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REGIME IN MESOPOTAMIAS

ESTABLISHMENT OF ARAB

GOVERNMENT.

Loypox, November 14th.

The Sunday Pictorial says the Govern- ment has ordered, the immediate withdrawal of all British and Indian troops from Persia, aba a drastic reduction of British and Indian troops in Mesopotainia, in view of handing over the country to the new Arab Government which is now being established.

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WRANGEL'S ARMY

DESPERATE SITUATION. FOURPARLERS FOR EVACUATION

OF THE CRIMEA.

CONSTANTINOPLx, November 24th," M. Krivochin, the Wrangelie Premier, has arrived here to arrange for the trans port of women, children and the wounded

'fhout the Crinica.

He graphically describes the overwhelm ing of the Wrangelites by the Bolshevists who, he says the Polish Peace has en- abled to pacentrate all forces against General Wrangel. The loss on both sides

are hormon. Three or four Bolshevist columns, ⠀ attacking · simultaneously ten

HUNV LUNG DAILY PREES, TUESDAY, NUY BUI 16m,

BOLSHEVIK NOTE TO GREAT

AN ARROGANT DOCUMENT

BRITAIN.

LONDON, November 1911.

AN OPIUM CASE,

APPEAL AGAINST MAGISTRATE'S DECISION.

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Į BEFORE THE FULL COURT COMPRISING HIS

CHIEF JUSTICE) AND MR. JUSTICE":

WOOD (FUISKE JUDOR)].../ Shin Kee appealed against a decision giren at the Magistracy by Mr. Orme, whe found the appeliant guilty of being in

"The Daily Telegraph stalos hat aberg HONOUR YE. B. E. V. COMPARTE (ACTING Government has received the expected Bolshevat Note. It is an extraordinarily lengthy document, consisting of no less than 5,000 words, couched in the most violent, abusive, and provocative language.

The

Nole charges the British (vernment with doing their utmost to compromise Trade and peace negotiations, and to favour Regions against the Soviets in Persia and other countries,

The Telegraph remarks that if Lenin was

nos desirous of the success of the peace

GREAT COMEDIAN'S TRAGEDY, hare been annihilated on more than titis, the Note may well have this

WIFE SECURES DIVORCE:

New Youx, November 14th. The wife of Charlie Chaplin has been granted divorce by the Superior Court" of Los Angeles. It is stated that $200,000 has been settled upon her out of court,

one occasion, but were always replaced by fresh troops Three Wrangelite divisions, on November 12th, held positions against twenty-eight Red divisions, the cavalry fighting on foot. Nearly all the Wrangelite divisional and regimental commanders were killed or wounded. Pourparlers for

- effect.

ARMENIAN, ARMISTICE.

WITH TURKS AND BOLSHEVIKS."

CONSTANTINOPLE, November 12th. The Armenian Government reports the terms of the Armistice concluded with the

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ARMED ROBBERY.

·FOUR MEN ENTER A FLAT.

A Chinese warried woman; living at No. 7, Landalo Street, Wanchai, has reported to the pollos that about - 10.13 pm, OD Sunday, she was awakened by a knock at the door of her fat. When she enquired who was knocking, he was told Scavengers." 85 pened the door, and four men rushed in. One of them grabbed her by the throat and threatened to robbers then gagged, hor with a piece of sigat Cano and lied her hand, and fest, after which they ransacked the fat and stole from her cubicle jewelery valued at 319 and clothing valued at $16. From another cubicle, they stols $12 worth of clothing and $10 in money and relieved the complainant's mai gerad of E pair of earrings, Pro- party was abe stolen from the other sub

PRESENTATION TO SIR JOHN JORDAN.

TRIBUTE BY BRITISH CONSULAR SERVICE IN CHINA.

A deputation consisting of Mesars. J.-W. Jamieson, H. H. For H. Phillipe, P. Grant Janes, and FW.Tuson, represant ing all ranks of the British Consular Sect vice in China, waited upon Bir John Jor dan, on 5th ult, at his residence in Putney for the purpose of handing to him two pieces of plate, a silver salver and vase, which have been subscribed for by all the

ferrod to the pride felt by the Service in Jameson, in making the presentation, re Sir John's long and distinguished career in China, their deep appreciation of bia efforts to improve the conditions of the Ser vice, and their sincere regret at his retire ment from active service. (

and 8 lbs. of morphine, and passed upon him | Possession of 263 tacle of prepared opiusstrangle her, if she made a poise. The members of the Servico in China. Mr.

sentence of four months hard labour and a Bus of $10,000 or, in the alternative, if the fine is not paid, four months more

the sentences to cran cenostrently,

The Hon Mr. H. E. Poilook, K.Cs in structed by Mr. M. K. Lo, appeared for be appellant, while the Hon. Mr. J. B. Kemp, Attorney General appeared for the

respondent, Revenue Officer Appelton

Frederick

Mr. Pollock submitted that there was no evidence on which the Magistrate could' legally convict, and, also that there was no evidence before the Magistrate that the opium and morphine were with his know- ledge in the appellant's possession, custody

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cles, valued at $60. The robbers all got away. One of them was armed with &re volver, while another had a dagger.

BURGLARY AT THE HELENA

In acknowledging the gifts, which in Jordan, Sir John asked the deputation cluded a gold chain handbag for Lady receive, on behalf of the whole Service, his and Lady Jordan's warmest thanks for the

gifts, which they would treasure as a token of the confidence and friendship which he was glad to think had always characterised his relations with the members of his old

Service in China bich supplied by

Mesars. Mappin and Webb, of Oxford- street, London, bare the following ingrip. tion encircling Sir John's cont of arms: Presented to the Right Honourable Sir John Jordan, G.OMG, G.C.I.E.. R.U.B., His Majesty's Minister at Peking,

# MAY INSTITUTE. The story of a burglary at the Helona

while she has agreed not to use her hus general evacuation of the Crimes by the Turk, and the Bolsheviks as followyor control: It was an essential part of the May Institute was told at the Magistracy or his retirement after forty-four years' Firstly, the withdrawal of the Armenians to be proved, but there must be some evidenca yesterday before Mr. N. L. Smith... It service in China, by the members of the

band's name professionally. ·

HUNGARIAN TREATY. RATIFIED BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

BUDAPEST, November 14th. The National Assembly has rätified the Peace Treaty,

GERMANY'S DIESEL MOTORS. NOT TO BE DESTROYED.

Losnos, November 14th. The Allies have accepted. Geraas aur ances that it is possible to utilise the Diesel. motors industrially, Therefore, it has been agreed to forego the demands. FRENCH NAVAL ESTIMATES.

LARGE INCREASE OVER LAST

YEAR.

· PARIS, November 14th.»- The new Naval Estimates amount to 3,091,000,000- frshow, and show an increase of 33. per cent, over last year's, This is chiefly due to increased costs. The new programmme includes six cruisers, twelve destroyers and submarines and various types of air machines."

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THE SITUATION IN IRELAND. ENGLISH JOURNALISTS

AMBUSHED."

LONDON, November 19th. Seventy men ambushed a party of Eng Hish journalists with a police escort whilst motoring at Tralee. The attack was re- pulsed, and seven of the assailants captured It is reported that two of the assailanta "ward killed and several wounded. The jurnalista, escort suffer d no casualties.

A Tralee telegram reports an affray in the neighbourhood, in which two civilians

were shot dead and two wounded. Several auxiliary police were also wounded."

CONTROL OF RAILWAY.

LONDON, November 19th.

Wrangelites have been opened,

SEBASTOPOL EVACUATED.

PARIS, November 14th." O'viliana and foreigners are reported. have been evacuated from Sebastopol.

BOLSHEVIKS CAPTURE

SEBASTOPOL

PARIS, November 14th. A Foreign Office communique says h is reported that the Bolshevists have captured Sebastopol and great quantities of material, General Wrangel and members of his Government were still at Sebastopol last nigh

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case that not only control or custody must

the west bank of the Arpachai, thus giving of guilty knowledge upon the part of the up the Zangezur and Karabagh district accused. The learned Magistrate, be aub- and opening up the corridor for Turco-mitted, soemod to have drawn an inference which he did not think could reasonably be drawn.

Bolshevik communications; secondly, the Turks to occupy Alexandropolsk, including a ten-kilometre radius, pending the peace negotiations thirdly, the Turks to be responsible for the maintenance of order and security of the inhabitants. REPARATION BY GERMANY AN ANGLO-FRENCH AGREEMENT.

The case is not concluded.

THE FULL COURT OF APPEAL

DECISION REVERSED BY THE CHIEF JESTICE

appears that the servants' quarters of the Helena May Institute were entered between and 6 m. on November 12th by breaking

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a window pane, and burglars stole from the room of the No. 1 "boy" a basket containing sundry seticles valued at $31.90 A report was made to the police, and on Saturday evening, a constable arrested & coolie for the unlawful possession of a pair of white socks. At the station, these were recognised as part of the property stolen from the Helens In the Supreme Court, yesterday the May Institute. The coolie was questioned acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice H. H. J. and told Detective Sub-Inspector Murphy Gomparte), read the judgment of Mr. Jus that he got the socks from a man living at PARIS, November 19th- tice Skinner Turner, of H.M. Supreme No. 1, Kwongyum Street West. The The British and French Governmenty Court at Shanghai, who presided over the Inspector went to the house, which was used have definitely agreed to the following pro Full Court of Appeal that heard the appli- as an oplum divan, and there found hang cedure on the subject of reparations fromation of the Hung Hing Steamship Coming on the verandah, a basket containing Gormany:-Firstly, a meeting of Allied and Gegan technical experts at Brussels to report to the respective Governments and the Reparations Commission; secondly, the Allied Ministers to ment at Geneva by February, the Germans aftending in a con-- sultative capacity, to discuss the whole CONSTANTINOPLE. November 13th. question, especially the total amount of the The Bolsheviks pierced General Wran- - debt and the examination of Germany's gel's front on Thursday and the situation of the anti-Bolshevik forces is very grave. The problem of evacuating the Crimen is

differ

CONSTANTINOPLE, November 12th. The situation of General Wrangel's army is now desperate. The Perekop lines have

been forced

The Perekop line runs across the Cri- ma peninsula for a considerable distance to the north west of Bimpheropol, and con- aiste of a strong ditch and wall protected by Fort Taling

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FIERCE" FIGHTING.

CONSTANTINOPLE, November 19th."

Heavy Lighting is proceding on the Crimen front,

t. The Bolsheviks, with gu perior forces, are pushing force adulte and Wrangel's troops, says Renter's cor respondentat Bebastopol, have retired from their advances position to the main

of defence. It is understood that Wrangel's fortifications on the isthumuses are strong and well provided with artillery. Louisian

GENERAL TOWNSEND'S REPLY TO GENERAL WRANGEL.

British Consular Service, September, 1920.'

THE GIRL ON THE RHINE.

TUMMY, GRETCHEN, AND THE CHOCOLATE.

[BY LADY ZITTY VINCENT.]

Cotoon, September 19th.. The average middle-clasă Germanwo- man does so thinking. As a girl her chief

almost her only-idea is how to secure a husband. Once married she settles down into a vegetable existence of complete and entire domesticity.

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The Kaiser's remarks about what should cecupy the German hausfrau's mind i typical, Kinder, Küche, und Kirche,"

children, cooking, and church) and that is about as far as her mentality reaches She is an excellent wife, an injudicious and indulgent mother, and an efficient house

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Pay against the judgment of the Chief other articles of stolen property, and four Justice, dismissing their anit against the pawn tickets. The keeper of the divan, who

The Army of Occupation paly affects the Tai Sun Insurance and Banking Company was sitting on the verandah, was placed married German woman, in so far as its

presence affects prices, and her husband' polisy under arrest. While the Inspector was profession. Her reasoning powers do not for the recovery of $90,000. on sued on the s. Jorries, believed to have searching him, the man tried to drop a carry her farther than indigestion over the boen lost at sta

watch which was also stolen property. The growing expenses of everyday life. cover of the basket, which bore the name hardly comes into contact with the British of the Helena May Institute, was destrosed unless they happen to be quartered in the by the man, but there was no dificulty in identifying the basket as she property of the Insitute. The diran keeper was sen- tenced by Mr Smith to one month e prisonment with hard labour.

Mr. Justice Skiner Turner wrote a lengthy judgment and came to the conclu sion that the appeal must be allowed and the appellants given a decree for the sum of $20,000, and costs, both in the appeal and

COUNTERFEIT COIN PASSING.

capacity for payment; thirdly, the Repare.in the lower Court. tions Commission will proceed in accordance with the Treaty of Versalles to fix the total amount and the methods of the payment of the sun due from Germany, fourthly, meeting of the Supreme Connel to examine all further methods to be taken, including pledger and sanctions.

The approval of other States interested, this agreement will be sought.

INTERNATIONAL SOCCER.

ENGLAND DEFEATS IRELAND--

LONDOS, November 13th. England defeated Ireland by goals to

nil, in the International Amateur Soccer:

contest played at Belfast this afternoon.

CHINESE CONVICTED.

IMPUDENT PICKPOCKET.

CAUGHT BY INDIAN.

Before Mr. Orme, yesterday morning,

ENGLISH WOMEN: DISLIKED.

When that is the case she is outwardly submissive and sous to do her best, while secretly she does all in her power to annoy and irritate the anwelcome guests. Things are better if there happen to be only bachelors quartered upon her th

The average British officer is courtsons and going to a fault, and as long as bbath-water as hot and his room clean he makes no complaint, and, is always will- ing to do his best to obtain lit le luxurice, such as white bread, for his lustest. An It is the unmarried German girls who In Rhineland.

A Chinese was yesterday morning charged before Mr. Orme, Police Magistrate, by Inspector Caygil! with having in possession inspector Cargill of the Yaumats Police mingle mos, freely with the British element

counterfeit ecins, and having attered them in Yaumati

Defendant said that he did not know that the coins were counterfeited.

The Inspector said that the defendant went round from one cigarette stall to another and purchased from each one packet of Globe cigarettes for which he tendered a counterfeit 10-cent piece, and received five cents as change. At No. 68, Reclamation Street when he tendered FIJI LABOUR TROUBLES. one of the 10-cent pieces it was returned to PROPOSAL TO INDENT CHINESEsistant another #dud coin, a Chinese him. When later be offered the shop

detective who had been-watching the pro- credings outside arrested him. On being searched at the station II counterfeit coins

ne a-cent piece, and ten 10 cent pieces were found in his possession. In an inner pocket one $1 note, 55 cents in genuine

LABOUR

ELECTORS TO DECIDE.

LONDON, November 13th." General Wrangel has telegraphed to The Gazette publishes a decree ander the General Townshend, who is contesting the

LONDON, November 13th. Restoration of Order (Ireland) Act out in the House of Commons for Wrekin

The correspondent of the Times at Sava, powering the military and naval authorities in a by-election as an independent card, learns that the elected members of th Fijian legislature have introduced a

Biation charged a Chinese youth with pick.

ing the pocket of a private of the 74th Punjabia.

Their attitude towards Englishwomen Is definite and uncomperled. They hate and powers there is no insult or injury they loathe them, and if they had them in their would not inflict on them.

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The complaisant said that he and a friend wore taking a walk on Sunday after

on in mufti, when the defendant suddenly is quite amusing in a tramcar to watch rushed past him and sastched witness the faces of the German women when sä purse which was in his waistcoat pocket. | Witness and his friend gave chats. When Englishwoman gots in. They begin with an witness caught the defendant, he dropped appraising glance at her shoes, and slowly the purse into a drain. Witness recover travel upwards, making a complete inven ed it, and gave the defendant into the tory of everything she is wearing. Envy, custody of a Chinese constable who was malice, and it uncharitableness chass rach passing at the time.

other over their faces in quick succession. They bave one consolation which they cling After a lance-corporal of the same reg to. They look upon the British woman's mens had given corroborative -evidence, was a performance on in aid of the North que defendant told the Magistrate that there lander outline as laughable, almost groles China Famine Relief Fond, and he and a THE GIRL'S AMBITION. Friend were running to it," when he acci- But even that idea is slowly changing. dentally bumped into the complainant, and They realise that Englishmen admire & alim caused his purse to fall to the ground, silhouette, and to be what pleases an Eng Witness ran on, and the complainant, picklishman is the ambition of every maiden in him accused him of picicing his pocket. The Angophobes as far as the men are concern- ing up the purse, guro chase and catching occupied Germany. German girls are not complaimant g

to take possession of the railways in Ireland date, asking him to take over command of motion favouring the introduction of Chi. 5-cent pieces, and some copper-cents sad cash banda parte Was never in witness's ed. It is a curious fact bus no sentiment

the anti-Belahevik army in the Crimea. General Townshend says that it is for the electors to decide.

with a view to enforcing or prohibiting any the tr -railway to carry all passengers or goods.

RESTRICTION ON MOTOR CARS. -

LONDON, November 19th.

It is officially Announced that owing to THE BOLSHEVIK ADVANCE. extensive criminal usage of motor care, in

LONDON, November 12th.

communiqué

from December 1st owners permite The latest Bolharik be valid only between 6 in the morn- claims that the Bolshevik cavalry is ad- my and 8 in the evening, except at Dublin vancing in the Crimen on # wide front Belfast and only within a radius of os from which the enemy is retreating in dis- es of the owners residence. Moreover, arder, blowing up military stores and

up military cars illegally used will be liable to severobuzalag food. The Eed troops have cap- penalties and confiscation of the car. Thus tured a large amount of military up

car taken by fores or Jatimidation does plies, jncluding three armoured traina, not exempt the owner from these penalties.

THE

M. U. Ú. TRAM. BOWLERS IN HOSPITAL IN

BYDNEY.

LONDON, November 12th,

dependency wo Marylebone bowlers are laid up at gton and hayo been advised to

PLIGHT OF CRIMEAN

REFUGEES.

"COMETANTINOPLE, November 13th Eighty thousand refugees from the Crimca are asking for transportation abroad, but as transport is limited it will probably be impossible to embark more than twenty theneand. The first batch of afternoon but they were not permitted to refugees arrived at Constantinople this

and the scarcity of food,

nose labour into Fiji for the purpose of

meeting the grave shortage of labour on the plantations, due to the departure of the Indians.

The unrest at Lautaka has subsided

a strike is improbable. sensibly and

THE ADRIATIC QUESTION.

ITALO-JUGOSLAV AGREEMENT

BIGNED.

BANTA, MARGHERITA, November 13th. The Italo-Jugo-Biar agreement, settling the Adriatic question, has been signed.

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word found.

Defendant told the Magistrate that he had won the money gambling at Laichikok, and was not aware and the coins were bad or he would not have accepted them.

Inspector Cargill pointed out to tho Magistrate that the defendant must have known that the coins were duda'' ka he kopt them separate from the genuine once.

- Inspector Caygill having proved a pre- vious conviction for a similar effence, the Magistrate sentenced the defendant to six months hard labour and four hours stocks in lieu of the first day,

FALLS OVERBOARD AND DROWNED.

A Chinese woman, living at No. 21

of patriotism seems to restrain them when they meet, British soldiers or officem. -

It must be admitted that they invariably have an eye to the main chance. Chocolates and candies disappear like, snow on the deas 6 when a Boche mädchen gete the

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When the Army of Occupation firak arrived in Cologne the older inhabitante, who still preserved a bitter feeling towards the invadery scornfully christened the girls midchen," or, as one young who showered their favoury on the soldiers

Defendant was sentenced to give or Wingwoo Street, has reported to the police coilsden, malo slab of chocolate,

hard labour for having in possession coun- from the 1.8. Hônam at 8.30 am, on Fri-and the girl is mime,' terfeit coins, and to a further five weeks The man, was drowned, and the body has Hinge day as the vessel was leaving the wharf.

for having attered them. The sentences will run consecutively, ple

The coins were ordered to be destroyed.

PERSISENT PATRIOT. COMMITTED TO SESSIONS.

not yet been recovered.

GROUSING TRAVELLERS.

Bans of the passengers who travelled by the Navary, which, arrived in Bombay at the beginning of the month, have been Rrumbling because the stewards, refused to carry their cabrit, misstrictes on to the deck. It appears that the Biowards Union responsible for theration of an old custom having forbidden the marr of maltrossos on Ma

FOURED HOT WATER OYER HIM. Cuplajele da UDRASZTATA DE

A Chinese, 52 years old, working 242 coolle at No. 49, The Peak, was removed to the Government Civil Hospital, on Sun been caused by two other coolies, who pour- day, anffering from sealde alleged to have of hot water im him in the course of both inte and early quarrel The two colies have been

Moers May - and Bowden, suctioneers and estate agente, have sold to Lord Levers

Inspector Willis, of No. 7 Pollos Station, balne, on behalf of the vendors, the famous yesterday morning, charged Chinese before Embankment De Keyser's Royal Hotel on the Thames Mr. Orne Police Magistrate, Tith unis

It's understood that the London departmitted the offence,

fully returning from banishment. He ad gate of Lever Brothers Ltd, which are in asking that the prisoner be committed housed in various parts of the metropolis to the Criminal Bessions, the Inspector said GAMBLING FRACAS, premises. The hotal during the way was returning from banishment, and had come are to be concentrated in these spacious accusal, had served altogether 10 years for

bors and does not leave them

ient time for rest, and one of the up- try paper. pubished a letter on the subject which is remarks the Times of Indin, to help feeling certainly frate in tone. Its impossible,

sorry for people who allow, s trivial thing "A Chinese, 61 years old, was admitted to like this to disturb their peace of mind. one of the first to be commandeered by the back no fewer than seven times. In 1918, the Government Civil Hospital suffering If they had lived in Bombay for a law Office in May 1916. As Adastral House it set away for life, but returned a few days by another man tha pacdng needle in with little inconveniences of this sort. became the headquarters, of the Air Force, ago. The Magistrate committed the pri- the course of a gambling quarrel on board. These are times who everybody has got and afterwards, became a home for odd. Kader to stand his trial at the forthcoming cargo boat in the harbour. The quarrel to shoulder a little extra burden, so why gudouts of War Vinde siah.

operations for shapessen, Hitch land owing to the congestion of housing government, being taken over by the War's Titer serving a term of three years, he was from a wound, alleged to have heen indicted years they would have learned to pat up.

the fore-finger of his right hand while and is incapacitated for a fort

The plight of those people a very grave. It is hoped that France will come

to their assistance by offering them asylum