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FRANCO-KEMALIST AGREEMENT.

Questions in the Commons.

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THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.

RECKLESS DRIVING.

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French Premier's Arrival.

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London, November 7. The question of the Franco-Kemalis; agreement was raised in the House of Commons by Mr. T. P. O'Connor, who urged discussion of the treaty, which had aroused apprehension in Britain, especially in view of the absence of guarantees for the safety of Christian lives. Mr. Chamberlain deprecated a debate before the Anglo-French discussions had been concluded.. He said that the Government was fully alive to the considerations mentioned by Mr. O'Connor.

Lord Winterton asked for a statement on the position of Britain regarding the Near East. He declared that there was anxiety in the Commons in regard to the military danger to the British position in Mesopotamis if the agreement were sa alleged.

Mr. Chamberlain promised to inquire of the Foreign Secretary whather such a statement would be in the public interest at present. Replying to Mr. O'Connor, Mr. Chamberlain said that the purpose of the Government in regard to the liberation of the Christians under Turkish rule was unchanged, though whether it had the capacity to fulfil might be an open question.

British Note to Paris.

Paris, November

Count de Saint-Aulaire, the French Ambassador in London, has brought to Paris the British memorandum on the subject of the Franco-Kemalist agreement. It is a document of eight pages. Though couched in firm language, it contains nothing likely seriously to "disturb diplomatic conversations. The main British objection is that the Angora agreement detracts from the influence and authority of France in the settlement of the Near Eastern question at the very time Britain desires to achieve Grarco-Turkish prace in accord with France.

KHILAFAT DISTURBANCES AT HOWRAH.

Order Re-established.

Calicut, November 7. Following a Khilafat meeting at Howrah the crowd stoned the police, who charged. A few shots were fired, and one policeman was killed and nine were wounded. The Khilafatists casualties are not get known. Eleven arrests were made. Rioting was renewed the following morning, mill-hands supporting the Khilafazists, but sub sequently ceased, though the district continues disturbed. Police and military, including Gurkhas, are patrolling the affected area. Processions and meetings are prohibited. A magisterial inquiry has opened.

FOREIGN-BORN BRITISHERS.

Securing their Status.

London, November 7.

In the House of Commons,replying to Sir W. H. Davison. Mr. 1.log.1 Gorze said that no reply had yet b-en received from the Dominion or I dian lov-raments in regard to the amendment of the law to secure British nationality for children of foreign-born Betish ashjete. Ang legislation would entirely depend upon the replies received. Ho anticipated favourable replies.

INTERNATIONAL MOTOR EXHIBITION. Olympia Draws Large Crowds and Business.

London, November 7. Fifty thousand people visited the International Motor Show on Saturday at 0.5mis, which was again besieged by crowds today, a long queue awaiting the opening. Manufacturers and salesmen are Individest purchases of rejoicing in this sign of a revival in trade. cars are not great, but motor agents have placed numerous large orders, one Welsh firm ordering three hundred cars.

EX-ENEMY TONNAGE.

How Britain Disposed of the Vessels.

London. November 1. In the House of Commons at question time Mr. Baldwin stated that out of 423 ex-German vessels allotted to Britain for sale 392 had been delivered, of which 385 were sold: 325 vessels (tonhage 18,000,000) had been bought by British subjects. 11 (tonnage 117,000) by Allies, and 48 (tonnage 1,000,000) by others. The total realised was £19,411,000.

WHAT PRICE MARKS?

Three a Penny, Four a Penny.

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London, November 7.

German marks on London stand at 1,099. Compared with last week the lates: Reichsbank statement discloses notes in circulation to the amount of M. 91,5:8.000.000, an increase of M. 3.383,000,000: gold M. 994,000,000, a decrease of M. 33,000,000,

STORM IN EUROPE.

Telegraphic Communication Interrupted.

London, November 1.

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utable, as far as I know, reported,

nothing about the ricksba. He

To-day's Interesting Cases. might have done so to the lo- The Danger of Accidents.

spector.at the Wanchai station. but certainly not to me. This is A goodly batch of summonses the first time I have heard of it.

It is notified in to-day's Com for traffic offences engaged tho attention of Mr. R. E Lindsell Did you pay

His Worship (to the defendant): mand Ordna by Lisut-Col. R. M.

the coolia any Cross, of the General Staff, that. for the better part of this morn-compensation? He was not hurt King Park Range will not be a number of at all. It was he who ran into and by regular troops for ing. There were

afraid and musketry practices, owing to the charges for reckless driving mo including one against a French threw down the shafts of the risk of accidents in the danger resident in pouredtion-with a ricksha to get out of the way area behind it. collision which took place in Caroline Road with a ricksha.

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THE IRISH NEGOTIATIONS.

New York, November 7. M. Briand was welcomed by representatives of the Government and by M. Jussarand (the French Ambassador). He received an ovation from the crowd, and sent a message to the Amerian people declaring that France is ready to join in every endeavour to avert & new war providing that she feared nothing for her own

There was someone in the ricksha France approached the conference in the most favourable spirit, because she suffered moat in the war.

who was thorwn out. · Ha naked It is understood that M. Briand favours equal trade opportunities

AN ABSENT DEFENDANT.

for compensation but I did not Mr. C.A.S., Russ, in a summons give it to him because it was his in China.

Russia's Position at the Conference.

preferred against Mr. K.C. Lau's own fault. The shaft was not Washington, November .

driver for reckless driving, in-broken. Russia will be the only interested Stats not represented at the formed the Magistrate that a His Worship to the Constable: Washington Conference, as the State Department has ro riveis short adjournment was desired, You apparently did not tell the Is a Settlement in Sight? any intimation from the Constitutional Russians residing to the owner who had just returned Inspector augthing about the Officials at the Russian Embassy at from Shanghai and had no know-ricksha -The coolie was taken

7 desiring representation.

A London message bearing date Washington, which is still of a quasi-official character, confirm the ledge that a sumraons was peed-to No. 2 Police Station and ste view that Conservative Russians have decided to leave Russian 10g, had sent his chaufear for a aspector took down his state the 2nd inst states: There is interests in the Far East to the Conference, which will discuss the holiday into Kwangsi. This man

ment and the summons was then reason to believe that a plan for problem of the at ti-Soviet factions and approve Mr. Hughes state- would not return for a few days.aken out.

a settlement of the Irish question ment as regards the Chita Government favouring maintenance of The samimons was served after his

Fis Worship: The coolie has been drafted and, is being dis Russian integrity in the absence of a recognised government. departure. The application was should have been bere. The cussed by the conferees at pom- grantai, an adjournment for s

summons is dismissed.

mittee meetings. werk being decided upon.

NAVAL LIEUTENANT CHARGED

"You are charged with driving on the wrong side of the road at 12.10 p.m. on the 23rd October" Mr. R. E. Lindsall informed a raval lieutenant from H.M.S. Curlew.

FRENCH REPLY TO SOVIET.

Legal and Economic Guarantees.

Paris, November 7. The French Government's reply to the Soviet Note cabled on the 30th ult. has been form arded to Paris by M. Briand from the liner Lafayette. It is believed that it makes the eventual resumption of normal relations with Russia conditional upor legal and economic guarantees that the Soviet will cofform to the international usages of civilised nations.

TYPHOON WARNING.

A DAY OUT OF THE RECKONING. "The constable is a day out commented Inspector Garrod when an Indian policeman gave the date of an offence as the 15th; when it should have been the

The telegram quoted below Was following day.

received by the American Con- The defendant: I would like Inspector Garrod corrected the sulate General, Hongkong from to say that whilst I was coming date, testifying to seeing Mr the Manila Observatory. [down Garden Road there was a Komor on the Repulse Bay Road

12 noon Nov. 8 large number of pedestrians (on the night of the 15: The

Typhoon in about 140 deg Long. summons be said came from the E 11 deg. Lat. N. Moving W. "I The previous message stated: The Soviet has notified Lord think it was the Cathedral con. Curcan of its willingness to recognise föreign debts incurred before gregation) going down three or Inspector of the Water Police 1914, owing to the decision of the Brussels famine relief conference four deep on the left sids. Idirect to him.

The summons was for having the: aid to the starving Russians be conditional upon Soviet re-ble my horn bus they did not

no rear light. Mr. Komor ad- cognition of such debts. The Sovier, however, makes a proviso that seem to take any notice. I was it must be given special conditions and facilities enabling payment forced to the right side of themitted that on the 16th. October cat No. 157 belonging to the of the debts, and declares that an absolute condition is stoppage by road."

It was stated that the daDragon Motor Car Company was the great Powers of all acta menacing the security and integrity of

out on the Castle Paak Road. the Soviet and the Far Eastern Republic. The Soviet urges thefe dant, who was nenceeding to

This enabled kir. H. Komor, summoning of an international conference to negoti.te peace and the Naval Yurd in taking th bead an bis mor cycl- dil no

who was concerned in the case discuss the deb:s.)

Da-3 the laid" on the propr

promptly to say that on a side but cut straight across the roadway.

LANDRU AT LAST BROUGHT TO TRIAL.

Gay Lothario Enters Dock Well-Groome

Paris, November 1.

News in To-day's New Advertisements.

The Admiral Line advise cont signees of cargo of the arrival in nors of the s. Wenatchee.- Pare 5.

saturday night be was on the Thera will be a Bank Holiday 3-pul-e Bay Road returning from os Netamber 11-Page 4.

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The de fand int axid that i dince, and was nowhere near The chief feature at the World bisazten jan Nahin Road where the offence Theatre t-night is enilclect taten

with up

the pedex was all ged to bave taken place.Once to Every man."-Page_12. trians walking ahead of him

An Indian constable on duty The Imports and Exports office it the junction of Haiphong and will be open from 9 to 12 on The trial of the notorious Landru, charged with murdering to and he did not notice the Islan women and a youth; has at length opinel at Versailles. When until he was dead against it. Hathan Roads deposed to seeing November 11.-Pace 4.

he car without a rear light turn. Landru appeared he looked dapper and well-groomed, with carling bad then zo option but to keep

Manners and Backbosa is- ng into Sathan Road from Hutimate the arrival of the 8.5. moustaches. As he walked to the dock there was some hissing from straight on his enn'sy and pis the audience.. The proceedings consisted chiedy of tedious the land on the right. Hagu 70ng Road.

Rhodesia Will consignees of Mr. Kamer, who is connected cargo please note?--Page 5. formalities, including the reading of the indictment of five hundred rested that a not ce should be

with the Kowloon Garage of the The Amazon Maro having PAXES. The only incident was some laughter when the inditment pas op over the Island infurmi g

Dragon Motor Car Company, arrived in port, the O.S.E. gire mentioned that Landru had voting ate relations with 283 women.

-aid that it was more probable the papal notice to consigness of Landra is charged with fifteen murders. There are also fifteen

hat the lamp was covered over cargo on Page 3. charges of forgery and swindling..

with dust and the light obscured. The Massige Hall 22 Flower an occurrence which Street have an intimation to-day was quite usual, as in his own on page 2.

xperivace, these lamps usually

NEW TYPE U.S. SUBMARINES UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

Possible Radius of 10,000 Miles.

Washington, November 7, The construction of two new type submarines has commenced at Portsmouth (Ohio) navy yard. They will be of 2,025 tons, 90 metres long, with electric engines of 6,500 h.p. and speed of 21 knots on the surface and ten submerged. They will be armed with a 5-in., gun. which can be used against aircraft, and six torpedo-tubes. Their cruising radius will possibly be ten thousand miles.

THE PRINCE REACHES SUEZ.

Suez. Kovember 7.

The Prince of Wales has arrived.

(Other Telegrams on Page 23

EARLIER

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

JAPAN'S POLICY AT WASHINGTON.

Shanghai, Nov. 7. The Japanese provisional Premier Count Lichida declares that Japar will not alter her policy at the Washington Conference od sccount of the death of Premier Hors,

The Japanese Prass says that by the death of Premier Hars the The French steamer Gaston Dumesnil foundered near Padstow. Japanese Government has received

a heavy blow.

Owing to the week-end storm telegraphic communication was interrupted between London and the Continent, where the storm Wan most severe.

Three bodies have been washed ashore.

LORD PEEL SUCCEEDS SIR ERIC.

London, November 7. Loid Peel has been appointed Minister of Transport in sucossion to Sir Eric Geddes.

[Viscount Peel succeeded to the title on the death of bis father. the first pser, better known as Mr. Speaker Peel. His lordship, bora in 1867, has had lengthy experience of public life. He was leader of the Municipal Reform party in the London County Council, and in 1914 was elected Chairman of the Council. He was also a member of the Royal Commission on the Port of London. In 1919 Lord Feel was appointed Under-Secretary for War.]

THE SABBATH IN SINGAPORE.

LAND SALES.

Yesterday's Prices...

motorists.

Inspector Garrod aid that i was a recognised rule that the Island was there for the purpos: of dividing up the streams of traffic. He suggested that as the defendant had been driving on the road on several occasions be ought to be aware of that rule.

The defendant said that that was the first time be had driven down that road.

The

Magistrate

the defendant.

A COLLISION.

discharged

This was

An intimation regarding tickets became coated over with red sand for the Smoring Concert on fter a fast drive on the Castle Armistice Night appears on

Peak Road. The driver at the Paget.

the proceeding to

time was

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The driver said that the rear light was burning.

Garage to clean up the car.

This sterment was accepted by

M. Haguensmer, of Messrs.the Magistrate who discharged Viimson and Company, was the defendant. charged with being on the wrong side when driving his cycle in Caroline Road

the 20th October.

On

SCORCHING.

There will be a dress rehearsal of the Entertainment for Children in connection with the Minister- ing Children's League on Novem- ber 10-Page 4.

The Warwick Comedy Company open to-morrow at the Theatre Royal "The Circle" is the name of the first play to be staged.-- Sergeant Smith, in

another Page 4. charge preferred against the Mr. Jose Conde Barrato,,has made by the driver of car No. 484, said that been authorised to siga per pro. A statement defendant proved to be somewhat the d-fendant was scorching at & The Union Trading Co. Ltd.-- obscure to his Worship, and rate of 30 miles an hour along Page 4. Inspector Garrod explained that Pokfulam Road past the Pumping the defendant maint to say that 3'ation. he bad to take the right hand side. because a tram car was on the left hand side. He was passing lice molor cycle when "i the junction to go down the Causeway Bay Road,

Inspector Garrod, who wo riding in the side car of the

passed the defendant's car from

the opposite direction, informed

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The closing rate of the dollar

The Weather.

2 p.m. Barometer:-30.06 Ter- perature:-80. Humidity 17.

Lighting-Up Time.

Lighting-up time to-day, 5.43

An Indian ronstable on point the Court that the defendant on demand to-day was 25. 7788.

a. full load A plot of land, 30,600 square daty at the junction, said that had vet in ares, situated at the North- there was no tratocar on the left passengers. No bora was blown.. rn end of Jordan Road and side of the road at the time and if anyone had been in the, known as Kowloon Inland Lot A riek ha, which was coming up hand the car would not have had No. 1432, was put up for auction from the opposite direction, came time to pull up and an accident been inevitable, esterday on the application of into collision with the defendant's would have Mesare. Raven and Riven. The cycle, and suffered some damage There had already been a fatal apset price was $45.900, or $1.50 to one of its shatte, while the accident in that section of the road. The defendant was within square foot, and it realised coolie was also slightly injured.

The defeatant said that the an area where a speed of only 15 871,000 or $2.32 a aquare foot. Tha purchaser was Mr. Lam Cho-yin. constable was not present when miles wes permissible. If he had p.m.

Mr. Charles H. Wong, of 19, the collision took place. He came been on the straight stretch the Nathan Road, parehased a plot about five minutes after the Police would not have interfered at Pipere Hill, Taipo Road, 60,000 occurrence, and would probably with him, but on such a corner

the seriousness of him square feet in area and known as not have done so were it not for the speed was highly dangerous him

# road used by New Kowloon Inland Lot No. the fact that bis attention was in view of the fact that women offence in 331. The upset price was $3,000, called by the sight of a crowd coolies carrying brushwood often school-children. The: smile, it used that road. On the approach was stated, still lingered after or 5 cents & square foot. The price gathering. realised was $3,200.

The constable denied this of a car they would scatter in all information was forthcoming to On the application of Mr. E. M. allegation. He said he was on directions without regard to the the effect that a SUMITOOS WAS

Impending. azleland, & plot at Taitam Bay, the newly-erected island at the rate of the road. 23,750 square feet in area and justtion and was a witness of known as Rural Building Lot No. the collision.

Singapore, Nov."7. The Sunday opening of the 188, was also put up for sale. The L The defendant, in reply, to the Cricket Club has been fasugurated upset price was only $475, oz 2. Magistrate, & id he was proceed with Government approval. Games cents & square foot, but the par- ing at a cautions speed, and the attracting crowds are not allowed: chaser, who was the applicant, coolie ran into him.

The Magistrate: This coolie only tennis sod bowls may be had to give $3,000, or 12 cents a

should have been brought up. square foot, to buyi played.

A fine of $10 was inflicted..

ILL-TIMED HUMOUR.

When called upon to explain at the Police Court, the driver, A driver, who was caught after denying the charga, stated scorching in Kathan Road within tht be was going merely at the the controlled area, was said to rate of 20 miles an hour, then haresmiled at Bergeant Alexander His Worship: Twenty-milest when the latter, after stopping Why, that is twice the spe him, endeavoured to explain to limit in that area. $25,