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Nationalist or Government Party has 23, the Country party 6 and Liberals ard In- dependents 3. The complete returns, however, will probably render necessary a revision of the totals. London, ‘Deec. 17th.--The majority whereby Mr. Hughes was le-elected to Parliament tcday is p'aced at 5,000, in a Reuter’s despatch §from Melbourne. A Central News report from Sydrey s:iys that the assistant Minister for reratria- tion, Mr. 1 :mord was defeated. Oiher Ministers whose seats rve considered in- secure, are Mr. Gireen, Minister of_ the Navy and for defence, Mr. Poynton, Fostmaster General, and the speaker Sir Etliot *dohinsots, most of .the other Hughes’ colleague s were "defeated. This gives the Natioraiists wpbroeximately 36 s3ats, Labour 25, the Country Party 21. alid the Independent Nationulists 2. But the outsianding le:this ficn Levbtcdull constitu2nei s may alter the position. Ausanne, Dez. 17T h ——The labours of the Lausanne Conference have advanced so far that already the official scribes have begun their task of writing out the preliminary draft of ‘the treaty. This document will enumerate the broad lines of the pact and is being prepared so as (o have in concrete form those problems which have already been solved and also have the. preliminary signature of the agreement of all parties. There is a feeling that too much time is being wasted on secondary questions in the sub-ecommissions and that th> big aim of the Conference is in danger of being lost sight of during the interminable discus- s'ons oiten petty, in nature, Speed is now the watechword at' Lausanne. The Straits prob'em has practically been set- tled, great progress has bpeen made on the question of minorities and the gener- al economic and financial subjects have found their essent al solutions. The per- sistent dragging in of several thorny points, such as the deportation of the Greek Patriareh, the Mosul QOil dispute and the difficulty over foreign tribunals in Turkey is checking the forward swing of the Conference, hence the decision to put on paper the accemplished facts. The Russians have been practically obli- terated as a conference faetor, but have again conplained that they are bang ig- nored. They recently protested that they were being systematically shut out of the Straits discussion and have written an- other rote to the President, remarking iropically, that as they have received no answer, they assume their original note was lost Everybody here gives to the reported United States plans for econo- mic assistance of Europe, overwhe.ming importance, as an intfernational event. All the delegations have beepn .optimisti- cally affected by this news and sem to feel it a'double duty to make the Confer- ence a suecess, and thus hasten the vork of European reconsiruection "and Euro- pean peace. v Dublin, Dec. 17th.--The last eightecn ST. CROI X A VIS posts occupied by British trocps were transferred todey to the Irich National Army. The evacuation of the British was effected amidst scenes of real enthu- siasm and gocd will, both sides evincing a desire to forget by-gcres. All tte . evacuated posts are in the Dublin area. They include British General Head-Quar- ters in Park Gate Street, "the Reyal Hos- pital anc. the Reoyal Itish Constabulary Depot in Phoenix Park. Between 3.000 and 4,C00 troops left Dublin tocay. Mr. Muleahyv, Minister of Defence and his Staff took over each post from the British Cemmanders. .At the Royal Barracks detachments of both British and [rish trocops- were dazwn up in the Barracks square with full equipment. Mr Muleca- by saluted the colours of the departing troops and the British soldiers return:d the courtesy. At the Royal Hospital, General Macready, the British Commana- er before leaving paid a personal visit to the wards containing pepnsioners many of them veterans who had fought under the British flag in many parts of the World. Before they left the British haul- ed down toe Union Jack and the incom- ing Free Stat: troons 1 nmed arely hoist- ted the Irish tri eolour wh =h now flats from all the barracks and government buildings1n Dubiin. 'Tae British troops marching along the guavs to Northwall with their bands playinz and their col- ours flying, made a- pieturesque scene- which attracted enormous crowds. 15 British armoured cars and a number of Irish armoured cars patrolled the streets to keep a clear path for the troops as they marched past General Macready, who had taken up a position on the Northern Quayside. The troops every- wherza were loudly cheered. Warsaw, Dec. 18th.— Martial law be- came effective in Warsaw today by Pro- clamation of the Csbinet. Captain Niew- adomski, the insane artist who as- sassinated President Maruatowicz on Sat- urday has beed sold for trial by the Cou«t Martial. At his preliminary examina- tion yesterday the man declared be had acted on his own ipitiative in s._ooting the President and that he had no occon- plices. The declaration of Martial Law has added to the sense of security felt by the people who, with General Joseph Pil- sudiski, established as Chief of Staff of the Army and General Sikorski as Pre- mier, await the convoeation of Parliament on Wednesday for the election of a new President. One of the first acts of Sikor- ski ip taking over the Premiership was 1o .order the arrest of several of the former soldizrs of general Harler, whose influence in the Army .has been capital- ized by the Nationalists in®their opposi- tion to Gereral Pilsudski™ : Roehampton, Eng., Dec. 16th —Oxford easily defeated Cambridege today in taeir annual cross country run, a didtanca of seven and one half miles. Oxford’s tine was 41 mipured 293.5:seconds. Waushington, Dec. 18th.—Between No- vember 6th 1917, when the Soviet Gov- ernment came into power in Russia, and the end of 1921, authorized executions ageregated 1,766,188. These figuires are said to be official and have been complied by the Soviet authorities. Covering about 50 months, these figures hown an gverage of more than 1,166 executions a ay. Cambridge, Mass. Dec. 18th.—A sliel t earthquake, zprarently centred in ¢r nearv the West Indies, was recorded at tre Harvard College Seismographic staticn today. Paris, Dec. 18th.—The Herald this morring says reports are current in Paris that De Valera has been captured by the Irish Free State authorities. Ponce, P. R., Dec. 18th.—Prolonged shock earthquake 8.85 a. m. Auckland N. Z., Dee. 18th.—The pos - poned n ateh of Auckland V. The Ma:y !« - bone Cricket Club resulted in a draw, Marylebone scorirg 350 runs includiry Titehsmark 154 and Meciraren 54. Auck- Jands seore was 106 for five wickets. The match was abandoned owing to rain. . Lausanne, Dec. 19.h.—The Russian Forcign Minister, M 'lechitcherin confer- red today with Lord Curzon. It is nnder- stood M. Tehiccherin did not touch upon Great Britain’s failure to recogniz~ the Russian Govt | but expressed regret that trade relations between Russia aud Great Britain had not progressed satisfactorily uinder the trade agreement signed in London on March 16th 1921. London, Dec. Dec. 18th.—With refer- ence to the forthcoming Empire trade conference, Mr. Arthur Balfour cne of the leading figures in the DBritish steel trade, ‘in an interview says if the con- ference results in nothing turther being accomplished than placing emigration on a sound basis, in certaicly will Le warranted. As on the export trade, with the Dominions, Mr. Balfour savs the only wayit can be improven is 1o give the Dominions exactly the kind of goouds they require, insted of forcing on the goods which we think they want, as we have done in the past., The overseus section of the KEmpypite can help the Mother Country by a policy of extendiny their public works. It is desirable that industrial experts witha knowledge o¢ colonial and dominion trade attend the conference for the purpose of giving zd- vice. ; Meibourne, Dec. 18th.—The death was announced todoy of David Lindsay, noted explorer, throuzh whos» pioneering in- vestigations the great W st Australian gold fieid was discovered. : BONES RETURNED TO CHINA. An American steamship recently sailed from Bostoa carrying the bones of 350 hinese who died i New England dur- ing the last 40 years, The bones were inclosed in tin boxes and were destined tor Hong Kong where they will be buried in ancestrial soil. Pathfinder.