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Jamiary 20, 1920, Temperature 35

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THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Besse, January 14th. A message from Berlin states that the

PARIS, January 16th. The inaugural meeting of the League Police losses in the disturbances before the Reichstag was two killed, two miss of Nations Council in the Clocks Room & fing and ten wounded. Twenty to forty the Quas d'Chaas, at 10.30 this morning demonstrators were killed and wounded. was of a serious business-like character

Herr Ebert has proclaimed a state of M. Bourgeois acted a Chairman, sieg throughout Germany, excepting haring on his right Earl Creion. Baron Bavaria Saxony Wurtemburg. Badon and in the vicinity of these places.

BXALIN, January 13th

A semi-official statement states that 12 persons were killed, and 105 wounded in sbe ighting on January 13th

A NEAT POLICE TRAP.

The story of how a gang of black- mallers wrote a threatening letter to the Tal Hing firm of jewellers, No. 212. Queen's. Road Central, demand. ing $600, and how the Police laid a trap and succeeded in getting two of the gang, was told to Magistrate Smith at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon."

It appears that the master of the Matsui, Sener Da Cunha (representing Tai Hing firm received through the Brazil), am. Venizelos, and on his post on the 11th inst., a letter from Spain. Lets representatives of Italy. Belgium and local gang of desperadoes demand- Fing that the sum of SECO be given to Earl Grey was present, and Mr. Lloyd a certain society through two men BERLIN, January 13th.

George put in an appearance, but felt living at No. 103. Third Street: West Herr Noske has prohibited the publica.after consultation with Earl Grey tion of the Freiheit and the Rotejalne.

On the motion of M. Bourgeois, Si ened that if the demand was not com- Point. The shop master was threat- Further big demonstrations are expect

Eric Drummond, ed-in view of the declarations of Com

Was formally installed 6.J General Seretary.

plied with within a certain period, munist speakers, on January 13th, that The mating also unanimously elected his firm would be robbed and the the existence of all of them was at stake M. Leon Bourgeois as first chairman on whole building destroyed by fire. in the next few days.

the motion of M. Venizelos, which was seconded

Earl Curzon.

The Independents and the Communista to-day celebrate the anniversary of the death of Rosa Luxemburg and Liebreicht.of

LONDON, January 15th.

It appears that the incomplete aseach of Her Bauer in the Assembly in Berlin on January 14th, related to the rejection of an Independent motion.

The adjournmers of the debate pre- cipitated the outbreak. Herr Base? asserted that Independent deputies were sea waving cloths and shouting to incite the demonstrators to storm the Reichster He added that the police ware indulgent, but there were limits to restraint When their comrades were disarmed, beaten, trampled and killed with their own we pons, the police resorted to action which was justiuable.

Getting alarmed, the shop master took the letter to the Police and Sergt. At the close of the sitting of the League Murphy laid a trap for the black-

Nations

Council Commission of frontiers of the Saare Rasin. Three were tive to the house in Third Street to five members was appointed to delimit the mailers. He sent Chinese detec- nominated by the Council, one by France impersonate a joke of the Tal Hing. and one by Germany.

Arm. This man was to offer the Wace (Britain) Major Lambert (Bel accordingly went to the house and The Connell's nominees were Colond blackmailers $100 only. The mar gium), and Major Kobainshi (Japus).

The aitting lasted an hour and a half. asked for the men mentioned in the Public were admisted into an adjoining

letter. One of the defendants an room with wide leaves opening to the swered to one of the names. The Conference Chamber..

detective then said he was a jóki ol The as chairman, was a fine exposition of the man that he was sent by his master to

inaugural

ural speech of M. Bourgeois, the Tai Hing firm, and informed the aims of the Longue.

hand him $100. He complained that, loyalty of the British Empire to the his master could not afford to give

Earl Curzon, following expressed the

business was very bad at present-end spirit underlying the Covenant of the League. He said that it was the inten

more. The man at rst refused to The Minister of the Interior, Herrtion of Great Britain to do its taust to accept the money saying it was not Heine anid that the first shot was fired ed his firm belief that only through the Federates, but eventually agreed to ensure its practical efficacy, and express sufficient to divide emongst his con- from the crowd of demonstrators, and a number of the shots penetrated the House horrors and miseries of the past five years then said that his master was waiting League could we hope to ensure that the take the sum offered. The detective will not be repeated, and that a new in the road and would like to see the of international relationships should dawn.

envelope in which the money was contained, change hands.

The man refused to go down and was just in the act of opening the envelope when the other detectives came on the scene and arrested the man and his accom- plice..

The Independent depaty. Eerr Benke repadiated the Premier's charges, and declared that workers must fight capitalistic Government to death.

SAVINGS MOVEMENT IN GREAT BRITAIN.

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LONDON, January 17th The National Savings Assembly's first moting yesterday to conferences was attended by ninety dele arrange county Kuty from all parts of the United King

dom.

Earl Curzon concurred with 31. Bour, geois in hoping that America may soon take its place as a member of the League.

Ca the proposal of 31. Bourgeois, it the League should be held in London. was decided that the second meeting of

The date is to be fixed later.

....** IMPERFECTIONS" OF THE

LEAGUE.

THE HAGUE, January 4th.

His Worship remanded the case until this morning, when alter evidence had been taken from the detective and his colleagues, corroborating the story as to the arrest, and the shop

A message from the King was read, emphasising the economy needed now, and, in the future, as much sa during the

war, the reduction of unnecessary consump tion. The increase of production must be encouraged in order that the whole The Goatment has rubenitted to the master had deposed to receiving the national

standard of living. my be im. Bureau of the Second Chamber & billetter, and to communicating with the Froved. His Majesty trusts that mea-reserving for the Queen the authority to Police, the prisoners were committed will be adapted for the further adhere to the League of Nations by the for trial at the next Criminal Sessions. success of the savings movement, on which An explanatory memorandum the welfare of the country largely de-Government outlines the imperfections"

pond. The King hopes that the employ ers and the employed will increase the namber of savings association in the works and factories,

RAILWAYMEN'S CONFERENCE.

LONDON, January 15th.

lance, on joining the League, renounce of the Covenant, for instance, the Nether- their privileged position as neutral, and also, the proposed permanent court of international justice is very much in the nár

VERY SERIOUS CHARGE.

The metaorandum further suggests that small Powers have scarcely cay infance Lok Lane were this moming charged Two Chinese living at No. 1 Yue on the constitution and work of the most important administrative Council in the before Mr. J. R. Wood with being in Mr. Thomas stated that the RailwaTands adhesion necessary, not only because of morphia and cocaine; and with League Nevertheless the Government unlawful possession of a large quantity rarn's Conference decided on the accept ance of the Government's terus by the narrowest majority.

The railwaymen concurred.

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the Netherlands will, otherwise, be placed

in an intolerable international position, injecting the drugs without being but beenuse, despite drawbacks and singt qualified persons. They pleaded not Larities, the League bears the seeds of guilty. development which may be profitable to humanity.

FRESH STORM CENTRE OF EUROPE.

WASHINGTON, January 18th.

After a Chinese tailor, who acted as informer in the case, had deposed to going to the house yesterday after- noon and buying five-cents worth of morphia and having it injected into bis arm by the first defendant, Sergt.

MELBOTENE January 14th. The Trading with the Enemy Act, hay- ing automatically caused to operate, the Commonwealth, has, under the Customs. Act, taken steps to declare German goods Baker, Secretary for War, recommended said that at about 4.30 p.m., yester- In the House of Representatives, Mr. Field went into the witness-box and a prebibited imports. German publica-that America's surplus war supplies in tions are also prohibited from entering the Europe should be given to Peland to help day, he gave the last witness some Commonwealth,

MELBOURNE, January 15th. her against the Bolshevicts. He added marked money to go and buy mor- The Federal Government has prohibited that the Allies were. considering partiphia. About ten minutes after the all imports from and exports to the sipation in the movement to help the last witness had entered the premises, former enemy countries without the con-

he and some detectives. forced their sent of the Commenwealth Minister of Custoras,

AUSTRALIAN AIR SERVICEL

MELBOURNE, January 15th. A Jaint Air Board, representing the Navy and the Army is being constituted to take over the control of the present Air Service.

Mr. Pearce, the Commonwealth Minis ter of Defence, say that the question of Air Bervice must be reconsiderd aa consequence of Lord Jellicoe's rts.

WORLD'S FINANCIAL Ch.06.

LONDON, January 15th. A number of well-known Enanciers, including Mr. Hoover, Mr. Pierpont Morgan, Mr. Vanderbilt, and President Taft have sent an appeal to the Govern ments of Britain, France, Holland, Swit. zerland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway for holding a great international com mercial and financial conference to find a remedy for the chees in the w

world. The Chamber of Commerce in the United States, which was requested to arrange the preliminaries of the confer

representatives Japan, Germany, Austria, and other European countries, and the principal exporting countries of South America be invited,

LOST FRENCH LINER,

Pazis, January 15th

·Polea Delegation, declared that the revival of two defendants, the last witness, four General Bliss, a member of the Peace way in. In the room he found the European war was not improbable, if chair coolies and Poland were unable to stand. against

seaman He Bolsheviste Military experts increasing examined all the men, and found that ly believed that, Bolshevists would turn the last witness, two chair coolies and towards Poland, and were of opinion that the seaman boro syringe marks on the United States should request the their arms. Allies to give their surplus supplies to defendant and on his persons found He searched the second Poland, because Poland was the possible a marked Ave-cent piece, one of the storm-centre of Europe Military autho ritins believed that Bolsheviks would act ins he had given to the informer. attempt to prese to the ast of Lake in a small drawer, he lound the Baikal against the Japanese, and, instand syringe (produced) and 82 packages of ending armies to India or Turkey, of morphia and two tibes of cocaine.. would probable try a military proHe arrested the two defendants and paganda

This indicated a westward removed them to the station. movement of the Bolaberists.

His Worship remanded the case until Thursday morning when further svidence will be taken..

KAISER IN A NEW BOLE.

LONDON, January 15th A further instalment of Willy Nicky" letters appears in the Morning Post.

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