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GENEVA, March 9th. The Balkans: diapt which has defied solution for over five years, And, which Sir "Aust Chamb

as feste

laza. described to-day.

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Rumanit and Hungary, aud

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The quarrel concerns Irhary)- vania, mi where the land owners. formers in Hungarian territory and now in Rumanian, who exer eised their option for Hungarian nationality, daim ler compensa- tion for the

riation of their estates than the new Rumanian hand laws alow,

Speeches Birmania, and Count Appens, Hungary yesterday revealed that the parties are in a manner

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EKROGOR EITTIER'S AGEMENT

Losbow March 9th. The final state of the parties as the result

Council election is

SETTLEMENT WANTED,

ÍTHROUGH REUTER'S ACRECY.]04

Losos, March 9th The present situation in the County Lancashire cotton discussions in a little undecided, though it is felt that no precipitato notion is likely. as regards the breakdown of the joint conference between the opera- tives and the employers

Municipal Refon

Labour

Liberals

B

The rains and losses

Municipal

Labour

Libera

go

under their "the old de

wenty four

members were elected, Compared w nineteen in the ok Council.

Mr. Malcolm MacDonald and Ass Ishbel MacDonald, respective ly the son and daughter of Mr. Timesco, Ramsay MacDonald, coined seats, Fr. -Malcolm MacDonsul retaining the Labour seat for Limehouse, while Miss Label MacDonald head ed the pos for South Poplar,

Sir A. Chamberlain's Proposal. Sir Austen Chamberlain address ing the Council to-day emphasised the impotence of the League to impose a solution miers both parties were agreed. He suggeat A that the Council mominate two asutras to sit with the mixed artiral tribunal to consider the Hungarian claims,

M. Briand and other delegates Tamly supported the British dels. gates proposal and appealed to Rumania and Hungary to accept the loyal, stoere and logical pro posal.

speaking

Sir Austen amotion. expressed himself profoundly happy and grateful the animous approval

Rumania's Attitude,

The results show that the Labourites and Liberals have made little headway towards the reduc tion of the majority held by the Municipal Reformers eince 1007.

THE CAVELL FILM:

SHOWN IN BRUSSELS,

Further action has been left to the Wages

Ittoo, but it is re

garded sa signi KIN HOMES QUAr

ters that the

Mill Com pany has reverted to 551 hours weakly and has resigned from the Federation.

The resolution for a ballot in the American Sections of the indus try regarding organised short- in Manchester of the Federation of time has been rescinded, a meeting Master Cottonspinners Associations expressing a doubt that the ballot would afford the neossary: 80 per

cent. în favoür.

Both sides are anxious to nuch a settlement without serious dis- put

INDIAN COTTON MILL SCANDAL

HEAVY SENTENCES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

VIA CALCUTTA, March 9th. The High Court has sentenced. Mr. Lahiri to eight years impri- sonment, and Mr Bannerjee to six

conspiracy to commit a Breach of trust is connection with the Laksh miy Cotton Milla!

FIVE MINUTES APPLAUSE. years' imprisonment for criminal

(THROUGH REUTER'S MOENCY.]

BRUSSELS, March 9th.

The Nurse Cavell war film, over. which there has been much con

PORT OF LONDON.

with troversy, in Great Britain, ending BIG INCREASE IN SHIPPING.

The Commeil re assembled, in the afternoon and M. Titulesco stated

The?

men

as in the refusal of permission for ex- athibition, was shown in the largest cinema in Brussels today before an atten Fol 2,500 peoples 22 uded several

Cabinet: that he would accept Sir Auston The

ita keen Chamberlain's proposal on a co-attention many were present dition which he proceeded to ex who are conversant with the Cavell Tiaan in a speech lasting an hour affair.MA

Sir Austen Chamberlain replied that it would be an visit to at: tempt to attach conditions to new "judges and declared emphatically The Council epeak with one voice and one mind once agam and appeal to the representative of Rumania and his Government to think once or twice before they reject the recommendation of friends and the advices of wal wishers.

Count Apponyi, the Hungarian representative, briefly accepted the proposal without reservations, and Bir Austen Chamberisin äänin rose

The applause at the end lasted for fully five minutes, but there was no demonstration during the showing of the flu

EMPLOYMENT IN BRITAIN.

BETTER THAN EVER.

BRITISH WIRELESA SELVICE}},

Brosy, March 8th.

Sir Arthur Steel Maitland, Mink ter of Labour, speaking at a meet- ing in London, Auggested that more

a

to his feet and criticmed Rumsai, attention should be paid to the declaring that condition voiced by statistics of employment than to the

Tifulesco was not acceptance Rigures of unaumloyment, but a refusal of the Councila re:** Be said the amount of employ commendation, and adding “ I cat-- went given in the country of late not be responsible for the changes had been greater that that ever suggested by M. Titulesco.” a known in its history Speaking from me own observation, the Big Surprising Scene, r

general conditions of working Life There was a surprising scene in to Great Britain compared favour the Council following the refusal sify with those of any other m- of Romania to accept Sir Austen dustrial country in the world, not Chamber nine proposal uncondi-exchating the United States This tionally

- Mr. Urrutia, the President of the Council, summing up, – mode the remmikable, statement that the parkce to the dispute had aprzed to the price of Sir Austen's proposal

The observation produced a long outburst of laughter from the de- legates and the

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