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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

LATE SIR ERNEST

SHACKLETON:

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

•MUI TSAI" CAMPAIGN. MR. CHURCHILL'S ATTITUDE.

PROPOSED COMMISSION TO VISIT HONGKONG,

POSITION IN INDIA.

PROPOSAL TO REPLACE MR. MONTAGU.

LONDON, February 15th. The newspapers severely criticise the Imperial and Indian Governments for situation in India to come

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

17TH, 1932.

THE STRIKE. AWAITING NEWS FROM CANTON. No reply to the communication made by the Gerorament to the seamen was received from Canton. yesterday and the Hon. Mr. Hallifax was not expecting "reply

REMAINS LEAVE SOUTH GEORGIA time in the House of Commons yesterday the paas to which they have allowed the until this morning.

FOR BURIAL MONTE VIDEO, February 16th

THE LATE SIR HENRY MAY, MEMORIAL SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S

CATHEDRAL.

The British barque, Woodville, with Sir. Banse of the House on the matter, but he or Mr. Montagu by a statesman of And several coasting steamers which had Sir Henry May, G.C.M.G., who spent the

Ernest Shackleton's remains, sailed from South Georgia for the burial.

The numerous wreaths included one from Ring George. The coffin wis borte on a gun-.

ringe through the streets, escorted by alpope, to the sound of funeral music. Boldiers lived the rate. After a service at the church the ship put to soa amid salutes from the shore batterica.

BARLIEB CABLES,

GRAVE SITUATION IN IRELAND.

DIFFICULTY OF GOVERNMENT'S POSITION.

UNIONIST DIR-HANDS' ACTION

LONDON. February 15th:

Mr. Collins has arrived in London to discuss with the Cabinet the new situs tion in Ireland. The paper dwell on the gravity of the situation arising from the Ulster Frontier troubles and the difficulty of the Government's position, having given both the Provisional and the Ulster Governments dentrances.

Lord Birkenhead, speaking in the House of Lords, said that within the next few weeks we were going through the most crition period probably within living memory. He did not know if we should get through it successfully.

LATER

A COMPLICATED SITUATION.

Lord Birkenbend's speech in the House of Lords has focussed attention upon Ireland The sitation is extraordinary complicated. On the one hand the Gor ernment is determined to push the pas sage of the Free State Bill legalising the treaty in order to strengththen the hands of Mears, Griffith and Collins against the disorderly o'ements, which are flout ing the Provisional Government's autho- rity. On the other hand, the Government feels bound to assist the defence of Ulster against raida.

The Unionist die-hards at Westminster, taking advantage of this situation, hard gives nation of an amendment declining to proceed with the Bill until murders, kidaappings, attacks, and arrests conse

The delay in the passage of the Billie bound to strengthen the recalcitrant Sinn Feiners, Do Valera, in a proclamation inned last night, announces that he is placing himself at the head of a re surgent nation, purified by the sufferings of the whole people, marching to the great destiny to which God has called the Gaelic rac0-".

The fact that Mr. Collins is again con- alting Downing Street is exploited by the irreconcilable republicans, who are hoping to carry the Ardfheis, or All- Ireland Sinn Fein Congress, as Dublin os the 21st inst

The Ulster frontier is quiet, but blood- shad.continges at Belfast. Seven were

·killed inat night, making altogether 94 killed and 70 wounded since Saturday. NOITH AND SOUTH. PREMIERS TO

CO-OPERATE.

LONDON, February 15th

prehension.

Bouth of Ireland has been resumed,

CROWD CHARGED AT BELFAST.

it.

LONDON, February 15th.

BOMBAY, February 15th. The Nationalist leader, C. B. Das, has been sentenced to six months' imprison- ment

GERMAN TRADE IN FAR EAST.

THE ARBITRATION TRIBUNAL. We are informed by the Hon. Mr. Hallifax that so far as he is aware there is no authority for the statement that

There was a trais in the character" of. mor one. To many people he seemed our late Governor, which was an uncome

hard man, but ha had in some things

LONDON, February 18th.

Many Government offcials and promin, wonderfully kind heart, and ho was cap Several members of Parliament have

ont members of the general community-able of doing sota of great kindness to boen zealously campaigning at question

Europeans and Chine-attended the people who he disliked. The man of and to-day regarding the sale of children

memorial service held at St. John's meas nature tries to score off and injurs in Hongkong Mr. Churchill mid that: The Cancellation of the decision to Crews from other centres continue to Cathedral last evening to pay a last tri. one whom be dislikes, there are few who that when there was an opportunity ho arrest Gandhi is strongly commented reach the Colony and three trans-Picine buto of respect to the memory of the late will go out of their way to do a kindnem would most gladly scertain the general upa. The Times urges the replacement

to one whom they dislike, but Sir Henry was anxious that they should know what # roager Abro,

been tied up have left, the port within greater part of his life in the service of May had a great nature that did so. the last two days. cause there was for not violently over turning a custom which was universal in

the Colony, ending his career with a

In this place it is natural to think of China He thought it sounded most

period of service attending over six years him as a churchman." He took a deep objectionable in principle, but believed

as Governor.

interest in all that concerted the church that in

in practice it was pot Meanwhile conference under the auspices of the Anti-Slavery Society, at which socre of societies were represented

countess Gladstone, passed a declaring that the due Trai system was the subject of abuses in Hongkong, and urging the Colonial Office to appoint & rumpossible commission of men and wo men to visit Hongkong add confer with Chinese and Europeans so as to devise practical scheme of proventing the buying, selling, and enslavement of human beings and other abuses arising therefrom

The speakers, including Mr. Charles Roberts (ex-Under-Secretary for India) and Commander Hazelwood strongly pro- tested against the continuance of the system under the British flag, as a dir grace and a scandal.

and which, wat presies voresolution NOT DUE TO OFFICIAL LAXITY ON the Chief Justice will be the Chairman of

Other peakers, while demanding re dress of the abusos, pointed out that the system of of the religion of China One declared adoption was an inherent part that she had more admiration for the edented Chinese women than for any she had met in any other part of the world, and believed that they would be the strongest factor is abolishing the evil.

THE PRINCE AT DELHI,

COMMITTEE CALL THE HARTAL

" OFF:

DELHI, February 15th.

The complete hartal proclaimed at Delhi in view of the Prince of Wales' vint failed so entirely that the Non-Co- operators committee last night posted notices in the city calling it off.

BRITAIN'S PART.

LONDON, February 18th.

"

the Board of Arbitration,

In the House of Commons, replying to. a question, Mr. Mitchell Thompson, on behalf of the Board of Trade, said he was

attributable to lack of afficial aid being given to British trade. It was impossible & present to undertake the expense of additional staff.

covery, but he did not think this was

THE PRICE OF FLOUR AT CANTON.

Owing to the present strike of seamen, says the Caston Times, the quantity of

Reg-Davies, the

His Excellency the Governor, Sir R. E. in this Colony. I remember his coming. Stubbs, K.C.M.G., was present accom-

down here and spending much time in panied by Lady Stubbs, and attended by discussing where would be the best place his Private Secretary, Mr. Eris Rue, and

to have the side Chapel, which was given his Aida-de-Camp, Capt. Novilio. Amongst party by his daughters. He was a fre others present were His Excellency the quent worshipper hore and a regular com. General Officer Commanding the Troops, musicant, and always took a lively inter- (Major-General Sir John Fowler,' 0.B., K.D.M.G, D.8.0.), the Chef Justice (Sirest in the affairs of this Cathedral. He William Bees-Davies, R.C) and Lady was also a very liberal contributor to the aware that German trade in China and foreign flour imported has recently great. H. J. Gomperts), the Attorney-General collection, and when the collection was for

Puisto Judge (Mr. the Far Eas: was showing signs of roly le sed. Consequently, prices of this (Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, R.C.. C.B.E.), some special objec: I have known him pus commodiy have gone up unusually high. Severn, S. Robert Ho Tung and judged by those who are nearest and According to latest market reports, a Lady Ho Tung, the Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving dearest to him, and in the circle of his the Hon. Mr. Claud Sovern, C.M.G. and in a chit for $900. A man's life is beat parcel (37) catties) of foreign flour is sad for O.B.E., the Hon. Mr. E. V. D.

And Mrs Irving, the Hon. Mr. E. quoted at $8 to $7, whereas, the pre- Parr and Mrs. Parr, the Hon. Mr. H. E. May was beloved. May God comfort his friends, and in his family, Sir Henry. strike prices averaged $3 or $3.50. As Pollock, K.C., M. E. D. C. Wolle and the result of the high price of foreign Mrs. Wolfe, the Hon. Mr. McI. Messer,

bereaved ones, and grant to him eternal flour, native flour is appreciated by the Parkins, the Hon. Mr. Lau Cha Pak, the the Hon. Mr. T. L. Perkins and Mrs. consumers. It is reported, that the many Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Sen, Commodore W. tea houtes and restaurants which former- Bowden-Smith, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. M. ly used imported four now use native Fletcher, Mr. A. Dyer Ball, Mr. F. Creminded that the day of our own depar

Jenkin, flour.

Mr G R Sayer, the Rov. N. The stock and supply of native Teesdale Mackintosh, Prof. Middleton

ture is drawing nearer. A modern jour- flour is abundant to meet the demand; Smith. Mr. T. H. King, Mr. Ho Fook,alist, shortly before his death wrote therefore, the market has been changed Mr. Ho Kwong, Mr. Geo. Hastings. Mr. these words, "The great war has dona G. Lafrents, Mr. P. L. Knight, Mr. H. H. from the usually dull condition to a very Kotewall and other European and Chinese

this much good to our generation: it has prosperous condition.

znade us think more easily and more readily of death.

VINSURANCE COMPANY'S

· FAILUR?.

A STREAM OF WINDING-UP PETITIONS.

LONDON, February 15th. Consequent upon the Equitable Insur- anco Co's winding up as cabled yester day, the City Equitable Associated Com- pasy, which was formed in July under the former's auspices, is presenting a petition for winding up. Similar peti- tiots have been presented by the Greater Britain Insurance Corporation and the City of London Insurance Company.

MEXICAN OFFICERS

EXECUTED.

MEXICO CITY, February 15th. General Antonio Ruis and Captain Lugardo Berez of the Federal Army wore executed at Chihuahua after conviction for rebellion.

data collected he estimated that the The Chief of Police tells me that from crowds which collected to witness the Prince's arrival on Tuesday afternoon totalled a hundred thousand True, a large proportion came in from outlying districts, but such a reception made the|WEDISH HELP FOR RUSSIA. hartal an absurdity.

STOCKHOLM, February 15th Parliament has voted a million kronor for famine relief in Russia.

This morning the Prince unveiled the All-India Memorial to King Edward.

The Viceroy delivered a fine eulogy of the ruler who was also always a friend, describing how the inception of this memorial was due to the Earl of Minto, who invited the peoples of India to sub- scribe five lakhs of rupees for the purpose.

To the booming of 101 guns the Prince of Wales te.cised two vait Union Jacks, disclosing a fine equestrian statue of the late King Emperor in dark bronte upon a red store pedestal.

In the evening the Viceroy gave & grand State banquet in the Prince of Wales' honour, 30 guests of ominence and dig- sinction sitting down in the great ball-

room,

MARSHAL LYAUTY

HONOURED.

NEED OF ANGLO-FRENCH

parity.

CO-OPERATION.

SIAMESE LOAN A SUCCESS,

LONDON, February 15th The Siamese loan has closed. It was an immediate success

POPE PIUS XI.

HIS CAREER.

Following is a biographical sketch of Pope Pius XI. Furnished to the Press of Manila by a local Jesuit Father:

The Eminent Cardinal Achizon Ratti was born in Desio, Milan, on March 31st, 1887 commenced his ecclesiastical studies in the college of Lombardy of Mila passing later to Rome where he purened his studies in the Georgian university under the direction of Jesuit priests until

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE

UNION.

rraidenta

12

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The Rev. H. Copley Moyle in hia address said:—

rest.

Bear with me for a few moments longer, As we think of another's death we are

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Before the war to wae morb.d

talk of death. Paisons were the only peoplò we allowed to calk to us of mortality- and then wo went home to Sunday dinner and dis- missed mortality as a remote contingency. We shunned death so much that we invest ed it with unreal dread and surrounded it with g.comy pompa. We who have The great war has altered us

lif

The form of service followed was the Church of England burial service. The Bov. J. T. Eolman read the prayers and the lesson was road by Rov. W. T. Feather- In a leading article on the Strike, the address and the Bishop of Victoris pro-

Copley Péking and Tientsin Times say):~ nounced the benediction. Other

who

took Peaceful picketing and sympathetic. E. S. Unsdell, Rev. M. W. Shewell,

in the service were strikes are not illegal in England and Rev. G. B. Shann, Rev. A. D. Stewart, it may be asked on what grounds the Rov. J. R. Lee and the Rev. H. S. Bailey. Hongkong Government is justified in reation Morn

seen a million of our strong men in the. The hymns sung were: "On the Resur

and Now the Labour-morning dew of their springtide pasa a British Colony. Th explaation, iter's Task is o'er."

gaily out of cannot deceatly or with seems to us, is very simple. The Chinese March in Saul was rendered, on the organ on the comfortable, love-attended, geav

At the conclusion of the service the Dead any sense of perspective beat our breasta Seamen's Union is not a Union of Bri by Mr. Temple Bovan. tish subjects, amenable to British law.

nursed deaths of our middle aged friends or our middle aged selves. We have seen death overwhelm the young, joyous anik.. Its Readquarters, as already mentioned, are at Canton, whence the present cam

hale; we cannot grieve so much when death comes as a kindly release of the paige against hipowners, and against

Pains and weakness of the middle aged and elderly." the very life of the Colony, is being meginized and directed. At Canton, ac, cording to Southern newspapers, the sen men are receiving the support of the Kuomintang Party, which has organized successive receptions in their honour, am-1 is reported to have enrolled upwards of a thousand strikers as members. Now the British Government, which of all existing Governments is the most liberal in its attitude towards labour, while it would refratal from active interference in a strike of British s amen in, say, London, would not regard with the same com placenca a strike affecting 83 to 85 per

show a last token of respect to one who It is right that we should meet here to for many years filled a large part in the ably and well. life of this Colony and filled it honour man of many interests.

Sir Henry May was a Ee A& thorough sportsman. In his younger days a koco rideri he always took the greatest laterest in sport of all kinds as ardent lover of yachting and in his He was later years an enthusiastic golfer. He was constantly speaking of the need of athletic fluence for good which such training must training in our schools here and the in have upon the Chinese.

remember that

Death is natural and inevitable and wa are foolish never to mention the subject or to speak of it with hushed unnatural accents. "It is appointed unto men once the judgment will be according to our to do and after this the jujdgment." And character When we stand before our Judge riches will count for nothing, tion will count for nothing, success will popularity will count for nothing, reputa count for nothing-character, as shown, in be everything. our deeds and words and thoughts, will

he acquired the degree of doctor of cent. of the crews of v. ssels trading with the, public draing the War he allowed cerrding to their works Let us judge

sacred theology and in canonical law.

OA

him while he occupied subordinate post

There are no doubt many here who knew tans in the Government of the Colony, So St. John in his vision sees the great bat my own knowledge of him only dates white throne and Him that ant upon it Governor. As frm the time when he came here as and secs the dead-small and great-stand Governor he did what he before God and the books were opened thought right whether his policy was and the dead were judged out of these popular or the reverse. Some of you will things which were within in the books, PARIS, February 15th. The Colonial Institute gave a banquet in honour of Marabal Lyauty, the French

of War bonds in spite our cives now as we believe we shall be He was ordained a minister in 1979. Londor, if they were aliens, and their of the law against lotteries, and when a judged when that time comes, and let us High Commissioner in Morocco, under Afterwards he returned to his home proactivities were directed from, say An- Protest was made. he replied that "the put out of our lives whatever we shall whose administration Morov.o is enjoy- vince, Milan, where be exercised for twerp or Amsterdsa, and presumably to me to have been characteristic of Bir not want to have known then. God cares

object justifies the means." That seems ing perfect peace and unexampled pros. several years the duty of a professor of financed by political extremists at Head-Hoary May. When he had made up his sain's. It will be of no use to plead then whether we are selfish beasts or unselfish In the House of Commons, Mr. Chus occupied the chair delivered a speech stat- tare more than qualified him for the paralysing of the life of London as the from achieving that object:

The former Premier, M: Leygus, who was availed by his pupils. His vast cul-quarters

seminary, demonstrating his ability which

It would not submit to the desirable he would let nothing deter him co. Death is not necessarily a

mind that a certain thing was right and

hat we did as people were accustomed to chill announce that Mr. Collins, who ing that France will remain true to her appointment as librarian of Ambros rosule of activities of alien agitators. We

path

to Buried in London to-day, has obtained traditions policy in Islamic coun-fana" in 1987, and taking advantage of may be quite sure that if such an attempt lons: courage was indeed his in a high trying honestly to live a good and useful the release of fifteen of the kidnapped trics.

happiness; if we have live selfish lives He never lacked the courage of his opin- Unionists, and hoped that more would be problem lies in Franco-British co-opera- prepared the monumental edition of the branch of the so-called Union be sup landing here to take up the post of nearer presence of our Lord, and we shall

The solution of the Islamic materials abounding in that library he w.re made, not only would the local degree,

we may well dread death. But if we are Thee who were present at his 1o, then death will bring us into this liberated to-day.

Sir Jamon Oraig and Mr. Collins hivation, which is the keystone of world-history of the church of Milan, which is pressed, but all aliens who were known Governor, when nu attempt, very nearly

peace. France and Britain must act

real so the truth of that beatitude "Bless- to be participating in the agitation would mccessful, was made to assassinate him, agreed to Mr. Churchill's suggestion to together towards a cessation of the Turen greatly prized in the church. appoint impartial commissions to proceed Greek war and sock & means of recon- dean in the Vatican library and in 1914

In 1911 he was appointed assistant promptly be deported na undesirables will remember, his unmoved appearance

ed are the dead which die in the Lord." to the border to ascertain the facts and toiling the belligerents in their conflicting he assumed the duties of Dean of the with which the Hongkong authorities are had not only physical courage, but he had is, broadly speaking. the problem directly afterwards in the City Hall. He Keep in touch with each other with a view intereats. Turkey is yet to play an imVatican library succeeding the celebrated confronted at the moment. to alloying the vary great reciprocal apportant part provided she resolutely P. Ehrle who for many years

A so-called what is very much rarer, moral courage. A tamilar figure on the Kobe water- had Trade Union, with its headquarters out- He was not afraid to say and do things front disappears in the passing of Mr- The evacuation by British troops of the enter the path of reform under the advice occupied this important position with side the Colony, and assured of the sup which might make him unpopular, if he Sigismund Adali lassen, whose death

of her true friends, notably France's, mich honour and credit, and gives ethnical migorities full, protec

port of a group of Canton politicians believed that those things ought to be took place on January 29th. Born at Pope Pius XI. has been in Poland since having intimidated Chinese seamen tion

said and done; such moral courage is far Copenhagen in 1885, he went to Kobe as May, 1918, with no diplomatic mission, on-going and coasting steamers, trans too rare amongst us. In conclusion, M. Leygues said that but purely in an eoclesiastical capacity ported the bulk of them to Canton, and afraid of conventions, we are afraid of Mr. Christensen, in the stevedoring busi We are terribly a young man in the service of the late Continued disorders in Belfast cub was being restablished. She, like other given by the Holy 800.

not as having succeeded in imposing being though minated it a bayonet charge after the nations, is entitled to independence and

conventions of which od in Kobe harbour almost his only wrowd had refused to disperse.

That he satisfactorily accomplished his to make life unendurable for the entire One sovereignty. The Khalifat must be free dutice was seen by the sudden favour dis population of a British Colony, by means

we really disapprove. Sir Henry May absence being a spell of two or throu civilian was seriously wounded. The in a free Constantinopla Havat,

was not afraid of unpopularity, as was months at Vladivostock during the war- death-roll since Eaturday numbers 38

sympathetic strikes. It is deliberately shown by his very outspoken remarks at After Mr. Christensen gave up his interest pensed by the Holy See in nominating adopting a policy of making the Hong at the opening of the Tai Tam Tuk re Killed and over a hundred injured. Two

him to the nunciate of, Poland as titalar kong population as a whole suffer graveservoir. He thought it his duty to men in the business, Mr. Isaacsco joined the of the kidnapped have been returned.

archbishop of Lepanto in June, 1919, and inconvenience, if not actual misery, in against the excessive use of Alcohol and Mitsubishi firm, and later on the Pacific the satisfaction with which his persón and PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL

his work have been received by the connection with an issue which the Hong- he spoke in a way that was not tongue Mail Co. For the past eight years he has

Poles, who demonstrated

kong Government has not the power to but which certainly was not popular.. themselves decide. For clearly it is not within the

been with the Canadian Pacific Co. particularly pleased with the appoint power of the Government of a small Bri. Colony were big dear to him and he was The interests and well being of this

The death of Mrs. 8. A. Serebriannikoff activities h been due the foundation in the scale of wages to be paid to seamen its service. One object, which he had night after the death of her husband has ment of the new church off to the tish Crown Colony to legislate regarding always anxious to spend and he spent in at Shanghai last week, less than a fe 1918 of a true Catholic university in on vessels of various nationalities, in- much at heart, was the provision of a evoked the deep regret of a wide circle Warsaw in substitution of the Boademy of cluding many sailing under the Chico really good olub for men who could not of friends. She was well known through- Petrograd, which until that time was flag. Nor can it dictate to foreign ship afford the Hongkong Club. tical instruction for Catholic Poland in crews employed. When the peace of the fund of $140,000 for the starting of such years of the present century was the lead- the only institute of superior ecclesias owners regarding the nationality of the himself with vigour into the raising of a Miss Queenie Strachan, who in the early

He threw out the Far East by her maiden name the critical circumstances through which Colony is menaced by a movement direct a Club, where man would be able to spending lady in the Dallas Opera Co. Since such proofs of his ability, charity, tact, ment, it seems to us, has no option but his influence se Governor to secure & suit productions at Shanghai. Mrs. Bere Poland passed the then Mons. Patti gave ed from Chinese territory, the Govern their leisure time happily, and he used her marriage she has taken part in A.D.O and winning manner that Benedict XV to accept the challenge and employ its able site and himself contributed very brianaikoff left Shanghai for England, thought the time had come to reward his entire resources for the preservation of generously to the fund. In that scheme accompanied by her daughter Marjorie, in eminent services for the church and ele order and the maintenance of vital public his showed 'wise judgment, and it was May of last year, intending to remain Dr. Sun Yat-ren and his a bitter disappointment to him when he there a year while her daughter finished daring the consistory held on June 13th, Kuomintang friends would be the first to had to bend to the unwise popular outery her education at a private school in 1921, with the title of Saint Martin in howl with rage if Hongkong, wore Montibus." He was cos of the three mitted openly to became the hondquarter due money should not be expended Surrey. After bar arrival at Home, how a purpose in war time, and had ever, the received a telegram to the effoot cardinals most recently created. With of politico-labour movement which aimed to consent to the postponement of the that her husband was seriously ill and him were created Cardinals Mona. Tartaralysing the life of Canton in the scheme. I can and Mone.. Laurenti.

interests of an alleged union

imagina no memoria! she returned to Shanghai in October last, would be more pleasing grievance.

to bin tur Dr. Wirth's Government has obtained a fresh lease of life as the result of a calor delivered by Muna. Achizo a throughout the strike, displayed the scared would now be necessary owing to she spared hersal no pain or worry it Notable in dil his compte was the Even if some minor mistakes have been much Club. It might all bear his For a period of three months the nursed the the Hongkong Government has, name. More than the $140,000 which he her husband- day and night and until the time of his death, on January 24th" last," sure motions relating ostensibly to the XV., in the cousistory. Government's handling of the railway

the increased cost of building it was strike, which ended in a vote of confidence

Turkey did wrong in the past, but peace as apostolic visitor, which was the file it will on the shipowners is attempting often conformar, and so we too neas, and for the past 30 years had work.

COUBT.

DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER'S 'ADDRESS.

The Hague, February 16th.

CARGO PILFERAGE. EFFECTIVE ACTION OF SHIPPING

COMPANIES.:

LONDON, February 15th.

It is authoritatively stated that the pilferage of goods in transit by seagoing vessels as stated in a cable of the 4th inst, is now diminishing, particularly at It was a conerate living manifestation action of the shipping companies and the Liverpool, in consequence of the effective of international conscience, said the Dutch altered conditions after the war.

ameign Minister in welcoming the Por xnanmt Court of International Justice, have previously conducted the operations, An international gang is reported to which was formally opened in the Palos especially in the Far East, but the risk of Peace with considerable pomp and has been made too great for the thiores

Kembers of the Dutch Royal Family and receiver." and Government, representatives of the League of Nations, the International Labour Bureau, high officials, and dip omnts were present when the Judges, atured in rich robes, took the oath The city was gaily decorated.

splendour..

HOLLAND AND THE VATICAN,

Haouz, February 18th. The Chamber by 43 votes to 27, rejected Eocialist motion designed to suppres Dutch representation at the Vatican, and pared, by 71 votes to 4, the Foreign Ministry'n estimates.

GERMAN POLITICS.

A BETBACK FOR HERR HUGO STINNES.

BERLIN, February 15th.

vated him to the position of cardinal | services.

Buch

which

keonly-awaited debate upon various cen- on the death of the late Pope Benedict utmost restraint; and, as far as pozanted in his time it is far more wanted this sectionate duty, with the result

by 220 to 135.

fi

The vote in rogarded as a setback for the industrial magnate Stinner.

bishop of Milan, occpying that position Its proscriptio (elings of Thion, who get into evil habits, not because they affected. The day after her husband's

In the same consistory he was made a refrained from any action calculated to

exacerbate the of the cars now. There are many young men here probably that her own health was reriously throne of St. Peter with the name of should are the port of wary glans have nothing to do and nowhere to go and the wax removed to hospital, where until he was elected successor to the is, however, a defensive measure which want to be oril, but simply because they death she was taken ill with branche

Pope Pius II.

in the Colony.

in the evenings...

her death occurred a few days later.