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Evening Star, Issue 18161, 29 December 1922, Page 6

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press AssooiiMon—By Tdegraph—Copyright. INDIAN FRONTIER. SUCCESSFUL BOMBING HMDS. 1 DELHI, December 28. (Received December 29, at 11.40 a.m.) Sixteen machines bombed the Waziristan frontier villages, dropping four and a half tons of bombs. It was a complete and successful surprise. On the following day three more tons were dropped. One machine was forced to land, but it succeeded in returning safely to the base. These expeditions have been followed by smaller bombing raids, eighteen machines dropping four tons. In two days preceding Christmas sixteen machines made forty-four raids on the Jalalkhel settlements, dropping six tons. Major Parsons, the political agent at Wana, who was in the leading machine, was wounded In the arm by rifle fire from the ground, but the pilot escaped, also the jsbseifVer.—■Au and N.Z. Cable. CRICKET IN INDIA. CONTROLLING BODY TO BE FORMED. DELHI, December 28. (Received December 29, at 11.40 a.m.) It is proposed to establish in India a central controlling cricket authority like the Marylebone Club in England and the Melbourne Club in Australia to further international contests, also to commence county cricket in India. There will be a big conference at Nagpur in the middle of January,—A, and N.Z. Cable. TO CHECK GAMBLING. SYDNEY, December 29. (Received' December 29, at 12.35 p.m.) The Lotteries and Art Unions Act comes into force on January 1. It prohibits the conduct of raffles and sweeps in New South Wales without special permission, and also bans tbo sal© of tickets in sweeps conducted outside the State, FIRE ON NIAGARA. SYDNEY, December 29. (Received December 29, at 12.35 p.m.) Fixe occurred in the engineer’s storeroom on the steamer Niagara owing to the electric wire fusing. The crow subdued the flames. No suspecions are reported. LAND SETTLEMENT, SYDNEY, December 29. (Received December 29, at 12.35 p.m.) It is expected that Cabinet will adopt a land settlement scheme in the new year under which large estates adjacent to the railways will be resumed. The Government proposes to raise £3,000,000 by loan debentures to enable the Government Savings Bank to make the necessary advances, DEBT-FUNDING MISSION. LONDON, December 28. (Received December 29, at 12.30 p.m.) Mr Stanley Baldwin (Chancellor of the Exchequer) andi Mr Montagu Norman (governor of- the Bank of England), with two financial experts, sailed for the United States on a mission regarding _ the funding of the British debt to America.^ Interviewed, Mir Baldwin emphasised the delicacy of his mission. He pointed out that under the present "arrangements the British payments to America amount to between £60,000,000 and £70,000,000 annually. It was hoped to fond tho debt s.nd geb the burden of interest eased.— A and N.Z. Cable, FRENCH WARSHIPS. MELBOURNE, December 29. (Received December 29, at 11.30 a.m.) The French squadron was officially entertained at luncheon by the Federal Government. Mr Hughes was presented with a, palm by Admiral GOly aa a token of Fraooe’a appreciation of Australian assistince in the war. MUSOOOTA-i’AEEA COLLISION. SYDNEY, December 29. The barque Musooota was damaged less than was anticipated. Her head gear was carried away, and her stern twisted. Soma of her plates were damaged. The Fora deck spring and fore peak are full of water. It la apparent that the impact waa very heavy, and the escape from disaster was lucky, aa the collision occurred at night time. The ship was out of hand for some time, and careful handling alone prevented her from drifting on to tbo rocks. TURKISH CONDITIONS. CONSTANTINOPLE Deo. 28. (Received December 29, at L3O p.m.) A Turkish note handed to the _ Allied Commissioners states that no warship over 1,000 tons may remain in Smyrna Harbor, and no second warship shall be admitted till her predecessor has loft. The note also forbids the landing of men without permission. A second note says: The authorities must be previously advised of the intention of a warship to visit any Turkish port, also the purpose of the visit and its length of stay. No two shall be admitted at the same time, and non© between sunset and lunriue.—A. and N.Z. Cable.