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HONGKONG, FATURDAY MAY 17, 1924. 日四十月四子甲大皇年三十國民華中

GERMANY AND RUSSIA.

COMPENSATION TO BE PAID.

COMMUNIST RE-ARKESTED.

STATE, TO TAKE THE MINES.

"FOOLISH AND DISASTROUS EXPERIMENT.

LABOUR MOVE DEFEATED.

LONDON, May 16.

BERLIN MAY

House of Commons by 254 votes to 168 The police report that they have re-arrested refused the second reading of a Bill moved by a the wanted Communist, Bozenhardt, in the house Labour member providing for the Nationalisation of the Russian Trade Delegation where apparently of mines by purchase and their transference to a he had been hiding for a fortnight,

"Mining Council presided over by the Minister of The German Government-src-apparently pre-Mines but without giving compensation for royalties. pared to accede to the Russian demand to pay compensation for damage done inside the Delega tion offices but are unwilling to recognize extra territorial rights or to agree to punish the respons sible public officials, notwithstanding that the police superintendent has already been suspended.

-Reuter.

royalties over £500,000 yearly which was more than The mover stated that six persons were drawing

3,500 miners received.,

The rejection was noved by a Conservative who described it as a rash and disastrous experi-

ment,

(Bazenbardt was the man who led to the The rejection was seconded-by a Liberal. · trouble at Berlin on May 4 when the Soviet Mr. Shinwell, Parliamentary Secretary of" Ambassador closed his offices and left for Moscow Mines, said the Government wholeheartedly following the action of the German police, who accepted the principle of the Bill though. It recog- raided the headquarters of the Russian Commercialised that the country had not given a mandate for Delegation in their search for him and arrested the nationalisation of mines.

eight employees. The German version of the affair Mr. Lloyd George repeatedly interrupted alleged German Communism. The prisoner induc- Labour members and denounced the Bill as estab- ed a police escort to allow him to

visit the

lishing a gigantic coal trust in the interests of a. Russian office where he escaped with the connie section of the community but said he was sure the ance of the Russian employees. The German House would not examine in a partisan spirit!any Government protested to the Russian embassy broad-minded proposal to improve the miners' lot against the conduct of the Russians, asserting that (cheers). the police escort was held up some time, contend- ing. that the offices of the Commercial Delegation do not enjoy diplomatic immunity, and characteris ing the conduct of the Russiana as a gross violation of German law.} (

TURKEY AND JAPAN.

FRENCH CAUSE DELAY

LONDON, May 16, The Daily Telegraph's diplomatic correspondent says that Angora is worrying greatly about Japan's delay in ratifying the Lausanne, treaty which would have rendered the treaty operative since Britain and Italy have already ratified it.y

He asserts. that the Turks scribo Japan's dilatoriness to French diplomatic intervention at Tokio as the Poincare Government has hitherto withheld ratification, Reuter.

WILL HE SIGN?

ASIATIC EXLUSION BILL'S FATE.

PRESIDENT'S CHOICE.

WASHINGTON, May 16,

After passing the House of Representatives by

The Liberal vote was split.

MASHUDS RAIDERS.

FRONTIER FORCE WIPED OUT.

BITTER REPRISALS.

PESHAWAR, May 16,

A gang of a hundred Mahsuds near Tank are constabulary killing and wounding three. They reported to have wiped out a small force of frontier...

captured ten rifles.

It is understood that the enemy have also suffered casualties.

*** Reinforcements have been'sent from Tank."

constabulary's recently accounting for a gang of" "It believed that, the attack is a retaliation for the

Mahsud raiders near Draban.~Renter.

EXPERTS' REPORT.

POINCARE'S NEW SUGGESTIONS.

LOSING NO TIME.

PARIS, May 16.”

The French ambassador in London has handed 508 votes to 308 and the Senate by 69 to 9, the Mr. Ramsay MacDonald the letter from M. Poin- Immigration Bill with the provision for excluding caré, mentioned earlier, which submits certain points Asiatics after July 1, is, now before. President In principle which appeared to Poincare to Coolidge who will probably send the measure to facilitate putting on to practice the Reparations the State and Labour Departments for recom, Experts' report mendations before determining to sign or veto it. Router's American Service.

RUSSIA AND HOLLAND.........

THE HAGUE, May 16. Replying to a Communist, M. Vanrevesteyn said the Dutch delegates regarded the Russo Dutch negotiations as postponed but the Soviet regarded them as broken off.

Moreover the Russian reservations in regard to the application of the most favoured nation clause were unacceptable.

M. Troelstra, the leader of the Social democratic prty, expressed complete satisfaction at "the Foreign Minister's explanation.-Reuter.

HOME CRICKET.

SOUTH AFRICANS DEFEATED

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London, May 16.

The letter also deals at some length with the question of the Ruhr and emphasises the importance of allowing some latitude to specialists appointed 10 supervise the change of regime in the region of the railway with a view to putting the Experts' report into operation without loss of time when the time comes-Reuter.

TREATY APPROVED.

THE HAGUE, May 16. The Second Chan:ber has approved the Dutch- American arbitration treaty.Router,...

WORLD FLIGHTS.

VALLAHABAD, May 16. Maja MacLaren left at daybreak

At Nottingham, Natts beat the for Calcutta-Reuter. South Africans by three wickets. Notts made 298 for 7. wickets (George Gunn 58, John Gunn 89 inot out.)

[South Africa's scores, were first innings 186, second innings 236 (Nourse 147 not out.) Notta' first innings realised 185. This is the "South. Afclean team's first defeat, two matches having been drawn.j

Middlesex v. Warwick. At Lord's, Middlesex defeated Warwickshire by an innings and

nine runs.

H. L. Wales made 109 not out

for the winners.

Surrey v. Somerset.

At the Oval, Surrey obtained a first innings lend over Somerset.

Lyon (Somerset) compiled 95 in the first inninga,..

Essex v. Leicestershire.

|_ At Layton,' Leicestershire beat Essex by seven wickets.

innings, scored 75 not out.

Lancashire v. Glamorgan.

CALOUTT', May 16. Major MacLaren has arrived, the fight taking six hours-Reuter,

ALLAHABAD, May 16, Major MacLaren proposen to halt until Wednesday at Calcutta, where the Vulture will be overhauled and a new low compression engine fitbod

Reuter,

BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.

LONDON, May-16ut Official circles profess satisfaction at the progress of the Anglo-Soviet negotiatione, and hopefulness of the successful autome, notwithstanding a certain acerbity, which diplomatic correspondente state was apparent several times daring yesterday's con- ference. A communique reveals a divergence of opinion on the subject of inter-goreminent claims, which the British requested should bo postponed on accourt of the technical dificulties in the assessment. The Soviet members, however, abjected" on the ground that the postpone ment would mean the shelving of Reutor's correspondent at Para- the only claims they advanced, mahira says that hopes azu enter whereas Britain was only shelving tained that the flyers will jump off part of Eer claims. The British From Atten on Thursday as the wea-nambers also formally proposed ther la most ideal. The destroyer that compensation be paid to dis Ford, which returned on May 12 possessed British proprietors in Ras- hina sent a wireless message to the sa.. The Soviet members promised flyers daily, urging an immediate to consider the propel after point- night. The answer always received ing out the dificates of evolving from Atta has been to the oflect that parierat forienne complicated by die the weather is still unfavourable difference between the Titish and Router

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Tokyo, May '16,

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London, May 16-The British

Astill in Leicester's secondsing 5 wickets for 9 runs. They Government has declined the declared their second Innings request of the Lithuanian Govern- closed at 208 runs ftir 8 wickets. ment and other Baltic interests to Glamorgan's totals wero 22 sell them surplus war material. (Parkin 6 wicket for 6 runs and The Cabinet is resolved not to sell Tyldesley (R) 4 for 18) and 107 such material to foreign (Parkin 4 for 80)-Reuter. Countries Reuter,

At Liverpool; Lancashire defeat- ed Glamorgan by 128 runk.

"Lancashire were all out in the first innings for 49, Spencer tak

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