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Evening Star, Issue 18533, 16 January 1924, Page 8

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Pr«n Awocktion— By Telegraph—Oopyrighi PERFIDIOUS ALBION AGAIN. LONDON, January 15. (Received January 16, at 11.30 a.m.) The' Morning Post’s ’ Paris correspondent says: “M. Klotz, a former Minister of Finance, has just published a book entitled ‘ From War to Peace/ in which ho charges the British Government with hav- i ing launched an assault upon the franc, which by degrees has brought it to its present Lvel. M. Klotz points out that immediately after the armistice the franc maintained its position because Britain, the United States, and some neutrals established credits enabling Prance to _ buy without exchange operations; but Britain in January, 1919, refused to continue the system on iho ground that she had to reassumo the control of all her financial' resources to meet the payments to America. M. Klotz declares that this is untrue. He says that Colonel House, on behalf of the United States, appealed to Mr Lloyd George and Mr Austen Chamberlain to resume the French credits, promising American support: but Britain was adamant, and the franc began to fall immediately. After that,” the correspondent adds, " a reply should be issued to M. Klotz. If his assertions go unchallenged every fall in the franc will bo attributed to English malevolence. -A. and N.Z. Cable. A SUDDEN DEATH. LONDON, January 15. (Received January 16, at 11 a.m.) Cr Cotton, president of the Blackburn Rovers and head of one of Blackburn’s largest textile concerns, had a seizure when he heard of the Corinthians’ victory on Saturday, and died.—A. and N.Z. Cable. SHIPPING COMPANY’S CLAIM ALLOWED. LONDON, January 15. (Received January 16, at 11.50 a.m.) Mr Justice Avory, of the King's Bench Division, upheld a claim by Brockiebanks, shipowners, for the return from the Crown of £34,920, which was paid in 1919 to the Shipping Controller, who demanded the payment of 15 per cent, to the Government conditional to permitting: Brockiebanks to sell a ship to an Italian firm for £240,000. Mr Justice Avory held that the condition was outside the Shipping Controller’s powers. He was levying money for the use of the Crown without Parliament’s sanction. A stay of proceedings was with a view to appeal, as similar claims are pending.—A. and N. Cable. GALLIPOLI GRAVES. TURKS HINDER OPERATIONS. LONDON, January 15. (Received January 16, at 11.15 a.m.) Tho Constantinople correspondent of ‘ Tho Times’ says;—“Tho work of the Imperial War Graves Commission at Gallipoli has been paralysed by the Turks, who have suspended further quarrying at Undardere. The blame for this action is put on the authorities at Angora, who, it is alleged, think that tho handful of men employed are not solely engaged in work on the cemeteries, but are left behind for military purposes. This unjustifiable conduct on the part of the Turks comes at a particularly unfortunate moment. Owing to a recent severe storm, damage estimated at £5,000 was done to tho quaj's and other establishments. It is estimated that the work on the cemeteries has been thrown back two months. It is calculated that if the workmen had not been hindered the necessary stone could have been quarried by tho end of March. Even so, the hope of tho completion of the Imperial Memorial at Cape Hellos by Anzuc Day is now' abandoned, since three-quarters of the memorial remains to bo built. The Australian memorial at Lone Pine is only half finished,” —‘ The Times.’ CRUISING WARSHIPS. ZANZIBAR, January 15. (Received January 16, at 11.30 a.m.) Tho Sultan and crowds of Europeans and natives watched tho .arrival of tho battle cruisers. The streets were gaily bedecked with flags and palms. Thousands of natives witnessed the march past of detachments from each ship, the Sultan taking tho salute.—Reuter, A BY-ELECTION. LONDON, January. 15. (Received January 16, at 11.30 a.m.) The City of London Conservative Association unanimously adopted Sir Vansittart Bowater as the Conservative candidate a.t tho by-eleotion.—Reuter. ELECTIONS IN SAXONY. ANTI-SOCIALIST SUCCESS. BERLIN, January 15. (Received January 16, at 11 a.m.) The result of the Saxon elections shows that the Socialists suffered a setback in all the towns except Chemnitz. It is expected that a large anti-Socialist majority will bo secured. —Sydney ' Sun ’ Cable. ARTIFICIAL FOG AT SEA. L&NDON, January 15. (Received January 16, at 11.30 a.m.) The Italian navy is being equipped with an apparatus invented by a Sw®flsh engineer for producing, artificial fog.—Sydney 1 Sun 1 Cable. JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE. SHANGHAI, January 15. (Received January 16, 1.30 p.m.) Reports from Osaka say: “ The, news regarding the earthquake is conflicting. The centra is supposed to be at Matsumotu. All the telephone and practically all the telegraphs are out of order. Strong tremors were experienced at Nagoya, slicht shocks at Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe.’ At Tokio, besides dislocating the railway and tram services, the water supply was practically stopped. Fire is raging at Sufame (a suburb). Reports from the country state that a number of trains were derailed. A later message says; “The centre of the earthquake is believed to be , near Tanzawasagami province, and was similar to that of September, but was of only half the intensity. It lasted twelve minutes. A few houses coLnpsed. The dead in Tokio, Yokohama, and the outside districts are probably under fifty. FELT AT MANILA. MANILA, January 15. A severe earthquake shock was felt at 4 o’clock this morning, and a milder shock at 5 o’clock. No details are available.—A. and N.Z. Cable. ITALY RECOGNISES SOVIET. LONDON, January 15. (Received January 16, at 11.50 a.m.) The Rome correspondent of ‘ The Times ’ says : “ The Italian treaty wit a Moscow is expected to be definitely concluded this week. Commissar Jordansky, head of the Russian Trade Delegation at i Romo, stated that the treaty is now in its final drafting stage. It is divided into ; two parts —political and commercial. ‘ Italy asked no extraordinary concessions, but as tho first of the Great Powers to grant formal recognition to the Soviet Government it would receive greater advantages than the others which might subsequently follow Italy’s example,”—‘ The Times.’

LORD LTWERHULME REPLIES TO CRiriCKMS. SYDNEY, January 16. (Received Jwiuory 16, at 11.50 a.m.) Lord Leverhulme, in replying to tho eni ilka sms of hu roroaii'ka (about colored labor for the Northern Territory, sn.ys: “ Austoilians are right in mainteining that Australia should bo a white man’s country; so was America, yet the negroes did 'the donkey work there. ’’ Ho said tlhalfc unless God had made a oolosJal blunder each race 'had been put ia its appointed place, Tho Eskimos were adapted for the Polar regions, and through the cemturfes other native races had developed pigments in the skin and bodily modifications which enabled them ito resist the exitremes of boat and suited Emm for the tropica. Tho white men could cultivate crops in tho Northern Territory, but not under economio oondi'tio'nis. It was a degradation to ask white men to perform work for whkh their bodies wore unstfited. II Aual&sdia did not 'lntend to count the cost, but proposed to tax tho people to the extent of millions to nurso til'O white men working under unsuitable conditions, then possibly a wall could be built tu’Oixnd themselves and colored labor excluded from the Commonwealth. ITALY AND JUGO-SLAYIA, LONDON, January 15. (Received January 16, at 11.50 a.m.! The Belgrade correspondent of ‘ The Times’ says: “Although the Ttalo-Jugo-Slav Treaty has not yet been signed, an unauthoritative version of the conditions axe published. What are believed to be the main points are being actively discussed. Apparently the treaty includes a political and military agreement, a separate agreement for the regulation of Finnic, and a commercial agreement. Many people at Belgrade, including both Serbs and Italians, are sceptical of tho value of the first agreement, m which both countries affirm a desire to live in friendly relations and to assist each other in case of attack by a third country. It is evident, however, that a definite settlement of the thorny question of Fiume paves the way for peaceful relations, and it is expected that a meeting will be arranged shortly between Signor Mussolini and M. Pashitch, when the txeaty will be signed.” —‘ The Times.’ *