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GOVERNMENTS STATEMENT.

CHINA'S PRODUCTION.

Lopos, April 18.

The Allies and Little Entente have jointly sent aj

The India Office has issued a bookles, entitled: The letter to the German delegation declaring that the cou-Trak about Indian Opinia” recounting the successful clusion of the Russo-German, treaty while the conference legs taken by the Government of India to restrict the was in session violates the condition to which Germany production and consumption of opium in India and ple'ged herself on entering the conference. Germany glass exports, regarding which it emphasises that has therefore renounced further participation in the India, his far exceeded the demands of the Hague con- discussion of conditions of the agreement between (vention and poite out that Chins produces seven times Russia and the other countries attending the conference as much optim as India, Persia which remains outside

PROLONGED CONFÉRENCE.

the scope of the most important article of the convention exports 30 per cent, more than India, while Turkey which has not signed the convention normally experts about the same amount as India.

LATTE

The Villa Baggio where the allied delegates are discussing the lates; development has all day long been the centre of interest for a hundred journalists wto; The booklet says that India would be thoroughly twice responded to an invited to attend to hear the justified in refusing to agree to modification of the result of the deliberations and twice returned empty-term of the cattention in the direction of greater handed.

stringency until she is convinced that such modification will lead to beneficial; resulta.. ^

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India is the only producing xation which could give restrict the production of opinm to medicinal and practical effect to a proposal to bind the nations to

needs, which, apart from casting maingia bla ring in the East, would result in enormously sting the production of opium in Perma, China Tinkey to be exported freely throughout the world. India demands to see the terms of the convent on

The unexpectedly prolonged sexiou created the belief that even more drastie action was being con- templated that contained in the letter which was published late in the evening. The latter, however, waz couched in asequivocal terms, recalling Dr. Wirth's promise last week ic cooperare with the other powers for a solution of outstanding Russian questions and pointing out that the Germanetave replied to the Allies' offer of and 1oedwill and fellowship within set which destroys the spirit of mutual confidensi and have echoluded screted into action by others and would undoubtedly treaty behind the backs of their colleagues, a treaty which viclated some of the principles on which the con- ference was based.

ALLIES' RESOLVE.

The upshot of the Alice actien is that while the Germans will be permitted to enter the genital dis- cussions they will not be allowed to participate in any committee dealing with Reseis

emphatically negative any proposal aiming at-suppress- ng Badisa enltivation in order to provide a scapegoat for the wit of the world,

GEARVA MEETING. A

Germany, Switzerland France, Britain, India, Japan, Heland and Siam will be represented at the second session of the opram comur'ssion which is being The most unfortunate aspect of the matter which is held to-morrow to deal with a proposal that the export likely to overshadow the remainder of the session of the of perniticus drugs should only be aathorised by importa- conference is that suri-German and anti-Russian tion licences issued by the consignee countries. suspicion, notably on the part of France, will be con- siderably strengthened, impairing the stmosphere of harmony on which hopes of the conference's "ENCERIA WENE, largely based.

FRANCE'S DECISION.

*PARIS, April 18,

The Cabinet has considered the situation created by the Russo-German agreement and has decided that France'll only leave Genes with the rest of the Allien,

PRINCE IN JAPAN.

FEACE EXHIBITION VISITED.

JAPANESE FOLD.

-TOKTU, TUBIDAT.

The Prince of Wales spent the moming visiting the

A French semi-official telegram from Genoa saya peace exposition at Uyeno, the largest exhibition ever that as a condition of remaining at the conference held in Japan and opened a month ago. The buildings, France will sak the Allies to isent ou annulment of the gay with red, white and blue and floral designs, bouse Russo German agreement on the ground that it violates specimens of products of all countries. the Treaty of Versailles.

*** After lynching at the Imperial Falace, the Prince Mertinge of the Commissions at Genos have beened's game of Japanese pole played by the staff

of the imperial mzewa. #uspended pending the decision of a meeting of allied delegates and experts to which Little Ententa representatives, indading M. Benes, have been invited at the instance of M. Barthon.

„AMERICAN. COMMENT.

NEW YORK April 18. Commenting on the Basso-Garman treaty, the New York World refuse to believe that the Russian and German bloc which has been a favourite night mare for years has been effectel. The paper desiates that Germany is unable to supply the capital necessary for Rasia's regeneration.

The Tribune says that Russia and Germany are both seeking to get rid of their debts and have taken this method of exciting western fears, but with the precarious Bumian credit the alliance is either fiction or frand.

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The Herald says that op operation between outcast Basis and enchained Germany has long been inert

PEENCH PRESS BOUSED.

PARIS, April 18. The Russo German agreement which the Echo de Paris describes is the most important event since the armistice is generally regarded by the French pre-s proving the uselessness of the continuance of the Gene enaferance...

Le Journal says: “we should congratulata our melyes on this allianes of conquered countries thirsting for revenge los it will restore the balance of the western alliance,”

The Gaulois anys it is preferable that the stead growing alsoms should buri sod urges the Entente completely to change front and push-the

The Prince dines with the Foreign Minister (From Sir Herbert Russell, Renter's Special Correspondent).

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CAIRO, April 18. Fallowing on anti-French demonstrations Damascus on April 7 in which forty people were reted, crowds ambled demanding their release. They ignored warnings to disperse and were fired on by the pobce with the result that two were kified and seven wounded. After the imposition of curfew the troops

gained control of the situation.

The French point out that the disturbances ynchronised with the visit of Mr. Crane, former president of the American mission to Syris in 1919 wbone utter- |ances though, unfitentional west calculated to azouse excitement among the anti-French section. Mr. Create sailed out of Beirut immediately the disorders broke out.

COTTON, WAGES DISPUTE.

PARTIAL SETTERMENT REACHED.

Losnox, April 18. Fartial settlement of the cotton dispute has been ched."

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