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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1925.

PRINCE'S TOUR PROTEST.

LABOUR PARTY

DIFFERENCES.

PRIVATE MEETING'S. DECISIONS.

„Greater Party Discipline Necessary.

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Evidently all in the Labour Party garden is far from beautiful and measures seem imminent to enforce greater Party discipline,

OFFICIAL STATEMÈNT. -

(Reuter's Service.)

London, February 24. Differences in the Labour Party revealed by the Labour leaders'

„LABOUR'S LEADER.

GOING ABROAD?

THE CHINA MAILA

FORMER EMPEROR LEAVES PEKING.

JAPANESE LEGATION

STATEMENT.

{Renter's Service,}

Peking, February 24.. The former, Boy Emperor of China, Hsuan Tung, left for Tientsin, by motor-cur, at 4 o'clock, this morning.

Secretary of State for the Colonies, was one of the Labour mertbers who voted with the

The Japanese Legation are issu- Government. Mr. D. Kirkwood ing a statement later. is M.P. for Dumbarton. He is General Secretary of the Scottish Housing Association, and a mem-

THE CAUSE OF IT ALL,

WORLD'S MIGHTIEST.

BRITAIN'S TWO NEW BATTLESHIPS. BIGGER THAN HOOD.

More Guns Than the Virginia or the Mutsu.

Britain's two monster battleships, the "Nelson and Rodney, capable of fring a broadside two tons heavier than the Hood's, will give her a substantial advantage over other nations until 1931, when the Washington Treaty will lapsc.

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Although the Admiralty has not revealed details of the arma- ment of the battleships Nelson and Rodney, which will be launch- ed in 1925, Captain Hough, Direc- tor of the United States Naval Intelligence Department, has published data showing that the battleships will be the most

will be capable of throwing a pro- jectile weighing a ton 30,000 yards, and the broadside will be two tons heavier than one of the Queen Elizabeth's or the Hood's

For secondary armament the ships will have 16 6in. guns.

Their speed will be 21 knots Their main armour-belt is 14in thick, and they will be elaborately

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speeches with reference to Mr. D. Kirkwood's motion in the House of Commons on the Prince of Wales' tour were the subject of a discussion at à private meeting of the Parliamentary Labimir Party,

LABOUR LOYALIST.

Mr.", Thomas who voted against Mr. Kirkwood's motion.”

after which it was officially announced that with a view to securing greater efficiency the Party executive had been in- structed to consider and report upon (1) Party discipline and unity, and (2) the attitude of the Labour press,

[The House of Commons by, 295 votes to 87 adopted a supple. mentary estimate for the Prince of Wales' extended tour of Africa and South América after reject- ing a motion to reduce the vote by the Clyde Labour member, Mr. Kirkwood, who strongly protested against the expenditure. It was announced that further invita- tions had been received from Chile and Uruguay, which would very probably be included in the tour. Mr. J. H. Thomas, former

SMALL POX JUNK...

LINER'S TIMELY RESCUE,

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Our Smiling Prince.

[ber of the National Council of the Independent Labour Party. · Mr. Kirkwood was deported from Glasgow during the war for advocating a "down tools" palicy among the munitious workers.]

Singapore, February 24, The "Sardinin" from Hong kong found a distressed junk with 145 people, aboard, of whóm 24 were suffering from small pox. The "Sardinia" is bringing them to Singapore.

HUGE LOSSES.

GOVERNMENT SHIPPING

FAILURE.

(Reuter's Service.),

Melbourne, February 24. Mr. S. M. Bruce, (the Premier) published the balance sheet of the Commonwealth Line of Steamers for the six months ending March 31.1924, showing a loss of £245,000, in addition to fosses of £1,172,000 in 1921-22 and £1,626,000 in 1922-23. The Board report to the Government definite-

Bruce

HSUAN TUNG, AL

Later.

has

The Japanese Legation issued a statement. saying that the former Emperor left súddenly by train för Tientsin, last evening.

His sudden departure is "šur- mised to have been caused by threatening articles recently pub- lished in some of the papers in the Capital.

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The ex-Emperor's wives and servants entrained for Tientsin. this morning..

[There have been strong reports lately that the former Emperor will soon visit. England, accom- panied by his tutor. Mr. R. F. Johnston, formerly of the Hong- kong Government servica.]

COMING EAST?

TROTSKY TO" BE JAPAN" AMBASSADOR,

(Reuter's Service.)

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London, February 24, The Moscow correspondent of the "Daily Express" says M. Trotsky will probably be offered the Ambassadorship in Japan.

ly states the opinion that the line cannot be run without further loss, while the ships are of. Australian register, The Govern ment is therefore immediately

Leon Trotsky. inviting tenders to purchase the line as a going concern on the con- Acceptance depends upon the state dition that the line he retained in of his health. Australian trade with regular and M. Joffe, at present Soviet | efficient services, and that passen- Ambassador to Austria, is men- ger and freight rates, are" not tioned the alternative, if Increased and that no arrange-Trotsky declines the offer. combine. ment is made with any shipping

Stockholm, February 24.-The death is annouriced of M. Branting, former Premier of Sweden.-Reuter.'

ACROSS AFRICA BY MOTOR CAR

ALGERIA

FRENCH

AFRICA.

Ribesher

LONDO

A Havas cable from Paris to-day reporte that the French motor car expedition, across. Africa has reached the Red Sea, having effected the first crossing of Africa, a distance of 6,000 kilometres, despite numerous difficulties. map shows the route.

Our

As

HMS HERMES

Above is the British Navy's Intest aircraft carrier. Experts having Baid that no battleship is now safe against air attack will the dread. nought of to-day disappear from the seas and leave only aircraft carriers and submarines ?

formidable of the world's fighting machines, typifying the apex of post-Jutland development within the limits of the Washington Treaty.

protected against. aircraft and submarines.

The new battleships will be several thousand tons heavier than the United States' Virginia or the Japanese Mutsu; which possess eight 16in. guns.

Both vessels will be of 35,000 in displacement, · 702ft. tons

As the Washington Treaty for- length, and with 106ft. beam, bids further construction of The main armament will comprise capital ships before 1981, the new triple turrets, this heing the first each, will give Britain a substan- nine 16in, guns, installed in three battleships, costing £6,000,000

time the principle has been used tial advantage over all other in the British Navy. The guns | fleets.

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ADMIRAL'S DEATH.

FAMOUS GERMAN ORDER RECALLED.

CHINA TROUBLE ECHO..

(Reuter's Service.)

Berlin, February 24. The death has occurred of Admiral von Usedom, at the age of 71 years.

The Admiral was a celebrated figure during the troubles in, China when he commanded the German landing forces and acted under the famous order "Ger- mans to the Front!"

He defended the Dardanelles during the war against the Allica

naval forces.

GOOD PROGRESS,

THE KING NOW MUCH BETTER.

(Reuter's Service,)

London, February 24.

The King experienced a good night.

The doctors visited him this morning, but no bulletin was issued.

It is most probable that if the present rate of progress is 'muin- tained there will be no further bulletin except 2 final one announcing His Majesty's con valescence.

SPLIT IN BANKS.

INDIAN EXTREMISTS DISAGREE.

[Leon Trotsky, who helped Lemin to fan the Russian revolu- tian, was elected president of the Soviet, and became People's Com- missioner for Foreign Affairs, and Inter head of the Red army. He is! a man of action more than a theorist. He differed from Lenindicated by the announcement that

COSTLY CARGO

MORE MILLIONS FOR"

GERMANY.

(Router's American Service.)

New York, February 24. Messrs. Morgan's are `shipping $2,500,000 in gold to Berlin, thus completing $50,000,000 shipped

LENDS TO NATIONS.

Head of the famous firm of

International bankers,

(Reuter's Service.)

according to agreement when Delhi, February 24, the recent German loan of The end of the Nationalist $110,000,000 was negotiated. compact of obstruction is in-

been used by the Reichsbank for The gold' already shipped has

in advocating continued foreign the independents and Swarajists establishing a gold reserve for war in order to keep Bolshevism will vote soparately on the railway Germany's new currency,

on its feet. Trotsky has been budget, the former on the merits deprived of his post as chief of of the bill while the latter will the Red army and is now virtually continue obstructionism, though an exile.]

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