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THE PRINCE'S ACCIDENT. ROYAL PATIENT MUCH BETTER.

Lospos, March, 10th.

H.R.H. the Prince of Wales passed a good night, and is much better to-day.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

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LATER.

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NEW GREEK AGREEMENT. CONTENTS TELEGRAPHED TO EXILE KING.

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HOOVER FEELS HIPPED.

DOES NOT LIKE TO SEE OTHER COUNTRIES MAKING MONEY.

ATHENS, March 18th Negotiations between the new Repub. lican, Premier and the Royalist leaders have resulted, coriling to the news-

WASHINGTON, March 18th.. papers, in a draft agreement which has Mr. Hoover bus' written a letter to been telegraphed to the King and under Senator Capper giving a list of raw which His Majesty would abdiente volun- materials imported from abroad which he tarily on condition that be retained four-says are controlled by monopolies at an fifths of bis Civil List Emoluments and aggregate cost of half a billion dollars to. most of the Crown domains, while internal United States consumers. He advocates peace would be secured by a general protectivę measures, such as the stimula # His Royal Highness sustained slight amnesty and the reinstatement of capabletion of production elsewhere, and the -concussion and some abrasions to the officers and officiala The document fur- encouragement of synthetic manufacture

face, and spent, quiet day in bed. Hether calls for the proclamation of a in progressing satisfactorily but will be Republic by the Assembly to be ratified nable to fulfil ny public engagements by a plebiscite, the establishment of a Senate with Royalista participating, and the holding of Elections under an in

It is now officially announced that the Forse ridden by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales felf with him.

during the coating week.

PAPERS EXPRESS CONCERN.

LATER. The general anxiety and apprehension caused by the Prince of Wales' clovepith riding accident, which might so easily have had a far graver sequel, are expresa ed by must of the morning papers which; while recognising the Prince's courage, strongly urge the duty of lessening such risks in view of His Royal Highness'. position.

* BESSARABIA FOR RUMANIA?

BOLSHEVISTS: WANT THE TERRI-

TORY BACK.

LANDON, March 18th.

The question of Bessarabin, which was re-united with Roumania in March 1918

partial Government

SPECIAL SERVICE FLEET

* IN AUSTRALIA.

HUGE CROWDS' CHEERS OF WELCOME.

MELBOURNE, March 16th. The Special Service Squadron arrived here this morning and was enthusiastic- ally welcomed by enormous erowda, ...

INDIAN TAXATION.

DELHI, March 16th. Speaking on, the Fixance Bill. Sir B. P. Blackett, K.C.B. Minister of Finance, said that the Viceroy bad agreed to the demands on account of Opium, Salt and Customs Taxes, but the demand regarding

and Dutch colonies. He adds that tin is controlled by British producers. Senator Capper is introducing a Bill on "these subjects.

FAR EASTERN CABLE CHRISTIANITY AND SLUMS.

NEWS.

[R OUR OWN CORPEETUNDENT.} MINISTERING CHILDREN'S LEAGUE SHANGHAI RECEIPTS,

SHANGHAI, March 17th. The Ministering Children's League pr- ceipts are $8,500 this year a's compared with $7.900 last year.

MEXICO INVOLVED IN OIL General, kicked off..

SCANDALS.

VERA CRUZ, March 18th.

Da publication of the charges against the Petroleum Corporation, which Presi dent Obregon declared had actively aided

the Vera Cruz revolt. Federal. inspectors examined the Company's accounts here.

FINAL..

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

ARRESTED JAPANESE.

PROTEST TO 31. KARAKHAN,

A SETBACK TO NEGOTIATIONS.

Pexiso, March 17th.

SERMON- BY THE REV. EL, COPLEY MOYLE.

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THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.

SERVICE DESPITE SING RUSSIAN DISAGREEMENT.

The trains re-

The Japanese Minister called on the society to which we belong. We are world. They conceded to China the right

after a long incorporation with Russia. is Income Tax had been refused last week They announce the disappearance of 8.000 Karakhan last Saturday, following in- tions which we ought to be doing our had, in fact, proposed to render to China

to come before the consideration of a Russo-Rumanian conference which is to <pen in Vienna oo March 24th. Romnaia is principally concerned to obtain Rus sian recognition of the re-union, which is already recognised by Great Britain and other allied Powers Rumania will also try to persuade the Soviets to admit re- sponsibility for the Rumanian gold and Crown jewels sent to Moscow for safety during the German invasion of 1915.

LIVELY INTEREST IN MOSCOW

RIGA, March 18th. The Beasarábian question in evoking the liveliest interest in Moscow, numerous

by the Legislative Assembly.

EARLIER 'CABLES.

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.

CHURCHILL AND NICHOLSON · V.

TWO

CONCHIES."

LONDON. March 16th.

The following sermon was preached by the Rev. H. Copley Moyle, Senior

Noting the partial restoration of com Chaplain, at St. John's Cathedral onmunications with the Far East by the Trans-Siberian Railway whereby in ad- Sunday: Gen. 27. "God give them of the dew of dition to letters and post-cards, printed Heaven and of the fatness of the are now carried, Er Bulletin idea Sales matter, business documents and samples earth, and plenty of corn and wine, at des. Soierie gives an interesting Let people serve thee and nations bow down to thee, Be Lord over thy survey of the position of the railway brethren, and let thy mothers' ons daced the length of time necessary to This service which considerably re ST. PATRIOX'S DAY IN SHANGHAL. how down to thee."

reach the East, was interrupted by the The story of Jacob deceiving his father war and the economic iselation of Russia WREATH PLACED ON -- ALLIED and so gaining the blessing of the first under the Bolsheviks. The importanen horn is a striking and picturesque tale of this great railway bas rot escaped. MEMORIAL.

full of detail and local colour. It shows the Soviet authorities. This has been SHANGHAI, March 17th. us the wandering life lived by the patri- the cause of a series of intrigues in archs in those days, when they had no China, notably in connection with the The St. Entrick's Society, in the name settled home but went about seeking mission. of M. Joffe, Soviet eraissary, in the United States, but particularly of the Irish community, placed a hand pasture for their herds of cattle. In an when negotiations came to a dandlock on

cient times the father's blessing was be- legislation designed to create common purse wreath at the base of the Allied lieved to have a determining influence on eniarly by Japan, by reason of her geo- this point. They were watebel parti- chasing agencies abroad, similar to exist- atemorini today. "

the son's life. The action of Rebekah graphic proximity, and France on ne and Jacob was mean and indefensible but count of her interests in the Russo-„ He contends that SHANGHAI FOOTBALL ing selling agencies.

the writer relates it without comment or Asiatic Bank At this time the Trans the following products are monopolised SCOTTISH DEAT MACHINE GUNNERS ns for he had not the influence of 1900 the Asiatic section was placed under a criticism. Perhaps it did not seem se Siberian Railway was still partly under wicked and mean to him as it does to the influence of White Russia. Whilst by British interests, often aided by legis

years Christian teathing which we have, guard of Chinese troops, the administra Iation in the countries of origin:-Nätrates

Suasana, March 17th.

and the stratagem by which Jacob won and iodine in Chili, and rubber in British

tion remained in the hands of the In the inal round yesterday for the the blessing is one which would appeal Russian General Korvath, as supreme

to the Oriental character. The idea of Everard Fraser, Trophy presented to the God in those days even amongst the most councillor at Peking, and 11: Ostramoff, Volunteers, the Souttish defeated the imperfect, but we must not forget that ditioned, and the buildings, bridges, as 'director for four years." At the end enlightened people, was vague and very of 1931 the permanent way was recou Machine, Gunners by three goals to one. the narrative goes on to show us that

tunnels, etc.. repaired. Jaceh was punished for his deccption of commenced their normal service with re Mr. S. Barton, the British Consulbis father by the way in which his sons staurant cars, sleeping-cars, and on the deceived hint. His hesitation when his mother suggested the scbenie shows that an de luxe, hath-rooms and hairdress

ing saloons. When the Bolsheviks 6 he knew it was wrong, but he weakly cupied Vladivostock in 1993, and thos allowed hiniself to be an instrument fer became the controllers of the Trans. deceit. The season of Lent which we are Siberian Railway, on Russian territory, now keeping, is a time when we are in- tended to take stock of our lives, and we suppress the White element in China. the vital question for them became to may well ask ourselves whether we are partienlarly as this region had become allowing ourselves to be instrumeats of evil We have to realise that we have the refuge of rumerous Whites who had a corporate responsibility for the sins of escaped from Siberia, and was, perhaps, the hottest nest of anti-Bolsheviks in the inclined to take for granted evil condi- of sanreme control of the railway. They utmost to abolish, and to console our structions from Tokyo, to endeavour to selves for our inaction by saying we have all that had been conceded by her to no power to amend the evil. But as

Russia under treaties concluded with reach a settlement with regard to ques Christians we ought to be ready to attack the Tzarist Government, but they insist ties which have recently arisen between evil wherever. we find it. Let us take for that the administration of the rail- Japan and Russia and which must pre-example the evil, of dvercrowding which way should be replaced by another is so terrible in parts of this City. We nominated with the approval of the code any discussions relating to the rare inclined to congratulate ourselves on Soviet Government. They even demand what we have accomplished in this islanded the arrest and trial of M. Ostrameff cognition of the Soviet Government by singe we took it some 30 years ago. But on a charge of assisting the Whites. Japan. At Z

previous muting M. do we ever realise that if we claim the China, however refused to take the President Obregon in an interview has Karakhan expressed ne bis opinion reisland into one of the world's greatest Station Moscow; each day, and reaches

share of credit for transforming a barrer measures demanded by the Bolsheviks.

Actually a train Icares the Juroslav declared that high officials of a certain garding the arrests of Japanese at

een ports, we cannot avoid the respon- sibility for having allowed a slum area to China in eight days. Tickets, however, corporation belonging to Vladivostock that the Japanese naval grow up where human beings are crowd can be taken at Moscow as far only and military officers could not be recog-ed together under conditions which alas Verekne-Udinsk, to the East of Lake solutely preclude a healthy, life. It is Baikal, where the line enters the Far useless for us to echo the cry of the first murderer and say Am I my brother's keeper! We are members of a society which allows these evil conditions, which encourages people to make money by aul-letting houses regardless of the num her of people crowded into them, and wo cannot evade our responsibility for these conditions. It is not right that we should allow these huge slum areas to exist where there are no open spaces for people

DR. MCGOVERN'S VISIT to breathe fresh air and where little

TO. LHASA. « children have no play-ground but the atreels. We as Christians ought never The Journal of the Royal Geographical to rest content" while others are forced Society takes Dr. McGovern to Task for to hear what we ourselves would find what it terms his bold but discreditable intolerable. How should we like to live strategemin getting to Lhasa after the and to see our children living under the Tibetan Government had reinsed km conditions which surround the lives of the permission to proceed, and the Indian poor in the slums of this City! It is Government had laid it flows in his pass absurd for us to say we can do nothing that he was not authorised to enter An enlightened Christian opinion on this Nepal, Bhutan or Tibet. The Journal subject would be able to compel vast remarks: changes for the better to he made in the Quite apart, however, from the merits slums of this City, but as long as people or otherwise of. Dr. McGovern's story, are content to live with their eyes closed the affair has a certain gravity. Though to the evil, so long the evil will continue. he declares that he escaped having to The parable of the Rich man and Lazarus commit himself to anything," and that is one which we might well rend and he was "heading for the passes without meditate upon. The child of the poorest having signed the guarantee," the fact coolie in our worst slum is a child of God cannot he denied that his permit for NOT A WASTE OF TIME.”

and has the right to live under conditions Sikkim expressly forbade him to enter Mr. Lloyd George, in conversation with which will not erish his moral develop Thibet, and that when he did so it was a special correspondent of the Londonment, and if we reat content with our in defianor of the wish of the Dali Ercing News at Churt, Surrey, referred own comfortable surroundings and think | Lama, in disobedience to the orders of to the suggestion in the Paris newspaper nothing of the voiceless cry of the necuy the Government of India, and in tur

idi that the " English game of golf we may prepare ourselves to hear the tempt of the conditions under which be was standing in the way of the settle. Master's stern denunciation Inasmuch received his pass. Such conduct 'does. as e-did it not to one of the least of great disservice to good relations with. No English experts,"

Tibet and to travellers with legitimate hopes to travel there, and it gets inno-

cubic metres of oil which is not "necount |ed for, and other alleged irregularities;

The report of the investigators has been forwarded to Mexico City.

BRITISH COMPANY OFFICIALS IMPLICATED.

petroleum

Mexico Crry, March 16th.

British interests have actively aided the Vera Cruz revolt by the provision of money and ships, simultaneously-obstruct ing the Federal Government's attempts

mixed an officials, as they were in Russian territory dnly to study the language; but he was prepared to recommend there lease of the Vice-Consul and two Con- intended to subinit the matter to the sular interpreters, who were cugaged on

The bye-election in the Abbey division of Westminster for which polling will take place on March 18th, is attracting unusual interest, not merely owing to Mr. Chur chill's, candidature but also owing to the variegated condition of the electorate, comprising interests so conflicting nå Club land and Soho, Covent Garden and Pim-to suppress the movement. He said he demonstrations demanding Rumania's ico withdrawal. The Soviet Press is also Political apathy has been characteristic | Attorney-General for investigation. protesting with special sigour against the of this electorate hitherto, indicated hy French ratification of the Protocol recog-the fact that 60 per cent, did not "vote- nising Rumaniz's anexation of Bess arabin, describing it as likely to ruin Franco-Russian relations.

FRENCH SENATE'S ANSWER.

PARIS, March 16th.

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PRESIDENT AND PASSION PLAYERS.

COOLIDGE REBUKES BREACH OF ETIQUETTE.

It is

official duty. On Saturday M. Yoshizawa asked for the release of all those arrested. M. Karakhan promised to telegraph to

at the last contest, but with four candi-

Mascow reenimending the immediate re dates in the field, two of whom (Brig.-Gen.

lease of the Consular Officials" at least, The direct result of the recent Russian Nicholson, the official Conservative, and Mr. Churchill the Independent nnti.

Wasarsator, March 18th. activities in conasetion with the Japanese

Socialist) are

understood that, President has thus been a setback to the informal splitting the Conservative vote, the other two being the Liberal, Mr. Coolidge cut short his interview yester-negotiations which might otherwise have Bott Duckers, and the Labour candidate, day with the Oberammergau Passion already led to an understanding upon Mr. Fenner Brockway, who were conscien- Players owing to an appeal on the part which formal negotiations could be based. tions objectors in wartime, the present of one of them for American" interposi contest is proving very lively.

tion on behalf of Germany, deeming the Mr. Churchill, who is working most

has been TAKING TOOLS AND WIRELESS to interaction in pecially subjected request contrary to the customs of the

meetings, bot merely on the part of Socialists but also Conser. White House on such occasions,

extremists; who fear bis return to the House of Commons may disrupt the INTERNATIONAL CHESS Comervative party.

The Senate has passed the Bessarabian Protocol already adopted by the Chan

ber.

GERMANS EMIGRATING TO SOUTH AMERICA.

EQUIPMENT.

COLOGNE, March 16th. Emigration to South America from Western Germany is largely increasing. Thousands have gone to Brazil' during

the last six months.

PETING FOR DOLLARS.

New York, March 16th

lication of letters from Lord Balfour and

A week end sensation has been the pub- WORLD'S GREATEST BRAINS, COM Mr. Baldwin to Mr. Churchill and Brig Gen. Nicholson,, respectively wishing them success. The former says Mr. Churchill's return will be warmly welcomed by men of throughout the try and fr. Balwin hopes. Brig. Gen Nicholson will triumph, saying that only a strong and united Conservative party san successfully combat Socialism and its attendant dangers.

Seven thousand people are leaving Baden and Waertemberg this month for Paraguay where the Government bas granted each iuan from twenty-five to fifty neres of fand alongside the railway. The emigrants are taking the necessary agri-" cultural implements, also equipment for a powerful wireless station.

HOME AIR DEFENCE. NEW SCHEME FOR COUNTY ASSOCIATIONS,

Lovedy, March 18th.

With view to developing the Home Air Defence scheme on the lines laid down by the last Government, a Bill has heer introduced by the Government pro viding for an auxiliary Air Force based on the lines of the Territorial · Army, also an Air Force Reserve The Bill authorises the formation of County Laso- ciations, the members of which would undertake the liabilities of Home Defence duties in the event of attack. The officeri would undergo training each year.

BENGALI BOMB FACTORY.

TWO BABUS ARRESTED AT

CALCUTTA.

Calcutta, March 18th.

·The Statesman reports that the police have discovered a complete bomb factory, containing six live bombo resembling Mills grenades, while several others were in process of manufacture. Two Bengalía were caught red-banded.

FRENCH FINANCE BILL ARE SULPHUR MATCHES FISCAL

OR POLITICAL↑

PARIO, March 16th. The Senate, after rapidly adopting Articles 4 to 33 of the Finance Bill, di cussed at great length the controversial Article 34, providing for the abolition of the State match monopoly, The Minister was purely a fiscal and not a political are, of Finance pointed out that the measures and the Article was approved by 163 votes

to 118

BRUTAL GERMAN MUR DERERS SENTENCED.

BUT NOT TO DEATH-MERELY PENAL SERVITUDE.

MR LLOYD GEORGE ON

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work in such a

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Eastern Republic. A first-class ticket (sleeping-car) costs £5 sterling, and the second-class fare is about £d, with an additional charge of 135. per poud (16 kil) for luggage. Sheets at pillows are not provided, but may be hired. extra payment.

An International Chess Tournament, in ment of European relational "over these, yet did it not to me.". which eleven of the world's most famous put off their work for a game of golf. It Let us this morning ask ourselves what players are competing for prize money petulance. No experts representing this set before us in the blessing of Jaco is not ashamed to boast that the frontier pure invention, sprung maybe frm is our ideal of life. We have one ideal cent people into trouble. Dr. McGovern amounting to five thousand dollars, has country would dream of putting off their God give thee of the dew of Heaven and police were brought down to Gangtok, Mr. Lloyd George of the fatness of the earth and plenty of court-martialled, and ignominiously dis opened. The United States and Russin

continued:

has been said since of corn and wine, Let peoples serve then and missed as a result of his clevernes each have three representatives. Yates my game with M. Briand at Cames dar uations how down to thee, Be Lord over He thus stands self-condemned.

the Peace Conference there. Some Csents England Capablanca drew have made, or tried to make, political thy brethren and let thy mothers' on

bow down to thee." Worldly prosperity. with Janowski (United States) after

had a whole day to wait for the might and righea, is that our ideal? If 30 we cannot he said to be living the twenty moves in the first round.

report of the experts, What were wo

Auring

Christian life. Jesus said The Kings of that day Either lounge about, the Gentiles exercise lordship over the waste time in the Casino, or good and they that exercise authority up walk. Exercise was necessary, I asked them are called benefactors. But ye shall M. Briand to come up to the gulf course

GOVERNMENT WITHOUT

POWER

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When once you have conceived and defer- ined your mission within your soul, e nought arrest your steps. Fulfil it wills by love or visited by hate the path be all your strength; fulfil it whether blessed and there we played (or tried to play) a not be so but he that is greatest among fore you is clear, you are cards, un- round. There was no waste of time, No you, let him he as the younger; and he faithful to your own future, if it pite. ore has ever charged me with being a that is chief as he that doth serve. I am of sorrows and delusions, you do but LABOUR AND BUREAUGRATIO

it to the end." lazy man. If M. Briand and T

It is dificult to imagine

the CONTROL.

the Christian ideal the ideal of service righteousness which might be exercised loutged in the Casino all day there ad among you as he that serveth." That in pursue have been no capital made out of it. As By which of these two is our life govern- and now if everyone in this Cabe- Speaking at a meeting of the Engineer it was, we

better WwTo both

men for ed 1 Life is a mission and duty is its ing and Shipbuilding Staff Workers the fresh air and exercise. But the highest law. Christ enlls us to serve Him dal this morning were to be fred, with Alliance at Glasgow on February 4th, Mr. John W. Muir, M.P., Parliament Secret Games bring friendship. One forgets the the selfish interests of ourselves, and our and were ready to sacrifice selfish inter French Press got ill-tempered over it. in helping our fellow men. If we live for this for the improvement and wp

of the social conditions of our city, ary to the Ministry of Pensions; admitted differences and difficulties of complicated families, we shall no doubt gain worldly cats in order to develop righteousness that it was a good thing that a Labour situations in political life. One returns success and material riches, but we shall Life is a glorione opportunity which God Government came into office without have to the conference, to the

invizor Life" wrote the Italian patriot Joseph it in selfish pleasure or useless worki power to carry through really big things ated During the time I was Prime Min Mazzini, life ia immortal but the method There are but a few years given to

would revolutionise modern life, ister there were eight Prime Ministers of and time of evolution through which it perhaps a good thing for the workers it working (as a French Prime Minister as is bound to purify his own soul an aditions of life about ust or are we re on earth, are we using them to da and from that broad point of view it was France: No Prime Minister conll last, progresses is in our own hands Ench of something to purify and uplift the com had aimed at national ownership con- wan. 5

so. Hitherto the Labour movement doca) seven days a week without exercise temples to free it from egotism; to set by using them to accumulate riches, which ducted en bureaucratic lines, as the Post

before himself, with a religious sense of we must leave behind when we die, if Office

In his annat report, Mr. T. W.

the importance of the study, the problem they have not taken to themselves wings tion London, but there was now

in

Miller, United States Alien Custodian of his own life; to search out what is the and left us before then. Are we nee and they were opposert to recommends the formation of a Federal most striking the most urgent need of for self or for God bureaucratic control of industry because Corporation, Gnanced with alien enemy the men by whom he is surrounded, then

Remember those lines of Whittier

Who counts his brother's welfare:- it revolted against the feelings of the funds, which amount of $180,000,000, for to interrogate his own faculties and capa-

As sacred as his own, people who were liberty-loving, and the purpose of securing the renumption city and resolutely and unceasingly apply

·General- Pelle, the French High Cor cause it was not possible to do it and get of trade between America and former them to the satisfaction of. that need.

cooperation and harmony.

enemy Poweri.

BERLIN, March 18th.

The Leipzig, State Tribuzal has passed. "sentenom varying from five and a half to twelve years penal servitude on six mera ber of the Nationalist Rosbach organis ation, who some months ago at Parchim, in Mecklenburk Schwerin, muzlered most brutally a man named Kadow, whom they suspected of being a Compranist

FRENCH DIPLOMAT DE AD

PARIS, March 16th.

missioner at Constantinople, is dead.

ing power. It meant they had not the seeking to solve, fresh one is have lost the great opportunity of life has given us for service.. Are we waiting

which

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Who loves, forgives and pities,

He serveth Me alone".