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PARIS CONFERENCE.

REPARATIONS PROBLEM NEARING SETTLEMENT.

LATEST PROPOSALS,

PARIS, January 28, This evening's indication are that the reparations problem is rearing a settlement, The committee of experts which has been sting all day will probably decids the terms of the draft resolution to-night for submis- sion to the conference to-morrow. It appears that agreement has been reached on a scheme providing 42 annual German payments in conformity with the Boulogne agreement, also an ad valorem tax on Germany's exports. The discussion now relates to the amounts to be fixed for the annuities. An export tax of 10 or 15 per cent. was at first proposed on the latter but will probably be higher.

"BRITISH VIEW BOUND ULTIMATELY TO PREVAIL.”

PARIS, January 28. The newspapers to-day are more cheerful than could be expected considering the atmosphere of gloom, not to say agitation, in which the conference adjourned yesterday. The consensus of opinion is that the British and French viewpoints are not so irreconcilable as they appear, and the speeches made by Mr. Lloyd George and M. Briand bave eased the situation. M. Doumer had startled the conference by demanding from Germany an amount double that fixed at Boulogne, including also the Immediate payment of annuities totalling £450,000,000 spread over the next three years in order to enable France to share Germany's future prosperity.. M. Briand yesterday admitted that the arrangements at Boulogne had not been clearly understood by France and consented to an adjournment of the conference to enable French experts to formulate a Mr. Lloyd George had more practicable. scheme than M. Doumer's.

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FAMOUS AIRSHIP DAMAGED.

LONDON January 28th. Bad landing at midnight damaged the engines and propellors of the famous air- R 3-4 which was blown out by a strong wind to the North Sea, & hundred miles east-north-eait of Spurn Point. Two destroyers were despatched to assist it. At mid-las a wireless message from the destroyers reports that the airship is now returning, to the buse at slow speed. There were no casualties. The airship has reached the coast of Lincolnshire.

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LONDON, January 28th. It is officially announced that the re- strictions on the expre of dyes are being removed on February 1st..

"O'CALLAGHAN.

NEW YORK. January 29th, It is rumoured that Mr. O'Callaghan bas left scarelly for Ireland."

ADMIRALTY 'CHANGE.

LONDON, January 25th. The Times says that Lord Leo will suc eeed Mr. Walter Long at the Admiralty,

"M. CLEMENCEAU.

BOMBAY, January 28th. M. Clemenceau has arrived here. He is

nsisted on an immediate and definite settlement with Germany. He was supported by Italy and Belgium so that the British view was bound staying at Government House. ultimately to prevail, but M. Brland would have a difficult task in pacifying M. Doumer and the extremists in the Chamber of Deputies who were

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PARIS, January 28, Speaking to British journalists Mr. Lloyd George said that he was hopeful that some conclusion with regard to reparations would be reached before he left Paris, probably on Sunday. He had a real hope of getting a substantial amount out of Germany. A committee appointed to-day would formulate definite proposals with regard to Germany's ability to pay. He emphasised that Britain was equally interested with France, for Britain was the most heavily taxed country in the world. Replying to a question, Mr. Lloyd George said that there would be no difficulty with regard to disarma- ment, He said that it was useless to advance millions of money to Austria. Austria must be started on a working basis. The constitution of Austria was not a working proposition. New Austria was too small a State to bear the cost of such a capital as Vienna.

COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS MEETS.

PARIS, January 28.

The committee of experts met this morning to draft a resolution on the question of reparations. M. Briand, M. Doumer, M. Loucheur, Lord D'Abernen, Sir L. Worthington Evans, two Belgian, two Japanese and one Italian delegate were present. The committee discussed a compromise resolution worked out by the Belgian delegates fixing the annual payments by Germany at a maximum of six billion gold marks and a minimum of three billion according to Germany's ability to pay. Probably, 'the com mittee will adopt this plan.

CRIME IN IRELAND.

OFFICIAL REPORT OF TOTAL CASUALTIES.

LAST WEEK'S MURDERS.

LONDON, January 28.

BOMBAY MILLSTRIKË.

BOMBAY, January 26th. The hands at the Kohinoor Mill have again come out on strike.

CALCUTTA TRAMWAY STRIKE.

CALCUTTA, January 28th. As they did not receive a reply to theis petition for a redress of their grievances, including a demand for increase of wages, the tramwaymen have struck No cars, are running-

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UNITED STATES NAVY,

New Yeax, January 28th. Senator Harding, in a letter to the Service organ Our Favy, ays that the Navy is the Great Wall of America. The Nave that is almost good enongh will be finally more costly to the safety of the United States than no Navy at all. Ame rics did not want a

Navy for conquest. We would all like," says the President elect, reduced armaments, but as long as there is need for antenal defence we must maintain a Navy."

GERMAN TEACHERS FOR DUTCH EAST INDIES.

Losos, January 28th. The Morning Post Amsterdam corre pondent says The news that the Distel Government contemplates sending 200 German teachers to the Dutch East Indies has produced uneasiness and the Goverz- ment is gevorely eritised in the Press owing to the fears of German influence.

Dr. Devrie

Writing in the Telegramin teachers eiferens remarks that 200 would mean after twenty years 800 Ger- An official Dublin Castle report of the total casualties in Ireland states man men, and, therefore, as any pro that 54 military have been killed and 127 wounded; and 199 police have pagandists of Pan-German thought in the Dutch Colonies. He declarea that Ger been killed and 311 wounded. Sixty-nine court houses and 535 barracks many's desire for colonies is as keen as

ever." have been destroyed, and 194 damaged. There have been 3,000 raids on A member in the Second Chamber ro mails. In the week ended January 24 there were 42 attacks upon police andquested an explanation of the Govers motives in sending German milltary in which eleven police were killed, five in cold blood. They were menta assassinations in all cases except one in which the police defended themselves successfully and inflicted heavier casualties on their assailants. There were thirteen attacks against barracks all of which were completely frustrated. The week's arrests numbered 131 while 72 court martials resulted in 60 convictions. Internment orders were issued for 34 making

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LONDON, January 28. The R34 (mentioned in our earlier cables) arrived safely at its base at Howden, The crew are safe.

NEW CHINESE MINISTER RECEIVED AT PARIS,

FARH January 25.

A Havas message states: President Millerand today received with full diplomatic honours the new Chinese Minister, Mr. Tchang Lo who presented his credentials.

– SERIOUS FIRE_NEAR_ANTWERP.

ANTWERP, January 28.

In a serious fire at Merrem near Antwerp several factories and houses were destroyed. The damage is estimated at several millions of francs, There were no casualties.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S RUSSIAN POLICY.

WASHINGTON, January 28.

-It is understood that the Allies' recognition of Latvia and Eathonia will President Willson's policy to Russia which withholds recognition batll, the Russian people themselves decide the question of the separation of those territories from Russia.

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FORTUNE FOR ME. WINSTON CHURCHILL

LONDON, January 28th. The Daily Mail says that Mr. Winston Churchill herits a fortune from Lord Yane Tempest involving large estate in Ireland from which the ganual Income is some thousands. The opinion is ex- pressed that this may influence Mr. Wike ton Churchill's future career.

REPARATIONS PROBLEM,

LONDON, January 28th, The optimism regarding the outennis ef the Paris Conference is waning. Oos- siderable surprise is expressed in London ragarding the new French proposals. It is pointed out that whereas, on the most optimistic estimato, German exporte amount to seventeen millard gold marks annually, M. Doumers' suggestion would involve payment of forty-two annunities of twelve milliards. The basis on which the committee of experts will proceed will be Belgium's compromise proposals, namely, to fix the amount of annuities, which may be increased according to Germany's capacity, without determining the number of annuities.

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