1920-09-17 — Page 8

Everitt's

Wardrobe Fitting

“Why did

mosts an oft expressed need in such a simple manner that immediately on sowing is for the Arst time almost everyone anciximus nobody think of it before.". 1.

Just a bright, shining bar of brass which screws to the top of any wardrobe or cupboard. When not in use the extanding portion swings. down from a kiire in the centre, mabling the doar to be closed. In a groove along its under edge are metal rumers on which to suspend cast *hangers. Its great matalans is revealed in a flash. You introdiasa 300 it in a power of discipline and order in the wardrobe. ---

*Gone at once is the need for groping in a'confined space to find the particular garment you require. Gone also, in the need for unhooking and replacing clothes you are not at the moment requiring,

CALL AND INSPECT IT AT.

MACKINTOSH

* 00, LTD.

Men's Wear Specialists.

16, Des Vœux Road,

TO-DAY'S

Telephone 29.

CABLES.

(Rester's Service to the China Mail)

FRINGI PRESIDENT.

V

RESIGNATION OWING TO ILL HEALTH.

A message from Paris reports the question of the early resignation of President Deschanel is being revived. It is declared that the Fresident's health has become appreciably worse."

RAILWAY ACCIDENT TO BLAME

LONDON, September 15.

The resignation of M. Deschanel from the French Presidency is imminent. Since his recent railway accident, the President has suffered from cerebral anaemia inducing forgetfulness. He has intimated his inten tion of resigning. It is anticipated that as soon as a formal letter is in the barda of M. Millerand both Houses of Congress will be convoked. M. Millerand has declared that he will not stand for the Presidency.

FALL INTO GARDEN LILY POND.

TODAY'S CABLES

AMENEFF'S ACTIVTIES IN LONDON REVEALED.

PROOF.

Lorbert, September 16. Further light was thrown on the realisation of Russian jewels in the statement issued to night from Downing Street which, gives the ba direct to several assertions made by M. Kamenet in his letter. Government says that it has evidence that M. Kameneff was actively com cerned with the realisation of jewels and informed the Soviet that £40,000 worth were sold and the proceeds were handed to the Daily Hired Furthermore, it is reported that he was taking steps to procure a further £50,000, partly from jewels, of which an additional £10,000 would be paid to the Day Herald. Referring to M. Kameter's denial that be over offered the Daily Heald a subsidy and the latter's denial that it had not received a sou, the Government says that it has evidence fatly contradict ing both statements..

SHIPPING NEWS.

RRIFICE

morning st.7.ait. from Shanghai with

800 tons of general

The 3.3. Fooles,

859 tons, arrived this morning at 7.30

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

SAUSAGES

a.za. : from Cheloo wilk 560 tons of!- PORK JAURAGES

general cargo and :1,000, tops of coRL. Jinsho Maru, Capt Kobo, 1,975 tous, merived this mZOUT?" ing at 7.45 ur. from Kutsu with 4,150 tons of coal.

The 3.5" Dilwara," Capt." Babb sailed for Boobay viz Singapore at 2000 to day with 2,500 tons of gen-

al car

The 3.3." Komsang""" Capt. Gilroy, smiled for, Calcutta via Straits at 3- 8,0), to-day with 1,000 tons of general

ID-

The as."Boeneo Mart, Capi: Hidake sailed for Sourabaya via Batavia at noon to-day with 830 tons REMARKABLE INVESTIGATIONS.

of general cargo. The Government asserts that M. Kamenetf concealed Soviet intentions: The 3.5" Locogsing," Capt. Simp- under the apparently harmless phrase of "civic militia.". A remarkable 500, sailed for Mails at 2p. to-day feature of the disclosures, is the obvious excellence of the Government's with 1,750 tons of general cargo.

The 3.3. Tjilboet," Capt. E. H. investigatory agencies which enabled it to be kept closely informed of the Kroes, sailed for Batavia vis-Montok whereabouts of the jewels, sa to whom they were disposed of, how particular at 3 p.m." 10-day with, 1,927 tons of notes given in payment were traced through various hands, and the secret general cargo. contents of the Soviet Government's messages to the delegation in England. "HERALD" REITERATES DENIAL

The Herald, answering the Government disclosures of yesterday, reite-

GLEARANCEL

The as. "Yangtzkiang.*

„‚"` Chi., rates the statement that it had no knowledge of any deal, in diamonds or cleared to-day and will sail for Hai any proposed subsidy until Sept. 6. It declares that the Herald is not on phong via Hoihow at daylight to-mor its defence, and acceptance of the subsidy would not have been dishonour-

The s.s.

"Proting," Br., cleared able because Britain has been technically at peace with Russia since 1855.to-day and will sail for Pheumpenh at

It concludes: "As it happens, we have not accepted the offer."

NURSIXY OF MILITARISM.

FAMOUS PRUSSIAN CADET SCHOOL REOPENED.

The Times correspondent at Berlin states that the famous Prussian

ΤΟΤΕ

6 am to NOTTOW, "

4

The s.s.Chuenon," Cis., clearet to-day and will sail for Kwong Chow

Wan at 6 am, to-morrow..

A RASH ACT.

BERF LIVER *BOLOGNA

BRAWN

Made daily

TO-DAY'S SPECIALITY OXFORD SAUSAGE.

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE C6, Ltd.

MRS. ASQUITH'S GIRLHOOD. CHARACTERISTIC EPISODES.

DUEL AT DINNER WITH LORD R

CHURCHILL.

ASSAULTED ON THE PRAYA.

NEAR STAB FERRY WHARF.

CEDNJAK RÓBAED LAST NIGHT. »)

The second instalment of Mrs. A Chinese seaman living at No. 76, Asquith's autobiography appeared in' Praya East, reports that about 11.30 the Sunday Timer recently. Some p.m., yesterday, while walking along characteristic passages are quoted Connaught Road Central, on his way to rejoin his ship, he was accosted by Mrs. Asquith's favourite sister, two Chinese near the Star Ferry below.

Laura, died in April, 1885, only eleven wharf who amaulted him and strie months after her marriage to the his suit case containing clothing and Hon. Alfred Lyttelton. Mrs. Asquith money to the value of $62. One of I did not go home that night, but on the head, and they both decamped slept at Alfred's house. Lucy had before he could recover suficiently to gone to the early Communion, but I give the alnym.

writes:

had not accompanied her an I was. tired of praying. I must have fallen

into a heavy sleep, when suddenly I

the robbers stunned him with a blow

* Confound your cheek!. What do fell someone touching my bed.

you know about me and my convie- wake with a start, and saw, purse tions? I hate Salisbury!-he jumped

eadet school at Grosslichterfelde, which was closed in accordance with the MAN THROWS OVERRO-R7.standing beside me. She said in a at my resignation like a dog at a-

Peace Treaty has been, reopened and is being conducted upon pre-war lines when it was the principal nursery for Prussian officers. German army teachers are again lecturing, pre-war history text books being used and the old order completely restored, excepting the uniforms.

AMERICAN SAILOR ARRESTED, –

»

bone. The Tories are ungrateful, short sighted beasts---I hope you, are a Liberal?"

The Daily Express Paris correspondent reports that the sudden rush of the Minister of the Interior to Aix les Bains to consult M. Millerand was due to an incident occurring on Friday, M. Rambouillet said that M. Deschanel was wandering in the Chateau grounds unattended when he fell into a lily pond where he remained for a considerable time. Eventually correspondent points out that the re-opening was impossible without the drowning, occurred on board the stairs in a fash and on to the bed. dinner. Towards the end of our

he was found and dragged out exhausted by the gardener. A severe connivance of the State. nervous attack followed,

RUSSA AND POLAND.

:

PEACE DELEGATES ARRIVE AT RIGA.

LONDON, September 15. A semi-official message from Riga reports that the Russian delegates for the Russo-Polish peace negotiations have arrived.

AN OMINOUS DECLARATION.

fram

LONDON, September, 16. Telegrams Riga on the eve of the Russo-Polish Peace negotiations state that Joffe, head of the Soviet delegation ominously declared in an Interview that they intended to adhere to their original demand for reduc- tion of the Polish army, but could not guarantee, mutual disarmament owing to the general international situation. In this connection the Poles have hitherto declared that they would only agree to disarmament if it were mutual.

ANOTHER POLISH SUCCESS.

1

"WARSAW, September 16. Particulars of renewed Polish and Russian fighting are contained in the latest communique which shows that the Poles occupied Kovel, taking prisoner 3,000 and capturing 36 guns, and a quantity of material, including two armoured trains, four locomotives, and 300 trucks. This and a neigh. bouring success obtained largely by an armoured car detachment which took a gorge by surprise rendered escape impossible,"

POLES AND LITHUANIANS.

ZIONIST MOVEMENT.

EMISSARY COMING TO CHINA:

The

WELLINGTON, September 16. Mr. Israel Cohen, an emissary of the Zionist World Organisation, has completed a 3-weeks' tour of New Zealand in which he raised £20,000 for the Palestine restoration fund. Mr. Cohen received a civic reception at Auckland. The Acting Governor-General, and Fremier, at a demonstration in Wellington town hall, strongly endorsed the aims of the Zionist move ment. Mr. Coben returns to Australia for a month's additional tour before sailing to China.

FLYING PALACE”,

LATEST AVIATION DEVELOPMENT.

LONDON, September 16.

A message from New York reports that a company with American post office mail contracts to the value of £415,000 is building aircraft des cribed as flying palaces with standard sleeping berths, shower baths, and all modern conveniences, accommodating 16 passengers and 1,500 lbs. of, mails.

"JICK JOHNB04 SENTENCED.

CHICAGO, September 15.

Jack Johnson, the ex-heavy welsht champion, has been sentenced to a year in the penitentiary for violation of the Federal law forbidding the transportation of women from one state lo shother for immoral

calm voice.

My dear, you must come. Don't look like that; you won't be able to walks."

I told him that I was, "and exactly A most regrettable incident, where-Able to walk!. Of course I was what I thought of the Tory Party by a Chinese lost his life through I was in my dressing gown and down and we talked through the rest of U.S. S. "Elcano" early on SaturdayThe room was full of people. I lay convertation he asked me who I was: morning last.

with my arm under Laura as I did I told him that after his mamers. to "It seems that at 7.00 o'clock on that in the old Glen days, when after our me in the earlier part of the evening · morning, Chang Tsu-tao; a boot and quarrels we crept into each other's toras perhaps better that we should shoemaker- went on board the beds to." make it up." Alferd was remain strange. However, after a "Elcano"" in order to collect payment holding one at her hands against his little chm, we made friends, and ho upon some orders that hehad executed forehead and Charly was kneeling said that he would coms and see s An argument over a bill took place at her feet.

in Grosvenor Square.or between the shoemaker and H. M. She looked just the same, but #CKING RDWARD'S CONFESSION.“ Darke, 3rd Class Cook in the U.S.deeper shadow ran under her brow,

At the supper party at Lord Navy, and, in the heat of the dis and her mouth seemed to be harder Randolph's which the hand pute, it is alleged that the latter shut. I put my cheek against her hurried in a very sleepin frack make picked the Chinese up in his arms shoulder and felt her sharp little met King Edward, then Prince of and threw him overboard. Owing spine. For a minute or more we lay wales. They had been previously to the very high wind a most close to each other, while the sun, introduced choppy current was running in the fresh from the dawn, played upon While we were talking the Prince river at the time, and Chang Ts the window blinds. Then of Wales arrived. The ladies fell tsao never appeared above the sur] her breathing stopped; she save into position, ceased chattering and face after falling into the water. · shiver and died. A

made subterranean curtsies. He Both the American and Chinese

··BEQUEST TO ME' BALFOUR”, “ came straight up to me and told me authorities were immediately.com. By previous arrangement with her I was to sit on the other side of him municated with, and, at the same sister, Mrs. Asquith-ther Marrot supper. I said, hanging my head time, every effort was made to recoTennant, a girl of 20-immediately with becoming modesty, and in-s rover the body of the unfortunate read the will to the assembled re loud voice: man. Search for a long time was latives and friends. It contained the Oh, no, air, I am not dressed at kept up both by the Chinese River following clauses :-

all for the part! I had better slip Police and by the motor cutter of the USS "Elcano." The river, bow- and my dear, deeply loved friend, going to be such a smart party. *

I leave Arthur. Balfour-Alfred's away; I hid no notion this was ever, was in such a turbulent state who has given me so many happy. I'expect some of the ladies here think that, from the outset, there was but bours since. I married, and whose 1 are insulted them by coming in little hope of success and after some sympathy, understanding, and cum my night gown!" time that little hope had to be pacionship in the deep sense of the 1 saw everyone straining to hear word has never been withheld from what the Prince's answer would be, under arrest and it is understood not been seldom this year of my move out of earshot. At that The cook, Darks, was at once put me when I have sought it, which has but I took good care that we should that he will be tried by General Court Blessed Vita Noova-I leave him my moment Lord Hartington came up Martial within the course of a few Jobson. He taught me to love that and told me I was to go in to-supper days. The USS "Monacacy is wisest of men and I have much to with him. More than ever I wished expected to be up here shortly and be grateful for in this. I have him, I had changed my dress, for now It is understood that the officers of too, my little ugly Shelley much everyone was looking at me with

abandoned.

The position between the Foles and Lithuaniane is vague and con- tradictory. While cne message states that negotiations opened at Kalwarja, purposes. a Warsaw communique reports that Lithuanian detachments, in spite of the armistice, suddenly attacked and dispersed the Polish garrison in the THEFTS OF SHIPS ROPE. admitted that he had sold the rope this vessel will be called upon to read, but not in any way beautiful; even greater curiosity than hostility.

village of Sejny and advanced to the south-east. From a third source; namely the Council of the League of Nations, it is announced that both Governments have been invited to send delegates to Paris in order to submit the dispute at the Council's meeting fixed for October 16.

ITALIAN CRISIS..

MATTERS TAKE A GRAVE TURN.

-FRESH DEVELOPMENTS.

LONDON, September 16.

ALLYGED UNLICENSED

- HAWKEK.

COMPLICATIONS FOLLOW ARREST.

At the Magistracy this morning, a Chinese was charged before Magis trate Orme with being an unlicensed marine kawicer.

to the defendant for $95. The agents assist in forming the court-C C1jit he marries-I. should like him to of the ship had been communicated Past (Hankow). with, sad the Inspector, and they would like time to consider the Chief Officer's position-in the matter. He

thought a stort remand until to HONGKONG VOLUNTEER

DEFENCE CORPS.

morrow morning would meet the

case.

The Magistrate granted a remand until to-morrw morning.

The defendant applied for bail. The defendant, who pleaded not make it $200, but he would rather Inspector Gordan said he would guilty," said that he was fok of a the defendant be remanded" in Chinese firm in Connaught Road: custody.".

Inspector Gordon, of the Water..

Orders for Cadet Company by: Linust. A.-7. M. Weyman!

PARADES. Bathing Farades bave finished for the season from this date

N. GOs, to parade at Headquarters on Friday, 24 September, at 5.30 p.m.

Drill order,

DRESS.

(sd.) G.F, E. Rapson, BL. Major, Adjutant, Hongkong, Volunteer

Defence Corps Hongkong, September 17, 1920.

*

The supper was gay, and I had give his wife my little red enamel remarkable talks. which Inid · "the harp.

foundation of my friendship both LORD RANDOLPH AND SALIHURY.

with King Edward and the Duke of Lord Randolph Churchill's first Devanshire. The Prince told me he encounter with Mrs, Asquith, still a had a dull youth, as Queen Victoria young girl made him exclaim, "Con could not get over the Prince Con found your check!" She tells here sort's death, and kept up anʼazagger. what he thought of Lord Salisbury red mourning He said he hoped I had often wanted to know Lord that when I met his mother I should Randolph. When he observed that not be afraid of her, adding, with a he had been put next to a miss, he charming smile, with the exception. placed his left elbow firmly on the of John Brown everybody was. table and turned his back upon me

Margot Temant brought to Lon- through several courses. I could not don the madcap atmosphere in which A message from Milan slates that in spite of last week's decision the

Police, said that the defendant. The Magistrate said that a the

but admit the way he appeared to the young people revelled when they economic crisis bas taken a fresh grave turn. The seizure of factories on admitted that he had been on board Temand was only a short one, there

cat every thing with one hand. I do were at Glen, their Scottian home. ▲ vast scale' continues, including the Cantonai cotton mila ema ship in harbour to buy rope would be no bailmen

not know, whether it was the lady on This is the kind of thing that hap ploying 6,000 persons, also

his right or what it was that prompt Italy's principal woollen factories and that he did not have a marine The defendant protested mying

pened: is extending hawker's licence. The Inspect that he was a busy man, and could

ed him, but he ultimately turned": at Biella, while the land flching movement

Unfortunately for me, my father round to me and asked if I knew any had business which kept him in among the peasants of Sicily and the Roman Campagna, Graver still is or said that no one other than a not afford to loss his time, but to no

licensed marine bawker could availa

politicians. Iquid him that, with the London. He was in treaty with Lord the decision of the Seamen's Federation to "give to the metallurgical buy maxine stores from occan going⠀⠀ Later, Mr. H., K. Lo appeared

exception of himself, I knew them Gerard, to buy his interesting workers all cargoes of raw material which are not distinctly labelled with vessels. However, said the In- before the Magistrate and asked for

all intimately.This surprised him, house in an uninteresting "square. and after discussing Lord Rosebery The only thing" - "that" interested the name of the real persons to whom they are corsigned," while the spector, he would like a remand, as ball for the defendant. He said that there were some complications in the the police knew that bis client had

me in Grosvenor Square was the rallwaymen have decided henceforth to hand over all merchandise and raw case. The defendant was seen with received the rope from the Chief go away "if reasonable - bail · were

Do you know Lord Salisbury ?* iron gate when I ovuld not find material in transit to the metal workers. -

several others who were not in custody Officer of the ship, and had got a fixed.

cold him that I had forgotten, bis the key of this square and Wanted at Tsimshatsui, picking 8-inch Masila permit from the lather to remove the The Magistrate said, that the name in my list, but that I would to sit out with my Bankers, ffter RED AND BLACK FLAGS OF DEFIANCE.

ropes. As about $8,000 worth of rope, therefore the offence was a min difficulty was that the defendant like above every thing to meet him leaving a ball early, I was in the LONDON, September it.

this kind of rope had been stolen or one and he did not see why bail might be threatened with trouble if at which he remarked that I was ab of climbing over the water in from weasels in harbour during the” should not be allowed...-- she came to Court to give evidence welcome to all his share of him my talle dress. Tals year, the police were suspicious, and The Magistrate said that it was-to-morrow morningavan

"adding:++

which was attened by more tha decided to make inquiries. As sooner to the interest of the public that the Me. Lo insisted that bail should be What do you want to know him risk if you : al. the men saw the police approaching defendant be remanded in custody, allowed. Be Miu, that if it were for 3". they ran away. Chase was given and as the police would like to get to the fixed la, the sum of, say $100, or the defendant was arrested. "He pro- bottom of this case and find out who $150, he did not think the defendant amag duced z pam signed by the Chief was the responsible party,um|would sacrifice that mom by falling" WE Officer of the sa."Tileboet from bar. Lo cald he understood that, toappegr

DOVODSKE LO MOZTOM morning. Berid whom he said he had bought the and sympathised with the police, bat. Kå unders rope, As the pass only mentioned be thought the defendant should be "were considering whether or not to lying dead three pieces of old rope, and about 140; allowed bail on a small charge of, procend artial fathoms of new Manila rope were being an unlicensed marine fiskar 31150

seized by the police, they arrested the As a matter of fact, the defendant be defendant. Later defendant was taken, should have pleaded guilty zi · due to mail this afternoonë two men to death, one to 15 yeşte hard fabour, ană coa to i on board the ** Weboet where the ever, as a remand had been granted

A telegram from Genos states that the Government has completed the fastallation of batteries on the heights overlooking Genos and trained grins upon the factories which retaliated by hoisting red dags and black finga.

"AUSTRIAN 458A87 INATION.

COURT MARTIAL'S BELATED VERDICT.

BUDAPEST, September 18′′ mier Tlaza was assassinated two years ago but the court

been trying thore concerned has only now given its verdi

and be did not think the defendant would ma

to whom he was devoted when said:"

*

that the shipping stica. thin

It wroblé

ste granted ball in the

minent leap, on

think he is from the top of

·wery fing

Avery likely be

talle fountain,

"did not keep YOU?

you would

#You