HIGH PRICES PROBLEM: NO PROSPECT OF EARLY SOLUTION.
SINN FEIN CAMPAIGN IN UNITED STATES:
PROTESTS IN PARLIAMENT,
POLISH CAMPAIGN 'IN UKRAINE WILL IT WIPE OUT BOLSHEVISM?
NEW BISHOP
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OGRE OF HIGH PRICES.
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PILSUDSKI COMBINE
THE WAR ON BOLSHEVISM. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS SIGNIFICANCE OF PETLURA- FUTURE OF SUPREME COUNCIL.
LONDON, May 8th. In the House of Commons, replying to The Daily Telegraph's Milan correspond Robert Cecil, Mr. Bonar Law said dent mys that latest reports show that the bad na information that it was Russian peasants are ripe for revolt intended to continue the work of the against the Moscow, Soviet and would Supreme Council alongside the League of
Nations. enthusiastically co-operate with an army
LONDON,Mas 6th,"
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LATENT CABLES,
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REVOLUTIONARIES REACH MEXICO CITY.
New York, May 4th
A message from Agnapriota says that the revolutionary forces claim to have reached the suburb of Mexico City.
A message from El Paso says, revolu ionary troops have entered Junres and that they were acclaimed..
UNREST IN IRELAND.
EFFECT OF SINN FEIN CAMPAIGN IN UNITED STATES-
Losnos, May 6th.. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Horatio Bottomley, Mr. Bonar L said it is understood that appeals for Certificates, subscriptions for Boad addressed to the Sina Fainer De Valera, are still appearing in certain newspapers in the United States. The Government did not propose to make representations to America on the subject.
Mr. Bottomley drew attention to the re- port that already £9,000,000 had been subscribed, triumphal processions held and De Valera entertained by State Governors, and suggested that this amounted to an IL FUEL FOR AUSTRALIA unfriendly act. always wise to take action to which we are Mr. Bonar Law replied that it is not legally entitled
Commander Wedgwood affirmed that the malicious campaign was destroying Angio American friendship.
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AGREEMENT WITH ANGLO. PERSIAN COMPANY.
of real liberators. Consequently, the LABOUR OFFICE'S RUSSIAN Polish and Ukrainian offensive may ulti-
COMMISSION: mately end the Bolshevik regime in Russi
Ukraine's leader Petlura was originally answering Mr. John Guest, Mr. Bonar schoolmaster. He first came into pro La stated the International Labour. minence when he formed an army and Office's Commission to Russia will consist opposed the German domination in 1918 of five workers five employers and two After Denikin failure in Ukraine, due officials-the two former to be chosen by to the non-recognition of her independence, the respective groups on the Governing Fetlura accepted Bolshevik help to drive out Bady of the International Labour Office Denikin, and then faced the task of driv Britain and France had been at ing out the Reds. After this, Petlura, innominate officials. The Soviet Govern- November, 1919, secretly negotiated a comment had not so far replied to the request pach with Pilsudski and used the winter to admit the Commission, which would not LONDON TO THE CAPE FLIGHT in preparations for the spring offensive.
go unless a reply were received,, Some well-informed persons have on-
Mr. Chadwick described the bestowal of
MELBOURNE, May 5th CELEBRATION IN LONDON. phasised for the past two years that the POSITION OF BULTAN OF EGYPT.
The Commonwealth House of Represen only hope of defeating Bolshevism was a Replying to Commander Kenworthy, the freedom, on the outlaw, De Valera, of
New Orleans as Polish-Ukrainian coalition.
Mr. Lecil Harmsworth sakt that the poscatensibly friendly Power,
deliberate insult by antatives has agreed to the reading of a Bill LONDON, May 5th.
approving of an agreement between the On the Arst day of the offensive the tion of Sultan Fouad of Egypt was the Prince Albert, the Marquess of London. derry, Lord Morris, Sir George Perley, Sir Bolshevik army, which was defeated, con same as that of his predecessor. Hussein. Bonar Law replied that he was quite Government and the Anglo-Persian Oil Thomas Mackenzie and Mr. Blanckenbergsisted of 33 infantry and 17 cavalry Divi-Fouad derived authority from the King in satisfied that such demonstrations in no Company to supply oilfuel to Australian
He believed that were present at a luncheon given to the sions. The Reda lost nearly all the artil the same way as the ex-Khedive derived way represented the good feeling of the parts. The Company will form a refining
any undertaking with "a" capital of £500,000,. ** In the House of Commons, the Food Imperial Air Fleet Committee at the Con- Then Moscow sent a wireless to authority from the Sultan of Turkey United States.
connection would only make the relations stock, also undertaking to protect the Minister. Mr. McCurdy anid it ought to naught Rooms under the presidency of Warsax. imploring for the resumption of Found's son was recognised as the heir to action of the British Government in this the Commonwealth taking up £950,000 of
honour of Vanry-peace negotiations, which were cynically the throne,
Company Escally against dumping and be realised that last year's expectations Lord Desborough in.
PERILOUS FOSSIBILITIES OF of a fall in prices were not founded on a neveld and Brand, the pioneers of the broken off.
unfair competition. EARLIER CABLES. POLISH OFFENSIVE.. solid basis and ought to be entirely dis London to the Cape flight. carded. He was unable to understand
LONDON, May 5th bow business men and statesmen through-
Though the Polish offensite into Russian qut the world were able to take sich an
territory aiming at establishing free optimistic view of the progress of the war-devastated reconstruction of the
There was no prospect of an~(Cheers). Their dogged Destin "Ukraine and at entting off the Bolshevista world immediate improvement, either in the up- ples or in the price of sugar required in Great Britain, but world production was down by 3,500,000 tons. Rigid rationing in Great Britain had resulted in economis ed of sugar by 700,000 tons consumption of pointerbalanced by increased consumption in the United
States:
LONDON, May 6th.
Responding to the loyal toast, Prince Albert congratulated Vanryneveld and Brand who had done so much to add lustro to the name of South Africa, in parti- cular, and the British Empire in
Mr. Harmsworth added that the Im perial Government was entitled to decide questions affecting the succession to the throne of Egypt by virtue of the sump
or of the rights previously exercised by Turkey.
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MR BONAR LAW ANSWERS QUESTIONS.
worse.
HAID FOR ABMS IN IRELAND WELL-KNOWN ARCH EAQLOGISTS COURAGEOUS STAND.
LONDON, May 5th.
BRITISH MINISTER
ENTERTAINED.
ANGLO-CHINESE SOCIETY.
"factor in "determining wages throughout achievements of the Air Service dated on after an excited discussion in which he in Paris, but he declined to give partial found himself surrounded by a hundred Aglen, Admiral Tsai Ting-kan, Dr. Wang Wheat prices, were the most important in history for hundreds of years, while the Chairman of the Parliamentary Com matter was discussed at San Remo and doors were then smashed in with sledge attendance. Sir Reginald Gamble presid
from the Black Sea has started well, the His Royal Highness continued, cour-
uneasiness continues to be expressed in age and wonderful spirit were well Foles are confronted with a hard task and the London Press lest initial victories suny
A midnight raid for arms took place at HIS CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE. the residence of Sir Arthur Vikar “in His Excellency the British Minister and,” worthy the radicas of British ex- ploration."(Cheers,
County Kerry. Sir Arthur Vicar was Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Duff were Lord Londonderry, it his speech, eu-blind them to the perilous possibilities of
LONDON, May 6th. That the Polish phasised that the servicy be represented precipitate action. was a struggling service, and had by its overnment's action is not wholly support In the House of Commons, replying to writing in the library when some one guests of honour at a dinner given on side great sister services based on tradi-ed by the people, is seen from a statement Viscound Curzon with regard to the trial knocked and demanded admittance in the April 29th, at Peking, in the shoutre of the tions of the past whose exploits existed from Warsaw which states that Grubski, the of war criminals, Mt. Bonar Law said the name of the District Inspector of Police, British Legation by the Anglo-Chinese
but admittance was refused. The massive Society. There was an unusually, large- mittee of Foreign Affairs, has resigned it was understood action was being taken hammers and axes, and Sir Arthur Vicar ed, and was supported by Sir Francis from the present century. Bat aerial
the Government's policy in information until he knew what was being men. Fifteen entered and demanded the Chung-hui, Admiral Sir Sah Chen-ping, the world.
arms which were in the strong room. The world's wheat crops will be reduced navigation with its immense possibilities attacked
NEW IRISH BOYCOTT., in the forthcoming twelve-month in the and colossal potentialities required all Ukraine, though the Committee, eventu dan
Sir Arthur Vicar refused to deliver the General Tinge and others.
The CHAIRMAN welcomed Mr. Beilby United States, and the exportation will be their assistance, energy and sympathy toally, passed a vote of conflence in the.
Replying to questions with regard to keys, despite the fact that fifteen guns Alston and expressed the pleasure of the SOVIET TAKES UP POLISH 4,000,000 tons less than in the current hasten the advent of its immense future. Government, by 19 votes to &
were levelled at his head. Sinn Feiners boycotting ex-Service men Vicar-asked if he was prepared to meet
Sir Arthur members in having him, amongst them coreal year. India was the only wheat-He asked his hearers to do what they could
CHALLENGE.
COPENHAGEN, May 5th ed. Mr. Bonar Law said the Government Ultimately the raiders' courage failed sideratum in a Minister to. Peking-bo Ireland) who were consequently unemploy God-replied "Far better than you." again: Mr. Alston was endowed with con- producing country where increase was in all parts of the world to show to a
siderable ability, but he had a great de foreshadowed, but a million and a half doubting publis exactly what could be
M. Krassin, the head of the Russian is fully alive to the difficulties of ex-
The strong room did not yield to their loved China (Applause.) The speaker tons of increase would not largely be achieved by the novel method of transit in
transport.
Trade Delegation, interviewed, said, that Service men and is doing what it can to all the Soviet Republics would take Up relieve the position:
attach. The raiders decamped, after fir available for exportation. He dwelt on the likelihood of a rise in prices in the
ing a pistol into the kitchen to frighten then announced that Mr. Alston had com would be
the Polish gauntlet. He was confident of S
the servants.
sented to become bonorary vice-president importing countries which
the result now that the Sovieta were again reflected in the price of every other com
[Sir Arthur Vicar, K.C.V.0., F.S.A., ist "the Society. in possession of petroleum and curl.
Government Trustee of the " National Mr. ALSTON, who was warmly greeted modity.
SECRET AGREEMENT WITH
Library of Ireland, and besides heraldry and en rising to reply,, in referring to his ap- FINLAND
genealogy is generally interested in matters pointment as vice-president of the Society of art.]
in succession to Sir John Jordan, anid that It was not usually given to newly-appoint
WASHINGTON, May 5th. experience gained by long years of resid Eighty-eight members of American ence and knowledge of people and langu House of Representatives have signed a age, possessed by Sir John Jordan, when cablogram which is being sent to Mr. he became Minister to China, and therefore Lloyd George protesting against the im any one attempting to step into his shoes ed in Ireland for political re was.
In any capacity: Bir John Jordan was Irreplaceable. (Applause) --
It is estimated that the supplies of butter available in Great Britain in 1920 will be 100,000 tons, as compared with 200,000 tons in the year before the war. British butter production was still below also largely fall.
AMRITSAR RIOTS.
HUNTER COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
LONDON, May 8th.
A telegram from Kovne say it is
POLISH OFFENSIVE. Replying to Hr. Spoor, Mr. Bonar Law agreed that the territory now occupied by Priand exceeded the boundaries signed to Poland by the Supreme Council.
CalWedgwood suggested that the
the pre-war rate. The Irish supply would according to the journal, finds that the ported that Poland has concluded a merch Pulish Government be informed that no AMERICAN PROTEST TO BRITAIN. ed Ministers, to have the advantage of the
There were no clear signs to enable him to give an estimate when the world short age was likely materially to improve.
mount of fighting would alter the boun- daries. I
Mr. Boss Law replied that Poland was quite aware of that
Replying to Major Mackenzie Wood, Mr. supporting the Polish attack on Russia, morally or materially. The Government EARLIER CABLES. had not put pressure on Poland in the direction of peace.
The Daily Mail forecasts the majority. Report of the Hunter Committee which, Amritsar disturbances were caused by Mr. Agreement with Finland. This, has alarm. ed Lithuania, Latvia and Esthenia who Chandi'e agitation for passive resistance which rapidly became open hostility to the may combine in mutual defence against Government, causing serious rioting and the new Triplice of Finland, Poland Leading to rebellion which might have led and Ukraine. Meanwhile, Berlin des to s revolution. Hence the proclamation patches show that the Poles are faced with NEW BISHOP OF HONGKONG. [of martial law was justified. It was not serious troubles with Germans in the ceded. Bonar Law said the Government was not prisonment without trial of person arrest was severely handicapped from the start.
extended to larger areas or maintained provinces. longer, than was necessary in view of the Afghan War. The report condemns General Dyer's so-called "crawling order" in Amritsar, also certain punishments, and hopes taal, in the event of future martial law, certain civil control will be maintained.
THE REV. C. R. DUPPUY,
LONDON, May 4th. The Reverend C. R Duppuy, Home Secretary of the Church Missionary Society, has been appointed Bishop of Hongkong on Bishop Lander's retirement.
REGULATING DRUG TRAFFIC NEW MEASURE BEFORE PARLIA
MENT:
LONDON, May 4th.
The Minority Report severely condemns General Dyer and criticises bir Michael O'Dayer.
INDUSTRIAL TRIPLE
ALLIANCE.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Short MOMENTOUS DECISION IN VIEW. bas formally introduced a Bill regulating." the importation and exportation, manu facture, sabo and use of opium and other dangerous drugs."
AMERICA'S. PETROLEUM, ONLY" EIGHTEEN MORE YEARS TO RUN.
LONDON, May 4th. According to the United States Geologi cal Survey, America, which is using twice as much petroleum yearly as all the rest of the world, has only eighteen years'
upply left.
GENERAL PERSHING MOBBED
STRANGE EXPERIENCE IN PANAMA CITÝ.
LONDON, May 4th. The Times Panama correspondent says General Pershing was mobbed in Panama City, owing to the United States seizing
under the Treaty of 1904, the Island of Taboga at the Pacific entrance to the canal for the purpose of fortification. Polios dis oos die persed the mo
The landowners allege trickery and under-payment in the expropriation, but the Canal officials state that the salo con- tracts were freely signed.
SHIPPING BOARD ACT. PROSECUTION FOR ITB INFRINGE- MENT
New Yonx, May 4th.
LONDON, May 8th.
A Sub-Committee of the Industrial Triple Alliance is considering applica tions for membership from the engineers. and postal workers. It is pointed out that the decision will be momentous.
Opinion is sharply divided. So far experience has shown it is most difficult to get joint action even from the three sections of the alliance.
BAKU SURRENDERS TO BOLSHEVISTS.
JAPANESE IN SIBERIA, Replying to Dr. Murray, Mr. Benar Law said the Government opined that the action of the Japanese in Siberia was not such as required the approval of the Allies.
LONDON, May 5th. The Times correspondeat at Constan- tinople says that Baku surrendered after a brief bombardment by the Soviet Fleek Siz thousand Bolshevik troops are occupy ing the town. Soviet agents are andes- vouring to induce the Armenian Dashnak- ists, who are behind the Erivan GovernoZ6H
BOLSHEVIKS IN GEORGIA
NEW YORK CHURCH MURDER HUNGARYS OBJECTIONS.
SIMPKINS DECLARED INSANE,
NEW YORE, May 4th
Simpkins, the escaped Innslio who shot
WANTS MODIFICATION OF FRONTIERS
IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
COMMITTEE.
THE UNITED STATES.
FACING ECONOMIC AND INDUS- TRIAL CRISIS. A
AMERICAN TELEGRAPHS AND TELPHONES.
AMPOLO-CHINESE CO-OPERATION.
After expressing his pleasure on learn- ing that the Society had done useful work dering the last two years, his. Excellency LONDON, May 5th. proceeded "I have always had the... A telegram from New York says that the greatest confidence in the future derived United States is facing an economic and from co-operation of the Anglo-Saxon and industrial crisis. Work is slowing down the Chinese races, Sharp as is the con- owing to the exorbitant wage demands, trast between the energetic, mentality of A leading New York banker prophesies the Anglo-Saxon and the philosophie out- a money panic unless drastic curtailments look of the Chinese there in something of credit for non-essentials are enforced, strangely common in temperament to both nations. It is still true that the word of the Chinese merchant as good as his bond, and we may hope that both nationa have this in common, that they beliere in a square, deal. The Chinese understand |the Anglo-Saxon much better than they did 50 or even 20 years ago, and the Anglo-Saxon are slowly but surely re cognising the fine characteristics of the Chinese. And I am supported in my con- fidence for the future by the splendid work" which is being done by the Anglo-Chinese Society in bringing our respective nation-- together and in cementing the bonds which already so happily exist between LONDON, May 5th. our two countries and which we all hope The appeal of the defendants in the will grow ever closer in the general inter. gold case has been dismissed, but the senest of world peace." tences have been altered to a fine of £500
THE GULD CASE.
ment, to accept Boviet control of the ITS WORK IN THE FUTURE. foreign relations of Armenia in returu for Soviet promises of internal independence,
LONDON, May 5th. Furthermore, they are offering military the House of Lorda, Lord Haldane
DEFICIT DURING WAR. aid and the same territorial-combessions need the Government's policy as regards as the Entente have 'offered.
the Committee of Imperial Defence and [the Committee's relation to the war staffs
WASHINGTON, May 6th. of the Army, the Navy and the Air Forca. The operation of the country's telegraphs CONSTANTINOPLE, May 5th He paid & tribute to the Committee aa the and telephones in war-time has resulted in The Bolshevists are reported to have most efficient way of bringing the Domina deficit of 314,000,000.0 entered Georgia in the west from the Darions into consultation. The Committee jaisk Pass and in the south from Vladi provided a roof under which the Overseas Ministers could come without the slightest. kavkaz
sense of sacrificing their independence. SENTENCES ALTERED ON APPEAL.a He recommended the retention of the Committee as the ideal organisation for affording intercourse and co-operation be tween the Army and the Navy, and as according more with the constitution of the Empire in each case. PARIS, May 5th The Ambassadors Council, in reply to Lord Curzon, replying, said that the Dr. Markoe in a church on April 8th, has Hungariän objections to the proposed Committee was, an advisory on, and had been sent to the State Hospital for the Treaty, explains the reasons of its inabili-no executive authority. It bad thoroughly justified itself before and during the war. ty to modify the frontiere assigned to Lord Carson denied that the war had Hungary, States The application of the found us unprepared. Our war book was plebiscite in regions where populations are not only superior to saything of the same most confused would encounter insur kind existing in any other country, but mountable difficulties. Certain concessions the actual degree to which it had been have been made in the application of the prepared for all ensuing developments principles, outside the territorial clauses exceeded that even of the ablest and most
the Hungarian reply is due on May scientific of our foes. The Defence Com
mittee was not extinct but had not met during the last few years owing to the AMERICA'S PEACE RESOLU- Peace Conference. The Impérial. Com
munications Committee was also actively TION.
operating. The schema of the future Im perial defence must fargely be suspended until all the treaties have been drawn up, especially the one with Turkey. The ordinated with the British branch of the Defence Committeo's, work would be co-
Criminal: Insane at Matteawaj. -
"AMERICA'S 'BLUEBRARD.
MARRIED TWENTY-FOUR WOMEN
LONDON, May 6th. Watson, America's so-called Bluebeard, has confessed to murdering hve out of the twenty-four women he married,
EARLIER CABLES.
BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION
BOARD OF TRADE SUPPORT.
LONDON, May 8th
16th.
LIKELY TO BE TETOED.
WASHINGTON, May 6th Officials are of opinion that the Knox
AMERICAN RAILWAYS.
ASKING FOR INCREASED
! FREIGHTS;
THE WAYES...
Admiral TRA TINO-KAN in a typically racy speech proposed the toast of The Navies,'' the salt of the earth. Referring to the part played by the British Navy in the war, be remarked that Lactes bad said that the “greatest fighter would not necessarily fight.”.... The British Navy had been a steel chain thrown across the neck of Germany stopping her breathing and. muffocating her
WASHINGTON, May 5th. The Association of Railway Executives hus requested the Inter-State Commerce Commission to permit an increase in
Admiral Dury said he thought be was freights in order to enable the railways to going to reply for the British Navy bab raise $1,017,000,000 so as to bring their he found he had to reply slan on behal income to the six per cent. basis for which of the sieler service, the Chinese Navy. the Transportation Act provides.
He alluded to the close association between the British and Chinese Navies, and to the fact that many Chiness officers had been trained on British ships. Proceeding, he said that he felt it to be a great honour to be the int. Commander-in-Chief of the reconstituted fleet in the Far East.
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
DRIVES LOCOMOTIVE OF ROYAL TRAIN.
MASTERTON, May 6th. The Prince of Wales, from Napier, to
The President of the Board of Trade peace resolution as regards Germany League of Nations. It ould not be wise will abortly ask Parliamentary authority which will form the subject of debate in to indicate too definitely the Imperial Beside Charles Morse, of the United to contribute £100,000 to the guarantee the Senate to-day is certain to be rstood defence policy, until after the weighty doci royal train for eighteen miles. THE DENNISTON PLAYERS.:
fund of the forthcoming British Empire by President Wilson, if adopted by Coston of the forthcoming Imperial Confer Exhibition which is proposed to hold in greaseco Bome thought that the effects of London with the object of demonstrating The Senate has favourably reported on such a conference would be a form of the resources and manufacturing capacity Senator Lodge's resolution, Arging that Imperial Cabinet uther for war purposes of the Empire from the Northern Epirus and twelve Angeon wal generally
States Steamship Company and the John KMcCullough Company, Captain W. 8 Mitchell has been indicted on a charge of violating the Shipping Board Act pro hibiting the sale of American-registered vessels to foreignora, Bail was allowed.
SUGAR FROM SAWDUST. PITTSBURG CHEMIST'S CLAIM.
LONDON, May 8th.
The schetus wan - mitiated by Lord Seal islands; off the western coast of Asia "Strathcona In 1913 and was revived after Minor, bo awarded to Green
the armistice.RAVERY AM
Two independent organisations with OPENING FRENCH COALMINES similag objects have.agreed to smalgamate. Beyo
A joint executive committee will be form ed under the chairmanship of Lord Morris The Prince of Wales has consent
A telegram from New York Bays that the suborities at Pittsburg are investi-ed to act as President of the General Comi gating the claim of a research chemist of mittee
the manufacture of sugar by a chemical The Lord Mayor will shortly bold conversion of sawdust. It is declared that
public meetingst. Mansion House and
formally launch the project and invite
a pound of mawdust will yield three quar ters of round of finest sugar costing cont
IN DEVASTATED REGIONS.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
COUNCIL TO MEET IN BOME,
LONDON, May 6th heffth sension of the Council of the League of Nations is questing in Home in on May 14th to discuss arrangements for the first meeting of the assembly of the League, the League Budget
the con uputstitution of the pers
questions or dinn: Xof the Convens
PARE, May Mh. The first shaft of restored coalm the devastated. regions was opet
niche, and i furnished with all
ata, greatly increasing the
compared with; the prevar
in
Wellington, drove the locomotive of the
WONDERFUL DEMONSTRATIONS.
The Denniston Players wind up their WELLINGTON, May 6th. Hongkong season to-night with " Our The Prince of Wales arrived this even Wives, which is a delightful comedy b ing. His reception in the Capital, reached two comparatively new authors, Helen perb climax with wonderful demon Craft and Frank Mandel It play strations from houses overlooking the two with the sex problem as the motif. 16 mile route to Government. House, which however, different from many plays of took the Royal procession one hour to that nature in that it is described, a traverse. The illuminated and the de" puro, unadulterated, rippling fan," just corated streets were crowded, the spectses olean and wholesome be a play Tan bes
on overflowing with enthusiasm. A delightful, love story is woven into the
comedy and the play gives d opportunity to all the mernberg of Company: The Denniston
A CAIRO CORRECTION.
Garza: May-5th; emphatically it made good It was two British orderlie, not officers, "Our Wives promi
were wounded, es cabled on May 4th. u popularity,
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