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RUSSO GERMAN TREATY.

THE ALLIES DECISION.

**THE TIMES ON CHINA'S POLITICAL

PUZZLE.

BIG COTTON FIRE AT BOMBAY,

LATEST CABLES.

– (THROUGH (REUTER'S ·AGENUT.]

THE RUSSO-GERMAN TREATY

ALLIED DECISION UNANIMOUS,

VIEWS AND OPINIONS.

Luxpos, April 18th. The decision of the nine Allied Powers Eat Genoa regarding Germany was "unani- inous. It means the exclusion of the Cier- tads from the principal Commission, but they will continue to sit on three other *Commissions, except when Russian prob lens are treated.

LATEST CABLES,

GENOA CONFERENCE, RUSSIA AND GERMANY TO LEND EACH OTHER MILITARY AID.

Lemay, April 19th,

LÁTUST JANTES.” H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES.

GOES TO NIKKO.

Tokyo April 19th.

BARLIER CABLES.

THE BILLIARD CHAMPION. SHIP.

THE OPIUM · CONTROVERSY. INDIA "OBJECTS TO SUPPRESSION.YVANOVICH TO MEET A. J. CSMUND

Yesterday H.R.H. the Prince of Wales entitled "The Truth About Indian Opium,'" A report is current at Genoa among the Baltic Delegations, to the effect that left Tokya for u kwa days' visit to Nikko,counting the successful steps taken by the Russo German Treaty contains, con-deferring his departure to play a game the Government of India to restrict the Gdential chieses visually constituting for golf in the afternoon. new treaty, having exclusive reference to

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IN CHALLENGE ROUND.

LONDON, April 18th.

The final round of the tournament for The India Offico has issued a booklet) the hilliard championship of the Colony was played off at the Victoria Recreation Club last night, the winner being P. A. Tranovich, who host L. A. Chund

The match was 2. Very good que and jed by 142 in a game of 1,000 up, production and consumption of opium in times there was some very close-teering. India and to regulate "experts. It em It was also exciting owing to the ductua Last night's banquet, given by the phasises that India by far exceeded the tions in the score.

Pay commenced at 8 pm, and in the conditions wherein Gertinny and Russia Foreign Minister was unaccompanied by demands of the Hugne Convention and Bret ball. Yvanovich obtained a big lead. toasts and speeches, but was followed by points out that China produces seven from his opponent. At the interval he a beautiful exhibition of artrrases dancing. times as much opium as India; Persia was leading by 170. This was chiefly dua to two splendid breaks of 48 anl 63 made It is stated that Poland in drawing "Paying" an unrehearsed visit to the which remains outside the scope of the by him in the earlier stages of the game. most important article of the Convention. Osmund's chief contributions in the Srst

When Wa Pei Fu, says it may possibly repre- & jote, protesting against the Treaty, and) Yasukuni shrine yesterday, the Prince of exports 30 por rent. more than" India: half were and a fine 41. senta stage in the process of the unifien./declaring that it will not alter the Polish wales was met by the maple priests, who while, Turkey, which had not signed the Wax resumed after dinner Osmund opcped

SITUATION IN CHINA. "TIMES" EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Lexdos, April 18th.

A leader in the Times commenting on the conflict between, Chang Tso Lin and

lend each other military aid.

POLAND PROTESTS.

policy, which is based on the French

Sir Harbort Russell).

same amount as India.

tion of China, and from this poist of Alance and on agrements with the performed a brief Shinto service-(From Convention, normally exports about the which by the view there is something in the aims of Wu Per Pa, that call for sympathy.

On the other hand, it is a singular coincidence that the conflict is occurring. at

Baltic State ALLIANCE OF LUSSIA, JAPAN AND GERMANY.

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LONDON, Apr'1 18th, moment when the Japanese" are The Daily Mail contends that the evacuating Shantung, whose central posi-Rayso-Lierman Treaty make Rassia prag, ton gires its occupants singular opportically a German Colony, adding, if re- tunities of intervening in civil con

perts are corret that Japan is seeking a Hists between North and South Chin reapproachiment with the Bolsheviks, the the connections of Chang Txo Lin Allies will be faced with something very "The Germans will possibly decide to leave Genom in view of the prohibition, and Sun Yat Sen with the Japanese are much like an alliance of Germany, Rusain But the Allies are agreed, that whatever not obscure and it cannot be said, therr and Japan, wherein the German Mili-

tarists will pull all the wires. Germans or Russians do, the conferis any dirt connection between the pre-

GERMANY'S REPLY TO ALLIED NOTE

erne will procred.'

M. Lloyd George is proposing to des patch Note contending that the Ger mans committed an art of great disloyalty. The German, however, deny that they went behind the backs of the other dele, gates, susserting that, they discussed the Treaty with British delegation officials foot lines last werk.

M. Litvinoff, interview, declared that the treaty was published in its entirety ad is unaccompanied by any military

evention.

The French contend that the agreement, involving Germany's renunciation of

hey endit account with Russia, violates claus 960 of the Treaty of Versailles; which reserves German nssets in Russin in Favour of the Allies, and the Reparations Commission will probably declare this part of the Treaty null and void.

Several of the morning papers are in- clined to consider the Allied couster thrust too mild. The Times complains of the absence of measures as regards the Bassiaus, The Independent Liberal organs on reflection find little fault with the treaty zs & recognition of facts, though ttery criticise the Russo-Cermaa procedure. LONDON FINANCIERS UNPIS. TURBED RY TREATY,

LONDON, April 18th The news of the Russo-German Treaty

eat conflict and the evacution of Shan- tung, but the situation is well worth watching from that point of view.

THE CHINÄ STATION.

COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF APPOINTED.

GENOA, April 18th. German gizele bave informed Reuter's that the German reply, to the Allied Note will be delivered to-day. It declares that the German Delegation is ready to submiť LONDON, April 18th, the Russo-Gertman Treaty to the Confer- Sir Arthur Leveson has been appointed eher has protests against Germany's Ex- Commander-in-Chief of the China Station,clusion from Russian discussions. It [Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Cavenagh | piets cut that this matter in one for the Levenson, K.C... was born on January derision of the whole Conference and not 27th, 1888, He joined H. M.5. Britannia nsa Midshipman in 1883, was unde a

the Allie anly. Lieutenant in 1587: Commander in 1600:

BRITISH AND FRENCH Captain, 10 Rear Admiral,

a! 1013: and Vice-Admiral in 1919. He served

CO-OPERATION.- European War and was it in the

Jutland Bank. Sir Arthur Cavenaghi holds the Queen Victoria's Diamond hol Jubilee Medal; King George V's Corona to Medal, and in an Officer of the Legion

of Honour.]

BIG COTTON FIRE.

HEAVY LOSSES,

BOMBAY, April 19th. lis estimated that 4,000 bales of cotton were damaged or destruyed by fire at the Colaba Cotton Depôt, involving a loss of four lakhs of rupees

SUMATRA OIL FIELDS.

OPERATIONS RESUMED."

AMSTERDAM, April 18th.- The Board of Directors of the Royal Dutch C Company has ordered a re

Grso, April 18th,

in consequence of the German assertions

EARLIER CABLES, THE PRINCE IN JAPAN, ATTENDS PEACE EXPOSITION.

-Tokyo, April 18th, The Prince of Wales spent this morning in visiting the Pence Exposition at Uyano, the largest exhibition ever held in Japan It was opened a month ago. The build ings were, gay with red, white and blue floral designs and housed specimens of products from all countries.

with the best break ́ of the match-72 was is also the highest break "of the tournament. This levelled matters out considerably and with one or The booklet says India would be two smaller breaks the scores at this stage thoroughly justified in refusing to agree stood at 612 and 697 in favour of Yvano."

vich. After this, Yvanovich took m to any modification of the terms of the

(mand and went ahead once more, Convention in the direction" of greater ally increasing his lead. He got the stringency, until she is convinced that such running very well at times and, did not leave much for his opponent. Osmund. modification will lead to beneficial results though good with his hazard shots, blua- India is the only producing nation which dered bady on two or three ocasions

and these slips cest him the game.

Both players were evenly matched, but could give practical effect to the proposal

and often got plodder to bind the nations to restrict the produc- Yvanovich was a

balis together from very

difficult pool- tion of opium to medicinal and scientific the

tions The win was a deserving one. needs, which, apart from causing un-

Yvanovich, who held the championship imaginable sufferings in the East, would

in 1990 has now to most A. J. Osmund. result in enormously stimulating the pro-

a brother of last night's runner-up, in duction of opium in Persia, China and the Challenge Round. Last year it will Turkey to be exportal freely all over to be remembered that the brothers Osmund After lunching at the Imperial Palace, World: Ladia demands to see the terms of met in the final. This was won by the Prince witnessed a game of Japanesse Convention translated into action by and in the Challenge Round he succeeded polo played by the staff of the Imperial others, and would undoubtedly and en-in defeating Yvanovich, who, is stated Mows

Eo diges with the Foreign Pratically negative any proposal aiming at before, was then the champion.

Sir Minister to-night-Frum Herbert suppressing Indian cultivation in order

to provide a scapegoat for the rest of were! - Russel, Reuter's special correspondent.

the world. COTTON DISPUTE PARTIALLY

PRESENT AT JAPANESE POLO GAME.

SETTLED. "

CONFIRMATION OF UNIONS NECESSARY.

LONDON, April 18th, A partial settlement of the cotton dis- pute mentioned in a cable of the 12th inst. was reached at a conference of represents tives of employers and cardroom opera- tives at Manchester, which arrived at an agreement in regard to the wages ques- tion, subject to confirmation by the other ¡operativum' unions.

The previous cable stated The no gotiations concerning the cotton industry in connection with the reduction of ope ratives' wages have broken down, and unless they are resumed 300,000 will be locked out on the 29th inst.]

that they had previously discussed the Trenty with British: Officials, Mr. Lloyd George issued a statement to the French Press, emphasising British loyalty to Frerich stipulations concerning the scopos of the Conference.

He declares that Britain and France will continue, to co-operate and affirma that Britain is opposed to all ascendencies in Europe, believing that peace will be a great common interest,

EARLIER CABLES.

FRANCE INSISTS ON ANNULMENT OF RUSSO GERMAN TREATY.*

PARIN, April 18th

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WORLD'S SCULLING

CHAMPIONSHIP.

"PADDON'S EASY WIN.

WANGANUI (N Z.), April 18th,

In the world's sculling championship match, Paddon defeate:l Hadfield by aine lengths.

ARMENIANS MURDER TURKS. ASSASSINATION IN GERMANY.

BERLIN, April 18th. Three youths shot dead two Turks, Jomalazmy Hey (Ex-Governor of Trbi zoud) and Bahsed Din Chakir (a, kading member of the Committee of Union and

The assaltants escaped: they are believed offered a reward of 20,000 marks for their discovery.

PROPOSED IMPORTATION

LICENCES.

GENETA, April 18th..

Germany. Switzerland, France, Britain, India, Japan. Holland and Slam will be represented at the second session of the Opium Commission, which is to be held to-morrow to deal with the proposal that the export of pernicious drugs shall only be authorisable by importation licences issued by the consignee countries.

TORNADOES IN AMERICA. HUNDREDS OF CASUALTIES.

CutCAGO, April 18th. ve o veries or tornadoes, at various Twenty were killed and hundreds injur-

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villages in Illinois, Indian, and Arkansas. There was also great damage to property

LEADER OF GERMAN REBELLION,

The principal breaks for last night

P. A. Yvanovich.-48, 63, 26, 29, 20, 33, 21, 30, 36, 21, 21, 96, 94, 23. 23, 90. 30.

L. A. Osmund.—32, 21, 29, 41, 37, 22, 79. 29, 20, 40.

Yvanovich took a little over four hours to compile bis 1,500.

IMPRISONED FOR FRAUD.

"DID NOT MEAN TO DECEIVE;"

The young Chinese, who was remanded on Monday on a charge of obtaining a bottle of quinine from the Sincere Store, by means of false protences, was again brought up before Mr. Wood, at the Magistracy, yesterday.

At the previous hearing it was stated that the defendant went to the store on quinine, signing for it in Dr. C. C. Wong'a Good Friday evening and ordered the At the same time he procured name. two order booka. The next day messenger, employed by Dr. Wang. brought back the drug and handed in a chit

purporting to have been went from the Doctor's office stating that as the quinine was unsatisfactory it WA not required

counter assistant's suspicions were aroused and the man was arrested.

Olving evidence at yesterday's hearing. said that the defendant had

The

TO BE TRIED AT LEIPZIG.

BERLIN, April 18th. Herr Kapp, the leader of the 1990 ro bellion, has been arrested at Sassnitz, as been he was returning from Sweden and will but left a few days prior to the Chinese He did not authorise the be tried by the Supreme Court at Leipzig. New Year.

OBITUARY.

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RT. HON. HUGH BARRIE, P.C., M.P. The death has occurred of the Eight

De. Wyed in his service as a dresser

defendant to

name at Sincero an account in his

· After evidenca, had been given as to the return of the quinino by the boy, and as to the finding of the order books in the cupboard of a house at No. 7. Staun- ton Street, the defendant was placed in He frankly admitted the witness, box. the quinine.

The Cabinet considered the situationProgress) in the West End last night. Hon. Hugh Barrie, P.C., M.P., D.L.. sumption, and is working several and decided that France would only leaves have been Armcainns. The police have in 1880, represented N. Londonderry from that that he had no authority to order

created by the Russo-German agreement Gields in Sumatra which stopped opern-Genoa with the rest of the Allies.

A Freach emi-official telegram from tinna owing to the export duty. "

Genna says that, as a condition of re maining at the conference, France will ment of the Russo-German agreement on the ground that it violates the Treaty of Versalles.

wax received caluly in the City, which THE PORTUGUESE SEAPLANE. ask the Allies to insist upon the aunu!--

has always been sceptical of the results

from the Genoa Conference.

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"The effect on Foreign Exchanges and

Stocks was negligible, as the City has long

REPORTED AT FERNANDO NORONHA.

RIO JANILIO, April tat

GERMANY HAS VIOLATED THE

CONDITIONS OF CONFERENCE.

Geso, April 18th. The Allies and the Little Entente have jointly seat a letter to the German dele gation declaring that the conclusion of the the conference is in seesion" violates the

[The deceased, who was born at Glasgow 1900 as a Unionist, and was Vice-Presid ent of the Department of Agriculture roland). In 1818 he was appointed High

Sheriff of Derry:]

PETITION FOR BOMBER'S PARDON,

SAN FRANCISCO, April 18th, The District Attorney has requested the Governor of California to pardon Thomas

The Magistrate: Why did you do it? The defendant: I did not mean to

deceive the Company. When making out previous orders I used to get Dr. Wang to sign, and I also signed as the person receiving the goods. On this occasion I made

a mistake. I fixed the office name of Dr. Wang. The people at the store know me. If I had wanted to swindle the Company I would not have returned the bottle.

been aware of German activity in Russia. St Paul's Rocks, and an unconfirmed re- presentatives, including Dr. Benes, have Russo-German treaty while ditions to Mooney and Warren Billings, who are the Hincare Company you said "This in

including the appointment of the Deutsch Bank as agent for the Soviet. State Book The acquisition of an interest in the Jusso-Asiatic Consolidated Bank Limited. Iry the Bankers Mendelssohn and Krupps, has been with the object of obtaining rak materials from Bassie.

GERMANY'S MATERIAL GAINS,

It is pointed out that Germany, if the treaty is executed, has scored materially, ne Russia's claims against Germany under the Treaty of Versailles, far exceed the

Germaa claims.

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COST OF LIVING FALLS.

LONDON, April 18th The cost of living on the 18th inst., was 82 por cont. above the pre-war scale, com-said he had not the ready cash to pay pared with 86 per cent, on March 1st.

The Magistrato: Than why did you return the bottle? A friend I used to know in the dispensary asked me to buy

When I offered him the bottle be-

for it. I immediately returned the bottle Now I am conscious of my fault and I would ask Your Worship to give mea chance.

Meetings of the commissions at Genon have been suspended pending the decision The Portuguese seaplane has arrived at at the meeting of the Allied delegates and experts, to which the Little Entente re

The Magistrate: But in your letter invited at the instance of M. been Barthou.

which Germany pledged herself on enter serving life sentences in connection with not the stuff used in our office."

Tho defendant: bad already made OPINIONS OF FRENCH NEWS- ing the conference. Germany has there the bomb explon in 1818

fore renounced further participation in

mistako, and I used the office name PAPERS.

to return the bottle. the discussion of the conditions of agros- PARIS. April 18th.

ment between Bussis and the other coun- The Busso-German agreement, which the trics at the conference. PARIS, April 18th.

Echo de Paris describes as the most im DRASTIC ACTION CONTEMPLATED. portant event. since the Armistice, is gen The Reparations Commission, in a com crally regarded by the French Press us

GANDA, April 18th.. manique, annoumes that the Committee of proving the uselessness of the continuance Tho Villa Raggio, where the Allied delegates are discussing the latest develop- Experts to investigate conditions wherein of the Geass confere. We should con-ment, has been a day-long centre of

The Journal 53ys: Germany can for partial redemption of her Reparations

ourselves upon this alliance of interest. Debt, is constituted of M. Delacroix, for it will reatore the balance of the

Western alliance" President, and includes Six Robert Kio- The Gaulois says it is preferable that the steadily growing abscess should burst, dersley, Horr Bergman of Germany and and urges the Entente completely to Mr. Pierpont Morgan. It will meet in change its front and punish the ands Paris at the beginning of May.

cious and disloyal nations,

The Petit Journal says that the only thing lacking is a military convention, which may still come at any moment.

The Figaro wonders, how the German challenge will be regarded by Britain and clares the position of Britain and Italy critical as the result of "this German victory."

VARYING U.6. 'PRESS VIEWS.

NEW YORK, April 18th. Commenting upon the Bues-German It is reported from Washington that Mr. worth forty persons wers arrested, crowds tranty; the New York World refuses to

Agency) that the Government is behind A phosphate mine the first of the kind Harding and his advisers are ready to assembled demanding their reloase. They believe that a Russo-German bloc, which

The apshot of the Allies' action is then the imperial allowance and the palace to be found in the Philippine Islands- ncoept the Russo-German treaty at its facered on by the police, with the result that been affected, and decapitat Gormary while the Germans are permitted to enter Court have been permitted to fall into Patay. The discovery of the mire in

ignored warnings to disperse and wore was a favourite nightmare for years, hae

buildings and equipment in the Imperial has been discovered in the island of is unabe to supply the capital necessary value, as a financial and peace settlement two were killed and seven wounded.

the general discussions, they are not bad state of repair. No foreigners are for Bussia's regeneration. After imposition of the curfew, the

need in manufacturing a roady mixed without swooping political significance.

The Tribune says that Bussia and Ger- allowed to participate in committee troops regaired control of the situation.

the value of which runs into hundreds of

sugar, fertilizer. All phosphate hereto They are of the opinion that nothing in The French point out that the disturbs many are both seeking to get rid of their dealing with Bussin nyc mit admitted to the sale of these treasures, expected to mean the filling of long felt shadow the of bat to the it conflicts with the German-American synchronised with the visit of Mr. Oran,xciting Western fears, but, with the proof the conference, in-that-anti-Gorman and minimum purchases, are said to be $20,000, foreign product, being Treaty ar interferes with American in-ex-president of the American mission to carious Rusisa credit, the alliance

Syria in 1918, whose utterances, though either a fiction or fraud.

anti-Ragsian suspicion, notably on the One mockies is said to have been sold for islands-at-large cont Bugar planters in The Herald says that co-operation be part of France, will be considerably $50,000, and later resold for a greater many parts of the islands will be ben-fited terests in Baris and Germany, neither unintentionally, were calculated to arouse

sold by pearls, cach pearl being worth same time a new branch in the mining does it materially alter the status of excitement against the French section. twon outcast Bussia and enchained Ger strengthened, impairing the atmosphere amount. In this case the necklace was by the discovery, it is said, while at the

Mr. Oran sailed out of Beirut immediately many was long inevitable. . .

of harmony on which hopes of the coo

from two to three thousand dollars. industry will be opened in the Philippines. the disorders broke out.

(Continued at foot of next column.) forenes have been largely based.

On the other hand, Germany has made a mistake politically, because these tactics are based on the assumption that the Bolshevik will remain in power. This is regarded as highly improbable in London;

AMERICA'S VIEWS. ·

Russia.

NEW YORK, April 16th.

·EARLIER CABLES.

DEMONSTRATIONS IN DAMASCUS. POLICE FIRE ON CROWD

CAIRO, April 18th. Following on anti-French "demonstra vions & Damascus on the 7th inst, in

A hundred journalists who twice res- There is something almost pathetic

The Magistrate: Why didn't you ro ponded to an invitation to attend to hear in recent communications said to have

of that. the result of the deliberations returned passed between the ranzagement of the turn the order books1-I did not think. In reply to the Magistrate Dr. Wang empty-handed. The unexpected prolong.. Peking Hankow Bailway and the Ministry od session has created a belief that oven of Communications. The statement is said that the defendant had been work more drastic action is being contemplated made that General Wu Peifu, forced to ing for him for some three of four than that contained in the letter which find money for military expenses, com months, and did not give him a great

The mandoered a sum of $3,230,000 from the deal of satisfaction. was published late in the evening. letter, however, is conched in unequivocal railway, and the report is now current

The Magistrate: The offence is a seri- terms, recalling Dr. Wirth's promise Inst that the Micistry of Communications has ons one, first because you defrauded the week to cooperate with the other Powers written to the managing director of the Sincere Store and secondly because you for the solution of outstanding Russian railway instructing him to beg General Wa forged the name of your former employ-

Dr. Wang.

I didn't forge his mans have replied to the Allies' offer way'a funia.

with

which goodwill and fellowship

name; I merely made a mistake, destroys the spirit of mutual confidence, The youthful ex-Emperor of China has The Magistrate: Well, then, you used having concluded a secret treaty behind been apparently holding an extensive his name. The one point in your favour the backs of their colleagues a treaty sale of some of the Imperial treasures in is that you returned the bottle. Three which violated some of the principles ca order to faise sufficient funds for the months' imprisonment with hard labour. which the conference is based.

coming wedding ceremony. It will be re- membered (remarks the Chung Mei News

Italy, while the Socialia Populaire do questions, and pointing out that the Gernot to commandeer any more of the Rail- defendant:

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