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CANTON REDATTA.

REENLY CONTESTED EVENTS,

The fact that leaders like Cyses, Thomas, and Gosling have been ailent over the weekend is regarded as indicating that some move in the direction

The Canton Rowing Club's annual of peace may be made before the fateful decision of the Triple Alliance on April 6. This is the only ray of hope in the gloom of the industrial crisis regata held on Saturday, at Belchers. Isic. Canton, was a very successful to-day. Meetings of Scottish railwaymen at Glasgow, Edinburgh and Ferth event, The

programme started resolved to support the miners, even by a strike, the following the example promptly at 2.15 p.mthe first event of meetings in the large railway centres of England. The attitude of the being the Imer-Club Senior Fours. railwaymen is that if they don't suppert the miners now they cannot expect Hongkong was well-represented by the Royal Hongkong Yeth: Club and the help of the miners when the railways are decontrolled in August the V.R.C., and, the former were sue- Serious reports of flooding of piis in Scotland, England and Wales were recessiel in winning the Senior Fours, ceived to-day. A fire due to igsition of gases is raging in one colliery at Senior Pairs and Single Sculls. The Neath. It is feared the pit will be destroyed. The threatening attitude of the Junior Four was won by the V.R.C.. miners on many a coalfield is causing consternation to the volunteers. The and the Jopior Pairs by the Canton

Club. By kind permission of Com Rhondda Miners' Association decided that everyone, including managers mander E. B. Cloete, R... and A crowd stoned the men Officers) H.M.S. "Tarantula "* äcted and officials, must cease work immediately,

as flagship in which the Chairman. guarding the colliery and railway at Falkirk.

Mr. E. A. H. Sty, and Committee LATEST SUMMARY."

were "At Home.". A large number of Canton residents turned out to watch the racing.

LONDON, April 4. Summing up the situation, the Admiralty has cancelled all leave. The Rhondda miners' decision cabled earlier will have disastrous results if mears are found to give it effect. The pits will be ruined in 48 hours.

Today the Dowlais steel works closed down, making à ̈ thousand men idle.

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Considerable difficulties are being experienced in keeping alive the pit ponies. In many areas it is stated that the miners' officials are preventing the ostlers from working.

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THE RACING DESCRIBED. Descriptions of the various events fallow:-

SENIOR FOURS.

was very

The Senior Fours réce keenly contested by all three crews. The Royals. getting a good start. obtained the lead, which they held to Canton and the the mile post.

The South Western railway has cancelled 200 trains as from April V.R.C. then spurted and drew level. 6. Other lines are restricting their running in a similar way.

-EXTRAORDINARY-REGULATIONS.

LONDON, April 4.

and this order continued until the

-mile post was passed. At this point.. the Royals made a gest effort, spurted

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to take possession and requisition food, forage, lands coal, coal mines, post. The names of the winning crew horses, vehicles, tramways, light railways, and canals and their equipment, are as follows:-C. . Logan (tow);! to regulate road transport and limit or prohibit the transport of any goods, V. G. Smyth (2); P. H. Davies (3): to regulate traffic in ports and harbours, to refuse clearance of ships, to I: S. McCann (stroke): T: H. White

Sear)-Time, 6mins: 31stes. prohibit the unloading of any goods, to regulate, distribui, price and use of coal, gas, water, electricity, and petrol, to prohibit in any area the buy. JUNIOR PAIRS. ing, selling, or possession of firearms, also draing, meetings, and proces sions, and to employ His Majesty's forces in any service of vital importance to the community. These regulations give the police increased powers

| regarding searches and the arrest of suspects without warrant. Feualties are provided to a maximum of three years hard labour or a fine of a hundred pounds.

SENSATIONAL REPORTS.

LONDON, April 4.

The second event was the Jumor) pairs, which was well contested. The V.R.C. had a good start and obtained a lead of it lengths,, from Canton, which they maintained until the 1-mile post, was passed. At this point, the stroke J. Berentson) unfortunately got cramp in his arms and was obliged. to stop rowing. Canton then obtained the lead, winning a good race. From

Winning the Royals by 2 lengths. the Triple Alliance will decide on April 6 actively to support the miners, crew. E. Quin (bow); M. Ogier (stroke): A., Hotson (cor).Time. although the attitude of the transport men is unknown definitely, but it is mins. 59secs. understood that owing to the prevalence of unemployment among transport men the unity of their federation is problematical. Anyway, the Triplice The third event was the Single leaders are expected to defer the strike order until they have made an effort at a peaceful settlement. The outlook on the coalfields grows progressively worse and as a result of threats at mass demonstrations there was at least one instance of violence, safety men being compelled to leave the works. The evening papers stare that a most truculeat spirit is being exhibited in many areas of Scotland and Wales, while the Fifeshire men are inclined to lawlessness.

It was declared to-night that it is generally regarded as certain that

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At a miners' meeting at Wrexham speakers urged the federation not to pay strike money but to arm all miners who are ex-soldiers.

REPARATIONS.

LONDON, April 4. ...

SINGLE SCULLS.

Sculls, for which only two entries were received; W. A. Alexander re- presenting Canton, and J. S. McCann Hongkong. Alexander very sportingly agreed to make the distance for this race half-a-mile, instead of a mile (as stated on the programme), as McCann had to row in the Senior Pairs later. on in the day. Both oarsmen had s bad start owing to the wash of a launch passing at the time, but both' quickly settled down to a hard race, which was won by McCann in 3mins. 59secs., by one length.

JUNIOR FOURS!

Mr. Charles White asked in the House of Commons whether India or Fours race, which was keenly contest- The fourth event was the junior any of the Dominions had introduced or passed legislation similar to the ed by all crews, the V.R.C. winning German reparations act. Mr. Lolyd George replied that the answer was by 1 lengths from Canton and the Royals being third 4 lengths behind. in the negative except in the case of Newfoundland.

Replying to Mr. Briant, he stated no agreement had been reached with The Royals were unfortunate in the the Allies with regard to the allocation af payments under the reparations selection of their Junior crew; bow

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side throughout the race pulling too strongly against stroke side. sequently the rudder was hard over against bow side the whole time. Winning Crew. V.R.CG. May (bow); G. Tiran (2); J. Berentson (3); G. T. Claridge (stroke); A. Caroll" (con).-Time, 6mins. 27secs.

SENIOR PAIRS. The fifth event was the Senior Pairs, which promised to be the hard- est of the day, as all crews were con

dent of winning. Canton got away

NEW YORK, April 4 Several hundreds of immigrants, mostly women and children, who were recently sent back to Europe from New York for having fraudulent passports,, will be returned here and permiffed to land, as instructions have been given to all American consulates in Europe. Meanwhile the State from the start and obtained a lead of Department is investigating the source of their bogus papers.

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one length from both their opponents, which they maintained to the quarter- mile post. The Royals and the V.R.C., at this point, made a spurt, and quickly drew level with Canton. It was then a neck-and-neck race until In the House of Commons at question time the Rt. Hon. Denis Heary the 3-mile mark, and was von in an made a statement that for the quarter ended June 30, Sinn Fein outrages exciting manner by the Royals from in Ireland totalled 2,152. Police killed numbered 29 and wounded 37., In Canton by length. The V.R.C. the quarter ended September 30 the outrages were 4,770, with police crew, stroked by S. Dreyer, were un- casualties 53 killed and 96 wounded. Military lost 12 killed and 54 fortunate in this race, as the stroke's seat jammed in the slide, and they wounded. In the quarter ended December 31 there were 1,726 outrages were obliged to stop rowing at the the police casualties in which were 73 killed and 92 wounded, military 34-mile post. They, however, con- killed and 61 wounded. In the quarter ended March 31, outrages num-tinued and finished a good third, bered 2246 with Police casualties 83 killed and 156 wounded, military-44 Winning crew:-V. G. Smyth (bow); J. 8. McCann (stroke), T. H. White killed and 84 wounded."

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SCRATCH FOURS),

The last event of the day was a race for Scratch Fours, the crews being drawn from the oarsmen who had rowed during the afternoon. This rade, which was very close, was. Von by Lieut. Merriman's crew, S. Dreyer being 2nd, and Capt. Wahl 3rd.

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