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EDUCATIONAL

MATTERS

School Leaving Age In England

MOTION DEFEATED IN COMMONS

London, To-day.. The subject of education is en- gaging the attention of the House

DISTURBANCES

IN SYRIA

Arrest Of Leaders Ordered

STUDENTS" DEMONSTRATION

PREVENTED

REFORM OF THE LORDS

Far-Reaching Motion

Defeated-

LORD PONSONBY ON THE “SACREDNESS" OF PEERS

London, To-day.

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Paris, To-day. A motion by Lord Ponsonby, in As a result of the latest distan-favour of giving Feers the right of Commons for two consecutive bances in Syria, the French High to vote in elections for, and to {days this week. To-day the Gov-Commissioner has ordered the im- offer themselves for election to,j ernment's bill to raise the school-mediate arrest of two Nationalis: the House of Commons was dem learing age to 15 will be debated leaders, whom he accuses of being fested in the House of Lords yes- on the second reading, when the responsible for the clashes bejterday afternoon by 27 votes to 16 billa provisions for exemptions tween the native population and In proposing the motion Lord where beneficial, employment is the police.

Ponsonby called attention to the available will come under critic In giving the reasons for this privileges of the Peerage fallen ism, which the rewspapers anti-action, the High Commissioner into desuetude, and instanced the (cipate may not be limited to the states that he will not tolerate tight of Barons to two, and- of

Opposition benches.

notorious agitators causing blood-Marquesses to five, chaplains, for Last evening discussion took shed simply in furtherance of per-disuse of which he declined, amid Next Change--"So Red The Rose”& Funeral Scenes Of King George V. place on a private member's mo- sonal ambition.

laughter, to offer explanations. tion in favour of a State main-i The students at Beiruth at-At one time the person of a Peer tenance grant for children remain-tempted to hold a public demon-was both sacred and inviolable. ing an extra year at school when stration, but were prevented from Lord Ponsonby commented that the compulsory age limit is raised doing so by the police. Nearly all during the period that he had had from 14 to 15.

native shops are still closed. -- the honour to be of Their Lord-

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Stanley, said that the real reason CASUALTY FIGURES arged that no disability should be

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why many would give their sup port to the resolution was rot

allowed to prevent Peers from strictly educational It was, be-

giving their services, if they wish- cause there was in their minds the

ed, to the House of Commons, inj desire. if it were possible, to put. The announcement asserts that which they would be in closer a few more shillings, a week into jalone in the battle of the Tembien (touch with public affaira. working class homes. They were region between January 20 and 30, Lord Onslow, opposing, - said thinking really of the general no less than 1,500 native soldiers that if Peers were allowed to be question of poverty, and the and 5,123 native soldiers of the come members of the House of means proposed in the resolution jenemy forces were buried by spe-Commons it would drain the life- were the most unjust, illogical and cial detachments, which the Abys-blood of the House of Lords, to anomalous by which to deal with sinian commander was compelled which it was the duty of Peers to that problem.

to detail for this purpose.

give their services.

The motion was defeated by 199 It is further asserted that 333 The Lord Chancellor, for the to. 140 votes British Wireless Eritrean Askaris went over to the Government, said it was not wise Service.

Abyssinians in the course of the to attempt to deal with the pro- Tembien battle Trans-Ocean blem of the reform of the House

RIOTING IN ZANZIBAR

Question In House Of Commons

London, To-day.

Service.

Italy Defends Her Action

COLONIAL EXPANSION MERELY DESIRED IN ABYSSINIA

of

Lords piecemeal. British Wireless Service.

BUYING ORDERS FROM US.

LONDON RUBBER

MARKET

INCREASING FIRMNESS IN EVIDENCE

States holiday. This demand.

Rome, earlier: The statement by the Paris Tempe, that Italy has The Colonial Secretary, Mr. J.¡withdrawn from the concert of the H. Thomas, made a statement yes- conservative Powers and by virtue terday in the House of Commons of her African undertaking bas during question-time on the re-forfeited the claim to the playing cent rioting in Zanzibar, in which of a leading role in Entope, meets he expressed deep regret at the with violent opposition in Italian

London, To-day. deaths of Mr. Rolleston and the political circles, where it is point-! A feature of yesterday's deal- Indian Police Inspector who were ed out that Italy's desire to: co-ing in Mincing Lane has been the injured by the mob. Mr. Thomas operate in the maintenance of steady flow of buying orders from szid that the rioting broke European peace is evidenced by the New York, despite the United out on the morning of February 7 following facts:- The cause was still uncertain, but

(1) Italy abstained from coupled with the buying by the appeared to be some dispute which raising the question of colonial home trade and the Continent, re-j had arisen in connection with the mandates in its entirety, despite sulted in increasing firmness as

the fact (inspection of copra and the strict

that some European the day proceeded, with specula enforcem at of the regulations States appropriated to themselves tors increasingly interested.

new and valuable colonial posses- against adulteration.

Further interest was aroused. sions which by rights belong to the by the fact that numerous Amer- On the information at present League of Nations before him he saw no reason to

can contracts now coming doe (2) Italy pursues her aims at have been fulfilled from London attach any political significance to colonial expansion merely in the regrettable incident-British Abyssinian territory, where she stocks, owing to the difficulty of obtaining profitable shipments possesses legally acquired rights from the East. Meanwhile the which have been recognised by France and Britain:

Wireless Service.

TREASURY BAN

WAIVED

Belgian Conversion Operation

London, To-day.

arbitrage business" with the United (3) Italy has, by the repeated States continues to be encouraged declarations of Signor Mussolini, by the higher values ruling in

undertaken to restrict the conflict New York-Renter

the colonial sector so long as

she is not provoked elsewhere.

ITALY EXCLUDED:

Abyssinian troops at Ogaden,

In an obviously inspired article led personally by Ras Nasibu the Giornale d'Italia stresses that and the former Turkish General the Powers who consider them-Wehib Pasha, re-took the Italian The City is interested in the selves the trustees of European positions at Curati after a des Treasury's decision to waive the Peace had on their part excluded perate struggle, in which both ban on foreign lending in the Italy from their circle when they sides lost heavily. case of the Conversion 7 per left her empty-handed in drawing Supplementary reports from cent Belgian stabilisation loan, up the peace treaty of Versailles. Harrar state that the Italians,

of which £7,500,000 is outstand- The Giornale goes on to say built strong entrenchments be- ing, into 4 per cent. bonds at "It is very well for the great tween Harradigit and Curati, 98% The underwriting is ex- colonial Powers to brag about con- these two places, 21 miles pected to be completed by the servative peace when all their in apart being extremely impor week-end.

Įdividual requirements are already tant because of wells, water- It is pointed out, however, tion of the League Covenant by

fully satisfied. The alleged viola holes and springs.

The Abyssinian attack on that the operation does not in Italy is directly traceable to the this region came as a total sur- volve the export of capital but violation of European Justice of Prise, the high scrub enabling only a reduction in the national which France, and England have the Abyssinians to creep up income from abroad through been guilty, by liquidating the close unobserved and to cut the lower interest payments. Great War at the expense of Italy, their way through the Italian

.

-Despite the anticipated fa- and which they are attempting to wire, entanglements A des vourable balance of payments maintain by perpetuating the pre- perate man-to-man struggle for 1985, the opinion is express sent allocation of the world's began, which ended in a com- ed that the Treasury is not yet colonial possessions”

Trans plete victory for the Abys willing to abandon its control Ocean Service..

simians. over transactions involving the export of capital Renter.

WEATHER REPORT

Abyssinians Claim Victory

ITALIAN POSITIONS RE-TAKEN

On the porthern, front the Abyssinians have made all the preparations for an attack on the Italian Makalle front.

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