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INDIA DISAPPROVES.

ony, May 17.

The English papers in India, commenting on the Turkish peace treaty, consider that Turkey got off more lightly owing to the Mollem agitation in India. The Indian papers (vernacular) severely condemn the treaty and consider that Moslem claims were completely ignored. Lord Chelmsford as issued to the Moslems a message of encouragement and gympathy in con- nection with the Turkish treaty which, although in accordance with the high principles applied to other peace settlements, includes terms which Lord Chelmsford fears will be painful to all Moslems. He eulogises the war services of Indians who contributed so much to the allied ideals of justice and humanity, and believes that the pre-war friendship with Turkey will quickly revive and a regenerate Turkey stand again as the pillar of the Islamic faith.

LORDLY LEGISLATION.

HEREDITARY LEGISLATOR MOOTS UNWORKABLE BILL.

LONDON, May.18.

la the House of Lords, Lord Stanhope, in moving the second reading of the British nationality and status of aliens Bill, said largely modified the Act of 1914 and subsequent measures. He contended that foreigners ought not to be admitted while ex-service men were walking the streets unemployed.

LONDON, May 17th. In the House of Commons, repiring to Sir. Barnes and Colonel Malone, Mr. Bonar Law atated that, in October..,1918,. wben it was feared that the Russian Soves Government would attack the Russian border States, Poland asked for British assistance in military equipment. Owing to our commitments elsewhere, the Governmens was unable to give fazncial assistance, but offered to supply a certain quantity of airplus stores, if Poland undertook the cust OF moring them and

transport

The offer was accepted,

the material became the property of the Polish Govern. ment which is now shipping a purt of 1%- Utherwise. no assistance Las been, or is beng, given to roland.

TO RELIEVE DISTRESS IN LASIBAN BUNwfor

DES MOINES (Iowa), May 17th, Professor W. T. Davison, Chairman of the Board of Red Cross Governor, in a speech at the conferenes of the Methodist Episcopal Church. urged that Congress appropriate haif a Bilion dollars as A can-year loan to reliève distress in Eastern Europe where he declared thou- sands of men, vomer-and children were dying of starvation, and diseasë.

TASK OF BRITISH NAVY.

LONDON, May 1sh Sperking at the Mansion House Jun. chen after rewing the Freedom of the City, Lord Jeticoe anticipated use happy years in New Zealand whose people ne and Exs wife had already learned to love. Emphasising the dependence. of the sen

The Lord Chancellor declared the proposals wholly unworkable! The bill could not be amended. Interalia, it would involve a revolution of the whole system existing as a result of repeated conferences. between the home and dominions governments. It would involte a breach of under-communications on the British Navy and standing with the latter and constitute an attempt to legislate for the dominions within their own territories, which they would undoubtedly most deeply resent, and whereto it would be wholly impossible to give effect.

The bill was dropped without a division.

IRISE REBELLION.

LONDON, May, 18. Indicating that Macready is to have unlimited call upon the army for use in Ireland, Bonar Law in the House of Commons declared that the government would send any troops that, the Irish executive requested. Meanwhile the state in Londonderry is electric. A tur troops with machine guns and armoured cars are posted at certain points. The situation in Ulster appears to be developing according to the forecast of Sunday, morning. It is feared the covenanters may break all bounds if the Sion Fein movement further spreads in the north-east counties.

REINFORCEMENTS FOR IRELAND.

-- London, May 17. Two thousand troops have landed at Bantry and been distributed throughout west Cork, where they will be stationed at points five miles apart.

RUBBING IT IN.

MAYENCE, May 17.

The evacuation of the towns on the right bank of the Rhine was. carried cut this morning. The population was warned by a laconic pro- clamation by General Degoutte, saying "The French keep their word."

U. K. POPULATION STILL GROWING.

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LONDON, May 18.

The quarterly return of marriages, births, and deaths in England and Wales shows 271,052 births, which is a record. The deaths numbered 137,637, whereof 4,037 were due to influenza. Infant mortality represent ed 88 per thousand, which is 32 per thousand below the average of the ten preceding first quarters. 280,760 births and 147,022-deaths were registered in the three months ending December 31 in the United Kingdom. The increase of population, therefore, is 133,738. Marriages in the same quarter totalled 239,450.

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DUNEDIN, May 17. The Prince of Wales" was warmly welcomed after the Royal train had traversed twenty miles of outlying homesteads and villages, each blazing with bonfires, while the inhabitants assembled in the glare to cheer the Royal passenger.

'COUNTY CRICKET.

LONDON, May 17.

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Kent beat Warwick by five wickets. Yorks beat Derby by an innings and 223 runs. Notts beat Leicester by an innings and 154 runs. Lancs beat Northants by an innings and two runs.

PRACTICAL CHARITY.

LONDON, May 18,

It is officially announced that the Treasury has spent £452,329 since June last in grants to voluntary societies for the relief of the famine-stricken areas of Europe, in connection with a scheme whereby the Treasury pays a pound for every pound voluntarily raised.

GERMAN INDEMNITY FIXED,

PARIS, May 17. Well informed circles state that Mr. Lloyd George and M. Millerand fald down at Hythe the sum of 125 milliard marks as the minimum of the German indemnity in order to avoid difficulties of the fluctuation in rates of exchange. -- Mr. Lloyd George's refusal to recognise ance to reparation was especially the

France priority of due to objections by British Dominions, who are counting of the money due from Germany in order to assure payment of soldiers' pensions. The French delegates proposed the payment of the indemnity in thirty-three azonal instalments and the raising of a large loan tpvered by Germany and the Allies with the indemnity sa secur

the navies of the Dominions, Lord Jellicce warned against allowing the strength of the Empire Navy to fade away aath it became certain that the present anti-war measures would be effective.

WORK FOR EX-SERVICE MEN.

LONDON, May 17th. An official statement shows that ex-Ser- vier men enployed in the Goverment offices total 2.131, of whom 33,341 ars disabled men.

The Post Ofice is the largest employer, with 50,007 men, including 17.144 drabled, PROHIBITION AMENDMENT.”

WASHINGTON: May The Supreme Court has been closed fur the Recess till Jure les. No decision has been given as regards the Prohibition amexdient.

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New York, May 17th. The death is announced of Mr. Levi P Morton, ex-Vice-President of the United -States.

GALLIFOLT CAMPAIGN.

LONDON, May 17th. Sir Ian Hamilton's Gallipoli Diary has been published. While it adds he fresh information about the operations, it is most frank in its comments and makes it clear that the expedition suffered through. out from the haste with which it was fo augurated and inadequacy of preparations, It emphasises the continuous shortage of Staff Overs, Ben and ammunition.

At one period the officers' shortage was 1,450, to meet which twenty-five youngsters were sent out after incomplete training.

Lart etener, in offering Sir Ian Hamilton the command, made it clear that the British Headquarters in France dis- approved of the scheme Sir Ian Hamil ton describes Lord Kitchener as an in- dividualist and a master. of expedients, buz Lord Kitchener, in 1915, had lost the faculty of forcing others to act.

While

he still bad moments of God-sent intuition. he was no longer the old Kitchener of Khartoum and Pratoria.

Sir Ian Hamilton contends that the Sulva landing was the undoubted right) course to capture the peninsula, but the chances were thrown away from abeer lack of energy and bag leading.

THE FRENCH OCCUPATION.

BEELIN, May 17th.

The bostages whom the French took as a precautionary measure in connection with the evacuation of Frankfort and Hanau bave been released, 1

MAYENCE, May 17th.

General Vidalon, in bidding farewell to the Frankfors civic authorities, paid a tribute to the population's calm attitude. FOOD PRICES.

LONDON, May 17th. The Labour Gazette states that the re tail prices, including food, clothing, fuel, light and rent, on May 1st, were about 141 per cent. above those in July, 1914.

The Food Controller's statistics relating

to food show an increase of 148 per cent. The Labour Gazette says the United Kingdom food prices have risen less than those of France, Italy and Sweden. They are not much in excess in the United States. It adds that the present level, however, is undoubtedly a matter of most serious concem, and concludes that prices in the coming summer will reach a very high level, owing to the cost of importathe food, the partial removal of the bread subsidy and increased price of sugar and The percentage of the unemployed de creased from 3.63 at the end of March. to! 2.80 at the end of April. ⠀

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