conference
of
Scottish
Unionists
the
Government
had declarel
that until the
legal
establishmentof
the
Irish
Provi-
sional
Government
and
its
equipment
had been
completed
therz
could
be
no
disolution of P
rliament.
New York,Jan
19th -Plans
for resump-
tion of
direct cable
com nunication
with
Germany,
suspended
in
1914,
were
an-
nounced
tyday by Mr. MacKay, President
of
the
Commercial
Cable,
postal
tele-
graph system,
under
a contract
with the
German
Atlantic Cable
Company.
Mr.
Mackay said
two new
cables
would
be
laid
between
New
York
and
Emden,
Germany,
and
wouald
be
in operation
by
October
1923.
The
new
lines,
Mr.
Maec-
kav announced,
would
be in two sections
joined at
the Azores.
London,
Jan.
20th.—[flhe
latest
mor-
tality recurns
shrw
no abatement
in the
outbreak of
Influenza in
the U.K.
La-t
week,
there
were
1,263
deaths
from the
disease
an
increase
of 443 over the
pre-
vious
week,
besides
707
deaths
from
Bronchial
Pneumonia.
The
aged
are
particularly
affected,
the
deatbs
in Lon-
don
for instance,
including
116 personus
whose
ages
ranged
between
65 and
75
years.
Greater London is still the centre
of the outbreak,
1,021
Londoners
having
succumbead
out of the total of 1,262.
New
York,
Jan.
19th --The embargo
against
the importation
into Australia of
goods
from Germany,
Austria, Bulgaria
and
Turkey
will be removed
August Ist
according
to cable
advices
received
by
the Australian
Commissioner
here.
[m-
portation of goods from Germany
or her
Allies had been
prohibited
since
the war.
Washington,
Jan.
19th——Pushiag
for-
ward rapidly
toward
the
conclusion
of
its labours,
the Far
Eastern
Committee
of the
Washington
Conference
today
re
corded
a mutual pledge
against
discerimi-
inatory
railway
practices
in
China,
and
then
gave
general
approval
that
the
whole
multitude of
treaties
and
misun-
derstandings
be published
to the world.
The suggestion
for
a
showdown
of
all
Chinese
commitmentz
came
from
the
United
States
delegation
and
was
promptly
supported
by the
Chinese,
and
after
a
discussion
received
.n
turn
the
tentative
endorsement
of
the
British,
Japanese
and French.
A formal resolu-
tion,
embodying
the
decision,
is
to
be
considered
at
a meeting
of the
commit
tee
tomorrow.
The resolution
is expect-
ed
to
provide
that
each
Govt.
make
known
whatever
information
it
has
re-
garding
the separate
agreements
enterad
into by its nationals.
®
Paris,
Jan.
19th.—M. Poincare,
with the
Chamber
practically
unanimous
behind
him served
notice
on Germany
today that
so
long
as
he
held
office in conducting
the
destinies
of
his
country,
Germany
must
fulfill the
obligations
she entered
upon
at
Versailles
and
may
expect
no
leniency’’. The Versailles treaty
binds
us
to
our Allies,
bhut
it binds
Germapny
to
us
all.
It must
be
carried out.””
These
S 31.
U Rutd
a4 Vs
were
his
final
words before
leaving the
“Tribune”’, after
replying
to
various
interpellations,
His
pronouncement
sum-
med
up the whole programme.
The state-
ment
of
policy of
the Poincare
Cabinet
was
read
in
the
Senate
today,
by
M.
Barthou,
the
minister
of
Justice.
The
Senate particularly applauded
the passag»
declaring
that France
could
not be charg-
ed
with
imperialism
when
she
has
paid
a
higher
price
than others
for the
peace
she
was
now
seeking
to
conso
lidate,
and
the reference
to inseperability
of
France
and
Belgium
and
France’s
inteution
o
take
necessary
measures
against Germany
in
case
of non payment
of
reparations.
There
was likewise
ap-
plause for the s.atement
that
the starting
point frem which the length of occupation
of
the
Rhineland
should
bz
measured,
had
not yet
bgen
fixed,
as
the
Premier
intimated,
o ¥ing to the German®adfaith.
The
declaration
blames
shameless
pro-
paganda
for the picture drawn of Firance
as stained
with
a
sort
of
imperialistic
madness.
We insist
that the
conditions
of the
Cannes
protocol
be
accepted
or
rejected
by
the
delegates
prior
to any
discussions,
so
that
none
of
the stipu-
lations of the treaties
can
b d<layed even
indirectly.
Unless
we
have
received
guarantees
on this point
we 3hail be com-
pelled
to
retain
our liberty
of action.
Washington,
Jan.
19tnh
—The
pre-
amble
to the naval,
or tive power,
treaty
which
is
now understood
to
be complete
with the exception
of
art.
19 relating to
fortifications, is
as follows.
The United
States
of America,
the British Empire,
France,
Italy and Japan
desiring
to con-
tribute to the maintenance
of the
gener-
al
peace
and
reduce
the competition
in
armament,
have
resolved
with
a view
to
accomplishing
i nose
purposes,
to 2onclade
a
treatv
to
limit their
respective
naval
armaments
and
to that end
have appoint-
ed Plenipotentiaries.
Paris,
Jan.
20th.—The
Paris
press
is
nearly
unanimous
in
its
praise
of
the
Premier,
M.
Poincare,
iollowing
nis
statement
of
policy in the
Chamber
of
De .uties
last
night,
which resulted
in a
vote
of
confidence
of
474
to 107.
The
“Figaro’’ says.
‘‘Finally
one
has
the
feeling that
Franc:
has
found
a Govern-
ment
worthy of
her’’.
The other
news-
papers
merely echo
this sentiment.
Benalore India, Jan.
20th.—The
Prince
of
Wales
reached
here
on
Wednesday
tfrom Madras.
The
town
was profusely
decorated
and
great
crowds
everywhere
attended
the
numerous
ceremonies.
He
lett in the evening for Mysore.
London,
Jan.
20th.—Vietorian
State
Minister
dissatisfied
at
refusal
of
the
Federal
Govt.
to
permit the
landing of
six German
Engineering
experts
to
su-
pervise
the
erection
of
coal
Briquiting
machinery
at
Morwei!,
says
a
Reuter
despatch
from
Melbourne.
The
ma-
chinery,
it
is
added,
was recently
pur-
ehased
in Germany.
Bombay,
Jan.
20th.—At
a meeting
yes-
terday of
the working
committee
of the
Indian Congress,
Mr. Gandhi,
the leader
of
the
noncooperationists,
presiding,
a
resolution
was
adopted
postponing
civil
disobedience
until January
Bist,
or pend-
ing the results
of
the negotistions
at the
round
table
conference
now in progress
between
the
leaders
of all parties
in In-
dia.
1t
has
been
agreed
also that if the
Govt.
is willing to
release
all
political
prisoners
and
withdraw
the prohibitions
against
the
volunteer
corps
and public
meetings,
21l
Hartals
and
similar
anti.
government
- ctivities shall
cease
New York,
Jan 20th.—The
raw sugar
market
was firm and
unchanged
at 2.1/8
for Cuba’s,
cost
and freight,
equai t03.73
for centrifugal.
There
were
no
sales
locally, but the
United
Kingdom bought
12,000 to 15,000 tons at
2.
The firmness
in the spot
market
led
to renewed
buying
in raw sugar
futures,
and prices
advanec-
ed 4to 7 points.
There
was
a
set back
Jater
under realizing,
with prices at
mic-
day
one
point lower to three
net higher.
The
market
for
refined
was firmer and
prices
were
advanced
10
points
to
the
basis
of 5.00 for fine granulated
by
sever-
al of the local refiners.
There
was goond
enquiry with refiners
ali
sold ahead
and
unable
to make
prompt deiivery.
There
were
no
transactions
in refined futures.
London,
Jan.
20th.—Upon
leaving the
Pope’s
apartment
this evening,
says
an
Exchange
telegraph
despatch
from Rome
Dr. Bigname said his Holiness could hard-
ly
be
expected
to
weather
the
crisis,
though
he thought
he
would live through
the night.
Stockholni,
Jan.
20th—'1the
King who
is suffering
from a
sligh! attack
of influ.
enza.
is
confined
to his bed.
He had
no
fever today.
St
Thomas,
Jan.
20th.-—Freneh
war-
ship
"‘Jeanne D’Arc arrived
from Cuba
this morning.
Barbados,
Jan.
20th.—R.
M. S.
Chal-
eur which
left here
vesterday
the
Mar-
quis of
Salisbury
Lady
Dorothy
Wood
and Lady
Ormsby
Gore
sailed
for iren-
ada
and
Sir Edward
Dawson
for
Trinj-
dad.
Grenada,
Jan.
20ch.—~Lord
Salisbury
Ledy Dorothy
Woeod and
Lady
Beatrice
Ormsby
Gore arrived by R.
¥
S.Chaleur
this afternoon.
Grenada,
Jan.
20th.-——Major
the
Hon.
E. F.
L.
Wood M.
P.
lanced
here
at 10
a.
m,
yesterday
and
was
received
by H
E
the
Governor,
His
Houor
the
Chief
Justice
members
of the
Executive
and
Legislative
Councils and
other
officials,
The district
board
of
St. George’s
then
delivered
an address
of weicome
and
af-
ter replying
Major
Wood and
party left
for Govt.
House.
The Janding place and
route
were gaily
decorated
and
a
large
crowd
lined the
way.
After luncheon
at
Govt.
House
Majer
Wend
began
his
work at
2 p .
by
meeting
deputations
from
the
Agricultural
and
Commereial
Society and other
representative
bodies,