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Hokitika Guardian, 23 December 1922, Page 3

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missionaries freed. NEW YORK, December 20. fc.' The •’‘Chicago Tribune’s” Pekin eo*> ' respondent telegraphs that the remainder of the foreign missionaries captured by bandits have teen released. The Foreign Diplomatic Corps have .- decided to send a strong protest to the new Chinese Premier, . concerning the killing of an American citizen, and other attacks upon foreign citizens occurring outside the treaty ports. The diplomats request their Governments to assure the safety of foreigners wherever they may be stated-

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("Received this day at 9.30 a. n.) NEW YORK, Dec 22. It appears American business men, through American Chambers of Com- ‘ merco suggested to the State Department the! formation of a Reparation Commission of Americans similar to . that cabled on Dec. 20th and dnlnis Barnes president of the Chamber admitted this. The situation appears generally very confused. Rumours concerning United States action are flying thick and fast, and denials are coming just as speedily, but important developments clearly appear to be nn-j ,i6 i n f "f announced in a Washington ■ teiegraril tkt M. Clemenceitu contributed twenty thousand dollars tbtf proceeds of his American tour, and articles written for American neu£ , papers to American field service tund organisation, which sent ambulance | workers to France before United States ( entered the war. |

FATTY Alt BUCKLE. - ' ' (Received this day at 9.30 a.mA NEW YORK, Dec 22. The Mayors of several large American cities' ,including Detroit, Boston, New York, Chicago have P™ tes against the proposed Fatty ArhucWe reinstatement, cabled on Dec. 2 Sand declared they would prevent the of the pictures whereini he acted Women’s organisations and ltli Sous bodies all over United States have issued a protest against the vemstatement. National j , men’s Soeicitv severely eonaemnti Hsvs They‘said it was a movement aimed exclusively to protect m, hons which the producers had inves ed m pictures already made. \ nrious reli gious societies expressed the "tiu Gen of souring the co-operation ot similar bodies in foreign countries, especially English-speaking lands to join — -the movement. TO WORK MAKURA. •Received this day at 9.30 o.’n.j ■ VANCOUVER, Dec 21. ing the cargo of the M.ikura Saturday.

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A COMPLAINT. ' (Received this day at 0 .30 am ) LAUSANNE, Dee 22. The Anatolian Agency complains the Crete, is endeavouring to protect -Mos lems. A LIVFJ2Y MEETING. (Received this day at 9.30 «. .iA LAUSANNE, Decemhei 21. Lively scenes marked the sitting of the Minorities Commission. Venizelos bitterly protested against the eviction of Greeks from Asia Minor. Mr Montagu (Chairman) unsuccessfully endeavoured to appease his wrath. Rizanur Bey retorted that all so-call-ed migration was the fault o ie Greeks themselves who during tie war 'caused the population to clear out. Venizelos was chiefly responsible as instigator of the war. The Chairman stopped the meeting rind the delegates left the hall.