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NAURU ISLAND.
LONDON, June 16.
In the discussion on the Naura Bill Me. Leslie Wilsmen painted out that there were a hundred million tons of phosphate in Nauru. He was of opinion there would be no difficulty in maintaining as output of half. a million tons yearly at a cost enabling Australasia to bhitain phosphate at la ton cheaper than at present, while providing for repayment of capital and interest. Britain would also benefit though to a less extent. He was convinced there was never a sounder investment for the Empire then the securing in perpetuity of most important raw chisterials for the rejuventation of our land, the demand for which must inevitably increase in future. Col. Ormesby Gore moved the rejection on the ground that
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Router's Service to the China Mail.) BOLSHEVIKS IN PERSIA.
LONDON. June 16th.
A telegram from Teheran states that the Bolabevik forces which disembarked at Enzeli comprise a whole army corps with a squadron of seaplanes. They captured sixteen tank steamers, and are despatching them to Baku.
MELBOURNE STRIKE.
MELBOURNE, June 17th.
The.com the bill conficted with the articles of the Covenant of the League of The gas strike continues Nations with regard to the open door. He said it proposed to establish panies announce that ample volunteer Thousands who is steadily improving. an irresponsible administration of Nauru and a gigantic state monopoly.labour is available, and that the position He asked would this principle apply also to Mesopotamian oil. He said have been indirectly rendered idle are it would be a gross violation of our whole Imperial system to confine resuming. a mandate to some self governing Dominiors and the Mather Country while excluding other parts of the Empire.
MELBOURNE, June. 16th. The enginemen of the big electric power hoases are resuming to-morrow.
WHEAT FOR GERMANY.
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Lord Robert Cecil said the bill was absolutely inconsistent with article twenty two of the League of Nations Covenant. It would give a handle to our enemies all over the world and it would be impossible for us subse
BERLIN, June 27th. quently to insist on the open door Mr. Bonar Law pointed out that if the
The Forische Zeitung says Great Britain bill were not passed the phosphate company would have all the rights and has agreed to deliver 9,500 tons of wheat to Germany in return for cash. A farther power usual. He emphasised that other parts of the Empire were consulted offer of supply of more wheat has been before the agreement was reached. The sanction of Parliament to the made, and is conditional on Germany's agreement did not precicde the League of Nations refusing to confirm it. purchasing Australian metton and bacon He asked the House to agree that the Government proposed to make fair for cash. use of Nauru.
THE RUBBER INDUSTRY.
NEW VULCANISING PROCESS.
LONDON, June 16. The Times' Manchester correspondent says anew process of vulcanising rabber has been discovered' by Prof. Peachey, lecturer in chemistry at Manchester College of Technology, which it is claimed will have far reaching efects in the rubber manufacturing industry. The method is cold velcani- sing with sulphuretted Eydrogen, and sulphur dioxide enabling the vulcanisa tion of mixtures of rubber and waste material, for example sawdust, scraps of leather and paper, which is impossible under the bid process.
AMERICAN ALTRUISM.
WASHINGTON, June 16..
Mr. Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, in a speech urged Americans not to listen to selfish provincial plans renouncing the altruism that sent the American army overseas.
POLICE INSPECTOR IMPRISONED.
NEW YORK, June 16.
REGULAR ARMY.
LONDON, June 16th.
In the House of Commons, replying to Captain Coote, Sir A. Williamson said that the supply of recruits for the regular arty was still adequate.
PREFERENCE IN WEST INDIES.
LONDON, June 17th. According to the Time, the Kingsto (Jamaica) Legislature has extended Fr
cotton goods of the whole Empire
ference to
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.
LONDON, June 15th. The Latin says that the object of the visit of Colonel House, who is now en toute to England from "America is to persuade Mr. Davis, the American Ambassador to Britain, to become a candidate for the Presidency at the Democratic Convention.
NAURU ISLAND.
LONDON, June 18th,
Police Inspector Henry has received an indeterminate sentence of 2 to and the New Zealand Governments to pur- 5 years' imprisonment with hard-labour-for-perjury----
U. S. MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENT,
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PRINCETOWN, June 16.
In the House of Commons, the second reading of the Bill to confrm an agree ment, between the Imperial, the Australian the Pacific the rights of chase-for-£2,500,000. Phosphate Company to the phosphate do posits in the island of Nauru and Ocean Island in the South Pacific for which Britain has been given the mandate
Grease an important debate.
Colonel Leslie
proposing the out that thei second reading, island was inhabited with intelligenti desire to
Everett Capps, Professor of Greek at Princetown University, has been appointed United States Minister to Greece.
[What a joy to overhear him air his Greek when he reaches Attic Christianised natives who soil-Ed. C. M.)
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remais under British rule. During the peace negotiations and the discussions be tween the Dominins' representatives, the solution found was that the administration should be conducted under the joint con- trol of the Imperial, the Australisz and the New Zealand Governments, and that the Pacific Phosphate Company, which controlled the islands, should be bought out and the minerals worked on & non- profit-making basis as far as the thres "But the woman voter, particulars Governments were concerned ly when she is stupid, and, therefore, The Bill passed its second reading by the minority comprising to the unthinking most dangerous, Labour members, Independen: Liberals and
217 Totes will be different.
some Unionista whose attempt to commit "She will attend a meeting address the bill to the committee of the whole House Miss Rebecca West has a lively ed by the Government candidate, at for delaying its progress was defeated by article in Sunday Picial. She says: which be wili speak about this and 915 vrter to 57.
WOMEN TO MAKE THE WORLD ANEW.
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SUEZ TRAFFIC.
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LONDON, June 17th. Company shows that the number of past The annual report of the Suez Canal as in 1919 was 3,388, as compared with 29 in 1918, and 5,065 in 1913, and ton ages 16,000,000 in 1919, of which 11,250,000 was British, as against 9,250,000 in 1919 and 20,000,000 in 1813-
COMPOSITORS' STRIKE.
LONDON, June 16th. As a result of a Joint Industrial Coun
I have for years earned my living that, about Home Rule and the Lea by expressing my opinions. People gue of Nations and the Indian Empire are willing to pay me money for and foreign policy. And she will go doing so, and I take advantage of
away and vote against him because their weakness. The only exception milk and batter and eggs are dear. to this kindly reception of my views And she will be perfectly right. For is the British Government who refuse all these things are vanities compared to allow me to go into the polling with the necessity for children to booth.
"They will remove the embargo have plenty of milk and better and immediately I am thirty.". And yet
"In the materialism of women I do not see what grounds they have. for hoping that I will be more sen- there is a force which, if it is rightly used, may make the world anew. If sible at thirty than I am now.
But indeed any test of the fitness the women of all nations combined of voters is an offence against the in the simple, unintellectual, grossly cil, the printing trades and Typographical material demand that before men Association undertook to recommend the true conception of the franchise.
"It would tend to disfranchise the did anything else they should provide withdrawal of strike notices, and the down-trodden classes which most every child born of women with an embargo on over-time, pending, further
conference. need representation. Besides, it is adequate supply of nourishing food
ROUGH JUSTICE." based on a misunderstanding of what there would be no more wars
"Money that was being spent on
DULUTH, June 18th. the State needs from the voter.
What it wants from him is not cows could not be spent on guns. & crowd of 5,000 invaded the gaol and so much a record of his intelligence And the children would grow up into took out and 3ynched three negroes accused- as of his needs, and that can be sup-ja race so strong and unirritable and of attacking young white woman, The plied as well by the ignorant as by so much in love with life that they crowd then held a court and formally con
victed the victins. would surely devise. some other way ];" ibe learned.
ASCOT RACES.. Indeed the part that women will of eettling disputes than by blowing play in the new world through each other to pieces. In the mean-
LONDON, June 18th the exercise of the franchise will be time we ought to be thankful that
The weather was unsettled, but the going glorious, largely because many of this care for the physical basis, them are ignorant, narrow-minded without which life cannot exist, is was good. There was a huge attendance, and dead to everything outside their at last represented on the voter's their Majesties being présent, yesterday homes.
roll. That it should, preponderats and today "It is one of the worst things does not really matter. about men that they are not realist After, men will always be in politics. They tend to use politics able to infsence society far more
sa a medium for developing abstract than women by the control of indus
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