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PAY:IN INDIAN ARMY.

LONDON, Aug. 17.

In the House of Commons Mr.. E. S. Montagu, reply"ng to a question said that in considering the revision of the rates of pay of British officers: in the Indian army, the question of pay and pensions of departmental officers and warrant officers of the Indian army services would also be Included.

SILVER.

LONDON, Aug. 15. Silver is quoted 59-57/3/8. The market is steady.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

PERSIAN TRIATT.

LONDON, AUG, 15. Reuter issues deikis of the new- Anglo Persian agreement, the general... result of which it is hoped will con tribute largely to future peace in the east, as well as end foreign Intrigues and jealous competition by rival «powers, and “give the best" Chance" to Persia to recoperate what she has had for a century. After pledging respect fot the absolute independence of the country, the agreement will undertake to supply at the cost of Persia soch expert advisers an are considered necessary for administration, and also lend officers for the new uniform military force it is proposed to establish. The British treasury will advance £2,000,- 000 to be shared equally by the Indian government and secured upon the customs revenues in order to permit the initiation of necessary reforms. LONDON, Aug. 17.

Of the Anglo-Persian agreement the "Manchester Guardian says that if it be honestly and honourably worked it may prove the beginning of a rew and better era for a once great people.

RUMANIANS EXPLAIN.

PARIS, August 13th. The Rumanian replies to the Supreme } {Rewter's Service to the China Mail Council's Notes na mgards the occupation

cl_Budapest have been received.

They are understood to be of a con- Feiliatory nature. It is believed that Rumanian officers in Budapest have been instructed to communicate immediately with the Allied Generals, with a view to avoiding complications.

PARIS, August 14th, Supreme Council, is couched in concilia- The Rumanian reply, handed to the tory and digniñed language.

THE LON. SCHEME..

LONDON, Aug. 15. In the House of Commons, reply. ing to Mr. Kenworthy, Mr. Barnes said the extent to which non. European countries, including the Japanese and possessions not fully self-governing, including India, could adopt the principles laid down in Article 427 of the League of Nations governing the conditions of labour, would be worked out at an inter national labour conference.

As regards the eight hours day or the 48 hour week, the organising committee, which was preparing for the First conference in October, had invited the states mentioned to Indicate the equivalent limitation of working hours considered suitable in "the" special circumstances of their countries. India was not in the same category as the non-fully self- governing colonies because she was a full member of the League of

Nations and of the labour organisation. Representa tives of Indian organised labour if Buch an organisation existed would be invited to attend the conference, otherwise the Indian government would select representatives. Japanese organised labour would be similarly invited or represented by its govern-

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HAVAS' REVIEW.

It urges that the Army was not guilty of excesses in Hungary, and that: rit from the Allies, and points out that Rumania does not desire to separate her the telegraphic request to stop the march on Budapest was not received until the city was entered. Other telegrams from the Peace Conference were similarly delayed,

EARLIER TELEGRAMS...

(Reutar'a Service to the China Mail.)

GREEKS AND THRACE.

· PARIA, August 14th. H. Venizelos's alternative scheme in re gard to Thrace proposes the interna fionalisation of Dedeagatch under the League of Nations Commission, which should also control the railway from Dedeagatch to Bulgaria thus ensuring the latter access to the Aegean.

M. Venizelos claims for Greece: the whole of "Thrace," from the pressing Creek frontier to a line drawn from the head!! of the Gulf of Saros to Midisson the Black Sea, because the Greaks here out number the Bulgarians br are to de

It is understood that this alternative solution was approved by France, Great Britain and Italy, but Ameries dissent- ed. M. Venizelos, some weeks ago, tele ¡graphed a statement of his case to Presi

dent Wilson, who did not rep

PARIS, August 17th. The Supreme Council has taken an im portant step towards the solution of the Thrace question.

A scheme for the partition of the coun try on the following lines is generally favoured:-

Easternmost Thrace, with Adrian- ople and the Black Sea Coast, would form part of the future International State of Constantinople..

In Centen! Thrace a wide corridor would be demarcated running from the Bulgarian frontier to the sea, in- cluding the port of Dedeagatch This would be made an International State under the League of Nations, and through it Bulguria would have access to the Aegean Sea,

Western Thrace would go to Greece, with the exception of a small area ad joining the Bulgarian frontier of 1919 which would be given to Bulgaria M. Venizelos does not agree with this. solution, and has an alternative scheme which has not found acceptance with all the Powers..

SYMPATHETIC STRIKES..

LONDON, August 15th. A meeting of the Labour leaders at Liverpool decided, yesterday evening, on general stoppage in Liverpool for three There will possibly be further stoppages for other days from August 20th, periods unless the Police strikers are reinstated.

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BALEFUL EFFECTS OF SUN SPOTS.

Loxbox, August 14th The heat wave in Britain and France

It points out that Rumania could not anticipate that the Conference would in- sist on the maintenance of the November Armistice-afbig her gymy, sustaining.com continues. siderable losses, ha at the request of

M. Moreaux, the well-known French the Conference, iven the Bolshevist astronomer, atributes the conditions to

sun-spota. Government from Bedapest.

In view of this effort. the Government

Telegraph and cable lines in differenti considered it only fast to requisition parts of the globe have been affected by supplies, especially as a great deal of rents, resulting in occasional heavy de the upsetting of the world's tellurian cur- the material of which Rumania Wha stripped by the Central Powers was con lays on all routes. centrated there.

It is contended that, in spite of the requisitions, available surpluses for ex- port remain.

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INDIAN FRONTIER.

LONDOS, August 14th. Although peace. has been signed with Afghanistan. the trouble on the North- West Frontier has not ended.

It is denied that pillaging and anarchy are bon encouraged. The Rumanians have introduced order and are now feed ing the starving peoples of Budapest. It is officially reported that Baluchi Finally, it is declared that Rumania, tribesmen attacked the outposts of a has not merited the charges against her. British convey. We suffered fairly heavy On the contrary, she has materially aided losses in hand-to-hand fighting. the Conference in the work of peace.

GERMANY.

AVIATION..

LONDON, August 14th.

BELLI, August 13th. In the House of Commons, replying to The new Constitution has been promula question, Brigadier-General Seely an gated. Dr. Bauer has been appointed counced that the Government intended to Imperial Chancellor. PARIS, Aug. 16.

The National Assembly will henceforth offer prizes aggregating £64.000 for the The French Fress is actively Council repinces the States or Federal Paramount essential for commercial air. be styled the Reichstag, while the Federal Prat commercial types of seaplanes. The engaged in attacking the British Committee.

craft was safety, which must be the Persian treaty, which they say)A decree by the Imperial President governing feature of the design of cors practically would make Persia an orders al officials and members of the peting machines. English protectorate. The subject is defence forces to take the oath to the

PARIS, August 14th. expected to be brought before the Constitution.

The Goliath, which is on its way to council of five as soon as the Shah of

WEIMAR, August 14th Dakar, is unable to proceed at present Persia arrives in Paris. The Shah is National Assembly, that the Government, totally destroyed the hangars and other The President announced. in the owing to a violent tornado which has said to intend to ask the. United deferring to the general wish, had agreed arrangements for the landing the States to force Britain to nullify to continue the падн National nerobus. the treaty, which he claims Assembly," but with the rights and duties was imposed upon Persia.

of the Reichstag

The French military commanders Herr Erzberger said that if the Entente in the various Rhine districts have tried to seize the yield of the "Distress

Offering notified superintendents of schools ask the National Assembly to cancel the "as a levy on property, he would that the teaching of the French language will be obligatory in the elementary schools.

At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce in Dublin, a committee was appointed to make årrangements for holding an exhibition of samples of French goods next November. A direct line of steamers will be established between Ireland and France.

The French military authorities are making most diligent investiga- tions of all the charges against German officers and officials for crimes committed during the occupa tion. The culprits will be dealt with under the terms of the peace treaty. The Allied Fiume inquiry commis. sion. has reported that the gravity of the incidents did not exceed that of conflicts occuring frequently where there is military occupation.

HAVAS REVIEW.

PARIS, Aug 13, The International Socialist Con- gress has come to an end. Paris papers state that the only object of the International was to save Ger many, Socialism being a tool of cosmopolitan “finance, and one" "In- strument of German revenge,

During the week holiday""of M. Clemenceau, his representat've on the Supreme Council will be, M. Pichon.

levy.

MORE COERCION FOR IRELAND.

ARMENIAN APPEAL.

PARIS, August 14th. to the Allies for help. He reports & vast The President of Armenis has appealed

movement directed by the Young Turks, Kurds, and Tartars, led by Eaver Pasha And other Turks.

Turkish troops are everywhere diare- garding the Armistice terms and endear- LONDON, August 15th.

ouring to establish communication with The Government has decided to suppress begun in some districts between the the Russian Bolsheviks. Fighting has the Sinn Fein and similar bodies in Turks and the Armenians County Clare

FRENCH BEYENUE,

The President begs the Conference to which the decia in based:

It publishes a long list of crimes on tend Allied detachments immediately, or, plternatively, munitions. The situation is very critical.

PARIS, August 13th. An American Mission, under Goneral Harbord, is shortly leaving on a visit to Armenis and Trans-Coucsain under in PARIS, August 18th. A Hava message says:-

structions from President Wilson, to In July, the French revenue from in-

investigate the military conditions amounted to 770 milion francs, exceeding Armenian Republic and obtain complete General Harbord will especially en- direct taxation and State monopolies quire into the conditions in the pow the estimates by 175 millions, and the information indicating the receipts in July, 1016, by 330 million which would be involved should the obligations francs.

United States decide to accept the man. date.

CRICKET.""

LONDON, August 13th. In the House of Commons, several questions were naked regarding the with- drawal of troops from Trans-Caucasia thus leaving the Armenians upprotected Middlesex beat Lancashire by hine T. P. O'Connor emphasised that

against the Turks

LONDON, August 14th..

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Hampshire beat Essex by 194 runs. The Sussex r Somerset match drawn

Leicestershire beat Derbyshire by wickets.

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Mr. Cecil Harmsworth promised, ta ference

LONDON, August 12th. Bilver la quoted at 683-4 spot and 60 11-16d. forward. The market is firm,

Lord Robert. Cecil asked:-" Do the Government realise that our obligations to the Armenians are a fully strong as they are to General Denikin A

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