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Steamor..
Yatshing Wed. 21st July, at
aisang Wod., 21st July at 3.p.m Mingsang Thurs. 22nd July at 8 a.m" ..Suisang Thurs. 22nd July at noon Hinsang Thurs. 22nd July at p.m. Chaksang Fri. 23rd July at 9 a..
Angora, Turkey, June 18-An- Two thousand racing pigeons Fooshing Sun. 25th July at
gorn cats are in danger of becom- were hurled into the road when Kumsang Wed. 28th July at 7 a.m. famine in Turkey have made great the motor-car in which they were
7-a.m. ing extinct. Years of ...Hopsang Wed. 28th July at noon. ravages on the breed of long- being brought from Scotland to Leosang Thura..28th July at 8.a.mhaired, bushy-tailed, pink-eyed Millom overturned in the Kirstone Chéongshing Thurs. 29th July at noon tabbles, which with the Angora Pass. The motor car driven by
Fooksang "Sunlet Aug at 7a.m. ...Hosang Tues., Sid Ang 4 3p.m. goat, made this scation, of Turkey Mr. A. Whitegood, went out Kwongsang Wod. 4th Aug at noon, famous The only varieties the of control when descending the
Namaang Sat. 7th Augat 7 a.m.
traveller to the Turkish capital pass. .......Chipshing Tues, 10th Aug: at noon, seen nowadays are scrawny, half- a car in front was only averted A disastrous collision with For freight or passage apply to b
starved, ill-coloured cats, whose by the driver's skill, but tho JARDINE MATHESON & CO. LTD.
inter breeding with the common vehicle eventually crashed into a Telephone 215. Central
backyard city cat has caused then wall, and the driver and two General Managers to loso much of their former friends and the birds were thrown
"aristocratic" character.
out. None was hurt.
KOBE via Moji. STRAITS & Calcatta, TSINGTAU via S'hai KOBE via Moji
TIENTSIN
REPORT ON RUSSIA."
the inauguration of the new econ omic policy in 1921, which at once. abolished military communism
EAGERNESS TO TRADE WITH and established in its place a sys-
GREAT BRITAIN.
tein of Stató capitalism, an experi ment which has, or the whole
to stay."
FRENCH CRISIS.
GOVERNMENT DEFEATED.
Parle, July 17. The Government was defeated by:
The Chamber was crowded for
"There can be no doubt whatao- worked well. ever that the present Government Toleration to all forms of rell-290 votes to 243 on the motion of in Russia.ia stable and has come gion goes hand in hand, it is confidence.
declared, with "a most insidious M. Briand has resigned. Soviet Russia makes no secret and widespread propaganda the fateful debate, wherein the Fin- of the fact that it wants to trade against Christianity; in fact, the with Great Britain, and that in methods adopted in certain work definitely limiting the poors of ance Committee submitted a Bill order to do this a lean or le-termers' clubs, schools, and barracks a Caillaux: The latter simult- credits; or both, are necessary,”. to ridicule Christ and blaspheme aneously submitted his own mea-
his tenching filled us with abhor sure, mentioned last night.
These are two of the conclusions rance." reached by the four Conservative
M. Herriot opposed the Govern ment and declared that if the pre- rogatives of the Chamber were diminished he would rosign the "Class distinctions as we know Presidency of the Chamber. He The four M. P.s are Sir Frank them have been swept away, but made an impassioned appont: "Mos- Nelson, Mr. Robert Boothby, Lieut-there exists a class of more or steurs lo Government, co-operate Colonel T. C. Moore, and Captain lesa prosperous civil servants who with Parliament. Do not suppress R. C. Bourne.
bear a striking resemblance (it is it!" possible to say this only outside Captain Bourne was detained Russia) to part of the time in Berlin by illa geoisie."
the hated ness, and, therefore, while in gene-. ral agreement with his colleagues,
M. P.s who recently returned from Hero are other extracts from the a fortnight. In Moscow, and set report forth by them in their report.
M. Briand made a statement to bour- parliament, asking it to increase its reputation in the eyes of the country by Bacrificing its preroga..
"The people are more consel-tives.
does not accept personal respon-Tous of what they have gained than sibility for opinions expressed on of what they have lost." the new economic policy.
The opposition moved to discuss. the Finance Committee's Bill which "Information as supplied to us M. Briand announced would be The impression received by the from many sources tended to in made a question of confidence. M. P.s were in some respects fa- dicate that the bulk of the work- After the voto M. Briand an- vourable, but they declare that era and peasants are better off nounced his intention to, resign- the Russian Government is an since the revolution than before. autocracy, if not a tyranny, and is
"While the position generally
a "dictatorship over the prolet-bristles with perplexities, the sit arint. The strength and positionuation is in no sense dangerous,
Reuter.
Herriot Again.
r
"Paris, July 18. Fear lest France bo placed, at
of the Communist Party is, they and the Government is far re-the mercy of foreign banks, with say, "on the wohle steadily increas-moved from imminent bankruptcythe Chamber helplessly gogged, is
ing.".
The present financial polley is mainly responsible for the Govern- sound and, in fact, almost austere.ment's downfall. The mujority of
System of Justice. "While it is possible," it is
"Eliminating the possibilty of the Deputies are opposed to the stated, "to find much to approve an external war the future trend raising of credits abroad; also the of in the administrative sphere, of Russia's exports under the Washington, if not the London where great efficiency is to be methode of the present Govern-agreement.. Mány deputies jibbed found, there are two forms of Gov- ment cannot fail to be upward.
especially at the idea of entrusting eroment activity to which the
M. Caillaux with dietatorial powers... strongest exception must be taken. State Bank summed up the posi-position quoted extracts from The "One of the officials of the In the course of the debate the Op-
"The justice meted out in the tion as between ourselves and Ger- Rubicon, a treatise in favour of 'People's Courts' has hitherto many-London has the money, a dictatorship, discovered during been farcical... The whole sys. but is a disbeliever in our credit; the War in a safe in Florence, the tem of justice, continues to bo Berlin believes in dur credit, but authorship of which they attribute. based purely on politics. There has no money unless she can to M. Calllaux.
CompetHore,
are grounds for supposing that directly or indirectly receive this the judiciary will improve, if the vin England, which to a certain Government aces the necessity for extent she is already doing. it, but we feel bound to point out that any one having a, pecaniry claim within the borders of Rus- Meanwhile Great Britain may be sia to-day is unable to look for losing an immense advantage. We satisfaction in the courts with any have evidence how her competitora degree of confidence.
cepted the Government's resigna- Later President Doumerguo ac-
on and is likely to summon M.
party in the Chamber-Ecuter. Herriott, who leads the largest.
The Cost Of Living..
»{@!u$ "
Paris, July 16. are getting, ahead of her in Rus- The Erkin de Paris reports that The other form of Government in Russian finance has been sue- ment is to be raised from 27,000 sip, and once the next decade or the salary of members of Parlia- activity, of which we most strong-cessfully surmounted; a chance francs to 45,000 francs per year. ly disapprove, is that carried on of making fair terms for those-Reutor.
by the United State Administra of our nationals whose property
tion, commonly known as the Gwas confitacted in 1917 and good
minke may"probably unrivalled in Europe."
on the
four-fold:-
P.U. For the wholesale arrests terms for any loan the City of Art Moscow, Soviet Orchestra is imprisonments, deportations, and London may wish to even shootings, for purely political have passed. offences, "without any attempt at trial, which we have every reason whole, that Russia is capable of with regard to Russia should be
"We are of opinion,
"We suggest" concludes the re- port, that the British objective to believe still go on, there can he presenting a great field for the no possible justification.
judicious investment of British "The abominable methods, of capital.
"1. To check and ultimately terroism adopted by the G.P.U.
stop anti-British propaganda.. We were interested to observe To obtain recognition by call for notice in any review of an increasing estrangement, be the Russian Government of pre-
conditions, however tween the Government and the sketchy, and many cases have come. Third International, the most. To get as much money as
war private debts. to light in the part of attempted striking example of which is the possible for the British nationals espionage by the G.P.U. against fall of Zinoview. British subjects in Russia.
to whom such debts, are due. Appreciation is expressed of the "On the economic side, the educational and public health sys-Great Britain and Russia for the "4. To increase trade between greatest single step forward was tema and the encouragement of sake of our unemployed."
Russian
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