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OCTOBER 19TH,
TH MR THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION IN JAPAN.
FORE AT CHILDREN 'B
DEMONSTRATION.
GOVERNMENT IN FAR EASTERN:
RUSSIA SLOW BUT SATISFACTORY NEGOTIA
· of
TIONS WITH CRINGTO
Chue of the most - impressive and extra ordinary sights ever witnessed in Tokyo was
MRS. ASQUITH AND HER
HUSBAND,
THEIR FIRST MEETING
Continuing ber memoirs in the Sunday Tamas, Mrs, Asquith describes how she first met Mr. Asquith-at a dinner.
** The dinner was fir the House of Con-
~MARRIAGE ALLOWANCE.
ARATES UNDER BRITISH ARMY
SCHEME ANNOUNCED.
Under a Royal Warrant recently publishe ed as an Army Order the existing separation, parents, dependents, and family allowances are to be discontinued, but & new allowance to be known as the "marriage allowancs, will be issued to
The Feking correspondent of the Peking to be seen as the afternoon of the 10th and Tientsin Times on the these bad met when 12,000 Japanese Sunday-school mons and I at peas to Henry, I was an interview with Mr. Kaurin, the Chirbys and girls, in gay kimons-mess of tremendously impressed by his conversa
the Far Eastern Republic Delegation, at present in Chins for the purpose of thens fats whose ages ranged from four tim and his clean Cromwellian lace. He the families ut soldiers in substitution for separation and kindred allowances, Where, reopening trade relations with this Goy to 11-secompanied by thousands of their was different from the others, and, however soldier has enlisted or realit ernment. da
After the agunt formalities of introduce teachers and parents, and a band, walked although abominably dressed, had so muched on conditious entitling him to the tion had been unrried out at the corres in procession through the streets, singing Personality that made up my mind at once continuance of the exising separation pündent I asked Mr." Yourïn if he could! and carrying, emblematic banners of red, that there was a man who shit; help me allowances or kindred allowances, he may continuo to receive the same so long us throw any light on the telegrams that hat
and would understand everything. After been recently received, in Peking record pink, yellow and blue. The route started dinner we all walked on the Terrace, and the obligation under existing contracts of ang rints, disturbances and strikes in Cent Hiblys Park and ended at the main I was Battered to had my new friend by service reminias, prasided that he reverts tral Russia Mr. Yourin, in reply, stated
my side. Lord Tattersea cuffed me 10 the position existing before the that he was not able to give me much neng gate of the Palace.
This noisy, flamboyant manner, trying of the Royal Warrants of September 14, on the subject, but that judging from past The procession followed a rally in separate us, but wita tart and determina 1910, and draws the pay to which he would experience he had very little fear that Hibiys Parky attended by the delegates to tion this frontal attack was resisted and my have been catitled if the increased rates. Baything of a serious nature was happen the Convention. There was a proline dis- new friend and I retired to the darkest of pay in that warrant. had not been pro ing in Russia. He instanced how times the Pres hath killed Lens and play di day reworks and a balloon, shaped part of the Terrace, where, leaning over mulgated.
and like an airship, hung over the park The the parapet, we gazed into the river and The rates of marriage allowance will be Trost ky, how often it had been reported children sang hymus and enthusiastically talked far into the night. When we as follows for all ranks and for all stations. finished our concertation the Terrace was at home and abroad as From October 4th, that the Red Army had been completely cheered the foreign delegates, a dir da defeated and that the Soviet Governm The previous evening a concert was held deserted and the sky light 1920(a) For a wife, a od. per week: Tax on the verge of being overthrown, in the Imperial Theatre, where the stage At their next meeting, ways Mrswife and one child 19%; wife and two Yet, all these reports in the course of time,
He told me that, he had always crildren. 208. 6d. wife and three children, bail: bren proved to be untrue. It wasi was filled with chorus of a thousand, Asquith,
for the enemies of Soviet Russin to young, Japanese men and women, and the been a shy man, and in the wave this for each additional child. 3. (b) För magnty and exaggerate any litthverse Band of the Imperial Navy. An impresis true of his even now, but I am glad fildren where no issue is made to the wife as crushing defeat, and to minimise any sive programnic was gone through. mad, that I did not serve it at the time. He and for motherleg chiking child, as a little gauche in moviment, and second child, 7s. 6d. third child, a. istory they might obtain. He went on to the Pageant Diet Angin blushed when he was praised but I bave ed.; each additional child, as. As frutt say the it was quite possible that workers Smith, of Boston, received a magnificent never seen him nervous with anyone, or in certain distrets might have become distribute of flowers, which, he suggested, was embarrassed by nity sini dileman. He April 4, 1921, the rates of marringe allows satisfied and gone out on strike, ba symbolic of the very close friendship he retains to this day an incurable nodesyance will vary annually according to the strikes were taking place in every country, tween America an Japan. There was n When Heary told me he cared for me index figure for the cost of living as pub and it would be foolish to expect that packed audience of a thongand, who warmly that, unstilled inner voice which we all of Russia would escape then entirely In aplauded.
shear more or leys indistinctly told me I comparison with 1918-19, he said, the in
would be untrue to rusself and quite un dustrial reconstruction of Russia had
worthy of life if, when such a man came shown wunderful development, for at that
knocking at the door I did not fling it period there were only a few industrial
wide open... concerns working. At the present line many thousands of industrial concerns had opened up all over the country and even it a few of the workmen struck, the siftin tion in Russia would not be materially affected. But he was wire that even the reports were Inise geskidy
Lexi asked him to online how the Verkine-Udinsk Government had come
The Convention was being attended by many prominent Japanese. One of the outstanding features as the cordial reception and extended facilities which the foreign delegates was accursed by Japanese of all classes
shed by the Minstry of Labour. "Soldiers in respect of whon marriage allowance may be drawn are as follows:- Soldiers on the married quarters roll" and serving oldiers who are placed on the. marriage allowance roll. In future a Many of her friends Mr Asquith soldier, whatever his tank, will not bo
Friends declares, thought the marriage might eligible to be placed on the marṛized quar
ruin the life of a promising politician.ters roit until he attains the age of 96 METAAN OPPOSTION SHOW.
Others thought that for her to marry a years. Soldiers on the married establish Simultaneous wit
with the rally in Hibien man“ with a' ready-made family of child-Fruent on October 4th, 1920, may be placed Park there was a rally of 15,000 Buddhist and no money except that be on the married-quarters full without re children in Shiba Park, where songs and could make at the Bar was taking too! gard to their age. In addition to soldiers speeches were delivered. Baron Shibusawa many risks. Metadateng a serving continuously with the colours, the
politicians lectured lier on the duties
into being and what was the meaning of and others walked in procession. Some of Mrs. Gladstone and the other following, may also be placed on the mar
ern State, which was shortly to be held, He explained as tolkoa; —
Wheit à Conference of the representa tives of the people of Transbaikalin was called at the end of March 1920, it was' decided that all the provinces of the Rus sian Far East should be united. A Gor erminent was elected by this Conference." for the purpose at neomplishing the task which the Conference had drawn up
The Government, having this work, in perform decided to overthrow Semenoff. With this purpose, in view, an army was kaown as the "People's Re-"
As
any
the Russians consider should evacuate
the
vention attended the proceedings, and were given copies of a pamphlet on the Buddhist "ducation of children
CONDITIONS IN NA VLADIVOSTOCK.
ROBBERIES AND MURDERS
INCREASING.:
"A telegram from Vindivostock, says ----
Arashier of the Chancery Court has absconded with yen 60,000.
Robberies and murders are increasing" in number daily. This morning, the tele graph office was raided and yen 10,000 faren. A family of five was murdered and. the house afterwards get our fre
The financial position of the Govern ment is becoming critical. The new rouble now stands at 1,500 per yen almost equal Ing the Siberian rouble at the time of it withdrawal From currency.
STATE
LOTTERIES,
ן
minimum attendance of full days), to
wife of a possible Prime Minister. They Reservists and Special Reservists and were so eloquent and severe the 883 soldiers of the ferritorial Force when call- that at the end of it I did not feel at ed out on permanent service, or embodied, nil" sure that I should be doing the proper of attending annual or recruit training thing by sleeping with him Mr. Glad
a minimum attendance of 8 (subject to stone's opinion, however, was different days), or courses of instruction (subject to "He patted my hand and said he knew no one better fitted to be the wife of a great politicia than myself the case of Reservists, Special Reservists, lady friends and advisers made me and soldier of the Territorial Force called unhappy at this time, but fortunately for put on permanent service, or embodied, the me Henry. Asquith is a compelling person requirment that the soldier must be 28 and, in spite of the anxiety of the friends years of age will be waived. and relations, we were marriedent: St. Georges Hanover-square on May 10th,in, isso in respect of such soldiers during 1594
COL. REPINGTON'S BOOK.
BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE
GREAT WAR.
In cases where separation allowance was
the war, the requirement will also, be, waived - for the issue of the allowance during trujatog, etc. Marriage allowanca is normally satiable for legal wives and legitimate children or step-childzens/le is also issuable for any child born to tăn soldier and his wife before the marriage. It is issuable iz no other cases.
COMPELSORY ALLOTMENT.
Extracts froms Colonel. Reptagon's Firs Work War are very frank about Lord When a soldier, either at home or abroad Kitchener. While the people were hailing is not living with his family, either in Kitchener as the nation's naviour Col Bepington was writing. in November, 1915.
quarters or in lodgings, and marriage when Kitchener had gone to the allowance is being drawn compulsory, Dardanelles, in his diary Arthur Lee allotment will be deducted from his pay told me that if I wanted to come back at the following daily, rates and issued to. his colleagues would not have him and that this fantily in augmentation of the marrings. there were twenty members of the Cabines allowancs-Under sergeant, 2. per day; against him. The War Office for wears sergeant and non-commissionta officers of one broad contented smile and having lost higher rank. 3 warrant officers, Classes there is a deep sigh of relief all round. I and II The allotment will be the
orgy Army Semenoff would have been easily over hrean on account of his not having the support of any Russian faction, he -had
not been n
pported by the J
of the Japanese was da known at that tina absolutly necessary to have this point made clear. ht account military activities were ordered to be stopped after which negotin- tions with the Japaese were opened.
The first thing the Verkine-Udinsk Gov. erament did was to inform the Japanese that it was desirous Framiting the whole of abe Russian, Far East, stating that the people of the Russia Far East had to decide, their own fate, and that” order could only: Es secured by the Russian people
AN AUSTRALIAN PROPOSAL - theirselves, and
id not by Japanese gens s
and
There is said to be a likelihood of the For the naifcation of the Rusina Far Stag Cabinet considering the institution East. the Verkhne-Udinsk Government of State lotteries to raise funds to meet The difference in the opinion of helde whether the marriage allowance is wanted to call a conference of all Russian the State's obligations says a Sydney by those behind the scenes and by the rest drawn in respect of a wife, and wife and States which should be free from
ia cable.
The Treasurer (r. Lang) aysor the public is astonishing."
children, or motherless child or children; terference from the Japanese.
that while he is not enamoured of the iden A month later Col. Repington wrote in except that no specific allotment will be is for this purpose that the present of State lotteries a plan has been submit his diary Mrs. Keppel told me to-day made in the case of motherless children conference is now being convoked. Three ted to him of raising a loan by means of that had been offered fodia and hat where the marriage allowance is issued to main questions will be bronight before a loftery, which would seem to be a come refused it. All the minstry are pining to the soldier and allocated by him: When a it (1) To discuss the question of the ore paratively easy way of getting money dispose of 5 but 20 one can bell the cat. soldier lives with his family no allotment pation of Japanese troops in Siberia, who There would be a consultation on the lines is not on the pinnacle he once was but will be taken from his pay. No allotment
Tattersall's sweep, and prizes would the mass of the people hold to him. bring about the overthrow of Semehoft winning would not be cash the prizes the arrest of Sir F. E. Smith (Lord annual training or courses of instruction. Russian Far Eastern territory. Ta be ayable by ten year bonds. As the The book gives an amusing account of wild be required from Special Reservists cr soldiers of the Territorial Force attending, and the disbandment of his brigands (3) would adt be subject to the Federal tax Biskenhead) during a visit to France with To establish a truly democratic state in of 13. per cent. One advantage would be Mr. Bonar Law and Mr. Lloyd George when the family occupies public quarters, Marriage allowance will be continued. the Russian Far East, and to draw up that while the winner of a cash prize in the fundamental laws upon which is shalia consultation had to seek a safe invest Macready and Earl Haig went to see but a deduction will be made at the fist
"F.E." by arrangement with General be established in a
ment he would have such investment pro Major Winston Churchill in the trenches, rate of is. per day for all ranks, except In answer to my question na to how this vided for under this schemes Tickets He met Winston in his dug out where that is no case will the deduction exoced conference would affect
hirar. Yourin would be five shillings ench and the first they had a talk. Some time afterwards the actual amount of the marriage allow. said
prize £5,000,
there arrived the assistant provost marshalsace. Where families occupy public quar The calling o of this sorterenes will in
of the division and he informed "F.E." ters in Territorial Force Association build- no way affect my status as delegate
that he had been orered to place him underings they will be treated in all rospecti na of the Far Eastern State to China China or request the Far Eastern Govere and send him back to headquar if they word in occupation of military Negotiations had been carried on for como ernment to undertake the protection of marshal's office and after balf an hour's during ordinary furlough and sick fur- ters. He was taken to the provost quarters, Marriage allowance, is issuable time between the Verkhne Udinsk Govern
delay the latter's assistant came down and lough, meat and the other local Governments in Eastern that all were of one mind concerning the
but still the arrest persisted and he was cesse for known period of imprisonment. Siberia, and when it was found
was severely taken to task by "F.E. The allowance for a wife will cease in all foundation
Russian Far Eastern State it was decided that representation What form of Government do you a room had been taken for him for the allowares in respect of a wife is liable to. seat off to the Hotel du Commerce where undergone by her. The issue of marriaga should be made to Chinn for the roopen think the new State will take I might. The assistent told him that ha ing of trade lations immediately, and that is a matter" replied by Yourin, would have to go before the Adjutant Gen de sopped on account of serious miscon
has will be left to the Constituent eral in the morning at very arly hour not wait for the forminition of Assembly to acote :-There are," however, whereupon 4 F.E," said he would th
credens be Chinese to opinions prevailing, he continued AG. Sin hall first At Government if
For one is that is should be a federation with about 1 am and a few hours later they
time it as THE PROGRESS OF JAPAN. I asked M
be thought that a central authority, similar to that of the APAM turned when this conference had come to any United States; the other is that it should to go before the A.G. in half an hour, the British Consular Service in Japan, in up again and ordered him Professor Joseph H. Longfold, formerly of definite decision it would have the power be a centralud, state more nitay tune. refused and said that he intended the course of an article in the Finstrenth to compel the local governments to the orders (
ruling in England dies to aleen half anbour more and then take Century" da "Japan- great economic Bora Yourin's opinion on this subject an.
hour to dress. At the end of that Power writes His reply was-After the explanation I was, that, for the present, local self-govern- time have
given you before
concerning all ofment must exist, and that until unifica lacready who word to
all kanoTA!] disclaimed the States being of one mind, you must. tion has been secured they should be given the order of his arrest which he said was Japan, wealth that must be counted by see that there wil sensies arising, and, there disbyen greater powers than in normal ting, due to errors in telephone messed the people but to a fimited number of pro
DO thors he F.E. to
DE
conference of our minifi
tia's were quite satisi ich satisface
be no need to use force
"How about
Bemenet queried Semenil will not be taken as
Russian interests to some extent. Whe agree to carry out such duties, Mr Yourin tour the Far Easterd Government will
fald be did not know,
duct.
of The war has brought immense wealth to hundreds of millions. It has gone not to
WIDDE
od, he was of the opinion, that a strong, and see him. In the end Macrondy well-organized Central Government would had "FE went back to bed. Earl Haig be the best for a long
ong time to come. For had meanwhile heard of the story is Gen. a long timus affer the State had become oral Macready had reported to him
the cor living has increased fourfold Discontent is widespread; an agitation har been initiate for universal suffrage, and there has been a serious commecial crisis ment formerly learned its losone, from Europe, is becoming assertive of its righta and clamouring for, a large are in the joys of life. Neither electoral reform nor MrYourin pointed out that the to my c
nor commercial crises chocked the industrial the amelioration of the conditions of labour and that Central Russian Government negotiations were progressing between the noted Wiarton in good form but get development of England nor will they in Government himself, Bir 4 pan, in which and always bron
eration, he replied. Why, even the local government at Chita bas agreed with the consolidated as a whole there would be so Earf Haig seng Sir Philip Sassoon to Labour, learning 4 Tessons, as the Govern others on a pointa yan
I then asked him, # Will ynb, as repre- tries, that they could only be handled by proachable and Sir P. Samoon was kept
you many questions to settle with other onto lunch FE was not ap Antative of the Far Eastern Covernment, Central Government with wide powers. trotting backwards and forwards all the represent the Saving Government of Cen. Later on, however, when things had become morning At last he went to lunch and tral Russia
more settled, local self-government would sat as he said on Earl Haig's right hand Esfera Government was quite indépen
so way the of
and all was peace A ly toy question as to how the Writing Eter dinner at Lady
EVERYTHING SUITABLE FOR XMAS PRESENTS Forge Ofice of die Far Eastern Govern. Youria rophiod, has as present he was not tung rather bald, Winston's mos of This another great, awet, in degree, of patriotism
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ment, for it is not directed by Moscow in position to discuss details, but he could last navy debate has made his women folk and loyalty that extends to all classes and in any way. But, maybe under the cir way that they were going on lowly, but anxious for him to be prudent; but is unequalled elsewherd in the world. The cumstances of the withdrawal of recogni. tion of the Hamian Legation by the milyon against this saying that the recruiting Emperor has only to say the country needs. Chinese, the Moscow Government have Mr Yourin treated me in a very frank I was told that he had sat up until 4 brought the interview to a close, demanded hard hitting and ne compromise. either to send their own representativerte manner and took every trouble to make his am, with Garvin' before his navy speech,
(Confimed at foot of next column,) points clear to me
This accounts for the mess he made of it
and it is given shatever it may be life or property. How cia the progress of such
nation svér fáilt??