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Latest Polish reports" from Warsaw { - H. Paderewski, the Premier of Poland, state that the insurgents in Upper interviewed, declared that the Germans Bilesis have blown up, the railway bridge were now seeking to gain a victory on Tarnowice and destroyed telegraphic the Eastern fronts which bad proved to and telephonic communication in the be unattainable on the West. district of Tarnowikagora.

Thess was brisk figuing on the night of September 1st when the German troops attacked the village of Piotrowice

Teschen. before the in

Machine guns and a amoured motor car were used in the Bghting which lasted three hours. The Germans withdrew after suffering heave losses.

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Professor Cardir read a paper on the great development in knowledge of Chinese art during the past twenty years and the influence on art of Buddhism.

SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, Sept. 5. The Silver market is quiet.

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

(Translated for the Chino Mail hom the Wan Tx Yat Po.]

German aeroplane attacks are reported on various towns. Three planes fired their machine guns on to the main treet in one town and killed five persons and wounded twenty.

SYRIA.

PARIS, September 3th.

Le Tempstates that Mr. Lloyd George with H. Clemencean on the question of is coming to Paris next week to confer

Syria.

PARIS. September 3rd.

He pointed out that in Upper Silesia, East Prussia. Lithuanin, along the Bel- shevik front in the vicinity of Minsk, and along the Ukrainian frent, the Felish armies were forced to face armed enemies. Where the enemies were nut Germans, they were aided by the Germans, who were advancing Belshevism to embarrass Po land... whose Government. with limited' supplies, found the situation desperate..

crushi not succeed if Poland got! Poland wou speedy succour but until the German

The of Germany to

County was ratified they were unable to

the ferrign troops necessary to

steady the situation.

of

In the Baltic States Russin, he said. the Germany were fomenting dis-

aides Poland is forced to face a new war order and assisting the Bolsheviks.

M. Paderewski farther said:"On all

which Germany to waging against the (Allied cause. She is determined to con

er Bassin at any cost. and is making every effort to hamper us and ruin our reputation throughout the world."

ULTIMATUK TO GERMANY,

A Harus message says 7-m M. Barthou, in the Chamber of Deputies said that things in Syria cannot be allowed to continue. The 1916, has its duties to perform toward British Government, by the Agreement of

Frano. We valute the nunce with Britain, but we wish it to be complete. The German reple to the Supreme

BERLIN, September 5th. SHANGHAI, Sept. 7.

and loyal.

LONDON, September 5th.

Council's Note, cabled on September Further delay of the Peace Con- ference is sure. Protests against the Allenby returns to England on Septem/maintain her attitude on this, qucation. The Daily Mail states that General 2nd says that Germany is unable to appointment of Wong Yap Toag ber 10th. Apparently no strangements alteration in the German Imperial Con- This however, does not necessitate an keep coming in.

have been made for a public welcome-an stitution. If the Allies. in case their The British Minister at Peking has omission that must be quickly corrected demands are rejected, extend their oc asked the Foreign Minister to lift the The Times, a leader, says it is under-cupation, the German Government will embargo on rice exports from scood that General Allenby is returning regard such a step as a deplorable act Kiangsu

to urge that the Syrian mandate be en- of violence." trusted to France.

The above reply is regarded in London

Anhui and Chili have fallen out.. The President has been urging them to unite.

INDIAN WOMEN AND THE

VOTE.

LORD SINHA ON ENGLAND'S PART.

Besant

It is believed in some quarters that he intends to resign if his recommendation is not accepted.

ITALIAN WOMEN.

Boxe, September 6th. The Chamber has accepted the Govern ment amendment to the Parliamentary Initiative Bill conceding electoral rights to women of all class atempt prostitutes in all elections subsequent to those of next November,

U.S.I.

a vague and indefinite.

PARIS, September 3rd.

A Havas message says:- Yesterday, the aniversary of the German victory at Sedan, the Supreme Council

of the Allies took the energetic step of sanding a

altimatum to 15-day Article 61 of the new Constitution, which the German Government to suppress provides for the eventual representation of Austria in the German Reichstag

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clauses of the Treaty within a fortnight of the stipulated time, Allied troops would advance from the right bank of the Rhite.

Evidence, corti, September 4th.

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adopting four reservations: Providing in the Baltic Treaty, has reported t

Ito the Senate after apparently deep-rooted German designs

The German

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WASHINGTON, ESeptember 8th. the franchise. The paper read by The Senate Foreign Relations' Com. Mrs. N. C. Sen on the future of In-mittee having considered the Peace dian women dwelt on the high posi- tion women took in public affairs in that the United States be interpreter of India centuries ago, and on the de the Monroe Doctrine, that tariff inmigra- newspaper Freiheit t sire many women have to day to do tion and other domestic questions be official German denials as lies, and de operate with the men in working out determined by individual nations, that rires: "It is an undoubted fact that the Feat destinies of their county"ritorial obligation or mandate with and are passing. to the Russian Ary; United States declines to assume say whole Germnar formations have passed,

opportuntime for education, and out & direct resolution from Congress, and the whole of Courland is full of fuller scope for educated women. and that the U.B.4, reserves the right German soldiers in Russian uniforms." Most of the educated women felt for to withdraw from the League

of Nations.

BERLIN, September 6th. PARIS, September 5th.. their land just as deeply as the mem

The Government has considered the The Supreme Council has granted the situation in Courland and has decided dad. They wanted to serve their request of the German Delegation to that anless the troops unconditionally mother country, to live for her and postpong the despatch of the Inter-Allied obey the Government's orders to evacuate die for her.

Commission to supervise the surrender their pay and provisions will be stopped of war material.

and the refractory men punished.

Indian women wwas freedom, fuller

Some of these educated weenen had approached the authorities and asked them since a small portion of the men were to get the vote to grant it also at least to specially qualified women. Their appeal had been in vain, but they were not going. to be disheartened. They were them. selves us best they could going to shape & destiny which would not be unworthy of the past.

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The Germane have also requested reduction in the numbers of the Commis sion, which consista of 72 members, ac companied by 77 soldiers. The Council bas refused to reduce

OTTAWA, September 6th. The Senate has ratified the Peace Treaty.

ORIENTAL RESEARCH.

Loxos, September 4th. The members of the Royal Asiatic Society, the Societe Asiatique, the Ameri- can Oriental Society, and the Scuola Orientale of Rome are holding a four days' joint session in London to discuss

Oriental research.

Sir Charles Lyall welcomed the visitors. Numerous papers necessitated the forma tion of separate sections for Near East, Indian and Far East subjects..

RUSSIA.

LONDON, September 4th. It is authoritatively stated that the decision to withdraw the British troops from North Russia is unaltered.

The recent offensive operations against the Bolsheviks were undertaken solely to weaken the enemy and ameliorate the situation as far as possible for the Russian Volunteers after the British departure. LaDON, September 4th. Glough issued the proclamation cabled on It is officially denied that General August 3rd.

It transpires that the report emanated from German sources.

The message dated London, August 23rd., reads:A telegram fram. Helsingfors states that General Gough is distributing in Petrograd, by aeroplane, a proclamation addressed to the citizens, announcing the formation of a popular democratic Gov. adda" Our duty is to sare you from eramen" in North Western Russia. Bolahoriam and tyranny and feed the population immediately the city is freed, ta which the great naval victory at Kronstadt

In the following discussion, Mrs. Besunt pointed on ways in which she thought British influence in India had helped to thrust women into the background. They enruest. ly hoped that the Committee now

the decision of the Southborough Committee, and grunt the franchise to women. If it were withheld now,

Sir Charles Lyall said that they aimed ib would be very difficult to get it of archaeological research among the at concerting plans for the advancement carried later as a separate bill. In Allies. The changes wrought by the war diw woman

were tuking a very would enable scientific research to pur active part in public life, and in sue its work in large tracts of territory teresting themselves in trying to get He referred to the entry of India as 5. rid of aburs. She had just received nation into the field of politice. It was a cabled mange that the work in essential that thorough

A War Office communiqué, confirming endeavour General Denikin's capture of Kieff, says Bombay had bed & public meeting, should be fade to understand the Indian that the occupation will doubtless ensure

and protested against the injustice

closed-

mind, thought, and inspiration.

KAISER NEEDS MONEY,

of being barred from the franchise,

Lord Sinha, who presided, pointed out that it was impossible for him to

BERLIN, September 6th. express say opinion on the main The Prussian Finance Alizistor bag de point raisy by Mrs. Ben, as he was clared that the ex-Kaiser, when he went a member of the Committee which to Holland, took only 65,000 marks with was dealing with the franchies in him. Since then he has not received any India. He touched, however, on thing further from He other point, paid a high tribute to the work of missboaries in India and their parent endeavour

country.

THE SCUTTLERS,

Pants, September 5th.- understand the history, Eteraturo, The German Delegation has handed a philosophy, religions, and point of Note to the Foreign Ministry attempting view of India.

Pa) -- to justify the Scapa Flow senttling.

He did not agres with Mrs. Besant's suggestion that the modarn

Indian woman's is of liberty was partly duo to Engleh influencen.

DEMOBILIZED.

LONDON, September 6th.

has cleared to: September 5th

Не

the long expected junction of Generals Denikis and Potlura. It is the result of the successful counter-attack against the Boleberik offensive north-east of Abarkoff, which definitely countered the Bolshevik thrust towards Kharkoff and again secured General Denikin's left wing

LONDON, September 8th. The Rumanian General Headquarters

across the Dusister, into Russia,

deny the reported intended offensive

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follows: Buchen, 11 to 10; Bayudar i to 1; Pomme de Terre, 100 to 1. Bir Doug- Ing and Tangiers have been scratched.

Lady James Douglas Bayods has broken -The War Office" announces that 3,250,000 | down and has been scratched from the She began in lose her opportunities British officers and men have been de St Leger entry-list. for education centuries ago, when mobilised, including the medically raft, India became full of perik from since the Armistice.. which she must be skilled, and to- day, the purdah system mambo chief responsibility for her lack of a Where in publio life. Her prospectu of foue opportamilies in adoption mere really the result of England's faflemenos and love of freedow

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