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EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

(Reuter's Sexvice to the China Malt.) INTER-ALLIED MISSION STRONGLY PROTESTS.

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PARIS, October 17th.

TRIAL OF THE EX KAISER.

***LAW JOURNAL'S " COMMENTS.

LITERARY NOTES.

THE CHINA MAIL.

MINERAL ENTERPRISE IN CHINA.

"A Royal Prisoner" by Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain, the fifth volume in the 'Fantomas "Series of Commenting upon Each Curson's Detective novels, will be published at atutement regarding the ex-Kaiser once by Stanley Paul & Co. In this trial, the Law Journal remarks that fatest addition to the popular Series, The Supreme Court has received a the project presupposes his appre Detective Juve, a second 'Sherlock strong protest from the Inter-Allied Mishension, and that again mes Holmes', is confronted with the big 5100 A Budapess as regards Rumanian pract.cus in hungary and urging evacua willingness on the part of the Dutch gest problem of his life, and has

mon thieves, soldiers and miners." States hand him over to English some thrilling and amazing ex- tion of the Rumuniana immediately.

periences in his endeavour to bring custody.

the gulity to justice.

Messrs. Stanley Paul and Co. are "Little publishing immediately Pitchers" a new, novel by Oliver Madox Hueffer. A story quite away from the beaten track, with much humour in it.

Sir George Clerk is returning to Buda. pest to-night. He has been instructed to interm the Mission that the Council is resolved to insist on the compliance by

Kamania of its demands

PROFITEERINO TRIBUNALS

WORKING.

Lesbos, Cetober 17th.

Mr. C. A. McCray, M.P., te a speech in London, said that 1.000" Profiteering tribunals were already working. Since the Profiteering Act had been passed, the Food Ministry had instituted 1.330 pro- secutions and obtained 1.520 convictions the lines totaling £7,000.

BRITISH FLEET ENTERS KRONSTADT.

STOCKHOLM, October 17th A telegram from Helsingfors states that remours are circulating in British cir- cles, which have up to now not been con firmed, that Kronstadt bas surrendered and that the British Fleet entered the port

GIRLS SHOULD HELP IN

LOVE-MAKING.

But there are

Mi the girls seem to agree that the New Zealander who wrote to The Daily Mail complaining that Erith torauity and stiffness prevented him Iron saking home with hun an Eng dish bride was shy and oblivious to is opportunities. very uning ke m

Women complain that elegiace a" thing of the past, and that the noting high-sounding sentiment displayed in court-hip by our forehe fathers in mid-Victorian novels is now unknown.

A MULC

This is unfair, to me. when sincerely in love is totally un- able to be eloquent.

He is nerwhelmed by a sense of is own unworthiness when propos- In: What the, object of his affec tions sees in hint just then he cannot, imagine, and still less does he under werd what she sometimes sees in

L otlar elow. Why women cloud love men ut nil-great, ugly tileg prses his comprehension.. Thus he is awkward and inelegant. Every man experiences this feeling when i sentiments are sincere.

A man is never sa conscious of his defects as when he is proposing mar- zige. For instance, a peculiarity in the shape of his nose, which he pover semed to have noticed before, will worry him intensely. Es nose, 12. to speak, seems to blot out every thing else for the time being. He wonders bow be could have suffered it to long

Flaws asiuts when he was ne be caught her looking at i disapprovingly.

Girls snceld not be too critical of men when they are proposing. A little rope should be allowed them. if they show signs of posing. So it is difficult for a man to try to look stera and noble when he know that he is ugly. A carele attitude, sug- gestive of agility and strength, udopt. ed tully & the occasion, should be regarded as bring in the best in tentions possible.

When the proposer mambles away hoarsely wondering secretly why on earth people love, not learnt years ugo bork the thing sensibly, with. out this Miotic drivel!) he is not.. really mtending to appear idiotic- he thinks the girl likes this sort of thing. He shoot be assisted when be founders and not merely allowed to gurgle on jazabeteatly to an avert- ed face, which he imagine, in his Citibandęstnent, cannot bear to look at him.

He, of course should always enders vour to lake an opportune moment for putting the question. A neigh Imur's wife is known to have statel that had she not persistently looked away from her Sam while he w pleading his cause she never would have accepted him. San, it may be serted, committed the foy of pre- pusing when he had a stiff Rock. To expécs u girl to look with oelting eyes on a man who appears u ber- yous wreck as the moment, and has the additional disadvantage of a stiff neel, is demanding too much. of butan nature.

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CHINESE BIRTHDAY

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TUESDAY: `OCTOBER 21 -1919.

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Mineral enterprise and mining has

The list of honours 'conferred by been known from the earliest time in China dating back farther even than the President on the Republican 2950 BC. and not the least about Commemoration Day and contained this industry that is to be wondered in a mandate ef October 10 com Ate is the slowness with which theprises several hun red names and all Chinese have progressed in iron, tir lead and gold mining. Indeed, at kinds of decorations and class of one period in China it was remarked them. After all we have no business. that "lowest in the poly came comto smile, for if the British New Year That a miner should be so locked and Birthday honours lists are possibly down upon may in part be attributed a trife shorter most of their recipients "The present position of William

to the teachings of Confucius, appear quite as undistinguished. of Hohenzollern," says the journal,

and also to the prevailing idea of But one cannot forbear a note of ** seats to be in law that of a private

the times that all that came of the ground belonged to the surprise at the name which heads person of German nationality resi ident in Holland and nothing more.

Emperor, and, therefore, as miners President Hau's list: "Chang Tso-lin, This is all be is as between the Allies

kept it they could all of the minerals the First Order of Merit." Merit of and Holland. As between, Germany

they mined, they were ranked on the what kind? A week or two ago he same level as robbers and thieves got Peking into hot water by calmly and Holland is may be that he is

Perhaps the only protection that has appropriating $700.000 of the salt kept the miner immune from violence money for his own use, his excuse political refugee, but even that is open to controversy. The question, then, as how, or on what principle or second farge edition of "The Indian down through the ages has been the being, when questioned, that he by William MacHarg, and tact that all other parties depended had nothing to pay the troops under colour of what sobotous pre-Drum'

However, he kindly

not. to tence, is this refugee to be taken out Edwin Balmer, has been called for. upon his exertion and skil, and in with.

repest the of Holland if the Dutch Government This mystery story of Lake Michigan China his lot has perhaps been harder agreed

offence "without the knowledge of refuse it properly may-to give was an instantaneous. success, and than any other country.

Chinese Emperors have at all times the proper authorities "truly a Referring to the declaration by received unstinted praise from the discouraged the mining of metals and delightful excuse. Once at least in amateurs" that the ex-Kaiser Press. The Publishers are Stanley minerals except to provide currency recent times Chang Tsolin has

Paul and Co.

at the wherewithal to pay indemnit moved some of those troops for YU CHONG extradition will be demanded of

he appropriated the salt Messrs. Greening & Co. will have Holland, it is pointed out that

there can be no demand for ex-ready immediately "The Mummy's to pay the troops of the Imperial money down the railway close upon i tradition on the part of States who Romance" by Theophile Gautier, and Army.

Bovary" by Gustave bave neither in law ace by any treaty"Madame

him up.

It is interesting to note that a

a locus standi on which to make Flaubert, in their Lotus Library, Holland baad over the fugitive to which contains translations (other the Allies. She might do so as a wise unobtainable in English) of the wee act of grace, or more truly works of the greatest Continental Ha concession to periar force writers. The extradition would have no other significance.

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We have received a copy of Judgments of the High Prize Court The reservation of political crime of the Republic of China, with an is to be found in every extrudition appendix containing the Court Rules treaty ever made, and has by now regulations governing capture indeed become common forma. Even sea, and regulations governing the if the ex-Kuiser were not a political safekeeping of ships, so caught. It Bofender --which he is,it would be is a translation from the Chinese by For Chernany alone to demand his F. T. Cheng. Li, D. (Loud) of the extradition from Holland, but evaa Middle Temple, Barrister at Law, that country's present abject condiWe expect to study it carefully when tion seem to excude this last humi- the next war begins." Hetion.

*It cannot either be suggested thut the proposed tribunal is not au extracnbcary one, and there is in- deed no authority or principle of law which will not be infringed by the setting up of such a tribunal in the name of justice."

AFTER DEATH-

lies, and as a convenient commodity wh ch

Peking in order to enforce his h momentary wishes, and the nick- name given him by his fellow

Emperor of the provincials, Three Eestern Provinces," shows

He certainly has the how much he is a servant of the Republic

The Han Dynasty (206 B.C to A.D 25) was the golden age of Chinese history, and combined with the his tory of China stand her mineral and mining enterprises closely allied. At this time there existed opposition to mining. The two centuries of con- merit" of knowing his own mind. fusion which followed the end of the of being fearless, and quite indifer

But of any instinct Han Dynasty in A.D. 25 were marked eat to censure or instruction from by an almost cessation of mandates any quarter. dealing with mining. The whole for Republicanism or democracy he history of Chinese mining enterprises shows no trace, and the appearance appears to have been constantly held of his name so high on the Repub- in check by the rank ignorance and lican list of honours is rather cal- stupidity of the reigning Emperors culated to give cause to the enemy down through the ages. Time and to blaspheme.-N. C. Daily News. again have mining enterprises been started and as soon stopped after an interval of thirty or less years, and

The Tayeh iron deposit in Hupch one of China's most valuable in dustries has thus been held in check, had been discovered some years until quite recent years. As in nearly previously at the instance of Sheng with every Kung pao. Where worked, the ore all other things and possible opposition; the foreigner body is 200 feet thick, but no efforts, has had to encounter and overcome according to all reports, have been Messrs James F. Hutter and Co., obstacles that when first met with made to estimate the amount of ore would appear to be insurmountable available, but there is no doubt that Ltd., Manchester, report on Sept. The changes that have taken place there exists a reserve

MANCHESTER WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

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The

The

This rather

of many

during recent years is a striking millions of tons of good ore. Sheng There is very little change to indication of the manner in which Kung pao was an able man, well report in the state of either the New the perseverance of the foreigner known and brilhant, who at the heid of the China Merchants' Steam York, Liverpool, or the Manchester

Company and the markets. At New York the easier has been rewarded, although to a

great extent this marked success has Navigation Can it be thut, after death, aftes tendency continues and this feeling been due to a number of influential Chinese Telegraphs, had risen to

is passed on to Liverpool... these lungs have exted their ast Bureau Report issued last week Chinese, closely connected with the great wealth and power. Sheng breath, after this beart has caused giving the condition of the crop as country's political affairs that have eventually arranged with Viceroy to putup the beatiful red blood 614 as against 55.7 last year does paved the way to commercial, expan Chang to take over the works on stated that this is now the well-known through the arteries of the body, not mean very much, as last year'ssion of Chinese mining interests and payment of Tls. 500,000. It may be

enterprises, when the flesh becomes cold, an figure was the lowest, certainly for

Perhaps the greatest credit for Han Yeh Ping Iron and Steel the great struggle for existence hue the past twenty five years, and this this is due to one official.. Chang Corporation.

Soon afterwards Sheng bad re- ended; un it be that then there is year's figure comes next.

Chih-tong, and also the hollowness an end to that which has been so first ginning report of the season of the expansion of China's rational course to raise funds for the enter proudly spoken of as I? What is 1 issued on Monday is somewhat

From the most simple morpholo- surprising as only 138,993 Bales are steel and iron industry is also due to prise, and as British, American and gical element which is known to be reported as ginned to September him. This statesman was remark French capitalists refused to place apable of urving the cell, the pro-as against 1,038,000 Bales last year able as an originator of magnificent money in a corporation with no sub- schemes, and thanks to study, restantial security, Seng applied to toplasma ur substance of "whics and 606,000 in 1917.

search and a splendid memory, he Japan. At that time, even as now, somposed of infinitely minute ele-emphasises the lateness of the crop successfully posed in turn as a leader it was imperative that Japan should ments of various abemical constitu- and perhaps reflects a limited demand. of reform, a pillar of conservatism oblain some material increase in her

and # ion, from this cume I... a living, The effect on the market was a

progressive industrialist. iron resources.

of found it possible to successfully nego- stiffening of values. The Manchester whilst holding the position thinking, moving being.

I--once a seemingly insignificant market is quiet as can only be sell in a human incubator, passing expected while Cotton is weak, but Governor of Canton he became im-tiate with Japan a contract whereby pressed with the economic importance a fixed tonnage of all classes of ore rom stage to stage till eventually it there is no depression, and when of metals and mining, which resuited available was to be shipped annually in 1913, 240,000 tons of ore were to buying the buyer in the establishing of the largest akes the form of 1-the form of it comes

finds out very quickly that no Science has proved that this body very great concessions are to be mint in the world and several mining shipped to Japan. The Ping Hsiang wastes away, every particle of it, so obtained and something not far off undertakings which resulted in colliery, situated in the pr vince of

over the "Hanyang works. that at the end of every seven-years the level of a month ago has to be crompt failure. Later, he conceived Kiangsi, was discovered by Sheng that which existed seven years before paid if business is to result. Cloth the idea of a grand trunk railway Kungpao's engineers on his taking Imperial decree authorizing its consequent developments were effected has been replaced by new issue, now is slig -tly easier but that is all, and through China, and procured an bobe, new blood. Yet the memory send prices up again. Some makers works that were being erected at

a revival of buying would probably struction, with steel to be made in by means of a loan of $3.000.000 obtained in Germany in 1918. The remains the same! What is mem have found that better delivery can Canton; for having received reports history of the mine is that of a con+ } ory? What is be? Memory is a be given than was thought possible of the existence of large deposits tinuous struggic in overcoming the intelligent knowledge of perception. a short time ago and this has of iron and coal near Canton, he had traditional, rapacious, and disorderly Perception is eosation-pius-inteles been an inducement to Etry

ordered a large scale steel plant tendencies of Chinese labour leaders. In 1904 Dr. V. K. Lee, Manager tion. I do not know what life is.

where there. has been

an Eventually this steel plant was

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Sheng, therefore,

Sub-

On that point I am absolutely resurgent need for some particular diverted from its riginal intended of the Hanyang works, took a trip tic. When life leaves the body article. There is a scarcity of e destination, Canton, and Chang had round the world, and one of the memory goes with it. Life and quiry and buying from the various it sent to Hankow, he having beer results of this trip was the instal memory finish together. But do Indian markets but Merchants are transferred there, and his successor lation of an up-to-date Siemens- Martin plant. The new plant they? Is it not possible that life not very much concerned about this

at Canton not being in sympathy and memory continue to exist after The Monsoon reports are all very with the proposed new industry that consisted of three blast furnaces having a capacity of 450-500 tons death? Is it possible to kill life?atisfactory and with such being the And with life goes memo. From case, there is not much fear for the was to come under his control.

When this steel plant eventually pig per day, six 30-ton open-hearth whence cune life or whence it goes next season. A good Monsoon is arrived at Hankow, Chang had it furnaces, one cogging mill, metal I know not. The veil is drawn. I practically always followed by a erected at the junction of the Yang mixer, and all further requirements cannot see beyond the vell. When healthy market and at this time of the tsze and Han rivers, on a marshy of a modern steel plant. I leave this eartily dwelling then ear Indian buying is never on a site then exposed to frequent inunda will the veil be rent, then I shall very large scale. If only exchange rions. This was in 1890 and it was furnaces in operation, two, twenty see into the beyond, then sha I could be put on a fixed basis it not until three years afterwards that years old, having a capacity of about know then shall be the end of is quite possible that demand would the plant was finally erected. The 200 tons per day and one of modern trouwledge, and the end of revive at once although the uncer enormous sum of ten million tatis is design turning out practically the memory. So, if there be no bere tainty of Cotton values' can probably said to have been sunk by Chang in same amount of pig. Employers at after, what matter? Or, if there claim the larger share of repons this enterprise, all Government the works then numbered about be a future state, why worry 1bility for the cutting off of the money, the dificulty of procuring 20,000 workmen. was brought into this world without buying which was going along on a supplies for this undertaking proving

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COTTON STRIKE AT SHANGHAI.

mill workers are affected. The strike originated in the carding room at the No, 2 Mill where women are employed, and they were notified that their services are no longer required and that the half month's wages due The strikes at the San. Sing and to them will be paid on application. Contracts for the construction of Shanghai No. 2 Cotton Mill were The furniture painters have expressed my permission, and I shall not be very fair scale. On the other hand, well nigh insuperable. Hundreds two new blast furnaces, each having

unless the masters concede, their de reports from all the Eastern markets of thousands of taels were spent in 2 daily output of 400 tons, together continued on Oct 14, the fourth day, their intention to come out on strike continue to be quite good and sales prospecting and opening up coal with equipment, are, said to have There was no disorder. Negotiations mand for a 40 per cent. increase in on quite a fair scale from local stocks mines all over the Hupeh Province, been made with a Pinsburg firm are proceeding and a settlement is wages. The masters offer 15 per

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