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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1925.

SPY?

THE NEW MATA HAR"

ARRESTED:

PRYING INTO AVIATION,

Cheater's Nervice.)

NOTABLE SCHEME,

RECIPROCAL RESEARCH

SCHEMES.

ROCKEFELLER OFFER""

(Beuter's Serviceph

Melbourne. Dec. 7. The Rockefeller Foundation has offered to establish reciprocal research scholarships between Americas and Australian univer

Paris. Dec. 7. Great interest is being taken in the case of a young woman Marcelle Monseill otherwise Marthe Mareil, described by the prose as "the new Mata Hari,"sities. arrested on a charge of being a Mr. Copland, Professor of the Melbourne, apy in the service of a foreign Commerce Power for the purpose of enquir-University, has been invited to ing about the aviation services of the United States to settle details of the scheme which is somewhat France.

similar to the Rhodes Scholar ships.

Monseil, interrogated by the examining magistrate, admitted she had been engaged in espion-

in

Candidates must have gradu- "age work since March last. Rated in economics and commerce.

behalf of certain English mer- chants stated to be dealers in

wireless apparatus. ...

It is also stated she had been investigating the number make and capacity of aeroplanes at the A bases of St. Nazaire, Bordeaux, Hveres, and St. Raphael, and the organisation of the aerodromes.

Three other persons, stated to be Englishmen, for whom Mon- were subsequently " qull worked,

brought before the magistrate and examined secretly, after. which all four, were taken to prison.

It is stated Monseil nearly luded the police as she read ...papers giving news of the urrest of a man who was alleged also 10 be engaged in espionage, whereupon Moncell immediately destroyed the documents she was carrying. hidden in her clothing.

Mata Hari was a notorious She woman spy in, the war. came originally Srem Java.]

NOT YET.

BRITAIN AND RUSSIAN QUESTIONS

OFFICIAL STATEMENT..

(Router's Service)}

FRANCES ENVOY,

(Routers Servicetje

Paris, Deb The appointment. of M. Herri Berengea 143 Ambassader at Washington, has been confirmed.

ALLEGED FRAUD.. "CHINESE CHARGED WITH

CONSPIRACY,

„STORY OP'A GAMBİF

HEAVY BURDEN

¿COAL SUBSIDY "COSTS £19,000,000

FURTHER 1.100,000, FOR:

ZWEMBLEY, Sena

(Reuter's Sorvloč.)

THE CHINA MAIL.

Lunden, Dec That the coal subsidy, has cost the nation £19.000.000 is revealed in the supplementary estimate showing that the original exti mate of £10,000,000 was exceeded by £9,000,000:

At the same time the estimates

for provide

the $1,100,000, Government's share of the Wen bley guarantee.

NEW F.O. MAN.

"Cheuter's 3rroide:)

OUR SCOUTS.

PRONING TECH TOPOHJOIS

VA TRADESTIONAL V

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STRIKE

COMPANY REPORT.

TRECHINESE ENGINEERING

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Fb omal general meeting of the shareholders of the Chinese Engineering bad Mining Co., Ltd), The qark on the "By Soonte dur- was hell ju Bandøren December 2 ing the month when bone was wildway Hongkong is res formal loin the "Silver Welt," 15 first number to bevissted size. the organisation was put at the service of the public during that time.

The fisier" · writess follows:- The splended number of outs who volunkereg krom the

vory comme neemont of the “frvubdet for special services was un itispirace. tion in Hselfy especially in view of

when the Directors Report and Statement of Accounts for the year unded June 30, 1925, was grib. mitted.

ExTeser mom DIRECTORS' REPORT.

The result of the your's frunnsuetone shows a balanco to the er-fit on Profit and Loss Account oly £384, 120. made up as follows:--- Proportion of Kailas Min

Administration's ing Profit- Plus China Interder

Exchange

, the fact ilag vry many scoubs werd sont away by their parents at once, Rendah Penuaticipation of dangers which Mr. F. Locker tampon has forinnatuly did not wise owing to Sundries been appointed. Proliamentary the fort made by all woes and Balancs brought forward

Hos sapry items) Uuden Secretary in the Forti KB) Office in succession to Mr. Ronaldoyah members of the Coerumunity to

ser Blut urder was preserved, McNeil

ANCIENT CULTURE.

"BARLY MAN IN BORNEÜ »

HELENA MUVY LECTURE

C266,094

2,200

Interest in samp Agency F Repayment of Excras Pro-

Als Duty

22,005

6,000

02479

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To the last few weeks have cone many letters of appreciation of the services rendered, showing at Expenses in Ho

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180,400

£494,133

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£180,311

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£314,120

From the point of view of the the line has At the Helena May Institute Scon's themselves, yesterday. Prof. J. L. Shellshear, been full of benefit, fog is ha en- lecturing on "Early. "Man in abled, thêm to put their mining A Chinese was charged before Borneo," detailed a visit to Borneo the valuable text of practical et the Kowloon Magistracy eater this year to try and find traces of perite, and many have day with conspiring with others, the ancient culture of the natives arquirted a more Shan theoretical not in custody, to defraud any of the land. He spent most of his knowledge of First Aid work. Alser

time round the mountain of Scout Activities have been wide. Baswing a new bistance of £314, 190 unemployed seaman of $2,000:

The cast as outlined by Detec- Santubong at the foot of which spand, for a book the chance tive Inspector Pincott was that he had found a stone mage, offendár býlace and in o the defendant claimed acquaint carving of a woman on a sand-going wable to get a broader ance with the complainant and stone rock.

viewof the sporld by their feeling induced him to part with sum was discovered in 1886 by visits to Japan and Canada. of $2.000 on the promise of secura Malay fisherman and represent- ing for him a position as comiled the Great Mother. A striking pradore through another man feature was the peculiar. form of named Chau. On & later visit to headdress which might ultimately

That Housing is now generally the house to obtain a receipt for form the clue to the identity of recognised a mai nit in the life the money, the complainant was the designers. Dr. Dart who had of the Colors not only by officials invited to join a gambling party, found in Africa what had been but he refused. Here he was termed the "missing link had bas also by the publu at large é London, Dev. T In the House of Commins of Leung One of the gamblers Rhodesis.

King Fong Pisaster; a Scoutmaster introduced to a man by the name discovered similar images in shown by the fant that at the Po Commander Kenworthy and lost all his money vid aimed The festurer showed a picture. found, two gn-outs, one a he. whether. in view of M Chicherin's presence in Paris and what he and complainant were of the mage on the rock below and the other a man, using an partners in the game, the money, which was the small creek which imitation of Sous Uniform or a the recent conferences with Mpaid being his share of the losses, had been a mighty river. At a Scout Budge picked up somewțiere Briand, the Government would† Mr. J. M. Remedios, atmazing depth-of-four feet in the bank a passport to the sums of opera

London, December 4.---The char- take the opportunity and hold for the defendant applied for a nearby he found a dozen crucibles tians similar conferences with a view remand on the ground that be which had iron shed Loliny the Commission tered accountants statement of the to the settlement of outstanding had only just received matrac thereto and a quantity of iron Letter there prateresting, art acikunta of the Krilish Empire Ra- ...questions. Mr: Ronald McNeill tions. He spoke of the complaint ag pottery which might have the farming to live ferpretion of hibition shows that up to the pre- replied that the Government had and suggesting to the defendantbeen bought in Hongkong today, in sit so Jankangas tufe train sent it has been ascertained that recaived no indication that that they should carry on Must finely was it made. This ang round, red poles, and refer bancial lose, do nearly Chicherin desired such a confer-ness as opium smugglers. The must, therefore, have been a place prys for departure of Sir R. F£2,600,000 The immediate li

of considerable industrial activity: defendur kuid that The Kid” nời The Government was not pre-money and introduced the com- The reason was not far to seek, Stube, and Sir Claud, Severn who bility of the guarantor is fixed at pared to make those concrete pro plainant to Chau. The after the spot must have been an had taken • kann interest in the fifteen shillings in the pound- posals for a settlement of out suggested that the pompinant ideal place for a harbour from work. standing questions without, which should go into a gambling husi which these early things made a further conference would notness with Leung, This way

from trop might have been ex serve any useful purpose.

agreed

the

ported: complainant acting as banker. Besides losing Prof. Shellshear went on to FRANCE'S FINANCES. $24,000 in cash to Leung, the describe other interesting relics After complainant also signed note which he found there. for $3,000 which he handed to spending a good deal of time in the same man. Fearing that heiver he set dyaks to dig at its a large, cava by the side of the would be sued for his money, the oldest part while he swam in the complainant then instigated the river to cool himself... These present charge against the defenz dyaks called him with gent.ex-

The case was adjourned Thursday.

ence.

HOW TO FIND THE MONEY.

NEW MINISTER'S PLANS.

(Reuter's Service.)

París, Dec. 7.

The scope of the opposition to, exercise disagreement is 'contain- ed in a comprehensive financial policy which M. Loucheur has

dant.

MOVEMENT OF STEAMER.

The B... Talma" which embodied in seven separate Bills, was due here today from Calcutta including measures creating via Singapore has been delayed. by fresh sources revenue, establish- bad weather and is expected 10 ing a Sinking Fund, preventing arrive on Dec. 19: fiscal frauds and the flight. of

capital. altering railway rates

and improving methods of col-

lection of income tax.

M. Loucheur hopes ultimately

to secure an additional eight mil-

liard francs annually.

CUSTOM'S DUTIES

(Reuter's Service.)

London, Dec. 8.

The House of Commons, after the discussion on the report stage of clause three of the Safe- guarding resolutions, passed in committee last week, confirmed and embodied a special Finance Bill entitled The Safeguarding Industries and Customs Duties Bill, which was formally read for the first time..

SHANGHAI RIOT.

STUDENT REPORTED

KILLED.

(Reuteria Bervice)

Shanghai, Dec. 7.

Fr. In defiance of orders by the police

and military students held an

uti-foreign and anti-Government demonstrabo, in Chinese territory that evening

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citement and on arriving at the spot he found they had dug up a very fine example of a bronze axes These discoveries formed a june-ko tion between the bronze and the iron ages.

A picture of all kinds of stone axes which had been found in Borneo was shown find the lec turer said they formed a line of connection between the early" neolithic age right down to the bronze age of man

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There was in Kuching. | X000 Sarawak, a wonderful -musBUM established by an earlier Rajah who was determined to preserve the whole history of Borneo by endeavouring to prevent anything found there being taken out of the country. Except for the British Museum it had the finest collec$1 tion of insects and weapons and traces of every form of animals! ever seen there.

In conclusion, the lecturer made an appeal. He said they wanted to show the Chinese that they were out to try and develop their country. Could we not. study their customs and try and find out something about their early civilization There were evidences of it and this ought to be the centre where we could try and build up the links connecting up their long history. Science had its important side.

*

The Chairman (Mr. W. W. Hornell, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hongkong) thanked the lecturer, saying he had found his remarks of intense interest. He also appealed for more to be done in discovering the early facts of Chinese history: They lived Keh days to which they were busy and harassed but, he asked them

The military forcibly broke up Peking, December 4.- Reports to remember that Hongkong, the crowd and encountered fierce from Tientsin say that Hauan University was not in existence Tung, deposed Emperor of China, solely for conferring B.A. degrees,

student resistance, neccesitating of tuberculosis.Chicago large the confines of knowledge of bat to try to do something to en- the firing of a volley overbook, a6.

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