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March 8, 1928, Temperature 66.

No. 18.818. 四拜禮 號八月三年三十二百九千一英 BUSINESS NOTICE.

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NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that we have acquired the business of

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RUNK DEVELOPMENTS.

BRITISH ZONE ISOLATED,

REDELAND REPUBLIO MOOTED.

LONDON, March 7

"MIRACLE."

ĮRINE - POLITICAL

KINISTERIAL DEFEAT AT EDGRHIL

LANDSLIDE TO LABOUR FORESHADOWY ZPC).

LONDON, March 7.

According to correspondents at Cologne the latest

The Bagchill result came too late for comment in French movements bays practically resulted in complete the morning newspapers but was received just before isolation of the British zone mack to the inconvenience the adjournment of the Commons where it fell like a especially of the iron and etes! industry by a stoppage thunderbolt in the lobby. Even the Labourites refused of the entry of merchandise and raw material while at first to believe such a result possible. Liverpool is a British officers had unpleasant experiences owing to the Tory stronghold and, Mr. Sexton II.F. who is a Livor- inability of the Flemish coloured soldiers at Franco pudlian Irishman kopt repeating: "It's'a miracle !". Belgian poste established on all roads entering the sons to read official paccas printed in English, French and

German.

The defent of thres Ministers in four days is un- precedented but nobody thinks the fall of the Govern ment is involved thereby. The latest dafest, however, ❤ Intriguing with a view to the establishment of a will undoubtedly result in the re-organisation of the Rbindland Republic is very active in the French ministry which has been postponed till Edgehill voted." occupied territory. The correspondents emphasise the It is noteworthy that many voters, chiefly Unionists, necessity of the retention of the British army of occupe-abstained from voting at Edgehill where housing and tion as a guarantee against bloodshed which an attempt at such an establishment would inevitably entail, also against British exclusion from the final sattlement..

TALE OF FRESH SETTLEMENT.

It is pointed out that even if the French secured complete control of the railways in the British zone they would be unable to work them more than they were at present doing on the Rohr railways as the German rail waymen had been ordered in such an event not merely to strike but to resort to very extremo sabotage.

According to Paris telegrams the question of a fresh. Bettlement of Franca with Germany tantamount to s reversal of the Treaty of Versailles is being actively dis- cussed in the French press which is insisting on the necessity for greater guarantees of security including an - understanding between French and German industrial

and coal magnates.

unemployment werd the chief issues, chiefly interesting the women electors numbering fourtsan thousand. The Labourite commoners are so elated at the breach in Liverpool Toryism that they predict the Merseyside will follow the Clydesile in a landslide towards Labour.

CABINET CHANGES ANNOUNCED.

LONDON, March 7. It is officially announced that Mr. Neville Chamber- lain has been appointed Minister of Health and Sir Joynson Hicks Post Master General.

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DUBLIN DISASTER.

REVENUE OFFICES MINED.

DETECTIVE BLOWN TO BITS,

LONDON, March 7.

The Revenue Officer in Dublin were blown up by a mite and destroyed. A detective was blown to atoms.

* LATER.

The French senata yesterday evening adopted clause in the Army Bill fixing militaty service at eighteen months and rejecting an amendment proposing a year which M. Roincare made a question of confidense,

CHANCELLOR

Dublin was alarmed by the blowing up of the OR CUNO'S SPEECH,

BERLIN, March 7. Income Tax offices at six in the morning. The whole Chancellor Juno concluded his speech, with a very building was wrecked and adjoining buildings were guarded reference to negotiations. He said it was not badly damaged. The detective who was killed received Germany's business to make offers so long as the the full foron of the explosion and was blown to the rear occupation of the Rohr continued bat when a path was of the building. His body was buried under tons of opened to her offering the possibility of a frank discas debris. Another detective was injured. A policeman sion as an equal Government she would enter thereon.states that he saw five men carrying a heavy parcel Germany, however, would agree to no settlement towards the building. Two of them held him up with severing the illegally occupied territory from Germany. wvolvers and ordered him to. "clear off to Hell if he or not releasing Germans wrongfully punished. The day valued his life. A minute later he heard a terrific must come when an honest agreement between equal explosion and the whole building was blown sky high. nations would replace military dictatorship as the other It is recalled that armed man a fortnight ago tried to side must see that an unarmed Germany cannot be set fire to the Income Tax offices and an official died conquered by arms. Till then the Germans must endure. from burns he then received.

AMPUTATING BRITISH ZONE.

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PARIS, March 7.

GHASTLY BUSINESS.

LONDON, March 7.

The War Office confrms that the French yesterday

Two attempts by irregulars to blow up Free State occapied the eight towns of Troisdorf, Operach, Wippen- troops disastrously recoiled on the heads of their com fusrth, Remscheid, Tronenberg, Grafiratch, Nettmann rades. It appears that a party of nationals brought and Ortschaftea completely cutting off the British sine prisoners from, Tralee to remove a stone barricada at from unoccupied Garmany.

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116,600 FRENCH TROOPS IN GERMANY. LONDON, March 7. In the House of Commons Lt. Col. Guinness stated there were now 116,000 French troops in Germany in cluding the Rahr, compared with 91,000 before the Rubr was occupied.

AN UNFORTUNATE MISUNDERSTANDING.

Roux, March 7

The' maltreatment of seventeen Italian workmen and a priast en route to Belgiam by a crowd at Rosenheim in Upper Bavaria who thought they were going to the Rabr led to vigorous action by Signor Mussolini who telegraphically instructed the Italian Ambasador at Berlin and the Italian Consal at Munich to strongly protest against the attack and demand ex- emplary punishment of the tingleadere and compass tion for the victims. Bignor Mussolini's nata adds that Italy will not permit maltreatment of her subjects and will defend them whatever the consequences.

FANNING THE FLAMES.

BERLIN, March 7. Subsequent to Herr Cuno's speech, a spraker repre- senting the leading parties of the R-ichstag, irrespective of political complexion, supported the Chancellor's viewe and emphasised the opposition to the alleged French ambition to aaner the Rhineland and the Ruhr, al though willing to treat as regards peace and reparations.

WASHINGTON AGREEMENTS.

FRANCE'S ATITUDE.

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KAM PARIS, March 7,

-In the Chamber the Minister of Marine stated that the Government had asked the Fortiju Afalei Commis tion of the Chamber to accelerate consideration of the Washington agreements, which the Chamber would be asked to pas

Bally Beedy Bridge. This operation led to an explosion of a concealed trigger mine, wounding three National officare and killing eight of the captives.. A similar oo- catrence took place at Countesse'n bridge in which four prisoner were killed and two Nationals wounded.

EARL OF PLYMOUTH,

LONDON, March 7. The death has occurred of the Earl of Plymouth. His son, Viscount Windeer, succeeds him necessitating

by-election for Ludlow,

[Born in 1857, the deceased was the first Earl of Plymouth, the Earldom having been created in 1905. He was a G.B.E., O.B. P... D., and J.P. He had been Lord Lieutenant of Glamorganshire since 1890 and was High Steward of Cambridge University in 1019. In 1895.90 he was Mayor of Cardiff, in 1891.92 he was Paymaster General and he was first Commissioner of Works from 1902 to 1905. He owned about 30,500- actes.]

CAIRO BOMBY.

STERN MEASURES TAKEN:

CATRO, March 7. proclamation has been issued that anyone found asing bomba or explosives will be court attialled and is fiable the death penalty except petrons surrez- bombe and explosives before midnight on March military

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