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TURKISH DILATORINESS CAUSES DISSATISFACTION.
RIVAL DELEGATIONS.
Lost February 23. Dissatisfaction is expressed in British circles at the dilatoriness of the Turkish delegation as shown at to-day's meeting of the conference. In spite of the fact that they have bad months to consider the matter they
were unable to advance a concrete case. The German delegates who are
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LONDON CONFERENCES.
Loxoex, February Sad. The delay in the proceedings of the Near East Conference yesterday was due not only to the illnes of the Turkish Grand Finer, but also to the difficulty of reconciling the claims of the two Tur- kish delegations, each of which insiste that it is the solo official representative of the Turkish people,
Bekirsami Bey, head of the Nationalist delegation, declares that he is determined Government or the Greeks, and says that not to give way to the Constantinople the Nationalists desire a free and inde pozdent Turkey.
In the meanwhile, the Greek delegation
coming to London on Saturday are similarly at present in a state ofis equally uncompromising. It is stated indecision, the experts on the sub-commission disagreeing as regards the recommendations.
that it has been gingered up by a tale
from Athens sent on behalf of King Constantine. It seems that while Great. Britain is not adverse to the Greek idea of cutting the Anatolian knot with the word, the French and Italian military aperta detiare that a Greek advance towards Angora will be madness, Italians urge an agreement with the Kemalists, and say that otherwise, fail-
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LONDON, February, 23 The rival Tarish delegations attended this morning's conference which adjourned until to-morrow after an hour. A communique says that Tewik Pasha and Dekir Sami, who both expounded the general principles of restoration of peare in the East, were invited to specify a more coming a gigantic inter-Allied expedition, crete form their views on the points in the Treaty of Sevres which they desired modified.
there will be a hopeless deadlock.
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It is stated that France, being unhope- fat regarding an immediate settlemen of the Near Eastern question, favoure negotiations for a general armistice on the Turkish and Nationalist fronts, dur-
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VENIZELOS AND GREEK PREMIER TO CONFER.
* LONDON, February 24. It is announced that M. Venizelos shortly” confers, with M. Calogeroing which the Allied forces would be poulos to discuss the best means of retaining for Greece the advantages conferred by the Treaty of Sevres.
CHINA YAMINT EXLIEF.
LANCASHIRE'S OBLIGATIONS TO THE EAST,
BIG EFFORT LAUNCHED.
LONDON, February 23.
IRISH DISTURBANCES.
Loxoos, February sard. In the House of Commons, Sir, Hamar Greenwood admitted that a number of the suxiliary cadets attached to the Irish Constabulary, who had been dismissed by their commandant, Crozier, for organised looting, bad been senet back to Ireland on the advice of General Tudor, com- manding the Irish Constabulary, for trial. Manchester and district's effort in aid of the China famine fund has been Crozier and a subordinate officer had launched. A committee has been appointed to organise the appeal. £4,000 accepted.
resigned. and the resignations had been has already been promised. The Chairman, Sir Edwin Stocktän, said that
LONDON, February 23rd. Chinese and Lancashire commercial relations put an obligation on Mair leading American Sin Feiner, speaking
Mr. Justice Cohalan, of New York, chester to assist the sufferers in the East. Mr. Geary Gardner, chairman at an Irish dinner at Chicago,
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FUTURE OF TRENCH NAVY DÌSCUSSED.
PARIS, February 23. ́.
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Britain "liberald insist on Great
Canada and the West Indies as a basis of negotiations for the settlement of its debts to Americs. Mr. Justice Cohalan's statements are typical of the agitation now being America by the Irish and the Germans.
The Chamber of Deputies debated at length the future of the Navy.carried on against the Alles throughout The Minister of the Navy requested increased crédits for complete rear ganisation, meanwhile reserving the question of construction..
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AMERICAN LABOUR FEDERATION.
WASHINGTON, February 23. Two hundred delegates were present at the atual convention of the Federation of Labour. Mr. Gompers foreshadowed issues of a serious character, probably referring to extremist propaganda.
MEXICAN RAILWAY TROUHLE.
GOVERNMENT READY FOR A GENERAL STRIKE.
MEXICO CITY, February 23,
LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
PARIS, February. Mrd. The Council of the League of Nations has constituted an international blockade tion of Article XVI. of the Covenant commission which will study the applica- The commission incindes representatives of Great Britain, France, Italy and JADAH
The Council has decided to hold an international conference at Geneva st the end of Jure on the question of the exploitation of women and children
Council decided that the discussion of On the motion of Mr. Balfour, the. mandates for certain countries, previously belonging to Turkey, should be postponed to the next session.
ANGLO JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
LONDON, February 23rd. The Times' Wellington correspondent states that, according to Mr. Massey, the recent statement of Bir J. Findlay that Anglo-Japanese Alliance does not repre Australasia objects to the renewal of the
the official opinion: Mr. Massey
added
In anticipation of a general railway strike in which it is estimated that about 40,000 workers will be involved, the Government has concentrated sent troops at all the important centres. The trouble is due to the railway that t
that New Zealand and Australia already directors refusing to recognise the men's unions. The Government had a thorough understanding with the strongly supporting the directors.
TEHERAN QUIET.
COUP D'ETAT NOT DIRECTED AGAINST BRITISH.
PARIS, February 23. Persian reports state that calm prevails at Teheran. The bazaar is closed. Cossacks have made a redistribution of wealth A number of arrests, including the former Ministers, Montazulmulk, Makhteshamès, and Saltanch and the Princes Firmanfirma and Firouz. The rebels declare respect for the Shah and abhorrence of Bolshevism. The coup d'etat was apparently not directed against the British.
BISHOP OF LABUAN, "
LONDON, February 23.
The Senate of Aberdeen Univerzity has granted an honorary doctorate of divinity to the Rt. Rev. E D. L, Danson, Bishop of Labuan,
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EIGHT PERSONS INCINERATED IN TRAM SMASH.
New York, February 23:3 Eight persons were incinerated and 25 fojured in the collision and burning of two tram cars at Shelton, Connecticut, following the explosion of a can of petrol on the platform of one of the dara Several children were among the victims,
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