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TRANSPORT WOEERS! STRIKE AVOIDED.

LONDON, March 9.

The Transport Workers Conference, mentioned on March 4, bas decided to refer the disputed matter to the decision of the Industrial. Courts,

The probable date of hearing will be March 24 The danger of strike action has thus been removedor

BYE ELECTION.

LONDON, March 9.

The result of the Horncastle bye-election on January 23 was as follows: Captain Hotchkin (Coalition Unionist) ********** 8,140. Mr. Pattinson (Liberal) ..................... Mr. Holmes (Labour)

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LONDON, March. 9. The Board of Trade returns for February show that imports were £170,500,000 and £86,000,000 being increases of £63,750,000 and £39,000,000 respectively as compared with February 1919.

AIR" TORCH ESTIMATIA.

HEAVY REDUCTIONS.

LONDON, March 9.

The Air Force estimates for 1920-1 provide for the expenditure of £21,056,930 and 29,730 men as compared with £54,308,060 and 150,000 men during 1919-20.

FURTHER RISE IN BREAD, COST.

LONDON, March 9.

It is estimated that the quartern loaf will rise at least threehalfpence, and will cost one shilling in consequence of the rising of the price of flour.

THE NEW TURKISH CABINET.

PROBABLY OF NEUTRAL CHARACTER.

CONSTANTINOPLE, March 9.

Sath Paste, lately the Minister of Marine has been called on to form.

a Cabinet It is understood it will be of a neutral character, imilar to the preceding Ministry.

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LONDON, March 9.

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THE AIR FORCE ESTIMATES,

LONDON, March Lith

Major G. C. Tryon, Under Secretary. for the Air, introducing the Air estimates, stated, that the personnel of the Air Force- bad been reduced from 164,000 to 34,000. The normal strength would be 31,000.

He

On

Air Foeid & tribute to the services of the the North West Frontier of Indis, in Mesopotamia, in the Adan hin- terland, in Somaliland and in Egypt.

I was hoped to have seren squadrona of modern seroplanes in Egypt by April. "Aerial photographs of the Nile floods had been very useful. It had been pro- powed that the Air Force should have ene rigid and three nan-rigid airships. The Colonial Governments were squiring non-rigid airships for patrol and aurrey purposes,

"He expressed his pride that those great enterprises-the Cairo to the Cape, the Australian and the Indian fights radiat ed-trom England.

BRITISH WHEAT CROP.

Losnow, March Fith.

In the House of Commons, at question time. Mr. Lloyd George stated that in order to relieve the anxiety of the British farmer, the price of the 1990 wheat, crop would be levelled up to the e.i.f. price of imported wheat, provided it did not. ex- ceed 95a, a quarter,

HUNGARIAN PEACE TREATY.

LONDOy, March 11th, Beuter understands that the Supreme Council has agreed in principle that the Hungarian Peace Treaty a. presented | shall not be modifed.

counter-proposals for the revision of the The Allies were unable to accept the frontier and economic relations which, in effect, meant the restoration of the monarchy,

The Council', findings will be communi- cated to the Hungarian Delegation in Paris in a few days after, which Hungary will be required to sign the Treaty within A week

„THE TURKISH SITUATION,

LONDON, March 11th.. The Supreme Council met yesterday and issed a communique announcing that it bad considered the massures which were being taken to ensure the protection of the Armenians and other minorities: in Turkey.

..

It is significant that Mr. Winstor Churchill Mr. Walter Long. Admirsi Beatty General Thwaites and M. Vene zéles attended

It is stated that the Council has ordered the disciplinary occupation of Constan tinople as well as a number of strategia points in Aaistie and European, Turkey. forthwith.

America has been orged to participate in the measures for the protection of the Armenians.

LONDON, March: 11th.

The Times says that Lieutenants Backer and Palther, who are flyingIn the House of Lords, Lord Curzon declared that the disarmament of the from Amsterdam to Java for the Dutch Government's prize, state they have Turkish forces in Clicia during the chosen a route via Brest, Marseilles and Naples, not calling at Pisa. Rome British occupation was entirely beyond and Egypt will not be visited as the airmen are flying to Basra direct from our power. He detailed the steps taken connection with the massacres and Cyprus. Moreover, they will follow a coastal rode throughout, flying pointed out that out of 730,000 inhabitants round the whole length of the Indian coast.

It was, therefore, difficul to say that this por tion of the Turkish Empire should be out cut, He hoped France would undertaka

The airmen have decided to use a Vickers dying boat fitted with Rolls Royce engines.

in Cilicia 543.000 were Mosleme.

-The time allowed for the fight is 30 days and the Journey will be the future security of the minorities in divided into 25 stages the average distance apart being 400 miles.

AMERICA AND THE PEACE TREATY.

SENATE ADOPTS RESERVATIONS.

WASHINGTON, March 9.

that region, notwithstanding her desira to limit her responsibilities there.

As regards Armenia it was not thought that the Northern Armenians were endan gered. He was bound to admit that they were not such innocent lambs as some sub- posed them to be. Indeed, they had made scrica of the most savage and blood. thirsty attacks conceivable with the idea of provoking the Turks

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The Senate has adopted, by 49 votes to 26 the reservation in the Peace Treaty whereunder the limitation of armaments does not bind the United right to increase armaments without the consent of the Council of the League of Nations whenever America is threatened with invasion or engaged in war.

The Senate alan adopted, by 44 votes to 26, the reservation whereunder the United States will permit subjects of a covenant breaking State to conduct business with Americans. It also readopted, by 44 votes to 27 the reservation refusing to assent to the labour sections of the treaty.

BOUMANIA GETS BESSARABIA,

LONDON, March 9.

The Supreme Council has assigned Bessarabia to Roumania.

BRITISH WARSHIPÅ AT CONSTANTINOPLE

LONDON, March 9

The British naval concentration at Constantinople is now equivalent to two battle squadrons and includes the "Ramilies," "Revengne," "Resolution," "Royal Oak" "Royal Sovereign" of the first battle squadron and the "Marlborough," "Benbow," " Emperor of India "Ajax" of the fourth battle squadron.

PROBABLY INCREASE IN PASSENGER RATES.

LONDON, March 9,

and

The Time says that addition to the anticipated increase in freight rates it is expected that passenger rates, in certain cases which are not indicated, are like to be advanced, "

erests an Armenian State containing

The Peace Conference's idea was to distinct predominance of Armenians with The Armenians ought to be able to protect themselves, if the Allies succeeded in arm ing them. It might be advisable to plaos Armenia under the League of Nations, it no mandatory appeared.

As regards the fate of Constantinople, which was one of the most complex and called on to consider, Lord Ourson said most closely debated issues the Allies were

that Moslems throughong the world were anxious to keep the Baltsa there nos merely because he was the Khalif bút because he symbolised power and authority. He hoped that the draft of the Turkish Treaty will be ready on March 31st, but warted people against imagining that peace would spread over Asi

THE WAR ON BOLAHEVISM.

LONDON, March 11th General Denikin has driven back, the Bolaberists who were attempting to break his centre; but be has been compelled to withdraw his left wing, 80 miles south of Rostov, while, co the right wing, the Bolabevists have advanced within 20 miles of the all-importaat Rostov-Potzov-rail- way

STATE OF WAR IN CILICIA

LONDON, March 11th. The situation in "Cilicia, is becoming more serions.A state of war etists be tween the French and the Turkish Na tionaliste in the Province of Alexandretta, where the French garrison is small and garrison at Mergina and Adana is strong to maintain order."

It is pointed out that the rates were fixed when coal was about half the insurgents so strong, but the French

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LONDON, March 11th

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