CABLES.
LATEST CANÉES. [THKOVOR REUTERS MOENCY.} SERIOUS UNREST IN GERMANY.
SERIOUS FRACAS AT
↓ DUSSELDOKE.
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Beatas, Septeniler 30th. Four polic and twelve Separatista were killed, while a large nuriber were wounded at Duesseldorf as the rift of a contier, in which the former charged a big body of demonstrators who journeyed to Dusseldorf in spezzil trains, with the expected object of proclaining a Rhine Zanel Iepublic."
It is requieted that French tyropa
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DAILY PRESS, TUSDAY, OCTOBER 28
AND, 1923.
LATEST CABLES.
SOVIETS AGGRESSIVE AIMS
!DITEST" CABLES.
EMPERIAL CONFERENCE. ECONOMIC "TIES" OF THE EMPIKE,
"Loșños,"September 30th. "The stage was set for the opening Imperial Conference at Downing Street
EARLIER CABLES,
FRANCE AND GERMANY).
MEANS "TRUCE
NOTHING : EXECUTION IS EVERYTHING.'
·Party, September 30th.
TROTZSKY'S DENIAL
Moscow, September 30th.
Trotsky, denying that the Soviet had 'At the "unveiling of a war monument at | aggressive zima, stated that the Red army | Bois D'Ailly M. Pointars said Germany had been reduced by half-a-million and
It is awning: The Rennie Conferences will open daily gave fresh proofs of her failure to was daily diminishing to-morrow and all the Duinions Pre-understand. The Reich in proclaiming nitors have desenicbled' except Mr. Bruce (Australia) who is due in a few days."
EARLIER CABLES.
"COLLISIONS IN BRITISH
WATERS. »
REMARKABLE SERIES OP
The necessity for evasing passive resistance the character of a peace militia, in the Rubr nought to cover its retreat, by the discharge of blank amounition. But The paweedings will open with in aildress by Mr. Baldwin, in which it is when the Reich cantested the legality of the expected he will throw more light on his | "cupation of the Ruhr and accused the recent meeting with M. Poineare. Keen French and Belginas of appressing, and interest in the conferences' is reflected maltrencing the inhabitants, is was an its forth audacious inversion of rules. the Reich in the attention 'devoted to coming labours, in
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MISHAPS.
LONDON, September 30th. There has been a remarkable' series of
The foreign diploma-attributing to the French and Belgians collisions in the Channel, in a dense fog, armioned cars intervened after the police tie world 'is also manifesting interest, crimes perpetrated against the latter by resulting in the sinking of the French!
charge and arrested 'them,
BERLIN September 30th. N'Another version ads that the iron strators arched along empty strets,
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the public generally had complit with the Trade Brian request to aspur them. selvom na protest.
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Many of the demonstrators were arnell. having disarmeț green policenern along
the ute. POLICE LOCKED UP BY FRENCH
TROOPS...
though from different angles. The pro blenus which it is considered will loom the largest to the United States and Japan, relate to the fature economic ties of the Motherland and the Uminions, naval balance in the Pacific, immigration aul the colour bar.
THE "ISOLATIONIST” MOVEMENT. On the other hand, the European Goverments are chiefly concerned with the Pontifices statesowen's views on the
senlied isolationist movement, and there is an impression aleroad that General Patus. September 10th.
Smuts (Africa) is the only overens Advices, from Danssikdorf state that
„Premier Who is strongly in favour of t 44,000 Separatist. i-formed and jarrested
continianer gi close British, cosperation ts the lion, where à Roman. L'atholie;
[Laudl intervention in European affairs: priest, Father Krepiers in arousing otherwise, it is thought that the
denounced Berlin terroristic
'All-British policy will be tempered, at I the anest, ly strong support for the
y measures, against the movement,
The city is now quit, the wensteil | League of Nations. polier having been Indged in the station "ally under a military good with fixed
hayonets.
An enquiry will be opened to ascertnánj why, the police-intervened in disols-diener to the Occupation Authorities' ordem,
■COMMUNISTS THE AGGRESSORS AT DUESSELDORF.
LONDON, September 10th.
i Independent accounts frem Damseldormt levive it uncertain as to who were the first aggressors, but there are strong indica Bions that they were the Coramunists, who are known to have determined upon the
DEATH
breaking up of the Separatists' meeting, It is said they started firing and the Separatists replied wildly, «
POLICEMEN BEATEN TO
WITH LEAD PIPES, It is doubtful if the police fired into ahe mob, althougle they were the targets of an attack. The most harribis incidenti
were heaten to death with lead pipes. SIGNS OF A MONARCHIST RISING UN BAVARIA.
New
"BRITISH ENTERPRISE IN FAR
EASTERN MARKETS. Friendship with America and the ex pausión of British enterprise in the Far Enstern markets will be warmly urged by the Ditinjons,
LARGE CROWD, WITNESSEN AURIYAL OF DELEGATES..
The Conference has opened.
LASTER
In spite of a grey drizzle, the crowd in Downing Street was large enough to necessitate the attention of the police, Hundreds of photographers made wild rushes for "door No. 10 as the delegates
urrired,
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FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
tho
LOCAL “AND · GENERAL.
A meeting was held recently at Masonic Temple, Peking, for the purpose of organizing The Peking Lodge under British constitution, and also for the election of their first officers. The result of election was, as follows: W.3., Wor. Bro. K. E. Dessoll; 5.W. Bro, W VisCOUNT, GUTŐ HEAD OF RECON | G. Aspland; J.W. Bro, R. W. Baulden.
STRICTION
(THROUGH REUTER'S WIENCY,]
REPAIRING · · EARTHQUAKE RAVAGES.
BOARD,
Toxxo, September 29th Viscannt Gato has been officially ap painted bend of the Reconstruction Board in addition to being Home Minister.
Two vice-presidents, bends of the engineering and building bureaus have also been appointed.
FIRE INSERANCE ASSOCIATION'S
DECISION.
Toxvo, September 30th, The Japan Fire Insurance Association stenuter Brobonse and the British schooner.
domestic insurance companies were repte Purcare: Half a dozen others meceeded after a general conference at which Afty sented announced their readiness to szeri in reaching port badly, damaged,
fee themselves in payment of claims, pro vided continuation of business was
the late German Government's orders. France must therefore remain on guard, The Herlin Cimrnment could not do other. Wise than end resistances in the Ruhr, was no longer able to finance it, and knew it ran the risk of separating the local Populations from Reich, but the grudging proclamation being inevitable the trues meant nothing. Exceutin waeeverything. [of Ireland.
M. Poincare continued:_
"
The outward-bound Cunard x,9., Seytäla was obliged to return to Liverpool, as the result of a collision with the homebound White Star 5. Nedir, off the south coast
A LONG FLIGHT. NEW RECORD FOR DIRIGIBLES.
sured.
VICTORIAN SCHOOL, CHILDREN'S. RELIEF CONTRIBUTIONS.
Mesocuse, September 30th Victorian school children have already contributed £3,000 to the Japanese Earth.
The following Charter Mombers were present-Wor. Bro. W. A. Shollam, Wer. Bro. E. C. Clarke, Bro, S. F. A. Nixon, II. E Lowther, A. L. Davidson, Mont- salt, Ankaenser, Heyinnus, G. E. Hakere P. T. Carey, G. N. Mertirys,
Copies of the bill changing the status of the United States Court for China at the next which will be introduced session of Congress' have been received in Shanghai, and show that several in- portant changes in the Court will be inado if the net becomes law. The bill provides that the Court will in the future be undor the supervision of the United States Attorney-General and that in cases of aapital crimes or of civil suits which
in the United States two assessors shalt ko named to sit with the judge hearing would ordinarily be tried before a jury
United States. Commissioner shall have the case. The bill also provides that the the power to hear any cases or make any chambers in vnention, or act in his place. orders which the Judge might make in shoukl he be disqualified or absent
On
an
Me F. Palmer, who was the British representative on the committee of "con- sulting engineers considering the Shang hai lathou in 1021, and who is to report on the Yangtze to the Yangtze River Commission, arrived in Shanghai Septeinher end in order to make inspection of the river as arranged dur ing his former virit. Last week he was entertained and welcomed at a dinner given by the Technical Committee of the Yangtze River Commission. The acting Chairman of the Committee (Mr. P. L Yang,
of the National Conservancy Buren), in a speech, referred to the initiative in this matter taken by the British Chambers of Commerce and the trip undertaken by Mr. Palmer, in December, 1921, down the river, in com pany with Mr. von Heidenstam and him.
The extent of their capacity to pay will be determined after consultation with the Government, which will be naked to We are waiting for Germany to act. she has given up laying down conditions
Assist the companies in meeting the claims. MARSEILLES, September 30th.
Reinsurance contracts in which This is good, but it now behoves her to
The French dirigiblo Dianoede landed the domestic companies are concerned will Show us she is really prepared to facilitate for aus in the occupied territory the dere at Cuers at 6.36 this morning after a con-be determined after a similar consulta
If Ger
-11 tion, lopment of the pledges seized,
tinuous fight of 1s hos and many niks on to withelraw the measures minutes, heating the R34's world record taken which we consider hilispensable for of 106, bours and 12 minutes. The Dir- our wearity or the payment of reparations mode left Chers at 7.53 on the morning if she has an orriere, praser that she may of Septeither 23th, crossed the Mediter. sreceive from us concessions in exchange for raneau to Algeria and Tunis, the few mere, words of resignation, we shall not
over the salara as far as Turt, then quak Funds and expect to reach £5,000 solf, which resulted in a report recoin. have advanced towards the detente. The again crossed the Mediterranean to Tous moment therefore has not yet
n. thence to Paris, sidder our task as ended. To-morrow's
DANISH BANK DIRECTORS work is more difficult than what we have accomplished. I do not doubt that public! opinion will continue to sustaio by its ciras-sightedness and sangfroid the French Government's resolve tu obtain pence and justice, France has not yet secured the victory which the treaties guaranteed her, she will sreurns it. We have sumen it, and shall keep our oath.”
to 695-
LO.N. COUNCIL ELECTION. ASIATIC STATES EXCLUDED
GENEVA, September 30th.
In connection with the election of Úru
SENTENCED."
COPENHAGES. September 30th. The Supreme Court gave judgment on the trial of the farmer directors of the Landmands Bank. The line of eight hun- dred kron H. I'. Prior, the mang jag director of the Nordiske Kabalog Traud Fabriken was altered to four month imprisonment. The other direct tors and members" of the administrative bound were sentenced to fines ranging from two thousand to four thousand kroner
SHANGHAI TRAM FARES CONTROVERSY.
COUNCIL'S DEAF EAR TO AUGU
on, the revision of fares proposed by the Tramway Company.
JAPANESE MORATORIUM
DISCONTINUED.
TOKYO, September 30th.
The moratorium in the districts affect- ed by the earthquake has been discon-
tinued.
"
A LANCASHIRE SECRET.
mending the formation of the Technical Committee. He extended a hearty wel come to Mr. Palmer on behalf of the President of the Yangtze Commission..
From many quarters, says the Far Eastern Times (Peking), we hear regret, and something much worse, expressed a the demolition of the magnificent gilded. and coloured pailous that have for centuries been one of the glories oL Paking, a sacrifco of art and "beauty to utilitarianism in the shape of tramways, There is more than one opinion as to the MONEY FOR HOLIDAYS.
necessity for tramways in Peking, but. there is almost mrtainly not more than Lancashire makes holiday by towns, and as wook by week large crowds have for the on opinion as to the loss that the city seaside and numbers for the Continent, sustains by the removal of the nacient. landmarks. It should have been part of wonder grows into astonishment that at a time when many business fortunes lie the Tramway Contract that whatever! wrecked and distress is widespread, cotton artistio or historic buildings, monuments,. operative can find the money for or erections of any kind must necessarily. and yet it is abe removed for the convenience of the holiday. It is a simple miracle. Lancashire's secret is the tramway, should be replaced, as nearly as possible on their original sites and as nearly as possible in their original form. and pristine beauty, if modern workman ship and artistic skilled are equal to the task. In the case of the pailous, certain
Mrvings club.
James Howlson, writing on the subject says:
GREEK DEMAND FOR CYPRUS
FIRM
Mr.Baldwin and the Duke of Devon- shire were carly on the mone. Mr. Massey (New Zealand) was the first „Dominion representative to appear, after
whom came
Lord Curzon (Foreign Suay, Brazil, Belgium, Sweden, Czecho
As holiday time approaches you and I Secretary), Major Sir Philip Lloyd Slovakia and Spain as non-permanent
So soon! suddenly say, "Confound it! Greatae (President of the Board of
Where's the money coming from 1" Hut Trade). Lond Peel (Secretary for Inilia). members of the Council of the League of
the Lancashire operative thinks 51 weekly, restoration should be effected without as delay. Nor. should the matter end. there... Over The whole question of preserving the Supra Maharajah Alwar, the latter and Nations, it is noteworthy that China. his secretaries attired. 10 Korgeous
STS FOR HIGHER FARES. he says, "How much can I put away cach Oriental roles. Mr. D. A. Lal Kuus which obtained only ten voles, has been
ahead. Immediately his holiday is week for next year's wakes 1" And monuments, the historic buildings, the W L. Mackenzie King (Prime Minister eliminated for the ensuing year in favour
amenat ho palaces and all other works of art in the was the fate of two policemen who were; of Canada), Mr. William Warren (Pre-
Further interesting 'correspondence ap having determined upon aa of Czecho-Slovakia, whom representative, alisarmed by French troops and who fell wier of New Foundland), General the
#cel
be a service, that is hardly rivalled. Government Commission. He joins a club at the mill, workabon, into the bands of the Separatists and it on, SC. Smuts and his Ministers, Doctor Bens, has been very activen the pears in the Shanghai Municipal Gazette area with a sytem, pertinacity, and if Capital needs to be taken in hand by a
Hon. H. Burton, K.C. (Minister of Reduction of Armaments Committee, while Finance, S.A.), and Hon. J. de Wet, K.C., and last the Trish Free State re Persia and Indin, with fourteen and 'two presentatives Mr Wm. T. Cosgrave and
votes. respectively, and the Netherlands, Mr. Desmond Fitzgerald.
The various delegates to the Confer with fuar, have also been unsuccessful ence arrived in motor car carrying the The Chinese delegation protested against lags of the various Dominions.
It was noteworthy that the sole excep- China non-re-election, asserting that the tion to the conventional top hat in the principle of geographical distribution of morning was General Smuts, who was wearing a grey “trilhy'"* and a blue non-permanent members had not bees res. serge suit.
pected, and deploring the restriction of choice of non-permanent members of the Council depriving the Council of the im. portant cooperation of at least one Asiatic State. The delegation fears that the non-ercused, The Berlin Fross is calling on the DEMONSTRATION OF SEPARATISTS observance of this principle may discour
IN PANIC. "** Stresemant Cabinet to act firmly and un-
age the Far Eastern states, and hopes the compromisingly.
PARIS, September 30th. possible consequent lack of interest by the Twelve thousand Rhineland separatists Match, gterne, on the occasion of the demonstrated at Duesseldorf today in the League in China will change into her visit of the ex-Crown Prince Rupprecht presence of a crowd of 45.000. They went temporary or even permanent abstention,
unveil var armorial in then procession through the square shoutings which would be very regrettable in the in
Prince Favour separation of 20,000 soldiers.
were about to his wife
not were Rupprecht and
terests of all concerned,' begi, fisticuffs developed only attended by Von Kahr, who is among the crowd, and shots were fired Stanach Monarchist, but by Premier from behind the iron shutters of a shop. The crowd took panic, and a number of You Knilling and General Lossow, who is the Reich's own Dictator at Munich. Pere wounded, and many were The ex-Crown Prince was greeted with and children were trampled underfook, thunderous shouts of "Long live King The square speedily emptied, and the rail. way station was besieged by masses of Rupprecht!" "Long live the Queen!" Frightened people seeking to leave the town.
FRENCH TROOPS INTERVENE.
LONDON, September 30th. The situation in Bavaria shows signs of bubbling over in consequence of the fan attitude, adopted towards the Reich on account of Yon Kabr's suspension by The exventive. The regalations based on The Reich's martial law decree, are highly! resented, in «Berlin, being coudeinned as Regal.
A significant incident took place at
to
presence
You Kahr hus farther angered the Central Government by repressing and disarming Socialist organisations who appose the resteration of a Monarchy in Bavaria. REVOLUTION TO BE RUTHLESSLY SUPPRESSED.
BELLIN, September 30th, The revolutionary movement which originated with the Nationalist organi aitions has broken out at Kuestrin, fifty miles from Berlin.
Mr. Baldwin welenmed each delegate individually in the Cabinet room.
ENDS.
EARLIER GABLES.
Mr. McColl, to introduce the proposed 10,000-an increase of £12.000' above 1022. and declare that the whole question mush
changes
school, co-operative society, De public hous, and regularly one night each The points made by Mr. McColl, the work he takes his little yellow or blue (eneral Manager of the Company, in backed card and invests his money. Shares
BRITISH REFUSAL. suppart of the company's proposal are are usually tl. each, and in normal times it that during the five years 1015 to 1919 is not uncommon for a family all told to invest a week. Mill directors during the depreciation of cupper coinage avere hom were known to save in the clubs Beuter's Agency learns that Mr. Spyro
d about 25 per cent., and that during £10 a week, the old habit clinging to them. Arnouso, a delegate of the Cyprus Nation these years the net farca obtained were any operative makes the club: his al Asambly, who went to England to plead below the scale authorized in clause sheet-anchor, his exchequer, and the shares the cause of the island's union with Greece, and who recently had an interview of the concession agreement. Fic again the first charge on his weekly earnings, points out that the propond average Bolton sayings clubs and banks paid out with the Under-Secretary of State for the charges per mile in both classes would a few weeks ago, £200.000 (an amount Colonies, has now received the reply of only partly offset the increased deprecia- £50,000 greater than the boom year's the British Government.
Nelson bas distributed
Mr. Aruons expressed himself as pro tion of coinage which has taken place, totall whilst prices of materials, rutes of wages, doable last seara figure, and Stockport foundly disappointed with the ruply, which and other expenses have materially in Co-operative Society has just distributed rejects the union of Cyprus with Green,
Further, it is desirable, says
total
so far is over £500,000 and now be considered as closed. Mr. Aravuso soon as possible with a view Oldham's clubs have still to pay out states that the reply refuses to grant car to the Greek inha Oldham claims to have originated "waker tais political liberties to to limiting, to some extent, the heavy"
the loading of the cars due to the additional clubs; two years ago 145 of them flourished bitants, who are in the majority, as
population numbers o only one-fifth depreciation which, in effect, amounts to there and, while they are fewer now Turkish
will be between
of The Becretary of dircumstances, it is proposed that the new £100,000 and £200,000
unly point which he would be willing to substantial reduction of tares. In these 1999). The clubs total of ovence of the island's total population, that the fares should definitely come into force on
These amazing
savings throughout Ian. consider favourably is to increase Greek October
cashire and neighbourhood have only been representation in the National Assembly in The Council has rejected the proposal, achieved by a condition of mind that says, proportion, with the population, on condi
AIT for the time being at any ute.. The reply emplmaizes that, under the concession on theatr shillings have Blackpool written tion that an equal increase in the British No operative will withdraw his membership to the National Assembly THE JANINA DECISION.
agreement, the company is required to club money except as a last resort, and the should also be effected. Such a step, in give three months' notice of any suggest fact that money cighs have ceased to Bir Arapuso's opinion, would be quite
negative. PROTEST BY GREEK GOVERNMENT
ed revision of fares, with a further 16 exist is eloquent testimony to hardship.
But some Oldham folk are not beaten While the Lausanne. Conference excused days' notice to the public, and, necord- Loxoox, September 30th.
ingly it is requested that the company
even then. Last year a man pledged Cyprus from paying any further tribute British reply maintaing An Athens message says it is som
"will be so good as to refrain from put. grave for £3 towards a trip to the seaside to El sum of £49,000 paid by ting your proposal into operation until and others pawned furniture. Not all the that the officially stated that a Greek Note, reply the early he carefully ventig tel savings, however, are spent on holidays, Cyprus since 1856 was never really pail to
Crimean
Ton. This annual payment buy plan ing to the decision of the Conference of Strict adherence to the terms of the urge amounts are invester or used to Turkey, but to the shareholders of a
bicycles, and 60 forth A French despatch from Duesseldorf sig.
occerment is advised; "not only to affonl If during those weeks you encounter
iho
be will, therefore, have to continued in gests that imperical, Gerrans plainclothes Ambassadars, has been handed to the the ablic opportunity to criticize pro- sourvus dinices and dry wit of Lacchire the view of the British Government. nolicemen were reqnsible for breaking up French Minister, on September zub, and posed increase, but also to accord with at Lucerne, Brussels. Ponzance, Margatá
Mr. Arnouso has replied to the Secret the araratist demonstraties and asserts
of reply tho That they mingle with
nel sanction such proposals without the Tale of Man) you may safely conclude communicate the
British Got Browd
of Cyprus due investigation, since, if uncontrolled, that in four cases out of five the miracle emment to the Archbishop
that has taken the northerner there is a and expressing bia nainful sense of dis Public utility corporations would be in position unduly to exploit the public." wakes" club.
appointment at the British Government's docision,
PARA, Sentanber 30th.
I starten disturbance, whereupon unit and very strongly pratens against the decision the basic principle that the Council'should or Rethosay (not to mention Blackpool and ary of State, informing him funt he will”
It disputes the allegation that Greek ed police fired on the demonstratore, many, being wounded and nicked up in French officials failed in their duty, and aserta ambulau The polled barracks were full
there a general conviction that the of wounded. It is reported that some of
Detach crime of Japina was committed by Albani- the demonstrators were killed, meals of French teoors and gendarmeric afterwards ceroned the nollee barracks, an ass, whom it is impossible to apprehend in view of the proximity of and arrested the police there,
Albanian territory. It complains tut the penalty in excessive, and urges the Cow ference to submit the decision to the Court of International Justice at the Hague:
The insurgenta attempted to disarm the garrison and to occupy the fortress, but they were repulsed and the Nationalist loaders wore arrested by the Reichswehr, BAVARIA AND THE REICH. whose commander summourd reinforce!!! ments of the Reichswehr from neighbour- *ng towna
.
MUNICH, September 30th,
It is officially announced that the Balch Taws for protection of the Repablic are no knger operative in Bavaria.
Returns of recruiting for the Territorial Remarkable figures, illustrative of the
The Danish Government bair derided a Army in Great Britain show that during slump in the membership of trade unions comtruct bridge across the Little Belt July 3,274. men were finally approved for are contained in the report of the "execa- at the entrance to the Baltic between service, and that the total for the ten tive council of the National Federation Jutland and Funed Island. The bridge. months of the present recruiting year of General Worker, which opened its will have three navigable spans, one aboun reached 32,753. Exclusive of permanent annual conference at Cambridge on Aug. 380ft, abroad, and two about 300ft, and a staff." the strength of the force is now 16th. In 1990 the membership had rison sight of about 100ft., which will puntat
to 3,203,763;-to-day it was 543,303, 142,593.
the passage of the largest steamers
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