SECOND EDITION. General Cables

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 95, 27 August 1923, Page 6

SECOND EDITION. General Cables

EXPLOITING ASIA MINOR. -■. Rome, August 24. • :; ;The Messagero learns that an im . portynifinancial and' economic agree- „ meirtt has been concluded in Pari; recently between" Italy; Britain anc /-Prince -regarding Asia Minor, vir- * tually replacing the old tripartite ac Vcord. The.new agreement provide* ' ';f<jr the construction of ai vast rait >Voad system,'radiating from Pander ' maj' and branching east and wesi * across 'the most fertile terriitoried oi ' As!a Minor. The work has been al ; .letted in shares) to : individual am financial groups in each country. Th( agreement affords vast possibilitief for the "employment of Italian capiita and labour in the nearly depopulated .countitjr.- Turkey's approval of the plan is practically assured. • RELIEF IN DISASTERS. '• ' • Geneva, August 25. $& At its next'meeting the council ol v'ithe League'of Nations will discuss it *" scheme submitted by the Italian Red '* :t <ior»p& for an interrtatltonal organisa- : tb' assist in relieving people vi ,overcome by disaster;• The Idea at ' of the proposal is that oi ' co-operation on jth ; insurance basis. It envisages contributions by' Governments of money to be; used : through the f , : fted Gross- societies for giving relief iir any important disaster tiiftjhin the territory of the participa , ' y&mfe' Government;' - Emphasis is" laul the promptitude of relief rather i ' than its scale.' IMMIGRANTS TO CANADA.

\ ' -.''--' - '■■ ' t«« '- u * r * ?/• - ? Ottawa, August 24 ' *•" The Canadian Pacifib Puiilway Com- * 1 pany has' denied a French news- ' accusations that thousand* • of Englishmen who are\bejng brough l ""'-over for harvesting areHnostly desti!ittite and' may beeonie-public charges. The railway company replied that all immigrants will be given work with •the ultimate* purpose of making thi ; ra ' colonisjts "*n 3 Western) Canada. The -'•wmpany remarks that special) steam caused seven thousand t.c '• emigrate, whereas, only a few * hun - tired were originally' required. Never-•'-'theless,;the railway company asser^f ■that aU will be admitted and sent £c r farm * lands, thUSr stemming emigra!i tion-Westwaidby Canadians from the maritime provinces; ■ \ STABILITY OF EUROPE.

- W<^n»o^president -of. the Board of Lloyd-Greame), speak■■•JAg at■*Aberdeen* referred to " the 'Government's : policy on reparations. declared J the- British jicase would never represent a view. - Our objects were to obtain the maxi-' mum amoSmt from Germany in the jmost.rapid and effective way and' u the establishment of ;stable* condi- \ The most • import guaxaateje -would .be '.effective' control of, German finaince, u without whiah it would jbe ,, impossible to Gerinan; exchange.. There i * .lymuistiialso, with the • settlement mf the i 'Hjishtoent; OfHrepai'atioßs;; the estab►Befarring <to .Empire , jj said< the Dominions *;h*d vast requiring settlers i' iat (develop Hhem.- tThis would bring \' >■"•*' wealth .and to:both the % - Britain, and the . •:' .'7greateraooelerationi\ -giyen. now the i ' . greater the future advantage. ADRIATIC PROBLEM. .' ;'. ;i Bome. August 24. >~pi The Messagero' states that Signor . Mussolini, i Prime Minister, on Au- ? gust 8 sent to Senator Ouartieri, the i ieadejc of ' the Italian delegation negotiating for the; execution of. the ' ftreaV ai'Hapallo; a letter to be com- . municated to the JugO-Slav .delegation stating that the Italian Govern\meht is unable longer to tolerate i the, Jugo-Slav.opposition to- the solution of the Adriatic problems, adding thai Italy had abundantly proved her j' loyalty and intentions by the frankness, of her attitude in evacuating < the third Dalmatian' zone and.r .executing other clauses of the treaty. * ,The lettef concludes; "Unless a.solu- • tion is reached by August 81 Italy. ~wiU reserve full liberty of action.?' The Messagero points' out that as a result of Signor Mussolini's virtual ultimatum, the Jugo-Slav delegates. are showing more activity, apparency jfoing .resolved to arrive at a # conclusion. An answer from Belgrade ha#?«ot-yet*arrived.