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· (THROSCH EXUTER'S AGENCY.] POLITICS IN FRANCE.
VOTE
OF CONFIDENCE IN
CHAMBER
M PAINLEVE RE-ELECTED.
PARIS, January 10th. The Chamber of Deputies, by 230 to 206 votes, passed a vote of confidence in the Government.
M. PAINLEYE RE-ELECTED.
Pads January 10th. Puinlere was re-elected President of the Chamber of Deputies to-day.
Delivering his inaugural speech, he recalled the conferences in London and Geneva, where France, without renoune- ing her independence or rights, pointed the way to nations groping after peace. Hauphasized the bitter disappointment
France. who After so many grievous Josses and -mias, muust hear the heavy
Burden, with which Justice should have
saddled others,
France's good sense and gallantry will vigorously deny the ridiculoas rumours,
alluding to the possibility, of riots.
Franite will not admit the interference of any foreign country is her home affairs and will overcome victoriously her post- wur difficulties as she did those of the :
awar-lo cua
SOME STORMY. SCENES.
Pis, January 16th.
The vote of confidence followed a heated night-long lebate over the recent
strike of fish canners at Donarnenez in
Brittany, which was Communist in origin, Socialist interpellations, which alleged interference with the strike by Fascist <<rganisatkins, acting on behalf of the Germployers, fed to an uproar, whereupon
The sitting was suspended.
The Minister of the Interior subsequent. ly declared liberty to work would be assured without acceding to the demands of the employers, amounting to brutal repression.
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POLITICS IN ITALY,
OPPOSITION MAKING BOLD DISPLAY IN CHAMBER.
Rosie, January - 15th, The Opposition, headed by Signors Giclitti, Orlando and Salandra, has pre- Bented 13 Longly worded resolution in the Chamber declaring that, in view of the Government's encroachments on the
Liberty of the subject, the discussion of
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INTER-ALLIED DEBTS.
BRITISH POINT OF VIEW CLEARLY DEFINED.
PARIS, January 16th, In conuretion with the publication of the Cleinentel-Churchill correspondence, a semi-official statement points out that the Curzon Note of August 18th 1923 stated the British debt to America was milliards 200 million gold marks; and if it be calculated that the Dawes aanaitics, will bring in 37 miliard gold marks, Britain would receive, according to the Spa percentages, 92 per cent, or about 9 milliards. Therefore, as Britain proposes to claim from her debtors only the sum necessary to pay the difference. this apparently does "not exceed two or three miliard, gold marks,
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mentel and Mr. Winston Churchill ex changed at Paria, which was published to-night, shows that the former took the initiative by requesting Mr. Churchill to define the British ideas regarding the inter-Allied debts, as it was a subject on which France was desirous of reach- ing a settlement.
Mr. Churchill, replying. promised to probe the matter in the Cabinet in London and send an answer enabling Fratice to present definite proposals, meanwhile repeating that the Balfour Note remains the dominating guide and principle
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THIRD TEST “MATCH.
AUSTRALIANS LOSE SEVEN MEN FOR 975.
ENGLAND'S SKIPPER INJURED.
ADELAIDE, January 16th. The third Test Match opened here to- day in excellent weather before a crowd of 26,000. The wicket was perfect.
Sir
Lord Forster, G.C.M.G., Governor- General, of the Commonwealth, and -Bridges, Major-General
Toni ECMG, D.S.O., Governor of South Australia, were among those watching the game.
runs later, J. M. Taylor was out how. to Tara without scoring,
. Ponsford helped A Richardson to carry the score to 114, when be was caught at the wicket: off Gilligan, for (3) (4 for 114).
off Kilner, after making 4 (119 for 3). J. S. Ryder and T. J. E. Andrews car- ried the score to 233, when the last- named was Howled by Kilner for 2. C. Kelleway remained with Ryder until the drawing of stumps, when the score was
runs for 7 wickets.
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ENEMIES OF REPUBLIC.
"VORWAERTS" WAXES WRATH AT GOVERNMENT.
BERLIN, January 16th,
the The Forwaerta · declaren now Government, consisting of open and secret enemies of the German Republic, ia alap in the face for the wakers, who are indignant. "They are preparing to fight the Government, not only in the Beichstag, but, in this whole Beld of
industrial life.
BAN
1
WIDESPREAD PLOT IN EGYPT,
CANADA T
TODAY.
SIR EVELYN CECIL'S »
IMPRESSIONS.
Writing to The Times Six "Evriyu Cecil
NNY'S --
ás a traveller who returned from
IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES. The arrest of prominent Egyptian poli ticiana has been effected by the Bri- tish authorities, the prisoners being lodged in the Citadel (wrote The Daily Telegraph Diplomatic correspondent on November 27th). But, the swiftness with risit to Canada and across to Vancouver island and in the United States on the which it has followed upon the exit of
the eve of the General Election, I should be the Zaghloul Government and restoration to the British Commissioner of an opportunity of calling atten of Police and the British Director of to several oversos matters, per Public Security of the powers and facili-haps somewhat disjointed from
other.' ties of which they had been deprived by In the first place, with regard to that Government is evidence of the ex- tent to which these authorities had been emigration. Compare broadly the situa obstructed in their previous endeavoursions in Great Britain and Canada. linemployment in Great Britain remains to carry out their normal duties, and
a most serious economic problem, and the by none more than by one of the arrest-
late Labour-Socialist Government, de Nokrashi. Undoubtedly British authorities have been greatly pite their electoral promises, were un
Britain thoro assisted in their prompt discovery of the able to lessen it. In Great
the knowledge
is not suficient production of material present plot by
ed EARLIER CABLES.
MOTOR TRADE RIFT.
the
each
PLACED UPON CANADIAN from the headquarters of the sleazed th to supply the reasonable require-
EXHIBITORS AT WEMELEE
AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING.
PHILLIP STEVEDORES CAUSE TROUBLE.
PORT
and
Police and Public Security Departments ments of our population. On the other
it
Practically n is understood, hand, in Canada there The evidence obtained, H. L. Collins, the Australian captain..
proves that the assassination of the unemployment, while there is an, avail- LONDON, January 15th
Sirdar was no isolated crime, but only able acreage it to doube and treble the again won the toss and opened, the inn ings with Arthur Richardson.
The representatives of several Canad one item in a murder campaign which present Canadian production of wheat
ielded other "British
int it it could be brought under the plough personages With only 10 on the board, Tate bowled ian motor manufacturers cabled to the Egypt, not excepting, so there is reason and there is said to be more coal in
Alberta and British clumbin than! Collins for
J. 3. Gregory filled the Canadian Government yesterday evening to believe, the highest.
There is much commendation in Bri- the United States. The time may even Facaney, but
was bowled by Freeman with reference to the ban on exhibition tih circles of the loyalty both of King some when the United States will depend LosBox, January 15th.
at the British Empire Exhibition im Fuad and of Ziwar Pasha, although largely on Canada for sustenance. The some of the latter's colleagues, who essential need of Canada is suitable The correspondence between M. Cle-with the score one short of 20. Three
posed by the Society of Motor Manufas threatened to resign, but later abandon-population, and the tentative agreement turers and Traders, who announced yesed this intention, apparently do not butwer the late. British Government
for the terday that members exhibiting at possess either his political sense and the Canadian Governme Wembley would be forbidden to exhibit resolve to extirpate the murder gangs emigration of families should be favour
or his
personal courage, and indifference ably watched. But intending emigrants at the annual show at Olympia.
It has certainly he self-reliance of the early pioneers must not rely solely upon GovernADÍSZ to popular clamour, The Canadian Government in reply been found advisable to take
was the main key to their success; ther has cabled to the Canadian Exhibition measures for the purpose Commissioner instructing hira officially to the lives of the principal civil and miliare so unemployment dokes in Canada authorities, both British
youth especially can find a hopeful outlet Four runs later, Arthur Richardson was
protest against this interference with tary
ramifications of the in emigrating; and it is not always the would be exhibitors by a trade organisa-Egyptian, as the
widespread that it best citizens at home who prove the best Lowled by Kilner for 60 (118 for 3). Vie-tion, adding that if a satisfactory soln. conspiracy, are go
Let tion be not found, Canada. as a last may require some time before all its citizens overgens, al vice errNE. tor Richardson was caught by Whysall,esort, will withdraw from xarticipation principals have been traced and secured. keen young settlers from Great Britain
The
Canadian high rank of the principal may be rally to a growing country. at Wembly.A
gauged from the arrests 30 Ear monde. stability is evidenced by the rise in the Meanwhile, the news from the Soudan value of the Canadian dollar, now equat is satisfactory. At first the Egyptian to that of the Chited States, and it îr officers and units showed a disinclination backed not a little by the admirables to leave the country when first ordered system of Canadian banking, and also to do so by the British authorities, but (to judge from my correspondence) br when
direct and peremptory instruc MELBOURNE, January 15th. tion was conveyed to them on behalf of This stevedores at Port Philip decided the King and the Government they de- not to unload the steamer Gian Huurde. parted in an orderly and quiet manner. The vast majority of real business roo Thirty-four of the crew of the steamer Had a strong British Government becu Cesses in Canada, as in the United States, at are due to private enterprise. Their Khartoum a military mutiny of Egyptian owners pay good wages, are prepared to Meraki were each sentenced to a fort-in power when there took place night's imprisonment,
The Commonwealth Government bare cadets and railway troops tan months riak philanthropic and business experi- taken over the steamer Fairana in order ago, all Egyptian officers and units ments and can afford them; and adminis to maintain communication with Tas- would have been ordered out at thatter their affairs on a footing of expert.
Lime. mania, and aro advertising for screw.
It may be news to some that, not so long ago, the Cairo Government omitted to provide, funds for the costs Speaking at a luncheon very hospitably of the army of occupation, just as given me by the Winnipeg Canadian ventured to mention a possible Zaghloul Pasha actually stopped pay Civen
of interest on the Egyptin tendency among British manufacturers, Tribute bonds.
The reassertion of Bri tish authority in Egypt should be most use to a request from overse
Dominions for a specified article adaptat welcome to the bondholders. both Brito local conditions, to quote for a superior tish, and French. The latter will find
in article which they themselves recom that their interests will be far more mend; and I feared that as LATEST CABLES. adequately safeguarded in Egypt now overseas orders had been
Financi (REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE]he anthority of the British each placed elsewhere. My remarks
interests of the French holders articularly to agricultural machinery
and implements. of Ottoman bonds. They would certain members of the club came to me to sub- DAMERICA AND EUROPE.
Subsequently sevUTRI
SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT FROM
stantiate this statement by examples within their own cognizance, and it is WASHINGTON.
undoubtedly of continuing importanes, рад matter special attention. On the subject of the repeal of the McKenna duties I was informed. near New York through credible sonres that
At the conclusion of to-day's meeting
England made another excellent start of the Cabinet, which dealt specifically with the question, of inter-Ailled debts, but luck turned at the critical moment, it was reliabt, reported thas a further allowing two players new to this scries discussion of the details was necessary of tests to pult the game round, scoring before a Note could be expected to be sent to France, and that a definite pro-154 for the seventh wicket.
ouagement was not likely for several The English felding was good, especi It may be useful to recall that the ally that of Kimer. Tate was troubled Balfour Note broadly laid down the with a recurrence of pain in his toe, the principle that Great Britain did not re- quire more from the Allies and Germany mail of which recently dropped off, and together than sus necessary to liquidate had to retire for treatment. the British dep to America.
Weska
BELGIUM ALSO PLEASED. " BRUSSELS, January 15th. Any doubts regarding Belgium's feel- ings over the Paris Agreement were set at rest by the Premier's statement in the Chamber to-day that from the Belgian standpoint the negotiations were successful beyond dispute.
MIDLAND BANK CASE.
HOBBS COMMITTED AT BOW STREET FOR TRIAL..
LONDON, January 15th.
of
A Richardson made a most valuable contribution. He was batting hours and hit fours. The driving of Andrews was splendid as was his cutting and plac ing to leg. He was at the wickets rainutes under two hours and obtained fours. Ryder, who was batting for 2 hours and 29 minutes, gave a stylish dis- play. He has obtained 4 fours.
LATER.
MELBOURNE, January 16th.
A. mass meeting of scamcu passed vote of confidence in Mr. Walsh, who was arrested the day before yesterday and
also in the management of the Committee. A full crew has been cttained for the 4.5. Nairuna which leaves for Tasmania to-morrow.
that
are
the
of the
have shared the fate of
latter
had the late Egyptian Government en allowed to continue Anchallenged its
sense of confidence due to the reade of the recent elections in Great Britais and the Unital States.
knowledge and personal touch too often lacking 67 unattainable under Gover ment management.
dontempt for its bigations in that British manufacturers should
as in that of reserved under the Declaration of 1922
A. E. R. Gilligan, the English captain. strained his thigh during the afternoon.cipation in the Paris Conference has not As the amount of French capital direct-
He retired when play was stopped for
tea, and did not field after the interval, European afairs: nor committed it to not fall far short of £200,000,000, the the exports: to Great Britain by,
The scores at present are:
AUSTRALIA. 1st Inninga.
H. L. Collins, b Tate
A. Richardson, b Kilner
In closing their case at Bow Street Police Court, the prosecution submitted He is probably resting and will be able three charges against Hobbs, namely, to play to-morrow." the Electoral Bill is injurious.
conspiracy to cheat and defrand Sir Though it is regarded is a foregone con- Hari Singh stealing by means
menaces; and receiving two bankers'. clusion that this resolution, which is cheques for £150.000 knowing them to bound to lead to a motion of confidence, have been stolen abroad, will defeated, it is believed the Op-) Hobbs was contaitted for tris, bail
being refused. position is hopeful that a bold display Hahls made a saturat describing by the leading personalities of the old Newton's evidence as a tisane of lies, regime will have the moral of the coun-asserting his innocence and reserving his
defence. Ary in their favour.
Hobbs declared: "I have had no opportunity of conducting my defence. I have been unwell, and I am under a terrible disadvantage. I would not send
log to prison on a remand."
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¡PLANNING, AIR ROUTES.
518 SEFTON BRANCKER IN
CALCUTTA,
CONFIDENCE IN FUTUBE.
Chevra, January 10th.
NEW GERMAN CABINET. PERSONNEL FULLY CONFIRMS COMPLEXION OF FORECAST.
BERLIN, January 18th.
Discussing aviation prospects, Minjor. The list of Dr. Luther's Cabinet con- General Sir Sefton Brancker (Director of Civil Aviation) said he was confident firms the forecast as regards the com mooring masts fur airships ultimately plexion.
In addition to Herren Streseman and
would be erected at Karachi, Bombay, Neuhause it includes, as Minister of the «Calcutta, Rangoon and Singapore. -
Interior, Herr Schiele, the leader of the
He announced that, it was proposed German National Party: ns Minister of shortly to link up New York with London: Fosts and Telegraphs, Herr Sting, of Be foreshadowed a fight from Karactrita Bavarian People's Party; as Minis to New York in seven days.
ter of Defence; Herr Gessler; and as Labour Minister Herr Brauns.
CORN FOR COMMUNISTS. COMMISSAR RYKOV ON TROTSKY'S" FAILING.
J. M. Gregory, b Freeman
J. M. Taylor, 1.b. w., b. Tate
3. Ponsford, e Strudwick, hb "Gilli-
gan*
6-
V. Richardson, e Whysalt, b Kilner 4
J. S. Ryder, not out ........
T. J. E. Andrews, b Kilner
C. Kelleway, not out
Extras
Total (for 7 wickets)
WASHINGTON, January 10th. Officials consider that American parti involved the Washington Government in fature participation therein. In the last connection, they do not agree with the British and French Press views that the Conference at Paris marked Amerien's entrance into European affairs.
NURMI AT IT AGAIN, FINLAND CHAMPION LOWERS MORE RECORDS.
NEW YORK; January 10th. Paavo Nurmi, Finland's Olympic chun pios, won the 3,000 metre ruce, run in Madison Square Gardens to-day. His full time was 8min., 20:4-5sec., which beats his previous best of 8min. 27.4-3886,
ly or indirectly invested in Egypt can- French business world, at any rate, should welcome the guarantees afforded
automobile firm there of articles affectel it by the re-establishment there of effec-have trebled since the repeal a deplor
able fact for British employment, tive British supervision in the various
departitions between Viscount Allen-
to
AUSTRALIA'S "POPULATION.
THE FUTURE'S MILLIONS.
hy and Ziwar Pasha are in progress respecting the position, powers, and rights of British and foreign officials. The British contention is that even officials of this category who may wish In October, 1821, Governor Macquarie retire before 1927-one of the dates numbered the people, und found that tho mentioned in 1929-will not therby white population of Australia, "exclusive forteit their pension rights. When the of 1802 soldiers then on duty in New question of officials has been settled, South Wales and its dependencies, and if the present Egyptian Govern- amounted to 36,968. Of these, 97)
should by then have proved its were in New South Wales and 7,163 goodwill and capacity, there may en me. Tasmania
Macquarie, a man of vision, who The
put up on September 18th, 1923. He lays negotiations over the four reserved claim to three new indoor records-name-points, in which Mr. Nevile Henderson lieved in the future of Australia, bad
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8
10
ly 1 miles; 1 miles and 3,000 metres.
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The respective times were:
1 miles in 7min. 55.3-5aec.
FALL OF WICKETS
1 miles in 8min. 19sec.
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7
10 -19
92
114
116
953
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FURTHER RESULTS IN
REPLAYS
CUP
IOSDON, January 15th In the replays in the Grat round of the English Cup today, Hall defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers, alter extra time, by one goal to love.”
Barnsley defeated Millwall by goals
1.
NOT ARDENT REPUBLICIANS. After ten days wearisome negotiations wib Party leaders, Dr. Luther, Finance Minister, has practically suecorded in Moscow, January 16th. forming a somewhat remarkable Govern. M. Eskov, President of the Council ofment, for the majority of its members Commissare, in a speech at the first All are certainly not able to las described as Russian Congress of Schoolmasters, ardent republicans. For example, Herr stated that M. Trotsky was in bed with Neuhau, the new Minister of Economics, M. left the State Service because he refused anillaess curable but lingering. Trotsky was going southward soon to to take an oath of allegiance to the Re- publican constitution, and out of ten undergo a cure.
Referring to the misunderstanding Ministers whom Dr. Luther proposed to the Communist party and appoint, no fewer thon seven belong to Trotsky, M. Rykov said Trotsky under- or are connected with" Right" parties, valued the role of the peasantry in the amely German Nationals and Peoples THIRD UNOFFICIAL TEST MATCH policy of Soviet Russia The Communist Party Consequently, the Cabinet will Party insisted on preserving all the Bol be strongly influegeed by Nationalist abevist traditions, while Trotsky wished tendencies, especially in Home affairs, to introduce certain charges opposed to but as Herr Stresemann remains Foreign Lenin's traditions.
Minister, presumably the Foreign policy
3,000 metres in 8min. 28.4-532c..
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Mr.
WASHINGTON, January 13th. President Coolidge's secretary, Blemp, announces his early retirement and return to law practice.
MILLIONAIRE'S LOSSES:
STORY OF MAN WHO WAS ONCE WORTH"' £2,000,000.
Aid
At Greenwich County Court last month Nicholas John Coundouris, 80, of Forest Hill, asked for his discharge in bank rupicy.
J. Dodd, for Coundouris, In the second round, on Saturday (to- Barnsley play Bradford City. West prince of Constantinople and Smyrna Hull meet the Crystal Palace; that at one time he was a merchant Ham and Arsenal have yet to reach a and owned 200,000 acres of land in the decision to see who meets Notts Forest; Near East. At pre-war value it was worth about £2,000,000 and at one time Brighton plays Southampton.}
his income was enormous.
He was the pioneer of cigarette smok- ing in England and had twenty shops of the Ottoman Tobacco
cco Company. The war come and prosperity vanished. Civil war destroyed all his Emyrna property. The Official Receiver Faid it was incon Deivable that a man possessing £2,000,000
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CRICKET IN AFRICA.
STARTS.
CAPETOWN, January 15th.
In the third unofficial
M. Bykov declared the Soviet intended generally will be unchanged, Especially tween South Africa and Test match, be to import 250,000 tons of corn in order as the Centre Purty holds the key to the the home side batted first and were all to provide the peasants of several dis-situation and can throw the Government out for 113. tricts, with corn for next Spring and out of the Reichstag whenever it wishes Greary took 6 wickets for 3T regulate the market price of corn. But The Socialists will sharply oppose the At the close of play, Mr. Tocl's team there was no immexhate want of corn Cabinet in the Reichstag, while the De had scored 184 for the loss of 4 wickets anywhere in Soviet Russia, he concluded.mocrats will adopt a waiting attitude. Tyldesley scored 50.
£50,000 to £60,000 a year
worth of property and having an incond be no destitute of friends that he could find no one, to investigate his claims net abroad. The application should have been brought until there was some evidence of the existence or non-existence of this property,
The application was adjourned.
would participate as Lord Allenby's just been censured for entering on works chief, assistant. But it is as yet too not justifier by the scanty population early to say whether or no such negotia But even he can hardly have forescen tions could lead to the conclusion of a Treaty placing Anglo-Egyptian relations on a permanent footing which would satisfy British interests and the foreign interests for which we are responsible.
LORD "DERBY..
WHY HE DID NOT. JOIN THE CABINET.
that, to-day, 108 years later, the popz- tion would be over 100 times be great. as in 1821, and close to the 6,000,000 marz
And now the Commonwealth - Statin- tician has just assured us that, if the present rate of increase, 2 per cent, # year, is maintained, the population of Australia will in 105 years cxoned the present population of Great Britain, which is now approaching 50,000,000.
This rate of increase the census of
which is
is that
of the 10 years
between
Addressing Lancashire Conservatives 1011 and that of 1021, is due mostly t at Manchester recently, Lord Derby the catural increase by the excess of explained why he is not in the Cabinet, births over deaths, for the increase by He said
migration
was compart small ne Mr. Baldwin tells me that if it had these years.
The tide of
will
not been for toy express wish he would get more strongly towards Australia in
period
have asked me to join his Cabinet. the coming years, and the
Get by During not only Mr. Baldwin's previous the Statistician may be reduced. Administration but also Mr. Bonar But, just as Macquarie's critics per Law's I was one of those who did hinsisted in thinking in terms of the 30,000 best to secure the reconciliation of both wings of the Conservative Party.
I
2150
people at his day, so there is a danger
of thinking to-day in terms of the
of
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6,000,000 strongly advocated that those
the present population.. who, even if they bad not got the Con- want always to remember that in another servative label,
were with a heart and testy Australie should have a popula soul in the fight against Cominunisen
of 50,000,000 should be included in the Government, and I told both Mr. Bonar Law and Mr. Baldwin that if there was any chocce of their being able to bring other mem bors
of the Conservative Party or any outsiders into the Cabinet they might always consider that my resignation of my post was in their pocket.
Mr. Baldwin tock me at my word. and I was glad, for I had quite mado up my mind that I would not accept
The bandful of people who occupy this great territory to-day are holding it m trust for the many millions of white men and women who are to possess the land by the end of another century::
On the foundations now being laid will be heilt the Australia of the future.-3 (Bydney);
The examination the bankruptcy cours of Major Arnold Wilson, the promoter of the Gibbons Bloomfield fight, has Lord Derby added that he did not been concluded. In a statement of his care for office, happy as he had been at airs his fiabilities were shown a £17.- the War Offico, He had always felt 316 and his estimated assets as £349. there was better work to be done out- The debtor said that he lost £15,000 a The Cabizch
the Wembley: Bishke
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