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WHITE
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... it's equal to a fine liqueur"
Sole Agents for South China: JARDINE MATHESON AND COMPANY LTD.
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PROBLEMATICS BY EEN SHAW-
I BOUGHT EQUAL QUANTITIES
OF GREEN AND BLACK GRAPES, AT 8d & per lb RESPECTIVELY. 'SHOULD GET l'ib LESS FRUIT THAN IF 'I HAD LAID OUT MY MONEY EQUALLY ON EACH HIND HOW MUCH DÍD I SPEND?.
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ON April 14th Lord Halifax
in the House of Lords, and Mr. Chamberlain in the House of Commons declared that His Ma- jesty's Government would feel themselves bound at once to lend the Greek or Rumanian Government, as the case might be, all support in their power if the independence of Greece or Rumania should be threatened in such a way that the Government of these countries considered it vital to resist with their national forces. Similar de- clarations have been made in re- gard to various other States, and it has been suggested both in Par- liament and in the Press that this new policy of security should be extended to the Scandinavian countries.
obtain either the cession or ex- change of any part of the terri- tories of the Swedish and Nor- wegian Crown, or the permission to occupy certain points of the said territories, or fishing, pas- turage or any other rights in these same territories, and on the coasts of Sweden and Nor- way, His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway undertakes immediately to communicate such proposal or request to His Majesty the Emperor of the French and to His Britannic Ma- jesty, and their said Majesties undertake on their part to fur- nish His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway with suf- ficient naval and military forces to co-operate with the naval and military forces of His said Ma- jecty in resisting the claims or aggressions of Russia. The na- ture, importance and destination of such forces will, in the given case, be fixed by joint agree ment between the three Powers."
YOR States definitely bent on
FOR Stating in any way or be-
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Art. II. The British and I ments recognis to respect the way.
Should the i way be menace any Power, the British and R ments undertake sulting the Nor ment and by the garded as most
their support ment in order integrity of No
THIS "integrity
THIS
reflected the f severing of the Norway and Swed of co-operation be
By HAM PRESI
So far, it is not known under what terms the guarantee has been given, whether it is a unilateral declaration or a reciprocal obliga- tion of some kind or other. But without in any way reducing the importance of the declarations made in the present emergency, it can, no doubt, be said that the Northern countries have not re- quested and do not wish any such ing regarded as protectorates, guarantee,
treaty nor have they been this
"was not exact- approached on this subject.
ly ideal. There was a grow- ing feeling against it, and in IT is the declared policy of all 1907 it was declared by Norway the Scandinavian countries to to be non-existent and was re- be alliance-free, to keep outside placed by the treaty of November any block of Powers that may be 1907 between Germany, France, thern countries at formed and to observe a strict Great Britain, Norway and Russia. and unimpeachable neutrality. The main articles of this treaty There is also among the people had the following text: themselves a deep rooted feeling that guarantees of any kind would be prejudicial to their national independence.
During the Crimean war, at a time when Finland was part of
the Russian empire, there was a great fear of Russian aggression in Norway and Sweden, and in 1855 the following treaty was con- cluded between the two Northern United Kingdoms, France and Great Britain:
"Art. I. His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway under- takes neither to cede to Russia nor to exchange with that coun- try nor to allow it to occupy any part of the territories belonging to the Swedish and Norwegian Crowns. His Majesty the King' of Sweden and Norway further' undertakes not to cede to Russia any rights of pasturage, fishing or any other right whatsoever in the said territories or on the Swedish and Norwegian coasts and to reject any claim that may be made by Russia to establish any of the aforesaid rights.
Art. II. In the event of Russia laying before His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway any ́proposal or request tending to
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criticised in both cause it was ΣΠ strongly felt that national organisat "Art. I. The Norwegian Gov- independence over ernment undertakes not to cede old, and in singul
to any Power either for occupa- geographical positi tion or for any other reason any the protection of part of the Norwegian territory. Powers.
"HERO-WORSHIP" IN WHITEHALL.
Schoolchildren -o
taking advantage of the brilliant weather to see their Lo of the chief attractions is the Life Guards in Whitehall. study of expressions at the entrance to Horse Guards Par man on the left who, no doubt, is studying the internati
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WANT TO MIX. THESE TEAS TO MAKE ONE TO SELL AT 1'11
If I use 8lbs. more of the Ist than the 2nd, and
3lbs, less of the 3rd..
than the 2nd, WHAT WILL BE THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE MIXTURE?
Can you arrange ere to total 1000 ?
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MISTAKES OND OF THE SPOT VISIBLE ONA DI AT THE SAME TI NO TWO WILL ADI
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