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LONDONDERRY COMPARATIVELY QUIET,

LONDON, June 23

In the House of Commons, Mr. Denis Henry stated that information had been received this morning that Londonderry was comparatively quiet. During the right civilians fired occasional shots, but it was not necessary for the troops to fire. All was quiet at 10 o'clock this morning HUNGER-STRIKERS TO FACE CONSEQUENCES.

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MERCHANT MARINE ACT.

NEW YORK, June 22nd. Leading American traders predies that an ban rate war would follow the ca- forcement of the Merchant Marine Act #bich would generally welcomed, if the results are a lowering of the excessive passage and treight rates

Senator Jones, interviewed, advocated. Replying to Mr. Ashley, Mr. Bonar Law stated that the Government's the closest co-operation between shipping policy now was that persons convicted of offences in Ireland who hunger.azd railroads, and declared that America will have to fight" hard in the inevitabie struggle. struck must face the consequences of their action.

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ANTI-DUMPING BILL NOT DROPPED. Mr. Bonar

Government Law announced that intended to proceed with the Anti-Dumping Bill, but it would not be possi- ble to introduce it before the recess.

INDIA AND THE LEAGUE. Replying to Mr. Rees, 'Mr. Montagu stated that he intended India to be represented at the next international labour conference. The membership of the League of Nations necessarily entailed expenditure by the participat ing countries. Membership would be very valuable to India.

ASQUITH DECLARES ARMY TOO BIG.

LONDON, June 23,

In the House of Commons, on the vote of £10.000 on account for the Array. Mr. Asquith, who moved a réduction by £1,000,000, complained of a standing army of 333,000 men 167,000 of whom were employed outside

the Empire.

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HAS BRITAIN LEGAL FOOTING IN MESOPOTAMIA. Referring to Mesopotamia Mr. Asquith adhered to his previous canvica tion that it would be sound policy on both financial and political groupes to withdraw and concentrate the force. He estimated the cost of the operations in Mesopotamia at 35,000,000 for a year. He considered it totally inconsistent if not in fundamental violation of the principles of the League of Nations Covenant that considerations of oil and cotton should determine the policy of the Government. Britain had no legal, footing in Mesopotamia. He maintained that the mandate should be confined to parts within reach of the Persian gulf and that Mosul should be placed under native administration

“A MOST PREPOSTEROUS SUGGESTION."

Mr. Lloyd George strongly denied that there had been any change in the Government's intentions in Mesopotamia. Dealing with Mr. Asquith's argument for withdrawal, he declared that if we had cleared out of Mesopotamia there would have been civil war. Then when the League of Nations said we have made you mandatory Britain would have to'orgatise another expedition costing £150,000,000 to £200,000,000 to recondition the country.

To say you have sqly to clear out of Basra until the League of Nations asked you to reconquer the country was a must. preposterous suggestion. Mr. Asquith seemed to forget that he was re sponsible, for the Sykes-Picot agreement under which the British was responsible for the whole of the vilayst of Bagdad. The view then was that we should accept responsibility for the whole of Mesopotamia. What possible defence could be made after retirement to the marshy end of Mesopotamia? THE STRATEGIC BOUNDARY.

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Regarding Mosul, continued Mr. Lloyd George, we consider at present that it is essential to the proper administration of Mesopotamia that Mosul should form a part of the country." The leading people of Mosul had petitioned the Government in favour of the unity of Mosul and Mesopotamia and he did not doubt that the Arabs prefer to be treated as a unit. There was the same trade and political unity of race, population, and religion. There was a desert between them and Syria and nothing between them and Bagdad. Earl Kitchener considers the mountains north of Mosul the strategic boundary of Mesopotamiz.

Regarding oil, Mr. Lloyd George declared that no arrangements had been made with private companies. The whole of the oil property of Mosul belonged to the Arab State subject to prewar arrangements of Turkey because it was necessary to safe-guard the interests of Americans.

THE ULTIMATE GOAL.

It was very undesirable, continued Mr. Lloyd George, that arrange ments should be made fettering the Arab states. It was essential that the Arabs should have the oil deposits in Mosul for the development of Mesopotamia. The civil administrations of Palestine and Mespotamia were both paying the way. He repudiated the idea that the League of Nations might decide who would be the mandatories thereunder. It might be possible to hand over even to Germany the mandates of countries which cost us hundreds of millions to emancipate. President Wilson never advocated that view but the League could consider the mandate if the terms were abused or the natives opressed. He proposed to take the views of the leaders of the Arabpopulation as to the best methods of establishing government and as soon as the new government was established the expenditure would decrease as the forces necessary would be negligible.

TO ADD LUSTRE AND GLORY TO THE EMPIRE. Turning to the question of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorous, Mr. Lloyd George said that it was perfectly, true that we were undertaking more than we anticipated. He believed France and Italy would be able to contribute an equal share in the course of time. News from Asia Minor was much more favourable than the alarmist telegrams depicited. He did

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Our policy must be carried through, namely the releasing of non-Turkish populations from Turkish sway. Mr. Lloyd George, said in conclusion, that we were working a way out of the difficulties, but we must keep steady. Not a farthing must be spent except to carry out our mission. Then those countries would bless us and we should have done something adding lustre and glory to our Great Empire..

Mr. Asquith's motion was defeated by 285 votes to 50.

THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

LONDON, June 23.

DONNELLY & WHYTE. In the House of Lords, the Duke of York took his seat and was

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PRESIDENT WILSON.

NEW YORK, June d. Mr..J. Skouse, the Kansas City Delegate to the Democratic Convention, is an inter- view, declared that the nomination of Presiden: Wilson for the third term is im- possible, owing to the President's health. reports that President Wilson desired to be

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ONE BIG UNION.

WASHINGTON, June 2nd, The leaders' of the so-called insurgent Forkers have summoned a convention of

railways workers at Chicago on June 29th for the purpose of perfecting the organisa- tion of one big union of railroad workers. TREASURY APPOINTMENT.

WASHINGTON, June Sad. Mr. Parker Nilbert, junior. has been to the appoinud Assistant Secretary Treasury."

BRITISH SHIPBUILDING.

ITS FLOURISHING CONDITION.

An excellent indication of the finurishing condition of the British shipbuilding industry is afforded by the returns just issued by Lloyd's Register for the quarter ended on March 31 last, says Engineering." From these it appears that, on that date, there were no less than 805 merchant ships with an aggregate gross tonnage of 3,394,425, under

construction in the yards of the 16- try-an increase of over 400,000 tons on the corresponding figure for the December quarter. and of nearly 1.140,000 tons over the Sgure for the first quarter of last year.

In comparison with pre-war times the present figure shows an increase of nearly 65 per cent, over the ton- nage under construction in March. 1913 viz., 2,063,694 tons, which was the record figure for that period. We have also regained per position as the world's greatest shipbuilding nation. the tonnage now building in this country..exceeding that under construction in the United States by $21,127 tons. The vessels launched during the quarter, however, show a distinct decrease in comparison with the figures for the December quarter. In the latter period 153 ships, mak- ing 459,354 tons, were launched, but. in the March

131. quarter only launches took place, and the ronnage of these ships was 454,294.

New vessels put in hand during the March quarter numbered 229, with as aggregate tonnage of 780.031, as compared with 168 vessels having a total tonnage of 603,632' commenced in the last quarter of last year. ... THE WORLD'S BUILDING.

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Excluding Germany, for which country figures, are not yet available. the vessels building abroad number 1.340, and the aggregate tonnage amounts to 4.547,525. Adding to these the figures previously given for Great Britain and Ireland, wè get the total number of vessels building for the whole world as 2,205, and the total tonnage under construction as -7,941,950. These figures, when compared with those for the first quar- ter of 1913, in which the pre-war record for this country was reached, show dearly how the shipbuilding nations of the world are endeavouring not only to replace the shipping lost in the war, out also to make up for the arrested natural development which the war occasioned.

At the end of March, 1913, the vessels building in the whole world numbered 1,007, and, the 'aggregate tonnage amounted to 3,440,910, so that the number of ships"now on the stocks is more than double the former figure, and the tonnage has increased by over 130 per cent. It may also be interesting to note that, of the total number of ships now under con- struction, only 187, with an aggregate- tonnage of 140,500, are sailing ships, and that only 30 ships; making 39.613 tons together, are constructed of rein- forced concrete. Of the latter class, the vessels building in Great Britain number 11 `and have a total tonnage of 4,255,

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