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ITALIAN PARLIAMENT OPENS.
MONDAY, MAY 26, 1924.
Rome, May 24,
H. M. the King, accompanied by the Queen and members of the Royal family, opened Parliament in the presence of Premier Mussolini, members of the Cabinet, Senators, Deputies and Diplomats. The specch from the throne sold the tasks begun by the Government must be continued determinedly. Juridical and administrate reforms were necessary and military problems must be resolved according to the economic situation of the country and the demands of foreign polley, Italy was unable to remain unarmed among the armed nations and unable to run the great risk of being taken unawares. Italy's foreign policy must be peace with dignity. Italy was ready to direct nil her energies towards reaching an equitable solution of the repara- tions questions, which would eliminate threatening dangers, and, was ready to make sacrifices in order that peace could be guaranteed provided her legitimate furitamental interests were safeguarded. Reuter
JUBALAND.
London, May 24,
BANDIT VICTIMS
HOW ME DINSMORE WAS KILLED.
(Our Own Correspondent.j
Shanghai, May 24. Mr. Jay Diasmoru, killed by tha old, single. He came froin Seattlo. bandits in Fuktion, was 18 yearA Mr. A. G, McKay, who was with him, is na Australian, 57 years of age. In the party also was Paul
and two other Chino-o. Lee, a Yalo gradunto in forestry.
The party was captured in tho Yuki distriut of Fukien. Messrs. Dinsmoro, McKay and Leo were forestry inspectors of the Chies Import and Export company of had been employed for ten years, Shanghai, by which firm Diurnare McKay for four months and Lee for and your.
The party was miniding an inspec. tion trip to the 'Min River Coroats above Fooohuw, when bandi's nt- at trokell them on the 16th Pichikow villago at the junction of the Min and Sinchiho Itivar, 280 miles from Fouchow. Dinsmore shot in the abdomen in Bel-escaping. He succeeded in floating thirty milos to Shahaien, where ho died on the 20th. The bandits enrried off the others."
In view of the forthcoming visit of the Italian King and Queen to England antisfaction ia expressed in both countries at the official announcement of the decision to conclude an agreement with regard to the vexed question of Jubaland, whereby part of Jubaland pro- vince in Kenya colony will be added to Italian Somaliland on lines laid down by Lorld Milner at Selaloja in 1920. Detalls will be tled in London by Anglo-Italian experts immediately.
Rome, May 24. Italy 1s pleased at the agreemant because it re-establishes close Anglo-Italian friendship. A friendly compromise augurs well for a prompt agreement by the experts.-Reuter.
INDIA AND DOMINION GOVERNMENT.
London, May 24.
The All-India Moslem League, which suspended activities for the last few years, has been revived by Jinnah, n Bombay barrister, pre- siding at a large a meeting of the League here to-day. He deplored to Hindu and Moslem dissension in India, especially in the Punjab, and if the Hindus and Moslems only, co-operated wholeheartedly, India would be able to force the British Parliament to grant India himself government. Jinnah dissociated responsible Dominion from the Swarajist polley of wanton destruction, but declared that if the, British Governmont did not respond satisfactorily to the national demand, they must, as a last resort, make government through the elected counelis impossible. He urged scrapping. the of provincial existing constitution, and the Immediate grant autonomy, otherwise the results would be dangerous.-Reuter...
THE SPREAD OF BOLSHEVISM.
Riga, May 25,
In a speech discussing the lusks of the Congres of the Russian Communist party, Mr. Kamenelf said the party was in no danger from the activities of the Intelligentsia and the spreading of thein making such ideals. The party's proletarising. campaign was sweeping progress' that it was not necessary to institute any special clearing measures against the intelligentai; moreover the Communist elements had alrady been removed.
London, May 25.
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The latest reports from Petrograd state that the Soviet authori- ties are not only depriving the intelligentsin of fucilities for securing higher education, by forbidding them to attend the higher 'schools, but are expelling proletarian students who exhibit initial signs of a tendency towards non-Communist Ideas, hoping thus to prevent anti- Communist intelligence developing.
PROPERTY IN RUSSIA.
London, May 25,
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Mr. Dinsmore'e body, showing avilences of a desperato fight. arriver and was buried at Foochow yostordey. Mr. James Carroll, another of the Company's foros- try inspertors, fs proceeding "to" the Unbdit country socking to effect the relenso of the captive", and other measures in diplomatic channels are being taken up.
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Mr. Carl Saitz, "the Company's' President, characterizes Panother outrageous disgrace, lead- ing on to the time when American commercial activities in Chian will be impossible unless Congress will act to protect thow,'
Foechow, May 25.-At au im- pressive funeral of the late 'Mr. Civil Dinsmore yesterday, tho Governor axcorted the remains fron the bund in the gravy, Mr. MeKay and the Chinese are still emptives in spite of British and American Consular pressure. Yon Ping, the military representative, has appar ently not yet been instructed by the Tuli.-Reuter.
Forchow, May 25-The where abouts and welfare of the captiven is unknown. James Carroll of tho Jumber company left Yenping to-day with a military escort for Shashien. The Tuli's representative left Foo chow to-day for Shashion.-Router.
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE.
DR. SUN YAT-SEN PHOTOGRAPHED. Shanghai, May 21,-The North a Mine Manager and En-
China Daily Neter has obla ni It is announced from Moscow that gineer. Jacobson, has been sentenced to death at Omsk on a charge photograph of the reception, of
He had informed the ex-owners of the of economic espionage.
Capt. D'Oisy, the French airman, Canton, which appears to show mine, residing in England, the-condition-of-their-property.
were sentenced to Dr. Sun Yat-sen. This is taken to Seventeen persons, including two women.
The conclusive evidenge that Sun death at Jitomir-Reuter,
Yat-sen was not dead at that time. -Reuter.
HOME BYE-ELECTION.
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The result of the bye-election in Kelvingrove (Glasgow) owing
to the death of the sitting member, was as under:
Capt. W. E; Ellott (Conversative)
A. Ferguson (Labour)
Sir J. W. Pratt (Liberal)
-Reuter.
London, May 24.
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THE RUHR MINERS' STRIKE.
Cologne, May 25.
The situation arising out of the miners' strike in the Ruhr is growing graver, following the closing down of other big works em- Several departments of Krupps were ploying many thousands
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CHURCH REFORM.-
Moscow, May 24,
The head of the so-called living church is co-operating with the Patelarch Tuklion, for the reform of the church and revision of the episcopate and excommunication of "foreign counter revolutionary ecclesiastica.~Router.
REFORMS IN INDIA.
Simla, May. 24. The Government announces the appointment of a committee of officials and non-officials to conduct an enquiry into the working of reforms.-Router.
COMPROMISE TAX BLL.
Washington, May 24. The Senate has adopted the Compromise Tax Bill-Reuter a American Service.
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London, May 24. An offelal atatement laled by the Post Office, reveals that experiments have been conducted during the past your whereby, American tolephone subscribers In America have successfully con versed with ordinary subscribers In England. The latter are unable to reply, but a Government Committee is watching the tests and is reported to be advising, the establishment of a two hundred Milowalt transmitting plant at Ruzby, toanable an extensive two way Coord- munication, by telephona between rentars of both countries, during favourable conditions.Reuter
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