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March 24, 1521. Temperature 64.

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March 24, 1920, Tomperature 65

Barometer 29.77

Rainfall 0,97 inch.

六拜祖 號六廿月三年一十二百九千一英

Huantity 96.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1921.

七十二辛劵熊年十攣中

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MINERS' STAND FOR A NATIONAL WAGES BOARD.

GOVERNMENT MUST INTARVETI.

Losos, March 24.

Muas, March 24th.

The Diana Theatre was blown up by a bomb last night.

Is is estimated that 20 persons have been killed and 20 others are not expected to recoser. Many others were seriously injured.

The crime is attributed to Anarchists.

The miners' delegate conference to-day decided to reject the enal ownery" proposals for a wages settlement on a district basis and to adhere to the de DUTCH CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM. mand for a national wages board The members of the executive afterwards declared the decision would involve á national stoppage of Apt 1 unless the Goverment intervened.

CHINIST STUDENTS IN FRANCE.

PARIS, MARCH 23. M:. Tcheng Lo, the Chinese Minister to France, sfter visiting the Lyons Fair, paid a visit to the great steel works and founderies of the company of Marine and Homecourt in Saint Chamond where about fifty young Chinese mechanical engineers are now being trained. Havas

MILAN' THEATRE OUTRAGE,

DESTRUCTIVE BOMB CARRIED IN PORTMANTEAU.

MILAN, March 24.

In the Diana Theatre outrage 17 persons were killed and 53 injured. It is believed that the bomb was carried in a portmantean, to the emergency door.

(A previous message stated that the Diana Theatre was blown up be a bomb. The crime was attributed to anarchists.],

EAST CHINESE RAILWAYS.

COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE DECISION.

BARCELONA, March,24.

At a meeting of the international communications conference, China asked that the East Chinese railways be excluded from the operation of the draft was decided that the case was devered by the provisions of article eleven which settles the relations with states not adhering to the Convention.

Tar Hara, March 4th. The Government Bills introduced for the revision of the Constitution provide for the election of the First Chamber by proportional representation, and women's The suffrage for the Second Chamber States General will approve of the con- clusion

and revocation of treaties, abo, the declaration of 'WET.

The succession to the Throne is limited to the Queen's descendants, in default of whom to all descendants of the last King who are the issue of males to the second must, otherwise,

De

The autonomy of the Colonies is recognised in principle.

The

State Badget may be fixed for a period of two years. The salaries and Pensions of the members of the Second Chamber will be increased.

The bells largely follow the proposals of the Reyal Commission which won pres sided over by the ex-Premier Jonkheer Ruys de Beerenbrouck.

MISSING MILLIONAIRE.

TORONTO, March 94th. Sensational evidence was given at the trial of John Doughty, who was charged with stealing $21,000 worth of Bonds from his former employer Mr. Ambrose Small, the millionaire who disappeared from Toronto on December 2nd. 1919.

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URUGUAY'S WOOL EXPORT.

WASHINGTON, March 24.2;

A message from Monte Video states that the Uruguayan Government is contemplating far-reaching cedit schemes for the export of wool to Germany, Belgium, France and other European countries, also to Japan.

REPARATIONS DEMANDS.

COMMISSION'S REPLY TO GERMANY.

PARIS. March 24.

The Reparations Commission, in the course of its reply to Germany, says that in claiming one milliard gold marks of unpaid balance by March 23 it acted on the certainty that Germany possesses realisable assets sufficient for payment.

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PARIS March-24.

The reply of the Reparations Commission to Germany points cut that the Commission alone is empowered to fix the value of the payments. It is emphasised that the whole of the twenty milliard gold marke under article 235 must be paid by May 1 but as a consequence of German default the com- mission has informed the Allies regarding the matter.

COFTON DUTIES. ...

INDIA AND IMPERIAL PREFERENCE

LONDON, March 25.

Ifr. Small was the owner, declared that Deughts, nine months before Mr. Small disappeared. suggested that Mr. Small might be killed and subratted a plan by which they (Doughty and Daville) could obtain $100,000 out of Mr. Small's wealth.

DISLOYAL SPEECH.

New York, March 24th. Lieut-Colonel Alexander Anderson," ex-Commander of 163 Infantry Regiment, United States Army has born expelled from the American Legion organisation of veterans of the Great War, owing to an alleged disloyal speech at a recent Ger man-Irish mass meeting in New York in potest against the presence of black troops on the Rhine.

APPEAL TO THE KING.

BEZALO, March 24th. The Council of Six Nations of Indians has decided to appeal to King George against the proposed enfranchisement of

Indians in Canada. The Indians desire to retain the tribal form of

government, and are said to be considering a general axodus to the United States.

RUSSIAN TRADE MISSION.

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Rowz, March 24th The Russian Trads Mission, whose lug- Mr. Montagu, replying to a deputation of the Lancashire cotton trade on March 23 in connection with cotton duties said that he believed the duties age was searched by the Italian Custozas officers and was found to contain, among were necessary and expressed the opinion that the future fiscal policy of India, other things, & portion of the Russian based on the tariff commission of India, would be protective because Indis Crown jewels, has paid the Customs dues was acarly wholly in favour of protection. Nevertheless, the duties were at on its luggage, which it was then allowed present dictated by the sternest financial necessity. He hoped that India to remove from the Castoma House. would demonstrate its solidarity for the British Empire and use its fiscal Liberty to take a stand for the system adopted by the Dominions and Britain, but it would be a profound mistake for imperial statesmanship to force imperial preference on India. He said that he was determined to give the Baj the right to consider the interests of India first. He expressed the opinion that the well-being that would be promoted between Britain and India by letting India have her own fiscal way would result in greater trade between the countries. He promised to convey to India the views of the deputation and the difficulties of the Lancashire cotton trade would be widely dis seminated in India and he hoped that would have an immediate effect.

NAVAL ARMAMENTS.

PREMIER AVOIDS A PREMATURE STATEMENT.

LONDON, March 24.

In the House of Commons Mr. Hurd asked the Prime Minister to consider the desirability of inviting the governments of the United States and Japan to send special representatives to London in Jane in order that the problem of naval armamente may be considered at a friendly conference on the lines of President Harding's inaugural speech and Lord Lee's recent declaration, with the advantages of the presence of the ministers of the Dominions and India in London Colonel Sir Frederick Hall asked what steps were Being taken to arrange a discussion between representatives of Britian and the United States on naval, programmes. Mr. Lloyd George replied that any statement on this important question would now be premature.

ANGLO-RUSSIAN TRADE AGREEMENT.

AFGHAN TREATY ACID TEST OF SOVIET GOOD FAITH.

LONDON, March 24.

CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

HATAKA, March 24th championship have been played between Bo far tour games in the world's chess Lasker and Capablanca, and they have resulted in a draw.

SIR MARCUS SAMUEL--

LONDON, March 24th Sir Marcus.Samael has resigned his position on the board of the Shell Trans- port and associate companies.

GERMAN COMMUNISTS,

HAMBURG, March 24th Fifteen civilians and one police officer were killed and six persons wounded in subsequent clashes late, this afternoon be tween the police and the demonstrators who refused to disperse

Serious rinting is reported from Eisle ben, where the Communiste succeeded in forcing the Security Folice to retire, after attacking the police headquarters and killing and wounding several

The demonstrators, subsequently, pro- ceeded to loot shops.

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