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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE PRINCE IN THE ARGENTINE.
Buenos Aires, Aug-29, Three hundred guests of the British Chamber of Commerce attended a luncheon in honour of the Prince of Wales. It was presided over by the British minister. The Prince afterwards" delighted 3,000 British boys and girls from sixty-seven schools' In all parts of the Argentine by walking down their ranks and afterwards addressing them from a platform, requesting two days holiday for them. His Highness for the remainder of the afternoon visited the Ex-service English and American clubs and attended a Services Ball in the even- ing. He also was received by members of the American colony, in the evening, Including the Charge d'Affaires and the Military and Navai" attaches, and spent an hour at the Chiany Clab, where several songs wore sung and after which the tonale Prince of Wales was drunk in real nint julep.-Router..
THE FRENCH WARS.
Tangiers, Aug. 29, Interview on board a steamor en route for Paris, M. Lyautey is re- ported to have stated that the recent operations against the Branes were more severe than was anticipated they would be, owing to the presence of a large number of Rifflan regulars, and he added that an examination of the situation after a visit to the front had convinced him of the impossibility of a general offensive before the rainy season.--Renter.
Paris, Aug. 29.
An official etatement claims that nothing has happened in Syria since the rebel attack on Damascus was defeated on 24th inst., the rebels retiring to Jabel. It adds that General Sarrail, in a despatch from Beiral this morning, denies reports of French reverses. Reuter.
Jerusalem, Aug. 29.
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It is learned that the population of Damascus is excited owing to the political situation. French troops are påtrolling the streets and some public buildings are encircled with barbed-wire and defended by machine guns. The authorities have arrested a number of leading Syrians in Damascus. Homs. Hama, the Druse leader at Elatrash has issued a second manifesto calling on Syrians to unite and rise putting all party and religious feelings aside.--Reuter.
THE-FRENCH DEBT."
London, Aug, 29.
With reference to the misapprehensions apparently existing in regard to the British proposal for settlement of the French debt, Router learns that there has always been an understanding that the French Government should be granted a partial moratorium and should not be compelled to pay a twelve and a half millions annuity starting from 1925 urless able to do so. It is understood that sums falling short, of the annuity will be made up on later payments.— Reuter.
Washington, Aug. 30,
Further reflection has satisfied American official circica that there has been less writing down of the French debt to Britain that first believed. Some calculations place the reduction at not more than fifteen per cent.'
It is pointed out that by way of compensation important benefits accrue to the British Treasury through separation of France's War Debt from her debt to the Bank of England in the payment, provisions. With Italy. France, Czecho-Slovakia, Greece, Esthonia and Latvia moving one way or another to settle their debts to America the Debt Funding Commission is trying to stir up Rumania, Yugo-Slavia and Liberia, which will complete the list of what are regarded in America as solvent nations. The Russian and Armenian debts are regarded as virtually uncollectable.-Peuler.
COMMUNISTS IN PARIS.
Paris, Aug, 29.
The Police have been busy this evening frustrating. Communists' efforts to form processions in various parts of the capital to demonstrate against the Polish execution of Communists. One hundred and forty were arrested, twelve of whom are detained in custody.-Reuter.
OBITUARY.
Paris; Aug. 29.
The death is announced of Adolphe Brisson, the manager of the Annales Politiques,Renter.
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RUSSIAN TEXTILE DELEGATION.
London, Aug. 29.
The Russian textile delegation has gone to Germany from London to-day. The delegates made a statement asserting that six Lancashire. manufacturers had accepted orders for textile machinery on the delegations's terms, but the delegation deeply regretted its inability to place orders for five millions sterling worth of machinery in England, as they had intended, owing to the Banks refusing credit-Reuter.
CANADIAN ELECTIONS.
Ottawa, Aug. 29.
All parties are proparing for the elections campaign. expected they will take place in about two months" time in consequence .It is of Mr. Mackenzie King's intention to dissolve parliament next week.- Reuter.
GERMAN CLEMENCY,
Berlin, Aug. 29.
Under the recent Amnesty Law, the warrants against participants in the Kapp putsch of March 1920, ineluding the notorious Captain- Ehrhardt, Commander of the Naval Brigade, have been annulled.- Router,
DUTCH AWARDS.
The Hague, Aug. 29,
The Queen has conferred upon Professor Weiss, vice-president of the Permanent Court of Justice, the Grand Cross of Orange Nassau, and upon M. Hammorakjold, clerk of the Court, the Cross of Com mander of the same order-Reuter.
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