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TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1926.

FLOODS SUBSIDE.

TRAIN BANDITS.

APPALLING TALE OF HORROR.

FIELDS AND ROADS AGAIN ́ APPEAR

!

RUTHLESS SLAUGHTER.

(Reuter's American Service.)

Mexico City, Jan. 11.

A SUNNY WEEK-END.

(Router's Service)'

London, Jam 11.

The Thames floods are subsid-

A tale of horror practically un- equalled in Mexican history is tolding rapidly at all points and felda by survivors of the train outrage and roads are emerging again on their arrival penniless and from the waste waters. stripped of all their belongings.

It appears that no foreigners were killed, though all the soldiers bolonging to the escort and many Mexican passengers were brutally alaughtered.

A total of fully fifty passengers were murdered

SOLDIERS THROATS CUT,

The bandits locked the doors of all the coaches, ent the throats of the soldiers as they slept or shot them in cold blood.

They then proceeded to rob the killing passengers, mercilessly any who resisted and many who The conches re- did not resist. sembled a shambles.

AGONISED SHRIEKS.. The survivors plainly heard the aganised shrieks of the wounded mingled with the cracking of borning woodwork.

A Paris report states that the Seine and all its tributaries are falling.

CHANG MOVES.

SEVERS ALL RELATIONS: WITH FEKING.

A JAPANESE HEPORT.

(Reuter's Service.)

Shanghai, Jan. 11.

THE CHINA MAIL.

A Japanese source in Mukden

PEKING'S TROUBLES.

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GERMAN AIMS.

A PROPOSED COALITION

GOVERNMENT!

PROTECTION OF REPUBLIC.

(Reuter's Servise.)

Berlin, Jan. 10.

The Centre Party has passed a telegraphs that Marsha Chang resolution in favour of the forma

裁 circular tion of a Government on the Tso-lin has issued telegram announcing that Man- broadest basis, including members churia has severed administrative of all parties, from Socialists to

and communications German Peoples and Centrists. relations with Peking.

The opinion is that this will be possible as the Government aims. From Amsterdam a fine, sunny

Tokyo, Jan. 11.

should be the promotion of week-end is reported. The floods

Owing to the probable develop- peaceful foreign policy, protec- are gradually subsiding; bat, even in the absence of further rain, mens of activities by Wu Pel-fution of the Republican Constita- draining and dyke repairing will at Hankow, the spokesman of the tion, improvement of the economic be a lengthy and costly business.Japanese Foreign Office states condition of the country, and All workers rendered idle through that he consider the prospects for alleviation of social distress. the foods will receive unemploy the Extraterritoriality. Confer-

ence dubious. ment pay.

DUTCH QUEEN'S MESSAGE.

Amsterdam, Jan. 11.

All the rivers have now faller considerably. The damage is

He thinks that Feng Yu-hsiang will probably remain in Mongolia. watching the general develop menta in the China situation. [before proceeding to Europe.

HANDENBURG WILL MOVE.'

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Berlin, Jan. 11. Marshal von Hindenburg dis- cussed the political situation with Herr Fehrenbach and Herr Koch, leaders of the Centre Party and

U.S. COAL STRIKE.

ANOTHER CONFERENCE BREAKS DOWN..

OWNERS' PROPOSAL REJECTED,

(Reuter's American Service,)

New York, Jan. 11..

The conference called to settle

the anthracite coal strike has!

again adjourned after the men's representatives.

rejected the

owners' proposal to submit the dispute to arbitration.

WORLD'S COAL.

AN ENQUIRY BY GENEVA LABOUR OFFICE.

INTERIM REPORT PROMISED..

"(Router's Service.)

Leeds, January 11, At the Conference of University Labour Federation Mr. Clifford Robbins, representing the

the

It is understood that the Gov-Democrats, respectively, and ask-International Labour Office at grave, many houses having com-ernment fears, further troublesed them to inform him by Janwary Geneva, announced that the Office pletely collapse and the contents

are likely, us Li Ching-lin is re- 14 of the result of their efforts swept away or ruined.

collecting an army in Shantung. to form a big Coalition... and purposes to re-open fighting later.

The Queen has sent a message to the people praising the heroic rescue work and the unsefish wel come given to the homeless re- fugees, and the indefatigable, toil in stemming the foods, and ap- were reported to have 'exraped.pealing to all to join in prayers: though their whereabouts are un- for the victims and the wardens known.

of the dykes,

The foreigners in the Pullman cas, which was also incinerated,

HEROIC GUARD. The geard, who was the hero of the tragedy, narrowly escaped death, He tramped all night and got through a telephone message to Guadalajara imploring aid,

A relief train was quickly on the scene carrying troops,

As bandits made off with the: locomotive they stopped at Yure- guaro station and looted the town. after which they resumed their flight to the mountains, they tore up the track,

THE FIRST NEWS.

where

Mexico City, "Jan. 11.

The Queen and the Prince Consort' have decided to devote all the contributions to their silver wedding fund toward the food relief fund

ICEBOUND SHIPS.

SPLENDID WORK BY AVIATORS.

DROP FOOD AND FUEL.

(Reuter's Service.)

The military escort proved

London, Jan. 11. powerless to prevent the losting

Aeroplanes have gone to the of a train and the murder of most rescue of icebound ships, 'ascribed of the

between by a Helsingfors correspondent passengers, Guadalajara and Mexico City.

as due to the continuance of the Twenty armed and disguised Aretie cold which thickenet the Bandits boarded the train and al--ice in the Gulf of Finland with the tacked the escort with knives result that 35 vessels have stuck The bandits killed all except seven near Hogland Island.

of the escort. who were seriously Two. German steamers are re- wounded. Thereafter the banditsported to have sunk. rifled the train and robbed the passengers, summarily despatch ing those who resisted.

Finally they" set fire to the train, containing the bodies of their viclims, and escaped on the engine,

Communications are cut, and fuller details are incking. Troops have been ordered to pursue the bandits.

BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION,

"Later,

Railway Headquarters report the recovery of twenty bodies,

The crews of most of the ships! are suffering from shostage of food and fuel.

CHILEAN FINANCE:

FOUNDING OF NEW CENTRAL BANK.

NOTES ON GOLD BASIS..

(Reuter's American Service.)

In the event of failure Marshal von Hindenburg will take matters in his own hands appoint his own candidate.

DRESDNER BANK.

BLOCK OF SHARES SOLD IN NEW YORK.

(Bruter's Service,)

Berlin, Jan. 11.

was enquiring into coal conditions. throughout the world and that an interim report on the subject would be produced at the next Labour Conference.

DAWES PLAN.

WHAT GERMANY PAID LAST YEAR,

(Reuter's Servicė.)

Berlin, Jan. 11: A statement issued by the Agent-General for Reparations in regard to the working of the Dawes plan for 1826 shows that of the cash available, totalling 448,000,000 gold marks, France received 176,000,000, the British firms, namely, Hall Garten and Empire 69,000,000, Italy 22.000,- Company and Lehmann Brothers,000, and Belgium 35,000,000. at approximately the Berlin quotation.

Santiago de Chile, June 11. The New Cantral Bank has According to the "Vossische been founded by the Government, Zeltung," a block of shares in the for the purpose of reorganising Dresdner Bank, to the value "of Chile's monetary system, with several million marks, has been capital of 150.000.000 pesos, sub-sold to two New York banking scribed partly by the Government, partly by the National Banks, partly by foreign Banks operating in Chile, and partly by the public. The new Bank commenced busi nesa with an issue of notes on a gold basis.

KING OF HEDJAZ.

FORMAL PROCLAMATION OF IBNSAUD,

(Reuter's Servicg,)

Cairo, January 11. The ex-Jediah Ibasaud has been proclaimed King of Hedjaz and Mecca.

The

DUTCH PRINCESS.

A COURSE OF STUDY IN LAW.

(Reuter's Service.)

Amsterdam, Jan. 11.

It is announced that Princess

Juliana 'will start in February a course of instruction in Dutch constitutional law and inter. national law under Professor

The total payments amounted to 365,000,000 gold marks for the year, leaving a balance in cash of 83,000,000 gold marks at the close of the year.

CHAMBERLAIN ILL.

SYMPTOMS OF BRONCHIAL AFFECTION.

(Reuter's Service.}

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Rapallo, Jun. 11. Sir Austen Chamberlain, who is holidaying in Italy, is confined to his bed with influenza and a fairl§ high fever, with symptoms of bronchial affection.

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Finn Army aviators from [A, Port Sudan message of Eysingu, of Leyden University, Viborg and Helsingfors dDecember 20 reported:-King Ali splendid work in spite of the has abdicated the throne of frightful cold, and dropped a¦ Redjaz Hedjaz, the kingdom of | hundred pounds of provisions and Arabia, on the shores of Red Sea. fice near the stranded steamera,

is almost all story desert. Several airmen are suffering northern portion is desolate and from frost-bite.

thinly populated. In the South there is more cultivation, dates, wheat, and barley being the chief products. Hedjaz is. chiefly interesting on account of the sacred cities. of Mecca and Medina, which it contains along with the seaports Jiddali and Yambu. A railway connecting the cities of Hedjaz with Damascus is under construction, After the parti- cipation of Turkey in the Great War (1915) this region was the scene of severe and prolonged fighting.]

DISARMAMENT.

burned beyond recognition. It is CONSIDERABLE DIVERGENCE

believed that other bodies are in the debris of the coaches. which were derailedi.

The engine, on which the ban- dits escaped, was found, derailed, several stations from the scene of the outrage.

OF VIEWS.

PESSIMISTIC REPORT,

(Reuter's Service.j

London, January 11. Reater leurus that it will not be surprising if it is deemed inadvia DIPLOMAT'S INSULT. able to adhere to the proposed date (February 16) for the meet- ing of the preliminary Committee JAPANESE REACTIONARIES on Disarmament at Geneva in

BELLICOSE.,

THE "BRAZILIAN. INCIDENT.”

(Reuter's Service.)

Tokyo, Jan. 11.

view of the considerable diver- gence of views among the Governments in regard to the scope thereof. „

It appears that the United States, although sending a strong

FORGED NOTES.

A

HUNGARIAN VIEW OF THE

RINGLEADERS.

(Hurus Agency.)

. Paris, January 11. With regard to the Hungarian delegation to the Committee, forgery of French banknotes, The Foreign Office spokesman desires to separate naval from Count Joseph Karolyi, the Legiti- disarmament, whilst mist Hungarian Deputy, told. "Le states that the Japanese Govern-military ment is much worried over the France, Italy, and Japan will not Matin" that the ringleaders of the "Brazilian incident" as the Black agree to any separation of the two plot

and France most Dragon, Taikosha, and other re- problems, actionary societies are visiting strongly insists on an examination the Foreign Office and demanding of the potential war strength of make Hungary Germany's vassal. the recall of the Brazilian Ambas-all the countries concerned. sudor, Señor Delimae Silva, ng his action is regarded as an insult to the Imperial Hinuse.

The Government, however, is still anxious to prevent the affair becoming a diplomatic incident and is leaving the Police to settle the matter though it is feared that the Opposition parties may use the case for home political pur- pose against the Government,

The "Brazilian affair" refers

SHEEP REARING...

PROSPECTS IN NORTHERN TERRITORY.

WATER SUPPLY PROBLEM.

(Reuter'a Service.) to the following cable, received

Melbourne, January 11. from Tokyo on Saturday: It is officially confirmed that this. A hopeful view of the future of morning the Brazilian Ambas-the Northern Territory is taken sador attempted to cross a road from a report by the Northern along which the Prince Regent Territory Land Board. was about to pass on his WAY to It states that the Northern the Palace after the annual troop Territory is capable of consider review, but bystanders zemonable development. The existence strated with him, whereupon the of large supplies of undergzoung Ambassador truck out Two water proves that there is no policemen who endeavoured to reason why, with improved water Intervene, wéra Injured by the supplies, bettor roads, and railway Brazillari diplomat. It is under-facilities, those districts at pre- stood that the Forsien Qiica is sent producing cattle should not Investiga

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.were German ultra- Nationalists, whose purpose is to annex Austria to Germany and

WAR.

AN IMPORTANT FRENCH JUNCTION.

(Hapas Agency

Paris, January 11, Papers from Rabat say that our partisans in the regions of Fez and Taza have effected a junction north of the Senhaja hills, thus advancing the front on the road. from Fez to Taza 200 kilometres northward and submitting the whole region of the upper Leben to french contra

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