TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1926.
MAFIA IN SICILY...?
WHOLESALE RAIDS.
MANY LEADERS ARRESTED.
at an end.
WON AND LOST.
EMGRANT AND A LOTTERY PORTUNE
WEEK-ENDS.
HOW THEY ARE MIS-SPENT
THE CHINA MAIL.
SOVIET AND JAPAN, on the spot. They said that it FALSE AND EVIL..
MANCHURIA, AS FUTURE
A BATTLEFIELD..
would take some years to put it on a payings basis. Its chie value to the S.M.R. lies in the competition with the Chinese Eastern Railwaya......... -
IN REACTIONARY CIRCLES.
BOLSHEVIST PROPAGANDA IN NEWSPAPER..
ARMY STANDARD.
LARGE NUMBER OF MEN: REJECTED.
Belgrade, March 7.
Moat of us hate starting work In the early period of her ra It gains how an immense sign-
Copies of the "People's Tri-
Sir Laming Worthington Evanes The Sicilian, Main which for
Vassili Murtchenko, a Russian, again on Monday morning sugsvolution, when Russia was en-ficance because of the Russian years terroriaud his Bufe island. femigrant, virtually penniless, A Physician in the "Daily Mail circled by a cordon of the entente, competition, and such frenzied at bune, published in Peking, are memorandum accompanying tho has during the last three months sought in vain to obtain employ. We get out of bed with a grouch, the Soviet leaders were used to tention, as cannot be thought of how circulating in Singapore Army Estimates points out that the strength. of the Army, inclusive practically cenand to exist, says the ment as a waiter in cabarets, re-Breakfast is scant and hurried. It say that nothing would strength for the economic value of the through the kindly offices, of the of vitishore in India. would be "Dally Telegraph of Febrouny 20.staurants and hotels in the town. we are over late at the office is laen their position so effectively line itself is now paid to it be- General Post Office says the practically up to establishment at The romantle, organisation.. which Alter persistens failure, despite sure to be on Monday, and we begins foreign interference. They cause of its greater significance Straits Times."
the boginnlag of the financial year, sprang up in the sixties to pro- a week's searching inquiry, in a the day with firm belief that, work ought to realise that the same in the rivalry between the two beat the poor and deall rough justlew mood of desperate frivolity he in-le a curse instead of a blessing.
Kirin-Tunhua A glance at the heating article but owing to an unusual number truth applies to other countries countries The in a disorganised land and which vested, the tiny sum loft im hle This dislike of Monday morning also Red propagandh has failed Line, the construction of which of a current number is sufficient of men leaving the Colours, it will. be necessary to maintain recruft- degenerated into a band of common possession in a lottery and dis not merely a feeling of revolt in the West. It has only strength is now planned, is another case proof that the "red" hand of ing to the fullest extent. thieves, and murderers, has found appeared from Belgrade. Vassili against the abrupt change from
Recruiting the past year was Js matchs in the Pastists, who have Murtchenko's" number; however, play to work. It is a symptom that ened reactionary hands and that draws its significance from Soviet Russia is somewhere hover-
stifledi liberalisant
this rivalry The country to be
Babisductory. There was a slight at st accomplished a task often by a strange turr of fortune, won we are not, for the time being. Seeing that the West is in- traversed by this lice is not rishing in the back ground. attempted by other fovernments of the biggest prize in the lottery. a wholly fit state of health.
duced pay operated. The total Italy. More than 200 Maby leaders The authorities organised a search The lack of vital force, so often vulnerable, the Soviet leaders and is very thinly populated. It Commenting on the "ges of Saling off since October, when re are at the moment in prison,, facing for the missing winner. After a felt on Monday morning results shifted their campaign to the has been considered as a strate- frightfumess," which the journaumber of those who had enlisted alleges has been perpetrated by was not a true indication of the charges which range from house-month's efforts they aucceeded in from a wrong method of spending East, where there is no condition gical line from the beginning
for the growth of Marxian Com-
the British Agent in command of popularity of the Army as a pro- During the Arst Breaking to murder. The rank and locating Vassili Murtchenko work- she week-end.
munism. China is particularly These are some definite evid the so-called Chinese. Maritime festou. They represent only 36 file ase scuttered, und the task of ing as i waiter in the village Sar-half-day we give our muscles an immune to it, and the first crude ences of how the reassertion of Customs at Canton," the editory per cent of the numbers offering complete disbandment is nearly fetcher quite unconscious of the excess of work at some outdoor
luck that had befallen him. He sport-golf, riding, hockey, or foot attempt made by M. Joffe failed Russian imperialism in the Far proceeds to assert that the British or enlistment. The high standard The Malla, organised after the was agreeably surprised to learn ball On Sunday, being tired from as it should. He came and went, East is stiffening, Japan's for Government is "endeavouring to of character education and phy first War of Independence by the of his good fortune. He received the previous day's toll we have a leaving no trace behind him ex-eign Japan's foreign policy. I starve nearly two million human sique required accounts for a large returning. Gazibuldians, had the his winnings, which amounted to long morning in bed, indulge incept in Canton where ground was might go further and say that in beings, the population of a vast proportion of the rejections. Forty por cent. of the recruits from Highest Hels. The sold ors who 100.000 diars (about. £4,000) heavy meals, and stay indoors to prepared by the late Dr. Sum some reactionary circles war with city."
Yat-sen. There 'h Soviet form Russia is quite welcome. It a Reference is also made to London were in employment.. had fought for Italian liberty re-with unconcealed delight.
of government came to be an- not accurate to say that the war murderous events in Shanghai, A grentur: terest had been diag Zurned to their homes to find thelu Bent on
The Thing To Do Vengeance Vassilu country demoralised and the weak Murichenko armed with his for....
This is not the way to get the grafted on the intense anti-British cloud is looming but neither side hideoter accusations being levelled played by serving soldiers in land The Domin- oppressed. They organised secret tone returned to Belgrade and best out of a well-earned weekly tradition. In Canton Russia was is yet prepared. Japan is prepared at the British authorities of that settlement overseas,
imand will nght if Russia gives her city.
fond scheme for training, boys as band's, which took justice into the became a constant visitor at the rest. It is not in hecord with the fortunate in having no
own a sufficiently provocative cause on To further infame the paper's tradesmen,, introduced in 1923, was own hands, and swore protection of
su producing good results. the poor and friendless. But with few months previously he had common sense. After such a pro-against which her the years the Mafia degenerated been refused employment as
If Kuo's rebellion. could bring the editorial promises that in The total strength of the Army gramme Monday morning finds us paganda might veer.
MR. KARAKHAN'S GAME, into the most notorious band of waiter. Instead of the approved with weary muscles, a torpid liver,
such tense response, any direct subsequent issue the "true history reserve on April 1 was approx)- murderers and thieves in the world Balkan method of revenge, where impare blood, and clouded braim In North China Mr. Karakhan action on the part of Russia will of the Indian Mutiny of malign mately 96,000 Four of the fairest provinces in in bombs, revolvers and daggersmind for the duties of the week He went back to the patent policy the seige of. Ryojin and the life when the Borgian excesses, al Army on February I was 6,318 off
In order to keep fit in body and adopted a more ingenuous tactic instantly revive the memory of ant memory" will be published The strength of the Territorial Sicily Trapini Palermo, Girgenti are employed Vassili Murtchenko and Caltanissetta-suffered under flaunted his wealth in the face of take light diet, and anjoy complete politics and hoped to engineer a reactionary circles,
we should do no work on Sunday, tof playing China's Internal of General Nogi. Therefore in most Dantesque in, their horror,cers and 138,332 other ranks, the scourge. The bands waged war the astonished proprietors.
must of the British authorities of that namely, over 70 per cent. below the on rich and poor alike, even fight would order his table to be heaped
It la a day for Soviet revolution through it. He come eventually, the sooner
establishment mental repose..
the time will be made known.” fare and joind a ready-made tool in Feny better...
The health of the Army was very ing among themselves when prefit with champagne and decorated fresh air, meggre
It seems surprising that such bered.
the instruments of the gypsy
Health de Yu-hsiang. Other Powers had It is quite certain, however,
false and evit propaganda should satisfactory.
In spite of the increasing im Following the seizures of land in violinista crchestras with hun mands that the muscles of the body enough experience of riding the that Russin is in an evasive frame be permitted to circulate in a Faidance of amallpox among "divil- 1928, Simór Golisi astempted to red diner notes. He entertain-be seed daily, not over-strained by wrong horse, that is a Chinese of mind. But if Russia evades a
British Colony. wipe and the Bandits, but he failed fed public Sunces most lavishly and one severe outburst of action at militarist. No other Power would direct confict with Japan and a very style of the paper is suf- Regular Torrstorfal Armies
Among educated people then no cases had occurred in the think to-day of supplying any the same time tries to instigate ficient to condemn it as pro- utterly, vhledy Because he sent a
ammun-Chinese hostility, she will find
regt..
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most elegant establishments where laws of hygiene or the dictates of perialistic interest of her
OWN pro which she feels justified to act. readers against all things British,
Ha
extravagance.
were driven out of the couaitychenko returned to his old When Puscism came into power at Sarjetchar, once more a one of the first taxis undertaken
niless walter. was to stamp out the robber and maanden banadi. But pollen f fluences were Boo-strong, and Pha-
freedom from care.”
A large part of canhi twenty-four militarist with arms,
WHO
in
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Boy ta dosa man's job. The Hauteosed, tips to proprietors with an the end of the week.
Jair of careless group of agents employed by the After three days of this sort of hours be passed in the open on and technical advisers for that it will only strengthen Chang Paganda of the lowest style, but Doctor: "I can't cure your hus polire either turned Mallasts or gentlemen's revenge Vassil Murtal Diet must sulv, the kind of his futile game. But the Soviel is Tso-lin's position. In any event if allowed to circulate freely band of talking in his sleep."
jobquire Hesh food.
work we do. Muscle-workers re- la newcomer to the scene and
Wife: "But couldn't you give Russia stands unmasked in pen-think better without it. He who mistake,
Erain-workers Japan, that once made the same Far East-Dr. S Washio
the among the semi- educated it may
well become a source of menace him something that would make cannot blame Mr.Japan Advertiser."
lhim talk more distinctly, doctor ?* to peaceful, well-being. works hard will eat more than be Karakhan for thinking that he is who labours not at all. The com-riding the right horse, especially mon saying that we "should "sign as it was dressed in a new popular from a meal with "good appetite is style: The traitorous figure of wue to science.
Feng Yu-hsiang masqueraded as a pacifist and hero for. Chinese nationalism. It is rather surpris-overpaid.
Simon Blau, book-keeper, is not Asked by his chief ing that so astute a diplomat as how he was getting on he replied Mr. Karakhan should not have that it was impossible for him to realise that China is past master have any pleasure in life.
eism was not yet "ao secure as it DIVORCE NOT EASY. but brume. The Arst emp failed
WHE
י.
Fascism's Big Effort
.
SO-CALLED "MILL" NOT WORKING OVERTIME.
0 11 1
There for Monday morning ad humar les in our own
---10 wht neglect it..
COUNTRY FIRE.
LORD CHURSTON'S SEAT. DESTROYED."
in the art of setting one foreign "What?" said the chief, "Why Power against another, and the not? On a cold winter's night same weapon that is applied put one foot out of bed for a few. against one foreign Power to-day minutes, then draw it back into. will be turned to-morrow against the warm, and you will know- the instigator. The net result of what pleasure is!" Mr. Karakhan's activity in China. has been wakening reaction against Russia.
That famous divorce mill" of Paris has not been working over- time after all, at least in the year 1925, according t:0 statistics gathered by the Ministry of Justice. Prominence has been given to the divorces granted by the Paris courts simply because the parties concerned belonged to
London, March 91 very wealthy families, lawyers The long list of country house assert. The official spokes-fres was added to last night when men point out that, although Linton House, Churston, Lord In Japan, Soviet propaganda 49,414 Americans obtained iden- Churston's picturesque Devon-crested a reaction before it was tity cards in Paris in 1925, only shire residence, was completely tried. Here Communists who 120 divorces between American destroyed
were quite active and enjoying citizens were pronounced.
Bast summer, when Fascismy had established itself as the only power "in Italy, and when the Opposition wrecked. Signor Mussolini again undertock the thak. This time there were no mistakes made Sufficient funds were provided to enable an army of agents to be em- ployed The Prefect of Palermo. Signor Stork, was given the fullest powers, with responsibility only to the Chief of the Government.
The campaign was carefully planned and burried out. Secret agents were sent amongst the Mafia, lived with the lenders, joined the hands. It was not until the end
The alarm was given at mid some degree of freedom before of Dezember that the Government
The proportion of divorces be-night by a village constable who Russia's advent in Far Eastern had the names of all the important tween French citizens is much noticed flames issuing from the politics are now completely sup- leaders in the movement. Then the greater. This is given us proof house. From the outbreak at pressed. The suppression was fun began. A fleet off fast motor that it is not luxity of procedure tempts to save the house were almost spontaneous and the public vehicles supplied by the Prefeet which induces Americans to come fruitless. The flames were fun-seniment against the Red menace begne night zuids. Village after for the purpose of having ned by a strong westerly wind has been so universal that Com- village was suprised at night their marriages dissolved but and spread rapidly. The house munists themselves are Leachers were arrested and taken to rather the rapidity and secrecy was doomed by the time the illusioned. That is not to say prison. The villages were isolated of the divorce proceedings in the Paignton, Brixton and Torquay that Japan is reactionary. Her from neighbouring Lowns in order Paris courts. The secrecy was fire brigades' arrived,
political and economic process of to prevent the news gotting out. especially evidenced in the case of The Estate Steward heroically transformation from centralisa- The following night another village the Valentine divorce, even the saved many valuable paintings tion to decentralisation is in pro- would be surrounded, Sometimes officials of the courts being un- and quantities of furniture.
was possible to make raidy on aware when the divorce of Mon- The cause of the outbreak several between darkness and sieur and Madame Guglielmi was a mystery.
dawn..
For instance, on the night pronounced, that one
of January 17 more than seventy parties
leaders were arrested The hill
jactor.
of the Was the Samous film
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towns at the back of Palermo were Frederic. Allain, a Paris lawyer The burglar had served his development. the first to feel the iron hand of who has had long experience in sentence and was being dis-Em Prefect Mori. Then the raids ex-legal tangles interesting Amer charged from prison. tended into other provinces.
To-day the power of the Maña
The Gov-
MANCHURIA. icans, explained that in reality it ernor gave him a long sermon on Manchuria. It has arisen to an That "emergency may arise in in utterly broken. The final disse is no easier for an American to the need to mend his ways and extent in Kuo Sung-lin's rebellion, lution of this once-powerful secret would be in the State from which discharged convict still remained stiffened the foreign policy of obtain a divorce in Paris than it finally dismissed him. But the which has quite perceptibly Boriety is only a matter of days. he or she comes. The reason for Until then the agents charged with the divorce must be one justified asked the governor.
"What are you waiting, for?" the country. And the main cause the work maintain the most dis-
a. Russia. Kuola rebellion might "My tools!" erect silence. When the last leadery the legislation of that State.
have essentially, been China's in- Thus a person from the State of
ternal strife as Japan's Foreign Office evidently believed it to be. But that is not the impression that abides in the heart of this nation. The indelible impression made on us in the Selyukai agitation that Russia was at the back of it
has been arrested the police pro- New York seeking a divorce in mise to "talk." Strange will be the Paris. must prove infidelity. Per- Lales they will tell of fights in the darkness. One has already leaked ons from American States which do not permit divorce cannot obtain one here.
out showing how the agents work.
A little Mafia bang, had deter. mined to raid the property of a big
"What is important here," he estate owner at the back of Paler. added "is that the law of 1880
mo and steal the whole herd of details of the case. The condi
forbids the newspapers to give caltle. The thirteen years old son of the owner was secreted in the tions to be fulfilled by persons manger of a cattle shed where the seeking a divorce are strict. They band met. He tried to get away to must be residents of Paris, al warn his father, but was recognis though the law does not specify ed and killed. The father, who had for how long a period Both Influence with another Mada band. parties must accept the compet arranged for the murder of those ence of the French courts. Thus,
who had slaughtered his boy. there cannot be forced consent on both these groups the Government the part of husband or wife. The
had agents. A battle royal between
the two groups was stopped when
move invoked by the person
bringing the suit must be one
the police surprised them, arrosted which is valid in the State where- several and put the rest to in he or she habitually resides or Blight.
in which the marriage was
The list of murders which have celebrated."
never been cleared up in the pro-
vince of Palermo, is large. Wit "There are two sides to every
ncsues who do not fear the question
power of the Mafia are coming for-
Yes, and there are two sides
ward to testify against the leaders to a sheet of fly-paper, but if who are already in prison, and by makes a big difference to the fly
so doing are solving crimes in some which alde, he chooses"
cases twenty years old. The guilty
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and that we will have sooner or later, to deal with Russia im- perialism. Rightly or wrongly, this feeling has brought to the focus of Japan's national atten tion the Manchuria problem that: has been left almost forgotten for the past ten years
Since the time of the Hara Ministry the South Manchuria Railway interest has bean im portant in Japan's politics chiefly as an object of spoil for party politics, The value of Manchuria as the first line of defence of this Empire was scarcely a con sideration. Even Its economie development was in The so-called Ave feeder Hnas the S.M ere merel
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