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YESTERDAY'S

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TELEGRAMS.

‚Œantern Servion to the "Tulograph.")

GOVERNMENT AND LABOUR.

London, February 13

In the House of Commons Mr. Banar Law, speaking on behalf of the Premier, deprecated the sugges. tion that the Government was doing nothing to deal with the labour nitustion. One of the probable re- sults of the beavy excess profits daty would be the absence of work- ing capital which would be a dan- gar to the country in trade competi tion. He appealed to Trade Union leaders to use their strength for the good of the community. A distinc tion must be drawn between efforts to obtain better workers' conditions by limiting employers profits and efforts to achieve the samo end by penalising the community. latter case the Government would defend the community.

In the

We were going to have an anxious time, but he was consils at that we would come through. After further discussion of a conciliatory character the Laboar amendment was defeated by 311 Totes to 50.

THE EMPIRE'S RESOURCES.

London. February 14. In the House of Commons Mr. Wilson Fox moved an amendment to the address advocating an inquiry into the prospects of increasing re- reaue by stimulating productive en terprises throughout the Empire. He instanzed Mr. Churchill's bold in stment on behalf of the Govern ment in the Angle Persian Oil Com pany, which was yielding eight per and cent Mr. Bigland seconded emphasised the enormous andeve Toped recources of the Empire, in- slancing the whale Esheries in the Antarctic and pointed out that the Empire possessed the main portion

of the world's food fish, which

if developed by a national fishing

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The Commander in Chief guaranteed to sare him in a month but failed General Townsend added that he was only able to hold out so long as he did by compelling the Arabs to disgorge hidden grain.

INFLUENZA IN AUSTRALIA...

fleet wanid produce ten million tons shipping at Sydney.

14. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

BURGLARIES IN KOBE.

BIG GANG CAPTURED.

of fish annually and provide millionsfluenza have hitherto numbered 23. rounded up by the Sannomiya

JAPANESE DENIALS.

ing

Burglary has become alarm- ingly common of late in Kobe, and the capture of a whole or- ganisation will be heard of with satisfaction and relief says the Japan Chronicle. A gang of Melbourne, Jan. 30 (delayed) burglars calling themselves Quaractining is

disorganising Shimazaya-gami" (white scab Cases of in bari gang)

were recently of sterling profit for the Exchequer. The Cabinet has ordered that every Police. It is said that the gang one wear masks of which 700.000 Mr. Amery, on behalf of the Gov.

have been plan lering in

the ernment, said that M. Bonar Law must be manufactured before Monday

eastern part of Kube, intimidat- had authorised him to say that the when any maskiess persons will be

inutes of houses with Government promised careful and able to arrest. On Jan. 31 there

the were 559 cases of infuenza in Vicuggers in white scabbards, and sympathetic consideration to

sometimes breaking into houses Church with heavy stones. amendment and would request a toria with thirty deaths.

allowed conditionally work was done with the help of All such Ele services are select committee of inquiry. suggested that we had come near that every worshipper is wearing a

accomplices keeping watch the limitiram methods of re- mask.

outside the door. venue getting and might inquire!

According to information whether a system of partnership

elicited from the police, more with industry would not be advan

than Y6,000 worth of clothing tageons in the creation of new

and other articles have been sources of wealth. We had reached

Paris, February 11.

stolen since the beginning of a stage in the development of the

The Japanese Peace Conference this month from various houses Empire when we must consider pos delegation declare that Sino-Jap at Goko-dori, Kumochi, and sible opportunities for the

not especially

at Kasugano, the creating wealth quickly.

existent, bat Japaz bas now asked greater part of the articles was a great field for the State in China to consent to the publication plundered being sold or pledged avenues where individual enterprise of certain agreements which have by a

msn named Aro might not be tempted to venture been concluded. Furthermore the Eitaro. Houda Toyotaro, the On the other hand the Protectorates report alleging Japanese threats ringleader, and 13 others were must not be exploited for revenue against China are foundationless arrested, when they were as purposes to the disregard of the and no pressure has been brought to sembled to arrange further Eatives for whom we were trustees bear on the Peking Government by robberies at a "fry-house," Mr. Amery opined that Imperial the Japanese Minister or Military Azuma-dori, Fakiai, which was Preference now stood above party Party. strife as all agreed that their fellow countrymen of the Empire were on a different plane to the foreigner. He concluded by emphasizing the boundless resources of the Empire' sad it was only a question of bring- ing the people of this country into fruitful contact with these bound- less potentialities of wealth. amendment was withdrawn

THE FALL OF KUT.

State There

The

anese Becret

treaties

are

MRS. BESANT'S APPEAL

London, Feb. 7. (delayed) Owing to the illness of Lord Faillimore the hearing of Mrs. Bant's Appeal to the Privy Council has been adjourned to

Feb 11.-

MATFAIR APOLOGISES.

at

their den. Two of the gaug escaped.

They confessed to having dissipated the proceeds of their robberies in drinking, gambling and in the licensed quarter.

Two more profligate thieves have been arrested by the Hyogo police. Their scene of operations was Hyogo and Akashi, and they are credited with petty thefts totalling Y500.

Yet another case is that cf a Marshal Foch has returned to young ex-convict, who since he Frence unconscious of the fact was released from Himeji prison that in honour of his visit to Lon-in September, has stolen clothing: don the Imperial German flag and other articles valued at a London, Feb. 1. (delayed). was hoisted from a balcony in total of Y1,500 from houses both General Townsend in a speech Mayfair! It was an honour which east and west of Kobe. at Norwich alluded to Mr. Can- aler's criticism cabled on Jan. 29 with his sense of humour, the squandered this proceeds. and said he was perhaps a better great soldier would have appre

He also

judge of circumstances. Mr. Can.ciated. It was all a mistake of incident appeared in the Times

and apology has been made by

those responsible. firm of theatrical costumiers

that Christmas night when It was a watchful policeman published an apology in which the

succeeded . Turks

Kut who discovered the flag. May-regret was expressed that "in getting into the forts.

bal decided to we done; Kut was finished: fair

show decorating Mr. and Mrs. Watney's There were many grave reasons why its appreciation of the Marshal's house a German flag. was by mil speedy relief was necessary." He presence by a gorgeous display mistake exhibited by this telegraphed to the Commander in of decorations, and Berkeley employees without his know- Chief "I must be relieved in a square and its environs blossomed ledge," and apologising for the

south otherwise I won't stay here" out into patriotic banting of annoyance caused,

overy description. It was here that a large German ensign flut- tered side by side with the Union Jack from the balcony of the house occupied by Mrs. Claude Watney The sequel to the

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