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NO COALITION, NO QUESTION OF MR. BALDWIN BESIGNING.
Mr. Baldwin's visit to the King was ig response to His Majesty's summons.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER IITE, 1923.
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BIG TRAIN SMASH IN
AMERICA.
THIRTEEN KILLED FIFTEEN INJURED.
New York, December 9th. Thirteen persons are reported to have been killed and fifteen injured in Erie, to the present, there is no question of his Pennsylvania, when the second wetion of
Mr. Baldwin hän not resigned and, up
resigning.
the Twentieth Century," the fastest CONSERVATIVE RETURNED FOR express in América, struck a moturen at a level croming and was held up.". The
LONDON, UNIVERSITY.
NEWS.
BRITISH CLAIMS AGAINST FAR EASTERN CABLE CANTON CUSTOMS QUESTION
·AMERICA. STATEMENT BY DR. SUN YAT- SEN:
THE CABLE CUT BY DEWEY IN 88. CLAIMS RIGHT TO CONTROL KWANG-An Associated Press Radio message from
TUNG CUSTOMS" REVENUE,
London to the Manila papers dated Des night we received the following 8th says!-- WELL SUPPLIED WITH ARMS AND wire from the office at the Canton
AMMUNITION,
Generalissimo, Dr. Sun Yat Sen
[TREDCGH REGTER'S. AGENCY:]
BIG NORTHEEN JORGE CON- VERGING ON ORTHOKING.
CANTOX. -Décember 19th, 10 Dr. Sun Yat Sen has authorised the
the question of the Customs surplus:
The disorders and invasions organised and financed by the Chihli Party through the Peking Government, which is its tool, have prevented me from carrying out the work of reconstruction on which I had
February.
publication of the following statement on
BELGIAN TRADING CO. CASE.
AT SHANGHAI, JUDGMENT IN SUIT BY HONGKONG
BANK.
VERDICT FOR THE DEFENDANT. Judgment was given by M. JAN
The United States achieved a algaal victory to-day over Great Britain before Haute in the Belgim Consular Court a the international pecuniary claims tri- Shanghai, Inst week, in the cnsis brought banal when eight out of ten cases were by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank decided in favour of the United States
Some of the cases were more than one Against Mr. I. van der Siegen, provie hundred years old and had previously tor of the Belgian Trading Co.. for been argued by some of the greatest alleged felonions procedure in his busi- American and British lawyers, The no relations with the bank. Defendan amounts involved aggregated millions of was acquitted. dollars.
The Baak alleged that by obtaining One of the most important claims not in fact purchased or stored in his advance of money on goods which he bad
claims for damage by British cable cora pledged to sords other persons, he had paaie for the action of Admiral Dewy obtain Tik, 176,338.04 under fallaciong in cutting the Hongkong-Manila cable, in pledges. The petition further stated tha 1505 ad similar claims for the action of datendant's mode of procedure had been American naval forces for savoring the plains of a felonious character" and cables-to-Cuba"
Landon Baiversity returned the Con- | think setion crashed into the stationary commanded by General Yuan Tsu Ming? decided when returned to Canton last decided in favour of America involved godowns or on goods that were already
sorvative candidate, Sir Sydney Russell Wells, by a majority of 1,444 over the Liberal, Professor A. F. Pollard, Mr. H.
G. Well, the Labour candidate, was at the bottom of the poll.
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train, and telescoped three war carriages, ANOTHER TRAIN DISASTËR
„Naw Yoas, Drember 9th. Nino'wegg killed and five seriously hart in a collision of two passenger, trains on the MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD MAY BE New York central railroad war Buffalo
SUMMONED.
this morning. The dead include the well- LONDON, December 9th. known baseball player Wild
Donovan.
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PENING. December 10th. Foreign telegrams report that the Northern forces are progressing towards Chungsing
General Yang Son, who is leading the Szechuan, Kweichow, Chihli and Hupeh forces has reached Eengthsien, while his main force has occupied Chungchow. In the acantime, the Kweichow column,
is also marching on Chungking, The column has reached Tenkang and Lin- ahni which places have been decupied.
The Northern unics are well supplied with arms and ammunition, whereas the defenders are short of both.
While the whereabouts of General Liu Taung Hou, who was recently driven to wards the Sheasi bortler by the Sze chuanese forces, is unknown, it is be lieved that he is leading a third column towards Chengtų,
It is clear that the Ghibli Party will persist in its destructive policy as long | ns that policy can be financed out of aur- plus national revenues, released to it through Peking by the Furcima Roygäre.. These surplus national revenues are nade up partly of moneys which would not be available for use by the Chibli Party if Customs Inties collected within the territory of my Government were re tained for the use and benefit of the
The tribuant decision that America was under no legal obligation to make com- pensation was remarkable in view of the fact that the executive department of the Government at Washington already han
had * the elements of swindling.".
Points from the judgment were: Whereas the Belgian Trading Co. hare had business dealings with the bank for a qumber of years, the company had its current account and securities deposited
ness in all exchange contracts:
THE 1820-21 CRISIS.
B CHINESE URGED TO STUDY THRID people of this province, instead of being | recommended to Congress that payment with them, and carried on the usual busi- ·
TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION
ESTABLISHED..
HARTFORD CONNECTICUT. Dember 9th. Two-way wireless communication was established to-day between Britain and American amateurs, Reliabla communica- tion was maintained for over two hours on a hundred izetre wave length.
It is understood that no communications. have passed between the political parties during the week-end; though all the party ANGLO-AMERICAN WIRELESS leaders have been carefully considering the new position. Everyona is kedaly zwaiting to-morrow's Cabinet, council, which will decide virtually, whether Mr. | Baldwin shall resign and whether a rect „Étated ('vnservative Cabinet will åttempt to carry on with a modified programme and passive asquíeseruch with the Liberals There is apparently question of any fresh coalition with the Liberals or even active cooperation. There is much, spec lation, in political circles to-night regard- ing the possibility of the Conservatives declining to cry on the Government and; advising His Majesty to summer Mr. Bam- way Macdonald, It is an open question, whether Nr. Macdonald "would at prevent nkcept
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ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL COMPANY. PROFITS ON A TEAR'S TRANSAC¦
TIONS.
Laxcos, December 5th, The Anglo-Persian Oil Company's profit for the year ended March 31st, after allowing for depreciation, debenture in- terest home charges, and royalty was £2,889,000/- which, with the balance of £1,739,000 brought forward from 19 and Jess corporation tax 1991-9 makes a total of £4,023,000.
A balance of £1,777,000 was curried for ward after making all appropriations.
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ANOTHER GREEK CON- SPIRACY.
A TURBULENT DEMONSTRATION.
ATHENS, December "öth. Two wore killed and pine injured in turbulent demonstrationi following maks, meeting of Royalists.
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NEW YORK, December 9th." Advices from Vera Cruz state that the Bevolutionary forces have captured Julapa
RAILWAY LINE BLOWN UP..
NEW YORK, December 9th. Advices from El Paso state that direct rail communication between Juarez and Mexico City has been severed through the Rebels blowing up the line at Claritas,"
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"SKS" ANTONIO, Drombr. 9th. General Extrade, with two out of four regiments in Guadalajara City, bas joined the revolt, but the rebel General Figueirón in the State of Guerrero. has now, sur- rendered.
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MR. COOLIDGE WILL BE CANDIDATE.
Wasmyaros, December th. The 'resident's close friend, Mr. Stearns, announces that Mr. Coolidge will be a candiate for the Presidency next
year:
OWN LANGUAGE.
LONDON, Deinder oth
In an address as the annual dinner of the Cambridge Chinees Students Society on December 8th. H. E. Chao Hsinchu urged the students to continan to study Chinese, and go as deeply into it as they could, and they would find it more useful in their future carey has any foreign language.
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LATE ME. DAVID HENDERSON'S
wife
FORTUNE.
MISSIONS.
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remitted to Peking as is now, being done, and there applied to the interests of the Chilli Party.
be made to the British companies.
The Canton fiicette says;
WIT AT A TIENTSIN RESTAURANT.
Whereas ʼn appears that this, was tho principal mative actuating him in the conduct of his affairs and he was further encouraged by the new" greddits which were granted him:
"If there is to be peice und order in
Whereas the company was badly hit by Kwangtung, further payment of Kwang HUMAN EAR SENT THROUGH the commercial crisis in 1920-21 and Found tung Customs revenues to the Chihli
ipels in an embarrassing financial" condi- MAIL. Party must cease. My Goveroment,
tion, which fact the Bank had not ignored. therefore, intends to assert its right to BANDITS' WAY OF DEMANDING and recognized during the proceedings: control the application of theso revenues,
Whereas during the years which follow- RANSOM, and it will require the Inspector-General
Led the prikis the Belgian Trading Co. of Customs and the Customs Commis-
allère, as many other Erms did, and sioner at Canton-who, being servants of
that ench fresh misfortune attending its. the Chinese Government are, with respect
While sorting the mails, a postal clerk to Kwangtung, under and subject to the in the employ of the Canton Past Off operations led to frish embarrassments order of my Government to hold all found a piece of soft material inside one gravated by the exactions of the in Customs revenues collected within its ter-letter. Out of curiosity, the clerk immersed number of creditors;
Whereas, defendant had always been Mr. David Henderson, former engineerritory at the disposal of Clovernment, so diately took the letter to the address, a confident of the future, and his business, in-chief of the Chino Maritime Customs, long as the Customs revenues from the merchant in Po Chai Kui Strot, according to the evitenge of the bank left £220,000. He bequeathed annuities; rest of China are sufficient to meet the Saikwan. of a thousand sterling to his lady foreign commitments charged on the
When the letter was opened, the mer and defendant hoped even up to the bank- itself, had had good business connections secretary and five hundred sterling to his Custonis.
chant found that it contain nothing but The Foreign Powers have no right to a human car, which had been cut frota ruptcy for some amelioration in the finan BY COURTEST OF EZ DALLY DULISTINterreue in this matter because there is his son, who was captured by bandits for cial position..
bo annual surplus of millions of dollars ransom some time ago. from Customs revenues, collected at ports OUTRAGES AGAINST ITALIAN
outside of the territory of my Govern- rept, even after providing for the service of foreign debts secured on the Customs.
There is not, and never has been any treaty conferring on the Foreign Powers, collectively or individually, the right to interfere with the Chinese Alaritine Cus- toms (which is first and last a Chinese Government Service) so long as default is not made in the service of foreign obligations, charged thereon Indeed, it is admitted by the Foreign Powers that structed the Customs offions, at Shanghas tons surplus is wholly a, Chinese, internal and Tientsin that the perial of free grain question.
Even under the existing system of export to Japan terminates Decembyseni control of Customs revenues by 10th.
Foreign Powers which it cannot be too strongly emphasised, is not authorised by Fany treaty, but is simply an extra-treaty procedure imposed by the Foreign Powers. no reasonable objection can be taken to the course which my Government has resolved to follow in order to prevent, the Chihli Party from further financing, dis- order and war in my native province.
PEKING, December 8th.
It is reported that the Italian Legation bas complained to the Waichiapu regard ing the outrages committed by Chine troups ou Italian missions in wveral parts of Hunan.
FREE GRAIN EXPORT TO JAPAN.
PERING. December 9th.
recently in the columns of the North China-
The following epidemic of wit broke out Daily fail:-
Latest from the Royal
A Tientsin customer, with afritsal,
assistant.
DEFENDANT'S ABILITY. After referring to defendant's financial Lengagements the judgment went on to
stater
The Ministry of Finance havia the disposal and application, of the Cus- fore was the answer, "get the meute nttributed to van der Stegen do
AMERICAN SHIPPING
SERVICES. DOLLAR AND ADMIRAL LINES ARRANGEMENTS.
ROUND-THE-WORLD TRIPS TO BE
INAUGURATED.
I have to add that my Government is willing to undertake that in the event of the Customs revenues from the rest of Chinn being insufficient to meet foreign obligations, it will make good any deficit to the extent of the Customs revenues received by it from time to time."
AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. SUN
YAT SEN
An important shipping announcement was made last week by Mr. J. Harold Dollar, President of the Dollar Line, who gave a N Indly Tew representative details of a working arrangement which has been come to with the Admiral Orient Line, The two lines have agreed to com bine their organizations throughout the Far East. There is to be no absorption. The companies will remain entirely se- parate "concerns, the" now scheme: being simply an arrangement to prevent over lapping and promote efficiency. The ar Mr. 2. Green, Editor of the rangement will extend, from Yokohama toily News, who has been visiting Hong- Singapore and do away with the dupli kong and Canton, telegraphed to his cata organizations which the two som paper as follows:- offers mul Metaxist agents who have personal statement by Mr. Coolidge him-panies have in each port. In Yokohamn, recently been very setive in military eireles, self, They hoped to win over the Athens
HIG
REVOLUTIONARY
DISCOVERED.
· ́ATHENS, December 9th,
An official message says the discovery off
a fresh Boyulist revolutionary plot has
ANNOUNCEMENT CAUSES NO
SURPRISE WASHINGTON, December 9th.
Mr. Stearny announcement is expected of any arts, including retired to serve temporarily instead of a direct
arrest
دینا
HINT OF AN ALLIANCE WITH SOVIET RUSSIA.
Hongkong, December 5th. the Admiral Orient Line will represent interviewed. Dr. Sun Yat ben yester
Wursts the plaintiff has never brought came in to Restaurant Royal, adjoining any of that van der Stegen had re Hotel Royal, and asked the "boy if he cours to fraudulent intentions to obtain could have some Turkey with Greves, advances or credit at the time of the "Sorry we cannot Servia, said the signature of the contracts called the
packing credit ban.”; that the sent Well, Bosphorus."
not qune within the scope of the "penal 3. Brune-Norman happened to pass code; and further that the bank has ant through at the moment, and said. brought forward any proof that defend
I don't want to Russia, but you can't ant did not use the sums for comme reind Romania if you don't give an order we purposes; wheres that far from bring can fill."
ing the required proof the bank on thi contrary, has declared during the pro ceedings, that the masons for its confid.. ence in van der Stegen, and the reason why credit ans given him, were due The whereabouts of the American mis.hroughout to the knowledge of his come aionary, Dr. Schwunlaried, belonging to mercial ability and that he had good the Applied Evangelical Association business, connections:
Whereas plaintiff does not bring for station located at Tangjen in Hunan who was captured by brigands in Novem-ward any facts which can retablish the ber, are still unknow, no communiention fact that defendant has feloniously ei having been received from him nor from tained part of his assets for his ow his captors relative to ransomu.
personal benefit and laken advantage of [any of his other criitors: els
So they went away Hungary! It causes us Spain to record this.
THE SECURITY FOR DOMESTIC LOANS. With reference to Domestic Loans secured on the Customs surplus, inter- ference with which had caused a heavy
slump and grave results on the market. Dr. Sun said that loans were also secured munications revenues, which could easily muzzes in helle and Ministry of Com- make up the necessary surplus
Asked whether be would fight, in case the Foreign Powers took steps to prevent
The Senate has approved the dier will immediately affect the plans of other being merely a merger of operating in said that for too long a time Can-is now in Cantón.
ITALO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT
ROME, December th
already passed by the Chamber giving full flm de protiminary-tale Russian agreement signed on December 26th, 1921.
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SIR FREDERICK TREVES.
-Tha death jy mummanced--of-Bir- Frederick Trevok.
9,375 MILES AIRWAY.
-HOLLAND-TO-BATAVIA-FÌIGHT=PLÁNNED/
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for these reasqus the Hongkong inud. Shanghai Bank has not established its charge against van der Stegen, who îs therefore discharged.
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE AT SHANGHAL. AMERICAN MERCHANT ARRESTED
Mr. E. a. Hinde, manager and rice.
The announcement did not cause the Dollar Steamship Company; in Kooday at his headquarters in Canton. He the seizure, of the Customs revenues — President of Hinde Bros. & Co. The h rive, and antrive to overthrow the Revo any surprise as the friends of the Presi- the two lines will be in the same office was in khaki uniform and looking well there being now four. British, two Amri. Shanghai, › was arrested last week; con. charges of embezzlement, obtaining money lution and create internal troubles se
Vdent have been urging him for some time in Shanghai the passenger department of and alert, younger in fact than when be can, one Japanese and two French gun- bring about foreign intervention. The
both lines will be at No. 99, Nanking was last in Shanghai, He was elated boats at Canton, Dr. Sun said that he ander false pretences and lasenay of conspirators were provided with ample to make his position known. He had
Rond, and the freight department of both over the victory of General Tan Yen-kai's could not overcome such a force, but heaounts totalling Tik, 5,810 on informan Compromising documents arrependa, already planned to have his candidature fine will be in the Robert Dollar office: troops against Marshal Wu Pei-fu's would then have the glory of being beaten in by had in Woods, a tracker.
sums i have been found in the possession of those indicted in response to Д recent un in Hongkong the two companies will Northern forces, at Nambung. on the by all the Powers, which he would regard in the French Municipal School. It is animous declaration of support for him prate from the same office. 1, Des Voeux Kiangsi border, three days previously, as an honour, and then he would enter alleged in the information that Mign Road, and this method of management when the Southern troops captured five the second phase. Pressed to explain his Woods, prior to leaving for: America, in by the South Dakota Republican Con- will also be adopted at Manilo, "and
meaning, he refused to do so explicitly June, 1922, handed to the accused two vention
Singapore. There will be to loss of Kuns and 4.000 prisoners.
He announced his definite intention to but hinted at an active aliance with cheques one for Tis. 3,000 and the other It is expected that the announcement identity. The companies will continue to seize the Canton Customs venue. Soviet Russia, whose. agent, M. Borodin, for Tis. 2.810. with instructions to buy Aurricus dollars at favourable' rates of operate ad before, the new arrangement He
exchange. The first, it is alleged,, was had been shouldering the whole of
UNJUST PROTECTION.
made out to herself and sigued and prominent politicians such as Governortexests designed to, gure the greatest the cost of the wir in the Constitutions.
Dr. Sin seems sincerely desirous of lenformed by plaintiff, while in the seened- Pinchot, Senator Watson and others who ficiency and give the travelling buble list interest, and in the meantime maintaining friendly relations with the name had boun filled in, but it was the best posible service, to which end Peking, with the connivance of the Foreign Powers, especially with Great signed and endorsed by plaintiff, which. are reported to be considering entering the services will be co-ordinated as clowly Diplomatic Corps, had heen using the Britain, but said that so long as they cheque, it is alleged, was then filled in the race for the Republican nomination. ig possible.
money collected in Kwangtung to make afforded ingral and financial support to and made payable to Bindo & Co., Inc., The new arrangement has been brought war upon her. lle estimated the net Peking, the Constitutionalist war for the adored and then cashed. It is alleged about chiefly na the result of the purchase Customs revenue of the two Ewangs at good government of China would never that accused cashed both cheques for the hy the Robert Dollar Co. of a fleet of $10,000,000 per year. As this was their cease. It was intolerable and unjust that total amounts and appropriated the seven passenger steaners. It is the com- money, be meant to have possession of it. the Peking Government should be ea- funds to his own use, though it is ad pany's intention to operate these ships an. He would therefore order the Commis-abled by the machinery of the Custonis initted that G.81,000 were received by
round the world server, calling at sioner of Customs to pay him the and the protection of the Powers to take Miss Woods during the nummer. Yokohama and proceeding to Robe, revenues from Kwangtung, and if this money from a province in order to make is Woods, who had been teaching in [Tho Tate Sir Frederick. 'Troves
Holland is prepared for Empire air Shanghai. Hoogkonk, Manila, Singapore, request were refused, would ask that the war on that province. I pointed out that the French Municipal School for four G.C.V.0, R.C.V.O. LLD.. M.D.,
ways, and a flight is to be attempted by Penang, Calcutta, Suez, Port Said Alex Commissioner be replaced. If Peking the step which he contemplated taking years, left for America in June, 1922- F.R.C.S., was Sergeant Surgeon to H.M. Dutch aeroplane next April from andria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles, were short in requirements for the pay if successful, would be followed inmedi and proposed to attend. Columbin to The King; Surgeon in Ordinary to Queen Amsterdam to Batayin in the Dutch thee across to Boston and New York, the ment of dues on foreign loans, he pro-ately by other provinces and would there btain her Master's degree," and "Inste Alexandra, and consulting surgeon to the Rast Indies.
terminal. These steamers will operate amized the payment of Kwangtung's pro- by wreck the whole of the Customs or summer she decided to accept a teaching London Hospital. He was a Colonel in As evidence of the lively interest that first class passenger, and freight service, per proportion
ganization, and he replied that the position in Los Angeles. She declared the AMS.: late President of Head-the flight has awakened throughout the the intention being to create i pasanger Asked when he was about to take this Powers could easily avert that by with it she did not intend to return to quarters Medical Board of War Office:country, many prominent Dutchmen have service of the same standard as that now extreme step. Dr. Sun said probably withdrawing their capport from Peking. Ciring and, with her mother and sister Member of the Army Sanitary Commit come forward with large donations, and operated by the Admiral Line. The new in the next few days, and implied that he
wished to remain at Home, but she tec, War Office: late Meinber of the committees have been formed for collect arrangement will come into effect in would not notify the Foreign Consuls
rotürued in September, 1923; to settle hers Advisory Board of: the Army Medical ing further fands
Shanghai immediately, and at other beforehand, as money belonging to The following telegram has been re-financid affairs, and has again resumed Service; one of the founders of the Bri- The new Fokker aeroplane to be used] ports on January 1st. The round the Kwangtung was not affair.
ceived through Reuter's agency
her position in the French Concession tish Red Cross Society, and first Chair for this fight is almost ready. It is a world," wrion will be inaugurated by Asked if he would abstain from this PEKING GOVERNMENT REQUESTS Mr. Hinde was released on bail when man of Executive Committee; Chairman large biplazo, equipped with a 360 horse, the str. Presideal larrison, due to ar- projected seizure if the Diplomatic Corpe
INFORMATION.
he appeared before Judge 8. Lobingier in of the Radium Institute: consulting sur-power tolls Royce Eagle engine.
five at Shanghai on January 29th, and could secure payment to him of Kwang-
the US Court for China last Wednesday. gcon to Fervea in South Afrien, 1900, The Netherlands-Indies flight, as thereafter fortnightly, sailings will batúng a portion of the Customs surplua
FERING, December 10th, Mr. Halph Bnyder, who appeared foc was with the Ladysmith Relief Column planned, is a distance of 9,370 miles, and made by the other vessels of the feet, viz after payment of the interest on foreign A Cabinet meeting held on Saturday Mr. Hinde, scorted that the entire enge (medal and three claspat. He was Sur in expected to be made in 15 stages of President Polk, President Hayer, Tre. Joans, as in 1919-20, he replied in the resolved to ask the Foreign Powers con was a civil and not a criminal question geon Extraordinary to Queen Victoria uns day each The route, except for the rident Moure, Prevident. Adani Pre-affirmative, provided that, the arrears cerned exactly what has happened at and asked that bail be ses not higher than 1900-1. On June 94th. 1902, he perform last stages, will be almost entirely over aident Fan Buren nii Presidrat Cayfield since the cessation of these payments; Canton, indicating a desire to know what 31,000 2,000 ed the operation upon HM King land, in some parts over quite sadivilised Fach will have accommodation for following the American Government's the foreign naval commanders have been
The Judge fed the bail at $3,000. Edward VII, Sergeant Surgeon to territory The longest non-stop distance first class pasacazare.
objection thereto, were also, paid. He instructed to do in the event of Dr Sun
A sumber of Mr. Hindes, friends King Edward VII. He was the Auth planet is 612 miles. Mr. A. N. Jan The Admiral Orient Line will continue seemed to think, however, that the Yat Sen acizing the Chinese Maritime signed the pesury bonds and he was of many publications on surgery, 'anatomy der Hoop, a pilot of the Royal Nether as agents for the fiarber Steamship Lines, Diplomatic: Corps were unlikely to do “Customa...
od medical terms. Deceased was in his lands Air Company, has been chosen as with their regular New York-Europe
custody. It accordingly released from The Legations concerned have received was expected he would come before Judges seventy üst year.}
pilot for this undertaking.
a-Note asking for this information;
Lobingier of trial early this week.
this.
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