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69337 MFL KLTJEANT. THURSDAY. JANUARY 2. 1921.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

WELSH RAILWAY COLLISION,

Varying Accounts of Casualties.

London, January 26. Twenty were killed and many injured in a head-on collision between a local train from Magonery and the coast express at Abermule on the Cambrian Hallway.

Later.

Sixteen wore krited and 14 inguted in the Abermule collin

Modified Statement.

London, January 20

It is officially announced that fourteen people were killed in collision on the line from Newtown to Abennule between the Aberystwyth-Manchester express and a local passenger train going from Whitchurch to Aberg-tweth. Eleven passengers and te driver, freman and guard wete vienis.

Further Reduction in Casualties Announced.

Later

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE VLADIVOSTOK SHOOTING AFFAIR.

Japan Promises America Thorough Investigation.

Washington. January 26,

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REUT ER'S TELEGRAMS,

U.S. ADMIRAL DENOUNCES SINN FEINERS.

EDISON LAMPS

· FROM ELECTRICAL-DEALERS.

SHOT BY POLICE OFFICER.

A Prisoner's Tall Story, The Enemies of America in the War.

Arising from the arrest of a Chinese suspect under somewhat Boston January 26.

unusual circumstances, M. G. §, The Japanese reply to the Note regarding the shooting of Chief Admiral Sims, addressing a loyal coalition mass meeting. Orme, at the Magistrany this heard a charge of Engineer Langdona: Vladivostok promises a thorough investigation, declared that it was inconceivable how the American-Irish could morning,

Admiral Gleaves has informed the Nary Department that the support the Sinn Feiners, who were the implacable enemies of passing preletted against the American Court of Inquiry a: Vladivostok had decided that Langton America during the war. Sinn Fein activities necesai ated the prisoner by Lance Sergesat was the subject of an unwarranted attack by a Japanesescuiry, and diversion of vessels from convoying tropships and merchantmen O'Connor, who shot and wounded that Staff Officers had been warned to insituct sentries to exercise with the result that many Americans were drowned. It Anglo- the prisoner when the latter more precaution in the future.

American difficulties were approached in a friendly spirit there used endeavoured to make his escape, not be any misunderstanding.

AMERICAN MERCANTILE MARINE.

Shipping Board Withdraws More Tonnage.

Washington, January 26, The Shipping Board has authorised the withdrawal of an ļadditional 122,000 deadweight tons of shipping from the Alsatio,

Gulf and Pacific ports.

THE PARIS CONFERENCE.

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Evidence was led to indicate that at 5 a.m. on the 12th instant the prisoner was seen by a couple of European Police Officers to slide down a rainpipe from the verandah of house No. 69. Quson's Road Eat and was called upon Germany Must Carry Out Disarmament Terms.

to grop He did not obey the Jorder, and was accordingly ward- Paris, January 28. ed with a shot which Sergeant Reuter is informed ths: the military experts agreement O'Connor, one of the patrolling mentioned yesterday is in the nature of a compromise. I: generally officers, fired Steamship Owners Suggest Revision of Wages Agreements provides that the Germans must carry out all the disarmament Nevertheless, A revised official statement concerning the Welch radway"!

New York, January 26. provisions of the Treaty and band over everything by July 1st, deavoured to make his escape, collision places the cisaltieš at seven patengers and threel

Owing to depression in the skipping trade, the American Steam-while two-thirds must be completed by March 15th. The question of whereupon the Sergeant again railwaymen killed. The number injured is not ascertained.

The express was descending a strep gradient of single line an: hip Owners Association has formally requested the Sailors & Fire the various volunteer formations is apt separately dealt with, fired bis resolver and the resul:- crashed into the local train, which ought to have enssed Aberdeen' Unions at the Atlantic and Gulf ports to accept & revision of Germany will be made aquainted when the Council gives its ing shot hit the fugitive in the station. There was a feariat impart, in which the express soferent he wages working agreements at the earliest date practicable, by decision, either by Protocol or Note the more seriau-ly. The express engine plied up above the slow la bich the Association hopes to meet foreign competition and to train. The two first corridorcarriage, canie of worst, the Gocuparte | Pestore many idle ships to service. being fatally injured.

The driver and stoker of the slaw train were killed; otherwise the passengers warped with bruises. A curve the line prevented the trains from seeing each other beforehand.

Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest Among the Victims.

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Bonn. January th Lo: Herbert Vane-Tempest, uncle of Lord Innestun berry, ha- saccumbed Newton infirmary to maties vontaine! collision.

GERMAN WAR CRIMINAIS,

The Situation Explained in the Reichstag.i

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Berlo. January 26, The position with regard to German war criminals was exp 215- fed by the Minister of Justice, in the Reichsag, in a statements which evoked uproarious dissent from the Left when it conclude: by declaring that the German authorities had done every thing to satisfy the demands of justice but cannot convict ang one whos guilt is not clearly proven.

The Minister s vid there were three ritegates of war criminal --firstly, tho*- in titel ny the Imperial Can, entonnanted wit the Allies" den ved for surrenders sacon lig pl« Entente het af Dr presented in the beginning of 19820, thartig, the 45 la wulch jutu ment is left to the Imperial chart by foreles, stud val The i the last category had been this nighly scammed and thus enh mitted by Italy, Sorbla ani. Run ania were antibish de a ast thos submitted by B-1zhum and Frinos nat boen partially a The case submitted bg Bog ut i was rerently settled, wie mmapon brin British prosecutor said the best of masch to be submitted was in r wise exhaust, d. The Berish, Prereh and Belgian (Gernment had been requested to permit a representative, of ti.

Imperia prosecutur to go to len lan, Paris and Brussels to xplain difficulties of prosecutions Pernassion by Britam had b A receive land the deletate sa- ging to London next sceëk.

ÄLLEGED CONTRAVENTION OF VERSAILLES TREATY.

Reported Armament Order for German Factory

from Holland.

Berlin, January 26, The Berkenzeitang reprints from a Dutch new-paper report that the Netherlands Govetament has ordered twelve sub narir engines from an Augsburg factory. If the factory markertakes the work it will apparently, contravene the Versailles Treaty.

BIOTING IN INDIA.

Order Restored at Rai Barelli.

Allahabad, January 26. Forther agrarian riots have occurred in the Hai Barelli distri- United Provinces, where a mob attacked the police guard, on constable being killed and two seriously injured. The Police wer compelled to fire. Some of the rioters were slightly wounded. Th ringleaders have been arrested and order has been restored.

Bombay Defendants Released.

Bombay, January 26.

BRITISH EMPIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Launched in the United States.

The Reparations Question..

Paria, January 26. The Conference discused the preliminaries of the reparations question. M. Daumer, French Finance Minister, tead a long Statement bat its contents have not been divulged. Mr. Loyd Geönce lunched with M. Brian, when reparations were discu.sed.

Later. M. Doumer's statementdealt principally with Germany's debt Ato France. It pointed out that the French Budget for 1921 provides 16.00 million franes for the reconstruction of the devastated regions and the payment of war pensions, which must be recovered from dermany in order to restore the financial equilibrium.

Mr. Lloyd George appeared greatly interested in the statement and frequently questioned M. Doumer.

New York, January 26. The British Empire Chamber of Commerce in the United States has been constitute and an aviore committee appointed. -harter has altwady hown obtained. All the Dominiors will represented in the new lassiturion, which will start work in

efiately. It is hoped to establish branches throughout the Coited

States.

PANAMA PROTEST TO AMERICA.

Washington, January 28,

Mr. Lefevre, the Pinama Charge d'affaires, has lodged a pro w with the State Department against the seizure of Panama erritory for defence of the canal zone on the ground that Paname whould be e insulted.

A WHITE AUSTRALIA.

What is Expected of Britain.

London, January 26.

What Germany Wants.

Berlin, January 26.

A communique with cagard to reparations shows that Germany agrees to the Allied scheme of five annual instalments and desires that discussions settling the total dent should be held as soon as possible, instezi of at the expiry of five years.

Recognising New Nations.

Paris. January 26.

back of the neck. He collapsed, [and was taken to the Police Station, from where he was sub sequently removed to the Govern men: Civil Eospital Examin-

wound, though so nabat serious ation here revealed that the was man recovered and was today only a flesh one. The

charged before the Court

up by the prisoner and unfolded An elaborate story was framed

to the Magistrate as his defence against the charge. He stated that a ricksha coalie, who had

raised bis ire and to took a shoo unwittingly run over his book,

and threw it at the coolie's head. I missed its miik, but hit the signboard of a shop near by. and stuck to it. With the object of recovering his shoe, he knocked at the door of the shop

in question, and, as no response met his summons, be thought of attaining his object by climbing the waterpipe, and it was whilst doing this, that he was seen by sla Sergeanta and shot at,

An afterpoon communique states that the Conference decided immediately to grant legal recognition to Ethonis and Letonia, worship that the Police had, in Inspector Kess informed bis fe question of the recognition of Lithuania was sympathetically deference to this story. sent a viewed but the decision was deferred pending a settlement of detective to investigate its vert- the Viina question by the League of Nations. The Conference

Un the occasion of the 133rd anniversary of Australia's FounVestirely Ásvoured the legal recognition of Georgia. If the latte,/its, but were unable to collect

prefers to request the Conference to reach a «xperts will repurs to-tso rrow,

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tion Day. Mr. Keith Murdoch, in an article in the Timer actus he map of the British family of natuns has suddenly come a black erg mark, demanding an answer It is, in effect, how closely th Cropite is going to bang together. He emphasises that Australia the Japanese absorption of the Marshall and Caroline Islands cutely during the wan yet she fought on Britain's side with all her

M. Dourer's statement placed the amount of the reparations rent. He says that strategically Australia has lost the war he map of the Pactz has been changed to her dadvantage, due to the Alive from (eming at 214 fill and gold marka, edut poving a possible foe plentiful harbours within three days' sail of haring interest and payments already made France aquired 110,000 astline so we came to the frank question whether Botain is as milliards of this amount. Mr. Lloyd George queried the figures on

h prepared to maintain Australia's interests in the Pacific are points and requested M. Doumer to supplement the docu- possible for the shoe to stick on australia proved horself prepared to defend Britain's in Europe, fiments to-day. The object of the policy of a white Australia was not mere ecoputnic Me time the British reprsentatives are apparently adhering glued on to i

to the signboard unless it was

decision, military evidence which would sup-

port it.

The Magistrate, recalling his Variation in British and French Views.

public school days, when a similar device was employed as an excuse Paria, January

for getting

of out

bounds. observed:The shoe story does not appeal to me. I tried that on the school myself.

-Highness but the sacred cause of racial purity. Therefore Austral beminds a totes you in the Pacific, quarantee if need be. by Britse Lane, Will Britain, if need be, build great ship? Will she fight a white Australia? The Australians believe the ans-e Ye" but the question will be raised at the Imperial Conference Tune, perhaps not by Australia only. Now that the Dominions are acknowledged as free nations of the Empire, it may well be that's written pact will be asked for.

Unlicensed Japanese.

Sydney, January 26

A hundred unlicemant Japanese have been discovered at Broome. The recent rioters at Broome have been conveyed to Thursday Island to await deportation by a Japanese vessel.

THE BRITISH TRADE OUTLOOK.

What Prominent Bankers Say.

London, January 26. Mr. Goodenough, presiding at the meeting of shareholders Barclay's Bank, pointed out that most manufacturers were carrying normal stocks at present. The stocks in the gutton industry were -alued at £50,000,000 or £60,000,000 above the usual supplies. This was ascribed to lack of porchasing power abroad. He foreshadowed hat Britain would necessarily face great and increasing competition.

gath. He drew attention to the anxiety as regards" German com- etition, owing to the internal exceeding the external value of the

An unexpected denouement occurred when the Se7egteer arrested men mentioned in the report of the 25th inst, were brouching to restricted"maïkets an i to Germany and others producing up at the Police Court. The Commissioner of Police desired the

The case be withdrawn on the grounds of the previous good relation As long as this obtained, Germany would have a hold on the between the police and the community to which the majority of the arrasted men, who are Hindu banias, belonged. The Magistrate. dismissing the case, paid a tribute to the Commissioner's foresight and tact.

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING DISPUTE.

Employers' Attitude.

Melbourne, January 25. Although the maris stewards have called off the strike as state

In the message of the 21st ult, the shipowners are resolved not t bestine the services until the Seamen's and the Maritime Union ikro guaranteed uninterrupted work under exfiting agreements,

Inspector Kent: It was in-

the figures decided upon at the Boulogne conference, and are Hia Worship-Perhaps he had supported on this matter as well as in regard to the immediate some motives after some isdies,

termination of the total indecinity by Belgium, France however, for instance, appears willing to sccept the British figure only conditionally on The defendant, who was former- receiving additional concesions involving priorities and the can-ly employed in the ele-triciang

lation of inter-allied debts.

Department 5: It is hoped that disarmament will be finally disposed of today Yard,

the Naval the basis of the experts' report, which recommends, faler alia. have

found to extending the area of occupation and prolonging the period of the bat in consideration of the injuries ☐ previous conviction, Rhineland occapation as non-follment penalties.

The Position in Germany.

London, January 26.

be received from being wounded in the neck, his Worship decided to impose a sentence of twenty- Doe day's hard isbour only, no Apropos of the Paris discussions, the Department of Overseas the same ticie z marking that Trade publishes a report on the industrial and ecocomic the prisoner might possibly be situation in Germany, prepared by Mr. Thelwell, Commercial banished as a Secretary of the British Embassy in Berlin. This srik-conviction. ingly evidences improvements in all departments of life

result of the

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

except the state of finance, opining. however, that the Janger of bankruptcy is unlikely to materialise. The report pays a tribute to the characteristic skill with which Industrial concerne have not only survived the most trying times The closing rate of the dollar on principal features of last year's industrial activity were co-operation bát have made good bosites and paid substantial dividenda. The demand, fo-day was 29. 9.11/183.: with foreign groups and combines within the country, particulary in

THE WEATHER. iton, steel, coal aud chemicals.

FRENCH REVENUE RETURNS.

Expanding Exports, but still Adverse Trade Balance. world's markets. He believed that Britaip, owing to her. unique nowledge and experience. must lake the lead in reopening the

Paris, January 26. ade of Europe, which was essential to our industrial recovery. Ho

The revenue returns show an increase of French exports hist ggested that it might pay us to make concessions in re pect of year of Fr. 10,355,000,000 compared with the previous year. The bts owing to us by Allied Governments, provided our own ability commercial balance is improved by 1034 billion francs, but a deficit of 13 billion francs remains, representing the excess of imports over > pay was not prejudiced.

exports.

GENERAL BOOTH AND THE CHINA FAMINE.

London, January 27... General Bramwell Booth has sent a letter to the Daily Telegraph.

The Chairman of the Bank of Liverpool and Martin's; at the inusi meeting. pointed out that s similar demand, as in England, rcredit obtained in the United States. He opined that the high tank rate bad now done its work and he hoped it would soon be ssible to reduce it. He pointed out that the Government had pald a considerable amount of the home and foreign debt through fernal taxation, which helped to maintain credit abroad. Hel oped consequently that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would appealing for at least £10,000 for the immediate relief of the fat 16

hten the burden of taxation during this period alcommercial in China. ¡epression.

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