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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES.

[TEROUGH HESTER'S AGENCY.].

WASHINGTON CONFERENCE. LIST OF ALL AGREEMENTS TO BE

COMPILED. •

WASBINGTON, January 20th. Though the lists of treaties and agree

THE¬HONGKONG-DAILY- - PRESS, SATURDAY, "JANUARY 21sr, -192Y

LATEST CAREES.

NAVAL LIMITATION TREATY. BATTLESHIPS RETAINED BY BRITAIN AND AMERICA.

WasuisOrux, January 20th. The Naval Limitation Treaty which is practically completed, gives America a total battleship tonnage of 300,650 with the following ships-Maryland, "Cali-

FAR EASTERN CABLE

NEWS.

(THROUGH HAUTER'S AORNOY.] GREAT FIRE AT MANILA. TWELVE THOUSAND PEOPLE HOMELESS.

MANILA, January 19th. The greatest fire has taken place since the American occupation.

Thirty-two blocks of houses have been

CANTON'S OLAIM TO

LEGALITY, "

[HY. CRNÍM KHITH IN THE"" HONOKONO

DAILY PRISE."]

ato passing the war resolution. Tho could not be accomplished indirectly by parliamentarians had not spent their the use of military force to prevent the lives as revolutionaries for nothing, bow. renewal of the Parliamentary membership ever, and instead of cringing before theby legai olectiona threat of the militarists; they took exactly This argument was particularly timely The government under Dr. Sun Yat the opposite, cours. They stopped action in view of another objection which was Son with its prosent headquarters as on the war bill and raised a storm of being urged against the claim to legality

of the constitutional government Canton calls itself the ** Constitutionalist protest which drove most of the members Government of China and insists that of the cabinet to resign. Then they re-

term of office of the members of the lower it is the legal government of the Republic. fused to pass the bill unlase a new cabinas taken their seats in the month of April house was fixed at, three years. They had in all of its communications is charac was constituted Tuan Chi-jui stood his 1913. April 1918, then, marked the ex

The

ments bath, scret and open, relating to fornia, Tennerite, Idaho, New Mexico, destroyed and 18,000 people are homeless terizes tho Peking administration as a ground, however, and demanded the pass piration of their terms and there had

Chim, which the Powers have been re- quested to compile, will be informal fear is expressed that "preparation of the lists will delay the work of the Conference because ciderable time must elapse in order to enable the delegations to obtain

Mistissippi, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Okla. homa, Nevada, New Yorky Arkanasa, Wyoming, Florida, Utah, North Dabula, Delaware and one other. Britain retains 580,150 tona with the Royal Sovereign, Royal Ook, Revenge, Rewolution, Ramillie, Malaya, Valiant, Barham, Queen Eliza beth, Warspite, Benbow, imperor Renow, Repulse. Tiger, Thunderer, Eng George F.. Ajaz and Centrión,

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(By COURTEST OF THE 'CHINA MAIL.”]

BOMB OUTRAGE, AT SHANGHAL

BINCEEM'S STORK WINDOWS SHATTERED-

SHANGHAI, JOGuary 20th. A bomb pipced outside the Oriental Hotel belong to Sincere's exploded, shat the store.

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age of the bill.

descriptions of the conventions from India, Iron Duke, Marlborough, Hood, toring the large plate glass windows of constitution which has over been formally be called to write the constitution. This three acqual sesions, not that i

to

BARLIER CABLES. THE RIGHTS OF FRANCE. STATEMENT OF POLICY BY M. POINCAKE.

The bomb was made of cigarette tim filled with explosives coa nected with a fuse similar to that und in the bomb found in Sincero's cinema hal roof garden on January 8th. next day the management received threatening letter demanding $20,000. The police are making inquiries.

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usurpation and its head as **Illegal President Hau." The argument by which

been no election since that time. There the southern Jurisconsults arrive at this

At this point the Tuchuas took a hand conclusion is not merely a political one in the struggle. Expressing their horror fore, said the supporters of the Peking for propagada purposes. It is a logical at some of the provisions of the drafs Government, the Parliament was extinct presentation and involves a number of constution, a matter which had been for and could not have a shadow of a claim legal propositions which if not conclusive, gotten in the war excitement. and fear- at least must be refuted before their claiming that if it were adopted the Parlia. to be the constitutional government. can be dismissed.

Not so, said the southerners. men would become a despotic body, they

What visionul Constitution of lule the caly so that a constituent convention might ment was that the members should not in was meant by the law constituting Parlia- Canton's argument rests upon the Pro- demanded the dissolution of Parliament

they should lepted by a body representing the people was of course pure bunkum. Their desiro bold their places for three calendar years. their various home Governments. It is ex-

of China. As this constitution is also Whe to get rid of Parliament and go Moreover, the predecessor of the pretend- reactation will be tabled

the ostensible basis of the Peking Govern- ahead with their scheme without what a goverment at Peking itsdf adopted pected that a

ment's claim to authority it is not neces- they deemed constant meddling on its this interpretation when it summoned tha sary to go further back. Article '18 pro requesting that the above lists bo fur-

Parliament to meet in June of 1976. vidue that the legislative power of the

Much to the chagrin of the Tuchuns. Therefore this Parliament is entitled to mally adopted to-day as fraterday's

Chinese Repubile is exercised by the Na however, the President, instead of dis three years of actual session. agreement was only tentative. During

It seems hardly possible to sustain this Articls 63 provides for solving Parliament, dismissed the Fre the calling of a National Assembly to

mier, Li Ching-hai was nominated argument of the southerners if one with- the discussion Dr. Ko particnlarly

PARIS, January 19th.

take over the powers of the Council. This his successor and the nomination was at draws from the heat of political contro- referred the Treaty with Russia.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE, Assembly, or Parliament na it is usually once confirmed by bath houses of Parliaversy. The law reads three years, not M. Poingare in a statearent of policy

called, was convened in April of 1913 and ment. The Tuchun decided to oppose the three sessions," and the cause of con- negotinted in 1801 by Hi Huig Chang, as to the Sedute and Chamber said. We

THE FLOTATION SCHEMES.

formation of a Cabinet by L, although stitutional governcient is not advanced. its legality is admitted by both North and they intimated that they would not op- by distorting the plain meaning of words shall be very happy if the Anglo-Freach

South typical of these secret treaties cone uded Pact, destined to consolidate peace, is

PARIS, January 15th. Soon after the convocation of the Na-Chief of the General Staff. The President to sustain one side of a dispute ao mat pose one headed by General Wang, the out of all semblance to their real selves not only by China with other Powers but shortly gred. We have no doubt that

The Banque Industrielle de China tional Assembly it became evident that tried to conciliate the militarista and der how sincere its advocates

be. also by other nations among themselves as it is to benefit both it will be conclud- Regarding China Dr. Koo declared thated on a footing of perfect equality and matter is soon to come up again before the struggle in China was to be

than a struggle between imperialism and anally perpetrated the criminal folly of Nor is the Peking Government estopped will maintain intact treaty guaructers. the Chinese delegate was prepared to

According to Le Petit Parisien the re-democracy, more than a struggle between calling Chang Esua to Peking to act as from using the argument that the ma At the same time we must confer with

and South. Thero developed mediator!

date to Parliament has expi

expired. The subunit to the Powers all understanding, Italy and Britain with a view to endes flotation scheme provides for the appor North acting China, whether steretly

Chang Hsun went first to Tientsin, members were summoned to Peking is the depositor of Fr, almost immediately a contest between the vouring to prevent resumption of Turco, tioament to

where the Tuchuns were in consultasion. 1810, not on the theory that they wera. openly negotiated.

Greek hostilities in the Enut in order, 390,000,000 out of nearly four hundred axecutive and the legislative branches. They were already in a state of revolt entitled to sit for three sessions, but on THE OPEN DOOR RESOLUTION. in accord with our Allies. to reap the millions still owing on the score of the the republican government itself."

advantages of the Augur Convention Boxer Indemnity. Smill depositors will liament was composed largely of revelu- against the government and Chang, after the theory that the years of Yuan Shih This Powers have consented to prepare of Europe, cabling us more freely to will receive hat in cash and half in was that the ultimate control should rest President Li, idol of the Chinese people, "thren nanual sessions" argument wil

WASHINGTON, January 20th. sad finally to bring peace to the gates be paid fully in cash, and large depositors tionaries whose conception of a republic. few days with them. wired the Presi- Kai's dieatorship were to be regarded as dent to dissolve Parliament! For a time an interregnum. In Any event, the shares. The balance of the money will in the repularly-elected assembly used until that time a staunch supporter badly be of us now, as the told Parlia carry out our mandate in Syria.

M. Poincare. ia conclusion, declared be used to redeem the Banque's notes Shih Kai, on the other hand, although that the reparations problem dominated atill outstanding. Further measures are to should the above If Germany did not meet to by resorted everything. her obligations it was the opinion of the amounts prove insufficient-ava Reparation Commission that measures must be considered, including the estab

COMMONWEALTH SIX PER lishment of effective contrul of Germany's

CENT. LOAN. budget, paper issues and exports, while, so long as disarmament and the punish

AMPLY COVERED." ment of war criminals was not carried out, the existing sanctions must be r tasne and fresh ones taken.

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a list of all agreements relative to China.

One of the British spokesmen last even." ing indicated that British did not care to assume the responsibility for dropping Article Four of the "open door resolu Lion, notwithstanding that Sir R. Borden had submitted the motion whereby the Article was laid aside. The spokesman added that the Article was thoroughly approved by the British but was in no way part of the open door" proposi tion. He indicated that the Article was thoroughly worthy and would perhaps come up again before the final settlement of Far East questions was reached.

FORMER GERMAN CABLES AT KIAOCHOW.

The cables [referred to below) are the Chcefoo Tsingtao and Tisingtao-Shanghai tinos laid by the Germans. The Tsingtao Saurbo eable, laid by the Japanese, will be operated by a joint Sino-Japanese Commission, subject to existing contructs to which China is party. The Japanese. agreed to hand over, to the Chinese the control, subject to fair compensation, of the two wireless stations at Teinanfu and Tsingtao immediately the Japanese troops are withdrawn therefrom. A

EARLIER CABLES.

TREATIES WITH CHINA,

WASHINGTON, January 19th.

Parliament.

LONDON, January 19th. The Bve millions Commonwealth six per ceal. loan has been very amply covers and the list has been closed in advance of the appointed dale.

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he had taken oath to uphold the Provi. of the constitutional government, wavered meat has most certainly had its three full years by this táme, If the southerners sional Constitution, had no intention of between right and his fear letting the real power slip from his uchuna. At last he capitulated and on

use the three sessions argument to sua- hands.

Jung

13th issued a mandate diswiving the thin thegality of the Parliament's acts The first task of the National Assembly

Parliament.

when it first came to Calaton, they thereby go far toward admitting the illegality of its present and future status.

was the drafting of a permanent constitu The subsequent events in the drama at tioa. They went to work with the de-eking, the restoration of the monarchy termination to reduce the president and by Chang Haun, his overthrow by Tuan

Of far greater interest is the argument Chi-jui. the calling of the Tuchung' ” to positions of minor importance. the executive branch of the government Parliament without reference to any law based upon the theory that the delegation showed no hesitation in interfering to pre. and the election of Hsun Shih Chang cancelled or renderd augatory except by of power to the Parliament cannot be vent such a result, The southern pro- 8 President, need not detain us here.

If this the net of the people of China vinces ravaited against the rule of Yuan There is hardly a pretense that the series and thus gave him the opportunity to of manoeuvres by which the present is admitted, and it is an entirely reason- Tuchun-controlled government came into able proposition in itself, then the ques The enhance his own prestige, by defeatin81 being was constitutional. No stretch off tion. to be decided is, where' is the right will them. The revolt and its failure

Its Is it in the vestigial, or "rump," Parlia receive only a percentage of their appliweakened the revolutionary parts in the imagination could make so. cations. Dealings commoned this mornarliament that Yuan was able to secure sole claim to legality, which the govern ing and the quotations steadily advanced is election as permanent President. His

ment at Canton? own position secure, he proceed to expel to about one per cent premiin.

all the merchrs of Parliament who be longed to the Kuo Ming Tang, or revolu tionary party

Referring to the Ceiba Conferehes, M. Poincare said that France would insist, before any discussion, on aceptance or refusal by the delegates of the conditions of the Canes protocol azid upon there market expect being no direct or indirect discussion of trensics Failing definite guarduteas in this regard. France w uld be obliged to resume frerdum of action. He concluded by appealing to Parliament to uphold the rights of France.

A VOTE, OF CONFIDENCE.

PARIS, January 19th The Chamber has passed a vote of.com Edence in the Government by 479 votes to 107.

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QIL LANDS OF CZECHO- SLOVAKIA.

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it was the result of a successful revolu-

to exercise, this power"vested at presenti

The southern argument likens the situa

ment itself has never made, must be that tion against the constitutional govern- tion to that of a corporation in which ment and therefore succeeded it by right the board of directors, through accident of revolution. That such an argument or other cause, has lost the majority of Unable to assemble a would not have appealed to the majority its members. of the great Pavers engaged in the war quorum, it no longer exists as a board with Germany to sustain the principles of directors Its surviving members can-

under of democracy

not act as a board. Such & situation does

Formal circum-

Standard Franco-American Company an Hang to the Presidency, the Par- government are administered by foreign= |poration until its stockholders can be

FRANCO-BRITISH FACT. PROBLEMS STILL TO BE SETTLED.

PARIS, January 19th. According to the papers, all the pro- The Far Eastern Committer has adopt blems about which France and Britain ed, Bubstantially as presented the Angloare still at variance are to be thrashed American resolutions regarding the Chin-out through the diplomatic channel in exo railways The Committed then took preference to confcrucis, so that the finst Slovakia. up the existing commitments which is negotiations regarding the Franco-British the last item on the agenda. The Com Pact will start with a clean" släte. mittee agreed that all nations represent Alled. Ministers for Foreign Affairs are est at the Conference should furnish the to meet in Paris at the end of January. Committee with a list of their Treaties There is not the slightest doubt but that und Agreements, both secret" and open, the course of French loyalty regarding relating to China,

Britain will remain unaltered.

The

BRITISH LOCAL LOANS. NEARLY SIX PER CENT.

LONDON, January 19th, It is understood that the underwriting Japan has renounced all the Japanese The former Prime Minister, M. Leydero, Britian xights over the ex-German cnotes at Kinogues, now president of the Parliamentary Local Jains thr

thres per cent, stock at the Committee for Foreign Affairs, in an interview with the Excelsior, stated, that price of 57,

ebow.

THE NAVAL RATIO." "

It is reported that any direct reference to the 5-5-3 capital ship ratio has been emitted from the final draft of the Naval Treaty owing to Japanese sensitiveness, although the ratio has been indirectly provided by specified tonnage, figures.

LATEST CABLES.

AIRCRAFT IN WAR. LIMIT OF SIZE FOR CARRIER VESSELS.

the Franco-British Alliance will be the as of the war's logical conclusions out side of which there can be no security in

rope The situation cannot be depict

CLAN LINES DEBENTURE ISSUE.

LONDON, January 19th. ed better than in Lord Derby's own terms who, speaking at Manchester on Satur

The Clazz Line is arranging the issue day, said that M. Briand's retirement of a loan of one and a halt milions in must not be construed as, a proof that seven per cent. debentures at a price or the French people disapprove of the 99. Alliance. As a matter of fact the French are fully in favour of it. Many differ- ences might have been averted-notably

BRITISH POLITICS.

the submarines quibble-bzd there been a WHEN THE GENERAL ELECTION

formal allianceHavai

WILL COME.

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This practically ended the career of Parliament for the time being. It was FRENCH-AMERICAN ENTERPRISES. not possible to secure a quorum without the expelled members and Yuan took no PRAGUE, January 19th. steps to call a new election. By means stances, is probable. But under the stress not result, however, in the dissolution of The Government has signed a contract of an unconstitutional coup, therefore of war and the desire to secure all pus the corporation and subject its property with the Standard Oil Franco-American Yuan Shih Kai had substituted able asaltanen, the Powers recognized the and rights to the will of the first free- booter who comes along and seizes them. Company, the currency of which is for dictatorship, with himself in the leading Tuchuns Government. thirty years.

rôle, for a republican government under This would not have been a serious On the contrary the remaining, directors, A previous message stated:The the control of an elective assembly. This matter for the constitutionalists except minority though they be, are charged na China.trustees with the care sad management situation continued until the death of for the peculiar conditions in Taris, which is a subsidiary of the

in 1916. With the succession of Li The chief sources of income of the central of, the property and rights of the cor- Standard Oil Company of New Jersey has been granted, the exclusive rights oShanghai, were in a position to reopen

liamentarians, most of whom were in eta.

The income thus obtained is paid assembled to reconstitute a regular ad- over by them to the "Government of ministration. developing the oi! lands of Czecho

And the Government of China So it is with China, the argument con- the question of their participation in the. China" government. The southern previces were is the one that happens to be recognized tinues. Parliament was vestel with the behind them and their position was great by the governments of which these admin-right exercise the powers ly strengthened by the adherence of the income from the southern provinces, his right and so authority could take it.

istrator are nationals. Hence the publisereignty. It was the sole possessor of Yangtae feet. On June 29th the Premier, Tua Chijui, accepted the inevitable, and large proportion of the whole, sufficient from Parliament except the Chinese Parliament was reconvened at Peking. ip amount to have financed the constitu- people. In the ordinary course of events, tionalist government in a continued if military force had not intervened to The Nanking Constitution was once more recognized as the fundamental law of the struggle against the military barons, prevent. the membership of Parliament Republic of China.

was delivered to the puppets of those very would have been reconstituted by popular Up to this point there is no disputa barons, who held office in Peking, and election. Thus new men might have exer- between North and South. Both admit used by them to ught the people of the cised the power delegated to the Parlia the legality of the government under Livery provinces from which the mouny ment. The fact that such an election was

Thus the and the old Parliament. There is a point came.

action of foreign prevented cannot alter the original grant which should be noted here, however, for governments, themselves engaged in to Parliament. Nor does the defection" it becomes of great importance later.

war for the principles of democracy and or disqualification of a majority of the The term of otice of the members of the elf government, served to rivet upon the original menys diminish the extent of lower house was three years. According Chinese people, their nominal ally, a the grant. Failing a quorum, the to the calendar, therefore, their terms, as wholly irresponsible autocracy of military minority cannot function as a Parliamcat well as those of a large number of Sena- despote,

must continue as but they can and The Constitutionalists, however, refused trastées to exercise the powers of sover tors," had expired. On the suggestion of the foreign advisors, British, American to give up the fight. The members of the signty until such time as the Chinese and Japanese, it was determined to treat old Parliament reassembled, first at

people are again free to choose a regular the whole period of the dictatorship, from Shanghai and later as Canton. They pro- Parliament. This cannot be as long as 1913 to 1916, as an interregnum, and thus claimed the illegality of the Peking gov long as the majority of the Provinces avoid the necessity for an immediate elec. crnment and insisted that the Chinese remain in the control of military usur- tion.

people, in whose name. they aa their pers. Therefore the vestigial Parliament The reign of law under the Nanking chosen representatives spoke, would not at Canton must remain the depositary of WASHINGTON, January 20th:

LONDON, January 19th.

Constitution, than restored, was not submit to a tyrannical government the wovereign powers of the Chinese people The important Article Nine in the Naval

Mr. Chamberlain, addressing Scottish destined to continue for any great length ported solely by foreign recognition until the Peking, Peking abdicates and Treaty deals with aircraft carriors. It

Unionists at Glasgow, said the unanimous of time. The old struggles between Par. They claimed to be themselves the sole a new Parliament la chosen according prohibits carriers exceeding 27,000-stand- Red to In order to effect economy the

docinon of the Prime Minister and his linment and the executive was rangwed repository-of-the povereign-powers vested to the Constitution. Powers may use for the purpose of car

colleagues, whom he consulted, was that There was no Yuan Shih Kai to dominate in the National Assembly by virtue of

In itself the argument is a bit tenuous. dissolution of Parliament was impossible the situation, but his place in the drama the Nanking Constitution. riors "any ships, either constructed or

While it was quite. to demonstrate It would not take a very strong case op under construction, which would other-

MYSORE January 19th. until the legal estati.chment of equip was taken by a number of northern mili.

the illegality of the Peking, rufers, at the other side to overthrow it. But legal wim ho scrapped under the Treaty. These After breaking his journey for a few ment of the Irish Provisional Governtary chiefs who had no liking for any-

cases are decided, not pa the absolute thing Favouring of democracy. They work not so easy to sustain the claim of have been very carefully hours at Bangalore, where he reviewed ment was completed

et hand in hand with the old Manchu legality of the Southern Government. right of either party, but on the basis scrutinised by the Japanese and British the garrison and attended a party, the

ZA constituted under the of the relative merits of their respective contentions. naval experts owing to the importance of Prince of Wales on Thursday morning OIL-BORING IN QUEENSLAND. bureaucracy, who still remained a power Parliament,

in the land. The leaders of the Parlia Constitution, must have a quorum of at

Tenuous as the southern aircraft in future wars..

arrived at Mysore. It is estimated that 50,000 people from the surround villages,

MELROUENS, January 19th. mentarians were for the most part from least half of its members in order to argument may bd, therefore, it must hold far and rear, swelled the inhabitants Mr. Hughes is considering scheme the southern and central provinces. Thus function. The Canton Government, how good unless some stronger theory is urged and gave a wonderful welcome. Mysore submitted by the Queens and Prime the issue gradually took the form of a ever, failed to muster more than about against it. In the absence of any possible

a third. The remainder had in a minor claim to legality on the part of has long boasted that its crowd required Minister under which the Federal Govern struggle between North and South

Peking Government, it would seem that no policing and this tradition

Fasment will co-operate with the Queensland The two leading figuren among the ity of cases allied themselves with the splendidly vindicated to-day. A pretty averument in carrying out il-boring portiera militarists were the Premier, Tuchuss and the rest, discouraged at the Canton is justified in claiming to be the Just hoir. Tuan "Chi-jui, little ceremony, during the citizens'

zers' operations in Queensland, suggesting that Chang Haun. The Premier tried to con

and the loyalist general prospect for constitutional government, legal government of Chian. address of welcome in a great shining the Anglo-Persian Company should put trol both militarists and Parliament up the struggle.

bad scattered to their homes and given valuable that will be in establishing It aa the actual government of China re- Pandal, was the exorcising of the evil down three bores

Chang Hsun was opposed to any Parlia Hore was a

dilemma. The government mains to be seen. owl procession, of young girls moved chanting

ment at all. The issue was forced upon at Peking was not legal. If that at 'Can- a wow refrain, whilst gorgeously, robed JAPANESE PRINCE IN PARIS. the question of peace of war with Geeton was ne better, then China was with slowly past of pundits recited prayers in Banscrit. A TO STUDY FRENCH INSTITUTIONS. Cay of the excellent opportunity it the ingenuity of the southern jurisconsented the idea that herb hadn't used militarists wanted war boout a legal government. It was then that The o'd story told of a lady who re- exchange of ceremonial visits with the Maharaia occupied the rest of the morn-

would give them to handle large sums of sulta was called upon to solve the prob was overdrawn because she hadn't used PARIS, January 18th. money and increase their influence. Par lem. ing. The Prince will spend four compara- Prince Ketachikawa, brother-in-law to lament was in favour of war with Ger governments were held to be illegal gave equalled by a happening recorded by the The consequence to China if both up all the cheques i her book has been tively quiet days in the bracing air of the Japanese Emperor, has arrived in many as an abstract proposition.

The tale is It them a basin for their reasoning. They Financial Times, London. Mysore, visiting the shooting camp at Karapur whero a tiger hunt may be Paris, where be is to study French la- believed in the principles of democracy argued that the Chinese people having told thus: This time it is the client who Arranged.

stitutions and naval and military organi and right for which the Allies were fight once expressed their desire for the organ wrote to her broker saying that she had ing. But it was somewhat chary on theixation of a republican government, by rosiced German marks had risen to about practical

for China which was the ratification of the question

Constitu- 700 so would he be kind enough to sell involved, namely, the great power-which-tion and, by virtue of that instrument, bets, and to take the splendid profe s' state of war would necesarily place in baring vested the powers of sovereigate which she could of course secure. the hands of the northern generals in Parliament, that Constitution could

on your suggestion, 1000, Parliament was undoubtedly prepared not be destroyed by military usurpation went on a couple of hundred to accept the risk of the war venture, nor could the powers wasted "in-Parlin Cigar B token in advance of my Mr. Hoover has declared that the stage but the militariste, wishing to make, vis ment be taken from that body by threat appears to be sot for a general strike insurance doubly sure, staged a mob demon or exercise of military force. From this gratitude for the eplendid way that your the bituminous coal industry at the endstration in front of the Parliament build of March when the wago contracts expire,ing and attempted a rush Parliament

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ALLIED DEBTS TO vis.

BEPUBLICAN BENATORS APPROVE

REFUNDING BILL.

WASHINGTON, January 20th. A conferone opublican Senators approve I of the Allied Debt Conference Refunding, Bill with the additional pro- vinion has interest rate on refunded bonds should not be less than 41 per cent er 11 under the rate stipulated in obliga tions to debtor nations.

ANOTHER SHIPPING

DISPUTE

OVER 200,000 TONS/LAID UP IN ITALY,

Rous, January 20th.

As the result of a wags dispute between the lender of the Scamon's Union and the ~Elipowners Federation, the latter have decided to lay up all vessels and to dis miss the crown Up till now 151 ships sad over half a million tons have boon

laid up.

H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES.

WONDERFUL WELCOME TO "

. MYSORE.

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THE POPE'S ILLNESS.

EXPECTED TO RECOVER IN A

FEW DAYS.

ROME, January 19th. A rouring bulletin has been issued regarding the condition of the Pope. He is expected to recover in a few days.

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AMERICAN COAL STRIKE

PREDICTED. lg & WASHINGTON, Jazuary 19th.

that I

As it

it, followed that what could not be done advico has come true. Now, what ought

by the actual exertion of military force that broker to do!”