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THE SUPREME COUNCIL.

Paris, Aug. A

Mr. Lloyd George. Lord Curzon and Viscount Hayashi, the Japanese delegate, were met at the station by M. Briand and warmly cheered by a large crowd. Mr. Lloyd George and M. Briand dined. together privately: Conference activity is scheduled as follows: First, the Upper Silesian problem, then questions concerning, the trial of German criminals and sanctions now applying to Germany, military, naval and air control, the Eastern question and relief for the Russian famine. The French delegation includes M. Briand, Cabinet Minister Loucheur and the Secretary General of the Foreign Ofice, M. Berthelot.

It is authoritatively stated that Mr. Lloyd George does not intend to go personally to the Washington Conference.

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

London, Aug. 10. Reviewing the Imperial Conference, Premier Massey declared that the Anglo-Japanese Alliance was threshed out from every possible viewpoint and the weight of opinion favoured continuance of the present arrangement unless an arrangement can be effected

SHIP REQUISITIONING

Important Singapore Judgment.

In the Supreme Court' at Singa-

An extraordicary sight is to be witnessed on the Scottish railways where miles of unwanted coal-laden warons stand alongside Paro on 3rd Auguss, Mr. Justica hundreds of empty goods trucks. This is the outcome of large Harrels-Lennard daliveżed judgment consumers refusing to pay the high prices demanded for ceal which in the important caso of the Eastern they contend is thrice more than trade conditions can stand. Shipping Company recana tho At- Domestic coal is also severely boycotted. The ironmasters refuse torbey-General. The case was beard to operate blast furnaces as there is a famine in pig iron. Locomotive for days ago when Mr. Roland, builders in Glasgow have reduced weekly hours by 16, owing to the Braddell and Mr. P. Simpson (Fem cancellation of orders. Hundreds of miners are again worklèss. ang) appeared for the plaintiffs Cardia distributors have given notice of a reduction in the whilst the Attorney-General was re- price of household coal of eight shillings per ton. Prices are rapidly.| presented by Mr. M. J. Upsett. shumping at Newcastle where steam coal was yesterday offered at $2/6 as compared with 42/6 last week and goed bunkers are now obtainable at thirty shillings

BRITISH STEEL BARS.

Londen, Aug. 10.

His Lordship said: This in an action brought against the Attorney General as the representative at the Crown claiming (1) a declaration that the plantifs are entitled to compensation for the unauthorised expropriation by the Crown of mine steamships belonging to the plain-

In South Wales the Siemens Steel Association has decided titis; (2) » declaration that the further to reduce the price of steel bars by another pound sterling plaintifs are entitled to compenss

between Britain, America and Japan. Mr. Massey opined that ir per ton to 170 shillings in order to cope with foreign competition. [tion in respect of the unavoidable.

this can effected at the Washington Conference more progress will have been made towards the millenium than many people deem possible.

Mr. Massey laid stress on the need for cheaper cables, develop- meat of wireless, the duplication of the Pacific cable, lower freights, faster mail vessels and improvement of aviation.

THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE

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Washington, Aug. 10. BA unanimous agreement on Japan's acceptance makes opening of the Disarmament Conference on Armistice Day. It is! expected that an invitation will be issued without delay. Oficials epine that prompt replies will basten negotiations into the second -phase,-viz., the consideration of a list of subjects discussable. It is expected that the invitations will merely state the general purposes of the conference and possibly make the suggestion that each principal nation's representation shall aggregate only five or six. It is surmised that Mr. Hughes will head the United States group.

THE MOROCCAN FIGHTING.

Madrid, Aug. 10.

An official communique from Melilla states that hostilities bave Ceased. The enemy forces appear less nameron's, but on the other band other reports represent General Navarro's position' as more critical. He and his men depend for water on ice conveyed daily by Spanish aeroplanes. A gruesome story as regards the fate of General Sylvestre comes from Tangier, that a party of Arabs were displaying the Spanish General's head on the end of a spear.

THE NEAR EAST.

Paris, Aug. 10.

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Belgian bars are being offered in Swances at 145 shillings.

LIQUOR FOR MEXICO.

Detroit. Aug. 10.

deterioration of certain marine stores left in their bands when sacly axpropriation took place; and (3) a declaration that the plaintifs arg entitled to have such compensation:

The United States District Court has issued a temporary in-assessed by or under the direction of junction restraining American revenue officials from interfering the Court.

The Attorney General confeams] with shipments of bonded liquors through the United States to Mexico. The complainants, Hiram Walker and Sons, limited, Ontario, the right of the plaintiffs to declara- declared that such interference violated the Anglo-American Treaty |tions (1) aàd (2) The answer unde pf 1871.

A WAR MEMORIAL.

to the prayer for declaration No. 3 is that the steamships were re quisitioned by the Governor in ex- preise of the power for that purpose rested in him by clause 6 of an Im perial Order in Council, dated Pati The French, Belgian and Italian Governments were represented] October 1399, which was published at the unveiling of the Belgian and Luxemburg monument to 282 in this Dependency on 8th August inhabitants shot by the Germans in 1914.—Vole.

RUNAWAY CONCUBINE.

Figures In Extradition Case.

Paris, Aug. &.

1914, and that under clause 13 of sach order any compensation due to the plaintiffs must be assessed by x Board consisting of five persons, of whom

Why did you leave No. 392,,

оде shall be a Judge on Queen's Road West, precipitated 19. The male fugitive went to live Stipendiary Magistrate; two shali in the carricts" quarters of the be Officers, either in the service of Government Civil Hospital. He the Ciril Government, or His Majes sent his friend, an employee in the ty's naval or military service, and Dospital, to ask me to join him. the other two shall be inhabitants The fugitive admitted that she of this Dependency. The plaintiff's did not notify the principal teosat counsel stated that no objection

ben she left the house.

The hearing was résutned-at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon of as application made by the Govern meat (represented by Me T. M. Hazlerigg, Assistant Crown Solici Mr Hazlerigg: I put it to you would probably have been raised to tur) for the extradition of a man that you left your house because the tribunal described if the chair and a woman to Canton on a charge you knew that you were going to man of it had been one of the Judg

of this Court. But the learned of stealing $1,100 worth of jewel-be arrested by the Police?

The fugitive: No.

counsel intimated that the plaintifi lery from a Chinese banker in Can- ton. The proceedings were instilut

Mr H. K. Woo, solicitor, Geo. | will not voluntarily refer thej While experts were engaged on

the Silesian question the od at the request of the Canton 5. Hail Brutton and Company, cizims to such a Board as the Go, Supreme Council discussed the Near East. Experts presented their] Government.

said that on July 17th, he went toerameat constituted. reports and Colonel Heywood, formerly attached to the Greek Army, The woman is the concubize of the Tung Shing jewellery shop, Can the Plaintiff's Claim Relief? stated that the Greeks' capture of Eskishehr and Afiunkarahissar the banker and it is alleged that 70 Siu See Street, Caxton, in con-

It follows that the real questio: bad conferred freedom of movement which may have far-reaching the stole the jewellery during bar action with this case. After some consequences. He declared that the capabilities of the Greek army husband's absence and eloped with reluctance the master of the shop is whether the plaintiffs ças obtain were underestimated. It is believed the Powers have decided to the male fugitive.

showed him two of his books, can the relief which they seek in the accept the first request made by either Greece or Turkey for Mr G. K. Hall Brutton appeared taining three entries which related present proceedings. I have neve mediation.

for the defence

to jewellery bought by the female doubted that in the absence n

These The case for the Crown having fugitiva.

estries ware special circumstances to be hereafte closed, Mr Brutton called the photographed in his presence.

mentioned, the procedure, and thị female fugitive to give evidence.

Mr Woo produced three printe only procedure, open to the plain

corresponded She claimed all the alleged stoles which

with the tills would have been a Petition o jewellery, some of which, the said receipts for three pairs of the Right in the form given in one o had been presented to her by her atoleo bangle produced. Mr. Hodgson bead of the British Commercial Mission to Moscow, husband before she became his reporting his safe arrival, says that he interviewed Tchicherin and concubine. confirms the statement that the Soviet has liberated all Americans, the latter being placed under the protection of the Latvian Minister who is arranging their repatriation.

BRITISH BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE AT

MOSCOW.

London, Aug. 10.

Mr Woo was then asked to the Schedules to the Crown Suit With regard to the decipher enteral Chinese characters Ordinance 1978. An examination o stolen bracelets, the fugitive said engraved on another pair of bangles Section 13 of the Ordinance and o one pair belonged to her, while the to verify the female fugitive's | the case of Attorney General versu romisining three pairs had bean statement that she bought thema | Wemyss (13 A. C. 193) will shew the given to her by her husband. It from another jewellery shop in a Petition is applicable when th Chaton. Mr Woo said the fug-relief claimed or prayed for, is fo WAS not true that the coca-

Dames

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a payment of money or damag

He done. With reference to the las

plainant's first wife purchased tive's statement was correct. OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT.

CWO of the gold. bangles. A photographer, who accom The fugitive also mentioned the panied Mr Woo to Canton, gave on a return of lands or chattels, o Springfeld, Aug. 10. Governor Smail has surrendered to the Sheriff, who waited all

of the shops where be corroborative evidence. ordered the bangles and the prices. Mr Brutton said he would defer founded on some wrong or injur day long with a warrant in the corridors of the Capital.

She was supplied with receipts for arguments on legal points. (General Small is charged, together with Lieut-Governor Sterling the finery but kept them in a would deal with the facts of the branch of this proposition it is th and Mr. Vernon Curtis, a banker, with embezzling public funds trunk, which was also used by her case first

that the Crown -in meza amounting to $3,200,000. Governor Small issued a

statement busband. She had about $200

Mr Lindsall asked Mr Brutton if Colonies has always undertake proclaiming his innocence and asserting that his enemies

were savings when she married com the wished to address bim Mr works which in England were conn trying to assassinate him politically.)

plainant. It was true that she Britton replied that he preferred ed among the activities of priva: received $70 a month for house to do at the next hearing.

The case was adjourned until Monday.

PRISON MUTINY.

Vienna, Aug. 10,

bold expenses, and of this amount she saved $8 or $10 a month.

Examined by Mr Hazlerigg, the Fugitiva admitted having appoint- ments with the male fugitive to

Dissatisfied with the disciplinary measures the convicts of Stein prison mutinied. The military were called in whereupon the Canton oo Joue lat and 2nd. prisoners began to demolish the furniture. Reinforcements had to She threatened to leave her! be summoned and opened fire. Three convicts were killed.

EX-EMPEROR KARL.

Copenhagen, Aug. 10. According to the newspapers ex-Emperor Karl has decided to take up residence in Denmark if passports are obtainable. Inquiries are at present being made for a suitable residence.

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE.

Geneva, Aug. 10. France has ratified by statute the Court of International Justice.

DIESEL ENGINES.

New York, Aug. 10. The Philadelphia Ledger learns that the Japanese Government has ordered Diesel engines of the value of 11,250,000 for installation in giant submarines, from a Swiss finn. It is stated that the engines are twice as powerful as those ordered from the same firm by the United States Navy.

GENERAL NEWS.

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LORD HÅLDANE ON NEED FOR NEW METHODS IN UNIVERSITIES, There was class division in

Petition of Right

turband in March this year when ba assaulted ber, and tenants, but landlords retain a can be produced which Ulustrat decided to execute the threat at few rights still-Judge Sir Athe grant of the necessary reli the beginning of June. Before Tobin

otherwise than upon a Petition she left her husband she sent her Court.

Flight clothing to the male fugitive, but pot her jewellery. She asked him

An ordinary action against £ to arrange accommodation for her in Hongkong. She did not quarrel knowledge which went deeper Attorney General of this Depe with complaiesat's smsbs, and than any other division, and it deary can only be instituted in cas she believed that their statements was this which was producing falling within Section 57 of t that they did not see her wearing much of the industrial unrest Crown Suits Ordinance. These si her jewellery were made with a to-day, said Viscount Haldane in all cases in which's Petition of Rig. view to supporting the complsin his address to the Congress of the is not applicable and the Crown ant's case. She was not turced | Universities at Oxford: All over brought before the Court, the A out by her husband and the fat-the world those who worked with torney General, as representing t ter's first wile.

their hands were calling for the interests of the Crown, being ma

Mr. Hazlerigg: Why did you say | higher knowledge, without which

or in answer to a charge of unlaw they felt they could not be free. defendant. According to the pr ful possessios the Police We could not bring democracy sent practice no Order is oven iso Station?

into the universities, concluded in any ordinary action requiring ti The fugitive? The complainant his lordship, but we could enable Crown to do any act. The Con tried to turn me out last year. apiversities, with more trained simply declares that the Crown i Mr Hazlerigg: I put it to you teachers, to go forth into the or in not, entitled to certain prope that if the jewellery belonged to highways and by ways to meet ty, or that a Will or Settlement do sou you would have said that you this new demand. which went or does not, create a charitab bought it in your statement to the very root of the welfare trust, or that the Crown ~an, or c

of the State. Most of the other speakers urged the necessity of not, insist that a partienler adopting university education to the needs of modern industzy.

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"Bid I'didn't steal,

THE DAVIS CUP.

New York, Aug. 10,

The Indian Davis Cup team has arrived:

Why didn't you say the jewellery longed to you?—This, did not verur to ma'at the time. :

be done.