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THE

VICTROLA

FOR

FIRESIDE. MUSIC

No. 18.486

The China Mail.

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December 8, 1920, Temperature 55.

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QUADRUPLE ENTENTE.

TENTATIVE AGREEMENT.

FREATING BEING PREPARED.

MAKING WAR DIFFICULT.

WASHINGTON December 7. The Far Eastern Committes unanimously adopted

At the annual meeting of the F. and O. §. N. Co. Lord Inchcape, who is a member of Sir Eric Geddes economy committee outspokenly criticised the State's expenditure. He declared that our commitments unless resolutions ensuring the territorial integrity of China, modified would lead us to bankruptcy. The only hope Providing for the use of wireless stations, and providing of the country lay in the reduction of expenditure. He for China's neutrality in the event of war in which

China was not a party. said in common with most shipping companies the P. and O. bad experienced a wretched year and declared that wages afloat must be reduced if British shipping was to hold its own.

WAGES AFLOAT.

According to information from American official sources a tentative agreement among Britain, the United States, Japan and France to replace the Anglo- Japanese alliance is now being reduced to treaty form LONDON, December 7. and if accepted by the respective Governments will be The shipowners have notified the National Mari submitted to the United States Senate. It provides for time Board of their intention to apply for further ra-joint consultation on any matters affecting the interests duction in the wages of sailors and firemen by £3 a month. It is understood that the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union is preparing to oppose the reduction.

CANADA'S BLVCTION.

LIBERAL MAJORITY,

OTTAWA, December 7.

The clection.returns are as follows:---Conservatives

13 Liberals 109, Progressives 30, Labour two. Forty eight constituencies have not yet reported.

The Liberal lead, Mr. Mackenzie King has been elected by a major ty of nearly a thousand. One woman, Miss McPhail, was elected in Ontario,

of the four powers in the Pacific islands. Each power undertakes to consult the others before making on any differences relating to those islands. Questions between the United states and Japan relating to cable facilities, the Island of Yap and other matters will be dealt with in a separate treaty which it is stated, is nearing com- pletion.-

CHINA'S RADIO STATIONS.

WASHINGTON, December 7.

An official communique states that at to day's meeting of the committee on Pacific and Far Eastern questions all the delegates were present except Baron The report submitted by the sub-committee on drafting Shidehara (Japan) and Senator. Underwood (Americ,) measures relating to radio stations for Ching states that representatives of the nine powers at the conference decided that all radio stations in China, whether Mr. Mackenzie King, who has received many maintained under the provisions of the international telegrams of congratulation, though the results are still protocol of September 7, 1901 or in fact maintained on incompleta, said the people of Canada had shown that the grounds of any foreign legations in China they were lieartily sick of coalitions. He rejoiced thathall be limited ju use to guling and zécsivide Featured with a clearing genes both the other group

carry on with coalescing or log rolling.

AMERICAN TARIFF,

AMENDMENTS INTRODUCED.

LATER.

WASHINGTON, December 7.

In the Senate, Senator Smoot introduced two amendments to the tariff bill, one empowering the Pre- sident to proclaim American valuation as a basis for levying duties and the other authorising him to raise or lower the tariff rates up to 50 per cent. of the rates. fixed by the bill.

BRIAND'S VICTORY.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

PARIS, December 7.-

M. Briand, speaking in the Senate said he was certain no one among the Allies held for a minute that France should be ruined for the sake of Germany which would become wealthy by means of fraudulent bank- ruptcy.

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The Chamber's action in voting by. 460 to 100 votes postponement of disqussion of foreign affairs signifies another victory for M. Briand.

AMERICA'S ALLIED CREDITS.

FUNDING QUESTION.

WASHINGTON, December 7, The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Mellon, in his report to Congress, refers to the question of funding foreign indebtedness to the United States of 10,000 million dollars and draws attention to the fact that within six months 674 million dollars of short-dated government debt mature. He arguen longthily in favour of reduction of incomes surtaxes from to to 20 per cent, and even 10 for peace times as he contends that heavy taxes prevent enterprise.

INDIAN UNREST.

PROHIBITED MEETINGS.

DELHI, December 7. Twelve non-cooperation agitators have been arrest od at Allahabad and Lucknow attempting to address meetings to enroll national volunteers in defiance of the prohibition of the magistrate at Lucknow who prolilbited meetings for two months.

STRAITS LOAN, CLOSES.

LONDON, December The Straits loan list closed at 11 o'clock th morning.

orcial, personal, or unofficial messages, including press matter. It is provided, however, that in the case of all' other telegraphio communication is interrupted then up- on official notification accompanied by proof of such interruption to the Chinese Ministry of Communications such stations may afford temporary facilities for inessages excluded as aforementioned until the Chinese Government notifies termination of the interruption.

AMERICA'S NATIONAL DEFENCE.

CHEMICAL WARFARE.

SECRET POISON GAS STUDY.

WASHINGTON, December 7, In h's annual report to Congress, Mr. Weeks, Secretary of War, declares that the plans for national defence contemplate more complete state preparedness than ever previously attempted in peace time. He re- commends the maintenance of a large surplus of officers in the regular army to train reserve personnel and suggests doubling the capacity of the Government military academy. He says that now typos of military equipment from the infantry hand grenade to the- heaviest artillery now being produced will gradually supplant the existing types, Poison gas and chemical warfare are being studied secretly, although Americané may oppose in principle the use of poison gas they cannot safely presume a similar attitude on the part of their opponente. He emphasises that the United States is much behind the leaders in the aerial development of warfa é and urges every encouragement of commercial aviation.

BADAK TIN MINE.

CONSPIRACY CHARGE.

MELBOURNE, December 7. Mr. Orton, discoverer of the Badak tin mining. property in the Malay Peninsula has arrived at Qadens and charged with conspiracy to defraud. It is recalled that in August of 1920 a sensation was caused on the Melbourne stock exchange by the continuous heavy fall in the shares of the property on the adverse reporta of Mr. Orton. It was then reported that he said he was prep red to return to the mine and obtain resulta. similar to those he had previously reported as he be- eved this property had been wrongly treated but the Commonwealth authorities were reported to have with drawn his passport pending enquiries.

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