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Committee To Delimit Constituencies
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LAND OWNERSHIP REFORM
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INTERESTING PERSONALITY OF PRE-WAR DAYS
· CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Berlin, To-day-
One of the pioneers of the It has been given to the Gardens German movement for the reform! Government had decided to set br HRH the Prince of Wales, of land ownership. Adolf Dama
make recom- up & committee to
who received it as a gift from the schke, died here yesterday after a mendations for the delimitation
King of the Belgians. Officials of long illness, aged 70.....
Damaschke's programme, which of the constituencies in the future:
the Gardens went to Antwerp to
the century at- Indian Federal and Provincial
supervise its transport-British at the turn of con-
tracted many followers, retained Legislatures and on certain
Wireless Service.
only a few of Henry George's nected questions
BRITAIN'S NAVAL PROGRAMME radical principles and was chiefly
WAS
The members of the committee
concerned with proposals for the would be Sir Laurie Harmond. former Governor of Assam,
improvement of housing condi- (Continued from Page 1)
tions, the reform of rural credit: Chairman. Mr. Justice Venkata- subha Rao. of the Madras High
for of land Din "The naval programme of this policy, planned colonisation and Mr. Justice Court. and Muhammed, of the Lahore High country," he said. "cannot be des increased taxation
termined until the results of the speculative purposes.
a self-made Court
and one of the most The committee would start its Naval Conference and the pro- Damaschke
other Powers are man India towards gammes of deliberatings in
pro-interesting personalities of pre- as no officia!
of his the end of September and was ex-known and.
can therefore be war Germany, but most pected to report at the beginning zouncement
made, no attention can be paid ideas have become somewhat out- of next year.
irresponsible of-date in view of the develop- ments of the last 20 years.-- Advantage would be taken of to unofficial and Sir Laurie Hammond's presence in statements."
Replying to
a supplementary Trans-Ocean Service. to invite him to pay India
Burma to con-question whether the programme special visit to
the had already been submitted to US. TRADE PACTS of sider the proposals iGovernment of
for other val Powers, the First on-Lord replied that naturally a hy-
Negotiations With delimitation the.
Canada? stituencies in that country and ofpothetical programme had been certain connected matters that put forward in order to discover arise there also-British Wireless what other Powers wanted-Bri-
Itish Wireless Service. Service
Burma
TENSE EXPECTATION AT GENEVA
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THREE-POWER INTEREST made, though interest has been
ABYSSINIA'S STAND
a
Washington. To-825- President Roosevelt conferred with officials yesterday with view to speeding up the trade po licy and subsequently announced that formal negotiations for the conclusion of a trade agreement between the United States and the Netherlands. including the Dutch colonies, would begin im- imediately. He hoped that nego tiations with Canada would open shortly--Reuter.
SPECIAL CONSTITUENCY -- FOR SPEAKER
[Continued from Page 1) Non-Territorial Constituency
A message dated June 22 stated
.con=
at the
It is stated in well-informed aroused by the fact that after the simultaneously session Baron Aloisi had a lengthy quarters that with the efforts for a formal solu- conversation with the Abyssinian tion of the dispute within the representative, the French jurist framework of the League of Na-Pressor Jeze. tions the search continues for a
A message from Addis Ababa material basis of reconciliation, whereby it is proposed to fall states that the Emperor has sent hack on the three-Power agree-an order to the Abyssinian delega- ment of 1906, dealing with the tion at Geneva not to waver one that the question of creating a spheres of interest in Abyssinia inch from the instructions they special non-territorial constituency of Great Britain, Italy and France, have received. With a little good-for the Speaker of the House of respectively.
will on the part of Italy, the Negus Commons was likely to be Yesterday's sitting had been informed pressmen, these instrac-sidered at an early Cabinet meet- preseded by numerous prelimin-tions offer the possibility of aing as the result of the Labour Should the Party's official, decision to oppose lary discussions between the de-peaceful solution. legates of the interested Powers. Italians leave Geneva the Abys-Captain E. A. FitzRoy
TACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE. sinian delegation will remain and General Election
The Speaker's position of abso A certain measure of optimism is displayed in French circles, will be given fresh instructions.
The peaceful settlement of the flute impartiality prevented his where it is intimated that a com-
crucial dispute is also urged by the Patri-participation in the battle of party promise solation of the question of procedure is already art of Abyssinia in a telegram politics and for over 30 years he in sight, but it is quite possible addressed to the League of Na- had been returned unopposed with tions, reading: "All eyes are cen-the consent of all the parties. The that this show of optimism has a
tred on Geneva in the earnest hope decision of the Labour Party was purely tactical significance.
One of the most interesting that solution will be reached not based on personal reasons but rumours current here is that Mr.which will avoid bloodshed." on the grounds that the constitu jency was virtually disenfranchised Trans-Ocean Service, Anthony Eden is said to have de-i
during the whole Speaker's term of office. clared himself willing to agres to the continuation of the arbitra- tion procedure only on condition that Italy guarantees that she will take no military action in Aby Isinia while the negotiations are in
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PRIVATE MEETING
Geneva, To-day: Mr. Tecle Hawariate, the Abys
Ordinary Seat Vacated The special constituency which sinian delegate to the League of Nations, and the French adviser, was suggested by constitutional Professor Jeze, were invited to authorities could be called St. day of the Council although Abysminster, and the Speaker would An interesting adaptation of the progress before the session of the attend a private meeting yester Stephen's or the Palace of West most up-to-date services of the League Council late this month.sinia is not a member of the vacate his ordinary seat as soon as Post Office for the purpose of speeding up the work of the
London, To-day-
FORMULA SOUGHT
hour.
Immediately after the adjoum-Council. The proceedings at the he was elected Speaker.
23 In the event of no change being made before the election Captain Labour Ministry's employment ex-ment of the session M. Avenol, M. Private meeting lasted half
When M. Litvinot President EnRoy would be unable to defend changes was inaugurated on Tues Litvinoff, Laval and Mr. Eden
met in the private office of the of the Council, read the agenda, his seat himself, but would rely on day
To enable the 31 exchanges in Secretary-General and bald ac including Signor Mussolini'a telebis friends and constituents. the ares of London, which has afference with the object of Anding gram making reservations upon population of insured workers a satisfactory formula for the the scope of the discussion, Mr estimated at 2500,000 and which solution which the Council is bound contains some 83,000 employers, to pass
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Hawariate stated that. Ethiopia's
The Council will meet at 5 case insisted that the question of land ownership should be in-p.m. to-day, probably in public. cluded, and he also made a gen PEDRAFT RESOLUTION
A later message says that the eral reservation upon Abyssinia's right to raise the whole question draft resolution being elaborated COUNCIL MEETING TO-DAY by Mr. Eden, M. Laval and M. Taerenpor M. Laval suggested Litvinoff comprises four points: an adjournment until to-day to Firstly, that the conciliation
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