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WAR TIME-DEPORTATIONS FAR EASTERN.CABLE BELUIANS QLAIM DAMAGES FROM
GERMANY.
PARIS, January th A case in which ten Belgians are sulog STREAMS OF MOLTEN RUBBER the German Government for compen
BEVENTY: KIRB-ENGINES FIGHT FLAKES,
'LONDON, January 7th. The biggest London Dock fire in half a gentury broke out at Popular this after "noon in a large warehouse stocked with
tion for ill-treatment when deported in wartime has opened before
A mixed arbitration tribunal., established under
the Prace Treaty. The court is compoend
NEWS.
İNKHOUGH, REUTER'S AGENOT.] MR. O. T. WANG'S VISIT TO JAPAN, HUNDREDS OF CRINESE MURDERED
DURING EARTHQUAKE,"
PzKING, January 8th. Interviewed by a representative of the of thres judges, a Swiss, a Delgian and a Peking Daily News, Mr. O. T. Wang guid German. The decision will affect eighty that
several hundred Chinese were
PEACE IN CHINA.
SHANGHAT, January 7th. Mr. Rodney Gilbert, the Peking, corres- pondent of the NC. Daily News, dis cuming the prospects of a successful con- ference in China, say, that very few Chinese have much faith in a conference, no politient or military leader wants to sit at a conference until all the cards
are in bis own bands.
Mr. Gilbert says that a very large
SCOTTISH LETTER. A TARIFF THAT HELPED INDIA.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
(rubber, den and other inflammable good, thousand Belgians, who were deportes, murdered during the earthquake, some of number of lesser persons, for whom penos Oil Company; indeed he is the only sure]
and the place was gutted,
Seventy fire engines arrived and mostly and may be invoked as a precedent by whom wore killed by mistake but other means extinction, could be trusted to 1900 went out to Rangoon to take
Hirected their attention to preventing the spress of the flames to adjoining timber- yards, oil stores and other wirebauses. Molten rubber was streaming from the burning building, and blooked the drains, and the narrow streeds were noch several There. feet doop in dirty, tepid water, were several exciting escapes, but a
sweaty-five thousand French nationals.
GERMANY LOOKING TO RUSSIA.
STUTTGART, January 7th
The Defence Minister, Gelor, in à spech said he regarded the alliance be term, France and Czecho-Slovakia sa
were murdered either intentionally or be 'cause of hatred." Mr. Wang said he did, not know what action the Government
would take.
NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIA,
As regards the report that he went to Japan to negotiate with Japan regarding
Russia and not with Japan over Rusia.
move heaven and earth to make a confer. ence ineffectual.
decided to observe the rules and not participate in any of the events at Paisley or in the country.
WOMEN CANDIDATES.
Scotland has three women candidatos -the Duchess of Atholl in West Parth EDINBURGH, November 28th Not a few of the issues on which the shire: Miss Robertson, in St. Roller. Lady terest to dwellers in the East. One of Hamilton Division of Lanark.
Baxter, who had come forward as a present General Election turn are of in- Glasgow; and Miss Helen Fraser in the them concerns oil, and another is connect ed with jute. A leading authority in second supporter of the Government, bas regard to oil is Sir John 1, Cargill, who retired, so as not to split the moderate has been giving views on Tariff Reform rote in Dundee. This leaves 1 Conserva- to his fellow citizens of Glasgow. Fortive and 1 Liberal to unite for the two eighteen years he has been the head of city seats, against Socialists and I Pro-
hibitionist. one of the most successful businesses that Sentimen have ever built up the Burma DIBENFRANCHISED FISHERMEN. **
For the second General Election in auc- vivor of the little band of Scots who in
ccasion, several hundreds of Scots fisher- Pa men will be disfranchised as a result of in what was then a very small affair their absenco at the East Anglian ports. In the earlier stages of their career they A year ago, when the election tools place attracted little notice. But, says Bir
in the closing weeks of November, thou- Mr. Gilbert says he believes, however, John, one day it dawned on the Standard sands of fishermen and fisher lassies were Oil Company of America that the Burmah busily engaged at Yarmouth and low- that a conference leading towards peace Dil Company was getting a little too big estoft, and were unable to record their and they made up their mind. that they votes. This year the election is a fort is not wholly impossible, as a sufficiently would nip it in the bud. They would might later, and probably about one-half serious threat of foreign intervention have done so hut for the protection of of the fishermen now in East Anglia will might prompt a conference, in which the Government of India. That Govern- bo virtually disfranchised.
ment not only protected with a duty on peace could be hastily evolved, or a foreign oils, but they went the length of THE MODERATORS.
keeping the foreign elements out of the The Rev: David Cathels, D.D., Hawick, mental revolution. While more could be Company came to the conclusion, that, General Assembly of the Church of Scot- hoped from the former than from the having been protected, it was up to them land. In 1913 he was appointed by the to do something in return for that pre Foreign Alission Committco as their dele- latter, a conference in which the partici-tection, and. voluntarily, they initiated
in the Yangtsze valley. What he saw on a policy of a maximum price in India for Eate to visit the China stations, especially pants were forced by the general public ta kerosene oil. Since 1005, claims Sir John, his travels of the influence, hardships, come to some sort of an agreement would right through the war, when the prices of dangers, and self-sacrifices of the Chris- everything were going up by leaps and
tian missionaries increased even his zent be the only kind of conference which could bounds in every country of the world, for foreign mission work, and by many guarantee for China anything like a per- they kept the price of kerosene oil in public lectures after his trip be instilled The India at the same level that it was before others with a similar enthusiasm. the war, and it was the same price to- Rev. A, S. Inch, Dumbarton, in Modera penon.
Jay. Since 1918 alone till last year they tor-Designate of the United Free Church. had saved to the native customer in The Rev. Kenneth Cameron, of Storpe India 22 million pounds sterling, which way, has been nominated as Moderator was the difference between the price they of the Free,, Church. had heen charging them for their oil in India and the price of kerosene in every
casualties. The damage is at present un. bridge for Franco-Russian relations, with Russia, lily business was to negotiate with mufficiently barious threat of a Funda- oil trade of India. Then the Burma Oil is the Moderator-Designate of next
know
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FIRE UNDER CONTROL.
LONDON, January 7th. The London dock fire. has been got pader control. The daraage is estimated .pt:£100,000.
the object of placing Germany between twires, but Germany intended to punie her path towards the East, fowards Russia
2
"HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF CHINA."
WON BY NINETEEN YEARS OLD TOLTA.
SIR PERCY SCOTT "SERIOUSLY ILL
LONDON, January 7th. MALTA, January 8th. In the so-called heavyweight champion-manent Admiral Sir Percy Scott arrived on "De-ship of China, Knate Hansen knocked out
**Silent" Linnett in the fourth round. cember 29th and has been staying as the
(Kaute Hanser is 19 years of age and Hotel Valetta. He has now been taken to The London Dock fire was stili burn the Naval Hospital at Bighi, seriously ill, his weight is given as 220 lbs. Silent" Linnett is a U.S. Marine stationed at ing this morning, but it is now well in and it is believed ho is suffering from Tientsin and weighs a trifle over 900 lbs.] chiaopu that the students of all countries other part of the "world.. This was one
i band.
DAMAGES OVER £200,000. ·
LATER.
"
The fire engines and a hundred fire- men are still working, and it is hoped to
uppress it this afternoon.
ادم
The damage is now estimated at over £200,000. The Concordia premises are » completely gutted. They were filled with
rubber, tinued goods and tiu.
SHIPPING CONSTRUCTION
RETURNS,
Lobos, January 7th.
asthma.
DUTCH VESSEL DISABLED.
LONDON, January 8th.
The Dutch steamer Rando, from Ham- burg to Macassar, is dimbled in 'latitude 4332 North, longitude 7.60 West, accord- ing to a message from Soller.
GERMAN POLITICS.
DEESDEN, January 7th. Heldt and other Ministers have rofusect
SENSATION IN JAPAN. ANTI-IMPERIAL, MOVEMENT FEARED,
Foxro, January 6th
The Korean attempt, combined with the
indicates s deciled, movement against recent attack on the Prince Regent, now
Imperialism and is causing a greater sen- sation than the earthquake,
It is revealed that a Korean plet was discovered recently in Shanghai to
wedding day.
ITALY'S FREE EDUCATION.
PERING, January 8th, The Italian Minister informs the Wai-
proceeding to Italy for their education will receive free education.
NEW PHARAOH TONE. SECRET REVEALED BY SALES.
It is reliably reported from Cairo, that a gang of natives in Minieh Province, accidentally discovered a tomb believed to have been that of a Pharach.
They began to sell antiquities in the district, and this aroused the suspicions of the authorities, who arreted the
men.
of his experiences of Protection. DUNDEE AND JUTE
The jute industry is one in which Dun- dee and its neighbourhood is vitally in- terested. Only a short time ago the President of the Dundee Chamber of Commerce stated that the importation of jute piece goods, from Germany alone during the first six months of this year was 9,745 tons, as compared with 778 he declared, there was fore the war, toos in the first six months of 1920. Be- practically no importation of jute manu factured goods from Germany. Taking July of this year alone be estimated that if there had been no importation of jute piece godds, work could have been found
in Dundee for 2,000 more looms than were
Tax FORBIDDEN "LIFE.”
In forbidding the writing of an official biography of himself, Lord Morley fol lowed the example of Andrew Lang, who made a similar stipulation in hie will. Lang practised what he preached, for years he had poured ridicule on the Life and Letters" plague, declaring- For now the dentist cannot die And leave his forceps as of old, But round him, ere he scarce is cold, Begins the vast hiography. ABERDONIAN BUMOUR.
· Zöyd's Register shows that merchant to resign on the ground that the right of assassinate the Prince Regent on his Official investigations are being made. then at work. As the raw material 10 found, The Aberdonian physical and
Vessels
shipping actually under construction in Great Britain and Ireland on December Bist was 1,231,000 tons, compared with ho average of 1,800,000 tons during the twelve months before the war. commenced numbered 244, while 114 were launched in the December "quarter, com- pared with 111 and 58 respectively during 062 vessels were the previous quarter. petually under contruction abroad, a decrease of 42 compared with October 30th. 1923, while 217 were launched and 929 pommeseed in the world during the quar- ter. The latter total considerably ex- ceeded the previous quarter and, in con- junction with the increase in British
yards, appears to show a tendency to wards improvement of conditions in the shipbuilding industry of the world,
AERONAUTICAL CONTEST. PAR18, January 7th. The Committee of " the International Aeronautical Federation announce that the Schneider Cup plane contest will be held in the United States in 1923 (11994),
MR. ASQUITH ILL
LONDON, "January 7th. Mr. Asquith, who has a chill, was nable to be present in the House of Commons "to-day..
OBITUARY.
REAR-ADMIRAL HOLDER.
deciding the personality of the Ministry rets with the Diet alone.
NO NEW CABINET FOR HOLLAND.
THE HAGUÉ, January 7th.; On account of the unsuccessful efforts to form a new Cabinet, the Queer has declined the Ministry's resignation.
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AMERICAN PLEA FOR
RECOGNETION.
WASHINGTON, January 7th.
It is often thought that the Aberdonian is of a stock and of a character peculiar to himself; but many Yorkshire men come of the same race the Beaker folk, a blend counties a kindred rigid economy and of the Alpine and Nordic-and is both unemotional acid wit and humour is Minich is a district which contains many manufacturing jute goods is only procur- famous tombs. It is about 400 miles from ale in India, the position is that Ger. mental quality, is however by far the Mr. A. M. Williams, Late Rector of the Jordaahiil Luxor down the Nile. The remarkable man and other Continental workers are most famous.
plies drawn from within the British Em- measures to be taken to prevent fres, rock kombs of Beni-Hassan are only a few obtaining employment by means of sup- College," has just given the" members
idle. attempts, and sensational development cub in the rock, and form a kind of pire, while Dundee workers have to go the Glasgow Rotary Club
Speculation is rife regarding the drastic
are expected,
OF CAPT BRANDT. MURDER
BODY THROWN INTO RIVER.
miles away.
These, about thirty-five in number, are tarFace. They were made during the Twelfth Dynasty. (2468 B.C.), about 1,000 years before Tutankhamen, and during a Feldene in the history of ancient Egypt.
.
If the natives have found an untouched tomb of a Pharaoh of this period, even the treasures of Tutankhamen may look insignificant.
"THIEVES' BECBET.
he-
widowery-Devenick he said that a
"#
im
put in the
'of fino some
speci mens of Aberdonians and their humour. -In
having helped to carry his THE PAISLEY "HONEYMOON."
Circumstances which are too familiar second wife to the grave on a broiling dar, said as he wiped his brow. to require explanation imparted a dramd, the last time A wis at this job A tic touch to the appearance of Mr. Asquith and Mr. Lloyd George on the wis amored wi waw, and th' day A'm hearse." It was in the same ICHANG, January 6th-
same platform at Paisley at the week plotted wi heat; neist time A'll treat
masel till chd. It was desirable no doubt thus to symbolise the unity of the party and the quarter that one farmer, meeting another
A fine growin day; this' The steamer Tre Sus, which sailed on
parked, re-establishment of good relations
Gwood forbid, I've twa wives the 1st inst for Chungking, was on the
This report recalls the story of the tween the two leaders; and the meeting hring athing oot of the gran," and the
unfeignedly enjoyed the spectacle. There reply was night of the 4th anchored off Kuochia Der-el-Babari mummies, one of the most was plenty of enthusiasm at the Liberal there."
In Yorkshire they tell a story, current chong, thirty i below. Fungtuhsien, when romantic finds in the history of archeo rally; but, truth to tell, a vein of comedy also in the North, in this form. A labour she was attacked by brigands who killed logy. Between the years 1871 and 1881 ran through the proceedings, especially
number of astonishingly beautiful and the opening passages Many years must er after finishing a bard: job was presen Captain Brandt and the shroff, throwing exceedingly valuable Egyptian antiquities have elapsed since these two Liberale ted with whisky and water Tasting it
fuskio Grat watter first, or Oh, was the repis
or the tical meeting. The only occasion I can Arabs at Luxor, In the course of an interesting debate both bodies into the river. The bandits were sold secretly to tourists in Egypt by occupied the same platform at a poli he looked up and said. Did yo pit
hy learned archeologists, who saw at once man's first public meeting as Prime comin' the the fuskie by an' in the Senate on the subject of recomition also wounded one quartermaster, one These antiquities found their way to recall was at Sir Henry Campbell Banner-whisky Brat. Answeel, than, we'll he The Aberdonian not only bears with of the Soviet Government, Mr. Lodge passenger and one cookie. The extent of that a discovery of first class importance Minister in the Albert Hall, London, ip defended his policy of non-recognition on the lose will not be known till after had been made. It was clear that tomb 1905. C.B." had not only Mr. Asquith undisturbed equanimity the numerous count of "interlocking directorates " examination. The steamer proceeded to robbers had hit on a great and, and after and Mr. Lloyd George with him at that anecdotes at is expense, but he inventa
many years spent in trying to detect the memorable meeting, but all the members.
succese. Here is one whose patentes is that date till now Mr. Asquith and Mr. well known: An Aberdonian went to a between the Soviet Government and the Chungking on the 8th inst. in charge of thieves an Arab was arrested and sent of his Cabinet I doubt whether for the beat of them and chuckies at their
to prisoli
When he served his sentence he was Lloyd George have addressed a gather dentist to have a tooth extracted. After Communist party. Mr. Borah eloquently pilots.
released, and the mystery was no nearering from the same platform.
examining the offending member the de- Mr. Asquith bearned, and Mr. Lloyd tist Laid That's a bad one; I must pleaded for recognition, urging that the
Whereupon the patient. rod. The released robber quarrelled with George's eyes twinkled but the principal give you gas." time had come to consider whether Russia CHINESE AND KRITISH BUSINESS solution. But a new development occur MEN.
his accomplices, and gradually the whole figure in the comedy-drama was," Mar- plunged his hand into his pocket and had met the conditions laid down in Pre-
got," who, as if to show that the new brought out his money. LONDON, January 6th.
alhance was no pretence, chattered inces mind that," said the dentist, you can kient Coolidge's annual address to Con-
The Chinese industrial mission has
It appeared that an Arab, whose des santly during her husband's speech, Mr. pay me afterwards." "Oh," said the grese.
visited London Docks, and will meet ascendants still live near Luxor, had blund Lloyd George nodding assent at odd other, wisna gaun tuo pay ye, bit E the Chinese Legation to-morrow" represen-red by chance into a great cave in the moments. So loud were her tones that Am tae be unconscions A'd like the ken
bills at Del-el-Bahari; He entered, and her neighbours might have heard quite fat & hae on m
Aberdonians relish the story of the tatives of British manufacturing houses, saw the care stacked with richly worked an interesting budget of gossip and com officials of the Overseas Trade Depart-mummy cases, piled one on the other until ment. And then there was Lady Bou-woman who went into a butcher's shop
penny. Baving got them, she said and queens of Egypt, numbering more George.
Dinna ye gie a Of course the speeches of the two However, one does meet the density After conferring with an American ment and Fort of London Authority and they touched the roof. They were kings ham Carter and Miss Megan Lloyd and asked to have two half-pennies for n official here, the Mexican Revolutionary representative Chinese residents of Lon than thirty, who were hidden by the
priests thousands of years ago to save reconciled leaders were before you ar Sydney Smith complained of. A farmer their bodies from the ancient tomb rob hour or two after their delivery. But in Aberdeenshire was playing cards in an purchasing agent has announced that ha don.
Lady Bonham Carter's callies would not has abandoned his plans for purchasing
out of the room, carefully picked up
On [BY COURTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN,”]The Arab realised that his fortune was be cabled, and one of them may here be Aberdeen hotel, and having been called
ade. He informed z relative, and for given, Sheth note of noble compassion his return he saw that
quoted Lord Derby ho pocketed his money before leaving
ho kad offended arms and ammunition.
yeafs thers two men were in the habit of speaking
his rest by
and made a suit. caution, going by night to the treasure cave, strip and disinterested solicitude, said,
Being called out again, ping some dend queen of her gold neck. Mr. Asquith is like a lamb lying down able
wis offender at me for tak laces tearing the bands of fine beaten with the lion, knowing as well as we do
bawbees wit me last time. Weel, gold from the face of a Pharaoh, and that he is bound to provide the lion's
three poun sax an2 echtpener: taking from the dead bodies the rolls of next meal. And her Ladyship's remark this time All leave them on the table.
NO US. ARMS FOR MEXICAN REBELS
NEW ORLEANS, January 7th.
Lownes, January 7th.
WASHINGTON, January 7th. The death is announced of Elear
President Coolidge has issued a pro- Admiral Henry Lowe Holder, who entered clamation placing an embargo on the sale the Navy in 1852 and served in the of munitions to the Mexican Revolu Russian War 1884-55 (Crimean and Turtionists...
i
kish medals, Sebastopol Casp, 5th class LINER COVERED IN ICE
Straits, of Simonotek 1801 Medjidie); (promoted and specially mentioned). De reased was in his 69th year
EARLIER CABLES. · THE FLOODS IN FRANCE. FALL OF THE
NEW YORK, January 7th. The rigging and superstructure of the Italian liner Prendente Wilson was leo-covered when she arrived hero from Naples that the Custoas officials detained
4:
SOUTHERN WARSHIPS” AT
TSINGTAO.
PEEING, Jandaly 7th, Five Southern warships arrived yester- day at Tsingtao.
It is officially reported that, Wu Per Fur intends to use thera as the nucleus of a which will be stationed special squadron in the Gulf of Pechili.
KOKONOR DISTRICT.
story came out
THIRTY MUMMIES..
the
Oh, never
bit o suet wi' that
and
sacred writing. These they sold secretly on this was Woll, I read that passage There's speaker. declared that ho
AN UNFORTUNATE MISPRINT.
A diverting example of the misprint is provided in an article published in a onteraporary attempting to set forth the economic disabilities of the Services in in explaining that the work of
Jon strenuous
with the deepest anxiety, and I have there" watched them both this evening very told his story to a fellow-Aberdonian, a closely, very narrowly. I can honestly University professor and got the rep say I have never in my life seen Mr.I don't see much in that story, Lloyd George look less voracious, and Telse could he have done!!! certainly have never seen my father look
At 25, Robertson Street, Greenock, un more uncatable" THE PRINCESS DIBESCO.
the 21st November, John Lennox, late Princess Bibesco, the daughter of Mr. C. R. Co., Hongkong.
India. The British official is more and Mrs. Asquith, finds that the obliga SEINE BEGINS, her fur two hours while the new with SPECIAL AREA FOR AGRICULTURA Sedley," as that the official has net tion to her position, as the wife of a
steam hes and axes cleared was
through the ice to the baggage holde.
DEVELOPMENT. -
in the days of
OBITUARY..
diplomatist has its drawbacks, and that
How to prevent the inferior types from grumbled at that state of things, for she is unable to pursue her inclinations constitutionally, he has been keen on
or is the problem with which all democracy Pexing, January 7th- job, and as he has been able to get his sport in regard to the present election A multiplying more quickly than the superi
cheaply and frequently and to enjoy keen politician, the Princess would dearly
Our daty is to keep the Empire strung. The Government is reviving Chang generous spoils of leave, be his account like to have thrown herself into the ex-will be facot-Major, Leonard Darwin
test on behalf of her father, but conven- politically and ecocomically, in order to Kung Chieu's former scheme to declara ed himself better off than his brother incitement and stress of an election con-
England." At least that in obvious tion does not view with favour diplomat enable us to carry out our large share in
the intended to my The old battleship Louisiana which was the Kokoner district a special area for what
PARIS, January 8th The fall of the Saine has begun, and decrease of three inches was registered" in Paris this morning and ten inches at Montercou while the Mame fell one and
“ LOUISIANA”, LOCATED.
NOLPOLE, VIRGINIA, January 7th..
by to-morrow the Seine, will have fallen
the
word
Tha
By maniage to Prince Bibesco, who is a physical recovery. For the world still made him say some sport a half feet at Meaux. It is expected the lost in a gale while on the way to be agricultural development, where the Printer be pitting the initial letter of ists or their wives taking part in politics, the work of the world's spiritual a
Roumanist Minister in Washington, looks to us to show the way as it long given a valuable text to experts in vitality, and in the circumstances she has ister of Australia). a foot at Point D'Austerlitz, and the fall broken up, has been located, and tugs people of over-populated regions will be thing quite different and no doubt has Printuss Bibesco has affected her nation has dore-It, S M. Bruce (Prime Mi
peration of the Bergios, will become more rapid-afterwards,
have been despatched to her anstance.
assisted to settle,