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GERMAN DYEWORKS.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: OF
AMALGAMATION,
BERLIN, October 5th.
It is authoritatively announced that the leading German dyeworks, including the |Badische Aniline, will amalgamate soon.
The amalgamating firms will be merged TARNO, October 6th. All the delegates at the toning discus in the Badische Company which, after sions, which are expected to take the increasing its capital by the capital of form of a series of informal talks, have the other rompanies amalgamating with
will
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CHINA'S NATIONAL TREASURY.
ALLEGED FORGERY..
CHINESE MERCHANT 'FACES
SERIOUS CHARGES,
At the Central Magistincy yesterday afternoon, before Mr. S. RB McElderry the hearing of the case in which Wong Wai Man, a well-known Chinese mor
chant, appeared on remand from last
PROCURATOR KEEN TO SUE TWO FHA is charge of forgery, was con
tinued.
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MINISTERS.
GOLD FRANCE 195CE LOSSES.
PARING, October 6th. The Chenpus reports that Mr. Wang Ching Tang, Procurator-General, has petitioned the Ministry of Justice and
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FAR EAST DRUG SMUGGLING. ECHO OF RECENT HONGKONG CASE.
MR. WALTER "SINCLAIR.
A CANADIAN APPRECIATION.
The following appreciation, reprinted from the Toronto Star, of Mr. Walter Sinclair, will be of great interest to the many people in Hongkong who retain a contained in an official statement just vivid recollection of his sucesses as the issued of seizures of dangerous drugs producer of notable performances by which had been shipped from Antwerp by
the local A. DC. ...
An echo of a recent Hongkong trial iz
a drug smuggling syndiente ro Cuba and to destinations in the Far East, and of
Surrounded by an orderly litter of Defendant is charged on three counts book papers and photographs in the (1) With having uttered certain forged small rectangular room that is his office, documents, concerning the transfer of 30 sits, Walter Sinclair, the new presiding (the extraordinary methods which are re- shares in the Hongkong and Kowloon genius of the Hart House Theatre plan-sorted to in order to conceal from the Wharf and Godown Company, purportingning enthusiastically for the winter's to be signed as trusferor by Wong Chik work that lies ahead of him, v
Customs officials the presence of the drugs. Co (2) Wich uttering forged donuments Mr. Sinclair has just come from Hong in the ship's cargo, Acting on the infor- across the globe, stopping at London on
the
are barred and only the official informa. Anterexxenyeineinschaft fuer Furbenin- the General Procurator, of the Court, for the transfer of 450 shares in the kang on another of his numerous jauntsation which they possessed of the illicit
industrie Aktiengeseliarinjt, with its head urging that both should bring a suis against the Foreign Minister and the Minister of Finaner, accusing them "of causing loss to the National Treasury of about 880,000,000 through the settle ment of the Gold Franc Cames,
quarters at Frankfurt am Main..
The conference is dne to he resumed CAMPAIGN IN MOROCCO. this morning but a postponement is likely | MARSHAL LYAUCEY'S SUCCESSOR. owing to Herr Stresemann having con- truéte chill,
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Locarne, October 5th.
The Security Pact Conference opened to-day. The Mayor" welcomed the dele.
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Mr. Chamberlain in his inaugural ad- dress hoped that the conversations would be kept fee and informal, all, tweeting en a fenting of perfect equality, without A formal President,
The conference decided to waive any discussion of general nature in order immediately to consider the articles of The draft security past drawn up by the legal experts of the Powers in London Lecently. An agreement was inmediately -reached as regards certain articles and unendments propused. Other articles were reserved for fuller examination by legal experts, and other articles reserved for later examination by the Conference.
All were elighted with the celerity with which the Conference began the discussions, and the progress already made.
The Germans theniselves regard the Session as an augury of final success.
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SOVIET AND PERSIA.
Moscow, October 6th. Replying to the Soviet offer to donate 100,000 poode of grain. to the Persians; whose crops have partially fuiled, Premier ¦ " Rizah han expressed his gratitude. Ko referred to the cordial and moral ties between the two Governinguts.
SPANISH GENERAL STAFF.
KING SIGNS DECREE FOR RELIEF OF CHIEF.
MADRID, October 6th.
The King has signed a decree, relieving Captain-General Weyler of his functions as Chief of the Army General Staf
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THE EMPIRE'S HEADTH.
MR. AMERY AT WEMBLEY.
Loxpos, October Sth.
PARIS. October 5th.
It is authoritatively stated that the Minister of Justice. M. Steeg, ex- Governor-General of Algeria, will succeed Marshal Lyautey as Resident-General in Могосс
S.S. LAOMEDON.”
PROPELLER REPORTED LOST.
papos, October 5th.
A message from Port Said states that the British steamer Laomedon from Yokohama and Penang to New York, which left Colombo on September 29th, reports that in "Latitude 10.10 North Longitude 81.42 East, she lost her pro- peller owing to the fracture of the tail end of the hait
The steamer Muidon will tow ber te Aden or Perio
DISASTER AT MANCEUVRES.
CREW OF FINNISH TORPEDO
The
BOAT DROWNED, *
HELSINGFORS, October 5th. Finnish turpedo-boat. Në ran ground and capsized in a violent storm during manoeuvres in the Gulf of Bothnia. It is understood that the whole crew of 3 offrers and 50 men were drowned..
"FOOTBALL AT HOME.
RESULTS OF MATCHES PLAYED ON MONDAY.
Losos, October 5th The following are the results of matches played in the English League to-day:-
THE LEAGUE: FIRST DIVISION. Aston Villa, 4; Sunderland, 2. West Ham, 0; Arsenal, 4.
SECOND DIVISION. Fulham, 1; Walves, 2 Southampton, 4; Darlington, 1.
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SCOTTISH LEAGUE, "Dundee, 1; Motherwell, 2.
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LONDON, -October 5th,
at Tottenbam.
the
The petition declares that if similar settlements are made with other Powers, the total loss will be $120,000,000.
HONGKONG'S. TRADE LOAN, SINGAPORE WILL ADVANCE UP
TO ONE MILLION...
SINGAPORE, October 8th,
China Light and Power Company (1918), Ltd., purporting to be signed as trans- feror by Wong Lok Sin Tong: and (3) With uttering a forged document, namely a letter, to the Hongkong Electric Com- pany, Ltd., purporting to be signed by Wong Chik Cho requesting them to send all outstanding dividend warrants belonging to Wong Chik Cụ to him care of Messrs. Moxon and Taylor,
All the charges are being taken under sections of Ordinance 11, of 1929.
Mr. T. Whyte-Smith (Assistant Crown Solicitor)" prosecated and Mr. F. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. Wadsen) appeared for the defence.
Reports of the previous hearings have already appeared in the Daily Prem.
Further evidence was tendered for the Crown at yesterday's hearing.
At the Legislative Council meeting Festerday afternoon, H.E. The Officer Administering the Government, Mr. S. Hose, announced that the Govern
A vlerk in the employ of Mr. G. R ment of the Straits, Settlements, had Haywood, solicitor, and an office coolie agreed in respouse to an appeal from were called and gave evidence in respect Mr. 0 M. S. Amery, Secretary of of a letter stated to have been written State for Dominion Affairs) to advaten by Mr. Haywood to the defendant on the Hongkong Government a not May 21st, 1998, and which when called exceeding £1,000,000.
for by the Crown at the previous hearing was not produced. The clerk spoke as to preparing the letter.and the coolie gave evidence regarding its delivery. Ater further evidence. His Worship fadjourned the case until this afternoon,
Kum
The money is to come out of the guarantee fund and will be used for the Hongkong Trade Loan for the restore tion of credit in the Colony,
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CHINA TARIFT CONFERENCE.
TOKYO PRESS SHOWS ANXIETY AS TO. RESULTS.
NOT LIKE WASHINGTON,
CHINESE WHO CHOPPED TREES
material and the good wishes of erament in May last telegraphed parti
way to collect some additional shipment of these drugs, the British Gov- steadily growing circle of admirers.
He dropped in at Wembley too, to have ; dulars of the consignments to the Govern- a look at some work of his that occupied ments concerned, who were able to effect the attention of the Queen for a solid haif-hour when she visited the first British Empire Exhibition last year.
seizures from the following ships :-
Antiorkiu.--The consigument consisted
He does not tell it to you all in one breath, this quiet Englishman from the cases containing iron sates con- with his display at Wembley that she went on May 27th sized 600 kilos (over East, but the Queen was so impressed signed to Havana.. The Cuban Govern-
despatched a message of congratulation to its author, describing, it as on of the most interesting things she had seen in the exhibition.
ART IN NEW FORM. What was this display. Rather an nusual one. Art in a new form, in fact, for MF Sinclair has adopted the model stage setting as his vehicle and raised it to heights, that no one ever dreamed of before."
1.200 lb.) of opium concealed in the walls of the fo Information as to this seizure was reported to the Longus of Nations by the Cuban Goverment and circulated to the members of the Opium Advisory Committee.
Peru-The consignment consisted o seven cases dvélared to contain woollen goods and chemicals consigned to Dniny. On May 30th the Giovernment of Hong- Of course, working models" of stage | kong seized 50 kilos (110 (b.) of morphizl Later effects are a familiar part of the} in cubes concealed in the cases. theatre's machinery, and it was as the in June the authorities at Dairen weited accessories of production that Mr. Sin. 735 lb. of morphia concealed in another clair first became interested in them. case of this cousignment, which had escap"
Now, however, he loves them for their fed the authorities at Hongkong. own sake and creates them for the Haruna Maru.--The consignment con beauty he can weave into them, scenery,sisted of eight casks containing carbolic lighting and all.
neid crystals consigned to Dalny id Some of them have been made for Bobe. On May 31st the Government of plays that do not even exist and sit Singapore seized 63 1b, of morphin con- waiting, like as empty bird-house, for cealed in the casks. Another consignment someone to come and fill them with the of right eusks of curbolic acid dispatched spectacles their atmosphere may inspire from Antwerp on this vessel was found Such is a setting for a Chinese play that by the nuthorities at Dairen to contain Anton "Maru.-The consignment co- cfers the most tempting and mysteri-3 kilos of morphia.
Toxxo, October 6th Some of the morning papers, to-day, expats anxiely regarding the prospects for the Tariff Conference in Chind. owing to the apparent divergence of views anong the Powers concerning the Court yesterday, charged with being cus,nook of eastern garden imaginablesisted of 95 casks of carbolic acid son- agenda.
SHANGHAI ENQUIRY.
OFFICIAL CHINESE NOTE.
PexiNG, October 5th, The Waichinupu, in a Note to the Senior Minister, ven out this evening and dated October 2nd. states that the Chinese Government informed the British Chargé d'Affaires on September 18t that a judicial enquiry into the Shanghai incident would only further complicate the issue and involve a waste of time. The Chinese Government does not waver from this attitude.
The Note reiterates that in view of the lapse of time and changed circudistances, the most requisite evidence has become unobtainable or has disappeared. It states that after the Shanghai incident and the Chinese Guvernment's protest on the subject, the Powers sent diploma- tie representatives to Shanghai, and these representativca investigated the case. Though the negotiations brought us the F.A. "Charity Shield, Amateurs beat the Professionals by 6-1nge, through the diplomatic representa tives lack of authority to settle the case, nevertheless. an question arose with re-
British Government proposed a
pect to the facts. Afterwards, when the investigation by judicial procedure, the Chinese Government instructed their Chargé d'Affaires in London to inform the British Government that a re investigation was unnecessary. This view was also made known on several occh sions to representatives of the interested Powers, and the Chinese Government has not wavered from the attitude originaly maintained.
The Professionals' team was entirely composed of members of the team which recently toured Australia without defeat.
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HOUSE OF ASHTORATH. ITS DISCOVERY BY AMERICANS IS REPORTED.
PHILADELPHIA, October 6th, The authorities of the Museum of the Mr. Amery, opening the Imperial Social
University of Pennsylvania have received Hygiene Congress at Wembley, dealing a cablegram reporting the discovery of with the venereal problem, said that it the House of Ashtorath, mentioned in the was beginning" to be more and more. It was the sanctuary of the Philistines realised that the administration of the in which Saul's armour was hung atter whole Empire must be based on a sound he was slain on Mount Gilboa
health policy. They were beginning to see in Africs, that tropical disease was not something inherent in the climate so much as that it was due to neglect and thus preventible. Although Africa chiefly needed attention, the need existed on a smaller scale in many other parts of the Empire. The problem of venereal dis ease was most serious, but it was hope ful, because no disease was more capable of care.
THE O.M.S.
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SHIPPING STRIKE,
ATTEMPT AT MEDIATION FAILS IN, WELLINGTON.
WELLINGTON, October 6th. The conference between representatives of the ship-owners and the seamen-with the Prime Minister, Mr. Coates, as media- tor-hat proved abortive.
Mr. Coates, consequently, stated that the only thing to do was promptly to get New Zealand produce moving and protect SIR W. JOYNSON-HICKS' REPLY those, who would undertake that work.
TO CRITICS.
LONDON, October 8th. *Lord_Derby presided at a luncheon at the Liverpool Conservative" · "Club `in bonour of Sir W. Joynson-Hicks.
"Lord Derby declared that the. Govern- ment, when elected, had a mandate to *mah Communism, but not to remain twenty-five years in Iraq. He said that the Conservatives were somewhat uneasy about this.NET WOR
Bir Joynson-Hicks referring to the partial blessing he had give to the Organ isation for the Maintenance of Supplies,. and the criticistas, notably Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's, on it, said that be told the O.M.B., as he told other organizations, that they will not be allowed any mili- tary status whatever, but if any organise tion is prepared to band him classified lists of names for special constables, engineers, and transport drivers, he would be a fool not to accept on behalf of the Clovernment.
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MAMMOTH AIRCRAFT CARRIER 'LAUNCHED.
CHINESE CHAMBER'S MOVE.
SHANGHAI, October 6th. The Shanghai Chinese General Cham-
ber of Commerce, in a full page advertise ment in the Foreign newspapers, declares that no Chinese citizens will under any circumstances be identified or associated with the judicial enquiry.
PALMAS ISLAND.
ARBITRATION.
WASHINGTON, October 5th An agreement has been reached be tween the United States and Holland to appoint Mr. Max Huber, of Switzerland, President of the Court of International Justice at The Hague, as arbiter in the dispute over the sovereignty of the Island Frederick Nielson will be special counsel of Palms in the Philippines. Mr
to represent the United States.
AND DID NOT OWN UP.
Three men and six wanen appeared before Mr. E, W. Hamilton at Kowloon in unlawful possession of 5,350 catties of pinewood, suspected of having been ob- tained from the Government Plantations near Ngan Tau Kok.
Mr. J. L. King, who prosecuted, said that when defendants were arrested they were either chopping wood or taking it to their homes.
Defendants pleaded that they had legitimately purchased the wood from dealers. The first defendant, who ad misted possessing five catties, was fined 13,two others who said they had bought two catties were fired $12 each, and on the remainder fines of $10 each were imposed.
REV. J. K. MACONACHIE
EFFORTS TO ATTRACT HOME ATTENTION TO CHINA.
The current issue of the Unian Church Record announces that news from the Rev. and Mrs. J. K. Maconachie is to and that they were having a very. pleasant and recuperative holiday in England. Mr. Maconachie wrote that he as arranged to Stockholm for the Inter much regretted being unable to proceed national Congress, as he found that it would be exactly the time when it would something beyond be possible to short glimpses of their few remaining relatives.
Another letter received from him in September says with regard to Chinese Affairs:-
Attention to China is not easily to bu got A bit of trouble among the Chinese seems to be the common notion and no one seems to want to know much more. I wrote an article for the West-
to the playwright who has the genius to people it with characters.
Spring from a different source is a set for The Tempest, one of the purest examples of Mr. Sinclair's work. Thin was a model evolved for Mr. Sinclair's production of that play a couple of years ago, and it well illustrates the symbolism by which he evades the decessity or elaborate conjuring tricks and laboured delusion.
igued to Yokohama. On May 31st the Government of Singapore seizu 130 lb. of morphia concealed in the casks.
Glentarn.~The consignment consisted cases of iron bedsteads consigued to Shanghai. On June 18th the Government. of Hongkong sriend 2.622 oz. of heroin concealed in the hollow legs of the bed-
steads.
Harveteia.The consignment consisted of five cases declared to contain variou PROGRAMME IS AMBITIOUS. harmless chemicals consigned to Daing Now this symbolism is to be applied direct, or ri Kobe. On June 29th the to Hart House, and the circle of stage-thorities of Singapore seized 110 lb. of lovers who gather around that far-famed morphia packed in tins.conciled in the little theatre are waiting to see what cases.
The official statement proceeds :- rfects at wil; achieve here. "Mr. Sin-
With the possible exception of the.com. clair is not ready to talk about that yet-be simply says he will begin humb-signment of bedsteads on the flentara y with a season's programme that in- and the second consignment of carbolic cludes quite a number of popular shows acid on the Barunu ar seized 25 Dainy, all the consignments had been dis. and work up to more ambitions heights patched, in the first instance, from Basel. as he goes along.
The inclusion of Turandot, Prin-Cuba and the Far East. In this conace- to Antwerp and from there shipped to cess of China," and Mozart's Magiction reference may be made to the com Flute" in the schedule just announced, suggest that ambition will not be en tirely lacking from the start.
munication circulated by the Nether lands Government of a seizure effected as Rotterdam, about the same time as the The former, spectacular, bit of British Government received information Cainoiseric, is to be presented with of the above consignment, of 240 kilos of special music où November 8th to opium concealed in 12 cases of iron safes celebrate the fiftieth production at Hart Those cases had also been dispatched House, and Mr. Sinclair's knowledge from Baste and shipped from Antwerp of China is likely to produce something to Rotterdam en route for the United vivid in the way of atmosphere, especial- States. ly as the original gorgeous costumes are being brought from England.
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Although the shipment in the ma Glenturn had been consigned to Shang- For The Magic Flute" Mr. Sinclair hai, when the vessel reached Hongkong a arranged with Edward. Dent; the noted person who had come from Shanghai to English critic, to use his getting of that Hongkong for the purpose produced the bill of lading and other necessary papers production.
Mr. Sinclair comes to Toronto- fresh to obtain possession of the consignment very noteworthy of bedstends at Hongkong. He was at from a series of successes in the Enat. Born in Manches vace arrested. He informed the author- itics that he was acting on behalf of ter and educated chiefy abroad, be can- not remember a time when the stage persons in Shanghai who were regularly had not n fascination for him. It was engaged in smuggling drugs in consign not until he went to China, some twenty ments of radiators, soap, etc, from. years ago, however, that he began to ex-Europe. The American Consul at Hong- ploit his talent, first as a diversion and kong has expressed the opinion that much then more seriously as his powers deve- of the drugs are redispatched from the loped. Fifteen years ago he undertook Far East to the United States. the direction of the Hongkong Dramatic Club, whose work has steadily expanded under his guiding.genius.
to
minster Gazette at the Editor's request and he cut out the paragraphs I most wanted put in. A certain public man got me to write another, which he sent to The Times bub, it has not seemed ac- ceptable though ill-formed speculation is Ten days ago I had a valued op- 'portunity of addressing a group of con- DISPUTE TO BE, SUBMITTED TO servative MP's at the House" (in
A point of interest with regard to this. a committee room of course) and found full sympathy for what I take to be the
series of seizures is the skill employed by the traffickers to conceal the drugs, whien Hongkong view moderately put forth.
must have entailed, considerable expense- Dr. Hodgkin and Dr. Harold Balme- Even ten thousand miles from London the latter of the Shantung University-ho won recognition. The first amateur and preparation on their part. They em
phasize the extent of expert experiences. spoke befor me and I had frankly to production of Bernard Shaw's St.
which is required to detect the concealed disagree to some extent. I feel any Joan" to be attempted anywhere wadrags, and the consequent desirability of little influence I can exert must go to put on under his direction at Hongkong, subiecting consignments coming from 20 ward getting due attention to our and evoked such favourably comment
suspected source a very thorough Colonial opinions and interests, liable that the author sent a letter of appre search, overlooked in the press of affairs." to be swamped in sentimentalism or
ciation to the leading lady.
In order to discover the opium conceal- Having produced all of Lord Dan-ed in the safes, for instance, the Chis sany's plays, Mr. Sinclair lind one day toms, authorities in Cuba had to drill the pleasant surprise of receiving from through the bottom of the safes, and it Dunsany the manuscript of a play
was found necessary to break up the safes specially written for his own use. in order to obtain it. The beroin in thy
bedsteads seized at Hongkong was packed HERE BY HAPPY ACCIDENT.
in tin tubes specially made to fit in the And judging by what some of the Fallow legs of the iron bedsteads. The London critics my in their recent issues, hedsteads themselves appear to have been they expect him back there in a few adapted to the purpose, there being, years time, to take a permanent place above the castors, which were made to among the olympians of the stage world. screw off, plugs, which, after the heroin. chiefly by a happy accident. It was place
But meanwhile Hart House has him, had been inserted, were soldered into
while he was on his way back to China
Investigations into the transactions of from England that Mr. and Mrs. Vin- the syndicate are being carried out in cent Massey mat him and struck a Europe, China, Japan, and the United bargain with him to come and take the States. place of Mr. Bertram Forsyth, who was homeward bound,
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NORWEGIAN SHIPS.
HELD UP AT SWATOW.
PEKING, October 5th. Two Norwegian steamers recently put in at Swatow en route for Canton with cargo,
(THROUGH HAYAS AGENCY.} FRANCE AND CHINA.
"LITTLE" HSU IN INTERVIEW IN PARIS. QUINCY, Massachusetts, October 5th. Chen Chung Ming has detained the
PARIR, October stk. The U.S.S. Lexingtos, America's second vessels at Swatow, declaring an embargó mammoth aeroplane carrier, was launch- against Canton. The Norwegian, Minister, Hau), interviewed by Le Temps, declar General Hau Shu Tseng ("Little" ed to lay. She has a clear landing space has twice protested to the Waichisopied that he was glad to have conferred of over five acres on her decke, and is but so far has achieved no result, though with French specialists of every kind; able to accommodate 72 machines. the Waichiacpu is making efforts to and to have experienced the pro-Chinese
She has a displacement of 33,000 tons, obtain the release of the vessels. length of 880 feet, and a beam of 105
sympathy of all classes of the French feet. She is electrically driven by eight
nation
mijn turbine engines of 180,000 h.p. and is
General Ham is convinced that Chinese capable of a speed of 40 mph.
civilization and French culture can Originally designed, as battle-cruisers,
rejoin and complete mutually a num- the Lexington and her sister ship the
ber of points," but it is necessary that Saratoga were changed to aeroplane car-
the two peoples shall become better riera under the Washington Treaty. The
When he is back in China General acquainted. Lexington carries eight 8-inch guns, be sides anti-aircraft and machian guas
He will continue & policy of France Chinese rapprochement,
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REACHES YOKOHAMA ON FIRE
TOKOHAMA, October 8th. arrived this morning on fire.. She is still The Swedish cargo, vessel "Nanking burning,
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Mr. Sinclair, while he lover the
# There is no gucation about the anti- artistic atmosphere of Chica, says he is foreign feeling in China to-day," he glad to get out of that country at this aid. The situation is undoubtedly time. He had been through one genera serious, and Soviet Russia's propaganda ago, and is pleased now not to be in is generally realized. Russia is making striks ab Hongkong a couple of years responsible in a larger measure thare the thick of another
all the trouble she can for her commer cial rivals in China.”.
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