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ESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29TH. - 1918.
FATE OF TURKEY. APPEAL FROM THE AGA KHAN:
LONDON, December 20th, Speaking at a dinner to celebrate the passage of the Government of India Bil, HH. the Aga Khan appealed for a gen- erous peace with Turkey which would not punish posterity for the errors of few who had succumbed to German cajolery.
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENTS
DUTY.
The Hon E. 'S. Montagu replying, declared that, whatever Turkey's late nothing could destroy the vigour of the principle behind the common purpose of the Moslem States of the world.
Referring to the Amritsar trouble be appealed for the suspension of judgment until the full facts were known, after which it would be the Government's duty firstly to giro His Majesty's officers"all the support to which they were entitled and, secondly, te vindicate the justico and benour of British rule.
TURKEY MUST ABIDE BY THE CONSEQUENCES.
Lawock, December 20th The Times, commenting on the speech of H.H. the Aga Khan, emphasise that' the Turkish treaty cannot be decided solely, in deference to the views of Mussulauan, India. The paper mlers to Mr. Lloyd George's speech of January, 1918, wherein he stated the Allies were not fighting is deprive Turkey of Constantinople, Asia Minor or Thrace. That was not a pledge but an offer which Turkey declined and must, therefore, abide by the consequences THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT
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Lospos, December förd Upon the occasion of the Royal assent to the Government of India, Act the King has issued a Proclamation expressing con- fidence that all sections and races in India will display perseverance and mutual forbearance in the march towards the goal of responsible self-government,
The Proclamation announces an amnesty
TRE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION THEATRE
CAPTAIN COPE TO FLY THE
ICE BARRIER
LONDON, December 22nd. As regards the Anthrctic Expedition; it is intended to dy over the great: ice, barrier, the peaks of which are 19,000 feet high, to the South Pole.
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Captain John L. Cope, outlining the programme at the Mansion House today, anticipated that the Expedition would maintain communication with civilisation
by:
a powerful wireless The object was to develop the Antarctic regions commercially.
The expedition would proceed to Wall ington, New Zealand, reaching Macquarie Island in October, 1920, where a geologi- cal survey would be made.
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The Terranora would then go to Sett faland and establish a wireless and meteorological station, thence to Ross Sea, probably making its headquarters at Newharbour. The vessel would then proceed! to Cape Crozier where a party would be landed and another would set out on the Barrier going as far south as possible to catablish a winter observation camp, re- turning to Cape Crozier the followias summer.
The Terranoru would return to. Weil- ington,coaling and provisioning for a four years' cozonuission on a circumnavigators trip of the Antarctic continent. A FRANCE'S "FOREIGN POLICY. STATEMENT BY M. CLEMENCEAŬ.
PARIS, December 23rd.
Chamber on foreign policy, M. Cenen- In the course of a statement in the
ceas said he did not think the military guarantees offered by Britain and America to France would be again ques tionnd
He went to London to discuss the Tur kisis question and they now seemed to he on the way to evolve a satisfactory agree ment, as the basis for a preliminary agreement had already been established
declared that Clemenceau atmosphere in Engiand was as friendly towards France as could be wished.
the
"Mr. Lloyd George said our two coun- trics must keep closer together than ever. (Prolonged applause). - I share tlint sentiment. air. Lloyd George a will
If only we are in agreement there never again be a war in Europe. you can count not only on me, who is Clemenceau replied: "Whatever happens
mercy a
factor, but also on the whole of
(Renewed applause) M. Clemenceau stated that the l'lum question had been an agonizing one The Italian Government had taken to concefle Fiume, to the Yugo and Yuglass relied, iam opinion Slave and on this pledge the Serbs. but Italy had gone back on pledges t
Franci
had become heated and France, Britain America Bad seeking a solution.
And
The latest indications afforded promise of
for political offenders convicted under solution acceptable to all. (Applause). special or emergency legislation.
FIRE ON EX-GERMAN. SHIPS, QUESTION IN THE COMMONS.
LoNDos, December ind. “
In the House of Commons, Bear Ad- miral Adair' drew attention to the recent destructive fires on ex-German liners, for example the Boonah,
Sir Auckland Geddes, replied that the mattor was being investigated." Equl play had been suggested but it seemed much more probable that the fires, in pena cases, were due to old bunkers not being cleaned out,
„ARMENIAN INDEPENDENCE
AMERICAN MANDATES. OPPOSED,
M. Clemenceau stated that the questions. of Constantinople, Anatolia, Syria, the Balkans and Poland were also considered. Mr. Lord George and himself, as regards the future of Constantinople and the Straits, were agreed on some points, but other were still being discussed by M. Berthelot.
The speaker expressed the opinion that when Mr. Lloyd George came to Paris they would be able to conclude the dis- cussion,
As regards Russia, he said they not only would not make peace with Boviet Russia, but refused to negotiate with it.
the Bolshevist as the most abominable MClemenceau scathingly denounced and most barbarous Government that hind ever existed, and declared that as long as Hussis remained in a state of anarchy there would not be assured peace in Europe.
Germany was making clandestine efforts sito calentse a part of RusaÏIL
We must maintain around Russia a wall of barbed wirt.
OFFICIAL REPORT
The Chamber passed a vote of confidence in the Government by 488 votes to 71.5 A memorandum opposing the America Mandates in the Near East, but arging de
EPANDIANS IN EAST AFRICA,
that the United States immediately OFFENSIVE REFERENCES IN recognize the Armenian Republic and extend direct aid thereto has been tele graphed to President Wilson by members of the American Committee for Armchian Independence.s
The signatories include ex-Ambassador Gerard, Mr. Charles Hughes, Mr. Elihn
Root and other prominent Americans, an
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LONDON, December 22nd. In the House of Commons, Mr. J. Ben- indians owing to the offensive references beti drow attention to the indignation of to Indians in the report of the East Africa Economic Commission.
Colonch Amery replied that the views of the Report must not beef East Africa
regarded as
or of the Imperial Government. The whole question of the policy of the East African Protectorate in regard to Indians would be discussed between the Governor of East Africa, who was now in England, and Lord Milner, when he returned from
New Your, December 2nd
GERMANY'S - ECONOMIQ The Secretary to the Treasury has
DIFFICULTIES. naked Congress to consent to allow the
DERMIF THE ALLIES HAVE ERRED. payment of interest now due or loans p the Allies to be deferred for two or three un
PARTES: Décembór, “3rd PopThe Allied reply to the German Noto years as a means of helping their com of December 13th has been delivered, VILLA FOR THE mercial rehabilitation.
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