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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES.
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GENERAL WRANGEL.
OUTFLANKED BY TROTSKY.
It is understood that the whole staff of Lady Muriel Pager's relief mission, in the Crimea, comprising women doctors, nuses and Sisters, has reached Constantinople safely.
BLOCKADE OF RUSSIAN COAST.
LONDON, November 15th.
It is reported from Constantinople that a blockade of the Russian coast along the Black Sea has been declared and that British torpedo boats are patrolling with the object of preventing the Bolsheviks From communicating with the Turkish
Coast..
BRITISH NAVAL ORDERS.
THE HONGEUNG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1920.
BARLIER CABLES. THE ENTENTE CORDIALE.
LORD NORTHCLIFFES VIEWS.
PARIS, November 15th,
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GREEK ELECTIONS,
M. VENIZELOS TO RESIGN."
PARIS. November 15th.
A Havas message says :— According to an Athens message the Greek elections are likely so disappoint the Venizelists' hopes.
M. Venizelos is expected to resign office.
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HE. THE GOVERNOR.
HE. THE GOVERNOR-Honourable gentle men-Before proceeding to refer to one or two points which have not been referred to either by the Director of Public Works or the Colonial Secretary, I should like to 67 how much I, as Head of the Goveru ment, appreciate the remarks of the mem ber for the Chamber of Commerce with re- ad to our three colleagues bere; but I would also like to say that we shall get much more work from Mr. Chatham in this Council before he retires; otherwise I niy- self would have referred to his retirement,
by posts.
are only carrying out the normal functions Navigation Co. has given £5,000: the structed to change the heading and make carry double the number of people they now in the position it was years ago. With rotch as that of Postmaster-General or Trea
of police-work.
BOLSHEVIK TROOPS: TO ENTER
CHINA.
Malay States, the East Asiatic Company, that it is the intention with regard to the Ferpac Mr. POLLOCK-I should like to extra charges. The Council. "may rest adapted, to the work or not, while the post A Moscow wireless message reports hai Bank and the Chartered Bank of sele gaol, except for a few cells in the neigh ask when the unofficial members said they assured that the Government will do nothing an extremely good man in the post. That
did not want the tram to Wanchai Gap. to prejudice this important interest of the
as_st present.
Colony
Farrangements were made for khe Masing of "Anyone who has been through western I think the Colonial Secretary dealt the land in this vicinity an additional sum « Victoria or. Faumati will agree. Wa have very fully with the question of the rider COUNULLA
of Are conta a fool was put on for the sole waged incumans warfare to get the streets main system. : The reason for introducing purpose of providing for the reclaiming of reaso-ably cisar and I submas it is unfair this avstem was that a Bill had been pass- (Commurd froße patjade)*t, ta
the site...- The Government has to provide a that we should be asked to maus ficcnons ed by this. Council providing for the with- that it is the opinion of Government that siderable expenditure because it bas to indiscriminately and then to put on extra drawal of the service to the houses gene-
trala
ong cats about Police to chate them off from pillar to poq, rally unless meters were introduced, and the Shipping Companies and Merchants
#180,000
The Government got 138,000 for 1,000 to give a sunly to the people from public bere are esther to proud to substitute The hen mamber referred various licences as against 9,000. It is not proposed fountains only. That was the reason why The papers are devoting much attention Government protectieiiance, We have had palate in connection with the housing ques to reduce the numbers by taking away the rider main system was applied for and
what i may call, self-reliance. The Government has become vory licences; all hawkers who now have licences ultimately introduced. LONDON, November 15th.
to an interview with Lord Northcliffe recent crispondence on the subject in re much more strier in the master of penalties will have them renowed. If more than Contrary to expectation the Bolsheviks which has espeared in Le journal des gani to broaching of cargo and thefts along recently. In the first place, after the first 7,000 are needed licences will be given to The main object of the meters, of did not storm Perekop, but, by an un-Detals. Lord Northcliffe states that the the water front. It has been pointed out lapse, treble or quadruple rates are put on, now applients in special cases, aut all in course, is to economise the water supply that the European Police along the front and then a more substantial We hav® | because a license is refused to a person that extensions of the waterworks to maintain
Eno in addition, the conical-district. It is not true that and prevent the necessity for further great. expected ruse, the calavry outflanked French and British peoples often experi-conid, Lu doubt, do much to remedy this and finally there is General Wrangel's army. The Bolshe-ence considerable difficulty in understand viks. favoured by the hard frost, crossed ing one another's ways. The trend of thick, no doubt, that they could make the The question of the allocation of $300,000 | is trus in many cases that a hawker takes in the future, must be attended by far grea-"; way of the transgressor considerably harder with security has been answered in the out a licence and carries on a trade de afer expense than hitherto. My hon. friend, the so-called Putrid Sea" and attacked their mind is different yet Britain and but this touches only the fringe of the question which the hon. member put at an cover for criminal practices. You cannot in in my left (Mr. Parth referred to the de- General angel from the rear leading to France are indispensable to one another.ject. The Governnions, in a letter Joer earlier stage of this westing. In the same a town like this have both the mediaeval sirability of encouraging the introduc- bis rapid and irremediable: collapse. Lord Northcliffe admitted that France is a pointext out to the Chamber of ComTM connection is is hoped that the Government and modern systems, The native idea of [tion of new contractors. It any contractor ·
merce that in their opinion the remedy lies will assist the community at He Man Tin the uses to which public thoroughfares may General Wrangel was personally com-
can show me that he has some experience. manding the remnants of his army against paying rather too much for British coal in the hands of the persons concerned to build a garden city in Rowlocu
There is considerable laxity in the matter regard to the same subject the Government the modern school of thought on the subject wocks elsewhere, I am always ready
property be put is not in accordance with of work, and has carried out successfully 170,000 Bolsheviks who were command-and deprecated the policy of placing her of the supervision of the cargo and guais as speedily as posible in marking out land and I think it is reasonable in the interests include his name in the list of contractors ed by Trotsky himself. A French war in this respect, on the same tooling as carried shout the barbour. For example, in the Ho Mun Tin district and hoped very ship waits to take off General Wrangel, certain neutral countries whose attitude goods lie all night in junks and lighters shortly to come to some arrangements with traffic control and the management of the eligible for tendering for Government If he is driven to Bight. General Wrangel
without any supervision and then the owners the parties interested in the building of generally that these licenses should be works. The ban. member also mentioned express surprise when on goods, reaching certain number of houses there. It is also honourable member also mentioned that The within a reasonabla. fgure.. attributes his rapid defear to his mutinous was rather ambiguous during the war.
in a casual way the desirability of utilis.. army. This Bolshevik success, following -Renarding reparations by Germany. Anterien it is discovered that bricks have the pesce with Poland and other western Lord Northcliffe stated that great troubles been substituted for tin. The; cual is not making out land at Kowloon Tong and there might be abuse in connection with the in level spaces to the south of the Kow- border states; establishes the Soviet ma be expected to arise if France does weighed from the lighter to the godown and spa there are being advanced as issue of himited number of licences. I do loon hills for recreation purposes. power throughout the remaining portion of not maintain stout her point of view, shortage occurs. Sous owners pay their cheap land and easy companies as not think so. All present holders will be would be glad if he would show me where communication will entitled to a renewal of their licences and these level spaces are unless he refers to the former Russian Empire. At Germany can pay and shall pay. Be-launch coxswains a fixed sum for running very largely solve the housing dificulty. It new applications are carefully inquired the swampy places lying to the left of the
sides, the British people has decided that expenses which is a direct inducendent for hund in the recent allotment of money into picks
Taino road near Tarkoktur, 'TROTSKY GIVES NO`QUARTER.
There are There was a recent case that the large majority of the applicants LONDON November 15th.
Germany should pay. Lord Northcliffe the theft of coal
where a ship employed uumber of coalies were men of straw who had no possible excess water, the rider mains were not given of af Kowloon that can be turned into re- With regard to the proposed charge for practically no level spaces that I am aware The latest-telegrams from Constan- expressed we hope that at the next one and quite by accident a large gang of cargo security to give. Their only suggestion was at the request of the Chinese. It must be creation purposes without the expenditure tinople state that the Bolsheviks are giv ference France will show unshakable broachers were discovered at work broach that the Government should provide the borne in mind that they were given also of a considerable sum of money. ing no quarter. General Wrangel's forces firmness in standing by her British friends
Only one enable the Government to check the use and the complete evacuation of the Crimea who cannot forget her Eve years of in-cargo in the middle of the day. I think houses at a very cheap price.
that if shippers and employers of labour made a definite proposition and be bas been has been decided upon. The Red" tense suffering. The best industrial and operated more in providing proper super givet vary cheap land at Fanling and half of water and their primary object was that success is stated to be largely due to the agricultural districts of France, he said, vision, the task of the Police would be con- the cost of his breed at Fanling and half when the shortage of water came in the winter to cut off the water from the Chinese The hon. member har expressed strprise tenement houses, and keep down the supply use of poison "as. They admit, however, will take years in reconstructing. The iderably lightened, and the services render.
fact remains that Germany stands quite ed be more effective. I think I am right in that no steps have been taken to proceed to one hour. If they had it for anything the loss of 30,000 killed.
saying that in Singapore the European with the proposed tramway to Wanchai over two hours the Chinese turned on the untouched.
for were something like 40; here it is Gap. 1 am the more surprised because the 1805 and I think In Ceylon the European ancifcial members, who are members of the ad wasted the water. Now we have a force for the whole island is nothing like a Public Works Committee of this Council, supply lasting throughout the year and the large is only about twenty-three. advised that it should be left out. I would wastage in very great indeed." I think the hon. member would prefer the tax to having In regard to the prison at Laichikok, a mention that a very rough survey has been to take water from the street fountains. large sum for which was recently voted by prepared and a very tough estimate of the Various difficulties no doubt exist as to the the Council, I think the staff is quite ample cost is two lakhs, without taking inte incidence of the tax. There is no definite to cope with the present situation. The account motive power of any description, statament, as to increased fees, it is simply her, member referred to the possible intre even supposing we took it from the Hong propuced so add to the revenue from this duction of the chain gang. This is hardly kong Electric Company. One reason why it source.
With regard to the Cadet Service, the the intention of the Government: The pro- is not going on is that we are providing As regards the question of the buoys seier unofficial member asked for informa posal is to use some prisoners to cover over new road at Wanchai Gap and another
in the harbour,
tion on the subject of the efficiency bars and raised by the the refuse dumps at Laichikok and aderenon eoncerns the proposed enlargement of Hon. Mr. Parr, the suggestion to generally on the question of the general LORD MILNER'S APPEAL. quate steps will be taken to see that the the Peak Tramway One of the reason increase the fees has not been gone scheme of payment by seniority instead of Ho also for the Wanchai Gap Tramway was the into at any length. The cost of everything small service as this it is extremely difficult prisoners are properly guarded.
The position is that in such a SATISFACTORY RESPONSE.
drew attention to the question of a separate inadequacy of the present tramway to the even the cost of pasenges on the ships of to fit the right man into the right poss LONDON, November 15th.
heading for the Police and Prison depart Fesk. We are negotiating with the Pook the hon. member's or company-have gone because the man who is expert as a police The Admiralty states that the British
LONDON, November 15th. ments in the estimates. It is a mistake Tramway Company to bring the tram down up Fory much indred and there is no naval forces in the Black Sea have been in connection with Lord Miner's appeal and the title of Superintendent of Gaoks is to Queen's Road and to enlarge the care to reason why the Government should remain magistrate may be the senior man in his ordered to observe strict neutrality and the Pennsular
class and under the old system when a post and Oriental" Stearir quite right. The printers have been in
enrry. I hope the arrangements made will gard to emigration Tees our fees are cont Government of the Straits Settlement, the it a separate department. I may also say result in a greater increase in the carrying siderably below those of other ports and surer fell vacant you had to promote
of the cars.
the figures show that we can put on thosean to the pass whether he were the best each 2 000 the Hongkong and Shang-new gaot at Nganibiwan that it should be the
might junior officer who would prove. India each 1,050; the London Rubber bourhood of the Police Court. The acreage that M. Tchiteherin has sent a message to Trade Asociation and Messrs. Harrisons and Felice school, as compared with the absence, I think, Mr. Pollock.
is something over fifteen acres for the gaol
HE THE GOVERNOR During your
is not a very satisfactory position. Another the Chinese Foreign Minister stating than and Grosfield, each, £1,000; the Govern
1 may in conclusion, express my deep was that she work was very unevenly divid
objection to the late system of classification The COLONIAL SECRETARY-The hon. mem- in response to the request of Chinese ment of Hongkong and the Government/acreago of 1.7 acres on the present site: It troops, Soviet troops will enter China to of Fifi each £500,
is proposed to employ prisoners in quarryber also referred to the military land appreciation of the complimentary words expressed by the two hom members with
in a small service like this, and also assist the Chinese against the Semenof
ing stone lying on the northern boundary Nathan Road, Kowloon, and expressed the regard to myself but which I think areept a man back from premation for quite hope that there would be hearty co-opera- rather deserved by the service a whole office and it was extremely hard for a man "detachments, who have entered Chinese
long time because his seniors were in UNKNOWN. WARRIOR OF Manchuria, but will withdraw as soon as
I will now refer to the question of education between the military and Government their task is accomplished.
tion; to the inadequacy of the European on think matter. We can sure him running of the operating the smooth to be kept in class 3 (or text to twelve staff and of schools for teaching English.
The project generally isoning of the Government maching is
entirely due(Applause)
years on that account before he could get mentioned by the senior Chinet member that the
promotion. I came to the conclusion, and they should give up that area of Commerce I think in this case the along Nathan Road, known as Whitfield which the Hon. Colonial Secretary, did not effect of the war has remained. Men were Barracks; that the European troops should refer was to the question of private practi taken out of training for five years and be accommodated at Gun Club Bill and toners being allowed to attend, their own On behalf of King George the there is a great shortage at hours where King's Fark, leaving the golf course intact Patients in the Kowloon hospital
The COLONIAL SECRETARY That is the British Government and the Argy Coune they can command almost any price they and that natire troops should be to the porta intention of, the Government. The Morning Post correspondent at c General Sackville West and Generale. Our system of advertising at home is and cast of Kowloon city. It is hoped that Hon. Mr. POLLOCK am not convinced Santa Margherita states that immediately Ducane laid three beautiful wreaths hardly good enough I think. They simply we may be able to take over the military after the signature of the Adriatic Treaty on the tomb of the unidentified French put in the sterling anlary and make no hospital and that a new hospital for the wacha nechal members refused the the Italian and Jugo-Slav Governments soldier.
reference to it being as a shilling follar or military would be built on one of those bills Wanchai Gap tramwagi signed a defensive convention against the
The COLONIAL SECRETARY It way diso got a man contented to do the minimum below, or the fact of cheap house rent and | directly west of the Comens Works. The restoration of the Hapsburga.
free passage, and Mr. Tanner, the Head smoke nuisancs will have to be abated. With Cussed in Committee and it was agreed that of work for the increment. There is no reason why you should allow a man. the scheme should be omitted. master
"Queen's College, who has gone regard to the U.S.B.C., it is proposed. of
to proceed from top to bottom of the scale home on leave, has been asked to arrange that this should be on the site of the present
doing only a minimum amount of work, on the spot that candidates may clearly parate ground at Whitfeld
and being sure of his incrementa. For understand what the position is
The Frays East Reclamation is being The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS: this reason two halting places have been PARIS, November 12th:
The Hon. Mr. HOLYGAZ said they could pushed on as quickly as possible. The pre-in regard to public works which have not made one at £600 and ong at £900. not advertise free quarters until the Govers liminary work is very heavy and two ongi been dealt with by the Hon. Colonial think that is the only satisfactory solution. "Havas message says: "h
neeft-have been at work. As soon as figuree Secretary I would ask permission: Brst to and under this scheme really good men will The aregate proceeds from Statement provided them. Excises and Monopolies exceeded in work was in progress and that a large sum reference to assistance to the Ki Tack marks relating to myself which have fallen subject the hon. member drew attention to The COLORAL SECRETARY replied that the are ready tenders will be called for: With express my deep appreciation of the reget, promotion In connection with that. October 53.000.000 at par being 4 of money had been provided for us for moments or ferry and motor-bus HOLYOAK). It has always been my en- departments showed blanks on page. 17. The increase
making from the hon. member opposite (Hon. Mr. the fact that in the Estimates certain of more £20,000,000 On the question of vernacular education I arrangements tår over those in October, 1919, The
think I may say that the Government is service. We-baye referred the proposed deavour to maintain the high standard of reason for that is partly as a result of this importation of manufactured articles is in sympatty with the views expressed. schedule and rates to the Kowloon Residents excellence of the public works generally change in clasification. It was desirable decreasing steadily, and, in proportion, Owing to the efforts of Mr. Lau Chu-pak Association and we are merely waiting till the conditions in the French industry are and the Confucian Bociety, they have bene they inve given us their view,
which had been established by some at to place the Cadet Service under a separate least of my predecessors in this Colony, head. This system le followed by the improving.
fitted largely by public subscriptions The The hon. member suggested appointing The hon. senior unofficial member Federated Malay Staten and Ceylon after. Government vote is not a very large on Commile to discuss and report on the referred to the necessity for the prompt considerable experience in trying to make a vote of $10,000 this year for this work, feasibility of the Naval Wireless Station dealing with plans for alterations to build things clear. It has the disadvantage of especially. This question is very largely at Stonecutters being used for commercial tied up by a lack of vernacular teachers. purposes. I think the matter has been ings and new buildings. Provision is not enabling anybody to sea at We are trying to remedy that by training fully discussed and it will gorve no useful made in the ordinance for a very liniited the total cost of a department, but I guar- men at the University, With regard to | purpose to discuss it over again. It has period within which plans must be dealt aztec nobody has been ablo to ascertain For the first time in the history of the technical education, the Government has been pointed out that the station is not with and if he could bring to my notice what the total cost of a department was fargely increased the grant, recognising that powerful enough and the system on which any case in which that period has been officer pus into a department as a substitute ta Hongkong under the other system. As Jewish national movement the Central the higher classes are more expensive and it is run is not fitted for commercial work exceeded. I will be glad to investigate it would draw part of his pay from das dentur Executive of the Zionist Organisation has require more efficient, teaching. I am not in the ordinary sense. With regard to the According to the ordinance the is ment for his previous position and part sent out a special emissary to the Jewish sure of the exact figure, but I think the general question have here the report of who deposit such plans may proceed from a department in which he was tem LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
Communities of Australasia, India and grant for the top class has been raised from the Imperial Wireless Committed 1919-20, the buildings if no intimation of disapproval the Far East. This step has been taken 54 to $50, that of the intermediate class which considered the whole subject of wire. is received within the period stated. With Poly placed, and this gave a very con
siderable amount of annoyance to the AUSTERE OPENING OF ASSEMBLY, as one of the corollaries resulting from from $20 to $30, and of this lower class from loss clegraphy throughout the British regard to the Prays East Reclamation socounting officers, as the hon. Colonial the acceptance by Great Britain of the $16 to $90. The hon. member for the Empire. It is apparent to everybody we scheme I can only say that some delay Treasurer will tell you. I can see that at GENEVA, November 15th Mandate for Palestine with a view to its Chamber of Commerce referred to the grant cannot stand alone. We must have stations will necessarily result from the visit of first sight it look rather curious to find all The first plenary meeting of the being reconstituted as the National Home to Holy Trinity College, Canton. Not only linked up in order to get our manages Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice to investigate departments given in the Estimates without Assembly of the League of Nations was of the Jewish people. The mission with is there a vote of $30,000 for this year, but through to England, Am
the question of harbour improvements any heads, but I am sure when you get used opened this morning with but little cere- which the emissary is entrusted is to ex-a sum of $30,000 226cently been paid. The CoLoytẨM SECRETARY then
generally and the establishment of wharto the system you will agree with me that mony. The austere interior of the Re-plain the significance of the Peace Con-In order to ancourage the College Society, several extracts from the report to show fage and railway communication on the it is more satisfactory, formation Hall, where the league foreference decision to English-speaking com it has been made, as far as possible, a con- the difficulties of the question, mentioning other side of the water. It was necessary gathers, was filed with a black-coated munities overseas, to extend and streng. dtion of the grant that the College: must that stations are proposed to the erected in to have a great deal of information pre-aid with regard to Magazine Gap Road, With regard to what the hon, member has assembly. The only patches of colour then the branches of the Zionist Organise an equal sun. They have already got India, Singapore, and Hongkong.
The Hon. Mr. HoryOAKI have read the pared for his benefit and the staff that I confox to certain amount of sympathy were the scarlet clothes of the ushers. Sation. and to raise funds for the further their first $50,000 and they will be in a
position shortly to get tho remaining sum; report very carefully myself. What I wish would be otherwise engaged on the Praya with the hon. member, and I may say this There were a number of vacant plates ance of the Jewish settlement in Pales I am glad the hon, member recognizes the to emphasing in that we must have a diation East Reclamation work has had to be one of the points which I differ from when the President of the Assembly, M. tinere case Hymans of Belgium, ang the bell. M. Mr. Israel Cohen who has been chargourselves. The next point raised is in re waiting til, the imperial wireless chain in
fact that we cannot carry the whole burden We must gei one at mce. It is no so taken off for that purpose, some of my official collesgo I think, The hon. senior unofficial member re- however, some of the fears expressed by the Bots, the President of the Swiss Reed with this distinguished and difficult gard to the allocation of building grant introduced. This morning paper reports ferred to the motor road from Chamber-ho, member are rather unnecessary, I do public welcomed the dolgates mission, has been an ardent follower of the promised allocation to St. Joseph's is messages between Bordeaux and Shanghai lain Wood road to Magazine Gap. In that think the road is desirable. It will open The election of a permanent President the Zionist movement since the day when $10,000 to Holy Trinity, Canton, 360,000; and New York and Manila. It is absurd to case also the question was referred to op new sites and will relieve the imtolerable resulted in M. Hymans receiving 35 outts founder, the late Dr. Theodor Herzi,ed to St. Mary's, Kowloon, $20,000, (not wait. We must have it even if we have to the Public Works Committee, consisting congestion on the Peak Trandway, at least of 41 votes.
frst issued his call to the Jewish people, definitely promisedy. For Fairlied sa West. The CELOSIAL SECRETARY-In reply to were unanimous in recommending to that the Colonial Bocratary has given why for it ourselves of all the unofficial members, and faey we hope so, Peak Tramway will, wo and for many years has been an active and tophen's Girls School, to be located in
improved, and that is one reason prominent worker in the cause. He has End Park, we have a total obligation of Mr. Lau Chupak on the question of the construction of that road. I am aware of the Wanchai Tramway has been dropped had an interesting and notable career as $12,000 and speaking from memory I think hawkers: I sur astonished that Mr. Holyoak course, that my hon. friend Mr. Pollock LONDON, November 15th. journalist and lecturer and is the author that 180,000 of that figure is in the catinate, has expressed his sympathy with the hon. was absent from the Colony when that for the moment. It certainly will tako In reply to questions in the Hons of of the two important works, Jewish and there is a balance. With regard to the member's remarks. E am surprised because occurred but I think he should have itaway is possible and I think it is highly- sometime before the improvement of the Cammons, Mr. Lloyd George emphasised Life in Modern Times" (1914), which Queen's Status Wharf, it is the intention Mr. Holyoak mentioned some time ago, that out with his locum tenens in the first in desirable that the road should be provided that every possible step is being taken to has been acknowledged as a standard of the Government to build a large wharf the increase in hawkers was a nuisance to stance before complaining of the insertion to relieve the congestion I think the protect the police in Ireland, The Govers-work on the subject, and The Ruhleben with ample accommodation for launches. Immer traffic The question of hawkers is of this item ment was simply enforcing the law in Irs Prison Camo (1917), the best and full has been proposed that there should be primarily not only one of irallic control, Hon. Mr. POLLOCK I entirely dise The reads have many uses but playground,
danger to children is slightly araggerated. “Land, and thought that it was doing it! est account of the principal British cywill cost $150,000, it is possible that it will admittedly difficult for the Government to agree with the hon; member, Why for children is not one of them. There is
long pier. In addition to the fact that it but of good order, and cleanliness.: It is accesfully. The Police were suffering in internment camp in Germany, Boavior casualties because they were no
block up the area now used by small state exactly the numbor required in the should not I gave my own views on the no serious danger to children if they are Longer remaining in their barracks as they
fauchen and yachts in the vicinity. It is puso interest before they transgress into subject, and why should I not express properly looked after. The road will by had to do before until the Government was
possible that this whart could be made, to a public delsance. They admittedly squns them
A 201t. wide, and we are not depriving the ready two or three months ago, but were Under the terms of the Czecho-Blovakian serve for the pier of the future which will with their stalls all about the thorough The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS: children of an owls they have habitually going all over the country enforcing the Property Tax Act industrial companies will be in keeping with the diguity of the surfares and litter the place with refpes and I merely wished to mention that it was used bockuse the road is: practically on a Law and therefore running, greater riske, be allowed to pay the greater part of their rumdings, fall have to gon Sir Maurice add very considerably to the laborys of the not a matter which had been inserted by new line. There was overwhelming evidence that the contributions in shares, so that the State FitzMaurice on the matter. With regned Banitary Departmees in scavenging the Government without reference to the power and authority of the law was being | will now become a partner in many borine,,, fo Public Works Extraordinary at Leich). They insist on selling their wares in a pro- ungffidui mombers and that the work established throughout the country.
undertakings.
kot it was fully understood that when hibitel ares and generally chastruet traffic. had received their unanimous support.
ADRIATIC_TREATY.
FOLLOWED UP BY DEFENSIVE
CONVENTION."
LONDON November 15th.
KINEMA PANIC.
-6 CHILDREN KILLED 10 INJURED,
NEW YORK, November 15th Six children were trampled to death and ten were injured in a panic caused by shout of Fire" at a kinema theatre. Two of the proprietors have been arrested on a charge of manslaughter. MESOPOTAMIA OPERATIONS.
SUCCESS OF BRITISH BRIGADE.
LONDON, November 15th. The War Office communique relating to Mesopotamia states that the 34th Bri- zade advancing from" Samava northwards,- seized the bridge over the Euphrates at tamadullah. Two hundred insurgents counter-attacked, but were driven of. The British casualties were over 40. The insurgents lost more heavily,
OUTLOOK IN IRELAND.
FRANCE,
TRIBUTE OF GREAT BRITAIN.
PARIS, November 12th.
A Havas message says E
FRENCH TRADE.
DECREASE IN IMPORTS OF MANU- FACTURED ARTICLES.
A ZIONIST EMISSARY.
MR. ISRAEL COHEN.
and the member representing the Chamber gide would ge over to the other The Hoa, Mr. POLLOCK-One point to the Secretary of State agreed, that the
scheme Taare
read
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
farer and better course would be to pay a man on the plan now adopted so as to be certain you can employ sa to the which he ie it. That only involves the best advantage and put him into
pait for abandoning of the system of classification. There is a danger under this system, of
course, that you must always be prepared
hope
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glance