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short interval a second burst of firing occurred. This is supposed=to have been a reply by Coilins and his frie. 187 Dub'in, April 17th.—Jn his s, ~ech at Naas, County Kildare, jesterday, Mi- chael Collins charzed the opponents of the Provisional Free State Govt. wi' setting barriers against the onward march of the nation. He declared that Eamon De Valera, had adopted ‘‘methods of apnarchy’’ because the people of Ire- land were not willing toallow him to decide the treaty question for them. Mr. De Valera regarded this attitude of the p:ople as an unforgiveable sin and for it thew were to be deprived of their rights to ¢ghoose a Government. Ifast, April 17th.—Gunmen entered the \home of ex soldier named Collins at RamQ@lton, County Donegal, Saturday night§ took him outside and shot at aud seriou wounded him. Porto ®-aya, Cape Verde Island, April 17th —Th. vi iSRass-asapiane which is attempting a flight from Portugai to Brazil, arrived here at six o’clock this evening from St. Vincent. Riga, Aprill7th.--A conspiracy among Russian Monarchists in Central and Kastern Europe to kill Nikolai Leniae, if he dares to step outside Russia, is said by secret service men here to have had more or less of a bearing on the fact that Lenine has not started for Geunoa to at- tend the Economic Conference. New York, April 17ch —The raw sugar market was steady early today. There were sales of 4,800 bags of Cuba’s in port at 2 5716, equal to 3.92 centrifugal. April shipments of Cuba’s were quoted at 4-04 and May gt 4.11. The raw sugar futures market,éfter showing declines of 1 to 2 points under scattered liquida- tion, rallied on covering and trale buy- ing at midday prices were® unchanged. A better inquiry was reported from rve- fined sugar. Quotations ranged from 5.25 to 5.50 for fiae granulated Thare were mno transactions in refined futures. Lafayette, Ind., April 17th. —Ten per- sons are known to have been killed ana at least a hundred are reported seriously injured in a tornado at Hedrick and Sloan, Ind., some 12 miles west of Wil- liamsp@¥. Much property damage was also done. / London, April 17th.—A great fire and 2 massacre of Christians at Batoum, cn the Black Sea coast of Asia Minor, were in progress nine days ago when the Ital- ian steamer ‘‘Barbarita’’ left there, the steamers officers reported on her arrival at Patras, Greece, says an: Athens des- patch to the Times on Sunday. lurkish Nationalists and Bashi- Bazouks headed by Turkish officers, surrounded the Greek quarters and set it ablaze, shooting all ho attempted to escape, the officers de- ved. When the steamer sailed the large ok church at Batoum was ablaze, and isands of Greek women and children " rushing to the water front seeking - on steamers. The ‘*Barbarita’’ S liW - 2 A1 seit a 'vireless message to a United States warskip in the ncighbourhosod, urging her to hasten to the scene. London, April 17th.-Mr. Lloyd George ques’ (. 2ght coneerning rumours that wuie conference was on the verge of of breaking up, is quoted by the corres- pondent of the Exchange Telegraoh Com- pany as saying, ‘‘You always hear ru- mours wherever there is a conference. Personally, I am aptimistie’,. Regavding reports that the French are preparinz io withdraw, he said, *'No, no, they are not goig home. The Allied attitude”’, Mr. Lioyd G2orge added, ‘‘had not been definitely decided upon it and it would be necessarv to continue the discussion tomorrow’’. Genoa, April 17th.—The British, French, and Belgian delegates nave prepared a resolution for presentaticn to the conference declaring that the sys- tem of international transports should be determined not by political considera- tios. 1t by eommercial and technical conditions. Article 1 of the resolution says assistance shoald be given coun- tries not pos:essing the resouress neces- sary to®resto-ation o their transport systems. Articles 2, 3 and 4 emphasize the desirability of the ratification and application of decisions of the Barcelona and Portorosa Conventions of 1921 and also of the other couventions whica have dealt with railway irafic. Articic says the prch ems and difficulties, upon which an , accord was reached at Portorosa . jually affect other Euro- pean states and it is desirable, that those states should hold an inter- national eonference of experts with- out delay to examine their probiems of transport. The Poriorosa Convention was Ir _> states, which succeeded the ustro-Hungarian Empire. G« 10a, April 17th.—The Russo-German treaty, signed on Sunday at Rapallo by Geo Tehitcherin and Dr. Walter Rathe- nou, contains the following provisions. Art. 1 (A) The German and Russian Govts. have agreed tuv settle war time questions on the following basis. The German Govt. and the Soviet Republiz reciprocally renounce reimbursement of war expenses, as well as reimbursement of war damages, and also damages by their subjects in the war territories, be- cause of military measures. incluoding requsitions carried out in the enemy’s country. Likewise, the two contracting parties renounce reimbursement of ecivil damages caused by the socalled excep- tior.al laws or coercive measures of state authoritics. All legal relations concern ing questions of public or private law, resulting from the state of war, includ- ing the question of merchant ships ac- guired by either side during the war, chall be settled on a basis of reciprocity. (C) Germany and Russia mutually re- nounce the payment of expenses caused by priconers of war, in the same wav as the Reich renounces repayment of expenses ciused by the internment c ! solaiers of the Iwssita ar ny. The Rus- sian Gov.. renounces pay nent of the sum Germany has derived froimn the sale of Russian army material transported into Germany. Art 2. Germany re- nounces all claims resulting from the enforcement of the laws and measures of the Soviet Republic as they have af- fected German nationals or their rrivate rights, or the rizhts of the German leich itself, as well as claims resulting from measuies taken Dy the Soviet Repubiic or its authorities in any other way, against the subjects of the German Reich or their private rights provided the Soviet Govt. shall not satisfy similar claims made by any third state. Art. 3. Consular and diplomatic relations between the Reich and the Federal Republic of Soviets shall be re- sumed immediately. The admission of consuls of both countries shall be arranged by special agreement. Art. 4. Both Governments agree further that the rights of the Nationals of either of the two parties on the others territory as well as the regulation of commercial relations, shall be bas2d on the most fa- voured national prineiples. This principle does not include the rights and facilities granted by the Soviet Govt to another Soviet state, or to any state that former- ly formed part of the Russian Empire. Art 5. The two Govts undertake to give ea~h other mutual assistance for the alle- viation of their economic difficulties ia the most benevolent spirit. In the event r a general settlement of this question ar aternational basis they undertak o have a preliminary exchange of vi ws. The German Govt declared iself I.ady to facilitate, as far as possible, the con- clusion of contracts between private en- terprises in the two countries. Art 6. Clause 1. Para B, and Art 4 of this agree ment, shall come into force after ratifica- tion of this document. The other clause will come into force immediately. Porto Praya, Cape Verde Islands, April 18th.—The Portuguese transatlantic gvi- ators, Captain Coutinho and Sacadura, left at five fifty this morning for St Paui Rocks, oa the third and probably most dangerons leg of their fligh: from Lisbon to Rio Janeiro. Their route lay over 900 miles of water devoid of markers or guideships, and they expected to reach the rocks in mid Atlantic in from ten to twelve hours flying. Naagaoui N Z, April 18th.-James Pud- dron, Australian oarsman, won the worlds proressional sculling champinnship n the famous Wanganui rive~ coutse today, de- fea:ing Robert Hadfiel., also of Austraha Paddon finished nine lengths in tle lead. London, April 18th.—The Independent Labour party unanimously passed a reso- lution at its conference at Nottingham yesterday, emphatically oppossing a liber- al-labour alliance, either inside or outside of the Commons.