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TRAIN DISASTER NEAR EUSTON.

ELECTRIC TRAIN CRASHES INTO CROWDED EXCURSION TRAIN,

REPARATIONS QUESTION, THE POWERS AND THE EXPERTS" "REPORTS.

PROGRESS OF THE

LATEST CABLES, “

[ÎNROVEN REITER'S ADENCY.} LONDON TRAIN CRASH.

MANY CASUALTIES.

LONDON, April 25th. An electric train crashed into the rear "of a speurial train' standing in a tunnel a iile outside Enston Station. The latter was crowded with excursionists from Coventry for the Cup Final at Wembley, It is feared that several were killed and injured.

RESCUE WORK IN THE GLOOM.

LATER.

WORLD

FLIERS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 28TH, 1924

• WORLD OF SPORT. NEWCASTLE WIN THE - OUP.- DUKE OF YORK SEES THE GAME

LONDON, April 26th."

MISSING DUTCH AEROPLANE. FAR

COMPANY ABANDONS HOPE.

THE HAGUE, April 9th. "An aeroplanë belonging to the Royal

EASTERN CABLE

NEWS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

JAPANESE PRISONERS IN RUSSIA.

Toro, April 25th.

Russin having decided to transfer ten

FRENCH *ACE FOR TOKIO.Japaness at present in custody at Vladi FINE STAGE TO BEKELAREST,ostock to Moscow for trial, Japan has instructed Consul Watanabe to apply for PARIS, April 5th.

permission to send in interpreter and legal adviser with them.

OBITUARY.

A spectacular flight hy the famous French are M. Doisy, who totally without preparation set out with the cbject of flying to the furthest European' capital possible without alighting, result Aeroplanes and a warship have returned in his reaching Bukharest (1,230 miles) | Ijuia, ex-Foreign Minister. ed after vainly searching for the missing in eleven hours. "Bad atmospheric confRY COURTESY OF THE aeroplane

A VAIN SEARCH..

AMSTERDAM, April esth.

. At Wembly Stadium, the Association Dutch Air Service which left England for Cup Final was played in ane weather. Holland. yesterday with two Dutch pas The ground was heavy following a pro-sengers is missing Three Naval aero- longed fall of rain. Newenstle United | planes and a torpedo hôdz are searching best Aston Villa by gnals to 0. Eighty for it. The company announce that there thousand spectators, including the Duke is no hope of rescuing the pilot and of York, were present pt the match. passengers alive.

THE MATCH DESCRIBED..

LATER Throughout the first half the speedy Villa, forwards, showed superior form, but splendid work by the Newcastle goal-keeper and are defence by the backs prevented scoring: The Newcastle play 1 err improved in the second half, play- ing with great dash. Four minutes from The Allied Governments' replies to the the close, Harris, the centre-forward, scored from close quarters.A minute Reparations Coinmission regarding the hater, Seymour, the outside-left," added experts reports have been published.cond goal, Newcastle thus winning by.

goals to mil The British Government premise to do their utmost to facilitate the adoption of the reports in all matters coming, ander the British Government's" jurisdiction.

GERMAN · REPARATIONS.

BRITISH PLAN OUTLINED.

Pants. April 28th.

OFFICIAL FIGURES.

LATER.

The offcial figures state that the at- tendance at the Cup Final amounted to 105,000 spectators.

TWENTY MILE ROAD RACE.

Lospas, April 26th.

H

OIL ON THE WATER.

ΚΑΤΣΗ An exhaustivo search for the missing London-Amsterdam acroplane has been without reutilt. The pilot and passen- gers were all Dutch. One was lynkeer Van Elein, a planter in the Dutch East Indies. British and Dutch aeroplares The scoured the route all day long. Dutch machine saw what looked like wreckage off the Goodwins at low tide. The British acroplane found oil on the drface of the sea cluse by: but it was impossible definitely to establish its con- nection with the missing machine,

BRITISH WORLD FLIGHT.

BOMBAY, April, 20th. Squadron Leader MineLaren has been

ditions prevailed. The airman is now continuing his fight to Tokio. a

FOUR MISHAPS IN CHINA WATERS. BOBERT DOLLAR STRIKES

поска.

Iemas. April 27th,

TOKYO, April grin. The death is announced of Baron

DALLY SULLETIN."

0.3. JUDGE IN CHINA.

SHANGHAI, April 25th. The American community entertabard Judge Purdy to dinner last night.

SHANGHAI CHAMBER OF

COMMERCE,

ANNUAL MEETING.

The water, rising rapidly, caused the

SHANGHAI, April 25th Pakung which struck the rocks here on

At the annual meeting of the British April 16th, to become a total loss. It is

Chamber of Commerce, held to-day, the reported that nothing of her can be seen,

Chairman. Mr. F. B. Scort, anounced The Wabert Dotter from Chungking In Windsor Park, the twenty miles MACLAREN STOPS FOR REPAIRS struck the rocks at Tai Pan Tzu Beefeablish a Customs House at Pukow, and that arrangements, are being made to road-walking championship was won by minutes. 17 seconds, G. Goodwin, Surray

near Chang Sha ou Thursday mornis also that the Foreign Office has asked the F. Poynton, of Leicester, in 2 hours 19 Walking Club was second in 2 hours, compelled to land at Partu, north of and sunk in a very short time. The for Board of Trade to get the Merchant Shipr

plug. Act amended in order to reelify the minutes. 37 seconds. T: Johnson, Leices Ajmere, for repairs, which are expected eign passengers were all saved but it is ter, was third fit 2 hours, 34 minutes, 17 to take three days.

feared that a number of Chinese were position where a British limited coar seconds. The team placings were

Belgrave Harriers, 32 points: Surrey FRENCHMAN'S FINE FLIGHT. drowned. The steamer Way Haien propady incorporated in China, cannot own Walking Club, 41 points; and Surrey |« Athletic Club, 49 points.

PARIS, April 25th..ceeding to Chungking net with an se British hips. M. Doisy has covered s40 miles from Bakharest to Aleppo in eight hours. He ident at Lochi, but it is reported not traversed the Taurus Mountains at an to be dangerous. The steamer Kiggi altitude of over ten thousand feet, BRITISH SHIPYARD CRISIS,

Firstly, the British plan is to, restore the fiscal and economic authority of the -Reich over all territory: secondly, to take steps' to 'give'binding effect to the new The crashed special at Huston, from guarantees and controls in so far as they Birmingham and elsewhere in the North,

are not clearly covered by the Peace crowd with Aston Villa, supporters, Treaty; thirdly, the inclusion of all of stopped near the terminuš. The majority Germany's Treaty liabilities in a single of the passengers

standic Panduity. getting their wraps and overcoats, when FRENCH AND BELGIAN REPLIES," an viretric train crashed into the rear of

· LATER. · the special rear where most of the casunt The French reply says that the Govern- ties occurred. "Resene work was carried ments concerned have a right to expect HARD

a definitive decision, cinbodying the ex- out in the semi darkness of the tunnel perts' conclusions and supporting them with an argument giving them practical Many passengers were injured. There form and completing them on certain were few wethea on the traia.

were

OFFICIAL STATEMENT."

LATER:

An official statement says that the total of injured at Euston is not definitely know

but is prably amounts to twenty. It is stated that two people were killed.

STOIC PATIENTS.

"LATER. Thirty-five people, injured in the Euston train smash, were taken to hospital on stretchers improvisïd from

earriage cushions Two died. A few people bus tained broken limbs, but injuries · were mostly light. All the patients are sur- prisingly cheerful. Sone, after their in juries had lean dressed, expressed their intention of going to the Cup Final Most of them are from Coventry. Four Londoners in the electric train were injured."

DISTRESSING SCENES IN THE TUNSEL.

LATER. Altogether fifty people were injured in the Eusto disaster, Distressing scenes ensued in the dark tunnel, the rescuers working by the light of flares and acety- lene bumps to extricate the injured from the debris. Several coaches were smash- ed to matchwood. The difficulties and dangers of the work were increased by stifling faunes, caused by the fusing of the rubber-usered cables and by the gases in the train cylinders repeatedly "catching alight

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Aconflagration was averted by a prompt application of extinguishers and continuous supplies of water. The relief party wielded pickaxes and crowbars, and improvised the woodwork of the car riages as stretchers. The line was out of action for the rest of the day,

FOUR PEOPLE DEAD.

LATEST. The death roll in the Euston disaster bas been brought up to four by the death in hospital of two of the injured people. #The condition of the driver of the electric. strain, whose lega were unsshed, is serious. "The others are progressing favourably. Good progress has been made in clearing the wreckage from the tanzel. It is anticipated that the full train service will

ocrate to-morrow.

FIRE ON "CITY OF SINGAPORE."

FOLLOWED BY FATAL EXPLOSION

OF OIL CARGO..

points.

HOME LAWN TENNIS......

COURTS CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Lennox, April 28th. The British Hard-Court Championship Finnls at Torquay resulted as under:—

In the Singles Lygett-bent Van Teunep The Belgian Goverțiment accepts the (Holland), 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 63,

In the conclusions as a whole and hopes that Ladies Singles, Miss Ryan beat Mrs. the Commission will consider the German Beamish, 6-2, 62. In the Men's Doubles, draft laws and decrees and will not lose Riseley and Wheatley beat Gülbert and time in preparing measures to enable the Greig, 11-0, 96, 96, 6-4 The Ladies' plan to be promptly enforced by a com- Doubles were won by Miss Ryan and mon agreement of the Allies with whom Mrs. Shepherd Barron, who beat Mrs. Belgium is entering into immediate con- Colegate and Miss Ross, 6-4, 6-2 In the Mixed Doubles Lycett and Miss Ryan The Reparations Commision has taken bent Wheatley and Miss Colyer, 6-1, 10-5. the first step towards the application of |

DAVIS CUP. the experts' plans, by beginning a cam- nign for a consultation of leading in- ternational financiers, including neutrals, TILDEN'S RESIGNATION. A FACT. especially in connection with the Rota-

New York, April th tion of a German loan.

fact.

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The Italian reply says the Government) The Davis Cup Committee have an is prepared to adopt in their integrity noured that they.accepted Mr. W. T. the conclusions and the principles inspir- Tilden's resignation-Reuters Aricu ing them.

The French Government adds that Governments van only take useful action after the Commission has completed this work. It states that they must consider under what conditions the present Franco-Belgian guarantees ahal be merged or exchanged for those which will to all the Allies. These operations can he handed over as an individed whole not be effected until, Germany has effer tively put the plan into execution.

• M. THEUNIS WRITES TO THE COMMISSION.

tommon

Nercice

BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP.

REECE LEADING NEWMAN.

** LONDON, April 26th. At Burrough's Hall in the Professional Billiards Championship Final the half way scores were--Reece (in play) 8.000, Newmina 7,446

HOME FOOTBALL

ENGLISH LEAGUE: DÍV.

Losbox, April 26th. Burnley, ; Tottenham H., 2 Cardiff C. 3: Birmingham, 0. Chelsen, 4: Sunderland, 1. Liverpool, 1: Notts County, 0. Nottingham F.. 1 Huddersfield T., 1. Preston, 2; Arsenal,

BRUSSELS, April 25th. 31. Theunis and 3. Hymans have writ- ten to the Reparations Commission. de. claring that the Belgian Government is willing to adopt the experts' conclusions entirely, with a view to bringing about a practicable and equitable settlement of the reparations question, and hoping that the Commission will actively prepare the measures entrusted to it under the report, in order that the plan may be promptly put into execution with the agreement of the Allied Governments,

MR. DAWES WILL NOT SPEAK. CHICAGO, April 26th. Mr. Dawes declining, by wireless, an his honour, has invitation to a dinner explained that he and his associates on the experts committee have agreed neither to speak or to write regarding GERMAN SECRET SOCIETIES. the Reparations Report, lest their re marks should invité, controversy: or be construed us an interpretation of the report.

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IRISH BUDGET.

TEA TAX REDUCED,

Lexbox. April 25th. The Irish Free State Finance Minister, introducing his Budget in the Dail, an nounced the adoption of a protective tariff on imported hottles, boots, confec tionery, and motor bodies The ten duty is decreased by 30,- per pound.

SOAP TO COST IRELAND MORE, Denny, April 25th. The new taxes include a duty of 3.3-38. per pound on suger, sixpence on cocos, and a 10 per cent increase on soap and

AZELAIDE, April 26th. The cargo steamer City of Singapore, | candies bound from. New York to South Africa with a cargo of oil and motor-cars, caught fire at Port Adelaide last night.

Fire brigades and river Boats were fighting the fames when a terrific explo sion occurred at midnight, killing one fireman and injuring several others, who were taken to the hospital.

A further explosion took place two hours later. The fire is still burning. NEWFOUNDLAND ELECTION. PROBABLY, WITHIN A MONTIL

Sr. Jonas, April 25th. The Premier announces the dissolution of the Legislature, A General Election will follow, probably within a month

TROTSKY AGAIN.

ANOTHER. TERM FOR BRITISH PREMIER

RA, April 25th.

Sheffield U., 2; West Brom A., 0. West Ham U., 1 Manchester, 2 The match between aliddlesbro nad Blackburn Rovers was unplayed. SCOTTISH LEAGUE." Kilmarnock, 1: Motherwell, Queen's Park, σ; Ayr United, o Raith Rovers. 1; St. Mieren, 1. Airdrieonians, ; Rangers, 0. Celtic. 1; Hibernians, 1. Hamilton A., 3; Clydebank, 2

NOTE BY ALLIED DIPLOMATS.

BERLIN. April sth. The Allied Ambassadors have jointly requested. Germany to put an end to the activities of the secret societies which exist contrary to the Peace Treaty, and which threaten the safety of the occupy ing forces.

EARLIER CABLES.

ANGLO RUSSIAN

CONFERENCE.

Loxnox, April 5th. There is ground for hope that a scri- ous industrial dispute will be averted on account of the shipyard Unions agreeing to the employers invitation to submit to arbitration. The national Union claim an advance of 10s, weekly as well as the Southampton local claims.

PRINCE AND NAVAL HEROES

"

Loxnox, April 25th. H.R.. the Prince of Wales unveiled at Chatham one of three memorials erect- ed in British ports to the memory of! 25,563 men and women who perished in the Naval Service during the Great War." The trial at Chathani contains 8,543 names. The Prince said that it was impossible to creet moments to these herpes similar to those on the battlefelds of Erünce and Gallipoli, for all the sear of the world were their battlefiek! and their Tave. Through a victory won by their sacrifice. the ships of Great Britain still sailed to the uttermost ends of the earth.

LATEST CABLES. [FECTER'S AMERICAN SERVE

US. TRADE REPORT.

New Yons. April With, The Federal Reserve Board reports that

on her way to Hankow last Thursday morning, met, for above Chikiang and struck the rocks white turning to anchor. The steamer Ko Dag has now gone to assist her with strong pumps,

CHINESE ROADS QUESTION.

Referring to extra-territoriality, the Chairman said that they had been success- tuin their opposition to the China Trady Mark Law on, the two distinct issues iz- solved: (1) Safety of their most valu- able property; and (2) extra-territorial rights of foreigners in China. The safety f trade marks was threatened by thes nature of the barean and the nature of the tribunal to d ́eide disputes. If the property represented by trade marks was the caly kind involved, we should have felt obliged to fight tooth and mail, but wo wiru mora involved in two fundamental conditions under which farvingers live and trade-in China" being overridden by the bow, namely, that they were subject to the jurisdiction of their own court, and have a right to be represented by,aur, Consule- in the Chinese Courts.". If this wrie allowe SHANGHAI, April 26th.

ed, there would be no saying where extra The American Legion Post yesterday erritorial rights would next go by the

SHANGHAL, April 26th. The promoters of the good roads move ment again raised the question of ea- structing a road round the settlement in to prevent encroachment and order usurpation" by the foreign community,

SHANGHAI TIFFIN TO FRENCH

CONSUL.

gare a tin in honour of the French Consul-General M. H. A. Wilden and Admiral Washington. The latter. in a speech, asked for the ex-operation of civilians in China for securing "more- ship's for the Chia service, in addition to the six gunboats for China river work. The Navy urgently required at least forty light crusers to act as the eyes of the battle fleet, if the American Heath the Arms Limitations Treaty.

board.

The Chairman thanked the other nation- a Chambers, particularly the Americar, for standing by the in this fight.

Referring to harbour improvement, the Chairman stated that it had been decided to izcrease the river polies The Cham- er were also endeavouring to secure the proper dredging of the Soochow Crick, but were meeting with opposition from the Chinese Mr. Palmer's inspection of the while disposing of the iden that

the production of basic commodities keep a proper ratio in accordance with Yung can be contrved in øder to

creased by thres per cent during March The wholesale and retail trade declined about eight per cent. Prices fell six per ceut.

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PHILADELPHIA, April 26th.

In a relay race, Boston College finished first, Gorgetown Universite we second and Cambridge University third. It is believe that the Bostonians' time was raintes 47 3/5 seconds. This constitutes

world record.

U.S. AND GERMANY.

U.S. AND HONDURAS.

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BOK PEACE AWARD. /

SHANGHAI, April 26th. A vote taken at Shanghai on the Bok Peace Award resulted in favour of the scheme by 436 votes to 10.

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make it available in allensbus toe steam er drawing 13-fect, points to the possi bility of very valuable work being dewa by the Yangtze River Commission. The Chamber were able to record success in their negotiations with the China Bore ward Freight Conference regarding the refusal of

the pre-war system oƐ space, paying freight on delivered instead of the CHURCHMEN'S OPINION OF DIMIG Dipping weight, and also with the Lon

Produce Broker Association regarding indications and reasons for allowances an the rejection of cargo.

the Referrion of

U.S. AND JAPAN.

RATION BILL.

import trade, the NEW YORE, April 25th.

LONDON, April 25th. The International Acceptance Bank sp- The Daily Telegraph's New York Chairman said that most of the questions Bounes the establishment of an American correspondeat states that religious lead fell under the heading of taxation. Tho Banking Syndicate for granting the new German Gold Bank unrestricted crediters almost unanimously criticise Congress Chamber, backed by the British Legation, facilities. It is expected that thee will for affronting Japan in a peculiarly had vigorously protested against the

17antil still be levied

sone settlement is lead to the reopening of the channels of offensive" way. They urge members to legal cigarette taxes, bat the taxes wonid

sible. The Federal Council of Churchestration of the country as a who

as a whole, Am trade with Germany. An initial advance repair the blunder as speedily as preached regarding the financial zumatis of $5,000,000 will be made,

representing twenty million church mem-

may arise in opportunity for adjustment bers, requested Congres to add a section connection with the Customs surtax. They to the Immigration Bill, summoning thei

had urged a & conference on this subjec State Department to confer with the to be preceded by the joint decision of the Japanese Government with view to Powers regarding their policy towards. China. At present the lowers do not devising a method of bringing about an

of the opi exclusion based on mutual consideration appear to have any polley, and until they and goodwill and to postpone the ope have a policy the Chamber ration of the exclusion clause pending on that they should not come to a Surtax Conferstice. The Chamber had also KIC. such conference.

seeded in their negotiations with the Pino Goods Guild regarding the standard on- tract

"WASHINGTON, April 25th. The United States have invited the participation of Costa Rica, Salvador, caregia and Guatemula to a confer ence at Amapala to restore peace in the Honduras.

U.S. ARMY BILL.

WASHINGTON, April 25th. It is stated that President Coolidge con- aiders as logical and round Senator Borah's declarations in the Senate oppos RUSSIAN ATTITUDE UNPROMISING.ing the enactraent of the Bonus legis

•Lospos, April 25th... An earnest plea for n lean as the only way to solve the question of Russia's pre-war debts and to promote Anglo- Russian trade was made by M. Rakovsky in statement to the Press. He de

Intion.

ÚS. WORLD FLIGHT.

CORDOVA, ALASKA, April 26th. Livut. Martin, the leader of the world Biers, has arrived at Chignik. He is ti in a star the larger part would be behind his colleagues who have her await spent in England Orders had already in him at Dutch Harbour since April been drafted. He declared entegorically 20th, that Russia wonki never concede some of the demands of the British, bankers in a recent memorandum which was an in

OBITUARY.

U.S. PROFESSOR DEAD.

NEW YORK. April 25th. The death is announced of Dortor Stan-

sity,

On the occasion of the anniversary of admissible attempt to interfere with the so-called" Eastern University of Mos Russia's internal politics, neither would cow, Trotzky, Clara Zetkin, Radek dad property be restored to former owners, others spoke enthusiastically of the hut he suggested that their enterprises Eastern revolutionary movement which might be leased to them on a concession-ley Hall, Ex-President of Clark Univer the University solemnly swore to support ary basis. by providing thousands of steadfast and loyal Communist revolutionary chan piona." Trotsky, in the course of his speech, termed Mr. Ramsay MacDonald more ranetionary than the Turkish Nationalists.

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PLAGUE AT BOKHARA.

·Moscow, April 25th. A hundred onses of hubonic plague bave heen reported at Bokhara.

TAMMANY LEADER DEAD:

NEW YORK Avril 5th." The death is announced of Hr. Charla F. Murphy, the incestor of Ross Croker as leader of Tammany Hall,

U.S. TREATY WITH JAPAN.

WASHINGTON, April 6th-

Referring, to brigandage, the Chairman, The ratifications of an agreement exaid it was not the Chamber's fault that tending the Japanese-American arbitru the Lincheng outrage had not ban mong tion Treaty for a further Give years base speedily and more satisfactorily avraged. been formally exchanged in the state buted to the stationing of the reserve gun

The Chamber representations bad contri.. Department to-day.ja

boat Manfs at Hankew, enabling wireless JAPANESE EMMIGRANTS TO US. communication. between Hankow and. Chungking, and greatly increasing the WASHINGTON, April 25th.. score of security of Britons in the Yang

Valley The arrangement under consideration te with respect to the exclusion of Japanese Chairman said that nothing further ear Referring to the Boxer Indemnity, the which is the outonne

of President

Coolidge's recent conference with the be done until Parliament has authorised State Department officials would permit its remission. the President to sign the Bill It is re ported that he is considerably disturbed regarding the Bill, which some of his ad- visers urged him to veto.

COOLIDGE TÅGELES THE.

PROBLEM.

A correspondent in a Japan paper, més writes to correct an impression that stevedoring in Japan is slow and costly anya: Stevedoring (using the term is its strict and proper sense) in the mara Japan enn 'compare favourably most ports in the weld. Take Kobe President Coolidge is attempting to for instance: one gang will discharge ar make arrangements respecting the exclu- load, cn an average, 26 lons per hour, xion of Japanese, which will satisfy those at a cost of 60 sen per ton, Headers with favouring restriction and at the same time the knowledge can compare these figures. avoid ffroating Japan,

with the other great ports of the war,**

WASHINGTON, April 25th.