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UKRAINE PROTEST.

LONDE, May 31- The Ukrainian diplomatic mission has sent a lener to Lloyd George and the Foreign Office protesting against Krassin's reported intention la pay gold for the proposed purchases by the soviet government of Russia iz west Europe on the ground that a share of the gold in the Russian state bank belongs to the Ukraine and the Ukraine is partially Bable for the Rumanian gold reserve which the Bolshevists captured. The letter asks that the protest be transmitted to the supreme economic council.

LONDON, May 31.

French newspapers state that the French Government is leaving to | Lloyd George entire responsibility with regard to the London negotiations

with Krassin on the ground that France cannot open conversations with: soviet representatives, which would end in recognition, even indirect, of the Moscow Government.

THE LATE DR. MORRISON,

LONDO May, 31. Announcing the death of Dr. Morrison The Times says: Even his last months were devoted to working the best he could from the sickroom in. the interests of China.

PUGILISM.

LONDON, June 1.

At Holland Park Hall, under the auspices of the National Sporting. Club, for the championship of Europe, a twenty rounds bantam-weight fight was staged. Charles Ledoux of France, the bolder, knocked out the British champion, Jim Higgins, in the eleventh-round, after a splendid struggle. In the featherweights Arthur Wyns, the Belgian champion, teat Mike Honey- man, the champion of Eritain, the referee stopping the fight in the tenth round when Honeyman had been floored five timest

IRELAND.

LONDON, May, 31. The Irish executive has conferred with Ministers about the situation in Ireland. Lord French, Sir Nevil Macready, and Sir Hamar Greenwood were present. It was important as the first occasion Sir N. Macready bad of submitting his views to the Cabinet.ne

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THE ARMENIAN MANDATE.

WASHINGTON, May 30th The Senate has postponed action on the Armenian resolution, in order to allow Senator Hitchcock to present an amend maat empowering the President to appoint three Americans KIVO with three Armen- inna on a Commission to supervise the economic development of Armenia, and providing a 830,000,000 loan to Armenis for the purchase of agricultural imple ments, railway materials and other sup phes, but the United States will

Be responsible för the principal or interest.

AMERICAN ARMY.

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WASHINGTON, May 30th. The Senate has adopted the Conference report on the Army Reorganisation Bill, which car goes before the President.

SOLDIERS RELIEF BILL.

WASHINGINS, May 30th The House of Representatives, alter, a Bill by 299 votes to 92, and sent it to the bitter debate, passed the Soldiers' Relief Senate

"AMERICAN COLL

WASHINGTON, Mar 30th In the Senate Senator Walsh introduced

a resolation ürging an embargo on the export"of coal.

AMERICAN RAILWAYS,

WASHINGTON, May 30th.

A special Railroad Committee has been' appointed to co-operate with the Inter State Commission to expedite transporta-

tion.

HAYAS REVIEW.

PARIS, May . A Haras message says:- M. Millerand, speaking in the Chamber of Deputies, yesterday, the Lempre Conference, mid he had been urged by pre vious speakers, Socialists and Conserva- Liter,

to guard fealously the French right to reparations in full and only graat concessions in exchange for very material guarantees. This M. Millerand promised to do, but he, at the same time, asked for would enable them to negotiate at Spa the Government a rote of confidence which with free hands,

fixed sum was agreed to at Lympne," anid 31. Millerand,

Indeed,

the very sturs of The negotiations be There was an important meeting of the Cabinet this morning, the Pre-tween Mr. Lloyd George and myself alone, mier presiding and Sir Hamar Greenwood, Sir N. Mäcready being present. without representatives from the other Allies showed that it was merely a con- It is understood the Irish situation was discussed.

versation at

at which nothing could be de- finitely fixed,

The sum which had been mentioned," he added, had given rise to misunder standings It was simply the equivalent amount at the rate of exchange of the day.

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POLES AND BOLSHEVIKS.

LONDON, May 31.

A Polish official message says that between Lake Navel and upper Beresina the Poles broke down the enemy's strong resistance and advanced along the whole line. The enemy attacked various points on the Ukrainian front.

LONDON, June 1.

A Polish official message says the Poles repulsed an attack at Rzeczyca bridgehead,"capturing prisoners and guns.

GREIES OCCUPY THRACE.

in the Treaty which required Germany to pay compensation. France's claim amount ed to between 200 and 210 milliards of francs, representing about 70 miliards gold mark, at the rate obtaining on May 15th. Neither priority nor Germany's ability to pey was discussed, There were methods to choose from; one was to wait four or five years when large instalments would be due, the other was inspired by the principle that it was imprudent to sit still and do nothing with one's eyes fixed on the texts containing mere promises, The reality, the only reality, we have added the e Premier, is the Rhine Terri tory, and we are not disposed to give

ATHENS, June 1

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The Greeks occupied Kafragatch, and a suburb of Adrianople on May 28, completing their occupation of western Thrace in three days with cut serious incident.

CAPTAIN THE PRINCE OF WALES.“

MELBOURNE, May 31.

DEATH OF DR. MORRISON.

LONDON, May 31st, The Times, if a leader, regrets the death of Dr. Morrison, a the Empire and the servant of

L'ames. Into life Comparatively short in years

The Prince of Wales reviewed a thousand Australian sailor's and but rich in the folfiment of publie marines on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of Jutland. The Minis duty, says the journal, be crowded ter of the Navy presented the Prince with a commission as an Australian suck a series of romantic adventures as have fallen to a few, if any, of the British Naval Captain,

race since the Elizabethan age. The guiding principle of his career was his faith in the mission of Great Britain and his determination to use his exceptional abilities in its interest. Happy is the Empire and the journal which can com

and sach devotion.

LABOUR WILL NOT HANDLE MUNITIONS

FOR UNJUST WARS.

DEFECTS OF JAPANESE FOREIGN -POLICY.*

LONDON, May 31st. In the last of the Far Eastern-articles

LONDON, May 31. The triple alliance sub-committee. has passed a resolution that the position 'entioned in a letter from the National Union of Railwaymen with regard to Ireland warrants consideration of the problem by the organised trade union movement of the whole of Britain. The matter in the Times, Mr. Bland declares that it is therefore shall be referred to the parliamentary committee with an impossible for the outside world to take urgent request that a special trade union costress-be-couvered Fape Liberalism as seriously as it early. so that the attitude -of British · labour towards would wish, as long as the real direction. the production and handling of munitions of war for Ireland and Foland ostensibly with a responsible Cabinet but of Japan's foreign policy rests not may be determined. The above mentioned letter refers to the excutive of with the Military General Staff, or the National Union of Railwaymen as considering the refusal of the Irish long as the power of the Diet contirnes members to handle munitions and the executive's decision on May 27 to be time to believe that the Military Party's to be limited to mild obstruction. It will refer the matter to the triple alliance

Proceedings are seriously

disapproved when the Kenseikne or the Press publicly insists on the right of the Government to apbrint a civilian as head of the War Ministry. The crucist test of the strength +01: Liberalism in Japan now confronts the rointes in the matter of a future. policy in China reflected the Aggressive plans and ten-

So far

far, that policy has Always dencies of the fighting clans, a tact which which no public man ever dares to attack nearly everyone professes to deplore, but openly. It is significant that even the lead. ing intellectuals and aristocratic youn Radicals all 6ght shy of tackling this onestion in real earbest. This is attribut. this jo the faulte system which is stil Japan the strongest moral and political force in.

DERBY BETTING.

LONDON, May 31,

The betting on the Derby was 9 to 4 against Tetrátenia, 7 to Archaic, 8 to 1 Allenby and Sarchedon, 100 to 6 Folumtetis and Spionkop, 20 to 1 Hegots, 25 to 1 Orpheus and Silvern, 33 to 1 Abbotts Trace, Daylight Patrol, and Dynamo, 50 to 1 Almilius and Poltavk, 66 to 1 Bruce Lodge.

LONDON, May 31

Derby probables are Abbotts Race, (Jéacliss), Allenby, (Slade), Archaic, (Bellhouse) Attilius, (Saxby), Bruce Lodge, (F. Bullock) Daylight Patrol, (Childs), Dynamo, (Robbins) Hegoes (F. Templeman) Kerasos (Shatwell) Marshal Neil, (Hulme) Orpheus (Leach) Poltava (H. Jones) Foltmetis (Burns). Spion Kop. (O'Neili) Tetraterna (Carsiake) Torelore (V. Smyth) Paladin' (-) Moroanatio Marriage (W. Earl).

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