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SHANGHAI, Feb. 26, The Tuchun of Heilongkiang re- LONDON, February 24th, The Select Committee appointed to parts that the Japanese troops have In the House of Commons, the Army investigate the question of taxation of retreated from the Amur, and that Estimates Vote was agreed to by 213 Towar fortures has opened its investiga- the Bolsheviks want a boundary dis-
tions under the chairmanship of Bircussion with him. LONDON, February 3rd.
The eastern railway being under William Pearce #tu In the House of Commons, Mr. Winston
The princips with was Eir John martial law, foreign travellers must Churchill, introducing the Army Est- mates, laid stress on the fact that Con-Anderson, Chairman of the Board of have permits. scription would terminate on March 31st. Inland Revenue, who estimated that the He claimed that he had created in a single cost of the scheme wi be from one-tenth
to 12.
on the amount
Dr. Alfred Sze reports that it is
hopeless to think of raising money
Jear what was, broadly, the pre-war to one-fifth of Ikpe than the twin Paris at present.
Regular Army, and had also organised collected. He additional troops to discharge temporary and new liabilities.
AN INSIDE STORY OF THE DEMPSEY-WILLARD FIGHT.
will be paid to seasiderable extent in kind such as War Loan securities, and He mentioned that the British delegates suggested that provision be made for pay. bad fought at the Peace Conference for ments by instalmeats, the liability being the abolition of conscription, but the only assessed at the outset and the payments response came from Germany ander dire spread over ten years. He thought that compulsion.-Laughter) the othar the valuation would alleet 340,000 persons, States had retained compulsory service, bet many individuals would have several including the United States, the origina
valuations ships, furniture, jewels, "Dougherty was on the ground tor of abe League of Nations, and Russia, estistes, etc.
early in Toledo, and made his head- the home of advanced political thought.
Sir John Anderson suggested the con- quarters at Dempsey's camp. Willard (Choera and laughter).
Nevertheless, Mr. Churchill enntinued. xideration of some form of a "flouting had heard of Dougherty without
harga" which would, sufficiently, Britain has returned to the voluntary charga systein, and will bare, by April 30thguard the interests of the Crown without knowing that he was such a strong
Interfering
with legitimate business Dempsey booster, and asked Tex 990,000 White troops, as compared with 173,000 before the war, and will also have operations. He considered that the tax Rickard to lavite him over to his during the greater part of the year, should not fall orclusively on war pro-headquarters for a talk," writes fits, but also deal with the increase in James C. Isamincer in the Phila 109,000 Indians.
Discussing the increase in the army in wealth without regard to how it was delphia North American.
of the removal of the German brought about The Department could 'So one night Jim went to the menace, Mr. Churchill thought it was idle not discriminate between wealth gained home that Willard had leased in To to protend that the pre-war army was by questionable meats, and wealth accrledo for living quarters. It was the proportionate to the riak Britain ran or ing simply from the war, and wealth to her important role. On the other hand, accumulated by exceptional personal night before the fight, and Dougherty Dew and sericua responsibilities, both effort and self-cenial
found Willard in a very optimistic temporary and permanent, were placed on
mind. Britain as a result of the war, while the whole Eastern world was in a state of extreme disquiet,
view
The additional temporary responsibili- ties were on the Rhine, and in plebiscitary Germany Constantinople, Egypt, and North-West Persia. There were two in portant permanent responsibilities, namely, Palestine
and Mesopotamia, where there were garrisons of 10,000 White troops and 13,000 Indians as against 17,000 White and 44,000 Indian troops respectively, Both. garrisons must be re- duced if either was to pay the way. Con- sidering the burdens in the East, no relief could be expected until a real peace was made with Turkey. He trusted that bar- ing dispersed the armies we will not now take steps of driving the Turkish people to despair or undertake new obligations, because our resources were not equal to their discharge.
Mr. Churchill enumerated the factors of
of the
Asked what sum be expected to obtain from the tax-Sir Jahr Anderson replied £1,000,000,000.
**
EXCHANGE AND HIGH PRICES..
"He told me,' said Dougherty, that he had reserved "a`stateroom on a train for New York to leave Toledo two days after the fight, when he would release his film and personally attend a large theatre LONDON, February 23rd.
where the picture would be shown The Supreme Council has arranged anat top prices. He added that his early discussion with experts on the pro victory over Dempsey would make blem of high prices and European ratea of exchange.
the thing go big."
***Then you feel sure that you
I put to him. are going to win?"
FUTURE OF CONSTANTINOPLE,
LONDON, February 22nd. The question of the Turkish retention of Constantinople, which is arousing lively public interest was the subject of many sermons to dar
Jess is a slow, careful talker and has a drawl So he waited a second and then sat back and told me why.
""I figure it this way," Jess went on. "I base may ability to beat Dempsey. 63 one fight. That was The well-known peacher, Dr. F. B. my scrap with Johnson. Now, I claim that the only safe course that Johnson was a better man than
Meyer
uncertainty in the Middle East; for will sultan the same Demsey is. He knew more about]
instance, the Turkish reception Peace Treaty, Holshevik aggression.
policy a effect
of the Milner Commission on Egypt, deprive him of termination of responsibilities in Con
stantinople; but he had decided to take an ituF the Moslem world. |
optimistic view and provide for the recue tion of the garrisons in the Middle East in 1920-21 to balf the present strength.
The Irish Garrison was 35,000 as against 25,000 before the war.
Discussing the inacce of the Estimates, which totalled $125,000,000, Mr. Churchill pointed out that the costs had multiplied 2 times as compared with before the war, and resulted in less war power. Three or four years of detailed study will be needed to get the same value.
to the Pope, namely, to the science of the game than Dempe altemporal power in Europe, but allow bar to remain in Coney and was a bigger man and could
athe Supreme head of the hit harder.
Now, what happened in this This will rid Erope of the presence of fight? Johnson hit me a hundred jerpetual menfce to its peace and meet times in this fight and never hurt me the Mostem contention to retain Constan- once. I really believe that I could tinople as its spiritual metropolis.
.
TRIAL OF GERMAN CRIMINALS.
Me
whip Johnson with my hands tied behind my back. He could hit me all day, and instead of hurting me would only wear himself out. I be LONDON, February 93rd.lieve he would become so weak from In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar his own exertions that I could knock Law, replying to Sir Ellis Hume-Williams him out by 'merely pushing my head Mr. Churchill favoured steady in crease in the Air Force at the expense of said that no alteration was made in the back at him.
Now, what right then has the Army and the Navy, but only in pro- Provision of the Peace Treaty for the trial of war prisoners, and confirmed this portion as the Air Force was able to dis- morning's announcement that the Allies as Johnson, to beat me?" I didn't Dempsey, who is not as good a man charge day to day, the duties now per had decided to postpone, temporarily, the try to argue with him, but when I farmed by the Army and the Navy,
Instancing the possiblities of the Air immediate execution of the provision. Force, Mr. Churchill drew attention to the assured the House that the Allies intend saw how cheaply he had estimated Somaliland campaign. It was proposed,ed to make certain that all evidence Dempsey I knew that he was in for he suit, to apply the same principle to brought for the prosecution was properly the surprise of his life. Mesopotamia where the Air Force will be put before the Court, nad added that the principal agency in control, the mili Leipzig was suggested as the venue of the tary and the navy acting as auxiliaries.
Heferring to the development in Tanks, Mr. Churchill mentioned the development in speed and darability, adding that, although the Tank weighed thirty tons. the roads were not damaged. Anti-Tank warfare had, also, profoundly advanced. A new grenade had been devised, which could be discharged from an ordinary rifle and was capable of inflicting mortal injury to a tank.
Court.
AMERICA AND THE PEACE TREATY,
WASHINGTON, February 21st.
•Willard did not know that I knew Johnson better than he did. He lived in Philadelphia for three or four years, and bis style was as well known to me as any fighter's in the ring.
"Johnson was good enough to The first vote on the Peace Trenty since win a world's championship at a time November was taken in the Senate to-day when the heavyweights were a poor and resulted in the defeas, by 38 votes to lot. Johnson was never rated as 3 26, of a motion by Senator Hitchcock to one punch man.
Anybody could amend the Republican reservations 3d
marising the Army, scheme, Mr-that joint rosolutions by Congress be stay six rounds with him without
emphasised that the Territorial Army will be the normal means of the required for the netice of the withdrawal trouble. Johnson was a punishing expansion of the British forces. For a of the United States from the League of hitter, but not a heavy hitter. 1 knew, then, that Willard had no idea THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld. supreme emergency, such no that of Nations WASHINGTON, February 22nd of the terrific wallop carried by
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The Senate rejected by 33 votes to 32 Dempsey when be ranked Johnson as vide complete one cavalry Division and six Divisions of Regulars immediately, a motion to change the Lodge reservation the heaviest hitter. and in the course of the next few months regarding the withdrawal of the United "Nearly all of the knockouts cne Yeomanry Division and fourteen Divisions of territorials, complete with equipment and Reserves Behind these will be the Cadeta, capable of calling into being further twenty Divisions.
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It was proposed to reduce the garrisons in the Middle East to the barcat minimum compatible with security, sending inforcements from Homs or from India in the event of an emergency,
He alluded to the fact that the Domin ions contemplated reproducing a number af Division from the present very fine military material, but "na adjustment of our relations with them will be undertaken in the future months."
If the scheme succeeded, Eritain will
States from the League of Nations.
Ecored by Dempsey have been made Republican irreconcilable opponents of with short punches while getting out the Treaty voted with the Democrats.
of a clinch.. That's the way be The Senate then re-adopted by 45 votes scored his first knockdown at Toledo, to 20 the original
roservation.
WASHINGTON, February 2nd. and that blow really decided the The outcome of the vote on Sepator fight. Hitchcock's motion is generally inter-
The men were together near preted as likely to tighten the Treaty the ropes, when Dempsey got loose! deadlock
and rarmed a terrific left to the jaw-a blow that didn't travel more than seven inches. Jess thought that Jack was shoving away to set CARO February, 22nd. himself, and was whipped by the
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of trained manhood and ample war the Silver Quaer bave been transferred.. It must have been a great sur- material. Germany could not brenme started for Ebartum early this morning. prise to Willard all the more 30
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France and Belgium, who were organising
large military forces, were bound
THE WAR ON BOLSHEVIBM.;
Britain by tice of friendship and interest which were, probably, embodied in the
LONDON, February 23rd.
military arrangements. Therefore, tem-
because in the first thirty seconds of the scrap Dempsey looked awkward and scared and twice ran away and Jess turned his back to Willard.
was fizhting under instructions and completely delpded the champion.
The War Office announce that the Volun- then thought he would be easier pararily, there was no imminent danger teer Army on February 2nd, recaptured than he had expected, but he didn't in Western Europe, but the time might Rostov and took 1,500 prisoners, capturing know until it was too late that Jack come when the revival of the military. 20 guns and a quantity of war material,
of GermanTight strength
and Hussia combined, drastic revision of the arrangements.
Concluding, Mr. Churchill again an phasiand that. Britain alone, among the nations, had abolished conscription which bad resulted in the limitation of her mili tary power,
We have to do the best with the forces at our disposal to discharge our duties to the Empire, and, should. a grent emergency arise, we must trust to the Mice and the Air Force to give as time."." Mr. Churchill said, “to bring the might -the - frresistible might, as: hug * been proved-of Britain into the field. 2
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