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should be the master of his own house. The Nationalist delegates reiterate their conciliatory . intentions. Although the Entente nations and the United States have not publicly stated their views. Russia’s proposals for the exclusion of foreign warships from the Straits, which seems to correspond to the Turkish posi- tion, undoubtedly will not be acceptable. It is almost certain that the powers will insist on the right of free passage for war craft, although they may perhaps be willing to restrict tonnage. Mexico City, Dec. sth.—An earthquake of twelve seconds duration is reported to have been felt at Oaxaca City yesterday morning. The moyement was from North to South. Earth tremors were felt in Jalapa and Vera Cruz on Sunday. No damsage from the shocks has been re: ported. London,- Dec. 4th.—Mr. Bcnar Law told the House of Commons today, in an- swer to a question, that no influence, either direct or indirect, has been exer- cised by Great Britain to prevent the establishment of a republic in Greece or retain the present King on the Throne. Dublin, Dec. sth.- The stormy career of the Provisional Parliament came to an unceremonious end, when it adjourred at5 o'clock yesterday, taking the oath under the Treaty and thereby becoming the Chamber of Deputies of the Irish Free State. The members retained th=ir usual plceid appearance, in spite of the fact that some of the members had re- ceived ‘warnings from rebels, while the business section of Dublin was alive with soldiers who searched strangers, and a strong guard was maintained at the hotels where the delegates were stopping. With the appointment now certainof ' Time'', Healy, as Governor-General, with the election of thirty more Senators on Wed- resday, the Free State will be fully con- stituted. The above despatch is copy- righted in the United Siates by the New York Herald. L . London, Dee. sth.—Without pomp or ceremony, the Irish Free State will come into being after midnight, by a special order in Council. The full administra- tion of the country already had been handed over to the Provisional Govern- ment. Therefore, when the constitution comes into existence tomorrow, there will be no eeremony f any kind to mark the fulfillment of the Treaty made be- tween the Sritish and the Irish Govern- ents. mAthens, Deg, sth. —General Papoulas, ex-commander-in-chief of the Greek army and one of those arrested by the revolutionary committee in connection with the Greek military disaster in Asia Minor, has been liberated. General Frangos, who commanded the Greek troops on the Island of Mitylene, off the Smyrna coast, also was given his free- dom on parele, becauseofillhealth. London... Dec.. 4th.—Mr. Cosgrave, head.of the Irish Free State Government, has been ordered by his doctor to take a ST LEU 1 X AVIS two months’ lest.. He expects to go’ to Scuthern |France immediately. after the formalties of inaugurating the new do- minion Government, Corstantinople, Dec. sth.—Following the action of the Kemalist police in ccn- fiscating the passport of 100 Armenians as they were about to board ship, British troops today tock possession of the cus- toms house and armed with marhine- guns, protected the embarkation of the refugees. Londor, Dec.-sth. —The Irish constitu- tion became law of the land this after- noon when, foilowirg the cer¢mony re- sponding to a surmors from the Black Red, the speaker of the House of Com- mons headed a procéssion ot the members o the Lower House to the Upper to hear the King’s assent to the two Irish bills, the constitution snd the consequential provisions bill, read by a Royal Comm s- sion. Immedialely after ceremcny, an- nouncement was made of the appointment of Timothy Healy as the first Governor General of the Liish Free State. The enlire ceremony took only a few minutes, the constiturion. bill had passed both Hruses of Parliament unanimously and unattended. The consequential provisions bill had been suhjected t>) minor amend- ments in the Upper Chanber, but these were agreed to by the Lower House. As the processinn was retu: ning to the House of Commons some strangers ia the lobby began singing the Red Flag and were promptly ejected by the police. The King will make a special journey from Sand- ringham tomorrow to hold a privy coui.- cil in. Buckingham Palace at ‘which) he will sign a proclamation declaring tha adoption of the Irish constitution by the British and Irish-Parliaments. The con- stitution: will come into operation imme- diately on the issue of the prouclamation. Dublin, Dec. sth.- The announcenient from London that the Royal assent had been given to the Irish constitution and that Timothy Healy had been appointed Governor-Gepreral all formalities have been concluded for the inauguration cf the Free State Pariiament tomorrow night, to elzet a speaker, swear in the members and proceed with the election of a Senate. Mr. Healy will be sworn in tomorrow as Governor by the Lord Chief Justice. At Chapelized, in the outskirts of Dublin, the new Governor General said tonizht that in his position as tlie representative of the Imperial Government he had to see or the one hand the constitution was not violated and on the other that the treaty was ad- hered to. : London, Dez. 6th.—Sugar in_stock on the 2nd inst was 114,000 tons, last year 37,000 tons. lL.ausanne, Dec. sth.—An appeal by the Pope to the Near Eastern Confer- ence for the protection of the Christian minorities in Constantinopie brought an immediate response from Ismet Fasha, ‘who issued a statement declaring the cituation amomg the Christians in Con- stantinople was not such as to cause un- easiness and charging the Greeks with the circulating of alarming reports in cr- der to influence the Iuaranne negotia- ticns in favour of Greece. The treaty makers at Lausanne devoted themselv s tcday to an attempt to harmenize diver- gent views of the various Cdelcgations; everybody seemed tc realize that hec ic sessions like that of yesterday woud break down the confererce and yostpo: e Near Eastern rpeace indefinitely. Tle Allied delegates he!d long censu'taticrs to frame a ccmmon project for dealir g with the Dardanelles and are reportcd to have succeeded in drafting a proposal permitiing warships the use of tle Straits under Internatioral contre!, Ile indicatiors tonight are that the Straits dis- cussicn will be resumedton orrow, when the Entente countries ‘wili- fall in wi:h the Tu:'k sh suggestion and set for h their wishes. Tee. Allies seem det. - mined to ignore the Russi n a! empt to speak for Turkey and are deiermin.d also to convince the Russizn represen:a- tives that Rolshevik Russia is not domin- ating the Straits discuss.'n. ‘The fazet that Ismet Pasha conferrea with the Ai- lied leaders helped o :trerg h=n the im- pression that il the Conterence is not out of danger, it at least is not yet on the reeks. ~ Dublin, Dec. sth.—FEamcn De Maulera today issued a prcelamation enjoining all citizens of the Republie to refuse to pay income tax, land commission annui- ties and other rents or dues to the Dis- trict Board. London, Dec. 4th.—A Bill for the re- moval of the embargo upon Canadian cattle, which was introduced today in the House of Commons, includes a clause sukbjecting Irish catile to the same de- tention as for Canadian, a warning was deciared in the House that there will be many Irish protests resulting from such unprecedented treatment. : - Athens, Dec. 4th.—The American Government has offered Greece a loan of $35,000,000 drachmas to be devoted to Greek refugees from Asia Minor, ac- cording to press reports publishzd here yesierday. . Washington, Dec. 4th—More than SB, 000.0€0. for improvement and mainten- ance of projects in New York harbour ar.d the waters in its immediate vicinity in New York and Mew Jersey during ti e fisral year 1924 which begins July Istc 1923, was recommended for appropria- tion by Congress today by the chief ern- gineers for the army who have charge of the works. Tokio, Dee. 4th.—Japan’s control of Chinese territory which is to cease with the evacuation of Shartung on Decem- ber bth was delayed three days b:=yond the date agreed on at the Washington Conference at the request of China who was unable on Derember 2nd to take over the administration of the restored province because of lack of funds and equipment,