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DE VALERA INSISTS THAT MEETING MUST BE FREE TO BOTH SIDES,

Losos, September 1. Mr. De Valera has replied to Mr. Lloyd George that the cause of peace is noter to be retarded than advanced by continmuri di correspondence. He will readily confirm: acceptance of the vile provided the conference is free to both sides and without prejudios an agreement not be reached.

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SQTEXE POISONING CASE.

inth That he put poison in a dish of

stowed paddy worms with the object! of harming the accountant of the Yuk Lun Tong medicine shop in Queen's Road Central, and eight others was alleged against a Chinese who was presented before Magistrate Lindseli at the Felice Court yesterday after noon. Helenied the charge."

Loxoox, September 19.

Mr. De Valera declares that he never thought at any time of asking Mr. Lloyd fieurge to accept any conditions precedent to the conference. We would have thought it as unreasonable to expert you usa preliminary to | recognise the Irish republic formally or informally as that you should expect

us to surrender our national position."

MORE BELFAST RIGTING

ONE BULLET FATALLY WOUNDS TWO GIRLS.

MARLIEN CURFEW HOUR.

Losos, September 19.

The week-end rioting in Belfast in which two girls were fatally wounded

by the same bullet, has resulted in the curfew hour in the riotous district being fixed at half past eight instead of half past ten o'clock.

DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE

LLOYD GEORGE NOT LIKELY TO ATTEND.

Loxtos, September 14.

It is out likely that Mr. Lloyd George will attend the disarmament con fen zee at Washington. He keenly desires to go but probably urgent home affairs will prevent him.

LEGITIMATE RUSSIAN INTERESTS

WASHINGTON, September 19. The State Department haz conveyed assurances to the Russian people that legitimate Russian interests will be carefully safeguarded at the Washing

ton conference.

PRINCI'S NEXT TOUR.

PLACES HE WILL VISIT AND WHTEN.

Losnos, September 19.

Heuter is assured that there is no sign of alteration in the Prince's four of India. The Prince returns to London at the end of September from Scotland and sails on October 26, remaining at Malta two days to open the new parliament. He will be in India four months to a day, amiving at Bombay on November 17 and leaving Karachi on March 17. After spending a few days at Colombo, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. he will arrive at Japan on Apal 13. The port of disembarkation has not yet been fixed. He will remain three weeks, returning to England via the Suez Canal, and arriving in London about June.

JAPAN 6-SHANTUNG PROPOSILS.

PROFESSIONS OF FRIENDSHIP POT CHINA.

LONDON, September 19.

A long and detailed exposition of the Japanese proposals regarding Shantung has been published in London. It concludes with a declaration that with the removal of the German and Russian menace from the Far East Japan's policy towards Chica has entirely changed and she now desires only to encourage Sino-Japanese trade and ensure the peaceful development of an entirely free and independent China. Det

PRAKOL'S FRIENDSHIP POR BRITAIN.

FORTY BRITISH MAYORS GIVEN BANQUET.

PARTS. September 19,

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The circumstances of the case were the Magistrate by explained to Inspector Brown who said that the defendant had been employed at the shop a cook bat was dismissed recently by the accountant who had bineli been dismissed since then. | Since the present accounfant's prome- tion from the position of sub- the defendant had to Constant visitor સ the hop, 01 September I the defendant Wes there in the The cock, under instruc- afternoon. tions from the accountant, prepared a di- of stewed paddy worms for consumption at the evening meal and an hour after the worms had been pat on the tire the defendant went into the kitchen and went away again

He after remaining there while. returned to the first floor and then paid another visit to the kitchen. This time he fed the cover of the pan and stirred the worms with a pair of chopstick

Ten people sat down to the evening! ineal at 3.30 p.m. three visitors the defendant and six fokia. Alter averybody had sat down the defend- aut left the shop and the cork was invited to take his place. He While declined and went away.

the others were eating the woNDS

they noticed some grit and thought

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into the food. They all stopped

eating and after examining the food derided that something dangerous had

been put into it on siterwards they began to vomit. Three doctors were summoned and later the police were sent for, and had the sick men removed to hospital Traces of arsenic were found by the Government Analyst in the food and also in the pockets of a jacket worn by the defendant.

Inspector Murphy added that the mutive of the poisoning was uncertain and the Magistrate agreed that it did seem rather obscure since the difen- dant was apparently on good termas with the shop employees and the man who dismissed him was no longer there. The Inspector suggested that the defendant might have intended to get the present cook into trouble with the idea of stepping into his shoes.

*The Government Analyst (Mr. E. R. Dovey) said in the course of his evidence that there was enough arsenic in the food to kill 12 people. Dr. McKenny of the G.C.H. spake us to the condition of the poisoned men

on their admission for treatment. One of them, Dr. McKenny said, was in obvious danger of death and he re- mained in hospital until September 4. The others were "fairly serious" and were discharged earlier.

Two of he three Chinese doctors who were called in gave evidence.. One of them-Mr. Bang King Choi, of the Tung Wah Hospital, said he diagnosed the men's complaint s poisoning and prescribed fung fong. powder to be taken in water as

of British visitors and large crowds of French Forty British Mayors were enter inod at a banquet by the municipality. In a speech, Senator Jonnart, president of the France and Great Britain Association, Isid stress on the an emetic and after that mashed peas powdered. He left after they Lecessity of both nations maintaining close co-operation the world over in had vomited. The other doctor, Mr. economic and intellectual fields, France was impelled by no imperialistic Pas Luk Sin of 109 Wellington Street ambitions. France was aiming only at industrial and agricultural restora- came in for some severe criticism from the Magistrate. He stated that after tion--Haras.

he found the men were suffering froin arsenic poisoning he advised them to go to hospital as there was no one vo prepare any medecine. All the fokij of the shop were ill.

GERMAN PRINCE DEAD.

CENTRAL FIGURE IN PRE-WAR COURT SCANDAL.

BERLIN, September 15,

The death is announced of the septuagenariag Prince Philip of

| Euleaburg, a 'central figure in a pre-war scandal involving the ex-Kaiser's

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PARIS NOT INTERESTED.

PARIS, September 19.7. Chaplin has arrived here. He received little attention, only a few persons awaiting him.

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The Magistrate: You were pre- pared to let them die! You gave them the benefit of your admirable advice and that's all-"Go to hospital!?

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The witness said be heard the men had been prescribed for but the Magistrate told him that for all the care he had taken the men might have died. He ought to have prepar ed fung fong powder himself if there was no one else to do it. The witnes replied that if he worked the grinding

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