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MONDAY, OCTOBER 27. 1919

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

RUSSIA.

LONDON, October 2nd. General Yudeniteb.. whose headquarters are at Tsarskoeselo, is

resistance. Ha ing with stiffer Belah Pparently meet-

concentrating his troops pending the serival of guns and reinforcernents, but is ao confident of victory that he has tele graphed to America appealing for food for Petrograd when it is captured.

General Yudenitch'a force is estimated. Vat Helsingfors, net to exceed 19,000 while the Bolsheviks are reported to have con- centrated 23,000 Finnish military autho that Fetrograd

rities express the funeral Tudeniteh.

may be a trap for

the

A new threat to General Deniken's rear is indicated in a telegram from Con stantinople which reports that followers of the "brigand chief," Makhno, have out the railway from Crimea to vards the nurth

LONDON, October and The Admiralty announces that four Bolsbetik destroyers, on October ist, attempted to attack Esthonian vessels and British destroyers lying in Kaporia Bay. Two Bolshevik destroyers were sunk Six survivors were picked up. No British or Eathonian casualties occurred.

In a cusmonique General Yudenitch, Yesterday, admitted that the enemy coun- ter-attacks partially held up the advance on Petrogend. These attacks extend from the west of Krasnajagorka which is still halding out, to Tsarskoselo.

of new feature is the appearance Bolshevist tanks. which, a owION MEA- age says, were mar afactured in Petro- grad. Their appearance at the front is ina piring the Reds with enthusiasm, hence the struggle for Petrograd may become a battle of tanks, as General Yudenitch is also using them.

Ona son for the pause in General "Yudenitch's advance is believed to be the förts built in 1915 to gand the as- proaches to Petrograd.

The refusal of Finland to cooperate. with General Yudenitch on the score of expense, is another embarrassing factor.. It is now admitted that Kronstadt is still in the hands of the Bolsheviks

STOCKHOLM, October 23rd.

M. Trotsky, in a manifesto from Mos- cow states that the position is critical The troops have retired to Pulkoro, the extreme limit of the defences of Petro- grad. Any further retirement will trans- fer the fighting to the city.

Trotzky way that tanks are now sup porting the Red troops who have rallied, but the enemy is only one days' march from Petrograd.. Work on the fortifica tions must be continued and the defence of the city organised.

REVAL, October 2nd.

The Bolsheviks are still stabbornly re sisting ten versta south of Petrograd Re giments are arriving from Moscow to defend the city.

HELSINGFORS, October 22nd. Finland will not officially participate in the attack on Petrograd which both the Socialists and the Agrarians oppose the latter on the ground of expense.

STOCKHOLM. October 24th.

A message from Reval states that Gen- eral Yadenitch has renewed the offensive on the whole frent

A communique chronicles a successful advance in the directions of Pskoff, Luga and Tsarskceselo, and mentions the cap- ture of six positions in the vicinity, of

result of the attack." Tearshoeselo sa

Tanks also have advanced to within three miles of Krasnajagorka, the capture of which would mean the fall of Petro. grad.

ers-men

LONDON, October 24th. -

Major Sayer. whe has just returned from Russia, interviewed by Router said that his investigations at Kieft. and plse- where, showed that wholesale murders, robberies, and torture chambers were part of the normal life of Bolshevism in u

31any Bolshevist torturers and murder pleaded then wher captured. they were irresponsible cocaine fiends, who joined the Bolshevists in order to get supplies of the drug.

One

the worst was a young woman officers. who specialised in killing "White She is credited with the murder of several hundred. Her practice was to stand her victim against a wall and start shooting a revolver, beginning at the fees, working up to the legs and body and only despatch. ing the victim when in a state of collapse.

IMPORTANT INCOME-TAX DECISION.

LONDON, October 23rd.

An important income-tax decision has been given by the Court of Sessions at Edinburgh.

The Scottish Union and National In- surance Company hold £10,000 preference stock in the New Zealand and Australian Land Company, bearing interest at 4 per

cent

In paying a dividend, the Land Com- pany deducted the United Kingdom in- come-tax of Sve shillings in the pound. Under the Finance Act, the Company, in respect of having paid the Colonial in," come-tax on part of ita income earned received re-payment of the United Kingdom income tax at the rate of 18d, in the pound,

oversens.

The question was whether the Insurance Company, as holders of the preference stock, were bound to pay more than 38. ed in the pound as on their dividends.

The Court held that the deduction of 53. in the pound from the dividends was according to statute and they were not entitled to a share in the rebate paid to the Land Company.

LABOUR'S IMPERIAL POLICY.

Lonnas, October 23rd. Mr. Arthur Henderson discussing Labour's Imperial policy in the per- iodical Overseas," writes that Labour is certainly not a Little Englander in the sense of being indifferent to the potential utility of this great alliance of of free States which the

Empire, in its

best aspect, implice. Labour stande in all ita traditions for the principle which has made the real strength of the E- piro, namely, conciliation through self- Gotamment.

CHANGE IN THE FOREIGN OFFICE.

LANDÓN, October 22nd.

Lord Curton

Foreign Secretary.

has beeti appointed

Mr. Balfour has been appointed Lord President of the Council in succession to Lord Curzon

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·OUR DAILY EXPENDITURE.

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LONDON, October 3rd- Mr. Austen Chamberlain, in a stato ment last night, said that for the six montha, ending September 30th. average daily expenditure was £1,935,000 and the income £9,508,000 He hoped that matters would improve in the second six months

There

would be no autumn budget but a general financial discussion would taken place in the House of Commons now week

The obligations of the Allies to Britain and the £1,822,000,000 amounted to obligations of the Dominions and Colo- nies to £186,000,000.

He expected to receive about £8,000.000 in the current your as interess on pay. ments from the Dominions and Colonies. No interest was being paid by the Allie at present

LONDON, October 23rd.

In the House of Lords. Lord Bück master drow attention to the grave financial position of the country, and

resolution .n moved

declaring

that further taxation was instantly essential. He contended that the best course would be a enpâtal levy on war profits, perhaps, also, an increase of income trat "otherwise national bankrupter would'

enste.

Lord Milner, replying, declared that Although the serious financial situation did not warrant the talk of bankruptcy or rash changes in the scal system the position of Britain was low saricus that Any other great country except the United

and Japan, Hr deprecat States

ed a general capital lery and said that trade was recovering rapidly and would continue to do so more rapidly it indus trial troubles could be

verted:

Ha outlined the difficulties of revert- ing to Treasury pre-war control_ni_ex- penditure, but said they were preceeding vigorously in this direction.

He pointed out that the great increase in the Chancellor's estimated deficit wa largely due to deferred.. receipts which should be received in the fullowing

year.

For the current year, the only renson-„ able way was to regard the deficit as a

to part of the war-burten due

nen-recur- rent commitments. The various estimates of the war burden wrongly assumed that we would nos ert anything back from the Allies, the Dominions, and Germany, but it was

was certain that in the next year we would receive several hundred mil lions sterling from the liquidation of war assete and debts from the Dominions

from

all of which could be regarded as good dahts.

Although the amounts to be recovered foreign countries and Germany were speculative, nevertheless it was pre posterous to assume that while we werra going to discharge our obligations to the Allies to the last cenny. they were not guing to pay anything.

COLONIAL CIVIL SERVANTS.

LONDON. October 22nd. Lord Milner, presiding at a dinner at the Corona Club, paid a tribute to the war services of Colonial Civil Servants, including those compelled to stay at their posts. It was due to the latter that the imachinery of the Government was car ried, en throughout the war as steadily as in peace time. The wonderful stability of the Empire during the war was striking evidence of the loyalty of its diverse races. It was impossible to lay down a general rule for the extension of self-government in the vast Empire. bur they should lean as far as possible towards giving the people management of local affairs.

The development of the Colonies and "Protectorates was imperative. He. in- tended to get all the money possible for such development, in spite of the difficul- tieg in these days of rampant economy.

He was confident that we would receive a substantial contribution from Germany Lowards relieving the war-burden,

Lord Buckmaster proposed capital levy on war profts deserved careful con sideration. He denied that there was any necessity to rush into such schemes. The wolf was not as the door. Whatever was done. they must not draw more revenue from incomes.und

.under

£1,500.

There were great sources of wealth in the development of electricity and wire in new methods transport, in the Reienes of

of the air, also in the Colonies and Protectorates, if they developed more energetically than up to the pre- Went. Both the country and the Empire were, potentially, immensely rich,

The debate was adjourned.

GERMAN OFFICERS TO BE COURT- MARTIALLED.

.PARIS, October 21st.. The list of 600 German officers to be court-martialled for war grimes, completed by the Department of Military Justice, includes the Crown Prince and Prince Kupprecht

GERMANY'S WAR INDEMNITY.

LONDON, October 23rd.

In the House of Commons, at question- time, Mr. Cecil Harmaworth stated that steps to recover indemnity from Germany could not be taken until the Treaty had been ratified, but much preliminary work had been done by the committos represent- ing the principal Governments concerned. In particular, deliveries under Articles sands of the Treaty bad commenced.

Mr. Bridgeman stated that the Govers- ment had been informed that. Germany had no great quantity of goods to export at present

THE TRIAL OF THE EX-KAISER."

LONDON, October 91st.

In the House of Commons, replying to Commander Kenworthy, Mr. Bonar Law aaid that the request to Holland to sur render the ex-Kaiser for trial cannot ba mado until the Peace Treaty is formally ratified. Meanwhile, all the necessary preparations for the trial are being made. (Cheers.)

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE PRINCE'S TOUR,"

LONDON, October Elsd The Fios bays it is understood that the Prince of Wales' visit to the United States has been cancelled owing to President Wilson's illness.

WINDSOR (ONTARIO), October 24th. The Prince of Wales was very busy on October Snd visiting the characteristically English cities of Woodstock, Chatham and London, the centres of important manu factoring and farming communities, which turned ont en masse to ovate His Highness.

the Replying to an address at London; t Prince of Wales dwelt on the great indus trial future of Canada. The city was de- porated and illuminated very lavishly, the illuminations being obtained by water power from the Niagara, 100 miles dis- tant

The Prince of Wales was accorded

* wonderful reception at Windsor on Octo ber 3rd. Thousands crossed the border from Detroit to supplement the large population. A cheering crowd blocked the streets, even climbing the engine of of the Royal train to obtain a glimpse the Prince.

Guelph, Oct. 29nd.

The Prince of Wales was ovationed at Kitchener (formerly Berlin) also at. Guelph. Speaking at the Agricultural College he mentioned his purchass of a ranch in Alberts and boped to come to learn the management himself and show in a for Fears that he had made good and had money in the Bank.

THE BERWICH CASTLE.

London, Oct. 24th. Lloyd's Agent at Mombaan reports that the fire on the Berwick Castle" has been- extinguished. The ship in partly flooded and salvage will commence after the water is pumped cut..

AMERICAN AERIAL RACE,

Washington, Oct. 23rd:

The War Department's records in the Trans-continental serial race show that Captain Donaldson made the round trip from New York to San Francisco in 57 hours 33 mins. 57 secs. and Maynard in 67 bour, 3 min. 40 secs.

GENERAL DIAZ IN LONDON.

Laudan, Oct 23rd. General Diaz has arrived in London and Was welcomed by Marshal Haig, Admiral Wemyss, Mr. Churchill and an enthusiastic crowd.

SURRENDER OF MAUBEUGE.

Paria, Oct. 23rd!"

General Fourpier, Jovernor of Maahenge, has been arraigned before a Special Council of War for the surrender of the fortress. Eight officers are charged with complicity. THE LEVANT MINE ACCIDENT.

London, Oct. 22nd. There are 10 dead and 21 missing as a result of the Levan: Mine Accident.

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AMERICAN LONGSHOREMEN'S

STRIKE.

NEW YORK, October 22nd. The longshoremen's strike has beea settled.

NEW YORK, October 23rd. The longshoremen have not resumed work, owing to a number of Unions "G- pudiating the agreement and submitting fresh demanda..

NEW YORK, October 31st. Troops have been placed on the army piers for the purpose of ending the trans- port congestion due to the long shore-men's strike, with orders to shoot if necessary.

MINER'S FEDERATION

CONFERENCE.

LONDON, October 22nd.

The Miners Federation Conference lengthily debated on the increasing cost of living and unanimously decided to urge the Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress to arrange fer the Labour Movement to meet and decide a policy which would bring about a re- duction.

INVESTIGATION OF TRUSTS.

LONDON, October 23rd. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bridg man stated, in regard to the investigation of the operation of Trusts, that enquiries- were being made into the cost and the profit in all stages of handling and dis tribution of fish, and sub-committees were investigating cotton, 'tobacco, and soap.

AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS AND

:

GERMANS.

BRISBANE, October 23rd

A deputation of ex-soldiers asked Mr. W. M. Hughes to deport the Germaan from the plantations in German New Guinea

Mr. Hughes promised that if he were returned to power he would visit New Quinea and then decida.

A GOVERNMENT. CRISIS.

LONDON, October 24th. The defeat of the Government is due to the combination of the Labourites, Inde- pendent Liberals, and the anti-Aliens' Grong. At least 100 Ministerialists are the Government owing to the

Govt's attitude.

The above cable was evidooty intended to follow one despatched earlier but not yet received. Consequently, it is imposible to uzderstand the political situation.-ED. H.D.P.]

ADMIRAL JELLICOE'S SENSATIONAL FIND.

AUCKLAND, Outcher 23rd.

The Iron Duke, with Admiral Jellicoe aboard. in the course of a tour of in spection, picked up two white men and one native on Christise Island, who met the landing party with revolvers in hand, believing them to be Germans. They did not know the war was over, having been qut off from the outside world for 18 months.

THE CAILLAUK TRIAL

Pants October 23rd. The trial of M. Cailloux began to-day, The accused looked thinner.

panied by the

HAYAR REVIEW.

In the citation

PARIA, October 2nd.

A Havas message sayai--- The Cross of the Legion of Honour,, which, since 1918, attested to the beroic resistance at Verdun, will now be accom-

CTOLI de Guerte

by M. Clenten

as a fortress ceau, Ferdun is described a hungrily coveted by

bat which enemy was victoriously held against the power ful efforts and redoubled

strokes

of its Verdan has valiantly sup Assailants

山

the

ported ber losses and the ruin caused by bombardment without precedent in of symbolizing the resistance Co-ordination Commission, which

will take the place of the Council of Five, has been selected. Mr. Matsui represents Japan, M. Pichon and General Berthelot France, Lord Derby, Great Britain M Pagliana, Italy and, probably, Mr. Hugh Waliore, the United States.

This Commission will be the supreme tribunal for all the Treaty Enforcement Commissions.

Marshal Foch informed the Supreme Council, yesterday, that the occupation of the Rhine territories where plebiscites are to bu held, will necessitate, the con- centration of troops. This will require a certain time.

I is hoped that occupation will be accomplished early next month, when the Treaty will be enforced

The Germans having attempted to elude the conditions of the Peace Treaty in the case of merchant steamships by fictitions or real sales to Dutch Shipping Companies J. Clemenceau has sent a eommunication to Herr Lersnes advising the Berlin Government that the Allied Powers will not recognise say transfer of enemy tonnage, to neutral Hage during

the war.

Consequently, the Supreme Council has to surrender five requested Germany shipe

to

Aling

The French Police have discovered, in Strasburg, a political conspiracy having its origin in the German Foreign Office

about the neutralisation of -Lorraine The plan of the conspirators, as set forth at their last secret meeting, was to carry pa an agitation in the Press against French rule in Alsace, Street demons trations had been planned for November ath, to coincide with the Spartacist out- break in Germany.

Emir Feisu! has arrived in Paris from Locdon. He was received by M. Clemencesú yesterday morning and had a long inter- view with the French Premier on the question of Sprin

Paris has received the decoration of the Croix de Goerre. The oficial partakers in the ceremony comprised delegations from French and foreign cities, Ministara, Am. bassadors and Generals, M. Poincare delivered speech/describing the attitude of Paris, doring the days proceding the Battle of the Marne and later under bom. bardment by taubes, zeppeline and gothas, which caused 206 deaths'against 255 killed by big guns.

The Chamber of Deputies was declared closed by the French Premier after M. Deshanel' pareration appealing to the country to return to a solid majority deter mined to improve our institutions, -support satable government, and solve pressing diplomatic social, economic and inancial problems.

Before rising the Chamber voted the Amnesty Law a smended by Senate.

1 Clemenceau is expected to open the election campaign with ad importani speech delivered in a provincial centre.

The French sirman-Poulet arrived ́nt Brindisi yesterday,

The secretaries of the French General Labour Confederation and the French Rail- way Unious with other Socialist trades union leadera left France yesterday for the United States to take part in the first International Labour Conference instituted by the League of Nations.

The heads of the Oriental national Christians, comprising the Orthodox, Armenian, Catholic and Protestant com- munities, have telegraphed to M. Clemén cean demanding oceapation by Allied troops. of the principle polats of the Ottoman Empire for protecting Christians under the present reign of terror in the interior.

Four theChand Chinese labourers embark- ed at Havre yesterday on their way back to China.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE CONFERENCE,

ATLANTIC CITY, October 23rd. At the International Trade Conference, the Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Bedfeld, urged the formation of a United States credit granting organisation, to pur. chase securities from struggling foreign of the the

supervision nations, under Federal Reserve Board, with a capital of 81,000,000,000, which would issue zmail bonds saleable in the United Statem Redfield said that the United States could not get along by selling goods

against cash.

abroad

The American sub-committed on tex tilos, matala and petroleum has reported that the American production of these commodities are ample to meet all foreign requirements,

AMERICAN NATIONAL AND INDUS- TRIAL CONFERENCE. "

WASHINGTON, October 23rd. The National and Industrial Confer ence of groups representing Labour and the Public voted for a resolution, intro duced by Mr. Samuel Gompers, recognis

the right of collective bargaining. The Employers group rated against the resolution, which was lost under a rule requiring unanimity. Buksequently, the Labour group withdrew from the Confer

ence,

Mr. Gompers, addressing the Confer- ence, declared that the Executive of the. Federation of Labour had, the previous night, voted in support of the steal strika morally and financially.

PRESIDENT WILSON IMPROVING,

WASHINGTON, October 22nd. A bulletin, issued this evening, says that President Wilson passed a comfortable day. He signed several. Acts of Con-

· KIELE,

WASHINGTON, October 14th.

In reponse to another sick-bed appeal- from Fresident Wilson, the members res presenting the public at the Industrial Conference continued their semion in the hope of formulating a programme accept- able to both Capital and Labour.

SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS,

BLOEMFONTEIN, October Bird. At the South African Unionist Party Congres, Bir Thomas Smart, the leader of the Opposition, declared that the pre- rent was a good" opportunity for the ** best-man Government General Smuts ought to siete it. The Unionist Party were prepared to smalgamate with the Ministerialista, but the Unionists did not want simply absorption..

Sir Thomas Smarts advocated Imperial .preference.

FRESH CABLE BREAK-DOWNS,

LONDON, October 24th, Beuter wires-Owing to fresh cable break-downe serious Helays are inevitable to all parts of the world. necessitating our reducing the service to avoid over loading the lines still working,

LOAD BEATTY OF THE NORTH SEA,

LONDON, October 22 Admiral Sir David. Beatty's new title will be Lord Beasty of the North Bea

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

[EY COURTESY "HONGKONG "DAILY PRESS."]

OUTER MONGOLIA RE-ENTERS THE FOLE

PERING, October 24th. The Government has received a tele- gram from Chen Yi, the Chinese amban a Urga intimating the receipt of a petition signed by the Chieftains of the Mongolian Banners stating that they anvy the Princes and Chieftains of laner Mongolia, who receive specially favour- able treatment from the Chinese Govern ment, and expressing a desire to cancel their autonomy and return to the protec tion

of

Chinese Government. the

redeem They wish the Government the loan which the Urga Government con- tracted with Russia and they also regacet that the salaries and allowances of the Princes and Chieftains be paid by the Central Government.

Chen Yi recommends that the petition

if the GOVER be granted for, hesitate, the chance may be lost for

The Government has telegraphed to Chen Yi accepting the offer, and 800.000 is being voted for the salaries and allow

ALSONG

The Waichaiopa has been instructed to open negotiations with the Russian Legation for the cancellation of the Kis- chta Treaty under which the antemomy of Outer Mongolia was recognised by China and Russia,

THE FAR EASTERN NAVAL ' PROBLEM.

MELBOURNE, October 21st. Admiral Lord Jellicoe's report on naval affairs emphasises the desirability of Aus tralia becoming self-contained as regards manufacture cf guns, mountings, explo sives and other munitions, also aircraft.

It states that the difficulty of guarding Australia is greatly increased by the smallness of the population, the absence of strategie railways. the immense coast- ine and the distance from Britain, and declares that the Far Eastern naval prob lem concerns the Empire as a whole and a fleet should be provided by these con- stituent parts for which it is vitally neces

Jary,

The naval interests of the Empire were likely to demand, within the next five years, strong Far Eastern feet. comprising Tessela of the Royal Navy Exst Indian squadron and the Australian, Catadion and New Zealand Navies

The report suggests that each Dominion and India, also Britain, should bear the cost of the vessels specially allocated for the defence of their own harbours. The annual cost of the maintenance of the Far Eastern fleets was estimated at 120,000000, and Australia's share would

£4,000,000 yearly, rising to. 40,000,000 in 1927.

be

over

The fleet would include at least eight modern battleships, sigh; modern battle- cruisers, tea light cruisers, 10 destroyers and 36 gubmarines.

CHINESE FINED IN LIVERPOOL.

LONDON, October 21st. Fines ranging from £5 to 2100 were imposed-on Chinese arrested in Liverpool. yesterday.

CHIEF CHINESE. DELEGATE.

VISITS ROME,

PARIS, October 21st. Luk Seng Tiang was received by the King to-day. Luk presented him with a cordial message from the President ard Government of the Chinese Republic, ax pressing the desire for the maintenance of the closest Italo-Chinese friendship, and the development of commercial relations in the interests of both countries.

Eubsequently, Luk Seng Tsiang had a lengthy conference with Signor Nitti in regard to political and economic inter- course between Rome and Peking.

OUR LOCAL POETS.

MY SONGS.

Humbly dedicated to N, My songs of love are all for you That you may feel your heart at care, Like roses sweet that bathe with dew In mends of love land, free from

breeze.

My songs of sorrow are mine alone, As I don't want that you should

share

The sorrows deep, to you unknown, "But songs of love from me you'l

hoar:

At times I think I have no beari To keep the love that you'd give me, At times I feel that I will never part With you so lovely and so sweet to

sea.

The time will come when beurt mecla

beart

And our world will be full of glon, Joya and rejoicinge true will.nod

departe

From our hearts, so happy and gay, Then, we will sing the songs of lovel

ESANIP.

Hongkong, October 124.

ABLY NEEDS DOCTORS.

LIEUTENANTS PAY AT RATE OFF

£800 A YEAR.

The War Office intimate that it h propand to sweept the services of medical practitions, including those who have been demobilised, who am desiroua of undertaking day with

the Army.

Candidates who bare served before will be commissioned in their previous mark. Lieutemania. who have completed one year's satis factory service na such asl be oam-" missioned se captaics. Those who have not served previously wil be commissioned a lieutenante. The period of engagement will be for KÍN, months, and the contract will not be terminable by either party prior to the expiration of that period ex cup for misconduct, inefficiency, wr medical unfitness.

Pay to be at the rute of: Liouten- ants, £000 per annum; captains, £650 per annum; and in addition the following will be ies:rable:

(1) Pag at the rate of £50 per annum when serving elsewhere than ia Europe: (2 36 or u. GR "ance in lier thereof (present rate 28. 1d. per diem): (3) specialist's, change pay, when holding a position for whide the issue of such is authier- ired; (4) officers holding higher act- ing or substantive rank than that of captain will, if dapirom, be grubted the pay and allowances of their rank..

Kit and outfit allowance will be issued to candidates who hava not previously received such allowance, Alt candidates must be fit or general service or gurrimon duty abroad, and will be required to undergo a medical examination prior to being accepted.

THE DOG MARKET.

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So people love dogs, say Patricia Lynch in the Daily Mat. Others merely buy or sell them. To the dog market come the people whose chief interest is dogs, whether it is caused by love or profit.

The market is at the Shoreditalá end of the Bethnal Green-reud, Lós-" dor, within a stone's throw of Club row, where they sell send band bicycles, and as the commencement of Sclater-street, when they sell everything ebe-on Sunday morning.

The people with the dogs are ce various as their charger. There is a prim, nestly clad women who woukk look more at home wheeling a baby's perambulator. She stands holding a tiny Pom.". There is a basket of

Pomy.

at he fet nad the most penstent squeakers are taken out in turns for an airing.

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At her elbow, a prize-fighter off aby, uswing & stow, keeps com- pany with a half-comical. half-Lero-

From bi ciou looking bull-dag. coat pockets peep little seramed-up facas with black noses and linking eyee. Now and again the big dog reaches up to those pockets and there is a contented grunt in response. A specialed man with a benevolant face holds two by St. Bernarde which abrongly resemble him. group of men. discussing prices, an round a man with a greyhound, both squatting on a sick. The cheaper dogs have dejected owcem, who real- ise the shortemmings of their stock- in-trade imt di-pay" liow-feeling mather in irritation.

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A girl, carrying a protesting puppy of zondescript character, squeezer through the crowd to the main sek- ing wire muzzles. "Bont a new summer ut fer er?" asks the mai

'Ere's one wis the latest fashion- nhle tilt, fresh from Paris." The puppy bowls, the girl looks tearful and receives welcome sympathy from theme who respect her fealings but , despise her dog, "*.

There is

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“is an air about the dog mar- Customers, or people who might be customers, are neither pestered nor cajoled. Is in they who tras de the perunding. It is post sible to pat a dog and discusa ita pedigrea Bithout being "forced to alopt it. All around are men and wagen shouting their wares ut biet tops of their voices sarsaparilla, live mbbite, live, Lowe, Cornets, wafer, hokey pokey, nuts, cranged, a eweet" "Near the archway, a relių gous meeting is in full swing.

Further on, at the corner slip. there is a great trade in birds, chizży cancies, which seem to enjoy the cwl and the noise, for they pipe away cheerfully in co-operation with a gramophone. A grey parrot witla a disillusioned and embitteral ex- pression seen upset and dances and pareaner unceasingly, **

Everyone is eating and pushing- It is necessary to be prepared for m inquisitive hen's beak exploring the back of your week or a startled rub- bit flapping his ears in your face, art the corner of a bird-cage, prodilizza Jour ribe, or a bit of half-melter icer telekling on to your clothes. Com versation is carried on at top pitebi.. Intimate jokes are shared" with the crowd Men, about, boy's whistle, the gramophone wheezes, the cana ärien sing, penniles and shilings are aquandered, but down in the ozóhí“. sive dok market those who are specialists and reckon in pounds stand sloof and discurs breeda "an 3 the muzzling ander.

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