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No. 19,144. 三拜道號六十月三年四十二百九千一英 HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1924

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-Diavo le ebiaina!

日二十月二子甲大年三十國

SINGAPORE DECISION ASSAILED.

DOMINIONS SLIGHTED ?

GOVERNMENT ANSWERS CRITICISM.

MENT THE OBJECTIVE.

FOSTERING INTERNATIONAL CONFIDENCE,

(Reuter's General Service:).

LONDON, March 25. The Singapore debate opened with Sir Robert Horne, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, moving a reduction of £100 in the Navy estimates as a protest against the Government's policy.

He said that the Government, while professing to consult the Dominions, merely announced its decision to the Dominions and did not give them a chance to do anything to alter the Government's judgment.

He had never seen a consultation take a more discourteous form and he, emphasised that the Dominions mainly concerned-Australia and New Zealand-Opposition Cheers) most "em- phatically protested and expressed diamay at the Government's decision.

We

Sir Robert Horne read extracts from Mr. Bruce's communication and said It was Impossible to Imagine a protest expressed in graver language,

Replying for the Government, Mr. C. G. Ammon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, sald the Government was not challenged on the question of naval and military strategy. In view of the reported desire of the Americans for an international disarmament conference we should make a moral gesture in the hope that there would be some co-operation. We would be in a much stronger position if, after exploring all the possibilities, we were compelled to continue our armament policy.

Referring to Mr. Bruce's views Mr. Ammon pointed out that the Leader of the Opposition in Australia said he did not believe Australia was in any danger of attack, and did not think there was any danger in the Pacific..:

Mr. Ammon declared that a base at Singapore world undoubtedly bamper the establishment of international confidence and lay our good: faith open to suspicion. Japan was still suffering from from the effects of the recent earthquake and was unlikely to complete armaments. Japan had given" overy earnest of a desire to carry out the Washing ton Agreement. "

Strengthening and enlarging the authority of the League of Nations would be a greater defence for the peace of the world than all the armed forces and new docks that could possibly be built anywhere in the world.....

Commdr. Kenworthy did not believe in the bogey of a Japanese danger, but expressed the opinion that the best answer to a possible Japanese invasion of Australia would be a submarine and "cruiser base somewhere in New Guinea or North

Australia Bellairs decl

Commdr. Bellairs declared that when the question of disarmament was raised the Premier was bound to be faced with the question of Japan ese emigration to Australia. We desired Japan to find room for expansion but not at the expense of

PROUD OF THEM.

BRITAIN'S WORLD FLIERS – START

ING'S GOOD WISHES.

MEET: WITH AMERICANS POSSIBLE.

{Reuters: General Service,)

LONDON, March 25:

Squadron Leader A.S.C. MacLaren and his world flight crew left Calshott at noon in the flying boat" Vulture."

A large crowd witnessed the start.

1

LATER The king telegraphed wishing the three aviators successl

Mrs. MacLaren, with her two children, said farewell to her husband.

Lord Therason, farewelling the aviators, sald they were.all proud of them and knew that only superhuman obstacles would prevent their success.

it

Lord cheers greeted the start of the fliers who, is thought, may meet the American world fars somewhere in the region of Toki. FORCED DESCENTAG

LATER.

Squadron Leader A. S. C MacLaren who has started his world flight in the flying boat "Vulture" was compelled to descend during the first lap owing to fog near Havre.

Vancouver,

This is a private venture under the auspices of the Vickers Napier and Shell Companies. The itinerary, is as follows:-Cairo, Bagdad, Karachi, Calcutta, Rangoon, Bangkok, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tokio, Petropavlovsk, Aleutians, Newfoundland, and across the Atlantic via Azores or West Ireland. It is noteworthy that the American aeroplanes in the world fight already mentioned in the cables have actually started from Seattle.E

"SOMEWHAT RELIEVED.”:

IRISH SITUATION, EASIER.

RESIGNATIONS POSTPONED.

LONDON, March 25, The bewildering political situation in Ireland resulting from the army crisis was somewhat relieved to-day by the announcement by Mr. Joseph McGrath, Minister, of Industry and Com merce that five members had postponed their resignation from the Dalt and the other deputies who had also threatened to resign were doing likewise

The threat of resignation was made as a protest against the Government's alleged breach of the undertaking given by Mr. McGrath that desert- ed officers, who surrendered would be reinstated and the incident closed.

According to an earlier cable, it is announced. that. Mr. McGrath has handed to General O'Duffy the arms and equipment which the mutineers took from Gormanstown and Daldonnel. It is expected

the British Empire in Australia and elsewhere, that the remaining arms will be restored within

Sir Robert Horne's motion was rejected by twenty-four hours.)- --- 287 to 211 votes. The Liberal vote was split.

AMERICAN SUGGESTIONS.”

(Reuters American Service.)

WASHINGTON, March 25

In connection with despatches from Toklo re- porting, that Admiral Murakan, Minister for the Navy, has approved in principle of American: suggestions" for further reductions in naval armas ments, the State Department, denies that any sug- gestion has been made beyond action by the House of Representatives in inserting an amendment in the naval appropriation bill asking President Coolidge to call an international conference for further limitation in naval armaments,

Officials at the White House added that the United States, had not inquired of other governments relative to a new disarmament conference.

LONDON STRIKE CONTINUES.

EMPLOYERS OFFER REJECTED.

AWAITING GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION.

LONDON March 25. Deadlock arose in to-day's tramway negotiations and the strike will continued

CROOKS ESCAPING.

BITTER SENATE OIL OUTBURST.

THAT $100,000 LOAN

(Reuter's American Service).

WASHINGTON, March 25.

In the course of bitter attacks in the Senate on Mr. Sinclair, the oil magnate, and Mr. Daugherty, the Attorney-General, Senator Hedin said that crooks were going anwhipped by Justice and nothing was being done what

Senator Walsh, Chairman of the Oll Cora mittee presented a resolution demanding the impeachment of Dr. Chase.

Feeling is strong against Chase owing to the recent testimony that he acted as go-between on behalf of Mr. Fall former Secretary of the Interior, when the latter was alleged to have req Senator McKinney to say he had lent Fall $100 pOD." Chase is all's son-in-law. It is alleged that Fall-received $100,000 from Sinclair. Both Fall and Sinclair declare this was a loan.

The breakdown in the negotiations of the tramway dispute followed an offer by the em-F ployers to grant an increase of a week, the remaining 35 to be the subject of arbitration.

Both

This offer the Union leaders, refused sidea agreed to attend a conference if called upon by the Ministry when the Government thinks opportune.

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