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Evening Star, Issue 18175, 16 January 1923, Page 6

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Press Association—By Telegraph— Copyright THE FRENCH INVASION. ADVANCING ON BOCHUM. PARIS, January 15. {Received January 16, at 11.30 a.m.) An official message states that the .French troops are advancing on Bochum. Berlin messages say that the French troops are at Bochum, where there is great excitement. The Communists are distributing leaflets advocating war with France, and demanding Dr Cuno’s resignation.—A. and* N.Z. Cahlo. TROUBLE AT MOSUL. A FRENCH REPORT. PARIS, January 15. (Received January 16, at 11.30 a.m.) Aii Angora communique gives further details of tho Mosul insurrection.. It says that iu the Erbil district British planes are throwing incendiary bombs, and,' that the rebels are burning -villages and destroying corn and cattle.—A. and N.Z. Cable. IRISH REBEL OUTRAGES. LONDON, January 15. (Received January 16, at 11.20 a.m.) There was an extraordinary series of raids on leading doctors’ houses in Dublin on Saturday "night. Armed men visited Dr .Macauley's home, and declined to accept an assurance that lie was absent. They searched the house, and said that they would return every night till Dr MacauIcy appeared. Later they repeated tho visit, searched exhaustively, smashed the telephone, and tore a knocker from the door. They visited Dr Macauley’s brother’s house, and when told that ho was absent they became excited. They ordered the servants into tile basement, and searched' the house, stealing jewellery valued at £IOO and damaging much furniture. They said that it was a good job for the doctor that ho was absent. Armed men visited Dr Brennan’s house at Black Rock, in the absence of the owner, searched the house, and damaged the furniture.—A. and N.Z. Gable. FIGHTING AT MEMEL. LITHUANIANS SUCCESSFUL. BERLIN, January 15. (Received January 16, at 11.30 a.m.) Tho ‘ Lokal Anzciger’ reports heavy street fighting at Memo!, where the Lithuanians are now in complete possession.—A. and N.Z, Cable. EMPIRE ECONOMIC CONFERENCE. SMUTS EXPECTS POSTPONEMENT. CAPE TOWN, January 15. (Received January 16, at 11.30 a.m.) General Smuts, interviewed regarding tho forthcoming Empire Economic Conference, said that he had received an invitation from Great Britain to attend a conference in April, but he had refused, tho month being inconvenient. He thought also that April would bo inconvenient to the other dominion Prime Ministers. The New Zealand and Australian Prime Ministers wore badly placed in Parliament, while the Canadian Prime Minister had no majority to depend on. He himself was faced with a thorny parliamentary, session, and ho would bo unable to leave. Ho thought that tho conference would be abandoned considering the present crisis in Europe. — A. and N.Z. Cable.