THE HONGKONG DAILY
MONDAY, MARCH 26TH,
GERMAN MONARCHIST RISING PLANNED.
CONFIRMATION IN THE PRUSSIAN LANDTAG. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE.
·BRITAIN'S NAVAL STRENGTH IN FAR EAST.
LATEST CABLES, BOTOH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE RUUR.
FRENCH SEIZE GERMAN GOVERN-
us who da care he loss so it thone of LATEST CABLES FAR EASTERN CABLE TEN YEARS IN HONGKONG. but it is much to frequent, and it would MR. MACONAOHTE'S INTERESTING abous spiritual interests considered the infachee of our own example and gare a WORLD OF SPORT,
clearer load. 2) INTER-VARSITY. BOAT BACE.
NEWS.
{THROUGH, REUTER'S 'ARENCE.]
WO
RETROSPECT
CHANGES OF A
DECADE.
SOME DETERIORATING INFLUENCES OF THE
- INSIDIOUS, BAST. "N
I had boen wall warned, I sisure you, of the tendency to slacknews and | BRITAIN'S · FÅR ZÁSTERN. NAVAL,
deterioration which admittedly besets OXFORD WINE BY THEME QUARTIER OF A
- STRENGTH.
hors in the East. It is remarked on all LENOTAL
hands, and some of us ministers would Oxford on the boat race by three- THE QUESTION OF OIL STORAGE.
The Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, who may more about it, perhaps if we did quarters of a longth.
cano from Rusholme Congregational not happen to be ministers, whose words LONDON, March 24th. DISHES OF TIM TÂM
Church, Marxheater, to Union Church, are discounted before they are spoken The boat race took place under ideal Colonel Amery, in a speech at Birming Hongkong, Jura ten years ago, marked and whose opinions are set aside as All the same,' the conditions, with bright sunshine, a "slight ham, dealing with the drastis naval the anniversary, yesterday, by devoting jaundiced and narrow, without ever breeze and smooth wator. Gigantic reductions said that the Bettiah Fleet his morning address to an interesting being esamined
retrospect. Announcing as his sect the common report la bus too well - founded, crowds gathered to witness the contest, GERMAN REACTIONARIES.
Oxford won the toss and chose the still larger than the Japanese, but verse which contains the words, I am and ten years experience has not put me experience bas certainly added to my RISING PLANNED FOR END OF Surrey shors. The tide was flowing at until we had all storage all the way to not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ," in a position to deny it That ten years'
MARCH...
moderate strength, and an excellent start the Far East, and a base in the Far Mr. Machopachie began
East, was made.
"It is just possible some of you may assume that the Gospel of Jesus Christ, were quite incapable of Both Crus rowed at thirty-eight BERLIN, March 4th.
Oxford conveying a fleet to Eastern waters which remember that that is the first taxt in the heart of man or woman, has power tradition, and the tradition-awful and The story of the planned reactionary strokes for the first minute.
years ago to-day-the last Sunday in disgraceful to the white man of deteri--- rising has been partially confirmed in a gained a few feat in the first half would be a match for the Japanese fleet, Preached from, in this Church, just ten to fortify that heart against every speech by the Prussian Minister of the minute, but Cambridge drew level at the Great Britain relied on the friendship March, 1913. Though that is not such aorated and inferior fe in the East. The very long period, there have been many Gospel his power, even against that DUESSELDORF, March 24th.
changes and not many are here now who inveterata tradition, and God knows the a Oxford, rowing with seat style, Airteen hundred tons of industrial tools Interior, Herr Severing, in the Landtag, ond of the minute.
were here at that time. If this morning temptations are great which beset the "SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE. and machinery, valued at 5,000,000 francs, according to which the recently arrested.
1 become somewhat reminiscent, perhaps Christian, soul in the insidious East, or haro been seized in accordance with the Monarchist deputy, Rosich, informed reached the mile post a quarter of a
Inter-Allied
his follow conspirators that the rising length ahead of Cambridge; tim min. High
PLAST IMPRESSIONS. decroo of the
would occur og March 31st, the day fixed 1700s. They had increased their lead to AUSTRALIA DROPS THE HENDERSON it will be found excusable.
THE DARKZE SIDE OF LIFE IN THE EAST. Commission, whereby all machinery ami
for the dissolution of all self-defence half a length at Hammersmith; time Keeping a good length,
**I remember well looking round on the
Thore is no necessity for any one of other objects in the occupied territory, organisations. Herr Severing referred to min. 4380s.
SYDNEY, March 24th. congregation in which I scarcely knew a
us to give way. A healthy body can be bolonging to the German Government,
and preserved here in the tropics by proper may be seized and earmarked for restitu: the dangerous character of General Oxford passed Chiswick steps in 12min
Ludendorf, amongst others, and said see, lending by two length"
Melbourne newspaper says that the single face, and to all of whom I was an
ufter stranger. When minister Lim in comformity with the Treaty of that if the so-called self-defence organi Cambridge were now rowing well, and,
sations maintained their present activities, prasing Oxford hard, they reduced the Defotos Council has decided that the people have never met before, but are care and exercise, and so can a healthy It in stated that further similar) which were apposed by the workmen's lead to a length by the time Devonshire construction of Australian naval bases, under an honourable contract to make the soul. It is not inevitable that mental
battalions, the inevitable result would be seadows was DUTY civil war. He said that be had an im- Bridge, pression that that moment was not far
Versailles.
MENT MACHINERY,
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Bizures are contemplated
TEN PER CENT EXPORT
CANCELLED.
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BEVSELLS, March 24th." The ten per cont, ad valorem duty: cable mange dated: mentioned in February 13th, which was levied on the occupied Garman imports from territory, has been called and the Gorman tariff restored.
BARLIER CABLES.
distant
'GOVERNMENT TAKES ... PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
NYA BERLIN, March 24th The rumoured reactionary coup d'état in Bavaria seems imminent. The Prussian Government has instructed all the pro vincial governors to keep the police in readiness for immediate action.
PEACE RUMOURS UNCONFIRMED. SOVIET AND THE CHURCH,
LONDON, March 23rd.
No information has been received in authoritative circles in London to confirm the assumption, widely held in France, that Germany is on the eve of a surrender. On the contrary, indications like Dr. Cano's visit to Murich and the strength of German nationalium are having an opposite effect The Times in an editorial likens the situation in the Rabr to a great lockout, dragging on
of an issue. without pervous, tension 18 rumours of peace factor being che
Pros provoking a cloud of stabborange the constant
TRIAL OF CATHOLIC CLERGY
OPENS..
The trial of Archbishop! Czapliak, two bishops and other Catholic priests has been opened at Moscow. They are charged
·with resisting the Soviet'e decrees, which erslered the disestablishing of the Church and the cathecating of
Church funds.
MEDITERRANEAN FLEET." of both sides MAY BE RESTORED TO FORMER
POSITION.
despite the strain both are undergoing. The Times declares the solution must be international, and France's security must be guaranteed, and says the opportunity should be taken to enlarge the League of Nations to that end.
·GERMAN PRINCE SENTENCED.
WERDEN, March 23rd.
Prince Freidrich Wilhelm von Liffe, who was recently fined seven million marks
MALTA, March 24th. Naval opinion here is that thero can be no doubt that the Mediterranean Fleet will be shortly restored to the position it
become the premier fleet in commission:
by the French for possession of lifeIt is assorted that only a comparatively.
small fleet will be maintained in Home
there being transferred to the
preserver, was charged at the Civil Court for failing immediately to produce waters, most of the warships in commis
[sion to pass when ordered. He was sentenced eight months' imprisonment and a further Mediterranean.
Failion marks, í fice, of
CEYLON RAILWAY SMASH", ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON GOVERN MENT LINE
bat
half
·A· Coblence message says that in order to protect: Germans who are willing to with the French and Belgians, to per deterred by fear of reprisals, the Inter-Allied High Commission has de- creed that persons responsible for such violence or threats shall be courtmar- tilled by the Armies of the Occupation. AMERICA'S OCCUPATION EXPENSES
PARD, March 23rd,
It it believed that an agreement with regard to repayment of the cost of the American army of occupation is in sight, subject to & settlement of questions of American priority over the French and Belgian claims, and payment of interest to America in the event of a postponement of
payments.
LATEST CABLES.
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC. MEASURES FOR PROTECTION OF WOMEN EMIGRANTS.
GENEVA, March 24th." The commission for the repression of the white slave trafé has appointed a aub-committee, including representatives of the United States, Italy, Japan and Uruguay. The sub-committes will collabo rate with the International Labour Offico, In order to ensure the protection of women emigrants. Speakers emphasised the importance of developing the world wide activities of voluntary associations.
PORT OF LONDON. IMPORTANT. EXTENSIONS TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT.
LONDON, March 24th.
It is understood that important exten
mions to the Port of London have been
aboad
reached. At
reached in Iẞmin.
Barnes
of her old Allies.
-SCHEME.
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anywhere else.
in accordance with Admiral Houderson's best of each other for five years, the fibro should rot or moral grit be lost position has some uncertainties, and I hero or elsewhere, and one makes, that Uxbord were one and a quarter length scheme, should not be carried out owing admit that I was conscious of them. affirmation, not on untested theory, but Cambridge made a fins spurt, to the Admiralty's plans for a big base Certain contrasts with an average Home in the light of much enheartening obeer
chort,
congregation I notice even at a first vation. Character can be made in the Far but failed to sustain their
at Singapore
glanco. The first was the large propor- East, as well as fortune, as the unwritten although they kept rowing pluckily right to the end. The official time was 20min KOREAN DEVELOPMENT SCHEME ion of men, and that was very welcome. records of Church life would rereal would
Secondly, the absence of children-iperit they be perused"
SOME LANDMARKS OF THE PAST di SECS,
Mr. Maconachio went on to review some U.S.. BANKERS' LOAN TO ORIENTAL able to some extent but by no means welcome. Greatly was I to miss my score
·DEVELOPMENT CO.
or so of small people, whose voice of the principal events in the life of brightened up the singing and who used Union Church in the last ten year. Hơ to choose texts for the five-minute talks remarked that materially, at any rate,
tho Church was in a stronger position I used to give them...
SPORTS.
INTER VARSITY
OXFORD AGAIN VICTORIOUS.
LONDON, March 24th. In the Queen's Club Inter-Varsity Sports, Oxford beat Cambridge by events to 4.
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INTER-ARMY BUGGER. FERNCH "DEFEAT BRITISH.
LONDON, March 24th.
match ab The inter-Army rugger Twickenham was played in brilling weather, the spectators numbered 8,000, Including H.B.H. the Prince of Wales. The French Army beat the British Army by to 15 to B..
ASSOCIATION
SEMI-FINALS.
OUP
Following are the results in the Association Cap mini-finals-Westham
I LEAGUE RESULTS.
LONDON, March 24th. Following are the results of Saturday's League matches,
FIRST DIVISION.
o Arsenal..
New Yoak, March 24th. The Evening Mail reports that a group of banks, hooded by the National City Back, has arranged to flost, next week, * loan of $20,000,000 for the Oriental Development Company, Tokic. The loan is intended for development in Korea THE TWENTY-ONE DEMANDS. SHANGHAI CHINESE DECLARE ANTI-
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"At the other and of the scale was the which would free those who cams after notable absence of aged folk; inevitable from some distracting anxieties. The in- also, but a loss, for a congregation missce stallation of the new organ was mention- much from the absence of grey hairsed and the work thereto of the organist In our suburb of Manchester, about the (Mr. EJ. Chapan). Mr. Maconachie. happiest, evening of the year was the also said he recalled with satisfaction the "Old Folks Ten" for which everybody celebration of the Church's 75th anniver- arer sixty was eligible. I am afraid such sary. It did not seem to have occurred a function would make a poor showing in to anyone but the minister that such a for admission as a guest yet, although my celebrated, but nothing could have ex- Hongkong. I am not qualified, either, date had arrived, or that is ought to be 75 at coded the heartiness with which the age was guessed the other day as least," I suppose I must have acquired matter was taken up. As a result, tho SHANGHAI, March 25th.
brought up to date and the Three A mass meeting of Chinese merchants the air of an ancient to some of my good Church refords were collected and
friends I'
quarter-century Fund was established and students at Shanghai, yesterday,
which made the futurs secure in respect passed a resolution urging an anti.
"There are more children of school age of certain large and recurrent expenses. Japanese boycott, in order to
trained to come to Church-which is a generoutly bestowed lately, ir Macon- Japan to restors Fort Arthur and Dalay in the Colony to-day, but they are not With this and the endowment fund so to China.
JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
force
SOME CONTRASTS. ·.
held, until the balance of naval power, Derby 2 played at Chelsed. Bolton 1/ Big parades are being beld, to-day, I pity, for their sakes and ours. The young chie observed that the Church was iA inscriptions calling for the abrogation greatly increased in numbers, partly Churches in the Homeland eren approach- owing to changes caused by to Wed. In these respects they bad many was shifted to the North Sea, and will Sheffild United as played at Manchester, and Chinese firms are befagyed with womanhood of the Colony, also, has position materially, which very ow
of the Twenty One Demands.
That is a change for the better and is in advantages and mun hopa sand pray that line with the long process by which these these helps.would prove a stimulant, and settlemente in the Far East, which nerce and not a saporite, to Crush life, and THE DI VILLA CAVE. SHANGHAI MIXED COURT DISMISSES sarily began as bachelor out-ports have
come to be centres of hous life with all work. Thus far, the Church efforts and givings had not slackened but rather in CHARGE.
the normal ant happy social amenities: crassed, and he trusted it would always
"There is a good deal more home life be so SKANOBAI, March 25th.
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE. in our Colony now than when I first knew
Mr. Maconachia continued The The Mixed Court has dismissed tho it. Unfortunately, the housing difficulty chargo against Viscount Di Villa, of is such as to detract greatly from its
value, and much though it is dis noosaity for a daughter church on the misappropriation of $50,000..
The Court held that the evidence caso there is no real prospect of im-other side of the Harbour presses on us, adduced did not warrant the further provomens so long as unregulated trafic and we cannot rest till that need shail in house property is allowed to continue, have been moct, The way has been most houring of the charga
[Viscount Di Villa, ex-comanager of no matter how many new boueer may be generously and unexpectedly opened in the Far Eastern Babk, was arrested fast built. Ten years ago, that problem was one direction, and perhape, it just a December on a civil action by the bank's not so cute, Around this Church and well that every hindrance could not be liquidators to recover 6,500,000 lire alleg-elsewhere there were many convenient re immediately swept aside, less we and the 2ext to be due for shares.]
COLOMBO, March 24th. Another serious smach is reported on the Ceylon Government Railway. A light engias collided with the mail train, in a tunnel. Four persons were killed and forty injury.
[On January 16th the mail train dis- appeared in the flooded area of Northern Ceylon and there were 30 casualties, all third-class passengers. On January 27th the main train from Tails Manner ran off the rails, owing to a washaway.] INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS. CONFERENCE PROPOSAL ENDORSED BY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE..
ROME, March 24th.
the International
The congresa
of
Chamber of Commerce has unanimously endorsed a proposal relative to the economic conference mentioned in a cable message dated March 21stk. ...
SARAH BERN HARDT ILL. SIX DOCTORS HOLD CONSULTATION.
PARIS, March 24th. Mme. Barah Bernhardt is gravely ill. Bix doctors hold a consultation.
AMERICAN MILL OPERATIVES, WAGES INCREASED.
NEw Yoas, March 23rd.
New York, March 24th.
The Stevens woolen goods factory at decided on, for which the Treasury has North Andover, Massachusetts, and the agreed to a loan of $6,000,000 at a low Goodall mills at Sanford, Maine, have rata of interest for the improvement increased the wages of their operatives by scheme, which will give work to thou- 19 per cent. munds 63 unemployed. The extensions
Six worsted Emilia at Worcester, will include a new large dry-dock, taking
have granted their the largest, steamere aring the port, aiad Massachusetta,
landing stagy at Tilbury, extensions workers increases of wages ranging from to up-ritor docks, and a new lock at the ten per cent, to 121 por cont West India Dock
EMPIRE GROWN: SUGAR. DEPUTATION URGES NECESSITY OF
FIXING AMOUNT-
LONDON, March 24th
A deputation representing the Empire's sagar industry, urged on the Chancellor of the exchequer the necessity of stabilis Ang the existing amount, as distinct from the rate of preformos for Empire grown mugar, for the next ten years.
THE ERRATIC FRANC. French francs moved erratically, but losed above the lowest quote 71, at 471.
TATZ
Similar increases have been granted to number of mills at Rhode Island, Rockville, Concocticut, Methuen, Mas Bachusetts, Berkshire and the county mills at Pittsfield
MYSTERIOUS FIRE AT
SMYRNA.
Oldham Aston Villa... Nottingham F.. Burnley
3 Firmingham 1. Blackbara R 0 Huddersfield Middlesbrough... 0 Cardiff C.
Manchtator C. Liverpool...
Sunderland. Preston N.E Tottenham H.
Aberdeen Airdrieonians
United
Cedee.... Falkirk... Bearts Motherwell Partick T.
3 Stoke SCOTTISH LEAGUE
1 Third Lanark Hibernian Hamilton A.
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Morton....... Hangers
0 Clyde
..."1 Allen
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2 Raith Rovers......
... 1 Kilmarnock ...
THE GRAND NATIONAL.
LONDON, March 23rd. The result of the Grand National was ... 1. Sergeant Morphy (100/8) Shaun Spariah (50/1) ... .... .... 2.. Conjuror the Second (100/6)... Twenty-eight ran. Won by three sagthe with six lengths between second and third.
BAPLIER CABLES.
RESTRICTED -RUBBER
PRODUCTION.:
LONDON, March 23rd." It is stated officially, for purposes of the rubber exports restriction legislation in Ceylon and Malaya, that the standard pro- dnotion of rubber is calculated as follows: For the twelve months Beginning on Novem ber 1st, 1922, Ceylon 60,024 tons, Malam mainland 270,000 tons, and Singapore and Penang islands 4,200 tons.
THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE CHARGES OF MISMANAGEMENT.
Pana, March 23rd.
LENIN'S ILLNESS.
CANADA AND JAPAN. IMMIGRATION TREATY TO
AMENDED.
BE
sidences, inhabited by British families. futuro members of the new Church should Today it is otherwise, and ten years value too little privileges which came, too. hence or even sooner the location of the taily. The friend who so broad mindedly. Church may again become a question for one to our help in this matter is one the congregation, as it has done twice who renew his youth by looking ever to the future, believing that the best is yet previously. M
ta ba Looking to the future of this FIRST SHOCK.
expanding Colony he is concerned that "But to hack to my first Sunday, the Church should be well maintained, OTTAWA, March 24th The Premier, the Rt. Hon. W. L. here I was. In spite of varnings go to the lest the thing which is most essential be Mackensie King O.M.G., LL.D., ha terrible climate, the poteness of one overlooked in the future development. informed Parliament that negotiations exily, and so forth, being that the ven-Sath must be the view of all who, have turi was in the order of Providence, the Colony's best interests at heart. It have boca begun with a view reaved to give it a fair chance and is certainly our view here, prompted by amending the Canadian fanmigration hoping also to receive the same. The reno mera selfieh sectionalian, We wish to Treaty with Jazda
emplom nocorded to me sad mine was meet the needs of our own people, whose encouraging in its ersonal kindness, and number is large and growing, in the unw I should take this opportunity of part of the Colony. A rigin and duty acknowledging the same spirit ever since.lie before, us in that respect which we Newcomers sometimes say they do not cannot repudiate and which no one can find this Colony a friendly place, but deny.??
JAPANESE POLITICS. BOXER INDEMNITY BILL PASSES UPPER HOUSE.
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think whoover is willing to take things Mr. Moonachie went on to my (in Toyo, March 24th. as they are sad make the most of them passage much abbreviated here from lack The Diet adjourns sind die on Monday will be able, in most cases, to lay out as of race) that the omviction of the antisfactory a scheme of life bare ne else efficacy of the Gospel for man of every raco and time and condition, of which The Upper House has passed the whore.”“”„ night.
Bill, also 25
bill "For my own part, I had determined the Apostle Paul wrote, was the convios Borer Indemnity
race-to hold my passe about new conditions tion with which he came to Hongkong permitting the pari mutuel on
natil I had had time to understand them, and now it was but the more deeply courses.
particularly any which might impress me founded breause of the added experience. unfavourably. This very reasonable re The change, from Western to Eastern solve was speedily tested. We had a good hemisphere was not a small one, but he service that first Sunday morning, but, bad found nothing in it to support the or entering the pulpit at six o'clock, carious illusion that the Gospel which felt na: if I was "getting the shock of my came now from the Went was unsuited to
UKILY BULLETIN."] COURTESY OF TAK UHINESE DIFLOMATS RESIGN. PakING, March 23rd.
A voluminous dossier of the examining It is mi-vivially stated that the life! I know botter than to expect every the East (whence it originated), de was magistrate on the charges against the Chinese Ministers abroad have resigned body back again, but such entire apparent an-needed by the East. Similarly, though management of the Banque Industrielle do owing to non-receipt of their salaries indifference to the evening service. I was the world was changed almost out of not prepared for, and the absolute owledge by the shattering experimass Chine has been banded to the Public Prose
It is understood that efforts are being emptiness of the choir seats was the of war, the noul for the Gospel of grID, cutor's office. The charges are, an infraction for the past ten monthe- of the company town with regard to the
their ports, and probably a month's thing, but I don't mind telling you now accentuated. dividends.
to them that I wished myself back in Manchester, salary will be remitted
where we could depend on a good chant isane of stock and the distribution of made to persuade them to remain at most unkindest out of all. I said no so far from being eliminated, was only
immediately.
and anthem at every service, and the office-bearera know what their Church ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY DI
NATHAN ROAD. looked lik by gas light Presently, I wrote to the then Committee of Manage ment making if they considered it within their province to do anything in the robber made his appearance in a fat at matter, but as no reply ever reached me No. 45 Nathan Road, the front portion, I had to do without. They say cao can of which is occupied by Fertuguess and got wood to anything, but ten years have the back portion by a Chinese family, not enabled me to get and to this,
BIDA, March 23rd.” A bulletin issued in Moscow says a con-
BONDS ference of foreign and local doctors has NEW ISSUE OF TREASURY decided that Lenin's illness originated from an unhealthy condition of the blood vessels, and it is believed that the malady is cur abis although the process must necessarily. .bo slow
AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE
QUESTIONS
PAREA, March 23rd, The Chicago Tribunes correspondent st Constantinople reports that despite the heroic efforts of the crew of the destroyer
MELBOURNE, March-23rd. Gilmer (1) the American consulate at Amyrna
The Herald states that as a result of has been destroyed by fre. The cause is not known. The vice-conral was asleep when meeting of the Defence Council, the Federal the alarm was given. He saved the archives Government will provide in the estimates and seals of the consulate, but his personal for a more effective navy and the develop
ment of the military and air forces: belongings and furniture were destroyed.
London, March 23rd The issue is announced of fifteen million starling of four per cent Treasury Bonds, at 944. redeemable in 1931-1933 exempt from the Corporation Profite tax
INDIAN SALT TAX DOUBLBO,
Drt, March 23rd. The Council of State by 28 votes to 10 doubling the salt tax. has accepted & Government amendment
"THI HONGKONG MIORCES AT ITS
DEADLY WORK.
Just before 5am. yesterday an armed
The man, who was attmed with a revolver, gained access to the back portion by piscing his hand through a brokem pane Bince then, I have had abundant of glass, and drawing the bolt of opportunity of watching our Hongkong back door after having climbed on to the microbe about its deadly work; twicers verandah by mode of ladder: becoming facere, then a drop to now.ismaton rzised the alarm and the The process is not universal by any means anything. and again and, finally, nothing at all, bent ■ hasty, retreat wittious