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RELATIONS RESUMED.

Turkey and the United *States.

AMBASSADOR GUARDED.

Feeling Still Strong In the States.

a

SCARE PASSING.

Baltic Situation Improves.

POLAND'S DISCLAIMER.

Marshal Pilsudski Going To Geneva.

Rugby, Yesterday.

26 NATIONS.

Great Assembly at Geneva,

DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.

Establishment of a Security Committee.

now ar.

Washington, Yesterday.

Rugby, Yesterday, Mukhtar Bey, the new Turkish The Polish-Lithuanian situa- Most of the delegates repre- Ambassador to the United States, tion continues to be closely watch-senting the 26 countries parti- has arrived..

ed in London, where the terms of cipating in the Preparatory Com- Since landing in New York the Polish Government's Note, mission for the Disarmament from the liner "Leviathan" on disclaiming any intentions against Conference, which resumes its Monday he has been guard- Lithuania's independence or ter- work, to-morrow, have ed by detectives of the

rived at Geneva. State Department FLS precaution against A hostile demonstration in view of the strong anti-Turkish feeling still apparently existing in the United. States owing to the massacres of Armenians in the late War, which up to now has prevented the Senate ratifying the Lausanne Treaty.

The exchange of Ambassadors now occurring has been rendered possible by a special Turco-; American agreement signed on February 18 last as the result of which President Coolidge exer- cised his constitutional preroga- live in favour of resuming diplo- matie relations.-Reuter's Ameri- can Service.

AVIATION PROGRESS.

REMARKABLE FIGURES FOR

AUSTRALIA.

Rugby, Yesterday,

The High Commissioner for Aus- tralia, Major-General Sir Granville Ryrie, referred in a speech at the dinner to the winners of the Schneider Trophy and to the pro- gress of aviation in Australia."

There were in Australia 6,000 miles of air routes and a further 5,000 miles were in the course of survey. The milenge covered last year was 540,000 and nearly 11,000 passengers were carried.

The Commonwealth Government |

Marshal Pilsudski.

had increased its aubsidy for cerritorial integrity, coupled with vice by £200,000, making a total of the fact that both Governments

Radio Telegraph Services are now in operation with the follow-£400,000,-Britisk Wireless Service. are turning to the League of Na-

ing:-

Ships at sea: Europe, American Continents, Hawaiian Islands, Dutch East Indies, Dutch Borneo, Philippine Islands, French Indo China, Province of Yunnan, Cant 3, Swatów, Kwongchowan, Fort Bayard, Tchekam, Hoihow, Amoy &c.

Telegraphic Addresses.-Persons and Arms having correspondents

in the places named above should in order to avoid detay lo tele- grams received by radio register their telegraphic address immedi- ately.

FILMS BILL.

EDUCATION OF RISING YOUTH.

Rugby, Yesterday.

tions for a solution of the issues between them, strengthens the impressions that little danger now exists of the situation drift- ing into a menace to peace.

The news that Marshal Pilsud-

For the first time in the history of the Preparatory Commission all the Great Powers including two non-members of the League, the United States and the Soviet Union-will take part in its work, the Soviet representatives sitting| in the Commission for the first time.

Among the resolutions of the Assembly and Council relating to disarmament which will come be- fore the Commission is one pro- viding for the establishment of a Security Committee which will consist of the representatives of all States, members of League! sitting on the Preparatory Dis- armament Commission. Other States which are not members of the League but which are repre- sented on the Commission being invited to take part in the work of the Security Committee if they so desire.

This Committee will deal with political problems of disarmament while the Preparatory Commis- sion confines itself to the more technical aspects.

The Assembly also decided that the first Conference for the re- duction and limitation of arma- ments should be convened as soon as this preparatory technical work. has been completed.-British Wireless Service.

BAD COPPER COINS.

!

ECHO OF LOCAL SMUGGLING

CASES.

HARDSHIP IN SHANGHAI.

Bad copper coins which formed

ski will himself proceed to Geneva the subject of interesting Police The second reading of the Cine-for the League Council meeting prosecutions recently when it was Rates and further particulare on application to the Radio Coun-matograph Films' Bill was carried has created a favourable impres- alleged that large quantities were ter, 1st Floor, Government Building.

in the House of Lords last night. sion here.British Wireless Ser-brought down from North China

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INDIAN REFORMS.

Lord Peel (First Commissioner vice. of Works) said the Bill was an at- tempt to free Great Britain's indus- try for the education of the rising youth which, as the result of the war, had been hampered by adverse conditions. It was not an exclusive

LABOUR'S NOMINEE ON COMMISSION.

(where they were cheap) and re- sold in the two Kwang provinces at attractive profits are now causing anxiety in Shanghai.

China's coinage, as experts have pointed out, is being debased daily. A copper, nominally one cont, is worth sometimes only a fifth of the face value. Coppers are cheap London, Yesterday. enough in Shanghai as it is and it

Bill and it would give ample oppor- MR. S. WALSH WITHDRAWS. tunity for exhibition of foreign manners, customs, -habits and thoughts.

ARREST EFFECTED IN STATUE SQUARE.

It is announced that Mr. is difficult to see why any more Four-fifths of the whole range of Stephen Walsh, M.P., will be un- should be brought there. They exhibition was left open to the en-able to take up his duties as a fetch a much better price in Can- terprise of the foreigner.-British member of the Indian Statutory ton, and it will be up to the Can- Wireless Service.

Commission, as his doctor has ton authorities, in their own in- told him that his health will not terests, to take action. THEFT FROM CARS. allow him to undertake a pro-

"Cause of Unrest.” longed visit to India.

The appended letter on the sub- Mr. Walsh has not yet formally ject of the smuggling into Shang- resigned, but he has told Lord had of copper coins has been ad- Birkenhead of the circumstances. dressed by the Chairman of the It is understood that Lord Municipal Council to Mr. E. S. Birkenhead is considering the ap- Cunningham, Consul-General for places following numerous reports pointment of his successor. The the United States and Senior Con- of the theft of tools and other parts approval of both Houses of Paraul of motor cars, a Chinese was yes-liament must be sought before a terday arrested by a detective in change can be made. Statue Square where, it is alleged,) Labour Party's Nominee.

At a Labour Party meeting

As the result of posting plain clothes men at the various parking

he was observed unscrewing some-this morning it was decided to thing from a motor car.

At the Central Police Stations, nominate Mr. Vernon Hartshorn, the thief is alleged to have admit- who was Postmaster-General in

the Labour Government, to suc-)

Sir,-1 have the honour to bring to the attention of the Consular Body the continued amuggling into

Shanghai of copper coins, with con- equent flooding of the local market, and depreciation of values.

The effect of the unrestricted im-

ted taking part in numerous thesceed Mr. Walsh as a member of Portation of these coins on the

recently from motor cars.

His house was accordingly search-the Indian Commission. Reuter. ed with the result that a large num-

ber of motor car parts were found. PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS.

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economic livelihood of the residents of Shanghai, particularly upon the considerable, and the consequent preponderating Chinese section, is

dislocation of standards of living is| o factor not to be ignored in the causes contributing to dissatisfac- tion and unrest in this area.

When the Chinese was this morn- ing charged before Major C. Wil- son with attempting to steal things from motor car No. 2220 parked in

Rugby, Yesterday.

I have the honour, therefore, to Statue Square, be admitted the "of-

The services of the Royal Air request that this matter may re- fence.

Fores machines have been offered calve the serious attention of the The Magistrate did not accept the to the Egyptian Government to com- Consular Body and that, in endors- plen, however, remarking that the bat the plague of locusts, which is ing the Council's opinion as to the accused had a solicitor, and suggest causing great damage in certain importance of this matter-In-its:ro- ed that in the absence of the solici, parts of Egypt.---British Wireless lation to the peace and welfare of tor, a date should be fixed for the Service. hearing of the case.

Shanghai, they may be pleased to Įmaka strong representations on the The Police stated that they had RAILWAY WORKSHOP FIRE. subject to the Chinese Authorities, intended to ask for a remand, as..

with a view to their enforcement of there was the possibility of bring- A small fire broke out in the restrictions on the importation of ing further charges against the workshop of the Kowloon-Canton copper coins into Shanghai. accused..

Railway at 8 p.m. yesterday. The

The Magistrate accordingly, gaye flames were extinguished before the

* remand in Police custody, for 48 arrival of the Fire Brigade, and -houra.

very slight damage was done.

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