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THE PACIFIC CONFERENCE.
New York, July 23,
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FMS. CENSUS.
Singapore, July 2
The Federated Malay. States
census.
There is reason to believe that a considerable decrease took pisco during the six months prior to the
DSDSUS,
King Alfonso has hastily left San Sebastias for Madrid to -The Associated Press Washington correspondent says that preside at a Cabinet meeting convoked to discuss the serious reverse unless checked by unexpected developments at Tokio, it is believed of the Spaniards in Morocco, The Kabyle tribesmen, attacking the American Government will begin to prepare the Pacific disarmaaliinary report on the census the advanced positions at Melilla, are reported to have indicted ment espierences withent further loss of time, but it is improbable show a population af 1,208,202 sa several hundred casualties in desperate hand to hand fighting.
that formal invitations will be issued until the position of Japan in 1,000,791 for the previous is rumoured that the Spanish commander General Sylvestre) is more clearly defined. Informal conferences between the Sacre- committed suicide when cut off and surrounded at the head of a tary of State and the Japanese Ambassador have gone far to ean- small detachment. The depression at Madrid is somewhat relieved vince the administration that Japan will agree to to-day by receipt of the news that the Spaniards have been rein-conference without material reservations,
enter the forved and have repulsed the attacks.
The suggestion to hold a preliminary conference in London is Paris, July 24, A message from Madrid says the Cabinet has decided to send gestion of postponing the conference owing to the difficulty of the 8,189, Malaya 183,450, Chinese
not regarded with favour in Washington, while as regards the sug-
The total number of Europeza is returned at 5,873, Eurasiana several warships to Morocco. The Minister of War in a statement Dominion Premiers attending the conference in the sutumn, Amari-499,957, Indians 304,657 and others says the latest news of the position is not good. General Havarro can oficiais point out that the question of the personnel of the in taking General Sylvestre's place." It is reported that the British delegation is a matter for the British Government. Moroccans bombarded the town of Melilla but this is unfounded understood, that November 11th is still regarded as an appropriate It is It appears the Spanish native troops were at Anual, commanded by date for the conference. General Sylvestre, when a mutiny broke out, General Sylvestre fought at the head of his men who were surrounded and whose monitions gave out. General Sylvestre ordered retirement in the face of overwhelming odds but General Sylvestre and his'staff, who! refused to leave him, remained behind. The details are lacking but it is known that Gearcal Sylvestre, two Aide-de-Camps and two
·Colonels are among the killed.
Madrid. July 24.
Two thousand troops have been urgently despatched to Melilla from Ceuta. Further reinforcements are belog despatched by the Minister of War who described the retreat from Anual as disastrous since there were so many casualties.
UPPER SILESIA.
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Paris, July 21. Replying to the British Note arging the convening at Boulogne in a few day of the Supreme Council, M. Briand will reply, it is said, expressing himself equally anxious for a speedy settlement of the Upper Silesian problem bar again insisting that guarantees te taken in advance ensuring that the Allies' decision be respected by both Poland and Germany--Vale.
EMPIRE AND NAVY.
5,382.
Lumpur, Ipah (38,873), Taiping The principal towns are Kuals (21,199) and Serembang (17,2641.
Semarang)
JAVA SUGAR ACTIVITY.
Singapore July 23. Tae Java Sugar Trust has sold six thousand tons of "Superior" at fourteen guilders a pikul.
THE FAMINE FUND.
Shanghai, July 24. The Foreign Famine Falat As-
that over two million dollars wer received.
London, July 24. The freedom of the city of Bath has been presented to the Maharajah of Kutch, Mr. Hughes, Premier of Australia and Mr. Massey, Premier of New Zealand. At a luncheon at the Guildhall, | Mr. Massey said he was not afraid to trust native races with self-ociation, in its final report, shows government. The opening of the Panama Canal had made a tremendous difference to the countries in the Pacife. He acknow. ledged cheerfully the work done by the League of Nations but said we must defend ourselves. If some power took possession of part of the Empire and Britain could not recover it, the Empire would go to pieces. A strong navy meant life or death to as in the South Pacife. He wanted the Empire representatives at Washington to
speak with one voice as one mun.
RUSH FOR OIL.
Montreal, July 23.
Paris, July 25. A French Note to London again
urzes the despatch of
Reports from Victoria, British Columbia, state that Mr. Howard reinforcements to Silesia before convoking the Supreme Council with the view to enforcing the Allied decision and also establishing a Colley, the geological expert, has returned. He declares that the commission of experts to consider the technical side of the problem. whole territory from Fort Normal to the Arctic and Mackenzie The Note urges that the situation is very serious, says that the Basin is underlaid with oil, natural gas and coal. There has been Forces at the disposal of the Inter-Allied Commission are insuf- precedented rash to stake claims.
Transportation is most ficient even to maintain onder and intimates that France has agatheless prospectors are pouring in, many of them being ill-equipped. difficult. Food is scarce and severe storms are frequent. Never demanded that the German Government shall prepare for the possible transport of a French Division to Upper Silesia.
Berlin, July 24.
Herr Rosen, the German Foreign Minister. has replied to the French Note cabled yesterday. He said that the request for trans port.of French troops must be made by the three occupying Powers and not by one und inquired if the request was made in the name of Britain and Italy alan.
SHIPPING BOARD SENSATION.
New York, July 23.
Five of the largest vessels chartered by the United States Mail Steamship Company were seized by representatives of the Shipping Board for alleged violation of contract and non-payment of various charges, namely, the George Washington. America. Susquehanna, President Grant and Agamemnon. It is stated that four other vessels of the same Company will be seized when they arrive: Mr. Quarles, the Assistant President of the Company, says that the seizure is inexplicable and will be fought to the last ditch.
New York, July 24.
VARSITY SPORTS.
Cambridge, 3lass., July 23. Harvard and Yale beat Oxford and Cambridge in the inter- national Varsity Athletic Meeting by 8 to 2 events respectively. winning the hundred yards, throwing the hammer, 120 yards hurdles, patting the shot, high jump, two miles, half mile and the long jump as against the quarter mile and the mile,
SHANGHAI ANTI-RABIES
CAMPAIGN.
Shanghai, July 24. Albert Charles Guyas Chancellor of the French Consulate: is very ill, suffering from a dog bite. Both Settlements are conducting an anti-rabies campaign.
ALLEGED CRIMINALTM-
LIBEL
Shanghai, July 21. leading American attorney; "has Me William Staart Fleming, a
been arrested and released to criminal libel. 51,000 bail. He is charged with Tha obarge i
based on a letter written to Mr E. brought by Mr Sterling Fessenden. also an American attorney. It i W. Wilson, of the Philippine Na- tional Bank. Macils. The letter, isferred that kir Fleming possess. ed evidence of the unfair method. of the law firm of Fessender and Holcomb in the local bracch Bank mquiry.
SANTIAGO DAY.
Shanghai, July 24. celebrating Santiago Day on Mon. The Spanish community is Gourdin, Harvard's negro star sprinter, won a neck and neck tre dance and theatrical perfor
day and is giving the receipts of s
jump, doing twenty-six feet three inches, which is a new world's the blind. race in the hundred yards in 10 4/5 secs. Gourdin also won the longmance to Chinese lepers and
record.
CHAMPION TENNIS.
Toronto, July 23.
The vessels seized by the Shipping Board are all ex-German linera. Mr. Quaries states it was reported weeks ago that certain of the right hand, leaving the Canadians with only three players, Milne, the Canadian Davis Cup playet, has broken two bones forces "foreign in mature" were determined to secure the feet.
CHINESE EGGS.
Paris, July 24.
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The health authorities have concluded that the use of Chinese] exze to make cakes and pastry is dangerous in hot weather. It is stated that an analysis shows that twenty-four hours after frozen eggs hare thawed, a single teaspoonful of the mixture contains 36,009 | harmful microbes. M. Martel, the Health Inspector, who conducted the investigation, recommends that pastry cooks and restaurant keepers should be forbidden to use Chineze eggs, except for biscuit mak where the very high temperature is sufficient to kill the
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HEAVY RAINFALL IN ENGLAND.
London, July 23. There has been heavy rainfall in Ireland and the North, Eastį and West of England, but the drought is unbroken in London, despite black, lowering clouds, making the, heat more oppressive than ever. A vast track of moor and mountain in the vicinity of Balmoral was afire yesterday. There was a tremendous blaze all night long and fire fighters were helpless until the rain to-day which helped them to master the conflagration.
THE NEAR EAST.
Athens, July 29.
An official communique states that fourteen Turkish infantry and two cavalry divisions counter attacked on the 21st July." They were repulsed and pursued in their 'disorderly retreat Eastwards and North Eastwards, abandoning many dead and wounded. The triumphant Greek Army continues the pursuit unrelaxingly.
GERMAN MINISTER TO PEKING.
Berlin, July 24 According to the Vossische Zeitung, Herr Woge, chief of the commercial section of the Foreign Office, has been appointed minister to Peking.
on the eve of meeting the Australians.
Toronto, July 24.
In the Davis Cup competition, first round, Hawkes (Austra a) beat Bennett (Canada) 8-6, 6-4, 7-5 and Anderson, (Australia), beat Faframbois, (Canada) 6-4, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2.
Rhode Island, July 24,
In the final of the local championship Vincent Richards, the boy er-champion of America, beat Tilden 6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 6-0.
AMERICAN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
New York, July 23.
In the American Golf Championship, Barnes (America) wOD with a score bf 189. In the final round he did the first nine holes In thirty four, playing super-golf. Hagen and McLeod tied for second-place with 298. Dapcan took 305. At the halfway stage. Duncan, who was sharing fourth place with 150, was six behind
Barnes, who was already leading.
THE FOURTH TEST.
London, July 23.
Owing to rain during the night and an intermittent drizzle in the morning and afternoon, there was no play in the fourth test match at Manchester to-day. Parkin was seat for and has arrived.
EAST INDIES FLAGSHIP.
Landen, July 23. The light cruiser Scuthampton, the new flagship of the East Indies station, will leave Simonstown, Cape of Good Hope, on August 1st and is due at Colombo at the end of August.
AN ABUNDANT WHEAT CROP,
Bukharest, July 24
An exceptional harvest has resulted in the Cabinet reserving to itself the exclusive right of exporting all wheat above domestic -requirements.
SHANGHAI CRICKET.
Shanghai, July 24 The Machine Gunners defeated the Cricket Club A. team by a single: The Recreation Club lost the Cricket Club B. team; by four runt.
SHANGHAI BASEBALL. Shanghai, July 24.
Sangha ty defeated the Japan- In the Breeball, championship.
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GENERAL NEWS.
LISTER'S CABINET.
Sir James Craig, Prime Mini- of Ulster, announces the. following Cabinet:-Sir Dawson Bates, Home Secretary, Mr. H. M. Pollock, Minister for Finance The Marquis of Londonderry. Minister for Education; Mr. J. M. Andrews, Minister for Labour and Mr. F. A. Archdale, Minister. for Agricultors. Sir Hamar Greenwood, Chief Secretary for Ireland writing to Sir James Craig, said "You are now a fuli partner in the self-govering Ec pire. I look forward to the time when Southern Ireland will alo enter into full partnership in our great commonwealth of nations, OMOTO-KYO,
All the efforts made by the Omoto-kyo leaders to secure the revocation of the police order, recently Issued, for the recon struction of the grave of Deguchi Nso, the foundress of the religion, at Ayabe, bave ended in failure, and a number of believers, under the direction of a committee, of which Deguchi Keitaro, brother-in-law of Deguchi, Wan zaburo, is the chairman, have started the work of recon- struction, They are going about the work slowly and respectfully In most awestricken me ÇİNET, Some zealots, to whom the idea of the reconstruction of the foundress's grave is an unbear ably sacrilegious sot, are said to be clamouring for a stoppage of the work. The local police are keeping a watchful eye on the situation.