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London, April 18. Undoubtedly all sections of the community are united in desiring to abolish the priviliged ponition of the foreigner, declared Sir Franch Aglen who was interview-
ed by Reutor on his return from Pokin. Such a national feeling cannot be ignored, it has simply got to be recognised.
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He added that recent reports, however, indicate that a consider able suction of the Chinese people is beginning to realise that the policy hitherto pursued under Russian direction is fraught with danger to the country.
It is sincerely hoped that the present movement will bring into being a really stable government as the present civil strife is doing untold harm.
All sensible Chinese are well aware of that fact and until there is a responsible authority with which the foreign Powers can ne- gotiate, there is no hope for the commercial prosperity of the country.
Stronger Note Ürged.
The Daily Telegraph, in a leader on the subject of Eugono Chen's 10 Note, wherein it speaks of the calculated insult to the intell: 12 genen of the Powers, says that the foreign Ministers at Peking are agreed that the situation requires 20 the despatch of a much stronger 21 statement of the Powers' require, 26 Tents and intentions, and this 27 would seem to involve the fixing 28
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Vexed.
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Skull.
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Four (Roman),
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23 To make free.
Pertaining to King Edward.
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Signifies first class,
Part of verb "to be."
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River in Italy.
A votary
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A planet.
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Wet flannel fomentation.
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Eastern wind.
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Ever (Poetical).
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A robber.
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Slept.
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To learn by heart.
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Expressing equality.
Part of church,
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A valley.
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A small opening.
Simultaneously the naval au-
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Sign of assent.
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Extremity of foot.
thorities along the Yangtze River
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Small Whirlpool.
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To catch.
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To run away.
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That is,
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A friend (slung).
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Yesterday's Puzzle.
to secure the necessary redress
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if possible in co-operation with others, if not by taking her own measures.-Reuter.
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Failure to pay.
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The present Eastertide will long be remembered for the rea- son that more than eighty per cent of the six thousand Protest- ant missionaries in China at the beginning of the year have now de- parted. Those remaining are mostly in the Treaty ports. The exact number of Catholic mission= | aries who still remain has not been determined but it is known that they have been driven out in large numbers by the Communists. Router.
I. S. Destroyer Hit by Rifle Fire,
Shanghai, April 18,
A wireless message from Nan- king states that three four-inch guna on Lion Hill, Nanking, are bombarding Pukow. The United States destroyer Ford was hit by rifle fre from Nanking.
The Chinese gunboat Chutai, one of the 750 tons class, and flying the Rear-Admiral's flag, was hit by a six inch shell from the north bank of the river near Chinkiang. The shell struck the hall below the bridge, passing right through without bursting and making a hole three feet in diameter. The gunboat has been beached Reuter,
BANK OF TAIWAN.
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1 Discovering. 2 Above.
3 River Blowing into. Wash." 4 Before,
5 Projecting part of a wheel.
6 Town in South America.
7 Resting on..
8 Wealthy.
14 Father (childish). 15, Swing round..
PRINCESS FINED.
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CUSTOMS FRAUD.
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But for the fact that the water was cold enough to bring him a well-dressed woman was fined quickly to his senses a Chinese, £100. at Westminster Police Court apparently a coolle or houseboy, on a charge of attempting to de- about 25 years of age, might hav: fraud the Customs of duties on lost his life yesterday at about certain silk goods at Victoria 12.25 p.m. when he suddenly Station, London.
jumped overboard from the Morn-
It was stated that defendant aring Star ferryboat on its brip rived at Victoria by a boat train across to Kowloon. An alarm of and claimed two pieces of regis- "man overboard" was raised but tered Juggage. She said she had the Chinese was seen to be swim- some aik articles for her own ming toward 1 sumpan which wear, but was only staying this picked him up. The ferry country a fortnight, and every backed up and took him aboard thing would then be taken back again and he was carried over to to France with her. A trunk was his destination a little worse for examined, and was found to con- his emersion in the harbour. tain a number of silk handbags..........
and dresses. Questioned with re-l
Tokyo, April 18. gard to these, she said they were a business in France, and some of The Rengo learns from a reliable presents from friends in this things 1 brought over to sell if source that the Bank of Japan is country.
possible. Some of them are for sending from twenty to thirty. Other clothing she said would sale on commission from a firmi million yen in convertible notes to be taken back again to France, in Paris." Formosa to-morrow for the pur-
but when asked if she would make Mr. Whiteway said defendant pose of alding the Bank of Tai-a declaration to that effect, she now realised she had been very make no reply. The officer not be- foolish. She belonged to the Rug- It also learns on the highest ing satisfied, the baggage was sian aristocracy, but was now a authority that the headquarters taken over to the Customs Office refugee, and found it difficult to and remaining branches of the for further examination, but be obtain a livelihood. Her business Bank of Taiwan are also suspend-fore that could be done, defendant in Paris had failed, and he could ing to-morrow. Reuter,
said, "I will tell the truth. I had only appeal for leniency.
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