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THE AFGHAN BOTHER.
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SIMLA, June 4 N.C. 3 have arrived in London. They The Wazirs are believed to be loot had a most enthusiastic reception ating Naidir Khan's transport. The Paddington..
situation in the Tochi valley is The fight of the NC. 4 was quieter. Tribal Lashkars are dwied handicapped by fog and occasional ling. The total of the scattered rain, especially in the neighbourhood parties remaining is estimated at
of of Brest. Her descent at the 1500. Bodies Mahsuds Mondego river after leaving Lisbon Shesannis are reported to be invading was due to a leaky radiator. The Derafat on the border of west Dera greatest height reached from Ferrol Ismail Khan's column has moved out was a thousand feet, but it was to meet them. No change is reported mostly between fifty and a hundred, at Dakka, save for occasional sniping owing to the fog. They crossed the north of the Kabul river. The people Channel at a height of 200 feet.. of Kafiristan, it is reported, recently organized a raid and looted 5,000 head of livestock from the Afghans
POLICE STRIKE.
POSTPONED TILL PEACE IS SIGNED..
LONDON, June 1. The Police ballot resulted in 44,539 votes for and 4,324 against a strike. It was announced at an enormous police demonstration in Hyde Park this afternoon that the Union Execu tive had decided to postpone the strike until after peace is signed. The secretary of the police Union said the executive desired to try the effect of further negotiations but were determined to get justice even If they had to strike for it.
BRITISH LYABILITIENN
BIG LOAN TO PAY DEBTS.
London, June 2
The House, of Commons heard a resolution authorising the Tresserry. to borrow a maximum of 250 millions deficit for the year, also a requisite sterling to "cover, the estimated amount for repaying the turing securities issued under the War Loans Acts or Treasury Bills or other advances, and the creation of a. sinking fund.e serious feature is the immense floating debt and the securities. The figures to May 31 great quantity accruing of short-dated were: Wars and Means advances £457,892,000; Treasury Bills 2,036,131,000; Exchequer Bonds maturing within the financial year,
£24,500,000. miscellaneous foreign debt in 1919, This excludes the approximating 38 millions sterling.
of the Aamar district. Sardar Abdul Qudus, who the Amir sent to:
Mr. Chamberlain said there were Kandahar to command in southern also further securities maturing from Afghanistan, has arrived at Dabri, April 1920 to March 1924 amounting eighteen miles from Chaman, with a to £1,000,000,000. Also 91 millions body of Afghan troops.. He has of foreign debt. He had decided to written to Mr. Barrett saying he has issue the loan after Whitsertide. He received from Kabal orders regard dwelt on the unfavourable financial ing the cessation of fighting. A and commercial atmosphere owing similar message was received from to the existence of such a vast Both have. been amount of short-dated securities. Nadir Khan. informed that provided they do not Owing to the ready response to remain in British territory and do previous loans we were in a position not engage in hostilities we will unrivalled among the belligerents. suspend our operations pending the who entered the war at the beginning. acceptance of our conditions by the We to-day were reaping the reward. of past sacrifices. He hoped the Ariz.
country would be encouraged to make another great effort.
The House agreed to the resolu tion.
In the Amritsar national bank murder cases 20 persons have been sentenced to death.
SILILLA, June 6, The Tochi columu joined our troops. CABINET MEETING IN PARIS. from Zran Shah without opposition.
PARIS, June 1..
improved.
GERMAN LABOUR PROPOSALS. DEFEATED AUSTRIANS FACE
CLEMENCEAU'S ANSWER.
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PARIS, May 31.
The 'majority of Madda Chel and Upper Tochi Wazis are reported returning to their homes About A meeting of the British cabinet 500 tribesmen in the vicinity of was held this morning at Mr. Lloyd the Girni post, fifteen miles west. George's house in Paris, to discuss of Tank, were dispersed and a All the resources of the German. the German counter proposals and number of casualties inflicted. Propaganda Service are utilized to certain parts of the Austrian treaty. Aeroplanes report that the Afghan spread the idea that Germany cannot The Premier, Mr. Balfour, Mr.
campa have now moved up the river and will not accept the Allies' peace Barnes, Mr. Chamberlain, the Lord to Kaitu, north-west from Sinwat terms. Rumours to the effect that Chancellor, Lord Milner, and Mr. Portions of the Schob district are America is disposed to favour radical Churchill were present, Lord Curzon still disturbed. Wires have been modification of the terms to mildness. are also circulated. President Wilson and Mr. Long were absent, indiscut near Fort Sandeman and posed. Mr. Bonar, Law and Sir Draband in Delajat. Apart from that, in a speech at the cemetery at Auckland Geddes were detained in the general attitude of the tribes has Suresnes on Memorial Day said there London by pressing business.
the best answer for de mölishing such rumours. He stated:. 'It is our duty to take and maintain safeguards that no nation should be ever called upon again for the sacri ST. GERMAINS, June 2.fice of war. It must be done. It Portions of the peace terms which will be done." were ready for presentation ware The Chinese Society for Interna PARIS, May 31. handed to the Austrian delegates tional Peace at a meeting just held M. Clemenceau, replying to Count bere to-day. Steelhelmeted but un- in Paris states that China should Rantzau's labour Note, says the armed troops surrounded the chateau, sign the peace treaty only on con- Allies are most anxious to collaborate the hall of which is much smaller dition of all adopting its terms. It with the workers in formulating then that at Versailles, and about passed the following resolution.. labour legislation but such legislation twice as many people were there. 'That the Chinese delegation to the must be passed by the representatives Consequently the impressiveness of peace conference should abstain of the whole community. He the scene was not so great. The from signing the peace treaty declares that all the demands made Austrian delegation, headed by. Herr unless some reservation сал at the Berne conference were ex-Reguer, and escorted by an Italian be made of the clauses respecting. amined and mostly embodied in officer, arrived at 12/22. All wore the question of Kiaochow and Shan- the peace treaty. He says the Ger-top-hats and tailcats.
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Mr. Loucheur, a French financial after a brief interval to full member gates were unconventionally attired expert, having examined the German ship of the international labour For example, Mr. Lloyd George wore financial counter proposals, has re- organization. M. Clemenceau rejects a grey lounge suit. The session ported them to be utterly unaccept- the idea of holding a labour conformally opened at 12 22. M Cleable: ference at Versailles before the con-menceau made a three minute speech clusion of the peace treaty, because in French, which was translated into the consequent delay of the peace negotiations must be inimical to the interests of the workers.
DISASTROUS FIRES AND EX- PLO:ION IN BELGIUM.
Some disquietude is created in
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English, then Italian, then German Paris by the word that the now ill- M. Dutasta presented the terms to famed Committee of Union and the Austrians at 12:37. Herr Regner Progress at Constantinople is once then made a speech in German, in more gaining ground, assisted by
Bolshevik agents. which he complained of the delay in the presentation of the terms. He declared that the "Austrian republic was entirely free of the Hapsburg dynasty, and never would have de BRUSSELS, June 1.
clared war itself The affair con Six were killed, six are missing, cluded at 12/50 The Austrians are and 220 injured (seventy seriously) in given a fortnight to consider the an explosion at a munition works at terms presented and to submit obser- Hareren caused by a fire. Enormous vations thereon. damage was done to several houses and factories. Large quantities of merchandise were destroyed. The prison at Virvorde which was occupi- ed by troops and contained army stores also caught fire in the night time. The damage was estimated at several million Francs.
JOAN OF ARO CELEBRATIONS.
FATAL KINEMA PANIC IN FRANCE.
VALENCE-SUR-RHONE, June 1
A fire at a Kinematograph per- formance. in connection with the Joan of Arc Celebrations attended by
A NEW KHENISH REPUBLIC. 4,000 caused a panic. The spectators
AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, June 1. German committees have been constituted here, at Cologne and in other towns to promote the establish- ment of a republic of the left bank of the Rhine, separated from Prussia but remaining part of the German confederation. It is believed
rushed to the exits, and women and children were trodden underfoot. At present it is known that 30" were. killed and 100 injured.
LONDON, June 2. In the House of Commons, Mr. Aneurin Williams affirmed that the uncertainty with regard to who will be mandatory for the ex-German colonies is causing a migration of the native population into British territory. Mr. Harmsworth replied that there were some indications thereof, but it was really a matter for the peace conference.
BOLSERVIST WAR.
A NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.
HELSINGFORS, May 31.
OMSK, May 24.
Later-Eighty were killed in the The Bolshevik battleship Petro- kinema panic, including 53 children paukask and three others shelled the and 21 women. All were suffocated. coast west of Krasnajagorka. Seven
THE CELEBRATIONS.
British warships engaged the enemy, PARIS, June 1. the fight lasting. 50 minutes, after The canonisation of Joan of Arc which the Bolsheviks fied to the establishment of this new state was celebrated throughout France. Kronstadt. will enable the inhabitants to Paris was teflagged, all the churches, escape the world's hatred of every and many private houses flying the
General Koltchak's offensive is con- thing German.
colours of the new saint. A striking tinuing successfully in the Perma Kazan Later. The Rhenish republic was feature of the celebrations at Rouenilway sector. A number of vill- proclaimed to-day in a number of was the participation of British troops. Rhine towns. The Government is A detachment of cavalry and a Scot ages, prisoners, and material have Severe fighting provisionally established at Wies- tish band headed a procession which been captured. baden. The president, Doctor garlanded the Joan of Arc memorial. occurred at the mouth of the Viatica Dorded, has addreased a message to The Commandant of the British base river. The enemy was repeatedly
repulsed. the peace conference.
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