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TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Service the China Mail.)

KRUPP “MARTYRS.”

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-IMPERIAL TRADE.

COMPETITION FROM AMERICA-

DERATE IN THE COMMONS.

LONDON, April 10.

The Reichstag was packed to hear Chancellor The House of Commons debated a motion Cuno's funeral oration on the victims of the In-urging the Government to enforce a policy of im- cident at Krupps. Flags were half-masted and the hall was draped in black. All members of Cabinet, officials, and representatives of trade unions were present.

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Eulogising the "martyrs," the Chancellor said that their deaths had united all parties in Germany more than ever. He referred to the long file of those martyred, tortured, insulted and deported, suffering in disgraceful prisons.

perial trade development without waiting for the Imperial Conference in October. Viscount Ednam stressed the necessity for prompt action on account of foreign enterprise, notably Amorican, which was already determinedly and successfully capturing Canadian trade. American capital was finding a want in Australia and South Africa.

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Sir P. Lloyd-Greame replied sympathetically and pointed out that the deficit in exports still He said that not a hair of a French soldier had amounted to twenty per cent, accessitating a quest been hurt but fifty German workmen fell in their of new courses. He said we were going to develop own blood. Machine guns could never break an Canada and new offices were shortly being opened entire people and he asked the nations of the world in Vancouver while India would also be developed. how long they would wait before a halt was called The minister was not afraid of American develop-- of this mad misuse of power. He referred to the ment, which, he opined, would be hampered by a failure to accept their offer of negotiations and said high tariff; also the necessity of receiving debt re- no arrangement could-be accepted which infringed payments. He stated that the Colonial Office ̧had territorially the Ruhr and the Rhine. So long as prepared schemes for developing the Crown their opponents were not ready for such an arrange-Colonies. The Imperial Conference would consider ment passive resistance by the entire people must the questions raised, including the extension of be continued.

imperial preference.

BRITISH TRADE WITH GERMANY.

QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS.

LONDON, April 10,

In the House of Commons, replying to questions Sir P. Lloyd-Greame said that exportations from occupied Germany during the past few months were very small. The French and, Belgians had unde considerable concessions to faciliate exports but the Germans were refusing to permit their nationals to take advantage thereof. The British Government had brought the position to the notice of the German Government.

Mr. Stanley Baldwin said the question of the disposal of the money collected by the French customs in the Ruhr on British goods bad not yet been settled. The Government was carefully con sidering the matter,

`AUSTRALIA AND AMERICA,

'CANADA'S: EXAMPLE. IGNORED.

MELBOURNE, April 10

The Premier, Mr. Bruce, announces that he does not intend to appoint a Minister to Washington, preferring that diplomatic representations should be made through Britain but he is shortly appoint- ing a trade commissioner in New York.'.

MAILS FROM HOME.

SPEEDING UP P. & O. SERVICE.

CAPTURE OF HUGO STINNES.

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MAGNATE AND HIS WIFE RELEASED.

BERLIN, April 10.

sleeping car occupied by Herr Hugo Stinnes and It transpires that railway guards entered, the his wife whom they locked up in a luggage van, Later they released both

[Stinnes is the wealthiest and most influential man iri Germany. In 1897 his father, a mine- owner, left hini - a fortune of nine million gold marks”, (£450,000). His own- fortune just before, the war is said to have been about 40 millions of gold marks. His fortune. at the present day is estimated at more

than a thousand- millions of paper. marks. In the war Stinnes was the chief contractor for war material, especially iron atid steel.]:

OTHER ARRESTS MADE.

BERLIN, April 11, The French at Scharnhorst also temporarily arrested and detained Herr Hamm, under-secretary; who was going to Essen to attend the funeral of the Krupp, workers on behalf of the Government. The ex-Minister of Posts, Herr Giesberts, and the ex- The Rost Office has informed the Chairman of Prussian Premier Herr Stegerwald. They have all the Far Eastern section of the Manchester Chamber since been released the first named being conducted

Commerce that no effort is being spared to ac- to the boundary of the occupied territory. celerate the P. and Q. service to the Far East..

LONDON, April 10.

MEMEL TROUBLE.

GERMAN LEADERS DEPORTED

KOVNO, April, 10.

The leaders of the German Lithuanian Home League, including the President and Secretary and Editor of the Mamel Rundschau, have been deported to Germany. - Local members have Hoen arrested,

MR. BONAR LAW.

› RESTING HIS THROAT

LONDON, April 10, My Bonar Law under his doctor's orders is participating in debates at present in order to rest his throat.

OBITUARY:

LIBERIAN MI ISTER TO LONDON.

LONDON, April. to.

The death has occurred the Liberian minister to:

AMERICAN NATIONS.

FORMING A LEAGUE?

SANTIAGO DE CHILE, April 10, While no plenary meeting of the Pan-American conference was held yesterday, nearly all the com missions presented reports which will be formally discussed at a plenary session on April, 7. The most important reports dealt with the reorganisation of the Pan-American Union and the question of a permanent American court of international justice whose creation was proposed by the Costa Rican delegate.

The President of the Conference who is the Chilean Agustin Edwards expressed optimism as regards the idea of a League of American nations, considering it would be greatly facilitated by the predominance of two languages in America

CANADA'S POSITION,

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