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Temperature 10 Barometer 29.97

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THE DOLLAR, -To-day's closing rate 2/3 3/16. To-day's opening rate 2/3 3/16.

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(Reuter's Service to the China Maili

LONDON, November 6.7 chic Lord Alfred Douglas has been committed

Trial at Bow Street, with bail of £200, on a charge of criminally libelling Mr. Winston Churchill a pamphlet called" The murder of Kitchener, and the truth about the battle of Jutland and the Jews"th which he alleged that Sir Ernest Cassel gave Mr. Churchill a large sum for issuing a false report of the battle of Jutland, thereby assisting to bring off financial coup. Sir Richard Mnir, pointed out that Mr. Churchill was not a cabinet minister at the time of the battle of Jutland and Mr. Churchill and Earl Balfour of the occasion of Lord Alfred Douglas's recent libel action against the Morning gave evidence that Mr. Churchill had nothing to do with the first Admiralty communiqués

Past

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SERBIAN ULTIMATUM.

BULGARIA DISCREETLY ACCEDES,

SOFIA, November 6.2 The Government, replying to the Serbian ultimatum of November 5, accepts the conditions and declares that Bulgaria is not responsible. In any case it was a trifling incident but it is necessary. to bow to superior force.

[A cable received yesterday stated:

REPARATIONS WRANGLE.

FRENCH REPLY RECEIVED.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)-

LONDON, November 6.

The French reply, which has now been received in London, suggests that the experts enquire into Germany's capacity to pay at present and for s limited period of years but does not suggest the precise period.

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LIGHT ON POINCARE'S AIMS.

WASHINGTON, November 6. Notwithstanding several conversations between M. Jasserand, the French Ambassador, and Secret- ary of State Hughes, il is semi-officially stated that the American Government hitherto has been unable to ascertain the real drift of M. Poincaré's re- strictions.

detailed explanation. It is pointed out that the Ameri M. Jusserand bas cabled to Paris asking for a

can Government is willing to concur in the restric- tion precluding experts judging the legality of the occupation of the Ruhr, or otherwise reviewing its political phases; but it is unable to see the possibili ty of avoiding consideration of economic conditions resulting in the occupation, if the committee is to produce a workable plan for the stimulation of Germany's industrial productivity.

ACTION BY FRANCE.

PARIS, November 6. The Government has despatched further explanations to M. Jusserand. It is anticipated that as a result of these, negotiations will continue for some days before it is Enown whether the American Government is willing to participate in the com mittee.

'DRUG TRAFFIC.

JAPANESE ARRESTED IN LONDON.

LONDON, November 6.

"In consequence of the attack on Colonel. Krastitch, Serbian military attache at Sofia, who was

"The authorities regard this as a most Im- Anesku portant arrest,” said prosecuting counsel at the fired on by a pistol without injury, Serbia has sent Mansion House to-day. when Yafu Kichi Miyagawa, Bulgaria a 48-hour ultimatum demanding official. a Japanese merchant, was charged with unlawfully apologies, the honouring of the Serbian flag at Sofa by a detachment of Bulgarian soldiers, Bulgarian official enquiry, exemplary punishment of the guilty and submission of the dion of an, indemiato the Court of International Justice."

MOTOR CYCLING.

NEW WORLD'S RECORDS.

LONDON, November 6.

procuring five hundred pounds of muriate of morphia. Counsel said a Rasle firm, well-known to the British Government as being concerned in the illicit drug traffic, consigned at the instance of the defendant, a large quantity of morphine disguised Fonder various names to the City: A police inspector seized the drug at Marseilles and a letter was in tercepted from the Basle firm Inviting the accused to leave the country as early as possible. The accused was remanded in custody.

MR. BALDWIN'S PROTECTION POLICY.

·· PROTEST FROM AGRICULTURISTS.

LONDON, November 6.

On, the Brooklands track C. Temple riding, a British Anzani engined motor-cycle, covered a kilometre with a flying start in 1971 seconds at an

The difficulties likely to be experienced by Mr. average speed of 113,49 miles per hour and a flying | Baldwin in carrying out a policy of protection with- mile in 31.99 seconds at an average speed of 11253 out taxing food were furnished by a resblution at miles per hour. The regulations of the Internation- a meeting of the Central and associated Chambers al Federation of Motor-cycle Clubs, however, make unequal treatment of agriculture foreshadowed in of Agriculture in London protesting against the

it obligatory that attempts at a world's records shall the Premier's statement at Manchester. The Chair- benin both ways of the track and the mean speed man, Lord Strachie, declared that if the Premier's is taken as a record. In this cass Temple accom-would be sacrificed to the interests of the manufac suggestions was carried out, agricultural interests plished 20.62 seconds or 108.48 miles per hour over turer. a kilometre and 34.20 seconds or 105:26. miles per hour over a mile. Both are easily world's records and the higher speeds will rank as British records.

FOODSTUFFS FOR GERMANY.

PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S VIEW.

WASHINGTON, November 6,

“SHELL” SHARES.

BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST:

LONDON, November 6.

The newspapers are drawing attention to a report that the Shell Interests are negotiating with the British Government for the purchase of its five million shares in the Anglo Persian Old Conipany. According to a New York message Sir Henri It is announced that President Coolidge consi- Detording, Chairman of the Royal Dutch combine, ders that any programme for the extension of in an interview admitted that the negotiations had Government relief for the population of Germany occurred and estimated the cost at sixty million must await the convening of Congress. The Pre-dollars if the purchase was consummated. It is sident feels that though foodstuffs will undoubtedly understood in London that the question has been- be required by Germany during the winter, the post- discussed but the Government at present is not com- tion of Germany differs from that of Japan after the mitted in any way. earthquake as the latter demanded immediate executive action.

QUAKE RECORDED IN ITALY.

ROME, November 6

The Facuza observatory last night registered a violent carthquake, estimated to be a distance of about ten thousand kilometres from north east to south west. The seismographs moved for nearly three hours.

WORLD THEATRE

HAROLD LLOYD IN HIS LATEST COMEDY:

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CONFERENCE APPOINTS COMMITTEE.

LONDON, November 6.

The Economic Conference passed a resolution proposed by Mr. Bruce for the establishment of an economic committee analogous to the shipping com- |mittee, Canada being the only dissentient on the ground of the danger of duplication of machinery.

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the screen. In his role of a depart from a disjointed shoulder, Haroldment store clerk, the spectacled No one will be able to question Lloyd declined to use a "double" comedian is absolutely at his best the fact that Harold Lloyd per at any stage of production. Indeed, He is the rollicking youth of "A forms his own "thrill stunts" it will not require a close inspect Sailor Made Man"-jurt, Harold

Lloyd, himself. in the sever reel, hair-raising This story has been heard do the most delightful love storles tion to disclose this fact! We

The production contains one of Pathé comedy "Safety Last",

«times aboar a picture star over screened, with Mildred Davis, which comes to the World Theatre, has now old stuurtprxhin time of care ning the young lady in for in practically every scene ja the | it is an actual fact. Even the closest the case. As the worshipping picture Lloyd's face shows on the observers of picture productions young man, Harold Lloyd puts al will not find a single doble-ex- the fanous, strend lovers to ahims posure, or uncover one soene In the and mingles sentiment with entire seven reels of? Safety Last Comedy in a most charming that would tend to question: the panner on Safety Last! can: bp: reality of the thrill stude grade truly unid to be the greatest comes

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