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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 12TH,

LURE OF DAY CRICKETER.

"HOW, JACK HOBBS HELPED THE, HOSPITALS.

THE FAMINE IN NORTH CHINA

INTERNATIONAL RELIER SQUIRTI'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT

A «correspondent writes in the Morning. Post:-Jack Hobbe a magician,

The To

rain was pelting down; the wind howled;

H1B EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT, HIS EXCELLENOX THE PREMIE

IN THE SHADOW OFDISASTER HEAVY EXACTIONS FOR ARMY **RE-ORGANISATION:"

of further contributions for the upkeep of

AMERICA'S – PEOPLE.

THE TIDE OF IMMIGRATION

Thirty-four

million Simmigranta hare

Commenting on details, supplied by a entered the United States in the past, con-

Chineas News Agency of the reorganisa tary. In the same time the population of

fog of the Chihli and Fengtien Arpin the country has increased 97,000,000. The

sanctioned by the spineles Government of Poking by which Generais Chang Two- estimated jucrease for the ten years ended. | the stumps, were doing their best koop

Jin and Tsao Kun plan greatly to augment this year (1990) is 14,000,000, while the allons in the centre of the Iuses Recreation | YOUR EXCELLENCY-The provinces of the strength of their already for too large total number of immigrants during this Ground at Merton Cricket seemed the Chibli, Hanan, Shantung, and Shabsi have forces at the expense of the Chinese people, is opposition to its wishes and the advios period was 8,100,000. The percentage ratio | Inas thing possible in Hobba's County Tour the year been visited by a famine of unprof the Foreign Powers, and in fat con thus was only about 43 percent, this being Wimbledon and District. And yet under cedented magnitude. According to the tradiction of the pledge given by the Mil- due to the falling off in immigration dur canvas in a corner of he field when lunch latest reports from various trustworthy tarists when they went up to "Peking as

victors in the struggle against the "ảnh ing the four years of the world war. time had arrived there was the Member sources, there are 69 districts in Chibli, 48 Party the Peking and Tientsin Times

A FROM BRITAIN.

for Wimbledon telling us that the gate in Shens, and 4 in Shansi, which have says:It will be seen shat. General Taso..

Though Kun's reorganization" is to sont the Of the 31,000,000 Immigrants entering the so far amounted to £610, and was already been thus calamitously affected,

the conditions in Shantung and Honen nation other five million dollars per -country in the last 100 years, nearly one- at the bankers. One looked in vain for have not yet been confirmed, it is estimated annum, of which he intends to exact three

fourth of them, or 3,200,873, came from the company that had paid this" gate?"-takt, at lenst over 40 or 30 districts in the millions from the Central Government, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. was a phantom. But the men was said provincos have been equally scourged two millions from the Province of Chili. Germany furnished the second largest numbanked all right. The stowards and the The extent of the famine stricken territory The Central Government, of course, gladly therefore, most usual and the number acquiesced in so patriotic and unselfish & ber,,B,495,539, and Italy the third largest, committee know the secret of how the of ricumised people most appalling scheme on the part of one of the powers 4,100,740____|__| Austria-Hungary was next ⠀ " gato" had been secured for the Wimble It me been learned from reports and in behind the scenes that the Chilli Provin- behind Italy, with 4,039,448, while Russia don and Nelson Hospitals, Wimbledon and vestigation made by Chinese he well as cial Assembly was never consilied, and is was afth with 3,311,400. The Scandinavian its neighbouring villages bad paid in foreigners that able-bodied men have gene known to be bitterly opposed to the levy countries, Denmark, Norny and Sweden, adrance to see the match organised by the rally deserted their homes, while the Taab Kun's Armies is; of course, ma

and aged women and children have been left have sent 2,134,414 of their citizens to the Wizard from the Oval.

behind to shift for themselves. They have of complete Indifference to this chan

pion of constitutional government. The United States,

No ericketer is "W.G." and "Ranji to appease their hunger with the bark and Provincial Assembly is not entitled to hold, The total of inmgration from France in the 100 jars has been 523,906, the has been of such value to charity organ-roots of trees and when these are finished, much less to expron, Any viors on a sub. largest number From that country, 20,126 1sers as Jack Hubbs. And he is quite they die. There are many who, being un-ject on which & Super Militarist alone is rosing in 1851 Switzerland has sent spoiled by all the honours and eulogies able to bear the agony of banger, have qualified to speak. To it is assigned the 268,707 persons to the United States and brust on him. Thana naware of this deliberately committed suicide. Still others, privilege of finding the additional the Netherlands, 214,5087

British North Pught have marked it when he accept while in quest of food, have died on the monies that General Tsso Kus roquires, Amerien, including · Canada, Bas- sented modest case of pipes and way from hunger and fatigue. In short, the with the knowledge that if it fails in its 8347430, Mexico 217,256..

a bit of tobacco from a few Wimbledon state of the famine ricken people is sainty meang will be found to extract the -

·famine - Belgium and Rumania have sent the friends with ag much delight as if he had distressing that it is beyond description. two millions required from A smallest number of any of the European

been given the Koh-i-nor And be was Now the winter is drawing rear, and, in stricken province, without even the pretence As General countries, the total for the former being seen wandering round the ground testing addition to bunger, they will have to face of constitutional sanction. 76,547 and wor the latter 76,392. It was the gift and occasionally delaying to take cold. Their condition will be far more Chang Tac-lin clains a fifty per cent in not until 1894 that the nationals of these happy the urchins of autograph hunters.

aggravating. Measures of relief, therefore, terest in the spoils of victory it may be "two countries as well as those of Portugal,

we were able to get is three hours' play these two months so that the suffering Manchuria will amount to at least ne much After three o'clock the rain stopped, and must be immediately undertaken within assumed that the bills he will present to the Central Government, and the people of Greece and Turkey, began coming across

on a newly-pitched wicket-the original of these unfortunate people may be reduced the Atlantic in any appreciabio numbers.

at those submitted by his brother militaristi The total for Portugal, is given by the

pitch was roder water.

to a minimum that So that for the expansion of the two private Immigration Barenas 158,702, for Greece Jack Hobbs and Sandham made over a

VN QUICK SCORING IN THE QUAGMLUE.

Over ten Chices and foreign relief Armies of Tmo Kun and Chang Tao-lin 352,880 and for Turkey 311,494 mb bandized bobagen them, in an hour for the societics have recently boun organized to alone the Central Government will have to

Chinese immigrants have......* 988,998. beginning in 1653 with 42, and drst wicket Then there were two grand cope with the situation. Some have already find six million dollars, and Chibli and virtually ending in 1833 with 8,031. The catches in the deep by E. Goodeas to get started to raise funds, while others have Manchuria four milion dollars betwee peak was in 1889 When 20,870 Chinese them both. Miles Howell, Ernest Hayes, been advancing money for urgent relief then, during the box twelve months. Ten exclusion laws became effective about that Hitch, and Jack Crawford helped the purposes. It is estimated that the number million dollars additional military expendi

SAN FA

selves to a few and Hobbs declared at 178 of people requiring relief will be about ture at a time when the Fremier admita. Immigration from Japan was first taken for five. The local side put ap 84 for three 50,000,000 and the period during which arch that the National Treasury has a deficit relief is necessary will be over even months. of eight million dollars per month, and note of in 1802 and reached its peak of the three hours, cricket was bright. Figuring on the basis of 31.30 per head per millions of Chinese are confronted with the

before the game ended, right 30,920 in the year 1907. In 1919, 10,064 Japanese entered the United States, while enough to amuse the several thousand month, the total amount required for relief certainty of death from starvation unleer the total for the twenty seven years was people who relied up before tea time; they purposes will amount to 8910,000,000. Grant needy and adequate relief in forthcoming! a bad their money's worth. And those who ing that able-bodied people could be em Ten million dollars, which would probably Frou countries not specified, including a little in the cricket had other sources played in different lines of work instead of save the lives of a million and a half of Parts of Poland, Serbia and many others, Scouts' chain of pennies which the Mayores slothing will still be necessary for a period whose creation is an affront to the friendly of entertainment. There was the Box merely depending upon charity, food and famine victims during the approaching

winter, if it worn not, wasted uport Armies. have comes total of 5,100,000.

of Wimbledon completed in order to rate of at least two months during which no MAM KÁBLY COMES..

timer,

220,030.

this branch of be fund to £10 there was work is possible. Even if the above cetations, and at nutrage to the Chinese the work of the salateur bund of hawkers, mate is reduced by one half, the needed People! Phose wares incinted everything from tooth paste to honey and necklaces of beads, relief will still amount to the enormous

and whose unblushing profiteering got then figare of $105,000,000, an amount which TASTE FOR EASTERN DISHES. "This Interuntional Famine Relief Society half-crowds for mere hands full to Michael, cannot be secured by mere enheception. man daisiga. Then there was the parade bf. the tumbrit containing

-VOGUE OF THE CHINESE RESTARANT.

West-End.

popu

At the outset England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales furnished the bulk of the immi grasts, the largest total from the British Isles, 272, 740, coming over in 1857 By that time there niso was a large flow of immigrants from Germany, the total in 286 year, corps 1019. Then, the high mark one except of 200,830 13 reached.

*** | prize" competition. isane of which was Chinese and foreign relief societies alrents the gastrofanid taste of the table les bozan deermined in the out-field while a truce had is existence. It intends to work out, Inimigration from the British Isles bogan to decreaan in 1851, Juctuating, Bergen been called in the cricket. What a scheme which will answer the requirement d'hote region tuning sorrales the pusges 32,000 and 180,000 in the twelve years work anbly and in the last moments of the ever occasion calls for it, it is the comme turity of the Chinese and budian restaurants.

Wimbledon and District did this charity of the nittion. In foreign countries, when dishes of the Urint f

This question i

ed by this preceeding the world war the number of imigrants from those inley averaged about day the sun shone out in its setting, as if practice to moon such needs either by that have sprung up like mushrooms in the 80,000 annually, P

to give the great show its benediction, ducing new taxes or by raising certain old The tide from Germany began to turn Everyone was grateful to Jack Hobbs for ones. In China, however, neither could be. The chief of the Carlton met an inquirer in 1867, and since that time the number his self-denial in leaving his companions done easily at present. The only tax which with incredulous smiles and a vivacious of immigrants arriving has steadily de for Australia in order to keep this tryst could be utilized for meeting the purpose stream of Parisia. Reduced to English, errased, reaching the low mark of 25,734 at Merton. As Mr. Joseph Hood, the in view is to Tales the customs tariff no new Orientation in either sense has been in the year before the world war, a Member for Wimbledon, suggested, every alightly, which on the present scale, is only observed at this fashionable hotel. The Ar about the same time that inmigra- one hopes that out in the Colonies he will, a per cent, od ulorum and, therefore, very dishey are French, ne French as before the tion from the British Isles and Germany bring his record from 84 hundreds to a low. If we should add n percentage to it, war and now there is plenty of cream ande

least I century of centurió.” began to decrease that from Italy, Aus tria-Hungary and Russia advanced rapidly It was not until 1891 that the number of immigrants from Italy, paired the 50,000 mark. It averaged slightly better than. that total for the succeeding ten-years and then increased almost every year, attain- ing a record of 285,731 in 1907. The year | before the world war it was 983, 734.

Immigration from Austria-Hungary ex. ceeded 50,000 in 1001, went to 100,000 in 1909, reached the high mark of 338-45o in

1007, and was 278,182 the year before the War. Rassis did not pass the 50,000 mark until 1899, and it was not until 1909 that immigration from that country exceeded 100,000. The high ark, 291,040, was made in 1913

The peak of the movement from the Scandinavian countries was reached in 1882 with 105,320. It gradually decreased there after until it was-only 26,351, in 1965. The total the year before the war was 29,391.7

SCANDINAVIA WEAKENS.

HOW TYPHUS MAY BE SPREAD.

THE DANGER FROM LICE.

Ed would be neither burdensome to the butter," as the Guelio giant in the spotless. people, nor troublesome to the Customs Ad uniform of his craft explained with a ministration in looking after i The in radiant uile; PNEU

cidence of the surcharge will fall mainly RCS FOR ORIENTAL DESHES.

raised by

cates

on the foreign Chinese ard only slightly on "As the Trocadero those who maintain a the foreign residents in China. The foreign watchful eye the taste of patrona havo community will certainly have no objection observed a certain liveliness in the hors to this surcharge which a leried for d'œuvre Orientale and Asiatic soups such, The Medical Correspondent of the Tinies, bumanitarian purpose. It is the opinion as okraj Writes:

tom of the Society that the present But the chief superintendent declared that The menace of typhus is great or email custome tariff should be

it is extremely difficult to determine whe in any commuvity according as the louse 1/10, this mounting to 5 per cent ther the sudden popularity of a dish indi population of that community is great or The increase thus realized will be exclu vizitors. Once the calize stock of Sweding

change in diet or an influx i small. Happily the Medical Officer of sively devoted to the relief work. In 1913, punch was absorbed in a few days. Health for London has laboured indefatig previous to the outbreak of the Europe-war All London must be drinking it ably to reduce the pest. Last year the income of the Customs in round figure thought some of the stuff. Investigation 2,031,736 children were examined. Of these, was HK. taels 45,967,450 or $65,951,170 proved that a large and thirsty delegation 469,296, or rearly half a million (that is Three year later in 1916, da diminished on of Scandinavian, visitors supplied the ex nearly 25 per cent.), were found to be account of disturbed conditions. But direct planation. verminous The growth of the danger ly after the war, the receipts went up again, Perhaps those with a leaning towards the during the war is seen from the number of amounting to HK. taels 10,000,000 in 1913 | foods served cast of Sncz are sufficiently children brought to the cleansing stations. The collection for the first three quarters of catered for by the Chinese restaurants." A The following table is important

this year has been so encouraging that the representative of the Daily Chronicle found income for the entire year will even exceed three of them filled at meal times, the gay that of the record your of 1913, and it may throng being generously sprinkled with be confidently expected that the Customs foreigners of the stadent type. The 104 revenue will increase year by year. Accord mysteries

ordered by number. in Chinese("! En La Chop about seven million dollars may be realized No. nine,” from this surcharge of 1 per cent. Suey, was the favourite yesterday. The There are now 25 cleansing stations in Customs tariff. If the incidence of this ager declared that his guests were of all nations, and that Americans often pre- Two years again clapted before the mil-London. Last year nurses examined 565,176 surcharge is evenly distributed among the dominate They acquire a liking for the lion mark was reached, the total for 1013 children, and 23,202 of theas were ver 400,000,000 Chinese and the foreign resid- food of Cathay in New York and sq being 1,197,699. In the year that the world mnou In another examination, made ents in China, thin extra burden would Francisco, which have Large Chinese war began 1,218,430 allens passed into a Christmas when every child attending hardly be noticed, and the benefit to be tore American ports, bus in the first year of the school was examined by the nurse, 110,787| derived therefrom will certainly be encr- Probably, London will shortly war this total had decreased to 298,700. In ware found to be unclean. The efforts being mous, and seven incalculable. And this Chinges restaurant în true Faking style, 1010 it was: 208,820. In 1917; 295,403, la Imade are coping with the problem, but Dr. revenue could be utilized to serve as security Thise, now thriving here are somi. American- 1918, 110,618 and in 1919 it was 141;132

In only six years of the 100 has the total, of immigrants entering the country exceeded 1,000,000. Twenty thousand more than that number entered in 1905, In 1908 the total was 1,100,000,000 und in 1907 it reached the record of 1,285,340. The i mil- lion mark was not reached again "itintil 1910, the total for t

that

1,011,570.

JUMBERS OF CHILDREN BROUGHT TO

NEW CLEANBING STATIONS?:

Years

Children. 1913-1914

43,711 (Average.), 30,765

1917 1919

year being -I919.

WAS IT WORTH IT?". MR. BALFOUR'S QUESTION TO WAR SUFFERERS.

95,033

105,639

ing to a rough estimate, it is believed that may be convenient one establishment.

quar

Hamer is of opinion that "the recovery for a lown for the purpose of financing the European. But the one which is decorated from the wet bacir due to the war is not yet relief work. It is recommended by this, with panala bearing the poems of a former completo." Thanks to the use of a special Relief Somety, that a sum of. #50,000,000 be Minister of Justice who was recently here. shampoy and comb the hair can now, be borrowed from foreign mattoon by pledging, may certainly boast of a "wallpaper cleansed without cutting is

one half of the revenue from the surcharge taptiestad in no other London alle à Happily, there is no typhus fever for payment of interres and the oper half manger. London at present, But with so much to for payment of principal. Based on this be done in the direction of clashing we oslculation, the entire loan will be returned g

not regard ourselves as safe. If infte were to come the parasites are ready to spread it.

Speaking at the unveiling at East Linton of a local war memorial, Mr. Balfour saldtion he believed there was hardly a. family that had not come into close contact with death; FRENCHffering, and loss through the war, but they gladly endured all that for the great GOVERNMENT LOAN.

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A memorial was an attempt to commo

at the end of eighteen years. The expendi cooperate with the Ministry of the Interior ture of this loan will be jointly supervised in negotiating a lean for the relief. If the by Chinese and foreign philanthropists and negotiations could be successfully conducted the receipt pledged as excurity for this will in month or two, an advance should be be in the custody of the Customs Adminis arranged so that the immediate needs of tration. It is believed that the Pores the relief work may be met and millions of animated with the spirit of argism, will lives saved

its Finance Committee, —Yours very respect-

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Lang Shih-yi, ang Ta hrichy Tana Ting

THE BUSY DOCTOR.. At Chicago the Federal authorities r lend their full support to this propose and The contents of this letter have been dis morate things or persong that had depart voked the liquor licence of Dr. M. Fash, all render every sagistance in making the cased and approved by the members of TN BONDS of Jos. 100 wol issued at parod, an endeavour to perpoluate for all who was said to be the champion pre rate of uerent and discount slow us this Bously and the letter drawn up by

posable. How Interets payable, twice ponty, and une 10th time the memory of great sige pared scription writer

This user is one of extreme urgedy, fully and December 18th.

away Doubly melancholy was it when the Dr. Fash, it wra proved, wrote 306 pre First coupon due on June 16th, 1921, was erected to those who had died in the scriptions for liquor in one day, and the and we beg to ask you to give it your in- prime of life total for three days was 710. He claimed mediate approval, as well as to instruct man by man and woman by woman, if the and a half minutes to ach patient before Finance, and the Customs Directorate to suffering had been worth while, he believed deciding that his condition warranted approach the Diplomatie Corps with a view the answer would be "Yes" for by those imulant He had so time to stop for the facroduction to this surcharge. As sufferings, and those alone, had they bear meam, and had Lunch brought to his office, soon as this matter has been agreed upon, able to preserve the liberties of their own He started work at 7 in the morning and the two bore-mentioned Ministries should

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