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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES, [TUROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE SITUATION IN IRELAND. POST OFFICES EVACUATED AND PRISONER RELEASED.
LONDON, May 7th.
In accordance with the decisions reach- ed at the Frish Republican Army Officers Conferenc, the Anti-Trenty forers are aracuating the Post Offers recently maized'ir Dublin and 10% prisoners cap-
kenny, mentioned in a cable on the 3rd
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 9г¤, 1989.
FAR EASTERN CABLE
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NEWS.
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STRAGGLING FENGTIEN FORCES | GENERAL WU PEI FU PROCEEDING
TIENTSIN, May 8th.
It is understood that there are a fow Fengtien troops remaining at Tientsin and
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE WAR IN THE NORTH. | Peking..
OFFICIALS IN DISGRACE.
WU PUI FU DEMANDS HEAVY COMPENSATION
PROM CHANG."
PEXING, May 6th.
TO TIENTSIN.
PERING, May 7th General Wù Pei Fu left Fengtai by special train yesterday morning with the
BRITISH LEGION, EXTENSION OF ACTIVITIES,
It is surely something” of “n“ record, particularly in the present condition of n ancial stringency, for an organisation whose branches number overa thousand and whose
TROUBLE ON THE SS. "KINSHAN."
CHIEF OFFICER STABBED BY COOLIES,
Nown of the high handed methods adapted by the various Chinese Labour Guilds employed on shipping work in the
The various reports of the cutting of intention of proceeding to Tientsin. He activities are almost exclusively confined to Colony is well. illustrated by an unplon and disarming of Fengtien troops at was racorted by three train loads of Third social sorvices on behalf of its members, to sant incident which cocurred on the
Tongku, Lanchow and elwhere are not confirmed.
Division troops, while the Fourth and sort after hundred pounds to the capital (account after paying all adminstrativo “ex- Thirteenth Hixed Brigades were also desponses out of the intent on invested funds, Such is the proud boast of the British patched towards Tientsin. The Eleventh Legion, on whose behalf a big push" is
increase the membership, so that it many in truth claim to speak for the whole of the ox. Service cus
A Mandate issued last night states that LAST OF THE FENGTIEN FORCES Division marched eastward along the being inaugurated on March 31st, in order to
Yeh Kung Cho and others instigated" the civil war, and that they cannot escape punishment for the crime.
LEAVE LOAFA,
TIENTSIN, May 6th. The last of the Eengtien forces are re-
railway.
The Feagtign troops are not offering any resistanco and it is evident that the
turel by the Pre-Treaty forces at Kilang Ship* Yi' (nominally Prime Ported to have left Laofa last night Chikli forces could capture thousands by keep alive by means of one great brother.
Minister). Yeh Kung Cho (Minister of
pressing the pursuit
A mandate sued last night appoints
inst, have been unconditionally released, Communications), and Chang Hu (Min:+trucks were sent dp with the object the Minister of Interior (Kao Ling Wei)
INDIAN PROVINCIAL LIBERAL CONFERENCE. STAUNCH ADHERENCE TO COS STITUȚIONAL 'METHODS.
לו,
BOMBAY, May 7th.
At the Provincial Liberal Conference, presided over by Mr. Sastri, a regolution was passed calling for staunch adherence to constitutional means, and urging an "acceleration of puo towards complete self-government, with immediate stapy to
„Întroduce full responsible government in the provinces, The resolution also -demanded the reduction of "litary
expenditure.
"FURTHER FIGHTING IN
ter of Finance), are dismissed from their offices, deprived of their ranks and merits, and are referred to the judicial courts for punishment.
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All the Mukden troops are ordered to mediately withdraw beyond the Great Wall (which they are feverishly "enden- voaring to do), pending further orders from the Government.
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The Chihli forces are also ordered to return to their stations.
Altogether a dosen huge train-loads passed through Tientsin, and numbers of
shepherding the fugitives through Tien tail. Many are retreating by, road north- wards towards Tientsin, and the Man churian frontier.
Feath of serious looting at Tientsin have much lessened, but precautions are
still taker.
There was some fighting at Machang yesterday afternoon, and a retreat from Machang was ordered.
The Fengtien forces requested nume
It appears that General Wa Pe" Fu demanded the dismissal of Chang Tao Linous trucks, which were not forthcoming as well as Liang Shih Yi, Yeh Kung Cho It is understood that they are retreating and Chang Hu. He also insisted upon the payment by Chang Tso Lia of by road eastwards. -$20,000,000 as compensation to the Chilli forces, and $8,000,000 to recoup the losses of the people in Chihli,
Obviously there is a complete debacle everywherë, and further fighting westward The Government today, is considering and southward of Tientsin is most unlike the question of Chang To Lin and the appointment of his successor, for which, and serious resistance anywhere is very CROWD DISPERSED BY MILITARY.Son Lish Chan and Chang Ching Huai
are both mentioned, with greater sup pore in favour of the former.
RAJPUTNA,
SIMLA, May 74K. Fresh agrarian trouble has occurred among the Bhils in the Sirohi state of
Rajputan, 3,000 of what concentrated in defiance of the authorities. They were dispersed by the military, bering to the billa after eloveň bad horn killed.
FLIGHT OF LIANG SHIH-YI
TIENTsis, May 6th.
It is ported that Liang Shih Yi ba fed from Tientsiny
CHANG TSO LIX'S SUCCESSOR. PEKING, May 6th.
It is
improbable.
f.
T
to, concurrently net n Minister of Com
munications.
TENTIN, May 7th.
All danger of koting at.Tientsin is con- sidered to be over.
A CLASH NEAR TIENTSIN.
PERING, May 7th. The Chihli and Fengtien troops clashed near Tientsin-
The Peking-Mokden railway telegraph
and telephone wires are cat...
PEKING-HANKOW. RAILWAY CUT.
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HANKOW, May 7th. A radway cut north of Kwangshui is reported. Chao Ti has taken sides against Wu Pei Fu. There was fighting yesterday at Chengchowho. Today there fighting at Sinyangchow. Chikungshan is isolated, CHIHLI SUPPLY TRAIN FIRED ON.
PERING, May 7th. was fired on near Changehow, this morn
1s reported that a Chihli supply train
ing.
is still intact
This position,
PRESIDENTIAL. REPRIMANDS.
store in getting into its ranks all who have served in any of the Forces, thus helping to hood that lofty spirit of true comradeship, which in the waz animated all ranks.
self-abnegation, and of outstandingloyalty
of
Kinsha inat Thursday, when the Chief Oficer of that vessel was
was stabbed on
the buck of the hend by 4 coalie.
The trouble arou between the carre coolies and the Government Indian watch- mun "employed on vessel. Those watch men, from all accounts, have not been Sing a great deal of satisfaction and the coalies have The Legion sela, great omplaints
had occasion to make to their
attitude
towards complaints as to tham. between an Indian ship's watchman and
On Thursday a quarrel are a coolie. The exact nature of the quarrel we have beon unable to gather, but the | affair_grow into a melic between the watchmen on the ship and a number of coolics. The Chief Officer, Liout. Gibra R.N., went to investigate the matter, and after a lot of trouble managed to
separate the ombatants, but not without force. When things had quistened down the Chief Oficer turned to walk away when he was suddenly struck in the
back of the head by a coolie with a carpe
hook A scalp wound about three inches long was inflicted. The coolles then dispersed and it is understood that no arrests have been made. Mr. Gibson, after having his head dressed, was able to carry on with his dutica
The British Legion, it will be remembered, is the comprehensive name given to the amalgamation of societies separately known as the Comrades of the Great War, the National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers, the National Fedemtion of Discharged and Demobilised Sailors and Soldiers, and the Officers' Association. The Legion already has 1,700, 'branches in England and Wales, and it is hoped that this number will be considerably increased
as a result of the membership campaiga which is to be waged throughout the country from
Arising out of the incident, the Corgn March 31st to April 8th. At an inaugural
Coolie Guild made a protest to the own luncheon at the Savoy Hotel on March 24thers of the vessel, the Hongkong. Clanton at which the scheme was propounded, the and Macao Steamboat Company, for the president, Field-Marshal Earl Haig, who Officer to be removed from the service of presided, further explained the high idends
the Company. The coolies enlisted the for which the legion is striving. He was sympathy of the other labour supported by, among others, General Sir Ian They refused to have the matter guida Hamilton and Major-General Sir Frederick gated, as the Company rightly promised Maurice
to do, but asked for Mr. Gibson's prompt To appease them it was finally transferred from the 4.3. Kishan, which is on the Canten run to the sa. Sui Taś which is on the facno run.
Chovel, that Lieut. Gibson should
Lieut. Gibson has been in the employ of the Company for five years and ha proved to be an excelleat officer and the
ship's officers and men speak very highly
Guilda for their most unreasonable de of him ex a man.
No justification has been offered by the mand, which shows the high-handed mas ner in which they are now prepared to - deal with the local shipping firms.
Earl Hato, in impressing upon those organisation, said it was laid down in present the non-political nature of the their constitution that the legion existed A Chibli detachment was sent to deal to perpetuate in the civil life of the with the situation.
Empire and the world the principles for CHANG TSQ LIN'S SON.
EUNGCHOW BRIDGE INTACT.
which we have fought; to inculcate a sonce of loyalty to the Crown, community, State, TIENTSIN, May 6th.
PENING May 7th. It is ofheinily reported from Tientsin classes; to make right the master of might; and nation, to promote unity amongst all The rumours that Chang Tso Lin's so that the Laungchow bridge, which was re to secure peace and goodwill on earth; to had been killed are not confirmed. Prob-ported yesterday to have been broken, safeguard and transmit to posterity the
It is being guarded by ally be, has gone to. Mukden with his
Japanese. It is believed, however, that Principles of justices freedom, and de father.
no Fengtien, forces have reached Mukden mocracy, and to consecrate and sanctify This afternoon, General Puo Kwai RAILWAY AND TELEGRAPH SER- Tso Lin plans to halt at the Great Wall service and helpfulness." That was a fine country behind us to-day. We want them and therefore it is assumed that Chang our comradeship by our devotion to mutual country was behind us. We want the tko a previous cable; from Siria, dated--Ching-the former-Manchurian-militaristy
VICES INTERRUPTED. «
ideal, and be could assure them that the not to forgat_that_the_wen whom they is mentioned as the successor to General
in az endeavour to politically, imporganisation was trying to live up to it. so loyally assistal then are the ex-Servient thang Tso Lin.
TIENTSIN, May 8th.
(Cheers.) By way of illustrating the men of to-day. Don't run away with the expected that Generals Tang
Yesterday was a day of varied and excit.
amonat of work involved, Earl Haig menides, because you occasionally hear of black, Ching Lin and Yin Kwei will replace Chang Ching Huni and Chi Chin Lic, ing incidents in Tientsin. Yesterday morn
PERING, May 7tb tioned that 720 personal applications were sheep, that the whole of the ex-Service The vernacular papers state that Lu dealt with each week, 3,500, lettera | men are wrong They are not. They the Tuchuns of Chahar and Jehol.
ing's train for Peking returned, and rien, and Targ Uch Hsuan have been number despatchel.
Taung Yu, Tano Yu Lin, Cheng Hung were received each week, and the sume lave exactly the same spirit which animat FENGTIEN FORCES HOLDING UP
The whole of the ed them in the dark days of the war, but if STATIONMASTERS. · ported that the Fengtien cavalry had cut reprimanded as instigators of the present administrative expenses had been met some of them appear to be disgruntled
PEXING, May 6th. the line, sawn down telegraph poles and civil strife
without drawing upon the donations of the because they are somewhat disillusioned, It is stated that the 5rst two are public or upon other funds, which he can you wonder at it? Some of these dis holding the station. The Fengtien forces, i
social work was being done by the clubs the sake of their country, and I want the however, Bed or were captured on the MILITARY MOVEMENTS PREVENT established by the legion in bringing all people of this country to be patient with
classes together and by helping in educa- them." (Cheers.) arrival of a train load of Chihli troops
tional work. "The legion can play a very from Tientsin. It is hoped that the rails
great part in winning the pence," declared A military special train manned by one Earl Haig. "There are many parts of the 1 is reported that General Chang Tso way and telegraph will be restored to-day, officer and ten men each of Americans, Empire," and, indeed, of the whole world, message published yesterday, bad been Li insisted upon Sun Lish Chun he was and it is also expected that the Tsin-Pa from Tientsin inst night, but the military importance that the heart of the Empire British, Japanese, and French, arrived disturbed at the moment, and it is of vital command in the field, not because he was released ou a bail of 816,000. was in qualified for the work, but in order that line will be open to-day..
movements are preventing traffic to-day.hould be sound. (Hear hear.) It has been mediately re-arrested on an old indic-Son Lich Chun could share the odium of
SHANGHAI NEWSPAPER OFFICES defent if success were not attained, ment, charging hip with criminal
Chang. Two Lin is recognising in Sun Lich anarchy.
Chun a dangerous rival in Manchuria.
PEI FC PROMISES CHILI WU
April 14th, I was stated that fighting had broken out in several villages of the Sirohi Bate of Rajputoa, cwing to the refusal of the gatives to pay taxes. The military operations had such a salutary effect that the trouble had apparently terminated-]
JIM LARKIN RE-ARRESTED. on foot along the Mukden line are hold it, the wires at Yangtatu, and were l'accused of helping to finance the Fongtien thought was a very fine record. Valuable Igraütled people have been through hell for
CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL
ANARCHY.
NEW YORK, May 7th. Jim Larkin, whe, according to a cable
EARLIER CABLES.
GENOA CONFERENCE,
CRISIS STILL UNSOLVED.
PARIS, May 7tb.' The crisis at Genoa has not yet been solv. ed. A French report says that Mr. Lloyd George told M. Barthou that France had
The Fengtien forces who are travelling ing up the stationmusters and demanding funds, thus blackening the good reputa tion they have gained elsewhere.
CHANG TSO LIN'S SCAPEGOAT.
PEKING: Alay 6th.
TROOPS WILL NOT ENTER PEKING.
PERING, May 6th. A delegation from the Peking Chinese Chamber of Commerce visited General Wo Pei Fu, and the latter promised, that the Chihli troops would not be allowed, to enter Peking.
VILLAGES LOOTED.
Bands of Fengtien troops are waader ing through the countryside; some are looting villages, and one party of 3,000 created much alarm, as they approached the ex-German concession, but they did not enter.
Forces.
escape.
› RAILWAY TRIFFIC.
PEKING, May, 7th,
BOMBED.
Major-General Sir F. Mavnice, in detail- ing the work of the benevolent funds, suid they had been able to prevent absolute destitution amongst these who had fought. But there was a great deal more to be for their country and their dependents. done. The first object of the British asked why I am talking so much about the Legion had been to bring about co-ordina British Legion; why I am not at the Grand tion of the voluntary efforts on behalf of National day (laughter)—or why I am ex-Service man. A great deal had already SHANGHAL, May 7th. not sunning myself in the South of France. been achieved in that directions and it offices of the China Timer.
A bomb exploded lust evening at the It is because I feel we have an opportunity all matters of relief work the first thing to Ashabbily-dressed man threw a bomb
before us which may never recur, of bring. be considered was the prevention of over- into the door-way, afterwards making hising all classes of the country together. lapping, and it was with that object that, The pursuing Chihli forces are round-
(Cheera) Of course, there are certain the Unity Relief Fund was started. It was... ing up the fugitives and several skirmishes
No material damage resulted, heyond number of Bed Flaggers' about, excellent worked in two parts-one to provent an occurred not far from Tientsin.
breaking windows,
fellows-for one or two of whom I have employment as far as possible, and the CURLEW'S" CAPTAIN HELD UP DIAMONDS MISSING AT SHANGHAJ. minions (laughter) but we have the men With the assistance of the Admiralty the recently obtained passages cut to the Do-other to relieve cases of actual distres
BY MACHINE-GUN FIRE.
SHANGA, May 7th. who remain behind, and I am proud to Legion had been able to inaugurate schemes Owing to considérable machine-gun and A French jeweller staying at the Astor have any man in the legion who has fought for the employment of ex-Service men ingling, carrying the Captain of the disappearance of diamonds valued at the rising generation, for upon them the otherwise have gone to Germany as a co- H.1.8. Curlewe, was unable to come up Tis. 32,000.
futare depended, and it was only by looking sequence of the rate of exchange. As re yesterday afternoon. H.M.S. Murazion
NO EXCUSE FOR INDEMNITIES.
after them that they would have a sound gards relief of distress, that for the most went down and found the fighting ended,
nation in the years to come. "I am per- port was given in kind. They had dis abdl escorted the Chingling up the river. HÜN YAT SEN BACKED THE WRONG HOnse. fectly certain," concluded Earl Haig, "that trilated £83,000. during the past year,
Several trainloads of Chihli troops have passed, dropping cavalry en route
LONDON, May 7th. if we can bring all classes into this more mainly in the form of food, boots, and for rounding up any fugitives.
The Manchester Guardian is an edi ment we shall be, like the British Empire clothes, and on the employment side they torial. says that Dr. Sun Yat-sen has and the Old Country, thorongbly sound at distributed £70,000 mostly as loans apparently backed the wrong horse and heart." (Cheers.)
Against that their administrative expenses must now, readjust his diplomacy
had been £3,900. He did not believe them was another fund in the country that was so economically administered. Cheers.)
"
perfect right to turn to Belgium when tion to congratulate Wang Huai Chrifle fire across the river, the ice-breaker House Hotel has reported to the police for his country,”. They had also to look to breaking up ships of war, work which would
General Wa Pei Fu asked the delega- upon the good order ho had maintained in Peking throughout the lighting.
TROOPS TRAINS AT TIENTSIN, TIAETHIN, May 6th.
required to choose between Belgium and Britain, but this chivalrous attitude was not without some ingratitude to her loyal British ally, who might be rendered less A number of troop trains from Laola exclusive in future in the choice of and some from, Machang paved through Allies.
M. Barthou contended that Tientsin early this morning. The occup-
ANOTHER FENGTIEN BRIGADE Frazee was only maintaining a prin- ants were mostly oiderly.
One train fired a few shots at the
CAPTURED. ciple.
British Volunteers guarding the railway in
Considerable fighting developed the vicinity of the golf course, but there were no casualties, and the fire was nothinglianguben ending in the capture of more than a brigade of the Fangtien
FIGHTING ENDED IN PEKING REGION.
His Government hoped for the continuance of close relations."
NOT A QUESTION OF CHOOSING
BETWEEN BRITAIN AND
BELGIUM.
GevoA, May 7th
ever
returned.
TIENTSIN, May 6th
A train with Allied flags in front of the engine and carrying Allied detachments
(Continued on nezt column.)
M. Barthou has made a statement that proceeded to Peking with materials for the he had been instructed to support Bel-repair of the line, which is broken in the neighbourhood of Langfeng. There were gium's demand for safeguarding private also some papengers on board this train. property, which the French Parliament and public considered justified; but he emphatically
denied that there had been a question of choosing between Bri tain and Belgium. He referred to the unforgettable heroism and ancrifices of Britain, the British dominions, and Bel- gium, and declared with emotion that they loved both Britain and Belgium. NON-AGGRESSION PACT USELESS
BELGIUM HAS NO CONFIDENCE
* IN SOVIET.
PARIS, May 7th. The firmness of Belgium's attitude to wards Russia was voiced by M. Theunis is an interview with the newspaper Le Matin. He declared thas Belgium had no confidence in documents signed by the Soviets. He would not budge on the question of private property, and hoped that the conference would engender new confidence, but feared that such confidence
forces.
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PEKING, May 7th. With the exception of the rounding up of mall groups of scattered Fingt en troops, military operations in the Peking region aro coded; but the outpost dis tricts are steadily strengthening.
A FINE RECORD OF WORK.
J
The important fact about the fighting, Colonel E. C. HEATH, general secretary that no excuse has been given for for- eign interests to send forces to China to of the Legion, speaking of the work of the exact preposterous indemnities
for organisation, said they put the question of Another branch of their work was the educa damages.
finding employment for disabled men first tion of children. That was most important, The upshot of the fighting gives little and foremost. The King's Roll scheme bad ( because it was on the future of the children hope for the consolidation of China, as evi done a great deal in finding jobs for disable that the country depended. Their anbiety dently her great unifying mind has yet ex-Service men. It had met with a grati- now was whether they could do in the future fying response, particularly from certain as they had in the past, for under the great classes of business men, but with by no economies that were hoing effected, in the menns as largo a response us it abould have Services they were faced with a sepond had from Government departments and demobilisation. Just at the moment when public bodies. The Legion had been trying they were getting grip of the problem to rectify that state of affairs, and had met they were faced with a new gre, and that brostem could only be met by the nuity of all classes. (Cheers.)
to come....
YUNNAN CAREERING TO
- RUIN,
According
PATH.
Tang. Chih. Ling, the "Military Commi TIBETAN TRIBES ON THE WAR with considerable succs, but there was one sioner of Hsuanhuafu has arrived at Kalgan and taken over control from Feng Shou Ming. The commandant the Chibli Second Brigade went to Chabar from Kalgan yesterday with the same object.
2,000 Fengtien troops from Jehol are re- ported to be approaching Tungchow as they are not aware of Changtsoling defeat, WAR DAMAGE TO BE ASSESSED.
to correspondence from Lichiangfu, worth-west Yunnan, it would se that the unrest of other parts of China were in comparison only a touch of spring fever,
section still a long way behind, and that was those people who put above, their shops the Lord BURNHAM, in proposing the health Royal Arms and called themselves Royal of the chairuna, said they must all havo Bern Warrant holders. He thought in addition impressed by the statement made by Major- those people should be able to display the General Maurice. It was a record of worr King's Seal. (Hear, hear.) Since its done, at a very small rate of administrative foundation nine months ago the Legion expenditure, and with far-reaching, results, The N.G. Daily News correspondent had been able to find work for many of which the Legion had every reason to be states: Yunnan is in terrible state, thousands of men, and it was hoped that in proud. It seemed to him that the work of All the soldiers have been withdrawn connection with the big developments about the Legion was essential to any properly from here and went to the capital to fight to be undertaken by the Underground rail-conceived scheme of national reconstruction evasive, as it would be useless to sign was very resnote this morning are full of preparing to march towards Kaifeng down to Eichiang; if they do there is no able to rectify 1,500 cases and completely Lord Burabam said the lot of those mez the civil war over the governorship, way systems of London preferenes would be (Hear, hear.) Referring to the discharges The Tibetan tribes have sater-Service men. With regard to from the Services consequent upon the It is reported that Feng Yahsiang is hungtien and threaten to come right pensions, up to date the Legion had been recommendations of the Geddes Committee
WITHOUT RUSSIA. He thought that Russin would probably refuse to accept the terug offered, and Eaid that the non-aggression pact would be it good thing if Russia agreed to it, but all would be over if her answer were
without her.
SOVIET DESIRES BASIEH TERMS.
GENOA, May 7th: MLitvinoff; interviewed by Reuter, regarded the Powers' conditions as going Ick on the agreement reached in earlier conversation, and considered that they must undergo modification before a settle- ment could be reached. He hinted at the Feasibility or the matter not being settled at the present conference, but referred to a special committee.
(Continued at foot of next column.)
The newspapers rumours regarding Genoa,
Five commissioners are visiting the torni damage. way area for the purposes of assessing the
ample; Le Journal states that the Busing.
where military preparations are proceed-thing to stop them-except the Yangleze. to turn over 204 cases which had been was a sad one, the more so because much of
As an ex-
sians and the Czecho-Slovaks, initiated a treaty on May 3rd, similar to the Ru German agreement. RUMOURED POLITICAL RESIGNA
"
OF MR. LLOYD GEORGE. A more improbable rumour in the same paper is that Mr. Lloyd George is con- templating resigning from política in order to write his memoirs, for which certain: publishers have offered £8,000.
have shown opposition, to Wa Pei-fu is crumbling with revolt and the country the Legion had been assured of the appeal did not come so quickly to the public It is not believed that Cho would The whole northern border to Yunnan is turned-down-by-the-authorities. Recently the glamour of the war-hai-gone, and the spite of promises to support someone is everywhere unanfe.
bandita" hold "up caravans_indiscriminate
Lathe south, sympathetic support of the united churches heart. This made it all the more necessary ly in the north, the Tibetans kill and They had all promised during the forth for an organisation such as that, capable of harry. Meanwhile trade with the Tibetans coming campaign to pray for and preach deiling in a common-sense and heman is at a standstill and the fair here this about the work of the organisation and to manner with such cases, to see that those. month promises to be a fiasco. Half the help to their utmost by their spiritual men some of them the very pick of country in under opium crop and the Colonel Heath, when we were in the aud rightful place in civil life. (Hear, bear.) assistance. “During the war," said the Services-wore heiped-back to their price of rice soaring
GENERALS TO BE OUTLAWED. Probably Cheshufan and Shenai will be declared outlaws, bet it is pointed out that the war against Fongtien has reach ed a stage where such pin-pricks would not endanger the Chibli position.
After this, the deluge!
of Ypres or on the sloper of Gallipoli, the i Earl Hain suitably acknowledge the com....
(Continued at foot of neat column.) pliment