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TO-DAY'S CABLES.

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To-day's closing rate 2/7 18.

(Benter's Service to the China Mail.)

POINCARE FORMS CABINET

SUPREME COUNCIL'S CONCESSION,

LEHMAN- GRANTED PROVISIONAL DELAY,

PARIS, January 13.

M. Poincare is forming a cabinet.

CANNES January 13. The Reparations Committee of the Conference has decided to grant Germany provisional delay.

The Supreme Council held its final sitting which was not attended by the French ministers. Mr. Lloyd George and Sir Robert Horne homeward bound depart fur Paris to-night to confer with the probable new French premier.

Brussels. Jamary 13., The Soir's Cannes correspondent states that Lord Curzon and the Belgian Foreign Minister have agreed on The baars of on Angio Belgian agreement.

DELAY CONDITIONS.

CASKES, January 13.

melusion of the

To-day's opening rate 2/7 18.

WASHINGTON CONFERENCE PROTRACTED.

SHANTUNG COMPROMISE PROPOSALS.

GENERAL CHINESE QUESTION DEVELOPMENT.

LONDON, January 13. Several matters are protracting the Washington Conference, the end of which is not so clearly in sight it seemed a week ago.

The Shantung question has not yet been finally settled but it is reported that the Chinese and Japanese delegations have telegraphed to their respective home govemusenta compromise proposale era nating from Messrs. Hughes and Balfour under which China with accept a loan from Japan for the purchase of the rail- way installʼn Japanese engineer and arcouutant, and Meanwhile the appoint a Chinese trallic ropager, White House has made it known that settlement of this question is regarded as one of the most vascotial features of the conference.

UNFAIR TREATIES.

suck treatics at the conference but it is believed that

A communique issued at the

Au i ter afing development in the general Chinese sitting of the Supreme Council states at the Repara-question is that the Americ in delegation has requested. tions Caman ter has decided to grant the man; the Chinese to submit a list of treaties between China Gay masent provisional delay for the payment aumants and the powers in which it is considered. China's dison Kannag 15 and Febru rx 1'43. far as not then sovereign rights in matters of trade have been infringed. covered by payments its speci- and kind or the provoda Mr. Hughes in bewise intends to force consideration of The following Conditions are China's claim in this respect might be met by the con- of the Revery Act. impused: (1) Daring the period of delay the tranference adopting the broad principle of cutting across Government shall pay in approval foreign securities 31 such infringement. These up to the present have million marks gold every ten days beginning on January furnished a list of fifteen instruments in which they The German Gvernment shall within filieen find matter for complajat. The number may later be days submit to the Commission a scheme with appro-increased. priate guarantees for reform of Ita Ludget and fiduciary circulation, also a complete programme for payments in! specie and kind for 1922.

(3) The period of the provisional delay will end as foon as the Reparations Commission or the allied governments have come to a decision wiregard to the scheme and programme abovementioned.

The difference between the sums paid and due during the period of delay shall be paid within fifteen days of this decision.

ANGLO FRENCH PAFT PUBLISHED.

Paurs, Jonary 13.

The text of the proposed ångl --French part handed to M. Bria d by Mr. Lloyd George on Jawary 11 has been publ. It consists of five short articles, as follows-

(1) In de event of direct unprovoked aggression by Germany against Fraser, Britain will immediately place herself by the side of France with, her nav, military and aerial forces.

(2) Britain an! France agree to ant fugether in the event of violation of urticles 42, 43 and 44 of the Treaty of Versailles.

(3) Britain and France will act together in the event of any military, naval, or aerial measures by Germany contrary to the treaty of Versailles.

(4) The treaty does not impose any obligation up- on the British Dominions until they have approved it.

(5) The treaty will remain in force for ten years and can be renewed by comm in agrement.

STEPPING STONE TO WIDER AGREEMENT.

CANNES, January 13.

BALFOUR REMAINS.

LONDON, January 13.

Reuter learns that several members of the British delegation to Washington are returning home on Jan, 14 but Mr. Ballour and Lord Lee of Fareham have decided that it is necessary for them to remain. The

of theiReturn is uncertain.

WASHINGTON, January 13.

boad of the French delegation till the close of the conference.

M. Sarrant has been instructed to remain at the

SOCONY WINS £97,800 CLAIM.

CARGO STEAMER WHICH TURNED TURTLE,

LAN LINE'S FATAL OMISSION BLAMED.

LONDON, January 13.

The Court of Session at Edinburgh today fous 1 for the plaintiffs in an action by the Standard Oil Company of New York vemus the Clan Line for the loss of arro

on board the "Clan Gordon" in July of 1919.

The vessel was loaded at New York with a full cargo of motor spirit, petroleum and wax lor Italy it. China. Two days later the vessel turned tur!' and foundered.

His Lordship held that the defendant failure to communicate to the captain information in their possession of the necessity of retaining a water Inllast in the vessel's tanks constitued initial no news of the vessel for the voyage and assumption by the defendants of liability without restriction. The plantitis were

awarded £97,800,

OPIUM 100MMUSHION,

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MEETING.

GENEVA, Jaunary 13.

The Council of the Lengan of Nations has adopted

In the course of a friendly memorandum to Mr. Lloyd George, Italy betrays regret that the Anglo- French pact is limited to one front er, expressing the opinion that an aggreement covering the whole entonte would better serve the aims of the part. Mr. Lloyd,

a resolution moved by the Chinose representative for the George has replied pointing out that Italy is more purpose of obtaining the necessary information from the fortunately placed geographically thao France and governments concerned and the Seuretary-General has explaining that the pact is merely a stepping stone to the been nathorised to convoku a zocond meeting of the con- wider agreement which it is hoped to arrange at Genoa.sultative Opium Commission on April 25.

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THE GENOA CONFERENCE,

CANNES, January 13.

It has been decided that the Genoa Confercase will open on March 8.

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LATER. Bach big power will send thre. to five delegates to the Gonos Conference and the smaller nations two.

The first meeting of the international corporation for the reconstruction of Europe will be held in London within ten days.

WASHINGTON, January 13. American officials state that the question of America's participation in the Conos Conference cannot be settled until the agenda of the Conference has been received and atialysed.

NEW YORK HURRICANE,

PEOPLE BLOWN UNDER TRAFFIC WHEELS.

NEW YORK, January 19.

Three persone ware killed and 50 injured in hurricane T The wind was sometiring a hundred miles and

EGYPTIAN TEJUBLG ORDEX RESCINDID.

CAIRO, January 13. Generally Allenby has rescinded the order regarding Zaghlulite funds.

CAIRO, January 13.. It is officially explained that General Allenby's proclamativa does not imply relaxation of control of Zaghlulite funds. On the contrary measures; have: been taken to provent the use of funds without his oxprons Banction.

A provious cable stated: The authorities are noting very vigorously and are determined to suppress any possible trouble General Allenby has issued a pro- clamation forbidding banks or persons holding money on behalf of Zaghlul or the extreme Nationalist Asanointion to make payments without General Allenby's written pornleston..

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