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MAJOR ZANNT'S ILL-LUCE.
A FORGOTTEN PROPHET.
THE SURVIVAL OF RUSKIN,
In the early days of February a notice appeared in the papers of the gift by Mr. George Cadbury and Mr. Edward Cadbury of some 400 acres in the neigh the National Trust, writes the Rev. Alington, LONDON, May 13th,
D.D., Headmaster of Econ. As the chair- man of the Trust pointed out in a letter In the House of Commons, Rear Admir.
which was published at the same time. Os May 11th. ol Beamish (C., Lewis) asked for partien- It is noteworthy that, along the lars as to the forthcoming. cruise of the
Major Zanni's plane overturned while this gift is one of a new kind
The activities of the Trust are, it is to from foreign Governments. American battleship squadron in Aus-days' recuperation on Sir Ahe Bailey's he was attempting to start about noen be hoped, well known to all Englishmen congratulating Marshal von Hindenburg) tralia, and whether in view of the import-
farm at Colesberg. He had, a wonderful to-day for Kasumigaura.
who care for the beauty and the history of their country; it adrendy safeguards Major Zaani and his two assistants for us many interesting buildings which escaped without injúry.
Every successive town" visited by, the PLANE OVERTURNS, BUT NO ONE bourhood of Birmingham
MICKINGES
IMPRESS LONDON,
LONDON, May 14th.
Prince of Wales vies with its predecessor
in the warmth of its royal welcome.
The Prince arrived to-day after a few
on his accession to the Presidency, there } ance of the Imperial interests in the Paci. reception. The route was lavishly de- was an absence of messages from the fic, a cruise in those waters in the near of hoteur being present. The were in- erated, and lined with troops, a guard Allies, hat" Britain is now sentling the future can be arranged for a
stomary felicitations following the
numerable spectators amongst whom chil-
British
Freipt of th-ocial notification of the squadron, including battleships and anaren were very prominent.
installation. M
Diplomatie correspondents state that arshal von Hindenburg's resent de- clarations have most favourably impress
ed London, where it is felt his agreement with the Luther "Cabinet, regarding for eign policy, is unquestionably sincere.
WAR IN MOROCCO.
FRENCH DISLOBGE RIFFS AFTER
STERN STRUGGLE.
Rinar_May_ Eath.
aircraft carrier.
Mr. W. C. Bridgeman (First Lord of the Admiralty) replied that the site States quadron would consist of eleven
battleships, six cruisers, twenty-eight destruyers," and a number of fleet auxi- liaries. It was not proposed to arrange a new Imperial cruise in view of the Special Servicë cruisef 1934.
Admiral Beanish naked if the decision
not to send the battleships was in any way connected with the lack of docking and refitting facilities in the Pacific. He got no answer.
At dawn, yesterday. French columns, under Generals Colombat and Freyden, burg, supported by many aeroplanes and Sir Harry Brittain (.. Acton) sug artillery fire, dislodged the Riffs, after gested that further visits by smaller see a stubborn resistance, from the fortified tions of the navy to certain dominines and positions on the Bibune range. They are colonies he made in the near furtare. retreating northwards. The Rifa were
Mr. Bridgeman replied that the annual plastered by French aviators; their programme of cruises allowed practically lowes were severe and the withdrawal all the dominions and colonies to he The French re-visited at least once a year. Every cón- www general, by noon. Hieved several posts, using the bayonet.
sideration would be given to additional visits within the necessary limits of ex penditure.
FULLER DETAILS,
RABAT, May 14th.
by
WEALTH OF SIBERIA. SOVIET SEEKING BRITISH AID FOR DEVELOPMENT.
The French troops, supported almerous airplanes and hravy artillery, carried out an extensive operation:zo- day, which resulted in the complete! clearing of the fortified, ridge of Bilans, whence the Riffs, after stubborn
In conversation with Sir Charles Ste- resistance,
hastily northwards
wart, chairman of the Anglo-Russian Con- through the valleys harassed and hom-ciliation Association, M. Rakovsky referr barded by airplanes.
ed to the Soviet's intention, as soon as
fled
Losbos, May 1th.
GENEVA CONFERENCE. "DRAFT OF ARMS PACT UNDER DISCUSSION.
GENEVA, May 17th
The general committee of the arme cone:
ference resumed discussion of article three of the draft convration and agreeil" on the principle of publicity for exports ef
material
war
The question of private manufacture was postponed until the results of the. present convention could be known,
A proposal by the Egyptian delegate, that the respective countries should legis late to render effective the prohibition of export of munitions by unauthorised per- sons, was referred to the legal committee,
SOVIET CONGRESS.
Moscow, May 13th,
Over two thousand delegates are a ending the Soviet congress, including the full praesitum. of seventy-five members, among who: are M. M. Kalinin Kamen- e, Stalin. Rykoff. Zinovief. Trotsky and Frunze
GOLD STANDARD BILL.
Losper, May 13th. The House of Lords has passed the third reading of the Gold Standard Bill without discussion.
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The village of Azdar was carried at possible, to preced with the constructionETER'S the point of the bayonet. The posts at Biláne, Parkenich and Talerza were Liberated and French troops again be cupied the summit of Bilane. The Riffs suffered hravý losos-liares,"
SOUTH WEST AFRICA.
"DRAFT OF NEW CONSTITUTION. PUBLISHED.
Cart Town, May 14th The preliminary draft of a new Con- stitution for South West Africa is pub
Lished.
of a trans-forth Siberian railway, six thousand miles in length, to travers wast unexploited areas, in Connection with which Russia would need Britain's help,
FORMER APATHY.
He said the immense opportunities in Siberia were allowed to remain undeve loped by the apathy, indifference and hopelessly non-constructive policy of the previous Russian Governments..
Sir Charles Stewart expressed his be het in Russia's fundamental honesty and straightforwardness. Everything depend. The territory will be governed by n Council of eight, of whom one will be the on the restoration of her credit and
Administrator. There nienbers will be mominated, and fous elected by the Legis. lative Assemblys, though they need not necessarily be members of the Assembly.. The Assembly will number eighteen of whom six will be nominated by the Union Government: the others will be elected by registered voters.
Gemamercial good name.
CONTROL OF OPIUM.
GENEVA AGREEMENT IS NOT
YET RATIFIED, "
Losos, May 13th,
PURCHASE". FLEET,
NEW YORK, May 14th
Mr. Henry Ford has offered to pur- chase the United States Shipping Bonard's fleet of 300 vessels, provided the Govern- ment will fix a fair price.
Mr. Ford states that he will serap the
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DEBATE ON SLAVERY.
CONDITIONS IN CHINA UNDER DISCUSSION IN LORDS.
LONDON, May 13th. In the House of Lords, in the course ofin lengthy debate on slavery, initiated of by Lare Buxton. Who drew attention to
slavery in Africa and the Far East, the Archbishop of Canterbury said the re velations égarding Chinese slavery were most startling.
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were in danger of disappearance and many beautiful pieces of ground which would otherwise have beenƐat the mercy of the builder. But there is obviously a limit to the amount of land which can be thus set aside for mere enjoyment, however desirable that enjoynect may be
The novelty of the present gitt lies in the fact that it is to be retained for the agricultural purposes to which it is at present devoted, and will remain, in the words of the chairman, "an agricul turul and pastoral oasis in the midst of
suburban district." We must all echo what may become merely urban or his hope that the example this set ay be widely followed.
HUSKIN'S WISDOM
MISSIONS AND BOXER FUNDS.
"LONDON SOCIETY ENDORSES
EDUCATIONAL SCHEME.
The following resolution was recently passed by the Directors of the London Missionary Society with reference to the administration ol the Boxer In- demuity Funds:-
This the Directors of the "London" Missionary Socisty rejoice at the deci sion of the British Goveroment to re- Boxer Indemnity and to apply them lease the unpaid instalments of thei
to the cause of education (and possibly medical work) in China. The Diges tors are gonfident that the aims which the Government have in view will be best attaiard by taking responsible Chiurse Tuto the fullest consultation at The London Missionary every step. Society desires to inform the Govern- ment that it is not its intention to make any application for any granta from the Inderuity Fund for the sun- port of its schools and colleges in China. It has every confidence that the » Committee to be appointed "under the Indemnity Bill now before Parliament will make a full-investigation of all the facts before making any proposals for the distribution of the funds avail-. able. The Society will gladly put at the disposal of any such Committer all information as to its educational work in China, and all knowledge and ex- perience in the mitter which its agents have acquired.
The foregoing resolution will be tom. municated to the Foreign Office and the Chinese Legation in London.
in the various appreciatious of this gift which have been published. I have Au eminent Chinese had told him that not seen any attention drawn to the fact that it is a very real though belated, there was not the slightest difficulty anytestimonial-to-the-wisdom-and-foresight where in buying giris. Even in Shang of John Ruskin. It is customary now-a- days to regard Ruskin, like other emin- bai. within the European zone of inent Victorians, as so completely out of A recent letter to the Times reproaches date that it is a waste of time to recall the Labour leaders for their unwillingness flute, slavery was rife.
what he preached; artists are openly to state in public what many of them scornful of his ideas, and he is read, have believed" for years, that the Christ- when he is read at all, for his style and iau solution is the only solution of our
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The Archbishop of Canterbury added that it was high time the League of
Nations was at work.
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not for his inatter
social and vuonomie troubles; and it is not now to he supposed that the older parties would be prepared to allow them a nonopoly of this opinion.
Into the artistic side of his work it is needless to go: he himself, at any rate, would be well content that it should be
The opinions of politicians may be. forgotten if thereby a hearing could be. obtained for the gospel to which he de suspect, though even on the lowest view voted the latter half of his life. And it is suficiently remarkable that they in this respect time has brought its re should feel such expressions to be de venges: many of the doctrines which mailed of them, but when a great em caused such a outery that Thackerayployer like Lord Leverhalme reasserts and Froude felt constrained to deny the doctrine for which Ruskin contrad then publication in the Cornhill" and ed, his admirers may well feel that the
Frazer's Magazine are now nevepred wheel has come full circles He is
I have heard it commonplaces, and others of his ideas ported as saying: have proved not less frititful. The man said modern business cannot be conduct- we may say, recovered of the hite; thee on the lines of the Sermon on the
Mount and the Golden Rule. I Filog it was that aird..
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LEGATION TO EMBASSY.“
PERING FOLLOWS LEAD` SET BY TOKYO.
PERNO, May 14th.
In a very real sense all the activities only say that other principles than these "It is officially stated that the Cabines of the National Trust may be said to will not give permanently successful date from his passionate demand that 10 raise, the Chinese the beauty of England should be regard to-day decided Legation in Tokyo to the status of an
Led as one of the greatest possessions of One of Riskin' wildest heresies waa the nation, and net left to the tender the doctrine of the iniquity of usury, Embassy. The Cabinet instructed thereis of cofameron. No doubt his in which he sees at times to have in-
Watchmopu to choose a suitable man as
first Chinese Ambassador to Japan.
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"DAILY BULLETIN."]
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS,
FENOTIEN FORCES ON TRANSFER TO PEKING.
PERING, May 13th. It is reported from a reliable Chinese source that two brigades of Fengtion troops are en route to Peking, one to be majority for junk, but he might reetationed at Nanyuan and age at Hsi- condition some of the vessels for use in bis industries,,
'A PROPAGANDA PARTY.”
MRS. OLIPHANT ON RECENT
MEETING OF WOMEN.
WASHINGTON, May 14th- The International Council of Women has concluded.
Mrs Oliphant, President of the Ame
yuan.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
In Government circles it is admitted that some Fengtien troops are expected to arrive in North Chinn, shortly, hut, it is denied that their ultimate desti- nation has been settled, or that they are coating for belligerent purposes."
FIGHTING IN SZECHUAN.
In the House of Commons, replying to questions. Mr. Locker-Lampson said rican Legion Auxiliary has issued a CHUNGKING NOW THREATENED the convention concluded by the second statement, in which she charges the Ame The territory will be divided into twelve
opiunt conference remains open to sign-rican delegates with passively permitting. constituencies. The German language i
will be recognised in the Assembly and ture until September 30th; and can only foreign women to run the Convention,
in the Law Courts,
SOCCER IN AUSTRALIA.
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THE ENGLISH TEAM IN GREAT FORM.
ADELAIDE, May, 14th. The visiting soccer team, representing.] England, defeated South Australia by 10 goals to nothing.
OBITUARY...
M. J. H.
LONGFORD.
LONDON, May 4th The death is announced of Mr. J. Langford, formerly of H.B.M. Consular "Service in Japan.
[The late Mr. Joseph Henry Longford
he ratified after that date.
BY YANG SEN.
PEKING, May 13th.
The vernacular papers state that Yang which she described as “propaganda Sen has gained much ground in Szechuan No state had yet ratified the agreement | party."
as the result of the recent fighting, and concluded by the first conference, The
that he intends to hesiege Chungking, British Government hoped to do so short-
the beadquarters of bis chief rival, Ting ly, but it was necessary first to consult
Shi Ho, the Civil 'Governor,
certain British protectorates.
BROTHERHOOD OF AIR.
DUTCH AIRMAN LECTURES IN LONDON.
LONDON, May 13th. The Dutch airman Van Der Hoop, who
RUM-RUNNERS' SUCCESS. MOTOR-BOATS TOO SPEEDY FOR U.S.A. 'CUTTERS.
SAN PEDRO, CAL, May 14th.
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Rum-runners, in the last two days, have
landed liquors on the Pacific Coast, con- servatively valued at $100,000.
Speedy motor-boats, directed by wire- less, easily ran the blockade of two Gov-
Meanwhile, Yuan Tsa Ming and Lia Wen Huei ure stated to be proceeding from the South along the river to Tang
Shi Ho's assistance.
"A YARD OF ALE.
denunciations of machinery and fac tories were one-sided and unjust, but it must be remembered that be lived in a age when most people were contented to regard them as the one thing needful.
A. VITAL ASPECT.
business,"
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Can
cluded all receipt of interest for money. To this doctrine he has not made many converts but bis foliewers are entitled to claim that Mr. Henry Ford, who is not altogether without raperience, believes it possible for business to be re-shaped on the basis of service."? in which case he adds that the percent financial system will drop out
We are more critical now-a-days. We still adwire factories, but we confess their smoke. to be a nuisance and are
Eur those who reverence the name of hoping optimistically to control it. We Raskin need not wait for a complete up- still believe in the power of advertise heavel, of our financial system of justify ment but we are increasingly doubtful his claim to foresight. In other smaller whether it is necessary or right that our ways he showed self a pioneer. Be hideous hoardings. fields and lanes should be defiled by was a pioneer in that warfare against Ruskin believed insiums which shows no sign of hearing the land, and in the value of work on the its endl; the idea of garden cities first land, and we are slowly awakening to took shape in his bruin, and by the work the dangers which await a country whose which he did through Miss Octavia Hill land is ascultivated, or is cultivated by he wt a fruitful example to all holders labourers at a wage which makes decent of urban property. life impossible.
Even for those who may have little Here we pass to the second and more sympathy with his particular objects bis vital aspect of Ruskin's teaching, and name is worthy to be held in honour. here again we find that time has been No age or country can afford to despise on his side. The political economy with its men of ideas or to forget thas ideas which he fought a losing battle in his are ultimately the only things of power lifetime has been summed up in the in the world. It may be right, as it is pregnant sentence." Each for himself, certainly natural, for the twentieth cen and God for us all, as the elephant said tury to pour scorn on the Victorians: to when he danced among the chickens, have been rejected by his own generation Laisse faire meant that the chickens should be a passport to the favour of a could and should, have no more rights låter day.; How complete his rejection than those which the elephant in his was may be judged from the terrible clemency might be prepared to concede. passage in which he speaks of himself. Our sympathies are no longer wholly Such as I am, to my own amazement with the economic elephant, and a long I stand so far as I can discern-alone series of legislative acts have ser a limit in conviction, in hope, and in resolu-
tion, in the wilderness of this moder to his powers of dancing.
The first book which clearly proclaim world. Bred in luxury, which I perceive. ed Raskin's social gospel was called to have been unjust to others, and dea
Unto this Last," and by this somewhat truction to myself; vacillating, Foolsb, cryptic title be recalled the good lard of and iniserably failing in all my own. the vineyard who having the right to conduct in life and blown hopelessly do what he would with his own) deter-about by storms of passion-I, a man mined to give even to the last of his clothed in a soft raiment; I, a' reed' workmen a wage on which he could live, shaken with the wind, have yet this mes Ruskin was bold enough to maintain saga to all men again intrusted to me that it was the duty of the merchant or Behold, the axe is laid to the root of manufacturer not merely to buy in the the tree Whatsoever tree bringeth not cheapest market and to sell in the dearest forth good fruit, shall be hewn down and but so to order his business that it brings cast into the fire."
blessing to all who are concerned in
it, and to the country which it exists to serve. In other words, he taught that
ALLEE OF SERVICE"
Enough has, I hope, boen said in this
the gospel of Brotherhood was a sounder article to show that he had not toiled as basis than that of mere competition.
vainly as he thought, but in any case Fifty or sixty years ago these views success or failure are not the tests of
was born on June 25th, 1919. He was ties, hotably the Air Force, for aseluped out of the synthetic gin' trade, owing chamber at the base. A peculiarity of them to our industrial life. Vingen afford to forget John Ruskin. It in
seduented at the Royal Academical In-help and hospitality.
stitution and Queen's College, Belfast,
He entered H.M. Consular Service in Sir Mark Sykes, presiding, said the
Japan as Student Interpreter in 1869,
whisky.
success was-no more welcome to Holland
He retired on pension in 1902. He was than to England. The air was bringing successively Consul and Judge of H.M. the nations together.
A "yard of ale" is one of the latest flew to Java, lecturing at the Royal Serament cutters. Local quotations. for acquisitions of the Trustees of the British i were derided as those of a man who wish. greatness. There are not so many werk .ciety of Arts on the subject of the flight, "bootleg liquor" have dropped tem del Museum, says the Daily Telegraph. The ed to miz sentiment with business, or who cheerfully surrender a large fortime
is of and as
even to bring religion (horrid thought!) to the causes of Charity and Beauty, referred to his earlier dificulties of organ-lars a case in the past few days, owing implies, a yard high with, be fairly wide into private life, They do not seem who devote, the whole of biking it to isation. He thanked the British authori- to the increased deliveries; while it up opening at the top and a narrow stem paradoxical to us today, however little the service of their fellowmen, that wa
pears that the bottom has entirely drop which expands into a small circular we may have succeeded in
old a lesser thing that he commanded a pross white cheapness of genuine Scotch the acquisition is that, unlike many yards political economy is dead, discarded by style aamatched in dignity, but lest that should be forgotten I will end by of other pattern, it rests on a flat foot, every political party in turn:
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whereas the foot is frequently rounded. followers that it is only when the he showed the spirit, which was in hi The purpose it served was to determine werker by brain or by hand does his "For my own part," he wrote I will whether the drinker could consime all. WHEAT SPECULATION.
best for society that he will create sym- put up with this state of things passive
T'simply the ale at a draught, the vessel being pathy and support the Conservatively not an hour longer. PROSECUTIONS TO BE STARTED50 constructed that it be failed to empty Minister for Agriculture is prepared cannot paint, or read, nor look 20 it, the remainder of the contents was to admit that the old Liberal doc minerale, nor do anything else that I blown into his face. The yard comes trine of buying in the cheapest like; and the very light of the morning WARRINGTON, May 13th,
to the Museum with the tradition that for market and Devil take the hind most will sky has become hateful to me, because Mr. Jardine, the Secretary for Agricul- many years it was used as a fost, An- not now work." Nor are the Liberals, of the misery that I know of, and see ture, promises to institute prosecutions other glass, object recently acquired is for all their lip service to unrestricted signs of, where I know it not, which no with the object of preventing a recurrence a boot" glass) a large liqueur glass Free Trade, slow to recognise that this imagination can interpret too bitterly. of the recent wheat speculation, though shaped like a boot, used in the reign of freedom must be exercised with dua ro- Therefore I will endure it no longer he admite that sufficient proof for a con- George III to drink damnation to Lord gard to the welfare of thom who work quietly; but henceforward, with any few- or many who will help, do my poor best. Bute
(Continued on next Uolumn).
to abafe this misery.
Consular Courts at Tokyo, Hiogo, Hako date, Tainan, Tamsui, and Nagasaki. He was Prefcasor of Japanese at King's College, London, from 1903-1918. He was Vice-President of the Japan Society in London in 1822. He was a prolific writer his 00 Japanese subjects in the Nineteenth Century and other Reviews and com- piled numerous Reporta, principally on industrial subjects in Japan, issued by the British Foreign Office.]
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AKYAP, May 13th. Major Depinedo has arrived here, on
world fight.
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viction has hitherto not been obtained.
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