SOLUTION OF CHINESE PROBLEMS
'INTELLECTUALS CALL ON WANG CHING WEI
frunóvoK NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, July 14. THE conference of Chinese intel lectuals, called by Alr: Wong Ching Wei and Mr. Tsai Yuat Pei in their private capacity in order to help the Government with assist ance and advice in dealing with the prosent internal and external prob. lems, has closed.
The discussions are not divulged but the proposals put forward by the intellectuals arc now unilor consideration by the Government, and it is expected that the decisions taken will be announced shortly.
FENG RETURNING TO NANKING
(THROUGH REUTER & ADENOX. I
FRENCH SUBMARINE
DISASTER
ERROR OF MANIPULATION THE CAUSE
{TEROCOK BEUTER'S AGENOY.]
PARIS, July 13.
AN error of manipulation" at
"A me to the engine ort were switching over, from electric to Diesel engines, is attributed as the cause of the sinking of the submarine Promethee, according to an announcement made to-day by the Ministry of Murine.
The Committee of Inquiry into the disaster came unanimously to the conclusion that as a result of this error in manipulation, the compressed air valve suddenly opened, admitting water and caus ing the submarine to dive with her conning tower open.
ANOTHER RELIEF
ATTEMPT
CONGRESS ADOPTS AMENDED BILL
(THROVOK ÚEUTER'S AGENCY.)
WASHINGTON, July 13.
NANKING, July 14. GENERAL Feng Yu Ilsiang, who
has for some time remained THE House of Representativer passed the amended Unemploy. sloof from Chinese politics and has not Hetief Bill which was adopt- been staying at the sacred moun-ed by the Senate. tain of Taishan recuperating, is understood to be coming to Nan-resident Hoover and an attempt Jow being made to force it king next month to attend the through with some variatione. plenary session of the Central Executive Committee.
MORE TREASURE RECOVERED
£20,000 FROM LAURENTIC
(THROUGH RKUTEE'S AUENCY.)
LONDON, July, 13. A
NOTHER ocean treasure hunt has met with success, following closely upon the triumph of the Italian salvage men working upon the wreck of the sunken P. & O. liner Egypt,
The Intest romantic story of fortunes recovered from the depths of the sea comes from the salvage party working off Lough Swilly on the wreck of the White Star liner, Laurentic, which was sunk by a samarite while taking gold to the United States.
It was announced to day that divers have found their way into the strong-room and have already brought to the surface bar gold to the value of over £20,000.
EX-KING MANOEL'S
WILL
ESTATE LEFT TO PORTUGAL
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
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The original Bill was vetoed by
QUESTION OF
DISARMAMENT
COMMISSION MEETS ON
SATURDAY
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, July 13. A MEETING of the General Com-
mission of the Disarmament Conference has been convoked for Saturday morning, in order to examine Sir John Simon's recent resolution,
Sir John Simon, Sir Herbert Samuel and Lord Londonderry have arrived in Paris by'nir from London.
AMBASSADOR GIVEN PASSPORT
5. AMERICAN STATES AT
LOGGERHEADS.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Burgos Aces, July 13,
FOLLOWING a failure to adjust differences, Uruguny has sever ed diplomatic relations with Argen- tine.
According to reports from Moate- video, the Argentine Ambassador there, Senhor Cantilo, has been handed his passport.
LATEIL.
A further message from Monte- video states that the rupture is a climax to tension created by a re- port (subsequently disproved) that the exiled Argentine General Toranzo, an Army Commander during the Irigoyen régime, was aboard a Uruguayan cruiser when His world-famous library at Fulit visited Buenos Aires ou Indepen- well Park, Twickenham, is be dence Day, on July 9.
Lianox, July 13, FX-KING MANOEL has left the whole of his fortune, consisting chiefly in property, to the country which denied him his throne.
queathed to the Lisbon National It is reported from Buenos Aires Library.
that the Government has handed
The dethroned King's fortune is the Uruguayan Ambassador considered to be the fourth largest passport.
in Portugal.
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