the same focting as private owned.
RUSSIAN MOTOR TRANSPORT.
London, April 29.
The Soviet Government, anticipating improvement in the trans- port conditions of Russia as the outcome of a decree permitting free importation of motor cars, stated that negotiations had been entered into with foreign motor car manufacturers to establish branches en- a mixed corporation basis. German, American and Italian companies propose to institute omnibus motor truck services linking up the rail stations and also construct an inter-arban railway from Moscow.
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JIM LARKIN AGAIN.
New York, April 30.
The State Appeal Court has granted a certificate of "reasonable doubt" in the case of the Irish agitator, Jim Larkin, who is serving a sentence for criminal anarchy. Ruthenberg and Ferguson, who were convicted with Larkin, have been similarly released on bail pending appeals.
VARSIY LACROSSE..
New York April 80.
The Crescent lacrosse team defeated Oxford and Cambridge by six to one, but the visitors win the International Cup as their score during the entire tour is five ahead of their opponents.
DUTCH INDIES LOAN. -
New York April 30. The new Dalch Indies twenty million dollar, forty-year, aix per cent loan, at 96%, has been a pronounced success. This com- pletes the issue of "one hundred million dollars authorised by the Netherlands Parlament
MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.
Vicksburg (Midsissippi), April 29. Floods have cat off a thousand residents in the Lowlands. Five hundred are isolated in the town of Valley Park. Calls for help are being received from other towas in the vicinity of the river.
THE LATE EX-PRESIDENT DESCHANEL.
Paris, April 25.、 Before his death ex-President Deschanel was ill for several days- with influenza and finally developed pleuro-pulmonary complications, from which be auccumbed.
TAXATION OF INCOMES.
Washington, April 29, "
An amendment to the constitution Introduced in Congress giver the States the right to tax incomes derived from Government and also incomes from State, County and Municipal issues."
ASSOCIATION CUP," FINALA
Landon, April 25,
In the Association Cup Final played on Saturday. Huddersfield defeated Preston North End, by one goal to nil, at Stamford Bridge Chelsen.