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HONGKONG. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1914,

No. 19132.

三拜禮

號二十月三年四十二百九千一英

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FREE STATE ARMY MUTINY.

CHALLENGE TO GOVERNMENT.

ULTIMATUM FROM DEFAULTING OFFICERS.

Router's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, March 11. None of the officers who decamped with their arms have yet been apprehended. No rifies of munitions have been discovered in spite of exhaustive searches in Dublin and elsewhere.

Mr. Cosgrave announced in the Dail today that the Government had received an ultimatum from General Tobin and Colonel Dalton on behalf of "the Executive Council of the Irish Republican Army.". Mr. Cosgrave said it was impossible for the Government to ignore this challenge and steps would be taken to deal with the matter,

THE DANGER SPOT.

DUBLIN, March 11. General Mulcahy, Chief of Staff, in a speech in the Dail; said there was a threat that a large number of officers throughout the Army would resign or take arms against the Government.

(Router's Service to the Ching. Mail.)

LONDON, March 11.

In the House of Commons, introducing the Air Estimate Mr. W. Leath; Under Secretary of Air, Gold: that hegotiations were proceeding for the purchase of six new aerodromes. The total flying hours had increased 50 per cent. during the year. The increase overseas was still higher..

The ratio of accidents throughout the whole, force was steadily falling.

Our orders to the aircraft industry this year would total £4.500,000.

A new type of machine for naval co-operation and army co-operation was being developed. Experiments were also being made with metal construction on the largest scate which should greatly lessen deterioration.

The scheme, for a subsidy of £1,000,000, spread over ten years, to the Imperial Air Transport Com- pany was being faithfully carried out.

The Government felt the Burney airship schema needed still more examination and Admiral Burney would have full opportunity of laying his views before the Cabinet committee considering the ques

The only place where there was any possibility of danger was County Cork where the second-in-tion. They therefore did not feel justifled in asking command had resigned...

General Mulcahy said he was absolutely confident of the control of the forces in the rest of

the country.

MINISTER RESIGNS:

DUBLIN, March 11,

Mr. Joseph McGrafth, Minister of Industry and Commerce, announced in the Dil to-day that he had resigned on account of the muddling in con- nection rith the army trouble.

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BRITISH STEAMERS.

ASIATIC CREWS OPPOSED.

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QUESTIONS IN COMMONS.

LONDON, March II, In the House of Commons: Lieut. Commdr Kenworthy (Liberal) drew attention to the fact that five vessels sailing from Hull to the East now carried coolie crews instead of whites as formerly He asked whether steps could be taken to restrict the employment of Asiatic crews to vessels trading

east of Suez only.

any money this year for airships.

Mr. Leach concluded by emphasising that disarmament was necessary but must be mutual. He stressed the Government's policy of goodwill,

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LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

BRITAIN'S STAUNCH SUPPORT.

LABOUR'S FIRST DELEGATE.

GENEVA, March 11:

The Council of the League of Nations opened after a speech by Lord Parmoor, the new British"" representative, declaring the policy of Britain would always be based on the League of Nations.

the

The Council adopted the

of recommendations Salandra report as regards the gendarmerie in the Saar with an amendment declaring

Mr. Sydney Webb, Pre-budgetary conditions did not sident of the Board of Trade, ai present permit the deve replied that four of the five topment of the gendarmerie. vessels. named, were trading

regularly between India and

During the debate Lord,

expressed the

Britain. They carried Lascar Parmoor crews like other vessels opinion that the gendarmerie employed in

Lord Parmoor.

this trade should be strengthened in order to enable France There was nothing unusual

or irregular in this method to withdraw her occupation troops. of manning such vessels. Lieut-Commdr. Kenworthy's

MR. SYDNEY. WEBB. suggestion would require legislation and would be controversial. He was certainly unable to undertake to introduce it, but the points would be borne in mind.

Replying to Mr.J. H. Hope Simpson, (Labour), Mr. Sydney Webb agreed that Lasears were citizens of the British Empire in the sense that they were citizens 01 Icdia. Mr. J. Sexton (Labour) declared that the wages paid were incommensurate with good citizenship.

Mr. Webb replied that the Government could hardlyideal with that question which was a matter for the trade unions and the employers..

› FRENCH FINANCES.

GOVERNMENT MEASURES "APPROVED.

SEEKING LARGE CREDITS.

PARIS, March II. The Senate Finance Committee has now voted for the whole of the Government's new finance measures with certain amendments, including articles tightening up the present financial laws.

Large consolidation operations are contemplat ed. The Bank of France is negotiating with a view to obtaining large credits...

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NEW YORK, March 11, Messre. Morgan refuse to comment on the rumours that they have offered France a three months' credit of $50,000,000 at six per cent interest with the object of stabilising the franc. This is regarded in financial circles as indicating that arrangements for such a credit are pending, t

The New York Times says that a wire canvass of financial circles has elicited the almost uniform opinion that the psychological moment for such an operation has arrived.Reuter's American Service.

DYESTUFF AGREEMENTS.

LONDON, March 11,

In the House of Commous, replying to ques tions with reference to the French agreement with the Badische Anilin Co., for a supply of dyestuffs, Mr. Stephen Walsh, Mhuster of War, stated that similar steps had been taken by the British Govern ment in conjunction with a British firm.

PE PARIS, March 11. The Senate has adopted the bill approving the agreement with the Badische Anilin. Co.

per:

UNITED STATES INCOME TAX

WASHINGTON, March 12,2

PISTOL'S POINT.

BAVARIAN MONARCHIST REVOLT.

FORMER DICTATOR'S. EVIDENCE."

MUNICH, March 11.) The former Dictator von Kahr, testifying at the Ludendorff trial in a crowded court, considered the Hitler movement catastrophical: Had he realised what terrible consequences a Bavarlan march on Berlin would entail in the form of an invasion of French Czechs and Poles, he would have maintain- ed his first endorsement that the Hitler outbreak was forced at the pistol's point. He denied that. he changed his attitude owing to pressure of His Majesty the Crown Prince Rupprecht.

ISLAM'S NEW HEAD.

INDIA RESENTS CHANGE.-

DELHI, March 11... Indian Moslem opinion has almost unanimous. y strongly condemned Turkey's abolition of the Khalifate and the proclamation of King Hussein as Khalif is not likely to be accepted in India where the Egyptian idea of holding an Islamic conference with leading representatives from all parts of the world in order to elect a Khalif is generally favoured.

HAMBURG DOCK STRIKE',

HAMBURG, March, IL-

The dockers struck this morning for higher wages. Work in the harbour is at a complete standstill.

A British steamer from India was only able to unload a tem of its cargo of 2,300 bags of rice

BERLIN, March 11,

The dock strike at Hamburg has extended to Bremerhaven and the dockers at Bremen have decided to join the strike.

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