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MISSION OF PEACE.

Public Statement Expected Shortly.

Sir Robert Ho Tung has returned to the Colony from, the North but he does not wish to be interviewed at present so it is impossible. to say whether or not the reports are correct that his early return is the result of his round-table conférence plan being abandoned.

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One report is to the effect that Sir Robert's decision to return was made as a result of a realisa- tion that the opportunity for national settlement was lost but. a much more hopeful view is taken in other quarters from which emanate the definite statement that Sir Robert Ho Tung wished to state that he was returning to Hongkong in a few days because his daughter Mary, is to be married in the Colony on January

14.

Sir Robert, according to this report, says, that he and those.. who support his iden of a round table conference of China's leaders, feel that they cannot push their project until Marshal Tuan has called his national conference." and that by awaiting the result of that conference they are operating in Marshal Tuan's move for a peaceful settlement of the differences among China's leaders.

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Sir Robert arrived in Hongkong last night by the s.s. "President Wilson" and did not leave the boat until ten o'clock this morn-. ing when he went straight to his office and commenced work. His wish for a day or two's grace before he makes public any state- ment can readily be understood but Sir Robert's views on the possibilities of the prospects of the Rehabilitation Conference which is being arranged will be exceedingly interesting.

It is considered in official quar- ters that this conference will be the fore-runner of a Nationar Conference.. to which all Its decisions will have to be sub- mitted. The object of the National Conference would be to stabilise the affairs of the country,

Sir Robert went to Shanghai some weeks ago attracted by the happy prospects of a national settlement held out by Marshal Tuan Chi-jui, Marshal Chang Tso- lin and General Feng Yu-hsiang in the north. The leaders pro- posed a national conference at which to re-organize China's affairs but the opportunity was lost owing to political bargaining. For years, Sir Robert had worked to bring China's leaders together and his recent visit was the out- come of a telegram on the hopeful prospects of the situation from his own peace committee estab- lished in Shanghai.

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LATEST FROM NORTH.

(Courtesy Daily Bulletin.)

Peking, January 8. Tang Chi-yao, Chen Chiung ming and Liu Chen-shi decline to

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OPPOSITION TO APPEAL TO COUNTY,

(Reuter's Service.)

Rome, January 8.

A meeting of eighty Opposition Deputies, under the chairmanship of Signor Dicesaro, approved by acclamation the taxt of an appeal to the county explaining the Op position's reasong for persevering with their present attitude of abstaining from Parliamentary proceedings.

THE MASK FALLS.

send representatives to the Re- habilitation Conference, but the other replies are stated to be eminently satisfactory.

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Later.

Government intends to appoint It is reported unofficially that the, Hu Ching-yi, Pacification Commis- sioner for Honam and Hupeh, and Hsiao Yao-nan has sent but a circular telegram announcing.that if the province is invaded he will take measures of expulsion in order to protect the people.

CURIOUS CHINESE CUSTOMS.

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HARBOUR DISASTER.

Vessel

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Crew..

Ancient custom, by which the first patron of a new shop is given a generous bargain was responsib for a "rugger) scrum!?) in D Voeux Road Central this morning. j: Gradually that part of the tram routh which is between' the Central and Western Markets is becoming It is not often at those who found in the bilges. The junk was the shopping centre for Chinese in go down to the sea in ships are not over-laden as she carried only Hongkong. An-emigrant who re, caught entirely unawares when a half cargo of sand. cently returned from zámerica re kinking. But such was the case By baling the crew managed to marked to the crowd this morning in the dark hours of this morning empty the bilges, and when an that when he left Hongkong in the when mine Chinese sailors sud-inspection was made at midnight, 19th year of Kwang Sui (the seconddenly discovered themselves all was well. last Emperor of the Manchu caught like rats in a trap-in the By 3 a.m. all nine men were Dynasty)-over thirty years ago hold of a junk which was sinking fast asleep in the after hold. he would not have dreamt of such fast.

Awakened by the splashing of progress With pronounced

water they found that the junk twang he described the thorough. fare as the Store Avenue of

was sinking fast. From waist- Hongkong, the better to impress a

deep the water in the hold rose to friend with him. 1 độ

the roof. In the confusion, the master and four men forced open In door to the hold clambered out into the water and rose to the surface. The fate of the other four is not known but it is pre- sumed that they have been drowned,

Submerged in the icy water of the harbour last night through their craft sinking while they were asleep four of a junk crew of nine were rescued is a result of a plucky-swim by a comrade.

Now that the Chinese depart

Yesterday the junk left the New Territories to arrive at the Kennedy Town Praya, just before night fall. Evidently, there was a leak somewhere as sea water was

TERRIBLE CRIME SHOCKS CANADA.

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Above is shown the family of Ward Foster, two of whose daughters, Cynthia, fourteen, shown at the right holding the baby, and Nesin, ten, standing next to her sister, Cynthia, were found murdered in the camp of their uncle, Hairy, Williams, in the weeds near Fosterville, Williams, who is alleged to have committed the murder, has been arrested. His calm manner leads officials to the belief that he will enter an inanity defence, based on his sufferings in the trenches in France. The other two girls, Juanita and Evelyn, were to have gone with their sisters to visit the uncle, but a change was made in their plans at the last moment,

WRANGEL'S FLEET.

· ADVERSE REPORT BY FRENCH MISSION

(Reuter's Service.)

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ment-store business has been ANOTHER ARMS SEIZURE. firmly established, new com- petitors are alive opering Opposite the LiWah Co.'s store. two minor establishments opened for business this morning

Separated only by a barrOW side-street which is given over to Paris, January 8.

shops retailing plecégoods, the A mission has just returned new stores commenced operations from Bizerta, where it was inves by simultaneous announcements of cheap sales and souvenir coupons. tigating the condition .of This morning both Kid long Wrangel's feet, which France agreed to hand over to the strings of firecrackers outside the Soviets under the terms of recog- brilliantly illuminated with elec decorated shop fronts nition

tric light signs. One bore a notice that doors would be thrown open zt 11 o'clock and the other retaliate ed by opening an hour later.

The mission reports that the fleet is not in a navigable con dition. It will require extensive repairs, and even then would have to be towed to Russia.

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A plank had been carried away by the strong current and four of the survivors who could not swim, hung on to it for dear life. The fifth swam out to another junk. On reaching this junk's side, he held on to a rope and called for assistance. Roused from their slumbers, the crew of this junk put out in a sampan to look for survivors...

In conversation with a "China Mail" reporter this morning, the master gave a vivid account of his experience in the water.

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Hardly big enough to support the weight of four, the plank was◆◆◆ carried some distance out by the tide.

Almost frozen to death,

with their Angers numbed so that | they were losing hold of the plank, 1000 they clung on with all their strength.

At first they shouted for assist- | ance but afera few minutes, they "felt their pulses, stop" and began to give up hope. They were in the water for about ten minutes) before the rescue sampan picked them up.

In the master's opinion, all four would have become unconscious in

a few more minutes.

No trace was found of the rest

of the crew. In addition to the value of the junk, about $1,000, the master and crew lost all their scanty belongings. The cargo was worth only a very small sum.

HUNTING MISHAP. MARQUIS OF SALISBURY MUCH SHAKEN,

(Reuter's Service.).

London, January 8 The Marquis of Salisbury Was much shaken as a result of his First blood having gone to fall whilst hunting in Hertford- Revenue Officers for arms seizures shire, but is progressing favour-

ably this year, the Police have evened matters up by making the second will be replaced on the delegation It is expected that the Marquis big haul

After tiffin to-day, a party of, to the Opium Conference at Sergeant Andrew discovered 15 count. Cecil. Water Police under Detective Geneva on the 12th inst. by Vis-

revolvers and a large quantity of ammunition (as much as 30,000 rounds) on board a sampan near Kowloon. The arms were conceal- ed in several rattan baskets,

A POSTPONEMENT,

Geneva, January 8. Great Britain has requested a

Prior to going Home on leave week's postponement" of the earlier this year, Sergeant Andrew Opium Conference on account of had earned a name for himself for || the Marquis of Salisbury's the number and size of arms accident, seizures be had effected.

By olevan, a crowd of several bundreds had assembled outside the doors, Impeding progress in the streets. An Ingenious coolte forced a way through by beating with a bamboo pale the stack of lead sheets on his kind-truck which

On his return from leave he was was held up the expectant posted to Cheung Chau, and then

crowdat betek

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EGYPT'S AFFAIRS.

A NEW UNION PARTY"

BEING FORMED.

(Renter's Service.)

As soon as the first string of to Central Station He has only firecrackers ended, in smoke and gone back to the Water Folice for red paper, the doors were opened, a few days,

Sergeant Andrew was married presenting a wonderful display- gorgeous Chinese silks littered while on leave and his wife gave London, January 8. among cheap manufactured goods birth to a son yesterday, the The Fairey Aviation Company from Japan and Germany. In auspicious event auguring well for A new "unlon party" is rapidly has received an important order broke the stronger ones of the his success to-day. from the Dutch Government for crowd and several claimed to betia

seaplanes for use in the East Indies.

The contract was obtained in Roma, Ister.competition with the whole world, The Opposition appeal to the including Fokker's. country fa couched in atriking: phrases, such as: "The phase bo- tween Fascist domination and the country, has begun. The con- stitutional maak of so-called nor malisation-has-fullen

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Cairo, January 8.

being formed, consisting of secessionists from the Zaghulist" Party, who are already opposing the Zaghulists in the elections.

The new Party includes Nation- alista, Liberals and Independents.

man who had wormed his way in, had been confident of success all

terally, between the big uns legs. Planking" twỡ ST notes os

To-day the streets were particu the counter, he pointed to a stack larly full of women buying joss of woollon piggegoods and asked paraphernalia for "chin chin foss." for enough material for a long There will be much worshipping gown, costing.over. Whether today, the 15th of the last moon AN he got it or not is not known of the year and to-morrow, the inst as the China Mail"; reporter tooth feast" of the year. was jostled out by side-door-A walk along that part of Des by the socand and third waves Voeux Road Indicated will show of bumanly. With a grin, that the new shops, not nearly as pa his fach the small man confided, replete a their seniors, all Gater LOS ANGELES, January 8. Kid McCoy has been sentenced loud enough for all near him to a sign of the times that the Chinese Penales * from a distance of several feet and mostly for outfitting for both sexes,

KID MCCOY.

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Reuter's American Service)

WORLD. COURT. AMERICAN PROPOSOL

(Reuter'a American Service.)

WASHINGTON, January 8. Senator Willis has introduced in Congress a resolation proposing World Court with provision, that the United States entry into the

The manifesto enumerates alleged violations of the law and constitutioncommitted by the Government, protests against allegations of an Opposition sedi- tious conspiracy,

to one to ten years" imprisonment heat, that he had deferred buying are paying a great deal more at- Americx will not be bound by the for manslaughter.

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