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ALBANIANS
THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 14TH, 1920
ATTACK
ITALIANS:
COMPEL WITHDRAWAL TO VALONA:
ITALIAN SEAMEN OPPOSE GOVERNMENT POLICY.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
EXCITEMENT:
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION'S PROGRAMME.
GERMANY'S
NEW NOTE:
UNABLE TO REDUCE ARMY AS STIPULATED."
LATEST TABLES. THROUGH KİCTER'S AGENCY.] ITALIANS IN ALBANIA.
INSURGENTS OCCUPY TWO
VILLAGES.
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Albanian insurgents have cupied the villages of Bestrove and Selitza. Italian
garrisons have withdrawn Talona.
A destroyer at Valona is covering the retreat of the Italians, which is apparently attended with some lo
DETERMINED TO REMAIN AT
VALONA
BOLSHEVIKS IN "PERSIA, THE ENZELI INCIDENT.
• LONDON. June 9th. The War Offer, in in official "summary issued to-day, says that it is reported thes the Russians are sending reinforcements to Enzeli.
الوجه
A British detachment from Rosht arrived,
Threi bundred from Enzeli then occupied Bolsheviks
Menjil on June 4th.
Roscht. GENERAL WRANGEL'S OFFENSIVE,
LONDON, June 10th. In the House of Commons, questionedon regard to the reported offensive against the Bolshevists by General Wrangel, Mr. Lloyd George stated that the Government had clearly informed General Wrange, that Britain wohld not be responsible for his army if he undertook an offensive,
ITALIAN SAILORS CAPTURED.
LONDON, June 9th.
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REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. SENATOR LODGE' ELECTED PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
CHICAGO, June 9th.
Senator Lodge has been elected per manan: Chairman of the Republic Con
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vention. YORE CRITICISM OF PRESIDENT- WILSON.
CHICAGO, June 9th. Senator Lodge's address at the Conver tion was punctuated with applause, expe cially on his declaration, that President Wi'son's dynasty must for ever be driven out of power. President Wilson went to the Peace Conference himself, he said. because he could trust nobody else.
Senator Lodge's reference to President Wilson's Mexican policy was likewise 3,5131434k.. FOREMOST QUESTION IS REAGUE
OF NATIONS.
CHICAGO, June 10th The question of the League of Nations is leading to most heated" debates in the Sub- Committee drafting the platform, between the mild mservation group. led by ex Senator Crane, and the Anti-League Group, under Senator Berah.
“GERMANY.
THE NEW REICHSTAG.
BERLIN, June 8th. Including the Deputies who retain their former Assembly mandaten, the now Reichstag consists of 100 numbers, com posed as follows:
Social Democrats -Centre-Party
Democrats
Christian Federalistä German Nationalists. German People's Party Independent Socialists Communia's.....
Bavarian Peasants '..... Guelphs
UNREST IN IRELAND. RAILWAY STRIKE CONTINUES.
LONDON. June 9th. The Railway Company in Ireland is persisting in its refusal to reinstate the strikers who objected to the handling munitions unless they now undertake ta 110 seats. handle all tradic alike. Negotiations to end the strike have consequently broken down.
The Irish Labour Party has now pinged itself to support the strikers and is issuing an appeal for funds.-
The ta al poll was 23,718,000. Herr Schlicke, the Minister for Labour, was the only Cabinet Minister who failed to get his ret
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THE BALANCE OF POWER.
BERLIN, June 8th. The results show the following lowes¦~~-~- Majority Socialists................
35 Democristy
Centre Party
The following are, the gains:- Independent Socialists
Liernian People's Party German Nacionalists
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AX AFFAIR AT TIPPERARY.
LONDON, Juntei veke.
FAR EASTERN · CABLE NEWS.
"FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) SOUTHERNERS CAPTURE
CHANGSHA.
CRITICAL SITUATION IN PEXING,
PERING, June 13th,
A grave situation has developed as a result of the Southern troops' capture of Changsha. There was apparently little
A military patrol encountered 100 armed or no resistance from the Northern forers, Sien Feiners at Cahir in Tippstčiery, and
captured several with eycles, arms and who retired on Tochow. sammunition. A huge crowd subsequently! It is feared that this action will attacked the soldiers and resented the strengthen the position of the reactionary Norikerners who wish to resum, «hostili- prisoners.
CLAIMS FOR DESTRUCTION OF
The President, however, prefers to«co PROPERTY,
gard these operations as a local mutter Lospost June 4th, which will not be permitted to interfere It is officially stated that since January with the peace negotiations. t claim for compensation for siälicious destruction of property in Ireland totalled
58 soat 9.718,000,
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Senator Lodge is using his influence in an endeavour to compromise, has the differ ences have culminated in a threat by the Opposition, formerly $2, irreconcilables to leave the party less it238.
Thus, the Coalition, which numbered 126 in the old Assembly, is now 922.
The
DOW become
RAIDS ON COASTGUARD STATIONS THREATENED.
"Laspos, June 10th. In view of the efforts of Sinn Feiners to destroy coastguard stations and
renove
The l in the Southern Administra- tion embarrasses the Government as each group insisty that the Government should negotiate with in and not recognise the "other.
The President desires niedintina with a view to reconciling these two groups, thus presenting the Gilbertian situation of the ranks of its enemies.
declares flatly against the League. Thus TREATY ENGAGEMENTS MUST BEighthouse equipment, the Frish Lights Government working for peace in the the League issue becomes the foremost question of the Convention, nós, excepting | even the Presidential nominations.
SENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON'S PROSPECTS.
FULFILLED.
PARIS, June 9th.
The German Government, on June 4th, dred a fresh Nae to the Allies dem claring that it was impossible, to reduce The betting inclines in favour of Senator the Army offeëtives to 100.000, as provided the Treaty, und deinanding that Hira Johnson's candidacy, although the in Republican Convention has given no sign Reichswehr totalling 200,000 should he upon whom its choice will fall. Meanwhile, maintained permanently. the Committres engaged in training the The Allied Military I amcil by now Republican platform of the League of replied that they are not prepared to Nations remain the centre of speculation.depart from the Allied attitude as deter SENATOR ROOTS' COMPROMISE. nined at San Rem, he purport of which
WMA, to enggements. :
CHICAGO, June 10th.
Rouz, June 9th." An authoritative statement regarding the withdrawal of the Italians "from Albania says that there were no serious in- cidents, merely minor encounters between
A telegram from Rome says that the Bol- the Italian troops and irregulars. It is ad- mitted, however that the Albanians are sheviks have captured a number of Italina hostile towards Italy, owing to Serbian sailors belonging to the cruiser Elag star despite the threats of the irreconcilabies to | and Greek agitation, in which connection tioned at Batum.
JTÓKA
to full her
Germany
MISSION IN LONDON.
LONDON. June 9th,"
Board has warned nigriners of the possible absence of the usual signals, but larger forces of marines have already been landed at vital points.
BRITISH LABOUR.
A STRIKE AT PORT SUNLIGHT.
Lostos, June 8th.. Eight thousand employes at Port Sun- light have struck work in consec a dispute regarding the recognition of rival 'nions,
MINERS IN CONFERENCE. CONSIDERING DEMAND FOR MORE WAGES.
Lospos. June 10th,,
Though alarm prevails among the populace in Peking the are indications that the dreaded coup d'eigt will be averte ed by compromise.
ITHROCOA BRUTER'S AGENCY)
CHINA AND THE ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
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LUNDOS, June 5th- In the House of Commons replying ta- Cofonal Wedgwort Benn, Mr. Lloyd fleurge watathat the Government had received immunications from China in regard to the reveal of the Anglo-Japan- Alliance, but could not publish these. At present.
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China's views on the subject will be found wet forth in a statement issued by Printed on page 2 of this issue.-ED. |
Italy has mãdo representations at Arben REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT AT down The Bub-Committee-which-ixen troller; has-cunehuld-its-visit to London decision in conference of the time the Doreign Ofice at Peking which
and Belgrade...
The statement adds that Italy in deter mined
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RESHT,
Losnox, June 8th.
The Republican Convention has accepted
Senator Root as a basis of compromise, the league of Nations termula drafted by
leave the party unless the Lengue is turned
"deavouring to find a basis of" compromise with a view to consolidating the party is The to remain at Valona with A wireless message from Moscow declares progressing in complete agreement. posible restriction of the occupation that a Revolutionary Government has been imminent Roots compromise provides for
forum at Resht in Persin. The British agreement with other nations, includ bave left Resht for Bagdad. The mesangeg a tribunal for the settlement of inter- alleges that a part of the Indian troops weidional disputes
Senator Resht have joined the revolutionaries.
ing the principles for which the irrecon crables contended, namely, the caission of the ratification of the "pledge, commenda, tion of the Senate's, refusal to ratify the In the Hon of Commons, 31r. Bonar Treaty, also that any League of Nations Law discredited the Bolshevik wireless Record with the ideals of George claining reverse to British forces,
xore.
ITALIAN SEAMEN OPPOSE GOVERNMENT POLICY..
PARIS, June 10th: A Rome" telegram states that Italian warships have left Brindisi for Valona. The seamen na opposing the despatch of reinforcements to Albania,
All the newspapers forecast that Signor iolitti will succeed Signor Nittî... ́...
CABINET RESIGNS AGAIN.
Rose, June peh."
The Cabinet has resigned.——
EFFECT OF CRISIS.
-LONDON, June 9th, The newspapers are of opinion that owing to the Italian Cabinet érikis further adjournment of the 'Spa Confer ence is almost certain
THE CAUSE OF THE RESIGNATION.
BOLSHEVIK WIRELESS
EXPLAINED.
LONDON, June 10th.
He
Wa confident that it was without any foundation and said that the report was probably based on the fact that a time, ago in pursuance of the policy of limiting our commitments as far as possible e moved the very small British garrison from Resht. He was of opinion that was the sole foundation for the wirel
POLAND'S WAR,
TWO BOLSHEVIK DIVISIONS WIPED OUT.
WARSAW. June 8th. 71 is officially stated that two Bolshevist Divisions were wiped out during the coun ter-offensive
the between
Dvina and Beresina: Captured papers show that panie prevails in the Red Headquarters.
The Bolsheviks removed the eyes of Polish prisoners, who were then sent back SUCCESSFUL POLISH OPERATIONS
Lossos, June 8th.
The War Ofier, in an official summary of the operationg issued to-day "aays that the Polish counter-offensive in the north- is progressing favourably and has reached a line from Drissa to Germanovitzi, west of Plissa, and the town of Berwina.
LONDON, June 9th.. Important developments are expected in the Balian situation in consequence of the bread riots in different parts of the revolutionary coupled conatry,
with nctivity in the Army.
The chief cause of the unrest lies in the reposed intention of the "Government fase extensive purchases of foreign #rain for the supply of the, baker, on which the Government is losing 400,000,000 lire monthly.
Parliament have The Socialists in Announced their intention vigorously to thean- oppose the Government until nouncement of the increase of bread prices jewithdrawn...
FREE FIGHT IN THE CHAMBER. ROME, June 10th. In the Chamber, Signor Nitli announced the recission of the recent decree raising the price of bread, and added that, the Cabinet has resigned in consequence of the parliamentary situation, seeing that every party in the House was opposed to the decree which the Government had sanc. tioned with a view to preventing the loss" A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT VERY
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of eight thousand milion lire nanually through the bread, subsidy.
The advance is continuing very rapidly. The Poles have already recovered over half the area lost in May. The Red retreat in places is becoming a ront.
The Polish front runs from a point 35 miles east of Bielayatserkov to west of Skvira, thence south to Lipovets, Bratslay and Vapoyarka.
THE TESCHEN_DISPUTE.
LIKELY.
LONDON, June 10th.
Signor Orlando, President of the Cham.
In the House of Commons, replying to ber, has, also, resigned,
The shors sitting in the Chamber was questions. Mr. Lloyd George stated that Signor Nitti, who was the Ambassadors Conference at Paris was most turbulent constantly interrupted, intimated that the paying attention to the Polish and Czecho- Ministers would continue to conduct the Slovakian dispute in regard to Teschen, was communicating with representa Weurrent business.
The Czecho- A Socialist speaker claimed that the tives of the two Republics.
triumph for official Slovakian Government had also drawn the resiasion
attention of the League of Nations to the Socialiste.
dispute. Recriminations ensed which led to tumulta and fisticuffs.
and
Washington,
described it as establish-
Senator Hiram Johnson declared, that the first assault of internationalism and national banker on the Republican Party has been met and defeated.
"PROHIBITION-NOT-TO-BE- DISCUSSED."
CHICAGO, June, 16th. The Sub-Committee of the Republican Convention drafting the platform bas adopted a plank reciting Republican achievements, despite the unconstitu tional and dictatorial" nets of President Wilson. The Committee has decided not discuss Prohibition in the platform.
MAIN PLANK IN DEMOCRATIO PLATFORM.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 9th. Mr. Cummings, the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, says that the main plank of the Democratic platform wil be a declaration in favour of the ratification of the Treaty.
TRADE.
BRITAIN'S
INCREASING BY LEAPS AND
BOUNDS..
ENTOMOLOGICAL CONFERENCE.
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WILL OF A LATE HONGKONG CHINESE RESIDENT.
LONDON, June 9th
The Times ways tha' the German Mission headed by: Herr von Merz, Food Con
In consequence of the Government's coal The Mission requested the Government to gram Germany; an immediate supply of Federation today decided to examine the food sufficient to maintain the present
data relating to the industry's finances rations in Germany without adding to the with a view to formulating a demand for debt.
The Congres also demanded the with- The Mission also asked to be allowed drawal of troops from Ireland, urging a retain some of the hipping Germany
special Trade thion Cangree for the pur In the will of the tran Sir Chintangan had to pay higher freights than other pow of determining the attitude of organis Liang Cheng, the Hongkong Chinese, only d labour towards the handing and pro- : $1.475 is his property in the United nations.
ONLY BACON-AND-MUTTON" duction of war materials for Ireland and Kingdom,
Poland AVAILABLE.
Losbos, June 10th, The Daily Mill winter that Mr. Me- urdy, the Food. Controller, in prfited to supply corn in the German Mission. has offend us and ham and mutton on
tain trig
PROSPECTS OF FIRM GOVERN
*MENT.
Berlas-due-loth. Herr Mueller has not yet been requested to form a new fovernment.
The newspapers think that his prospects of forming Cabinet on a firm basis are poor. The latest idea is to create a Confi
tion
Unions, industry, and agriculture repre- Government, comprising Trades
sentatives with party leaders acting in a supervisory capacity. The situation, has been discussed at various party, meetings,
but it is not likely that any decision will
be reached until next wordt.
THE AUSTRALIAN, CABINET.
RESIGNATION OF THE
TREASURER
LONDON. June 9th. The Hon. W. A. Wat. who is at pre- set in Europ in connection with the International Financial Conference at Bruxela, has resigned the Commonwealth Treasurerhin owing to a
variance with Mr. W. M. Hughes and other members of the Cabinet.
BRITAIN AND SOVIET RUSSIA.
RESUMPTION OF TRADE MADE POSSIBLE
LONDON, June 10th. Sir Robert Horne, writing in the Man chester Guardian, says that our foreign trade had advanced by leaps and bounds, increasing the country's solvency The most successful traders in the future will be those who were most resourceful in reliably meeting the needs of the world's market. A most astonishing example of the trade advance
is the manner in which Lancashire
LONDON, June 9th The Daily Expera saya that the pre and Yorkshire manufacturers are taking advantage of the American markets, As liminary difficulties in the way of a compared with the corresponding period of immediate resumption of trade with 1910 they exported in the first four weeks Russia have been removed. The Soviet of 1920 65 per cent, more "cotton yarn, Government has sent a wireless M CASA.go three times the amount of cotton piece to M. Krasin, promising to release goods and three to five times the amount British prisoners and furnishing guaran of wuolien cloth.
tees for the cessation of propaganda in the Near East. · DEALING IN BOLSHEVIK GOLD. |
LONDON, June 9th. - LORD MILNER'S TRIBUTE. The Daily Telegraph says that the Treasury has decided that it is impossible Losnos, June 11th. to hire definite dealings in Bolshevik Lord Milne, speaking at the Govern- gold unless the Soviets are recognised. ment dinner to the Imperial Entomological Conference, dwelt on the enormous pro- gress of the seienes and paid a tribute to
THE GERMAN OF TOMORROW. the supreme importance of the work are "gards Colonies." He said that tropical-and- WARSAW, June 10th. sub-tropical possessions of the Empire had
LONDON. June 9th. Health and accessi. The Polish Ministry has resigned, owing an enormous future.
The Times' correspondent at Wellington The Parliamentary Army Committee is, memorialiking the Premier and Mr. Benar to the opposition to Government control bility were the greatest things in the ways that General Birdwood, in a sporch, Future, and combating disease. He refer said that as a restly, of Gallipoli, New red to the splendid work done by the ConZealand and Australia stood ahjulder to Law suggesting important changes in the of the sale of agricultural products. Empire's defence organisation..
gress, and hoped that it would meet shoulder for the first time, as they must future at regular intervals,
in the future, in order to look with confid- The Hon. W. A. Watt said that the caence to the security of the Pacific out- paign against locusts in the Transvaal had a great effect in dealing with the plague. A PERMANENT ORGANISATION. LONDON, June 17th.
The Chamber adjourned indefnitely. IMPERIAL DEFENCE. MEMORIAL TO THE PREMIER AND
MR. BONAR LAW
Loxbox, June 11th.
The scheme involves the representation
of the three services on a body charged Iwith the responsibility of co-ordinating expenditure with the commitments-of-for- eign policy adopted by the Government of "the day:
COMMITTEE OF IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
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He said the Government would take the most effective action to secure a peaceful settlement, of which he was very hopeful.
POLISH CABINET.
RESIGNS OFFICE.
INDIA'S COAL PROBLEM.
COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDA-
TIONS,
Brul June 10th.
Porta
LEST WE FORGET.
He duvised New Zealand not to lose the opportunity presented by the posse sion of numbers of trained men to estal lish an efficient defence force,
The Committee appointed to enquire into con questions in India advocates the appointment of a controlling authority to At the final meeting of the Imperial In the House of Commons, replying to prevent wastage of coal which at present Entomological Conference, Viscount Har General-Seely, Mr Lloyd George stated can be wasted by coal-owners without court presiding, a resolution was passed in that the Committee of Imperial Defence restriction. The rationalisation of the favour of holding a similar conference in able to help mutually in case of need. the establish- Heliands on the British Navy was good
New Zealand, Australia and India should keep in close touch, so as to be
has been constituted so as to enable it to mines is considered beyond the realm of London every five yea of Entomology at the Navy might be needed in two
deal with the co-ordination of soa, land and air defences of the Empire by experts from the three services attending the meet ings of the Committee as required. It is hoped that meetings will be heid shortly.
practical politics,
The report opposes statutory interference with reference to working hours and the introduction of shifts as likely to unsettle labour and cause discontent"
ment of an Imperial Bureau
on a permanent basis, and of recommend places The German of yesterday would ing the contributory Covernments to guar- be the German of to-morrow. For the antee the contributione and the provision present, we must depend on our strong of a total income of £13,000
right arm
FIVE DAY WEEK IN SCOTLAND, CHINESE SCHOOL IN LONDON.
LONDON, June 9th E
A Scottish tal-owners meeting passed: La Chong, the Chinese Consul-Genorad resolution strongly protesting against in London, and others have initiated a the men's proposal of a five-day week They school in Poplar to teach Chinese wearin pesisir une that this would mean a loss of English and Chinese children of the over 1.500.000 toris annually.
TARIFF REFORM.
NATIONAL UNIONIST ASSOLIA- TION'S RESOLUTION.
LONDON, June 10th, At Birmingham at a Conference of the was past supporting the whole policy of National Unionist Association a resolution
Tariff Reform, and asking the lenders ta prepare a tariff.
An amendment to omit the latter, on the ground of impracticability at present, wax, rejected.
TONNAGE RATES. SHARP FALL IN TIME CHARTER RATES.
LONDON. J 9th- The Tirs records a sharp fall in the time charter rates: British tonnage rates range from 20%, to 922 6d, per ton.
THE ELLERMAN LINE. NEW SERVICES NEXT MONTH.
LONDON. June 9th.
The Times says that the Ellerman Line is inaugurating in July a regular monthly service from Montreal to Port Said, the Sudan, Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Singa Por, and Java..
LATER.
The Ellerman Line is also establishing a service in July between Montreal and the Far East.
GOVERNMENT OPERATION
OF RAILWAYS. LOSS OF OVER FORTY MILLION POUNDS."
LONDON. June 10th. The results of Government working of the
railways for the year ended March 31st
bow Treasury
Tiabilities as £41,250,000.
SUGAR "RATIONS, THROUGHOUT UNITED STATES.
WASHINGTON-June-10th ---
Chinatown district" "Clonese.""""About" "100- pupils have already enrollThe teachers will be Chinese gruduz, and under- graduates assisted by an English lady onca resident in China." The diners will be Free Chinese and English friend" of · China are supplying the funds, "
FRENCH CONSULAR SERVICE.
PARIS, Jane th M. Outroy, Deputy, for Cochin-China, in an article in the Press, refers to the grave risk being ran by France in the serious shortage in the French Consular
Service in the Far East. Ho urge that greater number of Consular posts should be given to Consular interpreters, follow- ing the British example M. Outrey emphasises the immense importance at skilled staffs.
PRINCIPAL NAVAL TRANSPORT "
OFFICER.
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LONDON, June 10th,, Commander E. J. Headlam has been selected for the post of Principal Naval Transport Officer, on the East Indies station and granted temporary acting" captaincy in the Navy.
CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA.
BRITISH LABOUR DELEGATE'S
EXPERIENCES.
LONDON, June 10th. Mr. Ben Turner, a member of the Labone Delegation who has returned from Rusia, interviewed, stated that Bolshevists admit ted that there had been a Red Terror and 8,500 persons were executed. The Terror! had ceased but capital punishment had been restored in order to suppress espionage Russia was greatly lacking in food, cloth ing, raw materials and transport, Fifty per cent of the inhabitants in Moscow and A Berco fight Petrograd were hungry. against disease was proceeding. A million cases of typhus have been recorded, and #cores of thousands of small-pox" and malaria.
PULP PAPER COMBINE.
From June in hotels and restaurants – GIGANTIO-CANADIAN VENTURE, throughout the country will be, rationing "gar as in war-time.
HOUSING PROBLEM. ALL BONDS OVER-SUBSCRIBED.
LONDON, June 10th Dr. Addison, in the course of a statement in the Parliamentary Housing Committee said that at present ten thound hones were being erected under the subsidy cheme. All the issues of the Housing Bonds had been over-subscribed.
COUNTY CRICKET.
LONDON, June 10th Surrey bent Leicestershire by an innings Sux Fent Worcestershire by an inninga and 281 runa.
and 105 rung
MONTREAL, June 10th. The details published regarding the new Canadian pulp, paper combine show that the timber bolding, of the combine cover An area of 10,000 square miles, and thes output of the mills is 275,000 tons per
abnom
LORD ROTHERMERE'S GIET. "TO OXFORD IN MEMORY OF HIS.
SON.
LONDON, June' 10th;
·In memory of his wo who was killed in the war Lord Rothermere has offereË Oxford University £20,000 au endowmenti for Professorship of United Staten
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