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ENTERFRISIS.'

IN DUTCH EAST INDIES.

NEW LEGISLATION: PHOFOALD.

THE HAGUE, December 22. During the Second Chamber debate on the estim ates for the Dutch Indies Mr. de Grast, Minister for the Colonies, stated that pending abolition of the export daty on petroleum as from January 25, payment of duty might be postponed with the special authorisation of the Government of the Dutch Indias. Thus after the States General had ratified abolition it would be un- necessary to refund duties paid since Jangary. The Minister acknowledged the importance of foreign capital to the Dutch Indies and stated that it was proposed to start an inquiry in neighbouring countries in regard to the fiscal regime to which ail enterprises were subjected and the general conditions in which they worked. He declared that the Chamber was perfectly free to abolish the export duty on petrolcam and to reject the petroleum refinery tax which would be propoid. The two measures were entirely independent of each other.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.

NEED FOR PROMPT ACTION,

BRITISH BANKRUPTCY THREAT.

PARIS, December 22. A Senatorial commission bas begun an examination of the Bill recently passed by the Chamber for employing the remainder of the Boxer indemnity to reorganise the Banque Industrielle de Chine. Assoon as M. Jeanniensy has completed his report the Bill will be submitted to the Senate as despatches from China show the advisability of the Bill becoming law as promptly as possible.

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ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT.

SIR KEITH SMITH'S PLANS.

ATTEMPT TO BE MADE "IN APRÍL.

WASHINGTON, December 91,"

The airman dir-Keith Smith, who is at present here' bas virtually completed his plans for crossing the Western hemisphere in an attempt to fly round the world next April. He proposes to cross the Paciflo from Siberia to Alaska, fellow- the Chapas railway across Canado, then to New York from Toronto. Then ho will. return to Halifax and thence to St. Johns. Plans for

the trans-Atlantic flight have not yet been defnitely settled but his present programme contemplates a flight from St. Johns to the Azorce and thence to London.

CANADIAN CHURCH DESTROYID.

WORK OF INCENDIARIES.

QUEBEC, Deceber 21, Notre Dame Church, ore of woost beautiful in Canada, was destroyed by fire. The church, which was known as the French Basilica, dested back to 1647. The Chief of the Provincial Police states that the fire was incendiary He received a letter that the church would be burned down or December 28. The damagu ia estimated at a million dollars.

TURKISH MILITARY SER VICF.

CHRISTIANS NOT EXEMPTED.

LAUSANNE, December 22,

The minorities sub commission states that the Turks have refused to consent to the exemption of Christians from military service in spite of all tho M. Doumergua, Pirsident of the Foreign Affairs arguments of the British, French and Italian delegates: - Committee in the Senate, communicated to the Com. It was agreed that the League of Nations should be mittee a letter from M. Griolat, President of the pro- vincial administration of the Banque Industrielle, alleging that according to authoritative information in

interested circlee in London if the Bill for the recon- struction of the Banque Industrielle is not atified by December 31 the British courts will order a declaration of Bankruptcy in the London, Singapore and Hongkong branches of the Bank.

GERMANY'S FINANCES.

BUDGET FOR 1923.

BERLIN, December 22. The Federal Council bas adopted the provisional Badget of the Reich for 1923, The ordinary Budget balances at 732 milliard marks. The extraordinary Budget shows an expenditure of 841 milliards and a re- Tenue of 18 milliards, including 440 milliards.for general administration purposes 206 milliarda for the execution of the Peace Treaty, a total deficit of 721 milliards for which only 99 milliarde is expected to be

· available for the proceeds of the compulsory foan.

RELIEF OF RUSSIA. -

8,000,000 NEEDING HELP.. (2)

GENEVA, December 22.'

The Naneen organisation for the relief of, Russia reports that it is estimated there will be a deficit of at least a million tons of grain in Russia in the winter. The Russian authorities estimate that eight million. famine stricken people require. assistance. The Soviet

respousifle for ingrjog into any infraction of the minority arrangements and it was proposed that a League commissioner visit Turkey for this purpose when required.,

INDIAN LABOUR UNREST.

CALCUTTA TRAMWAY STRIKE,

CALCUTTA, December 22.

A general tramway atsike has been declared follow- ing the dismissal of a driver. The trams are only running along two routes. There have been a few cases of sseaults on workerê three of whom are now in hospital.» A restricted service guarded by armed police is being

maintained with Howrab,

SOVIET INEWS OF WAR,

10 000 ROUBLES FOR RED ARMY.

PARIS, December 31,

Complying with the demand of the President of the revolutionary tribunal, M. Trotzky, the Soviet budget commission has agreed to allow an additional ten million gald roubles for the needs of the Red army during, the forthcoming year.

NEW AMERICAN JUDGE.

WASHINGTON, December 23, The appointment is confirmed of Mr. Pierca Government does not expect to be able to feed more Butler of St. Paul's as associate justice of the

than four and a quarter million.

Supreme Court instead of Mr. William B. Day.

SNATCHER CAUGHT

A Chinese youth was sentenced by Mr. R. E. Landsell this morning to six weeks' jail for znatabing a gold watch and fob from Mr. A. Rahmin of the Hongkong Electric Co.

ILLICIT COCAINE.

The Chinese who was yesterday eentenced at the Criminal Sessions to 18 months jail for offering s bribe to constable to evade arrest for the

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MOTOR ACCIDENT.

POLICE SERGEANT HURT.

Lance Sergeant O'Connor of the Police and a shop coolic of No. 802 Green's Road West were lojured in a

Mr. Rahmin was walking past the possession of a large quantity of motor-car accident at the corner of World Theatre yesterday afternoon cocaine, was this morning brought Whitty Street yesterday afternoon, when the defendant collided with him, before Mr. R. ELindroll for sentence Motor car No. 268, cwned by the dimultaneously Mr. Rahmia felt a tag on the charge relating to the ding.

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