The
number
of Moplahs
killed
in
the
fighting is given
as
2,266 wounded
1,625
captured
3,688 and voluntarily surrender-
ed
38,256.
&
Washington,
Jan.
24th.—Restrictions
for
residents
of
the
United
States
en-
tering
Mexico .and
Mexicans
entering
the
United
States,
will
be
abolished
February
Ist, under
executive
orders
signed
by
President
Harding
and
by
President
Obregon,
it
was
learned
to-
day at the State Department.
London,
Jan..24th.-—The
campaign
in
connect'on
with
the
London
country
council eleciions opens
today.
The
~oun-
cil is
elected
triennially
and
governs
an
area of 117 square
miles
around London
holding a population of
4,500,000
peopl
2.
The municipal
reformers
party,
approx-
imating roughly to a conservative
section
in national politics,
has
held
a
majority
for a considerable
time,
having 80 seats.
The
progressives,
approximating
to the
Liberal hold 46 seats,
and
the Labor
par-
ty holds
seventeen
seats.
Labour intends
making
a bold challenge
to the reformers
majority, but the latter wiil receive
some
suprort
from
the
progressives
in resist-
ing the
democratic
onslaught.
The
re-
formers
propose
a
saving
of
a
million
pounds
on education,
with other substan-
tial economies.
Labour
believes
in
ex-
tending
public
ownership
of
transport
gervices,
an
enlargement
of
the
house
building programme
and
extended
pub-
lic medical facilities.
Washington,
Jan.
24th—Baron
Shich-
aras
statement
of Japanese
policy yester-
day,
in which
he disclaimed for his
coun-
try
any
designs
against
the
territorial
integrity
of
Russia
and
declared
its
intention
of withdrawing
the
Japanese
troops
in Siberia
as
soon
as
orderly
con-
ditions are restored,
apparently
was
re-
ceived with satisfaction
generally
among
the other
delegations.
There
was no
in-
dication tocay that any of the other
pow-
ers
was disposed
to seriously
dispute
the
plan of continuing,
for
the present,
Ja-
panese
occupation.
The United
States
government
was understood
not only to
have been
deeply impressed
with the Jap-
anese
statement,
but also disposed
to
re-
gard it as
a solemn pledge,
behind
which
the conference
could
not
properly
go.
The Japanese
pledge
as
put before
the
committee
by
Baron
Shidehara,
also
de-
clared
it to
be the
fixed policy
of that
country
to
obserive
the principle of
non-
iptervention
in the
internal
affairs
of
Russia,
as
well as
the principle
of equal
opportunity
for the commerce
and indus-
try of all nations
in
every
part
of
the
Russian
possessions.
Adequate protection
for
foreign
interests
in
Siberia,
was
declared
to be
the
only
condition
for
withdrawal there.
The Shangtung
con-
troversy today has been reduced
virtually
to the single point of difference
over
the
Tsingtau
railway, by agreement
between
the Japanese
and
Chinese
yesterday
for
China’s purchase
of the salt mines
of the
province.
Altho.ugh it was
said
further
] U RUIILE
A VS
details outside
of
the
railway
issue
re-
mained
to be considered
at today’s
meet-
ing, it was thought possible
that
the
lat-
ter question itself might come
up for
dis-
cussion.
:
Ottawa,
Jan
24th.—Canada’s
total
im-
ports
for consumption
for
the
twelve
months
ending December
31st,
were
va-
lued at” $799,394,598
as
compared
with
$1,336,921,021
for
the
same
period
in
1920,
according
to a lulletin prepared
by
the external trade branch
of
the
Domin-
jon
Bureau
of
statistics.
But
collected
in the
1921 period amounted
o
$122,575,
652
as against
$1,203,028,903
in
1920
to-
tal exports during the
1921
period
were
valued at $816,694,381
as
against
$1,302,
805,114
in
1920.
London,
¥Yan.
23rd—Tetegraphing
to
the Prince of Wales expressing
the warm
appreciation
of the British
natiou for the
spirit animated
him in fulfillinghis
high
undertaking
in India and
pleasure
at the
deep impression
His Royal Highness
had
made
upnn
the people ot India Mr. Lleyd
George
said.
'‘We
know
you
have
reached
the
real
heart
of
India
and
there,
as
everywhere,
your personality
will
leave
an unfading
memory.
Your
fortunes
and
happiness
are
so
dear
to
every
nation
in
the Empire
that
lndia
touches
us all
when
she
shows
you her
heart.””
The 3Prince
of
Wales
replied
that
he
had
met
with
such
cordiality
and good will on
the
part of the Princes
and
peoples
of India,
that
he
was
en-
couraged
to hope
that the
futufe
Indiar
Empire
wou'd
fully
uphold
the tradi-
tions
of
the past.
We
would
be grati-
fied
if the
visit serves
to
maintain
the
feeling
of
mutual
understanding
and
unity that he, trusted
would
ever
prevail
in the Empire.
Dublin, Jan.
24th.— The boycott against
Ulster was definitely called
off tonight in
a statement
issued by the
publicity
de-
partment of the Dail Eireann.
The state-
ment
says:
‘‘The Dail
Eireann
Cabinet
having
considered
the
report
of
the
meeting
of
Michael
Collins
with
Sir
James
Craig
in London,
Fereby direct
a
discontinuance
of-the
Beliast
boycott.”
The boycott
originaily was
instituted
on
account
of the
impositions
of religious
and political
tests.
‘lhese
tests
are
new
to be withdrawn.
London,
Jan. 26th.—Nearly
3,000
men
are slated for discharge
from
the Rosyth
Royal
Dockyards
during
the
next three
months.
This
will result
in
a saving
vt
£IOO,OOO annually.
Rome,
Jan.
Zbth.—Cardinal
Bourne,
Archbishop
of
Westminster,
arrived
this
morning
and
visiteu
St.
Ferer’s,
where
bhe rendered
homage
to
the dead
Pope.
‘lhe
statement
has
appeared
in
several
newspapers
that
Crown
lDrince
Hubert
visited the
Cathedral
yesterday
Speaking
of the mailed fist, write
a plain fist, when
mailing.—Augus-
ta Herald.
to view the body
This is semi-officially
denied through the Stefani News Agency.
Ludenburg,
N.S.,
Jan.
25th.-—Starting
at
nine
o’clock
last
night'in
the
large
fish warehnuse
on
the water front,
own--
ed by the
firm of Adams
and Knickle,
a
fire
which
at
one
time
threatened
the
entire
section,
destroyed
the
fine build-
ing and its
contents.
The loss in
esti-
mated
as
in the vicinity of $175,000,
par-
tially covered.
The fire
is supposed
to
have
started
in
the fish
drier
of
the
building which contained
17,000 quintals
of dried fish, valued
at about $120,000.
New
York,
Jan.
2bsth.—City
Health
Officials were today taking steps
to block
the further progress
of threatened
influ-
enza and pneumonia
epidemic
which
was
augured,
they
claimed
by
the rapidly
growing number
of cases
in greater New
York
siace
the
first
of the
year.
Dr.
Copeland,
City
Health
Commissioner,
said
today
that
123 cases
of
influenza
and
102
cases
of pnemonia,
had
beep
reported,
in greater
New
York
in
the
previous
24 hours.
On Sunday and
Mon-
day 64
influenza
cases
were reporigd
in
the whole City.
Deaths
from both influ-
enza
and pneumonia
he reported
showed
a heavy
increase
since
the
first
of
the
year,
London,
Jan.
25th—Mr.
Clynes,
La-
bour Leader,
speaking
before
a
gather-
ing of
London
commercial
men
yester-
day,
declared
that the Parliamentary
La-
bour
party
was
often
misunderstood,
through
industrial
and
trades
disputes
for which
the party
was in no way
res-
ponsible.
He
personally
believed
that
some
trades
union rules
acted
to the
de-
triment
of working people.
Anv Labour
government
would
descend
to the great-
est folly if it attempted
:o check
whole-
some
enterprise..
KReferring
to Sir
Ar
thur Griffith—Boscawens
speech
on Mon-
day in
which he
held
up
labourites
as
revolutionary
sccialists,
especially
in
re-
gard
to
tortbcoming
Lendorn
Municipal
elections.
Mr.
Clynes
said
that if such
a
scarecyow
as
this
had
been
placed
to
frighten timid weople,
1t was appropriafe
that
it should
be placzd by
the Minister
of Agriculture
Rome,
Jan.
25th.—The
body
of Pope
Benedict
XV
will
be
ertombed
in
the
Basecilica
of
St.
Peters
tomorrow.
The
ceremony
will rake
place
ar 3 o’clock in
the afternoon after
which
the
sz2cred
col-
lege will devote
iiselt
exclusively to mat-
ters
p: riaininy to the
conclave
to be held
on February
2nd.
Washington,
Jan.
2bth.—Protest
of
organized
labour against
American
parti-
cipation
in the Genoa
conference,
if the
Russian
Soviet
Government
is to be
re-
presented
there,
was
presented
to
the
President
today
bLy
Samuel
Gompers,
President
of the American
Federation
of
Labour.
Mr. qompers
said
that
should
representatives
of
the
United
States
meet
at such
a conference
with
Soviet
representatives,
it would amount
to virtu-
al recognition
of the Soviet
Government.