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TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1925.

IMPERIAL

EMPIRE BONDS.

ECONOMIC · CONFERENCE. COLONIES TO BE REPRESENTED. Special Attention to Business Interests.

When the Imperial Economic Conference meets again the Colonies will be represented as well as the Dominions.

CHOOSING THE MEMBERS.

(Reuter's Service.)

tive specially chosen by a panel of members, some of whom would be muhed by various bodies in Britain connected with business interests in the colonies and pro- This representative would be selected according to the particular restion before the committee.

London, March 2. In the House of Commons attectorntes. question time, the Hon. Mr. W. G. I Ormsby-Core, Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, said the colonies and protectorates would be represented on the Imperial Economic Committee by Sir Gilbert Grindle, of the Colonini Offer, with a second representa-

ST. PAUL'S FUND TOTAL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO DATE.

London, Februby 28. The total subscriptions tp the. St. Paul's Restoration Fund now amount to £241,802.Reuter.

SIR HAROLD BOWDEN, Bat

Blend of The Raleigh Crale Co., Ltd.. who has just given the record dana;;\ ben a 0,10 10. THE Timar': Fand for

of Pa'a

TURN FOR WORSE.

NEW ZEALAND'S WHARF TROUBLE:

extens

(Reuter's Servich),

WELLINGTON, March 2 The waterfront distinte has entered a serious stege

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Sir Gilbert (Edmund Angus- Line) Grindle: KC.M.G.. hus heen. Assistant Under Secretary at the A distin- Colonial Other 1916. puished classical scholar, entered the Local Government Bord in 1893. Two years later he was called to the Bar, and one year after that entered the Colonial Office. In 1898 he was appointed private secretary to Mr. Chamberlain, in 1900 181 class Clerk," and in 1909 Principuki Clerk.)

HELP FOR TRADE.

GOVERNMENT ANSWERS

CRITICISM,

'( Router's Service) .

London, March 2.

The House of Commons passed the Second reading of the" Trades. Facilities Bill after a debate in i which Mr. Edward Grenfell! (Conservative) complained of the unfair advantage given to new firms who were able to prost by the Act, whereas old-established concerns were precluded.

Hé particularly instanced ship- ping as suffering from the keen-' est competition, arding that the Pettersen Company, which had been promised a Canadian" sub- wdy of £250,000 a year, was enabled under the Act to borrow: money at 4 per cent. while established companies paid 5 and 6 per cent.

W Guinness, Lt.-Colonel Financial Secretary to the Trea- sory, replying, stated that since the committee had learnt of the Canadian subsitly they had with- drawn the guarantee. He added tut the guarantee was not likely to he granted where the effect of the subsidy would prove unfair and unreasonable to existing Bri-

Declaring work carnot be carried on in the face of constant- ly recurring strikes, the employers have decided that no further calls for labour, shall be made until the Burtons concerned give a satis-tish interests, factory undertaking that all vessels will be worked under the terms of the current award.

Practically all the port are idle.

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The text of an agreement was tabled in the Canadian House "of vessels in Cormons early

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

GOODS TAX AT PUKOW,

(By Courtesy of Daily Bulletin.)

Peking, March 23 The Ministry of Communica- Lions has telegraphed to Chang

· Tsung-chang saying it is reported that a goods tax is being imposed at Pukow, where a tax office has been established, in order to levy on goods passing over the rail-

THE CHINA MAIL.

WHO WILL IT BE?

German Election

Rumours.

MARX NEXT PRESIDENT?

GERMANY'S STRENGTH.

MILITARY COMMITTEE'S REPORT.

VERSAILLES TREATY EVADED?

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"LITTLE_WILLIE" POSSIBLE Alleged Secret Reorganizing of the Army.

CANDIDATE !

(Reuter's Service.)

Berlin March 2, Though the various, political parties will not yet discuss the question of nomination of

can-

Dr. Vilhelm Marx.

didates for the Presidency to succeed the late Herr Ebert, many names have been sug- gested. Even the formge Crown Prince "M been mentioned,

Yon Hindenburg.

The question of Germany's armed strength, upon which hinges the evacuation of the Cologne zone, is again to the fore.

SERIOUS CHARGES.

(Reuter's Service.)

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pulating of the Reichswehr, which it is stated. has become an army of cadres with four officers..for every private, and the placing of security police on a military basis. Püris, March 2. The "Petit Journal" declares According to "Le Journal," the these revelations, and the success report of the Military Committee of the Nationalists in Germany, of Versailles is now being con- have rendered the position of the sidered by the Allied Govern-Herriot Government more difficult ments. It contains the substance as regards the proposed new of the report of the Military Con- guarantee pact, the basis of which German trol Commission regarding Ger- must depend, not on man evasions of the Versailles undertakings, but on the British- treaty, especially the secret Franch Agreement. Therefore a British-French policy reorganising of the German army, common. the restoring of the position of with regard to the frontier of commander-in-chief, the re East Europe is necessary, and organising of the great general there probably lies the main staff of 250 officers, the mani- difficulty.

$1,000 EACH.

PENALTY FOR BRINGING IN ALIENS.

(Reuter's American Service.)

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Washington, March 2 The Supreme Court has held. that the New York-Porto Rico Steamship Company must pay a fine of thousand dollars for each. alien passenger illegally brought to the United States. The New York Court had imposed only n $400 fine for each such passenger and the Court of Appeals asked the Supreme Court for instrue- tions hereanent.

QUAKE PANIC.

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[Concerning the report of the inter-Allied military committee, "Le Journal' states, according to a Havas message, that as a matter of fact it is the first report,| for the task of the committee is far from ended. The first report draws attention of Germany to her grave failures to disarm, and Insists that it is less a question of the. fabrication of weapons than that of secret reorganization of the German army, especially the preparation of officers, industrial mobilization and the re-establish- ment of a general staff.]

CAIRO PLOT.

BROTHER CONFESSES

COMPLICITY.

(Reuter's Service,)

CAIRO, March 2,

In the course of the enquiry into the murder of the Sirdar, the brother of Anayu cpnfessed that he had been concerned in the conspiracy.

Ottawa, March 2 Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church at Shawinigan Full was

[Cairo cables dated February 11 [ badly damaged by the collapse ul

the roof blafough the earthquake. stated that it transpired the two men on February 2nd on Several houses were also damaged arrested

ry roofs falling in or walls suspicion of being connected with collapsing Nobody was injured the murder of the late Sird ir, were and no damage was done at the Abdel Hamid Anayat, of the power and paper plants. A num- Student Teachers Training Col- her of Windows were broken in lege, and his brother Abdel Fattah Montreal, where the telephone ser Anayat, a student of the Royal School of Law. When latter was vice was disabled.

brought before the examining Magistrate, he admitted that he had participated in the attack on the Sirdar. He gave the names of the others conuected with the outrage, including his brother

though there is no "foundation The first earthquake shocks in for that. Popular Nationalists like Quebes were most violent. Several Marshal Hindenburg. Marshal people fainted of fright in the gen Mackensen, Admiral Tirpitz and rad panies Buildings swayed for Prince von Buelow are too aged two minutes and small wooden and are most unlikely to become dwellings on the outskirts of the candidates.

vity were thrown down. There were no casualties..

A section of the roof of the Union station was damaged and many windows were broken. A woman ind of fright at Three Rivers The audiences in the theatres in Montrend were panic stricken and rushed to the exits.

WORLD'S FLEETS.

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London, March 2. Commenting on Hie return of the world's fleets just issued by the Admimity, the Manchester Guar sensational Tis reported in Quebec thai dan describes as during the earthquake five people the disclosure of the fact that the died of fright or being struck by new Japanese erasers will ap- debris on the south shore. The parently carry twelve eight-inch tremor lasted twenty-five minutes guns. It says that if that be so

Baie Saint Paul-Renter's Japan is building cruisers far more )

heavily arined than any ever con- American Service.

ceived by naval architects.

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It is generally heenmed that last month Dr. Mars has the best prospects, between Sir William Petterson and the Government providing for a fleet of ten ships for the Canadian Atlantic, service under Government control of rates in consideration of an annual sub- | sidy of £275,000. The agreement provides for a 10-years contract. The preamble recites that the Government has been receiving. continuous représentations re- specting ocean transportation difitulties and the uncertainty of rates indiscriminately imposed on exported Canadian goods and shipping by combines. These rates also affect imports. The The Ministry of Communica- Government has accordingly re- Lions expresses the opinion that solved to adopt means to prevent such a tax, particularly under the unreasonable overcharge. The present conditions of trade, must new ships must be operating badly affect not only trade but within eighteen months. Mean- railway traffic, and the Ministry while six substitute ships "will invites Chang Tsung-chang's begin operations on June 15. The carly attention to the matter. company must carry immigrants Tunn Chi-jui entertained Panat rutes fixed by the Government, Chen Lama to-day at luncheon in and must carry Canadian mails the Ministry of War, all the mem- free on the inauguration of the hers of the Cabinet assisting passenger service. The Govern- Tunn Chi-jui in the duties of host. ment is entitled to enter into a The Minister of War has re- similar contract with other turned to Fcking.

way.

companies.]

GIANT AIRSHIP'S GREAT FLIGHT.

Pittsburgh

New York.

Trenton

Philadelph Lakehurst

Richmond

Norfolk

200

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

MILES

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BERMUDA IS,

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hows the route taken by the "Los Angeles" in ite. recent light to Bermuda. The "Los Angeles" took a consignment of United States mall from Lakehurst, New Jersey, the first time mail hak been carril outside American territory by airship. "Ion Angoles" reuched Hamilton, Bermuda, at five o'clock in, the morning, but owing to unfavourable weather was compoiled to abandon the attempt to moor and subsequently departed for Laku hurst, which she reached at midnight. Later cables mentioned that the "Los Angeles" dropped the mail-bag in the garden of the Governor's residence nt Hamilton, Bermuda.

Ex-Crown Prince Wilhelm

if, as is probable, the Socialists, Centre Party, and Democrata support his candidature.

A purely Socialist candidate

AVERED VON MIR PIT

MELBOURNE REPORT.

It is unofficially widerstood that the new British comity cruisers will be armed with nine eight-inch guns and the new French and Talian cruisers are officially" stated to mount eight eight-inchers.

The Manchester Guardian admita earth-tant Japan is entirely within

(Reuter's Service.)

Melbourne, March 2. The North American quake was recorded here.

For rehta under the Washington Treat in putting such "enomous armament in her cruisers.Reuter.

AND FRANCE,

Paris, March 1.

Peking, March 3.-The signing of the Russo-Japanese treaty seems GERMANY to have been the signal for the adoptions of strong repressive measures on the part of the Soviet authorities at Harbin, according to It is reliably asserted that a pro- foreign telegrams, which report pokl for 1 Franco-German that 500 more whites have been grantee pact was received by discharged from the Chloese Eas-M. Herriot from Herr Streseman

tern Railways, while a Bolshevik ten days ago. The proposal is re- Professor has been put in charge Torted to be more general in its of the education department, and

Scope than Herr Chino's offer of the former head of the Russian 1992, intemuch as it fixes no limit commercial school, apparently us of fumtion and does not discrimin pected of reactionary leanings, hasate between Germany's western and been dismissed. It is expected enstern frontiers and doen not that Bolshevik propaganda will be refer to the possibility of recourse intensified at Harblp, though re-

to war after a plebiscite, but sug- ports indicate that Bolshevik influence is weakening in Siberia, Kests that disputes should

arbitrated upon,

Mr. Herriot replied reserving his opinion penting consultation with the Allies.

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The German proposal, which would have little chance in the Herr Stresemann communicated election.

simultaneously to the other Allies, It is therefore regarded as very has been carriestly discussed by the probable that the Socialiste will Allied chancelleries during the not submit a candidate, but will past week.-Reuter.

Support & nominee of the other Democratic partles.

The election is expected to take place at the end of April or begin- Peking, March 2-The report of ning of May, after which, as an the flight of Kan Yu kan and Liu absolute majority id unlikely, a Chen-hup seems at least premature. second-election will be necessary. They have now Telegraphed to the The Communists are reported government saying that Hu Ching- to be putting up Klara Zatkin, the y la indulging in hostile mill ory famous woman leader, as a can-movements in various parts of didate, but this would hardly be Honan without the loase cause- taken seriously.

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