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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1925.

DRUG HABIT.

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ANOTHER GENEVA DECISION.

CONTROL OF NARCOTICS..

Laudanum Only For Urgent Cases.

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THE CHINA- MAIL.

CONGRESS HUMOUR."

PRESIDENTS HOBBY-HORSE

ARIDICULED.

PRINCE AS HORSEMIAN.

(Reuters American Service.),

Wäshington, February 13. Congress was agitated [owing to Mr. Vinton. Penserit

Further progress was made at Geneva yesterday in the intern Kentucky, ditempting to read | national fight against the drug habit.

URGENT NEEDS.

(Reuter's Service.)

BRIDE FOR PRINCE.

· TO MARRY LADY MAY CAMBRIDGE ?

BEAUTIFUL YOUNG COUSIN.

Closely-Guarded Secret to be Shortly Announced.

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an allegedly morons poeth on- titled "Cuf's doaby-horse re

It is learned that the engagement of the Prince of Wales to his ferring to a treehaal horse re-enusin, Lady May Cambridge, will be announced during the Prince's cently installed at the White House similar to this used in gyset forthcoming visit to South Africa. on which the President takes daily i exercise at which Bas been target for newspaper hammour dininge the past few days,

Londori, great-grandchild of Queen Vic- A newspaper "representative toria, and is a niece of the Queen, lours that a closely-guarded as her father is one of her Royal secret of interest to Majesty's brothers, will be re-

membered that she was the cortage of bridesmaids at the marriage of Princess Mary to Viscount, Lascelles, and was also

opinion on the subject of the total abolition of heroin, as suggested in the American plan. The con- ference finally decided to favour Geneva. February 13. the committee's suggestion that The second opium conference only on the recommendation of a read the draft convention on drugs medical world-wide enquiry could for the first time.

the entire suppression of heroin be After a rated debale retarding Article I was maintained by 14 decided upon. The committee, the "prairiety of rideuding the votes to 11, providing that a con- however, in view of the ravages of President, Mr. Finse was the whole Empire will be disclosed tracting party may authorise the the hernin, habit, especially in misted in recite the poem, which during the fisip of the Prince of supply to the public by chemists America, adopted a recomme da describe how Mr. Codigo Wales to South Africa by the in urgent cuses of tincture of tion, forbidding the selling Intel by the Prince of Wales exams official announcement laudianum and Dover Powder, but public of any preparation contains a horsson. The prin not above 25 centigrammes in the ing even the smallest quantity of antinged that the White House betrothal of his Royal Highness to Case" of "official opium...

heroin without a medical prescrip-horse shared its master's proclivities his cousin. Lady May Cambridge, for silendo. It was suggested that only daughter of the Earl of it is given a me for mscription Athlone. em, the roli i Exigos equines,

The conference agreed that members of the permanent Cen- fral Board for the Control of Narcotic Drugs should be appoint-

d for dive years.

Animated Debate.

tion.]

of the

EATING OF OPIUM.

London, February 13. Viscount Cecil, speaking at

The reading of the gem was!

The engagement was arranged Bournemouth. for the first time puntuals with Shots and cries before the Earl of Athlone's ap-- since his return from Geneva, jbtext, and as votes will ho- inkenpointment as Governor-General of Later, said that broadly speaking, hese sterograbie Pup South Africa, but the announce-

thought the opium conference is oblainable an 19 question delegates might congratulate ther the arks therein and ment is being withheld until Lady' themselves on the very successful in order or no

May enters her twentieth year, issue of their labours."

Sobral speakers strongly object. ed to the first article, including the British delegate.

An interesting point is that the American delegate in the com-

nittee also opposed the article.

The article establishing the control board was animatedly

debated.

Sir Malcolm de le Vingne (Bri-

The conference had decided, that as the eating of opium was confined to India, it was hardly an international matter, and was one to be dealt with by the Indian Government:

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HUGE SUMS.

Paris, February 18,

Haudanum is a preparation of ouium, in equal parts of alcohol and water, the proportion of opium being 1 in 13% or 1 gr. in 15 minims, the usual dose Being In this Chamber, discussing the to 15-minims for repasted, 20 to -adjustment of ex-soldiers pen 30 minims for single, dose; is a signs, the Premier, M. Herriot valuable method of giving opiumaid the Clovernment had decided Yesterday's cables reported that

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CHILD SLAVERY."

CHARGE AGAINST CHINA.

London, February 13. The "Manchester Guardian," in

tain) upheld the present wording the American withdrawal from Viscount Cecil deeply regretted. reading the procedure of estab, the conference, which, however, an editorial headed Modern Child listing the board, which procedure seemed to him to includes the United States and altogether on insufficient ground. children are being exploited in be, based Slavery" Bags that women and Germany, besides members the, At the same time there had been China under conditions far worse League Council,

The vote on this question was consequence,

no bitterness or heartburning in than those against which English adiomhed.

factory reformers agitated a cen- tury ago. The problem of reformi is unhappily peculiarly difficult. The report for the Child Labour Commission of the Municipal

most melancholy social documents Council of Shanghai is one of the of recent rears? As most of the foreign Powers with treaty rights are supported by the international the second opium conference spent us, it

defend the national money Labour Legislation. they should the whole of the previous day dis-sary for seturity, The policy of the modest regulations propos- a task neges no doubt withhold their approval cassing technical matters connect- of drastic facial honesty must be ed by the Commission, but all ed with the draft convention on continued, stated the Premier, and representations from England. There was a division of the Government would not try to such as that made by the China remain in power if it felt that it was section of the Manchester Cham- not performing its duty towards the ber of Commerce, will exert timely sation. The defence of the franc pressure. is the only solution to the question encouraged to press on; we must Shanghai must be of re-adjustments;

wait till China has effective Cen- M. Herriot Concluded by ex-tral Government before legislation horting the Chamber renounce can be enforced on a national scale. the useless debate and to complete but as was shown in Hongkong, a immediately the discussion on the promising field for reform exists Budget of expenditures, amounting in areas under foreign influence.- Berlin, February 13. Fto 31,187,up 600 franes, of which Reuter Tho Prussian Minister of 18,000,000,00 Tamnes are for the Intor has granted the applica-payment of interest on France's). tion of Herr Richter, the Chief of delta, 13,777,000,000 franes for the Palien, for leave of absence. expenditure of the Ministries,

drags.

GERMAN SCANDAL

CHIEF OF POLICE TO RESIGN?

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(Reuter's Service.)

UNITED STATES NAVY.

It is generally believed that 1,100,000,000 16 cope with the in- Herr Richter will soon, resign, creases in the stares of oficials, and (Reuter's American Service.) Especially as he has been free 1,800,000,000 frames. for the re- quently mentioned in the Press in adjustment of pensions,-Havas. connection with the affair.

Burmat

Last week the German Social-

ist Parliamentary Party request-

WORLD PEACE.

"(Reuter's American Service.).

WASHINGTON, February 13.

The Budget Bureau, has request. ed Congress to grant an appro- priation of $30,000,000 to carry out the naval construction programme recently authorised.

ed the. Socialist Herr Bauer, former Deputy Chancellor, not to exercise his Reichstag mandate,

New York, February 13., pending enquiry of the allegation plea for a spirit of reasonable-

Singapore, February 13-In that when acting as Chancellor he was the keynote of a speech an interview with Reuter, Dr received large sums from the delivered by the Secret of State, Norman White, the epidemiologist Barmat concern in Holland, The. Hughes, on the occasion of the stated the Epidemiological Con enquiry, which the Committee of rol busquet, in which, while ference had agreed on all points. the Prussian Diet is conducting reiterating America's determination and the Epidemies Bureau would into the Barmal affair, appears to avoid foreign entanglements, he start work immediately. The first to involve. many well-known declared she could not be just to step would be the despatch of a

Lady May Helen Emma Cambridge, who was born on January 2, 1906, is one of Eng- land's most attractive girls, and for a long time she, among others,

Prince's probable bride. hus been mentioned as "the

She is the only daughter of Princess Alice.Countess, of

THE PRINCE.

one of

chosen as a bridesmaid for the wedding of the Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on April 26, 1923,

LADY MAY CAMBRIDGE.

Alexander Augustus Frederick George Cambridge, first Earl of Athlone, haa been Governor. General of South Africa since "1923 He was a colonel in the 2nd Life Guards, and retired with the rank of honorary, major-) general in 1919. He was a per- sonal A.D.C. to the King and once A.D.C. to Colonel Mahon in South Africa In 1900-2, also took part in the Great War, 1914-15.

The third son of the late Duke

fund Duchess of Teck; he relin- quished this title in 1917, and was created Earl of Athlone by Royal warrant. In 1904 he 'married Princess Alice of Albany. His only son is Rupert Alexander George Augustus, .Viscount Trematon, who was born in 1907.

The Earl of Athlone, as Prince

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Alexender of Teck, visited Aus- u.............----------CO

tralia in 1901 as a member of the entourage of the present King and Queen, who were then the Duke and Duchess of York. The Earl was then 27 years of age, and was an officer of the 7th Низнать.

It is a curious fact that from 1890 to 1892 Prince Albert Victor, eldest son of King Edward VII, then Prince of Wales, wäs Earl of Athlone. In 1917 the title

politicians and is developing into herself and refuse to co-operate in weekly telegram" with regard to Athlone, and the Earl of Athlone, at White Lodge, Sheen, on June

a financial scandal of the first magnitude.]

NEW LAW.

WIRELESS STATION

LICENCES.

(Reuter's Service,)

London. February 13. The text has been issued of bill to amend the law relating to wireless telegraphy.

The bill provides that anyone establishing or maintaining a wireless telegraph station without

licence is liable to twelve

months' imprisonment or a fine

prevalence of serious

WRS formerly Alexander of Teck.

Prince

Lady May is closely related to

was given to the present holder. Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, died in 1892.

"The Prince of Wales was born

23, 1894, and is therefore in his! $1st year...

The Prince will leave for South

the interest of peace and mutual the helpfulness. Mr. Hughes verely epidemics, while broadcast who condemned the turbulent spirits messages would be sent fron among us whose aim seems to he Bandoeng to Australia eastward. to foment ill-will, tur, friends into The delegates had shown the enemies and greet hetween well-greatest solidarity and usefully the Royal Family, as, she is a Africa on March 25: disposed peoples barriers of lying discussed special Eastern interests imputations of motive for netion:" in connection with revision of the He added that if Americans could Paris Sanitary Convention.- sound a note, not of ignoble pacifism Reuter,

but of noble reasonableness,, ·"we shall be thrive armed, secure int st influence to which no one could set a bound.

BACK TO GOLD.

London, February 13...

not exceeding £100 on conviction, Although some newspapers re.

STOP PRESS.

on indictment, or imprisonment gret that Mr. Churchill is unable H.M.S. HAWKINS.” not exceeding three months or a to make a more precise statement

fine not exceeding £50 on sum-

mary conviction..

FRANCE'S BUDGET.

Paris, February 12.

The Chamber of Deputies, after

in regard to the resumption of the .: gold standard, the principle of the, Government's policy is almost unanimously endorsed.

COLLIDES WITH FISHING JUNK,

The "Daily News" publishes the H.M.S. "Hawking" which left opinion that the matter should not Hongkong early this morning for rest entirely in the hands of the Singapore collided with a fishing authorities and points out that junk off. Blackhead's Point, the

an all-night sitting, belatedly passed when Parliament passed the junk mast and sail being dis- the Budget expenditure.

It com- embargo on gold exports it retain-mantled and damage being done prises: 34 milliard franes general ed the right to say when it would to the extent of several hundred

dollars. expenditure: 4 milliard for supple. terminate. It is still open to mentary estimates: 14 milliard for Parliament to guard us from any No casualties are reported and a tug was sent from the Naval Yard to the junk's assistance.”

Government Departments;....18 undug haste.

illiard for interest on loans and The "Times" City Editor em Huren Herol emphasised phasiser that the financial author Outside Lemur another fisha thal safeguarding the frand was the ties agreed that the earlier the ing Junk is reported to have sunk,

only solution of the probleins of date, that can be fixed with due cause unknown. readjustment, which were gravely, regard to safety the better. disquieting to the Government. He Sir Josiah Stamp's reservation was determined not to allow France that an agreement be reached in

to get in the same state an Germany' advance with. America finds gen- sund Austrja, Reuter,

eral acceptance.--Reuter,

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