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BRITAIN AND FRANCE.

Speculation Over M. Loucheur's Visit.

(Reuter's Service.)

London, April 6.

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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

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-Coutral” 488 or $552.

-Central $930.

·DAY- BY DAY.

General Shum Hang-ring movide his troops from «Cantan to the West Rivse. Ho i asil, to have grafoaned his loyalty Sun..

The latent bateb of Russlan refugees to arrive to Shanghai wold their ships to the Japanion so the Easter klimas reporta, and out aboard the

„divided the proceeds, the distribo * the Medir hours tion amounting to $13 each newbut the dam Greas dicolshing experę PaThe Canton authorities are tak- WWE fenced in lodhe praple steps to suppress gambling. About half-past three Fame 429 quartered at the More than a hundred dens are ship's officer noticed nuke Rastian Church. In North fraid to have beeg raided - by. faguing from ops of the ize cham- Sr chuan Road, others have troops and forty or fitky gamblers bars, which at the time happened temporary shelter in an N.Y.K. arrested.. to be empty. The ice chamb in- godown, and the remainder beve.

*gon to Russian hogees in Sinas, fare lined with cor

that by some means of other this Jessfield and Avenue Jaffre. became ignited and commwingedi to smoulder.

Thare Boats and members of In Australia the only bak A the Water Police were soon on poles in circulation are thos

The names of the Commis ramour that, as an added t There is much interest in London and Paris in the visit of M.sioners to enquire into the housing ment to volunteering, the

available,band will be banned. Loucheur to England. In addition to meeting Mr. Boner Law, M.jer blom Loucheur had conversations with Mr. Lloyd Georze, Mr. Baldwin, Sir being given. in a Proclamation Lloyd Graeme, and other prominent men. It is suggested that he issued by H. E the Governor. They are as follow Hòa, Mr.

As far

as pesos goes, the Hong is taking careful soundings of British opinion, which is regarded as significant in view of the likelihood of his being the next Frenob H.E Pullock, K.C. Hon. Mr. kong Volunteer will soon wish he Premier in the event of the fall of M. Poincare, which is regarded RH. Kotewall, and Mr. W.S. was living in Europe. in some quarters as imminent. M. Laucheur is known to favour Bailey. Mr. Polloos is appointed.

The improvement in Lauin' Anglo-French co-operation, and recently outlined & plan for Chairman and Mr. A.G.W. Fjokla settlement, the essential fature of which was the separation of the is the Secretary to the Commie-bealth coincided with General

·Bhingleed from Proseis, though, not from the Ritch, and the fioners

In the Proclamation it is Fowler'e last public speech. demilitarisat on of the area under the League of Nations or some

Governor-in- { .. stated that the international body.

Civilisation is spreading. Council has deemed it advisable

that an enquiry should be volunteer was sexe last insituted, made and conducted playing golf in his kilt.

to what measures Are as

To increase the

Moonlight versions of possible

zod decrease the quantity cost of housing accommodation and the Man," adapted to

circumstances, might result fa in the Colony."

The Commissioners are required better recruiting figures. to report their findings and re- M. Loucheur, interviewed by Reuter before leaving homeward, commendations "at as early a admitted that his conversations with Mr. Bonar Law and Lord date as possible.” Derby touched the international situation, though be emphasised their unofficial nature. He declared that bis impressions of the He found everywhere the greatest visit were most satisfactory, friendship towards France.

The Paris papers are keenly discussing M Loucheur's inter- view with Mr. Bonar Law, as to which the Malin utters a warning that France must be ready with terms for a settlement, and sage a reparations total of 2,500 millions sterling would be acceptable to France provided France received a minimum of 1 800 millions and the Rhineland be completely demilitarised, with an international police force and French control of the Rhine bridgeheads.

Modified Reparations Suggested.

London, April 6.

Paris, April 6. Political circles supporting M. Poincare are annoyed at some of M. Louobour's activities in England, and fear that German re- sistance will be encouraged by the publication of the plan in Lon- dou, attributed to him, for a reduction of reparations by a series of international loans, gradual hut rapid evacuation of the Ruhr if the payments show regularity, and the conversion of the West Rhine land into a German federal state to be demilitarised-under the League of Nations.

#MOTOR-CYCLING IN THE AIR.”

DR. BLACK LEAVES.

Owing to Son's Illness.

The departure of Dr. G. D. R Blaar by the Empress of Canada" to-day is necessited by the fact that news has been received of the serious illness of his little son, Colin.

Things are not as bas might be. In the old day to buy the Bergeant-Muj

week

For stes in a fully-loaded five- chambered revolver' and a gold meine malby the prosimy of J. Kret, an eineer of the BJ. fjlibort, a Chinese - wat

860-

the scene, wing to the density issued by the Commonwealth.tenord by Mr R E. Lionsellat of the amaks however, it was Bank of Australia. The number, the Police Care this morning to found difficult make an entry value and sirculation of the bank six months? hard labuar.

STO 23 Because he was roughly push- Arms into the chamber This was over no es issued he that institution fo

to follow 5 341.409 10 notes ed over the gaal-line with the deck to allow the smoke local come by cuttin hole in the D-cember 25, 1922,

escape. The Arabia Maru is 16.345,387 £1 notes, 2,169 124 ball, a little Chinese boy is asid noter, m 416,419- £100 have stabbed another boy moored in the stream apposite £5

notes, 26,091 £20 notes, 27, 91 during a match in Wellington the Kowloon Naval Yard.

£50 notes, 19,087 £100 notes, Street last night. The instru 13,945 £1,000 potes, representment used was a' clasp knife. ing a total value of £51,717,491/10/. It is not yet curtain whether the amount belt by banks £24.75 boy's lang was punctured. To 913/10/ The actual circulation secure the doctor's evidence, the in the herds of the public is given {case,at” the Palics Court has as £27,018,518, The Common- been held over until next week. wealth Bank bolds in gold to £23,225,000 101 sterling, being

45.83 per cent of the total circula tion of 87.81 per cent. of the active circulation.

Anything might happenos, Provided we get enanghi, volun- teers, we can ask that our Mill tary Contribution cease.

A great deal of our present Bands Off" volunteering polies was brought on by the past "Hands Up" policy, an

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It was only on March 26th for what, he can't have, so that he that Mrs Black, accompanied by,

CHINESE MILITARY

AFFAIRS,

General Shum Ordered

Take Up Post.

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Peking, April 6-The Govern- ment bas wired urging General Shum Bung-ying to take up the post of Tul of Ewingtang with out further delay..

"It is reported that General Li Lieb-chan will shortly invade

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The water retura shows that on April 1st there were in Hoogkong reservoirs 581.34 · g«llbox, against 898.87 milions, on the {same date last year; whilst at The National Collection Kowloon the "respective figures g:Ivarsmitha Work at the were 118.51 and 155.65 million V storia and Albert Museom gallons. It is reported that the has „been?” enriched by quality of the wsterissafiäfactory. bequest of English and Irish. The total rainfall for the year up

her son, left on the City of Simican compromise on what he wants. Kianzsi, possibly co-operating silver of the eighteenth century (ja March 31st, in 1.18 fochen, so ›

for Home. The little fellow

with General Rsu Sang-chl. ·

of great interest. The collection compared with 11.83 inches for ils reported from Szechuan a farmed by the late Mr the auzi e period last year. Bathing season will soch be then quite well, but a

«General Yang Sem bay Frank Smith, of Blackbesth. WES cable

ibe reinforcements sent The silver numbers eighty-three siaca to band indicates here. Wouldn't mixed vou Wonderful Possibilities of New Machine.

In charging a wom that he has fallen ill withing tend to increase the raj - SD);

preces. Mr-Frank Smith... #DO. London, April 6.

lymphemia. Dr. Black has there-file ?

han-hsien, which is now in business as a tallor obtruction, at the Polmes The possibilities of motor-cycling in the air" has become efore decided to make a hurried

entirely in Yang Sep's hands. at Blackheath was a devoted the morning, Sergant Bat Those voluntee£farba better

Beuter. prominent topic in consequence of the flights of M. Barbat, mention-trip Home, and, by travelling on

student in his leisure of such that three years ago she ed yesterday.

work in the Museum, where he given & free Hoende on represen the Empress of Canada, he hopes be careful about what the want, It transpires that a British plane called "The Wren," built for to be in England by the time his otherwise they're liable to get it.

was accustomed to spend every tation that she was a widow; but as soon as she got the licence she. Sunday afternoon. It is clear the Air Ministry, is undergoing trials. It weighs only 205-lbs., is 23 wife and son arrive. feet long, five feet wide and has a 37-foot span It is propelled by s The numerous friends of Dr.

If tennis and tes dancing were HOCKEY AT SHANGHAL. hat be formed his collection with also got a husband, and was now seven horse-power engine and is expected to fly at 48 miles per hour. and Mrs. Black have beard the made free and compuls, there M. Barbot, in an interview, suggested that, with a shilling's news of the little lad's illness with would be a noticeable improve- worth of petrol and an aeroplane costing £70, itshould soon be possible the utmost regret and we join ment at volunteer drills. to cross and re-cross the Channel with considerably less danger than them in hoping that his condition attends & motor trip to the coast from Paris or London. He believes is not as serious as the cabled tourists and travellers will soon be launching skyward in their own intimation indicated. machines. He asserts that his machine-can take off-anywhere and- land, without wind, at 22 miles per hour.

The air motorist will go

as he pleases, with no yelping dogs and no burst tyres, as a height of say 150 feet, from which the countryside will always be in view."

AN AUSTRALIAN COLLIERY.

Japanese Firm Negotiating for Purchase.

Melbourne, April 6. The Herald's Sydney correspondent says a large Japanese com- mercial concern is negotiating for the purchase of a colliery at New castle.. Ships will be immediately available to transport the output.

ANOTHER ALLEGED ANTI-SOVIET PLOT.

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BEACONSFIELD ARCADE,

To Accommodate S.C.A.'s

Office.

It seems

Constantinople, April G. A message from Tidis states that the Commander-in-Chief, it has decided to take over the Treneral Egoroff, the Chief of Staff-General Pougatcheff, and several staff officers of the Red army in the Caucasus, have been arrested on a charge of conspiring against the Bolshevist authorities.

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What we need in this Colony is compulsory, coercive volunteer ing.

the definite intention of bestowing making herself, a nuisance by it on the nation and of thus sup. leaving her stall across the Shanghai, April 6-Playing at plying deficiencies of which he entrance to a staircase, in spite of A-fine of $5 WAS. hockey, Shanghai beat the com- had become aware. The collecter having been repeatedly

warned. bined. Hongkong and Tientsin tion is exhibited in Room 39 imposed.

South Churt. teams by 4 goals to 1.-Reuter.

The Maudsley Hospital at Den- founded and andowed by the late Dr. Henry Maudsley and presented by him to the London County Cquocil

The way human nature goes, it]: seems to us that the best way to DISBANDING TROOPS mark-bill make volunteering poplar ia this Colony is to charge them to get in. (Usual prices.)

The next couple to be divorced will be & voluntper and his uniform.

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Canton's Latest Scheme.

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News in To-day's New Advertisements.

It represents the first provision To-night presents the last made by a public authority for the opportunities of seeing Harold Commercial organisations in treatment, on a voluntary basis Llayd in "Dr. Jack.”—Pages 7 Canton are devising means for the and apart from certified ca es, of sad 12 disbandment of superfinons early and recoverable types of fate to let at Wanchai Gap. that Beaconsfield

The Minister-Page 4. Troope, says the Canton Daily mental disorder.

Griffith. Arcade, in spite of its dilapidated

Consignees are notified of the They'll be doing their volun-Neus. It adds:-"A definite piso of Health, Sir A.

Rinda bas been agreed upon. in prin. Boscawen, has performed the arrival of the

He pointPage: 4. condition, is to be given a freeh

ciple by the various organisation opening ceremony. for the last month or so, been busy lease of life, for workmen have, teering by radio soon.

Dr. Maudsley out that

Whiteway's list ladies' sum- effecting repairs and alterations Most of this volunteering participating in the movement ed

that the had three main interests, to which mer wear.—Page 3... to the building.

The famous film "Atlantide The General Post Office, owing dodge trouble..

merchants of the province will be devoted mach of his life's trouble is caused by trying to and this plan is

buy from the soldiers their work, and for, which he made will be screened for the last time to the increase in its business,

riles

the whole most generous provision. They at the World Theatre "to-night- feels that more room is needed, su

MackintJsh & Co. are showing This will take away the arms from an early stage with certain the hands of bandit-troops and to cases of mental disorder, thereby a special make of men's collars troops will be gradually disarmed, were, first, an attempt to deal at Pages 2, and 12. be placed in the bands of respons rendering them curable; second, |--Page 8.

kaen desire to establish exot ible citizens.

causes of "The labour guilde of Canton research into the are also getting together for the mental disorder; and, third, a same purpose. It is estimated great anxiety to see the proper in tenancy on the ground floor of We've heard 50 much about that there are more than 250 clinical instruction of students

guilds in we labour

Canton carried.on. A membership of same- is structure will also be used volunteering lately that

thing like half a million of by the S.C.A.'s Department as absent-mindedly saluted car with waiting rooms for emigrants and conductor yesterday.

people. According to Mr. Ma Italians agalarly like the English others of the large number of people with whom the Secretariat We bave, smokeless powder Thin Chun, leader of the labour man. Mr. B. G. Wells has has to deal. The top for of the and fireless cookers hat defence-unions, the Canton labour class is remarked on Cretele points of

communicating with close resemblance between the The as. West Chopaka, having Arade building is being also less volunteers is gelag a little Tabour guilds of Hongkong Englishman and the Russian. arrived, consignees are given the RESTRICTED COTTON SPINNING.

.for the residential

Goo far. accommodation of Government Londen, April 6.

AMERICAN TEXTILE STRIKE AVERTED.

Fall River, April 6. The unions affiliated to the textile council bave voted in favour of accepting the increase of 1214 per cent. in wages which the textile manufacturers' association offered with the object of preventing a strike.

Sir Charlee Macara, in a letter to the Ma-chester Guardian, tates that the fifty per cent, curtailment of production in Lancashire of American cottonspinning is likely to be continued beyond the presont month."

THE NEAR EAST PEACE CONFERENCE

Landon, April 6. The Angora Government has not yet replied to he Allied Vote, but according to Reuter's correspondent at Montreux, il is exp›cted that the Peace Conference will be resumed at Ouchy on the 15th.

instant

IMPROVED RAILWAY OUTLOOK.

London, April 6. The railway dispute is easier in consequence of the Companies new offer only to reduce the bonus by one-half, consolidating the remainder, if possible, in wages.

One way of solving the hous

for our volunteers. present rooms on the first floor of ing problem: Provide quarters the Post Office building, now in the occupation of the Secretariat for

Our objection to another war Chintee Affairs. The latter De partment will move into the first ia that we might get the same floor of Beaconsfield Arcade, volunteer sergeant next time. while several shops that are now

altered

servants.

ARMED ROBBERS AG IN.

Good Haul in Spring Garden - Lane,

PIANO RECITAL

now.

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LISTEN.

Don't say you cannot afford to advertise! A few dollari spent: judiciously in

CommVIN-Sense.

Samuel Butler found the North publicity shortens the distanesi

between you and succees.

and Shanghai in order to Modern, kravallers in Spain bavefusal notice. Page 4. organize a nation-wide more insisted that the foreigner who Particulers of forthcoming meat against the soldiery, boost nearly approaches our own anction sales are given on Page 4 The Colonial Dispensary have In order to help Dr. Sun's plan to idiosyncrasies is the Spaniard. be first carried out in this pro- This naturely enough, was the stocks of "Schweppes" famous vince the labourers will raise oboice of the Spanish Ambas for leron squash-Pag-4

Sklarerek, the famous pikniet, funds from their own class so as in sspeech he made to the Knights | The programme to be given by to render the necessary financial of the Round Table at the daroy gives his first recital at the, City Professor Sklareyski si recital asistance to the government Howl. Though in their appear Hall on Monday, the Sin. Inst. in the City Hall at 530 p.m. on which is labouring under, Dr. Ruce these knights betray no-Page Monday is as followe

Grand Fantaisie and Orgal Fuza (Bach-Life), Pastorale and Capriccio (Scarlatti),

Sun's scheme of disbandment." kinship to King Arthur's, the Hambers of the H

Ambassador had reason in adattending the benis ****** dressing them on chivalry. "Hare referred to the notic

claimed that chivalry still existed 14.00 Armrohbare entered

Twelve Studies by Chopin,

BOYS AS IMMIGRANTS. {ta Spain, although Cervantes hyinthel at Nr. 31. Spring Garden

sod Nooturae

Mezarque Lane last night by breaking open

Arrangements have been com gets the coup de grace to the the door. Whiles two of them (Tschaikowsky), Frelade (Aren plated to send hundreds of boys carpet-Knight, and the Knights

The closing TIỀN Of were left to keep a watch on the sky Musical Soul Box and of -14 and 15 to Canadian farms, errant. So it was in Britain, too; The boys will be apprenticed to disguised, perhaps, in sporting staircase, the others gagged and Waltz (Liador).as bound the inmates, broke open Evening in Grease (Debussy), farmers until they are 18. They'll { garb.. There was a great likeness demand to de

Lighting Up-T boxes and drawers, and eventually Arabesques on the amous Blue get one-third of their wages for between both peoples, and in |

Strauss spending money and the rest will both chivalry was not confined to escaped with $3,098 worth of Danube waltz

(Schultz-Evlar.).

be invested for their benefit, one period of time or to one class. p.m. money and property,