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A meeting of the Radlo Society was held yesterday at the Victorin Theatre, under the patronage of the Governor. The Hon. Mr. Guy Clarke presided, and the hall was uncomfortably full. Following a resolution, unanimously carried, "that this public meeting, held under the auspices of the Singn
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PRISONER ESCAPES.
SLIPS HANDCUFFS. (Our Own Correspondent)
Singapore, February 26.
polico While being led by a excort to the Police Station, notorious Chinese, who was sen- tenced to six months' imprison- ment and recommended for banish- mont, slipped his handcuffs and escaped. A Malay lance-corporal, and a constable, who were taking him to the lock-up, were charged to-day at the Police Court with suffering the prisoner to escape. The The ease was adjourned. police are keeping a look-out for the wanted mun.
REORGANISTION.
CONFERENCE TO MEET Peking, February 26. The Reorganisation conference will hold its third business meeting to-1 morrow afternoon.-Reuter,
Battle Impending. Kaifeng, February 26.-Con- siderable heavy artillery moved westward from Kaifeng lust night, preparatory to an impending con- lict between In Ching-yi and Kan Yu-kun, which now seems inevit able--Reuter,
NEW JAPANESE CRUISER.
FURUTAKA LAUNCHED.- Tokyo, February 26.--The new light cruiser Furutaka, 7,500 tons,
Nagasaki at was launched Thursday-Reuter.
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FRANCE AND BRITAIN.
FRENCH FINANCE BILL.
Paris, February 26. The Chambor has adopted the clauses of the Finando Bil!, !n« creasing the charge of supplying identity cards to foreigners from 60 to 200 franca, Increasing the tax of luminous advertisements, Imposing a tax on sky algns and pavement advertisements, also assurance companies, doubling the charao of admission to Stato. museums and authorising policemen to collect fines on the spot.
Paris, February 20. Speaking at a luncheon of the Anglo-American Press Associa ton, M. Herriot reeniled that on taking power he had promised to malatain France's historic friendship with American and English-Reuter. democracles. Both at London and Geneva he had fulfilled his pro- mise to the beat of his ability.
"Franco respects her engagements," he said "but one must be just to her, who is now exerting all her energy to repair the terrible losses inflicted by the War In order to be just to France, it lo necessary to take into account ber generally, for while having so many provinces whose houses are in cuina, sho assisted Germany's reconstruction and contributed a loan of 800,000,000 francs to this effect."
BELGIUM AND SIAM.
Antwerp, February 26, Prince Chandaburi, the Siamese Minister for Commerce, has had a long conversation with the Antwerp Chamber of Commerce and M. Herriot stressed the fact that the French Parliament will with the hands of the principal commercial firms, with a view to shortly establish a perfectly balanced budget of thirty-five billion strengthening Belgo-Slameso commercial relations. Prince Chan- fraucu, and that France's restoration was the basis of all settle-dnburi is proccoding to Holland.---Reuter. ments.
"The most difficult task," he concluded, "Is to avoid misunder- standings between the nations, and in order to solve it, we must exchange views clearly and frankly. The War la over but the effects of the War have not yet ended."-Havan.
COLONIAL OFFICE CHANGES.
HERR EBERT'S ILLNESS.
Berlla, February 20.
The latest bulletin states that Herr Ebert is suffering from peritonitis. He paused a bad night and his condition is serious
Reuter.
AMERICA AND GERMAN DEBTS.
London, February 26. A considerable amount of re-organisation is proceeding in the Colonial Ofce, the object being to betler enable it to deal with tho growing mass of work involved in discussing Imperial affairs with
Is considering. the Dominions. A Treasury committee
certain
Washington, February 26. changes which will involve increased expenditure. It is suggested
The German-American Mixed Clalms Commission have agreed that the designation. "Celanial Secretary" should be changed to "Se-to compute the value of the Mark at sixtech conts in settling claims cretary of State for Imperial Affairs," or another more saitable title. of Americans involving pre-war Bank balances in Germany and German nationals~Router's Also there are to be two Permanent Secretaries and Parliamentary pre-war debts in Marks owned by Undersecretaries instead of oue of each.
One of each class will devote themselves exclusively to Dominions and Irish affairs and the other branch to the Crown Colonies, Protectorates and mandated territories.-Reuter.
ANGLO-FRENCH GUARANTEE PACT,
Warsaw, February 26. Poland's anxiety with regard to the possibility of the conclu- afon of the Anglo-French guarantee pact in the event of the rejec tion of the Geneva Protocol, was voiced by the Foreign Minister (M. Skrynski) in a speech to the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Chamber. He expressed the opinion that the conclusion of such a pact, to the prejudice of the Franco-Polish alliance was impossible. The pact was apparently guaranteeing peace in the English Channel. leaving the whole of the
of rest of the world at the mercy events. This would not be a. guarantee of peace, but brutal war. The Anglo-French guarantee pact could only be understood as an element in the vast edifice, wherein the Franco-Polish pact would also take its place. The best thing would be to establish a general guarantee of security, based on the general combination. Any other solution would bring Europe to suicide.--Reuter.
A ROMANCE BORN OF SPEEDING.
New York, February 26..
That he was briefed to defend one of America's richest girls, speed arrested who Was
two charzes of exceeding the On limit proved most fortunate for a young lawyer, David Milton, whose engagement to Abby, daughter of J. D. Rockfeller, junior, is announced by the parents. The marriage takes place in May and the couple will reside in an unpretentious apartment which has already been selected. In both Court cases Miss Abby received j suspended sentences.--Rrutera American Service.
BRITISH SHIP ON FIRE..
Amsterdam, February 26.
The British freighter 8.4. Teesdale caught fire near Rotterdam. Several of the crew of twenty are injured but were rescued by pilot boats,
A Japanese stoker named Katagi died as a result of burns while on the way to hospital. The Teesdale was towed in and run ashore stili afire-Reuter.
NATIVES AND ASIATICS.
Capetown, February 20.
Bill to amend the Speaking in the Assembly in seconding a Mines and Works Act, which restricts the employment of natives and Asiatics in nines and factories, the ex-Premier, General Smuts, stigma on Asiatics in urged the Government to avold casting a legislation by coupling them with natives, "We shall gather on our heads the hatred of the whole of Asia from North to South" he said. Every Asiatic country was branded by the Bill and they would feel the weight of their hatred for years to come. The debate was adjourned. Reutor.
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