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Rugby, Yesterday.
SOVIET GRAFT.
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French Treaty With America.
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Charged with abusing their The French Government is day's rapid thaw and heavy rain official posts, M. Poliakov, Com- studying the United States continue serious but during the mercial Director of the Grain De- memorandum regarding the night the temperature became partment of the State Bank, and new Franco-American Arbitra- lower and the rain ceased, thus his assistant, M. Telesnin, have tion Treaty to replace the Elihu casing the situation. Steady wind been sentenced to death and their Rout Treaty, which expires next has prevented fogs.
property confiscated.
February. In London, the most serious Nine merchants have been sen-
The suggested preamble of the flooding occurred in the Harles-tenced to varying terms of im- new treaty will declare a policy den area where 200 houses and prisonment on cognate charges. against war, while the document several roads were affected.. It was alleged that M. Poliakov itself will provide that all dis- Many important roads in South- and M. Telesnin communicated putes (except domestic or affect- ern England are impassable but secret commercial information to ing a third Power or arising from conditions in the Thames Valley, private merchants and sold the the Monroe doctrine) shall be sub- owing to the preparations of the latter grain on more favourable mitted to the Hague Court. Thames Conservancy Board, are terms than to the State Depart- The proposals are regarded less serious than had been anti-ment-Reuter. cipated.
The water continues to rise at Reading, but the situation is con- sidered well in hand and cold dry weather to-day will assist the water to drain away.-British Wireless Service.
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Managua, Yesterday.
model for arbitration Treaties with other nations, including Great Britain where, it is learn- jed in London, they will un- doubtedly receive favourable con. sideration. Reuter's American Service.
The League Covenant.
Paris, Yesterday. M. Briand's reply to Mr. Kellogg
Collapse of a Bridge.
Rugby. Yesterday.
American reinforcements march- From all parts of the country ing on Quilali came into conflict as gratifled the latter, who ap continue to come reports of dam- with the followers of General proves of the French suggestion age and difficulties caused by the Sanding, and one marine was kill-to outlaw war, but, if the Treaty floods.
The most notable happening to- fled to the mountains.
ed and five wounded. The rebels is extended to nations besides France and Americs, the ques- day, was the collapse of a bridge
A feature of the recent fight-tion will require careful study to of the London and North-Eastern ing in the accuracy of the rebels' ensure that the rights and duties Railway near Edmonton, on the anti-aircraft fire againat Ameri- of the nations interested in the main line from London to Cam- can aeroplanes. Reuter's Ameri-League Covenant and in existing bridge. The mail train had only can Service. just passed. The line has been closed to traffic, causing consider- jable disorganisation which would.
have been worse but for the exist been ence of an old loop line which has
More Battalions. Washington, Yesterday. battalions of marines have ordered to join the Nicara
Treaties may in no way be pre- judiced.-Reuter.,
Formal Invitation. Washington, Yesterday. The State Department has pub- lished the text of a formal invita-
not been used for many years but gua punitive expedition against on to France to join the United
Sanding. — Reuter's American
to which it was possible to divert Service. traffic for Cambridge.-British Wireless Service.
Snow in America.
New York, Yesterday.
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States in proposing to all the prin- cipal world Powers a comprehen- Managua, Yesterday, sive Treaty containing a declara- An aeroplane belonging to the tion renouncing war as an in- Following a mild Christmas the Sandino rebels. Several direct Reuter's American Service.
American marines bombed the strument of national policy. United States is now suffering hits were made and it is believed Other Governments. from a severe cold. Many parts that numerous casualties were in- with four to five feet of snow. of the Middle West are coveredicted.-Reuter's American Serto Paris on December 28 as a pre-| There is great suffering in the South, where many have perish- ed of cold in their homes. Reu. ter's' American Service.
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AN ATTACK ON HARMLESS SHEPHERDS.
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RUBBER SHARES.
GUTHRIE & CO.'S WEEKLY REPORT.
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amble to a draft treaty to replace the Root Arbitration Treaty with France expiring on February 27. A copy of the draft is being sent te the British and Japanese Gov- ernments and will eventually be sent to all Governments with whom the United States has a Singapore, Dec. 23. Root Arbitration Treaty. The end of the year dullness Briand's Acceptance. pervades the market, and apart
Paris, Yesterday. from a few transactions of an ad- Regarding the renewal of the justing nature, business is prac-Franco-American Arbitration tically at a standstill and is likely Treaty M. Briand accepts Mr. Bagdad, Yesterday, to remain so until the New Year Kellogg's proposed text but re- Throughout the breadth of account opens. Values recovered quests that precise information. Iraq there is seething indignation slowly by fractional advances on several points, particularly con- the atrocities . of Faisal-from the liquidations of a week cerning the position that will Dawish. Recently he carried out ago, but not on actual buying arise if the American Senate re- his third ferocious raid in six strength. The withdrawal of fused to ratify the arbitration weeks on an Iraq tribe of harm- pressure to sell is the saving fac- undertaking, and also regarding less shepherde, slaughtering all for at present.
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ALL MALES KILLED,
males including infants and driv Malayan exports for the first ing an arbitration dispute in ing off the cattle leaving a miser-half of December were heavy at which a third Power is im- able remnant of women to die of 17,000 tons, and the total export plicated-Reuter. hunger.
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News trickles across the desert be over 30.000 tons. The increase PENSIONS' SCHEME. too late for effective air force is doubtless accounted for by action. All the nomads are large shipments from stock. panic-stricken, including the Deliveries in the London Mar- NEW ACT IN OPERATION AT great Anizah tribe, who are scat-ket reduced stocks by a further tered along the desert route to 1.250 tons, making the total now Syria.
on hand 64,761, tone. These raids reveal the weak- Closing -- Quotations. — Spot ness of the Ibnsauds regime, 6914 January 70,- January- 3.80 p.m. which apparently is impotent to March 714 April-June 78% 5
control its former supporters, and July-September, 75 1928 781⁄41⁄2. unless immediate punitive mea London is 774d. New York 40% 1.80 p.m. Bures are devised, serious politi-gold.
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