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THE HÒNGKONG "DAILY PRESS, THERSDAY, JULY TH
1920.
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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES,
[razovan REUTER'S'AGENCY.]
SOVIET DEMAND FOR WORLD CONGRESS...
WHY MR. LLOYD GEORGE WENT TO BOULOGNE
LATEST CABLES.
AMERICA CUP. RACE CALLED OFF OWING TO WEATHER
SANDY HOOR, July 29th, The early promise of a brisk racing breeze was belied; the wind diminishing to three miles an hour shortly before the start, necessitating a temporary postponement Mr. Lloyd George's decision to conforThe course was fifteen miles out and back. with M. Millorand as Boulogne, despite the
The Shamrock slightly led at the start,
LONDON, July 27th.
THE ITALO-GREEK COLLISION THE DELAYED CANADIAN AND LEYLAND HODGSON REVUECO | NEW
A SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT.
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Losos, July 9th.
AMERICAN
MAILS.
AN EXPLANATION.
LAST NIGHT'S PERFORMANCE There was a fairly good house last night We learn from Northern papers that at the Theatre Royal when the Leyland cable was aired from Canada by the Hodgson Herue Co., presented
24 musicnt farce entitled "Have a Nibble.
The revue was interspersed with a number of sags,
or interes, which kept the hell interesting and eccentric dances and him
Amording to the cable the Canadian mail
The Times correpondent at Bayrak says that the Italo-Grook incident, cabled on July 5th, has been settled satisfactorily.
[A London telegram of July 8th sid:C.P.O.S. offices in Yokohama regarding the The Times Smyrna correspondant anys that departure of the Empress of a from and the Greek troops on the Tidin Bailey a "collision has occurred between the Italian Vancouver without maila, the boundary of the Greek and Italian san The Greeks allege that the Italians were not abia to prevent a Turkish thront to the Greek communications, and, therefore, the yards within the Italian one. The Italians fired on the Greek soldiers. There were remain in the positions which they had taken Boveral casualtion an both sides. The firseks up in the Italian.pone.
lunghter, The
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NAMES
ON MAP OF AFRICA...
GERMAN EAST AFRICA NOW TANGANYIKA TERRITORY.
A new country has taken its place on she African map.
German-East Afriin han been divided up between fireat Britain and Belgium and the játt's phate, which goes to the British, has been rensmed Tanganyika Territory by the British Poesigu Olice. 11 thesha4,000 yra milos part of fornierly under Geeign rule, and the re
have been assigned to Belgium as an addi- tion to the Belgian Congo, This decision early in March, 1991.
Was
argency of many domestic problems, shows but the Resolule headed presently and in./Greeks occupied positions a few hundred the number of cubic feet it occupies in the by Mr. Pat Kergh, as the turbwr of the Supreme Cnacil wade pubite
the transcendent importanée attached to the Belibovin suggestion of a London con ference, embodying the leading Entente a well as the Russian Border States, "which" is tantamount to x demand of a fresh
World Congress' involving the affairs of Zurope and Asia, and passibly interesting the United States,
Such a conference would discuss now only political frontier but vennemie understand- inga, including adequate provisions for new Russian outlets in the Baltic, the Black Bon, and the Mediterranean, involving the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus," whilst Soviet propaganda in, the Middle East will certainly be questioned Meanwhile, it is.
crossed her advantage to half a mile. The race was now developing into a dritting match, but the triolute's lead lengthened When only nine miles was covered in four a half hours, the racu was called
and
BRITISH LABOUR;
off, as it was charly impossible to nish NATIONAL COAL STRIKE in the stipulated time.
The Resolute was then probably leading by a couple of miles.
Sir Thomas Lipton says that if he does "not win the cup, be will issue a challenge again in 1921 for 1922, and build a new
boat.
EARLIER CABLEN.
UNREST IN IRELAND. purely a sumption that the majority of ANOTHER APPEAL BY SIR HAMAR the Soviet truly desire a international wettlement, as the Bolshevists are still.. advancing in Poland.
Un
It is considered that the Balshexist
mistenco the surrender of General Wrangel, with all his munitions, aggra vates Great Britain's task of pacification.
EARLIER CABLES.
SIGNIFICANT GERMAN TACTICS.
LONDON, July 28th.
There are many complexities in the ituation in Poland In spite of the offer of an armistice, fierce fighting continue, Accounts regarding relts are hopelessly contradictory-
There is much discussion in the news papers concerning the attitude of Germany, which, besides proclaiming neutrality, has declared against allowing the Entente
Groops to traverse German territory enc. route to Poland or trasferring to Poland arms and munitions, which, under the Treaty of Versailles, should be handed over to the Allion.
Moreover, Germany has asked permission to raise a special fores to defend the cart Prussian fraatior against the Bolshevists and at the same time the dockers at Danzig have refused to unload a Dutch ship Inden with munitions for Poland.
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GREENWOOD.
LONDON, July yuth."
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THREATENED..
It stated that
contract has been canskir fast bail in in the future will be charged inr nos Record-bite. which was originally to have maining eighteen thousand spars miter ing to the number of sacks but according to
sava played by Mr. Jack Gordon, ship.
was loaded on the boat in good time. merchants expretet on the Empress of Nothing, Insever, was lost, for Mr. Roogh the nuit Yokohama scame ill shortly befors the performance,
BY MANDATE THKORETICALLY. The five thousand socks contained Ame proved himself a veritable humerist, with are taking stor the governmental control t Tineretically lets Belgium and Britala rican. Canadisa and English mails among large stork of jokes at his command, thow vast regious as mandaraties of the which were many bills of lading for freight Miss Firques Harrington, as an actres, ment shall akimately differ in absolute important letters, were needed by foreign Mr. Loyland. Hodgson, Miss Kitty Des the League, which thus far is too weak to ..brought from America on other steamers,
Laugue of Nations how tar this arrange These bills of lading, together with filled the rode with vivacity and ebam.ownship will depend upon the fortunes of
merchants in Yokohama and the news that
the Aria bad brought no mail whatever,ti, Mil causal much inconvenienes to anmerous Mr business houses.
sued at the Canadian Postal office, no the It was taken off the boat by an arder result of the contract change. arrangement for getting the mail across The cable contained no word, as to the
the newan..
LONDON, July Star. The Government tonight informed a deputation from the Miners' Federation of its unqualified rejection of the demand for an increase in wages of two shillings, a week and a reduction in the price of house hold coal by fourteen shillings per ten.: The claim was formulated with the object of absorbing a surplus estimated" at £60,000,000. The execative subsequently reviewed the position and decided to convene & national conference for August 12th_when
¿{Our, infqgnation is thus it is coming on arrangements will probably be made to the frot Soithers, the steamer "on which a take a strike ballot."
American Congressmen is A serious crisis large party ot threatened by the end of August, when the
making a trig to the Orivat. This steamer is tapete_tu_artice hate Lifeline returns will be available.
morrow or Saturday,... I.B.F)
BRITISH RAILWAYS.
LARGE INCREASES IN RAILWAY FARES:
l the Houм. DI Commons, in reply to a motion by Mr. Devlin for the adjourn- ment of the House to call attention to events in Belfast and the failure of the Government to protect the Catholics, Sir 'Hamar" Groenwood said that the soldiers
and this.Police would deal with the mobë,
LONDON, July Zeth. As anticipated, the report of the advisory whether they wore Protestant or Catholic, exactly alike. There were five battalions from August 3th an increased charge for committee on railway rates recommends
es infantry in Bedrast, and three others were ordinary passenger tickets (which are new available if required. Warships were near
60 per cent, above prewar fures) to 5 per by, and 1,156 of the Police. The Govers, also an increase for season tickets ment, had done everything possible, and present rates,
-varying-from-ten-to-twenty-per-contr on the had prevented one of the greatest catastro phes that could have befallen Ireland in the shape of the massacre of thousands and He emphatically a devastating civil war. refuted the nggestion that reprisals were" any part of the Government's policy. The Police and the Military bad shown the sternest impartiality,
All Municipalit.es had been
limited to 900 per cent. above pre-war. rutes.
The Government's decision on the report is expected on Wednesday".
Meanwhile the public agitation against raising the fares in the middle of the holi- day season goes on, unabated. LUXURIOUS OCEAN TRAVEL. SUCCESSFUL TELEPHONIC
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sailed July 1 is carrying the 3.600 sucks It is possible that the Monteagle, which of "mail, Merchants in Yokchning "weṛn mare inclined to beftere, however, that it Yokohama July 23th.
will come on the Seria Moru, dns in
tail.
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Malen Justit,
have mik real power in such m and
Belgium gare utsläntial delį ja who cam Chers Bodly rendered a number of German East Africa, and us exceptionally good. Mr. Percy Beaver with the exception of a strip on the east. of songs" assisted by `n churns which was reward for what help she receives the two huge provinces ofJuanda and Urundi, stock as a detective proved amusing, Taken which he angeles to rent Britain in it is to be hoped that a good house will began his li is an indispensable as a whole, the revue proved a success and rider usturilitate the building of a railway' fran Tanganyika Territory Barthward to
playul, sa revue which is sinted to be one prevent to-night wher "Persian" is link in the Cape to Cairn Railway, which Cecil Rhodes dreamed uỀ, f which of the best in the Company's pepertoire,
Grem Kritain is now planning genastenet.... In earn for her essent to this connec tion between South Afrien and Egypt, Rel- ginn received" important cone ions at other paints.
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EARL HAIG'S "APPEAL.
A CONCESSION TO BELGIUM. MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EXtra free outlet from the central regions. The British seceded to the Belgian desire
For the Belgian Congo by means of a rail-
appeals.
SERVICE MEN-
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Tanganyik, to Dar-es-Salaam, where goods the right to haul merchandise from the lakes could be end; the Belgians also have.
to the ocean in their own OMIS,
Some time must slaps before the new be located
heavy crosses on the map, this marks the from the benndary shown by the line of altimate frontier·for all practical purposes. ices of Ruanda, in 1913 surveyed a route The Germans, to develop the great possibi
Dar-es-Salaam line) to the Kakera River for a railway from Tabora (on the Kigoma where it bends south from the British Uganda boundary. The British have adopt. into the line into Western Uganda, whore, ed the German project and propose to con donation in time, it will be connected with the
But we
TRADE UNION BRANCHES REBUKE ning from Kigoma Ujiji, on Lake Tho Japan Gazette, commenting on the subject says:-There are two points bug-
Mr. Macnamara, Minister of Labor, gested by this message, the first being that
a Parliamentary answer to Mr. Mills, asso it by no means adequately explains the,, ciated himself recently with Earl Haig's criminal recklessness of the parties respon recent appeal on behalf of ex-Service man. Anglo-Belgian frontier can sible for delaying the mails at Vancouver. cunt countries, these days are so essential branches of Trade Unions there is a failure way to Ugunda; but as under the agree The mails passing between great comuner. He adds that in the attitude of certain exactly, as it depends to a slight extent upon the ante chosen for the British rail-
in the case of infant trade, subsidization the men on whose behalf the Field-Marka to the conduct of business that they have long received the special protection and, to appreciate the country's indebtedness 'to i ment, it cannet vary more than ten miles of Governments. Thousands of tons of mail was removed, cannot be delivered or cargo in the very Empress, from which this used in transactions, for the lack of dogu report of Lord Haig's speech. With the
I have read (said Mr. Macnamara) manta that were undoubtedly sent in that
The number of people thereby in appeal he makes on behalf of his old com convenienced, The Committee also recommendis various thinned and actually distressed by rades in the field. I need not say we all increases in workmen's fares, some of able, while the times are so critical, in a
"net, is, therefore, incalcul of us desire to be associated. As the pre sent time in the United Kingdom there are business sense, that any general inter- which, the report says, have been unjustiference of this kind with the mail-service drawing the unemployment
ably low. The maximum iarrease is might have very serious effects on inter 195,000 ex-Service men, and of that dum-system that is to run to Cairo,
national trade. This is
is why there has around the transportation of the ber 24,000 are disabled. At the beginning
AREA GREATER THAN GERMANY. and is considered especially-criminal for respectively 3815,000 and 30,000. The whole of Germany before the war, Belginni
an atmosphere almost of sanctity, of the year the corresponding figures were
While Great Britain thus adds to its colonial empire_n_region greater than the nay official to interfere with their rapiment which, though good so far as it goes, figures, I um glad to say, show improve That is what makes this Vancouver incis by no means good enough; and we are miles of territory of great actual and safe transit under pretext whatever.
also acquires cightoon thousand squarr He referred to the Committee of all
dent so inexplicables. If the Canadian Mail waking every endeavour, both as regards patentin value, Ruanda is densely popu creeds and parties established at Derry after the disturbances; and said it had been
Contract were cancelled--is seems natural, the men and the disabled men, to do lated and of healthy climate, owing to seeing that there has just be a change the right thing by those who deserve so its altitude; it is one of the most importan Buccessful. asked to establish similar committees. Nearly
of Government at Ottawa, with possibly a Well or their country. As regards the abcattie regions in all Africa. Belgium, with o. change of policy as to mail transportation sorption of ex-Service men in civil employ. this new acquisition, becomes supreme ruler all had refused to consider the question. He
that was no reason for stopping the ment without training, my hon. friend can over 1 million square miles of tropical EXPERIMENTS.
pasango of the mails. The mails could have see roughly how the figures have been affect Africa.-Current History, gone forward as usual, and any changed during the inat aix months. was glad to note that in the recent riots it
ST. Jous's, July 25th.
involving charges for its transport could really need to continue, Belfast and Derry, Orangemen and
and indeed THE PRINCE IN THE RAIL- have been adjusted later. It must again quicken, our efforts on behalf of these The wires telephone" experiments men- Nationalists had assisted the Police and tioned "four days ago continue.
and again be insisted by the mercantile men. communitics of the world that there shall sent time in consultation with those beat I am actively engaged at the pre military in keeping the mobs apart. He Premier, the Hon. Richard Squires, and mails on any account whatever. The com take to secure greater progress
The be no interferenco with the transit of the able to advise me as to the best steps to wished men of all creeds in all part of the Hon. Sir Patrick McGrath, conversed ordinary lapse would do well not to fail the Trade Unions so far as it affects the tives: When the accident occurred the munities that have suffered by this extra
With regard to the general attitude of ment to the Australian Press representa Admiral Halsey made the following state Ireland would assist in putting down without difficulty with the Victorian when to seek the partics responsible, to complain training of disabled men, I am glad to Prince was in the sleeping apartment talk
she was 600 miles of Cape Race, cordially vigorously and if possible claim damages. say that many Unions have been helpful. ing to me. He was sitting on my bed. Replying to an interjection, "Withdraw welcoming Lord Burnham and his coexplanation than that "the Mail Contract local branches and members of some of the a letter when the ear began to bump They are certainly entitled to a better But there has been opposition from the was sitting on the arm of a chair writing the Army," he said that in such an event delegates.
was cancelled," and the more outery made Unions. I cannot help thinking, and have violently. the future of Ireland would be incredibly
Colonel "Parkinson, repreventative-of-the
an this incident in official quarters now, frequently expressed the view, that where is wrong. I looked quickly out of the The Prince said, "Something sad, He was sure that as soon as the Canadian Press aboard the Victorian, of commercial moralty likely to rezur.
The Less
likely is such a beinous violation difficulties have been emphasised by local window, and replied, We are off the
branches of the Trade Unions there is a rails." There was nothing to be dono; Irishmen united in trying to govern their telephoned a complimentary message The second point suggested by this Mon- failure to appreciate the indebtedness was no good getting-panicky We-hosh sat it the Canadian Press,
treal mesango la the indication it conveys under which we all rent-Trade Union tight. that Canadian Mail-transportation ix
Then the car beaded over, and membors and others to those on to be changed from an official basis of behalf Lord Haig appeals. With the help all right. The bed on which the Prince
about
whose capsized on its side, The Prince WAA Hitherto a nominal yearly subardy has been their assistance and cacouragement to have pariment. All the bedclothes fell against subsidy to one of ordinary commerce, of the Trade Unions which have given was sitting ran crosswise athwart paid, the relic of the early days when for been able to do a great deal and to reduce the end of the bed next to the wall of the eign trade and the wails were alike light, the amount of unemployment. We are, a car, which had fallen over. and some encouragement was needed to in- I say, by no means satisfied, and are pur fell against the bedclothes, which broke his sure regular transportation of such a vital saing the matter day by day in order that fall. He came up against the end of the factor of successful commerce. Now, how we may find a antiafactory solution to a bed, which was against the wall of the car. ever, all mails carried under Canadian problem which must, I feel sure, appeal The wall was scraping over the metals and auspices will be charged at a rate per to the conscience of the whole nation. Loynor, July 2011.
cubio foot occupied the same method under
leepers. "I was thrown to the door and In the House of Commons, replying to dently much fairer method for the
fell against the window, which broke. I which merchandize is charged and evi. [TO THE EDITOR OF Meanwhile, they are strengthening their
THE MORNING POST" was against the side of the In the House of Commons, replying to Major the Hou, Ormsby-Gore, Mr. Lord carrier. This is a feature of the moje Field Marshal Earl Haig should have to
which was position everywhere, especially in Poland Mr. Inskip, regarding the violent anti-George said it was unlikely that the man to their subsidies long after they are make a private appeal for the sum of car,
BI-Is it not a disgraceful thing that the rail and sleepers against which the car being scraped over the line. I could see and the border Bates, A note of alarm is British speeches of the Roman Catholic dates for the mandated territories would be needed, and have to pay for the fact inter- £5,000,000, in order to help those disabled
was $ding a table and Keavy char
All the furniture in the already wounded-from Lithuania, where the Archbishop Mannix of Melbourne in the ready for submission to the Council of the Companies which receive annually as muching to the call of their King and Country certainly the narrowest. The Prince re- nationally. There are Japanese Shipping and anemployed officers, who by respond narrow escapes in my time. This one was was flung on top of me, I have had many Bolshevista, despite the recent Treaty, havi United States, Mr. Lloyd George said that League of Nations at San Sebastian on a 2330,000 subsidy vidend of 100 perpects and carcers, and are now ju such a The reason why we did not emergo sooner yet can pay an in the late war, have sacrificed their. pros mained perfectly calm and self-possessed. Bu and interim Archbishop Mannix would not be allowed THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, moddy from the pockets of the tax payers matter for Farliament to deal with. When the utmost importance were scattered about. sent. Domestically, that is nothing but a predenment that this appeal has become was that we had to collect our effects. My whereby the Government takes the absolutely necessary? Barely, this is a despatch box was open: Mass gapers of
Thus there is situation such as would create a strong suspicion that Germany is seeking to profit from the Allies' difficulties in Poland to extert concessions, for example, with regard to disarmament. in
'the Polish corridor of upper Silesia
It is noteworthy that the command of the German forcos in East Prussia is entrusted to General Damol, who actually participated in the Kapp revolt.
COMING CONFERENCE WITH BOLSHEVISTS IN LONDON,
LONDON, July 27th, Mr. Lloyd George and M. Millerand are conferring at Boulogne on July 27th, Their decisions are being anxiously await ed. It is becoming evident that the Bal aberists hope to come to London on an equal footing with the Allies,”.....
stablishel Boviet rule,
ENTENTE REPRESENTATIVES: TO BE INVITED.*
LONDON, July 20th.
crime..
1-
Leocatry, the House and Great Britain would be only too willing to meet their viewa
Bir Hamar said that 18 men and women were killed in Belfast, 200 wounded, and 200 had been arrested.
Mr. Devlin's mation was rojected by 219 viotes to 48...
`ARCHBISHOP MANNIX.
Losnow, July 20th.
The Victorian heard the
کرنا
National Anthem song from "Chelmsford, a disance
of 2.100 miles.
THE MANDATE. WILL NOT BE READY FOR TO-MORROW...
the Government had now decided "tast
July 30th,
to land in England:
MENT,
ARCHBISHOP MANNIX'S STATE-
ATLANTIC CITY, July 27th.
A NEW LABOUR MEMBER.
LONDON, July 26th, As anticipated, Mr. Evan Daries
that will appeal to the Japanese, who cling
system
and
"
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ADMIRAL HALSEY'S STATEMENT.
I WAY ACCIDENT
this
com-
I
The Princo
as a whole with one hand, and then, with one considers that the sum of £5,000,000 in the car. I and to collect them carefully the other, hands over the money to the small only a portion of what was once our daily and put them away before leaving Tho In the House of Commons, replying to
number of shareholders in the Companies expenditure, it seems no great thing to Prince also had to collect his belongings. Sir Donald McLean, Mr. Lloyd George
example of the concerned. In other words, it is a flagrant suggest that the country would be better, Our sleeping apartinent was in the centre confirmed the statement that the Soviet had nocepted the British proposal for a confer. tended to sail on the steamer Baltic on for Ebbw Vale, vice Mr. Richards, resign vicious, Internationally, the system of fal recognition of national responsibility. belped up through the window, which then were completely out. of a dar prin ju question were dealt with, not by the off from the ordinary ciple long recognised ne economically efforts of private charity, but by the grate toppled over ence in London, and had suggested that re July 31st and disembark at Queenstown,.
After some time we were unnecessary subsidia works hardship to Thun would we win a happier peace, by ant formed part of the roof of the caprised presentatives of the leading Entente and subsequently to proceed to England
competitors, and because it engenders in forgetting those who made peace possible, car. I do not understand how it was the Powers should attend. The Government and Rome, but Mr. Lloyd George might be
them a sense of injustice and unfair treat Yours, etc., was communicating with the Allies in this
ment gradually grouses resentment and
Prince and I were not killed, I can cred Tious international tromble
exprear no opinion regarding the cause of the accident
verturned
Archbishop Manniz stated that be in- } (Labourite) has been returned unopposed masses for the intent taxation of the richer,and moro eontented if all the cases of the Royal car. wet when the car
connection.
Archbishop Mannix denied that by said able to change his itinerary.
Australia desired" a separation Britain.
from
THE IRISH BILL
LONDON, July 20th.
COUNTY CRICKET.
KENT DEFEATS SURREY,
Thak
is the feeling that apparently the Jones Bill in America has aroused in Japan, and yet there is lits doubt that this Jones Bill ipereusable Shapping Subs dies. is in part an answer to Japan's huge and
A.H. SMITH-DORRIÉN," Rear Admiral Berkhamsted, June 11th.
Immediately after the the kitcher of the Ministerial car tool- firo while the Prince and Admiral Halsey were still imprisoned in the The cocks and attendents climbel-to-the-
adjoining
and poured:
The retraction of the public malls at Van of the British Colonial Empire," Lord roof of the Ministerial car
"I am a great believer in the future
car:
LONDON, July "etL THE TRADE DELEGATION.
Kent boat Burray by an innings and 32 Replying to Bir E. Short, Mr. Lloyd
tool Fairservico took six wickets for 22 Goerge-naid-that-the-Russian-Trade Dele
xons in the first innings and four wickets gation had been told, they must not come
for 28 runs in the second innings. Woolley may be hoped some
couver was a serious blander, for which it Milner said in a recent public speech. I buckets of water on the fire extinguishing to England until there was a definite aur Lord Cavendish Bentinck, Mr. Lloyd first innings and 4 wickets for 20 runs in
In the House of Commons replying to captured four wickets for ai runs in the to account, but he will be duly called am thinking specially of the tropical and it. A curious chain of events preceded the
the incident will not have subtropical possess uns of the Crows, ance that Russia would not invade Poland, Georgs said he greatly regrotted it, was the second innings.
been entirely in vain if it call attention to think their proper development is of enora small roadside station called Wilgerup. I acident. A bullock got on the track pear -and 1” raban That amurenco having now been given, ha impossible to carry the Irish Bill before the
the seriousness of much a mous importance, not only to the inhabi The driver of the first engine had to stamp":" blunder so as to reduce the possibility of tants of those countries, but to this country the train, descend to the track and throw exported that the dolegates would now pro-adjournment, but it would be pressed for-
partial explanation," so far, vouchsafed, ing with weah, and their natural re off On resuming the train had not got up ita repettion Incidentally, too the and humanity peterally. They are burst stones at the bullock to compel it to clear, ceed to England to continue the negotia ward" with all possible despatch when the tions. He was very hopeinl of ponce.
may be usefully asimilated by Japan, in sources are only partially develped. Their speed when the derailment happened. Th House re-assembled.
so far as it. tells of a change in mail- future depends more than anything upon train was only, going 12-mile an hour. If carriage from a wabsidy to a commercial the development of the practical applica.it had been going at the previous pace of xgstepay as a hint to go and do likewise, tion of science."
20 to 25 miles it would have been a mosta terrible disaster.
wicketa.
Warwickshire best Leicestershire by nine Hampshire boat Worcestershire by an innings and 138 runs."