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CABLES.
LATEST OA BLES.
*(TanoJON REUTER'S AGENOT.). GUILDHALL BANQUET.·
SPEECHES BY MR, LLOYD GEORGE
* AND EARL QURZON,
LONDON, Noyember 10th. Mr. Lloyd George in a speech at the Guildhall banquet declared that the Washington Conference had not come too Boon, for countries were amassing fresh engines of war which were becoming a bundee times more destructive. He was
of option that disarmament was the only road to safety.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBEÈR
TEST CRICKET. AUSTRALIANS AND SOUTH AFRICANS DHAW AT DURBAN.
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DUBBY, November 10th. The first test match resulted: Australians 299, and 224 for 7 wickets Macartney The innings was declared. scored a brilliant 117.
The South Africans scored 232 and 18 for seven wickets. The watch was drawn, WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.
HOW AUSTRALIA STANDS TO
GAIN OR LOSE.
MELBOURNE, November 9th.
He Hughes in a speech said that the He declared that whole of the British Empire favoured every man and woman of British blood disarmament. Australia had most to lose had been tought to regard a serious and most to gain from the Washington ** quarrel with America as unthinkable and Conference.
that attitude' in itself guaranteed, peace
BABLIER CABLES. between the two powerful communities." MOVEMENT BY BRITISH WOMEN'S
ORGANISATIONS.
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IRELAND.
Mr. Lloyd George spoke guardedly of -the-frish-situation-in-order-not-tó-pre-
jurkce the negotiations. He admitted that a critical stage was being reached, but he was in no way despondent...
Ho declared that the country was
THE IRISH QUESTION. ULSTER PARLIAMENT FIRM.
"LONDON, November 9th. The Ulster, Cabinet arrived in Londen this morning and immediately assembled at the Savoy Hotel" to discuss the written proposals submitted to them for an Al- Ireland Parliament, after which it was announced that they unanimously appror ed the Arm attitude maintained by Sir James Craig in the interests of Ulster.
Mr. Lloyd George has arranged to meet the Ulster representatives to-morrow evening to give further information and explanations of many questions raised. after which the Ulster Cabinet will submit its firal replies in writing.
BREACHES OF TRUCE.
LONDON, November 9th. In the House of Commons at question time, Mr. Brown stated that the police in Ireland reported 505 breaches of the trace, including 208 cases of kidnapping, in 143 of which persons had been releas ed. In 150 cases the breaches related to drilling etc., not entailing interference with individuals. Mr. Brown stated that a number of kidnappers had been punishel.
[The speaker referred to in the above message is presumably Mr. T. W. Brown, the Unionist member for Down (North)].
THE MINERS' SUBSIDY.
GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE FURTHER GRANT.
LONDON, November 9th. Sixty-nine women's organizatións re- presenting three million members of social, political, and industrial societies, are sending delegates to the League of Nations demonstration at the Central
• LONDON, November 9th. Hall Westminster, on the evening of Mr. Lloyd George received the Miners' Armistice Day, when Lady Astor, Lady Executive at Downing Street and con the Washington Conference.
the miners a subsidy of the £3,000,000, the unexpended balance of the Govern ment's subsidy of £10,000,000 to the mining industry.
11TH, 1921.
THE FRANCO-KEMALIST.
AGREEMENT,
A FRENCH SEMI-OFFICIAL
STATEMENT.
THE CUSTOMS SUKTAX,
PROPOSED LOAN OF: $50,000,000,
Mr Rodney Gilbert, writing to the NGC, Daily News, from Peking, on Octo- ber 30th says:~~~
Two questions have come up for cabinet consideration during the last few days which are bound to be widely commented upon by both the Chinese and foreign publica, and to arouse much controversial discussion in the press.
PARIS, November 9th. A sami-official statement denies that the Franco-Turkish agreement is new and that the treaty was unknown to the British Government. It declares that it is identical with agreement, the text of which has bey in the hands of the British
These are the appointment of Kao Ling- Government since April 1th, with the wei to the portfolio of Auance, and the exception of insignificant modifications, matter of increasing the Customs surtax It is not opposed to the Treaty of with diplomatic approval to
furnish Sevres, because the latter implicitly segurity for a loan of $50,000,000 to pay lapsed when the Allies invited repre-off the various charges on the salt surplus sentatives of the Angora Government to which have been accumulated by succes
to London. It concludes that save Ministers of Finance. France has confined herself to terminat- Paintally little real information can be ing hostilities on the Syrian frontiers.sbtained as to how the cabinet is dealing and the agreement, by hastening the with these two questions, but there is return of peace in the East, will serve much speculation in official circles and the interests of the Christian minorities also in foreign "nancial circles and the everywhere and calm people's minds in mast interesting group of surmises the British Dominions,
come
BRITAIN'S VIEW OF THE AGREEMENT.
LONDON, November 9th.
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WARWICK COMEDY COMPANY
"A BILL OF DIVORCEMENT.""
The Warwick Comedy Company's short season of repertory opened last night" with Clemence Dana's "A Bill of Divorce- ment and the Theatre Royal was agres. bly filled with an expectant audience. Miss Clemence Dans has hitherto sarged fame as a novelist, and the general render is familiar with her "Regiment of Wo- men." and her more recent "Legend." In "A Bill of Divorcement "
we have s
Clemence Dane who has added to her re- pertory of ideas and has proved that her capacity for drama is a keen as her sense Ibsen, just as the thought in the play is of the novel. Her master is evidently Ibsen's The action of it takes place in 1933 and the audience is asked to believe that divorce reforms which have been the topic of discussion, and argument for so tong past, have become a fait accompli Margaret Fairfield marries her husband during the war. He gets shell shock which, brings out the hereditary but dar mant insanitary in his associate these two questions and estab- detained under surveilly, and is
In regard to statements in the French munication on the subject the corres- pectable tendencies common
burdened with the largest debt incurred Bonham Carter; and others will speak onfirmed the Government's refusal to pay goes farther than the old on many im- Finance, Minister) and
by any nation and this had produced a terrible crisis, but he believed the worst was pist. Improvement was slow, but it was sure.
Britain's credit was firm and ancracked. Our exports in October were
the best since March.
Earl Curzon, declared that all eyes turned with enger expectation to Wash ington. Uity of international action was the sole remedy for the evils from which the world was suffering..
INTERNATIONAL LABOUK
A BETTER WORLD."
Mr. Balfour has landed, at Montreal Interviewed, he expressed the belief that the Washington Conference would do much to promote a better world.
AMERICA'S NAVAL BUILDING FROGRAMME,
WASHINGTON, November 9th. Reports that the Senate might pas the Poterene resolution suspending the
United States naval building programme gained increased credence when it became known that Senator Pomerene had visit ed President Harding urging the pro priety of such action as being the best evidence of American good faith.
AMERICAN DISARMAMENT
PROBLEM
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HUNGARIAN SITUATION.
EASIER...
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CZECHOSLOVAKIAN
DEMOBILISATION......
have
The wife lish a relation between the matter of the falls in love with another but cannot $50,000,000 loan and Kao Ling-wei's marry, her husband being alive. A Bill Appointment.
of Divorcement gives her freedom and ja In the course of a very length com- marriage is arranged." An Aunt of re- to most pondent writes:-
Aunts:-is against the marriage; the Press that Britain never objected to the
The financial situation in Peking, as daughter is decidedly in favour. Here agreement between M. Briand and Bekir is generally known, has been so desperate are the elements of true drama-the clash- Sami Bay of March 11th, it is authorita-that a collapse seemed unavoidable, and ing of wille and destro. Climax is reach- tively stated that, on the contrary, the in the event of such a collapse the Gov-ed when reference is made to the inherent British Government most strengly ob-ernment would have been so thoroughly insanity in the husband's family, the jected ahd only discontinued its protests bankrupt that some sort of foreign fan announcement that he has escaped from when it was clear that the agreemential intervention would have been equally his confines, and the forbidding of a had become a dead letter owing to the unavoidable,
marriage with Sydney, the daughter, by While pretending in print and in other the father of the proposed bridegroom. refusal of the Angora Government to ratify it.
publie statements to have all sorts of It will be seen that the theme is at once The new Franco-Kemalist agreement favourable prospects both Pan Farresting and interesting, the working out the Prime of it demanding powers of high histrionio portant points For example, it declares Minister have nbandoned
effort, which were not lacking last even- in dealing ing. Hilary the husband returns home" their intimate advisers all that the state of war between France and with
after his 18 years of lunacy, and the por of Turkey has ended, whereas the March considerations
faco and
trayal of this dramatic moment by agreement only spoke of a cessation of confesacd frankly that the situation Mr. N. Thorpe Mayne will not soon hostilities. It is thought strange that was so desperate that they would cheer be forgotten. The wife out of sheer France should conclude a separate peace fully quit if they dared, and have been pity decides to remain with him, is with the Angora Government, when the begging all and sundry to find a way out arged from her purpose by the new British Government in convervations which would not involve the ruin of all husband to-be, and only breaks from this with the Greek delegation in London, the Chinese creditor banks and a couse decision when Sydney, the daughter, an- unwaveringly adhered to the principle quent panic throughout China owing to nounces that looking after her father is that negotiations with the belligerents the exceptional shortage of silver now to be her care. As a play of ideas should only be conducted by the Allies in It will be appreciated in Shanghai, "A Bill of Divorcement may be of the strictest unison.
where this shortage is keenly felt, that little importance, but as a touching the bankruptcy of the Government might domestic tragedy it is one of the best even force foreign banks in China to things since Galsworthy's "Silver Box." suspend payment in silver until ship. The chief character is perhaps Sydney, ments from abroad could be brought in the daughter, who takes off her mother's trade and considerable hardship for all ness, her roughness, her wisdom, and her This would mean a general suspension of bands the divorced husband. Her sweet-
lapses into childishness are astonishingly classes of merchant,
life-like, and in this, part Miss Marjory' Clark achieved great success. Mr. It was therefore this consideration and Charles Bradley as Dr. Alliot, the
sympathy for the not any respect or personnel of the Peking Government spokesman for divorce, delivered his lines which prompted in foreign minds the with conviction. Miss Joad Mayne, far- suggestion that 850,000,000 be raised on ourably, known in Hongkong, gave an the Customs surtax, increased to 20 Per halting between two opinions or desires impressive duty of the harrassed wife cent, on the condition that all future pity and love. Mr. Frank Wheatley as loans and all Government expenditures the Rev. Christopher Pumphrey also be subject to the unanimous vote of added to his reputation. Aunt Hester in "LONDON, November 9th.
trust composed of three members: On the capable hands of Miss Lena Flower- In the House of Commons, Mr. Cham- the Minister of Finance, one a representa dew introduce the necessary light relief. berlain said that the Government hoped tive of the Chinese bankers, and one a
There will be no performance this even- In the House of Commons, Sir Robert to finish business to-morrow, after which foreign agent representing all foreign ing, but on Saturday the Company will
Parliament would be prorogued. Asked loan interests, appointed by the Chinese Horne, Chancellor of Exchequer, drew. whether the Government would give an Government with the approval of the stage "The Double Event," an excellent
opportunity for discussion of the Franco-Legations.
It will be apparent to anyone who Kemalist agreement, Mr. Chamberlain said that he had consulted Lord Curzon.studies this proposition for a moment Nothing" could usefully be said at pre- that no Government would accept it or sent, as communications were proceeding even consider it which did not find itself between the Governments.
LONDON, November 9th. Relaxation of the tension in the south east of Europe is indicated in a Prague message stating that Czecho-Slovakian army has begun to demobilis,
SIR CHARLES ADDIS,
COMING TO THE, EAST.
LONDON, November 9th.
FRENCH PRESS - COMMENTS.
PARIS, November 9th. The French papers' comments on Lord Curzon's memorandum regarding the Franco-Turkish agreement are sober and moderate. Confidence is expressed that the apprehensions felt in certain British Sir Charles and Lady Addis, with Miss quarters are quite groundless. All mis- Betty Addis, are sailing on the P. de O.givinga ars to be dispelled as soon as liner Kashmir, on the 11th inst., for a the French and British Governments tour of China and the Far East. They have an opportunity of thrashing out the expect to be absent some months.
THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT AND THE AGREEMENT.
CONFERENCE. WIDER REPRESENTATION FROM DISTANT COUNTRIES URGED.
WASHINGTON, November 7th. GENEVA. November 9th. It is understood that at a joint mest
ing between the American disarmament The Labour Conference is discussing the delegates and advisory committee of
BRITAIN'S FINANCES. report of the International Labour Office.caby-one, consisting of Government
and experta
representatives
of the public, Mr. Hughes (Secretary of State) GLOOMY OUTLOOK: NO SURPLUS presented an preliminary survey of the problems to be dealt with, and former Senator Sutherland pledged the fullest co-operation of the advisory committee, of which he is chairman,
Mr. Matsumoto, the Japanese workers delegate, supported: u recommendation made by Mr. Joshi, Indian workers' dele gate, urging wider representation from distant countries on the staff of the Labour Office and also the establishment of branches of the Labour Office in distant Mr. Gupta, Indian govern- countries. ment delegate, declared that the office was still in its infancy. He deprecated illu- sions regarding the competence of the Conference which was not a legislative body, but an institution established to effect co-operation between three compon- eat groups,
AUSTRALIA AND COTTON.
PROPOSAL TO GROW IT WITH
KANAKA LABOUR. ·
BRITISH COMMERCE IN CHINA. NECESSITY OF ENCOURAGING STUDENTS.
LONDON, November 9th.
"
REVENUE.
LONDON, November 9th,
Bir Robert concluded by stating that te horizon was distinctly brighter and expressed assurance that Britain's tradi tional tenacity and resourcefulness would carry her through the hard times.
facta.
POSITION IN OILICIA.
the refugees.
A DESPERATE SUGGESTION.
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in an otherwise hopeless situation: The suggestion involves many features which are highly distasteful to an irresponsible official elique accustomed to playing with public funds without supervision from
quarter.
farcical Comedy.
"GOLD IN KELANTAN” The Singapore Free Press of October
31st says:-
the rubber slamp might possibly lead to With reference to our suggestion that the further developutat of the mir rat
resources of the Peninsula, we are, ia- formed that there has bee a valuable and has been worked by Chinese and "natives of gold in the north of Kelantan. This by the most crude methods for some con- aiderable-period.
gloomy picture of the national finances. The estimated surplus of £57,000,000 has entirely disappeared owing to the coal stoppage and railway agreement, Re- venue has been surprisingly good, as the Income tax and the Estate, Customs, and Excise duties have exceeded expectations, showing that the people had greater re- serves of wealth than was suspected. The A strong appeal for British commerce House would require to harden its heart
ATHENS, November 9th. meat of China was made by Mr. Chao was not yet fully realised that there other Christians in Cilicia have been to play a greater part in the develop and cut its cost according to its cloth. It The newspapers learn that Greeks and Haia-chu, the Chinese Charge d'Affaires must be additional expenditure, as the given twenty days to leave the territory Addressing the Rotary Club in London, American debt is still owing: and in evacuated by the French and occupied from the surtax be used as security for The suggestion is that the proceeds he stated that no other country in the terest is to begin next year, payable at
The Greek Govern the flotation of Five Year Bonds bearing world except the Colonies suite £50,000,000 yearly. The British attitude by the Kemalists. Britain's purposes better than China, must be that what we owed we were always ment is considering measures to assists per cent. interest, to the total value of whose commercial door was open wide prepared to pay. We should meet our
$50,000,000, the security to be guaranteed A Syndicate was formed in Singapore to the whole world, but practicularly obligations, however hard and dificult
by the Customs administration which to investigate this area, and three THE GERMAN CURRENCY.
would collect and bank it.
separate mining engineers have reported to Britain. He declared that China's the circumstances (chors.)
The proceeds of the sale of the bonds so favourably that the Syndicate has greatest need at present was peace and
FRENCH PAPERS CONCERNED.
would then be used to pay off both the acquired, rights over a large ares. justice, and urged Britain to lend a help.
foreign and Chinese loans secured by the The Chinese have been getting a very ing hand whenever necessary to ward off
PARIB, November 9th.
salt surplus. These now amount în all even 20%., of gold per ton of ore worked foreign interference, which tended to
Some concern is felt about the steady to about $40,000,000. The salt surplus by foot stamps, a most primitive and damage the sovereignty and independ ence of China. Ho denied that internal
Samples assayed in decline of German currency, due appar- would then be available to meet the cur-wasteful method. troubles stood in the way of foreign
ently to large transfers of funds abroad rent administrative expenses of the Singapore give 2902, to the ton of 2,000 by German industrial firms, and heavy Government, subject again to the audit-be. trade or that foreign assistance was
German buying of foreign securities.ing and approval of the three party trust.machinery, L.o., two batteries of ten head The Syndicate will start in with modern needed to solve internal problems. He recommended Britain to grant greater
There is some likelihood that the Ger- This means that all salaries in facilities-to-coable Chinese students bo
man payments on the score of reparations Ministries would be paid and regularly stamps capable of crushing 30 tons ench due in December and January will be paid, but that no squeeze on Government the same ratio as the Chinese obtain it, per day. If gold be obtained-only-in come to Britain, and pointed out that
PARIS, November 9th. there were only 250 Chinese students
appropriations would be possible, and, Satisfaction at the growth of Franco. met with difficulty. in England compared with 2,000 in Ame German trade was expressed by the
that a ministerial post would be worth yet the return will be a most profitable and handsome one Two stamps crashing rica. This was not because the Chinese Minister of Commerce in the course of a
no more to the office-holder than the 60 tons would obtain 1200,, of gold per preferred America to England educa statement in the Senate in which he
salary which went with it, and what is
day. known as "patronage." Patronage means The working expenses will more than tionally, but was due to America pro-stated that French imports from Ger
the sale of offices. When the tuchups, dis favourably compare with any other min viding facilities and means. He drew many were F.1,758,000,000 for the year
A SENSATIONAL RALLY. covered that there was no prospect of ing concern, as water power is available. attention to the part played by America ending October 1st, 1921, ommpared with by means of the indemnity fund, which F.1,500,000,000 for the corresponding
LOADO November ath:"
bleeding Peking for money, they would This will eliminate the initial erpenses MARINES DETAILED TO ACT AS America returned to China, and outlined period of 1920. Simultaneously French German marks on London provided in probably refuse to recognize Peking's of heavy engines and the cost of fuel.
The success of the whole proposition American efforts, notably in welcoming exports to Germany were 1,822,000,000 other sensation Following a rally at appointments in the provinces and pat Chinese students to learn practical work compared with F.812,000,000,
will undoubtedly hinge on the question yesterday's close, when the quotation ronage itself would come to an end. in their factories. Firms on the West
stood at 1,125 to the £ they commenced
of machinery and working the mine, as -Coast-were supporting the Chinese while
the gold is present in enficent quantity at about a thousand and under renewed This scheme then is designed to put an to start a modern Klondyke, the forms ing them hore to act as American agents.
chanca, went to 925 and finished at 972, buying, including legitimate trade pur-end to borrowing, to stop the use of pub- tion is achist, and decomposed granite. undergoing training and then "despatch."
Thua America had won Chinese good feeling and reaped untold benefita, as
THE NEW HEBRIDES: evidenced by her increasing trade. He urged Britain to net similarly to their
FRENCH COLONIAL MINISTER'S mutual advantage.
́DISCLAIMER, ARMISTICE CELEBRATIONS AT HOME.
MELBOURNE, November 10th. The newspaper Age says that the Federal Government is considering a proposal, by a South Australian syndi exto, to secure a hundred square miles of the Northern Territory for growing cotton on a large scale. The syndicate wants to introduce Kanaka labour on condition that each Kanáka returns home after "six months' service,
MAIL ROBBERIES,
GUARDS.
J
LONDON November 10th.
NEW YORK MAYORALTY.
MR. HYLAN RE-ELECTED.
FRANCO-GERMAN TRADE,
SATISFACTORY · EXTENSION..
NOTED.
TRADE STAGNATION, OCTOBER RETURNS SHOW HEAVY
DECREASES,
The French papers are urging the Government to take, in agreement with the Allies, stern measures to counsel
Germany to meet her obligations.
LONDON, November 9th. The stagnation in trado is reflected in the Board of Trade returns for October showing imports of £84,000,000 compared with *£149,000,000 for 1920, and exports
PARIS, November 9th. of £62,000,000 with £112,000,000. Re-ex ports were £10,000,000 compared with issued a statement that he has no infor- The Minister for the Colonies "has £16,000,000: Imports of raw cotton and mation as regards the French company's wool each declined by nearly four offer respecting the New Hebrides men- millions and exports of manufacturce by tioned in a memage of the 4th inst. If 25,000,000 cotton goods by £15,000,000,much an offer were made, he would view iron and steel manufactures by £7,000,000, it with disfavour. and woollen manufactures by goarly six millions.
AN OLD DELUSION
lic funda for political purposes, and lor The Syndicate are in respect favoured, the purchase of the allegiance of pro-as one of its members is a
competent vincial authorities, and is at the same engineer with mining experience, which time designed to enable the present goes far to ensure results and to guar- administration to return sufficient money antee low working costs.
to the banks through the sale of the new bonds, to put a little silver in circula- tion, and thereby avoid a nation-wide financial panic.
RUSSIAN FEVER RITES.
A thousand marines have been detailed to fulfil the role of handyman as guarde on mail trains all over the country in Consequence of robbers attacks. The Postmaster-General reports that during the year ended April the Department last million and a half sterling through mail robberies and the attacks have since FIELD MARSHAL HAIG'S TRIBUTE. Tuercased.
LONDON, November 9th. The troops to participate in the core mony at the Cenotaph and at Westminstor Abbey on Aruistics Day, include three ax-Service men.
Field-Marshal Haig will place on the Cenotaph a cushion composed of Fland- cre poppies with the inscription: "From Douglas Haig wrought in bay-leaven
The new stone of the tomb of the Un- known Warrior to be unveiled consists of marble from. Waterloo (Belgium) with the inscription in brass letters inset in The Commission appointed by the and American interests were also anxious limiting the succession to Prinoces baked while the men chant hymn the marble Light men have been occupi International Labour Conference adopted ed day and night for a month past hand by 17 votes to 19 a draft convention drilling, the inscription; brance Pach will bo zucited at the rest in saven, but providing great slar A Remo-establishing the general rule of one day's theatres,
tically-in-ita -application
New York, November 10th. Mr. Hylan has been re-elected mayor By a plurality of 420,000.
'AMERICA'S UNKNOWN
WARRIOR.
WASHINGTON, November sth. The "cruiser-Olympia, containing the Xamerican unknown warrior, has arrived
ONE DAY OFF IN SEVEN. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
: CONFERENCE,
GENETA, November 9th.
Travellers arriving in Esthonia from the famine districts of Russia state that the peasants hatred of the Bolsheviks. is so great that all means of combating the epidemics are regarded with suspicion. The sick are hiddon by their, friends. when the doctors approach axillage.
Thero is a widespread belief that typhus and cholera patiente in hospital
THE ROYAL HOUSE OF HOLLAND.
Tho
LAW OF SUCCESSION AMENDED. The previous message stated: fact has been revealed by Mr. Hughes,
THE HAGUE, November 8th. speaking in the House of Representatives, that a French company owning 600,000 The Second Chamber has discussed a hectares of land in the New Hebrides Bill revising the Constitution. It re camps are slowly tortured to death by offered to sell the property and trading jacted amendments in favour of a re doctors. Women in some districts concession to the Commonwealth Govern- ferendum to decide whether Holland plough a trench round villages in the ment for 500,000, payable over Ave should become a republic in the event, dead of night auging incantations, and
It yeurs. Mr. Hughes added that Japanese of the Royal House becoming extinct, also light in it fires over which they jump to purchase the property if Australia did Juliana. The Chamber passed an amend is firmly believed that fire will keep off not accept. He did not Lavour the ment enlarging tho circle of eligibles-so the epidemic.. think the benefits suggested would mate King, and passed "a préposal excluding acceptance of the offer as he did not me to include the third degree of the ex rializa,. The dobute was adjourned.]. from the throne distant foreign relatives,
that the Almighty is punishing Bunia In many places the peasants declare
for the murder of the Czar.
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