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Show m CONFIDENCE W PALAVER London Conference Arouses But Small Interest in France PARTS. Aug. 6 (Ry the Associated Press) Premier Polncare. on the eve of bis departure for London to discus reparations and other knotty allied problems with Mr Lloyd George, was asked facetiously today whether h-was h-was going to take a golf lesson from the British prime minister. Tho questioner an Intimate friend of the French minister, had reference to the now famous game of golf between be-tween former Premier Brland and Mr. Lloyd George at Cannes, photographs of which purporting to depict the former for-mer French premier In attempting to drive but actually giving a fine reproduction re-production of a woodchopper's swing were published In French newspapers causing considerable uproad of laughter. laugh-ter. "ONE MORE PALAVER" Moreover, the fun produced by the photographs helped the French to forget for-get the failure of Brland's viewpoint ni the ratines conference, resulting in the downfall of his ministry. ''We have had our lesson In golf " Premier loinc.ire replied "but per- haps Mr. Lloyd George will let nv 'each him piquet." Piquet ;s ns popular In France as Ball pinochle is on the east side of York. 'Just one more palaver." is how the jjl I man ln the street here characteri?-- i V. the coming London conference. Th-general Th-general Freni h public apparentlv has lost confidence In tho settlement of IIBl Europe's troubles by conferences. o o |