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MONDAY, BET TIMBER, 22, 1913.
BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.
THE CHINA MAIL.
\"SEITTISH"LONDON.
Antipodoan. writes in The Morning Post:
(Reuters Service to the China Mail Reuter's Service to the China Mail) | (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) The Mother Country" is not a mother
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FRANCE AND GREECE. KING CONSTANTINE IŠ PARIS !
LONDON, Sept. 22,
At a luncheon at the Elysee, Presi dert Poincare cordially teasted the King of Greece, and referred to the traditional warm interest laken in Greece by France, who remains a loyal friend to friendsbiu stowing up be
to Greece. He rejciced to see the close
tweet French and Greek officers.
King Constantine, replying, expressed his gratitude because of France's con- stant support of Greece. In preparing for her recent struggle, she bad benefited
once more by the aid of France, who bad been kind enough to grant her mission, and who had undertaken the task with enthusiasm. To pay France a tributa for what she had done, is particularly agreble to me. I beg you to béliere that I highly appreciate the sentimenta and the active sympathy of which France had given to Greece so many signs, and I attach the bigbest value to the maintenance and development of the traditional friendship uniting the two countries."
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NATIVE INDIAN BANKS' FAILURE.
RENEWED FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS..
· SERVIA AND THE POWERS.
Losmos, Sept. 21.
The Albanian situation has now
LONDON, Sept. 92, A Lahore message tates that tho People's Barik of India, which has seventy-two branches as far apart Hanroca and Bombay, and a capital of £30,000, has decided to suspend business. The closing down of the Amritsar Bank followed. On Saturday morning there was a continuous run on grade. other Indian managed banks at Lahore. English managed banks have been hitherto unaffected; but the full oxtonta has addressed the Powers of the trouble cannot yet be estimated.triding that their duty is to pre
SIR E. CARSON ON THE
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LONDON, Sept. 21. Sir. Edward Carson has reviewed the Volunteers at various places in Antrim. Speaking at N demonstration at Antrim Castle prasided over by the Marchioness of Londonderry, Sir Ed. ward said the Radical Press had ex- hibited. emotion on learning that Ulster had the grent General Richardson among them, but," he continued, "we have also promises from some of the greatest generals in the army to come aver and help to keep the clu Hag
"THE INDUSTRIAL UNREST
SITUATION MORE HOPEFUL.
LONDON, Sept. 21, A more hopeful fealing prevails with regard to the railway purest owing to the Liverpool strikers' acceptance of the companies offer to reinstate menying"
Mr, F. E. Smith enjoined all young willing to handle traffic which the companies are bound to convey. The men to join the movement, which the offer applies to all centres.
Though the Birmingham strikers are still defying the Central Executive there are signs of dissousion in thei"
ranks.
One hundred Midland Railway mea struck at Sheffald owing to a threat to Aspen men found handling "tainted" goods.
The Central Executive has telegraph ed to Crewe deeply regretting the mer's.
action.
-MANCHESTER CANAL DOCKERS. STRIKE.
Fifty ships are held up and 5,000 men were idle in the Manchester Canal Docks.
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Servia is strongly reinforcing her
vent Albanian incursions into the new Serving territory, and urging the speely organisation of gendarmery to maintain order.
of the old-fashioned kinde but quite a 'modern akittish, putron-thit in the first surprising conclusion I are forced so from, a potional experience of England) (an Fimpression which has not gone, very much beyond London as rot, it is truck. But if London in litha anamoD” is fairly representative of England, what a very incorrect (das of the toweland me poople: of the outer watches of the Empire bare
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come complicated, and sanguinary teen holding! That ides in the main encounters have occurred between pictured a country, with a rather dell Albanians, Servians and Montenents and a rather dull, solemn, but grins the North-West. Fifty worthy habit of life-strongly nccentuated BILLIARD wounded have been taken to Bel-on Sundays the shrine of all the uninterest- ing virtues: the land of many don't and severe conventions, I usest to picture the
(wearing usually a silk hat as the crowding Englishuan going seriously to his dutie outsida sign of a sobar grace), reading very AND REPAIRS serious newspapers; socially inaccoexible to all but the well-recommended visitor; ua- bonding only behind the fortress of his home walls, and than showing a very courtly and ceremonibus graciousan indeed. I can recall now the hundred andXPERT It is believed in Vienna that Esd one useless injunctions about habits of Pasha, who revolted against the Pro-conversation which
dress, etiquette of visits, Barious
moden of the pilgrim to; prepared visional Government, is possibly in encounter at Homs worthy betdim. cult" type of humanity, itted for its bervic triguing against the acceptance of a
rola in life by an armoured stiffness of foreign Prince as a ruler."
maurat. And find England. London particularly, skittish; there is no other word for her character. Mother is palpabiy very much younger than her children, to far as social habite can tell her ago.
The is far more of the air of seriousness, of being grown up" and facing the realitise of life, in any one of the colonies that I know, certainly in Now Zealand and Australia.
(Wale Tax Yat Po's Service.)
CHINESE NEWS.
PERING, Sept. 29.
The Presidential election has been
fixed for October 10,
·
The newspapers are the mirrors that
best reflect the mind of a community.
Alter judging the British mind on a basis of the quarterlies the monthly reviewe. The Commissioner appointed to the weeklies, such as The Spectator and Punch, which penetrated to Australia, a investigate the Nanking affair has very radical reconstruction of ideas must be
that come in found that the Japanese were monde after familiarity with the daily sheets in such variety from the London wila Chang presses. Where are the manifestations of dere before noon, Hsun's troops did not enter the city the pondrous, pericus British spirit?
Almost wholly lacking. I contract till after noon. Chang Hsin's troops dozen typical products of the daily Press were therefore not solely responsible. of London with half a dozen from Paris, Chang Hsun has sent in his re- and, honestly, the London papers best their signation but it is very doubtful if trans Channol rivals in light-heartedness, the government will accept it. variety of outlook, in careful disregard
The first batch of police from Peking has reached Nanking. MESSES. PEARSON SECURE A The British Legation has notified BIG CONCESSION.the Foreign Department that as the opium question was not decided by the Fage the opium business in Shanghai should be continued as ususi.
Unionists of England were pledged to support.
LONDON, Sept. 21.
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(Note: Recently Messrs Pearson Ltd. obtained a somewhat similar concession in The Directors refuse to concede an Ecuador.-ED. "C.M."] advance, or to see the men..
A protracted struggle is anticipated.
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any sericus treatment of the serions issues of life, in-I nat fall back an the word-akittishness. In the French papers there is at least some common ACCESSORIES. agreement in matters of foreign and de- fence politics. In the English papers that be some ri-AT residuum of political is lacking, though, presumably, there must issues which is undebatable, which is an netual creed of patriotisma to which all must subscribe. But about the Army, the Navy about our correct position towards Europe and the world there is no ending mut the facts with any certainty from my London journals.
Variet
riety of outlook reigas there unchecked as if editors chose An attitude by some fanciful rule of pro judico; and the attitude seems liable in many cases to he changed at the whim of the moment. If the Londes papers refect London-and English-opision, I would solemn mies and ponderous newspapers have to conclude that the people here are far too much engaged in trifling with trifles was not altogether an invention and did to worry seriously about coming to defaite axat at one time? In the promont day it conclusions about defence matters or foreign certainly does not. London is the most Temos No. has
mising, frivolous, easy-going capital that Poles I comment to Fnglishmen on this I know. Its streets, its newspapers, its curious variety of journalistic views on people, with few exceptions, reflect the matter which surely cannot admit of any mind free from care-and bent on griety.
of opinion, they really serious difference are surprised at the comment; are a little incredulous to hear that in Australia, by reading the six grantest dallas-all rivals and all difering in some points-it would be impossible to notice say great direr- gence at opinion on any really serious national matter, is on defence, an
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on the Imperial Australian view on these matters. Is there not an Englah view on Imperial and sational matters! Or is it that in England the daily Pross does not attempt
DEATH OF FRENCH TRAVELLER.
CLOSE OF A BEILLIANT CARIER.
The Straits Times announces the sudden death, on Sept. 5 of Mons. Jean Chafistjon, which occurred on Pulau Tjitlin, close to Singapore, where he was engaged in planting.
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He has been quietly working at East bourne for the last ten years on this gigantic labour of love, which will be of the greatest prasible benefit to millions of Indian natives, Not only bas Mr. Knowles succeeded in forming a clear alphabet of anands out of Losnos, Sept. 21.
the confusion of countless Indian word In the Aerial Derby round signs, charaters and wounds, be his even
translated this alphabet into Braile, London for the Daily Mail cup, in distance of DE miles. there were thir-that blind Indians may learn it with case.
I called upon Mr. Knowles at bis Fastbourne home. He is a gontal, gey The race WA won by Hamer, bearded man, who talks of his work with whose time was 1 hour 15 minutes | boyish glec..
to interpret an English view? Of course, M. Chaffanjon came to Singapors from THE DISTILLERS COMPANYS 19 seconds; Barnwell was second,
MADE OWN PRISTING PRÈSE," . this irresponsible and light-hearted Press Chins about Sre years ago, and started covering the distance in 1 hour 18 To help him in his work this tireless is far more using than any Colonial planting at Pois Bulang. In 1910, he Press I know, stid, going back, I will find sold the property to the company which at 10 all Companies, and places including of Hawker, who got third place, was few years ago a neat, compact little my New Zealand or my Sydney daily com- present owns it, after the sale scting for some time as assistant manager with Mr. 1 hour 20 minutes 24 seconds. The machine which prints type with wonderful | paratively very dollandesa, with the same pusland. More recently he had been
old stodgy policy day after day, and naver not frst Frenchman to complete the
"I was a misaimary at Travancore, me or space to digas such delightfully engaged in planting on Pulsa Tjillim, and course was Marty, who finished Southern India, for twenty years," said intimate subjects as the texture of ladies Pulu Menkads, which adjoin Palu Balapy. eighth.
Mr. Knowles, While there I had charge stockings. But I do not think there would and it was on the former aland that he died of some 18,000 Christian natives, and it be a profit in trying to acclimatise your gay on Foday. Before coming to the Straits, was then that I realised the vital need of Lendos journala të suber Australia. M. Chaffanjon was occupied in exploration sobe more simplified form of writing and
of London-work in Siberia and the French Govern- The "dress contantivas reading for the ridians.
about which I had direful warning-havement expressed their appreciation of his Only a very small percentage of natives given me the disappointment that is for the services there by making him a Charalior know how to read and write. According men who, all his courage summoned up, of the Legion d'Emnaur. He was in Manchuria during the time of the Boxer to the last census figures (1911), out of agus out to meet a bunyip and finds total population of 315,132,637 on leas the fabbit. There does not seem to be any ouessed, who was just short of 60 294,438,980 were found to be illiterates. tyranny at all, shout dress, no more, certain-
Dublin. The men suspended or on strike will be re-instated and penalised,
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The National Executive of Railway- men, after conferring with the Managers of the Companies issued a manifesto to all their Branches, requesting a -immediate resumption of work.
SCOTTISH COURT OF RESSION.
PROBABLE SUCCESSOR TO BARON DUNEDIN.
LONDON, Sept. 20.
It is reported that Mr Alexander Ure,
minutes 44 seconds; while the time scholar designed his own printing press a
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LONDON, Sept. 19.
clearness.
"What is the root of the trouble? It is ly, than in the colorios, less than in the years of age, was a gentleman whose simply Lhe confusion and difficulty of United S'Aten. Allowing for differences in intrepidity as an explorer was well known.
A telegram from Brookline (Ansa) | mastering any of the languages. We have climato, the Londoner seems just as free From the Notresu Laronses Illustro (which states that Vardoa, Ray and the Bor-only twenty-four consonante to learn and ensy about his clothing as the is the standard French Encyclopedia) we ton amateur, Ouimet, baye tied with a they have 500 or more word signs similar Melbourner. The ritual of evening gather that between 1884 and 1891 ha
to our consonants lo memorise.
drea" is maintained, but without any made three extensive journeys in the total score for the four rounds of 304..
**I set myself the task of simplifying the inconvenient rigour. For the rest, the watershed of the Orison River. The Ouimet, who was a caddio four years various languages. The late Mr. L. Garth English moda roems to be go as you please, rear 1894 found him in Asia with the ex- ago, is really a professional, and sells Aito, who was inspector of schools in with only a bending down of the browe plorers Mangini and Gay, whom he accom
Madras, gave me the most valuable aid in against obvious incongruities.
panted in an adventurous trip from the the work.
Social etiquette, too, bows a surprising Trans-Caspiat province of Turkestan two languages into Braille--we had to mako expect an extreme degree of ceremonious. Mauchuris right across Central Asis-to mesa and a very careful separation into Vladivostock. The deceased gentleman book entitled Damerova classes-first the sheep, and the published in goats, then a sub-division into dizens of L'Urinogue et Lo Laum, in which dealt departments, leading to the pure merine with his experiences in the bure of, the
LLD., K.C., Lord Advocate of Septland, clubs at Boston for a sporting goods beginning India we translated uns or absence of any stiffness, I had been led to through Russian Turkestan, Monglis and
will succeed Lord Dunedin, P.C., K.C, house. K.C.VO, as Lord Justice General and : Lord President of the Court of Session of Ecotland:
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Electioneering has already begun for the West, Lothian election, which Mr Ure has represented for many years.
BOUNTIFUL HARVEST EX- PECTED IN AUSTRALIA.
SPLENDID GENERAL RAINS.
MELBOURSE, Sept. 20. Splendid general rains have fallen throughout Victoria, including the Mallee wheat-growing district, and bountiful harvest in expected.
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Vardon's putting and Ray's iron shots were poor, Yesterday there was & heavy downpour of rain, and the course was very heavy. The scores
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our own paper for the job-so that blind natives could be taught to read.
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AAUTYFIWEIZER FOR CHINESE.
1889
"Solar are some of the Indian characters the slightest curva er det changes the sound that the translation to one "common symbol was often a little ing the rules of the social road the two sons and one daughter. Great sym- elaborate panutillo surrounding a meeting, pachy i felt for the bereaved family. The puzzling.
"This simplified lodian alphabet now
now so entertainment, a parting. It was. xl. two sode work as seistants on the estates. bas Bfty-three characters. I hate the English people are very cordial of Mankads and Tjitlim, but the sidest is
in their hospitality and not at all stiff now in Europe to recruit his health. M greatest hopes that it may be generally The open handed greeting of the Briton Chafanjon roumbed to an acute attack |ïdopted in India,
"Where it would take a native from to the decent stranger in New Zealand of malaria. three to six years to master his own language and Australis rules in the homeland, sufficiently to read or write, he would with too. Sometimes Boglish hospitality is,
in one department and the haughty angora great South American risers. in the other. And what fairy tales regard- The late M. Chafinujon leaves à" widow,
Vardon, 75, 72; 78, 79-304, Raj, 79, 70, 76, 79-304, Ouimet, 77, 74; 74, 70–304. McDermott, 74, 70; 77, 78—308, The tie will be played "#"overt;
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indeed, a "little embarrassing by its very
LAW OF CALLING A CAB.
The Bow-street magistrate decided that
eighteen holes to-morrow (Saturday.)
its aid learn in a few weeks. Sept. 21.
Tet another instanco of Mr. Knowles's profareness and effusiveness What time Intense excitement prevailed as the lore of mastering apparently ineo nhle pro can these people find for their own fals, game nerred the end, A. Scotch ist blems. He has invented a typewriter for since they take an much trouble to enter an hotel porter calling a taxi-cag for a tain their friends 3 is a question that has guest who orcaturally did not use the Chinese- quear little mechanism with ten eften come to
mind. was, closing in, and the ground was keys, with which, he claims, 1.008 Chiness
London's agliness and London's prime conveyance was liable for the fare.
David Isaacs, a driver, summoned Ed- sodden. There was a huge attendance, characters can be legibly typed!
are memories of old rather than present and the game was most thrilling. All
realition, if they ever existed. Emphatical ward Allen, s porter at the Waldorf 3r, London in the leanest big city I have Heidl, for the recovery of "eightpence. bron, far cleaner and nester than any It was stated that on August 7, Allen
merican, Australian, or French city,
Thereafter Thero have also been fine rains in were square half-way. New South Wales.
Vardon and Quimet were neck and nook, Ray being less good. At the sixteenth hole Quimet 'was a stroko shoud, and gained two at the saven trouth and two at the eighteenth, the final result being:
Catmet Vardon
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