Lord Reading is
Now Under Fire
Lord Rending, viceroy of India, ia strongly attncked by democrats of thai country for his attitude on the press 1)111. designed to protoct native
PROVINCIAL BANK IX
MANITOBA HAS HAD
A PROSPEROUS YKAR
British Patience Exhausted with French Eastern Policy
BONAJt LAW. IN AN OPEN' LETTER, SAYS BRITAIN WILL 'LEAVE PRANCK WITH GERMANY OX HKH HANDS IK HUE WILL KOT PLAY THE GAME IX PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF . THRACE. � '
IX>MK).V, Oct. 7�Tito HritHii cabinet -�vns in session thiH morning, iiwultiiiK the ri-sult of the conversntionH ln-tutcn Foreign Secretary Curzon ami I'icidIci Polncnlrc, tn Pails. Resumption of thi* Mudnhln conference was held up until the cabinet wad in u position to forward fresh Instrue-lions lo the Drlllsh delegate. Hi lnmlier-f.Vnornt SIi < Inn les I!iu-iIiu;(h!>. Lord Curzon Is said to have been
Sultan Out-of-Step
With the Times
Oi Oct. 10�Since Its
establishment d little over two yearsi| }n �" lhfi ut" tho provincial government sav-! morning. Ings bank,- with two branches In
iiiBtructed to tell the French, in case they refuued to abide by the ulllod note of September 23 and delay the occupation of Eastern Thrace by the Turks until the holding of a peace conference, that the Britlfth wouUl withdraw from that note.
It Is stated from official quartern that tho British government abides by its original determination not to admit the armed forces of Turkey Into Thrace or Constantinople uutll tho matter has been arranged In accordance with the allied note.
Bonnr Law Letter Is Sensation of the Hour
A animation has been caused by the letter from Andrew JBonur Law, upholding the British government's attitude lns tho Near Eastern crisis. which la given conspicuous publicity
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Pj
Winnipeg, hus made rapid progress. Today, there are more than 10,000 depositor
l-(i!nli:i newspapers this
The pronouncement Is widely held
to be equivalent to a direct threat to withdraw the British troops from tho Rhino and completely terminate the
with deposits totalling i
entente unless France
comes
in
Into the
bo unable to bear the burden alone, but we shall haro no alternative except to* Imitate the government of I the United States and restrict our attentions to safeguard he more Immediate interests of the empire."
Prance Conies to Term* PARIS. Oct. 7�Groat Brltnln and '
France as represented by Foreign ; ..- , m ,
Secretary Curzon and Premier Poln- �! Mohammed VI.. sultan of Turkey, care, have agreed in principle that j who has abdicated Uls throne in fa-tho troops of the Turkish National-1 �r of his cousin. Prince Abdul Med-
Ists shull be allowed to ficcupy Kast-1 Ji^l:_______._______i_________-------
arn Thrace only after the conclusion of a peace treaty,,
This agreement will now be submitted to the French and British cabinets, which are in session, and will In; referred to Homo by tho Italian presentative here. There Ik considered to be little dnubt, however, that all will accept ;
MUHTAPHA KEMAL
SENDS OUT GREETING
^ TO THE WORLD
ANGORA, Oct. 10 ntal Pasha has sent message:
"To the people <�f Constantinople
�Mustapha Ke-the following
and that the. details will be worked j � -I offor greetings to my friends in out this afternoon so that the allied j Constantinople and hope soon to gonernlR at Mudnnla enn . resume meet them personally. Peace will their conference in Tull agreement j b� concluded with the realization of with ench other as lo the terms to be | our national aspirations, offered the Turks.
What Ailh'H Now Propose
The whole world Is now with us. ilifiuunltyappTiVuds us. The saner
Attorney General Dougherty Makes Sweeping Ruling
HOLDS IT IS ILLEGAL KOR AXY VESSEL TO ENTER A PORT OF THE UNITED STATUS WITH LIQUOR IX AXY QUANTITY WHETHER HEALED OR UNSEALED�WILL HAVE GREAT EFFECT ON NHIPP1XG.
WASHI\<;ton, Ort. o�Attorney-General Daugherty, the mun who upset the unions by securing an Injunction uguin.Ht the striking railway stmpiiien, has Hprunfc a now Ncusation in connection with the enforcement of tho federal prohibition lawn. With a view to shutting liquor out of tho United Slates, uu attempt was made Nome time ago to extend Ihe right of, searrh beyond U�e three-mile limit. This threatened intenui-lioiiul complicnlluns and the right of search beyond tho three-mJlo limit was dropped. The nltorney-gen'eral in now going about the matteer In another way.
Transportation or sale of alcoholic;'-------------------------------------------------��<>
Iquors on United States shlpa anywhere, whether privately or government owned, or on foreign vessels within three miles of the United .Siair:> coast, was held illegal under he prohibition laws of the United Stalos in an opinion rendored yesterday by Attorney-General Daugherty.
Cuulrman Lasker of the shipping board, predicted that If the supreme :ourt upheld the decision with re-pect to foreign vessels, Vancouver would bo built up to the hurt of Soattle and Portland by diversion of he trans-Pacific freight and passenger service to the Canadian port, hllti New York traffic would go to lallfax and Quebec.
The opinion. It was said, would ocome effective Immediately.
The b.uik was founded when provincial government found It uo-_c�ssar> to secure fun. while the number of actual accounts was 6,300. Sliice thai tlino deposits have increased at the rate of approximately 45U u hi on Hi.
In unk-r to ascertain the particular attractions (his bunk-ban for the people of Manitoba, Mr. Wnlr. chair-maii of iIn: hoard of trustees, has conducted some Investigation'! �with the r.'Miit he has found that In addl-tion to the higher rate of interest, and the longer banking hours, the fact it is entirely a Manitoba Institution, with the money belli*; kept In the province for.Its benefit, has
been a deciding factor.
the present cabinet ministers are regarded ns giving his view special Interest. Indeed, It is surmised the cabinet ministers, especially Lloyd George and Colonial Secretary Churchill, had something more than mere previous knowledgs of the launching of this utterance at the moment of Foreign' Secretary Cur-zon's mission to Paris. The most sensational statement In the letter, that relating t'o France's encouragement of the Turks, Is:
"We cannql alone act as policeman of the'world. Our duty will be to sny plainly to France that If she is I not prepared to support hb we shall
Several Amendments Ready for the Municipal Act
Kll'or.'IS WILL HK MADE TO REDUCE TUB $50 FINE IMPOSED OX DIUNKS r.MlE.R THE LIQUOR ACT�TEX DOLLARS WOULD GET THE MONEY, I1UT FIFTY GETS THE DRUNK. AXD THE MUNICIPALITY MIST FEED HIM.
KA.Mloops, Oct. ,7�The resolutions committee of the Union of ll.C. Municipalities had plenty of preparatory work before the convention could Kt having tho monies ear-marked for hospital nnd other specific purposes. The committee was commissioned to 'Iran a provision which would he generally acceptable.
Duncan seeks an amendment to tho Land Roglstry Act requiring the consent uf the council before land sub-tllvlHlotiH can bo registered. It also recommends that the names of householders be kept upon the vot-�'"' lists for three years Instead ot "�'InK dropped each year. The first recqmmeudatloh was approved but Hie second was killed.
Tho District of North Vancouver ilualros to have tho right restored to
the
money and side-step*any expense for prisoners' keep. '
The convention rejected ' the recommendation for establishing boards of control for the management of municipal affairs. Tho chango was stoutly championed by tho City of Victoria, and when rejected Mayor Marchunt Bald Victoria
would neck the umcntlment at
the con-
legislature independent-of th'e ventlon,
The convention nlao went on record as in favor of u o^e-yeur term for mayors and aldermen.
(;
fi McUEKU WILL WE
-j CAXDIDATE
ELECTION
VANCOUVER. Oct. 9�There is n trowing coiivL-wou that the govorn-wlll !irld tho ';>� election In ihls
dldute In the role, of minister ofurnll-
�uncii. i, also aak(j l)jat the p0riou ] ways. Tho election becomes necos-� r^i,u.Ul.Ll bo jixed for ,ndigontB snry to fill the vacancy caused by tho inat n,,.y calitl()l U10VO inlo ll)e I resignation of \i. A. Mncdonald. An "ll��i�:l|.alily and at once become a < effort win �e made to keep tho fight >Ka upon this ra;e-payeis. They Jown t0 tllo better rates Issue in Ner� i,uli, i,pprovi!(i which McGeer, ns former counsel for
^ui;,lllu, wanta |4'jgi'aldtton which lh6 Province. 1�-'expected to make a �IRl* . lho bara ari tlKhtly ns pos-' very K�ort showing. If McGeer is Ul�| against tho Chlueso and Japan- taken lnt0 tlj0 cablnet lt wlu e\im-, e fn the q|lies Thlg" wtta rejeclcd j Inate tho chances Tor Mary Ellen ie convention. Smith who hus been on the waiting
asks for the holding of jHat for 8omc tlmn-________
DENNY SWIM WAS
DROPPED THREE TIMES
TO' COMPLETE HANGING
"ttvnncetl polls In u�a. In t|le 10" I
municipal same manner aa
ll0"e |n tho ffderar"ei*e"ctro'n"a This "�^not approved.
secure en-
... ��"��� desires municipal re-,, Irom school expenditures by the
"imMtio,, of n tax on Incomes l^oiiRlunit the province, tho pro-
eua to i,e uyvotea t0 8Cj,ooi pur. |0SP!<- TIUb fallml to forsemont,
got one resolution hlch"' recommended an to the liquor net reduc-i for drunkenness from As It Btanda th.- muni-upon to keep most
throiiRh
^lendii).
'"8 the
J;,0
fine *10.
Benny Swim, twice reprieved murderer of his cousin, Mrs. Olive 9wlm Trenholme nnd her husband of two wooks, Harvey Trenholme,'returned soldier of Bale Verte, Westmoreland county, N.B., was hnnged nt Woodstock, N.B.. ou ^Thursday. Tho trap wa�-tripped three times before the execution was finally completed and a totnl of 19 minutes wus consumed before Swl|u***was officially pronounced deauv*�^.
time the allied troops tnkc the place of the Greek forces to preserve order.
Third, the Turkish tinny will be
FRANKLIN BOUILLON
MAY BE AMBASSADOR
AT WASHINGTON'
WINNIPEG, Oct. 10 The deferred election held In The Pua constituency on Thursday was a complete landslide for Premier John Bracken, who polled an overwhelm-
Tli'i legislature is composed as follows: United Farmers and Progressives 28; Liberals 3; Conservatives 7; Labor 6; Independents 6. Total 6G.
MERGER IN SKJI1T
OF PROGRESSIVES WITH
THE LIBERAL PARTY
OTTAWA, Oct. 10�Within a few weeks the negotiations which have been In progress since the last session looking to an alliance, or fusion or working arrangement bfitween the Liberals and Progressive parties is coming to a head, one way or another. Certain informal conferences are being arrunged quietly and the move. It ia claimed, ia making particular headway in the west.
What originally was talked of was
sort of "working alliance," l> I
means of which tho Progressive par-,
ty;would preserve its identity whllt;
ivlng the government an assured support'which heretofore it hud glv-,
n without uny assuraneo. There appears to be some prospect of broad- j ng out from these lines now und i
Prize Story Writer Gordon H. Grahame
Of Stony Lake, Ont.,' winner of tho prize of $2,500 offered by three Vanadlau pulillshint; firms for the best Canadian novel. 'The title of he prize-winning novol Is "The Bond Triumphant," and the BCone of the atory is laid In old Quebec.
"""�."":'' """ i-�'�� � "�-� ����"�"� ! ir things go as planned here and In, lug plurality tor election to the. Ma - , -^ u isj hSRhly conce|vHble thut
PARIS, Oct. 10M. Franklin Bouillon, French envoy, who la credited
allowed to cross the Htraits nnd en-j with effecting peace between Musta-ter Thrace only upon conclusion of a I pha Kemnl Pasha and the British, is peace treaty, and It will not be until ! being considered by the government that time that Eastern Thrace Is' as French ambassador to Washing-coin pletely__restored to Turkey. I ton to succeed Jules Jusserand. M. The modified program of the al- Franklin Bouillon was sent from lies, It is believed, will give the Kem- Paris-to confer with Kemal after the ulists added assurance that the three � iroopu of the latter had defeated the
Itolia legislature over his three Independent opponents, Herman FIiik-Qr, Dr. P. C. Robertson, and H. II MacNeill. The latter [three cannot possibly save their deposits.
With two or three scattered polls to hear from, the premier had 406 votes. Finger 81, Robertson 09, Mac-Xeill 25.
yesterday's election completed the legislature,�the deferred electlon'-and
powers Intend that Eastern Thrace shall be returned to Turkey as soon ns adequate measures have been taken to imakc the transfer without danger~to the Christian minority.
Greeks and were apparently about to sweep on Constantinople, precipltat-
by-olections necessitated by tho polntment of mfjnibers-eip'-t to
np-the
___�........_________<_._i i___r___ _ government, having been held since
ing a war with Britain. His efforts : the general election on July 18. all
were said to have been a masterpiece
of which went in favor or the farmer administration.
Carving this Turkey is no Small Problem.
danell
at lhinid is also .shown.
Jfie Issue with Kemal Pasha
LONDON, O�l. 10�The ques-lion of pence in the N'car ICu.st now i-cKiM wiih the Tuiki.sh N'si-tlonalist uHsi'inbly nt Angora, which hus before it tho urmls- � lice conditions laid down by the allii 'I powers.
Moan while tin- Mudnuiii (*>n-fen-ncc Imi been iidjoiirm-il and the iiiliid Kcm-iiils have returned to ilii'ir hcudquarters In Constantinople to uwnlt the allied terms include tho withdrawal of the Turkish (loops from (lie lieu(ml zones in tliu Dardanelles and UoHphorus, the limitation of tho numlx'r of Tiiikish gi-iidui in' n lo l�' nl-li>w�(l in custom Thrnce, and iu>n-i)Cfiipiiiiuu of that province by the Turks until after the .pence treaty has been slguod.
MIDAXIA, Oct. 10�The �1-lletl K(>nerulM drew up their final arinlKtice convent ion hero IjihI night nnd Mul.mid.il It to Ismel Piishu. thn Tus-kisli N'atlonuii.m ii'lin'srutnlivi*. Tlio AiiRorn i;n-vorhment �iv. n until flv<*. p.m. indity to ncccpt or r<*Ject It.
CX>XSTAXTIXOPLK, Oct. 10 �Lto-Gen. Hnrrlnglou arrlve{i^ tl-fyinft ntniilffstaiiOii. of ilu- allied solidarity In wnr or peace. We enrnefitly hope tin" Turks appreciate the Llherallty of our ti'iiiis. If they n J� cl (hem, wo are prepared for all exentuall-tles."
guns. The town was tcnorizod for more than an hour until the police officers from Moosse Jaw gathered the drunks In.
I CITY COUNCIL DROPS
ENFORCEMENT OP BYLAW
AGAINST SIXIIAY SPORTS
NANA1MO. Oct. 10 � Tho city council will postpone enforcement of
I1 hc> civic bylaw uguiiiBt Sunday tiports so that u test cast* can be
. lirotight In the courtu. The council i rinds public sentiment strongly in i favor of continuing Sunday football, 'but the churches objoct.
VANCOUVER WOMAN
FURNISHES ANOTHER
MTRDRR MYSTERY
VANCOUVER, Oct. ill�Mrs. Robert Law. found dying with a bullet In Ihm lung, told the pollen her husband In Calgary would know who did It. The husband gnvo the police (he namo and description of u man Kald to huvo pestered Mrs. Law with his attentions for some time past. This man will be arrested if found. Law has started for Vancouver to avonge his wife's Injury. She .may possibly recover. She Is n daughter of well known Vancouver people. There were no domestic troubles.
AISTRIAXS TEIfRORIZE TOWN
CRETWYND, Sask., Oct. 10 � Citizens took to cover today while two AustrtanB. erased with moonshine, patrolled the streets brandishing- a butcher knife and load� BUSH GOES DOWN UNDER TEX HITS OX SUNDAY AFTERNOON IX AN ERRORLESS GAME.
NEW YORK, Oct. 0�The Giants completed-the world's wrl�>n yea-tcrday by inking their fourth game from tho Yankees. Throughout tho series the Giants picked up two him for each oite secured by the Yankees and thin in npitc? of the fact the^- were- culled upon to face higher-rated pitching. It In n fortuiintc thing for the dope writers that the Kerfer* conies around but once n year as tho result proved the oiperts knewi nothing about it.
In Sunday's game Bush und Nehff
again opposed each other, us In the opening contest. Both teams played errorluss ball, but the. Uiantn gathered ten hits off Bush while Nehf held the Yankees to five. . The Yankees got away to a lead in tholr half of the first when tho opening counter came, across, but the Giants made It .two In their half of the second. The Americans evened thiugs up In the fifth and passed the Giants In tho seventh when the scoru stood 2 to 2 In their fuvor. In tho eighth tlio Giant3 staged another of the rallies which broke up most of the games in the series, and when lift smoke had cleared away threo runners had crossed the pan und the Yankees were turned back without a -single game In the series. The score by Innings:
Qlnnts .................... 0:20 000 030�5
Ynnke.es .:. .. 100 010 100�3
nuuclal circles, but friends of the !unions utock manipulator ridiculed the Idea that he was "broke". He la fur from penniless, his friends de' claru. although they admit lie lu.-n heavily In tho New York market lu the big break following the armistice, und has been financially embarrassed In a way since that time.
They predict, however, that Law-son, by placing his eBtate In the hands of executors, is taking first step to get back on his again.
the feet
NEM&YORK TEAMS MAKE
GIFT OK RECEIPTS FOR
CHARITABLE PURPOSES
There was such an uproar over the calling of thu second game in the world's series on account of darkness that tho management of the
In'Saturday's game Carl Mays got [New York teams decided to give the iiway with a two-run lead lu the first I club share lu the gate receipts to innings and kept the Giants runlesa \ disabled BoMlers and charity. This' for four frames. In the fifth, how-j is the club answer to the charge that ever, they fell on Mays nnd scored they were stringing tho public In our runs, which was Just enough to'culling tlio game to Increase gate
Kitv. McQuillan pitched a steady ;ame for the Giants. The score by nnlnga:
iiants................ 000 040 000�\
Yankees .. .. 200 000 100�3
receipts.
THOMAS W. LAWSOX
IS EMBARRASSED
HUT IS NOT BROKE
13OSTON, Oct. 10�The "dlsap-
poararice" of Thoma.t W. Lawson of
frenzied finance" fume, whose
beautiful] $2,000,000 "DreamwoUl"
B. C. MIST PAY DUTY
ON LIQUORS IMPORTED
OTTAWA, Oct. 10�The Supreme court judgmeut lias upheld the fed-j eral right to collect duty on provln-| rial liquor Importations, by dismissing the Kritish Columbia appeal.
RIOT IN MOUNT JOY PRISON
LONDON. Oct. 10�An outbreak Mount Joy prison, Dub-
PROGRESSIYE MEMBER
UNSEATED KOR OOR'RUPT
ELECTION' PRACTICES
ISAAC QWKMBXHMIM DEAD
SOUTHAMPTON'. Oct. 10�Isaac Quggenhtiini, the American capitalist and copper magnate, member of the well known family ot that name, died suddenly here-, J,oday,._-Jrt.o was born In 1854.