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LONDON, December 24

A continuation of earlier conversations a

The military wireless station at Gabes at night, aangat memorandum has been presented in Paris, fall indicated to the missing airship. "Dixmide, Brad Rome and London indicating various which was then near Medenine, a place there where guesson dealing exclusively with the occupied ter It could land. The Diamude" is an ex-Zeppelin The cruiser Mulhouse" and other vessels have proceeded to the Gulf of Gabes to render assist

ance.

DRIFTING OUT TO SEA?

LONDON, December 24.

With a crew now sted to number 51, the airship "Dixmude" seems at present to have disappeared. Messages from Tunis via Paris state, that the "Dixmude" is no longer in sight from the landing round at Medening near the Gulf of Gabes and no replies are being obtained from wireless or Blares. It is feared the airship may be out of control as her commander yesterday signalled that his petrol was running out and several of the crew were ill. Another report says the airship has been damaged and is drifting seaward in a violent gale,

LATER NEWS.

TOULON, December 25. The latest news from the "Dixmude" says she is being driven by a strong wind to the westward of Tatahou. The Commander reports he has sufficient petrol to enable him to keep aloft and choose a landing place when conditions are safe.

INDIAN POLITICS.

POSITION IN BENGAL.

CALCUTTA, December 24. Following Mr. Das's refusal to 'accept the pre- miership the Governor has invited the leader of the Independent Nationalists to form a ministry but the latter is only agreeable if the other ministers are chosen from his party which is unacceptable on -account of the Nationalists Zinability, to „actured a majority because they are unable to secure the Swarafists support Thereupon the Governor selected ministers from the other groups and appointed” – Surendranath Mullick and· Fasralhuq, both members of the old Council.

EAST AND WEST.

"OCEAN NO LONGER A BARRIER."

LONDON, December 25. Mr. Chao Hsin Chu, the Chinese charge d'affaires, speaking at the dinner of the Overseas Chinese. Society said that Chinese in England received the same pleasant and gratifying welcome they gave to foreigners in China. The world was narrowing and its parts were increasingly linking up. The ocean was no longer a barrier between East and West. All should render loyal and honest service and do their utmost to bring Britain and China closer together.

VIENNA UNIVERSITY.

A MUNIFICENT OFFER.

VIENNA December 24. A munificent offer has been made, by Herr Bosel, reputed to be the richest man in Austria, to malotain the Vienna university in view of the Government's inability to make grants to universit- les, museums and libraries. It is estimated that Herr Basell's offer, which will be carried out until the State can again take over the responsibility will be nearly half-a-million sterling annually. Other philanthropists have offered generous donations to the Chancellor for the other institutions affected.

MEXICAN MELEE

MOPPING UP MOVEMENT.

or thereon the Gorras Gardew antesudeste ce the opening of discussions. The quations raised is the document concern economic relations between occupied and unoccupied territorry, duties on goods currency, banking, Rhine navigation, railway traffic, general administration and domestic législa sion.

WHAT SHE WANTS.

LATER.

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The German, memorandum to the Allies suggests that customs tariffs in the occupied area be brought into line with those prevailing in unoccupied Germany, requests permission to circulate stable money guaranteed by towns, communes, the Landes Bank and the Rhine Province, desires reinstatement of the freedom of the Rhineland for shipping, points out that the congestion of the railway can be rellevad the recall of the German railwaymen who alone understand the system in the industrial area, says the payment of German railway men's wages and railway fares in francs is prejudicial, de- clares the police forces in the Ruhr are not sufficient

carry out their duties and a larger percentage of trained men should be recalled to duty, remarks that the installation of tax-collectors and the rein-

stament of German ex-officials is essential and observes that the resumption of the immunity of the numbers of the Reichstag and Federal members of Parliament, the right of assembly and the independence of the law courts is a necessity.

"WANGLING THE CONSTITUTION.”

RAMSAY MACDONALD'S CHARGE.

LONDON, December 25. The Liberal organs and the Daily Telegraph refer in severe terms to the speech of Mr. Ramsay Macdonald at Elgin where he suggested that an attempt at impending to wangis the constitution.

the pap declare that this sort of language was fintended to Conventie notion of trickery to win- formed" people and further take him to task-for suggesting that the Unionist government has not resigned because it hopes to effect an unholy, and unprincipled coalition. They point out that Mr. Macdonald apparently ignores Mr. Asquith'a de-it claration against compacts' and' accuse2 Mr. Macdonald of not giving reasons for his allegations. |

TRAGEDY OF FROZEN NORTH.

BRAVE CLERGYMAN'S DEATH.

NOME (ALASKA), December 25. An Eskimo who has arrived after a seventy-five mile journey reports that the Reverend Father Ruppert lost his life in an attempt to carry Christmas cheer, to the Hot Springs Orphanage near Pilgrims River. The first intimation of the tragedy, was the arrival at various places of doge belonging to Father Ruppert's team. A search party found the clergy. man's body four miles from the Orphanage. It is believed that reindeer caused the dogs to scatter.

RUM-RUNNING.

PROHIBITION OFFICIAL'S PRIZE.

NEW YORK, December 25,

The prohibition officials announce the dis- covery of one of the greatest rum-ranning con- spiracies through the arrest of an Englishman and the capture of his motor-boat in the viclulty of the rum fleet. The documents seized included a list of names believed to be bootleggers scattered through- out the country,

BIG SCORING.

AUSTRALIAN CRICKET RECORD.

MELBOURNE, December 24. Playing against Victoria, Queensland made 162" in the first innings and 135 in the second. Rome made 55 not out. Victoria made 538 for two wickets and then declared. Ponsford made 248 and Mayne 209, the first wicket partnership yielding 456-an Australian record.

VERBOTEN.

SMOKING IN AIRCRAFT.

NEW YORK, December 25, Belated Government reports state that order has been restored in Puebla and traffic between

LONDON, December 24. there and Mexico City has been resumed. Two

Smoking in aircraft registered in Britain and thougand prisoners are en route to the capital where Northern Ireland, wherever they may be, and foreign they will be freed owing to having been coerced aeroplanes when over Britain and North Ireland in Into joining in the revolution. President Obregon prohibited under an Air Navigation Order opera is despatching, columns agafrist the smaller ting from January 1. towns and to Puebla in order to clean up the sector preparatory to a drive to Vera Cruz-Reuters American Service.

HELP FOR GERMANY.

~RED CROSS-APPEAL,

LONDON, Desarabar.zdu The British Red Cross, replying to the world- wide appesì sent out by the international Red. Cross for the despatch of money, food and clothing to Germany says that in view of the extensive unemployment and consequent suffering Brimin regrets she is unable to make a special appeal on bahalf of distressed people in Germany.

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PARIS, December 24.

A cause celebre, namely the trial of the anarchist girl Germaine Berthon on a charge of murdering Plateau, leader of the Royalist organisation. Camelots de Rei onded in the acquittal of the accused.

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