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LEAGUE OF

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 21ST, 1920.

NATIONS:

MR. BALFOUR'S DEFENCE OF ITS POLICY.

OUTLOOK- ""OF "THE EMPIRE LORD MINER DISCUSSES CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION.

AMERICAN

LABOUR: RECOGNITION OF IRISH REPUBLIC.

DEMPSEY ACCEPTS CARPENTIER'S CHALLENGE

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THE BRITISH EMPIRE. RELATIONS WITH THE SELF- GOVERNING DOMINIONS,

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ACTION REPRESENTING THE

WHOLE EMPIRE.

Is was still very important-it would be possible, if not continuously anyway LONDON, June 17th,

|ocensionally—to establish an instrument In the House of Lords. Lord Charnwood of government not only able to disousa, iin-, drew attention to the necessity of devising | poriál affairs but able to take action re- machinery to ensure continuova consulta- přesenting the whole Empira He was tion between different parts of the Empire absolutely convinced that something more as regards important imperial and inter- was necessary than we had got in the Con- national questions.

*titution of the Empire, if the splendid Lord Milner, replying, emphasised that harmony existing in war time was not to there was certainly no occasion for way be fristered away, in peace time and if we nervousness that proposals would be made were not to separate from one another, in this country that the different Govern-going different roads even, without know ments of the Empire could be brought into ing it. He was convinced we would be a new form of subjection. He said the time able to hold together on all matters of was long past when such an impresion world importance only if we kept in closer could reasonably be entertained by even touch than it was posible to do merely by the most nervous Dominion statesmen or means of imperial conferences held every citizens.

four or five years..

NO AUTHORITY OVER THE DOMINIONS.

AMERICAN LABOUR

TURKEY,

NATIONALISTS ATTACK BRITISH

TROOPS.

CONSTANTINOPLE, June 17th, A British, outpost on the Ismi front, consisting of a company of the Punjabia, was suddenly surrounded by superior force of Turkish Nationalists, The British officer commanding decided to withdraw, the Nationalist Commander agreeing not The advance guard was allowed to pas to hamper the retirement.

FEDERATION.

SOVIET GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL RECOGNITION.

MONTREAL, June 19th.. The American Federation of Labour, altera bented debute, blocked the motion asking the United States to recognize the Soviet Government and to lift the blockade against Russia. Secretary of State, coutributed to the "A telegram from Mr. Bainbridge Colby, above decision, Ho stated that the Soviet.

"but the Nationalists Government bad insisted on political re

¦without mishap, cognition as a condition of renewal of any body, wounding 30 men and taking

treacherously opened fire on the main commercial contact and declared that the prisoner an Intelligunge Officer, Reit- existing regime in usia di renforcements were hurried up, while * the will of any considerable proportion of warship kept the Nationalists a the Russian people. It repudintes," he

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS, and the League intervening and saying "stitution-tbag the Parliament and peoples with one another was essential, if the Eming on Congress to cancel the “* Gentlemen's INTERESTING DISCUSSION IN THE

COMMONS.

LONDON, June 17th.

certains that

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Mustapha

added, very principle of the hunianiu, bay, shelling their positions. THE INDEFINABLE SOMETHING. and trustful relations of nations and of appeas

individuals,

It is based on a negation of Kemal is much chagrined at the British He was sure that that something which honour and good faith and undermines the burring his way to Scatar, but whether brought the peoples of the different self struggle of international Inw," "

be or the local commander ordered the " governing States of the Empire-who were

attack 'is at present not known.... ASIATIC IMMLGRATIONS. their affairs-into constant, close touch The Federation passed a resolution call.. actually responsible for the conduct of

GENERAL DE ROBECK ON THE

·SCENE. pire was going to play the great rule it agreement with Japan and to exclude ought to play in the world. Something of absolutely Japanese and other Asiatic this kida must be done, Something of this | immigrations, as partner nations.kind was in the minds of statesmen not countries under the Crown. They were only here but in all the self-governing

alive to the necessity of some more per- feet organization to keep the Empire on the same lines of policy and, if necessary to ensure its whole strength being thrown into the right scales at a critical moment. SUCCESS OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

It was now common ground, and we As regards Poland, the conditions "con- LATEST CABLES,

templated by the League were as follows'adly accepted the position, that there (THROUGH KEOTKA'S AGENCY.]

Two nations approaching o stato of war whatever might be the theory in the Lon

was no kind of authority is practice You must not fight until all the machin- of the United Kingdom claimed say ery of the law and arbitration is brought longer to exercise svg the parts en into play. He could not conceive a more dificult or mors dorhtful case, because not and peoples of the Dominions. We frank only way the war going on but it was a ly accepted them war betweca Powers unrecognised by any 7qual in status, though by common cun- The Foles seat we might hold the position of leader nation throughout the world. asserted, rightly or wrongly, that one effect ship as the head of the family. of their intervention was to free the Ukrainian, from the Bolshevik yoke nad they were welcomed as liberators from a Bolshevik invasion. To rush in on such an occasion would be like rushing into the street and fighting pinning the arms of one of the combatants while fearing the other free,

to the House of Commons, replying to Col. J. Gretton, Mr: Cecil Harmsworth atated that the members of the League of Nations had up to the present contributed £170,000 to its funds.

AMERICA

LEAGUE AND OF NATIONS. ·

MR. TAFT'S INTERESTING

PROPHECY.

BALTIMORE, Jane 19th.

our

AGREEMENT IN POLICY ...

ESSENTIAL:

Dealing with the four persent Com mittees established under the League, un Arttunenta, Health, Transit, and Inter national Justice, respectively, Mr. Baliong -emphasised the importance at the work of the Armaments Conarittee, but pointed out that everything depended on the nations

of disarmament. If theon here at which the British Ambaa. Ex-President Taft, speaking at a lun- supporting the sch aurien deele neri Lo adapt alisazmanent eaton, Birckland-Geddies, was present, on the ground that armaments were nece declared that America could not escape of the Empire would be paralysed or It had been hoped that this meting would sary for its security, then the tragedy for from the League of Nations which will beg.vably weakened owing to non-agreement take place in 1929, but all had agreed that the League of Nations and the world was adopted after the elections are out of the Between all the Dominions, and, coit must be postponed anti 1921. The meet- great indeed.

way. He did not mention the Irish quesquently, either nothing would be done ring, if it was to be a success and put the Dealing with the work of the League in

tion specifically, but evoked loud cheers en less effective action would be a future constitutional relations" of the connection with the Peace Treaty. Mt. when he declared that America must not by some portions of the Empire than Ballour mentioned the appointment of a interfere in British domestic matters, add would otherwise be the case. That would Commission to de-lit the Soar Vaheying "We must do to Britain as we would be a disaster, but it was only likely to also an international boty to administer have Britain do to as

gees if we low, during pence in the the. Saar

close touch with one another which we established in war time..

THE POSSIBILITY OF A CLASH.

EXCLUSION OF · PICTURE BRIDES."

The Convention also demanded the exclu ̧! sion of so-called "picture bridges," namely prospective wives chosen by photographs. from Japan.

· MORE IMPORTANT DECISIONS.

MONTREAL, June 18th. The American Federation of Labour has pledged itself to support the strike of longshoremen on the Atlantic and Gulf costs in the Eght for recognition.

They also passed a resolution demanding sections of the American Railroad Law and opposed compulsory military service. Federation at a separa mag decated The building trades' organisation of the war or the principle of one big Union for Canada and agtend to send representatives of each of the twenty International Build- ing Trade Unions to Winnipeg and other cities to open this campaign.

N

mem-

CONSTANTINOPLA. June 18th,**** General de Robeck and a Scottish Regi- ment left to-day far said, where two British cruisers have arrived." A French warship has arrived at Heraclea.

BRITISH CASUALTIES.

CONSTANTINOPLE, June, 18th. It now appears that the British casualties were 15 killed and 23 wounded in the gate ing at Ismid.

The Giordan," went to assist the Punjabis whom they extricated. There were no further casualties. The guns of the British warships, it is believed, heavily punished the Nationalists who were commanded by Ali Fund Pasha, Commander of the 20th

Palestine,

It appears that a general attack against the British in the Ismid area is contemn plated.

RESUMPTION OF TRADE WITH

RUSSIA

ANOTHER MEETING WITH M. KRASSIN

DECISION OF BELGIAN CABINET..

BRUSSELS, June 1865. The newspapers state that the Cabinet has passed a resolution in favour of re- establishing economic relations with Russia..

On the Vote for the British Embassies

It was supremely important for the and Consular Services, under which the

Empire and the world that the self-govern expenses for the League would fall, Mr.

ing Dominions and the United Kingdom: Balfour claimed that the League had

continue to pursue a common policy in all already performed considerable services to

grens questions concerning international Referring to the question of the man-affairs. It was supremely impurtant, g*; the world. The permanent Secretariat of

He agreed that the sirens of the League the League would remain in London till dates, he said that the terms of the man- the Hon. W. A. Watt, Treasurer of the of Nations depended above all on the the general meeting of the long in dates were to be determined by the Pence Australian Commonwealth, recently said, British nation, who were a League already Nove me mentioned that an office had been dates should be pat was left to the League Empire could speak with a single voice, Voice, he believed that if they did the November when its inre would be deced- Conference but the use to which the man that in the councils of the world the by nature. Being able to speak with one the repeal of compulsory arbitration under rps, who fought against the British in established for the registration of treaties of Nations. That was intended at Paris. but if that was to be accomplished under would hardly over difter ou maite's of In the future, no Treaty would be valid Consequently, it was regrettable that the the present constitutional conditions it spreme importance with tias United states ita repialued and was open for mandates were not vrails. It would not would cals by because the selfgorcing Size Then the two goat Anglo Saxon inspection.

any this was a matter for which the Lengenations agreed upon particular policy. Powers could make the League a success Mr. Balfour stated that the question of

was to be blamed. It was due to the fast There was no power in the Constitution to and secure the peace of the world. It was the division of expenses among the members that the negotiations had taken inger impose the will of the majority upon the generally recognised in the self-governing of the League would be submitted to the time than anticipated.. The League would dissentient. If they did not agree, com- Dominions, as in this country, that it was experts of the International Financial come in when the mandatory Powers had mon action was impossible.

necesary to hare more complete and con- Conference at Brussel

accepted the responsibility for carrying out i

COMPLETE AGREEMENT DURING stant touch in order to ensure confimou in- It was announced that it had been deck WHAT THE LEAGUE HAD ALREADY their mandates.

WAR PERIOD.

fluency and common action, and that this ed to revoke the charters of all Unions DONE.

necewity was felt in the Dominions was failing to expel the "one big unian Fortunately, in the great text of experiproved by the fact that the Imperial bers.

LONDON, June 17th, ence in recent times, namely, the test of Government, had been pressed strongly by

IRISH REPUBLIC."

The permanent Committee * of the war policy, we all continuously all of them to hold as soon as possible a

MONTREAL, June 17th. Supreme Council met M. Krassin to-day agreed, both about our policy as a whole meeting in order that the constitutional and in every important chapter. He would question might be discussed in all its detion of labour passed a resolution reing of trade with Russia

Amid upplause, the Ameriena Federn to discuss, the preliminaries for the operi- alimit that it would be too sanguine to retail, with a view to seeing how harmonio firming its stand for the recognition of! ente that we could always count upon being circumstances might arise, even in a great, A CONFERENCE OF EXTRAORDINtary forces of occupation in Ireland be quaily fortunate. We must recognise that operation could be cured in the future the Irish Republic, urging that the mili- internationel-crisis, in which the action

-ARY IMPORTANCE-

-withdrawn, that the Irish people be necord—

the right of self-determination,

WIRELESS OPERATORS'

• STRIKE. Empire on a good footing, must be a met ing practiensis of the Prime Ministers, even though not exclusively so. The Cont

BOARD OF TRADE DECISION,

times smuld not be conised with the The Board of Trade has notified ship

LONDON, June 19th. periodical Imperial Conference. It might owners in view of the urgent importance take its plans for a particular year, but it of the free movement of shipping that no NEW YORK, June 18ti

way distract from it. It was in the naturel proceedings will be taken-against ships sail Senator Hardinge, the Republier candi. |

He did not believe that on any very of a Constituent Assembly, which was to ing without wireless operators during the date "for the Presidency, has accepted | President Wilson's challenge to submit the Sreat world question different views would try and arrive at a basis on which our continuance of the strike. Feste Trenty to the referendum through be taken by different parts of the Empire relations with the Dominiona would in out the country.

so long as they remained in intimate touch future he conducted. It would be a meist

ing of extraordinary importance, but, with one another and able to consult auc another beforehand before the crisis arus pending its constitution, he expressed the He dreaded the possibility of a clash be opinion that it would be undesirable to put cause action had been taken, for instance, forward a particular scheme for bringing by one member of the Limily, because about that harmonious action in different some policy was pursued by, perhaps, our parts of the Empire which it was the object Foreign Office over a number of years, of of all to emurs, which the Dominions were not. aware,, in-

Be anticipated that there would be in volving a critical position when we would tense interest and great. hope in the meet not find ourselves supported by others ofing of the Constitutional Conference, next the family, simply because they would not year. He hoped that it would not separate know enough of the previous circumstances without providing the Empire with some The Premier has appointed an Imperial leading to the clash. He agreed that it was organ of government based upon the re Shipping Committee to inquire into the of vital importance to maintain con- cognition of the complet, independence and whole question of shipping communicatinuous knowledge on the part of such self, equality of, its different parts, tions between different parts of the governing Dominions of the policy which

RACING IN ENGLAND: Empire with view to an improvement. one of them was pursuing, and,

Valley

The League had appointed in. High Con- missioner for Dantzig, who framed the Constitution of Danzig to general satis faction and was drawing up a Treaty be tween Dantzig and Poland.

The Lengua ban as dealing with the question of the threatened spread of zymatic disease from the East to the West, especially in Poland: The League had "acted through the Red Cross Societies and

appealed to the nations for funds,

SENATOR HARDINGE ACCEPTE CHALLENGE.

Senator Hardinge declares that the Republican attitude as regards' preserving America's nationality will be overwhelm. The League was also supervising the re-ingly endorsed. turn of prisoners from Russia to Europe and wire certa, and was also considering the question of international finance and the dislocation of credit, in which connee- tion a meeting of the experts of the worid would be held

The League was doing its best to finè a European Power to undertake the mandate for Armenia. Some nations were prepared to supply, the mandatory with necessary Mr. Balfour proceeded to protest against the activities of those enthusiasts who are urging the creation of a super-State to

resources.

IMPERIAL SHIPPING

COMMITTEE.

TO IMPROVE INTER-IMPERIAL

COMMUNICATIONS.

LONDON, June 17th.

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WHAT RUSSIA WANTS TO SELL

PARIS, Juno 18th. In an interview with the representative nof La Liberté, M. Krassin déclared that*

Russia had available far.export 2 to 3 drets, 5,000,000 tons of Eax, 2 to 3 million million tons of petroleum and similar pro cons of fun ieather, several million tons. of sheepskins, J3,000 tons of bors, 1,000 to of resin, 200 tons of turpentine, 10,000 tons +51. mineral oils, 25,000 tons of salt, also quantities of bogs bristles, building woods, MR. GODFREY ISAACS WARNING.nanganese, iron, graphite and tobacco.

LONDON, June 18th. He offered a guarantee to foreign Speaking at the annual meeting of the capitalists for the exploitation of factories Marcoal Company, Mr. Godfrey Isaacs of cellulose and paper and for traffic on

the Volga and the Don Canals. stated that the demands for wireless opera- tors represented half a million annually, and declared that as long as the strikers committed breaches of agreement and threatened to uphold the whole mercantile shipping of the country no conference was possible.

UNREST IN IRELAND.

ANOTHER HAIR-CUTTING

OUTRAGE.

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COPPER FOR FRANCE.

BIG COMMERCIAL DEAL, WITH

AMERICA.

PARIS, June 17th A Havas mewage says:- Two years supply of copper for France, amounting to 75,000 tons, is to be furnished under the financial arrange- ment just signed by the American Copper Export Associations,

direct a force levied by and paid for by the Mr. H. J. Mackinder, M.P., is Chairman chiefly, which the United Kingdom RESULTS OF THE ASCOT GOLD young ladies at Castletown Roche; County gigantic commercial deals concluded with

Sovereign States of the world.

He declared that the problem of bring nominated their own representatives. ing order out of chaos must be dealt with Australia will be represented by Mr. H. by the Supreme Council, or otherwise B. Larkin, New Zealand by the High those who were throwing that burden upon Commissioner, and South Africa by Capt. the League were doing it the.

greatest

G. Bowden. possible dis-service. The League if over- loaded would assuredly break down and the most promising effort up to the present day made in the direction of a new civilisa, tion would be destroyed,

All the Dominion Governments have pursuing as regards foreign policy.

„ME. ASQUITH'S PERTINENT QUESTIONS.

Mr. Asquith hoped that the victorious Powers would not be siow to set the. example as regards disarmament.

He asked whether Polish aggression did act come within Articlo XI, and whether the mandate for Falestine came from the League, Hu naked whether the mandate for Mesopotamia came from the League, and urged the winding up of the Supreme. Council in order to let the League become ja reality,

LORD ROBERT CECÏL'S VIEWS. Lord Robert Cocíl deciáred that the lack of a formal decision in regard to the man- dates for Africa was producing very deplorable conditions. He urged that all these questions should be settled at the earliest ponthie moment. There was no "room for two supreme international bodies such as the Supreme Council and the Coun oil of the League.

In regard to America, he said it was difioult for us to discuss freely her posi. tion, but he was ure nothing would encourage our friends in America more than for us to be able to argue with them that as the League had accomplished so much in the preservation of peace, it was undesirable that they should stand aside "in the great work”

MR. BALFOUR REPLIES.

Mr. Balfour, replying, said that Lord Robert Cecil was the most intolerant man this subject he had ever known Nothing but abject submission, not only to the broad principles on which he went but also to every detail of their carrying -out, would satisfy him.

GERMANY."

DIFFICULTY IN FORMING A CABINET.

THE GOOD RESULTS OF THE

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE."

consultation, Lord Milner said the In

Dealing with the existing methods of

perial Conference

was gathering very great influence. Its resolutions had.com- siderable effect upon the conduct of affair! in the different countries represented, and a good deal of very useful work in pulling the Empire together had been the result of BERLIN, June 17th.

theso occasional meetings. We must Herr Etrimborn was unsuccessful inent organ of our Empire Constitution, be gard the Conference as a regular perman- forming a Cabinet,

enuso it had a permanent secretariat to jursue various questions, collect material for future Conferences, and, by communi- cating with various Government, to se the resolutions of the Conférence caltijd out. Although it was a very valuable in strument, the Conference was very fat, owing to the loag-intervals between the Conferences, from ensuring that the strength of the Empire we continuously brought to bear upon direction of affairs in the world in the way in which the puwers of any unified Government would ACCEPT S│be exercised.

Dr. Mayer, Charge d'Affaires in Paris, was then invited to form a Cabinet, but he declined.

ANOTHER ATTEMPT.-

BERLIN, June 16th. -- Herr Fehrenbach is attempting to form a Cabinet from the old Coalition partic

The Social Democrats, have declined to participate, but they will not uppose the Government unless it adopts an anti.

ti Labour policy:

DEMPSEY

CHALLENGE,

FIGHT TO TAKE PLACE IN OCTOBER

WICHITT (KAN), June 17th. Carpentier for a fight in October.

Dempsey has accepted the challenge of

REFUGEES FROM KIEFF.

CHINESE FIGHTING FOR - DOLSHEVIKE.

| INFLUENCE OF THE EMPIRE AS A WHOLE.

CUP.

LONDON, June 17th

Their Majesties were present,

The weather was insettled at Ascot The result of the Gold. Cup was as follows:-

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Tangiers "Juveigneur

Keyxoo

six horses ran. Buchan, favourite at 10 to 11, won by a neck, but was disquali fied for crossing. Four lengths separated Tangiers and Juveigneur,

The betting was as follows:—

Tangiers Juveigneur

Koyice...?

དང་ ་མ་ ་ག་་འ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་

TENNIS

100 to 15 100 to 8: 10 to 1

SHIMIDZU BEATEN.

LONDON, June 18th.

At Queen's Club the following were the results in the semi-fasis in the Singles and Doubles tournaments:-

Johnston (America) beat Dudley (Eng Tand) by 6-1, 6-3

The American Tilden beat the Japanese Shimided by 6-1, 1. This is Shimidzu' firadefeat in England.

In the Doubles, Johnaton and~Tilder (America) beat Ritchio and Fisher by 6-2, 60

COAL INDUSTRY,

́OUTPUT AND PROFITS.

He pointed out that there was no Ambas- sador anywhero repronating the Empire, in the same sense as be represented the United Kingdom, Therefore the question

Williams and Garland (America) beat arose whether we should not devise the Shimidru (Japan) and Misz (Rumania) means of making the influence of the Em- by 6-2, 6-2 pire sa a whole, as distinct from the United Kingdom, continuously effective in the councils of the world. This was tem- porarily achieved in war time and during the peace negotiations, through the Im perial War Cabinet, and the British Empire Seventeen thozaand refugees have arriv. Delegation. It brought the whole force of Cross; whose Commander relates that Boi of world events. The Imperial War tons and profite of 214,250,000. ed from Kieff under the charge of the Red the Empire to bear daily apon the course shevik aeroplanes bombed the city and Cabinet was as complete an Executive of artillery heavily bombarded the city. the whole Empire us could possibly be con Fifty fires started and there was no water ccared, but it was bound to fall in abey to extinguish them: German stall officers ance at the end of the war, if only because participated in the operations of the Bol- the Premiers of the Dominions could not sheviks among whom were some Chinese, #continua lo remain

WARSAW, June 18th,

FOSDON, June 18th- Offcial returns of the profits in the coal- mining industry for the quarter ended March 31st show an output of 82,000,000

OBITUARY.

Lonnow. June 18th.. The deaths is announced of Lord Cagens Hardy.

LONDON, June 18th.' Sixteen Sinn Feiners to-day attacked two

Cork, and cut off their hair because they had entertained two military officers at their home. The party afterwards attack of the officers, burned their motor car, and flung the girls' hair into the flames,

POLICE GARBISON REPULSES SINN FEINERS.

This is said to be the first of a series of

a view to obtaining the export of raw materials and machines without further affecting the exchange rate in New York, Le fatin tales that American sup pliers have sold 75,000 tons of copper to French firms on credita amounting to

| $35,000,000. LONDON, June 18th.

LATKE.

A hundred Bian Feinem attacked" the Importance attaches to the fact that tho of Ireland using rifles and grenades, The advance longs to American business men police station at Cook Town in the north Federal Reserve Bank has agreed to garrison of twelve stoutly resisted them in the deal on the sole guarantee of the with bombs, and repulsed their assailants French Bank several of whom, were wounded,

LABOUR CONFERENCE.

APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONS.

GENOA, June 18th:

BOLSHEVIKS IN PERSIA.

M. KRASSIN INTERVIEWS PRINCE

FIROUZ.

LONDON, Jane 17th.

M. Krassin called on Prince Fireus,

The Labour Conference has decided to appoint a Commission of thirty members, the Persisa Foreign Minister, and had a equally composed of Government delegates, lengthy interview with him.

hipowners and seamen to consider the Convention as regards laws of labour Commission of twenty-ne members to dis- drafted by Bir Montagu Barlow, also a cuss the question of seamen's contracts and the draft convention dealing with an- employment.

4.

TO ABOLISH WAR.

COLD WATER DOUCHE FOR LEAGUERS.

LONDON, June 18th." The League to Abolish War seat a deputation to Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Balfour, and Lord Curzon.

THE PRINCE OF WALES, PUBLIC RECEPTION AT SYDNEY. endeavouring to pin them down to detalis

The Premier catechised the deputation with a view to demonstrating their imprac SIDNEY, Jane 18th. The Prince of Wales visit is the absorb the Great Powers were alrendy too entang

ticability The Premier pointed out that ing topic. The problem of street traffic led to apply forces, to create an inter most difficult. At the public reception at national police. Moreover, the disenmion the Town Hall, this morning there was an abormiques attendance,

NATURALISATION BILL.

FOR ENEMY ALIENS IN CANADA

OTTAWA, June 18th.

In the House of Commons, the Govern- mant has introduced a bill to permit the naturalisation of enemy aliena resident in Canada for ten years.

*ubject was idle until América eams in the Leaguð,

on the

Mr. Ballone inanired, where the pro- Dowd forces would be kept-Et, Heleni or Labrador? For if kept in France they would not fight France, If kept in Grent Britain, they would certainly not fight England.

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The Premier emphasised that any pro nt attempt to force the pace would only destroy the League,

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