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Society of Friends Olose upon thirty, infigentis! members of the Society of Friends bavs signed a statement in which they say: "We feel bound to dissociate ourselves completely from the decision arrived at by the yearly meeting of the Socisty when it endorsed the action taken by the Service Committee of the Society in printing and pablish ing an uncensored leaflet contrary to the Defence of the Realm Regulations As loys! and law. abiding citizson, we recognise that. under circumstances in which oar i country is now placed, some - limitation of our civil liberties is inevitable, and ehould loyally be acquierced in by all sections of the community.
A Zeebrugge Here.
The Marcantile Marine Service Association Journal containe particulars of the death of B hero of the Zeebrugge Opera. tione," Lieut. Geo. Spencer, B.N.R., D.8.0., third son of the Jate Rev A. Spencer of Liverpool, who died at Gillingham hospital -on Aptil 23rd of wounds received in the Zeebrugge Raid. Lieut Spencer we su officer of the White Star line until the outbreak of war, when he wes transferred to the B.N.R. and giran command of a destroyer on the China Station, which destroyer was afterwards stationed at Singapore, where Libat Spencer was well known. He came out here at the end of 1915. Last year he was awarded the D.S.C. in recognition of ser- vines rendered in action with enemy submarines and was tor- pedoed in the Irish Sea only a few months before he embarked on the glorious adventure which led to his name being placed on the Roll of Honour, propatris mori,"
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One of the most populous sad opulent-paris of Kiaogei is now. linked up with Kiakiang. The large etratch of country lying be tween Kuangtang and Kiengei |-| and the immense forests that cover this side of the Meiling Range are now.within two days travel of the Yang'zy. This will andon btedly facilitate trade and open a wide field for industrial enterprise.
A "Boost" for Kobe. Koba is getting a boost in the English papers, which quote from the Daily Mail some of the die- patches sent from Japan by Mr. Bernard Falk, the special corres pondent in the Far East of that journal. So far sa the correspon- dent has been able to judge) Japanese intentions after the war, Kobe is to be the Liverpool off the Far East and Seoul the Paris of the Far East. His advice is to pratch all moves at Kobe,. It is very important to digest the mean. ing of the decision of the Nippod Tasen Esisha to go to Europe from Kobe direct instead of stopping first Tokohama. Japan becoming rapidly indus. trialised, the relation of Kobo to The New World is the name
Steam-lannobes are slowly but the industrial areas increseen its of a handsome motor launch which surely opening up the waterways importanos. Mr. Faik also seat passed down the Payang Lakes of Kiangai. Loping, the great a long cable shout the naikin in few days ago. This bost has been indigo centre, has now a steam- Kobe (though several Tokyo and constructed at Nanchang and launch connection with Kiakiang. Osaka millionaires are included), fitted with motor engines from In high water staam-launches and concluded by remarking that Shanghai. It is built of wood, has travel up the Kuang River as far
the feeling of sane political no maste and no fannel, is paint- Anren. observers is that it would hareed white and has three decka. The old days of slow, tedious, better for Japan had the wealth We could not understand this oriental, romantic travel are now created by the war been wider strange new craft appearing for passing away and Kiangai, like distributed instead of flowing into the first time on the Foyang other provisons, is now "all" by the hands of 50 or 60 individuals. Lake. The new boat looks wheels, all by steam.”
City's Art Treasures, graceful enough but seems The annual report of the Man- decidedly top-heavy. Built of
With
The Kiakiang correspondent of the N, O. Daily News writra
an
chester Art Gallery Committee wood, it rests lightly on the Robbed British Consul-General. gives the estimated value of the water and painted white has A Chinese charged originally central gallery as $227,900. The quite a holiday sppearance." with breaking into the premises value of the beqasata received It is a shallow draft launch and of the T.E.M., was brought up st during theyear exceeded £89,800. has been specially built to mani-Shanghai Hixed Court on The chief event mentioned in the palate the rapide, above Kisu, additional charged of stealing report was the exhibition of the The New World is one of two $17 in money and a ganmetal collection of oil paintings and motor launches built at Nanch'sog watch, valued at $30 the property water-colour drawings bequeathed to run between the ospitel and of Bir Everard Fraser, H. M. to the city by Mr. J. T. Blair. Kanchow, a distance of 960 li. The | Consal-General, at H. M. Ooo. Other gifta include the bequest merchant may now travel from enlate General. Evidence was by Mr. James Gresham of 20 oil Kicking to Kanchow by laurob given by the police that the paintings and water colour draw with only one change at Nanch watch had been recovered, but ings and Mr. Lobioseter Collier's, ang. The journey is usually while sdmitting the second charge bequest of a collection of Orien done in three stages, namely the defendant denied the first and tal and Western porcelain and a Kiukiang to Nanobang 480 11, was remanded for further in group of oil paintings and Nanchang to Kian 480 li, Kian qairies to be made. Water-colour drawings by Frederic to Kanchow 480 li: »
The Desire of the Householder. Obielde. The Committee say The opening up of the Kan Miss E Heckford, of the Labour Women's they "wish to insist once more river as far as Kanchow is Nations! on the fact that the bequests, undonbladly a great enterprise. League, epeaking on "Housing gifts and losus referred to cannot Stem-laanches have been ran- Beform" at a meeting of tesobere be given the accommodation wing for everal yeare as far as of domestic subjects asid that which they deserve without die Kien, 480 li above the capital. I inquiries which she had made plasing large sections of the believes gunboat and an oil showed that working women were permanent collection, for which company's steamer have been moet emphatically against flats, asid, no coom can be found owing to so far as Kanchow, but this is"You know, miss," they the very inadequate accommoda. the first attempt at a regular "mats are shaken from the upstairs tion provided by the existing motor lepach service. The 480 lifts, and if the children in one eries. The report mentions between Kism and Kenchow is dat get the mesales it goes to all that the annual grant has once one long series of rapids, some the others." There was s growing been suspended, and that nothing like, but not so stupendous, desire among the workers to have
art have been parchaeed as the Yangtse above Ichan a place of their this balsuos of the
The journey up river between with space around.
ang and Kinchow, if the to semi rural condition unfavourable, peonpied am boldings pri
rving
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