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WOMEN'S VOTES, CARRIED BY A MAJORITY OF 330.

FREE VOTE.

Women's suffrage (votes for women of 30) was carried in the House of Comming (as briefly sanounced by cable at the time) by 385, votes to 55,

VON BISSING'S LAST WILL.

BY AN ENGLISHMAN, "] = "\

Among those who, after the war, will

1917

FAR EASTERN MEN AND THE WAR.

Mr. H. E. Campbell, of Messrs. Ifleri go down the ages branded with dishonour & Co., has left Shaghni for active servic and disgrace, the ineffable Baron yon A fester from Mr. E. M. dull, of the Bissing will always hold a foremost place.staff of the 3.0. Baily News, says that He is assured of the same immortality he is in the same company with Mr. The Government left the question to the which the great masters of cruelty may unfettered judgment of the House. An unst. He will share the notoriety of H. Teesrinte, and sharing a tent with him. anti-suffragist proposal to make women's all those other scoundrels who have made sufirnge subject, to a referendum was war upon women and children, who have ruled out of order, not without protests.brutally entreated those who could not

The stick on votes for women was led | defend themselves. by Sir Frederick Banbury. He ad- mitted gratefully all that wensen have that of his rivals.

And his distinction will be vaster than They did their best done is the war, but were these warto butcher cities, He has bled a whole workers the women who wanted the vote country well-nigh to death.":

? Gindstone was quoted to show that women M.Ps.--and even z woman Speaker-are the inevitable sequel; and it was sub be partoularly impressed toy a Guvern.

Major (tempy. Lieut-Colonel) E. G. L. Thurlow, D.SO., Somerset Light In- fantry, who was with his regiment in Tientsin, has been appointed Broves Lieut-Colonel for war services in France,

Mr. H. Smith, who for inany yours has filled the post of Sworn Measurer, and who was one of Hankow's best known and His Majesty's service, says the Central Phina Post-

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WILLEM HEYBLOM,

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Major (tempy. Brigadier-General R. N. Bray, West Riding Regiment, who was formerly Commandant of the Shang hai Volunteers, has been appointed Brevet Lieutenant-Colinet

fair.

distinguished service in the field.

The murderer of iss Cavell, then, needed not to add another leaf. to hi

So the iden, was apparently dropped. to stay his hand, for von Bissing, was at

a little while ago, when it was officially merely cruel, he was stupid as well. He

announced that over 7.000 out of 15,000 was of those are so grossly puffed up with The emotional character of women was pride that they cannot measure the effert

convicts and other minor misdemanante dwelt on as unfitting them for the im- of their crimes. By killing an English-

Had een permitted to volunteer for parlant task of legislating, and Sir woman who had given her life to the tend

active service, and that the vast majority Frederick-as did other speakers-drewing of the sick and wounded he had little

of them had rande ponet. unfavourable portents from the emotion

to gain. He did not foresee in his arro-

One assumes that they were first of all of Miss Rankin, the only woman in the gance what would be the undivided

trained and drilled in separate Indian United States Congress, when called upon verdict of the civilised world. Nar even

under special supervision and then draft to decide for war. The vote, he pro-in his death could he leave himself a loop-

ed into varions regiments as if they had He composed his last

Capt. R. Llewellyn Jones, who has been ordinary recruits, Their 110*3 hole of escape. women, and then men will be outnumber. will and testament in such terms as will ed. He retailed the joke of the char make him for ever a byword of shame and recently had a seconil spelf in hospital, comrades knowing nothing of their writing from France, on June 3rd, says antendents, themselves free of the stigma woman asking: "Will men be allowed ridiculo to vote in the future?" and her com It is not easy for those who are not he met H. R. Remington, R.F.A.. and reproach that would otherwise hav

Lieut. | attached to them as "gnolbirds." mon's reply. Yes, dear; at first. barbarians to understand the mental pro- Shanghai man at Albeville.

cesses of the Hans. For their own sinis Dixon, of Maitland & Cu also bobbed (Laughter.)

and said he was with a Jabone Sir Charles Hobhouse, an ex-Liberalter purposes they chose to hack their way up Minister, seconded the rejection of the through Belgium. They gladly tore up Battalion along with E. O. Cumming and

other Shanghai' men. scraps of paper and made light of oleran treaties. And over since their Lord Hugh Cecil, championing the unjustified invasion they have held an that fan much fuss altogether was being costly, and with a complete lack of hum-emission in the British Arms. His military occupation of Belgium is very made about the reform. He lightly dividour ey are always extracting from the the eldest son of Mr. C. Klione, of the ed the country into pinks" and Belgians still greater sums, that the pear Customs servior. He hopes, sanewhere in "whites "the pinks," those who can- vieting of Hannish brutality should pay France." to join his younger brother not discuss the question without getting for the wrongs inflicted upon the Cup, a Ler. Corporal in the 17th Batt. the experiment had turned out a com red in the face; the "whites." the more

Black Watch, who has been on active restrained. He burlesqued the far-fetcherl

service since the beginning of the war. arguments of both sides by plotting two novelettes as they suggested themselves to crack, his whimsical mind.

clause.

LORD HUGH'S SOVELETTES.

Mr Albert Kliene, of. Mosgra. P. F.

success.

Even so this would seem a first blush to have been an extremely lazzarelons experiment, only to be justified lay its Further consideration of the matter, based on a fuller knowledge of the facts, tends to prave, however, that the nuthorities were not taking ach full well what they were at, and had dettain data to go upon which would in a measure have justified their action even

cause of the Suffragists, took the viewerved tone. They complain that the wiser & Co., Shanghai, has been granted | terrible risks, after all, that they knew

With equal right might the burglar send in a bill of costs to the peaceful citizen whose crib he had thought it useful to

News has been received in Shanghai that

Sergt. William McGillivray, formerly of West Hongkes Police Station, has receiv wounds in action in France that necessitated amputation of the left aru. His cousin, Sergt, W. D. McGillivray,

Parative failure. And, of course, every precaution was taken i make it A.

MICCESS,

This fact was forthcoming in the annual report of the Chief Inspector of Reformatories and Industrial Schools published towards the end of 1915. this report it appeared that, leaving ent considerable number of younger hevs organised to assist in unition-making,

RELGIAN COAST ENRENTIAL. But it is in von Bissing's last will and The pink Suffragist would write one entitled "Saved by the Vote: or. A testament that the foal design of Ger- Tale of Lawless Love." (Laughter.) It many is most frankly disclosed. He puts He talks in would be the traditional story of Lovelace limit on his cynicism. and Clarissa. When the licontions villain the familiar strain of dire necessity and one time at Sinza Police Station, writing i 1,457 older boys--youths and young men

his Fatherland's sacred duty. Nothing will satisfy his posthumnas greed save from England on June 17th while on shorg the complete annexation of Belgium. Hon leave, says that "Corp. Conduit The hinterland is of no use by itself. is stil) in England, and that Rankin has The coal mines are very well in their way,g, bis diediarge and will be soon going and quite worth stealing.

But

what back to Shanghai. dermapy most insist upon acquiring is the Belgian coast. Germany must reach the ses, for how otherwise shall she threaten England, her great, indeed her only, enemy?

AN LOT OF JUSTICE.

had been enlisted! divent from their various institutions in the Navy and Army, while an additional 2,684 had been enlisted on licence or under supervision, making a grand total of over 4,000 in the two arms of the Service

SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE,

was about to seize the peerless maiden sur chance phram there might be by-election in the neighbourhood (laughter)-would remind him that she was not merely a woman but a voter, and the lawful austerity of the suffrage would restrain him. He would yield to the

2-Lieut. J. C. Porter, Machine gun dignity of citizenship what he denied to

Corps, killed in action on July 24th, was honour and chastity. (Laughter.)

prominent in se sporting world is Shang-

A careful record extending over eight The pink romance would have the title

Thai (says the X., Daily News), playing ouths was kept of the behaviour and How Mother Voted; or. The Ruined on Bissing of esurse, always made centre forward for the Shanghai Football rings of these so-called a "aperin we fe Home (Laughter.) She would draw sa revat pretence of cynicism. He pictar Club For several seasons before the war It had its darker as well as its brighter picture of the simple parlour before the himself, no doubt, as a kind of Big, he played for the Shanghai Interport side. To take the darker side first: 500 vote was bestowed. Then the berrek. He was sure that force was the Team. Lieut. Porter left with the first were killert in action, 49 died of wounds,

for human ills, and it was would begin to strew the table with sube re his policy to conciliate any. vontingent on October 18th, 1914. After 13 died of sickness, and 1830 were Boro

no part of papers and drive har husband to add. He repudiated with scorn all the a brief period of training in England or less seriously wounded. From this it public-house by insisting on reading amicable things that have been said by he went to France in February 1913, will be seen that more than half of them leading articles to him.

gave their lives or suffered sine gelen us By and by who herself would give way to drink and the Boches about the Flemings. Though as a troper in King Edward's Horse. to an inebriates home, and from that he played his part in establishing then the latter part of December, 1915, he hurt in their entry's cause.

Flemish University. which boasted more

returned to England to train for his Now to take the brighter side of the serlusion exercise the suffrage ns in shart rate sets than students, he knew that commission. Having obtained this, he record: 20 wer mentioned in despateles,

this Was hat way of duewing dust in erassed over to France for the second time 25 received the D.C.M.<

were given sleepy eyes. He wild use the Flemings, in April fast Prior to leaving Shanghaimmissions, and Bereivel the V.C. Thesur jesta left everybody laughing and if he could; be would not permit them the Sr. Porter was on the staff of the Deducting from this list those who were rather overshadowed Lord Hugh's main smallest privilege, The utmost concry British American Tobaczu Company.

injured or otherwise incaravitated, we argument, which was that the vote was asion he would allow himself to make was

find that between 2 and 3 per cent of ressonable act of justice and of policy, to play them off against the Walloons. anel that the experienen of women's use "Divide and govern" is one of the cle- | of Mr. H. G. Mackenzie, was killed when | tion.....a truly marvellone resulte of the municipal vote need not alarm thementary maging which even this blunder in action with his regiment, the Seaforth welled if not unparalleled, by the most conservativo.

or could understand.

Highlanders, 10th Battalon. on July record of any other regiment engaged in Mr. William Burdett-Contis spoke But in his desire to divide be had no oth. Mr. Mackenzie, who was 37 years this war. No wonder, then, that on this earnestly and feelingly against women's intention of granting independence even suffrage. The balance is always weighed to the Flemings, among whom he pretend of age, went to Shanghai (says the showing the authorities felt justined extending the Anno down naturally in favour of women, and there were many area and very many New) at the age of 1 serving his beforehand in

an engineer, with privileges that they had granted these We must do apprenticeship. 28 he feared the result of this effort to places andeclared friends.

Mears. Boyd & Co, after which he joined naughty boys so as to inchurl throse other "he left it on record for his them on an equality with men.

Frerything."

without delay

Messrs. Titterteld & Swire, rising to be more hardened sinaers of maturer years, MJ repres

Now let us set besides Qeg facts and on the part of the Flen-chief engineer in their servim in one of Some of remains averse frol women's suffrage to dream of a separate State of Flanders take a store ship from Hongkong to seem to prove that there has been a great while still supporting the BIL The with a Fine to foven it. This dream Malta and Marseilles, after which he increase in juvenile orice fucnty Dra's measure represented the agreed solution on Bissing brushed hastily aside. There way to Sectland and joined the Sea-is mean that there is a new spirit of of a very difficult problem, he pointed was only one prospect for Flanders, as forth Highlanders, in October, 1915. lawlessness abroad which has an infected out, and he was not prepared to upset if for the rest of Belgium, the prospect of Tu February, 1916. he was ordered to the younger generation that they have For hours the debate dragged on, but smplete subjection to Germany's will France and was slightly wounded in Apríl | become more wicked than they used to fervour sparkla were alike lacking. Sir She hud permitted providence to inter-of this year. He rejoined his regiment | be? John Simon regarded wenuen ag Causen-ause her litween Germany and France.very recently and, as stated, was killed tial elements in the structure of the State cugraphy had been indiscreet enough to in action on July 20th for the purposes of war, and they must give her a coust line opposite to England. play their part in the work of builty the Boches chose to exact for the and therefore she must pay whatever up "the State when prato saug.

General, explained how it was that he

Mr. Edward Mackenzie, only brother these lads achieved scias high didine.

In-

Then Sir F. E. Smith, the Attorney-windless hop them were foolish enough their coastal heats. He received leave to igures the current statisties which woult

had not been consulted about it.

BUFFRAGE AND DIVORCE.

LOLDER BÚASTS THAN KVEIL.

races, incites men first of all to petty fences, and at last launches them ir coverably on a career of crime.

AUSTRIAN SHIPS BOUGHT BY AMERICA

I think not. I think that if we call this now spirit a spirit of adventure rather than a spirit of lawlessness wh shall get nearer the truth. I think that it is more often this higher spirit, born CHIEF SCOUT IN AN AIR RAID. ents of the reform argued that a nor-indiscretion of geography or the way

of misguided courage and mistaken bund Parliament had no right to bestow wardness of "providence. it. and also protested that the soldiers Indeed, we have travelled far from the Powell, the Chief Scout, recently inspecter gain that impels have to kick over Lieutenant-General Sir Rober: Baden-"terprise, than any did desire of day on which Dr. von Bethmann-Hoiled a big rally of South-West Sounts at Sir Stuart Coats diverted the House been done to Helgium and promised re

weg acknowledged the wrong that had Hurlingham Club. and in his adriress with a sheaf of American quotations to paration. Von Bissing, as be iny dying,

told a story of the recunt air raid. He show that in the woman suffrage States urged upon his countrymen the necessity weral were killed and a number in was in a train that was bombed, nnd divorce had incressed and reforms had of avoiding during the peace negotiations jured. One poor fellow had his thigh lagged. The experiences of Colorado all discussion about the form of the an figured largely. Tell us the views of nexation, and of applying nothing but bieding to death. He (Sir Robert) ran badly injured, and was in danger of Brigham Young!" cried member the right of conquest. The procedure jooularly, and the House roared.

Germany, he was sure, must be "just and up to afford help, saying, "Can I be Lord Bobert Cecil dealt rapidly with the ruthless. We may deny the justice:

of any use? whereupon a youth, who WHAT GERMANY LOST. argument and advocated the reform with We cannot but sek lowlege the ruthless was already rendering first aid looked

The recent boom on the Vienna Stock grent seriousness on the ground that ness of von Bissing's plan. But as the up and gave the Seiut sign. So," add- women's suffrage would make for the outrageous baron composed his political ed Sir Robert, "you recognise what a Exchange in Austro-Americana shipping contentment and good government of the testament he was still haunted by the thing it is to be prepared and to have shares was due, says the Konische Zer- tug, to speculators getting to know that people. The large majority of those en-spectra of the King of the Belgians. The the name of being prepared."

the Austrian Government nad permitted franchised under this Bill would be lofty herojam of this patriot-King troubled

the company to sell several of its ships in married women and over 30, and he felt his death-bed. He turned uneasily upon his pillow, no doubt, when he thought

American harbours on very advantageous women in this category could be trusted that, after all, his cheats of cruelty and death would proceed to extort from the terms: The Austro-Americana Company to net with caution. As a genuine Conction might be ups by the unconquer unhappy Belgians the whole cost of their it appears, sold, with the permission of was disastrous but that resistance to all able-suronity-of-a-boo. The king of brutally thanseres for the coil it gave tired on 150 steam set of its mediuni

he said, Wilke

cargo to for 55 change was more disastrous, he supported deposed, and will

remnin abroad a% them to annex. And we only wish that million kronen, which may be considered this reform. The Bill, was founded on an aggrieved enemy.

But even then all the sentimental Socialists in the world equivalent, to a profit of thirty millions. a compromise and the scale would dip le did not despair. "We can read an would forget their copybook-headings for Two vessels of the Austrian-Lloyd Iring heavily to this Radical side if they struck Machiavelli," said this dying philoso an hour or two and give themselves serin Chinese harbours were also sold at a out the provision for enfranchising women pher, that he who desires to take pos ously to the study of

von. Bissing's

's paliti-high profit.

The manager of one of the biggest Wession of a country will be compelled to cal stainen eristic of the Germans that German shipping concerns bas informed Mr. Arnold Ward wound up the debate remove the King of Regent, even by kill

It is For the anti-Suffragists, protesting that ing him. 3

the tighter the noose of defeat is drawn the Adinische Zeitung that if the Ger.. the Prime Minister was not even rent We are glad, in truth, to receive this but their neeks the more loudly they mans had been given in time the sture

revelation of Germany's designs

lift

ap their voice to boast. And even when this momentous step was to be taken,

permission as the Austrians, the Lloyd The debate ended in a mirthful upou Belgium. We know now that they they boast they ciust know well that and Hamburg-Amerike Lines would cer Maior Hunt opped the closure. h contemplate not merely theft but murder Belgium shall never be theirs. Until that thinly have been able to save are the a long time child find no supporter To discover the war airs of our enemy ravaged country be restored to its an half a milliard of marks for German accompany him to a divising and he is the first useful step towards the Allies will never shenthe their sword lost, and the money, too. The barier rient independence and prosperity the patima capital. Now the vessels are wanderings from member to member in thwarting of them. In the face of von search of second teller was int Bissing's last will and testament the At this very moment the Hunk' hold upon points out that German owners applied

chatter no indemnities and no an2 Espectacle exciting

It matters not to the German Government for permission Finalle Commander Bellairs was inexations" seems idle indeed. The Ger that von Bissing bragged and threatened to sell their vessels, but with the excep

mans, if they could, would jer Hel with his dying breath. The answer to tion of large passenger steamers, the Gov- The closure was carried, hud the vision gium, and having put Kingibert this will and testament has already been ernment delayed its consent pulil. the on the muần question resulted as stated

given at the Messines Ridge. Daily political condition had been so changed above.

(Vontinued at foot of next column..

that a sale was no longer possible.

much

laughter

open

"

Belgium is loosened.