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FATTY ACIDS CURE,

EMPIRE RELIEF CAMPAIGN. :

(Reuter's Service to the Okina Maß.J,

LONDON, January 31.

The campaign to raise £250,000 for the British Empire Leprosy Relief Association was inaugomted at a meeting in the Mansion House presided over by the Lord Mayor.

'Messages from the Prince of Wales and Lord Reading, Viceroy of India, were read, paying tributes to the work of the Association.

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'FIUME'S FUTURE SETTLED.

ANNEXED TO ITALY:

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(Rautel's Bergice to the China Mod:)

LONDON, January 31.

"According to the text of the Italo-Jugo-Slav treaty, Flame town is, annexed to Italy, while the port of Baros and delta and Fiumara go to Jugo-Slavia, The corridor, uniting Fiume town with Italy is restricted owing to the inclusion of three villages in Jugo-Slav territory

Altogether about a hundred houses with 3,000 Jugo-Slavs pass. into Jugo-Slav territory, while in Flume harbour three picts and docks are leased to Jugo-Slavia-for-50-years-for

Sir Humphrey Rolleston.pointed out that there were at least 300,000 lepers in the British Empire. an annual rental of one gold There was good reason to believe that Sir Leonard, as a reaffirmation of seren Rogers had found a cure in the fatty acids of certain lalian ownership. Jugo- ITALY'S PREMIER - oils and a preparation called morrhuate of sodium. Slavia administers the harbour..

Sir Leonard Rogers stated that a trial of Negotiations between Italy and Hungary will Chaumoogra preparations in 4,067 cases in the secure Hungarian traffic an outlet through Flame. Philippines indicated that numerous cures were harbour possible.

Dr. Frank Oldrieve anticipated that the Empire would be practically free from leprosy with thirty years.

Lord Chelmsford announced the receipt of £100 from the King; also £100 from the Prince of Wales.

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The Duke of Devonshire, former Secretary of Colonies, declared the movement was viewed with the greatest satisfaction at the Colonial Office as dealing with a great social problem which was pressing very severely on the administrations in various colonies and protectorates.

Sir Sydney Olivier, Secretary of India, said that no medical discovery had so eucouraged or overjoyed him as Sir Leonard Rogers's care which was comparable with the cures of malaria, and yellow fever.

GERMANY'S BURDENS,

TROOPS IN THE KUHR.

PARIS, Janwry Al "Official figures show that the French forte the Ruhr has been reduced from 40,000 to under 30,000.

It is stated that the Belgian troops have been reduced from 7,000 to 4,000.

[An earlier cable stated the among the official data to be examined by General Dawes and the Experts' Committee, is the Reich budget for 1924. showing 5,254 millions gold marks revenue and 5,712 millions expenditure.)

PERILOUS SPORT.

SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.

CHAMONIX, January 31. While the British bob-sleigh team was practis ing Captain Browning was thrown out and had a leg broken. Others were bruised.

The Belgian team had a similar mishap, two of its members being injured seriously,

CHAMONIX, January 31.

After the war Fiume, the port of Croatia, was declared a free port under the League of Nations Later it was seized by the Italian poet and firebrand 'Annunzio and held by him for Italy. The town has a population of 40,000:]

NAVAL OIL LEASES.

SENATE'S STRONGLY WORDED MOTION.

DENBY'S NAME INCLUDED.

WASHINGTON, January 31.

The Senate has adopted Senator Walsh's Tesolution directing the President to sue for the apmilment of the Doheny and Sinclair oil leases.

It appears that yesterday's voting related to

the various amendments moved.

LATER,

vain efforts were made to soften the language of the resolution, which as finally and unanimously adopted, alleges the leases were entered into

without authority and in violation of the law." LATER.

The Republicans vainly tried to secure the elimination from the resolution of the name of Mr. Denby Secretary of the Navy, in association with the name of Mr. Fall, former Secretary of the ID- tereior as signing the leases.

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ATHENS, January 31.

At the Cabinet's request. M. Venizelos, who was resigning owing to fil-health; has decided to retain the premiership for the time being, although he will not attend the Assembly.

[This decision will obviate the political com- At lee hockey, America beat Britain 11-0-plications predicted in an earlier cable.) France beat Belgium 7-5.

RIOT IN THE DIET.

being granted the announcement was issued immediately.

Great surprise was caused, as FREE FIGHT WITH FISTS. such action was not expected at

BOTTLES THROWN.

JAPANESE POLITICAL SITUATION COMPLICATED.

The session of the Diet in the Lower House this afternoon ended in a riot...

present.

The Premier forestalled the imminent non-confidence vote.

Political circles are in a turmoil, and are unable to forecast, the futura...

MOTOR ACCIDENTS.. EUROPEAN INJURES HANDS.

SMALL BOY KILLED.;

A motor accident involving a European resident occurred yester- day

Mr. R Leonard of No. 37. Sharp "Overbearing."

Street was sent to the Govern The dissolution announcement ment Civil Hospital after being is strongly condemned by the accidentally knocked down by Garden Road. On examination, it members of the Opposition, who motor-car No. 899 at the foot of Immediately held meetings was found that his hand. had been

overbearing

Injured. A nouncing the

Mr. D. A Rocha, of No. 3, attitude of the Government

Giving three cheers for them-

fatal accident in Main' selyes; the mumbers of the Robinson Road, was eyewitness Street. Shaukiwan yesterday Opposition dispersed, but are again gathering to-night..

Thousands of people are around afternoon, He was in motor-car the Diet building and on the No. 1031 when he noticed another car going in the sama Baron Komatsu, Minister for

The police reserves were called direction. Near No, 9 house; he Railways, attempted to reply, but out to patrol the streets this after saw two boys who were walking he was prevented by an agitator dis

the cars. They were obviously guised as a member of the House.noon and to-night to prevent ex-n the road, with their backs to

pected disturbances.

The trouble was started by the refusal of the Premier to reply to the Opposition's accusations that the Cabinet had instigated and confirmed the attempt to assas- sinate the leading members of the Opposition last night, by the derailing of a train.

streets.

Pandemonium ensued, the mem- "The Premier has unexpectedly startled by the blast from the horn, : bers of the Opposition throwing lived up to his dissolution threats one of them running, as if in a bottles, books and other missiles, made since the

Opposition peers panic, towards the middle of tite road where he was knocked dowa and fighting with their fists the Ministerialists and their ad- in the Cabinet became more and by the car. The ambulance was

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immediately, summoned but the Government Manifesto, boy died before It arrived on the The Government issued the scene. The deceased's age is

given as nine, following statement

herents. **

There were no serious casualties, and Diet guards quelled the riot.

The House afterwards ad journed. Med

The three Opposition partics

A Future Uncertaine (Seiyukal, Kenseikal and Kaku-•

shin Club); declaring themselves,

It is believed that the elections. allies for the overthrow of the will be held in May,

An announcement will be made. Ministry has created such a

The dissolmion of the Diet was announced while the Diet wie in recess, following, the afternoon's

A serious condition in and out of the within 30 days, when the Govern riot.

While the members of the Op: Dlet us to prevent the proper Statement will ask the country to were conferring as to administration and, progress. The support its platform, included in culon Baron Klyonra Government is compelled to resort which the restoration programme the Throne for per to dissolution in order to appeal to ind manhood suffrage are the

rincipal bodies of contention. ission, to disso} and on this the publie

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