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OBITUARY.

BARON SOUTHWARK DEAD AT ADVANCED age.

London, Feb. 23.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1929,

DISARMAMENT.

SIR AUSTEN ON

BRITISH POLICY.

London, Feb. 23.

SHANGHAI TRAGEDY.

WIFE OF US. MARINES, OFFICER PERISHES.

"

The death has occurred of Baron Southwark-Reuter.

[Baron Southwark (Richard Knight Causton) was created in 1910. He was Chairman of Sir Joseph Causton and Sons, Limited; a Liberal Whip from 1892 to 1905; and Paymaster-General from 1905 to 1910. He represented various English constituencies in Parlia- ment as a Liberal, his last seat

Spokane, a Democrat, moved as being Southwark, West. He was We have such discussions not amendment forbidding the use of Chairman of the London Chamber infrequently with other Powers Government credits for the trang- of Commerce in 1913; Vice-pre- and not infrequently with the same port of Marines from Nicaragua, sident of the Associated Chamber result. Yet nobody becomes ál- of Commerce; Vice-President of armed and thinks it an unusual except for the protection of

American lives and property. Surrey County Cricket Club: thing if a common solution of n fellow of the Statistical Society. dificult problem cannot be reach- He was 86 years of age, but has ed. no heir.]

Shanghai, Feb. 24. Mrs. John Clausing was burned Sir Austen Chamberlain speak- ing at Torquay last night said to death in a fire which broke that Great Britain and the United cut carly this morning in a board- States have many roots in coming house in the French Conces mon in their past history, and that ion. Her husband, Firat Lieu- we live largely under the same tenant Clausing, of the U.S. laws, and speak the same

lan- Marines, was severely burned in guage. We have recently bad attempting to save his wife and

be sent to hospital.... had to some discussion with them in Router. which we have not been able to reach an agreement.

Lady Alice Marriot."

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This amendment is interpreted ns involving the early withdrawal of Marines from Nicaragua. Naval Vote Postponed.

Washington, Feb. 22.

The final vote on the Navy Der partment Supply Bill, including

The measure of attention which Xas been given to whatever dif- The death, occurred in Londonferences have existed between the on Saturday February 16, of Lady United States and ourselves is not Allee Marriott-the widow of really the intrinsic value of the the late Sir Hayes Marriott, the questions at ataka, but it is the appropriation in connexion with late Colonial Secretary-follow-measure of desire which we have ing with tragic suddenness on for friendship with

a nation that of her husband which took which is most akin to our own. place precisely a week before I am confident that it will bo London from pneumonia, the

within our power to make pro- Barne complaint which earried off posts to the United States which his wife.

wal place our friendship on that

and that

the construction of cruisers, has been postponed in view of the snap vole on Senator Dill's amendment-Reuter's Amarican Service.

Situation in the Senate Retrieved.

Washington, Feb. 23, Unexpected.

was the an- ärm footing which is not only

The Senate has reversed its nouncement of Lady Marriott'a death it was known that she was in our interest but I believe in seriously ill for but a few days the Interent of the world at large. shap division of yesterday where- Dealing with the achievements by a motion calling for the early after the passing of Sir Hayes, a cable from London announced of the Government Sir Austen withdrawal of all United States said that nobody Marines from Nicaragua was that she was dangerously ill with Chamberlain

was would deny, not only that world adopted. pneumonia and that she unable to reply to the many peace was more secure sympathizers with her in her they were discussing their inter national difficulties in a newer husband's death...

For most of the Singapore and better spirit, but that they public, says the Free Press, the had turned over a new leaf, and Arst nowa of Lady Marriott's bad closed the chapter of the death was when her name was Great War and the years that fol- mentioned with that of Sir Hayes lowed , and had opened a bright in a short tribute which was paid er chapter.

double bereavement,

This was dono at the instance of the administration which ad- mits that it was caught napping yesterday. It had intimated that it would attempt to obtain another vote.-Reuter's American Service.

President's Appen),

Washington, Feb. 24. The alluation arising from the

for the consequently now

to them by Bishop Roberts at the The early years which follow. sunp vote on the amendment to the In Memoriam service which hade the signing of peace brought Navy. Dapartment Supply Bill was originally been arranged no peace to nations but the post-only retrieved after both Presid- honour of Sir Hayes.

Lion becanie worse, and. It seemedent Coolidge and Mr., Kellogg had Lady Marriott was the daugh- certain that the prediction was truo moat strongly opposed it on the ter of the late James Raniadaile that suoner or later, perhaps not in ground that it would handicap the Smith of · Hasholme Hall, his time but in that of his chil-plans of the government for the Yorkshire, and married Sir Hayes dren or grand-children, old condi-restoration of peace in Nicaragua. A number of Senators, who in 1908. They leave, two sons totions would again arine and the

lass their

and the world would be sung once more previously had voted mourn sympathy of the whole Colony into a terrible struggle, from amendment, and a large circle of friends will which western civilisation would voted against it, but Mr. Borah be extended to them in their never again emerge. It was upon again voted for it.

More Formalities. some such Europe, where behind)

Washington, Feb. 24. all and at the root of all lay a

After the rejection of the feeling of fear and signs of in- SHANGHAI ROBBERS. securlly, that he first looked out amendment to the Bill the Senate finally voted G$12,370,000 to begin of the Foreign Office window.

construction! "We sought to win back the the new cruiser confidence of France, and from programme and then passed the close friendship with our war ally | Appropriation Bill providing for: to build up a' common recon- an expenditure of G$360,000,000. ciliation. I am reprouched with As the Senate, by inserting the being in M. Briand's pocket. item for the new cruisers, have to changed the form of the Bill it Shanghai, Feb. 25. told him so and he seemed

to the Two desperadoes were killed think his pocket was not quite must again be referred and a third wounded following big enough to contain the Foreign House of Representatives-Reu-

Britain. Heter's American Service, an armed attack on the residence Minister of Great

also told me that if I was re- of Mr. Kurods, director of

proached with subservience to Mr. Kuroda was absent at the him, he was also, in his own coun- time of the attack on his home. try, reproached with subservience Mrs. Kuroda, who was alone into me. But we have from the the house, had the presence of first declared that we have our mind to speak through the tube foreign policy on the League of connected with the adjoining Nations. house, thus releasing the burglar alarm.

TWO DESPERADOES KILLED.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

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Washington, Feb. 24, Mr. Hugh Gibson, Ambassador to Belgium, accompanied by Ad- miral Hilary Jones, who was as sociated with Mr. Gibson on the Geneva Disarmament Conference in 1927, visited President Coo- 1 would not have you lull your-lidge at the White House,

Interviewed by Reuter, Mr. Gib- selves to sleep with the idea that the constitution of the League of son said that he had been sum-' Nations has male war impossible. moned home by the State Depart- { That is a result whileh may never ment in order to give the incoming be obtained, one which at any administration all the necessary The riot squad responded to rate must take long years of hon-information on European disarma- the alarm with amazing swift ont endeavour to achieve.- ness and in the fight which British Wireless. ensued with the escaping robbers riddled the walls of the house with bullets.

The police arrived at the house in the nick of time and encounter ed the robbers as they were making their escape.

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THE HUGE TASK OF CLASSIFICATION.

London, Feb. 23. The Empire Marketing Board

America's Navy,

Washington, Feb, 22. The Senate to-day passed a Bill providing for the allocation of $12,370,000 to enable a start to be made, on the construction of the new cruisers.

Of $12,370,000, $200,000 would be available Immediately to begin five cruisers, The remainder would be available on July 1 to carry on the work and begin an-

has made a grant to the Royal other five cruisers and an acro- Botanic Gardens at Kew to assist plane carrier-Renter's American

in the complete classification of Service.

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grant, which is for a period of

A Hitch Occurs.

Washington, Feb. 22,

Hong

four years, amounts to £1,200 in

The Government has been

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the first year, rising to £1.380 in caught

napping and has suffered

the fourth year,--British. Wireless, a dofent. Senator C.G. Dill, of

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