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THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1925.-

THE

E CHINA MAIL.

PRINCE

GEORGE.

MONTH.

LEAVING ENGLAND THIS

THROAT TROUBLE CURED.

Cruise With the King and Queen.

Prince George, who is to serve with the China Squadron as a Ileutenant, will arrive at Hongkong towards the end of next month, according to latest arrangements.

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HEALTH CRUISE ·"

(Reuter's Service.)

Landon, April 15.

It is officially announced that the King and Queen will return to London on April 25.

Prince George, who has been cruising with his parents, hus re- covered from his throat trouble and is returning on April 17 to

ing apartment is furnished with Satin wood. The walls are white,

WHEW!

Prince's African Visit..

SLAVE COAST HEAT

NIGERIA'S DEAFENING

WELCOME.

(Router's Service).

Lagos, April 15. The Prince of Wales received u with panels in water-colours. The deafening welcome to Nigeria. King's

bedroom is similarly The quays and the beach were Furnished, except for the panels, and the furniture is of a darker binck with shouting and waving shnde A short passage lends throngs, from it to his Majesty's writing room, the furniture of which is Eupholstered in blue leather. The ninat noticeable object in this room is a big ease Alled with re- ference books which the King uses

VICTORIA Y ALBERT" KİNG GEORGE, ~ž,

complete his preparations to join the British Squadron in China. starting at the end of Aprik

Away From Worry..

The Prince entrained for Kano, near the French West Africun frontier, where the shade tem-: perature is 110 degrees,

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FRANCES

PREMIER.

PAINLEVE

ACCEPTS

POSITION.

GREAT WAR FIGURE

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Man Who Made Foch Leader of the Armies.

M. Paul Painleve, one of the great war figures, has become France's new Premier and will attempt to form a cabinet, with three other former Premiers as backbone.

CAILLAUX APPROACHED.

(Router's Servicë.)

Paris, April 15. M. Paul Painleve has agreed to form a Cabinet,

:

Later.

Paris, April 15. M. Painleve is President of the Chamber of Deputies. He was Premier in 1917 and has been Minister of War

He is a famous mathematician And scientist.

NOTE ISSUE LIMITS.

for the year 1917 he filled the highest places in the Govern ment, and was intimately con- cerned with the changes in the French command' which occurred during the war, and particularly with those which brought Foch and Petain to the head of affairs.,

M. Painleve was a good friend to us during the war. Lieut- Colonel Repington writes "My M: Painleve has asked feeling during the war was that Caillaus to come to Paris in 1917 was the most critical of the Lagos comprises the province, mediately. It is understood that war years, and I see no reason for colony and protectorate of he intends to offer M. Caillaux changing that opinion, for by Nigeria. The soil is generally the portfolio of Finance in an April 1918, critical as affairs The principal products endeavour to form a Cabinet with were, we had abandoned our fertile. are palm-vil, cotton, kola nuts, M. Briand, M. Herriot, and M. Eastern adventures under stress of defeat in Frange, and the mahogany, abbur. ivory, gum, taillaux as the backbone.

The climate is and cocon

American avalanche was begin- In healthy, but the introduction of

ning its impetuous course. modern sanitation has greatly

1917 things were almost cracking a time, and had not M. improved conditions. The area is

for Painleve possessed the courage to' 29,000 square miles and the population 1,500,000, of whom 500

make the necessary changes in the French command things Fare Europeans.

might have been very serious | ♦♦ The chief town of province and

Indeed. Among the Allied civil the sent of the central government

·~· Paris, April 15.

Ministers concerned with the war Pof the protectorate is Lagos on the The Chumber of Deputies over-M. Painleve, will always hold an Ogun River, which has the only whelmingly adopted the hill honourable place, and history will natural harbon to be found on mentioned yesterday legalising account him a man who rendered the Slave Coast for a distance of the Banqu, of France's issue of good and faithful service to the 3,000 miles. The harbour is at four milliards of francs,

common cause.” present in the course of recon-

[Both Chambers were to meet. struction to admit ocean-going to vote on a Bill authorising the steamers AE 41 Cost of over Banque of France to issue four 21,000,000. Bagns is an imports milliards of franes worth of ant dammercial town. It has a notes, thus regularising the wireless station, and is connected bank's position before the issue of with the interior by fail. There the next weekly balance sheet.]

engineering" anıt repsiring AGREEMENT APPROVED. Paris, April 16. The Senate by 19 to 5 votes approved the agreement with the Banque of France mentioned earlier. There were a hundred abstentions.

Fare.

workshops.

Small Pox Seare......

Lagos, April 15. The Prince of Wales' pro- granne in Nigeria has again been altered. le now avoids Oyu, whilst at work there. On the port where small-pox has broken out. Iside of the deck is the drawing should have attended Durban

room, which

charmingly and Oyo on April 20; furnished in Sheraton. Aft of

The Prince was disappointed This lies Princess Mary's room, but deferred to the decision of the Furnished in white and gold, and al medical authorities. It is No definite itinerary is being forward of it the Prince of Wales' hoped that the quarantine of followed by the King, his Majesty coun- very simply fitted up. The Lagos will be lifted by April 18 making his arrangements from Royal, apartments, in short, are to enable the Prince to lay the day to day, movements being comfortable and in exquisite taste. foundation stone of the Cathedral governed by weather and other but not in the least showy or circumsluts. As the King is for gargroits. On the upper deck is the time being freed from the their Majesties' dining saloon and trammels of State business it is | receptini room, with à promenade not necessary for him to minke any deck above it. By spreading ayn-

PRINCE GEORGE, A

ings, the whole of the upper deck can be muie into a pleasant lounge ip sunny weather.

The cabins which the King's medical attendants seripy are sinated on the main State deck, a Bitle farther aft of those of the King and Queen, and are amongst those alleated to their Majesties" Late All the servants' cabins

are on the deck below.

"SHOOTING "ACCIDENT.

KING'S GHAUIDES ACTION,

(Ruter's Service.)

Pakarmo. April 15, Laly Marian Camarou, daughter (eg Fagd Huntingdon. Was geeiden- Jally clot in die ing while th= leesting a my aver in a hotel where die is staying.

Ther -King

fixed arrangements, and he is taking full advantage of a fremkom that he is fait rarely able to enjoy.

He is, no doubt. being largely od Pala quided by the tulvice of his medi-tant Lai attendants, and above all heady-lip.

is seeking rust and quiet. If he continues to make good progress

towards a complete recovery of

health, he may possibly see some- thing of the tests in Medliter

dom is and dangmun Gorge who is at present nd his physician, Sir 4tend hep

SILENT ENVOY.

rapean waters before he returns | MI, HOUGHTON SAILS FOR

hume.

The Royal apartments are in the after part of the yacht. On the starboard side of the State deck are there of the King and The Queen Her Majesty's sleep-

CHILD LABOUR APATHY,

(Reuter's Service.)

Shanghai, April 15. There was no qarata present al the special meeting of ratepayers to consider the Municipal Connell's resolution with reffènce to child labour. There were three hundred short.

Taris. April 15.-"Le Journal" expresses the opinion that tho Chinese Governmetit, to get the money needed by it, must increase its Customs duties tariff, but euch an increase requires the agreement

all Powers, including Franca "Therefore the Chiness Goverminent has decided to promise again to resume payinont of the Boxer Indemnity in gold. Let us hope

LONDON,

(Ienier's American Service.)

New York, April 15.

SAFER FLYING.

FIFTY PERCENT. FEWER ACCIDENTS.

PLANES CHAT WILL NOT STALL,

(Reuter's Service)

London, April 15.

A POLITICAL STIR.

Paris, April 16.

M. Painleve is proceeding to the formation of a Cabinet, although it is officially denied that any Ministers have yet been appointed.

In the meantime he bas met M.

Caillaux and, it is reported, has offered him the Finance Minister- 1-Rip.

However, M. Caillanx has post- pened his decision, ..

The invitation caused much of stir in the Chamber of Deputies. The Socialist National Council, while resolving to support the turned Painleve Government, down the views of the section" which expressed the opinion that the Socialists ought to participate ministerially at present, although it is not regarded that this deci sion is final,

GREAT WAR FIGURE. M. Paul Painleve, who was Many aircraft constructors, pilats and officials of the Air Ministry Prime Minister of France from "witnessed at Croxión a demonstri-September to November in 1917,

HG. TOKKER

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is a distinguished Freneh states.

171477.

CALLLAUX'S SENSATIONAL

CAREER.

Joseph Callaus was born sixty- two years ago, aid in 1898 was elected a deputyin, the following year he became Minister of Finance in the Waldeck-Rousseau Government. and subsequently held other offices in various Ministries.

oseph Cailloux

The son of a lithographic He is of medium height, stocki- artist, he studied science and ly built, with a pair of fierce eyes. published a book when 21 years moustache, and a very bald head of age. He became Professor ato ruddy hue. His voice is. harsh the Faculty of Science, Lille, and and rasping, and his personality seven years later went to the altogether unseductive. Both he Sorbonne. Je is the youngest and his wife speak fluent English. number of the Academy. AMme. Caillaux, who is the ex- famous mathematician and Minister's second wife, has played scientist, he was Minister of a great part in shaping her Instruction in M. Briand's Minis- husband's career. although, no ́try. A pioneer supporter of doubt, she did not think of this aviation, he has done great service when her finger pressed the trig- ger of the revolver which shot M. to France.

According to Lieut.-Colonel Gaston Calmette, the editor of the

M. Calmette publish "Figaro. Repington, we owe M. Painleve a great debt for having kept his ed intimate letters M. Caillaux head and his temper during the wrote to his wife before they were On the afternoon of year 1917. which was the most married. difficult of all for the French the day on which Mme. Caillaux army owing to the defect of Generame a murderess her husband eral Nivelle, the mutinies in the was Minister of Finance: Three army which followed, and collapse hours later he resigned.

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of the Russian armies in Novem- His wife trus tried and acquitt- her. Those were very bad days ed. and that night France indeed, and they were made more mobilised. Throughout the var trying by the bad feeling aroused Joseph Caillaux was stigmatised in France by the arrest of numer- as a traitor and a pro-German; ous unpleasant personages churg-his very life was not safe. Then Germans or with the commission the first big political netion he ed with being bought by the Clemenceau came to power, and

took was to have Caillaux arrest-

M. Painleve was in M. Briand's ed for treason.

For about two years Caillaux Government. tili December, 1916. He was War Minister in Mwas in prison awaiting trial. The Ribot's Government, March 20 to High Court sentenced him to.

he had already September 10, 1917, and, finally, prison term

Mr. Manson B. Hongliton, action of safety in Flying by the companied by his daughter, hus sailed to England to ussouie the famous airman Fokker in a 10 of other crimes.

seater Fokker Napier machine and Jubassadorship in London.

Mr. tiangidon derned to be in-light-Lieutenant Saham itt a

single seater Avro, terviewed." merely stating that he realised the necessity of maintain- The tests showed that when the arroplane was stalled owing to lack of flying speed and tiled downwards Prime Minister from September served, but he was banished from preparatory to nose-diving

theto November in 1917. He was, pilot

refined citrol of the therefore, well acquainted with innehine and did not nose-dive, but all the facts about the war, and merely sank a short distance.

that promise be kept" adds "Laing friendly relations among Journal."Havns.

English Speaking peoples.

It is claimed that the Fokker machine is so built that it will not stall in the most favourable con- ditions. The Avro machine is fitted with the Handley-Page slot- ted control consisting of auxilliary planes on the outer portion of the wings, closing the acts between these planes.

It is claimed to give control"

REBEL TO DIE.

Paris and other important cities. Slowly he prepared his "come- back, and when he did nearly 5,000 people, acclaimed him hero and a martyr.

BRIAND'S RAPID RISE..! M. Aristide Briand is aged 62 years. He was Prime Minister of France from, 1909 to 1911, and again until March, 1913, for 56 days. He became Premier in October of 1915, and resigned in It is reported that Sheikh Said, March of 1917. He again form- leader of the Kurdish revolt-based-a-Ministry in January-of-1021, been captured.

resigned in January of 1922,

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(Router's Service.)...

Constantinople, April 15.

Constantinople, April 16,

Bir Sefton Braucker. Director of Civil. Aviation, after the tests, Dew witli Fokker.' He expressed the It is officially announced that opinion that the developments Sheik Said has been captured and

in contumaciam.

the would eliminate fifty per centum of has already been sentenced to death

the accidents now occurring.

M. Briand played a prominent part in the religiopolitical strug gle years ago in France. His rise has been rapid, as he only entered the Chaniber of Deputies in 1902,

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