RAIDERS IN BURMA

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1922, Page 3

RAIDERS IN BURMA

BANDIT KING CARTERED. CALCUTTA, April L Information regarding the raid by Chinese brigands across the Shan 'order shows, according to a message from Rangoon, that brigands, nmnbcnng about 500, and led by Prince un-Thu, a member of tire former Burmese Royal house, who escaped across the Burmese border in 1892, attacked and burned on March 20th a house belonging to Dr Harper, an American Baptist missionary, at Nam-kban After sacking the village «l Muse and murdering the villages, A un-Thu proclaimed himself king of Bliamo (Burma), and declared that ie come to annex Burma from the British. Dr Harper gave information to le military police, a detachment of vhm was sent to Nam-khan to protect t e missionaries. The police engage Hrebels on March 23rd on the Nan.-Pa • mid dispersed them alter fierce wL-i »»» Tl ' r “ “i lH? rs of the military police were killed and Captain Anderson was wounded.

THE GERMAN MEW. * (Received This Hay at 1.5 P;™-) LONDON, Apnl 19. Germany is preparing her reply to the Powers’ note. It is understood it -is conciliatory in tone and siJPW* h that owing to the exclusion of G - many from the earlier vonver,t u ns she was entitled to sign the lie< t. . Nevertheless she is willing to umt.nue to participate on the financial eoinmissions. . i One German delegate interviewed, alleged Ra'thenau’s .priifcipal reason for concluding the agreement was her exclusion from the discussions at Lloyd George’s residence, of which he merely received a daily summary. In this .action lie considers the other powers were disloyal to Germany, especially as protests hy Motta, the • " lss delegate were brushed aside.

‘PAT/TRY CHEATS.”

COL. REPTNGTON’S VIEWS

(Received This Dnv at 12.25 P-m.) LONDON, April ID

Colonel Repingion. the “Daily Telegraph's” special correspondent at Genoa says the Germans have lost much and gained nothing by the deal. They figure as l'altry cheats, while theninvolved excuses are specious, discordant and urn! invoicing. Hei'r «"'th has not appeared throughout this scurv trick. It is impossible to believe that such an estimable, straightforward character would not have seen .that .the coup meant sacrificin'; a whole year’s success, by a moment’s weak aberration. These things must bo paid for. The host chance of paying France, and saving <h i many, namely, by the issue of an international loan, may now fail through want of subscribers. Even Amsterdam will not lend money to Germany with which to arm her Bolshevik Allies.

ARMISTICE REFUSED. j (Received This Day at 1.5 p.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, April 19.

Kemalists though willing to attend the Peace Conference rejected the Allies’ armistice proposals.

LLOYD GEORGE’S REPLY. (Received This Day at 1.30 p.m.) PARIS, April 19.

In consequence of the German assertions that they previously discussed the Russo-German treaty with (British officials, lion l.lovd George has issued a statement to the French Press emphasising British loyalty to French stipulations concerning the of the conference, and declaring Britain and France will continue to co-operate. He asserts Britain is opposed to all ascendencies in Europe, believing jieaee to he the great common interest.

CRI SIS DEV ELOPM ENT. UNITED SERVICE TEI/EGRA.US. (Received This Day at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, April 19. The “Daily Mail” Genoa correspondent says a notable development in the crisis is the rally of neutrals to Germany. Motta (Switzerland) and Branting (Sweden) on behalf of themselves and Denmark, Holland, Norway and Spain, formally requested the President of the Conference to summon speedily, a meeting of the full commission appointed to conduct discussions with Russia, before Lloyd George suspended jt, find t!>? fwotion* to ft

r united body at bis villa. These' neuI trals state they wish to prevent the Conference collapsing, but the real motive is indignation that the decree expelling Germany from Russian discussions, was issued without consulting neutrals, who have been told they were on an equal footing with the Allied Powers. The break up of the Conference is still considered quite likely.

GERMAN REPLY. GENOA, April 19

German circles state the German reply to the Allied Note will declare the German delegation is ready to submit the Russo-German Treaty to the Conference, but protests against the exclusion from a discussion on the Russian position, pointing out that it is a matter for the decision of the whole Conference, not the Allies only.

LA BOR CONFERENCE. (Received Ibis Day at 1.30 p.m.) GENOA, Apri 119. A Labour Conference convened by International Federation of Trades Unions at Genoa, has concluded. It adopted resolutions declaring the claims of labour an indispensable condition in the reconstruction of the world, favouring international action on the basis of equality, to be necessary; demanding disarmament, cancellation of war debts and establishment of an international oiganisation to control raw materials.