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CABLES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S LORNOY.]

BUBBER SHORTAGE. PERTINENT REPLY TO AMERICAN

APPREHENSION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

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THE NEAR-EAST.

GREEKS ACCUSED OF EXTERMIN ATING TURKS AND BULGARS.

Soria, January 14th

It is syn-officially stated that the native Bulgarian and Turkish populations are being subjected to systematic terrorism and extermination in West Thrace, and East Macedonia.

WEIHAIWEI.

NEW YEAR HONOURS.

[TROM A CORRESPONDENT, ]-

WRIHAIWEI, January 7th, 1993. Our local Government Gazette of sad instant contains the following notifies

tion: 1)

TUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH 1928.

CHINA'S DEBTS.

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ILLEGAL TEA MONEY

SINGAPORE.

DRASTIC PROVISIONS OF THE NEW

ORDINANCE. મં

A recent issue of the Straits Times says:

It is as well to draw the attention of

·SCOTTISH LETTER.

The total indebtedness of the Republic, THE ELFOTION IN SCOTLAND, according to the detailed figures sub" mitted to the Commission of the Redemp-

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT:] tion of the Domestic and Foreign Short Term Debts, approximates to two thousand

'Encamumón, November 22nd. million dollars, a small sum when con- trasted with the colossal debts of Europe it did the answer, politically, must be To the question, Standa Scotland where even if Provincial obligations which are "Yes" and "No" The spirit of coalition, the public that the Fremiums (Lenses) not referred to in the publication, are of equal amount, The latter can be or at any rate of co-operation, is still alive. Ordinance recentis introduced and past "It is notified for general informa- safely ignored and were the country With one or two exceptions is was observed od through the Legislative Council has

throughout the Scottish constituencies. been advised to disallow it.

pow become law, His Majesty, not having, tion that a telegram: has been received tranquil, or even reasonably well from the Secretary of State for the ed; the Customs, Salt and Railway But still even that has not serred to keep

·Briefy the Ordinance makes it illegal Calonies announcing, that His Majesty revenues would suffice to find the twenty Labour out. There are special, and to some for any Landlord or Agent of any Land- the King has been graciously pleased to millions sterling required annually to extent transitory, reasons which may be lord, Tezant or Sub-tenant, to receive my In held to account for the fact that Labour premium or consideration for granting approve the following appointments: provid interest on the total debt:

Arthur Powdett Blunt, Officer Admin. that event, presumably, the daily quota has been able to raise Scottish or renewing any Losse or Agreement.for. istering the Goverment of this Tertion of the ninety-six million dollars loan representation in the House of Commons the tenanes of any house, building, or ritory, to be a Companion of the Most would shoot up from 24 to par to the from 9 to 29. The main stronghold of Distinguished Order of St. Michael and Profis, of course, of the unscrupulous Labour ia in the industrial West, St. George: William McNiven Muat politicians who, at the behest of their particularly in Glasgow, which is now Senior Medical Officer of this Territory, military sponsors, have unloaded all this represented by 10 Labourists, 4 Unionists, to be a Commander of the Most Excel watered stock on to the Banks of which, and I National Liberal. And in at least they are the founders and proprietors. lent Order of the British Empire, Ciril If Hilaire Belloc is right that the common two of the Glasgow cases, it is clear that safe It is further notified that man in Europe is not going to stand seats have been lost solely through the split His Majesty has been graciously pleased for it we might anticipate some coating of the Moderato vote. It is noteworthy to approve the grant of the King's siderable ructions from the Chinese pro that in Scotland, Labour holds no fewer Police Medal to Inspector Alfred Whitletarias if the Tuchuns do not soon cease than 9 seats on a minority vote. taker and Inspector Frank Farcry, Ins their meddling and interference with the pectors of Police in this Territory." Central Government and with each other, "Congratulations from all their friends, The worm, however, shows at present, no siga of turning, brigand enterprises and this community in particular, to being more in the nature of a political delegations desire to reach

general these recipients of well-deserved honour move than an economic upheaval." They are and official acknowledgment of public ber- agrement, not & rupture. conscious that only unanimous conclusions vices rendered : will lead to a stäble situation in the Near)

LONDON, January 14th Dealing with the American tears that a rabber shortage will soon result from the restriction scheme, The Times says some London authorities consider that if the The situation is causing a widespread United States manufacturers really be gitation, in Bulgaria particularly, as lieve in a serious shortage, they might the outrages are described in Greek off- avert it by paging the average price cial communiqués se executions of co- of eighteen pence per pound in February,itadjis. March and April. The result would be that from January 3th restriction would be lessened by ten per cent., equivalent to an increase in Supply of about 30,000 toas

per year.

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LAUSANNE, January 14th. The Rumian note to the Conference says!

FRANCO-GERMAN OUTLOOK the Russian, Ukrainian and Georgian

COAL TAX TO PAY FOR DELIVERIES.

PARIS, January 11th." According to the newspapers, the Ger-East. zama decision to resume the deliveries of con followed an assurance from the Allied engineers that the deliverien would be paid for by means of a tax on ceal in the Ruhr, which amounts to forty per cant, whilst the deliveries to the Allies will not exceed twenty per cent. of the output; thus payment will only absorb half the tax. The Feho, de Paris has A message from Duesseldorf stating that in no case will ensl be paid for with French money.

PARIS, January 14th.

A telegram from Eanen denies the re port that the French experts have decid

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APOSTOLIC DELEGATE

DEPORTED,

PART OF PRESIDENTIAL

CAMPAIGN.

MEXICO CITY, January 14th. Monsignor Filippi will be deported to the United States

pernicious

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Division.

part of same, or for the surrender of any such tenancy unless the payment in ax- pressly provided for by a written doen. ment. Such document must be forthwith presented for inspection to the Municipal Commissioners or to the Rural Board of the area in which the house or building is situate.

The penalty for breach of this section of the Ordinance is or conviction befores

The main element in the Labour success District Court, a fine not exceeding was discontent in the industrial area of the $1,000 or in default imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term of not. Clyde, where unemployment is provalent, exceeding twelve months. It is also pro- particularly in the shipyards. Scotland vided that any consideration so paid maay a whole has not gone Labour, only there be recovered by the person paying it

and similar districts.

THE RENT ACT DECISION.

Two other important, sections are in- A commission of Foreign Bandholders

cluded in the Ordinance. One making is, of course, the inevitable sequel of the

is compulsory that a receipt in the Eng- present squandermanis" and it will Another factor is the Bent Act decision. lish language shall be given to every Mr. A. P. Blunt is a member of the most likely precede any foreign interven. It is difficult to estimate what degree of tenant for rent paid, under the penalty Consular Service and did his bit in the tion occasioned by the insecurity of life influence this has exercised, but it has of a $50 fine or imprisonment for one

and property. Where the security is Great War as a Captain in the Chinese smple Foreign Powers may prefer how certainly been considerable. It has provided month; the other making it an offence " very effective top-dressing for the punishable by a fine of $500 or imprison- Labour Corps. On demobilisation be was ever to add Interest to Principal and Socialist seed and helped to bring up a ment for six months, for a Landlord to Beconded for service at Weihaiwei and face the Loan coupons in London, thicker crop. The technical right of the knowingly give a receipt which is incor-

Paris and Yokohama rather than assist tock up his work ne Senior District Off-in making bogus domestic bonds circulate tenant to roll money which has been rect in any material fact. cer in the spring of 1019. Two years a value, and the attempt to forestall illegally taken from him has been worked later on the retirement of Sir James such action by imposing them as a first upon or base appeals and has been used to Lockhart, Mr. Blant was appointed charge on the revised Customs tariff is the utmost to stimulate the virus Acting-Commissioner. Latterly his has a piece of smart tactics that may, or may been the responsible task of representing not. prove successful. It is amusing to The Colonial Office on the joint Betroces find that with liabilities running into ten figures the compiler of the schedule of sion Commission

Loans to which we are referring should state in regard., to numbers 28 and 30 of

of

Socialism in the community. On the ere of the poll in Glasgow a leaflet was issued stating that everybody who voted Labour would get his rent back. To the greedy and unreflecting no doubt that was powerful as it was certainly an illegitimate

ed to pay for the coal deliveries in gol foreigner," and several others are being the Colonial Office both in Nigeria and Statement D" which relate to ad bit.

currency. The Temps says payment for reparation coal may be made by the pro- ceeds of the coal tax, which, owing to the occupation now extending almost all over the coalfield, will be levied by the Allies upon the entire output of the Buhr,

PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS IN GERMANY.

expelled or the same grounds. It is stated that this is President Obregan's first move in a campaign against the alleged lie aggressiveness.

Catho.

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MEXICAN PRESIDENT ORDERS EXPULSION.

MaxiDO Crry, January 14th. It is announced that President Obregon

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It is hoped that this Ordinance will have the effect of putting a stop to the squeeze of a certain class of 'Agents and Collectors who make a practice or extort ing tea money from tenants, which seldom if ever goes into the pockets of their prin- oipala.

It is as well the Public should become acquainted with the Ordinance and their rights under it, especially now tho Rant Restriction Ordinance is shortly becoming inoperative.

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Dr. W. M. Must bua acea service under

at Weihaiwei for about 29 years. Here vances of $300,000 and Yen 30,000 "be he has been Senior Medical Officer for sides the $100,000 aiready paid there is MR. CHURCHILL AND BIB DONALD MACLEAN. the past 17 years.

no way to clear up the outstanding: Perhap the most striking individual Inspectora Whittaker and Forcey were

and the payment of the debt feature of the election was Mr. Churchill's formerly non-commissioned officers of the has been postponed again and again. defeat in Dundee, where he sought a haven Chinese Regiment, and have been inhere is no possible way to clear up this when rejected by Manchester in 1908. charge of local police forces for 20 and might be bad, one would think, to a few political views of Mr. Churchill, his defeat/mal Training College, and studied in Glasgow debt." In such distress as this recourse Whatever may be thought about the

16 years respectively.

THE JOINT COMMISSION,

amount

of the pieces of porcelain contained in

Liberal vote is a uative of Sausyside, Coatbridge, where he was born in 1878. A teacher under Glasgow School Board, he afterwards entered the Free Church Nor

the State Museum of Peking. But the must on personal grounds excite sympathy, University, where he graduated MA. He He rose from a nice bed in London and B.Sc. of London University, In 1908 The Anglo-Chinese Commission negoti gem of the annotations is found in a rowent to Dundea in what he and his friends he went to China as missionary professor

ference to the Interest overdug" on the

in the Manchuris Christian College, and BERLIN, January 14th.

ating the retrocession of Weihaiwei A number of protest meetings against

has broken up. Mr. M. T. Liang and his / Vickers Loan. The amount of principal knew was a last despairing effort to save he remained there until 1915, when he outstanding is £1,800,200. The Commis his want, and when he reached his con.. the French occupation of the Ruhr have

fellow-commissioners left this morning was told, made the decision to stituency he was treated with a discourtesy returned to join the Army. He was an been held, including a great demonstra-

per an Singsing for Tientsin and pay the interest $1,200,000 with 10th which must for ever be a discredit to those artillery officez in France, and was sub- Lion on the Konigsplatz, opposite the has ordered the expulsion of the Apostolis Peking, and with them have gone Mr. Year 8 per cent. Bonds but, owing to unruly sections of the electors who out equently, owing to bis intimate knowledge. Heichstag, which passed off, without dis

For his tarboace, not necessitating the interven Delegate Signor Filippi, owing to his Mrs Bertram Giles. Mr. Giles has been the objection raised by the Company raged in their behaviour every canon of of Chinose, transferred to the Chinese Lion of the strong police forces precaution participation in an

open-air religious preparation of the "preliminary scheme" been made. Asking for bread, "and ob made a valiant but unavailing struggle.services in this connection Captain Hay

representing The Foreign Oflice in the against this decision, no settlement has decency and good taste. Mr. Churchill Corps as technical adviser arily mobilized." Resolutions were sub.

of rendition. Whether the scheme is com-jecting to the substitution therefor of a Controversy will be keen as to whethe distinction, rare for a British officer. was awarded by the Chinese Government mitted and unanimously adopted. The ceremony.

plete: whether, if complete, it has met stone, has not been unheard of before, ther Mr. Churchill would have fared of the Order of the Striped Tiger: Captain with the approval of the powers that be, but humour does not appear to have better had be continued to fight by Hay joined the Labour party after leaving are points yet to be made public. If one been the dominant note in the annotator's may hazard a guess, it would be that mind. some hitch has occurred over details, and that the final stages in the negotiations will take place at Peking.

occasion was marked by the half-masting of flags on all Government buildings and the display of the Republican coloure for the first time. from several fashionable hotels. Patriotia songs were repeatedly ng, and there were frequently cries of Down, with France! "

ESSEN, January 14th. Following a meeting of the inter-Allied engineers yesterday it is believed the Allies will declara a further default by Germany regarding coal deliveries and demand that further pressure should be exerted against Germany...

"A statement issued yesterday evening ways that French troops will probably

coupy Bochum to-day.

FRANCO-GERMAN DIFFERENCES. MAY CAUSE RUPTURE.

Essex, January 14th.

It is authoritatively learned that there

was an obvious discrepancy between the

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IRISH UPHEAVAL.

PROPOSAL TO ARM LOYAL CITIZENS.

LITHUANIAN REBELLION.

RAIDERS ESTABLISH A NEW,

GOVERNMENT.

BERLIN, January 14th.

DAIREN'S

operato automática.

scene he in-

Once on the proxy. Amongst other surprising features of evitably became deeply embroiled in the report we find that & sum, not very Liberal, lit, and of which the last has not the personal disputes arsising out of the plearly stated, but which appears of some magnitude is owing by the Ministry of been heard. Concurrently be waged bitter War for cost of alcohol supplied. Even warfare with the labourists. with this stimulus the alacrity "to go It is remarkable that while the defent of over the top" doce not appear to be very Mr. Churchill was the event of the hour, pronounced on the part of the various the defeat of air. Donald Maclean at Divisions. In fact we should be inclined Peebles excited little interest. Nobody to instance this as one of the few obliga seemed to remember that be had led the

to

50.000 and is "jointly interested with

the Army. At present he is Abercorn Bchool, Paisley.

REMEMBRANCE DAT SCANDAL.

teacher in

A fagrant example of the way in which LONDON, January 14th..

the springs of public generosity may be The seriousness of the situation in Ire

poisoned was revealed in Glasgow Sheriff land is emphasised by Mr. Stephen

AUTOMATIC

Court, when 15 women flag day collectors were convicted on their own admission of Gwynn. Writing to the Observer from

robbing the botes entrusted to their care Dublin, he says the Government is rely.

TELEPHONE SYSTEM,”

of considemble sums of money belonging ing on an army which do not exceed thirty-thousand men and lacks skilled The automatic telephone service at

to the Earl Baig Fand for Disabled direction, to arush the mbols, but the army Dairea is to be in operation in April money only in the reverse direction "Wee Frees" through years of trouble, Soldiers on Remembrance Day- Poppy is not supported by the population, hence Aa article concerning the American that intended. The record of the Govern and had been their safest councillor in

Day"-This has brought Glasgow into the recudescence of outrages like the automatic expert who is installing the ment's position is--'s the Bengue many difficult crises. burning of mansions, attacks on rail, system there says.

Industrielle de Chine is also illuminating.

There is an amusing side even to the unenviable disrepute, undeserved in this ways, and daring hold-ups of meet In February, 1921, be came to the Far It appears to have borrowed from the caprice of the polls, and Dundee furnishes se that no more generous and charitable citizens are to be found anywhore. It ing held by the authorities, in East for the purpose of building the Ex-Bank itself, 29,550,000 francs to acquire a choice example. The Tayside city in is unpleasant to know that there exists in attempts to kidnap public men. Mr. change at Harbin, Manchuria, and in its share in the Bank capital. It has which there is not a single "dry" ward, Gwynn hopes for better results from March, 1922, he came to Dairen to build borrowed 150,000,000 francs on current has chosen as one of its new M.P.'s a our midst a number-let us hope a small number--of unscrupulous individuals who the appointment of General Murphy as the Exchange at Dairen, which is ex-account and for Pukow harbour improve Prohibitionist-Mr. E. Bcrymgeour-the French and German viewpoints disclosed director of operations, but is of opinion pected to be completed by April 10th, ments and it graciously authorised the first to enter Parliament on that "ticket are so contemptible in spirit as to descend at yesterday's inter Allied meeting. The that any reorganisation should be accom. 1923. All the equipment has been receiv. Bank to pay itself a small advance of Whether this significs, a new orientation to this mean and shabby kind of pil Germinus declare that under the new panied by measures to arm trustworthy od and set in place, and the next thres francs 230,000 out of dividends which of Dundee's views on the drink question fering. Obviously there is something arrangements France becomes & customer civilians in order to enable them to de-months will be spent in testing it might socrue to the Chinese Government is another matter. More likely Dundee wrong in our present arrangement for of the mines on a purely business basis, ffend their own rights against the increas

thoroughly.

on its share of the Bank's capital. There voted for's Prohibitionist, not because they selecting ding day collectors. During war exactly corresponding with any ordinary ingly aggressive rebels.

He built some of the first Automatic is a cheery note of optimism about wanted less John Barleycord, but because time the class of collectors was a very high purchaser, The French assert that their

Exchanges in the United States, and the Chines Finance that is very refreshing; they decided they had had too much of one, but of late a lower class seems to have entered their ranks. One of the women was payments to the mines are simply su

first in Cuba where he taught the Mark Twain's waiter who tore the label ficient to cover the salaries and working

Spaniards to operate and maintain auto-off a bottle of wine and substituted an- Winston Churchill!

The Labour cohort "nurtured ayont the said to be co-habiting with an ex-convict, other in his presence would have made costs.and enable the mines to continuo

matic exchanges. to produce, This discrepancy will un

his mark as a Chinese Treasury Official. Tweed" in creating somewhat of a sensation and in other cases the manner of life of Harbin being in Chinese territory, An additional Loan of £50,000 was con- in London--perhaps because the newcomers one of the delinquenta was not above a 'doubtedly be the main theme of today's

suspicion. That this pilfering has been meeting of the joint Franco-German

he was the first to teach the Russians how failure. commission. It is conceivable that it

ance, and it is easier to write about them going on for some time is clear. One to operate and maintain automatics... might lead to a rupture at a very early

about the It should be of interest to Foreigners than

average politicians woman, a regular collector, naively admitted the. ""more respectable" that she looked to the Saturday Hag day as date.

A message from Heydekrug states that "Lastly, at Dairen, where the first public to note that the Bangue Sino-Francaise, representing

exchange in Japanese territory is being which is classed under Chinese Banks parties. When these Scots are better known sure source from which to pay her rent!' "NO LUXURY TAX FOR FRENCH

the Lithuanian raiders have established installed, he is now busily occupied with and Banking Corporations, has advanced they will be treated at their true value. No one would wish to see the flag days. Government with Bima abandoned, they radoubtedly deserving A 500-Fire equipped private exchange the Commercial Bank of North China in atmosphere" will quickly dissipate itself at an easy method large sums for deserving A decres has been issued relieving the missioner o withdraw the. French from was completed by last September in a third Loan of francs 23,000,000 Westminster. Even Mr. Newbold, the charities; but a strong demand is made, Tokyo, Japan, by Mr. M. Cohen, who Macaulay once stated that such a book Communist member for Motherwell-the not only in. Glasgow but all over the is at present amisting in the Dairen in as Dr. Nares's history of Lord Burleigh first of his political "stripe" to enter the country, for an improvement in the system stallation.

and his times might have been consider portals of St. Stephens, is not so dangerous, of selecting fing day collectors. adas light reading by Hilpa and Bhalum, or even interesting se ho looks. But he is NOTABLE BURBSITE,

The death has taken place, at Woodend Automatics is the only solution for but since life has been restricted to three picturesque enough, tail, square-shouldered, first class rapid telephone service, espescore year and ten-is-is-not-fair-to-with thin lips, and a somewhat embittered Charles R. Cowie, of Rangoon and Glasgow. House, Partickbill, Glasgow, of Mr. cially where the population is of mixed demand from us so largo a portion of so expression. hatonalities, automaties responding to short an existence. We have read, how.

"Mr. Cowie waa & Falkirk "bairn" studied every tongite, "

chemistry in Glasgow, and was afterwards over, with delight and instruction every As experienced by every one abroad, no word and figure contained in this strik There is a orild sensation over the manager of the Uphall Oil Works. He little difficulty had been mob with ating brochure and when China has added. announcement that Sir R. S. Horne, MP, went to Burmis in 1874, and fro years later Harbin between the New Town and the at the instigation of inept Tuchans, and is formaking the law courts for the foundry, established at Bangoon the firm of Charles Chinese Quarter (Fuchintien), before with the connivance of corrupt politi. His appointment as director and vice, R. Cowie & Co., East India merchants. By automatics was installed.

cians, to the total of her domestic in- Chairman of Baldwina, Ltd., ironfounders, his invention of a husk burning furnace, The linguistic difficulty is not the only debtedness the four noughts which Russia will create la urprise among those who whereby the hoak produced in the milling PARIS, January 14th.

problem confronting modera telephoning. has just dropped from her currency know the ex-Chancellor more intimately, of rice was utilised as fuel in place of im The Reparations Commissions has ro

The telephone management itself has its We shall still hope to fund perennial During the war Bir Robert was associated parted coal, he did an immense service to ceived a note from the German Govern-

own troubles.

delight in this chapter deaing with Finan with the Admiralty, and bis was a familiar the turde of Burma. After fifteen years mont intimating its intention to suspend the cash payacate, leo the deliveries in Among the season's appeals which reach become a first class operator, the often on to the Foreign bayer of Domestic associations with the great iron and steel Co Mr. Cowie, was prominently When a girl is well trained and has We would, however, offer a word of can-ing shops Sir Robert has also family and jamed the firm of Cowie Brothers cial matters in future China Year Books. figure in the Clyde shipyards and engineer in the East, he returned to Glasgow, bad, in view of the occupation of the us is one from Dr. Barnardo's Homes for removes elsewhere or got married, and, Bonds and of warning to the Chinese businesses in the West of Scotland, as big identified with the Glasgow Association of Buhr, which it considers a violation of the destitute children. The late Dr. Bar for various reasons, leaves the service

nardo founded there homes to years ago that it is continually roomsary to break Foreign investors cannot be suffered to brother-in-law, Mr. Lamberton, is head of Barns Clabe, to which he presented the Burns and during that time, 94,000 children in now operators, which feature proves bo prejudiced by the imud off fake big firm of ironfounders in Coatbridge House, where the poet and his wife A meeting of fifteen hundred officials have been gathered in, loved and and members of German Miners' Unions mothered, cared for and trained, and expensive and detrimental to the service.

Treasury Bills The authority to place Indeed, the member for Hillhead made his began their married life at Mauchline, and has passed a resolution condemning the given a happy childhood, and placed out

certain favoured classes of debt as a first sister's residence at Blairtinnoch, Eastern Dr. Mackenzie's house in the same town Freach, occupation as a violation of Ger in the world, in the Mother country and

tharge on the revised Customs Tariff house, his headquarters on many of his homes for elderly women. He possessed. man freedom. A-fiery speech by the Pro in the Dominions, to earn their own

will bars to be closely scrutinized and, political campaigns,"

a great library of books on Boottish of necessary, over-ridden. The Govern FROM CHINA TO WESTMINSTER. sident was warmly applauded--

subjects, and had one of the finest colles- We are informed that the old establishment in its carcer of financial profligacy, town of Baer, where French soldiers on God-fearing citizing Gifts to assed and well-known business of Bhand and reckless resort to the printing press, B.Sc., the new Labour member for Cath Robert Barna. He is survived by his wile Captain John P. Hay, 0.8.T., M.Ations of manuscripts and books about. An incident is reported from the small living as healthy, honest, upright and

shower of Homes should be sent to Rear Admiral Mason & Co., Fire Engine Makers of will yet experiance, and that perhaps arrival were greeted with stones. None were injured. The French Sir Harry Stilegan (director), Dr. Bar Blackfriars, has been purchased by and is an early date, the truth of the old cart Division of Glasgow-hi retaizi was and a family of ten acons and daughters, Geral announced that the German nardo's Homes, 18 to 28, Stepney Cause now incorporated with: Merryweather adage who goes borrowing goes due to split in the Unionist and Nations the three sons bearing & share of the

· Borrowing.”—P. & T. Troca.

(Tontioned at foot of neat column.) business at Gilasgow and Rangoon, polico superintendent would be punished. way, London, E..

Easts, January 14th.

Aitia as President It is reported that Simon Altis has requested the High Com

Memol.

OBITUARY.

French troops of the obligation to pay the luxury tax;, and ordering a notifien- tion of all meetings to be given three, days previously, together with the names" of the organisers, time and place, and MR. FREDERIC HARRISON, The probable attendance: alzo forbidding strikes or processions of uniformed per

LONDON, January „isth. sons, compelling posting up of price lists

The death has occurred of the philoso in German currency in all shops, and prohibiting German soldiers to cross from phie writer, Mr. Frederic Harrison

noccupied into pocupied territory.

DERMAN PUBLIC BECOMING BESTIVE.

Treaty of Versailles

ESSEN, January 14th

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EX-PREMIER RIBOT

PARIS, January 15th. The death is announced of the ex-Pre- mier, M. Ribot

MERRYWEATHERS; FURUHASE.

of Greenwich.

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Government. The legitimate interest of

BIR X. HORNÍ ZONFOUNDER.

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