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IRISH OUTLOOK GRAVE.
PREMIER SEES KING.
INN FEIN'S REPLY,
LONDON, December 5. The Sian Fein reply to the Government's proposals cabled on December 2 was handed to the Government yesterday. It is described as a reasoned negative sug gesting certain amendments. Negotiations have not been broken off but the antlook if grave, The King gave an audience to Mr. Lloyd Georgo this morning and lengthily discussed the latest phase in the negotiations. A full meeting of the Cabinet was subsequently held.
MORE CONFERENCES.
LATER...
Another meeting of the Anglo-Irish conference lasting four and a half hours was held to-day when it is understood important modifications were made to the latest Government proposals which the Sinn Feiners subsequently discussed privately.
BRIGADIER-GENERAD PHILLIP ),
FORMER AD.C. HERE DEAD,
LONDON, December 5, The death is announced of Brigadier-General G. F, Phillips, former Aide de Camp to the Governor of Hong kong.
[Brigadier-General George Fraser Phillips, CB C.M.Q., joined the West Yorkshire Regt., in 1885, He was appointed A.D.C. to the Governor of Hongkong in 1897. He commanded the 2nd Batt. Wert Yorkshire Regt, also the International Force in Scutari where he was Governor from 1913 until the outbreak of war. He commanded the 2nd Batt., West Yorkshire Regt. in France, in 1914. From 1915 to 1916 he was Military)! Attacho, Serbia and Montenegro; from 1916 to 1917 Head of the British Military Mission, Greece; and from 1918 to 1920 saw service in the same capftity if Albania. Brigadier General Phillips, who was also 4 member of the Allied Military Control Mission; eti Athens in December, 1917, retired from the Service in 1920.]
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To-day's closing rate 2/7 5/8,
To-day's opening rate 2/7 5/8.,
QUADRUPLE ENTENTI.
PREPARING THE DRAFT.
AUTHORITATIVE NEWS,
WASHINGTON, December 5. It is doânitely and authoritatively learned that the draft of a quadruple extents as a substitute for the Anglo-Japanese Alliance is now being considered by the British, Japanese, American and French Governments.
WHAT FAILURE WILL MEAN
WASHINGTON, December 5.
The newspapers report that President Harding in the course of the andual message to Congress which |·reassembles on December 6, will state that should the -conference fail he estimates the United States should spend over $3,000,000 on the army and navy in the year ending July 30,1829. This would be $60,000,000 less thau the expenditure for the current year but would be far above pre-war appropriations. The message con- tinues that the United States cannot greatly reduce her Emilitary and naval appropriations until all the powers Bkewise agree. The revenuc for 1923 is estimated at $3,338,000,000 dollars and the expenditure at $3,305,-- |000,000, including war debt $370,000,000, navy 3432,- |000,000, and reduction of debt $369,000,000.
SHANTUNG CONSIDERED.
WASHINGTON, December 5. While the formal session of the conference has been suspended until December 7, informal discussiona between groups of delegates continue, the most import- ant being the Chinese and Japanese conversations with regard to Shantung. No definite development in the naval negotiations can be expected until the Japanese delegates receive the anticipated statement on the views of their Government,
WAR INCIDENT. ·
DUTCH STEAMER'S FATE.
THE HAGUE, December 5. The international commission of inquiry into the loss of the Dutch steamer" Tabantis," which was sunk in the North Sea on March 16, 1916, allegedly by a German submarine, opens at the Palace of Peace privately on January, 18.
MONETARY PROBLEMS.
CONFERENCE POSTPONED.
LONDON, December 5. Commenting on the Straits Settlements loan, the Times emphasises the favourable finnucial position of the Straits and Malay States Governments in recent years. It says that contraction of the revonnes in the
LONDON, December 5. past year has been the inevitable consequence of the
The international monetary conference which, acnto depression in the rubber and tin industries but this should have opened in London to-day to consider means may be regarded merely as an incidental check which of rehabilitating the currencies has been indefinitely will disappear as world trade revives.
CHINESE STUDENTS.
FRENCH RELIEF.
PARIS, December 5.
M. Gaston Menier has given 5,000 francs to re- lieve Chinese students in France who have been thrown into distress, especially owing to the collapse of the Banque Industrielle de Chine.
EASTERN PROBLEMS.
PARIS CONFERENCE,
PARIS; December 5. According to reports from various sources, Lord Curzon is expected in Paris this week when, according to Le Matin, he will have an opportunity of discussing with M. Briand joint policy as regards Turkey-Havas.
RHINISH: RIFUSHO
BONN CONGRESS.
PARIS
December 5.
Mayence wires, state that a congress including 584- delegates representing all sections of the Rhenish popu lation met at Bonn and passed a resolation in favour of the proclamation of an independent neutral Rhniah republic.Havas.
LOCAL WEDDING,
KWONG-LEE
A CATHEDRAL CEREMONY,"
postponed owing to developments at Washington. Besides Dr. Rathenau from Germany, the American and Australian delegates are actually in London.
WOMEN AGAINST ARBUCKLE.
"UNTIL HELL FROZE,”
SAN FRANCISCO December 5. The two jurors who voted for the conviction of Arbuckle were both women. One refused to consider the evidence and declared at the opening of the delibera- tions that she would not change her opinion until hell froze." Arbuckle declares that the result is a moral acquittal. The retrial has been fixed for January 9.
LONELY 'KAISER.
WOOS WIDOW.
BERLIN, December 5. The newspaper Zwoelfuhrblatt asserts that the former Kaiser has decided to remarry and has chosen the widow of a Dauzig officer killed in the war.
MARKS 835.
PAPER MONEY INCREASED:
LONDON, December 5. German marks in London reached 930. The 100,944 million marke, an increase for the week of 4,480
Reichsbank's current note cironlation amounts to
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