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YESTERDAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

THE PRINCE'L TOUR.

CALCUTTA'S WARM RECEPTION.

K.R.R. AT THE RACES,

THE SUBMARINE QUESTION.

NAVAL COMMITTEE DISCUSSION.

NEW CONFERENCE PROBABLE.

WASHINGTON, December 23. Though a formal request is not preferred the French delegation has suggested to the naval committee that any important naval power should be allowed a minimum submarine tonnage of 90,000.

WASHINGTON, December 24.

CALCUTTA, December 24. Calcutta has handsomely falsified the predictions that she would give the Prince of Wales cold recaption when he arrived on Saturday morning. A hartal indeed kept the shops shut bat us everyone goes to the racen this would have happened in any case.

All the way from the Howrah station the shady side of the route to Yesterday's debate in the Naval Committee on the Government Houac was packed with cheering crowds. subject of submarines lasted for three hours Mr. The houreroofs alone carried the population of a good-Balfont, Admiral Debon and Signor Schanzer participat- sised town. It is true that in Clive Street some hand-ing. Mr. Balfour extended Lord Lee's total abolition' fuls of Bengalis in Gandhi's caps shouted "Gandhi ki arguments, While admitting that British-Empire had jai" but they were swamped by the louder bursts of no hope of getting any important support for abolition cheering, Calcutta may claim to have attained her at this conference he earnestly trusted that their avowed ambition to beat Bombay in spectacular debates would go beyond the limits of the conference. splendour. The city was decorated with gorgeous Re supported Signor Schanzer's contention that small

• prodigality whilst the illuminations were really superb. states might through submarines becom formidable The Prince received a municipal welcome in a aggressore instancing the case of Italy's five maritime pavilion overlooking the beautiful lake in Dalhousie neighbours, square, replying with a culogy of the great city. A reception of Bengal ruling princes and high officiala at Government House completed the first day's formal programme. After lunching with the stewards of the Rayal Calcutta Turf Club the Prince of Wales attended the opening of the races. The famous course which, with the possible exception of Sydney, is the fiaest in the world was densely crowded, the Prince receiving a thunderous acclamation on his appearance in the royal box. There was a regular furore when he presented the Prince of Wales Cap to the winner of the principal event. The Maharaja Bharatpur kaving intimated that he had christened his third son, born on the eve of the Prince of Wales's visit to that place "Edwardman Singh the Prince has sent a gold brooch hearing his own crest with a request that the child wars it on his turban

PRINCE SPENDS QUIET CHRISTMAS., ·

CALCUTTA, December 27, The Prince of Wales spent Christmas Day pretty quietly attending the morning serv ca at St. Fauls Cathedral. The organ refused to function until a harmonium had been procured when it suddenly re- sponded thunderously despite the performer's efforts to stop. The Prince visited the "Southampton," the lougest vessel ever brought up the Honghley going around the mess decks with Adm ral Sir Clinton Baker. He attended a quiet Christmas Dinner party at Govern-

ment House.

ROYAL PROGRESS A CONTINUED SUCCESS.

LONDON, December 25.

FRANCE WANTS 90,000 MINIMUM.

An official communique issue l'after the debate s'ya that no action was taken although Admiral Debon declared that if the conference limited submarines then 9,000 tons was the absolute minimum. It is expacted. that the British argument regarding submarines will be further developed by a private committee and that the remainder of the British case will be presente. by Lord Leo at a public session rext week. The opinion held that whatever decision is reached a new conference will be called to furtlier discuss the quation.

PROS AND CONS.

LATER.

The submarine debata in the naval committer showed there were breakers ahead of the conference not in regard to the Pacific but in regard to European waters. Signor Schanizer who followed Mr. Balfour suggested aļ wider conference before aotion for abolition was under takable. Admiral Debon depicted the possibility of huge arahips in the future capable of attacks by land and sea, spreading gas and paralysing large ships and possibly squadrons. He suggested the submarine might become anti-aircraft defence in view of its submerging capability. He said the French delegation was also convinced that the idea of large submarines could not bo dismissed. Mr. Balfour replying to Admiral Debon's arguments regarding submárinn for defensive 931 emphatically denied that the immunity of attack enjoy. ed by the German costs in the war was due to sub- marines. Io cited the bombardment of Zeebrugges, when full of submarines, for hours without loss or injury of The Prince of Wales's progress in India continuosa British ahip. He also instanced the insignificant to be a success despite agitators attempts to boycott. results, accomplished by submarines when

the A hartal at Patua broke down and big crowds very British lay for months in the Dardanelles, heartily cheered the Prince. The Prince of Wales Mr. Balfour said that if submarines were allowed it had an enthusiastic reception to Calcutta. The decors would be necessary for navies to bi increased by small tions were very beautifull and the chearing was con tinuous but the majority of Iadians abstained from that such craft were obtainable from merchantmen and craft to fight submarines. Admiral Debon had said attending owing to a complete hartal in the Northern fishermen. Mr. Ballour asked where Trance and Italy portion of the city.

were going to get these and pointed out that the most difficult problem of the war was the maintenance of sea communications. Towards developing the auxilary craft to deal with submarinos France contributed 257. Italy 283 and Britain-3676 ships. If the war had been fought without Britain what would have prevented an absolute blockade of the French coasts! He declared that no country in Europe but Britain would be able to tackle the submarine peril therefore it must not be supposed that Britain would suffer most or even have her security imperilled by future anbmarinismo.

AMERICA'S PROPOSALS DECLINED.

WASHINGTON, December 24,

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINF.

DISCUSSED IN FRENCH CHAMBER..

BRIAND TO INTRODUCED A BILL.

PARIS, December 23. The matter of the Bunque Industrielle de Chine comes up before the Chaniber on Saturday,

The American programme for the limitation of sub- marines was presented to the naval committee to day. It proposes 60,000 tons each for Britain and America and the existing tonnage for Japan, France and Italy'.

LATER.

į BOXER INDEMNITY TO BE APPROPRIATED.

Paris; December 25. Interpellations submitted on the subject of the auspension of the payment by the Banque Industrielle de Chine were replied to by M. Briand who announced the immediate introduction of. Bill in regard to the matter. M. Briand reminded the house of the Govern-

Italy and Japan have declined to accept the sub- acnt's efforts to restore the bank's position and said marine tonnage figures proposed by the American pro- that in past days the Chinese government "adhered to grampre under which the existing tonnages of Britain a combination based on the Boxer Indemnity." One and the United States are each cut by approximately interpollator pressed for the payment of, all the bank's one third leaving France with 42,000, Japan with 32,000 depositore.

and Italy with 22,000.

BRITAIN AND J. PAN,

CHINA ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT'S COMPLAINTS.

Replying to further interpellations Mr. Briand said that the Banque de France immediately went to the aid of the Banque Industriello de Chine last year when it was necessary as it was reconised that France's in terests were very directly concerned. The Finance Minister had decided to support the Banque de Franco in the formation of a consortium to save the Banque Industrielle and 120,000,000 francs were received. The Premier declared that the guilty parties in the admini

LONDON, December 21. stration of the bank would be mercilessly dealt with

Mr. F. Anderson president of the Chins Association, by law. He defended M. Philippe Berthelot of the Addressing the Japanese Mission on British and Foreign Affaire ministry whose action in connection Tapacese, interests in the Far East pointed out that with the crisis in the bank's affair was criticised. The Japan's great natural advantages regarding. Chinese Bill which the Premier foreshadowed will provide fotrade could not be wrestod from her. There was all the -the appropriation of part of the Boxer indemnity in better reason therefore why she should return

order to strengthen the Banque Industrielle.

HARDING RELEASES MILITARY PRISONERS

WASHINGTON, December 23.

Sifantung which would evoke China's goodwill and would no love the advantage of enabling the establish

of a stablo central government in Chips. Ho „vefood a complaint against the high preferential, duties imposed by Japan in Korea which curtailed Bitain's imer big trade. He also complained as regards trado In addition to Eugene Debs, the socialist whose inarke registered by the British in Chinh had then by release, has already boon announced, President Harding | Jepanden in Japari.. Mr Kadono in replying Loped that bine ordered the release of 23 perona convited of military the mission would be able to do something regarding" urknes including Gustave Jacobsen, who attempted to the last mentioned complalut but expressed doubt us organise from Chicago a military enterpise in India dur: regatus the profuze tal customs tarifi in Koren. Mr. ing war time.

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