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FRENCH GRAB MINES AND MONEY.

GERMANY'S WATCHWORD "BULD out."

BERLIN, January:19.

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WASHINGTON TABATY,

FRENCH RATIFICATION EXPROTED,

LONDON, January, 19

The Morning Posts Paris correspondent says there. pppear lý by good prospects that the French parliament The executive council of the Imperial Union of will tatil the whole of the Washington treaty withi Gerionn Industries Las decided to telegraph Herr reservations, which are not expected to be important, in Thyssen expressing "gmtitade and pride at the manly regard to Franne's right to protest her coasts and endure attitude of the Rahr industrialists" and urging them to communications with her Colonies by means other than hold out. Doctor Buecher, acting Chairman declared capital ships also in regard to the definition of merchant. that Germany's watchword must be to bold out under men in Vasline and certain nuimportant clauses of the all circumstances and France must finally realise that agreement relating to China. It is hoped that the 3. Poincare's policy was c'isastrous.

agreements will be ratified by February 16.

BERLIN, January 19. The report that a mission is preceding to London is officially denied,

BERLIN, Jaccary 19, Messages from Essen state that the seizure of the State mines at, Buer, Westerholt and Horstemischer began in the morning. French troops occupied all the important positions in the mines. Several mine- managers were arrested and taken to Duesseldorf.

BERLIN, January 19..

It is semi-officially annonuc.d that the Rhineland high-commission to-day. seized the deposits of the Reichsbank branches at Mayence, Wiesbaden, Worms, Biogen and Bonn and probibited payments. The general embargo was subsequently removed but ecizare of the deposits in the customs and finance offices, was maintaised.

31. Cachin has been arrested.

PARIS, January 19,

COLCANE, January 19. The inter- Allied Rhineland Commission bas promulgated an ordinace for the seizure of the coal tax, revenues and customs receipts and certain pledges in coano:tion with forest resources in the occapied territory. The British representative did not vote, BERLIN, January 19.

A telegram from Bochum saya the German Govern- ment has granted a first advance of a milliard marks as compensation for lusses on the Raår.

ONE GOOD RESULT.

BERLIN, January 19. Herr Cuno, in a manifesto to the Federal Govern ments, says that the distress of the vast majority of the population is intensified by the Franco-Belgian invasion All authorities must very energetically combat gluttony, luxury and the abeau of alcohol, immediately prohibit

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C. C. IN SOUTH)\FRIO 1.

DURBAN, January 19,

In fine weather bafors' 7,000 spectators of an easy wicket England made 428. They continued cautiously. this morning and at lunch time bad made 298/6. The crowd barracked Mead and Mann who added 154 for the sixth wicket. Hann contributed 84, including two sizers and ten fours and Hand made 181 in 800 minutes Ho hit thifteen fours and gave two chancaz. He exhibited monumental patience and his imperturbable defence in the circumstances was the most correct tabtion. The bowling was uniformly good. Hall was the best with 4 on 103. The fielding was mostly excellent. South Africa bave made 70 witbont loss of a wicket.

GERMANY ARRLIGNED.

INTERNATIONAL COURT APPLICATION,

THE HAGUE, January, 19.

The first example in history of sovereign states arraigning a sovereign stats before the International Court has occurred în connection with the application fited by Britsin, France, Italy and Japan against Germany concerning the latter's refusal to permit a British year to have free access in the Kiel canal in 1921 in accordance with the Prace Treaty,

RUSSI IN CLASH WITH POLE.

LONDON, January 19. Telegrame from Stockholm assert that the Russian mus, intro luce early closing and withdraw licenses from revolutionary war sanoil has declared the Smolensk taverns, dancing balls etc.

district to be in a state of war. Troops have been moved MINE WORKERS' PROTEST: “

to the South west and trains requisitioned for transport ESSEX, January 19.

Fortications bare been built in the Deins district sod When the French sized the State mine at pontoons placed on the river. Reconnaissances ars Bergmannsgluck Westernhold the mine officials refused being made in the direction of Brastaff which is vocopied

¡NEW TELTORAPALO SYSTEM..

PARIS, January 19., The French telegraph service is experimenting with Belin'e system of telegraphio and wireless transmission of photographs and handwriting. It is hoped that the system may be useful in the transmission of ideographe obviating the translation of Chinese, Japsoos and

to accede to the demand for the despatch of coal to aby the Foles. particular destination whereupon the manager; was arrested and the others were ordered to remain in their offices day and night, 'Similar incidents occurred at Recklinghausen and Buer. The overhead workers later ceased the production of coke and demanded the release of the imprisoned officials and the withdrawal of the troops, threatening to down tools, The Workers' Convol threatened similar action at Buer, the most important centre for generating electricity for all the State miner. WHAT ITALY THINKS.

LONDON, January 19. The Italian Government has informed the Franco- British Governments that Italy regards the present situation on the Ruhr an fraught with great danger and Buggested that furiber forcible steps. should ooly be taken after mature consideration,

MUI TSAI BILL.

CHINESE LABOUR MEETING.

SUPPORT FOR MEASURE,

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BANQUE DE L'I #1 O-CHINE.

PARIS, January 19, Autofficial decree has been published extending for a year the privilege of the Banque de l'Indo-Chino,

vanced by bim for the passing of the though it was claimed that the Bill was the one that the girls formed abolition wou'd deprive households of a fairly large proportion of China's domestic servants, this aspect was of population; a mui temi could not. like no account as it was inbuman to a labourer, resign and seek another employ girls between the ages of 8 master; she could expect no redress and 10. "Every person in gifted for her grievances and caurswers not with two hande why should he or she Over three hundred delegates rinfrequent when they were forced depend on little girls of tender ages to become concubines of pen to help them?" asked another presenting 154 unions were present at 70 or 80 Fears of age. | speaker. ***

menting of Chizes labours held in Mention was made of the work done The question of a mui taoï's pay, it the Y.M.O.A. auditorium yesterday, by the Anti Mui Test Society and the Bill became law, was also to discuss the mut-tal Bill.

the Mui Trat Protective Society and There were about ten speakers, all the reaplation passed at the Tung

Wab Hospital meeting..

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After further speeches in support of the means, the Chairman suggested in favour of the Bill, giving to Mr. Yeung Sin chutn, a representas resolution to the following iffent: for the aboli ion of mui trai, what bar tive of the Aut Kui Teil Boolery That this meeling endorses the Bill already been adanced by the haifang reviewed the movimento abolish before the Legislative Ceusot, but (stret committee) and Anti-mus fani- mus, trai and mentioned that an ill- drews attention to the noceanity for Society meetinge. Chiuese treated girl bad very little chance to providing scoopmodation for the

- lady also" spoke on the Bill at ventilate bar griovane,s-if the was -mui lans that may require adelstence. the came time exhorting women locked in a room's the Chinese havá The resolation was then pat to the eliminato distinction among their own:

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