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THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1925.

CRUISES IN THE PACIFIC.

UNITED STATES' NAVAL MIGHT,

WHAT OF BRITAIN?

Unheeded Question About Docking Facilities.

Amerien is sending a large battle fleet to visit Australian waters this year What of Britain

"ADMIRAL'S QUERIES.

(Router's Service.į

London, May 13. In the House of Commons, Bear Admiral Benmish asked for partien lars of the forthcoming cruise of the American battleship quadron to Austulasin. 11 asked

was in any way connected with the lack of docking and restling facili ties in the Pacific.

The question was not answered. Sir Harry Brittain (Conservative) suggested further visits of smaller suctions of the Navy to certain omissions and colonies in this near future,

Mr. Bridgeman replied that the

One of Britain's aeroplane carriers.

VAST FIELD.

NORTHERN "SIBERIA'S

FUTURE

PROPOSED RAILWAY.

HOW BRITAIN CAN HELP RUSSIA

(Reuter's Service.)

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THE CHINA MAIL.

GIRLS FOR SALE.

ARCHBISHOP'S "STARTLING REVELATIONS."SUMMER SHIRTS!

CHINESE SLAVERY.

Urgent Work For The League of Nations..

Slavery in the Far East was the subject of a longthy debate in the House of Lords yesterday,

DEBATE IN LORDS. LONDON, May 13.

(Reuter's Service.) In conversation with Sir Charles Stewart, Chairman of the Anglo-

London, May 12. Russian Conciliation Association,

the In the House of Lords, in the as course of a lengthy debate on slavery M. Rakovsky referred to Soviet's Intention as soon possible to proceed with the con-initiated by Mr. Noel Bux-on, who struction across North Siberia of a drew attention to the slavery in railway 6,000 miles in length to Africa and the Far East, the traverse the vast unexploited areas Archbishop of Canterbury said that In connection with which Russia the revelations regarding Chinese will need Britain's help!

alavery were most startling.

An: He said that immense opportuni-eminent Chinese had told him there ties in Siberia had been allowed was not the slightest difficulty any

Even in to remain undeveloped by the where in buying girls. apathy and lodifference and hope, Shanghai within the European

lessly non-constructive policy of previous Russian Governments.

Sir Charles Stewart expressed his belief in Russia's fundamental honesty and straightforwardness. Everything depended on the restoration of her credit and com- mercial good name:

PRINCE'S TOUR,

WONDERFUL RECEPTIONS

EVERYWHERE.

VISIT TO A FARM.

(Reuter's Service.)

PORT ELIZABETH, May 13. Every successive town visited by the Prince of Wales vies with Its predecessor in the warmth of its royal welcome.

FLIGHT TO JAVA..

SUCCESS WELCOMED BY BRITAIN.

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LONDON, May 12.

The airman, Van der. Hoop; lecturing before the Royal Society of Arts on the subject or his recent flight to Java, referred to the earlier! difficulites of the organisation. He thanked the British authorities, notably the Air Force, for their useful help and hospitality.

Sir John Sykes, who presided, said that the success of the flight was not more welcome to Holland

than to Britain, the air bringing the nations together

[The Queen of the Netherlands The Prince arrived here to-day on April 20, bestowed the silver after a few days' recuperation at medal of honour of the Orders "of Sir Abe Bailey's farm at Colesberg the House of Orange for energy He received wonderful recepland courage on the airmen Van tions along the route which was der Hoop, Poelman, and Van der lavishly decorated and lined by Broeke in recognition of their flight troops, a guard of honour and

to Java.l innumerable spectators, amonget children were very whom prominent

AMERICA'S FINANCES. whether, in view of the importance mal programme of cruises allow- of Imperial interests in the Pacific, fed practically all the Dominions and

(Reuter's American Service.) cruise of those waters in the near colonies to be visited at least Every consideration future could be afraget for a once a year.

Washington, May 13. British pondron including battle would be given to kditiondi visita

the tips and an aircraft carrier. within the necessary limits of ex-The United States is now

world's greatest investor" declares penditure.

Mr. Hoover, Secretary of Com

The First Lord of the Admirulty, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, replied that the United States squadron would consist of clevet battleships, six cruisers, twenty-eight destroyers and a number of fleet auxiliaries.

It was not proposed to arrange a now Imperial cruise in view of the Specia! Service Squadron's cruise in 1924.

Bear Admiral Beamish asked if the decision not to send battleships

ARMS EVIL.

GENEVA CONFERENCE

SUCCESS.

PUBLICITY AS A DETERRENT.

BACK TO GOLD.

LORDS PASS THIRD READING OF BILL.

(Reuter's Service.)

LONDON, May 13. The House of Lords passed the third reading of the Gold Standard Bill without discussion.

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Mr. Herbert B. Hoover.

1The House of Commons passed the third reading of the Gold Standard Bill without division on May 5. Mr. Philip Snowden, Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Cabinet, moved: a Labour amendment earlier in the debate refusing to assent to the Bill, which, he said, by providing for return to the gold Standard with undue precipitancy might #ggravate the existing grave con. ditions. of unemployment and terce, in the annual report of the trade depression. Mr. Snowden Commerce Department, showing the discussion on article three of the emphasised that he did not oppose result of foreign trade aud financial draft convention and agreed to the return to the gold standard, excbauges during 1924. the principle exports of war material.

The question of private manu- facture was postponed until the results of the present convention are known.

(Reuter's Service.)

GENEVA, May 13. The general committee of the arms conference · resumed Jis

The total American investments of publicly for but he protested against the

Government's precipitancy. The abroad increased by G$1,000,000,- amendment was defeated.

The proposal of the Egyptian delegate that the respective coun tries should legislate to render effective the prohibition of the

by export of munitions authorised persons was referred to the legal committee.

·OPIUM DELAYS.

TWO GENEVA MEETINGS FUTILE?

(Reuter's Service.)

LONDON, May 13. In the House of Commons, in answer to questions, Mr. G. Locker Lampson, Under Secretary for Home Affairs, said the convention concluded by the Second Opium Conference remains open for

signature until September 30 and

is only ratifiable thereafter.

No State has yet ratified the agreement concluded by the First Conference. The British Govern- ment hoped to do so shortly but it was necessary first to consult

certain British protectorates.

WHEAT GAMBLE.

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EFFORTS TO PREVENT

RECURRENCE:

(Reuter's American Service.)

ooo to over $9,000,000,000. The cost of bootlegged foreign liquors is estimated at G-40,000,000. The in- creuse of deposit of foreigners in American banks at $216,000,000... Remittances of thuigrants home. ward at G$300,000,000. American missionary and charitable expendi- ture abroad at 47:855,000,000.

The

1921 United States in WASHINGTON, May 13.

of aeredis total of established Mr. Jardine, Secretary Agriculture, promises to Institute G$5,970,000,000 for goods and ser- prosecutions with the object of vices rendered abroad while for- amount- preventing a recurrence of the eigners earned credits recent wheat speculation, thoughing to 086,182,000,000 in America, he admits sufficient proof for con-including a credit arising from viction has not been cbtained up to Americans lending to foreign bor the present.

TRAIN SMASH.

SEVEN PEOPLE KILLED.

(Reuter's Service.)

MOSCOW, May 13. Seven people were killed and 17 injured sixty miles from Mos cow in an accident to a passenger train proceeding to Sebri

conso-

London, May 13- quence of the rise in the price of

rubber, tyre manufacturers..........are. increasing their prices] ten-per

rowers. The difference is largely accounted for by G$216,000,000. left on deposit in banke by foreign borrowers and traders against future! drafts.

Mr. Hoover says thint the United States position in international finance is stronger than ever. As regards importa and export goods the report shows that the United States had a favourable commodity trade balance of $970,000,000 that year while the United States imported $258,000,000 more gold than she exported and exported G$36,000,000 more silver than ahe

imported.

Shanghai, May 13. The Soba, May 13-15 addition to cent Refferi su Guneral yesterdaye pointedk the sentences already reportéd,

Brussels, May 13-M./Van de out to the admiral that owing to saven persons have been sen tenced in connection with the Vyvere has formed a cabinet with the gravity of the offence it was bomb outrage at the Cathedral, himself as Premier and Minister impossible then to accept the including Friedmann (fined halls of Finance, ex-Deputy Theodor an apology, but that he must firat be, million leva) Zadgorski a quarter Minister of Justice and Genoral satisfied that the guilty officer million leva), Daskaroff (30,000 Hollebaut Minister of defence; had been adequately punished, leva) and Kambownoff (20,000 Otherwise the portfolios romain The question of compensation leva)-Reuter.

unchanged. Repter, must wait to be fixed later

Reuter

SOVIET CONGRESS.

OVER TWO THOUSAND DELEGATES.

MOSCOW, May 13, Over two thousand delegates are attending the Soviet congress including the full presidium of seventy-five members, among them Kalinin, Kameneff, Stalin, Rykoff, Zinovie, Trotsky Frunze.

and

Several Hongkong merchants are to attend the National Foreign Trade Convention which is to be held at Seattle on June 24, 25 and 26. They will leave by the President Madison. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce has not yet decided whether it will be official- ly. represented.. The Trade Con- vention is the first yet held to which foreign delegates have been invited, cardial invitations having. in fact, been broadcast all over the world, special attention having been given to securing if possible representation of places having business connections with America.

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indsence slavery was. rife. The Archbishop of Canterbury added that it was high time "the- League of Nations was at work.. REFUGER PROBLEM.

Genova, May 12. The yearly report of the Interna tional Labour Office says that except for the small states, the only

sovereign states not yet in the international labour organisation are the United States, Mexico, Turkey, Egypt and Russia, but the labour office has been able to establish re- lations with them.

Dealing with the Russian, and American refugees it estimates the Russian refugees at 1,500,000 and Americans at 820,000. The work of distributing the refugees has hardly hum yet but it is hoped that the problem will he solved by vigorous and sustained administrative action.

Tokyo, May 13.-Foreign Office is negotiating a liquor treaty with America similar to the Anglo- American treaty, permitting the searching of Japanese ships out- side territorial water, and allow ing Japanese vessels to carry liquor conditionally in American water. The treaty will not apply to the Philippines.-Reuter,

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ANOTHER TERRIBLE JAPANESE FIRE.

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Fire destroyed 3,000 buildings at Kumague, this morn- ing including the station, the Commercial College, Sk Factory and Town Hall. Castatter including debtha, BIR reported but the numbers are not yet known. Reuter.

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