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TURKEY'S DRAMATIC ACTION.

KHALIF DEPOSED.

ANXIOUS FOR PEACE.

FAMILY SENT INTO EXILE.

BUT READY FOR WAR

EARLY MORNING FLIGHT.

HAREM AST DOWN WITH GRIEF,

{Reuter's General Service.)

SŐMŰTANTINOPLE, March 4. do le ocolitan of the fateful debate deposing the Khalif, crowda surrounded the Assembly which we picked inside, s

A speech by Mustapha Kemal, President of Turkey, dwelling on the necessity of purging religion of political influences, unifying the system of education and purifying the judiciary. was acclaimed except by the Clerical and Conservative minority, who raised slight opposition and suggest ed that the Khalifate should be vested in the President or the Assembly.

OUR AVIATION POLICY.

(Reuters dervise to the China Mail.)

LONDON, March 4.

The House of Lords passed without division but against the Government's advice a motion by Lord Londonderry stressing the necessity of maintaining a home defence Air force sufficiently strong for adequate protection against attacks by the strongest air force within striking distance.

Brig. General. Thomson, Minister of Air and Lord Haldane, Lord Chancellor, speaking for the Government, deprecated the motion as likely unfavourably to affect the Government's "foreign policy, but Brig-General Thomson assured the House that the Government was continuing his pre- decessor's scheme for expanding the air defences, though ready to take advantage of any disarmament conference decisions.

The policy of the country until general dis- armament is possible, said Brig-General Thomson, should be to make such preparations as would show the world that Britain did not mean to be caught

This proposal was rejected. Then the Assem bly approved without discussion the bills suppress ing the Commissariats of Picus Foundations, Rell gious Affairs and the Chief General Staff, after which the bill abolishing the Khalifate was voted integral-napping, but that the Government's policy was to ly after a lively debate in which Mustapha Kemal's prepare for peace.

proposal to exempt the ladies of the Khalifat family- from expulsion was rejected.

It is reported that the Khalif intends to proceed

to Egypt. The ladies of the Harem are greatly disturbed and the principal wife is prostrated with grief.

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The chief eunuch has refused food for three days.

READING THE DECREE.

CONSTANTINOPLE, March 4.

At two o'clock in the morning the Vail of Constantinople and the Director-General of Public

PIQUANT POLITICS.

SCRAMBLE FÜR WESTMINSTER,

CHURCHILL

CHALLENGED.

LONDON, March 4.

It was announced to-day that Mr. Winston Security, accompanied by police, proceeded to Churchill has decided to stand for the Abbey Dolma Bachche Palace where they ordered the Division of Westminster, as an independent, Caliph to seat himself upon his throne.

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candidate.

The decree ordering his deposition was then This makes a piquant situation as Mr. Otho rend, after which the Caliph was ordered to descend Nicholson, Mayor of Finsbury and nephew of the the throne and make arrangements for his immediate late member, is the official Conservative candidate, departure.

also Lieut-Colonel George Parkinson, the well- known builder.

An hour later, accompanied by two wives and. his son, he was motored to Chatal on the frontier, where a special train awaited his departure.

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LATER.

The Khalif has gone to Switzerland.

BOMBSHELL IN INDIA..

DELHI, March 4. The news of the developments at Angora came as a bombshell to the representative gathering of Moslems who were entertaining the Turkish Red Crescent Delegation.

Advices from other Moslem centres in India indicate the disturbed state of Moslem feeling over the abolition of the Khalifate.

Independent, Democratic and Conservative candidates, are already in the field and the Liberal, Mr. Scott Duckers, has been threatening to stand if Mr. Churchill is a candidate, while Mr. Havelock Wilson is considering candidature as a sane trade unionist,

LATER.

Lieut. Colonel Parkinson has withdrawn his candidature for the Abbey Division and will support Mr. Churchill.

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LONDON, March 4,

[Khalif is the name given, to the heads of the Moslem faith, and meaas successor-that is, succes- sor to Mahomet. At first, the title could only be borne by direct descendants of the Prophet, but only four only so called "perfect" caliphs reigned after Mahomet at Medina, Then others of the pro-

In the House of Commons, in answerto questions, phets tribe succeeded. There were 13 caliphs at Damascus between 661 and 750 and 37 at Bagdad Mr. Philip Snowden, Deputy Leader of the House, between that date and 1285, when the Turks over-stated that the Government had carefully consider threw the old dynasty and finally swallowed the ed the repost of the betting committee and after old caliphate.

TELLING SECRETS.

GERMAN HIGH TREASON TRIAL.

PUBLIC AGAIN EXCLUDED,

MUNICH, March 4. On the resumption of the high treason trial, counsel for the defence asserted the witnesses and even the public prosecutor had been influenced by von Lossow and von Seisser circulating pamphlets stating their own case.

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Counsel for the defence also declared that von Kahn, von Lossow and von Seisser had made a statement jointly to the examining, judge after reading the statements of the other witnesses. Von Lossow's statement was also distributed to all the military witnesses.

reviewing the whole question had come to the con clusion that it would be against the public interests: to make the changes in law which would be involved.

[The Betting Committee gava a majority decision that a betting tax is practicable. The Chairman's'report was in favour of a two and a half. per cent duty collectable by means of stamps and the establishment of ready money betting offices.]

SAFER LOAD LINES.

AGREEMENT WITH JAPAN.

LONDON, March 4. The text has been issued of the Anglo-Japanese reement for mutual recognition of load-tipe cert ficates signed in London on January 21..

The agreement applies to the United Kingdom, India and the Colonies, enforcing load-line regula The court then decided to exclude the public, tous equivalent to those applicable in the United

Kingdom including the representatives of the Reichewahr

The agreement does not apply to the Dominions; Ministry during the examination of officers of the infantry school, in view of the fact that many ques the protectorates or the mandated terrories. tloos with regard to concealed arms would bei asked.

[General Ludendorff and eight others are being charged with high treason, in connection with the monarchist revolt.]

BELGIAN POLITICS.

STRANDED SAILORS.

LONDON, March 4.7

In the House of Commons, in answer to ques dons, Mr. Sydney Webb. President of the Board of Trade, stated that legislation would probably be necessary to deal comprehensively with the question of the repatriation of deatitute seaman who were natives of British tropical dependencies.

BRUSSELS, March 4. The General Council of the Labour Party has The matter was being considered and he would passed a resolution in favour of the formation of a gladly confer with Mr. J. H. Thomas (Minister of Cabinet by the majority which overthrew the Colonfes) and try to expedite the, matter, but it was Theunis Ministry, expressing the opinion that pend- Impossible to hold out any hope of legislation this: Ing the election a transition Government should be session. formed to take measures for the recovery of the fmac, to put an end to the dearness of living and to terminate the military occupation of the Ruhr."

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NAGPUR, March 4t

·GETTING READY.

RIGA, March

A message from Moscow states that the publie has again been invited to submit claims 'In respect of losses caused by the operations of the White Swarijiets", threw out all Government Rpilian sarmies" with a view to presenting them the Central Provinces Legislativo, shortly Whin the Soviet starts negotiations with the

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