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SENATOR BORAH'S PLEA.
(Bouter's Service to the China Mat.);
WASHINGTON, December 21.
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ATHENS, December 21.
Great efforts are being made to induce Venizelos
Following the introduction of a resolution by Senator Borah urging President Coolidge to tend to return to Greece from Paris. The Officers Corps recognition to the Soviet Govemical, the State propices to telegraph urging him to return. The has authorised an extensive study of the entire Liberals telegrapada ħẩm but the Democraté refosbe Russian question by the Foreign Relations Come to countersign the message as their views do not mittee of which Senater Lodge is Chairman Senator altogether coincide with his. It is felt that it would Borah alleges that there is no proof of Russian pro not be fitting to invite him to return until the com- paganda activities in the United States. Meanwhile stitutional question has been definitely settled. As a matter of fact the change of regime is already the contention held in some quarters favourable to that the propaganda for a proletarian revolution in considered a fait accompli and the portraits of the America emanates from the communist laternation- sovereigns have been removed from the Govern- al and not the Soviet Government is regarded as a ment departments. According to a republican subterfuge by the American administration officiale, organ the Democratic Condouriotis declared that he who consider it impossible to 'distinguish between altogether favoured the formation of a Democratic the two bodies. Reuter's American Service.
INDIAN
ELECTIONS.
RESULTS REVIEWED.
DELHI, December 21. The elections have resulted in some forty Swarajists being returned to the Assembly out of a hundred and forty members. The Swarajists are in the minority in the Panjab Council and a land- holders' majority is secure in the United Provinces
Government.
MISHAP TO "LEVIATHAN.".
AGROUND IN NEW YORK HARBOUR.
NEW YORK, December 21. The "Leviathan," coming in from Cherbourg grounded in New York harbour after leaving quarantine.
LATER.
It is stated that the "Leviathan" is fó no danger.
where it is believed the present ministry will con. The passengers are being taken off by tugs in order tinue to function. Moderates and landowners com- to obviate delay in landing.
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In response to the "Levithan" signals half'a
mand a majority in Behar, Assam. A non-Brahmir. Ministry is already functioning in Madras but the Central Provinces boast a distinct Swarajist dozen tugs tried to drag her off from Robins Reef majority, with the Ministers yet to be appointed, but so far unsuccessfully.. It is believed haze was The Swarajists form a strong individual party in responsible for the "Leviathan" getting out of her
course.Reuter's American Service. Bombay and the ministry consists of one non- Brahmin and two Moslems. Negotiations are stil! proceeding for the formation of a ministry in Bengal-
NORTH-WEST FRONTIER..
BRITISH MILITARY `POSITION.
GERMANY'S PLIGHT ~~~ **
། C REPARATIONS COMMISSION MOVE.
LONDON, December 21. PARIS, December '21.
According to Reuter well-informed circles The Reparations Commission has unanimously opine that the military position on the North-West decided to refer Germany's food credit request to frontier has not worsened as the result of recent the various governments for instructions and in the events. The happenings in Afghanistan do not meantime to request the Guarantees Committee to affect militarily the situation on the frontier and report as soon as possible on the situation. in Ger- are not altering British military arrangements. The many as regards cereals and fats, The Commission has decided to invite the American expert General Dawes, to accept the presidency of the Enquiry Committee in regard to the German budget.
HOME POLITICS.
FINAL STATE OF PARTIES.
LONDON, December 21.
The final state of the parties is
Conservatives, ............................... ***** 257.
Labour,
Liberals,
Independents, then)
8.
The election for West Derbyshire, postponed
latest official news from the frontier shows that the worst spot, Waziristan, has been very materially improved as a result of road construction and the existence of a mobile force at Auzmak dominating the heart of the Mabaud country, consequently practically all sections of the Mahsuds have come to terms with the British.
RAILWAYMEN'S WAGES.
BOARD'S FINDING ACCEPTED.
LONDON, December 21..
The railwaymen's conference decided, after owing to the death of the original Liberal candidate, some heated argument and by a very large majority, resulted in the Conservative Marquis of, Hartington to accept the findings of the Wages Board which gaining the seat from the Liberals.
SEEING THE WORLD,
PORTHOLE PLEASANTRIES.
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the last paragraph of this chapter beaded "The Phillipines" and which makes a strong appeal for social and recreational facilities for the American, sailorman. Beamudo We have to thank Ben. F. Dizon, is a place we have jotted down on Chief Pharmacist Mate of the U.3. the tablets of our memory as a place we must visit. Not merely because Navy for a very pleasant and enjoy it is beautiful and the people are of
SINGAPORE, December 21. The Chinese unanimously resent able hour. Few are the books that that unhurried class who are all too reach us that have a personal note. fow in the world, but because there Government interference with the The few that have a personal note are no railways or locomotives there, purchase and smoking of opium no trolleys or subways, no Fords whereon a Commission is making are generally as dead as the dodo. and no motor-oycles--only biogoles. investigations. But this little book which Ben has The Azures is also another place written mosta the only tests that that the writer convinces us wo can be applied to a book--it is must see. You live cheaply in the
Azorce and the author whats our try to the American Navy who has interesting and it is well written, by appetite in recounting what can be written in the following strain:- September 8, 1923. which we mean that the author has supplied for 40 cents. In quick not striven for effect. There was no succesion we are taken to Foochow, My dear Mr. Dixon,
Mr. A. L. Adams, of Winnetka, Singapore, Shanghai, Gibraltar, need to do so for he has written whin an own Hongkong comes in Illinois, has transmitted to me a simply and from the heart of the for honourable mamin in a delight copy of your book "Seeing the things be and his fellow "gobs ful little sketch, All the sketches World Throught a Porthole." As I have seen and experienced. And are delightful with restrained explained to him, I have not yet had on top of it all he is informative. sense of the humorous throughout. an opportunity to read it, but from He has enriched our knowledge and But we begin to feel we shall finish casual observation I can see that it where we ought to begin-which is contains a most interesting narrative made us weary for the places lie due to a long residence in Chita. of the craise of the U8.8. "Asha- writes about. And again he is brief This little book is called "Beeing ville." I shall look it over more —a regular multim in parco. Com-the World Through o Porthole" carefully at the first opportunity. It inend us for instance to his thumb and recounts the cruise of the convoys the impression that the "U,8,8,"" 'Asheville” to many dif "Asheville" is a happy ship, and - nau-sketch of Manila about which tent parts of the world. The book lint that means inhe way of we pretend to know, a little. In which is illustrated with some effectiveness is best appreciated by this little chapter is packed all that allant photographs, is priceless, thoes in the service.
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