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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7:1925.

A BIT OF TROUBLE.

HOME NOTIONS OR CHINA PROBLEMS

„LOCAL PARSONS LÉPTER.

"A bit of trouble among the Chinese seems to be the notion re- garding the present Far Eastern #ituation mest rommonly held at Home according to the Hev. J. Kirk Macon-bie, pastor of the Union Church, at present Home on furlough. He writes to the "Union Church Record that he feels any little influence he can exert must go towards getting", due attention to our Colonial opinions and interests, liable to he swamped in sentimental ism or overlyked the press of affairs,"

CORRESPONDENCE.

LOCAL STUDENT TROUBLE.

(To the Editor of the China Mail:)}

Sir-1 have just read for a second time Bellanay's life of Byron. The extract quoted below is interesting as it shows that not only in Schools in China have wel had rebellions, etc.

WILD TALES,

"STARTLING LOCARNO

RUMOURS.

A PREMIER KILLED |

(Reuter's Service.)

Locarno, Oct. 6.

THE CHINA MAIL.

MOROCCO DRIVES.

FRENCH, AND SPANISH MEET.

GREAT MORAL RYRECT.

(Reuter'a Sorvice.)

BEGGING LETTERS.

APPEARS TO OLD

BOYS...

.NICKNAME TRAP.

"Old boys" should beware of thể | begging-telter writer, who is busily exploiting an old trick once again.

The impostor usually gets bold of a list of boys who were at a publié school daring particular year, and, assuming the name of one of them, in-writes to other "old boys" of the

Fez, October 6. A crop of remours has spread in

Contact has been established be There have the past 24 hours beginning with sween the French and Spanish teen numerous other similar in a story of a plot by German troops at Syah.

Universities and Nationalists to nesaminate Dr. The news has profoundly stances at Schools in England. I hope the Luther and Herr Stresemann, be pressed the whole country. Further Advance. extract will help some persons to cause they are willing to renounce daims to Alsace. and take a balanced view of the further student trouble in China. In my Lorraine, and ending in a report opinion too much has been made that a minor indisposition of Herr of the Student trouble. However, Stresemann was really due to his we live and learn by mistakes, being poisoned. The latter story The extract of course refers to is effectively disposed of by Herr what

Byron's Stresemann's appearing ht AS happened

| Conference to-day,

Mr. Maconachie attributes to the the Brions industrial situation apathy on the part of the general school-Harrow. public to the significance of the "When in March, 1805. Dr.

the

Fez, Oct. 6. The French have advanced from Babkaroun to Djebelberkane, 13 miles north of Kiffans.

Fired From Cannon,

Tangier, Oct. 7. Abdel Krim has had the Foreign Minister, Simo Hamed Zerkane, Riffian cause, fred from the moth [of a canzon

have also been executed.

Several prominent tribal leaders

same period whose address he can. trace and asks for a temporary loạn to tide over a short period of mis- fortune.

A specimen forwarded to "The Daily Maily & render runs

A

trouble in China. He writes in his Drury retired, there was a rebel PROBLEMS NOT REACHED. {whom he accused of betraying the Montg nery and the two Halls |

Despite the Rain.

Fez: Oct, 6.

My dear-I do not know if you wi quite remembér me, aa;

inca it is a good many years ago

were together ut Do happen to know where are now? I should like to get in touch with them again, if you could at me have their present addresses. I have recently been compelled to return to England from abroad owing to illness, and after vainly trying to get a job at home I made application to Australia, House for

free Government passage to Aus tralia, which has a fairly

expect be leaving for that country in about two | weeks' time.

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Church magazine as follows: lion among the boys against the

Locarno, Oct. 6. wrote an article for the Westmin-appointment of his successor, Dr.

A singularly good and sympathie- ister Gazette at the Editor's re Butler, and in favour of his son sie feeling was apparent in the two quest and he cut out the paragraphs Drury. Wildman was at its head, hours session of the Conference I most wanted to put in. A certain and the question arose whether to-day, but no critical questions Lave public man got me to write another, Byron was likely to join. Some yet been reached, fuch as con- which he sent to "The Times" but one said he knew he would not, 'cem an atrangement under which Rain is delaying operations but it has not seemed acceptable though because he did not choose to act termany may enter the Leugne the French have reached Jebel ill-formed speculation is. Ten days second to any one, but that he and the conclusion of the Western Nador, and Jebel Braret with ago I had a valued opportunity of might at once be secured by being and Eastern Prets..

cavalry co-operation. addresing & group" of conservative given the leadership. Whereupon Tt is believed the "jurikta" "have

Moscow, Oct. 6. M.P.' at the "House" (in a con: Wildman readily made way, and reached a conclusion as regards the The free sale of vodki contining mittee room of course), and found his lordship condescended to take Western Pact, int a serious difer- maximum of 40 per cent. alcohol. full sympathy for what I take to command He continued to be ence of opinion still exists between and brandy and liquors with | But in the meantime, as I afo be the Hongkong view moderately rude and implacable in his the French. Polish and Germaximum of 60 per cent. alcohol has absolutely at the end of my re- put forth. Dr. Hodgkin and Dr. attitude to Butler, part of whose standpoints as regards the Eastern begun.

sources, I am writing to ask if you Harold Balme the latter of the offence seems to have lain in his one.

will help me with a small loan to Shantung University-spoke, be youthfulness, which, he being

emble me to side over whilst wait- ing. I shall do my utmost to repay fore me and I had frankly to only thirty-one, would naturally disagree to some extent,

contrast somewhat strongly with

you as soon as I get settled in ADB- the maturer age of Drury, retir-

tralia. ing after thirty-five years' ser- vice at the School.

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Mr. and Mrs. Muconachie are sailing from Marseilles by the Kamo Marn which is due hare abrut November 17.

SANITARY BOARD.

TMPORTANT MATTERS

DISCUSSED.

►

meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday after watli Mr. N. L. Smith in the chair. Members present were Dr. W. W. Pearse (MOH); Dr. W. V. M. Kochi. Dr. J. C. Margown, the Hon, Mr. H. T. Creasy. (D.P.W.), Dr. S. W. T'o, Mr. Wong Kwong-tin and Mr. G. S. Kennedy-Skipton. Mr. D. Davies was also prescrit.

Amendments to the proposed by-- laws governing Herated water manu factories muggested by the Lovern ment were read and adopted. A regands food preserving establish ments, the Chairman said that tlóverument had deferred legis tion and he proposed to bring the matter up before the Board

in about three months time.

EARLIER NEWS.

This measure is taken in couse quence of the improvident use of wheat re by the peasantry in making vodis, also the smuggling of liquors.

Locarno, October 6. All the delegates coming to the discussions, which are expected to On the first day of the sale queNLES take the form of a series of in-lined up outside the shops here. "I never feared the young formal talka, are. pledged to usurper's nod," boasts Byron in secrecy.

All Press representa- childish recollections, in which the tives are barred and only official new chief was designated as information will be available. "pomposus," and in the MS. was This will be contained in com- the couplet.

muniqués. The conference is due to be resumed this morning but a postponement is likely owing to M. Stresemann chill-Reuter.

contracting a

A boy o'er boys he holds

trembling reign, More fit than they to seek some

school again.

"Unfit to govern, ignorant of rule," is part of the flattering: description which was duly published. One day he was sum- moned to give an explanation of his action in tearing down the window-bars in the hall, and re plied arrogantly. "Because they darkened the room."

Another illustration of his in- | solence is supplied by his refusal of the Headmaster's invitation to dinner on the ground that if he were staying at Newstead, (Byron's home) he, Byron, would certainly not invite him to dine. Altogether, it is not a very agree aguinable picture that we conjure up

Unsatisfactory Water. Discussion arose as to who was responsible for the interpretation of the water supply figures. 'The Chairman said that it had been de- ided that the P.C.M.O. should take the responsibility. Monthly statements were forwarded to the Board on the water supply gen. erally and the figures of the Bacteriologia, and he thought that when water was found satis factory steps would be immediately takon" to bring it up to the proper | standard.

whether

WORLD'S DANGER.

COOLIDGE SEES ANOTHER CONFLICT.

HOW IT CAN BE AVOIDED.

(Reuter's American Service.)

Omaha, Oct. 6. Addressing the Convention of the American Tegion, President Coolidge predicted that the world; would prepare for another confict unless racial animosities were de- for ourselves of this schoolboy, mobilised and an attitude of univer- und yet it is a picture of never-sal toleration created. failing interest, and it is pleasant He hoped America, would take to know that he became recon- the lead in this and begin at home, ciled to both Henry Drury and a peace and seenrity likely to re "Pomposus.” He was a monitor mlt in fair and honourable dealings before he left.

and mixtual agreements, to limit the armaments of nations than any attempt at competition in squadrong and battalions.

Yours, etc..

CHI SIN-YAN.

Hongkong. October 6.

ANSWERS TO CORRES- PONDENTS.

TARIFFS EXPERT.

ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL

ADVISER.

(Reuter's Service.)

London, October 6. It is understood that Mr. A. Brook Smith has been appointed an additional technical adviser to the British.delegation at the Chin- ese Tariffs Conference,

BELGIUM AND EXTRALITY.

Brussels, October: 6

I have been out of England for so long tins I have completely lost touch with things itere and have, no reiutives or friends to turn to, now that my position has become desperate.

Anxiously waiting your reply,

Yours sincerely,

In this case the impostos w cleverly caught out. The re- cipient happened to remember the nickname of the alleged writer and also bad one himself when at school. He wrote asking what the two nicknames were, promising some help if the test proved satisfactory. There was no reply.

M. De Ruelle, Director of Juri- DUKE OF SOMERSET. dical Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, is to represent Belgium, and M. Van Cutsem, Consul- General at Tientsia, is to act as additional Belgian representative, on the extra-Territoriality Com mission in China.

SEAMEN'S STRIKE.

NO COAL FOR ORIENT LINER.

HOW EFFORTS ARE BIT,

(Reuter's Service.)

Sydney, Cot. 6.

TITLES FOR HIS FOUR SISTERS.

The King has ordained that the four sisters of the Duke of Somer- set shall have the same tifle and rank as the daughters of a duke as they would have held had their father: the late Rev. Francis Payne Seymour, survived his kins- man, the late Duke of Somerset, and thereby succeeded to the title. The sisters are Mrs. Julia Hulbert, widow of the Rev. O. A.. Hulbert, rector of Castor and Hon. Canon of Peterborough; Mrs. Beatrice Skelton, widow of the

President Coolidge was of the The crew of a collier refused to Rer, C. A. Skelton, who was Rural opinion that the military should be eave the wharf to cool the Orient Dean of Woking and Hon. Canon subordinated to and governed by Liner "Orvieto, which arrived

the civil authority. Therefore any here from Melbourne on the 2nd of Winchester: Miss Gertrude Seymour, and Miss Agnes. Sey organisation of then in the military instant.

mour. The wharf labourere also refused service bent on inflaming the public

They will henceforward be Lady J.C-Newspapers, like every mind for the purpose of forcing the to handle the "Orvieto's" coal.

Julia other business, have their trials, Government to

The exporters' proposal to pay action through

Hulbert, Lady Beatriée and the complaint you make is the pressure of public opinion, was striking seamen an extra £1 Skelton, Lady Gertrude Seymour, due entirely to a circumstance an exceedingly dangerous under month for the homeward journey and Lady Agnes. Seymour. arising out of the strike, namely, taking, and the precedent "Amer in view of the disastrous delay to the miscarriage of a letter. Weica first" was a perfectly correct exports has been resubtless, it is hope to have the matter remedied aspiration for Americans to cherish, believed owing to opposition by the water had been adversely reported within the next few days and but the problem they had to solve shipowners.

Mr. Macgown asked water which was reported to be un- satisfactory was allowed to pass through the tops.

The Chairman replied that steps were taken immediately.

Mr. Creasy said that no tag

Ն The case of unsatisfactory meanwhile crave your indulgence, water in question was just before-Editor, "China Mail." filtration and before it had been chlorinated. When a report of this kind was received, immediate action was taken.

Cholera.

Dr. Koch raised the question re- garding ports which are declared as places where infectious diseases prevail and inquired how many cases of cholern had been reported. The Chairman replied that be could not give the information off

hand.

Dr. Pearce said that he could reply to that question and stated

MISCHA LEVITZKI.

TO-MORROW NIGHT'S.

PROGRAMME.

The following is the programme for Mischa Levitzki's second con-

cert, at the Theatre Royal to- morrow evening

Bach-Liszt

I.

that two cases of cholern had been Organ Prelude and Fugue, reported to the Medical Depart ment na having been imported from Shanghai,

"ALWAYS WARS."

CHINA'S ETERNAL PROBLEM.

II...

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was how to make America first,

It could not be done by cultivating national bigotry, arrogance and selfishness. "Hatreds. jealousies and suspicions did not produce any benefits in this direction.**

GOODS FOR SOVIET.

GERMAN BANES GRANT CREDIT.

FIRST OF A SERIES.

(Reuter's Service,)

STONE AGE,

DERBYSHIRE CAVE FINDS.

Their brother, who was Gep

Sir Edward Seymour, succeeded to the title on the death of the late duke. who was a distant cousin, in October 1928, He had however, to make a claim to the dukedom in order that doubt could be set at rest concerning the validity of the marriage of his great grandfather, Col. Francis Seymour. In March last the Com- * mittee of Privileges of the House of Lords announced that it had' A discovery of pleistocene do-decided that Bir Edward, had posits including part of the skeleton established his claim to the duke of the extinct Lynx borealis,

of. dom. which only fragmentury remains have hitherto been found in Britain, has been made in a cava in the Manyfold Valley, Derbyshire, by the Rev. G. H. Wilson, of Haddon Road, Bakewell

OFF TO GENEVA.

SUITE IN 20 MOTOR. CARS.

Moscow, October û.".

"The cave is in a very remote. Gavotte (from "Alceste"), Sokolnikov, Commissary of area and has not been entered in Gluck-Brahme.

Finance has announced that the When I got through the entrance, ness of travel abroad was brought récent times," says Mr Wilson.

Some of the romantic picturesque Etudea Symphoniques (en State Bank has concluded an agree forme des variations), Schumann, ment with a group of the largest after shifting over a ton of débris into the lives of rain-soaked Lon- German Banks whereby the lafter way into the remoter chambers doners by the passing through grey, will grant the State Bank & credit had to be cut with an ice axe. | utreets of a gorgeous Indian-cara yan Impromptu, F. sharp major, of 75,000,000 German marks, Immediately inside the first 20 resplendent cars-bearing the Op. 86, Chopin

which, combined with a trade chamber I found the fireplaos of Maharajah of Patiala and his suite Etude, F. major, Op. 25, No. 3. credit, will enable Russ top much charcoal and burat bones and on his way to Genes

probably a Stone Age man, with of 56 persons to Victoria Station: Chopin.

chas, in Germany goods on credit Etude, D flat major, Op. 25, No. valued at 100,000,000 gold mark a few very rude implements

In one of the cars sat the smiling 8 Chopin..“

The term several month Mr. Wilson adds that he will and orange-turbaned figure of the endeavour to complete the skeleton athlete Maharajab. His muharanea relude. A major, Op. 26, No. ggested for the credit, •MA 7 Choplin.

of the lynx and is also on the had passed by an hour before and Sokolnikov states that the credit iş Polonaise, A flat major, Op. 53, the first of a series of large cred: track of the mustodon

was- fhên ... sitting behind drown. Choplin,

agreements projected by the Site x to the Natural History brain, it the station, where there He has sent the remains of the blinds in her compartment of the Bunk.

Mukopin Bank Eensington nanam chest vandrand F., ssrived. 270 sunkeny,

Chinese politicians' have been ploughing each his lonely furrow for the past dozen years, with a vigour and a resolution that have kept the whole continent ina. ferment. Civil strife and elvil wars have been the order of the day! Indeed, China is so large a hand that what is done in one part of it has little influence upon, another. There are always wars | zki. in China, remarked a mission

“for as soon as one rebellion da penibed in one place, another sprinýslurp elsewhere. ran

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