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SIKH SHRINES TROUBLE.

Amritaur, April 24.

Important developments are expected as a result of the resigna- tion of Mangal Singh, the president of the Central Sikh League, and hitherto lender of the Akall agitation, from the membership of the Shrines Committee. Several 'others have also resigned,

The cause is, not known, but there have been differences amongst the Sikhs regarding the committee which the Punjab Government ap-i pointed, under the presidency of General Sir W. Birdwood, to advise on the question of fresh Shrines legislation.

A section of the extremiat Akalls propose to boycott the Gov- ernment's committee till all Akali prisoners are released.--Renter.

TROTSKY MORE TRUCULENT. -

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Riga, April 24. Since his return to Moscow for resumption of his duties head of the Military Counell, Trotsky has adopted a more truculent attitude than ever. He promised to make the British Press, which he criticised in his Title speech, sing another tune, before long.. He described Mr. Macdonald as a "banker's clerk," and threw cold water on the Anglo-Russian conference in London. He also attacked, Americans, whom he described as more hypocritically base than the White Guards.-Router.

THE EXHIBITION.

London, April 24. Wembley presented a brilliant, picture after nightfall, when the main avenues and buildings were illuminated by thousands of lamps There and the Stadium was lighted up by powerful searchlights. were gay scenes in the hall, where two thousand people danced out a historie day-Reuter."

EXPRESS TRAIN COLLISION.

Berlin, April 24

It is feared that ex-Minister Helfferich, the leader of the re! actionary Nationalists, was killed in the collision between two expresses near Bellinzona, when 21 people, including a number of Germans, were incinerated.

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The rumour that Herr Schacht, president of the Reichsbank, was also killed in the disaster, is unfounded, as Herr Schacht is present in Berlin-Renter.

Berne, April 24.

It is now established that Herr Helferich and his mother were among the victims in the Bellinzona disaster.-Reuter.

· IRISH BOUNDÁRY.

London, April 24.

The number of photographers and the crowd outside the Colonial Office this morning, testified to the public interest in the resumption of the Irish Boundary Conference.

Mr. Thomas presided, and the Ministers of the Free State and North of Ireland were present-Reuter.

TILDEN AND THE TENNIS AUTHORITIES.

Philadelphia, April 24, America's lawn tennis champion, Mr. W. T. Tilden, has declined the Lawn Tennis Association's invitation to discuss' with them the ban on player writers, until, his status as an amateur la clearly defined-Renter's American Service.

U.S. SOLDIERS' BONUS.

Washington, April 21-

The Senate has passed the Soldiers' Bonus Bill, and there is now much speculation as regards President Coollige's attitude, MA he declared in his last message to Congress that he did not favour the bonus.Kruter's American Service.

HOLLAND AND THE SOVIET.

The Hague, April 24. Jonkheer Hurgronje and Herr Von Vlissingen of the Foreign

delegates.--Reuter.

Ministry have gone to Berlin to resume negotiations with the Soviet

NEW DANISH CABINET,

Copenhagen, April 21. A new Danish ministry has been formed under the premiership of the Socialist leader Stauning. It includes Madame Nina Bang us Minister for Education.-Reutera.

INDIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA,

Bulawayo, April 24. Premier Coghlan, addressing a meeting of Indians, forecasted restriction on fresh ladian immigration.-Reuter,

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Mr. Russ then said that It would'

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| MANSLAUGHTER CASE, noice from behind. The bus put on the brakes but the bus did stopped and witness heard some not stop in time. He was travel- one say that a coolle had been ling from eleven to twelve miles knocked down. Witness did not an hour and he sounded his horn. As a sequel to a fatal motor actually see the accident. Crossed He did not know that he had bus accident on the Tulpo Road examined he said that the horn knocked_the_man_down_till_after_ on the 23rd March, the bus driver was sounded but he could not say he had stopped. was charged before Mr. E. W. how many times. The bus was Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magis- not travelling very fast. It stop trary, yesterday afternoon, with ped on the left side of the rond.

ns, he said, no jury would convict.. manslaughter. Mr. Russ defend- No Trace of Collision.

The evidence of the truck coolies Sergeant McWalter said that was not satisfactory: He sug- Dr. Severn, of the Government the next day he went and measured gested that the truck, in trying Civil Hospital, testified as to the road which he found to bs, to stop, swerved round and the deceased's condition when he was 16 feet wide. The bus was, 6 feet coolie Awirved with it. There was admitted to the hospital after 2 inches wide and the truck 5 feet no evidence of negligent driving

oing two days' treatment at the wide. The bus was examined but on the driver's part. Kwong Wah Hospital. Deceased no signs of a collision were found. His Worship agreed with Mr. had wounds on his back and fort.. One of the truck coolies stated Russ and said that the driver had The later was a nasty one. De- that they were going down the probably slightly lost his nerve at censed appeared to get worse and hill with a load of bricks when the the time of the accident, but the died on the 30th March. Witness bus came up the hill and knocked charge of manslaughter performed a post mortem and down deceased. Deceased was hit strong enough against him. The found that death was due to blood on the shoulder and his foot was question was,, did he drive nogii- poison, from the wound on his run over by the bus. Witness gently? The evidence that he was foot.

said that he did not hear the going very fast was A passenger on the bus said that horn sounded. The bus was going against him. An independent wit at about 9 p.m. his bus was going very fast..

ness had anid that the bus was up the hill, just before the June-1 Corroborative evidence was not going fast enough to cause tion of Castle Peak and Talpo given by another coolie.

him to notice anything out of the Ronds, when it passed a truck, Defendant was put in the box ordinary. As there was no evi- loaded with, stones. It bus and said that the truck was in the dence of nogligent driving he touched the truck alightly and middle of the road with its front therefore discharged the defen- when it had passed he heard's swirved towards the right.

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