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CABLES.

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(TAKOVOU EIETER'S AGENCY.]

THE NEAR EAST SITUATION!

ORDER RESTORED IN SMYRNA.

THE BONOKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER

LATEST CABLES.

-U.S.A, RAILWAY STRIKE.

WITH SETTLEMENT EFFECTED

THIRTY-FIVE PER CENT OF

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COMPANIES.

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WASHINGTON. September 13th. Secretary for Labour announces virtual settlement of the railway

PREMIER OF MALTA AS JAPANESE. CONSULL COLONIAL OFFICE REPLIES TO

LORD SYDENHAM. ...

15TH. 1922.

'IRISH PEACE. DISCUSSON.“

STRAIGHT TALK BY COMMANDER IN-CHIEF.

LONDON, September 13th.. It is reported in Dublin that Mr. de LONDON, September 13th Valera has conferred with the Comman A Colonial Office communication has cher-in-Chief, Mr. Mulcahy who told him that there would be no peace until all been received by Lord Sydenham, in rearms had been surrendered. ference to a question asked by him in the

SUYANA, September 13th. „Order has been completely restored, the that authorities having taken measures to re-strike has been reached as far as thirty- House of Lirals, last session, as to whether | turn refugees to their homes.

five per cent, of the companies are con-fthe Premier of Multa. Mr. Joseph Howard. was niso Cansul for Japan, and whether the functions were considered mitually compatible.

ANOTHER GREEK SURRENDER, A portion of the Greek army, which was holding out on the Chesme Peninsula, has surrendered.

The bulk of the Turkish army, under General Kjal, has arrived at Smyrna,

ITALY ANXIOUS TO RESTORE

TEACE.

ROME: September 13th. The Tribaum "reports that the cabinet has drafted a reply to Great Britain, with ☛ view, to emphasising the necessity for the reestablishment of pener, in the Neur East, and avoiding the "spread of the conflagration. The newspapey thinks this will result in the rapid summoning of the Venice Conference.

GREEK PRESS RECOMMEND DEFENCE OF THRACE.

PARLE, September 13th.

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SIXTY-TWO RAILWAYS CONCERNED IN SETTLEMENT,

WASHINGTON, September 13th: The Secretary for Labour added that the labour, railway settlement will affect

The letter specifies Mr. Joseph Howard's duties as Honorary Consul and states

U.S.A.

CONGRESSIONAL"

ELECTION.

SENATOR LODGE RETURNED. **

"BOSTON, September 13th. Senator Lodge (Republican) has been reelected by an overwhelming majority,

that these are now being performed by his NOTES ON SCOTTISH SPORT. general characteristics of such individuals

10,000 miles of track. Sixty-two railways son. Mr. Robert Howard, and that Baron are concernes in the settlement, which Hayashi is arranging for the recognition follows the lines of the tentative agriseof the latter while the father is in the meat between the shopmen's and the em- Ministry. ployers' leaders, for seperate agreements with each railway,

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FRENCH SEAMEN DECIDE

-ON STRIKE.

PROTEST AGAINST INCREASED Horus.

Parrs. September 18th. The executive comunittee of the Seamen's Unions have decided to call a twenty

CRICKET AND ATHLETICS.

[ROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

half years, by which time he developeti childish mind, and then suddenly his memory came back. It was an entirely emotional strain. He had been exposed to no shell explosion” at all.

1.-Concussion or commotion attended by loss of codaciousness and evidence of organic lesion of the central servons system. or its adjacent organs (such as rupture of the membrana tympani) shall be classified as a battle casualty.

2.-No case of psycho-neurosis or of mental breakdown, oven when attributed to a shell explosion or the effects thereof. should be classified as a battle casualty any more than sickness or disease is so

SHELL SHOOK.

SIGN OF POOR "MORALE ?

N.C.. "AWFUL. FUNK."

Lieut.-Colonel Viscount Cort, V.C., ex- Shell shock has been a gross and pressed the opinion that statistics for the costly misnomer," the Committee appoint various divisions would show that in first. by the War Office, and presided over class divisions thers was prastically na shell shock." This, the Committee say, by Lord Southborough, stata in their res port which was published on August 9th, is favoured by the general evidence, but Lord and the term should be eliminated from such statistics are not available. our nome clature," Witnesses Bero Gort ackled: "I think the whole question agreed that any type of individual might of training is one of morale and esprit de suffer from one or other form of neurosis | corps and that in face of strong morale, if exposed for a sufficiant length of time and exjerit de corpshell shock would' to the conditions of modern warfare, and be practically non-existent," that it is extremely difficult to any before

With regard to the classification of hand what type of man is most likely to casualties, the Committee state: break down, the only certain test being Exposure to battle conditions. At the same time, it was admitted that there are certain individuals who are unlikely over to become efficient fighting soldiers. No were given, It plais, however, the Committes state, that in the early years' of the war medical examination was in adequate, and that many recruits Wero ▾ Editurit, August 9th.

passed into the Army who were quite pt. Aberdeenshire, as the result of their fine fit to withstand the rigours of a campaign Lord Sydenham, interviewed by The win over Furfarshire in the "Scottish or even in many cases preliminary train-regarded.

Cuntis Championship, now stand in ing. Times, says he thinks the letter unsatis splendid isolation at the top of the tulle of factory. His lordship daes not consider merit-he only undefeated club in the he done by judicious training, both of the

"The victers, competition.

does not absolu- the duties of Consu; of a great power at tely assure them of retaining the title which recruit at the depot and of the soldier after he joins his unit. Broadly speak- they won last year without losing a match, an important maval station, enn be wholly they bid fair to do so unless somethinging, the more gradual his training, the

sensational happens

in the remaining en better the staying power of the man. As of a non-diplomatic character, as alleged.gagements Captain Alexandre Bell and cation of morale and discipline stand Erst. should be taken to promote morale, eit the effective measures of prevention the incul (A) Training (3) Every possible meins side a spléndid Wad both in the He says that Mr. Howard publicly ap

ut the latting ercase; but the outstand. A battalion whose morale is of a high de curs, and a high standard of dis peared in the Jagabege consular uniform,ing personality was certainly C. H. Webster, standard will have little shell shock" cipline.

who not only bowled with remarkable Included under the term "morale" are: (2) Training should be sufficiently pro- success, and his lordship regards this as

but got Tuns at

most pride, of regiment, belief in the oaus, jorged to ensure that the soldier is not eritical period. F. Batcher, of the loser, mutual confidence between officers and only physically fit and efficient, but also to avail, though Andrew Fraser and Crighton did their best. Furfarshire's cof a corporate whole. feat, their first this season, practically Commander Holbrook, V.C., giving extinguished their chances of wresting the evidence before the Committer, said that title from the present holders, Perthshire he had no experince of "shell shock" in hart spoils of victory frou Stirling Coun the submarine service. There were cases ty, A. Fergusson gave a particularly of nerves, but under his command never fine display at the wicker and with the anyone suffering from shell shock, wall.

He said he could not distinguish shell shock from nerves. That was so in theining, so that abnormalities from which mental or nervous instability may be in Navy.

ferred may not be overlooked. For this purpose there should be the frankest 20- operation between regimental and medi, cal officers.

unbe

the

of

All the witnesses agreed that much can

3. In all doubtful coses it is desirable to have the elustification determined by

board of expert "medical officers after observation in a neurological hospital.

Dealing with the question of prevention, the Committee recommend:

Adrices from Athens state that the three hour strike when the regulations, coming in the Premier of a British poses batted with confidence: his effort,wamen, and the feeling that a man is part that he has had time. to acquire auch a

Press is urging that all"necessary mea- supy be taken to defend Thrace to the Intere The army there is represented as determined to resist all comers.

Religres from "Anncolie, continua to String in Grever. Their ninteriance is

causing serious anxięty.

EARLIER CABLES.

THE DANGER OF COMPLICATIONS.

LONDON, September 18th.

dealing with hours of labour abroad ship,sion. He assumes the anomaly is ended

y hereditary succession. come into effect,

A previous cable message stated that Fresident Millerand had announced the abolition of the eight-hour day for French seamen. I

TRUE BILL AGAINST SIR »

MONTAGUE ALLAN,

NEGLIGENTLY SIGNING FALSE „RETURN.

CHARGED WITH

MONTREAL, September 18th,

On the application of the Crown, the Roglish papers emphasise the danger Grand Jury brought in a True Bill of couplications in the Balkans if the Kemalists press extreme eläints. It is against Nie Montague Allan, on a charge practically, certain that the Voice or negligently sigunga false Government coference will be shelved, and no 'yun. fererste is likely till hostilities in Asin return of the condition of the Merchants

Boer have ceased and a full ́ennference Bank for October, Hen is Geld. probably in a few weeks' time, atļ which terms of pener for Turkog will be settled by all the Allies, including Jag blava, Rurinuia, and even Armenia, which is included in the Treaty of

Sevres.

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LITTLE ENTENTE PREPARING FOR BALKANS CONFLICT.

Telegrams today from Athens Asser that Jugo-Slavia is mobilying. She and Rumanin have expressed the intention of aiding Greece in the event of a Balkans conflict, which does not exclude dangerous possibilities in the near future

AS MOST SERIOUS SITUATION.

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EARLIER CABLES,

ST. LEGER RESULT.. WON BY AN "OÜTSIDER:

Läspos, Septetober 19th, The St, Leger resaltbd:-Reynt Lancer (39-1), 1; Silurian (100-8), 2; Ceylonese (2-1). Twenty-four rant Won by two lengths, another two separating second and third. The winner was d. Jones: Silurian by Gard nega and Ceylonese by Frank Bulkick.

ROYAL LANCERS' EASY WIN. The starters were:Agro (McLachlan). Backwood (Whalley), Babon Rouge (eans), Bucks Hussar (Child). Calch (nime). Carpathus (Ledson), Ceylon Frank Bullock). Cerryrian (Carslake) Diligence (Late), Fred Power (N°Neill), JA räkle, dated March 24th stated that Galway Prince (Clark). Gaurisanka Sir Montague Allam, president, and Mr.(Winkfeld), Harpenden (Jellis), Preston' Macarow, generalantager, of the Meg Grange (Archibald). Bamus (Garner), Barth (Herinert Jones). Royal chants' Bank, had been charged with wil Irish fully misscating the financial position of Lancer (R. Jones). Silarian (Gardner). the bank. The proceedings were institute-Echo (V. Sinyth). Villars (Beary), ed by the Canadian Minister of Finance. Werwoli (Griggs), Sanhedrim (Donoghue), A later message dated June 22nd stated White Satin (Gray), ani. Tanglewood that the case against Sir Montagu Allan (Elliott). had been dismissed.]

Ramus Jost twenty lengths at the start. On settling down Bucks Hnasar led from | Werwolf, Ceylonese. and Corcyrinn. About Laff-way Ceylones went to the Front from Bucks Hussur, Werwolf, San heilrin Royal Lancer, and Silarian. When fairly in the straight Sanhedrim led by a few strides, but close home Royal Lancer challenged and won easily. Gaarisankar was Fourth, Time 3min..

IRISII IRREGULARS' CAPTURE KENMARE

BRIGADIER O'CONNOR, KILLED.

Lastos, September 13th. Belated reports of a Nationalist setback to band from Kenmare. County

It is pointed out that Thrace may easily become the storm-centre, owing to the existence in Bulgalia, of bands of Irre- gulars consisting of Bulgarians and Turks are who preferred braving their homes to Kerry, which the regulars eaptured accepting Greek citizenship ander the

seven hours, of fere fighting.

Treaties of Neuilly and Sevres. Their after

numbers were greatly increased last year. Brigadier O'Connor, contuanding the Any incident, such as their capture of

town in Thrace, might precipitate a Nationalist forres, also his brother, were Gun Bagration; hence the forthcoming peace conference will have to deal with killed, and 120 of the garrison were made

the asterious situation in Europe since prisoners, but subsequently liberated. ten! the war.

Reuter's correspondent an Athens to-day parts counters between Bulgarian comitadjis and Grek detachments "at! evrokop, resulting in the repulse of the comitaljis.

LEGITIMATE TURKISH

ASPIRATIONS.**

LONDON, September 13th. The phrase "legitimate Turkish aspi- rations" was explained by the French Charge d'Affaires in a visit he paid to

miles away, after effective control of Kenmare had been secured.

BELGO-GERMAN NEGOTIA-

TION.

BELGIUM REQUIRES GERMANY TODAY.

BERLIS, September 13th.-

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Belgium has requested Germany to

the Foreign Office as meaning that fresh hand over without delay. two treasury Turkish successes must be taken into bonds"payable in gold, of 50,000,000 gojil account in peacemaking... This is inter-

preted by the English Press as meaning marks each,"on account of payment due

That France favours the return of Thrace August 15th and September 15th and to to, Turkey,

deposit with the National Bank of Bel- gium 100,000,000 gold marks.

DEEP FEELING AMONG. INDIAN MOSLEMS.

SOVIET ACTIVITIES IN MID-ASIA.

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INDIAN WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BILL.

A POLITICAL INNOVATION FOR : INDIA."

DISARMAMENT

PROPOSALS.

PROTRACTED ANGLO-FRENCH

DEBATE.

The Grange-Brunswick match gave Pres. tim another triumph, he secured 7 wickets for 11 runs Watsontins were in great bat ting forn, though they could arly draw with Royal High School Carlton had substantial victory over Heriotonians

Nothing in the way of the unexpected happened in the Western Union gene

defented dubs have been going unevenly of late.

BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

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In the Scottish Bowling Association's Chanionships, W. H. Scoular, Corstorphine, won the single-handed championship the runner up being We Gray, Abbotsford; and Beith in the Epal defeated Springbog in the rink championship. PHAMPION ATHLETES,

At the Hangers sports in Glasgow, M'Phee, West of Scotland Harriers, won the mile in meritorious, fashion, though hampered by a very large entry: E E. Lidell, Edinburgh University, captured the 2 yards, taking 22 secs. from the two yards mark.

CRICKET RESULTS."

Aberdeenshire, 147; Forfarshire, 12P. Perthalifre, 122; Stirling Co., 100. Clydesdale, 130 for 6; Ayr, 105. Peloc, 140; Uddingston, 170 for 6. Grange, 184; Brunswick, 46. Curlton, 236: Heriotoniens, fi. Watsonins, for 3; RHS., F.P.,."

128 for 3.

Dunfermline, 183; Arbroath, 31. Greenock, 135 for 8; Glas, Acadia, 58.

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E the aid) you are a captain of a submarine and you have cerves, you have to right to be a captain, All the men's lives depend on you. They can do nothing, especially in a submarine. There was nothing, as far as he knew of the instinct GF self-preservation being very omnipresent in the sailor, and the repres. ston of the instinct of running away to avoid danger, did not show itself in mer. bid manifestations." He added: "I used to find to any you do not. I have yet to

feel in awful fünk at

have 'rest.

It is

standard of morale as will enable him to put the welfare of his unit before his own. personal safety.

(3) Close observation should be made by officers, beth regimental and medical, and by non-commissioned officers of the unit on individuals during the whole of their

(4) The study of character, so far as it is applicable to military life, is recom mended for all officers with a view to teaching man-mastership.

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(5) Special instruction should be given to Royal Army Medical Corps officers in the psycho neurosis and psychoses as they be encouraged to specialise in the study

occur in war, and selected officers should

meet the fellow who will lie in his ship at of these disorders. the bottom of the sea and be depth-charged (B) On Active Service.-(1) The prac and not suffer from cold feet. I felt the tien of withdrawal of officers and men strain, but did not realise it at the time; showing incipient signs of nervous break.

You feel like a washed-out | battalion or divisional area should be but when you go back to harbour you must down or over-fatigue for rest either ia

With all these mines around you officially recognised and systematized, you do not want a depth-charge too closd

(2) So far as the military situation. to send you to glòry.” ....

permits, hours of duty in the front line in stationary warfare should be short, especially in bad sectors. Adequate rest and organised recreation should be pro- vided for units when out of the line.

(3) Monotony should be avoided by changing units, as circumstances permit, between fronts and sectors. Leave home should be encouraged.

(4) The promotion of all measures mak- ing for good sanitation and the physical. comfort of the men, both in the line and also in rest billets and base depots, shoul receive constant attention.

General Lord Horne told the Committee that when he first became acquainted with the term shell shock" he understood it to apply to "the immediate result of con- cussion caused by close proximity to a violent explosion." He then found that it was afterwards applied (1) to cases of loss of control of the mind or nervous system, as the result of battle, and (2) later on to nervous breakdown due to strain. He thought it probable that miners and agricultural labourers, and men who lived open-air lives, such as

(5) Rest of mind and body is ergential shepherds and game-keepers, were less liable to the disorder than the clerk or in all cases showing signs of incipient artisan. He was of opinion that shell nervous breakdown, and when possible An opportunity to witness William theck" was more likely to occur in troops it should be given under conditions of Fox's big Realart production, "The which had not had experience of the line, security and comfort and freedom from Silent Lie," is afforded at the World and that they became subject to it" durali military duties. It is a strongly act drama of a false im an Theatre from to-day till Monday night. Fing an engagement, or during and after engagement in somewhat different Putation upon the honour of a lady of form," title, the tragedy it nearly brings to two He agreed with the regimental opinion lives and the ultimate disproving of the that a large number of shell shock silent lie.”

WORLD THEATRE.

THE SILENT LIE."'

(8) The fullest use should be made of conyalescent depots for retraining and bardening men discharged from hospital. These units should invariably be pervaded by an atmosphere of complete cure.

The above recommendations, suitably modified to a et particular circumstances, should be applied to the other 6ghting

services.

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NECROSIS OF COWARDICK?

SIMA, September 13th. A political innovation for India wa announced at the Assembly, when Mr. Innes, official member, introduced the Workmen's Compensation Bill. He stated that the measure was cordially approved

cases in a battalion may be taken a by the Provincial Governments, Cham-

sign of poor morale. He did not state it! bers of Cormorte and Employés' Associa

in stronger terme and say that it was a tions, but the Barnin Government opposed.

disgrace. As an Army commander he it. The Bombay Government agreed to it HEADMASTER AND SCHOOL AGE. looked with disfavour ou a unit in which in principle, but differed respecting the

there was much "shell shock." He placed No soldier, the Committee recommend, methods. The Bill is very simple in Let your boy remain at school until it in the same category as a unit in which should be allowed to think that loss of character and will be circulated for fur-be is 17 or 18 if you want him to be a

nervous or mental contral provides an ther criticism. There is no intention of 6t fighter for his living in the days that there were many lithe fingers missing on

are coming, and let him remain till he is the left hand, viz. poor morak. He was honourable avenue of escape from the rushing it through the Assembly.

The Bill was referred to a joint Select19 if you can. It is the training which in favour of doing everything possible to battlefield, and overy endeavour should be Amade to prevent slight eases leaving the bringe natures to their highest perfec- improve the morale of a regiment. Committer of both Houses,

tion. Dificulties are the training for large number of cases of "shell shock" battalion or divisional area, where treat difficulties." That is the dictum of the may result from poor merale, and poor ment should be confined to provision of Rev. T. Hedworth, headmaster of Elles. morale may be due to failure in training rest and comfort for those who need it and mere College, Shropshire, when address to the proper state of efficiency. In addi- to heartening them for return to the front ing the parents of present boys at the tion to the ordinary sources of morale, line. When cases are sufficiently severe to annual speech day ceremonies...

such as justice of cause, pride in regi- necessitate more scientific and elaborgte ment, and supremacy in the use of wet- treatment they should be sent to special. pons, etc., there is one thing that assists neurological centres as fear the front as "GENEVA, September 13th.

"Now that the Government has been orale very highly good food and good possible, to be under the care of an expert care taken of the men. It is not only bad in nervous disorders, No such case A protracted Anglo-French debate on reorganised at Canton, the demand for morals but physical condition se well that should, however, be so labelled on evacua- the disarmament proposals of the Third adequate reparation from the Macao influences shell shock, which became tion as to fix the idea of nervous break- Commission of the League of Naticon Government for the shooting of Chinese a serious factor in this war owing to the down in the patient's mind. eqded in the adoption of a resolution ask- at Bincao on May 31st has been revised. peculiar character of the war. He thought ing the Disarmament Commission to con-HLE. the Governor of Macao gave an that in moving warfare we should not ment, the Committee state that the estab- la recommending certain forms of treat. tinue its investigations and requesting assurance recently to a deputation from experience anything like it. the Council of the League incantime to the labour organisations that the matter

Tishment of an atmosphere of cure is the submit the Commissions scheme to the would be taken up in earnest when the

basis of all successful treatment, The Pors, with a view to finding under what newly-appointed Commissioner for For

Committee are of opinion that the produc Mr. A. F. Harat, of Guy's Hospital, tion of the hypnoidal state and deep suggested mutual guarantee pact on which Lau Yuk Loon, the Commissioner, who rological Hospital, Beals Hayne, said that of conveying suggestions or eliciting for. the disarmament proposals depedd. - was formerly Chinese Minister to London, shell shock" due to emotional distar gotten experiences, are useful in selected

entered upon his new duties this week,

bance was infinitely more common than cases, but in the majority they are un FRENCH INDUSTRIAL LEADER

"shell shock" due to commotional distur necessary and may even aggravate the DEPARTS FOR RUSSIA,

Madame Pavlova recently sailed from Southampton in the Canadian Pacific bance. His experience in November and symptoms for a time. They do not recom Lince Empress of Scotland for a dancing December, 1916, in Lemnos, was that mend psycho-analysis in the Freudian tour of tho Orient. She creed-the practically every man coming out of the sense. In many cases it is extremely Pacific from Vancouver in the Canadian Peninsula was neurasthenia, whether a dificult to distinguish cowardice from

Simula Dourosis, since in both fear is the chief Pacific liner Empress of Canada. She is was supposed to be fit or not, LYONE, September 13th.

going to Tokyo, and will also visit tion among recruits was probably not un-causal factor," state the Committee, and DI. Herriot, the well-known business Harbin, Peking, Hongkong, Shanghai, common, but among men who had been they recommend that the system pursued organiser and founder of the Lyons Fair, Manila and Java. She is the first famous to the front it was rare.

in France in the late war of obtaining the bas departed for Russia. When it was European ballerina to visit the Far The worst case of amnesia he saw which best possible expert advice when any announced a month ago that M. Herriot East, and her appearance at the Japanese got well was a man who knew nothing of medical question or doubt arose, before bata the disaster tó-water-rushing-in-ston, who lived tu Tizz for MEDY, Years Soviet leaders, the French Government great intorcat, She will subsequently tour arms and legs were for, and had to be or on subsequent review of the proceed--

was going to Bussi at the invitation of Imperial Opera House is waited with himself. He did not even know what his or at trials for serious military offences, were near the waterline, owing to deep She was previously. in China, under the denied that he had been entrusted with a india, and may proceed to Australia be re-educated as you would teach a mallings of the Court, should be followed in

Government mission,

fore the is seen again in Europe. baby, That continued for three and a

SIMLA, September 13th. That French Press comments have ex- eited a deep feeling among Moslems in India is regarded as revealing a pro- Greek tendency in British policy. A meeting of Moslem members of the Legis Inture telegraphed to Mr. Lloyd George impressing the vital need of the British Government observing strict neutrality in the Turco-Greck conflict; and appeal-

IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS

ANTICIPATED.

PARIS, September 13th, Advices from Baku state that import

EFFECT OF EMOTIONAL STRAIN,

ug for the restoration of Anglo-Turkish, ant events are expected in mil-Asia. A conditions they are ready to sign the Feign Affairs entered upon his duties. Mr. túto officer in charge of the Special Neu-hypnotia sleep, while bencficial as a meady

friendship, thus reuniting the British Moscow message annouters large con- Empire and the Moslem world.

the

centrations on the Bokhara front. The

The meeting also telegraphed Viceroy emphasising the desirability of Nationalists there are preparing to de- the restoration of peace on terms gene fend the country against possible invasion rally favourable to Turkish ambitions. by the Soviet forces.

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THE "HAMMONIA ” DISASTER

SURVIVORS BLAME DEFECTIVE

PORTHOLES:

VIGO, Beptember 13th.

OBITUARY.

MISS ANNIE TAYLOR,

LONDON, September 13th.

The death is announced of, Miss Annie The survivors of the Hammonia attri- Taylor, leader of Tibetan Pioneer Mis through defective coaling portholes which

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