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washington agreements also came in for considerable discussion, but those whno favoured the project contended it was i Ile to make this the subjact of complaint, Commander Bellairs argued that if Japan o: the United States had no. wished Great Britain to develop Singapore, they wou!d have drawn the proposed area at longitude 104 degress east. It wos per- fectly obvious that unless Great Britain had Singapore she could not maintain a flest in the Far East. Lady Astor said if she thought the policy of the Govern- mant would in any way encourage war, she would vote againstit heart and soul: but sh 2 knew that police forces would be necessivy for a lonz time and Britain needed an avmy and navy, not for fichting purpys2s, but for police par- poses. Lt Col. Amaz-y, in winliag up the debate for the Govaramant, r2p2ated his assurahees, which he had voicad in the House of Com nons on Jaly 16:h, that it was clearly indicated by all thz dele- gates at Washingion that Great Boitaio was retaining full fréeed>m »f ac i>n ra- garding Singapore. If the eouniry had reason to be proud of anything it had done in recent years, he said, it was its part in the Washington agreement and that Great Britain welcomed to the fuil overy proposal made by Secretary Hughes and its United States friends. Farthermore, Great Britain alone fook immediate steps to disarm herself bafore the agreement was ratified and he be- lieved by so doing had insured the success of the movement. The first Lord in- sisted that the meridian 110 was chosen for one reason only, to make clear that Singapore was not in the 7one of non- action. Replying to Mr. Lambert’s. de- mand why full details of the Singa- pore plans had not been given at Wash- ington, the first Lord said, "'that might have bean the proper thing at Geneva, but it was not done by ‘any of the pow- ersiat Washington’’. None of the powers gave the detals of what their future cruiser programme miglit be, and h 2 pointed out that Japan was executing dockyard and naval base exiensions plan- nad before the Washington conference, which it had not thought n2cessary to tell about. ; London, July 21st,—The touring West Indian cricketers yesterday comimenced 2 two «days matea against Lord Harris X1 at Belmont. 'The home team went t> bat first and compiled a score of 117 runs be- fre being disposed of, as’ follows. Lord fjarris XI first innings. Bickmore 6, Bryan 31, Kay 15. Livans 20, Cap=s 0, Cremer 20, Tylden 8, Mason 0, Deed 3§, Lewis 0, Howlett (not out) 1, extras 8, total 117. Bowling tor the West Indians, John took ssven wickets for 45 runs, Browne one- for 30, anl Pascall two for 26. .The West Indians were all out for ¢ 2 smal. score of 80 in their first ianings as follows. Wast Indians first innirgs. Tarilton 6, Challenor 18, Browne 11, Ince 5, Swall 00, Hoit 15, Hunter 4, Austin 6, 2T L ROUIIX A VLS Constantine 2, Pascall 6, John not out 4, extras 3, total 80. Lord Harris XI com- meneed their second innings and at the e.osa of piav for the day had scored 36 for the loss ffive wickets., Scores were as follows. Bickmore 5, Bryvan 21, Kav 1, Evans 0; Capes 1, Deed not out 6, extras 2. total 86. L.ausanne, July 20th.--Soviel Russin notificd the Near East Conrerence today that sHe accepis the convention for con- trol of the Turkich Srtraits negotiation here and wiil sigathe protocol at Con- stantinople within th2 next three weeis, Beriin, July 20th —-Max Fladt, a Ger- man, dived into a stream at Kebl and rescued seven Frerch - snldiers from drowning. Asked by Freneh offizers how he raight best be rewarded, Fladt replied it would please me most if vou would re- l:ase seven Germans from among ycur prisoners condemneu to death. The offi- car has forwarded his requost to the proper authorities. S Cairo July 20.h,—0f the thirteen men found guiity on JulyTih. of @ general capapiracy to murder British officials, the court today sentenced five to be hanged t-e remainder; eight, to from three years to life imprisonmei.... Theé case wus commonly known a3 the Cairo conspiracy trial and was the catgrowth of hundreds of arrests following threa years of mur- ders and poiitical outrages, connected with which was deied by the Egyptian nationalists. The convictioo were ob- taized on the testimony of un accomplice who turned King’s evidence. NewYork,July. 20: 3.-German marks.con- tinued to sink in the New York Foreign Exchange market dropping to .00023 cents today, a new low record for ail time this is at.the rate of about 400,000 to the dollar, or 2 5J for one million. Dusseldorf, July 20th.- French quart- ers heve expressed the conviciion tolay that the German resistance in the Ruhr was weakening. No sabotage incidents have baen reportad {or the past six days. Yesterday 572 trains were operated in ithe region, or something more that doubie the pumber running up to three days auzo. The French military officials are watching closely the plars for the Communist de- monetrations apnounced in various parts of Germany for July 29th.. General Degoutte, the French Commander-in- Chiet, will forvid suck: demonstration in 4 the Ruhr, it i 3 tapught. : - Berlin, July. 20ih—rood riots breke cut this afternoon at Breslau, because of the nigh hving costs. Several shops were plund:red and the police were compeiled to use arms (0 disperse the crowds, - : ’ - Moscow, Jualy 20th, —The Soviet Gov- ernment has. seized the steamer Peter- burg, which arrived at Archangal under "the German flag. The Soviet alleges that the vessel is Russian property, hav- - ing beer-soll to Germany by the Entente. ~ Dublin, July 20th.—In the Dail Eire- ] ann today President Cosgrave said the ' Government coasidered the time oppor- | tune for the carrying out of the remain- ' ing provisions of article 12 of the Anglo- . Irish treaty dealing with the bound ry . between Northern and Southern Ireland ' and for that purpose it had appeinted . the Minister of Education, Mr. Mcneil!, ! to r.present the Free State on the - boundary commissior. Loa.on July 20th.—The Unitad States | team of swordsmen who have come to ' England to defend the Robert Thompsin trophy, gained a long lead on the British ~ challengers in the first mateh of the ' tournament plaved last night., winnin | eleven, then losing five, of the bouts with ' fouls. Altogether. in the sixteen bou's . the United States swerdsmen seored 63 i hits and the British §B. Tbe match wes contested on the pool system of four fen- ' cers on each t.am, euch fercer ncetir g | amember of the other team ard eacn | bout to be decided by the best ¢f nue | hits. Loudon, July. 21st.—-=The Uritivh rote | in reply to the Germun reparations com- | municaticn, has bcen delivered to the . Aliied AnrbLassedors. The note hus been ' received in Faris. ‘The French iGoveyn- | ment kas given its werd of honor to 009+ serve absciute secrecy uatil the Dritish Governirent agree (o the notes publica- i oL, | NEW YORK; July 19ih. . | Flour, (haid winter clesrs $5.00, ; i (Blended Ciears, St. Lawrence g Brand) hard winter straights $6.00 . Meal, Kilndried por 100 peunds $2.45, . New Season’s Pork per barrel §37.00. Heavy Mess Pork per brl. $25. - Sugar—~Crystals maximum per 100 lbs. §7 03 non inal, Mciasses Sugar 89 maximum 6.89. Cotton, Middiing, Upland, at Liverpool per ib. 15 56 100 Exchangze, New York and London, 60 days’ sight $4.57¢ Exchange New York and London, sight - $4 594 LoxDoN, July 19th. Sugar, Demerara Crystals, per cuit o595. od. —6ls. G4, ““ Muscavado per ewt, 475.0d-495.0d. ' Whue Java’s cif United Kingdom 245. od. Demerara Rum per gal. nominal, Trinidad Cocoa,. good middiing red per * ewt. 50s. od—p2s..od, . Cotton, good medium West. Indian S a Island at Liverpool, per lb. 22d. 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