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EMPIRE NAVAL CO-OPERATION.

AUSTRALIA'S NORTHERN.

TERRITORY.

MELBOURNE, March 26,

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HEAVY NAVAL GUN RANGES.

NO BRITISH INCREASE.

LONDON, March 26.

view of the misapprehension in certain arrival of New Zealand's flagship, the "Chatham" quarters in regard to Britain's attitude towards the for exercises with the Australian fleet, hoped that range of heavy naval guns as affected by the such mutual co-operation would be extended to the Washington treaties it is pointed out that the whole of the dominions and the motherland, thus United States Senate recently voted a sum for realising Empire naval co-operation, without sacri- increasing the range of American naval guns in view fice of dominion entity. The Pacific would be the of the alleged increase in range of the British main. venue of future events, therefore it was necessary for batteries contrary to the terms of the Washington the Pacific powers to have the closest possible unity. treaties. It is now definitely stated that the range Hoping to establish the nucleus of a white, of British guns has not been increased since the contented population the Federal Government pro-Treaties were concluded and the United States was poses to divide the Northern Territory into four informed accordingly when the Senate voted the money. Competent circles in London point out land districts for the settlement. Pastoral leases that the clause in the Washington treaties in regard will be issued for 42 years and agricultural and to the elevation of gun mountings is somewhat town lots sold."

PROFESSOR EINSTEIN.

RESIGNS FROM L.O.N. COMMITTEE,

ambiguous and it is alleged that the signatories might thereunder possibly justify an increase in the range of their heavy naval guns but such a step has certainly not been contemplated, by Britain, at any rate..

FRANCO-SWISS ARGUMENT.

"SWISS DEMOCRACY FLOUTED.”.

GENEVA, March 26. Professor Einstein's sudden resignation from the committee of the League of Nations on in- *** tellectual cooperation is described here as a

BERNE, March 26. "Brickbat thrown into the blue waters of the League." Professor Einstein was appointed to the. Painful surprise has been excited in Switzerl- committee in May 1922, but was absent from the and by a note from the French Government request- meeting in August 1972. His absence was believed ing the Swiss Government to enforce as early as to be due to the unfavourable attitude of the possible the Free Zones Convention of August 7, German universities towards the League but 1921, although a referendum in Switzerland on February 18, 1923, overwhelmingly refused to sanc- Professor Einstein wrote to the Chairman

tion it. The newspapers, even the pro-French ones, saying his absence Was due to his forthcoming departure for Japan, assuring unanimously condemn the attitude of France as that it was his desire actively to cooperate with the committee on his return. One Swiss paper sam ments on his restr

as showing that Professor Einstein is more German than Swiss, despite his

Swiss naturalization.

AMERICA'S RHINE BILL..

NEGOTIATIONS FOR PAYMENT.

WASHINGTON, March 26.

flouting the Swiss democracy. Free zones were established under a treaty at Vienna in 1815 to meet the eculiar geographical situation of the Canton of Geneva which is surrounded by French territory. A Franco-Swiss agreement in 1860 when Savoy be came French withdrew the French customs frontier some miles in order to permit free trade with Savoy but the Francs Swiss convention of August, 1921, abolished the zones. The French contend that the convention accepted by the Swiss parliament should not be subjected to a referendum.

M. CLEMENCEAU. AS FILM PRODUCER. Mr. Hughes in reply to the second proposal of the Allied representatives for the payment of the costs of maintaining an American army in Germany

"THE VEIL OF HAPPINESS." sent a cable to Mr. Wadsworth, the American repre- sentative in Paris, who will deliver it at the meeting

PARIS, March 26. to-morrow of the committee of the Reparations, The filming has begun of M. Clemenceau's Commission which is considering the question. It work le voile du bonheur" for the film production is unofficially believed that the reply indicates the of which Clemenceau recently signed a contract. willingness of the United States to deduct from the The plot is laid in China, the principal character total claim the value of German property which being a blind poet who magically recovers his sight came into the possession of the American army as onlyta find that his friend had stolen his work and his a result of the armistice-probably about 53,000,000 wife is unfaithful and finally he tears out his eyes gold marks.

in order that the veil of happiness may never again be rent All actors except one woman are Chinese amateurs. The furmishings were brought from China and the scenes have been constructed with- the greatest attention to detail. M. Clemenceau is personally superintending the filming.

BURMAH OIL.

NO BRITISH MONOPOLY.

WASHINGTON, March 26.

Mr. Hughes has sent an indentical communică-

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tion to the secretaries of the interior, commerce and GOVERNMENT OPERATION CONDEMNED. the Federal Trade Commission in regard to the statements that Queen Victoris signed a proclama tion in 1884 and an agreement was made with Britain in 1885 excluding American oil can panies from Burma and protecting the Burma, Oil Company from all foreign competition. He says the British Government stated that these documents wore spurious and the State. Department accepted the statement.

TURKISH COUNTER-PROPOSALS.

UNITED ALLIED FRONT:

LONDON, March 16, The Allied delegates state that conversations in London have resulted in a complete Allied front -vis a vis the Turkish counter-prope

WASHINGTON, March 26. Replying to the request of the Shipping Board for suggestions, the American Steamship Owner. Association lo a letter recommended the Board to retire from business, scrap all inferior vessels and sell the remaining tonnage to American citizens without restrictions, all vessels unsold after a reasonable time to be scrapped. They opine that the American i mercantile marine in foreign trade cannot be bulit up through Government operation":

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BRITAIN'S 1922 IMPORTS,

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