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WORLDWIDE PROHIBITION.

AMBITIOUS AMERICAN PLANS.

LONDON, Jan. 9.

The Time New York correspondent says the anti saloon teaque is starting almost immediately a world prohibition campaign backed by a fund of ten millions sterling. Britain, which is described as "the keystode of the world's liquor traffic arch" will be the first country stacked; but the operations will be conducted from Washington in practically every country of the world, from Scotland to Japan. The organisera of the movement declare that if Japan adopted national prohibition it would have a profound effect on the entire East.

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HAVAS REYLE,

PARIS, January 3rd. A Baras mesange says: French papers, discussing Japan's mission in the Far East, declare that the news that America has loft Japan a fres

hand in Siberia is a great historic event the fear of Bolshevisin having conferred apon Japan the supremacy which neither her military triumphs in the Russo-Japanese War nor her negotia tions with the Entente during the war had been able to obtain. Japan has Siberia. She has now her Canads, as the attained

her object to be alone in

huge agricultural and mineral resources of Siberia are infinitely greater tha generally thought.

A further delay is announced in the exchange of the Peace Treat ration

The Time Warsaw correspondent reports, that on Jan. 3 the Poles tions. Official circles now give January captured. Dvit.sk.

BOLSHITSTHONIAN

BMISTICE BROKEN.

STOCKHOLM, January 5.

An Eathonian communique of January 3 says the armistice began st 10.30-in the morning but the Bolsheviks at noon opened fire against Esthorian worke;s on the Narva front, thus"breaking :he armistice.

FARBOU O›NGESTION.,

LONDON. January

The congestion of ports continues to be severely felt. It appears that government cargoes accumulate at the ports instead of being rapidly dis posed of. Shipa are delayed many days in port awaiting discharge. At present eighteen ships are discharging tea in London and twelve are awal:- ing their turn in the river.

JAPANESE-RUSH TO KOLTUHAK'S AIDJA

NEW YORK, Jan.. €.

Hoa lulu learns from Tokyo that heavy Japanese reinforcements have been rushed to Irkutskin aid of Koltchak's forces.

BANKER DEAD,

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LONDON, Jan. 6.

Lord Cunliffe is dead, aged 65. He was a Governor of the Bank of England, a North Eastern Railway director, etc. and had his home at Epsom.

AN AIRMAN AT BYZANTIUM.

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13th as the probable date when the Treaty of Versailles will come into force.

The news that the Ottoman Government will be expelled from Europe and that the fate of Constantinople has been settled by the Allies new stated to be at least prematura

London to discs with Mr. Lloyd George The Italian Premier arrived en route to

"the Fiume ^nd Adriatic atestions.

Signor Nitti, the Italian premier, a rived in Paris yesterday.

French circles state that the mons seri- ous obstacle is due neither to Franes for Great Britain, nor even to the United State, but to the Italian Government. which did not include Fiume in the Pac of Lordon that defined Italy's claims duri ing the war.

The Pence Treaty is not likely to come into force for several days, further delay still being probable in exchanging the final ratifications, owing to differences be twen

Germans and the Allies in the referring to internetation of the clauses

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The death is announced of Paul Adam, the French novelist.

The official forecast is reassuring con- caring the Feine, whose tributaries are level. The news from the pro-- falling in vines is generally satisfactory.

Preparation for the Presidential Elec tion on January 17th are actively under way at Versailles Palace.

France proposes to renew every thres months the Franco-Argentine Commer

cial Trasty. LONDON, January 6. The Air Ministry announces that Mathews, the aviator, axired at Con- stantinople on December 25 from Belgrade, and was proceeding to Bagdad.

INDIGN CṀTIDIANS.

AMRITSAR, December, 30.

Elever thousand young Alsatians and Lerrainers will begin their period of military service in France on January 25sh..

DR, MORRISON UNDERGOES THIRD OPERATION IN LONDON.

LONDON, January 3rd

The Indian National Congress is unanimously demanding, in view of the revelations of the evidence at the Hunter commission, that General

Dr. Morrison is seriously ill in a nur Dyer be removed from command. Also, in view of Sir Michael O'Dwyer's Ling home, in London and has undergone endorsement of the firing on the crowd at Jallianwala Bagh and the brutal a third operation. treatment of the Punjabis, they have resolved that the British government. be requested to relieve him of his duties as a preliminary to legal proceed- ings.

HOME RAILWAY WORKERS,

LONDON, January 7.

THE ADRIATIC QUESTION.

LONDON, January 5th.. The Italian Premier, Signor Nitti, and the Foreign Minister, Signor Scialoj bave arrived in London from Raris to confer with Mr. Lloyd George prior to conference between M. Clemenceau, Lloyd George, and Signer Nitti in Paris on the Adriatic question.

At the railway conference the election of Mr. Abraham as chairman was a success for the moderates. This is regarded as a good omen. In dications of to-day's meeting confirm the summary of the situation cabled on Jan. 5, namely, the hasty rejection of the terms is not Bignor Nitti has already had an inter- anticipated and a strike crisis probably will not follow rejection view with M. Clemenceau in Paris after and, a ballct of members may be ordered. The delegates which he expressed his credence of a to-day showed

antisfactory solution. further general desire for

information

The Italian programme is reported to as regards grades which are still subject to negotiation and more adequate be Ivria and a few islands for Italy, explanations of terms from the negotiating committee. Furthermore it is autonomy for Fiume, and Zara, and a stated there is no intention of forcing the hands of the executive. Mean-guarantee for the Italians and for Jugo- while, a statement by Mr. Thomas, foreshadowing how settlement is pos. Slavia of the neutralisation of the Adria-

tic Const. sible, is interpreted as meaning that further negotiations with the Govern- ment are possible.

OBITUARY,

LONDON, January 6. Major General Sir Thomas Richard Fraser, K.C.B., of the Royal Eng- ineers, has died at the age of eighty years,

FRENCH TR IN SMAK.

PARIS, January 6.

Two trains on the Paris-Versailles railway collided at St. Cloud bridge, where only a single line was working owing to foods. Four coaches were splintered and twenty people injured and sent to hospital.

ALLENBY'S M SSION.

CAIRO, January 6. General Allenby left for the Sudan to-day via the Red Sea, to meet King Hussein at Jeddah.

GOVERNMENT CARGOES IMPEDE WORK,

LONDON, January. 6.

The final report of the select committee cn national expenditure deals with the Ministry of Shipping. It finds its work as a whole was most efficient. The main subject of criticism is the expenditure on National shipyards, the loss whereon must have been most heavy, but the stress of war justified the scheme of building fabricated ships on a great scale, There was insufficient control of expenditure, especially during the periodi preceding the armistice. But the utmost allowance must be made for the difficulties of the situation. The cost of concrete vessels, wherefor the Shipping Controllers was no responsible was much heayle than was anticipated. The cost of concrete. Barge averaged.27,500 as compared with 17,000 for a cel barge. The committee approves the decision of the ministry to sell the shipyards. It regards the work of the ministry generally, and the policy of the controller since the armistice as tending to restore shipping, and normal, commercial conditions but this was affected by the operations of the Ministry of Food, the Admiralty and the War Office, and especially by the congestion at the ports. Sixty million tons of imports were handled annually before the war without delay. Now forty million tons are hand with difficulty owing to the accumulation of government cargoes..

RATIFICATION TOMORROW.

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- PARIS, - January 6. Agreement has definitely been reached with the German delegation on a formula for negotiating the delivery of naval" material as compensa,

tion for the fleet, scuttled at Scapa. Nothing now hinders the ratification

The Rome newspapers are expressing very friendly sentiments towards Britian, hoping that Britain will exercise a media- tory function.

"PRETORIA " FIRE DAMAGE.

NEW YORK, January 5th. The damage caused by the fire from the ex-German Jiner Pretoria, which was. recently handed over to Great Britain by the United States Shipping Board and was ready to sail for England, is coti- mated at $100,000...

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BRIGANDE.

PERING, January Sib, Dr. R. A. Bbelton, of the Foreign Cbristian Mission which has its head- quarters at Cincinatti, has been captured by brigands and held to ransom.

"According to a telegram from Tunnsofa, Dr. Shelton's station is at Batang.

The American Legationis inquiring into the matter.

APPROPRIATION FOR NATIONAL EDUCATION,

The Government has issued a mandate ordering the Ministry of Finance to make an appropriation for National Education.. A ́SUCCESSFUL STRIKE BY

TEACHERS.

The teachers who have been on strike have resumed their duties, baving receiv ed a month's pay and a promise that future salaries will be paid in silver.

MUTINY OF NORTHERN TROOPE FEARED.

General Nissucheng is expected to die. saccion, and it is feared his troops will

of the treaty. Exchange of ratifications has been fixed for the afternoon There is much speculation regarding his of January 10,

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