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The declaration of war brought Le FAMOUS PEARL NECKLACE CASE
women of England their great oppor- unity, and their servios were freely offered
RECALLED.
Bebind the mnouncement that the King has granted a free pardon to Lieut. Coșil Aylmer Cameron, formerly a lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery and now of
ingly interesting story, The pardon is the King's reward for services rendered
BYR. C. POLLARD).. Ever since the days of Prester John and Sir John Manadeville, strange and tales have not, peculiarly veracious
For the Red Cross, the Soldiers' nad reached Western Europe from the heart
Sailors Families Association. Queen of mysterious Asin
During this war, the Germans haying Mary's Nedlework Guild, the Women's no menus of communication with their Emergency Corps, Belgian and other the Royal Engineers, there is an absorb agenta in Enstern countries, have belief funds. YWCA, YMCA... and forced to rely upon travellers tales for nous private organisations women their accounts of any happenings in worked with frouzied haste, much of which distant funds which might be of value to was due to the excitement of war, but all the German cause. As a result of this inspired by intense patriotism, which has never died nor is likely to do so, ulthough blending of Teutonic imagination with an
the first war excitement has cooled down inexact knowledge of countries derived of necessity. Presently the time came lo from a sedulous perusal of the local most people when they could give no longer when the need of money to carry guide books, the German Press and those on became urgent, ant stultaneously the Dutch papers whose editors drink of the organisers of big concerns connected with pure well of German truth, haws inblish the war discovered that one paid worker who could be relied upon was worth half ed some perfectly amazing sturs about a dozen volantazy, workers with several. Persia and military events in Perala irons in the fire. during the war,
Cameron has been employed un very i
the war. Since August, 1914, Lăcut- portant staff work, for which his know ledge of European languages particularly fitted him:
The Famous necklace ense at Edinburgh in 1911 resulted in both Licut Cameron
Lagut Cameron and his wife being sentenced to three Years penal servitud served two years of the sentence, but after being in prison à few months his wife Mrs Cameron complained to her husband who released owing to a mrious illnes that she had been robbed in the street of a valuable pearl necklace which ber had band Felieved to be in ber possession,
he attempted to re- So the Post Office increased its file Relieving her s
de from Br of staff and the Censors Department discover the
only after After all, Persin is a far away romantic covered that educated womens were essen insurance brukers. It was
on learned country that the German has always in to the Censorship then all Govern their arrest that Lieut. Cameron looked upon as part of the Funds to be subjugated by the Central Powers. The ment off opened their wide doors to that there had been to robbery, and that Daring the five days' mineral wealth of Persia was to How to Women clerks, skilled and unskilled, who the claim which he had been led to mankie
have streamed in battalions, and, being was a bogus one. Baghdad, its imports were to be entirely. German, its exports were destined to form adaptable people, have soon became more trial Lieut. Cameron refused to give evi- a large part of the commercial plunders worth their wages. Then, erme other dente on his own behalf, although he calls from the Ministry of Munitions for could have proved his innocence without that the realisation of the Berlin-Haghdad thousands of women and girls to make difficulty But it was impossible for him. schete would direct man indus helis, from the Food Production Depart to go into the witness-box to state his own tries, and the Germans were confident thatment for had workers, and from the War case without injuring his wife, and he their allies, the Young Turks, could Office for women to work in the armies referred to sacifice himself rather than easily over run the country and reduce overseas and other sumies of wage prejudie her. When Mrs. Cameron was to a state of vassalage dependent upon earners the uniformed women of the rail released four months after her sentence the Turkish Empire. These dreams away and omnibus companies whose uniche made a full confessione which declared mong those other illusions of world ferms the London Museum is including in her husband to be entirely innocent, dominious and a Teutonic Eastern Eu
without complaint or pire that the warns reduced from the its exhibits the railway ticket-colledor Lisut Cameron still remained silent, and
and porters, window-cleaners mator served his
women police.
rem of high foreign polilies to were drivers, vay-women, waileart drivers, and i protési sente P
The bitter maturies of happier duper Turks have not overrum Persia, the Per sians have not revolted against their -government, and the British and Russiar forers have occupied large portions of the Turkish Empire even anto Baghdad
*
In June 1914, a petition to the hing, signed by over 1.000 officers, including 26 artillery colonels, a number of peers. among them the late Lords. Cromer and Roberts, and many other influential people was ready for presentation / It would undoubtedly have led the Goveru, ment to re-establish the chivalrous hus. hand's goode name. Then the F-CRIO“ Lieut. Camerun was not anxious about himself so mch as about the honour of his family. His father was a V.C., and his grandfather was wounded at Waterles Within a few days of the outbreak of war Lord Kiteheney gave him an opportunity
The wages women are earning are gra ferally, on an equality with those paid to men for equal work, and in all cases higher than pre-war rates Ere the little The position of Persia in this great informed office, girls obtain a higher rate war is hot as widely understood asof jy than their brothers used to earn. should be ang Western peoples, and the political and sociological problems No one can say that the effect of that the present state of Persis represents wage-corning work has been other than to the beneficial to our girls and women. Their are not widely enough known general public for events to be viewed in bright, intelligent faces and well clothed, their tene proportion, when stories of well-cared for persons tell of well-being military activity in Persin are circulated such as has never before existed in our from Gerpian sources. These accounts are land. No one who has once worked neto rejoin the Army, appointing him to
lways innestral and perverted and tendressfully will ever consent to an idle life. lower the dignity of the Persian nation and though demobilisation will out in Western yes Persia has played women from the war jobs they now hold proud but submissive part in the grisar the neerssity of earning to help te pay struggle, and the Persian peoples as a high taxes and the increased cost of living whole have borne the stress and unit will keep women in the wage earning mar of this trying period in a winner which | ket. reflects highest credit on their national The need for training for all descrip- NAV. CO., LTD. let the political honesty of tigns of work will become more forcible
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than ever. Whether in the professions.. The first act of war was in the invasion trades, or ordinary routine work, certi of the provinces of
Azerbaisan and beates to show that certain standarcks have Laristate by the Turks in direct violation he reached will be more than ever of the lerrian Gavernment's, proclama quisite tion of neutrality. This was the prelude We are also coming nearer to the day to an orgy of petty rebellions and revolts when domestic service will be recongi against the government of Persia organis-as a worthy profession for any wonten sund ed by the various German Consuls when beads of households will insist that within her hodierk
their cooks and housemaids and names. shall have had a thorough traising at a recognised practical training centre.
There is a great future for both the indoor and outdoor woman worker, and we have to thank the way for it. Grace Connock,
WELS
an 11 portant staff post. Since then ne has worked hard in France and elsewhere The French Gaverament has already lon oured him for his services.
MR. FORLI'S £30,000,000 FOR PEACE.
The Italian Socialist Dejfy Morgari, recently returned from Stockholm, speak ing at a crowded meeting at Turin, en it that ar. Ford, the American, had played ut the disposal of the Socialists £30,000,000 to arrange peace, but the difficulty of telegraphic and postal communications and the American declaration of war had prevented the scheme from materialising.
WEATHER REPORT.
September $6th at 11.15-No returns from Japaness stations. Pressure changes are every bare light, and there le nppreciable charger in general disfril utien su co jesterz ay Fresh manicon will prevall along the Chins out and over the N. China Sas
Hongkong rainfall for 24 hour ending si 10 am today, 9,12 Inch Total sizes: 121 Tannsy, 13.23 inchen, against an average of
74,40 incher.").
Such treachery and ingratitude is only possible among the representatives of such barbarous and dishonest nation as fier. Such uny has shown herself to be were the conditions produced by them in the country that no Government move against the invaders could be carried out, and the Russian forces were obliged to accupy portions of Persian territur in brile, he and received back to the Turks order to drive back the vading Turks.
if they would but remain in Kermanshah The Only Persian movement in favor and protect him, for the Persian gover- of the Turks was a comic episode sent had denounced him as a trastor, Kermushal, where, at the cost of much outlawed him, and confiscated his states. good. German-gold, a perfectly worthless.
popular" movement was started her The bribe was useless, the Russians the is of the traitor Nizamses Jul 100 strong, and to-day the Turks have
been
con driven from Persian soil. The anch: This man
was then Governor Nizams-Sultaneh wanders with them a General of Luristan and had always defeated and bankrupt traitor, unpopular been noted for a foudness for intrig with the Ticks whom his dowie opers Hongkong to Gap Beck coupled with a complete mapeity for Division of Vengeance left in the governing. In the East is in the West, lurch, and unable to return to his alive personal ambition is frequently the unduing of officials, and in the Turkish land which he had sold for German gold. invasion Nizamus Sultanch saw a chance of becoming a lending Agure in place of being a more provincial governor already out of favour with the authorities. In 1919 he had been upon a visit to Europe and had probably been in touch with Gorman agencies. He abandoned his post
at Kermanshah and joined the Turks and Germans so soon as the campaign started, receiving a bribe of £80,000 for this ger-
It was an exceedingly bad bargain for the German, for the only assistance that
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon today is as followe DISTRICT
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FORECAST.
E. winds, fresh, U fair
Northwinds,
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The Division of Vengeance dissolved at the approach of fighting. Like the mist on the mountains they faded away and now it is only the prevalence of the Best Coses of China between); The
Hongkong and Baina lavishly distributed German arms and equipment among the Kermanshah tribes- men that remains us a commercial asset
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and a reminder of the martial glories of the late division.
The Russian government has formally handed back to the Persian authorities the control of the towns and districts they had. been forced to sccupy Nearly all of the
CO. he was able to contribute to their canse German conspirators who swarted in was the raising of the melodramatically Persia are now safely interned and free to named Division of Vengeance. This cast off their temporary pseudo-Molam- remarkable corps was composed of all the medanim for their normal atheism sur bad characters in the Kermanshah dis- with the exception of a small district trict, and despite its claim to be a between Shira and Bushire, wherea division, never represented tuero the some two thousand men. The men had joined for loot, and the officers (who out numbered the men), had joined for jobs and safe gloryno one had joined with the slightest intention of doing any honest fighting. KALA
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German-made revolt is still in progress wrong some mountain tribesmen, order fa restored in Persiu. A police force of native Persians is being raised by British and Russian officers lent to the Govern ment of Persia for this purpose, and thousands of Persians anxious to complete the restoration of order in their land are flocking to the standard..
The Niza was appointed by the Tatks Vali," or military and civil governor, of Luristan, and promptly appointed The record of the German agents in himself, his son and his relations to Persia is a terrible catalogue of crime, various well paid jobs at the head of some murder and robbery with violence being sort of government, establishing Luristan customary methods of propaganda with For these crimes they wil! on & social-democratic republican basis, these men. For a while all went well The Nizam se to suffer according to the law of the thought that he was secure, and the land where they were committed, for was the out Persia has not departed from her ** Division of Vengeance
neutrality, and these allerves cannot be ward and visible sign of his ascendancy and power. Then came the beginning of condoned as customary ace of German troubles, The Turks began to lose, and warfare. the Russian forces drove them from The future of Persia is extremely hope
Hamadan toward the south In their ful. There is much to be done in the extremity they sent a message to the Nizam country in the way of development, and to bring up bis division to reinforce them within a generation or so she will prob- hub with stout-hearted unanimity the ably be economically independent. For Division of Vengeance refused to go to the present, Persia will be able to devote all her energies to internal needs while under the powerful and progressive influences of Great Britain and democratic Russia those Allies naang whose services to sail nations must be counted the pre- servation of the autonomy of Persia, ald he rescue from the invading Turk
The last scenes in the drama of this pinchbeck plotter's downfall were pitiable but extremely comic. Behold the poor man, actually offering the whole of the (Continued et foot of next column)
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