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WOMAN'S PLACE IN THE CHURCH.

BISHOPS' CONFESSION

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

EARLIER. TELEGRAMS

VIGOROUS FRENCH. POLICY.

Paris, Sept. 95, M. Millerand in a message to the Senate and Chamber of Deputies | condemns all domestic dissamalans in order that France may con- "We are obliged to confess that centrate wholly span the development of her greatness and prosperity. the Church bas failed to treat He antiris that his alection shows that the country is determined to women workers with generosity.parse, at home and abroad the policy which has been followed the or sven with justice."

last eight months and which will continue with more vigour and continuity.

This confession is taken from the Official Report of the Lambeth

The President declares that the Treaty of Versailles must be Conference. A great part of the report is devoted to the position strictly executed in complete agreement with the Allies and says of women in the modern world. French democracy places legitimate hopes in the progress of the While the bishops refuse to League of Nations. French Colonies had repaid abundantly their debty consider the question of admisting to France which recogalses this by associating them more closely women to holy orders, they unite with her political and moral life. The massage declares that one in offering her a bigger sphere in of the results, and got the least desired, if war, should be the re- tha Church.

doction of military service consistent will the needs of national They recommend the revival of defence and concludes that France when she has resumed the work the Order of Deaconesses, who of peace with fervent ardour will be setting an example and gaining may assist at baptism, takes admiration of the whole world. morning and evening prayers (except the parts said by the priest only), and preach in church under due authority.

In the chapter devated to marriage the bishops plead for better education on spruch matters-

FRENCH COLONIES,

Paris, Sept. 25.

As important step of a far reaching character has just desa taken in the administration of the French Colonies in order to ensure continuity of Colonial policy, whleb, owing to frequent changes of Whatever, there may have Governorships, runs the risk of being overlooked. M. Sarraut, the been to say in the past in favour Colonial Minister, has recasted the Superior Connell of Colonies of a policy of silence on such consisting of 146 members, mainly ex-govenors, which, hitherto was

topposed to advise the Colonis! Minister when requested, but hað. sabjects, the time for such a

'not been called upon the last 34 years. This Council will now be policy is now gone."

The widespread lowering of plit into three separate bodies, namely, the High Council, composed moral conditions" is deplored. of former Ministers, and ex-Governors Gueral which will inform but the report adds:

the Colonial Minister on the policy especialy as regards native ad- 1: is easy to throw the blame on the warministration; secondly, the Economic Council, including ex-Colonial To a large extent, and with sarne Deputies, Planters, and Colonial Producers which will deal with the aggravations, the war probably development of Colonial resources, and thirdly, the Legislative disclosed conditions already exist Council including the Home and Colonial' tezalists, dealing with con- ing to which people were general-Bicting local customs, complicated legal silnations, and to prevent

accustomed to shut their hasty legislation.

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eyes."

The permanence of marriage is insisted on, but the bishops admiti [the right of a national Church to wake exceptions in the rase of divorce for unfaithfulness.

In the section on industrial questions (the authors of the re- port reforzo che danger of de- | [liberate effort on the part di white men to check the advance of the natives and erluated people which! missionary enterprise, education. and contact with civilisalian arej gradually producing."

NO COLOUR LINE.

THE FRENCH CHAMBER

Paris, Sept. 5.

The Chamber adopted a 'ote of cenñdence by 507 votes to 80. The extraordinary session then terminated.

Paris, Sept. 24.

skiter a short lennierence with M. Millerand, Senator Leygues asisted with the Premiership and Foreign Affairs Department. The other Ministers remain in o15ce.-Heral

THE IRISH QUESTION,

London, Sept. 25.

A telegram from New York says that the weekly "The Nation" in The Cape Province policy of announcing the completion of a Cammitee of 100 to enquire into equal righs for all civilised men is Ireland, while claiming that the internal affairs of one nation pro- the one which we hope to see ex-foundly affect every other, naively admits that Americans, who live tended throughout South Africa.”)

The report admits that the class houses, have not solved the negro problem, that the record of Church cannot claim a good,

Haiti and San Domingo is wickedly Imperialistic and that 9,000 record in regard

innocent Haitians have been done to death, and therefore it declares io Jabourl questions.

|it would welcome a reciprocal English enquiry hereanent. "Since the beginning of the in- dustrial revolution only a min ority of the inembers of the Church have insisted on the social application of the Gospel.

THE BANK RATE.

London, Sept. 25.

Now that the cabscience of the This decision will be taken in the hope that large stocks of goods It is reported the bank rate will be raised in the near future. Cbristian community has been

stirred we must be content to bear fat present held back will be marketed, thui reducing prices. It is the accusation that we are only stated the Treasury is now determined to make a serious effort to sevanged under the Porta so when they trying to make ourselves popular restrict the activities of speculators and compel the merchants to with Labour because Labour is disgorge accumulated stocks. At present the bank rate is seven per cent. now the dominant power. The accusation is not true. We are

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While pleasure cruising near Harrow at mon to-day, an aeroplane, prouted a scheme for rew ion containing six persons, crashed. Three men, including the pilot, and with Christian bodies, in which two women were killed outright and a gil badly injured. oge Church would include all machine was smashed denominations, with a cominon ministry and a belief based och whole-hearted acceptance of the Bible, the two sacraments of baptism and Holy Commusios,{

DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION.

London, Sept. 25.

and the Nicene Creed. It is A disastrous fire broke out at the Martraside Aeroplane Works recorBierted bathe @3fb5dHtjela: Woking to Bakrday #between. 127 seroplanes are reported of the Zselica Chuidh should already deltoyed my "Mere, "Wièn`is still burning. approach Fiestation if other Churchés, with a New to ddapting the suggestions ontlined.

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New York, Sept. 27.

Mr. Wallis, commissioner of immigration, is going to Washington to try to remedy the terrible congestion at Ellis Island. He declared he might even ask the State Department to hold up passports in order to prevent further paralysis of the immigrant system. The situation reached a climax on Sept. 22nd when 2,000 relatives and friends of over 3,800 immigrants broke féwn the iron gates in endeavouring to obtain release of the aliens.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

RUSSIA AND POLAND.

Londen, Sept. 25. While the Poles continue their pursuit of the Bolsheviks south-' wards of Pripet the Riga Peace Conference yesterday got to grips with the realities of the situation. M. Jofre, the chief delegate. dramatically announced that the Soviet is prepared to abandon their demands for a reduction of the Polish army, disarmament, cessatión of war industries and also rallway privileges through Poland. The Bolsheviks are prepared to agree to an armistico with a line consider. ably eastward of the Carzon line, leaving Eastern Galicia in the hands of the Poles with a subsequent referendum as regards its form of government. The Soviet demands, bowever, Polish recognition of a the independence of Ukraine, Lithuania and White Russis.

New York, Sept. 25. Prices of woollens, clothing, shoes and food are also expected, to decline. Several of the largest clothiers have already made reduction of 25 per cent. The present movement to reduce the "It is not that they are steadier excessive cost of living has become countrywide. than younger men." business

30 said to a Daily Chronicte representative.

"Steadiness is not a question of age, but of cburacter.

SWEDISH FLICTIONS

Stockholm, Sept. 27.

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.

London, Sept. 25.

An official message states that an attempt to assassinsta-Major. General Strickland at Cork was frustrated by Major General Strickland who was uninjured returning the fire, it is believed effectively.

Major General Strickland commands the Cork División. He was motoring at six in the evening from the barracks to the city when

"I do not think there is any The General Election results hitherto show 182 Riksdag members prejudice against elderly meu, elected, namely 58 Social Democrats, 57 Conservatives, 20 candidates Employers were perhaps a little of Agrarian Union parties, 24 Liberals and 3 Left Socialists. The inclined to make a fetish of the Social Democrats Josf ́sévén seats, Left Beialists five and the he was fired on by a number of men. His driver was Hounded and young man before the war, but Liberals 11, while the Conservatives gained 12and the Agrarians nine, the car was riddled with ballets Major General Strickland retornad the man of 40 proved himself

the fire and hit a man who was either killed or wonfided-and- The equally resourceful when pu

carried off, to the test of war. If a màn "İra- the right stuff in him, he is as valuable to his employer aç ́50 as be^wits a′25.**-

Mr. Gordon Setfridge said that so für de his firm is concerned be found it gafactory to ke young men and train them, =

"If we take a man of 40 into our employment," be remarked,

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AME"KICAN COAL STRIKE OFF...

Wilkesbarre, Sept. 27. The sofealNd testión/Wrike ja the autrscite coal régions has [been called!

eminers"resuming on Sept. 26.

TRUTSKY-TO. COMMAND SOVIET REOS.

Ishingford, Sept. 25.

nothing of our methods or in teose in being onated to Trotsky with Podwisky as serisiant.

The Russian Soviet is reorganising the Esð Army. Si freme Éom/

old to learn them.

RUSSIAN TRADE

Mr. D. Ryasanav, the well known Russian Ca Britain as successor to M. Kameneff, who was return. He is a doctor of medicine and reputed sible for finishing. Kerensky's;

the third Internationale.