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GERMAN DYE WORKS CATASTROPHE,

TERRIBLE EXPLOSIONS: MANY

KILLED. ''

LONDON, September 2nd. It was at the Oppau works during the

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 1991.

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FURTHER REDUCTION

ANTICIPATED.

LONDON, September 22nd. The liner companies engaged in the Far Eastern trade are further reducing freights from Europe based on weight both from Great Britain and the Con-.

The reductions broadly range tinent.

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EGYPTIAN COTTON. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS.

Quso, September 2nd. The Government has decided to con- tinge the restriction on cotton-growing areas for two years,

OBITUARY..

LONDON, September 22nd The death is announced of the Rt. Hon.

YOUTH CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT.

RIOTOUS LIVING BRINGS HIM INTO TROUBLE.

A Chinese youth, employed in the Compradere Department of Mesars. Andersen, Meyer & Co., general, mar chants, was charged, before Mr. R. E Lindsell, yesterday, with the embezzle ment of $417.55.

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Mr. Wong Sek-ki, the compradore, said that the accused was employed as assist

JAPANESE ADMINISTRATION THE AMERICAN WIRELESE

CONTRACT.

IN KOREA,

AN ENGLISH OBSERVER'S TESTI. CHINA'S INQUIRY AND AMERICA'

MONY TO ITS SUCCESS.

REPLY.S

BY RICHARD PONSONBY FANE.

II.

The following correspondence has been “ published:-

The Chinese Minister to the Secretary of State

war that the Germans made poison gas, from 55. and 175.6d. per ton on rates Sir Ernest Cassel, G.C.B., O.C.M.G., an accountant. During the absence of the tively short time is fully equal to any Communications, on behalf of the Chin

between 37s. Gd, and 758., according to a which added new "horror to the hostilities.

Tuo manufactory was lately particular-article and port of destiaa making nitrogen compounds for, agricul- tural fertilisation.

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A large hole, 130 yards wide and 49 yards deep, marks the former site of the gasomusters which blow up...

Invaluable assistance was rendered by the French military under General Dego. atto, the Commander-in-Chief.

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As an evidence of the force of the ex- plosion, several, tombstones at the Oppau cemetery, weighing at least five kilo- grammes, were lifted up and hurled sixty foot.

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CAUSE OF CATASTROPHE..

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MAYENCE, September 22nd, The catastrophe at Oppon was due to Dxcess of pressure in two adjoining gaso- meters, which caused the explosion.

It

is now estimated that the death-roll may reach fifteen hundred.

SCENE OF AFFLICTION.

LUDWIGSHAFEN, September 22nd...

A statement by the management of the Badische Factory shows that the explo sion occurred in a warehouse containing two hundred tons of ammonium sulphata compound."

tion..

ECONOMIC BLOCKADE. SUGGESTED ALTERATION IN LEAGUE COVENANT.

G.C.V.0.0

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FRENCH LABOUR SITUATION, CONTEST BETWEEN MODERATES

AND EXTREMISTS.

dealt

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and has benefited immensely from Japan- That Chosen has been greatly developed

Chinese Legation, ese administration is generally admitted

Washington, June, 9th, 192r even by the most hostile critics, and I shall not therefore touch on this point

SL-I have the honour to inform you beyond saying that as far as I could see that on the 8th of January last an agree what they had achieved in a compara-

ment,was made between the Ministry of

thing accomplished elsewhere by other 260 Government, and the Federal Tole Chief Accountant, Mr. Yip, the accused, nations, I noted with great pleasure and graph Company, an American corpora acted for him for over a month. In that gratitude the excellent work that is being a joint enterprise of the Chinese Govern

Cion for the erection and operation, an done in the preservation and upkeep ofment and the American Company of capacity be was empowered to make pay interesting old buildings and monuments inents and collect money. The Chief and the patient and careful archaeologi Accountant returned to work on Separed historical research which is being

tember 13th. When he checked the books he found that twelve payments had been made by the accused for which there

wera no

vouchers.

carried 'op.

STORIES OF BRUTALITY.`

stations for wireless communication

Against this agreement protests ware pre sonted to my Government by certain Governments, claiming that by granting to the American Company, the right of If these facts are true and I am pre- participation with the Chinese Govern pared to stand by them-where is the fly ment in wireless communications the in the honey and why does one hear so rights of their nationals secured under many stories of brutality, eta. First of

prior contracts were violated. much in the limelight and the slightest the subject I anderstood from you that all, the Japanese administration is very In a recent conversation with you on error which would fish or other dependencies is at caco admit the ralidity of such claims by notice in Bri- the Americah Government could not molded abroad and generally gets magni- reason of their contravening the treaty fed in the process- Secondly, most of

American citizens in rights of whose republican ideas are strongly anta- the reporta emanate from Americans the principle of

The Open Doing and My Government is informed that these gonistic to bureaucratic government. Governments have explained their views

edly there is, some of them are true in maintain its position in the maitance of

There must be some foundation for inquire whether

or not it is the inten the stories that are circulated. Undoubt tion of the American Government to their entirety; others grossly exaggerated, Accept, sir, the renewed assurance for the Korean is no mean liar especially my highest consideration however, these stories could easily be The Secretary of Stute to the Chinese when narrating his grievances.

Ala

(Signed) Sao-KI ALFRED SZE matched in the colonies of other countrica not the necessary data to judge the Gov

Minister. Whether with or without cause-I have erament is very suspicious and prone to

Department of State,

bellion among the Koreans and in the the receipt of your note of June Stor

Washington." July 1st, 1921. believe any rumour of disloyalty or re past the police were able to take action and in reply assure you that it is not SIE, I have the honour to acknowledge independent of the executive Government the intention of this Government to with In criticizing the colonial policy of

PARIS, September 21st. GENEVA, September 2nd.

The burning question now dividing The Third Commission of the League between the moderates and the extremists, French labour, namely, the dissension dealing with disarmament and blockade, the latter of whom favour adhesion to twe've payments and said that as far The witness produced particulars of the has adopted a fresh wording for Article with at a meeting of the national

the Moscow Internationalwa

as he was concerned, he had given no XVI. of the Covenant, concerning the use mittee of the General Confederation of vouchers for them. The accused had to of the economic weapon.

Labour, which passed a resolution by votes to 55 in favour of compelling the obtain permission from him before The new text provides that the Council extremists to respect trade-union dis-making any payment or drawing from

cipline as defined at the recent Lille

when a resolution was passed account. If he neglected to get permis federation of the so-called "revolution entries in the books purported to be implying ary syndicalist committees." Possibly tion and expulsion of the Communists. this will lead to a split in the Confederaloans made to other members of the

staff, FRENCH TEXTILE WORKERS': The Magistrate remarked that from the

STRIKE.

evidence, na case of embezzlement had been made out against the accused. In order to prove embezzlement it had to be shewn that the accused had received different sums of money, paid to the firm or by the firm, and converted the moneys

of the League may authorise" the post-congruation from the Con- sion he did so at his own risk. The fire, however, ba no smoke without to you, and therefore, izstruota me - to....

ponement of the application of blockade by certain members of the League, if such a measure offers a better prospect of the attainmens of the end in view, or tends to reduce lusses and inconveniences which members might suffer from the application of the economic weapon.

DISARMAMENT PROBLEM. VITAL IMPORTANCE OF REGULA

TION OF TRAFFIC IN ARMS.

PARIS. September 21st

The International Textile Wother Congress, at present meetings, not attended by a hundred delegates, not ably British and Dutch, has voted fr. 200,000 for the textile workers of France and Belgium, who are striking against a reduction of wages. THE ARMENIAN QUESTION. LEAGUE ASSEMBLY URGES PROMPT SETTLEMENT.

CENRYA, September 20th The Assembly of the League has an Along the roads leading to Oppau and ma confronting the League is more animously adopted the report of the Com-persons mentioned to use their names to

mittee urging the Council to take steps in all the fields round the town lie difficult than disarmament, and in this to impress on the Supreme Council the hundreds of badly-injured men, women,

Armeniau question,

Ludwigshafen resembles a great hos pital. Schools have been converted into wards, to which all available transport has been commandeered to convey the victims,

GENEVA, September 22nd The temporary Mixed Commission of the League on armaments, in reporting to the Assembly as regards its work, em- phasises the fact that none of the prob-

so received to his own use. In this case Japan, however, it necessary to bear Araw from the position hitherto taken) in mind her policy at home, and the to the Federal Telegraph Company under powers of the police in Japan proper the contract of January 8th last. In its by it in support of the rights accruing are considerably greater than they are in view, the communications which it has most European countries or in the United received from the other interested, Gov Btates. The average Japanese puta up ernments, in reply to its inquiries as to with and thinks nothing of police inter the reasons for their protests to the ference that would be considered intoler- Chinese authorities against this contract, able by an Englishman...

tend only to confirm this Government in its belief that the adverse claims which The police force in Chosen, now hap-have been urged as excluding the Federal pily brought directly under the control Telegraph Company from participating

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BULLYING AND FLOGGING.

and children, many terribly, mutilated connection the effective regulation of the necessity of a prompt settlement of the entry which represented the Compradore of the Executive is a very big one and with the Chinese Government in estab

and urgently important.

and with shattered limbs. In many international traffic in arms is vitally casca eyes were 'torn out, Hundreds of weeping women and children are focking -to the scene in search of relatives, but & cordon has been drawn around the wreck

The Commission points out that the ed works barring approach within a International Convention for the Control radius of half mife. Medical detach ments are arriving from Ludwigshafen, of Trade in Arms, signed by the Allies Mannheim, Heidelberg, etc. Unofficial at St. Germain on September 10th, 1919, estimates place the casualties at over 4

thousand dead and nearly two thousand has not yet been ratified by the majority injured.

WORKS BLOWN UP,

over a

of the signatories

·HUNGARIAN OBDURACY. AMBASSADORS' CONFERENCE PRE- PARES ULTIMATUM.

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U.S. CONGRESS. PEACE TREATIES SENT BY PRESIDENT.

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of their commerce on

it appeared that the accused had borrow ed money from the firm in other people's names. There was no question but that the accused had made false entries, but the offence was not embezzlement

The accused admitted that he wanted the loans for himself, but said that he had first saked the permission of the raise the money.

Questioned in particular about one

as having drawn $50, the accused ad recruited, especially in the lowerliching wireless communications zre mitted that he did not ask the Compra That some of these men at de i pro Chinese Governmental enterprise, which

ranks, very largely among the Koreans founded upon assertions of monopolists dore's permission to use his name:

or preferential rights, in the held of bullying and hectoring attitude is The Magistrate: Why did you not useably beyond question, and in time of

of cannot be reconciled either with the your own name to get these loans ? excitement excessive and brutal punish treaty rights of American citizens in

Defendants

ments, dogginga, etc., were, and possibly China, or with the principle of the open LONDON, September 1st

still

are, resorted to Torture, too, re door. The Ambassadors' Conference has dot

cognized under the old Korean

Your reference to the principle of the régima. stood that the terms of one have been Sex Ki's name and coerted 350 to your methods adopted and the many floggings principle, which it has traditionally yet despatched an ultimatum to Hungary

not-authorised by the executive, open door affords me the opportunity to in regard to Burgenland, but it is under- By your own.

Er.employed by the police. Violent attacks are you of this Government's contima- op Mr. have been levelled at Japan for the brutal ance in its whole hearted support of that practically settled. Hungary will be own use. given ten to fourteen days to evacuate eleven entries, I have no proof before ance movement two years ago. That two terests of China itself and to the com-

With regard to the other inflicted in putting down the independ

as fundamental both to the in Burgenland, failing which the Allies will me, and will, therefore, not deal with wrongs do not make a right I fully admon interests of all powers in China, which is not yet known. take the severest measures, the nature of them.

mit but British critics, at any rate, would and Sergeant Dick, said that the accused ployed and logging inflicted during and the Pacific Ocean. The Government of "well to enquire into the methods em

ful develable to the free and peace. was a visitor to Shektongshni almost after say the Zaluland disturbance in the United States has never nasociated every night, and spent most of the money 199

1908 before they venture to criticise itself with any arrangement which sought down there. He produced hotel bills to support the statement.

Japanese methods. Flogging has now to establish any special rights or pri been abolished in Chosen. Has it in vileges in China which would abridge the The Magistrate: You вто

a low South Africa I know that the use of rights of the subjects or citizens of other scoundrel, wasting your time and spend-

the i cat

was an every day occurrence friendly states and I am happy to assure aix weeks hard labour. ing money in brothels. I sentence you to when I was in Natal in 1907-1910 and the you that it is the purpose of this Gov

"cat" is a far more brutal weapon than ernment neither to participate nor to bad worked under him for nearly three

Mr. Wong Sek-ki baid the defendant the Japanese jo."

acquiesce in any arrangement which "MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE,

might purport to establish in favour of foreign From what hardships, then, may the rights with respect to commercial or interests any superiority of this unfortunate lapse.

law-abiding Korean be said to suffer? He economic development in designated The Magistrate: Your compradore has suffers from the bullying of the lower regions of the territories of China, given you a good character so I will element of the. Japanese population who which might seek to create, any suchs give you a chance and reduce the sea- the early protectorate days and it is other nationals from undertaking any flooded uncontrolled into the country in monopoly or preference as would exclude tesco to three weeks. Let this be a lesson doubtful whether he receives sufficient legitimate trade or industry or from par protection from the courts. These courts ticipating with the Chinese Gorerament are conducted in Japanese and the in any category of public enterprise. Korean generally has to have the services of

Accept, sir, the renewed assurance of an interpreter, and the low class my highest consideration. RAILWAYS BILL.

Japanese is sometimes able to obtain a verdict on a point of law against real THE WORKERS SACRIFICE

justice, for the courts are slaves of red Continuing the debate on the Railways had no opportunity of substantiating the These two missions are under American

tape. I state, merely as gossip, for I Bill, as amended in the Standing Com truth of it for myself that while in cases supervision and though the missionaries August 2nd, Mr. T. Thomson moved an istered, miscarriages occur from time to belion their sympathies are naturally in mittee, in the House of Commons, on of Korean and Korean justice is admin may be acquitted of actively aiding re amendment the object of which was to time when the case is

one between a clined to so called "freedom provide that rates should be fixed on a Korean and a Japanese. The Govern cracy.". basis such as would ensure a maximum ment would, I think, do well to encour interest of the carriage by railways of tion of the Korean language among its development and extension to the public age in every way, in its power the acquisi- merchandise and passengers.

Japanese officials, indeed it might even insist on it as a necessary-qualification for promotion.

PARIS, September 21st. Great Britain, France and Japan are A message from Mayence plates that the ready to ratify it, as soon as all the chemical works at Oppau, near Franken-other principal Powers are prepared to thal, in the Bavarian Palatinate, have been blown up, with

hundred do so. Italy is willing to ratify it, as casualties.

soon as her Parliament has approved the

·LATER. The latest news from Mayence," concern

Convention, ing the explosion at Oppau, is most terri blo. It is declared that the casualties reach thousands, including a thousand dead.

BERLIN. September 21st. It is now reported from Mannheim that bundreds were killed and injured been submitted to the Senate for ratinca previously conferred with the President. years and had been an honest boy until fe explosions at the Badische Anilin tion. If the American traffic in arms is fabrik Works at Oppau. where highly ancontrolled, the Convention is likely to explosive nitrogen compounds are manu- factured.

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and enormous damage done in two terri-

ROOFS BLOWN OFF MILES AWAY.

MAYENCE, September 21st.

In regard to the United States, which, in view of the magnitude of its produc tion of arms and munitions, is capitally importans, the Convention has not yet

remain inoperative.

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Explosions at the Badische Aniline | WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.

PRIORITY OF SUBJECTS.

works, Oppau, among the most terrible in history, occurred as the shifts were changing at eight in the morning. The concussion was falt at Mayence. All the

... LONDON," September 21st. windows at the Mannheim works were Reuter learns that it is doubtful shattered, The Brst explosion occurred whether Mr. Bonar Law will be able to in the laboratory, where eight hundred attend the Washington Conference. Sir men were working. All were instantly L. Worthington-Evans will attend if Killed.

Other explosions followed in rapid succession, making it impossible land disarmament is to be discussed, but to assist the first victims. Beveral were such discussion is doubtful in view of killed and thirty-six injured, at Mann- the great opposition in certain quarters. heit, thirteen miles distent, roofs of It has always been understood here that the houses being blown off. A zumbar the Pacific question is to be first dealt * people were killed in Ludwigshafen, with but, although nothing definite is - while Oppau was reduced to a heap of known, it looks as if the United States Government now intended disarmament to be discussed first.

Ting."

WASHINGTON, September 22nd. Harding sent a messenger with the Ger Congress has reassembled. President man, Austrian, and Hungarian treaties

Senator Lodge, the Republican leader, and, it is understood, arranged for the treaties to be referred to the Foreign, Relations Committee.

THE STEELWORKS STRIKE. LOSS OF BIG JAPANESE CONTRACT.

LONDON, September 21st. The recent strike a Swansea steel- works is stated to have prevented the Japan, which would have occupied the acceptance of an urgent order from mills for two years.

NEW BAVARIAN PREMIER.

BERLIN, September 22nd. Herr Lerchenfeld, a member of the Bavarian People's Party, has been ap pointed Premier of Bavaria.

to you

Mr. Neal said he thought the Ministry had met the interests of the railway com. panies and the interests of the traders by Sub-Section II.

་་

(Signed) CHARLES E. HUGI.

and demo

OBEDIENCE AB 'A'QUTY. pernicious fallacies and ignores the The Korean convert imbibes these instructions of S. Peter who-bida his flock ARCHBISHOP MANNIX. VILLAGE IN RUINS.

"Submit yourself to every ordinance of IS THE GOVERNMENT ANTI-CHRISTIAN?

man for the Lord's sake, whether it be LONDON; Sepleber 21st.

WILL MB. LLOYD GEORGE ATTEND UNCHANGED AND UNREPENTANT.

The Korean suffers, too, from the sus

to the king as supreme or unto governors The terrible effects of the explosion at

CONFERENCE 1."

Mr. Thomas said it the railway picious attitude of the

ag unto them that are sent by him for Oppau were felt throughout the rich in-

At Brisbane Archbishop

Government the punishment of evildoera Mannix, mapagers were fools they would do all already alluded to and is liable to sudden praise of them that do well I was na

and for the LONDON, September 22nd... speaking at a demonstration of the Irish that the mover predicted, but in doing inquisitorial proceedings which, owing sured, however, by the head of the dustrial Upper Rhineland, claiming scores of victims ten to twenty miles from the Keen disappointment is felt in Amo bolf-Determination League, at Sydney, it they would be crippling their own to cases in the past which the police bave Ecclesia Anglicana-Seikokwai-who moene of the disaster. The pretty, rice at Mr. Lloyd George's inability to last month, said he doubted whether the undertakings, just as they would be crip- abused their power, he fears excessively, rigidly prohibits any politics among his flourishing village of Oppan has been attend the Washington Conference, which Government could legally administer the pling the public. But the managers were but bis lot is an infinitely happier one followers that he met with no opposition completely destroyed. In a few seconds is considered even more important in cath of allegiance, though he did not not fogla it was reduced to a binding of helpless Britain, somestic problems. There are Australia, who lives in London, but he £17,000,000 that was coming off wages ports, ato far on and ofton is sccused of pericnon. It is wherefore in my opinion

beap, shatter the interest of the world than Great object to take the oath to the King of House

Incidentally he hoped the than the peasant class, at any rate, has from the Government, and he told me would appreciate that the over known before and his life and pro- that his Roman Catholic colleague who victims. The surviving villagers fled in indications that official efforts will be would have to search his conscience if this year and there were many inore

safer. The Government of adopts the same line has the same ex frenzy, helter-skelter The district is made from Washington with the object naked. take the to the King up. everhung with dense columns of poison of raunding the Eremier to alter ais England, who was called Defendios of the by lions to come off-wers, boing given in case. Indeed, judged from a non-Chris-ment is not guti Christian. It

being anti-Christian.

This is not the abundantly clear that the Chosen Govern- ous smoke visible for miles, rendering. decision. 4.

Faith and King of Ireland. If there had out any ill-fooling or any disturbance think, a very liberal one. Absolute free. the ruins at present inaccessible. The

|tian point of view their attitude is, I think highly doubtful whether suffer Eura Badische Anilinfabrik Co. declares that

been conciliatory disposition on both A lot was heard about the wickedness of dum exists to propagate any faith and Eastern missionaries to propagate their ...: ATTITUDE OF JAPAN.

Dean country or the USA. there-is-no-possibility of further explo It is estimated that the conference will been arrived at long ago. It was, there putes, but he pointed out how readily the ful for in the way of grants of good as unfortunate as they have been in some sides a satisfactory settlement would have the workers in times of industrial dis Christian bodies have much to be thank faith within its borders if the results were sions at Oppan. The full extent and origin of the disaster are at present con referring to Japan's intensive effort to truce was reached last year. He was now under the agreement they had enter- come about that these accusations are

last three months. The Daily Telegraph, fore, no fault of the Irishmen that a railwaymen wore accepting reductions building sites, etc. How, then, does it cases in Choson. Japan is faced with joctural.

"AMERICA'S UNKNOWN

to bring the peninsula into an integra says that none realises better than the

of her Empire, SOLDIER.

Japanese Premier that it is in Japan's repentant, but he did not desire to make ration. By no other class of workers incalating in their converts that churches for centuries the Korean has been accue interest to attend the Washington con- the negotiations more difficult, and he but the railwaymen was that done, and and mision schools must not be used as tomed to regard bis Japanese neighbo GENERAL PERSHING IN FRANCE ference without encountering old pro- expressed the hope that there would be though they were condemned at the time placea for political propaganda. When with feeling of mingled batred and cast

judices and distrust, the parsistence of settlement honourable to Ireland which events had justified the course they took several members of the so-called provi- tempt. Havre, September 21st.

which might hamper and even ruin the would provide for every legitimate if that bill had not been introduced, and sional government of the independence opinion, achieved much and deserv They have, in the writer general Pacific arrangements now con- templated, Japanese diplomacy by happy

interest of the British Empire. Irishmen on August 16th the railways had to removement were found to be pastors of rather the applause and encouragemezi treatment of the Yap question and its make a great sacrifice, forgetting and for have given notice to their stalls that as their meeting places it is not surprisis entirely unfited for independence the

were noble and big-hearted enough to vert to the 1914 position, railways would doubt that churches and schools were used The sooner that it is realized that Cho

missions and it was proved beyond then the censurs of the world in genera frank overture to China has gone for giving the past, if peace were concluded wages would have to be reduced. It was ing that the Government are inclined to better. towards dispelling some of the clouds between the two people wherein both the bill that maintained the wages." that only a few weeks ago still overhung countries could march forward in prospe The amendment was rejected by 220 suspect them of revolutionary tendencies. look askance at Christian converts and

RICHARD

PONSONDY FANK the China dens,

rity and contentment side by side. votes to 53.

August 25th, 1927. (Continued at foot of next column) -Japan Advertiser.

Gonora Pershing arrived here and proceeded to Paris. as the guest of the French Government. Besides attending the selection of the body of America' Unknown Soldier, he will inspect the American troops in occupation at Coblenta.

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arrive at a preliminary agreement with ready to repeat every word ho had said ed into. It showed the "wisdom of an made It is bocadiso some of the mie exceptionally difficult task in trying

Edinburgh. He was unchanged and un- conditions had to be taken into conside Methodist Missions, do not

the aid and loyal par dif, ut both

the