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-Adiniralty) moving the naval estimates, INCREASE OF REBEL ACTIVITIES which had previously been stopped were to the British committe, which lately
pointed out that as a result of the Wish-1 ington agreement the estimates had been reduced from £92,300,000 to £1,300,000 in twelve months by reducing the pers
sonnel of the fhent by twenty thous
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PEKING POLITICAL SITUATION,
CABINET RESUMES OFFICE,
PEKING, March 12th. General Wu Pei Fu wired yesterday arging the members of the Cabinet to
(THROUGH. REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE HANGOHOW, DEATH KOLL: THIRTY STUDENTS POISONED WITH
'ARSENIC..
PERING, March 12th.
The latest reports froni Hangshow state the death-roll at the Chekiang Provincial First Normal School has now reached.
withdraw their resignations, saying that thirty. An analysis of the food disclosed
hold.
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THE HAGUR, March 19th.
LONDON, March 19th. In the States General, Foreign
The New York correspondent of the Minister Karnebeck said that the attitude Times states that the Rubber Association of of the French and Belgian Governments | Amerion has named & ocmumittee of seven, gave reason to hope that the worst dif- under the chairmanship of Mr. Hotchkiss, to co-operate with the Department of ficulties had been surmounted regarding
Commerce in making a world survey of
the drinned for the appointment of his the import of goods from the occupied crude rubber. The directors unanimously nominees was not meant us hostile to the
Cabinet. Trains and boats | approved_of the recommendations made portion, of Germany
The Cabinet, resumed office to-day, but
BRITAIN,
now being allowed to pass, but negotia-visited the United States, asking for the owing to the absence of several members tions were still proceeding concerning the abolition of the Stevenson plan, and from Peking no formal meeting was LONDON, March 12th.
coal tax. As long as the present con- immediate consideration by the Stevenson
request to release DRASTIC ACTION AGAINST SUN YAT The Irish arrested in England "acdditions continued, Holland's economic
SEN ADVOCATED, Scotland arrived at Kingstown aboard a life, particularly in the maritime towns, rubber, regardless of quarterly periods the personnel of the dockyards by ten
Uncertainty is felt as to the length of the thousand, and scrapping fourteen spin-cruiser and two destroyers and have bees would suffer wriously.
Cabinet's tenure of office, as Tano did capital ships, reducing the reserves interned in Mountjoy prison, Dublin.
Kan and Wa Pei Fu have not with of munitions and fuel stores to the very
drawn their demands, but are still advo ninimum of safety, postponing necessary
cating drastic action against. Dr." Sün 'expediture, and accepting risks only fit
Yat Sen which, moreover, is offeading to be contemplated with serious mis-
the pro-Sun Yat Son members of Parlia vings. The Admiralty had not assum
ment. grave responsibility without ed this misious deliberation, but considerations est national world welfare had outweighed echnical arguments for a larger measure of insurance. The reductions far exceed el the strict terma of the Washington agreement, He believed Great Britain's example would prove, tas determining factor in securing an early ratification and effective carrying out of the treaty hy all the Powers concerned.
LONDON, March 19th.
UNENVIABLET POSITION OF BUER BURGOMASTER.
Is the House of Cxumroas, Mr. WĨ C. Bridgman, replying to Mr. Ramsay arrests of Irish Macdonald," said the individuals were carried out during the week-end under the Restoration of Order in Ireland regulations. There had lately been a progressive increase of irish Republican activities in Great Britain, and the Government, possessed materini clearly indicating the existence of a quas military organisation which was GERMANS-TO-BE prepared to do its utmost to co-operate with the Irregulars in Ireland, and even resort to nets of violence in Great
BELLI, March 19th. It is reported from Dortmund that the French commander ha informed the Buer Authorities that if any Frenchmen are murdered there, the Chick Bargomaster, who is now held as hostage, will be immediately shot.
more
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or prices, The association has decided to address any future protests to Great Britain through the United States Gor-
ernment.
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PRESIDENT WILL NOT ACCEPT MOLITARY DICTATION.
PEKING, March 12th,
the presence of arsenic..
CHUNGKING FIGHTING CAUSES MEE
PEKING, March 19th.
In the serious fighting at Chungking on March 7th and 8th a fire broke out
which destroyed practically hall of the city, but no details ara available.
TSINGTAO PROPERTY
NEGOTIATIONS.
PEKING, March 12th.
THE COTTON EMBARGO.
A
The director of the Kizochow Adminis tration has informed the Government LONDON, March 19th.
President Yuan-hung has issued a. Mr. Churchill, in a statement with statement with reference to the present that as the result of negotiations, the gard to the rubber restriction scheme crisis, declaring that he has no intention Japanese have agreed that China shall points out that before the scheme was to submit to military dictation, alid;" PUNISHED.
enformed the whole industry, was failing accordingly, has informed the Cabinet pay $600,000 for the transfer of moveable
They had property at Tsingtao." into ruin. He does not believe the that they could not resign. LONDON, March 12th.
scheme can injuro the United States been voted to office by Parliament and Cadanol Amery, proceeded to point out Britain; therefore it was cleanly the Reuter learns that as far as the Ruhr rubber manufacturers. On the contrary, they could only ho voted out of office that both America and Japan had re-
Government's duty to take action."
arising from the The railway situation slucid their personnel, though not on as
some of their best authorities are of by Parliament. The President says he is Generals Godley arrests werê måde at the instance of the negotiations between large a scale as ourselves. Comparing
strength between constitutional naval strengths, he pointed out the supe Free State Government. The arrested and Payot are concerned, the matter is pinion that stabilisation at two shillings determined to make this a decisive trial
persons would be held in custody by the now considered bottled between the pound would be perfectly satisfactory, of iarity of the United States and Japua ns regards post-futland ships and vessels of Free State Government in their own British and the over 20,000 tons; and the British super-country, which seemed the most effective The arrangement has not been ratified, iority over the United States in cruisers method of dealing with people who were and probably will not be, as it is in the and light cruisers but marked inferiority claiming to be. Irish and were acting in nature of a working agreement, aming in destroyers and submarine, while the the interest of Ireland, and had grossly into force as soon as local details personnel
was 88,500 compared with abused the hospitality of Great Britain,ettled. 116,400 of the United States Hem All the arrested persons were informed
DUSSELDORF, March 19th phasised that the latitude with which we had interpreted the "ne-power standard was only justifiable by a desire to avoid promoting competition on armaments and the goodwill between ourselves and the United States. "
BALANCE OF POWER IN THE FAR EAST.
We had dealt with the problem of the balance of naval power compared with dapan in the Far Eastern and Pacific water with the same latitude by spread ing over long periods of years work r epeeting fuel bases and improvement of dockyard facilities.
French Governments,
that they might make refresectations to Two Germans have been arrested at an advisory committee which would be Buer in connection with the murder of appointed.
the two Frenchmen mentioned on the 10th, instant. They attempted to escape, and the gendarmes fred, killing both Owing
threatening to the crowd'a attitude, French troops fred, killing fiva Germans.
BERLIN, March 12th.
DEBATE IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.
LONDON, March 19th. The deportations and frrests of rebels Britain, including one Englishman and one Scotsman, and their deportation
in
House.
WAR LORDS...
Treaties,
TREATY OF 1916
JAPAN'S REPLY A FOREGONE CONCLUSION.
PEKING, March 12th. With regard to the embargo on carton, It is too early to forecast the ultimato methods and the sort of interference by results of the scheme, but if it succeeds militarists which is destroying China's announced by the Government to the Diplomatic Body recently, it is pointed in sustaining the vital industries of the reputation. Malay States and Ceylon, and tends to improve Anglo-American exchange, it lay coURTESY OF THE "DAILY BULLETIN." out that such action is contrary to the should can general satisfaction. Mr.
PRESIDENT LI AND THE Churchill pays very high tribute to the loyalty of the Malay, States, and ex-
NOT ALARMED BY THREATS. --- presses the greatest confidence in the judgment of Mr. Stevenson who in the
PIXING, March 19th." past six years, advised him on commercial an honorary capacity, and
President Li Yuan Hung requested Mr. matters in specially studied the rubber industry in Lenoz Simpson (one of his Advisers) in He view of the foreign anxiety, to make a
Tokyo, March 19th. the Colonial Office for over a year. had procured the unanimous agreement statement to Renter's Agency of the views
The Foreign Office yesterday gave out of the growers to a scheme which the he held and of the action he proposed to
brief resume of the Chinese Note Cabinet had unanimously approved intake in the present crisis.
"It surely is certain that the President Li Yuan Hung, at the outset, October.
Government will not plunge a declared that he had no intention to requesting the abrogation of the Treaty valuable industry of important Crows submit. He was not alarmed by the of 1915: Router understands that a
the uncertainty arising threats that had been made, and he would Colonies into from infirmity of purposes or change of stand firin and follow the will of the reply has already been prepared and 'will, The report of his intention to leave be forwarded after its approval by the plans."
Paking was untrue, and he wishes that Privy Council. The usture of the reply this will be a decisive show-down of all the cards.
two now
A German source at Buer assorts that to Ireland without trial, were. debated in it has been officially established that
soldiers murdered the the flouse of Commons when Mr. Jack French Jones moved the adjournment of the French officers, and also declares that a The Communist, Mr. Nowbold, German detective and two civilians were seconded his protest at the irregularity shot dead at Buer last night by the of the action and was supported by Mr. French because they were found out of doors after saven" in the evening, in Ramay Macdonald.
violation of the French curfew order.
FARIB, March 12th.
Mr. Bridgeman, defending the action, frum Ireland read captured letters
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people,
is a foregone conclusion, It is under- Proceeding, President Li Yuan Hung declared that there ared be no question stood it will courteously but firmly, of a trial of military strength. The decling to enter into negotiations. question was a moral and constitutional one, and public opinion was the greatest
Dealing with the proposal to create a aval base nt Singapore capable of deal ing with the requirements of a Bert of modern battleships, he emphasised the advantage of the situation of Staga- pore to the route to the Far East and on the flank of our strategie and com- mercial lines of communication with Australia. Only £200,000 were required in the present estimates for preparatory work there, but the total cost of equip ment of graving docks, locks, workshops and stores would be about £11,000,000, great number of years. spread over a He emphasised that Great Britain had reached. the limit of possible reductions obtaified the previous consent of the messages from Berlin stato that Fraulein which lead the authorities to believe that declaration made, at Tientsin last June
showing steps to obtain dras in England
a speech at a banquet yesterday and efforts to get spies into the Foreign evening, M. Poincare said the murder of Other and the Irish High Commissioner's French, officers at Buer would be pitaless Office in London. He said the Advisory.
Ho would moet General Degoutto at Committee to which the deportees could punished, and the victims bo avenged- make representations will be presided over by the former Lord Chief Justice Brussels to day to discuss mesures and Trovethyn. The Free State Government sanctions which ought to be taken.
LONDON, March 12th. had undertaken to do nothing beyond in-
According to
Germa report, terning all those arrested until it had
Lenders, who is a Reichstag member, has been arrested by French soldiers, near Hagen, and taken to the guard rock.
Sir John Simon expressed the opinion Home the material before the that
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BRvssus, March 12th.
M. Poincare journoyed hither from Paris to participate in a conference with M. Theunis, at which they decided on measures for accelerating the deliveries of coal and coke from Germany, and and operative other arrangements
im her personnel and general naval British Government, strength.
Pointing out, the obstacles to mobility of the fleet, like lack of supplies of aft and docking and repairing facilities Secretary compelled grave and careful abroad, Col. Amery said that as present action. He showed that the Court of we were unable to send a battleship to the Appeal in 1921 held such action legal. It was but he questioned the wisdom of Mr. Far East or maintain her there. in order to remedy this state of affairs Bridgennan's policy, especially the ap that we were gradually building up oil parent indefinite internment.
centres at various strategic
The Attorney-General said the Govern along the ocean roules, making a veryment would be undertaking the graves measures in connection with the Rubr. was resolved not to evacuate the small beginning with necessary prepara resonsibility If, on the request of a 1 tions for the scheme as Singapore. There self-governing Dominion, it declined to recently-occupied territories merely on was at present no dock in British ter put into operation the special legislation the strength of German promises, or ritory" anywhere in the East capable of It possessed for the roaintenance of order without obtaining guarantees for the
in that Dominion. We here, had adopted Germans who collaborated with Laking a battleship.
the course pressed by the Free State Allies, Government,
Tyserves
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NO EXTENSION OF FACILITIES AT HONGKONG.
The Washington freaty precluded our extending the facilities at Hongkong.
Emplussising the importance of Singa pore's strategic position, Col. Amery said it was for us almost what the Panama Canal was to the Americans, and was our gateway to the Preific. Only comparatively small sims would be re- quired for the works there in the near futur..
the
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His
THE "RUM FLEET." PREPARTIONS FOR AN ATTACK ON AMERICA
New Yong, March 12th. Advices from London state that, army of all. So long as the Chinese [AY COURTESY OF "THE DAILY BULLETIN."] German syndicate is preparing to finance people had confidence in him and sup extensive smuggling, operations in Ameported him there need be no fear.
policy now was to press for a solution There are also other indications of all the problems stated in his original rica. the Atlantic Coast of America is facing before resuming his Presidential Office.
The Cabinet yesterday had agreed to an attack by the rum feet, from threo quarters of the globe. A squadron,
and Parliament alleged to have come from the vicinity of stand by him, and so long as a united the Bahamas, is already rocking of the front was preserved
stood firm, there was cauge for northern New Jersey const, and pre- anxiety." liminary landings are reported to have been made,
Mr. Lenox Simpson added that the President, though anxious, seemed to be full of determination, and he is much BIG CRICKET SCORES
heartoned by the great, wave of support he is receiving from public bodies and MELBOURNE, March 12th.
all out for 71.wspapers of all shades of opinion.
LATER. The Premier invited the members of Liddicut took 4 wickets for 16 and
wurd
The M.C.C. Wallace 6 for 50. Victoris replied with
tions.
$17 for & Love contributing 102, Park, the Cabinet to his residence this after- 101, Liddiout 102, and Ransford 118 not soon in order to discuss their resigna out, The M.C.C., going in again, hit up
The whole of the Peking Fress is sup- 239 without the loss of a wicket, Wilson
match was drawn.
porting Premier Chang Shou Tseng
Mr. Jones' motion was rejected by 200 MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS compiling 140 and Hillwood 132, and the
votes to 159.
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RESULT
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HOME FOOTBALL.
FIRST LEAGUE
****
LONDON, March 19th. New
The results of Monday's league matches Ministerial appointments are announced, occasioned by the rests of are as follows:-"
I Liverpool Willoaden. and Blackburn..... Eust the Edgehill,
4. Bheffield United.... Mitcham bye-elections. Major Boyd Birmingham ....... Carpenter becomes Financial Secretary to
THE DAVIS CUP. the Treasury, Lieut-Colonel Buckley and
New York, March 12th. Mr. H. B. Betterton become Parliament- ary Becretaries to the Department of The Argentine has issued a challenge Ovorsens Trade and Ministry of Labour, in the Davis Cup competitions. respectively, and Commander Godfrey Under-Secretary, in the Home Office,
There was in this scheine no suggestion
New Ydux, March 12th. any difficulties in our relations with
Over forty people have been killed and Japan. Da the contrary, if there were hundreds injured, while damage to the ven apprehension of such difficulties we extent of millions of dollars has been should not be dealing in much a leisurely caused by a great cyclonic, storm, necom fashion with such essential work. We panied by now or torrential rains, are simply carrying on in our own time which is sweeping the country from the a measure essential for the fleet's perfor Bocky Mountains to the Appalachians. Lockor Lampeon boomse Parliamentary
mance of its proper function in Imperial defence.
THE SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE
PROJECT.
LONDON, March 13th. Mr. Darbishire (formerly a merchant at Bingapore) said that he was of the opinion that it was contrary to the spirit of the Washington agreement to move a few hundred miles from Hongkong, and then embark or un expenditure of £10,000,000.
Tennessee is the worss sufferer, but portions of Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, Wisconsin aid Mississipi, ArkanBAN, Indiana have suffered casualties and pro- porty lossen.
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THE UPTIMISM OF
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MALTA, March 12th-- The optimism of the authorities with regard to the Near East is evidenced by the fact that the battleship Malaya and New Yona, March 12th. the light cruisors Cutacoa and Cambrian Rt. Hon. L. & Amery declared that Cyclonio. storms from the south-west are being withdrawn from eastern waters the policy was in nowiso aimed against have swept the country with disastrous and are expected here on Thursday. Japan, but merely sought to restore to effects to life and property.
They will proceed to Gibraltar the navy, in these days of oil fuel, the Twenty were killed, 75 injured and 60 Saturday to rejoin the Atlantic fleet. mobility it enjoyed in the days of coal housea levelled at: Pinson (Tennessee). The battleship Iron Duke has arrived and small ships.
Boveral children were killed and from the Dardanelles,
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Col. Amery agrocd on the necessity of injured at Portsmouth (Ohio) by galos discussing the Singapore and other naval unroofing school buildings. problems with the Dominions, in order
to secure a united front,
BRITISH ARMY ESTIMATES-
WRECK OF THF. "MINDINI.".
OREW AND PASSENGERS
SAVED.
MELBOURNE, March 12th.
PLAGUE AT MALAYA. RESENTMENT REGARDING
'on
FOOTBALL CUP.
LONDON, March 19th The draw for the English Football Cup semi-finals, to be played on March 24th, are as follows:-
Southampton or West Ham. Derby County, at Chelson.
Shofield United v. Bolton, at Man chester
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CHRISTIANIA, March 12th.
against the militarista.
Telegrams are still coming from the provinces, amongst others Ku Ching Yi; commander of brigand suppression in Honan, and one of Wu Pei Fu's right- hand men, who wired urging Chang Shon Twog not to resign.
ai
The Chinees also report that Tsao Kun wired similarly.
(Continued on next columm.)
AGITATORS ON TRIAL
WOMAN LEADER ONE OF "ACCUSED...
THE TREATY ABROGATION.
CAUSTIC - JAPANESE PRESS
COMMENT,
· LATER." The comment in this morning's papers is more or less caustic, but the opinion is unanimously expressed that Japan's only course is to refuse.
of
The papers point to the extraordinary proceedure Chins in approaching Japan and summarily abrogating a Treaty which has now been in operation for eight years without even suggesting revision.
PARING, March 12th.
It is understood that the messenger
who conveyed the Note from the Chinese Government with reference to the 1915 Note on a table and departed. Treaty to the Japanese Legation left the
The Note has not yet been filed, and it is not certain whether it will be,
PRESIDENTIAL LUNCHEON,
PERING, March 19t1. President Li Yuan Hung entertained at luncheon several of the leading Chinese diplomats yesterday, when it is under- stood they discussed the abrogation of the Treaty of 1015.
[BY COURTEST OF THE "CHINA MAIL"] SUBMARINE VOLCANIC DIS TURBANCES.
NEW ISLAND,
Sr. Joern, MiCHIGAN, March 19th." A case is attracting interest all over H.M.S." CARLISLE'S" DISCOVERY OF America in which Mr. William Foster, leader of the 1918 stoel strike, is being tried under the Kichigan, syndicalism law, and
of other loaders, including Mrs. Pastor Stokes, are also
indicted
Du
BOOTO
OBITUARY.
COMMANDER VON MUELLER.
*BALIN, March 19th. The death has occurred at Brunswick
a
SINGAPORE, March 12th.
volcanio disturbance, Following HMS. Carlisle wirelessed the P. & O s.s. Morta on March 8th, that eraptions wore occurring in lat, 10°10 N., Long 109°20 E. A new island was formed at this apot. The Morea sighted Pulo
Corir De Mer at five in the afternoUTA and the now laland 3 minutes later. It ia "estimated that the island is half
of Von Mueller, ex-Commander of the mile long and 50 feet higli. German raider Eviden
[It will be recalled that the German
'4
orainor Emden, commanded by. Yon LABOUR MP, CALLED TO THE BAR. Dr. Nansen, lecturing, said the Bussian Mueller, escaped from the China station landers wore carrying out new econo- on the outbreak of war, going south,
mis policy, sincerely and cautiously, and whilst the rest of the German squadron Mr. Alfred Short, the Labour member be believed they would aucceed. The crossed the Pacific, fought Admiral of Parliament for Wednesbury, was called time was not distant when Russia would Cradock off Coronel, and was eventually to the Bar at Gray's Ion, on January NOTIFICATION~
ba once again an important factor in destroyed by Admiral Sturdec off the 26th. He is the first of the Labour the "economic life of Europe.
Falkland Island The Emden did con- members who have risen from the ranks of siderable damage to shipping in the the workere to join the legal profession. MADRID, March 12th.. A deputation from Malaga has pro BRITAIN'S TRADE RETURNS South Pacific Bed Indian Oceans. In a Only a few years ago he was working at daring raid on Penang ako sank the a workshop bench and devoting his tested to tho. Government that harm has
LONDON, March 15th. Russian cruiser Lemichug and the French eisure hours to study.He became well The steamer Nauru Chief has rescued been caused to the town in consequence The Army estimates for 1923-1024 are
The Board of Trade roturns for Feb-destroyer Moniquet, and later the raider known for his acrvices on Sheffield public £52,000,000 compared with £82,000,000 the crew and passengers of the steamer of the notification of is being infected ruary show exporte £57,509,000 and fired a few shots at Madras. On Novem- bodies, and was elected secretary of the It is said that importa 283,855,000, being reductions of 9th, 1914, the Emden was destroyed by Boilermakers' Union. In 1918 the won last year, and provide for an establish Mindin. The master has been instruct with bubonic plague. mant of 170,000 men compared with ed to load them at Sakaarai, in New there have been only to came of the £9,428,000 (and £15,844,000 repentively, H.M.A.S. Sydney at the Cocos Islands, Wednesbury for Labour, and held in at.
dissase, which is "not spreading.
and Von Mueller takon primaer.]
215,000.
BIG REDUCTIONS.
LONDON, March 12th.
Gulzea.
compared with January.
the General Election of 1929:
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