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CHARLIE'S SNUB.

TURNS DOWN COMMAND PERFORMANCE.

ROYAL, INDIGNITY,

London, Saturday. Charlie Chaplin will not appear nt the Royal Command per- formance of variety artistes in the London Palladium on Mon- day. This was definitely an- nounced to-day.

CUSTOMS UNION.

COMPROMISE BETWEEN FRANCE AND GERMANY.

PROPOSALS WELCOMED.

London, Yesterday. The possibility of a Franco- German compromise with regard to the projected Austro-German Cus- toms union is indicated In Paris and Berlin messages,

WAR DEBTS.

MOMENTOUS DECISION BY CHAMBERS.

OPEN FOR RE-EXAMINATION.

Washington, Yesterday,

A momentous decision has been taken by the laternational Cham- ber of Commerce, which has formally recorded ita conviction that the subject of war debts should be open for re-examination. It pointed out that the integrity of

the maintenance of international credit and the expansion of com-

merce.

A Paris telegram outlines the This honour to the French alternative plan, based on music hall world

has been what may be described as an In-obligations was fundamental for much

by appreciated

the ternational Agricultural Bank, for profession for some years and which the industrial countries of has been regularly attended by north-western Europe will supply Their Majesties the King and the capital in order that it may be Queen. This year there will be lent to agricultural countries in exception in spite of the south-eastern Europe, on the secur- King's recent illness.

ity of their land and crops, so as to make sales possible in the present state of the world markets.

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Their Majesties left Windsor Castle to-day, motering to Buck ingham Palace, the King looking very filt.

Director's Explanation. The Director of the Palladium,, in an interview, aaid that he cabled Charlie Chaplin twice, namely, on April 24 and April 29, requesting his appearance and intimating that it was а Command performance.

Charlie Chaplin only replied to day from Juan les Pins:-

Very sorry; cannot appear at the Palladium. Have made it a principle never to appear on the stage since I have been associated with the screen, Will you accept a donation for your worthy cause? Hoping you have the success you de- serve."

Unprecedented.

sur-

The Director was most prised at Chaplin's refusal, de- scribing it as unprecedented. He said that foreign, artistes at pre-{ vious Command performances sometimes cancelled their pass- sages home in order to perform before their Majesties. Reuter.

Crowds Greet Royalty.

Rugby, Saturday. The Court to-day left Windsor Castle, where it has been since early April, for Buckingham Palace. Their Majesties proceed- ed to London by road and were greeted at Buckingham Palace by a large crowd.-British Wireless Service.

BABY CARS.

GREAT SPEED SURPRISES EXPERTS.

The tending countries will also undertake to absorb a certain pro- portion of the produce which is at present a surplus. This will involve the creation of preferential tariff notes by the purchasing countries.

A report from Berlin states that the Foreign Minister, Dr. Curtius, In a speech said the Austro-German delegations at Geneva would wel- come all other proposals and plans for restoring the health of European economic life, and co-operate inten- sively therein.

He regretted the so-called French counter plan had not been made available to the German Government, as obviously it had been to other Governments.- Reuter.

SPANISH COMEDY.

BATTLESHIP CREW ANNOYED.

Ferrol, Spain, Saturday. The whole crew of the Spanish battleship Jaime I. have been ar rested for mutiny. The crew last night marched in a body to the town hall and protested to the Mayor with regard to the "high- handedness" of the second officer, and the quality of their food aboard.

The resolution says: "The ob servance of this principle, how- ever, la not inconsistent with an impartial examination of the effects of these obligations upon international trade, if

warranted

by changed economic conditions."

The conference also passed a re- solution in favour of the reduction of armaments, governmental ex- penditure, the removal of trade barriers, and giving freedom to private business enterprise.- Reuter's American Service.

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UNREST IN JAPAN.

MINERS ADOPT A NOVEL METHOD.

FOOD IN THE PIT:

Tokyo, Saturday.

A novel method of remaining underground was adopted by 200 strikers at the Takano mine in Kyushu who refused to come up, though they sent out their wo- men workers to declare their in- tention of staying below till their demands were granted. Their families are bringing them food and bed clothes.

The trouble started at the Uruno mine at Fukuoka, follow- ing the discharge of some work-

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Sympathetic strikers num- ber 800, and are expected to in- crease to 4,000 shortly. affair will possibly develop into a general strike involving The Mayor wired to the Goy whole of the Kyushu mines, em- ernment in Madrid about the in-ploying 120,000 miners. cident, and as a result the crew were arrested.--Reuter.

ROYAL BILLET.

PROMOTION FOR FRANK MITCHELL.

DIFFICULT CONDITIONS.

Rugby, Saturday. Rugby, Saturday.

His Majesty the King has ap, When the second stage of the pointed Mr. Frank Mitchell, Press "Double Twelve" International Secretary, Buckingham Palace, to Automobile Race started at be one of His Assistant Private Brooklands thia morning the Bri- Secretaries.-Britlah Wireless Ser tish baby cars, which surprised vice. the handicappers and other ex- Mr. Frank Herbert Mitchell, perts by the amazing speed mein- C.B.E., M.V.O., was born in 1878. tained through yesterday's being the son of the late Mr. twelve hours' run, were in a very R. A. H. Mitchell, Eton. He serv- favourable position. Even when ed under Lord Milner in South heavy rain made driving dif, Africa, 1901-4; was Assistant flcult, they continued to lap hour Director of the Official Press after hour at only a little under Bureau, 1915-1919; and became 70 miles an hour, sometimes ex- ceeding that speed.

In accordance with the rules of the race all the cars had been locked up during the night, and no work was allowed on them until after the starting signal this morning.

One of the team of "M. G.

Press Secretary at Buckingham Palace in 1920. He played golf for Oxford from 1898 to 1901 and three times for England against Scotland.]

ROYAL TOUR.

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It is learned that the strikers are planning to destroy the pits. The Police raided their head- quarters this morning and ar- rested fifty leaders, also seizing a large number of bamboo spears and clubs.

Dockyard Discharges. One thousand workers have been discharged from the Yoko- hama Dockyard Company. Liberal allowances were made, and there is no sign of unrest.-Reuter.

UNEQUAL TREATIES

DRAMATIC CLIMAX AT PEOPLES' CONVENTION.

THE 21 DEMANDS.

Nanking, Saturday. The Peoples' Convention reach- ed a dramatic climax this morn- ing when the entire body of more than 500 delegates rose like one man to support a motion for the immediate abolition of unequal; treaties. For several minutes. the auditorium was filled with shouting.

To-day was selected for the introduction of the motion be

Midget" cars, driven by Lord JAPANESE PRINCE AND WIFE IN cause it is the anniversary of the

March and Mr. Staniland, con- Linued to lead, two other M.G.'» following, with the "Baby Aus tina" not far behind.

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Niagara Falls, Yesterday. Prince, and Princess Takamatsu

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demands.". Reuter.

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The Italian "Masserati" „car, have arrived from Torenta in con- A careful estimate based driven by the Italian ace, Ram-clusion of their tour of Eastern survey made by the Press, fixes poni, and Mr. Eyston, from Canada. They saw the famous the annual commodity sales in the which much was expected, broke falls by night, specially illuminat- Greater Vancouver retail buying an axle late last night and is outed with coloured artificial lights. area (ie. within a 87 mile circle)

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