BURNING AND LOOT-| CHINESE GUNBOAT
ING AT ICHANG.
THOUSANDS OF HOUSES BURNED AND LOOTED.
MANY LIVES LOST.
(Bah Krung "Pu) ... ·
SHANGHAL, January 19th. On the 13th inst the troops under "Genera! Yang Sen burned and looted the port of Ichang. Thou. sands of houses were demolished and on the 16th the fire was still burning. The loss of human life and property is very great.
Telegraphic communication twien Hanko and Ichang has newed since the 16th, iust;
THE KUOMINTANG CONFERENCE.
(Wah Weing (e.)
be-
SHANGHAI, January 19th. It is reported that within 10 days the meeting of the Plenary Session will be opened. It is also stated that immediately after the arrival, of mrtain exptive committees, nt Nanking, the meeting will be open
ed.
MARSHAL FENG'S NORTH- ERN CAMPAIGN.
(Wed Krung Pas
SHANGHAI January 19th. Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang has wized by feneral Fan Haih Shan urging him to advance against the *Fengtienesa Army. Fene's vanguard nos occupies Ching-fang and Pos yang, 60 miles from Taining.
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ASHORE,
THE CHANGLI" BREAKS HER BACK NEAR CHEFOQ.
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(THROUGH RAUTIR'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Jan. 10th. It is reported that the gunboat Changli is ashore at Changshan, to the north east of Chefoo.
"The vessel has broken her back. No further details are to hand.
MARSHAL WU PEI FU AGAIN ACTIVE.
11
TROOPS READY TO SUPPORT HIM
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEKING, Jan. 19:
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BRITAIN'S TRADE PROSPECTS.
WELL-KNOWN BANKER OPTIMISTIC.
"GOOD GROUND FOR CONFIDENCE.".
(THROUGH REUTER'D'ACENCY.)
LONDON, Jan. 19th. "Looking to the future there is geod ground for confidence" dai clared Mr. Frederick Goodenough in reviewing Britain'e trade prox pects at Barclay's Bark anal wweting.
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TELEVISION.
DEFINITELY ESTABLISHED BETWEEN LONDON AND NEW YORK,
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
Ructiv, Jan, 19th.
C.M.G. FOR DR. CASTELLANI.
EXPERT IN TROPICAL DISEASES,
(BRITTON WIZKLESS SERVICE.]
Buony, Jan. 19th.
BRITAIN'S FOREIGN
POLICY.
MEMORANDUM ON SECURITY.
BULKY WHITE PAPER.
[BRITISH WIHEXss vice]
Krony, Jan. 18th. In accordance with the agreement definitely established between Lone rank of bonorary Knight Com- don and New York,
During the mander of the Order of Saint reached at the December nieeting last low weeks. experiments have enabled faces and hands to be seen Michael and Saint George upon of sub-committee on the security across the Atlantic, and although Doctor Castellani, Director of Tre-of the Preparatory Committee on the features are indistinct, it is pica! Medicine at the Ross Institute anticipated that this will be over and the Hospital of Tropical Dis
ruses, London. come in the near future.
Baird's television experts 23- H.M. the King bus conferred the
Jouner that television has been
WORLD WIRELESS TELEPHONY.
THE SERVICE FURTHER EXTENDED.
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He said that both the industry and trade of Britain wore 3: present showing indications of a substantial revival which, was like. by to be more permanent than the
[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] carlier short revivals. He instane-.
Ruony, Jan. 19th. Chinese reports, state that Wuled the recovery of shipbuilding
The wireless telephony service be the growing mutua!tween Cuba, the United States and nd alo Fei Fa has left Szechuan for Ning.
Britain will be extended to-day to kang and state that all the troops understanding between capital and in Norty Szechuan and South inbour and said that America had Brussels and Antwerp. Trial tents bave given satisfaction and the an advantage by having internal
service will be opened for public Maris, free trade abroad and small call the afternoon. Sheas are ready to support him.
taxation; in Germany also, where following the Duwer auheme, 'greas industrial amalgamations had pe- curred facilitating mass produs- tion.
[NAVAL WIRELE35.]
SHANGHAI, Jan. 10th. Communist outbreaks in fiankow are feared at Chinese New Year rud barricades have been erected in the Concessions, which are under
martial law at sight time.
UNREST AT HANKOW.
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
Hwkow, Jan 18th. There is leeing of general unrest in Hankow, Barriers hive again been erected in the streets.
PERSIAN REBELS.
REVOLT IN KHUZISTAN PROVINCE.
BANDITS ACTIVE IN NORTH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
CHINA.
FENGTIENESE THOOPS DEAL-
ING WITH SERIOUS. SITUATION.
{THROUGE AXUTER'S AGENCY.}.
Prxise, Fanuary 18th. The bandit trouble in the Tung- hwn district has been assuming such serious proportions that the Peking authorities are drafting back a large number of troops from Chihli to deal with the situation.
cavalry regiment, Alrendy fifteen hundred strong, and a regi- ment of Heffingkiang trops are on their way to Tunghwa, in addition to more than a thousand troops previously station at Mukden which have isten guder orders to proceed to the district with the greatest possible despatch.
EXPELLED.
[THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
SPIES SENTENCED AT OLD BAILEY.
AND HANSEN,
These were likely to become chief rivals with each other but Britain. TEN YEARS FOR McCARTNEY by better organisation of the basic industries and by combination of interests should be able to hold her OWD.
THROUGH RESTER'S AORNOY.]
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OBITUARY,
7
DEAN SYMONS OF SHANGHAI.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Jan. 19th. The death of the Very Reverend Dean Symons occurred this morn-
the result of pneumonia. ing
Dean Symons had been associated with Holy Trinity Church, Shang- hai, for many years, formerly ne Chaplain and, since the retirement of Dean Walker, as dean. He was assuming and generally will liked. some sixty years old, active, un- Two of his sons were killed in the Disarmament that Governments Great War. Müch sympathy will be represented shouta submit betore felt for Aire. and Miss Symons in Dr. Castellani, who was born icits next meeting their observations their bereavement,}
the suggested programme of Florence, has lived in England for on many years. He is chiefly known work before the sub-ccmuuttee, the THE DUKE OF RICHMOND AND lor his part in elucidating the Britian Government have subaн:teu A memorandum on the subject to the Loague secretariat.
This commentary, which is of
Rad' length.
deas considerable seriatim with the item of
issued.
in dealing with the arbitration years of age. treaties in general the document
enuses
of sleeping sickness, yaws and other tropicul maladies,
SIR JOHN SIMON AND HIS COLLEAGUES.
EN ROUTE FOR INDIA.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
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Recey, Jan. 19th." Sir John Simon and his colleagues of the Statutory Commission, which to inquire into the working of Indian reforms, leave Londoa to- day and enbark on the P. & 0. 6.9. ooltan ut Marseilles to-mor" Tow. They reach Bombay on Febry ary 3rd and proceed first to Delhi.
Last night, Sir John Simon's legal Hogg, Attorney- Douglas colleagues bade him farewell. General, expressed the desire that auccess would crown the great work Sir John Simon had undertaken.
Sir
LONDON, January 18th, The trial of Thomas McCartney, British, and the German student, ANOTHER ECCLESIASTICAL
ou charges of George Hausen, espionage, was concluded before the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Hewart.
The at the Old Bailey to-day." jury found, both prisoners guilty, and sentence of ten years' penal servitude was passed:
PROBLEM. THE MALINES CONVERSA TIONS.
PRIMACY OF POPE. (THROUGH REUTER'B AGENCY.]
The
Ile deprecated the suggestion of a European Customs, Union or a Twif "Agreement" which, he was of opinion would chiefly beat Germany, but he advocated devot ing our energies towards develop
the eropire through inter- imperial finance and trade
Referring to the suggestions that banks should diet a policy as to various industries, notably -
Sir Dougina Hogg, K.C., the cashire cotton, Mr. Goodenough Attorney-General, in the final speech said that banks had advanced large
for the Crown, declared that a dan sums to cotton mills and the was
gerous spy organisation directed against the anfety of Great Britain had been unearthed in the inves tigation concerning the prisoners.
Unluckily," he added, "we have been unable to gather the net round all concerned, though I trust the result of this trial will make others think seriously before they pursue dangerous treasonable activities."
when Lord Halifax asked The Lord Chief Justice, in passing sentence of ten years' penal aer Cardinal Marcier to receive some vitude, said that the prisoners were members of the Anglican Church hireling agents out to do mischief, who were anxious (or a rapproche ard that Hansen was undoubtedly ment between the Anglican and one of the paymasters of a wide-Roman Catholic Churches spread organisation.
le room for further advances. In many cases it was not the fune tion of the bank to determine the method of carrying on a particular
BERLIN, January 19th Over sixty insurgents were killed. and many wounded at Qasbahia Khuzistan, South West Persia, as
people engaged in the industry. the result of a clash with the milinterest. That must be left to the
tary.
The whole of the peasans papu- lations in the Khuzistan Province. composed chiefly of Arabs, is said to have risen in revolt against the Persian Government in consequence of the imposition of double taxes.
The insurgents apparently took the officials by surprise and overcame
TWO IMPORTANT TOPICS.
DISPUTES.
the light resistance which could be COST OF LIVING AND TRADE offered at the outset with ease. It is reported that they have expelled the Government oficials from the district and occupied their offices.
The Persing Government is send ing a strong force from Ahwaz to
The fores guarding the city of rope with the situation. Tunghwa have been defeated by the bandit hordes outside the city, but they have now retired within the eity gates and are defending the
walls.
Japanese Consulate Threatened. The seriousness of the situation is further indicated by the fact that twraly Japanese, who had been
PAN-AMERICAN, CONFER- ENCE.
THE
NEW PRESIDENT. (THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]
HAVANA, Jan. 18th. Senhor Bustamente, the chairman
some
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
HUGBY, Jan. 19th.
ANOTHER REPORT. [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
Recay, January 18th. The Englishman Thomas Me Cartney, and the young German student, George Hansen, were found guilty espionage to-day by a jury at the Central Criminal Court.
Each was sentenced by Lord Chief Justice Hewart to ten years' penal servitude. re-
In a survey of the cast of living and of trade disputes during the past year the Ministry of Labour records that in spite of losses in important industries, the average number of persons actually unemployed was smaller than in the previous year. The number of trade disputes causing stoppages of work was the lowest ever corded.
The average
amount of unein sheltering in the Japanese Con-of the Cuban delegation, was salute, which is just outside the the first plenary session to-day ployment among insured persons any year since of the Pau was less than in President walls of Tunghwa, have now gone elected inside, as the result of the bandits' American Conference
Mr. C. E. Hughes, the United declaration that the Japanese Con- sulate will be the objective of their States, ex-Secretary of State, was
elected Vice President. next attack.
Very persistent rumours prevail
at
to the effect that the outbreak is THE WEST INDIES STATION.
not so much banditry as an organis
ed affair lur to Kuomintang in
it being declared that the
stigation
Nationalista wish to barry the Pekingites in the rear in order get troops withdrawn from China
to
A NEW COMMANDER.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
•
RUGBY, Jan. 15th. The appointment, to date from in the June 8th, is announced, of Vice-
to Manchuria. It is also rumoured that two
Ruseians are
bandits' camp. directing the opera Admiral, Cyril Fuller to be Com
tians
A Strange Report.
mander-in-Chief of the
America
and West Indies Station, in suc- 10 Adaniral Sir Walter
[Vice Admiral
Fuller,
C.B
1920.
The review shows that contem. puranceusly with a general improve nent in employment the cost of living has progressively decreased.
GERMANY'S MINIS- TER OF DEFENCE.
GENERAL GROENER
APPOINTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, January, 19th. General Groener has been appoint
had
A strange report comes from a cession Chinese News Agency to the effect Cowan. that the Nanking and Peking Gor- ernments are co-operating in Wash C.M.C., D.S.U., has fer eone time ington for Treaty revision, but the past commanded the Battle Cruiser report lacks confirmation from the Squadron of the Atlantic Flected Minister of Defence in succession bierarchy. By waiting a short time
LONDON, Jan 18th... "Malines Converiations" the publication of which was re- certly prohibited by the Archbishop of Canterbury lest the passing of the law for the revision of the Prayer Book be thereby jeopardis has now been published no the request of the Council of the Church Association.
The Conversations originated n 1921,
Five meetings attended by re presentatives of both Churches, were held at Malines between 1921 and 1923, and the separate reports show that the question of the Pope's the most thorny supremacy was topic.
A Papat encyclical, epitomised. hy it is impossible to reach a was recently compromise on the truth as re vealed by God" Bishops throughout the world to issued. The Pope invited Catholic warn their flocks against fallacious which consisted of agreeing only religious unity among Christians on
some points of faith which some, non-Catholies consider fun- damental. The encyclical declared that any human compromise would be treason and was regarded as death knell to efforts to achieve Christian unity.
FURTHER DETAILS.
(BAITISH WIRELESS AERVICE]
suggested agenda. has now
GORDON.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Bronx, Jan. 19th. The Duke of lichmond and Gor- the been don died at Goodwood House this afternoon. Me WAS sighty-two
1003.
(Deceased (Charles Henry Gor- emphasises that it is pos a render-don-Leonex) was the seventh holder ing of a decision that is important. of the title. which was created in but the acceptance and execution of 1675. Ele was born in London and
Arbitration
hie treaties succeeded
father in itx
terms. have no sanction behind them but Educated at Eton, he entered the and the force of public opinion' in the Grenadier Guards in 1903,
An arbitration later became, Colonel of the Royal world at large award which a party to any dispute Sussex Regiment and A.D.C. to resolutely refused to execute would Queen Victoria, King Edward and not merely fail to settle the dis. King George. He sat as M.B. for but it would prejudice & West Sussex from 1880 to 1885 and movement in favour of arbitration. for South-West Sussex from the 1555. He saw service It is because it is so generally felt atter year that there are some questions which in the South African War and was no country could safely submit to mentioned in despatches. In 1917, was appointed Chancellor of: arbitration that it has been usual he
He owned to make reservations to limit the Aberdeen Laiversity. extent of the obligation to arbi-abour 950,500 acres of land and his Scottish residences were Gordon Castle, Fochabers, Banffehire, and Glenfiddich Lodge, Dufftown.
pute.
trate.
The new Duke is the Earl of March, eldest son of the deceased," who was born on December 30th, He was formerly Lieut. Colonel, of the Sussex Yeomanry, 1570,
Major in the Irish Guards, A.D.C. to General Sir Charles Douglas, Inspector-General of Home Forces. and to the late Fielddarshal Earl Roberts when the latter cornmand- ed the Forces in South Africa. He married Hilda, daughter of the late Henry Arthur Brassey, and has one son and two daughters.),
Towards Progress.
The
pro- lines along which grews seenS possible towards an aversal acceptance of unrestrict
arbitrate 12 26 ed obligation to which cannot now accept such an table dispute, even by States obligation, are firstis, by inclusion in particular treaties of un under taking te arbitrate in disputes arising cut of their interpretation, and secondly by widening the scope of the agreements dealing with justifiable disputes generally, and pledging parties in advance to arbitra- submit such disputes to tion In numerous cases Britain has already applied this procedure. The document sayı" It may wel
The British Government looks be that a formula as to vital in terests of honour, independence forward to the gradual growth of and interests of this state first this systems, convinced, as they are, a universal sense of security is for adopted in arbitration treaties a that the easiest was of attaining quarter of century ago requires re-
changes each State to provide itself with that examination.
the necessary guarantees in quarter where its main interests, and consequently its principal dangers,, bie
Whatever
may, be recomiended, however, it is clear that some limitations in the scope of a treaty of this kind are essential,
ון.י
What Each State Should Provids.
in
Legal Disputes.
If the system is gradually ex- tended unti it includes every Disputes, legal, in their nature.
States State which feels that its security may arise between two
lullis not already aimply safeguarded, with
to regard
Wutters
there will eventually be woven a within domestic network of guarantees against ing exclusively jurisdiction of one of them. No
rupture of peace in every part of State can agree to submission to
Lite world.
Such local guarantees, directed an international tribunal of matters falling exclusively within range of to specific danger, and based on its national sovereignty.
well-defined obligations, are The view is also expressed that finitely more satisfactory than nay universul 836- comprehensive or the method of signing a general undertaking, even when coupled
tem, which must necessarily be. with the power to make exceptions drawn in vague and more general as to the categories of disputes to
terms, and concering which, een
modus operandi' and be arbitrated, lacks a flexibility sequently, which enables the measure of probable efficacy must remain to matter of specula- obligation to be varied in the case of the particular States towards which the obligation is being ac cepted.
More progress is likely to be achieved through a bilateral agree ment than through general treaties. Non-justifiable disputes, says the less suitable document, are "even
for submission to a tribunal with the power to give a binding de- cision and the procedure of con. ciliation, as provided under the League, Covenant, is in such cases alone possible at the present tire.
some extent a
tion.
the States which, owing to any doubt ar suspicion, hesitate to open negotiations were mutually
to agree to place themselves in the hands of the League Council, and to conduct their conversations un uer its auspices, the conclusion of the lines further agreements on ronicaded
facilitated.
would be greatly.
FURTHER DETAILS:
LONDON, Jan. 18th.
Giving evidence the prisoners generally denied all the charges.
The Attorney-General (Sir Dau in Hogg, K.C.) addressing the Jury, pointed out that despite this point blank denial of every fact
The Anglican memorandum on which, every witness for the prosecu. tion had proved, the defence Iailed to produce any single witness the Malines Conversations Bays to controvert these facts. The ques that both the Eastern Orthodox tionaire regarding the British Air and the Anglican Churches were Force was given by McCartney to prepared to recognise the primacy underwrites of Lloyds, of the Popq, put it was not likely Monkland, an
Security Agreementä,
A White Paper of ten thousand who communicated it to the authe that they would be ready, to define
it more closely...
Regarding security agreements, words has been issued contag that ques. rities. Undoubtedly
The memorandum of the Roman
it is recailed that the Locarno the British Government's observa- tionaire was the work of a spy
tons on tue suggested programme organisation. It was an undisputed Catholics emphasises the will-
a specific area
of work of the county Bub-Com- fact that it was the product of aingness of the Anglican Church to Treaty was designed to meet a
the Preparatory Dis- war staff of the Russian Governo into details in an attempt to specific danger in
concerned an equal obligation to armament Committee. ment. The question had been rained define the rights in addition to the and that imposes on all the parties are of
and to
The Memorandum, which con- preserve its integrity as to why the arrest of McCartney duties of the Pope.
execute the decisions of the Council.
from the policy laid down by Bir Wan delayed. The reason was that
It is, in this way, far more Austen Chamberlain in his address the authorities saw it to refrain
to the Assembly last September general system of guarantees under from striking until they were able
which the obligation would be
consists of a series of questions and collective to get into touch with somebody
spread over a much larger number colornate special or RUGBY, January 19th. little higher up in the PF
of Stages, each of which would be
agreement on urbitration security, The report of the Malines conver
It also deals with the question vi Ration, they were able to get Hansen. to Herr Gestler.
under approval of the inclined, quite naturally, to regard
the systematic preparation of ma- Roman Vatican ADU
Catholic its individual diligation as being The Attorney-General, concluded: Groener, who 61, WAS the He entered the Navy in 1887 and 1920.
a dan theologians, in published to-day. It pro-tunto reduced. was made Vice-Admiral in
The British Government is of chinery to be employed by the or of the League with a view to One, the He served with the Tegoland and charge of the entire railway opera-" I ask you to say we have been
against the consists of two parts. Cameroon Expeditionary Forces in tions at the outbreak of the War. successful in unearthing 1914-10 as Senior Naval Officer and He conducted the economic mobili- gerous spy organisation gluckily Anglicans' report of the informal opinion that the Locarno Treaty, enabling members of the League to
specific Covenant. ting it is devised to meet Inter commanded H..S. Bepule, sution of the civilian population in safety of this country, In 1918, he was Director of Plank 1918 and succeeded Ladendorff as we have not been able to gather conference to the Archbishop of by virtue of the extent to which perform their obligations under the. into our net all who were concern- Canterbury and the other consisting
constitutes clarity of the definition, The JAPANESE CRUISER SAID TO
Division, Kaval War Staff, whilst Quartermaster-General,
In 1818 he played a decisive role ed in it, though I trust the result of memorandum by Roman Catholic danger, and by the character and standing the hope expressed by the BE FOLLOWING.
in the following year he was, Head of the British Naval Section at the in the ex-Kaiser's flight to Helland of this tris! may make others think members of the conference.
as well treasonable activities. (THROUGH REUTRA'S AGENCY.).
Paris Peace Conference. Later, he forgive the Nationalists have not before they pursue their dangerous, consiste in the necessarily in: Racire agreement.
The Lord Chief Justice summing bers state that the series of con. League Assembly that the pri
will be put into practice became Chief of Staff, Aslantic forgiven him. MANILA, January 18th.
up, referred to the second question. versations may be described as the ciples embodied in the Treaties naire which had been submitted to elimination of several subjects which Locarno
have ceased to be causes of differ as soon as possible by all States in whose interests i to contract It is reported that the ss. Fraga, Flect; Assistant Chief of Naval
SENATE COMMITTEE TO Court, in camera: He said it was carrying 90,000 rifles for Mazshai Staff and Third Sea Lord and U.S.A. AND NICARAGUA.
the information ence and the elucidation of others such treaties," ao further treaties INVESTIGATE. Chang Tso, Lin, sailed for Chin Controller of the Navy.
not denied that
The Roman Catholic members on this model have been registered that the great strength of the wangiao by way of San Bernardino many Allied decorations.].
thereon sought Was of a most vital that still remain.
It had been Straite and thence eastward to
and secret kind.
Mr. state that the conversations have with the League [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
written by Formos, in order to elude capture by Nationalist gunboats, which are
presence and handed to impressed upon all who took part WASHINGTMS, Jan 18th.
Monkland McCartney in stated to be on the lookout for the
A meeting of the Foreign Rela Mr. Monkland The Lord Chief in them the conviction that in pro League Council also placed its craft.
tions Commitice of the Senate was Justice pointed out that the case portion as mutual understanding offices at the disposal of all States held to-day after which Senator for the prosecution, however, de- and doctrinal agreement advance it desirous of "concluding suitable Borah predicted that the Commit pended not only upon the cridence will become posible to arrange a agreements likely to establish coa- tee will investigate the develop of Mr. Monkland; but upon wit satisfactory adjustment of discipfidence and security," but mone
(Continued on next Column.) mente arising out of the Nicaragua nesses who had given material evi- linary rules, however delicate that have yet accepted the offer. imbroglio.
"United States Legation or
Chiness Foreign Office, Peking...
S.S. "PRAGA'S" VOYAGE.
He holds
MORE U.S COLD FOR FRANCE. (THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.]
PARIS, Jan. 18th.
The Japanese cruizer Oki, which arrived in Manila recently from Fermess, and cleared on the 18th
A further consignment of guld to for Iloilo, is reported to be pro- the velus of $7,500,000, has arrived ceeding northwards, following a Loy the Banque de France from
New York similar route.
is
in
dence in camerú.
but
may seem at present..
pem.
Yet
nothwith-
of
the conmeetion the same
Kinnk
In the course of a series of gen eral Temarks, the Memorandum ays that the British Government Enys reiterates its opposition to the ap- garding the interpretation of the plication of hard and fass rules re- Articles of the Covenant and says that this is due to no desire to be- little the obligations of the Coven aat, but solely to the conviction
Covenant lies in discretion ing with
the
zensure of which it allows in deal- future contingencies,
cannot be seen in advance, which may be unparalleled ac history of the world, said therefore
A similar consideration apple to any endeavours to define the meaning of the term "aggressor."