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BRITAIN'S PRACTICAL AIMS.
Rugby, June 29.
Found in the servants' quarters of Mr. T. Grimshaw's house, No. 8 Stanley Terrace, nt 3 o'clock yes-
It is unstood that appre-† terday morning, a Chinese was this ciable process has been made morning charged before Mr. R. E. by the national Committee Lindselt
at the Genova Naval Conference The cook said he was lying awake which yesterday discussed on his bed when he heard footsteps cruisers and to-day considered on the balcony outside his room destroyers. light and saw the accused crawling tish delegation have applied to In regard to cruisers the Bri- out of the witness's room towards the problem the principle they
door. He switched on his electric
the room next door which was oe-
cupied by the amah. The witness went downstairs and summoned the assistance of another man.
The Magistrate had considerable difficulty in discovering who that man was, and when eventually the witness said he was "just a friend,"
MARSHAL FOCH.
To Be Honoured By Oxford University,
Rugby, June 29. Marshal Foch, who will receive an honorary degree at Oxford University оп Friday, arrived Landon from Paris to-day, and was met by Field Marshal Lord Haig-British Wireless Service,
his Worship remarked "Probably he was sleeping there without the knowledge of your master, and that is why you hesitate to say who he
was,
"A Brave Fellow." Proceeding, the cook said when
have advocated as a method of achieving mutual limitation.
That is they have stated what number of cruisers they want and why they want them.
Cruiser tonnage would remain to be fixed after the other dele- gutions have considered the effect on their own fleet of the British proposal that apart from 10,000 ton and eight inch gun cruisers on which the 5-5-3 ratio should be maintained, other cruisers. should not exceed 7,500 tons with six inch guns.
SHIP ON REEF.
China Navigation Vessel to Rescue.
“FIGUIG" BREAKING RAPIDLY.
The French steel screw steamer "Figuig" (3,714 tons gross, 1,766 nett) is reported in naval wireless message to have run upon a reef in Lat, 8.50 N. and Long. 112,15 E.
In response to wireless messages. and the Chiun Navigation steam- the Blue funnel steamship "Dolius"
ship "Kiangsu" were, at the time of despatch of message, bastening to the distressed vessel's assistance.
The "Figuig" was reported to be tion given in the message breaking up rapidly. The situa- is be- Borneo, and the reef in question is tween Cochin China and N.W.]; probably one of a dangerous group known as the London reefs.
The "Figuig" which
was on 1
voyage from Singapore to Manila is a French vessel registered at She is owned by the Bordeaux and was built in 1903. atlantique Company.
Trans-
sult in a heavy reduction of naval expenditure all round,
Commenting on the Confer- ence, the "Times" says "Reduc- "The British object in the Con- tion in the size of battleships ference is purely practical. The lengthening of the age of several aim of President Coolidge's Con- classes of ships, acceptance of ference is to devise the most the Washington ratio for effective means of limiting the cruisers of 10,000 tons, while re-naval armaments of the world. ducing the size of other cruisers The British proposals are a con and other auxiliary craft-these sidered are the British proposals, which aim."--British Wireless Service.j if agreement were reached upon them, would check the remain- ing suggestions of competition in
he returned upstairs he called out naval armaments, and would re-
to the amah to switch on her light. Instead she rushed out calling out! "Thief." The accused followed the amah out of her room.
The wit- ness and his friend grabbed the ne- cused, but he broke loose and ran downstairs.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.
The closing rate of the dollar,
Mr. Lindsell: You are brave on demand, to-day was 2/0 1/16. people, not to be able to secure one man between the two of you!-He was very strong!
The cook added that he and his friend chased the accused along the new road to the reservoir, but whenj they lost sight of the accused round
a bend the witness decided to give
up the chase because he was afraid | of being taken by surprise.
Magistrate: You are a brave fellow!
Concluding, the cook said that some time after, his "retreat" the accused was brought in by a Chinese constable. The witness recognised the accused as the in-: truder because he saw his face clearly in the light while struggling with him.
The amah said that when the cook called out to her she got out of bed and while looking for her cloga planted a foot on a man's back.
Magistrate: Then you got a hor- rid shock and jumped out of the room screaming?-Yes.
The accused followed the witness out saying "Don't make a noise or I will kill you." When the accused broke away from the cook the wit- ness blew a police whistle. She also recognised the accused because ahe had a good look at his face in the light.
The Choice of Friends.
A Chinese constable said he was attracted by the police whistle.
contribution to that.
Japan's Reply
Tokyo, June 29.
The Navy Minister, speaking to pressmen, stated that Japan would be willing to agree to capital ships not exceeding 80,000 tons, with a main armament not) to exceed. fourteen inch guns if Britain and America would agree. Reuter.
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This friend said accused 8.30 a.m.merely an acquaintenance in the 9 a.m. country, he did not know much about him, but he thought he would trust accused with money if he had
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Accused was sentenced to six weeks' fall...
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