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THE HONGKONG DAILY. PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 98TH, 1921.

GERMAN MISSIONARIES:

TO RESUME WORK IN BRITISH TERRITORIES.

RECORD HEAT WAVE : -MANY DEATHS IN BASKA.

PALESTINE EXCAVATIONS:

INTERESTING DISCOVERY AT ASCALON,

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

EMPIRE CONFERENCE.

INDIAN REPRESENTATIVES RECEIVE FREEDOM OF CITY.

LONDON, July 27th.

FOURTH TEST MATCH. AUSTRALIANS DEFENSIVE

TACTICS.

LONDON, July 28th. At Manchester in Ane wanther, before twelve thousand, spectators, the fourth Test match was resumed on a soft wicket Eng consequent upon overnight rais. land declared at 302 for 4 wickets. The pitch was not difficult, yes scoring was always very slow. The batting was purely defensive in the face of good bowling, frequently changed.

'SAVE THE CHİLDREN" FUND FAR EASTERN · CABLE. RELIEF OF SUFFERERS IN MANY

COUNTRIES.

NEWS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AĠEMOT.]

PACIFIC GOFFERINGE.

source

A "MEMORABLE YEAR IN CHINA'S FINANCE.

TROTSKY ON THE WOR ECONOMIC SITUATION.

Moscow, July 13th

The year from July, 1920, to June, 1991, was a memorable year in China's In his report on the economie sit LONDON, July 26th.

finance. At the beginning of the year,tion of the world delivered at the Th At the annual meeting of the Connell

before the present Cabinet was organi Congress of the. Third, Internation of the Save the Children! Fund in

sed, the Government, under the adminis. Mr. Trotsky referred to the stateme London, Lord Weardale, presiding, said

JAZAN REPORTED TO AT FÖRMULATING

tration of the Anfu Party, had hegotiat-of Mr. Hughes, Secretary of State that £639.735 had been received during

COMPREHENSIVE POLICY.

ed loans from Japan to the extent of the United States of America, and the past year. There were 170.000 direct

LONDON, July 26th.

Y.178,810,000, which at the current rate. Gompers, President of the Americ subscribers in addition to thousands of

Reuter learns from an authoritative of exchange was about equal to the Federation of Labour. The stateme anonymous helpers. The fund, by coun-Japanese.

that the inference same amount in dollars. In addition, are that Russia economically represe teracting international bitterness, was drawn in the absence of a reply from the Boxer indemnities and the loans a huge ruin which no way can be att working better for the future of Europe America as regards the Pacific question from other countries amounted at that bated to the Allied blockade as the c than all the statesmen.. The report show ed that the fund in two years amounted that probably there has hitherto been time to about 8550,000,000. There was also organized industries were independe to £950,000. home fund had been estabo definite programme in the minds of an outstanding ability of $200,000,000 from countries previous to the w the statesmen concerned: Meantime, in long term domestic louns and The ruin, according to Mr. Hughes, lished distinct from the foreign fund.

the Japanese are endeavouring to ex- $110,000,000 in short term loans and due to the enormous mobilization by In addition to the relief granted to

arrears in administrative and military Soviet Government.. Central Europe grants had been made to edite matters by considering every

"All this is childish talk" anid 1 Armenian and Russian refugee orphans, Kkely question under the heading of the

was approximately $1,187,000,000 With Trotsky. In the Arst pince the deck also to child sufferers from the famine Ecific so as to

The Japanese such a legacy to begin its work of finnu-n Russia's industries was due not e in China and to Russian and Turkish policy concerning same: children suffering in the concentration of consider that the questions of China and cial reconstructor, and with a standing to the mobilization for the civil

Australasia do not exhaust the Pacific defcit of about $100,000,000 for the cur- but malaly due to the mobilization i refugees at Constantinople.

question, and point out that there re-reat year, the Central administration the last world's imperialistic war T AMERICA'S SPLENDID WORK. main the important matters of Mexico | was certainly confronted with the most Tuar left the skilled workers at factor

serious New Yoxx, July 6th.and the Dutch Indies, in which Japan is

inancial problem that any and mills because the command of t Altogether $30,000,000 were collected in considerably interested, whereas the fact Government of the Republic bad ever Russian army then was organized by t the United States in to May 1st for the that neither Mexico aor Holland has faded China must either be declared bourgeoisie nobility from the prof All been invited seems to suggest that Japan bankrupt or be held in inancial bondage sional officers and student volunteer relief of the children of Europh

is being summoned to a sort of inter-

by some foreiga Power. No other result The command of the Soviet army, on t national bar limited to questions regard seemed to be conceivable

contrary, consists of skilled worke axcept, $2,000,000 has been distributed,

Yet what is the actual outcomet ing China. The Japanese hold that the

A Therefore, the mobilizations, forced up utmost clarity is essential, otherwise the year has passed and not a cent of foreign as by the Allies have caused our indi conference is calculated to do more harm money has been borrowed. The domestic tries greater harm than the imperindisi thans good.

fonas, amounting at årst to $280,000,000, war.

DUTCH MINISTRY. ADHESION TO WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.

THE HAGUE, July 7th.

There was an historical scene, with old-time ceremonial, when the Maharno of Catch and Mr. Srinivasa Sastri, re- the Empire presentatives of India at

The Australians were dismissed for 175, Conference, were presented with the

the innings occupying Sh. 20m. Collies Freedom of the City at the Guild-ball.

was top scorer with 40, keeping his wicket up for no less than dh. 30ma. GENERAL SMUTS POSTPONES DEPARTURE.

Parkin captured five wickets for 38; LONDON, July 7th. Woolley none for 38, Parker two for 3 Owing to the prolongation of the Fender two for 30, and Douglas one for 3 England had forty minutes batting, deliberations of the Imperial Conference, scoring 44 for 1. Stumps were then pull General Smuts has postponed his depar./ed up, the match terminating in a draw the Topographical Service, succeeds Geo-

ture for South Africa, which was fixed

for July 20th, till August 3th.

EARLIER CABLES.

GERMAN MISSIONARIES.. TO RESUME WORK IN BRITISH TERRITORIES.

LONDON, July 26th.

The Secretary of the World Alliance for Promoting laternational Friendship through the Churches recently wrote to the Colonial Uthoe, the India Office, and the Foreign Office suggesting that Ger- man missionaries be nilowed to resume work in certain British territories.

Mr. Churchill replied that the War showed that certain foreign societies and individuals were unable to prevent na Dional instincts influencing conduct to a degree incompatible with their proper functions and prejudicial to the security of the territories in which, working, Nevertheless, applications by

were

AUSTRALIA (1ST INNINGS). BARDSLEY, b Parkin..... COLLINS, 1.b.w., b Parkin

HACARTNEY. b Parker.

-13

ANDREWS, C Tennyson, b Fender... 6

TAYLOR, Fender......

PELLEW, Tyldesley, b Parker

ARMSTRONG, b Douglas

GREGORY, & Parkin

CARTER, b Parkin

HENDRY, Russell, b Parkin

MCDONALD, not out

Extras

Total

175

ENGLAND (2ND INNINGS). HALLOWS, not out PAREIN, Collins, b Andrews, PARKER, not out.

"Extras

Total (for wicket)

COUNTY CRICKET.

LONDON, July 8th. Warwickshire beat Lancashire, at Bir ermingham, by wickets,

Yorkshire won by an innings and 48 runs individual German missionaries of unimit match against Nolts, at Nottingham. peachable antecedents for permission to

Northamptonshire beat Glamorgan, at enter colonies would be considered, Pre Northamptob, by 944 ruas, vided that they (the missions) were under the control of a British, Allied, or 550- ciated

Somerset defeated Essex, at Southend,

arbiect, and were vouched for by by 65 runs.

British ecclesiastical autho

At Blackheath, Kent wor its match

rity. circumstances of the mandated against Surrey on the first innings. and adjoining territories vero excep. tional, requiring a degree of supervision unnecessary elsewhere.

PROROGATION

OF PARLIA-

MENT...

POSSIBLE EMERGENCY SESSION.

LOXbox, July 20th.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Cham- berlain expressed the hope that Parlia ment would be prorogued on August 26th, "but foreshadowed the possibility of its being summoned in November of Decem- ber to pass legislation necessary to give effect to an frish settlement. He an- nounced the intention of the Government to pass the Bills concerning railways, the safeguarding of industries and the repeal of the Agriculture Act.

LATEL.

Arguing against an autumn Session, MA. Chamberlain emphasised the hard work of Parliament, especially the strain. upon the Government and its depart menta. Befonring to possible objections on the subject of the Irish negotiations,

date.

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THE TURF. STEWARDS' CUP RESULT.

BASRA, July 20th.

At Goodwood the Stewards' Cup re- sulted as follows:-

Service Kit (20-1), 3; Star Grass (25-1), 2; Tetrameter (100-0), 3.

Twenty.ran.

A length divided the first and sened, with the third a head behind.

DAVIS CUP AUSTRALIA TO MEET BRITISH

TEAM.

TORONTO. July 27th." Australia beat Canada in the Doubles for the Davis Cup by 6-2 and 6-3, thus winning the right to meet the British team at Pittsburg.

BONDS OF SPORT. PRESIDENT HARDING ON INTER- NATIONAL VARSITY ATHLETICS.

Mr. Chamberlain said that, so far as the Government could see, in the most

New York, July 26th. hopeful contingency agreement could not

President Harding, in a letter regret- be reached to a point at which it could ting inability to attend the Anglo-Ame be embodied in legislation at an early rican inter-Varsity athletics, pays a m-tribute to the fine, manly contest, which The Government, at being contributed to the promotion of those plated the possibility of summoning a now Bession early in December or in the splendid relations between the United last week of November to deal with the States and the United Kingdom that had The excellently served both countries for s Irish question before Christmas. other contingency, which ha devoutly century. He hopes that, American treat prayed might not be realised, was the ment of the British visitors will never failure of the negotiations. In that cawhich was abows to Americans in the fail in reciprocating the hospitality Parliament must know, before Pro rogation what the prospects were to

United Kingdom. enable the necessary decisions to bo taken.

FLEETS OF THE WORLD. BRITISH GOVERNMENT

STATISTICS..

A White Paper giving details of the world's feets on February 1st, including those building, shows-

Great Britain. 20

Criser.

Earfiships. Be Light

cruiser.

0.8....

Japan

15.

↑

~17

Ce many

France

Russia

Italy

In regard to aircraft carriers, torpedo""}

craft, and submarines, the figures are as follows:-

Japan

srail,

Aircraft. Torpedo Submarinen, Carriers

Great Britain. 6. AND

U.S.

318

'149

119

Germany

-France is

129

120

.163

Russia ........

Italy

888.859

PRINTING TRADE WAGES

REDUCTIONS AGREED UPON.

TORONTO, July 26th.

The Cabinet crisis has been solved by

eral Pop as Minister of War. Jonkheer Vandyk takes the portfolio of Marine

ad interim.

The Government has introduced severn?" Bills providing for Holland's adhesion to the Waabington labour treaty and dealing with the conditions of labour.

A Constantinople message of the 28th instant states that the British prisoners at Angora have been transferred to Siva as a preliminary to the evacuation of Angora..

FRENCH TRAIN ROBBERT. NO RESPECT FOR COMMUNIST

DEPUTY.g

expenses. The total of these four items formulate their OND

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JAPANESE CABINET'S DECISION.

New Yoxz, July 27th. An Associated Press telegram from

Од Far Eastern

GRANTED BENEFIT OF A COMPROMISE

BESTLEMENT. L

PARIA, July 28th. The Commercial Tribunal has decided to grant the benefit of a compromise settlement to the Banque Industrielle de Chine,

M. Benoist has been appointed Receiver.

THE WOOD-FORBES MISSION.

- FORECAST OF REPORT.

„peonage system.

EXCAVATIONS IN PALESTINE, RELICS OF HEROD AND OF THE

have been reduced by ten million dollars "The assertion that the industri No additional revenue could be obtained¦ which before the war were not depez a reconstruction of the Ministry The Tokyo states that the Japanese Cabinet taxation, but ninely per cent. offent on foreign countries have been a the current deficit has been successfully disorganized is a monstrons neglect Mayor is Jonkheer Arnhem. Jonkheer has decided to participate in the Wash met. Finally, the depreciated currency the rudiments of political econom of Peking, which for four years remain-namely, that all branches of industry a ed a problem impossible of solution, has inter dependent. Until the war Eus Degeer, belonging to the historic Chrisington conference tian party, succeeds Jonkheer De Fries, problems. the anti-revolutionary Minister of Fia-

been entirely eliminated. Such results, was a member of the world's industri aner, and Jonkheer Vandyk, Chief of BANQUE INDUSTRIELLI DE CHINE, under such conditions, could not have organization; during the war she becau been accomplished but for the high still more dependent upon the capitalist statesmanship of the former Finance countries of the Allies. The blocks Minister, Mr. Chow Tze-chi, who served with one stroka severed all vital co in that capacity during a great part of nections with the industrial world, ti the fiscal year. Due to his able adminis- | result being that all the main branch tration. China has proved to the world of industry have been crippled or pa that she is not yet bankrupt, that she alyzed for the lack of sometimes re can still stand financially on her own insignificant accessories which have to GREEK VICTORY.

feet. Since the establishment of the Be imported from abroad. We are short public, pot, a year passed until the last surveying instruments, special drills f without some foreign loans being com the coalmines and steel cables which BRITISH PRISONERS, IN ANGORA.

tracted. The most striking cases were used to import from England or G ATHESS, July 7th.

the Japanese loans made in the few years many. To build up a new industry (articles ́`is, j Official reports of the various unita,

preceding the year under consideration. manufacturing these Chinese bonds fell lower and lower below course, very dificult for a country whe delayed owing to the rapidity of the

tar while the interest rate on them MANILA, July 27th.

economic life has been shattered - an advances, but now co-ordinated, show that

General the enemy lost over three-quarters of his

Leonard Wood and Mr. rose higher and higher. Stricter guar cut off from the rest of the world. F guns and forces in casualties, prisoners. Cameron Forbes, ex-Governor of the antees and supervision were demanded the lack of metal netting, formerly il and desertera. After consolidating Philippines, who hare bean specially by the foreign investors. It was even ported from foreign countries, the pap the Afunkarahisar Kutahia Eskeshehr commissioned to investigate conditions suggested that the land tax would have industry has suffered severely. The Biledjik line. the northern and southern in the Philippines, are making a pro- to be used as security if another large are numerous other articles which a Greck armies effected a junction. whereas liminary report to President Harding foreign loan were contracted. The for insignificant but anvertheless essenti the enemy front has been broken and his this week.

eign Powers, therefore, must have been to industries that we bave never man troops from Angora cut off from theIt is understood that the report fore- very much surprised to see China carry factured ourselves." Konish troops.

shadows the final recommendations, on her Governmental affairs for a whole "There is no branch of any indust which are expected to include the reten-year absolutely without any foreign which does not directly or indirect tion of the islands by the United States, help.

depend upon some other branch fro with a continuance of autonomy, closer From whence has the money come which we have been cut off by t American supervision, a thorough clean with which to finance the Government, blockade. If Mr. Hughes would gri ing out of the courts and inefficient bureaus, rehabilitation of the country's pay the outstanding debts, make up the the phenomens of the internal ra finances, and the breaking up of the rears in other payments, and redeem tiors of different industries and the the depreciated notes. Of course, from universal interdependence, he would ha the nation itself. The private capita said: The fact that Soviet Russia lists cannot be directly approached for which has been forcibly torn off fro the necessary sums; the banks supply the economic life, abattered and exhau the connecting link. In the formationed by the imperialistic and civil war PARIS, July 28th.

of the Chinese Banking Group is found could. stand for three years foreign inte The robbers of the Paris-Marseilles

the key to the whole financial situation, vention and more wars and clothed, i train secured booty to the value of

As director of many Chinese banky, and add armed an army sometimes excée 20,000. The Communist deputy, M.

having personal influence over most ing five million. men is nothing more n Morrucci, shaken out of his sleep, started

Ne Chinese hankers, Minister Chow had the less than a miracle"Rosta to explain that he was a Communist. The bandite replied;." •Dirty bourgecin! The Colonial Office has received reports hearty support of these financiers in his Agency Give up your money!" whereupon M..

from Palestine showing valuable results policy of a financially independent A supplementary dispatch throu Merrucci handed over his purse contain-of the Antiquities Ordinance. The great China. There was already an informal the Dalta News Agency says:-" In t | ing 416.

"cloisters, with which Herod adorned his Chinese banking group at the beginning course of his remarks Mr. Trotsky sa of birthplace, have been identified and exof the fiscal year from which the Govern that the economie situation of ELTO cavated at Ascalon, while an hexagonalment drew its support from time to shows that while the population has i court with mosaic pavements in the time. The formation of the International creased by 30,000,000, grain is bein ambulatory has been uncovered in the Consortium in October, 1990, however, grown less in comparison with the p

days. The production of vicinity of the synagogue at Capernaum, made it necessary to have a formal or far

Steps are being taken to preserve and ganization among the Chinese banks, and amounts to 76 per cent. of that of 191 protect the Crusaders' Tower at Ramich under Minister Chow's guidance, the America alone has been able to conce na half of the world's gol and other monuments. So far six thou Chinese Banking Group took definite

reserve. The gain in American 60% sand objects have been catalogued at the shape in 1821. This was one of the most museum, which will shortly be opened important events that occurred during merce has been at the expense of the re

the year. While plenty of money could of the world" to the public.

be obtained from the Chinese banks in the form of short term loans, the long term internal loans were reduced. Down THE FAR EASTERN REPUBLI to 1920, there were nine series of domestic bonds totalling about $290,000,000. For BRITAIN AND FRANCE DECLIN

TO RECOGNISE IT. the redemption of the depreciated paper currency, a new issue to the amount of LONDON, July 28th.

Gre Embers of the Mauretania blazed up $50,000,000, known as the 9th Year Cur at midnight, and the fire was not ex rency Reorganisation Loan, was placed both

The on the market. The grand total, there Britain) and Mr. Chen Lu (Minister tinguished till the early hours. damage is estimated at £80,000. Ifore was $350,000,000. This was reduced France), have wired to the Governme will be months before the Mauretania is to $250,000,000 by a pian of consolidation stating that the British and the Frend of these bonds, and the outstanding long Governments" have declined the reque term internal indebtedness, instead of of the Russian Far Eastern Republic to being increased by the amount of the recognition, so that there should be g new issue, became, on the contrary, ten hurry on the part of China to hasten th the beginning of the year. The annual matic relations with Russia. It interest charges were also reduced from doubtful whether the Russian represent $38,000,000 to $24,000,000. Specie pay- tive will come to China in the sen BARRA, July 28th. A record boat-wave has resulted in ment on Bank of China and Bank of future,

A Harbin dispatch says there is som Later it was resumed in trouble between the Chinese authoriti on behalf of the Government, said that the many deaths among the British, Indians, Communications notes was suspended in

The maximum shade tem- May, 1916. campaign against tuberculosis, which and Arabs. illustrated the growing brotherhood of perature has averaged 124 for over & Shanghai, Hankow, Tientsin and other and the Chita Government because t mankind, had been one of the chief fortnight, the highest, being 12 on the cities, but the moratorium was never latter has ordered the Russian gunboa successfully raised in the capital itself. in the Bungari and the Amur rivers a In October, 1920, there Wha still to permit Chinese steamers and gu 858,079,242 worth of these notes outstand- boats to enter the two waterways. Th

Another passenger was robbed

£1,600.

FRANCE'S TRADE STATISTICS

A FAVOURABLE BALANCE.

PARIS, July 27th.. For the first time since the war a fav ourable trade balance is revealed in the statistics for the first three months of 1921. Imports totalled 10) milliards of franes consisting of 16,000,000 tons. Exports amounted to 10 milliards of franes and consisted of 7,226,000 tons Imports declined by 10 milliards of francs "and 6,000,000 tons as compared. with last year.

CRUSADERS.

LONDON, July 20th.

THE "MAURETANIA" FIRE. MONTHS BEFORE VESSEL IS FIT

Et for sea.

FOR SEA

*།

trate

The Asiatic News Agency states th

Dr. Koo (Minister to

TUBERCULOSIS CONFERENCE GATHERING OF WORLD EXPERTS. The world's experts in tuberculosis have assembled at Westminster for the Second Thirty-nine International Conference countries are represented in addition to the United Kingdom, the Dominions, the SHADE TEMPERATURE OF 129 AT million dollars less than the total at resumption of commercial and dipl League of Nations and the League of Rod Cross Societies. Sir Robert Philip pro

message of sided at the first meeting. welcome from the King was read.

Lord Curzon, welcoming the delegates

sufferers from the war.

Bir Alfred Mond, describing the British Government's steps to deal with tuber

RECORD HEAT.

BASRA.

16th instant.

culosis, said that four thousand addi- & "BROTHER" IN TIME OF ing, 824,000,000 of which were losos con- Russian gunboats at the mouth of t

A conference of master printera, the tional beds had been installed in sana. Newspaper Society, and the Printing toria and hospitals during the past two agreed to recommend a reduction of 5a. ing the next two years. and Kindred Trades Federation has years, and 3,600 are to be installed dur- weekly in the wages of adult male mem-

bers of the unions affiliated to the Trades THE LEWIS-GUN CONTRACT. Federation. beginning with the week end. ing August 13th, and a further. 58.

NO IMMUNITY FROM TAXATION. weekly reduction at the week ending September 9th, also corresponding rodac tions for women workers, pieco-workers,” and male learners,

SILESIAN PROBLEM.

ANGLO-FRENCH RELATIONS.

LONDON, July 20th.

tracted in paper money. They were re Sungari river fired on the Chinese st TROUBLE.

deemed with the 9th Year Currency Be-langchow on the 11th inst. and for organization Bonds, and in four months Chinese were killed and wounded, Th inspector Brown charged a Chinese at the total quantity of depreciated cur- action of Chita authorities is opposed t the Magistracy, yesterday, with the rency was wiped out of existence. The the existing Sino-Russian agreemen unlawful possession of two rolls of following shows the amounts withdrawn concerning the two rivera. Chinese gloth. A detective saw the man each month- walking in Yaumati about 2.30 p.m., with » bundle under his arm. Suspecting him, the detective examined the parcel and questioned, the accused, who, asserted that he had bought the cloth from a shop in Wing Lok Street He was taken there, but the shop people did not know him. On his return to the afation, the

November, 1920 December, 1920 January, 1021 February, 1921

Total

$34,884,865

11,841,165 was $47,000,000, and that in administr 3,947,935 tive expenses $43,000,000. The Gover the Chinese ban 7,605,977ment also owed

850,000,000 at the beginning... of “In

These three items amounted t $140,000,000. The ninety million dolla

$58,079,242 year.

LONDON, July 26th The Lewis-gun claim ended in a judg ment for the Crown, after evidence by Sir Erio Geddes and others that they did not recollect any reference, being made

While the annual national revenue in of arrears plus the hundred millions to taxation when the contract for the defendant said that the cloth was given the budget totals a les hundred million current deficit would accumulate int acquisition of the Lewis guns was being to him by his brother. The police made dollars, the actual amount received by 100,000,000 at the end of the year. Y negotiated in November, 1915, `·.

was only $102,420,000. Th The previous report stated that the quiries and found the man named by the Central Government hardly exceeds at the beginning of June, 1021, the tot

the accused. He corroborated, the ao five million dollars a month. On the arrears Router learns that as the result of ex Belgian Company, which owned the cused's statement and said that he other hand, the actual expenses amount means that comparatively as littlo planations exchanged between the Bri- tish and French Governments a very Lewis gun, Les Armes Automatique (in bought the cloth in Wing Lok Street, to thirteen million dollars. There is 12,600,000 added to the form much better atmosphere has been created.

which the. B.8.A. Or is a shareholder) On the way to the station, however, the thus & discrepancy of about eight mil- amount, and that about ninety per cen There is reason to believe that the ques- negotiated with the Jritish Government brother" changed his mind, admitted lions & month, resulting in an, annual of the current déficit had been succes tion of Upper Silesia is already ap on the understanding that armaments that he knew nothing about the cloth deficit of nearly $100,000,000. Ia addi- fully met. Taking all these facts in consideration, it is obvious that t proaching settlement, and that no fur-

were to be supplied at a reduced price sad said he was not the accused's bro tion to this, the arrears in military financial administration of China de ther misunderstanding as regards the

in consideration of exemption from ther. Mr. Orme sentenced the accused expenses during the two preceding years ing the year was great succes despatch of troops is likely to occur. taxation.]

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