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"Salamis". Controversy Not Yet Settled.
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Sydney, Yesterday.
Instalments.
Geneva, Yesterday.
París, Yesterday.
The Council of the League has The "Petit Parisien" forecasts The majority report of the that the French reply to the joint committee of public ac-fixed. December 5 as the date of Soviet proposals will show the counts recommends the disposal the next meeting and adjourned impossibility of an agreement on of the steamers of the Australian till then further consideration of that basis and will point out that Commonwealth Line to a private the dispute between the Greek the French delegation, in consent-company and the termination of Government and the Vulkan ship- yards in regard to the cruiser ing to a 80 per cent. reduction. the directors' appointments. made real sacrifices. The Soviet The report says that the re- "Salamis," of which the Greek should show their goodwill by sults of trading with the steamers Government refused to take de- paying before they start thinking have shown the unreliability of livery after the war.
The original contract price of about borrowing, Reuter.
the forecasts made for the ship-
cruiser was £1,600,000, ping business. The Line, there the fore, should not be retained as a Greece paid £450,000 in instal- direct Government activity.ments, but claims that the con- tract is void as Germany prohibit
Earlier messages said:- An official statement reviews the history of the Franco-Russian debt negotiations showing that no agree-Reuter. ment was reached at the end of July, since when the Soviet delega tion has communicated no fresh pro- posals.
Nate Received.
France has received a Note sign- ed by M. Rakowski, dated Septem- ber 21, embodying the new Soviet proposals and confirming the verbal assurances already given.
Tentative Settlement.
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ITEMS FROM TO-DAY'S POLICE
REPORTS.
Mr. Hayes, manager. of the Dunlop Rubber Company has in- formed the police that the Eura- sian cashier of the Company,
ed the exporting of war mater-
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Mr. Adatci energetically inter- vened in the discussion in favour of referring the dispute to the Hague Court and deprecated any hasty decision now which the Council might regret later-Reu-}
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Council Business Ended.
Geneva, Yesterday. The Council of the League has M. Rakovski's Note purports to named Charles Mahr, absconded concluded the business session.
be a tentative settlement based on at 6 p.m., yesterday taking with Most of the delegates are going
the verbal agreement. It follows him $2,000, the property of the home to-night. -
the linea cabled on September 22. firm.
Russia agrees to pay forty-one
annuities of 60,000,000 gold francs Money and jewellery worth
in liquidation of pre-war loans, ten $271 was reported stolen from annuities of 60,000,000 francs on the second floor of No. 34 Wynd- account of arrears of interest, and ham Street last night. ten almilar annuities on account of supplementary bonus.
The manager of the Yim Mok! M. Rakovski states that the So- Kay grocery store of No. 69, Holly- viet has reduced the previous creditwood Road reported to the police requirements to 120,000,000 dollars that on Wednesday he entrusted a spread over six years, the proceeda quantity of jewellery worth $120 to The of which would be expended in a goldsmith to be altered. France.
goldsmith has absconded with the property.
INDIAN LABOUR.
RAILWAYMEN AND A GENERAL STRIKE.
Calcutta, Yesterday.
THE D.O.G.A. SUCCESSFUL CONCERT LAST
EVENING.
FUNDS FOR PAVILION.
A concert arranged by the Diocesan Old Girls' Association to raise funds for a pavilion at the Cathedral Hall held last night was Unfortunately a great success. the attendance was very poor.
The opening item was a quartette According to a report made toj the police by the master of a watch of violins and pianos, comprising maker's shop at No. 172, Welling. Mrs. G. Aubrey, Miss Braga, Miss ton Street, a foki of the shop ab-C. Brage and Mr. John Braga. The combination was good to hear. sconded yesterday with three gold!
A trio by the same ladies was given watches worth $64.
In the second half of the pro-
The Rev. W. W. Rogers gave
A visitor staying in Room No. gramme, The Bengal-Nagpur railway 28 at the Hung On Boarding House workers' union has decided to de-in Connaught Road Central, has some delightful recitations. His clare a general strike if the made a report to the police that Mark Twain's guide piece was e
"ripper." authorities do not withdraw to during his absence from his room discharge notices or appoint a committee of enquiry. Reuter,
Bengal-Napour railway workshop employees at Khargpur who turned
some time yesterday, a thief open-
Mrs. R. Sanger was delightful in
ed his box by means of a duplicate her two solos, with Miss C. Braga An earlier. cable said:-
on the violin. Mr. George Sarmi Following the action of 8,000 key and stole clothing and money at the piano and Mr. John Braga
worth $369.
gave 'callo turns of which the au- Injured in the back as the result dience showed great appreciation up to work but did none as a pro- of being knocked down by public and Mr. A. Morley Horder's bari- test against retrenchment, 700
moter car No. 428 in Connaught tone songs were excellent. As an others went on strike. agement has declared a shops lock Road West, a Chinese was yester encore he gave "The End of a Per- day removed to the Government fect Day," with Mr. George Surmi and Mrs. Frank Austin on the out, thus affecting 10,000 people.
Civil Hospital.
'cello and piano. The trio was ex- cellent.
The man-
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WHAT WAS THE FATE OF ZAGONSKI?
. As the result of a fall from a wall while arranging flower pots,
Mr. R. Baldwin,
A.T.C.L. gave
the gardener of No. 47,. Pokfulum plano solo selections which were Mr. Barnett gave Road yesterday suffered injuries to well received.
his right shoulder, and face, and humorous items, his songs being accompanied by Mrs. C. P. F. had to go to the hospital.
James.
Warsaw, Yesterday. While working cargo alongside Some unknown person has for the s.s. "Santafon" In the harbour warded from Kattowitz to the yesterday, a cargo coolie fell inte newspapers a statement alleging the hold of a cargo junk and re- that Zagorski was murdered in a colved injuries to his head which fort near Warsaw by members of necessitated his removal to the Gov amilitary organisation in close ernment Civil Hospital.lin 2.80 p.m. touch with the Premier and that m
Miss J. Mitchell a descendant of those old residents, the Lammert family, was very dainty in her Victorian Dance and also in a wood-
land one.
At the conclusion of the Concert Mrs. Matthews, president of the DO.GA; thanked the artists and the body was afterwards thrown A coolle employed at Talkoo Dock also Mr. J. Banister for his kind
help into the Vistula...
was yesterday taken to the Govern The Government Press ridi-ment. Civil Hospital suffering from cules the statement but the OP- Injuries to his forehead, caused on position Press, while throwing through the explosion of a detona ceny and was banished afterwards, it, urges the tor. The man picked the detonator He had previously been banished Government. hot
doubt on to delay in the Main Road at Shaukiwan, for life from Singapore.
in publishing the results of the and the explosion occurred while
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When a Chinese was this morn-be pawned for $12, Sergeant Whant QUALITY 10.30am. REYNOLDS FOUND, ing charged before Mr. R. E. Lind- told his Worship that the woman sell with returning from banish from whom the watch had been ment after having been sent away stolen was the accused's clansman. for ten years on June 18 this year, She had been responsible,
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he said that he came back to fetch ing the accused out from the coun- St. Louis, Yesterday, his belongings from his sister.. A try and find work for him through The watch was Reynolds at first denied his cording to Sub-Inspector Vincent, her husband. Identity and declared he used an in charge of Criminal Records, the missed two months ago, but the ac
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