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the "Kaisar-i-Hind" for Egypt. The customary "Red rites" will The exercises are to be conduct- They will there transfer to be concluded, as in the case of the ed to test the efficiency and pro- Maldar for Mombasu, which they American radical writer John vide practice for all units engaged are due to reach on September 20. Reed.
on defence against air attack and -British Wireless Service,
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DISARMAMENT.
"FIRST LORD" AND ANGLO- FRENCH DISCUSSIONS.
BRITISH PROPOSALS,
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he was still on the federal bench, i
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ment bring to an end a long story NO MODIFICATION OR CHANGE, James. Gleason &
of leadership in the "American class struggle" which Haywood
a predicted would become more bit- Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, In speech at Hellifeld, Yorkshire, ter with the passing years. Kay- said that Mr. Kellogg's proposed wood's Industrial Workers of the pact was almost exactly the same World, were to take an Important thing in principle as Britain. pro-part in this struggle but the war, pened at Geneva a year ago, name-and particularly the trial in which
SAYS "FIRST LORD."
RUMOURS DENIED.
London, Saturday.
Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, in an Inter-
He said there had been no avoid- Jable delay and no change or modi- fication of policy whatever on the part of the Government, and the coming Paris meeting had not affected the matter at all.
y, that they should consider ng-Haywood and nearly 100 other view with Renter, emphasised that Kressive warfare entirely out of I.W.W. leaders were convicted, vir- there was nothing whatever in the court and come to an agreement tually wrecked the organisation, report that the Singapore base con- on what each country wanted for Since his fight here from New tracts were being held up a view its own self defence. It was a York Haywood has been little more of the forthcoming meeting in Paris
shadow, only his death to sign the Kellogg pact. very long step in the right direc-than a ition.
bringing him once more into pro- Referring to the Anglo-French minence."United Press." disarmament discussions, he said that the proposals had not yet been made public, and therefore he was not free to say exactly what they were, but he was able to say that by concessions on both sides, Eritain and France had arrived at: an agreement which he hoped all: other nations would accept. It has nothing to do with the Ameri- can multilateral pact, but perhaps
“TSINAN.”
DR. WANG AND MR. YADA CONFER.
HOPEFUL OUTCOME?
Shanghai, To-day.
Some little delay arose in the completion of contracts owing to points of detail as between the Admiralty and the Treasury, but these were now in process of settle- ment and the scheme would proceed as framed.-Reuter.
it would make it easier in the fu- Mr. S. Yada, the Japanese Con- ture to arrive at some agreement gul-General here, called on Dr. SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN at the Disarmament Conference at c. T. Wang (Nationalist Foreign Geneva.
We are prepared to do all we Minister) at noon yesterday. The VOYAGE TO CALIFORNIA FOR can, but not to go to such lengths tween them is believed to be hope- outcome of the conversation be-
as to endanger the security and ful. It is understood. that Mr.
life of our country."-Reuter.
STILL HOPES FOR AMUNDSEN.
Yada said he is going to Tokyo on Aug. 17 and, on his return, will
HEALTH.
London, Saturday.
The "Evening Standard" learns "WE WILL FIND THEM' formally negotiate with Dr. Wang on the highest authority that Sir on the Tsinan Incident and other Austen Chamberlain will embark: outstanding questions between at Southampton at the end of Japan and China. Dr. Wang left August on a. voyage to California the Shanghai for Nanking, the Na-via the West Indies and tionalist capital, last evening.-Panama Canal. {Reuter.
The trip is purely for health and in no wise political-Reuter.
"Satisfuctory Progress,
Wireless report
“KRASSIN” LEADER OPTIMISTIC
Stavanger, Saturday. The "Krassin", has arrived here.
Appeal to Geneva?
Shanghai, Saturday.
Professor Samoilovitch, leader of Interviewed by Reuter, Dr. C. T. The British the "Krassin" expedition, in an in- Wang, Nationalist Foreign Minis-states that Sir Austen Chamberlain terview declared that he firmly beter, referring to China's probable is making satisfactory progress to Heved that Amundsen was still reply to
the last Japanese note wards recovery after bis Illness alive. They would continue to anent the Sino-Japanese Commer-but, under doctor's orders, he has search for him until the end of cial Treaty, said that the Nation- decided while convalescent to take September or the beginning of Ocalist Government was unable to sea voyage. Arrangements are ac- tober between the north eastern recede
from its treaty revision cordingly in hand for Sir Austen
them."-Reuter.
part of Spitsbergen and Gilesland policy. If Japan was reasonable and Lady Chamberlain to leave and Franz Josefland. He hoped to China preferred to settle outstand England, at the end of the month return to Spitsbergen in a forting questions by direct negotiation. on a voyage to California by way night to continue the search.
Falling that, China would probably of Panama Canal and returning Complete rest "If the crew of the Latham sebe compelled to appeal to the through Canada.
from official duties has been order. plane and the remaining "Italia": explorers are alive, we will find League of Nations.-Reuter.
ed, and during a visit which will have no political significance, Sir A. Chamberlain will not engage in public speaking either in United States or Canada. It is possible that on the outward journey Sir A. Chamberlain will make a brief call in the West Indies. He ex- DRIVER KILLED:OTHERS HURT pects to return to England during
the first week of November.
GREEK AFFAIRS.
MELAS RESCUED AND AT JANNINA.
Athens, Yesterday...
Melas has been released and has arrived at Jannina.
The military authorities are en-
TRAIN FATALITY.
HEAD-ON COLLISION IN NORTH CHINA.
Peking, Yesterday. There was a head-on collision to-
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deavouring to capture the bandits day, causing several casualtics, on! who fled to the mountains with the that part of the Peking-Mukden ransom.Reuter.
RAILWAY CLERKS.
.REDUCTION.
Rallway Inside
(Chim Proper):
Chihli province
A Kailan Mining Administration
train was going west early this merning and
was
the single on
A SUGGESTION.
TO STIMULATE RUBBER CONSUMPTION.
London, Yesterday, Legislation to compel all road
AGREE TO PROPOSED WAGES section of the railway immediately vehicles to use rubber tyras is sug- east of Lanhai bridge. A train [gested by the "Financial Times" for loaded with cement was going east the purpose of atlimulating the con- and collided with the K.M.A. train sumption of rubber-Reuter.
London, Yesterday..
The Railway Clerks Association, on this single track.
by an overwhelming majority, has agreed to the wages' reduction..
Thla railway has been blocked; temporarily, at the place of colli-
SYRIAN COMMISSIONER.
Request Refused.
The KM.A train had right of way...
The reduction has now been accion. cepted by all the Unions concern- ed.-Reuter
MAN WHO INTRODUCED TELEPHONE INTO FRANCE.
The driver of the cement train
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Paris, Yesterday.
A message from Beirut states
2.30 pm. M. LAZARE WEILLER. reported to have been killed and that M. Fonect, the High-Commis
few others have been Injured.-sioner, has been suspended by the Constituent Assembly of Syria for British Naval Wireless
ENote: This part of the Peking three months in consequence of Mukden Railway has been crowded the Assembly's faability to agree: with troop trains and adjacent parte to M. Ponsot's request that articles: have been overran by defeated of the Constitution, which he con Northern troops referred to else sidered irreconcilable with the where in this issue. The K.M.A. mandate, should be deleted-Reu coal mining zone is at Tongshan.]ter.
The death is announced of Sena-, tor Lazare Weliler, who introduc ed' the telephone into France and invented an automatic taximeter. Reuter
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