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US. PRESIDENCY,
Chicago, June 5. Chicago is filled to overdowing for the Republican Convention which is opening on the 8th. Senator Lodge is temporary Chairman of the Convention, which meats at the Coliseum, the scene of the historie 1912 split. Owing to the large number of Independent dalerates the comparative chances of the many aspirants for the Fresidency are undeterminable.
US. MERCANTILE MARINE.
Washington, June 4. "
Simla, 11th Mayena cop
which have: Bean, received by various Departments of GaveITE- mant it appears that considerable doube existe among gentleman who served during the war, sither In the British or Indian, survicos, na vagards the eqnditions under: which military rank may be re- tained by officers on the termina- tion of their commissions,_or_on cossing to be employed. It has been decided therefore, to lasua the following communique for the information of all concernsä: --Án officer of the British Re- gular Army the Indian Army or the Indian Medical Service holding a permanent or tem- porary commission whose service. has been satisfactory throughout shall on the termination of his commission or on relegation to) unemployment, be granted per mission to retain the rank equival- ent to his substantive rank, irres- pective of how long he may have held such rank. If, however, he held a higher acting or temporary
ok during the war for an *66Tgate minimum period of six mentha, or if his service' on the Active 1 is terminated as the immediate result of sick- Dogs
wounds caused # or by the service while | bolding higher acting or tempor-
ary rank bo will be permitted toj retain the rank, equivalent to
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Congress has decided to adjourn till Saturday. The Representa-such higher acting or temporary tives returned the Marine Bill to the Joint Committee on the ground that it exceeded its authority in making modifications.
Senator Underwood declared he is authorized to announce that President Wilson has assured the Senate Democrats that if the stasion ends on Saturday he will not call an extra session this summer unless in case of emergency.
AEROPLANE DUMPING,
Washington, June 6, The House of Representatives has passed a Bill to prevent the dumping in the United States of foreign-built aeroplanes.
The Senate, without division, adopted the Representatives' solution repealing all war-time legislation.
AMERICA'S WAR-TINE LAWS.
rank. Regular officers, and aficers bolding permanent com- missions in the Special Reserve or the Territorial Force cannot be considered for the grant of rank in respect of any higher seting or semporary rank held by them during the war until such time so they rener. Liability| to recall to duty in time of aro ergency or relegation to the General Reserve will not how- aver' dabar an cheer from the grant of higher rank on retira- ment. The rules regarding re-retention of rank have retroe
pectiva effect from the mencement of the war, and they supersede the rules regarding the grant of honorary rank which were sanctioned in 1917, with the [exception that officers who have held the appointment of Brig adier-General during the war may be granted the honorary [rank of Brigadier. General on retirement provided they barı beld this appointment for s minimum aggregate period of sis months.
Washington, Jane 4. The House of Representatives has adopted and sent to the Senate resolutions repealing all the war-time laws, except food control and trading with the enemy.
RUSSIA'S DESIRE FOR TRADE.
Washington, June 1
COO
No orders have as yet beer passed with regard to the futur conditions of service in the Indiar
The United States will be represented unofficially at the Con-Army Reserve of officers. It i ference between Krassin and representatives of the Supreme Economic Ceancii in London.
PLAGUE IN MEXICO.
Mexico City. Jone 4.
It has been decided that one third of the houses in Vera Cruz be burned down in order to eradicate bubonic plague, which has broken up in the city.
AMERICA CUP.
Newport, Rhode Is., June 4. Resolute beat Vanitie by six minutes eight seconds and will thus compete agains! Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock Fourth, whose trials have been most satisfactory,
Later.
Resolute's win over Vanitie was in the opening trial. There will be further trials before the defender is finally chosen.
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EAST PRUSSIA PLEBISCITE.
Berlin June 6,
hoped, however. that' early announcement will be mad regarding this question general) · and incidentally with regard to urb matters as retention of rank in the case of officers who hav rendered approved service during the war, whether on relinquian- to the reconstituted Reserve,
Claims for retention of rank or for the grant of higher rank should be subzoited to the Military Secretary to his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief la Indi supported by authenticated state. ments of service and relevan: documents, except in the cass of officers of the Medical Service. whose claims, supported as above. sbould to submitted to the Direc- tor, be Medical Services. Army Headquarters.
THE CURRENCY PROBLEM
INDIA'S BIMETALLIC HERESY." London, 5th May.-Mr. Francis Govett, Chairman of the Ivanhor
The Inter-Allied Commission line aroun
nas announced that the East Fras-old Mining Corporation; wpeaks sian plebiscite of the Allenstein and Oletzko districts will be held in at the annual meeting of the on 11th July.
Company, strongly condemned what he called the Indian Goz- ernment's "bimetallic berasy.” He said: "They first said they bad fixed the rupee eternally at sixteenpence, then the dog began to bite the pig-and-the-ration-of the brown smithereens rupee rose
CHINESE PLAYS IN PARIS.
Paris, June 4.
Three Chinese plays, also Chinese music and fuggling, were given to twenty-eightpence, involving by the Chinese YMCA of the Chinese colony, staged without an increase of seventy five scenery, which was replaced by gestures. The principal play, dated per in the Tsing Dynasty, had a cordial reception.
THE PRINCE AT THE RACES.
Melbourne, June 5.
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on conta in
India paid ex London. They then! reaffirmed their heresy and pro- claimed that the rupee was stabilised at two shillings, where- upon it rose to thirty-four pence and then fell to twenty-eight pance, but if it falls below two shillings we are deprived of any
The Prince of Wales attended Flemington racecourse and pre-beneft. In other words, their de seated the Prince of Wales' Cup to the winner of the race, Earlboro,liberate intention is that we shall which was an outsider.
HOME CRICKET.
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Lancs. beat Hants, by nine wickets, Essex best Sussex by 218 runs.
London, June 4.
have our working expenses in- creased by fifty per cent, in per-i petuity. The whole trouble is due to the interference of the Indian Government with ⋅ fres dealing, and the only remedy is a uniform currency over the whole Empire on the basis of the pound] {sterling."
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