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LONDON, December 12.
It is noteworthy that the communiqué as regards, the adjournment of the Allied Premiera conference does not refer to the question of the Bahr which the correspondante conour in declaring was the main cause of the differences. The communiqué, after mentioning that the discussions related to the reparations problem: and the cognate question of înter-Allied European debti, states that the German nots was found nouatisfactory. It says: "It has not been possible in the time available for the Allied Prime Ministers to arrive at definite con-- clusions on the momentous issues involved. In the circumstances it has been decided to contibua the non- versations of the Premiers in Paris on January 2 so as to allow of a plenary conference assembling immediately alterwards in order to arrive before Jaunary 16 at do; finite decisions on the whole of the questions discussed in London." Commen's is the London papers to day emphasis as the main lesture of the conference, the
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fact that a crisis has been abelved and the Entente stil: rash kittermaster holds despite incompatible views. The Daily Chronicle
loose forward ruah alling to convert
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and Westminster Gazelle opine that the breakdown will Cambridge were still attacking When the continue unless the French recade from the militaristi
standpoint.
WAR DEBTS QUESTION.
TWENTE
LONDON, December 19, A statement from a French source says that as a result of the Premiere conference the British Government will semi-officially enquire at Washington before January 2 regarding the United States attitude on the question of inter allied debts to the United States independent of the British debts. Therefore great, progress was realleed towards a general settlement of war debts.: Germany's proposal which was rejected was an eleventh
oduction of the current year was estimated. four attempt to create a diversion on this subject. The statement concludes that M. Poincare may be nasble stat,900,000 tons. The refinery capacity was at present the next meeting 10 obtain British consent to the im- mediate occupation of the Rahr but opines that any alight difference resulting from such an eventuality would not seriously affoot Angle French relations.
PREMIERS DEPART. T.
LONDON, December 12.'. The Allied Premiers departed this morning, Poincare said he confidently, hoped that the coming meeting in Paris would lead to an agreement, Bignor Mussolint was very enthusiastically farewelled at Victoria by a large body of London Fascisti in black shirts,
BONAR LAW ON ALLIED DEBTS
LONDON, December 12. Questioned in the House of Commons in regard to
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ANTHRAX COMMITTEE,
EXEMPTIONS-FROM-DISINFECTION.
LONDON, December 12,
The international advisory committee on anthrax the conference Mr. Bonar Law asid that in view of the resumption of conversations in Paris, it was impossible has adopted the report of a sub-committee recommend- to refer to the discussion but as it might be regarded ing exemption from compulsory disinfection of wool to a certain extent as a departure from the previous and billes of animals of countries where raw material, British policy he thought it better to give the words he has not caused cases of anthrax to be imported into a used at the conference in regard to the question of country for five years, unless anthrax spores are European allied debts, namely, that it would not be bacteriologically discovered, and the raw material also right to effect such 'a settlement that Britain, alone of of countries where there is no endemic anthrax among the allies virtually would pay the indemnity but it was animale or, which have applied strict measures for fair to consider the whole amount obtainable from stamping out any outbreak at its source. Germany and say: "As you will not be getting all you expected from Germany we must reduce our claims." Therefore if it saw some chance of a complete sattioment with the prospect of finality the Government would ba willing to run a certain risk, finally not receiving as much from the Allies and, Germany as Britain might have to pay America, bat, it would be foolish to make such a concession if the whole gestion was to be re-down bring to the Russians' refusal to sign a non--
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BETTER FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER;
LONDON, December 19,
RUSSIA AND DISARMAMENT,
CONFERENCE BREAKS DOWN.
HELSINGFORS, December 12.
The Mosdon disarmament conference has broken
aggresion treaty before an agreement is reached con cerning reduction of armaments which the border states wished to refer to a special commission after signsture of the non aggression treaty.
--INDO-CHINA'S GOVERNOR-GENERAL.
-An improvement in British trade is shown by the Board of Trade returns for November. The imports Lapg, the totalla 195 600,000 and the exports £60,490,000 the Chin increases being £10 680,000 and £6,091,000 respectively has been
as compared with October
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sed by £1,772,000 £903,000 raspestively.
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