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is to brinz about reform of the publie service. In a proelamation issued today the governmeunt summoned tiae [eisla- ture to meet on April 21th. Dablin, Avril 9th— Tne interesting an- nouncement was made in the Dail Kireann this afternoon by Desnond iz rerald, the Foreign Minister, that he hoged ina month to have an Irish representa- tive at Washirngton. ['his anuounce- ment was made during the cou.se of ministeriil expianations on the subject of the [rish Government’s attitude on the Anglo Anieries n liquor treaty, whiceh came up for debate. Assent of the Irish Free Stute te the treaty had previously baen ashed. After d-bate, further enns dera- tion was postpened until tomorrow., De- puty Johinson ‘hougit that the TFliee Sizte should iet the United States know that an agreement facilitating rne en- forecement of prohibition had its approval an he wouid ev:n favor exiersion o. the limits of territo:ial waters. ile tnen ia- quired if the I'rce State was represented at Washington, Berlin, or Paris, adding (hat it should certainiy pe represeated at Ottawa, in view of constitutional gues- tions. lux-Foreign Minister anncunced that he hoped to have within a mounth a representative in Washington London, Aprii 10th—Sugar in stock on the sth inst 90,000 tons, last year 95,000 tons. London, April 11th. —A scheme calling for the building of 2,500,000 houses in 15 years, upon a fixed cost basis, is set forth in the report of a committee ye presenling the building employers and operatives, which Mr. Wheatley, Minis- ter of Health, mak:s publie, with the announcement that the scheme will be taken into consideration by the Govern- ment. It is proposed to start the pro- oramme with 50,000 houses in the thst vear and gradually expand operations to 225.000 houses yearly. Huall, April 11th.—A memorial to the iritish and Uniied States anmen killed n the loss of the airigible E&& in 19Z1, was unvelied here teday by Air Marstal sir A. V. Vyvien and dedicated by the isichop ¢f Hull Paris, Aprii 11th.—Piemier Pcincare ras vir vally decided to diss:lve Pariia- ment tcmorrcw. Cfficial notice of the viscolui:cn wili vrobably be premuigated SOMOrrew evening. Cklahoma City, April 11th.— Endcise- + ment of the cendidacy ¢f Mr. Calvin Lcciidge was rceorcded at virtually all coioly republicap eccnventicns beld throughoeut Okishema yesterdsy. Many convent.ons favouled an instrueied ccle- gation for the Fiesident. (openhiagen, April 12th.—The cflicial returns from the Parliamentary elee- tiors show tbhat the Goverrnment pany suffercd a defeat, the Labcurites electing tbe largest numeer ¢f menbers of any party to the Foiketirg. The Hcure will te ccmposed of 55 L=teouvrites, 44 Liker. ais, 27 Conservativis and 2C lucepen- ST ROX & VIS { dent Liborals, Aceording to the news- paper Kjobeahavn the Laibou:ites with the assistance of the Independent Liber- als will form a new government under . the Premiershipof T. Stauning, Chair- . man of the Danish Socialist Party and former Minister without portfolio. Inthe last Folketing the Liberals had 52 mem- bors, Lahourites 497«!1(* Conservatives 27 and the Jndepehdent laberals 18. During the exmpaizn all the parties agzreed upon the npecessity of enaciing extraordinary measures to prevent the further weakening of the Kroner, but were widely divergent as to methods. The Labour Party advocated a capital levy with fortunes low as 50,000 kroner . inciuded in the levy scheme. | Paris, April 11th —What appeared to be tire dawn of a solution ot the Repara- ' tions problem broke over Paris tonight, with the usaninous adopiion by the Re- . pasation Comn:ission of the report of the ' Experts Commitiee and a recommenda- | tion by the commission (hat the vespeetive \ Government’s aceept the findings of the experts. The recommendation was couched in such a mununer that it seems | practically impossibie that the interested | Governments can evade the issue. Th2 | acton of the Reparation Commission in | accepting the report of the experts and recommending approval of it was greet- ed everywhete with gratification. The semi-official conference accomplishd what all the supreme counecils tailed to do, was the verdict of one of the members of the Keparation Commission this evening. Although no official Gime limit has been set for Cermany to repiy to the Repara- tion Comimission’s investigation to ae- cept tlie expeits report, it is gsaid the Reieh has been requested 1o decide with- ' in the shortest possible time woat acticn it will take, ilt being the commissions purnese to asceriain Germany's decision betfere th- German election. whieh is to be held May 4th,it is understcod here that Premier Poineare also is desnious having the guestion settied before May 11th, the caie for the Frenceh legisiative elee- ticns. lie meeting of (e commission followed and interview betwecn M. Bar- thou and Fremier toincare «ud the de- duction 1s that M. FPcincaie was quite ready to acceprt +the conclusions of . the experts report. lmmeciately after making lis decision, ihe leparations ' Commissioen notified the Gorman War Eurdeus Commniission, in order to give ample notice to the Germans ci the hear- . iug on the situation which is (o take place April 17th. *'l'ke Allies once again are . united’’. was the cciument ol one of the ' leading menibers of the commission afier . the meeting. Germany no longer can - count on a division among ihem. The . same note was sounded in Fiench official f circles where it is said "‘we now shail see i whether Germany is sirccie 1 her pre- | tensions. ‘lbe decision oi the KRepara- | tiors Commissions. puts her to the test.”’ Athens, Aprii 12th.— The Gouvernment has ordered the arrest of eight superior military and naval officers suspecied ot complicity in a projected royazlist our- break., The officers were taken inio custody in accordance with the Govera- ment’s orders. London, Apri! 12th. ~About 100,000 shipyard workers throuzhout Great Bri:- ain are locked ont today, in consequen: e of the fail:re of the stiriking members of their unions in Southampton., to re- sume work yesterday in eonformity wi 1 the ultimatumn of the shipbuilding em- ployers federation. The lockout is in oparative ony at Southampton where the vards are beinge kopt open for the return of men willing to ge baek 1o work. Ottawa, -Aonril 12th.—-There will not he a sirike in the postal service on Monday. Leaders of the Canadian Pederation of Postal Employees today informed the Government that sirce willinguess had been shown to deal with their salaries, they would watt until sufficient time had been given for action. If not accentable to the service at large, the postal lead- ers state that the strike order stands. Sydney, N. S W. April 12th-—With s - lemn cer2mony the veteran warship "Au- straiia’ was sunk today twenty miles oif Sydney in accordance with the nav.. programme under the Washinuion Treaty. Laden with hundreds of fl»- ral tributes {rom the ppulace, the wur- ship was towed (o the secuttiing voint by tugs, accompanied by two Australian and five British cruisers with officials aboard. There her sea valves were oncned and she slowvly sank benca h the wai2r, while the cruisers fired salutes and airplanes cireled overhead. New York, April 12th.—Plans for the estaolishment of a Uniied Sta'es bank- ing cre it of between $5,000,0 0 aid $10,000,000 for tie n»w German gold and discount bank formed by Dr. Hjalmur Schacht are annourc:d through the 1n ternational Acceptanc: Dank, acting for a syndicat> of New York bankers. While negotiations have not been finally elosed, it was saild the eredit would be advuanced to provide an outiet for German doliar trade bills. Marking the first definite action by United Staie buankers to assist in the economic renabilitation of Ger- manv, the eredit, combined with ad- vanced from British sources, will enab.e the Schacht Bank to stabilize the coun- trv’s curreney until it is finally merg«d with the gold bank provided urder tie Dawes plan, which wil be the burk backbone of tie future German currency system. Cordova Alaska, April 13th.—Eour air- planes, composing the United S:iates acmy squadron making a trip arounid the worl-, arrived at Seward, Alaska, ihis afternoon, accord ng to iaformation re- ceivel here. 'The trip from Si'kas was acenmplished without mishap the advices siated.