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CANTON.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
CASTOS, January 14.
AN IMPERIALIST Flor.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNI SDAY, JANUARY 17TH, 1912.
HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
LONDON, December 26. CHRISTMAS-REFLECTIONS,____ A story appears at considerable length in
Boxing Night! and the drizzliest one in the Chinese newspapers telling of a plot in Tavour of the Imperialists and Yean Shi Kai,all my memory. The old saying that a
Christmas "green churchyard,”; let us grown its application
is
means hope,
h full has out
figure has gone. In reality the Madonna has come to life, has donned the robes of the errant nun and is performing her dutics. The nuns are about to strike the sister they suppose unfaithful, when the abbess by in- stinct feels her divinity and all make obcis ance before her. So the ministrations go on till the poor, wretched nun from the world is driven into the abbey by the storm, only to find that her baby is dead. The Madonna at the moment of her entry resumes her place on her, pedestal, while the distraught wan derer gives vent to her emotions at her feet. Then the compassionate Virgin takes the dead babe to her arms and the wandering mother on seeing it falls in a swoon, as the bells of the abbey burst forth into a joyous
whether engineered by him or his co- federates is another question, or whether
otherwise this an ill-omened winter indeed. It has true or not is very questionable; but it is a possible trial the tide. The story runs
bec a sort of Turkish bath atmosphere, that it has been arranged that a barge pum-punctuated by heavy downpours of rain. There has been no sign of snow, but plcaly ber of rowdies or hooligans shall make an attack on the foreign Legations in Peking of slush. Shopkeepers declare it has been the on a given date in such numbers, as corst season in all their memory for perish successful in capturing them they will still be able to do sufficient damage and kittable things-the weather has been so mild.peal that brings the nuns flocking in alarm
Christ:
ae-
bol
al
Alas! ·for The old-fashioned mas that was according to
and counts-all snow
holly and
attempts Stil there Fire gaiety, and though the old domesticity of the
.
the hotel managers are making it a time of
to the edifice. There, to their armazement,"
the
sufficient foreigners to bring about the inter- vention of the Powers. This would seem to be a sort of last resource, the idea being that the Manchus, having lost China, are determined the reformers shall not strp into their shars. It is very difficult for a foreigner festival seems to be in danger of disappearing the num returns from her faint and turns to flee. But wherever she turns the mocking Then she flings herself in despair at the feet of the
matins bell. This gives but a sketch of three hours of such a spectacle as will starte every one who goes to it. We have had things as beautiful in their smaller way, but never so perfectly attuned a cast of two thousand,
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THE REVOLUTION,
U. 8. TROOPS FOR NORTH QHINA.
A battalion of the 15th Infantry left Manila by the transport Logan for Chingwantao on the 12th inst." It is understood that the main fores of 570 mou will be stationed at Tivatsin, except a few who will be posted along the stations of the Peking-Tientsin railroad, Arrangements had been made by the quartermasters to supply an entire brigade of 5,000 men lastend of the four companies which received orders, and this necessitated the opening of crates and bores and the entire change of programme by that depart ment The departure of the troops did not fake place as Bočni no had been contemplated, TRADE OPPORTUNITIES IN CHINA
olal Attache to the British Legation in Peking Mr. M. H. Fox, who was acting as, Commer. last year, is now in England,
THE LEGENDRE EXPEDITION.
INTIMATIONS
srvived from Shanghai a vary distinguished JOHNSTONE'S
By the M. M. mail steamer Caledonien, there
French traveller, who is proceeding to Hanaf to await ordernas to h future movemente. Ho in Captain Noiret of the French Army, a member of the well-known Dr. Legendre's scientific mission to Yaauan, which came to grief in the Lolo ountry last October, when Dr. Legendre and another companion, Liantenant Desirior, were severely wounded by the nt- sophisticated inhabitants of that hospitable region.
A
Captain Noiret gare a roprosentativo" of the Shanghai Times a brief but graphic and enter- taining account of his travels in the Tomota south-west of this Empire which he has recently been traversing
* Dr. Legendra's mission was organised under
economic and scientific conditions of south-west the auspices of the French Ministry of Public Instruction. for the purpose of studying the China and reporting to the Ministry upon such subjects as the products, trade and industry of the region, as well as its geology, botany, zoology and other natural features. The mission left Paris on September 10, 1910, and arrived at Yananta on the 14th of the following November. It consisted of Dr. Legendre, Captain Noiret and Lieutenant Dersirier, and s Ball of servants and attendants. Dr. Legeare was in general command of the mission; Captain Noiret's duty waste survey the country traverard, to make astronomical observations and to study was the artist of the party, had a special duty assigned him in making sketches incident to the journey,
Not a great deal of importance need be hid his brains thinking of novel effects for Christ- Virgin, later to rise calmly and to toli the ribbon, who was under the impression that national history, and Lieutonsut Dessirier, who
on the actual story, but the native press make ing a good deal of it shows that there is a genuine fear of foreign intervention in the case of any indiscretions, and that the new
to know just exactly how much credence to give a story of this kind, but it is quite like revelling for old and young who can foot the laugh of the spielmann stops her. Chinese character to do a thing of the kind. bill. Every manager in town has strained mas and New Year parties, and some of the schemes are ingenious, even if a bit far fetched at times. Hundreds of people came up from the country for a Christmas frolic party are going to take all precautions they at these merry-making hotels, mixed with can to save any external trouble-In Cantona round of the entertainments outside. the guards around the Western suburbs and particularly in the quarter adjacent to Shamcen are being nervased_and__no rowdyism is being tolerated at all.
PAYING UP-ARRKARS.
"THE MIRACLE."
M.P.
WHISKY.
Existing conditions, he told. Press repre. They sce miracle is complete-thehtative, are naturally somewhat unfavourable to the foreign trader, though sigus are plentiful Madonna is re-established and the missing that that will pass away. Much of the weakness sister is lying prone on the floor. They de-in trading had been due in past years to the lack monstrate their joy in such thanksgiving that of intimate acquaintance with China's real needs, a condition vor sing improved by the applies tion of sys euatio and far-reaching methods in bringing the possibilities of China before the British trader by constant Consular reports. As an example of lack of knowledge, Mr. Fox eited the care of a British esporter of made up Chinamen required the article for the pargass of adorning the pigtail. There are not wasting signs of the Government's disposition to
Arrived on the field, the mission last no time. Westernise the whole system of Chine, and Mr. For attributes. the largo volume of export trade setting to work, and the region between within recent times to the improved facilities Yannanfu and Mienning, where the mission for transport afforded by the railways and to artised on September 22 last year, was explored the efforts made during the past few years to without insident of moment, develop China's notional resources-and-improve her antignated methods of cultivation. Mr. Fox Dr. Legendre and Lieutenant. Dessiror proceed- gives an instance of Japansee activity in the ing to the west, while Captain Noiret, scoom. Our argument is there is nothing. China trade. China with some 733,436 cotton paces, early turning back through Szochuan as soon as ha Er 1906 that country supplied panied only by two Chinese servants, set out for Chungking, via Chengtu, with the intention of
better than M.P. accordi-g to the latest elada, had resched the Fungiso part, and rejoining his 2,400,000 pieces passed from Japau to the mainland. The British
authorities companions at Yuunauseu
Captain Noiret travelled vin Foulin-and fully alive to Japanese competition Kisting, where he arrived on November 19, and in the pleco-geeda trade, and are taking steps to dorelop their own business along Are days later ho roachel Chengta without broader lines, though, says Mr. Fox, the matter having experienced any particularly exciting
nover yet been questioned.
THE ROYAL FAMILYA, HA
At Sandringham the Royal Family, who remain is England, have been spending
are
Hare the members of the mission separated.
H. RUTTONJEE
.
& SON,
Christmas with Queen Alexandra. They had of the superiority of the British article has adventaron en roate. Continuing his 1 and WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
never so variegated a web of sorrow and grandeur, joy and thanksgiving, ugliness and Perhaps the most notable of them all is beauty, on so grand a stale os this. The nun in this case is a Russian Natacha Trou- the great wordless mystery play, The Miracle" at Olympia. It is at play, a spechanowa, whose motions are so fiercely por- tacle of a feast of splendour as you Titrayed that tears stream down her checks as
she supplicates before the Madonna. Yesterday the majority of the troops whose Professor Max Rheinhardt of Berlin came over specially for Saturday night's produc pay was in arrears were paid up-to-date at the Yamen. Money has arrived during the tion, as also did Humperdinck, the great inst few days front Hongkong, and this has composer, who was responsible for the music. enabled the authorities to tide over the pre- "What will the English think of this?" asked seat difficulty. The different regiments a well-known foreign, correspondent whom I met between the acts. I gave him the Pre- marched along the bund in a sort of pro-
the finish cession with flags and bugles blowing and mier's answer "Wait and see"--but I was
rather surprised when, at carving all sorts of guns, old and new. High audience showed such tremendous and such Rheinhardt, Hüm. spirits prevailed everywhere, and showed
prolonged enthusiasm. quite clearly that if the new Government can perdinck, the manager and the principal only keep its end up in the master of money characters, were all called out into the area, the greatest of their difficulties is past. The time and again--for London bad seen some
never seen before. It was as though one of is all right while they are paid up to date
the great outdoor pageants of Frank · Las- and the ruling party have a strang huld over "all ranks; but as soon as they get a hold celles had been staged under cover, with a Over the Government here by being owed concentration and studied beauty that a wider
a general field would have tended to dissipate. money they make themselves
More troops still great Olympia hall is turned into a Gothie nuisance to everybody. are being sent up North, and the China Mercathedral, with tolling bells, stained glass chant steamship du Ping is at present in the windows, dim religious light effects, and all river awaiting a complement of troops for the other appurtenances of a religious edifier. In the centre rises a great dazzling figure of Nanking,
the Madona. The nuns troop in at one end
Kin Kien was reached on December
Chustain Noiret first heard of the attack apon 38 AND 40, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
on December 10, and here it was Dr. Legendre and Lieutenant Dessirer, and the disaster witich had overtaken the mission. He way informed that his wounded comrades and their followers had Ande thole way back to Niugnen, hat beyond this point he had uo information se to their movements.
troops are quite manageable and discipline thing that for size and magnificence it had illiterates, and the pictures of their Majesties close cropped head is surmounted by abos Ningyuen, bat owing to the chaturbed state of
EVERYTHING QUIET.
The
In regard to the importation of foreign index of the Westernis. sation of China, Mr. For says that the quantities imparted would seem to indicate the beginnings of that revolution in Chiness dress which must follow the adoption of Westor education and modes of life in the country. With the pigtall must inevitably go the long gown, because, oren to Chinese eyes, there is Fomathing incongruens in the appearances of a man in a flowing robe of silk or cotton, cap or Panama but, and whose feet are encased in leather hoots. One consequence will be that the near futare there must be vast demand for articles of dress, such as flat cloth caps, soft felt and straw hate, singlets, socks and shoes, mostly of the cheapest kind. Whether the British trader will be able to compete with the Japanese remains, however, to be seen,
Another index of the China to come is seen, says Mr. Fox, in the fact that China has recent imported forsign building materials to the value of some millions atorling. In all building and furbishing materials, except brioke and cement, Chiza should be an excellent customer for many years to come, the same remark ap-
cables from their parents in India, a boar's head from the Kaiser and all sorts of good things from the Royal kitchens at Windsor clothing, as affording au the
Castle, where no matter where the Royal Christmas is spent, the chief items of the fare have been prepared for centuries. Writing of the King and Qucer reminds me that 1 heard the other day that the visit had im pressed itself so much on the minds of the
hid had such an effect in spreading familiar- ity with the appearance of the great white Emperor and his consort that the authorities re considering à wholesale distribution of royal pictures from north to south of the de- pendency. This is taking a leaf out of the book of Russia, where for years the officials and the nobles have seen to it that the mean. est moujik's house had a picture of the Little Father" of all the Russias, for it was found this touch of acquaintance with the Czar was a very pervading influence for loy- and the townspeople at the other-a chorus
The alty. It is quite on the cards that the Kingplying to British machinery, which is preferred and principals two thousand strong.
to all other of forsiga mako, aged abbess hands over the keys to the will visit the Kaiser towards the end of Feb beautiful min selected by the sisters, but beruary, after Parliament has been opened to: fore she choses the doors of the church the another story session.
THE POWERS AND PERSIA. spielman with his pipes leads her to dance
While Russia is sticking her claws deeper" among the children, and while she is thus engaged the mailed knight appears at the into the Persian lamb, presumably with Brit- doorway and watches her. She feels the callish acquiescence, the usual demands are heard of the world, but the abbess appears and con- for compensation." Germany has not yet demos her as a punishment for her delays to set up an official claim on that head, but Last night about half past ten there was
unofficial claim has been registered in som: a trium on Shameen. The Klaxons spend the night in prayer before the went off and the whole mobile force of the Madonna. The doors are fastened securely German papers to the effect that Germany should have some compensation" for not island turned out to their different positions. and the long lone vigil commences. Then
meddling in the Russo-British arrangements The gunboats landed parties and for an hour knocking is heard at the door, and the nun
It is curious also that the the island was in a hums, Behind the difiers | appeals to the Virgin to release her. There in Persia, eut ramparts of sandbags parties were is no-sign, so the nun runs to the deer but Deutsche Bank has just sent an expert to Office, to report what the prospects are for extending trade. There has been such busy parcelling out of tracts of Africa that it seems about time a came in for attention.
All is quietness in the City just now, and there is no sign of anything afoot to break this order of things for some time. The weather for the past few days has been cold, damp and disagreeable and anything but ideal for the scldiers quartered on Shameen. This is the time of the year when we usually get splendid weather, and it is a great pity that it has broken down like this.
SUJAMEEN.
!
Upon learning what had happened Captain Noiret was for proceeding overland at once to the country, he was dissuaded from attempting the undertaking by the French Consul at Chungking, who was able to prove to Captain Noiret that in the conditions attendant upon the revolution it would be utterly impossible for him to reach Mingyuen in the way he proposed.
ta
Captain Noiret accordingly returned Shanghai. His intention is to go Hanoi and swait. instructions there either from Dr. Legendre or the French Government as to his
nture proceedings.
HONGKONG DIVORCE CASE.
133
Chas. J. Gaupp
& Co.
Beg to invite inspection of their
NEW SEASON'S
GOODS.
EXTRA FINE DIAMOND JEWELLERY
& Speciality.
In the London Divores Court on December 12th before Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane, the cape of Wildin v. Wildin and Wildin was, heard. The patitioner, Mr. John Charles Wildin, now THE FAMINE RELIEF PROBLEM IN engaged in the Hongkong police, sought for a
dieares from Emily Louisa Wildin, on the INEXPENSIVE ground of her adultery. The suit was unde. foodad............
CHINA.
A. COLONIZATION SCHEME."
China Relief Committee
Mr. Middleton appeared for the petitioner,
and
MODERN ART JEWELLERY
CHINESE JADE JEWELLERY
A schemo davoritext as The Bailis Coloniza. who after marriage went out to Hongkong. tion Scheme" to afford permanent relief for He made his wife an allowance in his absanco, famine refugees iz Foreiving, consideration in and returned home in 1905 and lived with her ENGLISH MOUNTED the North. The following brief explanation of in Longton. While at the latter place they the scheme is condensed from a letter datat separated, ko going back to Hongkong
after the separation the wife, in November, December 17 from Mr. Hailie to the Central she to her relations at Hanley, Three years 1908, had a child of which he was not the father. The birth of the child was proved by the pro dustion of the register, and a letter written by "I the wife was pat in in which she said: know I have done wrong." His Lordship
Mr. Middleton said they.
securely posted and no point of vantage was fails to open the great locis. Again she Persia, with the approval of the Foreign watched, and the land being ready, a selection pointed out that there was no evidente as to the
left unguarded. Everything was done in a very efficient manner, and the men from the gunboats, the K.O.V.L.I., the Baluchis and The Defence Corps all showed that they would be a force to be reckoned with in case of any real action. The retire sounded after about an hour, and the island resumed its usual stillness.
SUPREME COURT, Tuesday, 16th January.
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION, BEFORE THE CLEF JUSTICE (SIR FRANCIS PIGOT), AND THE PUISSE JUDOK (Mr. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ),
APPLICATION FOR NEW TRIAL..
The notion for a new trial-was-resumed
What
"LIFE VALOW-STAIRS.
appeals to the Virgin without effect, and at last in a frenzy she snatches the babe front the arms of the Holy Mother only to see it caught upward in a stult of light. The doors by this time have opened and the knight
servants, get up to in the absence appears in the church telling his furing story of what the nun will see outside it she will of their masters can be bolter guessed at than described, except in eure cases where come with him. They kneel together and then, when the spicimann's pipes are heard the facts come out. A distinguished noble- again, she consents and takes off the garman, occupying one of the most famous of London horses, has been telling his Christ. ments of her office. On the knight's horse she is led away. Next we see them under mas guests a weird tale of what went ori “be- low stairs" for a long time without his know the trees of the forest, where she dances for the amusement of the knight. But a wonder ledge. Some months ago he noticed that his.. ful- scene follows in which a hunting party, aouse was shadowed very strictly, but be beaded by a robber count, comes on the scene, thought the police possibly had reasons for of their work. In the fight that fellows, the knight is killed that in the ordinary course
But he was more mystyfred when a defective and the nun is captured. There follows a
A track of land is to be cleared, drained sud prepared for dry farming by Famine Refuges labour working in ganes under supervision.
The men employed on this work will be closely from them will be made of the most suitable who together with their families will be put in oo-respondent.
Decree granted. mow in ares with the prospect, if they proverį tentative cocupation of farms of from 20 to 50 could get find him. industrians and honest, of becoming in the first plaos the settled temanis and secondly of being able to add to the originated till the first
Their families are to be crop is harvested and there after are expected to sapport themselves and in addition to pay taxes suficient to meet any Government tax on tho property as a whole and interest on the money expanded on giving them their start until to alter in repaid.
There is provision to enable the tenants to pay a large portion of these taxes in labour in stead of cash in case the latter should be found too heavy a burden at the start.
BANK REMITTANCES BY
· REGISTERED LETTER.
The Vladivostock branch of the Russo-Asiatic Bank has been the victim of a pics of bad fack. It has just notified the Vladivostock post-offee of the loss of a registered letter. addressed to it, the letter, according to the bank's statement, containing no less than five thousand roubles. Now the post-office and the detective force are naking on satire search for the lost money. It has been ascertained that a registered letter from Hankow addressed to the local branch of the said bank was actually received at the local post offes, but at the present time no trace win over of it can be found. It appears, says Apares of 200 mow or thereabouts is to be the Japan Chronicle, that the banks and large retained by the Management of the Colony and firms have hitherto been protising a very
simple
means for the cheapening of the process The numerous excellent points of the schema (1) Fermanent betterment of the families sot. brady outlined above may be summarized thus tled on the farmace
The sum expended would be a first obarge on the farm, so that they would be secured against defaulting tenant until such time as the money is repaid, which would be done by progressivo instalments.
a
in the case of Tang Wong Shi against Carousal at the count's castle, where the called on him and asked how many men ser- worked as an experimental and model farm....
Chi Chin. Mr. Slade, R.C. (instructed by Mr. W. B. Hind) appeared for the appellant,
and Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr. Goldring) for the respondent
of sending money through the wails; they have The dispatch of money by money order, on the vimply bean sending it by registered letter. other hand, costs three times es much. Sums
(2) Provision of useful labour for famine ro-mounting to 40,000 and 25,000 rubles repeat fagres
15) Gradual removal of families from areas liable to famine as the soleme develops
(4) Consequent increase in the general pros Having carefully considered Mr. Baille's perity of district deal with,
mittes at a resting on December 22 passed the following resolution-
to
the
omprevious occasions bean transferred
the Rnese. Asiatic Bank by registered letter.
in the event of the loss of the letter, Pastel Department in answerable only for the undelivered letter. In the case under review, for the ous of the registered letter with under obligation to give the bank only ten roubles 1.
spelmann, is again busily piping, while the captured nun dances on the table for the delectation of the count and his retinue. The king's, son enters, and claims the dancer for Mr. Skade submitted that there was mis himself. The count and he at last throw the mite for her and the King's son wins. We direction, coupled with the fact that the
are shown the bed of the prince being got learned Judge, thinking the facts were suffi ciently before the jury, and after hearing the ready for the great indignity, but just as the evidence and the addresses of rounsel.mocking revolry is at its height the old king duct him round the lower quarters of the letter, the Central China Famine Relief Com- 5,000 roubles in it, the Postal Department is' omitted-to-refer specifically to the facts, and appears and orders his son away. Then lew did not point out to the jury that from minutes later, in a scuffle, the old king kills The next scene shows, a certain facts proved and admitted, they were his son in error. entitled to infer malice, and the other neces-masque organised to console the king and
to make up a sary ingredients which cause of action. They did not have it put wean him from his sorrow, but such is the to thein that from the same facts they were magic effect of the nun's dancing that she is condemned to death for witchcraft after a at Uberty to infer that the whole thing had been done maliciously. The question of fiveird effect in which all the revellers seem to malice should have been put specifically to be caught in a fearful catastrophe of lame. the jury.
Mr. Potter contended that Mr. Pollock, in But just as the headsman has raised his axe the court below, opened his case as an action to strike, the peopie, electrified by her beauty. for malicious arrest. If he had wished to rush forward and bear her away on a horse. rely on the issue of false Imprisonment, it
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ants he had, at the same time apologising for not giving reasons for the inquiry. One particular servant was asked after and the reply was given that he was thoroughly true ed and had been there for years. About a dozen men servants were employed in all ir the house. Then quite recently the detective called again and invited the nobleman to con
house. Then it was discovered that a room that had been regarded by the owner as a
Resolved that the Badratary correspond bedroom was in reality a gambling room, and had been
with Mr. Bailie to the following effect - six years.
1. That this Committee cordially supports was 3 There
perfectly poised rou table and all the equipment the idea of settling 100 refugee families on land necessary for A Monte Carlo fight of as outlined in Mr, Ballie's letter. the gambling spirit, including packs of That for the support of 100 families to be copied. It is called an air cor, and is a
interesting Christans present which is likely Our Stock is Complete, Assortmont cards, luxurious appointments, buffet, wine
whilet the land is being prepared and for im- Blériot aeroplane, which looks like a motor-car cooler and all the rest of it. Two other rooms
plements etc., the Committ se hereby votes the with wings. were adjacent to the wine store of the house,
auto of $5,000
The monoplane carries a wonderful little li fully equipped for card playing. It turned
No money, however, to be paid till the Commousing car, quite lightly built, and Btted with out, that the place was used as a resert for
mitten he evidence that the land has been four well upholstered sonte. There are doors gentlemen's gentlemen," presided over
procured and the scheme can be proceeded with and windows on either side. The windows aro offer very little nightly by the trusted servant aforesaid. All
Mr. Hailie estimates that a sum of 82,000 will made of mica, and are shaped the servants were sworn to secrecy, and were
lette
.for -one-
pat
MOTOR CAR WITH WINGS. -
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M. Dentsok de la Meurthe gave himself an
would have been necessary for him to explain awesoeding scones she is showa as a camp given a spare in the heavy fruits for preces in a position to-eatify the Committee for no resistangs to the wind. The inside is lined
to the jury the two causes of action, though follower with a baby at her breast, suffering it might be, if he could not prove malice on all sorts of indignities, always lured by the
the first cause of action, he would be entitled spielmann's pipes and always being loved by to succeed on the second cause if he could have proved that the plaintiff was imprisoned this or that admirer. Meanwhile there has and that defendant was to blame.
been a great uproar at the abbey, for the The case was adjourned until to-day. nuns have come in to discover that the great
tables. There has been no prosecution, for
the points of law were rather obscure on such a place, and the owner was dead against ven- tilating the scandal. But he has made a clean sweep of the household staff, and the "gentlemen's gentlemen" are now mourning the loss of their most popular resort.
tering of the above quoted resolution, and is with air ambien, to break the shock in CERA of to obtain this wans or as much as possible that a bump on huding. The motor and propeller the Gala Performance at the Lyceum on are behind the car, and the driver site in front of it. M. Blériot has made sooceseful trial trips, February 12 is being arranged.
Tho sem obtained will be handed over to the and M, Deutsch de la Meurthe was thinking of Central China Famine Eelief Committee, orossing the Channel in his new car on New earmarked for this special purpose, and will thus Years-or, if the weather permitted. be absolutely mfeguarded.
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