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VON TIRPITZ'S MEMOIRS. INTERESTING WAR REVELATIONS.
Loxons. September 7th. Extracts from the memoirs of Admiral von Tirpitz have hwn published in the Sunny Timer.
He declares that he abas at Germany 'realised Britain's desire to crush Ger
many, und, but for the interference of German politicians. would have centrated all Germany's energies against
Britain.
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The maintains that unrestricted sub marinism should have been prosecuted ruthlessly to the end, as the only weapon *to save Germany from defent,
THE "HONGKONG DAILY
ADMIRAL LORD BARESFORD
DIES SUDDENLY MF APOPLEXY,
Los September 7th. The death oveureed todą, suddenly, following an atunck of apoplexy, of Admiral Lead Charles Beresford, 1
Admiral Charles Williner The In Poer Beresford, C.B., Q...0, was born in Ireland in February. 146. He entere H.M.S. Britannia as a rudes at the age of
wn a brillis record in the
system.
AVIATION.
PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER STA, 181
ANOTHER FLIGHT FROM ENGLAND TO INDIA.
ST. RAPNARLs September 7th. Major Habe arrived here to-day from London. He dw the last stage from Lyens in 24 hours. He continues his flight to Egypt and India,
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JAPANESE GOODS.
ARTICLES REQUIRED IN ENGLAND
Priers will never enme down--so all but the Tariff Reformas are, insisting until the Government
the existing restrictions upon jmports.
Take the case of Japanese gunds," n well-known authority in the City said to
removes
THE FIRST MARNE BATTLE,representative of the Daily
PATRUYTIC CELEBRATION IN AMERICA.
New Yox, September 6th. On the occasion of the Franco-American
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OUR LONDON LETTER. undesirable to give them a pretext to] THE PEACE TREATY BILL represent his "trial a mock-trial,
"THROUGH PARLIAMENT.
arranged by his enemies, or to enable him to pose as a martyr. A Sente trial, Lis-k-being-sdid, would simply rescue him from his passent prospect of a doddering ild age of wood-chopping (his favourity relaxation in exile) in a dump country- house in Holland:
FYROM GER OWN CORRESPON DENT. [
LAN. July 30th.
It noticed with pleisure that King with George is identifying himself British sport, and in this respect he is attended the Navy and Army cricket following his father's esump.
LONDON BARREN.
have mentionat this aspect of they Japan is manufacturing all the faner goods, the cheap crockery, the toilet and match this week, and appeared thoroughlytter in order to show that public epin- clothes brushes, and the thousand an... chairman, who is usually engaged Kaiser's trial. A few months ago there to hjoy himself. Mr. Forster, the ion is not solid on the question of the one little knick-knacks that used to come, from Germany and Austria; but they limited quantition. are unly allowed to cater this country in
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was a practically unanimous demand for in satisfying for leaving upslakedf), the
celebration of the fifth anniversary of the
eosity of members of the House of his trial, but ing the ined then preval- Commons about the War Office, évidently | ing his trial was regarded as an essential 6rst battle of the Marne, the Prince of
found it, more congenial answering the preliminary to taking, a just vengeance With unrestricted importation E Wales telegraphed:-- I am proud to be these things would be greatly reduced inhind the fawler's arm.
queries of his Sovereign in the enclosure upon him. Whatever happens, we now
bration. The British Empire will never be getting cn with the high-class goods asked to associate myself with your cle
have the official intimation that the prier und English manufacturers could
A number of other well-known people Glavernment will not acrange for the trial- forget its debt to France for the inmortal and the things that really matter, instead Lefti, and Sir Henry Wilson, the newest
were there, including Aduifral Beatty, in to take place in London. It is sad news victory on the Marg".
for the evening paper, who have been of thinking about the production of arti-Field Marsha tipoetings were also received from, Sircles for which there are few, if any. such eensions, was delightfully informal, advance, from the apartments the accused The King, as sunt on telling us all about the proceedings in Longins Haig, Sir David Beatty. Mr. facilities in this country, and would be. A. J. Balfour and others,
He insisted on each of these sitting on the was to occupy, if the Tower of London" in addition, very costly to make here.”
bench beside him. Beatty, in response to the way he was to be permitted to sit (to a genial signs from the King, vaultóð in the dock
hightly over the back of the King's homeir, just tik, a schoolboy, and shook hands, Judging by the hearts boughter that went ta during the afternoon, in which the King joined some merry stories tuld.
12, and we steadily in the servies, being appointed Comaunder in 183 and Rear Admin in 1997. He was Naval A.D. to the Princ af
on his visit to Judiu Walen og in 1875-75 and A.D.C. to H.M. Queda Victoria in
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the camanded t tomtor in the bombardment of Alexandria a bronas star, and the Thiril Class in 1 when he gained a medal with a Order of Medjedish Es landed at Jexan- ria after the bombardment and instituted angular Police
Ні перуки? ол or tion in 1984-85, and subsequently
th Wolseley's schif thi Nil
Experti manded
ja naval brigade in the battle of Abri Klea, kbu
and Metemmen, He declares that the gmstige of the harge of the expedition which rescued British Navy robbed temany's leaders Mr Charles Wilson, His gallantry in this of their courage at the beginning, of the expedition bright bin into public uti war, when the German. Navy had a pro-
anil references. Lo him wore maile in the A of Parliament in the vote of thanks pert of victory - Inents that he was for castrations in the Sondan He was denied the opportunity of accompanying signing Tw years later on's AMERICAN ACTORS STRIKE Lord Commissioner al the Admiralty in the Fleet to the Battle of futland, which,
(kman and be strength of the fiet. While he Af fought to a finish, would have put a was emptain of the Fullrated be rendered
different face on the history of the world.
Cassistance on the devasion of the grootgling. Pisessing the bipnadors of Cerbian thanks of the Freneli Giovyen sent.
"the Mongarlag for which he received the A phe diplomacy, Admiral von Tirpitz declavas {repust of the Associated Chambers of Com that the despatch of the other to
in Great Britain.___he visitou Chinn Agadir. for which the Kulelen Warehter
pa u spavind mission in 180949. In 197 haw emmanded." The Chandel Squadron was chiefly responsible, was grave" the Mediterraneon Flot in Bus 7 and the blunder which inflicted a
Cannurk Fleet in 1912," in "Whiely your be re upun bernan prestige. Tr. anteriet terms in Parliament, his last period
Lired.
An ardent politician, he has served this. Tirpitz insisted on the intr-being from 1910 to 19ti as Unionist menther duction of a Naval Supplementary Bill, for Partsmouth. He wrote vechi hooks, the announcement of which, in the notably Nelson and his times
and The
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ser's speech of February 7th, 1972. heb be Lord Haldane a visit Berlin.
You, Tirpitz Lengthly expatintes on Lord Haldane's cleverness as a negotia tor. dazzling the Kaish with the prospect of a great African Empire, while "merely, claiming the Cape to Exino Railway as England's share. That want Afrien for England
Von Tirpitz says" thar Lord Haldane,
merev
Break-up of China." baronet in 1916.)
H. was rented n
BOLSHEVISM.
THE WITHDRAWAL OF BRITISH
TROOPS.
Lossos, September 7th. Referring to the allegations published. that the public have been misled as r gards the British policy in North Russia,
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COMPLETE TUTORY FOR THE STRIKERS
NEW YORK. September 6th. The actors" strike, which resulted in the closing of 200 phentres here and elsewhere sunce August 8th, has ended with an-agree Victory for the Actors Equity Associa ment which is claimed to be a complete
tion
The theatres ate re-opening.
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THE PRINCE OF WALES:
SPHUFLATION AS TO FUTURE MOVEMENTS
Lost, September 7th The Sational Serx has been informed that nothing is known at the Colonial Office of the Royal entourage bearing cut
"EVIL OF RESTRICTION.
WE PAY
Giving some illustrations of what an restricted trade with Japan would mean to British purchasers, this authority mentioned the rest, now £1, of the elwirp alarum clocks which formerly case frun the Black Forest, and were sold in this country for a few shillings. Japan" is restrictions on their importation" now making these clocks, and it all
was stated, from £1 to 10. Then there is removed the price would come down, it
the husiery which Japan has been manu facturing on the lines of that which formerly can frün Saxony. She is now prohibited from sending it here, with the result that Indies are paying anything from three to five times the ordinary price for their stockings, which, were reason able competition permitted, would at ufce coule down 100 or 200 per cent. or | more.
English manufacturers urday," this authority added, will only accept an order an condition that they may charge they despatch the goods, and they will give no date for delivery.
were
Į
Although the band of the Boots Guards _was_tbere, and all Servicemen were ads
mitted free, the attradaner was under
journalist friend remarked to me that in 20 Commenting on this, an American
the United States the Army and Navy football match would draw sixty thousand
spectaterk
NEW FIELD MARSHALL
Ser Henry Wilson's promotion to the rank of Field-Marshal nakes him the ninth on the present list of the British "Arins. Mr. Lloyd George, in making the announcemen; that the distinction had been conferred-speaking cut dinner given in Sir Henry's honour at the House of Commons-paid the fine soldier a tri-
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In is. I hear, nos seres that the Govern- ment would be artily glad if nothing more were heard of the Kaiser or his trial. But, in view of the election promises,"¿ is not easy to let the mattos, drup. It has ben facetilasly suggested that if the Dutch give him up the Clovernment night
that ibe_encort.contrived-to-low-bịm;--- and if he refused to be lost he migh, bo
brought before the local Mench at Dover
and in due form deported as an undesir able alien !
WAR RIBBONS AND WOUND STRIPES,
According to a semi-official' announce ment, the King likes to see officers and men who served in the war wearing the ribbons and wound stripes to which they are entitled. As a matter of act, ex- Service men Trone the ranks have been " doing so pretty generally; but among ficers, thure Bas been a doubt whether it was good form. Consequently, it has not been done. At the recent Eton and Harrow cricket match at Lards, attended probably the most representative with anywhere, in no single instance was ribbon or chevron to be seen on the mdate morning, dress prescribed as prober for the occasion,
without giving, an equivalent. pocketed and that offensive, not defensive, upera- the Australian report that the Prince of whatever price may be rating on the date bute that was as warm as it was evidently gathering of demabilised ocers to be met
Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg's surrender of the original Supplementary Bife and constantly evaded the vital point of an Azreens which was to seure England's neutrality in the event of war.
The writer reproaches the German Staff with underestimating the British Army even as late as the autumn of 1914, and says he was constantly thwarted in his design of concentrating his energies on the entting of British communications by risking the High Seas Fleet in buit in order in seize the Channel Parts.
He says that von Bethmann-Hollweg. infatuated with the idea of affecting an understanding with Britain. care TH- marked that the war against England was only a passing thunderstorm.” He therefore wished to handie England grat by, even in the actual war operations.
Von Bethmann-Hollweg failed realise that Eaginand, having entered war was deliberately bent on winning it. He says that lending circles in Germany were quite ignorant of "the meaning of sea-power and the bitter fate threatening Germany if she was driven of the seas.
Von Tirpitz laments the lost
opportuni- ty, not merely of holding up the traffic in the Channel with Cape Grisnez. but also of subjecting London to a concentrated bombardment from Cape Crisnez, which would have been far more effective than the bombard ment of Paris in 1918.
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artillery posted on
tions are being carried on, a high official in the War Office, interviewed by Reuter. said that there had never been the slight At intention of deviating a hairs browlth from the policy of gvacuation, which was reading satisfactorily with the help of the relief foreas. General Sadleir Jackson's advaite of ten The sole advance was
miles which was a purely tent affair. and strictly in accordance with sound principles of defence.
The official added that it would be found when the ports were clowed by ins that all the British troops had left. GENERAL KAMONTORF'S TROOPS.
Musos, September 7th
A telegram from Moscow phòes that the troops under General Kamontoff, wh pheres the Red front in the direction of
Tanhof, are still operating, in spit of the statement t'at troups had been sent. to liquidate this movement.
Wals is visiting Australia next spring,
On the contrary, it is considered very unlikely, as there is good reason to be- lieve he will go to India before proceeding to Australia.
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UP-TIL-DATE METHODS.
give a price which they will keep and
The Japanese, on the other hand, we
even an approximate date for delivery. It is anticipated than His Majesty will as breder, therefore, who must have his shortly direct the issue of an offeisgonds, naturally prefers the Japanese statement on the subject.
British
EARLIER CABLES
ORIENTAL "RESEARCH.
THE CONGRESS IN LONDON.
Laxdos, September 7th. At the Oriental Research Congress in Lunion, Professor (tay described the auxities of the American Assyriologists The American School of Oriental Re starch in Palestine is shortly re-opening on a nægr extensive scale than before the He hoped it would work in glose en-operation with the larger and more ins purtant schoul contemplated by British
WAP.
They are destroying the railway and telegraphs, the Red Army's food and muli-scientists. tary stores, and also the Soviet premises. RUSSIAN SUCCESSES, ON THE TASHKEY RAILWAY.
LONDON, September 6th Russian troops, in operations on the A telegram from Orank states that the Tashkey Railway, captured 2 comple trains with 5,000 railway, cars, Good's trafic. has been re-established along the
He says that von Bethmann-Hollwegatire length of the railway. refused to risk the Fleet in battle because he listened to Her Ballin. who held that the Fleet should be preserved intact until the conclusion of peace.
GERMANY'S BREACH
OF
TREATY TERMS.
FULLER VERSION OF REPLY TO ALLIED THREAT:-
PALIB, September 6the
A fuller version of the German reply to the Allied Note than was cabled on September 5th has come to hand from Paris
VOCES FOR WOMEN.« ITALIAN WOMEN WILL OUT NUMBER, THE MEN.
Professor Cordir read a paper on the great development in the knowledge pi Chines art in the past years and the infaner on this development of Budd- hiara.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, Septernber 5th. The silver market is very quiet.
Ruethod to the
од
The Japanese, it was explained, are making just those goods which we former ly imported from steny countries, account of their cheapness, and because We never wanted to make them to any extent in this country.. It
is pretty cer tain we have no labour and very little
sine
It Was Sir Henry Wilson, who, in con-
magnificent Spong head" junction with Lord Haldane. furged the
that com prised the Expeditionary Force we sent to France in 1914. That operation was carried out so swiftly and secretly that had been accomplished. the Germans had no inkling of it till it
„THE GARTER AND THE "P.M."
it gossip current in official quarters proves correct that Mr. Lloyd George is in be made a Knight of the Warter, the distinction will be a rare one for a mem-
his
דרו.
It remains to be seen, therefore, whe ther the known wish of the King will 'make any difference. The matter bäs, of suurse, a special interest for officers and en froin overseas who went through the world war.
LABOUR LEADERS AT A DINODUST...
A remarkable thing about the indus trial troubles in the country is the failure of responsihir Labour leaders to control the coupe of events. The movement hast passed beyond them at least, for the
em-serious trouble has arisen they have.
vainly
tried to calm, the storm-tossed
are
house
desire to profure thefu nos, Japan is ber of the House of Commons. Reantime being. In every case of late where
only country which will give us those of Hurace Walpole will recall
in 12 that his father was the only low-grade goods and deliver them in reasonable time and under reasonable bur of Parliament to reveive the Garterters. It is a fact that the representa- conditions, and it there were a business since the time of Queen Elizabeth. Sitre man at the head of the Board of Trade, then only a few commoners have been tive Labour men whose names he would we that the one way to bring included in this most exclusive Order. beld words have invariably appealed to down pries is to remove the "harge But, many have refused the honour, in the rank and Ele not to strike but to get cluding the younger Pitt, Sir Roberton with their jobs pending negotiations Peel, and Mr. Asquith..
in respect of the points in dispute. "And these appeala have been consistently PEACE TREATY SIGNED.
ignored.
apon them
CANTON MEWE.
The Treaty of Peace Bill passed un eventfully through Parliament." It was expected that it would for, of course, it is well known that while Parliament entitled to discuss the terms of a Treaty neither Lords not tomamos possess the power to iter it.
some-
Thus, Mr. Adamson, the chairman of the Labour party, who is also a miners? representative, weat down to Keswick as on as the Yorkshire miners ceased work and allowed, the mines to become ficoded
dificult
CANTOS, September sih. BANT CHANGES IN THE TWO KWANGS. It is gated that changes in the Tuch
wanton act of sabotage worthy only ships and Civil Governorships of Kwang
of Bolsheviks-but he met with a cold. In the debate on the second reading in reception. The reckless and defiant atti- tung and Kwangsi, respectively, are, in the House of Lords, Viscount. Bryce the tude of certain sections of workers to- Bending It has been agreed that Tan den of our "Eider Statesmen
of these wards their own accredited representa
tives renders the task of the Government Hoping. Tuchuli of Kwangsi, shall beg
days mentioned the case of Shantung" as one of the many things in the Treaty dealing with Labour exceedingly transferred to Canton, and that the which are to be regretted. But he was
Most of the unhappy disturbances in Tuchenship of Keangai shall be given to untest to let Shantung go at that. One
might have reasonably
England are due to the abnormal con expected Lak Yn-Kwong (General Luk's son) of to thing more than this passing allusion to ditions of the times. After a devastating ans of the Kwangsi-leader's Mok Wing-affairs but only was the subject not
the claims of China in the
war, marked by unprecedented violence And the destruction of many age-long FAR EASTERN CABLE, Tuchua of Canton, is to be appointed explored ant a full explanation demand canons of faith and conduct in the ordin
ed respecting the immense benefits con Civil Governor of Kwangsi. Mok, berred upon Japan under the Treaty, but in a lever
gry relationshipa of life, men's minds are NEWS.
of unrest. Hitherto in Labour ever, it is Raid, will retire, if he is forced the debate was switched off spot
the werkers were content to have to leave his present position. The up expediency of bringing the ex-kuiser" to
trial.
with well-established methods. pointment to the Civil Governorship of
Curimus-is it not--that the problem refuse to wait and abide the issue. Canton is to be discured after the new of Shantung, of first-rate international motta
importance, scened of less moment at blow first."A word and a blow--and the Sominded men who per- Tuchun bus assumed office. It is stated
Westminster than the fate of the runaway siva the utter of sectional strikes that many of the officials have recum Kaiser. But China is a long way off, and Bre powerless; there scens little that they mended Commander L Kan-yuen (a the Hohenzollern is in Heiland, which is
can do except honestly strive to bring near. Moreover, the trial of
Jabour into of Germany's Xunnanese header) to the potion, and it-only need the new Tuchun's approval
late ruler was one of the pledges given | for the appointment to be made. General
in the General Election last December; and, in spite of the world-upheaval, to the average party man at Westminster domestic politics is still almost all that matters. The trail of the serpent is over it all.
ROMs, September 7th. In the Chamber, the Premier announced (BY COURTESY OF THE," HONGEONG" CHINESE that 11,000,000 women will have votes under the new law, outnumbering the male<.
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A. WAR MEMORIAL.
AT THE MOUTH OF THE GIRONDE.
The reply states that the alleged objre-
LAVERDON (GIRONDBY, Sept. 7th tronable clause in the German Constitu-
President Poincare laid, today, the tion merely provides for the possibility
Erst stone of a granite monument, which of a union with Austria, and therefore will be 200 feet high, at the mouth of the does
not confict with Article 80 of the Gironde, commemorating American inter- Peace
Treaty.
vention. Eloquent speeches were made by However, in
view of the Allied. Note of the American Ambassador and President September 2nd, Germany is unable to Poincare,
standpoint she has hitherto taken, but an amendment of the text
FRENCH LABOUR. FOLDED ARMS" STRIKE IN
PARIS
maintain
th
of
k
the
the German Constitution is unnecessary, Germany is willing to declare that objectionable clause shall remain without force, and that no sentation of admittance of Council
to the Imperi can occur without the assent of the League of Nations to the necesar alterations in the Austrian Constitution. The reply proceeds to characterise the Allied threat, in case the Allied demand emas. is not acceded to, as a deeply regrettable net of violence..
THE AUSTRIAN TREATY
AUSTRIAN ASSEMBLY AUTHO RISES SIGNATURE.
COPENHAGEN, September 7th. A telegram from Vienna states that the National Assembly unanimously passed a resolution protesting against the viola- tion, by the peace terms of German Austria's right of self determination, and, by 97 votes to 23, charged'. Dr. Benner to sign the Treaty.
PARIE, September 7th. A folded arms" strike of mosicians. at two music halls on Friday led the managers, on Saturday, to declare a lock-out at all concerts, music halle, and
The
question of a lock-out at the theatres has been postponed until Septem ber 8th, but three theatres closed last evening
The Executive of the workers has announced their intention of organising free performances in the open-air, with the co-operation of leading artists and orchestras, in order that Parisians may not be deprived at their amusementa
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THE MARSEILLES DOUKERS", STRIKE.
MAREILLES, September 7th. Three thousand dockers have resumed work, but 9,000 are still out. .''
COMMERCIAL NEWS,”]
EIGHTH YEAR. INTERNAL IDAN.
SHANGHAI, September 8th. The President has issued a mandate stating that the Eighth Year Internal Loan amunta sa -$2,000,000, The first subscription list is for $50,000,000,
A HUNDRED SUBMARINES FOR
CHINA.
The Naval Board has given an order for 100 submarines from Italy, at a coat of 20,000,000 francs.
INTERNAL PEACE.
Luk's father-in-law is mentioned na the protable Treasurer,
PIRAQIES.
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It is reported that a very big piracy took place on the East River the other day, a fleet of more 0 rice junks being victimised somewhere off boeking. The junka were loaded with large quantities of rice and were all cleared by the pirates. The commander of the gunboat Awang Hany
reporte · Baving sun two piruld junks were gunk by gunfire of Luichow, when the pirates were about to attack other junks. Afore than thirty of the pirates were arrested. Many of the others were drowned. ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
THE EX-KAINEIL. 4
troos
their
tudi grievances, considered in How ..
The
a kither mood. HÃNG THE CONSEQUENCE.
Meanwhile the Government are freely blamed in the Fress for not having a clear policy with regard to Labour. They are mizused of wobbling. The criticism of Ministers adopted by editorial writers day by day may be summarised in four lines from Matthew Arnold:-
We do not what we ought,
"What we ought not we do, And lean upon the thought
That chance will bring us through.
As to the ex-Kaiser, opinion is veering round to the view that a policy of mas terly inactivity would be wise. disquieting suspicion has arisen that, after all, the arch-criminal might be No doubt to some extent the attacks hosequitted. This is not to say that any are deserved. But I feel bound in inir
body considers be is
even remotely less to point out that enough considera. less. But as time passes it
tion is not given to the circumstances there are serious difficulties
that in the way the Wong Yap-tong, the chief delegate for
of formulating a criminal charge which die Minister and several of his principal colleagues have been engrossed would come within the four corners of a by the... Fence Cent not brook the North, gave a reception to the repre-
deliberation sentatives of the Chinese wid Foreign
indictment, apon which a conviction that has been work the fo Press. In a speech, he said that he would
It is understood that the Municipal
expected to follow delay. Meanwhile there do his best to remove the misunderstand Council have ordered all the new roads perly be adduced.
nothing sur weight of evidence that could pro- prising in the fact that in fostarting the included in the improvement scheme to inks between the North and the South,
Wong will not start for Shanghai og be completed by December, otherwise A harder nut to crack is the impossibility is found that
This, bowover, i is not the only difficulty. thrown
industrial machinery rente of purit out gear by years of war, it September 12th, a first stated, as a tele fine will be imposed. Many of these of
the operation is difficult gram has been received from Canton re-ronds have recently been partly opened of finding judges who were not the Kat and that the machine will not
Nor is it surprising that the workers indges
who could claim to be
sie slow-to ate down. They have been who are able to efface froth end over and over again that upon them their minds and memory the murder of
output of munitions victory the
de massacre of Aeratott, the deportations won the war and we intend to dictate our Nurse Cavell or of Captain Fryatt, the pended. "Now, " they say in effect, from Lille, the torpedoing of the Lown terms, not only to the Government tanial The military party in Germany; but to the nation, and hang the conse are active again. It is, in the last degree, quences )—H. B.
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fusing to recognises him as Chief delegate. for ricksha traffic. The shops on both in his trial. Where could you expect to
enomics daring the events involved smoothly.
THE OLD CANTON PARLIAMENT.
About 50 members of the old Parlia ment have left Tientsin, and are on their way to Canton.
sides are to be altered.
The total output of Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending August 23rd, amounted to 48,756 tons, and the sales to 64,250 tons,
rufa