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RUMR CRUX

PASSIVE RESISTANCE DISPUTE.

TOO MUCH RAIN

AMERICAN STATES FLOODED..

FRANCE'S ANXIETY,

(Renter's 'Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, June 1.

The Cubinet discussed the German memorat diam, also the French views which it is understood were communicated by the French Ambassador in London.

29:

THOUSANDS HOMELESS,

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

KANSAS CITY, June 1 Three days of torrrential rain have resulted in flooding the low-lying districts of the States of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, –

A]. At least five fatalities have been repórted and the damage is estimated at several million dollars. Three thousand people are homeless in Kansas City. and many hundreds in Winfield,

DISCUSS FIRST.

LONDON, June 11. Reuter's Agency learns from a well-informed source that M. Poincare is anxious the Allies, in cluding Britian, should immediately send a note to Germany, demanding the cessation of passive re-its chief industry is cattle raising and fattening." sistance in the Ruhr.

It is understood. M. Poincare considers this a necessary preliminary to Allied discussion of re- parations. On the other hand, the British apparent ly consider such discussion must come first.

MEANWHILE.

BERLIN, June in Five civilians were shot in Dortmund last night, one being seriously wounded,

The deputy police president and the deputy burgomaster have been arrested in connection with the shooting of two French non-commissioned officers... :

It is reported that over a hundred arrests have been made. The French troops in Dortmund are being reinforced.

[Kansas, a State lying west of the Missouri River has an area of 82,680 square miles and á population of 1,700,000 people. Called the Sunflower State,

Kansas City is a great live stock mart with a popula tion of 250,000. Winfield, on the River Cowley is the collegiate and commercial centre of a large Oklohama has an area of 70,057 sq. miles and a agricultural district. The population numbers 6,000.

population of 1,657,155. With an area of 265,780. square miles and a population of 3,910,126, Texas is the largest cotton producing district in the world:]

BUDGET DEBATE..

IMPERIAL PREFERENCE QUESTIO

-GOVERNMENT · VICTORY,

LONDON, June II.

The House of Commons, debating the Budget, [The two French non-commisitoned officers adopted a resolution authorising the establishment were assassinated in the streets of Dortmund, a of a debt sinking fund of £40,000,000 for the current busy commercial town within the occupied region. They were shot during an affray with German civilians:]

SHOT DEAD.

BERLIN, June 11.

A later report front Dortmund states that the five civilians mentioned earlier were shot dead.

It is alleged that French soldiers fired at all passers-by still in the streets at the curfew hour.

Two machine guns have been placed in position in front of the town hall.

MARTIAL LAW,

BERLIN, June 11, A message from Dortmund states that «French hago pričlaimed manial law throughout the city and suburbs. They have arrested prominent citizens as hostages and tightened up the permit regulations. French patrols held up men in the streets and on tram cars and searched them for weapons.

CITY SEEMS DEAD. Dortmund yesterday evening was dead-like the terrified inhabitants not venturing out of doors Shops and restaurants were closed. The trams stopped.

It is reported that the French still detain over a hundred people.

SENTRY ATTACKED.

BRUSSELS, June 11.

year, £45,000,000 for next year and thereafter £50,000,000 annually..

Imperial preference came up when Mr. A.G.- Bonwick (Labour) ́moved the abolition of the Imperial preferences contained in the 1919 budget Mr. Bonwick dwelt on the preference for which he asserted was not only costing more than the original estimate but the consumer was paying sub- stantially the same price as before. - ppt

Mr. A. Baines (Labour) who is President of the London Co-operative Society, asserted that tea pre- ference was opposed by the trade here and did not give any advantage to the Indian grower over fore | eiga marketše

TIN POTA

Dr. W. Chapple-(Labour) argued that the Dominions did not want tin-pot preference in order to maintain their loyalty,

Col. J. Gretton (Conservative) contended that préference did not go far enough.

Sir W. Joynson Micks, Parliamentary Secretary of the Board of Trade, enumerated the increased Imports from the Empire in various commoditics since preference was adopted. He denied the assertion that the Indian tea growers did not want preference.

The amendment was rejected by 255 to 150-

PROFIT TOO GOOD.

votes.

LATER. Mr. Johnston (Labour) moved an amendment to abolish the tea duty,

The hidependence Belge reports that five.. Mr. Joynson Hicks declined to agree with the persons fired revolvers at a Belgian sentry-guarding abandonment of the tax. which yielded £11,000,000 the approaches to the Gemmerich tunnel on the annually. Aix-la-Chapelle-Tangers railway. The sentry was A further labour amendment aimed at halving not hit. He returned the fire and his assailants the present tax.

decamped.

[Aix-la-Chapelle is a cathedral town in town in The clause continuing the tea duty was adopted by Both were rejected by substantial majorities. Rhenish Prussia, 40 miles from Cologne. Tongers

is the capital of the Belgian province of Limburg, 12 239 votes to 150. miles north of Liegel

HOME GOLF.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION.

BRAID BACK:

LONDON, June 11, The veteran player James Braid with a round of 72 led the field at the end of the first half in the qualifying competition of the open championship at

Troon

There were 222 entrants, including twelve Americans, two South Africans, the Australian Kirkwood, a Spaniard and a French contingent.

The Americans, with the exception of Mag donald Smith and Sarazen who made rounds of 75 each, made a poor show. Hagen and Holder taking -82, and Barnes 80. Kirkwood and Tolley made 76, and 77, respectively. Duncan and Mitchell made 78 and 79 a

A feature was the failure of the British amateur champion, Roger Wethered, with 88.

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SOVIET ENVOY'S DEATH,

RUSSIA SEEKING BLOOD.

RIGA, June 10

Mr. Chitcherini, Soviet Foreign Commisar, has despatched a note to the Swiss Government in- which he has declared that Russia intends to obtain satisfaction for the assassination of Vorowsky and avers that the Swiss Government were moral partl

ipants in the crime owing to their failure to arrest the assassins and their accomplices.

Lausanne conference. He was shot dead while Vorowsky was the Soviet delegate to the diping in the Hotel Gecil there with several friends.]

EMPIRE WIRELESS.

DISCUSSION PROMISED,

LONDON, June 11.

In the House of Commons, in answer to ques- tions, Mr. Ormsby-Gore said the question of im- perial wireless - would be considered firstly by the Imperial Economic Conference and any question or principle requiring attention of the Imperial Con Yerence would be referred to the latter

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