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SOVEREIGNTY OF : MÓSUL:
ANGLO-TURKISH DISPUTE.
TWO RAIDS ON IRAQ...
BRITISH ABROPLANES REPEL FOE.
(Router's Servise.)
MOSUL, September 25.
A serious situation has arisen la connectiön with the Anglo-Turkish dispute as regards the sovereignty of Mosul vilayet in Mesopotamia...:-)
This is one of the questions on which amicable settlement was not reached at the time of the signature of the Treaty of Lausanne. It was reserved for subsequent negotiation, with the provision of ultimate reference to the League of Nations if necessary.
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NO QUESTION OF MUTINY.
NECESSARY STEPS. TAKEN,
(Reuter's Service.)
AMSTERDAM, September 25. Later news from Camp Ede shows that, al- though there was no question of a mutiny proper there has been some ludisciplino-of-a seemingly good-natured character.
⠀ For example-when an officer ordered some soldiers drinking in a public house to return to camp, they invited him to drink. This he did, in order to prevent disorder. The movement seems to have been instigated by ringleidera who ter The Turkish Government, despite the applica-rorised the soldiers. It is believed 500 cartridges, tion of this provision, last week presented a Note which disappeared. from the shooting grounds," to-Britain, complaining of alleged British troop are in the hands of the ringleaders, movements on the Turco-Iraq, frontier.
The discipline of the artillery is good. The authorities have taken measures to prevent further disturbances.
SENSATION AT GENEVA.
A message from Geneva shows that Lord Parmoor (President of the Council) created--a- sensation to-day by reading the British reply to the Turkish Note, in which a strong protest was re- gistered against the invasion · by armed bodies inside the area administered by the British also within the old administrative boundary of the Mosul vilayet. Bodles left behind 'showed the Invaders included Turkish regulars and evidence là available of the Turkish disregard of the status que at the time of the signature of the Lausanne Treaty It is said Iraq police and local lovies were forced to retire as recently as September 2z.to Amadia,
was
SOLEMN PROTEST TO LEAGUE... ..Lord
Parmoor said the retirement accompanied by the flight en masse of Assyrian Christians and large numbers of Iraq tribesmen.
Lord Farmoor emphasised the Government's solemn protest before the League at the intentional flagrant violation of the Treaty. Meanwhile, he stated, the British authorities at Iraq had been authorized to take all necessary action to prevent invasion and the infiltration of Turkish forces of a nature to entall serious unrest and bloodshed.
Fethi Bey (Turkey), who followed. Lord Parmoor, disputed the British view as regards the frontier, declaring it was assumed that the fate of Mosul had already been decided in favour of Britain, which Turkey disputed.
TWO TURKISH, RAIDS.
LONDON, September 24 With reference to the Mosul situation, it is officially learned'in London that, there have been two Turkish maids on Iraq; one last week, and one On September 22,
British aeroplanes participated in repelling the Invaders...
RUGBY
VICTORY AND DEFEAT.
(Reuter's Service).
CAPE TOWN, September 25. defeated the Western Province by 8 points to 6 The British Rugby team, touring South Africa, to-day. This is the last match of the tour.
ALL BLACKS" WIN.....
****** GLOUCESTER, September 25. The "All Blacks," the New Zealand Rugby XV, defeated Gloucestershire County team to-day, The score was 6 points to ni! in favour of tha -visitors.
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BELGIUM AND CHINA.
NEW MINISTER APPOINTED.
(Reuter's Service.)
BRUSSELS, September 25. M. Lemaire de Waizer, Counsellor of the Belgian Legation at Peking, has been appointed Minister for Belgium to China.
He succeeds M. Robert Everts, who has been appoloted Minister to Berlin,......
ANGLO-GERMAN TREATY,
NEGOTIATIONS ARE RESUMED.
(Reuter's Service.)
BERLIN, September 25. The German Ministry of Trade resumed negotiations with Mr. Henry Fountain, principal assistant secretary of the British Board of Trade, but the position is unchanged.
Mr. Fountain leaves for England to-morrow.
"THE POLITICAL POSITION. › Note: Iraq was conquered by Indian and British troops during the Great War. The town of, Basra
was occupied on November 22, 1914/ and Baghdad on March 11, 1917. In the Peace Treaty of Sevres, 1920 (which was not railfied), Iraq Was recognised 26 anduly ratified and the organic_law__has been independent State, to be placed under a Mandatory Power, and the Supreme Council allotted the mandate to Great Britian. Under the draft treaty of Lausanne, 1923, the boundary between Iraq and Turkey is to be adjudged by the League of Nations,
On October 11, 1922, the British Government entered into treaty relations with the govemment of Iraq. The treaty is to, remain in force for 20 years. The British Government undertakes to secure a speedy delimitation of the frontiers of Iraq, in order that Iraq may be in a position, when the treaty and the subsidiary agreements have been
SCOUTS, JAMBOREE,
BOYS AT WEMBLEY.
HISTORICAL EPISODE.
brought into effect, to apply for admission to membership of the League of Nations, To secure the admission of Iraq to the League, the British Government, will use its good offices. In all important matters affecting the international and financial obligations and interests of the British Government, the King of Iraq agrees to be guided by the advice of the British High Commis- Boner.
It has been officially stated that the admission of Iraq to the League of Nations would put an end to the British. Mandate.
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miniature bluejackets. Our Httle Interchanged, and smoked. · The part of the world was safe as these cheering that followed was as youngsters, who represented our tounding to the ears of the older Empire, swung round and rallied | folk, who never try to grow to the emblem. The Stadium was young. There were thousands encircled by browns and greys who turned back the pages of Ilfo and blues and all our flags. There and felt for the moment as young was a swift more to the centre, as they did forty or fifty years ago "God Save the King" was sung asthe ambush, the shuts, the only young voices can sing it, and wounded, and the outposts stirred three loyal cheers were given, old memories, and all, as it ever sincere and ringing. It was a rally should ended happily. of voices that will change with the years, but while the note may alter the spirit of a Scout remains the
samo.
There followed handball by the 4th St. Albans Troop, hurley (not a recently created name), by Irish Free State Scouts, a tug of war,
London, August 5-A great audience appears small perhaps in the vastness of the Stadium arena, which yesterday had lost some of its freshness and showed a few #pots that suggested puddles. Still, if there appeared, here and there, indications of vacancy, one had the consciousness of a great Then these youngsters scamper: bridge-building by the 1st City of gathering. Whatever the coned away, back to position, and in a Westminster Troop, lariat-throw- ditions, they do not affect Scouts, second the arena was clear, after ing, fancy rope and skipping rope who scoff at weather and all shrieks and calls and greetings by Hastings and District, and other circumstances, and sturdify that are unknown to those who an exhibition by Hartlepool live up to the promises they have have the ill-fortune to be movlog and District of the Kirby made on jotain. Yesterday, "at towards middle age The scene Wolycard sword dance. There the Empire Exhibition. they changed, and there followed an were also tumbling and other performed their allotted tasksopisode that made the youthful gymnastics by the Carrs-lane, whi precision, Justiness heart stir, and other hearts were 12th Gateshead, Nottingham of cheering, and a full transported back to the period of | V.M.C.A., and 1st Herrington consciousness of everything that is Fenimore Cooper. It was a Troops. And the whole conclud- expected of a true, loyal, and Canadian historical, episode by cd with that glorious display of devated brotherhood of youth. Harrow County School and Ealing massed Highland dancing by the was all splendid and lospiring, Association, Everything was Scottish contingent, an invigorat- and it told the story of the Empire thereRed Indians, wigwame, ing spectacle of swift, rhythmic and its development,
dances, scouts of the old days, and movement which aroused great Scouts are dead "on time," and a couple of white adventurers, enthusiast. so to the stroke, the grand who are supposed to be associated Prince Arthur of Connaught will entry" began. Before you swept with the creation of the Hudson attend the. Jamboree" to-day, and with easy and regular movements Bay Company There is little the Duke of York to-morrow. It representatives of the Dominions need fLx scenery, the movement may be mentioned that there are. ard the Cotonda sufficient stealth and sintake 30100131130gents for fach. nakes our Empiro Somehow strategy,ith the aid of noises performance, and 9,000, standing Kenya, seemed to receive a large that are pot phonetically repro- places at 64, share of cheers that were stTRA {ductible. It To those who have notĮ?
Intermission, forgotten the stories of their youth
almost without buti Kenya hat
passing, the scenarios de complete. After Mr. Robert Price, who was And the war, dance, an ambush, and buried at Brockton: Baptist Cemer Carlure, and amid much smoke ter Worthen, Shropshire, made from the fires the two whiteself his funeral, arrangements, last edrand and received into the brotherhood ear, constructing and putting up
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