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A ZIONIST EMISSARY..

MR. ISRAEL COHEN,

VISIT TO HONGKONG,

For the first time in the History of the Jewish national movement the Central Executive of the Zionist Organisation bas sent out a special emissary to the Jewish Communities of Australasia, India, and the Far East. This step has been taken as ene of the corollaries resulting from the acceptance by Great Britain of the Mandate. H Palestine with 2

to its view being reconstituted as the National Home of the Jewish people. The mission with which the emissary is entrusted is to explain the signi- ficance of the Peace Conference decision to English speaking corn munities overseas, to extend and strengthen the branches of the Zionist Organisation, and to raise funds for the furtherance of the Jewish settlement in Palestine.

Mr. Israel Cohen who has been charged with this distinguished and difficult mission, has been an ardent follower of the Zionist movement since the day when its founder, the Jats Dr. Theodor Herzl, fast issued bis call to the Jewish people, and for many years has been an active and prominent worker in the cause. He has had an Interesting and potable career as journalist and lecturer, and is the author of the two important works. "Jewish Life

STRUGGLE IN THE DARK.

ATTIMPTED KOBBERY.

A QUESTION OF MENITTY.

At the Criminal Sessions this morning, before the Puisne Judge, Mr. Justice Wood, the following jury was empanelled: Edgar Shooker Abraham, Jose Maria Noronha, John Arthur Tarrant, James Henry Donnithorne, Noe Ulysses Botelho, Egydio Maria Henrickson Castro, and Edmund William White

Li Tong was charged with assault with intent to rob Li Po on the evening of Oct. 20.

Testimony of Li Po was to the effect that on the evening in questida he had collected money at a money changer's, and had put $100 in notes in the pocket of his jacket and the remainder in his belt. He walked up Hollywood Road to Circular Path, then up some steps to enter the house at 33, Circular Road. This was about 8.15 p.m. As he was ascend- ing the steps in the dark he was attacked. His assailant caught him by the throat and put a hand in his pocket in an effort to take the notes. A struggle followed. A friend, Luin Yan heard it and care to his assist- ance. They chased the assailant and were joined by a constable, No. C531, who arrested him.

Defendant denied that he had made the assault.

The Court advised the jury the only question for it to determine was in Modern Times" (1914), which whether the right man had been has been acknowledged as a standard caught.

The jury unanimously

work on the subject, and-"The found the man guilty. A sentence Rublebon Prison Camp" (1917) the of 3 years" hard labour was imposed. best and fullest account of the prin cipal British civilian internment camp in, Germany.

A native of Manchester, and an honours graduate of the London Ur- "iversity, Mr. Cohen, who was origin- ally intended for the ministry, elected to adopt journalism as his profession.

LOCAL WEDDING.

MASSON-REID.

He was on the editorial staff of the The wedding took place yesterday at London Tribune throughout that St. John's Cathedral of Mr. John famous paper's brief career, and then Stewart Masson of Lossiemouth. became a freelance, contributing Morayshire, Scotland, the son of Mr. OR Jewish and general sub- Alexander Masson of "Blair Nain," Miss Diana Edith jects to the principal English Stotfield, and newspapers. He acted on different! Adelaide, only daughter of the late occasions as special correspondent Mr. R. Reid, chartered accountant of

The Times, the Morning London, and of Mrs. Reid.

The ceremony was performed by Manchester Guardian, and other papers. He has been the the Rev. Y. H. Copley Moyle. Cologne correspondent

The bride was given away by Mr. Glasgow Herald (1911-14). Besides J. A. Plummer. Miss E. Oliver, niece writing for the cafly press Mr. Cohen, of Mr. Murray Stewart, was brides- has also contributed to the Fermaid, and Paymaster Lieutenant nightly Retier, Economic Journal, Orden, R. N. R., was best man. New Statesman, Nation, &c.

for

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In 1909 Mr. Coben was appointed Secretary of the English Zonist Federation, and in the following year he was called to the Central Office of the Zionist Organisation, then in Cologne, for the purpose of establish- ing and directing the English depart-i ment. With the transference of the Zionist Beadquarters in 1911

to Berlin, Mr. Cohen removed to the German capital, where he was afterwards overtaken by the War. As a British subject he was interned in the Rublebon Camp, from where owing to a break-down in bealth, he was alowed in 1916 to return to

After the ceremony a reception was held at the Hongkong Hotel, attended by many friends.

The honeymoon will be spent in Shanghai

THREATENED WITH DEATH.

TOBACCO DEALER ROBBED.

UNPLEASANT INCIDENT IN NEW TERRITORIES.

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England. Soon after A Chinese tobacco dealer carrying recuperating Mr. Cohen began to on business at Yuenlong old market. deliver an illustrated lecture on "Life in the New Territorities. reported tol in the Rohlebox Camp" in all parts the police that on Monday afternoon, of the United Kingdom, and by his when passing the Kenyan Monastery lectures and articles he did a great on his way from Taipo to Yirenkong, deal to arouse public interest in the via the Lansun Gap, he was held up welfare of the British civilian pri-jby a man who produced a revolver soners in Germany.

Upon the establishment of the cearb. The complainant parted with and demanded money under threat of Central Office of the Zionist Organisa- tion in London Mr. Coben resumed $7.60 in small coins. After threaten- his official connection with the move ing to shoot it followed, the highway ment by accepting the post of Direc- robber left the complainant in the tor of the Publicity Deparment, in road and disappeared up the hillside, which capacity he became the first in the same direction whence he came. editor of "The Zionist Bulletin." In! December, 1918, he was sent by the Zionist Executive to investigate the anti-Jewish progroma in Poland and i his first report, which appeared on Feb. 8th 1919, in "The Times" created a sensation. A few! weeks later Mr. Cober delivered a fuller report at a publici maseting, under the chairmanship of

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tion in Peland which appeared last year in the London press, and helped parties removed the debris. With the considerably in enlightening public, exception of small broises, all the opinion upon the plight of Jewry, Occupants of the top floor of the house under the Polish regime. Same, miraculously escaped injury. The months later Mr. Cohen contributed extent of the damage done to the a cumber of striking letters to the building is not yet known, Times on the question of "Jews and Bolshevism," and exploded calumuy that designated Bolshevism 23 a Jewish movement.

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Two cases of diptheria, one British and one. Chinese, were re- ported yesterday.

Mr. Cohen's principal works bave already been mentioned above. He has also edited a valuable miscell-ny,

Zionist word in Palestine", and The following wireless mearage A Zionit Pocket Reference", and has been received from the Straits write the following pamphlets: Interport Cricket Team, which is *The Zionist Movement", "Literature, returning to Singapore on the P. & in the Chetto," and "A Report on the O. Co's 8.5. “Diware" Maitland, Fogroms in Poland. For the Ministry Hongkong. Au revoir Hongkong of information during the war Mr, hearty thanks from all-Halliwell.. Coben wrote: Anti-Semitism -- in fa

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tho Tedicw. Schools in Palestine," Zionist Executive with a mission to

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and The Turkish Persecution of Budapest in order to investigate and Shanghai and North Chin Binking the Jews." A series of sketches of report upon the anti-Jewish outrages ewish Life in Italy, which he wrote in Hungary. Upon consulting this

the result of a visit in 1907, were task, bir. Cohen sailed from Trieste, Translated into German and publish for Alexandria, on the way to Fales ed as a book,

Israel in Italien fine, where he spent a few weeks t Beyhas also been responsible for gathering the latest information for most of the English publica. his propaganda tour overseas. Mr. tions of the Head office of the Jewish Coben's mission, which will take him

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