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FACTS FOR CANTON.

Mr. R. MacDonald's

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CANTON PLAYING WITH FIRE.

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London, Jan. 15.

JAIL FOR LIFE.

SENTENCED MAN FIGHTS GUARDS.

"DISEASE A CRIME.”

SIR ARBUTHNOT LANE'S DICTUM.

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Sir William Arbuthnot Lane, who Fattended a dinner recently at the Guildhall, was both amused and surprised to And beside his plate. three wholemeal rolla. This, he explained in an address which he delivered at the American Women's Club, was the result of his calling

New York, Nov. 80. David Meshel, veteran criminal, fought with his guards in The Bronx Court House to-day to escape imprisonment for the rest of his life under the Baumes law,

attention to the fact that at a pre- but the guards won.

Handcuffed. Meshel, who sworevious luncheon at the National Liberal Club, he had been given vengeance upon his attorney was white bread which was not fit for officers on motor-cycles acted as escort, and the patrol rushed to Police Headquarters.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the Labour fender, in an article in the Labour organ "Forward" on the recent events at Hankow says:

"One has nothing but the deepest gratitude and the highest thrown into the prison van; three rats and mice. Str Arbuthnot said

admiration for the men who con trolled themselves-diplomatists and marines alike.

The prisoner was the first man

he thought we needed a Mussolini in this country to order every mem-

ber of the community to eat whole- meal bread.

Speaking on "How to Keep Fit."""

com-

"Nothing could justify our authorities if they simply walk-to be so sentenced under the he said he believed the mortality et away from the Settlements Baumes law in Bronx County. He amongst doctors was greater than which in the past the Chinese was convicted yesterday of third among other classes of the

fourth munity. (Laughter.) Nature's Governments have allowed us to degree burglary as a control, and where our people offender, and his counsel, Assem laws were terribly simple, but some- have taken up their abode under bly-man Julius H. Berg, made or other people could not ses the forest for trees. If they wants the security "they believed the several motions to-day before led to keep young, and well; and not

treaties gave them.

"We must have an agreement and during its negotiation the ordinary, precautions for safety must be taken,

nor for

County Judge Barrett.

die of cancer. they should remem- He asked that the verdict beber that if they were clean they set aside on the ground that the were well, but to be clean it was jury was permitted to view scene necessary to see that they valued of the crime after the case was the simple laws of nature. completed.

Declaring, Meshel's record was a matter of fact," Judge Barret: said:

"say he said, "that disease is Making Conflict Certain..

a crime, and should be punished It was a curious. fact "I think the past should be

as such" that a person with fair and tawny liquidated because it is the past. But it is good neither for China "I am going to be brief. You hair had an enormous advantage over the person with dark hair. us that the quidation were convicted by a jury and in The fair-haired person seemed able should be done by Totous my opinion it was a just and pro-to resist disease so much more crowds. If it is, a conflict is as per verdict. In your case the readily than the dark-haired per- inevitable as to-morrow's sunrise, justification of the Baumes laws on

Your record shows and we will not be to blame. fis apparent.

In any event it is clear that the you to be bad and a menace to Canton Government is responsi society? ble for the crowd) that packed- itself on the barriers of British Concession at Hankow.

ISADORA DUNCAN.

-HOUSE SOLD TO SATISFY DEBTORS.

Paris-The house of Isadora Duncan, the famous dancer, was sold for 810; 0007. The auctioneer stated that he was unable to give the name of the purchaser at pre-

sent

"Get Even" Threat, Meshel had been an unruly prisoner while awaiting trial, "If a Government uses a crowd according to officers. Instead of like the Hankow crowd, for its "taking it out on the judge," he own purposes it must not be denounced Assemblyman Berg mealy-mouthed as to the conse- and vowed that if the opportunity quences. If a crowd has got the ever came he would "get even." upper hand in spite of a govern- Led by detectives from the ment's efforts, it is the govern-court room on the fourth floor laadora Duncan's house at Neuilly ment that must shoulder the to the jail cotzidos on the was sold to satisfy claims of Fresponsibility. a

floor below, he began to struggle 100,000 demanded by debtors. The I hold that the 'Concessions' and guards had a hard time valued at 300,000 left her by her dancer refused' to accept property should pass under the control of damping the handcuffs on his

husband, Serge Yessenin, the Rus- the Chinese Government. But is wrists.

Faian poet, and awarded her a few that the purpose of the agitation?

days ago by the Soviet Government, If it is, why do the French and

She ordered that the money should Japanese Concessions remain?

be given to his father and mother. Yessenin committed suicide Inst Anti-British Hatred.

December at Leningrad, shortly On and after Sunday 16th January the Radio Counter on the 3rd. When posters appeared on Know place, The Bronx, last after his divorce from the dancer. Floor of the GP.0. will be closed, and will be transferred together the walls of the British Conces-September, Meyers, now serving The house, which was built by the with the Radio Telegraph Office to the 1st Floor of the G.P.O. Build-sion after the evacuation they apa ten-year term, was arrested at painter Gervex, was visited by The Counter at the Radie Telegraph Office will be open day and peared to have been, not expres the apartment, while Meshel was many famous painters, artists, and night for the acceptance of radio telegrams,

The entrance to the Building is at the Dea Voeux Rouc-Pedder siens of Chinese Nationalism, but arrested the next day in West poets, including D'Annunzio and

of anti-British hatred. What is Farms Court, where he had gone The doors will be closed after 10 p.m. but admittance may be any, Government to do under to see Meyer arraigned.

"A number of Chinese Business" Meshel has been arrested seven men left for Shanghai yesterday obtained by ringing the night-bell.

those. circumstances?

"We may frame resolutions, but times and convicted four previ-by the "President Cleveland." the man who has to carry themous times: May 29, grand lar-These included Mr. Ma Wing- out has a job of a different kind, ceny, Elmira: April 21, 1921, chan, managing director of the and we ought to try to put our Napanoch reformatory; June 20. Sincere Co. Ltd., his son Mr. selves in his tight shoes.

1923, disorderly conduct, sixty William Ma who was recently

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"I must express my view that days in the workhouse; December married here on his return from at the moment the issues are less 27, 1928, burglary, two years London, and Mr. Wong Kin-cho, in our hands than in the Canton nine months in Sing Sing.

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