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CABLES

LATEST CABLES, {THROUGH ARUTER'S AUKNOY.] SHIPPING TRADE OUTLOOK. LIKELIHOOD OF AMERICAN, BHIPS BEING LAID UP,

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WASHINGTON, January 11th. The Shipping Board estimates that the present unsatisfactory shipping co ditions continue a number of merchant man will be withdrawn from service and the number may reach 400 in the next few months. It is stated that 208 vessels of a total deadweight tonnage of twelve to two thousand have already been tied up.

LESSON IN THRIFT. SENATOR HARDING'S REQUEST,

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WARMINGTON, January 11th The Chairman of the Inauguration Com- mitter has sequiesced to the request of Senator Harding that in the interests of national thrift all ceremonial attendant on his inauguration as President should be

abandkyned.

CABLES BETWEEN GERMANY AND UNITED STATES. PLEA FOR RESTORATION: TO

PRE-WAR USES..

WASHINGTON, January 11th."

WASHINGTON, January 11th. A fire in the basement of the premises of the Department of Commerce has destroyed valuable records, including all the census Agures, dating back to 1790,

except those of 1990,

THA HONGKONG DAILY

LATEST CABLES.

AGRARIAN RIOTS IN INDIA

LANDLORDS ATTEMPT TO SUFFRESS SOVIETS.

ALLAHABAD, January 11th. There has been bloodaned in the Bal Bareilly district in the United Provinces, where armed police were despatched. The trouble por landlords gap Soviets established by tenants who allege the attempts of to supur that they were denied certaint of tenure and ware forced to submit to illegal extor. tions,

EARLIER CABLES.

SITUATION REGARDED AS

-SERIOUS.

DELE, January 10th. Anxiety with regard to the agricultural situation in India is justified by the official monsoon forecast, showing an unfavourable rainfall in North-West India and the neighbouring hills. Test works Presidency and the Central Provinces. are being opened in parts of the Bombay

ALLAHABAD, `January 10th. Agrarian disturbances have broken out on a considerable scale in the Rai Bareilly district of the United Provinces. Crowda of villagers are moving about the country damaging landlords crops and invading their houses..

more serious as many of the tenants have undoubted grievances which the land owners refuse to redress.

TO SCALE MOUNT EVEREST.

EXPLORING EXPEDITION

FRENCH SENATORIAL

ELECTIONS, DEFEAT OF COMMUNIST

CANDIDATES S

PARIS, January othe returned in the Senatorial Elections, Five members of the Cabinet have been while alter Communist candidates were defeated. The papers consider that the results ondorse the Government's policy political moderation. and show the national, tendency towards

OTHER RESULTS.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18TH 1991.

FAR EASTERN CABLE

NEWS

[PAI (THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]

RUSSIAN ARMY OFFICERS FOR

-STAKE

CONSTANTINOPLE, January 9th. Thirty-five of General Wrangel's officers

WAS

have left with their families to join the Army of the King of Siam, who attached to the Russian Army when youik and is said to hold high opinion of its military quattjes.. CALIFORNIA AND THE JAPANESE,

PARIS, January 9th. The ex-Governor of Indo-China M. Doumer, and the Cabinet members M. Breton (Health), M. Chopitoau (Justice), M. Honner (Publio Instruction) were

SACRAMENTO, January 10th.. successful in the Senate Elections, whilst The Californian Assembly has unsaim M. Ricard (Agriculture) was defeated, ously ratified the Senate's anti-Japasess

The Radicals and Socialist Radicala num-resolution, ber 43 and the Left Republicans 30. Among vacancies, the former loss g and the Intler won 8.poata tara

CABINET RESIGNATION

PARIS, January 18th,

LIFE IN A BUDDHIST MONASTRY,

Ricard is resigning from the Cabinet.

It is authoritatively stated that 3.MEETING OF THE CHINA SOCIETY

'PANAMA CANAL.

NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR FUTURE SHIPS.

OUR LONDON LETTER.

MR. H. G. WELLS ON THE DEATH OF A NATIONA

BINN FEINERS AT WORK IN ENGLAND.

[TROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT}

LONDON, December 2nd.

DUKE OF WESTMINSTER.

The Duke of Westminster's marriage to Mrs. Violet May Howley was of a very quiet description. It took place in a Registry Office in the Buckingham Palace Road. To avoid the gaze of carious passers-by, the “bride went in by a door at the back, at the same time that the Duke drove up in his motor car and enter- the couple acted as witnesses. Nothing ed by the front door. A few friends of

could be more simple or less formal."

The Duke of Westminster, who is 41 year of age, is the richest man in Eng land.: "His wife, who divorced him - last year, is a daughter of the inte Colonel and Mrs. Cornwallis West, and a sister married a young officer whom she met in of Princess Pless. After the divorce she

a hospital in France where she was a

nurse.

pretty woman of 28, youngest daughter The new Duchess of Westminster is a

of Sir William Nelson, formerly chairman of the Nelson Line and Nelson Steam Navigation Company. She obtained a divorce against her husband, of the Royal Horse Guards, and the divorce was made marriage. absolute ten days before her present

PEKIS DINNER.

PUBLIC FACILITIES FOR SEA-BATHING,

QUESTION TO THE GOVERNMENT:

ka mesting of the Legislative Council

is called for to-morrow, afternoon.

The Hon. Mr. H. E. Follook, K.C., has given notice of his intention to ask the following question

Will the Government appoint a Committee consisting of the Colonial Secretary and Tone Chinese, and, one British unofficial member of this Council for the purpose of inquiring into and re- porting to this Council on som

(1) The feasibility of providing adequate Public Facilities for sea-bathing for the residents" of "k

(a) The Island of Hongkong; and (b) Howloon; and

WATE

(2) The question of "aupplying cheap and easy means of transport to the 16 Public in connection with such sea-

bathing.

The Orders of the Day are

First rending of a Bill to authorize the making of bye-laws in respect of Holta Wharf.

Second reading of the Bill to amend the University Ordinance, 1911. -

Second reading of the Bill to amend the Volunteer Ordinance, 1920.

JAPANESE LABOURERS'

MENTALITY,

FRANK ADMISSIONS.

An interesting sidelight on the mental attitude of labourers in Japan, was obtain doctly by the authorities in the Social Affairs Bureau of the Manicipal Office.

According to the Jis, a thousand repre stative workers of Japan were asked the following questions:

(1.)Which is the most important to the workers the State Society or solf!

(2)- What religion do you believe in 1 to thon, self was the first consideration. The majority of the workers replied that, With regard to religion, a considerably larger portion stated that they preferred nes lo pin their faith to any religion.

"Life in a Buddhist Monastery! Was the title..of an interesting lecture de- livered by Dr. W. M. McGovern, under the auspices of the China Society, at the School of Oriental Studies, Finsbury BA WASHINGTON, January 10th Circus, E., on November 25th. Sir B. A mob of 1,000 was caught on January.

The War Secretary, Mr. Baker, inter-Denison Ross, CLE, presided, and there Mr. Mackay President of the Postal of a prominent landowner. Three of the sea-level catal, in Panama or Nicaragus the Society sad their friends,

6th lurking in the vicinity of the premises viewed, advocated the construction of E was a large attendance of members of and Telegraph Company, giving evidence ringleaders were arrested and the mob as a supplement to the present Paaams At the outset Dr. McGovern pointed before the Senate Committee on Intersubsequently dispersed.

canal, on the ground that Afteen years out the distinguishing characteristics of A national Communications, argued that

A later message states that owing to hones the latter will be inadequate to cables between Germany and the United the continuance of the agrarian riots, handle the word's commerce. He consider the various forms of Buddhism, the doc-

A notable dinner was held in London States shall be returned to pre-war uses troops are being seat, to the affected it more important commercially than trines of which, as well as their practical a few nights age. The guest of honour U.S. CENSUS BUREAU FIRE. districts. Meanwhile, officials are endes litarily. Mr. Baker pointed out that the application to the affairs of life, were was Sir Campbell Stuart, a Canadian who vouring to placate the mob, whose viorent Panama Canal will be too narrow videl divergent in the different parts of has just been appointed managing direc ALL RECORDS DESTROYED.

lence in due to a campaign by notorious for the passage of future ships. The new China and Japan. In Japan the different tor of the Times. He is only 35 years of political agitators.

"American battleships, which are expected to sects retained their distinctive character: age, and owes his post to his ability, and The situation is regarded as all the completed in 1993, would be 106 feet to a large extent, while in China they also to his association with Lord North only 110. Mr. Baker's statement was also, they had the Reformed a well propaganda in enemy countries when the wide, whereas the width of the canel was bad more or less coalesced. In Japan, cliffe in connection with the work of war prompted by the President-elect Mr. Hard as the Unreformed bodies, and the famous Dewspaper Peer was directing it ing's suggestion that the Panama Canal priests of the former have not the same with characteristic cleverness and be changed to a sea-level cana).

restrictions as the latter. In Japan and bustle." Lord Burnham, of the Tele China the Unreformed" priests were graph, was in the chair, and Lord Apsley, GERMAN WAR CRIMINALS.

not allowed to eat ment or to marry, the heir presumptive of the Morning THREE OFFENDERS SENTENCED

and were obired to wear the distinguish- Port, as he may be called, and Lord ing -sacerdotal, garments, while the Riddell, of the News of the World, testi- "AT LEIPZIG." LONDON, January stb.

Japanese of the "Reformed" body lived fied to the merits of the new guiding A forthcoming attempt to senio Mount

and dressed like ordinary citizens. In influence in Printing House Square," Everest, the approaches of which are stil

Japan they had a very intricate organi- A few years ago a gathering of this unknown to Europeans, was announced at

sation of the various classes of temples, description could not have taken place. meeting of the Royal Geographical

each cathedral having from 100 to 300 But the lions and lambs of journalism Younghusband, who stated that the politi

regards personnel they had at the head The war is partly responsible. The re-elementary administration the adminis Bocisty by the President, Bir Francis

smaller temples subsidiary to it, while as have learnt now to lie down together cal obstacles had been removed, the Indian

a dignitary somewhat corresponding to cent Press tour in Canada has done more; Government having given permission

the Pope, with a College, of Cardinals, and it is not surprising that similar tours the sending of an exploring expedition The accused were ex-engineers, convicted and a House of Assembly Buddhism was visited are under consideration.

and what might be described ss.s. Cabinet to various parts of the Empire still un- which the Society and the Alpine Club of plundering an ing in the Belgian hamlet making extraordinary progress in Japan, FOOD CONTROL would organise. He anid the expedition would be a great adventure. Apart from of Edingen to October, 1918. They were whereas in China it was stagnant. In the risks and hardships, there was the un sentenced to five years servitude, four the latter country monks were not re-a probable early fall in the price of the The Food Controller's announcement of known factor of human capacity to stand years' servitude and two years imprison-cruited for the most part from the higher loaf is the most welcome grain of comfort great exertion at a height of over 4,000 fes

ment, respectively, higher than yet ascended.

ranks of society, while in Japan: they the housewife has had for a long while He declared that the summit of Mount Everest would

came from very high class, sad it It is also a further relief to her in her never be reached unless all the approaches

tras a common thing for military officers many perplexities to learn that sugar were first explored most carsfully. A IN

to spend some time in the monasteries as at once to be reduced in price by two conmmissance party for that purpose would

novices In the Careformed" monas go to India in 1921 and climbing party.

teries education was at first devoted to would go to Tibet in 1922,

a mastery of the Sacred Books and the history and doctrines of all the various sects of Buddhism, the students after

· The Chief: Clerk of the Census Bureau states that it is impossible to replace the figures.

AMERICAN WOOLLEN CO,

DECIDES ON REDUCING WAGES

Lawrence (Massacxuantis), Jan. 11th- The American Woollen Company in nounces wage reduction of 291 per cent "owing to general business conditions.

FIGHTING IN ASIA MINOR.

GREEKS' OPEN OFFENSIVE,

LONDON, January 11th. According to a communique, the Greek General Staff in Asia Minor confirms the statement of the opening of the Greek offensive against Turkish Nationalists, and reports the capture altogether of 200 prisoners and a quantity of war material in the course of attacks east of Smyrns, which ended in the enemy retiring in disorder." The station of Karkeui, on the Bagdad Railway, was occupied.

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PROFOSED.

UNEMPLOYED PROBLEM.

to

UNEMPLOYMENT IN HOLLAND MANY CONFERENCES IN PROGRESS.

CHOCOLATE FACTORY WORKERS GET NOTICE.

LONDON, Jantiary 9th. Politicians, industrialists and Labourites are concentrating on the problem of trade Lornox, January 11th.. The Timer Rotterdam correspondens Ministers on the subject at Downing Street, distress. In addition to a meeting of says that there is a considerable increase to-day, the Trade Union leaders are hold in unemployment in Holland, especially in ing & preliminary conference to consider the tobacy and diamond industries, their attitude towards the Government's The Telegraaf, states that workers in a proposals, while the Treasury have con. well-known chocolate factory have received vened a conference of Government Inda- "notices of discharge, which will come into strial Councils and Joint Trade Councils

operation on March 1st,

BRITISH MAGNETOS.

REMARKABLE PROGRESS IN

INDUSTRY.

LONDON, January 11th.

a

BERLIN, January 10th.

บ

The first three cases have been conchided of war criminals tried by the specially accused were not included in the Allies located Imperial Court at Leipzig The extradition Bats, but were offenders who were brought to the knowledge of the

Court

LIEBKNECHT'S MURDER

RECALLED.

IMPRISONMENT SENTENCE

BY QUASHED.

"BERLIN, January 10th.

1.

sentence of 28 months' imprisonment on Criminal Court, which bas quashed the Lieutenant Vogel in connection with the marder of Herr Liebknecht and Ros Luxembarg, on the ground that a law subsequently passed exempted the guilty bigh treason. Vogel never served his who offended for the purpose of preventing sentence, owing to his escape to Holland.

ALLIED AMBASSADORS”

would have been quicker under normal will not do. No other country in Europe conditions to recover from war than Aussin, where the majority of the popula than is rooted in the soil. Mr. Wells's shevists had been capable of the most investigations prove that if the Bol

tration to be found even in primitive State the intolerable tragedy which has overtaken. Russia "would have been avoiled g

PHA IKISH TERROR.

their infernal campaign to this country, Now that the Sinn Feiners have carried the critics of the Government's Irish policy are beginning to feel uncomfort sble, I have repeatedly emphasised the difficulties which the Executive have had to face in Ireland; and have pointed out pence a pound. The amallest of conces that in spite of the known facts party ions is, like the proverbial minor merwriters and speakers here-affected to sea dies, gratefully received when the cost of in the Reign of Terror across the Irish living has risen 12 per cent, in a single Sea only useful weapon for purely month.

headed man like Mr. Asquith, as the True to these traditions even & level that has been played for generations.

leader of the Wee Free Liberals in Parliament, has continued to heap reproaches on the Cabinet on the over the provocation received the gold-

reprisals," but he has glossed. blooded and systematic murder of police to 1. This is the only barrier between and military patrols, outnumbered by 60 civilisation as it still exists in Ireland and absolute and complete anarchy,

There is some way score of

by politicians in England has been Naturally, denunciation of reprisals cleverly used by Binn Fein to justify the on the name of Irishman. foul deeds which have brought dishonour be to blame," they say, when an ex- How can we Prime Minister proclaims the English Government are in the wrong 1.

ACTIVITY IN ENGLAND. HOURS B

cal platitudes and insincerities of recent

The Sinn Fein answer to all the politi

the Liverpool Docks, with the usual months is to burn down 15 warehouses at accompaniment of murder. At the moment there in the expectation that

A carious decision has been given by the wards specialising in the particular sect Another announcement is that the food political purposes. It is the old game

formed" bodies on the other hand, under notice, which means that control to which they belonged: In the Be control officers all over the country are attention was paid to secular education of foodstaffs will soon come to an end. and the curriculum included European Thus we are by way of coming to realise philosophy and history. Practically all that the world is getting back to normal ates of the Buddhist university, and it still to go, and the path is hard and the students were obliged to be gradu- conditions again was castomary to send students abroad to rough, but we are getting on France, and other places for educational LEARNING THE LESSON training. Continuing, Dr. MoGovern re- On the subject of control generally it fated some very interesting personal is, I believe, beginning to dawn on the COUNCIL.

experiences while he was a student in minds of the great, wise, and eminent one of the Unreformed Buddhist persons who hold the reins of office that AMERICA MAY WITHDRAW." the Ministry of Labour to consider

monasteries where vegetarianism was they and the vast Departments under short-time in Government establishments.

rigidis enforced. To be a vegetarian them have their limitations. At any rate, Other meetings this week include

WASHINGTON, January 9th. Lerence of London Boards of Guardians droiled to withdraw from the Ambasan laughter is one of the greatest, curses the Board of Trade, telling an audience

∙It is of

that the United States has in China and Japan," he declared amidst we have Sir Robert Horne, President of to urge the Exchequer to grant relief in dors Counch, in Paris. While officials do that can be imposed upon anyone." Their of shipowners at Liverpool that he local rates, a meeting of the Parliamentary not confirm the statement, they admit that food, he said, consisted of rice, mush could not think of anything so paralysing Trade Union Committee and the Labour the Government will not be represented at rooms, and seaweed, and he had often to trade as the hand of the Government Executive to discuss the whole question of the Allied Premiers meeting next week to sneak out at night to buy tinned meat upon it." He added that the carrying on The fact that British magnetos are unemployment, and a conference of mayors Officials point out that representation on and condensed milk, because he was of business and industry is a matter far rivalled in the world is shown by the Air of the London Boroughs to consider the Council is anomalous in view of the heing starved on the food they had to beyond the capability of ary Government Ministry report on competitions held in

draft scheme for the London unemployed." failure of the Senate to ratify the Treaty eat in the monastery. Strictly speaking, Department September with a view to ascertaining

SOME RELIEF SCHEMES.

no food must be eaten by members of This is, of course, precisely what com the most efficient and most reliable types Replying to unemployment suggestions

CHEQUERS MANSION." the "Unreformed sects after midday, mercial men have been telling the.Govern of aeroplanes. The Ministry pays a tribe the London Labour Party. Mr. Lloyd.

but in some cases that rule was Dow ment ever since the Armistice. bute to a number of exhibits with high George points put that work on new

FORMALLY HANDED OVER BY engine power proportionately with the arterial roads has been started in twenty-

being related, and tea was permitted in hitherto the warnings have passed a more of the same kind of outrage will be LORD. LEE

the afternoon. The members of the. Be heeded. Ministers fond of power and perpetrated in other parts of the coun- weight of the machine, thus providing oven provincial and, three London dis

formed" body could eat and drink what proud of their big staffs have clung bike try; and the citizens of London have to useful reserve power. Important advance tricts, while fifty authorities are consider

LONDON, January 9th. was also shown by types permitting rising ring or operating new arterial road in Buckinghamshire on the occasion of the temples, the lecturer pointed out that privileges. The fact that they are not cades going up in Whitehall

they liked. As regards the upkeep of impets to war time conditions and suffer the humiliation of seeing barri- A notexoriby ceremony was witnessed and landing within a confined space. The schemes, and seventeen London Borough Lord Lee banding over to Mr. Lloyd in every temple there was a collecting-box wanted as Controllers of this, and that The true nature of the Irish conspiracy best specimens, the so-called amphibians, Councils and twenty-eight Provincial Coun George the historic Chequers Mansion into which the thousands of pilgrims who industry, but on the contrary are a hind is being brought home to the average capable of alighting and rising on land cils have submitted proposals for the restate, which he has donated as the oficial visited the temples daily dropped a "coin rance and a nuisance, is a lesson that has Englishman With knowledge there is and water, have high commercial poten pair and maintenance altogether of eighty country residence of British Prime Minis of some sort. It was customary for been hard to learn. But it is being learnt also a rising sense of wrath, in this ten- tialities, Although the rules did not hate of the heavy rates in the poorer Loa, í Lord Reading and the American Ambansa-gifts of all kinds from Appreciative THE DEATH OF A NATION.doutrage mounts up, the chance of a nettle

roads. The Ministry of Transport, in ters Several members of the Cabinet, lecturers from the monasteries to receive at last. Better late than never. foreign manufactured secondary equip ment, such items were insignificant among dow Boroughs, has offered favourable terms dor were present. The state is valued at members of the audience, and he had him. the exhibits, while all the magnetos were to enable local contributions to be met by £250,000

A series of articles on Russia, contriment of the Irish question grows more British

loan, and many applications for such assist

self-once been the recipient of a puppy buted by Mr. H. C. Wells, the famous remote. If the Irish rebels are able to dog Laughter.) In the "Unreformed novelist, to the Sunday Express has develop their campaign in this country- aneo bave already been granted. More over, the Ministry of Health is hastening

monasteries the students rose at a very deservedly attracted a good deal of attens carefully prepared campaign, as docu work on roads and sewers in connection

early hour, and carrying lighted tapers tion here. Mr. Wells has a world-reputa ments seized in recent raida amply show- with bousing schemes, Many worklon have

trooped in procession into the temples, tion as a champion of Communism; and it may mean that all hopes of peace will thus already been employed. The Cabinot

where they spent most of the day in he was afforded special facilities by Lenin be postponed for a generation, at least. Unemployment Committee is meeting re

meditation and in chanting humns, the while in Russia He is not the man to But as to this we shall see better in a gularly and examining numerous other

peculiar intonation of which Dr, Mo decry the Bolshevist experiment at few weeks time. The authorities say they unemployment schemes.

Gorem illustrated by a couple of government it by any chance it can be are getting the upper hand of the murder examples. SHORTER GOVERNMENT HOURS

justified. It is therefore, interesting to gangs. If they do, indeed, succeed, the At the close of the lecture a short dia And that he is driven by the logic of facts world will then know how far moderato DISAPPROVED.

cussion, took place, Mr. Paul H. King and the evidence of his senses to agree opinion in Ireland is prepared to govern related, in a humorous manner, his with other noted British Socialists, includ the country it, amicable agreement with THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHTpanese swordsman, Mr. A. Diosy raised Guest, to admit that Bolshevism is & THE CAPTAIN'S Book, fencing experience with a well-known ing Mrs. Philip Snowden and Dr. Haden Britain. ožujk

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At the Treasury Conference, the Trade

BOLSHEVISM IN PERSIA.

COUNCIL OF ARISTOCRATS ACCEPTS SOVIET TERMS.

LONDON, January 11th, The Times Teheren correspondant anys Extraordinary Council of Persion. aristocrate-ministers, and ex-Ministers favours the acceptance of the Russian Boviets proposed terms for a Russo-Per- sian Treaty, excepting clauses relating to Union representatives and Government Socialism in Pereix and unlimited Consular employés rejected the Government proposal representation. It disapproves of open to work shorter hours it carried out on a ing official pourparlers until the Bovist proportionally reduced wage, on the troops have retired from North Persia. ground that the guail wage would not pro- * The Daily Mail's: Taberan correspondent vide a roumonsble living standard for the

states that the lower classes are clamour. employée ing for Bolshevism and are so opposed to the ratification of the Anglo-Persian Agreement that it is doubtful if the Persian Parliament dare coodrm it.”

EARLIER, DABLES:

BRITISH MISSION TO KABUL.

DELHI, January 10th The British Mission to Afghanistan, which arrived at Kabul on January 7th, been received with the greatest cordis enthusiasm and bospitality in

it in oxpected that the Government's reply on this point will be submitted to a further conference at an early dete

The Trade Unionist representatives urge that the Government can employ larger numbers without reducing the wages of prosent employés.

MAN

NEW WIRELESS STATION.

PARIS, January Sil The Under Becretary, M. Deschamps, laid the stops of the largest wireless station in the world, which is to be erected near

THE IRISH STOWAWAY.

DECISION OF STATE DEPART MENT

WASHINGTON,January 9ib. The State Department has decided not to valve the passport restrictions in regard to Mr. O'Callaghan, the Lord Mayor of Cork. The decision has been communicated to the Labour Becretary.

ARRIVAL IN INDIA.

MADEAS January 10th. H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught has Lady Willingdon and other notables landed here. He was welcomed by Lord and There were large crowds in the streets, AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING

STRIKEL

STOPPAGE OF RAILWAY AND TRAMWAY TRAFFIC-

But

per, and as the fearful toll of murder and

point as to the discipline and the tragic failure. A capitalist country mayA proposal to abolish the famous panishments imposed in the monasteries; not be an Earthly Paradise; but Bol Captain's Room at Lloyd's, mainly on Mr. A. Judd-gave an account of a visit shevist Russia is Hell all the time. the score of economy, has been defeated which he once made to the Nahi Hong: DOOMED TOWKS AND CITIES or to tin by the Abbot. Count Otani wanji, at Kyoto, where he was entertain. and Mr.JA, Brown also contributed in teresting reminiscences,

& Warm vote of thanks was passed to In McGovern for his lecture,

by a big meeting of members For many used for its original purpose, but as year the Captain's Room has not been social centre for the House. The members, however, prize the time-honour ed associations,

nation, preferably America, goes to the

Mr. Wells tells us that unless some aid of Russia, civilisation will be blotted but in another twelve months. The towns and cities are dying; an illiterate peasantry alone will survive. Meanwhile It was in the Captain's Roca that ship- Mr. Wells draw a picture of Lenin behind owners used to interview master mariners the barriers of the Kremlin engaged on at the end of a voyage. The Room te

The Senate of the London University great electricity scheme which may mains much as it was when an owner of have increased the value of their scholar-possibly come to something in a genera say, one of the China Clippers famed MELBORNE, January 9th.ships by 50 per cent to meet the higher tionem in aong, and story listened to his A shipping strike has stopped all trains co of living. College expenses have also

It is usual for Socialists to ascribe the per's socount of the voyage read the and tramcars. There are 20,000 worklose increased by 40 per cont. The minimum

rain and collapse in Russia to the war and Cape, and adventures in the distant and in Melbourne and others elsewhere, through try of Profesor in King College in the breakdown of capitalism. But this mysterious East. How remote that

(Continued as foot of neat colunas.)

seems to day 1 B.BE

perlod

Lack of con