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September 3, 1919, Temperature 78.

日二十月七申庚年九國潔

the executions be thought it would be possible to re-enter Tashkent.” At that time it was expected locally that the British force, which was at Mery, would advance, and be thought it better to wait until this had been accomplished. Bat time passed, and news-came through eventually of the Renter's Agency has received a retirement of the British and the detailed accent-as-complete as is impossibility of anything like an available at the present moment in advance into Turkestan. This caused view of the possible danger to people the most bitter disappointment to still remaining in the country of the the Mahamedan inhabitants of experiences of Major F. M. B-tex, Turkestan. Maxco Cir, September 1st, the Indian political officer, whose sud.! IN, BOLSHEVIK SECRET SERVICE. The Postmaster General announces that den reappearance on the Persian Major Baker then realised that he the trovernment has decided in establish a frontier, alter a period of prolonged i had to get cut of Tashkent somehow, aerial mail between Mexico City abd silence in Central Asia, bas occasion and there were only two ways in Tampico. By the authorisation of Prosed so much interest. dent Huerta a small fotilla of Mexican-

which this could be accomplished ; manufactured aeroplanes will be utilised.

(Reuter'a Service to the China Mgit.)

REFORMS IN MEXICO,

NEW YORK, September 2nd.

A message Merco City says there is still no information of the whereabouts et the kidnapped British subject Johnson, and it is feared that he was executed after the pursuit of the bandits.

LAST WAR-TIME RESTRICTION.

STOCKHOLM, September 1st. The Dogena Tyhrier states that State comrel of corn has been discontinued from September 1st. Thus the last wartime restriction has disappeared"

KING OF THE BELGIANG."

ZaRrook. September 2nd. The King and Quera of the Belgian- Lave left on a visit to Brazil aboard the Brazilian dreadnought San Paulo,

BROOKLYN STRIKE.

New York, September 2nd. Improvement is reported in the Broakien atrake situation. Half the service is sing and strike breakers are heavily guarded.

AVIATION ACCIDENTS.

In August, 1918, Major Bailer, ac either to get employment in the companied by another Indian officer, Bolshevik Administration cr to make Major Blacker, "arrived in Tashkent,ja boft decoss the desert, which at having been sent on a special mission that season of the year, owing to to the local authorities by the Gov drought and heat, was impossible ernment. Shortly after they reached After several weeks Major Baller, by that town. Sir, George Macartney.means into which it would be unwise the British, Consul-General at Kash to go, eventually became engaged in gar, also arrived in that place with the Bolshevik counter-espionage ser- a view to returning home on leave vice as an Austrian who had lived via Russia. On his arrival Major for two years in America and spoke Bailey had several interviews in bisa little English. At this moment the capacity as a British officer with the Bolshevik Commissaries had received local Bolshevik authorities in Turke information of the presence of a stan, but was unable to get any cumber of British officers, who were satisfaction from them. Sir George said to be in Bokhara organising Macartney, who soon found that be the Bokhara forces against the could not return, as he bad hoped, Reds. Of these they wanted de to Londen via Russia, had to make tails, but they realised that. it arrangements for going back through wes-very dangerous work. Even- India. In due course he left, and tually an agreement was fixed up by Major Blacker also returned, leaving which Major Bailey was to do this Major Bailey alone ih Tashkent, work, and he had an interview with the latter and the American Consel, the Chief Bolshevik Commissary in Mr. Tiedwell, being the only two order to receive his final instructions. Allied representatives in the place. Happily this talk took place in the Shortly after the arrival of Major street, and the major, who was armed Bailey's mission, there had unfort-with all kinds of passports, many of unately been a collision between the which were fictitious, succeeded in British troops and the Red army near getting his arrangements made with- Askabad, and this had the effect of out the close inspection which would making the Bolsheviks very suspicious have been made had the cxamination of the British officers. In the mean taken place in the Commissary's time numerous messages were sent to office, in which all the spies of Moscow, and Major Bailey awaited Turkestan were engaged.

Dressed some kind of recognition, but this was now in Russian cother. Major Balley refused. One day he and the American left by train for New Bokhara, spen- Consul and practically all the Allieding some six hours en route at Sam- subjects in Turkestan were placed arkand. An extraordinary thing under arrest. Major Bailey and Mr. occurred in Bokhara, for while be Tredwell were not themselves put in was there the Bolshevik agent who prison, although the others were, but was accompanying him received a were kept for twenty-four hours wireless from Moscow asking if any under arrest, and then released. In news had been received of the Anglo the case of Mr. Tredwell a full Indian officer, Bailey." Major Bailey apology was given by the Bolshevik helped to draw up the reply to this, authorities, but nothing of the sort Informmg Moscow thar it was believ was tendered to Major Baley. Ited, on the information of spies, that came to the notice of Major Bailey three Europeans, disguised, one-of LONDON, September 2nd. through friends in the wireless ser-whom was doubtless Bailey, were at News from Minsk describes the Bolshevis vice, who were subsequently shot, that moment en route for the Pamirs. treatment of the Polish Peace Delegates that a message had been received who were not permitted to leave their

......A DIFFICULT ESCAPE.", es without & military cor. The dele-ordering his return to India, and that cazes were herded together in dirty and another message was being sent from verizous bedrooms Their woman seere itary was obliged to occupy the men's roops

A NOVEL STRIKE.

PARIS. September 2nd.

A messige from Mexne in Morocco an aeroplane carrying out a bombing ex pdition crashed. The bombs exploded, and the two airmen were killed.

MORE'S TOWN (New Jersey), Sept. 2nd. A mail aeroplane from New York to Cleveland crashed in a stret and exploded. The two aviators were pinned under the wreckage and incinergied.

ITALIAN DOCKERS RUN AMUCK.

NAPLES, September 2nd. A collision occurred between the members of rival organisations of dockers, Revolvers Iwere used by both sides, causing a panic on

the quays. Six persons were wounded.

-POLAND'S WAR.

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LosDay, September 1st. A Paris tekram states that the depar China has been delayed owing to the crew striking to be paid in pesetas instead of

ture of the Arcina from Marselles to

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DR. W. T. A. BARKER.

LONDON, September 1st, The Rev. W. T. A. Barber, D.D., bas accepted the principalship of Richmond Theological College.

UTOPIA IN FIUME.

Frex September 1st.

In the hotel at New Bokhara, Major

Moscow ordering his arrest. He Bailey found Mohendra Pratab, the then applied for official sanction to notorious Indian agitator, who had leave Tashkent and to return to spent a considerable portion of time India, but the Chief Commissary re- during the war in Berlin, and who President of fused to grant this. The Turkestan described himself as officials did not apparently want to the Provisional Government of India." arrest him, but said that Rrase Major Bailey got in touch with this suspicions were entertained regard-person, and conversed with him for over two hours in German. On the ing him at Moscow, and in co following day he left for Bokhara sequence it was clear that the local Bolsheviks wanted detain him City, ten miles distant. Here he lay pending further instructions from the concealed for a period of two months.

Soviet Government.

SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE

and found, as he had known, that The Bolshevik report of the presence of British officers in that town’was' In view of these circumstances fictitious. One night Major Bailey, Major Bailey suddenly disappeared. accompanied by 2 number of Through the assistance of a certain Rússians and Austrians who were friend he was cosbled to enter alanxious to escape, rode out of the house in his ordinary attire and to towa, crossed the railway, and in emerge from another shortly after two days reached the Oxus. The It appears that the new State of Fiume,wards disguised in Austrian uniform.party

numbered to be called the Italian Regency of Carnare, A rigorous search was subsequently and they were mostly unarmed. twenty-five, aspires to be De Utopia, D'Annunzio has published the text of

the Constitution, made for him all over the town, but The had a period al guaranteeing complete liberty of, thought, fortnight remained hidden, without suffering in travelling through the he was helped by friende, and for a prolonged anxiety and considerable speech and the Pro alos misinum wage,

nemployment deles, sick benests and old, once venturing into the street. All desert, which was traversed for some age pensions. It establishes proportional kinds of reports were current, one six days until they reached the representation and righs of referendom rumour being that be had been Kushk Railway. Here they found While the excentive comprises seven Rectors captured in Samarkand. On one the line held by the Bobheviks, and to be elected annually,

S. MEAT-PACKERS.

occasion a man resembling him was they had once more to cross under seen and arrested. At the end of cover of darkness. They then had bis fortnight's hiding he went out an her three days' experience of the for the first time, and in disguise desert, with severe shortage of food, drave, a`cort Lopt of the town. being compelled to eat the forage The plans of five big meat-packers for the He failed in an attempt to leave for their poples. They came across disposal of their stockward interesta under

WARRINGTON. September lo

a recent decree contemplate the sale of these Turkestan, as he found that all wells here and there, but the water interests to the Prince Company. The book the roads were rigorously guarded in the surface ones was too brackish vaine of the stock is estimated as between The amhorities were thoroughly to drink, while others were of im $30,000,000 and $40.000 900.

Buspicious, and Major Balley was mense depth; one, for instance, was also much bampered through sick more than 750ft. deep, and it took ness." At this period he found it quite ten minutes for one camel to pull impossible to enter Tashkent, as a up a bucker. counter revina, had broken out

Finally the little party reached the Every house, was searched and all Persian frontier, and unfortunately,

THE PRESIDENTIAL FUNDS.

CHICAGO, August 31rt. Senator Britton's "ridiculona chergre

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with the Providential campaign fonds, "were finally exploded when he appeared, be 4.000 persons were shot, and, in fact, ran into a patrol of nauve Bolshevik fore the Senate's investigating Committes a great proportion of the men troops, who at once opened fire upon Senator Britton fail to produce the of the upper classes of the town them. Their, aim was very wild, sightest sumporting evidence and was final were wiped out. These unfortunate and although Major Bailey and ble driven to admit that it was only his own people had a farcical kind of trial, at companions disposed of two of the porsonal ides.

which no defence was allowed. The Reds, none of the band of fugitives head of the Swedish Red Cross, who was hit. After these experiences, bad" no possible connection with another five days' match brought politics, was among those shot. They Major Batley and hus companions to were strippert of their clothes and safety at Meshed. kept waiting naked in the freezing

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