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February 25 1921, Temperature 2

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MERCANTILE MARINE WAGÈS.

FURTHER REDUCTION SOUGHT.

FLAQ DISCRIMINATION CONDEMNED.

LONDON, February 24.

The Chamber of Shipping has passed a resolution arging early substanti il reduction in wages afloat and ashore, also in dook and port charges an i dues and all other working costs.

"ROMA" DISASTER.

SENSATIONAL LETTERS.

NEW YORK, February 24.

A sensation bas been caused by the publication of lettore recently written to his father by Lieutenant Smythe, a victim of the "Roma" disaster in which be declared the ship had behaved so badly on the previous trip over Washington that the majority of the crow Lieutenant held the opinion that it was unsafe. Smythe said he was convinced it would be criminal negligence to fly the ship again without constructional

The Chamber also passed a resolution urging the Government to direct attention to foreign governments who have recently adopted or threatened to adopt changes. measures of flag discrimination and to the prejudicial reaction of such metsuris on the trade of the world and the unreasonableness of expecting contindance of the free navigation and equal trading rights hitherto accorded by the British Empire in the lace of measures hurtful to its shipping.

PAYING THE PIPER

ASSESSING IRISH DAMAGE,

LONDON, February 14.

LANDRU DIES.

GUILLOTINE TO-DAY.

PARIS, February 24.

M. Millerand, he President, bas rejected the appeal for merey by Landru who consequently will be guillotin- ed next week.

Landru is bing gu lutined to-morrow,

FRENCH HONOUR

LATER

BRITISH NAVAL MEN

TOULON, February 24.

Festivities in honour of the visit of the British Atlantic battle cruiser squadron included a banquet at which speeches were made urging an Anglo-French

alliance.

COMING RIO FAR.

In the House of Commons Mr. Winston Churchill announced that the British and South Irish Governments bad agreed upon a commission consisting of one repres sentative of each government with an agreed chairman who held a high judicial office to settle the claims for damage to property in South Ireland and elsewhere, for example Glasgow and Liverpool, icclad ng losses due to the orders of the military authorities under martial law. The party responsible for the damage will bear the burden and disputed cases will be settled by the minis- ters of each side. When the total has been determined the balance will be included in the General financial

LONDON. February 24. settlement between Great Britain and the Free State.

Parlament has approved an expenditure estimated Sir Robert Horne assured Sir James Craig that he

Ra* £35,000, for participation in the Brazilian centenary would seek the authority of Parliament to pay the Norterhibition at Rio de Janeiro. The City of London has Irish Government £1,500,000 in respect of criminal in- juries to persons and property in North Ireland before Apr 14

TROUBLED INDIA.

IMPORTANT CONFERENCE.

LONDON, February 24. An important conference on the political situation in India is being held at Delhi whither the Governor› of Bombay and Madras proceeded to meet the Viceroy. NON CO-OPERATION DANGER.

DELHI, Fibroary 25.

In the Legislative Assembly, replying to a question with regard to the Governments policy in view of the temporary suspeLsion of the civil disobedience cam

BRITAIN PARTICIPATING.

also subscribed £26,000.

FORMER GYRMAN CABLIS

WASHINGTON, February 24.

The Ambassadors of Britain, Italy, France, an i Japan met at the State Department and resumed con- sideration of distribution of the former German Atlantie cables.

FINAL GEOTE REPORT.

£83,226,00) SAVINGS.

LONDON, February 24.

The eavings recommended in the third and final

further reductions since the issue of the first report amounting to £3,000,000 in respect of war pensions. The most interesting savings are the colonial group £2,225,000 and the Foreign Office £304,020,000.

paign Sir Vincent Home, a member, said that the report of the Geddes Committee total $83,225,000, also government could discover no indication of any fun damental change in the attitude of the non co-operators Enrolment of volunteers was continuing and sediticus propaganda had not abated. Uotil the illegal activi ties of the non-co-operators had completely ceased the Government's attitude would be unchanged; Those activities had already pro uced a serious situation which might at any moment result in bloodshed and disorder.

GENDA CONFERENCE.

AMERICA CRYPTIC.

..... WASHINGTON, February 24. State Department's acknowledgement of Italy's invitation to the Genos ecaférence does not indicate whether the United States will attend or not.

PREMIERS MEETING.

PARIS, February 24. M. Poincare and Mr. Lloyd George meet at Boulogne tomorrow. The meeting will be strictly private. Its chief object, according to the papers, is to. define exactly the feope and programme of the forthcoming Gença conference.Huge

GERMANY'S CIVIL AIXORÄFT.

PARIS, February 26..

The commission of aeronautical control has notified Germany that the construction and importation of civil

LISBON QUIET AGAIN.

GOVERNMENT RETURNS.

MADRID, February 24,

A message from Lisbon states that the Government returned to the capital on February 22. Fifteen thousand troops have been distributed among the strate- gical positions of the city. All is quiet in the country,

GËRMAN REPARATIONS.

J.

AMERICA'S SHARE.

WASHINGTON, February 24. President Harding, Las written to Senator Frelinghuysen complaining that Congress has tied the; hands of the administration in dealing with the Te Parations Commission and suggesting that legislative action should be taken to permit tlie United States to get ita quote of the German reparations dyce.

PRIMJER V MEITING.

STRICTEST PRIVACY.

Panie, February 25,

Mr. Loyd George and M. Poincare are meeting at

aircraft way, be remimed en May 5, The Allies at pre-Boulogne to-day. The meeting is ascribed to the instru- sent are negotiating concerning the future method of supervision of aeronautics in Germany And the sequent abolition of the control commission.

B118LD STEAMIN.

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