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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] GREEK ROYAL FAMILY.

MOTION FOR EXILE AND 'SALE

OF PROPERTY.

ATHENS, March 24th." Negotiations with the Royalists having proved unfruitful, the Government has presented a motion to the Aktenibly pro- claiming the abolition of the Dynasty, the banishment of members of the Royal Family, the compulsory sale of their pro- perty, and the establishment of a Repub Be, rovided that the creation of Republie is confirmed by a Plebiscite, The Assembly passed a

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LONDON TRANSPORT STRIKE, BAR TO SELF-GOVERNMENT,

TRAFFIC BILL TO, OPERATE WITH ALL SPEED.

LONDON, March 24th.

In the House of Commons, replying to

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FOOLISH SWARAJIST TAOTICS IN CENTRAL PROVINCES.

NAGPUR March 24th. Consequent on the Legislature's reject- a "question with regard to the tramtion of the supply measures, the Governor strike. Me. Gosling, announced that the annouued his decision to eartily the ex- Government would introduce a London penditure evential for carrying on the Traffic Bill to-morrow and pass it as

administration. He is restoring prae- rapidly as possible,

tically all the supplies for the reserved department while with respect to the transferred department he has been authorised only to sanetion essential gx- "penditure, therefore all development schemes will be held up. He is unable to action a reasonable salary for Minis

Mr. MacDonald emphasised that the Government was working its hardest to end the dispute as speedily as possible. COURT OF ENQUIRY'S HUSTLE.

LATER

With extraordinary promptitude the court of enquiry into the London trans

tort, which the Council has reduced to

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·EARNER CABLES FAR EASTERN CABLE LAUNCH OF AN INDO-CHINA. (BRUTER'S AMERIČAN SERVICE.}

DEARER · THAN" COAL.

SHIP REACHES PORT BY BURN ING ALCOHOL

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Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, March 24th. " The steamer Maria, owned, in New

NEWS.

[From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI ‘AMATEUR "BILLIARDS.

CHAMPIONSHIP.

JOHNSON DEFEATED.

York, carrying a carge of liquer frons

SHANGHAI March th In the contest for the Amateur Billiards Havana to St. Pierre, limped into port

Championship of the Settlement, Barrett twenty-four days late, after burning seven hundred cases

of alcohol, valued at p

(900) defeated Johnson (797), quarter million dollars, as a substitute The result was a surprise, as Barrett

for coal, which was exhausted after gale had driven the vessel fur into the Atlantic.

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The crew are hälf-starved, and report the vessel made only four knots with

vote of can. I port strike has issued an interim sport two rupees, therefore he is obliged to take probably the most expensive fuel, ever

lence in the Government by 250 votes to 3, amid great enthusiasm. This fore shadows the adoption of the aforemen tioned motion to-day. The supporters of M. Cafandaris were absent from the

witting.

OVERTHROW OF THE DYNASTY.

LATER. The Assembly passed a revolution in favour of the overthrow of the Dynasty and the establishment of a Republic.

IRISH MUTINEERS.

FIRST INSTALMENT OF ARMS RETURNED.

Dras, March 24th.

stating that, inter ahe, nobody has seriously questioned the workers' claim to increased wagon The crisis has arisen owing to the inability of the various undertakings to earn sufficient to meet the claim. It concludes that the only present hope of re-opening degotiations between the parties is an undertaking by the Government to press forward legislation placing the astropolitan passenger traffic under co-ordinating control,

Mr.

MacDonald, accompanied by Meses. Gosling and Shaw, met Lord Ashld and Mr. Bevin at the House of Commons, after which it was announced that both sides to the transport dispute would resume negotiations at the Minis try of Labour to-morrow.

It is annameed that Mr McGrath has banded to tieneral ()'Duffy the arms and equipment which the mutineers took from Gormanstów; and Dallonnel. It is ex-COMMONS AND QUEENSTOWN pected that the remaining arms will be restored within twenty-four hours.

TURKISH .CONSTITUTION.

STORMY SCENE DURING DEBATE-

IN ASSEMBLY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, March 24th. A serious situation has been created owing to the Assembly rejecting, after

stormy scenes, an article in the new Constitution empowering the Presidcut to dissolve the Assembly,

EARLIER CABLES,

GHASTLY TRAIN DISASTER.

MUTILATED VICTIMS

INRECOGNISABLE.

OUTRAGE.

MR. THOMAS' FAITH IN IRISH GOVERNMENT.

LONDON, March 24th.

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Neville Chamberlain Mr. Thomas

"xpressed the Government's deepest sym- pathy for the victims of the cowardly and brutal outrage at Queenstown-(cheers),

.He relatives and friends. And · their emphasised that the Government of every- governing Dominion was solely respon- sible for the preservation of law and order, within its own territories. Ho was 25- sured that the relations of the British troops with the inhabitants of Queens town had always been very friendly-

(cheers) and there, had not been the slightest complaint of the the conduct of the troops.

over the transferred administration bim- self.

It is pointed out that the Legis. lature's action has deprived the province of urgent developments, and a very sim portant advance towards, self-govern

ment,

BENGAL FELLOWS SUIT.

CALCUTTA, March 24th.. The Bengal Council continues to reject Budget items.

To-day it rejected „votes aggregating 1918 lakhs, including an appropriation for Ministers' salaries.

MINERS' WAGES QUESTION.

HOPES OF SETTLEMENT BY

*** INDUSTRIAL METHODS.,”!

Lespos, March 24th.

used on a steamer.

GERMAN TOYMAKERS IN CANADA.

EXPERTS TO START A FACTORY.

MONTREAL, March 24th

is the first to defent Johnsou.

(THROUGH BLUTER'S AGENCY.] SINGAPORE BASE AGAIN. SCHEME CONTAINS NO PROMISE OF

REAL SECURITY.

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STEAMER TO-DAY.

STEAMER FOR SHANGHAI-

TIENTSIN TRADE.

The single screw steamer Lien Shing, bailt at the Kowloon establishment of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., for the Indo-China Steam Navign- tion Co., Ltd., is to be launched this morning at 1145 110.

The following are the leading dimen-

sions

Length overall....... 300ft. Length between perpendiculars 295ft. 44ft Breadth moulded..................

92ft. Depth moulded

The vessel is of the two deck type poop and bridge connected by a shade deck, top-gallant forecastle and boat decks aft and amidships. She is constructed to Lloyd's requirements under special survey for their bigbest class, and the fore end is specially strengthened to withstand encounter with ice.

Cargo is carried in the forward and after holds and also in à deep tank aitu- ated abaft the machinery space. The facilities for working the cargo are of the most modern description, twis masts and four winches being fitted at each hatch`· worked on the Piussessenu systeëi,

Losnos. March 24th." The Singapore buse correspondence has heen published. General Smuts ex- presses whole hearted agreement with the Government's policy and deblares that the proposed base would be out of keeping with the spirit of the Washing.

The forward witches are constructed to, A hundred German immigrants arrivelton Agreement. He sincerely trusts that couple in pairs for lifting heavy loads. during the week-end, and twenty expert Mr. Bruce (Prime Minister of Australia) and a wall-type winch is installed at the German toymakers, with their families, und Mr. Massey (Premier of New Zen-Water ballast or fresh water is varied

batches for deep tank cargo. are expected shortly, in connection with land) would acquiesce, because no "pro-in the Peaks while the double bottom is the proposal to start a local toy factory.

mise" of real security was contained for suitable for oil fuel, if required, as well them in Singapore, for European troubles as ballast, DIGNITY OF THE SENATE,

probably would synchronise with any future tension in the Pacific and thus STEPS TO COMMIT UNWILLING OH WITNESS.

make it out of the question to more the Navy to Singapore. WASHINGTON, March 24th.

ADMIRAL JELLICOE REGRETS GOV- With

view to having Mr. Sinclair ad- judged guilty of contempt, the Senate has decided to certify to the United States

In the House of Commons, replying to Attorney his refusal to answer questions before the oil committee. Another witness who refused to be examined is Mr. Chase, a son-in-law of 31r. Fall, the Secretary

questions, Mr. MacDonald maid the Government did not intend to introduce the Minery Minimum Wage Bill in order to settle the present dispute, which be hoped could be settled by industrial

methods.

ROYAL BROADCASTER. H.M. THE KING TO USE WIRELESS

AT EMPIRE EXHIBITION.

for the Interior.

ERNMENT'S DECISION.. Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Jellicce regrets exceedingly the Government's decision and points out that the foremost caval authorities have stated that a modern fect is unable to operate without protection of those portions of the Empire a properly equipped base," and for the situated in the Pacific and Indian Oceans there is no place so suitable as Singa

He says the matter intensely concerns Australia, India, New Zealand and a number of Crown Colonies who are look ing to the present British Government to remember that every citizen of every country in the Empire is entitled to pro- tection from the possibility of attack by a foreign foc.

"GRAFTER? GOES TO GAOL..

TERM IN SING-SING "FOR ANTI- SALOON LEADER,

NEW YORK, March 24th. Counsel for Anderson, the Anti-Saloon leader convicted of "graft," having failed

The Singapore base was intended for certificate of "rex-mablu | defensive purposes, and is no, mora n doubt" from the Supreme Court, aa-

threat to Japan than Gibraltar is to the United States, “ nounces that his client will surrender to There a tens in Sing-Slog.

Losnos. March 24th. The whole country is "to listen to the King's speech al the opening of the Empire Exhibition, on April Zird.. Speech will be delivered directly into å microphon and be broadcast to all sta

tions.

EX-FOES AND LAWN TENNIS. OBJECTION OF INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION.

PARIS, March 24th.

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It is estimated that Anderson's sentence may be reduced to about aine mouths if he gets full allowance for good conduct." DOUGHTY BRITISH WOMEN. U.S. LADY HOCKEY PLAYERS COME

BACK DEFEATED.

New York, March 24th, The American women hockey team has returned from Europe. The members

The people

of New Zealand hoped that the lesson of the sufferings of the Navy and Mercantile Marine in the Pacific during war time would not be so quickly forgotten. The very existence Empire depends on the Navy,

Admiral Jellicoe's letter concludes by saying that oue eminent authority had pore be established, it would be the declared that unless a base like Singa-

The rudder is controlled from the bridge, as in the two previous ships built for this Company, by the McTaggart Scott system of Telemctor gear which in led to Hasties steam steering gear sîtu- ated in the poop and directly connected to the rudder head.

A powerful Clarke Chapman steam windlass and warping capstan is fitted for working the anchors and cables while small steam windlass for quick bandling. a stream anchor, bonsed aft, has a special in narrow waters,

The bridge deck is entirely devoted to passengers, having accommodation for ins two-herth large and roomy, fitted with wash basins twenty-eight first-class roonis. The first-class atate-rooms are having a direct supply of hot and cold water from a large tank on the caxing top Lavatory accommodation is on a generous scale and all the fittings are of the latest pattern.

The public roonis consist of" Dining Room, Lounge and Smoke room, which are handsomely panelled and upholstered in the best material

Aerommodation I provided for 55 second-class passengers in the bridge 'tween decks and poop while a limited number of third-class rooms are situated in the after 'tween decks.

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The Captain and Wireless Officers are accommodated in the boat deck forward. while the Engineers and Officers are housed in a steel house on the poop.

The vessel of the

electrically lighted throughout and fans are provided in alt the public, passenger and officers! rooms Steam beating is also installed to provide

the Builders is placed amidships and con- additional comfort in winter.

lutely impossible for the majority of the Empire's capital ships to operate east of Suez.

STILL THE SUBJECT OF TALK IN COMMONS.

METZ, March 24th. The international express from Oxtend to Bale collided with a goods trains at Bendorf in the night, "and eight dead and

The Government was completely con- eleven injured passengers have been re-fident that the Free States Government ported up to the present,

A meeting of the International Lawnoke highly of their British opponents' earnestly desired to track down and bring Tennis Federation has decided to admit American team was in Paris,

play The only victory gained by the

LONDON, March 21th. Owing to their terrible mutilation, six to justice the perpetraturs of the out

Numerous questions about the Singapore out of the eight killed in the disaster

Japan as a member of the Federation, NEW AMERICAN CARDINALS tinue to be leveled at Ministers

in the House of Commons, cannot be, identified, beyond the fact that rage; and wipe on this blot on ins with four votes. Rumania has also been

Replying to Mr. Landt, Mr. Ammon gave the main details of the proposed ten admitted. Applications from Austria and

and a half millions sterling expenditure,

honour. He was sure the overwhelming

Rovs, March 24th.

The Pope in a private consistory has

Propelling machinery constructed by,

sists of one set of Triple Expansión Sor- face condensing engines with four cranks. balanced on the Yarrow Schlick and Tweedy system, having cylinders, tins., Toins., 48ins.. 48īns. by 42ina, stroke. Steam at 100llis, per square inch work- ing pressure, is generated in three single ended Scatch boilers working under Howden's forced draught, 14ft. Ding, dia- meter by 11ft. Gins. long.

two are soldiers, one is a postman and one najority of Irish people were behind their Haugary were postponed, but the bar announced that Monsignors Hayes and which he stated did not provide for aero- include Weir's pumps and heater. A

a wonan.

It appears that a mad van and two passenger ecaches were telescoped... It is believed the other victims are still beneath she wreckage.

HOW THE TRAGEDY

OCCURRED).

LATER.

The collision was due to a mistake at

the points, witching the express on to a side' line, whither the goods train had been previously diverted. Heartrending scenes followed, the express crashing inta the goods train at full speed."

FIGNALMAN ARRESTED

Government and against the perpetrators) of the crime, which was almost certainly the net of irresponsible individuals with the motive of causing the downfall of the Free State Government by embroiling | it with Britain,

REPARATIONS SITUATION. REPORTED TROUBLE SAID TO BE

EXAGGERATED.

against meinhers of the Federation play- ing "representatives from Austria and from Hungary was raised.

HEAVY SLUMP IN TIN.

Lostos, March 24th.

Tin this morning slumped twenty pounds, to two hundred and fifty-nino. There was heavy American selling.

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BOMBAY MILLS BEGIN WORK LONDON, March 24th: Reuler's political corresponilent nuder-

BOMBAY, March 24th. stands that no special significance in Work has been resumed at all except attached to the visit by the British repara-eight cotton mills. tions experts to London, who

are | HAMBURG STRIKE SETTLED. merely continuing the policy of keep.

HAMBURd, March 24th. It is alleged that he fell asleep after ing in touch. The expert committee the goods train had passed, and forgot

The dock strike has been settled. to alter the signals. It is stated that he dealing with the fight of German

LATER.

The signalman at Bernsdorf has been

arrested.

SAILORS KILLED IN THEIR BLEEP.

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plane or military defence.

Mundelein, the Archbishops of New York and Chicago respectively, have hevur ap Replying to Gandr. Bellairs, Mr. Am

mon said the King's Dock at Singapore pointed Cardinals.

was the only one which could take a cruis AMERICAN FOOD GIFTS FOR er of the Bawkins class. It could also

GERMANY,

take any existing unbulged capital ship, the smaller aircraft carriers, and the pro- jected ten thousand ton cruisers. It would take nine years from the date orders were given to begin work before the naval base ki

and could deal with modern capital ships aircraft carriers.

WASHINGTON, March 24th

The House of Representatives has passed a resolution to appropriate ten mikion dollars for the purchase of foodstuffs for women and children in Germany.

U.S. AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY.

WARRINGTON, March 24th. The House of Representatives has pa er resolution authorising an investign tion into the aircraft industry in the United States, also the arme nary and postal air services.

THE DUELLO UP-TO-DATE.

"THE GRAVITY OF THE ISSUE,"

LATER

A Michell thrust block of the latest- design is fitted.

The engine and boiler room auxiliaries Paul's independent centrifugal circulat- ing pump; also a Paul's centrifugal bal last pump for quick discharge of deep tank, together with the usual generat service, ballast and fresh water and See's Ash ejector pump.

A See's Aab ejector is fitted in the stokehold for the disposal of ashes,

U.S. IMMIGRATION BILL.

JAPANESE TO BE ADMITTED WHO Comdr. Bellairs asked whether, in view

COME ON BUSINESS. the time required to complete the Singa of the gravity of the issue with regard to

WASHINGTON, March 24th. The House of Representatives immigra- pure project in the event of the Govern ment's disarmament. negotiations not enc- tion committee has subraitual a formal coding:

could. Mr. MacDonald state the report on the Johnson Immigration Bill approximate time by which the House It is of opinion, that cancellation of the could know whether the negotiations | an-called

with gentlemen's agrement successful or not. Mr. MacDonald Japan is justified. The committer agrees

ed that it was not a matter of time, to give wider: latitude to admission 2

BUENOS AIRES. March 24th.

but of circum-tate. If circumstances Japanese coming to the Caited States for Generals Justo, Minister of War, and were not changed, then the loss of time, business purposes, but declines to yield ite Tellepiane, Commander of the Garrison, would it be a loss at all. Singapore as contention that aliens generally who are hav fought a duel, both being seriously a naval base would become necmary when ineligible for citizenship should not be per. wounded. The Minister a criticism of the conditions made it necessary.

mitted to enter. army caused the quarrel..

INTERNATIONAL CHESS. THREE RUSSIANS LEADING..

did not wake up until after the accident. capital abroad har practically finished TRAGEDY OF THE THAMES. its laboure, but the other committee is

A ROYAL FRIVILEGE. SHOCKING COLLISION OF TWO till dealing with the problem of stabili

Prince George, from whose car a suit STEAMERS.

ing German currency and balancing the case containing dress clothes and jewels. was stolen in London, has received back budget Talk of new difficulties should the most valuable of the contents of the

case The restoration came about in drama

NEW YORK, March 24th. not be taken too seriously, as it appar- tie fashion. A tid entered a West End Three Russians lead at the end of the A night time collision in the Thames ently only relates to the question of draft police station and asked to see the officer fifth round of the chess tournament on daty. Es produced certain articles Bogulbujow and Tartakower have three between the Shaw Savill cargo boating. It would be prematurs to say when and asked if these were part of the missing and a half games each, Alekhin two and Malatea and the United States Ling the reports of the committees will be pub of the circulated description and the man each; and Doctor Libater and Janowski Property They were identified by means a half, Capablanca, Reti and Yates two cargo steamer American Merchant, re sulted in eight aboard the Malatua being lished, but they will be issued as speedily was

He said that he had been two each, with one game adjourned... killed outright in their bunks, and three as possible," being severely crushed. These latter have been sent to hospital.....

Lorvos, March 24th.

It is believed the American Merchant, which is a vessel of screnty-five hundred-

"tone on her maiden voyage" from New

York, crashed into the Motutun broad-

thening buyers of the trinkets. Marshall, Edward Lasker and Maroczy

LABOUR VIEW IN AUSTRALIA,

CHINESE CUSTOMS CONFERENCE

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BRITISH GOVERNMENT ENQUIRING

INTO THE MATTER,

Lasbos, March 24th. In the House of Connnous replying, to, Mr. Chapple, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald stated that the Chinese request to hold a preliminary conference to discuss the mat- ters relating to an increase of two and half per cent in the customs duties, in accordance with the Washington Treaty. bad just been received and was being en- quired into.

MELBOURNE, March 24th. In response to Mr. MacDonald's in inquiry, Mr. Charlton, the Federal Labour leader, has cable that the Auxtra-jani, Labour Party opposed Mr. Bruce's com misting Australia to the Singapore buse,

ADEIFT FOR FOUR DAYS. "KWONGSANG" RESCUES TWELVE MEN AND A DOG,

RUDDER AND MAST LOBE, IN GALE

SHANGHAI, March 25th. The Indo-China S.N. Company's steam- er Kwongsung, bound from Swatow to By winning the game from Janowski Shanghai, rescued twelve men and a deg and drawing his game with Edward adrift on a Customs tender, off Ockar laxt Lasker, Doctor Lasker tied with Bolgol- Friday, The tender left Tungyung Light

TOKYO, March 24th. jubow, and Alekhine. Each have won 33 house for Foochow on the 17th inst, but

Dr. Laaker's game

lest ber rudder and mast in a strong gale,

The third parts of prominent educators games and lost 11. with Edward Lasker was a classic struggle the drifted 140 miles to the southwest in representing all grades of schools, of which which lasted twelve hours, involving 100 finn days. The rescued men were in an the tender is Mr. Matsichi-Yuhara, Direg moves. It was the longest game of the hausted condition, having been two days tor of the First Higher School, ara pro seading to China on March 28th in Korey tournament and was filled with compli without food, t

(Continued at foot of next column.) on tour of inspection,

and this statement is accepted by the have one and a half games each.

A CLASSIC STRUGGLE. Behind the incident, however, according

SOVIET ENVOYS TO LONDON, policy as true.

すす

LONDON, March 24th.

to the Daily Chronicie, lies an old establish- ed tradition that Royalty shall be exempt Rustin will be represented by a very from rehbers. At the time of the theft side on, off Holehaven, and struck her influential deputation at the Anglo. Prince George was occupying a two-mater

car which had nothing to distinguish it amidships in the engine room.

The Russian conference to deal with outstand a Royal car. The suit case was lifted with Watatu filled quickly, but the Captain managed to beach hir. The Americasing questions between the two countries, out the thief having any idea that it be feared to the King's son. Besides the Merchant was damaged, and proceeded to The deputation is expected to arrive in Royal Family, stewards of the Jockey Club Tilbury, with pieces of the Malatun's ample time to open discussions early in plates hanging on her how, and her flag April, and includes Mesura Rakowsky and are also exempt by a similar unwritten law, from robbery, at any rate on the race Litvinoff. at half mast,

course

cafions.

LATER

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