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CABLES.
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NEAR EAST CRISIS.
FALL OF ERIVAN.
LONDON, November 20th, is reported that the Turkish Na
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GERMAN REPARATIONS.
FRENCH ANXIETY:
LONDON, November 20th. Uneasiness is felt lu Francs regarding, the attitude of the British Government on the question of German reparations toughed on in an interview with Mr. Lloyd George
with the London correspondent of the Petit | Pariten: The Premier denied that he was
tionalists have captured Erivan. the capital diverging from the French viewpoint so far as to dispute it. He agreed that Germany must pay, bus it was necessary first to fix the amoung and when that was done Britain would be seen standing by the side" of; France in enforcing the demands. Frafico was mistaken in thinking that co-operation trom Britain would fail her in this vital question
of Armenia.
GENERAL WRANGEL'S OPTIMISM.
LONDON; November 20th. General Wrangel" appears to be an optimist" of the first order, for, he talks in ao interview with the Evening New Con stantinople correspondent, of fürming a nucleus of a new army with the remains of big shattered forces who are anxious, hefu mys to go for the Bolsheviks, again.
PETROLEUM'. PIPE LINE.
FROM 'HAVRE TO PARIS.
PARIS, November 20th.
PALESTINE.
LATEST CABLES. THE BRITISH MANDATE IN Palestine was soon put to the test. A BREWERIES CLOSED. ACTION BY PROHIBITION AGENTS, PUBLIC MEETING IN HONGKONG.
WASHINGTON, November 20th?
Prohibition agents closed and scaled two that the products contained over per cent big breweries in Cincinnati on the ground
alcohol,"
that all breweries throughout the country whose products are found to exceed the legal percentage of alcohol will be wrized by Federal agents,
The Internal Revenue Bureau announces
BARLIER CABLES,
BRITISH TRADE WITH THE DOMINIONS.
THE DECLINE SINCE THE OUT- BREAK OF WAR.
ADDRESS BY AN EMISSARY OF THE ZIONIST MOVEMENT-
K.C.M.G.) presided at a public meeting | E, the Governor (Sir R. E. Stubbs,
to hear an address on "The British Man held at the Helena May Institute last night
date for Palestine." by Mr. Israel Cohen, B.A.. who is muring the world collecting funds on behalf of the Zionist movement, in connection with the re-entry of the lews into Palestine,
WEDDING.
BEVAN-BRISCOĘ.
few months after Mr. Balfour's declara- tion, the British Government authorized a commission of representatives of the
At St. John's Cathedral, yesterday. Zionist organisation to make a thorough the wedding was solemnized of Mr. Investigation of the conditions in Fales Temple Perry Molesworth Bevan, M.C..
between the Jews and Arabs, and between the Hon. Charlotte Bevan, Chelsea homes to return, to act as intermediary Very Rev. Archdeacon of Middlesex, and tine, and to assist those driven from their late of the Grenadier Guards, son of the
rities, and finally to Investigate the pos- Castle, Bridgenorth (Shropshire), grand- the Jews and the British military autho- Rectory. London. S.W., and of Stratford sibilities of establishing a Hebrew Uni- son of the hth Viscount Molesworth, versity in Jerusalem. discharged its talk with such success that daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A, Briscoe The Commission and Miss Amy Florence Briscoe, elder it was established as a permanent body in of Longstowe Hall, Cambridgeshira Tha the Jews in Palestine. Jerusalem to act as the official organ of Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle officiated.
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The Cathedral, which was tastefully decorated, was filled with a large gather- ing of friends.
a costume of white charmeuse, with hat
H.E. THE GOVERNOR, in introducing Mr. Cohen, said: Ladies and Gentlemen: I want to introduce to you to-night Mr.
The next stage in the evolution of the Israel Cohen, who is a représentative of movement was reached at the San Remo General Wrangel idiled that his infantry
the Zionist movement in England, who Conference, on April 24th last, when it hed provisionally gone to Gallipoli and the
LONDON, November stat.ill tell you interestingly about the news decided that the Balfour declaration Cossacks to Lemans, Henttributes his de-
Lireat Britain is rapidly making up the State of Palestine. The country of Pales should be embodied in the Turkish treaty feat to the Reds' overwhelming number, The construction is about to start of 128ground lost in war-time in the direction time is one, the name of which must be and that the mandate for Palestine but the latter's pursuit was badly organised mile-long pipeline for the conveyance of of supplying the markets of the Dominions interwoven with the earliest memories of should be conferred on Great Britain. and the Wrangelites aved all rifles and petroleum (com Have to Paris. It is machine guns, but had to blew ap armour-expected to be operating at the end of text
with goods.
...
most of us. Speaking for myself. I am Britain was chosen for various reasons. ed-cars and Tanks."
Mr. Kellaway Secretary of the Board sure I was more familiar with the history Because she had manifested her" desire year. The pipe is of "to" inches diameter SERIOUS OUTLOOK.
and is to be laid three feet below the sur- of Trade, speaking in Bedfordshire, showed and grography of Palestine than I was and intention that Palestine should be re lace. The pumping stations along the route that whereas 33 per cent of the total Bri-with that of my own country during the turned to the Jews; because it was her It is learned from official sources that the are provided with apparatus for heating, tish exports wont to the Dominions in 1913, one came to deal with historical matters, and continued to protect it; because more happy couple left the sacred edifice to the
earlier years of my life, and later when arms that had redeemed it from the Turk French and British Premiers are meeting heavy oil, in order that it may flow easily. this had fallen to 1 per cent, last year. am sure it is the experience of every [than other Powers she had exercised the strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding. March, in London shortly in order to consider the the American Army are to be utilised" in There has been a cousiderable improvement; educated mind," the name of Palestine † fulness of justice towards all her jewish played by Mi. Denman Fuller, the Cathe-
PARIS. November 20th.
whole question of the Near East, especially the situation in Asia Minor and the Cau casus, which is regarded as most arious"
TURKISH NATIONALISTS
ADVANCE.' -
LONDON, November 20th, M. Venizelos defeat will probably entail the withdrawal of the Greek army from Smyrna Mustapha Kimal is advancing. The Armenians have lost Kars,, and if Alexandropol falls, communication between Armenia and Georgia will be cut off. Moreover, owing to the collapse of General Wrangel, the Bolsheviks will be free to join the Turkish Nationalists,
KEMAL'S CRUSHING CONDITIONS.
LONDON, November 21st.
It is reported from Tiflis that owing to the army of Kemal having presented an attinatum imposing crushing conditions in the Armistics of November 12th that ho tilities, which were to have beer ended, have been resumed. The Armenians declare that they are determined to fight to the and.
CRISIS IN GREECE. REJOICINGS IN ATHENS,
TONDON, November 20th."
Trench-digging machines sent to France for
the construction,
ANGLO-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP.
THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE:"
WORLD'S HEAVYWEIGHT
|
The
The bride, who was given away by Mr. N.-L. Watson, was charmingly attired in. to match. She carried a bouquet of white chrysanthemums and was attended by Miss Rose Edkins, who wore a dress of pink crepe de chine. Mr. R. A. Green M.C., discharged the duties of bestman.
service was fully choral, the hymns sung_being O Love After the signing of the register, the
· Divine " and Thire for Ever!"
The
dral organist...
A reception was held at the Hongkong Hotel, and was numerously attended.
The honeymoon is being spent at Repulse Bay. The bride's going away dress was of ecru lace.
TENNIS TEA-
however, and this ratio, had risen to 30.6 continually presented itself to every mind. subjects; and because throughout all the in the first three months of 1920.
It is a part of the world which has been | world Jews were absolutely united concerned with the dealings of every that the mandatory should go to Britain, United States and Japan had principally Preat Empire of the past, and is now in- and to Britain alone. There was also the benefited by the lust trade. The former timately connected with the greatest em political reason that, in the interests of only sold 9.5 per cent, of the total imports nice of the present day. The Holy Land Britain herself, it was of the highest 1 South Africa in 1913 but over 24 per ↑ has been a familiar term to 'all 'ol us from importance that the land should be scrtled NEW YORK, November 19th. cent. last year. The respective figures for our earliest years, and it has been intim by the people who would make the most Speaking at a banquet of the Chamber Australia, from the Lufted States were ately connected with the history of Eng of its possibilities and whose
loyalty Commerce of New York State at which 13.7.aud 28.7; for India, 2.6 and 122, land for centuries. It is. I am sure, a would be beyond question. Great Britain General Pershing and the Governor of the New Zealand 9.3 and 24.7. Great Britain matter of great pride for all of us English knew that there was only one people that State. Mr. Miller, were present, Sir Auck ought not to rest satisfied until she had people here to remember that for centuries could be expected to make the most of AT CLUB DE RECREIO. and Geddes again pleaded for Anglo again secured her pre-war hold on the in the Middle Ages the one idea which Palestine, and who could be trusted to American friendship and co-operation, and marked of the Dominious. In order to animated Europe was to free the Holy be unflinchingly loyal to the British A very pleasant afternoon was spent by declared that the only alternative to inter achieve this, hindrances to production must Land from he dominion of the Moham Crown.
asional cooperation was the course Gerbe disposed of and manufacturers must get medans, and in the crusades which were
the members of the Club de Recreio on many had followed before the war which rid of the variation clause, which excluded directed to that purpose the English al- tine the first stem that had been taken to mark the annual prize day of the Tennis In the actual work of resettling. Pales- Sunday when a Tennis Tea was organised led to war. The choice was America's, for firm prices and a definite date of delivery, ways took a leading part. It is, therefore, the British Empire offered to America He had been officially advised from all
was the appointment as High Commis- friendship.
over the world that this was hampering that the ideat of the Middle Ages has at finished member of the British Cabinet by the Club.
very great pleasure to all of us to reflect sioner of Sir Herbert Samuel, a very dis- Tournaments and other competitions held British trade more than anything else last been achieved. mainly through the The continued existence of the variation success of the arms of England, and that clared that he was willing to give not sented by the Clubs for competition for seven years. Sir Herbert had de- A team maten for silver spoons pre- cinitse was principally due to the unger
it is to the English forces that we owe merely seveal years of his life to the amongst the players present was neid, tainty of the labour position.
that Palestine has been redeemed from the peopling of Palestine, but if necessary all six tears of eight players each partici- AMERICAN SHIPPING LINES dominion of the Turks. It remains for us
the years of his life. But no matter how pated. Mr. J. . Lopes team, compris to see that Palestine, under its new regime, wise and how able and zealous Sir Hering Messrs. F. Soares, A. H, Hyndman, has a good start and that the ideal which bert might be, nor how powerful the F. H. Carvalho, I. M. Britto, L. A. has animated the Hebrew nation for some British Government the success of the Carvalho, N. Ribeiro, and Mrs. P.A. rarity to make itself fell. It is a proud ultimately upon the Jewish people them- noon On the conclusion of the march reflection for all of us that the mandate for selves. The British Government would Madame Albuquerque e Castro distributed thing like 2,000 years has now an oppor development of Palestine would depertd Yvanovich, won the honours for the after-
endeared itself to us from a historical and to the Jews, but to the League of Nations. the various events. the Government of the country, which has be responsible for its administration, not therizes to the succesful competitors" of religious point of view, has been placed in What the full details of the mandatory Ladies' Championship Cup: Present- the hands of Great Britain and it is for might be, they were not yet privileged to ed by Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa to be us. British people to do all that we can know, but they knew some of the pro- won three times before becoming the pro- to assist the Jewish nation in re-establish visions. The Jewish sabbath and festi- pern of a competitor. ing itself in its ancient home-(applause.) vals would be recognised in Palestine as I am sure you will not wish to heal any official days of rest. The Hebrew lang thing more from me, as we will hear unge would be accorded official recogni- everything on the subject from Mr. Cohention, and the holy pisces of the land would
(Applause.)
be under the control of the respective religions interested.
CHAMPIONSHIP.
NEW YORK, November 19th. Dempsey meets: "Bill"Brennas is a ifteen-round bent at Madison-square Gar den on December 14th for the world's heavy- | weight championship."
THE LEWIS-BASHAM ENCOUNTER
LONDON, November 20th.
It is improbable that the Greek situation The contest was fast and most keen. will develop much before the meeting of Lewis set out with heavy body blows. the Chamber on November 25th Mean-to the right jaw and had the better while, Britain and France are likely to hold of the firet
rouads. couple their hand, although they are discussing after, Basham boxed beautifully, There- steps of joint action in the event of Con- scoring lefts to the fucs and rights to the tantine being invited to reasound - the ceverly avoiding Lewis hefty swings. Throne. In such case, France apparently Lewis was most zaxinus to get to close favours the withdrawal of friendly relations (quarters, but Basham kept out of his reach with Greece. The solution of the impasse well and led halfway on points. In the possibly acceptable to the French will be fourteenth round Lewis split Basham's left approval of the accession of the Crown car which bled profusely. In the nine- Prince George wubject to Ministorial guar-teenth round a right to the jaw sent down antees. Italy bas plainly told the British Basham for a count of eight. On his rising and the French that she will not associate a right and a lett finished the fight. borself with any measures against the Con stantinian regime." This is explicable by Bone's avowed dislike and distrust of Greater Greeco as conceived by Venizelos Meanwhile, an Athens correspondent shows that the Government and the people are
NEW ORLEANS. November 19th. not concerning themselves, with foreign
Mr. Harding, in speech at the Com opinion. There are great rejoicings over merce Association lunchess, urged that the
Tino's '# expected, ret:172, The new Government's first outstanding uving and declared that the Western United States return to a simple mode of at has been the dismissal of Heletion, the hemisphere was America's special field of Archbishop of Athens, who has been reinfluence and trade. He urged strengthen. placed by Theoclitow, who publicly anathe.ing the ties of crammeroial co-operation matized Venizelos:
with Latin America.
all
The Government has ordered the exhibi- tion of Constantine's portrait "in Government offices and Law Courts.
ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.
LONDON, November 19th.
Reuters Correspondent at Paris states
-SENATOR HARDING.
ADVICE TO HIS COUNTRYMEN."
LEAGUE OF NATIONS. MR. BALFOUR'S ARRIVAL.
GENEVA, November 20th.
that in the course of an official conversa in the deliberations of the League of Mr. Balfour, has arrived, to participate tion between Lord Derby and M. Leygues Nationi, the latter intimated that the French Government is absolutely opposed to the return of Ex-King Constantine to the Throne of Greece, M. Laygues expressed
examined immediately by the Protecting Powers.
IN DIFFICULTIES.
-NEW YORK, November 18th, A receiver has been appointed for the eight Atlantic itemship companies known Englewood, Galwbury, Axcutury. Andalu as the Morse Lines, including the Fawnee, 10. Arcadia, Peques and Atlantic-Adriatic Corporations, whose outstanding obligo know. Failure is attributed to falling tions are $1,500,000 and assets are not freight rates.
CABLE DISPUTE. STATE DEPARTMENT AND WEST ERN UNION
Lospas, November 21st.
EIGHTEEN MONTHS ONLY.
Among those present were Mr. Justice Gompertz, the Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp,"
Mr. Conen next referred to the millions
Miss L. Remedios tholders; Runner up. Won by Miss Geomar Remedios from Miss Sylvia-avier.
Gentlemen s
Championship
Cup: Presented by Mr. P. V. Botelho to be won three years in succession or four times in all.
Won by P. A. Yvanovich, 1919 and 1920; Rummer us. Mr. C. E. Marques. Doubles riandicap Messrs. V. vanovich and FX. Brata. Messrs. Sousa and V. Conceicao.
PALACE HOTEL BILLIARDS TOURNAMENT.
Last night in the sémi-fual, round of the
The controversy between the United States the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, Mr. Justice of the Jews living in eastern and central
Wood, the Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle, State Department and the Westora Union Mr. A. H. Harris, Mr. W. Joseph, Mr. Europe who wished to be rescued from the Telegraph Company has reached an open
terrible bondage under which they had fireach. The company refuses to handle D. Gubbay and Mr. E. Era further cable messages for the Department.
Mr. COHEN, addressing the gathering, suffered so long. Their lor had not been except upon prepayment of tells The said that he had travelled across hall the alleviared one iota by the war. It had
The barbarities Singles Handicap A Class: · L. M. dispute arose in regard to the department's globe from the capital of the British become ten times worse. cable bills, which have been unpaid since Empire, first to explain the significance committed during the last two or three Xavier Runner up, L. S. Hyndman. August, 1919, and refers to a 50 per cent of the decision of the Peace Conference years in Poland, South Russia Hungary Singles Handicap B Class: Mr. J. reduction, formerly allowed on Government respecting the future of Palestine; second, and Galicia made the barbarities of the A. Simoes, Runner up. Miss Geomar continued, owing to war time congestion cablegrams but which the company is to strengthen the Zionist movement in Poland anti-Jewish pograms had been Five miles Go-as-you-please Race:
middle ages fade into insignificance. In Remedios. | the remote parts of the British Empire; GERMANY'S MANDATE NOTE, the great work of the reconstruction of In Hungary a few months ago he had Lima. Team prize won by the following: and third, to raise funds for carrying, ou committed in not fewer than 130 towns. H. 1. Prats; 2. P. M. Xavier; 31. Palestine by the Jewish people. The found a real white lerror, and outrages F. H. Carvalho. E. P. Sousa J. Lima, SURPRISING ATTIUTDE IN VIEW cause that had brought him must appeal and deportations inflicted upon no con- and J. Ribeiro.
Ritiro Walking Test: Won by ceivable offence at all, At Budapesth OF TREATY."
not only to Jewish people and the British University, where there were 4,000 Jews H. Prata and J. Lima. People, but to all the civilized peoples before the war, there was not now a Paper Chase Won by the Hares GENEVA, November 19th. of the world. During the last 2,000 The British Assembly quarters are years Palestine had gone through various single few, because they were excluded Messrs. L. M. Xavier and P. M. Xavier. astonished at the German mandate note add vicissitudes, and had passed from one from the University of this once liberal Mr. E 1. Noronha, president of the
rights to her colonies to the Allied and but all were doomed to failure. At last tragedy still going on in the Ukraine,sented her with a beautiful bouquet is # Treaty Germany definitely renounces all gone forth to rescue it from the infidel, Hungary, had been mild compared with the Castro on behalf of the members and pre- point out that under Article 119 of the yoke to another. Seven crusades had capital. Even the outrages of Poland and Club, thanked Madame Albuquerque e
Associated Powers, hence the present pon. it had been left to the great power of where, in the Inst 18 months, at last souvenir of the occasion and called for tention is difficult to understand as she has Britain to win back from the tyrannous 100,000 Jews had been butchered in cold three cheers" for Madame Albuquerque already signed away all her rights, rule of the Turk that ancient land for the it was their bounden duty to rescue be
blood: Their survivors were the people e Castro and the ladies:
the opinion that the situation should be meeting was the remarkable utterance of FRENCH MILITARY SERVICE) not been rescued and redeemed by Great thousands of applications had been, receiv- forces of civilisation, 11 Palestine had fore worse bedel them. Hundreds of Britain. they would not be there for the ed but not probably more than 30,000 purpose of considering the future welfare lewish settlers could be placed in the and destiny of the Holy Land. It was of first 12 months. They would have to be LONDON, November 21st.me highest significance that the victory men able to play an active part in the The French Cabinet has decided in of the Allied Powers in Palestine was the work of restoration. There were already above tournament, A. Tie (scr.y beat. B. principle, stipulating that the reduced their arms in their terrific conflict with Palestine within the last 50 years, in the Javour of 18 months military service in very first signal victory which did attend 45 agricultural settlements established in Thomas (-125) by 230 to 65... #!- service will not be effective until after the the Central Powers. After that, victory face of all sorts of difficulties and oppo-(200) plays Ho Shai Cheong (scr.) transitional stage which, depending on the spread from one field to another until sition. These settlements were regarded
To-morrow, at 8-30 p.m., A. G. Pile need for national defence, will probably the enemy was beaten back completely. be of two years duration at Paris states Zoraking on me recent history that more would they be able to accomplish now We have heard from him of the difficu!-
as the very voices of Palestine. How much Reuter's correspondent Zionist movement, Mr. Cohen said that when assisted by their fellows and the intention of the Minister for War M. Le lour then Foreign Secretary wrote to proposed to raise a sum of £25,000,000 and our sympathics, I am sure, are with that there is no truth in the rumours of the as early as November 1917, Mr. Bal benign British Government It was ties of the fewish communities in Europe. fevre, to resign as a protest against the Lord Rothschild stating that His Majesty's for the successful carrying qut of this them. Mr. Cohen is bore to-day to tell- shortening of the period of military ser- Government viewed with favour the es great undertaking. That was not a large us the ideals of the future of the Hebrew
tablishment of a Jewish National Home sum Britain spent £7,000,000
race and also to ask us for our support st Palestine and would use its best 8,900,000 a day during the war in our material support to crable thesa to accomplish that great destruction. They would have to Anance ideals to be fulfilled. I think I have only obiect. That was not Mr. Ballour's immigration and to buy up land, for they 10 call your attention to this matter to be personal opinion, but represented the con did not intend to dispossess a single in assured that you will support it. I ask you sidered and deliberated policy of the habitant. Just now the land contained to vote hearty thanks to Mr. Cohen for British Government after wide consulta-only 600,000 inhabitants. but it ought to tion. When this memorable letter was and could, contain 0.000.000 inhabitants. Mr. COHEN then appealed for donations,
his address this evening (Applause.) made known, the Jewish people knew A great deal of money, would be required asking those present to express their that, being a scrap of paper, which for the building of houses, schools, and sympathy in a concrete form. He men. bore the signature of the British Empire, hospitals, afforestation, irrigation and imtioned the fact that General Allenby had it would be honoured to the full. That provement of samiation, for they wished contributed 1,000 to the cause, and he declaration was afterwards endorsed by to make it a model country from which mentioned that, not because he wished all the other leading Powers without ex- others might learn. One of their ideals them to emulate that spirit, but to show ception. Mr. Cohen described the very was the establishment of Hebrew Uni- then the support which had been receiv profound impression this document had versity in lerusalem to be a great seat of ed. Australia had contributed £80,000 made among the tecming millions of few learning from which would go forth some $5.000, despite the absence of two oc doomed to live in lands of oppression and inspired message that would agam be a
and the small community of Jews bere outrage, many of whom during the war prea blessing to civilidationen wealthiest members of the were wedged freksvalley of slaughter?
comentanty, PA at between the belligerents on one side and humanity as a whole.
Donation forms were distributed by the other. The abyss of despair was HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR Jewish ladies and gentlemen to those pre opening deeper and deeper beneath them said Ladies and Gentlemen. I feel I am when this message of hope and promise expressing the opinion all of you when came from the British capital. The express maritude to Mr. Israel Cohen to His Excellency the Governor for pre- serious determination of the British Gov for his Ver Cloquent speech to-night, siding. Mr. E. EZRA seconded, and the errament in respect of lewish settlement in (Continued at foot of next column) motion was carried with aclamation.
CURSE OF ARMAMENTS.
the GENEVA, November 20th. A feature of today's League of Nations M. La Fontaine, the Belgian delegate, on the question of armamente from which nightmare, he said, all the peoples had ITALIAN BATTLESHIP. agreed that the world must be delivered. Nevertheless, the time for disarmament, had CRUISE ROUND THE WORLD. not yet come, but was bouceforth must be considered as a ourse. Armies must nown
· ROME, November 20th," days be for the disposition of justice as one The Italian battleship Rome will not go great international army, to the Far EastCON
M. La Fontaine exclaimed in moving The warship Zabic is sailing in February scente, Armenis is on the point of foz, Central America whence is proced-destruction in the of an assemblage ing to Vancouver, Japan, China and India, of nations controlling millions of and then by the Red Sea home.
31. La Fontaine suggested the appointment of a commission to examine the questian and appealed to those untions which suffered the least from the war to furnish "Soldiers vice. of justice as a nucleus of an international army. If they did not make an effort uzi- versal execration would be meted out to the
COTTON MILLS CLOSED.
CHARLOTTE, November 19th Bix local cotton mills have been closed
• ́ändefinitely,
AUSTRIAN CABINET.
COMPROMISE MEASURE BY
LEADER.
·GA.
M. La Fontaine's
League of Nations speech was greeted with a storm of cheers and cries of "Bravo" from the public galleries
EARLIER CABLES, E
HOPE.
WASHINGTON, November 18th.
VIENNA, November 20th.. The Christian Socialist leader, M. Mayer, PRESIDENT WILSON'S CONFIDENT after months of negotiations, has succeeded-r informing & Cabinet composed of four politicians and six bureaucrate, and the Pan-Germans refused to participato bat President Wilson Bas received a telegram agreed to give formal support. Vienuous from M. Hyman, President of the As newspapers regard the new Cabinet assembly of the League at Geneva, conver mediocre and that it will be of short during the Assembly's sympathy in his ill bealth and stating that the Assembly recognised he had done
other man to lay rathan the foundations of The League President Wilson, replying, express the pride be takes in the part hs. plazed in promoting concord among aatiore ard losky forward to the incrensia usefulness and success of the League with perfeet confidence.
FIRE IN NEW "URLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, November 20th Fire has destroyed the water-front pro perty exfording to 2,000 feet. The damage estimated between one to two million
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Any
COLLIERY FIRE. MINERS ENTOMBED.
New YORK, November 17th." A message from, Earlington (Kentucky) says that a fire has entrapped sixteen miners in the Arnold cost-mine. It is feared that rescue is hopeless.
10 RESCUED ALIVE: 3 DEAD
NEW YORK, November 18th Ten Kentucky miners have been rescuid alive. Five were found dead, and one is missing.
BRITAIN'S UNKNOWN
WARRIOR
LONDON. November 19th, 2 The tomb of Britain's unknown soldier has been sealed with soil brought from France and Flanders. Over a million enle have made pilgrimages to West- master Abbey.
endeavour
or
4
sent
Mr. COHEN proposed a vote of thanks