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PARIS. Dec. I'll-A Foreign Oiiice memorandum published today sate mo: the French position relative to the forthcoming London Naval Dis- armament Conference. Principal among the points advanced are.

(l) That the work of the London

nisrenca is to be within and sub- servient to that of the league oi Na- tions.

(2) That France regards the Kel- logg Pact as insufficient guarantee oi national security to iorm a basis ior a disarmament agreement. Such an a; cement however, could be based on the covenant oi the League oi Nations. ;

(3) That the principle of designa- tion o! naval strength by means oi mathematical ratios such as were evolved at the Washington Naval

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(Special to the Guardian)

BOUTHAMHDN, ling, Dec. 27- ‘rhs liner Olympic flying the Japan- ese flag brought the Japanese dele- gation to the Ilcndon Naval Disarm- ament Coniorence saiely into port today ending their long journey from Tokyo by way oiwashington and New York to England. The May- or oi Southampton and oiiicialc from the Jalllhese Embassy in Londdh I11- oorded the delegation an official wei- come. Beliiro Wakctilski. chief oi the delegation, said in an interview. "Japan will be satisiied wtih an in- terior naval strength as compared with Great Britain and the United States. All she asks is the security "Y the empire. She has never thought oi aggression."

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tlons considerable needs oi the much (t) Unavoidablc co-rslatioo oi

land and Isa strength and the neces- sity oi considering the iormcr is any molested reduction oi the latter.

(i) Desirability o! a Mediterranean pact oi non-egress‘ participated in by nations not invited to the Iondon conference, such as Spain.

ljrench ofiiclal quarters attached considerable importance to the memo- randum which comprised the iirst oi- ilclaiiy published statement oi a view- point, which has in some degree been known ior some time.‘ The text was issued into the French and exact English translation.

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OTTAWA, Ont, Doc. TL-Thc Canadian Naticahl will go ahead with its msrpnwgwci inherent-I 1M extensions, _ Henry min-noon, Pres" identpi the Wmpllly. l5‘ _ sursd a party oi DOWN-WM“ *9" dgy, 5i.- Henry spent the morning in ccnierence with lion. C. A manning and had lunch with Premier Macken- nsmiqnluwdnsxustvmtm Ottawa since his return irom En-

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Fashionable women oi London gugd u much-u $2,500 a year on their hair. while the "crass wom- an there must be content with only s40 worth each ll months.

I ANNOUNCEMENTS. MING EVENTS. . MEETINGS. ETC.

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"Msrshiield ‘Farmers’ Institute will hold their annual maetinl ill t" Hall on Batisrdsy evenlrll. Dw- 7m‘- at s o'clock. '1

--— ior the Dom- "a consort will be rim in Pownal ci we W" l" 7"“ 11m, y“ ‘ 31nd at s ‘P. N. under inlon Government to pay fcrbsll £1: the‘ or , rouse Book's us undertakinlc authwiwl I mine‘! the United urch. m- um"; our, p1 money received dur- llcaad m‘ m» ym. m addition it had ‘"- - - . ~ m'"'”'“' w... plan» to rcducc on nation-l -st itinrcauswrcuu mmnwmﬁmwl‘ “ ' carnival. aiccliuat oi 00mm bacsns cue and

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Republican Senators Express‘ Dissatisfac- tion at Procedure in Prohibition Control.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. December 21—'I‘hroe more "dry" members oi the senate have spoken their mind con- cerning present prohibition eniorce- ‘msnt conditions. Borsh of Idaho, Norris oi Nebraska. and Brookhart of Iowa, all Republicans allied with the independent iactlch. have enter- ed the curren‘ ' my with er- prcssions of dlssatisir‘ with ox-

Borah, who was President Hoover's most prominent campaigner on the prohibition issue assailed the entire "personnel charged with making the and assert-

[Elmith in the presidential campaign. declared that efforts to suppress the alcohol traiflc had never been mode in good faith in numerous sections

A newspapc reports the unearthlngoi a plot to assassinate members oi the Belgian royal family to - the w.“ ' _ marriage oi Princess Maris Jose of Belgium and Crown Prince, Umberto oi Italy. iallowing the arrest oi’ a young Ital- ian anarchist called Biernl, who is alleged to have coniemed. The plot la

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said to not only involve immediate members of the royal iamiliea but Italian minlsie as well. The sub- ‘ oi the plot consisted of bomb- ing the Italian royal train en route to the wedding. The photographs here show Princess Marie Jose and Prince Umberto. around whom the plot ls alleged to hang.

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Observed By Masonic Lodges Last Night. y

St John's Day was duly observed

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“gm-aging, Dec. 21-h: the ﬁrst ten days oirtha last iisccl yw the Dominion were gggﬂgg than the total collection 0! the whole year of 1868. Indeed the surplus oi revenues over Blileﬂdl" “u” "pgﬂgd to parliament ‘I80 session would have more than III"! oii the national debt of UI-llﬂdl l3 it existed a icw years sitar willed-

The growth oi the Dahlia-ion 01 its national revenues and expendi- zursmtnswtwiyvim" m“ mdlcatgd by Hon. Charles Dlitlllllli. Minister of Finance‘ in an address delivered last night from mill" we, m, cgnuiian National Rail. twork. In discusclns his department "the Dominion oi

by 5t. John's and Victoria Lodges, A. P. 8s A. M, at the Masonic‘ Tom- ple last evening, when a. Joint in- stallation oi otllcers ior the ensuing year took place. ' i The installation was preceded by an enjoyable banquet. presided over by M. W. Grand Master C. Eliot Pull. the proceeding; opening with the singing oi “O Canada!" and Grace, said by Bro. W. G. l-logg, P. M. The toast list and entertainment program was as follows:

“The King," "God Save The Ging" Solo, Bro. B. o. Acorn.‘ i

"The Crait." Bro. Dr. V. L. Good- will, P. M.

5010., Bro. C._J. Gallagher.

"The Holy"Saints John." Bro. R. H. Rogers. P. M.

Solo, Bro. T. W. Bentley.

Closing Remarks: The Chairman. _"God Save The King."

After Victoria and St. John's Lodges bad ilnishbd- their > buslnen (or the year both lodges were open- city's/i; wanna MasierG. s. Full, who installed the omcors as icllows: Past lilsster Ernest Keml!

_l..ieut. Eugene F. Downey. oi this city,

acting as Grand Muslin:

st- John's Loose. Nv- 1- Worshipful Master, L. W. Proudc. Senior Warden. L. D. Reid. Junior Warden, P. I. Vanlderstine Treasurer. J. R. Dollilaa. P. M. Secretary. Ernest Kemp. P. M. Chaplain, Rev. W. B. Muir. Senior Deacon,’ A. RfDover. Junior Deacon; O. S. Hooper. Marshal, .1. l-loule._

Senior Stewart. W. H. Smith. Junior Stewart. A. B. Wilson. Inner Guard. Fred Godircy. , Trustee. I... MacDonald, P. M. Tyler, 8. B. much.

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lsnior Warden. H. Svhllcliecd. . Junior Warden w. ll. turns.

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, TOKYO, Dec. ais-Ilsccuticn o! the l_ Protocol between China and Russia Rior tho control and operation oi the Chinese Eastern way. wlctuaily began said a despaich irom Harbin to iiengo Japanese News Agency not». iii-movies salon-ms) his _ ‘yesterday.

Ihaugliratlon or the agreemen‘ thus marks the end oi live and one hall‘ months oi quasi warfare along the- Manchurian border.

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BOSTON. Dcc. 27—A United tSates Coast ousrd patrofboat seized the 1i0-ioot auxiliary Nova scotia schooner Irena C.. three miles east oi Boston ‘plight/ship before dawn u». day and broilght her into port loaded with about 1.000 cases o! assorted u. quorc. mostly high grads champagne. The value oi the cargo was placed roughly at $100,000 by the appraiser's oiiice.

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bled to death last night alter having _ been shot by coastguardsmsn in the C. G. 224i! which was patrolling the Niagara river ior r-‘um runners and narcotic smugglers. Dqwney and a companion were in a motor known as the Dcdiiﬂ and were sus- pected of having aboard a load oi liquor from Canada. Aitcr the snoot- ing the Dodge was iound to be emp-. ty. Downers companion escaped a!- ter the Dodge had been run against a Buiialo pier. '

Sccretaryfll. A. Mctiougall, P. M. Chaplain. P. EJ011507, P. M. Senior Deacon, Geo. R. Brady. Junior Deacon, V. D. Currie. Marshall H. B. Wood, P. M. Senior Stewart. o. a. Hocior. ‘ Junior Stewart. W. B. Carson.

Tyler. T. B. Ibimd.

‘RHINO, W. J. Dlkd, P. M.

The mar-am throushout waswcll carried out. and reﬂects credit on the committee. ilomposed oi the iollowlng brethren;

St. John's: Is. W. Proude chair- nsanmcnm .r.u.,r.b.nsl¢

Vickie: I. Ad. linlpson, chair- nsil. P. I. Ialilﬂ. P. IL. V. D. Cur-

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(Special in the Guardian) TORONTO, Oni‘... Dec. 2'1—Bewiid- cred by‘ rushing llama and billow- Ing. smoke. B yin‘ 0H Willk Chinese and his brother Rely. aged ‘three and a half years. turned back from a rear window of their home at 254 Clenmsnor Drive early this morning and were found dead by iiremen. at the nursery door. The elder boy. in- stead of iollowlng the orders o! the maid, who leaped from the upstairs window clutching a year and half old infant, led his small brother into the midst oi the iira and attemlliad to dress. Before the smoke overcr him, he had drawn on both at: ings and was chugging into ‘. pants. Keay, more _ ' S‘ overcoat was still dressed in his nightie. Luca Culrcss, the iather, is on his wly back irom Vancouver. where he had been on business for the Stable-Pur- iong Co. ' ___._________ o. N. n snrr HAS GOOD PASSAGE nsmrsx. N s, Dec. 21.-Rc‘port- ing a good trip, the R.. M. S Lady Rpdncyqogptain Rlsith, arrived Last evening irom Kingston, Jamaica, Nae sau, the Bahamas and Bermuda, to land passengers, mail and cargo. In- cludedin the ship's woo is a lsrxc shipment oi bananas.

(Canadian Press) OTTAWA. Dec. lL-Ow- lag to the absence oi Lord and Lady Wlllingdon in the West

Indies, the cus y New Year's , levee will not be held at llideau Hall. .

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 21.- The r ' ‘ was: - ‘ ‘ Princess Marie Jose n great crystal cup. the giit oi the gov- ernment for the Princess’ wedding nest month to Crown Prince Humbert oi Italy.

OTTAWA, Dec. ZL-Citlsena o! the Italian and Belgium colonies of Ottawa are to gather at a joint dinner on January l to celebrate the marriage of Crown Prince Humbert _oi Italy to Princess Maris Joseoinelgium. Tentative plans coil for the attendance oi llarguls Agoatino Iarranto. liai- ian consul _ ‘. and A. l.

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BECKLEY, West Vin, Dec. 2'7.- Fiiteen men were reported entombed tndayin an explosion at the States- bury Mina ui an C. C. B. Smoke- less Coal Company, eight miles trom here

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‘ NEW YORK N. Y., Dec. 27— iTuiiy Criniihsmi Sioux City, Iowa. ibattercd his way io a decisive ten iround victory tonight over the vet- ieran Clevelander, Johnny Risks, in jthe heavyweight ieature oi the show 'at Madison Square Garden. Grliiltiu {failed to score any knockdowns but ‘won by c. wide margin, frequently ‘staggering Risko with rights io the ghead.

i A Boy Scout troop has Just been or-

! ganised at staid Oxford, England, and bare knees bag.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 27. -—lteports to the Florida State Marketing Bureau here today in- dicated heavy irost damage to crops on the lower west coast and cold wind damage to tender truck crops in the Everglades section. The Bureau agent In Fort Micro reported the frost and cold ad , “, wiped out the bean crop in that section and that other vegetables suiiered heavily.

WASHINGTON, D 0., Dec. 28.- Ths treasury tonight announced the receipt oi’ SMMIJM irons the gum out oi France, completing the payment oi annuities due up to this time under til?’ Mellon- Bcranger agreement for funding the 84.028.000.000 war debt Franco owed the United States" The an- nouncement said tbs payment had been made in treasury notes and ilrst Liberty Loan bonds.

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Distinguished Sons In East For Christmas

HALIFAX, Dec. 37.-'I‘wo distin- guished sons oi the Maritime Pro- vinces, l-lpn. R. B. Bennett, Consens- tive leadvll‘. ‘and Col. the Hon. J Lay. ton Ralston, Minister oi National Defence, spend Christmas within li miles of each other. Colonel Ralston was at Amherst, with his father, ior- mer postmaster there, and cams to Halifax today bciore going to his home town. Yarmouth, tomorrow. H6 Will sail early in January ior London to represent Canada at the naval disarmament conierence.

Mr. Bennett spent the holiday at Sackville, N. 3., with his brother. Captain Ronald Bennett. He left ior Ottawa today.

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Bodies of French Fliers Found

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PARIS, Dec. 27-111: bodies of three French ﬂiers, missing for tcn days in Airica, have been found on the Libyan coast, the Air Ministry was unoiiiclally advised today. The fliers apparently dlcd instantly when their ,small plane crashed, the advic- es said. The three iliers were Vic- tor Josepn Lasellc, Marcel Rebard, and Raymond Saltot. Italian aviators who had been searching ior the miss- ing men reported the bodies had been found in the wreckage of a plane sighted several days ago near Syrte. on the Libyan coast. Italian author- ities will recover the bodies and give

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i (Canadian Press) t. NEW YQRK. December 27.—A-dIn‘ Adelaide, Ausv-olia, may 514.43g Cecil Madlgan. Australian sacrum"; had verified existence oi a. vagrn-aglg lake which may be one n! than-ug- dcrs oi the world. The 1-‘ - is kmig as lake I-‘yre. and is iocaulplgsm middle of the sunbakad desert ~cd Central Australia. Mr. ‘Madman believes the lake to contain limitlggg salt, with at least 3,000,000,000 tong in the northern part alone. _, Should chemical analysis 5119,14,“. ash in the salt, the Times said; the lake would be io~~ ' a be enormously valuable. The explorer Pmblbly was no other lake lnﬁs world with a suriaco liksllhaﬂbg syn. which is covered WM crusted patches oi crystg; “it, u“ ice (loos on an Arctic sea,

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(Canadian Press) MONIRBA L, Que, Dec. 115-1; spits oi the usual situation at this time o! the year on the potato market, there is a strong demand or. the local dealers exchange Prices

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