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LLOYD GEORGE SPEAKS OUT.
PLAIN STATEMENT TO FRANCE.
LONDON, August 9.
Speaking at the Supreme Council on the subject of Upper Silesia, Mr. Loyd George said that the problem was very menacing and urgent solution was desirable. The British and Italian views on the matter were identical į
REAL THING EASILY CHOKED OFF,
HOW NỰT TO FIND CONSPIRATORS.
The thinl Boot of No. 24 Hing On
| but differed from those of France. The British Empire would never support Read. Hongkong, which is in charge
a settlement which was tantamount to a manoeuvre to diminish the populaf a certain Liang." Yes, here it tion of Germany. He suggested that the experts be freshly instructed and was in a typical Chinese tenement emphasised that Britain would always support France if unjustly attacked, in a typical Chinese street with no but the nations of the Empire would not be dragged into a war arising out thing to proclaim it different from of the oppressive use of superior force or abuse of justice in the hour of the thousands of other flats in this vast triumph by any ally.
seething city where countless little; loves and hates make for daily joy! PREMIER SCORES MANY POINTS.
For tragedy, an ordinary dwelling PARIS, August 9. hiding an extraordinary secret! Proceedings to-day at the Supreme Council were harmonious. Mr. The uninspiring walls with their Lloyd George, who was in good form, scored many points which did not fading whitewash, did they shelter accord with French views but with a bamour which evoked frequent the haunt of a hold adventurer? the air of a desperate conspirator, laughter from the French, The High Commissioner of Upper Silesia Was it here that wars and rumours declared that the available troops were insuficient. He maintained...(?) of war had their sinister origin, was reaction if the Poles began military operations. Mr. Lloyd George etait here that dark plots were hatched. phasized that the settlement must not be at the expense of the majority of here in this drab little flat. here in the people of Upper Silesia.
the third floor of No. 24 Hing Oni Road. Hongkong?
PREMIER'S NEW LINES FOR THE EXPERTS.
He refused to accept the view that the posulation was oppressed as a These and other fearsome questions whole. Silesia had been German for seven centuries, He suggested that burned in the mind of a China Mail the experts be freshly instructed on the following lines. One vote one reporter as he dubiously eyed the value. Secondly that an industrial unit which was German by January 2 where & Canton paper alleged one front door of the West Point Hat should be consigned to Germany. Thirdly that contiguous areas should be Stun Hung-yin, a Kwang militarist analysed to show what communes were vitally connected with the industrial actively intriguing against the area. It was agreed that the experts should begin work on these lines.
THE FRENCH SCHEME.
antonese, had made his headywar- rers: Mastering his fear of the con- M. Briand declared that French polity was nof one of finishing of a sequecres that right follow bis wounded man. France desired a just settlement for the vanquished, but temerity, he gingerly approached the was against reserving for the vanquished privileges: Tat fate of thevings gave a cautious koek. During door and oppressed by deep mis- plebiscite should be considered ethnically, because the outside voter was not the minute that followed it suddenly equal to the vote of the native. He said that out of 200,000 out-voters dawned on tim that his position *£20,000 Vired for Germany, The French scheme ipted Germany and was unusual to a degree, if not dis- Poland the majority of their respective voters, Thi Barish croposed tutinetly unpleasant a publicity man allot 70 per cent of the Poiss voters to Germany and only eleven per cent of the German voters to Poland,
Signor Bonomi (Italy) appealed to the solidarity of the Allies to find a
zolution.
Baron Hayashi (Japan) hoped that an agreement would be found based on a common formulae.
MORE HOFEFUL TONE.
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PARIS, August 9.
The more hopeful tone prevailing to-night is ascribed to Mr. Lloyd
secueniestor in his air! With sickly feeling he recalled fearsome who had brutally murdered possible tales of desperate Chinese plotters
chance betrayers after hileous torture. Sweat broke put on his brow. his hands became clammy, Already he could feel the excruciating
pain. already hear the fiendish. The door suddenly 让 few inches, an
George's suggestion for a resumption of the experts committee which is scraped open
interpreted as British willingness to abandon the theory of the indivisibility through the aperture, and a resping unromantic female peered at him of the industrial triangle. The experts, who were reinforced by the voice bade him begne for a disturber inclusion of the high commissioners, began work immediately. It was of honest folk. Before he could stated that they bad made considerable progress by midnight and that they recover from his momentary bewilder- hope to report on Wednesday afternoon.
AN ENIGMATIC FIGURE.
ment, banglam went the door hiding (pending the arrival of more determined investigators) the secrets reat or small of the third floor of No. 24 Hing On Road, Hongkong.
The meeting of the Supreme Comcil in Paris is not merely the most important since the Peace Conference but the most interesting on Recount of the personalities present. The American Ambassador is described as an enigmatic figure of whom everyone is somewhat afraid, while Mr. Lloyd George has come with renewed authority in French eyes as the representa tive not merely of Britain but of the British Empire, as justified by the SHIP CHARTERERS FINED. virtual mandate given him by the Imperial Conference.
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AUSTRALIANS' EASY VICTORY OVER WARWICKSHIRE.
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vessel to be used for the transport- County matches resulted as follows-Derbyshire 172 runs, Gloucesteration of illicit opiam, Revenue 200 runs, Lancashire ten wickers, Yorkshire 113 runs, Surrey 75 runs, and Officers last week searched the vessel Northants in the first innings.
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