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SINO-JAPANESE BARGAIN?

PRICE OF TARIFF AUTONOMY.

NISHIHARA LOAN FUNDED?

(THROUGH · REUTER'E 'AGENCY.]

H.M. THE KING'S

ILLNESS.

CERTAIN MEASURE OF

EXHAUSTION,"

BUT NO MARKED CHANGE.

"[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. 1

LONDON, December 9th. Despite a reference in to-day's bulletin to a "certain measure of

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, DECEMBER 10th, 1928.

PRINCES HOME JOURNEY.

ENTERPRISE SAILS IN

STORM.

AEROPLANE WAITING AT

BRINDISI.

PRINCE OF WALES."

【THROUGH REUTER'A'AGENCY. ]

PORT SAID, December athy The Prince of Wales left for

AFGHANISTAN'S. CIVIL WAR.

RUMOURED DESTRUCTION OF JALALABAD PALACE.

SHINWARI REBELS.

ROUTED.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

PRIHAWAR, Dec. 7th. The Afghan Government is now employing aeroplanes against the round rebellious tribes active

MINISTRY OF PENSIONS.

WAR BURDEN - SLOWLY LESSENS.

EXPENDITURE DOWN BY THREE MILLIONS,

(BRITISH WIRELESS KANVICH.)

Rugby, Dec. 8th.

GRAND FASCIST COUNCIL

ASSUMES SUPREME POWER

IN ITALYN

WARLIKE SPEECH BY. MUSSOLINI.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Rowe, Dec. 9th

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DRUG TRAFFIC - IN AMERICA.

IMPORTANT, HAUL-WORTH

250,000、

FIVE MEN ARRESTED.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE} {

New York, Des, 9th. Police investigations indicate that Rothstein and Meuboned who are under arrest for complicity in the " dope" trade derived wealth from other sources than gambling-which The discovery was their defence.

by, according to inforination from exhaustion.". Reuter learne on the Brindisi aboard H.M.S. Enterprise | Jalalabad, and fighting with the number of persons in receipt of quet of red roses tied with the railway station containing contra

SHANGHAT,--Dec-8th The Shin Pan states that Mr. T. V. Soong (the Chinese Minister of Finance) and Mr. Yada (Japanese Consul General at Shanghai) have reached a secret agreement where

Japanese sources, the National Government of China recognised highest "authority that there has the hitherto unsecured Nishihara been no marked change in His Loans and arranged to liquidate them as from 1920 by setting aside Majesty's condition.. $3,000,000 annually from the in- creased Customs "collections, the payments to be incressed br $1,000.000 per annum at the Toans have been fully refunded. In return, Japan agrees to tariff revision and tari autonomy in China..

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THE NISHIHARA LOAN.. DIFFICULTY,

(Wah Te Fat Pac).

SHANGHAI, Dec. 9th. In the agreement arrived at be. tween Mr. T. V. Soong and Mr. Yada regarding the recognition by the Nationalist Government of the Nishihara Loan the exact amount of the loan recognised by it is re ported to be fixed at $120,000,000, but the question of the so-eplied, two Arts Loans made to China by Japan during the Great War.

UNDER CONDITIONS,

The bulletig is regarded as being of a less satisfactory nature" than could be desired but the exhaustion is one that must be anticipated from the effects of a long and trying illness with its lessening of the King's recuperative powers.

The Morning Raport,

LONDON, December 9th. Reuter learns on the highest authority to-night that the King

at 10.30 p.m. on Saturday night. A storm was raging in the Mediter- ranean at the time..

Train And Aeroplane Waiting..

BRINDISI, December 9th. An Italian arroplane has arrived here and is to be placed at the dis- peal of the Prince of Wales when he arrives on Monday morning. The Naval Attache of the British Embassy at Rome and the British Consul-General of Naples have ar rived to await the Prince. In view of the impossibility of knowing the exact time of the arrival of HM.S. has been on the upward_grade Enterprise, the Railway Adminis to-day after a slightly downwardtration has arranged fourteen por sible times at which a special train turn yesterday. There was great conveying the Prince may leave anxiety yesterday-week due to the Brindisi. fact that the infection involved the whole system while now the physicians are dealing with Incalised infection. “

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"A Bafer Position. The King's life has at times been which are supposed to he embodied in danger but His Majesty is cor- in the Nishihara Lean, has not yetainty in a safer position than B been satisfactorily settled.

week ago and His Majesty is hold- ing his own and-making progress. This is

and necessarily slow laborious and the position is still difficult because the patient's re- cuperative powers after nearly three weeks Iness are less strong than they were.

(Wah T* Yat Pao).

SHANGHAI, Dec. stb. The Japanese Consul General in Shanghai bas refused to accept the Note" from Dr. C. T, Wang botily- ing Japan of China's decision to declare her Customs autonomy and a new tariff schedule. The Japan exo Consal replies that the action taken by the Nanking Government is contrary to international prac tice. His declaration has taken att classes of Chinese by surprise.

It is rumoured that Japan will not recognise Chica's Customs autonomy except under conditions.

A GREAT WALL OF TARIFFS.

(Foh T Fu Pao).

SHANGHAI, Dec. 9th. The new Customs tariff regula tions which have been recently pub- lished cover twelve different com modities as follow

(1) Cotton and cotton.peads, (9) "drinks" of all kinds and ten, (3)

"A statement has been made on the highest authority that.both: the needle exploration and the X-Ray examination carried out on Friday show no appreciable pleural cffusion and therefore no object in any operation.

"PULSE REMAINS

STEADY."

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This morning's bulletin issued - at 11.45 a.m. states that the King has had several hours sleep.

The prolongation of the fever is having the inevitable effect of producing a certain measure of exhaustion. His Majesty's pulse. however, remains steady.

FRIDAY,

metals, (4) tobacco, (5) chemicals Eight Bide Of His Majesty's Chest

and dye stuffs, (6) books, paper and wood pulp, (7) live stock.. (8) wood and ratten wares, (9) coal

Examined.

LONDON, December 7th Radiographs of the King were and other kinds of fuel, (10) glass again taken this afternoon at Buck and pottery, (11) stone-ware arti-ingham Palace, a Red Cross radio- cies. (12) general goods.

Classifications under these gen oral headings number seven hun. dred and eighteen and assessments will be made in accordance with the quality and value of "each article. The former tax on tobacco will be increased to 32.5 per cent. ad valorem, while a special tax of one dollar a zallon will be imposed on oil

BRITISH MINISTER IN NANKING.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, Dee, stb. Sir. Miles Lampson (the British Minister to China) called on Mar- shat Chiang Kai Shek and Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang this afternoon. The conversations between them were very cordial.

"TO FILL CANADA'S WÄSTE

PLACES!

CHEAPER. PASSENGER RATES

FROM BRITAIN..

EDRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

Roosy, Dec. 7th. Mr. L. M. S. Amery, Secretary for the Dominions, stated in the House of Commons to-day that the Government had reached an agree, ment with British steamboat lines for the quotation of special rites for British subjects normally resi- dent in Great Britain and Northern Ireland who wished to proceed from this country to Canada for the pur. pose of permanently residing in the Dominion

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Shinwaris on tinues.".

a small scale "con-

The planes to-day carried out raids on the rebel villages, heavily bombing the places, and driving out the inhabitanta. It is stated that only fifteen have been killed in the raids se far, through much property damage has been done..

In reprisal, the rebels attempted to undermine the city wall at Jalalabad. They were attacked by the forces under Mirzaman Khan kunar, whose son was captured and shot...

The tribal leader, Bachasaku, ia believed to behind the present troubles and it is reported that he has offered a reward for the head of King Amanullah.

Bachasaka's name is now posted THROUGH EGYPT.

up on the Kabul road, with a re- SCE, December 7th.ward for his capture offered. The Prince of Wales arrived this evening and met Lord Lloyd, the High Commissioner, with whom he proceeded by special train to Cairo. The Princess leaves Cairo to-morrow for Port Said, where in all prob. ability, he will rejoin H.M.S. Enterprise.

Sir Godfrey Thomas, the prin- cipal private secretary to the Prince of Wales, has left for Brindisi to

acet the Prince.

Sir Godfrey Thomas is conveying a complete outfit of clothing, as the Prince in his rush homeward is almost without kit.

ARRIVAL IN CAIRO,

CAIRO, December 8th.

panied by an equersy

The Afghan Consul at Bombay has denied that the King's Palace at Jalalabad has been burned down. He stated that the Afghan Government had not interfered in the disturbances in Afghanistan, which were a matter of trivial op- position of the Zakkakhel tribe to his own Government, the result of which

that the.. Tond to Peshawar was blocked.

The Afghan Consul's statement hardly tallies with a detailed ac count of the trouble, received from Renter's correspondent at Pesta war on Monday, which attributes the rebellion of the Shinwaris to objections to King Amanullah's

westernising reforms.

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The road from Dakka to Jalala. bad was closed by the insurgents, who sniped the Afghan outposts, while it was also reported that King Amanullah was personally directing the campaign against and his them...

HRH the Prince of Wales has arrived here on his journey back from Africa to London on account of the illness of H.M. the King.

His Royal Highness was accom- private secretary; together with It was shown that the rebels has Lord Lloyd (High Commissioner of attacked the Provincial Offices and Egypt) and, a representative of

a Hotel in the Baghiraukab, the King Fuad of Egypt. He arrived British Post Office, the Civil Ser- in cold and cheerless weather.

vante quarters and burned three The Prince was wearing a shep- larries loaded with petrol. herd's plaid overcoat and looking? very bronzed but very tired.

No large crowds assembled owing to the early hours, but carly workers in the streets through which His Royal Highness drove to the Reaid- eney aympathetically unlated.

The Prince's first act at the Residency was to read the latest Reuter telegrams. He was relieved to hear the more reassuring news of His Majesty.

DUKE OF GLOUCESTER LEAVES S. AFRICA...

REMARKABLE DEMONSTRA-

·TIONS OF SYMPATHY

They also destroyed ten new Fiat motor-cars belonging to the Govern ment, whilst the King's Palace, called burat."

ten

the Sirajulimarat, Way

A band of the rebellious tribes were dispersed on Saturday with

casualties on either side, in cluding an Afghan Colonel and a Sergeant-Major.

It has since been reported that the Shinwaris have been joined by the Whugianis and the Mohmands, and that Jalalabad is in a state "of seige.

A feature of the annual report. of the Ministry of Pensions, resped to-day, is the steady decline of the number of beneficiaries. The total pensions or allowances from the | Ministry at the end of the year was 1,581,850, comprising approximate- ly 24,900 "officers, 1,000 numes, 488,000 men, 144,000 widows, 415,000 children and $10,000 other depen daats.

The remarriage of widows during the year caused a reduction in their total of 4,500. The pensionable age limit of sixteen was reached by

there ,03,000 children and

27,000 deaths.

were

..

The total expenditure of the Ministry for the

year. Wis £38,800,000, being about £3,000,000 less than the previous year.

UNEMPLOYMENT - DISTRESS.

THE KING'S LEAD TO PRO. PERTY OWNERS.

LORD MAYOR'S FUND £130,000.

(THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.)

The Chamber, held its last session under the existing system and was then prorogued. Every Deputy wore a black shirt and a big bou- tricolour reposed in front of Signor Mussolini's seat. The Duce was wildly cheered on his entrance and immediately after the Fascist anthem was sung.

The Bill-making the Grand Fas- cist Council the all powerful body in the State was passed without a

division.

..

The Kellogg Pact.

is reported of two trunks at a

£250,000, band drugs valued at apparently part of the stock of the principal dope ring" in the United States.

It is also claimed that Rothstein made a practice of dailing criminals at exorbitant fees.

Fivo arrests have been made kut all have been allowed out on bail.

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Signor Mussolini in the course of HARD WINTER FOR NEW his speech said that the Kellogg

YORK: Pact was."so sublime that one

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] might even call it transcendental.". the But it would be treason against

Now Youx, Dec. 9th. Nation. to ignore the fact that the whole world is arming and build- The first snow fell in the town ing Submarines, cruisers and other and surrounding country to-day implements of war. We must have. Up to now an inch has fallen and

thermometer no illusions about the political the

30 at thirty state of Europe. Though a storm degrees Fahrenheit. Experts pre- is approaching everybody talks of

MEXICAN POLITICAL

STORM.

GOVERNMENT AND LABOUR

CLEAVAGE. -

peace. We do not want to disturb diet an unusually severe winter the European equilibrium "but we must be ready and nobody ought to be astonished if I call upon this Nation, whose convalescence is com- piste, to make another sacrifice so that all our forces, sen, on land and in the air may be perfected." The deputies here rase and cheer- ed vociferously.

DICTATORIAL POWERS.

SUPREME ORGAN "OF GOVERNMENT.

REVOLVERS DRAWN IN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.

(THROUGH XEUTER'S AGENCY.]

MEXICO CITY, Dec, 8th.

A significant cleavage between the Government and the Labour Federation is disclosed by the lat

Both Houses of the Mexican Con-

LONDON, Dec. 8th. - The Lord Mayor of Cardiff has. received a letter from the Queen's It was in September last that ter ordering its members to resign Private Secretary expressing their vital changes in Italian constitual Federal or State Government Majesties' deep concern at the pre- tional Government were decided appointments and also the with vailing distress in the coalfields and upon by the Fascist Grand Coun-drawal of delegates to the Con- especially at the hardships which cil, when it adopted à measure de-gress of Workers and Employers the women and children are under fining its attributes and responsi- which was supported by the new

The measure laid down President, going. The message adds: H.M.bilities. the Queen is sending immediate that the Grand Council is the ly, for distribution in your district, supreme organ of Government and a consigament of clothing for the that its duty is to co-operate all women and children together with acts and activities of the Fascist

The Federation's actios was taken a collection of toys to brighten the regime. Its functions are delibera

to whom tive and it will be the final Court after Senor Gil had sent a message

of Appeal in all questions of the

to Convention denying that "its interpretation of law and will exmembers had been persocated a

that he had press opinion on all questions sub-

where in Mexico or mitted thereto by the government opposed the Labour party while he

Governor of the State of. Tamaulipas.

lives of the little ones. Christmas means so much."

A similar letter was sent to the Lord Mayor of Newcastle.

The Lord, Mayor of London's fund for the relief of distressed miners now amounts to £130,000.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Ex-Miner For H.M's Sandringham

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Estate.

Ruasy, Dec. 8th.

An unemployed Sunderland miner and his wife and family of four children have, within the past few days, been installed in a cottage on the King'a Sandringham estate on the personal instructions of the King. This ex-miner has been give regular employment as a workman. on the estate and it is probable that work will also be found for: one of his boys.

Rebels Sue For Peace.

Two days before His Majesty December 9th. The Afghan Legation at London caught the chill which brought on has received a message stating that his illness he gave instructions for CAPETOWN December 7th. King Amanullah fought the forces a letter to be sent to the Minister graphic car being drawn up in the The Duke of Gloucester sailed for of the rebellious Shinwari tribe of Labour in which an appeal is made to property owners to make precincts of the Palace, from which Home to-day in the liner Balmoral near Jalalabad. About 300 tribes-

cable was led into the King's bed-Castle. A large crowd, including men were killed and 200 captured. a contribution to the national prob the acting Governor-General, Sir The Shinwaris are petitioning for lem of industrial transfer by offer It is understood that this X-Ray William Solomon, Vice Admiral D.

peace and parleys are now proceeding employment as estate workmen to unemployed colliery workers in investigation, which was carried. Anderson, the Commander-in- ing,"

Russian Lies,

the depressed areas. The King out by Doctor Graham Hodgson, of Chief of the Africa Station; and re

also made the arrangements at King's College Hospital, who per presentatives of the Ministry of

Moscow, Dec. 9th.

Sandringham for the employment formed the previous one, was for Defence and other departments. The Soviet Press publishes mes the purpose of examining the right were on the quay to bid him fare sages from the Russo-Afghan fron of an ex-miner as stated. side of the chest where the bacter well.

tier, making anti-British allega fological infection bas become The Duke was loudly cheered as tions in connection with the revolt jocalised and defined. Lord Dawson ho stepped up the gangway, and the in Afghanistan and mentioning a and Sir Stanley Hewett were.pre cheering was renewed as the vessel

rumour that Lawrence of Arabia had appeared in the disaffected re- alowly crept out of the harbour.

gion accompanied by the Khan of Swat. NEW AIRPLANE RECORD.

GIPSY MOTH'S TRIUMPH,

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, Dec. 8th.

acct.

Not A Restful Day. At 8.15 p.m. the following bulletin was issued:-

The King has not had a rest- ful day. A radiological examina- tion was carried out this after- noon. "Neither this, nor the ex- ploration by needle previously carried out, has disclosed any ap- Piloting Gipsy Moth 'plano preciable amount of pleural effu-yesterday Mr Butler, Chairman of sion. His Majesty's general con- the De Havilland Aircraft Com dition remains unchanged. pany, accompanied by his wife as passenger brake the world's speed H. GRAHAM HODGSON, Tecord for two-seater Hight aero- DAWSON OF PENN."

planes over a closed circuit of "one hundred kilometres. The distance of roughly sixty-three miles was covered at an average speed of 199.864 kilometres hourly.

Signed STANLEY HEWETT

Herren Baumer and Pula in a

"Ordinary Treatment." It is learned to-night that the King's strength is well maintained, and an authoritative interpretation of tonight's bulletin states that the negative result of the experiments Baumer monoplane previously held to discover pleural effusion means the record namely 191,958 kilo- that ordinary treatment will be con- metres-hourly. tinued instead of any active treat- ment, which might have been neces sary if more effusion had beck found.

It is understood that the needle exploration was carried out by Sir Stanley Hewett and Lord Dawson during the morning.

The fight was officially observed.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS' COUNCIL.

SIR A CHAMBERLAIN TO ATTEND.

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE] The fact that His Majesty has The rate would be £10, against not had a restful day was only to

Rugsy, Dec. 8thi the existing ocean rate for third-be expected after a needle explora-

Sir Austen Chamberlain, accom class passengers of £18 16. The tion and an X-Ray examination. agreement would come into opera During the hours of consultation panied by Lady Chamberlain and tion on January 1st..

to-night, Dr. Graham Hodgson was other members of the British dele. The passenger rate of £2 for able to show his colleagues the gation including Mr. Walford. Selby agricultural families remained the radiographs taken in the afternoon, and Sir Cecil Hurat, KC., Legal which were developed in the most Adviser to the Foreign Office, are. This was catirely an arrangement expeditious manner known by means leaving London to day for Lugano to attend a meeting of the Council lutoran the British Government of the Red Cross car outfit.

the steamshog:

Above The Law.. "No member of the Grand Coun- cil may be arrested or made sub- jest to criminal or police

proceed.

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unless sanctioned by the Grand Council. The Council will examine the lists of deputies and discuss the regulations of the Fascist Party in regards to the appointment or dismissal of secre taries and members of the Direc torate.

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THE OIL INDUSTRY.

BRITISH MAGNATE'S PLEA FOR ANGLO-AMERICAN

CO-OPERATION...

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

made

gress immediately held a special session and passed a vote of con fidence in the President

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Politics At Revolver's Point. An exciting incident occurred in the Chamber of Deputies when two supporters of ex-President Calles enraged at one of the member's of their leader drew criticism revolvers and attempted to shoot the critic bat were disarmed.

THE KELLOGG PEACE

PACT.

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U.S.A. SENATORS VIEW IT CAUTIOUSLY.

[RIUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7th.

The Kellogg Pact for the re nunciation of war 43 an instra.

to

CHICAGO, Dec. 7th. ment of national policy, which What seems to have been an President Coolidge bas urged Anglo-Americas co- should be ratified before the expiry of his term of office, was discusse-l appeal for operation in the oil industry was made by Sir John Cadman, the by the Foreign Relations Com chairman of the Anglo-Persian Oil mittee of the Senate to-day.

A very close scrutiny was given Company to day, in the course of an address at the annual session of to the British Note in relation to the American Fetroleum Institute. the Pact, in which the British

Sir John Cadman urged that an Government formally agreed

to accept the Treaty on the under- endeavour should be secure co-operation everywhere in standing that it did not prejudice the development and distribution freedom of action in the defence of petrol in order to conserve as of British territories. far as possible the world's petrol Some of the members ventured. HISupplies

criticism, but both Mr. Kellogg and John also pointed out in Mr. Barah emphasised that the much detail the many objections condition did not change the mean to any company sending tankersing of the Treaty in the" slightest to parts of the world which could degree. only be reached by passing other Mr. Kellogg, in reply to ques producing and exporting centres tione, said the Pact could not affect

BOLIVIA AND PARAGUAY. SERIOUS BORDER INCIDENTS.

REPRESENTATIVE GIVEN

PASSPORTS.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LAPAZ, Bolivia, Dec. 9th. In view of the official information that a large part of the garriSOD, namely twenty-fire Bolivian sol- diers, have been killed by 300 Paraguayana allegedly trespassing no Bolivan territory, the Minister for Foreign Relations has handed the Paraguayan Chargé d'Affaires, Signor Ayala, his passport. Signor Ayala was escorted to the border under guard.

en route,

TO ENFORCE THE PEACE

PACT."

U.S. SUPER-SUBMARINES.

{REUTER'S AMERICAN SURVICE)

the Monroe Doctrine,

BOLSHEVISM IN SOUTH AMERICA.

SOVIET AGENTS WORK UP A REBELLION.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

TURKİSH MISSION TO AFGHANISTAN.

{Through REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CAIRO, Dec. 9th," King Fuad gave an audience this morning to members of the Turkish Military Mission who are on their way to Afghanistan.

COMMUNISTS ARRESTED IN CAIRO.

WASHINGTON, Dec, stb.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7th. MOSCOW EMISSARIES.

President Coolidge has asked Congress to authorise the expended by Communist agents, is deve The uprising in Colombia, foster- (THROUGH REUTER'S JQESUY.]"

A message from Asunción states ture of an additional G.81,350,000

loping seriously according to latest that the occupants of a fort built on each of two giant submarines_at advices from Sante Fe de Bogota.. CAIRO, Dec. 9th.

the Bolivians Gaipon present being constructed.ated the capital, and the Government by The Police arrested a number of alleged Communist agitators at fred on a party of Paraguayans who returned the fire and captured their homes yesterday including a Russian Jew named Eliahn Teper several officers and soldiers. who is believed to have been specially seat from Moscow by the Communist International following the deportations of Communistä from Egypt on June 28th to revive

in communistic activities that country."

MR. HOOVER IN BOLIVIA. [THROUGH H REUTER'S AGENUY.]

Fight Near A Fort.

BUENOS AIRES, Dec." ath.

near

MORE MONEY FOR AMERICA,

AUSTRIAN DEBT ARRANGE- MENTS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7th.

The Ways and Means Committee

This extra grant is

by an alteration to the vessels engines.

NOT TOO MUCH PRO-

HIBITION!

[REUTER'S "AMERICAN SERVICE)

WASHINGTON, Dec, th Wet Battalions". mac shalled in full force in the House

The

has declared a state of martial law in the Province of Santa Marta, though the plantation strikers are still in control of the four towns: seized on Tuesday,

In capturing the towns, the atrikers disarmed the troops, and there was a severe conflict to-day between the banana plantation strikers at Seville and some of the disarmed: soldiers. Several of the soldiers were wounded.

of Representatives to-day, were An hour or two later a pitched of the House of Represented debate on the Bil authorising diers and the strikers, the mob

responsible for producing a heat- battle ocorred between the sof

has approved the Burton

ANTO FACANTA, Dec. 9th, the settlement of the Austrian the appropriation of G.813,500,000 being the ssailants,

to administer the Prohibition Laws. The U.8.6. Maryland with Mr. Debt at G. $35,000,000 under a new

optional The opposition was so great twenty of forty that the painage of the Bill was Hoover aboard has arrived and agreement requiring an was onpally welcomed by mem- settlemout wit

prevented. lirian Goyerament, that of the Boliy

Full details of the casunities aTE not available, but it is reported that eight of the troops were killed," and over twenty wounded,