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LONDON, August 9.
A full meeting of the Cabinet was held at No. 10 Downing Street to-day. One or two further meetings are necessary before a reply to the recent French note is finally, approved.
Authoritative quarters in London welcome Herr Cuno's statement that Germany has nothing to expect from Britain as disposing of the idea that Britain is desirous of taking sides on the question of the occupation of the Ruhr.
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(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
On board the late President Harding's funeral rain, August 9.
The scenes withessed between San Francisco and Washington were repeated throughout the night as the train conveying President Harding's remalna went westward to Marlon. Thousands lined the railway, despite the heavy rainfall,, to pay homage to the late President. Silence reigned every- where except where bells were tolling in towns during the passage of the train,
BOYHOOD HOME.
PARIS, August 9.
MARION, OHIO, August 9, The newspapers consider Herr Cuno's speech a challenge to France and Belgium, while also arrival of the Harding train within the limit of The tolling of the court house bell marked the
testifying the embarrassment of the German
Maria County. It travelled slowly through long Cabinet, thus justifying French and Belgian deter-lines of spectators and stopped for two minutes in "the neighbouring town of Caledonia, boyhood home
of Mr. Harding.
mination.
WAITING.
LONDON, August 9.
It is authoritatively affirmed that it is not the Government's immediate intention to reply separ ately to Gennany owing to a desire to avoid any thing calculated to embitter relations with France. Ministers are still aiming at rapprochement with a view to a joint Allied answer to Germany.
There are no ladications that Britain will make a fresh move for several weeks, apar, from reply ing to the Allies.
It is understood that the Government is still not prepared to advise Germany to abandon passive resistance unconditionally as that would be equivalent to interfering in a dispute in which Britain has not taken sides.
CABINET AGREES.
LATER.
It is learned authoritatively that the Cabinet was in full agreement regarding the nature of the reply to France and Belgium which is being despatched very shortly.
MARK
TROUBLES.
BERLIN, August 9. All the shops except the provision stores have closed as a protest against the refusal of the author ities to allow prices to be fixed on a gold basis..
LONDON, August 9. Marks are nominally between 19,000,000 and 21,000,000. Belgian francs have relapsed to 106.50. French francs are 80.50.
FROM FAR EAST.
FRENCH BANK COMPLAINTS,,
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION.
PARIS, August 9.
The examining magistrate is still enquiring into the management of various companies, offshoots of the Banque Industrielle de Chine. He is also awaiting the report of three expert accountants who are endeavouring to ascertain under what conditions M. Philippe Berthelot received three million francs from his brother.
Complaints are still coming in from clients of the bank in the Far East. Each complaint is being investigated by a specially appointed commission in the country inhabited by the complainant.
HEAT WAVES.
WASHINGTON'S HOTTEST
FUNERAL VICTIMS.
EXPERIENCE.
WASHINGTON, August 9. Over 190 persons were prostrated with heat during the late President Harding's obsequies.. They were medically attended to. The day was one of the hottest ever experienced in the capital.
FRENCH RECORD.
PARIS, August 9. To-day it was 1110 at Toulouse, the highest shade temperature ever registered in France.
CHINA'S DISORDER.
SUGGESTED NAVAL DEMONSTRATION.
FRANCH GETTING READY,
PARIS, August 10. While no final decision has yet been taken by the Government on the question of a naval de- monstration in Chinese waters in view of the situa tion in China, the Minister of Marine has taken the necessary steps to prepare for such an eventuality
REJECTED.
PARIS, August 9. The Court of Cessation has rejected the appeal of the Krupp directors against their sentencõà..
[Herr Krupp von Bohlen, head of Krupps, was sentenced to fifteen years unprisonment Art "INTO" 100,000,000 marks. The other directors, charged with him in Connection with the outrage at Essen were sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying from ten to twenty years, and each was fined 100,000,000 marke.}
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The train arrived at Marion shortly after noon.
MARION CROWDED.
LATER, fore in its history.
The town was crowded as it has never been be- It is estimated that 100,000 people are here to witness the funeral, Citizens with one accord have thrown open their homes to the extent of their capacity, but thousands of visitors will be obliged to camp out all night long.
Mrs. Harding, calm and composed, was one of the last to leave the train. She entered a motor car and followed the procession to the home of her hus- band's father.
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MARION, OHIO, August 10, All the afternoon and evening crowds of mourners, including many personal friends and acquaintances, passed through the house to view the remains of the late Mr. Harding-
WASHINGTON FORMALITIES.
WASHINGTON, August 9 Leating officials of the British and other Ein- bassies cafied on Mr. Coolidgo the new President and formally renewed the relations broken by the death of Mr. Harding,
WASHINGTON, August 10.
- Mr. Harvey, America's London Ambassador, had an hour's conference with Mr. Coolidge. Subsequently he stated that Mr. Hirding's proposal for United States participation in the permanent Court of International Justice had been discussed.
London early in September.
Mr. Harvey added that he proposed to return to
TRADE UNION PACT.
CO-OPERATIVE ACTION AGREEMENT.
TRANSPORT WORKERS COMBINE.
LONDON, August 9.
The officials of the Transport Workers' Union and the National Union of Rallwaymen have con- cludedan agreement for co-operative action to defend their interests as a counter move to the unified front of the employers embodied in the Federation of British Industries manifesta.
The London committees of the unions- say the object of the agreement is to free the transport industry from the menace of non-unionism. A system will be inaugurated whereby men coming to railway premises or railwaymen going to warehouses and decks will be challenged as regards tråde union membership.
BUMPER HARVEST.
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LONDON, August 9. Responding to an appeal by the Canadion Government, several thousand miners, shipyard workers, farm labourers and men of all trades and professions are sailing during the week-end to help harvest Canada's bumper crop. Forty thousand workers outside Canada.altogether are required.
INDIAN UNREST.
NATIONAL FLAG AGITATION,
HRATED COUNCIL DEBATE.
'NAGPUR, August 10... Following a heated debate on questions arising out of the Government's policy to combat the flag Agitation, the Legislative Council passed a resolu tion by 31 to 27 votes asking for the unconditional.: release of the imprisoned Congress volunteers and the withdrawal of pending prosecutions.,
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