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DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.
PREMIER DEFINES BRITISH NAVAL POLICY.
OUR SEA SECURITY.
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*LONDON, July 21.
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ALL HONGKONG DEFIED,
A YOUTH WHO REFUSED TO BE SEARCHED.
STRUGGLE WITH REVENGE OFFICER
Point blank refinal to allow himsell to be searched for contraband led to the appearance at the City Police Court this morning of a Chinese youth charged before. Magistrate Lindsell with having impeded a Chinese constable in the execution of his duty.
Evidence was given to the effect that the accused was on the Canton
In the House of Commons, Captain W. Wedgewood Been asked whether the contracts for four new capital ships would be suspended pending the Washington disarmament conference. Mr. Lloyd George replied that the British Government in replacing obsolete ships did not contemplate a building programme in reply to those of other powers.. As a result of frank and candid discussion with the principal naval powers it might be possible wharf last night when the constable to avoid anything in the nature of competitive building, but it would be stopped him in order to search his dereliction of duty on the part of the Admiralty to allow the perser for contraband." The accused efficiency, training and morale of the Navy to deterforate from refused point blank, and struggled neglect and not provide it with the best material. "It is also imperative to with the constable. Sergeant Fallon
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LIFE AND DEATH TO AUSTRALIA.
LONDON, July. 21.
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he was very violent, Sergeant Fallon put the secured under arrest.
The Magistrate senfenced the ntan Mr. W. M. Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia as the guest of the to four weeks' hard labour and four American Luncheon Club at the Savoy welcomed President Harding's | hours' stocks as a warning to others. invitation to the disarmament conference. He said that the question of the Paciâc was one of life and death to Australia. She and America had common interests. The Washington conference could only minded if | agreement were reached regarding the Pacific. Britain also had over. whelmingly vital interests in the Pacific, and Australia stood shoulder to shoulder with Britain, Unless America and Japan cease their naval rivalry, Britain would be compelled to build ships to maintain her position. and interests in the Pacific.
RUSSIA WANTS A VOICE. -
THE KWANGSI WAR.
KWEI YUEN CAPTURED.
Thus
NO MORE HEAVY FIGHTING EXPECTED.
"Kwei Yuen was captured and It must not be forgotten that in order to settle the Pacific problem, the Wackord Lu Yung-ting in a circular interests of Japan as well as their own must be considered, and unless a settle-telegram has announced his resiga- ment satisfactory to Japan, America and Eritain was effected there could ation from the bogus appointment| be no hope of a successful Washington conference. Sireph Ward said given him by the illegal government. that New Zealand was with Australia in this matter,
in Peking us Inspector-General- of· Kwangi and Kwanghang.'" to-day's Canton Times under the scare heading Complete collapse) of Kwangsi military machine." The campaign started by the resigned Warlord with the intention of sub- duing Kwangtung, has came to £ aves the Canton paper, and no more sudden and dramatic end, con- heavy fighting between the Kwangsi and Kwangtung troops is expected, except some perhaps guerilla warfare with some of the defeated subordinat es of the Warlord who have now fed with their troops to the interior and might give the Cartonese troops some trouble every now and then in
- LONDON, July 22, The Daily Telegraph learns that M. Chicheria has noted the powers resenting the fact that Soviet Russia has not been invited to the Pacific conference at Washington. Therefore any decisions will be regarded as bull and void. He says that the prospect of disarmament would fill him with joy if only he could participate therein. Failing the Serie co-operation there would be no guarantee of peace in the Pacific non-representation will add to the danger of future conflicts. The
Telegraph describes the note as quizzical
AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST.
WASHINGTON, July 22
Her
The Secretary of State, Mr. Hughes again discussed the disarmament conference with Mr. Shidebara. It is believed that the conversations are
the preliminary to formal explanations of America's attitude as regards the lecting and devastating villages and
agenda of the conference on the position in the Pacific and Far East generally,
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The captare of Ewai Yuen was comparatively much easier than the capture of the other cities, such se Shumchow, Pingnam, Teng Yuen Before the Cantonese troops surrounded the city, the Kwangsi troops under Chen Ping-kwan and Wai Wing-chang bad evacuated leaving the city without |
previously
AUSTRALIANS' MATCH WITH YORKSHIRE CONTINUED,
LONDON. July 21, The weather was sunny, the wicket good. There were 16,000 spectators. Yorkshire made 126 runs. Holmes made 25 and Burton 31. Gregory took three wickets for 42 runs, and McDonald three for 31. The Australians tonese made 136 for seven. Macartney made 33. The Australian batting was very cautious, scoring being difficult owing to the very keen fielding.
$3,010,000 EMBEZZLEMENT ORANGE.
ILLINOIS STATE OFFICIALS INDICTED.
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, July 21.
a strong defence. When the Can- opened fire flags of
trace were seen flying over the city gates and a commission of business | men came out to inform the Cantonese that the city was free of Kwangsi troops and to invite them to take possession of the city. This was im- mediately done with practically no | bloodshed
Firecrackers were set off by the popu'stion of Kwei Yuen to welcome
Governor Small, Lieut-Governor Sterling and a banker named Vernon Curtis have been indicted on a charge of embezzling public funds amount-the Cantonese troops, and it is re- ing to $3,200,000. Sinall has issued a statement proclaiming his innocence and asserting that his enemies are trying to assassinate him politically,
AFGHAN ENVOY IN AVERICA,
CONFERENCES DO NOT IMPLY RECOGNITION.
WASHINGTON, July 21.
Mr. Hughes, Secretary of State, has received Mahomed Valikhan, an Afghan enroy who is visiting America for a series of conferences with the State Department, but the Department does not construe the meeting as extending or forecasting American recognition of Afghanistan,
LEING RU 1OUR AGAIN.
REPORTED RUSSIAN MOBILISATION DENIED.
LONDON, July 21
Ported that the display of firecrackers continued throughout the night till early the next morning.
In view of the occupation of Kwei Yuea which is so near the threshold of Nanning, Warlord Lu Fung-ting issued a circular telegram announcing hia resignation and at the same time left Nanning in the charge of some of the unimportant military commanders.
reached Gen.
When this piece of good new orders were given to move his military Chen Chiang-ning
headquarters to Kerci Yuen so that operations could be directed more effectively against the remaining Kwangsi general.
Kwai Yuen is a very strategic city upon which the safety of Nanning, the capital of the province depends. Now that it has fallen into the hands of the Cantonese, military experts
The Estonian Legation in London is officially informed that the report declare that the occupation of
of the Russian mobilisation cabled on July 17 is without fududation.
RHODE ISLAND` TENNIS.
"A DEFEAT FOR SHIMIDZU,
LONDON, July 22..
Nanning will be a very easy matter. In fact they declare that the fall of Kwei Yuen is equivalent to the fall; of the military machine in Kwangais
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