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TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Rexter's Service to the) China (Mail).

IRISH TRUGE.

DOWNING STREET CONFERENCE MEETS' ON ́‍THURSDAY.

REJOICING IN DUBLIN,

BATTLEFIELD SCENES IN BELFAST DURING THE WEEKEND.

LONDON July 11. Mr. De Valera has repiled to Mr. Lloyd George fixing the conference at Downing Street for July 14.

LATER.

Messrs. De Valera, Arthur Griffith, A. Stack, and R. Bion, all mem- bers of the Imperial House of Commons will constitute the delegation to confer with the Premier on July 14.

THE DOLLAR.

Today's closing rate. 2/7 5:8 To-day's opening rate 2/7 58

STOWAWAY SYNDICATE?

SMUGGLING MEN TO SINGAPORE,

STEAMER DELAYED FOR SEARCH.

Is there a syndicate for smuggling men to Singapore as stowaway?? Inspector Spear, of the Water Police expressed the belief that there is when Mr. G. G. N. Tinson appeared before Magistrate Orte this morning to prosecute three Chinese, on behalf Co,for having attempted tostowaway of the British India Steam Navigation

on the s."Euralyus” from Hong- kong to Singapore.

already left the wharf resterday, Mr. Tinson said that the vessel had

when certain information was re-

LONDON, July 11. -- The Irish truce was inaugurated in Dublin at noon with general rejoic ing. The ships in port sounded their sirens. Auxiliary police and "Black and Tans" were walking the streets onarmed and mixing with the people,ceived that led the captain to anchor

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in mid streamendsigral for the police. After an hour's search defendants were found hiding in a coal bunker.

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LONDOS, July 11. Belfast is quiet today. The fighting during the weekend, the worst | as stowaways were continually giving in the city's history, began with a Sinn Fein attack tiling one policeman that they were found at the port of ships trouble. It was not always and wounding two others. Subsequently police raids unearthed a Sinn Fein embarkation-more often at the arsenal which was captured by a bayonet charge after a fierce battleship's destination. Had the defend, between hundreds of police and snipers on the roofs. After a short would bave meant that they would ants been discovered at Singapore, Full the battle was renewed on Sunday between the Catholics and have been brought back to Hongkong Protestants, reaching its height in

when the at the Company's expense. Besides, the afternoOD- whole city

involved. The sound of

the defendants bad caused much machine guna rifles, revolvers, and bombs; and the sight of hurrying ambulances and hour.

trouble by detaining the ship for an armoured cars recalled battlefield scenes. An Orange procession appeared in Royal Avenue in the midst of the battle and marched without wavering under a storm of bullets. A number of members of the procession with ra volvers in Meir bands rashed up side streets to fight Sine Feia suipers. Forty-eight houses and business premises occupied by Nationalises were destroyed by incendiarism. The firemen were hampered in their work by snipers.

INCENDIARIES ACTIVE,

Lovboy, July 11. Incendiaries fired extensive stables and stores in the centre of Belfast. The curfew order continues in force to hight and to-morrow night owing to the disturbed state of the city and military are replacing the police.

BIISITA SHIPBUILDING.

UNFAVOURABLE OUTLOOK IN NEAR FUTURE.

SIGNIFICANT PICURES.

LONDON, July 11.

Lloyd's shipbuilding returns for the three months ending June 30 state that 3,530,000 tons were being constracted in the United Kingdom, 269,000 tons below the figures for the previous quarter; but 1,179,000 tons representing tonnage on which work had been suspended owing to decline |in the demand for tonnage and the joiners" and coal strikes must be de- ducted to enable a comparison with the figures for normal times. Only 69,000 tons was the tonnage commenced, representing less than two per cent. of the tonnage in kand at the begiming of the quarter. This is very significant, indicating as unfavourable outlook in the near future. The total merchant tonnage building abroad was 2,669,000 tons. This was not subject to reduction on account of suspended or delayed work.

IMPERIAL WIRELESS CHLIY.

SLOWNESS OF BRITISH STATE ENTERPRISE.

LONDON, July.11.

In the House of Commons, replying to questions with regard to the Imperial wireless chain regarding which Mr. P. A. Hurd asked whether anj Dominion Government had refused to be associated with under state owner- ship, Mr. Lloyd George said that he could not make a statement pending the decision of the Imperial Conference. Mr. Huid asked whether the overses premiers were considerably dissatisfied with the slowness of the progress of British state enterprise as compared with other countries which were not so dependent on state enterprise. The Premier replied that he thought they would like to see a speeding up.

TRADE OREDITS SCHEME.

APPLICATION TO A £2,000,000 CONTRACT.

LONDON, July 11.

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Inspector Spear' said that this was the second time since he had been in the Water Police that stowaways had part. He thought that there was a been caught before a ship had left syndicate for the smuggling of men into Singapore.

The Magistrate sentenced the de-- fendants to one months' hard labour each.

nor

STOWAWAY FROM GENOA. Neither French

German, Frederick Dreninghoff, a native of Strasshoting, was this morning. charged before Magistrate Lindself with being a vagrant. The police said that the accused, a stowaway from Genoa, had just completed 14 ́days' hard labour for that offeace. He had no effects beyond the clothes he stood

jo.

The police said that it was not known whether the accused was a

German or a Frenchman.

name had a Russian sound.

The Magistrate remarked that his

The defendant: My father is German, and my mother French, so I am not French and not German.

The police said that the accused, who was born in Alsace-Lorraine, was

a German before the war. He would be seat back to Europe on the 20th.

The Magistrate ordered the accused to be confined in the House of Deten ilon in the meantime.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.

NOTES TO BE CASHED IN FULL IN PEKING.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR SHANGHAI,

Peking, July 3.-A meeting of Finance and the Peking Chinese representatives of the Ministry of

Bankers Association, to-day decided that the latter body should advance funds for the purpose of cashing the outstanding bank notes of the Banque Industrielle de Chine, leaving the deposits and other obligations to be settled by the bank itself.

The Association has appointed a special committee to arrange witı the French Legation and the bank Itself regarding the means whereby speediest way and with the least these notes can he cashed in the

On the occasion of the House of Commons passing the third reading of a Bill extending the credits scheme throughout the Empire except inconvenience to the public. As India where ineffectual protests for exclusion were Faised and British soon the form of procedure has possessions in the Far East, Major Sir P. Lloyd Greame stated that the been decided, public notification will scheme was already applying to one contract exceeding £2,000,000 which bank has branches the same measures had been provisionally signed by a large number of small applications.

HOLLAND PARK BOXING,

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LONDON, July 12,

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VAYMENT DELAYED IN SHANGHAL. Shanghai, July 4-Renier, Es officially informed that negotiations have been conducted to-day, with a view to effecting an understanding with the Chinese Bankers Associa

At Holland Fark Hall in a 20-rounds contest Pete Herman (America)tion whereby the outstanding notes former champion of the world, knocked out Jim Biggins, the Brit of the Banque. Industrielle de

Chine would be paid at par champion, in the eleventh round. The fight was arranged to be a fantam. What was apparently a definite weight but Herman who was ik over weight paid a age of money as agreement to this effect was reached forfeit to Higgins.

MUSTAPHA ZEMAUS OVERTDEIS,

ABSURD CONDITIONS PRECLUDE INTERVIEW.

LONDON, July 11.

this morning A: hlich trong, how aver, thin sfternoon, owing to a disagreement on the part of certzis members of the Association, as the | outcocos” of which 2 telegram ht | been despatched to Peking. It is hoped that the, arrangement will be completed to-morrolę, ir

The British representative at Constantinople has informed Mustapha Mr. George Gerrard, of Taikoo Kemal that in view of the very absurd condition laid down by the Nation. Dock, the well known iscal footballer alista it was impossibls for General Harington is proceed farther win and bowls enthusiast who went bronzes

sgard to the buzzested mesting with Mustscha Katal

to get married, returned to the Colony

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