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Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, July 30

Replies from France and Belgiumfo the British. munication are expected imbraediately. Mean While Mr. Stanley Baldwin has informed ME amsey Macdonald in the Floosy of Commons that for the moment he is unable to state if any publice Hon will be possible, because he is afraid the replies will only be a continuance of the negotiations." PARIS, July 30.

It is semiofficially intimated that the reply will:

be a joint one, as modifications in the texts have bren mutually accepted.

ALARMING OUTLOOK.

LONDON, July 30,

NAVAL BASE QUERIES.

HECKLING THE GOVERNMENT.

JAPANESE ATTITUDE.

4 Renter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, July 30,

The Government was again. heckied in the axisə of Commons to-day on the Singapore scheme byl oppanenter -

Replying to Mr. Lambert (Labour), Mr. Stanley din said it had been officially denied that Coast Uchita had stated that the new base con- fucted with the spirit of the Washington treaty.

The British Goverament did not "consider that

useful purpose would be served by raising a

difcastion with the Japanese Government on the subject.

Mr. Baldwin reiterated that during the Washing. toi Conference, Britain had made it clear that she Lord Curzon this afternoon conferred-succes- sively with the Italian, Belgian, German and Frenched the right of action at Singapore, Alf the. Ambassadors on questions relating to the reply to this He had not seen the alleged statement of a other governments concerned had fully understood

the last German note:

It is understood that the German Ambassador's Japanese minister that owing to the proximity of visit was not connected with any fresh German pro- the Singapore base, Japan would have to take posal, but related to the present alarning political special defensive measures. and economic situation in Germany.

It is also understood that the French and Belgian Ambassadors left written replies to the British note which were not identical as stated earlier but which differed on certain points..

Lond Curzon merely intimated that he would submit replies to the Cabinet tomorrow..

"TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS:”

BRUSSELS, July 130,-

It is semi-officially stated that the Belgian reply adberas, unrestrictedly to the principles that the Ruhr will be evacuated on condition that the pay ment of reparations and negotiations only beging when passive resistance has ended.

The reply further refers to fechnical siderations. With regard to reparations fecently circulated by the, Paris Londorrand Rome Cabits, vana wakiuita additional considerations thereanent

Political cicles in Brussels hold the opinion that the reply contains the elements of a constructive plan.

PESSIMISTIC.

LONDON, July 31s

It is learned that the Belgian reply favours the proposal to appoint a committee of experts to advise the Reparations Commission In Assessing the pay ments to be demanded from, Germany. The reply also makes suggestions for the evacuation of the Ruhr, proportionately with Germany's future.pay-

ments,

It is rumoured in French semi-official circles that a very pessimistic impression has been created British Government by French and Belgian replies.

EATING CRABS.

PRESIDENT HARDING'S ILLNESS:

CONDITION ACUTE

MANDATE ISLANDS.

COMMISSION'S RESERVATIONS.

JAPAN'S FACIFIC RULE.

LONDON, July 30,

· Manchester Gilardian's Goneva correspon- dent's that although the general impression was favourable, the Permanent Mandates Commission has resolved to make some reservations in its report to the League of Nations Council on certain points in the panese administration of some mandates in the istards of the Pacific.

SAMOA LABOUR..

WELLINGTON, July 30, 2 In order to remove the objections with regard to the existing form of contract and to improve the Conditions of labourers in Samoa, the New Zealand Government has decided to abolish the indentured system and to substitute a system of free labour, subject to certain safeguards The labourers will. be repatriated or the expiry of a stipulated period of residence.

BOXING.

BANTAM WEIGHT CHAMPION,

BRITON WINS,

LONDON, July 30.

At the Albert Hall, in a 20-founds contest for the bantam-weight championship of Europe, Bugler Lake, of Plymouth defeated the holder, the Frenchman Charles Ledoux, winning au points...

LATER.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 30.... President Harding's personal physician, General Sawyer, says the illness is due to crabs the President ate on board theship before he arrived at Vancouver. General' Sawyer expresses the opinion that the crabs were impregnated with copper from deposits thereof lying along the shore. The Freed a commanding lead on points.. Ledoux was sident seemed to be recovering until he reached Seattle-where his strenuous programme aggravated the disorder.

LATEST BULLETIN.

Ledoux crouched and bored in continually, but. generally he met stiff uppercuts and left and right books. Ledoux was twice cautioned for butting in the second round Lake was shaken by a nasty left and right to the jaw. Thereafter he scored eleverly with a good variety of blows. He establish always dangerous, however, with hurricane rushes and left and right-swings-Towards the end he tried his-hardest to give the knock-out; but Lake cleverly eluded him and won by a good margin.

GEORGE COOK DEFEATED.

LONDON, July 30,

SAN FRANCISCO, July 30. A bulletin was issued by General. Sawyer at If o'clock this morning, stating that President Harding spent a fairly comfortable night but his In a 20-rounds contest, Frank Moody (Welsh condition is acute. He has overstrained the cardio-middle-weight) beat George Cook (Austrilian vascular system by carrying on speaking engage-heavy-weight champion), the latter retiring in the ments white ill. General Sawyer states that It will

be necessary for the President to have a complete 14th the round. rest during the period of his acute symptoms

According to a bulletin issued at 9 o'clock this morning, President Harding's temperature was tor F., his pulse was 118 and his respiration 33.

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-LONDON, July 30.

KID LEWIS LOSES.

LATER

At the Albert Hall in a to-rounds middle- weight contest Augie Rataer (America) defeated Kid Lewis on points.

There was a keen and close struggle, but it was rather uninteresting at times owing to the continual clinches Lewis was very anxious to get to close quarters, but the referee was very busy parting the

men...

de Ratner was generally better at long-range work, landing good lefts and rights to the head, and straight lefts to the face..

Lewis attacked fiercely, and in the in-fighting In the House of Commons, Mr. Albert Bennett occasionally sent hard punches to the stomach. In (Labour) declared that the costs of floating the re- the fourteenth round he opened a cut over Ratner's cent Straits Settlements loan were nearly £700,000, 4 left eye, but the American was not seriously in- the Crown Agents receiving. £200,000. Mr. Bennett commoded..

urged a reduction of such expenditure in similar. Both fought very hard. Ratner just gaining the cases in future.

Mr. Onusby Gore, Under Secretary for the Colonies, replied that the actual costs of flotation of the two instalments per £100 were respectively 756. 8d, and 438. 2d.

Mr. Onnshy-Gore added that the Straits Go vernment had expressed its appreciation of the ex- cellent arrangements made by the Crown Agents.

verdict.

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PARIS, July 30

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