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PEKING, May 18,

Reports-from Tsaochuang state that the soldiers of the Fifth, Sixth and Twentieth Brigades, who are surrounding the Brigand-camps, have not received any pay for eighteen months; accordingly they are selling ammunition to the band

General Tien Chung-yu, fearing trouble from these soldiers, is bringing 1,500 troops on which he can rely for his own protection.

The situation of the Chinese cap tives is undoubtedly grave. It is reported that Chen Shih-ying, district salt inspector who was cap day, partly from exposure but chiefly from lack of food; hence it is feared that other Chinese prison-

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MR. BONAR LAW.

LONDON, "May 19th. Mr. Bonar Law is returning to Lendor to-day on the advice, of Sir Thomas J.

Hardir, MD. B.Sc. FRC.P.. the Harley Street specialist,

LONDON, May 11th. Mr. Bonar Law's among to London is disquicting to the Premier's supporters who anticipats that his continuance in office will be very brief.

Downing Street professes ignorance re- garding the Premier's intentions and hint that all depends on the interchange of medical opinion during the next few

LONDON, May 19th.

days.

ers are near starvation.

TSAOCHUANG, May 19. Mr. Berube, one of the bandits' captives, has been released and is proceeding to Peking to present the bandit ultimatum that, unless

the troops are withdrawn by May 22 two British-American captives will be shot.

PEKING, May 19, Following a meeting of the Diplomats, the Doyen yesterday afternoon handed in a Note to the Waichiaopu,. which, it is.. under- stood, requests that the highest military leaders be instructed to order their troops to cease firing against the bandits. The Note holds the military leaders respon- sible for the failure to obtain the captives' release.

PEKING, May 19. Messags from Tsaochuang in dicate Wu Yu Lin and Yang 1 Teh have given up the idea of becoming hostages and they may hand over the negotiations to others, They will not remain in Shantung.

SUICIDE WHILE

ASLEEP.

THE CHINA MAIL

HUNCHBACK'S "SIXTH

SENSE,

SHARK LEATHER.

GREAT COMMERCIAL VALUE

FOR BOOTS, AND CLOTH.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS.

SHOULD WE TRUST THEM?

FAOS, VOICE, OK MANNEN?

We were speaking of X at tho

At a Paddington inquest on William Bond, 40, a hunchback, The Norwegian fears not "the club. who was described as of very shark. He catches him and works nervoas, disposition; it was stated

"I don't like that man," said on

that while asleep he attacked his up his head into glue, his flesh into engineer friend of mine. I know sister and afterwards cut his throat, fertilizer, his teeth into "ivory"

The sister, Annie Bond, said that ornaments, his hide into leather and I shouldn't like him the first after leaving her brother asleep la his liver into "cod-liver" oil. moment I saw him." his chair she suddenly felt several Nelson MacDonald, of Vancouver

"But how," asked an elderly heavy blows on the head and found Jaland, believes that the catching him standing by her side with mallet in his hand.

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His eyes were closed and he did not speak to her. She ran into the street screaming, but the passers- by took no notice. Returning ahe found her brother back in his chair, apparently fast asleep, and she was unable to waken him.

She left the room for a few moments, and on returning found her brother lying on the floor with his throat cut. Had someone gene into the house when she called for help the tragedy might have been prevented. ·

A doctor said that he could not understand how Bond could have seen to hit his sister if his eyes were closed.

The Coroner, Dr. H. R. Oswald: It is possible that while in a state of somnambulism he was guided by tome sixth sense.

Recording a verdict of Suicide while of Unsound Mind, the coroner said it was a peculiar case, and he had not had one like it among the thousands of cases he had dealt with.

and they did not hesitate to prod their captives with their rille-butts when they were unable to keep up with them.

and industrial exploitation of the member, "did you know you would- shark is going to make the fortune n't like him of British Columbia, these North Pacific waters, says a ers. "Oh, I don't know, There

There are millions of sharks in

The ongineer shrugged his should-

New York journal, and there will was something about the fellow, I never be a shortage of them. The suppose. I always do know at once sharks you find, and from Van-if I don't like a man. It's a sort of further north you go the more couver to Alaska, are their feeding instinctive dislike." grounds. Taking them from the bottom of the sea is automatic. Norway luas. hundreds of such in- dustries; in fact, the only real hook for catching them works on a swivel and comes from Norway, as does also the so-called cod-liver oil which invades the markets of the world and is really shark-liver oil manufactured in Norway.'

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"In the shark plant, when the huge fish is being turned into so many substances and articles, there is absolutely no waste.

"And are you generally right?" sognebody asked:

," was the quiet

I know I am," reply.

That was six months ago. To day everyone of us agrees with the engineer's verdict. X. is impossible.

SPONTANEOUS JUDGMENT: Should one, then, trust one's first pressions? I think one should. know what the engineer meant, for I have' experienced the same thing dozens of times myself. I am, Business mien from Vancouver, introduced to a man, and know in Victoria, Seattle, and other North a moment that I don't want to Pacific seaport cities sat around a know him. But how do I know I table in Victoria, Vancouver Island, don't know. recently, where a firm from Seattle How, intleed, does one judge a showed the various processes person at first sight? Face or man- through which sharks passed, and ner or speech or what? the results attained in glue, leather, fertilizer, and other marketable and needful products.

SHARK HIDE,

Son faces, of course, are good It may be his face, but is it?

letters af introduction, but others do not reflect in the least the At this meeting a Seattle com-character of their owners, His! camped in three temples at the foot hides in every stage of tanning: very poor manner aid yet be the At present the party are en-pany showed a large number of manner? Bat, a man may have a Many of the men assembled were beat of good fellows. His speech? leather men, and they fingered Well, I daresay this bas something the product carefully and satisfied to do with ones initial impression. themselves that the leather busi- but are there not hundreds of good ness was entering the initial stage men and true whose speech is the of making up goods of which here worst thing about them? tofore they had had no conception.

The point is that whatever the Shark hides run from an inch in real reason for this instinctive dis

,

of Paotzuku mountain. General Tien Cheung Yu has In spite of the orders issued by wixed to the Chiaotungpu stating General Tien, the soldiers appear that he is sending delegates proposed to be pressing on the heels of ing that the bandit chief Sun Mei the bandits, and the latter's Yao be made Commander of patience was becoming exhausted. Pacification,his assistant to be made Mr. Berube was told by one of chief-of-staff, and the brigands the other captives that the bandits

London looked tired and ill. Ho scarcely then must release one-third of the had shot five Chinese, who either thickness in the older fish to the like may be, few people will deny

Mr. Bonor taw when ho arrived in zeemcil in recognise his friends among the group awaiting him at the afation.

LONDON, May 19th. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who had gone to stituents. spoke at the beginning instead of the end of the meeting. He then harriedly and unexpectedly returned to London, whers, according to his own slate ment, he was freed with the basicst week

Worcester in order

end.

PAN-AMERICANISM.

his con-

WASHINGTON, May 18th, Despatches record a growing conviction that the Pan-American Conference at Santiago has lamentably failed to fulfil the hopes entertained, Practically nothing bas cinerge from the imposing agenda aiming at the limitation of warlike expenditure, the codification of inter- national law the improvement of icom anunication facilities, Rad any commer

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captives; secondly, the troops to withdraw, one-third more of the prisoners then to be released; third- ly, the bandits all to be enrolled in the army when the remaining third of the captives will be freed.

M. Berubearrived after midnight, bringing a message from the French Consul at Teaochung to the French legation, which is under- stood to contain a Note from the brigand chief to the Diplomatic Corps stating that the troops must be withdrawn. The captives will be held till absolute guarantees are given that the bandits will be safe, not only from immediate piinitive measures, but from any reprisals in the future.

refused to obey an order or were too slow in complying.

The individual health of the captives is good, with the exception of Mr. Musso, Major Allen and Mr. Saphicre.

Mr. Musso had one leg paralysed, and he was also in a weak condition which causes some anxiety.

The other two captives have swollen fect,

Mr, Berube requested that blankets be sent up, as the nights are extremely cold. Those sent up two days ago, apparently, had been stolen.

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consistency of paper in the baby its existence, and I find on inquiry shark. Soles of boots, leather for. the finest suede shoes, a black that even fewer will allow that first pigmented product that would impressions are wrong. "It's a sort make club bags of most lastingqua of sixth sense," they will tell you, lity, uncrackable lengths of leather "and in any case instinct is usually that outstript any patent leather sound." ever made, and which the leather TRUSTING ONE'S INSTINCT." shoemen said, was the finest they And that, I fancy, is the crux of had ever seen, were among the ex-the thing. Instinct is usually hibits, and the thought of all this sound. At the saiba time it is well material right at hand was a revel- to be on guard against merely ex- ation to men who had known that traneous factors. To be put off by there were sharks but thought of some chance word or look does not them only as a menace to swimmers necessarily racan real dislike. and destroyers of marketable fish. remember a case in point.

In Scattle hip-boots from shark hides are being made, and one back to schooldays, but for the best My own greatest friendship. goes It is also understood

Vancouver boot-maker has been that the bandits are demanding

using shark leather for other boots, part of a rear I refused to make that, after enrolment in brigades

Finer grades of the tanned leather friends, because I honestly thought under their own commanders, that

are used for upholstering; coloured that if there was one boy in the they be given control of certain The Washington perrespondent of The districts south of Shantung. It is

rich to look upon and stamped, it is everwearing and school whom he whole-heartedly

detested it was myself. And I declares that a spirit of Latin also reported that the bandits will Times

DURABILITY OF TEXTURE.

well, perhaps naturally, I disliked than Pan-Amerinot accept any Chinese hostage or Americanism rather

him for that very reason. Yet I canisat dominated the proceedings, and Chinese guarantee, but must have

The outer skin of 'shagrin' must wanted to make friends and so, 18 the Monroe Doctrine, of

a foreign pledge for their future

come off in the first place and ait turned out, did ́he. ¡ ̧ States delegatos made much, was the safety from reprisals.

process, has been successfully Here, however, there was no in- cspecial stumbling-black to the Latina It is understood that the

developed which takes this away stinctive diske, but rather a covert who were suspicious of United States' Diplomatic Corps is meeting to-day

MELBOURNE, May 19.

It has the exact properties of sand desire to be friendly: influence under the doctrine.

The most important decision of the can to discuss the message brought by Rear-Admiral Sir W.R. Creswell, paper of the rough variety. For

K.C.M.G., K.B.E.

But when a man really feels at. (Australian very fine work on wood polishing, once an indefinable antipathy to the ference was

was the compromise on the subject M. Berube. of representation on the Pan-American

TSAOCHUANG, May 19.

service) commenting on the sug-the shagrin of the' baby shark Union. The Latins sought to reverse the The Government delegation gestion that the defence of the cannot be excelled, Underneath, stranger to whom he is introduced, policy whereby a Clovernment whose returned yesterday. Negotiations Pacific could be better managed a section torn of reveals one of the it is my experience that in ninety- diplomatic relations with the United appear to have reached a complete from Sydney than Singapore, said greatest properties of the shark nine cases out of a hundred he will Blates were interrupted should not be

The bandits merely he was of the opinion that the hide. This texture is woven and never overcome it represented, and the Union finally decided that such States should appoint a special citerated their demands, with selection of Singapore was a wise additional requests for payment of decision, justifying the fullest con- expenses in connection with their fidence. return to the army, a supply of

The Sydney suggestion was use. food, and also that their agreement less because the harbour would with the Shantung Government have to be sealed in wartime. shall be witnessed, by Consuls of six foreign Powers.

[BY COURTESY OF THE "DAILY BULLETIN."1

representative.

United

Disappointmont was especially keen regarding disarmaments, on which quca tion the United States was criticised for

its failure to supply a definita lend, IRISH DEFORTEES

LONDON, May 10th.

re-arrests.

deadlock.

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PEKING, May 20. It is reported that the bandits are

Of nine more deportees who have still making fresh demands, in- arrived at Holyhead seven have been cluding a guarantee by six Consuls trrested, making sixteen Choso arrested were charged with piracy.

con-

LATER.

Two of the re-arrested deportees, Sean McGrath, Secretary of the Irish Self-De- termination League and John O'Mahoney, mber of the League have been charged

at Bow Street with seditious conspiracy. They wore remanded ig custody.

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that the agreement made shall, be fulfilled. It is feared here that negotiations may drag on inde- finitely.

(BY COURTESY OF "THE DAILY BULLETIN."]

PEKING, May 18 A letter from Mr. Rowlatt states that the captives are being fairly well treated, but that all are living like pigs.

PEKING, May 20, to lace cliably reported that owing It is reliably reported that owing Parliament threaten to proceed to Canton to join Dr. Sun Yat Sen.

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OSAKA, May 18.. All the athletes are vigorously practising in the stadium.

Experts' observations agree that of the track contestants the beautiful cloths. Philippines have the best sprinters, but in long-distance runners Japan will probably prove superior,

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HER GROWING POPULARITY,

What is the secret of the rising popularity of the womanly" wc man of the eclipse, in fiction and popular interest, of the, type of independent," the type that ruled few years ago?

Judging by more than one recent indication we are making rapid

crowing then who always brought bad luck to the farmyard." This verbal picture of the recom mended wife might be drawn from Esther, the immaculate heroine of "Bleak House"; we have moved along quickly in the last few years have left the suffragettes and the munition girl behind, and are getting back to Dickens at the sloppiest

THE CRAVING FOR PEACE AND QUIET.

Eustace Pountney in the Chroni its extraordinary durability is not clo.. equalled by any leather,

It takes fifteen days of specializ ed process to turn out shark The old explanation was that to that leather, and six months or more of treatment to prepare sole leather. finger came an artery fromtheheart. Some of the thinnest hides puzzl. This is anatomically inaccurate, ed the business men; they were so and a better reason perhaps is that transparent looking and yet so the ring was placed where it was strong that nothing like them had less exposed to wear and tear. ever been inspected. in the ex- However, though it was placed perience of the experts..

These on this fingerat the marriage, it was skins were made from the stomachs not always wom there afterwards of sharks and, being soft and pictures of the time of Elizabeth pliable can be worked up into is seen upon the thumb, and this appears to have been quite an

Yet the swing of the pendulum is ordinary custom even in the days

natural enough, a reaction we of George I. In some parts of the

might have expected; it is a symp Continent it is worn on the

ton of the general, the unsatisfied. forefinger.

Preference was always shown in progress, in the fashion of a crab, desire for the sweemers of Our tublic, to a point at which we stood near quiet life. England for the plain ring. When

a century agone to a new phase working life, in these post war Queen Mary married Philip of of Early Victorianism. The sweet years, is acutely anxious and un-, Spain she told her Council it was heroine is once more coming into restful;a constant clash of interests, her will to be wedded with a plain favour, she is bobbing up gently industrial and political, a straggle hoop of gold like other maidens. The marriage service to-day in

in Jooks and in plays and the in which most men are involved. Many collections contain speci- flounce that becomes her is warmly What wonder, then, if unsatisfied in the main what it was centuries mens of sights with inscriptions encouraged by the dressmaker craving for peace and quiet should At football, basket-ball and ego, but there are marked differ- upon them, sometimes ornamented Her independent sister is nowhere express itself in the ideal of a home volley-ball champion honours will ences in the giving of the ring. also with gems and enamel but in the race was it not announced where there never can be clash of PARIN, May 10th

certainly be retained by the The bridegroom used to put it on these were more common for the to us a few days ago that, of Interest because there is only one A forthcoming further, increase in the

The mission is very optimistic as Chinese d hambor of French troops stationed in the regards the outcome of the con- Altogether, about 60 ladies will other fingers in succession in the An old writer tells us that at one of four fulfils the normal destiny cannot be strife and emulation

the thumb first and then on the betrothal than the actual marzlage,

sweet girl graduates, only one authority. A home where there Ruhr area is announced by the nows ference, Ha participate in basket-ball, volley-name of the Holy Trinity, placitig time the ring was made of iron, the papers, the object being to speed up pro-1 They make no secret of the fact ball, tennis and swiming. In the it on the fourth finger as he said metal being hard and durable to

of woman

because every word of her mas duction, particularly by means of closer that it will be successful, but in last-mentioned aport, there will be Amended signify the lasting nature of the

culine › guardian is law to his the railways. The Caulons gives a due to the sigui of the preliminary confer only Japanese competitors. It is still termed the fourth finger contract, and the circular shape de

obedient little wifeless sylva ficance of the new move, by declaring that ences others do not share this Inthe open tournament the in the Prayer Book, though we are noting that love should circulate

spose that cannot be obtain- Chinese ladies will unquestionably actilstomed rather to call it the and flow continuously.

ere is sought in her prove victorious in basketball and third, not reckoning the thumb in. In point of fact, however, a ring

but not too telligent volley-ball

It was the right hand and not a hardly any more necessary than

and what IO STREE OSAKA, MAY 18. the left. The change from the right & hest man or, Prince. Chich

fing, the dent We the Games, is was sent down principally to Saturday inform the relief. party that the Osaka on Sum troops had not been

Several other re-arrested departees have been charged at various London Pollee Courts, including a school-master at Greenwich and Young, a müslcian resid- Mr. Rowlatt, in his letter, ex- at Marylebone, Both wors charged presses a need for socks, blankets, with being in unauthorised possesion of fresh vegetables and salt. frearms. They were remanded.

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the Germant workman-ard hegning to tire while the improvement of the French tastion in the Buhr we will hasten the volution of Germany brys, willing

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TSAOCHUANG, May 17. To-morrow's mission to the hills will be headed by Mr. G. C. Ting and Kuo Tai Sheng,

optimism.00

Mr Berube, who was released on panels yesterday, interviewed by Reuter's correspondent, stated that he had walked the entire distance from Paotzuk

that the bandits

negotiations until th

There are not much expectations of the Chinese athletes on the track, but in the field the glories will undoubtedly go to the Chinese. It is believed that the Pentathlon will witness a very close game be tween the Chinese, Filipinos and the Japanese?

WHY THE FOURTH FINGER?

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