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CABLES.
LATEST - CABLES. [TRADDOX RETRE'S AGENCY.] GERMANY'S FINANCES. FIGURES PRESENTED TO PRACE
CONFERENCE.
BERLIN, July thi The financial memorandum presented by Germany to the Pence Conference declares
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY" 8TH, 1920
THE SPA CONFERENCE. GERMANY'S EXPRESSED
INTENTIONS
LONDON, July 5th.
An official rúmmunique from the Spa Conference states that the Conference open fed ut eleven this morning at the Fraiprose Chateau under la proxidency of M. Dola croix, the Belgian Premier.
UNREST IN, IRELAND. VISCOUNT FRENCH HOOTED IN
-QUEENSTOWN,
LONDON, July 5th. Viscount French, on landing at Queens town from a destroyer, was accorded in hostile reception from the crowd, which pllowed and hooted him, despite a military guard.
Thurles
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Two Sinn Feiters were killed in a 1. Mr. Lloyd George. Lord Curzon and Birattuck on Police Barricks at Holy Cross that. Germany's pre-war national wealth Worthington Evans representsų „Britain. was 20 milliard gold marks, whereas to- day, after the loss of the colonies un the"
The heads of the other Delegations were
Mr. J. H. Thomas, speaking at Belfast, warned the railwaymen against the abuse
CABLE
EASTERN NEWS.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
PANIC IN PEKING.
DEE TO ORDER MOVING TROOPS,
PERING, July 7th. The Chinese political crisis has become
SECRET TREATIES IN PEACE FAR
TIME.
DENOUNCED BY VISCOUNT GREY,
Loxnos, July wh... Speaking at the iniugural meeting of the British Institute of International affairs, formed for the study of national policies, Viscous Grey said the Govern- iment should give it to be clearly under- stout by the work that they would not in time of peace have secret Treaties. He
fried pale £ myself, have been a party to| the making of some secret. Treaties, but it was in war-time, and I wondd suggest that fair, rule of
mercantile marine and other losses, it could M. Millwrand (France) Signor Sforza of sympathetic strikes, which would lead wit should be regarded a
andre acute.
SHANGILAYTM VOLUNTEER
CORPS.
TRIBUTE TO THE LATE COMMANDANT.
The Notty Buily News anys: The Muni “cipal” (Fazette" contains a report of-- thị - highest interest upon the Valunteer Corpag... To the ware technical part we shall not at the moment refer, but we must mention two finttering references to its late Com-. Yesterday when it was learned that Tuan | ulamurit,, Major T. E. Truman. Lieut- Chi-jui had isted an order despatching two Col. Wyndhaus, "the inspecting officer, divisions to the Frontier Defence Force toa says:-- position on the Peking Hankow Raibsay, the panie became general in the city. The
not be timated at more than a hundred (Italy), and Viscount Chinda (Japan) disaster. Labour representatives would not foreign policy that you should not have wealthier Chinese took postage in th - furviga f
offering
milliards "gold marks from which foreign Germany was represented by Herr Fahren.be intimidated by Sinn Fein or Unionists were; Treaties in pestcetime. We have hotels and the Legation quarter
nos distinguish between got, if we want to keep the peace at the any price for rooms. Others crowded into debts of between 8 to 10 milliards must be back, the Chancellor, Herr von Simons, They could
the Foreign Minister, and Dr. Wirth soldier who "shoots a man and a man who world in future, not only to think antion { trains bound for Tientsin. (
shoots a soldier.
deducted.
Minister of Finaser,
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The memorandum emphasises that Ger-
After the arrangement of the agenda, many's economic recovery is impossiblo without financial recovery and asserts that comprising shify the execution of the Annancial burden of 60 milliards with military, naval and aerial clauses of the taxation will wu at yearly, impost of Treaty, reparations, the coal supply, nad 4,400 marks on each household. It points penalties. Herr Fehrenbach, in the name out, that in 1918, 81 per cent. of the Prus of the German prople, expressed his deter., gian taxpayers had an ironun andär 1,000mination to participate loyally in the marks, and conclude by emphasising the mensures to be taken for the execution of”“ acessity of economie liberty and geonomic the Peace Trenty. eclaboration with other peoples..
FOURTH OF JULY, CELEBRATION IN PARIS.
PARIS, July 5th.
||; He lungounded the approaching arrival
of Herr Gessler and General von Seccks who had been urgently summoned and whose arrival the Conference had desidod to await.
On the occasion of the Fourth of July. It was also decided to summon the Minis the American Ambasador placed a wrrather of Justice from Berlin to participate on the grave of Lafayette, and presided:
in a special meeting on Thursday to dis- at the march past of 20,000 war orphans') at the Tuileries receiving the Americans penalties,
Relief organisations. Marshaj Joffre, M. Poincare and several Ministers were pre-
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DEMOCRATIC, CONVENTION. FAILURE OF McADO_MOVEMENT.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR AND THE
TREATY.
LONDON, July 8th.
At Spa. Herr Fehrenbach, the German Chancellor, in a speech to journalists, de clared that Germany was ready loyally to
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3de-work in the task of the wronomic recon The Democrats adhered to the tradition struction of the work und in carrying out of not sitting on Sunday. At the final the Treaty of Versailles within the limits hallots on Saturday there was *. Till of their possibilities, adding that he em "Meadoo movement" but Mr. McAdoo's |
phated those last words. enndidature failed to mike,much headway. Sunday was devoted to efforts to find some one more nezeptable to the whole Convens tion.
OBITUARY.
LORD INVERFORTH'S
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ally, but interdationally as well. One of
the great lessons of the war is that think, The general fear was that if Tua Chi- ing nationally without thinking inter-)
nationally leads to disaster. Beture the's troops enghuntered those of Wa
waf, Tiguany was thinking more intensely 4 Pri-fu, the" former would be defeatil and nationally and less internationally, thañ ¦ flow ro Peking. Jasting the city. Any country in the world, and it"s to disaster
Today it is reported that (hang Tujin
Mr. Balfour cordially supported Vis-, perotaded Tunn Chi-jní uot to move troops, count Grey, . - A
The more probable reason for inaction is that Was Pritte's foron are siread, it Fengini.
arises in behalf of the Labour Party, emphasised_Labour's" increasing interest in foreign affairs and said Labour should be possied n the fellst possible knowledge on these questions, »
DEALINGS. SAVINGS ON ARMY EQUIPMENT.
Losnes, July 5th. Lord Inverforths report on his world wide dratings to a nerials on that
the Government has been issued. It shows that the total expenditure to March 31, 1919, was £977,000,000 and the total ! * sules. £295,000,000, making a turnover of £302,000,000. The cost of administration amounted to £790,000, while the net profit, " accruing to the Imperial Government totalled £21.314,718. The total prodis were £39,541,815. Nearly £20,000,000, was paid" out ju rebates on profits on Home and Colonial wooj,
The expenditure for the "year ended March 31st, 1930, excreded £100,000. while the cash receipts were over £170,000,0000, bringing the totals to Receipts, £393,435,146; expenditure, 4375,273,174.
The accounts show that all the money advanced by the State for the purchase of raw materiala has been refunded with interest, although large stocks, pecially
of colonial_wool, are still unsold,
A table of the principal raw materials parched up to 1918 gives colonial and foreign wool and sheep skins totalling 2,244 The and 320, 119 the respectively, and a cotton. 4,500,000 lbs. The equipment for the Army and Navy includes 1.188,000,000 sazdbags, 164,000,000 pairs of socks, etz.
Sir Arthur Goldfinca, in an accompany ingeniurandum; states that the paving effected on military equipment is estimated variouslynt from £30,000,000 ..... 10 £200,000,000.
TURKS AND GREEKS. BRITISH FORCES ASSISTING THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAF
GLEE CLUB.
APPEARING ON SATURDAY-AT-
THEATRE ROYAL
Lat.
The Cabinet construction has been delayed as the Apfa Party is briting members of Parliament to stay away from the House, making a quorum impossibile.
In Major T. E" Trurman, the Corps posscuses a very able, energetic and tact- ful Commulant, ro whom bas fallen the extremely ififfent task of keeping the corps efficient and up to strength during
curly five years of war, during a large a portion of which there were Companies belonging to etong nationalities forming
at the Corps. That he has done so certully and that the Corps is in ita icient condition speaks very for this officer's capacity, and I
mike to draw partienlar attention
to the services he Bas rendered. He bna been must ably teorinded by Captain Canning, the Corps Stuff Offker.
These remarks are erted by Cal. J. R.
ing the report of the impreting -uthier, Young in his letter to the War Oilice cover and all who have lud dealings with mili- tury matters will recognize the signi acne. In the British Army tact, is reg as an equally great factor in coo- trolling men as discipline is, and we find #te+ipg#n{{oicang invariably, possessed af n larue share of Much more is it an asset in commanding such a varied lady of mehr as in the Shang- hai Volunteer Corps, and that tact, com- “binsh, with a distinct Gringes has enabled Major Trimman to guide zits Corps through ditheult and indeed, periliitis year, A sound mbtary knowledge. acquired applicavim, ideo gave the Commandant through long training and enthusiastic tint grasp technique so necessary for Koping the units up to the standard sten be the war. The local community has
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] “CHINESE LAROFT IN "SAMOA
LONDON, July 5th, ↑ Boen! theatre-goers will have an oppor Replying to. Col. Wedgwood Benn and
I'mversity tunity, of eeing the Calliarnia Glee Club who are appearing. Mr. Kiley, who complained of the re-inden. the Theatre Royal on Saturday night.; ture of Chinese laboardles in Samoa Iefore The company is composed entirely of the issue of a mandate, Colonel Amery University students who are making an elucational tour of the East, playing in emphasised that the matter was tired is appreciation of Major Trueman a every city in order to cover up the expenses within the control of the New Zealand! prices, and we are glad to note that a of the tour. There are over twenty men- bers in the
Government. The Imperial Governmein similar measure of praise has gone to the Company and they
authorities ni Home. For, it must be re under arc
the direction of Clinton B. Morse, Dean of American; administration of Samoa.
Mr. was bever at any time responsible for the membered, the position of Commandant
He did not here was
Shangbai no ordinary other College Glee Club lenders. They have ten-piece jazz band; and their repertoire doubt that any representations by the distinct importance during the
more than merely local. includes the latest masic and comedy of the Snaoan chiefs against the Chinese would war, and Major Trueman's services were States, college songs, popular and classical receive the fullest constidernaion of the New music and their own interpretations of the
White Zealand Governminne celebrated Amerienn Blick and Minstrels Among the variety acts to be Colonel Amery declinek se submit the offered are: The Golden Bear Quartett: question of forbidding Chinese indenture! Frank Morgan, the musical carpenter: the Varsity Comedy Trio: Eddie Williams, the labour in mandated areas to the Counelt specklist coon Summer Mering, the man of the League. who sings to beat the hand; Irving Neu- miller, the McCormack of the college world: Larry Blochman, loquacias mini- Carlier Strickfaden, American inter collegiate champing anxaphonist; and Dave Phonig, vamp violinist.
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TRADE SLUMP IN PENANG.
The Penny Gazette ways:-
The conditions prevailing in the local bazaar recently have had the effect of " creating" serious difficulties for trailers,
cian Paul McCoy, profesor of inlogy WORLD'S TENNIS CHAMPION. and a low Europens firms have been hit to
The company have already made a name for themselves in Japan, Shanghai and Manila, where they played for a number of nights and were enthusiastically received,
He" said the Treaty contained stipula tions'incapable of execution. The limits of (bermany's - expabilities", depended on the following factors: Firstly, internal tran: quility was essential. Germany; still con teined a great witmber of anemployed. which explained the recent disorders. The chief need was to increase production, which hitherto had been, insufficient for feeding the people, and the importation of IMPERIAL TIMBER EXHIBI. necesary supplies from abroad. When this port of the Greeks against the Turks would LAST NIGHT'S SUCCESSFUL SHOW.
LaNDON, July wh The death is announced in Londoh. from - Bright's disease of Surgeon General Horgas, the well-known American surgeon,
EARLIER CABLES.
TION.
DANGER OF DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN SOURCES.
LONDON, July 5th.' The British Empire Timber Exhibition was opened in London this afternoon by Prince Arthur of Connaught. A very re presentative collection of timbers is on
GREEKS.
LONDON, July 5th.
THE LEYLAND HODGSON REVUE · CO.
SHIP.
THE AUSTRALIAN PLAYER DEFEATED.
the extent of a good many timesands of dollars, is to restilt of failures anong one or two of the Chinese dealers, Combined. ction has been taken by Chinese dealers generally, and we understand that they The temui waith has 'n new champion, hare intimated to the European firing their. for Willian T. Tilden, the Philadelphia inability to meet current accounts in full, player, has defeated the wander of the 1019 with the promise to pay a proportion of Wimbledon tournament. A curious fact is these until trade revives, It is well-known la the House of Cominons, replying to
that although Tilden is world's champion, that the traders have considerable stocka, Lieut. Col. L'Estrange-Malong, Mr. Bonar-
be is not the champion of the linius State which we purchaser at high Law said British naval and military sup
That honour is held by William M. John pries, and the retailers having recently ston, who beat Tilden in three straight become shy of the latter, there has been be confined to what was necessary to ensure
sets last year, Tilden, incidentally, de what is described as a cessation of basinest 2 was achieved, he hoped the economic re the freedom of the Straits and the fulfil- The Leyland Hodgyon Rev Co., offered feated both Brookes and Patterson in thus the dealers are unable to meet their
The reinforce-
The former who is naissance of Germany would enable thement of the peace terms.
outstandings within the period allowed. mente sent to Constantinople were intend some pleasant variety tit-bits at the America last year.
nd-Theatre flexed inst night when they again now 42 years old, and has presumably given. The lower prices for tin, rubber and impr to meet "the" financial obligations - arising ||ed solely for that purpose
Replying to a question, Mr. Bonar Law played to a large and appreciative audi- up championship, tennis, said, after the resisting the attack,
to the finale the show was refreshing, witty, Col. Stalons: Have the Terky been in and aming and the members of the cam formed what the Greeks and Allies are
pany willingly rendered encores, The fighting for, in sire of the fact that the Company leave for Shanghai to-day and
(will opeń a season here in their return. Turks have not yet signed the Treaty
توجب
from the taxes which had been created and said the Allies were, "of cour, aisting in enca From the opening charus right on watch, that he was not aware, with all bis have been a big factor, and the tightness"
enable them to assume in some measure the reparation charges. He was very satisfied the opportunity to discuss face to face with the Allion the wconomic capacity of Germany in connection with reparation. We are ready frankly to show our books The Prince in a speech, referred briefly to bis impending departure for South to the Allies and to submit documents Africa, where he would do his utnicet to which have not been specially prepared for foster and encouräge afforestation.
show,
He urged that every Dominion required a far sighted policy of forest conservation, The experience of the war had taught how large a part timber played in the equip ment and movement of the armies, and the danger of dependence on foreign sources. He pointed out that in 1913, ninety per cent. of the timber came from abroad.
Ha welcomed the members of the Empire Forestry Conference, which is meeting simultaneously with the Exhibition. The Conference discusses the responsibility of the Stale for timber production and the question of technica forestry, also the possibility of establishing an Imperial Forestry Bareau,
DISASTER IN AMERICA. TERRIBLE TRAMCAR COLLIBION.
-BOZANTON, July 4th.
Owing to a telegraph pole struck by lightning falling on the track near South
Pittston, three tramears collided-piling up in a heap. It is reported that eighteen were killed and a hundred injured.
ABOLITION OF TEA DUTY.
LABOUR MOTION DEFEATED:
LONDON, July Bih.
In the House of Commons, during the Budget discussion, the Labour motion for the abolition of the tea duty was defeated by 942 voten to 45.
the occasion."
BELGIUM DETERMINED.
LONDON, July 6th. The Spa Conference" agenda has been prepared in the following order: Dis. armament, reparation, war criminals.
Mr. Bonar Law replied that he did not you, that you should explain to him whTHE think it acessary, if somebody attacked you hit him back.
PEACE WITH SOVIET RUSSIA. MR. CHURCHILL'S VIEWS ON THE
· REVELATIONS.
LONDON, July 5th.
CHOLERA · EPIDEMIC
IN JAPAN,
STILL SPREADING,
xperience, that a man could play with of the Banks, which bare been following. such tremendous forer and power. Patter the policy adopted at home and elsewhere the easing of the son's metric rise to fame last year, when has not contributed the Americans did et compet and his situation. The movements for lower prices only real opponent was Norman Brookes, of goods reported from Europe and Ame set tennis experts thinking, and though a rica have not helped to improve the state few of them showered extravagant praise of affairs for those more immediately con- on the Australian Iad, who is only 23 years earned in the business of the badar, "ant old. not a few were content to wait and the fact that considerable supplies of goods. see how Patterson would fare against the bought at high prices are arriving and Americans before proceeding to class him will continue to arrive, makes the position as one of the great players of the day. still more difficult, There is, however, Patterson's greatest asus his tremendous tendency towards optimism and the geno service and his volleying, but Tilden struck bis one weak point, and kept persistently high prices has been passed, and co-ope ral belief appeurs to be that the limit of on the Australian's back-hand till he won ration will mitigate the effects of the the match. Before Patterson wou
the
lump. championship last year, a well known London critic said of him
the Hardly acme of accuracy as yet, Patterson gets a extraordinary amount of pace into all his shots, both overhead and off the ground, His lightning service with its break and is often ustakable, while bis kick smashes nearly always beat the stop-net-
overcome a stubbara opponent, this young Victorian of twenty-three summers resorts
Herr Fehrenbach declared that Germans | the anti-Bolshevist campaign in every Nishiznad Iyejima in Harimia Pro. ting. If all these arts are not enough to
COUNTERFEITING A BRITISH TRADE MARK.
THE RESULT IN POUNDS STERLING.
Imitation has become a fine art nowadaya
The Japan Chronicle of June 21th gives the following information regarding the cholera epidemic:--
The cholera epidemic does not seem to In the House of Commons, replying to Col. L'Estrange Halone and Col. Wedge put an end easily, though the the report of a authorities are very active in Kobe and wood Benn with regard conversation between Mr. Churchill and the other places. Russian anti-Bolabevist, General Galopis,
Up to noon on the 2nd instant the aggre in May of last year, in which Mr. Chur gate number of cholera cases reached 51 chill is alleged to have promised to help in this Prefecture and it is now rapidly in the vicinities of Amagasaki, Churchill had met the Allim on a basis of absolute and 15. Bonar Law said that Mr.
On the afternoon of the 22nd him that the report was instant an employé of the Baival.yu bath, loyal acceptance by Germany of the Treaty inaccurate. For example, the statements
that Mr. Chirchill said he was carrying of Motownchi, 2-chome, Koba, was declared to a wonderful chop stroke the like of and not even the favourite, products of of Versailles,
oat Koltchak's orders, and that British suspect by to Higashiyama Hospital. which has not been seen before.
i
He can J. and.. E. Atkinson, the famous British reinforcements were sent to Archangel net The patient mentioned is said to have make it deep down the court, the ball being house, of perfumers have been spared, an
visited a Shinkaichi restaurant and a to assist the withdrawal but to help Kolte Fakusara brothel before he was taken ill semicircle to fall just over the net and spin illustration of which was shown in th
cut in such a fashion that it rises in a On the other hand, the Governo the morning of the 18th instant.
ground in a most discon-
course of a case which came up before ment's policy last year, of helping the anti- and living at Sansho-cho Hyogo, showed similar in styles to Patterson's, except that Mr. Langham Carter at Singapore,
coolie belonging to the Kawasaki Dockyard ay along the certing manner. Bolshevist, was well-known and had been choleraic symptoms on Tuesday morning the American, while lacking nothing in which three Chinese traders, Lim Swe
Tilden's play is very
(22nd), the cause being suspected to be some force, is just a trifle more accurate Replying to a suggestion for a debate on
Die Riow, Chua Linn Tuan and Tang Seng the subject, Mr. Bongr. Law said it would stale fish he had eated on the previous counting Reater's excusable enthusiasm Ls, of North Bridge Road, worn charged have decided to increase the number of dis almost identical phrase to the most con: feit trade mark of J nad E. Atkinson, in The Kobe Prefectural authoritim over Tilden's victory we remember an with selling hair lotions with a counter. infection ofheinla by 115, in addition to vincing all-round tennis over seen in this contravention of the Marchandian Marke the former 65 including doctors, who are country when Patterson beat Brookes Ordinance of 1917. Mr. J. G. Campbell chiefly directed to the preventive activities last year it may bere be said that heither prosecuted on a complaint made by Mr. at Amagasaki Nishinomiya, and Iyojima Tilden per Patterson has yet shown him- Claxton, of Newall and Claxton, and the At Amagasaki a fishwife was attacked on
The Conference has adjourned until Tuesday afternoon, awaiting the arrival
of the Gorman Minister of Dofence.
chak, were obviously absurd and quite untrue.
be difficult to find timo, but Mr. Churchill would be very pleased to deal with
-Mater
day:
A
the 21st instant. Now futnl cases appeared H. L. Dobert, or even the incomparable
Anthony Wilding in his palmiest days.
fac.
According to a Brussels message, the Belgian Minister of the Interior, inter viewed, said there was one point on which quite clearly stated. the Government would never compromise. namely, their priority for the first instal- ment of 2,500,000 milliards of marks (gold) from-the-Erst payment made by Germany
GERMANY'S FINANCES. *
THE STEEL INDUSTRY. LONDON, July 5th: A Financial Memorandum presented by Germany to the Peace Conference declares HUGE NEW WORKS IN WALES. that Germany's pre-war national wealth
caused pleaded guilty to the charge. Mir was 20 milliard gold marks, whereas to
at Iyejima, Banshu on Monday
Campbell said decused bought thes LONDON, July 5th.
day.
stuff from Murats and Company,, there The biggest bint furnace in the world Patients at Nishinomiya include
being 240 dozen of imitations at 83.40 por day, after the loss of her Colonies, Mer cantile Marine, etc., it could not be esti has been succesfully inaugurated as Ebbw tory woman belonging to the Japan Cotton
dosen, and he sold in parts to the opends mated at more than a hundred milliards, Valo. The weekly output is estimated at Company and a man who is said to have THE AN-FU SPLIT.
and third-acensed "who, in turn, sold rebaik”
80 cents a bottle, or $9.00 per dazen; from which foreign debt of between 8 and 3,000 ton The new works hope to create bon fahing in Nishinomiya barbour when revolution in the steel making industry suddenly and vicinity eight new cases 10-milliards most be deducted. ∙Item
taken-ill
END OF THE ORGANISATION.
and those sold to Newall. and Claxton, phasises that Germany's economic recovery and to produce the cheapest steel in the
anid Mr. Campbell, wore extremely clo is impossible without financial recovery and
were reported on Tuesday including an For the purpose of preventing an armed imitations Mr. Campbell added that aseeria that the financial burden of sixty
sistant Doctor (suspectedy of the Momo clash between the so-called Anhui and the Atkinson's themselves sold at $13.14 m | milliards, with taxation, would mean g
yama Hospital, of Tsuruhashi, Higashi- Chibli factions Tang Yu-chen, Minister dozen, and that their sales in 1913-14 yearly impoet of 4,400 marks for an AN IMPRACTICABLE SUGGESTION: | Worker of the
mari-gun; two lighter, and launch men; a of Communications, one of the loaders of amounted to £7,000 per annum. Theres. household
Bakura Cement Co., and the Afu Club, did not attend his office was a drop of £3,500 per mum in The Memorandum points out that in-1918;-
several other miss and women. The Osaka the other day and there is a report that he 1918-10, but for three months after the LONDON, July 5th. eighty-one per cent of the Prussian taxIn the House of Commons, replying to agentine and 6 muspected cares since the will, probaisy be followed by the resign £36,000 per annum-five times more than Prefecture recorded on Tuesday (22nd) 56 is going to resign his post shortly. This Japartese bogelt it rose to £12,000-or payers had an income under 3,000 mark question, Mr. Bonas Law stated that the outbreak The Home Office announced the tion of Li Shih-hao, Minister of Finance prewar port. The firm accord was It conclude by emphasising the necessity suggestion to establish an Allied Court in latest aggregate number as reaching 201 If these reports are true, says the Asiatic fined $400, or four months, with of economic liberty, and economic colla Holland to try the ex-Kaiser was imprae throughout the country since the appear News Agency, then the break-up of the while the oond and third were each inst boration with other people
"ance of the epidemic.
An-fu Club is only a question of days — 8000 or three months--Straite Tipien,
world
FATE OF EX-KAISER.
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