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CABLES.

LATEST, CABLES.

[YKROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]' GERMAN REPARATIONS, DEBATÉ IN HOUSE OF COMMONS,

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LATEST CABLES.

AMERICA'S RELATIONS WITH

BRITAIN AND EUROPE. U.S. "AMBASSADOR TO CONFER WITH AMERICAN MINISTERS,

WASHINGTON, December 14th. Colonel Geo. Harvey, United States Ambassador in London, is returning shortly on account of the illness of his

LAUSANNE DELIBERATIONS. FAR EASTERN

TURKEY TO JOIN LAN

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LAUSANNE, December 14th. This morning's meeting of tha minorities sub-commission had a satin. factory result. Lord Ourzon's strang attitude toward the Turks completely altered their standpoint, and they de finitely promised to join the League of Nations. Lord Carson expressed his pleasure, and the chief delegates then left the sub-commission to continue its work.

NEWS.

CABLE

[TIKONGA KEUTER'S. AGENCY-)

HULUANG KOAN COUPONS: ARRANGEMENT FOR PAYMENT.

COMPLETED.

Arrangements

The House of Commons debated the reparations position, following a series of questions by Sir John Simon which wife, but he is expected to confer with MR. CHILD'S ADVICE TO ISMET: hat of salt funds to meet the payment on

were framed after consultation with Mr. "Asquith, Mr. Lloyd George and Mr.

Ramsay MacDonald.

SERIOUS ECONOMIC POSITION

OF BRITAIN.. Replying to Sir John Simon's anxiety Inst the affect of the proposed moratoriuin might be frustrated by ill-advised forcible action, Mr. Bonar Law referred sym. pathetically to the French viewpoint, but said he was convinced that for us to pay the United States, without receiving anything from outside sources, would reduce the standard of living in England for a distinct generation. Unless there was a improvement in trade, within a reason. able time, we should reach a position which would, in his opinion, he woree almost than any of the Allied countries. We could not therefore be so generous as wine people wished

GERMANY ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE.

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parations, but which might. at the same time make it more difficult, if not im possible, to obtain them.

PUSITION: HOPELESS WITHOUT FRANCO-BRITISH CO-OPERATION.

"President Harding. Mr. C. E. Hughes (Secretary of State) and Mr. A. Mellon (Secretary of the Treasury) regarding America's relations with Great Britain and Europe. PIERPONT MORGAN INTERVIEWS PRESIDENT HARDING.

PEKINO, December 15th.

this were completed afternoon, with the banks concerned, for the telegraphic transmission from Shang- Hukuang Loan Coupona, due to-morrow. FRENCH POSTAL AGENCIES" IN CHINA.

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OUR LONDON LETTER MR. BONAR LAW'S NEW CONSER- VATIVE CABINET. SOME DIFFICULTIES ON THE ROAD

TOWARDS ECONOMY., REPUBLICAN PLOTTERS AT WORK

IN IRELAND.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

LONDON, November ånd. „

EXCITING SCENE ON THE PRAYA.

RIVER STEAMER CRASHES INTO A NUMBER OF JUNKS.

· GALATIAN

Just before 11 o'clock last night there Way an exciting scece on the Praya, near the Macao Wharf. The river steamer Wah K in trying to come alongside the Young Tai Hing Wharf overshot her mark, and at corsiderable speed orashed into a number of large cargo junka lying alongside the Praya. Immediately the A Prime Minister's success in forming danger wae noticed the steamer's anchor was dropped; this was, however, too late his Cabinet must be judged not by the array of names'in a list, which is the usual to prevent serious collision and one basis of an estimate, but by the way the junk received practically the full force member pull together and the work thay of the impact. The bow of the vessel cat do. Mr. Bonar Law's first effort at Cabinet clean into the junk making a large holo

THE NEW CABINET,

"Lausanne, December 14th- At the conchision of the minorities commission meeting yesterday evening, there were very active alforts to prevent a rupture, with much coming and going of British, French and Italian delegates till TO BE OFFICIALLY CLOSED AT END making has provoked the inevitable Babel and smashing the ang's quarters, situat Past midnight.

"OF YEAR.

Perhaps in most important interven tion was by the American, sir. Child,

PERINO, December 14th. who had a rong conversation with immorá The French Minister notified the New York, December 14th.

Pasha, whom he strongly advised to be Waichiaopa (Chinese Foreign Office) this The unexpected visit of Mr. Pierpont more conciilatory.

lace was very romorning, that the French postal agencies Morgan to Washington, where he inter-cent and non-committal, but the emency would be officially closed on December of Mr. Child's arguments towards settling 31st but in view of the fact that French viewed President Harding, has revived the minorities question was proved by the mails en route to China would not arrive until later, some of the personnel would talk regarding the President's intentions Turkish promise to-day, cabled earlier

A communiqué issued after the meeting be retained, merely for distribution pur- of taking a hand in the reparations

of the minorities sub-commission to-day yosea and the winding up of details states that Lord Curzon noted with satin which cannot be completed before the and question.

faction ismet's spooch," notably the de of the year. It is understood that this claration of Tursey's intention to join moets with the approval of the Chinese the League of Nations. M. Barrore and authorities. Signor Garroni spoke similarly, after which the sub-commission began its labours:

AMERICAN POLITICS. FAMINE RELIEF IN GERMANY

AND AUSTRIA.

WASHINGTON, December 14th Nr. Newton, a Bpublican member, has introduced a resolution into the House of Representatives for the appro- priation of $70,000,000" to relieve famine conditions in Austria and Germany.

as 2331,000,000.

mittee had fixed the gross amount of appropriations as high

Mr. Kelley went on to say that the world must stop building 19,000 ton war- ships, if it

is to enjoy the fruits of the Inst Conference.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SHIP SUBSIDY BILALA.

There was almost no hope for a solu tion unless we and France acted together, and be hoped both Governments would utilise the interval in an endeavour to BENEFITS FOR AGRICULTURALISTS find some common method of dealing with the problem,

NOTEWORTHY ABSENCE OF

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SUGGESTED:-

TURKISH STANDPOINT ALTERS.

INCREASE ADVOCATED.

"EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA"

AGAIN IN HONG KONG..

PROPELLER SHAFT ADJUSTED AT VANCOUVER.

for adjustment.

exper-

of comments and criticism; but, on thed on the stern, into match-wood. So whole public opinion approves his choice heavy was the impact that two women of colleagues. The new Premiet, while on the junk were thrown violently on to men, has selected the deck, and one of them was seriously avoiding "" showy' business-like admmistrators with a sound injured about the head." The police in the and the unfortunate woman's injuries record of achievement in the various offices neighbourhood were soon on the scene they have filled.

were attended to.

The junk filled with water, and in about Eve minutes her deck was awash She remained afloat in a water logged. condition. The incident caused quite commotion and within a few moments most of the junks in the immediate neigh- bourhood had mored away.

One of the chief objections repeatedly urged against the Lloyd George Adminstra tion was that you never knew what was going to happen next. There was always a certain amount of electricity in the atmosphere. A feeling was general that the Government was constantly striving

A Revenue Officer who witnessed the to produce spectacular effects either at homa or abroad. But promise fell lamen- accident said that in his opinion the tably short of performance, as, for instance, vessel was travelling at a fair rate, and in the case of the Genon Conference, which had she not struck the junk she would was to set Europe on its fest and from have damaged her bows on the Praya which even the representatives of Bol-wall. shevism were not excluded.

Art

he went on to China, where he deliver. ed a series of lectures. During the war be created a sensation by a speech he made

at the Mansion House, the purport of which

The new Government are pledged be-

Was "Keep on killing Germans." Cer- tain leaders of Nonconformity professed forehand to economy, and one of the tests of sincerity in this respect is to be the prompt cutting down of the bureaucracy to be shocked, but he retorted by Already ansourcement is made of re- duction in the number of Ministries. The king how he could be blamed by Ministry of Labour is to go, and the urging our troops to kill the enemy Ministry of Pensions is to be put under instead of being killed by him. “In the British troops the control of the Treatury. The Board simplicity," he said, "I was under

the impression that went to the front, not to take up of Trade, is to swallow the Ministry of

and handcuff the aggressor, but to do. Transport and the Department of Over. sens Trade. It remains to be seen, however,

for him. Unleas our troops are at the how far these changes will result in a front to till Germans let them come and reduction of national expenditure.

be killed here with us. They won't have to wait long."

LONDON, December 14th.

The country is now looking to Ministers when he came to London to live at Farm Lord Curzona. firmness, supported by

to give the legislativè machine & rest and Street after a long sojourn at Manchester as France and Italy, has triumphed at

to devote themselves to administration. a Jesuit pricat. His work in London lay Lausanne, Ismet Pasha conceding all the

surfeited with new Acts chiefly among the people of the alums; and polate the Allies demanded except as re- After nearly four months aheenoo from People gards the provision, of a national home Hongkong the s.s. Empress of Australia of Parliament, many of which are in-it was while he was engaged in looking for the Armenians. Turkey's decision to arrived in port early yesterday morning,spired and most of them influenced after the dregs of bumanity that he sat NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS..

too obvious desire to meddle everybody talking by his famous sermons on join the League of Nations after the con- with passengers and mails from Van- by a

with business or personal liberty"The Sins of Society." All the information he had was to the

Mr. Kelley (Republican) who prepared 'usion of peace has eased the tension at couver..

The liner left here on August 26th on habit our politicians acquired in war time. In 1910 Father Vaughan travelled in effect that Germany was very nçar a com- the "report of the Appropriations Com-Lausanne, and is expected to shorteni

On but now it is indefensible." plete collapse, and we could not look with mittce on the Annual Naval Bill, speak the duration of the conference and her first voyage for Canada, having Then Gorerament contral was a necessity, the United States and Canada, and thence

facilitate a complete, understanding, na come here from England via Suez. ing in the Honse of Representatives in when" & deadlock is reached on any her first trip some trouble was equanimity on any action which thought would fail fail to produce re-support of the bill, declared that the com.question, it will probably be referred to ienced with one of the propeller shafts DEPARTING MINISTRIES."

the League, similarly to the question of fand, on arriving at Vancouver, sho-was racial minorities. Turkey must still placed in lock to receive the required apply for admission to the League, which attention. It was found that the shaft can only be granted by the Assembly. It was slightly out of alignment, which set is probable a special session will be sum up a certain amount of friction. The moped as the Assembly does not meet shaft had to be removed from the vessel and placed on an enormous turning lathe before December, AMERICA'S FOREIGN CREDITS. The vessel on her return trip behaved spendidly and the trouble experienced on the outward journey has been eliminated. Her speed on this trip was a little over NEW YORK, December 14th 18 knots per hour; her spoed on her trial At the annual conference of Governors run was 18 odd knots per hour. During present Voyage the Australa of the United States at White Sulphur the

When it is once set up, a Government Springs, Mr. McKelvie, Governor of encountered heavy seas, and at times the

Father Vaughan was extremely popular. WASHINGTON, December 14th. Nebraska, advocated the United States waves rose as high as 60 feet. The liner Department is not easily suppressed. It The Republican Senator Brookhart, has increasing the credits allowed to foreign was very steady throughout and scarcely would take an appreciable time, ever with proposed an amendment to the Ship Sub Governments with stable forms of Gov-rolled or pitched at all. She was due the good-will of everybody concerned, to get and by his death at the age of 76 the

the country a sterling Englishmac...' sidy Bill granting a subsidy to American ernment, as a means of increasing de to arrive in Hongkong yesterday after rid of a national policy that has been put Roman Church loses a notable servant and industrial and agricultural producers, mand for American farm products. It noon but arrived outside the channel last into operation; and in present circum- He favoured a ten per cent. rebate in should, however, be ascertained prior to evening a little too late to come into the stances nothing is more natural than that EVENTS IN IRELAND.

Recent political developments in this. She spent the night craising freight charges on products for export the granting of credits whether the harbour

to be

"scrapped" should use every country have temporarily obscured the Government-aided vessels. from points of origin if shipped by nation concerned had reduced ita armed outside waiting for daybreak when she the officials in the Ministries marked down

came in. She had on board 83 first-class forces to a sound peace basia.

passengers and 29 second-class and 182 endeavour to delay the fatal hour when they march of events in Iraland. We are 40 Ministry of Food, which was an essentially is no time to consider what is going on. DUTCH OIL EXPORT TAX. JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF storage, and also a number of coastal are to find themselves out of a job. The busy over the General Election that there

passengers from Shanghai and Japan.

WAI Department,

officially across the Irish Sea.. A paragraph in SAGHALIEN.! DEFINATELY ABOLISHED..

abolished long ago, and its requiem was some of the English papers is all that chanted in Parliament and the Press, but appears. But the situation is decidedly. BRITISH GOVERNMENT WILL NOT

nevertheless it continues to exist as a interesting. The latest move of the Irish ..INTERFERE ***

Republicans is to carry their abstentionist In a memorandum replying" to the

section of the Board of Trade!

At the policy to its logical conclusion. Second Chamber report on the Dutch

EXPENSES OF CANDIDATES. East Indies, the Colonial Minister states In the House of Commons, replying to

I was interested to learn this week on the time of writing, the preposterous Do Valera and his satellites are sitting in that the oil export duty will be definitely Mr. Trevelyan, who suggested approach. FREE STATE TROOPS TAKE OVER.

authority of a political expert that while no

secret session, and are issuing from day abolished on 'December 31st. Any dutying the other Powers represented at the

LONDON, December 14th.

difficulty is experienced in getting men to subsequently paid will be refunded after Washington Conference with a view to

The evacuation of the remainder of the stand for Parliament--the number willing to day resolutions, edicts, and decrees in Japan to withdraw her troops from

at a solemn conclave bald in some place. before Members were paid-it is by no re-elected President of the Irish Republic Russian Saghalica, Mr. Bouar Law said The Free State troops took over se the Government did not consider they guards at the Viceregal Lodge, and means easy to find men able to pay all the unknown a few days ago; and he has

whence the

This partly were called upon to initiate any action cupied several barracks,

troops marched out with bands playing expenses of an election. in the matter.

sad colours flying in the midst of cheer explains the rush of new candidates on the appointed a Council of State, which in- are of the nominations for the General cludes such irreconcilables as Count Plun ing crowds.

Election. Many who had never sat foot in ket, Mr. Lawrence Ginnell," and Miss constituencies suddenly appeared on the Mary Macawiney, sister of the Lord Mayor scene wearing one or other of the Party of Gork who killed himself by hanger-

striking in an English prison. labels. In pre-war days it was different.

CRITICISM,

The reparatione debate in the House of Commons was noteworthy owing to the absence of criticisin

This morning a newspapers similarly commend the Premier's stairment, dwel ling on the passage, and deprecating any. action likely to make the reparations more difficult; obviously referring to the occupation of the Rubr.

FRENCH NEWSPAPERS ENDORSE

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PREMIER'S STATEMENT.

PARIS, December 14th."

The newspapers unanimously declare

THE HAGUE, December 14th.

LONDON, December 14th.

BRITISH FORCES EVACUATE DUBLIN,

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that Mr. Bonar Law's statement indicate the abolition has been "legislatively rati-joining in friendly representations to British troops from Dublin has begun to come forward is, indeed, larger than the name of Dail Eireann. De Valera was

warm sympathy with France, and a atrong desire for a solution in acordanes

with the interests of both countries"

Several newspapers try to read between the lines of the speech, saying that Mr. Bonar Law is apprehensive lest, the Fronch decision to coerce Germany shall jeopardise the existence of his Cabinet. They argue that the British public`mis- conceives the "occupation of the Ruhr as threatening an economic catastrophe.

BRITISH PARLIAMENT

PROROGUED.

THE KING'S SPEECH.-

BEAR EAST'AND IRISH PROBLEMS.

LONDON, December 14th:--- La the King's speech at the prorogation of the British Parliament, he earnestly trusts that a satisfactory solution of the Near East problems will shortly be reached at the Lausanne Conferonce. The task of restoring conditions favourable to the economic stability of Europe con- tinues to give deep concern. The diffical dies are great and complex, and can only be overcome by patient and sincere co operation by the nations primarily affect od. He earnestly prays that the passing of the Irish measures will mark the in- auguration of a period of prosperity for all concerned, both in Ireland and Great BritainTM Ministers must continue to examine

fied.

The Minister disputes the contention that capital invested in oil interests is disproportionately taxed, and refuses to admit that his financial policy is likely to lead to the light or abstention of for. eign capital from the Dutch Colonies.

FRENCH COMMUNISTS

IMPRISONED,

A LESSON IN DISCIPLINE.

K PARIS, December 14th.

MOSCOW DISARMAMENT

CONFERENCE. DISAGREEMENT LEADS TO ITS ABANDONMENT.

BIG, December 14th.

BRITISH AND JAPANESE STEAMERS COLLIDE.

BOTH "SLIGHTLY DAMAGED."

ALGIERS, December 14th. A message from "Moscow says 'that

The British steamer Clan MacTavish The Communist Deputies, Vaillant Litvinoff, the chief Rumian delegate to and the Japanese steamer Eric Mare Couturier and Marcel Cochin, also the the Moscow Disarmament Conference, in collided. Both were slightly damaged. journalist Peri have been sentenced by the Correctional Court to six months statement to journaliste complained of The former proceeded on its way, but its breakdown and declared that Russia the latter will remain here temporarily imprisonment, in default, for inciting

not guaranteed against Japanese for repaira troops to disobey orders, in newspaper aggression or British intrigue. He charg artibles written by them.

BARLIER CABLES.

ANOTHER POISONED CHO- COLATE SCARE.

THE WORK OF. A LUNATIO WOMAN?

WAL

ed the latter with fomenting anti Russian agitation in the Far East, not grudging gold for the purpose. The dis armament conferezice broke down through the attitude of the border delegations 37" the outset,

CHARGES AGAINST U.S. ATTORNEY-GENERAL.

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M. CLEMENCEAU'S U.S. TOUR. -OPPOSED TO:OCCUPATION OF RUBR

There was then always a waiting list of REPABLICAN PHITENSIONS. candidates who were prepared to put down The Spanish American-Irish President of $1,000 or more towards the expenses of a the Republic basos his claim to set up contest, with two or three hundred a year a Government on the refusal of the Speaker to follow by way of annual subscription to of the Free State Parliament which came the local party organistation. But all this into being after the Treaty to summer Dail is now a thing of the past. Men with in- Eireann, the duly elected Parliament comes of thousands a year with a good and Government of the Republic" Tho margin to spare will not devote part of the attitude of these posturing politicians, who surplus to the gratification of political are all more or less directly responsible for arnbitions. Either the money that they the crime and brigandage that have made would in other circumstances hare devoted Ireland a bye-word among the nations, is to politics is taken by the tax-collector or it to pretend that they are the real, original. The and no mistake Irish patriots, and that the Lis required to finance business.

tendency is to rely more and more on the Free State Government is composed of the Party funds for election expenses, and this tendency is likely to increase rather than to diminsh as time passes.

PARIB, December 14th. Interviewed by the correspondent of the Petit Parislen before siling from New York, M. Clemenceau declared heATHER VAUGHAN, was opposed to the occupation of thet There are many readers in China whơ Huhr, and suggested that the Anglo- must have learned with regret of the death French diaagreement should be sub of Father Vaughan. A brother of Cardinal since the time, some twenty years ago mitted to President Harding's arbitra Vaughan, he had a worldwide reputation

LONDON, December 13th.

HIS IMPEACHMENT UNLIKELY. "A parcel of chocolates addressed to the

WASHINGTON, December: 14th. Home Secretary was delivered at the

Mr. Volstead, chairman of the judiciary Home Office. The police found areonio inserted, similarly to the case of the committee of the House of Represents calcolates sent to Sir William Horwood a tires, is hearing the charges against Mr.tion. month ago. The parcel was posted at Daugherty. He has declared that he does Balham, where Sir Wm. Horwood's was not believe it will be possible to secura THE WASHINGTON AGREE- also posted. It is believed both crimes an improzchment judging by the charso are the work of the same lunatic woman.tor of the evidence already adduced.

A SIGNIFICANT WITHDRAWAL

THE SCARE, SUBSIDES. A

LATER."

Karna.

A statement issued by the Home Office Mr. Keller withdrew from the impeach- does not attach any importance to the ment against Mr. Daugherty, after the

MENTS.

TO BE SUBMITTED TO FRENCH CHAMBER

PARIA, December 14th. The Minister of Marine announced in

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NEW ZEALAND ELECTIONS. GOVERNMENT'S PRECARIOUS

POSITION.

servile creatures and subordinates of an alien Legislature. Although meeting in secret. they contend that they alone are entitled to speak with authority on behalf of the Irish people:

The truth, of course, that the Do Valerites have been repudiated by the vast majority of Irish. This was proved by the cluded, and subsequently by the refusal of elections heid after the Treaty was con the Free State Parliament to accept Da Valera's lead. The Republicans are in a hopeless minority the political Ishmaels whose hand was always against England, and is now turned with peculiar malice against the Free State Government. The latter is trying to consolidate its position," which is no easy matter and will take time. succeed in doing so.

moet crefully all possible sweete sent to the Home Secretary, which, Judiciary Committee had refused to por the Chamber that the Government would shows the state of the partice sa follows: assuming that it will, in fact, ultimately

measures for dealing with the unemploy ment"condition.

BARLIER CABLES.

BRITISH PARLIAMENT. NEW, SESSION TO OPEN IN FEBRUARY

LONDON, December 14th. In the House of Commons, Mr Bonar nounced that the new session swaald open on February 13th.

The

WELLINGTON, December 14th. The complete result of the elections mit him to read a long statement.

thirty-eight, Opposition Committee summoned Mr. Keller to submit the Washington agreements for Government

ratification on the, reassembling of Par- twenty, Labour seventeen, Independant testify to-morrow."

liament in January.

five. The majority of the latter are pledged not to vote out Mr. Massey on any non-confidence motion, een

SHELL TRANSPORT CO.S DIVIDEND.

it is said, were not chocolates. It is de clared that the circumstances preclude the possibility that any attempt was intended on Mr. W. G. Bridgeman's life.

ELLERMAN LINERS' ROUTE, M.C.C. DEFEAT PRETORIA.

SOUTHAMPTON A PORT OF CALL. PRETORIA, December 14th.

LONDON, Doceber 14th. The M.0.0. made 300 for the loan of Pretoria Boven wickets, "and" declared.

Beginning with the City of Simla replied with 116 in their sound lunings early in the new year, the Ellerman Maenslay taking 6 for 18. The M.0.0.limera will call at Southampton on the than won by an innings mid forty-seven outward journey from the Continent to

the Far Foot,

SWISS CONFEDERATION. MEMBER OF FEDERAL COUNCIL DESIGNATED PRESIDENT.

BERNE, December 14th M." Scheurer, a member of the Federal. Council, has been designated Presidens of the Confederation-for-1923.

LONDON, December 14th. The Shall Transport Co. has declared an Interim dividend of two shillings per share, free of income tax.".

Meanwhile, that task is not made easier by the doubts constantly, cast upon ita honesty and intentions by the Tory Dio- hards in England. They would like some thing to happen to afford a decent pretext for natounding the Treaty. This is what the Republicans desire more than anything ole, and what they hope for; and it therefore Batisfactory to note that Mr. Bonar Taw has declared the end of the polisy towards Ireland H.B. Coalition does not mean change in British