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ANXIETY FOR MACLAREN.

OVERDUE AT PARAMUSHIRU.

JAPANESE DESTROYERS IN SEARCH.

ELABORATE AMERICAN PLANS.

(Renter's Service).

Tokyo, July 16... The British world flier, Major. Maclaren, is reported to be six hours overdue at Paramushiru.

Japanese destroyers have gone out 10 search for the plane.

WEATHER FAVOURABLE.

TOSHIWOYE, July 16. Squadron Leader MacLaren hopped off this morning for Paramushiru in favourable weather.

ST. PAUL'S ISLANDS, July 16. The trawler "Thiepval," which has established 20 supply bases on the, Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Peninsula to aid MacLaren's world flight has wirelessed that she will arrive at Attui Island within a week.

AMERICANS AT CROYDON.""*"

LONDON, July 16.

The American fliers reached Croydon to-day They were given a rousing reception by a large crowd at Croydon. They were welcomed by General Broncker, director of civil aviation, the American Ambassador and members of the Embassy staff and Mrs. Maclaren.

NEVER AGAIN! Lieutenant-Smith, in an interview, said that he would not do the trip again for a million dollars. The airmen, he said, had had two days' rest since they started-one at Paris and one at Constantinople WASHINGTON'S NEW PLANS.

(Reuter's American Service.)

WINELEDON, July 16. The Navy Department has made improved plans for assisting the American aviators to complete the world flight.

Ships will be placed along the Atlantic route followed by the ainnen and a chain of wireless communication will be established throughout.

CHINA CONSORTIUM.

- AGREEMENT RENEWED.

(Renter's Service.)

LONDON, July 16.

At a meeting to-day of the China Consortium Council, held in the office of the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation, the representative groups present comprised: Sir Charles Addis (British) who presided, M. René Thion dè la Chaume (French), Mr. Thomas Lamont (American), Mr. Kanji Yano (Japanese).

The Council adopted a resolution, recommend ing the renewal of the Consortium Agreement upon its nominal expiry in October 1925, so that it will remain in force subject only to the privilege of withdrawal by members upon twelve months notice.

MR. MACDONALD'S PLEA FOR TOLERANCÈ,

(Reuters Service,)

LONDON, July 16. The first meeting of the Allied Conferer ce ended at one o'clock, resun ing at five lu- the evening. Mr. Ranisay MacDonald, in a speech, of enforcing the recommendations of the Dawes welcomed the delegates and urged the importance Committee as a whole, and unaltered. It would be a business conference to create conditione uider which the Dawes' plan would be likely to work,

The Premier hoped the Conference would follow the good example of the Dawes' Report approaching the problem as a business proposition rather than from the political standpoint. The Con-" ference should deal solely with the Dawes' plan,

Mr. MacDonald specially welcomed the Ameri can representatives as evidence of the co-operation and goodwill of the United States.

M. HERRIOT'S THANKS.

...

M. Herriot thanked Mr. MacDonald for his noble words. He dwelt on the difficulty of "the task of the Conference on conciliating the interests of the peoples concerned, and taking steps to restore and maintain peace. "He emphasised that everybody in France most sincerely desired peace.. He proposed Mr. MacDonald as Chairman of the Conference.

SPIRIT OF HELPFULNESS.

thanked Mr. MacDonald for welcoming the Mr. Kellogg. the American Ambassador, United States delegates, who had come in a spirit. of helpfulness He paid wasm tribu.es to the lieved the adoption of the Dawes report to be the Dawes Committee and said the Americans be first big step towards the reconstruction of Europe.

OTHER SIMILAR SPEECHES.

Signor De Stefani seconded M. Herriot's pro- podal that Mr. MacDonald should be chairman. He promised Italian co-operation in the work of the Conference.

The Japanese Ambassador, Baron Hayashi, promised similar co-operation.

M. Theunis expressed confidence that the Conference would succeed in its work of justice and pelice.

Mr. MacDonald accepted, the chairmanship He said he hoped thie Conference would succeed. Sir Maurice Hankey was elected secretary- General to the Conference and three technical committees were appointed..

There was no second plenary session of the Iater-allied conference-to-day; there probably will not be another until the three Commissions, dealing with the various controversial questions in detail, have presented their reports. These Commissions, which sat about two hours this evening, are dealing with the authority of the Reparations Commission in view of the security of investors

and bond holders.

France and Britain are uniting to secure the presence of an American on the Reparations Commission in case of German default.

If this solution proves impossible, steps may be taken to call in an Agent General of reparations.

A FRENCH COMMUNIQUE,

PARIS, July 16. Following the newspapers revelations of the recommendations of the Reparations Commission, [Note; The formation of the International Con- cabled earlier, 7 communiqué has been sortium was a feature of China's financial pro-issued. It broadly covers the same ground, gramme in 1920. So far, however, the Chinese but suggests in reference to the M.800,000,000 Government has not officially recognized its gold Ioan the conclusion of underwriting existence, nor does there appear to be any prospect contracts between Germany and foreign banks of her doing so in the near future.]

BOXER INDEMNITY,

MAY BE SPENT ON RAILWAYS.

COMMITTER TO BE CONSULTED,

(Reuter's Service)

LONDON, July 16.

In replying to Sir Walter de Frece in the House of Commons, Mr. Arthur Ponsonby (Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs), said the project of building railways in China for commercial develop ment, with the balance of the Boxer Indemnity, had 'been brought to the notice of the British Govern-

ment, but not from any official source.

It would be submitted to the committee advising on the utilisation of the funds, by whose opinion the Government would be guided.

MISSIONS

+

HELP NEEDED IN EAST.

(Reuter's Service.)

LONDON, July 16,

At the meeting of the Missionary Council of the Churcli-Assembly, it was reported that "the Bishops in China are anxious that mission Help be sent out to the Far East.

The meeting decided that the Council should take steps to confer with the Bishops of Hongkong and North China on the maiter,

instead of the completion by subscription. The Commission" in fact suggests underwriting before evacuation and subscription after evacuation.

AN EARLIER STATEMENT.

In response to an Anglo-French request for suggestions regarding the drawing up of the plan for the re-establishment of Germany's economic and fiscal unity, the Reparations Commission has decided that the following conditions would deter. mine whether the Dawes report was put into execu- tion: (1) The complete handing over to a trustee of the securities provided for in the report; (2) Comple- tion of the gold bank issue; (3) The formation of a company to work the railways; and (4) The complete subscription of the first Joan of M.800,000,000 gold.

Le Petit Parisien says the last-named point was only decided after a heated discussion, the British delegate declaring that subscription was difficult and perhaps impossible if the economic unity of Germany was not restored.

`A NAVAL VISIT.

UNITED STATES AND HOLLAND.

~(Reuter's Service.)

THE HAGUE, July 15° Admiral MacCully, commanding the American," the commanders of the U.S.N.S.SWyoming," Squadron visiting Dutch waters, accompanied by "Arkennus, and other Squadron Officer officially visited the Minister of Marine. Later a call was made on the Burgomaster of The Hague. The luncheon to Admiral MacColly and suite, the American Naval Attaobé in the afternoon gave a

Minhter of Marine and a number of Dutch Naval Authorities.

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