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London,
Dec.
24th.-——The
Govt
is
sub-
jected
to
much
ecriticism
at
ihe
bands
|
of the opposition
press
of the inadequacy
of¢
its
unempioyed
plans.
Nr.
Lloyd
George
susgested
that
emigration
is
the
onjy
real
remedy
is seized
upon
the
Westminsier
GaZetie
which
asis,
“Did ever
a Premier
confess
so frankly
the
bankrupey
of nis statesmanship.’
The
fabour
:eaders
declate
that
the
fifteen shiitings
which
the
unem
loyea
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wiil
be
gualified
t- receive
uuder
the
Goxt.
unewmployment
insurance
act
is
totally
insufficient
1n
considering
the
high
cost
of
jiving
Additions
to
the
idle
ranks
are
ancouncéed
daiiy te trade-
depressions.
'he
bßelfast
spinning mills
and
faetories
c¢closed
down
yesterday,
thirty
thousar<
persons
being affected.
Receiving
a
depuiation
yesierday,
of
represeniatives
of
(he wmunicipaiities of
thirtythree
" cowns
inciuding.
London,
Cardiff, Liecester,
and Nottingham,
who
urged the grant
of Liberal
financial
us-
sistance
1o
the
local
auwthorities
to alle
viate
unemployment,
Mr, Lioyd Geoige
regretted
that it
was
impessibie
for the
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(Govt.
to
accede
to
their
demanas
for
assistance
to
the
extent of 75 per
cent
of the cost of undertakings
of this
char-
acter.
He
could
not
ask
the
overbur-
dened taxpayers
‘ot such
a sacrifice.
London,
Dec.
24th.— Starvation
is
ex-
|
pected
soon
to bring to
an end the state
|
of
war
now
existing
between
the
re-
gency
of Qyarnero
at
Fiume
and
the
Kingdom ofItaly,
The forty-eight hour
|
time
limit given civiliansto
leave
the
city expired at six o’clogk lagt night
and
|
iti;p*pe'ats
that
the Ttalian” Govt.
troops
bave
settled
down to wait for hungerto
ADMISSION:
Keserved
Sez
¢
General Entrance
Children
20
and
iQc.
defeat
D’ Annunz:o’s
plan
0o combat
the
enforcement
of the ticaty of Rapilio.
:
Dubiin,
ec.
2dth.-——oOne
of the iargest
seizures
of
arms and
ammunition of
re-
cent
months
was made
by
the military
yesterday
in a raig
near
Fermoy,
county
Cork,
where
there
18
a
big garrison
of
troops.
35
rifles
and
shot
gups,
5
re-
volvers,
12
bombs
and
2,230
roands
of
ammunition,
in
addition
to
a
guantity
of military sequipment,
cxplosives
and
documents
London,
Dec.
24th.—Eeplying
to
a
guesticn
in
the House
of Commons
yes-
terday Colenel Amery said,
In reference
to-the
question
of improved
steamship
service
to the West Indies, that the
mat-
ter
was
under.
consideration,
and
le
hoped
that
with
the
cooperation
of the
Coloniés
concerned
it might be possibie
to improve
arrangements
for a
British
passenger
service
to
the West Indies in
the
future.
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Dec. 24th. —Hiccough
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“Frearl Whiie” in “The Pearl 0f The Army”.
20
and 400
demic
new
has
New
York
in
its grip,
Health Commissioner
Copeland
reported
.
shat
the
afflieticn
is
a
nervous
form of
.
influenza.
The
se
zures
are
said
some-
fimes
to last 24 hours,
New
Yerk,
Dee.
23rd.—Raw
sugar
was
firm
early -today,
and
prices
ad-
vanced
on
sales
of 4,200
bags
of Peru-
viah
import
at
44
cte.
Cuban
cost and
{reight
was
quoted
at
44
equal
to 5.51
tor centrifugals.
There
was
a
fair
en-
-
quiry for refined.
Prices
were unchang-
ec
at
7.90 and
8.20
for
“ne granulated.
Futures
formed easy
under realizing and
.
selling
by commission
houses.
At ncon
prices
were 5.t0
15 points
lower.
Paris,
Dec.
28rd.—Premier
Leygues
and
Lové Hardings,
British
Ambassador
.
to France
today signed
a
Franeco-Britigh
'
convention
regarding
. certain
affairs
-
of Persia and
Palestine,
theiboundaries,
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administration
of railways. and
waters
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and
admi
istration
of
the
regions
be-
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tween
the
two territories.
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