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[RI*H SITUATION IMPROVES.

REPUBLICANS LOSING GROUND.

GOVERNMENT'S AUTHORITY INCREASING.

LONDON, March 8.

Improvement in the situation in Ireland was

A sensation was caused in the Legislative Assembly by a speech by the Commander-in-Chief, Lord Rawlin-indicated by the Lord Chancellor in a speech in the you replying to criticisms of military expenditure.

House of Lords in the course of which he said there was Lord Rawlinson pointed out that the army in India every reason to believe public opinion in Ireland was had been reduced by 9,000 men sines 1914. No further consolidating itself behind the Provisional Government, reduction was possible at present, he said, owing to This tendency was being hastened by the high-handed seditious propaganda amongst the population and and lawless acts committed by the recalcitrant section trompe. He would consider furthe reductions when of the Republican Army, united India showed loyalty and devoti in to the British Emp te bu: he feared the ability of the Government to maintain law and order would be seriously tested at no distant date.

UNOFFICIAL ATTACK.

DELHI, March 8.

In the debate on the military budget in the Assembly, the majority of speakers attacked the pro- posed expenditure.

Mr. Gour, leader of the Democratic Party, depand ed reduction of military expenditure to 20 per cent, of¦ the revenue according to principles which he said were enunciated at the Brussels conference. Otherwise hel threatened his party would use its constitutional powers to arrest progress of the budget.

The general tone of the debate showed that Lord Rawlinson's speech had stiffened the non-official Indian opposition to the budget. Bitter disappointment was expressed at his uncompromising attitude.

Sir William Hailey, winding up the debate, em phasised that the four years' deficits were due to the Afghan and other unforeseen wars which had cost 25 crores and to the transference of central revenues to the. provinces un 'er the reform scheme. He declared that the estimates could not be reduced.

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* The Lord C'ancollor asserted that the Provisional Government's authority was at present recognised over the p

greater part of the South, but two or three districts wore in a state of complete disaffection in consequence of the attitada of the pro republican military forces. The Provisional Government was sauguine, however, that with the passage of a little time it would be strong enough to deal with the situation.

The Lord Chancellor acknowledged the situation was:ati!! aoxious but said it was gratifying that former opponents to British rule felt it a duty and responsibility to put down an avowedly republican movement.

LIMERICK SITUATION.

LONDON, March 8.

A thousand I.R.A. troops have arrived at Limerick where the situation is unchanged. Hopes of a peaceable settlement have been strengthened with the arrival of the Provisional Government Ministr of Dalene.. Negotiations with the insurgent L.B.A. ara proceeding. IRISH TREATY BILL PASSED.

LONDON, March 9.

The final stages of discussion of the Irish treaty bill were reached in the House of Commons when Mr. Wi iston Churchill said the highest strength of the Free INDIA AND THE NEAR EAST,

Sta statwould be 80,000 men, composed of regulars After consulting the provincial governments, the and terriicials, but the quots would be proportionately Indian Government telegraphed Mr. Montagu, Secretary less if Tater contracted to remain out. The third read- for India, in connection with the Allied discussion of ing was curtied 295 to 52 votes, after a motion for Near East situation opening in Paris on March 22,refection had been negatived.

aphasising India's war services and urging revision of the Treaty of Sevres evacuation of Constantinople, recognition of the Sultan's suzerainty over holy places, and restoration to Turkey of Smyrna and the Ottoman Thrace, including Adrianople.

BOTTOMLEY PR SICUTED.

VICTORY BOND CLUB CHARGE:

LONDON, March 8.

Mr. Horatio Bottomley was charged at Bow Street to-day with conversion to his own use £5,000 the property of the Victory Bonds Clab.

RUSSIAN REFUGEIS.

BRITISH RELIEF MONEY MISUSED ?.

LONDON, March 8.

Mr. Lloyd George who is batter, presided over the Cabinet at Downing Street this morning and considered inter alia a proposal to lend Russia £350,000 for famine relief.

The Premier leaves for Criccieth to-morrow and is expected to be absent ten days.

"A feature of the disgassion in the House of Com- mon yesterday evening on the supplementary estimate for the War Office was the fear expressed by Labour members and others that money voted for Russian refugees was being improperly used. It was suggested that sore of the money was finding its way to Geral refugees with a view to attack on Soviet Russia was Wrangel anta rumour that Wrangel was mobilising mentiones by Mr. Cecil Harmsworth, Under Secretary

The defendant, who personally conducted his own case, unsuccessfully applied for an adjournment owing to contemporaucous proceedings in the High Court,

Prosecuting counsel contended on the ground of the original circular inviting subscriptions for the Victory Bonds Club that Bottomley was out entitled to draw shilling out of the trust account for himself, yet from the beginning to the end £493,000 was receivel, and dealt with by him unchecked trustees and no auditors were dvar appointed. Counsel and ball story. alleged that of the £20,000 from the trust account paid, by Bottomley into his private account, £5,000 was for the purpose of keeping up racehorses at Ostend Mr. Bottomley interjected Rubbish! Counsel intimated that there would be other charges. The hearing was adjourned for a week.

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GERMANY LOST CABLES.

ALLIED DIVISION FLAN,

WASHINGTON, March 8 The Acting Secretary of State, Mr. Fletcher, de chairman of the International Communications ference, has presented to the ambassadors of Britain France, Italy and Japan plans for the distribution of all former German inhisa.

PREMIER STILL INDISPOSED:

LONDON, March 9.

Mr. Lloyd George is still indisposed. He has de ferred his departure to Wales until tomorrow.

PACKING INDUSTRY.

DISASTROUS YEAR.

LONDON, March

he report of the Chicago packing firm of Armour and Company for 1921 describes the year as the most disastrous in the history of the packing industry. The In most prices and high costs resulted in a low of $80.000.000 which was met from the accumulated plus. The arm We on nuary I were over $60,000 100, The report expresses the opinion that the and there is every region to anticipate,

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