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COMPROMISE CARNERA WINS TOO.

PROPOSAL.

RISING HOPE AT NAVAL CONFERENCE.

FACING POLITICAL ISSUES DETERMINEDLY.

London, Mar. 27. The prospects of the success of the London Naval Conference

EASILY.

BOXING COMMISSIONS GET DICTATORIAL.

NO MORE STICK-UPS."

score, but it is stated to-day that

EXPERT OPINION ON CRUELTY.

EVIDENCE GIVEN BY MR. MACKENZIE..

CARRYING BIRDS WITH TIED

WINGS CRUEL.

OTHER POINTS RAISED,

Kansas City, Mar. 27, Following the defeat in 64 seconds of George Trafton, of Chicago, a 16-stone fighter, by Primo Carnera, the Italian giant, the Missouri State Boxing Com- FRANCE CONCILIATORY mission have suspended Traitor. and announced that Carnera will not be allowed to, box in Missouri again unless a worthy opponent is constitutes cruelty when carry- Expert opinion as to what produced.

Carnera is meeting with obstruc-ing poultry was given by Mr. tion in other quarters on the sam W. J. E. Mackenzie, Colonial he will meet Jack McAuliffe, Veterinary Surgeon, who ap veteran boxer, of Denver, to peared before Mr. Whyte Smith norrow, in spite of the ruling by the Colorado Boxing Commission at the Kowloon Magistracy this that McAuliffe in an unsuitable morning to give evidence in two opponent for Carnera. Denver, obtained a court Injunced before the Magistrate on The West Side Athletic Club, cases which were first mention- tion restraining the Commission Wednesday last. from interfering with the contest The Judge decided to allow the fight in view of the Club's con- siderable expenditure in staging the contest.

are definitely brighter. Further discussions will take some time. but it is confidently expected that a Five-Power Agreement will emerge. The issues con- fronting the delegations are clearly defined. The Franco- Italian deadlock remains the chief obstacle to further ad- vance, but it is thought that the Anglo-American offer to discuss further the political problems has opened the way to an under- standing..

With this afternoon's meeting of the heads of the delegation, therefore, the Conference is gen- erally regarded as having enter- ed upon a new phase. The new hopes entertained are largely bas- ed upon the conciliatory speech of M. Briand, the French Foreign Minister in the Senate last week.

Solution Probable,

It is believed now that' a solu- tion has been, or rather will be, found, and that the Five-Powor Agreement which has at all times been the aim of the Conference will be achieved.

ag-

Carnera has fought twelve bouts in two months, and has won them all by the knock-out route.-- Reuter,

MINERS' WORKING

HOURS.

CONFERENCE AIMS AT AN AMICABLE AGREEMENT.

London, Mar. 27.

stated that

certain proposals had been made, which would be placed before the Miners' Executive,

A conference was held to-day between representatives of til miners and coalowners to discust the question of the miners' work Mr. Briand had, a long conversa-ng hours, which is now the sub- tion with the Foreign Secretary Mr.ject of legislation, with a view to Henderson this morning, and it is reaching an amicabte agreement. understood that the political

It was afterwards pects of the problems before the Conference were touched upon.

It is authoritatively stated that

Officials of the Miners' Federa- the attitude both of Britain tion left London this evening for .and America is unchanged the International Coal Conference and the present task of the con- at Geneva.. As they will be absent ference is to find a formula which for a will represent

week, the meeting of the a middle between a purely consultative pact held

course Miners' Executive will probably be

the week and a pact, containing military British Wireless,

next. guarantees.

The discussions now proceeding

after

RESIGNS.

are on the basis of arranging a pact GERMAN GOVERNMENT within a pact; one purely con- -corned with the Mediterranean signed by Britain, France and Italy, the other a larger and more general one to which the five Powers will subscribe.

Prime Minister's Activity. The Prime Minister, who enter- tained the United States experts attached to the Conference, and their wives, at luncheon at his official residence, had a short con-

FINANCIAL PROGRAMME

RUPTURE.

Berlin, Mar. 27.

According to the evidence of an Indian constable, each of the de- fendants had had a chicken tied by the wings and suspended by 2 string.

His Worship Intimated to Mr. Mackenzie that he wanted to hear what he had to say on the ques- tion of cruelty in general and pot to confine his remarks to the present cases.

His Worship put to witness the various methods of carrying a chicken and sought his opinion on the matter as a man of expérience and one having knowledge of the anatomy of birds.

PER "ANNUR

HÆÐAR, SOFY 30 OENTE

DUNLOP

British and Best

GRAND NATIONAL COTTON INDUSTRY ROBBERS RANSACK LABOUR ALLIANCE.

PROSPECTS.

FORTY-TWO-RUNNERS MAY FACE STARTER.

LATEST PROBABLES.

The. Grand National is being run at Aintree, Liverpool to-day, it is probable that forty-two of the nominationg will go to the post.

The last list of probables and. jockeys, corrected by a Reuter telegram received this morning,

Gregalach follows:

Gatebook

Don Zelon

Grakle Donegal Lordi

.Everett. ·

T. Morgan. ..Lyall.

Cullinan." Piggott.

Shaungiolin

.Speck.

.Stott.

Alike

Sandy Hook

Ibstock

K.C.B.

Guiding Light Peggie's Pride *Big Wonder

Savernake May King Tootenhill Paris Flight Sir. Lindsay De la Rue

Barry ...Leader.

Goode. .Moloney. ...(-)

Agden a Toy Bell

Ballyhanwood

..T. McCarthy.

,Whitfield. .R. McCarthy.

Goswell. .Wenham. .Vinall. .Williams. .Wilson. .Moseley.

.D. Morgan. .Foster.

Gold Flare.......Maxwell, Glangesia

Blenner Hasset Ruddyman *May Crescent **Royal Arch II. Soldier's Joy Curti-Raiser Gay Dog II. The Monk Cryptical

..J. Browne.

.Dutton.

.E. Brown. ...Hardy.

Thackray. ..Farrel. Powell.

W. Gurney. .Parvin

Bisgood. Mellersay's Belle..Mason.

Merrivale II.

Brookes.

F. Gurney..

Boulton.

Haney.

DEPRESSION.

ANXIETY EXPRESSED IN COMMONS.

OVER 150,000 OPERATIVES OUT OF WORK.

APPEALS TO INDIA.

TEA SHOP.

GET AWAY WITH JEWELLERY AND CHEQUE,

INMATES GAGGED,

Six or seven robbers, two armed with revolvers, and others with scissor blades forced an entrance into the Man Sang (Wah Kee) tes shop, at No. 22, Fook Cheung, in the Tai Kok-tsui district, late Inst night, attacked the inmates, a man and his wife, and after ransacking the place, stole jewellery to the value of $112, together with 4 cheque on the Bank of Canton, made out for $600, and a cheque book.

London, Mar. 27. The growing figures of unem- ployment in Lancashire

are causing the Government

grave concern, though it is hoped that

The incident is reported by So a means to alleviation will be Wah, the master of the tea shop, discovered in the Report of the yesterday he and his wife were who states that about 11.45 p.m. Commission appointed last year asleep when the men forced an en- to enquire into conditions in the trance into the premises by way of cotton industry, and the pros-the rear door. pects of rationalisation schemes. The intruders woke up the in- Mr. J. H. Thomas attributes the mates, two threatening them with position to the slump in the scissor blades. They were then price of

bound and gagged, after which the raw cotton and the robbers ransacked the building and failure of the export market.

made good their escape with the The subject was discussed at jewellery and cheque. some length in the House of Cam- mons to-day, being raised by Sir Herbert Samuel, the Liberal leader, who observed that the trade depression in Lancashire was worse than it had been within the knowledge of the whole genera- tion.

The cause of the perilous condi tion of the industry at this mo- ment was to be found in the de- cline of exports.

Lost Trade.

The robbers were described as wearing black clothing and shoes, and they spoke the Hakka dialect The police are busy making in- vestigations, but up to the pre- sent no arrests have been made.

THIEF ENTERS CITY OFFICES.

CHINESE BEFORE THE COURT

WITH LIBERALS.

MR. CHURCHILL NOW 'VERY ALARMED.

WORRIED BY PROSPECT OF ELECTORAL RÉFORM.

THE COAL BILL SAFE.

London, Mar. 27.

political horizon emerging from The sudden change on the the understanding between the Liberals and the Labour Party camp, or Mr. Winston Churchill, has alarmed the Conservative one of its principal represen tatives, judging by a speech at Epping today.

The danger of the compact. between Libernis and Labour to the Conservative Party. was the theme of the entire speech, which was an address by Mr. Churchill to his constituents.

than probable that the Liberals He declared that it was more and the Socialists had recently reached an understanding which might mean that the Socialists would be kept in, office until an Electoral Reform Bill has been passed:

Law to be "Twisted."

This, deplored Mr. Churchill, will probably mean that in 1981 the Conservatives would be faced.) by a "Lib-Lab." combination, working a "Dear Food" ery for Electoral Law into a form mo all its worth, after twisting the harmful to Conservative and Las perial interests...

THIS MORNING. In India, we had loat. half the cotton trade. Under the shelter of a cotton tariff, the Indian pro-well-known City business houses Charges of breaking into three duction of cotton goods had in and stealing various articles from creased, while the imports of each of them, Japanese cotton goods into India against a Chinese at the Central were preferred had grown enormously.

Magistracy this morning. ****

Another Pointer... The preference supposed to be Detective-Sergeant M. Murphy Meanwhile, confirmation of the given to British cotton as against said the allegations against the rumoured understanding between Japanese was regarded here as inaccused were that he entered the Liberal and Labour seems to exist, no degree balancing the large Canton Trading Association, 5th to some extent, in an oficial. duties on British cotton.

floor of the China Bullding, and Mr. Graham, President of the stole a gramaphone, a silver cor- that when the Coal Mines Bill is Liberal announcement to the effect Board of Trade, admitted the net and a camera; whilst from the submitted to the House of Com gravity of the conditions in Mitsui Chosen Kaisha, of Pedder mons for the third reading, the Lancashire. Latest figures - Building, he stole a wall clock, and Liberala will not support vital dicated that there were 154,000 from the Texas Oil Company, amendments, and will abstain people registered as out of work. Queen's Building, he took an alarm from voting on the third reading.

The Committee which had been clock and a Buddha curio, appointed to investigate matters The prosecution asked for would shortly complete the taking remand until Monday, in order to of evidence and prepare its allow them to make enquiries con- Report,

cerning 41 pawn tickets, found in As the

the possession of the defendant.

Mr. Lindsell, the Magistrate; granted this request.

A Matter of Degree, Mr. Mackenzie replied that a great deal depended on the degree, He said carrying chickens

the method of tied by the. wings Was cruel, the ideal birds on the hand with the legs of method being to support the

the fowl between the fingers.

Annundale The Gosling When questioned on the point, of simply carrying the

birds "Harewood by the wings, tied, witness replied that it all Derby Day II.

without being *Theorem

depended on the distance carried. Newsboy

. Capt. Sassoon If carried for a short distance,

"To-day'a changes. there would be a certain amount of discomfort but not actual suffering. Effect of Tight Tying. Questioned about the present cases, witness said that if the wings were loosely tied to allow the birds to flap them it would cause suffer-! ing, but he would not call it cruelty. DEFEATED BY QUEEN'S PARK | native remedy would be to impose

Bowden. .Stephenson.

BRIGHTON OUT OF THE RACE.

RANGERS.

On the other hand, if the wings were tightly tied, then it would cause a good deal of suffering.

London, Mar. 27. Witness intimated that the tying

In London to-day, in a Third The Government has owing to differences between the actual tying, and not to carrying. Park Rangers defeated Brighton resigned of the wings only applied to the Division (South) match, Queen's Party leaders and the Government If the birds were carried with their by three goals to one, practically on the financial programme.

Bargaining and haggling was

On the subject of carrying birds destroying the last vestige of hope proceeding long before the Young with their heads downwards, wit of the championship for Brighton, Plan was adopted, but the trouble ness said the effect was that the has only just reached a crisis.

The revised league blood ran to the head and caused follows:

wings tied, it was always cruel.

The Socialists, the largest party cramp. This would be all right,

Varsation with Mr. Wakatsuki, the chief Japanese delegate, just be fore the full meeting of the heads -of delegations was held at St. James's Palace this afternoon.

Political issues were not raised at that meeting, which was very brief, "but it is probable that they will play | Socialist.--Reuter.

an important part in the conversa- tions which, as an official communi- -que indicates, are contemplated in the course of next week.

next

in the Reichstag are particularly for a short distance, but would Brentford hostile to the financial programme. cause great discomfort if the birda Plymouth though the Chancellor himself is a were carried for a long distance.

NEW GERMAN STEEL COMBINE.

LATEST RATIONALISATION

PROJECT.

The communique says: "Dis- cussion concerning the plenary session was continued from the point where it had been left at the previous meeting. It was agreed that the plenary ses- sion should be held on Friday German steel concerns are being

Cologne, Mar. 27.

A number of the important Weat

result of représenta- tions, the Indian authorities had stated while they could not modify their tariff of 15% an alter-

This decision, of course, ensures through the House of Commons, the passage of the Coal Bill

Reuter.

To Avoid Worse Perli?

It may be regarded as signif- cant that the reported understand- ing followed a very definite hint int an additional duty against foreign FURTHER RAINFALL.

certain leading papers that the Government might shortly resign cotton goods. Lancashire had been

and force a General Election with relieved to some extent by that

the object of strengthening its announcement, but since then it

MORE THAN AN INCH IN position before the end of May,

which would take away that form had been indicated that an amend-

** LATEST RETURN,'

It is becoming necessary, said the Iment would be accepted in India

of preference to British goods.

Observer on March 2, for Ministers There was again a smart fall of to consider amongst themselves rain early this morning, with the whether they can risk going on Great as was the difficulty for result that the rainfall for the 24 upon the present terms for Lancashire, he did not think the hours ended at noon to-day was another year, or whether upon the Government could make any fur-1.08 inch. table

whole it is better for, the Govern ther, representations or carry the Thus in two days, there has ment as a Government, but above appeal beyond the stage to which been a fall of 3.14 inches, which all for their party as a party, to it had been carried. No hint of brings the year's total to 10.35 take another course at a much possible emergency measures was inches, This compares with an earlier but well-chosen oppor-- made by the Government spokes, average of 5.75 inches..

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Brighton Northampton 33 18 In reply to Inspector Markes, who Queen's P.R. 34 15 asked what witness would term a Southend short distance, Mr. Mackenzie saldi that if carried for ten minutes, the

net would become cruel.

Peculiar to Hongkong.

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On the question of tying birds when being weighed, witness re plied that this was not cruel if the Swindon birds were properly secured. The Newport method of weighing a bird alive

Word

was peculiar to Hongkong. In Torquay

her places Individual birds were Bristol R.

next week when the progress of merged in a new Ruhrstahl Com-weighed dead, and live birds were Gillingham conversations being held between pany with a total capital of Reich. only weighed in bulk. the members of the various dele- Mks. 36,000,000,

gations, and of the committee's work should be reported. The heads of the delegation will meet again on Monday."

ducing nearly half a million tons of thought it would be reasonable to The combine is capable of pro- His Worship remarked that be raw stee! annually.

suggest that the market people

Both the Vereinigten Stahlwerke should use other scales than those (the German Steel Trust) and which they were, at present using Thyssens are represented on the for weighing chickens. Board of the new company.Reu

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MORE RAIN.

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DELAYED BY FOG.

Had to be Considered,

It is notable that only throe weeks ago a strong plea for safe- guarding was made at a meeting in Manchester, arranged by the Manchester National Union of Manufacturers, The American Mail Liner as at which prominent representa President Jefferson was delayed tives of the textile industries were in arriving at Shanghai on the lobbles on vital questions, is present. Sir John Rhodes pre- account of fog. sided,"

Apart from mere strategies, the resort of an appeal to the people next May is one that, for quite PRESIDENT JEFFERSON, DUE sidered, though it is unlikely that legitimate reasons, has to be con- TO-MORROW.

any definite decision has yet been. precarious terms, when only nar- taken. Office on sufferance, or on row majorities can be secured in

an extremely unsatisfactory and She will arrive in Hongkong on disagreeable position for any 34 7 6.21

A resolution asking the Govern- Saturday evening and will sall for Government. If the 31 8

Labour ́ment to introduce measures for Manila at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Cabinet saw its way suddenly to 22:38 21 41 99 14 safeguarding the cotton trade March 30th.

without further delay was carried without opposition,

A HOUSE-BREAKER SENTENCED.

Anglo-French Committee.

Defendants Cautioned. The next plenary session will be

SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT the fifth since the Confererice.as-

Dealing with the casea, his Wor---- ORDERED. sembled and it is unofficially learned

ship pointed out to the defendants that a special committes of British

that the manner in which they were on a charge of housebreaking at and French Foreign Office experts

carrying the chickens was definite 249, Laichikek Road, a Chinese will be created to examine the poll-

ly cruel, hut as they had been with two previous convictions wus tical issues, and possibly to draw up The Royal Observatory reports two

brought before the Court on sentenced to six months' hard the text.of a Mediterranean Agree that the Yangtze depression has fine them, as time was probably Kowloon Magistracy this morning, forenoons he would not labour by Mr.Whyte Smith at the ment which, while going along moved N.E to Korea. Another worth money to them. He thought way towards guaranteeing French has formed over security, will not commit the Bri-Yungtaze Valley. Coastal for them that if they were arrested awaited the departure of the in the Upper he was entitled, however, to warn Defendant was stated to have tish Government beyond the obliga- The forecast till noon to-morrow for carrying chickens in that way mates on the morning of March 12 tions contained in the Covenant of is: South or variable winds, again, they would be fined the League of Nations-Router and

and then either broke the lock or British Wireless,

moderate; generally overcast, The defendants were according dyed a duplicata key to gain ad rain.

ly cautioned.

mission

come out of a dissolution with a real majority of its own, it could not be expected to refrain. There are two chief considerations. "On the

Mr.d: Barbour Lomax, who was cotton industry had been lying "Quote" question in the Coal Bill absent through illness, in his idle.

speech, which was read, proposing It was only the industries majority of nine. Even this was debate Ministers emerged with a the resolution, said that as long which had received the benefit only obtained by a little Liberal as there was so much unemploy of Safeguarding or the McKenna mutiny against Mr. Lloyd George's folly to admit free into this heads up to-day The second consideration is of ment in the cotton industry It was duties which were holding their leadership. country textile goods which could

Mr. F. Wright, joint managing another kind. Labour, continuing ought to try to keep out foreign Winkworth, controlling 1,500,000 itself in danger of losing strength be made by ourselves, and we director of Messrs. Crosses and In office on the present terms, sees textiles by a suitable tariff.

spindles in the cotton trade, and in the country, while the Left Sir George Holden, managing Wingers what their knives. A cer Saved by Safeguarding..

director of Combined Egyptian tain evaporation of spirit of united the Union, who seconded the spindles, both expressed them the constituencies, The Premier, Mr. George Terrel, President of Mills, Ltd., owning 8,000,000 enthusiasm has been going on in

that, at the present moment, there of the resolution: resolution, said he understood selves as wholeheartedly in favour, Mr. Henderson, and all their ex was in this country upwards of Sir John Rhodes said that, ask themselves whether if they wait

perienced advisers are bound 100,000 operatives out of work and whatever the cause, our staple in Gill winter, they might, 50,000 on short time. For the last dustries were bleeding to death at much too long. Dine months one-third of the an ever-increasing rate?

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