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CHINESE TEACHERS' SALARIEA

Partial payment of the teachers" salaries by the Ministry of Education has been made, Latatea a Peking report.

THURSDAY "DECEMBER 23. 1920.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS. ·

NAVAL COMPETITION.

London, Dec. 20. Brightened by reciprocally conveyed expressions of love, views have been exchanged on the competitive naval programmes, spropos of the big and little ship controversy, by Lord Northcliffe and the American Navy Secretary, Mr. Daniels.

GERMANS PILGRIM TO ROME,

Last month the Pope received the first German pilgrims who bave come to Rome since the

According to the "Times" Washington correspondent, Lord North- beginning of the war.

cliffe, interviewed by the United States Newsagency in London, points HOUSEBUILDING BY MOONLIGHT.out that the British Navy is for defence, mainly commerce defence,

In order to expedite completio

and he asks what naval combination Mr. Daniels suggests the United of a house at Gerrard's Cross States must guard against the imagines the bowl which would come Bucks), the builders have been from the Dominions if such an impossible situation as an Angle working by moonlight,

Japanese or Anglo-Chinese combination were suggested against) America.

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|93.40) FREEJLACES AT SCHOOLS,

In the year ending July 31, our Mr. Daniels, replying, says he wants an agreemen; between all [ɔt 300,000 pupils in eandary nations for no competitive building. An Anglo-Jap-American or schools in England and Wales. | Franco-Italo-American alliance limiting building cannot obtain the about 93,400 held free places. desired result. It would be merely an alliance in the old sense. The M. DESCHANEL FOR PARLIAMENT. Only basis of peace is that all nations form a battress in the world M. Deschanel, ex-Presilent of against evil. He says he would not recommend another three-year the Republic, has informed the building programme unless it was absolutely certain that the United Feler that he will be a car. States was going to stay outside the League. Ididate for election to the Sonate.

JOBS FOR EX SERVICE MEN, Upwards of 2000 ex-soldier "trainees" have been found jobs. fin Middlesex, and ate gung into the workshops at the rate of 45 a

week.

WORLD'S GOLD PRODUCTION, The world's gold production for the past year reached a total of |$265,166,000. reduction

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$15,600,000 under the previous

year.

NEWCASTLE "ADOPTS" AREAS.

Six thousand pounds has been

Lofd Northelike in a rejoinder saya Mr. Daniels has not answered As regards the membership of a possible combination. He submits that competitive naval building is senseless, especially as the beati minds differ as regards the future of sea dichting.

CASUALTIES IN IRELAND,

London. Dec. 20.

The War Office reports that 10 alivers and 6 other ranks were] killed, a officers and to other ranks wounded. 5 othicers missing and one officer and other ranks injured in the murderous attacks in Ireland in November.

Lendon, Dec. 21.

Abattle is reported in have taken place at Millinshone. Tipperary, subscribed at Newcastle for the in which forty volunteers are said to have been captured. ten killed relief of the Arras, which has and many wounded. Eight soldiers are reported killed, been “adopted” by the former. town.

THE THIN ST, RAILWAY.

The Ching-sui railway swill be |

¡ completed as far as Kueihuacheng|

in Aprit of next year, after which i

the line will immediately bel extended to L'autourben.

42,300 FOR DR. JOHNSON'S PORTRAIT.

BRITISH TROOPS IN PALESTINE.

London, Dec. 21.

NOTICE.

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Gillette stropping machines. Hair binds.

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Bronze hair pins.

Auto strop razors.

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The question of British expenditure, in Palestine was raised in the House of Commons this afternoon by Mr. Croft, replying to whom Mr. Banar Law said that neeeptance of the mandate for Palestine) was not intended to involve any permanent expenditure on the taxpayers of Britain. The cost of the British Army in Palestine was not being borne by the Jewish population. He did not hope that any British expenditure on Palestine would be paid back, but the Govern- men had no intention whatever of being involved in heavy expendi-ARY POREME ture. The force in Palestine was being reduced, but some must bel maintained at the civil administration is able to maintain order NÃO GOO TEMORIAL SCROLLS. and resist external accresalon. It was impossible to say when that It is expected that the dis-would be.

A Regnolds protrait of Dr Juhnson as a young man, and before he took to wearing a wi. realised $200 at a sale of the bald effects at St. Serf Honse. Roehampton.

tribution of memorial "rolla to!

į relatives of fallen soldiers wilk he completed by the now rear, over sobno baving already been dis patched. 88,000 bronze plaquesį have also been issued..

ALLEGED JAPANESE ATROCITIES.

London, Dec. 21.

¡SOVIET REPUDIATION OF DEBTS. In the House of Commons, replying to Sir Robert Newman, Mr. According to Helsingfors ad-Cecil Harmsworth stated that the British Ambassador at Tokio had vices. M. Zinevieff, the People's already made representations to the Japanese Government with regard Commissary, aderessing a gather to the alleged atrocities by Japanese troops on the Korean border. ing of women Communists, said The number of Japanese troops in Manchuria was believed to be far that Russia would never pay the below 15,000. There had been no question about Japan "assuming! debis which had been contracted sovereign rights in Manchuria. The British policy in China was abroad under the Czarist regime. based on the maintenance of the territorial integrity of China. Mr.

Pemberton Billing suggested that interference was likely to lead usi NO HYPNOTISH IN MALAYA.

The Secretar for Chinese to a number of little expensive wars. Mr. Harmsworth replied that Affairs, F. M.5., has refused to he did not think so and pointed out that these matters were regulated allow an exhibition of hypnotism under the Anglo-Japanese' agreement.

in aid of the Famine Relief Fund, fearing that "some unscrupulous peoples may acquire the know. Pledge of this science-and-witt

probably put it to a bad use."

WIRELESS CODE MESSAGES.

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.

London, Dec. 21.

Mr. Macdonald, förmerly lieu- In the House of Commons. the Administration of Justice Bill

of tenant-commander

tele-passed its third reading. Clause nine deals with the enforcement in graphiste in the Australian Navy, the United Kingdom of judgments obtained in the Superior Courts is to submit to the British Ad-of other British Dominions. Sir Newton Moore asked whether this miralty the details of an invention involved reciprocity with the Dominions. The Attorney General for sending wireless code replied that the function of this part of the Bill was to make provision messages without danger of

for reciprocal enforcement of judgments as between the United! HONGKONG JAPANESE interception by the enemy.

Kingdom and other dominions.

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JAPANESE ARMY IN SIBERIA PREPARING FOR EVENTUALITIES. A Tauraga desnatch to the Nichi Nichi states that the thir- teenth Japanese army division at Nikolsk has been ordered to pre- pare to meat possible develop ments Major General Shibafu,

SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COLONIES.

the

London, Dec. 20. In the House of Commons. Mr. Lloyd George replied in in charge of field communications negative to a question by Mr. Ormsby Gore, whether in view of the has issued & waming against any various descriptions of territories concerned the Prime Minister attempt at interference with com- would consider the desirability of changing the name of the Secre tary of State for the Colonies to Secretary of State for Imperial munications.

Administration.

AMERICAN OFFICERS DECORATED.

Commander Charles T. Hut chins, United States Naval Attache at Peking. and Captain IV. Gillis, President of the. Peking Club, have been awarded the American Navy Cross. The former, after his retirement (in)

MINT PURCHASES.

London, Dec. 20.

regiment of Federated Malay States

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. J. G. Hancock, Mr. ex-servicemen has strongly insisted 1905) volunteered for further ser- Austen Chamberlain stated that the Mint in 1920 bought two hundred upon a guarantee that all the vice and was reappointed Nayal thousand standard ounces of silver ballion-for-cotoege and 15-million cers of the new regiment shall be Attache at Peking. The latter for medals, at an average price of fifty-six pence,

won distinction in command of

men with actual war service...

COUNCIL REFORM.

Singapore, Dec. 22.

destroyers during the-war.

NEW POSTAL CONVENTION.........

A Madrid message of the 1st. inst. states-The new universal Fostal convention, effective for

At a public meeting in coanes- four years until it ia revised at

tion with the Council Reform Stockholm in 1924, was signed

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THE HOME RULE BILL

London, Dec. 20.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

NEW YORK CRIME WAVE.

New York, Dec. 20.

The crime ware continues. Two masked armed men robbed the Seamen's Mission of $400, killing a man who resisted.

New York, Dec. 21.

The police have been very active during the week-end in dealing with criminal elements. All known to be of suspicious character are being rounded up, taken to the Police Station and will be ordered to depart by the first train or jailed indefinitely. The citizens are install. ing devices against gunmen, including the equipping of buildings with huge electric gongs and numerous electric pushbuttons.

SLUMP IN CLOTHING TRADE.

New York, Des. 21. The conditions in the men's clothing industry are such that the employers have announced reductions in wages averaging thirty per cent. below the present rates.

OBITUARY.

New York, Dec. 21. The death is announced of Bishop Summer Burch, the Episcopal Bishop of New York.

THE MANILA RIOT.

Manila, Dec. 21. Seventy-eight members of the Constabulary have been arrested

movement held a Singapore, the to-day. The Chinese delegates The safety of the Home Rule Bill.. which will be enacted before speakers were Europeans, Chinese, submitted a sobeme for the ad the prorogation of Parliament, was secured in the House of Lords Eurasians, Indians and Malayans, ministration of mails by Chins this afternoon by the defeat of an important amendment by Lord The tone of the speeches was sober. Rupported in writing by the Midleton by 91 votes to 14. Apart from a small modification, made in connection with the riot on Dec. 17...

The abolition of the official United States. It was received at the instance of the Lord Chancellor, the Pears accepted the Com- majority was not desired, but some by the postal congress, but no mons' decisions with regard to the Bill.

form of public election was asked. action was taken.

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