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NEW YEAR HONOURS.

TEO SONGHONG ĐÀI

THE FIUME FERMENT IN ITALY.

BOLSHEVIKS CAPTURE IRKUTSK RAILWAY

HAMAS STATION + upa

JAPAN READY FOR ACTION IN SIBERIA.

GREAT SINN FEIN ACTIVITY: DISCOVERY OF REVOLVERS AND HAND GRENADES IN LIVERPOOL,

LATEST. CABLES. {TEROVOM REUTER'S AGENCY:] NEW YEAR HONOURS

Lomon, January 1st. The New Year Honours include

BAREDOM...

NEW FRENCH LOAN.

3 PER CENT. REDEEMABLE STOCK,

PARIS, December 30th,

A Haras message statem The French Finance Minister has placed of Deputies

An Earldom for Jiscount Middleton [Formerly Mr.S.St. John Brodrick, then the table in, the new Earl bastilled many official post in eluding then lodu Secretary of State for War 1900-5 and Secretary of State for India, 1903-5. Eleitas to the Viscounty in 1907. Ha represented the Guildford Divi- mon in Parliament from, 1885-1906 was an Alderman of the London County Council 1907.13 and served on the Irish Convention 1917-18.).

BARONS.

Sir. Bertrand Dawson (physician in prdinary to the King), Sir George Rid

the conditions of the new Consolidation Loan of 5 per cent. Redeemable Stock, which show that there will be half-yearly redemption drawings covering a period of 60 years. The stock is issued at par." 100 francs, to be redeemed at a pre- miam of 50 per cent., may be redeem- able at the first drawing 6 months after the issue.

SIGNOR NITTI" EX GRIEVANCES

BOME Decotuber 30th, Signer Nitti, speaking in the Senate, has made a vigorous reply to 1. le mendean's staternant, of December. Strd. He quoted M. Clemenceau's statement that. Italy, had 'undertaken to give Fiume to Croatia, and stated that Crostis vaa not a contracting party. "On the con trary the situation had to be considered from the general standpoint not from the point of view of one party. Pariber

pore, the situation was continually undergoing profound changes.

While conceding that Films was no included in the Fact of London, Signor Nitti laid stress on the fact that, under the Past, all Dalmatia war to be handed over to Italy. Moreover, additrary to another stipulation contained in the Pact, Ataly was left to Sight Austria Hungary alone. (Applause).

Raferring to the Adriatic, which had ceased to be a de facto and had become a de jure situation, Signor Nitti declared that Italy, which honourably did her share in the war, was convinced that she "asted for nothing unreasonable or un- worthy.

Signor Tittoni, replying to congratula Senate, said that cordial goodwishes tions on his election as President of the

would accompany the Government on its

JANUTH

BINNAPEINY ACTIVITY.

LARGE HAUE OF REVOLVERS AND

HAND GRENADES

FRENCH ARBIAL ENTERPRISE FARHEA

PROPOSED, TRANS-ATLANTIC

“SERVICE

Lornay, December 30th.

PARIS, December 30th The Liverpool Polfse have discovered. A French seroplane in April or May revolvers, cartridges and hand grenade in is" attempting a fight from Dakar to cases and quantity of literature, all Pernambuco, a special machine having indicating great activity on behalf of been constructed capable of a non-stop Sinn Fein.

flight of 3,000 miles, with a view to catab Fishing & Trans-Atlantio service,

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DISTURBED IRELAND. VERDICT IN VICEREGAL LODGE AFFAIR

LONDON, December 29th. Particular interest centred round the inquat at Dublin on Lieutenant Bout, in consequence of the hitherto confused accounts of the nuair

A verdict was returned that Lieutenant

fired by one of his own party, and that Boule wis accidentally killed by a shot

Kennedy was killed on his way home by La Military patrol Kennedy was

civilian.

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Thred of the arrested civilians have benis rese

CONFLICTING EVIDENCE.

LONDON, December 30th. Confisting evidence was given in the Dublin inquest by the soldiers concerned

Kennedy shot Lieutenant Boast when in the shooting affair, one asserting that

arrested. Two others state that Lieuten

dell (newspaper, preprietor) and Six English banking circles in Paris believeable mission to safeguard the Tights niant Boist was killed by civilians, who dis that such an issue will find a great num-Italy, for it was clear that it was denied ber of subscribers in Great Britain."

Albert Stanley (formerly President of the Board of Trade) have been created

Barons.

PRIVY COUNCILLORS.

The Privy Councillors include - Mr. Charles Doherty and Mr. Arthur Silton (Canadian representatives at the Pence Conference), Sir Arthur Boscawen, M.P. Bir Frederick Lugard, Mr. Watt (Acting Premier of Australia) and Sir Thomas White (Acting Premier of Canada).

Five per cent untaxed interest will be paid any time within 60 year. The capital will be paid back with an addi- tional bonus of 50 francs per 100 francs

invested..

to apportion the fruits of was not in

according to the good pleasure of others, accordance with Italy's sacrifices but

appeared.

It was admitted that no revolver" was

Kennedy was not killed outright, but was found on Kennedy and it transpired that

despatched whilst crawling away. The

Speaking in the Chamber of Deputies of December 3rd, M. Clemetican stated that the Fiume question had been an agonisingly concluded that Lieutenant. Boast, was 'cine. The Italian Government had puder kitled by his own men because fragmente taken to concede Fiume to the Yugo-Slar

Pledges]

PRACE

The issue will be made during Febru- upon this pledge the Serbe, and Yugot of the bullets found on his body are de ary. The National Defence Bonus Obli-Slava radied, but Italy had gone back on herclared to be part of a service cartridge. gations, the ordinary Treasury Bonds and the coupons for interest due on other Treasury Loans up to March 31st, 1990, will be accepted at their face value se subscriptions for the new long.

The new Baronets spelade Sir Henry Birchenough, Mr. Joh Traill Cargill (Chairman of the Barnah Oil Company), Mr. Hugs Cunliffe Oven (for war prot paganda services in the Far East), and Bir Thomas Holdemen Permanen Under Secretary for Jadia).

The new Knights include Mr. Ernest Budge (who is head of the Egyptian Departmente

the British Museum), Mr. H. J Mackinder, M.P., and Mr. Thomas Bobinson.

of

AMERICAN PROHIBITION LAW

WOOD ALCOHOL RINGLEADERS IN COURT

NEW Your December 30th. Two of the Wood alcobol ringleaders" were brought up Brooklyn Court on a charge of violation of the Prohibition The foregoing are in the Premier's list, Law. They were allowed out on bail of which comprises seven Commanders of the $15,000 each. Four others were brought Bath, alisteen Haronets and thirty-sip at the New York Court on a similar "Knight*******

charge, and were allowed bail of $10,000

FUTURE CANADIAN NAVY,

FORECAST OF LORD JELLICOE'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

OTTAWA, December 30th

cách

AMERICAN RAILWAYS.

LEGISLATION AGAINST STRIKES.

WASHINGTON, December 30th

TREATY" RATIFICA3

{TIONS.1

TO BE DEPOSITED ON MONDAY.

Loxbox, December 30th. Tentative arrangments have been? Hinde in Paris for the deposit of the ratifica tions of the. Pesce Treaty on January ötb. GERMANY-READY-TO-BIGN.

LONDON, December 30th Baron von Lermer, Chief of the GaN mad Delegation, called on M. Dutaste but did aos deliver the German-reply

דד

It is believed that the Government in Berlin is disposed to sign the prot subject to the guaranties of redu the amount of material required as com pensation for the Scapa Flow souttling

The entire preas regards yest interview ns decisive, and anticipates early signing of the protocol.

DÉBLIER CABLES,

Lord Jellicoe Leaves Canada this week

short visit to the United States The representatives of the four Rail THE SCAPA FLOW SINKINGS

road Brotherhoods and the heads of the balare sailing for South Africa..

It in

understood that Lord Jellice re-listed, trades hate adopted a declare GERMAN WARSHIPS NOT TO BE commends for the Canadian Navy six tion opposing legislation making rail-

BLOWN UP cruisers, six destroyers, ten to twelve way strikes unlawful submarines and a number of torpedo boats

che "fest Loscow, December 29th The Allied Naval Armistics Commis and seroplanej, 3G HS

ion deny the report of the blowing up od the vessels sunk in the Scapa Flowe

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Mr. Samuel Gompers, who attended the conference of railwaymen prior to the adoption of the declaration, said that the IMPERIAL MINERALview of his confreres was that the

RESOURCES BUREAU.

Government should control the railways "UREAT STATISTICAL WORK DONE.

LONDON, January 1st.

Bir Richard Redisyne interviewed

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for a minimum of two years in order to AMERICA"AND. THE TREATY properly test Government control,

COMPROMISE MAY YET BE EFFECTED

with reference to the work of the Imperial GAY VIENNA NOW FORLORN

immense

ENGLAND, FRANCE AND ITALY SENDING RELIEF.

LONDON, December 30th, The newspapers, recently again draw ing attention to the appalling condition

NEW YORK Dece

It is generally believed

The jury submitted a rider that the Patrol acted in a most heartless manner in the case of Kennedy and sympathised with his relatives.

LATEST CABLES. END OF LITVINOFF CONFERENCE: BRITISH DELEGATE RETURNS.,

LASTON, December 30th. Mr. O'Grady, M., returns from Copenhagen, on January 3rd.

OBITUARY.

BIE WILLIAM OSLER.

LONDON, December 30th. The death is announced of Bir Willia Osler, M.D., F.RS. FRC.P

EARLIER CABLES.

FOUNDATION OF

JAJSTRANA,

WORLD

BASE PHACE CHRISTIANITY THE SURE

FOUNDATION.

LONDON, Jannary lat Now Year a messages from the Premier

SYRIA..

THE FRENCH-ARABIAN INCIDENT.

FARIA, December 30th. With reference to the Baalbek affair,'a message has been moved from Beirut which says that a French officer, with the object of a hostile demonstration against Baalbek, left the town and returned with a detachment, which was fired on. One soldier was wounded. The town is now qujok

FIRE AT MARSEILLES, SMALL RAILWAY STATION BURNT

PALIS, December th

It appears that the report of the burn ing down of the railway station at Mar seilles refers to the mall Vieuxport star tion, and not the main railway station. BOLSHEVIST "ENDEAVOURS

FOR PEACE.

RUSSIA AND POLAND ON GOOD

TERMS

COPENHAGEN, December 20th. The Bussian Soviet Government has offered the Polish Government peace, simultaneously denying that the Soviet preparing a new offensive “gainst Poland.

CANTON ANEWS.

January "Zad

NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONE.

New Year Day was observed general holiday in Canton. The Military Government, entertaibed the MPs, the members of the Provincial Asserably and the principal merchants of the city in the Tung Yuen Garden yesterday. Dr. Wo Ting-fang will entertain the Consuls to-day. The Yamer Government offices have bee three daya

· GUNBOAT-ATTACK.

Is is stated that the gur

which escaped to Haiphong, is still in terned by the French authorities in spite.

TERN CABI

NEW STRAITS GOVERNOR

LONDON December

Bir Laurence Guillemard, by Lady-Guillemard and Arthur Mallet, (RN), AD | England on January 1st for

take up his appointment the Straits Settlements.

CHINA'S PEACE MISSION RETURNING

MARSEILLES, December 30th. The Chinese Feace Mission has sailed for China.

NEW NAK SERVICE TO HAMBURG.

LONDON, December 9th.

A new service between Rotterdam, Hamburg and the Far East, has been established by the Nippon Yusen Kathe Delagoa Mary, followed by the Durban It was opened by the new 10,000 tonner Maru and the Tatsuno Mars.

BOLSHEVIKS TAKE IRKUTSK BAILWAY STATION.

NEW YORK, December 30th. A message from Peking states that Bol-- shevika report having taken possession of the railway station. at Irkutsk while Admiral Koltchak's forces are holding. the town.

Foreign Missionaries in Irkutsk are: now provided with accommodation in the railway yard.

JAPAN READY I HIBE

With reference to gard to the possibl policy in Siberia, conditiona

owing retreat, Reuter source that the

About three we tween the Fapaïla Governments began

A view to arrivit regard to Biberin

formed of the opening

of the requests of the Peking Government So far no decmion has been reach for her return. The officers and theto "the absence of the Secret engineers have left the ship owing to from Washington. shortage of supplies. The commander and most of the crew are in great distress POLICE FOR THE MINT,

The Superintendent of the Mint has obtained sanction to form a special guard for the Mirt THE ÉX-PIKNIKE OF PEKİNG.

MILITARY 'TROUBLES. LX FURIEN.

IN

30th.

in ro

Japan's views have been fully commina.

catod to the State Department.

It is obvious to the Japanese Govera ment-in view of resent events in Siberia and Admiral Koltchak's retreat (which scens to be aloy, and orderly that the whole position must be reviewed by the

It is reported that Kung Sam-jarm, the Tokio Government. Japan has at pre ex-Premier of Peking, is still in Kowloon,sent some thirty thousand troops along the Trans Siberian Railway while the United States has perhaps soven thon sand, including engineers, Japaris determined to stem the flow of Bolshevism

In connection with the military revolt in Fukien, it is reported that the People's of the British Commonwealth of nations Army mutinied and attacked Fong as the have been lasnad” over the signaturce of Army alleged ill treatment. The mutineers, towards Japan, but any new action Leces- Mr. Lloyd Gourge, Sir Robert Borden, who are now under the command of Sung sitated by the altered situation must de Mr W. M. Hughes, General Boths, Mr. Yun-yen, a member of Parliament, have pend on the political and military post- Massey and Me Bquires (Newfound not been punished and the whereabouts tion and will only be taken after discus- land).

Hesteld of Fong Bing-to are unknown. Comman- sion and in co-operation with the Allies. The

der Lam Po-yik, of the 1st Squadron who Japan is quite prepared to increase her cages, which are addressed to is a Fukimese, proposes to send gunboats forces in Siberis, if Decessary. Fellow-citizens of the British Empire,"to Fukien to restora order.

sino, that in a recognition of the Fatherhood of God and His Divine par- pbus for the world, which is the central

THE VALUE OF SILVER mesadgy of Christianity, will be discove In the House of Commons, on October ed the ultimate foundation for the recon 30th, Bir & Roberts naked the Chancellor structing of an ordered and harmonious of the Exchequer whether his attention that the forces of the mild Beservation-life for sil men. As that recognition can had been called to the fact that the price ists will defest Bemator Lod

only could an act of free consent on and that the Treaty will be ratified on the part of individual men everywhere, basis of compromise satisfactory to all the message appeals to men of goodwill to consider the eternal validity, of the truth of those spiritual forces which are the one hope for a permanent foundation of world peace INDIAN FRONTIY

Mineral Resources Bureau, of which he is chairman, pointed out the amount of valuable work done through. out the Empire since the composition of the bureau was completed in July, 1918.

The Bureau has been engaged on an extensive statistical classification of the of Vienna where distress is most acute partien. Empire's mineral resources through the medium of sixteen technical commil comprising the of the best known mining and and metallurgical experts in the Empire

With a view to establishing a still closer connexion, the Bureau suggested that all parts of the Empire app

representative, to act as a corresponding member.

Sir Richard Redmayne mentioned a unqualified success the izperiment adopt

ed by Bouth Africa, and India of

represatative

United Kingst

with the Bureau The experiment has hown of reciprocal advantagat

ced that immediate by England, France

and England

of state also been

Imgd- large number

zian use.

pirely tem

Nothing

FOR DOGS KILLED OR

STOLEN..

FRENCH CLATM AGAINST GERMANY.

PARIO, Dember 20th!

ch" Minis

Ito the Hop

FIGHTING MAHSUDS ACCEPT BRITISH

TERMS

Dec

of silver in the London market on Octo value of silver was God, and what steps ber 29th was 661d., and the melting the Government proposed to take

NEWS FOR THE DOMINIONS. In the House of Commons, Colonel Amery replied as follows, on October 30th to a question by Mr. Hard, who asked whether new contracts had been entered into with Renter's Agency for the transmission of British news to Cansle and other British land oversen, and what subsidies were involved: The respect of the

Mr. Chamberlain -This matter basRATE statutory ordere already in existence i Imperial News Service hitherto been engaging my close attention. By payment to is an offence to board current British Canada will not, according silver polkan defined in the Defence of

the Realm Regulation 30 EE, or to buy arrangements, continue after or sell or offer to buy or sell my current 31st, but the question of confinain British silver coin. at above its face valore Imperial service on simila By an Order-in-Council made under the under discussion with the Defence of the Bealm Act on October Government. The payment 30th to amend Regulation 20 E, it has Renters to meet the actu beer made an offence to melt down cur incurred in sending an rent silver coin, break it up, or use it service of news of Imperi otherwise their currency. The export other parts of the Empire of British silver coin is already prohi proved up to December tiabbited Steps have been taken to renew cost to Governzeit the prohibition on export of silver bul- account of the Imper lion except under licence The situation after October an being carefully watched, but I hopeximately 29,300. It will be puscemary to take any further parts met by his Ections on and the remainilor by

Mrusten, Aret these mathodaminiitratio

Mr

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oppervent money going to the French lottery My Chamberlain No.