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ELECTORAL REFORM. BILL TO BE INTRODUCED.

A SWEEPING MAJORITY,

The Speaker has won a great personal riumph The Government announced

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 17TH, 1917.

TSAR'S - DOMAINS.

COMPLETE CONFISCATION.

BIGGER THAN GERMANY,

BRITISH ARMY IN PALESTINE'

AN HISTORIO INVASION.

[FROM W. T. MASSES WITH THE DESERT COLUMIN, HARDH 20TH,1

The Promised Land After twelve

recently through the Leader of the red to the Russian people a territory months inecssant toil in the Sinai Desert.

House that they will introduce a bill on the lines of the Report of the Speaker's Conference on Electoral Reform After a full day's discussion the House of Commons divided on Mr. Clavell Salter's smendment to the resolution moved by Mr Asquith and warmly supported by the Prime Minister. There voted:

For the amendment Against

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KAISER IN A TANGLE. VIEWS OF THE WAR FROM OLD JAPAN.

(BY A JAPANESE OFFICER J

KYOTO

The word annexation ? is unpopular in Russia now, but by a stroke of the pen the Provisional Government has trans-,

In great wars to finish this year? All larger than Germany, and probably richer sometimes fighting hard, always digging, in Japan have thought that it is to conse than Germany in natural resources. A making military works, building rail beters ons more winter is to arrive. domain lands hitherto belonging to the ways, constructing vine lines and reads, Allies should have many plenty munition decree has been issued declaring the Imperial family the property of the and for evor marching over the heavy by the present, and all guns ars soon to State These lands include the inimese inhospitable waites, our troops have at trian and Turk in all war theatres. Ger Diake devastation upon German and Aus which, since the eighteenth century, have last come into the Promised Land. man will not like such happening in the bern the personal

property of the Russian Emperors, and, while enriching the marvellous change of scene! Behind smallest degrets. When Bun army hus dynasty, did not increase, as they should them is a hundred miles and more of uncomfortable with big gau's fire, then made the gren: push and made ally most have done, the resources of the nation, The Altai and Northinsk are rich in monotonous sand, blazing and shimmer. German is most boastful. metals, but until recently little attentioning under a torrid sun, with here and was paid to their exploitation. Enter there a group of palms in a hod to relieve prise bas been stimulated by the exigencies of the war, and of late years there has been an increase in output of gold, iron, zinc, lead and other metals. In the Allu region as the wealthy coal district of Kuznetas, which bids fair to rival, and the

even

Majority against That denotes a swooping majority in the House of Commons in favour of set

this is so take pince in some one month Japanese strategies have thought that tling at ouce and at a single stroke all

time. In my country, great war move- the long-cutstanding controversies asso- elated with electoral reform. It would

the deadly sameness of the desert. Benients are to be fallowed with most care- he Folly, and something like criminal

hind them, too, is the intolerablu glare precise studious paper scrutinies are in ful calculations, and every morning, most folly," said Mr Asquith, to throw away such a golden opportunity, which is never

of the noonday sun, which is never soften-

the progress. At breaksfast tables, the likely to reeur. Mr. Lloyd George was

ed except when the khamsoen lifts the discussions are to begin. Gentiaman equally emphatic. It would be a great Donetz basin, in the South of Russia.

surpass, in productiveness

make the renmark to honourable wile, dust and forms a screen through which" Please to pass the paper to me. I have misfortune, he said, "and a national The Altai region includes, moreover, waste??!!

ver, the sun appears as during an eclipse. wish upon making war developments in Apparently, one particnlar section of thousands of acres of fertile black soil But the sandstorm is a worse torment than Please to have the goodishness to wait quiry Wife reply to husbands, The addition of all this territory to the the compromise is likely to be jettisoned, resources of the State is particularly the penetrating rays, for it brings addi-one small minute. I wish to make fluish That is the limited application of the timely, in view of the colossal expenditional heavy labour to men with parched principle of proportional representation. ture incurred through the war. Mr Asquith treated it very gingerly;

CHANGING WORLD," Mr. Lloyd George said that he had no she

up of the domain lands throats and scorched skins. Our troops

wilt views on the subject, and no time to facilitate that great and urgent work of these trying conditions they have faced wife have receive the pike instruction.

agrarian problem ∙aad

and in the desert column are now free from Japan women are just so much martial as Japan men. In old time all Samurai study it. But he did not judge it to economic mobilisation which the new be an essential part of the scheme, nor régime of liberty now makes practicable with the cheerfulness which is so marked To Samurai the two sword were most aid he think that any parties to the com It was a common saying just after the a characteristic of the British oldier. honourable treasure possessions. Samur- promise attached such importance to it revolution among these purveyors of They are in Palestine. Before them, as rai wife most treasure passessions wore as to be ready to risk everything for its popular wisdom, the 12vorchits, or poa far as the eye can reach, is unfolded long pike called naginate and steel mirror sake. The odds are, therefore, that it sant cabmen that Russia would now picture of transcending beauty. No called kagami. All gentle class womens will be dropped, though the representa become a rich

country,

We have great wonder, when the troops come up to Rafa in Old Japan have been most perfect pike tion of minorities in a principle woll" We have only to dig them out, and we break into rounds of cheers. The men slight attack upon husband, all for wile

riches in the ground," said one to me.

and look over the billowy downs, they mistress. When some mens have made worth fighting for in a Constitution which will be henceforth more democratic shall be able to buy up all China. » ste freshened and uplifted by the to do is seize pike and stick the hon.

SOLVING THE JEWISE PROBLEM.

Prospect of carrying the war into the stomachs of attacker

by the attacker, then

than ever.

is ally victory paragraph.

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powerful stimulus to economic progress in two qualifications--six months resid ence of six months occupation of bust educational, economic or legal imposed birthplace of Christ and the cradle of the ter before family gods-shelf,

all restrictions, whether political or greatest events in the world's history, the Then, make smallish prayer upon ances nels premises.

the (2) Plural voting But no one to is no time to dwell now on the pros, soldiers of the Empire are fighting, small tanto dagger, which is weddings on national or religious grounds. There rights of humanity, to uphold which these last make smallish throats incision with have more than two votos, and all the sins, and crimes of the old régime in the Army throughout the campaign, but they Then woman change world and is to be- Nothing has lowered the spirit of this gift from honourable father-in-laws. polls to be held on one day.

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WOMEN'S EUSPENDE.

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ever the precies form it may assume. One of the most interesting passages of the day was that in which Mr. Asquith pro claimed his conversion, though his elabo rate reference to the legendary experi ences of Stosichorus rather puzzled most of his auditors. He said that his oppo- sition had always been based on public

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problem was the prettiest pictures I have seen for cia. All Huns have belief upon Kaiser Prime Minister declared that their work incredible that any issue could be found man was tending two horses, was whether Kaiser cold is real or the other. women's work was warmest, as when the chaos of conflicting passions it seemed Light Horse regiment out grazing. Each think of victories which have never take had been vital contribution, and The effects of this emotional confiet and ecjoying the luxury of a rest on the grass, Germans most gullibls peoples to the place, to make question upon themselves that their "dovotion, zeal, and courage" of the attitude to the Jews so assiduously but his pleasure was derived, not so much whots world. All to do is believe any bad boen beyond challenge There wore cultivated by the old regime occasions, he said, during the first imutediately die away. Difficult at from lying full-length on turf us in see things Zeppelin, raids, when the women at cermain, but the sting is taken out of the food. To beast as well is man it the say Kaiser in speech to Hun troop. Hun

re-ing the aniwass, rev in abundant green.

which official them, tain munition factories had shown great Jewish problem in Russia. The field is Promised Land.

are own God's peoples, er bravery than the men, and had gloried open now. The degrading results of the

troop make belief all at once. Poor igno in the peril, as their paly chance of

congestion of the Jewish population an

rant Prussia soldier then say sharing the dangers of their brothers

the pale, and he exclusion of the Jews

self, I am own God soldier.

upon him Are you going to fing them out from the privileges of citizenship, will

I have been out on a reconnaissance over me to do is fight most loathso... dog body asked Mr. Lloyd George, in a passage of life of the commercial attitude of the towards positions which the enemy at pr. I am own God soldier

cense. The power in Russian national ground evacuated by th

Turks and enemy and nothings can fall

upon me ag gusty eloquence, at the end of the Jews will and abundant application in showed itself to us from above the dark place. Hun soldier advance under most wart The thing was impossible; it the economic development of the new and farmework of trees enclosing the town uncomfortable fire and to the natural be- sont hold. The high minaret or buzz Soon is biggish Han advance to take could not be done,

greater Russia, and in free competition THE COMING, RECONSTRUCTION. DAS The Prime Minister's attitudo to the the Jews will be able to find their right-church built by the Knights Templar in belief upon Kaiser statement. If Bus and co-operation with other nationalities That mosque was formerly a Lhristian come deaded. All that is from making general question was this--that the first ful Parliament after the war would be of lace. The harsh and intolerable the twelfth century, when the Crusaders soldier had piade think upon Kaiser being restrictions of the old Russian Govern fortified themselves within Gaza's wall most large liur, he would not be deaded. supreme importance, because it would ment once removed, we shall be able to see al

Saladin drove them out, but after many Most distressing for Hun, but goodish have to shaps the destinies of Britain the real dimensions of the Jewish prob- tetesi was upon Ally. GOLIELS and the Empire for generations to come. lem, we shall see whether there really is ucrely temporary) British forces are THE GULLIBLE HYNS It would probably accomplish in a fow any serious Jewish problem after all within sight of the town Away on

our Gurman civilian are just as sale 86 un- years what in normal times would repeat

night over the abandoned Turkish strong, fortaujale Hun' soldier. All have belief quire a quarter of a century, Therefore,

of Wali Sheikh Narun Beersheba, tucked in the plain beneath the southern pon being own God's people. Prussian end of the hills of Judea. These two of Preacher man stand up in pulspit and the most ancient cities in Palestine-whe Say to Hun praying congregations All world who make war against us are to as of those whose qualifications to vote never again speak against granting the Philistines, and that Abraham dus be not? Very goods, all for you to do that Samson was betrayed by Delilah to troops! You are own God people, has have not been disturbed. In a very effec recognition to the women, without whose the well of the oath in Beersheba is to obey Kaiser command, and when tive passage Mr. Lloyd Georga showed how devotion, self-denial, skill, and heroisku have been seen by some of our troops, and you are to be told to eat no more, goodish absolutely impossible it was to frame the country could not have faced its tour the Desert Column is exceeding glad sausage, mako sacrifice and do not eat now Registration Bill without opening the door to questions of franchise. The Mr. Clynes, for the Labour party, have been into is Khan Yunus, a not an is at gate, do not weaken the martial

The first town in the Promised Land we him. Even if all food is tate Government had tried their hardest welcomed the resolution, and said that at lovely collection of houses amid wonder stomachs however hungry that organs is. gone and enemy but had failed, simply because it could such a time members should look for fully fertile gardens hedged around by Nobodies can make us basted to ruin; not be done. Even Mr. Salter, who was points of unity rather than points of impenetrable walls of for postponing all these electoral prob difference. Mr. Currie, Unionist, stems a couple of feet in circumference, bugo cactus with lems till after the war, desired to make wondered at the immobility of his From a distance the town looks exceed

you or has said so

so already franchise alterations in favour of soldiers fellow-Unionist, Colonel Chaloner, whose ingly pretty, the green foliage of orchard, and sailors, while leaving out the muni sorrowful lament tion workers,

Mr. Lloyd George

over the falling and gardens providing a delightful foil that he had not

away of Mr. Long-who, by the way, is to the golden sand dunes which hide the a ghost of a chance his brother-from the old straight noth view of the Mediterranean blue waters carrying such a project, and the choice for the Government was whether Bile Pattie Maguwa wa amesement forms for mor sell. It has a mean batnar, most painful litap return to harboure

was listened to with some the town Khan Yunus they would quarrel with the majority of tient, and Sir Henry Craik and

the next Parliament must be broad-based

Mr.

in the widest sense, and representative the power of the House for good.

Long is another convert to Women

of the soldiers, the sailors, the miners,

the munition workers, the women, as well Suffrage; at least, he said that he would need to be reminded that it was in Gaza Th. What have Kaiser said upon

bim

told

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H-M. Kanser has

you

Sailor in Kiel harbour is just so much gullible kind of persons All world sail ors are simple person, but not nay so sim- pletons as Hun sailor Gorman go out to the naval battle of Jutland and are badly

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