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THROUGH REUTER'8 ADENCY-] BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

MR. CHURCHILL'S MANIFESTO is

"TOO LATH".

of Mr.

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BRITISH RAILWAY DISPUTE “CLAN KENNEDY" ASHORE

IMPORTANT UNION CIRCULAR,

Losos, January 17th. An important circular was issued by the Sational Union of Railwaymen this

TESSEL BADLY DAMAGED.

Advices from North Foreland state that the steamer Clan Kennedy is badly ashore

OUR MERCHANT FLEET.

ROMANCE OF SHIPBUILDING.

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morning signed by Alt. Thomas and Mr. on Sizewell Bank and is humping badly. Hurd, who was the guest of honour at handicap. There was something to having of time, but neither the airship

moderates.

I

It is inderstood that the vessel in ins sured for £39,500. She was loaded with nickel ore from Pagamene for Glasgow and copra from Papeete for Hambourg.

FIUME AGREEMENT.

nor

(Laughter.) Looking back, we might the steamship of commerce and the steam. smile at such incidents, and even plane ship of we was and is now, As the ourselves that in similar ereumstances, late war provest, at least as close as that we should not have been so foolish. We between matary and commercial aviation, AIR AND SEA POWER, *- were all prepared to condemn the blind. In these new circumstances letters could

ness of our forefathers. He was not now be sent by air mail to London Shipbuilding in its relation to the air convinced that such condemnation was Amsterdam, Cologne, aul Hamburg. aad well as the sea was the theme of an always justined, and that the lunate con the business man could thus offer a great interesting address by Mr. Archibald servative instincts of our rice were

the aeroplane could carry Champ. It declares that it is incumbent The main engine is broken but prospects dinner at the Authors Club, 9, Whitehall said for a policy of Wait had see,15 as 104.000.000 tons of food, manufactures

Court. apon all members of the union to realise for salvage are good provide the weather | periods of shipbuilding Mr. Hurd surned) (Hear, hear,) Air power was a new thing at least they must be nierely the hard- After dealing with the various the expericuers of the late war proved and raw materials, and for many years LONDON, January 17th. that the honour and prestige of the union A few members of the House of Conis at stake, and any member ceasing work

to the ship of the future, which he be- and a very wonderful thing when the maid of the hueg I was possible"that Beved would be a motor-ship Bat even Great War broke upon us in 1014. With airships might pruve successful in garry- mens yesterday were aware of the issues binckleg to the signature of his accredited representatives and a traitor

if the steamships were to be banished from characteristic sang froid, we had sat back ing mails as well as passengers in a hurry, Churchill's manifesto, which

the sea to the decision of the special general

motoreel would have rous rival in other countries, and had then jumped in price might be worth paying. But m

as a result of competition, the ni watched the costly experiments in anti that in these dictions the heavy paused a flatter in political circles where mesting.

an electrically-driven ship. On the sub- and jumped forward. When the war thing was on the horizon which suggested the routent became known,

ject of air power he expressed the beg the Naval Air Service was easily that either the airship or the aeroplane OD opinion that nothing was on the horizon, &rst of all the air services of Allies or would supplant the ship of the sen. which suggest that either the airship enemies. That success was largely due the other hand, it was conceivable, that or the aeroplane would supplant the ship to the vision and impulsive energy of the passenger ship of the future would of the sea. In spite of the conquest of Me. Winston Churchill as First Lord of somewhat resemble the funnelless Argus, the air we should remain great sea the Admiralty; but it should be nilded with a long flying deck, and that passen Power, Sir D. Planket Barton presided, that he did not lack the support of Naval gers to whom time was money would fy and the vice chair was occupied by Mfr. colleagues on the Board: He believed he to the ship at some convenient, embark-

Ernest Fayte.

was right in saying that in those earlying port, and would leave the ship by days of the war, so strong and so efficient neroplane before she was within sight of

But that was looking" was the Naval air arm, that it came to her destination. the rescue of the Army in Belgium and many years ahead, and progress depend- France.

ed largely upon the amount of subsidies for civil aviation provided out of public fun. In spite of the conquest of the air we should reimais, he hoped, they would agree, a great sea Power. Wo

OPPOSITION MAJORITY OF

SEVENTY ANTICIPATEN.

Sympathies with Mr. Churchill's Fiewpoint are of the opinion that his gleventh, hour intervention is too late to Afect Liberal waverers, as Liberal -men- i bers of

the House "af Commons geavtally unimabtedly delighted with Mr Asquith's speech, and Labourites still anticipate an Opposition majority of at least seventy on Monday night.

The circular appends to members to be loyal to the union, and the great causes of trail-aniosism and collective bargain- ing.

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THE THREATENED STRIKE OF LOCOMOTIVE MEN,

ROME January 17th..

A. semi-official announcement says that an Italo-Juge-Slav agreemen: regarding Fiume will be signed at Rome shortly The agreement does not comprise, the cession of any Adriatic islands nor recti- fication of the Julian frontier.

LONDOS, January 17th. In spite of the oficial announcement that Sunday at midnight is fixed for the

The agreement will be followed by a strike of the locomotive men. Industrial circles are optimistic that the trouble treaty of friendship" of such a will yet be averted as a result of unofficial) as will not cause alarm in any

equntry." conversations now proceeding.

ANQINSPIRING MESSAGE.

WARŠTIME ADVÄSTVIES,

It is believed that the companies are DAMAGED DUTCH STEAMERtion of writers who composed the editorial] ture in the North Sen to put spirit into should be fed from the sea; from the

re-considering their attitude,

This is the finish," indicating that

Whips of all parties have warned men. hers not to have Landon for the week "end, as the, milway strike, which is now the strike preparations will go forward, veg veled as inevitable, anag prevent themaid the weretary of the Locomotive from returning in time for the division.

Men's Society to-night on learning of the statement issued by the railway managers, LABOUR AND THE INTER- in which they recapitulated the position

NATIONALISTS.

and said that they had no alternative but to apply the National Wages Board deci- sion,

Loxoox, fanuary 17th. Mr. Thomas resumed the debate on the Add to a thin h. He said the Labour Party did not regret and ware "hot" going to apologise for their associa

The secretary of the Locomotive Men ́s Society suggests that the managers were influenced by the attitude of Mr. J. FI. Thomas, secretary of the rival National Union of Railwaymen.

FEDERATION OF BRITISH

INDUSTRIES.

tion with the Internationglists, Labour had resolved to spare no effort to give the world, and civibution in common orgazi Batin which would bring the people SIR fogether and enable them to understand rach other. The more they understood Pach other the more diffienk it would be for other people to plunge them into war. (suci Aabour cheers.) He declared that British prestige had never been lowered so much as it was to-day.

ERIC GEDDES AND LABOUR

GOVERNMENT,

Lospos, January 17th. Advices from Backwall stats that the Dutch steamer Holendrecht, which was beached after a collision with the steamer torre has been refloated and docked.

ELECTIONS IN EGYPT.

CABINET RESIGNS.

CAIRO, January 17th. The Cabinet has resigned, but the King has requested the Premier to continue in office until His Majesty has returned from his visit to Suez Canal on January 25th, when he will undoubtmily SILINDION Zagblul Pasha"

Lax

EARLY DAYS

Whe

The Chainmno, in proposing the health of Mr. Hurd, served that he bioked so nature young it wis difficult to believe he was other jurnalist of many years' standing, wha had been for well-uigh sa quarter of a

When Admiral Scheer, towards the end century a star in that brilliant constella of May, 1910, determined upon an alien

sen we shidaid obtain the raw material staff of The Daily Telegraph." So Naval the hearts of the German people he sent writer of our time had been more success airships to spy on the Grand Fleet, and for our factories, and over the seas wo ful in bringing home to the minds and incidentally groups of submarines were should send forth our manufactures. The lessons of naval history, and in convincinged him, and be emerged at last in despe new conditions created by the conquest the hearts of his countrymen the stationed off its bases. The airships fail Navy would gradually adapt itself to the them that upon the maintenues of caration, not knowing what lay before him of the air, and there was no reason to sen-power depended the commerce, the His submarines also failed him. We doubt that it would still offer careers industries, the filerts, the influence for without airships or submarines off his for the boys of today who would gather good in the world, and in the fast resort ports, knew, however, what he was doing up the sea traditions of 1.000 years and the very existener of this maritime On the Lind fronts the neroplane at short link them to the air tradisions which were Empire of bur's, (Hear, hear.) In an rangs more than justified every anticipa founded during the Great War. (Cheers.) Admiral Cyril Fuller, Third Sea Lord, eloquent and popular style he had done tion. We had particular reason to be justice to our merchant shippers and our proud of the manner in which our young opening the diceussion, and it was upon. merchant sailors, to their enterprise and ainuen vindicated the national courage our ships that the country and Empire their virile qualities and to the services (Cherry) When at last peace, or what depended. Without our foreign trade which they had rendered to civilisation we mistook for peace, descended upon as this kingilon coald not support more than and to Jiberty. (Cheers)

all carried into the new era of one-third of its population, and without economic development which we believed free communication between this kingdom. to be opening the impressions we formed and the Overseas Dominions and Colonies, Mr. Archibald Hurd, in dealing with under the uneconomic conditions of war the political existence of the Empire. EARLIER CABLES.

his subject, passed in review the progress in face of the failure of the enemy fo would be, impossible. To protect our of shipilling. As a nation, he said, interfere with the movement of the shipping in war, and to ensure supplies CAIRO, January 17th.

we were inantele Conservative, We dis- Grand Fleet by his aeroplanes and air of food and raw material, nothing but The Zoglalists captured 27 out" of the Eyes, This result was that inventorsshad eenp the whole of the fleet. It had since also referred to the approaching retire- liked changes in the conditions of our ships, it was suggested that we should ships of war would avail. Admiral Fuller 30 sets 11 with Jalists tutor Plus d very had time in this country. (Hear, been arged that the capital ship was ment of Sir Tennyson D'Eyncourt from to-day, making 177 of 207.

hear. We fought them as long as pose doomed, nid that peroplanes and airships the post of Director of Naval Construe- So far only seven results are outstand-ible, with all the weapons of prejudice, could do much more efficiently, and also tion and Chief Technical Adviser to the ing...

and then grudgingly adopted such of their much more cheaply, all that cruisers were Admiralty, and spoke of his valuable sør- EARLIER CARLES, greater degree, because Labourites any THE POSITION OF FRANCE eas as had survived the torrent of accustomed to do in guarding the trade vices in that position.

criticism. He called attention to the "Pmates, as well as defending this country

Sir Eustace Tennyson D'Eyncourt, how could not claim at present to have within their ranks that experience which ERANCE'S FINANCIAL PROPOSALS. position of the Admiralty to the employ from. invasi What did those sugges speaking of the short life of the sub- ment of steam vessels at the time when duns "involve? If the capital ship could marine, said the fact remained that it the other parties had of superior direc- MOTION..

tion of great industrial undertakings, or

PARIS, January, Tath.

Queen Victoria came to the Throne, and bombed and sunk out of hand, what was the most vulnerable of all craft in to the protest that was ones made against inuener must that have upon the mer- naval operations, experience of governing. A serioas pro- Premier Poincare. in the course of the retention in the Fleet of ships with chant ship? If either the aeroplane or LONDON. January th

Sir Trevor Dawson thought the future blem would face any Government which speech in connection with the introduc-muzzle-loading guns, and mentioned that the airship was Mr. Clydes moved a vote of tron-con- did anything to throw more men out of tion of the Government's proposals de Naval authorities down to the late capital ship, why should an enemy search ship. We did not now

potent against the of long-distance travel lay with the air- employment by upsetting that confidence The Priser of Wales at the Duke of on which British trade had flourished to feel the point the sixties were still ordering wood for the for the comparatively few battleships with at 23 knots an hour, but at 80 or 100

Frane, declared that. in spite of appear-building of great three-deckers, throughout the world. Trade prosperity

Ship their anti-aircraft guns and other protec, knots an hour, with safety, and he be Work entered the "Ters' gallery as Mr. in Great Britain at present was balancedances. France's situation was increasing owners in those days represented their measures, when so many merchant lieved the airship would accomplish this. national temper towards anything new ships, with little or no defence, were They were now, building an airship Clynes "was speaking.

on a knife-edge, and very little might flourishing.

Premier Poincare stated that the note and untried which found expression in open to attack? An enemy had ouly to 200ft. in length and 170ft, in breadth, sanmenfons debats opened quiet- turn the balance either way.

the advent of

Labour Government circulation and the war budget had been mercantile gircles when it was proposed sink a few hundred of the thousand mer carrying 150 passengers, which would be ly. There were many vamus seats, owing had caused uneasiness. There had been substantially reduced compared with the that iron ships, instead of wooden ships, chant ships at sea every day to starve us able to travel at eighty miles per hour ic the

division has been nothing like a panic, but a lot of invest

should be built for the carrying of our into submission. If the capital ship was and with seven engines having a total fact that n

The Chamber, by 360 votes to 215, suh ocean-borne commerce. ment was being dous abroad, probably arranged for Monday night."

It was then doome, surely the merchant ship was horse-power of 37,850, und, with the rasist- Mr. Clye indictment of the fover to a great extent foreign investment, and sequently postponed the interpellation on claimed to be ridiculous that ships should also duomed, and then how would our nuce of the Treasury, they hoped son ment's foreign policy did not raise a still capital was leaving the cmntry: the Pensions Act as an outcome of the he built of one of the heaviest metals; exporta be carried to the world's markets, to be able to travel to Bombay, mid Cairo, sagle Latour cheer, "The first sign of life Industry and employment would suffer,

Covernment stating that they would that they would inevitably sink when they and how should we be fed1 He would in three days. In this ship India and when Mr. ras

Clynes used

could be done in ten days, and general and the purchasing power of the home regard the discursion in the light of a encountered a storm at sea-if not before. suggest that the future was not so gloomy back' cheers by references to the Dominions He market would decrease. The position question of confidence,

(Continued on treat columa.)

as such forecasts would inddiente. (Hear, it would be possible to pay a return trip. maid that Mr. Runway MacDonald, was very delicate. It was a time for vau-

hear,)'

to America, with a week-end in New Turday, gave an assurance that the tious statesmanship, not panic-mongering

York, in the same time. (Hear, hear.) pledges so far runde would be carried out, or wild talk. We must keep our heads hurt the House given full opportunity for and consider only our country's good. deciding the important isues raid.

LABOUR

NON-CONFIDENCE

Sener in the Government.

Th

N101.

some

relation

"Lesbos, January 17th. Sir Eric Geddes, in the course of his speech at the anal meeting of the Federation of British industries in Lon. don, said he hoped that a Labour Clovern- ment, if they came into power, would seek the advice of the Federation as their predecessors had done, but to even a

Indoubted

1920 figures.

li

MINERS' BALLOT. ·

TERMINATE NATIONAL WAGES

HAGREEMENT.

LONDON, January 17th.

month

It is officially announced that the 13-1,000 against giving three notion to terminate the untional wages, agreement.

Mr. Clynes said his own view was that 3he Donions trade showed substantial

ANGLO-PERSIAN SHARES. spportunities and prospects of improve ment, He emphasised the necessity for

Asked whether anything had been done i the European. begiveting

markets, but when we have done our beste with with a view to the sale of the Government miners' ballot resulted in 510,000 for and our neighbours, he agreed that

eholdings of Anglo Persian oil shares, Mr. Neville Chamberlain said that eighteen of KUDNO "pecial duty remained in to Dominions! trade. The question was months ago a proposal to sell the shares how far we could stimulate the trade of was rejected or the recommendation of a Donlons without increasing taxation Cabinet committer. Recently further pro the and disturbing the foundations of our posals by various oil interests were sub-

ystem. We

ngt enquire into mitted, but the Government had not had altruative Transport

time to mach con- improvements

final decision, and in stituted one line policy, and perhaps tended to refer the matted to a Cabinet substantial encouragement for our Dum-committee.

fpuml. hould

fiscala

fellow-workers might be

AVOURIS

of exploration

SINGAPORE SCHEME.

Such receive pay non-partisan attention, Replying to questions in the Bouse of (Cher.) All conferences hitherto Ind Commons relative to the Singapore teen close · Gevriment preserve scheme, Lieut. Col. L C. S. Amery said (cheers)--iguring the growing laterest of that the preliminary work had been begun. labour If we were to lift Doninis The actual expenditure incurred so for consideration to a non-party level, there had not been great, but liabilities amount must be more conferences on non-partying to about £150,000 had been incurred. lines. The question of emigration was hand had been provided free of cost

and the

consequence of the transference

of the was proposed to carry out the principal¦

by the generosity of the Colony, and it mast seriously considered. of the sort must be carried out on agreed

red works of contract. terms He felt satisfied that such term would benefit Inbontr both here and in -the Doraininas, These terms must include

and

The miners' executive" wil meet the miae-owners this afternoon..

"It is expected that an endeavour will be unle to negotiate for a revision of the

grement,

In the event of failure of the negotia- tions, a further hallot and a two-third majority of the voters are liecessary b for a strike is possible.

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LOSS OF 24.”

Loxpos, January 17th. Questioned in the House of Coinmous, Lieut. Col. L. C... Amery stated that there was no reasonable doult of the Blooding of 44, and that the death of the crew immediately followed the collision. INDIAN POLITICS.

SWARAJISTS OBSTRUCT BILLS.

XAGPUR, January 17th.

LATEST CABLES. [REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE] THE MEXICAN REBELLION.

REBEL GEYBOATS SHELL TOWN.

TAMPICO, January 17th. Rebel gumbouts yesterday sent fou hell into the suburb of Varadero on th left bank of the Pantico river, destroyin

The inber of several Chinese houses." casualties is unknowa.

Shore batteries forced the warships to retire out of range.

SANTA FE, January 17th. At the request of Mr. Hughes. New Mexico has granted Mexican Federal troops permission to pass through the

sta to the Texas.

EARLIER CABLES.

HOUSTON, Jiary 18th.

A wireless message picked up from oil tankers in the Gulf of Mexico states that Mexican rebel gunboats are bombarding Tampico beach.

]¥ ""

want to travel

NEW HOME FOR LLOYD'S

TO BE BUİLT.

MOTOR AND ELECTRIC "SHIPË, The ship of the future would, ünless) he was mistaken, be very different from the ship with which we were familiar, It would be a motër ship, because the motor engine, though expensive to build, could he operated far more economically than

At a general meeting of the "meniërs the steam engine. But even if the sten ship were to be banished from the sen of Llord's on. December 12th, MA as a result of competition, the motor ship Lord Sturge, the chairmiau, stated that would not be without serious rivalry, during the last ten or 20 years the present The electrically propelled man-of-war pace aviable at the Royal Exchange bad

become inadequate for the

for the require made its appearance in the United States co daring the war, and the American Navy been considering the purchase of a site in

ments of

The committee had Lloyd's Department had the courage to lay d East India-avenue, Leadenhallstreet, in a series of capital ships of BTP order that a hall might be built there for three or four years ago which were to the members and subscribers of

Lloyd' wave turbo-electric installations. The and the necessary staff, and in addition, electrically driven ship had now made its

available for underwriters and brokers. appearance in this country, and the other large number of offices, which would be day there was launched at Birkenhead It would he possible to have an Under- the first of three large vessels to the order writing Boom and Broker. Bloom of of an American company engaged in the double the size of the present necoinmoda. fruit-carrying träde. But the most hope- rion..

The members unanimously approved a fal development lay in the direction finder, and he had lately bring interested contract for the purchase of nearly nn in reading the reports of merchant cap acre of ground in the East India Aceas tains of vessels fitted with this apparatus. Estate in Ladenhallstreet, the leass of Most of them, Mr. Hard said, were aware which expire early next year. of the uncertainties which arose at ma After the general meeting plafk of the

were

exhibited in owing to the vagaries of current and the proposed new building descent of fogs. The captains did not say the Rooms which had been prepared by much about these troubles, but they knew, Sir Edwin Cooper. It believed that the what they were. The story was told of demolition of the existing buildings in the captain mate who sat one very foggy the East India Avenge Estate and the adequate training and technical and Mr. Winston Churchill, who is 'evi

Cauad's trade for the nine months night in the cabin of a tramp steamer The Swarajista, who command a major- general education for the new duties, and leatly among thoes Liberals who do not

within oat

a period of wwy or, Lloyd's

have occupied their

eir peet Inv thewemployment of the worker before the published a letter in which he declares metersfully, obstructed five. Government being an increase of $131,000,000 com nel. They were studying by din lamp-thra

would agree to emigrate.

that the enthronement of a Socialist Bills by voting for their postponement or pared with the corresponding period of light a very dirty chart, and at last the Mr.

captain observed, Well, if that's Cardiff ises at the Royal Exchange fr disclaiming

A two days' progranume last. year. Government in office would be a serious re-circulation.

Imports totaled $975,000,000 and ex- we're or right, but if it's a fly spot- 150 years, nod the chairman declared?

that was thus finished in two hours. of the Labour party to foster untional misfortune comparable with de- destro of Concluded by

porta. $818,000,000, showing increases of Gawd help us.' class strife,

(Laughter.) The direc that the committee were.. driven to the fent in war. Sik W. Joguson-Hicks hid stress on thờ

$101,000,000 and $83,000,000, respectively. tion findes was going to change uncer conclusion that it was practically impos Mr. Winston Churchill contends that BANK OF FRANCE RATE the country's emphatic rejection of any the exhortation to give a chance to

tintica ixta certainties, to the mental sible for the institution to be continued Socialist Government in the elections Labour only really means giving a fair

PARIS, January. 17th. " RUNAWAY US. AIRSHIP'S relief of passengers by ma as well as at the present it. They had gone He declared that the Liberals' action in chance to factions and maneuvre.

of the officers on the bridge and to the right down to the howels of the earth. He The Bank of France has raised the rate

EXPLOIT.

salvation of many a cargo. T putting the Socialists in office would

under the Royal Exelmuge and had gone pr

per

cent. paints a dark picture of the mult of of discount half per cent, to six

up on to the roof and had built there on Socialist minority rule and the suggesta

WASHINGTON, January 17th. ECONOMY IN FRANCE

Mr. Denby, who is delighted with the What was the future of the airship and every available foot of apace Toy Fe that after Mr. Chine" amendment to the Address carried, the House, should

Shenandoah's exploit, has telegraphed the aeroplane? It was admitted not only had pitches" in various other parte his congratulations to the crew, and has in this country, but in all countries, that of the City, and the present scattering The Cabinet has decided, with a view issued a statement to the effect that neither the one nor the other could exist of offices had its disadvantages to the restoration of the franc, to intro" from all our information it may be without subsidy. Under the impulse of duce a Biil authorising the suspension of positively asserted that there is hardly the war the airship had been treated with the importation of commodities which do any possibility that this ship will en generosity in the way of Government not correspond to national necessities.

counter in her Aretio expedition such subsidies which was never extended to 1 severe test as she has already met the steamship. The argument was that successfully,

speed had a monetary value for mails

MR. CHURCHILL OPPOSED TO SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT.

CANADA'S TRADE-

OTTAWA, January 17th.

fatisfactory remuneration and Neurity for relish the idea of supporting Labour, hasity in the Central Provinces' Legislature, ended on Dec. 31at totalled 81,194,000,000, as she was passing up the Bristol Chan-carried if the "ny Lloyd's can he

any

sent the Liberals from coming to office

Yor a hundred years. floud cheers.)

General Seely suggested that a confer

ence of the parties with a high judicial further record its repudiation of Socialism authority should consider the political and distrust of advocates of capital levy Aituation.

Mr. Frank Hodges, in his malden and nationalisatino. speech. ebiely dealt in the abstract, form

with Labour's political aspirations. He referred deprecatingly to the Liberals'

SIGNIFICANT SPEECH BY

amendment.

CONSERVATIVE.

sympathetic attitude towards Labour, re A significant specch was delivered by calling in this connection the recent the Comervative member, Mr. J. C. Liberal arrociations with Labour. He de Gould, who severely criticised the Gov clared that the scientife organisation of ernment's advisers and indicated that industry was the crying political need. Home Conservatives would support the Ho assured Mr. Baldwin Mr. Cooper Rawson has given notice of an amendment to the Labour non-confid- that he would not be silent boo the

election enco amendment, that before any Ministry matter of holding the founded uron the priciples of Bocialism thrashed out elsewhere., is formed. A General Eletion on the jus of Socialism should be held.

(Continued at foot of next column),

A

was

Sir P. Lloyd Greame expressed delight at Mr. Clues' sperch about Empire development and emigration.

PAZ18, January 17th.

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HOME FOOTBALL. ·

LONDON, January 17th.

Following are the results of the Foot. hall Cup replass

Clapton Orient, 1; Swamies, Charlton, 1; Accrington, 4: Halifax 1 Northampton, 1.

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STRANDED US. CRUISER.

WASHINGTON, January 17th.

YUTURE OF AIR POWER.

was with the very grentist regret

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS LOST.

Important documents, relating to the

if not for passengers, that there was a discovery of America, are believed to hara close interaction between commercial avia bem lost by fire in the Town Hall in tion and military aviation, and that the Palos, whence Columbus sailed in 1492. Government should therefore support The Huelva correspondent of The Pines The Navy Department has learned that commercial aviation and assist in build says it is supposed that the fire which three compartments of the stranded ing up the industry as a matter of decompletely burned the building was caused Taemin are flooded.

fence That was quite a new argument, by a local official in order to destroy It is hoped that the cruiser will be which was sever advanced in former days evidence of fraud in Municipal accounts. It is reported from Madrid that the pulled into deeper water when the when the steamship was fighting for seas subside.

ascendancy, and the relationship between cocurrence will be thoroughly investin

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