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The China Mail

June 15, 1920, Temperature 8-1

ABLISHE

Rainfall 0.55 inch.

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THE DOLLAR.

BUSINESS NOTICES

Today's closing rate 3/51 Today's opening rate 3/6

J.

T.

(Rexter's Service to the China Mel)

SHAW

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SUN HATS

MADE BY

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No. 17,977.

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BUSINESS NOTIOES

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SCOTCH WHISKY

OF

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ANGLO-JAPANESE AGREEMENTS.

CHINA'S INTEGRITY NOT INFRINGE

AMERICA AND JAPAN.

LONDON, June 10.

CRITICAL INTERNATIONAL SITUATION.

LANDON June 11.

A telegram from New York says the banker Vanderlip, who has returned from Japan declares that the utter impotence of the State Départ ment has created a critical international situation. The American Govern- ment does not concern itself with anti-Japanese legeration in individual states and the Japanese are aroused over the Land Owcership Bill of Cali. fornia. Eastern problems could be smoothed if the State Department proceed 'courteously.

FRENCH ITIMS.

FARIS, June 11.

WOMAN OF ROMANCE.

ADVENTURES OF EX-COUNTISS.

A CHARGE OF ARSON.

The climax in the career of the In the House of Commons replying to Mr. Lesagage Malone, Mr. Lloyd George denied that the Anglo Japanese agreem of 1905 and 1911 former Countess Hermance Greetner infringed the integrity of Chinese territory without the consent of the Chi-Debeck, at one time wife of a Hun- garian diplomat, with whom she lived nese Government. He pointed out that China had not get ratified the Ans-luxuriously in London, has come with trian peace treaty whereof the covenant of the Leafs of Nations was aber arrest on a charge of arson in the part. With regard to Mr. Malone's suggestion that before any further little village of Carmel, near Bangor, treaties or agreements were made they should be referred to the League of Maine. It is the latest feature in a Nations, Mr. Lloyd George emphasised that the Government had every in. life abounding with romance which had as a background London, Paris, tention of strictly adhering to article eighteen of covenant of the Vienna, and other European capitals, League.

says the New York correspondent of the Daily Mail It is not known whether the Countess divorced Count Debeck or whether he divorced her, but the close of the war found her in Paris, where she met a number of American Army officers. She be came engaged to one, but on the voyage to New York, where she ex- pected to marry him, she was wooed by another-Mr. George L. Nelson, formerly a Beutenant of Engireers whom she married at Bangor in October. The alluring mystery sur- rounding the former countess, her lavish display of furs and jewellery. roused intense curiosity in the staid New England city. This "curiosity was not dispelled when a few months later Mr. Nelson took his bride to Carmel, where they lived apparently much in love, but in a modest frame shack, a great contrast to the sur roundings to which the bride was believed to have been accustomed. People of the village wondered bow long the harshness of the life would take to annul the attachment when one fight last month the shack went up in flames. Mr. Nelson and his bride related a thrilling tale of a narrow escape from cremation, and how they were saved by a pet kitten, which scratched the Countess's face to awaken her in time to jump" from from the window. The next chapter in the countess's career is laid in an insurance office at Bango, where she had insured the contents of the stack for several thousands of pounds, des- cribing it as including costly furs, rugs, paintings, and jewellery. The destruction of such property in a ramshackle dwelling struck the in- surance authorities as incongruous, and investigation is said to reveal that most of these things had been Only a removed before the fre number of cheap things purchased on the instalment plan and never paid för are said to have been destroyed. The charge of arson to which the countess is reported to have, con fessed, resulted in her arrest and detention peading bail in £4,000,

An Annamite temple was inaugurated in the colonial gardens at Nogent-sur-Marne near Paris to the memory of the Annamite soldiers who fell in the service of France during the war. Buddhist priests performed the ceremonies of their religion in the pagoda which has been consecrated at the order of the emperor of Anbam.

The Daily Mail states: Almost inexhaustible reserves have now been discovered, says Louis Gentil, the well-known professor of physical chemistry at the Sorbonne, in the Moroccan hinterland. One hundred miles inland from

Casablanca there is mountain plateau over 40 miles

and $25 broad, which' long gigantic storehouse of phosphates. The working of these and other phosphate reserves in Morocco has been set aside as the opals of the

“Moroccan government=""

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after

The Herald writes: Otto H. Kahn, the New York banker,

back

United Carrying

to the..

weeks spent

is

several

States,

in 2. study of economic conditions in France, a hopeful view of the situation. His observations have given him thorough confidence in the future of France, justified by realisation of the remarkable nature of the resources of her colonies as well as of the mother country, and even more by the determination to preserve order and work hard which animates the French people.

Paul Deschanel, who is expected to return to Paris from Normandy for the national holiday on July 14 will, it is stated, afterwards spend three weeks in upper Alsace.

EX-KAISER'S POSITION

IN HOLLAND..

The leading Amsterdam daily. Handelsblad, recently published an important leader setting our very clearly the attitude of the Dutch

SNAKE EATING.

A STRANGE COMPETITION.

TUNIS AMENITIES.

WHISKY AT 12/6 A BOTTLE.

TRADE CAMPAIGN AGAINST NEW DUTIES.

The "ake eaters" of Northern Government in regard to the Kaiser Africa havi just field their annual con- vention arKairuan (Tunis) for the first question. A double change, the paper says, has taken place in the position time in five years. Most of the snake- of the ex-Kaiser. In the first placé, caters served in the French Army dur- there is a modification of fact: the ing the year, and at the opening of the

The additional duties on spirits, supervision of his person has become meeting many of them were to be seen considerably stricter, and the reason wearing their metals won for bravery beer, and wires imposed by the for this lies in the recent events in at Vedun and other places on the Budget appear to have caused con- The leature of the sternation in the trade, and for the Germany. It is true that the Nether. Westen front. lands Government is not called upon convection was a competition which first time in six years a vigorous for ebitement far excelled all eating campaign against the increase in to prevent the German people from restoring the monarch if they feel so droking matches, which formerly taxation is likely to be launched, says inclined. But the reason why the were so muchain vogue in England. The Times. So long as money had renowned to be found for the purpose of pro- supervision has become stricter since Seveneer of the most

More and the public submitted to heavy the Kapp adventure is that States have snakeeaters from various parts of secuting the war brewers, distillers, a mutual obligation to respect the Tuni and Algeris took part. established order, and may not allow than 400 small snakes of various sizes duties without serious protest, but on their own territory prepartitions for were carefully measured and distri- now estimates of the national expen buted to the competitors. A score diture are regarded as swollen by a violent overthrow of their neigh-keep watched each than and the Government extravagance the heavy bours political constitution. Such a

opposed. thing, however, might happen if the spectors, who were mostly Arabs new posts are likely to be sharply witha sprinkling of French soldiers, ex-Kaiser were allowed to be in con- chered the eaters" at the top of The increase in the whisky duty to cace with those elements who want the voices: The "cating" consisted 72s. 6d. a proof gallon means that the such an overthrow to take place. of forcing a snake into the mouth as Government tax on every battle of

In the second place there is a modification in the ex-Kaiser's legal rolling up of the reptiles was allow-8s. 6d. a bottle as compared with 1s qukly as possible, but no bunching spirit sold at the reduced strength of 30 deg. under proof will be nearly position. If the Kaiser was noted The snake had to be forced in 94. before the war. The advance in dangerous slien, there was no reason ad first and as soon as the tail had the duty is at the rate of about 23. For restricting his freedom. If he was a dangerous alien, the Aliens Act Asappeared, which it usually: did with 68. a bottle, of which 6d. is to be Extraordinary rapidity, the competitor borne by the trade and 24 is to be had to be applied to him." This is what quickly snatched it out of his mouth passed on to the public, raising the has now taken place. The Queer and inserted another. The man who retail price to 12s, 68, a bottle against has issued a proclamation by why finished the 24 snakes first was ad- the 1914 price of 35, 9 for spirit specific residence is appointed for ye Kaiser. This decision is based on judged the winner, and was presented sold at an equivalent strength.

with a prize consisting of a round bell Some increase of the wine duties Article Thirteen of the Aliens Asnidded With brass nails and hung with had been expected, but the prevailing 1894, which enables the Quebrass chains, to which were attached view in regard to beer and spints appoint a specific residence for ens silver and gold coins.

who are a danger to the public pace.

was that taxation had already been carded to the extreme limit: which is there, the Handelsblad as, 1

the public would accept and a contradiction between this at the

further, levy had not been enter. Other Umbarions may, and un-tained as a serious proposition. A Prime Minister's declaration thathere is no evidence whatever that ex doubtedly, will be imposed upon the leading: Scottish distiller expressed Kaiser has participated in an poli-ex-Kaiser's freedom. He has already the opinion that the new duties were dical action? The reply is n be voluntarily submitted 20 a certain due to Pussy foot" influence, and cause the danger in the publicace amount of cool, notably in regard the view ir taken that the rerenne need not result from the action of 10 his

the alien bimself. It may be de to exper other causes, in this case the deens aris of Wibelm's political: friends.

pondence. It may be kely to suffer rather than gain whenever the need by the latest attempt to squeeze the restrictions will be non-teetotal majority of the popula

tion.

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