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CHINA'S REPLY TO JAPAN.

habit in which, in the opinion of the testator, the nephew had in- dulged too much. Perhapa the three trustees who were ap- pointed to see that he, nover Mr. Tsiang Tao-ping, Chinese of the Council, has invited the infringed, this prohibition have Minister, at Tokyo, was instruct- Japanese Government to design- long ago learned to cultivate a cd on November 3 by the Minis-ate representatives to discuss. blind eye. If they have not how try of Foreign Affairs, to deliver the detalls of evacuation and re The Chinese Gov- the nephew must bless the topia Note to the Japanese Foreign cccupation.

is 'gratified to learn; cal pictures at the cinema. Office in reply to its note of ernment

that the Japanese Government One surmises that the son of a October 31 regarding the eva- Toronto timber merchant who cuation of occupied places in has also expressed its willing

An English trans-ness, towards the end of its note was the victim of a queer stipu. Manchuria. lation in 1919 finds it not so dif-lation of the Note, which was under reply, to start immediate- ficult after all to comply. Ilis prepared in Chinese, follows:- ly the discussion of such detaile. father decreed that he should "I have the honour to acknow- The Chinese Government has al- forfeit his life interest in a sub-ledge the receipt of the Japanese rendy appointed à Committed for stantial estate unless every year Government's Note of October the Re-occupation of Evacuated on May 24 he stood on the 31 and, under instructions from Territories and informed the that verandah of his house and shout-my Government, to make the fol- Japanese Government to

effect. 'The Chinese Govern- ed in a loud voice, "Hurrah for lowing reply. Laurier and Reciprocity!" After "The resolution of October 24 ment_again requests the Japan- all, he can presumably do it of the Council of the League of ese Government to appoint re- when there is nobody about Nations calling upon Japan to presentatives Immediaely to dis-

completely and a short shout like that is withdraw

before cuss the above-mentioned "details representa- soon over. Manchester Guar-November 16 her troops now in with the Chinese dian.

occupation of the different places tives with a view to the complete in the North-western Provinces evacuation of the occupied areas Disarmament and Birth Control in China. was adopted unani- before November 16.

"As regards the Japanese Gov- It is suggested by M. Maurice mously by thirteen members of de Waleffe, writing in "Paris- the Council. The Chinese Government's view for the opening Midi," that the most effective ernment is confident that the of negotiations concerning the form of disarmament which can Japanese Government will res- fundamental principles for re- be practised at present is birth pect the pronounced intention of establishing the normal rela- control. His article echoes to the world's supreme organ for tions between China and Japan, Rome extent the theories ad- the maintenance of peace by the Chinese Government is fully vanced before the British Asso-carrying out the said Resolution. prepared, in accordance with the ciation by Professor Julian It must also be pointed out that, recommendations of the Council Huxley, who declared that unless inasmuch as Japan fully accept- of the League of Nations, to negotiations, after birth control were resorted to ed the Council's Resolution of commence the world would be seriously over- September 30, the League of completion of evacuation, on the populated in thirty years time. Nations had believed that the questions outstanding between Government would the two countries and to estab- M. de Waleffe holds that any Japanese

theliah a Conciliation Commission increase in the present birth rate have immediately begun

the withdrawal of troops and com- or some is almost certain to sow

such permanent ma- seeds of future war. In the pleted such withdrawal within chinery. But before the com- Middle Ages, he remarks, two-weeks.

However, the Jap- pletion of evacuation, the nego- Government failed to tiations must be limited to the plagues and other epidemics oc- anese curred from time to time to de-carry out this Resolution. The details of evacuation and re- cimate the population, and the Council was therefore obliged on occupation. Finally the Chinese average life of men then was October 24, to reiterate the pre- Government wishes to refer the little more than thirty years. vious Resolution and again set a Japanese Government to its com- to accommunication of October 31 to the These new monoplanes, which This has been raised by the pro- time limit in order are to be known as the "Atlanta"gress of medicine and other plish the restoration of the League of Nations, in which its views regarding this matter are sciences to about fifty-seven, status quo ante. ARTHUR-On November 13, at type, are being built for Imperial with the result that in modern "The Chinese Government, in clearly set forth."-Sino News

the Peak Hospital, Stewart Allan Arthur of Gibb, Living- Airways by Messrs. Armstrong-times it is war which "doth flush accordance with the Resolution Service.

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Air Transport.

The striking growth of fain's mercantile air-fleet shown by details which are given in the annual report of Imperial Airways just issued.

the

beyond parties undertaking

Coventry, and each will be driven The race for high birth rates NOTTINGHAM'S LACE by road at night.

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News in Brief.

BALL.

Popularising Home. Fabrics.

which

With myriads of electric lights illuminating the fair ground, the Forest presented a most at tractive spectacle of kalcidos. copic colouring, the ground, with its undulating green swards, lending itself to the most pic. turesque effects.

The sales of horses, cattle, sheep and pigs in the Eastcroft Market attracted large supplies, and prices were fairly good.

NEW PADRE,

Reception from Wesleyan Church.

REV. C. H. TRIBBECK.

The newly appointed Minister to the Wesleyan Church at Wanchal, the Rev. Erria C. H. Tribbeck and Mrs. Tribbeck, who arrived from. the guests

by four Armstrong-Siddeley is as dangerous "as a race in M. de double Mongoose air-cooled en-armaments,' declares

Waleffe. He suggests that gines, developing a total of 1,400 nations, instead of encouraging horgc-power. The monoplanes Jarge families by fiscal allevia- are designed to operate from air tion, should take the opposite ports at high altitudes, some of course. If this be not done in the near future, he predicts, the air-stations on the African periodical massacres will become Bri-routes being more than 5,000 necessary among men, as they The new are now among insects-Daily

Nottingham, Oct. 1. is feet above sea level.

Telegraph.

A lace ball was given here to machines will attain a maximum

night by the Sheriff of Notting speed of 145 miles-an-hour, and

ham (Councillor R. E. Ash- will cruise at 120 miles-an-hour.

worth), with the object of de- monstrating the artistic quali- The comfort of travellers flying Seven years ago, when

The "Hollywood Hillights" have tics of the city's staple textile Company was formed by the in tropical conditions on the

cancelled their matinee for Sun-product. this

route day.

Dances held under fashionable merging of the four then-exist- African air-line

auxpices in London and Notting- ing air transport organisations, actually crossing the Equator---

The lowest open air temperature ham had served to popularise the the fleet taken over comprised has been studied specially in the

yesterday was 69 degrees. The idea of such displays, and to- fifteen aircraft with engines de design of these monoplanes. a humidity was 85 at 10 a.m. and 73 night's picturesque gathering, was held in the New veloping a total of 7,570 horse-greater space per passenger be at 4 p.m.

Council House, was a notable ad. power. Of these machines eleven ing allowed than has been the

Hit by the swing of a derrick vance even, on its very success- were of the single-engined type; case in any previous craft.

whilst loading coal on the 8.8. ful predecessors. When the new aircraft come Musan Maru, Chan Fat (36) re- It formed a striking represent-Home last week, were the remaining four each being

into service on the African peived severe injuries, from which ation of the continuous develop last evening at an informal recep- driven by two engines.

ments in regard to originality tion held in the Lounge fo the To-day, in operating on contin-route, the Imperial Airways fleet he died later.

of design, which is now capablo Bailor and Soldiers Home, Wan-

almost illimitable Mr. C. M. Chromane, residing at of

chai, and arranged by the members ental and Empire routes, or in will include nineteen 4-engined

variety and seventeen. Savarin House, Hankow Road, has owing to the general use of arti- of the Church and the workers. of course of construction, Imperial machines

by three engines, notified the Police of the loss official silk. This fabric, with its the Home.

The reception was presided over Airways have no fewer than 41 driven

clothing to the total value of $230, wide range of iridescent hues, new 4. engined air-liners and flying-boats, all The

which he states was taken from his has added a wealth of colour to by Mr. S. Hamer and speehes of by the Rev. between November 10 dress schemes. A notable fea.welcome were made but one of these machines being liners not only provide great wardrobe

ture of the many artistic dresses Edgar Dewstoe, on behalf of the of the multi-engined type. The er dependability, load-carrying and 12.

was that a very large proportion South China District of the Wesle total horse-power developed by capacity, and comfort for pas

An alleged trick to gain posses-were in fabrics of purely Britishyan Mission in China, Mr. J. H. Gelling, on behalf of the Wanchai diamond ring valued at design and manufacture. the Company's fleet is now 58,000. sengers, but operate at a lower sion of a

The Prince of Wales has shown Wesleyan Church, and Mr. W. H. The total seating capacity of cost, per ton mile, than have any. $500 from a Wanchal pawnbroker

Soliders' Home and by other the original fleet, as it existed in previous craft flown by the Com- was related at the Central Magle-a particularly keen interest in 18mith, on behalf of the Saflors' and

tracy yesterday afternoon when Nottingham affairs since he ac 1924, was more than 120, but pany.

hearing was commenced of charges quired a farm in the Lenton dis- friends present, after which tho to-day the Company's fleet can

of larceny and conspiracy against trict, to which pedigree stock has new Minister very, suitably replied. transferred from the The Rev. Tribbeck will conduct 1. T. Nowachinsky (42), a Polish been accommodate, with a spacious-

merchant, and Abdul Dodan (88), Duchy of Cornwall farms, and it the services both morning and eve- ness and luxury undreamt of a

a Persian music hall artiste. The had been hoped that he mightning at the Wesleyan Church, Wan- hearing was adjourned to few years ago, more than 700

this be able to attend the ball Other chal, on Sunday. afternoon.

engagements made it impossible passengers, while it has a capa

for him to accept the invitation, city, In addition, for many tons

but he expressed the hope that of mails and urgent freight.

the ball would realise the aim of stimulating interest in the Not- This British mercantile air-on condition that the legates ful-

H.E. the Governor (Sir William tingham lace industry. fleet has been created, and is fils certain conditions, but we Peel), Lady Peel, and party attend-

The company, which number- generally hear no more about being developed, with a view to whether the conditions, are ful-ed last night's show at the King's ed 500, included the Lord Mayors Birmingham, providing powerful

of Nottingham, multi-filled. Hence it is instructive to

Bristol, and Leicester.

The Historic Goose Fair.. engined aeroplanes and flying-learn that Mrs. A. M. Grannatt, boats suitable for the widely dif- of New York, has arrived in DANISH SEA SCOUTS IN BRITAIN.

Nottingham's historic carnt- Britain for the twenty-fifth year ferent climatic and geographical in succession, her aunt having Danish and London Séa Scouts val, Goose Fair, the oldest of its conditions encountered in the left her £400 a year on condition were among the crowd that watched kind. in the country, was open- operation of trans-Empire routes. that she crossed and recrossed the King and Queen land from the ed at noon today with time- the Atlantic annually, and hav-Royal Yacht when they arrived from honoured ceremonial,; in which the Lord Mayor and the Sheriff Special consideration, for exam- ing specifically laid it down that Cowes at Portsmouth.

The Scouts, 24 Danish and 24 participated. It is being held in ple, has been given to semi-tro-she, should forfeit the income

To-day's dollar is worth 2/7a. pical desert conditions on the air-should she once.fall to make the British, were in camp together on the Frost, the city's largest pub- Governor's Green for the week." lic park, and will continue till

The provisional agreement under line to India; while a new fleet trip,

One wonders if other victims Before the Danes left for home midnight on Saturday,

Held for centuries in the which the Hong Kong Hotel Co., of eight large 4-engined mono- of testamentary whims are still they wore received by the Lord

visited with their great market place, the carnival Ltd, absorbs the Steam Laundry planes, designed for, the tropical carning their money, A few Mayor, and

White has taken a new lease of life in Co., Ltd., was ratified by the share- weather conditions and high al-years ago an Austrian army off. British comrades the

more spacious quarters, holders concerned at the extra- cer left a considerable fortune to Star Liner Majestic, the Cathedral, its titudes .on the route acrosą

a nephew on condition he never Tortchester Castle and the Isle of attracting thousands of pleasure ordinary general meetings of their Africa, is now in construction.

seekers from the Midlands and respective companies this morning. read a newspaper, a pernicious Wight.

From Other Pens.

Earning Their Legacies,

It is comparatively common, for a testator to leave a bequesti

1

Personal Pars.

Theatre.

Bodmin Public Rooms, one of the largest halle in Corwall, have been destroyed by fire.

To-day's Thought.

The hardest load „to carry is a heavy heart.

Ten Years Ago.

(From the "China Mair" of

November 13, 1923.]

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