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September 21st, 1920.
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AN INTERNATIONAL COURT OF
JUSTICE.
TUESDAY, 21st SEPTEMBER, 1920.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
Taken 7 a.m.. Sept. 20th, for preceding 24 hours.
Thermometer Maximum •" ^ ^
„ Minimum '03
HIGH COMMI SSIONE R FOR ’IRAQ.
THE APPOINTMENT OF SIR PERCY COX.
The following statement regarding the appoint
ment of Sir Percy Cox has been issued by
His Majesty’s Government.
In his capacity as High Commissioner Sir
Percy Cox will be Chief British representative in
Mesopotamia and will be responsible for the Civil
Administration of the country until he shall be
able to give effect to the fixed policy of His
Majesty’s Government of establishing an Arab
State in Mesopotamia. This will be his primary
task to be established as soon as conditions
permit.
Sir Percy Cox is expected in Basrah at the
beginning of next month.
(BEL EB'S TELEGRAMS.)
THE PRIMARY NEEDS OF INDIA.
“A DOZEN RIGHT MEN IN RIGHT
PLACES.”
WHO WILL BE Tfm NgXJ 1 VIOEROY ?
London, September 14th.
In the course of a leading article to-day,
the Westminster Gazette eays that one of the
primary needs of India at present is a dozen
right men in the right places ; men who are
resolute to see that the Reform Scheme has a
fair chance to \ vent all idle and embittering talk,
and to promote partnership and good-will. The
choice of the right man for the Viceroy was never
more important. It is hardly an exaggeration to say
that the future of India depends on it. The paper
suggests to the Government that the occasion needs
a man who knows India thoroughly and is accepta
ble to both Indians and Anglo-Indians, and if it
cannot find such a man within the ordinary
circle it should boldly break with tradition and
precedent, and look to men who have spent their
lives administering India, and have shown ability
and capacity in doing so. The paper partly
regrets that Lord Hardinge has been chosen for
Paris, because he had the supreme qualifications
for returning to India as Viceroy in a time of
stress, but if he is to be ruled out it is vitally
necessary that a new precedent should be made for
the appointment of a man who has Indian expe
rience and commands respect in India.
DRAFT SCHEME PUBLISHED
RATIFICATION STRONGLY URGED
BY COUNCIL.
London, September 14th.
The draft scheme for the institution of a
permanent court of International Justice is pub
lished by the League of Nations. The schenne,
which appears as a special supplement to me
League of Nations Official Journal, is published
in two languages : namely, French and English.
It consists of fifty-six articles, and has been pre
pared by an International Committee of Jurists.
It was submitted to the Council of the League at
San Sebastian, who decided to ask the. Com
mittee to prepare a report for submission to
the Council’s session in Brussels in October.
The Council will 'then take a definite decision,
which, in turn, will be submitted to the first
meeting of the re-assembly in Geneva in
November.
In a letter of the League of Nations scheme
prepared by the International Committee of
Jurists the Council of the League emphasises
that the members of the committee signed the
Report. The Council strongly urges its ratifica
tion, declaring that failure would be an irrepa
rable international misfortune.
The Hague Proposed as Seat of Court.
London, September 15th.
The scheme for the institution of a Perma
nent Court of International Justice provides that
the Judges of the Court shall be elected by the
Assembly of the League, independently from the
list of candidates which will be prepared from
the forty-tcnr national groups of the permanent
Court of Arbi^ation instituted at the Hague by
the Conventions 0 f 1899 and 1907, each group
consisting of two candidates. The Court will be
composed of fifteen members, elected for nine
years. Concession is. however, made to national
auBOTptAhilitieB by a ,,j Aole giving each party to
dispute the right to have among tho jndgoo J-oi
ing with its case one Judge of its own nationality,
chosen preferably from a list of candidates.
The Court must hold' a session each year,
and the President will be empowered to call
extraordinary sessions if required. On the
delicate question of the Court’s competence
the project says that when a dispute has arisen
betwen States and it«has been found impossible
to settle it by diplomacy, and no agreement has
been made to choose another jurisdiction, the
party complaining may bring the case before the
court. In the case of States which are members
of the League, the Court shall have jurisdiction to
determine cases of a legal nature concerning the
categories of disputes mentioned in paragraph two
of article thirteen of the Covenant. The Court
shall also take cognisance of all disputes submit
ted to it by the Convention between parties.
The Hague is proposed as the seat of the Court.
A POLISH SUCCESS.
3,000 PRISONERS AND ENORMOUS
BOOTY.
London, September 15th.
A wire from Warsaw says: Particulars of
the renewed Polish-Russian figh.ing contained
in the latest communique show that the Poles
have occupied Kovel, taking 3000 prisoners,
36 guns and a quantity of material including
two armoured trains, four locomotives and three
trucks.
A DENIAL
London, September 15th.
Referring to the report that the 5th Dragoon
Guards are under orders for Mesopotamia, the
War Office says that this is entirely erroneous.
They will proceed to Egypt in the ordinary
course of relief.
SIR PERCY COXLEAVES BOMBAY.
It is officially state! that Sir Percy Cox left
Bombay on Sunday, S^ember 19th, in R.I.M.S.
Lawrence, en route f orMesopotamia.
•
THE COU- CRISIS.
PREMIER’S STATIMENT REGARDING
COJTROL.
London, September 14th.
In connection will the coal crisis Mr. Lloyd
George has issued a satement, saying that until
the export price of ioal approximated much
more closely to othei prices it is the intention
of the Government t> retain some form of
control over pithead prices and of the quantity
allowed for export. lithe Trade Unions or any
section of the communty attempting to usurp the
functions committed ti Government by the whole
body of the people, sffih attempt must unhesi
tatingly be resisted.
Miners Challenge Government Figures.
London, September 14th.
As was to be antilipated, the Miners’ Fede
ration have not take! long in challenging the
Government coal fignes. The Federation have
issued a statement to he effect that the ccsts of
production include th&fbnormal amount spent by
mineowners in the development. They contend
that this expenditure viil continue high as long
as owners believe that control is approacung,
because their profits ar« guaranteed, regardleis of
preparatory capital expenditure, which is alvays
counted as an item of legitimate cast, under the
Coal Mines’ Act. They attribute the reduction in
output during the three months ended June 3tth,
to the usual holidays, and state that it will not
affect the Federation’s annual calculations of he
surplus export.
RANJTS INDIAN~STUD.
NEW £10,000 PURCHASE.
■ Six race-horses were purchased by Ranjit-
singhi, the Jam tVr VIOApA
5,^,1 by frbt. Aochor liner OlympiCL at
Birkenhead on Sept. 14th for Bombay. They are
intended to strengthen Ranjitsinghi’s stud. He is
intending to devote himself more closely to
racing.
THE FINANCIAL CONFERENCE.
UNITED STATES TO BE REPRESENTED.
The League of Nations’ Financial Conference
opens at Bruesels on Friday next the 24th instant.
All nations, including the United States, will be
represented by three delegates each. Germany,
Austria and Bulgaria have been invited to send
delegates but only in a consultative capacity.
FASTEST CROSSING SINCE THE WAR.
A TREATY WITH SIAM.
NEGOTIATIONS OF CONSIDERABLE
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE.
London, September 15th.
A Paris newspaper states that the Foreign
Office is at present negotiating with a Siamese
plenipotentiary with regard to a Treaty of con
siderable economic importance, including the
fixing of the frontiers of Siam and Laos, conclu
sion of commercial agreements, and finally the
determination of conditions for the construction
of a railway linking Saigon with Bankok.
FRENCH PRESIDENT’S ACCIDENT.
SEVERE NERVOUS ATTACK FOLLOWS
FALL.
London, September 15th.
The French President, Mr. Deschanel, was
wandering in his chateau grounds unattended,
when he fell into a lily pond, where he remained
a considerable time, but was eventually found
and dragged out by the gardener. A severe ner
vous attack has followed.
OIL-BURNING AQUITANIA’S SUCCESS.
The first Atlantic voyage of the great
Cunarder Aquitania as an oil burner ended at
Southampton in mail week. The company’s
expert engineers, who made the round trip on
the ship, expressed the greatest satisfaction with
the results obtained. The average speed of the
ship from Nqw York to Cherbourg, where the
Aquitania called, was 23.28 knots.
A striking feature of the oil installation was
the remarkable regularity or continuity of speed,
several days’ runs being for almost identical
distances. Apart from making the fastest cros
sing since the war, the Aqnitania confirmed her
position as second in speed to the Mauretania.
Fuelling at New York was accomplished in under
20 hours, half a dozen men only being necessary
to effect the transfer of 7,000 tons of oil from a
big tanker lying alongside.
For the first time since the War the Gurnard
Daily Bulletin, giving Stock Exchange prices and
sporting news, was published during the voyage.
TERRITORIAL RECRUITING.
The latest returns from the recruiting centres
show that the numbers enlisted in the Terri
torial Army from July 31st, to June 6 h exceed
5,000. This is a remarkable improvement on
the previous rate, which was from 3,000 to 3,500
per week.