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SATURDAY, MARCH

PATH OF DEATH.

TORNADOS FEARFUL HAVOC

TERRIBLE FIVE MINUTES.

Small Townë. “That ere Wiped Out.

Fearful havoc was wrought by the tornado which swept across Southern Illinois in little more than five minutes;

ILATTENED LIKE PANCAKES (Reuter's American Service)

Springfield, March 20. All the resources of the Red Cross Society have been placed at the disposal of the victims in the tornado, which appears to have lasted scarcely five minutes: It occurred in the middle of the, afternoon when schools, shops and factories were full with the result that buildings were razed like pancakes and buried the victims

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Announces the. Curzon, Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Lords.

Mr H Humphreys presided at to-day's annual meeting of A, S. Watson & Co, Ltd. held at the Hongkong Hotel Others present were Messrs. J. Scott Harston it will certainly reach millions of HP White and J. A Tarrent, dollars.

secretary; also the following share- Relief work is proceeding everyholders Messrs. H W Bird where under the control of the G. W. Sewell, J. Alves, J. D. federal and state governments, Humphreys, F. W. Stapleton, D. E and the Red Cross. Soldiers are Clarke, W. Wilson, W. Morley and patrolling the various places. M. Wong P.C. FR.S. D.C.L, LL.D. J.P.

It la feared that disease, especi ally tetanus, may break out in the stricken districts. The Red Cross. has asked that 600 tubes of anti- tetanus serum be despatched by aeroplane to Murphysboro without delay,

in the burning ruins, An eye. WILD UPROAR. witness, graphically describing the vast tableau of death and FRENCH CHAMBER SCENES

destruction, says that the firemeti realised the hopelessness of coping with the flames, forsook their

buses and turned their attention" to rescue. He mentions the curious effect that every tree and fence which was left standing, was bedecked with garments and bed clothing entangled therein.

CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH. Gentlemen, propose with your permission to take the Re port, Statement of Accounts and Auditors' Report as read,

"One of the greatest Englishman Palestine by one of the Cecil of his day was the description family From Lord Curzon no given by the Earl of Birkenhead thing now, nothing of the future. to George Nathaniel Curzon, Indian Imperialism in fact ended K.G., G.C.S.I.. G.CLE, MA, with his Viceroyalty or rather would have done if some of it had not escaped and run amok in Mesopotamia.

The net profit for the year under review is $137,499.44 Jess than that of the previous year. Last year you may remember we made a profit of $61.834.00 on the sale of Cur Stanley, Street Ware house, a profit which obviously is non-recurrent The strike in Canton last year and the floods in GRAVE INSULT TO WHOLE OF the West River Delta very seri-Frizes rewarded his efforts as an

FIGHT WITH FISTS

CHRISTENDOM."-

(Reuter's Service.)

PARIS, March 20

In the Chamber of Deputies this evening scenes of almost paralleled violence, in which deputies. freely indulged in. fisticuffs,

ended the hitherto. most orderly debate on the withdrawal of the embassy at the Vatican.

Mountains of Debris,

Chicago, March 20. Between rows of dead, many of whom are. school children and some babies, long queues of people from the tornado zone passed yesterday through improvised nortuaries searching for missing

friends, while The sitting was suspended." relatives and

The trouble arose out of M. Fescuers delved incessantly into The mountains of debris under the Herriot's statement in winding up glare of searchlights and bonfires, the debate in admitting the good hoping to find survivors or extri-work Catholicism had done in the past and adding: "Then it was cating dead.

pure Catholicism not the bankers Catholicism of to-day."

The havoe along the course of the "tornado, from Missouri tö Indiana is awful. Some small towna have virtually been obliterated.

Entire blocks of buildings in the larger places have been levelled.

Fires broke out in many places,

increasing the horror of the situa-

tion.

On the resumption of the debate the Rightist Marquis de Ferronays, who protested that the Premier's remark was a grave insult to the whole of Christendom, was

ordered to leave the Chamber."

When he refused the uproar was renewed and the sitting was again suspended.

Subsequently the Marquis left accompanied by his friends slag-

the "Marseillaise,"

Heavy Death Roll. Deaths are estimated still at well over 800 with three thousanding injured, many perhaps fatally.

If is impossible yet to attempt fu estimate the damage done, but

NEW FIELD MARSHAL.·

GENERAL BIRDWOOD,

PROMOTED.

(Reuter's Service.).

London, March 20." It is officially announced that General Sir William Birdwood hus Deen promoted to. Field. Marshal and appointed to succeed Lord Rawlinson as Commander-in-Chief of India.

[General Sir William Birdwood, G.C.B., General Officer command- ing-in-chief the Northern Army, i. India from 1920 to 1924, has had a distinguished career, chieffy" In India. He was General Officer Commanding the Australian Im- perial Forces from 1915 to 1920. General Lord Rawlinson has been Commander-in-Chief of the Army in India since 1920.]

LORD LURZON

WESTMINSTER ABBEY SERVICE.

(Reuter's Service.)

London. March 20. Lord Curzon will be buried at

Kedleston on March 26.

A funeral service is being held

in Westminster Abbey on March

25.

BOAT RACE.

LIGHT BLUES. COACH

MOST PLEASED.

FULL COURSE TRIAL.

(Reuter's Service:)

LONDON, March 20, Cambridge rowed a full-course trial to-day in '19 minutes, 30, seconds.

Conditions were good with a following wind and slight rafo,

The boat shot past Hammer? smith Bridge In 11 minutes, 15 seconds. They spurted towards Furney Bridge and finished fresh and not fatigued. The coach was most pleased.

Oxford watched from Blake'a Wharf and are due for a full course trial to morrow.

[The annual Battle of the -Blues" is to take place - Saturday, March 28 From meagre advice, to hand, thờ Light: Blues are favourites this year I'

ously affected the profits of our Shamean branch. When there circumstances are taken into con- sideration, the profits for the twelve months ended October $1. 1924, do not fall much below, those of the previous year, which it must be borne in mind was easily a record one in the history of the Company. The only items in the accounts which appear to. me to call for special comment are the large increases under the headings of Total Stocks in Trade and Land at Honam, Canton. As regards the former the Canton strike is largely if not entirely responsible. In order to cope with the expimding business of our Canton branch, we ordered more largely than usual for their requirements, which, owing to the strike, resulted in a lock up of stocks that were not needed However, these stocks will be utilised this year, and enable us to reduce our-indents. As re gards the latter, the addition of $45.700.76 is represented by final payment for land of $35,700,75 and first payment on account of bunding and filling of $10,000..

The alterations at our North PREMIER'S WARNING.

Point Factory in Hongkong in- On the further resumption of volved demolishing a large sorting the debate M. Herriot was able shed and the $20,000 we propose to, conclude his speech without writing off Marine Lot No.-203 interruption. He

declaimed represents in round figures the against the Cardinal's

recent approximate value of the sorting denunciation of the Government's shed." laicity laws which precipitated the debate and declared the pre- lates spoke of violating the law The Government would protect religion that confined itself to its spiritual mission."

M. Herriot wamed the Rightists, "false Republicans," not to touch the faicity laws.

Subsequently

the chamber

passed a vote of confidence in the Government by 325 to 25 votes.

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́INDIA'S SALT TAX,

COUNCIL OF STATE'S DECISION,

(Reuter's Service:)

DELHI, March 20. "The Council of State discussing the Finance Bill carried by 35 to 4 votes an amendment restoring the salt tax of one rupee, and four

annas.

The bill now returns to the Assembly where the Amendment is likely to be approved.

KOREANS' ATTACK. JAPANESE POLICEMEN

KILLED,

(Reuter's Service.)

Tokyo, March 20.

D.L., Marquess Curzon, Baron Scarsdale, Baron Ravensdale, Viscount Scarsdale, Earl Curzon Lord Curzon's attitude upon of Kedleston, and Earl of the original Die-Hard controversy Kedleston, who was born on of 1910 does not perhaps fill one January 11, 1859, and was thus. of the most shining pages in his 66 years of age. He had a career biography. The Lords were of the utmost possible distinction threatened, it will be recalled, The briefest summary of his with a creation of Peers in num activities and of the offices which bers adequate to overcome the he held will make this abundantly majority as displayed in the plain. His career at Oxford was divisioned lobby. The proposal one of almost unbroken successes. I was a constitutional indecency; it' The Lothian and the Arnold was-and is now known to have been a bluff. And at the outast Lord Curzon thundered against it in his most sonorous and elegant manner "Let them create their peers, he tried: "we are not to be driven from our duty by threats. The gesture was sublime, the courage admirable and many recruits flocked to the standard thus manfully unfurled. Lord Curzon became the leader of the party of surrender. Speeches, letters to the Times," articles- fol Jowed like snowflakes in number- ing succession. The result just- fied Curzon's view.

essayist, and a Fellowship of All Souls College crowned a series of academic successes, which was only marred by his failure to obtain a first class in Greats He was President of the Oxford Union in 1880. In 1886 he was appointed assistant private secre tary to the late Lord Salisbury, and later he acted as correspon- dent of "The Tinies" in the East.

From 1891-2 he was Under-1 Secretary of State for India, and from 1895-8 Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, From 1899-1905. he was Viceroy of India.

Of his term a Viceroy the Times, in atelier character sketch, said Inter alia:

"He had every qualification that knowledge and study could give him for the highest post in Asia; character, too, enormous industry, and an intellectual con- scientiousness es sensitive to a mistake as to a wound. Above all, he had the loftiest ideal of Imperial duty. He became Viceroy of India at 39, and the country was proud to send a Viceroy with so many qualifica tions. At last an expert was called to government..

"And yet when all is said the Viceroyalty was the end of an old epoch, and it was reserved for others to begin the new. The very virtues of his government threw into bolder relief the dis- covery that even in the East the I trust the appropriations to days were gone by when any Reserve Fund, Staff Provident people will be content to let any Fund and Chinese Staff Superan- other play the part of an earthly nuation Fund meet with your providence to them. upproval.

It was not till the Coalition was formed during the war that he again held an official post. He was Lord Privy Seal during 1915-16, President of the Air Board 1916, Lord President of the Council 1918-19, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and, since the downfall of the Labour Ministry, Lord President of the Council and leader of the House of Lords.

It is hardly possible to speak with too much praise of Lord Curzon's work during the wary It was unceasing, devoted, and courageous: no task was ever placed upon him which he was unwilling to undertake; and he never lost his belief in the national cause at its darkest moments...

1.

The Peace negotiations inevit ably deprived him of a large measure of the authority which a Foreign Minister, would ordinari- ly enjoy. And a long series of later conferences, which from time to time became necessary, raised issues which, had become "No one went to India from ton grave, and too cosmopolitan I have no further remarks to England knowing so much as to be dealt with by any particular. make, Gentlemen, and I now pro- Lord Curzon; yet of the new department. And it must also be pose that the Report and State-chapters in the British history of remembered that some at least of ment of Accounts as presented be Asia, one was begun by a very the struggles in which he failed passed. When the motion is duly Western Liberal, Lord Morley, were determined by the swaying seconded. I shall be pleased to another by a doctrinaire Jew, yet Russian struggle and by the answer any questions share another by Mark Sykes and a Bolshevist triumph-be it fugi holders may, have to ask.

handful of British officers; ative or fasting-which ultimately fourth, and yet a fifth chapter, in emerged. Seldom has a Foreign Egypt, by Lord Milner, that in Secretary been able to move with more restricted range within the ambit of that dignified building!

Brilliantly gifted by nature, Lord Curzon always worked im mensely hard, and his knowledge is profound and accurate.

Mr. H. W. Bird seconded the adoption of the report and accounts which were passed un- animously.

Sir Paul Chater, Mr. J. Scott Harston and Mr. H. P. White retired automatically as directors and were re-appointed on the pro- position of the Chairman seconded by Mr. J. M. Alves.

Messrs. C. Bernard Brown and H. Greenwood were re-appointed auditors on the proposition of Mr. E. Clarke seconded by Mr. F. W. Stapleton,

CORRESPONDENCE.

SENTENCE CRITICISED.

COMPANY REPORT. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP

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His first wife, whom he mar ried in 1895 and who died in 1906, was the beautiful Mary Leiter, of, Chicago, by whom he had three daughters, and his second wife, whom he married in 1917, was the beautiful Mrs. Duggan, of Buenos Aires.

After paying all running expenses, docking charges, premia of insurance, allowances for leave and pensions of the floating staff and writing off $70,000 for depreciation of the steamers and other properties for He was certainly a man with the year, there remains a balance full sense of his own dignity.. at credit of Profit and Loss When at Oxford his grand man- Account of $80,319,27 which subner induced a wag to write to ject to the approval of share-him: holders it is proposed to deal with as follows

To the Editor of the China Mail). To pay a dividend of 8 per cent (4 per share)

Fund

$80,000.00,

To transfer to Reserve 319.27

My name is George Nathaniel

Curzon,

I am a most superior person; My hair la Bleek, and smooth

my cheek,

I dine at Blenheim twice a

week,

Lord Curzon was pursued by $80,819.27 that verse all his life.

It is officially reported from Seoul that five policemen were Sirft is somewhat amusing killed and two injured yesterday to read of the sentence imposed morning as a result of an attack on the soldier for damaging a on police stations at the northern tailor's property at Spring Garden frontier of Korea by a party of Lane in the recent case brought

$25,000 has transferred from The heir to the Viscounty is Bixty Korean malcontents who before the Central Magistrate the Reserve Land for special Richard N- Curzon, his nephew, crossed the Yata River.

namely 50 cents, the bare cost of an electric bulb the damaged repairs, and the installation of who is 27 years of age; the heiress. second class accommodation in to the Barony is his eldest daugh- property in question.

Recently, Hongkong has experi- 8.5. Hailong and alterations to ter, Lady Mary Irene Curzon; enced a great deal of trouble of steamers to conform with the and there is no hair to the this kind and it is to be regretted Piracy Prevention Regulations, Marquisate.

ANOTHER DISASTER:

WEST YUNNAN EARTH- QUAKE

TOWN DESTROYED.

(Reuter & Service,) -

Minot accidents to steamers

SUGAR PRICES."

Yesterday's Nam Pak

that Magistrates fake such a Halching and Haiyang necessitat lenient view of the offences whened the withdrawal of 312,520.78 the culprits are arraigned before from the Company's underwriting them. In the case in question, the account to meet the cost of the quotations for Java sugar imposition of a fine covering the necessary repairs.usual guild terms per picul SHANGHAI, March 20: intrinsic value of the damaged Constuiting Committee: Mr. as follow The China Igland Mission has property without considering the D. GM. Bernard resigned from No. 24- Yough white,spot, received à telegram from -Talifu, seriousness of the offence, of un- the Committee on his departure S10 63.49 West Yunnan, dated March 19, warranted entry into the premises stating that Talifu was destroyed would, far from acting as a deber by, an, earthquake, followed by a rent, be an inducement to others disastrous fire.

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