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Afghanistan Rulers' Departure.

PICTURESQUE FAREWELL, Vigorous Exhortation To Indian Factions.

Karachi, Yesterday.

BIG RUBBER MERGER. THE PRAYER BOOK.

Well-Known Companies Lords' Debate Opens on

Amalgamate. 38,000 ACRES. Malaya Estates Concerned In Latest Producing Development.

London, Yesterday.

The King of Afghanistan's pre- One of the biggest rubber-pro-

Revision.

AN OLD CONTROVERSY.

New Version Despite Opposition Accepted By Many.

London, Yesterday. The House of Lords presented

There

sence in India is creating a wide-ducing companies in the world is its liveliest appearance since the spread stir in political circles, a to be formed by merging the war when the Archbishop of sensation having been caused by Amalgamated Rubber and Gen- Canterbury moved the resolution His Majesty's vigorous exhortation eral Estates and the Amalgamat-in favour of accepting the new to Moslems and Hindus to settle ed Rubber Development Company Prayer Book measure. their differences.

into the United Serdang. "Suma- was an extraordinarily large at- tra' Rubber Plantations, the tendance of Bishops in lawn, as latter increasing up capital from well-as a number of Peeresses and £1,000,000 to £1,500,000.

members of the Cabinet, includ-

Dense crowds lined the route of the procession and gave him a tre mendous ovation.

The stars of "Behind the Front" again

WITH

WE'RE IN THE NAVY NOW

The planted acreage will exceeding Mr. Baldwin. Members of WALLACE BEERY & RAYMOND HATTON

38,000 acres, including 1,000 devoted to coffec.-Reuter.

CAPTAIN LALOR.

The King attended a garden party of 900 Sind residents, who cheered his appeal to cease communal differ- ences. He warmly thanked all com-! munities in India for their hearty and affectionate welcome and de- nounced the "ignorant Mullahs" who IMPRISONED NEAR TOWN OF divided the people. He said they were comparable to the Indian fakir going to Afghanistan doing BIGGER RANSOM DEMANDED nothing but mislead and beguile the

KAYITONE VIEW ČE, NEW YORIG

King of the Afghans.

people. Similarly the Afghan fakir who went to India to create disrup- tion. "Such persons adopted these means to fill their own bellies and they disgrace their Motherland," he said.

SHASI."

London, Yesterday. The Admiralty has issued the following:-"Captain Lalor writes confidently but he is in consider able discomfort. Naval author- itics have sent an antiseptie dressing for his wounded leg. He is within 10 miles of the town of Shasi. The pirates are very sus- picious and arrangements for a rendezvous are extremely difficult, therefore. Lalor's release may take some days.,

A bandit organisation is on the left bank of the Yangtsze from Ichang to Shasi. It is very strong and military in character, Increased ransom has been, de- manded. British Wireless Ser vice.

RUSSIA AND PEACE.

BRITAIN CONSIDERING

PROPOSALS.

Parliament and others filled the privileged accommodation.

The debate will last till Wednes- day. If the resolution is carried a similar motion will be submit- after which the measure will be ted to the Commons on Thursday,

presented for the Royal Assent.- Reuter.

Rugby, Yesterday. In the House of Lords this! Canterbury will initiate a debate afternoon, the Archbishop of

on the motion that the Royal assent be given to a measure ap-

ARCHBISHOP CANTERBURY proving the revised Book of Com- mon Prayer for the Church of England.

London, Yesterday. In the House of Commons to day the Premier was asked whe- ther he had now received a full The movement for revision be- account of the disarmament pro- gan long before the war and dur Government at Geneva and what posal of a revised version, the posals made by the Russian ing the past few years the pro- attitude the British Government use of which, if approved by Par would take at the next conference liament, will be optional, has been or commission at Geneva.

The Premier replied that the

the subject of much controversy.|| Before leaving Quetta the King tory commission would receive compromise between conflicting

A Compromise. proceedings of the recent prepara- cordially replied to a telegram from careful consideration before the views and although opposition is The new book represents a King George, looking forward to his attitude of the Government at forthcoming from both evangeli- visit to London, which was sure to the next meeting of the Commis-cal and high church clergy, the have the happiest results for the ion future of Anglo-Afghan relations. Wireless Service.

was determined.-British book has been accepted with -Reuter.

Crosses Frontier.

London, Yesterday. There were picturesque scenes at the departure of the King of Af- ghaniatan on his European tour.

4-POWER TREATY,

NO CALL FOR JAPANESE ALLIANCE.

| large majorities by the Church Assembly, which is representativo

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AT THE

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JACK HOLT-FLORENCE VIDOR-GEORGE BANCROFT

Parliament must approve be- AT THE fore the measure authorising the use of the new book receives the Royal assent. It may reject but it cannot amend the book.

Debate in Lords.

His Majesty picked out a Malik, an ordinary soldier, and a cultiva-

London, Yesterday. tor from the crowd at Spinbalduk

Asked whether the British Government has any intention of Fort, kissed them, saying respec-

The House of Lords has set; tively: "This

starting negotiations with Japan aside three days for discussion is my farewell to tribal leaders," "This my farewell Anglo-Japanese Alliance, Comdr. Wednesday. The presence of the with a view to renewing the and a division will be taken on to the Army," "This my farewell to Locker-Lampson said the Anglo- bishops in the Upper House gives the Peasants."

Japanese Alliance agreement was special importance to the debate Hundreds of his subjects ran the merged into a four-Power treaty in that Chamber, as with few ex- three miles to Chaman alongside signed at Washington on Decem-ceptions the bishops favour re- His Majesty's red Rolls Royce car ber 13, 1921, and a return to the vision, but lay and clerical oppon- in which, amid the firing of a Royal former dual alliance had not been ents of the measure include many salute, he crossed the frontier into suggested by either Government. persons prominent in public life]

Baluchistan.

Advice to Oficials, His Majesty, attired in a khaki uniform, was accompanied by three staff officers and escorted by Bengal. cavalry and an Air Force Squadron to the railway station along the three-mile route lined with saluting troops..

-British Wireless Service.

FRENCH BUDGET.

PASSED, AFTER A SUNDAY SITTING.

Paris, Yesterday. The Queen motored separately behest to speed up the Finance In obedience to M. Poincare's with her ladies-in-waiting all of whom were veiled.

Bill, the Chamber all day on Sun- The Royal travellera were official-day concentrated on the Budget, ly received at the station with mill-which was passed by 405 votes to

and some members of Government in both Houses of Parliament.

It is generally believed that if the Lords approve the measure, it will secure the necessary majority in the Commons when, on Thursday, it is debated. If the Lords reject the measure, it will tish Wireless Service. automatically be dropped-Bri-

tary and musical honours; and mas- 125 at an early hour in the morn- BRITAIN AND EGYPT.

ter.

Ing.-Reuter.

OFFICER RELEASED.

SWEDISH SPYING CHARGE DROPPED.

Stockholm. Yesterday.

RESULTS OF RECENT CONVERSATIONS.

London; Yesterday. Commander Kenworthy, La bour, asked when it was proposed to make a statement in Parlia-

sages of welcome were read from King George and the Viceroy,

Their Majesties, escorted by sero- planes, then entrained for "Quetta.

Before leaving Kabul, the King in a Message to his people said inter alla in advising the officials: "Take care that nobody perpetrates ty- ranny during my absence." Rou- The Swedish officer who was ment regarding the results of the charged with spying has been conversations with representa- released, the police being of the tives of the Egyptian Govern- opinion that his examination does ment as to the future relations not justify further legal proceed-of the British Government and inge-Reuter.

the Royal Egyptian Government.. Mr. Locker Lampson said he was unable at present to make any statement but the Foreign Secretary would take the House into his confidence at the earliest The closing role of the dollar, possible opportunity. British on demand, to-day was 2/0 7/16. Wireless Service."

EARTH TREMORS.

St. Louis, Nov. 29. Severe earth tremors at. _dis- tance of 4,380 miles were recorded! at the St. Louis University seismo graph. The earthquake is thought to have been destructive.

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