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CABLES.

BABLIER GABLES, {TYROUGH "KEUTER'S AGENCY.)

POLITICAL OUTLOOK IN GREAT BRITAIN, “ ELECTION WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 13TH,

Laspos, October 26th. The Proclamation of the dissolution of Parliament orders the assembly of the wow Parliament on November 30th. Ifis Majesty bas approved Orders-in-Council for the issue of writs for the election to take place pu, Wednesday, November MR. "ROSAR' LAW FOR GLASGOW

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CENTRAL.

LONDON, October 24th.

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LATEST CABLES,

EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT.

SIR A MOND'S PROPOSALS.

Losides, October gjith. Some particulars of Sir Alfred Houd's Empire development scheme, which, no- | |cording to Mr. Lloyd George would have. been submitted to Parliament had he

Sir Alfred Mond was of the opinion that the best chance of building up trade ing within the Empire. The essence of his scheme was the promotion of a loan of from fifty to one hundred million sterling, gudrauteed by the Imperial Government.

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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28TH

NÉÀR EAST CONFERENCE. AMERICA TO BE INVITED.

EARLIER CABLES.

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS

(TA3OGGE ARNIER'N AGRICT.) »

CHINESE MIE AND RAILWAY STRIKES.

Panis, October 26th. Marquis Carson, hay proposed that the United States be invited to attend the Near East Conference.

The invitation to the United States } points out that the latter aro invited in

The invitation to the Powers concerned is being issued forthwith in accordance with the arrangements cabled on the 21st

inst, but, excluding the Ukraina.

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BOLITES.

CANTON · MUNICIPAL LOAN,

RACIAL TYPES. TERMS OF THE CONTRACT- BREEDING IN MIND AND BODY, As there has been considerable specu Great interest was taken in a joint-dis- lation regarding the terms of the first cussion by the Section of Anthropology of the

twa £1,000,000 sterling loans and race at the British Association meet- and Psychology on mental characteristica negotiated by the Kwangtung Governing at Hall on September 12th. mant, the Canton Times haa moured de- Professor J. L. Myres 'mid that mental tails of the contract from anthoritative qualities were inherited just as physical characters, and it might therefore” be as- sumed that they stood in some diret The contract was signed on September relation with some element in the serTOUS gard, by Chan Chik Yne, Civil Governorate. Some mental qualities seemed to of Kangtung; Low "Yuk Lin, Commis be associated with physical qualities, zs, Acting. Major of Canton, on behalf of hair sioner of Foreign Affairs; and Wa Fei, for instance, fiery temperament with red In selecting a person for a turk the local Government, and George requiring act one would be inclined to for the Anglo-French-China Syndicate; They knew the qualities usually associated Brander, holding a power of attorney choose a person who had not red hair. Ltd., of London. Goresor Chan was with the amber-coloured eye, the steel- authorized to sim the contract by a blue eye so beloved of the novelist, the letter from General Chan Chlung Ming, hors-faced man. Some physimi! characers ware racial, others, like red hair, appeared at that time out of the city. The con- tract was mailed to London on Sept. to result from the crossing of racial

elements.

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TRAMWAYS AND WATERYOLES.

A WARNING TO AGITATORS.

PEKING, October 28th. The strike situation at Tangaban is continued in office, have now been pubview of their having been represented at reported to have improved. lished.

The local the Treaty of Serres deliberations and authorities are taking steps to prevent owing to their interests in the future of riots and guarantee essential services at the Straits,

the mines. The Peking-Mukdea. Railway has issued a circular promising those of ita striking employés returning to work exemption from punishment, and wara The previous cable stated that Russia,ing agitators that they will be severely Turkey, the Ukraine, and Bulgaria would dealt with... be invited to the Near East peace co [In regard to the reports which have

Drawing an analogy from the artifical ference, but except the Forte, not to the two days regarding strikes and riots ab works and telephone systems are to be dogs, and, to some extent, horses, been published in Hongkong in the last Under the contract a tramvay, water. selection of breeds in domesticated animals, separate conference at Lansaam in re the Mines of the Kailan Mining Ad-built for the city, replacing the present Professor Myrce showed that it is possible ference to the Straits.)

ministration, Messrs, Dodwell & Co. privately-operated utilities of the same to enhance and combine mental qualities, Ltd., the Hongkong Agents of the Kailan type. Forty-five per cent. of the funds and he took as an example the recent day morning the following telegram from the tramway line, the present plans call bred with strength and courage to attack. Mining Administraton received yester- derived from the loan is to be used for establishment of the Ehodesiaa lion hound, the General Manager of the Administra ing for 14 miles of track with overhead tenacity to hold on, and great speed. It tion despatched from Tientain at 7.30 p.m. trolley wires and modern cars Thirty- was said that none of these doge was day an Thursday:

five per cent. is to be used for the good for its work unless it had a mane. waterworks, the plans contemplating the Thus the mane had emerged in an. replacing of the present pipelines with endeavour to get a type of dog which larger pipes, the building of reservoirs would attack lions.

It was not always that north of the city and the laying of the individual exhibited the characteristicer pipeline under the river to Honam,

expected, for there were gun-ahy pointers, and there had been the case of the son of a military family who was gun shy and had to resign his commission.

The proceeds of this loan were to have utilised to enable the Colentes ech he declared that the nation need-pecially the Africa Possessions, includ ing those acquired from Germany, to develop their resources more completely than at present by the construction of roual's, railways and harboury By this

"Mr. Honum Law has been unanimously adopted Conservative candidate for the been Central Division of Glasgow. In

od, above everything else. rest and trang:

quillity. Their policy sould in that ease be negative, but it did not mean that they were going it, the fight with

say bitterness whatever. They, were means work would have been fourd for going into it with a desire to win the portion of the million uncinployed in election for their party and of, that he Great Britain, whose support is costing

Law has represented early £100.000,000 annually.

was confident." 1Alr. Bonai Central Glasgow since the 1919 Election. | NEW GOVERNMENT'S MANIFESTO.

LONDON, October 26th.

BARLIER CABLES,

FRANCO-RUSSIAN TRADE

RELATIONS.

NO CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT

POLICY.

Mr. Honar Law hay issued a manifesto to his constituents. He says he con viders it most important that there should be a return ne speedily and com- pletely us possible to normal pre-war procedure. The $110 tas · come to

PAR18, October 26th, change the machinery of the Central M. Poincare received M. Herriot, whit Government. The work of the Cabinet repeated the results of his investigations Secretariat in connection with the in Russia and the desire of certain Treasury arust be continued, but the French business inen to participate in the Secritariat in the present form must be development of Russia onded, and instructions had already been given to transfer the machinery in con- nection with the League of Nations to the Foreign Office. As regards any fature International Conference, even where it was necessary for the Prime Minister to attend, the machinery of the conferences must be performed by the Foreign Office and not the Cabinet Secretariat.

FOREIGN POLICY.

It has been announced in Paris that the policy of the French Government has hot changed-namely, while facilities will be given to French business men desirous of trading with Russia. all such operations must be undertaken as their own "risk:

STRANDING OF ILMS. "RALEIGH," COMMANDER TO BE DISMISSED.

LONDON, etober 26th.

The first foreign interest of the En pire and the world was the re-establish. ment of peace. The Gevemment, in its foreign relations, would pursue an even course, loyally fulfilling its obligations

The finding of the court-martial at bat resolutely determined not to extend Portsmouth upon the standing of the ita commitments and to curtail them Bugship Raleigh off the coast of Labrador should reasonable occasion arise. Only on August 5th is that the navigating by frank and full co-operation, as during officer, Commander Leslie Bott, be dis the war, with France and the other great missed from his ship and severely repri Allies could we hope to solve the dif.manded, The court held that the" dis

cult problems with which we were con- crepancy in charts urged by the defence froated. He confidently hoped that, WES not a contributory cause of the under the well-tried guidance of the stranding. Foreign Secretary, the negotiations for settlement of the Near Eastern crisis would result in a true and lasting peace and it would be their earnest aim to give the League of Nations wholehearted and practical support.

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PROBLEM OF BRITISH AGRICULTURE. Beferring to the serious condition of ANGLO-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP. agriculture in Great Britain he says the The maintenance of friendship and mine the problem and hope by making Government will immediately re-exa good understanding with the United States, based not on a formal alliance community in overcoming its difficulties.

proposal to assist but on a community of the inherited Finally, he says, he does not recommend ideals and recent comradeship in arms, other desirable measures because the must always be the principal aim of nation's first need is to get on with its British policy Above all, we mean in own work with the minimum of inter- all matters affecting external policy and the security of the Empire to act in close ference at home and of disturbance

abroad.

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and continuous consultation with the Governmenta" of the Dominions India, in order to ensure our policy and keep fully in view both the interests and sentiments of our follow-subjects over- seas and at all times to have bebind it the moral support of the whole British Commonwealth. «

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It is officially announced that the is a larting the United States to send a plenipotentiary o the Turkish peace and the Straits conferences wider powers than the representative at Lasanne invested, if possible, with

the San Remo conference.

REPARATION COMMISSION.

SUDDEN VISIT TO BERLIN.

·ALARMÜNG FALL OF THE FRANC.

·Jstados! October 2ɛih. Fruch francs depreciated to 64.70, the general setting being due to the recent collapse to, marks, also to French finances. The Belgian frate stands 89,70 Marks are steady a19,600.

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Under the influence of outside agitators the workmen at Tongshan, Linsi, and Chaobochwang Colliorica and at Chinwangtao struck work on the 23rd inst. The workmen at Machiako Colliery remain loyal."

An adequate foros of Police is guard ing the mines The Police and strikers are in collision but the situation is well im hand."]

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PEKING POLITICS.

DISTURBANCE IN PARLIAMENT.

TELEPHONE TO HONGKONG AND FATSHAN.

The remaining to per cent is to be used for the telephone plant, the plans calling for an exchange capable of im Aristotle had pointed out that it was not mediately caring for 6,000 subscribers always possible to tell what a man was good and long-distance lines to Hongkong and for by looking at him. Recalling a personal Fatahaa, capable of expansion to a size experience, Professor Myres said that he suitable for a city of 2,000,000 persons. employed a man to do some gardening work. Government is to arrange for taking over | Thê man was the most beautiful, most hand- én suitable terms the rights and proper- some man he ever saw, but he had no brain. ties of the holders of the present utilities. Racial types were characterized by mental The bondholders also will be represent-s well

physical qualities.

The

PEKING, October 27th. The Senate again failed to elected in fixing the valuations of these pro-arperiment, he suggested, might be made of

parties.

It is hoped that the new tramway line will be completed and in operation within works systems may be completed in a three years. The telephone and water shorter time. The money is to be avail. from the signing of the contract, able for starting work within 90 days

Speaker as the result of a disturbance created by. a group of Senators, who charged both candidates with bribery and urged a postponement of the ballot. An

The fall of the franc is alarming Paris, where the sudden wisit of the Beparation Commission to Berlin is regarded as a forlorn hope. The view is beginning to find expression that the British Govern ment will devise a plan for sating Ger- many and freeing France from her en reparations discussions will be trans tanglement in Germany's downfall. That ferred permanently to Berlin, which is angry scene casued in which the ballot the British view, appears likely from an box was overturned and the ballot papers announcement in Berlin that the German

FUKIEN REVOLT.

Government has invited a number of for-scattered, "The mecting broke up in dis cign financial experts to visit Berlin to order.' discuss" measures for the stabilisation of the park, including Prof. Keynes (Bri- tain), M. Cassel (Sweden), MM. Vissering and Ter Meulen (Holland), Prol. Jen of New York, and Mr. Totter of the American Guaranty Trust Company.

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE.

NEW MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.

CHINESE-EUROPEAN-AMERICAN BOARD. Under the terms of the loan a board' of control, consisting of three Chinese,

marconing Robinson Crusca en ong island, Bret Harte's Ah Sin on another, and, afte sufficient purgatory, exposing both to similar regress or scask of whisky. (Laughter.) moral temptations by festing ashore a Here they would no longer be dealing with psychological reactions simply A souil cultural eleazent would introduced.

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Dr. C. S. Myers, President of the Psycho- legy. Section, said that the two chief influ- is to be appointed to supervise the ences on mental character" were heredity carrying out of the agreement and the and environment. When one first say work. The actual operations are to be black people they appeared all alike, but under a board of managers of whom the after a time one aw different mental and"- managing-director and assistant manag-physical chamcteristics. Sunshine, bumi- Faxiso, October 20th.”

ing director shall be Chinese and thedity, earthquakes, food supply--all these chief engineer and chief accountant shall had an important influence on the mental A mandato issued last night appoints be Europeans or Americana. Charles S. character of a race. It was sometimes Li Hou-chi as Commander-in-Chief and

Paget, of Canton, whose engineering possible to tell whether a man was, for plans are being used is named as the instance, friendly or unfriendly without the "Admiral Sah Chen-ping, as Vice-Com-Engineer-in-Chief. The local work will man giving any apparent indication. It. mander-in-Chief of the naval and mili-be awarded to Chinese contractors and

was not possible to say how we did this. Canton will beneêt immediately. tary forces in Futien. Kao Chuan-chung clause in the contract specifies that the appearance was very misleading. For AIt was intuitive. There were cases where In the course of a discussion upon the application of the Eight-Hour Diy Con- 13

appointed Commander of Fakientruction and operation of utilities shall might be cases of handsome boys and girls, materials and machinery for the constance, in a family of deficients ther vention at the International Labour Con- troops for the suppression of "Little be purchased from British firms, ference, the Japanese Government dele- gate, Mr. Adatchi, made an admirable Hsu" and other rebels. “ speech, which was cheered. Ho refuted some of the statements by the Japanese workers' delegate, and dwelt at length tion. upon reform in Japanese social legisin

JAPANESE DELEGATES DIFFER.

GENEVA, Outeber 26th,

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SHANGHAI MIXED COURT. PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF REGIME

PEKING, October 26th.

A 25 YEARS' LOAN.

To cover the cost of construction, the municipality is to issues bonds to the amount of £2,000,000 sterling. It will be

It might be that they had been given a false start which had interfered with the growth of their mind, but not with their physical growth.

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military oficer could easily be understood.

The case of the gau-thy hereditary- In all probability there had been some occurrence in infancy which had interfered developed different types. The American with development. Different countries had become a type, and it was possible to

the first municipal bond issue in China. The Anglo-French-China Syndicate, Ltd. recommend the the agricultural Mr. Adashi moved" that the conference

contracts to purchase these bonds at Office to take appropriate measures to International Labour

The Waichiaopu (Chicas Foreign assuring a minimum return of £1,750,000 discount, not exceeding 12 per cent, obtain effective collaboration of the Office) has sent a communication, dated sterling for construction purposes. The United States therein. reflects the general desire of conference

The resolution October 28th, to the Diplomatic Body interest, making the actual return on the distinguish the New Zealander sa type

bonds at par will pay 7 per cent, circles.

proposing a modification of the Mixed selling price, 8.47 per cent. They are these types came about was not known, nor spart from the Australian. How exactly Court reging in Shanghai. The proposal redemption after 18 years, the sinking be. Different parts of a country showed to run for 25 year with a privilege of it known how permanent they would is based on the so-called fire original fund starting after the sixth year. points, with certain modifications.

GOVERNMENT'S POLICY ELABORATED.

RESIGNATION OF ITALIAN CABINET. FASCISTI PREPARING FOR WAR.

Boxe, October 28th, Signor Facta's Cabinet has resigned owing to the threatening attitude of the Fascisti, who demand a share in the Gov- ernment and have ordered & general mobilisation of all Fascisti detachments throughout Italy. The situation, how aver, is regarded hopefully in Rome,

LONDON, October 26th.. Mr. Bonur Law, addressing a great demonstration at Glasgow. based bis speech almost entirely on the manifesto cabled earlier. In elaborating his policy, he said it would be a negative one, be Mr. Bonar Law says their first task, cause he believed the need of the country if returned to puser, would be the rati-was to recover from the effect of the war Bention of the Irish Treaty.

and to be left to work out its own salra We are tion The prepared, he says, to

most pressing thing in making good the Treaty, both in letter tion, but he believed Britain, France and where it is expected that either Sign

take part in foreign policy was the Near East quea and spirit, and to co-operate with the Italy would reach an agreement which Orlando or Signer Giolitti will form & Irish Government in the new relationship there would be no danger of the Grooks Ministry. with the Empire which the Treaty creat ed. We are equally pledged to salo guard the freedom of choice and security of the Parliament and Government of North Ireland.'

We desire to promote the quiet and orderly development of India under the Constitution conferred by the Act of

1919.

PROBLEMS.

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RUBBER RESTRICTION. GOVERNMENT AID SUGGESTED.

In a letter to the Times in regard to

LONDON, Uctober 28th. the rubber restriction scheme, Mr. D. Y. Perkins, who is a member of the Malay Rubber Commissione, emphasises the neces sity of financially assisting the weaker estates during the period of limitation," He hopes that the Governments concern. respect. ed will recognise their obligations in this

The original points were contained în written communications, sent to Sir John Jordan in 1913 and 1914, which Dr. W. W. Yen reiterated verbally in 1521. It is amerted that the Waichisopu's action has now been taken in response to strong re

in Shanghai, supported by certain for presentations made by Chinese, Merchants

signers, including Germana.”“

SIR BELBY ALSTON SAILS FOR

ARGENTINE...

SHANGHAI, October 20th.

Shanghai for Banca Aires to-day. - Sir Beilby F. Alaton mailed from

SEAMEN'S UNION OFFICIAL ARRESTED.

CHARGED WITH LIBEL.

Biasanai, October 28th

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times other comtries had been pre-eminent in the different branches of art.

marked characteristica. Thus Yorkshire- BUNDHOLDEES OPERATE UTILITLES, " .

and Wales vero musical. Moreover, Though title to the three utilities will characteristic "might appear and then rest with the municipality from the first, disappear. In Elizabethan days England they are to be operated and their ex-was pre-ominent in music, and at variou penditures supervised by the represent redeemed. The bondholders are further tives of the bondholders until the 'load is

Mr. E. N. Falaize quoted from a writer protected by an English insurance com

in the reign of Henry VIII to show how interest and principal. The city guar characteristics. The water was a Scotsman pany which guarantees the payments of little had been the change in national

on 3 per cent. of the annual municipal tion, but in spite of his great pride ho antees the bonds by the returns from the and said the Englishman was possessed of operation of the utilities with an option great pride and a great deal of self-satisfac income from other sources if the first always looked up almost abjectly to his The Anglo-French China Syndicate. social superiors. The French were des Ltd., was organized in 1898 to exploit cribed as volatile and the German as wily. certain tin proporties in Yunnan. This One of the most interesting cases he had concession was abandoned though it has come across was in regard to the Venetian contigud to maintain offices in Peking Ambassador in the reign of Henry VIIL The present directors are:—H. ·E. M.

The Ambassadors were instructed by the Bourke, managing-director; Thomas Venetian Republic that they should study Ford, J. Goodland, B. M. 3, Pierre, the psychology of the people of the country C. E. Bourke and H. B. Clifford. Its to which they were accredited, which was head office is in London. Mr. St. very similar to what the Germans were mid Pierre was the former Paking manager to have done before the Great War. of the Banque de l'Indo-Chine,

are not suficient..

When the Ambassador came to describe the British working man he wrote:"The English are very hospitable and very generous, but if an English, working taxa meete in the street a friend who is starring

(Laughter.). he would not vive him a slice of bread, but would say, “Come and have a drink.”

and Turks declining to accept. Bo problem. British and French aims on parations WRA the greatest foreign this subject did not differ, but only on ing at the result. He declared that he opinion regarding the best way of arriv did not want to make the Gallopoli Straits a second Gibraltar. He force shadowed the abolition of the Ministry of 4 TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT Pansions, and, dealing with the proposal to develop inter-Imperial trade, said the The chief preoccupation at home would Government could imagine nothing better be the state of trade and employment. than settling suitable members of the un- The plans considered by the fats. Gov-employed overseas.

deal with unemployment AN OVERTURE TO ME, LLOYD proment to would be re-examined with a view to possible improvements "and immediate

Dr. M. M. de Colbert, who is held by GEORGEL action. A real recovery, however, was

the Canton authorities in connection with A CORRECTION.

Yi Heub Lai, Treasurer of the Chinese the bomb outrages on October 19th, is dependent on a rovial of trade. The Ia concluding his spooch Mr. Bonar first essential was the reduction of ex-Law said that, the Unionists would fight Andrew, and not Prince Alexander, who arrested on a chirge of publishing a He is regarded as German and is said to Rauter's Agency Cables that it is Prince Seamen's Union at Shanghai, has beca still refused bail. The nationality of Dr. de Colbert has not yet been determined. penditure and the relief of taxation as a united party, but he did not object has been arrested at Athens in connection clogging the wheels of industry,

to the Unionista and National, Liberals with the Greek military debacle in Asia pamphlet libelling one of the director of But the Centon Times says that as it have American and German passports. PROPOSED IMPERIAL ECONOMIC cooperating in individual arene if there

CONFERENCE

wore an agreement giving them fair_ro

the China Merchants Company.

appears that he was born", in 'Canada At the British Association meeting at presentation. This response to Mr. The most helpful method of reviving Lloyd George's appeal not to spread the

be may be adjudicated a British subject, Hull, on Beptember 12th, Dr. Harker, industry is the development of inter- war, is interpreted by the newspapers LORD 20STANEY RETIRES ZITO

HEJURY TO OLD OBEDIENCE.

after all. As his nationality bas, not yet former Director of Research, Munitions been formally determined he cannot be Ministry, onid that at the end of the year Imperial trade. We, therefore, propose an overture for, a working agreement.

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turned over to any local foreign consulate. Germeny would have internal capacity modiately, to consult the Governments Mr. Lloyd George is expected to reply

The Pope, according to a Rome mesango He may therefore, bo. released soon, the for the production of 500,000 tons of of the self-governing Dominions and, if to-morrow...

of August 8th, has issued an apostolic Canton paper says, and ordered put of nitrogen annually. In the csed of an. they approve, to summon sa early da The ex-Premier's failure up to the intends to spend the remainder of his life worldwide post-war spirit of turbulence, easiest way to dispose of the esse Dr materials for the manufacture of a Lord Boechery has announced that he letter to Italian archbishops deploring the Canton, many thinking this will be the other war she would be assured of basin possible au Fonomie Conference with a present, to give a clear lead to his in complete seclusion. He has made over from which. Italy wiffers more than any Ching Yin view to Anding how, by mutual co-ops followers, has resulted in evidences of his principal estate, Montmors, near nation. He urges that the people should and dena of the Republic Hospital, under able to grow a great share of her prit woman physician gigaatle quantity of munitions, and be ration, best to develop the vast trade of disruption in their ranks and some of Leighton Buzzard; to his eldest son, Lord be induced to return to the old obedience whom Dr. de Colbert was serving as a food. Let us beware, while our muni which in my opinion, the resources of them are pledging their support to local Dalmeny. In bidding farewell to the to laws. The letter is interesting owing resident physician and who was suspected tion factories were being dismantled, the Empire aimit.

Conserving while other are seeking tenants Lord Bosebery said: Good-bys, to the reference to people respecting the of complicity in the homb outrages has that the world was not caught napping a (Uontinued as foot of next colijmn.)

reunion with the Independent Liborala you will never see me again,!

Ilaws of the Italian State.

been practically exonerated.

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