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LATEST CABEXY, (THROUGH 'REUTER'A AGENCY:) GERMAN REPARATIONS. EXTENSION OF TIME REQUESTED.
BERLIN, May 10th. The German reply to the Reparations Commission intimate, that it is impossible to fulfil some of the demands, including the imposition of sixty milliards of fresh taxation before May 31st, but it premises before then "to communicate a detailed plan in conformity "with the principle, of mesting the whole of the paper murk expenditure, by taxation and internal loans, and payments in foreign currency by foreign donas. The note finally requests the extension of certain payment, datos
LABOUR RIOTS IN AMERICA.
ARREST OF LEADERS.
CHICAGO, May 10th.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, PRIDAY,
A number of Labour Leaders have been detained, nilegedly in connection with the murder of two patrolmen in a running fight, following the bombing of two build- ing.
BARLINE GABLES. BY LORD NORTHCLIFFE,
A SPEECH
** BREAK-UP OF BRITISH EMPIRE."
LONDON. May toth.
་'་
The Empire Press Union, under the presidency of Lord Burnhamn, gave a lun cheen to Lord Northcliffe on his return from his world tour. There was a dis tinguished company, which included the American Ambasador.
Lord Burnham, in welcoming Lord REPORT ON THE ENGINEER-Northoliffe, described him as the best and foremost journalist who believed in the ING DISPUTE.
a great force, for press its universal goodwill and welfare
THE APPRECIATION OF OTHERS
DIFFICULTIES.
newspaper
Lord Narthelife. responding. dwelt largely on the Canadian eattle embargo, which has recently been the subject of
GENOA CONFERENCE. ANOTHER RUSSIAN HITCH.
Geox, May 10th. Another hitch has occurred in the prs:
tho Russian reply. Chicherin brought the reply to Genoa Conversation with Signor Schanzer, teok this morning, but after a last-moment it back to Santa Margherita to consult his colleagues with a view to alteration.
It is expected that it will be presented
sentation of
to-morrow.
RUSSIA'S UNCOMPROMIŞING
REPLY.
LATER. The Russian reply, consisting of twenty. typewritten pages, was handed to the Allies this morning.
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RUSSIA DEMANDS A BIG LOAN.
national committee of experts, on which
FAR
MAY 12TH, 1932.
EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].
SITUATION IN NORTH
CHINA. WU PEI FU LEAVES TIENTSIN.
THE
| INSPECTOR'S FLYING LEAP, ARMED MAN CAPTURED IN 'CAINE ROAD.
'A FAMOUS 'FAMILY.
THE HOUSE OF POLLOCK.
The Attorney-General (cousin of the Hon. Mr. E. E. Pollock, K.C., of Hongkong) A well-dressed Chinesis, smartly caught has been telling the world his family secrets. For a hundred years the House of Pollock by Detective-Inspector John Grant in has been furnishing distinguished servants Caine Road on Tuesday, was charged with of the Stato. In law, in arms, and in unlawful possesion of a revolver at the literature the apie has won honour. Sir Magistracy, yesterday, and wemanded. Ernest Pollock recalls with autoral A party of police were watching for pride that his grandfather before him was Attorney-General in the first and brief suspected armed robbery in Caine Road But and saw approaching four men whom this Administration of Sir Robert Feel.
to the soft impeachment that "the Pollocks they had reason to suspect. The police have been fortunate people" he replies that
"held up
the net, but one-believed their fortune has consisted in having large
TIENTSIN, May 10th" General Wa Pei Fu departed from Tientsin for Pantingfa at 6 ac morning.
The General opinion is that his do
Sic fortia Elpuria crevit. We are reminded one of the police. Inspector Grant hap partare indicates that he desires to de-families, in being poor, and in working bant. to be the prisoner ran away, pursued by monstrate that he does not intend to (sys Daily Telegraph of March 28th.)pened to be passing in a ricksha while of "the Victorian Lord Granville's apology the chase was in progress and he leapt dominate the Government.
for the fact that a good many of his rela | from his ricksha on to the running man, LUNDON, May 10th.
tions were in office His ancestors, he told who immediately drew a revolver. The CHANG TSO LIN DISMISSED! Telegrams from Genoa declare the
the House of Lords, had been uncommonly Inspector managed to overpower the Russian reply to be more uncompromis
PHXING, May 10th. prolific. Certainly, few man can boast, like fellow until the other police officers. ing than was "expected. It is believed
Ten Mandates were issued this aftor Sir Ernest. Pollock, grandfather who arrived and the man was disarmed. It that the delegates were at the last moment
had twenty-four children. But the Lord was intimated that further charges will instructed from Moscow to insist upon noon and this evening.
Chief Baron of the Exchequer had other probably be preferred against the pris recognition of the principle of nationalizaci tion and a loan of a milliard dollars, They dismiss Chang Tao Lin and refer titles to fame. Some time in the eighteenth oner. and to propose the reference to un inter- his ense to the authorities for punish-century there came out of Scotland one David Pollock, who set up a shop in Charing-cross and became saddler to King SWEDEN AND SOVIET. Russia would be represented, of the ment. ".. subject of war debts and of Art. VIL
They also abolish the Super-Tuchumship George III. His eldest son died Chief
COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT. Justice of the Supreme Court of Bombay; regarding the restoration of private pre-
of Manchuria. vesty of foreigners in Russia."
hia youngest, Field-Marshal Sir George
The Russo-Swedish preliminary concer Pallek, Bt., of the Khyber Past,cial agreement has just been submitted to OTHER QUESTIONS DISCUSSED.
the Stockholm Parliament. The agrees, GENOA, May 10th.
buried in Westminster Abbey, and his third son, Sit Jonathan Frederick Polment-which, we understand, has been "Notwithstanding evident 11 strong epicsentatives of the convening
by Reuter's correspondent, the general Chief articles. According to the summary sent
tenour of the document is not dissimilar Powers act and did an immense amount At a three hours' sess100 a of work.
from the Russo-British trade agreement, number of questions concerning Eastern
but Article 1 is specially interesting. Galicia, Vilua, Hungary and Bulgaria were discussed."
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4
5
General Feng Yah Siang becomes Tuchan of Honan in place of General The report by Sir William Mackenzie mach agitation in England, Lord North diferences of option on many points Chao Ti who is removed from office and lock, was Peel's Attorney-General, and in drafted in English-contains seventeen.
referred to the authorities for examina Baron. It was a son of his, Sir Charles
LONDON, May 10th.
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the
The Vatican memorandum has been re- ferred to the political sub-ccmmission.
cliffo regarded the embargo as a great who conducted the official enquiry into the slur upon the people of Canada and pointed mit that Lord Ernly, the war engine ring dispute, holds that the man time Minister of Agriculture, promised a agruent alone is in position to judge removal of the embargo. Lord Nerthaliffe insisted ou the fulfilment of that pledge the pressity for overtime, and must and said that Britain's position in the
world depended not an much an elever have the exercise of discretion up to an
nesa as on the fact that the national word finir of thirty hours in four weeks. The of an Englishman was held in high esteem abroad, especially in the Dominions. He pointed out that the loss of the American colonies started from small beginnings fie rejoiced that he had not joined the
LONDON, May icin. Government when rested in 1917, if
Replying to a telegram from the Con only because he should not like to ba regarded as one of thore responsible for gregational Union, Mr. Loyd Gorgo of the breakup of the says:-The humanitarian forces of the British vines of Canada: He added that the crumĉo against the tyranny of bruta!
managment is also retitled to deride whether any proposed change in working conditions is urgent and must be en
Terni immediately, but subject thereto,
THE NEW CRUSADE. THE TYRANNY OF BRUTAL FORCE
tion:
MONGOLIAN DEFENCE UNDER
'DIRECT CABINET CONTROL, The post of High-Commissioner in Mongolia, formerly held by Chang Tso Lin is abolished. The defence of Mongolin, is placed under the direct con-
trol of the Cabinet.
THE CABINET RESIGNS.
PEKING, May 11th.
The Cabinet met this afternoon and
Peel's second Administration
The repre
the
He part declares the desirability of the bag wife by losing the prairie pro | world are closing, their ranks in a new..
Sir William. Mackenzie makes other Dominions generally were little interested i force, Guna has sounded the tocsin off resolved to resign zu bluc. It is wxpected/ mated in the butchery from which only one matic couriers with sealed bags exempt
princ consultation with employees.
"sugestions, būs is of the opinion the
urati, is one wherein no agreement can wholly take the phies of mintual good gs and goodwill, and the appreciation of others difficulties.
DISPUTE IN THE COTTON INDUSTRY.
A THREATENED LOCKOUT.
LONDON, May 10th.
Wo will not rest till we have
1
in British politicians, but were, warm peace. hearted in affection and respect for the won Crown. While obaly imagined for u single minute that conservative people in IRISH NEGOTIATIONS FAIL. India wanted a republic, they loved signs
Authority. cf
The real link which had NO BASIS OF AGREEMENT, held together the work accomplished in India by scorer of generations of British ers was the Crown.
THE BOXER' INDEMNITY.
OBJECTION' TO ITS USE FOR EDUCATION.
apinners has convoked meeting to con- aider the general lockout, unless aention cut off for three days. settlement, is reached in connection with the suspension of work in, two Oldham milis. The employers contend that the operatives are violating agrements. THE DESTROYED ZEPPELINS
GERMANY MUST PAY COMPENSATION.
PARIS, May 10th.
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Lemos, May 11th.
in
Pollock, who died the last of the Barons." Among his grandsons are num- bered not only the Attorney-General, but
It declares that both Governments agres the Bishop of Norwich and Sir Frederick Pollock, whose stern studies as jurist and to grant free admittance into their terri bistorie of law have not forbidden him the tories of official representatives of the diversions of lighter literature. To extend or Government and accesary assist
auts to the number agreed upon.. The the list of family honours would be easy.
sball bave the right to representatives but it must be admitted that for a cantury's issue passports, grant visas, legalise docu spin this is of extraordinary distinction.ments, and in other respects defend the
Though the Pollock genius, has sought interests of their national, the toga rather than arms, the first Rar sentatives shall enjoy the right of free onet of the Khyber Pass has won his place access to the Foreign Secretary of in military bistory. When the shameful other country. They may freely com
municate with their own Government, and retreat from Kabul in 1841 was consum
also cipher, receive, and despatch diplo max of 15.000 escaped to tell the tale free examination, to a maximum weight of Sir George Pollock was chosen to vindicate
10 kilogrammes a week. Bepresentatives the honour of British arms and the safety
and their personnel shall enjoy the im- of the front iar He organised his column,munity usually granted to diplomatic re- be forced the Khyber, he was preparing an presentatives. The official Soviet repre advance on Kabul to recover the British sentative to Sweden shall be regarded prisoners, when the Viceroy, who had been only as a representative of the Russian ardently urging that action, ordered him to State, with all the consequences deriving withdraw from Afghanistan. Pollock made therefrom, and the representatives of many difficulties and stood fast, and in time both countries shall have the right to Shanghai (all out)
extorted from hia Viceroy instructions to use the dog and the other official emblems "withdraw by way of Kabal." The town established by the laws of the respectiva
countries, Hongkong (for 4 wickets)
was captured, the prisoners delivered, and
Article 8 declares that passports and {This is Hongkong's woond innings. the Afghans taught the length and strength other documents issued by competent The total of the Garrison team's first of the British arm in a campaign which is authorities of either country shall be
that a mamlate" will be issued appointing Wang Shib Cheng Prunier.
INTERPORT CRICKET.
SHANGHAL, May 11th. The score in the Interport cricket at
Janeh-time were:-
255
68
LATER
Shanghai beat Hongkong by five wickets, Hongkong in the rond innings made 162, Bagnall compiling 40.
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PRINCE LEAVES JAPAN.
A STORM OF CHEERS AND BANZAIS.
that Germany mus; pay 9.000.000 Gold replied that the attitude to be adopted the validity of the proceedings on the marks as compensation for the zeppelins destroyed which ought to have been delivered to the Allies, ANTI-BOLSHEVIKS BESIEGE to take..
LONDON, May 10th. The Dail reana Peace Committee Referring to the work of the Empire failed to find a basis of agreement.
LATER... Press Union, Lord Northcliffe regarded its position is more important than ever The speaker of Dail Eireann submitted Committee's report, which before and emphasised the need for in the Peace proving communications, especially to stated that eleven sessions had been held. the Far East, pointing out that the The rival army officers arranged the first Governor of Indo-Chinn was in constant meeting with a view to negotiating &
with his homeland" by communication
"Speaking at Stockholme on the subject Field-Marshal was not only a far-sighted and The Federation of Master Cottonwireless, while, when he stayed with "truer. Practically the whole time bad been innings played on Wednesday was 191, to in all the text-books as an exemplar of moun-treated as it issued by the authorities of
"occupied in endeavouring to find a basis which Major Bagnall contributed 84,tain warfare. It is plain enough that the formally recognised Governmenta
We failed to agro Capt Oliver 35, and Capt. La Fleming careful organiser with whom everything of the proposed Russo-Swedish Treaty," very patient and wise ruler of India, of agreement. Lord Reading." he found cable communi.
upon a basis," stated the speaker.
30. When stumps were drawn for the day went according to plan, but also a com.the Minister of Commerce said that the on Wednesday, Shanghal's total stood at mander of vigour and resolation. His elder delegates had not reached an agreement SUPPLYING IRISH REBELS 939 for seven. wickets.].
brothers chase the gown. David Pollock on the question of the granting of the Swedish credit desired by Russia, Follow- WITH ARMS.
was called to the Bar a little before George ing upon the Russian demand for de-jure ELEVEN MEN ARRESTED.
had is commission as tenant in recognition of the Soviets by Sweden, the worker." In 1806 Jonathan Frederick Minister added, the Swedish delegates Pollock was Senior Wrangler. Lyndhurst had raised the question of reparations to LONDON, May 10th.
had been second a few years before, Swedish subjects. As it has been found Eleven men recently, arrested at Bir
Alderson was Senior a few years later.mpossible to settle this question, Sweden In the House of Commons, Sir John D.
mingham, Coventry, Liverpool, Hanley, Beca declared that the Boxer Indemnity Batey, and Jarrow were charged at
Before long Pollock was busy at West- had excluded from the discussion the minster and on the Northern Circuit, de-jure recognition of the Soviet Govern was the property of the British taxpayer and he asked for an assurance that it Birth.ughan with conspiring to procure
though there he had to stand against ment. arms, ammunition, and explosives.bypur- would not be squandered upon educat-chase or theft to supply the rebel forces
Scarlett, far the most successful advocate The strife ing Chinese students in England or
of South Ireland for the purpose of over-
of the day, and Brougham.
Th Ambassadors' Council has decided tional expenditure." ye
any other foreign extension of our educa
throwing the Free State Government.
between Brougham and Pollock, after The stipendiary overruled objections to
Scarlet had gone up higher, in which In the Palace Hotel Tournament last Lord
for Mr. Harmsworth,
Brougham showed mors wit than disere night; J. Marks (200) beat C. Bond -75. In the falling dusk, with rain at the tion, still lives in a letter of Macaulay's. The final scores were: Marks 250. Bond ground that the Public Prosecutor had not received authority from the Irish time, the warships loomed in vague Pollock was a vastly better lawyer than 242. Highest Breaks:-Marks 67. 23, 99,
rovisional Government.
shadows on the bow of the British battle the multifarious Brougham, that "semi-21, 20, 15, 14. Bond 20, 16, 15, 15, 16. The prosecution alleged that the pris cruiser. When they changed their course Solomon, half knowing everything from the uners were controlled by a man named to return, signalling their intention, by ceder to the byssop" he had much tact William Mellows from Dublin. Correarchlights, every available officer and ponderes showed that large consigamenta man on board the Beurs lined the rails with a jury, and was a master of commercial affairs. Far the most eminent advocate on of arms and ammunition, had been to give them a parting cheer.
According to an Associated Press dis- despatched to Ireland since November.
The Prince of Wales went up on the the Tory side, he was the obvious man for
He was just patch from Washington, Secretary of State bridge to wave farewell and the band Peel's Attorney-General. took up its post on the forecastle. As turned 60 when he followed Scarlett and Hughes was forced to deny charges on the the Japanese ships came abcam a perfect Lyndhurst as Chief Baron of the Exche floor of the Senate that the name of doleted" from the opening storm of cherring arose, finding an echo quer. That Court was very strong in his Christ was
with in the banzais which rolled back day.
Farke and Alder.on and prayer at the Arms Conference out of excross the water. The band played Edward Hall on the bench; but he deference to Japan.
The incident reminds one of the religious Auld Lang Syne" and all hands con- could well "hold his own, though ve tinued hurrahing and waving caps until need not endorse the odd judgment invocations found in old treaties between the Japanese ships were out of hearing. of .Baron Martin that the three astions. Foster says in his "The Pras HMS. Durban, astern, gave them "a ablest men" in history were "the Lord tice of Diplomaty, The earliest extent parting salute as they went curtseying Chief Baron, the Apostle St. Paul, and treaty of medieval Europe contains the and foaming back toward the smudge-like Simpson of the Northern Circuit. But, it invocation, By the name of God Almighty. nothing discreditable or dishonourable, were" rapidly fading into the deepening to his son-in-law. A Bar story record things, and by the dreadful day of the The Master of the Rolls said there was shadow of the Japanese mountains which is not thus given to every man to be a hero by the Indivisible Trinity, by all Divine
TERMEZ.
by the Government towards the restop tion of the Boxer Indemnity payments next December was now being considered and he was unable to anticipate at pre- sent the course. Government would decide Heplying to Mr. Lestrange Malone. Lord Winterton said a committee on the education of Chinese on British lines was at the Foreign Office, bring con-
BOLSHEVISK REGIMENT DESERTS.ed as follows:Sir John Jordan,!
ALZARABAD, May 10th.
The Pincer reports that in East 'Bokbara the anti-Bolsheviks are still lesinging Termez. The Soviets have been "compelled to send reinforcements as the rells have fired the oil wells at Khokand. and threaten to march on Tashkent, where a Bolshevik regiment has joined the anti-Bolsheviks,
#
The riots at Mervo were suppressed after the principal bazaar had been looted.
NO USE FOR CONSCIENTIOUS
OBJECTORS.
Sir Samuel Hoare, Sir William Clark. Sir Charles Addis, Mr. A. Anderson, of the China Association, and representa tives of the Foreign Office and Board of Education.
NAVAL DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE.
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
DOMINIONS.
BETTING BY CHEQUE. POWER OF RECOVERY UPHELD.
LONDON, May 10th. The Court of Appeal has reversed the decision of Mr. Justice Astbury that a trustee in bankruptcy is unable to recover from a Brighton bookmaker £955 paid by choque by the bankrupt to meet botting
Justices Warrington and Younger con-
LONDON, May 10th. Addressing the Colonial Institute on the Washington Conference, Lord Lee emphasised the closcaces of the instinctive and inevitable co-operation of the Americurred.
The action was one of five by trustees, car and British Empire delegations. He thought insufficient credit had been given who desired it to be regarded as a test to Britain for
The Bolsheviks "are attempting to andard in on opting the one-Power case.].
caforce conscription in East Hokbara under penalty of death. RUSSIAN AGREEMENT WITH THE VATICAN. · "PROTECTION OF CATHOLIC MISSIONS.
PARIS, May 10th. The newspaper Tribuna learns from Genon that the Vatican has concluded an agreement with M. Chicherin whereby Russia accepts the Pontificial clauses re- garding liberty of religious conscienco and the protection of Catholic, Missions ini Rossi
The Vatican withdrew the clause con "cerning the transference of church pro- perty in consequent of M, Chicherin's rofusal to agree thereto
to immemorial
RUSSIAN OIL CONCESSIONS.
. GOVERNMENT WILL SUPPORT
LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISE
AT SEA, May 10th. The parting between H.M.S. Kenmn and the Japanese escorting cruisers Kio and Ohi, oa Tuesday evening was really a remarkable serne.
CANADA AND ORIENTAL ALIENS.
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT'S
DIFFICULTY.
BILLARDS, “.
+
THE NAME OF THE DEITY.
last Judgment. It was the common prac as the law stood, in a trustee collecting a gloom.(Sir Herbert Bussil, Beuter's that he was much desired by experienced tios of Christian sovereigns of that period, debt for distribution to creditors. Ha Special Correspondent.)
criminals as a judge for his love of temin addition to their solemn promise to entered judgment for the trustee.
pering justice with mercy. One rascal observe their treaties, to submit them- had confessed to the gaol chaplain and was selves, if violated, to all the punishments to excommunication, ready to plead guilty, but, seeing the Chief of the Church,
Interdict, Baron on the beach, repented, "for aggravation, re-aggravation, know'd by his look he meant to get me off. anathematization, and other heavier If they was all like him," asid the good censures and fulminations whatsoever. fellow, "it would be better times for us." The Treaty of Paris of 1856, closing the traditions. He dwelt at length and re- gretfully on the Dominions tardiness in
More weighty tradition girce high praise Crimean War, contains the pious formals, the decision of the Imperial
J] OTTAWA, May 10th. to the Chief Baron's work in the Court of In the name of Almighty God, but no since then has it been used in any docu Conference whereby the Dominions agreed
In "the House of Commons, in the course Exchequer during a period which saw a to co-operate in the naval defence of the Empire. Lord Les declared that no word
LONDON, May 10th. of an eight-hours' debate on the motion great transformation of practice. Of the mout of similar importance; and about of comfort or offer of help came from the
In the House of Commons, Commander for the exclusion of Oriental aliens, the achievements of the younger members of that date it disappeared from the treaties. sister nations; on the contrary, Britain Kenworthy asked whether the Royal Premier, Mr. Mackenzie King, strongly his family, the most distinguished of them was confronted with signs of even more Dutch and Shell Oil Groups or other oil urged that the subject should be approach still with us, it is happily not yet time to drastic reductions of the slender naval
ed in a spirit of forces hitherto maintained, leaving Bri- companies had approached tho Govern of their responsib will and in the light speak; but we may well ask whether any
to the Empire tain the burden of fcoting the whole bill.ment for diplomatic support in obtaining the world. They ought to help rather other family in our time suddenly emerging of work, within a man's physical strength, into public notice has, within the same the greater the chance of success. Bir concessions for oil exploitation in Bussia.
than retard the new movement of inter- A MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
Me chamberlain and she Foreign national goodwill. He dock red that the spas, produced so many men of distinction. Ernest Pollock tofle in that if anyone Office was approached in September last Japanese Government bad carried out its The Attorney-Geral tells us that be and will take, motto from his family it is RUSSIAN'S BODY FOUND.
to his were taught that hard work was the simply "Hard work" The horas, we and promised to support at the proper agreement restricting emigration STREET.
time legitimate British enterprise. The Uanada wholly and acnourably and be only thing on which they could count for behove, have not put it quite so simply as Government had no information with re- deprecated imputing wrong motives to success in life, and protests that, for bis that Audacter of Berenas Boldly gard to the position of the negotiations. ROYAL VISIT TO CAVELL MEMORIAL,
IN.
LONDON, May 10th. The West End police in London are investigating the mysterious death of Georgen Cougouchey, whose body wan found in the street in Maida Vale a few
Bausis, May 10th. minutes after he left his lodginga for an Cougouchov came
King Georzo and Queen Mary visited after breakfast stroll.
th Cavell Memorial, on which they from Harbin three weeks ago to take up to a wreath. a position with the Russian Co-Operative Society in London.
(Continued at fool af, mezk cofuman,)
and
of the United States."--Manila Times..
the Government of country which had been an Ally of Britain and rendered part has never had any us for an a well a strenuously. their version: eight hours day. Most professional món, but the impartial student of such a family Britain vant service in the last few you then that disclaimer, though the members of tradition of industry may do much, it in we may suppose, could and would subscribe history will incling to say thai, although a He emphasised, the
the difficulties of Japanse Government and expressed the some other professions may take love to not only that, it is not only energy which opinion that an effective solution could only be achieved by the Governments point out to a barrister that in theirs they is inherited, when we find such honours working together. He laid strees on the know no long yocation. In any calling won by generation after generation. Other advisability of taking any stops which which has, directly or indirectly, an element qualities of mind also are hereditary, and would interfere with the development of of study, it is true that the longer the hours there are distinctions handed down from (Continued of foot of acal column,) parant to child which are not merely titular the growing trade with the Orient.