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VIRGIL MONUMENT.
UNVEILING AT MANTUA. Mantua, April 21-The unveiling of Virgil's monument took place this
of Virgil received the double hom- age of the scholars and peasants. A great wreath of laurels 2011. high and, 10ft. wide, interwoven with cars of corn and oats, had been placed on one side of the monument
H.M.S. Nelson, the now British battleship, which has a displacement of 35,000 tons and cost £7,000,000, photographed on arrival at Portsmouth to undergo hor testa. The Nelson is the largest battleship in the world.
CHINA ARMISTICE
LIKELY.
(Continued from Page 1.).
Hostilities Suspended.
Shanghai, June 4, Bostilities between the Northerners t Southerners have been suspend el for two or three days, and there
tion.
PRESENTATION TO MR.
ARMSTRONG...
SCOUT MOVEMENT IN S. AFRICA.
SIR R. BADEN-POWELL ON
HIS TOUR. “ SHANGHAI D. C. I. LEAVING.!
Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Comrades and co-workers of Baden-Powell has described the Mr. Armstrong, Director of Crimi-seven months' South African tour nal Intelligence, who retired on from which he and Lady Baden- Tuesday, and is returning to Scot-Powell, with their three children, and gathered, on Monday in the have just returned to England.
"They have got the right spirit office of Captain E. I. M. Barrett,
service in the S.M.P.
is no change in the general aitun to wish him farewell and present and the right ideas out there." he The Chinese authorities at Shang-him with a memento of their resaid, "We toured the whole of hai have suncumneel that mines, have cognition of his long and capable the Union of South bean fail in the northern channel ap proaching Woosung.-Naval Fire- Ican
Nanking, June 4. The luli in the fighting continues, and there is nothing to report Varab Wireless.
Africa and North and South Rhodesin. I in-! spected the Scouts, who are just Mr. Armstrong, servant of the under 20,000 strong, and my wife Municipality for nearly 35 years inspected the Girl Guides, of whom and who is affectionately known there are about as many. We had among Chinese, both on the force conferences. with the leaders in. and his large circle of friends on five provinces as well as in North the outside, as "Ng Zeh," (Chinese and South Rhodesia. My wife for his first number in the police, travelled 11,000 miles, while I 50) has established a record for covered 8,000. She went without public activity that is unrivalled. me to what was formerly German The Spanish priests e retira-His merits are attested to by seven West Africa, where she looked as well as Guides. ing to Wahu. A number arrived on decorations from Chinese and for-after Scouts
The ductor advised me not to make June 2nd-Naval Wireless.
that long journey."
AT WUHU NOW.
Spanish Priests Returning.
Wuhu, June 4.
EASIER SITUATION.
Tom Mann Leaves Hankow.
eign governments.
One result of the visit was that Captain Barrett presided on Monday and in addressing Mr.the big schools, which correspond. Armstrong, the Assistant Commised to the British public schools, Hankow, June 4sioners, and other ranks, as well were taking up the Boy Scont Tom Mann, who has been visitas a large number of the staff of movement. The school authorities ing Hankow, left on a British steam the C.I.D., said that he was sure were now realizing that the train er on Wednesday. The aituation
seems to be ensier, but the anti-he voiced the sentiments of alling at camp eliminated the ten- red movement is apparently develop present, that they were sorry to dency towards selfishness. An- sce him retire. It was an aeca-other point was that Dutch boys ing rapidly.
ARMS FOR CHINA. Foreign Vessel Awaited.
and
is
If she does not call at Colombo perhaps. Singapore will tackle her. JAPANESE "REDS."
eume
A large American convoy with onion, however, that came for all, were being attracted by the Scout
from Ichang arrived and they, he knew, felt that Shang-idea and were joining the ovnennted
hai, as well as the force, lost a troops as British boys, thus estab yesterday Yasal Wireless.
man, who had given his all in aer-lishing a comradeship that did not vice. Personally, he had not been exist before. Some of the Dutch intimately acquainted with Mr. clergy had not been favourably in- the movement Armstrong but for the 18 months, clined towards Penang, May 26-The Colombo since he had been in charge. Mr. They had been rather suspicious correspondent of the Pingg Armstrong was usually busy 24 because an English General was Gazette states that a foreign ves-hours in the day, and only recent-at the head of it, but they now sel carrying ammunition ly he realized what a task M. realized it was a big international thing and that it was something guns from Europe to China
Armstrong had had before him. more than merely an English awaited there.
They realized, too, The speaker appreciated the un-movement. swerving loyal support that Mr. that it helped their religion. He Armstrong had always given him. nw a better feeling with the He had come to him, as it were, Boers. There was less of the Beer with an outstretched right hand, and British feeling as such. The races Kyoto, May 30. n pledge which every man in his rising generation in both
realized that they were forming Thirty-eight so-called "Red" position needed. students, all found guilty of In bidding Mr. Armstrong fare- a new nation. violating the law for the main well, the Commissioner handed tenance of peace and order, have him a handsome travelling bag been sentenced to imprisonment suggesting that it would come in ranging from eight months to one handy." year. All the defendants are ap- pealing to a higher Court.
PARTY PROTEST.
Japanese Leaders Meet Deputation.
Severe Sentences Passed.
Mr. Armstrong replied suitably. Mr. George Clarke. Assistant Commissioner of Police, begins to- day as Director of Criminal In- telligence.
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HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
The following are answers to to-day's questions.
Lady Baden-Powell has lost her voice since her return. On her behalf Sir Robert said the Girl Golde movement was making great strides in South Africa..
FORTY-SIX YEARS IN PRISON.
SISTER OF MERCY'S RECORD OF SERVICE.
1. Altla, King of the fans. 2. In memory Tokyo, May 31.
of the Earl of Bristol, of the eighteenth cen Paris-Forty-six years in the
tury, who was great traveller. .. Alfred As previously reported, repre- The Government of the Straits
the Great. 4. Alexander Pope, who suffered sentatives of the Shakal Minshuto Settlements has intimated its in-prisons of France, not for punish-
fm a softening of the spine. U. Soliz in Constantinople.. 6. In the Rhona, 7. or Social Democratic Party, intention of sending a cheque forment, but to give solace to the accordance with the decision of the C100 towards the fand for the re- punished, is the sacrifice which
8. White: it was applied to Britain Posture. Party, to-day made a round of storation of the organ of Hendon won the Cross of the Legion of
count of the white cliffe arat eman in approach calls on Premier Tanaka, the Parish Church, because of the Honour for Mademoiselle Gabrielle
greatest know violin, maker. 19. Milan to Communist activities, and when King Charles L. 11. Richard Steele, Minister of War, and the Minister close connexion of Sir Stamford Claudine Chabat, better known as
President of the French Republic. 16. Curved of the Navy, and handed to the Rafles, founder of Singaporu, Sister Marie-Perpetue, Mother- he left Kiangsi he stationed his nardo da Vinch 10. Iesidence of the Superior of the nuns ministering soldiers in all the different cities, word ussi traitionally by the Turks. 15. As on of Esleafleid latter a resolution against des-with the parish."
to the famous Saint-Lazare Prison so as to keep this part of Kiangaich, agullest-fl-endly and Breed patch of troops to China.
for women.
for Chiang Kai-shek. Two days
SHOTS AT YACHTS.
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ficance.
LI LIEH-CHUN'S STIRRING DENUNCIATION.
A correspondent of the N, C. Daily News, writing from Yushan, Klangai, states that General Li Lich-chun's coming put a stop
tonces, he gave a short resume of what had happened since the first
ing from Gaul. 9. With Biradivarius, the
Sister Marie-Perpetur served in after his arrival, a large welcome The evangelist "Gipsy" Smith nan he went down to the river to the prisons of Doulena, Montpel- when Li Lich-chun was to speak, has returned to England from his note anything that might take lier and Rouen, and in 1920 she was planned. He not second preaching tour of the Įplace.
came to Paris, or rather to Saint- well, so asked one of the
mem-world, which has lasted 16 months. He saw a junior officer muster Lazare, for her Paris is, Saint-bers of his staff to speak for him. He said he had preached 750 a party of men and lead them to Lazare. When Minister of Justice but when, after one had spoken, times, and had seen over 100,000 some caribag cover, taking some Barthou personally went to grim the people still refused to move, le pouple make confession of faith. of them by the ears and dragging Saint-Lazare and pinned the Cross felt compelled to say 1 few This June he will celebrate his morning in ideal weather, dondi-1 by the "Agricolcore Mantovani." tions. The Podesta of Mantua, At 11 o'clock, while the bandslect on Sunday, by an isolated them to their positions when they on Sister Marie-Forpetue's black words. In a few well-chosen sen- jubilee as an evangelist. Signor Maffei, welcomed the author were playing and the bells pealing, detachment of Chinese soldiers did not understand his orders, or robe, she only said:
slow to excente then. It "I made the sacrifice of my life ities, the foreign guests, and the the unveiling ceremony took place near the South Railway Station, were representatives of the rural syndi- From a stand erected in the Piazza after assurances of immunity had was at his orders that the men long age, before coming here. revolution in China. He spoke of come Russia's slave, in the same. cates in the Communal Palace, and the Podesta, Signor Maffei, spoke been given by both the Chinese loaded and then deliberately aim-Since then there is no sacrifice, the different political factions, way, unless she took stepa in time. which necessarily must be found Communism must be broken and then a procession was formed which first in the name of the Mantua Admiral and the General Com-ed and fired at the passing yachts, only duty.". proceeded slowly on foot through land workers, saying that to-day munding in that vicinity, the (In all probability, this was the It was Sister Marie-Perpetue in every country. The difficulty must be given no quarter. Every- crowded streets from the Communal they were united in the Virgilian following story has a special olgul-same officer the yachtsmen who who comforted the famous are had been that their party policies adherent to it would be counted Palace to the Piazza Virgiliane. ideal of love, concord, and indus-
went ashore subsequently saw Mata-Hari, and remained with her had not had their roots in love of a traitor to his country, and would Scholars and peasants walked in try. The Minister of Education,
"A certain well-known member of on the roof of a building, giving until
the beautiful Mata-Hari country, but in seeking power for be treated as auch.
There was no uncertain sound It side by side. The Magnifici Ret-Signor Fedele, who should have de the club, an ex-Regular sowice further orders to the riflemen).
faced the firing squad. Sister themselves. They had worked for Most significant is the fact that, Marie-Perpetue knows only too
about his speech, and he backed mun, who has his own racing bent, tori of all the Italian universities livered the official oration, was pre- refused to go out with, the fleet, when a yacht, passed with the well the other Aide of that "gay Worst of all, he continued, was of the situation. Little did we
self-advancement.
it up by his troops taking charge in their aendemic robes, together vented from coming on account of with the professors of several Euro- a motor car accident, and his Under because, as his work regularly French ensign at the peak, the Paris." Every morning at dawn the inst party tast had arisen. think, some time ago, that the pean universities, with the disting Secretary, Signor Bourero, Profcs- takes him to the Lunghua district, officer excitedly ran about, pro- unhappy women are unloaded at Bolshevism was trying to ruin day ever would come when we tive colours of their caps, gowns, sor at ute University of Padun, act he is well-acquainted with the venting his by now thoroughly her door from the "salad basket," China. He branded it as false would welcome soldiers after hav and ornaments, formed a picture-ed us his deputy. Professor state of affairs there, and he in- enthusiastic anigers from firing at the French "Black Maria." Socialism" and "Russlov intrigue." ing had an overdose of them for.
In twenty-five years, Sister Russin was trying to Bodrero spoke for the scholars, exsisted that, notwithstanding the her.
use China so long! Yet, that is the fact. The whole city, and particulary alting the poet and the excellence of assurances of any officers, however boats with the Blue or Red Ensign Marie-Perpetue has rarely left the for her own ends, to stir up strife The troops give us a feeling of the Piazza Virgiliane, was beflag- art. Both speeches were enthusias highly placed, trouble could be came up, he did everything to series of grim, narrow corridors, with other countries, and to get security, for, as long as they are in ged and decorated with festoons tically received.
expected from irresponsible part-encourage his men to use them as dark cells, and hundreds of miser China to fight the battles which possession. the Communiste dare and flowers. The ceremony had a The festivities will continue fores. That he was right has been targets. The observer, who was able women, the victims of gay Russia could not fight for herself, not raise their heads, though there two-fold character and the memory the whole of the "Virgillan week.” proved. This gentleman decided close behind-the firing party, atates Paris, to whom the Sister uncens- It was China, he said, who would are rumours of secret meetings. to fill in the time by attending to that he saw one soldier deliberate Ingly seeks to communicate her have to pay in money, lives and It seems that Kinngal is trying some of his work, so ha motored ly alming at point-blank range at own never-falling hope. If she principles. He gave outer Mon- to shake itself free from its out by road, ahead of the racing one yacht, but fortunately his rife has ever crossed the great Boule-galia as an illustration, and show-bondage. If she will succeed re- fleet, and about the time he cal-jammed, which probably alone pre- yards of Paris, she does not re-ed that all China would soon be mains to be seen. culated they should be off Kinng vented serious damage being done, member it.
sque group.
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