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TO-DAY'S

CABLES.

(Racer's Service to the China Mall)

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

INTERNATIONAL COURT JUDGES ELECTED,

GENEVA, September 14. Professor Huber (Switzerland) was elected to an international judge ship on the 5th. Ballot. The result of the voting of the Council was Identical with the Assembly's balloting with the exception that the Council did not select Alvarez and Haber but appointed Baron Descamps (Belgium) and Mr. Nyholm (Denmark). Consequently the sitting of the Assembly was suspended to enable the result of the balloting to be referred to the Council.

LATER.

Professor John Moore (United States) was elected on the second ballot to a judgeship in the international court of justice. The third and fourth ballots for the eleventh and last judgeship produced negative results. The proceedings then adjourned.

GINEVA, September 14.

The council of the League elected Professor Huber (Switzerland) and M. Nyholm (Desmark), thus completing the election of eleven judges.

LATER

After completing the election of eleven judges by adding Professor Huber and Mr. Nyholm, the Assembly elected four supplementary judges, namely Senhor Alvarez (Chile), M. Negulesco (Rumania) Mr. Wang (China) and M. Yovanovitch (Yugo-Slavia.)

GENEVA, September 14, A conflict of views arose between the Assembly and the Council as to whether M. Alvarez or M. Descamps was elected, as the latter has obtained. an absolute majority of three successive ballots of the Council. Finally the Assembly decided that a joint committee of three members from the Assembly and three from the Council should mediate on the matter.

CROWN OOLONIES.

NO DEFINITE SCHEME FOR NEW FORM OF ADMINISTRATION,

LONDON, September 14.

ANTI-WASTE CRUSADE.

ANOTHER CHAMPION GAINS THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,

men

LONDON, September 14.

The by-election at West Lewisham resulted as follows:-

Sir Philip Dawson (Conservative anti-waste)

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CANTON FOREIGN TRADE

THE CHINA MAIL.

GERMANY AND CHINA.

A TRADE AGREEMENT.

A man well acquainted with trade conditions in Canton` stated that the Germans and the Japanese are the QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. only nations doing any business in Canton at present. Toe Japanese continue making sales in spite of various attempts to boycott their goods. The reason for this is quite Japanese merchants extend They also know how to approach the Chinese merchants and they often give handsome commis. signs. When a Chinese firm is in

plain.

credit.

difficulty, the Japanese do not run straight to their Consul and file a

ADVENTURES OF 50 YEARS.

FREDERIC VILLIERS' VIVID LIFE

PICTURES.

In the House of Commons Mr.

In 50 years as soldier of fortune, C.U., Uford), who asked if Germany Frederic Villiers has lived a crowded Harmsworth, in reply to Mr. Wise

war artist and correspondent, Mr. had signed any trade agreement with life. Now,, at 70, he has written an China, stated that an agreement bet- autobiography that makes any or ween China and Germany has been dinary book of adventure seem dull signed and ratified on July 1 last, by comparison. It is published by The following is a summary of the Hutchinson's in two volumes, price principal points:

245.

Germany and China exchange diplomatic and Consular representa tives, who are to enjoy the same treat ment as those of other countries

Villiers, as a young man, found art at the Royal Academy Schools tiresome and interesting, and wel- tomed the opportunity of work on a panorama of the Franco-Prussian war, then drawing to a close.

Germany rerounces her claim Consular jurisdiction in China.

Germans obtain rights of travel and residence and of engaging in industry and commerce in China, but other Fowers. only in places open to rationals of

Between the Franco-Prussian war

and the great war of 1914 Mr. Villiers saw fighting in 21 campaigns and in

many lands

claim. As long as they consider the Chinese firm reliable and reason to Believe the Chinese merchant desires to meet bis obligations honestly, the Japanese try their best to accommodate him. The Japanese Banks will undertake to finance pro-

He was in Belgrade in 1876 (before jects that the other foreign Bank

While in principle subject to the the Balkan war) with Archibald will not touch. When merchants tariff laws of China, Germans wil, in Forbes, the famous war correspondent are in need of money they go where fact, continue to benefit by the con of the Daily News a tall, well-knit man they k ow it can be obtained, and ventional tarif in force for nationals in knickers and jacket of homespun. of the Treaty Powers until a Chinese with tam-o'-shanter bonnet, cocked after once doing business through a certain Bank, it is only natural that national tariff is brought into force.lover his handsome, sunburnt face, they will give that Bank the pre-As regards the German tariff, China and a short cherry wood pipe pro. is to have the benefit of Article 264 truding from beneath his tawny ference in subsequent transactions.

moustache. There are several reasons why the of the Treaty of Versailles.

Apart from the expenses of the Germans are winning back their old

Another famous Daily News corre. customers and gaining new ones.

interament of German prisoners, spondent referred to by Mr. Villiers The low price of the Mark is one of Germany will hand over to China awas Mr. J. A. MacGahan, who wrote also try the reasons. Then, the Germans sum equal to half the value of the for the Daily News the story of the German property in China already Turkish atrocities in Bulgaria that to accommodate the Chinese and study their preferences. liquidated plus half the value of the Now that Germans have established German properly sequestrated, but firms in the Chinese city, merchants consist of cash to the amount of not yet liquidated. This sum will

$4,000,000; the balance, as yet un Pukow and Hukuang Railway bonds. determined, will consist of Tientsin-

find it

to

It is

CHINA COAST.

SHIPPING PERSONALS.

LATEST CHANGES,

Mr. W. Shaw, chief officer, "Ichang." is on leave.

gone chief officer, "Ichang."

Mr. C. B. Adkins, from reserve, bas

Mr. J. D. Fras r, from reserve, has gone chief officer. "Hsin Peking."

Captain A. R. McEachran of the "Hangchow," has gone master, "Ningpo."

Mr. G. L. C. Johnson, chief officer, Hain Peking," bas gone acting master, "Hangchow."

Mr. W. G. McKenzie, second officer, "Fasting," has gone secund officer. "Fengtien"

much more convenient to do business with them. By not permitting German firms to open on Sbameen, the British and French have really facilitated German trade. No Chinese merchant like to The Colonial Office is ignorant of any definite scheme for a new form go to Shameen to do business. Even the Chinese on Shameen, from · of administration of the Crown Colonies as outlined in the Times. It is the constables to the office boys, pointed out that there are obvious difficulties in devising a homogeneous have an overbearing way towards scheme for dividing the Empire into sections, apart from the material their own people because it is diversity of its component parts which is reflected in the wide differences | thought consistent with the dignity of its administration. Suggestions have been made in the House of Com- of their foreign employers.

amusing see these underlings mons and elsewhere for closer union of the East African colonies, also the apeing the lordly taipans, but it is West Indies, but have not yet reached the stage of definite decision. The also repugnant to self-respecting presence of certain colonial Governors in England is accidental and is merchants. Shameen as a business centre is bound to deteriorate and the merely due to the fact that they are on leave.

firms that wait patiently in Shameen for business to come to them will enjoy a splendid isolation. Long established connections and the solid qualities of British goods still com- mand for the British merchant a alight advantage in the trade com- petition. But frequently the Germars and the Japanese are capturing what was once considered strictly British business. Owing to the better facilities possessed by the British and the advantages derived from the control of the only port in this section, British trade should maintain its supremacy. How ever, too much reliance must not be placed on these advantages or there are other factors which have an appreciable bearing on trade con ditions in China. The British mer chant of the near future will make a grave mistake if he rests content with Where there is little competition there the methods pursued in the past. is not much need to consider methods. Anyone can sell food in a famine stricken area. But now that compe- tition bas become more or less keen, and China bids fair to be a great market for the world's products, it will take a keen business ran to sell goods in China, for the Chinese are

Mr. J. S. Masson, from leave, has beginning to learn the ropes and gone het officer, "Taksang." will not be satisfied with any old

Mr. R. A Downs, second officer, thing that is offered to them."Taisang." has goue supernumerary Canton Times.

second officer, "Chipshing."

Mr. J. T. Gale, second officer, "Taksang," has gone second officer, "Taiseng."

Lieut.Commander Windham (ant-waste)

Mr. Rafety (Independent Liberal)

MARRIED AT REGISTRY OFFICE

9,427 8,580

6,211

VENIZELOS WEDS DAUGHTER OF WEALTHY MERCHANT.

LONDON, September 14,

M. Venizelos was married in London at a registry office to Miss Schifizzi, daughter of a wealthy Greek merchant, The honeymoon will be spent on the Continent after which they will depart on a six months' visit to America where M. Venizelos will lecture on the League of Nations.

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DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.

AMERICA SENDS INVITED POWERS PROPOSED AGENDA.

WASHINGTON, September 14.

The Government has sent all the powers invited to participate in the disarmament conference a list of the topica ruggested for discussion.

LATER.

The list of topics for the conference is merely tentative and calculated to serve as a basis of agreement. Immediate replies are not expected as time is required to study the list and exchange opinions with regard to possible objections.

BUBO IC PLAGUE IN BRI▸BANE.

SIX INFECTED RATS DISCOVERED.

BRISBANE, September 14,

It has transpired that the man who died on August 23 was a victim of bubonic plague. Another case of plague is reported in South Brisbane where six infected rats have been discovered.

CANADA'S LOST TRADE.

$110,000,000 DECREASE IN AUGUST.

OTTAWA, September 14.

Canada's total trade for August decreased $110,000,000, the exports and imports falling about equally,

I'M FEELIN ROTTEN TODAY.

CLANCY-

WHATS THE MATTER IS YOUR WIFE BACK FROM THE COUNTRY?

POISONER'S RUSE.

DOPED BRANDY AND WARNING TO BANK-DIRECTOR.

An attempt to murder Herr Rudolph von Sebestyen, a Vienna bank director, by an arcnymous gift of a poisoned bottle of brandy has! been revealed on the arrest of you: Sebestyen's young cousin, Gabriel von Beltegy, student at a Vienna college.

Bettegy, according to the Neue Freie Presse, had diverted suspicion by Bending his cousin a card, imploring him not to eat or drink anything for 24 hours, as be had just overbeard in When arreared Bettegy confessed to a Vienna cafe a plot to poison him.

sending the poisoned brandy.

Mr. P. W. Todd, second engineer, "Pakhoi, has gone seccrd engineer, "Whangpu."

Mr. E. F. Casey, supernumerary second officer, Luenho," has gne supernumerary second officer, "Kung sing."

Mr. P. Jowitt, from reserve, has gone chief officer, "Choysang."

Mr. W. A. Balch, acting chief officer, "Choysang," has gone second officer, same ship.

"Choysang." has gone supernumerary Mr. W. H. Kernan, second oficer, second officer "Washing."

Mr. A. McNay, third engineer, "Hangsang," has gone third engineer,

'Suiwo."

Mr. T. A. Malcolm, third engineer. Suiwo." has gone third engineer, 'Hangsang."

Mr. B. Griffiths, supernumerary second officer, "Chipshing," has gone second officer, "Taksang."

Mr. McRae, second officer, "Yannis," bas, gore second officer "Namsang."

led to a Congress of the Great Powers. Mr. Villiers calls him "the veritable of the black plague in Constantinople. emancipator of Bulgaria." He died

A THRILLING RIDE.

hunting ground for war correspond- Egypt, Villiers describes as a happy

ents for many years after Arabi's rising and he had his fill of fighting.

He recovered from an attack of fever just in time to see a brush with Osman Digna, and to be in the fight depicted by Kipling in "The Light that Failed."

The war correspondent in those days was in the first line of the fight ing:

How I got cut I hardly know.

A great source of anxiety to me was my borse.... Once or twice, as I lay fat along the animal's back, urging him onward with my spurs, Arabs would leap out at me from the smoke and poise their spears ready to strike,

I fired my revolver at any dusky form Isaw emerging from the smoke,. but still the figures fitted.

Buller's intact square diverted the attention of the enemy on that occa- on and gave the soldiers a chance to rally. Then they advanced in line That was and captured the guns. the turning-point of the bartle.

WITH WOLSELEY TO KHARTOUM

Villiers took part in the expedition which was sent to relieve Gordon at Khartoum and arrived too late. Eight correspondents accompanied the expedition, and of these four were killed and one was wounded.

Sir Herbert Stewart, who was given the command of the Desert column, was one of the Wolseley gang, as the

gallant 2,000 who formed the "for- officers who enjoyed that General's confidence. were called and led the

Jorn hope."

Kitchener-then a captain-was disappointed at not being chosen to take part in the Gordon expedition.

Mr. Villiers describes the way in which the news of Gordon's death came to the waiting force:

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HONGKONG.

CAPTAIN TETHER.

DEATH OF SAILOR WHO SOUGHT FOR SIR JOHN FRANKLIN,

I was awakened by a sentry whose post was near me.The sound of rowlocks came down the stream.

Halt who goes there?" shouted the Captain Richard Tether, who died sentry. "Friend," came a voice from at 30, Derringham-street, Bull, at the the boat.

We feared the worst. When the age of 97, was the last of the town's sun arose on our camp so hushed old whaling skippers. He was sailing was the little fort that the reveille in whalers 80 years ago, when Hull brought up wanted stir. From mouth largely depended on the industry, and to mouth was whispered: "Khartoum te would tell stories of how the has fallen."

DOCTOR'S ORDEAL.

STONED WHILE BANDAGING WOUNDED MẮN.

A doctor in charge of an ambulance summoned by telephone to the scene

of a brawl in Ottakring (Vienna) had

trying experience.

A chauffeur, stabbed in the arm in

a cafe, had fired several shots from

his revolver, badly wounding two

two

zem

Our advent on the Nile had but church bells were rung and all the men. A passing mbulance w been the signal for the sack of town rejoiced when the ships return hailed, and took the Mr. W. Jones, second officer, Khartoum and for Gordon's doom. ed.

with bullet-wounds to hospital "Namsang," has gore second officer, Mr. Villiers also tells of a Royal He served as mate in one of the Another ambulance was called for

Prince of Wales lafterwards King Sir John Franklin, who lost his life is hurt. Yannis."

party at Mar Lodge, at which the vessels sent out to discover the fate of the chauffeur, who also was badly Edward) was present, and at which the endeavour to discover the North-

A mob tried to lynch this man Lord Charles Beresford amased him- West Passage (from the Atlantic to the when the ambulance arrived to take self by trying to trip the Prince and Pacific) in 1847. On one voyage the him away. They smashed the win- the Earl of Fife into an empty log ship in which Captain Tether was basket which stood by the bearth.

Mr. G. E. Vaughan, chief officer, Taksang." has gone chief officer. Yarshing."

James Young, who has just died at Godalming at the age of 92, leaves

a widow aged 90 years, and five sons,

Thomas Farrow, who was sentenc five daughters, thirty-two grandchiled to four years in connection with

dren, and two dren, twenty-seven great-grandchil the Farrow's Bank frands, has arrived great-great-grand at Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight, children.

form Wormwood Scrubbs.

BRINGING

OH NO! I GOT CÚT UP LIKE THIS AT DUGAN'S HOUSE-

MUST HAVE BEEN SOME FIGHT-

UP

FATHER.

NO FIGHT AT ALL-IT WUZ A SWELL PARTY. AN I TOOK A NOTION TO JUMP THROUGH A

GLASS DOOR.

WHAT

DID YOU DO THAT FOR?

serving was ice-bound off the coast of Greenland for two years.

dows with stones, tore away the arro rest from the driver's seat and attack. ed him with it, and it was only the As the commercial value of the courage of Dr. Presser which saved whale diminished and steam took the the wounded man's life. He forced place of Fail the whaling industry of a path through the mob to the hot- Hull declined, and Captain Tether pital, after bandaging his patient in was the town's last link with the old the ambulance while being stoned by days.

the mob.

WELL IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA LAST NIGHT!

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