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NEW YEAR HONOURS. HON. MR. ER HALLIFAX RECEIVES CM.G.

EARLDOM FOR JELLICOE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY Sup, 1925

LATEST CABLES,

BAD WEATHER AT HOME.

TERRIFIC GALE SWEEPS ENTIRE COUNTRY.

FLOORS IN THAMES VALLET,

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LATEST "CABLES.

TEST CRICKET. AUSTRALIANS IN SOUND

POSITION..

RECORD SCORE OF 600.

MELBOURNE, January 1st, glorious weather, before 45,000 spettators and on perfect wicket, Collins won the toss and the Australiaga The following are the

scores:--

LONDON, January 2nd. A terrife intermittent gule, accom panied by torrential rain, hail and snow has swept the whole country during the went in first Loxos, January 1st, Viscount Jellicoe receives an Earldom, past week, interrupting road, rail and and Baronics are bestowed on Sir John telephone communications and interfer Bradbury, Sir Henry Duke and the Maring with sport quis of Londonderry.

A Baronetcy in conferred on Sir Charles McLeod

The Knighthoods include the names of Mr. Edmund Gosse and Mr. Frank Dick soe, the new President of the Academy.

The Order of Merit is conferred on Sir James Frater and Sir Ernest Rutherford Miss Ellen Terry and Mrs. Fawcett be come Dames of the Grand Cross of the British Empire.

KARL JELLICOE.

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It has caused serious floods in low-lying parts, especially in the Valley of the Thames where villas. bungalows and farms are now isolated. Shipping and air services have been seriously inter- Tupted, but no serious casualties have been reported.

UPIUM CONFERENCE. PRESS COMMENT ON IMPORTANCE |

OF BRITISH ACTION.

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LONDON, January 2nd. Referring to the resumption of the Second Opium Conference at Geneva on A few months ago. Admiral Viscount Monday, the Daily News says it is high Jellicoe vacated the Governor-Generalship time Government realised the import of New Zealand. He was in supreme ance of the situation, created by the command of the Grand Fleet in the war unedifying record of both conferences. from August, 1914, to November, 1916, The Cabinet has wisely instructed the And was raised to the Peerage 5 British delegate not to sign the coaren- Viscount Jellicce of Scapa in 1918. Hetion drawn up at the First Conference, Book

part in the expedition for the and it is to be hoped the last has been Rahel of the Legations in Peking during heard of that more than worthless doen- the Boxer troubles. A son and heir, was

"ment. The state of the Second Con- born in April, 1918. ·

ference 13 no better and it is clear something much larger than the mere technical questions involved is imperative to remedy the mistake of not providing the British delegation with a political head. The dispatch of a Cabinet Minis er to Geneva would not reflect on the very capable work of Sir Malcolm levingne. The same argument 'applies. to India for which there is the strongest case for sending a mar of the type, of Lord Chelmsford, Lord Hardinge, or Judge Chatterjee,

SIR JOHN BRADBURY.

Sir John Swanwick Bradbury, G.C.B., K.CB., C.B. is the principal British re presentative on the Reparation Commin.

He is an Insurance Commissioner and was a member of the National Health Insurance Joint Committee. Throughout the war period he was Joint Ferman ent Secretary to H.M. Treasury.

SIR HENRY DUKE

The Right Hon Sir Henry, Duke has tera President of the Admiralty, Probate and Divorce Division since October, 1919, He was formerly a journalist in the West of England, later a barrister and was 3.P. for Exeter from 1011 to 1918. He became Irish Secretary until his op pointment to a Lord Justiceship of Ap-

eal in 1918, when he was knighted.

MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRY. The Marquis of Londonderry is Minis; ter of Education in the Northern Ireland Parliament. He represented Maidstone

in Parliament, from 1500 to 1915.

s formerly finance member of the Air Ministry and later Under Secretary,

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INTER-ALLIED DEBTS."

FRANCE NOT ATTEMPTING REPUDIATION.

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H. L. Collins, & Strudwick. b Tate a A Richardson, rus out

H. Ponsford, b Tate J. Taylor, run out

Richardson, run out

6. Kelleway, Strudwick, 6 Galli-

A. Hartkopf, e Chapman, † Gilli.

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J. M. Gregory, e Gilligan, h Tate W. A. Oldfield, not out

A. A Mailey, Lb.v. Douglas

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JAPANESE · AEROPLANES.

SHIPMENT FOR FRANCE

'ENTERPRISE OF *** ARAKI."

POLITICAL SITUATION IN CHINA.

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U.S. MARINES LANDED.

| PROTECTION FOR FOREIGNERS

NANKING.

SHANGBAI, January 2nd.

CANTON NEWS. FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDANT.) INCREASED TAXATION OF FOOD. Dried sea food, including oysters, shell fish, shrimps, and the like, very popular Tamong Chinese families, will be ab

jected to further taxation by the Kuomintang Bolshevista, according to the 12 Guild. C'animercial Journal of Chaton,

Toxxo, January 2nd. The newspaper dethi, announces that It is reported that a detachment of So far they are only requireil to pay the it is sending."next Spring from Japan American: Marines have been landed at Custoras dúty upon import, mostly from to Europe, two Briguet Planes. They Nanking to protect the foreign, resid-Japa, aside from the usual tibia and

business license now, being, assembled at Nakajima ential district.

taxes imposed on all lines. It has been propoad to levy a Aero Works and fitted with Lorraine 400-horse-power engines, ordered · from |France. The danki says the schonte is ta hare Imperial military and naval radio co-operation,

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ARRIVES AT HANKOW.

HANKOW, January 1st.' Marshal Wa Pei Fu arrived here this

The Premier. Baron Kato, and Mr.afternoon, with a bodyguard, of thre Shidehara, the Foreign Minister, have hundred men. congratulated the dahi on the first enterprise of the kind from Japan not The official attendance is given as 49.441, and the receipts £5,311, both being as imitation of the foreign fights, all records.

of which are, welcomed here, but as a

The most intens interest was aroused |- when the teams were presented to the contribution to world culture and peace. Governor-General before the start.

Collina was out at 22 runs for 1 wicket.

" AN IMPUDENT ME,”

TRAIN LOOTED.

HELD-UP BY FENGTIEN TROOPS.

FOREIGNERS SUTTER LÓSS.”

PEKING, December 31st. Five Fengties soldiers held up the

Richardson at 47 for two, and Bardsley from the next ball with the score 47 for CHINESE DIPLOMATS REFUTATION train from Peking to Tientsin yesterday

three wickets down.

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Poosford and Taylor added 11 runs for the fourth wicket. Ponsford played a magnificent and artistic innings alt round the wicket.

Taylor gave a fine exhibition, driving to both sides. He was at the wickets for we hours and ten minutes and he hit three fours

The English Bowling was good, Tate id, notably Gilligan, Chapman, Hen- was superh, and the fielding was splen-

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drea, Sutcliffe and Hobbs. LATER.

When stumps were drawn, Australia were all out for 600, which is a record, Ponsford maile 12s and Victor Richardson 133.

There were 47,000 people present. The weather was perfectly glorious so that many present sat without their coats.

With 301 for 3 wickets, Ponsford was out after batting 3 hours, 42 minutes in

ceived a terrific oration on returning to

OF A JAPANESE STATEMENT.

Moscow, January 1st." Mr. Li,Tja An, the Chinese diplomatic representative, in a letter to the foreha characterises as an impudent lie the statement of the Peking correspondent of a Japanese newspaper that the Chinese representative ut. Moscow has reported to hir Government that the Red Army is mobilised all along the railway.

EXPORT CREDITS.

LONGER TIME AGREED UPON.

LONDON, January 1st. The India and China sections of the

afternoon and looted about $10,000 from

the first-class passengers, only

one Chinese being robbed.

BRIDGE BLOWN UP.

According to foreign reports, Kiangsu troops; hearing reports that 20,000 Feng- tien troops were moving south, blew up bridge on the Kiangsu Shantung border, and retreated towards Nanking.

DE. SUN IN PEKING.

LARGE GATHERING, AT STATION.

PEKING, December 31st.

Dr. Sun Yat Sen has arrived here. A representative of President Tuan chi

war tax of 10 per cent on the retail buyers. "In Canton City alone, gevora): million dollars' worth of business done annually on these items. RAILWAY CHARGES INCREASED. Beginning on January 1st, 1025, freight and passenger tariffs of the Canton-Ha kow Railway, Kwangtung Section, have. been raised by 20 per cent. Since the nationalization of this line, by order of the Kuomintang, its tarifs have been several times changed; the

latest ralca being some 87 1/2 per cent higher than those of a year ago. Mr. Lam Chik, Min, formerly a private secretary to Dr

Soom Yat Sen, is the latest managing director the line. Bis" predecesor was Mr. Wong Tong, well-known Hongkong Chinese merchant now acting a city treasurer of Canton.

The managing" director previous to Mr. Wong Tong E Mr. Chan Hing Hou, now under indict- ment of mismanagement but who escape. ed from Canton before being arrested. Two of Mr. Chan's former assistante-are being held, however.

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***BLACK WEDNESDAY

The victims in the Canton Red massacre of October 13th last have been very no- luctant to respond to the Police, inquiry as to the amount of damage done to the buildings destroyed." With the aid. of the Municipal Department of Public Works. the Police are now able to estimate that about 660 buildings were destroyed the value of these structures has been put at $1,562.021.86.

RECOGNISING THE PEKING

GOVERNMENT..

brilliant style. He hit 6 fours and re- Manchester Chamber of Commerce harJui, all the members of the Cabinet" ex-4 report that Mr. Hu Han Min, the Civil

man out.

the pavilion, V. Richardson was sixth informed. the Department of Overseas cepting Li Shih Hao, many civil and.

He had displayed masterly driving powers and was batting 3 hours Trade that they do not object to the military officials, members of Parliament dominated the scoring and was the re-

minutes, hitting, 13" fours. He had granting of the application for long and also representatives of upwards of cipient of a prolonged ovation. He was credits under the export credits scheme, out to a brilliant return from Chapman in connection with contracts for en- Kellaway was seventh out, the score being

M. CLEMENTEL STATEMENT.

Pants, January 1st. American press representatives, reiterat 3 Clementel, receiving the Aagis ed that France had het, the slightest in- Hevention of repudiating her war debra to Britain or to America, but he expressed the opinion that the principle of capa 49. Gregory left next (190 for 8) after gineering and other supplies to India city to pay which applied in the case of a dashing dingley which included & foars Ceylon, the Straits, China and Hong- With 589 on the board, Hartkop! was Germans should also be applied to Allied debtors.

He favoured a general ninth man but. He had giton au excel kouge. settlement of the Dawes scheme but with lent display, which lasted 2 hours, 18 out such control as was imposed on Ger- minutes. He hits fours. There was many, because there was no reason ther-cyclonic cheering when Mailey scored a for in the gase of a debtor who was not single of the first ball he received, hoist

ing the 600, and creating a fresh record. refractory.

SIR CHARLES MCLEOD. Sir Charles Campbell McLeod is senior partner of McLeod, Russel and Co.. of London, and McLeod and Co., of Cal

The latter firm was founded by him in 1897. He is Chairman of the East India Section of the London Cham- ber of Commerce and of the London Jute Association, as well as the Indian Com mittee of the Imperial Institute.

SIR EDMUND GOSSE,

Sir Edmund Gosse bas long been well- known as poet, eritic and biographer. His book "Father and Son" was "crown ed in 1013 by the French Academy, and be was appointed an Officer of the Legion of Honour in the same year- He was Librarian to the House of Lords from 1904 to 1914 and has been Translator of the Board of Trade for nearly thirty

years.

SIR FRANK DICKSEE

Sir Frank Dicksee has painted some of the most popular pictures of the generation.

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SIR JAMES FRAZER.

Sir James G. Frazer, LL.D., is a Fel low of Trinity College, Cambridge, the author of many notable books He edited Addison's Essays and has been interested in more recent times in Social Anthropology of which he is Professor a; Liverpool

SIR ERNEST RUTHERFORD. Prufusor. Sir Ernest Rutherford, FR.S., is an authority

on radio and one of the world's leading physicists He won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry was for nine years a professor at McGill University and for twelve years at Manchester University. He is Cavendish Professor of Experimental

Physics.

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THE LADIES HONOURED.· Miss Ellen Terry, the famous actress,

is now 75 years of age. She began her

PARIS CONFERENCE.

TOWED TO FORT.

**GINYO MARU” SAFE.

hurdred schools welcomed him at the

station.

[TEOM THE DAILY BULLETIN."]

STATEMENT ISSUED.

The Wah Sheung Chung Wui Po has

Governor in Canton and acting G- Feralissimo in the absence of De Sun Fa the Peking Sen in the North, has also acknowledged.

Government, Marshal Tuan Chi Jui 40 the Executive" The occasion for his re cognition of the Peking Government var bis request to Peking recently for help in putting down the coming uprising of the Cantonese Army in the Eastern dis- tricts of Kwangtung › under · General Chen Chiung Ming.

EUROPEAN SWINDLER

AGAIN?:

INCIDENT AT THE CORONET THEATRE.

Dr. Bun Yat Sen's staff at the station handed out pamphlets stating:-"I have not come here to secure a post or to gain political power. Thirteen years ago SAN FRANCISCO, January 1st.

I took the responsibility for overthrow- The Japanese steamer Ginyo Marn, oning the Manchus in order to gain free-

What looked like an attempt at under control, is proceeding to Man. freedom and equality have been sold to Coronet Theatre one evening during the watch a fire broke out but which was got dom and equality for the people, but

ing the changes ". was made at the the different Powers by the Manchu recent holidays by a man whom the Government by the conclusion of unequal theatre's management believe to be the treaties, so that we are still in the state acti

"European > swindler whose operations have come so prominently of colonists of foreign countries. We, before the public notice of late. therefore, are in daty bound to save our country. As regards means for saving the country many ways, are open. I did propose to talk to you, but my health prevents me, and I must reserve this plan for the future.".

The previous best was England's 589 at Melbourne in 1912, which just bent Renter is informed that the question Australials record of 380, made at Sydney of inter Allied debts will not come up at in 1804. the Finance Conference to be beld Jπ Paris next week at which Mr. Winston bowling tired and became innocuous with The English fielding was good, but the Churchill will be the principal British the exception of the deliveries of Tate zazil, Mexico. representative. The Conference agenda and Gilligan was fixed at the last ference, which adopted the Dawes plan London Con- The main question is that of annuities payable to the various governments un- der the plan and other cognate matters. FRANCE GIVES ASSURANCE.

WASHINGTON, January 1st.

A report by Mr. Herrick, the United States Ambasador to Paris, on his con versation with M. Herriot with regard to debts has reached the State Depart

It is understood that the report zent. contains an official assurance that France bas so intention of repudiating her debts. THE BRITISH MISSION.

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WASHINGTON, January 1st. According to the officials in the State Department, the mission of Mr. Montagu Norman and Sir Alan Anderson does not relate to war debt negotiations. It is understood that they will discuss tions connected with the general relations between the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve Board with the officials here.

QUESTION OF COLOGNE.

ALLIES, TO PRESENT COLLECTIVE NOTE..

THE

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wcareer at the age of eight years under Early next week the Ambassadors' Aharles Kean and was associated with Conference will present to the respective Henry Irving at the Lyceum from 1878 to Allied Governments unanimously 1902. She received the LL.D. degree from agreed upon Note brielly stating the St Andrew's University in 1929, Off the sons for the non-vacuation stage, Miss Ellen Terry is Mrs. James Cologne, after which the Allies will cof-

lectively present it to Germany. Milicent Garrett

Carew: Mrs

Fawcett, J.P, the well known educationist, is the widow of the Rt. Hon. Henry, Fawcett. She was formerly President of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies..

BRITISH BANKS.

́ ́RECORD CLEARANCE FIGURES THIS YEAR

LONDON, January-lat. The Lankers clearing house annual statement, shows there was F record grand total of bills, cheques, etc., Amounting to £39,533,000,000, an increase of $614,000,000 over the previous record figure for the year 1920, and an increase of_£2,000,000,000 compared with 1923.

The town clearing total was increased by £2,768,000,000, and the country one by 169,000,000.

The statement chiefly negribes the in- crease to more frequent turning over of inoncy in the short-loan market.

FRENCH AMNESTY, CHAMBER ADOPTS BILL AS .

AMENDED.

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PARIS, January 1st. The Chamber of Deputies has adopted the Amnesty Bill, which includes M. Caillaux and M. Malvy, as amended by the Seaate, which made the re-instate ment of railwaymen, dismissed as a con- sequence of the 100 railway strike, optional for the companies..

FRENCH OFFICIALS.

SENATE REJECT BILL FOR EXTRA PAY

The receipts amounted to £4,699.

MR. JOEL'S TEAM.

FAIR START IN SECOND MATCH.

DURBAN, January 1st. The second unofficial"test""cricket match was played in sultry weather, before a moderate attendance and on a good wicket.

Mr. Joel's team scored 980 runs for the loss of wickets.

Bowley scored 108.

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HOME FOOTBALL,

LATEST LEAGUE MATCHES.

LONDON, January 1st. The following are the results of to-day's lengue matches:

THE LEAGUE: DIVISJON 1. Bolton, 3; Birmingham, 0. Bury, 3; Tottenham, 2. Everton, 3, Burnley, Newcastle U., 0 Sheffield 0. Sunderland, 1; Cardiff, 0. Blackburn. Notts Forest had to be postponed, ne the ground was unfit.

THE LEAGUE DIVISION 11 Manchester U., 1: Chelsea, 0.4 Middlesbro', 1; Fulbam, 3. Sheffield W., 1 Oldham, 0. South Sheilds, 4; Coventry Stockport, 1; Wolverhampton, Stake, 0; Bradford, 0.

DIVISION 111. NORTHERN. Accrington, 2; Darlington, 0. Ashington, 3; Rotheram, 1. Bradford, 1; Barrow, 1. Chesterfield, 3; Wresham, 0. Durham C., Lincoln C., O.. Grimshy, T; Doncaster.

Tranmer U., 3; Walsall, 1."

1; New Brighton, 3-

SCOTTISH DIVISION 1. Cowdenbeath, 1; Raith Rovers, 1. Dundee, 2; Aberdeen, .0 Falkirk, 0; Airdrieonians, "2. Hilbernians, 2; Hearts, 1. Kilmarnock, 4; Ayr United, 1. Morton, 2 8 Mirren, 1. Partick T., 0; Third Lanark, 3. Rangers, 4; Celtic, 1..

Hamilton A. Motherwell was post- poned owing to the ground being unfit for play.

ENGLISH CUP.

PARIS, January 1st

LONDON, January 1st." The Eenste bas rejected, by 145 to 140 La the replay between Barrow and votes, a special grant as extra pay for Gillingham, in the qualifying round of officials, which was supported by the the English Cup, the former von by 2 Government and had previously been goals to one. The match was played at passed by the Chamber.

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The Ginyo Maru is being towed by the Panama steamer City of San Francisco.

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

TRELAND BEATS FRANCE.

LONDON, January lat.

In the lateriational Rugby match, Ireland beat France by 9 points to 3, at Paris.

ENGLAND'S TEAM.

LONDON, January 1st.

In the Eugby. XV. to represent, Eng- land against the "All Blacks," on Satur day, J.C. Gibbs (Harlequins) will replace Raymond (Oxford). A Voyca (Glouces ter) will replace Price.

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SCANDAL IN GERMANY.

FORMER HIGH OFFICIALS ARRESTED.

BERLIN, January 1st.

we high er-Government officials, Herr Hellwig, who was formerly a director of the -Prussian State Bank, and Herr Kaitz a former Counciller of the Finance Ministry, have been arrested in connection with Prussian. State

Bank scandals.

In respect of this one of the Bank's directors and other officials also four directors of the Barmat concern have been already arrested.

After a brief conversation with the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Sun Yat Sen entered a motor-car" and drove to the Peking Hotel, where he is staying.

UNRULY STUDENTS.

CAIRO GOVERNMENT SHOWS FIRM FRONT.

CAIRO, January 1st The Ministry of Education has ordered that five hundred students at the Tanta schools, who struck owing to the ex- pulsion of unruly members, shall not be allowed to return,

Choosing a time when booking husiness the man who had two male and one was particularly heavy at the Theatre, female companions, tendered a $100 mot in payment of four seats which he saiki ance. On being given the change he an he wished to book for future perlom

nounced that he had changed his mind, had asked for the $100 note back. This was returned to him, and he handed. Over the change and turned to go.

Another clerk, who was standing in thes ball, however, stopped him, having vit appears, noticed that be abstracted threa $10. notes from the change before return ing it. On being spoken to about this, the man paid over a further $30, au departed with his companions. No further setion was taken.

SALT SMUGGLING.

SHOP FOKI' FINED..

Before Licut-Commander G. F. Habe,

The Government's handling of the RN, at the Marine Court yesterday morning, a Chinese shop foki was chargeef affect the attitude of the Cairo students beard the . wong Tuny without per students, if persisted in, is likely to with taking articles other than cargo on and materially influence the result of the election.

PRESS IN ITALY. OPPOSITION PAPERS SUSPENDED.

Rove, January 1st. The authorities have suspended the

It is alleged that the Bank director opposition papera Popolo, Giornale obtained credit of Sfteen million marks D'Italia, Face, Republicana and fondo. upon. izadequate security, The Barmat concern,, from small beginnings, during the war become a firm with extensive ramifications throughout Gerbany with interests in forty banking and mercial enterprises under Herr Hellwig.

NORWAY'S CAPITAL

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DISARMAMENT TALK.

SENATOR" BORAH SUGGESTS· ANOTHER CONFERENCE.

WASHINGTON, January 2nd.

mission.

Captain Walker, of the Kwong T said that the man had in his possessious. two sacks of salt, which he said were for a "certain man on the vessel, but that mag was not found. A great deal of annoyance was caused by salt smuggler ay the Canton authorities held the oficere of ships sponsible under the Treaty hereby ver boats are given ceter privilege

Defendant said a man named Ah Binge told him to take the salt on board.

His Worship imposed Ane of $99, or in default, three weeks' imprisonment with hard labour.

SINGAPORE NAVAL MEETING.

In Admiralty circles in London it It is learned that Senator Borah,pointed ont, with reference to the report CHRISTIANTA, December 31st.”.

Chairman of the Senate Foreign Rela from Australia that a naval conference The Mayor of Christiania has teletions Committee, intenda shortly to move and concentration of paval mits will be graphed the Mayors of the principal a resolution requesting the President to held at Singapore in February, that this Lowas of Europe informing them that the convene an international conference to is only another of a series of similar con-

disarmament. change of name of the capital, from consider. further. Christiania to Oslo will be enforced economic problems,

to-morrow."

Osto, January 18. The ringing of church bells in Chris tiapin at midnight on December 31st, announced that the capital of Norway had reverted to its ancient name of Oakk

STATE OF SIEGE:

and

AIO DE JANEIRO, January 2nd. The state of siego has been extended

GLApril 20th.

ferences previously held between – ther Commanders of the China, Australian and East India flects, for the purpose of strengthening points of strategy and fur closer" co-operation of the vesseln. Aba conference in in no way concerned with the political aspect of the Eisgoparme

base.