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LAUSANNE CONFARENCE.
FREEDOM OF THE STRAITS.
THREE PROPOSALS HEARD
LAUSANNE, December 4. Interest in the conference, which has recently been waning, has been revived by the opening of the disene sion of the freedom of the Straits by territorial and military questions.
A commission of four Russian delegates, M. Chickerin, Rakovsky, Vorofsky, and Di (the last named & Georgian) participated.
TURKS REBUKED,
LAUSANNE, December 4.
The Straits Commission heard three proposals Bulgarian, Rumanian and Russian. The Turks supe ported the Russian proposal for excluding warshipe from the Black Ses and leaving the guardianship of the Straita to Tarkey.
The Turks were not ready fully to state their case, and for this Lord Carzon rebakel them. The Commis sion thereupon adjourned sine die in order to graminë, proposals and give the Turks time to formulate their reply.
IRISH CONSTITUTION BILL.
FINAL STAGE PARSED.
"LUED VARSON'S" "HITTER" "PEROH.
LONDON, December 4.
The House of Lords passed the third reading of the Irish constitution bill after a oritical and pessimistio speech by Lord Lansdowne and a bitter speech by Lord Carson.
MIX CAN BANDÍTH ACTIVE.
BRITON KIDNAPPED: AMERICANS KILLED.
MEXICO Ch December 4, Mr. Vereker, British "superintendent of the Aguila oil camp at Vera Craz, has been kidnapped by bandita. He is being held for ransom of 10,000 pessa.
The bandits ambushed and killed two Americans in the same camp the following day.
BRITON RESCUED,
MEXICO CITY, December 4. ---Faderal.troops have rescued. Mr. H.K. Vareler, the British superintendent of the Aguilar oil company at Vera Cruz who was kidnapped by bandita.
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KRICA'S, HUGH BUDGET.
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Washington: December 4.” President Harding has transmitted the bought ex Congress, showing a probable Government expenditure. for the year ending August 30, 1924 of three billion one bandrol and eighty one million dollar, which is hall s bilion below the estimates for the current fiscal year.l'..
He declared that any further material reduction in Government expenses and taxes depended on whether there should be curtailment of Government aid in rématch, improvement and development of mola al He drew attention to the fact that two thirds ent disbursements were for practically fized hand only about a billion was left against which
encoment could be direct
The estimates for 1923-24 showed an excess of receiple over expenditure of 181 millions, compared an estimated deficit of 274 millions, in the current which, however, he hoped to",
bring the remaining seven months.
The President predicted a postal surplus of nearly a milion dollars in 1924 instead of the usual deficit.
Diber large estimates, were the Army 257 millions, 18 millions for the Army sir servios; and ||Nary 200 millions.
PALESTINE. GOVERNMENT
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION URGED,
NATIONAL SYSTEM PROMISED,
LONDON, December 4. In the House of Lords, Lord Llington made sapng attack on the system of government in Palestine ortant legislation whereby the present tomjsbsystem of administration ” in Palastine, which be assessed was positively décazid by yuf Arabs, who form- ad an overwhelming proportion of the population would be substituted by a system usarly approximating a national form of government and modified palicy Gaszcially which would relievs both the British and Palestiniane,
WASHINGTON AGRÉZMENT WARSHIPS.
FATE NOW BEING CONSIDERED.
LONDON, December 4. Lethe House of: Commans, Ford Curzon drew attention to the fact that two new capital ships authorised by Parliament must be laid down under the Washington agreement by December 31. He asked whether the orders had yet been given.
Mr.Bonar Law replied that a statement regarding LONDON, December 4.the battleships would be made before the House rose. An article in the New York Journal of Commerce by desirability of spending money thereon and he was The Government was considering the "question of the Sir Charles Macara, the cotton magnate, attributes the high retail prices in cotton goeds largely to wild' facta-nable to promise that the opinion of the House on ations in cotton owing to gambling in taw materials and
this question would be invited. urges in the interest, not only of the planter, the spinner and the manufacturer, but also the commmer that, some. thing should be done to eliminate this bugbear of the industry.
CANCER CURE PRIZE,
MANY CLAIMS FILED.
MONTREAL, December 3.. Lord Atholstan's offer of a $100,000 prize for a. cancer cure has brought 2,715 claims from 41 countries, All stiefied the preliminary conditions of the Royal College of Physicians that there was sufficient scientific -basis for the professed cures to justify experiment al in-
vestigation,
PRINDE'N 'MISHAP
LONDON, Desember 4. The Prince of Wales has recovered from his mishap On Saturday.
(While riding in the Reding Steeplechases near Oz- ford, the Prince of Wales fell at a diffvult double jump bat was not injured.]
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LEGATION'S STATEMENT.
(CENTRAL AMERIU IN CONFERENCE.
HUGHES WELCOMES DELEGATES.
WASHINGTON, December 4. Mr. Hughes, welcoming the delegatos to the Central. Amarican conférence, declare that the interest of the United States was to be found in the pesos of the Watern hemisphere. He hoped the meeting would register an effective resolve to end strike and mutual
CANADA AND AMERICA.
IMPROVED POSTAL SERVICE.
OTTAWA, December 4. postal conference between Canada and the United States has opened to discuss improved parcel post and specis! delivery "letter insurano), also customa regulations.
BAPTIST COLLEGE FIRE DEATHS.
TWO STUDENTS DEAD: ONE MISSING,
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