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OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.

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GENERAL ITEMS.

The obsoleta cruiser "Euryalis" was towed away from Plymouth in mail week to be broken up in Germany

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Serious disorder has broken out in Kattowitz, Upper Bilcaia, and abops have been plundered and police over Powered,

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Despite an offer of 60 per cent. more wages, the printers of Vienna contiata on strike and no newspapers are appearing.

Lieut. James Doolitle, U. 8. Army Air Service, completed a flight acrOBI the continent with only ons stop. He Les trom Jacksonville, Florida, to San Diego, California, 2 775 miles, at an average speed of 100 miles an hour The longest non-stop flight of course, Was Alcock's across the Atlantic for The Daily Mail prize of £10,000, but provicus long non-stop fights over land are: On April 26, 1919, L.- Commander Grow and three other

At the Swanaca Harbour Trustee Americans remained in an aeroplane meeting it was stated that the trade for 20 hours and 10 mins, covering for August reached 617,441 tons, the 1,250 miles. On June 3, 1920, M-largest since the war. Baassoutrot and M. Jean Bernard travelled 1,190 miles in France in a Farman Geliath without alighting At Roosevelt Field, Long Teland on December 29-30, 1921, an America named Larsen remained op 26 bra. 19

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Running upstairs to a bedroom the 8-years-old daughter of Sidney Thomas Tanner, 47, of Immingham. Lincolnshire, found him lying on the bed shot dead.

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BOUND THE WORLD.

THE CHINA MAIL.

OXFORD.

SMALL, YACHTS ECORE

VOYAGE OF 1,000 MILES.

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The Britisk built yacht Fidra" which was formerly the

Earl Dunraven's "Cariad" arriv edļ at the Cowes early in September with a party of Swedish officers on board, having returned [from a wonderful voyage round the world, which occupied nearly, two years. The "Fidm" is a ketch with a moter installed for auxiliary power, and was built in 1896 by Meagra. Payas at Southampton. It is doubtful whether any yacht of the "Fidra'e" size has ever accomplished ench a long voyage. Sho is owned joinly by Lieut. Sune Tamm, of the Swedish Navy, and his brother, Mr. Sabastian Tamm, who were accom

ranted on the voyage by Lieuta. Uno Thorburn, Alex. Samousson, and N. Von Rijswijk, of the Swedish Navy, and Lieut. Thorsten Grill, a Swedish cavalry officer, with a crew of fiva, all Swedca. They worked in three watches throughout their trip of ap- proximately 45,000 miles, which was most interesting one. At times very rough weather was experienced, but to rerions mishap occurred, and sucb good health was enjoyed that the party on board was the same as that which left Karlskrona in Sweden on September 25, 1920.

Madeira

In an interview Lieut. Tamm said thutafter leavingSweden the "Fidra's" first call was at Cowes, where some re- pairs and overhauling were done. They left Cowes on October 21 for and proceeded via the Canary Islands to Babia, in Brazil. and thence to Rio de Janeiro, Monte Video, Buenos Ayren, Mar del Plata. in the Argentine, Punta Arenas, Tal- cahuano, Valparaiso, and Coquimbo (Chili), According to reports received at passenger, Reval, Trotsky, the Bolalleviat War Minister, was fired at on August 25, while driving from the Kremlin to the Alexandra Military School, but escaped.

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Extraordinary Credulity." When celebrating the 50th an At the Central Criminal Court, Lonniversary of their wedding Mr. and don, on September 6. sentence of 10 Mrs. George Cranston, of Thornhill, months' imprisonment with hard Dumfries, were the clothes in which labour was passed by the Recorder on they were married. Harold Pearson, 22, clerk, for obtain- ing goods by false pretences. Mr. J. E. Y. Radcliffe, for the prosecution, said the case illustrated the ex traordinary credulity of people who handed over valuables without proper inquiry. The prisoner atelo a cheque book from a clergyman at whose! house he called. Later he obtained goods from shops at Streatham, Eal-in ing, and Putary, giving the worthless himuli as the Hon. Harold Law. rence," and at Patney be directed that a dressing case should be eest to "the Right Hon. J. Balfour, of Park- lane." In one care, where the goods cast 240, he gave a cheque for til, explaining that the extra 1 was for the shop assistant in recognition of bia kindness.

In support of a charge of trafficking encebarine on which Customs duties

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Mr. Percy

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SHIPPING.

EXTRAVAGANCE AND GETTING | GERMAN MERCANTILE MARINE.

INTO DEBT.

Once more the question of extrava

HARD TIM20 AHEAD.

Bance at Oxford has been raised--this A Hamburg correspondent of the g time by the publication of a tragio | Pänziger Zeitung gives some interest- letter from a son to his mother. In ng details regarding the presont posi- no other community would 'a raw tion and prospects of the Germad merchant fleet, and shows what is be- youth be allowed to spend freelying duncat the present time towards in- without a thought of the consequen-cressing the country's commercial ton- ces. But in Oxford, apparently nage. The fact he says, that theGerman because the transaction takes place in Buch charming surroundings, wo say nothing at all.

mercantile marine, which was as good has hese increased to the last twelve as completely destroyed after the war,

months from 652,000 tona to 1,783,000 It may be thought difficult for any tons, that is to say, by more than a but a fool to become heavily involved. million tons, has caused some natonich. On the contrary, it is terribly easy.ment abroad, and, so far as countries A boy arrives, fresh from school, with formerly inim'cal to Germany are con

a schoolboy's sems of adventura atcerned, has aroused envy and being in the world for the fret time, apprehension. They are surpriced to and a schoolboy's ignorance of the think that Germany should have been meaning of money.

able to regain so quickly her former position among the maritime countries.

Suddenly he finds himself to possess a hundred tastes which previously he had never suspected. He discovers, for example, that it is absolutely necessary for him to have several large and fantastic pipes.Ife entere shop and tentatively enquires the price of the biggest and brightest.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1922.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

PICNIC CHEESE

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TO-DAY'S

CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

BEITER THAN COTTON.

NEW FIBRE FOUND.

It is true, the writer proceeds that Germany is entitled to look back with satisfaction upon what has so far been doze towards the restoration of the country's shipping; and that further developments may be awaited with The boy glances in abutber window, confidence. But at the same time, and realisee with a thrill of almost the fact must not be disguised that abame that for eighteen summers be hard times are still ahead of German has supported life without a 'shot silk shipping. As compared with the pre-

LONDON October 19. dressing gown. In bis newly born war condition of 5,098,000 tons of Mr. E. S. Montefiore, Chairman of the Arghan Development Syndicate, cousciousness of mahood the i'ee of merchant shipping, there still remains says that the period of experimentation has ended with a new fibre which such denial seems incredible. How the very considerable deficiency of he claims to be superior to cotton. He anticipates deliv.ries at Lancashir ever, Oxford is a forcing ground of about 3,315,000 tons, and even under next year. taste, and he remedies the defect, normal conditions this will take quite Present a long time to make good. circumstances anything but normal, and it is to be anticipated that sooner or later there will be o standstill in the completion of German merchant ships, and consequently in the increase of the tosasge.

THE TEMPTATION,

Again the same procedure occurs, His fame and telege--that is all they want. And then he understands that he is master of all he surveys. The brilliant glitter of Oxford's shop windows tempts him as no apples ever tempted Adam.

commercial

ARTIFICIAL DEPRESSION,

CONSUMERS' - MISTAKE.

LONDON, October 19.

At the annual meeting of Messrs. Armstrong Whitworth and Co., the Chairman raid the depression was due to the deliberate withholding of

WHAT IS A LIE?

Tles teropt him in blue and fellow, Alrendy the money paid by the orders in the hapo that prices would be still further re 'uced, but stocks hunting kit tempts him in scarlet, Government as compensation for throughout the world were rapidly being exhausted and the policy of buying wines tempt him in red and white. the chips delivered to the Eatente has heat to mouth must in the near future result in the placing of larger orders. Books in rich bindings of geld and been almost entirely spout, and what monde, menager of a big cattle leather invite hits to take them home, with the rapidly increasing prices for rauch, was taken on board. They Fantastic prints, with equally all shipbuilding materials and cons. proceeded to Earter Island, and Lantastic prices, tell him that as a tantly rising anges, the German thence on to the Tuamato group of connoisseur he must posaras them. shipowner is unable even le think the Socialy Ilande, the Marquesas Rare glasses gleans through duity about entering into contracts for new Islands. Honolulu, Samoa, Apia, Fiji, windows. The subtle spell of tonnage. On the contrary, numerous the New Ifebrides, the Caroline Isle, Oxford is about him.

contracis have been cancelled, and Yokohama. Hongkong, Singapore, It matters not whether he is an when the ships which are at present

LLOYD GEORGE.

REMARKABLE CHARACTER

SKETCH.

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COUNSEL AND JUDGE ́DISCUSS THE PROBLEM.

An interesting discussion on lying was heard at the Old Bailey when

cheques. At Stratham he described had not been paid, at Old-street Colombo, Aden, through the Suez acathele, an athlete, a echolar, or aon the stocks have been completed. than anyone in Esglish history since defending counsel used the word

Extraordinary. Favores of

Fortuns.

"We have a Prime Minister who has certainly more genius for politics Police Court, it has stated that the Canal to Alexandria, Marsala (Sicily), fool. It is of no consequence whether the German ehipyards will be faced Chatham, and he has a Ministry of saccharine was found bidden in two Algiers Gibraltar and Cowes. Lieut. ba fill his rooms with embroideries by hard times, and there will be a All the Talents."

Tamm raid in the very heavy weather or cups, or books, or bottles. The check to the increase of the Germ n "Mr. Lloyd George," says Mr. a witness. large rolls of paper on a vac,

which was experienced the "Fidra" result is always the same, because be mercantile matine.

Herbert. Sidebotham, has been in proved a marvellous sea vessel, and procedure itself is always the same. Some day, the writer continues, the politics for thirty Frars, and for

"lio" to describe a statement by

At the sale of the effects of Major rought thu cafely througb. Their Your name and college, that is all." loeses in gold values which the abip-rearly Atteen of them has straddled use of the word, and the Recorder

Armatrong, the Hay, Brecon, solicitur, who poisoned his wife, Ms. Arm strong's medicine cheat was bough by Mr. T. A. Matthews, the solicitor who conducted the defence, for £3.

Prosecuting counsel objected to the

on have suffered, and which are right across the path, so that no one said bo could not res much difference the home of lost causes. The tow wit at present bidden under paper mark has been able to get past him either Letween an untruth and a lie. He

The old wit said that Oxford was

says, with more truth, that Oxford the cause of last homes.

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first Christmas was spent at Bahia, where the Facht stayed for slight repairs.

(his lordship) intended At the porte of call in the River

will come to light, and the slipping "There is no career in Englich the word, Plate Uruguay, and Arg stira they

The danger is especially great to business will have to suffer ccording politics equal to his in variety and wero bospitably treated by the people, day, for undergraduate expenses are fly. Taking everything into considera acuteness of interest, none se baffling Passing sentence on two men An extraordinary reverse of fortune charged with robbery and hiving re who took the greatest interest in the still far higher than before the war. tien, from the German point of view, was revealed in the Westminster volvers in their possession, the Revoyagers, and were most kind. The In the old days £200 a year was a there is no occasion to regard the Police Court yesterday, states corder at the Old Bailey raid that he Chilian, Argentine, and Brazilia Ad possible, if scanty, allowance. Now position of German shipping with London message of September 24 greatly regretted the law did not almiraltics provided them with charis £300 will hardly make both ends optimism, vor is there any need for when дл octogenarian named low him to order them to bo whipped. and everything needed for navigatior. meet.

envy or apprehension abroad. One Frederick Hall Kirby, described as o

A Chilian patrol boat towed the

Colleges have been forced, by grim conclusi.a, however, may be drawn consulting engineer, was charged with

"Fidra" nearly 300 miles through the necessity, to raise their fees. Thes from the recent successes of German rocks almust to its fall; twice the mistake. King Alfonso and Queen Victoria of obtaining kod and lodging by fraud Spain took luncheon in mail week on

Straits of Magellan and up the dan

pay double for macy of their shipping, namely, that Germany has and false pretences at a hotel board the British light cruiser "Cora gerous Patagonian channels. In s commodities, and they have been proved her sight to existence and Accused a solicitor said that Kirby ina" at San Sebastian, where the fourth storm in Valparaiso Harboura barge bound greatly to increase their necessity as a maritima nation,

that wages and to expend and his younger diye was engaged in catenary of the first world voyage by struck the "Fidra" on the quarter, and

it is imposible, as India and built docks at Bombay and Sebastian del Cancis being celebrated. anther vessel close by eank. considerabia sums on repaising the well as senseless. to wish to exclude

intellectual ravages of war.

ber from the world's shipping,

enfeebled to

a certain exten'. He

and the solicitor suggested that he ahould be fest to the workhouse

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Three weeks were spent at Papeete in the Society Islarda. They had atives but they were prefectly barm some curious experiences with the less. The passags from Honolulu to

servants'

Bat, apart from the colleges profiteered to an extent hardly themselves, many trademes have credible. For example, the keepers of lodging houses. Knowing that

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PASSENGERS.

DEPARTURES.

Lok, M-89ra Pingno S. Chan, Peter

Counsel: Unless we are encyclo to a fait judgment, and certainly padias of knowledge we are making nons that has had to magnificent a mistakes and misstatements every stars-retting.

day of our lives, but that does not "In one act the Empire is in dan make us liare. I always thought ger, in a second the British Cons'itu- thers was a world of difference bet tion, and in a third the whole world wean deliberate antristh and u millennium expensively dawns, and there are numerous transformation scenes, with our still to come."

LAW'S BLUNDER.

Pasing a Zominal sentence of three

"A CROWD COMPELLER.”

other work under the Government.

"An incomparable actor, a spell- binder, Eis income then wasn ot les then

crowd compeller and WOMAN 7 WEEKS IN PRISON Having admitted breaking into £10,000 a year, but afterwards he got several house nod stealing moLey, a

master of mass psychology, but not

NEEDLESSLY, into the bands of company promoters 14-years-old-cil was bound over at

a builder of stately argument nor a and lost a large fortune. He was now Portemouth, for three months and Apia in the Samoa Islands was a

sculptor in words of ideale of erch partially blic and bia nind was ordered to be indoors by seven o'clock slow one owing to the light winde. Oxford was crowdel out and that

mental ad moral beauty that all who hear ust formke everything days' imprisonment on Rose Pearter was a man of the bi beat character every evening. She was caught in They stayed three weeks at Suva in only a certain number of rooms were

else and follow them....

Smith, a young woman who pleaded house barefooted.

Fiji while the "Fidra" was overhauled. available, put up their price 100

"Mr. Lloyd George has the guilty to bigamy and who was said to At the New Hebrides it was reported that cannibalism was increasing, and

"President Grant" yes quickest mind in politics. but it is have been in prison seven werkn per cent.

In the old days one could get terday Mr Joong Jook Ting, Miss impatient of detail, incapable of awaiting trial, Sir Emest Wild, K.0, fierce storm was experienced on The writer himself had to pay three Won Jacob Wood, Lt Com. A. Evalegh, the skimble-skamble when he is not asked, "Can anybody tell me what the second Christmas was speat this house in Broad-street. the way

Yokohama, and times this suma for two rooms in a cer- and M. Ringeburg, Miss interested. He trips over his own sense there is in relasing bail? Was

Kingsbury, Me J. H. Barker, Mr J. 8,

there any danger of the woman run-TM nimbleness.. Gubbay, Capt. F. Mooney. Mums B K at ata. On December 30 they

H. It is impossible to make a schedule Patchelor, W. K. Ho, F. B. Johnson, F "He is one of the few Englishmen ning away?

He was told there was Done. experienced a fearful gale, whirl carri of probable expenses. for every man M. Kenyan, 8, 8. Yuang, bir and Ma who believed that machinery in pol

H. H. Barton, Mr and Mrs W. G. Iley-

Sir Ernest (to the woman): You long of 70,000 tons, are to be built Saying that for the galety of the ed away come of the sails, and the spende his money in a different way. cold; Mr and Mrs J. M. Dyer, Mrsities, as in industry, is only made to

have been kept ia custody through for the Atlantic trade by a now people in the streets of Landon these yacht was have to for a long time. But it is safe to assert that no Drading, Mr and Mrs V. S. Giles, be scrapped.

Not did he make his way by the same s'upendous blunder. There wa American shippin company, accord cares must be regarded as i was reached on January 2, and on £350 a year to his credit will be able Meat Chea Sung Bonk, Lai OLD, E sheer force of character like that Royal Commission under Mr. with only a stay sail set. Yokohama undergraduate who has lees than Blaster J.-B. Giles, Mins M. R. Giles, ing to an announcement made by Mr. Mr. Francis, the Westminster

Woping

Leo Loa more than live extremely Hen Sen, Leo Lin, Mre Lasker, chairman of the United magistrate, sent to prison without raving, the "Fidrs," after going to do

Justice Horridge which distinctly Les Eto, Mrs Voor her, are moral Behemoth, Gladstone. Chow Shin, Miss Woo Law Uni.Me I do

stated that there was no fault States Shipping Board. Mr. Lasker the option of a Ene two taxicab ground, ran into a fishing boat a carefully. adds that the financiers organizing drivers chatzod with drunkenness, night, damaging ber bulwarks. At And it must be remembered that Long. Ales Leung Ehes, Bir Wong Shi the company, are met whoas nama

Hongkong which was reached in £350 a year tu aas £250 for only 24 Vice Chew, Chow Bing. Moy Lee, Vos made him the grestest natural genius tration of justice in London owing Chaug. Mrs Chea La Uhin, Messrs Ng No, the distinctive gift which has to be found with the admisie aro "household words "is the United While walking along Peterborough February, during the harbour strikes, weeks of the year.

Deca Wal, Lim Show. Kwong Po. Lee for politics in our history is his realis. to the frequent sittings of the Old Hing Lon, Chung fao Kan, Low Hing, States, and that the capital wil road, near Yaxley, Huntingdonshire; the yacht was robbed, and sails were

stolea.

Mark Gin Wag, Chung thung, Hock tie unveiling vision, which enables Bailey and London Sessione, Fet for Ten, Le Swos Bang, Tong Choon Thong, him to sea parties and situations, as comparatively trivial matter of this B. fail Bảo Haiha Chin Les Chan

seven weeks when the proper cours

While picking up shells on the infirmary. The Magistrale said that beach at Kingstown, Co. Dublin, it was unanfe to wander far away. A charming rooms for a pound a week. Leong F. Myers, Miss M. da Silva, O. F. 4voiding a short cut, and prone to the Recorder, at the Old Bailey, ha would discharge him a medical man found a human skull with a bal certificato produced with regard tlat hole in the forehead, which, ac the feebleness of mind, and he could cording to a doctor, is that of a man go to the infirmary.

and has been in the water for more deptrio Transatlantio Linors. than six months.

Electrically-driven liners, 1,000 it.

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ed, for, whereas previously they had averaged about 100 miles per day, practically from Hongkong to Cowes they were reduced to Bity miles..

FOR KIPLING LOVERS,

FRIENDLY CHATS WITH EVERY BOY.

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Wing Geo, Mr and M18). H. Geare, Siss the. Tory sub-coil in which E. T. Go o, Mr W. J Martir and Mic H. giants of the Liberal forest have thrie E. Baalker..

rcots, and to detect the Badical inside

The grand jury at the Old Bailey Per BT. "Japan" yesterday!...in pillars of the Tory faith

threw out Mr and Mrs Gator, Mr Carpentier,

against This power of seeing unity in Misses Bungbton, Hill, King, Mr Støvea-

Emily Bonstead, 50, servant, ao, Bir and M Lauban, Mesas M.: differences and differences in unty charged with stealing a £1 Treasury Praise, P.: Procis, Messe: Lockwood, constitutes bis wizardry in con Stalgardt, Me and Bive, Braden, reference. He is at once an explosive been in prison awaiting trial sitos Stran Khan, Mrs Lack word. Mis Leck of party union and a builder of flying July 13. She was discharged. wood and Mr Bithday Gobdiacox,

bridges between incompatibles. In

pote. It was stated that she but

smount ~49 £6,000,000 of which George Patrick, of Bolton, Lancashire, £1,000 000 is afready available for received a bunch of shot, sidud at a Lieutenant Tamm, la conclusion, preliminary work. The new ships will covey of birds rising from an adjacent sald adverse winds made the home CANELESS, HEADM ISTERI Tol, Yea Obone. Ven Pon, A. it were, in cross section, to abserra kind you were kept in prison for bo driven by electric motors, the field, in his fare and shoulder. Patrick wird voyage slower than was expect purie.t for which wil be was X-rayed and the elots extracted. furnished by Biesel oil-engines after the system adopted in the newest When Mr Nolan, 144, Crescent American battleships. The project is road. Plumstead, S.E., answered tentative, the announcement adds, to knock at the door a man seized her

On leaving his house the Rev. A. the extent that the building of the by the throat and two others entered

H. Gilkes, viest of St. Mary ahips depends on the assurance of the the bruse, but the cofas made by the Uoverdment that the company will breaking of a window in the struggle

Magdalene, Oxford, fell dead in the receive a grand for ship construction attracted attention and caused

stract. He was 75. From the loan fund created under the the wen to hosted away.

Mr. Gilkes, who was headmaster st Mercantile Masion Act, 19.0 and

Dulwich College from 1885 to 1914 Defending Captain Collyer, of the that it best fits from the Ship Subsidy An agreement has been, eigard the future none w 11 contain one of his has been described as the "head" Babk P., and O liner" Egypt," the Bill now belore Congress. Mr batween the Overnment of the Union most rent sobievousate the won without a cane. He was loved by all Association of Constwise Masters, has riding two horses that are trainchoate in its views to attract a leader Leaker said that such sił wayid pro of South Africa and Marconi's derful screen story which he has called his boys. He had an ictimate Mates, and Engineers in protesting tong apart. His future clearly is in a

• Certain it in that, užlen be bably be given provided the plans for Wireless Telegraph Company whereby "Without Beart of Clergy." There acquaintance with all under bis the Prime Minister against the ingalty combination of progressive Conserva

escapes from the trils of pure Tury the ships were approved by the Ship the latter undertakes to erect, is only one way for lovers of Kipling charga and bad friendly chute, foiluge of default to Lake proper tious and Eberalisia with the right; ping Board. It is proposed that the mettain, and operate for 10 years a to tunke sure of mit mireing i nad with each.

emutes to aavelife, on the ground wing of Labour.

Party faction that are gathering chiprabould be built in the United station for duplex commercel work that is to go along and book a seat at On leaving Dulwich he worked as of the ineficiency of the crew and the As a Conservative Prim Minister round him, he will for the rest of his States and should oues approx matsing between Gotth Africe and Great the Curonet whore it is being shown & aurato at Bormdedeoy until he woup life asving appliam provided by the he would be naught. An orthodox dayabo blind Samson in the pure Jy £9,000,000 ch.

Laboral he never has been not will be. ] of its Philistines." daily toldelighted nudi:oces,

te.Qxford.

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Of all the collections of Rufyard Kipling's works that may be mala in

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HIS FUTURE.

"Mr. Lloyd George is now like a Labour is still too unformed and jo-

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