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THE BRITISH ENGINEERING
DISPUTE. AEG. REJECTS COURT OF INQUIRY'S FINDING.
LONDON, May 18th. The Amalgamated Engineering Union has broken away from the other, unions
and declined to proceed with negotiations on the basis of Sir William Mackenzie's
report.
[The report of Sir William Mackenzle. who conducted the official enquiry into the engineering dispute, holds that the management afone is in a position 'to
NIH, 1982.
SIR CHARLES ADDIS.
LONDON; May 18th.
Sir Charles Addis has joined the Board of the Eastern Telegraph Co.
THE INSTITUTE OF BANKERS' PRESIDENT.
LONDON, May 18th. Sir Charles Addis has been re-elected President of the Institute of Bankers
MOVEMENT.
RUSSIAN REINFORCEMENTS.
THE PRINCE OF WALES
AT MANILA.,
A HEARTY WELCOME. [FROM THE "MANILA TIMES, '
"
SIAM AND THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.
This country, Sim. has reason to view. the proceedings of the Opium Commia- sion of the League of Nations, with some
His Royal Highness the Prince of complacency. As the Financial. Adviser Wales, landed on Philippine soil this put it in his last report, Siam has the noen (May 13th) amid a popular greeting satisfaction of knowing that she is com- and weather conditions which promise to plying strictly with the terms of her make this," the first visit ever paid to international obligations; and that the BOKHARA ANTI-BOLSHEVIST | Manila by an bair to the British throne, new Opium Law provides the machinery s mutually pleasant and significant ocea for the efficient control of the opium, regie with her borders. As for the new gion.
system of Government, export and in- port, certificates and other measures for and its derivative drugs. practically the the control of the distribution of opium
time been operating smoothly here. Opium may be imported only by or to of the Government; while morphine and cocaine can be imported the order only under licence, and sale is under strics control. One might almost suppose
LONDON. May 19th. The Postmaster-General held a Center. ence in Landon with twenty representa- Gaxo. May 18th. tives of the principal wireless companies, The fina; plenary sitting of the Con with the object of framing a gatematic foroner took place at the Palazzo San Scheme for establishing stations and co- Giorgio at nine this morning in perfect fordinating material, which might be dis-
He weather. There was a great military distributed broadenst by wireleas play in the streets, which were not Bonounced that wave lengths would be crowded no previously, every acut in the limited in crier not to with-interfere hall was occupied when Herr Rathenan shipping, air and other serviers. cordially shook hand with MM: Chicherin | Government will probably reser the be free to 'exercise discretion up to he right to use, the broadcasting stations, limit of thirty hours in four weeks. The Signer Facts in his speech regretted that and licenses will be necary for receivingement is also entitled to decide
the Philippine Islands through his spirit that the Opium Commission has it effect time was too short to permit of a defining sets, even thin which were home whether any proposed change in working STRAITS LOAN IN LONDON.il than he had won over the people of
Ta solution of the Russian problem, but made.
immediately, but subject thereto declare POUR MILLIONS AT 44 PER CENT of fellowship and his unassuming, dema-tion as the model foron ore and quit.
and Krasin
The indge the necessity of overtime and must forcements from the Caspian are moving paid aboard the battle cruiser Reute whole machinery required has for some.
Genes had opened the way to a new GERMAN SHIPPING PROFITS,
policy of European collaboration.
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Herr Rathenau praised the work of the COMPANIES PAY BIG DIVIDENDS.
Bx8, May 18th economic commission, and emphasised the
German shipping companies reports gecessity for mutuni international con- _fidence and real peace. He said that record a favourable year. The reconstruc- Germany was happy to have contributedtion of Gerbitny's merchant-fleet 1957.
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conditions is urgen; and must be enforced i
the desiralality of prior consultation.
Sir William Mackenzie made other sug- grations, but is of the opinion the matter is one in which to agreement can wholly take the place of mutual good sense,
Shortly after the officials' calls of Governor-General Wood and the ranking TEHERAN, May 18th. Khorasaan states that Russian rein-officers of the army and navy had been
His Royal Highness came ashore.
Stopping in his inspection of troops to hobnob with men of the line, the Prince had no sooner set foot upon Philippine
along the Transcaspisu, Railway to deal with Earen Pasha's anti-Bolshevist move men in Bokhara.
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LONDON, May 18th.
A Straits Settlements 4 per cent. lone of £1,200,000 at 95, redecmahle 1935-45, is being underwritten.
cratic bearing.
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Sinnese on this ques cation. Siam's problem is, of course, “ comparatively simple, since the poppy is not grown in this country, and, though sufficient inducement to make the smuggl opium is smuggled steadily, there is not ing of dangerous drugs the serious matter
to the rapprochement between Bussia and energetically prostrated, and owing to the goodwill and appreciation of each otheta | MINERALS IN THE PHILIP-and-proceeded up the path to the Wel-is she the good example among opium..
the other nations.
difficulties}
OTHER UNION TO CONTINUE-
M. Chicherin protested against the Russian delegate's exclusion from the labour sub-committees Colrat the chairman of the economic commission replied that the exclusion was owing to Russia nos burg-America and the North-German-set-back." This is the opening sentence
being in a position to at present contri.
bate effectively to the discussions.
.
Amidst cheers the report of the Econo-
erie Commission was adopted subject to
the reservations of ecrtain powers.
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GENOA, May 18th.
200-
low "exchange. both passenger and cargo ships were fully employed, nearly all een- cerns paying higher dividends. The Hamburg South America line paid ng much as twenty-eight per cent, the Ham Llegu paid ten per cent, and the Eum burg-Bruner-Afrika paid fifteco per cent. GERMAN NEW GUINEA PROPERTIES.
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ADVERTISES SALE.
31OURNE, May 18th.
Government is The Commonwealth about to advertise the sale of expro- New
Guinea..
#Hemary—political-commission anani-printed Citan properties" in monsly adopted the temporary aggression pact in the form of a resolu Lion by which ench State engages to reapers its terms.
Tenders will be accepted only from Australian-scdiers, natural born British. ers or predominantly British companie.
The United States, replying regarding the Raving affairs commission, reserves EX-EXPRESS ZITA DEPARTS
its decision until the situation is clearer. JAPANO-RUSSIAN ARRANGEMENT.
Goa, May 16th.
FOR CADIZ.
FUNCHAL, May 18th.. The ex-Express Zita and her family are departing for Cadiz.
pects of an
NEGOTIATIONS.
LATER. Contrary to expectations, the pros. early settlement of the engineering dispute have been seriously
tion, which says that its new proposals of a statement of the Employers' Federa go beyond the finding of the court of enquiry in the unions favour.
The unions other than the A.E.U. ad journed to consider the matter action,
and will re-coaler with the employers ca the guth inst.
THE COTTON DISPUTE." IMPROVED PROSPECT.
LONDON, May 18th.
BOTTOMLEY ON TRIAL. ALLEGED FRAUDULENT CONVER- SION OF VICTORY BONDS.
PINES.
From an officiat report for the years 1919 and 1920 on the mineral resources of the Philippine Islands it appears that, whereas in other countries the goid-mining industry had fallen off greatly, a stendy, though not large, output of the metal was maintained 1920 was only a few ounces less than in in the Philippines. The production for the record year of 1916. Petroleum is a of becoming an asset to the islands, but wraproduce that gives some promise fulfilment of the hope depended on the results of drilling operations which were in progress.
Twenty one guns greeted the future crowned head of England, in the same salate which would be fired far the Presi dent of the United States, when His Royal Highness landed at 19:18 c'clock it is in China. But la rogard to this this afternoon at the Admiral's Landing question, Siam is further in a position to make the best of both worlds. Not only come. Arch which was erected by the city amoking countries, but at the same time, of Manila as a token of the good will of opium is the biggest single source of her
Prince.
that abe la now in a position to use the the United States and the Philippine revenue, and there is the further fact Islands for the visiting
"In behalf of the United States and genoral desire to reduce the consumption I wish to af opium as a means to bring pressure to bear on the great Powers in order to the
Times." induce them to concede fiscal autonomy. Truly everything has its uses Bangkok
people of the fish most
GREETS TROOP!. 3–
A correspondent writes to our Bangkok contemporary as follows:-
They
have
grown
uncivilised
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They it for their.. their hill tops, but the they do not--and couldn't be got to-- and simple, and trade, beyond a little grow it for gain. Their wants are low barter to meet these wants, makes no opium offers no problem of the slightest appeal to them. The production of moment in Siam.
When the greeting at the Arch was com pleted, His Royal Highness went out upos the Luneta, escorted by Major-General Omar Bundy and Vice Governor Gilmore, with British and American staff officers bringing up the rear, to review the crack God Save the King" was troops of the 31st Infantry forming the troops; stop the Prince passed before
here and there before men in the played by the 31st Infantry band while royal escort.
ranks to inquire about war service.
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PRINCE OF WALES. HIS FAREWELL MESSAGE TO
JAPAN. H.R.II. the Prince of Wales in bis
farewell message to Japan midis
extend to Your Royal Gilmore addressed to the Prince of Wales when he entered the Welcome Arch. cordial welcome to Manila." were the
British Major-General Omar Bundy words of welcome which Vice Governor
I suggest that you are being led astray Generai Rafael Crame of the Philippine Consul-Genera Harrington, Brigadier- Constabulary, Captain Briggs of the attaching any importance to the smal
are quite U.S. Navy and Mayor Fernandez, were quantity of upium grown in this country. Oll of a high grade has foremost among the committee which Think who the people are that grow the been discovered; but the quantity re-greeted the British potentate in welcom- POPPY-
the Admiral's Landing. jungle folk, Yaos, Lu and Meo. mains to be determined. In view of ing him at
Colonel Johnston, side to Governor-Gen- always the world wide shortage of petroleum, Oral Wood, met, the Prince as be stopped own reeds on
up it is suggested that competent and Gnansially able concerns would be justi- from his launch, and escorted him
of good fellowship for which the Prince The cotton outlook is more hopeful.fied in undertaking experimental work. Tega path to the Arch. The atmosphere The Operative Spinners' Amalgamation The report observes, however, that the is noted was evident in his genial smile his decided to confer with the employers efforts of Americans and others to dove and the extended hand with which he at Manchester-to-morrow with a view tolop the mineral resources of the country greeted each official presented to him.
have not always been encouraged, and adds: x-a seitlement.
There is a very definite responsibility in this direction which many Filipinos, for one reason or another, have evaded. It must be realised sooner er Inter that the business of mising is carried on successfully by only a few nations, and that an agricultural LONDON, May 18th. The trial of hir. Horatio Bottomley, people like the Filipinos cannot hope to before Air Justice Salter. The indict this, the most difficult and exacting of all M.P., opened at the Old Bailey todaymaster alone the complicated technology of mcnt consista of twenty-four counts, industries." charging the accused with fraudulent conversion, between May, 1918, and June, 1990, Mr. Bottomley was allowed to sit at the solicitors' table, as he is conducting bis own case MANY VICTIMS.
The prosecutor, Mr. Travers Hum- phreys, declared that the prosecution Box, May 18th.
traced to Mr. Bottomley's use from
Club Victory Bond Fire has destroyed a ward of the Incur the able Patients Hospital of the Holy £36,320 in cash, in addition to 100,000 bonds sold for £83,000, all of which was used by Mr. Bottomley, none being re- Ghost. Sixteen bodies have been recover. LATEST CABLES.
paid Counsel alleged that the monies ed so far.
drawn were used for purposes like the THE MUTINY IN INDIA.
upkeep of racehorses, the purchase of newspapers and champagne, John Bull SWARAJ PROPAGANDA,
shares in the German submarine Deutsch CALCUTTA, May 18th.
land, financing the makers of Jahn Ball three thousand people had written re- The belief that Swaraj will soon be
fountain-peas, and electioneering, Eights
obtainable and that Gandhi will come to
claiming their money since the alaiza [When Mr. Bottomley was committed for break down prison walls, was declared by
went into the hands of the Receiver. not noticed until the flames burst into trial on April 29th, he read a long-sue 1 witness, in giving evidence at the en-
The electric wires werent describing the charges as utterly false. quiry regarding the mutiny which pecur the wards.
mare's nest mainly because he (Bottomley red on April 8th, as emboldening the severed, plunging the wards into dark-He said the prosecutor had exploited politicats who received nationalist newness, necessitating the helpers using chose to keep alive an account originally -papers, which were banded on to ordin: | torches, thus adding to the terror of the opened in the name of Victory Bouds He swimmers assisted in the search. The body. Malacanan, two companies of theciated my welcome all the more for this
In a pasange-at-arms about the doings the Far Eastern Repablic, Baron Hayashi brought out the point that the true shall apply to Asin as well as Europe as stringently as the circum- glances permit, M. Chicherin under- taking that the compact shall be a reciprocal engagement in respect of "all
Russian frontiers..
aty přisonors. The witness, who is a convict claiming education at Edinburgh University, added that his fellow-convicta vainly endeavoured to persuade him to I send a false message to the Nationalist
Preis, thin, a warder struck a praying Moslem prisoner. The object was to excite public sympathy.
FIRE AT INCURABLES
HOSPITAL.
FIRE STARTS IN LAUNDRY.
LATEK.
The fire at the Holy Ghost Hospital which is the oldest and most famous in Rome, housing patients, broke out at midnight in the laundry rooms and was
inmates.
PATIENTS PASSED THROUGH WINDOWS.
THE RECENT DROWNING
TRAGEDY AT IPOH.
to me
long-
"My visit to Japan is now, I regret to say, almost at an end, but before I The cavalry escort of the 9th Cavalry leave these shores I wish to express my stood by to the right of the Guard of most sincere thanks for the wonderful Honour, waiting to escort the Prince to hospitality that has been shown to me on the Palace of the Governor-General while all sides since my arrival at Yoko month ago. When his invitation Terline my The following account is given in a Straits inspection was conducted, the miltary dis hama nearly
military courtesy to enabled siveness, a
cherished wish to Bee Japan in her paper of the recent death by drowning of a play being one of precision and impres Imperial Majesty's cordial
The Prince was nor Gilmore and Major-General Bundy to was coming to a country whose tradi- Ipoh:
a waiting car immediately after the in- tional friendship with Great Britain was apretion, and saluted the troops as his living reality, but was unprepared for car and those with members of the official the genuine warmth of the welcome in the 9th Cavalry horseman who proceeded my appreciation of the manner in which around the Luneta to make their way I have been greeted, not only in the welcome exmmittee fell into line behind store for me. I find it hard to convey the Governor-General palace. In the Prince's car were Vice Governor Gilmore and Colonel Johnston
Account member of the Chartered Bank's staff at His Roval Fed by Vice-Gover-spring time beauty. I realised that I
A terrible tragedy took place at Ipoh Swimming Club this morning (May 10th) when Mr. C. A. Wakefield, of the Ipoh staff of the Chartered Bank, was drowned in the lake, practically in presence of his wife who was one of a party of a dozen local residents visiting the Clal.
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AT MALAGANAN.
have actually set foot but by people in larger cities and those towns in which I every small village through which i have passed. I am well aware that this mani
Preceded by a troop of the Ninth station of friendship, has been given me as my father's son and as the representa Cavalry, the Prince of Wales arrived at Malacanan grounds at 12.45, this after- tive of that other island empire which, con. Governor-General Wood who paid though far remote from Japan, has for his official call on him on board the so long been intimately associated with closest bonds and with returned to the executive building, at whom she has co-operated so loyally for Reaourn at about 10 o'clock this morning, her by noon.
tho
The party was swimming and diving and who is a fair swimmer-missed her hus- enjoying themselves when Mrs. Wakefield
seen him." A search of the dressing, rooms tand and enquired of the others if they had was fruitless and a nimber of swimmers then searched in the water without result.
Mesntine police and medical aid was irons, ropes and ladder arrived, whilst procured and Malay police with grappling
Long before the arrival of the Prince the welfare of humantiy and appre "I need not dwell here on the the Captain of the Club with the best was first located by Mr Bayers, the Club
pine Constabulary were stationed along
with my friendship with His Imperial High- awakening during the tragedy of the Captain, between the small platform and general service battalion of the Philip Armageddon he had consecrated himself to the diving board inshore, in fouruen feet the right side walk of the main gate in pleasure I have experienced in renewing
front the service of the country and became the of water, Mr. Seymont dived and fixed
Ration was so delighted to greet Inst King's chief recruiting agent.
Lient, iz Hernandez his adjutant. was raised and brought ashore.
The first company in formation was com year, and in seeing me country as be Dr. Skey supervised artificial respiration
Reasrio acting se
se such a the utmost of his ability but-alf efforts manded by Leute d. 2. Hidalgo, with their families. "If so," he said, " may there fruitless and were erentually aband-and the second company by Eient. M. Mr. Waskelicid probally kank at fen Verzoss with Lieut. J. Paz acting as
concluded rhetorically that conscious of the
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reason.
of the executive bommand and ness the Prince Regent, whom the British
The majority of deaths occurred in the stood by the boys in the tranebes and held grapnel rope carefully to the boly which Captain P. E. Zahlan in
chronic ward, where the patients dragged
their hands in Lospitals as they passed into
could convict him of robbing them and
tortures of the damned bo visited on my
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themselves ous from their beds and gather: ed in a corner. The for collapsed, pro- cipitating twenty persons below, follow ed by burning wood and bedding, after A NEW BANK.
which most of the patients were let down IRISH DISCUSSIONS RESUMED BARCLAY'S BANK CHIEF
ALL-ROUND ACTIVITY. in sheets through the windows owing to SHAREHOLDER”
the precaricus state of the stairu“
LONDON, May 18th.. LONDON, May 18th.
There have been further important TWENTY FIRE-ENGINES ENGAGED. A new bank, entitled Barclay's Bank
Twenty fire-engines succeeded in circum-pence moves in Dublin to-day, the out come of which was that the debate in Dail [oversca] with a capital of £1,350,000 has
of the conflagration Eireann en the succeful Peace Com- been registered to carry on the businema scribing the area of Cox and Company (Franco.] Barclay's which was finally extinguished at ten in mittee's report was adjourned. Bank is the chief shareholder in the new the morning. Most of the victims were concern, other shareholders include the between 50 and 70 years of age, National Bank of South Africa, the British Bank of Bouth Africa, the bank of Taiwan and the Bank of Athens.
AMERICAN COAL STRIKE.
REGULATING PRICES.
WASHINGTON, May 18th.
Mr. Hocver has obtained the approval
of the leading owners of non-bituminous
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LONDON, May 18th. Italy has agreed to join the commission of enquiry respecting Asia Minor.
Mr. Collins and Mr. do Valera con- Further Peace Committee met again. ferred for some hours privately and the more, the Northern Nationalists this morning attended a gathering of pro Treaty and republican leaders. Military officer of both sides were also present,
HOME CRICKET. THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. LONDON, May 18th At Manchester, Lancashire defeated Northants by nine wickets, Cook captur ing four wickets for 37 and four for took six for 31.
to
from
an ohio, short pace of time my know
Both companies were the opportunities afforded me of meeting junior officer.
Pangasinan, Tarlac, her leading statermon and of enjoying ledge of Japan is to a certain extent
o'clock anseon by the others of the party reinforced
superficial. I am sincerely grateful for
1locoo and the body was recovered at 1.15 p.m.
up of 110 men, privates and poo with the greatest interest that I have visited many of her famous historid The tragedy cast a gloom over the en-made Sur, Abra and Baguio, and were her wonderful scenic beauties, and it is tire European community, amongst whom cos.
The Constabulary band under the com- sites. I shall carry away with me the decensed was held in the highest esteem. The deepest sympathy is shown for his mand and direction of Major Loving took happiest recollections of the last four of the executive building. Manila police to the full the value of the friendship and Constabulary privates were that has for so long existed between widow in her terrible bereavement. De a position at the right side of the steps weeks and shall return home realizing
The body was removed to the mortuary detailed along the streets, a all the en- our two nations."
trances to the grounds of the executive ceased was only twenty-eight years of age.
mansion and at the doors of the executive for an inquest to be held.
building and Malacanan Palace.
KNOWLEDGE AND POWER.
•
SIR A. GEDDES' DISTINCTION.
mon
GEARMONY PROMPT...
After the Prince and his escort, had every band played "God Bave the King,"
Governor Upon his return to the executive build slighted from the cars, the Constabulary. and ing, Governor-General Wood said the body standing at attention. ceremonies abourd the Renown were hold General Wood came out of his office In a speech aeropting the degree of on schedule time, being marked by utmost waited at the steps while the Prince,
The Governor-General was pordiality.
of the staff of the Governor-General and Doctor of Laws which the University of dressed in the uniform of Major-General, accompanied by his stad, Major Bowditch
Staten
reviewed the Constabu Captain Zabler, Californis conferred upon bim, recently which rank be held in
from it and
accent lary companies. retiring, the British Ambasador, Sir Auckland Army before it chief executive of the
Immediately after the review, the de- Prince
went to Governor-General Wood, Geddes, spoke on the soed of men of tag the
islands. He also wore the different Government. The rat majority of men
The
the
To him
Cowl mides to a plan for stopping an NOTED-U.S. METALLURGIST while in the losers' second innings Parkin by the highly specialised vaivorsity pro-grounds was that of the Princo with whom irved to the palace where lunch was
inne in dial prices the strike, by the appointment of district committees of mine owners representatives of "the Government, and consumers through which all coal orders must pass; with a central committee at Washington.
DEAD.
LONDON, May 18th
The death announced of the eminent American metallurgist, Professor Heary Marion Howe, son of Mrs. Howe, author cth Battle Hymn of the Republie.
knowledge in the conidst of a Democracorationg and, insignia réceived by him bethiban and hands. They then wost into in public life," he said, " in mental cap from the United States Army and Con the Governor-General's office where they few minutes later, Governor-General city and knowledge are far behind the best gres and from such powers as France had an exchange of impressions, and a
car to eater Malacanan took mind and the best thought as represented and Japan
This afternoon, the Prince goes to At Swans, Buser defeated (Hamorgan fénsor. That knowledge which is power was Vice-Governor Gilmert. The Ninth by an innings and 48 runs. For the 18 Hot present in our Garments of Lavalry troop which preceded it formed Forbes field at Passy to play polo with thors. He will then go back to Malacanar winners Cox captured four wickets for 97 to-day After leaving California te An-in line in front of the gate at the executis team pitched against a jocal picked palace for dinner after which s reception and six for 6 and Tate fire for, 28 and baseador, accompanied by Lady Geldes, tive building and presented rabers as the team. After the match, tea will he served
and dance will be given in his honour. (Continued at fool of next column.) / four for 43. The Somex batsman Bowley proceeds to British Columbia, and will Prince entered it, the crowd around, it scored 110 not ont. For Glamorgan Nash return to Washington by the Canadian giving long cheers for him...
took nins woketa for 93.
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