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STRIKE THREAT.

EXTREMISTS REJECTESETTLEMENT.

FULL DEMANDS PRESSED.

LEADERS

RECOMMEND COMPROMISE.

(Reuter's General Service.)

LONDON, February 22. While it is hoped the strong recommendations of the leaders will convince the majority of the dockers of the wisdom of accepting the terms of the settlement, the fact that mass meeting of the .strikers at Hull, Bristol, Grimsby and Newport 'to-day resolved to continue the strike unless the full 2s, was granted immediately, shows the strength of the intransigent movement.

"AMONG HIS ENEMIES."

DAUGHERTY UNPERTURBED,

(Router's American Service.)

WASHINGTON, February, 22,

Mr. Daugherty electrified his foes in the Senate to-day by calmly appearing among them during the ceremony in honour of George Washing ton's birthday,

Mr. Daugherty explained that his attendance was in accordance with a long standing promise to one of their number to listen to the reading of Washington's farewell address. ...

Although the Senate has brought very heavy pressure to bear on him, Mr. Daugherty resolutely declines to resign in connection with the naval off lease scandal,which has already forced Mr. Denby, A resolution adopted by the delegates' con- Secretary of the Navy, to resign, and has led to ference stresses "the tremendous advance" made proceedings against Mr. Fall, former Secretary of toward decasualisation and maintenance by the the interior.]. agreement reached,

A DELICATE TASK.

LONDON, February 22. The dockets' cenference after further "long sittings decided to recommend the acceptance of the terms and adjourned until Monday.

The delegates meanwhile are proceeding to their districts to submit the whole position to the met. They will return with a mandate to decide the issue.

FIGHT WITH FANATICS,

RAID THAT WAS HEADED OFF. LEADING AGITATORS ARRESTED.

DELHI; February 22.

It is reported that fourteen Akalis were killed and a number wounded in an affray in Nabha State between troops and a force of armed Akali fanatics who raided the State..

It is rumoured that a well known Khalifat leader and a leading Congress member were arrest 'ed after the Aghiting.

Lately there has been much controversy with regard to the abdication of the Rajah of Nabha, enforced by the Government of Indi

LATER.

Fourteen Akalis were killed 34 wounded and 100 arrested

Dr. Kitchlew, well-known Khalifat leader, and Professor Gidwani leading Congress member, who reached the scene after the firing were taken into custody.

LATER

A force of 500 Akalis armed with speare and firearms and screened by a force of 6,000 other Akalis, started from Bargari in Faridkot State, to raid Jaito, in Nabha. They were met by a British administrator with a small party of Nabha troops.

TURN OF THE TIDE,"

SHIPPING DEPRESSION, OVER?

MEDICINE OF ADVERSITY.

LONDON, February 22. In his presidential address to the Chamber of Shipping in the United Kingdom, Sir Alan Ander 100, Director of the Orient Line, said the depression had continued but he thought they had touched the bottom of bad freights. There was still a re- dundant fleet of vessels in all countries, but the lald up world's tonnage had fallen from 9,000,000 tons gross in July of 1922 to 8,000,000 in July of 1923; and the laid up tonnage in the United Kingdom from 1,500,000 in January of 1922 to 1,008,000 in January of 1924)

There was evidence that the position of the British Mercantile Marine was Improving and had profited by the medicine of adversity.

QUICK AND THE DEAD

BRITAIN'S VITAL STATISTICS.

BIRTH RATE LOWER

LONDON, February 22... The birth rate during 1923 in England and Wales was 19.7 por 1,000, the lowest recorded except during the war years, when it was 17.19 par

1,000.

Compensating, however, is the fact that the death rate was 11.6, and the Infant mortality 69, both the lowest recorded figures. The marriage rate was 15.2 per 1,000,

EXPORTED. GERMAN CAPITAL..

PARIS, February 22.

When the administrator called on them to retire

The Nose York Herald's Paris edition under. 'one of the Akalis fired, wounding a villager. The administrator then ordered his force to fire. The stands that the second committee of experts, of Akalis replied with a heavy fire and delivered a which Mr. McKenos, noted British banker, is the amount determined attack, which was checked by dis-chairman, unanimously estimates

war at of German capital exported since the mounted cavalrymen.

Two thousand Akalis then took refuge in a $2,000,000,000, or double Mr. McKenna's previous

estimate.. shrine and the remainder broke up.

NEW RENTS LAW.

DRAFT BILL ALTERED.

PROTECTION FOR LESSEE.

In the current issue of the Government Gazette is published ar amended draft of the Rents Bill it is proposed to introduce into the Legislative Council Dr February 28. The new draft differs only in clause 4 from the draft published in the Gazette last week...

certificate that the intended recon- struction is undesirable. This gives the lessee an opportunity of taking steps himself in order to obtain an early decision on the question.

An apprehension has been expressed on the part of-the-

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HONGKONG WEDDING.

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PRETTY CATHEDRAL CEREMONY,,

St. John's Cathedral was the desirability may be applied for scene of a pretty wedding this after- and obtained without their noon when Miss Dorothy Ellen knowledge, so that they may not Frost, elder daughter of Mr. B. L.. know up to the last moment Frost, of the Eastern Extension whether any certificate has been. obtained, and It is pointed out Telegraph Company became the that there le no provision in bride of Mr. Hector Charles Row- clause 4 for the service of the son, son of Mr. and Mrs. George The reasons for the alteration certifiedte on the lessee. The ques- Rowyou of Hill Crest, St. Leonards,

tion of providing in the clause for are given as follows

The bride, who was charmingly Clause 4 of the bill applies such service has been considered, only to what are called "current" but there are difficulties in the notices to qult, ie, notices to quit,way, and it is thought that the dressed in white more trimmed on the ground of intended recon-point will be met sufficiently by with silver lace, wore a tulle veil the adoption of the following struction, given before the com- procedure. If a certificate of and carried a bouquet of white roses. mencement of

proposed Ordinance and still unexpired at desirability is granted to the lessor,

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its commencement. The draft of the Building Authority, or the ter af the bride, was bridesmaid, clause 4 which was published Governor In Council as the case

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The Mation of Honour was Mrs. R. M. McAlpine, who were cinna mon brown crepe de chine, with brown hat to match,,

in the Gazette of February 15 may be will endeavour to com- prettily dressed in apricot taffeta provided that such current notices municate the decision to the lessed trimmed with blue and hand em to quit should be invalid unless, as soon as possible, end will, in broidered, with a blud victure, bat hefore the expiration of the period any proper case, endeavour to to match. She carried a bouquet of the notice, the lessor obtained a communicate with the lesson certificate to the effect that the before granting a certificate of

desirability.” intended reconstruction was desir able. This would be sufficient if one could be sure that lessors would apply promptly for certific

Tokyo. February 2z-Their ates, but some lessors, possibly through negligence, may delay Imperial and the Crown Princess making their application until to Regent and the wards the end of the three months this morning left for Kyoto where The Bride was given away by her period, thus keeping the lessen in they will announce the consume father PER doubt as to whether the notice is mailon of the wedding at the After the service which was con to be valid or invalid at the end of Imperial shrines of Ise. Unebf, and ducted by the Rev B. Copley the three months. The new draft Momoyams. They will stay over of cintre 2, therefore, provides for night at Namadzu where late last the Invalidating of current noticed hight there was great excitement In a second, way, and under it cur owing to a serious fire which burn ront reconstruction notices in quit ed down more than two hundred will become invalid; otonly upon Notises in the neighbou

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