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MONDAY NOVEMBER 15, 1926.
PEOPLING AUSTRALIA A NOVEL OF THE SOIL..
WHOSE IS THE FAULT?
RUMARKABLE BOOK IN -TRANSYLVANIAM
Budapest, Sept. 27-Transyl vania has found a new exponent
COAL DISPUTE.
BRIGHTER HOPES OF A SETTLEMENT.
London, Nov. 13. The miners' conference has de-
SHANGHAI RACES.
YANGTZE OUTRAGE.
AMERICAN SHIP HELD FOR RANSOM,
GRAND NATIONAL WON BY OLD BILL. The Hon. HP Colobatch, Agent- General for Western Australia, has
Shanghal, Noy. 18.
Shanghai, Nov. 10 sant the following reply to the
Mr. Campox's most popular The wireless has picked up a scored his report that bandits on Thursday article by an Australian corres of Its sufferings in Marie Szabo,cided to refer the Governmont veteran Ola Bil pondent in a recent Observer: the writer of a remarkable first proposals to the districts with a sixth win in the Grand National fired on and captured an Amori- In last Sunday's issue of the Obnovel called "Upward." The book recommendation for their accept-to-day by beating Messrs. Toegean vessel and Chinese tug und and Maitland's "Copper Mine" junk near Chonglin, near Chang- acrver an Australian correspondent runs to some 40 pages of 'amallance.
Decide for District Vote. by three lengths, Vanguard was
discusses the question of the peo-print, and although the story is a pling of Australia, and 'sets nat, history of suffering loss, and the under three headings, what he re decay of a class which has out gards as the principal reasons for lived its utility, its strength is un- the slow progress of migration | daniable. E
BL during the past five years..
Mária Szabo has been compared With some of his contentions by one critic to Reymond, the entirely disagree, but little good could result from argument in an English, newspaper as to what Australia should or should not do. My object in secking the publicity afforded by your columna is loset up. for the consideration of people in this country, the contention that the real fault is here.
The card vote on the Minora Conference decision was 432,000 for the recommendation, and 352, 000 against it: The Conference by a vote of 127,000 to 367,000 de cided for a district, vate instead of an individual ballot vote. The vote is returnable on the 18th inst. The Conference will remeet on the 19th inst.S
Felish winner of the Nobel Prize, but one might suggest that she resembles Miles Shella Kaye Smith in her love of the
Improved Situation. land and, het handling of The chief opponents of the Go the classes which make a liv vernment's coal proposals have ing out of it, though her horizon been South Wales and Yorkshire is a wider one, Various parts of but the recommendation for AC the novel are headed "Anxlous ceptance is regarded in Govern- It is always so easy to blame the Earlb," "Stuggling Earth," "Cry-ment circles as virtually meaning other fellow People talk of aing Earth," and "Dreaming Earth," the ninerg. acceptance of the in prospect of an adverse vote in the districts.
third,
"Old Bill" was ridden by Mr. Bremner. He has also been placed in the Grand National five times.
Reuter
results of Saturday's racing at The following are the complete Shanghal, the fourth day of the Autumn meeting.
Griffins Consolation Cup mile." Mr Toog's Gordon.....(Crokam). 1 Mr. Birdrake t Me
(Edgar)
Time: 2.08.8/6.
Day's Sonorow
(Dallas) Autumn Handicap-14 miles. Messra Belth and Lamarchand's
Charcoal
...(bfaltland) 1 Polydamus Mr. Fred Ellas's
(Moller) 2 & Husty's The
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...
The bandits demanded ransom, but the vessel was released on Thursday night. There are no details. Reuter.
REVOLT IN JAVA.
ISOLATED OFFICIALS ARE MURDERED.
two-sided problem--England's aur- and throughout the book the earth evitable and there is the smallest Moser (McBain) & received minor damage,
plus population and Australia's itself is the heroine, struggling, comparative emptiness. Then auffering, and pining like a human some Australian tells them that being. The authoress shows it his Australia is too particular as to the living inspiration, of the race, the, class of immigrants she takes, which degenerates with its decay, and they say: "What a pity Aus- and when separated from it loses tralia is so blind to her own in-its great qualities. tereals "
I grant that it is a two-sided problem, but the Australian side is solving itself, slowly but surely. Australia shares with New Zea- land and Canada the distinction of having the largest percentage in- crease of population of any coun- try in the world, and Mr. Sidney Wobb's prophecy that in a hund- red years the Commonwealth will have as many people as the United States has to-day, is by no means fantastic.
About ten years ago, the very eminent authority who occupied the post of statistician to the Gov ernment of Australia said that
Woven over and around the story of the earth is the story of two noble Magyar families, the Horvata and the Tamassys, and of the lonely Agnes, whose struggle upward" through the downfall of her family, the estates, and the whole country, is described, one guesses, with more than a little autobiographical detail.
"Foreigners.
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Flamingo Time: 2.41.4/5.
Batavia, Nov. 19. Several. Isolated offcials were murdered during a widespread Communist revolt during the night in various parts of West Java, but quiet was quickly restored.
The railway lines and telegraphs-
Soveral police barracks were
roinforcements were rushed to Maitland's (Maitland) 2 various points-Router.
1 (Tricker) Champions 1 milea Messrs. Winsome & Hasty's The
Grand National Steeplechase.
Tock
tlemonts and in any case a geners, Old Bill (Bremner) 1 attacked by the mobs, and police
Mine
Considerable difficulty is expect ed in negotiating the district set. Mr. eral resumption of work is not Mr. W. A Dalgarno's Vanguard
weeks in anticipated for some many districts,-Router.
8,000 More Men Return
Rugby, Nov. 18
A short meeting of the Miners' Executive Committee was held this morning after which the delegate' conference resumed consideration of Government proposals for a settlement. Two courses are apparently open to the delegates. Either they will accept the respon siblilty of making a decision or the proposala will be referred to the districts
Warbler (Enerneno)
Kilmory (Moller) 2 Mr. Liddoll's Howseroft (Bremner)
Time: 2.40.3/5 Cross-bred Champlons-11⁄41⁄2 miles, Mr. Toeg's Roachers...(Crokam)1 Mr. Eve's Warrenfield Mr. J. J. Paterson's Dago
A LECTURER'S BREAKDOWN.
As lecturer at the Judson Col- lege, Rangoon, and as a scholar of distinction, Maung Tun Pe, M.A.; (Heard) 2 M.R.A.S., is widely, known and respected throughout Burma. "It (Maitland) 3 was about three years ago," says
Time: 2.85.3/5.
Consolation Cap-1 miles. Mr. G. C. Purdua's Coeur de
Leon in (Bremner),
Mcgers.
Maung Tun Pe, that strenuous literary pursuits told on my health..
I lost appetite and became anao- and Hustymic, Loss of sleep, debility and.. Green Apple (McBain) headaches reduced me to a state Mr. Percival's Gasometer.
(O'Brien) Time: 2.42.3/5.
Manchu Stalted-1' mile.
Bromner)
The moderate section favours the former course and the Your correspondent refers to the likelihood of districts proceed- restriction imposed to keep foring at once to make their own. eigners out of Australia. By "for" zaidanés given by the National Mrs: John Liddell's Spee
acttlements independently. of eigners" I am not referring to the Federation. is a factor which may coloured Asiatics, who are entirely have an important Bearing on dis excluded, but to white Europeans. cussions. Over 8,000 miners re-
Think of the difference in the
to see another Commonwealth state cases, In going to Australia, tistician put another ten millions the Britisher dous hot lose his flag. or his language, or his natigial on to the estimate..
ideals. He is assured automatical Under-Population and Over- ly of full citizenship. The for- eigner gives up all these things Population.
but all the same he wants to go.
Edadly the terms of settlement: lay down a standard form of dis- trict agreement." An appeal.to a national tribunal by either party. to the district agreement is pro-
Su
RUGBY.
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of exhaustion. To make matters worse I became afflicted with in- digestion and the food I ate ceased.
te do me good. I seemed to be fading away.
•
hienars. Winsome and Husty's The high Official in whose mature the then rate of increase Australia's
Blue Jay (McBain) 2 population at the end of this cen- tury would be under efighteen mil-Why is there need for these restric- turned to work yesterday and and B.'s Shameface (Heard) 3 judgment I placed implicit confid-
Ni
Desperandum Cup-mile. once advised me to give Dr. Wil- tion? How, is it that the foreign many of the leaders are said to Hons. Quite recently his succes-European is prepared to pay his foar that farther delay might Mr. Tong Spearmint (Crokam)liams' Pink Pille a thorough trial. sor-working, I have no doubt, on
Rodler's Suitar:(Peake) Mrod similar lines-aid that at the pre-own passage and take his chance threaten the existence of the Mr Lob's Pioneer (Maitland). He told me of the cure the trial had brought about in his own case, $8.1/5. When the conference adjourned face-14 miles, and said that they possess rare. sent rate of increase the popala in Australla, whilst the Britisher Federation. 19
will only go if his passage money yesterday: consultation with the Mr. Fash's Loyiathan tion at the end of the century is paid and a guarantee of employ- Government were sought to obtain Messre Defth and Lomarchand's
qualities in toning up the entire system by enriching the blood. I would be twenty-eight millions.
certain elucidations of the
Grey Steel Bak vitaka
bought a few bottles of Dr. Wil- Few of us will live to see which ment given?
posed terms and on meeting this Mr. Toeg's Saucy. Suc
liams Pink Pills and commenced. is right, but many of us will live
Time: 2.41
to take themn. Soon began to morning these explanations were placed before the conference in
feel better? The run-down feeling the form of question and-answeri
disappeared and I could get a pro per night's rest. My appetite re vived, and as I continued with the Pills my headaches disappeared. Now I am as strong as ever."*
The simple straight-forward statement of Maung Tun Pe is but At Hull to-day in the second one of the most recent of innumer Northern Union test match Engable testimonials given by grate and beat New Zealand by 21 ful cured sufferers in all parts of the world; proving the curative points to 11-Reuter,
efficacy of Dr. Williams' Pick Pills' in the treatment of diseases due COOLIDGE'S SPEECH.
to impoverished blood and dis- #fordered nerves. Chemists every- where sell Dr. Williams Pink Pills fr Pale People, or sent post free, $1.50 per bottle, $8.00 for 6 bottles, by The Dr. Williams*
Shanghai.
ENGLAND WIN THE SECOND TEST.
London, Nov. 13.
"PERFIDY AND CRUELTY." Paris, Nov. 13. The "Socialist newspaper
every week. Thus, the two-sided, bro. and British capital go there--inde ham and one or two of the L'Oeuvre bitterly comments. OD Medicine Co., 60, Kiangse Road,
The 'prosperity of Australia is
In Western Australia, the Covvided for in respect of any matter more evident to-day than at any
in which that agreement folis previous period in her history. crnment Agricultural Bank will short, of the standard agreement, That prosperity is attracting and advance money. The foreigner provided the length of the work- will continue to attract people.whether he be landowner or em- ing day in the district in which There may be defects in Austra-ployee--is discriminated against. the appeal arises exceeds seven llan public policy: Australian peo-And yet we have representative hours.
Proposals are made contingent on file will deal with them in their foreigners endeavouring to, ar-
range with our Government to set- an undertaking by the Miners' own way.
tle their people on our lands, they Federation to promote an imme- diate resumption of work by But what of the position from providing the money,
means of district settlements in the point of view of this country?.
Ir Australia is good enough which the length of the working Whilst Australia's problem of un-
stated that der-population is solving itself, and it is good enough-to attract day is not excluded from the nego- this country's problem of over-people and capital from foreign tiations. It is population is growing more intense countries, why do not Britishers except in Northumberland, Dur-
smaller coalfields owners will President Coolidge's speech at pay, temporarily, the rates of Kansas City. It' refers to his "ar- wages in force before the stop-rogance almost amounting to in-
solence." write as an Englishman born,
Lord Birkenhead's View,, : .. L'Avenir refers to his perfidy who has spent forty-five years in
Speaking last night Lord Birkon and cruelty and says that ever Australia, Fifty years ago a man head said that although he could since the armistice America has. who thought England was getting not announce a settlement he had played Germany against Franco. too crowded to afford, full oppor- strong hopes that wise counsels Le Journal is surprised that Pre- tunity for himself or his family would prevail. The Government aident Coolidge's first public ut- did not say: "Why dosen't Brown could draw encouragement in their terance since the elections of the
blem is one that concerns this coun- try far more than it does Australia. And I put forward the assertion that the failure to solve it rests chiefly with this ecuntry.
Before the war there were more people going from Great Britain to settle in Australia than there
were no
pendent of Government schemes and Government assistance?
'page.
1.
are to-day, and at that time there
elaborate schemes of go? Why doesn't Jones go? He belief that the terms containe 2nd inst. should be impregnated
simply got his belongings together some general principle of justice with the bitterness of defeat." State-aided immigration. To-day and went himself facing a three from the fact that the extremiste Figaro eays that the speech re- Australia is paying yast sums of
The Government had offered of complacent but sensitive isola- money for reculting immigrants, months voyage of very real hard-on both sides repudiated them veals American policy to be one
maximum term and would, not and contributing, with the Imperial ship as compared with the month's
hesitate to implement them: hyton, with a meticulous regard for débit and credit, seasoned tepid Government, towards their steam-pleasure trip of to-day.
legislation if they proved altruisme ship fares. Its Governmunta are
unwelcome to the owners. also guaranteeing then employ ment on their arrival: And yet the number going is less than it was before the war.
Our Own Problem.
Virtually Ended.
Later.
Pertinax in L'Echo de Paris says It would be a big mistake to make There is no question that Aus
The Minera: Delegates Confer- an enemy of America and an tralia's side of the problem will be sqlved. She will get all the pence decided to refer the Govern equal paistake, to expect services pulation she needs. The present ment's proposals for the get from America which she cannot doubt is as to whether this coun- tlement of the mining dla rive-Reutor try will take the fullest advantage puta to the districts but add--- of Australia's problem to solve hereda-recommendation that the own-infinitely more difficult.
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It is idle to talk about the stand ard demanded by Australia. That
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decision was reached after much lot or only the usual, dis- least as many unassisted migrants
It is no part of my purpose to set discussion and in spite of some trict vote another card vote was (upon whom there are no such re-,
opposition. The news taken with the following result: strictions), going as were going out what Britain should do in the sharp
Iwant to make people papers state that in authoritative 127,000 against and BE0,000 in before" the war? Australia is matter. more attractive-place-to-day than here feel that it is less their bus quarters it is regarded as indica favour. The proposal for a ballot it was then; England la more over-ness to discuss Australia's-short-tion that the dispute, which has was therefore defeated. It was lasted for six months, is virtually further decided that the vote: comings than to realise their own at hand. It is considered highly should be returnable to London by crowded...
If that great seducator, of the pub improbable that the districts will Thursday next and that another The unassisted migrants who lie, the Press, can be made to e-reject the recommendations, of conference should be held on came out before the war included cept the fact that England's over their own representatives. in view Friday to consider the result
London, Nov. 14. people of all ranks of society pressure of population is a problem of the fact that such a large pro- British Wireless those with money and those with for England to salve, and that out those with education and Australia a aparcity of population turned to work.
The Voting, Barnstaple that the coal stoppage those without. Such a balanced is merely a helpful factor in effect A statement issued at the close had nearly ruined the country. migration absorbed itscif. Everying a solution, we shall have of to-day conference was in the It, had involved a loss of over migrant with money, and the capa diligent searching into the present following terms: "A whole day was $400,000,000 or more than the cost city to direct its employment, made shortcomings on this side, a dis-spent in discussing the terms of the of the South African war! He
THERAPION NO. 1 opportunities for many without. covery of their exact nature, and proposals received from the Gove belloved that a quarter of a million To-day Australia is looked upon as the application of remedies. So erament after which a vote was miners had permanently lost-em- a good place to send the unem- long as the Press here is satisited taken as to whether or not the con-byment through the strike THERAPION NO
ference should recommend the dis a declared that if the men were THERAPIONNĖS ployed to and the number of largely on the utterances of tricts to accept the proposals, returning with the Iden of prepasses Mirador Ceturthi Choy, Luz LDOG these that can be absorbed la lim- Australians to expatiate on Aus-The result was 132,000 in favour ring more strikes it was almost bet. ited. Finance sets up the most tralin's failings, little progress will of recommending their accept ter to light it gut to the bitter end.
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