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ADVENTURES IN SINN FEIN KEMAL'S FORLORN HOPE.
IRELAND.
{ay ROBERT LYND, IN THE
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GALWAY.
r
"BOLSHEVIKS COMING.”
CONSTANTINOPn. August 20th- Mustapha Kemal Pasha is spreading the report in Asia Minor that the present. Bolsheviss military forces will soon be turn.
HOUSING PROBLEM IN
TIENTSIN. PRINCIPAL TOPIC OF
*CONVERSATION.
The Peking und Tientšín Times' in, a
THE CHURCH IN ASIA. LAMBETH CONFERENCE
- DISCUSSIONS.
{{STATIC" _NEWS AGENCY.]
London, August 10th.
e against Constantinople and the Allies leading article on the above topic saga-The Lambeth Conference as ended, and be driven out. This propaganda is printed Th housing problema is at last with us, the Bishops are scattering. not only in Kemalist papers, but in his and it becomes more acute daily. Not going back at once to their Sees, including communiqués. His latest has reached my
Some, aro
I wa magpio at Mallinger I knew that something was going to happen. saw two magpies near Athlone.
I guessed there was nothing to worry about.
When we left Dublin for Galway at 75 in the morning thor word marined man hands from the Commander-in-Chief on the more than a year ago a prospective tenant Bishop Banister of Kwangi and Hunan,
There was a soldier in the Smyrna front and ways: on board.
could have a wide choice in, most of the who sails to-morrow, while others are going train, but he was rifleless, so we passed
The general situation is turning in our Concessions, particularly in the former abroad to health resorts of various type along the side of the sleepiest canal in the world and through the middle of the favour and the following unaouzeeman German Concession, but nowadays an the reports of the Conferenço are to he sierpiest, bug in the world, where a kouely will serve to elucidate public opinion. The enquirer has reason to be grateful if the published in a few days time, but, in the seagull swooping above a field is w com- Baksheviks who have risen in against Euro money sight than a man, and where yellow pean tyranny have annihilated the Polish various Companies and individual, owningureantime, I gather from Bishop Molony rises are commoner than wheat. It was armes and are about to attack and cross house-property, merely consent to add his of Cheklang, and Bishop Banister that diflicult not to believe that we had reached through Roumanis and Bulgaria to reque name to the list of house seekers. Practic important discussions have taken ples one of the last refuges of prace,
Constantinople. Neither the British nor Even a solitary policeman sadly parad French Governments can mobilise againsi ally all the house-owners have lengthy lists with regard to the Church in China. In" ing a wayside station did nothing to dive the Bolsheviks, because their soldiers would of names and some of them now deem it principal, the creation of a Chinese No pel the picture of an Ireland wrapped in 'make common
with Bolshevis advisable to inform enquirers of the tional Church has been decided, a Church eternal quietness The Shannon
at British and Frich Bolsheviks. profoundly Athlone was as still as a fairy lake. It sympathisa with their Russian comrades, futility of hoping for accommodation, and which will no longer be directly under the was only when we reached Athenry that Our victory is approaching. Already the to decline further to extend their lists. It control of the Archbishop of Canterbury, a platiura garconi by a score of police 11th. Bolshevist army, composed of Tartar is the principal topic of conversation who has quite enough to do at present with rifles enabled une to realise that the, Moslems, has crossed the Caucasus frontier Areland of which" ne read, in the papers, and is coming to bur aid. Their tenoya zirg, Although the houseless are of course com- without being directly responsible for the well mipped and armed, and they are paratively meagre in number,they pour affairs of the twenty-four provincial bringing us money.
their lamentations into every willing or Dioceses, which now look to him for unwilling ear, and therefore even those supreme direction. ** who, comfortably' established in their own bones, would fain refrain from trombling their souls about the question, are not allowed to remain in pence.
**
really true.
THE HOLD-UP.
CAURO
AMAZONK* APPEAL.
"L
It was soon evident that the train was, not going to be allowed to proceed. Police man with rifle poured into two carriages, The Kemalist headquarters announce that and the engine driver, leaned back in his, there is a large number of women among engine and looked up if he were going the new voluteers, and publish the follow to spend the next year studying ing remarkable appeal from the Turkish astronomy. There was no new move, oni women of Boli, an important town in Asia either side, the police I suppose, were Minor:
The reasons for the shortage are not far acting under orders from headquarters.
Owing to the cowardice of our men and to seck. Practically every foreign en- but no engine driver wonth of the Boyne
disobedienen to their religion, the cuenry was going to carry them a step further. en ole see it, sense end, munity here, save the Germans, has
a train that they knew They remained in was not going to travel, reading papers defled the tombs of our Sultan.: If our greatly increased during the past year or and talking, while a sergeant with near powerless to drive out the enemy in compared with the population before revolver in his belt kept another squad of from these sacred places we demand your and during the war. The last Census authorisation to leave for the front. Let men on the platform,
out to discover them give us their arms and we ourselves taken in the Foreign Concessions, in 1913, The passengers got whether there was any chance of reaching will defend our soil, honour, and religion gave the total foreign civil population in Galway. A young frish Volunteer at Let them over at home or fee, but one those arvas 4-3.003. The total included least I suppose he was one-told them, not day they will meet us face to face in the to sorry and took possession of the next world. We declare we trust in God. 2.178 Japanese, 644 British, 412 Germans, platform in a quiet efficient way, and even and demand to be sent to the front as soon 149 French 147 Americans, and 141 Ras British officers went to him, not to the as possible,
ians. Enquiries in British and American police, for help..
Signs are accumulating that during this respite from attack the Kemalist influered!
official, quarters yesterday showed that the heads, laughing at the mishap we had Intion against his forces have been more a little under 1,200, whilst the stable Ame Most of the passengers shook their is waning. Risings of the Turkish popa- British population is roughly estimated at
petticoats and with shawls over their heads frequent. Nevertheless, savage reprisals o rican population has increased nearly hing of the present system of nuncial
OFFICERS' DILEMMA..
tumbled into. but two old women in red
The number of
As most people know, the Bishops in China art supported and maintained by Great Britain, the United States and Canada. No doubt in time to come, the Chinese National Church, when it is created, will look to those three countries for yet long time for Bancial support and the selection of fitting material for the Episcopate, but in other respects the Chinese National Church will be indepen dent, though it will be in close association with the English Anglican Church, as in Anglican Church in Australia; and as will be the National Church in Canada, which this year, after a sentirry's supicet by the Church Missionary Society, now for the first time became a separate in- dependent entity. Already one Chinese Bishop bas been appointed, and there is good deal material from which other Bishops can be drawn. Chinese clergy is already large, while the work carried on by Chinese lag workers is
Charch there will be a complete remodel also very effective.
With the creation of a Chinese National
threefold. There is also a considerable allocation. Hitherto funds seat out by floating population, residing in Hotels all organisations like the Church Missionary Society have been distributed, through local. of which are full.
The strength of both representatives. A scheme has not been the French and Italian communities has evolved under which the available funds ündoubtedly also been heavily reinforced will be administered by provincial Synods
to which delegates will be appointed on a ducing the past year to two. The most strictly numerical basis of Church mem conspicuous feature of the increase of bership, due provision belag made for the foreign population; however, is the sudden representation of missionary and kindred interests. In other words use Benods will influx of Russians and Poles. During Formed the lines on bich
on
Trudo Based on the comparative returns of recent months hundreds of these nationals Union Congresses in this country are men and woman suicides is the swertion have flocked to Tientsin. A fair propor control everything, finance educa-ion and customarily convened. Such Synody will are Jewish felt addressing the tion of them are of the wealthier class, who missionary effort, and it is satisfactory Medico-Legal Bociety, that women are inppiest and at their best from the age could no longer endure the difficulties and hardships in Russian territory that even of 3 onwards.
He challenges the popular idea that the wealth could not altogether overcome, young woman is queen of the carib, and whilst there are others who have to figh that at sweet seventeen she has the world
rehels have been carried out. Many Greck kept muttering. God help us God, will we ever reach Galway at all?" and and Armenian villages in the interior have a little crippled boy with freckled hair been destroyed in revenge for the Greek put his fists into bis eyes and wept. advance. It would seem that Kental Pasha Everybody pressed round to comfort him hoping that his fast card Bolshevist and to slip pennies into his hands, and aid will not fail him. his gulps became les, frequent.
The British officers-they were dressed in mufti-began to get Impatient, and suggested that they might themselve, go down to the garage and find a motor. Stay here, the Volunteer told them. They would go nowhere without seeing him firat.an in charge, hone there
He politely, not brusquely, that he wished to impress on them that the Irish Republic was the governing body in that part of Ireland,
As we stood arguing. Whalyver you do," said the Volanteur, "don't lose your sense of humour.No," said a cheerful white-haired man. "I'm more likely to lose my temper.?
THE ANGELUS.
WHEN IS A WOMAN HAPPIEST
DISILLUSIONMENT AFTER 35.
at her feet. * Life undoubtedly becomes a hard battle for existence. Most of them more pleasant and attractive zo women
to learn that every missionary organi tion now in the field in China has taken of the new National Church." part in, the constitution of the machinery,
-Indeed a Conference will probably La' held in May next in Shanghai, in which
the car with young women. told them have passed the ideals of girlhood and the great mare merely refuge | Christianity in China, due apparently to
The Angelus bellrang, and all the after they have reached 35, he remarked, are of the educated class. It is this in all the interests which will be affected will be represented, and, to "avoid overlapping, loquacions groups fell silent as the men.
More faung vomen commit suicide be vasion that is primarily accountable for it is expected that one or two organisations took off their hats and crossed themselves tween 1 and 3 than young men, but once the sudden development of the housing Dow in existence will abdiente in favour and said their prayers. The first motor the latter age is attained the position is question in Tientsin, but it is a factor of the newer development This Confer arrived, and a young ran threw himself entirely revered. Men suicides are that is likely to disappear sooner or later, ace is likely to be attended by all the into it with his bag. The Volunteer raised largely in the majority"
While a certain number of Rustus have Bishops in China; as well as by all those his hand.We must enter for the Indies Why are women so much happier ex.ablished basinesses here during retent interested in religious work Brat," he said, “Come out." He filled after 35 For one reason, because they times, and are therefore likely to remaja, The Bishops, who have come home speak have na settled in very appreciatively of the prospects of exactly what fure they should pay, and reached disillusionment. They have lerests here. then went off dawn the platforur and arrived at a stage when family ties become from Russia and Biberia, and are sojourn the official dethronement of Confucianism, brought back the crippled boy in his arms so much more binding, and the love of ing here to obtain surcense from the harsh and to the advent of New Thought, which The little chap had been, in a hospital in children wakes them cling to life at all Bess of life in these lands. When Russia is turning men to Christianity to soo what
alone. He went costs. They are able to give time
They especially the emerges from her trials, and life in that it has to offer to them. off in the car. almost time, sitting on a young priest's knee. carlier years, went to the pursuit of ples doubtles return, for they are, practically Chinese authorities to Christian work, Volunteers then promise dthe next two sure, 31y own belief is that not only in exile in China. Some of them, possibly, upon the trust placed by the Chinese in motors to the officers, as they were on a should every woman be beautiful, but she will endeavour to return to European Bus Western methods of education controlled holiday, and the rest of us had to be con- can be so if she gives her mind to it."! in diretly communications are reestab by the Church of the friendliness exist. tent with the promise of a lorry.
lished and the political situation is ing among the various Protestant organ- clarified.
isations, and of the great openings for the With the exception of the blocks of teaching of modern knowledge, which et- residences Greeted in the British Conces plains the avidity with which the Bishops sion, off the Racecourse Road, and in the a whole are urging the return of part - Seven hundred and thirty-five," French Concession near the new Park, off of the Borer Indemnity, as that it can be corrected me, witir a patient smila.
The Bristow Road, and the numerous villas applied to this specific purpose in some Then three more motors arrived, and built in the Russian Concession, there has form or other. It is therefore regarded" we het off after a wait of about three been comparatively little building con- as a hopeful story which the Bishaps have hours. It was not exactly furious driving, struction for foreign domestic occupation to tell and the movement will start with it was more like travelling on comet during the past two or three years. The the maximum of goodwill. We ripped through a land of stone walls growth of commercial and industrini in- Un precisely the sate lines, a similar up stony hill and down stony, date, tili tervals, however, has necessitated wide Church of India is to be created so soon we found ourselven looking down on the spread building activity, and many impor as the difficulties presented by Blato
tant structures, such as the Kailan Mining Endowment and finance are surmounted Administration, Jardine Matheson & Co., The Church Enabling Act will help, and and the International Bank offices, eta, here again the innovation will be intro are in course, of erection, House-building duced at an early date. the increase of poptistion and ever if has completely failed to keep pace with
Dublin and was trable to smile by this acquisition of beauty, which in their country again becomes tolerable, they will lay stress upon the goodwill shown by the
I strolled down the platform, seeing two papers on the bookstall, one" called Sport I bought them to see if they bad
anything to say about railway travel ling in the Lloyd. George era. I came back and watched the jackdaws, who were skipping about in the air, making jeering noises. The children in a school play ground across a field did not even jeer at us, but went on with their games..
OF TO GALWAY."
7
gone,
-the
Well," said I, it has already been going on seven hundred years."
he
grey waters of Galway Bay. We met one covered van filled with policemen and rifles. We met an officer in uniform solitarily driving his motor.
Is it safe," I asked my neighbour, for an officer to go about like that!"
Why would pot it be he asked, fr amaller, the housing problem would stantial construction campaign during the
the influx of people from Siberia had been Hasn't everybody the right to 80 where soon have become marked. The situation immediate future are by no means, bright. Unfortunately the prospects of a sub- he likes if he's not "carrying arms munitions 2 #
has been aggravated by the unsettled con- There are numerous obstacles to the de
million
Опо
A length, half the policemen got out of the train and marched off down the road to their dinner. Four remained on the platform, the rest of them stayed in the train with a determination worthy of Casabianca. The engine-driver then began to shunt the train back into a siding, where all the train but the mailvan was uncoupled. Then he got hold of the guarda van, somebody put on steam and rushed through the station off to Calra, while à porter put his head out of a window, called out a farewell Pip-pip"
It's queer time, as the poet said during ditions in China. A considerable number- Langhin its on the platform sent the war, and a queer world. During the of prominent Chinese officials and ex-velopment of building enterprise in Tient
The vital factor here is the lack cheer after him.
whole day I saw no example of ill-nature themselves with places of retirement during official, and politicians, have provided Beging that, the engine was
uring of adequate financial facilities. on the part either of a Sinn Feiner or Line and marched back to the platforms, neither. If there's bitterness it is not the from political life, and numerous other considerably, and the money market is police in the carriages got out on to the of a policeman or of those who were their temporary or permanent elimination simply unprofitable to build houses at the present tinio, and until exchange drops but they were too late to catch the Galway Fault either of the people or the palice, owners or tenants become involved in peri more elastic, local Compadie, will not em
establishments are retained in caso their train. Then the lorry arrived, and a but of English statesmen, who confess
bark upon building enterprises, mass of climbed into it. Laggage to themselves willing to incrifice a
from the periodical changes in the politi the right of us luggage on the top of us, five rather than admit that Irishteen are foreign: Concession eminently necessary building only on the ten years purchase
leading
Institution here, the Land Invest cal situation and find retreat to, a our knees higher than our chins, our feet the equals of Belgians in their capacity We omited to mention the rapid growth of system, whereby its client pays 20 per cent. ment Company, is now we understand, lost among everybody else's feet, women for liberty." in shawls, commercial travellers,
the Italian Concession above, simply because of the value of the land immediately, and THE LAST OF ALL myself bundled together like fowl for the It is obvious that the Government has factor from the viewpoint of the foreign
it, has never become a vory important refunds the Company's total capital oat Then the lorry broke down. There's down the railways, as though the world
now decided to blockade kreland by co resident, since most of the residences for land and building within ton years never cne thing happens but another thing happens. Then they took the lorry to were not already crying out under a recently put up in that Concession were at a monthly rental, based upon compound
superflaity of suffering. Is their object
constructed for, or have been acquired by, interest at the rate of 10 per cent. The pisces, disembowelled it, bit it with wrench in the wrong places, twisted overy of the Irishmen I have met seem co with this feature of the problem have pa have staggered residents a decade ago. to goad the Irish into insurrection Most wealthy Chinese. The restrictions that price of land has very appreciable in bave been imposed in some parts to cope creased of late and transactions have screw and wire in it till it groaned and dent that their people will refuse to bo
recently been effected on term, that would departed this life. Then we got out and
so gorded. They seem sure, too, that there doubtedly mitigated the wors waited for the other motors to return from will be no famine even if the railways quences, but it is practically impossible
conso The rental assessment tax which, before Galway while we starved on the foodle rover run again.
amalgamation, was 3 por cent,, le now remove this grievance, altogether, Ip platform, and the old women groaned for "The last and struggle, the last of some respects the habit of wealthy Chinese 10 per cent, whilst fire insurance is also
benvy. Under normal conditions" "the":" a cup of tea, MANA
all. It could be ended tomorrow for officials to erect Funkholes in areas foreign population of Tientsin is bound to with the expansion of trade and in Therty Five years ago it could have been has been productive of grent-advantage, now phase was going to last. Maybe done for ten shillings worth. Last year notably in the case of the Italian Conces year, maybe for ever," he said. Another it could have been done for fifteen shil sion, which or its remarkable develop man added: This is the last fallings worth The struggle had been going meat during the past few years very struggle and the last of all."
on for only seven hundred and thirty five largely to the Chinese. (Continued at foot of next column,) ·· years.
(Continued at foot of next column),
zatırket.
735 YEARS OF IT.
And
to
I asked a man near me bow long this the ordinary twenty shillings worth for under foreign contral" and administration of the circumstances, if would seem
that the only ground for hope in the future rests upon the hongs employing con siderable foreign staff acting upon the policy of constructing suitable accommoda tion for, their foreign employees.