standing
between
Engia @
and
France
and Germany,
as
the only
Bpssible
means
which
must
be persistentiv)
pursued
for
the financial and
economic
Rstoratior.
of
Europe.
Paris,
Nov.
29th.—An
hens
des-
patch
to
the Hava’s
Agency (\day,
says
a
Greek eruiser
has
interceptey
off the
lonian
Island
of
Cephalonia
sy
Italian
steamer
bound for
Adalia,
SouYy
West-
ern
Asia Minor,
with munitions
“Mleged
to be
intended for the Turkish
r
\ional-
ists
army,
on
board.
A search
°
the
steamer
revealed,
it is stated,
nih
Ita-
lian airplanes,
two million cardsidge
nd
other war materials.
Manila,
Nov.
29th.—The
entire
to
of
Ibajay, in the province
of Capiz,
was
inundated
by
a
tidal
wave
on
Sunday
and
many
houses
with
their
occupants
swept
out
so sea,
accerding
to despatch-
es from the Postmaster
of Ibajay.
Des-
%
patches
to
constabulary
headquarters
here
said
that the town of
Macato in the
same proviuce
was also
submerged
by
a
idal wave
and
more
than
a hundred
ra-
ves
drowned.
London,
Nov,
29th. —Preparations
2
bqpg made
here
to publish
a newsps
-r
with
Morning and Evening
Editiong
de-
voted
to
the
cause
of Ulster,
according
to the '‘Daily Mirvor’””which
says
£25000
has already
been
raised
for the purpose.
The enterprise
was started,
the “‘Mirror’
says,
in
view of the fact
that
"'so
many
London
newspapers
which formerly
ad-
vocated
Unionist
principles
have
lately
let Ulster down very badly.”’
Ottawa,
November
29th.—The
congra-
tulations of the Canadian
Govt.
and
peo-
ple, offered
to His Majesty
the King
by
the Governor-General
on the
occasion
of
the announcement
of the
engagement
of
Princess
Mary,
have
been
accepted
by
Their Majesties
with
‘‘Heartfelt
Grati-
tude’’.
The telegrams
from
Lord
Byng
of Vimy and the repi,
“"'s Majesty
follows.
Ottawa,
November
25th.
‘‘My Gov-
ernment
has asked
me to convey
to your
Majesty
the deep pleasure
and
satisfac-
tion with which thev
and
the
people
of
Canada
have
received
the
news
of
the
engagement
of Her Royal Highness
their
heartfelt congratulations
and
good wish-
es’’.
(Signed
Byng).
London, November 26th.—"‘The Queen
andI deeply
appreciate
the
kind
mes-
sage
which
you
nave
forwarded
from
yourself,
your Government
and
the
peo-
ple of Canada
on the occasion
of the
en-
gagement
of our
Dear
Daughter,
who
joins
with
us
ip
the
expression
of our
Heartfelt Gratitude
for
these
words
of
ongratulations
and good wishes. ‘‘Signed
beorge R.
1.7,
ondon, Nov. 29th.—The.
Home
Secre-
y, Mr.
Edward
Shorte,
speaking
at
B
wick-On-Tweed
last
night
on
Irish
aWhirs,
said,
we
are
in
as
desperatea
p
sition
regarding
ITfeland
as
was ever
%1
awn
1 perhaps
am
more
sanguine
.
others
in
believing
that
we eould
ST
URholXx
& Vib
produce
a
set
of
arrangements
which
|
would
settle
once
and
for
all
the cen-
|
turies
old
trouble
and
make
Ireland
a
|
contented
part
of the
British
Empire’’,
Washington,
Nov.
29th.
—China
won
|
further
concessions
in
the
Conference
|
of pine powers
on the
questions
affect-
ing
the
Pacific
and
the
Far
East.
In
|
conformity
with
the
resolutions
declar-
ing for
the
territorial
ard
administra-
|
tive
integrity of
China,
the
Pacific and
Far-eastern
committee
adopted
resolu-
‘
tions drafted
by
the sub-comimittee
head-
|
ed by Senator
Lodge, provided
for an in-
|
ternational
commission
of jurisis,
..
"
|
is to
report within
a
year
whether
tu.
Chinese
laws
and
court
practices
war-
|
vant
the
abandonment
of
the
foreign
¢ rts
created
under
treaties
granting
|
ext.
" territorial rights
in China immedi-
|
ately
‘hese
resolutions
were
adopted,
the
C
e
delegates
pressed
another
of
the
_»n
Peints’”’,
that
declaring
for wi
.drawal
of all foreign
troops from
Chinese
soil
and
also
for
the
abandon-
ment of foreign telegraph,
radio
and
pol-
ice wire
system.
Dr.
Sze,
Chinese
Min-
ister and
a
delegate
to the
conference,
vesented
detailed
information
regard-
myg
“ho
number
of troovs
and the exten:
of
£t
wire
systems,
in which
the
Japanese
..
dominate,
and
there
was
wide
discussion
of
the questions
by
all
the delegates
behind
closed
doors.
Gen-
eral
adherence, i
was said,
was
given
to the
principle of retirement
of foreign
troops and
wire systems
from
China,
in
confirmity with the principles of
wue Root
resolutions.
Qualifications
<sere
present-
ed,
however,
by
Japanese
spokesmen,
who dealt with the
pecessity
of policing
roads
and telegraph
lines.
Discussion
of
the
troops
questions
is
(o
continue
to-
morrow,
with prospeets
that
a resolution
will be
worked
out
by
the
delegates
of
the nine powers
without reference
of t*
detw...s
to a sub-committee.
Jodhpur,
British
India,
Nov.
29th.-
The Prince
of Wales
arrived
here
today
for a
stay of three
days.
He
was
wel-
comed
with enthusiasm,
in
marked
con-
trast
to yesterday’s
greeting
at Ajmere,
which
although
§not
unfriendly,
was
cool.
Ottawa
Ont.,
Nov.
29th-
The
Cana-
dian
Naval
sguadron
comprising
the
Aurora, Patriot
and
Patrician
will sail
from Halifax Dec.
10th for the
West
In-
dies.
During
the
winter
season
they
will visit the various
ports
between
Ber-
muda
and
Demerara
and
will join the
West
India squadron
for Naval exercises.
The
two
Canadian
submarines
'are
al-
ready
at Bermuda,
having
sa’ed
from
Halifax about
Nov.
24th,
ur der
escort
of
H.
M.
S.
Wistaria
the
whole
fleet
will return
to Halifax
abce .t
the end of
April.
:
Boston Mass.,
Nov.
2uth.—Word
from
the Weather
Bureau
that
a
storm
which
has held
central
new
England
in an
icy
grip
for
four
days,
was
about
over,
brought »~pe
tonight to many
cities and”
towns
that
they would
be
able
soon
to
have light,
power
and
normal
telephone
and telegraph
services
which
have been
interrupted
for
two
days.
All
of
the
places
affected,
forty of
them in
the
vi-
2inity of
this city,
were again
in
dark-
ness
tonight,
however,
and
with
tram
schedules
reduced
or suspended.
London,
Nov. 29th.
A
cable
from the
Reuter
correspondent
at
Melbourne,
says
that
Mr. Hughes
has
announced
in
the
Australian
House
of Representatives
that the
Gowt.
has
decided
to contribute
$250,000
worth of meat
and wheat
to re-
lieve the starving of central Europe.
London,
Nov. 29th.—Government
cir-
cles
:nday expressed
the belief
that the
Irish
conference
would break
down
al-
most
imn
diately
as
a
result
of
the
difficulties
vhich
have - arisen
and
that
the
res mption
of
armed - hos-
tilities
could
n>t
be
postponed,
The
alternative settle.
ent
plan
submitted
:
by
the
Govt.
to
ti.
Sinn
Fein
repre-
sentatives
last
evenlyg,
included
the
necessity
fora definite\undertaking
by
the Sinn
Feinn
to
take
oath of alle-
giance
to
the
Crowm.
Th
inn
Fein
has
many objections
to
the
'8 ne'
plan,
but even
if agreed
to diNuss th
new
plan,
it
will
not
now
giv
s-
sent
to the
oaths
of allegiance
p
€O,
it is stated.
.
London,
Nov.
30th.—The
Powers
are
considering
intervention
in FPortugal
and
the
assumption
of
a
mandate
there
to
quell
the
"‘ugly
wave of Bolshevism,?”’
which
'is
s¢weeping
the
country,
the
“Times’’ declares
this morning.
France
Italy and
Spain,
it
says,
favour
such
a
move.,
Washington,
Nov.
30th. —A
communi-
gque
was
issued
at
the
close
of today’s
session
of the Far
East
Committee,
and
it
was
stated
by
the
Chairman
to the
mee'’ng
that
Mr.
Hughes
and Mr. Bal-
four
had
offered
their
good
offices
to the
representatives
of China and
Jap-
an
in
the
suggestion
that
there should
be conversations
between
these
represen-
tatives
for
the
settlement
of the
ques-
tions relating
to
Shantung
and
the leas-
ed
territory
of
Kia-Chou,
that
these
good
offices
were
accepted
by
the rep-
resentatives
of
both
Governments,
and
that
the
conversations
were
to proceed
accordingly,
the
fiist
meeting
for
that
purpose
to be held on Thursday
afternoon.
In
order
to
provide
opportunity for the
special
committee
to continue their work,
the
meeting
of the
full committee
was
adjourned
until
Friday,
December
2nd
atiiam’
London,
Nov. 30th.—Lord
Mount
Ste-
rthen
is
dead.
He yassed
away
peace-
fully last night at Erocket Hall, Hatfield,
Hertfordshire.
He wes
92
years
of age.
Lahore,
India, Nov.
80th.— Abcut
ope
dozern
persons.
including
Sardamest
Ap-
singha,
former Deputy
and President
of
the
FPupnjab
Tegislative
Council,
have
been
arrested
under
the
seditious
meet-
ings act.