LATE CABLES

Evening Star, Issue 17925, 22 March 1922, Page 8

LATE CABLES

LONDON March 21.-—The ‘Pall Mall Gazette’ states that the allied experts are deliberating regarding the Genoa programme. They have considered the British prouosa! that the existing Russian debts shall bo paid by a new scries of bonds to be issued by the Soviet Government, and not bearing Interest for tho first five yearc. _ It is stated that there is every reason to beheve that the plan will meet with acceptance by Russia, In the House of Commons, at question time, Mr_ Chamberlain announced that the Genoa Conference would bo held on April 19, as arranged. Mr Lloyd George, Lord Curznn. ami Sir Robert Horne would represent Great Britain.' He added that Mr Lloyd George would return to the House of Commons on April 3, and would take the opinion of the House on Lie Government’s policy at Genoa. The Government’s motion in regard to tins would clearly raise tho question of confidence, for it was impossible to ask Mr Lloyd George to go to Genoa if there was any doubt about his authority. I ONDON,°March 21.—1 n the House of Commons Mr Shortt (Horae Secretary) stated that he would not oppose a Bill for the removal of tho present conditions under which people were recovering betting debts paid by cheque—Arising out of the Peel case, Lady Aster introduced a Bill to amend the law regarding the presumption of coercion in offences by married -X nioviim tho second reading of the Special Powers Bill in tho Northern Parliament at Belfast, Mr Megaw, Minister of Homo Affairs, said that the Irish Republican army was inactive in Ulster until tho truce, alter which, avoiding to captured documents, whole battalions were raised ana equipped in a single district. Between September and December the truce was utilised to organise an army with a view to overthrowing the Northern Government. —A. and N.Z. Cable. . .. , . , R r BERLIN, -March 21.—1 n connection with (ho depart of 1 roicssoi Klemperer to attend Lenin a local Russian newspaper states that Lenin lias been ill at intervals for a long time, partly as the result of a wound mJhcted by a woukl-bc assassin. Recently bo has become much worse. —A. and AN ’London March 21.—A largo force of the I.R.A. attacked loyalists’ houses in Tyrone, near'tho frontier. Two houses were burnt dowiu llio raiders attacked Glendcan Lodge, in Trillick. Tho occupier organised a defence and beat off the raiders, but his servant, who was a special police-, man, was riddled with bullets, —A. and N.Z, Cable,