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COUNCIL REFORM.
Singapore, Dec. 24.
A ballot on the subject of Coon, eil Reform organized by the Strails Association was a failure. Of the fre thousand Arms prepared only 188 were returned.
RUBBER AUCTIONS.
412 tons
Singapore. Dec. 2. The rubber auctions disposed of The prices were lower. sheet being 3 to 30 cents's pound and prepe So gents.
Landon (advises a heavy break sa prives,
PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Singapore. Dec 24. Sis Brisaners escaped from the Central Police Station through the air shaft. Four of the then were charged with rubberies.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1920.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
PARLIAMENT PROROGUED.
London, Dec, 24.
Parlament has been prorogued till 13th February. The House of Commotis has achieved a sessions record by sitting till three o'clock in the Squad and till midnight on the arch and Path, with only a break off one hour at quidday. Tie Opposition strenuously oppsed the tiovern- tent rushing seventeen pages of the Louds amembments to the Agricultur- | at til fenallenged the divisions, declaring that the tioyerament was subservient to the landed interests of the Lords. The Elit oscillated between the Lords and Compions until nearly midnight, when compromises resulted in an agreemenL
The King's speech at the prorogation of Parliament, referring to foreign relatous, says the situation in Greece will require the earnest attention of the Government, who, in voajtuetion with the Allies, willi fendeavour id reach a solution evampatible with theật-joint responsibĢinties. It trusts that trade will shortly recommence with Russia and that this will lead-te un era of peace. It is most important, however, that Poland i and her arighbours should compose their political differénces and devote į their undivided carīgies to producing internal stability and economic Beferring to acceptance of mandates fat Mesopotamia, Freonstruction. Palesite. Vieraan South West Africa and the German possessions. în the Pacific, the speech sager – It will be the hight task of all my klavern. Į ments ta superinteral and assist the development of these countries according to the varying degrees of advancement for the benefit of the
slabitants and the general welfare al maakinl
Referring to the League of Nations the King earnestly hapes the spirit of harmony and goodwill between nations manifested at the gang Assembly is an anzury of the value of the League as a force for concila.
|tion and peace throughout the world.
BOULON FREE
Shanghai, Dec. 24.. The de trial has ended. Hula being arquitted
CRICKET.
Holiday Matches.
Referring the return of the Priner of Wales Irumu Australasia Jand the West Indies His Majesty expresses the liveliest gratification at
the enthusiastic alfresion with which the Prince of Wales everywhere received. He confident the Prince of Wales bas done much to strengthen the mutual sympathy and trest cementing the Empire.
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As manns the expenditure arising from the war His Majesty says | thealties Grammon to the wide world have nowhere boen met e savessfully as in Britain.
Hic Mamay, referring to Ireland k pra the uwa tianronment off tireland Act, the fat of wer · thirty years evaseless peatroversy; inži I finally beng matty and frieneksisip-b-tu sen all the peoples of the Kingilom, j
The forenament is carefully andł naziously rusidering the question of naval strength as affertul by the latest developnients in rasal warlare - ļaul is glad to believe that, the difficulties whicń beset the people in) wartime, esperally in indestrial affairs, were giving place to a better į general understanding of the problems of industry and better relations į An interesting all-day match between empligers and engcoped. The darkowy cloal on the hormon is the j was played at Kowloon yesterday growing unemploymen It springs leas inom internal causes tisan thor Ng Sze Kwon taking over a team contraetion of export trade due to the poverty of other natwas aut their] Idrawn trem C.B.C.. 1.R.C. and betting to senare a redre for the poorpasso of placing orderaint Great Britain
Craigenpower. Kowloca batted These litious equally affect all nations and. Ministers will continue to first, and after losing 4 for 43 andļ give them unremitting attention with a view to nitiquing the hardshipə 7 for 80, the late-comers got busy) of memployment de a Pirect ecossgarner of the pensin His ánd called it 163 R.D. Evans 39.) Majesty's hope that et cortice man and especially disabled men moalei | W. E. Haslett 25, C. I. Stapletonj) un been absorbed in civil employment had been disappointed. The f 120, Capt. Spinks 200, The visitors Noterment Fad spared efforts to secure the men”a resettlement, but!
started well with 1 for 45, 4 forfit had become more than ever szervizny that the efforte chal 59. but after 6 for 109 ñnished at supplemented by ti » artup zid and co-operation of the people. 129 +W. Lock Wei 30. A. A. Rum-]
||jahn 22). In a second shart knock
40 minutes each) Kowloon made
59 for six wickets J. Stalker 2.
B. D. Evana 16. The visitors) managed 98 for ST. Omar 53.)
BOLSHEVIK PROPAGANDA,
London, Dre
The Marler deleted the interpellation na the Government'a
one votes to 20%
A. A. Rumjaha 16), just dye morej attitude rewaırıda Bolehenik, propagandła which some deputies declared was than Kowloon's hotel. The best widespread in France. The Premier, winding up the debate said it was bowling feats were Stalker 4 for] the towerament's desit të paride the work of national reconstruction. 29, Spinks 4 for 21, Overy 4 for 45jin peace and it would defen | France against the propaganda of social and 3 for 20. A. A. Rumjahn & for userdata The Chamber passed its confidence in the Government by 27, Ng Sze Kwong for 20.
Craigengower Match.
Ti e rela-tance of the sosing thosernment to speciúcally undertaske Tall scoring woa seen in alte discontinus inimical propaganda in Persia, Afghanistan and India match at Graigenrowet. Lam-was explained by Sir Ebert Horn in the House of Connzons as the mert's eleven * Ban's eleven.tral obstacle to sizaing the trade agreement. He pointed out that this: Lammert's scored 235 F. G. propaganda was avowedly directed at upsetting British interests. The The Thompson 186, 1. E. Lammert 83), agreement could not be signed until an undertaking was givro. Basa's replied with 102 Basa 50), Ranch trade would be free to trade with Russia at his own risk if the H.K.C.C. United Services. negotiations Iiled. He believed and hoped an agreement would be sign- H.K.C.C. made a very poor slowed because the provisions thereof were likely to bring about pare against a strong United Services conditions under which alone the prosperity of trade could really he team. H.K.C.C. scored 111 J. D.
sir Bobert Horne discountenanced the idea that many com Humphrey not out. R. L. D.dition were exportable from Rusia. Wodehouse 21, E. W. Hamilton 19. Capt. Davies took 4 wickets
obtained.
The Hague, Der, 22
In the Second Chamber Dẹ. Vankarnsteek, preventing the Foreiga for . Lt. Graham & for 5 and few estimates, declared that the toernment placed no obstacle on Com. Stanley 1 for 13. United the resumption of trade relations with. Russia but was unable to accept Services made 211 Davies ga, responsibility therein. He advised the Chamber to wait and see bow Com. Greig 67. Major Bagnall the situation, developed as regards the freaking off of dit lomatic relations 23. R. E. O. Bird go: 3 wickets with Serbi
for 69, E. W. Hamilton 4 for 36, and G. R. Sayer 2 for 8.
WORLD WIDE SPORT.
THE ARMENIAN SOVIET.
London, Dec. 23.
The new Armenian Government has issued a proclamation or approved Soviet lines. It declares free possession of all land, forests and mines, whether private, Church, or State, annulment of all foreign Tommy Burns prepared to loans, especially the American loan, which it asserts the working! meet Jos Beckett again over ten classes of Armenia have been toiling to repay, and it proceeds to ex- rounds for £1000 aside. But he tend the hand of friendship to the Turkish working classes who are is particularly keen on having a likewise fighting to shake off the yoke of the Entente. watch with Bombardier Wells-
With an allowance of three strokes Misa Cecil Leitch defeat- led Mr. Carl Bretherton on the Sandwell Park Course. Birming ham, by 3 and 1. They both did the round in 70 strokes.
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NAVAL RIVALRY.
London. Dec. 23.
In the House of Commons, Commander Bellairs asked for an as- surance that nothing material would be done towards renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, until the Imperial Conference in June next had considered the matter, together with the growing Americo-. Japanese naval rivalry.
Mr. Lloyd George replied that the Government had already agreed; and would only act thereanent after consulting the Dominions Govern-
mail Results of the census in Korea states that J. R. Hooper, who re are as follow; Koreans, 16,801,-cently woathe Australian Billiard 289; Japanese, 343,496; Foreign, Championship, has decided to ments. male, 23,170, female, 3,164.
proceed to England to contest) the English Amateur Champion- ship, to be played next year.
JAPANESE PRINCE TO FLY.
SYDNEY HARBOUR TO BE BRIDGED.
Sydney, Dec. 24.
Second Sub-Lieutenant Prince Takehiko Yamashina has joined
Joe Beckett, the hears-weight the Yokosuka Naval Aviation
The New South Wales Government proposes to invite world-wide] Corps. He is the first Prince of champion, has gone into training tenders for the construction of a bridge over Sydney harbour at an the Blood in Japan to join an at Hampton Court for his engage-estimated cost of five millions sterling aerisi corpe.
ment with Frank Moran at the WINDSOR WAR MEMORIAL. Albert Hall on December 10. His In the presence of a large-as-jopponent bas also chosen quarters bly, Princess Alice, Countess or the Thames, having taken a of Athlone, unveiled Windsor's private house at Maidenhead. memorial to over two hundred
men of the borough who last their lives in the war........
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BANTAM BOXING.
New York, Dec. 23.
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SIAM ROYALTIES IN PARIS.
Paris, Dec 21. M. Leygues gave a luncheon in honour of Prince and Princess Parachatra of Siam. The guests included Prince Charoon (the Minister fer Siau), 3. Lurg (Governor General of Indo-China) and Marshal Foch,
CHOLERA AMONG RUSSIANS.
-Constantinople, Dec. 2 Cholera has broken out among the Kassian refugeea. There were severity cases in one day and thirty deaths,
JUDGE SERIOUSLY ILL.
London, Dec. 23,
The memorial which has been difference, I can see, in football erected at the Royal Exchange to down south and the way we did
Sir Aubrey Goodman, Chief Justice of the Malay Statés, in commemorate the London troops things in Glasgow last season. who served in the war
Was However, I must get used to that. The Raw Silk Trading Company has gone into involuntary liqui-critically ill in Bath, where his wife has just died. unveiled by the Duke
Others have done so, and I amdation. The fiabilities are estimated at two million dollars and the Connaught.
going to have a shot.
assets at half a million.
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